Basketball tournament to feature
police, pastors
Leaders Building Leaders Basketball Tournament will feature Eunice pastors and police officers at 6:30 p.m. July 18 at New Zion Baptist Church’s Dr. J.G. Frank Building, 251 Nimitz St., Eunice.
Admission for children under 12 will be $3 and for $5 for those over 12 years old.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Pastor Neil Citizen at 337-466-1891; Pastor Lloyd Antoine at 337-331-0113 or Jackie Vallare at 337-550-5260.
ECCBC announces Summer Concert, set July 13, 14
The ECCBC announces its Summer Concert, “Then Sings My Soul,” set for July 13, July 14 at 7 p.m. at the Liberty Center.
The concert will be presented by Community Choir, Concert Band, Children’s Choir.
There will also be an art exhibit by the Fine Arts Council of Eunice (FACE)
Musical seclections will include: A Disney Silly Sing-Along, Dig a Little Deeper (from The Princess And The Frog), Love is an Open Door (from Frozen), Memory (from Cats), Sabbath Prayer (from Fiddler On The Roof), Then Sings My Soul, The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book), Jump In the Line, Nessun Dorma (from Puccini’s Turandot), Precious Lord Take My Hand, Selections from The Phantom of the Opera, Waltz No. 2 (from Shostakovich’s Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra)
Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12. Tickets are available by calling 337-457-1776.
Children’s choir rehearsals set
The Eunice Community Children’s Choir will have rehearsals for the 2017 Summer concert at 6 p.m. July 7 at the First Baptist Church, Eunice.
The children will sing during the Eunice Community Concert Band & Choir’s Christmas concert at the Liberty Center, at 7 p.m. July 13 and 14
For more information, call 337-457-1776 or visit the ECCBC website, eccbc.org.
Genealogy society to meet in Lafayette
The Lafayette Genealogical Society meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the Southside Branch, Lafayette Public Library, 6106 Johnston St., Lafayette. James Douget will speak on the book, “Sous Cette Pierre Repose: Tombstone Inscriptions of the Old St. Landry Church Cemetery in Opelousas, La.” For more information, go to LafayetteGenealogicalSociety.org or on Facebook.
Coushatta Casino entertainment set
Paula All, entertainment coordinator with Coushatta Casino Resort post June and July Mikko Live entertainment schedule:
Thursday, July 6: Joe Harmon & The Harmonics, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Friday, July 7: Velcro Pygmies, from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 8: Velcro Pygmies, from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Sunday, July 9: Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Roadrunners, from 3 to 7 p.m.
KPC Auxiliary PoBoy sale July 12
The St. Mathilda KPC Ladies Auxiliary will have a Poboy sale on July 12 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
A donation of $6 will include a sausage poboy and a soft drink. Pick up is at the Bishop Ceaser Center.
Tickets, information, call Mary Ann Guillory at 305-0876 or the church office at 457-3286.
Eunice Farmers’ Market open
The Eunice Farmers’ Market is meeting on South 2nd Street from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, call Sanford Wood at 337-457-0607.
Boy Scout Troop 425 recruitment drive
The Boy Scout Troop 425 is conducting a recruiting drive for boys interested in joining Scouting.
The age group being targeted for recruitment are boys aged 11 through 13. Boy Scout Troop 425 is based in Eunice and is sponsored by VFW Post 8971, also in Eunice.
Information, details: contact Scoutmaster Randy Leger at 337-288-9601or 337-457-9053 and leave a message if no answer.
St. Thomas More KC BBQ sale set July 9
The St. Thomas More Church Knights of Columbus will have a BBQ fundraiser on July 9.
Tickets can be purchased at St. Thomas More office or from any KC member. Tickets will also be sold at each weekend Mass until July 9.
Tickets are $8 each. BBQ plates will include Boston Butt pork steacks with all trimmings.
Pickup between 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Greater True Light Chorus Aug. 19
The Greater True Light Baptist Church in Eunnice will celebrate its 16th year Annual Male Chorus Musical on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, Aug. 20 at 8:30 a.m. service the church will have its 19th annual Brotherhood Men’s Day Service.
The public is invited. The church is located at 341 Anne Street in Eunice.
Free child car seat installation
Free installation of child car safety seats is being offered from 4 to 6 p.m. every Monday at Word Ministries, 1960 W. Laure Ave., Eunice.
The seats will be installed by a nationally certified technicians.
Joseph Celestine-Rosenwald reunion
The Joseph Celestine/Rosenwald 10th biennial school reunion will be held July 21-23 in Mamou at the Celestine Community Center, 222 Hickory St., Mamou, at 7 p.m. July 21 and concluding on July 23 with a morning worship service at St. Ann Catholic Church in Mamou.
The reunion fee is $50 per person. Payments can be mailed. For more details, times, activities, information, call: Carlton Slaughter at 337-363-2549 or 331-2370, or Lelia Adams at 337-363-4938 or 459-2964.
Summer Fun Camp at Jean Lafitte set
The Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve’s Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice will accept applications for Camp Bonjour, a week long camp for kids ages 6-8, and 9-12.
Children can participate in summer day camps:
Ages 9-12, July 10-14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $50 fee.
Ages 6-8, July 17-21, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. $30 fee.
Registration is limited to 20 campers per session.
Information, details, call: 457-8499 or www.nps.gov/jela
FCWC co-ed softball tourney set July 15
Faith Christian Worship Center will sponsor a co-ed softball tournament July 15 at the Mamou ball park, 1513 Ortwein Road.
Team entry fee is $225 and there will be prizes for the first and second place teams.
This tournament is a fundraiser to help send FCWC kids to camp.
Information: contact Kevis Freeman at 305-5015.