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Despite the weather, Minden residents were treated to a fireworks show Saturday night to celebrate theFourth of July. The show was put on by Lakeview United Methodist Church, George Fithen, Ron Hathornand Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Minden. Prior to the fireworks show, the veterans wall memorial wasunveiled. For more on the veterans wall, see Tuesday’s edition. Courtesy Photo

Two Louisiana residents vaca-tioning in Georgia drowned follow-ing a canoe accident Sunday after-noon.

Authorities told WRBL TV-3 that26-year-old Jemarion Warren andBilly Joe Warren’s canoe overturnedas they were crossing InnsbrookLake at Pine Mountain Club ShaletResort in Pine Moutain.

Police say the pair were not wear-ing lifejackets and could not swimwell.

A witness said he called 911 aftertrying to jump in and help.

“We tried to give them paddles tograb onto, or at least grab onto theboat, and they were just panicking.Nothing was seeming to work. Then,all of a sudden they went under andwe had just lost them,” Jay Haygenstold WRBL in an interview.

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The newly formed panel that willreview the Common Core State Stan-dards has begun its work and isexpected to complete their review bythe end of the upcoming school year.

The review of the standards willfocus on English and mathematics,according to officials with theLouisiana Department of Education.

“The process, approved by theBoard of Elementary and SecondaryEducation (BESE) in April, passed bylegislators during the 2015 Legisla-tive Session, and signed into law,empowers 101 educators andexperts nominated by school dis-tricts, professional associations, andadvocacy organizations to reviewand develop expectations forLouisiana students that will preparethem for college and career,” reportsa news release from LDOE. “Educa-tors, parents and all other stakehold-ers will provide comment on thestandards through an online Stan-

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ATV enthusiasts celebrated the nation’s birthday thispast weekend with an array of activities during MuddyBottoms ATV and Recreation Park’s “Muddin’ for the Mil-itary.” With a fireworks show and a concert by Summer-field native Frank Foster, the park was packed nearly tocapacity. A little wet weather didn’t dampen spirits as rid-ers bogged through the trails of muck and mud through-out the weekend. The next ride will be Sept. 4-7 withBayou Mudfest. Michelle Bates/Press-Herald

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dards Review Portal thatwill launch July 8.”

All public commentswill be accepted onlineand will be shared with thestandards review commit-tee and content subcom-mittee members. Addition-ally, officials say, membersof the public may attendany of the statewide meet-ings to share their feed-back on how to improveinstruction in Louisianaand the department. Mem-bers of the public can alsosubmit their comments in

writing during each meet-ing.

“Our state found com-mon ground in the simpleidea that we trust profes-sional educators to dowhat is right for students,”State Superintendent JohnWhite said. “The productthese 101 volunteer educa-tors and experts producewill reflect the years ofexperience and commit-ment they have given tothe children of our state.”

Following the end of the2015 legislative session,state Rep. Gene Reynoldsand Webster Superintend-ent of Schools Dr. DanRawls say this is a step inthe right direction.

Rawls says CCSS isn’tworking for Louisiana stu-dents and with this reviewcommittee, it will allowLouisiana to tailor a cur-riculum that works for allinvolved.

“It’s finally getting thetwo sides together, and it isa good thing,” Rawls said inMay. “Both sides are finallygoing to reach across theaisle and we’re going to sitdown together and gothrough these GLE’s anddecide what’s best for our

kids. Somewhere in there, Ithink they will ultimatelycome up with a solutionthat will finally help kids.”

Reynolds says thePARCC test so widely criti-cized and feared is off thetable as well.

A list of committeemeetings and more infor-mation on the reviewprocess may be found onLDOE’s website atwww.louisianabelieves.com.

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MELINDA DESLATTEAssociated Press

BATON ROUGE —Frustration, even outrightanger, with Gov. BobbyJindal has been simmeringin the Louisiana Legisla-ture for years, building asthe Republican governor'spresidential ambitionsgrew more obvious.

But widespread legisla-tive sentiment that Jindalhas been making deci-sions based on a GOPpresidential campaignhe's expected to announceJune 24 may have a silverlining for the state, possi-bly putting limits on thenext Louisiana governor'spower and forcing sweep-ing change for state budg-et and tax policy.

