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Vol. 60 No. 23

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Orange County honors Stout, awards HOT funds Dave Rogers

For The Record

Orange County Commissioners approved $258,000 in hotel occupancy tax funding and recognized a local treasure Tuesday. Cedric Stout of Bridge City, one of a handful of living sailors who survived the Japanese attack on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor Naval Base nearly 78 years ago, turns 98 years old this week. At their weekly meeting in downtown Orange, commissioners declared Tuesday “Cedric Stout” Day to honor the father of nine who was aboard the U.S.S. Utah when it was strafed and sunk by

Japanese torpedo bombers at sunrise Dec. 7, 1941. The surprise aerial attack that killed nearly Gothia 2,500 sailors and civilians brought the United States into World War II as Congress declared war the next day. “He’s one of the very, very few people that’s alive that served at Pearl Harbor,” Orange County Judge John Gothia said. “It’s good that we’re honoring him. Imagine the changes he’s seen in 98 years.” The Greater Orange Area

Chamber of Commerce ($100,000) and the Orange County Economic Development Corporation ($50,000) took home the lions’ share of the county’s HOT funds, which should go without saying. The EDC won the money for billboard advertising. The county collects HOT

funds as a tax on hotel and motel room nights to spend on organizations and activities that bring visitors to town to stay in hotels and motels. The Lutcher Theater won a $40,000 grant while the Heritage House Museum landed $15,000. Orangefield’s Cormier

Museum was granted $8,000, while Music By The Stars landed $7,500. Both Gulf Coast Cajuns and HamFest each won $6,000 grants. The commissioners granted $5,000 each to Cowboy Church Pro Rodeo, Friends of the Orange Depot, Texas Star Musical Festival and Orange Lions Club.

Q’ing For A Cause was granted $3,000, as was the Orange County Livestock Association. In other business, the county approved monthly treasurer’s reports that noted $331,000 in interest earned for the month ended COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Heart of Orange County’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’

Tax foreclosures online sale Dec. 3 Larry Johnson For The Record

The next online auction for tax foreclosure properties will be held on Tuesday, December 3. The County moved to online sales over the summer to reach more bidders and to make the sales more accessible to local bidders. Orange County tax sales online can be found at: https://orange.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com and can be accessed from any internet capable device. Karen Fisher, Orange County Tax Assessor Collector, stated, “We are really pleased with how our transition to online sales has gone and have gotten a great response from everyone who has participated. The registration process is straightforward and the fact that it is accessible from your phone, tablet or laptop 24/7 is a real plus.” The online service is offered through nationally recognized Realauction, LLC and the service is at no charge to the County. Ms. Fisher went on to say, “Working with Realauction and Linebarger, our tax collection law firm, has been a pleasure and everyone in-

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volved has worked to make this transition as smooth as possible. We are very happy with the service and the re-

sults.” The upcoming sale in December will have roughly 30 properties for sale and it should be posted on the web site in the next week or two. Ms. Fisher encourages interested individuals to check out the website and familiarize themselves with how it works. “The web site has a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section and a lot of great information about the process. There is also direct, toll-free numbers you can call with questions and some great research tools that assist in getting information about properties you might be interested in.” If bidders have questions regarding the use of the online auction site they should direct those to: customerservice@realauction.com or to speak with a customer serONLINE TAX Page 3A

Front Row in red aprons (Left to Right): John Scofield, Judge Pat Clark, Felix Anderson, & Wayne McCray. Other Knights of Columbus (Left to Right): C.J. LeBlanc, John Badeaux, Rodney Clark, Jackie Anderson, Roland Wolfford, and John Lucia.

n the heart of Orange, Texas, lurks a group called “The Grumpy Old Men.” This is a loosely organized band of Saint Mary Catholic Church men who are a segment of the Knights of Columbus, Council #1680. They are industrious, funny, and always ready to step up to assist the Church in any way needed. Those Knights, bearing the “Grumpy” descriptive title, know it is used with great affection and admiration. They can be recognized by their red aprons. The “Grumpy” group started years ago while lending a hand to Saint Mary School in preparing for its Spring Festival by readying the grounds, stage, and booths for that funfilled weekend. While working in the hot, Texas sun for many hours preparing for the Festival, there were probably a snarl or growl, or two, from those tired, hard-working men. When an inquisitive passer-by asked who they were, one of them quipped, “We are “The Grumpy Old Men.” Thus, their name was born. For their hard work, they were rewarded by the Church Altar Society ladies. They made them red aprons with their

label, “Grumpy Old Man”, emblazoned on the front. The Knights, and the part of them known as “The Grumpy Old Men, help with many other Church functions, cooking, making needed repairs, and various other odd jobs. What a blessing they have been to the Church over the years. Since most of the “Grumpy” men have wives in the Church’s Altar Society, these wonderful men do all the heavy work of getting the Parish Hall ready for the Altar Society’s Annual Holiday Gift Shop, which is held every November. They, and the rest of the Knights, are working hard helping with the Gift Shop again this year. The Knights are preparing the delicious food for the Luncheon that will be held during the Gift Shop. The two bands of men, the KC’s and the “Grumpys”, make the Gift Shop possible.. The public is invited to attend the Holiday Gift Shop and Luncheon. The Gift Shop hours are 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Thursday, November 14 th . Lunch will be served from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. There will be shopping available for Christmas items, jewelry, a Silent Auction, delicious baked and cooked goods and much more.

Orange County’s ‘Lunch Bunch’ toasts local WWII vets Dave Rogers

For The Record

As has become an annual custom, more than a dozen Orange County World War II veterans were set to be honored at Wednesday’s Veterans Day gathering of the Lunch Bunch at Robert’s Meat Market. The men and women, all in their 90s, were there Nov. 5 to share good conversation, meals and birthday cake. The cake marked the 98th birthday of longtime Bridge City resident Cedric Stout, who was there at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, when

the United States was catapulted into combat against the world takeover plans of Germany and Japan. Civic business and government leaders in attendance at Robert’s and other 11/11 remembrances celebrate the soldiers, sailors, Marines, Coast Guards, merchant marines and flyers of the “Greatest Generation” still among us as heroes. But while Stout and his cohorts often say, “the real heroes are the ones who didn’t

come home, the ones who gave it all,” Veterans Day honors all American armed forces veterans. The tradition of Veterans Day began after the end of World War I when Armistice Day began being celebrated to mark the peace agreement with Germany, which was enforced on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Armistice Day was declared a national holiday in 1938 and officially renamed

Veterans Day is officially observed Nov. 11 and most area government offices will be closed Monday to honor the sacrifices of all United States service members. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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Veterans Day in 1954. More than 16 million Americans served their country during World War II and just more than 400,000 of them died during the war. The U.S. Veterans Administration reported that fewer than 400,000 American World War II vets remain alive. More than 20 call Orange County home. They are listed below: • J.B. ARRINGTON, 94, U.S. Navy, Orange: The owner of Orange’s J.B.’s Barbecue WWII VETS Page 2A

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WWII veterans saluted in Orange County

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restaurant sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He patrolled for German U-boat (submarines) and performed sea rescue operations. By the time the Americans landed in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, Arrington had been transferred to the Pacific to help turn back the Japanese. • ATHANASE “Junior” BENOIT, 91, U.S. Navy, Merchant Marines, Bridge City: Benoit forged his father’s signature on a lie about his age to enlist in the U.S. Navy at age 14 but was discovered and dismissed before shipping overseas. The 16th of 17 siblings from Gueydan, Louisiana, returned from California to Port Arthur, where he became a Merchant Marine, crewing on ship shuttling fuel and supplies from the Caribbean to Europe. • LENNIE BENOIT, 96, U.S. Army Air Corps, Toomey, La.: Born on a rice farm near the state line, Benoit worked 40-plus years for U.S. Steel/Consolidated Shipbuilders in Orange. After enlisting in 1943, he served two-plus years in the South Pacific supplying island-hopping air operations as truck driver and dispatcher. • JOSEPH BERGERON, 92, U.S. Army, Orange: This graduate of the Prairie View School in what is now Bridge City, was in California for basic training in 1945 when the Americans detonated nuclear bombs over Japan, ending hostilities of World War II. He spent the next two years in Germany, as a driver for a staff officer. • FRANK BERGERON, 96, U.S. Marines, Starks: The older brother of Joseph Bergeron, this Orange native saw combat duty in both the European and Pacific Theaters during World War II.

11, 1944, after an attack by a dozen Japanese planes and the shooting down of seven of those planes, the Reid was sunk. Oldbury was among 150 members of the 253-member crew that was pulled from the Pacific Ocean. The Vidor native has been a carpenter and cabinet maker in Mauriceville since 1946. • RUBY PARKS, 96, U.S. Coast Guard, Orange: A former member of Orange High’s famed Bengal Guard drum and bugle corps, Parks was working for Orange’s Texas Creosoting Plant when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. She enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was stationed in New Orleans as a part of the coastline protection. Parks later served as division president for the National Secretaries International. • JOHN M. PITTMAN, 93, Bridge City, Army – The infantryman reached France 6 months after D-Day and was wounded in March of 1945. The central Texas native rejoined his unit after the German surrender and served as part of the Honor Guard for U.S. Gen Mark Clark in Germany until mid-1946. • ROBERT ROTHROCK, 93, Orange, Navy – The Fort Worth native spent three years in the Pacific aboard the troop ship USS American Legion, a converted ocean liner. The ship put Marines on beach in Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and the Solomon Islands. • PAUL A. ROY JR., 92, Orange, Navy – Joining the fight in the Pacific in 1945, Paul worked in supply at a Naval Air Base on Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His squad helped put together one of the first Cold War atomic

• TOM BROOKS, 95, U.S. Army, Mauriceville: The Louisiana native has lived in Southeast Texas since being discharged in 1946 and taking a job with Gulf Oil. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne paratroopers, quartermasters corps. He spent nearly two months shivering in the Black Forest behind the fighting at the Battle of the Bulge. Coming home, he marched down New York City’s Fifth Avenue in front of 4 million cheering parade watchers Jan. 12, 1946. • BILL CONWAY, 91, U.S. Marines, Orange: Like Joe Bergeron, Conway was in basic training in 1945 when World War II came to an end. Instead of fighting, he sailed to China for some post-war guard duty and reconstruction work. He made the military his life, enlisting in the Army for the Korean War and becoming a combat engineer; serving with the Navy Seabees building roads in Vietnam in 1968-69. • MILLARD COX, 95, U.S. Army, Bridge City: A member of the 78th Combat Engineers, he saw overseas duty in the Philippines and, after the war, in Japan. Duties involved helping to supply the troops and rebuilding. • J.D. DIXSON, 95, U.S. Marines, Orange: Served from 1944-45 in the Pacific, seeing action in Guam and Okinawa. Calls himself “Lucky.” “I ran over a landmine in a Jeep. It exploded right behind me. I couldn’t see and drove right over a bluff. I got out and was about 15 feet away when the first shell went over me. It had a direct hit on the Jeep.” • RAY FONTENOT, 99, Orange, U.S. Army Air Corps:

• MAURICE FOURNET, 96, Mauriceville, U.S. Army Air Corps – An aerial gunnery instructor at Harlingen Army Airfield for three years, the Louisiana native and Port Neches High grad re-enlisted in the Air Force Reserve during the Korean Conflict but was not called up. He used his GI bill to collect degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering, then founded Beaumont’s Matrix Engineering. • EUGENE GOUDEAU, 95, Orange, U.S. Navy – The son of an Orange sawmill worker signed up in 1942 and spent three years as a 5-inch gunner on the USS Dyson, a destroyer built in Orange and destined to take part in 27 sea combat battles in the Pacific Theater during Goudeau’s time aboard ship. • ED HYATT, 97, Orange, U.S. Army: A transplant from Louisiana and Arkansas, Hyatt graduated from LSU and was a lieutenant in an artillery company when he shipped out to England late in 1944. He was commanding 105-mm howitzers in the 43rd Tank Battalion attached to General George Patton’s Third Army as the Allies fought their way into Germany to bring an end to WWII. • ROY McDANIEL, 95, Orange, U.S. Army – The Louisiana native never saw combat in his tour, 1943-46, spending much of his time in California. He moved to Orange in 1946 and worked for Chemical Row plants for 45 years. • BURDETTE OLDBURY SR., 92, Mauriceville, U.S. Navy – For two weeks in December 1944, in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines, the crew of the destroyer USS Reid was called to battle stations 10 times a day. Finally, on Dec.

