Because of a donation from attorney Daniel Sparks to Ward Elementary School, around 200 students will be able to choose any book from the book fair. He said he made this donation so every child knows the joy of reading.
On Oct. 16, Diocese of Lake Charles Knights of Columbus Administrator Rizzuto (left) presented the Columbian Award to Knights of Columbus Council 2012 from Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Jennings. Accepting the award on behalf of the council was Past Grand Knight Carl Benoit (center) and Deputy Grand Knight Frank Angelle (right). This award is presented by the Knights’ International Headquarters to councils who have achieved excellence in volunteer programming activities involving church, community, council, culture of life, family and youth. This is the 21st year in a row the council has won the Columbian Award.
During the October meeting of Knights of Columbus (KC) Council 2012 from Our Lady Help of Christians (OLHC) Parish in Jennings, Grand Knight Toni Benoit (right) presented the Council’s Knight of the Month Award for September to Daniel Stretcher (center, pictured with his wife Jennifer). Daniel has been a member of the Knights of Columbus and KC Council 2012 since July of 2000 and he is a 4th Degree Knight. Daniel did an exemplary job of serving as the Council’s Grand Knight for two fraternal years. For over the last 12 years, Daniel has served as the Council’s Financial Secretary and in that capacity he has been responsible for all communications between the Council and both the State and Supreme Councils. He also orders from the Supreme Council Supply Office all the supplies and required forms which are needed by the Council. Daniel has represented the Council at many state-level meetings of the Louisiana State KC Council. When the Council has needed help on a service related or fundraising project, they have always been able to count on Daniel to lend a helping hand. He has worked on all the barbecue fundraisers conducted during his time as a Knight. For these fundraisers he has sold tickets and helped to cook the main course. Daniel has also assisted in the conduct of the annual KC Free Throw contests and the annual KC Soccer Youth Challenges, events which have been enjoyed by all the participants. He is a member of the 1st to 3rd Degree Exemplification Team and thus has been one of the driving forces behind the membership efforts of the Council.
Royal Horizon Academy Therapeutic Learning Center recently polled students about what they wanted to be when they grew up. For Community Helper Day of the Month, Jennings Police Department officer Ethan Landry and his K-9 Max were on hand to talk to the students about how police officers can help the community.
Restaurants serve foods in many different ways. Food trucks, pop-up restaurants and ghost restaurants are growing in popularity, and each offering has its own unique way of catering to customers.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, people with a parent or sibling with Alzheimer’s disease are more likely to develop the disease than those who do not have a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s. In addition, those who have more than one first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s are at an even greater risk of getting Alzheimer’s. Though family history is not necessary for an individual to develop Alzheimer’s, the AA notes that researchers have identified hereditary Alzheimer’s genes. For example, researchers estimate that between 40 and 65 percent of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s have the APOE-e4 gene. APOE-e4 is characterized as a risk gene because it increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s but does not guarantee it will happen. The gene is inherited from a parent, and people who inherit two copies of APOE-e4 from their mother and father have a higher risk for Alzheimer’s than those who inherit one copy of the gene from their mother or father. The AA also notes that researchers have found deterministic genes that cause Alzheimer’s. However, these genes are rare and have only been found in a few hundred families across the globe, accounting for 1 percent or less of all Alzheimer’s cases.
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