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Vol. 58 No. 71

Distributed FREE To The Citizens of Bridge City and Orangefield

Week of Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Temporary housing remains unavailable Dave Rogers

For The Record

Three weeks after Hurricane Harvey surprised and swamped Orange County with historic flooding, there are hundreds – maybe thousands -- of citizens who want to come home from sheltering out of town.

But they have no place to stay.

Their houses and apartments are wrecked.

So far, local governments are waiting for the Federal

Emergency Management Administration to OK a shelter in Orange County.

“The shelter program is a county-wide effort,” Shawn Oubre, Orange city manager, said during a city council meeting Tuesday.

“It is bigger than the resources the city has to provide -- logistics, security, medical, all that stuff. The city in this case is not big enough to handle short-term sheltering.”

How big is the need?

Johnny Trahan, county

commissioner for Precinct 1, which includes old Orange and the northeast corner of the county, said he heard 750 as the number of citizens needing housing so they can

come back and rebuild their homes and lives.

“But that’s probably not inclusive of everybody,” he said.

Not knowing how many

people are missing is wrong, Annette Pernell, Orange council member, says we’re all to blame.

“It’s a huge issue,” she said.

“We haven’t heard the exact

numbers either.

“I’m telling you right now, it’s our fault that we haven’t heard the numbers, because TEMPORARY Page 3A

Cardinal’s Home Opener Set For Friday

Recovering: people helping people

Lamar Belcher, Wyatt Belcher, Nancy Working, Angel Shaffer and Scot Shaffer pose for the “after” picture at the end of cleaning out flood-soaked walls at Working’s home.

RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant Football is back and the Bridge City Cardinals will be hosting their Home Opener on Friday against the Newton Eagles. Big Red stormed into the 2017 season last week (seen above) against the defending Class 4A Division II State Champion West OrangeStark Mustangs. The contest provided plenty of ‘fan-time’ relief for storm weary spectators ready for a break under the lights in the open air. The Cardinals fell to the state champions 39-6 but the game set the season in motion with plenty of excitement on the way. Home openers are traditional thrillers in Larry Ward Stadium and it is certain that the bout against the Newton Eagles will be no different. Kick-off is at 7 pm.

The Orangefield Bobcats will be hosting the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears in their season opener at F.L. McClain Stadium on Friday. Kick-off is 7 pm.

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Livestock take big hit from Harvey Dave Rogers

For The Record

Bridge City Good Samaritans Scot Shaffer and Lenzi Belcher relax after working on Hurricane Harvey damage at the home of Belcher’s mother-in-law.

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Dave Rogers

For The Record

Talk about a Godsend.

Two of Bridge City’s top trending examples of people helping people met up late last week when they showed up for some storm cleanup at a home in Orange.

Until then, Scot Shaffer and his wife, Angel, had never met Lenzi Belcher or her family.

“I would definitely recommend him. He’s a Godsend.

They were a Godsend,” Nancy Working said of the Shaffers, after they joined her daughter-in-law Lenzi and son Lamar Belcher to strip the waterlogged sheetrock and insulation out of her flood-ravaged home.

Working hadn’t been home much since the storm.

She had been helping Len-

zi, the owner of Kidz World Learning Center, 1875 Miller Dr., serve meals and run a distribution center out of her business.

“A caterer friend of ours, Ricky Hollier, came to me and said, I can cook; I don’t have anywhere to serve,” Lenzi said, recalling the period immediately after the weeklong rains from Hurricane Harvey stopped and Orange County found itself under several feet of water.

“I didn’t have water in my business, so it went from there.

“We opened the doors and they came. We were averaging about 400 people a day for lunch and dinner. Some of the people just wanted air conditioning and a table, some place that was normal.”

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The call came to Todd Ellis a couple of days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Corpus Christi Aug. 25.

“His pasture was right under the Rainbow Bridge,” recalled Dan Harris, who made the call. “I told him he had to get his cows out or they’d drown.”

Ellis, from Gist, above Mauriceville in Jasper County, retold the story Sunday as he and his brothers and cousins and nephews, retrieved the 50 or so head of cattle from their temporary home in Harris’ pasture north of Orange.

He hadn’t seen them since the storm, and the cows were more than a little worse for wear.

“This time of year, they should be in the best shape, but they look like they should in December,” Harris said.

But they were alive, nearly three weeks after Harvey caused the rivers to rise and left dozens of humans and thousands of livestock dead in its path.

During the storm’s imme-

Brad Schreiber, left, and Kyle Ellis herd cattle Sunday as they move the animals from their temporary pasture in Orange.

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diate aftermath, airboats were used to rescue cattle and horses from high water.

Military helicopters were used to drop hay.

And plenty of animals didn’t make it.

A cattleman showed up at the Cowboy Church’s rescue

site with 35 cows in his trailer. Five were in bad shape.

Thirty were dead. The cowboy was bawling.

Down the road, at the T-2 Arena, Colorado veterinarian Scott Martell worked with a crew of volunteers to treat horses that came in

with the flesh falling off their legs from standing in water for a week.

But it wasn’t just scores of volunteers like Michigan pet rescue operator Laura Zain and Miami’s Alison ThompLIVESTOCK Page 3A

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Stark venues focus on Rodney Townsend named as Texas ‘10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction’ storm recovery Staff Report For The Record

The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA) has recognized the exceptional performance of Texas’s Personal Injury Attorney Rodney Townsend of Orange County. Townsend has been named as Two Years 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction.

Townsend, a native of Bridge City, specializes in personal injury cases including insurance claims litigation, workplace injuries, motor vehicle accidents and product liabilities among other specialties. He has over 18 years experience representing property owners against their insurers. ““People that come to see me have sustained some type of loss, be that person-

Attorney At Law Rodney Townsend

al injuries to themselves or a loved one, or loss of property from a storm or fire,” Attorney Townsend said.

“Those people are hurting, scared, frustrated, not sure what to do or even if there is anything they can do.”

AIOPIA is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annu-

al list of the Top 10 Personal Injury attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIOPIA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research and AIOPIA’s evaluation.

AIOPIA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.

One of the most significant aspects of the selection process involves attorneys’ relationships and reputation among his or her clients.

“I believe it’s important to be honest with people and do what you say you’re going to do,” Townsend said. “To have those people that entrusted me to handle their case, people I’ve gotten to know and that I’ve fought for, to think enough of me

to recognize me for this is an honor and it’s motivation to continue to do the best job I can for my clients.”

As clients should be an attorney’s top priority independent, AIOPIA places the utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of Personal Injury law without sacrificing the service and support they provide. Selection criteria therefore focus on attorneys who demonstrate the highest standards of Client Satisfaction.

Attorney Rodney Townsend’s law firm is located at 218 Border St. in Orange. Free case evaluations are provided to most clients. Townsend PC Attorney’s At Law may be contacted by calling 409-8867200. The website is www. rodneytownsendlaw.com.

Staff Report For The Record

All Stark Cultural Venues will remain closed to the public throughout September in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

The Stark Museum of Art, which did not incur damage, will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 3, with regular hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Lutcher Theater incurred minor damage and will begin the 2017 fall season Nov. 16 with “A Very Electric Christmas.”

Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center endured significant damage and will remain closed until further notice.

The W.H. Stark House will remain closed 2018.

Orange Train Depot Museum phone change For information and rental prices for scheduling a special event in the historical Orange Train Depot Museum, please call 409-330-1576. The published number had to be changed because of the flood.

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The Orange Community Player’s board of directors has cancelled the 2017-2018 season and will honor all memberships and advertisers for our 2018-2019 season in a NEW theater! We are sad at this time because we were celebrating 60 years of entertainment! Please keep us in your prayers as be put together our theater.

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Temporary housing

County locks in 2017 tax rates Dave Rogers For The Record As a gesture, it was token.

Orange County commissioners’ court authorized a tax rate cut of 2/10ths of a penny per $100 property value Tuesday.

In the process, they delivered in spirit if not substance the reduction for taxpayers they had as a goal before Hurricane Harvey ripped through Orange County Aug. 26-30, flooding 80 an estimated percent of homes.

Lowering the tax rate from 54.4 cents per $100 to 54.2 cents per $100 means a reduction of $2 for a homeowner with a $100,000 home – if the tax value stays the same from last year.

But county-wide home values were increased 7.5 percent between Jan. 1, 2016 and Jan. 1, 2017.

Commissioners voted unanimously on the tax rate and also to approve a $59.4 million budget that includes all of the county’s $14.8 million “rainy day fund.”

Livestock suffer

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son who came from across the country to help at Cowboy Church.

Donors from Florida to Maine brought hay, feed and supplies to an operation raised jointly by Cowboy Church and Texas AgriLife and overseen for nearly three weeks by Deven Peveto Michael.

Pastor Anthony Linden of Mansfield, Massachusetts, drove with a friend and his 12-year-old son 35 hours straight to drop off 3.5 tons of animal food and supplies donated by the Homesteaders of Massachusetts, a Facebook group.

Hay was hauled out by local farmers as fast as it arrived from Louisiana and Missouri and who-knows-where via flatbed trailers.

One woman filling up her trailer with hay said she had 16 horses scattered in pastures around Orange County when the rains began. Half of them died.

Ellis said he and partners Brad Schreiber and Troy Ellis, his brother, had 140 cows and about 20 calves on five different area pastures when Harvey roared up from the Gulf of Mexico.

Floodwaters claimed about $300,000 worth of trucks and tractors in and around Ellis’ barn in Gist.

“We had no insurance for most of it, because we’re not supposed to flood,” he said.

Thanks to the help of people like Harris, Ellis lost only four cows.

Texas is the largest cattle producer in the nation, claiming 11.7 million head and $10.7 billion in sales in the latest figures available.

Orange County, according to the most recent USDA census, has more than 8,000 cattle on 440 farms. Harris, who donated the land for the Cowboy Church, has one of the largest farms, with room to take in boarders.

“I’ve got cattle that aren’t mine in a lot of pastures,” he said last weekend.

Ellis eyed his cows closely as the five other men sorted them and loaded them up for their next pastures.

“To keep them this winter, we’ll have to feed them twice what we normally do,” he said. “That’s a lot of supplements and hay.

“With all that said, I’m real happy with the shape these cows are in, because otherwise I wouldn’t have no cows.”

People helping people Kidz World quickly went viral and became vital for folks having a tough time in the Orangefield area.

“We started serving food and people just started thanking me and tagging me on Facebook and thanking and sharing.”

That led to a woman from California showing up with two 18-wheelers loaded with clothes and baby supplies.

Belcher said the woman sent another 18-wheeler full of needed goods and one also arrived from the J.J. Watt Foundation.

“We have a 10,000-squarefoot gymnasium at the daycare, so we just set it up as a distribution center,” Belcher said. “We let people come and get what they needed.

“It was a Godsend.”

The food and goods went on for two-plus weeks.