bomb tests. • STANLEY SIMON, 98, Orangefield, Army – A 1940 enlistee, this Orangefield native was a staff sergeant with the 60th Antiaircraft Artillery Division when he landed during the 1944 D-Day invasion. After helping liberate France, he was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge, the final major battle in Europe, suffering frostbite and wounds from an explosion that gave him blurred vision and permanent hearing loss. • CEDRIC STOUT, 98, Bridge City, Navy – A Pearl Harbor survivor, having been one of the fortunate surviving crew members of the USS Utah, sunk on Dec. 7, 1941 by the Japanese attack on the

Hawaiian naval base that plunged the U.S. into World War II. Stout spent the rest of the war as an engine mechanic on a number of destroyers and smaller ships. Recently deceased World War II veterans Ralph Barrientos, 92, Orange, Army, d. 11/20/18 Doug Burch, 93, Orange, Navy, d. 2/16/19 Harry Fulton, 91, Orange, Navy, d. 4/17/19 Levan Myers, 95, Orangefield, Army, d. 7/28/19 If you know a living World War II veteran from Orange County who should be on this list, please contact Dave Rogers at dave.rogers@therecordlive.com or call 409-8867183.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, November 6, 2019

BCCC jumpstarts Christmas Spirit to raise scholarship money and toys Penny Leleux

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It’s already looking like Christmas in several Bridge City businesses where the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has silent auction Christmas trees on display. Money raised will be used for scholarships benefitting both Orangefield and Bridge City High School seniors. “We give a minimum of $2000 in scholarships each year and we hope to raise at least that much,” said Barbara Jane (BJ) Hanneman, executive director of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. “We have 17 trees total on display at Bridge City Bank, City of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union and Wellspring Credit Union.” Trees range in size from three to five feet and come in a variety of themes to delight everyone including: The Grinch, Houston Astros, Santa’s Workshop, Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleaders, Houston Texans, traditional Christmas, whimsical and others. Starting bids range

Jessica Prouse of Bridge City Bank is pictured with the Christmas Trees up for auction at that location. Be sure to visit the other locations to see all trees available. Silent auction bids accepted through Dec. 6. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux

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from $25 to $600 and some trees include gift cards, toys, and more. Trees were decorated by: Best Day Spa; Candace Mulhollan - RE/MAX ONE; City of Bridge City; Common Ground Church; COS Printing; Christy Khoury - Orange County Treasurer; Crystal Fabre - Republic State Mortgage; Lucy Fields BC City Council; Rani Dillow - Westin Mortgage Group; Sabine Federal Credit Union; Tiger Rock Martial Arts Bridge City; Wellspring Credit Union; and Whitetail Construction Services. Bids on the trees will be accepted through Dec. 6. The chamber’s 11th annual Christmas Light Parade is scheduled for the following day, Dec. 7. Applications are being accepted now for vehicles and floats for the parade. “This year is extra special as it falls on Pearl Harbor Day and our theme is Red, White and Blue Christmas,” said Hanneman. “Our pa-

rade marshal will be announced next Tuesday.” “We have a new parade chairman this year - Scot Shaffer” said Hanneman. Shaffer posted on Facebook recently they were accepting donations of leftover Halloween candy for the Christmas parade. “We provide the candy for Santa and it gets very expensive. We appreciate any donations,” confirmed Hanneman. “Santa and Mrs. Claus prefer unbreakable candy because candy canes, lollypops and things like that shatter when they hit the ground and it leaves a mess.” Don and Angie Breaux have been Santa and Mrs. Claus for many years now according to Hanneman. Angie is the librarian at the high school. The parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. The best themed entry will receive the Mayor’s Trophy and a $200 prize from Mayor David Rutledge.

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Sept. 30, with $22.6 million in pledged security collateral, and paid weekly bills totaling $283,252. Commissioners agreed to contracting out mowing around county buildings, and the one-year contract worth up to $81,000 to Lightfoot Enterprises will free up two county maintenance employees for more urgently needed chores, Maintenance Director Kurt Guidry explained. Those workers have been busy lately repairing county buildings, such as those at Claiborne West Park and Vidor’s Raymond Gould Park. The Sheriff Office may be able to move its substation back to Vidor now that the state

has eliminated the Vidor Adult Probation Department in a cost-cutting move, commissioners were told. Gothia reported that Joel Ardoin, county emergency management coordinator, was in a regional meeting with FEMA Tuesday as the 13 counties affected by Tropical Storm Imelda put together an appeal to be granted Public Assistance from the Feds. The judge also reported that debris pickup continues, with 13,666 cubic yards hauled from Vidor and 26,733 from the rest of the county. “They’re making real good progress,” Gothia said. “And I think they’ll continue as long as we have good weather.”

Online tax foreclosure sale vice assistant call toll-free (877) 361-7325. As always, payment of local property taxes can be made to the Orange County Tax Office in Orange at 123 S. 6 th Street or in Vidor at 155

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Wilson, online at http://www.co.orange.tx.us or by mail at P.O. Box 1568, Orange 776311568.

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First, second and third place trophies will also be awarded in these categories: Float, Ambulatory, Dance, and Vehicle. The parade route will remain the same as previous years, starting at the First Baptist Church on West Roundbunch Rd. ending at Bridge City Intermediate School. Applications to be in the parade will be accepted through December 2nd and are available online at www. bridgecitychamber.com or at the chamber office located at 150 W. Roundbunch. Entry fee for the parade is a donated toy from each participant. The toys collected will go to the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance for their Christmas assistance program. For more information on the auction or the parade, call the chamber at 409-7355671 or visit the chamber website at www.bridgecitychamber.com.

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From The Creaux’s Nest LUNCH BUNCH HONORS WWII VETERANS Several veterans are expected to attend the Lunch Bunch gathering to honor 98-year-old Cedric Stout, the area’s only Pearl Harbor survivor, who celebrates a birthday. Orangefield native Stanley Simon, 98, an artillery staff sergeant at the “Battle of the Bulge” is unable to attend. We also want to extend a 73rd wedding congratulations to Gladys and Stanley, who will celebrate Nov. 9. They were wed in 1946. We look forward to visiting with the more than a dozen old soldiers who will be in attendance. Their ages range mostly in the mid-ninety’s. Everyone is welcome to attend. A special recognition proclamation will be presented by County Judge John Gothia. The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at JB’s Barbeque next week, Nov. 13. WWII veteran Robert “Rock” Rothrock turns 93 on that day. He and his wife Alice are regulars at the Lunch Bunch. Come join us, everyone is always welcome.

TRUMP’S MONUMENT HAS HOLES IN IT A small portion of the southern border wall that has been installed is already being breached. At the time President Trump picked the design for his new wall in Otay Mesa, CA, he said, “No one would be able to go over or under it.” “If you think you’re going to cut it with a blow torch that won’t work because you will hit concrete. If you think you’re going to go through the concrete that won’t work because we have very powerful rebar inside,” Trump said. He called it the “Rolls-Royce” version of the border barrier. Earlier Saturday, when Trump was told the wall had been breached with a cordless saw that can be purchased in a matter of minutes at most hardware stores, he said, “We have a very powerful wall but no matter how powerful you can cut through anything.” He then continued, “One of the reasons we did it this way is because it is very easy to fix, you just put the chunk back in.” Back in January, NBC reported that agents were able to saw through a steel slat prototype of Trump’s border wall with common tools. At the time Trump said, “The design belonged to the Obama Administration even through it was built as part of his prototype tests. Trump finally admitted there is nothing that can’t be penetrated but you can fix it. The AP is reporting that smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of Trump’s border wall, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through. The taxpayer-funded barrier so far has a $10 billion price tag. In 2016, Trump made the project a physical symbol of his presidency in rallies, speeches, ads and tweets. He boasted to crowds that he would build a 2,200, 30 foot high wall from coast to coast and Mexico would pay for it. When he would ask at rallies, “Who is going to pay for the wall, the crowd answered, “Mexico.” I never understood how people would be simple enough to believe another country would pay for a wall in the United States. In some cases smuggling teams use light weight ladders to go over the wall and drop a rope ladder down on the U.S. side. The smugglers apply a type of putty that resembles a weld where they cut in. Where barriers have been installed patrols have been reduced making the wall an advantage to smugglers. Mexican criminal organizations generate billions of dollars in smuggling profit. They won’t let a wall so easily penetrated be an obstacle. Very few miles on the long border have been completed during Trump’s administration even though in Dallas a few days ago he said, “The wall is being built as we speak, in fact, it’s nearly complete.” Trump wanted a wall that would serve as his Mount Rushmore, with his name and picture, regardless if it was efficient or not. Most experts, as well as land owners bordering Mexico have said a wall is a big waste of taxpayer money. Trump will continue to pursue more wall, sixty-five miles cost $25 million, with still 2,000 miles to go. He’s intent on fulfilling that promise to his base, “Who’s going to pay for it:” “You are.”

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2009 Congrats to West Orange-Stark and Bridge City, both headed to bi-district playoffs.***** The Pirates of Coach Jeff Mathews are out to prove they are for real against Dayton in Huntsville, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Vidor is 7-3, Dayton, 7-2. Jeff, like Coach Huckabay of Orangefield, are both Bridge City graduates. Coach Mathew’s brother is NFL pro Jason Mathews, his sister ‘Becca is BC girl’s volleyball coach. Coach Jeff will have a lot of hometown folks pulling for him and his Vidor team. In fact, some folks are planning to make both games.*****Congrats to coach Cody Knight and his cross-country team headed to Class 3-A State Championships after placing second in Region. Congrats also to Lady Cardinal Jessica Franklin, who qualified for state.***** Maj. Nidal Hasan is under heavy guard at Fort Sam Houston. The soldier is accused of a mass shooting, killing 13 and wounding 29. It’s a complicated case. He could get the death in a military court. However, if he was in a terrorist plot, he could come under Federal U.S. Anti-Terrorism laws. Hasan is alive, conscious but in critical condition but stable. A memorial Tuesday at Fort Hood was attended by President Obama and the First Lady.*****In an interview with Robert Hankins, Judge Janice Menard, JP Court, Pct. 3, and Judge Derry Dunn, JP Court Pct. 2, have confirmed they are seeking re-election.***** Judge Joe Parkhurst is not running for re-election. The only announced candidate, in

an earlier released statement, is David Peck, longtime peace officer and administrator, seeking to be Justice of the Peace for Pct. 1.***** Pretty, blue-eyed Pearl came by and brought us some homemade pecan brownies. Mrs. Burgess, at 89, painted her garage floor Friday and was planning to go to “Holiday in the Park” the next day. That gal really is a sweetheart. Her story on our Web site got more than 700 hits from around the globe.*****Special thanks to our buddy Jessie Domingue who stopped by Robie’s in Abbeville and got us some French bread. I think it’s the best baked anywhere.*****Speaking of that Cajun town, Anabel Hebert Rost stopped by to tell Roy about the 55th class reunion of their graduation class. Roy was not able to attended so Anabel filled him in on the happenings. She had a great time although she says 42 out of 105 of their classmates have died.***** A great guy to go to heaven with would be Pastor David Logan, who has led the Word of Life Church more than 30 years. He held his cousin Vivian Dorman’s service last week and even wore his red cap. He said he would loan it to Roy for the next service he participated in.***** Coach Wade Phillips and his Dallas Cowboys whipped the Eagles 20-16 to put them in first place. Everything good for the Cowboys is good for Orange County, especially Orange, where Wade was born at Lutcher Hospital. His dad, Coach Bum Phillips is also an Orange native, born on John Street at home.***** The hat Jack Ruby wore when he killed Lee Harvey Oswald brought $53,775 at auction. Oswald was accused of killing JFK when he was shot. A Dallas Morning News paper that Kennedy had signed for a maid on that fatal day brought $38,837. It originally cost five cents.***** The Port of Orange will have a big ribbon-cutting next Monday 11 a.m. at their Alabama Street facility. I look forward to seeing our buddy “Buckshot” and the rest of the port district gang.*****Oprah had Ellen and her wife, Portia DeRossi on the show Monday. They shared their wedding pictures but not the honeymoon.***** We were sorry to learn of the death of longtime friend Donald Castille, 75, who died Oct. 22, at his home in Melbourne, Fla. Donald was a Port Arthur native and 1950 Thomas Jefferson grad. After working in the lab at Texaco, he opened Costal Diving and Coastal Propeller Company in Bridge City. He was a charter member of the Bridge City Rotary Club.***** Happy 57th anniversary to our friend Jim Pruter and wife Charlotte, who celebrate Sunday, Nov. 15.

