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Lets celebrate comic books

Visit any Ascension Parish Library location starting Monday, Sept. 21, and pick up a Comic Book Fun packet. Inside, find the instructions and materials you need to create your own comic book as well as a TV bingo sheet. Use the bingo sheet to play TV bingo while you watch an Inspector Gadget cartoon episode on Hoopla! Check out our Comic Book Fun YouTube video atyoutube.myapl.orgto find cool links to e-comic books and more.

Lets take a walk through the decades (1960-2020) at Ascension Parish Library. Come and experience the different eras with popular candy, toys and music during these specific time periods. Join the library staff in Gonzales from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Sept. 18, 19 and 21 and from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20.

This engaging and interactive experience is open to one family or group at a time. The room and all toys are cleaned between time slots. Call (225) 647-3955 to reserve your 20-minute time slot.

Join the Ascension Parish Library for the Build a Better Business Virtual Series of small-business workshops to be provided via Zoom. This series is made possible with a Libraries Lead with Digital Skills Grant through Grow with Google and the Public Library Association.

The grant initiative has also made it possible for the Ascension Parish Library to create its new Business Resource Center website to help small businesses succeed.

Benita Benta Rice, a profit and growth consultant, will be the guest speaker for this virtual series. Rice has over 20 years of corporate experience working with C-level executives in several roles asset management, management analyst and project management roles. This virtual series will provide small businesses with decision-making tools to manage and grow their businesses. Topics for the series include:

Creating a Financial Scoreboard: Using Numbers to Build a Better Business Session 2 on Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

April 15 is Back Again: Maximizing the Benefits of Tax Reporting for Entrepreneurs Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m.

How to Prevent your Business from Failing: Identifying Strategies and Systems to Grow your Business Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

To register for these virtual sessions, visit the librarys new Business Resource Center website at http://www.aplbusinessresource.com under webinars. You can also register by calling the Donaldsonville location at (225) 473-8052. After registering, you will receive an email with more information on how to join the discussion via Zoom. If you happen to miss a class, training sessions will be recorded and can be viewed later on the Business Resource Center website.

Visit with local folk artist Alvin Batiste and help the Ascension Parish Library celebrate 60 years of library service. Batiste will be painting during the celebration in Donaldsonville from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 22.

A classic car display and other activities are also planned. For more information, call the library at (225) 473-8052.

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Around Ascension for Sept. 16, 2020 | Ascension | theadvocate.com - The Advocate

The nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, were honored Friday during a remembrance ceremony in Gonzales.

The 2020 Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony is too important an event to our county and our nation to be postponed or canceled by the pandemic," said Ascension Fire District 1 chairperson James E. LeBlanc. "Our nation was attacked, and we must never forget.

The event featured Gonzales Mayor Barney Arceneaux, Ascension Parish Assessor Mert Smiley, St. Amant Volunteer Fire Department Chaplain Ken Spivey and Ascension Parish Councilman John Cagnolatti and several other Ascension elected officials as guest speakers. The event was hosted by Ascension Funeral Home's Pete and Deidra Cole and Ralphs Supermarket. A flag was presented to the Geismar Volunteer Fire Department from the Ascension Funeral home.

Nineteen years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, our world was forever changed, when we lost nearly 3,000 souls, during the horror we all witnessed as the twin towers came down, the Pentagon was attacked and a field in Pennsylvania felt the impact of a plane, meant for our nations capital that had its route altered through an example of true American heroism," LeBlanc said. We come together each year on Sept. 11 to honor and remember all of the innocent lives lost, the first responders who ran into danger to save their fellow man, with a promise to never forget this tragic day.

LeBlanc said that "on this day 19 years ago, 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights, 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work the next morning and 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift."

"In one single moment life may never be the same," LeBlanc said." As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today, tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter and never take one second of your life for granted."

LeBlanc said residents should "never forget those we lost in the attack or those who sacrificed their lives to serve others. Sept. 11, 2001, and the many days to follow, demonstrated the full strength and bravery of the American people and proved that our spirit here in America, will never be broken."

As horrible as those attacks were, LeBlanc said, residents joined forces in unity. "I would like to remind all our Ascension Parish residents and our surrounding friends to go out and do something good for someone today. Be nice to one another, spread love, tolerate difference and look out for one another.

This year, more than ever, we should recognize the first responders who died in the line of duty on Sept. 11, 2001, as today their brother and sister first responders are putting their lives on the line every day, providing emergency response during the pandemic," he said. "We should never forget and always be thankful for those who run toward danger, at risk to themselves, to protect everyone else.

