Bridge City Chamber of Commerce & Historical Museum

TABLE OF CONTENTS Meet the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Letter from President Elyse Thibodeaux..............................4 Director Barbara Jane Hanneman Board of Directors and Chamber Ambassadors...............5 City of Bridge City.....................................................................6 Spotlights Charlotte Chiasson, 2017 Citizen of the Year.....................7 2017 Business of the Year Bridge City Radiator & Auto Repair.......................................8 Education Bridge City ISD 2017-2018 Letter from Superintendent....................................................9 Youth Leadership......................................................................10 Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).....................................11 Bridge City Little League.........................................................12 Orangefield ISD..........................................................................13 City Services Fire Dept. and Police Dept......................................................15 Recreation & Culture Light of the World‌..................................................................12 Tiger Rock Martial Arts.............................................................28 Neighbors Emergency Center article..................................30 The Next Level.............................................................................31 Churches of Bridge City...........................................................32 National Night Out & Splash Pad.........................................34 Shopping Complete Wellness....................................................................32 Listings

Categorical Business Listings............................37-39

ORANGE NEWSMEDIA LLC Publisher Bobby Tingle Designers Tony Hernandez Candice Trahan Photography Van Wade

Writers Lucy Fields Members of Chamber Local Business Ad Traffic and Sales Candice Trahan

Cover Photo Skip Pudney

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ABOUT This magazine is published by Orange Newsmedia LLC and distributed through the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. For advertising information or questions or comments about this magazine, contact Orange Newsmedia LLC at 409-883-3571 or by email at news@orangeleader.com.

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER: ELYSE THIBODEAUX A Texas-transplant from Illinois, Elyse Thibodeaux’s life hasn’t ended up where or how most people would have assumed she would be at this point in her life. The 56-year-old mother and grandmother left a 10-year run as the business manager of a weekly newspaper seven years ago to take a less than traditional road to success and she has been kicking butt ever since.

It was a big step considering most of her life had been spent behind a desk and using a telephone making sure people received their invoices and billing statements. Now, if she wanted, the fifth-degree black belt martial arts instructor could probably get a gig as a collection officer but she is happy teaching children and adults at her Tiger Rock Martial Arts Academy in Bridge City.

It’s a community that was nearly destroyed in 2008 by Hurricane Ike and Thibodeaux has spent years volunteering and helping the community - all while running a business some may have doubted would be so successful.

She joined the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce in 2010 and took over as president in January 2017 after serving the two previous years as president-elect of the Chamber of Commerce Board and Ambassador Chair. In reaching the pinnacle, Thibodeaux worked her way up from member to secretary of the Ambassadors to Vice President and at each step she kept her focus on helping her community.

Asked why she devotes so much time to the community, Thibodeaux said her goals have always paralleled those of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber helps, not only, her business but all businesses in Bridge City. And keeping those businesses viable is good for everyone.

“If I can help make all the Chamber member businesses successful then the community will grow and become greater because of it,” she said.

Looking back, Thibodeaux is a 1979 graduate of New Trier West High School in Northfield, IL and from there she went on to earn a two-year degree from Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. She and her husband, Gary, have been married for 26 years and have raised three sons and, so far, has three grandchildren.

Her business career in Southeast Texas began at Time Warner Cable Advertising Sales, where she handled traffic and billing for that department. But after 10 years, she decided to join The Examiner Newspaper as it’s business manager and a decade later she risked everything to open her Tiger Rock Martial Arts Academy.

The latter seems to be a passion she will never give up. All three of her grandsons, her youngest son and her husband are now involved in martial arts and Thibodeaux has become a force in her field.

The franchise she opened in 2010 came after four years of serving as a martial arts instructor in Beaumont. Since that time, she continued her education, not only, in martial arts but also through numerous business summits and seminars. It’s her way of bettering herself so she can bring that knowledge back to Bridge City and help develop new ideas to better her community.

DIRECTOR’S BIO: B.J. HANNEMAN Born in Lubbock, Texas, Barbara Jane “B.J.” Hanneman grew up on a cotton farm in nearby McAdoo. She graduated Valedictorian from McAdoo High School in 1985 and, attended Texas Tech University, majoring in Business Marketing.

