Looking Back: February 1929, 1939, and 1949
Tue, 02/12/2019 - 9:40am
February 2, 1929
• Officers were elected for 1929 at the annual meeting of the Ville Platte banks and their branches.
Lifestyle
From left to right are Rotarian Annette Johnson, Jill Stevens, and Rotary President Peter Strawitz. Stevens addressed the Rotary Club on behalf of Every Paw Animal Rescue (EPAR) and their work rescuing stray animals in Evangeline Parish. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
Rescue missions of Rotary
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 10:45am
The idea of service above self is not only germane to the Rotary Club.
January 30, 1969- VIDRINE HOMECOMING Queen Phyllis Fontenot and her court at coronation ceremonies at the Vidrine High School homecoming basketball game recently. From left are Denise Fruge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Fruge; Sandra Guillory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Guillory; Charlotte Guillory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louray Guillory; Queen Phyllis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Fontenot; Winona Bogard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bogard; Carleen Fontenot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Fontenot; and Phoebe Fontenot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edrick Fontenot.
Looking Back: January 1959, 1969, and 1979
Tue, 01/29/2019 - 10:19am
January 1, 1959
Fourteen couples receive marriage licenses in month of December
Tue, 01/29/2019 - 10:17am
(Editor’s Note: The following information was obtained from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office in Ville Platte. This information is printed once a month in The Gazette.)
Robert and Trudy McDaniel of Pine Prairie on their wedding day, January 25, 1969, at First Baptist Church of Pine Prairie.
A recent photo of Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel. (Photos courtesy of Robert and Trudy McDaniel)
McDaniels celebrate 50 years
Tue, 01/22/2019 - 10:04am
Robert and Trudy McDaniel of Pine Prairie will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on January 25, 2019.