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SOCIETY
THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, FEBRUARY 28, 1985
Local hospice to hold
Great Gatsby Bash
The Richard N. Murphy Memorial
Hospice Foundation will hold a unique
fundraiser/auction on April 19 at
Zemurray Gardens in Loranger. The
theme of this event is the "Great Gatsby
Bash."
Some of the unusual items and
services that will be auctioned include
artwork such as posters, prints and
framing; and services such as spring
cleaning, gourmet dinner for eight, a
day of landscaping, dental check up,
complete physical and a day of beauty
Other auction items will include wine
tasting for ten, five hours of flying
lessons, use of a balcony on St. Charles
Ave. in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
1986, tubing trip, canoe trip on the
Tangipahoa River. float trip for 20 on
the Tangipahoa River, a weekend at the
Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama
and much more. Restaurant dinners.
hotel packages and air travel are als
being planned.
Food and libations will also be served.
All proceeds from the Great Gasby
Bash will benefit the Richard N.
Murphy Memorial Hospice Foundation
which provides care for terminally ill
persons and their families.
Hospice is a support system that helps
patients and thief farnilies participate in
the process of dying (at home) with
high priority given to the quality of life
in all of its dimensions: physical,
emotional, social and spiritual.
As an alternative to hospitalization of
terminally ill persons, Hospice provides
services and volunteer activities
directed toward :
• supporting the patient and family in
their decision to remain at home
• controlling pain and managing
unpleasant symptoms
" providing emotional, social and
spiritual support to patients and family.
The Foundation supports those who
provide Hospice care such as hospitals,
home health agencies, trained profess-
ionals and w)iunteers in the following
ways:
" Education of the community, volun-
teer training, continuing education and
maintaining a library of educational
material
• Professional relations to inform
physicians, hosptaladministrators,
nurses, ministers and other profess-
iona]s of Hospice activities
"Public relations using the media.
Speaker's Bureau, newsletters and
other activities
" Membership for interested persons
" Fundraising to support the above
activities and to raise money to aid
farnilies who need financial assistance•
The family N Murphy Hospice
Foundation. serving the residents of
Hammond and the surrounding areas,
is dedicated to meeting the needs of the
terminally ill and their families,
BROADWAY
Tarnmy Wallen
to wed Steve LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher
announce the forthcoming marriage of
their daughter Tammy Wallen to
Steven C. LeBlanc of Seattle, Wash-
ington, formerly of Ponchatoula.
The prospective groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luke J. LeBlane. He is
presently serving in the U.S. Navy.
Nuptials will be held in the bridal
chapel in Forest Grove, Oregon on
March 16, 1985
Free hearing test March 5
Free hearing tests will be performed
Tuesday Mfch 5, 1985 from I0 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the
Ponchatoula Community Center.
Louisiana licensed hearing aid
specialists will evaluate your hearing in
just a few minutes t 9 determine whether
chere is a hearing loss.
Beltone Hearing Aid Service will be
conducting these free tests.
If you think thai you have a hearing
loss circle March 5, 1985 and come
have your problem checked.
Tucker Spring Festival Mar.
The Tucker Elementary School is of RAX, Roast Beef.
holding its Spring Festival on Friday,
March 8, from I p.m. until 5 p.m.
There will be many various interests,
such as handmade crafts and toys,
raffles, games of chance, the spacewalk
and of course, homemade food items.
Our school mascot (Snuffy the
Alligator} will be on hand to take instant
pictures with the children, compliments
8
Beginning at 4 p.m., a delicious
barbecue chicken dinner will be served.
This is being prepared by the well
known Jackie Kupper, and consists of
I/2 chicken, cole slaw and baked
beans. Tickets for the dinner may be
purchased prior to the Festival date for
$4.00 each. Please call 294-3897 for
information regarding ticket purchases.
Seniors hold monthly meet
The Ponchatoula Senior Citizens Club
held its regular monthly meeting on
February 12 at the Community Center.
The president, Ms. Vivian Metherne
called on HP. Hoover to open the
meeting with prayer, followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance and singing the
birthday song for all members having
birthdays in February.
Reports of the committees were read
and approved.
Our guest speaker was Chief Criminal
Deputy Willie Johnson from the Sher-
iffs Office. He spoke of the importance
of all citizens tO get involved in
reporting license numbers, etc. of
criminals seen doing wrong things in
the neighborhoods or shopping cen-
ters, etc.
The door prize was awarded to Ms,
Alice Landry.
There were 45 members registered
and blood pressures taken by Ms.
Perrin and Ms. Benoit.
Cake and coffee was then served by
the ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 47, Ms. Tate, Degruy
and Pen-ln serving.
.... .:
Betrothed
Happy Birth(lay
Feb. ,-Louis Hoover Sr., Ethel
Schilling (In Memory), Nan Hebert,
John Hoover !II, Louis Babin, Nina
Ryle, Marion Pugh, Joyce David,
Barry T. Landry Sr., Philip D. Bou-
gere (In Memory), Dee Ann Dominick
Swensen
Mar. l-Margaret T. Cutrer, Melissa
Eudy
Mar. 2-Benjamin Richardson, Alice
James, Eugene Baham Sr., Merlyn
Wells, Sally Steptoe
ANNIVERSARIES
Mar. 1-Billy & Lydia Rimes
Mar. 7.-,'lton & lnez Lavigne,
Jimmy & Debra Achord
Mar. 3-Milton & Sherry Hill
Mar. 4-Annette & Mel Lusk
Mar. 5-Glen & Jackie McCurley,
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Gideon, Bob &
Eileen Gabriel
Mar. 6-Tammy & Jerry Passman,
Denise & Mike Arnondine
It's pre-school
roundup time
Monday, March 4, from 8 a.m.
till 12 noon, registration for all
Kindergarten children, as well as
those in other grades entering St.
