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Week of Wednesday, November 20, 2019

300 families eligible for Imelda relief Dave Rogers

For The Record

Local non-profits are hosting a first-come, first-served free Imelda Winter Recovery Event at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at the Orange County Convention & Expo Center. Michelle Tubbleville, the county’s special events coordinator, announced the giveaway at Tuesday’s meeting of the Orange County Commissioners’ Court. The recovery boxes will include turkey, food box, first aid kit, blanket and cleaning supplies. To be eligible, one must have proof of residency in Orange County. Orange County Disaster Rebuild, United Way, The Southeast Texas Food Bank, Lions International and The Salvation Army are co-sponsors for the event. The county extended its

Tropical Storm Imelda disaster declaration through Dec. 26, with the hope that portions of ongoing expenses caused by the storm will qualify for reimbursement under future government grants. Joel Ardoin, county emergency management coordinator, announced the Disaster Recovery Center run by FEMA at the County Expo Center will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 for Thanksgiving. The county extended its agreement to house the DRC at the Expo Center through Dec. 22. Ardoin reported that TxDOT had finished its first round of Tropical Storm Imelda debris cleanup in Orange County. He said 33,626 cubic yards of debris had been removed from Vidor and 22,426 cubic yards had been cleared in the rest of the county by FEMA.

OF co-workers push McAlpin for superintendent

Melanie Charleston of the law firm Walsh Gallegos tells members of the Orangefield school board, including Brad Frye, right, how her company also offers a superintendent search service during Monday night’s meeting in the high school library. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers

Dave Rogers

For The Record

Acting Superintendent Shaun McAlpin had a cheering section at Monday night’s Orangefield school district meeting. “As you begin the task of seeking a new superintendent, we wish to relay our unequivocal support for Shaun McAlpin as that replacement,” began a letter delivered to the school board and read by Marla Blanke, the district’s finance coordinator. It was written “From: Administration Office Staff” and signed by nine district employees including Dayna Smith, director of special programs; Kimberly Smalley, director of curriculum; and Marla DuBose, superintendent’s secretary. Additionally, several parents of Orangefield students attended to offer support for McAlpin, who has been as-

sistant superintendent for eight years. Orangefield ISD is in the market for its next “permanent” superinMcAlpin tendent because of the unexplained resignation of Stephen Patterson earlier this month. Patterson had been Orangefield superintendent since 2012. McAlpin was named Acting Superintendent when the board unanimously accepted Patterson’s resignation after a two-hour closed meeting Monday, Nov. 4. The board held another special meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19, to interview three candidates to serve as Interim Superintendent. According to McAlpin and Board President Ron RisORANGEFIELD ISD Page 3A

The Orange County Road & Bridge Department had hauled off 2,712 cubic yards of debris. “TxDOT plans to come back Dec. 3 to finish,” Ardoin said. The county commissioners approved the payment of $341,843 in weekly bills while accepting the first

monthly report on 2019 taxes paid. Karen Fisher, tax appraiser-collector, said Orange County citizens had paid a total of $4 million in taxes for property taxes, of which Orange County, the entity, keeps $600,000. Although 2019 taxes are not overdue until Jan. 1,

these collections mean 1.39 percent of all 2019 payments due have been paid, nearly three times the amount received at this time last year, Fisher said. The county fathers approved $35,000 in expenditures to replace security equipment destroyed by a recent lightning strike, with

the funds coming from the Courthouse Security Fund. Worn out county equipment was transferred from active inventories to surplus. These pieces included one boat lift, two tractors and mowers, two dump trucks, one pickup and one excavator.

Lovebirds celebrate 73 years together Dave Rogers

For The Record

Gladys Simon remembers where she was the first time she saw her husband. And his memory is as sharp as a tack on that subject. “Oh boy,” Stanley Simon exclaimed, his eyes lighting up. “Yeah, I said, ‘I want to date her.’ “She was a beautiful woman, was very well educated and was real smart, I guarantee.” Earlier this month, Nov. 9, Stanley Simon and wife Gladys Theriot Simon celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. Stanley is 98, Gladys 92. But Gladys, who can tell you what outfit she was wearing and how her hair was styled back on that day in mid-1946, has her own recollections of that day. Back then, Stanley was 25. He had just gotten out of the U.S. Army at the end of World War II, duty that included landing at Omaha Beach and suffering frostbite at the Battle of the Bulge. Gladys was 18, a recent graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School. “I was living with my Aunt Juliet in town and working at Texaco Island at their [oil] canning factory,” Alice said recently. “I was working to make money so I could get into nursing classes at St. Mary’s.” Both Stanley, a native of Orangefield, and Gladys, who grew up “way out in the country” in Port Acres, were boarders when they met.

Orangefield native Stanley Simon returned from World War II and found his reward in the arms of Gladys. The couple marked 73 years of marriage on Nov. 9, 2019. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Stanley was living at “Mom Gibbs’” boarding house that summer but was in Gladys’ neighborhood that day because he had a job painting his sister Stella’s nearby garage. “I was on my aunt’s front porch on 10th Street and he’d come by in his car,” Gladys said. “He had gutted the muffler – vroom, vroom, vroom

at the stop sign. “I hollered, ‘I hope you get your eyes full.’ And then I went on in.” Later that evening, Stanley returned to the neighborhood. This time, he asked Stella to introduce him to “that gal over at Juliet’s.” The rest, as they say, were five healthy children, 12 grandchildren, 22 great-

grandchildren and 10 greatgreat grandchildren. “We never went to bed mad,” Gladys said. “Oh, I used to pout a lot when we got married. I remember I was big and pregnant with Charlotte [their first of four daughters] and he danced with his niece, Jeannette. I was jealous. LOVEBIRDS Page 3A

Creative space sharing makes sense Penny Leleux

For The Record

Creative space sharing is a concept that started a decade or so ago. People share jobs and use the same desk, some share community conference space and share costs in office rental. It’s some that makes good sense economically. The Rustic Saloon and the Stuffed Mushroom are the newest ones on the shared space bandwagon.

Paul Bryant opened the Rustic Saloon in Bridge City, Jan. 11, 2019. Katherine Aras started catering two and a half years ago in Orange and opened to the public in Orange in Aug. 2018. Aras wanted to test the waters of the lunch crowd in Bridge City. The Rustic Saloon didn’t open until 2 p.m. and has a kitchen. It’s the perfect scenario. “I always wanted to try to CREATIVE SPACE Page 3A

Katherine Aras opened The Stuffed Mushroom inside of Bridge City’s Rustic Saloon. RECORD PHOTO: Penny Leleux

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Shane & Shane with Phil Wickham Christmas Tour comes to Lutcher Theater Staff Report For The Record The Lutcher Theater welcomes, Shane & Shane with Phil Wickham Christmas Tour 2019, Monday, December 2, at 7:30pm. Christian duo, Shane & Shane and Contemporary Christian artist, Phil Wickham present their annual Christmas Tour 2019 featuring a fun, family-friendly evening filled with holiday songs and original worship music. Three time Dove Award winners, Shane and Shane are a Texas-based worship duo who joined forces while attending A&M University. Leading worship since the age of 13, Phil Wickham has released 6 albums featuring hit songs, “Cannons,” “Divine Romance,” “Heaven Fall Down,” and “At Your Name.” Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at www.lutcher.org. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available via the Lutcher Box Office at (409) 886-5535. Phil Wickham is, at his core, a humble and sincere artist who writes songs and worships God using the medium of music. It is with that

brush that he paints images of a loving and creative God across the canvases of listeners’ hearts and minds. The evidence of this gift has been apparent on all of his critically acclaimed efforts. His certified single “This Is Amazing Grace” gave Wickham his first career No. 1, holding the top spot on Billboard’s National Christian

Audience Chart for 13 consecutive weeks. The honors continued as the single was named Billboard’s 2014 No. 1 Christian Airplay Song of the year and BMI’s 2015 Christian Song of the Year. In addition to its success at radio, the song has become a beloved anthem in the modern church, increasing Wickham’s recognition as a gifted

artist and songwriter with a true heart of worship. “Living Hope” marks Wickham’s first song from his forthcoming collection of the same name which was unveiled on August 3, 2018. Shane+Shane is a Texasbased, contemporary worship music band known for acoustic praise and worship music. The band consists of Shane Barnard (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Shane Everett (vocals). Shane Barnard grew up in Lubbock, Texas, where he attended Texas Tech University and later Texas A&M University. It was there that he led worship at the popular Christian student gathering Breakaway, and where he met Everett. Barnard is also known for his unique style of strumming the acoustic guitar and his high vocal range. During his junior year as a student at Texas A&M University, Barnard began a recording career. Shane Everett, a Dallas native also attended Texas A&M University. One night after playing with his band in a bar, Everett felt moved by God, which led him to quit his band and start attending church regularly.

Christmas Strolls return to Shangri La

Disaster Recovery Centers new hours

Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will once again usher in the Christmas season with Christmas Strolls. Colorful displays throughout the gardens along with lighted community-decorated Christmas trees will welcome visitors. You are cordially invited to come out for a leisurely stroll through our illuminated landscapes and celebrate the holiday season. Christmas Strolls run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the evenings of December 7, December 11, 12, 13, 14 and December 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2019. Don’t forget that admission to Shangri La Gardens is FREE. Even so, please consider donating nonperishable food items to Orange Christian Services to support those in greatest need throughout our community. Christmas Strolls are a great way to celebrate the Christmas season with family and friends. Please come out, enjoy the beautifully decorated Christmas trees created by talented members of our community, and make Christmas Strolls at Shangri La Gardens a family tradition.

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.

Trees for Bridge City homes available 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. Bridge City residents may come by City Hall at 260 Rachal or call 735-6801 to sign up for a tree. Tree pick-up will be Saturday, December 14th at the BCISD Bus Barn on West Roundbunch.

Shortly thereafter, he met Barnard, and became part of Breakaway Ministries, a weekly student-led praise and worship service at Texas A&M. The band originally began with Barnard performing solo acts, but Everett increasingly played a major role in his performances. In 2002, the band released their first album, Psalms, under the new name “Shane & Shane”. The duo continued to release albums in the following years, including Carry Away (2003), Upstairs (2004), and Clean (2004). The duo went on hiatus for a year after the release of An Evening With Shane & Shane, a live CD/DVD. Following the hiatus, the group released five albums in the next six years,

including The One You Need (2011), which charted at No. 53 on the Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album. The One You Need was also the first album released under the Fair Trade record label. In 2014, following a successful Kickstarter campaign, Shane & Shane launched a project, “The Worship Initiative”, a paid membership website with instructional videos and chord charts for popular worship songs. As part of the project, they have released multiple albums including two Christmas albums. Their subsequent studio albums, The Worship Initiative and Psalms II, are also included in the project.