Mrs. Hanneman worked for AT&T for 14 years starting out as a Customer Service Representative, then working her way up to Outside Sales. Executive, and ending her career there as a CAD Technical Specialist in Design Engineering in Abilene, Texas. She met and married Little Cypress native Michael Hanneman Jr. in Abilene in 2005. Together, they have three children: Dr. Kyle Mullins (33), a band director in Denton, TX; Jacquelin Payne (20), a sophomore at Texas Tech University, and Cassia Hanneman (10), a fourth grader at Mauriceville Elementary. After moving to Bridge City in 2008, B.J. and her family soon moved to Little Cypress after being displaced by Hurricane Ike. Hanneman has worked at the Bridge City Chamber for 3 years as Director and Museum Curator, and is the Chamber’s sole employee. B.J. said, “it brings me immense joy to work on the many wonderful events the Chamber sponsors such as the Christmas Light Parade, Taste of the Bayou Annual Banquet, Golf Tournament, Celebrity Roast, and the Mystery Dinner. I’m very proud to work alongside such an outstanding group of people that make up the Chamber’s Board of Directors and Ambassadors.” B.J. is a member of Orange First Church of the Nazarene where she currently enjoys serving in the children’s department and oversees updating of the church’s website. She has also been a board member of the non-profit organization InVision Children and Youth Ministries since it’s creation in 2009. In her spare time, B.J. enjoys spending time with her family, crafting with her daughter Cassia, and especially crochet.

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Board of Directors: Back Row left to right: Todd Lintzen, Lucy Fields, Scot C. Shaffer, Terri Gauthier, and Jerry Jones.

Front Row left to right: Beth Arnold, Shirley Zimmerman, Elyse Thibodeaux, and Wanda McGraw. Not pictured: Brandy Slaughter, Kim Smalley, Dianne Richoux, Kirk Roccaforte and Johnny Trahan.

Ambassadors: Pictured left to right, Michael W. Hanneman, Jr., Wanda McGraw, Beth Arnold, Christy Khoury, Kristen McCauley, Candace Aras, Brandy Slaughter, Shirley Zimmerman, Lucy Fields, Candice Trahan, Marcy Messer, Denisha Keszeg, Elyse Thibodeaux, Hannah Lunceford, Scot C. Shaffer - Ambassadors not pictured: Brandon Braneff, Rick Bridgers, Dave Derosier, Dawn Fournier, Summer Plessala, Beverly Perry

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BRIDGE CITY INFORMATION

Bridge City, the “Golden Link to the Triangle” is located on the west bank of Cow Bayou adjacent to Sabine Lake and the Neches River. Sabine lake is a 78-square mile saltwater lake opening into the Gulf of Mexico. To enter or leave Bridge City you must cross one of three historic bridges. At the south end of town is the scenic Rainbow Bridge, the south’s tallest bridge. The bridge’s 176-foot clearance height resulted from requirements that any U. S. Navy ship could pass under it. The sister span is the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, the first cable-stayed bridge in the state of Texas. At the north end of town are double bridges crossing Cow Bayou on State Highway 87. One of which is The Cow Bayou Bridge, a flat, concrete, swing bridge that was dedicated and opened in 1941. The bridge rests on a central concrete pier and pivots at a 90 degree angle to allow watercraft to pass. It is one of two of its kind and age in the entire state.

Bridge City, surrounded on three sides by water, is a paradise for fisherman, bird watchers and water sport enthusiasts. Enjoy fishing, crabbing, boating, water skiing and many other water sports on the beautiful cypress tree-lined Cow Bayou. Both fresh and saltwater fishing are just minutes away. Camera enthusiasts snap prizewinning pictures of the Monarch butterflies that stop at Bailey’s Fish Camp in October before their annual winter migration across the Gulf of Mexico. Nature trails are in abundance with marshy sites on Cow Bayou and Sabine Lake. Observe birds, alligators, native plants and mosses, and much more.

Protected coastal wetlands habitat includes 5,536 acres in Lower Neches Wildlife Management.

LUKE (Let Us Known Everything) is a “Notice System” for problems in Bridge City. Download the LUKE app onto your phone. Complaints will be address with a follow-up statement from the city and when the complaint will be resolved. Available to upload a photo with the service request. Available on iPhone and Android devices.

