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Vol. 58 No. 93

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Thomas seeks to ‘take Orange forward’ Dave Rogers

For The Record

As an outreach minister, Bishop Charles Thomas is no stranger to helping others.

He has long traveled the roads to hospitals, nursing homes and prisons “to reach the lost at any cost.”

But Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath convinced Thomas it’s time to focus on his hometown.

The Associate Pastor from Orange’s Sixth Street Community Church says that’s why he signed up to run for Mayor for the City of Orange.

Thomas will run against two-term city council member Larry Spears, Jr., in the mayor’s race on Election Day May 5, when most city and school districts look to update their leadership lists.

“That storm made me look at Orange and made me look at things differently,” said

Thomas, who operates a UHaul rental truck and trailer business.

“When the hurricane hit, Thomas we went and started bringing supplies in. By me having a U-Haul facility, I was able to go different places, bring back loads of food, loads of Purex [bleach], things people needed.

“Our church played a big role. People [outsiders] had stuff, they came to the church and we got it to the people in need.

“My nephew, Little Earl [NFL All-Pro Earl Thomas III], he sent in trucks of supplies. My brother, Earl Jr., he went out and helped people get their homes together.

“We did that all over Orange, and that right there

made me want to be able to help the people in Orange.

“I’m just a guy who wants to make a difference.”

Anthony Thomas, “my

baby brother,” Charles says, pastors the Orange church built by their father, Earl Thomas Sr., while as a bishop “I can start churches and

ministries anywhere God sends me to do it.

“But hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, those are my ministries, where people

have no one to minister to them.”

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WOS Choir advances to State competition

Dems look to pump up party, ballot Dave Rogers

For The Record

What if they had an election and nobody came?

Well, from the standpoint of the Democratic Party in Orange County, that’s pretty much what happened in 2016, when Hillary Clinton got less than 20 percent of the local presidential vote and no Democrats even bothered to run for county office.

Lewis Ackerman and Marcus Wilkerson are out to change that.

“I’m just an average Joe,” Ackerman, 32, said. “I just want to do something good for my community.”

“Orange County used to be a blue county,” said Wilkerson, 36, “and now, you probably have to have an ‘R’ beside your name to get elected.

“I feel like it’s time I reached out, and tried to invigorate the Democratic Party in Orange County.”

The two candidates for Chairman of the Orange

Ackerman

Wilkerson

County Democratic Party will be on the ballot for the March 6 Democratic Primary that will be held side-byside with the Republican Primary in the county’s 34 precincts.

Early voting began Tuesday, Feb. 20, and continues through March 2.

Orange Public Library, 220 N. 5th St.; Bridge City Public Works Building, 220 Nitsche; Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department, 10691 N. Texas 62; and Vidor’s Raymond Gould Community Center, 385 Claiborne; will host the early voting.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mondays through Saturdays, the exception being the polls will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Ten West Orange – Stark High School choir students have earned advancement to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Each earned a rating of “1” at local competition.

Advancing are front row, Jasmine Smith, Roshni Lauji, Amori Haley, Hannah Chatman; (second row) Isaiah Chatman, Manuel Franklin, and Jaela Ross.

Also advancing (not pictured) are Rita Jenkins, Tiayana Clayton, and Kamille Queen.

The State Solo and Ensemble competition will be held in May in Austin. The WOS students are instructed by Caleb Henson.

Suing, not suing, CBA kerfuffle continues Dave Rogers

For The Record

Like rainy weather and Interstate 10 construction, the squabble between Orange County and its sheriff’s deputies won’t go away.

Beyond the obvious fact that deputies and commissioners’ court members past and present spent more than four years coming to an agreement last fall on only some of their work rules, there’s this reason the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association failed to endorse any incumbents for the 2018 elections: “The commissioners are

suing us again,” Charles Williams, association president, said.

Not surprisingly, Stephen Brint Carlton, Orange County Judge, does not agree with Williams’ choice of words.

But legal papers are in the 163rd District Court that are again ginning up billable hours for the two sides’ attorneys.

It’s the result of a grievance filed by the deputies in 2016 when commissioners’ court voted to institute a sliding scale for retiree health insurance as part of the 2016-17 budget.

Last September, the two sides reached agreement on a

number of key amendments to their 2013 collective bargaining agreement, but several others were still to be decided, like the grievance over the sliding scale.

Arbitrator Norman Bennett ruled in favor of the deputies in November. The county is appealing Bennett’s ruling.

“We’re not suing,” said Carlton. “We’re defending an action that we took. Actually the union has sued the county. The union has initiated the litigation by filing a grievance and taking it to arbitration.

“It [arbitration] is part of the contract, but if you think

there’s something legally wrong with the decision, you’re defending yourself in saying you’re going to appeal.”

Greg Cagle, attorney for the Texas Municipal Police Association which represents Orange deputies, continued the wordplay.

“So now they’ve sued the deputies again,” he said. “It’s pretty rare for a county to sue its deputies. But for $300, you can sue anybody.

“We never sued them. We followed the contract and went to arbitration.”

Carlton said the fact that the arbitrator ruled against the county was no shocker.

Once rivals now partners in 2018 baseball season Dave Rogers

For The Record

Chad Landry and Shea Landry are not related – other than being in the fraternity of Southeast Texas baseball coaches.

Make that “highly successful” baseball coaches.

And now they’re on the same Bridge City High School baseball coaching staff.

A year ago, their two teams combined to win 48 games with each squad advancing from the top three spots in District 22-4A to finish among the Sweet 16 Class 4A nines in the state.

Shea Landry led West Or-

ange-Stark’s Mustangs to a state runnerup spot in 2015 then had the 2017 team ranked No. 5 in Texas before finishing 27-4.

Then he surprised many in the area with a decision to step down as WO-S head coach to become an assistant coach at Bridge City.

Shea Landry joins Chris Moore and Justin Richard as assistants for Chad Landry.

“I was burnt out. That’s as honest as I can get,” Shea Landry said Tuesday.

Spring sports coaching assignments are just one of many considerations for the men and women who split their time between teaching

and coaching in high schools.

“One of the things Shea wanted was to coach varsity football, and coach DuBois was all for that,” Chad Landry said of the BC athletic director, Dwayne DuBois.

“It was just the right fit all the way around,” Shea Landry said.

The two Landrys have never worked together before.

Now they’re all in on turning last year’s slow starters into a season-long powerhouse.

Chad Landry reminds SHEA LANDRY IN Page 3A

Bridge City head baseball coach Chad Landry, right, teams up with former West Orange-Stark head coach Shea Landry (no relation) in the dugout this year as the Cardinals seek to improve on last year’s Region III-4A semifinalist finish.

RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday February 21, 2018

‘The Record’ Pick Up Locations PENNY RECORD PICKUP LOCATIONS:

COUNTY RECORD PICKUP LOCATIONS:

H Diamond Shamrock

H The Penny Record office

H The County Record office

H Get N Go

H Danny’s Super Foods

H LCM Mart

333 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City

320 Henrietta St.- Orange

2003 Western Ave, Orange

H Walmart Bridge City

795 Texas Ave, Bridge City

H Walmart Supercenter

H Market Basket

3115 Edgar Brown Dr, W.O.

2005 Texas Ave, Bridge City

H K-Dan’s Super Foods Mobil

H Sabine River Ford

1601 Green Ave, Orange

9604 Fm 105 - Orangefield

H Kroger

H Judice’s Cajun Cafe

2045 Texas Ave, Bridge City

1600 N 16th St, Orange

H Robert’s Meat Market & Steakhouse

H Bridge City Food Mart 1000 W Round Bunch Rd. Bridge City

16th Street in Orange

2419 N 16th St, Orange

8270 State Hwy 87, Orange

H Stateline Conoco 7112 I-10, Orange

H Market Basket

11916 TX-62, Mauriceville

H Crawdad’s

11845 TX-62 Mauriceville

H Mauriceville Family Pharmacy

10897 TX-12, Mauriceville

3720 W Park Ave, Orange

H Shell Store H Cypress Plaza

H Valero

3145 Texas Ave. - Bridge City (Hwy. 62 and Hwy 73)

7014 State Hwy 87, Orange

H Exxon Mobile

501 16th St, Orange

Highway 62 at Highway 73 Bridge City

H Novrozsky’s Hamburgers H Big Lots

2260 Macarthur Dr

H Exxon

H Smart Stop Food Store

705 Texas Ave, Bridge City

811 Strickland Dr. Orange

H Express Mart

1745 Texas Ave, Bridge City

H Fuzzy’s Grocery (Deweyville)

H Cowboys Dollar Store 133 TX-12, Deweyville

LOUSIANA LOCATIONS H Starks Silver Dollar 4346 LA-12, Starks, LA

H Laundry Mat

H Texas Longhorn Club

500 Texas Ave, Bridge City

(next to Stop N Drive) 811 Strickland Dr. Orange

H US Postal Service

H Exxon 7-Eleven

H Cottons Corner Bingo

900 Texas Ave, Bridge City

527 S HWY 87 - West Orange

H Stop N Drive

H Veteran’s Gro. & Market

H Get N Go

H Stop N Drive

1150 Texas Ave, Bridge City

H Snappy’s Exxpress Mart

1900 Dupont Dr, Orange

1801 Dupont Dr, Orange

H OC Courthouse

3145 Texas Ave, Bridge City

801 W Division St, Orange

H The Country Store

H Farmers Mercantile Co

6373 FM1442 - Orangefield

It’s Trash-Off time once again! The 23rd annual Community Trash-Off is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, located on Simmons Drive in Orange.

This year’s Community Trash-Off is again presented by INVISTA and hosted by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in collaboration with the City of Orange. Orange County residents are encouraged to take pride in the community and help clean up trash from area neighborhoods and waterways. Show your community pride and join us for a morning of good CLEAN fun! Participating teams and individuals will enjoy a free pizza lunch after the event.

Teams are limited to 3-5 members, but groups are encouraged to register several teams. For more information, contact Jeremy Whipple atjwhipple@shangrilagardens.org or at 409.670.0803. Shangri La Gardens Education and Volunteer Coordinator, Katie Krantz shared her excitement for the event stating, “Trash-Off is the perfect opportunity for individuals of this community to come together and work towards the common goal of making Orange a cleaner place to live and work. Trash-Off is mix of hard work, fun times and great fellowship. This is a great way to support your community with service”. Additionally, Shangri La Gardens Director, Rick Lewandowski encourages community-wide participation saying, ”Shangri La Gardens, located at 2111 W. Park Avenue in Orange, Texas, is currently closed to the public during repair and restoration following Hurricane Harvey.

For more information, visit shangrilagardens.org.

9508 TX-12, Mauriceville

H Raceway

1510 Texas Ave, Bridge City

23rd Annual Community Trash-Off

702 W Division Ave, Orange

2378 LA-109, Vinton, LA

2360 Highway 109 S., Vinton

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Thomas vies for Mayor cerns begin with rebuilding from the storm, re-establishing a hospital in the community and bringing jobs.

