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Week of Wednesday, April 5, 2017

County gets good news from developers back to commissioners with Phase 3.

“We’ve been very fortunate the last two years to have great success in Twin Lakes

Phase 1,” Gault said.

Of the subdivision’s 44 lots, 85 percent are sold and about 80 percent are occupied, he said.

“So good tax dollars are coming to the county and we’re excited,” Gault said.

“This is the second phase, adding on 22 lots on the back-

side of what’s already there.”

Commissioner John Gothia, elected from Precinct COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Most of the new homes on this street in Orange County’s Twin Lakes Estates are occupied while some display ‘For Sale’ signs.

County commissioners OK’d the addition of a Phase 2 which will include 22 new lots.

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Dave Rogers

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After dealing with tough finances, tough decisions and some embittered employees in recent months, Orange County commissioners welcomed some good news Tuesday afternoon.

In agreeing unanimously to approve a plat for a new subdivision on Texas 105, near FM 1442 not far from Orangefield’s schools, commis-

sioners received some economic news that made them smile.

“Just trying to grow Orange County,” was the way developer Stephen A. Gault summed it up.

Gault, joined by partners Damon Vacek and John Fornols of the Twin Lakes Real Estate Development LLC, said their Twin Lakes subdivision was ready to launch Phase 2 and looking forward to the day they could come

Roping event promises big pay Dave Rogers

For The Record It’s being called the largest paying sports event in Southeast Texas history and why not?

If Chad Havens, the owneroperator of Orange’s T2 Arena, is right in his prediction of entrants for the three-day World Series of Team Roping event that he’s hosting beginning Friday, his cowboys could take home close to $250,000.

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“When a guy can put up $300 and go have a chance to win $10,000 in one classification and you have multiple classifications a day, they made it a business you could really go and make money,” said Speedy Williams, an eight-time team roping champion who teaches individual lessons at T2.

“It used to be a hobby where you’d go and rope all day and maybe break even.”

Havens, owner of Bridgefield Electrical Services, explains that WSTR events have an 80 percent payback of entry fees and he expects 500 two-man roping teams to compete in eight classifications over the three days.

With each two-man roping team pays $600 to enter an event, 500 teams would equal $300,000 in entry fees. If you pay out 80 percent of that, you’re at $240,000.

“We had 950 teams here last July and we’re expecting this one to be bigger,” Havens said.

“The first and second place teams in each classification earn qualifications to the World Series Grand Finale Dec. 10-16 in Las Vegas.

“Last year, Las Vegas paid out $10,468,000.”

Hence the demand for roping events like this weekend’s in Orange.

“We have a seven-acre [parking] lot and it will be absolutely covered if nobody shows up to watch,” Havens said. “We expect 1,000 people on any given day, counting the ropers and their families.

“They’ll be eating breakfast and dinner in town, having drinks. A lot of people sleep in their trailers, but there will be a lot of hotel rooms sold, too.”

T2 Arena, also known as Tin Top Arena, is a 96,000 squarefoot covered arena located at ROPING BIG PAY Page 2A

Representatives of the Sabine River Authority of Texas presented a Community Assistance Program grant check for $10,000 to the City of Bridge City at City Hall. Pictured are :David Montagne, SRA General Manager, Jerry Jones, City Manager, David Rutledge, Mayor, Stan Mathews, SRA Board President and Earl Williams, SRA Board Member.

SRA grants BC $10K for water improvement Staff Report For The Record The Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) was pleased to award the City of Bridge City a Community Assistance Program Grant on March 30th as part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Economic Development Initiative. The $10,000 check will be used to repair and rehabilitate the water pump at one of the City’s wells, replace well pumping pipe, and remove corrosion from the well casing. David Montagne, SRA’s Executive Vice-President and General Manager, in a letter to Bridge City, wrote “Bridge

City’s project to repair and rehabilitate the water pump at one of the City’s wells, replace well pumping pipe, and remove corrosion from the well casing is an initiative that SRA supports in it’s efforts to improve water and wastewater systems throughout the basin” and “SRA looks forward to working with Bridge City in the future as we continue to focus on increasing the economic vitality of the Sabine River Basin.”

Funds provided for the Community Assistance Grant Program must fall within four project categories, which include 1) Water

Supply; 2) Wastewater Management; 3) Water Conservation; and 4) Water Quality and are limited to $10,000 per project.

Funds for the grant were approved by SRA’s Board of Directors in March 2017.

In order to be eligible for the Community Assistance Program, applicants should be a governmental entity, district, or a non-profit, member-owned water supply corporation or sewer service corporation and located within the Sabine River Basin of Texas. Water resource projects should be consistent with the statutory mission of SRA. Created as a conserva-

tion and reclamation district in 1949, responsibilities of the SRA are to control, store, preserve and distribute the waters of the Sabine River and its tributary system for useful purposes.

The Sabine River Basin covers a large portion of East Texas with a population of over 551,000 in all or part of 21 counties according to U.S. 2010 Census figures. A large portion of that area is rural in nature.

For more information about SRA’s Community Assistance Program, contact Mary Vann at (409) 746-2192 or email: cap@sratx.org.

Beekeeper finds lessons alive in hive

Dave Rogers

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After studying honeybees for several years, Len Van Marion might be ready to send a few to Washington.

“Honeybees are amazing little creatures, because they have altruistic behavior.

They’re going to do what’s best for the hive,” he said.

“If we could get a few congressmen to feel like that, we’d be in good shape.”

Van Marion lives in that inbetween part of Orange County where he’s in the Orangefield water district, the Bridge City school district After studying honeybees for several years, Len Van Marion might PHOTO: Dave Rogers and his mailing address is Or- be ready to send a few to Washington.

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But his home is a spring wonderland of blooming trees and plants for this ExxonMobil retiree to enjoy with his family – and his bees.

“I started with one hive because I have blueberries in the back and I just wanted my bees to pollinate them,” he said.

Eight years later, he owns more than 50 hives, each one home to as many as 50,000 bees.

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Preparing for Art in the Park The Friends of the Orange Depot will be selling commemorative Tshirts that helps fund renovations of the historic site during Art in the Park on April 8. The event will be held at Stark Park at 711 West Green Ave. in Orange. Also to be found at their booth will be memorial bricks that will be used on the walkways of the Orange Depot.

The commemorative T-shirts are $20 for adults and youth sizes are $15. Above: Jack Smith, Summer Zimmerman and Rose Simar showoff their train depot tees.

New Study: As Weight Goes Up, So Does Death Risk Staff Report For The Record

Adults who become overweight or obese have a higher

risk of dying from heart disease, cancer or other illnesses, a new study suggests.

Further, the risk of dying increases in proportion to the

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amount of excess weight you gain, the researchers found.

The results undercut the socalled “obesity paradox” -- a theory that obesity could protect the health of some people and even give them a survival advantage, said senior study author Andrew Stokes. He’s an assistant professor of global health with the Boston University School of Public Health.

In the study, Stokes and his colleagues tracked the weight history of more than 225,000 participants in three large studies, gauging the maximum body mass index (BMI) of each person across an average of 16 years.

“We found that after considering weight history, the apparent paradoxical association between overweight/obesity and the risk of dying completely disappeared,” Stokes said.

Morbidly obese people were twice as likely to die from any cause, more than three times as likely to die from heart disease, and 50 percent more likely to die from cancer compared with normal-weight folks, researchers concluded.

Previous studies with results supporting the obesity paradox have only checked participants’ BMI at one point in time, producing a weight “snapshot” that might not reflect the person’s actual excess

pounds over their lifetime, Stokes said.

This can bias the results, when you consider that many people with a fatal illness frequently lose a lot of weight prior to death, he said.

“Some people have unintentional weight loss driven by the onset of a chronic disease like cancer or a heart condition,” Stokes said. “When you just consider the snapshot, some people in the normalweight category are those who developed a disease and are losing weight on the pathway to dying. That acts as a bias.”

They then tracked participants an average of 12 years, noting which ones died and the cause of their deaths.

A person’s overall risk of dying increased based on their maximum BMI, the researchers found: 10 percent increased risk for overweight people, 34 percent for the obese and 98 percent for the morbidly obese.

The same sliding scale held for risk of death from heart disease (23 percent increased risk for overweight people, 71 percent increased risk for the obese and more than triple for the morbidly obese) and cancer (5 percent for overweight, 20 percent for obese and 50 percent for morbidly obese).

The study was published in the April 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

GOACOC to host Honor Graduate Luncheon May 18 Education of our young people is one of our top priorities. It is an investment in the lives of our own children and in the future of all. One of the most successful projects undertaken each year by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is the Honor Graduate Luncheon. The purpose of this event is to recognize and congratulate the outstanding area high school seniors for their academic success and to encourage them in their pursuit of excellence.

The Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at The Orange County Expo and Convention Center.

The Chamber is again asking area businesses and industries to show their support by means of financial assistance. The cost is $30 per person, and we are expecting approximately 250 students. You and your company representative are also invited to attend. Limited space prevents an open invitation.

Please call the GOACC at 409-883-3536 and designate your sponsorship by Friday, May 05, 2017, in order for us to finalize arrangements.

Your cooperation and support are greatly appreciated as they provide the resources that make this event possible. All proceeds made from the luncheon are used for scholarships.

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3 in which Twin Lakes sits, gave his approval.

“I went out there. It’s very nice, a lot of nice homes,” Gothia said. “It’s very good to see that in Orange County, especially in Precinct 3.”

That was when Barry Burton, Precinct 2 commissioner, joked about making a land claim for the Twin Lakes area.

The homes in Twin Lakes average between $275,000 to $300,000 in value, Gault and his partners said during a later interview. They sell the land to builders or owner-builders, he said.

Jody Crump, Precinct 4 commissioner, asked Gault about

“I went out there. It’s very nice.

It’s very good to see that in Orange County, especially in Precinct 3.”

Gothia said. prospects for Phase 2 sales.

“I’ve put a soft launch out there on social media and I have 16 of those 22 lots already spoken for,” the developer said. “Of course, I can’t sell any property until we have roads in.

“As soon as we do Phase 2, we’ve got another 33 [Phase 3 lots] ready to go.”

In an interview after court adjourned, Gault made sure to thank his partners and the Port Arthur engineering firm of Arceneaux, Wilson & Cole.

“They’re doing a great job for us,” he said.

Gault said Twin Acres subdivision could triple in size before it’s built out.

“We had about 100 acres originally,” he said. “We did about 35 acres in the first phase, so we’ve got about 65 acres to go.

“We’ll continue to grow it. As long as time and money will allow it, we’ll continue to grow Orange County.”

Before getting to the more enjoyable part of Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners first put off consideration of whether or not to do away with the retiree health insurance benefit for future county employees.

The item was placed on the agenda by County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton, who said Orange County currently pays $1.5 million per year on health insurance for its 233 retirees. He said that, because of rising insurance costs, Jefferson County and the cities of Orange, Vidor and Pinehurst had done away with the benefit for new hires in recent years.

“A lot of people had high hopes on what the new [Presidential] administration, the new Congress, the new Senate were going to do when it comes to Obamacare and nothing ended up happening,” the judge said.

Carlton stressed any change would not affect anyone currently working for, or already retired from, the county – only new hires – and thus the effects, positive or otherwise, wouldn’t be felt for 20 years.

But commissioners weren’t so sure.

“I’d like to see this [the proposal’s details] written down, so we can study it,” Burton said.

“I’m concerned about what this will do to our ability to hire,” Gothia said. “We’ve got to be sure we can offer people something to come to Orange County and stay for, not just to train and leave.”

After Johnny Trahan, Precinct 1 commissioner, asked about alternatives, Burton suggested the court hold a workshop to delve deeper into the issue.

Court agreed to re-examine the matter in a couple of weeks.

Besides paying the bills and agreeing to buy a new copier for the elections administrator office, the Court signed proclamations naming April 2017 Child Abuse Prevention Month and recognizing April 4 as Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service.

Extension agents from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Department gave a presentation on upcoming program activities. Those include an Ag Symposium April 18, Master Gardeners Specialist Training May 5-6, a free Senior Citizen’s Rally Day May 9, and youth cooking camp June 12-16.

