Ponchatoula Postmaster
Kenneth Golden to Retire
Special to the Times
The Ponchatoula Post Office will be losing a valuable member of
its family, Kenneth Golden, Postmaster. Ken has 30 years of postal
experience and will be retiring effective July 31, 2012. Ken's work
history started when he was hired as a city carrier in and around
the New Orleans area for nine year and tried the clerk craft for
about six months. He then promoted to Supervisor of Customer
Service at the Covington Post Office, with intermittent Officer in
Charge details, for 8 years. He I I
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also participated in other de- ..15v i
tail assignments as Officer in
Charge for the Hammond Post
Office, Slidell Post Office, and
Pearl River Post Office. How-
ever, Ken's longest and most
"special" assignment has been
his 12 ½ years as Postmaster
for the Ponchatoula Post Office:
The postal service is losing a
very knowledgeable and valu-
able asset with his retirement.
His postal family wants to
thank him for all he has done
for the service and wish him
the very best with his future
endeavors. (Courtesy Photo)
Postmaster
Kenneth Golden
Photo by Brooks O'connor
Photo by Chris O'connor
Memories of an iconic New Orleans
Jazzman from an iconic
New Orleans Jazzman
By Eddie Veatch
"I got to know Uncle Lionel through the gig at the Market cafe.
Most evening he would be out for his afternoon stroll enjoying a
beer and always dressed in grand New Orleans fashion including a
fine derby. Sometimes he would sing a number with the band and
he would make his voice sound like a trombone while mimicking
the trombones slide movement with his outstretched arm. He was
a real showman and always entertained the audience.
Another night I ran into him at the Balcony Music Club and we
had a long conversation about old New Orleans particularly Ram-
part street. When I was a high school student, I would catch the
street car down to the pawn shops to look for instruments. They
always had a nice selection of affordable used saxophones in the
bottom part of the jewelry cases. Uncle Lionel told me how he use
to be able to go to a tailor there and have a complete suit custom
made for him for $20. He would have to pay for it 'on time'. That
was the term people used for a lay away or credit account. He was
quite a New Orleanian. His presence will be missed greatly.
During my current gigs in the city, many Wednesday nights
would find me sitting in with the Treme jazz band at the Candle
Light Inn just off of Claiborne Avenue. Lots of the young white
uptown college students and other yuppies frequent that place to
dance, enjoy the free red beans and rice as well as red hot brass
band music. It just won't seem the same without Uncle Lionel
there. He had a certain regal presence about him and not even the
most beautiful of young girls could refuse a dance with him. Dur-
ing a telephone conversation with another musician I was amazed
to hear that Uncle Lionel wanted to have a mock jazz funeral for
himself so that he could attend his own funeral!"
On her way to the convention
Tangipahoa Parish School board Member, Sandra Bai-
ley Simmons, is poised to go to Republican National Con-
vention to be held in Tampa Florida in August. Simmons
will serve as one of Louisiana's delegates (alternate, at-
large). In reflecting on her upcoming role on the national
scene, Simmons said, "I am privileged to be a part of an
event of this magnitude. I always let the Lord lead me in
making difficult decisions, therefore I sleep well at night.
I look forward to that guiding me in Tampa."(Photo Chris
O'Connor)
THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, AUGUST 2, 2012, PAGE 3
Lady Waves
The Ponchatoula High School's Lady Wave Volleyball Team attended, for the second year, the SLU Team Volleyball
Camp. Last year, the Lady Wave finished first in team competition and was awarded the Team Spirit Award. This
year, the Lady wave came in 3rd place with wins over Hammond High, Ascension Catholic, and West St. John. The team
did clench the Spirit Award for the second year in a row. Team members include: Lauren Steadman, Calyn Landaiche,
Heather Lobb, Savanah Watkins, Emily Waddell, Leslie Curtis, Jena Reno, Camp Coach Taylor Barnes, Lana Larmeu,
Sydney Sziber, and Ashley Knaps. (Photo submitted by Lauren E. Long)
DON'T SWIM IN SHARK INFESTED WATERS!