“We all came up under a father who instilled that working ethic into us,” Charles Thomas said. “Also pastoring.

“I’m out there for the people. I want to take Orange forward, not backward; that’s what we’re working to do.

“If it’s God’s will for me to get in the seat, so be it.”

Besides the mayor’s race in Orange, incumbent Pat Pullen seeks re-election in District 1 while Paul Burch has filed for a special election – also on the May 5 ballot – to fill the final two years left on Spears’ term in at-large Position 6.

The Orange mayor’s seat, left open by Jimmy Sims’ de-

Landrys team up that the Cards were 14-10 and third-place finishers in the district when they entered the playoffs.

After going four rounds deep and joining WOS in the Class 4A Region III semifinals, they finished 2114.

“I think we kind of snuck up on some people, based on our experience and youth,” Chad Landry recalled.

“People remember the run we went on but they don’t remember we were 14-10.

“But at that point, we were close to 25 games in experience. All our freshmen had about 75 at-bats. We got rolling at that point.”

A year ago, the Cardinals played five freshmen regularly. Chad Landry said five sophomores will start for

cision not to seek re-election, is the only one seeing change this year.

Both David Rutledge of Bridge City and Pete Runnels of Pinehurst are running unopposed for re-election.

Last Friday was the filing deadline. Early voting runs from April 23 through May 1.

Candidates for spring elections are:

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BC this year.

He noted that six of the 12 players used in the Cards’ 2-0 win over Kelly in Monday’s season opener were making their varsity debuts.

Schuyler Thibodaux, senior catcher and McNeese signee, is back to lead the Birds, with Justyn Romero in center field, sophomore pitchers Peyton Havard and Logan Hamm among the top returners.

Add senior pitcher-utility man Caleb DuBois, platooning second basemen Cameron Yadon and Case Skinner and junior shortstop Gavin Green and both Landrys like their lineup.

This weekend, Bridge City plays in the Jasper tournament with games there against Lumberton, Jasper,

Democratic candidates on Tuesdays.

For the primaries, early voters do not have to vote in their home precinct – any of the four county locations will do.

There are a total of nine candidates running in the Democratic Primary for the right to take on Gov. Greg Abbott in November.

U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (RWoodville), who represents Orange County in the House of Representatives, has drawn two Democratic challengers in District 36, Clear Lake-area scientist Jon Powell and Dayna Steele, former Houston radio DJ. Ackerman and Wilkerson are two of five local Democrats on the primary ballot, though the primary will be a formality for Deborah Mitchell and Gail Barnett, candidates for County Commissioner Precinct 2 and Justice of the Peace Precinct 1.

Mitchell and Barnett won’t face an opponent until the Nov. 6 general election. Don Brown is on the Democratic Party ballot for County Judge but his status appears to be up in the air.

Wilkerson, a graduate of West Orange-Stark, lives in Bridge City and practices law in Beaumont. He worked with computers before getting a bachelor’s degree in

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social work and then his law degree.

“I didn’t get in this field to get rich,” he said. “I got in this field to help people the best I can and see that justice is done.”

Ackerman, a Virginia native who has been in Orange since 2005, has a bachelor’s in criminal justice. He has worked in security and, most recently, as a social worker.

Under Texas law, party chairmen are elected every even-numbered year.

Deborah Mitchell had been Orange County’s Democratic Party chair but had to resign when she filed to run for county commissioner.

John Baker was appointed to fill the position on an interim basis.

“My job is as a facilitator,” Ackerman said, in anticipation of winning, “to build the party, make sure we’re getting new voters, making sure we have candidates to put on the ballot.

“The biggest part of my job is going to be to rebuild the trust people had in the Democratic Party. Right now, we don’t have any trust.”

Both Wilkerson and Ackerman believe the local Democratic Party should get back to its roots and reach out to help all residents.

“We can’t be just the elitist

West Brook and New Caney Porter.

They’re home against Hardin-Jefferson Tuesday, Feb. 27 and open 22-4A play on the road at Silsbee March 20.

Chad Landry is starting his 15th season as head baseball coach. Shea Landry has six years under his belt.

But it’s the players who play.

“Last year we divided the season up into quarters,” Chad Landry said, “and we’re starting in that same mode. We’re trying to find out who can do what for us, who’s going to be our guy.

“We want to take these first three weeks and evaluate after that.”

City of Orange Mayor: Larry Spears Jr.; Charles Ray Thomas District 1: Pat Pullen (I) At-Large Position 6: Paul Burch City of Bridge City Mayor: David Rutledge (I) Place 2: Kirk Roccaforte (I) Place 4: Eric Andrus (I) Place 6: Lucy Fields (I); Joseph Hannan City of Pinehurst Mayor: Pete Runnels (I) 2 At-Large position: John Zerko (I); Cynthia Adams (I) City of West Orange 3 At-Large: Shirley Bonnin (I); Dale Dardeau (I); Mike Shugart (I) Bridge City ISD Place 1: Patty Collins;

Paul Zoch Place 2: Judy Cole (I) Little Cypress Mauriceville CISD Position 4: Tammy Rountree (I) Position 5: Aubrey Milstead (I) West Orange-Cove CISD 2 At-Large: Roderick Robertson (I); Kianna Edwards Brooks; Tricia Stroud.

Orange County Port Commission Precinct 1: Keith Wallace (I); Dr. Travis Miller Precinct 4: John Young (I) Orange County Drainage District Precinct 1: Kenneth Pigg (I) Precinct 4: Hal LaPray (I) At-Large: Brent Peveto (I)

Black History parade includes ‘live history’ The NAACP of Orange’s Black History Parade in downtown Orange Saturday, Feb. 24, will be a living history parade this year.

African-American veterans will be honored in the event bearing the theme “Bridging Our Legacy, said Deborah Mitchell, parade co-chairman.

“We welcome any group to participate,” Mitchell said.

“Black history is a part of everybody’s history.

The parade begins at 1 p.m. begins at St. James Baptist Church, 505 15th Street.

Those interested in parade entries, or inquiries, should contact Mitchell at 409-7791744.

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club I feel has existed in the Democratic Party in Orange for a while,” Wilkerson said.

“There are just so many people who have so many needs I think the party could be focusing on.

“So many people in the African-American community, so many young people that could be benefiting from Democratic policies. You can’t just go with the flow; you have to be willing to bring in new people.”

DONALD BROWN UPDATE: Donald Brown of Vidor and the Democratic Party of Orange County are disputing the legitimacy of Brown’s campaign to represent the Democrats as County Judge candidate in November’s election.

Party secretary Michael Cole first reported the State Democratic Party had ruled Brown ineligible because the check for his filing fee had bounced. Brown says local party officials prevented him from making good on that check in a timely fashion.

Cole responded with a 348-page report that includes emails, screen shots of texts, Facebook messages and blog posts that appear to contradict Brown’s claims.

BURTON Best For Orange County Seat, Pct. 2 After in-depth interviews the Beaumont Enterprise says: 

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“Burton helped the county get back on its feet financially and

move away from some of its dysfunctional practices”

“A no-nonsense leader who knows how to set priorities and meet them.”

“He is plugged in to regional and statewide organizations” “The county can use every dollar he brings in, especially after Harvey.”

I need your vote to keep us on the Conservative path and rebuild Orange County!

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4A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, February 21, 2018

From The Creaux’s Nest VERY LITTLE GOOD NEWS Last week, a Federal Grand Jury indicted 13 Russians for meddling in our presidential election, a real attack on our democracy. President Trump puts blame everywhere but on Russia. He still refuses to enforce sanctions against Russia imposed by our congress.*****The winter games, the 2018 Olympics are in progress in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In the medal tracker, the U.S. is behind their regular pace. Some new Olympic stars will emerge but as a country, the U.S. will be disappointed unless they can have a late winning streak.*****Dominating the news is the killing of 17 high school students in Florida which I will write about next.*****Early voting has begun in Texas. Locally there are only contested races in the Republican Primary. Election Day is March 6. Early voting is easy, Orange Public Library, Bridge City Public Works, 220 Nitsche St.; Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Dept. 10691 Hwy. 62; Raymond Gould Community Center, Vidor.*****We are still operating with a short crew but things are looking up. I must move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

CAN STUDENT MOVEMENT CHANGE GUN LAWS This is not breaking news, everyone by now, unless they have been under a rock, know about the Valentine’s Day massacre at Parkland Florida High School where 17 students were killed and 15 others wounded. The following is my way to record history. Our nation is under attack. Three of the 10 deadliest mass shooting in modern American history have occurred in the past five months, most recently, last week, at Marjory Stoneman-Douglas High School. If terrorists were shooting up our classrooms, the U.S, military would have already launched air strikes overseas in retaliation.

These attacks are coming from within. Growing numbers of Americans are being massacred at churches, concerts, night clubs, and shopping malls and in too many classrooms. Meanwhile, the nation does virtually nothing to stop the slaughter. Leaders, like Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott and President Trump, complain vigorously about absolutely pure evil running amuck without a mention of weapons of war used to carry out these massacres. Trump spoke for seven minutes about thoughts and prayers, never once mentioning guns. Gov. Scott said he would discuss with the Legislature about increasing funs for mental health. Office holders, supported by the NRA just will not discuss the real problems in fear of the NRA cutting off donations. Despite 91% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans favor banning assault weapons. Sen. Bill Nelson said, on the senate floor, “An AR15 is not for hunting, it’s for killing.” This is a list of mass shootings in the USA in which AR15 style rifles were used. Feb. 24, 1984, Las Angeles, CA; Oct. 7, 2007, Crandon, WI; June 2012, Aurora CO; Dec. 14, 2012, Newtown, CT; June 7, Santa Monica, CA; March 19, 2015, Little Water, NM; May 31, 2015, Conyers, GA; Dec. 2, 2015, San Bernardino, CA; June 12, 2016, Orlando, FL (night club); Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas, NV (music festival); Nov. 5, 2017, Southerland Springs, TX. (church). It is estimated that Americans own more than eight million AR15 rifles, the most popular rifle in America. They’re accurate and shoot as quickly as you can pull the trigger. In most states you can’t purchase a drink until you are 21 but you can buy a weapon of war at the age of 18 and the brand is still developing. The time for kicking the can down the road should be over but lawmakers will only give lip service and do nothing until the killing happen again. They will continue to say, “Guns don’t kill, people do.” One way to reduce the carnage is dial down the killing power of these broken individuals by making it far more difficult for them to obtain their killing tools of choice, assault-style rifles with high capacity magazines. That’s easy enough to fix but congressmen and senators are gutless when going against the NRA. The student movement across the county, their march on Washington March 24, could make a big impact. These youngsters united carry a big stick. It’s time for more than thoughts and prayers. It’s time to stop the madness and I believe our youngsters are serious about that. It’s a reason to hold out a little hope.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ato-2008 Moving ahead on technology. “People will increasingly interact with computers using speech and touch screens rather than keyboards,” Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said last week, “It’s one of the big bets we’re making.” He was in Pittsburgh in the final step of a farewell tour before he withdraws from the company’s daily operation in July. Gates is one of America’s great personal success stories. *****Despite gasoline supplies at their highest level in 14 years, oil companies are making record profits and paying outrageous management bonuses; the price at the pump could rise this summer to $3.50 a gallon without disrupting the domestic supply.