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MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thanks to a new partnership between Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Ascension Wisconsin, Southeast Wisconsin consumers shopping for 2021 health insurance plans this fall will find several new choices at Healthcare.gov. Ascension Wisconsin and Anthem announced today that they are teaming up to offer ACA health plans in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Ozaukee and Washington counties. The Anthem plans will feature Ascension Wisconsins 24 hospital campuses, 110 care locations, and more than 1,300 physicians. The plans will also include Childrens Wisconsin for pediatric care.

Ascension Wisconsin and Anthem are both deeply committed to Wisconsin communities and we share a goal of assuring all Wisconsinites enjoy affordable access to quality healthcare, said Paul Nobile, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin. Especially now, in the wake of COVID-19, people need highly coordinated, personalized healthcare. Thats what this partnership is designed to offer.

The open enrollment period for the health exchange begins on November 1 and ends December 15.

Ascension Wisconsin is pleased to be Anthems primary and specialty care partner for this new health insurance exchange offering, stated Bernie Sherry, Senior Vice President, Ascension and Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Wisconsin. We know that todays consumers want quality, access and choice. Thats what this partnership delivers. Whether in person at our hospitals and clinics or through virtual visits, our commitment is to provide value to our patients by delivering quality care, in the right place at the right time for the communities we are privileged to serve.

Both organizations have been taking strong actions to support Wisconsin communities in response to COVID-19. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shields parent company, Anthem Inc., has committed $2.5 billion to support members, employers, care providers and charitable organizations through the pandemic and its aftermath, including nearly $1 million to Wisconsin nonprofits alone. Anthems other actions include:

Ascension Wisconsin quickly pivoted to provide care in new and innovative ways during the pandemic. Highlights include:

About Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWI), Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation (Compcare) and Wisconsin Collaborative Insurance Company (WCIC). BCBSWI underwrites or administers PPO and indemnity policies and underwrites the out of network benefits in POS policies offered by Compcare or WCIC; Compcare underwrites or administers HMO or POS policies; WCIC underwrites or administers Well Priority HMO or POS policies. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. Additional information about Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin is available at http://www.anthem.com. Also, follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/anthemBCBS or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AnthemBlueCrossBlueShield.

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Anthem, Ascension Wisconsin Partner to Offer ACA Health Plans in 2021 - Business Wire

Jacqueline Bostick|The News Herald

LYNN HAVEN Lynn Haven couldl soon welcome a free standing emergency room.

City commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday a development order on the behalf of Ascension Sacred Heart Bay for the15,000 square-foot facility.

"I just love the idea that it'sgoing to be so close to Lynn Haven. It's going to help an awful lot of people," said Commissioner Judy Tinder. "It's going to be great for our community."

No date has been set for the start of construction, officials said.

More: Ascension Sacred Heart Bay reopens rehab at new facility Monday

The ER will be located at 3135 State Road 77 on a 6.77-acre lot just south of the local social security office. It will have 13 treatment roomsand two trauma rooms staffed by emergency medicine physicians, nursesand respiratory therapists, according to officials. The ER will also have a lab, CT scannerand X-ray imaging.

At the meeting, representatives of the project described the ER as a "regional ambulatory trauma center" that will bring "good things for Lynn Haven."

"Our new Emergency Center will be open 24 hours a day and will include separate areas for treatment of children and adults," Heath Evans, president of Ascension Sacred Heart Bay, said in a news release Friday.This is part of our ongoing efforts to extend our outpatient services into the community and provide high-quality care at a time and place convenient to patients."

The new facility will be similar to the ER that ASH operates on Panama City Beach, officials said. The new free-standing facility will be supported by the Level II Trauma Center at the ASHon 6thStreet and by the Studer Family Children's Hospital at Sacred Heart, located in Pensacola.

More: Panama City hospital marks full reopening since Hurricane Michael, welcomes new chapel

The 6thStreet location recently held a reopening ceremony for its facilities. The event gave a moment of reflection on the impact of Hurricane Michael on medical services and the commitment ASH continues to make to regain ground and grow those services.

Evans said in a news release Friday that the Lynn Haven area is no exception.

"We have a long history of serving Lynn Haven before some services were displaced by Hurricane Michael and we look forward to expanding access to emergency services in a growing community," he said.

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Ascension Sacred Heart to open free standing ER in Lynn Haven - The News Herald

The Live at Home program from Ascension Living can help keep seniors active, healthy, and engaged!

