The West Park Pool will hold a “Half Off Day” on Friday, June 18. If you bring a canned good to donate to New Step Outreach, you get in the pool half off. That’s $2.50 instead of $5. This is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.

Catholic Charities and Second Harvest will hold a food distribution event at St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeRidder from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 24. This is first come, first serve.

The 2021 Beauregard Watermelon Festival will be June 25-26 at the Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds in DeRidder. For more information, contact the Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce at 337-463-5533 or visit https://beauregardwatermelonfestival.com.

The 2021 Beauregard Watermelon Festival will be June 25-26 at the Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds in DeRidder. For more information, contact the Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce at 337-463-5533 or visit https://beauregardwatermelonfestival.com.

Damon West, of “Be A Coffee Bean” notoriety, will give a motivational talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Veterans Park in DeRidder. This is free for all high school students and their parents. For more information on West, visit www.damonwest.org.