Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Maplewood held their annual Fourth of July program on Saturday. Boy Scout Pack #182 (Sulphur) members Hunter Golden, Will Golden, and Mason Smith unfurled and raised the American flag to begin proceedings. Calcasieu Chapter DAR member Alice Pippin led everyone with the Pledge of Allegiance, ‘Star Spangled Banner’ and read the preamble to the Constitution. Children were treated to soft drinks, ice cream, watermelon, games and, after little history lesson, fun on the waterslide. Betsy Ross (Yvonne Leasure) and Uncle Sam (Frances Wynn) visited with all the children and taught everyone a little more about American history.

But for those who aren’t Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Tumblr or Flickr friendly, think of Twitter as the opening to every phone call you’ve ever made to a close friend. After pleasantries are exchanged, you ask “What are you doing?” or “What’s up?” to gauge what’s been going on in their life. Many use Twitter to keep up with friends and relatives in the same way....

”The message I want to convey to you is pretty clear: we are at a juncture of a period of unprecedented opportunity,” Brigadier General James Yarbrough said.

No matter how much someone thinks they know, they can always benefit from learning a little something more. Spending more than a year in American Association of Museum's government sponsored museum assessment program has taught Thom Trahan, executive director of Brimstone Museum/Henning Cultural Center, and his staff quite a bit more about the museum business.