Michele Besse, a first grade teacher at Bayou Vista Elementary School, reads “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. She makes nightly bedtime story videos for her students to see on a YouTube channel dedicated for them.
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Aja Hebert sits on the bench in her front yard in Bayou Vista with her dog Demi and flanked by a bear that is being sought by members of the Facebook Group St. Mary Parish is GOING ON A BEAR HUNT. “I think it is a great idea and gives them something to do. … It’s fun,” Hebert said.
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Annabelle Ruiz, 13, and her family dog, Lou Lou, are on the lookout for bears in Bayou Vista. She and her mom, Kimberly Romero Ruiz, started the Facebook Group, “St. Mary Parish in GOING ON A BEAR HUNT.”
—Kimberly Romero Ruiz Photo
Teacher's work helps kids get through restrictions
WARNING! St. Mary Parish is being overrun by bears — and other exotic animals!