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Week of Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Orange County judge, sheriff square off would add up to about $320,000 this fiscal year.

Payments have already been made for six months of the current fiscal year.

But in light of an unbudgeted $3.2 million payoff after

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A turbulent commissioners’ court session Tuesday was highlighted by a discussion of pay for sheriff deputies that sparked an angry faceoff between the county judge and sheriff and ended in a tie vote that left neither side happy.

But Tuesday’s meeting was one of ups and downs.

The weekly meeting of the county leaders that began with a standing-room-only audience bolstered by a dozen or so sheriff’s office employees wrapped up two hours later in an almost empty courtroom with commissioners taking pre-emptive measures to lessen liability in a February jail death -- the fifth death in the county jail in less than six years.

And that action came not

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long after Sheriff Keith Merritt read a letter from the state praising his jail’s operation after passing a surprise inspection only a week after the latest death.

The day’s contentious issue revolved around the issue of paying deputies extra for proficiency certificates, essentially continuing education.

It was part of the deputies’ pay deal under a collective bargaining agreement that expired in 2013. The county has been voluntarily continuing the payments since, which

losing a lawsuit over a jail death, the county is taking a second look at expenditures.

John Gothia of Precinct 3 led commissioners Johnny Trahan and Barry Burton in expressing their support for

the deputies.

“In my opinion, we’d be foolish not to continue that,” Gothia said. “The more informed and trained our law enforcement officers are, the less liability we have down

the road.”

Carlton took exception.

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Orangefield carpenter nails retirement ‘hobby’

Unite, vote, buy, speaker tells NAACP

Orangefield’s Mann LeBlanc runs his Bobcat Woodworks out of a shop behind his home. The retired union carpenter builds outdoor furniture.

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For The Record Rev. Franklin Gans leads the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the NAACP Annual Scholarship Banquet at Mount Olive Baptist Church Saturday, March 18.

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Unity is the key for AfricanAmericans in achieving equality and justice, Paul Jones told a group of about 250 at last Saturday’s NAACP Scholarship Banquet.

Jones the incoming president of the Beaumont branch

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

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of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was keynote speaker for the banquet held at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Orange.

The evening was dedicated to James A. Roberts, past president of the Orange branch.

Dr. Jackie Mayfield was master of ceremony. Past scholarship winner Tiffany Hinson read a poem and West Orange-Stark senior Wyndie Williams performed a piano solo.

Rev. Demetrius Moffett is the Orange Chapter president and Carolyn Mayfield is vice president. Rev. Franklin Gans is past-president.

“We need to train ourselves in unity,” Jones said told the assembled. “Orange is a shrinking city. The population is down to 18,000 and there are 6,500 black people.

“But if you unite, that’s enough. Twenty-five hundred votes will elect anybody in Orange.”

The theme of the banquet was “Knowledge is Power” and Jones didn’t forget education.

He delivered a history, both his own rise through the ranks at Gulf States Utilities and the appreciation of historic African-American achievement that he said fueled his personal development.

“We need to have knowledge of our history. We have a very, very rich history. My hero is Dred Scott,” Jones said, referring to the slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom before the Supreme NAACP Page 3A

If it’s a pretty day out this spring, you might catch Mann LeBlanc and his Bobcat Woodworks creations on a corner near you.

“Spring and fall are my busy season, when people are out working in their yards and gardens,” he said one day last week as he surveyed the wooden outdoor furniture he had for sale at the corner of Texas 87 and FM 105.

The retired Orangefield carpenter will be busy regardless, whether it’s building new creations in the shop at the back of his two-acre lot or tending his large garden.

“If you’re going to keep your place up, you’re going to stay busy,” LeBlanc, 86, said on a cloudy morning a couple of days later.

A resident of Orangefield since 1939, LeBlanc worked for four decades as a carpenter out of a Port Arthur local, going wherever the work

took him.

“I worked mostly in Port Arthur and Orange,” he said.

“Some in Beaumont.”

He’s been coming back to the house he built himself for the past 45 years. He and his wife Catherine like it just fine.

He calls woodworking his hobby and says he first got into building outdoor furniture like picnic tables, swings and gliders 10 years ago to help another.

“I started out helping out a man named James Powell,” LeBlanc said. “He passed away about four years ago and I started doing it myself then.

“It’s just my hobby. I like what I do.”

LeBlanc says he builds his furniture out of decking board that he cuts to meet his specifications.

“I buy my lumber and dry it before I use it. I hide the knots best I can. I use the best screws and galvanized bolts if I can get them,” he

Mann LeBlanc stays busy in retirement building wooden swings in his Bobcat Woodworks in Orangefield.

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said.

Don’t look for his goods on the internet.

“I don’t put it [advertise] in the paper or nothing like that,” LeBlanc said. “If some-

body wants something I’ll sell it to them.

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LSCO hosts city council candidate forum Staff Report

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Candidates for May’s city council elections in Orange will be subject of a public forum set for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 at the Lamar State College Orange Student Center Gym, 407 Green Ave. The event is sponsored by Lamar State College Orange and Citizens for An Improved Orange.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and citizens and students are asked to submit questions for

the candidates in writing before the 6 p.m. start of the 90-minute forum.

Six candidates filed to run for two available council seats in the May 6 election.

They are Mary Ekene, Larry Spears, Jr. and Veronica Monique Woodle running for the Place 6 at-large seat currently held by Spears; and incumbent Essie Bellfield, Terrie Salter and Michael Smith, running in District 3.

“It’s your chance to hear and decide on who will represent you in the next few years,” Sandra Hoke said.

She is a volunteer with an informal group organized for this event, which is called “Citizens for An Improved Orange.” She said the questions she expected the candidates to get from the audience included, “What do you see as important to improving Orange? Jobs? Better roads and drainage?”

Students from a variety of campus programs, including Allied Health, Criminal Justice, Vocational Education, and student organizations prepared questions on topics ranging from jobs and the lo-

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cal economy, law enforcement, concerns and needs of young people, and streets and drainage.

“This event gives our students a real-life role and responsibility in thinking about their city and what they want it to be,” said Andy Preslar, Director of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at LSCOrange.

Voter registration for the May 6 election ends on April 6 and early voting at the Orange Public Library is the week of April 24.

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Kudos to Brandon Morgan, Bridge City resident, who was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office. This follows on the heel of a major drug bust in Deweyville where Sergeant Morgan foot chased an armed suspect and quickly captured the assailant. The suspect was in possession of 31 grams of amphetamines.

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Greater Tuna returns to Lutcher Theater Greater Tuna returns to Orange, Texas for one performance only at the Lutcher Theater, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Greater Tuna is a hilarious and irreverent comedy about Texas’ third smallest town, where the Lion’s club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.

The eclectic band of Tuna citizens – men, women, children, and animals alike – are portrayed by only 3 performers, making this satire on life in rural America both crazy and delightful. TTickets ranging from $35-$45 are available at Lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 409.886.5535.

Called “a good ol’ downhome laugh-out-loud fest,� by DC Metro Theater Arts, Greater Tuna has enjoyed worldwide success, including long-running engagements both on and OffBroadway, at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Late Night with David Letterman, and as an HBO special.  3 Actors, 20 Characters, 20 million laughs! “Jaston Williams here! Well, after thirty years in Tuna, Texas, Joe and I have hung up our wigs and dresses and high heels, but Tuna will live on in a

brand new tour to be directed by yours truly. All the citizens of the third smallest town in Texas will return with a new cast and production and we know fans old and new will be happy to see them back. On behalf of Joe Sears and I, we hope your are ready to return to Greater Tuna. See you soon!�

Although written and first performed over thirty years ago, the residents of Tuna could not be more up-to-date.

Contemporary politicians and The Religious Right have put the basis for the comedy in Greater Tuna back on the front pages of today’s newspapers.

Vera Carp is still leading the Smut Snatchers of the New Order in their campaign to clear the library shelves of dirty books like Huckleberry Finn and Romeo and Juliet.

Elmer Watkins speaks up for the KKK, Petey Fisk argues for animal rights, and a celebrity murder is on the front page.

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Celebrity Murder? It’s not the cover of Time Magazine, it’s Greater Tuna and it’s hilarious!

The show began as a simple party skit based on a political cartoon in Austin, Texas. Talented creators Joe Sears, Jaston Williams and Ed Howard

‘Greater Tuna’ returns to the Lutcher Theater for one performance set for April 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Greater Tuna is sponsored locally by ISM Industries and The Examiner. The Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is located at 707 Main, Orange, Texas.

were the imaginative authors that parlayed the sketch into a critically acclaimed production which has entertained audiences across the country ever since.

Busy LCM senior wins $1,000 scholarship Little Cypress-Mauriceville senior Makayla Dyer earned a payo for an active high school career.

Marcus Johnson and Julianna Poyotte, representatives from Gexa Energy, presented Dyer a $1,000 scholarship Monday.

Dyer has played softball for four years, volleyball for two years, and has been recognized as a Star Student in 2015.

She is a member of LCM’s UIL Accounting Team and participates in church activities and select softball, all while maintaining A’s and B’s throughout her years at LCMHS. “Makayla is a bright student who is involved in school activities and her community,� said LCMHS principal Todd Loupe. “She also represents her school with pride and integrity.�

Upon graduation in May, Dyer will already have 18 college hours from taking coenrolled classes in US history, English, algebra and government.

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Orange County the February hanging death of a woman held in jail on a misdemeanor drug charge.

“Even with all this [certification payment] stuff in place, even with all this master peace officer, master jailer, master this and master that, there are things that happened, even beyond this latest one that should never have happened, regardless of having any kind of certificate or not,” the judge said.

Sgt. Jimmy LeBoeuf, representing the deputies, said by not paying for their extra certifications the county would be “punishing” deputies that were not responsible for the tragedies.

“To be fair,” Carlton said, “the only people in the county who have been punished for this have been the taxpayers that have lost $3.2 million of

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their money that they paid to us that aren’t going to services.”

Deputies applauded when Merritt told Carlton that some jail deaths were unavoidable, pointing out there had been 6,900 in the state of Texas in the past decade.

“If you think for a second that having all master corrections officers or all master peace officers is going to prevent anything tragic from happening, you’re sadly mistaken,” the sheriff said.

“If someone wants to do harm to themselves, there’s no piece of paper anywhere that’s going to prevent that.

“It’s going to happen. We don’t like it. We don’t want it to. We do everything we can to prevent it, but sometimes you can’t prevent it.”

Carlton fired back: “What

happened in Montano was completely preventable.”

With Commissioner Jody Crump not in attendance, the vote to continue the payments ended up a 2-2 tie, meaning it will be revisited next week.

Gothia and Trahan voted for it, and Burton and the judge voted against. Burton said he preferred to wait for the return of Crump to allow a full five-person panel vote.

After an executive session held at the end of the day’s meeting, commissioners reconvened and voted to seek pre-trial assistance from the Texas Association of Counties on the case of Rose Bonilla, the woman who hanged herself in the jail last month.

Carlton said no lawsuit had been filed against the county but the move was preparing

Summer Camps Bring Art, Science, Fun, Friends to Orange Staff Reporty For The Record

Each spring, parents and area students seek new exciting opportunities for summer camps and classes. Art Quest Summer Camps & Teen Workshops offered by Stark Museum of Art and EcoRangers Summer Camps offered by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center may be the path to summer fun that is educational, too.

These camps are designed to actively engage students and provide a way to experience art and nature that helps prevent student learning-loss during the summer months. All camps have a low student-toteacher ratio, which enhances hands-on learning in all environments. Depending on the camp or workshop, students may explore a variety of ecosystems, study different critters, complete art projects and engage in many hands-on activities and active games.

Camps and workshops are suited to align with learning goals that are specific to the student’s grade level, and there are offerings for kids in grades K through 12!

