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Zachary Post • Tuesday, March 31, 2015 • Vol. 10, No. 13 • Published Weekly • Circulation 16,000 • zacharypost.com © 2015

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Have a Joyous EasterThis Sunday is my 40th birthday, but more importantly it is Eas-

ter Sunday. It is a time for us to reflect as Christians on the gift the Lord Jesus gave all of us who believe in Him. It is very easy for us to neglect the importance and meaning of this holiday, and become ab-sorbed with the commercial aspects of candy, bunnies and eggs, and for me I could easily become overindulged celebrating my middle-aged milestone.

Don’t misunderstand my intent, as a father of four young children, husband to a wonderful wife, as well as your local small community newspaper owner - there is nothing wrong with the Easter Bunny and celebration, but I believe that it is important to understand the importance of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as central to the Christian faith.

Without the resurrection, our Christian faith would be just wish-ful thinking, no better than human philosophies and speculative religions. In fact, the noted seventeenth-century philosopher John Locke, some of whose ideas were incorporated into the Declaration of Independence, wrote, “Our Savior’s resurrection is truly of great importance in Christianity, so great that His being or not being the Messiah stands or falls with it.”

More so than Christmas or any other holiday, Easter is what Chris-tianity is all about. Without the resurrection there is no hope. With it, even death has no sting. Jesus spoke to his disciples about His sufferings and death: “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again” (Mark 8:31).

Paul knew that without the resurrection our salvation could not have been possible (1 Corinthians 15). He was also convinced a per-son couldn’t be saved without believing in the resurrection of Jesus: “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved” (Ro-mans 10:9).

It is important to remember that Paul, the other apostles, and ev-ery leader in the early church continually proclaimed Christ’s res-urrection as the culmination of His ministry. Those men were so captivated by the significance of the resurrection that they could not help but preach it. And that should be our attitude today. The good news of Christ’s birth is only trumped by the great news of his death, burial and resurrection.

This Holy Week, take some extra time to reflect on the greatest gift God ever gave us, His son, and through Him eternal life. Go to a church, or celebrate in your own personal way.

And this Sunday, if you would like to celebrate my 40th birthday with me, I could receive no better present than if you would join me at Zachary Community Church located 4455 Church Street. The Easter Service begins at 11:00 a.m. I’m the guy sitting on the right side of the church, with four kids, a gorgeous wife, and little more grey on my head than I had last year. Come say hello and sit with us!

Happy Easter.

Daniel Duggan, PublisherCouncil, Mayor at Odds Over Smart Growth, Master PlanBy Jen Bayhi-Gennaro

The Mayor and Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. May-or Amrhein was present but not feeling well, so Mayor Pro Tempore Brandon Noel mostly presided over the meeting.

The issue comprising most of the meeting was that of the resubdivision and rezoning of the vacant land adja-cent to Zachary Parkside Apartments, owned by Maestri-Murrell Inc., which came out of Planning & Zoning with a favorable recommendation. Lawrence Maestri took the podium to answer

than the current zoning of urban center (UC), which is essentially commercial on the bottom with apartments on the top. To be clear, Maestri-Murrell is try-ing to get the lots rezoned to RU, to put 40 residential units of the same de-sign on the property. Mayor Amrhein pointed out that with the current zon-ing of UC, they as owners are free to put up a shell of commercial space on the bottom just to get it passed through the Council, and put 60-80 more apart-ments on top of it.

“We don’t want to do that,” Maestri

questions from the council members. After a brief discussion, Councilman Tommy Womack made a recommen-dation to accept the site plan review for Zachary Parkside. But in a vote that stunned representatives from the firm, as well as a few members of the audi-ence, the motion failed in a 3-2 vote, with Councilmen Brandon Noel and Ben Cavin, and Councilwoman Laura O’Brien, voting no.

When asked for an explanation from Maestri, Councilman Noel of-fered his first, stating that the future intended use is commercial suburban (CS), and he thinks that’s a better fit

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Easter!

