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SOCIETY
THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, JUNE 6. 1985. PAGE
Our Library's Summer Reading Program
WEEK 1 June 3-7 COWBOYS, INDIANS AND RODEO
Thursday
June 6 9:30 a.m. Puppet Show and Film
Friday
June 7 11 a.m. Film
WEEK 2 JUNE 10-14 WILD ANIMALS
Monday
June I0 9:30a.m.
Tuesday
June 11 11 a.m.
Wednesday
June 12 10 a.m.
Craft, Making animal masks
Baton Rouge Zoo at
Community Center
Assemble Doodle Bug
Habitat
• Local Chamber motivating
FROM PAGE ONE
said, adding that sidewalk sales, music
and booths will be set up festival-style
when the big day arrives.
5peaking at Friday's meeting of the
Chamber at Rotary Hut in Memorial
Park, Mrs. Zaleski ticked off a list of
ambitious Chamber events coming up.
She mentioned the Chamber's in-
volvement in this past weekend's
Antique Festival: a lemonade booth to
raise funds and a benefit auction with
the proceeds going to build Ole Hard-
hide a new cage.
Hot dogs and alligator T-shirts will be
the fundraisers this weekend when the
Country Market hosts a Western Hoe-
• Delinquency,
reasons.
Louisiana law does state that the
parent of a child found to be a
delinquent or in need of cere or super-
vision can also be found fo be in need
of supervision and have all kinds of
conditions placed upon him or her (or
both parents together)by the court;
Judge Kopfler said that iwas an unfor-
tunate quirk of the law'ihat required
either the District Attorney or the
juvenile agency concerned to file the
petition with the court for this and that
this is too seldom done.i He bluntly
stated that he would deHare a lot of
parents "in need of supervision" if it
were left to his discretion.
"Some 80 percent of kids with
delinquent problems are those who are
your truants. School" arid behavior
problems yield delinquencyi" Judge
Kopfler was most serious when he
bemoaned the fact that a juvenile
currently had to be placed under guard
in an institution to undergo eval0ation
and testing if required. Imagine being
tested and evaluated while being incar-
cerated! The judge said that facilities
were needed at local levels where kids
could remain in school and get special
help for educational and behavioral
problems.
In addition to doing what he can
"sitting on the bench" in court, Judge
Kopfler has secured funding through
the , La. Commission On Law
Enforcement as part of a "Community
Youth Program Project" that
encompasses all public schools
throughout the 7th Ward. Under the
Judge's direction, Deputy 7th Ward
Marshal Melvin Wells spends his time
in an effort"...fo reduce truancy, delin-
quency, and to counsel parents."
The way Wells put it: "To prevent
kids from getting in trouble, that's the
most important part." Unique about the
program is that a parent can be fined a
significant amount for each day a child
illegally misses school.
This is how it works. Suppose your
child's name is Warren and Warren has
a total of three unexcused absences
from school. A legal subpoena is issued
to both Warren and his parents to
appear before a special truancy
committee. /,t this hearing, the,
problems (reasons for unexcused
absences) are looked into and
suggestions are given both adult and
child. If the child has more unexcused
absences after this first appearance, a
second set of subpoenas is issued and a'
petition (the leaal term for a juvenile
down being put on by a group of local
gunfighters and stuntmen.
The Chamber is planning on sponsor-
ing a window decorating contest in
conjunction with the July 4th festivities
downtown.
She also said that Chamber officers
have been working with area hoteliers
and with the parish Tourist Com-
mission to develop a series of tours,
most of which concentrate on Poncha-
toula attractions.
"We're looking to promote Poncha-
toula as a quaint town with a lot to
offer," said the Chamber president.
child abuse
FROM PAGE ONE
charge) is filed: it is at this hearing that
the parent can be fined a significant
amount for each day of unexcused
absence the child has.
Deputy Marshal Wells explained,
"Our emphasis is twofold: one is
making sure the child does what is right;
secondly, it is on making sure the parent
fulfills his or her responsibility as a
parent."
In terms of prevention, Deputy Wells
keeps busy trying to get local businesses
to hire kids in need of work. He also
takes various classes from all of the 7th
Ward public schools on special field trips
to Louisiana Training Institute (L.T.I.),
the prison for juveniles. They tour and
also talk with the inmates themselves;
the youngsters see and hear what
juvenile jail is like: no freedom, no
privacy, no choice of what to eat, no
choice of what to wear, somebody
watching you24 hours a day. Wells also
shf,vs them the benefits of doing what is
right by taking them on fuh field trips to
the zoo, ball games, etc.