Art Quest Summer Camps Teen Workshop - Print Power for Grades 6 - 12 June 27, 2017 (1pm - 4pm) Ever wanted to print on a real press? Well now is the time!

Teens will create their very own drawings and designs to put through our printing press. They will participate in a print swap and walk away with a portfolio full of great art work.

Micro and Macro Art for Grades 3 - 5 July 11 - 13, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Big and small, campers will explore it all! Zoom in on tiny things and make tiny things tall, shrink huge giants and make skyscrapers small!

Campers will have fun playing with scale while exploring drawing, painting and sculpting techniques.

SENSEational ART for Grades K - 2 July 18 - 20, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Create art that engages all your senses in this three day camp! Sound sculptures that jingle, culinary crafts that smell and taste superb, eyepopping op-art and smooth sculptures are all part of this “sense”-ational camp experience for all artists!

Teen Workshop - Self Portraiture for Grades 6 - 12 July 27, 2017 (1pm - 4pm) Learn how to paint a great likeness of yourself in this four-hour studio experience.

Explore symbolism, technical skills and abstraction while you decide what makes you YOU! Brush up with Landscapes for Grades K - 2 August 1 - 3, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Flowers and bunnies and deer, oh my! For young artists who wonder about the specifics of landscape painting, explore plants, animals and environments represented in the SMA collection while creating artistic habitats of

your own!

Movers and Makers for Grades K - 2 August 8 - 10, 2017 (8:30am - Noon) Campers will dance, play and wiggle while creating art that allows the practice of fine motor skills, coordination and creativity. From drawing with music to dancing in the studio, campers will experience a wide variety of art techniques.

EcoRangers Summer Camps Nature Heroes for Grades 1 &2 July 11 - 14, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Explore the forest and meadow trails, tromp along the swamps and float down the bayou, all in search of the animals that call Shangri La home! As a Hero in training, campers explore the splendor of Shangri La’s wildlife, work toward earning their hero cape and become the heroes that nature needs. Costumes welcome!

Pow-Wow with Nature for Grades 3 & 4 July 18 - 21, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Step back in time to when Native Americans lived in the area of Shangri La. Learn to live off the land by building a natural shelter, tracking animals, weaving with natural materials, working with clay, and fishing.

Campers will even learn about the past by participating in an archaeological dig and speaking the native language.

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are: $25 for SCV Members; $35 for the General Public.

About the Stark Museum of Art The Stark Museum of Art houses one of the nation’s most significant collections of American Western art and is located in the heart of downtown historic Orange, Texas.

Paintings, sculpture, prints and rare books interpret the West from 19th century frontier artists to the 20th century artistic colonies in New Mexico and focus on the stunning land, dramatic people and diverse wildlife of the American West. The Museum features artists such as Frederic Remington, John James Audubon, John Mix Stanley, and Charles Marion Russell. Also featured is a significant collection of American Indian objects, including baskets, pottery, clothing and jewelry.

Stark Museum of Art is located at 712 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, and is open Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. General daily admission is free of charge for all ages. For more information, visit starkmuseum.org.

them pretty quick.”

“A lot of people tell me I’m pretty reasonable,” he said of his prices.

He said his five-foot swings and gliders go for about $260.

For more information about his woodwork, call LeBlanc at 409-670-6023 or 409-735-

furniture and set up sales on a roadside. If he doesn’t fancy, well, he’s the boss.

“Sometimes I work out there [in the shop] all day,” he said. “And if I don’t feel like staying out there, I come in.”

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Several mornings a week, LeBlanc can be found in the workshop he converted from a two-story garage he built for his RV back in his traveling days.

When it strikes his fancy, he’ll load up his pickup with

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Court nearly two centuries ago.

He also spotlighted the 14th Amendment, which passed in 1868 and forbids states from denying any person “life, liberty or property, without due process of law”; and Plessy v.

Ferguson, the 1898 Supreme Court decision that upheld “separate but equal” segregation until 1954.

A united African-American community is Jones’ preference.

“We have to teach our kids about unity,” he said.

“This fight for equality and justice is not a destination; it’s a journey.”

Jones was one of several speakers Saturday to advocate for increased NAACP membership.

“The NAACP is still the biggest civil rights organization and we need to start acting like it,” he said. “We’ve gotten too quiet.

“We’ve got to make some noise.”

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4A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 22, 2017 team members were Josh Gloston, Gerald Gloston and Nick Reed.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: John Scott Lawson, 38, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, March 19.

Funeral services were Saturday, March 24. Scott was a resident of Southeast Texas since 1981, graduated from Bridge City High School in the Class of 1987, was a veteran of the United States Army and he worked as an electrician throughout the area for the I.B.E.W. in Beaumont. He enjoyed model airplanes, fishing, gardening, outdoor activities, carpentry and home renovation. Scott is survived by are his daughter, Erica Anne Lawson of Bridge City; mother, Yolande Lawson, first wife and mother of his daughter, Shani McCabe, second wife, Susan Abney Lawson, sister, Pamela Suggs and husband Gary, brothers, Mark Lawson and wife Anna, and Tony Lawrence and wife Pat, nephews, Mark Anthony Suggs and Benton and Jack Lawson.***** Shiela Gallander Gary, 65, of Orange died Saturday, March 24. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday March 27. Shiela was a nurse for the Cypress Group Home and was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. She is survived by her companion, Joe Dunbar; sisters, Myra Turner, Clara McDermott and Shirley Hamilton and many nieces and nephews.***** Raymond “Raymie” Arthur Granger, 64, of Orange died Saturday, March 24. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday March 27.

Mr. Granger was born Feb. 16, 1943 in Orange to Willard and Myrtle (Broomes) Granger. He was a pipefitter and welder for the Local 195, he owned the Granger Tractor Service and broke and trained many horses. Raymond is sur“NO OBAMA WIRETAP” vived by his wife, Judy Stearns Granger, daughters Becky, Robin, Emily, Sarah and Holly and sons, Raymond, Rusty, FBI CONFIRMS PROBE OF TRUMP RUSSIAN TIES Ronald and Ray Kyle. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, LarFBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency ry and Judy Granger and numerous other loving relatives Director Mike Rogers claim there is no evidence to support and friends.***** Paul Edward Peacock, III, 74, of Orange, Trump’s claim that former president, Barack Obama, had passed away Sunday, March 25. Funeral services will be at 9 committed a felony by ordering a wiretap of Trump Tower. a.m. Wednesday, March 28. In May 1955, he was called to They discounted the claim. Comey however delivered a serve in the United States Army. He served over 20 years bombshell that the FBI is investigating whether Trump’s through out the United States and the world in Virginia, campaign team colluded with Russia to affect the outcome of Maryland, Kansas, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam and Germany. the presidential campaign. Meanwhile, President Trump He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Paul was awarded the and the White House is trying to distance themselves from Vietnam Campaign Medal with Two Battle Stars, the campaign workers who are under suspicion. White House Army Commendation Medal, The Joint Services Commenpress secretary Sean Spicer referred to Trump’s former na- dation Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Presidential Unit Citational advisor Michael Flynn as a “volunteer of the cam- tion with oak leaf cluster, the Presidential Meritorious Serpaign.” Remember he’s the one who led the chorus “Lock Her vice Medal and The Bronze Star among others. Upon retirUp” and Spicer said Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign ing from the army in 1975, Paul worked for the United States manager for months, “played a very limited role for a limited Customs Service in Heidelberg, Germany. Paul was a lifelong amount of time.” Both are lies. Flynn was one of the Presi- member of the Retired Officers Association and Disabled dent’s closest advisors throughout the campaign and the American Veterans. Paul is survived by his daughters, Patritransition and almost always traveled with him on his plane. cia Anne Smith Herndon, and Marcia Justice McCracken He resigned when it was found out about his contacts with and six grandchildren.***** Normand Vincent ChristianRussia’s top diplomat. Other staffers Spicer described as sen, 58, of Orange died Sunday, March 25. The Mass of “hangers-on on the campaign.” That investigation, plus Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 29 at St. Trumps direct connection to Russia is far from over. Trump Henry’s Catholic Church. He had served in the Air Force will keep making up stories to divert from the Putin connec- during Vietnam and was later a Deputy Constable for Pretion but don’t look for him to say anything negative about the cinct 1. Normand was the Faithful Navigator of the 4th DeRussian leader. There is too much connection to the Trump gree Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Assembly 1100, Depbrand. Time will tell, with or without his tax returns.***** I uty Grand Knight of 3rd Degree Council 3406 in Bridge City. better quite visiting and get to work. Come along; it won’t He was a Veteran of the Air Force and on the Parish Council do you no harm. of St. Henry Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Arlene Christiansen, daughters Karyn, Jessica, Carrie, Desa LAWYER DUNAWAY ARRIVED 53 YEARS AGO and Gina Lyn, 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. relatives.

I had a visit with Jim Dunaway last week, an attorney I have known since July 1964, the first week he arrived to go to 40 Years Ago-1977 work for the Hustmyre, Harris and Dorman Law Firm. I was introduced to the young lawyer from Cleburne, by way of The Bridge City Volunteer Fire Department gets a new the University of Texas. There’s a long story there, including truck. The truck is a 1957 Army cargo truck that has been reFrank, Murray and Malcolm from the law firm, and the conditioned. It has a 750-gallon water tank with a 280-gpm years that followed Jim’s arrival. Jim was a prince of a guy. At pump, complete with a hose reel at the rear end. The truck is that time no one could have predicted that he would become unique with a six-wheel drive. It will be located in the new mayor of his adopted city in just a few short years. He and I Orangefield fire station, which will be constructed at the corvisited about all the happenings that had taken place in the ner of Bessie Heights and Hwy. 408. *****N.J. ‘Vic’ Vicknair last 53 years since we met. His former law partners are all is a candidate for Councilman, Place 3, Bridge City gone now with “Dub” Hustmyre taking his own life. After Council*****God’s spiritual cheerleader, Bob Harrington, being appointed district judge by the governor his cousin, known as America’s most exciting evangelist, will appear Graham Bruce, ran against him and beat him. It was too Sunday, March 27 at Bethel Baptist Church and Carl Godwin much for “Dub” to take. Jim Dunaway is one of the most re- Auditorium. He is featured on national television, radio, respected lawyers I’ve known. He’s honest and treats every cli- cords and in books. *****Jack Moore is a candidate for Bridge ent like a friend. Most of all he does good work. At Jim’s of- City Council. He was a member of the commission that drew fice I discovered longtime friend Jackie Roberts, Grover up Bridge City’s Home Rule Charter and was chairman of the Halliburton’s longtime “Girl Friday.” Jackie said every day Board of Adjustments. *****Carl Thibodeaux’s lovely wife was a new challenge serving Judge Grover. Jackie is one of Mike will celebrate her birthday on March 27. April Fonthe special legal secretaries I have known and I’ve known tenot, the daughter of James and Janis, will turn 13 on April many who were sweethearts. Jim likes practicing law and he 2. *****Joe Kazmar will marry Susan Bybee on April Fool’s is a lover of music but that’s another story.

Day. She’s a lovely math teacher. *****‘John ‘Cowboy John’

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TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2007 Orange County Commissioners send formal application for grant to begin aerial spraying program. The $150,000 grant will be through the Texas Department of Health Services. Judge Carl Thibodeaux said, $60,000 will go to buy “Ag Wagon” single-engine agriculture plane, $22,780 for global positioning system. Other cost will include sprayer kit, plus $54,000 for airplane hanger. Thibodeaux and Bobby Fillyaw went to Austin last week for a hearing on a proposed hotel-motel tax which would promote tourism and visitors.

The county plans to sue some of the money for a new community center to replace the destroyed Old Timers Pavilion.

The project is called “Champs.” (Editor’s note: Ten years have gone by and the proof is in the pudding of the great success “Champs” had.)*****Billy Jo Spears, international country star from Orange County, parks her bus and retires back home in rural Orange County after many years on the road.

