My kids really know how to get my blood pressure raised
I had to take the cat to the emergency vet this weekend. (It cost me approximately eleventy billion dollars.) The 5-year-old wanted to come along. Sure, I said. She’s a good enough kid, sometimes, and...
View ArticleObituaries from April 25, 2013
Taylor Christine Risher, of Slidell, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. She was 23 years old. She was the daughter of Alan D. Risher and Robin C. Risher; sister of Chad Alan Risher; and...
View ArticleNorthshore ends playoff run against FHS
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports MANDEVILLE — The third time was not the charm for the Northshore Panthers as they fell 5-2 to the District 6-5A champion and #5 seeded Fontainebleau Lady Bulldogs...
View ArticleSalmen baseball makes playoffs
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — After a season-ending surge, the Salmen Spartans baseball team has made the Class 4A postseason. Although Salmen, which boasts a 9-19 record, is the...
View ArticleWalk-off helps Northshore’s Class 5A postseason chances
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sportswriter SLIDELL — For the Northshore Panthers, the Monday, April 22 home game against the St. Pauls Wolves turned out to be one of their biggest wins of the season....
View ArticleResurrection fern brings interesting sight to see after rain
Res·ur·rec·tion [rez-uh-rek-shuhn] – noun, the act of rising from the dead; rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.; revival. This column has previously described the remarkable cloud of life...
View ArticleSlidell girls, St. Paul’s boys win District 6-5A title
With the regional track meets beginning this week, here are the results from the District 6-5A meet results: Girls Team Totals – 1. Slidell, 119; 2. Fontainebleau, 109; 3. Ponchatoula, 91; 4....
View ArticleParetti ready to swim for NOVA Southeastern
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL – Shawn Paretti, who has won two state individual swimming titles at Northshore High?School, has signed with Nova Southeastern University. Paretti said he...
View ArticleSaints charity basketball game May 8
A very interesting basketball game is coming to the area. It’s actually in New Orleans, but there are going to be so many Saints players there, I just had to spread the word. The Black & Gold Hoops...
View ArticleNorthshore season ends
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — The No. 29 Northshore baseball team had a tough road ahead of them?Tuesday night when they played No. 4 Ruston in the first round of the Class 5A...
View ArticleMany layers to Camp Salmen include coal pile by Swampwalk
There are many layers of history at Camp Salmen. The bayou and the land itself are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years old. Native Americans, after centuries of occupation, left shell and...
View ArticleAuditor sues Galvan
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – St. Tammany Coroner Dr. Peter Galvan is asking a judge to support his efforts to keep the Louisiana legislative auditor from viewing e-mails circulated...
View ArticleRare kidney disease for baby leads mom to start campaign
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – When Angelina Ariail’s second child was born with an extremely rare kidney disease—something it took doctors two months to diagnose—she became an activist...
View ArticleSlidell woman killed when car gets stuck on tracks
SLIDELL — For the second time in two months, a late night train accident in Slidell left a local woman dead, Slidell Police Spokesman Det. Daniel Seuzeneau reported. Bonnie Gibbs, 57, was killed at the...
View ArticlePinewood’s 50-years deserves big turnout
There is going to be a special event at Pinewood Country Club this Saturday night, May 4. The club will celebrate 50 years in Slidell, providing a great place for family fun since they opened in 1963....
View ArticleMarguerite’s baking skills were evident at age 15
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – When Marguerite Riehim was only 15 years old and baked 112 miniature wedding cakes for her sister’s shower, it wasn’t hard to see a future in the baking...
View ArticleI’ll use my new mini-van, but that doesn’t mean I’ll like it
I’m apologizing up front. I’m very distracted while writing this column because my husband and I are in the process of purchasing a minivan. Right now. While I type this. He is at this moment at the...
View ArticleFaulk signs with NFL team
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — After waiting three days, Northshore High School graduate Chris Faulk got his call. Faulk signed a free-agent deal with the Cleveland Browns to extend...
View ArticleFormer Slidell High player back as coach after getting drafted
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL – Clay Harris is back at Slidell High School. The 2001 graduate played pitcher and third base at Slidell, where he helped lead his team to two district...
View ArticleObituaries from May 9, 2013
Bonnie Sue Deshotel Gibbs passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013. She was 57 years old. She was a native of Slidell and mother of Carole Gibbs; daughter of Charles Paul and Betty Jean Deshotel;...
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