The Tangi Tiger Sharks, Tangipahoa's summer swim team re-
cently completed another very successful season. They are mem-
bers of the Scenic River Swim Association-USA Swimming, com-
peting against Northshore region teams. Some members are shown
at a recent awards breakfast proudly displaying hard earned, well
deserved awards. Front row: Sheila Harter, Lily Daugherty. Row
2 Rebecca Currie, Emily Babineaux, Raliegh Lester, Anna Gibson.
Row 3 Emma Clark, Lindsey Dettwiller, Jake Daugherty. Keep an
eye on these swimmers's timing. It's not far from Ponchatoula to
the 2016 or 2020 Olympics! (Photo submitted by Julie Daugherty)
Warehouse 140
and founded the largest antique
auction company in the South,
would absolutely love what new
owners are doing to his auction
barn.
Bob Mayeux, his wife Mela-
nie, and her father Bill Gallar-
do, joined by an extended fam-
ily whose tree is firmly rooted
in Ponchatoula with cousins
bearing the last names of Per-
rin, Chattellier, Clark and more
are poised to manage the mas-
sive club after extensive reno-
vations are completed in No-
vember, waiting for the New
Year to fling open Warehouse
140's doors to the public.
Look for large murals, a
horseshoe-decorated mezza-
nine, and a VIP room.
Musician and local busi-
nessman Dudley Clark (mar-
ried to fiddle player and vocal-
ist Sharon Sue Clark) will be
the entertainment manager of
Warehouse 140 (named for its
address on North Baronne),
with other cousins expected to
take over the many other seg-
ments of the new business.
"In 1986 we had a family re-
union and then there were over
7,000 cousins living in Tangipa-
hoa, Jefferson, St. John and
Washington Parishes," Clark
said of his talented relations.
Warehouse 140 will feature
a main bar that rotates, at
least one other bar upstairs, a
restaurant that caters to fam-
ily dining and specializes in
steaks and barbecue with spe-
cialties including BBQ chicken,
lots of grilled food, "homemade
style cooking, not chain store,"
Bob Mayeux says with the con-
viction of a restaurateur who
knows his community.
'%Ve will have everything
from hamburgers to porter-
house steaks," he said with the
air of a man whose vision of the
near-future is clear, and many
months in the planning.
Mayeux describes the d4cor
inside as that of "a mountain-
style lodge" with an open grill
and smokers kept busy prepar-
ing succulent meats.
There will be no smoking al-
lowed inside.
Clark promises not only "a
variety of music" but major
top-tier acts Tuesday through
Saturdays, with Sundays given
over to car shows, a dinner play-
house, and special events.
Guests will be kept safe and
comfortable with a $50,000
sprinkler system, 45 tons of air
conditioning backed up by a
100,000 watt generator.
'rhen the power goes out
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everywhere else, come here to
eat!", enthused Mayeux in his
exclusive interview with The
Ponchatoula Times.
Guests will find plenty of
parking in Warehouse 140's
newly-resurfaced fenced and
gated parking lot.
"Mad Little Ponchatoula" Awaits a
Blue Blooded Debut
A Louisiana bred Thoroughbred foal's Ponchatoula own-
ers recently sent his registration paperwork to the Thor-
oughbred Pedigree Association. The frisky colt has the
bloodlines to be a contender in top racing circles. His nick-
name alone makes him worthy of notice. His official name,
pending approval, is "Will's Not Mad." This moniker stems
from his owner, Julie Daugherty, telling her spouse, Will,
that she had selected a stallion to breed her mare to in the
hopes of a likely racehorse. When her husband inquired,
'%Vhat's his name?" Daugherty responded "Don't Get Mad",
the name of the sire in question. This prompted an Abbott
and Costello-type exchange between the two. Husband Will
asked, "Why would I get mad?" Julie, "No, I mean, Don't
Get Mad." Husband puzzled "I'm not mad." Julie, "no, no,
the horse." Will, "Like I said, Why would I be mad about the
horse?..." (Courtesy Photo)
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