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Yesterday, Mayor O’Landis Millican lifted the boil advisory for the Town of Arcadia.

The boil advisory was put into place on November 17 when a 6 inch water main break left the town of Arcadia with little to no water pressure.  

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Recently you may have noticed Bienville Parish Sheriff’s deputies sporting beards, moustaches or goatees. Sheriff John Ballance is allowing facial hair to be grown by deputies who have pledged 50 dollars a month throughout the remainder of the year to be donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The time period may be extended through February 2023 to coincide with the Minden St. Jude’s Auction. Sheriff Ballance has pledged to match those donations received through the end of 2022. Donations will be presented in memory of or in honor of present or past patients of St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital. We ask your help in identifying those to be honored or memorialized at that time.

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Mrs. Norma Smith, well-known for her green thumb and superior canning abilities, entered in 46 of the 60 categories in the Louisiana State Fair’s Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Preserves, Jelly, Jam, Pickles & Relishes competition.  Mrs. Smith said she received the most blue ribbons this year than ever before. “I am truly thankful and blessed…and the 7 that didn’t place will be eaten…soon!”

The results were certainly something to write home about. 39 out of her 46 entries placed. 

First (blue)–Jelly–dewberry, grape, apple. Jam–red plum. Preserves–fig, watermelon rind. Vegetables–whole green beans, okra &tomatoes, ladyfinger peas. Pickles–sweet cut, lime, bread&butter, whole dill, okra, sweet whole. Relish–green tomato, sweet dill, jalapeno. Strawberry figs, peach halves, whole figs, blackberry figs, blueberries, peach butter.

Second (red)–green tomato pickles, chili sauce, squash pickles, red plum jelly, blueberry jelly, jalapeno jelly, blackberry jelly, apple butter, blackberries, corn, and carrots.

Third (white)–salsa, scuppernong jelly, pear halves, muscadine jelly.

 

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On Friday, the Hornets played Mangham in the Quarterfinals and lost.  The final score was 0-48.   

Take a look at the schedule below.

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Final Score
Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.	Lakeside	Home	Win	26-12
Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.	Delhi	Home	Win	34-6
Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.	Lincoln Prep.	Home	Win	44-0
Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.	Bolton	Away	Win	34-21
Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.	Glenbrook	Away	Loss	20-53
Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.	Ringgold	Home	Win	36-0
Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.	Haynesville	Home	Loss	18-47
Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.	Homer	Away	Loss	6-37
Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away	Win	54-0
Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.	Plain Dealing	Away	Win	56-0
Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.	Lake Arthur – Bi-District Game	Home	Win	26-0
Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.	White Castle – Regional Game	Away	Win	18-12
Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.	Mangham – Quarterfinals	Arcadia	Loss	0-48

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1707 – Queen Anne’s War: The second Siege of Pensacola came to end with the failure of the British Empire and their Creek allies to capture Pensacola, Spanish Florida.

1782 – American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain signed preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).

1786 – The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, became the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).

1803 – In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transferred the Louisiana Territory to an official from the French First Republic. Just 20 days later, France transferred the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.

1804 – The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate began an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.

1864 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffered heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

1900 – A German engineer patented front-wheel drive for automobiles.

1934 – The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph.

1941 – The Holocaust: The SS-Einsatzgruppen rounded up 11,000 Jews from the Riga Ghetto and killed them in the Rumbula massacre.

1942 – World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeated a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.

1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashed through a roof and hit a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.

1965 – The Colorado State government declared this day to be Rolling Stones Day.

1968 – Sly & The Family Stone’s “Everyday People” was released.

1972 – Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler told the press that there would be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.

1981 – Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union began to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings ended inconclusively on December 17.)

1982 – Michael Jackson’s sixth solo studio album, Thriller, was released worldwide.  It ultimately became the best-selling record album in history.

1982 – Metallica played their final concert with Ron McGovney. McGovney left the band on December 10.

1988 – LL Cool J performed the first rap concert held in Africa.

1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm.

1995 – U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Northern Ireland and spoke in favor of the “Northern Ireland peace process” to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he called IRA fighters “yesterday’s men”.

