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05-07-2025
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Troubleshooting Storms Home In Dade Park Dash In Stakes Debut
Troubleshooting Storms Home In Dade Park Dash In Stakes Debut originally appeared on Paulick Report. Donamire Farm's homebred Troubleshooting tracked just off a duo of speedy leaders and uncorked a powerful late rally to win Friday's fifth running of the $149,500 Dade Park Dash, the featured event on the Fourth of July holiday program at Ellis Park. Advertisement Trained by Greg Foley and ridden by Edgar Morales, Troubleshooting completed the 5½-furlong turf sprint in 1:01.34. Star's Image was sent quickly for the lead and was joined shortly after the opening furlong to his outside by Coming In Hot. The duo dashed a quarter mile in :22.12 and a half-mile in a sharp :44.51. Sitting just behind the top duo in third, Troubleshooting angled out at the top of the stretch and surged past the pacesetters to win by 2¼ lengths. Bridle a Butterfly won a place photo over Chasing Liberty, as both runners closed stoutly to overtake Star's Image in the late stages of the race. Coming in Hot finished 1½ lengths back of Star's Image, followed by Hit That Review (IRE) and Dreaminblue. Troubleshooting, sent off as the 2-1 favorite in his stakes debut, returned $6.02. Advertisement With the victory, Troubleshooting improved his record to 2-2-0 from seven career starts and increased his purse earnings to $219,427. Troubleshooting is a 3-year-old colt by Not This Time out of the Into Mischief mare Into Trouble. He was bred in Kentucky by his owner. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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23-04-2025
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Children's Book Festival returns to Shreve Memorial Library
SHREVEPORT, LA (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreve Memorial Library Children's Book Festival returns Saturday, May 3, at LSU Shreveport. The annual event, presented in memory of John Tuggle, is a family-friendly, daylong literary celebration featuring children's book authors and illustrators, entertainment, costumed characters, games, and activities for children of all ages. The festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS). Admission to the festival is free and open to the public. Dork Diaries author and illustrator, Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell, will headline the festival, along with children's book authors and illustrators Greg Foley, Alicia Salazar, and Charlotte Gunnufson. BPCC to use scenic projection to immerse audiences for upcoming spring production According to a release, patrons of Shreve Memorial Library can get to know the works of these featured authors at special story time programs, taking place now through May 2nd at Shreve Memorial Library branches. During the festival, attendees will be able to meet and interact with these authors throughout the day in author tents, purchase copies of their works and have them autographed, and see each author bring their works to life during special presentations. Additionally, children will have a chance to meet some of their favorite storybook characters, such as Elephant and Piggie, Pete the Cat, Bad Kitty, Zoom Squirrel, Ladybug Girl, Curious George, Little Critter, Spot the Dog, Madeline, Winnie the Pooh, and more, at the festival. Children will be able to have their pictures taken with these and other popular characters. Community organizations and local businesses will join Shreve Memorial Library to present Literacy Lane, an interactive area of the festival that celebrates childhood literacy. Literacy Lane is a special area of the Children's Book Festival where community partners come together to promote a love of reading and lifelong learning in fun, interactive ways. At Literacy Lane, children can play games to improve literacy skills while learning about the valuable services offered by these organizations. All activities taking place in Literacy Lane are free of charge. LSUS Auxiliary Services will provide concessions for the festival. Attendees can purchase items such as hamburgers, chicken wraps, pizza and hot dogs from the Port Grille, located inside of the LSUS University Center. A schedule of events for the Shreve Memorial Library Children's Book Festival is below: Shreve Memorial Library Children's Book Festival 2025 Event Schedule 10:00 a.m. Festival Opens 11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Charlotte Gunnufson, Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution, Dream Submarine 12:15 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Alicia Salazar, Camila the Star series 1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Author Presentation – Greg Foley, Dex Dingo World's Best Greatest Ever Inventor 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Author Presentation – Rachel Renée Russell & Nikki Russell, Dork Diaries, The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 4:00 p.m. Festival Closes For more information, festival updates, and complete list of story time programs, please visit Shreve Memorial Library. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