In the just-ended leg-islative session, senatorsenacted changes to theirleadership selectionprocess aimed at limitinga governor's meddling andincreasing legislative inde-

pendence. Lawmakers inboth the House and Sen-ate agreed to curtail thebroad records exemptionsgranted to the governor, toprovide more informationto the public.

And the state's financialsituation — hamstrung byJindal's rigid positions ontax discussions — hasbecome so troubled thatthe next governor electedthis fall will almost cer-tainly hold a special ses-sion to allow the type ofwide-ranging, neededdebate on the budget andtaxes that lawmakershaven't had for years.

More through traditionthan constitutionalauthority, Louisiana's gov-ernor has wielded signifi-cant power and sway overthe business of the inde-pendently elected legisla-tive branch.

The governor's abilityto veto line items in thebudget, control whichconstruction projects

secure state financing andappoint hundreds to stateboards and commissionshas regularly been used tokeep lawmakers in line —and to limit what shouldbe a separation of powers.

Lawmakers haveallowed governors tochoose their leaders andanoint committee chair-men. Jindal, term-limitedand unable to run for re-election, has used that tra-dition and power to hisadvantage, just like hispredecessors.

But the increasing rock-iness of the relationshipbetween lawmakers andJindal may have set thestage for some notableshifts when a new gover-nor takes office in January.

A day before the legisla-tive session ended lastweek, the Senate enactedchanges to the way itchooses its president andpresident pro tempore(the chamber's second-ranking job) every four

years. They agreed to asecret ballot.

With that change, sena-tors say a governor's arm-twisting and threats can'tcarry as much sway in thevotes because the gover-nor won't be able to findout how individual sena-tors voted — and won't beable to retaliate.

"The things that pre-vent us from being inde-pendent I think could bealleviated with a secretballot," said Sen. EricLaFleur, D-Ville Platte,who sponsored the rulechange.

As they urged passage,senators talked of theheavy hand of governorsin legislative decisions.Sen. Jonathan Perry, R-Kaplan, called the rulechange "the most impor-tant vote for the future ofthis body."

"It's easy to say you're asenator, you're independ-ent. We all know that prac-tically right now that ain't

possible," said Sen. NorbyChabert, R-Houma.

In the last days of theirwork, lawmakers also gavefinal passage to a proposalthat would limit the secre-cy of the governor's office,to lessen the sweepingrecords exemptions thatkeep most information inthe office hidden from thepublic.

Whether Jindal willagree to the recordchanges remains unclear.But lawmakers tried tomake it an easy decisionfor him, setting the startdate to coincide with thenext governor's term. Thebill wouldn't impact Jindalat all.

The more wide-rangingimplication of the frac-tured relationshipsbetween lawmakers andJindal could be tied tofinances.

As Jindal guarded hisrecord against tax increas-es, lawmakers went alongwith the governor's push

to use piecemeal financingto patch their way throughthe budget each year.

With savings accountsdrained and continuedbudget problems on thehorizon, lawmakers andthe four major candidatesfor governor have startedconversations about awholesale review ofLouisiana's tax structureand its billions of dollarsin tax breaks.

A special session on theissue is expected when anew governor takes office,in the hopes of putting thestate on a more solidfinancial footing.

Whether Louisianagains improvements fromthe legislative discontentwith Jindal is up to howthe state's next governorand future lawmakers usethe opportunities present-ed to them.

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Carlton R. Eason: Charged with21 counts of theft of $1,500 or moreand conspiracy theft of $1,500 ormore. Sentenced a total of 20 yearsof hard labor at Louisiana Depart-ment of Corrections. Each count,1-5, is to run consecutive.

Mikel Chaz Farham: Chargedwith failure to register as a sexoffender. Sentenced to six monthsin Webster Parish Jail to run con-current with parole violation revo-cation. Credit for time served.

Jimmy C. Fisher: Pled guilty tohit and run driving and operating avehicle while license is suspend-ed/revoked/cancelled. Sentenceremanded for August 28.