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Orangefield ISD From Page 1

Ann Dixon, an educational consultant with Walsh Gallegos, explains to members of the Orangefield school board how the Austin-based company can run a search for a new superintendent to replace Stephan Patterson. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Creative space sharing get the lunch crowd to come in,” said Bryant. “There were a couple of other people I had talked to about coming in, but we never finalized a deal.” “I was thinking of moving here anyway and then when he told me he wanted someone to bring him lunch, I told him I could do that,” said Aras. “Katherine came to me and we got to talking. She was interested, so here we are,” said Bryant. “I let her come in and start her lunch 11-2, that’s where we’re at now.” The Stuffed Mushroom has been serving lunch Monday-Friday for the last three weeks and had a ribbon cutting Tuesday. “So far it’s been picking up a little bit each day,” said Bryant. “It’s a building process and hopefully it will continue to grow where she can maintain what she has and keep going.” “We’ve had some repeat customers for the Stuffed Mushroom and they also come back for drinks in the afternoon,” said Rustic Sa-

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loon bartender Brenda Hebert. “It’s helping our business a lot.” Aras considers her cuisine as All-American. “We have a lot of pasta dishes, Italian dishes. Tuscan Chicken is one of our specialties. It’s chicken strips in a cream sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach served over bow tie pasta. We have a stuffed Manicotti on Wednesdays. Then we do cheesy chicken and spaghetti that is not on the menu.” The menu features starters such as crab and shrimp stuffed mushrooms, sandwiches include a muffaletta with homemade olive dressing, salads such as a pear and cranberry salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. She also has a daily special that runs from $8.95 -14.95. “We do casseroles to go,” said Aras. She said the cheesy chicken and spaghetti is a favorite. “We try to rotate the casseroles out during the week to let people try it out, but we always have cheesy chicken and spaghetti.” Any casserole can be or-

dered in the morning and picked up in the afternoon in Orange, “but we do have some on hand. We have individual ones that start out at $5.95, which a lot of people don’t know and it goes up. The larger sizes you usually always have to order.” Aras said the individual size is almost 2 servings and the small size is 3-4 servings. Party size casseroles are also available. A holiday menu is coming soon. To order casseroles call 409-670-3144 Hours of the Stuffed Mushroom at the Rustic Saloon are 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday at 1195 Texas Ave., Bridge City. The Pinehurst location is 2000 Strickland. Hours at that location are MondayThursday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The bar is open to serve alcohol for lunch in Bridge City. The Rustic Saloon is closed on Sundays. Tore Down will be playing this weekend on Saturday night. Bryant is excited about his new margarita machine. Go check it out.

ingear late Tuesday, the board unanimously voted its preference but was withholding the name of the pick pending the completion of a signed contract. Orangefield could name a permanent replacement for Patterson as soon as Feb. 10 if it chooses to hire the Austin-based law firm it already has on retainer to also be its headhunter, the board members were told Monday. “With Walsh Gallegos, we can do a regular search in six months, or we can do a speed search,” said Ann Dixon, an educational search consultant who often serves as interim superintendent while leading the hiring process for a more permanent replacement. Dixon was introduced to the board Monday night by Melanie Charleston, an attorney from the Austinbased law firm of Walsh, Gallegos, Trevino, Russo and Kyle, P.C. which has served as Orangefield’s legal counsel for several years. Charleston noted that the law firm represents 500 school districts in Texas and New Mexico and has conducted about 30 superintendent searches. On a significantly related note, she failed to shed any light on the reason for Patterson’s departure. She did, however, say there was no severance agreement between the district and Patterson. The seven-sentence news release issued by the Board of Trustees Nov. 5 said, “the

Board will not be communicating on this personnel matter.” It did allow “we do believe Dr. Patterson’s resignation was in the best interest of the District.” Responding Monday via email to a Texas Public Information Act request from The Record Newspapers for the Orangefield ISD to share copies of “complaints” against the superintendent, Charleston wrote, “The District believes this information is excepted from public disclosure and will therefore request a ruling from the Attorney General regarding that information.” While public agencies have 10 working days to respond to a PIA request by either furnishing the requested information or requesting an AG opinion, the state’s top lawyer and his minions have 45 working days to render a decision. If that ruling is that the information sought, is indeed, public record material, the agency then has 30 more working to either provide the info or file an appeal to the ruling in a court of law. According to the timely published agenda, the seven members of the Orangefield school board met in a special session at the administration building Monday, Nov. 4 to “consider and discuss complaints against Superintendent” in a closed session and to “consider possible action regarding complaints.” Records sought by The Record Newspapers showed that only nine people – nei-

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“But that’s silly.” Dancing became the Simons’ favorite activity. “He asked me if I’d like to go dancing,” Gladys remembers. “We found out we could jitterbug, ballroom dance and slow dance. We used to go to the American Legion Hall on Lakeshore Drive. “Our favorite song was ‘Stardust.’” “Still is,” Stanley said. “Every time we hear it,” Gladys said, “we think how we used to dance for it.” Today, the two reside in a retirement home in Beaumont and the moving is a tad slower. Both survived health scares this past spring. But they participate in regular

activities, such as bingo. And each week, they are readers during church services. Between retiring in Port Arthur after a 36-year career as a machinist at Standard Alloy and coming back to the Golden Triangle to be closer to family and doctors, Stanley and his bride spent 32 years living in Colmesneil. Stanley built furniture and they both worked as Eucharistic ministers for their church. They accumulated three boats, one of which seats 15. And they spent plenty of time on the water of Lake Tejas – when they were home. The couple that three quarters of a century ago

went all the way to Houston for their honeymoon, has sojourned on 13 sea cruises, with their favorite being Alaska. They traveled to Washington D.C. and saw the World War II monument. “He broke down and cried,” Gladys said. Back home, Gladys says she wouldn’t change a thing. “He was a wonderful husband and provider,” she says of the man at the stop sign in front of her porch swing. “I just fell in love with him.” They have had the greatest love of all, Stanley Simon says. “Nobody never passed what we did,” he said. “I’ll guarantee you.”

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ther Patterson nor board secretary Marla DuBose – attended the meeting. The public forum announced on the agenda was canceled because there no members in attendance. Those were the seven trustees, Ronald Risinger, board president; Marc Wernig, vice president; Brad Frye, secretary; Jesse Fremont, treasurer; and members Bo Henley, Laura Clark and Donovan Weldon. Also present was McAlpin and Paige Kelly, representing Walsh, Gallegos. McAlpin did not participate in the closed meeting. A 1996 graduate of Orangefield High School, the 41-year-old McAlpin has worked for the district since 2001. He was high school principal before taking on the role of assistant superintendent. “Mr. McAlpin has worked hard, and essentially handled the day to day responsibilities of this district for the last few years,” the letter presented by district administration office workers said. “He knows employees by name. The students know him by name because he shows interest in each one … We each feel respected and valued by Mr. McAlpin, and feel the same toward him.” Patterson was an All-District football player for West Orange-Stark. After graduating there in the spring of 1990, he went to Arkansas State on a sports scholarship.

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TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2009

From The Creaux’s Nest LOCAL DIGNATERIES DIE IN 1988 PLANE CRASH I first met Marlin Thompson when he arrived in Orange as their first full time city attorney and was elevated to city manager from 1957 to 1959. He later joined the Ward Stephenson Law Firm. Ward, along with his legal secretary Jackie Bean pioneered and developed the art of civil practice in asbestos related cases. The firm saw instant success. Ward died shortly after as a young age. Marlin, with the help of Mrs. Bean, who guided him through lawsuits, became wealthy overnight. He and three other guys, including attorney Walter Umphrey, bought 13,000 acres of hunting land in Arkansas. Marlin alone bought the adjoining 6000 acres and with the help of his brotherin-law, John Roy Fredrick, started developing the large spread and built lodging cabins. Marlin had married his legal secretary Linda Fredrick. He by then had made several fortunes and he and Linda planned to retire at their beautiful Arkansas spread. On Nov. 18, 1988, all dreams came to an end when a plane crash killed the Thompsons and their passengers. Among them was a very popular labor leader Dewey “Teddy Bear” Cox. I had known Cox since his early arrival from Shelby County. “Teddy Bear” rose through the ranks of Local 587 of the Boilermakers Union. He served as president, business manager and chief financial agent. He went on to become construction representative for the International Union. “Teddy Bear” had a lot of political stroke locally and was well connected in state politics. He and Marlin were friends and “Teddy Bear” was in a position to maneuver asbestos cases to him. They were on their way to Thompson’s place for a stay through Thanksgiving when the plane crashed just short of their destination, Batesville, Arkansas. Everyone aboard were killed. Marlin’s partner, Robin Steele, pilot Michael Beaumont and his wife Martha, of League City, along with the Thompson’s and Cox. On a personal note: “Teddy Bear” was a personal friend who often spent time with us at night as we laid out our newspaper, The Opportunity Valley News. He was a soft-spoken person, kind and helpful but once he zeroed in on an issue he could be very stern. I had seen that side of him. I missed him for a long time after his death and sadly watched the demise of his family. That dreadful plane crash was 31 years ago this week.*****I must move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. DEMOCRAT EDWARDS ELECTED IN DEEP SOUTH Despite President Donald Trump making four stops in Louisiana in an all-out effort to unseat Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards, his efforts failed. Trump first came to Hackberry LNG Export facility, which began seven years before his run for U.S. President. He returned three times for big rallies, two in the last week in Monroe and Bossier City. Both of the last visits are in the northwest part of Louisiana bordering east Texas counties. Both area’s vote very much the same. Winnfield and that part of Louisiana was the strong hold of Huey and Earl Long, U.S. senator and governor and the real power brokers in a democratic controlled state. They, along with Gov. Jimmy Davis, the singing governor, “You are my Sunshine,” who controlled the North and state senator Dudley J. LeBlanc, the “Hadacol” man, who controlled the Southern part of the state kept it solidly democratic, as did Gov. Edward Edwards. I recall when I was a teenager that there was only one Republican I knew about. Ironically, his last name was Edwards, like today’s governor. We all thought him strange; he didn’t own transportation and was like a misfit. He rode the bus to Baton Rough to attend Republican meetings. He was a state GOP delegate. Louisiana stayed mostly democratic until Ronald Reagan. If Louisiana is not the birthplace of White Supremacy it was born shortly after. David Duke came along 30 odd years ago to ignite and give a second birth to the K.K.K. The state went from purple to red when Barack Obama ran for president, getting only 39 percent of the vote. In last Saturday’s election, Edward defeated Republican Eddie Rispone. More Democrats voted, over 100,000, than had ever voted before in a Louisiana governor’s race. Rispone spent $14 million of his own money, plus millions more from the RNC and others, outspending Edwards two to one. Rispone was also helped by Trump and V.P. Pence, along with Donald Trump, Jr. and others, who crisscrossed the state the final month, as did U.S. Senator John Kennedy. Today, Louisiana Democrats are crediting President Trump’s last two stops in one week, with spurring the large democratic turnout on Election Day that brought Edwards across the finish line. That was Trump’s third loss with a complete Democratic take over in Virginia and a big loss in Kentucky. Trump’s coattails are getting shorter. Trump, in his rallies, plays to his base only, which doesn’t invite others, like Independents and Conservative Democrats, to join in, one good reason why Edwards might have carried 58% of Independents. I’ve been knowledgeable of Louisiana politics since I was a youngster. Politics haven’t really changed that much. The state has always been conservative. It will vote conservative before voting republican. John Bel Edwards again proved that in reelection. Trump carried the state by 21 percent but Edwards is considered to be far more conservative than Trump. Even though Louisiana is a White Supremacy state, its demographics is changing and like Texas and other states, is getting more towards the center. The election in 2020 should be interesting and it may be without Trump.

