The Crowley Post-Signal from Crowley, Louisiana • 11

Sunday, November 19 Tkc Crowiey Past Sigeal 11 Area 4-HFFA Rabbit Show to be held in Crowley The Acadia Parish 4-11 rabbit club. ACBBA. will sponsor a I all Rabbit Show. The show will be held on Saturday. November 23 ai ihc Acadia Parish Mulu-Purpose Building in Crow ley.

The judging of anunals will start at 8:30 a.m. All entries should be called in by Friday. November 1 Contact Mr or Mrs. Lawrence Vincent at 788-3624 between the hours of 5-9 An entry fee of $1 per rabbit will be collected the morning of the show. There will be a class for each ARB A recognized breed and the judsing order will be posted the day of the show.

All rabbits must he permanently and legibly tattooed in the left ear in order to participate in this show. If you need further tnformauon about this Fall Rabhit Show, you can call either the Vincent Family or Mr. Lance Gauthicr Jr at the 4-H Office (318-788-8821). nfc ul 4 vw I Ross Head Start School celebrated Head THE held on Western Avenue. Each class and the Crowley Middle school Brass and flags.

Special guests included, Barney, Safety Pup, a Crowley fire truck Vj" i'L Wi mZ i s'' If WMzy rJ -n-y i 1 y- Start Awareness Weak with a parade THE POST SIGNAL Maranda Aguillard THE POST SIGNAL Kathy K. Duncan An aerospace demonstration was presented recently by Steve Culivan at Estherwood Elementary School. Mr. Culivan is a NASA Aerospace Educat Specialist assigned to Education Branch, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He is a member of a team of specialists employed by Oklahoma State University whose function is to acquaint the educational community with the role of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the exploration and development of air and space.

He presents aerospace demonstrations in Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee. He conducts aerospace education programs for teacher enhancement, professional education organizations, student classrooms and assemblies, educational television and civic groups. All students attended the demo in the school gym. He then visited the sixth and seventh grade classrooms where he showed a space video. He also showed the students samples of space food and students were encouraged to participate in a question and answer session.

THE POST SIGNAL Kathy K. Duncan Ross Head Start held a parade for Head Start Awareness In which Brian Mrs. Cynthia LeJeune left, is a student teacher in Mrs. Cheryl Fore- man first grade class at Estherwood Elementary Sphpot Mi. LeJeuneJ a Midland High School graduate and Is currently MenoWMcNeese O.JkW'PTr versity.

Cormier, Jr. led his class in his four Brian Cormier, Sr. to have a better government and better support for the people of the Republicans to cast State Central Committee POST SIGNAL Kathy K. Duncan iA participated with banners, hats Band. iti by four jeep decorated by his father, ,.1.

42nd District and the rest of state." 3d goal is to attend college and major in- A 1Mb ,4 1 i 'At -4 1 Vi'i IL 1 fl i-j-i Vs ii -w IS 'I I bn ballot for Helen "Blue" Garrett Mrs. Garrett is the mother of three children, Mrs. Cyril (Jerayne) Mehal of Lafayette, Paris Donald Garrett of Pasadena, Texas and Thomas J. Garrett III of Rayne. She has five grandchildren.

Frederick Gossen Jr. Frederick J. Gossen a Rayne businessman and a member of the Acadia Parish Republican Executive Committee, is a candidate for the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee. "My interest in getting involved in the operating body of the Republican Party is to narrow the differences between all conservatives," said Mr. Gossen.

"Our entire focus must remain on the goal of creating a more effective, less intrusive government, one that tends to the essentials of national defense, maintains and improves infrastructure and aides the truly needy and infinned, all the while encouraging and respecting individual and achievement i Mr. Gossen is co-founder of Citizens For Accountable Government (CAG), a bipartisan organization which informs the public on issues that affect business and the overall quality of life of people in Louisiana. Mr. Gossen is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Fred J. Gossen Sr. and the grandson of Henry J. Gossen, all of Rayne, the late Mrs. Rita Gossen and 1 vs, MMMIfe li 1 1 1 mmm :4 i7 'LT'M' Leonard Hensgens the late Mr.

and Mrs. George Larri-viere Sr. Leonard J. Hensgens Leonard J. "Lenny" Hensgens is a candidate for the Republican State Central Committee in District 42.

