The Forum December 11, 2013 - January 7, 2014 Vol. XXVI, Issue
ONE WOMAN’S KNACK FOR THE FESTIVE SHOWS A CELEBRATION OF DECOR.

SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT
“The unemployment rate among people with disabilities who are currently looking for a job is around 13-14 percent,” Hanberry said. “The current employment for these kids is about 25 percent. So it’s double the average. What this program hopes to do is find people with cognitive disabilities jobs.

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FINDING THE RIGHT MATCH
Going green and upcycling items is a growing and environmentally conscious trend, but you may not have thought of these options when it comes to your personalized items. Katy Chambers has developed a new local business to help one recycle personal, loved items: Match My Monogram.

'The Cynic'
“Their teacher told us there were two words we couldn’t use… one was gross, the other was cool. She never told us what the words were.”.

‘HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY!’
Hunting season, fall weather and football all have something in common. Each starts in early September and ends way too soon for many of us. When the weather starts getting cool each fall, nature sends us an uncontrollable urge to pack our outdoor equipment and head to less populous areas of our region.

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DOWNTOWN BOUND
CoHabitat, our entrepreneurialdriven co-working space is in fresh new digs in the Red River District, bringing new life and new opportunities to the district. CoHab’s new space includes “Cookhouse,” a commercial kitchen available for caterers, new restaurant concepts and testing of new recipes and equipment.

MORE LAWSUITS
For 15 years, the Louisiana Capitol Foundation has raised money for preservation of the State Capitol and its historic furnishings by selling commemorative Christmas ornaments. Past ornaments have featured the Capitol building itself, its Art Deco door hardware and the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints.

WATERY PAST
Yes. There was a lake on the Centenary campus, and there were several others scattered around Shreveport. The lake on the campus was located where the Gold Dome is today, and the low flat areas to the east and west were part of it as well. It was called Gladstone Lake.

Step Forward hires executive director
Step Forward, an education partnership spearheaded by The Community Foundation, has hired Africa Price as the new executive director.

bizSCENE
The Better Business Bureau hosted their ninth annual Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust dinner Oct. 24 at East Ridge Country Club. Serving as host for the event was Sonja Bailes, and the keynote speaker was Buddy Caldwell, Louisiana’s Attorney General.

FOND FAREWELL TO YEAR 2013
They say that the older you get, the faster time ies by. I guess I have reached that dubious milestone because 2013 has been mostly a blur. It seems like just recently I was thinking about my New Year resolutions, which I never found the time nor the inclination to ful ll.

SHARING HUMOR
The glitch didn’t really come to light until last week when I inquired about a check I was expecting and at about the same time had an email from the check sender with the subject line “re-routing your mail?” And he’d kindly scanned the return...

The Way it Was in 1996
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MORE EXERCISE
some of us, holiday stress is about as traditional as hanging Christmas lights and putting pumpkin pie on the dinner table. As days seem to y by, shopping lists start to add up and nothing seems to slow down, stress can easily take over a time that should be spent celebrating, and that stress can take a toll on your health.

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WORLD AIDS DAY
A Bethesda laboratory in 1983 was the first to make the link connecting the human immunodeficiency virus as the cause of acquired human immune deficiency syndrome, a disease which the CDC reports has since killed an estimated 36 million people worldwide.

START A TRADITION
We see people all around us, but we cannot see into their lives. We don’t know what they are going through or where their lives have taken them. The young cashier might be struggling to make ends meet; she may wonder how she is going to have enough food for her and her child much less how she will buy a Christmas present for her child.

PATIENT CARE
But many patients in similar situations are finding relief through the services of professional, baccalaureate-prepared specialty nurses trained and certified in wound, ostomy and continence care.

AVOID THE FLU
The CDC estimates that each year the flu results in 75 million days of work absences and 200 million days of diminished productivity for businesses nationwide. Cumulatively, the flu costs businesses an estimated $6.2 billion in lost productivity each year, with small businesses proving to be no exception.

ADVOCATING HEALTH
“It is work. There’s no income. We do these events and activities through sponsors or try to partner with other entities, but there’s no budget; we’re not a nonprofit or 501(c)3. We’re just women in our community trying to make a difference in the area,” the newly-elected president said.

HEALTHY GEEZER
In your column about switching to smokeless tobacco from smoking, you missed the most important piece of information. Current studies show that switching from smoking to smokeless tobacco is almost as good as quitting.

at HOME
ONE WOMAN’S KNACK FOR THE FESTIVE.

A Celebration in Decor
Mary Griffing’s love of Christmas decorating came from her childhood. Christmas was a very big deal to her large family. They lived on a big farm upon which was a huge hill. Her dad would load up all eight children on a tractor, they would go up the hill to pick the holiday tree, “topping” two or three and deciding on the best one.

Easy bake-and-take Beer Bread
With a basic recipe of three ingredients and one hour of bake time in the oven, a fresh bread would be a great addition to the party or dinner table. From savory cheddar bacon bread for the next sporting event to sweet pumpkin pecan for the holiday table, the basic recipe is easily customized to suit any event.

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TALK of the TOWN
Dec. 18; Dirty Red’s Jam Session, Dec. 19; Jed Marum, Dec. 20; Dead Fish Blues, Dec. 21; Dirty Red’s Jam Session, Dec. 26; Mary Fagan, Dec. 27; Joey V and the Vindicators, Dec. 28; John Mitchell and Darrell Mims, Dec. 31. RISTORANTE GIUSEPPE:.

ROLLIN’ ON THE RIVER – CASINO ATTRACTIONS
with a fireworks display at midnight. HORSESHOE CASINO:.

A Noble Savage
The local troupe opened its complete third season with “Tarzan,” a stage musical based on the Disney animated film which was adapted from the classic “Tarzan of the Apes” by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

A Cajun Holiday Feast
Chef John Strand and his daughter share mouth-watering recipes.

Great Rewards
Earlier that season, I had called some of Thibodaux’s games on the radio. It was great to see the Tigers go on to win the state title. I had also broadcast some of E.D. White Catholic High School’s games that season as well. The Cardinals played in the Superdome against the Brother Martin Crusaders.

Season of Giving
This is the time of year when many would like to express their gratitude for what they have by reaching out to those less fortunate who may not otherwise be able to have as festive a holiday season. There are many local organizations standing in the gap that are able to connect donors to families, and especially children in need.

Give a Dot, Share a Legacy
“When [William Joyce and I] were invited by SRAC to design a piece of sculpture for the building, we loved the idea of playing with the idea of the fire station and also wanted to do something whimsical,” Oldenburg said. “We started to visualize a Dalmatian and what’s pretty awesome is that it is a donor-enhanced piece of art.

Art Outside
Additionally, he has created massive wall murals for multiple cities, won Artist of the Year for the Louisiana Wild Turkey Federation, was commissioned by the Red River Wetlands to print a commemorative painting to help preserve Bodcau and Loggy...

Shreveport Music
The company went from its original downtown quarters to Kings Highway to Highland to Bert Kouns to East 70th to its current home at 115 Kings Highway where the store encompasses around 10,000 square feet. The shop is filled with pianos, guitars, speakers and equipment of all sorts.

Growing Inspiration
Cookie Coleman had no idea the five minutes she spent in a small, mobile television studio this past summer would end up garnering so much attention. “I had a friend who said I should go do it,” Coleman said. “So it was on a whim so to speak. I just wanted the chance to share my goals.

On the Scene
Plantation Club Fall Party:.