The Turkey Day game between Texas and A&M is worth the price of the ticket, just to watch West OrangeStark standout Earl Thomas work. He’s just one interception away from a new Longhorn record. He’s a good kid from a great family. I predict he will be the next pro superstar to come out of Orange County.***** We were saddened to learn of the tragic death of James English, age 18. He passed away Nov. 22 in an automobile accident in Starks, La. Three other teenagers were slightly injured. Kelby Simpson, 18, Clint Dunn, 17 and Greg Perry, 18 were treated at Baptist Hospital in Orange. We had known James’ family for more than 50 years and were friends of his grandparents F.C. “Spec” and Rachel Faries and have known his mother Denise and Aunt D’Juana since they were children. James was a great kid.*****Rose Marie Hryhorchuk Weatherholt, 44, died Nov. 20 at her home. She was the daughter of Frank and Eva Hryhorchuk, longtime friends and salt of the earth people.***** Travis Hudson, 77, was a good man. He was called home Nov. 21. He was an Orange County native who gave a lot back to his community. His contributions to the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district are many. To his wife Melba, mother Verna Mae and family we extend our deepest sympathy.*****Don Breaux killed an 11-point buck and he wants the world to know it wasn’t an 8-point like we reported.***** A few weeks ago our friend Mary Fontenot had another heart attack. A triple bypass has her on the road to recovery.***** Dorothy Mathis had to spend her 84th birthday in intensive care at Orange Baptist last week. Dorothy required surgery to install a pacemaker. The fine lady was in the Navy for 46 years as a civilian worker.***** We were sorry to hear about the death of Walter Crew. Everyone we talked with said what a great guy he was. Our condolences to Pam, family and friends. ***** Mel and Joey Campbell are grandparents again. Their daughter Jayna gave birth to a daughter. *****Fifty years ago this week, Ford Motor Co. halted production of the unpopular Edsel auto that had been named for Henry Ford’s son-in-law. The auto appeared to have a horse collar in the grill. It was big and a fine auto but most people found it to be ugly. Today, the Edsel is a collectors item.*****Anyone that has even eaten a Robert’s chicken fried steak is in agreement that it’s the best in the South. We hear that Robert also does a great Freddy Fender imitation.***** Adam Lambert’s racy performance at the AMA award show cost him a spot on “Good Morning America.” Lambert will instead perform on ABC’s morning rivals at CBS.*****Wilson and V.J. Roberts ventured to Doug and Regina Harrington’s place, near Crockett, over the weekend. Wilson was on his best behavior. They invaded the famous catfish restaurant and the manager again asked Doug not to bring Wilson back to the “All You Can Eat” buffet.*****Congrats to little Clayson Choate, champion biker. He comes by his riding talent honestly. His dad, Van, was an expert rider who avoided lawmen in several counties.*****David Peck is the only J.P. candidate that has made an announcement for Pct. 1. Current judge Joe Parkhurst is retiring. I hear someone else might announce. Commissioner Beamon Minton is expected to be opposed by Percy, the same man who ran against him eight years ago. Commissioner Owen Burton or any of the justices are expected to have opponents.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 40 Years Ago-1979 Coach Steve McCarty and his West Orange-Stark Mustangs are in the football playoffs. Their first game is against Baytown Lee, Saturday, 1 p.m. in the Astrodome. (Editor’s note: Five years ago Steve was coach at South Park and was in the playoffs there also. He and coach Dan Ray Hooks came to Orange when West Orange and Stark merged.) Baytown won the game 12-7.*****Bridge City football players named to the “All District” football team were Russell Gauthier, Ken Haas, George Fleming, Greg Koci, Shannon Foreman, Bucky Thompson, Tracy Linder, Mark Welch and Bryan Ward. Ward was also named “Offensive Player of the Year.”*****Butch Lusignan is recovering from injuries received in an auto accident. (Editor’s note: Butch, his mom and dad, Lucky and Gert, all have passed away since then.) *****Brian Huckabay will be 20 on Nov. 27.*****Gene Edgerly will turn a year older Dec. 1. I bet Gene would like to buy back the past 40 years.*****Shirley Delahoussaye, celebrates a birthday on Nov. 27 and Jo Ann Brabham, Phyllis Dunn’s sexy sister, will celebrate Dec. 3.*****Doug Ardoin is recovering at St. E’s after having heart surgery last week.*****Micky McCollum is in St. Luke’s intensive care unit.*****Janet Fontenot is home recovering after surgery. Husband James attended the monthly “Gourmet Club” gathering hosted by Marty and R.J. Conway but rushed home to care for Janet. The rest of the group ventured to the Palace in Beaumont for dinner.*****Ed Lovelace, former KOGT owner, takes over radio stations KLBL-AM and KCWW-FM in Beeville.*****On Nov. 23, Tony and Mary Giarratano marked their 50th wedding anniversary. A big party was held at GERA. Hosting the reception were their three sons, Bernard, Joseph and Frank. The couple have 12 grandchildren. Tony had been singing in a Kansas City night club when he met Mary Blanda while visiting in Orange. He owned the “Chat ‘N’ Chew” and “Tony’s Spaghetti House.” Tony was the waiter, Mary the cook. Their home was behind the restaurant on the corner of Second and Cypress. The “Chat ‘N’ Chew” was next door.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK Steve Bannon, longtime Donald Trump friend and former White House chief strategist and Trump’s 2016 campaign CEO, said in an interview with CBS News that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s handling of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is “actually quite brilliant.” “I disagree with her ideologically but I think Nancy Pelosi is a master at political warfare. I think strategically what she has done from the democratic perspective is actually quite brilliant.” The following is my quote, “When it comes to knowledge about governing Nancy is a college professor while Trump is at a third grade level.”

cerns but now Richard will have to undergo surgery after Thanksgiving. He faces major heart artery blockage. The Albair’s, due to bridge work delay into next year, are putting Peggy’s Place and all the surrounding land for sale. They are looking for the right person to take over the historical Duvall LeBlanc peninsula. Darla Bertrand is the realtor. The property is unique and has good income. There is no other such location in Orange County. With the Chevron/Phillips boom coming, it’s a great investment. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Southern Charm, with Terry Hamilton. It will be the last gathering until after Thanksgiving. The Bunch will dine at Robert’s on Dec. 4. A couple of weeks ago, the Bunch honored the WWII Veterans. Attorney Rex Peveto picked up the tab for all those heroes. A photo is running in today’s issue of some of the group who attended. A dozen or so had already left early due to prior commitments. Thanks to photographer Larry Trimm. See you after Thanksgiving.*****Trump’s defenders can argue that the aid was ultimately released. They can argue that Trump’s conduct doesn’t warrant impeachment. They can argue that the voters, not congress, ought to determine the president’s fate. For them to claim that there was no Quid Pro Quo is a flat out lie. It was something for something, but I see it more as bribery, “I’ll give you this taxpayer money but first I need you to do us a favor though.”*****A few special folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Three great guys celebrate on Nov. 20. Allen Clay Dunn, named for his great-grandfather and grandfather, Ms. Phyl and Roy’s middle child celebrates. To know him is to like him.***Also celebrating is Lon Hubbard, whose father “Bubba” was the driving force to incorporate Bridge City. Lon is a prince of a guy.***Sharing a birthday is the son of Dot and Jay Eshbach, pioneer Bridge City business people, Edgar Eshbach. Edgar’s dad Jay lost the first race for Bridge City mayor by three votes. His mom Dot was a popular business owner.*****On Nov. 22, is the day President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas in 1963. (See Down Life’s Highway.)***My great and longtime friend, legal secretary Jackie Roberts celebrates today. Jackie still works for attorney Jim Dunaway.***Butch Campbell, Lamar’s finest, is a year older. Nearly Social Security age I suspect. I have known this fine guy since he was thirteen.***Also our late friend H.D. Pate would be 80 years old today.*****Nov. 23, finds Randel Morris, a dedicated Lions Club member, marking another birthday.*****Nov. 26, is a special day for pretty district judge Courtney Burch Arkeen and also our friend Eric Andrus, at Central Office Supply.***Angie and Don Breaux are celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary on Nov. 26. I never understood that one but best wishes for many more.

