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Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate the birth of their nation and independence from Great Britain.

The St. Edmund High Dance Team had a busy and awarding final day at the UL Lafayette Dance Camp recently. Three girls were given special recognition awards.

Shelters often are the first stop for people who want to become pet parents. The ASPCA says around 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters each year, and 3.2 million of them are cats.

At the conclusion of Story Time hour at the library, children had the opportunity to create and craft their own gecko by using construction paper, plastic eye balls, crayons, washable paint, a paint applicator, Elmer’s glue, and small white lunch

Jon-Riley Manuel, 3, looks at a dinosaur book during Wednesday’s Story Time hour. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Judy Kittles, children’s librarian, read from Mary Alice Fontenot’s Clovis Crawfish series of books, “Clovis Crawfish and Echo Gecko.” Afterwards, children had the opportunity to create their own Echo Gecko.

The Summer Reading program at the library included a Summer Coloring Contest page for registrants to participate.
Winners were named and those received a special prize for their hard work and talent.

Father’s Day is Sunday — don’t forget your Dad.
Celebrating Father’s Day this year may require some ingenuity, but there is still fun to be had.

Summer time fun officially began at the Eunice Public Library Wednesday morning with its first Story Time hour.

Each spring the Eunice Rotary Club members give scholarships to two seniors from St. Edmund High and two seniors from Eunice High School.