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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Six board members for MMC resign in protest of Allegiance Health Management (lincolnparishjournal.com) — Six members of the Minden Medical Center Board of Governors, including the chair, have resigned, saying they can no longer appear to endorse financial and operational decisions made by Allegiance Health Management. They stress strong support for local staff but call for more transparency and accountability about the hospital's finances and future for Minden and Webster Parish patients.
• Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry launches canned food sculpture competition to support local families (press-herald.com) — The Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry is launching a new canned food sculpture contest in Minden, inviting local businesses to build creations that residents can visit and vote on starting November 16. All usable cans and voting dollars will support the pantry's Feed a Family holiday program, while the Small Business Saturday finale aims to boost shopping at participating Minden stores.
• First Methodist Church seeks community volunteers for annual Pumpkin Patch (press-herald.com) — First Methodist Church of Minden is looking for volunteers to help run its annual Pumpkin Patch, now open daily through October 31 with specific afternoon and weekend hours. Anyone in the community can sign up for one or more shifts, enjoy photo spots, and shop for pumpkins, with proceeds supporting the church's missions and outreach programs that benefit local residents.
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