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MORE than 600 people attended Ascension Fest a five-hour festival at The Church of the Ascension at Woolston, Warrington.

There were fairground rides, a makers market, games and entertainment from Community Objectives, Tanya from the Singing Kettle, young artists and Radio Warrington.All the acts, businesses and organisations that took part were local and the vicar, Rev Rebecca said: After such a challenging year for so many businesses it was good to be able to provide an opportunity to support our local business and creative community.

It was in January last year that the Church of the Ascension was awarded funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to repair the building and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church with 18 months worth of community events.Then in March 2020 the whole world locked down and the plans were thrown into chaos.Determined to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church and its place in the local community, the team at The Ascension led by heritage engagement officer, Nickie Blondon and pioneer team vicar, Rev Roberts, set about revising the plans to develop a series of online events and covid secure in-person events for the times when restrictions were eased.Events have included a giant Lego model of the church made by Steve Guinness (who last year made the Golden Gates in Lego, and won Brickmasters in 2017), party bags, large scale photos on display outdoors, work with Fox Wood School, a community Christmas tree and light festival, and were rounded off with Ascension Fest.Rev Rebecca said: Despite all of the challenges of the project because of Covid, it has been a real success. Bringing people together is always a very special thing, but after the last year it was particularly special to see so many members of the local community out celebrating together in a safe way.As the 50th anniversary celebrations draw to a close The Ascension hopes it can build on these events in the years to come and use the resources it has gained to further benefit the local community of Woolston, she added.Pictured below: More scenes from Ascension Fest

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A fierce battle this week over approving new neighborhoods in Ascension Parish illustrated the political vise tightening around parish leaders over increasingly common floods and traffic jams.

On one side, many residents are furiously pressuring them to crack down on new construction, which they say is worsening both problems.

"We, the people of Ascension Parish, are fed up," Sonny Edwards, a resident leading one of the efforts to recall parish council members over the issue, told the Planning Commission in a tense public meeting this week. "This is what the people of Ascension elected the (Parish) Council to do and to look out for the people of this parish. It's not being done.

But on the other side, they face criticism and even legal threats from developers some whom are from longtime Ascension Parish families who say the parish is arbitrarily denying their projects for political reasons.

Matt Pryor, the longtime parish Planning Commission chairman, has said often that the commission must simply interpret the law and rely on the engineering analysis provided by the developer and reviewed by parish engineers.

"We're appointed by the (Parish) Council to follow the law on what they say the public health, safety and welfare is. That's their job to do that," he said. "They pass the law. If we don't follow the law, then we're as illegal as anything less. We're bound to follow the law."

The tension came to a head Wednesday when the Planning Commission approved plans to build several new neighborhoods just hours before a nine-month moratorium on approving such neighborhoods, implemented because of recent flooding, went into effect.

Most controversial was the approval of Delaune Estates, a proposed 237-home development off of La. 73 that has raised major concerns about traffic. The commission also approved a deal with the already approved Windemere Crossing neighborhood, revising it to have only one exit in exchange for widening Cannon Road at the developers expense. And the commission also authorized home construction in two other, previously approved neighborhoods.

All told, the approvals will bring 340 new lots to the Ascension housing market and allow construction on 181 already-approved lots.

The votes came even as residents implored, chastised and mocked commission members for more than three hours. Campaigns are underway to recall as many as six members of the Parish Council, who appoint the planning commission members.

Lisa LeBouef, 63, a Dutchtown native who lives where she grew up, said neither she nor other residents have the money to hire an engineering firm to challenge the developers' analyses.

"I mean, how many people have to suffer and why is this being pushed through at the last minute?" she said. "It just seems ... it seems wrong to me. It seems disingenuous. It seems wrong to me."

The Delaune Estates vote was the most controversial. The Planning Commission previously rejected the project, citing concerns about the number of cars it would add to already-congested intersections along La. 73. The Parish Council failed to overturn the decision on appeal in July 2020.

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The developers filed a $7 million lawsuit because of that rejection, but Wednesdays approval means the suit will be dismissed.

