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Celebrating Our Fallen Heroes
Through their nearly 25-year partnership to maintain the cemetery, the Shreveport Garden Study Club and the city of Shreveport will, for the first time, participate in the National Wreaths Across America Day to honor the local veterans.

400 Commerce Returns: But As What?
Last week, Tim Huck almost broke the Internet. The local business owner who owns a restaurant, residential real estate and a downtown nightspot posted two words on the Facebook page of the now-defunct Phoenix Underground, a popular dance club that closed in 2016.

Tinsley Park Field of Dreams
Fourteen million dollars’ worth of additions and renovations to the Tinsley Athletic Complex, off Highway 80 East in Bossier, are almost finished (expected completion date Nov. 15). Already, 31 weekends in 2022 are booked with baseball and softball tournaments.

WK Buildings Named for James K. Elrod
Elrod retired Sept. 30 after 56 years as president and CEO of Willis-Knighton Health System and was the longest-tenured hospital administrator in the country. He has been named president emeritus and remains on the board.

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STEP RIGHT UP
"At that point in time, our organization was looking at making some very tough decisions about possible furloughs and layoffs (to the fair's year-round staff)," Giordano said. "We were in a real financial hardship. That spring fair turned it completely around.

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State Fair of Louisiana
Gate Admission - $12 P.O.P. - $47 *Gate admission + carnival armband FunPass - $100 *Gate admission + carnival armband all 14 days of the State Fair Advance Discounted Tickets (On Sale Sept. 20 – Oct. 27 Only) Online: Gate Admission - $8 P.O.P.

Fixing The Unbroken
Back in 2008, just five days before his presidential election, candidate Barack Obama said, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says we must “fundamentally transform our government.

Boy Scouts
It’s the home of Boy Scout Troop 15, and this year, they celebrate 100 years in the neighborhood. The building isn’t original; the original burned some years ago, and the new one was constructed in its place. Here, artifacts and mementos recall the history of the boys and their leaders who passed through the doors.

Gingerbread House Offers Hope
From the ages of 6 to 8, she was raped by an adult neighbor who threatened her into silence about the abuse. A few years later, after her parents moved to a new home, she fell into the clutches of an older teenage cousin. She suffered at his hands from age 11 to 13; her only avenue to tell her story was her diary.

YMCA Camp Forbing
The Y once owned about 50 acres of property at the site. Camp Forbing was home to the Y’s summer camp programs and a swimming pool, among other things. The Y took over operations there in the 1940s from the Louisiana Sunday School Association and operated the camp for 75 years.

Baseball Legend Inducted into Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars
Louisiana Walk of Stars on Saturday, Oct. 16. The word “baseball” goes hand-in-hand with the name Todd Walker. Baseball has always been a big part of his life, from his record-setting days at Airline High School to numerous honors at LSU and then on to seven major league teams.

United Kennel Club Competition
The UKC Total Dog Invitational required dog and handler teams to qualify in the prior competition year to earn an invite to the prestigious threeday event. More than 100 qualified teams will be put to the test in various performance dog sports, such as agility, obedience and conformation, to accumulate points throughout the competition.

Making a Mark
A pen custom made by a South Broadmoor man may be something to consider. Richard Huber has started making pens out of his home. A semiretired accountant, he began the hobby when his son gave him materials to make a custom pen for his birthday. He enjoyed doing so, using African padauk.

Healthy Holiday Baking
Fall is finally in the air, which means it’s holiday baking time, whether for treats to bring to a Halloween party, Thanksgiving desserts, cookie swaps or just for fun. However, with a growing number of family and friends being mindful of building a healthy lifestyle, it can be the spookiest time of the year.

Covid -1 9 Vaccines for Children Will Be Here Soon
Just in time for gumbo season, deer season, duck season, Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, the first COVID-19 vaccines for 5- to 11-year-old children are expected to receive FDA and CDC approval in the next several weeks.

Your Own Afghanistan
These last few months have continued to be chaotic and difficult for many of us. As an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, watching the events unfold overseas has been highly triggering and disheartening for many friends and battle buddies. Covid and our political climate have continued to send anxiety, depression and suicide rates climbing.

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Physical Therapy Month
This October, we celebrate the 30th National Physical Therapy Month and the centennial of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). For many, the words physical therapy may conjure images of patients working hard in an outpatient clinic to recover from an accident, injury or surgery.

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Repairing Your Skin
Now that the temperature is dropping and the leaves are changing colors, our attention is shifting toward the fall. Beach trips and family cookouts have become happy memories. However, those memories could have a lingering effect on our skin. All of the times that we have spent outdoors in the sun over our lifetime become more visible as we age.

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On the Scene
The Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2021 J. Pat Beaird Industry of the Year Luncheon.