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April 12
8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Get Out & Fish. Turner’s Pond, Minden. Free event. Learn to fish Adults and Youth. Keep what you catch. Free bait; rods and reels available for use. For more information, contact Danica Williams at 504-628-7282.
8:25 a.m. Phillips 5K, a benefit run for Phillip’s Cottage, Minden. Tickets: run signup.com/Race/LA/Minden/PhillipSCottageK.
10 a.m. 23rd annual Scottish Tartan Festival, Miller Quarters Park, Minden. scottishtartanfestival.com.
11 a.m. The Lucky Pup Easter Bunny Photos, 217 North Main, Springhill. Egg hunt at 1 p.m.
11 a.m. until 2 p.m., Community Easter Extravaganza, Springhill City Park, N. Main St., Springhill. Sponsored by St. Rest Baptist Church. Egg hunt, food, picture with Easter Bunny, bike give-away.
7 p.m. Piney Woods Jamboree, CAC building, Springhill. Jack Daniels Family.
April 14
5:30 p.m. Doors open for Night at the Museum, Minden. Museum Director Jessica Gorman shares story of a letter and highlight the importance of preserving an sharing old letters, photos and documents. Admission is free; donations encouraged. Pot luck snacks and desserts. Seating is limited.
April 17
7 p.m. Living Lord’s Supper, living dramatization, First Methodist Church, Minden, 903 Broadway. No cost admission. Public is invited.
April 18
1 p.m. Easter egg hunt for all youth, Pine Grove Methodist Church, 4549 Lewisville Rd., Minden.
April 19
10 a.m. until 1 p.m., LaMa Animal Rescue Shelter and Jordan’s Way. Grand Opening and virtual livestream fundraiser. 220 Bennett Rd., Sarepta. Activities, games, field day style races, corn hole tournament, pie eating contest, egg hunt. Free hotdogs and chips. Crawfish available for purchase. Live stream on Facebook.
3-5 p.m., Easter Egg Hunt Fest, Beech Springs Baptist Church. The public is invited.
April 26
9 a.m. (until sold out) Minden Lions Club will be serving ready-to-go chicken charbroil box lunches for $10 in the parking lot of Walmart Supercenter. Tickets available from any Lions Club Member but aren’t necessary. All proceeds go back to the club’s community projects.
11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Furry Friends Fundraiser, Under Dawgs Sports Grill, 605 Main Street, Minden. Percentage of proceeds will be donated to LaMa Animal Rescue to help with vet bills and expenses incurred from Doyline hoarding situation.
April 29
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.,Greater Minden Chamber Job Fair and Resource Expo 2025. Minden Civic Center. There is no charge for a business or resource provider to participate. There are a limited number of spots available. Please respond no later than Thursday, April 24. Spots are first come, first serve. Contact the chamber at 318-377-4240 or info@mindenchamber.com . Event is in partnership with Coordinating & Development Corporation, City of Minden, Webster Parish Schools, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College and Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Noon until 1 p.m. Lunch and Learn, Webster Parish Library, 521 East and West St., Minden. Dr. Mark Wilson with LSU AgCenter will present Ornamental Flowers Use in Landscape. Open to the public; no pre-registration required. Bring a sack lunch.
May 1
7:30 a.m. Minden Community House. National Day of Prayer with City of Minden. Pray with local leaders.
May 9
9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Minden Civic Center. Leading Legacies, a Women in Business Event. Presented by Catherine C. Hunt, realtor, LAState Realty, LLC and Greater Minden Chamber of Commerce.