Riverdale Academy’s Annual Ice Cream Social is August 9 at 6:00 p.m. We will begin with a short assembly in the gym with a message from our new principal, Dr. Peters. Come hungry! We will have a hamburger supper that includes hamburger, chips, and a drink for $6.00. Of course there will be plenty of ice cream for all!

Seven musicians and folk artists were inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists held at Northwestern State University on Saturday July 21 as part of the 39th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. Inductees included Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and former Elvis Presley guitarist, James Burton, who also served as Honorary Festival Chair, Burton’s fellow band mate in Elvis Presley’s band, Estelle Brown of the Sweet Inspirations, Elvis Presley’s original drummer, D.J. Fontana, Natchitoches musician/promoter/philanthropist Rodney Harrington, folk artist Clementine Hunter, musician and craftsman Hilton Lytle, and rockabilly musician Jim Oertling.

The parish has been getting some rainfall this week. Red River and many other parishes and counties in our area are under burn bans due to the extended hot dry spell. So were recent rains sufficient for the ban to be lifted? Not so, according to Red River Fire Chief Shane Felts. Here is some good advice from the national weather service’s Facebook page:
Even after it rains, be careful with fire and obey fire restrictions. Rain falls, wind blows, sun shines and grass dries. Do your part, don’t let a wildfire start.

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