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THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, MAY 16, 2013, PAGE 4
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eastern.
Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m.,
Mojo will take on the Dallas
Diamonds at 7 p.m. in Pan-
American Stadium, and the
only player from Tangipahoa
Parish is Ponchatoula's Ms.
Troulliet. Game tickets are $15
apiece and can be purchased at
the gate, while season tickets
sell for $50, good to be admitted
to the Mojo's four home games.
The Women's Football .Al-
liance (WFA) league began in
2009, but women have been
playing organized football for
about 40 years.
This is Mojo's first season.
We have two home games re-
maining, both starting at 7 p.m.
- against Dallas on May 18 at
Pan American Stadium, and
against Arkansas on June 8 in
Tad Gormley Stadium, also in
New Orleans' City Park.
You can call the Ponchatou-
la lady football player at 985-
956-8043 if you need tickets.
The team's office on the South
Shore is located at 1627 Wil-
liams Blvd., and you can visit
the team online at www.newor-
leansmojofootball.com
There are four away games
on the team's schedule. Post-
season lasts from June to Au-
gust 3 when the league hosts its
version of the Super Bowl, the
National Championship Game.
They will play the final game
of their regular season June 8
in Tad Gormley Stadium.
"I will get tickets to sell to-
day. Anyone needing tickets can
call me at 985-956-8043," said
the Range Road player.
As the interview ended, the
lady footballer whipped out
a magic marker and signed a
souvenir football for The Pon-
chatoula Times, a keepsake im-
mediately enshrined in a place
of honor in the newspaper of-
rice.
Mojo logo
This modified fleur de
lis is pictured on the jer-
sey of our local Mojo player
Rivchelle Troulliet. (Times
Photo)
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digit lead by the All Star break.
Over in the National league,
the San Francisco Giants are
the top team, but there are a
couple of teams that would beg
to differ. Most notably, the St.
Louis Cardinals. The Cardi-
nals are led by pitcher's Adam
Wainright and Shelby Miller,
who are currently the best one-
two punch in the big leagues.
Finally, two other teams that I
think will make some noise in
the playoff chase are the Atlan-
ta Braves and the Washington
Nationals.
The Braves won for so long
by relying on great pitching,
now they have the hitters to
match. Justin Upton currently
leads the majors with twelve
home runs, and is a phenom-
enal fielder to boot. When the
dust settles, I see it being the
Braves and Giants vying for a
berth in this year's World Series.
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By BRYAN T. McMAHON
Mayor Bob Zabbiais apparentlynot countinghis chickensuntilthey
are ready for the b arbecue. His proposed budget for the 2 013 - 14 fiscal
year does not include any revenues from the Walmart now beingbuilt.
' We are optimistic that the city
will see some additional rev-
enues from Walmart in the last
quarter of our 2013 - 2014 fiscal
year, however, this year's bud-
get currently does not reflect
any of the optimism," a cautious
Mayor Zabbia told The Times.
Budgeted for the coming fis-
cal year are expenditures of $
6,438,312, up $ 507,000 from
last year's budget.
This budget includes em-
ployee raises, and public works
projects including street over-
lays, improvements to Ash St.
and Esterbrook Road Drainage
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personnel and parents have
been employed. If this has not
been done, sit down with your
children and assist them where
you can.
As a retired school adminis-
trator and a parent, I know that
all of these young adults are ca-
pable and have many options in
their future lives. Sometimes a
little assistance will make these
decisions a bit more comfort-
able.
Some of the students will
choose to attend college and
pursue professional careers,
and others will choose to go di-
rectly into the work force. As
many of us are aware, the job
market is not as it was when we
were young. It might be advis-
able for graduates wishing to go
to work to attend a job-training
program or a voc-tech school to
enhance their chances of em-
ployment. It is a sad state of
education in our state that the
high schools are just now offer-
ing a few programs that assist
students wishing to enter the
work force. Our school systems
need to offer more job training
courses for students not wish-
ing to attend college.
Most of our high schools offer
the basic curriculum needed for
entry into colleges. Thus, many
of the students have taken
proper classes that will prepare
them for college course work.
Funding is available for any
students who qualify for entry
into college, but parents need to
advise their children that many
funds are loans and will have to
be repaid after graduation. Be
careful in what is borrowed, for
repayment can be difficult and
cover many years.
Many of local graduates will
be granted college scholarships
for their high school achieve-
ments. I wish to give special
congratulations to those stu-
dents and their parents. To
achieve this status it is not an
easy task and requires effort to
rise to this level.
I must make a condemnation
of our local school and school
board. In past years our local
school has had multiple vale-
dictorians. It is improbable for
there to be more than one vale-
dictorian. Students must have
the exact grade point average
for this to occur.
The definition of the term
valedictorian: "the student with
the highest ranking in a class."
