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Gonzales Police announces Christmas for Kids and Elderly program The Gonzales Police Department is accepting donations for its annual Christmas for Kids and Elderly programs. Donations are accepted at the Gonzales Police Department, 415 E. Cornerview Road, Gonzales. Nutrition class planned A nutrition class about Added Sugar and Its Effect on Health will be held Nov. 12 in Gonzales and Nov. 13 in Donaldsonville. Participants will learn about the importance of limiting sugars and will have a fun activity with a dietitian. Door prizes will be given. Blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose checks will be available after the class. The Nov. 12 class is from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Gonzales Library Branch, 708 S. Irma Blvd. and the Nov. 13 class is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Donaldsonville Library Branch, 500 Mississippi St. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/yc6zwc7r. Needs pecans cracked The Arc of East Ascension is offering pecan-cracking for 50 cents a pound. Drop of your pecans Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1122 S. East Ascension Complex Blvd., Gonzales. For more information, call (225) 621-2000. Splash pads closed for season The Ascension Parish splash pads at Oak Grove and South Louisiana Fairground are closed for the season. Ascension GOP Roundtable announces November speaker Retired Brigadier Gen. Paul Warfield Tibbets IV will be the featured speaker at the November Ascension GOP Roundtable, sponsored by Ascension Republican Women. The Roundtable is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Clarion Inn, 1500 W. La. 30 in Gonzales. Tibbets is the grandson of Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot of the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Cost of the lunch is $30. Guests can prepay with Pay Pal by visiting paypal.me/ARW225 or with Venmo. Reservations are requested. A $5 room fee will be collected for those not dining. RSVP: (225) 921-5187 or email ARWUS3@gmail.com. Donuts with Santa Donuts with Santa is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Prairieville High School cafeteria, 40070 Parker Road, Prairieville. Admission is $20 and includes a printed photo with Santa and Mrs Claus, doughnuts, coffee, milk, reindeer games, crafts and other activities. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Food distributions set Ascension Parish's commodity distribution is set for the second Tuesday of each month in Donaldsonville and the second Wednesday of the month in Gonzales. Distributions are from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Frank Sotile Jr. Pavilion in Donaldsonville and the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. All recipients must be prequalified by visiting the Ascension Parish Health Unit, 1024 E. Ascension Complex Blvd., in Gonzales, or Donaldsonville courthouse, 300 Houmas St., in Donaldsonville. Call Layne Melancon at (225) 450-1006 or email layne.melancon@fmolhs.org. Foodees Food Truck Festival Nov. 14-16 Tanger Outlets Gonzales is sponsoring a Foodees Food Truck Festival Friday through Sunday. For times and other information, visit www.foodeesfest.com. Jambalaya cook-off, fall pop-up vendor show Saturday Stop by the VFW Post 3693 Hall on Churchpoint Road for a jambalaya cook-off and vendor pop up show. The jambalaya cook-off begins at 7 a.m. and the vendor show is from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 42430 Church Point Road, Gonzales. For information, call Brent Gautreau at (225) 485-7875. Family Fun Day set A Fall Family Fun Day is Saturday for families with special and exceptional needs at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Prairieville, 15208, La. 73. The event includes food, arts and crafts, face painting, games, inflatables and other activities. For more information, visit allarewelcomebrd@gmail.com. Fall Fest, car show The East Ascension Ministers' Alliance is hsoting a Fall Fest and car, truck, motorcycle and slingshot show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Tee-Joe Gonzales Park, 524 W. Orice Roth Road, Gonzales. For more information or to be a vendor, call (985) 268-2282 or email eamalliance1@gmail.com. vendor fee is $50 and admission is free. Oak Grove Primary Food Truck Fest The Oak Grove Primary Food Truck Festival is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the school, 17550 Old Jefferson Highway, Prairieville. Bring a chair and dine from the trucks. For more information, email OGPVolunteers@gmail.com. Salt Fall Health Expo Nov. 18 A health expo is planned for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Lamar-Dixon Center, Gonzales.
