Old Enough To Remember Watergate?

In simple terms, the Watergate affair began June 17, 1972, when members of a group associated with President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign were caught burglarizing and planting listening devices in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Washington, DC’s Watergate complex.

CALLING IT HOME

Sunday night, I stayed up late hoping for the first news cast of the Israeli hostage release. By 2:30 am Monday, the release had not appeared on the news. There was a fear among some, the event would not happen for some reason. Could we trust Hamas?

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

We, at the SoFAB Research Center at Nunez Community College, have been fortunate enough to have been visited by a special group of volunteers.

in the garden

Persimmons Are Great Low Maintenance Fruit TreesDriving through the area I’m seeing loads of orange fruit, but it isn’t citrus. Thanks to last winter’s blizzard event, the citrus crop is very small this season.

FOR THE RECORD

As a service to its readers, The St. Bernard Voice reports arrests, sheri's reports and suits filed from the St. Bernard Parish area.

St. Bernard Parish Real Estate Transfers

August 5, 20252404 Bobwhite Drive, St. Bernard. Succession of Nellie Lezina Payne Teoulet to Infinite Investment Ventures LLC. $97,000.2028 Charles Drive, Chalmette. Taylor C. Henry, Karl P. Miller Jr. to Kaitlyn Nguyen, Dalton Chenevert. $275,000.8509-8511 Deerfield Drive, Chalmette. Franklin M.

WEEKLY

• Visitthe AnselM.StroudJr.MilitaryHistory& Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks Open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; last Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.• Weekly:AlcoholicsAnonymous12-Stepmeetings, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2825 Paris Rd.

WHO'S WHO & WHAT'S WHAT

Saint Bernard Catholic Church Pumpkin Patch Saint Bernard Catholic Church is hosting its 21st annual Pumpkin Patch on the grounds of Saint Bernard Church, in Saint Bernard Catholic Cemetery and in Iverson Hall, 2805 Bayou Road, St. Bernard, LA 70085. Admission is $3.

Mid-Breton Diversion Project Withdrawn by CPRA

On October 8, the St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) announced the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) had officially withdrawn its permit application for the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion.