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Vol. 58 No. 43

Week of Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

County Judge ‘throws shade’ at no shows payment of $3.2 million to the dead man’s family and legal representatives.

And, Carlton said, it would reveal the changes that had been made to avoid similar tragedies.

But often Monday night, citizens questions went unanswered.

“Unfortunately, we don’t have a member of the Sheriff’s Office or District Attorney’s Office to tell us what

they’ve done,” Carlton said.

While the sheriff and the attorneys did RSVP their regrets in the form of a “Joint Statement” sent to news representatives earlier Monday, it was left to Carlton to deliv-

er words that Orange County citizens were hoping to hear.

“I am totally against a tax increase to pay for something like this,” he said. “We did OC TOWNHALL Page 2A

Council hopeful aims for ‘better service’ Dave Rogers

For The Record

Veronica Woodle says growing up the daughter of a highly visible African-American policeman during the turbulent 1990s in Los Angeles provided her first taste of politics.

Now the former City of OrWoody Dugas of Vidor poses a question for Orange County Commissioners’ Court members during a town hall held Monday to dis- ange police officer has become cuss a $3.2 million judgment against the county after the death of a politician herself, running a jail inmate.

RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers for a seat on Orange City Council.

“Welcome to my journey the Town Hall at the Orange Dave Rogers from public service to public County Expo Center.

For The Record About 50 people sat in the office,” is the title on her campaign’s Facebook page.

Perhaps they smelled an audience and listened.

Woodle registered a month ambush.

And, in case anyone forgot The five members of Or- who was missing from the ago to run in the May 6 city ange County’s Commission- 75-minute forum, nameplates election for council at-large ers’ Court — County Judge for Merritt, Kimbrough and Place 6 against popular inStephen Brint Carlton and Manning sat at the end of a cumbent Larry Spears, Jr. and commissioners Johnny Trah- long dais in front of a single the contest has since expanded to include Mary Ekene, a an, Barry Burton, John Gothia chair and Crump’s attache collection supervisor. and Jody Crump — showed bag.

Woodle makes it clear she is up Monday evening to rehash For more than two months not running against Spears – a long-running federal court Carlton had said the town or anyone – but for Orange. case that cost the county and hall would examine the “My agenda is to be of better its taxpayers more than $3.5 events immediately leading service,” she said. “I resigned million. up to and since Oct. 12, 2011, [from the Orange Police DeBut the men to whom those when Robert Montano died of five were looking for most of renal failure after four and a the answers — Sheriff Keith half days in an observation Merritt, County Attorney cell at the Orange County John Kimbrough and Assis- Jail. It would explain the decitant County Attorney Doug sion-making process through Manning — were no-shows at the loss on appeals and a final

partment] with every intention of running [for office],” she said. “I knew there had to be a better system.”

A single mother, Woodle says she moved from California to the Golden Triangle to be closer to her mother, who lived in Bon Wier.

She cites experience working as a correctional officer, a substance abuse counselor and a short time for Child Protective Services while getting her criminal justice degree at Lamar University.

She worked six-plus years for the Dallas Police Department, she said, before coming to work for the Orange Police.

“All the skills I got through life, I think it helped me be a better servant to the people in Orange,” she said.

Woodle says she wants to streamline social services to make the process easier to navigate for people in need of assistance.

“The issue that I did have when working here was – and it’s not a complaint on the po-

Former Orange police officer Veronica Woodle is seeking “open communication” between city government and citizens in running for Orange city council.

lice department at all – I was running into obstacles,” she said.

“Where are the services?

Where are the homeless shelters? Where are the parks that I really would like my children to go, and be proud to take my

children to.

“Who am I supposed to talk to to get it fixed?

“These are things that I’m used to knowing, because of where I come from. I’m used WOODLE Page 2A

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OC man becomes centurian today Dave Rogers

For The Record

Talk about having his dance card punched.

Retired Bridge City plumber and pipefitter John Repasky just celebrated Valentine’s Day

“Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”

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with his wife Sue and in April, the couple will celebrate 71 years of marriage.

But first, there’s March 1.

Rapasky It’s when John turns the big 1-oh-oh.

As in 100. A century.

“I never thought I’d get that far,” said the man born a month before the U.S. joined World War I. “But here I am.”

John and his 92-year-old bride live in a sunny well-kept home and stay busy with trips to the store and two breakfasts a week with friends at the Bridge City McDonald’s.

“I don’t know if you’d say there’s a secret,” John said, when asked his secret of longevity.

“A whole lot depends on the man up there,” he said, nodding to the sky, “and you have to have a pretty good wife.”

“Not pretty good,” Sue interjects.

“You’d better say a good wife.”

The Repaskys will celebrate John’s 100th on Saturday, March 4, with a get-together for family, friends and neighbors, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 770 Avenue A, in Bridge City.

John wasn’t always sure he’d make it to 2017.

Eight years ago, when he had a tough bout of pneumonia, things looked bleak.

“The doctor gave me two REPASKY Page 2A

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Honey Bears traveled to Goose Creek Memorial High School this weekend for an HTE Dance Competition. They scored enough points for a Division 1 rating in each of their four routines, which earned them a Sweepstakes Award. Their High Kick Routine won 1st Place Kick in its category. They also won a special award for Choreography.

The team includes Juliann Jennings (Captain), Hanna Sadler (Co-Captain), Allison Ball (Lieutenant), Tilor Armfield (Lieutenant), Tori Crosson, Jessica Rouse, Albanie Calais, Sarah Gonzalez, Meredith LeBoeuf, Harli Foreman, Andrea Howard, Daisy Sutton, Dajha Myles, Shelby Smith, Caylee Aleman, Chrisyln Wells, Sydney Peet, Ashley Umbenhaur (Manager), Jodi Cabiness (Manager), and Kimberly Thompson Scott (Director)

Citizens Sheriff’s Academy begins March 21 Staff Report

For The Record

Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt will be putting on the Eighth Orange County Citizen’s Sheriff’s Academy March 21-April 27.

Class dates will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, with class times being from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The purpose of the Citizen’s Sheriff Academy is to improve Sheriff’s Office community

relations and enhance public cooperation. The program offers the Orange County Sheriff’s Office a chance to show the Merritt public the selection and training process that applicants must go through, the continued training requirements, operation

procedures and tactics, and its efforts to provide a professional level of law enforcement to the citizens it serves.

Citizens gain a better understanding of the criminal justice system and law enforcement administrators gain a better understanding of citizens’ concerns and perception of law enforcement.

Citizens spend a few hours in “observations” of divisions such as Patrol, Corrections, and Communications get a

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feel for the inner workings of the Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone interested in being a part of the next Academy can pick up an application at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office beginning Monday, Feb. 6. Deadline for applications is March 8.

For further information, contact Captain Dennis Marlow at dmarlow@co.orange. tx.us or by phone 409-8827821.

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OC Townhall this to ourselves. This is not the taxpayers’ problem.”

But Carlton — who revealed Monday the county had also paid $375,000 in legal fees to an outside firm to help with its unsuccessful appeals — warned he was “speaking for myself, not for the court.”

He said the county spent 41 percent of its estimated fund balance for 2017 to pay the lawsuit judgment and needed to replace that money.

“There will be more very, very tough decisions that will come,” Carlton said. “I’d like to see us get that money over time by a reduction in expenditures.”

The statement by Merritt and Kimbrough said, …”not withstanding the fact that we have very good answers [for expected questions], we cannot legally or ethically attend a public meeting and discuss those issues.”

The statement said the two

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offices (sheriff and county attorney) could not participate because of attorney-client privilege and the rules of the Texas Open Meetings Act concerning discussions in closed session.

Carlton explained to one questioner that as elected officials, the county judge and commissioners, the county attorney and sheriff had no power over one another. They were not beholden to any bosses other than the voters every four years.

New commissioners Trahan and Gothia only joined the court in January, after the decision was made not to appeal the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to the Supreme Court.

But Burton and Crump backed Carlton when he cited bad legal advice from Manning and pointed to a lack of oversight by Kimbrough.

Those three said Kimbrough never joined them for

any closed session discussions of the case nor communicated with them about the case. Crump pointed out that he’d been on the court since 2011, and never heard from Kimbrough about the case.

Carlton said out-of-court settlements were discussed that would have cost the county “substantially less than what the final outcome was.”

But the county judge said Manning urged against them; he was confident in the county’s case.

Carlton, Burton and Crump talked Monday of how Manning based the county’s appeal on the concept of “deliberate indifference.”

Commissioners decided to appeal the original $1.5 million judgment “based on [Manning’s] explanation of what the law was in the Fifth Circuit, which turned out to be incorrect.”

And, Carlton said Monday,

Woodle vies for Orange council

to knowing who I could go to or who I could ask about these different services.”

Woodle said both her father and step-mother worked for the Los Angeles Police Department when she was growing up and her father was a bodyguard for the mayor.

She began watching television news to see her father.

“That was when I got my first interest in politics,” Woo-

dle said.

Woodle was 14 when four LA police officers were videotaped beating African-American taxi driver Rodney King.

She says the riots that raged a year later in South Central LA after a suburban jury refused to convict the officers “happened right around the corner from my grandmother’s house.”

“I was raised at a time when

Born in 1917, retired Bridge City pipefitter John Repasky and wife Susie look forward to John’s 100th birthday on March 1 and a celebration set for March 4 at the Knights of Columbus Hall.

RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Repasky turns 100 hours. That was it,” John said.

“He had her [Sue] call all the family.”

Said Sue: “The good Lord wasn’t ready for him. He told him he had to stay and take care of me.”

Repasky, a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, met Sue, a native of Converse, Louisiana when both worked at the Lake Charles Air Base during World War II. After turns at Bethlehem Steel and the Civilian Conservation Corps, Repasky joined the Army in 1941, only to decide marching wasn’t for him.

So he transferred to the Army Air Corps, and wound up at the Lake Charles Air Base, where combat crews trained.

Repasky was a supply sergeant and spent four years there.

“They set him up to run the office, where there were about 10 of us girls,” Sue recalls. “He picked me. We dated for a good year and a half while we worked together in the same office.”

At the end of 1945, with the war over, Repasky was released from the Army and went home to Pennsylvania.

But not for long.

Sue had stayed on at the base to help the Army close it down and there was a vacancy.

John jumped at the callback.

“He and I were the last two civilians to help close the base,” Sue recalled.

They were married April 20, 1946.

“Besides being real pretty, she was fun to work with,” John said. “We’ve been working ever since.”

After one year attending plumbing school in Kansas

Nameplates for Sheriff Keith Merritt, County Attorney John Kimbrough and Assistant County Attorney Doug Manning sit next to Orange County Commissioner Jody Crump at Monday’s town hall at the Orange County Expo Center.

The sheriff and attorneys didn’t attend.

commissioners later learned the Fifth Circuit had abandoned that concept back in 1996.

On appeal, the Fifth Circuit cited Manning’s comment in closing arguments that “the death is on our hands” in reinstating a $900,000 “wrongful death” award for negligence that the trial judge had stripped from the jury’s

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law enforcement was very controversial,” she said, “and I was always defending law enforcement because that’s what my parents did.”

There was a controversy during Woodle’s time on the Orange police force and unanswered questions surrounding her transition from public servant to wannabe public official.

“I don’t have to talk about it,” she said when asked, and, in reality, neither she nor the city can, thanks to a “non-disparagement” clause in her “Release and Indemnity Agreement” with the city.

The agreement, a copy of which was provided by the city in response to a Texas Public Information Act request by The Record Newspapers, reveals the city and its insurer, the Texas Municipal League Intergovenmental Risk Pool, paid a total of $105,000 to Woodle and her attorney, Terrence B. Robinson, after “claims she was subjected to unlawful race and gender harassment, discrimination and retaliation, and First Amendment retaliation, in connection with her employment with the City of Orange.”