1999 – Exxon and Mobil signed a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge and created ExxonMobil, the world’s largest company.

1999 – In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters caught police unprepared and forced the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

2000 – NASA launched STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission.

2001 – Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, was apprehended and charged with four murders. He was eventually convicted of a total of 49 murders.

2018 – A magnitude 7.1 earthquake with its epicenter only 15 miles from Anchorage, Alaska caused significant property damage but no deaths.

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On Monday, the Redskins played Evangel Christian and lost, 24-51.

On Monday, the Ladyskins played Evangel Christian and won, 42-16.

Ringgold Boys Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 7:00 PM	River Oaks	Home	Win	90-30
11/16/2022 6:30 PM	North Webster (Lakeside Tournamentaa)	Away	Win	80-15
11/18/2022 6:30 PM	Lakeside (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	66-48
11/19/2022 4:30 PM	Minden (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	66-54
11/22/2022 11:30 AM	Magnolia School of Excellence (Woodlawn – Shreveport Tournament)	Away	Win	76-66
11/23/2022 2:00 PM	Green Oaks (Woodlawn – Shreveport Tournament)	Home	Loss	38-50
11/28/2022 7:00 PM	Evangel Christian	Home	Loss	24-51
11/29/2022 7:00 PM	River Oaks	Away	P	P
12/5/2022 7:00 PM	Lakeside	Home
12/8/2022 7:00 PM	Calvary Baptist	Away
12/12/2022 7:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/13/2022 7:00 PM	Saline	Away
12/19/2022 7:00 PM	North Webster	Away
12/23/2022 7:00 PM	Red River	Home
1/6/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/9/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/10/2023 7:00 PM	Arcadia	Away
1/13/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/20/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Home
1/23/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away
1/24/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home
1/27/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Away
1/31/2023 7:00 PM	Arcadia	Home
2/3/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
2/7/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Away
2/10/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Home
2/14/2023 6:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Home

Ringgold Girls Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 6:00:00 PM	River Oaks	Home	Loss	36-50
11/16/2022 5:00 PM	Lakeside (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	54-34
11/18/2022 5:00 PM	Minden (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Loss	19-55
11/28/2022 6:00:00 PM	Evangel Christian	Home	Win	42-16
11/29/2022 6:00:00 PM	River Oaks	Away	P	P
12/5/2022 6:00:00 PM	Lakeside	Home
12/8/2022 6:00:00 PM	Calvary Baptist	Away
12/12/2022 6:00:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/13/2022 6:00:00 PM	Saline	Away
12/19/2022 6:00:00 PM	North Webster	Home
12/23/2022 6:00:00 PM	Red River	Home
1/6/2023 6:00:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/9/2023 6:00:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/10/2023 6:00:00 PM	Arcadia	Away
1/13/2023 6:00:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/20/2023	Haynesville	Home
1/24/2023 6:00:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home
1/27/2023 6:00:00 PM	Homer	Away
1/31/2023 6:00:00 PM	Arcadia	Home
2/3/2023 6:00:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
2/7/2023 6:00:00 PM	Haynesville	Away

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On Saturday, Saline marathon Runner Don Brown competed in the Cajun Country Run 1/2 marathon in Lafayette.  Mr. Brown completed the 13.1-mile race in 1.57.50 and took first place in his age group.

Overall: 41 of 98
All Male: 31 of 60

Mr. Brown said, “I had the age record.  I broke it 2 years ago at 2.06.20…I broke my record today. I ran it in 1.57.50.”

Congratulations, Mr. Brown!

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Time for our annual Best Books of the Year list. Read a lot of good books but failed to score a five-star read, unlike last year when I couldn’t turn around without running into something that hit me just right. 

So it goes in the Reading World. You win some, you lose some, but you show up and read and if a book’s no good, chunk it and, guilt-free, pick up another one. 

Still, much enjoyment this year from reading, and hopefully you will get a charge out of at least one or two of the titles below, or something will jog your memory and help you pick out a just-right Christmas gift for someone.  

