Issue 13
Newsletter Date: November 2014
Mr. John Ross
Community
Affairs Director
What’s Happening in Community Affairs
BIRTHDAYS
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Donald Gordon
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Ronald Smith
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Reggie Eleam
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Larry Blunt
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Amos Brown
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Delles Howell Jr.
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Henry Beaver
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Roy Shelling
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for our citizens and visitors by presenting a variety of diverse
entertainment, leisure activities, outreach and educational programs as provided by our various divisions.
We are many communities, but one city, with one future and we are MONROE PROUD.
PARKS & REC
Parks & Recreation Division Highlights for November '2014:
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Monroe Parks & Recreation Division Flag & Tackle Football Leagues end on Saturday, November 22, 2014 and
for further information please contact Mr. Sam Tennessee, Center Supervisor @ Henrietta Johnson Community
Center @ (318) 329-2448 or Bruce Watson, Director, Parks & Recreation Division @ (318) 329-2523.
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Completion of Lida Benton Playground Equipment & Pavilions Installation by the City of Monroe's Public
Works Department
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Ongoing Construction of the six (6) new outdoor restrooms @ Saul Adler, Henrietta Johnson, Liller Maddox
Marbles, Harvey H. Benoit, Mt. Nebo Playground Park & Lida Benton Neighborhood Park
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Ongoing Construction of re-roofing @ Henrietta Johnson, Liller Maddox Marbles & Harvey H. Benoit Community Centers
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Ongoing Construction (Limited Renovations) to restrooms & showers @ Monroe Civic Center & Community
Centers except B. J. Washington Community Center
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Ouachita Valley Road Runners Half-Marathon @ Forsythe Park around the old Swayze Natatorium on Saturday,
November 1, 2014
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Alzheimer Association 2 Mile Walk @ Forsythe Park's Bandstand Area on Saturday, November 8, 2014 from
7:00 A. M. - 12:00 P. M.
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Salvation Army 5K Race @ Forsythe Park's Bandstand Area on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 7:30 A. M. 1:00 P. M.
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American Heart Association HeartWalk @ Forsythe Park's Bandstand Area on Saturday, November 22, 2014
from 6:00 A. M. - 11:00 A. M.
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Cyclocross Bike Race @ Forsythe Point Recreation Area on Sunday, November 16, 2014 from 9:00 A. M. - 3:00
P. M.
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Bass Master Nation Fishing Tournament @ Forsythe Point Recreation Area Boat Dock & Ouachita River with
weigh-in each day @ 3:30 P. M. and fishing from 6:00 A. M. - 6:00 P. M. from October 31 - November 8, 2014
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Division
Parks & Rec.
Employee of the
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Seletta McClinton
Civic Center
Ronald Smith
Zoo
Kim Dooley
Mr. James Mayo
Mayor
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Monroe Civic Center-Charles Thomas, Director, emailto: [email protected], 318-329-2225
We open the month with a busy weekend. We have the "Powerhouse Tumble & Cheer Workout for St. Jude," we
will have girls and boys from every end of the state. Then Heritage of India takes over the Banquet Hall, such
beautiful colors, and the Les Martinique Tea. The month stays busy the next week with meetings and training
classes. Before you know it, the "Comedy Train, Super Show, Laugh till you Cry," wonders into the Theatre. The
second weekend brings in the "CVB Bass Master’s Banquet," don’t miss these
Don’t forget to go out and vote on November 4. You can’t complain about how the government is run if you don’t
vote. November 11 is Veteran’s Day and we here at the Civic Center celebrate this holiday for all the veteran’s out
there that have fought for our freedom. We will be closed in their honor.
We will have the "Annual Delta Waterfowl Banquet" on Thursday, November 13. They will fill up the Banquet Hall
with their celebrations. National Recycling Day is Saturday, November 15, PARTICIPATE. The Chamber Accent on
Excellence is scheduled for November 19, 7:30am. We go into the third week with several local meetings filling up
the civic center.
The week of "Thanksgiving," will offer us time to do some much needed spring cleaning at the Civic Center and
then we will be home with our families and friends on Thanksgiving Day celebrating everything we are thankful
for. We wish each and every one of you the best of the holidays and have a "Happy Thanksgiving."
You can always visit our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/monroeciviccenter, for any information you may
need or comments you want to leave.
Employee of the Quarter: Ronald Smith
He has been with the Civic Center for over five years. He is always at work on schedule, an employee that takes
pride in his work. He has been an asset to the Civic Center.
Congratulations Ronald Smith!!!