Celebrate Palm Sunday (March 29th)

8:15am Palm Sunday Cantata—”Behold, The Lamb” Featuring an outstanding vocal and instrumental presentation

9:15am Children’s Eggstravaganza For Pre-K to 4th grade: crafts, games, egg hunt and more!

10:30am Palm Sunday Cantata—”Behold, The Lamb” Featuring an outstanding vocal and instrumental presentation

Easter Sunday (April 5th) 9:00am Traditional Easter Service

10:00am Sunday School For All Ages

11:00am Pathway Contemporary Service (New!) We kickoff our brand new contemporary service in our recently updated Fellowship Hall

Zachary United Methodist Church 4205 Church Street, next to Zachary High School

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State Rep. Havard Plans District 62 Day at the CapitolBy Patricia Stallman

State Representative Kenny Ha-vard is organizing a District 62 Day at the Capitol for May 5. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the pentagon barracks courtyard next to the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge.

The plan is to give members of the legislature and their families a taste of all that the Felicianas and Zachary have to offer, including historic sites, excellent cuisine and wines, festivals and historic events, shops, parks, sports, arts, music, and hotels, inns, and bed and breakfasts.

Havard has invited the Cham-bers of Commerce from both East and West Feliciana and from Zach-ary and all of the tourism groups in his district. He has also invited the mayors of Zachary and the Felici-anas or their representatives and all other elected officials, including school board and police jury mem-bers. Feliciana Cellars of Jackson will offer samples of its wine, and several St. Francisville restaurants have already agreed to provide sam-ples of their unmatched-anywhere cuisine.

Havard’s Legislative Assistant Diane R. Womack says, “We would love to see any restaurant, shop, bed and breakfast, plantation home, deli, RV park, bee keeper, winery, artist, author, musician, band, golf shop or

golf course, or any other business the owner would like to showcase at the Capitol, businesses that say, ‘Come see what District 62 has to offer.’ ”

Participants should bring a tent and a table, Womack says, to set up their display.

East Feliciana Chamber of Com-merce Director Audrey Faciane and West Feliciana Chamber Direc-tor Kerry Everitt are busy contact-ing possible participants, including those who wish to provide bro-chures describing their offerings.

Those who would like to take part may contact Faciane at 225-634-7155, Everitt at 225-635-6717, or Womack at 225-634-7470.

Womack asks that businesses and groups inform her by April 30

of their intention to participate so that she can provide space for ev-eryone.

Publisher’s Note: State Represen-tative Kenny Havard of District 62 would like to announce that he has not yet awarded his Tulane Legisla-tive Scholarship.

If you have already applied and been accepted to attend Tulane in the 2015-2016 school year and are inter-ested in applying for Rep. Havard’s Scholarship the deadline to apply to his office will be April 9, 2015 at 3:30.

Please send your letter of request with a copy of your resume to his of-fice at P. O. Box 217, Jackson, Loui-siana 70748 or email them to [email protected].

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ZMALA to Hold Open House with New Owner

ZMALA Owner/ Instructor Zachariah Cloonan performs an intricate aerial roundhouse kick at his facilities located at 2060 Church Street.

By Daniel DuGGan

As a student at Zachary Martial Arts and Leadership Academy several years ago, Zachariah Cloonan helped then owner and head instructor Kevin Hinote lay the groundwork for an in-novative Taekwondo program for Zachary youth and families interested in learning “the way of the hand and foot.”

“I went to Mr. Hinote and told him that I wanted to help him double the size of his school,” Cloonan recount-ed. Then, at 16 years old, became not only a Black Belt, but also an instruc-tor of kids in the program.

Shortly following his tenure as an instructor, Cloonan had the opportu-nity to train with an Eighth Degree

Black Belt in Colorado to further his knowledge of the martial arts. In Tae-kwondo an Eighth-degree Black Belt is the second highest achievement holding a Chief Master Title, the only higher rank is Ninth Degree Black Belt. There can only be one Grand Master that holds the Ninth Degree Black Belt rank at a given time.

