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Beauregard Health System will hold a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Same Day Surgery Parking Lot, 600 S. Pine Street, DeRidder.

The LSU AgCenter and Beauregard Master Gardeners will start new Master Gardener in-person classes in January with the first class being a free orientation from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Rosepine Research Station, 176 Research Station Road in Leesville. 

The free orientation will cover the details of the class. To pre-register, send your request by email to khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu . 

The cost for the class will be $165.

Master Gardeners are AgCenter volunteers who receive horticultural training in weeds, insects, plant diseases, turf, vegetables, ornamental plants, and other related topics. These classes will end in April.

For more information about cost or other items, please contact Keith Hawkins, Area Horticulture Agent (AHA), 337.463.7006. Also, you may also obtain regular “green thumbs” updates from LSU AgCenter by sending your request by email to khawkins@agcenter.lsu.edu.

City Hall

C & B Community Organization will present the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in DeRidder with several events as follows:

On Sunday, Jan. 15, at 5:30 p.m., there will be a candlelight service and wreath ceremony beginning at the Beauregard Parish Courthouse, followed by a group march to flag plaza for the placing of the wreath ceremony.

On Monday, Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., there will be a continental breakfast at Cat’s Coffee and Creamery, and at noon, the annual community march will begin at DeRidder City Hall and conclude at Veterans Park. Lunch will follow at Veterans Park. 

For more information, call 337-348-1132 or 337-348-6054.

Beauregard Health System will host a free “Diabetes Management: Nutrition Strategies” informational session from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Same Day Surgery Conference Room at the hospital in DeRidder. Dietitian Missy Hennigan will lead the session. A light lunch will be provided. Call 337-462-7477 to RSVP.

Southwest Jazz will give their first concert of the 2023 season at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 at the War Memorial Civic Center, 250 West 7th Street, DeRidder. The concert is free. This is the group’s 10th season performing together locally. Come enjoy an evening of Jazz variety, performed by Southwest Louisiana musicians.

The Beauregard Council on Aging will have a live radio blanket drive at the agency’s office at 104 W. Port Street in DeRidder from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. The drive will be broadcast live on FM 92.7. BCOA will be accepting donations of blankets and small space heaters that they will provide to vulnerable seniors throughout Beauregard Parish to use in their homes. For more information, call Tina at 337-463-6578.

The Beauregard Christian Women’s Job Corps will hold “Soup for the Soul - Sowing Seeds of Hope” lunch fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the New Life Baptist Church at 3177 Hwy. 190 West in DeRidder.

There will be lunch, entertainment, door prizes and a silent auction. 

Tickets are $12 a person and are available to purchase at the Beauregard Baptist Association, First Baptist Church DeRidder, Curious Cargo and Grace Church.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Donations are welcome.

For more information, call 337-463-4451.