By next fall, prior to the national election, prices will drop to around $2.25 a gallon, giving a big impression of cheap gas, down by over $1 a gallon. It will be an election mirage. Sen. Hillary Clinton is the only

candidate with a plan to put excess tax on the oil companies who continue gouging at the pump. Oil companies who exceed a good profit. *****Happy birthday to the great state of Texas. On March 2, 1836, 172 years ago, Texas was declared an Independent Nation. *****Also happy birthday to a few friends. Marilyn Powell, Feb. 26, David Claybar, Feb. 27. *****Orange Savings Bank CEO Darby Byrd will step down to be replaced as president by Orange native Stephen Lee. Stephen being elevated to the top is a good move. Everyone who knows him has nothing but praise and considers him to be a good man. He’s one of Benis Lee’s three sons and like his dad, was raised in the banking business and has a strong affection for Orange County. We can’t say enough about the great job Darby and his folks have done with OSB financial services. The growth and expansion of the bank far exceeds the expectations at the time Darby and his stockholders took over Orange Savings Bank. (Editor’s note: Darby passed away a couple of years ago.)*****The ‘Daily Texan’ a daily newspaper that serves the 50,000 students of the University of Texas, Friday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. *****Congrats to Coach Roc and his Lamar basketball team, who is now 11-1. They play again Wednesday night. Over 8,000 fans showed up for the last outing. They are putting Beaumont on the map.*****Speaking of that, I heard Beaumont mentioned on national television at least a dozen times since former President Bill Clinton appeared here last week. That was his third visit, before, during and after being United States President. *****If you haven’t visited Snappy’s for breakfast, let me recommend it to you. *****Our friend Mary Stanton hasn’t been seen in months. Last I heard she was working for Ray and Tina Cotton at ‘The Longhorn.’ *****Our longtime pal Joe Payne, at Harmon Chevrolet, is facing some health problems right now but Joe is the toughest little guy we know. He’ll battle through this and be fine. (Editor’s note: Ten years later Joe is working three days a week for Donnie Harmon at Harmon’s Pre-owned Autos.)

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Ronney Dean Bornette, 48, of Orange, passed away Feb. 24. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27.

He was a lifelong resident of Orange and worked as a pipefitter in the construction industry. Suvivors are his loving wife Margarita Bornette, daughter, Monica Bornette, sons, Ronney Bornette, Bryan Bornette and Aaron Bornette. step mother, Yvonne Bornette. ***** Graveside services for Charla Ann Collins, who passed away Feb. 21, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27. She is survived by her husband, Curtis Collins, daughter Aleisha Davis, stepdaughter, Misty McKinney and six grandchildren.*****Josephine “Josie” Ratcliff, 95, of West Orange, died Saturday Feb. 23. Funeral services were held Tuesday Feb. 26. She is survived by her son, Gladmon, daughters, Jeanette Copeland and Leanette Stark, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. ***** Charles Russell “Chick” Hebert, 85, of Orange died Monday, Feb. 18. Funeral service was held Friday, Feb. 22. He served in WWII in the US Navy and flew with the blimp squadron.

He retired from Dupont after over 30 years of service. He is survived by daughter, Sue Ellen Hammons, sons, Randy Hebert and Guy Hebert, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.***** Ruth Dickey, 88, of Orange died, Sunday, Feb. 24. Funeral service was Thursday, Feb. 28. She was an avid square dancer with Merry Mixers.

She is survived by son, Pete Dickey Jr., daughters, Sylvia Dickey Smith and Glenda Dickey Merrell, nine grandchildren, seventeen-great-grandchildren.***** William Harold O’Brien, 91, of Orange died Tuesday, Feb. 19. Funeral service was held Saturday, Feb. 23. He served in the US Navy during WWII and was instrumental in bringing city bus transportation to Orange. He also owned the Sinclair filling station on Green Avenue. He is survived by his children, Julie O’Brien Walters, Mike Wilson, Jeff Wilson and Patty Karlstrom, twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

40 Years Ago-1978 Glenn Gill replaced David Wheaton as Bridge City Water District manager. Julie Duncan was selected as office supervisor of four women employees. *****Lowell Scribner celebrates a birthday. *****Wilda Martin and husband Lewis celebrate 25 years of marriage. *****Go Texan representatives from Orange County are Jack Hunter, Clyde and Bea Jordan, Sheriff Ed Parker and Wayne Frederick. *****The Bridge City-Orangefield Community Center reps declare, “Tape it up week” with signs reading “Lets Build It Now.” Citizens are asked to take one and tape it to their car windows to show they are backing the effort to build a community center in Bridge City. No public funds are being used for the center, the land was donated and funds raised from local families. *****Don Cole, owner of Cole Plumbing, filed for Place 2 on the Bridge City Council. The spot is being vacated by Billy Wright. Cole is challenged by Clifford Sneed. *****Curtis Fisette, son of Patsy and Harold, had knee surgery at St. Elizabeth Hospital. *****Janice Lapeyrolerie, a sophomore at Lamar, receives the Mamie McFadden Scholarship. She is working toward her Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing. *****The Western Store holds its grand opening. Congrats to Ms. Kathy Lucia on her nice new building on Green Avenue. *****Jack and Elaine White are going to be grandparents. *****Connie and Johnny Dorman became the parents of an 8 pound, 1 ounce baby boy Thursday. The 20 inch high youngster will be named Brandon. Proud grandparents are Vivian and Jack Dorman. Their daughter Donna gave them a grand daughter in October. *****Norman and Ginger Prince, along with friends Freddie and Denise Guyote, have just returned from a Red River, New Mexico, skiing trip.

It was their first experience. *****Delores Cantu, a West Orange High grad, can be seen in her first feature role in ‘The Class Renegade,’ March 2, on NBC. Miss Cantu’s career started in 1972 when she appeared in the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants representing Eastern Airlines as ‘Miss Hospitality.’ She has appeared in ‘The Edge of Night,’ ‘Love of Life,’ ‘Annie Hall’ and was in ‘Saturday Night Fever.’ She has done commercials for MacDonald’s and numerous others. She plans to come home for the class of ‘68 reunion. (Editor’s note: I wonder what Delores is doing today.)

beque this week and at Van Choate’s Tuffy’s next week.

Everyone always welcome to break bread with some great folks.*****Our buddy George Holder tells us the J5 Tractors is the number one Mahindra dealer in North America. George is at the Buna store. He says they have great deals right now on all size tractors and Zero mowers. George is a good ole country boy. Tell him we sent you.*****A couple of years ago Robert Ramirez, owner of Robert’s Meat Market, took up raising cattle as new hobby. He is having a ball with no expectation of making any money. He has a prize bull he calls his hero who has produced 10 caves in the last few months. A couple of weeks ago, Robert even got a set of twins, not identical. He can always get away from the stress at his little ranch.*****I finally got in contact with my old buddy, former lawman, Wilson Roberts. For several months I had been calling the wrong number. He has been laying low since he turned 80. He wasn’t aware that Roy had been under the weather and in the hospital. He and V.J. didn’t know H.D. is in St. E’s. V.J. is still working at the granite place while Wilson takes care of the cooking and cleaning.*****I hear Marlene has had a ‘hitch’ in her come-along. Probably from long ago bad habits.*****Former Sheriff Chief Deputy David Bailey has been dining with the Lunch Bunch lately. He always has a story to tell.*****Judge Derry Dunn and Judge Joe Parkhurst both went to hospital last week for minor procedures.*****Don’t forget to go see Donna and Bruce down at Burger Town for their Lent specials on Fridays, that’s a good fish sandwich.*****In this week’s issue is a story on Texas Seceding from the Union on Feb. 23, 1861. Read it, you’ll enjoy it.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK A few folks celebrating birthdays in the next few days.

Feb. 21: Getting a year older on this day are pretty Paulette Stevens, Chris Menard, Beverly Satir, Misty Song and Jim Izer. Joining them are actors Jennifer Love Hewitt, 38, Corbin Bleu, 28, Kelsey Grammar, 62, and comedian Jordan Peele, 38.*****Feb. 22: Celebrating today are Amanda Newman, Chad Boatman, Jasmine Lindner and Leslie Braus. Celebrities celebrating on this day are actors Drew Barrymore, 42, Julie Walters, 67, basketball player Julius Erving, 67 and Pop singer James Blunt, 43.*****Feb. 23: Judge Brint Carlton, Misti Bishop, Juanita Sullivan and Matthew Bland all celebrate today. Joining them are actors Dakota Fanning, 23, Kelly MacDonald, 41, Niece Nash, 47.*****Feb. 24: Joe Hebert, Dalton Bonds, Regina Harrington and Scarlett Fontenot have birthdays today. Also celebrating on this day is boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. 40, actors Billy Zane, 51, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., 26. *****Feb. 25: Asst. Bridge City Chief/Orangefield school board member Brad Frye celebrates today. Also a year older is Doris Byrd and Zelda Jones. Joining them are wrestler Ric Flair, 68, comedian Chelsea Handler, 42, and actress Tea Leom, 51.*****Feb. 26: Celebrating birthdays today are Angela Brinson, Betty Sherman, Claudia Williams and Amanda Beeson. They are joined by rock singer Michael Bolton, 64, actors Carlos Esparza, 27, and Teresa Palmer, 31.*****Feb. 27: A special Happy Birthday to these special folks, Anna Belle Rost, Gretta Brinson and David Claybar who all celebrate on this day. Having birthdays also are pop singer Josh Groban, 36, comedian James Perry, 30 and actress Kate Mara, 34.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK One morning last week at daylight, Rufus Tibodeaux found his friend Clovis Comeaux on da lot behind TeeBoy’s Bar & Grill, apparently looking for sumting him.

“Wat’s dat you looking for Comeaux?” He noticed that Clovis had da left side of his head in his palm.”

“Tib, I hate to told you, las night I got in a fight with Leroy Broussard and he cut off my ear him, I’m here trying to find my ear before somebody run over it.”

Thibodeaux say, “I’ll help you look for it.”

After a little while, over in da shell, Tib pick up something dat look like an ear. He holler at Comeaux wat was still holding his head to hide dat ugly place. “Comeaux, look wat I find, I tink dat’s you ear for sure.”

Clovis say, “Tib, put dat ugly ting down, dat’s not my ear, I can told you dat.”