Woodle turned up in TV and print news reports in July, 2016, after images of her in her police uniform appeared in a rap video. She was the focus of an internal investigation by the Orange police department.

Woodle’s attorney at the time argued that she was merely doing her job and posi-

tively interacting with citizens when she was videoed and photographed and was shocked when the images turned up in the video dedicated “to all lives lost in violence and police brutality.”

A source in position to know said no charges were ever filed against Woodle in that case, but another source said Woodle was ostracized by her police counterparts.

Both sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

“I’m a true public servant -whether I’m in uniform or out of uniform,” Woodle said. “I feel like I always did what I could to help people.

“I’d like to bring open communication. Sometimes justice is just being heard and being understood.”

awards.

“That’s a very, very expensive phrase to say,” Carlton said of Manning’s admission at trial. “Basically, the county, at the Fifth Circuit level, got the worst possible outcome that could have come from that.”

Carlton’s Monday overview of the case, which included a generous reading of the Fifth Circuit’s November, 2016, opinion harped on constantly changing testimony by defense witnesses.

Joseph Beadle of Orange rose from the audience to state: “If I were to cost my company $3 million, I wouldn’t have a job. Do you have any information why they’re still employed?”

Carlton answered that “It is my understanding that no one lost their job because of this incident and the two employees who were disciplined are still employed by Orange County to this day.”

For their part, commissioners purchased in 2015 a liability policy through the Texas Association of Counties that will cover up to $3 million in lawsuit damages.

Carlton, Crump and Burton said they were warned soon after their elections during a mandated training

session to be sure that the county had liability insurance to cover jail lawsuits.

Crump says he was advised in 2011 that the county had the insurance. But it wasn’t until after Carlton and Burton joined the court in 2015 that it was discovered the county had been self-insuring.

“That works great if you don’t have a big loss,” Carlton said.

The county judge said investigation showed the county had been self-insuring for at least 20 years.

And the Montano case went to trail within weeks of Carlton and Burton joining Crump on court. Carlton admitted he didn’t follow the Beaumont federal trial closely; he said the commissioners’ court was relying on feedback and alerts from Merritt and Manning that never came.

“Most of the information [about the case] in the Fifth Circuit ruling was a shock to me,” Carlton said.

The Record Newspapers reached out Tuesday to Merritt and Kimbrough to respond to Monday’s Town Hall Meeting, but there was no reply.

“Is there a communication problem between Commissioners’ Court and the Sheriff ’s Office and District Attorney?” one person in the crowd asked.

Carlton said “there had not been much of a problem with communication until this latest incident occurred on Friday,” referring to a suicide by a jail inmate in a holding cell.

The judge and all the commissioners said they found out about the incident via Facebook.

“I had been informed when these types of incidents occurred, but not this one,” Carlton said. “I don’t know if all their time was spent on that issue, or on coming up with reasons why they could not be here this evening.”

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City and another as an apprentice at Elmore Plumbing in Orange, Repasky moved he and his wife to Bridge City in 1949, setting up shop – and home – at the corner of Darby and Texas Avenue.

“My friends asked, ‘Why do you want to move to Bridge City?,’” Repasky recalled. “I said, ‘One day it’s going to be the capital of Orange County.’

“I haven’t lived here long, just 67 years.”

He ran Repasky Plumbing for 14 years before quitting to become a pipefitter.

“Wherever a job showed up, I went. I had four kids to feed,” John said.

The couple have three living children, two grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

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Lent begins as Christians look toward Easter Staff Report For The Record Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the memorial of the death and resurrection of Jesus.

There are two main ways that Catholics use to focus on growing closer to God during the Lenten season: abstinence and fasting.

Abstinence Abstinence is the act of “doing without” or avoiding something. For example, someone may abstain from chocolate or alcohol by not consuming them. Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays throughout the Lenten Season (Canon 1250 -1253).

During Lent, Catholics are also encouraged to undertake some sort of personal penance or abstinence. Examples include giving up sweets, a favorite TV show or not listening to the radio in the car on the way to work. Giving up these things isn’t some sort of endurance test, but these acts are done to draw the faithful closer to Christ.

Fasting Fasting is the act of doing with less. In the Catholic Church, those ages 18 - 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (Canon 97). On such days, those fasting may eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength. However, together, the smaller meals should not equal a full meal.

It is important to understand that the Church excuses certain people from these obligations. Examples include those who are frail, pregnant or manual laborers. The Church understands that certain people are not able to commit to the Lenten fast. The time of Lent, through fasting and abstaining, may be an important reminder of what it means to suffer.

This small suffering should not be met with misery but with great joy as we better understand the incredible sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for humanity.

Orange FBC hosts March 19 fish fry Staff Report For The Record

Orange’s First Baptist Church will host the FBCO Fish Fry, a yearly evening of fried fish and fun, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 19 at the church, located at 7637 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. This is a big event for the church and its community outreach that has grown every year, Tom Woolley, deacon at FBCO, said.

“This is our biggest fish fry yet,” Woolley said. “Last year we sold 300 tickets and this year we have 400 tickets to sell.”

The increase in seating can partly be attributed to this year’s speaker Clay Dyer, a handicapped professional bass fisherman with an incredible story that many of the church members are excited to hear.

“I am thrilled to see and hear this amazing fisherman’s testimony,” said Phyllis Casey, member at FBCO. “It should be very interesting.”

“Clay Dyer is unbelievable,” Woolley said. ”He is very impressive. He knows the Lord and lives life with a passion to serve Him.” Door prizes will be given to guests throughout the duration of the event.

According to Chris Smith, member at FBCO, “The door prizes include Amphibia sunglasses, golf clubs and fishing tackles of all sorts.”

“Every year there are many great door prizes,” Woolley said. “This year’s grand prize

is a deep sea fishing trip for six out of Galveston donated by Wave Dancer Charters.”

All fish will be cooked fresh the day of the fish fry by members of a men’s fellowship that is held at FBCO. Tickets to the fish fry are

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$10 and can be purchased at the FBCO church office during office hours Monday through Thursday and Sunday mornings at the church’s welcome center.

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From The Creaux’s Nest STIRRING UP A STINK There is more to the called town hall meeting by County Judge Brint Carlton than meets the eye. I’m not buying that it was simply called to inform the citizens about the death of Robert Montano in the county jail and the $3 million lawsuit settlement. The citizens knew everything there was to know about the case from start to finish. It all came out in court and was reported by various news outlets. My Grandmother used to say, “Son, the more you stir up that dung the more it will stink.” For some reason someone purposely wanted to stir up a stink.

Every day somewhere in Texas someone will die in jail. The state prison system records many deaths yearly.

The Montano case was spilled milk. It had been mopped up and settled. Everyone involved had moved on. The question is why have a political public grandstand now? I don’t know; it doesn’t meet muster. I’ve heard about a half dozen theories. One is that Carlton is looking to run for a higher office. Another is that he fears Sheriff Keith Merritt will run against him for county judge next year. Merritt has announced that he is serving his last term as sheriff. The town hall was very unusual. Some suspected that it would be like calling a town hall to explain why a mandatory evacuation was called last year when it wasn’t at all necessary and was very costly. Don’t ever buy it when a politician says, “I just wanted the public to know.” The truth is there is an ulterior motive.

What is it? District Attorney John Kimbrough, Sheriff Keith Merritt and Asst. District Attorney Doug Manning are all honorable public servants. I don’t understand wanting to burn them now just because they wouldn’t expose themselves to tongue lashing by other elected officials. ***** I have to move on and just have a short time to do it. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

TRUMP POLICIES COULD RESULT IN BIG REWARDS For profit prison companies look to make significant gains under the Trump Administration. Last week the Justice Department rescinded an Obama order to phase out the use of private prison contracts. Private prison companies have contributed large sums to pro-Trump groups. They raised a record $100 million for his inauguration last month. Also they spent $22 million to help elect him. Significant for private prison operators is that Trump‘s new orders require immigrates caught will be detained until their cases are resolved, ending the ‘catch and release.’ The new directives call for construction of more jails along the southwest border. Industry stocks moved higher after the election of Trump and even higher after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General. Trump’s immigration policy to deport all undocumented immigrants will put a big dent in the construction and farm work force. In Texas alone there are an estimated 400,000 construction workers. If they are forced to leave, state construction companies will face difficult fall out with construction delays and many projects will be canceled altogether. In all, Texas has about 1.7 million immigrants. Twenty-eight percent work the low end jobs in construction, 26 percent are agricultural workers. Out of a total gross product of about $85 billion, those workers contribute $33.75 billion to Texas construction. That sort of economic impact can’t be replaced. Even if all currently unemployed filled jobs now held by undocumented workers, Texas would be left with a gap of hundreds of thousands of workers. Such uncertainty can crate all sorts of problems for the construction industry. Also to be hit really hard will be farming and picking of crops. A large increase in price for produce and vegetables will also be felt by the consumer, plus shortage will occur when it’s cheaper to leave the crop in the field then to pick and ship. A shrinking labor pool due to tightening immigration rules will end up being a double edge sword.

CONDOLENCES We were sorry to learn of the death of L.D. Young, age 93, who passed away February 22. He was a good man who lived a great life. He and his lovely wife Joy were married nearly 71 years and had five beautiful daughters and a son. L.D. is another from the “Greatest Generation” to leave us. He served his country, his community, his church and family every day. Not only did he have a great family but for 70 years he had Inez Hearn as his sister-inlaw. That was a pretty good bonus. May this good man rest in peace. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2007 Saturday, March 3, was a blue ribbon day for Bridge City’s Johnny Dishon. He started his morning before breakfast winning first place twice, first in the triple jump and then the long jump. After breakfast Dishon participated in the Port Neches-Groves track and field meet, won first place in the triple jump with a 43.10 score.

His long jump win was 21.3, an event he hadn’t even practiced for. After lunch he headed to the Nederland baseball tournament to help his fellow Cardinals nail down a second place win. Dishon hit a grand slam and a solo

homer. Not a bad days work.*****Also at the Port NechesGroves relays, Bridge City’s Cody Mills beat all comers in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.74.*****Four Orange County High School baseball players are now on the roster of the McNeese Cowboys. They are Derek Blacksher, (B.C.), Shon Landry, (LC-M), Darrel Stevens, (B.C.) and Brad Becken, (W.O.-S.).*****Dereck Cloeren, (L.C.-M.) transferred from Northwestern State to the University of Houston and worked his way up to the starting pitching rotation.*****Knox McCorquodale, (L.C.-M.) is still with Northwestern.*****B.J. Myers, (B.C.), has transferred from N.S.U. to Waylan Baptist in Plainview.*****Kevin Angelle, (B.C.), opted to play for San Jacinto Junior College instead of Texas A&M. It allowed him more options.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Gladys Cuccio, 85, of Orange died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 2. She was a homemaker, member of St. Mary’s Alter Society and The LaDonna Society. She enjoyed cooking, bowling and especially playing cards and dominoes with her grandchildren and friends. Those left to cherish her memory is her husband, Anthony Cuccio of 65 years and daughters Phyllis of Bridge City and Cathy. She is also survived by her three grandsons and their wives, Charles and Gina Cessac of Bridge City, Jeff and Mandy Allman of Arlington and Chris and Sondra Allman of Azle and three great grandchildren, Anthony, Collin and Andrew Cessac of Bridge City.*****Ovie Granger, 80, of Duncan Woods died, Friday, March 2, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 5, 2007. Mr. Granger was a cowboy and a rancher, his father founded the W. R. Granger Cemetery and Ovie was caretaker for over 50 years. He was known as an honest man and was well respected by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Lou Ann Granger, stepdaughter, Elaine Dobbins, stepson Michael Granger, thirteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren; sisters, Lola Duncan and Nora Davis and numerous nieces and nephews.*****Cora Lee Hebert, 64, of Bridge City, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Mrs. Hebert, a long time resident was a homemaker, she enjoyed talking on the phone, she loved her two pets, and spending time with her “loving” family.

