Magnolia United Methodist-Catfish Dinners

16024 Greenwell Sprgs. Rd.

Dinners will be available each Friday during Lent

$6.00 Dinner 

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Men’s Club-Catfish Dinners

14040 Greenwell Springs Rd.

Dinners will be available each Friday except Good Friday

Pick up at Bus Port behind the Church

Take out orders only-$6.00 Dinner

Over the last three years the “Cooking in Central” campaign has raised more than $750,000. This year’s goal of $250,000 will bring our total over the $1,000,000 mark. The money raised at this year’s event will be used to buy much needed library and media resources for the public, private, and parochial schools of Central and also for the fire-devastated St. Helena High School.

The event will be held at The Village at Magnolia Square traditional neighborhood development on Lovett Road. This new location promises to provide much more room than we have had in the past. The fund raiser will consist of jambalaya, bar-b-que chicken, fried turkey, couchon-du-lait, and brisket-cooking contests. There will be live and silent auctions, a $10,000 raffle, live entertainment, an antique car show, several activities for children, and plenty of refreshments. Kickoff for the eveut will be on Friday, April 3, at 5:00 p.m. with a crawfish boil and parking lot dance. Activities begin again at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

This project needs a commitment from the entire community. There is something for everyone to do. Individuals can sell tickets, enter or sponsor a cook~off team, donate items for the auctions, become a donor, or even become a corporate sponsor. Citizens can also sign up for the many jobs to be done that weekend. There is work for everyone – so roll up your sleeves, join your neighbors, and experience an incredible sense of accomplishment, knowing that you’ve done something you can be proud of, not just for yourself, but for the children of the City of Central and for the children of St. Helena Parish Schools.

Needed:

 Auction Items

Cooks

Volunteers

(Information Booth, Sell Tickets, Help with Auction, Sell Drinks, Help Serve, Help with Entertainment, Help with Parking & Antique Car Show)

Sponsorships 

(Contribute $500. and above to your school and give your school credit by Mon. Mar. 30th)

Meal, Crawfish & Raffle Tickets are available at:

 All Schools

Ross Tire & Service

 (Sullivan & Greenwell Sprgs.)

Central Chamber of Commerce 

(13013 Hooper Rd.) 

T-Shirts are available at:

All schools and

AAS Company 3201 Monterrey Dr. 926-3191

If you would like to help in anyway, please contact the Central Chamber of Commerce at 261-5818

 

The Central Private Rebels traveled to Jackson for a couple of games on Tuesday and returned with mixed results.  After they suffered their first loss of the season to AAA power Pillow Academy in the first game 5-3, the Rebels came back to beat 3 time AAA state champion Hillcrest Academy 6-3.
Taylor Ort was the starter for the Rebels and suffered his first loss of the season against 3 wins.  After a scoreless 2 innings, Ort began the third with a single and was driven home by catcher Brennan Courville to open the scoring.  Pillow would go ahead in the 4th after a lead off walk to Daniel Allen and a double by Sam Grossman who scored after an error and a wild pitch.  They would then add three runs in the 6th following 3 walks and an error by the Rebels
Thomas Bourgeois hammered a fastball over the 20 foot fence in right field 330 feet away after Jacob Fryoux led off with a walk in the bottom of the inning to close the gap to 5-3 but that was as close as the Rebels \got as they fell victim for the first time this year.  The Rebels are now 12-1 on the season.

Game 2

The Rebels showed that they are able to bounce back after a defeat by defeating Hillcrest later Tuesday night.  The Rebels turned to their ace, Gage Wilkinson, and he responded with his fourth victory of the season.  Wilkinson struck out six in the complete game victory. 
Hillcrest began the scoring as Chase Roton scored in the top of the first after a couple of wild pitches and an infield hit by Caleb Dugas. The Rebels stormed back in the third to go ahead 2-1.  Chase Metz singled to open the inning and scored on a double by Thomas Bourgeois.  Bourgeois scored after an RBI single by Brennan Courville.
Dugas crossed the plate to even things up in the 4th.  Corey Norwood drove him home with a single to left.  Seth Stevens put the Rebels ahead in the 4th with a single, a stolen base and a steal of home.  Wilkinson was able to shut down Hillcrest and Jacob Fryoux and Thomas Courville added runs in the 5th after a 2 RBI single by Travis Rose.  Chase Metz finished the scoring in the 6th after a single a stolen base and a sacrifice fly by Fryoux.  The win upped the Rebels’ record to 13-1 on the season.
They return to district play on Monday as they travel to Amite to battle Oak Forest.