40 Years Ago-1979 Attending “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” show in Houston with OVN columnist Lowell Scribner were Marilyn Vaughn, Birdie Ferguson, Jewiss Peterson, Mildred Slaton, Edna Travis, Imelda Malloy, Skipper Free, Elsie and Joedna Smyth, Charles and Roberta Carr, Madeline and Lynn Hardin, the Hunter Smiths, Dorothy Graves, F.B. Moddy and Keble Free. The next trip for Lowell will be to catch “Chicago.” *****Texas Avenue Grocery sale items include Coors beer, 12 pack, 12-ounce cans, $3.29; Hormel bacon, 78 cents pound; pork chops, center cut, $1.19 pound; lettuce, head 29 cents; Rinso detergent, king size, $1.39. *****Bridge City folks in the hospital are Judy Wyatt, Stacy Guyote, who had surgery; Tammy Touchette and June Bishop, who had a long stay. *****Jennifer Benton will be 14 on Nov. 11. *****Bridge City Cablevision opens office. Al McKay, president, said the Bridge City and Vidor Cablevision are being built simultaneously. The company will feature ten channels with others to be added as they become available. All live events from Madison Square Garden, the University of Houston Education Channel 8, Channel 9 from Chicago, Channel 7 from Lake Charles, two Atlanta stations featuring 24-hour, 7 days a week programming, the Christian Network and the three local stations – Channels 4, 6, and 12. HBO is an additional attraction and offers uncut/unedited shows. The company has received a 15-year franchise for both cities. Bridge City office is located at 3140 Texas Ave. Monthly cost will be $8.50 per month, $9.50 with HBO. (Editor’s note: Today 100s of stations are available. In seven years McKay and his partners, Carl Parker and Oscar Wyatt sold the company. McKay became a multimillionaire but only lived two years after the sale and died at age 41. He is buried alongside his mom and dad at his farm in Warren *****Harold Fisette Sr., a good man, died last week. *****A.J. Judice is an unusual Cajun that always wants to be different. He now owns a bobtail raccoon. Most folks would have one with a big bushy tail. *****Gordon Underwood is back with Dal Sasso Enterprises.*****Spencer Turkel, a New York anthropologist, will be in Orange for Thanksgiving to see his nephews Russell and Scott Turkel performing as Munchkins in “The Wizard of Oz.” Spencer’s brother Richard is playing the Wizard.

A FEW HAPPENINGS We were sorry to hear that homeboy, longtime NFL place kicker Matt Bryant has been released by the Atlanta Falcons. This season Matt was 9 for 14 in field goals. We still have two local boys in the NFL, Earl Thomas, with the Baltimore Ravens, whose team beat his old team the Seahawks then Tom Brady and the Patriots Sunday. Also Deonte Thompson, from WOS and Alabama, who is starting safety with Arizona. *****Five Texas teams placed in USA’s Super 25 high school football rankings nationwide. Duncanville #3, Kathy #7, Allen #12, North Shore Galena Park #19 and #20 Carrol Southlake. The only Louisiana team to place is #11 John Curtis, River Ridge. The nation’s #1 team is Mater Dei, Santa Ana, CA. Texas placed the most teams. California and Florida had three each.*****Injury long ago drove John Patterson away from baseball but his 2005 teammate, Ryan Zimmerman, is still a spark plug in the world championship team Washington Nationals.*****In Austin a woman is accused of spraying blood and urine on security guards and also sprayed the “pee” on paintings of governors at the state capitol. One crazy or mad woman.*****John Roy’s Mauriceville Tire and Lube, located on Fredrick’s Knoll, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week. John Roy is thankful to his customers for the success of the business. I stopped in Saturday for an oil change. The service was fast, efficient and the price was hard to beat. John scolded me for waiting so long to change the oil. “It’s not every 20,000 miles, it’s every 5,000 miles.” I also got to pick some persimmons from the two trees his grandfather planted many years ago.*****Our buddy Chuck Peterson came through with some fresh yard eggs. His girls, his two laying hens, are staying busy and we’re thankful to Chuck for sharing their bounty,*****Farm bankruptcies surge 24% on strain from trade war. The squeeze on farmers underscores the toll China’s retaliatory tariffs have taken on farmers. The trade war, plus two straight years of adverse

weather, rattled farmers already facing commodity price slump. Bankruptcy rose to 580 from a year earlier. Recent Bankruptcies are consternated in the 13-state Midwestern region. A key battleground in the presidential election is grain, soybean, hog and dairy farms that have been hit by Trump’s trade disputes.*****A few folks we know celebrating in the next few days. Our longtime friend, former Bridge City mayor and county commissioner, CPA John Dubose, celebrates another birthday on Nov. 6. Also sharing a birthday is former pro boxer, businessman Johnny Montagne.***Our friends Tammy and Shaun Davis celebrate 41 years together today.*****Pearl Harbor survivor Cedric Stout turns 98-years-old on Nov. 7.*** Also on this day, longtime lawman, first Bridge City police chief Wilson Roberts has a birthday. On Nov. 8, VJ and Wilson celebrate their anniversary.*****On Nov. 10, The Record photographer Larry Trimm will celebrate. Also longtime Orange lawyer Steve Carlton celebrates his special day.*****Nov. 11, the “Ice Man” Greg Leblanc is a year older.***Carlis and Brad Roy celebrate their anniversary. I recall that wedding a few decades ago. Congrats.***Also happy birthday to Pattie Hanks’ pretty middle daughter Bree.***** Nov. 12, is a great day to celebrate in the Dunn family. It’s grandson Sean Cade Gros’ birthday. He’ll do to ride the range with. Happy Birthday “Patch.”*****Donald Trump, the first president in the last century without a dog of his own, is having Delta Force hero dog Conan, brought to the White House. He plans to get good PR from the dog’s visit. By the way the canine’s name was revealed by Trump. Meanwhile, in the fight over the border wall funding, that Trump said Mexico would pay for, he is now requesting another $5 billion out of the budget to build 65 miles of the wall. Democrats say that much spent on a needless wall will short change domestic priorities.*****QUOTE OF THE WEEK: California freshman, congresswoman Katie Hill, charged with inappropriate sexual relationship, announced her resignation last week. “I’m leaving now because of a double standard. I’m leaving, but we have men who have been accused of intentional acts of sexual violence and remain in boardrooms, in the Supreme Court, in this body and worse of all, in the Oval office.”

BIRTHDAYS Special Happy Birthday goes out to Lori Chesson, Stephanie Molina, Faye Harrington and Greg Broussard celebrate birthdays on Nov. 6. Movie actors Emma Stone, 31, Sally Field, 73 and Ethan Hawke, 49 also celebrate.*****On Nov. 7, Chuckie Ganze and James Bergeron have birthdays. Also Pop singer Lorde turns 23, and Folk singer Joni Mitchell, 76.*****Dee Moran, Debra Burch and Aaron Hommel celebrate on Nov. 8, also chef Gordon Ramsay turns 53 and Country singer Lauren Alaina, 25.*****Nov. 9, Jennifer Chaknine, Madalyn Carpenter, Eric Meadows, Linda Faulk, Susan Veillon and Charlotte Wooten celebrate. They are joined by Pop singer Nick Lachey, 46 and actor Lou Ferrigno, 68.*****Troy Crochet, Della Buxton, Judy Hunt, Joann Alford and Trey Todora celebrate on Nov. 10. They are joined by Country singer Miranda Lambert, 36, actors Tracy Morgan, 51 and Sinbad, 63.*****Celebrating on Nov. 11 are Michael Fisette, Cynthia Dupuis, Gerald DeLeon are a year older. Also actors Leonardo DiCaprio, 45, Demi More, 57 and Stanley Tucci, 59.*****Celebrating on Nov. 12 are Liz Briggs, Lou Brackin, Jeanne Blacksher, Sharon Sims, Steve Fisher, Clara Edwards and Pat Stanton. Also celebrating are Ryan Gosling, 39, Folk singer Neil Young, 74 and actor Ryan Gosling, 39.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK J.C. Comeaux and Clovis Thibodeaux were flying to New Orleans for to catch da Saint’s game. Dey would land at Kinner and rent a car. Comeaux him, a pilot during Vietnam, was flying da airplane and Thibodeaux was in da back seat, flying for da first time. Da plane, over the Atchafalaya Swamp, hit some turbalance and started bouncing around and turning over. Comeaux him, passed out and was sprawl over da steering wheel unconcious. Thiboceaux him, don’t know wat to do and no nuttin bout flying. He start to panic grabed da mickaphone and say, “Hallo, May Day, May Day.” Dis is Thibodeaux, “Comeaux is unconscious and me, I know nuttin about fly dis plane.” “Dis is da control tower, don’t you worry bout nuttin, we gonna explain how you land dat plane step by step, jus leave everyting to us.” Da mens axe, “ First how high you are Thibodeaux and wats you position?” “I’m five feet eight and in da front of da plane,” Thibodeaux answer. “No, No,” answer da tower, “Wats you altitude and where you location hanh?” “Mais, rat now I done crap in my pants and I got a poor attitude and I’m from Breaux Bridge me.” “No, No, came an exasperated voice, “I needs to know how many feets you got off da ground and how you plane is in relation to da airport?” Thibodeaux him, he done panic, he say, “Counting Comeaux’s feets and mine, we got four feets off da ground and me, I don’t know but I don’t believe dis plane is related to you airport. There was a long pause. Thibodeaux him, was shaking like a leaf. Den da controller say, “We need to know who is you next of kin.”

C’EST TOUT WWII Veterans to be honored J.B. Arrington, 94, Orange, Athanase Benoit, 90, Bridge City, Joseph Bergeron, 92, Orange, Tom Brooks, 95, Orange, Millard Cox, 95, Bridge City, J.D. Dixson, 95, Orange, Eugene Goudeaux, 95, Orange, Burdette Oldbury, Mauriceville, Ruby Parks, 96, Orange, Robert Rothrock, 93, Orange, Cedric Stout, 98, Bridge City, Lennie Benoit, 96, Toomey, Frank Bergeron, 96, Starks, Bill Conway, 91, Orange, Ray Fontenot, 98, Orange, Maurice Fournet, 96, Mauriceville, Roy McDaniel, Jr., 95, Orange, Paul A. Roy, Jr., 92, Bridge City, Ed Hyatt, age unknown, Orange, John Pittman, 93, Bridge City and Stanley Simon, 98, Orangefield.***Our Condolences. Ralph Barrientos, 92, Orange, deceased 11/20/18; Doug Burch, 93, Orange, deceased 2/16/19; Harry Fulton, 91, Orange, deceased. 4/17/19; Levan Myers, 96, Orangefield, deceased 7/28/19.*****Well, I’ve come to the end of my day’s work. I sure thank you for coming along. Please shop the good folks, our family of advertisers, who bring this paper to you free of charge each week. Read us cover to cover. Goodbye, good luck and may God bless you.

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, November 6, 2019 •

Disaster Recovery Centers Operating Under New Hours Effective Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, all Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will be closed on Sundays and the new hours of operation are Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice. DRCs offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Imelda. The FEMA website offers a DRC locator to help survivors find the nearest center. Visit online at https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator.

Orange County Beekeepers Group Meetings The Orange County Beekeepers Group meets the first Tuesday of each month 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome to attend our meeting. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. This group works with the Orange County Ag Agent to expand beekeeping opportunity in Orange. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. Officers of the Orange County Apiary Committee are normally in attendance to answer questions and assist Orange County residents. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact the Orange County Agrilife office 409-882-7010, Len VanMarion 409-7280344 Texas Master Beekeeper, or Christie Ray 409-550-9195 owner of QueenBee Supply in Orange.

Orange County Retired Teachers Association The next meeting of the Orange County Retired Teachers' Association will be held on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street, Orange, TX 77611. President Harvey Wilson will provide an update on issues of interest to retired teachers. The presenter will be Carolyn Williams, who has developed a series of games based on The Price is Right. Everyone will have a chance to win. Guests are welcome.

Advanced Placement (AP) Testing at LCM The College Board has changed its procedures and deadlines for ordering our AP exams. Students who are planning to take AP exams must now register in November instead of March. Therefore, students enrolled in AP courses who are planning to take AP exams must sign up by November 13th with Ms. Childress in the counseling office. The cost is $94 per AP exam or, for students who are eligible for free or reduced meals, $15 per AP exam. Students who register after the November 13th deadline through March 13th will be charged an additional $40 fee for late ordering. These deadlines, prices and fees are set by College Board, not LCM. We must adhere to them to order our tests and cover their costs. Please address any questions to MS. Childress, 409-886-5821.