If nothing else, we can be grateful we are past all the pandemic-related bestsellers like LOCKDOWN!: Your Place or Mine?, or everyone’s least-favorite companion reads, Why Masks Work and the sequel, Why Masks Haven’t Even Ever THOUGHT About Working, Ever Ever Never. 

Mercy on all that … And now on to the bookmobile. 

Batting leadoff is All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business, by Mel Brooks, my favorite of a lot of biographies. Others that were really good, if you’re interested in these people, are The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman, A Life in Parts by actor Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Home Work by Julie Andrews (had a crush on her since Mary Poppins as I was an impressionable youngster), Miracle and Wonder by Malcolm Gladwell about singer-songwriter-stud Paul Simon (you have to listen to this one for the conversations with Simon and his occasional singing), My House of Memories by Merle Haggard because, well, Merle Haggard, and finally, Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story, by Rick Bragg. 

A quick aside about Jerry Lee Lewis: he was nothing short of a keyboard genius. Any piano player from Elton John to Ray Stevens will tell you that nobody should be able to play that fast and that well and sing at the same time. A prodigy and bona-fide genius. 

More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell was released in 1987 and reads as a short (128 pages) research document about the historical Jesus and is much worth your time if, like me, you’d missed it all these years. 

Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli by Mark Seal is about the “tumultuous” making of The Godfather and was my second-favorite book of the year. If you like the movie, you’ll enjoy it. How the picture got made is semi-miraculous.  

Speaking of movies, The Church of Baseball by Ron Shelton is about the making of Bull Durham, which he wrote and directed; it’s a baseball thing. 

Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen is funny and good, as you’d expect from Carl Hiaasen. Speaking of fiction, if you’ve never read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson or The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, as I hadn’t until this year, you could probably skip those. Didn’t happen for me. But … it’s always wise to consider the similar themes of those two books, which is how the bad part of our nature, which is the main part, runs wild if unchecked, even if that wasn’t our intention. 

Churchill’s Band of Brothers by Damien Lewis was good but a better suggestion would be Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose, which I’ve read three times, about E Company with the 101^st in World War II. The British equivalent is interesting but not nearly as rich. 

Also, you will feel a lot better after reading either Everybody Always or Love Does by Bob Goff, or both. Check him out if you haven’t already. 

Books in my on-deck circle for 2023 include You Are Looking Live! How the NFL Today Revolutionized Sports Broadcasting, by Rich Podolsky, When the Garden was Eden by Harvey Araton, about the glory days of the New York Knicks (they were good and fun when I was a boy, believe it or not), Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley because I haven’t read him and have meant to, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, and Prayer by Tim Keller because I really like Tim Keller and because you need the prayers and Lord knows I need the practice. 

Let me know if you come across anything good. Read on! 

Contact Teddy at teddy@latech.edu 

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November 20, 2022

• Norrell Washington – Minden
  • Failure to Appear Warrant – Misdemeanor
• Keaton Murphy – Haughton
  • Maximum Speed Limit

November 21, 2022

• Mark Patrick – Ringgold
  • Theft – Felony
  • Violation of Probation/Parole
• Ladarius Jefferson – Saline
  • Simple Criminal Damage to Property – Felony
  • Resisting an Officer – Misdemeanor

November 22, 2022

• Heather Silas – Dallas, Texas
  • Driver Must Be Licensed
• Richard Juarez – Marion
  • Operating Vehicle with Suspended License; No License Issued

November 23, 2022

• Dorsey Robinson – Arlington, Texas
  • Operating Vehicle with Suspended License; No License Issued

November 24, 2022

• Sable Morgan – Ringgold
  • Violation of Probation/Parole

November 25, 2022

• Jami Riddle – Ringgold
  • Simple Battery – Misdemeanor
  • Dogs Not To Run At Large – Misdemeanor
• Christopher Davis – Arcadia
  • Criminal Sanctions for Operating Motor Vehicle Not Covered By Security
  • Contempt of Court
  • Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection
  • Operating Vehicle with Suspended License; No License Issued
  • Failure to appear Warrant – Misdemeanor
  • Violation of Probation/Parole

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1939 was a hard year for Bob May, his wife Evelyn, and their four-year-old daughter Barbara. For the past two years, Evelyn had been fighting a losing battle with cancer and was now bedridden. Bob’s ambition had been to be a novelist, but, so far, his talents had only gotten him as far as creating catalogue copy for Montgomery Ward. Bob said many years later, “Instead of writing the great American novel, as I’d always hoped, I was describing men’s white shirts.”

