Members of FedEx Freight delivered 400 Christmas trees to Fort Polk soldiers and families on Dec. 13 as part of the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation Trees for Troops Program.
A tree lighting ceremony at Fort Polk's Main Post Chapel Dec. 1 featured lots of holiday cheer, including musical entertainment, a tall Christmas tree lit with large white lights and a visit from St. Nick, pulled by white horses while his reindeer take a much-needed break before their worldwide flight. Many parents lifted their kids up on shoulders to give them a first-rate view. Santa answered all this attention as he usually does: With a hearty "ho ho ho."
When someone said let's have a party for 4,000 soldiers and their families, Vernon Parish's own cake bosses, Russell and Sue Bailey, of Bailey's Bakery in Leesville, said "We'll do the cake!"
The Leesville Police Department has announced that parking on Third Street in downtown Leesville will be unavailable beginning at noon on Dec. 10 to ensure the streets are cleared for the 2011 Christmas Parade.
Delta Festival Ballet, the largest professional ballet company in the state, will present its 30th Annual Nutcracker this December.
Performances are set for New Orleans, Slidell and Leesville. DFB’s Nutcracker is a lavish production with a cast of 130 dancers, elaborate sets, beautiful costumes and superb dancing by the company’s professional artists.
The Vernon Middle School choir performed multiple Christmas selections, while the VMS cheerleaders and dance team also performed at the fourth annual lighting ceremony of Jubilee Park Friday night.
The 2011 Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade grand marshall will be retired Col. William (Bill) Howerton of Leesville.
Students, faculty, staff and parents took part in an early Thanksgiving meal Tuesday at Faith Training Christian Academy. How did your school celebrate Thanksgiving before letting out for the holiday? Send your stories, photos or scanned copies of your kids' artwork to news@leesvilledailyleader.com and we'll run them on Thanksgiving Day. For more photos, visit us online at www.leesvilledailyleader.com.
Evans High School will be hosting its homecoming on Nov. 12. This year's festivities will honor all Evans graduates with special recognition for classes ending in 1.
A Fort Polk annual event — expanded to two days this year because of overwhelming interest — drew nearly 600 participants, including a host of dads recently returned from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.
The Disney-themed dance included dignitaries such as Prince Charming, Cinderella, Snow White, Tinker Bell, Belle and Rapunzel. But the true stars were the fathers and daughters who danced the night away on the WCC dance floor.
Floats labeled "Blast from the Past" rolled down Leesville's Third Street Friday afternoon along with marching bands, the ROTC and more as part of the annual Leesville High School Homecoming Parade.
The Vernon Parish Fairgrounds was a place for the young and young at heart Wednesday as preschoolers and senior citizens from across the parish took in the sights and sounds of the 2011 Vernon Parish Forestry Festival and Fair.
Students enrolled in Spanish at Pickering High School celebrated Hispanic Month while learning the Zumba dance. The lessons were given by Mrs. Denise Jackson, professional dance instructor.
Members of the Young Professional Society of West Central Louisiana got an oppportunity to view Plan Vernon Parish and provide input on their feelings of the plan.
The Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday to introduce the new Market Basket location at U.S. 171 and La. 28 on the North edge of Leesville near the new roundabout. The new $9 million store is one of 30 Market Basket stores, half of which are in Louisiana. The company is headquartered in Texas. The store is 41,000 square feet, four times as large as the previous store.
Ken and Leanne Runnels won second place in the Chicken and Other Division and first place in the Pork Division during the Vernon Parish Fair Board's inaugural Chill and Grill April 30.
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