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St. Alphonsus students presented the annual Christmas Gala for family and friends on Friday, December 5, 2008. Each grade level was responsible for a part of the program depicting a special aspect of Christmas. Special thanks are extended to all who gave their time and talent in making this event yet another memorable one for St. Alphonsus.

Leah LeSage puts finishing touches on the Christmas Tree in the foyer of the Family Center for the annual Christmas Gala.

The following CMS students were “Caught Being Great” for the months of November and December.
Congratulations the these students.

6th grade: Kendall Russell and Brennan Fontenot
7th grade: Gary Triplett and Gabe Kennedy
8th grade: Macee Watts and Brittany Johnson

The 30th Kinsley Tournament was a great success. Even though
snow caused the games scheduled for Thursday to be played Friday with
Friday and Saturday’s games played Saturday starting at 10am, it all went
well. The Basketball Team would like to say thank you to all the
businesses and local officials who sponsored the tournament and to the
Kinsley Family for their support.

Results:
Semifinals:
Zachary 75 Natchitoches-Central 65 in Overtime
Central 46 St. Michael 36

Championship Game:
Central 62 Zachary 57

All Tournament Team- Romeo Domino(Broadmoor), Duece Coon(Redemptorist),
Johnell Reams(Walker), Rondald Bryant(Woodlawn), Jared Constant(St.
Michael), Gary Payton(Natch-Central),
Phillip Carey, Sirron Tenent – Zachary
Josh Veals, Wes Briscoe – Central

Special Awards presented by Mrs. Sue Don Kinsley
Sportmanship Awards – Brock Poydras – Central
Tim White – Zachary

Best Defensive Player – Mason Legget Zachary
MVP – Danny Sumner Central
Coaches Award – Wes Watts Central

The Central Community School Board met tonight at 6:00PM at Kristenwood.  The board received the Finance Committee report which indicates that the System will be posting a $741,000 surplus instead of the anticipated $166,000.  This surplus becomes part of the fund balance that school system needs to maintain in order to survive financially in emergencies such as hurricanes.

In addition to this good news, the school board had the privelege of recognizing many outstanding students and student athletes.  The students receiving academic letter jackets were honored for their achievement.  The swim, volleyball, cross-country and football teams were commended by the board for their accomplishments.

The board also awarded Russell Starns for his leadership as president of the school board for its first two years.  Mr. Falk and Sharon Browning, the new board president, presented Mr. Starns with a plaque thanking him for his dedication.

First Student, the company operating the busses for the school system, reported on the improvements made in response to the complaints they received during the fall semester.  Radios have been installed in all busses, an employee involvement committee has been formed, bus routes have been changed to improve student safety, and a new manager has been put in charge of the operation.  The board and the fairly large contingent of the community in attendance seemed satisfied with the improvements.  Additionally, digital video cameras will be installed in all busses over the next year to improve safety.

Mr Faulk also asked that teachers and who receive stipends as coaches and sponsors receive additional compensation when athletic seasons are extended due to the success of the teams leading to playoff appearances.  This change will apply to the entire 2008-2009 school year.

The school board attorney reported that several suits had been decided in the supreme court.  One suit will force EBR Parish to remit $1.7 million in disputed ad-valorem taxes to the Central School System.  Once these fundes are recsived, they will become a part of the reserves of the school system.  Additionally, another court decision forces the EBP System to turn over to Central 31 busses that were in use servicing Central students prior to Central withdrawing from the EBR Parish school system.

The board then excused the public and went into executive session to discuss an alleged personl injury claim of Carlos Williams.

Incident : Burglary of a Business
12/15/2008
Location: 6655 Sullivan Rd.
Incident Date & Time: 12/15/08, 00:28
File Number: 08-91524
Investigator: Detective M. Abernathy
On December 15, 2008 at approximately 00:28 hours, Deputies responded to an alarm at 6655 Sullivan Rd., the location of Cactus Cafe. On arrival, Deputies observed that unknown subject(s) had broken out the glass located on the front door and gained entrance to the building. The subject or subjects responsible for the damage fled the area prior to deputies arrival. A representative from the business advised nothing appeared to be missing at this time.
Anyone with information concerning this matter is ask to call the Sheriff’s Office at 389-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

Incident : Burglary of a Business
12/15/2008
Location: 14455 Wax Rd.
Incident Date & Time: 12/15/08, 00:17
File Number: 08- 91522
Investigator: Detective T. Pitre
On December 15, 2008 at approximately 00:17 Deputies responded to an alarm at 14455 Wax Rd.#H, the location of Subway restaurant. On arrival, Deputies observed that unknown subject or subjects had broken out the glass located on the front door to gain entrance to the building. Once inside, the subject(s) stole the cash drawer that contained no money.
Anyone with information concerning this matter is ask to call the Sheriff’s Office at 389-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

INCIDENT: BURGLARY OF A BUSINESS

12/11/08, 0500 hrs

Location: Smooch My Pooch, Magnolia Bridge Rd

On December 11, 2008 at approximately 0500, deputies responded to an alarm at Smooch My Pooch, Magnolia Bridge Rd in reference to an alarm. It appears that unknown suspects gained access through a rear door and entered the business and stole cash from the cash drawer in the front office.

The snow day has changed the tournament bracket.  Follow this link for the revised schedule: 

SCHEDULE

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Eye on the Ball Vision Therapy Clinic at 4315 Church Street in Zachary will be hosting a free Sports Vision Evaluation on January 10 from 9;00 AM to 12:00 PM.  This is open to athletes of all ages and abilities.  Testing will be done on not only how well the participant can see on the standard eye chart but how well they can see moving objects and objects in the periphery.

Eye-hand  coordination, depth perception,  speed  of  recognition,  the ability to  follow  moving  objects  with  the  eyes  and  the  ability  to  have  both  eye   working  in  tandem   will  all  be  measured.   Please  call  Dr.  Patrick  S. Tate at 658-8283 for additional information.

Come sit with grandpaw and let me tell you about the “Big One of ‘08″  Yep, it was bad!  Snow drifts so deep you could barely force open the front door.  Couldn’t drive for all the ice on the roads, had to walk everywhere, for a week, uphill, both ways!

OK, so I exaggerate, but the snow this morning was fun, closed schools, gave us a chance to enjoy playing with the kids making snowmen and throwing snowballs.  Rare fun for us in south Louisiana.  You could say it came 2 weeks too early, but let’s not be picky.  It snowed at Christmastime in 2008….that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Enjoy the photos below and send in your own and I will post them as well.  E-mail to Dave@CentralSpeaks.com .