ST. LOUIS There is a program that can help keep seniors comfortable and safe in their own homes. One of Danas favorite people and former 5 On Your Side Meteorologist, Mike Roberts is here to tell us all about Ascension Livings Live at Home program.

Mike tells us that he is now the Business Development Manager for a new program from Ascension Living called Live at Home. Ascension is headquartered right here in St. Louis, and Live At Home is unique in that it provides an opportunity for seniors to remain in their homes while staying, active healthy and engaged.

Home is where most seniors want to stay, and right now it is probably the safest place for them to be. Ascension Living, Live at Home understands that no two seniors are the same and you can get a care package specifically tailored to your needs. You can sign up for as much or a little help as you need. There is a 24/7 concierge phone line, transportation, meals programs, home cleaning, and more! You will even get a Wellness Partner to help you every step of the way.

You can learn more by calling the concierge phone line at 855-744-7282 is the concierge phone line, or visit AscensionLiving.org/liveathome

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Ascension Living can help keep seniors in their homes - KSDK.com

Household hazardous waste collection canceled

Ascension Parish government's household hazardous materials collection day set for Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center has been canceled.

For more information, call (225) 450-1200.

John Couvillon, president and founder of JMC Analytics and Polling, will be the featured speaker at the September Ascension GOP Roundtable, sponsored by Ascension Republican Women. The Roundtable will be at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Clarion Inn, 1500 W. La. 30 in Gonzales.

Couvillon holds a B.S. in accounting from LSU and a masters degree in information systems.

The cost for lunch is $22, which will be collected at the door. The event is open to the public and guests are welcome. Reservations are requested. RSVP: (225) 921-5187 or e-mail: ARWrUS@aol.com.

Join the Ascension Parish Library for the Build a Better Business Virtual Series of small-business workshops to be provided via Zoom. This series is made possible with a Libraries Lead with Digital Skills Grant through Grow with Google and the Public Library Association.

The grant initiative has also made it possible for the Ascension Parish Library to create its new Business Resource Center website to help small businesses succeed.

Benita Benta Rice, a profit and growth consultant, will be the guest speaker for this virtual series. Benta Rice has over 20 years of corporate experience working with C-level executives in several roles asset management, management analyst and project management roles. This virtual series will provide small businesses with decision-making tools to manage and grow their businesses. Topics for the series include:

Creating a Financial Scoreboard: Using Numbers to Build a Better Business Session 1 on Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Creating a Financial Scoreboard: Using Numbers to Build a Better Business Session 2 on Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

April 15 is Back Again: Maximizing the Benefits of Tax Reporting for Entrepreneurs - Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m.

How to Prevent your Business from Failing: Identifying Strategies and Systems to Grow your Business - Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

To register for these virtual sessions, visit the librarys new Business Resource Center website at http://www.aplbusinessresource.com under webinars. You can also register by calling the Donaldsonville location at (225) 473-8052. After registering, you will receive an email with more information on how to join the discussion(s) via Zoom. If you happen to miss a class, training sessions will be recorded and can be viewed later on the Business Resource Center website.

Visit with local folk artist Alvin Batiste and help the Ascension Parish Library celebrate 60 years of library service. Batiste will be painting during the celebration in Donaldsonville from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 22.

A classic cars on display and other activities are also planned. For more information, call the library at (225) 473-8052.

Ascension Parish Library hosts "Days Gone By: A Look at Donaldsonvilles Pas"t with Sidney Marchand III at 2 p.m. Sept. 15 on Zoom. Born and raised in Donaldsonville, Marchand is the grandson of Sidney Marchand Sr., local historian, mayor, attorney and author of the well-known collection of books on Donaldsonville history.

Marchand will share historic photos and images in this virtual glimpse back in time of Old Donaldsonville and talk about how this historic town has changed.

To register for this virtual presentation on Zoom, call the library at (225) 473-8052. You will receive an email with meeting information on how to join the live session.

Visit any Ascension Parish Library location starting Monday, Sept. 21, and pick up a Comic Book Fun packet. Inside, find the instructions and materials you need to create your own comic book as well as a TV bingo sheet. Use the bingo sheet to play TV bingo while you watch an Inspector Gadget cartoon episode on Hoopla! Check out our Comic Book Fun YouTube video at youtube.myapl.org to find cool links to e-comic books and more!

Editor's Note: This column was changed on Aug. 9 to announce the cancellation of the planned Household Hazardous Waste day.

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Around Ascension for Sept. 9, 2020 | Ascension | theadvocate.com - The Advocate

The Detroit Free Press published an opinion piece by Zlatan Cizmic, M.D., a member of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Class of 2017, on the importance of the empathy and commitment that immigrant physicians bring to health care.

