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Dr. Virgil was an artist with many palettes in life

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We have two beautiful stained-glass pieces in our home. The first was a gift from a dear friend. In honor of my love of music and piano playing ways, it’s a large piece of the black and white keys of a keyboard.

Partner troubled by boyfriend’s facial hair

DEAR HARRIETTE: I hate my boyfriend’s facial hair. I think his beard is way too long, but he refuses to cut it. I’ve told him so many times that I feel much more attracted to him when his beard is short and well-groomed, but he doesn’t care. I am not attracted to him with his super-long beard. He seems to care about the beard more than he cares about my opinion. What do I do? My disdain for his beard is starting to affect our relationship in all aspects.

Argent Financial Group captures two Silver Stevie business awards

Argent Financial Group, a leading independent fiduciary wealth management firm, announced recently that it is the winner of two Stevie® Awards in the 19th Annual American Business Awards®, the nation’s premier business awards.

‘The Outside Show’ part of Arts Council’s public initiative

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The North Central Louisiana Arts Council will launch their public art initiative, The Outside Show, beginning May 1.

Invasive snail species could be threatening state’s crawfish production

BATON ROUGE — Calling them the densest he’s ever seen, LSU AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson was startled to find invasive apple snail egg masses in St. James Parish, but said preventative measures, and a little help from Mother Nature, can mitigate the spread and potential damage to the crawfish industry.

Employee appalled by racist remark

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I was in a virtual meeting at my job the other day, and someone made a racist comment about a fellow co-worker who was not on the call. I was shocked that this person made the comment, but it was almost worse that nobody said anything about it.

Trailblazer workshop series begins Tuesday at library

Trailblazer RC&D and the Lincoln Parish Library have joined forces to launch a new workshop series focused on bringing timely, regular information to the community on topics such as wildlife, forestry, backyard conservation, soil health, estate planning and more.

Hamrick receives Argent Financial’s fellowship

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Ruston visual artist and Louisiana Tech School of Design professor Frank Hamrick is the recipient of Argent Financial Group’s Fellowship for the 2021 Hambidge Center’s Creative Residency Program, which includes a $700 stipend and a two-week residency at the Hambidge Center in Rural Gap, Ga., in July.

Lettermen’s Club rubs elbows at Squire Creek to honor Swart

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CHOUDRANT — After a long year of isolation, the air in the Squire Creek dining room was as close to rarefied as you could get when roughly 100 members of the Tech Lettermen’s Club, their spouses and special guests recently gathered to celebrate the legacy and tradition within their group.

Vaccinated couple wants to plan family visit

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DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been waiting for months to go visit my family. We live in different states, and the rules have been so strict around COVID-19 that we have not been able to see one another. Now that my husband and I are fully vaccinated, we want to make the trip — especially because we have elderly family members we haven’t seen for far too long.