BREAUX BIRTHDAYS A few folks having birthdays in the next few days. On Nov. 20: Allen Dunn, Cary Green, Edgar Eshbach, Sunni Moseley, Jim Pruter, Jan Briggs and Lon Hubbard all celebrate birthdays. Joining them are presidential candidate Joe Biden, 77, Country singer Josh Turner, 42 and Rock singer Joe Walsh, 72.*****Nov. 21: Jennifer Mott, Jason LeLeux and Mary Tate are a year older. Also a year older are former football players Michael Strahan, 48 and Troy Aikman, 53, actress Goldie Hawn, 74.*****On this day, Nov. 22: 1963, President JFK was killed in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswalt. Butch Campbell, Cecil Broom, Heather Ferguson, Belinda Thibodeaux, Jackie Roberts and Larry Bridges celebrate birthdays. Also having birthdays are actors Scarlett Johansson, 35, Mark Ruffalo, 52 and Jamie Lee Curtis, 61.*****Nov. 23: Randle Morris, Barbara Benton and Rita Ellis celebrate. Celebrating also are Good Morning America host Robin Roberts, 59 and Pop singer Miley Cyrus, 27.*****Nov. 24: Candace Todora, Steven James and Jeff Hollis have birthdays on this day. Movie actors Katharine Heigl, 41, Billy Connolly, 77 and Colin Hanks, 42 also celebrate.*****Nov. 25: Sherry Hickman, Amber Permar, Serena Simonton celebrate along with singer Amy Grant, 59 and actress Christina Applegate, 48.*****Nov. 26: Taryn Hubbard, Dana Bryant, Todd Dixon, Eric Andrus and BC elementary school nurse Shelly Hollier all celebrate. They are joined by Rock singer Tina Turner, 80 and Pop singer Natasha Bedingfield, 38.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Thomas D. Guilbeau is a lawyer in Sou’h Looseanna. He’s a successful attorney but he’s very arrogant and pushy. Guilbeau boarded an airplane in New Orleans with a box of frozen Gulf crabs he was bringing to a big client in New York. He axe da stewardess to take care of dem crabs for him. She took da box and promised to put dem in da refrigerator. Guilbeau advised her that he was holding her personally responsible for keeping dem crabs frozen. Den he added, in his loud, arrogant voice, I’m a lawyer me, and proceeded to rant at her about wat would happen if she let dem crabs taw out. Da stewardess was really annoyed by Guilbeau’s behavior. Shortly before landing in New York, she got on da intercom to announce to da entire cabin, “Would the gentleman who gave me the crabs in New Orleans please raise your hand?” Not one hand want up so she took dem crabs home and ate dem.

C’EST TOUT U.S. DEBT UNSUSTAINABLE Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned Congress last week that the U.S. debt is “unsustainable.” “It may soon be your turn to save the economy,” he warned. The current federal budget deficit has hit $984 billion and is expected to again top $1 trillion in fiscal year 2020. The federal tax cut to the nations wealthiest by Trump has added to the red ink and will continue to grow. The national debt has surpassed $23 trillion. “The debt is growing faster than the economy and that is unsustainable,” Powell said. Many economists are forecasting a recession next year. Powell has been attacked by Trump for not cutting interest rates lower to stimulate the economy. Powell says there is not room to do so. *****Well, they tell me I’ve got to get out of here. Thank you for your time. Good bye, good luck and God bless you and yours.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Our friends Peggy and Richard Albair have suffered hardship over the last few years because of the closing of the Roundbunch Swing Bridge. Adding to that is the terrible blows they withstood from Hurricanes Ike and Harvey. These hard working people also have been facing health problems. Peggy has had her share of health con-

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Disaster Recovery Centers 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. e FEMA website offers a DRC locator to help survivors find the nearest center. Visit online at https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator.

Advanced Placement (AP) Testing at LCM e College Board has changed its procedures and deadlines for ordering our AP exams. Students who are planning to take AP exams must now register. e 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. ese 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. e guest speaker on Wed., Nov. 20: Mary Ann Fetchin will discuss non-proﬁt catsaving group she started. (Program and guest courtesy of Diane Grooters.) Food provided byDiane Grooters and on Wed., Nov. 27: No meeting planned due to anksgiving holiday.

Good Shepherd Lutheran to host events Good Shepherd Lutheran has several big events coming up. We are selling Gumbo Meals on Wednesday, November 20 from 11 am to 1 pm and on Saturday, November 23 from 11 am to 2 pm. For the reasonable price of $9.50, you will get gumbo, rice, potato salad, and crackers. We are also selling frozen quarts for $12.00 and frozen pints for $6. We are having our annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 23 from 9 am to 2 pm. Some of the vendors who will be here are Rustic & Lace, Sweet Creations, Band Saw Boxes & More, Tallant Stained Glass, Trendy Treasures, Young Living, Mary Kay, and Paparazzi Jewelry. e church will be selling Durham Ellis Pecan products, frozen gumbo, gumbo meals, baked items, and raffle tickets for a Christmas Quilt. e beautiful quilt was made especially for this raffle. e tickets are $1.00 for 1 or $5.00 for 6 tickets. e drawing for the quilt is December 7. All of these activities are conducted with the specific purpose of supporting our Music Scholarship Program, which benefits two Lamar University music students. Please join us on Wednesday for gumbo and on Saturday for food,

to get a good start on your Christmas shopping, and to help further the ministry in the community of our church.

Kiwanis Club announces Christmas parade e Kiwanis Club of Orange will present the 71st Annual Orange Christmas Parade on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 6 p.m. is 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. ey are also available at Mann Insurance Agency, 1505 Park Avenue, Orange and from the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce (1012 Green Ave., Orange). e 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

First Presbyterian Annual Open House First Presbyterian Church, located at 902 Green Avenue, Orange, Texas, will host its Annual Christmas Open House during the Orange Christmas Parade on the evening of Friday, December 6, 2019. Doors of the Frances Ann Lutcher Memorial Building will open at 5:30pm and remain open throughout the parade. Be our guests, watch the parade and indulge in cookies, cocoa and coﬀee. Bags of popcorn will be served on the sidewalk in front of the church. For any questions contact the church oﬃce at 409-8832097.

Orange County Beekeepers Group Meetings e 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. is 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 409-728-0344 Texas Master Beekeeper, Christie Ray 409-550-9195 owner of QueenBee Supply in Orange or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356, owner of Muldrow Bee Farm.

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. e 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 non-proﬁt 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. e 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 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. en 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.

Methodist Church hosts Christmas Night Out Child care and gift wrapping available for a good cause. Have a night out on us. e goal of this event is to help our community through the hectic holiday season. On December 18, from 58pm the community is invited to bring in presents for the youth group to wrap or Christmas cards that need to be addressed. We will also provide the church facility to provide a night of childcare so parents can Christmas shop that night. Register your child online here: https://tinyurl.com/childcaregiftwrapping Both services will be in the Family Life Center located at the corner of 5th Street and Elm Street. Cost: All donations All donations from this will go to our Angels and Elves shopping trip in which we bless our community by buying gifts for less fortunate families in our city.

Community Christian School Golf Tourney Community Christian School has rescheduled their Golf Tournament at Sunset Grove Country Club to April 4th. e tourney will cost $100 per player / $350 foursome and the deadline to enter is Nov. 9th. ere 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.

Pictured Left to Right: Tim Wooley (Principal), Gloria Ramsey (Mother), Spencer Ramsey (Father) Erin Ramsey, Dave Derosier (OhainWEB.com), Nikki Harris (Counselor). is kinda person. Erin displays grit in everything she does, even if she doesn’t appear to be challenged by her goals. Erin isn’t afraid to take on a new challenge, and although she may grumble, I know I can count on Erin to take care of her business and even check in on her teammates to make sure they are being successful as well! I know that Erin will embrace her new challenges upon graduation. I can’t wait to watch Erin conquer the world!” Hannah Landry, Math Teacher, said, “Erin is a delight to have in PreAP PreCalculus. She is a focused, hardworking student who willingly accepts the challenge to grow and succeed. With natural intelligence and an intentional work ethic,

Seek & Find Resale Store e Seek & Find Resale Shop is open on ursdays 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 e Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. e 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 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.

Dementia Care Givers' Support Group

Orange Al-Anon meetings

e 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 ursday of every month at 6:30 p.m..

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.

Ramsey named BCHS Student of Month

e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is announced that the November Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Erin Ramsey. Erin was presented her certiﬁcate and gift bag by Lifetime Ambassador, Dave Derosier, Owner of OhainWEB.com, at the November Networking Coﬀee hosted by Bridge City Bank. Erin plans to attend Texas A&M University and pursue a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Tami Goss, Director of Bands, said, “Erin is completing her second season as a drum major of the BCHS Band. As the head drum major this year, she found herself in a position that requires an extreme amount of time, discipline, organization, stress, and responsibility. She handled it with a calm grace and mentored her two assistant drum majors so that they will be ready for the next season. On top of that, she juggles demanding and rigorous academic requirements. She is an outstanding musician, student, and leader to all of her peers, and I have been blessed to work closely with her during her time at BCHS. She is everything we hope for our students to become and more!” Shannon King, Social Studies Chair, UT OnRamps/APUSH, UIL Academic Coordinator, said, “I love Erin Ramsey. She is a straight-shooting, tell-it-like-it-

model inside and outside of the classroom. Her interest in science has challenged her to take both AP Chemistry and AP Biology this year, and to participate in UIL Science. Erin is a pleasure to have in the classroom and I foresee a bright future for this special young lady.” She received gift certiﬁcates and gifts from: COS Printing, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Neches Federal Credit Union, Bridge City Walmart, Bridge City Bank, 5Point Credit Union and Candace Mulhollan RE/MAX ONE.

Erin can accomplish just about anything because of this unstoppable combination of qualities. She is a leader and also a good team player. I am thankful for the opportunity to teach Erin this year.” Donna Schrock, Anatomy & Physiology, AP Chemistry, Science Department Chair, said, “Erin has been an impressive student throughout high school. She is an intelligent, polite young lady with an exceptional work ethic. Erin exhibits an eagerness to learn, and she is always prepared for class. She is also a very personable young lady who is willing to help others when needed. Her integrity and positive attitude help to make her a successful student and role

Community Assistance Award presented to Bridge City

The Sabine River Authority of Texas presented a Community Assistance Program Grant to the City of Bridge City on Monday, November 18. Pictured, from left, are Jerry Jones, BC City Manager, Mike Lund, BC Public Utilities Director, Kevin Williams, SRA-TX Board Member and Holly Smith, SRA-TX CFO/Water Resources Manager.

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Wellspring Credit Union was named the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month for November 2019. Pictured, from left, are Beth Arnold (VP of Marketing), Phyllis Villanueva (Loan Officer/Mortgage Loan Officer), Mistie Carpenter (Bridge City Branch Manager/Loan Officer), Danielle Dedrick (Orange Branch Manager/Loan Officer), Stephen Gault (Board Member), and Lucy Fields.

Wellspring Credit Union named BC Chamber November Business Member e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Wellspring Credit Union has been named Business of the Month for November 2019. Mistie Carpenter, Bridge City Branch Manager/Loan Oﬃcer accepted the award from Ambassador/Board Member Lucy Fields at the chamber’s November Networking Coﬀee hosted by Bridge City Bank.

Wellspring Credit Union was chartered in 1958 as Orange Firestone Employees Federal Credit Union. As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, membership is open to individuals and their immediate families, who live, work, worship, or attend school in Orange, Newton, Jefferson, and Hardin Counties in Texas. Wellspring is dedicated to helping its members achieve their fi-

nancial goals by oﬀering quality ﬁnancial products and services at competitive rates. Wellspring received an acrylic award sponsored by Sabine River Ford and gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, 5Point Credit Union, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, Neches Federal Credit Union, OhainWEB.com, and Wellspring Credit Union.

