Lifestyle

June social at Goodhope Place Apartments

Tenants at Goodhope Place Apartments enjoyed an afternoon to cool down with cake and ice cream. Tenants were treated to vanilla cake with Neapolitan ice cream for a birthday party celebration of the month.

Need a cure for summer boredom? Summer is a perfect time to start kids gardening

By LSU AG Center Daniel Gill, Richard Bogren By midsummer, many adults are thinking of ways to provide something for children to do until school begins. Why not start a gardening project?

Trahan 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 Wallace Trahan & Rice N Gravy. Admission is $5. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Starting at 10 a.m.

How to avoid illness while traveling

While they can’t prevent every illness while traveling, vacationers can go a long way toward safeguarding their health. Unsafe foods can be a cause for concern while traveling. The following, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, are some effective ways to avoid getting sick while traveling.

VFW Post 8971 racks up state awards

Roger Veillon, VFW Post 8971 Commander for 2018-2019 shows off the many awards presented to the Eunice VFW Post at last week’s State Convention. Veillon and Post Quartermaster Terry Matte were also presented with “All State” hats and both were selected as captains of the All State Team.

Wetlands education featured at 4-H training

By Johnny Morgan, jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu ROBERT — Tangipahoa Parish 4-H members were taught lessons in wetlands ecology recently at the Shell Training Center near Hammond. The goal of the pilot program is to teach the students more about wetlands and the importance of the marsh and coastal areas.

A fun sun craft at the library

Mary Katherine McGee, 6, Olivia McGee, 3, and mother Anne-Marie McGee begin their craft project of a sun at StoryTime hour Wednesday. At far right is Penelope Feucht.

StoryTime hour at Eunice Public Library

StoryTime hour was held Wednesday morning at the Eunice Public Library. Bobbie Bordelon, children’s librarian, read a book, “The Sun is My Favorite Star,” by Frank Asch.

Birth notes

Kayden Brooms Tiffany Hendrixson and Patrick Brooms of Oakdale announce the birth of their son, Kayden James Brooms, born at Acadian Medical Center on May 30 weighing 6 pounds and 6.5 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Angela Stanley and Billy Hendrixson of Oakdale.

Bulb & Blossom Business Garden of the Month

The Eunice Bulb & Blossom Garden Club presented the Business Yard of the Month marker to the Le Decor and Langley Mini Storage business complex located at 1649 W. Laurel. The owner of Langley Mini Storage is Lynn Langley. Owners of La Decor are Angie Aguillard, left, and Cheryl Manuel.