She had many hit songs including “57 Chevy,” “Misty Blue,” “Stay Away from the Apple Tree,” “Silver Wings to Golden Wings,” ”Blanket on the Ground.” She had 30 top 10 hits, perhaps the most famous of all was “Harper Valley PTA.” which was used in a movie. She toured with some of the biggest country stars. (Editor’s note: Record reporter Julie Shehane interviewed Spears and published the story in the March 28th issuer of The Record. Ten years ago Billie Jo had her son Kevin living with her and stayed very low key but the celebrity was sometime spotted shopping locally. Most of her fans had no idea the lady in the checkout line was the super star who always called Orange County home.***** April 15 will mark the 60 th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major league baseball color barrier in 1947. (Editor’s note: It will be 70 years and I remember that day. Proves I’m no longer just a middle age guy.)*****A lot of talented musical stars are born the last week of March. Aretha Franklin, born on March 25, will be 65; Elton John turns 59 and Kenny Chesney, 39 on March 26: Mariah Carey will be 37 on March 27; Reba McEntire, 52, March 28: Celine Dion, 39 and Eric Clapton, 62, on March 30. (Editor’s note: They all are ten years older but still big stars.*****Earl Thomas set a new area record in the 100 meter dash, 10:53 time in a race he had never competed in before. He also anchored the 1600 relay and led the team to first place finish with a time of 3:28. Other

Gardner has suffered a heart attack.*****Ken Davis is in the hospital in Houston after an industrial accident. He lost several toes and also suffered other injuries.*****Dwight Fuller is now an ace salesman with Harmon Chevrolet.*****A great guy ‘Peanut’ Garrett has died. He always had a big smile despite being sick for many years.*****Inez Hearn is the colorful manager of the Montgomery Ward store on 16th Street in Orange.*****Mayor Glenn F. Seale seeks re-election as mayor of West Orange.*****Dana Zock to wed Lynn Bradford April 2.*****John Banken, 31, is a candidate for Bridge City council. He and Donna have twin boys, Jayson and Jared.

A FEW HAPPENINGS

Congratulations to Claire and Judge Brint Carlton on the arrival of new son Stephen Ridge Parker Carlton, born Monday, March 20. The little guy weighed in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces and stands 19.5 inches high. SRPC is their second child. I understand Claire and the baby are doing fine. It’s another grandchild for granddad attorney Steve Carlton.*****Last Saturday while shopping at Danny’s, I ran into a wonderful surprise. I almost didn’t recognize longtime legal secretary Cheryl Donnaud. The girl looked good. I learned that she and James had divorced after 30 years and she now spends her time in Fort Worth. For many years, she was Bearden’s “Jack of all Trades,” without combat pay. She also served as secretary for Sheriff Mike White. It always amazes me how those gals shape up after a divorce. It was good to see my longtime friend. *****Charles Edward Anderson Berry was born Oct. 18, 1926. He became famous as Rock an Roll star Chuck Berry. He died at age 90 on Saturday, March 18. Chuck, along with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and B.B. King, never had a music lesson. They created their own style of music that couldn’t be duplicated. They made up their own notes, with an off-beat sound. B.B. King made his “Gitar Lucille” famous and he could make her talk.

Chuck wrote his own songs and music. Many are classics today. I’m glad to have lived at a time when they were in their prime starting in the mid-1950s. Their likes we will never see again. It is a phenomenon that three, poor, black boys made it to the top of the music world before LBJ had even signed the Civil Rights Act. All three, with interesting lives, are now gone but their music lives on in history. Goodbye Chuck.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week and at Novrozsky’s next week. Great fellowship. Everyone is always welcome.*****A few folks who will be

celebrating birthdays in the next few days. March 22: Lisa Guyote celebrates today, also our friend from “The Avenue,” Sharon Boling and Kile and Kyle Leyendecker. Celebrities joining them in celebration are Tyler Oakley, 27; actors Nick Robinson, 21, Reese Witherspoon, 46 and Paola Andino, 18.*****MARCH 23: Euel Norwood, a friend of over 50 years, celebrates today. Also, Jimmy’s better half, Renee Dillon, Teri’s daughter-in-law, Abigail Gauthier, star athlete Natalie Sarvar, Chad Gearhart and Gospel singer Helen Clark.

Joining them are Instagram star Txunamy, 7, and basketball player Kyrie Irving, 24.*****March 24: John’s doctor to be son, Grant Kimbrough, celebrates a birthday on this day.

Also celebrating are Coach Joe Blanda, our longtime friend, now retired, Louise Wood, Brenda Edwards and James Stone. Celebrities joining them are pop singer Jack Johnson, 20, wrestler The Undertaker, 51 and football player Payton Manning, 40 and actor Jim Parsons, 43.*****March 25: Warren Claybar’s grandson of Claybar Funeral Home founder Lannie Claybar celebrates a birthday today. Also celebrating are Kim Faulkner, whose husband Lance is pastor of Bridge Point Fellowship Church, Katie Birdwell, B.J. Walker and Mary Grimes. They are joined by singer Elton John, 69, actress Sarah Jessica Parker, 51 and producer Ryan Lewis, 28.*****March 26: Happy birthday to Marjorie Fields, who I believe is now living in Baytown, also it’s Sherry Stevens’ birthday. Billy “The Postman” Leleux is a year older as is Bridge City High School coach Karen Bozman. Celebrities joining them are singer Diana Ross, 72, actors Danielle Peskowitz Bregoli, 13, Kiera Knightley, 31, Eric Allan Kramer, 54.*****March 27: Judge Carl’s lovely wife Micha Thibodeaux celebrates today as does Ruth Platt, Dale Forse, Nancy Crew and Jordan Harper all celebrate today. Also celebrating are singers Jessie J., 28, Mariah Carey, 46 and Fergie, 41.*****March 28: Garrett Clay Gros, Phyl and Roy’s oldest grandson, celebrates today as does Jason James, Jean Jackson, Mike Roberts and Dorothy Keith. Joining them are singer Lady GaGa, 30, Youtube stars Alex Burriss, 26 and Lily Marston, 26. Happy birthday to all.*****Mark Dunn’s son-in-law, Clay Greeson, who played football at Kansas is a true Jayhawk. He and Amber practice medicine in Garden City, Kansas. Clay has us all Kansas fans. I picked them to make the Final Four and win it all. He said to watch a youngster named Josh Jackson. He makes the Jayhawks exciting to watch. Amber is a Jayhawk fan until they are playing the Longhorns. She’s a UT grad. Kansas plays Purdue Thursday at 8:30 on CBS. They’re fun to watch. The biggest surprise was how bad Duke played in their loss to South Carolina, 88-81. They didn’t even look like a Duke team with something like 20 turnovers. I’m pulling for Baylor to beat South Carolina Friday, 7:30 on CBS.*****Former Chicago Bear’s legend Gale Sayers has been diagnosed with dementia.

The 72 year old, who set records at the University of Kansas and seven seasons starting in 1965 for the Bears, found out four years ago of mental problems. His wife, Ardythe, blames it on his football career. Sayers is regarded as one of the greatest players in NFL history. The ‘Kansas Comet’ played his entire career with the Bears piling up 4,955 yards rushing in 68 games and was voted to four Pro-Bowls.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Choupique (Shoepic) Dartez had a sign in his front yard dat said, “White Horse for Sale.” Goslo Comeaux was driving by, stopped and offered Choupique $300. He would give him da money now and would pick up da horse tomorrow. Dey made da deal. Goslo come to pick up da horse da nex day and noticed it wasn’t in da field.

He knocked on Choupique’s door. When Choupique came to da door he really look bad and hung over. Goslo axe for his horse. Choupique answer, “Da horse is dead him, he just up and die and me, las night I got too drunk, played bourre and lost all da money Goslo, I can’t pay you back me.”

“Dat’s all rite, just load da horse up on my trailer,” Goslo said. “But you don’t understand,” said Choupique, “Da horse him is dead.” Goslo answer, “I don’t care me, just load em up.

I can still use him for wat I’m going to do, I’m going to raffle him off.”

A couple of weeks pass and Choupique run into Goslo and axed him, “Did you have a lot of people mad at you for buying a raffle ticked on dat dead hores?” Goslo answer, “No dere was nobody mad except one, and me, I gave him his money back.

C’EST TOUT Hospital for Orange County might be longshot.

Orange County needs a hospital. Efforts are underway to create a hospital district, however the timing might be against finding investors who would be interested in investing in a 20 to 30 room facility. The hang up might be the new Paul Ryan/Trump health bill replacing Obamacare, if it becomes law. A national report says rural hospitals could be facing a major funding crisis under the new plan. Funding cuts to the Medicaid program could cause many rural hospitals to close leaving millions of people without access to health care. Hospitals in Texas will face declining reimbursement rates, while health care cost is rising. Texas has the highest uninsured numbers in the country. When Texas didn’t expand Medicaid under Obamacare, it put many rural hospitals in jeopardy. Sixteen rural hospitals in Texas, including Baptist in Orange, have closed in the last few years.

Many others face financial distress. A hospital district may not be able to generate the kind of revenue that would be needed to offset the reduction the new health care bill will bring. Health care providers see the bill causing a national crisis for rural hospitals. It’s wait and see if the bill passes and what it contains. It’s already a bad situation for rural hospitals that could get worse, discouraging investors coming into a market where a major owner has already shutdown a long existing hospital. Over the last couple of years emergency clinics have sprung up all over the country. They could foresee that states which didn’t sign on to Medicaid Expansion would put hospitals in a stressful position and force closure. That’s the dark side of our local providers in search of some way to obtain at least a small hospital. I hope it works out but I’m not optimistic under a new health plan that would cut deeper into health care.*****I’ve gotta shut down for this week. Thanks for coming along. Check out our advertisers’ great bargains. Take care and God bless.

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

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

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

Bethel Baptist Church offers free meals Bethel Baptist Church, located at 2906 Western Ave. in West Orange, is oering free meals each Wednesday from 5:00 pm. to 6:00 p.m. Bible Study for all ages will immediately follow dinner. For more information please contact Pastor Frank Young at 936-4651203.

New Anointing Church Singing Everyone is invited to New Anointing Church at 6pm, Friday, March 31st for an ole-fashioned gospel singing. is is an openmic singing, so please bring your favorite gospel song on tape and/or CD or if you play a musical instrument bring it. If you just want to come and listen and be ministered to through gospel music....Come On. is will be an evening of worship and praise, lifting up the name of JESUS. e church is located at 10681 N. Hwy 87 (about 7 miles on left from Northway Shopping Center).

For more information, call 746-9515. Look forward to seeing y'all there.

Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on ursday's at 7p.m. in the Library at St. Henry's Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City. For more information please contact Cindy at 409-749-9036 or Mike 409-718-0333.

Downtown Music Festival this Saturday e Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to announce a Downtown Music Festival is coming to the City of Orange. e Downtown Music Festival will be held at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion on Saturday, March 25, from 12 P.M. – 9 P.M. ere will be no charge for spectators to come and enjoy this fun ďŹ lled event in downtown Orange, TX! e lineup of bands will be as follows: LN and the Crush, 1:00 – 2:30 P.M.; Geno Delafose, 3:00 – 4:30 P.M.; Bronco Junior, 5:00 – 6:30 P.M.; and headliner, Champagne Room, 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Food and drink vendors will be on site beginning at 12 P.M. Please note, no dogs and no pets will be allowed at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion. “We are excited to bring the Downtown Music Festival to Orange, TX. is gives the opportunity to bring an eclectic mix of music to one area where locals and visiting fans can come and enjoy a variety of sounds and talents,â€? says Social Media Coordinator, Hillary Haynes.

For additional information concerning the Downtown Music Festival, please contact the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau at 409.883.1011 or 409.883.1010.

