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The American Legion Auxiliary Vermilion Unit 29 once again shows their support to local schools and the education of our children.

Through their “Give 10 To Education” program they distributed supplies to four different schools in the area, giving ten supplies to each one.

The recipients were Seventh Ward Elementary, Eaton Park Elementary, Herod Elementary and J. H. Williams Middle School.

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President Barack Obama has finally had it with Russia. It only took eight years of cold reality -- topped off by the Russian interference in the November election -- to make the outgoing president almost cleareyed about the Kremlin.

Not that Obama is ready to admit error. Asked by George Stephanopoulos on Sunday if he underestimated Vladimir Putin, Obama said no, he had only missed how cyberhacking could be used to meddle in our electoral system -- in other words, it was a technical mistake, rather than a fundamental misassessment of a foreign adversary.

Perhaps the president can be forgiven for not being more forthright, since it would require acknowledging how spectacularly his reset failed. President Obama began his term with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presenting her Russian counterpart with a (mistranslated) reset button, and ended it watching the Kremlin target Hillary Clinton's party and campaign team with no evident respect for U.S. sovereignty or fear of U.S. retaliation.

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ABBEVILLE – Funeral services for Mary Batiste is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 13, 2017 at Macedonia Baptist Church – 607 S. Bailey Street – with burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Rev. E. J. Guidry will officiate the service.

Mary Batiste (55), a long time resident of Abbeville passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at New Iberia Manor South Nursing Home. She had been employed by Abbeville General Hospital for over ten years.

She leaves to mourn her passing one brother, Kenneth James Batiste of Abbeville, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will take place at the Macedonia Baptist Church Friday, January 13, from 7:00 A.M. until time of service.
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Kinchen Funeral Home – 218 N. St. Valerie Street (337) 898- 9595 is in charge of final arrangements. Additionally, condolences to the family may be expressed on our website at: www.kinchenfuneralhome.com.