Soon after his sabbatical in Colo-rado, Cloonan came back to Louisiana and ZMALA to once again help Hi-note with his school, but this time he was a seasoned second-degree black belt, quickly approaching his third de-gree rank.

In January of this year, Kevin Hi-note was hired by the LSU Police force


StEP: Student Entrepreneur Summer Program Seeks Participants

By carla SiBille

Louisiana North Alumni As-sociation, Inc., and the Louisi-ana Small Business Development Center at Southern University have partnered to develop our re-gion’s next generation of business owners and community leaders through a summer Student Entre-preneur Program. StEP is for stu-dents who have an idea or product that they believe will succeed in the marketplace. Organizers en-courage students to apply, no mat-ter where they might be in the de-velopment process.

StEP will teach students how to create, build and grow a suc-cessful business and will conclude with a business pitch competition, with winners receiving additional support to bring their business to market. Sessions will take place June 6, June 13 and June 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Small Busi-

ness Development Center, 616 Harding Boulevard, on Southern University’s Baton Rouge cam-pus. Business development ex-perts will lead the sessions.

StEP is free to students chosen to participate.

Limited slots are available for students who reside in the commu-nities of Baker, Central, East and West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, North Baton Rouge, and Zach-ary and who will enter grades 9 through 12 during the 2015–2016 academic year.

Interested students should complete and submit a StEP appli-cation by April 6, 2015. Applica-tions are available at local librar-ies, chamber offices, and school offices or by email at [email protected]. All application materials will remain confidential.

Katelyn Hardin, senior at Zachary High School, was recently recognized with the St. Timothy award by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, which repre-sents the highest level of recognition for a diocese to confer to a junior or senior in high school. The St. Timothy award serves as acknowledgement for outstanding youth who are living as a disciple of Christ setting positive example, exhibiting Catholic moral integrity, demonstrating gospel values through service to others and participat-ing in Christian leadership throughout their parish, school and community.


Local artist Merriann Hornsby donated an original painting of the Zachary Train De-pot to Mayor Amrhein and Councilmembers Ben Cavin and Brandon Noel for display at City Hall. It was at the Fall Art Crawl in October that this painting caught the eye of Mayor Amrhein. Thank you for your generous donation to the City of Zachary.

Zachary Summer Youth Softball Registration Now Open

Registration for Summer Youth Softball at Zachary Youth Park will be-gin March 30th – April 19th. Registration forms are available at the park, 1650 Mt. Pleasant Road, from 7:00 to 4:30 Monday –Thursday or you can register online at www.zysoftball.org.

Ages groups are: 8U, 10U, 12U, & 16U. For more information con-tact Diane LeBlanc, Assistant Park Director, City of Zachary Youth Park (225)654-6529.

The Zachary Athletic Foundation is holding its fundraising golf tourna-ment Monday, April 6. Depending on the number of teams, a shotgun start at 8 a.m. or 1 p.m. will kick off the golf scramble at Copper Mill Golf Club in Zachary. Cost to enter is $100 per person or $400 for teams of four. All mul-ligans are included in registration fees. All proceeds benefit sports in Zach-ary schools through the Zachary Athletic Foundation. Food and refreshments will be provided, but teams and/or players must enter soon by emailing names of players, tee time preferred, sponsor information if applicable and contact name/number to Chrissy Ashford at chrissy.ashford@ zacharyschools.org. Hole sponsorships are available for $100 and $50, and businesses can do-nate a door prize, sponsor a team or make a donation to ZAF by contacting Ashford. Entry fees can be paid the day of the tournament or dropped off in advance at Zachary High School at the Academic Athletic building. Checks must be made payable to Zachary Athletic Foundation.

Zachary Athletic Foundation Golf Scramble Set for April 6


Sudden Impact Teaches ZHS Students the Dangers of Impaired DrivingBy Daniel DuGGan

The Baton Rouge Sudden Im-pact team conducted a mock crash at Zachary High School Wednes-day morning. Over 700 students learned about the lifelong conse-quences associated with impaired driving.

