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By: LANCE REED

Sports Editor

The Ville Platte eight-and-under (8U) All-Stars made the trip to Slidell to take part in the Pony League National Tournament.

Dylan Kane Campbell, the son of Cody and Lea Campbell of Turkey Creek, celebrated his seventh birthday with a party at his home Saturday, July 5, 2008. His birthday was July 2.

June 17, Meeting

Bryan Riddle, new CEO of Ville Platte Medical Center; Stephanie Stromer, public relations director for VPMC; and Sandy Morein, chief nursing officer at VPMC, were the guest speakers during the June 17, meeting.

By: REV. BRIAN DORE’

Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance

Jesus said, as is recorded in Luke 14:26-27 KJV, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, mother, wife, children, brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”

The engagement of Miss Jodi Monique Briley to Mr. Jeffery Alexander Arkell, the son of Bill and Donna Arkell of Germantown, Tennessee, has been announced by her parents, Mark and Melissa Briley of Grand Prairie.

Lyme disease is on the rise, with 20,000 cases reported yearly. Experts believe there are a lot more cases that go undiagnosed, misdiagnosed and left untreated. Lyme disease can be hard to diagnose. In those people who are infected, many do not get the “bulls eye” rash, and the common tests used are only about 50 percent accurate.

St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou provided the setting for a lovely 6:30 p.m. ceremony April 4, 2008, uniting Miss Rachel Marie Mendel and Mr. Jeffery Keith Ardoin in holy matrimony with Father Bob Courville officiating.

Julia Ellen Luciano and William Anthony de la Houssaye, II were united in holy matrimony during a nuptial mass at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in Lafayette. The Reverend Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen officiated the ceremony.

Ashley Manor in Baton Rouge served as the setting for a double ring ceremony uniting Aneika Dominick and Dedric Freeman, both of Baton Rouge. Reverend Norman Scott of Baton Rouge officiated the ceremony.

Paige Kristin Galla and Gregory Orion Loomis Deaner of Fort Collins, Colorado became husband and wife during an outdoors, afternoon wedding. The double ring ceremony was held at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2008 at the Lincoln Center Terrace in Fort Collins, Colorado.