‘Spring Fling’ to benefit foster children Little Cypress-Mauriceville and West Orange-Stark High School student leaders are teaming up with professionals across Southeast Texas to host a toy, game, and sports equipment collection drive to beneďŹ t the children associated with CASA of the Sabine Neches Region. Each year CASA hosts a summer fun day to ensure all kids in the local foster system have an enjoyable and memorable summer. Help CASA collect the toys, games, and sports equipment during a “Spring Fling for Summer Funâ€? event on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Orange Church of God, 1911 N. 16th St., in Orange, Texas, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bounce houses, ďŹ re trucks, face painting, food, drinks, cotton candy, sack races, washer boards, and other fun games with prizes are planned for “Spring Fling for Summer Funâ€?. Every new toy, game, and piece of sports equipment donated earns the giver a free lunch. For more event information, see the Sabine River Servants Facebook page.

should be submitted to your high school counselor's oďŹƒce by April 7,2017.

Annual Southern Gospel Concert for CASA CASA (Court appointed Special Advocates) of Orange is looking forward to the 2nd Annual Southern Gospel Concert to be held on APRIL 29 with the concert to begin at 5:30 pm. e location will be at Faith United Methodist Church at 8608 MLK Jr. Drive in Orange.

Lunch on the Lot Benefit for OCARC Please join us on ursday, 3/30/17 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Sabine River Ford, located at 1601 Green Ave. in Orange for “Lunch on the Lot BeneďŹ t for OCARCâ€?. Each lunch will include 2 links, chips and a drink for a minimum $10 donation.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting e Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday April 4, 2017 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. Our guest speaker this month will be William Klette. Mr Klette is a commercial Queen breeder with a Queen Operation in Winnie, and homes in Sour Lake Texas. and North Dakota. 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.

St. Paul hosting Spring Bazaar Join us for a fun day of shopping inside the St. Paul Family Activities Center in Bridge City located at 1155 W Roundbunch Rd. Over 10 vendors with items ranging from jewelry, beauty, art and woodworking. We will also be selling link sack lunches you can grab and go. Please join us and help support the music ministry at St Paul. We are still looking for vendors, please call Stephanie Pelham at 409-330-1949 for details.

Texas A&M AgriLife Collecting UPC Labels Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s H.O.P.E. Committee is collecting Market Basket Best Choice UPC Labels for our Youth Cooking Camp. We appreciate your support in saving the labels for us. e labels can be mailed or brought to our oďŹƒce, 11465a FM 1442 Orange. We are located inside the Orange County Convention & Expo Center. For questions, call the AgriLife oďŹƒce at 409-882-7010.

Donations Needed for Panhandle Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Orange County will be accepting donations for the Texas Panhandle As many of you know, wildland ďŹ res in the Texas Panhandle has consumed hundreds of thousands of acres of rangeland, destroyed homes and other structures, killed livestock and wildlife, and very tragically cost human lives.

Our producer friends in the Panhandle have stood by our livestock producers when hurricanes and oods have dealt us a damaging blow. Several of you and your producers have asked how can our region repay those who stood by our producers in our time of need. e ďŹ rst delivery of hay will leave Monday from Orange County. e AgriLife OďŹƒce along with CJK Ranch in Orange are accepting donations in form of monetary, fencing supplies, hay and feed. e Panhandle will need hay until the regrowth of their pastures. Contact the AgriLife Extension oďŹƒce in Orange County, 409882-7010.

1st Battle of the Paddle Gumbo Cookoff e 1st Battle of the Paddle Gumbo Cooko will be held on April 1, 2017. e gates will open to public at the V.F.W. Hall located at

5303 N. 16th Street in Orange at 10 a.m.

All you can eat Sample Bowl for $10 a bowl with wristband, this allows you to help choose the People's Choice Award. Sampling starts at 1p.m. after the oďŹƒcial judging.

Welcome Anytime Fitness You are cordially Invited to attend the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Anytime Fitness which is located at 1145 Texas Ave., Suite A in Bridge City. e Ribbon cutting will be held on ursday, April 20th 2017 at 8:30 AM.

Orange AAUW Booksale request e Orange Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is beginning their annual drive to collect “gently usedâ€? books for their scholarship fund. All books, ďŹ ction, non-ďŹ ction, hardbound and paperback are needed. Also wanted are audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, video and board games, and puzzles. ese 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 886-5739 or 8862194 to arrange for pickup. e AAUW will collect books until March 31st. e book sale will be in conjunction with Art in the Park.

Bridge City Volunteer Fire & Rescue Tourney For the last 26 years, on Good Friday weekend, the members of the Bridge City Volunteer Fire & Rescue have held a ďŹ shing 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 ďŹ sh 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. e monetary donations will be used to purchase prizes related to ďŹ shing and to also pay for the ďŹ sh fry. If you would like to help make our ďŹ shing tournament a success, you can contact Chance Chatagnier, Don Breaux or Carroll LeBlanc, at the Fire Station 409-735-2419, by March 31, 2017

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers e speaker for the next meeting 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. Wed., Apr. 5 - Tressa Clarke of Anayat House in Beaumont will discuss the purpose of her facility, which is much like a Ronald McDonald House. Wed., Apr. 12 - Johnny Trahan, Orange County Commissioner, will discuss the proposed Hospital District for Orange County. Wed., Apr. 19 - Dr. Elena Ivanova will speak on pieces of art at Museum of Art of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, incorporating various art stories written by Elena herself.

Please arrive before 9:15 a.m., as we start each meeting at 9:30 a.m. with breakfast, then continue with speaker(s) at 10:15 a.m., ďŹ nishing at 11 a.m. Speaker(s) & media receive complimentary meals.

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

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All Bridge City & Orangefield HS seniors e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will be awarding two $500 scholarships to two Bridge City High School seniors and two $500 scholarships to two OrangeďŹ eld High School seniors for 2017.

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Deaths and Memorials

Paul Maurice Janeaux, 50, of Bridge City Paul Maurice Janeaux, 50, of Bridge City passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston.

Paul was born in Chico, California on June 6, 1966 to parents Shirley Jean (Cowart) and Donald Maurice Janeaux.

He was a resident of Bridge City and was a marine surveyor for the last year. Paul always listened to the news and he had a great collection of guns. Paul pride and joy was his grandchildren and he will be greatly missed by all who know him.

He is preceded in death by his mother, PAUL MAURICE Shirley Janeaux; brother, Dale Janeaux.

JANEAUX ose left to cherish Paul’s memory are his daughter, Shanna Janeaux of Bridge City; his grandchildren, Keagan Trahan, Kamdyn Verrett; his father, Donald Janeaux of Port Arthur; his brothers, Monty Janeaux of Port Arthur, Gary Blackwell of Port Arthur, Donny Janeaux of Lumberton; his sister, Deborah Davis and husband, Bill of Phoenix, AZ. He is also survived by his niece, Kimberly Screen of Taylor Landing; nephew, Brandon Janeaux of Jasper; sister in law, Peggy Lee of Port Arthur.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Clayton ompson Funeral Home in Groves. A 10 AM funeral service will be held on ursday, March 16, 2017 at Clayton ompson Funeral Home in Groves, with burial to follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland.

Joyce Kelley, 77, Orange Our mother, Joyce Kelley, went to her Heavenly home on March 13, 2017, at the age of 77, after her courageous battle with cancer.

She was affectionately known to family and friends as Juice, Granny Juice, Gigi, and if you wanted “e Look”, Doretha, which was her

middle name.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., ursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Joyce retired from Orange County Sheriff ’s Department after 20 years of service as secretary to the investigations JOYCE department. She enjoyed working elecKELLY tion polls and taking road trips with her YaYa friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Felix and Dottie Daniels; brothers, Leroy Daniels; sister-in-law, JoAnn Kelley; and her beloved dog, Copper. ose left to cherish her memory include her children, Melanie and Ray Tilley, of Orange, Jody Kelley and Diane Brown, of Orange, and Leslie and Ray Williams, of Alvin; grandchildren, Dustin Tilley and wife Melissa, Derek Tilley and wife Meagan, Whittney Kelley and husband Beto Villasana, Jordan Kelley, Lauren Silva and husband Aaron, and Trey Williams; greatgrandchildren, Peyton, Owen, Hannah, Kaylee, Braxton, Ava, and two more arriving later this year; brother, Jack Daniels and wife Shirley, of Vidor; along with numerous nieces and nephews that she loved dearly; and the father of her children, Joe. R. Kelley, Sr. Serving as pallbearers will be Dustin Tilley, Derek Tilley, Ray Tilley, Jordan Kelley, Trey Williams, Ray Williams, Beto Villasana, and Aaron Silva. Honorary pallbearers are Bo Daniels, Danny Daniels, Kevin Daniels, Kyle Lewis, Jeff Lewis, and J.B. Gray.

To our Aunt Pat Allbright, mom’s dearest lifelong friend, thank you for standing beside her through every step of this journey. We love you and are forever grateful.

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Art Quest Summer Camps Teen Workshop - Print Power for Grades 6 - 12 June 27, 2017 (1pm - 4pm) Ever wanted to print on a real press? Well now is the time!

Teens will create their very own drawings and designs to put through our printing press.

ey will participate in a print swap and walk away with a portfolio full of great art work.

Micro and Macro Art for Grades 3 - 5 July 11 - 13, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Big and small, campers will explore it all! Zoom in on tiny things and make tiny things tall, shrink huge giants and make skyscrapers small!

Campers will have fun playing with scale while exploring drawing, painting and sculpting techniques.

SENSEational ART for Grades K - 2 July 18 - 20, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Create art that engages all your senses in this three day camp! Sound sculptures that jin-

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Orange AAUW Booksale Request e 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. ese 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 886-5739 or 8862194 to arrange for pickup. e AAUW will collect books until March 31st. e book sale will be in conjunction with Art in the Park.

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 409-735-4573 for more information. You do not have to be a Lutheran member or even a "church goer" (shirt and shoes required though :-) Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, Texas e little church with the big HEART

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e Golf Tournament will be Saturday May 6, 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 the Year noms 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

Camps bring art, science, Friends to Orange Each spring, parents and area students seek new exciting opportunities for summer camps and classes. Art Quest Summer Camps & Teen Workshops offered by Stark Museum of Art and EcoRangers Summer Camps offered by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center may be the path to summer fun that is educational, too. ese camps are designed to actively engage students and provide a way to experience art and nature that helps prevent student learning-loss during the summer months. All camps have a low student-to-teacher ratio, which enhances hands-on learning in all environments.

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church celebrates St. Joseph’s Altar Judge Pat and Rosalie Clark of Orange are seen with the decorations of this year’s St. Joseph Alter celebrated at St. Mary Parish, on Sunday, March 19th. The Chaplet was recited and the Blessing of the Altar by Fr. Daleo was held following Mass and the meal.

This tradition began in Sicily, in thanksgiving for relief from the terrible famine that had gripped the island. the people of Sicily pleaded with St. Joseph, their patron saint, for help. To show their gratitude when their prayers were answered, they prepared a table with a special assortment of foods they had harvested.

Whether a St. Joseph altar is an elaborate display at a church or a humble table in a home, it is a reflection of a deep devotion to St. Joseph, the patron of those in need, workers, travelers, the persecuted, the poor the aged, the dying.

by State Senator Robert Nichols

March is a busy month in the Capitol as many families, students and teachers make their way to Austin for spring break. We enjoy seeing everyone, but there is, of course, no spring break for legislators as final bills are filed and committee agendas are full of potential legislation.

Here are five things happening at your Capitol this week:

1. Bills Filed

Last Friday was the Legislatures bill filing deadline for all legislation and joint resolutions except for local bills, emergency appropriations and emergency items determined by the Governor. Over 5,300 bills were filed in the House and approximately 2,700 were filed in the Senate. Many of the bills filed will not receive a committee hearing or make it to the House and Senate floors. We have a lot of work ahead of us as we continue through the legislative process.