Roping big pay day 3810 Old Peveto Road.

Team roping is similar to calf roping, in that it’s a timed event, the animals race from a starting chute and it requires riding and roping skill.

But the target is a steer weighing 450 to 550 pounds and it must be roped by both teammates.

The first, the “header,” ropes the steer around the neck and takes control of the animal before the “heeler” has to rope both its back legs.

In WSTR roping, each team ropes four head and the team with the fastest aggregate [total] time wins. WSTR has eight categories or classifications, based on the skill rating of the ropers and an age

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requirement of 21, except for an open category.

Roping begins at 1 p.m. Friday with competiton in three categories, at 9 a.m. Saturday with roping in four categories, and at 9 a.m. Sunday with roping in three categories.

Havens said he began team roping in the ninth grade, soon switching to steer wrestling before marriage and business put his rodeo days on ice.

He says he resumed team roping in 2008.

By that time, Williams, a native of Florida, had won his eight straight Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association team roping titles (from 1997-

2004) before he and his partner stopped competing to be with their families.

“My father was a cowboy and we always had a bunch of horses, so I grew up roping from a young age,” Williams said.

“After 2004, I didn’t want to compete full-time any more. “I just teach.”

His favorite student is his daughter. But he makes his living from teaching others.

“A lot of golfers have a coach that helps them. It’s the same thing with roping. You have video. You watch it and eliminate the mistakes that happen,” Williams said.

Team roping is popular, Havens said, because “it’s

more body-friendly than probably any other rodeo event. The career of a team roper can span generations.”

Said Williams: “I know a guy in his 80s who’s still competing.”

The appeal is widespread, Havens said.

“It appeals to a lot of demographics, from your working class cowboys to wealthy people,” he said.

“You can put as much money into it as you want.”

And what’s the secret to being successful at it?

“There’s a lot of fundamentals,” Havens said.

And this weekend, they will all be on display -- a lot -- at T2 arena.

ciation, will be guest speaker May 2 meeting.

“Most of the folks who are involved with it just want a beehive or two in their backyard to pollinate their cucumbers,” Van Marion said. “A lot of people that come to the meetings don’t have any bees.

They may get a hive in the future.”

Brian Muldrow of Beaumont, a professional beekeeper who operates Muldrow Bee Farm, helped Van Marion learn about bees.

“He was doing recoveries and I went with him. I got interested in doing recoveries,” Van Marion said.

Bee recoveries are also known as bee removals. When homeowners find beehives in their walls, attics or backyard trees, they reach out for help from beekeepers. Van Marion answers those calls.

“Every time you go to a house to remove a hive, you never know what you’re going to find. To me, the challenge is removing the hive, helping the

homeowner get the bees away, because they are afraid of them,” Van Marion said.

A honeybee will forage an area of 10,000 to 12,000 acres for nectar and pollen, visiting as many as 1,000 flowers a day, Van Marion said.

The lifespan of a honeybee is six weeks. The bee spends the first three weeks in the hive, building honeycomb and guarding the queens. It spends its final three weeks foraging for nectar, pollen and water.

Drones die after mating with a queen.

According to Van Marion, a queen will mate with about 15 drones a week after she hatches and keep producing eggs for two to three years.

“Some queens can live four or five years,” Van Marion said, “But we’re seeing less and less of that, because of all the insecticides in things now.

“We’re losing 30 percent to 40 percent of our hives in the U.S. every year. The only thing keeping the honeybees population is beekeepers’ ability to

split the hives.”

Meanwhile, Van Marion learns from the bees and passes it on.

“A honeybee knows if he stings somebody, he’s going to die. Unless a honeybee believes he’s protecting that hive, he’s not going to sting you,” the beekeeper said.

“And the worker bee has given up its ability to reproduce [through evolution]. The honeybee will raise a queen or drone it’s not even kin to.

They will accept a larvae from another hive, because they know the hive needs a queen and they’ll give up their on genetic line to raise a new queen because it’s best for that hive.”

The selflessness impresses Van Marion.

“They’re amazing little creatures,” he said. “The more I get involved with them, they never cease to amaze me. It seems like there’s always something else to learn.”

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Marion said of his retirement years.

He and wife D’Juana volunteer with 4H Club through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

But he stays busy with his bees. Caring for them and teaching others.

“When our grandkids started school, I bought a demonstration hive and gave talks to their classes. Now I speak at garden clubs, anywhere I’m invited to speak,” he said.

“We managed to get an Orange County Beekeepers group started. It seems to be doing well. I’m really proud of that.”

The first meeting of the Orange County Beekeepers had nine or 10 in attendance.

Within months, club meetings quadrupled in attendance.

The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month at La Cantina Restaurant, 2907 MacArthur Drive, in Orange.

Chris Moore, past president of the Texas Beekeepers Asso-

POLITICAL STATEMENT

Carl Harbert seeking seat on Bridge City Council Running for Bridge City, City Council is both a privilege and a challenge. Having lived in Bridge City for the past 32 years, I’ve seen a lot of change in our city. We have seen significant growth in the residential and in the commercial areas of our community. I think city government has played a major role insuring and promoting these changes.

Bridge City is my home and my community.

Carl Harbert My wife Theresa and I have raised our family here and enjoy the safety and security afforded to us as residents of Bridge City. Our local police department and our local volunteer fire department have contributed greatly in providing those benefits. Our children attended and graduated from Bridge City High School and First Baptist Church Bridge City is our church home where we enjoy the fellowship of other members there.

What does Carl Harbert bring to the table in requesting your vote? Well, I have worked in management positions for about 20 years prior to my retirement some 6 years ago. Before retiring, I was Operations Manager for Martin Midstream for 3 years and Plant Manager for A & A Fertilizer for 10 years. As a manager, I was responsible for both developing budgets and operating within those budgets. I worked closely with vendors and contractors and dealt with the fiscal aspects of both.

Retirement has given me the opportunity to become more engaged in understanding the role our city council plays in city government. For the past year or so, I have attended almost all city council meetings. I volunteered to serve on the City Ordinance Committee in order to know what issues come before the city council, as well as how those issues are handled.

The city has faced many challenges in the past years, the least of which was the devastation Hurricane Ike brought to all of us. The recovery process speaks volumes as to the strength of our community and citizens. But there is still some work to be done. Abandoned homes, damaged homes, and overgrown properties need to be addressed and the path forward to accomplish these issues determined.

The city has made strides in correcting many concerns of the citizens, especially concerns with our water quality problems.

No doubt, there have been improvements to our water system, but we are not where we need to be, and there is still trust to be earned. While working in the chemical industry, I interacted with and learned a great deal about TCEQ regulations and requirements. I believe this experience will benefit both the city and the city council. As a city council member, I will continue to press for the highest quality water system for those we serve.

If elected to the city council, I look forward to working with other city council members to serve the citizens of Bridge City.

IWILL make myself available to all of our community and work to insure your concerns are recognized and handled properly.

Retirement allows me to devote all of my time to serve the community as a full-time city council member.

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Granger served in the U.S. Army and was a member of Well of Hope Christian Fellowship Church in Bridge City.

He is survived by his wife, Cindy Granger; son Jason Allen Granger; daughter Elizabeth Marie Granger.***** Eldred Mae Smith, 74, of Orange, passed away Sunday, April 1. She had lived in the Orange area for 50 years. And was a bookkeeper for an accounting firm. Cremation was held at the Lake Charles Crematory of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. She was survived by her sons, Raymond Smith and Blayne E. “Bubba” Smith, Jr.; daughters, Debbie Britnell and Kathy Dean; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.***** Obray “Blanc” Fontenot, 87, of Orange, died Monday, April 2. Funeral services were Wednesday, April 4. Mr. Fontenot resided in Orange most of his life. He retired from American Bridge U.S. Steel where he worked as a Chipper. He was a member of Boilermakers Local 587. He is survived by his daughters, Effie “Lulu” Gregg, Bertha Barron, and Eva Smith, nine grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.

40 YEARS AGO-1977

From The Creaux’s Nest SUMMER ON THE GULF COAST It seems finally after a few cool days and plenty of sunshine that our weather will get back to normal, hot and humid. That’s one of the small prices we pay for living here on the coast. Hurricanes are a big price we have to pay when we’re the target. Enjoy this great weather because I believe me we are in for a miserable, hot summer. Also I even hate to think about it but we are due for another storm to hit somewhere on the Gulf Coast, which could be anywhere from Florida to Brownsville. A high or low pressure usually determines where a storm will land. It always seeks out the lowest pressure, so a real hot summer, with high pressure, is sometimes good. The good thing about a hurricane is that if it misses you by a hundred miles you come away with little or no damage. It’s a long coastline so the odds are unless you live in Florida, which can be hit from different directions, you won’t witness a storm but maybe once, twice or three times in a lifetime. You pay every year for storm and flood insurance and might never need it but can’t afford not to have it because you never know. Sometimes it has seemed to me an area runs in cycles, like Rita and Ike hitting so close together and two other smaller storms hitting in between. My bet is a storm will enter the Gulf this year. Hurricane season begins in June, just 60 days away. It’s really nothing to worry about. Unlike a tornado, you know well in advance when a storm is approaching and can head for higher ground. The odds are we won’t have a direct hit this year. That’s the odds every year.*****Well, I best move on. I would appreciate it if you came along. I promise it won’t do you no harm.

SERVICES TO BE HELD FOR 6-YEAR-OLD DROWNING VICTIM

I’ve always been moved by the death of a child. It just doesn’t seem it should be that way. Greyson Scott Pinner was only 6 years old. He lost his life in a pool drowning while in Seabrook, where he and his family were attending a select baseball tournament. He and team members were swimming in the motel pool. His parents were near by. His brother, 9-year-old Dakota, pulled Greyson out of the pool and preformed CPR until someone else took over the life saving efforts. His mother Alicia Pinner said everything happened very fast He was transported to Clear Lake Hospital and life flighted to Texas Children’s Hospital. His mother explained, “You just can’t explain the pain.”

Greyson’s mother helps coach the seven and under “Beast” baseball team he played on. She plans to continue working with the team the rest of the season. She said, “I hope he keeps watching over me. He’s a real angel in the outfield, he’ll be watching over everybody. He was passionate about the sport. He lived his life full speed ahead and was always very quick and swift. Greyson was a good swimmer so it’s very shocking.” Greyson would have turned 7-years-old April 15. Sherry Combs, LCM CISD spokesperson said in a statement. The LCM family is broken hearted at the loss of one of our Mauriceville Elementary students. We are focusing on helping the friends and family of the child and would appreciate prayers for those affected by this tragedy as they face the coming days. Additional counselors are on campus at the Mauriceville School. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 7, at First Baptist Church in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 Thursday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A fund raising account has been set up for Greyson’s family at “gofundme.com.” Please see obituary. Goodbye GP1.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 YEARS AGO-2007 Easter morning cold front blows in. Two weeks into spring and Easter is more like Christmas. The temperature on Texas Ave., at Bridge City Bank’s Time and Temperature sign, reads 38 degrees at 3:57 a.m. A slow rain is falling and some sleet fell earlier, most of it in the Mauriceville area, with snow flakes north of there at the lakes.

Folks are building snowmen in Lubbock. President George W. is having a white Easter at his Crawford ranch.

Hot Springs, AK, went from 80 degrees Friday to 18 degrees Sunday morning. Ms. Phyl’s sister, Jo Huard, had put out 100 plants a week ago that are now under two inches of snow and ice.*****In a plum silly move the Texas Senate has approved a bill requiring 8-year-olds to be strapped down in booster seats. (Editor’s note: At that age I was looking for girls.)*****This week marks the fourth anniversary of the United States’ Baghdad take over and the toppling of Saddam’s statue. Ten American soldiers were killed over the weekend.*****It’s going to be a boy for Mary Cheney. The “No Papa” baby will probably carry the Cheney name.*****Constable Parker P.T. Thompson has a birthday coming up. A good excuse to party.*****Our buddy Cal Broussard will be 69 on April 12.*****Orange County Justice of the Peace Janice Menard and Judge Joe Parkhurst returned from a seminar in San Antonio.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Willie R. “Peg” Lavoilette, 78, of Orangefield died Friday, April 6.