She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Paul Shelton Hebert; son, William Russell Stachnik, daughters, Pamela Hebert and Robin Burch, sisters, Rosa Cheney and Bobbie Wilkerson and seven grandchildren.*****Helen Ruth Hebert, 81, of Orange, died Saturday, March 3. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 6. She was a member of the Orange Community Bridge League where she was the president for over 20 years and attained the rank of Regional Master, she was also a member of T.O.P.S. TX 323 and a long time T.O.P.S. officer. She is survived by her husband, Charles Russell Hebert; daughter Sue Ellen Hammons, sons, Randy Hebert and Guy Hebert; granddaughters, Amber Herrin, great grandchildren, Bryce and Autumn Herrin; brothers, Glen Bradley of West Orange and Wayne Bradley and his wife Bernadine of Bridge City.***** William Montique Coffey (Mont) of Orange, 89, passed away Feb. 26. Funeral services held March 1.

He had a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters degree from East Texas State College. He taught for many years, beginning his career as a civilian instructor in the U.S. Air Force in Wichita Falls, Texas. From there he moved to the Dallas Independent School District, then to the Orange Independent School District. He retired from the LCM School District in Orange. He served in the Army in World War II and was awarded the EAME Campaign Medal with seven bronze stars. He was a long time member of Orange Lions Club, Golden K Kiwanis Club, Orange County Retired Teachers Association, and South East Texas Industrial Arts Association. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, sons, Michael Coffey, Thomas Coffey and grandson Trevor, sisters, Frances Ethridge, Edith Kent, Dollie Scaff, and Eddie Ford, nieces and nephews.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 40 Years Ago-1977 A native Orangeite, who supports the merger of schools, Brown Claybar, has become West Orange-Cove school board candidate. Claybar is a 1968 graduate of Stark High. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from SFA University and is a graduate of Commonwealth College of Science in Houston. Claybar and wife, Linda, have a preschool age son and are expecting another child in June. She is a former West Orange teacher. *****Radio Shack opens at Northway. Dick McAdoo is the manager. *****Some of the C.B. handles heard around the county are Black Max, Tall Boy, Lady Quicksilver, Sandblaster, Lazy Boy, Rusty Bottom, Ouita, Lady Wells Fargo, Beebe Gun, Captain Kangaroo, Wild Woman, Lady Informer, Sneaky Snake, Fire Ball, Dinky, Yankee Red Bone, Sure Thing, Stud and Thunderbird. (Editor’s note: CB radios were the craze in the mid 1970’s. Women were very active in CB-ing, along with men. The Lone Star Club was one of the largest in Orange, and gatherings and dances were common. Every home had at least one CBer.)*****Stark High Class of 1957 to hold reunion.

Some former students are Gerald Thompson, Jack Smith, Patsy Fisette, Ray Trahan and Pat Brandon.*****Titles of having the “Top Country Western Singles” are held by unlikely country singers. “Say You’ll Stay until Tomorrow” by Tom Jones was #1. “Moody Blue/She Thinks I Still Care,” by Elvis Presley, #2. ”Heart Healer” by Mel, Mel, Mel Tillis #3; “Near You” by George Jones and Tammy Wynette, #4, ”Torn Between Two Lovers” by Mary McGregors, #5 (Editor’s Note: I don’t remember that one.) ”Crazy” by Linda Ronstant #6. “Uncloudy Day” by Willie Nelson #7. “Two Less Lonely People” by Rex Allen Jr. #8. “Desperado” by Johnny Rodriques #9. “She’s Just An Old Love Turned Memory” by Charlie Pride #10.*****The #1 top album is “A Star Is Born Original Soundtrack” by Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.*****”New Kids in Town” by the Eagles, #1 Pop Record. *****Sheila Beeson celebrates her 29th birthday. *****Uncle Jim McKay will celebrate his 92 birthday on Thursday, March 10. *****Amy and Whitney Oubre will celebrate their 49 th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of Phyllis Dunn. *****Don Bray was rescued after two miserable days in the marsh with no food or shelter. He says he will have a lifetime of memories about that fishing trip.*****Betty Williams, “Old Grouch” Dick Bevins’ daughter, is one of the county’s prettiest and sweetest young women.

A FEW HAPPENINGS My buddy, Neighbor Cox, has been a little off center lately. You know that’s when you don’t feel just right but don’t know why. He needs to straighten out soon because it’s coming on garden planting time.*****The Lunch Bunch was attended by former County Commissioner David Dubose last week. He was a guest of Commissioner Barry Burton who was picking his brain and it only cost him $10. The Bunch will dine at JB’s Barbeque this week and at Robert’s next week. Everyone is always welcome.*****A good business to get into right now is underground bomb shelters. Since Trump was elected bomb shelters are springing up all over the country. Orange County however is not a very good place to dig a shelter; you hit water at three feet. I recall several years ago however when there were plenty of shelters being built here.*****Congrats to Bridge City running back Cayle Draper, a resident of Dugas Addition, who will sign to play college football with the Louisiana College Wildcats. Signing is March 6, 3 p.m. at Bridge City High School library. Dennis Dunn is coach of the Wildcats.

Besides many other honors Cayle was the Record Newspapers “First Team All Orange County” in 20152016.*****Be sure and visit the Texas Country Store located at 1805 Texas Ave. in Bridge City, they have great specials and you can fix your cravings for some fried chicken at Church’s Chicken while there. Look for their ad this week. *****A few folks we know celebrating their special day in the next few days. March 1: Deedra Black, Jill Culp, Jennifer Thomas, John Gooch and Monica Wilson all celebrate today. Celebrating also are pop singer Justin Bieber, who turns 22, wrestler Big E Langston, 30, television actor John Paul Gosselaar, 42.*****March 2: Today is Texas Independence Day. Celebrating birthdays are April Carter, Tommy Andrus, Craig Nugent and Kay Butler. Celebraties having birthdays on this day are rock singer Jon Bon Jovi, 54, football player Ben Roethlisberger, 34 and TV actress Veronica Dunne, 21.*****March 3: Donna Sullivan, Carolyn Miller, Lori Bonds and Joan Broussard celebrate today. This also would have been the birthday of our friend, the late Franklin Scales.*****March 4: Jim Sharon’s beautiful wife, Coach Cassie Bearden, celebrates today. Also having a birthday are Vickie Parish, Darrell Evans and Buddy’s other half, Carolyn Sheppard. Joining them are model Erin Heatherton, 27, actor Josh Bowman, 28 and fashion designer Whitney Port, 31. *****March 5: Brandy’s soul mate and husband Chris Slaughter has a birthday today as does Jennifer Byrd, Lenzi Childress and Don Bagliss, joined by magician Penn Jillette, 61 and TV actor Perry Glasspool, 24.*****March 6: A great auto mechanic and a nice guy at Bridge City Auto Repair, Mark Benton is a year older as is our buddy Coach Sam Moore. For 20 years now we’ve been marking his birthday. Also celebrating are Kristen Rucker and Pete Powell. Joining them are Youtube stars Biannca Raines, 10 and Timothy DeLaGhetto, 30.*****March 7: Today is Sharon Crumpler’s birthday. She shares the day with Libby Mitchell, Misty Thurman, Sheriff Mike White and our own old buddy Rick Trahan. Celebrities celebrating today are TV actors Bryan Cranston, 60 and Laura Prepon, 36, pop singer Tay Jardine, 26 and TV actress Jenna Fischer, 42.*****The First Baptist Church in Mauriceville will be holding a garage sale on Friday, March 3, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the church, located at Hwy. 11540 and Hwy. 12. The sale will be located in the gym. Pulled pork and links will be served. Items to be sold are furniture, children’s toys, clothes, household items and a little bit of everything. The sale is a fundraiser for the youth program providing church camp and other things throughout the year.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK We got a note from Cuzzin Sostan who said he had been working offshore and dat was a good ting because Sugar Bee her, had gotten so mean and short tempered lately. Sostan said Tee Boy tole him he had gone through dat wit his wife Agnes. He said it’s called “da mental pause.” Since he was gone a couple of womens moved into da old Robicheau place. One is a middle-aged gym teacher, da utter one is a social worker in her twenties. Dey go everywhere together. I’ve never seen a man around da place. You recon Cuz dey might be “Lebanese” dem?

Aunt Maude her is all upset. Her grandson Roland wrote his mom and told her he had taken up “Judo”. Aunt Maude said, “Sostan, why would a boy who was raised a good Catholic him, turn against his upbringing him?

Sostan says he’s giving up hog cracklins for Lent and will replace dem wit crawfish. Dat Sostan, he will never change him.

C’EST TOUT Congress returned from recess Monday facing a lot on their plate. Their ambitious agenda included replace Obamacare, lower taxes, fund a $21 billion border wall, boost military spending and approve up to $1 trillion to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges and dams. Also that they will face two impending fiscal crisis; a March 15 deadline to raise the debt limit so the government can pay its bills and on April 28, pass a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. Republicans will probably come up with a healthcare bill that allows them to claim victory. It will fall far short of either repealing or replacing Obamacare. They will rename it and claim “Obamacare is gone,” but big parts of it will still be there.

Republican senators from 21 states that have expanded Medicaid under Obamacare are worried about losing state’s federal funds and a bill that would strip funding from Planned Parenthood. The big changes Trump talked about on day one ain’t going to happen. Not even on day one hundred.***** .Please read us cover to cover and shop our family of advertisers. Thanks for your time. The Lenten season begins today, Ash Wednesday. Easter will be celebrated 40 days from today. Lent is a very religious time for Catholics. Many still don’t eat meat on Friday. A lot of seafood is eaten during this season. Take care and God bless.

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ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

Spring brings great shows to the region

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record A new month has arrived and spring is just around the corner.

Also, the start of festival season begins this month and that means music, good food and fun for the whole family. Enjoy some live music and ďŹ nd what is right for you. Visit for information on venues and artists and follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for daily listings and concert announcements.

