Lifestyle

Attention all graduating seniors

Graduation is right around the corner and much is needed ahead of time for the newspaper’s special graduation edition. Eunice High and St. Edmund seniors are to EMAIL their senior bios.

A local shelter benefits

A Eunice High School senior Jeremiah L. Guillory, right, gives to The Welcome House for his senior project. Guillory had a cupcake sale with all proceeds donated to the shelter. (Submitted Photo)

Top reader at East Elementary

​Donald Babino, a fourth-grade student at East Elementary, in Vanessa Cormier’s class, earned a 25 point Accelerated Reading award during the third quarter of school. Also, not pictured, earning a 25 point award is Cassidy Vance. Babino is with Principal Gina LaGrange. (Submitted Photo)

The season of Lent and Easter

The season of Lent and Easter is here and the following, courtesy of Newspaper Metro, focuses on special days during Lent and leading up to Easter Sunday. I hope everyone has a Blessed Easter. Spring is eagerly anticipated, as many people look forward to enjoying the great outdoors once more.

Class Act Student of the Week

This week’s Student of the Week is Nicole Duvall, a sophomore at Eunice High School. Her mother is Dana Duvall. 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 the Northeast because it’s very green and lush. Do you have a career wish?

Broussard at Liberty Saturday

The “Rendez-vous des Cajuns” Cajun Music Radio & TV show Saturday at the Liberty Center at 6 p.m. will feature a performance by Donnie Broussard & the Louisiana Stars. Show starts at 6 p.m. The Liberty opens at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5. Starting at 10 a.m.

Celebrate National Arbor Day with 10 free shade trees

National Arbor Day is April 28 this year, and the Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for anyone to celebrate the annual tree-planting holiday. Join the Foundation in April and receive 10 free shade trees.

Huckaby, Guidry announce engagement

William and Angela Huckaby of Eunice are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Lydia Ann Huckaby, to Casey Gerard Guidry, son of Carol and Cathy Guidry of Eunice. Miss Huckaby is the granddaughter of Elsie Besse and the late Dave Besse Jr.

FBC Women’s Ministries gives to ECHC

First Baptist Church of Eunice Women’s Ministries held a Garage/Yard Sale on March 18 with all proceeds going to the Eunice Community Health Clinic. Receiving a check of $2,500 is Jennifer Creswell, a volunteer nurse practitioner at the clinic.

EHS senior project at the Liberty Center

Eunice High School seniors Cade Richard, left, and Jonas Granger volunteered in helping keep the city clean for their senior project. The boys cleaned up and pressure-washed at the Liberty Center in downtown Eunice. (Submitted Photo)