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AM, i ions 5tar. [ nd i ttur- artin cha- ers. :ns. ten, ndi Football, baseball, soccer leaders to coordinate seasons ,,it ,, / I'/ If the commissioners of the three major local athletic organizations have their own way, youths in South Tangi- pahoa parish will be able to participate in more than one sport at the same time without having to worry about conflicting schedules. For the past two weeks, Ronnie Gregoire of the South Tangipahoa Youth Soccer Association Inc.. Steve Waguespack of the Little Conference Football League, and AI Courouleau of the Dixie Youth Baseball League have been trying to get together to formulate a system whereby the schedules of their respective sports would not conflict. Thus, affording young athletes the opportunity to compete in any, or all. without fear of overlapping commitments to the sports in which they participate. '"e've talked about tlis-quite S " " ' erlous]y m recent weeks, stated Gregoire recently, "but due to our own personal commitments, we haven't had an opportunity to get together in the past couple of weeks to iron out all of the details." If such a coup can be accomplished, it would give parents leeway between the seasons to prepare their children for the following season. It would also allow for non-contlicting registrations in each sport. "As a father of three active children competing in each of these sports. I can fully understand the problems which parents and their children encounter." said Gregoire. "I alo know how expensive it can be to outfit children for each sport, and the difficulty of trying to be in two or three places at the same time. It's impossible!" It won't be an easy task which faces the three commissioners. If, however, it can be successfully accomplished, it could prove to be the shot in the arm which would boost enrollment in all three sports. Gregoire expects a larger enrollment in soccer in the 1986 spring session, and the other two organizations could expect the same if children are free to participate in unconflicting schedules. If there would be any one major conflict in the proposed scheduling of seasons in amateur youth athletics in the parish, it would come only from players participating in state champion- ships in their respective sports. This, however, would likely be minimal since post-season play would involve a minimum, rather than maximum, amount of players. We'll send you your first Christmas cards. "Big A! the Clown" coming ..... The Jerusalem Temple Shrine Circus is coming to Hammond on Thursday, December 5th at the University Center. There will be one performance at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available at the door. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. Boys and girls everywhere will enjoy the clowns of Jerusalem Temple featuring "Big At' Cummings, a Jerusalem Temple Shrine clown for many years., "'Big AI" spends most of the year visiting nursinq homes, hospitals, nursery Thursday schools, etc. and working with speci children, police departments. He ar other Jerusalem Temple Shrine clowl can be seen in many parades includff Easter, Mardi Gras, and at the mar new store openings in the area. Money raised from his many activiti for the Shriners goes to the twen crippled children's hospitals and tt three burn united run by Shrine North America. Come to the circus Hammond and see "Big AI" real balloons for all the children and perfor in the many clowns skits during the circ perlormance. This year, we'd like to send you ,our first "Christmas cards"..•vour new VISA, MasterCard and Bank24 cards from Central Progressive Bank. They're guaranteed to make ,,'our Christmas shopping easier and safer, because you (an use your CPB VISA and MasterCard to purchase gifts, without having to carry a tot of cash or go through the check-writing hassle. Should you ever need some extra cash, you can get it 24 hours a day. seven days a week, at either of CPB's two Bank24 Io(ations. Apply for your VISA, MasterCard and Bank24 cards no,.', at any CPB office. You'll appreciate the convenience and safety of using them throughout the holiday,, . . . and through- out: the year• Bank F.O.I.C.IA Full Sendce Blnt AmClo:4(X)W 0ak'1748-7157 • : 1809W Thomas'/345-88"20 : HKjhway 38/22"9-2265 • p(chalJlll: 200 W Hlckory1386.2265 "Bank24 Loca#on Fine desk awaits new doctor Staff Report Dr. Eric D. Oriener M.D. will have a fine roll top desk waiting for him when he completes medical school and is ready to start his practice. The fine work of machine sculpted magnolia, custom crafted piece-by- piece now rests on blocks in the backyard shop of Ponchatoula's top woodworker, Raby Skelton, waiting for the moment the doctor graduates from LSU, before that if the scholar needs it. "This is really a belated wedding present to my son-in-law," said Skelton, stealing a fond glance over to a desk that would do Mark Twain proud, a his skill, must have taken 5kelton wee to complete. Where did he get the design for t'- complicated cuts that would allow boel to fit in board and move along the tre ck through a lifetime of openings aid closings? "Up here," came the sire de answer from the carpenter who was indicating his own cranium. "The closest I came to a design was a picture in a catalogue. 1 built one before this fol Robert Jackson," he said. The magnolia desk is 64 inches by 33 inches and stands 51 inches from bottom to top, finished with a fruitwood stain and sealer. It is the work of a man who has spent a lifetime with wood, who understands work of intricate carpentrythat , even for its personality, its grain, who has carved it and bent it to his will and his purpose, %.. %... Uo, a00o00o00n00,o, takes beautiful trees and builds beautiful skill and his workmanship than this interview and report on his work would • f  be longer. He is quiet, letting the eye and the hand and the photograph tell his proud story• CHOCOLATES NOW AVAILABLE AT Ponchatoula Pharmacy i 45 W. Hickory St. Ph. 386-3546 Cemetary arch repaired Staff Report The old metal archway over the entrance to Ponchatoula Cemetery has been taken down for repairs. Mayor Charles Gideon said a local metal worker will refurbish the combination sign and gateway, damaged from successive impacts by cars and by a truck. a truck. The mayor said Sonny Bennett has agreed to replace the brick stancions supporting the entrance arch with new brick, to be painted white. Other improvements at the cemetery include repairs to the American Legion flag pole, prompting Gideon to try to work out an electrical plan to illuminate the American flag on a 24-hour basis at the cemetery. THE PONCHATOULA TIMESI DECEMBER 5, 1985, PAGE SEC. A., THREE Ponchatoula Christian festival meet Mon. Staff Report An organizational meeting of the planned Chri*ian Family Festival, June 6-8, 1986 will be held Monday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Ponchatoula Community Center. The public is invited. YOU GET THE WHOLE WATERBED ...ALL YOU ADD IS WATER! Solid Ponderosa Pine Headboard and Frame! Special Sale Savings! C,','.., o, c?.,', ..Z'g,,. Home Owned J And Operated J For over g yeara J We're here to help. J. I iiii I eg.  YOU E EVERY'T liNG /,." - • • s0uo PONDEO  - - -" Pine HEADBOARD  • FREE FLOW WATER  " MATTRESS "-, - i " /'*g • kFET¥ LINER ...... "  " - • $OLIO PINE FRAME    • " • THERMOSTAT - " "  • UL APP HEATER -,._: . 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