"I served on that committee at one time some years ago," said Mr. Hensgens. "I have been a Republican since 1979. Our Parish Chairman Senator Guy Gardiner has done a terrific job and he and I have worked to increase the Republican numbers in Acadia Parish. We feel like it looks good at this point, but there is a lot of work yet to be done.

I will continue to work to have a better Acadia Parish Republican "I want to serve the people of the 42nd District as a member of the State Central Committee. I am asking for your vote and support and we will work together to do what has to be done to have a stronger Republican Party in Lousiana. I will work Frederick Gossen, Jr. State Chairman in October 1994, a position he continues to hold. A priority of Mr.

Francis is to continue making the Republican Party grow. He is optimistic about the GOP's prospects here in Southwest Louisiana due to his run for state senate and serving as campaign chairman for Senator Tommy Casanova. 1 The owner of Fiancis Drilling Fluids, he and his wife, Diana, reside in Crowley where he is active in his church and community. They are the parents of two sons, Bryan and Mackey. Helen Blue Garrett Helen Blue Garrett of Rayne is a member of the Acadia Parish Republican For six years, Mrs.

Garrett served as committee chairman and has been an active member. Mrs. Garrett served as the District Caucus recording secretary in 1987. She has also served as a colonel on the staff of Governor David C. Trecn and as financial chairman in the City of Rayne.

Mrs. Garrett was the Acadia Parish Chairman for the Bush-Quayle Victory '88 Campaign. 4. Mrs. Garrett was elected as a delegate to the Republican convention in 1982, 1991 and 1994.

She was also elected as a delegate to the national convention in 1984 and as an alternate delegate in 1987. Mike Francis EDITOR'S NOTE: Registered Republicans will be able to cast their ballots on Tuesday for two of the four candidates vying for the Republican State Central Committee. Only registered Republicans will be able to vote for these candidates. From Staff Report i Four Acadia Parish residents are vying to become part of the Republican State Central Committee. These residents include Mike Francis of Crowley, Helen Blue Garrett of Rayne, Frederick Gossen Jr.

of Rayne and Leonard J. 'T-enny" Hensgens of Crowley. The Republican State Central Committee for District 42 includes the areas of Crowley, Rayne, Esther-wood, Midland, Mermentau, Morse and the rest of Acadia Parish south of Bayou Plaquemine and two precincts in the western portion of Lafayette Parish in the areas of Duson and Scott. Mike Francis Mike Francis, a Crowley businessman, is seeking re-election to the Republican State Central Committee. He was first elected to the committee in November 1992 and later that year he was appointed as the GOP's state finance chairman.

Mr. Francis held that position until he was elected the Republican Party THE POST SIGNAL Kathy K. Duncan Crowley High School Future Homemakers of America (FHA) Sweetheart and Beau are Tanisha Mott and Marcus Wilridge. Miss Mott is the daugfKm tar of Wayne Mott, Sr. and Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Pitre. Tanisha is a senior biiu ueiuuya mi. tion oapusi unurcn. sne is a member of FBLA, Students for Christ, Peerieader and is presently serving as FHA historians Tanisha is also a 1 997 Delta Deb.

a member of the CHS ftiris Raeirathaii team and Track Team. Her future -V euuuauon. wimage is tne son ot waiter Sampson, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs.

Wayne Williams. Marcus is a senior and belongs to Jerusalem Baptist Church. In addition to being a member of FHA, he is a member of the CHS Boys Basketball, Football and Track teams. His future goal is to attend college and perhaps play professional football. He is considering eiiymeeiiiiy anu coauning as possiDie alternatives..