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BRIDGE CITY PHONE NUMBERS

Population......................................................................7,840 Median Household Income......................................$63,603 Median Home Value...............................................$143,348 City Hall .......................................................(409) 735-6801 Bridge City Post Office...............................(409)-697-1883 Bridge City Chamber of Commerce..........(409) 735-5671 Bridge City ISD Business Office...............(409) 735-1504 Orange County Airport................................(409) 882-7895 Orange County Appraisal District..............(409) 745-4777 Orange County Clerk...................................(409) 882-7055 Orange County Courthouse........................(409) 883-7740 Orange County Tax Office...........................(409) 882-7971 Orange County Sheriff’s Department........(409) 883-2612 Orange County Landfill..............................(409) 745-3292 Orange County Judge..................................(409) 882-7070 Orange County Commissioner...................(409) 735-7163 Orange County Drainage District...............(409) 745-3225 Orange County Flood Control....................(409) 745-1410 Orange County Mosquito Control..............(409) 883-5717 Orange County Road & Bridge..................(409) 882-7905 Orange County Health & Welfare..............(409) 883-6119 Justice of the Peace Precinct #3..................(409) 735-8133 Orangefield Water Supply...........................(409) 735-9422 Allied Waste.................................................(409) 724-2371

2017 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR CHARLOTTE CHIASSON Charlotte Anne Schexnider Chiasson is the granddaughter of Theodore and Ella Broussard Schexnider and Edvar and Alice Trahan Hebert, all of Kaplan, Louisiana. Her parents are Leo and Lula Mae Hebert Schexnider, origianlly of Kapla, LA. Her parents were part of the Louisiana migration in the late 1940s that left the rice fields of Kaplan for work at the oil refineries in Jefferson County. Her family soon moved to rural Bridge City where her father Leo grew a large garden, a big fig tree and raised ducks, rabbits and a sundry of other things to supplement meals for his eleven children.

Charlotte began first grade in 1957 in the old Bridge City school building on Texas Avenue that housed first through twelfth grade at the time then at mid-term her class moved into the brand new Roy M. Hatton Elementary School on W. Roundbunch. She graduated from Bridge City High School in 1970 where she was active in the Future Homemakers of America club serving as president, then immediately after graduating attended Atlantic Airline Training School in California but since in the fall of 1970 it was the height of the women’s liberation movement and airline stewardess were on strike so she returned to Bridge City. She remains friends with her Wisconsin roommates from airline school.

Charlotte is a former member of the PTA when her daughters were in school, a little league team mom, has served as a clerk and judge for the Bridge City School District since 1987 and is the charter president of the Friends of the Bridge City Public Library in 1988 and has served as an officer and volunteer since that time.

Charlotte received an award from the Texas Historical Commission for her work on the ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Bridge in 1988. She then co-chaired the dedication of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in 1990 and co-chaired the re-dedication of the Rainbow Bridge in 1997.

She was on the City of Bridge City Beautification Committee in 1989 when it was selected as citizen of the year. She has worked as a substitute teacher, reporter-typesetter and cooking columnist for the “Orange County Newspaper”, then 15 years as the executive vice president of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce where she began to interview pillars of the community hoping one day to write a book about local history. She began working for Lamar State College-Orange in 2003 in the Education-Mathematic and Leisure Learning Division.