Funeral service was held Tuesday April 10. Mr. Lavoilette served in the U.S. Army and later worked as a steel worker for American Bridge. He survived by his wife, Bobbie R. Lavoilette; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and James D. Brumley, and stepsons, Donnie Smith, Ronnie Smith, Gary Smith and Mark Smith, 16 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren.***** Guy Granger, 53, of Orangefield, died April 4. Funeral services were Saturday, April 7. Mr.

Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe has designated the week of April 24 through 30 as Gumbo Cook-Off Week in Texas.

He encourages Texans to participate in the second annual International Gumbo Cook-Off in Orange. Thousands of people, from Texas and Louisiana are expected.

A caravan made up of Bridge City Chamber members and headed by ‘Boss Cajun’ W.T. Oliver, toured South Louisiana towns. Sharon Self, secretary of the Chamber, kept notes of the caravan through South Louisiana to New Orleans. Here are a few: Robert Nelson’s Japanese Cadillac ran hot over 55 miles per hour. He stayed lost.

Ken Wyatt performed at the 500 Club on Bourbon St. Roy Dunn was mostly interested in the hog cracklins at the Esterwood stop. All he asked was to fill his pockets.

Bubba Zonka, former Baylor football star and sidekick, Stanley, drove the Lone Star Beer ‘Love Machine.’ Harold Self and Earl Bishop spent most of the trip working on the ‘Boss Cajun’s’ CB radio. Father Luminais, of Bridge City, Louisiana, gave the crew a tour of the French Quarter, where everyone seemed to know him. Billy Weisman’s mother commissioned him to watch his dad, Bill. All night long Billy kept saying, “Where’s dad, damn he was here just a while ago.” Dr. Mark Messer, B.C. Chamber president, led the crash on New Orleans’ television station, Channel 6. The Texans appeared on air to promote the Gumbo Cook-Off. All the folks on the caravan paid their own expenses and the wives kept the guys straight. *****Lewis and Nancy Gay have recently purchased the exclusive Ritz Hotel in Palm Springs, California. *****Border Street News Stand and Service, owned

by C.J. Sonnier, carry all daily newspapers, new books, old books and racing forms. ****Peggy Stanton and Kenneth Morse to be wed next Saturday. *****Howard’s Big Red Pantry holds grand opening. The store, owned by the Howard Morse family, will be managed by Bill Townes.

The 12,000 sq. ft. store was designed by Warren Sheer engineering. The store also has gas pumps and will be open 24-hours a day. *****Average pay for all Major League baseball players is $95,000 per man. Joe Morgan, Mike Schmidt and Gary Matthews make in-the-vicinity-of $400,000, Pete Rose, $350,000, Steve Garvey, $333,000.

Some players make the minimum of $19,000. *****Fain Holbrook is now associated with Courtesy Pontiac. *****Harmon Chevrolet has over 100 Monte Carlos in stock. Average price, loaded, is $5,311. *****Mark Dunn publishes a story on 19-year-old Bobby Hoosier, who was burned March 8, on an oilrig in the Gulf, 180 miles from the mainland. The two-part manuscript is very touching as Bobby hangs to life in a Galveston burn unit. *****Larry David is elected president of Orange Evening Lions Club; John Cochran elected first vice-president, O.C. Gunstream, Jr. second vice-president. *****Ray Leleux invites his friends to the new location of his Ray’s Barber Shop, next to Merle Norman, 2124 Texas Ave. in Bridge City, phone 735-8218. The shop is a Union shop and according to his license picture, he’s a cool cat with plenty of coal black hair and a curl hanging over his forehead. (Editor’s note: He’s 40-years older today and not nearly as handsome but I believe he’s still in the same location, sculpting and wise cracking.)

A FEW HAPPINGINS Phillip and Shana Welch stopped by Friday morning and it was sure nice to see them. Phillip is business manager at Kountz ISD. Since I saw them last, about 21 months ago, they married and have a fine 9-month-old, blond haired, blue eyed boy. Sterling Houston Welch has his Mom’s good looks and if he has his dad’s personality he can’t miss.*****Former Bridge City softball star Kasey Frederick, is now playing for Nicholls State. The sophomore has had a hot bat and was named Southland Conference Hitter at the end of March. She had a .700 batting average, a 1,000 slugging percentage. “Way to go girl.”*****Late Saturday afternoon things were buzzing at Little Al Judice’s Cajun Resturant in Bridge City. Gayle and Judge Parkhurst treated the Dunn’s to crawfish and other goodies. Gayle recently lost her mother, Mary Vincent McKencie, 88, who was Coon Vincent’s sister. Coon was well known and lived in the Bridge City area. A Cajun who lived to party but didn’t drink. Roy’s sister, Shirley Kogas, was visiting from Lafayette and really enjoyed the treat and the atmosphere of the unique gathering place. Gene and Marilyn Smith were also enjoying dinner. Gene has been fighting a bad back that is much improved since surgery.

Former sheriff Huel Fontenot was being chauffeured by brother-in-law Jim Goodman, the guy you hope you never have to call. He’s a bail bondsman. We also spotted sweet and pretty Rose Billeaud, longtime married to Ken Wiley, a nice, easy going guy. Shirley enjoyed the many pictures of A.J. Judice, who she had known well. Many of the pictures were taken by her nephew, Mark.*****Trumps travel ban talk could cost $18 billion in tourism as foreigners rethink their visit. About 4.3 million fewer international travelers will visit the United States this year and 6.3 million in 2018. “America First” rhetoric makes foreigners feel like America is no longer a welcoming destination. Los Angeles could lose 800,000 visitors and $736 million. In four weeks they will launch an international advertising campaign, “To Roll Out the Red Carpet.”***** Last week a judge postponed the criminal trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, charged with felony securities fraud.

Paxton, if convicted, faces five to 99 years in prison. One of the biggest criminal cases in Texas is now in limbo over what prosecutors contend is a deliberate effort by rich Paxton supporters. A judge appointed two high profile Houston attorneys to prosecute the case after the DA, a friend of Paxton’s, recued himself. Legal observers say they’ve never seen a case jeopardized quite like this.*****A few folks we know celebrating a birthday in the next few days: April 5: Our buddy, an old hand and now the new

owner of Dupuis Service and Tire Center, in Bridge City, who also fought the big C and won, Earl Duhon, celebrates today and is thankful to be getting older. Also celebrating is former ace newspaper salesman Al Deroche and longtime recipe columnist Nancy McWorther. Celebrities joining them are Youtube stars Hunter Rowland, Alisha Marie, Rachel Ballinger and Joshua David Evans.*****April 6: The United States entered WWI on this day in 1917. Vance’s wife, one of those pretty Scales girls, Cyndie Chauvin, from Big Red Air Conditioning and Heating, celebrates today. So does Shirley Hayes, Brenda McPherson and David Blanton. They are joined by actors Peyton List, Casey Simpson, and Miranda May.*****April 7: Doc’s pretty wife Bethanie Penning, celebrates a birthday today. Also celebrating are Wayne McPherson, Billie Jo Nelson, April Butler and Janet Anderson. Celebrating also are dancer Gracie Haschak and movie actor Jackie Chan.*****April 8: Pretty Angel Sehon turns 21 today. Happy Birthday. Also celebrating is our longtime friend, BCISD teacher and successful Strutters sponsor for many years, Cathy Riley. Joining her are Melissa Pittman, Mike Knox and Bob Todd. Also celebrating on this day are actress Skai Jackson and rapper Dej Loaf. *****April 9: Celebrating today are Brad Ernst, Trey Dubose, Kristi Trahan, Barbara Allen, Tonya Burch and Wayne Currie. Joining them are rock singer Gerard Way, actress Kristen Stewart and singer Jesse McCartney.*****April 10: Barbara and Dr. David Olson’s daughter Katie, also a doctor, celebrates on this day. Also Devra and Bobby Cormier’s lovely daughter, Johnny’s wife, Janet Montagne is a year older. Sharing birthdays are Austin Brent, Jamye Martin and Barbara Goins. Celebrities celebrating today are dancers Ava Cota and Kenneth San Jose, actors Sofie Carson and Shay Mitchell.*****April 11: A great guy, Dwight’s boy, David Thacker, celebrates today as does Becky Myers, Patsy Evans, Jackie Schell, Travis Miller and Francis Reed. Joining them are entrepreneur Michelle Phan and Instagram star Toddy Smith.*****Last week at Novrozsky’s, the Wednesday Lunch Bunch drew a large group. Dena Hughes, executive director of TAN Community Health Center brought two employees, Kasidi Thibodeaux, from marketing and outreach and Jennifer Jackson, nurse practitioner. This week the Bunch dines at Robert’s and next week at J.B.’s Barbeque. Everyone welcome.*****Last week Bill O’Reilly compared congress woman Maxine Waters’ hair to a bad James Brown wig. His comment brought so much heat he was forced into apologizing for his comments about the Black woman’s hair. Things have gotten far worse for O’Reilly, the “Spin Doctor.” He and FOX are out millions to settle a sex harassment case, his fourth and there are probably more on the way. Sooner or later Rupert Murdock, owner of FOX News, is going to say, “Enough already.” He has paid out a bunch on Roger Ailes and O’Reilly.

Now sponsors are dropping O’Reilly.*****Note to President Trump: Tech jobs are thriving in the U.S., up to 7.3 million, so much so that there are 627,000 positions unfilled. The digital economy continues to flourish in jobs for software, cyber security and cloud computing. Tech workers on average earned $108,900 last year, twice the national average.*****We were sorry to hear of the death of James Rowe, 70, of Bridge City, who passed away March 31. Services will be held Friday, 10 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic church. James was a 1965 Bridge City High grad. Condolences to his family.

Please see obituary.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Una Mae, a beautiful, shapely woman from Lafayette, was in Opelousas to visit her elderly aunt wen she stopped

by Tee-Boy’s Bar & Grill. Dartez, da bartender him, couldn’t keep his eyes off dat gorgeous woman. After awhile, Una Mae gestured alluring to Dartez. He quickstepped up to her at da end of da bar. She seductively signaled dat he should bring his face closer to hers. As he did, Una Mae gently caressed his full beard. “Are you da manager?” she axed, softly stroking his face with boat hands.

“No,” he answered, “Me, I’m Dartez, da bartender, da best in Luzianna.” “Tee-Boy, him, is da owner,” he told her.

Una Mae axe, “Can you get him for me?” “I need to talk to him,” she said, running her hands beyond his beard and into his hair.

“I’m afraid I can’t,” Dartez, breathing heavily answered.

“Is dere something I can do for you?”

“Yes, I need for you to give him a message,” she said, while she continued running her forefinger across Dartez’s lips and popping a couple of her fingers into his mouth.”

“Wat should I tell him me?” Dartez managed to say.

“Tell him,” she whispered in her sexist voice, “Dat deres no toilet paper, hand soap or paper towels in da ladies bash room. (Re-run by request) C’EST TOUT Country’s big night Sunday was another good show. Jason Aldean won ‘Entertainer of the Year” for the second time. Last year he won the “Academy of Country Music Award.” Marinda Lambert, (Blake’s ex) picked up her eight “Female Vocalist of the Year” trophy, beating Reba McEntire’s long standing record of most wins. Chris Stapleton did a rock number entitled, “Second One to Know.”

He has a new album due out May 5. Florida, Georgia Line sang Backstreet Boy’s “Everybody.” They sang their new single “God, Your Mama and Me” and were joined by Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Faith Hill, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelly. The shows co-hosts, Dierks Bentely and Luke Bryan took the stage with rocker Joe Walsh for a special tribute to the late Chuck Berry. Walch did the guitar licks to Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode.” The opening moments of the 2017 awards had something for everyone and featured all five “Entertainer of the Year” nominees. It’s always the best award show of the year.*****North Carolina beat Gonzaga 71-65 to win the National Championship. South Carolina women’s team beat Mississippi State to become women’s basketball champions.*****It looks like Tony Romo is hanging up his cleats and headed to the TV booth. We wish him luck. Tony was really a good quarterback with a lot of bad luck on the injury list.*****Well, I’m all done, plus I’ve run it down to the wire and am out of time. Thanks for yours.