Golden K Kiwanis to meet Orange K Kiwanis meets at 9:30 a.m. each Wed., with meeting beginning at 9:45 a.m. at Salvation Army Building located at 1950 MLK Dr. in Orange, 77630. The guest speaker will be Ms. Debbie, owner of Cottage Cuttings, will discuss her business of a favorite love, flowers. (Program and guest courtesy of Diane Grooters.) Food provided byTed Williams. On Wed., Nov. 13: Kathy Dorman, discusses her expertise of ham radio operating. (Program and guest courtesy of Diane Grooters.) Food provided by Linda Pittillo. The following week on Wed., Nov. 20: Mary Ann Fetchin will discuss non-profit cat-saving group she started. (Program and guest courtesy of Diane Grooters.) Food provided byDiane Grooters and on Wed., Nov. 27: No meeting planned due to Thanksgiving holiday.

Wesley United Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar Wesley United Methodist Church located at 401 37th St. in Orange is having it’s annual Christmas Bazaar this Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 am to 4 pm. There will be many unique gifts, Christmas decorations, a sweet shop, crafts, jewelry, pecans and walnuts, taco soup (frozen to go), links, door prizes and much more.

Trees for Bridge City Homes On December 14th, homeowners in Bridge City will have a chance to get a free Oak tree for their yards. The City will be giving away 250 trees to citizens of Bridge City. Each residence will be given one tree from the four varieties of Oak trees being made available to us as part of a grant program from the nonprofit Trees for Houston and the Arbor Day Foundation. Bridge City residents may come by City Hall at 260 Rachal or call 7356801 to sign up for a tree. The City will be taking reservations from citizens between November 1st and November 29th after which the reservations will open to other Orange County residents. Tree pick-up will be Saturday, December 14th at the BCISD Bus Barn on West Roundbunch.

Trees for Schools and Park

meals are available (containers furnished). The delicious chicken is prepared by the Knights of Columbus. Get an early start on purchasing holiday foods and gifts. Come and bring a friend.

Community Christian School Golf Tourney Community Christian School will be holding a Gold Tournament at Sunset Grove Country Club on November 16th starting at 8 am. The tourney will cost $100 per player / $350 foursome and the deadline to enter is Nov. 9th. There will be a $50 Ball Drop, $25 Strokes, $1200 Grand Prize, a Hole in One for hole #14 sponsored by Sabine River Ford with a new truck the prize with other prizes as well. Please call 409-883-4531 or email karad@ccorange.org for registration details.

Kiwanis Club of Orange announces 71st Christmas parade The Kiwanis Club of Orange will present the 71st Annual Orange Christmas Parade on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 6 p.m. This year’s theme will be “A Disney Christmas.” Parade entries will be accepted through Tuesday, December 3. Entry forms are available on the Kiwanis Club of Orange Facebook page. They are also available at Mann Insurance Agency, 1505 Park Avenue, Orange and from the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce (1012 Green Ave., Orange). The parade entry fee is $20. All fees offset the cost of the parade. Advance registration is required for every entry. On-site registration is not accepted. Parade questions may be directed to the Kiwanis Facebook page or via email to KiwanisOrangeTX@gmail.com Kiwanis Club of Orange Facebook page: www.facebook.com/orangetxkiwanis

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office upcoming programs November 4th: Meat Canning Class: Are you tired of freezing meat, poultry, and game? Then join us to learn how to can meat to preserve it to last much longer by using a pressure canner to can it. This program costs $20 per person and starts at 6:00pm. November 19th: Food Handler’s Training Class: This class is recommended for all food service employees to help promote the service of safe food. The cost is $20 and is from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Make checks payable to FPM Account 230202 and bring to the class. No cash accepted. Please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Orange County if you have any questions and to register for these classes at 409-882-7010. All classes and programs will be held at the Extension Office at 11475 FM 1442, Orange, TX 77630.

Pond Management Seminar The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is holding a Pond Management Seminar on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 6:00 PM. The topic of discussion will be general pond management. The cost is $20 per person and CEU’s for Pesticide License holders will be offered. It will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office building at 11475 FM 1442, Orange, TX. Please call the Extension office at 409-882-7010 to reserve your spot.

Wesley United Annual Fund Raiser Wesley United Methodist Church will be selling this years crop of Durham/Ellis pecans and walnuts early November. Pecan halves and pieces $10.50 per pound and walnuts $8.50 per pound. Call Jan 409/734-8036 or the church 409/886-7276 to place an order or for additional information.

Dementia Care Givers' Support Group

The Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. The group also strives to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers, and the general public. For information or assistance with honeybee removals, please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356.

Pathway to Freedom - AA/NA Meeting every Wednesday Pathway to Freedom is an Open Discussion Fellowship of men and women who have been affected either directly or indirectly by the use of any mood altering chemical or codependent behavior. We believe that as we look to a loving God for help, and put into practice those principles for living which He has given in His Word, we shall find both the strength and freedom we need to live productive and happy lives. We believe that our "higher power" is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. While we do believe that Jesus is the Christ, the resurrected and living Son of God, the meeting holds no view concerning denominational preference or beliefs. Join us at Cove Baptist Church located at 1005 Dupont Drive in West Orange each Wednesday at 7pm for Pathway to Freedom. For more Information call 409-883-4155 between 9 AM and 4 PM. You can leave a message, if no answer and we will call you back.

Orange Al-Anon meetings Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX 77632. Call 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info. Calls are kept Confidential.

Bridge City Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Library at St. Henry's Catholic Church Education building, located at 475 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City. For more information, please contact Cindy at 409-749-9036 or Mike at 409718-0333.

Legion Act signed into law In a significant legislative victory for The American Legion, President Trump signed a bill July 30 that declares the United States has been in a state of war since Dec. 7, 1941. The American Legion sought the declaration as a way to honor approximately 1,600 U.S. service members who were killed or wounded during previously undeclared periods of war. The LEGION Act (Let Everyone Get Involved In Opportunities for National Service Act) also opens the door for approximately 6 million veterans to access American Legion programs and benefits for which they previously had not been eligible, but now this new law gives the veterans the right to join the largest and most influential veterans organization the the Country. The Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49, located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange invites all veterans to take advantage of this new law and join our great organization. We are open Monday thru Saturday from 11 am - till and on Sundays from noon till. For more information or questions please contact us at 409886-1241.

The Dementia Care Givers' Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: Second Wednesday of every month at 10:00 a.m., and Second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m..

Seek & Find Resale Store The Seek & Find Resale Shop is open on Thursdays from Noon to 6:00 pm, Fridays from 12 noon to 3:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. We are selling all types of used items clothes, toys, books, household items,etc. Our proceeds help fund our music programs at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Please come and see us at 985 W. Roundbunch Road, next to Happy Donuts.

Pinnacle Music Academy Pinnacle Academy offers private music lessons for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Drums, Bass Trumpet, Ukulele, and more for all ages. Learn all musical styles including Pop, Rock, Country, Metal, Jazz, Blues, and Hip Hop. Pinnacle Academy is located at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch, Bridge City. Come and discover this opportunity to learn an instrument in the local area. For more information, call 409-2413920 or visit www.PinnacleMusicAcademy.com.

Orange County Beekeeping Group

At the same time the trees are being given away at the bus barn, a crew of your neighbors, along with Trees for Houston and the Arbor Day Foundation, will be planting another 50 trees around the Bridge City Elementary (BCE) and Intermediate (BCI) Schools and at the City Park. If you’d like to volunteer to help with that project, please let us know by calling City Hall at 735-6801. Then on Saturday December 14th come to the BCE parking lot around 8:30 am with a pair of gloves, a shovel if you have one, and a 5-gallon bucket that you don’t need anymore. We’ll put you and your equipment to work.

St. Paul’s UMC 50 Years of Service continues St. Paul United Methodist Church located at 1155 W. Roundbunch in Bridge City has for over fifty years hosted their Harvest Dinner. This year it will be held Wednesday, November 6 from 11 am till 2 pm. The dinners include turkey, dressing, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, roll, dessert and tea for those dining in. We will be selling tickets for dine in or takeout only. There will be no deliveries this year. The tickets will be for sale at the church office Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Monies after expenses go to scholarships for youth camps, disaster relief for other churches, bicycle for children at Christmas, Orange Christian Services and Ministerial Alliance and other programs needing assistance. Tickets will be limited.

Orange County Master Gardeners Association to meet The November meeting of the Orange County Master Gardeners Association will meet on Thursday, November 14, at 6:00 PM at Robert’s Restaurant in Orange for dinner with a special guest speaker, Chris Kovatch. The dinner is to honor the class of students who have recently completed classroom work to become certificated Master Gardener’s through the Texas A&M AgriLife program. Sheri Bethard is currently President of Orange County Master Gardeners Association and can be reached for additional information at 409-735-7070.

St. Mary Church Altar Society Holiday Gift Shop The St. Mary Church Altar Society is holding its Annual Gift Shop on Thursday, November 14th, in the Parish Hall at 912 West Cherry, from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. The Gift Shop will have homemade baked & canned goods, frozen entrees, holiday gifts, crafts, jewelry, a Silent Auction and much more. A BBQ Chicken luncheon will be sold from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. consisting of half a chicken, potato salad, beans, dessert, and tea all for $8. Take-out

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6A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, November 6, 2019

WO-S High School students earn All-Region choir honors

Deaths and Memorials Katherine “Kitty” Ann Mouton, 80, Bridge City

Five West Orange–Stark High School choir students have earned selection to the All-Region Choir and will perform as part of the choir on Nov. 18 at the Julie Rogers Theater in Beaumont. WO-S students who earned the honors are senior Mycah Brown, junior Jasmine Smith, senior Nikerria Smith, freshman Natasha Negron and sophomore Micah Douglas. Micah Douglas will advance to pre-area competition in December. They are directed by Caleb Henson.

The American Legion Lloyd Grubbs Auxiliary Unit 49 will conduct a POW-MIA and flag ceremony on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 5 pm. The ceremony will take place at the post home located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange. The public is invited to join us as we give tribute to our POW-MIA’s as well as our veterans. In the photo is 1st Vice President Diane Lourie, next to her is President Gayle Walker, Flag presenters Kaitlyn Malveaux and Sgt. at Arms and a veteran’s great grandson, Juan Pierre Aznavour. The flags were inspected to show they had served our country and were now no longer fit to be flown over our land. This ceremony took place on Sept. 11, 2019.

Kitty Mouton, 80, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 2, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in North Adams, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1938, she was the daughter of Joseph Franceschini and Blanche (Danecki) Franceschini. She worked as the Court Clerk for the city of West Orange for over 25 years and was also a registered Massage Therapist. Kitty enjoyed dancing, cooking, going to the movies, gardening , and taking care of her KATHERINE ‘KITTY’ ANN MOUTON beloved cats. Her favorite holiday to celebrate was Halloween and she was known for always dressing up. She loved her family dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Franceschini and Blanche Reid; and her brother, Gene Franceschini. Kitty is survived by her children, Valerie Ardoin and husband Phil, of Pearland, Victoria LaBauve and husband Leo, of Bridge City, Alex Mouton and wife Christie, of Granger, and Crystal Curl and husband Jeff, of Bridge City; grandchildren, Tyrell Boutte and wife Callie, of Springtown, Brianca Frederick and husband Andrew, of Sulphur, LA, Jenét Beck and husband Brandon, of College Station, Jordan Curl and Brandon Curl, of Bridge City, Layne Mickeletto and husband Travis, of Jarrell, Rebecca Andersen and husband Derek, of Georgetown, Kristene Mouton, of Jarrell, Sarah Meza and Jaden Meza, both of Granger; 9 great-grandchildren; and her half-brothers, Jerry Franceschini and Steve France.

Georgia Pearle Chadwick, 82, Port Neches Georgia Pearle Chadwick, 82, of Port Neches passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 13, 1937 to her parents, Barney Cox and Lucille Bogard Cox in Center, Texas. Georgia graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1955. She was a longtime resident of Port Neches. Georgia retired from Standard Alloys as a salesperson after 26 years of service. She married George Edward Chadwick on September 21, 1967. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, George Edward Chadwick. Georgia is survived by her daughter, Cindy Court of Bridge City, her son, Wayne Chadwick and wife, Daneen of LaBelle, her three grandchildren, David Court, Kristofer Court and wife, Kurstie, Sadie Pearl Chadwick along with five great grandchildren, Graison, Brantley, Carter, GEORGIA PEARLE Kaysen and Trista. CHADWICK Visitation will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 5:00 PM till 8:00 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. Service to honor Georgia’s life will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, November 7, 2019 in the Thompson Memorial Chapel at Clayton Thompson. Burial will follow in Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.