Tommi Jo Irby: Charged withtwo counts of operating a vehiclewhile license issuspended/revoked/cancelled,operating a vehicle with impropertail lights, operating a vehicle with-out proof of insurance, failure touse safety belt, and improper childrestraint. Must pay $100 plus courtcosts or serve ten days in WebsterParish Jail for first count of operat-ing a vehicle without a validlicense. Trial for operating a vehi-

cle with improper tail lights andwithout proof of insurance is setfor August 28. Must pay $25 orserve three days in Webster ParishJail, served consecutive, for failureto use safety belt. Must pay $300plus court costs or serve 20 days inWebster Parish Jail, served consec-utive, for second count of operat-ing a vehicle without a validlicense. Must pay $50 for improperchild restraint.

Terrel James Smith: Chargedwith simple burglary of a religiousbuilding and two counts of aggra-vated burglary of an inhabiteddwelling. Pled not guilty. Recallbench warrant, bond forfeiture setaside. Passed status conference toAugust 24.

William Timothy Allen, IV:Charged with computer aidedsolicitation of a minor, indecentbehavior with a juvenile, andobscenity. Status conference setfor August 31. Trial set for Nov. 2.

Jacoby Dewayne Beene:Charged with second degree cruel-ty to juveniles and second degreebattery. Trial passed to August 31.

Daniel F. Belt: Charged with

two counts of distribution of aSchedule II CDS, possession of aSchedule II CDS, and possession ofdrug paraphernalia (first offense).Trial set for Nov. 2.

Sequin Clemons: Charged withsimple burglary of an inhabiteddwelling. Status conference set forAugust 3. Trial set for Nov. 2.Charged with two counts of simpleburglary that were passed off dock-et.

Tadazion Jackson: Chargedwith possession of a firearm or car-rying concealed weapon by a con-victed felon and possession withintent to distribute a Schedule ICDS. Pled not guilty. Status con-ference set for July 27. Trial set forOct. 19.

Charles A. Lewis: Charged withtwo counts of theft of oil and gasequipment over $25,000, theft ofgoods over $1,500, criminal con-spiracy to theft of oil and gasequipment, and criminal conspir-acy to felony theft. Trial set forAugust 17.

Kevin Mitchell Martin: Chargedwith three counts of theft of $1,500or more, two counts of simple bur-

glary, three counts criminal con-spiracy to commit felony theft, twocounts criminal conspiracy tocommit simple burglary. Defen-dant rejected plea deal and is readyfor trial. Trial set for Nov. 2.

Edward Pauley: Charged withpossession with intent to distrib-ute a Schedule II CDS. Pled notguilty. Status conference set forJuly 27. Trial set for Oct. 19.

Michael Thain Schuler:Charged with three counts of theftof $1,500 or more, two counts sim-ple burglary, three counts criminalconspiracy to commit felony theft,and two counts criminal conspira-cy to commit simple burglary. Sta-tus hearing reset for August 3. Trialset for Nov. 2.

Raymond Russell Smith:Charged with three counts of theftof $1,500 or more, two counts sim-ple burglary, three counts criminalconspiracy to commit felony theft,and two counts criminal conspira-cy to commit simple burglary. Sta-tus hearing reset for August 3.

Quatarus T. Solomon: Chargedwith possession with intent to dis-tribute a Schedule I CDS. Reas-

signed to Judge Self to follow code-fendants. Status conference set forJuly 27. Trial set for Oct. 19.

Nathen Richard Stroud:Charged with simple burglary.Pled not guilty. Status conferenceset for July 27. Trial set for Oct. 19.

Amanda Lynn Truesdell:Charged with forgery. Pled notguilty. Status conference set forJuly 20. Trial set for Oct. 19.

Boss F. Walker: Charged withtwo counts possession with intentto distribute a Schedule II CDS andtwo counts possession with intentto distribute a Schedule I CDS.Bond remains at $30,000, motionto reduce bond denied. Trial setfor Nov. 2.

Angela Danelle Wolfe: Chargedwith three counts of theft of $1,500or more, two counts simple burgla-ry, three counts criminal conspira-cy to commit felony theft, and twocounts criminal conspiracy tocommit simple burglary. Rest forJuly 10. Trial set for Nov. 2.

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William L. “Bill” Carter Funeral services for William L. “Bill”

Carter were at 3 p.m., Sunday, July 5,2015 at First Baptist Church in Mindenwith the Rev. Leland Crawford andRob Basham officiating. The familyreceived friends at 2 p.m., Sunday at

First Baptist Church prior to the serv-ice.

