The Red River Parish School Board will begin their monthly meetings on Friday mornings at 8:30am with this month’s meeting, Friday, February 14. Please note this day and time change for all months thereafter.

Rumor has it Sam’s Club has a new item at the food court for a limited time–the Be Mine Choco-Strawberry Sundae. The deliciousness consists of vanilla soft serve, strawberry filling, chocolate cold dip and curls, dried strawberries, and whipped cream. And the best part it’s under 2 bucks! Let us know if you partake of one!

KTBS 3 will host MEGA 3 Storm Team Weather Watchers School Saturday, Feb 15. It will start at 8:30am with coffee and donuts. The program will start at 9am and last until approximately 11:15am. At the conclusion of the program lunch will be provided. The school is FREE. Registration deadline is tomorrow, Feb 11. This year’s school will also include a SKYWARN class by the US National Weather Service Shreveport. Visit KTBS.com/weather to get signed up. There is limited seating. It will take place at Sci-Port Discovery Center at 820 Clyde Fant Parkway in Shreveport.

Cellist Paul Christopher will present a faculty recital on Thursday, Feb 20 at 5:30p.m. in NSU’s Magale Recital Hall. Christopher, an associate professor of low strings and music theory at Northwestern State University, will play works for unaccompanied cello by Sylvano Bussotti, Mark Prince Lee and Allen Shawn. Admission is free and open to the public. The recital will be live streamed at nsula.edu/capa/capalivestream. 

The Village of Hall Summit’s Hometown Festival and BBQ Cook-off is Feb 22. The BBQ cook-off features cash prizes totaling $3000.00. Proceeds from the festival will be allocated towards the construction of a playground at the park. For info contact Jason-hallsummit@outlook.com or call 318.932.5355.

Northwestern State University Professor of English Emerita Julie Kane will deliver a talk covering her latest volume of poetry, “Naked Ladies: New and Selected Poems” on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cammie G. Henry Research Center (Room 301) of Watson Library. Kane’s newest book includes the best poems from her five previous books along with some new and previously uncollected poems. “Naked Ladies” is published by the LSU Press. Admission is free and open to the public.