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DARE program and instructor at East Elementary

First grade students at East Elementary recently participated in a DARE program where St. Landry Parish DARE Officer Ashley Barbier instructed them on ways to be safe and drug free. (Submitted Photo)

St. Edmund Walker nominated for Congress of Future Science

St. Edmund High School freshman Anthony Walker of Elton has received word that he is nominated for the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 29-July 1.

LSUAg Horticulturist says its now time to plant Southern magnolias

By Dan Gill LSU AgCenter Horticulturist January and February are excellent moths to plant trees in Louisiana. If you are thinking about adding shade trees, small spring- or summer-flowering trees or trees for screening, head out to local nurseries and purchase and plant trees in the next few weeks.

Fatica and Hard As Nails missionary team visit Eunice and high schools

On Jan. 22, Justin Fatica and Hard As Nails missionary team visited Eunice. The missionary team shared their message “Love, No Matter What” with St. Edmund students then traveled to Eunice High to share the same message. The missionary team also spoke at St.

Eight ways to start saving now

Saving money is difficult for many people. However, if you have a plan and a goal, and stick to it, you may have great results. There are different ways and areas in life that saving money can become effective.

Annunciation of Blessed Virgin Mary Duralde celebrates Diocese of Lafayette Centennial Year 2018

In conjunction with the Centennial theme, “A Century of Love” for the Diocese of Lafayette, Annunciation had its parish celebration Jan. 6-7. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was established as a Church Parish on Jan. 8, 1964. The highlight of the celebration was a 9 a.m.

Grant awarded to Highland

Krystle Smith, Highland Elementary’s Learning Center teacher, secured a grant from TransCanada Corporation. The grant will be used in phases to place security cameras around the campus in order to keep students, faculty and staff safe on a daily basis.

Top readers at East Elementary

Top reader in Vanessa Cormier’s fourth grade class at East Elementary is Alex McMillian. Alex earned 25 points in the Accelerated Reading Program. He is with his principal Gina LeGrange. (Submitted Photos)

Cold snap will delay strawberries, increase cost

By: Johnny Morgan, jmorgan@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE – The recent cold snap is causing strawberry growers to go into babysitting-mode, using cloth covers to save their early crop.

Birth Announcements

Kameron Wilson Jr. Emily Castille and Kameron Wilson of Eunice announce the birth of their son, Kameron Quashun Wilson Jr., born at Acadian Medical Center on Jan. 7 weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Desiree Spell of Campti, and Skeet Castille of Rayne.