When the first proposal was rejected, traffic studies had to estimate the benefits of a wider Interstate 10 and added impact of a new school and hospital in the area, because those projects had not been completed yet. The Delaune family recently commissioned a new study that looked at the actual traffic impacts of those changes now that they are finished.

The Delauene's attorney, Jeffrey Schoen, contended it found that the new neighborhood would meet the parishs traffic rules. That meant the Delaunes had met their obligations and neighborhood should be approved, he argued.

But some residents questioned the validity of the new study because it was conducted in November, when Louisiana still had some COVID-related restrictions in place. Critics say that drastically reduced traffic, particularly among local schools.

The parish engineer who reviews subdivision plans told the commission that it had required the Delaune Estates study to adjust all its traffic estimates upward by 10% to account for the pandemic. But that wasnt enough for some residents.

Resident Denise Drago passed out a memo from the state Department of Transportation and Development saying it would not accept traffic studies conducted during the pandemic.

"The state of Louisiana DOTD is not accepting traffic study analysis because of the COVID pandemic, she said. Why would Ascension Parish accept them?"

Some commission members wanted to delay a vote on the project until a traffic study could be conducted post-COVID -- a step the parish's own engineer said was not unreasonable. But that would mean the project would have to wait until the nine-month moratorium was over.

The development was approved on a 3-2 vote. Commissioners Matt Pryor, Ken Firmin and Julio Dumas voted to approve; Aaron Chaisson and Todd Varnado were opposed.

The vote was the same on a deal with the new Windermere Crossing neighborhood. Originally approved with two exits, one on Cannon Road and one on Roddy Road, there will now only be an exit on Cannon Road. But, in exchange, the developer will spend more than $750,000 to widen Cannon Road to 20-feet, which the developer expects should alleviate traffic.

The projects engineer promised the road widening would be completed before homes are built.

Past proposals to widen Cannon Road have faced opposition from residents whose homes are already close to the street. Some aired similar concerns Wednesday.

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Former standout NBA point guard Damon Stoudamire joined Thursdays episode of The Iso podcast with Dan Dickau to discuss why he made the jump from college basketball coaching to the NBA, how his coaching career began, who he looked up growing up in Portland and more. Stoudamire recently joined the staff of newly hired Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka, a fellow Portland native, as an assistant coach after five seasons as the head coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.

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The East Ascension Sportsmens League's Kids Fishing Rodeo returns July 31 after the pandemic canceled last year's event.

This will be the Sportsmen's League's 60th fishing rodeo.

The free fishing tournament is open to children ages 2 to 14, and will be at Twin Lakes Mobile Estates at 37313 La. 74, Geismar.

Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. and fishing is from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Children will need a cane pole or a rod and reel, and they should bring their own live bait since only a limited supply of crickets will be available. No artificial lures are allowed for the competition.

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Children will also need a bucket to hold the fish they catch. Parents need to bring lawn chairs, hats and plenty of sunscreen.

Doughnuts will be available at sign-in and jambalaya, hot dogs and beverages will be served after the fishing.

The fishing competition is judged by age groups, gender and assorted categories, with lots of prizes and trophies, so no child will leave the tournament empty-handed.

Organizers said in a news release that the group and its long list of sponsors hold the event to "spread the joy of fishing to the next generation."

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Local nonprofit Volunteer Ascension was recently recognized at an Ascension Parish School Board meeting, where Superintendent David Alexander presented the agency with a ceremonial check in the amount of $9,112.17. The amount presented money raised for the organization from dress-down fundraisers at several schools this past year.

Alexander praised the agency for serving the direct needs of Ascension Parish for almost 25 years. The agency hosts a school supplies drive, a school uniform program and the ConnecTeens volunteer program.

"Combined, these programs have collected over $1 million, assisted over 100,000 children and engaged over 8,000 community volunteers including more than 400 teens," Alexander said. "In addition to its programs that benefit local students, Volunteer Ascension provides services for disabled adults, connects residents in need to essential support programs and provides volunteers for parishwide events. One of the most critical needs it fills is coordinating volunteers for emergency response such as shelters (for people and animals) and organizes relief collections."