Charlotte volunteers as a Sunday school teacher, she loves to read, quilt and travel especially with her six sisters who plan “sister trips” at least twice a year. They call themselves “Les Sept Soeurs”. Charlotte just completed writing “The History of Prairie View-Bridge City” with proceeds to benefit The Friends of the Bridge City Public Library expansion project. Charlotte was also on the Board of Directors for The American Red Cross for three years and as secretary for 2 years as well as a Disaster Core member. In 2003 Charlotte received an award from the Third Battalion-Second Marines-The Warpigs of Weapons Co. 3/2 for her collection of 1,200 pairs of white, cotton socks that were mailed to the battalion during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Charlotte has two daughters. Kristi Prejean lives in Cypress, Texas with her husband, Mike, and her two granddaughters Ashlee and Shanna Prejean. Her daughter Brooke Rogers, lives in Orangefield, with her husband, Jason, and two grandsons, Asher Addison and Hudson Rogers. Charlotte tries to attend all her grandchildren band performances and little league games. Charlotte’s siblings are Brad, of Kaplan, La., Larry lives in Orange, Gwen Dubose, lives in Beaumont, Annette Fontenot and Marian Small live in Bridge City, Therese Levins lives in Spurger, Tim lives in Lumberton, Cecilia (Cil) Dixon lives in Bridge City, Regi lives in Dublin, TX and Trudy Wennekamp lives in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Their mother, Lula Mae Schneider, is 87 and lives in Bridge City, in their former duck barn restored after Hurricane Ike as “her cottage”. Lula Mae has 31 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren and expecting two.

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2017 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR BRIDGE CITY RADIATOR Bridge City Radiator & Auto Repair began business in 1979 as Roc’s Radiator, a part time business owned

by Kirk and Shirley Roccaforte. They purchased City Gulf in 1982 and became Bridge City City Gulf and Radiator Inc. This location was sold in 1987 and moved to Texas Ave. and Farm Dr. doing business as Bridge City Radiator & Auto Repair. After years of hard work and planning, Kirk and Shirley Roccaforte built and moved to their current location - 1665 Miller Dr. (FM 408) in July 1997. In 2015 the Roccaforte family suffered a great loss when Shirley was called home. She is fondly remembered by the Bridge City community and beyond. Well known for her unique customer service abilities she will not soon be forgotten as is apparent by a memorial in her honor at Bridge City Radiator. This family business started by Kirk and Shirley Roccaforte continues to flourish today with Aaron Roccaforte, and employees Tara Crone and Kyle Manuel.

“We are proud to be part of Bridge City”, said owner Kirk Roccaforte. Kirk continues to show his tremendous support of Bridge City and Southeast Texas as a current City Council Member, previous Bridge City Mayor, Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Board member, Past President and active Member of the Bridge City-Orangefield Rotary Club, and President of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission.

Bridge City Radiator works on all domestic brands and some imports. They can do anything from replace a radiator to fix your electric window. Repeat customers are the heart of Bridge City Radiator’s business. Fair, honest, reasonably priced, great customer service, and a A+ rating from the BBB. Just a few reasons why Bridge City Radiator and Auto Repair was named 2016 Business of the Year.

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BRIDGE CITY ISD / 2017-2018 Mission Statement: The mission of Bridge City Independent School District, a progressive family/community-supported educational system, is to provide a comprehensive well-balanced instructional program in a safe learning environment to ensure the development of caring, responsible, productive graduates capable of contributing in a global society.

Bridge City ISD has a long-standing tradition of excellence for generations dating back to 1941. Much has changed in our community, state, nation, and world since those days. Communities and school districts must evolve through the schools, churches, city government, businesses, industry, and community organizations to remain a vibrant, productive community our citizens are proud to call home. Our school district is no exception. Bridge City ISD has evolved through the years from a single school house educating dozens of students to the current student enrollment of 2,943 students on four campuses in 2017.

The primary focus for our schools is to provide our students with the best educational foundation from when they arrive in Pre-K to their graduation. Upon SUPERINTENDENT TODD LINTZEN graduation we expect our students to be able to experience success as a University student, military personnel, or in any of the multiple trades that our area has to offer for gainful employment. Bottom line – we want them to be productive citizens in our community who are proud of their school district as well as community.

The path to achieving our mission begins at Bridge City Elementary where our students learn their foundational skills through our early childhood educational program. Students and their parents are able to participate in Family Literacy Night, career exploration, Life Science presentations/activities to name a few educational opportunities for the BCE students. While the opportunities for students and families are too numerous to name, we always strive to expand our offerings to provide a meaningful education.

Once the students enter 3rd grade they enter the exciting world of Bridge City Intermediate School.

Our 3rd through 5th grade students receive a quality education as well as begin their exploration into clubs and organizations that will be the foundation for years of leadership opportunities. The excellent staff and administration prepare our students for success and begin exploring the path of civic responsibility through activities such as Meet in the Middle, Student Council, Honor Choir, and book club. These organizations assist to support and create opportunities for our students to help our community as well as other communities in need during tragic times. Building our Bridge City Foundation!