Joseph for the first time, will be
held in the Meeting Room of the
Gym.
Parents are to have with them
their child's birth certificate,
baptismal certificate, and an
updated record of their
immunizations. The children are
to come with their parents, since
the school nurses, will be on hand.
The guidelines for admission
require that thev be a registered
member of our parish, use the
chruch envelopes, and give a
minimum of 1O hours of volunteer
work for the school. No
registration fee will be accepted at
this time, since it will require some
time to check on whether the
guidelines are being met. All will
be informed as to their status no
later than two weeks following.
Vintage car club
installs new officers
Florida Parishes Vintage Car Club's
annual banquet and Installation
ceremonies were held Saturday,
February 23, at Lil' Johnny's Restau-
rant in Hammond.
Accepting office for a second term
were president Ervin Picou,
Ponchatoula; vice president Otto
Passman, Loranger; secretary Leslie
Wall, Independence; treasurer Steve
LaDew, Hammond; national
representative Marion Fannaly,
Ponchatoula; and board members Ed
Reynolds, Ponchatoula. and Charles
Johnson, Pearl River.
During the past year, the club held
three mall shows in Hammond and
Houma. Members meet three times a
month for board meetings, general dis-
cussion and family outings. They are
ffiliated with the Mid-America Old
'ime Automobile Association
(MOTAA), a national antique and
special interest car group.
Mar. 3-Audrey Gabriel, Blanche
Landry, Alton Daniels, Jeffrey Alex-
ander, Jerry Louque, Kristen Burdett.
Dennis Lagarde, Chrystal Lessard,
Alton Danieis, Blanche Landry
Mar. 4-David Lawrence, Marisa
Stanga, Vickie Jenkins, Joe Ware,
Melissa Muscarella
Mar. 5-Hope Lynn Garaudy, Sum-
mer Voisin, Mike Rogers, Jerry Pass-
man, Matthew Black
Mar. 6-Kenneth Charbonnet Jr.,
Susan Jacob, Christopher Benson
Stephanie Pinion
to wed Brian Kugler
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pinion,
Ponchatoula, announce the
engagement and approaching marriage
of their daughter, Stephanie Ann, to
Brian Daniel Kugler.
The future groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Kugler, Ponchatoula
The couple will exchange vows on
March 16 at 2 p.m. in St. Joseph's
Catholic Church. Ponchatoula with a
reception to follow in the Knights of
Columbus Hall Ponchatoula.
Miss Pinion graduated from
Ponchatoula High School and is
Gardenettes
employed with Central
Bank. Her grandparents are the
and Mrs. Pete Poursine and Mr.
Mrs. Joe Pinion, Ponchatoula.
The future groom graduated
Ponchatoula High School
employed with Fritz Culver,
Covington. His grandparents
late Mr. and Mrs. James A.
the late Charles Kugler and
Charles Kugler. Ponchatoula.
All friends and relatives are
attend.
meet at Community Center
Birds set the theme for the , they were stolen three weeks
Gardenettes February 13 meeting held
at the Ponchatoula Community Center.
Tips on bird identification and ways to
attract them to the home garden were
enumerated by Mrs. Vernise Oft, a
member of both the Gardenettes and
the Louisiana Ornithological Society.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mmes. Charles Austin. Oft and Melvir-
Travis. The Opening prayers were
dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Eunice
Faller for her many years of service to
the club.
A discussion of favorite birds was
followed by the treasurer's report. A
painting of a Scarlet Tanager, done by
Mrs. Tom Boyet served as door prize.
"Scarborough Fair" set the theme for
exhibits by Mmes. Fred Cutter and
Marion Fannaly. Mrs. Matt Wagner
presented each with a red ribbon.
Mrs. Travis reported on the trees
planted for Arbor Day and the news that
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Two new members, Mmes.
Phares and Orvill Winburn
introduced.
A silent auction was held by
Hebert Chaney for the
committee, which is
condolence and cheer cards for
members.
Climbing roses was the subjeel
horticulture paper delivered by
Corkern. Rambler rose cuttings
distributed among members follo!l
the presentation. Mr
"Mmes. R.B. Jennings and on h
Dampier invited members to Cenl
Methodist Style Show and offere que
bring tickets to the next meeting, Thel
will be held at the LSU Experir --
Station. Members of the Cummtl
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Garden Club were invited as g
Hostesses will be Mmes. Chaney,
Lotz, Bryan McMahon and Winbu
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pe.ltems
10% OFF
151 calories
172 calories
142 calories
258 calories
244 calories
238 calories
10 oz. Seafood Gumbo
10 oz. Chicken Gumbo
10 oz. Shrimp Creole
10 oz. Chicken 'n Dumplings
10 oz. Beef Chili
10 oz. Chicken Ala King
5 oz. Boneless Chicken Breast 1 71 calodes
othor di r foods:
Spinach Chopped Peppers
Turnip Greens Mixed Fruit (No Sugar)
Asparagus Strawberries (No Sugar)
Cauliflower Blackberries (No Sugar)
Collard Greens Blueberries (No Sugar)
Green Beans Peaches (No Sugar)
Mustard Greens Eggs (Brown & White)
Cut Okra Cod Fish Filet
Whole Okra Flounder Filet
Onions Catfish Filet
FeaturingHomemade
' Fresina's of Baton Rou
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Food Stamps