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HALLOWEEN CONTEST WINNERS

Residents of all ages, and their little dogs too, competed in Founder’s Park in downtown Jennings on Halloween night to see who had this year’s best costumes around. Hosted by Jennings Festival Association, winners received prizes for their efforts in the costume contest.

SUPERBOWL

SUPERBOWL

Teams from across the area recently gathered at Jerry Simmons Stadium for the Jennings Recreation Football Super Bowl. Youth ranging in various ages from Jennings, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Iota, Iowa, Bell City and Grand Lake competed for the honor to play in the season finale.

Blessing of the Graves

Blessing of the Graves

Residents gathered at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery recently to pray over the graves of the brave men and women who served in the Nation’s Armed Forces. Blessing of the Graves is a religious tradition, often observed in Catholicism, that generally involves prayers and blessings to honor the departed. The act serves to remember loved ones who have passed away.

First steps taken to form community group for park

ELTON — Residents here gathered at Elton Town Hall this week to discuss what it would take to form the “Friends of the Elton Park” organization to assist with the upkeep of the town’s recreational area.

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