Bill was born June 18, 1930, inShreveport and entered into rest July2, 2015 in Minden. Bill was a retiredaccountant for West Brothers, a mem-ber of First Baptist Church Minden,and a member of Gideon’s Interna-

tional. He was a clock builder andloved working with wood.

He was preceded in death by hiswife Betty Carter.

He is survived by his daughters,Judith D’Angelo and husband Stephenof Pass Christian, Mississippi and JeanBasham and husband Ronnie of Min-

den; grandchildren, Geoffrey Monzin-go, William D’Angelo, Christian D’An-gelo, Rob Basham, Angela BashamPartington; and great-grandchildren,Taylor Monzingo, Walker Basham,Abigail Basham, Brantley D’Angelo,Daniel Partington, and Nathan Part-ington. CARTER

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ATHENS, Greece —Greece and its member-ship in Europe's joint cur-rency faced an uncertainfuture Monday, with thecountry under pressure toreach a bailout deal withcreditors as soon as possi-ble after Greeks resound-ingly rejected the notion ofmore austerity in exchangefor aid.

With Greek banks run-ning out of cash and facingthe danger of collapsewithin days without newaid, the government inAthens is racing against theclock.

In an effort to facilitatenegotiations on a new aidprogram, Finance MinisterYanis Varoufakis, who hadclashed with Europeanofficials in the bailouttalks, announced his resig-nation Monday.

But Greece and its cred-itors, who will meet againTuesday to discuss how tokeep the country in theeuro, remain far apart onkey issues, particularly thenotion of debt relief.

The negotiations are

complicated for the Euro-pean creditors by PrimeMinister Alexis Tsipras' tri-umph in Sunday's referen-dum. More than 61 percentof Greeks backed his call tovote "no" to budget cutsthe creditors had proposedin return for rescue loansthe country needs — eventhough those proposalswere no longer on thetable.

The vote was painted byopposition parties andmany European officials asone on whether Greeceshould remain in Europe'sjoint currency. In the after-math, many officials soft-ened their tone and saidtalks would resume,though Greece's chance ofstaying in the euro waslooking increasingly shaky.

The country's banksremain shut for a sixthworking day the govern-ment tries to limit a drainof deposits despite limitson cash withdrawals atATMs.

All eyes now turn towhether the EuropeanCentral Bank will increasethe amount of credit thebanks can draw on to makeup for the cash drain. Ana-

lysts expect the ECB to notprovide more emergencyassistance on Monday,meaning Greece mighthave to tighten its limits oncash withdrawals andtransfers from the current60 euros ($67) per day.

If the ECB does notincrease its help to thebanks, it will be impossiblefor Tsipras to keep hispledge to quickly restoreGreece's banking system.

The Greek governmenthas vowed to quicklyrestart negotiations withcreditors in other eurozonecountries and with theinstitutions that oversawthe country's bailout: theECB, European Commis-sion and InternationalMonetary Fund.

Varoufakis appared tobe the first casualty of thevote's fallout.

With his brash style andfondness for frequentmedia appearances, Varo-ufakis had visibly annoyedmany of the eurozone'sfinance ministers duringGreece's debt negotiations.

Varoufakis said in astatement he was toldshortly after the referen-dum result that some other

eurozone finance minis-ters and the country'sother creditors wouldappreciate his not attend-ing the ministers' meet-ings.

The idea was one "thatthe Prime Minister judgedto be potentially helpful tohim in reaching an agree-ment. For this reason I amleaving the Ministry ofFinance today," he said.

As for his Europeannegotiating colleagues, hesaid of them: "I shall wearthe creditors' loathing withpride."

A replacement was to beannounced later Monday.

With his high-stakesgamble to call a referen-dum with just a week'snotice, Tsipras aimed toshow creditors that Greeks,whose economy has beenshattered and who facespiraling unemploymentand poverty, have hadenough and that the aus-terity prescribed isn'tworking.

But everything hingeson European reaction. Aeurozone summit washastily called for Tuesdayafternoon to discuss thesituation.

European officialsappear to be split on a keydemand by Greece to havethe burden of its bailoutloans be made more man-ageable.

France's finance minis-ter, Michel Sapin, indicat-ed that discussing Greece'sdebt is not taboo, sayingthe country could notrecover with its currentobligations "in the monthsand years to come."

