THE RED RIVER FOOD BANK is scheduled to be open in March. The person in charge of the food bank, Alicia Walsworth says their remodeling is complete and they will be open Saturday March 4th. Hours are 9 am to 11 am.

The food bank is a community service of the Red River Baptist Association. Walsworth says other area churches also help. She is looking for volunteers, saying they can come by when the food bank is open, or call her at 932-5940.

FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH is holding a revival beginning Sunday February 26th, running through Wednesday March 1st. Pastor Matt Endrisannounced the speaker will be Dr. Preston Nix of New Orleans, Professor of Evangelism at NOBTS.

Special emphasis Sunday at 4:30 will be a ladies fellowship with Mrs. Diane Nix. And Wednesday evening there will be special music by the church’s KidsLife organization. All services will be at Fairview Baptist Church on Highway 71 just north of the Natchitoches Parish line.

BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE with both the boys and girls teams from Riverdale Academy in action in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class A tournament at Rebul Academy in Learned, MS. The girls game is at 2:15 and the boys play at 7:15 Friday.

Red River boys begin their playoff competition Friday night at home against Mentorship Academy. Mentorship’s record is 17-15 and are ranked #19. The Bulldogs are 14-15 and ranked #14 in 2A, according to the LHSAA website.