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Faith United Methodist Church FUMC, 8608 MLK Orange, will host a Lenten Service and lunch each Wednesday thru April 5th. Service at Noon followed by a delicious lunch. The entire community is invited.

Any Further information please call the church office 8861291.

St. Francis of Assisi Lenten Fish Fry St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling fish dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive, from 5 to 7pm on April 7.

Dinner includes two pieces of fish, French fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $8.

Bethel Baptist Church offers free meals Bethel Baptist Church, located at 2906 Western Ave. in West Orange, is offering free meals each Wednesday from 5:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m. Bible Study for all ages will immediately follow dinner. For more information please contact Pastor Frank Young at 936-465-1203.

Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday's at 7p.m. in the Library at St. Henry's Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City. For more information please contact Cindy at 749-9036 or Mike 718-0333.

Heroines of Jericho Events The Heroines of Jericho, East Gate Court #133 Prince Hall Affiliated, of Orange, Texas will be hosting the following events: Friday, April 7th starting at 6 p.m., the members of will meet for the regular monthly meeting. Saturday, April 8th, the members will have a Fish Fry Dinner Fundraiser, behind the Walmart Gas station in Orange. On Sunday, April 9th starting at 10:30 a.m., Palm Sunday Service for the Prince Hall Masonic Families will be held at Mount Sinai Baptist Church, located at 1113 2nd Street in Orange. If you have further questions, please contact Ruth Clark at 409-886-5403.

Pinehurst Cleanup The City of Pinehurst will hold its’ annual citywide cleanup Saturday, April 8, 2017 in the parking lot in front of the old Parker Lumber, 2716 MacArthur Drive. Hours of operation will be between 8:00 am and 12:00 noon. City employees will be on hand to unload large items such as refrigerators, washing machines, furniture and tree limbs and brush. The City will not accept hazardous materials such as batteries, pesticides, herbicides, paint or tires. We encourage all our citizens to take advantage of this opportunity to make Pinehurst a cleaner more beautiful place to live.

15th Annual Art in the Park The Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau will be hosting the 15th Annual Art in the Park. This event will be held on Saturday, April 8 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. at Stark Park in Orange, Texas. There will be no charge to attend this family friendly event. This event will include over 120 artists and crafters from Southeast Texas, Southwest Louisiana, and surrounding areas. Vendors will be on site serving a variety of food and drinks. There will be a children’s activity area on site which will include a petting zoo and bounce houses. Live entertainment by Curse and the Cure will take place from 10 A.M. – 12 P.M. Following Curse and the Cure, Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons will take the stage from 1 P.M. – 3 P.M. Please note, no pets, no dogs, and no coolers will be allowed at Art in the Park. For additional information, please contact the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau at 409.883.1011 or 409.883.1010.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Holy Week The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City begins this year's HOLY WEEK with regularly scheduled services on APRIL 9th, Passion/Palm Sunday - Traditional Worship @ 9:00 AM & Contemporary Worship @ 11:00 AM. On Thursday, APRIL 13th, their Maundy Thursday Worship at 6:00 pm will include a celebration of the traditional Seder Meal (roasted turkey, green beans and rice pilaf). Holy Communion will also be served. Friday, April 14th is Good Friday with a Worship service at 6:00 PM. Saturday, April 15th is the annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00 AM and Sunday, April 16th is Easter Sunday with 2 traditional worship services at 9:00 AM and10:10 AM and a contemporary worship service at 11:15 AM. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate Christ's sacrifice and triumph with GSLC this year. The church is located at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City.

Fraternal Order of Eagles New Hours The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #2523 will be changing their hours of operation effective the first week of April. They will be closed on Wednesdays, but open on Saturdays from now on. The location is 803 N. 28th Street in Orange. For more info contact them at 409-886-7381.

Free Electronic Tax Service Jackson Community Center is offering Free Tax Assistance through Lamar University Community Tax Center now through April 18th. Open Monday thru Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and every other Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. at 520 W. Decatur Ave. in Orange. To schedule an appointment please call 409-779-1981.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Egg Hunt Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15th starting at 11:00 a.m. at the church located at 945 W. Roundbunch. There will be games, handcrafts, door prizes with and Easter Egg Hunt to follow. All this fun for three different age groups up to age 12. Sandwiches, chips, cookies, and punch will be served.

LU Football Hosts Coaches Clinic First-year Lamar University head football coach Mike Schultz and his coaching staff will be hosting a coaches clinic Friday, April 7th through Saturday, April, 8th. In addition to the LU coaching staff, the list of speakers will be highlighted by former Texas A&M and Alabama head coach Dennis Franchione and former Miami and UTSA head coach Larry Coker.

Local high school coaches Brandon Faircloth from Port Neches-Groves High School, and two-time defending state champion West Orange-Stark head coach Cornel Thompson will also be speaking.

The cost of the clinic is $25 per person. Registration will begin Friday at 7 a.m. Following the guest speakers, coaches will be allowed to attend the LU Spring Ball Position meetings. Saturday’spractice will also be open to those in attendance.

Coaches can register for the clinic by logging onto www.LamarCardinals.com, or by contacting LU Wide Receivers coach Kevin Brown by e-mail,

kbrown71@lamar.edu.Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday's at 7p.m. in the Library at St. Henry's Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City. For more information please contact Cindy at 409-749-9036 or Mike 409-718-0333.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Officers The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #2523 will be holding a meeting for nominations of Officers on April 20th. All Aeries members are asked to attend this meeting at 803 N. 28th Street in Orange. For more info contact them at 409886-7381.

Adult Spelling Bee Greater Orange Area Literacy Service program in Orange is having their 18th annual Adult Spelling Bee fund raiser on Friday, April 21.

Tickets are available for $15 each which includes lunch at 11:30 – 1:30. Lamar State College Orange will host the event in the Student gym.

Spelling teams of three adults each will compete . The team members will study words to spell from the National Spelling Bee booklets.

To sponsor a team there is a $350 entry fee. Deadline for registration is April 12.

All proceeds will fund study materials for the three areas GOALS serves; Basic Reading, GED, and English for non English speakers.

For more information call the office 409)886-4311, Monday – Thursday from 10am-3pm, or email rhonda@goals– setx.com All Bridge City & Orangefield High School Seniors The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will be awarding two $500 scholarships to two Bridge City High School seniors and two $500 scholarships to two Orangefield High School seniors for 2017. Scholarship applications are available at www.bridgecitychamber.com, your high school counselor's office,or the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce located at 150 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, Tx 77611. Completed applications should be submitted to your high school counselor's office by April 7,2017.

2nd Annual Southern Gospel Concert for CASA CASA (Court appointed Special Advocates) of Orange is looking forward to the 2nd Annual Southern Gospel Concert to be held on APRIL 29 with the concert to begin at 5:30 pm.

The location will be at Faith United Methodist Church at 8608 MLK Jr. Drive in Orange.

Texas A&M AgriLife Collecting UPC Labels Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s H.O.P.E. Committee is collecting Market Basket Best Choice UPC Labels for our Youth Cooking Camp. We appreciate your support in saving the labels for us. The labels can be mailed or brought to our office, 11465a FM 1442 Orange. We are located inside the Orange County Convention & Expo Center. For questions, call See Happenings, Page 6A

Democratic Party Breakfast All of Orange, Jefferson, and surrounding counties media and community are invited to a special breakfast to interview, visit with and discuss current state and national issues with Texas Democratic Party Chair, Gilberto Hinojosa and likely candidate for Lt. Governor, Mike Collier.

It will take place Friday, April 7 at 8:30 AM at the Adams Place, 1519 Burton St. Orange, Texas.

For additional information/RSVP please contact the Orange County Democratic Party Chair, Deborah Mitchell at deborahmitchell553@gmail.com or 409-779-1744.

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First Baptist Church Pre-k Registration for the fall 2017 semester beginning Sept 5,2017 is now in progress. Registration forms may be picked up Tuesday and Thursdays between 8am and 2pm in the PreK office. Registration fee is $75 and the monthly fee is $180. If you have questions please call. The phone number for Pre-K is 735-3583 or Mrs. Nelly at 735-5153.

Welcome Anytime Fitness You are cordially Invited to attend the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Anytime Fitness which is located at 1145 Texas Ave., Suite A in Bridge City. The Ribbon cutting will be held on Thursday, April 20th 2017 at 8:30 AM. Orange VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 Garage Sale Orange VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 will host a garage sale on April 22, 2017 from 7am until 2pm at the VFW Hall at 5303 North 16th Street in Orange...3 miles North of IH-10. Tables will rent for $10 per table.

Vendors will be allowed to set up on Friday, April 21, 2017. The kitchen will be open from 9am until no longer busy. Drinks may be purchased at the bar. The doors will open at 6:30 am Saturday for VENDORS ONLY. Doors will open to public at 7am. Contact Mary Snapp at 409-697-0380 for reservations and information.

Mauriceville Crawfish Festival The Mauriceville Crawfish Festival will be held April 21 thru 23rd at the Mauriceville Community Center. It is located at Hwy. 62 and Cohenour Road in Mauriceville. The date and times are April 21st from 5 to 11 p.m., April 22nd from 10 a.m. to midnight, April 23rd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All are welcomed to attend.

Orange AAUW Booksale request The Orange Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is beginning their annual drive to collect “gently used” books for their scholarship fund. All books, fiction, non-fiction, hardbound and paperback are needed. Also wanted are audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, video and board games, and puzzles. These may be delivered to the Mann Insurance Agency, located at 1505 Park Avenue at 15th Street, during regular business hours. If unable to deliver your donations, you may call 886-5739 or 886-2194 to

From Page 5A arrange for pickup. The AAUW will collect books until March 31st. The book sale will be in conjunction with Art in the Park.

Bridge City Volunteer Fire & Rescue Tourney For the last 26 years, on Good Friday weekend, the members of the Bridge City Volunteer Fire & Rescue have held a fishing tournament for its members (past and present) and their families. As our department has grown, so has the tournament. After the tournament, we hold a fish fry for the participants as well as hand out door prizes and tournament prizes. Due to the increase in participants, we are asking for donations from local businesses. What we need help with is monetary donations or prizes.

The monetary donations will be used to purchase prizes related to fishing and to also pay for the fish fry. If you would like to help make our fishing tournament a success, you can contact Chance Chatagnier, Don Breaux or Carroll LeBlanc, at the Fire Station 409-735-2419.

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers The speaker for the next meeting on Wed., Apr. 5 - Tressa Clarke of Anayat House in Beaumont will discuss the purpose of her facility, which is much like a Ronald McDonald House. Wed., Apr. 12 - Johnny Trahan, Orange County Commissioner, will discuss the proposed Hospital District for Orange County.

Wed., Apr. 19 - Dr. Elena Ivanova will speak on pieces of art at Museum of Art of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, incorporating various art stories written by Elena herself. Wed., Apr. 26 - Tressa Clarke of The Anayat House in Beaumont, a facility much like Ronald McDonald Houses, will explain all about the house for those with loved- ones in a hospital. Wed., May 3 - Representative, Ronda Powell, explains purposes of the Orange literacy group, GOALS. Wed., May 10 - Ashley Kreb, Extension Agent for Orange Co., discusses facts about gardening. Wed., May 17 - Retired Orange Co. Sheriff, Mike White will discuss life in law enforcement & currently.

Wed., May 24 - Chester Moore will discuss his new endeavor, Kingdom Zoo, and his gift for sick, terminal students.

Please arrive before 9:15 a.m., as we start each meeting at 9:30 a.m. with breakfast, then continue with speaker(s) at 10:15 a.m., finishing at 11 a.m. Speaker(s) & media receive complimentary meals.

Deaths and Memorials James Rowe, 70, Bridge City James Rowe, 70, of Bridge City, passed away on March 31, 2017.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City.

Officiating JAMES ROWE will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 7:00p.m.at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Brownwood, Texas, on September 18, 1946, he was the son of Oscar W. Rowe and Alace (Hoover) Rowe. James was a 1965 graduate of Bridge City High School.

He was a great supporter of the Houston Texans and Lamar University Cardinals.