Montgomery Ward’s salary was a steady, much needed paycheck. Evelyn’s medical expenses took all of Bob’s earnings and more. Bob was nearing bankruptcy. He was also exhausted. Day in and day out, he took care of the many needs of his wife and little Barbara while working a full-time job. Bob never once complained, but put on a brave, cheerful face for his wife and daughter.

One day in early 1939, Bob’s boss came to him with a project that seemed to fit Bob’s talent and his situation perfectly. In previous years, Montgomery Ward had purchased coloring books to give away to children during the Christmas season. The coloring books cost the company a substantial amount of money. To cut down on costs, the company decided that they wanted to create their own children’s book to give away during the 1939 Christmas season. The project fit Bob’s situation in that it allowed him to work from home so he could be available for his wife and daughter.

The company wanted the story to be a cheery tale in poem-form about an animal who was an “ugly duckling,” a misfit. Bob had a difficult time writing the cheery tale because of his concern for his wife. He could see that Evelyn was growing weaker with each passing day. Each time he finished a draft of the story, he read it to little Barbara and watched carefully for her response. In this way, he tweaked and reworked the story.

On July 28, 1939, Evelyn lost her battle with cancer. Bob and little Barbara were distraught. To ease Bob’s burden, his boss offered to transfer the project to another writer. Bob made it clear that it was his project, and he would complete it. Bob continued to write drafts and read them to little Barbara. Finally, one day in late August, Bob called little Barbara and her grandparents into the living room. He read the draft of the story and paid special attention to each of their faces. He said later, “in their eyes I could see that the story accomplished what I had hoped.” With the story completed, Bob turned it over to Montgomery Ward artist Denver Gillen for illustration.

During the holiday season of 1939, shoppers fell in love with the story. Montgomery Ward gave away 2.4 million copies that year and planned to give away at least that many the following year. With World War II on the horizon, the United States War Production Board rationed paper, which limited the number of books published in the country. Bob’s “ugly duckling” story could have fallen into obscurity.

Following the end of the war, Montgomery Ward decided to revive the book giveaway. In 1946, RCA Victor contacted Bob because they wanted to record a spoken version of Bob’s story. Unfortunately for Bob, Montgomery Ward, his employer, owned the rights to the story and declined RCA Victor’s request because they wanted to give the books away again that holiday season. That year, the company gave away 3.6 million copies of Bob’s story.

On January 1, 1947, Montgomery Ward president Sewell Avery did something shocking. Avery transferred the copyright of the story from Montgomery Ward to Bob, free and clear. Bob searched for a publisher, but none of the major publishing houses wanted to publish a story of which 6 million copies had been given away. Why, they asked, would anyone pay for a book that had previously been free. Finally, Bob spoke with Harry Elbaum, the head of Maxton Publishers in New York. Bob described Harry as being “a little guy with a big nose,” an ugly duckling of sorts. Harry printed 100,000 hardcover copies of the book for the Christmas season. The books were a success. RCA Victor also produced 45 rpm records of the story narrated by Paul Wing and music by George Kleinsinger. The spoken records were also successful. Johnny Marks turned Bob’s story into a hit record which has been recorded countless times by numerous artists. You and I know Bob’s story well. The “ugly duckling” that Bob created was not a duck, but a red-nosed reindeer named Rudolph.

Sources:
1. Independent (Long Beach, California), November 19, 1939, p.13.
2. Battle Creek Enquirer, December 6, 1948, p.3.
3. Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 19, 1948, p.74.
4. “Evelyn Marks May (1905-1939)” Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, accessed November 25, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9906088/evelyn-

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• Joe S. Tyler
  January 26, 1937 – November 23, 2022
  Graveside services for Joe S. Tyler, 85, of Arcadia, LA were held Sunday, November 27, 2022 in Old Saline Cemetery.

