L’Observateur / August 12, 2000

Coaches, players, fans and parents: L’Observateur wants schedules, scores or any story ideas about sports and outdoor activities in the River Parishes. Contact Michael Kiral, staff writer, at (504) 652-9545, fax to652-3885, drop by 116 Newspaper Drive, or mail to P.O. Box 1010, LaPlace,LA 70069-1010.

The 5K Run for Patti fun run/fun walk, presented by Triple C Delight Snoballs, will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Longview recreation Grounds.The run will be part of Pattifest that weekend.

Categories include under 20, 21-39, 40-49 and over 50 for the 3-mile run and under 20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50 and over 50 for the 3-mile walk. Awardswill be presented in each category. A free meal ticket will be given at therace and fruit and drinks will be provided after the race.

The entry fee is $10 donation per person. Make checks payable to Pattifest.Forms may be picked up and returned to or call: Snoball stand – Debbie or Shark St. Pierre at 869-4132; Debbie Millet at 869-8560; or MaryEllen Roperat 869-5815.

St. Peter Catholic Community soccer registration will be heldtomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Thursday from 6:30-7:30 p.m.at the Knights of Columbus Hall on West Seventh Street in Reserve. Childrenages 4 1/2 to 14 may participate. For more information, contact JoycelynHimel at 536-6934.

Ascension of Our Lord Recreation is holding soccer registration tomorrow and Sunday, Aug. 20, from 12:30-3 p.m. in the school lobby.Registration is open to all children of these age groups: boys and girls under 6, under 8, under 10, under 11, under 12, under 13, under 14, under 15 and under 16. Any questions, call the recreation director at 652-5041. St. Charles Parish Special Olympics is holding a softball/T-ball trainingschool Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Recreation Department at 9 a.m. A generalsession will be held at the department Thursday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Formore information on all these events, call 783-5090.

The New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding its “Big Swing” Golf Tournament Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Lakewood Country Club, 4801General deGaulle Drive in New Orleans.

Registration will be held at 11:30 a.m., followed by a players’ lunch at noon.Tee time is at 1 p.m. with an awards ceremony at 5 p.m.Tournament entry fees are $125 per person or $500 per team. Sponsorshipsare available at $1,000, $500 and $300 levels.

For more information, contact Toni Roger at (504) 527-6930.

The Houma Terrebonne Soccer Association in conjunction with the Louisiana Soccer Association will host an “E” level coaching license course for coaches of U13 to U15 teams Aug. 19-20 at Vandebilt Catholic School inHouma from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The course is open to all coaches. The cost is $45 for coaches affiliated tothe state association and $60 for those non-affiliated.

For further details and to sign up for the course contact Gary Gerstner at (504) 868-8492. Coaching course information is always available on theL.S.A. Website at www.lsa-soccer.org or in the Farpost magazine. The Lafreniere Soccer Association in conjunction with the Louisiana Soccer Association will host an “E” level coaching license course for coaches of U13 to U15 teams Aug. 26-27 at the Lions fields complex inKenner from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The course is open to all coaches. The cost is $45 for coaches affiliated tothe state association and $60 for those non-affiliated.

For further details and to sign up for the course contact the L.S.A. office at(504) 733-7006.

The Junior Achievement Golf Sampler Card allows area golfers to drive the fairways at 12 of the local golf courses.

The Golf Sampler Card is $39 and entitles the cardholder to play a total of 49 rounds of golf among the participating courses – Audubon, Bayou Barriere, Colonial, Colonial Acres, Eastover, Ellendale, Lakewood, Oak Harbor, Ormond, Pinewood, Stonebridge and Timberlane. Supporters of the gold cardwill also receive a complimentary Junior Achievement golf towel. The card isvalid from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2000.Proceeds from the Golf Sampler Card benefit Junior Achievement’s K-12 in- school free enterprise programs. This year alone, Junior Achievement and its900 volunteers will teach more than 25,000 local students in over 140 schools about the relevance of education to the workplace and to prepare them for lifelong learning.

Call the Junior Achievement office at (504) 832-0102 for more information.

Special Olympics Louisiana’s new “Share the Victory” motor vehicle recycling program allows anyone in Orleans, Jefferson, St.

Bernard, St. Tammany and St. Charles parishes to turn extra or unwantedvehicles into “something special for Special Olympics.”An individual can call the “Share the Victory” toll-free number and Special Olympics will arrange to tow away their motor vehicle for free. The vehiclewill be recycled into the funds needed to support the year-round program of sports training and athletic competition for mentally-retarded children and adults in Louisiana.

Vehicles can be in any condition to qualify as long as the owner has the title.

Consumers may also be able to take advantage of a tax deduction as the fair market price of the vehicle is considered a tax deductible donation to Special Olympics.

For more information or to donate your used motor vehicle call Share the Victory at 1-800-249-1192.

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