1. Law Enforcement Day

On Monday, the Senate held its first Law Enforcement Day to recognize the officers who protect our state. It also marked the end of the 60 day constitutional prohibition on considering nonemergency legislation. To honor these brave men and women, the first bills heard were all law enforcement related.

Lt. Governor Patrick said it well when he hoped they “hear loud and clear that the Texas Senate put them first when this session began, because they deserve to be first.”

As law enforcement officers watched from the gallery, legislation was passed declaring July 7th as “Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day” in Texas. This date marks the day Dallas police officers were killed during a peaceful march. Legislation was also passed to create a ‘Blue Alert’ System, which sends out an alert when someone who has injured a police office. The Senate also provided a property tax exemption for the spouse of an officer killed in the line of duty and established a $25 million grant program to buy bullet-proof vests for all Texas officers.

1. School Accountability System

Last session, legislation was passed creating an A-F accountability system in an effort to provide a transparent and comprehensive way of evaluating how a school district or campus is performing. After the preliminary ratings were released, it became apparent there needed to be some changes made. Rep.

Dan Huberty, Chair of the House Education Committee, has filed HB 22 which would reduce the number of categories in which each campus and school district would be graded. It would also eliminate an overall letter grade, instead giving a letter grade for each category.

The implementation of this system would also be pushed to 2019 to allow for more time for development. I will continue to keep you updated as this bill moves through the legislative process.

1. Made in Texas

House Bill 1514 has been filed to require wines with a Texas label to be made 100 percent with Texas grown grapes. Current law only requires 75 percent of the grapes must be grown in the state for it to be labeled a Texas wine. Advocates for this bill believe products which are advertised as being made in the state should be fully Texas made.

There is also a belief this bill would help to encourage more grape production and improve the authenticity of the state’s wines.

Opponents of the bill fear it could limit options for winemakers if there are unexpected events such as a strong storm which could ruin a grape crop.

There is a provision in the bill which would allow the Texas Department of Agriculture to allow exceptions to the 100 percent threshold if drought or severe weather were to damage the states grape crops.

1. Voter ID

Senate State Affairs Committee has approved a bill to overhaul Texas’s current Voter ID Law in response to a recent ruling by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals which declared the current law discriminatory against minorities who may have not access to the acceptable types of identification. Senate Bill 5, filed by Senator Joan Huffman, allows voters to present alternate forms of ID without being questioned, as well as permits voters ages 70+ to use photo IDs that are expired but otherwise allowed. While making the ballot more accessible, the bill also cracks down on those who lie about not having photo ID. Such perpetrators could be charged with a third degree felony and earn up to ten years in prison if found guilty.

Texas Braces For Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan Ashley Lopez NPR Health News

Many in Texas are keeping a close eye on the Republican bid to replace the Affordable Care Act. One of the big changes is how it would affect low-income people, seniors, and people with disabilities who get help from Medicaid.

And people on both sides of the political spectrum say the Lone Star State is not going to fare well.

As the GOP bill, the American Health Care Act, works its way through Congress, Anne Dunkelberg with Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin says she’s a little stumped.

“I have worked on Medicaid and uninsured and health care access issues in Texas for well over 20 years,” she chuckles. She says this bill leaves the fate of some current funding streams unclear and there’s one pot of money she’s particularly concerned about. Texas has struck deals with the federal government to help reimburse hospitals for the cost of caring for people who don’t have insurance. And Texas has more uninsured residents than any other state.

“About half of what Texas hospitals get from Medicaid today comes through payments that are outside from the regular Medicaid pro-

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gram,” she says, which adds up to $4 billion in federal funds every year.

But even if Texas gets to keep all that money, there’s another whammy — the GOP plan caps how much money states get for Medicaid from the federal government for every person they cover. It’s called a percapita cap, and the payments under that formula would start in 2020, but would be based on how much the state spends this year.

Adriana Kohler with Texans Care for Children, an advocacy group based in Austin, says Texas already leaves too many people without care.

“Last legislative session there were cuts to pediatric therapies for kids with disabilities enrolled in Medicaid,” she says. The cuts caused some providers to shut their doors, which left some children without services, she says. “That’s why these cuts coming down from the ACA repeal bill are very concerning to us.”

She says in Texas, children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities will bear the brunt of any belt-tightening. These populations make up 96 percent of people on Medicaid in Texas. That’s why Dunkelberg says the program as is should not be the baseline for years to come.

“They could lock Texas into a lot of historical decisions that were strictly driven by a desire to write the smallest budget possible,” she says.

Some on the right agree Texas is getting a raw deal. Doctor Deane Waldman with the right-leaning Texas Public Policy Foundation says there are things he likes in the bill. But in general he says, “It’s bad deal for Texas. It’s a bad deal for the American people.”

He says it was the right thing for Texas not to expand Medicaid, but this bill punishes Texas for it. Under the GOP bill, states that expanded Medicaid would get more money. And because the Republican bill leaves the door open for states to expand Medicaid before 2020, he thinks more states will do that to get in on the deal.

“It’s going to be a huge rush — an inducement to drag in as many people as they can drag in, because the more they can drag in, the more federal dollars they can get,” he says.

That, in turn, will make Medicaid spending skyrocket, he says.

But if Texas still refuses to expand, it will have to share a pot of $10 billion over five years with other nonexpansion states, per the GOP bill.

And that would be just a drop in a bucket for a state as big as Texas.

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FISHING

Perspective and Faith

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SPORTS AND OUTDOORS

DISTRICT BASEBALL GETS UNDERWAY

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Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record “How does he cast?” “Does he drive his own boat?” “Who ties his lures on for him?” Those were just a few of the questions members of several high school bass teams whispered to one another as they crowded nearer to talk with Clay Dyer.The Alabama pro fishermen was on hand to speak to the huge crowd at the First Baptist annual fish fry and he was already amazing folks well before he ever picked up a microphone.

One of the youngsters summed it up best when he stated, “I’ve been standing here twenty minutes just watching him sign autographs.”That is no easy feat for a man only thirty-six inches tall with no legs and only a stub of a single arm that barely extends below the cuff of his fishing jersey.

I was already familiar with his inspiring life story and while his fishing accomplishments are a testament to his will and persistence, he readily gives all of the credit to God and takes great joy in sharing that message. Lots of folks that arrived expecting to personally hear more about fishing from a pro returned home more humble and no longer taking the simplest of tasks for granted!

My thought as I made my way back to my truck Sunday night was that inspite of his physical limitations, Clay Dyer stood as tall as anyone in attendance.

Congratulations to Reverend Bradley and all of the folks that made this yet another special event.

Team mentor, Nellie Miller, attendance with with several of her LCM bass team members and was especially proud of their performance at last week’s tournament on Sam Rayburn.The SETX High School Tournament drew 489 teams and two of her teams finished in the top ten.The team of Jack Tindall and Colin Currie finished second less than a pound out of first place with 20.85 pounds.

The team of Kameryn Henderson and Tyler Shearin finished in seventh place with 18.18 pounds.

The Bridge City team made a very good showing as well with two of their teams finishing in the top 25.Balei Slaughter and Lacey Pender finished in 21st place with 15.05 pounds with the team of Tanner Wilson and Ethan Borque finishing right behind them with 14.98 pounds.

Closer to home, The S.A.L.T. Club hosted their monthly tournament last Saturday and the targeted fish for March was the heaviest Texas legal redfish.In talking with several of the members that fished the event, it appears that most of the winners were caught in backwater areas.

Eddie Roberts cashed the first place check with a 27.5 inch fish that weighed 8.74 pounds. Colt Westbrook and Mark Bertrand finished right on his heels with fish that both weighed 8.26 pounds.Colt took home second place money as his red was a little longer.

The Club welcomes new members as well as folks that just want to come out and attend a

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Bridge City Cardinal third baseman Jacob Goodman tags out a Silsbee Tiger base runner as district baseball action got underway Tuesday. Bridge City lost their first district match up against Silsbee 9-1.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Young Cardinals not lowering expectations Dave Rogers

For The Record

In nearly a decade and a half on the job, Chad Landry knows baseball coaching.

It’s coming in handy with the 2017 Bridge City Cardinals.

He said “never” in 14 years as a head coach, nine of them at BC, has he had a team this young.

Eleven of the Cardinals’ 15 varsity players are new this year, about what you’d expect after losing 12 seniors from last year’s Region III4A semifinalist.

“It takes a good mixture of patience and knowledge,” Landry admitted. “But I like it, because there’s a lot more teaching and small things we focus on a lot.

“Our guys are buying in.

They want to listen and learn a lot.”

Catcher Schuyler Thibodaux, a junior and third-year starter, leads BC at the plate and in the field.

He is hitting .512 this season with 22 runs batted in, many of those coming on his 10 doubles.

Friday night, in a tough 6-4 win over Jasper,

Bridge City Cardinal freshman pitcher Logan Hamm is on the hill as Big Red opens district action against the Silsbee Tigers.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Thibodaux went 3 for 3 and knocked in a pair of runs with a homer and a double.

He also got the game’s final out, throwing out a baserunner at third on a strikeout-throw out double play.

Justyn Romero picked up the save with two final-inning strikeouts and Taran Burch won the game in relief with 2.1 one-hit innings pitched.

For the season, Caleb Du-

West Orange-Stark Mustang batter Blake Robinson is at the plate against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears in the district opener on Tuesday.

RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

bois (.395 average, 14 RBIs) and Logan Hamm (.324) lead the team in hitting. Hamm is the team’s winningest pitcher at 3-2 while Jacob Goodman (2-1, 1.90 ERA) is the busiest pitcher and Romero

had a 1.167 ERA heading into district play.

BC’s usual lineup includes Burch at shortstop, Gavin Green at second, Hamm and Goodman alternating at third with Dubois and Jackson Tims platooning at first.

Outfielders are Kevin Gordon in left, Brady Coulter in right and Romero in center.

The Cardinals got their first District 22-4A test Tuesday night when they took on Silsbee. Friday night they’ll travel to Little Cypress-Mauriceville.

“Our district is going to be tough, but our young guys are getting better all the time,” Landry said. “If we get guys on base in front of Dubois and Thibodeaux, we should be OK.” Bridge City has won its district title six years in a row.

No. 7 is the goal, Landry said.

“Winning district is our goal every year,” he said. “No matter what kind of bullets we’ve got, the goal is the district title.

“There are only 10 district games and they’re squeezed into a five-week period.

You’ve got to be ready to go.”

West Orange Stark Mustang senior pitcher Jack Dallas winds up against the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears on Tuesday. The Mustangs prevailed 6-0.

RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

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Cardinals niners grab third win vs. Jasper Bridge City improved to 9-6 on the season with a 6-4 win at Jasper last Friday.

Schuyler ibodaux broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer in the fifth inning.

A two-run triple by Caleb Dubois got the Cardinals off to an early lead. Brady Coulter had an RBI bunt that forged a 3-3 tie for BC in the fourth.

Taran Burch earned the win in relief with a scoreless two and a third innings of work. Justyn Romero recorded the last five outs for a save. ibodaux had three hits to lead BC hitters.

Stubblefield strikes out 12 Ryon Stubblefield struck out 12 batters and allowed justs two hits in seven innings to lead Orangefield to a 4-2 win over Woodlands Christian last Friday.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bear pitcher Slade Green winds up to pitch against the West Orange Stark Mustangs as the 2017 baseball season moved in to district action on Tuesday. RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

West Orange-Stark Mustang senior Ryan Ragsdale takes a swing against the LCM Bears on Tuesday night as district baseball gets underway for Orange County teams.

RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

Payton Lathrop picked up three hits and Mack Patterson plated three runs for Orangefield. e Bobcats also got two hits apiece from Mason Gonzales and Stubblefield. e Bobcats hosted Hamshire-Fannett in the District 22-4A opener for both teams Tuesday night. ey play at Silsbee Friday.