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The Hornets will play Mangham in the Quarterfinals tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Arcadia.   

Let’s Go, Hornets!!!

Take a look at the schedule below.

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Final Score
Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.	Lakeside	Home	Win	26-12
Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.	Delhi	Home	Win	34-6
Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.	Lincoln Prep.	Home	Win	44-0
Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.	Bolton	Away	Win	34-21
Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.	Glenbrook	Away	Loss	20-53
Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.	Ringgold	Home	Win	36-0
Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.	Haynesville	Home	Loss	18-47
Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.	Homer	Away	Loss	6-37
Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away	Win	54-0
Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.	Plain Dealing	Away	Win	56-0
Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.	Lake Arthur – Bi-District Game	Home	Win	26-0
Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.	White Castle – Regional Game	Away	Win	18-12
Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.	Mangham	Arcadia

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Early voting for the December 10th election will begin tomorrow, November 26th and run through Saturday, December 3rd (excluding Sunday) from 8:30 am – 6:00 pm at the Bienville Parish Registrar of Voters Office, 100 Courthouse Dr., Suite 1400, (200 Gap Farm Rd for GPS guidance) Arcadia, LA.

It is important to view your sample ballot prior to arriving at the polls. To do so you can visit http://www.geauxvote.com or come by my office to view a posted copy. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us by phone at 318-263-7407 or email at bienvillerov@sos.la.gov.

Thank you
Nickie Warren
Bienville Parish Registrar of Voters

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From the desk of Mayor O’Landis Millican:  The Boil Advisory has  NOT been lifted.

There was work done overnight. The Mayor may not be able to lift the BOIL ADVISORY until Monday.

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1120 – The White Ship sank in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England.

1487 – Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen of England.

1758 – French and Indian War: British forces captured Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt was built nearby and grew into modern Pittsburgh.

1783 – American Revolutionary War: The last British troops left New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant broke the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.

1864 – American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan started fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

1874 – The United States Greenback Party was established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

1876 – American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sacked the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

1915 – Albert Einstein presented the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history killed 76 people and injured more than 400.

1947 – Red Scare: The “Hollywood Ten” were blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

1950 – The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 impacted 22 American states, killed 353 people, injured over 160, and caused US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).

1952 – Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London’s West End after a premiere in Nottingham, UK. It became the longest continuously running play in history.

1952 – Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ended in a Chinese victory. American and South Korean units abandoned their attempt to capture the “Iron Triangle”.

1961 – The Everly Brothers were inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.

1963 – State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass took place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its London performance debut at the Bag O’ Nails Club.

1984 – Thirty-six top musicians gathered in a Notting Hill studio and recorded Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

1985 – Bobby Brown announced that he was leaving New Edition. He had been voted out of the group.

1986 – Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announced that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

1999 – A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, was rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.

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On Tuesday, the Lady Hornets played Neville in the Wossman Tournament and lost, 41-53.

Arcadia Boys Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 6:00 PM	Summerfield	Away	Win	55-51
11/17/2022 6:30 PM	Minden (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Loss	43-61
11/29/2022 6:00 PM	Saline	Home	Cancelled	Cancelled
12/5/2022 7:00 PM	Simsboro	Away
12/9/2022 7:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/12/2022 7:00 PM	Ruston	Home
12/20/2022 7:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Home
12/22/2022 7:00 PM	Simsboro	Home
12/23/2022 7:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Home
12/30/2022 7:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Home
1/3/2023 7:00 PM	Green Oaks	Home
1/6/2023 7:00 PM	Lakeside	Away
1/9/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/10/2023 7:00 PM	Ringgold	Home
1/13/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Away
1/17/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/20/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away
1/23/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/27/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
1/28/2023 7:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Away
1/31/2023 7:00 PM	Ringgold	Away
2/3/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Home
2/6/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Away
2/7/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Home
2/10/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home
2/17/2023 7:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Away

