JHS Most Beautiful Pageant

The Jena High School Most Beautiful Pageant sponsored by JHS FBLA will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the JHS Auditorium. Admission is $10 and doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

Proceeds will support the JHS FBLA club’s attendance of regional and state conferences. There will also be an Audience Choice Award given for a pageant contestant, as well as an escort with the most monetary donations during the pageant.

V.F.W. Meeting/Supper

If you are a spouse of or have had a family member that served in a foreign war the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 5002 members invite you to join them at their monthly meeting and supper.

The meetings are held every second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the V.F.W. Post in Jena. Standing members are encouraged to attend as well. If interested in joining, call Donna Grimm at (318) 992-0030.

Little Free Food Pantry in Jena

The Little Free Food Pantry in Jena is located beside The Jena Times on Third Street in front of the town pavilion. The pantry is open to anyone in need and also for citizens to add items to keep the pantry stocked.

Bellevue Baptist Church Revival

The Bellevue Baptist Church, 515 Bellevue Street, Jena, would like to announce our upcoming revival services beginning Sunday, January 28 at 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., through January 29-31 at 6:30 p.m. We are blessed to welcome Bro. Scotty McDowell, evangelist, as the guest speaker.

Interim Pastor Kim Winegart and the congregation of Bellevue Baptist Church extend this invitation to attend to the community.

Concordia Electric Board Meeting

The next regular board meeting for Concordia Electric is scheduled for Thursday, January 11, 2024.

MLK Prayer Breakfast

The MLK Prayer Breakfast will be at New Evergreen Baptist Church on Monday, January 15, 2024 at 7 a.m.

Foster Homes Needed

Methodist Foster Care serves children who have been through extensive trauma and likely have high behavioral/emotional needs. There is a great need for therapeutic foster homes in the LaSalle Parish area.

If you have ever considered becoming a foster parent or have questions, please contact Rebekah at (318) 266-8425 or email rebekah.galle@lmch.org.

Honor Guard Needs Members

The LaSalle Parish Honor Guard is seeking new members. The Honor Guard provides military honor funerals and burials for all veterans, along with presenting programs in schools, churches and other venues as well as programs during Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

The only requirements to join the Honor Guard is that one must be a veteran and received an honorable discharge. For more information, contact Daniel Hulsey at (318) 312-1049.

Elderly Care Relief

If you are caring for an elderly resident and need someone to relieve you of the care a few hours a week, call the LaSalle Council on Aging at 992-4708 between 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

LaSalle Council on Aging is an equal opportunity provider.

Victim Advocate Program

Victims of crime can receive help with safety planning, guidance through the criminal justice system and access to certain resources to gain strength after victimization.

Services include emotional support, lethality assessment, prevention of abuse, and referrals to services. Assistance in filing Civil Temporary Restraining Orders or Crime Victim’s Reparations notification of court dates and accompanying the victim to interviews and court proceedings are also available.

For help or more information, call 318-992-2067 or come by 2009 Courthouse Street, Ste. A, in Jena.

LaSalle Celebrate Recovery

LaSalle Celebrate Recovery is a free 52-week Christ-centered 12-step program for any life controlling issue.

The meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the old Jena Elementary School cafeteria. For more information, visit lasallecr.org and/or contact the Ministerial Alliance at lasalle.alliance@gmail.com.

Wild Horse Ministries

While observing these lessons, you can watch during the first steps of training a horse that has never been saddled while he relates the horse training with God based on trust, faith, obedience and love.

January

• Jan. 14: Guest speaker at Temple Baptist Church, Jena, LA @ 11 a.m.

• Jan. 21: Guest speaker at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Trout, LA @ 11 a.m.

• Jan. 27: Movie at Wild Horse Ministries Multi-Purpose Building, Trout, LA @ 6 p.m.

• Jan. 28: Guest speaker at Searcy Baptist Church, Trout, LA @10 a.m.

For more information, call 318-992-4667 or see www.wildhorseministries.com.