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YEARS AGO

News Staff
Thursday, March 28, 2024
25 YEARS AGO • Sonny and Jewell Knobloch and Rene and Betty Dauterive have just returned from an adventurous cruise around Cape Horn. They set out from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ended in Santiago, Chile.
Participating schools in the showcase include: Arabi Elementary, Arlene Meraux Elementary, Chalmette Elementary, JF Gauthier Elementary, Joseph Davies Elementary, Lacoste Elementary, and W. Smith Junior Elementary.

Participating schools in the showcase include: Arabi Elementary, Arlene Meraux Elementary, Chalmette Elementary, JF Gauthier Elementary, Joseph Davies Elementary, Lacoste Elementary, and W. Smith Junior Elementary.

Second Annual Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard to be Held on April 24

News Staff
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Goat in the Road Productions (GRP) and the Meraux Foundation are excited to announce the second annual Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard Parish on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Nunez Community College Auditorium (3710 Paris Rd., Chalmette).

YEARS AGO

News Staff
Thursday, March 21, 2024
25 YEARS AGO • Our Lady of Prompt Succor Parish School recently announced that eighth grader Patrick Fecke and fifth grader Ashlie Juan have been named 1998-99 Students of the Year. • The new owners of the old Hayes Dairy building on St.
The Patriots from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic School in Chalmette won the City Championship for senior boys basketball in the Catholic School Athletic League Monday. Shown in the front row, from left: Michael Warden, Beckett Christoffer, Colby Duncan, and Liam Perez. In the back row, from left: Coach Terry Christoffer, Britt DeBlonde, Jai Williams, Brayden Mitchell, Pacey DeBlonde, and Coach Dirck Duncan. Mrs. Scheuermann is the team moderator.

The Patriots from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic School in Chalmette won the City Championship for senior boys basketball in the Catholic School Athletic League Monday. Shown in the front row, from left: Michael Warden, Beckett Christoffer, Colby Duncan, and Liam Perez. In the back row, from left: Coach Terry Christoffer, Britt DeBlonde, Jai Williams, Brayden Mitchell, Pacey DeBlonde, and Coach Dirck Duncan. Mrs. Scheuermann is the team moderator.

Undefeated OLPS Senior Boys Basketball Team Wins City Championship

News Staff
Thursday, March 21, 2024
The undefeated Patriots from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic School in Chalmette won the Conference Play-offs and then the City Championship for senior boys basketball in the Catholic School Athletic League. “It was an amazing season,” Athletic Director Kathy Scheuermann said.

CALLING IT HOME: Time May Be Short But It Keeps Going

Jimmy Delery
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Over the past decade, I have shared many times of personal joy and sorrow within the St. Bernard community. Recently after writing a memorial for a lady who lived a long and good life into her late nineties, I realized there is a time stamp on everyone.

POINT OF VIEW: Sicilian Heritage

Ron Chapman
Thursday, March 14, 2024
As mentioned in an earlier article Jim Delery, Liz Williams of the Southern Food Beverage Museum, and I are putting together a two-day celebration highlighting our Sicilian community’s contributions to St. Bernard and the region.
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