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:OCIETY
THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, JUNE 6, 1985, PAGE THREE
)ra Wallace
wed Kenneth Bush
}4r. and Mrs. John .Robert Wallace
r of Bedico announce the engage-
[Itj nd forthcoming marriage of their
ter Debra Ann to Kenneth
ne Bush, son of Mr. and Mrs.
d Howard Bush Sr.
a Diane Lee will serve as Maid
[nOnor, with bridesmaids Jennifer Jo
, Joyce Ann Smith, Bobby Sheri-
,and Tessie Carroll.
uest Man is Glen Carroll. Groom
Ik'ndants include: Dagwood Craig,
Chris Forrest, Jim Ray Sheridan,
Skipper Magreger. Ring Bearer will be
Joshua Wallace• Flower Girl will be
Sophrona Jean Wallace.
Ushers will be Michael Lee and David
Bush.
The wedding will take place June 15,
1985 at First Baptist Church in Poncha-
toula, officiated by Rev. Barnes, with a
reception following in The Blue Room,
120 North Baronne in Ponchatoula.
tt wedding party named
Members of the wedding party have Attendants will include: Maid of
announced for Saturday's mar- Honor Lisa Treadgill, Best Man Dane
of Miss Lisa Kraft of Wadesboro Graves, Bridesmaids Tracy Perrin,
d:y Holton of Kentwood. Marie Perry, Jamie Ryan, and Tomlyn
i. and relatives are invited to Poche; groomsmen Jay Varnado, Joe
the 3 p.m. nuptials at Poncha- Varnado, Derrick Graves, and Mike
'la's First Baptist Church and the Kraft, brother of the bride.
Uon to follow at Rousseau's. Ring Bearer will be Jarrid Ryan and
bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. Flower Girl will be Natasha Smith,
• Teddy Kraft. The prospective cousin of the groom.
Isthe son of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Ushers will include Valley Kraft,
• cousin of the bride, and Chico Graves.
girl hurt in wreck
tuo-car accident on Wardline Road
J 30 afternoon resulted in serious
r to drivers of both vehicles,
deputies said.
c0 ding to reports, lS-year-olcl
Lynn Montgomery of 269 Poche
, Ponchatoula was driving a corn-
car and Melissa Crain, 21, 250
ton Road Hammond was driving a
Iized car' when the wreck occurred.
:ording to reports, the Mont-
zy girl was headed west on Ward-
! when apparently a right front
tire dropped onto the road's shoulder.
Apparently in correcting that problem
the compact car strayed into the east-
bound lane and the two vehicles col-
lided, causing Ms. Crain's vehicle" to
leave the road into a dffch on the
southside of the road, reports show.
Acadian Ambulance took both drivers
to hospitals, Ms. Montgomery to
Seventh Ward and Ms. Crain to West-
park hospitals both listed in serious
condition by deputies.
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• Festival
FROM PAGE ONF
down to the race course, lie didn't
want to race," said the mayor, who
added, "After we got his mouth taped
shut, it took six men to get him out of
his cage. We knew something was
wrong."
"I'm going to see the district attorney
on Monday. I think somebody drugged
our alligator," said Gideon, looking as
serious as possible, under the circum-
stances.
"Hardhide was completely dis-
oriented when he was put on the track.
Instead of racing, he turned, around
and tried to get out the chute."
"Someone gave 'Hoss' some
uppers and slipped Hardhide some
downers during the night," charged
Gideon.
Hoss represented Shorty Rogers
Bonanza Restaurant. Rogers also owns
Alligator Campground in Hammond.
Mayor Gideon said, "The winner was
only about seven feet long. He was a
small one, but he was as fast as the
devil and took right off."
Gideon said, "Hardhide Jr.'s training
included walking and running up and
down Railroad Avenue."
One young festival lover said, "Hard-
hide Jr. got too hot in training the night"
before and went to JSM Enterprtse,
Inc. to cool off on one 'Red Stripe Lager'
(the official festival beer) too many."
This reporter interviewed Hardhide
Jr. early Monday morning. When
asked why he turned and went the
other way, Hardhide Jr. said, "If all
those humans want to see this alligator
run up and down a four foot wide, 30
feet long wire fence track in 100 degree
heat, they will have to wait until next
,,,,.ar. I d rather write mv weekly col-
umn than race anyway. Look out
Hos.. I will be ready for you next year. '
Councilman-at-large Julian Dufreche
put it more simply: "Hardhide Jr. got
his gears messed up and went the
wrong way.
• Flag
FROM PAGE ONE
up by the Jaycees but including all the
clubs and organizations in the city,
according to Perrin.
The highlight of that day will be the
unfurlincl of what is believed to be th
largest pole-displayed Amencan Flag in
North America, sewed by local ladies.