“We didn’t stop serving food,” Working said. “I didn’t come to my house. It was more important to get them food and clothes.

“And that’s what we did.

We cooked food and served it, and then we worried about ourselves.”

The Shaffers had been busting it for storm rescue since before the storm hit Orange County.

“We actually started our first thing when we knew it was going to come in and just devastate down in the Corpus Christi area. We actually started to gather a few different things, canned goods, the normal stuff, necessities,” he said.

Shaffer is a Bridge City insurance agent. He’s also men’s ministry director at Commonground Community Church.

But he was working with a

we didn’t reach out to make sure the people were taken care of, to make sure that if people had to move, because their places were gone, that we kept tabs on them.

“And letting them know that we’re going to have a place for them to come back to.”

Pernell was in no mood to pass the buck Tuesday morning.

“I keep hearing, ‘Well, that’s the county, that’s the county.’

“The county consists of individual cities which make up the county. You can’t expect the county to keep track of every person in every little city.

“That’s why we’re here. We need to take care of our city, because as it stands, we’re not going to have a city.

“Who wants to come back?

If you don’t care about me while I’m here, why would I come back?”

Oubre said he had studied the negative effects of displaced citizens.

“I’ve done a lot of studying on it: the need, the desire for somebody to be connected to their home, whether it’s an apartment or an established house,” he said.

“If you break that continuity, they’re probably never coming back. That’s why it’s important to get them back here with some normalcy in their life so they can reconnect with their church and their business and their job.”

The state has established a tent city at the civic center in Port Arthur for that city’s citizens who were displaced from their homes or their apartments.

FEMA trailers were used extensively in Bridge City for temporary housing after Hurricane Ike. But neither option has been OK’d by FEMA so far, report Oubre and Stephen Brint Carlton, the Orange County judge.

“The state is out of tents,” Carlton said, “and, as far as FEMA trailers, that’s not an option, either. They don’t have enough to bring in.”

Carlton and many of the

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national auto sports group he belongs to, Jeepers4Jesus, to set up relief for Corpus.

“And of course, when it turned to our direction, we kind of had to readjust and say, ‘Hey, our own backyard’s going to be affected.’

“So, quite a few different jeep groups throughout the state of Texas and the country kind of came together.

They donated a lot of the supplies, also.”

The Shaffers spent the first week after the storm working with churches throughout the Bridge City and Orangefield area and social media contacts to set up a network and stock a distribution center at Commonground, which is only separated from Kidz World by a school, a gas station and West Roundbunch Road.

They met and off-loaded more than a dozen planes full of donated goods at the Orange County Airport.

Several dozen 18-wheelers brought more donations.

“We’ve had so much support from around this country,” Shaffer said.

“My phone rang for four straight days with people I’d never met. I don’t know who gave them my phone number. I don’t know where they came from.

“She mentioned Godsend.

That’s what these people across the country have been.”

While others tended to the distribution at Commonground, Shaffer used Facebook to line up fellow volunteers and jobs mucking out homes as soon as floodwaters receded.

“The first few weeks we did anything from four to seven houses a day, that was just

rocking and rolling,” he said.

“Last week, I just did two a day.

“One in the morning. Then I went to the office, did what I had to do at the office. After work, we’d go out and do one more, so we’re only doing two a day right now.”

Shaffer worked hand-inhand with his wife.

“She’s been by my side the whole time,” Shaffer said.

“Angel’s a harder worker than I am.”

And late last week, they met the Belchers and powered through three more hours cleaning up at Working’s home.

“We’re just here knocking walls down. Swinging a hammer. Nothing special,” Shaffer said.

“The people who are bringing these supplies in from across the country, just pouring their love into Southeast Texas, those are the people that are really doing a whole lot, in my opinion.”

Belcher, too, deflected praise.

“I really think it was crazy how it all worked out,” said the member of First Presbyterian, Orange. “Somebody bigger than me had it in their hands.

“We ran out of something and an 18-wheeler showed up.

We ran out of ground meat and somebody walked in the door and donated 160 pounds of ground meat.

“When we opened the doors, we just became the hands and feet of the Lord and did what was provided and what we were told to do.

“That was the only thing I knew.”

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area’s mayors met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Saturday, Sept. 9, in Beaumont, and they arranged a sit-down with FEMA brass last week.

That’s where Carlton learned about STEP. “It’s a program between the state of Texas and FEMA. Instead of putting people into trailers or some other kind of temporary housing, FEMA will have contractors come in.

“They will tear out all the flooded materials in someone’s home. They will check electrical, check the plumbing, then put new sheetrock back up.

“It makes the home livable again, so they can get back in there again. It’s not going to be beautiful. It may not have new floors. But it’ll work. It’ll be functional.”

Carlton met with George P. Bush, commissioner for the General Land Office, Monday afternoon.

“He was talking about the GLO taking the lead in sheltering, trying to get people back to their home areas.

They are working with FEMA to develop a new program. Instead of STEP, it’s going to be called PREP.” Carlton said Tuesday he was also eyeing another tent provider.

“We’re looking at going a different route through a different company that does these things,” the judge said.

“They can construct the tents. They can do the bathrooms, the showers, the laundry, the food, all that kinda stuff. Also manning it, the security.

“We’re still trying to work that route, but get essentially a different vendor.”

The structure would hold up to 500 people, the judge said.

“We’re looking at some of the different sporting fields in the county to see if that might be one of the places to put it,” Carlton said.

FEMA has set up Disaster Recovery Centers in Bridge

City and in Deweyville.

DRCs are offer a single location where citizens can file a claim, check on the status of a claim or have a face-to-face conversation with a staffer to help with recovery.

So far, there are no DRCs in the county seat of Orange and by Tuesday afternoon no reliable word of when one will open.

“We’ve been told we were going to receive one since Friday of last week,” Oubre

said.

“Part of the holdup has been that all the places we’ve been trying to get, whether it be Northway [Shopping Center] or some of the other places they’ve been before, we kind of struck out on getting anything from them,” Carlton said.

“So what we did instead, we put in a request for a mobile center, like Deweyville.

We’ve asked for two of those.”

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Day, Mary Gremillion and Bob Blacksher. Joining them are tennis player Serena Williams, 35 and singer Olivia Newton-John, 68.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 YEARS AGO-2007

From The Creaux’s Nest THIS OLD WORLD KEEPS ON KEEPING ON This hurricane season still has two more monsters to go and they just keep coming. I had predicted one major storm would enter the Gulf. Harvey did that, but I never expected all the others. Irma started at the bottom of Florida and worked plum through the state.

Harvey, Jose and now Maria have ravaged the Caribbean islands. This season has been twice as bad as usual with seven hurricanes, four major ones. So far this year there have been 30 days that hurricanes have spun in the Atlantic and the end is not in sight. Here at home the clean up and recovery continues. A lot of the natives are restless and many more unhappy and feel they are being lied to or put off with excuses. I told you before that this recovery wouldn’t be as smooth as in the past.*****I’ve got to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

A CARING YOUNG LADY I RECENTLY MET On many occasions as I travel down this road of life I’ve had the opportunity to meet someone I found interesting, funny or maybe extremely wise. I have often met individuals who had an unusually sincere, caring personality, like clerks, etc. And I’m sure during this Harvey recovery you also have met someone who offered their help with no reservation, just a need to help. My story doesn’t involve the hurricane, just a young lady I met. I had never met her but like most people, chances are if they have lived in Orange County awhile I will know them. In fact I did know some of this young lady’s relatives. She graduated from Port NechesGroves but claims Bridge City as home. Her name is Megan Hebert. She is the granddaughter of Mike “Boo Boo” Bishop and the great granddaughter of our longtime friends June Bishop and the late Earl Bishop. She said June is still a beautiful lady. Megan has a brother named Dakota. Now that I’ve established that she comes from great people that I know, let me tell you about my connection to Megan and my reason for highlighting this young woman. Some people are called to different vocations. Some are cut out for it while others are out of place, like trying to wear two left shoes. Megan is a medical technication at Gulf Coast Cardiology Group. Medicine and helping others is definitely her calling. For ten or so years I have been a patient of Dr. Pradip Morbia and was there for test but I had other issues and was in real pain trying to get through the testing. That’s when Megan showed her true compassion and caring heart. It is not common for young people to feel the pain being suffered by elderly people. Megan definitely needs to pursue a medical career. She gave me her only bottle of unopened water and tips that would help the pain and allow me to sleep better. I had an accident and had cut my hand and bruised my ribs and shoulder causing pain and making it hard to breath.

Megan was caring enough to read my pain and sincerely wanted to help. Never give up on the young. Some will amaze you. I wish Megan a good, happy life and know she will continue to help others.

BIRTHDAYS A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Sept. 20: Matt Carter, from St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Bridge City and Jennifer Marion, from Kid’s World, celebrates today. They are joined by celebrities actors Jon Bernthal, 40 and Sophia Loren, 82 and singer Phillip Phillips, 26.*****Sept. 21; The latest Dunn clan member, Luke Clay Greeson, son of Clay and Amber Dunn Greeson, celebrates his first birthday today. Also celebrating are Bobby Cormier, Ruthie Hannegan, retired BCISD teacher Janice Kelly, Jonah Thurman, Jenny Sims and Mary Rawls. Celebrating also are novelist Stephen King, 58, actor Bill Murray, 66 and country singer Faith Hill, 50.*****Sept.

22: Miranda Coulter, Michael Broussard and Matthew Broussard, Beverly Mixon, Connie Arnold and Donna Broomes. Joining them are actors Scott Baio, 56 and Bonnie Hunt, 55 also opera singer Andrea Bocelli, 58.*****Sept. 23: Our buddy, Orange native Tommy Simar celebrates today as does Penny Leleux, Julie Sandifer, Mark Kelly, Jayna Campbell, Megan Fontenot and our friend at aNe Insurance, Charlene Wappler. Celebrities having birthdays on this day are singers Bruce Springsteen, 67 and Julio Iglesias, 73.***** Sept.

24: Hurricane Rita hit Orange County on This day in 2005. Celebrating birthdays today are former Orange City councilperson Teresa Adams Beauchamp, our buddy Trey Rhodes, Brian Beard, Mark Norwood, Jimmy Thurman and Brittany Bean. Also celebrating are former football player “Mean” Joe Green, 70, WWE wrestler Stephanie McMahon, 40 and actor Ben Platt, 23.*****Sept. 25: Celebrating on this day are Donna Ford, Bill Nugent, Phyllis Tarter, Bessie Rach and Kailey Childress. They are joined by actors Will Smith, 48, Michael Douglas, 72 and Heather Locklear, 55.*****Sept. 26: Lynn Gremillion, retired from BCISD, Melissa Groff at Farmers Insurance, Kyna Rienstra

A member of our advertising family from Groves, Betty Taliaferro, of Tally’s Tackle, took a spill last week and broke her wrist. We hope she feels better soon.