Judge Kopfler lamented that it was
sad that fast food restaurants and big
corporations have had professional
lobbyists for years and that it was not till
just recently that organized groups to
help kids have really had much of an
impact. He did say that it appeared that
at least it seemed like juvenile justice
was on the way to improving; he said he
has tried to do his share on the local
level and that he has also been active
statewide is recent President of the
Louisiana Council Of Juvenile And
Family Court Judges and currently
serves on one of its liaison committees.
It was while he was president that a
system to require periodic consideration
of children with certain family problems
came into being; under the old system,
a decision would be made and stood by
for years to come, no matter how the
circumstances might have changed.
In the future, we'll take you on a
special excursion through an institution
for juveniles and let you know what the
kids themselves have to say; we'll also
let you hear what a certain State
Senator has to say about bureaucratic
red tape and bungling; what a statewide
elected official with ten children who
has worked the system has to say is also
on the way. Other aspects and other
interviews will also be presented
exclusively for you, our Times readers.
There is a lot more to juvenile justice
in terms of delinquency, abuse, and
neglect than first meets the eye.
For the convenience
of my Ponchatoula,
Albany, Springfield,
Bedico, Robert and
Hammond clients.....
Please note my direct dial
number to my Amite office
00542-0403
JOSEPH SIMPSON
Attorney at Law
P" O" Box 1017 Anlite, LA,
Artists, musicians: Rosaryville is you this Summer
There are still openings for campers
at the Northlake Arts Camp to be run
July 17-27. Tuition for overnight camp-
ers is $350($300 for Tangipahoa parish
residents). This year there will also be
for the first time, a day camp option for
$250. The Campground is at Rosary-
ville. For registration or more informa-
tion, campers should write Northlake
Arts Camp, 210 Branch Street, Pon-
chatoula, LA. 70454 or call 504-386-
2442 or 504-345-5604.
This will be the fifth year of the North-
lake Arts Camp, open to students from
sixth to twelfth grades. The new director
this year is Dr. Thomas C. Tews, princi-
pal of the New Orleans Center for Crea-
tive Arts. Dr. Tews will oversee an in-
tensive ten day experience in the arts for
young people. The curriculum includes
creative writing, dance, music, theater
and the visual arts. In addition the
campgrounds include an Olympic size
swimming pool, a lake, and many ha-
ture walks, as well as air-conditioned
dormitories and cafeteria.
Day students will participate in all day
camp activities including noon and eve-
ning meals. Day campers must provide
their own transportation. Each camper.
whether day or overnight will be able to
choose either a sampling of arts activi-
ties or may concentrate in.fewer activi-
ties, exploring them in more depth.
The faculty is made up of professional
artists and teachers in the arts. Heading
up the music faculty will be Ellis Mar-
salts, nationally known jazz pianist and
educator. Mr. Marsalis is also the teach-
er and father of Wynton Marsalis, the
musician ever to win a grammy in both
jazz and classical music. Returning to
the Northlake Arts camp will be S.L.U.
music professors Gordon Ohlsson and
his wife Mary Ohlsson for vocal music
and Bob Priez for brass and electronic
music. The teacher of string insturments
will be added soon.
There will be two dance teachers, Lu-
la Eizy for modem dance, and Mary
Munro for ballet. Ms. Elzy is co-director
of the New Orleans Moving Company
teaches at NOCCA. Mary Munro is bal-
let artist in residence at NOCCA. She
has trained and" performed both in this
country and in Europe.
Ahmos Zu-Bolton III returns this year
to direct the creative writing for the
camp. Mr. Zu-Bolton has published
short stories, poems and folklore and is
the director of the Copostetic Commu-
nity Book Center.
Theatre instruction will be by Ray
Vrazel and Paul Wemer. Mr. Vrazel is
an actor, director and creative dramatics
specialist. He is the teacher of theater
talented for both Orleans and Jefferson
Parish. Paul Werner, director, actor,
playwright and producer, teaches rhea-
ter at Mt. Carmel Academy in New Or-
leans.
There will be three visual artists on
the staff: Mike Embry, Terry Frisbie,
and Francie Rich. Mr. Embry is a ce-
ramicist and teacher of drawinq, paint-
ing and clay work Ms Frisbie who'
trained at Ruskin School Of Art,
ford, England, where she fol
Oxford Printmaking Cooperative,
well known local artist in many
but especially printmaking.
Rich, a painter, was formerly a
of art at Dominican College.
The spirit of Northlake Arts
was best expressed by Ahmos
ton in the introduction to the
of writing produced by last year's
dents. He said. "'The Northlake
Camp is a community. It is a
ty of creative minds and spirits
together to learn from each other.
to teach each other• The making
community is the magic and
human expression."
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Each unit boasts a durable
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