A new organization is being formed
solely to care for and help raise and
lower the huge flag.
But before all of that can take place
the Jaycees must first move the city"
block-long pole from next to the railroad
tracks where club members have been
converting it from its former use as a
South Central Bell microwave tower to
its new future as a flagpole.
It is expected to be the crowning
touch on what has been a challenging
engineering problem from the very
start.
Perrin explained that the exact day
for the pole s erection will be in large
part determined by test cylinders hold-
'ing some of the same batch of concrete
used in the foundation of the base.
When the concrete is sufficiently cured,
about two weeks from now, it will be
time to weld pole to base.
The Jaycees say they will doubtless
hold a test raising of the flag about a
week before July 4 to see if four years of
planning really will pay off in a big way.
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1 Lb., 11 oz. "Rocky"
is area's tiniest fighter
By BRYAN T. McMAHON
Judge for yourself if this kid deserves
the nickname "Rocky" that hospital
workers gave him.
He was born early Tuesday morning
at 1:15 a.m. in Lallie Kemp Hospital,
premature, with only 24-27 weeks
gestation, weighing just one pound, 11
ounces, and at first no one thought he
made it through the birth. Early scans
and monitors indicated that there was
no presence of life.
But then pediatrician Dr. Jackie
Sulton detected the slightest spark of life
and immediately went to work to save
the child. She coaxed the faint
heartbeat along, the "minimal signs of
life" began to show.
Ponchatoula's David Johnson was at
the hospital and was attracted with
others to the scene of the drama:
"My heart went out to him. I couldn't
hold back the tears. He looked death in
the face, balled up his tiny fist and took
a swing. The kid fought like a six pound
baby. [ guess that's why they hung the
"Rocky" sign on his incubator."
Dr. Sulton agreed. "He is a
remarkable kid, a real fighter. We have
him in the NICU (Natal Intensive Care
Unit) at Tulane Medical Center now. He,
has a chance to make it, though I'm not
going to guess at the odds. Some kids
are stronger than others," she said.
Because we were unable to contact
the parents by press time The
Ponchatoula Times is withholding the
family's identity, whe expressing
wishes for the best of Ic'lck during this
critical time. There's a whole lot of folk
in "Rocky's" corner.
Happy Birthday
June 6-Diane Bankston, Lana Ele-
ser, Lesley Schaff, Dotsy Elemer,
Joshua Blytt, Charles Dominguez
June 7-Louis Wagner, Jr., Steven
Johnson, Justin Settoon. Leonard
Duuic, Katie Lee Molinart, Tiffany
odrtguez, Lois Newman, Efln Tilyou
June &Nancy S. Ryan, Ads San-
chez, Gerry HeRman, Barry Edwards
June 9-Llnda Guagllardo. Nancy
Schllegelmeyer, Duane Duvic, Sam-
my Watts, Dickie Lamp
June 10-Andrew H. Garaudy, Be-
verly Schatzle, Dale Roberts, Julian
Dufreche, Darryl Fray, Denee Thor-
ton, Lydia Rimes, Christi Cherell Du-
gas(Kiki)
June 1 l-Clint Annina, Brant Simon
Oley McKean, Troey Newman, Too-
key Ward, Kenneth Mathews
June 12-Donald Lane Baker, Jr.,
Vincent Poche
• Eagle Scout finds soldiers
Ponchatoula area.
For Brian the project was a major step
on the tough road to the rank of Eagle
Scout. For his mother Sheila the re-
search began as just another activity
where she was needed mostly for her
ariving skills, and at first she says she
stayed behind hp the car and waited.
But that didn't last long, Mrs. Kugler
was soon out of the car and looking
through the rows of tombstones. After
her first taste, of sleuthing she became
an active participant.
Mrs. Newton had already compiled
most of the names on lists of local
veterans kept by the Legion and its
Auxiliary. The scouts' job was to try to
track down those veterans who were
missed, and to start their quest they
journeyed to the parish courthouse in
Amire.
"We found raveyards I don't think
many people know exist. Sometimes
just families are aware of the graves
and sometimes no one knows they are
there. We found a lot of Confederate
graves In the Ponchatoula area, and
even a surprising number from the
Spanish-American War," said Mrs.
Kugler.
"We learned to look for C.C. or C.W.
on the headstones to tell which stones
marked the graves of the Confederate
dead," said the scout's adult advisor.
"|t surprised me, the number of men
from this area who had died in the
wars, especially the Viet Nam War. 1
came across the grave of one young
man 1 had known. ! hadn't realized he
had died in the war. It was shocking,"
she recalled.
"l never realized how interesting a
cemetery can be," said Mrs. Kugler. "1
found out a lot about this area, the days
when Ponchatoula was bigger than
Hammond, the days when Poncha-
toula had more people than it does
now, with hotels, and theatres."
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