Lifestyle

I have had enough

Enough is enough! The months of January and February of this year went well enough. Then the month of March came with a different kind of scenario that none of us have ever experienced before called coronavirus. Our lifestyle has never been the same since March.

Fall arrives, time to work in the yard

The weather is cooling, and the days are getting shorter. We’re now into astronomical fall following the autumnal equinox. There are so many things we can do in the garden this time of year. Fall is a great time to work in the landscape. Many tasks can be done in preparation for winter.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club members each October place a pink ribbon sign signifying October as Breast Cancer Awareness month. Also members placed pink ribbons on green potted plants along the flowering bed on Park Avenue near the Rotary fountain.

Food drive for Hurricane Laura

The St. Edmund Catholic High School Student Council held a food drive recently for the Eunice Food Bank. Since Hurricane Laura, displaced people have been staying in the city. The group helped replenish the shelves at the food bank.

American cheese, a recipe staple

I love cheese, and I enjoy eating a good grilled cheese sandwich. Did you know, that according to the resource Serious Eats, the process for making American cheese was invented in Switzerland?

From the September 2008 Eunice News files

Serving those who serve others. Ardoin’s Funeral Home held a barbecue banquet for first responders on Sept. 11.

St. Edmund students helping Laura relief

St. Edmund Catholic School’s Student Council in conjunction with the Eunice Fire Department have been collecting donations to deliver to people in areas who were greatly affected by Hurricane Laura. The council members delivered the items to the main fire station.

Tips to get kids more excited about eating right

Childhood obesity is reaching record heights across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 41 million children were obese or overweight as of 2014.

Think pink for your October garden

October is all about pink in support of breast cancer awareness. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Men also can get breast cancer. In 2020, hundreds of thousands of cases will be reported.

From the September 2008 Eunice News files

Mercedes McGoldrick, left, and Diane Doucet hold a quilt being placed in a window of 2nd Time Around on Second Street as part of the exhibit and sale for “Main Street Memories.” Quilts will be on display through November.