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Area Makes Preparations for 2015 Audubon PilgrimageBy Anne Butler

The 44th annual Audubon Pil-grimage March 20, 21 and 22, 2015, celebrates a southern spring in St. Francisville, the glorious garden spot of Louisiana’s English Planta-tion Country. For over four decades the sponsoring West Feliciana His-torical Society has thrown open the doors of significant historic struc-tures to commemorate artist-natu-ralist John James Audubon’s stay as he painted a number of his famous bird studies and tutored the daugh-ter of Oakley Plantation’s Pirrie family, beautiful young Eliza. This year’s featured homes include three country plantations and one histor-ic townhouse, plus two significant state historic sites.

Open this year for the first time is Retreat Plantation, built around 1823 on property of Sarah Bingman and named Soldier’s Retreat by her second husband, Clarence Mulford, a U.S. Army captain at nearby Fort Adams. A 1½-story Anglo-Creole home with handsome architectural details set on a bluff overlooking Little Bayou Sara, it has been re-stored by present owners C.B. and Mary C. de Laureal Owen, continu-ing seven generations of Percy fam-ily occupancy since 1859.

At the opposite end of the par-ish is Dogwood, in the Thomp-son Creek delta on lands initially granted by Spain to Jean Cloccinet as part of a failed resettlement of Acadian exiles. The house was be-gun in 1803 by George Freeland, an early settler from the Carolinas. His initial hewn-log shed-roof house, two rooms flanking a hallway and topped by a sleeping loft, has been enlarged over the years and is home to the family of Rob and Missy Couhig.

An exuberant Carpenter Gothic Victorian home approached from US Highway 61 via an impressive oak avenue, The Oaks was built in 1888 by Judge Thomas Butler, Con-federate veteran, planter and police juror. From his family’s isolated

plantation he moved to be nearer St. Francisville’s amenities, embel-lishing his new house with stained glass, fanciful gingerbread trim, dormers and turrets. When the last of his nine children died, The Oaks became home to the E. I. Daniel III family.

Perched on a hilly lot overlook-ing St. Francisville’s main thor-oughfare, Ferdinand Street, the Le-vert-Bockel House was constructed in 1918 for Mamie Bockel Levert using materials salvaged from flooded Bayou Sara properties in-herited from her father, a prosper-ous Prussian immigrant sadler. In the comfortable bungalow’s front room, her husband Dr. Eloi Levert practiced medicine. It is now the home of the Tom Tully family.

Other popular features of the 2015 Audubon Pilgrimage include Audubon (Oakley) and Rosedown State Historic Sites, three 19th-cen-tury churches in town and beautiful St. Mary’s in the country, as well as the Rural Homestead with lively demonstrations of the rustic skills of daily pioneer life. An Audubon Play will be performed several times daily on Saturday and Sunday in recently restored Temple Sinai.

Daytime features are open 9:30 to 5, Sunday 11 to 4 for tour homes; Friday evening activities are sched-uled from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday soi-ree begins at 7 p.m.

The Historic District around Royal Street is filled during the day with the happy sounds of costumed children singing and dancing the Maypole; in the evening as can-dles flicker and fireflies flit among the ancient moss-draped live oaks, there is no place more inviting for a

leisurely stroll. Friday evening fea-tures old-time Hymn Singing at the United Methodist Church, Audubon Play in Temple Sinai, Graveyard Tours at Grace Episcopal cemetery (last tour begins at 8:15 p.m.), and a wine and cheese reception at Bish-op Jackson Hall (7 to 9 p.m.) fea-turing Vintage Dancers and young ladies modeling the pilgrimage’s exquisitely detailed 1820’s evening costumes, nationally recognized for their authenticity. Light Up The Night, the Saturday evening soiree, features live music and dancing, dinner and drinks beginning at 7 p.m.

For tickets and tour information, contact West Feliciana Historical Society, Box 338, St. Francisville, LA 70775; phone 225-635-6330 or 225-635-4224; online www.audu-bonpilgrimage.info, email sf@audubonpilgrimage.info. A pack-age including daytime tours and all evening entertainment Friday and Saturday is available. Tickets can be purchased at the Historical So-ciety Museum on Ferdinand Street. For information on St. Francisville overnight accommodations, shops, restaurants, and recreation in the Tunica Hills, see www.stfrancis-ville.us, www.stfrancisville.net, or www.stfrancisvillefestivals.com.

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Galilee Baptist Academy’s students and their parents had a night of “Frozen” fun at GBA’s Pre-K and Kindergarten Family Literacy Night. Students & their parents visited four interactive literacy activity stations: “Wonderful Winter Writing," “Olaf’s Polar Dough," “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?," and “Snowy Storytime.” At each station, GBA teachers demonstrated literary activities that parents could replicate at home. The students were awestruck with a special visit from The Ice Queen and had an opportunity to have their photo made with her. Our night ended with The Ice Queen presiding over the door prize drawing for books from GBA’s Scholastic Book Fair. All students were giv-en a bag of “snowball” doughnut holes, a bottle of “melted snow," and a Frozen-themed bookmark to take home. Parents received an informational packet filled with literacy activities for them to enjoy with their child at home. A special thanks to all the staff and volunteers who made the night so wonderfully exciting for our youngest GBA students.