The Troopers from Louisiana State Police partnered with Zach-ary Police, Fire and Rescue for the common cause of making our road-ways safer. With particular focus on young drivers, the officials are working together to decrease seri-ous injuries and deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes through edu-cational outreach.

The Sudden Impact program was designed to prevent fatalities and injuries from driving impaired, distracted, and/or unrestrained. The program employs a multi-disciplinary approach to educate and offer alternatives to risk-taking behaviors that often result in death or injury. The program provides dramatic reenactment testimony to the ramifications of driving while impaired from a medical, law en-forcement and victim perspective. The daylong program, specifically targeting high school students, was conducted on site at Zachary High’s Bronco Field placing the teens in a crash environment, while providing education on laws, deci-

sions, communication, and impair-ment. Troopers, trauma prevention specialists, and nurses talked to the students about the importance of seat belt use and the dangers of distracted and impaired driving.

Sudden Impact has been pre-sented for over 15 years in the Ba-

ton Rouge area by Louisiana State Police. This program has been hugely successful and has received numerous awards and positive feedback.

The majority of fatal crashes in-vestigated last year across the state involved impaired drivers and un-restrained occupants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle crashes accounted for 43% of unintentional deaths in Louisiana alone.

Making good decisions in a ve-hicle often means the difference

between life and death. Troopers, nurses and doctors see the devas-tating effects poor decisions have every day. These poor decisions not only affect the individual making the decision, but everyone involved, including family and friends.

To find out more information about the Sudden Impact Program including Mock Crashes, Parent Presentations, and School Partici-pation, contact your local LSP Pub-lic Information Officer and visit the Sudden Impact Louisiana Facebook page.


stressed. “I’m not trying to squeeze ev-ery drop of blood out of the turnip. I’m trying to do what’s best for the commu-nity. And protect our investment. It’s a lot better than what you are forcing me to do,” he said.

“I’m not forcing you to do any-thing,” Councilman Cavin said. “I’m willing to go against the Master Plan in certain instances. From what I see you meet UDC requirements. This plan does not conform to the Master Plan and the future use,” Cavin said, adding that he thinks the impact of those most directly affected by the zoning change would be negative.

“If you force me to do commercial you’re going to affect those people liv-ing there,” Maestri argued. “Commer-cial would be a disaster for the people who live in these apartments. If you’ve got commercial you’ve got bars, res-taurants, traffic at all hours of the night, horns blowing…we are trying to cre-ate a quiet community in that area,” he said.

“We are vulnerable to the school system,” O’Brien said. “The school can’t handle additional kids in that manner,” she said, referring to the fact that apartment dwellers don’t pay prop-erty tax that fuels our schools. Maestri argued that they are one of the biggest contributors to the tax system, paying over $250,000 annually. “Your tax is no better than mine,” O’Brien said.

An agitated Mayor Amrhein ad-dressed everyone, saying they have had people coming from all over the country trying to put in apartments. “I wanted someone I could put my hands on to go fix a problem if we had one. They have proven over time they are not going to do anything to the detri-ment of our city. If we are going to do stuff I would rather do it with people that have a proven track record. I don’t vote, but at the end of the day it even-tually becomes my problem. I would rather have someone I could put my hands on, and quickly, then have some-one that doesn’t care about our com-munity. I think we need to be careful.”

“You’re going to force me to build what I don’t want to build,” Maestri said. “I’m like Jerry Maguire. Help me help you. All I want is 40. I could do more,” he said.

Murrell explained their firm bought the 73-acre property 10 years ago and devised their own master plan for the site before Zachary had a master plan. They wanted retail so put in the CVS, they donated land to BREC to have a family area, they did a business park. They discounted land $100,000 so they could help out with the baseball park. “We pay $250,000 a year in Zachary taxes,” Maestri said. “We are trying to better the interests of those in our apart-ments. By putting commercial there, it’s going to create a not safe environ-ment for the people who live there,” he said, adding that he doesn’t under-stand how adding these 40 apartment units, which are the same as those that are already there, is a bad thing when the Council would instead accept them putting retail on the bottom and signifi-cantly more apartments on top of it.