O’field JV downs LCM 5-4 Landon Tomlinson homered and earned the win on the mound as Orangefield’s junior varsity downed Little CypressMauriceville 5-4 in recent action.

Kaedon Evans picked up the save, allowing zero earned runs. Joseph Patla contributed with an RBI double. e bobcats moved to 7-1 on the season.

WOS Miller tabbed 23-4A offensive MVP Kentavious “K.J.” Miller of West Orange-Stark was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player in District 22-4A by the league’s coaches.

Release of the all-district team was released until after all the league’s playoff teams were through. Silsbee won the Class 4A championship earlier this month.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville coach Bradford Jeffcoat was named 22-4A’s coach of the year.

Joining Miller on the all-district first team was WOS teammate Te’Ron Brown. e Mustangs placed Jay’len Mathews and Cory Skinner on the second team.

LCM was represented by Ayson Simmons, Katon Brown and Braden Bridges on the first team and Keegan Sonnier was a second-team pick.

Bridge City’s Dane Piper was a first-team pick with fellow Cardinals Brandon Vela, Hunter Wiegreffe and Max Baker second-team picks.

For Orangefield, Alex Catt was a first-team pick and Wes-

ley Frillou made second team.

22-4A All-District basketball MVP – Trajan Harris, Silsbee Offensive MVP – Kentavious Miller, WOS Defensive MVP – Michael McCain, Silsbee Newcomer of the Year – Braelon Bush, Silsbee Coach of the Year – Bradford Jeffcoat, LCM First Team All-District Devon McCain, Silsbee; Jordyn Adams, Silsbee; Ayson Simmons, LCM; Kalon Barnes, Silsbee; Davren Clark, Hamshire-Fannett; Te’Ron Brown, WOS; Katon Brown, LCM; Alex Catt, Orangefield; Dane Piper, Bridge City; Braden Bridges, LCM. Second Team All-District Willie Jones, Silsbee; Jay’len Mathews, WOS; Cory Skinner, WOS; Brandon Vela, Bridge City; Hunter Wiegreffe, Bridge City; Calvin Tyler, Silsbee; Bruce Newton, Silsbee; Keegan Sonnier, LCM; Max Baker, Bridge City; Wesley Frillou, Orangefield.

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

Abandoned Ship!

Denton County game wardens responded to a call of an abandoned vessel on Lake Lewisville. The wardens were able to locate the vessel and determine that it had been stolen the previous summer. The vessel was towed to shore and turned over to the reporting agency.

Crossing the Line A Cooke County game warden was stopped at an active railroad crossing. As a train approached, a vehicle from the opposite side of the tracks disregarded the crossing arms and zigzagged through. As the vehicle came alongside, the warden exited her patrol vehicle and made contact with the driver about the violation.

At this time the warden noticed five children in the backseat of the

Colburn meeting. ey frequently have a guest speaker, always have something good to eat and take pride in the family atmosphere.e Club House is located on Pleasure Island and their meetings are the first Tuesday of every month! e river is still a little off-col-

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SUV ranging in age from 1 to 6 and none were in safety seats. A local police department officer arrived and assisted. Neither the driver nor the adult passenger had a valid driver’s license so another party was called to pick up all the occupants of the vehicle. Multiple charges are pending.

Something Fishy Going On A Tarrant County game warden was patrolling the banks of Lake Worth and Silver Creek when he spotted three suspects trespassing on city property. When he approached the subjects to check fishing licenses and advise them that they weren’t allowed on the property, the three subjects acted extremely nervous.

This prompted the warden to investigate further and after receiving consent to search the suspects’ vehicles, he subsequently found narcotics and drug paraphernalia. One subject was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Citations were filed on the other two subjects.

Cases are pending.

From Page 1B ored, but it apparently hasn’t slowed down the bite very much.I talked with Mike Delois and his son, Jodie, on Tuesday and they had seven very nice bass at the time.eir largest fish pushed the four pound mark.Mike was teaching his son how to flip a jig and they had caught every fish off hard structure with a pegged craw worm I also spoke with local anglers in Simon’s Outfitters that were looking for a particular color in a square bill crankbait that ran 1 to 2 feet deep.ey didn’t mind sharing the lure, but they preferred to keep the color a secret.ey said they were fishing the bayous and doing the best on an incoming tide that flooded more structure! e saltwater scene has pretty much been a case of outdueling daily winds. e trout bite has not been that consistent, but the average size has been much better.Plastics fished under a cork, topwaters and tails fished on a light jig head have fooled most of our fish.

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NCAA menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourney wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have repeat champion in 2017 KAZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

If your NCAA Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Tournament bracket didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get busted in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening round, it sure got mutilated in last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second round, especially when defending champion Villanova felt the wrath of Wisconsin, which is headed for its fourth straight Sweet 16. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e eighth-seeded Badgers overcame a 57-50 deďŹ cit to sneak past the East Divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 seed 65-62 Saturday and retained their â&#x20AC;&#x153;giant-killerâ&#x20AC;? image by taking down the No. 1 seed for the third time in four years.

Much of the chatter on ESPN talk shows was how the Badgers got hosed by the tourneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection committee on March 13. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey also believed that Xavierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 11 seed was out of line, too.

Today, both teams are still alive

and well as they prepare for this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sweet 16.

A c t u a l l y, my personal bracket had two blemishes on it after the opening rounds last î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday and Friday. I had SMU beating Southern Cal and Kansas State downing Cincinnati. However neither winning team made it to the Sweet 16. I heard on the radio Monday morning that this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best bracket had the ďŹ rst 39 straight games picked correctly.

Villanova had a very unimpressive outing against No. 10 Mount St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening round, although they ended up beating the No. 16 seed 76-56. Wisconsin disposed of No. 9-seeded Virginia Tech 84-74. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeds donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter,â&#x20AC;? Wisconsin coach Greg Gard told the

Associated Press after the Badgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upset of Villanova. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told these guys I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeded. We have to win six games. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start with these two this weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All these games weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been the underdog,â&#x20AC;? he continued.

You have all types of ranking systems, statistics. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e thing with all those algorithms is they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t calculate heart, will to win, toughness, desire. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing we have.â&#x20AC;?

After upsetting sixth-ranked Maryland 76-65 î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, Xavier turned the same trick Saturday on No. 3 Florida State, annihilating the Seminoles 9166. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Musketeers (23-13, shot nearly 65 per cent from the three-point range, connecting on 11 of 17 long bombs Saturday.

Xavier plays No. 2 Arizona tomorrow (î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday) in the opening round of the Sweet 16 and is a 7½-point underdog.

Wisconsin plays Friday against Florida and as usual is an under-

dog (1 ½ points)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;just the way they like it.

Villanova isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only highly-rated team that will be watching the Sweet 16 from their living rooms. No. 2-seeded Duke and Louisville both were upset Sunday by No. 7 seeds, the Blue Devils being barraged by more than 50 second-half points by South Carolina and losing 88-81 while Louisville fell to Michigan 73-69. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e three remaining No. 1 seeds remaining all will meet No. 4 seeds î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday or Friday.

North Carolina (29-7) meets Butler (25-8), Kansas (30-4) takes on Purdue (27-7) while Gonzaga (34-1) locks horns with West Virginia (28-8). î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Elite Eight games will be played Saturday and Sunday to determine the Final Four. I believe the three No.1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s should make the Final Four and I like Wisconsin to also qualify and be the Cinderella team to get to the championship game only to fall to the North Carolina Tar

Heels.

KWICKIESâ&#x20AC;Śî&#x20AC;&#x201C;is weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition of USA Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Weekly had an article about Tim Tebow, who was given a $100,000 bonus to play for the New York Mets. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e paper claims this was done as a marketing ploy. When Tebow donned a Mets uniform to play in the Winter Instructional League, his No. 15 uniform jersey was the No. 1 seller on MLB.com. However Tebowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s batting average was an anemic .194 which included 20 strikeouts in 62 at-bats.

A few Orange County tracksters are among the Southeast Texas high school leaders. West

Orange-Starkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jared Dupree lead the high jump with a 6-6 eďŹ&#x20AC;ort and Little Cypress-Mauricevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eli Peveto has the best time in the 300 meter run (10:15.03). In the girls division OrangeďŹ eldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brooklyn Goldsmith leads all pole vaulters with a 10-6 eďŹ&#x20AC;ort and freshman teammate Madison Helm has the best time in the 3,200 meter run (12:45.60).

Houston Astros ace pitcher Dallas Keuchel, who is penciled in as the opening day starting pitcher for the third time, has yet to allow a run in the Grapefruit League at spring training.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than one â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;right wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD FOR THE RECORD

You ever wonder what a 64 pack of Crayola crayons, 31 flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins, or bags of assorted candy have in common? The answer is they offer something for everyone because we all donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the same taste. If everyone did things exactly like everyone else then life would be ridiculously boring and mundane. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choices and options that give each individual the opportunity to succeed and sometimes those options and choices are a little different than what some people consider to be the best or only way to go about things. Taking a quick glance at the calendar right now means different things to different people, especially fishermen. If you flip through the pages of Texas fishing magazines or look at the internet fishing sites it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be hard to figure out what the prevailing thought on most peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minds is this month, its big trout. More often than not its pursuing big trout while wade fishing and throwing artificial lures. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be one of the first to raise my hand and say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all for thatâ&#x20AC;?. I will, on the other hand, also be one of the first to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only way to catch those big fishâ&#x20AC;? and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where choices and options come in to play.

One year I was at one the fishing shows standing around with a group of guides and tournament anglers having a great conversation and swapping stories on various subjects and inevitably the style or different methods of fishing became the topic. I listened intently and heard basically the same story over and over of how this group of anglers spent their time on the water. After several stories it was more than apparent that these guys took it for granted that everyone fished exactly like they did and the thought that someone wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t was just borderline blasphemy. I can understand why they would think like this, especially when all the other fishermen they routinely hung out with did the same things they did. I can remember the

look on their faces when I told them â&#x20AC;&#x153;you realize you are a very small fraction of the fishing population and 10 times as many people fish differently than you doâ&#x20AC;?. It was a Kodak moment to say the least. I invited them to go to their local sporting goods store and watch other fishermen to see what they buy. Contrary to their beliefs there would way more folks buying terminal tackle, cast nets, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;fresh deadâ&#x20AC;? shrimp than ultra high end gear. The percentage of anglers who exclusively hunt trophy fish with the latest gear pales in comparison to Joe Public who just goes out to get a bite and maybe catch supper.

Just a little something to think about.

Now, regardless of which end of the spectrum you may reside at there are some outstanding options for you to choose from in order to catch both numbers of fish and better quality fish. For many folks the thought of climbing out of a sleek bay boat to wade a pristine flat in search of that career fish is about as close to perfect as one can imagine. Yes, there will be plenty of good fish caught by waders during this time of the year and there will also be plenty of pages and print dedicated to that method as well. For others the thought of crawling out of a perfectly good boat into cold water is about as foreign as ordering a bologna sandwich at a south Texas BBQ house. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense but for some itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they like.

For myself I can honestly say I enjoy both fishing out of the boat and staying in, makes me no difference as long as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m fishing. However, I must admit that in my career on the water I have been fortunate enough to put me hands on several true 30 inch speckled trout and every one of them was caught while the angler was still in the boat. Perhaps thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because here on Sabine and Calcasieu we tend to spend a little more time in water thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too deep to wade unlike other venues down

the coast. The early spring is a fantastic time to locate those better fish in a little deeper water outside of the shallow flats. We spend much of our time in 4 to 6 feet of water making really long drifts that are usually parallel to structure or the shoreline. Often times we are in even deeper water as we probe the breaks along the Sabine River and ICW where some magnum trout and redfish stage up and avoid any traffic or pressure.

Making the most out of water thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too deep to wade requires a certain set of skills, tools and a little bit of thought.

