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September 4, 1938 ~ August 23, 2017

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 25, 2017 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Richard Carl Vice, 78, who died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Abbeville General Hospital. He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Fr. Michael Richard officiating the services.
Richard is survived by his two daughters, Sheila Vice and Sharon Gaspard and her husband, Heith; granddaughters, Shantell Vice, Codi Gaspard, Katey Singer, Holley Singer, Shena Couvillier and Jamie Fargo; grandsons, Corey Vice, Dusty Singer and Kyle Singer; great-granddaughters, Ryleigh Bessard, Aaliyah Baker, Zoie Burns, McKenzie Couvillier and Layla Fargo; and great-grandsons, Jordan Vice, Hunter Vice and Sage Vice, Cameron Singer, Joel Singer, Landon Singer, Logan Singer, and Mykal Fargo.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Theriot Vice; parents, Eddie Vice, Sr. and the former Edith Richard; sons, Karl David Vice and Randall Vice; sisters, Helen Palombo and Janette Vincent; and brother, Eddie Vice, Jr..
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles St., on Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM with a rosary being prayed at 7:00 PM; Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 8:00 AM until 1:45 PM when the procession will depart for the church.
The family would like to thank Abbeville General Hospital, Concepts of Care and Eastridge Nursing Home for their care and compassion in their time of need.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.

Over the years, playing football in August is almost a guarantee there will be rain either by a tropical storm, hurricane or just lots of rain.
Once again, Mother Nature is creating havoc on high school before the season even began.
After six years of not playing one another, parish schools from Acadia and Vermilion parish are joining forces to create the Acadian/Vermilion parish jamboree.
Tonight, Kaplan, Abbeville, Erath, and North Vermilion are joining forces to battle Crowley, Rayne, Lake Arthur and Church Point.
The original plan was to play four games on Thursday and Friday.
Thanks to Tropical Storm Harvey, the Friday games at Kaplan High have been moved to tonight in Kaplan.
So, all four jamboree games will be played tonight.
At Rayne High School, Crowley will play Erath (6 p.m.) and Rayne will play Abbeville (7:30 p.m.).
Down the road in Kaplan, Church Point plays North Vermilion (6:30 p.m.) and Kaplan and Lake Arthur tangle (8 p.m.).
Those wishing to attend the jamboree are urged to purchase the tickets for the event at their respective schools. All proceeds from the tickets purchased at the schools remain at the schools
Money from the tickets purchased at the gate will be split between the four schools.

Acadia/Vermilion
Jamboree

Thursday:
Crowley vs. Erath (6 p.m.)
Rayne vs. Abbeville (7:30 p.m.)

Thursday (tickets $7 at schools, $8 at gate)
Church Point vs. NVHS (6:30 p.m.)
Kaplan vs. Lake Arthur (8 p.m.)

VC on the road

The Vermilion Catholic Eagles meet Ascension Episcopal at 6 p.m. tonight in the Teurlings jamboree.
The game will be played at Teurlings High School.
Ascension, a former district opponent, moved up to Class 2A this year.

Gueydan playing Friday

The Gueydan Bears, under are playing host to its own jamboree on Friday.
The jamboree is called the Gueydan Healthmart “Bear Down” Jamboree.”
The Bears will play Southside High out of Lafayette. Southside is a new Class 5A school that opened this year.
It will be their first scrimmage in the school’s history.
For Gueydan, it will be the first game under new head coach Roderick Moy.

Friday:

6 p.m. - Gueydan vs Hamilton Christian (HCA)
Southside vs. HCA (6:45 p.m.)
Southside vs. Gueydan (7:30 p.m.)

