This & That…Friday, June 13, 2025

Bethel Baptist Church is hosting a Bake Sale Fundraiser for Centrifuge Saturday, June 14 from 9-until at Rivertown Market. All proceeds will go toward helping the youth group attend Centrifuge camp. 

Women of Courage Red River has raffle tickets for a chance to win a beautiful door wreath, a cute bag or other smaller prizes. Ticket donations are $10. 

Fans of College Game Day mark your calendars, Lee Corso’s final show will be in Columbus–back where his headgear tradition began in 1996. His final show will take place on Saturday, August 30 when Texas takes on Ohio State.

Castor High FBLA is holding a Bake Sale Fundraiser Saturday, June 14 from 8:30am until sold out at the General Store in Castor. All proceeds benefit students attending FBLA Nationals in Anaheim, California.

The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University will present the program “Fiddlin’ with the Finest! A Celebration of Louisiana Folk Fiddling” Saturday June 14 at 11 a.m. at the Many Depot Museum at 750 Highway 171 Bypass in Many. The event is free and open to the public. Three past Louisiana State Fiddle Champions, Clancey Stewart, Joe Suchanek, and Ron Yule, will discuss the importance of the folk fiddling tradition with Dr. Shane Rasmussen, director of the Louisiana Folklife Center and professor of English at NSU. Live music performed throughout the program will include various regional fiddle styles accompanied by demonstrations of fiddle stick playing and twin fiddling. A Q&A session on participating in fiddle competitions will follow. Fiddlers of all skill levels are invited to bring their instruments for a jam session with the invited musicians. For more information, call the Louisiana Folklife Center at (318) 357-4332, email folklife@nsula.edu, or go to nsula.edu/folklife

Red River Junior High will host the 8th Grade Awards Ceremony June 18 at 8am in the school’s gym. Join in the celebration and recognition of the outstanding achievement of the 8th grade students. Attendees are asked to park in front of the gym.