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Silliman's Mascot,Willie the Wildcat (Trace David) performed in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day in Orlando, Florida. There were 40 mascots and over 1,450 dancers and cheerleaders performing in the pre-game performance. This was a great experience for Trace and he would like to thank all those who helped make this opportunity possible!

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Births • Engagements • Weddings Obituaries • Anniversaries • ReunionsMilestones

Tynes and Priest Wed Mr. and Mrs. Turk T. Tynes, Sr.

are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Taylor Marie to Talmadge Alan Priest, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Alan Priest. They were united in marriage on Saturday, No-vember 15, 2014 at Hemingbough in St. Francisville. Pastor Eric Greene presided over the ceremony.

The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. Harold M. Schmidt and the late Mr. Schmidt and Mrs. Merlin M. Tynes and the late Mr. Tynes. Grandparents of the groom are Mrs. Harry Lee Priest, Jr. and the late Mr. Priest, Mr. and Mrs. George William Powers, Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge D. Bickham, Jr.

Tabatha T. Murray, sister of the

bride, served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Kameryn M. Kline, Virginia Lill Netterville, Mol-ly M. Glascock, Laeken G. Walker, Madelyn L. Dreher, Christen P. An-ders, Frances T. Tynes, Hannah K. Schmidt and Katherine E. Elkins.

Gerald D. Glascock served as best man. Groomsmen were Slade B. Priest, Cody M. Jenkins, Hubert M. Curry, Jr., Phillip A. Freeman, Bentley K. Towles, John W. McDan-iel, Jr., Turk T. Tynes, Jr., David B. Meredith and Clay A. Curry.

Scarlett R. Anders and Anna Claire Atkinson served as flower girls. Ring bearers were Turk T. Tynes, III, Grant W. Tynes, John N.

Anders and Bentley L. Bowser.Ushers were Phillip M. Earnhart,

Richard J. Fields, IV, Ronald L. Granier, and Thomas R. Shuckrow.

Following the ceremony a recep-tion was held in Hempstedt Hall of Hemingbough. After a wedding trip to Las Vegas, Nevada and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico the couple will re-side in Centreville, Mississippi.

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Births • Engagements • Weddings Obituaries • Anniversaries • ReunionsMilestones

Mekala Brion Brooks

Mekala Brion Brooks was born to the parentage of Edward L. Brooks and Tiffany Barton Brooks on April 13, 1996 at Woman’s Hos-pital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

On Thursday, January 18 at 6:50 a.m., God in his infinite wis-dom picked from his garden a beautiful, fully nurtured rose and took from our mist, our beloved, “Mekala."

She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Hick-ory Baptist Church by the late An-

derson Hawkins, Sr. She served faithfully on several ministries of the church.

In 2009, “Kala” moved her membership to the Breath of Life Christian Center under the lead-ership of her father, where she served faithfully as a member of the Praise Ministry, Combined Choir, Youth Choir as President, and the Teen Sunday School Class.

“Kala” was a 2014 graduate of Zachary High School, “The Home of the Broncos," where she was a member of the Ladies Basketball Team. She had so many ambitions in life including the desire to at-tend Southern University in which she accomplished in the Fall of 2014. Kayla was gainfully em-ployed at McDonald’s Corpora-

tion and worked in the capacity of Shift Supervisor. Kala sought out employment at Dixon Correctional Institute and was hired as a Cor-rectional Cadet. As you can see, her places of employment encom-passed her working closely with people; she was just that kind of person.

She was very unique, very vocal and possessed many characteristics that made you fall in love with her. She enjoyed texting, hanging out

with her friends, shopping, spend-ing money and making everyone laugh. She was very strong willed, if it was something she wanted to do, or say, she would do just that.

“KayBee” as she was called by close friends had a smile that would light up any room and she will truly be missed by many.

Celebrating the 18 years of Kala’s life are her loving, caring, and devoted parents, her mother, Tiffany B. (Russell) Williams; her father, Bishop Edward L. (Karen) Brooks, Jr.; her siblings, Kourtney R. Brooks (her best friend), Ra-ven S. Williams, Hydia Bradford, Jaquarius Hayes and Michael Carter, Jr.; her grandparents who loved her unconditionally, Ed-wards L. and Queenola H. Brooks, Sr. and Magalene A. Bell; two aunts, Nancy D. (Calvin) Chap-man, Jr. and Eddie Jean Barton ;

three uncles, Pastor Dandridge L. Brooks, Sr., Broderick D. (Krisch-ell) Brooks, Sr., and Gregory J. Barton; her special pet pal, Wen-dy; a host of aunts, uncles, cous-ins, and friends, including two special friends, Alyssa McKneely and Victoria Mallet.

The Family of Mekala would like to extend a Special Thanks to all of our friends and family for your many acts of kindness shown to us during our time our bereave-ment. A Special Thank you to Mrs. Stephanie Rogers, employee of Dixon Correctional Institute for being by our side the day of Mekala’s death, as well as the Ad-ministrative Staff and Employees of Dixon Correctional Institute for your outpour of love. Please con-tinue to keep our family in prayer, as this transition is extremely hard for us. God bless each of you!

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