Perhaps the most important is good electronics and the ability to read them. Finding and interpreting bottom structure is an art that pays big dividends to those who understand how to do it. For years Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve watched 2 of the best, Dickie Colburn and Johnny Cormier, take skills they learned locating fish on freshwater lakes early in their careers and apply them to fishing in saltwater. Subtle changes in depth or bottom contour can make all the difference and these guys certainly know how to find them. Once you locate an area that has all the right ingredients itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to be able to stay put or control your drift. A quality trolling motor is a must, that goes without saying. Having the ability to hold your location with either a manual anchor, Power Pole, Talon, or some sort of stake out is another factor to be considered. Once you get on a drift and locate fish itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much better to be able to sit in one position and see if there are more in the area rather than continue on the drift and come back to try and locate the same fish a second time. Many people are often surprised at how many more bites they are able to get

in an area if they just take time to stop and thoroughly check it out.

Waders and folks who fish from the boat will share common lure choices for the most part but there will be few advantages for both sides.

Waders will obviously be more quiet while boat fishermen can cover more water. Both types have proâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and conâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and they each offer the angler an outstanding opportunity to catch fish. Neither method is right or wrong at this time of the year either. By being open to other options anglers will certainly put not only more odds in their favor but certainly catch more fish.

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ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

Spring brings plenty of outdoor excitement

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record Spring is officially here and that means it is time to get out and enjoy what Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana have to offer, and that includes food, music and community theater productions. Visit for more information on artists and venues and follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for daily listings and special announcements.

Wednesday, March 22 Phillip Glyn Band @ The

Boudain Hut Bronco Jr. @ Café Del Rio Sabine River Bend Band @ Catfish Kitchen Kay Miller @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Kevin Lambert @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Brad Brinkley @ Rikenjaks Blake Sticker @ Rush Lounge Tim Burge @ Tradewinds Tavern Zach Gonzalez @ The West Bar and Grill

CLASSES BEGIN MARCH 27, 2017

Thursday, March 23 “Guys and Dolls” @ Orange Community Players David St. Romain @ Blue Martini The Tru Tones @ Café Del Rio Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons @ Courville’s Julie Williams @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar The Flava Band, Kay Miller Band @ The Event Centre Chris Stacey @ The Grill Brad Brinkley and Comfort Zone @ The L Bar

Joe Mendoza @ Larry’s French Market Caylan Daughrity @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub Blake Sticker and Jared Foreman @ Madison’s Donovan Bourgue @ Pine Tree Lodge Fast Lemon @ Rancho Grande Michael Krajicek @ Rikenjaks Blake Sticker @ The Rodair Roadhouse First Class @ Rush Lounge David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Friday, March 24 Tower of Power, Average White Band @ Golden Nugget Casino “Guys and Dolls” @ Orange Community Players Twangsters Union @ Backyard Dance Hall Still Cruisin’ @ Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts Encore @ Blue Martini Creole Cookin’ @ The Boudain Hut Clay Cox @ The Boudain Hut North Country Outkasts @ Café Del Rio John Guidroz @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen Choke @ The Center Stage Dead or Alive @ Cottons Cay Andrew Duhon @ Courville’s Pug Johnson @ Dylan’s Julie Williams @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar We Were Wolves, The Aspiring Me, Good Grief @ The Gig David Lott and Guilty @ Honky Tonk Texas The Killawatts @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Ken Marvel Band @ Larry’s French Market Brad Brinkley and Comfort Zone @ The L Bar Travis Corbello and Dustin Landry @ Loggerheads Bar Rob Copeland @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County The Kings of Mojo @ Mackenzie’s Pub Unkle Jam @ Madison’s Warm Sugar feat. Jenny Carson and Evan Joyce @ Neches Brewing Company

Lee Pelly @ @ The Neches River Wheelhouse Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza and Pasta – Calder Ave. Jerry Mullin @ Pine Tree Lodge Brittany Pfantz @ Rikenjaks Curse and the Cure @ The Rodair Roadhouse First Class @ Rush Lounge Center Fire @ Rusty Nail George Dearborne and Branded @ Sawdust Saloon Blake Sticker @ Thirsty’s Saturday, March 25 Gin Blossoms @ Golden Nugget Casino “Guys and Dolls” @ Orange Community Players Kaitlyn Ashley Dillon, Lil Jimmy Skrrt, Raw Flaws, Semon Demon @ The Art Studio George Dearborne and Branded @ Benoit’s Louis Hall Still Cruisin’ @ Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts Encore @ Blue Martini Creole Cookin’ @ The Boudain Hut John Cessac and the Texas Outlaws @ Brick and Barley Bayou Rush @ Café Del Rio The Fanatics @ The Capri Club Tim Burge @ Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen Raw Hunny @ The Center Stage Rob Copeland and The Outsiders @ Dylan’s Julie Williams @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Knuckle Deep, Tame Fury, Socially Awkward @ The Gig Blake Sticker @ The Grill The Kings of Mojo, Jack Flash, The Cadillacs, John Cessac and the Texas Outlaws @ Honky Tonk Texas Brad Brinkley and Comfort Zone @ The L Bar Pee Wee Bowen @ Larry’s French Market Louisiana Bad Habit Band @ Loggerheads Tyler Darby @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Mid Life Crisis @ Mackenzie’s Pub Petty Pop @ Madison’s The Matchsellers @ Neches Brewing Company Rockafellas @ The Neches River Wheelhouse Shelbone @ Nederland Drag Cruise

High Street Band @ Pine Tree Lodge Archspire, Arkaik, Pandaemonum, Entrenched Defilement, Hacked to Pieces @ The Red Room John Guidroz, Chris Shearman Experience @ Rikenjaks Champagne Room, Bronco Jr., Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, LN and the Crush @ Riverfront Pavilion Orange Aaron Williams @ The Rodair Roadhouse First Class @ Rush Lounge Texas Legacy @ Rusty Nail Wayne Cook @ Suga’s Deep South Tony Faulk and Chaos @ Tammy’s Curse and the Cure @ Texas Ave. Tavern Chalkline Empire, Stone Blind, Motorbud @ Texas Rose Saloon Warm Sugar @ Thirsty’s Sabine River Bend Band @ Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp Mixx Fixxer @ Tiki Beach Bar and Grill Sunday, March 26 “Guys and Dolls” @ Orange Community Players Josh Taylor @ Blue Martini Tony Faulk and Chaos @ The Boudain Hut Stacy Bearden @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Glen Lenderman Band @ Jefferson County Singles Club Honky Tonk Special @ Pine Tree Lodge Jay Ecker Jazz Quartet @ Rikenjaks First Class @ Rush Lounge Phillip Griffith @ The West Bar and Grill Monday, March 27 Bryan Trahan @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Josh Taylor @ Rush Lounge Alex Rozell @ Tradewinds Tavern Tuesday, March 28 Thomas Teague @ Dylan’s Kevin Lambert @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Pug Johnson and Tyler Darby @ Madison’s The Matchsellers @ Neches Brewing Company Roger Tienken @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

The Orange County-based country music group known as Country Outkasts returns to the patio at Café Del Rio in Beaumont from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., Friday, March 24. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

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He has allowed four hits and has not issued a walk. He was slated to pitch today.

And speaking of good earned run average, I hate to keep feeding you info about my grandson Logan Smith, but a quick glance at the team’s statistics has him leading all Army pitchers with a 1.73 earned run average. e husky reliever has surrendered one earned run in 7 2/3 innings with 10 strikeouts.

While on the subject of college baseball, three Lone Star State teams got their respective conference schedules started on the wrong foot last weekend as the Rice Owls dropped three games to Old Dominion in Conference USA while the Texas Aggies started the Southeastern Conference 0-3 after playing Kentucky. e Baylor Bears salvaged one win in their three-game series with West Virginia in the Big 12 Conference.

JUST BETWEEN US…I found out that the “11th inning rule” that we mentioned last month is really an International rule of baseball that has been used by the World Baseball Classic the past few years. If the score is tied going into the 11th inning, both teams start that inning with runners on first and second base. A WBC game between Columbia and the Dominican Republic was tied 3-3 going into the 11th inning. e Dominicans, who have never lost a WBC tourney, erupted for seven runs, blowing open the game for a 10-3 victory. Dominican major league players Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano love the rule, while the Columbians, who were playing in their first WBC, were dismayed, according to an article in this week’s USA Today’s Sport Weekly. It also predicted that this rule will NEVER be approved by the major leagues.

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Camps

Pictured left to right:Â Â Principal Zach Quinn, Orange Co. Treasurer Christy Khoury, Mack Patterson, Counselor Candi Patterson and Superintendent Dr. Stephen Patterson.Â

Patterson named Chamber student î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce March Student of the Month for OrangeďŹ eld High School is Matthew â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mackâ&#x20AC;? Patterson. Mack was presented his certiďŹ cate and gift bag by Chamber Ambassador and Orange County Treasurer, Christy Khoury, at the March 21st coffee hosted by Citrus Cove Apartments. He received gift certiďŹ cates and gifts from: î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Classy Peacock, Five Point Credit Union, COS Printing, Bridge City Walmart, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Bridge City Bank, Sabine River Ford, Sabine Federal Credit Union, MCT Credit Union, Complete StaďŹ&#x192;ng, and Neches Federal Credit Union.

Mack is the son of Stephen and Candi Patterson. He has a GPA of 4.69 and is ranked 5 of 115. Mackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awards and honors include: â&#x20AC;˘ Texas Boys State 11th grade â&#x20AC;˘ Highest Honor Roll, 9th -11th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Orangefield Bobcats Varsity Baseball, 9th -12th grades

â&#x20AC;˘ First Team All-District, 9th grade â&#x20AC;˘ Honorable Mention All-District, 10th grade â&#x20AC;˘ Team Captain, 12th grade â&#x20AC;˘ Hardhat Leadership Award, 11th &12th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Selected and attended Summer Seminars for: United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy â&#x20AC;˘ Stark Reading Contest Finalist, 10th grade â&#x20AC;˘ Leadership Southeast Texas â&#x20AC;˘ Rotary Youth Leadership Award: Participant- 11th grade, Counselor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12th grade and Trainer next year.

Mackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clubs and organizations include: â&#x20AC;˘ National Honor Society, 11th -12th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Orangefield Bobcats Varsity Baseball, 9th -12th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Orangefield Bobcat Spirit Club CoFounder, 10th-12th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Debate Club, 9th -12th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Parliamentarian, 11th grade â&#x20AC;˘ UIL Student Congress Debate, 11th grade â&#x20AC;˘ UIL Cross Examination Debate, 9th-11th grades

Happenings Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Banquet. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e mother nominated must live or work within the Bridge City or OrangeďŹ eld School District. For contest rules, go to www.bridgecitychamber.com or call the chamber at409-735-5671.

Father of the Year noms being accepted Do you know a dad who deserves special recognition? Nominate him for Father of the Year! In addition to receiving great gifts from local businesses, the Father of the Year will be recognized at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Networking Coffee on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, participate in the Bridge City Christmas Light Parade as a dignitary and be recognized at the Bridge City Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Banquet. The father nominated must live or work within the Bridge City or Orangefield

â&#x20AC;˘ UIL Extemporaneous Speaking, 9th-11th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Meet in the Middle Club â&#x20AC;˘ Class Officer, Vice President, 9th 12th grades â&#x20AC;˘ Interact Club - Vice President & International Relations Chairman 12th grade â&#x20AC;˘ Junior class representative, 11th grade In community service, Mack has volunteered at: â&#x20AC;˘ Leadership Southeast Texas 11th grade - assisted in development of project to allow medical care for veterans. â&#x20AC;˘ Santa for Seniors, 9th -12th grades - Prepared and delivered gifts for every resident in a nursing home in the city of Orange. â&#x20AC;˘ Interact Club - Community service projects for schools. â&#x20AC;˘ Participated as Josh, the otter, a water safety course for elementary students. â&#x20AC;˘ Adaptive Sports for Kids, ASK, 11th & 12th grades - Assist special needs students to play baseball. â&#x20AC;˘ Centri-Kid Elementary

Church Camp, 11th grade - Counselor

â&#x20AC;˘ Youth Group Activities at First Baptist Church, Orange, 9th -12th grades

From Page 6A School District. For contest rules, go to www.bridgecitychamber.com or call the chamber at 409-735-5671.