Robert Burdette Kittner, 89, Orange Robert Burdette Kittner, 89, of Orange, passed away November 4, 2019 at home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 8, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Clendenin, West Virginia, on May 20, 1930, he was the son of Audley B. Kittner and Margaret Elizabeth (Watt) Kittner. Robert proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He retired from DuPont after 32 loyal years with the company. Robert continued working after retirement as a forklift operator for Schulman and in the maintenance department for Days Inn, Holiday Inn, and King Motel. He was a very ROBERT BURDETTE hard worker his whole life. Robert was a very lively soul who lived and KITTNER loved life to the absolute fullest. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, all sports, and being outdoors. Robert was a loving husband and father. He will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved him. He was survived by his loving wife, of 64 years Rita Kittner; children, Jerry Kittner and wife Elaine of Groves and Melinda Bean and husband Terry of Orangefield; grandchildren, Katrina Jones (Blake), Salina Hancock (Clint), Jesse Faircloth, Dynell Arnold, Tara Kimball (Murry), James Bean (Danielle), and Jade Hollier; great grandchildren, Kinsley Lynn, Bentley Ray, Raymond Jackson, Corey Price, Seth Summers, Jacob Price, Dylan Faircloth, Jordyn Arnold, Makayla Kimball, Blake Hancock, Trinton Faircloth, Ava Kimball, Katey Faircloth, Anthony Faircloth, Tucker Jones, Eric Kimball, Emily Faircloth, Brayden Faircloth, and Liam Faircloth; sisters, Marjorie Ashley of West Palm Beach, Florida and Blanche Morrison of Okechobie, Florida; brother, David Kittner of Shivley, Kentucky. He is preceded in death by his parents, Audley Kittner and Margaret and Henry Kelly; son, Gary Kittner and infant son, George Kittner; brothers, Charles “Bud” Kittner and George Kittner; sisters, Janet Kittner, Esther Hendrickson and Alice Beltz. Serving as pallbearers will be Clint Hancock, James Bean, Jacob Price, Corey Price, Hiram Clark, Keith Williams, Richard Craig, and John Drake. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Ernst, Oscar Dixon, Jim Hayes, and Donnel Williams.

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A ribbon cutting was held at Tacos La Shula located inside the Exxon gas station at 1918 Strickland Dr. in Pinehurst. Chris Chapman and Zilpa Plascencia have opened it and are open 8 am to 7 pm, Monday thru Saturday, and are serving 100% real authentic Mexican food made from scratch. Including their home made tortillas, salsas, meats, rice and beans. Also will have Taco Tuesdays serving 3 tacos and get 1 free.

BC Chamber Christmas Tree Silent Auction e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce our first annual Christmas Tree Silent Auction Scholarship Fundraiser is underway. All proceeds will go to the chamber’s scholarship program. Each May, the chamber gives scholarships to Bridge City and Orangefield High School seniors. Trees range in size from three foot to five foot and a variety of themes to delight everyone including: e Grinch, Houston Astros, Santa’s Workshop, Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleaders, Houston Texans, traditional Christmas, whimsical and many more. Starting bids range from $25 to $600 and some trees include gift cards, toys, and more! Everyone is invited to come see these amazing trees now through December 6th at the following Bridge City locations: Bridge City Bank, City of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union and Wellspring Credit Union.

For more information, call the chamber at 409-735-5671 or visit the chamber website at www.bridgecitychamber.com.

Annual Christmas Light Parade e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce it will again host Bridge City’s Annual Christmas Light Parade. e date is set for Saturday, December 7th and will begin at 6:00 p.m. is year's theme is "Red, White & Blue Christmas". e best themed entry will receive the Mayor's Trophy and a $200 prize from Mayor David Rutledge. First, second and third place trophies will also be awarded in these categories: Float, Ambulatory, Dance, and Vehicle. e parade route will remain the same as previous years, starting at the First Baptist Church on West Roundbunch Rd. ending at Bridge City Intermediate School. Applications to be in the parade will be accepted through December 2nd and are

available online at www.bridgecitychamber.com or at the chamber office located at 150 W. Roundbunch. Entry fee for the parade is a donated toy from each participant. e toys collected will go to the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance for their Christmas assistance program. Anyone not participating in the parade that would like to donate toys can contact the Bridge City Chamber at 735-5671 for information on where to drop them off. is event could not take place each year without the help of so many who work hard to make it happen: Bridge City ISD, City of Bridge City, Bridge City Police Department, Bridge City Volunteer Fire & Rescue and the Bridge City Chamber Board of Directors and Ambassadors. For more information, call the chamber at 409-735-5671 or visit the chamber website at www.bridgecitychamber.com.

Kick off holidays with elegant Date at Museum Kick off the holiday season with an elegant afterhours event at the Stark Museum of Art on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Visit the special exhibition Conservation Art: Federal Duck Stamps and Prints and challenge your friends to an exciting round of the classic Nintendo video game Duck HuntTM. Enjoy appetizers and drinks in the Museum’s lobby before exploring our permanent galleries featuring our world-renowned collection.

Admission to this event is free through the generous support of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation. Jennifer Restauri Dickinson, Curator of Education, comments, “We are thrilled to host Date Night at the Museum and oﬀer an opportunity for the community to enjoy our incredible museum in the evening hours. is event will make a great night out with friends or a loved one.” After Date Night, head over to the Lutcher eater for the 7:30 p.m. performance of Geor-

Bridge City ISD adds with P3 Campus for mental health safety Bridge City ISD is proud to announce that we have recently partnered with the Texas-based company, Anderson Software, to provide a seamless and efficient way for students, staff, and community members to offer information to help prevent tragedy and bring mental health needs to light. Anderson Software leads the industry with its secure and anonymous tip acquisition and management solution, called P3 Intel. is technology is the foundation of P3 Campus, a comprehensive reporting solution designed specifically for the needs, behaviors, and attitudes of students. is partnership allows Bridge City ISD to foster a relationship between schools, law enforcement, mental health professionals, parents, and students themselves. Bridge City ISD will now be accepting safety, mental health, bullying, and tip reports through mobile or desktop web browsers at P3Campus.com or through the P3 Campus mobile app.

ese methods of reporting seamlessly integrate into the lives of modern students. Reports are monitored 24/7 to ensure that time-sensitive matters are dealt with promptly. Reports made through the P3 Campus mobile app, unlike SMS text reports, have no length limitation. Additionally, when reporters use the mobile app, they are notiﬁed when action has been taken on their report, which demonstrates the value of their time and concern. In both the web browser and app form, reporters can attach photos, screenshots, videos, documents or audio recording to their reports, and they can engage in two-way dialogue with a real person; both of these features greatly facilitate swift interventions. Bridge City ISD feels that joining in the P3 Campus initiative will strengthen bonds between students and adults, identify subjects of social abuse, reveal emotional needs, and preclude tragedy on both the personal and community level.

gia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles. Ticket purchase is required. To purchase tickets in advance, please visit lutcher.org

For more information, please contact Jennifer Restauri Dickinson, Curator of Education, at jrestauri@starkmuseum.orgo r 409.221.6685.

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JOE KAZMAR • FOR THE RECORD

GAMES THIS WEEK WEST ORANGE-STARK over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT e Longhorns were barely beaten by a good Silsbee team last week and would like nothing better than to upset the Mustangs at Dan Hooks Stadium in West Orange and throw the District 10-4A championship into a three-way tie. e Mustangs are fresh oﬀ an easy win at Liberty and plan to protect their long winning streak of district games and win another district title. WO-S quarterback Jerren Terrell hands off to Elijah Gales as Jayson Zeigler prepares to block. Gales only had 22 yards on the night but scored

one RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs 3 touchdowns, on an onside kick return. e Battlin’ Bears will have to forget last week’s setback to

LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over LUMBERTON

Mustangs roll past Liberty to stay undefeated in district play

the undefeated district champion Huffman and focus on finishing no worse than in a tie for the runner-up spot in District 11-4A when they head into the state playoffs next week.

BRIDGE CITY over SPLENDORA e Cardinals need to end the 2019 season with a miniwinning streak but will be facing a tougher opponent than Livingston in Bridge City. An upset victory could mean a state playoﬀ berth and would be a great item to build on for next year.

GERRY L. DICKERT HS ROUNDUP e West Orange-Stark Mustangs, who have been dinged just once all season, maintained their district run with a 39-0 blanking of Liberty this past Friday night. e Mustangs are now 6-1 overall for the season and 3-0 in league play with Hamshire-Fannett coming to Dan R. Hooks Stadium this Friday. e Ponies were uncharacteristically

e Bobcats are gunning for one of their best seasons (9-1) but will be hosting a pretty good team with a winning record. Hopefully they won’t be looking ahead to the playoﬀs next week.

VIDOR over DAYTON e Pirates catch a team with only one win and need to be careful not to treat them too lightly. Vidor needs to take care of business and then see how the playoﬀ picture might look.

turn by Elijah Gales. Gales added another touchdown to his stat line with a run from the 3 for the score. Another missed two-point conversion left the Mustangs up 12-0 heading into the half. Gales fielded a pooch kick at the WO-S 45 then took off for a 55-yard score. With the Angel Ibarra extra point kick, the Mustangs were up 19-0. e Mustangs got their first opportunity at a bona fide field-long drive, going 81 yards in eight plays as they scored on a Jubar Ross 11-yard reception from Terrell.

quiet on offense in the first half, scoring once in the first quarter and once in the second quarter for a 12-0 halftime lead. Jayson Zeigler Jr. and Andre omas Jr. each had runs of 20plus yards to put WO-S at the Liberty 2-yard line. Zeigler scored from there and with under a minute left in the quarter, the Mustangs led 6-0. After a stand by the Mustangs’ Chain Gang defense, WO-S took possession at the Liberty 20 thanks to a great punt re-

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ORANGEFIELD over ANAHUAC

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DEWEYVILLE over WEST SABINE e Pirates need to halt their brief two game losing streak and end the regular season with a big win at home.

BAYTOWN CHRISTIAN ORANGE over COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN

A victory at Baytown Friday night will earn the Lions the

district championship and a good draw in the post-season playoﬀs. But the Lions are facing a highly-ranked team in the Houston area.

LAMAR over NORTHWESTERN STATE Hopefully the injured Cardinals can limp into Natchitoches and come home with a victory over the unpredictable Demons.

HIGH SCHOOL Beaumont West Brook over Baytown Sterling (ursday); Liberty over Hardin-Jeﬀerson, Port Arthur Memorial over Houston Austin, Port Neches-Groves over Nederland, Deer Park over Beaumont United, Center over Jasper, Newton over Anderson-Shiro, Buna over Kirbyville, East Chambers over Warren, Lovelady over Evadale, Woodville over Hardin, Groveton over Hull-Daisetta, New Waverly over Kountze, Tomball Rosehill over Beaumont Legacy Christian, Sabine Pass over Galveston O’Connell, High Island over Leverett’s Chapel.

