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Happy Birthday to our perfect Lake D’Arbonne

Although the idea for the lakeoriginated in 1957, the concrete dam for the lake was built in 1961. That means the lake was actually established 60 years ago. And while it would really take shape a couple of years later, it has been a vital part of our region for six decades. Beyond that, it has been a very personal part of my family’s journey.

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Attract more birds to your backyard

With all the constraints people lived through in 2020, many turned to their own backyards — nature, in particular — for hope, solace, wonder and even entertainment. Despite the worldwide crisis, nature’s normalcy remained intact; flowers continued to bloom, bees continued to pollinate and birds continued to fly and forage food.

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Co-worker anxious about applying for same job as friend

DEAR HARRIETTE: My co-worker — and friend — and I are applying for the exact same manager position at work. I’m already feeling anxious about how bittersweet the outcome will be either way. I really need this job, but I know that my friend needs it, too.

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CHURCH NEWS

Editor’s Note: Today’s Church News lists churches that have contacted the Leader about their worship format. Any church that has made a change and would like to be listed here should email their information by 5 p.m. Wednesday to newsroom@rustonleader.com.

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Sex trafficking leaves behind long trail of pain

After reading this newspaper’s recent three-part series on sex trafficking, featuring local organization Freedom13 and its ministry to human trafficking victims and survivors, I wanted to use DART’s weekly column to tag-team the vital information offered on this pervasive and appalling issue.

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Baseball evaluations

Cats Baseball is holding a developmental and fundamental based competition evaluation at the Ruston Sports Complex Monday, Aug. 2, on Field B7.

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Donation to Summer Fan Drive

Zeta Phi Beta International Sorority, Inc. members Shirley Wilson-Burns, Shunda Clinton, and Tiffany Curry pose with fans that the Epsilon Alpha Zeta Chapter donated to the Beta Eta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. for their Sigma Summer Fan Drive on Thursday afternoon.