Arcadia Girls Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 6:00 PM	Summerfield	Away	Win	49-35
11/15/2022 3:30 PM	North DeSoto (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	36-29
11/21/2022 5:40 PM	Ouachita Parish (Wossman Tournament)	Away	Loss	60-62
11/22/2022 1:00 PM	Neville (Wossman Tournament)	Away	Loss	41-53
11/29/2022 6:00 PM	Saline	Home	Cancelled	Cancelled
12/6/2022 6:00 PM	Simsboro	Away
12/9/2022 6:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/12/2022 5:30 PM	Ruston	Home
12/20/2022 6:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Home
12/22/2022 6:00 PM	Simsboro	Home
12/23/2022 6:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Home
12/30/2022 6:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Home
1/3/2023 6:00 PM	Green Oaks	Home
1/6/2023 6:00 PM	Lakeside	Away
1/9/2023 6:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/10/2023 6:00 PM	Ringgold	Home
1/13/2023 6:00 PM	Haynesville	Away
1/17/2023 6:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/23/2023 6:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/27/2023 6:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
1/28/2023 6:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Away
1/31/2023 6:00 PM	Ringgold	Away
2/3/2023 6:00 PM	Haynesville	Home
2/6/2023 6:00 PM	Homer	Away
2/10/2023 6:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home

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It doesn’t matter how good you think you are or how many tournaments you have won, there will come a time when you just can’t figure the fish out and you come to the scales with nothing. This is the number one fear amongst all anglers who fish in tournaments. Anglers will literally wake up in a cold sweat at night when they have this nightmare. But let’s take a deeper look at the psyche of what goes through an angler’s mind as the day unfolds and they come in with no fish in the live well.

Very few times an angler left the ramp on tournament day because he did not feel good about his game plan. Most anglers usually have a good idea about what and how they’ll catch them on that particular day. But as the day unfolds and the clock is ticking, if an angler does not have fish in the live well by 10:00 AM, at some point he starts to second guess his game plan. He starts thinking (which is usually not a good thing) about how he should have started out deep rather than shallow, how he should have thrown a topwater bait early instead of a worm. Maybe he should have run up the lake instead of staying on the south end or how he should have fished the grass instead of the bushes. But no matter what, pressure starts to build especially when the clock strikes one o’clock with no fish in the box and a weigh-in time of three o’clock. For me, I tell myself, “If I’m going to catch them, I’ve only got two hours to figure them out!”

The next thing you know it’s two o’clock and you still have nothing to show for all the casts you’ve made. It’s at this point most anglers start to panic and start to visualize coming to the weigh-in with a big fat zero. You start to fish too fast and make bad casts, you get hung up more often and have to go and retrieve your bait in places you can’t get to. So, then you end up breaking off whatever bait you’re throwing, with the internal clock in your head moving faster, as you waste even more time looking for another bait and having to re-rig. It’s during these high-pressure times that you backlash a reel so bad that you have to put it away so that you can cut the backlash out when you get home. Then with only minutes to go, you hook the fish of a lifetime, only to watch it come off and swim away right before you get ready to swing it into the boat. A fitting end to a very frustrating day!

Then it’s time to head for the weigh-in and you hope everyone is gone by the time you get there…but that’s never the case. It’s funny how when you have twenty pounds of fish in the live well, no one ever asks how you did. But when you have zero, it seems everyone in the tournament, including their grandma, wants to know what you’ve got. But oh, the shame and embarrassment of having to say, “Zero!” It just doesn’t get any worse than that! So, it’s at this time you head straight for the boat ramp, load your boat, tuck your tail between your legs, pull your cap down low so maybe no one recognizes you, and head home. If you want to see who did not catch fish that day, watch the parking lot at the ramp and see just how fast an angler can load his boat and get out of there.

Hope you enjoyed hearing about the misery of what an angler goes through on those days when he just doesn’t catch them. But the thing that’s great about the end of a tournament is it means there’s an opportunity for redemption at the next event. Forget it and move on because that tournament is over and there’s nothing you can do to change the outcome of that event. Till next time, good luck, good fishing and don’t forget your sunscreen.

Steve Graf
Hook’N Up & Track’N Down Show &
Tackle Talk Live

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Print this page to work the puzzle. If you are unable to print this page you can download it by clicking “Download” below.

