Lifestyle

Jackson Scroggs is pleased to announce the birth of his baby brother, Judah Grayson Mc-Dowell. Judah was born at 8:34 a.m., Friday, October 26, 2018, at the St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. He weighed 5-pounds 6-ounces and measured 18½-inches in length. Proud parents are Zack and Jessica McDowell of Jena. Maternal grandparents are Clifford and Jackie Hooter, and paternal grandparents are Scotty and Terry McDowell, all of Jena.

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James and Adrian Cripps of Jena are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Aslan Jayde Cripps.

She was born at 10:54 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. She weighed 6-pounds 6-ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

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The 2018-2019 LaSalle Parish “Teachers of the Year” have been announced. These teachers will now enter district competition with the winners going on to state competition.

Aubrey McAnn, a teacher at Jena Elementary School, is the Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Jessica Ranton, a teacher at LaSalle Junior High School, is the Middle/Junior High School Teacher of the Year. Jamie Munson, a teacher at LaSalle High School, is the High School Teacher of the Year.

Aubrey McAnn

Aubrey began her career at Temple Christian Academy in 2006, where she taught Pre-Kindergarten, first grade and second grade. She then took a break from teaching and worked at Jena Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the Jena Town Hall. In 2015, she started teaching special education at Jena Elementary (Pre-Kindergarten through second) and still holds this position today.

By Dan Gill

Get It Growing

Virtually all trees in our landscapes will need to be pruned during their lives — particularly in the first two decades after planting. Sometimes a tree may need to be pruned in some way to help it, such as dealing with storm damage, reducing limb weight, removing dead limbs and stopping the spread of disease.

Trees are also pruned to adapt them to our urban environment, including keeping limbs from coming in contact with power lines, rubbing against the home, hanging too low or obstructing views. Pruning may also be done to make trees more attractive and useful in the home landscape.

When pruning, you must have a clear idea of what you are trying to accomplish. Ask yourself why you feel the tree needs to be pruned, and then carefully consider which branches need to be cut to achieve your goal.

Students of the year 2018-19 from each school in LaSalle Parish met at the LaSalle Parish School Board office on Monday of last week for interviews to determine the LaSalle Parish Student of the Year. Students included: in front, from left, Delaney Richerson, 8th grade, Nebo Elementary School; Kennady McDaniel, 5th grade, Nebo Elementary School; Andrew Paul, 5th grade, Fellowship Elementary School; and Peyton Todd, 8th grade, Jena Junior High School; in middle, Lexi Jo Lasiter, 5th grade, Olla Elementary School; and Alyssa Howard, senior, Jena High School; in back, Mallory Courtney, 5th grade, Good Pine Middle School; Anna Clark, senior, LaSalle High School; and Nick Fryar, 8th grade, LaSalle Junior High School. Students of the year for LaSalle Parish will be introduced at the January 7th meeting of the LaSalle School Board.

Plant away the stress of the of the holidays and add some fragrance to the new year by growing paperwhites.  Just plant the bulbs, no cold treatment needed, and watch them grow into their blooming beauty.

Purchase firm healthy bulbs from your local garden center or an online bulb nursery. Ziva is the most common paperwhite variety sold for forcing but there are newer varieties with less intense fragrance, larger blooms and sturdier stems. You may have to wait until next year and order early from specialty bulb companies to find the more unique varieties. So, make a note to do so next year.

For now, plant the paperwhite bulbs available to purchase. You can plant them in gravel or a welldrained potting mix. Both methods yield great results.