Blackwater United Methodist Church was broken into some time Monday night.  Doors were forced open and the thieves made off with a laptop comupter and a video camera.  Police did a full investigation during the day on Tuesday.  Then, some time Tuesday night, the church was burglarized again, presumably by the same person or persons.  This time they found the church’s keys and proceeded to go through just about every room in the large facility.  They stole everything from electronics to soft drinks.  Again, the police spent much of the day investigating.

It goes without saying that if you have information on this crime you should contact the authorities.

Gage Wilkinson was magnificent on the mound and at the plate as the Central Private  Rebels extended their season opening winning streak to 12 games.  The Rebels defeated the Centerville Academy Tigers 10-0 in 5 innings on Tuesday at Rebel Field.
     Wilkinson threw a complete game shut out of the Tigers and struck out ten batters.  Wilkinson has not given up an earned run in 15 innings of play this year.  He also hit his first home run of the year in the third inning.  He was 3 for 3 on the night with 3 runs scored and on RBI.
     The Rebels began scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Thomas Bourgeois drove a fastball over the green monster in right field.  The drive scored Wilkinson who singled that scored Logan Lewis for the third run of the inning.
     Central Private picked up two more runs in the second inning.  Brennan Courville had 2 rbi as his single scored Wilkinson and Jacob Fryoux who reached on base hits.  Perkins and Travis Rose walked and scored on wild pitches before Wilkinson’s blast in the third inning.  Lewis added a run in the fourth on an RBI single by Rose.  Chase Metz ended the scoring and the game in the fifth inning when Centreville could not hold onto a line drive by Seth Stevens.
The win was number twelve for the Rebels against no losses.  Wilkinson’s record is now 3-0.  Central Private is also 3-0 in district play.  The Rebels return to action on Friday when the travel to Centreville for a doubleheader.

The Central Private Rebels and the Oak Forest Yellow Jackets put on a powerful display on Monday afternoon in a twi-light double header.  On a day when 8 homeruns were hit in one game, the Rebels proved to be the stronger team.
Mike Gill of Oak Forest put the Yellow Jackets up 1-0 in the top of the first inning with a solo blast.  The Rebels would more than answer that in the bottom of the inning.  After Jacob Fryoux walked, Thomas Bourgeois and Brennan Courville hit towering drives over the right field fence.  Following a walk by Travis Rose and a double by Logan Lewis, Ridge Perkins ripped a fast ball over the right-center field wall for a 3 run homer to give the Rebels a 6-1 lead after one inning of play.
Perkins homered again in the third inning after starting and winning pitcher Lewis reached on an error.  Lewis pitched 3 1/3 innings for the Rebels.
The Yellow Jackets rallied for three runs in the fourth innings with base hits by Tyler
Newstrom, Keegan Pecar, James Peterson, and Chris Primes.  Tyler Schultz came in to retire the last two hitters in order stranding runners on second and third.
With the score 8-4 in the fourth, Bourgeois and Courville flexed more muscle hammering back to back homers for a 10-4 Rebel lead.
The Yellow Jackets continued to battle in the fifth inning scoring three runs and loading the bases.  Stephen Tate then entered the game and picked up his third save by inducing a pop up to end the inning.
The Rebels pushed  runs across the plate in the bottom of the inning to end the game.  Freshman Seth Stevens provided the big blow with the first home run of his high school career.  The win upped #1 Central Private’s record to 10-0.

Game two of the double header was another offensive explosion for the Rebels.  A nine run second provided the catalyst for the Rebel victory.  Jason Young picked up his first win of the season with 4 innings of solid pitching.
The second inning began with Travis Rose smashing a stand up double to centerfield.
After a single by Ridge Perkins and a walk to Seth Stevens, Taylor Ort drove home 2 runs with a line drive base hit to left field.  Thomas Bourgeois, Brennan Courville, and Logan Lewis had consecutive base hits that scored 4 more runs for the Rebels.  Bases loaded walks scored the final 3 runs of the inning.  The never say die Yellow Jackets got a 3 run homer by James Peterson in the third inning. 
The Rebels scored 5 runs in the bottom of the inning to put the game out of reach.  An rbi single by Jason was bunched together with 3 Yellow Jacket errors and 3 walks for the 5 run inning.
Stephen Tate pitched the 5th inning and preserved the 10 run lead that ended the ball game.