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Ohio over Miami, O. (Wednesday); Louisiana-Lafayette over Coastal Carolina and Temple over South Florida (both ursday); Central Florida over Tulsa (Friday); Incarnate Word over Stephen F. Austin, Nicholls over Houston Baptist, WO-S sophomore Dontrey McClain and Jalen Thompson stop Liberty's BJ Peterson. Peterson had 90 of the Panther's 99 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Central Arkansas over Southeastern Louisiana, Sam Houston Meri Elen Jacobs State over Abilene Christian, LSU over Alabama (Upset Special), Ohio State over Maryland, Clemson over North Carolina State, Penn State over Minnesota, Florida over Vanderbilt, Georgia over Missouri, Oklahoma over Iowa State, Baylor over TCU, SMU over East Carolina, Notre Dame over Duke, ing, and that is a scary thought CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE many hunters. Cincinnati over Connecticut, Wisconsin over Iowa, South for OUTDOORS WEEKLY Carolina over Appalachian State, Boise State over Wyoming, uncomIn years past it wasn’t FOR THE RECORD Texas over Kansas State, Wake Forest over Virginia Tech, mon to see the big flights of ducks invade our marshes and Memphis over Houston, Oregon State over Nevada, Army 4 4 4 4 “You remember when….” is a settle in for awhile, they would over Massachusetts, Boston College over Florida State, Texas question that I am hearing all stay until the next wave of Tech over West Virginia, Virginia over Georgia Tech, Alabama too often these days, especially birds came down and so the A&M over Jackson State, UTSA over Old Dominion, Gramwhen I am cycle continued much to the debling State over Alcorn State, Miami over Louisville, Southern talking to light of area hunters. Mississippi over UAB, Georgia Southern over Troy, Louisiana w a t e r Duck leases in this part of the Tech over North Texas, Ole Miss over New Mexico State, country commanded high price fowlers. Georgia State over Louisiana-Monroe, Florida International Less than a tags and usually had long waitover Florida Atlantic, Tennessee over Kentucky, Purdue over decade ago ing lists and that is not the case Northwestern, Michigan State over Illinois, Arkansas over our area anymore. Western Kentucky, Prairie View over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, AlMore and more local marshes were 4 Southern, 4 UTEP over Charlotte, Texas abama State over Texas a haven for hunters are giving up on a sport State over South Alabama, Air Force over New Mexico, Stanall types of they love in favor of other winford over Colorado, Montana over Idaho, Southern Cal over migratory birds, world class ter pursuits, the decoys are getArizona State, California over Washington State, Utah State ting dusty while the rifles, rods, wing shooting at its best. over Fresno State, BYU over Liberty, Hawaii over San Jose e skies were filled with and reels are getting a workout. State (all Sat.). Now don’t get me wrong beducks and geese and the local hospitality and great cause there are some hunters Cajun cuisine made this part of who refuse to give up the purPRO PICKS the world a magnet for hunters suit of waterfowl and are now LA Chargers over Oakland (ursday Night); NY Giants from all around the globe. becoming true blue road warover NY Jets, New Orleans over Atlanta, Kansas City over Well the food and hospitality riors taking off in search of their Tennessee, Baltimore over Cincinnati, Cleveland over Buffalo, are still here but the birds are favorite birds. Tampa Bay over Arizona, Chicago over Detroit, Indianapolis noticeably absent. Many hunters have now deover Miami, Green Bay over Carolina, LA Rams over Pittse area from east of Galve- cided to take their hunting burgh, Dallas over Minnesota (all Sunday); San Francisco over ston bay all the way over to- budget and use it a bit differSeattle (Monday Night). Bye week for Houston, Denver, Jackwards Lafayette Louisiana is ently by spending money on just not what it used to be in sonville, New England, Philadelphia and Washington. Local water fowl hunters are hoping for full straps and a solid year as See UZZLE, Page 4B the conditions improve. terms of duck and goose hunt-

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Sometimes the best team just doesn’t win

JOE KAZMAR KAZ’S KORNER FOR THE RECORD

ere’s no one who appreciates a great effort and a winning performance than me. I’ve been involved in the sport of baseball as either a player, manager or sports analyst for nearly seven decades. I’ve become really attached to the Houston Astros and walked with a little pep in my step when it became apparent with statistics that my team was the best and winningest in the major leagues. e Astros getting to the World Series was more than just a pipe dream, but a realistic idea, especially as the season was wearing on. e team had the best pitching—both starters and in the bullpen—had the highest team batting average and was among the top teams in defense. Astros’ manager A.J. Hinch had all this top-grade material to formulate a championship team and did a marvelous job of getting the proper players in his daily lineups, yanking the starters at the right time and putting in the best relievers for the prevailing situation. Hinch guided the Astros to win the American League West Division in a runaway, getting a ﬁrst-round bye in the wild card playoﬀs, beating Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS and taking care of the mighty New York Yankees in the ALCS to attain their spring-training goal of reaching the 2019 World Series. e World Series turned out to be one of the weirdest ones in

history, mainly because the home team lost all seven games of the series. e Astros’ fans were panicked when their team lost the first two games at Minute Maid Park, But, when the team returned from the nation’s capital, these same supporters were elated because Houston won all three games at Washington. Houston needed to win just one of the two home games as the city officials were already planning the winner’s parade even after the Nationals won Game Six 7-2. Zack Greinke, the only Astro to win a Golden Glove, was pitching one of the best games of his 16-year career. He was shutting out Washington on a one-hitter through six innings with his team holding a slender 2-0 lead. e only bad pitch of the 80 Greinke made in this pivotal seventh game was a low, outside slider which was belted into the screen that protected the right field foul pole by Astros’ nemesis and Rice alumnus Anthony Rendon for a solo home run. Perhaps the worst managerial decision I’ve ever seen occurred after Greinke walked the next hitter and was sent to the showers by Hinch and gave way to ace reliever Will Harris, who had been a stalwart in the bull pen all season long including the playoffs. But this just wasn’t Harris’ day as he served up a hanging slider to 36-year-old Howie Kendrick that ended up in the Crawford boxes over the left field wall giving Washington its

first lead 3-2. Harris only threw five pitches, but eventually was socked with the loss in Game 7 that ended up 6-2. e next few days were followed by a bunch of “what ifs” that are still happening today. But let’s face it folks, the Washington Nationals beat Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Zack Greinke so we have to give them some credit, even though they started the 2019 season with a paltry 19-31 record. And that’s a lot better than the 0-4 World Series record of the Houston Astros in their home park. In the 115-year history of the Fall Classic, no losing team had ever suffered all of its defeats at home until last week. So put those DYNASTY banners away for another time. Hopefully it will still happen in my lifetime. KWICKIES…Congrats are in order for my McNeese State Cowboys who overpowered Northwestern State 30-20 Saturday. Unfortunately, the Lamar Cardinals were not so fortunate as they were pummeled by Central Arkansas 45-17. e two rivals will meet Nov. 23 at Provost-Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. And while on the topic of college football, this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll shows little change from last week with the top five (LSU, Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Penn State) remaining the same. Georgia moved up two places to No. 6, Oregon remained No. 7, Utah and Oklahoma moved up one place and Florida dropped four spots to No. 10. Undefeated Baylor moved up one slot to No. 11 while previously-un-

Although Liberty tried to run the "scrum" offense on the Mustangs, the Chain Gang wasn't fooled and swarmed to the ball. WO-S held the Panthers to 99 yards, all on the ground, in the Mustangs 39-0 win. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

As long as there are Astros fans, the decision by Manager A.J. Hinch to pull Zach Greinke in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series will be questioned.

defeated SMU spiraled down from No. 15 to No. 23. e replacement for Jimbo Fisher didn’t work out well at all at Florida State as second-year coach Willie Taggart was let go after posting a 9-12 record. Longtime FSU assistant Odell Haggins was asked to take over as interim coach for the remainder of the season. e Houston Texans crossed the pond to play the Jacksonville Jaguars and played one of their best games this season at Wembley Stadium in London Sunday, crunching the Jags 26-3. Quarterback Deshaun Watson made some of us old-timers remember Minnesota Viking’s Fran Tarkenton and the way he could scramble out of trouble and complete passes. Watson

made several Houdini-like moves, connecting on 22-of-28 passes for 201 yards, two touchdowns and an impressive 120.4 rating. And speaking of the Houston Texans, their 6-3, 350-pound defensive nose guard D.J. Reader was not only a star football player at Clemson, but he also played baseball for the Tigers—he was a ﬁrst baseman and also pitched. He said he had a fastball clocked at 92 miles per hour. He must have been a scary sight on the mound. JUST BETWEEN US…I ﬁnally got to watch Orange native Earl omas III play with his new team—the Baltimore Ravens—on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Even though he’s only played half a season, it

was quite apparent that the free safety is ﬁtting in perfectly with the Baltimore defense, which harassed 42-year-old star quarterback Tom Brady into making bad decisions as his team upset the previously undefeated New England Patriots convincingly, 37-20, which I picked as my Upset Special of the Week. e game was still pretty close midway through the fourth period when Earl picked oﬀ a Brady pass that resulted in an eventual touchdown that assured the Ravens victory and upped their record to 6-2—the best in the AFC North Division. We can watch Earl again in two weeks when the Ravens host the Houston Texans in Baltimore in a noon game on CBS.

Jayson Zeigler used his moves on the last series of the game to elude Liberty's defense. Zeigler finished the game with 6 carries for 82 yards, one catch for 13 yards and two touchdowns. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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The 2019 Orange Community Christian Lions football team.

Community Christian Lions football advance to playoffs e CCS Lions played for a playoff chance Oct. 31st against the Bellville Faith Academy Knights. e Lions had a very impressive outing, with every Lion playing to the best of their ability. e Lions won the coin toss but chose to defer to the Knights to establish a strong defensive game up front. e Knights tried to march down the field but met a tough defensive front from the Lions. Stops were made by freshman Isaac Rizzato, sophomore Bryer Gray, juniors James Menard and Levi Rogers and senior Ryan Davis on the Knights first series. e Lions came out strong when quarterback James Menard handed off the ball to Bryer Gray to gain yardage to get the first down. James Menard then passed to Ryan Davis to gain more ground. On fourth down Menard passed to Gray who ran in the first Lions touchdown to put 6 points on the board. James Menard then completed PAT field goal for another 2 points making the score 8-0. In the second Lions defensive series, the Knights got stopped on third down with an interception from freshman Isaac Rizzato. After a run from Gray and one from Menard, QB Menard connected with Rizzato for a touchdown. Menard kicks a

PAT making the score 16-0. On third series for the Knights, Rogers strips the ball from Knights player forcing a turnover midfield. QB Menard hands off to Gray for a 15 yard run and on the next play through a double exchange Menard runs in the ball for a touchdown. PAT by Menard was off to the left of the uprights making the score 22-0. In the next series the Knights fall short again after the Knights player had a couple of carries but on the third carry loses the ball and the Lions recover. Still in the second quarter, Menard hands off to senior Ryan Davis who runs a crossing route to 5 yard line. On the next down Menard carries to the 2 yard line then passes it to Rogers in the end zone for another Lions score. After a fumbled snap Menard throws the ball again to Rogers in the end zone on the PAT making the score 29-0. e Knights, hoping for a better series on offense struggled once again when Bryer Gray stopped the Knights after a short 2 yard gain. Giving the ball to the Knights on the next hand off, the Lions Levi Rogers pushed him back and sacked him on the Knights own 15 yard line. On third down the Knights was stopped by Lions freshman Connor Dewberry leaving them on their own 5 yard line. On 4th down and 24 Yards to

go the Knights QB attempted a pass but instead met high jumping Lions QB James Menard who picked off the ball and ran through several Knights players for a Lions touchdown. Once again Menard booted the ball through the uprights giving the Lions a 37-0 score with 4:24 left in the second quarter. e Knights had a quick three and out with the Lions defense making stops with no gains , the Knights were forced to kick off to the Lions again. On the Lions first down QB Menard lost the ball on the snap giving the Knights their first real opportunity for the evening. On first down Knights QB heaved the ball down the field and the Knights scored their first and only touchdown of the night. e PAT was no good leaving the score at 37-6. Late in the second quarter the Lions used several players to again gain yardage. Rizzato carried for 15 yds, Gray carried for 20 yds., Davis carrying for 10 yds and with a double exchange to QB Menard for the rushing touchdown to score 6 more points putting the Lions on top 43-6 at the half. e Lions had the ball after the half and went a quick three and out. e Knights came out after the half with their own quick three and out, leaving the Lions working for an early end to the game.

Rizzato, Gray, Rogers and Menard all carried the ball to march up the ﬁeld with a pass to Rizzato for the touchdown. Menard’s PAT was good for 2 giving the Lions the 52-6 win. In

six man football the game ends if it is halftime or any play after that when a team is up by 45 points. First year Head Coach Bryan Rawlins said “My guys were

Mustang Artavious Samuel comes down with a 28 yard catch just shy of the goal line in the second quarter of the 39-0 win for WO-S. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Mustangs JV/Ninth defeat Liberty 49-8 e WOS 9th/JV Combined team defeated the Liberty JV 49-8. Jamaal Shaw stole the show with ﬁve touchdowns on the night. Shaw had runs of 4, 44, 15, 5 and one yard to score. Demarcus Warren scored on a one yard run. Quarterback Dakarion Judge scored on a 10 yard run.

outmatched in size but they are truly Lions”. is game clinched the playoﬀs for the Lions, giving them a extra week to prepare for round one of playoﬀs.

Kicker Cristian QuitenoPolio connected on 5 PATs while Miguel Villeda kicked 2. Oﬀensive standouts were Casen Barnes, Shaw and Andrew Simon. Defensive standouts were Carmello Jones and Darren Anderson. e team's last game will be ursday at Hamshire-Fannett.

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Liberty's BJ Peterson had a rough night with the Mustang defense in his face all night. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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the missed PAT kick left the Mustangs up 25-0. Another great punt return by Gales, this one for 34 yards, led to another TD when he later took a 7-yard jaunt into the end zone. With Ibarra’s kick, the Mustangs were up 32-0. A bad punt snap by Liberty gave the Mustangs great ﬁeld position and Terrell later found Zeigler for a 14-yard TD. Ibarra’s PAT made it 39-0. Terrell ﬁnished 8 of 11 for 103 yards with two TDs, while Zeigler ran for 76 yards on six carries, adding 23 yards on two pass receptions.

