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Baby New Year



Monday, January 5, 2009 8:50 AM CST

Ann Caroline Gambel arrived at 1:30 a.m. Thursday to ring in the New Year as St. Tammany Parish’s first baby in 2009. Weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces, she caused a lot of excitement for mom Cathy and dad Douglas. Even older brother James, 3, was excited about his little sister.

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Sports

Skippers capture tournament title

Monday, January 5, 2009 9:18 AM CST

The Mandeville Skippers basketball made a triumphant trip to Florida over the Christmas holiday winning the 32nd annual Fort Walton Beach Playground Area Shootout with a 4-0 record.


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Top O' the Mornin'

Hopefully, you read Friday’s column. The following is a continuation of the annual Stella Awards, which cite the country’s most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts, you know, the ones that make you scratch your head.



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Education

Building the Future, one LEGO at a time

Friday, January 2, 2009 10:47 AM CST

The Covington branch of the St. Tammany Public Library was a hub of activity Monday as girls and boys age 7 and up pitted their imagination and building skills against one another for the LEGO championship.



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  • Davis' casino play may face obstacles

    Monday, January 5, 2009 8:50 AM CST
    A proposal by Parish President Kevin Davis to create an entertainment district that would include a riverboat casino along the lakeshore to the east of Interstate 10 near Slidell has caught the parish by surprise and started tongues wagging.

  • Morris: 2008 rough, 2009 will be better

    Monday, January 5, 2009 8:50 AM CST
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  • Sheriff's office completion expected soon

    Monday, January 5, 2009 8:50 AM CST
    More than a year after its groundbreaking, the new 40,000-square-foot, $11 million Sheriff’s Office complex in Slidell is four months behind schedule, but its towering presence may still as be an intimidating icon to east St. Tammany criminals.

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Jackson-Calico

Monday, January 5, 2009 9:34 AM CST

The marriage of Angela Maria Calico and Ryan Kent Jackson was solemnized Oct. 17, 2008, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Baton Rouge with the Rev. Gerald Burns.

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Make something special for your 12th Night party

Friday, January 2, 2009 10:47 AM CST

Any gathering of friends should be fun whether you are the host or the guest. But so often the person who throws the party gets all worn out preparing food, cleaning the house, setting out glasses and napkins and so forth. The house looks great, the food is outstanding, and the frazzled host is slouched in a chair snoozing out while everyone else is having a blast. (And then there’s the post-party clean-up! Help!!)

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