After extended discussion, debate and side conversations among the council members, it was decided to es-sentially recall the vote and table both the planning and zoning issues with the apartments until the next meeting. As of press time, the council had plans to meet with Maestri-Murrell and school board members, as well as see the out-come of the March 28 tax vote before proceeding.

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Zachary Rotary Hosts Dixon Correctional’s Pen PalsBy JameS ronalD SkainS

Dixon Correctional Center Offi-cer John Smith appeared before the Zachary Rotary Club to highlight Dixon’s nationally recognized Kennel Program.

“Our kennel program, officially named Pen Pals Inc., in reality is a Dog and Cat Shelter and Adoption Center,’’ Smith told the Zachary Post. “The Shelter is located on the grounds of Dixon Correctional located on Hwy. 68 in Jackson.”

“The incident that triggered our current Pen Pals Program was Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005. More than 50,000 animals were abandoned by their owners in New Orleans as the owners fled to safety. Most people believed they would be returning to their homes within a couple of days to take care of their pets. However, as we now know, it was weeks before they were able to return home. Some of the animals were left tied to fences while others were trapped inside houses that flooded.”

“Rescuers of the animals were overwhelmed by the scope of all the animals in need for survival. The Louisiana Department of Pub-lic Safety and Corrections, through Dixon Correctional Institute, pro-vided housing for the animals. During the height of the problem, probably 450-500 dogs and cats were housed at Dixon. We tried to make a positive out of a tragic situation,” Colonel John C. Smith said in elaborating about the tough times after Hurricane Katrina.

“A makeshift animal clinic

was set up. Inmates were quickly trained in taking care of animals of all types, shapes and sizes. Out of the necessity of taking care of this huge number of homeless an-imals, a vision was born. In re-sponse to this tragedy along the Gulf Coast hit by Katrina, a part-nership agreement was reached between the Humane Society of United States (HSUS), the Loui-siana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Dixon Correctional Center. “

“The agreement was that a per-manent and emergency temporary animal shelter was established on the grounds of the Dixon prison. HSUS obtained a grant in the amount of $600,000 to fund the construction of the animal facili-ties. Dixon prison inmates manned the facilities on a day to day basis, learning how to take care of the animals, as well as to groom them. LSU Vet School students received comprehensive training in treat-ing illnesses and injuries these animals may have obtained before reaching the shelter.”

“It’s a win-win situation way for all parties,” Colonel Smith emphasized. “The animals have a great temporary home before they are adopted out. The LSU Vet School students get a lot of first-hand experience in taking care of animals. The incarcerated peo-ple learn a new skill as they are trained to take care of the animals, as well as to assist the Vet School students.”

“The Pen Pals operation is a

“not for profit” operation. The money for day-to-day operations that include such things as provid-ing food and other necessities are totally funded through donations. The permanent animal shelter that is in full operation is known offi-cially as Pen Pals, Inc., Dog and Cat Shelter and Adoption Center. We are a “no kill center” which means that we need adoptions for all the animals as they move through the operation.”

All dogs and cats are spayed or neutered and are vaccinated before being adopted out. There is a $40 donations fee for anyone to adopt an animal from Pen Pals. There are approximately 80 dogs and 20 cats awaiting adoption cur-rently at Pen Pals. Currently only animals from the Felicianas are being accepted into the shelter; however, anyone can adopt in the Baton Rouge Metro area.

“When the shelter facilities were first set up, I was put in charge of the operation because of my experience in the Navy as a dog handler,” Colonel Smith, who was accompanied to the Rotary meeting by his associate, Bran-don Jensen acknowledged. “While in the Navy, I handled a drug and bomb sniffing dog. One of my du-ties was to work through the nu-clear submarines before they left

port for drug and bombs. It was serious business.”