Sapin also called for theECB to maintain liquidityassistance to Greek banks.

Germany, however,remains reluctant to dis-cuss debt forgiveness.

Finance Ministryspokesman Martin Jaegersaid Germany's "positionis well-known ... a debt cutis not an issue for us."

More broadly, Chancel-lor Angela Merkel'sspokesman said talks on anew bailout program forGreece would depend onwhat proposals Athensmakes.

Steffen Seibert said Ger-many respects the "clear'no' vote" by Greeksagainst austerity meas-ures."

However, he added that

"in view of Greek citizens'decision yesterday, theconditions are not there atpresent to enter negotia-tions on a new program."He said the "no" vote is avote against the principle— still supported by Ger-many — that solidarityrequires countries to maketheir own reform efforts.

Besieged by a prolongedrecession, high unemploy-ment and banks danger-ously low on capital,Greece defaulted on anIMF loan repayment lastweek, becoming the firstdeveloped nation to do so.

Now some analystswonder if Greece is sostarved of cash that itcould be forced to startissuing its own currencyand become the first coun-try to leave the 19-membereurozone, established in1999.

Tsipras was elected inJanuary on promises torepeal the austeritydemanded in return for itsbailout and negotiationsbroke down late lastmonth after dragging onunsuccessfully for fivemonths.

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Celebrate yourwedding,

engagement,or anniversary

with Webster Parish! Send an email to community@press-herald.com

to find out how!

Annual Homecoming program to be at Union Grove Baptist Church onSunday, July 5 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker and church will be Bishop

Charles Blanks and Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Springhill.

Revival Services to be held Monday through Friday, July 6 - 10, 2015 at7 p.m. nightly. Revival messenger will be Pastor Willie Jiles of Mary Ever-

green Missionary Baptist Church of Shreveport.

WEEKEND FUNDRAISER

The Minden PatilloTarHeels Basketball Organ-ization will host its firstBayou Basketball ShootoutTournament at 8 a.m., Sat-urday, July 11 at LakesideJr./Sr. High School. Thetournament will serve as afundraiser for the organi-zation as they prepare totravel to Dallas for thePrimeTime National Bas-ketball Championship.Admission is $7 for adults,$5 for students and chil-dren 5 and under are free.

Minden Patillo TarHeelsOrganization is a non-profit basketball organiza-tion for boys and girls ages14 to 17; and is committedto working with children inthe community to givethem skills to play basket-ball and teach sportsman-

ship. The teams competein tournaments through-out north Louisiana, eastTexas and south Arkansas.

The team is seekingdonations to be used tosupport expenses neededfor the national tourna-ment in Dallas.

The Minden Patillo

TarHeels are led by head

coach and founder, Jerome

Blalock and assistant

coaches, Darell Banks,

Trent Jackson, Keyla

Jacobs, Atorri “AJ” Shine

and Rashad Wortham.

Minden Patillo TarHeelsBasketball Organization

hosting shootout tourney

Fundrasier for Webster Humane Associationand Lumberjack Animal Rescue

The fundraiser Rescues on the Bayou to ben-efit the Webster Humane Association and

Lumberjack Animal Rescue will be from 4:30p.m. until 8:30, Saturday, July 11 at Pavilionat Cinnamon Creek RV Park in Dixie Inn. Theevent will include food, door prizes andmusic from the Exit 49 Band. Adult tickets

will include a pulled pork sandwich plate andone raffle ticket. The cost before July 6 is $15.After it will be $18. Children’s tickets for ages4 until 12 will include a hotdog and will cost$5 before July 6 and $7 after. The guest ofhonor will be Braveheart. Braveheart is thevoice of change for abandoned, abused andneglected animals all over the world. Fortickets or more information, contact Trish

Stanley at 318-371-5111.

BLAKE BRANCHblake@press-herald.com

Dixie DarlingsDarling Nationals 21

West Ouachita 0Vivian Still and

Addison Monk led theNationals with three hitseach, followed by KylieRyan, Audrey Teutsch,Rebecca Mosley andMcKenzie McCoy withtwo hits. Colby Hollis,Jacey Adams, RileyRobinson, PaitonLevesque and LindseyRyan all added base hits.