James was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 3406, both in Bridge City. James honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy for seven years, he was a Vietnam veteran and a lifetime member of the VFW. James loved his family and he will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother and sister-in-law, Timothy and Sheryl Rowe; his sister, Jean Goodwin; and his brother, Michael Rowe.

He is survived by his beloved canine companion, Jeanie; nieces and nephews, Amanda Rowe of Nacogdoches, Laurie Maxfield and her husband, Ricky of Bridge City, Michael Rowe and his wife, Jennifer of Bridge City, Mark Goodwin and his wife, Clea of Graham, Angelique Trudeau and her husband, Grant of Oklahoma; his great nieces and nephews, Maddy Rowe, Bailey Rowe, Alace Maxfield, Bailey Clay, Walter Trudeau, Collete Trudeau, and Tyler Clay; his sister, Sharon Belk and her husband, Richard of Bridge City; sister-in-law, Martha Rowe of Bridge City; and he is survived by his brother-in-law, Steve Goodwin of Graham.

Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Rowe, Ricky Maxfield, Jason Ashworth, Bobby Ashworth, Steve Goodwin, Clint Lloyd and Tim Barfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Henry Catholic Church, 475 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, Texas 77611.

Greyson Scott Pinner, 6, of Orange Greyson Scott Pinner, 6, of Orange, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2017.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Orange.

Officiating will be Pastor John BickJAMES ROWE ham. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Beaumont, Texas, on April 15, 2010, Greyson was the son of Derek and Alicia Pinner. He loved school and was a first grade student at Mauriceville Elementary. Greyson enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting and fishing as well as playing sports such as football, basketball, and his favorite, baseball. He played on the 7 and under Southeast Texas Beast Select baseball team. He will be missed so much by his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Bill Pinner, James L. “Pinkey” Jackson, and Barbara Peveto; and his greatgreat-grandmother, Linnie Hatcher.

Greyson is survived by his loving parents; his grandparents, David and Jeanne Swinney, of Buna, Debbie and Robert Baeza, of Mauriceville, and Keith Pinner, of Mauriceville; great-great-grandmothers, Patsy Swinney, of Buna, Rose Pinner, of Old Salem, and Christine Parker, of Jasper; his brothers, Noah Swinney and Dakota Pinner; aunts and uncles, Tim Swinney, David Swinney, Shelby Pinner and wife Gena, and Marissa and Jackson Baeza; and his friends and teammates.

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Great weather leads to great fun across SETX

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record Newspapers

A great weather weekend is in store and there is no shortage of live entertainment across the region, so find the music which fits your style and enjoy! Check out for links to venues and local artists and follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for daily listings and concert announcements.

Wednesday, April 5 Monique McCain @ Rush Lounge Tim Burge @ The West Bar and Grill Thursday, April 6 Big Richard South @ Blue Martini Alex Rozell @ The Grill Blake Sticker @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Sabine River Brass Band @ Madison’s David Joel Band @ Rancho Grande 3HG @ Rush Lounge Reason For Insanity @ South Texas State Fair Friday, April 7 Olivia Newton John @ Golden Nugget Casino Kaos @ Blue Martini Tom Brandow @ The Boudain Hut North Tin Pan Alley @ Café Del Rio Alex Rozell @ Dylan’s Tony Faulk and Chaos @

The Embers Club The Jairus Daigle Network @ The Foundation House Restaurant Uncle Touchie and the Feel Goodz, Mighty Brother, Gaffer Project, Urges @ The Gig Lee Pelly @ Hardheads Icehouse John Cessac and Dennis Shaeffer @ Loggerheads Paul Gonsoulin @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Rob Copeland and The Outsiders @ Madison’s Urban Pioneers @ Neches Brewing Company Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza and Pasta – Calder Ave. Toe Up @ Paradise Daiquiris – Moss Bluff Curse and the Cure @ Pine Tree Lodge Adrenaline @ Red Tailz Crawfish 3HG @ Rush Lounge Chris Breaux and Six String Rodeo @ Sawdust Saloon Blake Sticker @ Thirsty’s Saturday, April 8 Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Golden Nugget Casino Jake Owen @ Coushatta Casino Resort Kaos @ Blue Martini Three Legged Dawg @ Brick and Barley Curse and the Cure @ The Capri Club Ryan Harris and Killing Time @ Cottons Cay

Check out the acoustic duo known as Dead or Alive this Sunday afternoon at the Blue Martini inside the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., as they perform acoustic rock hits of the 1980s such as Bon Jovi, Ratt, Motley Crue and more. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

Nervous Rex @ Dylan’s Jimmy Kaiser @ The Grill Al White and Chaparral @ Honky Tonk Texas Still Cruisin’ @ Larry’s French Market Colfax Speed Queen, The Disgustoids, PLAP, Ned Garthe Explosion, Night Shift @ The Logon Café John Guidroz @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Douglas Greer, Dick LeMasters and Jerry Mullin @ Mackenzies Pub Merle Jam @ Madison’s Pea Patch Orchestra @

Neches Brewing Company John Cessac and Dennis Shaeffer, Shelbone @ The Neches River Wheelhouse The Schisms, Silas Feemster, Dogs with Hands @ The Red Room Caleb Williams @ The Rodair Roadhouse 3HG @ Rush Lounge Texas Legacy @ Rusty Nail Curse and the Cure, Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons @ Stark Park (Art in the Park) – Orange Danny Dillon and Old

Union Southern @ Texas Ave. Tavern Socially Awkward, Chalkline Empire, The Other LA, Raw Hunny, Motorbud, Steve Fitzner @ Texas Rose Saloon Champagne Room @ The Venue

Carreerrs, Leche, Wood Chickens @ The Red Room 3HG @ Rush Lounge The Mudflats @ The West Bar and Grill

Sunday, April 9 Dead or Alive @ Blue Martini Ken Marvel Band @ Jefferson County Singles Club Street Side Jazz Band @ Luna Bar and Grill

Tuesday, April 11 Rob Copeland @ Dylan’s Pug Johnson and Tyler Darby @ Madison’s David Joel @ Rush Lounge

Monday, April 10 Angel Garcia @ Rush Lounge

Texas Senate unanimously passes two-year budget

By Sen. Robert Nichols For e Record

While preparing your taxes this month, Texans can be thankful we are one of only seven states with no state income tax.

Lower taxes and efficient government are just a few things which makes Texas a great place to live, own a business and raise a family.

Here are four things happening at your Capitol this week: 1. License to Carry This week, Senate Bill 16 was passed on the Senate floor.

This bill lowers the fee Texans pay to obtain a license to carry or concealed carry license by $100, making it one of the lowest in the country. Currently, Texas has the highest fees in the nation to obtain a license, which imposes an undue burden on Texans constitutional right to bear arms through these means. The proposed $40 fee would cover the necessary cost by the state for county, state and federal background checks. I am thankful to Lt. Governor Patrick and my colleagues in the Senate for helping to pass this important piece of legislation.

2. Senate Passes Budget The Texas Senate has unanimously passed their version of the budget for the next two-years. This was the first time a budget has been passed unanimously by the Senate since

2005. This budget fully funds public education, including funding for student enrollment growth. It also ensures that Child Protective Services receives an additional $450 million. It also increases funding for mental health in the state, including funding to help eliminate waitlists for community mental health services. Funding is also appropriated for new construction and repairs for our states hospital system and dedicated funds for transportation. When the Texas House passes their version of the budget, the two chambers will come together to work out the differences.

3. Voter ID The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 5, which would revamp the state’s rules for voter identification. This is in response to a court ruling that the current law may discriminate against minority voters. The bill allows an individual to vote without first presenting a photo id, if they present an alternate form of ID and sign an affidavit swearing to a ‘reasonable impediment’ to obtaining a photo id.

There is also a penalty of up to 10 years in prison, if an individual ‘intentionally’ makes a false claim on the sworn document. Senate Bill 5 allows voters older than 70 to still

be able to vote with an expired, but otherwise acceptable photo ID. This bill will now be sent to the Texas House.

4. Adoption Legislation The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on two bills related to adoption this week. Senate Bill 329 would allow adult adoptees in Texas to more easily access their birth certificates and medical history. Adoption records are confidential under current law, however, when an adopted person turns 18 they can request a judge to grant a court order to open the sealed file. Senate Bill 329, would allow an adopted adult to gain access to their birth records and birth certificate without a court order.

Senate Bill 1362 seeks to promote the Texas Vital Statistics Unit, a state entity which maintains all vital record data for Texans, and the Voluntary Central Adoption Registry (CAR).

The CAR aims to reunite adopt adoptees with their biological parents. They currently release information after both the registered birth parents on the list and the child complete a onehour counseling session ahead of their reunion. The purpose of the bill is to raise awareness of these programs, while maintaining closed adoptions for those who choose that.

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Public WOS Mustangs out to turn tables on Silsbee Tigers boat launch is game changer Dave Rogers

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Capt. Dickie Colburn Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record It seems like only yesterday that James Chargois and I stopped fishing long enough one morning to discuss everything from the river itself to the ospreys nesting on the same high line tower every year. At the same time we were absorbing the shade of an over-hanging gum tree on the east side of the river, they were clearing land immediately across from us for the new Public Boat launch on Simmons Drive.

“Well…there goes the neighborhood,” said Chargois with a look of genuine disgust on his face.“For years a handful of fishermen have had the river all to ourselves and now they go and build a boat launch right across from a couple of our best spots!”

While I fished Sabine Lake and Toledo more than the river, I couldn’t have agreed more with his assessment.When the river wasn’t my Plan A, it was at the very least, a reliable Plan B on those windy days when fishing the open lake was impossible.

Ironically enough, the userfriendly bass fishing of earlier years continued to diminish, while the trout, red and flounder steadily improved even well above the I-10 bridge.

Two hurricanes and the recent flooding caused by the massive release on Toledo Bend completely reversed that trend and the bass fishermen are now reaping the only up-side of those catastrophic events.The bass are once again everywhere while the saltwater species have now become more difficult to consistently catch.

Before cranking up our engines and departing ways, we agreed on one more thing.Like it or not, the new boat launch was badly needed, not only for recreational fishermen, but commercially as well.In just a few short years, along with the promotional work of a few determined local citizens, the facility has hosted not only fund raisers for countless local organizations, but both major freshwater and saltwater tournaments as well.

The “Charg” recently passed away much too young, but if he were still with us he would still be successfully ferreting out new hot spots while further validating his legendary reputation.And one last thing….I think that he would agree that the neighborhood is doing just fine!

The Simon Outfitter “Tuesday Evening River” circuit kicked off this week.The results come in one day late each week due to press issues, but the tournament has really proven popular with local bass fishermen.For more information on fishing these events or signing up, simply drop by the shop located on MacArthur Drive.

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Friday night’s District 224A baseball showdown between West Orange-Stark and Silsbee is expected to be a battle of the league’s two unbeaten teams.

And if does that happen, Mustang coach Shae Landry hopes his team’s district record stays clean by beating the Tigers.

“Since I’ve been here, we haven’t beaten them too many times,” said the sixthyear WOS leader.

But with eight starters returning from a 2016 team that went three rounds deep into the playoff – not to mention several who were on the state runnerup team in 2015 – this is the year to change that.

West Orange Stark Mustang head baseball coach Shea Landry meets with pitcher Jack Dallas and catcher Tre Bernard during game action against Bridge City.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

After all, Landry’s ace pitcher, Jack Dallas, will take to the mound with him a 5-1 record that’s come after allowing just four earned runs (0.79 earned run average) and striking out 59 batters in 35 innings.

And the Mustangs aren’t shy about hitting.

“We’ve hit better overall this year than last,” Landry said.

Shortstop K.J. Miller leads the team with a .431 batting average and 24 runs scored.

Next is third sacker Ryan Ragsdale, who has a .412 average and a team-leading 21 RBIs. Dallas is at .404 as a hitter, with 17 RBIs, and his younger brother, Chad Dallas is hitting .350 with 13 RBIs. Add in the Mustangs’ 74 stolen bases and it’s no wonder the Mustangs are averag-

ing about eight runs per game.

Outfielder BB Tezeno is 19 for 19 on steals while Miller is 17 for 20.