We have the following employee celebrating their birthdays in the month of November:
REGGIE ELEAM
ROY HUBBARD
LARRY BLUNT
DONALD GORDON
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POWERHOUSE TUMBLE & CHEER
SAT: 12:00PM
ARENA
THU: 5:30PM
CONFERENCE HALL
SAT: 9:00AM – 1:00PM
PARKING LOT
FOR INFORMATION: 318-387-2626
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LOUISIANA DELTA WATERFOWL
FOR INFORMATION: 318-361-4728
15
NATIONAL RECYCLING DAY
KEEP MONROE BEAUTIFUL
FOR INFORMATION: 318-329-4983
NOVEMBER 27
MONROE ROTARY CLUB
THURSDAYS @ NOON
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Chennault Golf Course
Prices
Weekday Riding Prices Regular
18 holes-$26.00
9 holes-$19.50
Weekday Riding Senior Prices
18 holes $23.00
9 Holes 15.00
Weekend Riding Prices Regular
18 holes-$35.00
9 holes-$21.75
Weekend Senior Prices
18 holes $29.00
9 holes $18.00
Weekday Walking Prices
18 holes-$17.75
9 holes-$10.50
Weekday Walking Senior Prices
18 holes $11.00
9 holes$11.00
Weekend Walking Prices Regular
18 holes-$20.00
9 holes-$12.75
Public Safety Prices
18 holes $15.00
9 Holes $9.00
Shelter Prices
Small Shelter $25.00
Large Shelter $50.00
Deposits Prices for all shelters $75.00
Which will be refunded to you after your event?
(Please allow 2-3 weeks for refund to come)
Hours of Operations
Monday- Friday 7:30a.m – 7:00p.m
Saturday – Sunday 7:00a.m – 7:00p.m
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The RiverMarket has a lot of great activities this fall. This weekend’s “DanceFest” event includes:
The RiverMarket is extremely excited to introduce our first annual “DanceFest” this weekend. We have all types of genres of dance from hip-hop and jazz to
square dancing and belly dancing. Performances from local middle school, high school, and college dance teams include St. Frederick’s High School Showstoppers, the ULM Hawkline, and Richwood Middle School Rubies. Performances from local dance studios and companies include Delta Blue Dance Company, Debbie’s School of Dance, Dee Dee’s Dance Studio, Twin City Ballet, and Carolyn’s Dance Land.
Social dance performances by Mike Sullivan with the Waltz, Mary Kate and Harvey’s with country line dances, and Southern Sass will fill the market. The
market also welcomes a solo by the beautiful and talented Ms. Madison Underwood and belly dancing performances by Megan Flemming.
At 11am the RiverMarket’s Fall Fashion Show will begin. This season’s fashion show will include stylish purses, accessories, jewelry and clothes from local boutiques and vendors. These participants include Rustic Rose, The Fleurty Ginger, Maison Couture, M&K House, Rustico, Dusty & Co, Bent Oaks, The Spotted Giraffe and more.
Come join us & DO IT IN DoMo!
The RiverMarket would like to partner with businesses, organizations, churches, and civic clubs as volunteers to work the market on Saturdays. Volunteers can
work shifts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the organizations volunteering will be highlighted for their throughout that day. Non-profit and civic clubs can also use this
opportunity to promote their current events.
Want to know what’s going on at the RiverMarket? Log on to www.downtownrivermarket.com to find out, and don’t forget to subscribe to the RiverMarket news-
As fall rolls around the zoo slows down, kinda. Our core duties at the zoo are fairly consistent year round, most animals need as much feeding and
cleaning in November as they do in March (some like the big cats actually need extra food in the winter to stay warm). In fact as regular visitors to
the zoo see we actually have additional animals that come and spend the winter with us rather than endure the snows in the Northern United States.
This year as you prepare for the winter and notably for the new year we will ask you to include the zoo in your plans. If you own a business we could
use your support. We know that many business budget monies for community enrichment and we would like to ask you to consider the zoo. There
are a variety of ways that you can help including in kind donation, donations of special skills, or financial donation. I would like to throw out one
way you could help and it would not cost you a cent. We have begun a program called Christmas for the Animals where we place Christmas trees at
businesses and high traffic locations within the community. These trees are decorated with ornaments depicting animals on the front and items that
the zoo needs on the back. These items range from as small as a can of tuns fish all the way up to golf carts and lawn mowers. If a visitor to your
location would like to donate they can either take the ornament or just bring an item back and place it under the tree. When you have as many items
as you feel comfortable dealing with you call us and we will pick them up. We can set up either two or three dimensional trees. If you would like to
sponsor a Christmas tree or would like more information please call 318-329-2400 and ask for Joe.