Orange VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 Will Host A Garage Sale Orange VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 will host a garage sale on April 22, 2017 from 7am until 2pm at the VFW Hall at 5303 North 16th Street in Orange...3 miles North of IH-10. Tables will rent for $10 per table. Vendors will be allowed to set up on Friday, April 21, 2017. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e kitchen will be open from 9am until no longer busy. Drinks may be purchased at the bar. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e doors will open at 6:30 am Saturday for VENDORS ONLY. Doors will open to public at 7am.

Contact Mary Snapp at 409-697-0380 for reservations and information.

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Teen Workshop - Self Portraiture for Grades 6 - 12 July 27, 2017 (1pm - 4pm) Learn how to paint a great likeness of yourself in this four-hour studio experience. Explore symbolism, technical skills and abstraction while you decide what makes you YOU! Brush up with Landscapes for Grades K - 2 August 1 - 3, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Flowers and bunnies and deer, oh my! For young artists who wonder about the speciďŹ cs of landscape painting, explore plants, animals and environments represented in the SMA collection while creating artistic habitats of your own!

Movers and Makers for Grades K - 2 August 8 - 10, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Campers will dance, play and wiggle while creating art that allows the practice of ďŹ ne motor skills, coordination and creativity. From drawing with music to dancing in the studio, campers will experience a wide variety of art techniques.

EcoRangers Summer Camps Nature Heroes for Grades 1 &2 July 11 - 14, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Explore the forest and

meadow trails, tromp along the swamps and ďŹ&#x201A;oat down the bayou, all in search of the animals that call Shangri La home!

As a Hero in training, campers explore the splendor of Shangri La's wildlife, work toward earning their hero cape and become the heroes that nature needs.

Costumes welcome!

Pow-Wow with Nature for Grades 3 & 4 July 18 - 21, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Step back in time to when Native Americans lived in the area of Shangri La. Learn to live oďŹ&#x20AC; the land by building a natural shelter, tracking animals, weaving with natural materials, working with clay, and ďŹ shing.

Campers will even learn about the past by participating in an archaeological dig and speaking the native language.

Wonderful World of Wings for Grades 5 & 6 July 25 - 28, 2017 (8:30am Noon) It's a bird, it's a bat, it's a butterďŹ&#x201A;y! Discover how and why things in nature use ďŹ&#x201A;ight for migration, hunting, predator evasion or attracting a mate.

Here at Shangri La we have a multitude of animals that depend on their wings. Campers will investigate, create and test diďŹ&#x20AC;erent methods and modes of

ďŹ&#x201A;ight.

May the Force of Nature be with You for Grades 7, 8 & 9 August 1 - 4, 2017 (8:30am Noon) Forces of nature are always moving, from shifting tectonic plates, hot and cold air currents colliding, or the transfer of energy. Students will learn through the design and ďŹ&#x201A;ight of a hot air balloon, a solar power hands-on experiment and more how forces of nature shape our ever-changing world.

Important Summer Camp Details: Registration deadline is June 16, 2017 and forms are available online atstarkmuseum.org and shangrilagardens.org.

Doors/Gates open at 8am for Student Drop-OďŹ&#x20AC; ONLY. Also, SCV Members at the Family Level and above receive advance notiďŹ cation of camps and early registration. To learn more about purchasing or renewing a Membership, call 409.221.6656.

Registration Fees: Registration fees for Art Quest Summer Camps: $45 for Stark Cultural Venues' (SCV) Members; $60 for the General Public. Registration fees for Art Quest Teen Workshops are: $25 for SCV Members; $35 for the General Public.

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Orange County Church Directory

Lord, Tune My Heart for Worship two in Scripture or pray through a psalm.

We can listen to music that stirs and orients our hearts. Perhaps just ten minutes of quiet is what we need. Certainly turning our phone to “do not disturb” (or even off) can be a helpful, intentional practice to calm our frayed, distracted minds.

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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

3. Arrive early.

Article by Zac Hicks Minister, Birmingham desiringGod.org

If they wanted to, worship leaders in many churches could get away with a lot in the first song each Sunday. People are coming in late, trying to settle their kids, silencing their phones, checking their phones, wrapping up conversations, or just generally disoriented.

The truth is many of us walk into worship not quite ready to worship. We need a little time to center and focus ourselves.

Some of us are frustrated with our kids.

Some are disheartened about our work.

Some are stressed about the demands of school or the deadlines of our jobs. Others are depressed or apathetic about life.

Yet others are fearful, distraught, or mourning. Weekly worship calls us back into a story with the emotional highs and lows of sin and salvation, so we all need to recalibrate.

The beginning of worship is a critical moment when we release everything else demanding our attention into the capable hands of the very One we are preparing to encounter.

Tune My Heart Some historic hymns seem to run on an endless tank of fuel. No matter how many times we sing them, they speak to us, stir us, and lead us to worship. “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is one of those hymns for me.

Come, thou fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing thy grace.

Tune my heart. As a guitarist, that speaks to me. If I place my guitar in its

case, or leave it out on a stand, it’s not the same guitar. When I pick it up a few days later and strum it, it’s out of tune. Because of forces inside (wood, tension, aging strings) and forces outside (temperature, humidity), a guitar left alone will always fall out of tune.

The same phenomenon happens in our hearts. Between Sundays, we get knocked around, and the forces inside and outside of us — our sin, others’ sin, and the fallenness of the world — send our hearts in all kinds of directions. When we come back to worship together, and the Holy Spirit begins to strum the strings of our hearts, we hear dissonance. Hearts always require retuning.

Because this kind of calibration is critical, but can be difficult, consider a few tips for how to prepare your hearts well for worship.

1. Worship starts before you enter.

2. Center your heart before worship.

Before a worship service, all of us can do things that make entrance into worship easier. We can meditate on a verse or

6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield 409-735-2661 Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113

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

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

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

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!

4. Make the most of the first moments.

Jump into the deep end. Let the call to worship and the opening hymns or songs flood your mind and heart. Sing loudly, breathe deeply, feel passionately. Sometimes, participating physically actually leads our affections to engage spiritually.

Recognize that the opening of worship is meant for our calibration, and let it prepare your heart to worship.

Zac Hicks (@zachicks) is Canon for Worship & Liturgy at Cathedral Church of the Advent (Birmingham, Alabama) and author of The Worship Pastor.

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

As many have said before, we don’t enter into corporate worship and begin to worship. We come into the space already worshiping. Our hearts have been loving and desiring in all kinds of directions this week. The first step is to simply recognize and confess that fact, praying that the Holy Spirit would increasingly narrow the gap between the worship offered on Sundays and the worship offered Mondays through Saturdays. The worshiper who grows in orienting her heart toward God Monday through Saturday (whole-life worship) will find herself more calibrated for Sundays (gathered worship).

Triangle Baptist Church

Few things make it harder to fully engage in worship than arriving just on time or late. Arriving early gives us plenty of time to find a place to sit, and then center our hearts through the word and prayer.

We’ll also have a chance to prepare for worship by greeting others. Some people think the only way to prepare for worship is to quietly pray and ignore everyone else. That’s a one-dimensional way to approach worship. Because worship is both vertical (us and God) and horizontal (one another), greeting the people worshiping next to you is a wonderful way to calibrate your heart for corporate worship.

Faith United MC hosts Lenten service FUMC, 8608 MLK Orange, will host a Lenten Service and lunch each Wednesday thru April 5th. Service at Noon followed by a delicious lunch. The entire community is invited. Any Further information please call the church office 8861291.

St. Francis of Assisi Lenten Fish Fry 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 24, March 31 and April 7.

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

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

Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m.

Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

Pastor: Tommy Anthony

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

mcdonaldmemorialbaptistchurch.com

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

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 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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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!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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FOR RENT RV Camper for rent on the water, located at Peggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the Bayou, off Roundbunch Rd in Bridge City. $600 month or $175 a week, deposit required.

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MOTORCYCLES 2004Â Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Touring bike with new brakes, tires, exhaust, battery, am/fm/cd/cb, cruise control, weather radio intercom headset & much more. $9000.00 Call for pics @ 409-882-4106

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May the Sacred heart of Jesus be adorned, glorified, loved & p r e s e r v e d throughout the world, now and forever.

Sacred heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude help the hopeless, pray for us.

Say this prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. By the 8th day your prayer should be answered, it has never been known to fail.

Thank you St. Jude and the sacred heart  of Jesus.

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NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

Estate Sale this Friday thru Sunday, March 24th-26th, from 8am5pm at 5213 Old Hwy. 90 in Orange. Located between JBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ & Lindenwood. Antiques, collectibles, depression glassware, milk glass, dining table w/6 chairs, maple hutch, tea cart, round table w/4 chairs, recliners, couches, coffee and end tables, lamps, full bed mattress set, dressers, night stands, king mattress set, frame, linens, kitchen wares, small appliances, outdoor furniture and much more. Contact Agnes Chambers 409-625-0679 or 936-590-8655; Patsy Chambers 409-735-5705 or 409-330-5080.

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M-F 5 pm - 11 pm â&#x20AC;˘ Sat. 10 am - 11pm â&#x20AC;˘ Sun. 11 am - 11 pm

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Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eats has been serving you for 33 years.

Thanks for your patronage!

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GARAGE SALES Garage Sale on Saturday, March 25th from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at 22 Parkland in Bridge City. 3 families, there is a lot of items, to much to list. NO EARLY BIRDS! Garage Sale on Saturday, March 25th from 7 a.m. until. This is a neighborhood sale, on Sharp Street in Bridge City, Dugas Addition. Travel down Sharp St. and shop at various homes, some on other streets will be participating also.

Moving Sale on Saturday, March 25th from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2001 Thousand Oaks in Little Cypress.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes, shoes, home decor, furniture, baby cradle, tools, hardware, paints, knives, hunting items, potted plants and outdoor furniture.

Great prices and negotiable.

Backyard Tool Sale this Friday and Saturday, March 24th and 25th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2432 Elmira Rd., located in Echo Addition.

NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeauxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF

16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov Vin#5NMSG13D07H073615

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Call 735-5305 â&#x20AC;˘ Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City â&#x20AC;˘ County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of DAVID B. EATMAN, Deceased, were issued on the MARCH 16, 2017, in Cause No. P17771, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division to: KAREN DYAN MORRIS. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Tommy Gunn Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of D O NALD WAYN E COLE, Deceased, were issued on FEBRUARY 27, 2017, in Cause No. P17767, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: DIANA LEE COLE. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Diana Lee Cole c/o Rodney A. Townsend, Jr. 218 Border Street Orange, TX 77630

Dated the 16TH day of March, 2017.

Dated the 28th day of February, 2017

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn Attorney for: Karen Dyan Morris State Bar No.: 08623700 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)882-9990 Fax: (409)882-0613

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of HORACE L L OY D CRAIG, Deceased, were issued on MARCH 8, 2017, in Cause No. P17742, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: CAROLYN ANN CRAIG. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of FRANK SMITH, Deceased, were issued on MARCH 8, 2017, in Cause No. P17742, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: PAUL ANDREW MILLER. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Paul Andrew Miller 2205 Bonnie Street Orange, TX 77630

Dated the 13th day of March, 2017

Dated the 13th day of March, 2017

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Greg Dumas Attorney for Carolyn Ann Craig State Bar No.: 06201080 1601 Main Orange, TX 77630 (409)886-5239 (409)882-0418 fax

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