Darling Nationals 11Springhill 0

Addison Monk hadthree hits to lead theNationals, followed byKylie Ryan, Colby Hollis,Vivian Still, RileyRobinson, RebeccaMosley and McKenzieMcCoy all had two hits.Audrey Teutsch, JaceyAdams, Lainey Mercerand Paition Levesque allhad hits.

Dixie AngelsMinden 10

Union 0Piper Stephens doubled

and tripled, while MaciTanner tripled to leadMinden Angels. EmmaEarnhardt, Ella Floyd,Lauren Still, MollyFanning and KaylinWilliams all had base hits.Piper Stephens pitched twoof the three innings in thisgame, striking out six.

The Angels secondgame was delayed byweather and will be playedMonday at 6 p.m. inHaughton.

PonytailsMinden 10Springhill 3

Bridget Morgan hadtwo singles and ReganLee doubled and singledto lead Minden, followedby Holly Estes, Karli

Gotshall and Aubrey Graywith base hits. LaneyTaylor pitched forMinden, striking out 12batters in six innings.

Haughton 16Minden 1

Regan Lee had a dou-ble to lead Minden, fol-lowed by Laney Taylorwith a single. TaylorBumgarner tossed fourinnings in the circle forMinden.

Dixie Youth Minden Cont. 16

Springhill 5Seth Johnson had three

doubles and a single tolead Minden, followed byHayden Brown, JonathanParkerson and CarsonParker each with a doubleand single. Cale Hollisadded a double andJackson Powell, Je’DyahTaylor, Caid Thomas andGrady Brasher each hadbase hits.

Minden Cont. 15NOLA 5

Jonathan Parkersonand Seth Johnson bothblasted big home runsfor the Continentals tolead the way. HaydenBrown had three dou-bles, as did CaidThomas, and JacksonPowell, Je'Dyah Taylor,Grady Brasher, BryceSwain and KeatonMoore all had singles.

AAAMinden Nationals 11

Union 4In the championship

game of the AAA sub-dis-trict tournament, C.J. Wattsblasted a home run and adouble, and Bryce Powellsmashed a home run of hisown to help Minden defeatUnion for the title. CasonClemons and CooperChase both had two hits,and Maddox Mandino,Dayton Sims, ChaseTolber, Landry Powell and

Brandon Winston all hadsingles.

Watts struck out sevenbatters in three innings onthe mound and Mandinostruck out five in twoinnings of work.

Minden Nationals 20Benton 0

C.J. Watts and CooperChase blasted home runsfor Minden, followed byCason Clemons with threehits and Kendall DeeFlournoy, MaddoxMandino, Bryce Powell,Dayton Sims, Chase Tolbertand Landry Powell addedbase hits.

Flournoy, Mandino andClemons combined to getthe win on the mound.

Minden Nationals 12Ruston 3

Maddox Mandino hitfour singles to leadMinden, followed byBrandon Winston with adouble and Dayton Sims,Bryce Powell, LandryPowell and Chase Tolbertwith base hits,

Maddox Mandino gotthe win on the mound.

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SportSbriefs

MLB

Kansas City withfour all-star starters

NEW YORK (AP) —The All-Star Game willhave a Kansas City fla-vor, just not as much as itappeared last month.

And the hometownReds can celebrate astarter, too, despiteCincinnati's sorry season.

Houston second base-man Jose Altuve passedKansas City's OmarInfante in the final daysof voting, leaving fourRoyals as starters for theAll-Star Game.

Cincinnati's ToddFrazier leapfrogged St.Louis third baseman MattCarpenter and will be inthe NL starting lineup forthe July 14 game at GreatAmerican Ball Park,according to final resultsannounced Sunday.

AL champion KansasCity will be representedin the starting lineup byoutfielders Lorenzo Cainand Alex Gordon, catcherSalvador Perez and short-stop Alcides Escobar.Four players ties the ALrecord for fan-electedstarters, achieved ninetimes previously.

Kansas City had nothad any starters since out-fielder Jermaine Dye in2000.

"Winning brings atten-tion, and that's whatwe've been doing,"Gordon said. "I think weplay with a lot of energy,a lot of fun. People havenoticed it."

