Top O' the Mornin'

By Terry Maddox
Published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:08 PM CST

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Economics is explaining tomorrow, why what you said yesterday, didn’t come true today.

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You’re invited to Fairview-Riverside State Park tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. to hike to the boardwalk. Meet the interpretive ranger in the day-use area near the steam engine pavilion. He will accompany you to the boardwalk looping through a segment of the swamp.

Along the way, enjoy the flora and fauna in it natural environment.

As spring approaches, life returns to the sleeping swamp. See which botanical buds, birds, and other wildlife your can identify.

The walk is approximately one mile.

Be sure to bring a bottle of water and insect spray.

The park is located one mile east of Madisonville on Hwy. 22.

The hike is free with park admission of $1 per person, ages four to 61. Children three and under and seniors 62 and older are admitted free of charge.

Phone 985-792-4652 for further information.

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Congratulations to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Court announced recently by the Olde Towne Slidell Association.

Leading the way in this Sunday’s parade through old town will be Queen Dawn Sharpe Brackett and Grand Marshall Troy Brackett.

They’ll be joined by Maids Kim Dernovsek, Mary Thomas, Catherine Olivier, and Sharon Newton; and Dukes Gene Duvic, Danny Blackburn, Larry Hess, and Kirk Bourdreau.

Congratulations, y’all. Have a great ride.

The parade begins at Slidell City Hall at 1 p.m.

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The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.

— Jilly Cooper

Terry Maddox is the publixher of St. Tammany News.

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