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Feb. 14
Noon. Care and Maintenance of Roses, Lunch and Learn by LSU AgCenter. Webster Parish Library Main Branch in Minden. Speaker: Mark Wilson, regional horticulturist, LSU AgCenter. No pre-registration, open to public. Please bring lunch or snack.
Feb. 17
Last day to register for baseball/softball sign ups at Minden Recreation Center.
Feb. 18
11 a.m. 2023 Martin Luther King/Black History Parade & Youth Rally. Downtown Minden. Parade contests, Battle of the Bands, scholarship winners announced, area vendors.
Feb. 21
11 a.m. Ribbon Cutting at Shields Storage Center.
Feb. 25
8:30 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. until noon lectures for Buds & Blooms 2023, sponsored by Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardners. First United Methodist Church, 903 Broadway, Minden. Topic: Landscaping for birds. Tickets: $15. All proceeds go to 4-H Youth Gardening Contest and 4-H Scholarships.
March 1
Boys/Belles registration begins at Minden Recreation Center.
March 4
2023 Jonquil Jubilee Homes and Garden Tour, Gibsland, La.
6 p.m. LaMa Bingo, Springhill Civic Center, 101 Machen Dr., Springhill.
March 24
Today is the deadline for vendors to register for 2023 Wings and Wheels Fly-in and Car Show at Minden Airport. Please make all checks payable to Parker Still and mail them to 100 Aviation Drive, Minden, LA 71055. Checks or cash may also be delivered in person to the Minden Airport seven days a week from 8-5. AirRunners Aviation will not be providing chairs so please bring your own. No more than 2 people per booth. Completed Registration forms must be mailed to 100 Aviation Drive, Minden, LA 71055, emailed to airrunnersaviation@yahoo.com, faxed to 318.377.6789, or delivered in person to the Minden Airport no later than March 24.
March 28
Greater Minden Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Gala. Call 377-4240 for more information.
April 1
AirRunners Aviation is seeking vendors to participate in the 2023 Wings and Wheels Fly-in and Car Show at Minden Airport.
April 26
10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Scottish Tartan Festival, Miller Quarters, 198 Gleason St., Minden, La.
• Scottish Highland dancing
• Storytelling, living history exhibitions
• Food and merchant vendors, including Great Raft beer
• Traditional music and Celtic Rock
• Scottish Highland cattle petting area
• Broadsword demonstrations and Highland Games exhibitions
• Clan tent exhibits and the March of the Clans