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Camilla to take on unprecedented title with Charles' ascension to throne

Duchess of Cornwall Camilla will be taking on an unprecedented title when Prince Charles becomes the King of England.

Although, the wife of a king usually gets the title of Queen Consort, Camilla will use one that has never been used before.

At the time of Camilla's marriage to Charles in 2005, an official statement said it is "intended that The Duchess will be known as HRH The Princess Consort."

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Meanwhile, royal expert Robert Jobson said Camilla will be considered the Queen because he believes the word 'intended' was used in the original wording of the statement to give the public time to warm to her.

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"The critical word in this statement, of course, was 'intended'. What Clarence House was doing was buying time time for a hostile public to warm to Camilla," Jobson wrote in his book Charles at 70: Thoughts, Hopes And Dreams.

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"Prince Charles, however, has always intended her to become his queen consort. According to an inside source, he'd already decided that before their wedding," he added.

Duchess of Cornwall Camilla will be taking on an unprecedented title when Prince Charles becomes the King of England.

Although, the wife of a king usually gets the title of Queen Consort, Camilla will use one that has never been used before.

At the time of Camilla's marriage to Charles in 2005, an official statement said it is "intended that The Duchess will be known as HRH The Princess Consort."

Meghan Markle and Harry want to have their daughter christened at Windsor: report

Meanwhile, royal expert Robert Jobson said Camilla will be considered the Queen because he believes the word 'intended' was used in the original wording of the statement to give the public time to warm to her.

Prince Williams sneaky tactics show jealousy towards Prince Harry

"The critical word in this statement, of course, was 'intended'. What Clarence House was doing was buying time time for a hostile public to warm to Camilla," Jobson wrote in his book Charles at 70: Thoughts, Hopes And Dreams.

Royal commentator says nomination of Meghan Markle, Harry's interview for Emmy seems strange

"Prince Charles, however, has always intended her to become his queen consort. According to an inside source, he'd already decided that before their wedding," he added.

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Oakland Universitys School of Nursing and its Board of Visitors have announced the 2021 Nightingale Award winners and runners-up. This years top nurses in Michigan come from a variety of clinical roles and settings and are recognized as exceptional in their various nursing roles.

The invaluable role nurses play in healthcare has been made more apparent than ever this past year during the pandemic. These annual awards honor nurses at a time when its never been more important to celebrate the profession and acknowledge our gratitude for the crucial role nurses play in our society.

Thanks to generous support from Presenting Sponsor: Ascension Michigan, along with other sponsors, individual donations and support from the School of Nursing Board of Visitors; The Nightingale Awards provides future nurses with scholarships; like the Nightingale Legacy Scholarship. This endowed scholarship will be awarded annually to nursing students who display the pioneering spirit of Florence Nightingale.

We take our mission of educating and helping to create top nurses in Michigan very seriously, says OU School of Nursing Dean, Judy Didion, Our goal is to create more nurses who emulate the spirit and tenacity of Florence Nightingale -- innovative, passionate nurses who can change the world.

The Nightingale Awards event will be on Thursday, September 2 at the Meadow Brook Amphitheatre on OU's campus in Rochester Hills. Each of the 12 Nightingale Award winners will receive a check for $1,000, a solid bronze statue of Florence Nightingale and a Nightingale ceremonial pin. Runners-up will be honored on stage as well and receive a commemorative plaque. Nominees were nominated by their peers, supervisors, and patients in recognition for their superior nursing expertise.

For more information on the event, please contact Kate Lionas in OU School of Nursing at 248-364-8723 or by email at nightingale@oakland.edu or visit oakland.edu/nursing/nightingale.

