Plaquemines Medical Center will host another Healthier Community Series event on Thursday, June 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Nunez Community College in Chalmette has named 147 students to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester. The following students from Belle Chasse earned a 3.5 or better GPA while completing at least 12 hours of instruction: Thomas Boudreaux, Audrie Jones, Cassie Rocha and Kent Rocha.

Boothville-Venice Elementary School is excited to congratulate the students who achieved their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the fourth nine weeks. Students achieving their reading goals are recognized by their picture on the BVES Wall of Fame, AR cart of prizes and a morning show shout out by Mrs. Maria Prout, Principal of BVES. Thanks to the generous donation from our AR sponsor, Phillips 66, Accelerated Reader achievers receive rewards for their progress. Mrs. Prout reminds her students every day – “Good, better, best….don’t let it rest….until your good becomes better and your better is your best!” Happy Reading!

One of my favorite vegetables is again in abundance. This morning I made a BLT for breakfast and simmered some tomato and hot pepper salsa with some herbs from the garden and canned it up in mason jars for use later. My windowsill is crowded with Creole tomatoes in various stages of coloring up. I’m thinking about making some fried green tomatoes with a shrimp remoulade for dinner. By the end of the spring tomato season, I’ll be sick of them- but for now I’m happy to pick tomatoes from my garden daily and find a way to incorporate them into all our meals.

Here in southeast Louisiana, June 1 marks the start of everyone’s least favorite season. It’s predicted to be a rough one, so prepare your landscape now. With a few days of prep work you will have one less thing to worry about when a hurricane has us in the sights.

Pictured: Mr. Harold Buras, 91 years of age, formerly of Boothville and retiree of the Ostrica Locks, holding his new greatgreat granddaughter, Elliana Reign LoCoco. Seated next to Mr. Buras is Elliana’s mother, Angelika LoCoco. And standing , from left: Elliana’s grandmother Sara Creppel and great-grandmother Sylvia Parker.

In another show of support for Plaquemines Parish, Chevron Oronite Oak Point has once again partnered with the Plaquemines Community CARE Centers Foundation, Inc. This partnership and donation will help fund the agency’s School Outreach Counseling Program. The CARE Center, a non-profit agency that is the human services agency for the parish, currently provides suicide prevention services to students in all Plaquemines Parish schools. These services are in place to address the growing risk to the school population as well as identify and prevent suicide risk wherever possible.

Brian Ostahowski is the President of the Delta Chapter of the Louisiana Archaeological Society, based in New Orleans, will be the guest speaker at the Plaquemines Parish Historical Association meeting on Tuesday, June 7. He will be speaking on recent archeological research in southeast Louisiana.

Readers of all ages will dive into the ocean depths this summer as Plaquemines Parish Public Libraries presents “Oceans of Possibilities” during the library summer program. Activities will include Author Visits, Group Activities, Storytelling, Magic Shows, Rhyme and Rap Creation, Fairytales, and Take-Home Crafts!

“Life is a journey and only you hold the map!” The evening of Sunday, May 22, was enchanting. Seven beautiful, well-deserving young ladies participated for the Seafood - Miss and Teen Crowns, along with six precious little girls who nervously and excitingly crossed their fingers for their names to be “reeled in” from the treasure chest and be declared this year’s Seafood Pearl.