Eight Royals were ontrack to start in vote totalsannounced June 15, butfirst baseman EricHosmer, third basemanMike Moustakas and des-ignated hitter KendrysMorales also were over-taken.

NBA

Aldridge to joinDuncan, SpursLaMarcus Aldridge got

the answers he neededfrom the San AntonioSpurs.

And the Spurs apparent-ly got the answer theywanted.

Ending a frantic fewdays of courtship — andperhaps cementing theSpurs as the preseasonfavorites to win yet anotherNBA title — Aldridgeannounced Saturday thathe will sign with SanAntonio and align withTim Duncan and KawhiLeonard to form whatwould figure to be amongthe league's most-formidable frontcourts.

"I'm happy to say I'mgoing home to Texas andwill be a Spur!!" Aldridge,a Dallas native, posted tohis verified Twitteraccount. "I'm excited tojoin the team and be closeto my family and friends."

The Spurs could notcomment because of theleague's offseason morato-rium. Aldridge's represen-tatives did not respond torequests for further com-ment beyond the tweet.

Aldridge will be eligibleto sign his new dealThursday.

"You could kind of tellonce this whole thing start-ed that he was trying to gosomewhere else,"Oklahoma City star KevinDurant said during summerleague play in Orlando,Florida. "I know a lot offans were probably upset inPortland in his decision, butat this point in your life andyour career you've got tofocus on you."

D I X I E B A S E B A L L

ALL-STAR ACTION

Lloyd’s hat trick leads US women to World CupS O C C E R

VANCOUVER, BritishColumbia (AP) — CarliLloyd lives for the bigmoment. She had herbiggest on Sunday night —and gave the United Statesits third Women's WorldCup title.

Lloyd scored three timesas the U.S. jumped to afour-goal lead in the first 16minutes, and the Americansoverwhelmed defendingchampion Japan 5-2 for theteam's first World Cupchampionship since 1999,and record third overall.

A sellout crowd of53,341 that included U.S.Vice President Joe Bidenroared in approval forLloyd's hat trick, the firstever in a Women's WorldCup final.

"It's been a long journey,my career. I've had a lot ofpeople believe in me, in mycorner, from day one," the32-year-old midfielder said."I've dedicated my wholelife to this. Everything elsecomes second. But I would-n't want to do it any otherway."

When it was over, Lloydcollapsed to her knees andpumped her fists. ForwardAbby Wambach bear-hugged teary eyed coachJill Ellis, lifting her off theground.

Lloyd, awarded theGolden Ball as player of thetournament, scored twice ina span of about 135 secondsas the U.S. led 2-0 by the

fifth minute.Lauren Holiday boosted

the lead in the 14th and twominutes later Lloyd made it4-0 with an audacious 54-yard, right-footed shot frommidfield that sailed overgoalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori.

Tobin Heath scored twominutes later, the third goaloff a restart for theAmericans.

The U.S. had struggledin the World Cup since win-ning the inaugural tourna-ment in 1991 and then

again at the Rose Bowleight years later.

Christie Rampone, theonly holdover from the1999 team, lifted the trophywith Wambach, the 35-year-old former FIFAPlayer of the Year who hassaid this will be her lastWorld Cup. Wambach wasamong the most vocalopponents of FIFA's deci-sion to play the tournamenton artificial turf.

Hope Solo won her sec-ond straight Golden Glove

as top goalkeeper of thetournament. She playeddespite critics who urgedthe U.S. Soccer Federationto drop her after she initial-ly faced two misdemeanorcounts of domestic violencefrom a June 2014 alterca-tion at her half-sister'shouse, charges that weredismissed earlier this year.

Solo, who hasn't spokento the media for most of thetournament, proclaimedsimply: "We did it!Awesome!"

The title, which adds acoveted third star to theAmerican uniform, alsovindicated the U.S. SoccerFederation for its decisionin April 2014 to fire coachTom Sermanni, who hadreplaced Pia Sundhage theprevious year, and replacehim with Ellis, the British-born American who hadbeen an assistant on thecoaching staff.

Ellis' coaching was criti-cized early in the WorldCup tournament when theUnited States appeared tosputter at times on offense.Shifting Lloyd up top as anattacking midfielder in thesemifinal against top-ranked Germany and againin the final, did the trick.