Instructions:
ZCIRPZCI is EINSTEIN
In Cryptoquotes, one letter stands for another. In the example above, Z is used for two E’s, I for the two N’s, etc. Single letters, double letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. The code letters change with each puzzle.

TODAY’S CRYPTOQUOTE:

“OE SVRL DVE WHEERF BVC LZVCZN NVQ XV HL ZVDX HL NVQ SV DVE LEVK.” ~ UVDGQUOQL

Previous Cryptoquote solution: “Life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I react to it.” ~ Charles Swindoll

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On Wednesday, the Redskins played Green Oaks in the Woodlawn – Shreveport Tournament and lost, 38-50.  After a five-game winning streak, this is the first loss for the Redskins this season.

Ringgold Boys Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 7:00 PM	River Oaks	Home	Win	90-30
11/16/2022 6:30 PM	North Webster (Lakeside Tournamentaa)	Away	Win	80-15
11/18/2022 6:30 PM	Lakeside (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	66-48
11/19/2022 4:30 PM	Minden (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	66-54
11/22/2022 11:30 AM	Magnolia School of Excellence (Woodlawn – Shreveport Tournament)	Away	Win	76-66
11/23/2022 2:00 PM	Green Oaks (Woodlawn – Shreveport Tournament)	Home	Loss	38-50
11/28/2022 7:00 PM	Evangel Christian	Home
11/29/2022 7:00 PM	River Oaks	Away
12/5/2022 7:00 PM	Lakeside	Home
12/8/2022 7:00 PM	Calvary Baptist	Away
12/12/2022 7:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/13/2022 7:00 PM	Saline	Away
12/19/2022 7:00 PM	North Webster	Away
12/23/2022 7:00 PM	Red River	Home
1/6/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/9/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/10/2023 7:00 PM	Arcadia	Away
1/13/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/20/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Home
1/23/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away
1/24/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home
1/27/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Away
1/31/2023 7:00 PM	Arcadia	Home
2/3/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
2/7/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Away
2/10/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Home
2/14/2023 6:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Home

Ringgold Girls Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 6:00:00 PM	River Oaks	Home	Loss	36-50
11/16/2022 5:00 PM	Lakeside (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	54-34
11/18/2022 5:00 PM	Minden (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Loss	19-55
11/28/2022 6:00:00 PM	Evangel Christian	Home
11/29/2022 6:00:00 PM	River Oaks	Away
12/5/2022 6:00:00 PM	Lakeside	Home
12/8/2022 6:00:00 PM	Calvary Baptist	Away
12/12/2022 6:00:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/13/2022 6:00:00 PM	Saline	Away
12/19/2022 6:00:00 PM	North Webster	Home
12/23/2022 6:00:00 PM	Red River	Home
1/6/2023 6:00:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/9/2023 6:00:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/10/2023 6:00:00 PM	Arcadia	Away
1/13/2023 6:00:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/20/2023	Haynesville	Home
1/24/2023 6:00:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home
1/27/2023 6:00:00 PM	Homer	Away
1/31/2023 6:00:00 PM	Arcadia	Home
2/3/2023 6:00:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
2/7/2023 6:00:00 PM	Haynesville	Away

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• Carolyn Sue Williams Thomas
  July 1, 1949 – November 21, 2022
  A life celebration visitation will be held on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel in Jonesboro from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm.

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Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful, remember good times, and embrace those who enrich our lives.  I hope your Thanksgiving table is full of your favorite foods, surrounded by your favorite people, and full of excitement… except for a couple of hours in there when you want to take a nap.  Don’t bother counting calories this Thanksgiving, just count your blessings.  Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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On Friday night, the Arcadia Hornets played White Castle in the Regional Playoff game at White Castle.  The Hornets won in double overtime.  

The final score was Hornets 18, White Castle Bulldogs 12.  

The Hornets will play Mangham in the Quarterfinals this Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Arcadia.   

Congratulations, Hornets!!!

Take a look at the video recap and schedule below.

