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I must be willing to give up what I am, in order to become what I will be. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans; in one aspect of You are found all the aspects of existence." - Kahlil Gilbran

Nothing man-made, not a multitude of books, nor the latest computers and the computers of the future all taken together, can ever encompass even a part of the information contained in a single Man(/Woman). One has only to know how to use it. But to know the Truth, one must have a conscious awareness and purity of thought.

Man is the only creature in the Universe who can live on all planes of existence at once. In their earthly existence most people see themselves only as an earthly, materialised manifestation. But there are those who perceive other levels of being, levels invisible to the material senses.

Prophets who believe in and talk about the end of the world - they themselves are producing mental visualisations of the end of the world. They are motivated not by faith in the Light, in the Love that is God, but by fear. And this fearful scenario is something they are fashioning for themselves." 'The Ringing Cedars of Russia' by Vladimir Megr; Book 2 of The Ringing Cedars Series. See also: Recommended Books/The Ringing Cedars Series

"You are not a soul, you are not a mind, you are not a body. You are the controller of all three." - Yogi Bhajan

True Spirituality

"The soul is going to wake up. It will know every aspect of itself, and every aspect of the souls self will know all of itself at once. You will be aware of all realities at once as you learn to ride the vibrational rate and become fourth dimensional. You are awakening Prime Creators abilities.. Prime Creators goal in creating this universe and all other universes was to develop itself to such an extent, and have so many multidimensional channels of data open, that it - whose consciousness is in all things - could become aware of itself in all things, aware of every event that all things are involved in. You are evolving that ability in yourselves. the knowing is growing, and it is a knowing of what is awakening inside of you. You must be committed all of the time. When these gifts and abilities begin to be firsthand experiences for you, you must learn to work with them no matter what. Begin to know that you are divinely guided and that all events are drawn to you for upliftment, no matter what kind of upheaval they seem to produce in your life. Earth is going through an initiation at this time. You are going through an initiation because you are part of Earth, and you cannot separate yourself from this system. Earth is transforming itself and intending to act as a domino for your solar system. It is intending to merge multiple worlds [dimensions] into one, to be grounded enough to allow all those worlds [dimensions] to exist and to translate the experience. Bringers of the Dawn; Teachings from the Pleiadians, Channelled by Barbara Marciniak

_It's Time To Wake Up - We Are All One

"If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet." ~ Niels Bohr

"Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, twixt that darkness and that Light." - James Lowell, 1845

Abraham Hicks : Empowering Inspiring video message

Esther Hicks channels 'Abraham' in one of the most inspirational scenes depicting 'The Law of Attraction'. Video includes Esther Hicks and Micheal Beckwith and many deleted scenes from Rhonda Byrne's film 'The Secret'.

The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Manley P Hall

Spiritual 4th, 5th and 6th Dimensionality

"It's not important that you know everything .... just the important things." - Miguel de Unamuno

St. Germain - Earth Birth Changes "It is nigh unto the ripeness of time indeed, a culmination of eons of time unto the Harvest. The time is Now... The rapture will allow you to perceive fourth density... therefore third density will no longer be able to perceive you, for you will be simultaneously existing, co-existing in the same space/time, but merely not perceived, because it is of a different frequency. The year 2012 of your time is the apex of it. It is a convergence point into unlimitedness.... Cycles - there are cycles within cycles within cycles. There are many, many, many different cycles that are culminating in this Now. The reason for the focus on planet Earth, and for all the galactic confederations coming forth unto this area of your solar system, is because the universe is in the shifting of densities.... it is also occurring to the astral body of Earth, the etheric body of Earth, and the soul body of Earth. These particular dates (2012) are all shifting, because consciousness is shifting all the time. It is a flux. It appears that it is somewhere between 2010 and 2013 of your Now..and when fourth density or super-consciousness comes upon the planet, it will not be perceiving third density and third density will not be perceiving fourth density, for they will be different dimensions then. Now they are co-existent dimensions, and when super-consciousness prevails, the shift will occur and that is called a rapture. In many references your Harvest is your fourth density transformation, your ascension. Some would call it rapture."

Welcome to 'Ascension Now'!

The spiritual graduation of Humanity will be very exciting and challenging: together we will explore new possibilities and opportunities. Light = Information, and Information is the key to understanding what is happening.

