Lifestyle

Autumn is an ideal time to tend to lawns and gardens

For those of you who enjoy gardening the season is now upon us, autumn. Autumn is an ideal time to get into the garden and ensure that flowers, trees and garden beds will over-winter successfully. The following, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, gives you autumn gardening tips.

Players’ Theatre presents Southern Fried Funeral

The Eunice Players Theatre introduces the cast of “Southern Fried Funeral” by Osborne & Eppler. The dates of the upcoming play are set for 7 p.m. on Nov. 7, 8, 10, 13, 16 and 17. There will be a dinner theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. with show at 7 p.m. A matinee feature is set for 2 p.m.

"Squirrel Thief" at Glendale

Gracie Winkler, left, and Wesley Fontenot, first-graders at Glendale Elementary checking out “Squirrel Thief” options as part of a science project.

Fourth graders at East learn more about the flag

The VFW Post 8971 and Auxiliary members held a flag raising ceremony at East Elementary on Oct. 8.

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Sarah Gotreaux, a senior at Eunice High School. Her parents are Shelly and Tim Gotreaux. 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 Florida because I love the beach. Do you have a career wish?

Bulb Business Garden of the Month chosen

The Eunice Bulb and Blossom Garden Club presented the Business Garden of the Month marker to St. Landry Parish Solid Waste at 450 N C.C. Duson. The neatly groomed landscaped flower beds features crepe myrtles and Knockout roses. Manager Mary Guidry is pictured. (Submitted photo)

Top readers honored at East Elementary

East Elementary recently acknowledged students for earning Accelerated Reading goals. From left, are Wesley Thibodeaux, Riley Poullard, Sylas Thibodeaux, Isaiah Manuel and Chance Ortego. (Submitted photo)

Birth Announcements

Nova’Lea Cormier Tori Cormier of Eunice announces the birth of her daughter, Nova’Lea Teanae Cormier, born at Acadian Medical Center on Oct. 3 weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces. Maternal grandmother is Debra Richard of Church Point.

Greg LeJeune at Liberty

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will have a performance by Greg LeJeune & Cajun Heat. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, and children ages 7 to 12 are $3.

Highland students earn mastery in LEAP

Highland Elementary welcomed a guest Paul DeRouselle Jr., a native of Eunice, to campus recently to present rewards and awards to the school’s fourth graders for their hard earned work. Students were all treated with donuts and juice.