Solvay keeping Orange beautiful Solvay Specialty Polymers Plant in Orange has partnered with Keep Orange County Beautiful (KOCB) to plant canopy trees as part of their Business/Community Environmental Initiative. Solvay recently launched a new step with a new target – Solvay committed to reducing its absolute GHG (green house gas) emissions of its operations by 2025, compared with the 2017 level, at constant scope. “Eﬀectively ﬁghting global warming requires decreasing GHG emissions in absolute value,” according to Kyle O’Halloran Solvay’s Orange site manager. When a community’s economy is healthy and business grows, trees are often removed for additional expansion space. is tree planting located at the entrance to the City of Orange boat ramp on Simmons Drive is a gift to Orange County who lost 30-40 percent of its tree canopy during Hurricane Rita. Orange County is located in the middle of the third largest busier than ever interstate highway system in the US with thousands of vehicles emitting carbon dioxide every day. Simmons Drive is a major

Solvay Specialty Polymers Plant in Orange has partnered with Keep Orange County Beautiful (KOCB) to plant canopy trees as part of their Business/Community Environmental Initiative. Orange entrance which aligns with Mayor Larry Spears desire to recreate Simmons Drive as family friendly and to welcome both visitors and Orange citizens alike to ﬁshing tournaments, boat races and other events at the soon-to-be built boat ramp pavilion. Trees that were planted are Montezuma Cypress. ey are fast growing up to 70 feet tall with a thick trunk up to 6 feet in diameter similar to other cypresses in the area but this species does not produce “knees.” Abundant towering pine, oak and cypress have played an important role throughout Orange’s history. Canopy Trees are workhorses that remove air pollution by breathing in atmospheric carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen as well as ﬁltering dust and other pollutants. An acre of trees can absorb 6 tons of carbon dioxide and produce four tons of life giving oxygen. Solvay is an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company, committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal chal-

lenges. Solvay innovates and partners with customers worldwide in many diverse end markets. Its products are used in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, as well as in mineral and oil and gas extraction, enhancing efficiency and sustainability. Solvay now generates 50 percent of revenues with solutions addressing the challenges of sustainable development Learn more at www.solvayspecialtypolymers.com. e value of trees adds to the desirability of urban areas. Trees mean good business. Citizens and visitors prefer to shop and play at shaded and well-landscaped locations. It is a generous and noble act to protect, preserve, propagate and plant big trees. Keep Orange County Beautiful ongoing mission of “More Trees, Less Trash” is proud to recognize and help further the efforts of Solvay Specialty Polymers Orange, Texas plant for the conservation and beautification efforts of their business and our community.

Floyd Johnson, custodian for Orange County Maintenance, has been named the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Month for November.

Johnson named EOM for November e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that Floyd Johnson, custodian for Orange County Maintenance, has been named November Employee of the Month. Floyd accepted his award from Am-

Deaths and Memorials Dianne René Cross, 48, Orange Dianne René Cross, 48, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 15, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. Born in Houston, Texas on January 10, 1971, she was the daughter of Muncey Bascom Cross, Jr. and Joyce (Kirkland) Cross. Dianne was a “strong presence” in the lives of all who knew her and was known for her generous spirit. Her favorite motto was “Live, Love, Laugh” and that is how she lived her life. Dianne will be remembered for her strength, positive outlook and “Faith to Finish the Fight” while battling cancer. erefore, in lieu of ﬂowers, donations can be made in her honor to FaithFightFinish.org. Dianne loved her family dearly and fought hard until the DIANNE RENÉ end. CROSS She was preceded in death by her father, Muncey Bascom Cross, Jr. She is survived by her mother, Joyce Cross; son, Zach Breish of League City; sisters, Joy Cross of Spring and Brandy Cross of League City; nephews, Cody Schatte of Houston and Logan Schatte of Orange; and niece, Blythe Perez of Houston. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Melissa Mullin Phillips Memorial Service Nov. 29 A memorial service will be held for Melissa Mullins Phillips, formerly of Bridge City and resident of Austin, on Friday, Nov. 29 at the Bridge City Knights of Columbus Hall, 770 Avenue A, West Roundbunch Rd. e memorial will be held from 2 pm - 4 pm. Melissa passed away on Oct. 24 at her home in Austin leaving behind her husband of 40 years, Johnny Phillips also formerly of Bridge City. Melissa was well known and loved by many throughout the Bridge City and Orange County area. She was a kind and loving spouse and friend who was always willing to help others who reached out to her. Her smile and bright personality were refreshing and contagious. She will be missed by all who were forMELISSA tunate enough to have known her. MULLIN PHILLIPS Melissa was proceeded in death by her parents George 'Moon' and Jean Mullins, and brother Dennis Mullins of Bridge City. Melissa is survived by brother and sister-in-law George and Kay Mullins of Jasper, Ga., and Maureen Crowly of Beaumont. In-laws include Wanda and Ray Dal Sasso of Orange, Janna and Gary Lindhorst of Houston. Tanya and Frank Bertone of Crosby and Teresa Gowan of Austin. She also leaves behind numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and life long friends from Bridge City and throughout Texas. All friends and acquaintances of Melissa are invited and welcome to take part in the celebration of Melissa's life back in her hometown of Bridge City.

bassador Michelle Tubbleville, Director of Orange County Disaster Rebuild, at the chamber’s November Networking Coﬀee hosted by Bridge City Bank. Floyd was nominated by Tommy Byers who said, “During Tropical Storm Imelda Mr. Floyd assisted in the community's time of need. Floyd, being the only Janitor able to get to the Expo Center, insured those in need had the supplies they needed to complete the task set in front of them. He would arrive early and stay, to insure the Expo Center, Emergency Operations Center, and shelter was well taken care of. Not only is Mr. Floyd a go getter, but he is truly a great asset to have working for Orange County. If you are ever in a time of need Floyd is always there to lend a hand, he always goes above and beyond the call of duty to make sure the Orange County Event and Expo Center runs to full capacity. It is truly a blessing to have the opportunity to work with Floyd Johnson.” Floyd received gifts and gift certiﬁcates from the following businesses: Sabine River Ford, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total Impressions, Dupuis Tire and Service Center, e Penny Record, Bridge City Dairy Queen, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, Neches Federal Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Wellspring Credit Union, OhainWEB.com and 5Point Credit Union.

Place a memorial, 409-735-5305

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The times, murder of President Kennedy 1963 Recalling the JFK tragedy 56 years ago

The country came to a standstill awaiting Kennedy’s fate… Roy Dunn For e Record For more than a year, President John F. Kennedy had sought the trip to Texas that ended tragically the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963. e national pain and trauma that followed his assassination produced the Kennedy legend. Kennedy had two distinct purposes in mind, and wanted the visit to Texas to achieve them. e first was to raise money. e second was to improve his own political position in a state that promised to be critical in the presidential election of 1964. Nationwide, his popularity was at its lowest point. e president had threatened that if he didn’t carry any other states, he wanted to carry his home state of Massachusetts and that of vice president Lyndon Johnson: Texas. It was a point of pride. Texas had 25 electoral votes at this time, and he had just barely carried the 24 in the election of 1960, winning the state by a mere 46,000 votes. Texas had supported Kennedy strongly in 1956 for the vice presidential nomination that he didn’t get. en, in 1960 Kennedy became tied to Texas when he offered Johnson the second position on the ticket. ere isn’t much doubt in my mind that Kennedy would have lost Texas without Johnson. In fact, LBJ ran two races in 1960 for the vice presidency and also for his old Senate seat. Ironically, he polled 140,000 more voters for the Senate than he did for vice president. In 1961, for the first time in 84 years, Texas sent a Republican to the Senate: John Tower was elected. Both in 1952 and 1956, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower carried the state of Texas. e state was conservative, and only Johnson on the ticket pulled the Kennedy team over Richard Nixon in this state. John Connally was Texas’ governor. He too was a conservative, and not much could be gained for him in the president’s visit to Texas. But he had been pressured into the move, and it was decided that Kennedy would visit San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas and end his trip with a big $100-a-plate rally in Austin the night of Nov. 22. Business people feared Kennedy. His roll back of steel prices had not helped him. He needed to gain their support. Kennedy partisans usually would support a Connally opponent. ere wasn’t much to be accomplished by the governor playing host to the president’s visit. Senior senator from Texas Ralph Yarborough and vice president Johnson were verbally at odds. e senator’s support generally came from arch liberals and labor. He had run three expensive campaigns for governor in the 1950s before finally being elected to the Senate. He

wasn’t in favor with he state Democratic leadership, and thus Yarborough remained the enemy of Johnson, both in the Senate and after LBJ became VP. A constant clash between the two on patronage existed. e president was aware of this situation. On ursday, Nov. 21, Kennedy dedicated the AeroSpace Medical Center at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, followed with a motorcade to the downtown section. He spoke at an appreciation dinner for Albert omas in Houston that evening. en Friday morning, he was the speaker at a Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. e Texas visit at this point had been very successful. e only hitch was that Sen. Yarborough had refused to ride in the San Antonio and Houston motorcades with Johnson. e morning papers had made an issues of the Yarborough-Johnson clash. But on this day, the two would ride together, the president instructed, which they did both leaving Forth Worth and in the Dallas motorcade. An ugly advertisement appeared ursday night in the Dallas Morning News. Also on the previous Tuesday, the paper had run the route the motorcade in Dallas would take. Dallas was a potentially dangerous place for the president to appear because of its past. United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson had recently been hit on the head with a picket sign. And in 1960, thenSen. Lyndon Johnson had been spit on by Nixon supporters. People spoke openly about Dallas being a dangerous place for Kennedy to go, but no one really believed anything would happen. Four of us: then District Attorney Jim Morris, attorney Louis Dugas, attorney Jerry Zunker, and I; had left the Orange County courthouse and arrived at a location on Second Street in Orange where we made arrangements to have raw oysters on the half shell. As we emerged from our car, the motorcade was entering Dallas. Up to this point, everything had gone well. Sometime about 12:30 p.m., one of the waitresses came to the private room where we were dining and announced that the president had been shot in Dallas. We half suspected it was rumor, but still openly discussed the possibilities. Upon re-entering the automobile, all that could be heard on the dial was that the president had in-

After hundreds of thousands had lined up to view the guarded casket throughout the day and night prior to funeral. Representatives from over 90 countries attended the state funeral on Monday, November 25. After the Requiem Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, the late president was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. deed been shot. After arriving back at the courthouse, I visited Sheriﬀ Chester Holts who lived in the quarters below the jail. It was soon announced on his television that the president had died. I saw bitterness on the sheriﬀ ’s face, and I later saw this strong man shed tears during the funeral procession. e rest is history. Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of shooting the president and mortally wounding him. We saw Vice President Lyndon Johnson be sworn in by Judge Hughes as the new president of the United States. Every American, regardless of his political philosophy, felt grief and bitterness that comes in the wake of the assassination of one of its leaders. e course of history was changed on this day by an assassin’s bullet. I remember it as if it had only recently happened. Chances are, if you are over 60 years of age, you too will recall where you were at that precise moment: November 22, 1963. (Side Note:) A carload of Orange County Liberals were on their way to Austin to attend a big $100 a plate rally when they heard on the car radio that the president had been shot. ey turned back toward Orange only to hear the announcement that JFK had died and LBJ had become president.

