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Laissez-les bons temps roulez. Or let the good times roll.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital announces to following births during the first half of February:

The Leesville High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps conducted drownproofing training Feb. 26 at Fort Polk’s South Fort 50-meter pool.

Col. Jamie Houston, commander, Dental Activity, in conjunction with Fort Polk’s Army Community Service’s Military Saves Campaign, taught Soldiers and military Families at “Investing in the stock market” Feb. 22 at ACS.

Army Community Service hosts an old fashioned carnival date night March 19 at 6 p.m. Free child care is available for children registered with Child, Youth and School Services. Registration is required — the deadline is March 12. For more information or to register call 531-1938.

Members of the military know there is a sensitive side to their profession of arms: dads have a soft spot for their daughters.

March is Women’s History Month. Clara Zetkin is credited for organizing the first International Women’s Day March 19, 1911.

The new Dogwood Terrace Neighborhood Center, an 11,000-square-foot facility, opens Wednesday and an open house takes place Thursday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Residents are invited to visit the center at 300 Warren Court during the open house for cake and refreshments.

While colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States, the disease can ofter be prevented — and cured. Screening helps find precancerous polyps so trhey can be removed before they turn into cancer.

In the United States, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men, after skin, prostate and lung cancer. It is also the fourth most common cancer in women, after skin, breast and lung cancer. And it’s the second leading cause of all cancer deaths.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital joins other leading health-care organizations to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week Sunday through March 13.

Jodie Stokes, of the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department, dresses as the Cat in the Hat for "Read Across America" March 2 at North Polk Elementary School, in celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Volunteers  visited classes to read Dr. Seuss' works to the kids to emphasize the importance of reading. Lt. Col. David Detz looks on.

Parent, child arts
The Fort Polk Arts and Crafts Center offers the following classes during March:
• Tuesday, 4-7:30 p.m., spring/Easter tote bag painting for ages 5 and up. Class fee is $15 and all supplies are included. This is a parent/child project. If parents want to work on their own tote bags, extra bags can be purchased before class.
• March 16, 5-7 p.m., kids ceramic painting. The project consists of two ceramic eggs and one mini bunny. You must preregister by Tuesday. Class fee is $15 and all supplies are included.
For more information about these and other classes at the Arts and Crafts Center call 531-1980.

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he following additions to Fort Polk’s growing Army Family were born at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital:

Whether your baby is a newborn, toddler or several years old, massage can bring immediate and lasting results. Massaging your baby is a loving way to begin a lifelong relationship.

Preventing tooth decay is the purpose behind Fort Polk’s U.S. Army Dental Activity’s Sugar Bowl, held Feb. 17 at South Polk Elementary School. Fourth grade students were taught how to prevent cavities by rinsing, flossing, brushing and more.

Fort Polk’s HIRED! program provides military youth guidance and direction through internships.

Have you ever perused the dental hygiene section of a grocery or drug store only to be overwhelmed by the choices for mouthwash? There are more than a dozen over-the-counter mouthwashes to choose from and even more questions about them. “Do I really need a mouthwash if I brush and floss regularly?” “What’s the difference between Listerine and Scope?” “Can I just rinse?”