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Vol. 52 No. 30
Week of Wednesday, October 24, 2012
No boundaries for domestic violence Debby Schamber For The Record
For victims of domestic violence, paying the bills and feeding their families are not the only concerns to occupy their mind; they also worry about bruises and broken bones and what kind of mood their partner will be in to-
night. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the dictionary, the definition of do- FERTITTA mestic violence is any abusive, violent, coercive, forceful, or threatening act or word inflicted by one member of a family or household on another can constitute domestic violence; it stems from one person’s need to control another in order to feel powerful. When the one who needs to dominate is losing power whether perceived or real in other parts of life, it is their partner who bears the brunt. Research conducted by Murray A. Straus of the University of New Hampshire and
Richard J. Gelles of the University of Rhode Island, both found that approximately four million people each year are victims of some form of domestic assault, ranging from minor threats and thrown objects to severe beatings. For Susan, who for safety reasons cannot give her full name, domestic violence was part of her life every day. She never knew what she was coming home to at the end of her work day. Sometimes her husband was loving and affectionate while most of the time the trouble had been churning all day and exploded once she walked through the door. The next day when she returned to work, she covered the newest bruises with clothing or makeup.
Early voting numbers Housing Authority soaring Penny Leleux
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Early voting has been heavy in the State of Texas since Monday. As of press time Tuesday night, Monday totals had been released by the state in 15 counties with 4.38 percent of the registered voters having already cast their ballots. Orange County released a two day total of 5601 votes cast. The break down by town and day in Orange County is Orange, 612 Monday, 627 Tuesday; Bridge City 482, 520; Vidor 658, 621; Mauriceville 230, 283; by mail 1025, 91; Total 3217, 2342; Military 21, 6; out of country 9, 3; limited ballot 1, 2 for a grand total of 3248 and 2353. The breakdown for the 15 counties released by the state are Harris County has 2,000,011 registered voters. A total of 87,659
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not kicking residents to the curb Penny Leleux
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Some residents under the Orange Housing Authority feared board members were trying to force residents into the streets and voiced those opinions at the monthly board meeting Tuesday. Glenda Chavis was one of those residents. She lives on a disability income of $698 a month. “We have no intent to put any person out on the street,” said Mary McKenna, chairman of the commissioners appointed by the city of Orange. “As the Housing Authority for the city of Orange, we’re there to provide housing for people. That is our goal that is our vision that is what we dream about doing.” The Rev. Raymond Young
is employed by the Housing Authority as the public housing quality control manager and Section 3 coordinator. He said the residents’ concerns are valid. He said residents were concerned about mixing housing; multifamily mixed with public housing. The objective is to provide quality and affordable housing for low income and medium income residents, but at the same time they don’t want to isolate them and say it’s all public housing. You want to have a variety of residents in that area. The residents are concerned if it all goes that way, they will be forced into the “choice vouchers” which would let them live anywhere, but it would also require them to pay more such as water or HOUSING AUTHORITY PAGE 3A
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School band performs at football games and at competitions.
Every band has it’s own identity Debby Schamber For The Record
Being a part of a high school band is more than just marching to the beat of the music while playing an instrument, it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to make things work. This week, Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Bridge City High School bands will be performing during half time as part of the homecoming celebration. Recently both school bands fared exceptionally well when they competed in the UIL marching contest. They each scored an exceptional rating of a 1. Bridge City, which is a 3A school, will advance to the area competition. LC-M,
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which is a 4A school, will be eligible to compete like other 1A, 2A and 4A schools during alternate years in order to advance. However, the LC-M band members are gearing up for an upcoming honor band competition. The last time LC-M won the honor band competition was in 1990. Schoppert feels this is “our year to try again.” Schoppert and the band members began months ago in order to prepare for the upcoming season and the competitions. The color guard and percussion section of the LC-M band began practicing in mid-July.
The Pioneers, a group of employees and retirees from AT&T, presented Bruce McGraw with the Heritage Veterans Memorial committee a check for $500. This is the second year they were able to make the contribution and hope to continue in the future. The monument is located at the First Church of the Nazarene on MLK in Orange. Anyone else wanting to donate or participate can call 409-883-4674. Pictured right to left are Tim Click, Raymond Smith, Janis Beach and Bruce McGraw. RECORD PHOTO
The Orangefield Bobcats will host the Bridge City Cardinals in Bayou Bowl XII, the classic cross-community rivalry that is a season thriller with playoff hopes on the line. Both teams will get a chance to size each other up prior to the contest during the 4th Annual Bayou Bowl Scholarship Banquet. The banquet will be held on Monday, Nov. 5, and is hosted by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. Chili is on the menu. Ticket buyers get a chance to dine with the two teams, enjoy motivational speakers and talk a little smack before the contest. Table sponsorships offer reserved seating. Proceeds from the event award
an Orangefield and Bridge City football player a $1,000 scholarship. “The banquet brings the communities toMCINNIS gether in a common cause,” said Jerry McInnis who has chaired the event since it was organized by the BCCC in 2009. “A senior on each team will describe what it means to anticipate playing in this important game... for a senior it may become the last they will play.” The 2012 banquet will be held in the new Bridge City Elementary School cafeteria starting at 7 p.m. Former Bridge City Cardinal and Tulane University BAYOU BOWL PAGE 3A
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