FYI/Events

White memorial account set up
The James Carlton White Memorial Fund, in care of the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, has been opened at Community Trust Bank under account No. 20285899. As per the request of the White family, donations can be made to this account in Carlton’s honor, and the funds will be utilized for “special” needs of UPSO employees and families.

LA 828 to close
LA 828 in Union Parish, 1.12 miles east of LA 33, will be closed from 8:30 am on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, until 5:00 pm on Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The Purpose of this closure is for cross drain replacement.

Detour will be via LA 33 and LA 2.

LA 826 in Union Parish, 1.63 miles east of LA 33, will be closed from 8:30 am on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, until 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The Purpose of this closure is for cross drain replacement.

Detour

No formal detour has been established.

Graves reunion set
The Marshall Graves Family, Emily Graves, Marion Graves, John

Graves, Louis Graves and Mary Jane Graves decendents will have a

get-to-know each other reunion, Saturday, July 31, 2010, at First

Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Spencer, Louisiana. Meal will be

served at 11:30 AM. Please contact Yvonne Stokes, 318-237-4668 or

Billy Spencer, 870-862-0346.

Union Long Spurs banquet upcoming
The Union Long Spurs National Wild Turkey Federation Hunting Heritage Banquet is set for Aug. 13 at the Willie Davis, Jr., Recreation Center in Farmerville. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner starts at 7 p.m. Single tickets are $45 and couple tickets are $55. A sponsor couple ticket is $350 and jakes- ages 13-17 tickets are $10. Contact Peyton MKinnie at 557-7173, Steve Thurston 558-0296 or Jed Rhodes 292-4297 for tickets or more information.

FNRC pageant upcoming
The public is invited to attend the Third Annual Ms. Farmerville Nursing & Rehab Center Pageant on Thursday at 2 p.m. Each year the pageant is held in conjunction with the Watermelon Festival. Please stop by and vote for MS. Photogenic. The pictures are posted in the front lobby. Refreshments will be served.

Summer Reading Splash Awards Party
129 children have participated in the 2010 Summer Reading challengee at the Union Parish Library. Friday, July 29 is the last day to turn in reading logs for the reading challenge. Awards for the top three readers will be given on Saturday, August 7 from 11:00-1:00 at the end of summer Make a Splash waterslide party at the library. Bring a swimsuit and join the end of summer reading celebration!

UCAA will not have commodities
Union Community Action, located at 202 E. Water St., in Farmerville will not distribute USDA commodities in the month of July due to lack of food. This service is expected to resume in October and the general public will be notified at that time.

Further information can be obtained by calling Sharon Simpson at 318-368-9606 or Louisiana Relay Service at 800-368-9666. UCAA is an “Equal Opportunity Employer/Program” and “Auxiliary Aid and Service” are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

ULM boosters to meet
The ULM booster meeting for Union and Lincoln parishes will be held July 27 at 6 p.m. at Lake D’Arbonne Country Club. The public is invited and there is no charge. For more information contact Robert Earle at 368-2247.

Bluegrass benefit set
A benefit for Nashville flood victim Lizzy Long will be held at the Willie Davis Recreation Center in Farmerville Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. til 5 p.m. There will be music, an auction and food.

Admission is a $10 donation. Donations can also be made to Lizzy Long by going to www.4lizzylong.blogspot.com or sending a check to: Elizabeth Long, Capitol One Bank, 800 Sterlington Rd., Monroe, La, 71203, or to any Capitol One Bank and write “Benefit Fund’’ in the memo space.

Account set up for Diel
A medical account for Gary L. Diel has been set up at Marion State Bank, OIB and Regions. The account No. at MSB is 1137190. Diel is battling a non-operable lung cancer and needs help with medical expenses.

For more information contact Anita Diel at 318-292-5919.