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Virtual Academy

Story and Photo by Debbie Glover
St. Tammany News

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Community Events

Japanese folk dance lessons

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St. Tammany Parish Fair pageant upcoming

Who will be the 2010-2011 St. Tammany Parish Fair Queens to help the fair celebrate over 100 years?

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Wake Up Race upcoming

Mark your calendar for the 13th annual Great Wake Up Race Sept. 25 at 8 a.m. (registration begins at 7 a.m.) at the Trailhead Pavilion in Abita Springs. This annual fundraiser helps the Thomas L. Young Auxiliary of Southeast Louisiana Hospital “wake up the public” to the needs and challenges of people with mental illness.  

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Social Scene

Top Elephants recognized

The St. Tammany Republican Parish Executive Committee held its annual Top Elephants Awards banquet Aug. 20 at the Abita Quail Farm.

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Arts & Entertainment

September Artists of the Month named

The Slidell Art League announced its Artist of the Month honorees for the month of September.

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‘A Few Good Men’ production

“A Few Good Men” Cast

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Ball returns for OLL non-stop musical weekend benefit

Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Mandeville will celebrate its 28th annual “Festival of the Lake” Oct. 15-17 by bringing back the lineup of big name musical performers including four-time Grammy nominee Marcia Ball.

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A & E Briefs

Block party

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Education

15 Questions

What is your name? Where do you teach? My name is Crystal Drake, and I am a teacher at St. Tammany Junior High School in Slidell.

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Book clubs for school age children offered at library

The St. Tammany Parish Library’s series of book clubs for ages 8-11 will begin again this month. Children read the book at home and join their peers for book discussion, a snack and an activity or craft. Bookclubs meet every month.

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Education Briefs

Library kids busting myths

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Food

Use local pears in some very unique ways

Don’t disdain our deceptively useless local pears, for as mottled and hard as they are, they can be used in lots of yummy recipes. Folks just don’t seem to be aware of their potential since I’m seeing lots of pear-laden trees in my neighborhood dropping their fruit; it sits there rotting and getting nibbled by squirrels and birds. What a waste.

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