🌱 Benton sends its champion marching band to the state stage

What's up Benton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Benton sends its champion marching band to the state stage
• Benton ROTC founder honored at parish veterans ceremony

Also on today's calendar: Craft & Connect and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm with decreasing clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 45.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Community sends off Benton High marching band heads to state championship after weekend win (ktbs.com) — Benton High’s marching band headed to the state championship with a weekend Grand Championship win behind it and neighbors cheering along Fairburn Avenue. Tuesday’s send-off celebrated the Tigers before their trip to Lafayette, where they will compete against some of Louisiana’s largest high school marching bands.
   

• Military tradition honored at Bossier Parish College (ktalnews.com) — Chief John Reser, who founded Benton High School’s AFJROTC program, received posthumous recognition at the Veterans Tattoo Ceremony at Bossier Parish Community College. The gathering brought veterans and cadets together to honor military service and educators, including Lt. Col. Mac Bartee’s 26 years with Airline High School’s Junior ROTC program.
   

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📸 Around Benton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• Old Tyme Music Jam →
  Bossier Parish Libraries Benton Branch, 115 Courthouse Dr, Benton
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday November 17

• Report of Progress 1-12
  Bossier Parish Benton, LA 71006

Saturday November 21

• Craft & Connect →
  Bossier Parish Libraries Benton Branch, 115 Courthouse Dr, Benton
  10:30 am

Monday November 23

• Thanksgiving Break - Schools/Centers Closed
  Bossier Parish Benton, LA 71006

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📣 Benton Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Wr vs Airline (Sr. Night)
  Haughton High School Haughton, LA 71037
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Story Time →
  Belcher-Wyche, 409 Charles St., Belcher
  4:00 pm
• Harvest Hootenanny
  T.L. Rodes Elementary School Haughton, LA 71037
  5:00 pm
• Mustang Girls Basketball
  Greenacres Middle School, 2401 Old Minden Rd, Bossier City
  5:00 pm
• HMS VS Elm Grove Girls' Basketball Game
  Haughton Middle School, 250 Champion Shrs, Haughton
  5:00 pm
• The Great Food Fight →
  130 Boardwalk Boulevard, Bossier City
  6:00 pm
• VGS @ North Caddo Scrimmage
  Haughton High School Haughton, LA 71037
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• VFB vs Parkway (1st round)
  Haughton High School Haughton, LA 71037
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Saturday, Nov 14th.
  Shop local! 6550 LA3 Benton! Santa 10-12, shopping 10-3! (Nextdoor Bay Hills)

• Stine Home + Yard posted a job opening for Chauffeur Truck Driver - FT in Bossier City. Apply here.
• Gordon, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler in Bossier City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bossier City

• KTBS 3 Vibe: Take aim at fun at Bayou Axe Company in Bossier City (ktbs.com)
• Bossier City's East Bank District to Celebrate the Christmas Season with Annual Tree Lighting November 14 (bossierpress.com)
• New outpatient behavioral health site opens in Bossier City (ktalnews.com)

Shreveport

• Rookie Shreveport police K-9 helps locate burglary suspect in first major arrest (ktbs.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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