Divine Love, Light, peace and healing to all From Spirit and Messenger Spirit

This is information to which I have been guided by Spirit over the course of several years, and Spirit have asked me to bring it all together in one place for others who seek the Truth. You will feel in your heart whether it resonates with you.

We are not our physical bodies, we are spiritual beings, individuated expressions of the One Infinite Creator whose Conscious Awareness is now awakening in the Human family. It is time to remember Who We Are and to rise to our full potential. As fully-awakened Humans - the 'rainbow bridge' between Spirit and matter - we have a very important role to play in the Universe.

Divine Love, Light, peace and healing Messenger Spirit

Few consciously remember The path we chose in life. But time will show our destiny As every thought and deed Unfolds the story deep within. A story written long ago, In realms beyond our earthly reach, Of aims and aspirations For the Highest Good of All. With Spirits help and guidance And the love of those around us This time of revelation Will unveil our lives true goal. We came to help The raising of Mother Earths vibration, And the lifting of Humanity To higher realms of Light. As waves of Higher Love and Light Sweep through the Solar System, Vibrations rise And Mother Earth Expands her consciousness. Humanity awakens In the presence of Divinity, Awakens to Divinity within. Always present, dormant , waiting . For Humanitys remembrance Of our origin in Light. A new dawn awaits us; Is now within our grasp. Reach out and touch it ..

From Spirit, through Messenger Spirit

Abraham Hicks : 2012 and Beyond

Esther doesn't use the word "channeling" to describe her process, but understands if others do. For more information, please view our YouTube video entitled "Abraham Explains Who They Are", or go to http://www.abraham-hicks.com and listen to the audio entitled "Introduction To Abraham".

In this unique time in the universe when all experiencing is being accelerated, souls have been given the unprecedented opportunity to evolve out of third densitys low vibrations and physically accompany Earth into higher energy planes.

Spirit teacher Matthew Ward

Ra : Acceleration towards the Law of One

The Good Remembering, Llyn Roberts (see 'Recommended Books')

A Love That Is You

The Family of Jacob / Elohei Yaakov Website: http://www.youtube.com/colorfulteardrops / http://www.facebook.com/Loveis Brian Baruch is a conscious channeller for the "Family of Jacob". The "Family of Jacob" (Elohei Yaakov) is an inter-dimensional collective consciousness that resonates a central frequency of the united essence of All Source.

Over the ages the "Family of Jacob" have been known by many names; the higher central Sun, Tiferet, the personage of Divine as Father, the Egyptian All recognizing collective consciousness called "Ra", the Hindu Lord Vishnu, the cosmic consciousness of All Life, the Christian Trinity, the biblical archetype of the patriarch "Jacob" who coalesced All through frequencies of "merciful healing" and recognizing "truth". These are some incarnations of this family consciousness called the "Family of Jacob", and there have been many more.

Splinters of this collective consciousness are incarnated in almost every generation along the earthly tier, other aspects of this collective are ascended (angelic) intelligences that never spent time along the earthly tier, or have resonated their key resonance of truth in many other worlds and dimensions.

They offer a "bird's eye view" of true reality, and share a message of the Higher Love and compassionate healing; revealing dignity for the individual, a deep compassion and reverence for the collective; the majestic "music" from behind the veil - the coalescing of All That Is. Their sacred message carries a profound cadence that leads to the abstract co-ordinates for ascension into the fullness of inter-dimensional "wholeness".

The "Family of Jacob" explain how this game of duality consciousness is designed to help angels and imprisoned intelligences ascend to higher dimensions of intimacy with All Source by resonating All Source's intrinsic frequency of unconditional love and unity along the earthly tier.

Similar to Esther Hicks' channelled collective consciousness "Abraham" who sends the beacon of co-ordinates of creation's "Is" through the frequencies of "loving kindness" and "bountifulness", the "Family of Jacob" resonate the co-ordinates of "truth", "merciful healing" and "true (unconditional) love" to direct All how to embrace their crowns of ascension to freely reside in the dimension of the "higher central Sun" with intimacy and gratitude in All That Is.

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Chris Kaergard Journal Star political reporter @ChrisKaergardNick Vlahos Journal Star reporter @vlahosnick

For the first time in a long time, central Illinois has a seat at the head of the leadership table in the state Legislature.