Tally’s Tackle has been helping Southeast Texas anglers flip their wrists for years. *****One of the great guys, from the greatest generation, our friend, J. W. ‘Shorty’ Taylor, will turn 86 on Sept. 29. ‘Shorty’ is a former Northwestern University football player.

Ironically, one of his teammates, Willie Lutgring was one of Roy’s high school football coaches. ‘Shorty’ was also a World War II Air Force pilot. He bought the Bottle House Liquor Store in 1954, where Roy happened to be working at the time. ‘Shorty’s’ late wife Faye ran it and he was a local 195 Pipefitter. His late brother Jack was the business agent for the local. ***** One of our homeboys, Deion Beasley, accounted for himself Saturday in the Longhorns big win over helpless Rice. Beasley started and played in the Horns secondary. ***** Happy birthday to these folks, Pauline Wimberly, Lynwood Sanders, Charlie Hallmark and Mike Hughes and a special wish to Fay Baudoin, Roy’s little sister. Celebrity birthday: Barbara Walters, 76, on Sept. 26 and Olivia Newton John, 59, on Sept. 26. Happy anniversary Sept. 30 to friends Patsy and Judge Don Peters. *****Stump Weatherford is all excited about the Lion’s Club’s new Ferris wheel.

They open for business with their annual carnival Wednesday. ***** Barack Obama was elected United State president beating John McCain and Hillary Clinton. Regardless of whoever is elected, the newly elected president will have one hell of a mess to clean up to reestablish good will to. He will have to change the world. *****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Horace J. Cormier, 82, of Orange, died Sunday, Sept. 23. Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 27. Horace was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Knights of Columbus, West Orange City Council for 20 years. He served on the board of St. Mary’s Cemetery and Orange County School Board. He is survived by his wife, Marie Cormier, daughter Barbara Ann Becker, son, Randy Cormier and grandchildren and great grandchildren.***** Myrtle Ann Etheridge, 80, of Bridge City, died Monday, Sept. 17. Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 20. Myrtle is survived by her husband of 61 years, Jack R. Etheridge, son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Debbie Etheridge, daughter and son-in-law, Lou Ann and Wayne Hairgrove, grandchildren and great grandchildren.***** Michael Edward “Mikey” Conley, 47, of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, September 18. Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 20. He was a longtime resident of the Orange area and he worked as a truck driver for a local chemical company. Mikey is survived by his wife Joanne Cormier Conley, sons, Joseph Michael Conley and Jonah Michael Conley, daughter, Jennifer Dolley and granddaughter Emily Nicole Perkins.***** Charlie Melvin Ravell, Sr., 61, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Thursday Sept. 20. Funeral Services were Sunday Sept. 23. He was a chief engineer for KBTV Channel 4 News, a member of the NRA, the Texas Association of Broadcast Communications and The Pioneer Club of the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

Charlie is survived by his good friend, Jeannie Ravell, sons Charlie Ravell, Jr. and Tommy Ravell and granddaughter Madison Ravell.

40 YEARS AGO-1977 The West Orange-Stark Mustangs, a brand new team, plays first football game and takes a 36-13 hickey from the state’s number two rank, 4-A team, Port Neches-Groves. Bright spots for the Mustangs, however, were running backs Earnest Anderson and Tony January. Quarterback Harry Rosenthal’s passes were on target, but dropped. On the defensive side, WO-S made PN-G cough up the ball five times and recovered three fumbles. Linemen were Keith Parish, Hosie Boston and Dale Long. Linebackers were Kirk Richard and Harlan Robertson. Playing in the secondary were Van Barnett, Grey hill, Chris McCall and Jimmy Woodson. A sellout crowd of 13,000 fans was treated to the breakaway speed of Anderson, who returned the second half kick off for a 95-year touchdown. The Mustangs are for real and will be here for years to come. *****Quarterback David Jones leads the Bridge City Cardinals to a 40-0 win over the LC-M Bears. Jones scored on a 44-yard touchdown run. *****Bridge City holds annual festival and parade. *****John Hill, state attorney general, was critical of Gov. Dolph Briscoe in a stop made in Orange. Hill is a gubernatorial candidate. (Editor’s note: There was a time when Orange County was a major player in state politics. That was before Rick Perry and Tom DeLay’s redistricting.)***** Donna Scales, Vivian and Jack Dorman’s little girl, is pregnant. The baby is now overdue. It was 10-months-ago that Jimmy took advantage of his young wife. *****Bobbie Burgess, daughter of Wilma and Joe Grossman, gave birth Sept. 26 to a 10-pound baby girl. Don Burgess is the proud poppa. *****Keble is going to give marriage another try. K.P. Free will take Shawn Gwen Gallagher Pierce as his bride and add the name of Free. *****Wauldine Laughlin has a new 8-pound, 4-ounce grandson, presented by daughter Kathy. *****Six hundred and fifty people were in attendance Saturday to honor State Representative Wayne Peveto. Speaker of the House Bill Clayton, former speaker Price Daniel, Jr., state senator Carl Parker and state representative Joe Hubenak joined other dignitaries with kind words. Attorney Roy Wingate presented Peveto with an engraved plaque, shaped like the state of Texas. An original, cartoon pen and ink sketch honoring Peveto, by artist Vickie Curtis, was presented by Opportunity Valley News publisher and co-chairman of the event, Roy Dunn, on behalf of various groups.

Hwy. 62 at Hwy. 105, will be no more. Willie is moving house and all to the lake and has his building for sale.

He’s done selling bait and seafood. He’s gone fishing.*****Our buddy Keith Wallace is back in business with his Reliable Cleaners. He worked around the clock replacing equipment, etc.*****Pestco does have a great plan to fight mold. See their ad in this issue. They are the experts.***** I got a call from Phillip Welch. He, his wife and baby were holding up in Big Sandy, the old stomping ground of NFL Coach Lovie Smith. The Welch family home, on Tulane Road, took a beating, just like his neighbor Danny Brack’s did. Phillip hired Little Johnny Montagne to tear out and restore their home. He said it’s a good feeling to be away and have a trust worthy guy like John Jr. doing the work. Total peace of mind.*****Bridge City’s Matt Bryant, at 42, is the third oldest player in the NFL. Only Adam Vinatieri, 44, of the Colts and Phil Dawson, 42, of Arizona, are older. Matt is on the last year of a $8.5 million, three year contract. He will be a free agent. His leg still looks strong. He earns $2.83 million a year. Maybe he can extend that a couple of years.*****It’s been reported to me at least three times that Showboat Ruby’s boy, Eddie Sutton had died only to find Eddie had beat the odds.

Last time they worked on him, shock and all, for 30 minutes. Shortly after they gave up Eddie’s old heart started beating. Once before he fell out of a two story window.

The word was Eddie had fallen and killed himself. The broken bones healed and so did Eddie. Today, he’s in his late 70’s and enjoying his ‘Golden Years’ around Niblett’s Bluff not hiding from the law. I first met Eddie when he was a 15 year old boxer. He took a lot of punches in the ring for several years but not near as many as he threw and received in the beer joints. He and J. W. “Kid” Henry and a bunch of other great guys were all fighters at the same time in the late 50’s and early 60’s. People ask me all the time what became of J.W. I have no idea. Last I talked to him was when Rev. Leo died. He was my contact on “Kid” news. Maybe J.W. will read this and contact me. ***** The Lunch Bunch will dine with Van and Josette at Tuffy’s this week and at J.B. Barbeque next Wednesday. Everyone always welcome.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK O.J. LeBlanc da wealthy rice farmer and his wife Maree, were all dressed up to go to a social event wen O.J. him slumped over dead. He had on his expertly tailored black suit when he was brought to Vincent’s Funeral Home. Elray Brasseaux, the mortician, axe Maree how she would like O.J.’s body dressed, commenting that he looked good in his black suit.

“Oh no,” Maree said, “I want him in a blue suit. I don’t care wat a nice blue suit cost me but he must be in blue for da viewing.” She gave Elray a blank check.

Da nex day Maree returned to find O.J. dressed in a gorgeous blue suit wit a small chalk strip, she was so happy her, da suit fit perfect. Maree say, “Tank you Elray, watever it cost I’m very satisfied me. How much did you spent?”

Giving Maree back da blank check Elray say, “Miss Maree, dere’s no charge.”

“No really,” Maree insist, “I owe you for da cost of dat exquisite blue suit.”

“Honestly Miss Maree,” Elray say, “It didn’t cost me nutten.” “Joe Comeaux died las night and he and O.J. were da same size.” “He was wearing dis blue suit and I axe his wife, Miss Agnes, if she mind him wearing a black suit instead.” “Miss Agnes say it didn’t matter to her, as long as he looked nice and da suit fit, so me, I jus switched da heads.”

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WHEELER DEALER BAD DEAL FOR AMERICANS When the presidential campaign started the Republican primary had several candidates seeking the nomination. At that time I wrote that if the party nominated Trump he would wreck the Republican Party. I further wrote if he were elected, it would be four years of chaos, misrepresentation and a total disaster. I couldn’t convince many of my friends that this guy is a fraud, a New York shyster. I had followed is life for many years. I knew about all the workers he had defrauded. I knew of his moral character from listening to him on the Howard Stern show. Trump was often outright vulgar. He was sued over 4,000 times and left many who invested in his schemes holding the bag.

He declared bankruptcy four times and ran a con on investors by keeping their money for what he called consultant fees. I also predicted two things, one that he would never release his tax returns and two that he would never fall out with Russia’s Vladimir Putin because he would be leaving too much money on the table.

I also warned at the time not to forget the bottom line, which is the Trump Brand. He won’t be in office long but he is counting on having the Trump organization in Russia for a long time, even after he is gone. Now we learn about the Trump Tower ‘Deal’ with Putin’s henchmen. The months ahead will see the hole get deeper. It’s very likely that this autumn will be Trump’s fall. Look for indictments including money laundering and other charges. The wheeler-dealer is in way over his head and that’s not a good deal for the GOP and Americans. He has now turned to Nancy and Chuck to help him get something passed. So far his presidency has been a total failure. Thank goodness the Obama economy continues down the same track. Now with hurricane recovery he will claim he has created these extra jobs. I fear what he might do that is crazy on foreign policy because he doesn’t have a clue.*****Please shop our advertisers. Tell them we sent you. Take care and God bless.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Willie Ricks has been selling seafood in the area for 35 years. As of October 1, the Shrimp Boat Seafood, on

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Babin to host town hall Friday U.S. Rep. Brian Babin will host a two-hour disaster recovery town hall meeting for Orange County at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 at VFW Post 2775, 5303 N. 16th St., Orange.

Representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, USDA and other agencies will be on hand to answer questions about the assistance and resources available.

LP Building Products offering FREE meals LP Building Products based out of Nashville, TN will be set up at McCoy’s, 4514 W. Lutcher Drive in Orange on ursday September 21st. ey will begin serving hot meals by 7:30 am. ey have enough food to serve 1,350 meals and will provide drinks as well.