Wednesday, March 1 Bryce Shaver @ CafÊ Del Rio Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Blake Sticker @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont Rob Copeland @ Rikenjaks Alex Rozell @ Tradewinds Tavern Curse and the Cure @ e West Bar and Grill ursday, March 2 e Touching Hearts Band @ CafÊ Del Rio Michael Krajicek @ e Grill Dickie and the Tornadoes @ Larry’s French Market Zach Gonzalez @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont Alex Rozell @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub LN and the Crush @ Madison’s Danny Dillon @ Neches Brewing Company Bubba Brown and the Super Cajuns @ Pine Tree Lodge Tin Pan Alley @ Rancho Grande Kris Harper @ Rikenjaks David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

Friday, March 3 Lonestar @ Golden Nugget Casino Twangsters Union @ Backyard Dance Hall Tin Pan Alley @ CafÊ Del Rio Kris Harper @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen Bayou Rush @ Cottons Cay Caleb Williams @ Dylan’s Chalie Boy, Yay Yay Da Boss, Tum Tapper @ e Gig Donnie Broussard and e Louisiana Stars @ Larry’s French Market Tyrone ompson @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont Blake Sticker @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County e Teague Brothers Band @ Madison’s Bo Brumble @ Neches Brewing Company Curse and the Cure @ Pine Tree Lodge Uncle Touchie and the Feel Goodz, Dr. Dirty and His Deeds, Jacob McGreevy @ e Red Room e Blues ang, Brittany Pfantz @ Rikenjaks Caylan Daughrity @ e Rodair Roadhouse Center Fire @ Rusty Nail Vection, Woody, Jackie Stars @ Texas Rose Saloon Saturday, March 4 e O’Jays @ Golden Nugget Casino Easton Corbin @ Isle of Capri Casino Charley Pride @ Delta Downs Event Center Eli Young Band, Frankie Ballard @ Texas Longhorn Club Phillip Glyn Band @ Brick and Barley Center Stage @ CafÊ Del Rio Ronnie Fruge @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen Organic Radio @ Dylan’s

We are 138, Godless @ e Gig Jerry Mullin @ e Grill Curse and the Cure, Pea Patch Orchestra @ Groves KC Hall Brad Brinkley and Comfort Zone @ Honky Tonk Texas Jackie Caillier and Cajun Cousins @ Larry’s French Market Spencer Marks, Mike and Rod and Friends, Rainy and Erik, John Cobb, e Jackwagons, Donnie Courville @ e Logon Cafe James Blackshear @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont Pug Johnson @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Laurel and the Electric Circus @ Madison’s Unkle Jam, Paul Gonsoulin @ Rikenjaks Caleb Williams @ e Rodair Roadhouse Texas Legacy @ Rusty Nail John Cessac and Texas Outlaws @ Tammy’s e Kings of Mojo @ Texas Ave. Tavern Raw Hunny, Boxing Dei Dei, Only Beast, e Kingdom MaďŹ a @ Texas Rose Saloon Sunday, March 5 Bronco Jr. @ e West Bar and Grill e Cadillacs @ Jeerson County Singles Club Monday, March 6 Tyler Darby @ Tradewinds Tavern Tuesday, March 7 Jericho Burley @ CafĂŠ Del Rio Rob Copeland @ Dylan’s Pug Johnson and Tyler Darby @ Madison’s Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

Rising country music star Frankie Ballard returns to the Texas Longhorn Club in Vinton, La., this Saturday night as the opening act for the Eli Young Band. Tickets are $30 each in advance. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

ORANGE COUNTY HAPPENINGS Birthday Celebration for Repasky

Lenten Fish Fry

2016 Income tax assistance

You are invited to come have cake & coffee to help us celebrate John Repasky, on his 100th Birthday. Saturday, March 4th from 2pm-4pm at Bridge City Knights of Columbus Hall. NO GIFTS!

St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling fish dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive, from 5 to 7pm on the following Lenten Fridays: March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24, March 31 and April 7.

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

AARP Tax Filing Assistance will be offered starting 12:15 PM, Wednesday, February 1st at the Orange Public Library. IRS-certified volunteers will be available from 12:15 to 4:00 PM every Wednesday and Friday through April 12th and Tuesday, April 18th. April 18th is the last day to file 2016 taxes.

Anyone coming for assistance should bring the following: Proof of identification (photo ID) Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents Wage and income statements (Form W-2, Social Security, 1099R, 1099-Misc, W2G).

Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099) Records of any Capital Gains and Losses Forms 1095-A, B or C, Affordable Health Care Statements A copy of last year’s federal and state returns is very helpful in the preparation of the 2016 return.

Ash Wednesday Services at First United Methodist Orange All are invited to join us on Wednesday, March 1st at noon or at 6pm in the Slade Memorial Chapel on Elm St between 5th and 6th streets in Orange. Please come at 5pm to enjoy a light dinner before the 6pm service in our Family Life Center on 5th street across from Claybar’s Funeral Home.

Faith United Methodist Church FUMC, 8608 MLK Orange, will host a Lenten Service and lunch beginning Wednesday, March 8th and each Wednesday following thru April 5th. Service at Noon followed by a delicious lunch. The entire community is invited. Any Further information please call the church office 886-1291.

Hike & BikeSouth East Texas Workshop There will be a Hike & Bike South East Texas follow up Workshop on Wednesday, March 1 at 3:00 pm in the Fountainview Room of the MCM Elegante Hotel. This is to continue efforts to assist Texas A & M University’s Texas Target Communities Program. If you have any questions regarding meeting, please contact Bob Dickinson at 409-899-8444, ext. 7520.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting The Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday March 7, 2017 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. Our guest speaker this month will be Judge Carlton. 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.

American Legion Post 49 Fish Fry

Senior Expo set for March 1 Free health screenings will be available March 1 when Port Arthur’s Central Mall hosts Southeast Texas Senior Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free nutritional classes are offered with catered breakfast or lunch. Bingo and domino games with prizes are also offered.

NAACP Branch Scholarship Banquet The NAACP Branch Scholarship Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 18 starting at 6:00 pm at Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

The church is located at 106 Park St. in Orange. The theme of the Banquet is “Knowledge is Power�, with guest speaker Paul Jones, Executive Director of Beaumont Branch.

Bridge City Volunteer Fire & Rescue Tourney

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers The speaker for the next meeting on Wed., Mar. 1 - Dawn Burleigh, editor of The Orange Leader, will discuss some of her unusual journalistic experiences. On Wed., Mar. 8 - Fallon Foster, Orange County Extension Agent, will give information regarding

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

What we need help with is monetary donations or prizes. The monetary donations will be used to purchase prizes related to fishing and to also pay for the fish fry. If you would like to help make our fishing tournament a success, you can contact Chance Chatagnier, Don Breaux or Carroll LeBlanc, at the Fire Station 409-735-2419, by March 31, 2017

The American Legion Post 49 located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange, will hold a Fish Fry Plate Lunch fund raiser from 11 am to 1 pm, on Thursday, March 2. The meal will consist of: Fried Fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and a dessert. Walkins welcome and delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, March 1 and before 9 am on Thursday, March 2 for Orders and Deliveries.

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Deaths and Memorials

Louis David (L.D.) Young, Jr.

Joe Walton Swink, Jr., 94, Bridge City

Louis David (L. D.) Young, Jr., went to his heavenly home on February 22, 2017 at 93 years of age. L. D. was preceded in death by his parents Florence and Louis and sister Naomi Miller.

L. D. was born on May 13, 1923, in Forest Hill, Louisiana where he spent most of his youth. After graduation from Forest Hill High School, he enlisted in the Navy and served in several ports during World War II including the Solomon Islands, China, and Japan.

In 1941 L. D. began what would beLOUIS DAVID come a 42-year career with Texaco. His YOUNG JR. career was briefly interrupted by the war when in 1943 L. D. enlisted in the U. S. Naval Service. After the war ended, L. D. married Joyce Duplissey on September 7, 1946 and moved to Young Drive in Bridge City where Joy and L. D. began their family of five daughters and one son. L. D. continued his work as a laboratory technician at Texaco retiring in 1982.

L. D. was a member of First Baptist Church for 60+ years and served as a Deacon for over 30 years. Joy and L. D. worked with their church to start what later became known as Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. ey taught their grandchildren the value of serving the Lord by taking them down to the Texas valley during summer vacations to help construct church missions. In retirement, Joy and L. D. worked as seasonal employees in Yellowstone National Park for 16 years. He enjoyed gardening, traveling, visiting with friends and neighbors, volunteering at church.

L. D. is survived by his wife Joy of 70 years; his daughter Brenda Boudreaux (Timothy) of Bridge City, TX; his daughter Sheri Alford (Randy) of Cedar Park, TX; his son David Young of Bridge City, TX; his daughter Peggy Ealand (Rick) of Houston, TX; his daughter Kim Spinks (Wayne) of Bridge City, TX; his daughter Lisa Faulk of Bridge City, TX, 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and many friends.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City with Reverend Bob Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Services are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Baptist Church at 200 W. Round Bunch Rd, Bridge City, TX 77611 or to Yellowstone Forever at www. Yellowstone.org/donate.

Joe Walton Swink, Jr., 94, of Bridge City, passed away on February 24, 2017, in Bridge City.

Funeral services were held 12:00 PM, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Zoch. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will precede the service, starting at 11:00 AM. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on February 15, 1923, he was the son of Joe WalJOE WALTON ton Swink, Sr. and Annie Belle Swink. Joe SWINK JR. was an editor and proof reader for e Orange Leader. Joe served in the United States Army during WWII in the 101st Airborne Division. He received a Sharpshooter Medal, three Bronze Stars, and one Bronze Arrowhead. He also received a Good Conduct Medal, a Distinguished Unit Badge, and a WWII Victory Medal. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and loved the outdoors. Gardening was his passion and he also enjoyed photography. He took very good care of himself and ate Bluebell Ice Cream every night.

He was preceded in death by parents; wife of 46 years, Audrey Mary Broussard Swink; son, Gary Lynn Swink; and daughter, Paula Sue Swink Trahan.

He is survived by his son, Michael Joe Swink, Sr. and wife, Beverley; and step-son, Philip Pierce; grandchildren, Kelly Swink, Michael Joe Swink, Jr. and wife, Victoria, Cathy Swink Franklin and husband, Kenny, Shawn Swink and wife, Crystal, Hope Swink Norton and husband, Gene, Scott Florence and wife, Nicole, Angela Florence and husband, Clint, Laura Swink Neeley, Nick Florence, Megan Jo Swink and friend, Patricia, Corey Sutton and wife, Kristi, Chris Sutton and wife, Angel, Leah Trahan, Jeremy Swink, Jacob Pierce, Dominique Pierce Gray and husband, Tony, Stoney Pierce and wife, Pamela, and Cody Pierce; great-grandson, John David Norton, and 31 other great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a very special niece, Kandy Boss.

Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Swink, Jr., Shawn Swink, Scott Florence, Kelly Swink, Philip Pierce, and Nick Florence. Honorary pallbearer is Cliff Dorsey.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, TX 77611.

RJ Reynolds, 67, formerly of Vinton RJ Reynolds, 67, passed away unexpectedly in his home in Round Rock, TX, on Saturday, February 25, 2017. RJ was born on February 19, 1950, in Orange, TX. He lived most of his life in Vinton, LA. He and his wife Eileen moved to Round Rock, TX, 4 1/2 years ago where their children and grandchildren reside. He is the son of Oliver Perry and Zena (Babe) Reynolds. He graduated from Vinton High School in 1968, and was a member of the United States Army. He served in the Vietnam War. RJ REYNOLDS He married Eileen Jones on December 19, 1975 in Orange, TX. He retired from DuPont at the age of 52, after 29 years of service as an Electrician. He was then forced to move to Houston, TX, for cancer treatment at MD Anderson. He fought cancer and many complications of cancer, for 15 years, and was recently told he was in remission. He had a great sense of humor, and was loved by anyone who ever met him. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Eileen Reynolds, and his 3 children, Terry Reynolds, Heather (Robert) Sams, and Ryan (Mellanie Silva) Reynolds; his grandchildren Andrew, Garrett, Annie, Carmela, Russell, and Khalil; great grandson Hayze; brother Danny Reynolds; nieces, nephews, and beloved friends. A visitation will be at Beck Funeral Home in Pflugerville, TX on Friday, March 3rd from 5-7 pm, and the funeral service will be on Saturday, March 4th, at 1pm. His place of burial will be in Georgetown, TX, at Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery.

We will always carry your memory in our hearts.

Kirby Edward Cummings, Jr., 38, Bridge City Kirby Edward Cummings, Jr., 38, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away at his home on Friday, February 24, 2017.

Graveside services, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, were held at 3:00 PM at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, in Orange, Texas, on Monday, February 27, 2017.

Kirby was born on Saturday, December 30, 1978, to Katherine (Seeney) and Kirby Cummings, Sr. and was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas.

He was known for his optimistic perKIRBY EDWARD sonality, hard-headedness, and sense CUMMINGS of humor that could make anyone laugh. Kirby had a deep love for his family and always enjoyed spending time with them and telling classic family stories. He was also loved animals; especially his Boxer, Baby Girl. Sundays were an important day for Kirby; NASCAR could always be found on the TV and Kirby could not wait to watch No. 88, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and No. 10, Danica Patrick, on the racetrack. Kirby was a husband, father, son, brother, and friend, who was loved by many.