Every American, regardless of his political philosophy, felt grief and bitterness that comes in the wake of the assassination of one of its leaders. e course of history was changed on this day by an assassin’s bullet.

This 1960 JFK Campaign poster hangs near the wall near my desk at the County Record.

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Huntington's Tyler Rundle tries to escape the Mustang's stingy defense in the 56-7 win over the Red Devils. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Mustangs, Bears march into area round

GERRY L. DICKERT HS ROUNDUP FOR THE RECORD

What happens when a state-ranked team with one loss faces another team with just one win on the season? A 56-7 West Orange-Stark drubbing of the Huntington Red Devils is exactly what happens. In the Class 4A, Division II bidistrict round playoff game between the two teams, the Mustangs jumped out quick and never let up as they took a 42-0 halftime lead before both teams agreed to allow the clock to run throughout the rest of the game. e Mustangs now face area-round opponent LaGrange, a 12-7 bidistrict winner over La Marque this past ursday. e WO-S/LaGrange game will take place this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Moorhead Stadium in Conroe. Jayson Zeigler Jr. came out as quarterback for the Mustangs, allowing starter Jerren Terrell the protection of a night off. Elijah Gales, the pre-eminent running back in Southeast Texas, scored three touchdowns and had 109 yards rushing on just five carries in the game. Gales’ touchdown runs were for four yards, 42 yards and 51 yards. Dontrey McClain added a Mustangs touchdown on defense when he stepped in front of a Huntington pass and took off for 90 yards and the score late in the first quarter.

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Kykiem Taylor scored for the Mustangs on a seven-yard run then Andre omas Jr. intercepted a pass, running 27 yards for another score. WO-S recorded its third interception of the game, this one by Jadon Jones, leading to a Terry Harris 33-yard touchdown run. Jamaal Shaw added another score for the Mustangs on a 24-yard run in the third quarter.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville 48, Stafford 21

e last time Little Cypress-Mauriceville won a playoff game in football, the Hale-Bopp Comet was discovered, the Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars, and “Married With Children” was cancelled (that’s a TV show for you kids out there). Now the wait is over after LC-M topped Stafford 48-21 at Channelview High School this past Friday night. It was 1997 that the Battlin’ Bears reached the Class 4A quarterfinals after beating Cleveland, Whitehouse and Sweeny before falling to La Marque. e next step now in the Class 4A, Division I postseason run for the Bears is an area-round game against Crandall, which defeated Kilgore in

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Mustang Andre Thomas caught the only pass of the night from quarterback Jayson Zeigler, but also caught one from Huntington's Devin Luker, that he returned for a 34 yard touchdown. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FISHING WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

Our early morning meeting on 4 the north revetment wall on Pleasure Island had nothing to do with ﬁshing, but Marvin Freeland brought a rod and a few lures just in case. By the time I arrived, he was precariously navigating the unstable rocks with a keeper trout in hand. “I only need one more ﬁsh for a limit and I haven’t been here thirty minutes,” he shouted. “I have another rod in the truck if you want to join me.”

I passed on his gracious offer “I have some band aids in the and was immediately thankful truck, ” she said, “but I think you that I did. Marvin never caught are way past the band aid stage.” his fifth keeper. at fourth fish Following 10 minutes of castslipped out of his hands and in ing in an attempt to snag his attempt to retrieve it he suffered rod, not surprisingly, Marvin a hard fall in the oversized rocks yielded to the pain and drove away in search of the nearest 4 lining the levee road. His $500 Waterloo rod-Shi- real medical help. When our mano reel combination bounced Florence Nightingale also spotone time before disappearing a ted his cell phone lying in the few feet out into the lake and the rocks, I thanked her for her help fish was no longer of any con- and gave him a little time to get cern. By the time he climbed up home before delivering it and on the road the cut on his elbow checking on his condition. “Don’t get crazy on me!” I ofand forehead were bleeding pretty badly and his shin had fered to drive him to a first aid station, but he was more convery little skin remaining. A dirty towel and bottle of cerned with the inconvenience sunscreen did little to abate his of leaving one of our trucks misery. Fortunately, a nearby than his injuries!” e fall resulted in six fisherman rushed to his aid with a small bag of ice, two clean stitches over his eye, three on towels, and a bottle of hydrogen his elbow, a shin wrapped with an ace wrap from ankle to knee peroxide.

have sharp edges. and a broken cell phone. Regardless of the inherent at night, however, he still managed to climb the stands to danger factor, area anglers are watch his grandson play a high going to challenge those rocks school football playoff game. as long as they are allowed to Anything short of death is no access the levee road and that is excuse for missing a game on as it should be. e revetment walls on Pleasure Island offer Friday night! Only two weeks before, yet the best shot at not only numanother friend took a tumble bers, but big trout as well for while trying to cast to the birds bank fishermen on Sabine Lake. With the exception of two in almost the same spot and drains and the meager remeventually fell in the lake. His partner fished him and nants of burned out fishing rod out of the water, but he piers, there is little need to race his up. By the to a particular spot. was pretty skinned e bite can take place anytime I arrived he had almost and this dried out, but I know he was where along the walls sore the next day. time of the year a flock of feedHe attributed his fall to old ing gulls can be the determining age and bad knees, but the fact factor as to where to start. ere is no doubt that the is that the rocks that make up the wall are dangerous to navi- most consistent technique ingate for anyone. Some of them volves fishing a live shrimp are not stable and all of them under a popping cork, but arti-

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ficial lures like the Corky and Swimming Image can be just as effective at times. For that matter, proven topwaters like the She Dog, Skitterwalk and Super Spook have their days as well. I know quite a few very accomplished trout fishermen that frequent the wall when they have very little time to fish simply because the potential of that venue.At the same time, virtually every one of them can relate a story about their own fall or another that they witnessed. e south wall is much more forgiving than the north wall, but usually not as productive. If you don’t have a boat and don’t care to wade, these walls are your best shot at catching quality trout.Just be careful and pack a first aid kit with your lures.Someone else may need it!

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Roundup

the bidistrict round 14-0. e arearound game will take place this Friday at 7 p.m. at Nacogdoches High School. Tickets at the gate will be $8. e Bears, now 6-4 for the season, opened up the scoring in their bidistrict matchup with Stafford with the offense marching 67 yards for the score after the opening kickoff. Senior quarterback Ethan McCollum pushed the ball in from the four yard line and LCM was up 7-0. After a Stafford fumble on its first offensive possession, the Bears were able to capitalize with McCollum finding the end zone again on a 19-yard run, putting LC-M up 14-0. e Bears put together an impressive 76-yard second-quarter drive that would put them up 20-0 going into the halftime break. McCollum claimed his third touchdown of the night Carson Peet snagged an interception at the start of the second half, giving the Bears yet another opportunity to score. With McCollum taking off for 50 yards on the first play from scrimmage after the turnover, Andy McDow would cap the drive with a 13-yard run for another LC-M score and a 27-0

From Page 1B lead. McCollum found the end zone again late in the third quarter, going in from the 11-yard line for a 34-0 LC-M lead heading into the fourth quarter. e Spartans were finally able to score, but that was answered by the Bears who scored another TD to go up 41-7 when McDow crossed the goal line from the five. In a bit of back-and-forth, Stafford scored again to cut the LC-M lead to 41-14 only to have Da’Marion Morris spring 48 yards for a TD and a 48-14 advantage. McCollum finished the game with 197 yards on 21 carries while completing 13 of 18 passes for 1nother 159 yards. Brendon Pollock finished the game with five catches for 50 yards. McDow finished the game with 84 yards and two TDs.

Navasota 41, Bridge City 12 Turnovers spelled disaster for Bridge City as Navasota rolled past the Cardinals 41-12 in the Class 4A, Division I bidistrict round, played at Huffman Stadium this past Friday night. e Cardinals suffered five turnovers

against the Rattlers with world-class running back Darius Randle taking full advantage as he rolled up 177 yards with four touchdowns on just 15 carries for Navasota. e Cardinals were trailing 35-0 when they finally got on the scoreboard thanks to a 54-yard catch and run by receiver Jackson Tims on a pass from Colby Collins. Bridge City finished its season in spectacular form, driving 69 yards in 12 plays with a touchdown pass play from Collins to Andy Lara with just two seconds left on the clock. e Cardinals finished their season 3-7.

Franklin 23, Orangefield 14 e Orangefield Bobcats came into the 2019 football season ready to play and ready to win. ey did both exceedingly well, finishing the regularseason campaign 9-1. It was not in the cards, though, for the Bobcats to get past the Franklin Lions as Orangefield fell 23-14 in the Class 3A, Division I bidistrict round this past ursday night at Woodforest Bank Stadium. e Lions got on the scoreboard first, taking a 6-0 lead with less than a

minute gone off the game clock. It wouldn’t take long before Orangefield answered. Chase Broussard grabbed a Lions fumble, taking it down to the Franklin 5 before he was stopped. Heston Puckett took it in from the 4-yard line and the game was tied at 6-6. Another Franklin score put the Lions up 13-7 with a little over six minutes left in the first half. It took until the fourth quarter before more points hit the scoreboard when Franklin pushed it to 20-6 with another TD. A late field goal made it 23-6 with five minutes remaining in the game. The Bobcats went to the air successfully in the comeback attempt, leading to a 3-yard touchdown run by Broussard. Quarterback Gunner Jones took the two-point conversion in but that was as close as the Bobcats would get.

