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ERATH — For nearly the last 10 years, Angelica David has put a great deal of energy into raising money.
“Throughout the years,” David said, “I have raised around $35,000.”
She has raised every penny with her 13-year-old brother Gage Ritchey first and foremost on her mind. Doctors diagnosed Ritchey, an eighth grader a Erath Middle School, with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when he was four years old.
“All proceeds go straight to research to help find a cure for this life threatening disease,” David said.

Several Church communities came together to celebrate Abbeville's first Spirit Fest at the Christian Service Center.
Several hundred people with many faith backgrounds and folks from the local neighborhood came together to honor God and one another during Spirit Fest. New Life Church, Harvest Time, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Theresa's, First Holy Ghost, Lighthouse Ministries, Family Missions Company, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church and Pleasant Green Baptist Church were all present and worked together for the ecumenical event.

At North Vermilion High School students often have the pleasure of spending the day with a substitute teacher named Elgin Prejean Baudoin, aka Granny. It’s her big smile and sweet disposition that grabs them.
Granny may be in her 70’s, but she commands respect and skillfully helps students get through the work their teachers leave for them. She knows the ins and outs of the school routine and is not intimidated by technology nor the height of the students. Mrs. Elgin is a 5-foot granny full of patience and love.