The West Carroll Gazette from Oak Grove, Louisiana • 1

Lifestyles Page 5 Frostbite Nips Nine Page 2 Public Notices Page 7 tKJe Wttit Carre $1.00 Vol. 102- No. 10 1 Section, 8 Pages OAK GROVE, LA Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Colonel Martin commandant tof Defense Information School Criminal court sentences three Oak Grove High School graduate and i-im ol Mr and Mrs 1 Martin Sr olnnel Marlon Martin. became the I ommandant ot the Ik-tense Intonnaiion School, on Dee 21.2(111 Colonel Martin is a native of Oak drove. ouisiana.

and a Distinguished Military KOIC giaduate ol (iramblinsj Slate nivcrsity Colonel Martin's most recent tssignment was as the Senior Military ssistant in the ottice ot the Assistant tSecretan of Defense tor Public Attairs. 'entagon. Washington. 1) here he sei ved an advisor to the Assistant Secretary on nor issues reiiiuing policy detemiinaiions Uited to the department's communications that role he coordinated daily with inc I'nauthollcc) (ntry ot an Inhabited Dwelling She was to serve five vears under the direction ot the Department ot orrections That sentence was suspended and she was placed on five years active supervised probation She was given the standard special conditions of probation which included a SI line and court cost, other tees ot S3H). and an order to have no contact of any kind with the ictims of this offense Jury trial was set on Monday.

December I9.201 1 fur Joseph reeman on the charge of Felon in Possession ot a Firearm As ihe jury selection pro ceeded. the defendant entered a plea ot guilty to the charge Judge Mclntyre sentenced him in accordance ith a plea agreement to 1 5 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence The sentence will run concurrently wiih the sentence on which his probation was revoked. Ik-was given credit for the time he has served since arrest I'leas including one on a drug charge were taken in two December sessions ot I ilth Judicial Court with Judge 1. Rudolph Mclntvre Jr presiding According to information provided by District Attorney John Mack" Lancaster the following cases were handled Delaina Parker pled guilty as charged to Possession ot a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance She was sentenced to serve live years at hard labor which was suspended and she was placed on active supervised probation for five vears In addition to the standard conditions of probation, she will pay a fine of .000 plus court cost and S500 in other tees She was also ordered to enroll in and complete the fifth District Drug Court program In a case handled by the Attorncv General's Office due to the defendant's refusal of the District Attorney Ottiee. Betty Stallmgsenlered a Contest" plea to the amended charge ot White House.

Interagency, and the Militaiy Service Public Attairs Cruets on bchalt ot ihe Assistant Secretary and the Department Defense tHx Helen Mill tin Report on it mon Down through the yea my most poi- kinant memories of Christmas have almost tlwavs revolved around am 1 1 Mostly my husband and our children. ind the woiHlerliil love and fellowship hve've enjoyed as the children have letuined FORMER OAK Grove High School graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Martin Colonel Marlon Martin, became the 18th Commandant of the Defense Information School, on Dec.

21, by MSgt Justin Pyle. USAF Photojournalist. lamily ami childien. but this Christmas sea son was unique toi a vcrv special reason' See Colonel. Page 6 lome for the blessed hohdav season trom Hies around the country and sometimes round the world The memories ol this Christmas ate quite Rutland assists Iowa project kim.lar in the sense that it revolved mound Road sign tampering critical problem here KSHl KG- I' Army Corps of (engineers, Yicksburg District team member, l.amar Rutland, recently returned from working on the Devils Lake.

North Dakota, project tor the I Army Corps ot l.ngineers. St Paul District Rutland assisted with enhancement of the embankments and outflow structures to allow the lake to discharge high water levels into the Sheyenne River. Rutland is a civil engineer with the engineering and construction division and served as a quality assurance representative responsible for overseeing the Devils Lake project The town of Devils Lake. North Dakota, has a population of approximately 8.000 people, and is located on the northern shore of Devils Lake. Several embankments around portions of the lake have been built and raised The parish governing body is reach ing out to everyone in the parish.

esK--cially parents, who can help solve the problem of road sign tampering and theft Police Jury President Jack Madden said that not only are road signs being stolen, but now they are being sw itched from one road to another. I le said he has personally found several signs sw itched from one location to another. "This creates serious problems for ambulance drivers who may not be from West Carroll and familiar wiih the roads," he stresses. He said they are reaching out especially to parents who may see signs in their homes, and asking that they talk with their children about the dangers of such actions Madden said when minutes are critical to a patient waiting for an ambulance, death can occur because the sign has been switched and the driver cannot find the correct address West Carroll has long faced the problem of signs bearing (he name of roads being taken trom the pole Now ihe problem is compounded if signs are sw itched Some prankster is in danger of having to live wiih the tact that an irresponsible act he or she committed, led to someone's death At one time in the parish authorities estimated that two-thirds of road names were missing because of theft and vandalism. This also creates extra expense for the parish government because they have to pay workers to replace the signs.

The police jury is offering a $0(X) reward for information about that leads to the arrest and conviction of persons destroying or moving the signs Lamar Rutland (left) views the engineering plans of structure development at Devils Lake, North Dakota with James Harper, Project Engineer with the Vicksburg by Kavanaugh Breazeale engineering from Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Tennessee and a member of the Society of American Military Engineers. He is married to the former Alexis Burgman and thev reside in Clinton. to protect the town due to water level in the lake rising over the past 20 years. Rutland is a graduate of Oak Grove High School and a native of Hattiesburg.

He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in civil Native American program set With the help of an inter preter, participants will use the pictorial historical timeline designed to illustrate misconceptions ibout the different points in Native American history. The team inv ites you to join them and help get their activities going. They are asking churches, schools and organizations to participate. There will be no entrance fee to participate Anyone interested should contact Billy Jackson at 318-417-6308. or Betty Chatman at 318-417-0971.

Redwing cemetery A meeting of persons interested interested in Redwing Cemetery will be January 8, 2012, at 2 PM at Goodwill Church of God' The cemetery is operated through Everyone who has an interest in the cemetery is asked to attend the meeting. Brett Family show The West Carroll Chamber of Commerce has announced it will be hosting Branson's 201 1 No. 1 Morning Show "The Brett Family" as its Valentines Weekend headliner at the Lingo Center in Oak Grove. La. The Brett Family Show is a variety show that performs hits from the 40's.

50's and 60 as well as, hits from Motown, and Pop. There show has won numerous awards through the years including Best Morning Show and Best Young Artist in 201 1 See Notes, Page 5 Good Time Band The Good Time Band featuring James Shellon. Agnes Shelton. Roger Stoffer, John Copes and Carl Cox will be appearing at Pioneer Volunteer ire Station January 6 from PM Admission is free. Come and bring friends for a good time of old country and gospel music.

Fund raiser Darnell mentoring Team will host its first annual fund raiser basketball games. January 2. January 7, at 4 PM at Fpps High School. Admission will be $2. The program is on Uanuary 7, 20 12 and starts it 9:30 am lasting through put the day.

Guests of all ages will liave a fun time interacting ind puzzling out what the correct or true picture of ach period would be while uiscovering some informa- tion on Native American tistory throughout time. See Native, Page Index Obituaries 2 Opinion 4 Lifestyles 5 Church Directory 6 Classifieds 7 rarhbnd uaW3IJ2J Ctsto Bonk o-ockpot 1 6 1.