Tib say, “How you know dat you?”

“Well Tib, because mine had a pencil on top of it.”

C’EST TOUT R. RIVETER MILITARY HANDBAG HAS BC CONNECTION Monday morning, while watching MSNBC, I was surprised to see Cameron Cruse, who is the wife of George Cruse, Jr., of Bridge City. The television feature was about Cameron and friend Lisa Bradley’s R. Riveter handbag business. Both ladies are military spouses. A few years ago they founded and started making handbags out of recycled military materials, such as tents, retired uniforms etc. In 2015, the ladies appeared on the TV show ‘Shark Tank’ which landed them an investment deal with Mark Cuban that led to making the company very successful. Today, the Southern Pines, North Carolina Company has a military-spouse work force around the nation. The retail price of the bags runs from $200 to $250. Uniquely well worth the cost, the bags are all handmade, different styles and made in the USA by military wives. (A side bar: George Jr. is serving time overseas in the Air Force. In the meantime, his mother Kirby Ridley Cruse, of Bridge City, has been in North Carolina helping daughter-in-law Cameron with the youngsters while she runs the business. George Sr., local milk man, stayed home to see that our local stores have fresh milk. He says George Jr. will soon have his 20 years in the military and will retire with high ranking. Most Bridge City folks will remember George Jr., as a high school track star.) *****Please shop our family of advisers. *****The “Skeeters” are coming, call Pestco before they invade. Take care and God bless.

A FEW HAPPENINGS The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at JB’s Bar-

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Master Gardener Carlton seeks re-election as County Judge upcoming events set POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fellow citizens of Orange County, I am Stephen “Brint�

Carlton, and I want to continue working for you as your county judge. My ďŹ rst term is ying by and I want to continue the incredible progress we have made so far in turning our county around. As your ďŹ rst Republican Orange County Judge in well over a hundred years, I know that the principles of ďŹ scal conservatism are helping to make a positive dierence in our county. ose positive differences include the ďŹ rst tax rate reduction since 2011, reducing future expenditures and unfunded liabilities, refocusing on economic development, employees receiving their largest raise since 2005, and millions of dollars spent on new equipment, vehicles, building upgrades, and information technology infrastructure to improve county services. We have made all of these improvements despite the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the disastrous $3.2 million judgment we had to pay for the 2011 Montano jail death case, and the lawsuit between the county and the Sheri ’s Union from 2013.

I am not a typical politician. I do not seek to make the most popular decisions, but the right decisions for the taxpayers as a whole. I do not make promises to special interest groups, but promise the taxpayers I will look after their collective interest. I do not worry about securing my own re-election, but worry about securing a better future for all of Orange County.

I do not “kick the can down the road�, but research issues, take input from others, understand

BRINT CARLTON the possibilities, take action, and solve problems.

I have been asked about my leadership style. Honestly, I have dierent styles for dierent situations. I am a dierent leader in the Air Force than I am as county judge. During my ďŹ rst term as county judge, I have been an achievement-oriented leader because Orange County needed to make meaningful changes quickly. We were in the midst of a ďŹ nancial disaster when I took oďŹƒce. Orange County is located on the coast, placing us in danger of devastating natural disasters.

Time was of the essence to make necessary changes. Hurricane Harvey proved that point to be true and we turned things around just in time. Without those necessary changes to build our savings from $392,000 to $12 million (in less than 3 years), Orange County would be looking at incurring debt and increasing tax rates to rebuild and pay routine county expenses.

A county judge is a complicated and critical role in county government. e position is responsible for presiding over the

ďŹ ve-member Commissioners’ Court, setting county tax rates, developing the county budget, promoting economic development, overseeing emergency management services, and presiding over the Constitutional County Court docket. A county judge must understand and take seriously the relationship between local, state, and federal government and the private sector, and understand the law.

You deserve a county judge who understands the role of a county judge. You deserve somebody who has an articulated vision. You deserve somebody who will hold themselves and others accountable. You deserve somebody who places the wellbeing of the taxpayers and citizens above all others.

You deserve somebody who is committed to ďŹ scal responsibility and lower tax rates. You deserve somebody who is true to you and themselves as a lifelong, conservative Republican and not a Johnny-come-lately Republican in name only. You deserve somebody who recognizes that more government is often not the solution, but the problem. You deserve somebody who is part of a solution and not part of that problem.

I have been each of those things throughout my ďŹ rst term and I pledge to remain so. Orange County is where I grew up and a great place to live. I want to continue our progress for the betterment of your family and mine. My family is made up of my wife, two children, parents, sister, nephews, and numerous others who live here in Orange County.

I am uniquely qualiďŹ ed to

continue serving as your county judge. I am a former prosecutor, a current Major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve assigned to the Pentagon with a Top Secret security clearance (e Department of Defense and the Department of the Air Force do not endorse political candidates), and an experienced county judge. I grew up in Orange, graduated from LC-M High School, and hold juris doctor (law), master of business administration, and master of health administration degrees.

Additionally, I have served over 12 years as an Air Force oďŹƒcer.

I have the right combination of leadership, experience, education, people skills, determination, and vision to provide solutions to improve our great county. I am excited to keep our county moving on the path of ďŹ nancial stability.

I have fulďŹ lled my original goal of ďŹ nancial stability through responsible budgets, economic growth, and fresh ideas. I vow to continue looking at every county program fairly and objectively, and I will continue putting the taxpayers’ interests ďŹ rst.

I am also committed to helping our county rebuild after the devastating eects of Hurricane Harvey. I know this will not be easy or quick, and I cannot do it on my own. is endeavor will require all of us to work together and put our dierences aside.

I humbly ask for your vote and support in keeping the taxpayers’ interests the top priority.

I sincerely thank you for your time and attention. May God bless you, your family, and Orange County.

e Orange County Master Gardeners Association will be having their Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair, March 24, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cormier Park 8235 FM 1442 in OrangeďŹ eld.

All types of plants will be available such as Bedding plants, Texas SuperStars, Citrus, Avocados, Blueberries, Roses, Succulents, Trees, Shrubs and many more

types of unusual plants.

We are also looking for vendors who would be interested in renting space during our sale.

Please send your information to sheribethard@yahoo.com for more information on space rental.

Check our website at https://txmg.org/orange for more information about the Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair.

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I am a certiďŹ ed Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and a CertiďŹ ed Association Executive (CAE). I have consistently held leadership and supervisory positions in these ďŹ elds for over 20 years. I hold a Bachelor of

PATTY COLLINS Business Administration in General Business from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Science in Organizational and Human Resource Development from Abilene Christian University.

I am active in several community organizations, including current Chapter Administrator for the Southeast Texas Human Resource Association, Chairman of the Board of WellSpring Credit Union, and Board member of Junior Achievement of the Golden Triangle. My previous board experience includes serving on the Board of Direc-

tors for Girls’ Haven (including serving as President), St. Mary Hospital Foundation, and Leadership Southeast Texas.

I am honored to be an active member of St Paul’s United Methodist Church, which my late grandmother helped establish. I was appointed to the Sta-Parish Relations Committee in 2017 and have been the Chair of the Prayer Garden Committee since its beginning.

Other assignments at the church have included the Finance and New Building committees and serving on the Board of Trustees of St. Paul’s UMC. If elected to serve as your BCISD Board of Trustee, I pledge to bring my years of experience in leadership, human resources, and board service to our district. I will listen with an open mind, I will devote my passion and energy to supporting public education in Texas, and I will work with the current board and administration to meet and exceed the goals set for our district. Ensuring high academic standards, availability of extra-curricular activities,

Golden Kiwanis meetings slated On Wed., Feb. 21 the Lutcher eater Executive Director Lynae Ashcroft Sanford will give the Golden K Kiwanis a review of the remaining shows left in the season. She will also share bits and pieces about next season's line-up. Golden K meetings are held every Wed. 9-10, a.m.,at the Orange Salvation Army Center, corner of MLK and Strickland/Park Drives. Coee will be served at the Salvation Army Center at the corner of MLK and Strickland. Golden K Kiwanis wel-

comes visitors. On Wed., Feb. 28 the New Agricultural Extension Agent for Orange County, Heston Henry, will speak at Golden K Kiwanis on various programs now being oered through the AgriLife oďŹƒce on FM 1442. e time is 9-10 a.m. on Wed., Feb. 28, in the Salvation Army Meeting room just inside the front doors, at the corner of MLF and Strickland Drives. e public is invited, and coee will be served.Call or text 409.313.7575 for information.

and the long-term ďŹ nancial stability of our district will be a priority for me.

A vote for Patty Collins is a vote for experience, leadership, and passion for BCISD. I appreciate your vote for BCISD School Board Trustee, Place 1. ank you for giving me this opportunity to serve our number one priority, the future of tomorrow, our BCISD students!

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FUMC Lenten Services and lunch

Scholarship fund Garage Sale

Faith United Methodist Church and e Nazarene Church are celebrating together a Holy Lenten Season and invites you to join us at Faith UMC for a service at noon followed by lunch on Wednesday’s Feb 28, Mar 7, March 14 and Mar 21. Everyone is welcome!

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s Garage Sale opens its doors Saturday, February 10 and every Saturday after that at 7:30 am and closes at 12:30 pm. We are located at 985 W Roundbunch Rd Suite A (next to Happy Donuts). ere will be new items and the room is full of bargains: clothes all ages, toys, furniture, home decor, kitchen items, and so much more. All proceeds go to our Music Scholarship Fund. We are also collecting items. So, if you are cleaning out your closets and storage rooms, we will take all items.

Come and check us out.

Black History parade includes ‘live history’ e NAACP of Orange’s Black History Parade in downtown Orange Saturday, Feb. 24, will be a living history parade this year.

African-American veterans will be honored in the event bearing the theme “Bridging Our Legacy, said Deborah Mitchell, parade cochairman. “We welcome any group to participate,� Mitchell said. “Black history is a part of everybody’s history. e parade begins at 1 p.m. begins at St. James Baptist Church, 505 15th Street. e lineup begins at 12:30 p.m. ose interested in parade entries, or inquiries, should contact Mitchell at 409-779-1744.

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St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Orange Council 1680 will sell delicious fried and baked ďŹ sh dinners, dine in or take out, on all Fridays in Lent, except St. Joseph’s weekend and Good Friday, from 5 – 7 p.m., in the parish hall. Meals consist of ďŹ sh, french fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, ketchup, tea, water and dessert. Cost is $8 for 3-pc. fried or baked ďŹ let; $7 for 2-pc. fried.

All are invited to experience Council 1680’s renowned ďŹ sh taste.

Lenten Fish Fry at St Francis St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling ďŹ sh dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive from 5 to 7PM on the following Lenten Fridays: February 23, March 2, March 9, March 16 and March 23.

Dinner includes two pieces of ďŹ sh, French fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $8.00.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting e Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday March 3, 2018 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome.

We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform.

