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Stars of Christmas
The Alissa Rowe Carolers of SLU were a hit at the An-
cient Order of Hibernians "An Irish Christmas" program
held Sunday. (Times Photo)
Krewe of Erin Queen •
Lauren Zeller (2011)
helped Santa
(Times Photo)
Mary Pirosko
used her talent
Longtime broadcaster
and advocate for retarded
citizens Mary Pirosko em-
ceed Sunday's Irish" Christ-
mas program at Bantaa's
Le Fleur de Lis benefitting
TARC and OPTIONS. The
afternoon of Irish song and
dance was sponsored by the
local division of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians (AOH).
Judge Jimmy Kuhn chaired
the successful event. (Times
Photo)
....
Miss Poppy
Shelbilyne Mott
(Times Photo)
Ready to play like
Coltrane
PJHS Band saxophonist
Jake Dougherty, 12, is pho-
tographed at a post-parade
party at Dun McMahon.
Famed local Jazz sax man
Eddie Veatch may have a
talented prot g( in Jake
Dougherty. (Times Photo)
Queen of Erin
Lacie Zeller
(Times Photo)
AOH fundraiser a success
President of the Ponchatoula-based Florida Parishes Di-
vision of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Dr. Mar-
gin Kearney presents a $9,000 check to representatives of
TARC and OPTIONS following Sunday's successful "An
Irish Christmas" fundraiser at Bantaa's Le Fleur de Lis.
Judge Jimmy Kuhn chaired the event. (Times Photo)
SJS Bell Choir
(Times Photo)
VIP float
Ponchatoula First Lady Kim Zabbia, Mayor Bob, City At-
torney Ernie Drake III, and Lacy Harper are pictured rid-
ing the officials' float in the parade. Miss Lacy was keeping
track of sisters Lilah and Elly Schexnayder who are not
pictured here but were onboard. (Times Photo)
A happy child forever
Councilman Vergil Sandi-
fer appeared happier than
any child on the parade
route as he threw from the
float bearing elected city
officials and their spouses.
Riding with Sandifer were
Lilah and Elly Schexnayder
accompanied by Miss Lacy
Harper. (Times Photo)
Pride on parade
Kathleen Newton Mott,
one of the fabled Queens
of Erin and mother of the
reigning Miss Poppy, Shel-
bilyne Mott, was one happy
Parader. (Times Photo)
THE PONCHATOULA flMES, DECEMBER 13, 2012, PAGE 3,
An original story, special to The Times
"Hey! Be careful with "that, brother!" Red cried as he saw a bag-
gage handler carelessly sling his upright baLSS onto the luggage
platform. "I make a living with that thing!" He continued as he
jumped onto the platform and began to inspe :t his instrument.
"Then don't you think you
should put it in a case, kid?"
the handler retorted as he went
about unloading the remainder
of his cart. "It looks like hell."
Red began tightening the
strings and played a few notes,
"Nah, she sounds good, and I
can't afford a case, anyway."
It was December 13, 1947.
Red, a sixte?n-year-old kid/bass
player, had arrived in Chicago
two days early to join a band
already touring that part of the
country, and had instructions to
meet the band leader's brother,
Arbie, at the Illinois Central
platform.• Arbie was going to
watch after Red at his home for
a day or so while they waited
for the rest of the band to catch
up.
' rou must be Red!" Arbie
shouted from the platform.
"I am. Did the hair give me
away?"
"No. It's your piece of crap
bass, kid. My brother told me
about that thing. Is it true that
you sleep with it?"
"Only if it's cold outside and
I'm lonely!!" Red cheerfully re-
sponded a:s he jumped down to
the platfo:cm and took Arbie's
hand. "Nice to meet you, Arbie.
Thanks four putting me up."
Arbie Ciibson was a man of
medium height, medium build,
and a milLd mannered disposi-
tion. He was the sort of fellow
wh,o could blend into a crowd of
people ne arly anywhere in the
coumtry. !He and his brother,
Ar% both had a passion for mu-
sic, but Arbie had taken a more
practical ]route to earn a living.
He was a factory worker for a
tool comic,any. Arbie's specialty
was manufacturing screwdriv-
ers.
Arbie was also a damned
fine mus!ician, and would occa-
si,onally write a song that was
good enough to sell to a record-
ing artist. He wrote and played
PLEASE SEE PAGE 4
Garden ot! the Mo nth
The Gardenettes Garden Club of Ponchatoula recog-
nized Sherry Klein of 454 East Oak the November "Gar-
den of the Month" recipient. The quaint cottage-style gar-
den is maintained by Sherry hersellf. She shared that her
property was once an early brickyard on the east side of
down. Many of the bricks u,, ed to c:ontain her flower beds
were dug from the property'. Boxwood shrubs are planted
across the front of the house and a,c',cented with a mixture
of annuals of coleus, periwinkle, !pansy and blue liriope.
Two oak trees accent the side flow r beds with ornamental
sweet potato vines of the "Blacki " and "Margarita" vari-
ety used as ground covers. Three window boxes in front of
the house have trailing sweet potato vines also. A post to
the carport is wrapped a ja smine vine, and a potted
poinsettia accents a circular flow er bed in the center of the
yard. Sherry has a charmbag bench to sit and rest a while
that holds an umbrella to shield 3 ou from the sun while you
relax. Gardenettes are a Ponchatoula garden club and are
members of District VI Louisiana Garden Club Federation
Inc. (LGCF) and members of the; Deep South Region of the
National Garden Clubs Inc. (NGC). Pictured (left to right)
are Sherry Klein and Ga:rdenE tte member Kathy Bruce.
(Gardenette Photo)
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