Dr. Cizmic, 29, who also completed his undergraduate degree at Wayne State University, and his family fled war-torn Bosnia in the 1990s. He is now an orthopedic surgery resident in the Ascension Hospital system in Detroit.

His article, published Sept. 4, also touches on the many contributions immigrants make in Detroit and nationwide in the areas of health care, business and industry.

The complete article is below, and can be read in the Detroit Free Press.

Detroits immigrants, refugees play crucial role in COVID-19 recoveryZlatan Cizmic

I was three years old when a grenade flew over my head and exploded against the side of our apartment building. It was 1994, and my familys native Bosnia was engulfed in civil war. Heaps of drywall collapsed on top of me, and as my parents dug me out of the rubble, they knew exactly what they had to do: flee.

We escaped to Croatia, applied for refugee status and, six months later, moved into a tiny apartment in Detroit. We were poor and knew little about our new home, but we vowed to repay Americas kindness. Today, Im an orthopedic surgery resident at the Ascension Hospital system, treating both orthopedic and COVID-19 patients across the Detroit metro area. My personal experience of poverty and war has equipped me to help vulnerable patients especially now.

Immigrants and refugees bring a unique empathy and commitment to our work on the front lines. According to new research from New American Economy, released in partnership with the City of Detroit and surrounding counties, we are nearly 12% of the citys health care workforce, 17% of local pharmacists and 14% of grocery workers. We own businesses and create jobs at high rates, especially in industries like health care and hospitality that are vital to our economic recovery.

My own experience as a refugee has proved crucial during the pandemic. I weathered those grueling 24-hour shifts in the spring in part because Id already learned to cope with upheaval and trauma. When patients arrived suffering from the double anguish of COVID-19 and shattered bones, I could empathize with their fear. That understanding puts my patients at ease and allows them to open up about their own struggles. As a result I can tailor their treatment for a better recovery. Entering the relationship with empathy is key; studies show that this trait among doctors increases successful outcomes.

Speaking a patients native tongue also leads to better health results. Many immigrant health care workers are multilingual, which helps hospitals and private practices reach a broader client base. Immigrants also bring cultural fluency, which means we can deliver medical care more effectively. On a previous rotation, my attending and I were treating a Bosnian patient who was reluctant to take her blood pressure medication. I explained everything in her native language and addressed unspoken concerns about Western medicine, which I could sense in her hesitation. She thanked me, and when she returned a month later, her health had improved greatly.

The pandemic has made the importance of effective communication all too clear. None of us are safe until all of us are safe, and that includes immigrant communities. Multi-lingual health care workers have been crucial to spreading the safety standards that effectively contain the virus. But health care workers both immigrant and American-born cannot shoulder the burden of protecting our city and state. COVID-19 relief measures must include immigrants, low-income residents and other vulnerable populations. COVID-19 testing and treatment should be affordable for everyone.

Beyond health care, we need to support immigrant essential workers, especially business owners. After the Great Recession, immigrants played a key role in our economic recovery; in 2011, they founded 550 new businesses per month for every 100,000 immigrants, more than twice the rate of native-born Americans, according to NAE.

Lets give them the tools they need to do that again.

Here in Detroit, I am dedicated to serving the community: volunteering to translate in hospitals and providing pro-bono health services to students in addition to my professional work. I do this because Americans modeled this same selflessness when my family landed here, war-weary and scared. A resettlement agency helped my parents find jobs, furnish our new home and get acclimated to the U.S. They helped our family transition from scarcity to security. Now my family and so many immigrant families want to do the same for this country. Give us the chance and we will.

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Class of 2017 physician publishes article on empathy immigrants bring to health care - The South End

Experience can never guarantee a volleyball victory. But it came up aces in more ways than one for Parkview Baptist.

The senior-laden Eagles recorded 19 aces during a 3-0 victory over East Ascension on Thursday night and PBS (2-0) won 25-9, 25-13 and 25-5 in the nondistrict matchup between teams from different divisions.

Weve been practicing hard and changing up the lineup to see what will work best for us, Parkview's Taylor Sharer said. We have close to the same lineup we had last year and I think that is a huge advantage for us. We have played together so long, which helps with the chemistry of the team.

The 5-foot-10 Sharer and teammate Madison Cassidy made the most of their swings as outside hitters. Both players finished with 10 kills for the Division IV Eagles. Sharer had four aces, while setter Morgan Lambert led the way with seven aces and 10 assists.