Preceding Kirby in death is his brother, Chad Cummings.

Those who will cherish Kirby’s memory most is his loving wife, Leah Cummings; parents, Katherine and Kirby Cummings; daughter, Lacey Matlock; sons, Michael Matlock and Samuel Bradburry; sister, Heather Lee and husband, Jason; and many members of extended family, and friends.

Celebrating birth of State of Texas

By Sen. Robert Nichols For e Record We recently obs e r v e d Presidents’ Day. George Wa s h i n g ton, who is also known as the “Father of our Country”, is one that I admire the most. rough his skills, leadership and longing to live in a country of free people, he helped lay the foundation for our country’s future by building a lasting democratic institution. ese principles have stood the test of time and guide every decision I make as I represent you in the Texas Senate.

Here are five things happening at your Capitol this week: Celebrating STAR Day is week, we celebrated the State of the Anniversary Remembrance (STAR) Day, which was formally established by Former Governor George W. Bush in 1996, to celebrate the birthday of the State of Texas when they joined as the 28th state in the Union. In addition, we honor James Pinckney Henderson who became the first Governor of the State of Texas in 1846. e celebration takes place at 12pm each year to acknowledge the exact time the Lone Star flag of the Republic of Texas was lowered for the last time and was replaced with the U.S. flag.

To make the day even more special, I had the pleasure of welcoming the San Augustine High School Band to the Capitol as they played for this annual celebration. By partnering with Texas schools and organizations STAR Day helps to inspire a greater appreciation of the history of our great state.

ETCOG Reception I was honored to be named Legislator of the Year by the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) during their legislative reception in Austin on Wednesday of this week. e members of ETCOG provide valuable services for counties and communities. I am grateful for this honor and look forward to continue to work with them for the people of East Texas.

ETCOG is a voluntary association of counties, cities, school districts and special districts which serves Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood counties. ey help to assist local governments in planning for common needs, provide peace officer and homeland secu-

Happenings Diabetes Seminars, Achieving Healthy Lifestyles, Kids' Summer Cooking Workshops, Learning to Sew, etc. On Wed., Mar. 15 - Orange Golden K President Janelle Ramsey will celebrate St. Patrick's Day two days early with a history of the day & stories from the Emerald Isles.

On Wed., Mar. 22 - Lavern Sterling of Orange will share her experiences on the Navajo Reservations in New Mexico, Arizona, & Utah, as well as facts regarding the Navajo culture.

On Wed., Mar. 29 - Claire Smith and Sandra Hoke, both of Orange, will share information on how they helped initiate the Community Gardens behind the Orange Christian Services on Park Avenue.

Breakfast will now be ordered from menu for March, not buffet!

A very short business meeting takes place about 10 a.m., with the speaker commencing

rity planning, deliver rural transportation services, and assist in grant writing services.

First Transportation Committee Hearing e first Senate Transportation Committee hearing was held this week. As Chair of the committee, I shared my goals for this session in working towards ensuring the State is efficient and effective in moving people and goods safely. We also heard updates from the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. I look forward to working with the other members on the committee on ensuring a safe and reliable transportation system for the State.

House Appropriations Committee In previous columns, I have shared with you the Senate Finance Committee process of hearing from each agency in the state and starting our workgroup meetings to evaluate the budget in more detail. e House Appropriations Committee has begun holding their own meetings this week in hearing from each agency.

Over the next few weeks, both chambers will finalize their own versions of the budget. Once this happens both chambers will appoint members to a conference committee, which will help to reconcile the differences between the budgets. e primary purpose, and only constitutionally required task, of the legislative session is to prepare a balanced state budget for the next two years.

Texas FFA Day As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. is holds true for the Texas FFA Association, which is the nation’s largest state FFA association with over 115,000 members in more than 1,000 active FFA chapters in the state. With so many members, they made a great impression when they came to the Capitol this week. By participating in tours and workshops they had an opportunity to learn about the legislative process, as well as the history of the Texas State Capitol.

FFA members study a broad area of agriculture including landscaping, animal science, computer applications, mechanics and engineering. rough their FFA chapters they have an opportunity to develop their talents and build upon their leadership skills. ese young men and women represent Texas and remind us of how important agriculture is to our state.

It is always an honor to meet with this and other organizations who are training tomorrow’s Texas leaders.

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Orange AAUW book sale request The Orange Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is beginning their annual drive to collect “gently used” books for their scholarship fund. All books, fiction, non-fiction, hardbound and paperback are needed. Also wanted are audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, video and board games, and puzzles. These may be delivered to the Mann Insurance Agency, located at 1505 Park Avenue at 15th Street, during regular business hours. If unable to deliver your donations, you may call 8865739 or 886-2194 to arrange for pickup. The AAUW will collect books until March 31st. The book sale will be in conjunction with Art in the Park.

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ABOVE: Linda Lee, top, checks the bingo cards of Diana Williams and Dorothy Jenkins during Thursday’s Senior Ministry Luncheon held annually by Mount Sinai Baptist Church and cosponsored by Top Ladies of Distinction.

RIGHT: As Margaret Spears, right, looks on, Luvenia Hebert presents Mickey Warnell, left, his prize for a winning card in a bingo game held as part of the Senior Ministry Luncheon last week at Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Orange.

St. Mary Catholic School Student Council members attended the annual Orange County Trash Off Saturday, February 25th. The students picked up trash on four littered streets and collected over 15 bags of trash.

Happenings 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 https://orangecountymoms.aggienetwork.com /scholarships/.

For more information, contact Bridget Trawhon at (409) 882-4195 or btrawhon@gmail.com.

Musicians/Singers needed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church MUSICIANS/SINGERS needed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Sundays at 11:00 AM paid position available. We want to put together a small band for our 2nd worship service, so we are inviting anyone interested to call 409-7354573 for more information. You do not have to be a Lutheran member or even a church-goer.

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Salvation Army Church Garage Sale e Salvation Army located at 1950 MLK Drive in Orange, TX. invites you to a garage sale on March 11th. It will be from 8:00 AM until. e sale proceeds will go to our missions programs.

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4th Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair e Orange County Master Gardeners are having their 4th Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair Saturday, March 18, 2017 8AM - 1PM at Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442, Orangefield. Hundreds of nursery and member grown plants will be for sale including many varieties of citrus, stone fruit, berries, cold-hardy avocados, LSU gold & purple fig trees, Cherry of the Rio Grande, Mayhaws, Texas Superstars, perennials, natives, annuals, house and tropicals along with succulents, lilies and many other hard to find and unusual plants.

Plant specialists and members will be available to answer questions and help you select your plants.

Specialty booths will be set up with unique gardening items. We will have workshops on “Making Your Own Soil” and “Container Gardening” during the sale. On ursday March 16 we will hold a special class on “Plant Selection” from 6 – 8PM at Cormier Park. For more information check out http://txmg.org/orange . Call 409 8827010 to register for the class on ursday, March 16.

From Page 6A 2017 at 8:00 a.m Shotgun start. At Sunset Grove Country Club, Orange Texas. e Cost is $425 Per Foursome. Fee Includes : Buffet Breakfast, Lunch award banquet, Green fees/cart fees, individual tee gift, On Course competition to include, hole in one, Longest drive, closest to the pin and putting contest. Prizes awarded to the top three Teams. You can register yourself or your team by simple logging onto www.lionsgolftournament.org and clicking on the registration icon or contact Chris Gunstream at lionchris@gt.rr.com. Don't delay, field is limited to the first 144 players. Sign up your team TODAY!

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

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Major League Baseball not as popular as it once was KAZ’S KORNER Joe Kazmar For The Record

A Sabine Lake speckled trout in action.

Fishing Smarter Pays Dividends COLBURN-FISHING Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record

The revelation for local anglers in regards to consistently catching trout and redfish in Sabine lake when the wind seemingly howls every day has been that the fish are still there and can be caught.It is absolutely critical that you do not challenge Mother Nature when she is in an especially bad mood, but you can still safely catch fish on days best suited for drying the wash on a back yard clothes line.

Aside from the inconvenience and perhaps being forced to fish an area that you did not intend to fish, the first thing that takes a hit is your confidence. The boat is usually rocking and rolling, the water clarity of the day before is often reduced to a few inches and maintaining any control over lure presentation is a challenge.

It is important to remember two things. The trout and redfish are still going to feed sometime during the day and even a tough day on the water beats mowing the grass or shopping with the wife. When forced to fish these less than favorable conditions it is also important that you pay attention to tide changes and major and minor feeding periods.

Those two things are going to occur regardless of the weather conditions. Excessive wind direction can accelerate or slow the velocity of a tide change, but it is still going to move and that is critical to catching fish even on a perfect weather day.

If you have a lot of time and a load of patience, at some point during the day you will probably catch fish relying on nothing more than tide changes. Most local anglers either can’t or opt not to fish that long when the bite is slow. If, however, time is not a consideration, do not leave the house without checking

When I was a towheaded kid growing up in Upstate New York, March was an exciting month because I knew that in just another few weeks the bell would ring to begin the major league baseball season.

Although the snow was still waist deep on most of the baseball fields around town, I knew it would soon be gone and we could start playing pitchand-catch and fielding grounders and fly balls.

Once the season began, I knew the starting lineups of at least five major league teams that I followed—the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.

I followed the Phillies because our city’s minor league team was an affiliate of the major league team. Several players that we watched eventually showed up on the Phillies’ big league roster.

I spent many a spring and summer night listening to a baseball game on my portable radio sitting on the front or back porch.

I would spend hours reading the newspaper and scrutinizing the games played the day before and checking the major league leaders in the various statistical categories.

Today’s youngsters, who have their noses buried in their smart phones, barely know anything about major league baseball or could care less.

And the diminished popularity is being noticed by the front office of Major League Baseball. The old-timers now running the show realize the interest in their billion dollar product is not nearly what it used to be.

An article on this subject that appeared in Saturday’s Houston Chronicle asked, “So what should be done to aid America’s (former) national pastime and prevent the game’s slow decay into old age?

“And while the NFL is obviously king and the NBA is gleaming in a golden era, Major League Baseball is raking in the multibillions and coming off one of the greatest World Series in history.

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Baseball fan sleeps during New York Yank and Boston Red Sox game.

Baseball doesn’t need fixing. But it clearly can use a little tweaking.”

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred added, “I’ve tried to be clear that our game is fundamentally sound, but I believe it’s a mistake to stick our head in the sand and ignore the fact that our game has changed and continues to change.”

The two reasons I don’t care to watch major league baseball anymore is that the game moves much too slowly and the inability of Time Warner (or Spectrum or whatever their name is this week) and Root to strike a deal so people in Southeast Texas and Southwestern Louisiana can watch the Houston Astros during the regular season.

There are some suggestions floating around about how to remedy the slow play like installing a 20-second pitch clock; starting an extra inning game with a runner on second base; limiting the amount of times a batter can step out of the box; awarding an intentional walk without throwing a pitch; restricting the amount of pitching changes in an inning.

Some of these ideas are going to be tried during the minor league spring training like putting a runner on second in an extra-inning game.

But most of these suggestions are being viewed by the media and people in baseball as ludicrous. Another said the use of a 20-second pitch clock is childish—it isn’t Little League.

Back in the good old days (1940-70)

many games barely lasted two hours.

The starting pitcher usually got a complete game. If he didn’t finish it was because a relief specialist like Elroy Face or Hoyt Wilhelm came in for the save.

Today a complete game for a starting pitcher is rare. In fact, a complete game generally means the starter pitched five or perhaps six “quality” innings before yielding to the bull pen.

Major League Baseball needs to come up with an idea that really will speed up play, without altering the game they way we now know it.

Then maybe, just maybe, they’ll get me back as a fan who watches baseball on television.

