CALLING IT HOME: Happy Easter

For some, New Year’s day is a time for a refresh with resolutions. In the Christian religions, Easter represents the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ crucified on Good Friday and to rise up from the dead on Easter Sunday morning.

Kiwanis Pin New Member

SBVFC Makes Monetary Donation to CASA Program

IN THE GARDEN: Growing Basil Tips and Tricks

Few things go so well with a juicy ‘Creole’ tomato as a few sprigs of fresh basil. It also finds a key role in making red gravy and sauces, seasoning pizzas, and pastas. Basil is a true summer herb as it grows and thrives in heat. Basil can be an attractive, easy to grow addition to your garden.

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25 YEARS AGO • Sonny and Jewell Knobloch and Rene and Betty Dauterive have just returned from an adventurous cruise around Cape Horn. They set out from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ended in Santiago, Chile.

St. Bernard Hosts 49th Annual Louisiana Crawfish Festival

From Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24, the annual Louisiana Crawfish Festival was held outside the Frederick Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette.

Second Annual Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard to be Held on April 24

Goat in the Road Productions (GRP) and the Meraux Foundation are excited to announce the second annual Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard Parish on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Nunez Community College Auditorium (3710 Paris Rd., Chalmette).

Kiwanis Club Issues $200 Check to Lacoste Elementary School

IN THE GARDEN: Got Butterflies? Here’s How to Attract Them!

There are few things as beautiful as a butterfly in the garden. Louisiana is home to 154 native species of butterfly, PLUS 476 moth species, which also pollinate and frequent our landscapes. Butterflies and moths are members of the insect family Lepodoptera.

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25 YEARS AGO • Our Lady of Prompt Succor Parish School recently announced that eighth grader Patrick Fecke and fifth grader Ashlie Juan have been named 1998-99 Students of the Year. • The new owners of the old Hayes Dairy building on St.