Faustina Academy 82, Community Christian 35 In spite of having just one senior among its ranks, the Community Christian School Lions broke into the postseason before ﬁnishing its season with an 82-35 loss to Faustina Academy

from Irving on Friday, November 15. e Falcons jumped out quickly but the Lions stayed close. Faustina scored 16 straight to start the game before CCS managed to put points on the board. Levi Rogers hauled in a 6-yard pass from James Menard for six points. A missed two-point conversion left the score at 16-6. Faustina went back on the attack, scoring twice more before the Lions could put more points on the board. Menard completed a 20-yard pass to Isaac Rizzato with Menard kicking the extra point to close the game to 30-14. at’s when the Falcons went on the march, scoring 24 more points for a 54-14 lead at the halftime break. e Lions drew first blood in the second half, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Menard to Rogers. e two-point conversion pass between Menard and Rogers made the score 54-23. e Lions scored twice more when the Menard-Rizzato combination worked again for five yards and another score, while Menard finished his tremendous performance with a 12yard TD pass to Bryer Grey.

Scoring three times with only five carries, sophomore Elijah Gales finished with 109 yards in the Mustang win over Huntington. Gales has over 900 yards this season with 20 touchdowns. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

West Orange-Stark Mustang quarterback Jayson Zeigler, Jr. Tucks the ball and runs 21 yards on the second play of the game. Zeigler filled in for Jerren Terrell in the Mustangs 56-7 romping of the Huntington Red Devils. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Senior Terry Harris only had one carry but it was good enough for a 33 yard touchdown. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Jubar Ross and Jadon Jones pull down Huntington's Tanner Williams. The Chain Gang held the Red Devils to 174 total yards, most of them through the air. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Freshman Jamaal Shaw scored his first varsity touchdown, after entering the game in the second half. Shaw had 5 carries for 34 yards along with his touchdown. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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Orange County Basketball Roundup

Lady Bobcats represent well at Lumberton Tournament, go 4-2 e Orangefield Lady Bobcats picked up a pair of wins over Beaumont Kelly and Cleveland in the first day of the Lumberton Lady Raider Classic this past ursday. In the 46-26 win over Kelly, Faith Fregia scored 16 points, while Harleigh Rawls added 10 points with five rebounds. Jacey Bourque had eight points and six rebounds for Orangefield. Against Cleveland, Fregia led the 71-19 blowout with 19 points, three rebounds and four steals, while Borque had 14 points and Rawls 11 points with seven rebounds. On Friday, the Bobcats fell to Barbers Hill 58-30 and Tomball 64-34. Against Barbers Hill, Borque scored seven with Fregia adding six points with three rebounds and two steals. Fregia was the high scorer with 12 points against Tomball while Bourque added 10 points with six steals. Maddie Greenway had six rebounds and three steals in the loss. e Lady Bobcats recovered to win two games at the Lumberton Tournament on Saturday, taking a 64-52 win over Port NechesGroves and a 66-26 decision over Vidor. Fregia led all scorers in the PN-G win, collecting 22 points, while Bourque added 15 points with six rebounds. Rawls had 11 points and Greenway just double figures with nine points and six rebounds. Fregia came away with 21 points against Vidor as Bourque had 16 points with five steals and Joli Ponfick chipped in 12 points with three steals. e Lady Bobcats fell to 0-2 to start the season after losing to Beaumont Kelly 38-33 and Lumberton 68-60 in overtime. In the loss to Lumberton, the Lady Bobcats played even with the Lady Raiders as the two teams were tied after each of the four quarters. It was the extra period when Lumberton outscored the Lady Cats 11-3. Fregia scored 24 points with seven rebounds

and four steals, while Bourque added 13 points with six boards. Greenway picked up doubleﬁgure rebounds with 14 in the game.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears e Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears evened their record at 1-1 for the season with a 57-44 win over the Kountze Lady Lions on Friday, Nov. 15. LC-M led Kountze 38-20 with Chelsea Perry and Britney Wyatt each scoring 17 points to lead the Lady Bears to their ﬁrst win of the season.

West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs Aniah Henderson scored 13 points to lead West Orange-Stark but it wasn’t enough to overcome the state-ranked Woodville Lady Eagles who escaped with a 46-29 win over the Lady Mustangs. Henderson also had seven rebounds in the contest while Lady Mustangs teammate Marlandria Hebert had nine rebounds and ﬁve steals to go with her four points.

Boys Basketball Roundup West Orange-Stark Mustangs West Orange-Stark dropped its seasonopener to the Kountze Lions 71-63. Jalon Ross led the Mustangs with 17 points, adding 14 rebounds with three steals, while Bryan Keller and Labarius Spraggins each added 15 points. Spraggins had eight rebounds in the game.

Orangefield Bobcats e Orangeﬁeld Bobcats just missed a season-opening win over Vidor, falling 56-53 to the Pirates. Payton Wrinkle led the Bobcats with 19 points while Bryce Bergeron added 16 points with seven rebounds. Coy Bryant just missed the double-ﬁgure mark with nine points, chipping in four assists.

Pictured, from left, Kim Cox – Principal of Mauriceville Middle School, Woody Cox – Sponsor, Elizabeth Johns – Secretary, President–Amber Lester, Ryan DuBose – LCMHS Principal, recipient Jenny Hughes – District Accounts Payable Secretary, Treasurer–Kaylee Potter, Treasurer – Kaylee Potter and recipient Marlene Richard – PEIMS/Student Services Coordinator.

LC-M Key Club supports staff affected by Tropical Storm Imelda e Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Key Club is a very active civic organization on campus and is involved in many areas of service within the LCM District and the entire Orange Community. ese students can be found volunteering at area assisted living facilities, playing games or doing crafts with the residents, working at Art in the Park, putting up tee signs at a fundraiser

golf tournament and turning out to help clear and clean homes of storm victims. ey are quick to raise their hands any time help is needed. e most recent event in which they were involved was one that they planned and ran on campus. Key Club hosted this year’s homecoming dance and committed the proceeds to give to staﬀ members whose homes were damaged by Tropi-

cal Storm Imelda. ere were 40 staff affected by the flood and the students raised enough to give each of those 40 affected a $20 gift card. Woody Cox is the long-time sponsor of the Key Club and for years has mentored other sponsors throughout the Texas-Oklahoma District. e Kiwanis Club of Orange is the sponsor club for the high school Key Clubs in Orange.

Full boys & girls basketball schedules online at www.TheRecordLive.com

LC-M, BC earn top volleyball honors Little Cypress-Mauriceville placed two among the superlatives and Bridge City had one among the elite of the District 22-4A All-District volleyball team, selected by the league’s head coaches. Bridge City freshman Daelyn Perry was Newcomer of the Year, while Little Cypress-Mauriceville senior Caitlin Woods was Setter of the Year and LC-M sophomore Trinity Williams was selected Specialty Player of the Year. Joining their teammates among the top players in the district were ﬁrst-team selections Chelsea

Perry, LC-M senior, and Taryn Doiron, Bridge City freshman. Second-team selections included LC-M senior Brielle Butler, Bridge City junior Waverlee Cooper, and Bridge City sophomore Harlee Tupper. Earning Honorable Mention were, from LC-M, seniors Zoe Levens and Payten Smith, junior Alyssa Ammons, and sophomore Olivia Hogan, from Bridge City, Kyndall Harrison and Aspen Daniels, and from West Orange-Stark, junior Ja’myria Garrett and sophomore Paris Overstreet.

Congratulations to Orangefield High School debaters Lindsey Romero and Cooper Lowe for placing 5th and 6th respectively at the UIL Congressional Debate Region Meet yesterday. Cooper spent the morning and afternoon sessions as presiding officer. Also debating were Bella Morgan and Jacob Anderson. Pictured, from left, are Romero, Morgan, Lowe, and Anderson.

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Stark House re-opens to offer 2019 Holiday Tours After extensive restoration of both exterior and interior spaces, the Nelda C. & H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation is happy to announce the re-opening of e W.H. Stark House for 2019 Holiday Tours. Tours will be available on the nine open days between anksgiving and Christmas. e House will be decorated for the season and feature festive tableware, garland, and other holiday decorations. Tours include all three floors of the main house, which stands much as it did at the turn of the 20th century with fifteen rooms of original family furnishings, personal effects, and decorative arts. Come and see our newly restored Formal Dining Room, featuring a hand-painted, full ceiling mural by local artist Grace Chadwick. On the second floor, enjoy a glimpse of an intimate family Christmas in our newly restored Sitting Room, complete with silk wall treatment minted in France and installed by the textile team from Woven Inspiration in

Galveston, TX. All restoration elements have been painstakingly researched to showcase the House as it was in its prime. We invite you and your family to share the holidays with us in this exciting new chapter at e W.H. Stark House. Tours are free, but require an online reservation. Anyone interested in reserving a tour slot can do so at www.starkculturalvenues.org/whstarkhouse starting November 1st. In lieu of a tour fee, please consider bringing canned goods and non-perishable items to beneﬁt the Southeast Texas Food Bank this holiday season. Visitors of all ages can enjoy events and activities on the Grounds. Highlights include photo spots, a hot cocoa bar, and activity stations. 2019 Holiday Dates: November 29, 30, & December 1 and December 6 – 7, 13 – 14, 20 – 21. In addition to the Holiday schedule, e W.H. Stark House will be open the 2nd Friday and Saturday of each month throughout 2020.

Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City students who competed at the recent district tournament included, standing back from left, Micheal Jones, Trenten Parker, and Jason Granger; standing lower back, from left, Elyse Thibodeaux, Jessica Tingler, and Jamie Jones; fourth row, from left, Kaitlyn Juneau, Clayton Ray, Alex Staunton, Kristie Rios, Ava Osborne, and Erin Line; third row, from left, JR Rife, Liliann Nguyen, Jackson Gauthier, Zane LeDoux, Tristan Hammond, Angel Vazquez, Sophia Khan, Xander Beriteich, second row, from left, Elyse Pulliam, Amos McFarland, Brock Saunders, Jakob Jones, Natalie Harvischak, Chase Causey, Dominic Harvischak, Hunter LeDoux; and front row, from left, Laney McNeil, Ryker Roberts, Delehna Rios, Joel Ware. Not pictured: Micah Rinehart, Tabitha Lance, Reid Johnson, Brady Maines, Ezekiel Getuya, Anthony Rinehart, Amber Rinehart, Natalie Rinehart, Nicolas Moreno, Rebecca Baker, Jack Baker, Allison Baker, Kiley Jade Griggs, Gama Ortiz, Victor Ortiz, Mason Pruett, Arlan Khoury, Emma Hernandez, Jace Cooper, Vivaan Lala, Christian Wales, Gage Burford, Cole Williams, Adley Burch, Luke Weidner, Dallas Powers, Layton Williams, Manuel Rios and Mylo Fielder.

