Lifestyle

Remembering my daddy

Father’s Day was always an enjoyable day for me. However, this Father’s Day will be more of a sad day for me since my daddy passed away in April. My daddy was easy to please when it came to buying gifts on Father’s Day, his birthday and at Christmas.

Hero Central VBS at St. Thomas More Church

St. Thomas More Catholic Church held its Vacation Bible School “Cokesbury’s Hero Central - Discover Your Strength in God,” this week and will conclude Friday.

St. Edmund High cheerleaders rack up top honors at SCA Cheer Camp

St. Edmund High School varsity cheerleaders attended Southwestern Cheerleaders Association (SCA) Cheer Camp June 4-6. The camp was held on the McNeese State University Campus in Lake Charles.

Teacher Workshop at St. Edmund

St. Edmund Elementary teachers Maddie Kelly, left, and Terese Phillips were at a small group work session for Journeys Reading program. Kelly teaches third grade and Phillips teaches first grade. (Submitted Photos)

Richard, Benoit wed during May evening ceremony

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Eunice was the setting for the evening Nuptial Mass ceremony uniting Morgan Richard and Trace Paul Benoit in Holy Matrimony. The ceremony was held on Friday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. with Reverends Randy Moreau, Ted Broussard Matt Hebert and Monsignor J.

Cold pink lemonade on a hot summer day

With warm temperatures outdoors and school session out these two sisters held a cold pink lemonade stand, selling a cup at 50¢ each. Bryn Heinen, 7, and Blair Heinen, 10 sold cups of lemonade to the public. The Heinens are the daughters of Dr. Jade and Emily Heinen of Eunice. (Photo by Myra Miller)

First Story Time hour at Eunice Public Library

The first Summer Story Time hour at the Eunice Public Library was Wednesday. Bobbie Bordelon, children’s librarian, read a storybook, “Chef Creole,” by Johnette Downing, and did a sing along with the reading. This summer’s Story Time theme is “Libraries Rock!” and every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets on sale for Players’ Theatre’s Play “Romeo and Winifred”

Tickets are now on sale for “Romeo and Winifred” at Eunice Players’ Theatre. The show is a modern-day twist on Shakespeare’s classic, set in modern-day NYC, with the feuding Montagues and Capulets amid designer fashion icons, shysters with pirated merchandise, and a Roman chorus.

LSU AgCenter rice field day set for June 27 in Crowley

CROWLEY — Rice farmers at the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station field day on June 27 will hear about research being conducted to help them grow a better crop.

Birth notes

Jackson Shipley Dr. Leah Guempel Shipley and Richard Shipley of Dripping Springs, Texas announce the birth of their son, Jackson Richard Shipley, born at St. David’s in Austin, Texas, on May 22 weighing 6 pounds and 2 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Guempel of Eunice.