Private Water Well Testing Texas A&M AgriLife Extension now has a limited supply of water sample bottles for testing private water wells. However, we are unable to let the public into our office temporary. If you come to the Orange County Convention and Expo Center you will be directed to the back hall and we will come to you. You can also go to the North door and call 882-7010 and we will come to you. Decontamination and sampling instructions can be found here: http://www.sratx.org/news…/sra_notices_advisories/GI-432.pd. For further questions, please call the AgriLife office at 409-882-7010.

VFW to host Dance e VFW located at 5303 Hwy. 87 in Orange will host Ivy Dugas for a dance on ursday, September 28th. For more information, please call 409-886-9738.

Durham Ellis Nut Sale Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City will have Pecan Halves: $9.00, Pecan Pieces: $8.75, Walnut Halves & Pieces: $8.00, Almonds: $7.75, Roasted Cashews: $7.00, Frosted Praline Pecans: $9.00, Frosted Cinnamon Pecans: $9.00, Trash Mix: $4.00, Hot & Spicy Peanuts: $3.00, Peanut Brittle: $3.75, Honey Toasted Pecans: $9.00 and Milk Chocolate Pecans: $9.00 (coming LATE FALL).

Your purchase helps us to provide scholarships for 2 Lamar University music majors. Call the church at 409-735-4573 to order.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Event Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold e ALIVE Praise & Worship and Benefit for Harvey relief efforts on Sunday, October 1st. ey will host a meal at 5:00 pm and then have Praise & Worship at 5:45 pm with speaker, Damon West. All are welcome! e church is located at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City.

BCHS Alumni Info In respect for all of our alumni members that have been directly and indirectly affected by Hurricane Harvey, the Classic Cardinal Reunion that

was planned forSaturday, October 21st has been cancelled. Unfortunately, many people in our area have been displaced, are dealing with flooded homes, and are overwhelmed with hardships caused by the storm.

Understandably, a reunion is not top priority to those facing months of rebuilding their lives, and we understand. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet next year and celebrate the recovery!

Homecoming 2017 is still scheduled for Friday, October 20th at 7:00 p.m. Our Cardinals will face Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Please come enjoy the game if you are able to attend.

Our Cardinal family extends heartfelt sympathy to the families of the following deceased alumni: C.R. Fleming ('57), Don Stanton ('64), Benjamin Davis ('63), Gerald Breaux ('63), Robert eriot ('63), and Mike Hebert ('65). ank you for your continued support. It is our responsibility to keep the history and traditions of BCHS alive Once a Cardinal...Always a Cardinal!

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers Due to the horrific hurricane causing such havoc in most people's lives, we are cancelling Golden K Kiwanis for the rest of Sept. 2017. e large Sunset Grove Country Club dining room and meeting room will be closed for a while. e Grill, however, is currently opened with limited menu & hours, but we cannot meet there. We will be allowed to meet in our usual meeting room, but food must be catered by an outside source. Golden K meetings will resume as soon as the community is back on its feet. ose active, former, or guests of Golden K Kiwanis enormously affected by the wrath of Hurricane Harvey are: Janelle & Hank Ramsey, Reid Caruthers, Debra & Pat McCombs, Bryce & Donna Conner (son & daughter-in-law of the late Ray Conner & wife Jean), Jean Conner & son Tommy Conner (widow & son of Ray Conner), Mary Ann Fetchin, Dee Didyk, Rev. Lyn & Jeannie Ashcroft, Susan Quigley in Houston, Juliet & Jack Smith, Sharon & Arnold Proellochs, Josh & Sally Ferrell Peveto (daughter & son-in-law of Lois & Dennis Ferrell), Lois & Dennis Ferrell, Cliff McDowell, Tod & Beverly Mixson, Mimi & Bob Hollier, Spencer & Nancy Shawhan, the late Ben & Gloria Culpepper's former house, Mike & Linda Howington Risinger (daughter & son-in-law of Pauletta Howington), Pauletta Howington's NAPA Center on MacArthur Dr., Gary Stelly, Samantha Ziller, Tad & Terese McKee, Walter & Susie Reidel, Andrew Reidel, Joe & Susan Kazmar, Mike & Carolyn Lemons, Ken & Carolyn Hillsten, & Bill & Barbara Meyer. ose receiving NO home damage were Karen & Jack McKinney, Anne & David Payne, Margaret Light, Marcelle Adams, & Dolores Cleaver. Hopefully, I did not miss anyone. Hope to see you in October.

Orange Train Depot Museum phone change For information and rental prices for scheduling a special event in the historical Orange Train Depot Museum, please call 409-330-1576. e published number had to be changed because of

the flood.

Orange County Friends updates Due to so many Orange County residents being so displaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, we have decided to cancel all but one event for Orange County Friends for the month of September Our president, Karen Akers, wants the chairs of each activity to know that they could have held their activity, if enough were able to participate. After surveying many members, it looks as though there are far more affected by Harvey than originally known. e only Sept. event to be held is Day Bunco at 10 a.m. on urs., Sept. 28, at the Lindenwood home of Anne Payne, 4707 Frost Place, Orange 77630.

Let's work to getting back on schedule for OCF in October.

Now, the first OCF get-together will be held at 10 a.m. on Tues., Oct. 10, in the Orange Train Depot off Green Avenue in Orange. A tour will be conducted by a docent, followed by an 11 a.m.

Dutch Treat Luncheon and General Meeting at Novrotsky's on 16th Street in Orange. Of course, the trip to Shangri-La has been cancelled due to storm damage under repair. ose planning to attend the Train Depot Tour and/or the Luncheon/General Meeting are asked to RSVP to Anne Payne, annieoakley1116@gmail.com by email, or text or voicemail Anne at 409.313.7575. It is important that we give correct numbers for both activities.

Other OCF activities for October, & one event in Sept., include: urs., Sept. 28 - Day Bunco at 10 a.m. at home of Anne Payne, Co-Chair, 4707 Frost Pl., Orange, TX 77630, annieoakley1116@gmail.com, 409.313.7575.

Please RSVP to Anne if planning to play. Cost is $5. urs., Oct. 5 - Party Bridge at e Garden District Restaurant, 11 a.m. for lunch; 11:30 a.m. to begin play. Joy & Patsy Holland, co-chairs, 409.670-5026. Cost is $1. Please RSVP to Joy or Patsy if planning to play. Wed., Oct. 11 - Mah Jong at 10 a.m. at home of Karen Akers, Mah Jong chair, 6304 Tanager, Orange, TX 77632,

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feather@gt.rr.com, or 409.988.9706. Please RSVP to Karen if planning to play. Tues., Oct. 10 - October Activity & General Meeting at 10 a.m. at Orange Train Depot, with tour by docent, followed by 11 a.m. Dutch Treat Luncheon and OCF General Meeting at Novrotsky's on 16th St., Orange. Please RSVP to Anne Payne if attending, 409.313.7575. Mon., Oct. 16 - Night Bunco at 6 p.m., Location TBA (to be announced) Cost is $10.

Chair is Carolyn Lemons, chasse_cal@yahoo.com. urs., Oct. 26 - Book Club, 2 p.m. at e Jumping Bean, on Hwy. 87 across from LCMHS. Janelle Ramsey is chair, 864.940.0699. Book is "A Man Called Ove," by Fredrik Backman. Please RSVP to Janelle if planning to attend, jwrmsy@aol.com.

September events cancelled include: Party Bridge, urs., Sept. 7, Garden District Restaurant, Orange Mah Jong, Wed., Sept. 13, home of Karen Akers, Orange Welcome Coffee, urs., Sept. 14, 3rd Floor, Lutcher eater, Orange Night Bunco, Mon., Sept. 18, home of Kyle Hood, Orange Creative Corner, urs., Sept. 21, 1st United Methodist Church, Orange, Chair, Debra McCombs, pdmccombs@sbcglobal.net.

Orange Al-Anon meetings Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking or addiction problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX. Call 988-9886 or 474-2171 for more info.

Calls are kept Confidential.

Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on ursday'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.

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Deaths and Memorials

Lisa Beth Wingate, 57, Bridge City Lisa Beth Wingate was born at 5:53 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 1960, in Pasadena, Texas, the first-born child of Billy A. Wingate and Jeanette Stephens Wingate. She died on August 29, 2017, at her home in Bridge City, Texas. She was 57 years old. Lisa is survived by her LISA BETH mother, Jeanette WINGATE Stephens Wingate of Bridge City, Texas, and her sister, Alisha Dawn Wingate, of Carrollton, Texas. Lisa is also survived by her step-mother, Linda Simon Wingate, and step-brother, Joshua Caleb Wingate, both of Clear Lake, Texas, and step-grandmother, Betty Simon, of Pasadena, Texas. Surviving Lisa are aunts and uncles, Joan S. and Wiley Pierce of Bridge City, Texas; Keith and Noreen Stephens of Sicily Island, Louisiana; Glen and Janice Wingate of Pasadena, Texas; Fara Wingate-Newman of Tiger, Georgia; Obie Wingate of DeRidder, Louisiana; Danny Simon of Kemah, Texas; and Gary Simon of Deer Park, Texas. Lisa is also survived by her favorite cousin and co-conspirator, Darrell Lynn Pierce, of Bridge City, Texas, and many other special cousins, friends, co-workers, and loving relatives. Lisa’s father, Billy A. Wingate, preceded her in death, along with her grandparents, Ed and Eunice Guice Stephens; Russell and Minnie Wingate; step-grandfather, Montie Simon; aunts and uncles, Patsy Ruth Stephens; Nolan and Delores Stephens; Edna and Luther Del Rio; Frank H. Newman, II; Horace Wingate; Mickie Wingate; and cousins, Debra Sue Del Rio and Terry DeLayne Stephens. Lisa graduated from South Houston High School in South Houston, Texas, in May 1979. After working a few years at Houston’s Hobby Airport, she joined the United States Army on December 28, 1983. After training in the United States and serving in Germany and Bolivia, she was honorably discharged on January 28, 1992, having served eight years.

While in Germany, Lisa met and married fellow soldier, Kevin C. Hoepfer. Lisa’s last employment was as a deli clerk at Market Basket in Bridge City, Texas. Heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the V.A. doctors who worked so hard to make Lisa well, and the Southeast Texas Hospice Doctor, nurses, and staff, who gave her loving, compas-

sionate care. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.

Valda Fay Harlan Davis, 86, Orange Valda Fay Harlan Davis, 86, of Orange, passed away on September 16, 2017 in Beaumont after a very lengthy battle with cancer.Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Officiating will be RevVALDA FAY erend Randy Branch.