That's courtesy of Bill Brady's ascension Friday to the head of the Senate Republican caucus. The Bloomington lawmaker, who has been in the Senate since 2002 and in the Legislature since 1993, succeeds Christine Radogno in the role and has enormous challenges ahead of him.

Previously he'd been a top deputy to Radogno, just as Rep. David Leitch had been a top deputy to his chamber's GOP leader, Jim Durkin. But someone representing our area in the top spot? Those are tough to find in the Legislature or in statewide elective office.

Brady is as well-positioned as anyone for the job, though.

He's more conservative than Radogno. That's a change, but one that will serve him in a caucus that is split between conservatives and more moderate suburbanites. In his years of experience, he has come to recognize politics as the art of the possible inevitably meaning compromises, if hard-fought ones. (His attempt to resurrect the "Grand Bargain" budget deal late in the spring proves it.)

This role is a chance for him to erase the impression many in the GOP have of him as "the guy who lost a totally winnable governor's race to Pat Quinn of all people." But that campaign (and failed quests for the gubernatorial nod in 2006 and 2014) have given him a better idea of the nuances of the state and of Republicans in Illinois than many others in the Legislature. That probably makes him a better leader for them.

Those runs also established him as tireless. One enduring memory we have is of him standing in the freezing cold outside Carver Arena before a Bradley game shaking every last hand as his ears went numb. He's pretty personable, so that probably accounted for a portion of his 193-vote primary victory over Sen. Kirk Dillard.

From our vantage point, he's been a bit on the periphery of Peoria affairs, but omnipresent whenever there were issues or political appearances in Tazewell County. He was a fixture and, we gather, a good resource for Washington during its post-tornado rebuilding efforts (even when that meant he shared the stage with onetime opponent Quinn). And during his statewide runs for office the guy never put on airs. We could still reach him on his cellphone with questions about local matters, even while he was bopping around the vast Land of Lincoln.

Good luck to him. If the last two and a half years are any indication, he'll need it. (C.K.)

She'll be missed

Brady has awful big shoes to fill.

Radogno was instantly recognizable as the adult in the room, someone who fought hard earlier this year to jump-start talks on a budget compromise alongside Senate President John Cullerton, with whom she had a far better rapport than, say, between House Speaker Michael Madigan and House GOP leader Jim Durkin let alone that between Madigan and Gov. Bruce Rauner.

She was knowledgeable during her visits here to speak to the paper's editorial board and got along well with folks more conservative like then-Sen. Darin LaHood, who didn't support her for the leadership position, but still respected her. And she was an independent thinker, something that had to chafe with the growing Rauner influence over lawmakers.

When your shorter columnist covered the Legislature a dozen years ago, Radogno was one of the budget experts for the Senate Republicans. And in her two decades in the chamber she had earned respect and affection across party lines as a straight-shooter, and as someone who understood the fundamentals of the legislative process.

To take but one example, state Rep. Ann Williams a pretty liberal Chicago Democrat noted Thursday on Facebook that "if we had a Christine leading each of our four caucuses, the budget impasse would have been over by now."

It's a pity for all of us that we didn't. (C.K.)

A national reminder of the local

A Bradley University political-science professor wrote an article that appeared last week on the website of a publication better known for its popular-music coverage.

Although not all of Ed Burmilas words might be music to some ears, we can advocate his nonpartisan point, at a minimum.

In The Case for Paying Less Attention to Donald Trump, Burmila suggested the public focus less on the Oval Office and more on state legislatures. That is where much of the policy that affects average Americans is made, he argues.

This being Rolling Stone, of course, Burmilas piece is heavy on gratuitious left-wing spin. It also is laden with apocalyptic rhetoric, which in spades these days comes from both sides of the partisan divide.

Burmila begins by calling Trumps five-month-old administration a disaster. He also suggests the Republicans elected to control the vast majority of governorships and state legislatures are the authors of Neanderthal education policies, ruthless legislative-district gerrymandering and brutal sentencing and policing reforms.

Donald Trump is not the problem with the GOP; he is the symptom of the party's top-to-bottom absence of principles and willingness to manipulate rules, Burmila wrote If progressives focus exclusively on Trump, that makes it easier ... for Republicans at other levels to push their loathsome agenda forward.

