Lifestyle

Eunice High donates and collects for its pantry

Eunice High recently held its second annual food fight to restock the campus’ Food Pantry. From left are, Ivy Alleman, Lindsey Ortego and Layla Frilot picking up personal hygiene and food items that the faculty and students gave. (Submitted photo)

Goodhope Place tenants enjoy bingo games

Tenants at Goodhope Place Apartments enjoyed their first bingo and birthday party of the year 2019. From left are tenants George Moore, Margaret Hendrix, Sandra Rideau, Viola Dossman, Lenier Naquin and Deanna Poullard. Not shown are tenants Marie Scott, Wilbert Ceasar and Gerrell Charles.

Strategies to control appetite

Newspaper Metro Hunger can be a formidable foe, especially for people attempting to lose weight. When hunger strikes, various appetite-control strategies can help people avoid overeating or eating during those times when boredom is more to blame than an empty belly. –Eat slowly.

Planning Irving Awards

Angie McBride, left, Annette Harrington, and Kristi Burleigh discuss the music that will be performed during the Irving Awards. Eunice Players Theatre will celebrate the 49th Annual Irving awards on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Liberty Theater. Doors will open 6 p.m.

Young Christians at St. Edmund honored

St Edmund Elementary honored its Young Christians for the third six weeks period of the school year. In front, from left, Pyper Johnson, Ryder Thibodeaux, Liam Oliver and Mylie Trahan. In back, from left, are, Carter Bertrand, Georgia Kate Wimberly, Ruby Durham, and Andrew Daigle. (Submitted photo)

Students of the Week at Glendale Elementary

Glendale Elementary recently honored its Students of the Week for Jan. 14-18.

Eunice High senior project at ECHC

Eunice High seniors Luke Andrepont, left, Casey Fields and Lainey Briggs did their senior project at the Eunice Community Health Center on Nov. 20. The team volunteered and helped by organizing prescriptions by its generic names. At right is Alicia Ardoin Morein, pharmacy technician.

ABC host a children’s retreat

A Winter Children’s Retreat will be held Feb. 15-16 at the Acadian Baptist Center. With the theme, “Frog it up 2019,” children in kindergarten through sixth-grade will experience solid biblical teaching and tons of fun as they learn to fully rely on God.

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Cassie Thomas, a senior at Eunice High School. Her parents are Cassandra and Ezekiel Thomas. If you had to live in another part of the world, where would you want to live and why? I would like to live in Orlando, Florida. Do you have a career wish?

City of Eunice announces Mardi Gras Fest line-up

The City of Eunice released its Mardi Gras Festival bands line up. All live entertainment will be held at the stage located at Walnut St. and S. 2nd Street. Bands will include: Friday, March 1: 7 p.m. LaRecolte. 10 p.m. Wayne Toups. Saturday, March 2: noon T-Monde. 4 p.m.