We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356. is is a public service activity and there is no charge for hive removal.

AAUW Book In On Tues., Feb. 27 the AAUW (American Association of University Women) Book-Ins will meet at 7 p.m. in the Orange historical district home of Mary Walker, 205 College Street. e book, "Hillbilly Elegy," by J.D. Vance, will be reviewed by Juliet Smith. Also, AAUW Yearbooks will ďŹ nally be distributed due to the Tropical Storm Harvey displaced calendar year.

DuPont SRW Reunion e 31st Annual Reunion of the former Instrument Personnel of DuPont Sabine River Works will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at JB’s BBQ. JB’s is located at IH-10 West o Old 90 in Orange.

Please meet prior to 1:00 pm, we will go through serving line and each person pays for their own lunch. A short meeting will follow lunch. Visitors Welcome. Arrive about noon for visitation before lunch. If you have questions, contact Sue Ryder at 409-504-5047.

Good Shepherd Pecan Sale continues Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is selling the remaining items from their Durham Ellis Pecan Sale. e proceeds from this sale will beneďŹ t our Music Scholarship Fund. We have the following items for sale at a discounted price - Walnut Halves & Pieces, 1# bag $7.00; Hot & Spicy Peanuts, 1# bag $2.00; Frosted Praline Pecans, 12oz bag $7.00 or Peanut Brittle, 7oz bag $3.00.

We also have a few bags of Pecan Pieces for $8.75 per bag. Also, a new order of Frosted Cinnamon Pecans and Milk Chocolate Pecans will soon be available for Valentine's Day. e price will be $9.00. ank you for your support!

GOALS Spelling Bee e newly elected oďŹƒcers of the board of GOALS (Greater Orange Area Literacy Services) are keeping busy organizing the annual GOALS Spelling Bee, set for Friday, March 9, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m in the Student Center Gym of Lamar State College-Orange.

From left, are Rhonda Powell, executive director; Bennie Smith, board member; Andy Preslar, president; Judy Williams, secretary; Dorraine Babcock, board member; and Bonnie Hopperton, founder of GOALS and vice president. Not pictured is Anne Payne, new board member. A spelling bee team consists of 3 members, 1 alternate, and 1 cheerleader, and a team receives 5 free tickets.

Others may buy a ticket for $15, including lunch. For information, email rhonda@goals-setx.com or call 409.886.4311. Spelling list packets are available.

Master Gardener Upcoming Events Gardening Class - Saturday, March 17 “Texas Superstarsâ€? e Carefree Plants for SouthEast Texas will be held at Cormier Park from 9 - 11AM in the Orange County Master Gardener greenhouse. Come and learn about those plants that grow well in our part of Texas and will withstand our heat, humidity and cold coming back year after year. is is open to the public at no charge. Our address is 8235 FM 1442 in OrangeďŹ eld. For more information, please check our website https://txmg.org/orange. e Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair sponsored by the Orange County Master Gardeners Assn. will be held Saturday, March 24 from 8AM - 1PM at Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442, OrangeďŹ eld. We will have a HUGE variety of plants available to choose from. We are still looking for Vendors who are interested in participating in selling their crafts at our event. For more information about participating, please email sheribethard@gmail.com. For more information about the Plant Fair please check our website https://txmg.org/orange .

Jackson Community Center Tax assistance e Jackson Community Center will be oering tax assistance to eligible families and individuals earning up to $54,000 or less for fast refund and electronic ďŹ ling. Starting this week and going through April 18, at our center located 520 W. Decatur in Orange.

Open Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm and every other Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. To schedule an appointment please contact Elizabeth Campbell at 409-779-1981 or jccorange@gmail.com.

2017 Orange County Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club scholarship application e 2017 Orange County Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club scholarship application is available. For a copy of the application, contact the local high school counselor and/or scholarship coordinator. Applications are also available at

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Bridge City Chamber gives scholarships

Attention all Bridge City and OrangeďŹ eld High School seniors.   e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce they will be awarding two $500 scholarships to Bridge City High School seniors and two $500 scholarships to OrangeďŹ eld High School seniors. Applications are available at the student’s high school counselor’s oďŹƒce, Bridge City Chamber oďŹƒce at 150 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, TX 77611, or can be downloaded from the chamber’s website at bridgecitychamber.com. Completed applications should be turned in to the respective high school counselor no later than April 6, 2018. For more information, contact your high school counselor or call the Bridge City Chamber at (409) 735-5671.

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International Paper made another generous donation of $500.00 to Orangefield ISD. The donation came from the members of International Paper Orange Mill's Salary Team. This makes a total of $10,750.00 that IP Paper has given to restore the elementary and high school libraries. International Paper is a true supporter of their community, and we appreciate their continued generosity.

Deaths and Memorials Allen Joseph DeCuir, Sr., 91, Groves Allen Joseph DeCuir, Sr., 91, of Groves, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas surrounded by his loved ones.

Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 19, 2018, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, ALLEN JOSEPH Texas. OďŹƒciating will DECUIR SR. be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Born in Loreauville, Louisiana, on May 9, 1926, he was the son of Louis Numa DeCuir, II and Mathilda (Dugas) DeCuir. Allen worked as an electrical supervisor for Texaco in Port Arthur where he retired in 1982 after many loyal years.

He proudly served his country as a ShipďŹ tter 3c in the United States Navy during WWII and was

Gene Roberts, 75, West Orange Gene Roberts, 75, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on February 18, 2018, at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 3, 1942, he was the son of Ralph P. Roberts and Loretta (Lytle) Roberts. Gene worked as the West Orange GENE ROBERTS Municipal Court Judge, a business owner, and was a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He graduated from Silsbee High School and went on to get his license

a member of the American Legion Post 0007 of Texas. Allen and his wife, Shirley traveled with the Airstream Club for over 30 years, traveling to every state other than Minnesota and Wisconsin.

He loved his family dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Mathilda DeCuir; daughter-in-law, Judy DeCuir; brother, Louis N. DeCuir, III; and his sister, Betty Ruth Fuller.

Allen is survived by his loving wife, Shirley DeCuir; children, Rocky DeCuir, of Bridge City, Chad T. DeCuir and wife Marisa, of Sugarland, Keith W. DeCuir and wife Terry, of Mauriceville, and Todd E. DeCuir and wife Tia, of Fulshear; grandchildren, Chris DeCuir and wife Angela, Chad E. DeCuir, Jared DeCuir, Dylan DeCuir, Della DeCuir, David DeCuir, Alan Richison and wife Lindsey, and Tony Gillis; great-grandchildren, Bailey Rae and Lincoln Richison, Kinley Marie DeCuir, and Jayden Dodge; and his brother, Charles Edward, of Port Arthur.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chris DeCuir, Alan Richison, Chad E. DeCuir, Jared DeCuir, Dylan DeCuir, and Darrell Trahan. Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Gillis, David DeCuir, and Della DeCuir. from Dallas Institute of Funeral Science. He was a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the West Orange Lion’s Club, a former chair for the Orange County Appraisal District, as well as the Boy Scouts of America. Gene loved his family dearly and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Loretta Roberts.

Gene is survived by his loving wife, Eleanor Roberts, of West Orange; children, Gene Roberts, Jr. and wife Celeste, of Huntsville, Alan Roberts and wife Wendy, of Nederland; and Elaine Roberts Hayes and husband Jerome; and his grandsons, Jackson Roberts and Chris Henry.

In lieu of owers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at PO Box 2151, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38101 or to the church or the charity of your choice.

Confederate Brigadier General John Bell Hood leading the 4th Texas Regiment through the Union Line at the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Artist: Dale Gallon

Texas secedes from the Union Texas seceded from the union Feb. 23, 1861. e vote was 46,129 for and 14,657 against. In Southeast Texas the vote “forâ€? was a lot closer. Up to this point, federal troops had patrolled the area, protecting families who were still ďŹ ghting Indians. e Confederate Army suddenly had to take over the job as well as ďŹ ghting the battles of Val Verde and Glorietta. Undermanned, they handled the situation by enlisting locals and sending oďŹƒcers in to train them. e Confederate companies formed in what is now Orange County to stop what they referred to as the Northern Oppressors. Any Union sympathizers in the area wisely left town or kept their sentiments to themselves. Four days earlier Jeerson Davis was sworn in as president of the United States. e Orange Light Guard organized April 27, 1861, in the public square in town. Fifty-six mounted riemen enlisted. OďŹƒcers for the new group were Capt.

S.F. Baker, First Lieutenant A.A. Neland, who later died in the war, Second Lieutenant J. Neill Worsham, Surgeon W.S. Watkins and First Sergeant Augustus F. Kee. When the Orange Grays formed under S.A. Fairchild, who after the war served as Orange County Judge, 64 more “citizen soldiersâ€? entered the ranks. Other oďŹƒcers included First Lieutenant W.C. Brazee, Second Lieutenant A.C. Jackson, Second Lieutenant F.F. Granger and Orderly Sergeant J.P. Mahoney. By September of that same year they were up to 74 men. All had horses, Unfortunately only 50 had guns. e third company formed under J.H. Hannah, a former Fourth Sergeant in the Orange Grays, in late ‘61. at autumn, the Orange Light Guard went to San Antonio and consolidated with Company B of the Texas 4th Mounted Volunteer Cavalry, known as the Sibley Brigade. ey were sworn into Confederate service for the duration of the war and fought for four years, including the New Mexico campaign.

In late ‘61, Capt. Fairchild of the Orange Grays joined several other companies to form the 13th Texas Cavalry, ‘I’ company. His troops simply weren’t equipped and didn’t have enough weapons to go it alone. ey went to Little Rock, Ark., on a forced

The Confederate companies formed in what is now Orange County to stop what they referred to as the Northern Oppressors. Any Union sympathizers in the area wisely left town or kept their sentiments to themselves. Four days earlier Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the United States.

march. ere they were retrained as infantry, a deďŹ nite problem as Texans never planned to be foot soldiers. ey were horsemen. Now they were being dismounted, because their horses were needed to draw heavy artillery. To say they were upset is to put it in the mildest possible terms for a near mutiny.

OďŹƒcially classiďŹ ed as infantry, the privately called themselves cavalry. To a man, their letters home referred to themselves as “Dismounted Cavalry.â€? ey fought with dismounted tactics, which meant, basically, that they threw all their infantry training out the window and did what they darned well pleased. ey fought in Louisiana against Union troops under Gen. Nathaniel Banks through most of 1863. e oncoming Union Army had burned Alexandria almost to the ground. e troops, including many from Orange and the area, met them and stopped them at Pleasant Hill and MansďŹ eld, La. ey were headed for Texas.

Banks looked at Orange as a point of entry into Texas. More than 800 troops were stationed in Orange by that time. complete with commissary and hospital. e south end of Orange, between Adam’s Bayou and the Sabine River, had Confederate troops and artillery ready should Banks make an attempt.

