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Tickfaw 200 Poker Run starts April 30 Louisiana’s largest poker run kicks off April 30 at Blood River Marina. Tickfaw 200 Charities is a nonprofit group founded with a mission to improve its local communtiy by providing services, resources and funding to its residents,law enforcement and related charatible groups. To register and more informaton on this power boat poker run, visit tickfaw200.com.Class of ‘76 reunion planned If you’re an alum of the Denham Springs Class of 1976 — my class — your help is needed to organize the upcoming reunion. The event is planned for June 13 at Forrest Grove in Denham Springs. To volunteer or share your information with the organizers, email daleh76DS@gmail.com.
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‘It’s fun to paint’
Girls’ Night set in Denham Springs Antique Village The Denham Springs Antique District is hosting Girls’ Night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 8. To purchase tickets, call (225) 791-116 or visit Mothers & Daughters Shooe. Tickets for the shopping night are $40 plus tax and include door prizes, gift certificates and surprises throughout the night.
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Gina Craft named dean of ULM College of Pharmacy Community news report The University of Louisiana at Monroe has named Gina Craft, PharmD, as the next dean of the College of Pharmacy. Craft is a 28-year veteran of ULM, most recently serving as Interim Dean since August 2025. “It is a pleaCraft sure to name Dr. Gina Craft as the dean of the ULM College of Pharmacy,” said ULM President Carrie L. Castille. “During her time as interim dean and throughout her 28 years at ULM, Dr. Craft has proven that she has the leadership qualities, decision-making skills, and deep pharmaceutical and institutional knowledge that will allow her to excel in this role and move the College of Pharmacy forward. “Dr. Craft has a bold vision for
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PHOTO BY RICHARD MEEK
Third-grader Elizabeth Ramsey admires her work during an art class at the Arts Council of Livingston Parish on April 18.
“I like creativity, and it’s the end product is a colorsaid, “I love art; this is like Art students fun to paint,” Ramsey said, my favorite subject.” ful stamp that is suitable for adding that she enjoys paint- display. For more than one hour in Denham Springs April 18 at the Arts Center of ing animals, including pink But Dickerson, who hopes revel in creativity, Livingston Parish, Ramsey cats but sheepishly admitted to carve out a career in one other student were graphic design, said the lesshe has never actually seen developing skill and taught how to use radiant one. son being taught was much
BY RICHARD MEEK Contributing writer
Admiring her eight-yearold hands that were a kaleidoscope of colors, Elizabeth Ramsey, with a broad smile,
colors to make stamps with paint. Messy, perhaps, as bright colors from pink to yellow to orange dotted the table and hands and even the clothes of the two young students. But their joy was obvious.
Alanna Dickerson, an art student at Southeastern Louisiana University who often works with young students at the arts center, said the process involved the use of plastic foam, paint and canvas. Employing various steps,
deeper than creating a colorful stamp. “The kind of bigger picture is for the kids not to lose creativity,” Dickerson said. “I feel like we are in a time
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Antique Village holds annual spring event The Denham Springs Antique Village hosted Spring Festival on April 25. Food, shopping, games and music PHOTO BY RAYMOND LEE JR. were among the activities. Booths and patrons line Mattie Street in downtown Denham Springs on Saturday at Spring Festival in ä More photos. PAGE 2G Denham Springs.