Lets set aside the hyperbole and focus on the gist of what Burmila is arguing.

The escapades in Washington, D.C., can be entertaining, certainly. Although the constant Blue-vs.-Red dynamic is better left for a football game.

But as a practical matter, what happens in Springfield is more relevant to Illinoisans than what happens along the Potomac River.

If the public was paying closer attention years ago to what was transpiring in the General Assembly, perhaps Illinois wouldnt be in the midst of a fiscal disaster. And our state is living proof gerrymandering is a bipartisan affliction.

Well take things a few steps further than Burmila did, at least as far as governmental levels are concerned.

Local government might be the most consequential government of all. How many times have you heard Peorians complain about potholes? Or public financing of private development projects? Or substantial increases in property taxes?

Then look at the pathetic voter-turnout rates for recent Peoria municipal elections. The disconnect is obvious. Just because CNN isnt yapping about something 24/7 doesnt mean it isnt important.

In smaller communities, also look at how many seats for city councils and village boards go uncontested or unfilled through the electoral process. Thats dangerous for democracy, not to mention public policy.

Burmilas screed might not appeal to some of our better instincts. But strip the partisan attacks and youll find an important message. All politics is local, after all. (N.V.)

Chris Kaergard (C.K.) covers politics and government. He can be reached at ckaergard@pjstar.com or 686-3255. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisKaergard. Nick Vlahos (N.V.) writes "Nick in the Morning." He can be reached at nvlahos@pjstar.com or 686-3285. Follow him on Twitter @VlahosNick.

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GONZALES A local health clinic born eight years ago in a partnership between St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales and the Ascension Parish government has doubled its space to better serve residents who don't have health insurance.

Former office space in the Ascension Parish Health Unit off Worthey Road in Gonzales has been converted to a reception area, four patient exam rooms previously there were only two and a larger lab for medical testing for the St. Elizabeth Community Clinic that's been housed at the parish health unit since 2009.

"They love it, they absolutely love it," Paula Julian, nurse practitioner, said of her patients' appreciation of the new space.

Julian and another nurse practitioner, Kristin Martin, rotate to see patients at the community clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The medical director for the St. Elizabeth Community Clinic is Dr. James D'Antoni.

The Ascension Parish Health Unit offers residents immunizations; pregnancy testing; family planning services; nutritional services for women, infants and children; and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.

The St. Elizabeth Community Clinic there offers routine treatment, on a sliding-scale fee basis, for uninsured parish residents, ages 10 and up, with common short-term health problems or long-lasting illnesses that can be managed on an outpatient basis.

The health unit sees about 2,500 patients each month, and the community clinic each month sees about 200 patients, many of them the working poor without public or private insurance, said Kyle Gautreau, communications director for the parish government.

The ability of medical staff in the parish health unit and in the community clinic "to refer folks (to practitioners) literally across the hall from each other is the beauty of the partnership," Gautreau said.

Another resource, the Ascension Parish Counseling Center, is adjacent to the Parish Health Unit. Under the umbrella of the health unit, the center offers individual and group counseling and treatment for addictive disorders.

The parish paid for the recent renovations of the St. Elizabeth Community Clinic, with parish employees doing much of the work, said Parish President Kenny Matassa, who was director of the parish health unit before he was elected parish president in 2015.

"I saw every week the great good done under the partnership between Ascension Parish and St. Elizabeth, and I wanted to see its expansion happen," Matassa said. "The great thing is that I knew we had the capacity to complete most of the work ourselves."

The $25,000 renovation was started in January and completed in June.

St. Elizabeth Hospital, part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, which runs Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge and other hospitals is a missions-based hospital, said Jon Hirsch, director of marketing for St. Elizabeth.

"Part of our mission is to serve people who don't have any resources," he said.

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MADRID (Reuters) - On the cusp of her 92nd birthday and after decades of waiting and uncertainty, Ascensin Mendieta, daughter of a victim of political violence killed almost 80 years previously, finally buried her father on a bright Sunday morning in Madrid. Hundreds of mourners turned out to attend the non-religious ceremony in Madrid for Timoteo Mendieta, a trade unionist shot in the months following the Spanish Civil War and buried in a mass grave in a Guadalajara cemetery.