The Central Private Rebels continued play at the Silliman Invitational with a 5-1 victory over the Bowling Green Buccaneers.
The Rebels rallied for two runs in the top of the first after two outs. Thomas Bourgeois and Brennan Courville both scored after passed balls.
Logan Lewis, Bourgeois, and Courville pushed the lead to 5-0 in the top of the third. Courville provided the blow that scored Lewis and Bourgeois. The Bucs scored their lone run in the bottom of the fourth with Cash Cooley scoring on a single by Jake Tate.
Gage Wilkinson picked up his first win of the young season pitching 2 innings of no hit baseball and striking out four. Ridge Perkins also threw 2 no hit innings and struck out four. Stephen Tate got his first save of the year striking out 2 in the fifth inning and completing the no hit effort by the Rebel pitchers.

The Central Private Rebels continued their early season success with a 13-2 victory over Brookhaven Academy in Brookhaven, Ms.on Thursday night 03/06/2009.
Superb pitching by the Rebels kept Brookhaven at bay until the Rebels could explode for nine runs in the final to innings to push their season record to 8-0.
Senior Taylor Ort pitched the first 4 1/3 innings without giving up a run. Ort allowed 2 hits striking out 7. Thomas Bourgeois finished the fifth inning on the mound for Central Private and Gage Wilkinson gave up only one walk in the fnal two innings for the Rebels.
Although the game was in doubt until the final innings, Central Private was able to go ahead in the top of the first inning. Senior outfielder Jacob Fryoux stayed red hot at the plate with at bats. His first double go the Rebels scoring started as hew was able to score on a stolen base. Travis Rose and Chase Metz started the second inning for the Rebels by reaching base after being hit by pitches. They both scored on Fryoux’s second double of the game. Central Private added another run in the 4th inning with an rbi single by Gage Wilkinson scored Ridege Perkins who singles to start the inning.
With a 4 run inning in the 6th the Rebels were able to get a little breathing room. Freshman Seth Stevens began, the inning with a blast that hit the left field fence and left Stevens standings on second.
He would later score along with Wilkinson on Fryoux’s third double of the evening. Bourgeois was then hit by a pitch and driven home on a single by Rose.
Brookhaven’s Cougars scored in the bottom of the sixth as Jeremy Foster doubled to center field which drove Tyler Corbin home. Foster added the final run for the Cougars after an errant throw. In the top of the seventh the Rebels scored 5 more runs to end all doubt. Ort, Wilkinson, Fryoux and Bourgeois all reached base on walks and went on to score. A double by catcher Brennan Courville drove two of those runs home. He would score after a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Logan Lewis.
Wilkinson struck out the side in the seventh to keep the Rebels unbeaten. They return to action with a double header on the 9th of March against Oak Forest at Rebel Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:00.

Visual Art is alive and well in the City of Central.  The Art League of Central, which was formed in 2008, held the formal opening Sunday afternoon for the art show “Scenes of Central”.  The exhibit will be on display the entire month of March at the Central branch library.  The fifteen members of the Central Art League have offered various of their works for the exhibit, which features scenes from the Central area.

The opening, which was attended by many of the League members and others from the community, ran from 3 to 5 PM and included refreshments and a time for the community to appreciate the local talent and visit with the artists.  Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Central Art League should contact Mia Freneaux at centralart@cox.net or at 413-2162.  The League meets regularly at Freneaux Fine Art on Sullivan Road in the shopping center behind Sullivan Hardware.  A few photos from the event are included below.

     Gage Wilkinson was absolutely spectacular against the Parklane Pioneers on Friday night.  The Rebels won for the 6th straight time to start the season as Central Private beat Parklane 10-0.
     Wilkinson pitched a complete game in a game that after 5 innings due to the mercy rule.  He struck out 15 pioneers while allowing only 2 hits and zero walks.  He also scored 2 runs for Central Private.
     The big hit of the game cane from designated hitter Travis Rose who blasted a 3 run homer over the center field fence.  The home run scored Tomas Bourgeois who reached base on a hit and Logan Lewis who had walked.  It was part of a four run first inning for the Rebels.
     Central Private would push 4 more runs across the plate in the fourth inning.  Thomas Bourgeois who was 3 for 3 on the night smashed a double into left field that scored Ridge Perkins, Ryan Young, and Wilkinson.  Bourgeois would later score on a single by Brennan Courville.
     Jacob Fryoux ended the game with a two-out hit in the bottom of the fifth that scored Chase Metz and Blake Toups who reached base on hits.
     Play continues on Friday with the Rebels facing Trinity in the Mizuno Classic.