He never did. Speculation was, he knew what was waiting for him and avoided it.

On New Year’s Day 1863, Orange area soldiers fought in the re-taking of Galveston Island and won.

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defend that championship without aunting it.

In fact, some of the veteran players are taking the young prospects aside and giving them valuable tips on how to better play their positions.

Monday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle has a photo of 35-year-old ace pitcher Justin Verlander giving pointers to 24-year old Lance McCullers, Jr. on baseball grips and elbow angles. “It’s time to have new ideas, tweak things,� Verlander commented about spring training last weekend. “I’m trying to see some opportunities that I can help or impart some wisdom of a guy that’s been around for a little while. Trying new things,

Far too many times I have ďŹ shed just a wee bit too long in a wind that continued to build only to ďŹ nd myself saddled with a long wet boat ride home. Monday, however, was an exception. ere was no excuse‌..the wind had the neighbor’s ag starched before I ever left the house.

Having enjoyed a super afternoon the day before, I was determined to get in one more shot before the remainder of the week got washed out. e wind was already blowing at a 15 to 20 mile per hour clip when we pulled away from the dock, but I mistakenly thought, “Well, it can’t get much worse than this.�

I was wrong. By the time we boxed the last ďŹ sh of our limit, the wind had already blown a full bag of plastics o the deck of the boat and was howling at a rate closer to 30 mph than twenty!

Unable to reasonably ďŹ sh the same water we had the day before, I begrudgingly settled for a stretch of shoreline that oered minimal protection. e only time I attempted to bury the Talon in an attempt to stop a drift, we immediately took a wave over the transom.

We were surďŹ ng so quickly, in fact, that it was all but impossible to cast the same She Dogs and Corkies that had worked so well the day before into the wind. On several casts, it was a matter of cast and duck as your lure was coming back at you faster than it left! e reward for our foolishness was that we found both redďŹ sh and trout in the area and they were very solid ďŹ sh. Most of the reds were either slot ďŹ sh or larger and our largest trout was a ďŹ ve pound ďŹ sh. By the time we had won the tug of war with the ďŹ sh, however, we had been blown a hundred yards o the spot.

A redďŹ sh using the wind makes for a long drag-testing struggle.

Even though the most productive depth was less than four feet, we were still forced to rig our rat tail Assassins on a quarter ounce head. e bow in the line made it hard to detect even a solid strike, but once you recovered the slack line the war was on. Holding on to the center console and netting a ďŹ sh with the other is not an easy thing to do, but it worked and was amusing as well. e weather the day before was completely dierent. e wind was blowing at an uncomfortable rate, but pretty normal for this time of the year. We elected to wade rather than ďŹ ght the troll motor all evening and it proved to be a good decision. e surface temperature was a balmy 67 degrees and we had about 18 inches of water clarity which is clearer than anything

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Astros still avoid using ‘D-word’ regarding future

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being bona ďŹ de major leaguers and watched their loss numbers exceed the 100 level.

General Manager Je Luhnow shopped the free agent marketplace and came up with some of the missing pieces that would be necessary in becoming a winning franchise.

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And the one great feature of the 2018 edition of the Astros is that each player and coach is treating spring training as just another season and are working extra hard to

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I can’t tell you how many times I have seen this happen, Joe Angler reads the ďŹ shing report in the paper or hears about one at a local tackle shop and decides he better get down there because the ďŹ sh are literally “ jumping in the boat, or so the story goes. Well Joe Angler gathers up all his gear the next morning and at sunrise he is at “the spotâ€?, only problem is he is not alone, not by a long shot. Joe Angler now has dozens of boats all in the same small area all expecting to do a number on the ďŹ sh; they are all sadly mistaken. Joe Angler now is stuck out in a big way, he has taken to the water with no game plan other than to get to “the spotâ€? and let the carnage begin.

Joe Angler has fallen for one of the worst traps any angler can fall for, old information. ere is a saying in the ďŹ shing world that holds true most of the time, “if you are not the one telling the ďŹ sh story you are probably too late to take advantage itâ€?.

Let’s look back at what Joe Angler might have done to help prevent this from happening again. When Joe read the report he should have looked for more pertinent information than “go to spot Aâ€?, he should have been concerned with patterns. Patterns in the ďŹ shing world consist of things like depth, structure, time of day, moon phase, bait, presentation, and many others. Instead of worrying about the exact location of the ďŹ sh “Joeâ€? should have been concerned with how these ďŹ sh were caught and on what kind of pattern the ďŹ shermen used to catch them. Freshwater anglers are much better at this approach than saltwater anglers are; it seems saltwater folks get a little too concerned with exact locations.

If an angler can take some important information like depth, structure, and presentation from a report they can ďŹ nd water that will ďŹ t this pattern and that water will more than likely be much less crowded than “spot Aâ€?. For example, over the years I have watched boat after boat of Texas anglers go to the same spots over and over on Calcasieu, it’s unbelievably comical because it looks like people waiting on a parking space at the mall! Rather than

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Korner hearing dierent opinions— that’s how you get better.â€? e new West Palm Beach training facility has many smiling faces, but everyone there is very cautious about implying the franchise is headed toward becoming a dynasty. No team has ever used that word after only one world championship. e San Francisco Giants won three in ďŹ ve years and never mentioned that word.

Owner Jim Crane and his Astros have come a long way since the 100-loss seasons. But even after winning 101 games last season and capturing the ďŹ rst

From Page 1B MLB title in franchise history, the owner is still cautiously optimistic as the 2018 campaign begins, according to Sunday’s edition of the Chronicle. “We’re set for a good season.

Hopefully get in the playos and anything goes,â€? Crane said. “You’ve got to get a little hot— you saw some of the excitement last year. But this team has got a lot of fortitude and a lot of chemistry and that’s what you want to see.â€? “e Astros wouldn’t have been able to carry a World Series trophy across Texas during the o-season without the vi-

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But the owner was very careful to imply anything about the Houston Astros being en route to becoming a dynasty!!

KWICKIES‌Famous female race car driver Danica Patrick, who ďŹ nished a distant 35th in Sunday’s Daytona 500 and plans on retiring after the Indianapolis 500 in July, has a new boyfriend—Green Bay Packers’ star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. e Houston Texans will release inside linebacker Brian Cushing at some point before the new NFL year begins March 14. e 31-year-old Cushing’s

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tenure will end after nine seasons. With rookie inside linebackers Zach Cunningham and Dylan Cole showing so much promise, Cushing became expendable. e Los Angeles Angels signed former Houston Astros’ ďŹ rst baseman Chris Carter to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training and Houston native Chris Young to a one-year pact.

One of the big-name free agents, Kansas City ďŹ rst baseman Eric Hosmer, agreed to an eight-year $144 million contract with the San Diego Padres, leaving the Royals with a huge void at ďŹ rst base and in the clubhouse. e OrangeďŹ eld Bobcats squeaked out a 37-36 basketball victory over Bridge City Friday night in a one-game playo for fourth place and the ďŹ nal playo berth in District 22-4A. e Bobcats (17-16, 4-7) will play District 21-4A champion Shepherd in the bidistrict playos this week.

Freshman Jack Burke once again led the Little CypressMauriceville golf team with a solid 70 as the Bears won the Anahuac Tournament last week, ďŹ nishing 10 strokes better than runner-up West Brook.

Freshman Jack Dallas made his collegiate debut for the Lamar Cardinals Sunday, pitching four innings against Texas Southern. Dallas was breezing along the ďŹ rst three innings but found out the hard way there are some pretty good hitters at the next level as he surrendered a pair of fourth-inning homers and left the game trailing 3-0.

But he didn’t get tagged with the loss as teammate Cole Secrest pounded a three-run homer to tie the score and take Dallas o the hook. e Cards gave up a late run and lost 4-3 to conclude the weekend Cardinal Classic with a 1-2 record. ings don’t get any easier for the Big Red as they travel to Austin and take on the No. 21 Texas Longhorns today.

As the Lamar baseball season begins, the basketball season swings into its ďŹ nal week of regulation play with both the women’s and men’s teams playing Houston Baptist Wednesday and Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. e Cards sit in sixth place in the Southland Conference standings with the top eight teams earning a spot in the SLC Tournament in Katy next month. e 14-1 Lady Cards, winners of 11 straight games, will host Houston Baptist today and travel to Nacogdoches to meet Stephen F. Austin in a game that will determine the SLC champion.

JUST BETWEEN US‌ Major League Baseball on Monday ruled to limit the number of trips that can be made to the mound to visit the pitcher in an eort to speed up the game. ey also want to change pitchers in less time and impose a timer between innings. MLB declined the use of a pitch clock or a timer between batters. e Major League Baseball Players Association was not in favor of the proposed changes, but did not issue a vote against them.

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Orangefield Elementary students in Mrs. Smith's 3rd grade reading classes used their author's purpose skills to make it successfully out of their escape room! Students worked collaboratively to solve clues and help each other as time was of the essence.

The Bobcats participated in the Kountze Varsity Invitational this past week. Mixed Doubles, Luke Truncale and Cameron Choate advanced to the finals in the B division with wins over Kirbyville and Kountze. They defeated Bridge City in the championship round to bring home the gold. After a loss to PNG, girls doubles, Taylor Decker and Megan Ibeck went on to win consolation in the A division with wins over Silsbee and Kelly. Jennifer Swift advanced to the quarterfinals in Girls A Singles. In JV news, Emily Havens and Jennifer Tsan won Girls Doubles in the Central Tournament.

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Officers from Orangefield's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter attended the FCCLA Region IV Conference in Galveston, Texas. Sponsor Kimberly Spears, as well as officers Ngoc Phan, Britney Patillo, Hannah Blaine, and Randi Wallace attended this event. Students competed in Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) Events, Family and Consumer Science Assessments (FCSA), Leadership Tracks, and more. Randi Wallace received a silver medal for the FCSA "Job Interview". Hannah Blaine received a gold medal for the FCSA "Step One" and was recognized for completing all five Power of One Units. Ngoc Phan and Britney Patillo placed 6th in the STAR Event "Sports Nutrition" and are eligible to advance to the state competition.

Orange County Republican Party 2018 Lincoln Reagan Dinner set for March 17 e Orange County Republican Party is excited to host our Lincoln Reagan Dinner Fundraiser for the Orange County Republican Party at the Orange county Convention & Expo Center,11475 FM1442, Orange, Texas 77630 on Saturday, March 17,2018.

We are please to announce that Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, will deliver the keynote address.

Many other dignitaries will

be present for the dinner, among them Congressman Brian Babin, State Senator Robert Nichols, and State Represeentative Dade Phelan, as well as several others. e banquet starts promptly at 7pm. Individual Tickets for the banquet are $100.00 each. ere is a VIP reception at 6:00pm. Tickets to the VIP reception are $125.00 in addition to the dinner ticket.