Their educational as well as extracurricular pace quickens when our students enter Bridge City Middle School grades 6-8. Students are able to take advanced level courses that will count for high school course credit. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is a great opportunity for our students to explore programs and projects at a higher level. Band, UIL Academics, Choir, Art, and Athletics are formal opportunities for our students that is the gateway for future high level competition.

The sky is the limit for students attending Bridge City High School. Students are able to take advanced level courses, Career-Technical courses, Band, Choir, and Theater Arts. Extracurricular consists of 18 athletic teams, Marching/Jazz Band, Art, Choir, Cheer, and Strutters. Our students earn scholarships valued at thousands of dollars each year due to their numerous accomplishments through academics, arts, military appointments, and athletics.

As Superintendent of Bridge City ISD, I envision a district that continues to evolve to meet the needs of our students through exceptional professional educators in state of the art facilities utilizing the most up-to-date instructional resources. All of this will ensure a foundation of post-secondary preparedness for our students that allows them to be successful in the military, college, business, or industry.

In summary, I expect to work with the Board of Trustees, administration, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community to create, secure, and build the very best instructional program, educational environment, educational facilities, and athletic facilities. The excellence enjoyed by past generations is responsible to ensure the tradition of excellence continues for the current and future Bridge City generations.

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YOUTH LEADERSHIP SETX

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

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BCISD PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION While teachers are busy teaching and students are busy learning, dedicated PTO volunteers are busy ensuring that the teachers, students, and staff at Bridge City Elementary, Intermediate, and Middle school are showered with encouragement, appreciation, and helped in many different ways.

Jennifer Womack has a knack for leadership and uses that talent to head the PTO at BCE. Jennifer said volunteering for PTO means she gets to make wonderful memories for not only her own children but also all children on campus.

“In additional, we’re able to show appreciation and admiration for our teachers, administrators, and staff who do so much to influence the future of these children,” she said.

BCE’s PTO does various fundraisers throughout the year to fund events and supplies or equipment the school might want or need but not have the budget for.

Throughout the year, BCE PTO sponsors Donuts with Dad, Muffins with Mom, May Madness, and Teacher Appreciation, to name a few.

At Bridge City Intermediate, Kristen Snell hurries down the halls with boxes of treats and bottled water headed to yet another PTO event. She serves as president of the campus’ PTO and makes it her mission to help whomever she can each day.

With her board members and a slew of volunteers, Kristen leads the charge at BCI where her children are students.

“I love getting to know my boys’ teachers and helping them because I know they spend so much of their time teaching my children,” she said. “I appreciate their dedication to the class and school and I love to be able to make their day a little easier.”

At BCI, the PTO fundraises many ways, including t-shirt and spirit sales, pizza dough sales, and, for the first time this year, a Daddy-Daughter dance.

Those funds support teacher and classroom supplies, library books, P.E. equipment, teacher appreciation celebrations, student incentive events, and field trips. Aside from the money that PTO provides, the group’s volunteers are at the campus daily, making copies for teachers and staff, helping in the library and cafeteria, and providing support wherever necessary.

Julie Landry, who likes to be involved in her children’s lives, leads the PTO at BCMS. “By volunteering, the teachers and the staff get to know me as a parent and a citizen,” Julie said. “I feel like I have more of a voice on issues that might arise, too.”

Julie likes that her children see her and the other volunteers on campus – whether it’s for Food Fridays, when PTO brings in fast food for the students to purchase, or setting up for appreciation lunches in the teacher break room.

Like at the intermediate campus, the middle school’s PTO fundraises with t-shirt sales, as well as candy sales.

Through those sales, PTO hosts student activity days, including incentive events for attendance, A and A/B honor roll, STAAR testing, and end of the year celebrations.