HARLAN DAVIS Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Born in Dallas, Texas, on January 1, 1931, she was the daughter of Alvin Emmett Harlan and Lillian Gallier Harlan. Valda worked for Dixie Glass, she was a realtor for Century 21 and was also an active property manager with Valred Properties, which she co-owned with her husband, Oscar “Red” Davis. She was active in Junior League, the United Methodist Women’s Group, the Orangefield PTA, and she supported the Boy Scout program. She enjoyed square dancing with the Merry Mixers and served as president of the Golden Triangle Square and Round Dance Association. She loved to travel the world with Hawaii being her favorite place to visit. Valda enjoyed sharing vacations with family and others. Most of all, she enjoyed creating special memories with all of her grandchildren. Valda was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her devoted husband of 66 years, Colonel Oscar “Red” Davis; children, Larry Davis and wife, Lisa, of Houston, TX, Debra Crain and husband, Darrell, of Orange, TX, and Ruel Davis and wife, Lynne, of St. Charles, MO; grandchildren, Jared Mitchell and wife, Julie, Brennon Mitchell, Stephanie Storfer-Davis and husband, Patrick, Katherine Davis, Cameron Davis, and Elizabeth Knollman; great-grandchild, Adalyn Mitchell; nephew, Brian Harlan; and brothers, Alfred Harlan of Orange, TX, and Cecil Harlan of Lumberton, TX.

Musician Chris Isaak will perform Saturday night at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets for ages 21 and older, including online at www.Ticketmaster.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

With Fall comes great music

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record e beginning of fall has arrived and that means fall festival season is right around the corner. ere are also several big shows featuring national artists on tap across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana in the coming weeks, and there is always a ton of great local acts to be heard and seen. Follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for up to date listings and announcements.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 Gyth Rigdon @ Blue Martini Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ Lake Charles VFW Hall Wayne Dylan @ RikenjaksLC omas Teague @ e Rodair Roadhouse David Joel @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ e West ursday, Sept. 21 Kay Miller and Aaron Sterling @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Sabine River Bend Band @ Hamilton’s e Cadillacs @ Larry’s French Market Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue @ e Logon Cafe Joe Harmon and e Harmonics @ e Lone Wolf Edwin Worthy Band @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Britt Godwin and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub

John Cessac @ Neches Brewing Company Zach Gonzalez @ e Neches River Wheelhouse Carl Richardson @ Rikenjaks-LC Curse and the Cure @ e Rodair Roadhouse e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Friday, Sept. 22 Dwight Yoakum @ Golden Nugget Casino Ray Johnston Band, Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons, John ibodeaux Band @ Backyard Dance Hall AM/FM @ Blue Martini e Cadillacs @ e Boudain Hut Wayne Dylan @ e Boudain Hut North Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ Charlie’s Bar and Grill Kay Miller and Aaron Sterling @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Joe Harmon and the Harmonics @ Gator Lounge Brittany Pfantz @ e Grill e Kaiser Brothers @ Hardheads Icehouse

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Midnight River Choir @ Honky Tonk Texas Shotgun Rider @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Billy Beaumont @ Joe’s Just One More Josh Taylor @ e L Bar Freddie Pate @ Larry’s French Market About Last Night @ e Lone Wolf Caylan Daughrity @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Matt Ash, Pug Johnson, Tyler Darby @ Madison’s Perfectly Good Airplane @ Mary’s Lounge Bryce Shaver @ Neches Brewing Company Frank Gilligan @ e Neches River Wheelhouse John Guidroz, Blues Tonic @ Rikenjaks-LC Casey Peveto @ e Rodair Roadhouse e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Bayou Rush @ Sawdust Saloon e Ramblin’ Boys, e Disgustoids @ Sloppy’s Downtown

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Spraying continues over Southeast Texas to control mosquitoes e Texas Department of State Health Services is providing an update on aerial mosquito spraying operations after Hurricane Harvey. DSHS is working with counties that have requested assistance with mos-

quito control to coordinate spraying by two state contractors and federal support through FEMA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Rain reduced the amount of aerial mosquito spraying that

could be done Monday night.

Flight operations treated about 260,000 acres over Polk, San Jacinto, Walker and Waller counties last night. Crews are planning to be up tonight spraying over portions of Austin,

Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Waller and Wharton counties, conditions permitting.

A total of approximately 5.12 million acres has been sprayed across all areas. Flight schedules are subject to change. e goal is to reduce the ef-

fects mosquitoes are having on recovery efforts and the possibility of a future increase in mosquito-borne disease. During aerial spraying, a small amount of insecticide is sprayed over a large area, one to two tablespoons per acre. When applied according to label

instructions by a licensed professional, it does not pose a health risk to people, pets or the environment.

According to the EPA, people may prefer to stay inside and close windows and doors when spraying takes place, but it is not necessary.

OCP sadly cancels 2017-18 theater season e Orange Community Player’s board of directors has cancelled the 2017-2018 season.

In spite of the cancellation, OCP will honor all memberships and advertisers for its 2018-2019 season in a new theater.

“We are sad at this time because we were celebrating 60 years of entertainment,” according to a press release.

“Please keep us in your prayers as be put together our theater.”

Carol Leone from Edward Jones delivered donated backpacks and school supplies to BCE students today.

The items were donated by Edward Jones clients and friends. Counselor Johnna Smith was grateful to receive them.

Fun Free Radicals, e Ron Jeremies @ Texas Rose Saloon Curse and the Cure @ Tia Juanita’s - Lumberton Saturday, Sept. 23 Chris Isaak @ Golden Nugget Casino AM/FM @ Blue Martini e Cadillacs @ e Boudain Hut Die HeiBen Jungen des Sudens @ Crying Eagle Brewing Kay Miller and Aaron Sterling @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Joe Harmon and the Harmonics @ Gator Lounge We are 138, Turned Into a Mandolin, Godless @ e Gig Paul Gonsoulin @ e Grill Neil Dover @ Hamilton’s Dustin Sonnier @ Honky Tonk Texas Charlie Robison @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Joyce Spencer @ Jazz and Jokes Club Josh Taylor @ e L Bar Ken Marvel Band @ Larry’s French Market

From Page 6A e Kadillacs @ e Lone Wolf Francie Krienitz @ Lucky Longhorn Casino Morgam Mitcham @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County ick as ieves @ Madison’s Wes Hardin @ Neches Brewing Company Greers @ e Neches River Wheelhouse Brittany Pfantz, e Pegwinders @ Rikenjaks-LC Crossroads @ Rikenjaks South Street John Cessac @ Riverfront Park - Beaumont Caylan Daughrity @ e Rodair Roadhouse e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Joe Mendoza and the Shuffle Kings @ Tammy’s ree Legged Dawg @ Texas Ave. Tavern Raw Hunny, e Disgustoids, e Prof. Fuzz 63 @ Texas Rose Saloon Sunday, Sept. 24 Brittany Pfantz @ Blue Martini

Brad Brinkley @ Bob and Pete’s Stacy Bearden @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Street Side Jazz Band @ Luna Bar and Grill Lil’ Late Abe Manuel Jr. And the Dew Knot Playboyz @ Mary’s Lounge Acoustic Pie, Jay Ecker Jazz Quartet @ Rikenjaks-LC e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Nick Nace, Greg Jr., Juliet Goldstein @ Victoria House Monday, Sept. 25 Kay Miller @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Bryce Shaver @ e Grill Casey Peveto @ RikenjaksLC Ryan Jenkins @ Rush Lounge Tuesday, Sept. 26 Chip Radford @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Trey Rose @ Rush Lounge

The TASC District 17 officers wanted to help the advisors in their Student Council district that lost their homes due to Hurricane Harvey. The decision was made to get immediate help to these advisors by presenting each of them a Visa girt card as soon as possible. Mrs. Angela Smith, St. Mary Catholic School Advisor and District 17 Secretary, unfortunately was one of the many Orange residents who had a flooded home. Pictured, from left, are Lily Riedel, St. Mary Catholic School Student Council President for 2017-2018, Vicki Long, District 17 Treasurer, Ashely Long, Deweyville High School Student Council member, and Mrs. Smith.

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KAZ’S FEARLESS FOOTBALL FORECAST Upcoming High School, College and NFL Games WEST ORANGE-STARK over HOUSTON KIPP NORTHEAST e Mustangs showed shades of having another championship team last week in their season opener against Bridge City. e ‘Stangs play another home game with similar results.

ORANGEFIELD over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE Until the Battlin’ Bears can play two good halves of football, they will have a difficult time hitting the victory column. e Bobcats could prove to be very unruly hosts Friday night.

NEWTON over BRIDGE CITY is could very well be a knock-down, drag-out affair, except the Eagles like to play larger schools because the results usually favor them. e Cards need a lot more variety in their offense if they expect to successfully defend their district championship this fall.

DEWEYVILLE over GALVESTON O’CONNELL e Pirates played Evadale on even terms last week and should have an easier time chalking up their second victory of the young campaign.

LAMAR over SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA e Cards lost a tough 35-28 Southland Conference opening game Saturday night while the Lions were whipped 38-6 by Central Arkansas. e Lions may be mad Saturday in Hammond, but the Redbirds should also be peeved.

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The Bridge City Cardinal defense traps Mustang Quarterback Chaka Watson. Blake DiChiara (44) and Christian Young (57) are in on the tackle assisted

by Adam Snyder (51). The Mustangs won the season opener at Dan R. Hooks Stadium 39-6. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Mustangs roll to big win over Cards Meri Elen Jacobs The Record Even though Hurricane Harvey postponed the start of school and cancelled the first two games, he couldn’t hold back the Mustangs as they went on to continue their winning streak by beating the Bridge City Cardinals, 39-6, in the home opener this past Friday night. e district provided free food, drinks and admission to the community, while trying to give people something to look forward to after so many lost their homes, cars and belongings.

“I really thought that for our first game, we played hard,” Head Coach Cornel ompson said. “We were playing with an inexperienced bunch with many of them in their first varsity contest but they answered the bell Friday night.” e Mustangs, led by quarterback Chaka Watson, wasted no time moving the ball down the field and scoring on their first possession.

Kavyn Cooper scored on a three yard run and Chad Dallas’ PAT was good. Watson hit pay dirt on the third play of the second quarter on a quarterback keeper, going 24 yards for the

score. Dallas’ kick was good and WO-S led, 140.

Ja’Vonn Ross came up with a loose Bridge City ball and the Mustangs marched right down the field for the third score of the night. Watson did the honors from just one yard out.

Bridge City’s next series was their best of the night. Quarterback Caleb Dubois finally got loose from the Chain Gang defense and took the ball 36 yards. ree plays later, he hit a wide open Max Baker for the Cardinals only touchdown. BC went for two but were stopped short.

Mustang Justin Sibley got in on the scoring catching a 5 yard pass from Watson. Paulino Santos PAT was no good and both teams headed in at half time with the Mustangs up, 26-6. e Bridge City band and Strutters entertained the crowd while the Fillies and Mighty Mustang Marching Band were not able to perform due to technical difficulties that Harvey brought. e WO-S band and drill team should be back this week in full force.