The Mustangs enter the game with a 15-3 overall mark and the state’s No. 11 ranking, according to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Silsbee is No. 6 in their rankings, which show a 17-2 record for the Tigers.

Besides Miller at short and Ragsdale at third, WOS starts Kaleb Ramsey at first base and Tezeno at second, when Jack Dallas isn’t pitching.

Blake Robinson, Keyshawn Holman, Te’Ron Brown and Jarron Morris are the outfielders who play most while Chad Dallas and Tre Bernard

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WOS Mustang pitcher Jack Dallas winds up against the Bridge City Cardinals. The Mustangs won the match-up 3-2.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Bridge City Cardinal catcher Schuyler Thibodaux gets a hit against the WOS Mustangs at Cardinal Field on Friday.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Bridge City Cardinal pitcher Jacob Goodman is on the hill against the WOS Mustangs in district action.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

West Orange Stark Mustang Blake Robinson slams a pitch against the Bridge City Cardinals. Mustangs won the match up 3-2.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Sports Roundup: District 22-4A cream rises to top Sports Round-Up Dave Rogers For The Record Baseball play’s heating up and district championships for tennis and track are up for grabs this Dave Rogers week.

But first, some well-deserved words for the area’s most successful team sports entry since West Orange-Stark’s run through last fall’s football playoffs ... ***** Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s girls soccer team battled Hardin-Jefferson Tuesday night in a third-round Class 4A playoff match in Winnie.

Results were not available at press time.

A win in the regional quarterfinal match would send the Bears to the Region III

Orangefield Bobcat Mason Gonzales is safe at home against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears.

The Bobcats won the district match-uo 3-1.

RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland

tournament Friday and Saturday at A&M Consolidated.

LCM’s girls are enjoying their deepest playoff run un-

der coach Cammie Palmer, who is in her 12th season in charge of the program.

“We have just the right

combination of girls that have played for us and girls that haven’t played,” Palmer said.

“The keys have been teamwork and just deciding they’re going to play for each other and not just for themselves.”

Palmer’s experienced players include captains Megan Brzezinski, a senior; Kourtney Baldwin and Mayra Hernandez, juniors; and Kayla Nichols, sophomore.

Brzezinski, Baldwin and Hernandez were first-team all-district picks a year ago while Nichols was newcomer of the year.

“Those are the ones we rely on,” Palmer said.

The Bears play in 20-4A. Because 4A is the smallest classification for UIL soccer, there’s an odd mix in the fiveteam district, with Hamshire-Fannett, Bridge City, East Chambers and Port Arthur’s Bob Hope School being LCM’s league competition.

The Bears outscored their district opponents 35-7, going 7-1 with a 5-3 loss and 1-0

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Is 2017 the year Astros will play baseball in October?

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

Only time will tell if the extra millions of dollars the Houston Astros spent on more talent will reap huge dividends after the 162-game 2017 season ends for them on October 1.

General Manager Jeff Luhnow, who is beginning his sixth year for owner Jim Crane, believes that this is the best team he has put together on paper.

Luhnow is on his third manager in A.J. Hinch, who has taken the team to the AL West playoffs during his two-year tenure where he has compiled a record of 170-152.

According to Sunday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle, “all the Astros really have to show for Crane’s ownership is three playoff victories and one postseason win. “ey haven’t even won their division since then-Commisioner Bud Selig tricked them into giving up the National League for the AL. is roster should be playing in mid-October. If not, it’ll be time to start asking the big questions,” the article stated. e Astros should win 90plus games, nab the American League West pennant for the first time and earn a berth in the post-season for just the second time since appearing in the 2005 World Series for the only time in franchise history.

Crane finally loosened his tightly-secured purse strings and let Luhnow pursue the best free-agent talent that was available last winter. e team payroll jumped to $122,407,233 but still ranks only eighteenth of the 30 major league teams. e Los Angeles Dodgers are the most extravagant franchise

with their $225.6 million payroll, followed by D e t r o i t ($199.76) and the New York Yanke e s ($195.2). e two teams on the bottom of the list are Milwaukee ($60.8) and San Diego ($61.4). e Astros began a four-game series with the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Seattle was picked to finish second behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West with Houston a close third according to a poll of baseball writers and sportscasters. e Astros picked up several players to help beef up the bottom of the batting order—Carlos Beltran, Josh Riddick, Brian McCann, Nori Aoki and also starting pitcher Charlie Morton.

Besides these free agents there also will be some new faces the ardent Astros’ fans have only seen after the roster expansion last September—Yuli Gurriel, Joe Musgrove, Chris Devenski, Brad Peacock and Jandel Gustave.

When starting pitcher Collin McHugh recovers from his “dead arm” issues and comes off the 10-day disabled list, one of the 25-players on the openingday roster will be demoted to Class AAA Fresno. e Astros broke spring training camp with 13 pitchers and 12 position players.

McHugh, who finished the 2016 season 13-10 and a 4.34 ERA, is rehabilitating well, threw 65 innings simulating four innings at spring training Saturday and flew from West Palm Beach, Fla. to Houston that night to be on hand for the opening-day festivities that took place Monday at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

The Astros have added Carlos Beltran to its lineup in order to beef up its stable of hitters.

I dispute what the baseball gurus predict about the Astros’ third-place finish in the AL West Division. e team will be carried offensively by what the Chronicle calls the “Core Four” consisting of Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, George Springer and Alex Bregman. is conglomeration of talent should be around for quite some time, averaging 22-27 in age, and are among the best at their respective positions.

Hinch will probably use the lineup from 1-9: Springer, Bregman, Altuve, Correa, Beltran, McCann, Yurriel, Riddick and Evan Gattis. is lineup should produce many more runs than in past seasons and for sure fewer strikeouts.

I’m pretty excited!!!

KWICKIES…I’m also excited about college baseball, namely Army where my grandson Logan Smith continues to shine in the Black Knights’ bullpen.

Army took three of four from Lafayette, losing the first game of a doubleheader Saturday 106, winning the nightcap 10-5, and sweeping two Sunday 5-4 and 10-9. Logan helped by blanking the hosting Lafayette in his two innings of work, giving up one hit and striking out three.

With the Kentucky Derby coming up the first weekend in May, trainer Todd Pletcher expects to have as many as five starters when the Triple Crown season begins May 6 at Churchill Downs. Pletcher has

sent 45 horses to the Kentucky Derby, three shy of the record owned by his mentor, D. Wayne Lukas. ings are expected to get ugly after the Oakland Raiders announced they were leaving town for Las Vegas. Just ask NFL fans in Houston, Cleveland, Baltimore, St. Louis and Los Angeles. According to Sunday’s Houston Chronicle “Nothing good comes from a team leaving town other than the owner and the new city.”

Starting San Francisco Giants’ opening-day ace pitcher Madison Bumgarner had a day to remember Sunday when he pitched seven innings, gave up three runs and struck out 11 Arizona Diamondbacks’ hitters.

Offensively, Bumgarner slugged

Colburn chapter will host a team redfish event the weekend of May 19th for youngsters 12 to 18 that are enrolled in school. The format will be similar to that used by the high school bass clubs. Every team must have a sponsor 21 or older and everyone, including the sponsor, must be a CCA member. We’ve got a while and I will have more information as we get closer to that date, but you might want to keep that weekend open.

Good things happen to good people. Last month, Jim Franklin and Beaver Aplin entered a Little Cypress fund raising tournament at the very last minute on Toledo Bend.

They not only donated their entry fee, but their first place check and the big bass pot as well back to the hosting organization.At the same time, they finished second in a much larger tournament.

The story for Franklin, however, does not end there.This past weekend he teamed up with Ricky Madole to best 500 other teams and win the Louisiana Oilman’s Invitational on Toledo Bend. The pair brought in a two day total of 47.34 pounds. Jim no longer lives here, but was raised in Orange and graduated from LCM. He only recently got back into bass fishing after a decade of winning darn near every tournament that had anything to do with speckled trout from Matagorda to Sabine Lake. Not surprisingly, he was a successful bass club fishermen while competing against older anglers even in his high school days. Had there been high school bass tournaments when he was a student at LCM, every monthly tournament may well have been another Jim Franklin Invitational!

two solo home runs and left the game in the top of the eighth with a 5-3 lead. Former Houston Astros’ closer Mark Melancon, who had signed a four-year $62 million contract blew the save and lost the game for Bumgarner 6-5.

And speaking of huge contracts, LA Dodger pitcher Clay Kershaw is the highest paid player in the major leagues this season with a hefty $33 million deal.

Despite having tornado warnings within 25 miles of the Golf Club of Houston near Humble, the Shell Houston Open managed to get in the final 18 holes of the tournament Sunday.

Rickie Fowler and Sung Kang led the first three rounds of the event, but Russell Henley made 10 birdies and won the tourney by three strokes over Kang.

Fowler was in a third-place tie with Luke List as the players warmed up for this week’s Masters which begins tomorrow (urs.) in Augusta, Ga. is was the final year for the partnership between the Houston Golf Association and Shell after 26 years. e 111-game winning streak of UConn, ended abruptly Saturday when Mississippi State upset the Lady Huskies 66-64 in overtime in the semifinal round of the Women’s NCAA tournament. Mississippi State then lost to South Carolina 67-55 in Sunday’s championship game.

JUST BETWEEN US…Monday’s NCAA championship basketball game pitted two No.1 teams, which is the way the selection committee always hopes happens. North Carolina justified the committee’s choice as the top team in the 68-team field by rallying in the last 3 minutes to edge the scappy Gonzaga Bulldogs 71-65 to win the 2017 National Championship.

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Jim Franklin and Beaver Aplin entered a Little Cypress fund raising tournament at the very last minute on Toledo Bend.They not only donated their entry fee, but their first place check and the big bass pot as well back to the hosting organization. At the same time, they finished second in a much larger tournament.

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win against Hamshire-Fannett, the team it shared the district title with.

LCM was 17-3-2 entering Tuesday’s match, having outscored its opponents 7125 for the season.

Those scores included previous playoff wins over Center (7-0) and Lorena (3-2).

The Bears picked up a 2-1 win over Hardin-Jefferson at the PNG tournament at the start of the season, then tied the Hawks 2-2 in a later matchup.

“They’re pretty competitive,” Palmer said of the Hawks. ***** Tired of traveling to away games and tournaments?

Orange’s Sunset Grove County Club and Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School are hosting the Dis-

trict 22-4A golf tournament Monday and Tuesday, April 10-11.

Boys and girls teams from Bridge City, Hamshire-Fannett, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Orangefield, Silsbee and West Orange-Stark will be teeing off at 9 a.m. each morning.

“It’s going to be nice,” West Orange-Stark golf coach Ed Dyer said. “Normally [for district tourneys], we have to travel an hour, 20 minutes up to Wildwood.”

Dyer can recall when the Mustangs’ district used to split its two-day tournament between Wildwood and Sunset Grove, but the Orange course has been out of the rotation for a number of years.

“It’ll be nice to not have to start your day so early,” Dyer See Rogers, Page 3B

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Members of the Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City competition team show their medals and certificates after the recent national competition on Galveston Island.

Bridge City Tiger Rock Martial Arts students wow crowds at nationals On March 17th and 18th at the Galveston Island Convention Center at San Luis Resort, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City attended a landmark Tiger Rock National Championship. is event hosted more than 1200 competitors from all over the State.

Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City brought a record 45 students to this event.

Competing in events of Traditional Forms, Sport Sparring, One-Steps, Extreme Performance (XP) Weapons Competition, Agility, and Board Breaking. e students from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City performed far above average.

Several standout performances were seen in Adult XP Weapons, where L3 Brown Belt Instructor, Austin Verret, of Orangefield took Gold with an outstanding Bo Staff performance against Black Belt competitors.

Also, in the Junior Brown/Red Belt XP Competition, L1 Brown Belt, Alex Staunton, of Bridge City took Gold with his Bo Staff form. In the Junior Green and Blue Belt XP Competition, L2 Blue Belt, Ethan Rogers of Orangefield, took Silver with his

Nunchuck routine.