The search for Timoteo Mendieta's remains marks the first instance of graves being dug on the orders of an Argentine judge in a lawsuit seeking redress for crimes committed during the 1936-1939 civil war and the almost four-decade dictatorship of General Francisco Franco that followed.

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Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, arrives with her son Francisco to the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, arrives with her son Francisco to the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, arrives with her son Francisco to the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta (C), daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, reacts during the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta (C), daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, kisses a flower with the colors of the Republican flag during the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, reacts during the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, is greeted by people after the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, attends the funeral of her father after has been exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta, daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939, holds a carnation during the exhumation of her father's remains at Guadalajara's cemetery, Spain, January 30, 2016.At the request of an Argentine judge in a lawsuit seeking redress for crimes committed during the 1936-39 civil war and the four-decade dictatorship of General Francisco Franco that followed, a Guadalajara court has authorised the exhumation of the grave, containing 22 bodies of people believed to have been killed by Franco's forces in the months after the end of the civil war. Picture taken January 30, 2016. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta (L), daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, speaks with a member of the Guadalajara court before the beginning of the exhumation of her father's remains at Guadalajara's cemetery, Spain, May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Ascension Mendieta (C), daughter of Timoteo Mendieta, who was shot in 1939 by forces of dictator Francisco Franco, leaves with her grandson Sergio after the burial of her father after he was exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara's cemetery by the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory(ARMH), in Madrid, Spain July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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"(Burying Timoteo) means the end of a cycle and the end of a tremendous battle against the Spanish state, which has been, I would say, very cruel to families who have relatives in mass graves," Francisco Vargas Medienta, grandson of Timoteo, said after the funeral.

Attending the ceremony accompanied by her three children, Ascensin Mendieta held a bouquet of flowers decorated in the red, purple and gold of the Second Spanish Republic, which was overthrown by the forces loyal to Franco.

Among those paying their respects were relatives of victims of the Franco regime, several of them currently in the process of fighting their own legal battles to obtain exhumation orders to search for murdered family members.

In the Guadalajara cemetery mass graves alone, there are an estimated 800 victims of political violence, according to the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH), a non-profit group that works to recognize victims of the war.

Following the Guadalajara exhumation, around 100families of victims believed to be buried there requested help to identify remains.

In an effort to smooth a 1977 transition to democracy, Spain passed an amnesty law pardoning political crimes committed in the past the so-called "Pact of Forgetting".

Some exhumations began in 2000, though the resting place for many victims are still unknown. The ARMH has documented114,226 cases of men and women buried in mass graves around Spain.

"There are at least 3,000 mass graves. We're not even sure exactly how many, but it's a lot," said Emilio Silva, head of the ARMH.

Ascensin Mendieta who was 13 when she unwittingly opened the door to the men who took her father away - has repeatedly said she hopes the case of Timoteo serves to highlight the large numbers of remains still unidentified.

Francisco Vargas Mendieta said that the experience left his mother, and many like her, emotionally scarred, and that activists would continue working to identify the dead.

"My mother has always lived with this wound," Vargas said. "And there are many people like her even now. We are not going to stop until the maximum number of people possible are able to take flowers to those who were executed, or until these people receive a dignified burial."

Historians estimate as many as 500,000 combatants and civilians were killed on the Republican and Nationalist sides in the war. After it ended, tens of thousands of Franco's enemies were killed or imprisoned in a campaign to wipe out dissent.

(Writing and reporting by Sam Edwards in Barcelona, editing by David Evans)

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"The new outpatient care center in Palm Springs provides one-on-one therapy, support groups, drug screenings, and a range of other therapeutic activities," the Ascension Treatment Centers press statement notes.

The new center is just one part of the broad spectrum of care that Ascension Treatment Centers offers including detoxification, residential treatment, day treatment, and more. "No matter where you are in your recovery journey, we want to make sure we have a program to meet your needs and to deliver clinical care that's tailored to you," says the press statement.

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Over the last few years, the Ascension Christian softball program has steadily been on the rise as they have transformed from a losing team to a squad that has routinely made the playoffs each year.

Now, they're looking to take the next step. That's where George Gutierrez comes into the picture.

Over the last few years, the Ascension Christian softball program has steadily been on the rise as they have transformed from a losing team to a squad that has routinely made the playoffs each year.