After the half, the Mustangs continued to roll with Ross scoring on both offense and defense.

After a 43 yard run by Cooper, Ross took the hand-off and zipped seven yards for six points.

Dallas’ PAT was no good, but there was no way the feisty Cardinals could catch WO-S, who was up, 32-6.

Just ten plays later, Ross scooped up a loss BC ball and took it four yards for the final score.

Dallas’ extra point sailed through the uprights for the final points of the night.

“We’re looking to be much better this week,” ompson said. “Teams usually improve the most between the first and second game and that is what we are working to do.” e Mustangs will welcome the Kipp Northeast Gators Friday night at 7:30. e Gators won this past Friday night, beating Galveston’s O’Connell Buccaneers, 56-0.

“Kipp has everyone back and is a good-looking team,” ompson said. “ey have a plan, are athletic and have speed. And that’s what we need to see.” e Gators are led by quarterback Gerardo Zapata, who played tight end last year. ey

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Astros hit the champagne after Sunday’s big victory KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

It took 16 long years and three seasons of100-plus losses, but the Houston Astros have finally won the American League West Division championship.

The last time the Astros were division winners, they were members of the National League Central Division.

At exactly 4:01 p.m. Sunday, after beating the Seattle Mariners 7-1 for the sixth straight time, the Houston Astros had eliminated their magic numbers and were the undisputed champs of the AL West.

The corks on the champagne bottles that were being iced down in the clubhouse began popping along with the pulltabs on the cans of Budweiser and the celebration was beginning.

Several of the players and coaches were acting stupidly in the dressing room reveling in their glory.

But that was only Step One of the master plan the Astros established during spring training.

The next objective was to procure the home field advantage for the upcoming playoffs which begin in two weeks.

Because of Cleveland’s record-setting 22-game winning streak that ended last weekend, Houston still was .009 percentage points behind the Indians .620 to .611.

Going into yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) action, Houston stood at 91-58 compared to Cleveland’s 93-57.

The Astros’ third step was to reach 100 wins, so if they can accomplish that milestone, they probably would also attain Step Two. And, of course, their next step is to advance further than the second round of the American League playoffs.

One step the Astros failed to attain was to pick up an impact player before the July 31 deadline.

But they rectified that mistake by trading for veteran Justin Verlander—the ace of the Detroit Tigers pitching staff--just before the stroke of midnight August 31, making him eligible for the 25-man playoff roster. Verlander (13-8) already has made an impact on the Astros’ pitching staff by winning all three games he has started and posting a miniscule 0.86 earned run average in the process, allowing two earned runs in 21 innings and striking out 26.

He was the winning pitcher in Sunday’s division-clinching victory. Verlander was stuck on a team (Detroit) that was some 30 games behind in the standings and was thrilled to come to Houston.

“One of the main attractions for me coming here was how good these guys are,” Verlander told the Houston Chronicle Sunday. “Over the next few years through the end of my contract, we have a chance to do this multiple times and win a championship. That’s the main goal and this is a first step.”

Houston did attain a franchise record by winning their division on the 149th game of the 162-game season and stand 15 games ahead of the second place LA Angels.

The Astros have reached the post-season three times as the wild card since last winning the division in 2001 and returning to the playoffs for the second time in three seasons after ending a post-season drought in 2015.

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who may have to relinquish his title as the team’s mound ace to Verlander commented, “We wanted to do this (win the title) in front of our home fans who have supported us the last couple of years as we got better and better. It means the world.”

Manager A.J. Hinch put everything in perspective when he said, “You never know if you’ll be on a better team ever. You’ve got to enjoy this because it’s hard to do. We won the division this year. The Astros haven’t won the division since 2001. That shows how hard it is to win in this league.

“We went wire-to-wire with expectations and it feels good to finish the job that we started,” Hinch concluded exuberantly.

“I just want to thank you for everything this season is about and also to stay focused for what’s ahead. We have a chance to have a really special run here.”

KWICKIES… Seattle Seahawks safety Earl omas of Orange received one of the highest accolades by NBC’s

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At exactly 4:01 p.m. Sunday, after beating the Seattle Mariners 7-1 for the sixth straight time, the Houston Astros had eliminated their magic numbers and were the undisputed champs of the AL West.

Forecast MCNEESE STATE over HOUSTON BAPTIST—e Cowboys appear to be back to their winning ways, winning two in a row after dropping their opener 37-35 at Nicholls State. e Cowboys had to rally in the fourth quarter to overtake Alcorn State 34-27 Saturday, while Houston Baptist was victimized by Abilene Christian 24-3. e Pokes should win Saturday night in Lake Charles.

HIGH SCHOOL—Port Arthur Memorial over Beaumont Central, Port NechesGroves over Lumberton, Nederland over Livingston, Beaumont Ozen over Baytown Lee (all today-Wed.); Beaumont West Brook over Houston St. omas (ursday); HamshireFannett over Buna, Hardin-Jefferson over Beaumont Kelly, East Chambers over New Waverly, Sabine Pass over Deweyville JV, Jasper over Bryan Rudder, Kirbyville over San Augustine, West Sabine over Burkeville, Evadale over West Hardin, Kountze over Corrigan-Camden, Liberty over Woodville, Warren over Hardin, Anahuac over Tarkington, Beaumont Legacy Christian over Logos Prep, High Island over Richland Springs.

COLLEGE—South Florida over Temple (ursday); Boise

From Page 1B State over Virginia and Utah over Arizona (both Friday); Abilene Christian over Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State over Nicholls State, Alabama over Vanderbilt, Oklahoma over Baylor, Clemson over Boston College, USC over California, Penn State over Iowa, Washington over Colorado, Purdue over Michigan, Ohio State over UNLV, Oklahoma State over TCU, Florida State over North Carolina State, LSU over Syracuse, Mississippi State over Georgia, Louisville over Kent State, Auburn over Missouri, Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, Miami over Toledo, Stanford over UCLA, Washington State over Nevada, Tennessee over Massachusetts, Florida over Kentucky, Cincinnati over Navy, Buffalo over Florida Atlantic, Army over Tulane, Georgia Tech over Pittsburgh, Idaho over South Alabama, Maryland over Central Florida, Duke over North Carolina, South Carolina over Louisiana Tech, Wake Forest over Appalachian State, Louisiana-Lafayette over Louisiana-Monroe, Troy over Akron, Jackson State over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Western Kentucky over Ball State, Middle Tennessee over Bowling Green, Alcorn State over Southern, Prairie View over Alabama

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State, Texas Southern over Alabama A&M, West Virginia over Kansas, Grambling State over Mississippi Valley State, Indiana over Georgia Southern, Central Michigan over Miami, O., Rutgers over Nebraska, Michigan State over Notre Dame, Houston over Texas Tech, Texas A&M over Arkansas, North Texas over UAB, SMU over Arkansas State, Rice over Florida International, UYSA over Texas State, Idaho State over Northern Colorado, Air Force over San Diego State, Utah State over San Jose State, New Mexico State over UTEP, Wyoming over Hawaii (all Saturday); Connecticut over East Carolina (Sunday).

PRO PICKS—LA Rams over San Francisco (ursday Night); New England over Houston, Baltimore over Jacksonville, Carolina over New Orleans, Tampa Bay over Minnesota, Denver over Buffalo, Pittsburgh over Chicago, Miami over NY Jets, Philadelphia over NY Giants, Atlanta over Detroit, Cleveland over Indianapolis, Seattle over Tennessee, Kansas City over LA Chargers, Green Bay over Cincinnati, Oakland over Washington (all Sunday); Dallas over Arizona (Monday Night).

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Bridge City Cardinal tailback Max Baker catches a Caleb DuBois pass and is in route to score against the WOS Mustangs. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

WOS Mustang defensive end Tyrone Wilson puts the stop to Bridge City quarterback Caleb DuBois. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

WOS Mustang quarterback Chaka Watson hands off to Justin Sibley as the 'Stangs roll to a 39-6 victory over the Bridge City Cardinals. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Bridge City Cardinals crunch a WOS ball carrier in Friday's season opener. Jackson Tims (2) and Hunter Denton (6) make the stop in the secondary. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

The WOS Mustang offensive line blows open a path for running back Kayven Cooper against Bridge City. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

The Bridge City Cardinal defense put the stop on WOS Mustang quarterback Chaka Watson. On the tackle is Jackson Tims (2) as Caleb Honeycutt moves in to assist. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Max Baker is greeted by Brennon Tregre and his Bridge City Cardinal teammates after Baker scored on a 39 yard pass from quarterback Caleb DuBois late in the first half. RECORD PHOTO: Lisa Anderson

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Harvey puts fishing fun on hiatus

COLBURN FISHING DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

After two weeks of dragging enough sheetrock and wet insulation to the curb to last a life time, Kyle Robison and I loaded up the boat and headed to the lake Monday afternoon. Easily the biggest surprise as we eased away from the landing was the water clarity. After a kajillion gallons of rain, there was no doubt that the salinity level was shot to hell, but the clarity was good.

We had cruised around less than thirty minutes when Kyle spotted a small group of terns more less holding in one spot. “ere is no way anything is really going on this far north, but let’s go give them a look.”

I didn’t even have a rod rigged up as we slowed to a stop a cast away from birds still pecking away at the surface. By the time I got a rod out of the locker the redfish were boiling the surface. Kyle immediately hooked up while I scrambled for any available lure on the console.

His fish was a little short, but it was a fish and it was obvious that larger fish were there as well. We released every thing we caught, but I would guess that over the next two hours we boated another twenty fish.

You could have undoubtedly caught them on any lure in the box, but we offered them

nothing but a bone colored She Dog. e bonus of catching them on a topwater only added to the delight that these fish had found us. at bite took place no further than a mile into the lake. We never saw a shrimp jump or even a small shad, but both the birds and the fish were feeding on something small.

Our next stop was a small drain on the Louisiana shoreline. Kyle and I both tied on a small horsehead jig with a chartreuse grub and the small flounder could not leave it alone. I don’t think we caught a single keeper, but they were definitely on the move.

We could have called it a day at that point, but Kyle wanted to check one more area closer to Garrison’s. e water wasn’t as clear, but there were more shad parading down the shoreline. We fell in behind them and pulled off two fish back to back. “ey must be small redfish,” offered Kyle as he set the hook hoping for a better connection. “Did you see that,” he asked as his fish pulled off right at the boat. “at was a huge flounder!” e action quickly slowed down as we lost our tide and because it was getting late we fished only another thirty minutes. In that thirty minute period, however, we released two more flounder in the three pound class. We never caught the first trout all evening, but there was no doubt that the flounder are already starting to make a move.

I don’t know if it was that week of cooler

days following Harvey or the drastic change in salinity, but there is little doubt that the flounder have started their move a little earlier than usual. Further credence was granted that supposition after talking with a pair of anglers that have limited on flounder on back to back trips. ey have been fishing the ship channel south of the Causeway with a variety of Gulp tails rigged on a quarter ounce head.

