The Knights of Columbus Council 14657 will be serving catfish dinners every Friday during Lent at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pineville. Catfish dinners are $7 each and will be served from
5 to 7 p.m. Friday evenings in the ActivityCenter located behind Sacred Heart on Sanders Street in Pineville. Dine in or take out.
The Spirit Riders of Alexandria and the Christian Motorcycle Association will hold a “Blessing of the Bikes”, Saturday, March 20th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Red RiverRecreationCenter behind BuhlowLake in Pineville. All bikes are welcome! There will be door prizes, plus enjoy a red beans & rice lunch. For more information, call Jim Price at 308-3616.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School’s 1st Annual Golf Tournament is Friday, April 9th at Alexandria Golf & Country Club. The tournament begins with a Shotgun Start at 12:30 p.m. The field is limited to 22 teams, at $400 per team. Team fee includes golf, cart, range balls, beverages and lunch for four. To register or for more information, call Tonya Curcio at 449-9073, extension 210.
March is American Red Cross Month. In observance, everyone – schools, churches, businesses, city councils and officials, groups, organizations and individuals are encouraged to join the 2010 Heroes for the American Red Cross Campaign to support the work of the Central Louisiana American Red Cross by fundraising any way they choose, now through April 15th. The goal is to raise $50-thousand dollars for Central Louisiana. For more information, call 442-6621, or visit www.cenlaredcross.org.
Pineville Concerned Citizens, along with Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Community Education and the Pineville Police Department will hold a CPR for Kids class on Saturday, March 20th from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon at the MainStreetCommunity Center in Pineville. Youth ages 8 and up are encouraged to attend. Space is limited. To pre-register or for more information, please call 308-1867 or 308-5765.
St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council 13505 and St. Francis Cabrini School invite you to Cajun Fest, Saturday, March 20th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy games, silent auctions, local bands, a talent show, dance teams & cheerleading squads and vendors. There will also be a 1-Mile Run at 8 a.m. Plus, enjoy jambalaya on Sunday, March 21st from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the church office on Texas Avenue. For more information, call 448-3333.
The 3rd Annual “Running the Roads for Life” 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Fun Run, benefiting L.O.P.A., the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, will be Sunday, April 25th at 3 p.m. in downtown Alexandria, beginning at 3rd & Murray Streets. Pre-registration entry fee is $25, $30 the day of the event. For more information, call Ritchie Martin at 201-3981, or Jay Slayter at 229-1992, or visit www.lopa.org.
The American Red Cross of Central Louisiana will provide the “Coping With Deployments: Psychological First Aid For Military Families” course at their new office on Bolton Avenue in Alexandria, Saturday, March 26th from 9 to Noon. The course is free of charge and open to only military family members of active duty, Reserve and National Guard forces, as well as veterans and their families. For more information, call 442-6621, or log on to www.cenalredcross.org.