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Final Score
Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.	Lakeside	Home	Win	26-12
Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.	Delhi	Home	Win	34-6
Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.	Lincoln Prep.	Home	Win	44-0
Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.	Bolton	Away	Win	34-21
Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.	Glenbrook	Away	Loss	20-53
Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.	Ringgold	Home	Win	36-0
Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.	Haynesville	Home	Loss	18-47
Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.	Homer	Away	Loss	6-37
Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away	Win	54-0
Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.	Plain Dealing	Away	Win	56-0
Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.	Lake Arthur – Bi-District Game	Home	Win	26-0
Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.	White Castle – Regional Game	Away	Win	18-12
Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.	Mangham	Arcadia

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has concluded a drawdown of Lake Bistineau in Webster, Bossier and Bienville parishes for the purpose of giant Salvinia control.  The picture above was taken before the drawdown began.  LDWF has requested the Department of Transportation and Development to close the water control structure on November 28, 2022.

The drawdown is a necessary component of LDWF’s integrated management plan to control overabundant aquatic vegetation growth and to improve the Lake Bistineau sport fishery. An annual cycle of high and low water fluctuation can provide beneficial effects similar to a natural overflow lake system. 

Closing the gates at this time should allow the lake to be at full pool for traditional recreational activities in the spring.

For additional information regarding the drawdown, contact Jeff Sibley, LDWF Biologist Manager, at jsibley@wlf.la.gov or 318- 371-5294.

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On Thursday, the Arcadia Hornets played Minden in the Lakeside Tournament and lost, 43-61.

On Monday, the Lady Hornets played Ouachita Parish in the Wossman Tournament and lost by just two points.  The final score was 60-62.

Arcadia Boys Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 6:00 PM	Summerfield	Away	Win	55-51
11/17/2022 6:30 PM	Minden (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Loss	43-61
11/29/2022 6:00 PM	Saline	Home
12/5/2022 7:00 PM	Simsboro	Away
12/9/2022 7:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/12/2022 7:00 PM	Ruston	Home
12/20/2022 7:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Home
12/22/2022 7:00 PM	Simsboro	Home
12/23/2022 7:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Home
12/30/2022 7:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Home
1/3/2023 7:00 PM	Green Oaks	Home
1/6/2023 7:00 PM	Lakeside	Away
1/9/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/10/2023 7:00 PM	Ringgold	Home
1/13/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Away
1/17/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/20/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Away
1/23/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/27/2023 7:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
1/28/2023 7:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Away
1/31/2023 7:00 PM	Ringgold	Away
2/3/2023 7:00 PM	Haynesville	Home
2/6/2023 7:00 PM	Homer	Away
2/7/2023 7:00 PM	Magnolia School of Excellence	Home
2/10/2023 7:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home
2/17/2023 7:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Away

Arcadia Girls Basketball

Date/Time	Opponent	Home/Away	Win/Loss	Score
11/15/2022 6:00 PM	Summerfield	Away	Win	49-35
11/15/2022 3:30 PM	North DeSoto (Lakeside Tournament)	Away	Win	36-29
11/21/2022 5:40 PM	Ouachita Parish (Wossman Tournament)	Away	Loss	60-62
11/29/2022 6:00 PM	Saline	Home
12/6/2022 6:00 PM	Simsboro	Away
12/9/2022 6:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Away
12/12/2022 5:30 PM	Ruston	Home
12/20/2022 6:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Home
12/22/2022 6:00 PM	Simsboro	Home
12/23/2022 6:00 PM	Gibsland-Coleman	Home
12/30/2022 6:00 PM	Jonesboro-Hodge	Home
1/3/2023 6:00 PM	Green Oaks	Home
1/6/2023 6:00 PM	Lakeside	Away
1/9/2023 6:00 PM	Glenbrook	Home
1/10/2023 6:00 PM	Ringgold	Home
1/13/2023 6:00 PM	Haynesville	Away
1/17/2023 6:00 PM	Homer	Home
1/23/2023 6:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Away
1/27/2023 6:00 PM	Glenbrook	Away
1/28/2023 6:00 PM	Lincoln Preparatory School	Away
1/31/2023 6:00 PM	Ringgold	Away
2/3/2023 6:00 PM	Haynesville	Home
2/6/2023 6:00 PM	Homer	Away
2/10/2023 6:00 PM	Plain Dealing	Home

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