Virtually all of their fish have come out of two to four feet of water and are holding over shell. at usually equates to a lot of lost jig heads, but that is a small price to pay for a box of big flatfish!

I have also talked with some folks that have done all of their fishing from the LNG plant to the end of the jetties and they are catching small keeper trout. Not unlike what has happened following every major flood over the past four years, that area is the first to rebound for the trout fishermen.

Steve Simmons at Outcast Tackle says they have been covered up with reels that were victims of Harvey. “e secret to saving your reel is to at least wash it off as quickly as possible,” says Simmons. Once it is cleaned externally break it down as soon as possible to finish the job.

Unfortunately, breaking a reel down is much simpler than putting it back together again. In the event that you find yourself with a handful of clean parts and no idea what goes where, put them in a sandwich bag and get them to a professional. is will be money well spent!

Teal season reaches halfway point

OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

e first half of early teal season can best be described as a classic case of “have or have not”.

For many hunters it was one end of the spectrum or the other and no in between. Rarely will you see birds as concentrated as they are right now and that pattern doesn’t look it will change any time soon. If you were one of the fortunate ones who were able to hunt on or near any type of flooded agriculture, especially rice, you probably had some fantastic shooting. A little farther down the coast in counties where rice production is more prevalent the reports were fantastic as many hunters knocked out limits in just minutes. e conditions for hunting along the coastal prairies have been much less than desirable due to historic floods associated with Hurricane Harvey that pounded the upper coast of Texas. Many of the best areas that under normal conditions held the perfect amounts of water were flooded like never before. e substantial rainfall made pinpointing birds difficult as they had more areas than ever to frequent.

N o w the folks who were able to get water levels under control just absolutely had more birds than they could have ever hoped for. e record numbers of birds and increased places for them to go translated into some ridiculously good hunting for some and empty skies for others. I got a few phone calls with reports Sunday evening that were mind boggling. Quick limits from large groups of hunters were enough to make just about any hunter jealous, especially those who struggled.

Public land hunters really took it on the chin as many of the local refuges closed for the early teal season due to damage from the floods. e resulting closures left many local hunters without a viable place to hunt so overall hunting pressure is at an all time low right now. Most of the refuges should be open by the time regular duck season opens in a few weeks but it would be wise to check availability before you head out.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the current trend holds true for the next week where those folks with plenty of water near agri-

Teal season right now is a case of the “haves” and “have nots”. culture continue to take the lion’s share of the birds. I do however look for those birds to start spreading out into other areas like saltwater marshes as hunting pressure on rice fields

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also have key players fullback Terrance Holden and lineman Corey Miller. All three played in the contest last year, where the Mustangs won, 61-0.

Friday is the PINK OUT game for the Mustangs. Tickets will go on sale at the athletic office ursday - 9-12 & 1-3pm and Friday - 9-12 ONLY. Tickets are $5 for Reserved and $3 for the student section. All

From Page 1B tickets at the gate are $5. e combined 9/JV team beat Bridge City at Bridge City last ursday, 26-14. On the second play from scrimmage, quarterback Chavon Crawford hit Deandre’e Hawthorne from 48 yards for the first score of the game. Patrick Mickey scored on a 27 yard run and Angel Iberra hit the PAT. Hawthorne scored again on a Jarren Terrell

36 yard pass. Iberra’s second PAT was good. Hykeim Taylor scored on a four yard run. Defensive standouts are Taylor, Hawthorne, Tyrone Brown and Jamarcus Ross. Offensive standouts are Crawford, Hawthorne, Mickey, Iberra, Taylor, Floyd Mouton and Courtney Davis. e 1-0 sub varsity Mustangs will not have a game this week.

Korner Chris Collingsworth during Sunday night’s NFL game between Green Bay and Atlanta when he said. “I haven’t seen anyone in several years play the middle of the field on defense

increases and forces some of those teal out. Now if we could only get a little help from the weather man and get those cooler temperatures back, that would be perfect.

From Page 2B like omas. He’s the best and fastest free safety in the league.”

It’s fortunate the Seattle Seahawks do have one of the stingiest defenses in the NFL, because based on their first two

games, they also have one of the weakest offenses in the league. e game-winning 9yard touchdown from quarterback Russell Wilson to Paul Richardson marked the Seahawks’ first TD this season, snapping a streak of 112 minutes without a touchdown as the Seahawks squeezed out a 12-9 victory over the offensiveweak San Francisco 49ers Sunday afternoon. e Texas Longhorns apparently began celebrating their upset victory over No. 4-ranked Southern Cal Saturday night a wee bit early after a touchdown on a 14-play, 91-yard drive put the Longhorns ahead for the first time 17-14 with time running out. But the hosting Trojans came back and kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired, sending the game into overtime.

Both teams scored touchdowns in the first extra period. But the Longhorns suffered a turnover in the second overtime, giving USC an easy field goal and a 2724 win. e narrow victory dropped the Trojans one spot in this week’s AP poll to No. 5.

And speaking of this week’s Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll, Alabama retained the top spot while Clemson moved up one spot to No.2. e Oklahoma Sooners, despite upsetting Ohio State 3116 and then bludgeoning Tulane 58-14 Saturday, some-

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how dropped from No. 2 to No. 3. Penn State jumped one place to No. 4 while USC dropped one to No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 are 6. Oklahoma State, 7. Washington, 8. Michigan, 9.Wisconsin and 10.Ohio State. e only team from the Lone Star State is TCU at No. 16. e Dallas Cowboys came down to earth with a thud as the Denver Broncos beat them in every phase of the game, 42-17. Last year’s rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott ended up with a mere eight yards on nine carries.

JUST BETWEEN US…One of the most exciting finishes of Saturday’s college games was when Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks heaved a 63yard “Hail Mary” touchdown bomb to former Houston Westfield star receiver Tyrie Cleveland as time ran out to give the Gators a 26-20 victory over Tennessee. Franks has some impressive ties to Orange. His dad, Donald Franks, grew up here and played summer baseball for Paul’s Pharmacy along with Andre Robertson, Fletcher Cockrill and the late Greg Marks and was coached by the late Bo Robertson. “Oh, my gosh, it’s indescribable,” young Franks said of his heroics. “You grow up waiting for moments like that to happen in your life, and when it does happen, you don’t have any words to describe it.”

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WOS Mustang quarterback Chaka Watson breaks loose against the Bridge City Cardinals. Watson rushed for 63 yards on 7 carries, scored two touchdowns and complete a pass Justin Sibley for a third in the 396 victory over the Cardinals. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Game Warden Field Notes e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Skunked A Rockwall County game warden responded to a call from a local law enforcement officer about a traffic stop involving three subjects that had been driving the neighborhoods shooting rabbits from a public roadway. When the warden arrived on scene, he found three young men standing around a truck with a bed full of dead rabbits. One young man was only wearing a trucker hat, boots, and some brightly colored underwear. e subjects said they had shot a skunk earlier in the evening and when the individual approached it, the skunk sprayed him. e others wouldn’t let him back in the truck with his clothes on. Citations pending.

Don’t Pull the Plug Game wardens were patrolling for bank fishermen on Lake Ray Hubbard when they observed a vessel drifting away from the boat ramp that appeared to be sinking. Witnesses say they heard the boat’s operator yelling to call 911 after he forgot to install the drain plug. e wardens used their vehicle loud speaker to instruct the individual, who was seated in the bow of the boat, to put on a life jacket. He complied and the wardens asked another boat coming into the ramp to tow him to shore. Once the boat was back on a trailer and draining water, the owner confessed to the wardens that this was only his second time on the water.

During his maiden voyage he had damaged his truck’s tailgate while attempting to load the boat on the trailer. e wardens provided some advice and a water safety digest to the new boat owner.

Bagged and Tagged Grayson County game wardens were tipped off about a white-tailed deer that was shot with a firearm in an archeryonly county in November 2016. e wardens confronted the individual at his home and questioned him about the big buck. e subject eventually admitted he killed the deer with a pistol, after several shots, and then

tagged the deer as being harvested in Fannin County. e deer was seized and several citations were issued. e cases are pending. e deer scored over 177 inches under the Boone & Crockett scoring system, netting a civil restitution value of over $10,000.

Not for Sale A Titus County game warden responded to a complaint of a subject selling catfish without a commercial license. e subject was arrested for warrants out of Upshur County and also cited for not having a commercial fishing license. Warnings were issued for waste of fish and selling flathead catfish.

Baited Birds Smith County game wardens were patrolling during opening weekend when they came across several hunters finishing up cleaning dove. During the check, it was determined the nine hunters were hunting over an area baited with milo. Citations were issued for hunting dove over a baited area. Wardens seized 97 dove and donated them to a local needy family. Cases and civil restitution are pending.

The Buck Stops Here A Goliad County game warden received a call from a landowner claiming to have found a dead white-tailed buck on his property that appeared to have been shot. After talking to the landowner and inspecting the deer, the warden concluded it had indeed been shot. e farmer told the warden he had stopped a vehicle near his property late the night before and got the driver’s name. An investigation into the shooting resulted in multiple cases filed against four individuals. Civil restitution charges were filed for a white-tailed buck deer scoring 125 1/8 Boone & Crockett.

ple on board. During the inspection, it was found that there were 40 red snapper on board.

Each person was over their federal limit of two red snapper per person. Cases were filed and referred for federal violations and federal restitution on 20 red snapper over the limit on board the vessel.

It's tough to get past the Mustang 'Chain Gang' Defense as Paul Ivory takes down a Bridge City ball carrier to win the 2017 season opener 39-6. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Caught and Released A Williamson County game warden was patrolling the Overlook Park on Lake Georgetown following several complaints that people were taking undersized striped bass. e warden found one individual who didn’t have a valid fishing license and was in possession of three striped bass measuring 17, 18, and 19 inches. e warden confiscated the fish and was able to release two of them back into the water alive. e other striped bass was donated to a needy family. e fisherman was issued citations for not having a fishing license and possession of undersized striped bass.

Civil restitution is pending.

After the Storm Willacy County game wardens wasted no time patrolling the county upon returning from Hurricane Harvey disaster relief operations in Woodsboro and Rockport. During opening weekend of dove season, the wardens seized at least 80 mourning dove from various groups for violations ranging from no hunting license, to over daily bag limit and unplugged shotgun. ey also even made time to surprise a couple of gill netters as they were retrieving their nets and catch out of the water. Over 30 citations were issued. e cases and restitution are pending.

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In mid-August, game wardens participated in a joint patrol operation in the Gulf of Mexico targeting fishing violations for reef fish and highly migratory species. While on patrol, wardens observed a recreational fishing vessel fishing near gulf shrimp boats and made contact with the 10 peo-

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Stanley Rother will be first U.S.-born priest beatified

In Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, the village Father Rother served for the final 13 years of his life, the people remember and honor a faithful priest, a farmer who plowed the fields alongside them, a shepherd who proclaimed the Gospel with his life, a courageous man who chose to remain with them even when violence threatened—and eventually took—his life.

