Kenneth “Super” Sonnier stopped by at The Eunice News office to show off a 50-pound watermelon. The red meat melon was picked from Smith County Melons in Mize, Mississippi. Mize is located 50 miles southeast of Jackson, Miss.
Olivia Langley
Alaina Sonnier and Seth Langley of Kinder announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Ann-
Frances Langley, born at Acadian Medical Center on July 10 weighing 7 pounds and 14.2 ounces.
The Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice offered a summer fun camp “Camp Bonjour” this week for kids ages 6 to 8.
Mayor Scott Fontenot was on hand last Thursday during a free event at the Southeast Center sponsored by Truthful Rehab Center. The mayor and Debra Wilson handed out free book packs.
By Dan Gill
LSU AgCenter
Horticulturist
The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will have a performance by Don Fontenot & Friends of Louisiana.
Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m.
First Day for Eunice public students is Aug. 9. St. Edmund students report for first day of school Aug. 8.
Travelers can make the most of vacations, even when they only have a few days to do so.
The following tips, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, gives travelers some ways to create more time for a get-away.
Children enjoyed a lot of movement and shaking during StoryTime hour as a song played and movements were performed to the tune. (Photo by Myra Miller)
Story Time hour on Wednesday included a storybook, “The Strum Family Band,” by Joy Cowley, read by Children’s Librarian Bobbie Bordelon.