Happenings

Parenting Matters

Be the person you want your children to become.

Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl”

Serving Southern Style Hot Breakfast & Lunch Daily Monday- Friday 6 am – 2:30 pm and Sat 7 am – 2 pm All Plates come with coffee or fountain drink Great Food! Great Service @ Reasonable Prices 2 locations Now Save #1 4399 Hwy 165 South Monroe, LA /318-737-7873 & Tiger Market Café 1800 Forsythe Ave Suite 1 Monroe, LA 71201/318-325-4000 Ms. Edna & Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day!

Literacy is a Family Affair

Jamie Mayes Educational Consulting Services LLC. Presents, “Literacy is a Family Affair,” Thursday February 20, 4:30-6pm Carver -McDonald Branch Library 2941 Renwick St. Monroe LA (318) 327-1477

Thoughtful

A true friend is hard to come by. Bo White is a true friend to others, while being humble to the spirit. There are not many with generosity like Bo White. Praise God for Bo White (CA)

Black Heritage Parade

In Monroe LA the World Famed Black Heritage Parade is Saturday February 29, Dream… Imagine… Inspire! More info contact Benya Marshall 318.789.6474

Thought

Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full.

Blues & Soul Report

PPW’s Top 10 Blues

1. Party Mood – Jaye Hammer

2. **Talk in Your Sleep – Vickie Baker

3. Face Book – Ricky White

4. Nukie Pie – Jennifer Watts

5. A Promise – William Calhoun

6. No One – Vick Allen

7. Inside Man – Omar Cunningham

8. He Got to be a Fool – Rick Lawson

9. Good Lawd – Mr. Smoke

10. Funky Forty – Rosalyn Candy

Blues Nite on the radio FM 97.3 Every Wed., Sat. & Sun. at 6pm

Great Vehicle Mechanics

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a used vehicle, you’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust Mobile Mechanics because they do great guaranteed work. They know how to fix and repair vehicles in a timely and reasonable manner. Stop letting you know who, get cha making you play crazy dollars you really don’t have, unless you got it like that! Call Easy or Rocky at 318-331-5524, you’ll be glad you did! See ad display pg. 3

Free Life Insurance Seminar

Ollie Burns Branch Library 5601 Hwy 165 By-Pass Richwood LA Saturday February 22, 11am-1pm. Learn about Different types of life insurances. Refreshments will be served.

Contact Us

Got news, been somewhere, need a listening ear, been wronged, need to tell the world, call us, we can help! Subscriptions/Advertising-Old newspaper copies 318.789.0098 phone/fax 855-299-0718 news or Religious Log email [email protected] –Monroe Dispatch P.O. Box 4823 Monroe LA 71211 318.325.2858. Subscriptions Mailed $40 year-$22-6mos-Home delivery $45 year-$25- 6mos. We accept Chase Bank Quick Pay [email protected], cash or credit cards (fees apply). Visit us online http://www.monroedispatchonline.com

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318 680.1691 or 318.388.2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertising for 6 radio stations. Give Art a call.

Bad News

Faster than a bullet shot from a gun which travels so fast, is bad news.

Priceless Child Care

Priceless Child Care & Development provides quality childcare in a friendly and safe home environment 1017 Wilton Dr. Monroe LA 318-538-9390. Doris Price Director

Dee”Tail Plus

Respect the Clean “Dee”Tail Plus best handwash “DeeTail” carwash in town! Dr. Dee makes your vehicle shine like when it was new on the out and inside! Check us out 1201 Winnsboro Rd. Monroe LA or call 318.582.5550. See Ad pg. 12

Shawnuff BBQ Best in Town

Have you tried the best BBQ in town? Why are you waiting? If it’s not Shawnuff, there’s a difference! BBQ so good you don’t have to say grace, its already blessed and there are 3 sides to every plate beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 S Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tues.-Fri. New Hours 11am – until all the food is gone. On Sat. 11am -2pm get here early to enjoy lip-smacking bbq, and koolaide. Call ahead 318.855.3652.We cater events and smoke or Fry Turkeys or hams for the holidays.

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to Smoothjazz.com...he can be reached at 318 512-3614 about jazz. Twin Cities Smooth Jazz

Exhibition: Wandering Spirit: African Wax Prints

The Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum opens Wandering Sprit: African Wax Prints. This exhibition is a tribute to the century-old handmade designs and patterns on textiles that originated in Indonesia and were copied and industrializes by Europeans and exported to Africa. The exhibition opened January 15, 2020 – March 1, 2020 at The Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum 1051 Chennault Park Dr. Monroe, LA Monday- Saturday 10 am – 3pm $5 Adult $3 children 12 and under.