The Forum June 25 - July 8, 2014 Vol. XXVI, Issue XXI
MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY SHARE STORIES TO SUPPORT ALTERNATE PLAN FOR INTERSTATE 49.

More Jobs
Module X Solutions, LLC will join existing tenant MB Industries, LLC at the city of Shreveport-owned industrial property, with Module X Solutions chiefly manufacturing modular buildings for the telecommunications sector while supporting MB...

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'The Cynic'
While your daughter is growing up, remember these are the most popular girls … the experimental, the sentimental and the ornamental..

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#forsale
As sole owner of Day Old Blues record store in Shreveport, his job is to sell and promote vinyl music. He said the photo-inspired social media platform Instagram has become one of the fastest-growing marketplaces for him to do that. Most of the stores that benefit from social media posts are small businesses.

‘Gourmet’ t-ShirtS
The T-shirts feature places and sayings ingrained into the Shreveport-Bossier City lexicon. Sweet Tee has three styles at this point – “Welcome to ShreVegas,” which highlights the casino industry; “Thrill Hill” that features a ’50s style car with a...

Recipe for success
These questions were answered during the Louisiana Small Business Development Center’s restaurateur workshop June 23 at Cohab in downtown Shreveport. The two-part seminar featured Dianne Sclafani, business consultant and restaurant specialist with the LSBDC’s Greater New Orleans Region.

Motors runnin’
This racetrack, surrounded by corn and cotton fields, was built in the late 1990s to host the International Hot Rod Association World Championships. The investment and determination of a couple, Nelson and Marla Hoyos, from West Palm Beach, Fla., made this recent re-opening spectacular to say the least.

BLOW-UP OVER FIREWORKS
It was not a monumental piece of legislation. Councilman Oliver Jenkins was merely trying to respond to complaints from many constituents by reducing the number of days fireworks can be discharged within the Shreveport city limits during holiday periods.

The Next Level
That may be because a sizable number of Shreveport’s, and Bossier City’s, legal community members are listed (in about a nine-point font because they are so numerous) on Barber’s first campaign fundraiser invitation as supporters.

Highway Project
Well, that’s exactly what the City of Shreveport did when the City Council, by a vote of 5-2, allowed the continued development of a subdivision that is directly in the path of the Inner Loop Extension (via 3132) to the Port of Caddo- Bossier,...

The Way it Was in 2009
Interstate 49 north is becoming a reality as dignitaries gather to break ground on the muchanticipated new highway. Some of the interstate is now open for travel while much construction work ensues on the connection from Arkansas through North Shreveport to link with the 3132 loop around the city.

ON THE COVER: Rosie Chaffold photo by Dallas Goins
ON THE COVER: Rosie Chaffold photo by Dallas Goins.

Allendale Residents Stand their Ground
A large majority of Allendale residents support one side urging that the best alternative is to route traffic from Arkansas into north Shreveport and merge it onto the existing Interstate 220 loop.

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SENIORL I V I N G
A SPECIAL HEALTHCARE FORUM | THE FORUM | JUNE 25, 2014.

Activities for seniors
Growing older is no excuse to slow down or to stop having fun, especially if you’ve made the move to a senior community like The Glen Retirement System in Shreveport. Social events and activities are an important part of daily life for a senior community, and a variety of options are necessary to accommodate each resident.

Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is an ever growing profession, whose clinicians are specialized in evaluating a patient and determining a course of action to restore a person’s prior healthy lifestyle.

Senior Community
Also consider the emergency response systems in a care facility, or in times that crucial care is needed. “Always ask about the safety features available,” Cheryl Foster, with the Glen retirement System, said. “We have sprinkler systems that are required in our assisted living program.

Moving in
Life may already be physically challenging, and by making drastic changes at this later stage in life, there runs a risk of creating emotional challenges as well. It will be important to first make a collaborative, informed and well-researched decision on the facility in which you plan to move.

Options for seniors
Retirement options range greatly in independence and assistance levels; whether maintaining total self-sufficient status, or making the move to a retirement community, assisted living situation or a long-term care facility, there is a perfect fit for every level of need.

Willis-Knighton Cares For Kids
From a kid-friendly website about children’s health to a team of highly specialized care professionals, Willis-Knighton Health System has invested in this community’s greatest resource: our children. With almost 3,300 babies born at Willis-Knighton hospitals in 2013, this is a wise investment.

Prenatal Classes
Prenatal Yoga Mondays, July 14, 21, 28 and Aug. 4, 11, 18, 6 – 7 p.m. WK Pierremont Health Center Auditorium.

Staying in current home not always best
“ The Golden Girls,” a late ‘80s sitcom centered on four older women sharing a home in Miami, was a testimony week after week of the importance of friendship – close social connections that are an essential source of happiness.

Nutrition for Seniors
“Meals at The Oaks reflect the vision of a very well-trained, very creative staff,” Heather Hudson, dining services/special events manager The Oaks, said. “Our staff is committed to providing delicious, wellbalanced, healthy meals, while keeping in mind the dietary needs, individual tastes and personal preferences of our residents.

HEALTHY GEEZER
Tooth decay – and gum disease – are caused by plaque, a layer of bacteria. This plaque can build up quickly on the teeth of older people. In addition, seniors have a greater tendency to get decay around older fillings. And we have more fillings than younger people because we didn’t all grow up with fluoride.

TALK of the TOWN
Drive, Shreveport. 635-8186. Acts are 6:30-10 p.m. unless otherwise noted. A.J. and the Two Tone Blues Band, June 27. BABY HUEY’S ON THE BAYOU:.

Centenary alumnus produces Off Broadway play
Champney’s said his success is the culmination of years of dedicated work tracing back to age 15 when he was commissioned to write a full-length play for Peter Pan Players, a local children’s theater based in Shreveport. He later enrolled at Centenary and continued to grow as a writer.

Insect Insight
“It was over the top with rust and glitter,” Garsee said. “I asked the critic then about what I could have done differently to get chosen. She said, ‘It’s just so much.’ That hurt at the time, but I thought about it and realized she wanted to be able to look at a whole roomful of someone’s art and not be overwhelmed by one piece.

Broadway Bound
She and Graham had been in New York for a little more than a week at the time of this interview. She said, “We’re homeless right now. We’re staying with a friend. That is difficult because you’re in someone else’s home. We can’t acclimate because we know this is temporary.

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On the Scene
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