Individual money only may

be accepted for the Orange County Republican Party. Mail your check payable to the Orange County Republican Party, 8774 Earsel Orange Texas 77632 or you may contact DavidCoveyTx@gmail.com to make reservations or for the additional information, or you may make your reservations and payment at eventbrite.com. e deadline for reservations is Saturday March 10,2018.

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going out and looking for signs of ďŹ sh these people are looking for signs that say â€œďŹ sh hereâ€?, and when that spot doesn’t pan out they look like deer in the headlights.

By taking useful information from a report an angler can make a much more informed decision on how and where to ďŹ sh. By striking out on your own and doing some work you can ďŹ nd spots that many ďŹ shermen over look, when this happens you will become the one telling the ďŹ sh stories instead of listening to them.

For the next several weeks we will be in a pattern of discovery, many anglers will crawl out of the boat onto virgin ats in search of that one big ďŹ sh while many others still will be waiting for

warmer weather to start their season. For those who decide to start early, the lessons they learn during this time of the year can be beneďŹ cial later on. By trying new areas you never know what you may “stumbleâ€? on, that one shell patch you didn’t know was there may be the key to your next great day on the water. Discoveries like shell reefs, humps, guts, and other bott m contours are inďŹ nitely more valuable than a ďŹ shing report referring to “spot Aâ€?. So next time you hear about a great ďŹ shing report be sure to listen to all the information and then decide what to do, the dierence between hearing the report and listening to the report could mean the dierence between a day on the water and a great day on the water.

Colburn we normally ďŹ sh this time of the year.

I was adjusting a strap on my waders when the ďŹ rst trout crashed a Fat Boy and exploded out of the water. Before I could get her in hand, Brandon’s Skitterwalk disappeared beneath the surface and there was the mutual feeling that the trout bite on Sabine had seriously improved. “Two four pound trout at the same time is a new record,â€? barked Brandon while releasing his ďŹ sh.

I never changed lures, nor did

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Of the ďŹ fteen or so trout we caught and released, at least four of them were over ďŹ ve pounds and none were under three pounds. Brandon pulled o an even larger trout that we initially thought to be a redďŹ sh until she wallowed across the surface with her yellow mouth wide open.

It was the best afternoon of trout catching that I have enjoyed in the past two years. I was, in fact, growing concerned

that we may never catch ďŹ sh that size in those kinds of numbers again.

Not surprisingly, however, here we are again staring dead in the face of several more days of hard rains if the weatherman is right and he seemingly only errs when calling for no rain or light winds. It may well be ooding by the time you open your paper, but take heart in the fact that the trout ďŹ shing is once again alive and well on Sabine Lake!

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IRS-certiďŹ ed volunteers will be available from 12:15 pm to 4:00 pm every Wednesday and Friday through April 13th and Tuesday, April 17th.

April 17th is the last day to ďŹ le 2017 taxes.

Anyone coming for assistance should bring the following: Proof of identiďŹ cation (photo ID); Social Security cards for you, your spouse and de-

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Country music artist Cody Jinks show scheduled for March 2 at the JeďŹ&#x20AC;erson î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eatre sold out quickly, so, fortunately for fans who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get tickets, a second show has been added.

Jinks will perform on Friday, March 23. Special guests include Whitey Morgan and Ward Davis.

Tickets are $29- $75 each and go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 23 at all Ticketmaster outlets, including online at www.ticketmaster.com and charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

Another event taking place in Beaumont is a Michael Jackson tribute concert featuring Danny Dash Andrews, who is considered to be by many the top Michael Jackson impersonator in the United States. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e event will be held at 7:30 p.m., î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, March 29, at the JeďŹ&#x20AC;erson î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eatre. Tickets are $20-$45 each and available at all Ticketmaster outlets. Visit www.discoverbeaumont.com for more information on these and other events. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles is keeping live music fans busy this winter and

spring with more events being announced in recent days that will surely excite a variety of rock fans.

Queensryche and Skid Row will perform on the Grand Event Center stage on Friday, June 8. Tickets start at $25 and go on sale Friday, March 2.

Queensryche is best known for its hit songs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silent Lucidity,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Empire,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jet City Woman,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another Rainy Night,â&#x20AC;? as well as the songs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take Hold of the Flame,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Believe in Loveâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eyes of a Stranger.â&#x20AC;?

Skid Row is best known for the songs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youth Gone Wild,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;18 and Life,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Remember You,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monkey Businessâ&#x20AC;? and many others.

Classic rock act the Marshall Tucker Band, best known for the songs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t You Seeâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heard it in a Love Song,â&#x20AC;? will perform at the Golden Nugget Casino on Memorial Day weekend with a showcase on Friday, May 25. Tickets start at $15 and go on sale Friday, March 9.

Legendary rhythm and blues artist î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jays continue the Memorial Day weekend music party with a concert on Saturday, May 26. Popular songs include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Train,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the Love of Moneyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use to be My Girl.â&#x20AC;? Tickets go on sale Friday, March 9, at start at $40.

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Cotton-clad Confederate gunboats fought in that battle. Two were from Orange. Paddlewheeled steamboats converted in Orange to ďŹ ght on the seas, they were packed around with bales of cotton to prevent damage. On board one of them-Dick Dowling.

In the spring of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;62, the third group, J.H. Hannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troops from Orange organized with others into the 21st Texas Cavalry as î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e First Texas Lancers, Company â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Armed with doublebarreled shotguns and six-shooters,â&#x20AC;? they fought through mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;63 in Arkansas and Missouri, including Marmadukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Missouri Expedition. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey fought at Cabin Creek,

Elkhorn, also known as Honey Springs, and at Fort Gideon in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma.

All three companies came back home to ďŹ ght at MansďŹ eld and Pleasant Hill, to be at the aid of Texas, should it need them.

After stopping Banks and his troops, the 21st went to Arkansas and fought on there until the end of the war.

Confederate troops from Texas fought at Calcasieu Pass, La., where an unusual event occurred. Federal ships came in close to what is now Holly Beach.

Texas troops were on the beach in full sight with no cover. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ree hundred troops and four cannon of Company E of Spaightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bat-

talion of Texas were among the groups of Orange area Confederates who participated May 6, 1864 in the clash with two fully armed federal gunboats, â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Granite Cityâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Wave.â&#x20AC;? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e intense battle raged two hours and 40 minutes. When the smoke cleared, 166 federal prisoners and two ďŹ ne ships went to the Confederate navy with a large quantity of stores and 16 cannons captured. Confederate casualties were 12 killed and 10 wounded. Federal forces listed 24 wounded, no dead. On May 11, the weighted bodies of ďŹ ve â&#x20AC;&#x153;bluejacketsâ&#x20AC;? washed up on Galveston beach. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere is no way of knowing how many more bodies were hidden to lower the count.

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A Fresh Start to a Healthier You Better Living for Texans will be having classes on a Fresh Start to a Healthier You. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e classes will teach you about saving money at the grocery store, food safety and meal planning. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e free classes will be held on Wednesdays on February 14th, 21st and 28th from 2 pm to 3 pm at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension OfďŹ ce, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. Please call the oďŹ&#x192;ce at 409-882-7010 to let us know you will be attending.

Walk and Talk to be held in Vidor Better Living for Texans is oďŹ&#x20AC;ering a better way to learn tips on getting healthy by joining us for our Walk & Talk series that will be held at the Raymond Gould Community Center park. We will meet on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday mornings, March 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd, at the Gazebo beginning at 9 am. We will be discussing exercise tips, beneďŹ cial foods, and a healthier body and much more. For questions or to sign up call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension oďŹ&#x192;ce at 409-882-7010.

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Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;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.

AAUW book sale î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e AAUW (American Association of University Women) will have its annual used book sale on the porch of the Lutcher î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eater at Art in the Park, Sat., April 7, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Book donations may be made at Looking Good Salon in the Northway Shopping Center next to Market Basket until April 2. Please use common sense that boxes do not contain roaches, silver ďŹ sh, rodents, or

other objects or creatures which you would not desire in your home or business. Boxes such as described will be disposed. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e owner of the salon, Paul Burch, volunteered to be a dropoďŹ&#x20AC; point this year. For further details, please telephone: 409.886.5739 or 409.988.5602. Mann's Insurance is NOT a drop-oďŹ&#x20AC; location this year due to Harvey damage.

Donations accepted include gently used books, puzzles, board games, reference books, cookbooks, children's books, religious books, mysteries, nonďŹ ction, biographies, ďŹ ction, DDS, CD's, etc.

All proceeds go for college scholarships for both a West OrangeStark High School and a Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School female graduate. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Orange AAUW Scholarship applications will be available in the counseling oďŹ&#x192;ce of each high school in the near future.

BCHS CLASS OF 1974 Plans are currently being made for a class reunion to be held in the Spring of 2018. If you are interested please contact us at mimihernandez0@gmail.com or on Facebook at BCHS Class of 1974.

Please contact your friends and share this information.

Bridge City Chamber to Award Scholarships Attention all Bridge City and OrangeďŹ eld High School seniors. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce they will be awarding two $500 scholarships to Bridge City High School seniors and two $500 scholarships to OrangeďŹ eld High School seniors. Applications are available at the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school counselorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oďŹ&#x192;ce, Bridge City Chamber oďŹ&#x192;ce at 150 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, TX 77611, or can be downloaded from the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: www.bridgecitychamber.com. Completed applications should be turned in to the respective high school counselor no later than April 6, 2018. For more information, contact your high school counselor or call the Bridge City Chamber at (409) 735-5671.

Eagles Hall available to rent î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Eagles currently has openings to rent our hall for the following events: Parties, weddings, fund raisers, get togethers for family or friends and other occasions. Full service Bar, pool tables, music and a friendly sociable atmosphere. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Eagles Hall is located at 803 N. 28th Street, behind Sparks Auto Sells. We are open Tuesday thru Saturday after 4:00 pm.

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For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-3770356.

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Orange County Church Directory

The Insanity of Leaning on Our Own Understanding

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

on our own understanding.

God does not want us to be miserable, even in this fallen, futility-infected evil age. He wants to relieve our anxiety (Luke 12:11–12; Philippians 4:6–7), fear (Psalm 118:6; 1 Peter 3:6), doubt (Matthew 21:21; Luke 24:38), and sinful anger (Ephesians 4:31). And so, he gives us Proverbs 3:5– 6 as a priceless gift.

Jon Bloom Staff writer, desiringGod.org

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. (Proverbs 3:5–6) When the Bible tells us in this verse not to lean on our own understanding, it is not encouraging us to be irrational. The Bible puts up no wall of separation between our intellect and faith. In fact, the book of Proverbs speaks very highly of understanding: “[Incline] your heart to understanding” (Proverbs 2:2).

“Raise your voice for understanding” (Proverbs 2:3).

“Understanding will guard you” (Proverbs 2:11).

“Blessed is the one who . . . gets understanding” (Proverbs 3:13).

“Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding” (Proverbs 14:33).

“The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge” (Proverbs 15:14).

“To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver” (Proverbs 16:16).

“Buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding” (Proverbs 23:23).

So, if we’re supposed to get understanding, why are we not supposed to lean on it?

What we’re told not to lean on is our “own understanding,” meaning conclusions based primarily on our own perceptions. Because our own understanding simply will not bear the full weight of reality. It was never intended to.

The Insanity of Trusting Ourselves Let’s go back to the garden of Eden. The one tree in the garden that humans were forbidden to eat from was not, interestingly, the tree of life (Genesis 2:9). It was not life that God denied human beings. He forbade them to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17).

The point of this prohibition was not to keep humans ignorant but, as John Piper says, “to preserve [for us] the pleasures of the world.” It was as if God was saying, If you eat of that one [tree] you will be saying to me, “I’m smarter than you. I am more authoritative than you. I am wiser than you are. I think I can care for myself better than you care for me. You are not a very good Father. And so, I am going to reject you.”

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

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

So, don’t eat from the tree, because you will be rejecting me and all my good gifts and all my wisdom and all my care. Instead, keep on submitting to my will. Keep on affirming my wisdom. Keep on being thankful for my generosity. Keep on trusting me as a Father and keep on eating from these [other] trees as a way of enjoying me.

You see, in order to handle the knowledge of good and evil, one must possess (1) the ability to completely comprehend all possible options and contingencies (omniscience), (2) the righteousness and wisdom to choose the right course, and (3) the power to make reality conform to the right course (omnipotence).

In other words, only God can handle such knowledge.

What this means is that it is not the one who trusts in the Lord that is irrational, but the one who leans on his or her own understanding. It is insane to trust such pitifully limited understanding when one can trust the unlimited understanding of God.

The Joyful Sanity of Trusting the Lord So many of the things that cause us the most difficulty and heartache in life, the source of so much of our anxiety, fear, doubt, and anger with others and with God, is the result of leaning

In exercising faith — trusting fully in the Lord and not leaning on our own understanding — we’re not setting aside our intellect. We’re resting our intellect upon the intellect of God. Nothing is wiser or saner. To do so is to allow him to direct our paths, which not only lead to ultimate joy, but also make the journey itself, even when laden with sorrow, joyful (2 Corinthians 6:10). And it preserves for us all the pleasures God provides us in the world. To not do this is the height of foolishness and the path to misery.

So, let us choose joy today by not leaning on our own understanding but in sweet, childlike trust on the sure foundation of our loving Creator’s omniscience.

Jon Bloom (@Bloom_Jon) serves as author, board chair, and co-founder of Desiring God. He is author of three books, Not by Sight, Things Not Seen, and Don’t Follow Your Heart. He and his wife live in the Twin Cities with their five children.

Orange K of C Fish Fry St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Orange Council 1680 will sell delicious fried and baked fish dinners, dine in or take out, on all Fridays in Lent, except St. Joseph’s weekend and Good Friday, from 5 – 7 p.m., in the parish hall. Meals consist of fish, french fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, ketchup, tea, water and dessert. Cost is $8 for 3-pc. fried or baked filet; $7 for 2-pc. fried. All are invited to experience Council 1680’s renowned fish taste.

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 •409-313-2768

Wed. Bible Study - 6 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. VIM Youth 6 p.m.

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Nightly Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Intercessory Prayer Daily 9:00 a.m. www.slcogicorange.org

Pastor: Ruth Burch

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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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 Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastors: Kenneth and Andrea Lauver Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service 10:45 a.m. / Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Ofcnazarene.com or find us on Facebook

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 10:00 a.m.

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

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!”

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St. (10th. & main) Orange, We also buy used appliances, Call or come by 409-886-4111.

HOUSE FOR SALE For Sale - Owner Finance at 824 Moss a 4 BR / 1 BA, large lot, 2 story, fenced yard. Needs some work. $22,500 409-221-7365

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26” girls bike, rocker, leather recliner, Wii Game, petite & small wigs, mens large and XL shirts, womens small clothes, suitcase, trunks, walker, crutches, caine, kids VHS tapes, Exercise VHS tapes, picture albums.

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RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention,.

Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273

Estate/shop sale Rain or Shine, 2/24, Inside Sale, Cash only at 1015 Dugas St. in Bridge City on Sat. 8 am to 4 pm.

Antique Secretary, wall clock, sofa, chair & Server. old Benjamin & Sheridan BB gun( rough shape), lots of household items, aluminum truck tool box, Cub Cadet riding lawn mower & misc. tools, wheelchair and shower chair.

Sleep number Mattress for sale, valued at $750 for $150.00 cash. Call 409-553-1686 for more details

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No pets, $500 deposit with $650 monthly rent. Washer, Dryer and all appliances included.

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For Rent 2 BR clean home with large kitchen, stove incl., WD hookups, CA/H, 1 yr lease, no pets. $725 month w/ $725 deposit, trash incl.

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Housecleaning, Patic cleaning, yard cleaning, room clean out and much more. Call Flower Power ya’ll & put your feet up.

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LAND FOR SALE 3 Lots for sale in Mauriceville on Circle 1 each lot if over a half of a acre. Taxes are paid up. Asking 15K plus you pay the transfer fees. Call 409-7469735 for more info.

TRAILER FOR SALE Brand New Travel Trailer for sale never been slept in. Financed at a bank and owe a little over 20K on it. Looking for somebody to take over the notes.

Call 409-553-1686 for more info.

HOME REPAIRS For all your home repairs or add ons A to Z give me a call.

Local, Free Estimates 409-3307882

GARAGE SALES

409-735-5305

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

HELP WANTED Drivers wanted, Class-A CDL: with Increased Pay & New Trucks and Dedicated Routes No CDL? No Problem! 855-292-2945 ANNOUNCEMENT S

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 9889886 or 474-2171 for more info.

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

The Jackson Community Center will be offering tax assistance to eligible families and individuals. To schedule an appointment or for more info please contact Elizabeth Campbell at 409-779-1981.

AARP Tax Filing Assistance has started at the Orange Public Library.

IRS-certified volunteers will be available from 12:15 pm to 4:00 pm every Wednesday and Friday through April 13th and Tuesday, April 17th. A copy of last year’s federal and state returns is very helpful.

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

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GARAGE SALE 3 Family Garage Sale this Saturday, 2/24 starting at 7 am. Rain or Shine at 10210 Ashford Knoll Dr., Orangefield in Bobcat Trails. Misc, Home decor, toys and clothes.

TRACTOR WORK • Bush Hogging • Water • Sewer

• Electrical

Digging Services

409-670-2040

NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF

16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released.

Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov

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NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of

FIELD WORKERS

DERICK QUIBODEAUX, Deceased Cause No. P18074 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION in this estate on FEBRUARY 9, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Derick Quibodeaux, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Administration Building, 123 S. 6th St., Orange, Texas 77630.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas.

Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on February 9, 2018.

BRANDY ROBERTSON, County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

Kevin LeBeouf, Deputy

FIELD WORKERS Two (2) temp positions; approx 10 months; job to begin 3/15/2018 through 1/15/19; Duties: propagation of plant material including planting, maintenance and harvesting of plant material in preparation for wetland use. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hr a week; mon-fri; OT varies but not guaranteed; 2 month experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Dauterive Contractors, Inc. dba: Wetlands Restoration located in New Iberia, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at (337) 3649613. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 772779.

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03 DODGE Owed $395.80 Vin#1FTNW20P64EB11092 Owed $694.70 Vin#1GNET16S666121124 06 CHEV Owed $849.30 Vin#1FAHP3K26CL332161 12 FORD Owed $716.05 Vin#1N4AL2AP0BC163807 11 NISSAN Owed $694.70 Vin#1N4AL11D92C116520

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Three (3) temp positions; approx 9 ½ months; Job to begin on 4/1/18 through 1/15/19; Duties: to assist with the cleaning and preparing fields for the upcoming season; planting of sugar cane by hand; to operate farm equipment in sugar cane fields during the harvesting of the crop; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; farm and field sanitation duties. Able to work in hot humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crop and able to stand on feet for a long period of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hr week; mon-fri; 7am-3pm; OT varies, not guaranteed. 3 months experienced required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Sweet B. Farms located in Thibodaux, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (985) 665-2697 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 778340.

FIELD WORKERS Three (3) temporary positions; approx 9 ½ months; Job to begin on 4/2/18 through 1/15/19. Duties: cultivate, plant and harvest sugar cane by hand or machine. To operate tractors equipped with laser equipment, combines, tractor drawn machinery and self-propelled machinery with light maintenance on machine. Light maintenance consist of greasing equipment, changing engine oil and filter, cleaning and changing air filters, broken bearings and blades on disc chopper. Setting up sugarcane cultivators and openers. Prolong sitting and work in all kind of weather conditions. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive of failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed.

3 months experience required in job offered.

All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by M.J. Naquin, Inc. located in Thibodaux, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (985)447-3296. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #778323.

Your business card here Call 409-886-7183 or 409-735-5305

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Licensed Customer: #25151 Master: #14161

ORANGE’S OLDEST HOMETOWN APPLIANCE DEALER

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HARRY’S

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• FREEZERS • DISHWASHERS • REFRIGERATORS • WASHERS & DRYERS • RANGES • AIR CONDITIONERS We sell parts for all major brands - We service what we sell!

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Great Rates & Better Quality, Guarenteed.

Thibeaux’s Lawn Service Call for free bids 409-216-9743 or 330-7793 Troy Thibeaux

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BOOK FAIR MARCH 2-8

Open House will be the night of March 8th from 5:30 - 7:00, and the Book Fair will be open to all parents and students during this time.

Astro’s mascot Orbit visits BCE students The students at BCE were treated to a presentation by the Baseball World Series, Astros’ mascot, Orbit. Students listened to a very dynamic presentation about the benefits of reading, and they were encouraged to read 20 minutes every day. The presentation was sponsored by BCE PTO.

iPad Cart Awarded...

Mrs. Hernandez and Mrs. Beard were awarded an iPad cart for completing a series of classes offered by BCISD Technology Department.

Students will be able to enjoy and use these iPads during classroom instruction.

Congratulations to both of these ladies!

DONUTS WITH DAD . . .

BCE PTO sponsored Donuts with Dad, inviting our dads and influential men in our students’ lives to come and enjoy breakfast with their children. This two day event was a huge success, and students and dads enjoyed sharing breakfast together.

READY, SET, TEACH STUDENTS Sponsored by Mrs. Prouse from BCHS, had several groups performing puppet shows related to alphabet letters and sounds. Students enjoyed the performances during their library time.

BCE Students get visit from Mardi Gras royalty BCE also enjoyed a visit from Orange Mardi Gras Royalty. They displayed their costumes for our students, which the students thought were amazing! Pictured is Ms. Duncan’s pre-k class.

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