It was a game of contrasts because Parkviews lineup includes 10 seniors. East Ascension (0-3) entered the season with a lineup of primarily first-year varsity starters. Melinna Carrero led the Spartans with three kills and two assists.

Our goal this year is to learn because we have some very young kids on the floor, EAHS coach Jamie Gilmore Simmons said. Its going be a process and this wont be about where we start, it will be about what we learn and how we finish.

There were some things I thought we did improve on today. They (the Eagles) are an experienced team and they play like it.

PBS displayed its experience in serve-receive throughout the match. The Eagles pushed the Spartans to the baseline to retrieve long serves multiple times to record aces. And when Division I EAHS got comfortable with that, Parkview would drop a short serve just over the net for a point.

Lambert ended the second set with a pair of aces. Six PBS players recorded aces in the final set. When the Eagles did score via an ace, Sharer and Cassidy were connected on kills down the line or crosscourt. Parkview scored 10 of the first 11 points in the last set.

East Ascension is young and they are learning, Parkview coach Becky Madden said. What I talked to our girls about was playing our game and being as consistent as possible. Make sure we are talking and communicating. I thought we did that.

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Aces all around: Efficient Parkview Baptist excels in 3-0 victory over East Ascension - The Advocate

A debate around Duchess Camillas royal title, following her husband Prince Charless ascension to the throne is up for public fury currently. The biggest reason being the loving soft corner many Brits still carry for the late Princess Diana.

Experts believe that if the Duchess were to change her title from, the lesser known Princess Consort to Queen Consort, a constitutional issue might arise. However, at the end of the day Clarence Houses statement about Duchess Camillas future title is something which her husband will ultimately decide.

Royal expert MacMarthanne spoke out about this legal loophole during a conversation with Express.UK and was quoted saying, "Upon his accession, the Duchess of Cornwall will automatically become Queen Consort. There has been much speculation over this issue principally because of the sensitivities relating to Diana, Princess of Wales."

He went on to say, "This, however, does not change the fact that in law the duchess will become Queen Consort. Indeed, presently she is entitled to be known as Princess of Wales, but again mindful of Diana, Princess of Wales the decision was taken to use one of Prince Charles subsidiary titles. There has been much debate as to what title will be taken when Charles becomes King, Princess Consort being one."

"There is no precedent for such a style, but that does not preclude its eventual use, nor would its use mitigate her legal right to be recognised as Queen Consort."

Britains University College London's Constitution Unit also put forward another legal reason why Duchess Camilla might not warrant the title of Queen Consort.

The official site of the university states, "Under common law the spouse of a King automatically becomes Queen. But there are two possible reasons why Camilla might not assume the title. The first is the argument that Camilla cannot become Queen because her 2005 civil marriage to Prince Charles was not valid."

"The argument runs as follows: because the Marriage Acts from 1753 have explicitly excepted royal marriages from their provisions, the only valid marriage which a member of the royal family could contract in England was a religious marriage in the Church of England."

While this claim was dismissed by The Lord Chancellor in 2005, the Duchesss title frenzy might still pose a threat later down the line.

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Duchess Camilla to be under legal duress following Prince Charles ascension to the throne - The News International

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John Couvillon,president and founderofJMC Analytics and Polling, apolitical consulting firm,will be the featured speaker at the SeptemberAscension GOP Roundtable,sponsored by Ascension Republican Women.The Roundtable will begin at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at the Clarion Inn, 1500 W. Highway 30 in Gonzales, with a meet-and-greet. The event will begin at noon.

Couvillon holds aB.S. in Accounting from Louisiana State University and aMasters Degree in Information Systems. His political expertise is sought frompublications such as the National Journal, Business Insider, The Hill, POLITICO,Roll Call, Campaigns and Elections, Real Clear Politics, and the Wall Street Journal. Couvillons polling in the 2019 Louisiana governors race made him a finalist for the Reed Awards for polling by Campaigns and Elections Magazine.

2020 Republican candidates are welcome to meet and greet with guests.

Cost for the lunch is $22, with a choice of three entrees. The event is open to the public, and guests are welcome. Reservations are requested. RSVP:225-921-5187or e-mail:ARWrUS@aol.com. Payments will be collected at the door (checks and cash preferred).

Entree Choices are: Fried Catfish, Fried Shrimp or Marinated Chicken. All meals include a salad, stuffed potato, iced tea and dessert.

Members and guests are asked to bring non-perishable items for the St. Theresa Food Bank.

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John Couvillon to speak at Ascension GOP Roundtable - Weekly Citizen