KWICKIES…One of my favorite young pro golfers, Rickie Fowler, gave away a big lead and then regained it and went on to win the Honda Classic Sunday at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. by four shots. Fowler finished at 12-under par 268 and broke a victory drought than spanned 25 starts and 13 months.

The Lamar Cardinals baseball team split a four-game series with Fairfield last weekend, losing the opener 6-2 on Friday, sweeping a doubleheader Saturday 19-9 and 5-1 before losing Sunday 6-2. Lamar goes into this week’s action with a 6-2 record.

I wonder if Gonzaga’s 79-71 loss to Brigham Young Saturday night will affect their seeding for the upcoming SEE KAZMAR Page 2B

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Greater Orange Chamber honors LC-M stduent, employee

Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD is the District being recognized by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce as their Student and Employee of the Month for February.

Senior Ayson Simmons was the student recognized. Nominated by Coach Brad JeďŹ&#x20AC;coat, he talked about the qualities that Ayson exhibits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ayson Simmons is not the best basketball player Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever coached, but he is the best kid I have ever been around. He is the most respectful, the most dependable, and the most coachable kid to ever play for me. I am very proud of the year heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had in basketball and even prouder of the person that he is.â&#x20AC;? Ayson is also described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quiet leader that lets actions speak much louder than words.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loyal, trust-worthy, responsible and self-motivated, with great follow through.

Aysonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future goals include earning a degree in Business and Management.

The Teacher of the Month is journalism and English teacher, Lindsey Fruge. Lindsey received two nominations from

colleagues, Melanie Claybar and Michelle Courmier.

According to Ms. Courmier, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mrs. Fruge always has a positive outlook and attitude. She is a dependable team player who always takes time to ensure that her students are able to achieve their goals.â&#x20AC;?

Among other accolades, Ms. Claybar said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lindsey works tirelessly with her yearbook and newspaper staff to serve all of LCM. She has embraced social media to keep staff and students informed and to post positive information about LCM. She and her Bearfacts staff have received numerous awards for their reporting. She cares about her students and fellow teachers and does her best to leave a positive mark on everyone she meets.â&#x20AC;?

LCMCISD is pleased to have these two representatives of our students and staff recognized by the Chamber and appreciate their efforts to highlight the many outstanding things being done by the LCM family and other districts throughout Orange County.

Ayson Simmons, center, was named the Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s February â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student of the Month.â&#x20AC;?

Granville T. Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; impact still being felt Does the name Granville T. Woods ring a bell? Maybe a telephone? Woods was an African-American inventor who made important improvements to the telephone, street car and much more. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on April 23, 1856, Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; groundbreaking inventions changed how we live today.

Referred by some as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Edison,â&#x20AC;? the storied inventor registered nearly 60 patents in his lifetime. In fact, Woods successfully defended his patent for the induction telegraph system against a lawsuit from î&#x20AC;&#x201C;omas Edison.

Woods held various engineering and industrial jobs before establishing a company to develop electrical apparatus.

He ďŹ led his ďŹ rst patent for an improved steam boiler furnace.

His second invention, an improved telephone transmitter, combined the telephone and telegraph. It was louder and

clearer even from long distances. Alexander Graham Bell bought the patent for this device, and this purchase launched a new phase of Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; career as an inventor.

A Streetcar Named Innovation Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handsome payment gave the Ohio native the freedom to devote himself to his own research. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is included the â&#x20AC;&#x153;troller,â&#x20AC;? a grooved metal wheel that allowed street cars (later known as "trolleys") to collect electric power from overhead wires.

He also developed the idea for an induction telegraph system, so that trains could avoid accidents by informing each other of their locations. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;en there was his contribution to a metaphor of the same name. Woods developed the concept of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;third rail,â&#x20AC;? which is still used on subway train platforms in major cities across the country.

Lindsey Fruge, center, was recognized by representatives of the Chamber Ambassadors today as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Employee of the Month.â&#x20AC;?

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NCAA College Basketball Tournament? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e pollsters have been dying to knock the oncebeaten Zags oďŹ&#x20AC; their pedestal, and now they have their chance.

JUST BETWEEN USâ&#x20AC;ŚSaturday night the Baylor womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team defeated Texas Tech 86-48, which was the 500th coaching victory at the university for Kim Mulkey and the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seventh consecutive Big 12 regular-season title.

As the fans celebrated her achievement, Coach Mulkey

spoke to the crowd. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you ever hear someone around you say they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t send their daughter to Baylor, you knock them right in the face.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if her words were not intended to be taken literally, they were incredibly insensitive, considering the number of victims who have come forward to bravely share their horriďŹ c experiences of being assaulted by Baylor football players,â&#x20AC;? Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Houston Chronicle stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Title IX lawsuit ďŹ led last

month alleged that there were as many as 53 rapes in a fouryear span during the time former coach Art Briles was in charge of the football program,â&#x20AC;? the article continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mulkey, 54, ďŹ nished her passionate speech by calling Baylor â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the best damn school in Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? the article concluded. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e sports talk shows buzzed with critical comments Mulkey made Saturday night. At this writing, the heat had not subsided.

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One day last week, an old friend, Keith Cloessner, joined me to learn a little more about ďŹ shing tails under a cork.It had been years since we shared a boat on Toledo Bend and he was both surprised and pleased when I told him he could sleep in a little longer before meeting me the following morning.

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CCA Texas, BCT benefit habitat Coastal Conservation Association Texas (CCA Texas) and Building Conservation Trust (BCT), the national habitat program of CCA, have committed to an investment of $530,000 towards marine habitat work along the Texas coast. Through several dedicated partnerships, this will equate to $4.28 million in coastal habitat.

“It has been exciting to watch the natural partnership between CCA Texas and BCT grow,” said John Blaha, director of CCA Texas’s habitat program, Habitat Today for Fish Tomorrow (HTFT). “We are accomplishing so much in 2017 by working together, and this relationship will continue to produce great work.”

BCT and CCA Texas are providing $70,000 in funding towards the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program Egery Island Project. The funds for the $1.2 million permitted project will enable up to seven acres of marsh to be planted off of Copano Bay. Since inception, CCA Texas and BCT have supported the Rio Grande Valley Reef (RGV Reef ) just north of the Brownsville Jetties. This project is led by the Friends of RGV Reef and will cover 1,650 acres, making it the largest permitted nearshore site in Texas. BCT and CCA Texas have previously invested $200,000 into the RGV Reef, and have contributed an additional $55,000 in 2017.

The Harte Research Institute (HRI), a longtime partner of CCA Texas and BCT, is conducting two scientific studies this year that the pair is supporting. The first is a study on the Port O’Connor “Keeping it Wild” Reef, which will provide an opportunity to substantially advance the science of artificial reef creation and show the value of this type of restoration work. The second is an Oyster Restoration Site Locator and Identification Mapping study, which will create a restoration tool for identifying suitable sites for restoration efforts. CCA Texas and BCT have invested $50,000 and $120,000 in these studies, respectively, in 2017.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is also no stranger to the CCA Texas/BCT partnership. This year, TPWD will be receiving an $85,000 investment from them that will be put towards a grass planting event at Bird Island Cove. BCT and CCA Texas have provided previous support to the Bird Island Cove Marsh Restoration project, which will directly benefit approximately 114 acres of existing coastal wetlands in the Bird Island Cove area.

In 2017, Galveston Bay Foundation is receiving $150,000 from CCA Texas and BCT towards the Moses Lake Shoreline Protection

project, which will provide shoreline erosion protection for 1.3 miles of shoreline and restore up to 10 acres of intertidal marsh complex within Moses Lake.

“The projects receiving our investments in 2017 reflect BCT and CCA Texas’s shared mission, cover a diversity of marine conservation goals and are spread along the state coast,” said Sean Stone, executive director of BCT. “They will restore degraded habitats, create new habitats, advance the science of habitat restoration and conservation, and educate coastal communities on the value of conservation.”

Through a highly successful matching funds program, BCT has garnered over $9 million towards more than 37 coastal projects in the United States. In 2016, CCA Texas provided funds of $1.8 million to BCT, which they are leveraging to bring in more funds. The Building Conservation Trust has a target of investing over $3.5 million towards Texas marine habitat projects by the year 2021, equating to $10 million in projects with similar partner organizations.

“CCA Texas and BCT are providing support to projects all along the Texas Gulf Coast,” said Robby Byers, executive director of CCA Texas. “We are proud to partner with all of these likeminded marine conservation organizations, continue to build upon valuable relationships and be a part of the important habitat work they do.”

The (BCT) was founded in 2013 as the national marine habitat program of Coastal Conservation Association.

BCT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to providing funding for local, state and national fisheries, habitat conservation and restoration projects.

BCT has created a model for the successful collaboration of business, non-profit organizations and government agencies to revitalize critical habitat and establish a vibrant foundation for the marine ecosystem.

(CCA Texas) is a non-profit marine conservation organization comprised of tens of thousands of recreational anglers and coastal outdoor enthusiasts. Founded in 1977, CCA started in the great state of Texas and has grown to include state chapters along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Seaboard and Pacific Coast.

The stated purpose of CCA is to advise and educate the public on the conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote and enhance the present and future availability of these coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.

GAME WARDEN FIELD NOTES The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Leaving a game camera trail Texas game wardens were able to make a solid case against four individuals in Wilson County last season for hunting without landowner consent after the landowner provided photos of the subjects he captured on a game camera. With photos in hand, the game wardens checked a camp on an adjacent property and made contact with the same four subjects who appeared in the game camera images taken a couple of weeks earlier. After a short interview, the subjects admitted to hunting on the property and killing three hogs and a white-tailed buck. Several firearms were seized and all four individuals were arrested and transported to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. Cases are pending.

Rescue tests shooting skills A Llano County game warden had to resort to extreme measures in order to rescue an injured great blue heron stuck in a tree in the Kingsland area. Upon arrival, the warden quickly realized he faced a significant challenge as the heron was hanging from a limb by his right wing approximately 40 feet up in the air.

Climbing up to the bird was ruled out after the warden determined the tree could not support his weight. Plan B was scratched after the Kingsland Fire Department explained they didn’t have a 40-foot ladder available. The warden then tried to dislodge the bird using several lengths of PVC pipe fashioned together, but that, too, was ineffective. That’s when he employed a last resort option. Using a .22 rifle and his sharpshooting skills, the warden shot the limb the heron was hanging from enough times that the limb broke, allowing the heron to fall through the tree where it was safely caught and transported to an awaiting wildlife re-

habilitator.

Inability to resist redhead proves costly Responding to a call from a Williamson County landowner about excessive shooting taking place on a neighboring property the last day of duck season, wardens located three hunters and set up surveillance. The wardens observed one of the hunters carry two hands full of ducks to a parked vehicle and then drive to a house on the property.

Upon gaining access to the property, wardens made contact with the individual and found he was over the daily bag limit on redheads by 13. He told wardens he knew he was wrong but they were flying and kept coming. The other two hunters showed up shortly thereafter and upon seeing the game wardens, one immediately confessed, “We are over the limit on redheads.” A total of 39 redheads were confiscated, 12 citations for daily bag limit and 39 cases of civil restitution were filed.

Game wardens ‘like’ sharing Game wardens routinely check social media sites for game law violations and a series of suspicious photographs on Facebook recently caught their attention. The images were of several proud hunters posing with white-tailed bucks killed during the last two hunting seasons. A short investigation uncovered the identities of the individuals, and also revealed that many of them did not have a hunting license. Wardens questioned all individuals involved and concluded that many of the deer posted were taken illegally. In total, the racks off five white-tailed bucks and two rifles were seized, seven citations were issued and many warnings were given. Cases and restitution are pending.

Dig this Kerr County game wardens apprehended two individuals who were

trespassing and digging up artifacts from a well-known Indian midden on private property. Wardens had been monitoring the midden for an extended period of time and with fresh activity at the site, it was just a matter of time before someone was caught.