Other medal winners at this event were 5th Degree Black Belt (BB), Elyse ibodeaux – Forms – Gold, Sparring – Bronze, Board Breaking – Gold; L4 3rd Degree BB, Jessica Tingler – Boards – Bronze; 3rd Degree L4 BB, Dallas Powers – Boards – Silver; 3rd Degree L2 BB – Trenten Parker – Agility – Gold, Boards – Gold; 3rd L1 BB, Walker Swindell – Boards – Gold; 1st Degree L4 BB, 2nd Degree L2 BB, Micheal Jones – Boards – Gold; ,Mason Frederic – Boards – Bronze; 1st Degree L4 BB, Athan Peterson – Boards – Bronze; 1st Degree L3 BB, Ava Osborne – Boards- Silver; 1st Degree L2 BB, Rylan Brown – Forms – Bronze, Agility – Bronze, Boards – Silver; 1st Degree L1 BB, Jamie Jones – Sparring – Bronze, Boards Silver; 1st Degree L1 BB, Justin Burchfield – Boards – Bronze; 1st Degree L1 BB, Mason Smith – Boards – Silver; L3 Red Belt, Kaleb Graham – Boards – Gold; L2 Red Belt, Ethan Martin – Agility – Silver, Boards – Gold; L3 Brown Belt, Austin Verret – Forms – Gold, Sparring – Silver, Agility – Silver, Boards – Gold; L3 Brown Belt, Alex Staunton –

Dave Rogers said. ***** Round One of the highly anticipated matchup of stateranked 22-4A baseball frontrunners Silsbee and West Orange-Stark takes place Friday on the Mustangs’ diamond.

Game time is 7 p.m.

Silsbee was 17-2 and ranked No. 6 in the state at the start of the week with WOS 15-3 and No. 11. Both clubs got out to a 3-0 start in district play.

“It’s always competitive when we play Silsbee,” sixthyear Mustang baseball coach Shae Landry said. “Actually, we haven’t beaten them too many times since I’ve been here.”

The coach says in order for the Mustangs to top the Tigers, pitcher Jack Dallas, who’s off to a 5-1 start with a 0.79 earned run average and 59 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched, “is going to have to keep doing what he’s done all year.

“And we have to pick it up defensively,” Landry said. “It seems like we give up two or three errors per game when he pitches. We have to clean up our defense and get timely hits.”

Meanwhile, there’s a third top-15 team in 22-4A. Bridge City was 10-7 and ranked No. 15 in the state Monday.

The Cardinals went into Tuesday’s game at HamshireFannett 1-2 in district, having lost to both Silsbee and WOS. They face a third-place showdown Friday when they host Orangefield. The Bobcats were 2-1 heading into Tuesday’s game at WO-S. LCM and Hamshire-Fannett were both 0-3 in district heading into April. ***** The Little Cypress-Mauriceville boys and Bridge City girls took the early lead in the District 22-4A track meet at Silsbee.

After Monday’s field

Forms – Silver, Spaarring – Bronze, Boards – Silver, Agility – Bronze; L1 Brown Belt, Jorrie Higgins – Forms – Gold, Boards – Silver; L2 Blue Belt, Ethan Rogers – Sparring – Silver, Agility – Bronze, Boards – Gold; L2 Blue Belt, Asher Bradshaw – Sparring – Silver, Boards – Silver; L3 Green Belt, Anthony Rinehart – FormsGold; L3 Green Belt, Gracie Frederic – Boards – Bronze; L3 Green Belt, Julian Rivera – Boards – Bronze; L2 Green Belt, Angel Vasquex – Forms – Silver, Boards – Gold; L2 Green Belt, Ayden Marrs - Boards – Bronze; L1 Green Belt, Logan Miller – Boards – Bronze; L1 Green Belt, Jonah Peterson – Boards – Silver; L1 Green Belt, Alex Chappell- Forms – Silver, Sparring – Silver, Agility – Gold, Boards – Silver; L1 Green Belt, Ryan Bell – Boards – Bronze; Yellow Belt, Amber Rinehart – Forms – Gold, OneSteps – Gold, Agility – Silver; Yellow Belt, Nicolas Moreno – Forms – Silver, Agility – Bronze; White Belt, Kylee Koonce – Boards – Bronze; Tiger Cub (TC) Red Belt, Caedmon Wagner – Gold Skills; TC Brown Belt, Austin Bodin –

Gold Skills, Agility – Silver; TC Blue Belt, Cambria Symmonds – Gold Skills; TC Green Belt, Lily Kole – Gold Skills; TC White Belt, Erick Gutierrez – Gold Skills, Agility – Gold.

Other fine performances were given by the following competitors: L1 Brown Belt, Arlan Khoury; L3 Green Belt, Edgar Vargas; L2 Green Belt, Zane LeDoux; Yellow Belts Riley Kole, Cole Williams and omas Royston as well as, White Belt, Bronson Lopez.

The LCM Bear Varsity Tennis team competed at the Ms. Sheila Invitational Tournament held at Lamar University on Friday, March 31st.

The Boys B Doubles team of Jaxon Collier & Luke Hanson took the Gold Medal with the following record: vs. Hamshire Fannett – 8-4, vs.

Sabine Pass – 8-3, vs. Hull Daisetta – 8-4, vs. Memorial – 8-4, Battlin’ Bear Tennis will travel to the Beaumont Tennis Center next week to compete in the District Tournament.

From Page 2B events and 3,200 runs, LCM had 57 in the boys standings, followed by Bridge City at 47, West Orange-Stark at 44 and Orangefield at 39.

Girls standings saw Bridge City first with 81 points and Orangefield next with 65.

WOS and LCM girls were each more than 50 points behind Orangefield.

Nine track finals for both boys and girls will be held when the meet wraps up Thursday.

LCM boys picked up three Monday firsts: Trey Guillory in the triple jump (44-7), Brandon Jenkins in the shot put (48-1) and Eli Peveto in the 3,200 (10:58.81).

Orangefield had a pair of winners in discus thrower Michael Teeples (129-7) and pole vaulter Tyler Jenkins (12-0) while Jared Dupree of WOS cleared 6-8 in the high

jump.

Bridge City’s girls did not win an event Monday, racking up their points with team strength.

Orangefield’s girls won four events: Skylar Matson in the shot put (34-9), Bailee Click in the high jump (5-4), Madison Helm in the 3,200 (12:52.79) and Brooklyn Goldsmith in the pole vault (10-6).

Teammate Mackenzie Davis challenged Goldsmith in the pole vault, clearing 10 feet for second, while Helm held off Hamshire-Fannett’s Lilly Sachitano by just four seconds in the eight-lap, 3,200 run. ****** Bridge City, LCM and Silsbee were all tied atop the 224A softball standings at 3-1, with Orangefield 2-2 heading into Tuesday night’s play.

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Simon, OF duo net tennis titles

By Dave Rogers For e Record

Orangefield Girl’s Tennis team won the team District Championship. All ten athletes that qualified for the finals medaled. Individual Results: Abby Green/Ashlyn Turley finished 1st in Girls Doubles (RQ), Megan Ibeck/Taylor Decker finished 2nd in Girls Doubles (RQ), Dylan Williams/Evie Arceneaux finished 2nd in Mixed Doubles (RQ), Brayden Berry/Christi Luong finished 4th in Mixed Doubles, Paris Fregia finished 2nd (RQ) and Jennifer Swift finished 4th in Girls Singles and also 7 qualified for regionals (RQ) by finishing 1st or 2nd.

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Brandan Simon of Bridge City easily won his third straight district tennis singles championship Tuesday, defeating West OrangeStark’s Carlos Gutierrez 6-1, 6-1 in a match of juniors.

The District 22-4A tournament was held at the Beaumont Tennis Center Monday and Tuesday.

“I feel like I played well,” said Simon, who finished third at the Region III tournament a year ago.

“I was moving nice, hitting well. But Carlos was playing really well, too.”

Also returning to regionals, set for April 17-18 at Bryan High School, will be the Orangefield doubles team of senior Ashley Turley and junior Abby Green.

They had teamed up to finish third and second in girls doubles the past two years. This time, they moved up to No. 1 by knocking off Orangefield teammates Taylor Decker and Megan Ibeck, 6-4, 6-3 in the finals.

Orangefield’s mixed doubles team of Evie Arceneaux and Dylan Williams qualified for regionals despite losing 6-4, 6-4 to HamshireFannett’s Skylar Sawyer and Cutter Buffington in the championship match. The Bobcat’s second mixed doubles squad, Christie Luong and Brayden Berry, were semifinalists.

Orangefield’s Paris Fregia earned a trip to the regional tourney the hard way Tuesday, defeating classmate Jennifer Swift in the thirdplace match, then beating singles finals loser Madison Hess of Silsbee in the play back match.

Otherwise, Silsbee dominated girls singles and boys doubles, locking up three of the four regionals spots.

Orangefield won the girls

Bridge City’s three-time singles champion Brandan Simon, right, shakes hands with Carlos Gutierrez of West Orange-Stark after defeating him in the championship match of the District 22-4- tennis tournament Tuesday morning.

Orangefield High School duo Abby Green, left, and Ashlyn Turley are the District 22-4A girls doubles champions, taking the crown Tuesday at the Beaumont Tennis Center.

team trophy and Silsbee took the boys team trophy.

“You can only bring eight girls and all eight of our girls will medal this year,” Bobcats coach Cindy Burton said. “That’s pretty impressive.”

Meanwhile, BC’s Simon was already thinking about his third trip to regionals.

WOS Baseball have shared the catching duties.

In addition to the two Dallas brothers, Bernard, Ragsdale, Miller, Ramsey and Tezeno have shared the pitching load.

In order to stay unbeaten – and go to 40 – in district, WOS had to get past Orangefield Tuesday (results weren’t available at press time) and Silsbee needed to avoid an upset by Little Cypress-Mau-

After losing in the second round in 2015, Simon advanced to the finals last year.

After losing that match, he lost the playback match for a trip to the state tourney.

“Last year, I beat myself more than I think they beat me – mentally. This year, it should be a lot closer,” Simon said.

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Don’t look for Landry to get too caught up in the future, though.

“Any win is big, honestly,” he said when asked about the highlights of the 2017, so far, for the Mustangs. “Any time we win a game in district is big.

“Our goal is to win enough to get into the playoffs and make a good run there.”

Lions Eye Bank Of Texas Golf Tourney The Golf Tournament will be Saturday May 6, 2017 at 8:00 a.m Shotgun start. At Sunset Grove Country Club, Orange Texas.

The Cost is $425 Per Foursome. Fee Includes : Buffet Breakfast, Lunch award banquet, Green fees/cart fees, individual tee gift, On Course competition to include, hole in one, Longest drive, closest to the pin and putting contest. Prizes awarded to the top three Teams. You can register yourself or your team by simple logging onto www.lionsgolftournament.org and clicking on the registration icon or contact Chris Gunstream at lionchris@gt.rr.com. Don't delay, field is limited to the first 144 players. Sign up your team TODAY!

Mother of the Year noms being accepted Do you know a mom who deserves special recognition? Nominate her for Mother of the Year! In addition to receiving great gifts from local businesses, the Mother of the Year will be recognized at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce’s Networking Coffee on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, participate in the Bridge City Christmas Light Parade as a dignitary and be recognized at the Bridge City Chamber’s Annual Banquet. The mother nominated must live or work within the Bridge City or Orangefield School District. For contest rules, go to www.bridgecitychamber.com or call the chamber at409-735-5671.

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BC One Act Play advances to regionals Bridge City High School’s entry was one of 24 Class 4A schools still alive in UIL One Act Play competition after advancing from area to regionals last Saturday.

A total of 1,200 schools across Texas enter, 175 of them in the 4A classification.

While Bridge City took first place with its production, “These Shining Lives,” Little Cypress-Mauriceville was second at area and Hargrave High School third.

Region competition will be held Friday, April 7 at Atasocita High School in Humble. Bridge City will perform at 4 p.m., as always under the direction of theatre teacher Stacy Webb.

Junior Landon Luna won the Best Actor award for the area competition, while seniors Avery Harris and Bree Cloud were named to the All-Star Cast and junior Malayna The four main characters in “These Shining Lives” are played by Cloud, Harris, senior Brianna Cross and sophomore Cheyenne VonderHeyden.