Kaplan City Court employees can expect bigger paychecks after a city council vote during their regular meeting last Tuesday.
City Judge Stanton Hardee had requested the raise for his employees in April 2017, but was denied due to lack of funds.
The change of tide came when the continued participation in the Vermilion Parish Economic Development District came up for discussion during the meeting. This participation costs the city $10,000 a year.
“I spoke with other entities and they are backing out because they just don’t have any money,” said Mayor Champagne.
The mayor told the council it was up for discussion if they wanted to renew for the full $10,000, just pay half, or pull out completely.
“I would also like to remind everyone we made a promise to Judge Stanton Hardee that if we found the money, we would include his employees in the 2.5% raise. I think we found the money right here.”
Councilman John Carbaugh felt the city should contribute something towards the economic development board because if something comes up, Kaplan would benefit more than those who are not participating.
“But $10,000 is a lot of money,” said Carbaugh. “I suggest we cut it in half and that would free up funds for court employees.”
Council members Eva Dell Morrison, Richard Leblanc and Melissa Guidry all agreed with Carbaugh’s statement. Councilman Dirk Gary was out of town on a business trip.
Upon hearing the council approved the raise, Judge Hardee stated, “On behalf of Kaplan City Court and its employees, I want to thank the Mayor and council for this raise. Theresa Greene has spent her entire working career at Kaplan City Court and this raise says to her and the two deputy clerks ‘Hey, we appreciate what you do and continue to do.’
“In tough economic times like these, every penny matters. These are local people who spend their money here in Kaplan and have families here. This raise is something positive they have to look forward to each year.”
In other business, the council
•Accepted the resignation of Aubrey Appling from the electrical department.
•Ratified the hiring of Craig Schexnider and Jonathan Breaux as linemen in the electrical department.

Councilwoman Melissa Guidry named the Kaplan All-stars Voodoo team as her August ‘Citizens of the Month.’ They are being recognized for their leadership and athletic skills.
This past summer, on the weekend of July 7-9, the Kaplan All-stars Voodoo Team competed on their home turf during the 2017 KYAA Summer Shootout, placing first in each teams division, 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U.
Congratulations to all of the players, coaches, parents and volunteers on such an amazing and successful season. May God continue to bless you with talent, heart and dedication.
A letter from Coach Bart - Have you ever had the opportunity to experience something that you truly loved to do?
Something that lit a fire in your belly and left you hungry for more?
Something that kept your blood pumping when you thought things could not get worse?
I have.
For six years I was fortunate to have the pleasure to lead the most amazing group of young ladies I have ever encountered onto the field of play. To guide them, shape them, and mold them into who they are today.
But the funny thing about it is I was never the one guiding, shaping and molding. The funny thing is they were the ones guiding, shaping and molding me.
That’s what this journey has meant to me. To see someone fight for what you believe in and day after day lay everything out on the line for you is a life changing event.
This team has changed my life. I am not the person I was six years ago. This team has taught me that life is not only about me. It is about the people around you and how you treat those people on a day to day basis can not only determine their lives, but can determine your life. For that I can never repay them, for that I am forever grateful.
We started six years ago with 12 young ladies who were just trying to figure out the game of fastpitch softball. It was tough, at times it was brutal, but they never gave up, they never gave in and today we stand with four age groups of 50+ young ladies all representing the same goals in life. It is truly amazing to watch how the younger girls look up to the older age groups. I have told my team countless times that the one thing I hope they get out of this entire experience is that you are never too young to be a role model. You are never too young to have a positive impact on someone else’s life.
I have forged so many friendships through this process including C.J. Chargois, David Packard, Ryan Hebert, Anthony Sistrunk, Wendy Smith, Johnathan Hebert, Jeremy Richard, Amber Primeaux, Seth Abshire, Brandt Mouton, Marcus and Danielle Greene and Vernon Landry. Thank you for believing it what we have built. These people have gone above and beyond what should be expected from coaches. They have bought into what I believe can be accomplished by a youth recreation sports program. They have emotionally invested themselves into the children of this community and have proven that a united community can accomplish anything.
So what do you say at the end of such an amazing journey?
What do you say after completing something so life changing?
What do you say after watching someone laying it all out on the line for you?
The only two things that come to mind are thank you and I love each and everyone of you.