Now, theyre looking to take the next step. Thats where George Gutierrez comes into the picture.

Gutierrez was recently hired as the Lady Lions new head coach. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to a talented team with the hopes of leading them to the state tournament in Sulphur for the first time in school history.

First of all, Im very thankful for the Ascension Christian administration giving me the opportunity to run their program. Im very excited and looking forward to start working with the players, Gutierrez said.

Even with all the success Ascension Christian has had in softball over the past few years, theyve had trouble holding on to coaches.

Under Jennifer Cooper, the Lady Lions broke through in 2014 and not only made the postseason, but for the first time in school history, they hosted a first-round contest against Merryville. Its a game that they would lose, 11-6.

Ascension Christian missed the playoffs the next year, but in Victoria Bowmans first season as head coach, the Lady Lions made a return. This time, they lost to Central Catholic, 8-3.

Though, they carried the momentum over to this year when they improved their win total by five games as they finished 12-10 during the regular season.

They reached the newly-created Division IV playoffs, before being dropped by eventual state champion Cedar Creek in the opening round.

After two seasons, Bowman is gone, and now Gutierrez is looking to help Ascension Christian get over the hump and win their first ever playoff game.

Gutierrez said that his love of coaching and his love of softball led to him taking the job.

I want to bring my ideas and coaching philosophy to the program. I want to develop an additional Ascension Parish team to qualify for the LHSAA State Tournament, Gutierrez said.

Gutierrez is originally from Brownsville, Texas, but hes been a part of Ascension Parish for practically his entire life.

When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Gonzales after his father was hired by Ormet Corp. Sixty years later, and hes still a proud member of the Ascension community.

Gutierrez graduated from East Ascension High in 1971, and he retired from Syngenta Corp. in 2000, after working there for 37 years.

As a coach, he has led the Lady Hawks travel team organization for 17 years. In that time, he has worked with players ranging from ages 9-18.

For the past seven seasons, he has served as an assistant coach under Nancy Ensminger at Dutchtown.

While Gutierrez was in the Lady Griffin dugout, they made multiple trips to the state tournament. In 2015, Dutchtown reached the state title game, before losing to defending champion Sam Houston, 3-1.

Dutchtown has been a common place for successful hires for Ascension Christian sports.

Head football coach and Athletic Director Josh Puryear is a former football player and coach for the Griffins. He is fresh off of leading the Lion football team to its greatest season in school history at 8-2.

Head baseball coach Conrad Gayle was an assistant coach at Dutchtown before leading the Lions. This past season, Ascension Christian won their first baseball playoff game in school history.

Now, Gutierrez will hope to have the same kind of success with the softball program. He certainly has the tools at his disposal.

The Lady Lions will lose two all-district players in Emily Millet and Kaley Ryan, but they bring back four all-district selectionsincluding three players in Layla Thompson, Hallie Dupree and Madison Gautreau that made the first team.

Thompson and Gautreau were also All-Parish selections.

Gutierrezs plan for his new team is real simple.

We will be disciplined on and off he field. We will have good on field communication between players and have players supporting each other, Gutierrez said. We will be aggressive on offensehitting and running bases. We will work hard on making the routine plays.

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DONALDSONVILLE - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking three armed suspects who were recorded attempting to break into vehicles in a Donaldsonvillesubdivision.

The three suspects can be seen in disturbing surveillance video which was captured early Monday morning in the Bun Hood Subdivision. The suspects can be seen wearing dark-colored outfits and carrying firearms as they attempt to enter two locked vehicles parked in a driveway.

The men leave after they trigger a motion-sensitive light in the home's garage.

According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, investigators also believe the same three suspects broke into a residence on Woodland Drive in Donaldsonvillethat same night. The suspects allegedly threw a brick through a window, stole a purse from the kitchen counter, and also rummaged through a vehicle underneath the carport. Several items were stolen in the burglary.

If anyone sees these suspects, they're advised not to approach, but to dial 911.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact the Ascension Parish Sheriffs Office at 225-621-INFO (4636) or by texting 847411 to the anonymous tip line.

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Three weeks ago, completed renovations at the Ascension Parish Health Unit resulted in newclinical space for the St. Elizabeth Community Clinic. Now, in one location, premium healthcare and wellness services can be provided to Ascension Parish residents.

Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa oversaw the renovations at the Health Unit whichresulted in four exam rooms and one lab room for the St. Elizabeth Community Clinic.

Ourpartnership with St. Elizabeth is a treasure, said Matassa. Weve renovated a section of thehealth unit so that our partnership can grow even stronger through direct referrals and a closeworking relationship.

The St. Elizabeth Community clinic offers routine treatment for uninsured patients with commonshort-term health problems or long-lasting illnesses that can be managed on an outpatientbasis. Patients must be at least 10 years of age.

Some of our folks have visited the emergency room twenty times in a year, because that wastheir only source of medical care, said Robert Burgess, President and CEO of St. ElizabethHospital. Instead they come here in a much more pleasant environment and get the care theyneed.

The Ascension Parish Health Unit offers WIC nutritional services, immunizations, pregnancytesting, family planning services and sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment.Additionally, the Ascension Parish Counseling Center, a subset of the Health Unit, offersindividual and group counseling and treatments for addictive disorders.

Our mission is to serve those most in need, said Burgess. This partnership that we havehere is a great example of how to do that.

We are blessed to have a well-funded health unit and our great partnership with St. ElizabethHospital, added Matassa.

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Goatwhore have always distinguished themselves from their fellow New Orleans metal artists by largely eschewing that city's favored sludge template in favor of a unique blend of first wave black metal, hook-laden death metal and, sure, a dash of low-end, Southern-inflected sludge thrown in for added seasoning. Essentially they have a coherent vision that successfully straddles the venn diagram which overlaps most major facets of "extreme" metal. Where they haven't always distinguished themselves is in the songwriting department. They've always had an enduring sound going for them that make them an engaging listen even when they aren't swinging for the fences, from Ben Falgoust's raspy-yet-discernible crowing to Sammy Duet's encyclopedic grasp of catchy riff writing to the airtight interplay between bassist James Harvey and drummer Zach Simmons. But that talent hasn't always translated completely into collections of songs that differentiate themselves between one another.

The relative brevity of each Goatwhore album average length is around 40 minutes does point to a measure of deliberate quality control, yet since 2006's band-defining A Haunting Curse album the quartet have spun their wheels a bit, never dipping below a certain standard of excellence but often struggling to really take their music to the next level. Vengeful Ascension is more of modest progression than a bar-setting effort, but for a band that was already operating at an impressive level of hyper-competency to begin with, gains of any magnitude are welcome.

Vengeful Ascension is a refinement rather than a retooling of the Goatwhore sound there's nothing here we haven't heard out of these guys before, but the album shows a lot more versatility than the characterless, pedal-to-the-floor blur that has characterized large chunks of their last several albums. It's a like a mosh pit that opens at the beginning of a set and never closes: exhilarating at first but merely exhausting by the time it all wraps up. A little variety in tempo proves to be just what the doc ordered here. "Forsaken" fades in gradually on a tribal drum pattern before exploding into the high tempo onslaught we've come to expect out of this band, but by the time the title song kicks in at track three the tempo drops what you might call a brisk doom pace, with shards of ringing minor key chords that vaguely recall old 90's industrial.

"Where the Sun Is Silent" expands the band's repertoire with a blackened doom showcase that offers a moody respite at the dead center of an often ferocious 41 minutes. Many of the best of those ferocious moments come surprisingly late in the album, beginning near the halfway mark with the brilliantly catchy "Chaos Arcane", leapfrogging the aforementioned "Where the Sun Is Silent" to return with Sammy Duet's Bathory-reminiscent riffing on "Drowned in Grim Rebirth" before landing on arguably the album's best song, the old school death metal banger "Mankind Will Have No Mercy". Throughout, Duet's sorcery-like conjuration of perfect riffs is the album's not-so-secret weapon, but with this track he really outdoes himself. Ostensibly a tribute to Bolt Thrower (per the press release), the tune is not only an admirable tribute to the UK legends, but also looks back successfully to the crunchy, mid-tempo 80's thrash bands that influenced Bolt Thrower as well.

Vengeful Ascension is the high water mark that Goatwhore have set for themselves thus far, although that may not be readily apparent upon the first or second listen. With repeated familiarity, though, the album's assets are gradually revealed, a newly expansive tool set that should greatly assist in avoiding any wheel spinning come the next album or maybe several.