Jennifer Womack, President, Malinda Boudreaux, Vice President Heather Ivey, Kindergarten Rep

BCI PTO Volunteers Back left to right: Dayna Underwood (Volunteer), Kim Able (Volunteer), Kellie Sheffield (Workroom Coordinator), Marci Jacobs (Secretary) Front left to right: Carrie Fults, Kristen Snell, Kayla Robinson (Appreciation Specialist)

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD

“The Light of the World” Annual Community Christmas Program The presentation is coordinated by Project GLOW and produced by Terri Gauthier. The Light of the World presentation is designed to give the youth in Bridge City the opportunity to use their gifts and talents to benefit the less fortunate. All proceeds are donated to the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance.

Project GLOW was created to begin a holiday tradition in the Bridge City community, with a beautiful Christmas presentation, illustrating the true meaning and of the heart of Christmas.

Performing each year is the award winning Bridge City High School Strutters, the BCHS Cardinal Singers, Bridge City Intermediate School 5th grade honor choir, Bridge City Middle School choirs, Amy’s Elite Dance Force, Studio C, BCHS Drama Department and Tiger Rock’s Competition Team. Each year we have guest vocalist and surprise performances, you don’t want to miss!

Bridge City Little League (BCLL) has been providing Little League Baseball and Softball since 1978. BCLL the largest Little League organization in Texas District 32, which encompasses all of Orange County and southern Jefferson County, with an average of 800 participants per year. BCLL begins with T-Ball for both boys and girls at the age 4. At age 6, boys move on to play baseball while girls move on to play softball at the age of 5.

All players are eligible until the age of 16.

Games are played on our local fields located at 305 Parkside Drive in Bridge City, Texas. Bridge City Little League has 5 fields total, with games played on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Our spring season runs March through June, while fall ball games are played in September and October.

Bridge City Little League relies heavily on the assistance of volunteers and its Board Members.

BCLL strives teach our community children good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority; helping them grow up to become good, decent, and trustworthy citizens.

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Orangefield Independent School District is located in the heart of Orange County boasting 1800 proud Bobcat students. The school district offers dynamic programs in academics, athletics, agricultural science, nursing, cosmetology, and many clubs and organizations. There is an opportunity for each and every child to find a place to excel and grow. The school district provides a rigorous, aligned curriculum that focuses on preparing the student for success as a productive 21st century citizen.

The three district campuses are state accredited schools that are designed to meet the needs of the individual learner. We pride ourselves on educating the whole child while nurturing their unique personalities. We live our district motto, “Connecting Community, Unity, and Academics”.

Our community members actively support Orangefield ISD schools. We support successful and active Parent Teacher Associations, booster clubs, community mentors, and the Orangefield Education Foundation. These partnerships with alumni, parents, and community members add to the rich tradition that make our school district successful.

The mission of our district is to build and equip students to become 21st century leaders and learners. We accomplish our mission daily with small class sizes, dedicated instructors, and sound educational practices. Our students are setting the standard for tomorrow’s leaders, today.

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Bridge City’s Finest Our Men and Women in Blue The Bridge City Police Department recently relocated to a well deserved, greatly needed, larger newly constructed location at 110 Rachal. The property was donated by local dentist Mark Messer.

The Police Department had long ago outgrown the older location and was in need of more space.

The new precinct houses 16 officers (four shifts for patrol), 4 dispatchers, 1 administrative assistant, and 3 detectives as well as the Chief of Police and the Assistant Chief of Police.

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Children aged birth through 5 years enjoy being members of the Bayou Buddies, the story time group sponsored by the Bridge City Public Library. Their teachers, K’Lynn Borg and Heidi Welch, begin by everyone doing a good morning song in sign language followed by reading a book with the day’s theme. After this a poem sheet with activities such as finger plays and body motions are done together with the teachers. A second book is then read followed with a parent- led craft that matches the book theme of the day. After all this hard work, the children socialize with each other in various play activities while their parents interact. Before going home, snacks are distributed and another successful learning experience is over. Five of these programs are offered on Wednesdays throughout the school year. Registration is required.

In the summer time, the Friends of the Library offer story time programs, sponsored by the Texas State Library, on Wednesdays for children Pre-K through 5th grade accompanied by a parent. A timed reading log is available for those who wish to participate in the reading program. Those who return their logs will receive a bag of goodies at the end of the programs.

This year’s guests include Stephanie Harren’s Reptiles, Stark Museum of Arts, Tiger Rocks Martial Arts, Subzero Ice Cream and Gator Country. Information sheets on these programs are given out to local schools and are available at the library. For information, call the library at 735-4242.