Orangefield 37, Warren 6 e Orangefield Bobcats continued their march to the playoffs with a 37-6 win over Warren this past Friday night. e Bobcats now face Anahuac this Friday with second place in the district on the line with the final week’s game set. Chase Broussard and Heston Puckett combined for 215 of the Bobcats’ 313 total yards against the Warriors as Orangefield moved to 81 overall and 5-1 in district play. Broussard came up with the Bobcats’ first score of the game, capping a strong first offensive possession for Orangefield that gave Ofield a 6-0 lead. e next score for the Cats came thanks in great part to the defense as Kaeden Evans grabbed an interception, taking it back to the Warren 1. A play later, he went the final yard on offense for a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. e Bobcats took the opening drive of the second half 65 yards with Broussard accounting for the TD run and a 22-0 lead. After a Warren TD that brought the scored to 22-6, e Bobcats came back to drive 55 yards with Broussard taking it across the goal line once again for a 30-6 tally. On its final scoring drive, Orangefield moved 80 yards with Gunner Jones crossing from the 1 for the 37-6 final.

Bridge City 14, Livingston 8 Bridge City came up with its second win of the season and first in district play with a 14-8 road win over the Livingston Lions this past Friday night. Livingston got on the board first when De’Brian Rains cross the goal line from the 6 yard line for a 6-0 lead. e Cardinals, now 2-6 and 1-3, took the lead when backup quarterback Colby Collins scored on a one-yard keeper. Oscar Carranza kicked the extra point fora 7-6 BC lead. Rylan Ply added another Bridge City touchdown on a 10 yard run for a 14-6 lead. Livingston came up with a safety for the final 14-8 decision.

Huffman 34, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 14 e dominating Huffman Falcons rolled past Little Cypress-Mauriceville 34-14 in a battle of the undefeated District 11-4A, Division I teams this past Friday night. e Bears fell to 5-3 overall and 3-1 with the loss while Huffman stayed perfect at 9-0 and 4-0. Even in the loss, quarterback Ethan McCollum provided a highlight reel of a night, throwing for 169 yards on 17 of 31 passing, adding 86 yards on 25 carries. His top target, D.J. Williams, finished with 107 yards on nine catches. Trailing 28-0, the Bears made it an interesting game, scoring quickly two times to bring the score to within 28-14. Nicholas Granger intercepted a screen pass by Huffman, taking it 20 yards for the defensive touchdown. After a successful onside kick, LC-M worked its way back down the field, capping that push with a 33-yard TD strike from McCollum to Williams. e Bears face Lumberton this Friday.

Bill Peterson, shot this deer on a bow hunt in Missouri on Halloween night. It scored 196 & 6/8ths and weighed over 200 pounds. Locals had been trying to bring down this deer for several years and nicknamed it ‘Potbelly.’

GAME WARDEN FIELD NOTES e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Turtle-y Awesome Tip While patrolling Willacy County, game wardens received a tip about a fisherman in Port Mansfield possibly in possession of a live sea turtle. After a brief search of the area, wardens found the vehicle in question and began to inspect the vehicle where they found a live sea turtle in an ice chest filled with water. e sea turtle was immediately seized, and information was gathered for a federal NOAA case referral. Afterwards, the wardens decided to meet the tipster and discovered the concerned caller was a 13-year-old girl. After hearing that the violator was caught, the young girl was immediately ecstatic. e wardens expressed extreme appreciation to the girl for her quick action and congratulated her for a job well done! Federal case pending.

This Buck’s For You

Augustine County and Shelby County set up a deer decoy in an area of Sabine County prone to illegal night hunting. At about 1 a.m., a truck passed the decoy and a voice shouted, “at’s the buck!” e truck turned around and slowly rolled towards the decoy and the driver from the vehicle with their rifle, hitting the decoy in the neck. Once they realized it was a decoy, the truck took off and began throwing beer cans out of the window. e wardens stopped the vehicle and detained three people. When they searched the vehicle, the wardens found a rifle and a spent shell casing on the floorboard. e driver was arrested and charged with Hunting from a Vehicle, Hunting at Night and Hunting with an Artificial Light. e passengers received multiple citations. Cases pending.

BYOB- Bring Your Own Boat A Trinity County game warden and a game warden K9 handler were patrolling near a boat ramp when they noticed several groups of hunters across the Trinity River shooting every

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ree game wardens from Sabine County, San

Uzzle trips to high proﬁle destinations instead of local leases. Now if you do the math it makes sense in some ways, you can maximize your opportunities by going to where the birds are instead of waiting for them

From Page 1B to come to you. A couple of years ago I guided a gentleman from Georgia who had to be the ultimate road warrior no doubt about it. is hunter took a leave of absence from work and packed his

brand new truck full of gear, loaded his dog and left for Canada. Once he reached the far northern end of Canada he began to hunt geese everyday for the next three months until

he had worked his way all the way down the Central ﬂyway to Texas! is guy was a real hard core hunter in every sense of the word. It seems more and more

often that hunters on our end of the flyway have to make some sort of move to increase their odds at having a successful hunt. e weather is obviously the biggest concern and factor that local water fowl hunters must learn to deal with. e combination of warm or cold winters coupled with sporadic rainfall to our north turns most hunters into part time fortune tellers predicting the future. is year we may actually get a break due to the fact that we finally get a few factors in our favor. e most important is the lack of standing water farther up the flyway. Areas like the panhandle and Oklahoma have been dry for the most part after some early summer rains and that spells good things for those of us on the coast. Without any big concentrations of water to hold birds we

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should see more numbers in our neck of the woods without having to travel nearly as far. Now don’t get the wrong impression we still shoot ducks and geese in this area but it certainly has changed over the past decade or two. e changing face of agriculture and climates has done a number on the once steady migration patterns that were established over time. Hopefully in the future nature will again right itself and bring things back around full circle like it once was. Until then duck and goose hunters will have to either come up with new and innovative ways to get the job done here at home or head out to other parts of the country to enjoy their sport. One thing is for sure and that is as long as there are ducks to be hunted you can bet there will be hunters out there doing everything they can to bag them.

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Patience pays off in big way CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FISHING WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

“I don’t mind cutting limbs and I enjoy putting them together when I have nothing else to do, but I hate hauling them out on the lake,” said Warren Myers while selecting just the right branch. Warren was building yet another brush pile during our discussion and all I wanted to do was hurry up and bass fish. “e bass aren’t going anywhere so just settle down and hand me that longest branch,” he directed in a matter of fact manner. Rather than take advantage of his years of experience, I urged him to finish his brush pile another day and I was the loser when he agreed to do just that. Not surprisingly, my impatience resulted in an apology and some out right begging the following year. Myers was building crappie hotels well before it got popular and years of experimenting have paid off now that he prefers to crappie fish rather than hustle bass. “e key is that you have to put them where the crappie are and that requires both counting on your electronics and confirming your findings with a jig or shiner,” explained the retired pipe fitter.“ Initially I only worried about getting some Christmas trees in that spot and marking the location with certain trees on the shoreline.” All of that was way before the GPS and spot lock troll motors which are all but a must for the serious brush pile fishermen. “When I started attracting more attention,” added Warren, “I knew I was going to have to spend less time parking on each pile and that my piles were going to have to last longer so that I wouldn’t have to brush them as often.” “It didn’t take long for me to figure out that willow branches were far superior to Christmas trees, but I could only cut down so many trees up here and not

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few minutes. As each group returned to the boat ramp, they told the wardens they had not seen very many teal ﬂying. e wardens decided to check the remaining group on the other side of the river but needed a boat. ey asked the owner of the marina if they had a boat the wardens could use, and a local resident volunteered his bass boat. e wardens made their way across the river and walked within 50 yards of the hunters. When the hunters decided to pick up their decoys, the wardens made contact with the group. ey said they haven’t seen teal all morning. When asked about all the shooting, the hunters admitted to shooting various shorebirds. One hunter did not have a hunting license and lead shot was also discovered. Eleven citations and warnings were issued. When the wardens returned to the marina, they were met by the boat owner who was excited to be a part of catching scofflaws.

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Well-built and maintained brush piles can result in fantastic crappie in greater numbers, but it takes some extra effort to make it happen. all of them are just right. Doraine wasn’t all that happy about dead Christmas trees piled up against the shed either!” Warren will gladly show anyone how he builds them so long as you don’t fish his. “I’ve built a few for my neighbors, but they fish them until they quit attracting fish and never re-brush them.” “You can tell folks how I build them, but it takes a little extra time and most of them will never give it a try.” While directions can often be more confusing than enlightening, this is basically what Warren does and, more importantly, why. “e single biggest change I have made in the past couple of years is that I have been anchoring them with a single sand bag attached to the base of the

main branch rather than a cinder block. Unfortunately, I found myself with a lot of those bags following the hurricanes. e pile is floated upright with an empty milk jug tied to the top.” “I then drill holes every eighteen inches in the main branch and attach the smaller limbs with a string loop. ey will float and are much easier to transport when I take them out on the water. Because they are floating more freely on the loops you get more volume with fewer limbs. ey also all but eliminate hang-ups.” e size of the brush pile is dependent on how long you cut the smaller limbs. e diameter of the ones I saw lying on the ground was ten to twelve feet. “If I really think I’ve stumbled up on a great location I’ll some-

times sink two trees on the same spot, added Warren. “I truly believe that several of the commercial brush piles now available are even better than mine,” he added, “but they are too darned expensive for me.” I have no doubt that you can pick on other trees, even Christmas tree limbs for that matter, but rigging them in that manner is much less of a hassle when hauling them out on the lake.I also like the fact that a sand bag is not nearly as hard on fiberglass as the edge of a cinder block. Few fish make any better table fare and it is especially nice leaving the house knowing where the fish should be before you ever leave home.Warren prefers willows, but Christmas trees will be easier to come by very shortly!

Two Freestone County game wardens were contacted by a man leasing property for exclusive hunting and grazing rights when he found out the landowner had leased it out to two other people as well. Upon further investigation, three additional people contacted the warden saying they had been given exclusive access to the same property. Overall, the landowner had “exclusively” leased the property to five individuals making about $18,000 in profits. An arrest warrant was issued and executed charging the landowner with deceptive business practices.

Caught Red Handed Two game wardens were inspecting commercial shrimping boats in Galveston County when, during one of their inspections, they located a shrimp sack containing fresh caught red snapper onboard the vessel. Upon inspection of the bag, wardens found 12 undersized red snappers with the largest snapper measuring at about 11 inches in length. The daily bag limit for red snapper during the season is four fish with a 15-inch minimum length. The wardens issued the captain of the commercial shrimping boat two citations

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for exceeding the daily bag limit for red snapper and undersized red snapper. The illegally possessed red snapper were seized and donated to a local family in need. Civil restitution is pending.

The Limit Does Not Exist Two game wardens were patrolling for dove hunters in La Salle County when they heard multiple shots from a nearby ranch. They began working their way through the ranch when they were greeted by a hunter about to head out for an afternoon hunt. When the wardens asked him how his morning hunt went, he replied that he had done well and reached his limit of 15 doves. Upon hearing his response, the wardens advised the hunter that it would probably be best if he just called it a day. The man was initially confused, but after a little education on the law he agreed to call it a day. The wardens also checked other hunters on the ranch at a nearby tank when they noticed a large deer feeder in the field directly behind the tank where they were hunting. After inspecting the feeder, the wardens noticed a large amount of corn on the ground as well as dove feathers and shotgun wads that were scattered around. All ﬁve hunters were cited for hunting over bait and about 30 doves were seized. Civil restitution is pending.

Don’t You Be My Neighbor A Coleman County game warden and a McCulloch County game warden were on patrol when they received a call about three poachers in a dove field belonging to a local outfitter. When they arrived, the outfitter said two of the poachers hopped the fence and took off running back home, and a third man stayed behind. After talking to the man, one of the wardens went over the fence where he found the house and the two poachers who admitted to hunting on the neighboring property without landowner consent. ree shotguns and eight mourning doves were seized out of the field and all three people were arrested and transported to the Coleman County Jail. Cases pending.