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Donaldsonville's Davon Wright commits to Tulane football

You might say Donaldsonville defensive tackle Davon Wright was destined to play football and be pretty good at it, too. His dad, Dwight Sr., played at Nicholls State, and his brother, Dwight Jr., and some of his uncles spent time on the gridiron, as well. I guess you could say its a family affair.

That passion to work hard both on the field and in the books has paid off in spades as Davon Wright was offered a football scholarship to Tulane University. Wright certainly has the credentials to play football, and his academics are a high standard also, as he earned a 4.7 GPA in his last quarter and a 4.1 cumulative GPA.

Wright committed to the Green Wave football program after its camp on June 16.

Coach (Willie) Fritz is making big changes and turning things around at Tulane. He and his staff are really down to earth and honest with you and let us know what we really need. I think coach Fritz is the best for developing me in improving my abilities, Wright said.

Wrights accomplishments on and off the field are no surprise to Tigers head coach Brian Richardson. Davon is one of the cornerstones of Donaldsonvilles athletic program. He is committed to being a leader in the Donaldsonville community and he makes us all proud, Richardson said.

Playing for Donaldsonville is really special to me. I love my community, and I want to let other young men know they can go for their dreams and make it big. The last two to make it to the top levels were the Greens that played at Donaldsonville, Wright said. Jarvis and Howard Green were cousins who spent their careers at LSU and went on to play on winning Super Bowl teams. Jarvis played for the New England Patriots and Howard for the Green Bay Packers in their Super Bowl wins.

Wright had many offers and was recruited heavily by Navy, but his commitment to the Green Wave is pretty much final. I look forward to earning an education which can benefit my life down the road, he said.

Football or not, this young man has a bright future ahead of him.

An old-time south Louisiana tradition is quickly becoming a new competitive sport: frog hunting. Just like fishing tournaments, the winners are picked by total weight of the sack (or cage) of frogs, and there is even a big frog award for the frogger who catches the one that weighs the most.

A newly formed group in our parish, Anything Outdoors, founded by Jacob Heath, put one on this past weekend out of Doirons Landing in Stephensville. Five years ago, Jacobss son, Preston, had severe aplastic anemia and went to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, for treatment. With the strides made in medical treatments at that great facility, healing became a reality.

Heath enjoys the outdoor life and has turned that passion into a nonprofit organization that promotes the outdoors on its Facebook page with pictures and videos posted by visitors. Pictures and videos bring us back to that special moment, he said, and #itsinmyblood is his motto.

I'm a sportsman reaching out to others with the same passions as me. My idea of this group is to raise money to give back to St. Jude in Memphis, Tennessee, (Our Lady of the Lake) Baton Rouge, Gift of Life and Dreams Come True Foundation, Heath said. The group sells merchandise and holds fundraisers like the frog rodeo to help fund the organizations.

Back to the frog rodeo.

The weather has been a little rough, to say the least, and the water is high. But that didnt stop the teams from hitting the swamp in search of those big bullfrogs.

Trevor and Kevin Daigle sacked up 22.63 pounds of frogs to take first place in total weight for the rodeo. The team also caught the biggest frog, weighing in at 1.60 pounds. Close behind was the team of Johnny Dominguez and Dustin Caralier with 20.60 pounds and a 1.25-pound big frog. Rounding out the top three was the team of Heath Gros and Jobe Richard with 20.54 pounds. Congrats to the big winners.

The rest of the top 10 teams were Triston Landry and Taylor Clark, 18.94; Trevor and Cade Hack, 18.08; Brandon Eves and Michael Jones, 17.08; Branden Guthridge and Chance Daigle, 16.62; R.J. Gossman and Justin Price, 16.16; Daniel Lawless and Nelson Metrejean, 15.70; and Garrett Marse and Collin Bourgeois, 14.90.

Man, thats a lot of frog legs.

Heath thanked the volunteers and teams that participated in helping put on this successful event. Anything Outdoors just celebrated its first anniversary on June 12 and is looking forward to many more years of celebrating life, fun in the outdoors, and giving back of their time and money to helping others less fortunate.

Good job, guys.

Giving back has been my dream ever since Preston was sick. Now it's my turn to pay it forward, Heath said. Thank you and God bless.

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