Lifestyle

Burden Museum & Gardens offers fall events

By Rick Bogren, rbogren@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE— The cooling temperatures of fall create an ideal time to visit Burden Museum & Gardens, located at 4560 Essen Lane, just off Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge.

Maintain a safe school bus stop

Being safe while en route to and at the bus stop is just as important as staying safe while riding on the school bus. Parents or guardians should arrive and stay with the child at the bus stop until the bus arrives. Safety is enforced on the bus.

Eunice public school students report for first day of classes

Makadein Guidry, a fifth grader at Central Middle School, arrives early Thursday for first day of school. The principal at Central Middle is Ranolviaun Landry.

Business Yard of the Month chosen

The Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club named McDonald’s Restaurant as Business Garden of the Month. McDonald’s, located at 2101 W. Laurel, features flowering landscaped beds of juniper, dwarf azaleas, nandina, Japanese magnolias, asparagus ferns, Witch Hazel, dwarf camellias, and Indian Hawthorns.

Birth Announcements

Taylin Fontenot Shunkeeria Fontenot announces the birth of her son, Taylin Kingly Fontenot, born at Acadian Medical Center on July 30 weighing 6 pounds and 6 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jason Fontenot of Eunice and Shuntonia Patin ov Ville Platte.

Meet & Greet evening at Highland Elementary

A Meet & Greet event was held at Highland Elementary Tuesday evening where parents and students had the opportunity to meet their teacher and bring in school supplies. Randi Reed, a third grade teacher at Highland, welcomed some of her new students.

Meet The Teacher at Glendale Elementary

Glendale Elementary held its Meet The Teacher Tuesday evening where parents and students had the opportunity to meet their teacher and bring in school supplies. Jackie Johnson, a second grade teacher at Glendale, greets Kaiden Thomas. (Photo by Myra Miller)

First day of school at St. Edmund School

Students reported for their first day of school at St. Edmund Catholic School Wednesday. These seniors stopped for a photo, from left, Brianna Bertrand, Victoria Marcantel, Jaedyn Soileau, Kinsley Marcantel, and Katelyn LaCour. (Photos by Myra Miller)

First Baptist Church extends prayer at Highland Elementary

First Baptist Church members visited and prayed at many Eunice and area schools and one included Highland Elementary. First Baptist members at Highland included Barney and Jean Andrus, Dane and Beverly Laughlin, Malcom Naquin, Bertha Garcia, Mary Johnson, Eric, Ashley, and Matthew St.

4-H’ers learn culinary skills at KidChef Camp

By Karol Osborne, kosborne@agcenter.lsu.edu ALEXANDRIA — Junior chefs showcased their new culinary skills by hosting an informal buffet for their parents as part of the LSU AgCenter KidChef Camp held July 29-Aug. 1 at the DeWitt Livestock Center near Alexandria.