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Veterans Parade on Sunday in Gonzales The Ascension Veterans Day Parade starts at 2 p.m. Sunday in Gonzales. The parade lines up on Irma Boulevard, continues on Worthey Road, turns onto Burnside Avenue and then ends on Cornerview Road. All veterans are invited to ride in the parade. For more information, call (225) 485-7875. The parade is sponsored by the Ascension Veterans Memorial Park Committee.
Program honors veterans Veterans will be honored starting at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 during a Veterans Day program at Ascension Veterans Memorial Park, 612 S. Irma Blvd., Gonzales.
Merry Market planned The Merry Market is coming Nov. 9-10 to the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. More than 400 booths are planned for the shopping event. For more information, visit www.merrymarket.shop.
Jambalaya Cook-off Veterans of Foreign Post 3693 is hosting a jambalaya cook-off Nov. 9 at the post hall, 42430 Churchpoint Road, Gonzales. There’s a $50 entry fee to cook in the jambalaya competition and $20 entry fee for the one bite challenge, in which cooks can prepare any dish from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, call (225) 485-7875.
Sacred arts, gifts open house “Be Merry with Jesus and Mary,” a sacred arts and gifts Christmas open house, is set from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 44450 La. 429, St. Amant. Santa and Mrs. Claus are set from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to take photos.
Kangaroo selfies for St. Jude This That & More, 43123 Weber City Road, Gonzales is raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with $5 selfies with a baby kangaroo. The Christmas Open House start at 10 a.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday.
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Eight-year-old Alli Andermann, of Gonzales, tosses hoops with the help of Laney Nguyen, a freshman at Dutchtown High School, during Sunday’s Fall Fest at the PACE Center.
Gonzales celebrates fall
BY WENDY LOUP
“The PACE Center adds another opportunity and place for the parish to gather,” Gonzales Director of Community Services Jaycee Gill The city of Gonzales welcomed autumn with said. “We’ve wanted to have some type of fall its first Fall Festival on Sunday at the PACE event, and we can finally do that with the PACE Center.” Center in Gonzales. Gill said a benefit of using the PACE Center Hundreds of children and their families enjoyed an afternoon of indoor and outdoor trunk- for the Fall Fest is because vendors were able to utilize both the indoor and outdoor space. or-treating, games and pumpkin decorating. The event has been a long-time goal for the The temperatures for the event were mid-80s, with plenty of sunshine. city, but space has been an issue in the past. Contributing writer
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Hometown Fall Craft & Vendor Market is coming to Tanger Outlets Gonzales Saturday and Sunday. Craft booth will be set up from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at 2100 Steven B Tanger St., Gonzales.
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Blyss Charleville and Andrew Landry reign as queen and king of Ascension Catholic’s Homecoming
Park wins grant to refurbish in time for Veterans Day program Ascension Veterans Memorial Park was awarded a $13,000 grant from the Home Depot Foundation to refurbish the park ahead of its annual Veterans Day program on Nov. 11. The grant application was spearheaded by Park Committee chair and longtime supporter retired Maj. Shelby Ballard, with the assistance of Nikisha Washington, rental facilities Manager at the Home Depot Store 0383 in Gonzales.
Craft market coming to Tanger
“We were hoping for cooler weather but having the event both inside and outside has worked out great,” Gill added. The Fall Fest attracted dozens of local small businesses with 15 outdoor vendors and 26 indoor. The event also gave children a chance to get into the Halloween spirit by dressing in costume and visiting booths for candy and goodies.
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Andrew Landry and Blyss Charleville are Ascension Catholic Homecoming royalty. ä More photos. PAGE 4G
Ascension Catholic celebrated Homecoming Friday with a school Mass, followed by a parade, pep rally and game. Blyss Charleville was crowned homecoming queen during halftime of the wet football game and Andrew Landry was named king at the pep rally. Bulldogs won the game vs. White Castle and became District Champs. The homecoming court included Ava Gordon, Ava Bright, Ava Kate Ourso, Blyss Charleville, Isabella Troxclair, Elise Lemann, Katelyn Marroy, Emilia Abadie, Sydney Viallon, Gavin Gregoire, Peyton Dunn, Harrison Ledet, Chad Elzy, Mace Melancon, Andrew Landry, Camille LeBoeuf, Rhett Boeckmann and Austin Paine.