Early in our marriage Boo’s dad would have a calf butchered every few months.
The meat was divided between each of the family. Such a treat! Delicious! Easy in the budget! Convenient! What comes to mind now is how we used brisket and round steaks. I chicken fried the round steaks and made soup with brisket, because these cuts were considered subpar.
Gary Schoelerman and Shawntina Gibson (left), on behalf of the Blinded Veterans Association presented a braille flag to the city of Abbeville on March 17. Mayor Roslyn White, Councilman Brady Broussard Jr., Councilman Carlton Campbell, Councilman Francis Plaisance and Councilman Tony Hardy accept the flag (below) that is now on display at city hall.
The braille flag, donated to the city by the Blinded Veterans Association, is on display in the lobby at Abbeville City Hall.
At the past City Council meeting on March 17, the City of Abbeville was honored to receive a Braille American Flag and commemorative plaque from the Blinded Veterans Association.
Gary Schoelerman and Shawntina Gibson attended the meeting to formally request that the City display the Braille American Flag and plaque in a prominent location inside City Hall where it can be appreciated by all who visit. The Braille American Flag is designed to be experienced through touch, allowing both visually impaired and sighted individuals to connect with the flag in a meaningful way.
Youth from the Boys & Girls Club in Abbeville will help tend to the raised beds at Harmony Park this summer.
The Kiwanis Club of Abbeville made a donation to Claire Broussard (middle) for the youth gardening program that will take place this summer. Taking part in the donation are (L-R) Kiwanians Thomas Vallot, Richard Melancon, Carlton Campbell, Mike Hardy, Gretchen Meaux and Dr. Gordy Landry.
Harmony Park is a community garden located at the corner the of Lamar Street and Martin Luther King Drive in Abbeville. Claire Broussard, a member of the Keep Abbeville Beautiful committee, said anyone looking to donate items for Harmony Park can contact her at 337-893-2491 or Charlene Beckett at 337-652-2239. Items being sought include plants and seeds, soil, a hummingbird feeder, a long water hose and sprinklers.
There’s plenty to be learned through working in a garden.
Several local youth will have the opportunity to gain some of that knowledge this summer.
Keep Abbeville Beautiful is partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana on a program that will allow members of the local club to help at Harmony Park, a community garden located at the corner of Lamar Street and Martin Luther King Drive in Abbeville.
Claire Broussard, a member of the KAB committee, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Abbeville on Tuesday about some details of the program.
Photo provided by Lily Perrin
Lily Perrin, the recipient of the Charles and Rose Broussard internship, is a senior at Kaplan High School and will be attending McNeese State University in the fall.
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Charles and Rose Broussard Internship has been awarded to Lily Grace Perrin, an incoming freshman at McNeese State University. Perrin is currently a senior and student of the year at Kaplan High School in Vermilion Parish.
The award is given to high school or college students to offer a student practical experience with
agriculture research through a paid internship opportunity. It was established by the children of Charles and Rose Broussard to honor their parents’ hard work and dedication to agriculture.
Members of the community join Kathy and Johnny Richard for the rope-cutting ceremony recognizing the grand reopening of the Richard Sale Barn. The ceremony took place on Friday, April 10.
The Richard Sale Barn has officially reopened.
Originally built in 1937 by J. Avery Richard as the Abbeville Commission Company, the barn once served as a cattle auction house, famously accessible by water along the Vermilion River. Much of that original structure still stands today, preserving the authenticity and history of this one-of-a-kind space.
318 N. Main St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone: 337-893-4223
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