Looking North for Feb. 2, 2012
Bethany kids recycling electronics
Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Bethany Christian School, 13855 Plank Road, Baker, will accept old computer and electronic gear for recycling from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the school.
You may drop off computer hardware, computer accessories, laptops, telephones, telephone systems, security systems, cellphones, DVD movies and video games, mp3 players, game systems, digital cameras, digital video recorders and stereos to help the students learn to be good stewards over the environment.
They ask that no television sets or appliances be delivered, however.
The electronics will be refurbished, and low-income families will be able to purchase them at a low cost. Information on Baker’s curbside recycling also will be presented.
Black history events
The state historic sites in the Felicianas will have special exhibits and programs during February to highlight African-American experiences in Louisiana’s history. A Black History Month display at Rosedown State Historic Site in St. Francisville throughout the month will feature images, biographies and music of African-Americans who had a profound impact on fields including science, medicine, literature, and visual and performing arts. The exhibit will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gift shop conference room.
Other events planned on Feb. 11 are a tour of the Louisiana Native Guards battlefield at Port Hudson State Historic Site and “Slavery Unbound” at Audubon State Historic Site, a program focusing on the African-American experience in Louisiana during the Civil War.
Rosedown will have a program on African and Caribbean influence in Southern antebellum cooking on Feb. 18.
DemDames meeting
The DemDames of the Felicianas group starts the election year by hosting the wrap-up of the Louisiana Democratic Party’s “Getting Back to Basics” tour at the Slaughter Town Hall at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Democrats from the Felicianas and St. Helena Parish are invited to attend.
Community market
Saturday’s Clinton Community Market promises a variety of crafts, locally grown produce and unique items, starting at 8 a.m. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be offered to benefit a retirement farm for aged horses.
Bag sale
Dorcas Door, the Clinton thrift store at 11152 Church St., behind First Baptist Church, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, offering new and nearly new clothes and small items.
CPR deadline today
Thursday is the deadline to register for the “Keep the Beat” free bystander CPR training offered at 9 a.m. Saturday at Zachary United Methodist Church, 4205 Church St. Register online at http://LaneRMC.org or by calling (225) 654-LANE (5263).
Baseball registration
Registration for the city of Zachary’s spring baseball season is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the park office, 1650 Mount Pleasant Road. The fees are $65 for ages 7 and up and $50 for T-ball players ages 4, 5 and 6.
To submit news about Baker, Zachary and the Felicianas, call James Minton at (225) 775-7005; fax: (225) 774-6485; e-mail: jminton@theadvocate.com. Deadline: noon Wednesday.