2021 Nightingale Award Winners & Runners Up:

Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing

Winner: Ann Marie Ramsey, University of Michigan Health System, Northville, MIRunner-Up: Shawn Gauvin, Ascension Providence Hospital, Brownstown, MI

OU School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni

Winner: Kathryn Armstrong, Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Clarkston, MIRunner-Up: Gilda Wong, Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Redford, MI

Excellence in Education

Winner: Nancy Tena, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MIRunner-Up: Susan Karasinki, St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Garden City, MI

Excellence in Research

Winner: Cheryl Larry-Osman Bellamy, Henry Ford Hospital-Detroit, Oak Park, MIRunner-Up: Karen Dunn, Oakland University School of Nursing, Riverview, MI

Excellence in Nursing Leadership

Winner: Lori Lesner, DMC/Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Waterford, MIRunner-Up: Marleen Nowakowski, McLaren Macomb, St. Clair, MI

Executive Administration

Winner: Gwen Gnam, Henry Ford Hospital-Detroit, Wyandotte, MIRunner-Up: Jennifer Dunn, St Joseph Mercy Hospital - Ann Arbor, Milan, MI

Nursing in the Community

Winner: Calandra Green, Oakland County Health Division, Pontiac, MIRunner-Up: Lisa Marie Levy, Ascension Providence Novi & Southfield, Dearborn, MI

Post-Acute Care & Specialty Nursing

Winner: Sharron Alejandria, Henry Ford Hospital, Windsor, Ontario, CARunner-Up: Eileen Blodgett, Beaumont Hospital-Troy, Shelby Township, MI

Staff Nurse (2)

Winner: Noel Baldwin, University of Michigan Health System, Chelsea, MIWinner: Michelle Turmell, Henry Ford Hospital-Detroit, Canton, MIRunner-Up: Tami Kirn, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Livonia, MIRunner-Up: Sandra Pardington, Beaumont -Royal Oak, West Bloomfield, MI

COVID Hero-Staff Nurse Award

Winner: Kelly Schroeder, Henry Ford Hospital-Macomb, Chesterfield, MIRunner-Up: Sandy Sharp, McLaren Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI

Peoples Choice Award

Winner: Irina Ghinescu, Henry Ford Hospital- Macomb, Leonard, MIRunner-Up: Patricia Danieleski-Grabowski, Henry Ford Hospital-Detroit, Harrison Township, MI

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It seems entirely possible that Khris Middleton's ascension with the Milwaukee Bucks wouldn't have happened without Milwaukee missing out on the player itreallywanted Jeff Teague.

Now Middleton's teammate on the Bucks and a player who has seen minutes in the NBA Finals, Teague was a target in 2013 for Bucks general manager John Hammond. The Bucks signed the restricted free agent Teague to a four-year, $32 million offer sheet, signaling they were prepared to move on from their own restricted free agent, Brandon Jennings.

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But the Hawks, in a bit of a surprise move, matched the offer, and the guard returned to Atlanta. Milwaukee was forced to look at other optionsand, two weeks later, they swung a trade with Detroit for another point guard, Brandon Knight. It was a trade that included a second-year shooting guard named Khris Middleton.

Teague, who had just turned 25 years old, wanted to reunite with his former Hawks coach, Larry Drew, who'd been hired for his first (and, as it turnedout, only) season in Milwaukee. The Hawks had moved on to a new coach ... a guy you may have heard of named Mike Budenholzer.

Teague's comments indicated that he hoped (and perhaps expected) Atlanta to decline the offer match, which would return him to his previous team as per the tenets of restricted free agency.

"I'm definitely excited at the opportunity to come back to work with Larry Drew," Teague said at the time. "The Bucks have a good team, a young nucleus and guys that are ready to take the next step."

Said Teague's Indianapolis-based agent, J.R. Hensley,"I think after one call he knew this is where he wanted to be. He's familiar with Larry already and that's the icing on the cake. They can continue to grow together.

"It's a new challenge. It's just refreshing to be part of an organization that sees him as a building block for the future."

Hensley said Teague was frustrated by the Hawks' lack of sincere interest and phoned team president and general manager Danny Ferry to inform him he did not want to return to Atlanta.