“The Pen Pals Shelter is not funded by the State of Louisiana, but from donations and grants. At Dixon, we have the Youth Of-fender Program which is known as YOP. Once a Youth Offender earns his GED, he becomes eligible to work in the Pen Pals program.”

“Many people ask me what are the characteristics of a search dog,” Colonel Smith stated. “One of the standard features on a sniff and search do is a long nose. The long nose is characteristic of a dog that that has the ability to sniff. The mental attitude of the dog is also important. If they are curi-ous, always wanting to sniff their surroundings and are very active, these types of dogs usually make good search dogs. Labs, Shep-herds and Belgian Mawes usually make good search dogs. However, I’ve seen mixed breeds do real well. If the dog, no matter the breed, is “prey-driven,” they stand a good chance of becoming a good search dog.”

For more information, you can contact Pen Pals at 225.634.6051 at Dixon or by mail at P.O. Box 788 in Jackson, LA 70748. They are also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PenPalsinc-AnimalShelter.


Lane RMC Recognized as a Gold Level Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart AssociationLane Regional Medical Center

has recently been recognized as a Gold Level Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association’s initiative for promoting physical ac-tivity and health in the workplace.

This is the fourth consecutive year Lane has been chosen for this prestigious award.

“As a Gold Level Fit-Friendly Company, Lane has demonstrated a strong commitment to providing a healthy workplace for employ-ees,” said Melissa Landry, Director of Food and Nutritional Services. “We have many options in place for everyone to enjoy, such as monthly wellness seminars, on-site walking routes, annual employee health risk

assessments, online tracking tools, and healthy food choices in the caf-eteria and vending machines.”

“Lane Regional should be ap-plauded,” said Jody Dake, Events Specialist with the Capital Area American Heart Association. “Fit-Friendly Companies see greater changes and healthier employees, which is a win-win for everyone.”

The mission of Lane’s “Live Well, Work Well” Wellness Program is to create a culture of wellness for the hospital employees and to encourage the staff and the public to make healthy lifestyle choices. Wellness Committee members pictured left to right: Dana Bellefontaine, Delores Sutton, Shelton Anthony, Melissa Landry and David Broussard.


Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Doiron of St. Ga-briel are pleased to announce the engage-ment of their daughter Megan Alyce Doiron to Trevor Malcolm Stubbs. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly of Pride and Mr. and Mrs. Lannie Pino of Baton Rouge. The couple will marry on July 24, 2015. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Victoria Danna and the late Mr. Anthony Danna, Sr. of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Nor-ma Doiron and the late Mr. Ludrich Doiron of White Castle. She is a graduate of St. Jo-seph’s Academy and holds a Master of Sci-ence Degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University. She is a financial analyst at Regions Financial Corporation.

Her fiance is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Stubbs of Pride, Mrs. Vivian Kel-ly and the late Mr. Leonard Kelly of Zach-ary, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Byron

Pino of Baton Rouge. He is a graduate of Central Private School and received his bachelor degree from Louisiana State University. He became a Doctor of Medicine after graduation from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Cen-ter School of Medicine in New Orleans and is now completing his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

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All About Self Storage5553 Groom Rd Baker, LA 70714

Below is a description of property that will be auctioned to the highest bidder for unpaid rent in accordance with LA RS: 4759. The auction will be held on Tuesday the 14th day of April, 2015, at 9:30 am. The auction will take place at:

All About Storage & All About II Storage5553 Groom Rd. 310 Main StBaker LA, 70714 Baker, La 70714

Attn: Anthony, Rose unit # 502 & unit 503Attn: Grafton, Sara unit # 193 & unit #348Attn: Phillips, Linda unit # 162Attn: Sawyer, Ledale unit# 340Attn: Oxley, Jazma unit #926Attn: Jones, Kevin unit #868Attn: Bell, Portia unit #812

The Public is welcome to attend. Payment will be in cash only. Items will include household items miscellaneous furniture. We will have a minimum bid on all units and we reserve the right to refuse any bid. Thank you, Management

