Lifestyle

Goodhope Place tenants enjoy birthday social

Goodhope Place Apartment tenants enjoyed a birthday party for the month of August. Tenants were treated to multiple flavors of cake, punch and pretzels. From left, are Viola Dossman, Jaqueline Ogunyemi, Margaret Hendrix, George Moore and Marie Scott. (Submitted photo)

Tennessee takes first place at 4-H seafood cook-off

NEW ORLEANS — A Tennessee team’s flounder with seafood dressing placed first at the ninth annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off: 4-H Edition in New Orleans on Aug. 4.

Landry at Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will have a performance by Ray Landry & The Vermillionville Ramblers. Admission is $5. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Starting at 10 a.m.

Birth Announcements

Braxton Fruge Cortez Fruge and Rebekah Clark of Ville Platte announce the birth of their son, Braxton Jamar Fruge, born at Acadian Medical Center on Aug. 22 weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces. Grandparents are Joann Clark, Cynthia Fruge of Ville Platte; and Roger Dale Clark Jr. of Pitkin.

The health benefits of carrots

Carrots are a great source of various vitamins and minerals. I wish I liked eating carrots, because I’m guilty of eating the wrong kind of snacks. Let me stand corrected, I will eat baby carrots dipped into a lot of Ranch dressing.

New clubs formed at Highland Elementary

Highland Elementary students joined the newly formed Photo and Journalism Club. In front, from left, are Anthony Hebert, Aidan Cormier, Xavier Easter, Kenslei Hill and Samyriah White. Middle row, from left, are Adalyn Thomas, Mason Jackson, Kyle Joseph and Adaya Batiste.

Eunice Fire Department receives new banner

The Eunice Fire Department received a new banner provided for by Kendall Fontenot State Farm Insurance. The banner will be used during Fire Prevention Week at school demonstrations, and other fire prevention activtities and events.

How well does your garden grow?

The Eunice Manor has a vegetable garden and sunflowers growing thanks to their resident John LeJeune. LeJeune, 86, a resident at Eunice Manor since two years ago, decided to plant, grow, cultivate and water a garden. The garden was planted as he said, “It was during Mardi Gras, I planned it.

Birth Announcements

Isaiah Seraille Jamal and Mirah Seraille of Ville Platte announce the birth of their son, Isaiah Ahmad Seraille, born at Acadian Medical Center on Aug. 20 weighing 6 pounds and 2.4 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jerry Ardoin of Ville Platte and Shelia Davis of Oberlin.

AgCenter researcher studies use for pecan shells in Poland

By Johnny Morgan, jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — Developing a way to protect pecans and to keep them safe for consumption is the goal of an LSU student who just returned from Poland.