"I'm nervous," Teague said of the 72-hour window in which Atlanta had to makeits decision. "I really want to be here. I thank Milwaukee for giving me this opportunity and taking a chance on me."

Atlanta's backcourt options were limited, and Ferry pulled the trigger to bring Teague back. It proved to be a shrewd move when Teague made the all-star team in 2014-15. He averaged 16 points and 6.5 assists over his next three seasons with the Hawks.

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After bouncing around to Indiana, Minnesota, Atlanta again, Boston and briefly with Orlando (under Hammond, who released Teague after acquiring him), the point guard finally signed with the Bucks this year to play for his old coach in Atlanta just not Drew.

Oh, and he scored 11 points in a Game 6 win in Atlanta that gave the Bucks a 4-2 series win over his old team. More on "Bucks in 6" in a moment.

With the bad news coming on July 14 that the Hawks had retained Teague, Milwaukee was back to square one with an unhappy Jennings,who had averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 assists per game the previous season.

Monta Ellis had already signed with Dallas, and backup guards J.J. Redick and Mike Dunleavy had also moved on. Milwaukee was facing a rebuild, and Hammond had previously indicated he would likely match any offer for the 23-year-old Jennings and bring him back. But would he be happy?

On July 30, Milwaukee announced it had a deal in principle with the Detroit Pistons, a sign-and-trade in which Jennings would head to Detroit for point guard Brandon Knight, center Viacheslav Kravstov and Middleton. Milwaukee signed Jennings to a three-year, $24 million deal.

It's a deal that has worked out dramatically, but not in a way the Bucks expected.

Milwaukee was now headed into 2013 with just five holdovers: Larry Sanders, John Henson, Ersan Ilysova, Epke Udoh and Ish Smith. The team added new veterans like O.J. Mayo, Zaza Pachulia, Carlos Delfino and LukeRidnour.

Ridnour, Knight, second-round pick Nate Wolters and Smith were now the point-guard options.Knight had been the eighth overall draft pick in 2011 and had two more seasons on his rookie-scale deal. He'd averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 assists in 75 starts the year before, with a shooting mark of 40.7%.

Knight would go on to lead the Bucks in scoring the next two seasons. But he's not the reason the trade will be remembered.

Middleton, a second-round pick out of Texas A&M, averaged 6.1 points in 27 appearances with the Pistons as a rookie, but that was misleading. He'd torn his meniscus in his final year of college, an ailment that dropped him from a potential lottery pick to 39th overall in the 2012 second round. He did however, flash some potential with Detroit late in the season.

Middleton notably became the first NBA all-star to have played any time in the NBA G-League (D-League at the time), but that's also a little misleading; he played in only three games for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in 2012 as a rookie.

Middleton emerged quickly as a top option for the Bucks, making 64 of 82 starts that 2013-14 season and appearing in every game. His ascension meant fewer opportunities for Racine native and veteran Caron Butler.

"Now I'm concentrating on my whole body and not just focusing on one part," Middleton said. "I'm not thinking about it anymore. I'm over the knee phase where I just go out there and play, not worry about it.

"It was tough not playing (as a rookie). It was a reality check that I still have to put the work in and keep improving. I think it definitely helped me out to finally get that (rotation) spot at the end of the year."

Drew even began drawing up late-game shots for Middleton. He had his foot on the 3-point line for an overtime would-be tying shot that could have forced another extra period butinstead left the Bucks with a 111-110 loss to Charlotte, but the potential was there. It seems likely the Pistons would have realized what they had soon enough.

Middleton averaged 12.1 points per game in 2013-14, third on the team behind Knight and Ramon Sessions.

Though the story is still being written, it only gotbetter from there. Jennings eventually came back to Milwaukee, too, in 2018 and re-affirmedhis famous brash "Bucks in 6" prediction that has become a rallying cry for Milwaukee Bucks fans.

If Milwaukee indeed wins this NBA Finals in six (or seven, for that matter), Middleton will be a chief reason why.

JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.

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