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At Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, we believe in training for our journey both as a martial artist and a citizen. The 15 levels of our belt system symbolize the steps we take to develop the skills that allow us to R15E to every occasion, transforming the world for good.

Since 2010, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City has been training students from the Bridge City and Orangefield communities. The programs we offer help develop citizenship and athleticism in those we train.

Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City offers programs for Tiger Cubs (ages 4 and 5 yrs), Juniors (ages 6-10 yrs), Teens (ages 11-15 yrs) and Adults (ages 16+).

Each program is designed to challenge and engage students in manner appropriate to their age group. With semesters that vary between self-defense and competition training, students are trained in a wide variety of skills from basic stranger awareness for Tiger Cubs to Elite Counter Aggression Skills for Teens and Adults. Our Junior, Teen and Adult students enjoy sport sparring after attaining Green belt level and beyond as well as forms training.

Our students look forward to six Belt Advancement opportunities and three Competitions each year.

Additional programs we offer are Extreme Performance martial arts training incorporating weapons training and tumbling with martial arts skills; Demo Team an opportunity for our students to show off their skills at community events, Ju Jitsu training and our Leadership program.

Our instructor team, lead by Chief Instructor, Elyse Thibodeaux, 5th Degree Black Belt has a combined 42 years of martial arts experience. We are ready to help you and your family to R15E to Black Belt and beyond.

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NEIGHBORS EMERGENCY CENTER

In Southeast Texas, the best place for emergency care is Neighbors Emergency Center. Neighbors Emergency Center operates as a freestanding emergency room, providing patients with the same level of service as a hospital-based emergency room. We operate 24 hours a day, treating chest pains, head injuries, abdominal pains, allergic reactions, workplace injuries, and more. At Neighbors, you will be seen by a local, board certified doctor in less than five minutes.

Neighbors Emergency Center has three locations across the Golden Triangle: • Orange – 1321 N. 16th St., Orange, TX 77630 • Port Arthur – 3330 Hwy 365, Port Arthur, TX 77642 • Beaumont – 4755 Eastex Fwy, Beaumont, TX 77706

Neighbors Emergency Center takes pride in only hiring local, board certified physicians to care for patients. By doing this, our physicians provide nothing less than the highest of quality patient care—24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Founded in 2008 by a group of emergency room physicians, Neighbors Emergency Center is driven by a purpose that sets us apart from the healthcare industry as a whole. Our purpose drives our vision, which is inspired, by our patients, culture, and community. We believe in providing extraordinary care that is dedicated to making lives better every day. Neighbors Emergency Center operates around an unfaltering vision to be “The Best Neighbors Ever” – this means providing unparalleled medical care driven by compassion, respect, and dedication. We encourage you to stop by any of our three locations in Southeast Texas for a tour, or visit NEC24.com for more information.

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The Next Level is a tumble and competitive cheerleading training facility located in Bridge City, Texas. Founded in 2010, we are dedicated to the healthy growth and development of today’s youth that will help your child strive to be the best they can be. Our goal is not only to enhance skills, but also help build self-confidence, leadership and teamwork among individuals and teams. We strive to instill the qualities of commitment, responsibility and respect in our athletes.

Our tumble classes are for 5-18 year olds and focus on proper technique, safety and building athlete confidence. Our coaches will be aware of each athlete’s capabilities and be able to determine the most effective way to improve and advance the athlete’s skill level.

Movement Ed classes are offered for 3-4 year olds to help develop their motor skills so they will be ready for beginning tumbling at age 5.

Competitive cheerleading is one of the most rigorous sports ever, blending tumbling, dancing, jumping, stunting, and complex chorography into a super-fast two-and-a-half minute routine. Each performance is professionally judged and viewed by hundreds of spectators. Our teams have won numerous 1st place titles and have placed 1st at Nationals, including winning the Grand Champion title in their division.

When we’re not training our athletes, we’re having parties!

Private parties are offered Fridays - Sundays. Our 12,000 sq ft facility offers a fun indoor environment with commercial inflatable bouncers, a large party area with plenty of room for eating cake and opening gifts and use of our spring floor, your child and guests will be sure to have fun. We book fast, so check out our website to see if a date/time you want is available.