Record number compete at district tourney A record number of Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City students competed at the November 9, 2019 District Tournament. is tournament was held at the Bridge City Elementary School Gym and Cafeteria and hosted by Grand Master Wayne Mathews and Mrs. Elyse ibodeaux, owners of the Tiger Rock Mid-County and Bridge City academies, respectively. It was attended by students from Tiger Rock in both Bridge City and MidCounty. is is the ﬁrst of three competition events in this year’s Tiger Rock season. With 144 competitors in total and 65 from the Bridge City Academy. Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City Students brought home sixteen Gold medals in the Forms Competition, ten Gold Medals in Sparring, ﬁve Gold Tiger Cub medals and twenty-three Gold medals in Board breaking. eir medal count for Silver medals in all categories is forty and thirty-four Bronze medals. Black Belts could also earn a

“Rank-Up” to their next level of Black Belt by earning a Gold Medal in either forms or sparring and any other medal in whichever event they did not win Gold. e following even Bridge City Tiger Rock students earned “Rank-Ups”: Micah Rinehart, Tabitha Lance, Jakob Jones, Angel Vazquez, Jamie Jones, Alex Staunton, Sophia Khan and Xander Beriteich. Several students from the Bridge City academy swept their rings winning Gold in all three events; they are Micah Rinehart, Angel Vazquez, Xander Beriteich and Layton Williams. Our Bridge City Teen Leadership Team did a fantastic job assisting the Certiﬁed Instructors in running rings working as scorekeepers and timekeepers. A special thank you to Trenten Parker, Mason Pruett, Sophia Khan and Clayton Ray for their hard work throughout the tournament. The Honors Team from the Bridge City Tiger Rock Academy trained for eight weeks in

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being a time-keepers and working the board breaking stations. The six through eleven year old students that worked this event helped it to run smoothly. We would like to thank Anthony Rinehart, Zane LeDoux, Cole Williams, Angel Vazquez, Chase Causey, Jakob Jones, Jackson Gauthier,

Ryker Roberts, Christian Wales, Elyse Pulliam, Delehna Rios, Natalie Harvischak and Austin Bodin We look forward to competing in Galveston, Texas in March for our Tiger Rock National Tournament against all the academies of Southeast Texas and the Houston area.

Mauriceville Middle School Band Director Kathy Smith announced that 18 of her musicians earned chairs in the Association of Texas Small School Bands All Region Band. Over 500 students and 19 schools auditioned for 75 coveted positions. The concert is January 25, at Silsbee High School, 5:00 p.m. Students are, front from left, Sheradon Helms, Carson Goins, Kristian Gordon, Kendall Ordon, Caleb Hamilton, Makenzy Powell, Erik Garza and Jayden Benton. Back row - Tucker Floyd, Brianna Burns, Dayla Harvey, Emma White, Emily Ward, Abby Shelly, Kayleigh Sunday, Skylar Lanicek, Carolina DeLaCruz and Peyton Powell.

Saint Mary Catholic School is proud to announce our Patriot Pen Essay Awards winners. Middle School students entered a script writing contest under the supervision of Language Arts Teacher, JoAnn Sparacino. The VFW 2775 and Women’s Auxilary hosted this area’s contest. The theme this year was “What Makes America Great”. The awards were presented by Patricia Kemp were as follows: 1st Place – Elizabeth Quintero receives $150; 2nd Place – Cort Hickman receives $100; 3rd Place – Kyden Lyon and Kendall Phillips receive $50 each. Pictured, from left, are Kyden Lyon, Cort Hickman, Patricia Kemp (VFW Womens’ Auxillary & Contest Chairperson), Elizabeth Quintero and Kendall Phillips. Quintero’s essay will also compete at the District Level this month. Each District’s First Place winner will then proceed to the State Level completion.

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Honoring those who served in World War II

Citizens and office holders gathered with the Wednesday Lunch Bunch to honor WWII Veterans at Robert's Restaurant on November 6th. Photo by Lawrence Trimm

Big shows added for end of 2019, 2020 By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record

This weekend 26 OJH students attended the ATSSB All-Region auditions. Four students made the All-Region Band and four alternates to the band. Those students include Josh Eckerle - 1st Chair Tuba, Isaac Baasiri - 1st Alternate Baritone, Breckin Hanley - 2nd Alternate Baritone, Cain Hawthorne - 2nd Alternate Percussion, Blaine Lenard - 7th Chair Alto Sax, Winnie Ou - 2nd Chair Flute, Jocelyn Casares - 9th Chair Flute and Gracie Bickham - 2nd Alternate Flute.

Senior Orangefield High School softball player, Tiffany Ciancaglione, signed with Alvin Community College today.

Just when you thought the concert schedule for national acts was slowing down, several area venues have announced numerous big shows in the coming weeks to close out 2019 and even more big events to make 2020 potentially one of the best in recent memory. e Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., has added a handful of shows to close out the 2019 calendar, including classic rockers Foghat on Dec. 27, and hip-hop stars Salt N Pepa on Dec. 28. In 2020, several acts will be making return appearances such as Rick Springﬁeld and Chicago, but the venue has added more modern acts to its upcoming event calendar with Alter Bridge appearing Jan. 31 and Shinedown performing on May 1. Country artist Cody Jinks is returning to Southeast Texas with a show at Ford Park in Beaumont on Jan. 10, 2020, while Charlie Wilson will arrive at Ford Park Arena for a Feb. 9 concert. Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group will make it an evening with a concert on Feb. 10 at the Jeﬀerson eatre in downtown Beaumont. For those looking to make road trips, the Cajundome in Lafayette, La., will have a busy March calendar with Jason

Foreigner is just one of several music acts making return appearances in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas in 2020. The band will perform at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., on Feb. 15, 2020. Other big events have been added for the coming year in Lake Charles, Lafayette, Beaumont and the Houston area. See the schedule below for details. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Aldean performing on March 9 and legendary rock act KISS, currently on its “End of the Road” farewell tour, set to perform on March 14. e Black Crowes recently announced plans for a reunion tour and have scheduled a show in e Woodlands on June 20, Elton John announced two more shows in Houston on his farewell tour for June 30 and

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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

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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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Man Only Garage Sale Sat., Nov. 23rd at 1614 Lindenwood Dr. in Orange from 7 am - till. 57 Chevy, 50th Anniv. Fender Stratocaster, Dearborne Heaters, Pneumatic tools, air compressors, table saws, like new Delta job box, lawn mowers & some paintings.

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.

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 Newly remodeled 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Baths, 2 car garage. New carpet, new paint, no appliances included beside dishwasher. Washer/Dryer Hook-up in the Garage. No cats allowed. Fenced in back yard. $1200.00 month, $1000.00 Damage / clean-up deposit. 23 Parkland Circle in Bridge City. Call for show appt. 409-718-0106

LAND FOR SALE 29 Acres For Sale on FM 1442, 800’ Cow Bayou frontage, plus 2 acre pond. Nice location for beautiful home / ranch in Orangefield ISD. Call/Text Libby Mitchell @Regency Real Estate Professionals 409718-1933

TRUCK FOR SALE Truck for sale: 2010 Nissan Frontier SE $9995.00, $3000 less than blue book cost. Call for more info at 409-3131565 or 409-2384279.

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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 Hillcrest Cemetery Plot for sale. Please call 409-313-4404

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

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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 Church

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of DONALD RAY WILLIAMS, Deceased Cause No. P18561 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on NOVEMBER 4, 2019, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Donald Ray Williams, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the County Courthouse, 801 W. Division., Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on November 4, 2019. BRANDY ROBERTSON, County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

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The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the County Courthouse, 801 W. Division., Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on November 4, 2019. BRANDY ROBERTSON, County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

NOTICE TO CREDITORS “Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of GRACE ROLLINS, Deceased, were issued on the 30th day of October, 2019, in Cause No. P18504, pending in the County Court of Orange County, Texas in Probate, to: BRYAN RICHEY. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present same within the time and in the manner prescribed by law to BRYAN RICHEY, Executor, c/o Marc P. Henry of Offerman & King, LLP, 6420 Wellington Place, Beaumont, Texas 77706. DATED this 14th day of November 2019.” BRYAN RICHEY,

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of JERRY PAUL HIPSLEY, Deceased Cause No. P18592 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on NOVEMBER 15, 2019, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Jerry Paul Hipsley, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the County Courthouse, 801 W. Division., Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on November 15, 2019. BRANDY ROBERTSON, County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

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Holiday Party Menu Ideas for the Grill Cold Smoking Cheese Tips:

• 1/4 cup seedless blackberry preserves

• Let it reach room temperature before smoking.

• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

• Keep the temperature inside the cabinet below 90 degrees F.

• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

• Smoke outside in cooler temps for two to four hours.

• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

• Wrap well and let rest refrigerated for at least 24 hours.

Instructions: • Pierce the pork tenderloin all over with a fork and rub with olive oil until fully coated. Season well with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Then, wrap in bacon and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. • Next, puree the fresh blackberries in a blender and strain into a saucepan. Add in seedless blackberry preserves, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard, stirring frequently over medium heat until thickened. • Fire up your Louisiana Grill and set the temperature to 225 degrees F. Place the pork tenderloin directly on the grill grates and smoke for 1-2 hours, flipping once, until the temperature in the middle reaches 145 degrees F. • Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Slice thinly and serve with the fresh blackberry sauce.

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Purchasing high-quality meat can make a significant difference in the overall flavor of your dish, so be sure to select locally-raised, grass-fed meat. Livestock raised on grass-fed farms have lower amounts of lactic acid in their muscles, which offers superior taste and texture. For your party’s centerpiece, consider this Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Blackberry Sauce recipe for a gorgeous roast that’s rich in holiday flavor. Ingredients: • 1 pound pork tenderloin • 1 Tablespoon olive oil

Smoked cheese is a savory delicacy that offers a delicious flavor profile when served alongside crackers or bread. Unfortunately, the “smoked” flavor of store-bought cheese typically only comes from liquid smoke. With a cold smoking cabinet on your wood pellet grill, smoking cheese the old-fashioned and authentic way is uncomplicated, particularly when using one from Louisiana Grills, as it produces layers of delicate flavor by circulating cool smoke around the cheese, and eliminating the need for rotation.

A Sweet Finish

• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

End the night on a sweet note by smoking your favorite cobbler or pie. Place it in the grill and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Add a festive touch by serving with your favorite gourmet holiday ice cream. For more tips and recipes for holiday meals and more, visit louisiana-grills.com. By preparing your holiday party menu with a wood pellet grill this year, you can impress your loved ones with an extraordinary wood-fired feast.

• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder • 6 ounces thinly sliced bacon • 1/2 cup fresh blackberries, washed and dried

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