One student, not multiple stu-
dents with different grade
point averages. The educated
individuals of our local school
and school board administra-
tors should know or learn this
definition. Judging by how PHS
handled their top honorees
this year, administrators have
parsed the Latin well, since the
top scholars who have identi-
cal 4.0 averages are named as
summa cum laude (with high-
est honors), not "valedictorian."
Many surrounding school
districts have recognized that
multiple students should be
recognized for their accomplish-
ments in the classroom. These
districts have implemented the
honors of magna cum laude and
cum laude to honor high school
graduates. It appears that this
year, educated individuals
would made this change in Tan-
gipahoa Parish schools.
and a Safe Routes to Schools
Project. The latter two projects
are awaiting final funding ap-
proval from the LA Division of
Administration.
Zabbia announced that work
on the new elevated water tow-
er east of Veterans Highway
has begun. Twenty 70-foot con-
crete pilings were driven early
this week as part of the founda-
tion. "With weather permitting,
concrete will be poured late
this week or early next. When
poured, the completed founda-
tion will have to cure for a mini-
mum of 28 days," Zabbia told
The Times.
Public hearings on four or-
dinances introduced Monday
night were scheduled for public
hearings on June 10.
"In reviewing the budget's
numbers, most departments
show a 5% increase over last
year.
Sales tax projections for the
year have been increased by
$10,000 per month based on our
current figures for 2012 -2013,"
said Zabbia.
Chamber of
Commerce to hold
\poker tournament
On Tuesday evening, June
18th from 6:00 PM to midnight,
the Ponchatoula Chamber of
Commerce will host a Texas
Hold'em Poker Tournament at
the Ponchatoula Knights of Co-
lumbus Hall.
Participants must be 21 to
play, and the event is limited
to 200 gamers. Buy in is $100.
Tickets can be purchased from
the Ponchatoula Chamber of
Commerce at 109 W. Pine St.
behind the Jackson Vaughn
Insurance Agency or by calling
(985) 386-2536. Credit card
payments are accepted.
This is a break-out tourna-
ment with a family-style deal.
Participants don't have to be ex-
perienced card-players. Come
for the fun and support the Pon-
chatoula Chamber.
By DUDLEY CLARK
Times Garden Columnist
Pepper spray started somewhere!
A great time to start your seed beds for Fall pepper plants for
your garden is May and June..
A spice that Christopher Columbus' sailors discovered in the
New World around the tropical regions quickly spread worldwide
where the growing season would allow. Peppers are almost too nu-
merous in varieties to name. I will narrow it down to "sweet" and
"hot" varieties for your convenience.
From the Hungarian wax, Yellow Banana, Islander, Lilac, Choc-
olate, Lipstick and jumbo Bells etc., on and on. All are started the
same way and grown in the same manner.
Start with seed bed trays or cups at the end of Spring, with a
mixture of topsoil, sand and sawdust. Sprinkle seeds on top and
cover with a small amount of sawdust and keep damp. After seed-
ling sprouts, grow two or three inches, place plants in direct sun-
light to harden for a week or two until the plants almost resemble
tiny bamboo shoots.
Work up a row 8-10 inches high by 24 inches wide and mix in a
good organic fertilizer with manure and test for 6.7 to 7.0 pH bal-
ance. Sprinkle Epsom Salt on top of the row and mix in a few inch-
es to promote the much-needed magnesium required for a healthy
foliage. Plant 14 to 16 inches apart and apply a vitamin B trans-
plant shock stimulant on the roots to avoid stressing the plants
from the heat of the sun's rays. Keep the ground moist until the
fruit roots catch and the plant continues to grow. After transplant-
ing I like to punch three toothpicks around the base of the plant
to deter our famous Mole crickets from chopping down the young
plants. They will wipe out a small garden if not controlled. Also,
melt down four or five moth balls in a couple gallons of water. This
will ward off any cutworms in the area. Just spray down the sides
of the row to accomplish this.
Harvesting peppers is a matter of personal taste and use.
• I harvest green bell pepper for salads and stuffings but wait un-
til they turn red or chocolate for puree'. Note the mature peppers
have twice the vitamins as the green ones.
The yellow hots are ripe when they start to turn orange but the
skin will become tough with age.
The jalapenos will crack-up on the skin and looks like a road
map when ready.
For a treat, try boiling the young peppers from four to six min-
utes and stuffing, instead of baking in an oven. The rule is to not
cook over six minutes to avoid an unpleasant gas released by the
pepper, and causing a bitter taste.
Peppers can be dug up and placed in 3-gallon pots and put in a
hot house for winter peppers always fresh for the table. Make sure
you have them dug up and protected before any danger of frost.
You can replant them in the spring time for very early fresh pep-
pers. Enjoy
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