After several stakeouts surveilling the mound, the wardens’ patience finally paid off when they observed a flashlight shining around the site and two individuals heard talking and laughing. The wardens closed in and watched as both individuals climbed into the hole and began sifting for arrowheads. Under the cover of darkness, both wardens were able to make their way up to the two individuals digging in the hole without being seen and caught them red-handed.

Charges are pending.

Who’s on first?

Game wardens responded to a landowner call regarding hunters trespassing on his property in Hockley County. The two hunters had made an agreement with a hunting guide at a nearby town to take them on a quail hunt that day. Unfortunately, neither the guide nor the hunters knew who the landowner was and one hunter admitted to not even knowing the name of the guide.

All three subjects were charged with hunting quail without landowner consent and placed into the Hockley County Jail. Cases and civil restitution are pending.

Share and share alike Game wardens coordinated recently with the Terry County Sheriff’s Office and DPS troopers in an “intervention” of a teenage party. The teens had advertised the party and location on social media, promising in the public post “party will be out in the country, guaranteed not to get busted!” Later that night, all the officers responded to the party invitation and found dozens of minors in attendance. Numerous citations were issued for minor in possession of alcohol, many parents were called,

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and all the teens received a valuable life lesson in responsibility.

A dragnet A game warden received a complaint of individuals cast-netting game fish and trespassing on the Leon River. The warden responded to the area, made contact with the suspects, and identified the people involved. He issued citations to the suspects for no fishing license and confirmed one had a felony warrant out of Bell County. The warden placed that suspect under arrest and contacted the sheriff’s office to transport him to the Bell County jail.

Repeat offenders The United States Coast Guard recently requested game warden assistance with Mexican fishing vessels caught in Texas waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard had pursued five boats operating in both U.S. federal and Texas waters.

They caught one Mexican fishing vessel in federal waters and one in Texas waters. The first boat, which was caught in federal waters, contained one large cobia, numerous sharks, and a large amount of red snapper weighing more than 900 pounds combined. The second boat, which was caught in state waters, contained over 300 pounds of shark and 1,100 pounds of red snapper.

The Coast Guard took custody of the first boat with the three undocumented aliens. Wardens took custody of the second boat, arrested the four undocumented aliens onboard and filed state charges. Unfortunately, over 2,300 pounds of fish were not able to be salvaged due to an increased health risk from the vessel. Wardens took the four subjects before a magistrate and received a guilty plea on all charges.

The same four subjects admitted that the Coast Guard had caught and arrested them for the same charges just three months prior.

Teen arrested in death of bald eagle On Feb. 22, an American bald eagle was shot in north Harris County, Texas, near White Oak Bayou. e eagle was one of two adult eagles that have actively nested in this area for several years.

A tip about the possible shooting of an eagle led Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents, and Harris County sheriff ’s deputies to an area in north Harris County. e eagle carcass was recovered and following a brief investigation an arrest made.

Texas game wardens have charged a 17-year-old Harris County teen in connection with the shooting death of the bald eagle. e teenager is accused of fatally shooting the eagle, a state threatened species, several times with a high-powered air rifle from its nest. He was booked into the Harris County Jail on a Class A misdemeanor violation for hunting without landowner consent. e charge carries a possible fine of $500-$4,000 and/or up to a one year state jail

term.

Game wardens issued the teenager an additional citation for the take of a state threatened species, a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25-$500, and civil restitution for the eagle in an amount to be determined exceeding $10,000.

After the shooting, the eagle’s mate remained near the nest, indicating the possibility of fledglings. State and federal wildlife officials monitoring the eagle nest for activity became concerned about the health and well-being of any eaglets in light of rising temperatures forecast in the days following the incident and because the mate was not observed bringing food back to the nest.

On the morning of Feb. 23, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Center Point Energy, Harris County Flood Control District, and e Wildlife Center of Texas undertook a rescue effort to recover any eaglets that might be in the nest. Center Point Energy provided foresters

capable of climbing the 100plus-foot tree to gather any eaglets and bring them down to safety. Once at the nest, the forester observed one eaglet sitting quietly in the nest. He carefully removed the bird and carried it safely down the ladder. e 5-6 week old eaglet was immediately taken to e Wildlife Center of Texas where a preliminary examination indicated that

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the eaglet was dehydrated and had not recently been fed. e eaglet was given fluids and fed and remained at the Center overnight. e U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will transport the eaglet to a Texas rehabilitation center where it will be cared for until it is able to forage and care for itself with the ultimate goal of releasing it back into the wild.

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Orangefield niners sweep at recent Hemphill Tourney Orangefield’s baseball team won three games Saturday at the Hemphill baseball tournament, beating Baton Rouge Home School 10-4, Shelbyville 8-2 and Hemphill 18-0.

Johnny Armstrong, Mack Patterson and Mason Gonzales were the winning pitchers. e Bobcats collected 32 hits in the three games, led by Payton Lathrop with five.

Gordon leads BC no-hitter of Lions Kevin Gordon struck out 10 batters in four innings and combined with Bridge City teammate Peyton Havard on a 10-0 five-inning no-hitter against Livingston Saturday at the Jasper tournament.

Bridge City, using liberal substitution, produced 10 hits with no player getting more than a single hit. Caleb Dubois and Jacob Goodman each knocked in a pair of runs.

Earlier, Vidor had topped the Cards 9-1. e Cardinals pulled off a masterful 5-4 comeback win over Jasper, scoring all their runs in the fifth inning. Schuyler ibodaux and Caleb Dubois each had a pair of hits for BC.

Orangefield softball scores fifth win Kaylee Ancelot pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just two hits with eight strikeouts and no walks, as Orangefield downed Buna

2-0 in non-district softball action Monday.

Kaylee Ancelot and Kinley McFarlin each went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Kristin Broussard scored three runs. e Lady Bobcats improved to 5-3 on the year and play in the Woodville tournament this weekend beginning on ursday.

Bobcats’ Stubblefield no-hits Buna Ryon Stubblefield struck out 12 batters in a five-inning no-hit performance on the mound to lead Orangefield to an 11-0 win over Buna last Friday.

He also delivered two hits and an RBI at the plate. Teammate Mason Gonzales also had two hits.

Orangefield JV 2-1 in Vidor tourney e Bobcats baseball junior varsity defeated JV teams from West Brook and Silsbee, while falling to Lumberton.

Lady Bobcats blank Anahuac 10-0 Faith Fregia, Tiffany Cinacgclione and Alyssa Dodd each had two hits and Kaylee Ancelot allowed just three hits as Orangefield’s softball team downed Anahuac 10-0 Friday.

Ciancgclione doubled and knocked in three runs.

Gus Longron, front row, center, a member of the Orangefield FFA, won the Grand Champion Landracer Pig Show at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in February. This is one of the largest pig shows in the state of Texas. With his win, Gus also received a $10,000 scholarship.

Luke Truncale and Cameron Choate

Abby Green and Ashlyn Turley

Bobcats grab six medals at recent county tennis tourney The Orangefield Tennis team hosted the Orange County Invitational on Friday, February 24th. The Bobcats came away with six medals. After advancing to the finals for the third week in a row, girls doubles Abby Green and Ashlyn Turley placed second after being defeated by a strong Kirbyville team. Winning the consolation bracket were Mixed Doubles team, Cameron Choate and Luke Truncale and Boys Doubles, Colby Childers and Kevin Ngyugen.

Girls Singles, Jennifer Swift advanced to the quarterfinals and Boys Singles, Brayden Berry lost to LCM in the semifinals.

Orangefield JV and Freshment will compete in the Midcounty Invitational on Thursday, March 2nd and varsity will play on Friday the 3rd.

Colby Childers and Kevin Nguyen

The Lamar State College Port Arthur men’s basketball team has earned a spot in the NJCAA Region 14 regional tournament, which will be held next week in Jacksonville, Texas. The Seahawks played their final game Wednesday night to finish their regular season schedule. Sophomore Chase Rutledge, front second from left, was one of five sophomores honored in a post-game ceremony.

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March 2 marks anniversary of Texas independence e Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution.

It was adopted at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-onthe-Brazos on March 2, 1836, and formally signed the following day after mistakes were noted in the text.

In October 1835, settlers in Mexican Texas launched the Texas Revolution.

However, within Austin, many struggled with understanding what was the ultimate goal of the Revolution. Some believed that the goal should be total independence from Mexico, while others sought the reimplementation of the Mexican Constitution of 1824 (which offered greater freedoms than the centralist government declared in Mexico the prior year).

To settle the issue, a convention was called for March 1836. is convention differed from the previous Texas councils of 1832, 1833, and the 1835 Consultation. Many of the delegates to the 1836 convention

were young men who had only recently arrived in Texas from the United States, in violation of the immigration ban of April, 1830, although many of them had participated in one of the battles in 1835. e only two known native Texans to sign are Francisco Antonio Ruiz and Jose Antonio Navarro. Most of the delegates were members of the War Party and were adamant that Texas must declare its independence from Mexico.[2] Forty-one delegates arrived in Washington-on-theBrazos on February 28. e convention was convened on March 1 with Richard Ellis as president. e delegates selected a committee of five to draft a declaration of independence; the committee was led by George Childress and also included Edward Conrad, James Gaines, Bailey Hardeman, and Collin McKinney. e committee submitted its draft within a mere 24 hours, leading historians to speculate that Childress had written much of it before his arrival at the Convention. e declaration was ap-

proved on March 2 with no debate. Based primarily on the writings of John Locke and omas Jefferson, the declaration proclaimed that the Mexican government "ceased to protect the lives, liberty, and property of the people, from whom its legitimate powers are derived" and complained about "arbitrary acts of oppression and tyranny". roughout the declaration are numerous references to the United States laws, rights, and customs. Omitted from the declaration was the fact that the author and many of the signatories were occupying Texas illegally, and therefore had no legal rights in the government of Mexico. e declaration makes clear that the men were accustomed to the laws and privileges of the United States, and were unfamiliar with the language, religion, and traditions of the nation that they were rebelling against. e declaration officially established the Republic of Texas.

Among others, the declaration mentions the following reasons for the separation:

e 1824 Constitution of Mexico establishing a federal republic had been usurped and changed into a centralist military dictatorship by Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna. e Mexican government had invited settlers to Texas and promised them constitutional liberty and republican government, but then reneged on these guarantees. (It did not mention that many settlers, including the author and majority of signatories, were factually uninvited, illegal trespassers.)

Texas was in union with the Mexican state of Coahuila as Coahuila y Tejas, with the capital in distant Saltillo, and thus the affairs of Texas were decided at a great distance from the province and in the Spanish language, which the immigrants called "an unknown tongue".

Political rights to which the settlers had previously been accustomed in the United States, such as the right to keep and bear arms and the right to trial by jury, were denied.

No system of public education had been established.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Allstate Insurance – Liz Hogan Agency to its membership February 28, 2017. Liz has been in the insurance business for over 20 years. Hogan opened her first agency in Orange, Texas in 2011 and is very excited to now offer the same services at her Bridge City agency. Liz has lived in Orange, Texas her entire life. She holds a B. A. from Lamar University and is Chair of the City of Pinehurst Planning and Zoning Commission, Board Member of South East Texas Dream Center, and Board Member of Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce. Liz has received several awards from Allstate: Honor Ring-4 years, Allstate Leader’s Forum-3 years, Circle of Champions-3 years, National Conference-1 year. Hogan also owns FitLife Studio located inside Kings Gym in Orange.

Liz and her staff are eager to serve the insurance needs of the citizens of the Golden Triangle. Offering a wide variety of policies for auto, home, life, flood, renters, ATV, business, motorcycle and more, you can trust that “You’re in good hands with Allstate” and Liz Hogan. For more information or to get a free quote, call or stop by 2235 Texas Avenue, Suite B, Bridge City, TX 77611 Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Attempts by the Mexican government to enforce import tariffs were called "piratical attacks" by "foreign desperadoes". e settlers were not allowed freedom of religion. All legal settlers were required to convert to Catholicism.