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On Sept. 23, the Oklahoma farmer and priest Stanley Francis Rother will become the first U.S.-born priest to be declared blessed. The beatification will take place in Oklahoma, a state where Catholics comprise only 6 percent of the population.

No matter how impressive, however, statistics are not what make this missionary disciple from the town of Okarche most remarkable.

In Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, the village Father Rother served for the final 13 years of his life, the people remember and honor a faithful priest, a farmer who plowed the fields alongside them, a shepherd who proclaimed the Gospel with his life, a courageous man who chose to remain with them even when violence threatened—and eventually took— his life.

Through his faithfulness and gift of presence, Padre Aplas—the name his Tz’utujil Mayan parishioners

gave him in their native tongue—embodied the essence of a true disciple. He was a pastor whose love was expressed, above all, by serving, by doing whatever Christ

life of heroic virtue with a keen awareness of God’s presence in the small and quotidian moments of parish life, as well as in the unfamiliar and often unexpected

He was a pastor whose love was expressed, above all, by serving, by doing whatever Christ asked of him. asked of him—even when it seemed impossible, like completing his seminary studies after failing the first year of theology.

In a manner both humorous and courageous, the seminarian who struggled with learning Latin became the missionary priest who not only learned Spanish but also became completely fluent in the rare and challenging Tz’utujil language.

Then and always, Father Rother put himself completely into the Lord’s hands, with confident trust in divine providence. He lived a

events of missionary life.

In 1975, at the young age of 40, he became the sole priest and pastor at the Oklahoma mission La Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apóstol (St. James the Apostle), which served 25,000 Tz’utujil parishioners.

From celebrating Mass and the sacraments to building a clinic and fixing machinery, Father Rother imitated Christ’s model of servant leadership. And when Guatemala’s violentconflicto armado interno, or armed internal conflict, made its way to the remote village on

the shores of Lake Atitlán, his priestly duties expanded to include heartbreaking tasks like walking the roads searching for the bodies of the desaparecidos, parishioners who had gone missing.

“And what do we do about all this?” wrote Father Rother to a friend. “What can we do but do our work, keep our heads down, preach the Gospel of love and nonviolence.”

To use Pope Francis’ image, Father Rother was a shepherd who smelled like his sheep.

Paraphrasing the words St. Paul used in Acts 13:22 to recall God’s reason for favoring King David, it is clear that Christ found in Rother “a man after his own heart,” one “who did all that was asked of him”—to the point of martyrdom.

As he wrote at the end of his final Christmas letter from the mission to his church back in Oklahoma in 1980, “The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people, that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom.”

On July 28, 1981, Father Stanley Rother, the servant of love, was murdered in the parish rectory, martyred for the Gospel and for his sheep.

Our missionary journey to the peripheries of our lives will inevitably be different from that of Blessed Stanley Rother. But ultimately, the question we must answer is the same: What is God asking of me today, in this moment, in this place?

If anyone can model this call to holiness in the midst of our very ordinary lives, it is the farmer from Okarche.

He would tell us that it all begins with our willingness to say yes to whatever—and whomever—God has placed in front of us.

You are always welcome at these Orange County churches.

Triangle Baptist Church 6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield “Come Worship With Us” 409-735-2661 Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

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

Starlight

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

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

mcdonaldmemorialbaptistchurch.com

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

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:50 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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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.

www.orangewesley.org

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

We Welcome You To Join Us. 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.

Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.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. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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HOUSE FOR SALE See a house that didn’t flood on a lot 80x190 SQFT. House has 1730 SQFT. 3 x 2 1/2 x 2 plus a carport and a lawnmower storage building will show house by appointment only, to a qualified buyer. Call 409-553-1696 for more information.

Jasper Home For Sale: West of Jasper off Hwy 190. Well kept, brick, all electric, 3 BR, 2 bath, on almost 3/4 acre. Extra large attached garage. Additional garage for workshop/storage. Large RV barn. Community water and sewer. Fully functional deep water well. Dead end road.

Shown by appointment only to qualified buyers. $115,000 as is. Call (281) 481-6925 or (409) 3133314.

FOR RENT 4 BR / 2 BA house for rent in Orange with 1 year lease. $1000.00 Rent / $900 deposit. Also, 3 BR / 1 BA w/ 1 car garage on 1/2 acre in Orange with 1 year lease. $800.00 rent / $600 deposit. Call 512672-9891

Moving / Demolition crew for tear out, sheetrock & flooring removal, furniture moving. Local & Affordable. Satifaction guaranteed. Call or text 409-474-9125

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21 yoa with 1 yr Class-A CDL (HazMat & Tank Exp. NOT Req) Call Martin Transport: 866-316-9320 Established Lawn Service is looking to hire one Full / Part time employee.

Must have professional experience, clean driving record, able to pass ISTC & drug screen. $11/hr.

409-504-8879(9/20) Established company seeking a bookkeeper/ payroll person. Some Experience with Quick Books, and Word is helpful. Busy Office. Must be dependable. Send Your resume to Penny Record PO Box 1008 Bridge City Texas 77611.

Penny Record in Bridge City is hiring for a carrier. Must have a driver license and insurance. One day a week (Wednesday) delivery. Call 409-7355305 for more info.

ROOM FOR RENT Room for rent in a nice neighborhood in LCM. Fully furnished room, access to kitchen, washer and dryer. Tv in each room. Asking $425 per month. We never flood here! Call 409-670-9272.

BUILDING FOR SALE 1 - 12’X32’ Portable Building, insulated/ sealed, wired, electric, lights, doors and windows.

1 - 12’x20’ Portable Building, insulated/ sealed, wired, lights.

Has sinks and water, must see to appreciate.

Both on skids. All ready, both good for business, storage, etc. Will make a good deal.

Call 409-330-2237

HOME REPAIR Local. No job too large or too small. All types of home repairs by local carpenter. 30+ years experience. 409-330-7882 House leveling licensed, insured and bonded. 10 % off for all hurricane victims. Ref. available, 18 plus years exp. ONE STOP CONSTRUCTION & LEVELING. LLC Ask for Lennard Gade 1-337309-7301(10/11)

NOW HIRING all positions!

NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

Services Housecleaning, Attic cleaning, yard cleaning, room clean out and much more. Provided by Flower Power at 409599-4914. Call for a quote and references, Bridge City based Individual.

House leveling licensed, insured and bonded. 10 % off for all hurricane victims. Ref. available, 18 plus years exp. ONE STOP CONSTRUCTION & LEVELING. LLC Ask for Lennard Gade 1-337-3097301(10/11) Do You need a Mary Kay Rep? If so, give me a call at 409-734-7093 I do housecleaning good rates excellent references. 409-221-8765 or 409-221-1810.(10/4) Want your old appliances or scrap metal hauled away faster? We do not resale appliances.

We scrap them out! Give us a call or text message.

Thank you 409-3301422.

Moving / Demolition crew for tear out, sheetrock & flooring removal, furniture moving. Local & Affordable. Satifaction guaranteed. Call or text 409-474-9125

For Sale Items 409-735-5305

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

K-DAN”S

SUPER FOODS _ 9604 FM 105 DANNY’S SUPER FOODS 2003 Western

Babin to host town hall U.S. Rep. Brian Babin will host a two-hour disaster recovery town hall meeting for Orange County at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 at VFW Post 2775, 5303 N. 16th St., Orange.

Representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, USDA and other agencies will be on hand to answer questions about the assistance and resources available.

FREE meals Thursday LP Building Products based out of Nashville, TN will be set up at McCoy’s, 4514 W. Lutcher Drive in Orange on Thursday September 21st. They will begin serving hot meals by 7:30 am. They have enough food to serve 1,350 meals and will provide drinks as well.

Train Depot phone # For information and rental prices for scheduling a special event in the historical Orange Train Depot Museum, please call 409-3301576. The published number had to be changed because of the flood.

Call 735-5305 • Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday

Private Water Well Testing

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension now has a limited supply of water sample bottles for testing private water wells. However, we are unable to let the public into our office temporary. If you come to the Orange County Convention and Expo Center you will

be directed to the back hall and we will come to you.

You can also go to the North door and call 882-7010 and we will come to you. Decontamination and sampling instructions can be found here: http:// www.sratx.org/news…/sra_notices_advisories/GI432.pd. For further questions, please call the AgriLife office at 409-882-7010.

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To: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL BLACK, Respondent,

To: TWYLA MARIE ROBINSON, Respondent,

THE STATE OF TEXAS

You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you.

You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you.

The petition of AMBER NICOLE BLACK AND JOHN ROBERT JOHNSON, JR. , Petitioners, was filed in the COUNTY COURT AT LAW #2 of Orange County, Texas on April 10, 2017, against CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL BLACK, numbered 170327-D and entitled In the Interest of L.A.B. A CHILD. The suit requests Original Petition for Termination and Adoption of Stepchild.

The petition of ADAN TELLEZ RODRIGUEZ AND TAMMIE MARIE SCHEXNIDER RODRIGUEZ, Petitioners, was filed in the 260TH DISTRICT COURT of Orange County, Texas on AUGUST 21, 2017, against TWYLA MARIE ROBINSON, numbered 170698-D and entitled In the Interest of Alexus Nicole Schexnider, A Child. The suit requests First Amended Petition for Termination and Adoption of a Child.

The date and place of birth of the child/ren who is/are subject of the suit:

The date and place of birth of the child/ren who is/are subject of the suit:

Lathan Alexavian James Black October 17, 2014 Beaumont, TX

Alexus Nicole Schexnider April 30, 2003 Orange County, TX

The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child/ren’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption.

The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child/ren’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption.

ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court at Orange, Texas, this August 25,, 2017.

ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court at Orange, Texas, this August 24,, 2017.

VICKIE EDGERLY, District Clerk Orange County, Texas

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Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www. tdlr.texas.gov Vin#3C6TR5EJ2HG611888

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The petition of HUGH CARL LENARD AND LESLIE RENEE LENARD, Petitioners, was filed in the 128th District Court of Orange County, Texas on AUGUST 17, 2017, against JAMES GREGORY CASTLEBERRY, numbered 170682-D and entitled In The Interest of Unknown party. The suit requests Original Petition in Suit Affecting the Parent Child Relationship.

The date and place of birth of the child/ren who is/are subject of the suit:

The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child/ren’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption.

Vin#3GTP1UECXEG383969

409-749-4873

You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you.

03 CHEV Owed $592.05 02 TOYOTA Owed $751.75

ALL UNDERGROUND

To: JAMES GREGORY CASTLEBERRY, Respondent,

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ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court at Orange, Texas, this August 18, 2017.

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