"I want to thank Jill,"Lloyd said. "I know lots ofpeople out in the standswere worried about us. Weall held together. We allstayed the course. We allexecuted the game plan."

Lloyd had come up bigbefore, scoring the winninggoals in the 2008 and 2012Olympic finals.

She put the U.S. ahead inthe third minute off a cornerkick from Megan Rapinoe,streaking into the penaltyarea on a diagonal run andusing the side of her leftfoot just in front of the spotto redirect the ball insidethe far post.

Lloyd's third goal camewhen Kaihori ventured faroff her line.

The AAA Minden Nationals celebrate winning the sub-district tournament titlein Farmerville last Tuesday, June 30. Press-Herald Photos/Blake Branch

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D O C K E T NO. 7461526TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTW E B S T E R P A R I S H , L O U I S I A N A

J S E H INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. AND TJA P R O P E R T I E S , L . L . C .V E R S U SLEAH MANHEIN

M O N I T I O N

W H E R E A S THERESA C. S T E W A R T acquired and purchased the property described below in a SheriffÕ s Deed resulting from a Tax Sale for the year 2000, for the payment of said taxes, interest and costs totaling $154.04, from LEAH MANHEIN on May 26, 2001; and

WHEREAS JSEH INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. and TJA P R O P E R T I E S , L.L.C. are the current owners of the property and have applied to this Court for a Monition or advertisement in conformity with Section 25 of Article VII of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and La. R.S. 13:4941 through 4951;

THEREFORE, in the name of the State of Louisiana and the 26th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Webster, ALL I N T E R E S T E D PERSONS who can establish any right, title or claim in and to the property described in the SheriffÕ s Tax Sale proceeding in which the sale referred to was made, or any irregularity in the adver t isements , in the time or the manner of the sale, or for any other defect whatsoever, are cited and admonished to show cause, within thirty (30) days from the date on which this Monition is first advertised, why the sale so made should not be confirmed and homologated. The legal description

of the property is as follows:

6 acres- An undivided 1/10th interest in 60 acres of land, more or less, being the SE/4 of NW/4 and W/2 of NE/4 of NW/4, Section 27, Township 21 North, Range 10 West, Webster Parish, Louisiana, together with all i m p r o v e m e n t s thereon and all rights thereto b e l o n g i n g .

Minden, Louisiana, this 4 day of June, 2015.

/S/_____________DISTRICT JUDGE

A T T E S T :

Webster Parish Clerk of Court/S/_____________Holli Vining

June 10, 2015July 6, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ S U M M O N S( Family Law )Notice to R e s p o n d e n t JOSHUA TODD SMITH YOU ARE BEING S U M M O N E D . PetitionerÕ s name isC H A W N T E L S M I T HCASE NUMBERFAMVS 1401135You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, as the clerk for a fee waiver form.If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online elf-Help Center ( HYPERLINK Ò http://w w w. c o u r t i n f o .ca.gov/se l fhe lp Ó

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an attorney are: Chawntel Smith, in pro per 1900 Dill Road Apt 11Barstow, Ca 92311Date: June 25 2015Clerk, by A L E X A N D R A A D A M SD e p u t y .

July 6, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________ SECTION 8 WAITING LIST TO OPENJuly 06, 2015The HOUSING A U T H O R I T Y OF THE CITY OF MINDEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that the Minden Housing Authority Section 8-Housing Choice Voucher Program in a c c o r d a n c e with regulations outlined by the Department of Housing and Urban D e v e l o p m e n t (HUD) and in accordance with the Section 8 Administration Plan will reopen the Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 waiting list for all interested i n d i v i d u a l s and families.

Pre-Appl icat ions will be available to the public at the Minden Housing Authority office, located at 1209 East Street, Minden, LA 71055, beginning on Monday, July 06, 2015. The waiting list will remain open until further notice of a closure date. The time frame to pick up the pre-applications are 8 A.M. to 11:45 AM and 1:15 PM to 5:30 PM. We are closed for lunch from 12 noon to 1 PM.

Pre-Appl icat ions may be returned to the same location from 8 A.m to 11 AM on MondayÕ s and ThursdayÕ s only.

Application must be completed in its entirety. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.

This waiting list is for properties located inside the city limits of Minden.

July 6 & 9, 2015Minden Press-Herald_______________

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