Stubbs and Doiron Announce Engagement CMES February Star Students

The following students were chosen as February Star Students at CMES. They are chosen because they model the CMES Code. We will do our best, we will honor others, we will act responsibly, we will operate with honesty. Front row, left to right: Madison Washington, Catherine Norris, D’Mikal Walker, Denijah Jones, Caitlyn Powell, Malai-nah Green, Madalyn Helmke, Shaniya Collins. 2nd row, left to right: Seth Savario, Ki-ley Phillips, Yhati Washington, Kale Bordelon, Bailey Liner, Macy Hays, Jadyn Variste, Joshua Matthews, Ashton Hull, Bryce Marcantel, Isaiah Lawson, 3rd row, left to right:Michaela Doiron, Logan Fletcher, Tate Bell, Susanna Iannitelli, Destiny Blount, Shana Fowler, Autumn Station, Jack Dunford, Alexis Howard, Ian Pope. 4th row, left to right:Myles Gray, Amaiyah Collier, Emma Benedict, Kaylie Landry, Hannah Brown, Rylee Watkins, Connor Sink, Aiden Bowen, David Roche, Kenson Tate, Brandon Castillo.


BUSINESS DIRECTORY | CLASSIFIEDS ClassifiedsFOR SALE. The Bluffs- beautiful on course golf villa 2,046 living area furnished all appliances many amenities call 985.804.1336 serious inquiries only!FIREWOOD FOR SALE. $150 per half cord-green or seasoned. Have some pit wood. Call (225) 721-7134.Help Wanted. Experienced Trim Carpenter needed. Must have own transportation and pass a drug test. Call (225) 301-2220.Zachary area dental office seeking a hard working, reliable dental/office assistant. Please email resume to [email protected] TEXACO LLC. d/b/a BAKER TEXACO is applying to the Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of low alcohol content at retail in the Parish of East Baton Rouge at the following address: 790 MAIN ST BAKER LA 70714 BAKER TEXACO LLC MEMBER: JOHN A. 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to be a full time officer on campus. “Mr. Hinote approached me and asked me if I would be interested in buying the school,” Cloonan said. “I took over in February, and we are in the process of expanding our services.”

“Our classes begin with children as young as 3 years old and continue into adulthood. My goal is to build a large instructor base of student-instructors. My emphasis is to create a strong lead-ership pool in the Zachary area. Just like I was, I want instructors to begin teaching at 16 years old.”

ZMALA currently operates classes Monday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at its location in front of Leblanc’s Grocery Store at 2060 Church Street in Zachary. They offer Tiny Tiger Classes for 3 to 6 year olds, Karate for Kids for 7 to 16 years olds, and Adult classes for everyone over 17 years of age.

ZMALA is affiliated with the American Taekwondo Association (ATA). Songahm Taekwondo is the style of martial arts practiced at ATA affiliated schools. Songahm means “Pine Tree and Rock.” According to the organization, the term Songahm

itself represents “Evergreen strength the year round, long life and a symbol of unchanging human loyalty” as rep-resented by the pine tree and the rock. Soon Ho Lee gave the name, Son-gahm, and its meaning to his brother, Haeng Ung Lee years before H.U. Lee founded the ATA. In the ATA, the student is compared to a growing pine tree, from a seed (white belt) to a massive tree (black belt). According to the ATA, practitioners of Songahm Taekwondo study poome sae (forms, a preset combination of offensive and defensive techniques, designed to sim-ulate self-defense techniques being used upon multiple opponents), gyeo-roo-gi (sparring), one-steps (scripted sparring segments), self-defense, board breaking, weapons, and leader-ship.

Cloonan says he anticipates ex-panding to six days a week within the next few months.

ZMALA will be holding an open house for interested or returning stu-dents this Saturday, April 4 from noon to 4:00 p.m. at their dojo at 2060 Church Street. There will be several instructors on hand performing board breaks, forms, special kicks, and com-petition stances. For more information on classes call 225-436-4198.

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