Along with Luna, other cast members are Zach Oceguera, Kaleb Swarers, Bryce Barlow, Dylan Garrett, Kaylee Lambert, Kamri Swarers, Marlee Bradley, Katelynn Haynes, Ohna

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The Rotary Club of Bridge City sponsers Josh The Otter to come to Orangefield Elementary each year. Josh comes and teaches water safety to Pre K and K students.

Members of the Bridge City HS One Act Play cast and crew pose after advancing past the Area Round of the UIL competition.

Danna and Abby Murchison.

Crew includes Ashlynn Koons, Ravyn Pilley, Han-

nah Huff, Alex Hargrave, Motomura, Khloie Brooks and Katelynn Miller. Keirsta

Buysee, Brady Raggio, Dyllan Branshaw and Paige Smith are alternates.

Community Christian School’s kindergarten through 12th grade students had the joy of participating in Super Fun Science Day. Volunteers from around our community came and gave of their time to enrich CCS’s students in various scientific experiments, activities, demonstrations, and speeches. The volunteers who participated were SubZero, Science Superstars of the Beaumont Children’s Museum, T.A.M.E. (Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering), Texas A&M’s AgriLife Extension, Tiger Rock, CCS’s own Physics teacher: Corey Oldbury and middle school & high school science teacher: Ashley Kelly, and the Orange Fire Department. Thank you, volunteers, for making Super Fun Science Day a huge success!

Saturday, April 1, 2017, was the launch date for “Reflectors for Responders”- a project that was born out of Youth Leadership SETX. 6 BCHS junior students-Kaylee Flannigan, Maggie Garcia, Gabby Howe, Mackenzie Land, Landon Luna, and Madison Wilson were interviewed and chosen last fall and met with student leaders from across the region. Bridge City-Orangefield and Vidor students as well as business leaders came up with the project of placing a blue reflector on the street marking fire hydrants for our first responders. BC students did a gumbo fundraiser as well as raised money during lunches to purchase reflectors- there are 275+ fire hydrants in the Bridge City area. Saturday, under the direction of BCISD Superintendent Mr. Todd Lintzen- a member of LSET the project began at BCISD Administration Building as many community leaders-including city council, BCFD, BCISD School Board members and BCISD Admin joined forces with students to complete project.

Throughout this process, students presented at a City Council as well as a School Board Meeting and learned many leadership lessons as a result. Students would like to thank Mr. Lintzen especially for his time and dedication to this project.

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Palm Sunday: The Savior’s Tears of Sovereign Mercy John Piper Founder & Teacher, desiringGod.org

So, let’s admire Christ together on this Palm Sunday.

“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” (Mark 11:9–10) Palm Sunday is the day in the church year when traditionally we mark the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem for the last week of his life.

As he rode into town on the humble beast, Jesus was not oblivious to what was about to happen to him. His enemies were going to get the upper hand, and he would be rejected and crucified. And within a generation the city would be obliterated. Here’s how Jesus says it in Luke 19:43–44: The days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you.

And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.

God was visiting them in Jesus, his Son — “he came to his own, and his own received him not” (John 1:11). But they did not know the time of their visitation. So they stumbled over the stumbling stone. The builders rejected the stone and threw it away. Jesus saw this coming.

The King Cries How did he respond? “When he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes’” (Luke 19:41–42). Jesus wept over the blindness and the impending misery of Jerusalem.

How would you describe these tears? I would call them tears of sovereign mercy. The effect they should have on us is to make us admire Christ and treasure him above all others and worship him as our merciful Sovereign. And when we have seen the beauty of his mercy, we become merciful with him and like him and for his glory.

Admiring His Tender Sovereignty What makes Christ so admirable and so different than all other persons is that he unites in himself so many qualities that in other people are contrary to each other. We can imagine supreme sovereignty, and we can imagine tenderhearted mercy. But to whom do we look to combine, in perfect proportion, merciful sovereignty and sovereign mercy? We look to Jesus. No other religious or political contender even comes close.

Look at three pointers to his sovereignty in the Palm Sunday account.

First, the crowds praised God for Jesus’s mighty works (Luke 19:37). He had healed leprosy with a touch; he had made the blind see and the deaf hear and the lame walk; he had commanded the unclean spirits and they obeyed him; he had stilled storms and walked on water and turned five loaves and two fish into a meal for thousands. So as he entered Jerusalem, they knew nothing could stop him. He could just speak and Pilate would perish; the Romans would be scattered. He was sovereign.

Then look, secondly, at verse 38. The crowds cried out, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” Jesus was a King, and not just any king, but the one sent and appointed by the Lord God. They knew how Isaiah had described him — as sovereign over an invincible, never-ending kingdom: Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. (Isaiah 9:7) A universal, never-ending kingdom backed by the zeal of almighty God. Here was the King of the universe, who today rules over the nations and the galaxies, and for whom America and ISIS and every other political state are only a

grain of sand and a vapor.

Third, verse 40. When the Pharisees tell him to make the people stop blessing him as a king, he answers, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out” (Luke 19:40). Why? Because Jesus will be praised! The whole design of the universe is that Christ be praised. And therefore, if people won’t do it, he will see to it that rocks do it.

In other words, he is sovereign. He will get what he means to get. If we refuse to praise, the rocks will get the joy.

Fulfillment, Not Failure It is remarkable, therefore, that the tears of Jesus in verse 41 are so often used to deny his sovereignty. Someone will say, “Look, he weeps over Jerusalem because his design for them is not coming to pass. He would delight in their salvation. But they are resistant.

They are going to reject him.

They are going to hand him over to be crucified. And so his purpose for them has failed.” But there is something not quite right about this objection to Jesus’s sovereignty.

He can make praise come from rocks. And so he could do the same from rock-hard hearts in Jerusalem. What’s more, all this rejection and persecution and killing of Jesus are not the failure of Jesus’s plan, but the fulfillment of it.

Listen to what he said in Luke 18:31–33 a short time before: And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written [planned!] about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.”

The betrayal, the mockery, the shame, the spit, the flogging, the murder — and so much more — was planned. In other words, the resistance, the rejection, the unbelief and hostility were not a surprise to Jesus. They were, in fact, part of the plan. He says so.

This is probably why it says at the end of verse 42, “But now they are hidden from your eyes.” Remember what Jesus said about his parables in Luke 8:10: “To you [disciples] it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’” God was handing them over to hardness. It was judgment.

Merciful and Mighty The mercy of God is a sovereign mercy. “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion” (Romans 9:15). But here is the point we see on Palm Sunday: This sovereign Christ weeps over the hard-hearted, perishing people of Jerusalem as they fulfilled his plan. It is unbiblical and wrong to make the tears of mercy a contradiction to the serenity of sovereignty. Jesus was serene in sorrow, and sorrowful in sovereignty. Jesus’s tears are the tears of sovereign mercy.

And therefore his sovereign power is the more admirable and the more beautiful. It’s the harmony of things that seem in tension that makes him glorious — “merciful and mighty,” as we sing. We admire power more when it is merciful power. And we admire mercy more when it is mighty mercy.

O, that we would see and savor the beauty of Christ — the Palm Sunday tears of sovereign joy and the self-sacrificing love and obedience that took him every step of the way during Holy Week. And O, that as we admire and worship him this week we would be changed by what we see and become more tenderly-moved, self-denying, need-meeting people.

John Piper (@JohnPiper) is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including A Peculiar Glory.

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Triangle Baptist Church 6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield 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.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113

Sun: Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday evening serviceS: Youth and Children 6:30 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:30 p.m., Choir practice 7:30 p.m.

Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com

Living Word Church Highway 87 & FM 1006 • Orange • 735-6659 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wedensday evening 7 p.m.

Pastor: G.K. Samual

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MCDONALD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 104 Broad St. • West Orange • 883-3974 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m.

Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

Pastor: Tommy Anthony

Minister of Music: Pam Nugent / Youth Minister: Brandon Swarers

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Faith United Methodist Church 8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Nursery Provided.

Youth 5:30 pm Youth Band 7 pm (www.faithorange.org)

Harvest Chapel 1305 Irving St. • West Orange • 882-0862 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Night Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Pastor: Gerald Ratcliff

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Church of God in Christ 2800 Bob Hall Road • Orange • 886-4366 Pastor: Ernest B Lindsey

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

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Chapel 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Praise Center 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. John Warren Director of Music and Fine Arts: Doug Rogers

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided).

For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m.

“Kids For Christ” Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m.

For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546

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., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.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 Ray McDowell. Worship Ministries Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastor Michael Pigg, Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Celebration Service 10:45 a.m.

Home Group 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Wesley United Methodist Church

401 N. 37th St. Orange 409-886-7276

Pastor: Randy Branch Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.

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

Pastor Gary Price, Worship Leader Dan Cruse Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

First Baptist Church of Bridge City 200 W. Roundbunch • 735-3581

Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Ashcroft Pastor Douglas Shows Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Celebration service 10:30 a.m., Youth bible study, dicipleship classes 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Children’s activities.

COWBOY CHURCH

OF ORANGE COUNTY 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m.

Bible Studies for Co-Eds • Monday 6:30 p.m.

Bible Studies for Women • Tuesday 10:30 a.m.

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Pastor: Dr. C. W. Starr

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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8 Homes @ 6305,6310,6315, 6320,6345,6360,6385 and 6420 Chasse Gardens in Orange. Rugs, home decor, kids stuff, tv, stove, washer & dryer. To much to list, do not miss out!

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Harold Wayne Ray, Deceased, were issued on March 27, 2017, in Cause No. P17785, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Hugh Dean Ray and Roger Dale Ray. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Jerry V. Pennigton Attorney at Law 110 N. Seventh Street Orange, TX 77630 DATED the 30th day of March, 2017.

Jerry V. Pennington Jerry V. Pennington Attorney for:

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Johnny Lee Barton, Deceased, were issued on March 28, 2017, in Cause No. P17761, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Loretta Barton.

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

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of Deborah Ann Bishop Watkins, Deceased, were issued on the MARCH 27, 2017, in Cause No. P17735, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division to: Karlee Kristine Watkins.

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

Jerry V. Pennigton Attorney at Law 110 N. Seventh Street Orange, TX 77630

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

DATED the 30th day of March, 2017.

Dated the 27TH day of March, 2017.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Ella Jo Gossett, Deceased, were issued on the 31st day of March, 2017, in Cause No. P17764, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division to: Vickie F. Johnson and Darlene Dearing.

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

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DATED the 3rd day of April, 2017.

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Crossword Puzzle April 5, 2017

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR AUDIT SERVICES GENERAL SCOPE: OWNER:

Financial Auditing Services

Orange County Water Control & Improvement District No. 2

SUBMITTAL DEADLINE:

Noon local time on Friday, April 28, 2017

SUBMITTAL LOCATION: Owner’s Office 2526 Western Avenue Orange, Texas 77630 SUBMITTAL OPENING:

10:00 a.m. local time on Monday, May1, 2017

OPENING LOCATION: Owner’s Office 2526 Western Avenue Orange, Texas 77630 The Owner requests accounting firms, with one or more Certified Public Accountants as a principal, to submit their proposal to conduct at least one financial audit of the Owner, for at least the fiscal year May 1, 2016 – April 30, 2017.

SEALED proposals to provide the audit services will be received by the date, time and location indicated above. Any late submittal will be returned unopened. Timely responses to the Request for Proposals will be publicly opened at the date, time and location indicated above. Attendance is not required, but is permitted, at the public opening. However, timely submitted submittals will NOT be acted upon by the Owner at the public opening. Instead, a committee of Owner will review timely submitted responses and make recommendations to the Owner’s Board of Directors for further action, with written notice of the committee’s recommendations being provided to all parties tendering timely submittals.

No response shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days, subsequent to the opening of responses, without the written consent of the Owner. The Owner has the right to refuse or reject any and all submissions and to waive any formalities or irregularities, and to obtain additional or verification of information prior to entering into a service provider relationship.

For further information on the above, including obtaining a copy of additional information related to the proposal submission process, please contact Alan Sanders, outside Attorney for Owner, as follows: Email: Alan.Sanders@LewisBrisbois.com. Care of: Law Firm of Lewis Brisbois, Weslayan Tower Suite 1400, 24 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas, 77046.

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