The Next Level opens to the public every Friday night 6pm9pm for Open Bounce Night. For $9, ages 5-14 are welcome to come in and play, dance, tumble, bounce or just hang out with their friends. We even have a few video games and snack bar is available.

So whether you are looking for a place to enhance and grow your child’s skills, looking for a place to hold your child’s birthday party, or just looking for something for your child to do on a Friday night, The Next Level is the right place for your child.

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CHURCHES OF BRIDGE CITY Bridge City Church on the Rock 1150 Texas Ave., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-738-2720

Liberty Baptist Church 2717 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-8721

Bridge Point Fellowship 1355 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-792-5006

Second Baptist Church 340 Bland Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-8156

Church of Christ 815 Center St., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-3121

St. Henry’s Catholic Church 475 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-2422

Circle Drive Baptist Church 100 Circle Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-4819

St. Mark Lutheran Church 945 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-4573

Common Ground Community Church 1115 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, tX 77611 409-697-2422

St. Paul United Methodist Church 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-5546

Fellowship Baptist Church 1965 Miller Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-9511

United Pentecostal Church of Bridge City 2056 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-5844

First Baptist Church 200 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-3581

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2016 NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

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First Responders Honored at Bridge City National Night Out The weather was nice and the turnout was great this past Tuesday, October 4, 2016, for the 1st Annual Bridge City National Night Out at Bridge City Park. Attendees were treated to free food, games, give-a-ways and lots of children’s activities courtesy of thirty-four local businesses and organizations from the area. Certificates of appreciation were presented to the Bridge City Police Department, Bridge City Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Acadian Ambulance, and Orange County Sheriff’s Office. This event is held on the first Tuesday in October each year throughout the state of Texas in an effort to build good community relations between local law enforcement and first responders and the people they serve. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce plans to continue hosting this event again in 2017. If you would like to participate in the 2017 National Night Out, please call B. J. Hanneman at the Bridge City Chamber 409-735-5671.

Hot summer days find many of Bridge City’s littlest citizens splishing and splashing on the city parks splash pad.

The splash pad after many years of planning was installed last summer to the delight of parents and Bridge City’s little tikes.

It has proved to be a popular destination for young families and grandparents to entertain their little ones.

The city operates the splash pad located on Parkside, from Spring to late Fall. Operational hours are from 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week and available to all Bridge City and Orangefield residents.

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DRY CLEANER Reliable Dry Cleaners - 409-883-3555 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Orange County Economic Development Corp. - 409-883-7770 ELECTRICAL Bridgefield Electrical Services - 409-886-3200 Whitetail Construction Services - 325-864-9872 EMERGENCY SERVICES AirMedCare Network - 409-550-5043 Golden Triangle Emergency Center - 409-920-4470 Neighbors Emergency Center - 713-469-1987 Orange County ESD 2 - 409-882-4234 ENGINEERING Olson Engineering Inc. - 409-697-3333 EXCAVATION Precision Hydrovac & Excavation LLC - 409-730-6556 FABRICATION Fabricating Solutions - 409-735-7141 FLORIST J SCOTTS AFLORIST - 409-883-7555

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Thank you for partnering with us in the worthwhile project. We look forward to building on this relationship in the years to come.

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City Chamber of I would love to offer the biggest gratitude Commerce to proand sincere and heartfelt thank you to Direcvide this directory tor of the Chamber of Commerce Barbara of Chamber mem- Hanneman, President Elyse Thibodeaux, City bers. The enthusi- Council Officer Lucy Fields, Bridge City ISD, astic support for this project from communi- Orangefield ISD and every business owner ty and business leaders is an indication of the and contributor to the inaugural edition of the intense pride and progressive spirit shared by Bridge City Community Chamber of Commerce Directory. Thank you for allowing me all in Bridge City. to have the privilege to work with each of you Showcasing all Bridge City has to offer, exclusively to put together this entire magazine in this community profile and member for the Community! directory, will be an important tool for the chamber, as it pursues continued growth and development in every arena. Bridge City is blessed with wonderful schools, churches, 39

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