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After last year’s record rainfall, it’s hard to believe that this year we are barely getting any rain at all. Watering my poor, wilted plants this morning, I recalled that I did not have to pull out my garden hose last year. Looking back at historical weather data, this is not abnormal. Just like many other things in life, the weather is cyclical.

The local Pi Tau chapter of the international fraternity Omega Psi Phi recently donated fans to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office to help the area’s elderly battle the summer heat. From left are Edwin Thomas, Terence Bradford, Iris Winston, Jim Hilton, Korick Wilkerson, Deidre Grant, Byron Fedducia, Oscar Epps Jr., Richard Bates, Landon Hunt, and Everett Todd. Leader photo by Cameron Maynard

Instructor Chris Campbell assists Krish Dua (left) and Andrew Shirley in the development of a trebuchet (a type of catapult that uses a long arm to throw a projectile) at the “Storm the Castle” event. The Louisiana Tech STEM Camp is currently featuring Flying Things and Projectiles. The “All About Stuff: Plastics, Composites, Concretes and Metals” camp is set to follow in July. Leader photo by Cathi Cox-Boniol

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a new assistant who is a recent college graduate. She is eager to do a good job and has a positive attitude, but she is messing up big-time. I give her clear instructions for her tasks, yet she keeps missing important details.