Based upon the United States Declaration of Independence, the Texas Declaration also contains many memorable expressions of American political principles: "the right of trial by jury, that palladium of civil liberty, and only safe guarantee for the life, liberty, and property of the citizen." "our arms ... are essential to our defence, the rightful property of freemen, and formidable only to tyrannical governments."

Washington-on-the-Brazos Washington-on-the-Brazos is an unincorporated area along the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas, United States.

Founded when Texas was still a part of Mexico, the settlement was the site of the Convention of 1836 and the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence. e name "Washingtonon-the-Brazos" was used to distinguish the settlement from " Wa s h i n g t o n - o n - t h e - P o tomac"—i.e., Washington, D.C. Founded largely by immigrants from the southern United States, Washington-on-the-Brazos is known as "the birthplace of Texas" because it was here that, on March 1, 1836, Texas delegates met to formally announce Texas' intention to separate from Mexico and to draft the constitution of the new Republic of Texas. ey organized an interim government to serve until a government could be elected and inaugurated. e delegates declared independence on March 2, 1836. ey adopted their constitution on March 16. e delegates worked until March 17, when they had to flee with the residents of Washington, to escape the advancing Mexican Army. e townspeople returned after the Mexican Army was defeated at San Jacinto on April 21. Town

The YMBL South Texas State Fair results are in for art. At the district level there were 150 entries and the following Bridge City Middle School students were selected; Tuyen Le received 1st place, Diana Barriga 2nd place, Evvy Champagne 3rd place, and Juan Torres 4th place. These students will have their artwork on display at the YMBL South Texas State fair which opens March 30th. At that time their pieces will be judged at the regional level. Great work and good luck to these students.

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leaders lobbied for Washington’s designation as the permanent capital of the Republic of Texas, but leaders of the Republic favored Waterloo, which later was renamed Austin.

Washington County was established by the legislature of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and organized in 1837, when Washington-on-the-Brazos was designated as the county seat.

Although the county seat moved to Brenham in 1844, the town continued to thrive as a center for the cotton trade until the mid-1850s, as it was located on the Brazos River to use for shipping out the crop. e construction of railroads bypassed the town and pulled off its business. e strife of the Civil War took another toll on the town, and by the turn of the 20th century it was virtually abandoned.

Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site e State of Texas purchased 50 acres (20 ha) of the old townsite in 1916 and built a replica of the building where the delegates met. e state acquired more of the site in 1976 and 1996.

Located between Brenham and Navasota off State Highway 105, the site is now known as Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. It covers 293 acres (119 ha), and features three main attractions: Independence Hall, Barrington Living History Farm, and the Star of the Republic Museum, which is administered by Blinn College. The site's visitor center is free and includes interactive exhibits about the Texas Revolution and the park's attractions, a gift shop, a conference center and an education center.

Barrington Living History Farm e Barrington Living History Farm is a living museum homestead that represents the mid19th-century farm founded by Dr. Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas.

Costumed interpreters raise cotton, corn, cattle and hogs using period techniques. e 1844 Anson Jones Home was moved to the site in 1936 as part of the Texas Centennial Celebration.

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Lord, Prepare Me to End Well

Jon Bloom Staff writer desiringGod.org

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or everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted . . . a time to seek, and a time to lose. (Ecclesiastes 3:1–2, 6) When a new child is born, a new crop is planted, a new project, phase, degree, career, friendship, resolve, marriage, house is pursued, we feel fresh excitement and anticipation.

We enter a new season feeling hope about the future. We invest a lot of dreaming, planning, energy, and often money in our beginnings, which explains all the books and videos and coaches offering to help us begin well.

But there is not nearly as much help available teaching us how to end well. Probably because the demand is much lower. We typically don’t relish thinking about or planning for endings, because endings are goodbyes. They are chapter closings that often leave us feeling regret, grief, or confusion over who we are and what our purpose is going forward — or some ambivalent mixture of the above.

Are Beginnings Better?

But the end of a season is often more important than its beginning. When a person

dies, we can see much more clearly who they really turned out to be, which is eternally significant. When a crop is harvested, we know what the season and farming diligence actually produced. When a season of life ends, we see, at least to some degree, the true fruit of all our dreaming, planning, labor, and investment.

This is why the Bible says, “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning” (Ecclesiastes 7:8). At a beginning, when we’re looking ahead, we envision a possible future, not a real one. And our vision is always some mixed bag of good and bad motives, love and selfish ambition, serving Jesus and serving ourselves. But looking back, we see reality with greater clarity how various factors — our indwelling sin and Spirit-filled goodness, our strengths and weaknesses, the futility woven into this created age (Romans 8:20–21), and others — affected what we began.

In other words, endings are usually more truthful than beginnings. A review of the day in the evening is more truthful than the caffeinated optimism of the morning’s good intentions.

So, why is a sobering dose of realistic retrospect better than a hopeful high of optimistic prospect?

Because wisdom does not want to build its house on the sand of fantasy. It wants to builds on the solid rock of truth.

Because at the end of a thing, more than at its beginning, we see our need for a better, more lasting hope than anything we could possibly build here (Hebrews 13:14).

And because often an ending, more than a beginning, exposes our idols — things or people in which we have placed false hope and from whom we have drawn a misplaced sense of identity.

Endings are often better than beginnings because they more powerfully point us to God as our only hope.

Mentor for ‘A Time to Lose’ For every “time to seek,” there is “a time to lose” (Ecclesiastes 3:6). Learning to end well, to let go well, is one of the most neglected subjects in Western Christian discipleship. There’s little teaching and guidance for navigating these tricky waters. Perhaps it’s no surprise that Christian leaders frequently struggle to step out of leadership, and churches struggle with leadership transitions, and Christians, in general, frequently experience confusion and disorientation at the end of various seasons of life and ministry.

But God will help us. One way to prepare for our “time to lose,” and help others do the same, is to intentionally pray about it. God can make our transition out of a season uniquely powerful in glorifying Jesus.

My favorite model and “time to lose” mentor is John the Baptist. At the end of his season of call, this voice in the wilderness (John 1:23), this second Elijah (Matthew 11:13– 14), this greatest man born of women (Matthew 11:11), who blazed across Israel like a prophetic comet, said as he watched his great ministry eclipsed by the bright morning star (Revelation 22:16), “Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. He must increase, but I must decrease.”

(John 3:29–30) Those words, as much as anything John ever said, revealed the heart that made him so great. He understood what his life was about: Jesus!

The beginning of his ministry was about Jesus and, even more so, its end.

And that is what every end of every season of our lives is all about: the increase of Jesus in our decrease.

Whatever It Takes, Lord There will be a God-given time to exit every role we enter. Some endings will feel sweet and clear; some will feel bitter and confusing. Therefore, it requires a different kind of wisdom to end well than to begin well. It demands Spirit-wrought humility and Spirit-empowered faith to trust God’s sovereignty, wisdom, and goodness in those transitions.

We must prepare for these moments or, better, we must ask God to prepare us, so that as each moment ends, we will say with John the Baptist, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Whatever it takes, Lord, increase my love for your supremacy and my trust in your wise purposes so that, when it’s time for me to step out of something to which you had appointed me for a season, I will receive the decrease in personal influence with joyful faith.

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.

You are always welcome at any of these Orange County churchs.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD

Faith United Methodist Church

9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113

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

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

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

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

Wedensday evening 7 p.m.

Pastor: G.K. Samual

Come as you are!

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

Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m.

Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

Pastor: Tommy Anthony

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

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8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Pastor: Gerald Ratcliff

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

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

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

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

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

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

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

Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m.

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

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 - golutheran.org Our church family invites you to join us. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

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

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.

www.orangewesley.org

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

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

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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West Orange Christian Church

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

Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Pastor: Dr. C. W. Starr

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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Moving Sale on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4 from 7 am to 1 pm at 1258 Beagle Road, Orange. Voyager Electric Scooter, oversized rotator walker, tools, lots of household items, seasonal, baby, etc.

Huge Garage Sale on Sat., March 4th from 8am 4pm at 3520 W. Park in Orange. Lots of items including, furniture, chairs, dressers, bed frames, mirrors and lots of misc.

Garage Sale: March 4th from 7-11ish at 4918 Evergreen, Orangefield off Bessie Heights 77630.

Wood furniture large & small, small appliances, fishing, jewelry, beads, crafting materials, home decor. Priced to sale!

Garage Sale: March 4th from 7am-2pm at 16232 FM 1442 (3 miles North of I-10) 3 Families Collectibles, with housewares,Lots of stuff!

Garage Sale: March 4th from 7am-1pm at 2410 Hwy 408 on the B.C. side.

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Call 735-5305 • Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Attachment F Page 1 of 2 Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday NOTICE TO IMPLEMENT REVISED FIXED FUEL FACTOR

Notice To Implement Revised Fixed Fuel Factor Entergy Texas, Inc. hereby publishes NOTICE that, pursuant to Section 36.203 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (codified in TEX. UTIL. CODE) and 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.235(b), it filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the “Commission”) on February 17, 2017 a tariff to implement a revised fixed fuel factor. All of Entergy Texas’ retail customers whose fuel charges are calculated under the Texas fixed fuel factor tariff – including but not limited to Residential, Small General Service, Large General Service, Large Industrial Power Service, and Street and Outdoor Lighting Service – will be affected by the Commission’s approval of the revised fixed fuel factor. The revised fixed fuel factor, if approved, will affect only the fuel portion of the rates charged by Entergy Texas and will have no effect on non-fuel base rates.

Entergy Texas seeks Commission approval to revise the fixed fuel factor effective with the first billing cycle of the March 2017 billing month. Entergy Texas proposed that the fixed fuel factor be changed pursuant to a semi-annual filing to be made each February and August, with revised fuel factors to be effective with the first billing cycle of the March and September billing months, pursuant to a methodology that changes the fuel factor based upon changes in the published price of natural gas. This methodology was authorized for use in Docket No. 32915.

The revised fixed fuel factor, differentiated by voltage level, is as follows: FACTOR BY VOLTAGE LEVELS Delivery Voltage Secondary Primary 69kV/138kV 230kV

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Fixed Fuel Factor $0.0355874 per kWh $0.0346610 per kWh $0.0333542 per kWh $0.0328536 per kWh

The revised fuel factor would result in a decrease in Entergy Texas’ annual Texas retail fuel and purchased power revenues by approximately $2.5 million, or 0.5%, on an annual basis.

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Compared to the fixed fuel factor approved by the Commission effective September 2016, a

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approximate decrease of 0.1% annually, or $0.14 on average per month, on his/herAttachment electric bill.

F Page 2 of 2 The fixed fuel factor rate is designed to pass through to customers the actual fuel costs incurred

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

by Entergy Texas to serve customers. Entergy Texas is not allowed to make a profit on fuel

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residential customer using 1000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per month would see an

costs. Amounts collected from affected customers pursuant to the revised fixed fuel factor will be subject to final review by the Commission in Entergy Texas’ next applicable fuel reconciliation proceeding before the Commission. Entergy Texas expects the revised fixed fuel factor to be in effect for the billing period of March 2017 through August 2017.

Persons with questions or who want more information on this petition may contact Entergy Texas at Attn: Customer Service – Fuel Factor, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call [1-800-368-3749 (once you hear: “Welcome to Entergy” select option 1, then

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press 5, then press 7)] during normal business hours. A complete copy of this petition is available

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for inspection at the address listed above.

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The Commission has assigned Docket No. 46872 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to formally participate in this proceeding, or who wish to express their comments concerning this petition should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Customer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at (888) 7828477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may call (512) 9367136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989.

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