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ORANGE COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

Distinguishing marks of a mature church in love, embracing together the wonders of God’s saving grace, and all of them embracing that Christ is the source of all wisdom and knowledge.

plifying of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Society of our day not only has forsaken such a church, the churches themselves in too

“The closing of churches in America and the forsaking of the pulpits of the land is frightening and is revealed in the insanity our country has come to.” Charles Empey

CHARLES EMPEY Guest Columnist For The Record

In Colossians 2:1-7 you will see these distinguishing marks. In Verse 1 you see that such a church has a pastor who struggles in prayer and concern for the church. He is vigilant daily wherever he is to take such concern. He will study to feed them the Word and he will pray for them constantly. Paul says, “For I would that you knew what great conflict I have for you…” He wrestles for them in his heart. In Verse 2-3 you will see that such a church has believers who possess encouragement and confidence, being knit together

In Verse 4 you see the mark of not being gullible and receiving enticing false teaching that draws them away from sound doctrine. They hold to the Bible. In Verse 5 you see the mark of such a church as one that maintains a military like discipline and order of life that constantly grows them in the faith. In Verse 6-7 there will be the mark of walking in Christ, putting on daily the life of Christ in the way they talk and act throughout the day. You see Jesus in them come forth. They are grounded in the Lord, maturing constantly in Him, and always a thankful people unto Him. The central theme interwoven through these passages of the marks of a mature church will be the preaching and exem-

many cases have lost their way in such debates as music and youth programs and its true mission to the community and world missions themselves. The closing of churches in America and the forsaking of the pulpits of the land is frightening and is revealed in the insanity our country has come to. Priorities in the church and outside the church are no longer in line with the marks of true churches, true Christianity that I have listed. Just preaching and studying the Word of God is no longer attractive enough to even many professing Christians. The preacher’s attire comes under scrutiny, as if it is something about clothing that must be what people look for to be faithful to a church. The music must be a certain way to attract peo-

ple. Church must be entertaining and never convicting as to lifestyle, even if the Bible says the lifestyle is wrong. I’ve been told to keep that part of the teaching of the Bible to myself. Keep the sin and hell factor behind the curtains, never to be revealed as a potential of every unbeliever. One noted and popular pastor in America who has thousands following him says that half the New Testament is no longer valid and declares that he is not called to preach the gospel. He has millions listen to him and read his books around the world who never come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. There are more than him doing this. God said that He would have to enlarge hell (Isa. 14) because of this. Too many supposed messengers of God are leading people to hell instead of heaven. We’re losing churches, homes and our country to false religion. It’s not the music nor the programs, etc., the window dressing of a church that saves and keeps. It is preaching the Word of God unapologetically. Charles Empey is the interim Pastor of Cove Baptist Church, Orange, TX.

Dementia Care Givers’ Support Group The Dementia Care Givers’ Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: Second Wednesday of every month at 10:00 a.m., and Second Thursday of every month at

Triangle Baptist Church 6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield “Come Worship With Us” 409-735-2661 Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

Winfree Baptist Church 19525 Hwy 62 S • 409-735-7181 Jon Brinlee, Pastor

Sunday:

Wednesday:

“Full Gospel Church”

9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Family Life Center 11:00 a.m. Service - Traditional Worship in the Slade Chapel Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

3212 Concord Drive Orange Tx 77630 Pastor Carol Lee Sunday Worship 10AM Friday Bible Teaching 6PM

www.fumcorange.org

Pastor: Rev. Lani Rousseau Director of Music and Fine Arts: Caroline Dennis

COWBOY CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Sunday Services: 10:30 AM

Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m. Co-Ed Bible Study • Sunday 9:15 a.m. Ladies Bible Study • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Cove Baptist Church 1005 Dupont St. • Orange

Sunday: Life Groups 9:15 AM / Worship 10:30 AM Sunday Evening: 5 PM Wednesday Evening 6 PM / Wed. Youth Meeting 6 PM Charles Empey - Interim Pastor We Love You And God Loves You.

200 W. Roundbunch 735-3581 www.fbcbc.org

Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m., Adult, Youth, Children Discipleship Classes, Sun. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Schedule 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Youth & Children’s Activities Pastor: Keith Royal

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113 Sun: Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday evening services: Youth and Children 6:00 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:00 p.m., Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com

Colony Baptist Church

West Orange Christian Church 900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 409-670-2701

Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

In His Steps

Not Your Average Church 2656B Mac Arthur Dr. • Orange • 409-221-2431 Saturday (Sabbath Day): 10:00 am Bible Class 11:00 am Worship / 6 pm Worship Tuesday: 7:00 pm Open Bible Study PASTOR: STEVE NEAL “We are here for lost souls, not noses and nickles.”

St. Paul United Methodist Church

PASTOR SAM ROE Music Director: Tim McCarver Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Service: 10:30 am / Sunday Evening: 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 6 pm

Sunday Morning Traditional Worship: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Praise Worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided) Wednesday SPICE 5:30 p.m. Includes meal, bible studies, children and youth activities. (Nursery provided). Rev. Mark Bunch Email: office@stpaulfamily.org

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 10 a.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 - golutheran.org Our church family invites you to join us. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

Lead Pastor Rev. Brad McKenzie Worship Director: Alyssa Click Co-Youth Pastors: Kenneth and Andrea Lauver Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. / Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Ofcnazarene.org or find us on Facebook

First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

Church of God in Christ 2800 Bob Hall Road • Orange • 886-4366

611 N. 9th St. • Orange

Pastor: Ernest B Lindsey

Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Supper 4:45 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wed. Bible Study - 6 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. VIM Youth 6 p.m.

Intercessory Prayer Daily 9:00 a.m. www.slcogicorange.org

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGE 1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333

Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

We Welcome You To Join Us. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

CORNERSTONE

MACARTHUR HEIGHTS BAPTISH CHURCH

BAPTIST CHURCH

13353 FM 1130 • Orange

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546

Starlight

Faith United Methodist Church

Mid-Week Service - 6:00 pm Children & Youth Activities - 6:00 pm

Nursery Provided

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466

The Tabernacle

Sunday School for all ages - 9:15 am Morning Worship - 10:30 am Evening Worship - 6:00 pm

3600 Nightingale • Orange • 409-883-4834 Sunday School: 9:45-10:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:45 am Sunday Disciple Training- 6 pm Tuesday Morning Men’s Coffee 9:30 am Wednesday Night Service 7:00 pm

2537 FM 1078 • Orange • 883-8835 Sunday School 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Sunday Services: 10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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HOUSE FOR SALE Home for Sale, 4BR 2BA house in Wexford Park in Vidor with pool. For more details go to Luckystevenson@att.net or call 781-3724 qualified buyers only. $349,900.

FOR RENT For Rent 3 Bedroom House located at 4164 Sparrow St. in Orange, actually Pinehurst. Call 409-882-1614 For Rent at 506 Border a 3/1, 2 story, large lot. Rent $600, Deposit $600 409-221-5848

LAND FOR SALE By Owner: 2.3 Premium Acres in West Orange, beautiful oak-lined property, near High School. 409-330-4882 or (cell) 713-203-7499, please leave message. (11/13)

TRUCK FOR SALE Nissan Frontier SE Truck for sale. Call 409-735-1565 for more info.

PE T WANTED Wanted: Toy Rat Terrier puppy, 6-12 weeks, registered, male or female, chocolate and white preferred, 409-3131175. Lost my 4 yr old dog to a coyote last week and want to replace him.

HELP WANTED BC/OF High School girl wanted to be grandmother’s helper to assist with working around the house and in the yard on Saturdays. Pay is $10 per hour and we will help with the transportation if needed. References needed. Please call 409-735-9504

GARAGE SALE Garage Sale this Fri., 11/08 Sat., 11/09 & Sun., 11/10 from 7:30am to 4 pm at 711 Newton St. in West Orange, 77630. Tools, kitchen items, antiques and furniture. Moving/Garage Sale this Fri., 11/8 & Sat., 11/9 from 7 am to noon at 3905 Whippoorwill, in Pinehurst, 77630. Table w/ 4 chairs, fabric sofa, leather recliner, fireplace screen & tools, Lg. mens clothes, Sm. womens clothes, Harley Davidson accessories & vest, leathers & boots, wooden rocker, medical/handicap accessories & petiite blonde wigs. Garage Sale at 2008 Thousand Oaks, 77632 this Sat., 11/9 from 8 am to 2 pm. Old milk can, old iron bed frames, drop leaf table, toddler clothes, mens jeans, clothes for the whole family, pots & pans, good toys, what knots and much more. NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF 16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov

Vin#1G1JA5SH9G4172783 16 CHEV Owed $886.95

Vin#1UYFS2486EA889227 14 UTILITY TRL Owed $893.33

FOR SALE 409-735-5305 409-886-7183

HELP WANTED FULL TIME & PART TIME GROCERY STOCKERS GROCERY CHECKERS - DELI WORKERS APPLY IN PERSON ONLY - NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

K-DAN”S SUPER FOODS _ 9604 FM 105 DANNY’S SUPER FOODS 2003 Western

• Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday

ESTATE SALE

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Estate Sale this Fri., 11/8 & Sat., 11/9 at 8 Regency Place in Orange, 77630 from 8 am to 3 pm. Cash only. King Tempur-Cloud lift bed, lift chair, sofa love seat, tables, kitchenware, Red Hat items, mirrors, Holiday decor and Treadmill.

RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. The 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention at anytime, 24/7. Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273. Please do not hesitate to reach out to someone whom can help you during a crisis. The Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange, meets on the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m., please join us.

Estate Sale comin next week in West Chasse Neighborhood. You do not want to miss this sale.

SERVICES Services Offered: Do you have any old appliances you need hauled away? Also remove any type METALS FREE. Give us a call, if we don’t answer please leave a voicemail or text @ 409-330-1422

CEME TERY PLOT Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. 2 spaces, side by side, Section 17, Row 2, Lot 92, Sp. 3 & 4. $6000.00 for both spaces. Call 409-886-7873

American Legion Post 49 Hall Rentals Call for info @ 409-886-1241

The Dementia Care Givers Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange. The second Wednesday morning of every month at 10:00 am and also on the second Thursday evening of every month at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Pathway To Freedom - AA/NA meeting every Wednesday at Cove Baptist

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CURTIS MITCHELL, Deceased, were issued on the NOVEMBER 1, 2019, in Cause No. P18563, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: MARIE MITCHELL.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of M E LV I N R AY REESE, Deceased, were issued on the NOVEMBER 1, 2019, in Cause No. P18569, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: RANDAL REESE.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: Tommy Gunn Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630

Dated the 1st day of November, 2019.

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn Attorney for:

State Bar No.: 08623700 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)882-9990 Fax: (409)882-0613 Email:tommy@gunnlaw.org

Marie Mitchell

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MARVIN EARL WADDELL a/k /a MARVIN WADDELL, Deceased, were issued on OCTOBER 30, 2019 in Cause No. P18514, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: WILLIAM R. WADDELL. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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and acronyms, so use language any civilian recruiter will understand. For example, “I was a leader of a team of 100, with seven direct reports,” or “I was responsible for maintaining more than $2 million worth of specialized government equipment.”

(StatePoint) If you’re a veteran, you have proven you can work on teams and, in many cases, lead them. Yet corporate recruiting experts say it’s crucial to properly frame your experience to maximize your chances of getting hired. “Veterans bring many valuable skills and qualities to the corporate environment,” says Jerry Quinn, head of Military & Veteran Talent External Recruiting and Enterprise Military & Veteran Initiatives at Wells Fargo. “These include traits like strategic planning, critical thinking, problem-solving, communications and adaptability. In my experience, however, veterans sometimes have trouble conveying their unique contributions and effectiveness on teams.” The post-9/11 veteran unemployment rate is at an all-time low of below 4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure may not paint the full picture about the transition to civilian life. Many veterans remain underemployed or in jobs that do not use the full range of their skills. So, what’s the best way to approach your job search? Consider these tips from Quinn and Wells Fargo’s Hands on Banking program:

Use Keywords Remember to customize your resume each time you apply for a job. Most job descriptions provide clues that you can use to figure out what role on the team the company is seeking to fill — whether it be a leader, a manager or an individual contributor. Use these clues to determine what attributes and teamwork experience to highlight on your resume. Get Ready Practice answering some of the most common interview questions — succinctly. You can count on getting questions like, “How do you demonstrate you’re a team player?” or “Give an example of a time you had a conflict with others and how you handled it.” In a brief and organized way, be ready to highlight your personal contributions. For career opportunities and other tips and resources, visit wellsfargojobs.com/military.

Make the Conversion While in the military, people often speak in terms of what “we” did together. In the corporate world, it’s more important to be able to clearly state what “you” did to help the team succeed. So look through your resume, converting “we” to “I,” citing specific, measurable criteria where possible. And remember that potential employers may not always be familiar with military jargon

“Teamwork means getting things done and trusting that you can count on others,” says Quinn. “Being able to show that teamwork is inherent to your own values and experience will put your job candidacy at the top of any stack.”

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