Happenings

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!

Bonnie’ s Whatever Hats & Etc.

Stop guessing trust a hat expert in incredible hats is Bonnie who has the eye for the perfect hat for you! Call 318.614.1578 Let Bonnie fix you up with the right size, color and décor of hat appropriate for any occasion female and male. Bonnie will take care of you! Happy Holidays-Jesus is the reason for the season! See Ad display pg. 4

Domestic Abuse Violence

if you’re a survivor who’s ready to find help or leave your abuser, you can find a trained domestic violence advocate near you on the Domestic Shelters Find Help page. If you are unable to find a helpful advocate in your area, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or chat online with someone 24/7 from a safe computer.

Your Voice Your Vote

Voting makes us equal! Use your power. Vote Early Voting March 6- 13, Election Day Saturday March 20

Clean Up 2 Team Up

City of Monroe Districts 4,5,6 Saturday March 6, at 9am til 11 am at King Oaks MW Prince Hall Masonic Lodge 402 Baylor Dr. Monroe LA with City Council Kema Dawson-Robinson & Carday Marshall

Rise to Shine

Real Stars don’t chase the spotlight, the spotlight chases them!

New Location-New Name-Same Quality Service!

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a used vehicle, you’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust EasyDoesIt Auto Care Center 675 Kansas Ln. Monroe LA 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 pay 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

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318 680.1691 or 318.388.2323 and forget the fancy title Art.10

Women & Prison

Two-thirds of women in prison are survivors of domestic abuse; over half experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse during their childhood.

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to SMOOTHJAZZ.COM...also check out his smooth jazz show (Smooth & Tight on a Sunday night 6pm) Check Rob out on TCRN Smooth Jazz on your Smartphone, Tablet or computer.

Coercive Abusive Relationships

Half of women in prison have committed an offense in order to support someone else’s drug habit. At the extreme end, women who kill their abusive partners in self-defense, after enduring years of physical violence and psychological torture with little help from the authorities, so often get long sentences for murder and manslaughter convictions while abusive men who kill women get shorter custodial sentences.

Thought

Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got, when you ought have it.

Langston Hughes

JB’s Lawn Service

Dependable, reliable and reasonable lawn service, trimming hedges, flower beds cleaned, tree trimming, fence row cleaning, trust the best, JB’s Lawn Service call 318-537-9136.

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! You be the judge! 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.

Troubles No Where to Turn

Pray, Call on Jesus, the best dope in the world. Try Him. You can call on Him anytime!

Victims of Circumstance

Women’s prisons are filled with people who should not be there: not just abuse survivors, but those with serious mental health and addiction issues who have never been able to get the help they need.

Contact us at Monroe Dispatch

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 318.789.0098-318.387.3001or 318.325.2858 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

Book Shelf Impressions

From Sword to Pen by Combat Soldier Veteran Art “Silver Fox” Edwards, get your copy today 318.680.1691. H.I.M. (He Inspired Me) The Little Green Book of Mr. Marion Obafemi, the 4 factors of Healing 318.418.9162. Burning on the Bayou by Rob Lloyd, Get your copy 318.512.3614.