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Vol. 58 No. 101

Week of Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Commissioners delay naming Carlton replacement Dave Rogers

For The Record

Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton said his farewells to Commissioners’ Court Tuesday. And then those he’s leaving behind punted the question about his replacement. Carlton, 36, was defeated in his re-election bid by political newcomer Dean Crooks in the March 6 Republican Primary. Still, Carlton was expected to serve out his term, which doesn’t expire until the end of 2018, seven-plus months away. Instead, he announced Fridayhe’s leaving at the end of this week to take a job in Austin as the ex-

ecutive director of the Texas Medical Board. Listed at the end of Tuesday’s agenda were possible Carlton action to accept Carlton’s resignation and appoint a replacement to fill out the term that ends Dec. 31, 2018. Those items were moved to the first of the meeting, to accommodate Commissioner John Gothia, who had to leave early because of a family illness. “We accepted the judge’s resignation, that was the first step,” Commissioner Johnny Trahan said afterward.

“The second step was naming someone, but we asked legal [court attorney Denise Gremillion] if it was eligible for a closed session about naming someone be-

cause we need to have some conversations. “I’ve had numerous calls about who should be [interim judge] but we need to have some discussions about

it, because the person who steps in there, if they don’t already have a pretty good idea about what they need to be doing, the learning curve is so long by the time they

figure out what they need to be doing, their term will be over.” Commissioner Barry BurNAMING Page 3A

Local early voting begins Monday Dave Rogers

For The Record

Early voting begins Monday and runs through May 1 for those cities and school districts conducting 2018 elections. Most area officeholders are running unopposed but an Orange mayor’s race and two West Orange-Cove school board seats are up for grabs as are a school board seat and a city council seat in Bridge City and two spots on the Orange County Navigation and Port District board. The city of West Orange canceled its regular election as did Pinehurst and Little Cypress Mauriceville CISD because no elected office drew more than one candidates. But West Orange is having a special election to decide five issues. The formal election day is May 5 but early voting has come to be equally, if not more, important because of its ease. Larry Spears, Jr. and Charles Ray Thomas are facing off in Orange to fill the mayor’s chair. Spears won his second term as At Large Place 6 council member a year ago, but yielded that seat to run for the mayor’s job previously held by Jimmy Sims, who is retiring. Early voting for the Orange city election is at the Orange Public Library, 220 N. 5th St. Polls are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturdays. Tuesdays April 24 and May 1 are exceptions, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. those days. On election day May 5, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at these locations: District 1, Salvation Army Building, 1950 Martin Luther King Drive; District 2, Little Cypress Intermediate School, 2300 Allie Payne

Road; District 3, North Early Learning Center, 801 Cordrey Ave.; District 4, West Orange-Cove CISD Education Service Center/Administration Building, 902 West Park Ave. In the WOCCISD election, incumbent Roderick Robertson and Kianna EdwardsBrooks and Tricia Stroud are running for two at-large spots, with the top two votegetters elected. Early voting is at the Orange Public Library, 220 N. 5th St. from Monday through May 1 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays April 24 and May 1. Election day May 5 polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Precincts 1,2: WOCCISD Education Service Center/Administration Building; Precincts 3,4,5: North Early Learning Center, 801 Cordrey; Precincts 8,13,14,15: Salvation Army, 1950 N. MLK Drive; Precincts 11, 12, 24: West Orange City Hall, 2700 Western Ave. In the city of Bridge City election, Joseph Hannon is taking on incumbent Lucy Fields for Place 6. All voting will be at BCISD Administration Building, 1031 W. Roundbunch Road with early voting from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through April 27 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 30 and May 1. Day of election May 5, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The BCISD election will pit newcomers Patty Collins and Paul Zoch for the Place 2 spot. Like the city election, BCISD voting will all be at BCISD Administration Building, 1031 W. Roundbunch Road with early voting from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through April 27 and EARLY VOTING Page 3A

Dayle Gunn Weatherford reads the book about ‘Rosie” to Kindergarten students of Susie Thompson’s class.

Rosie Has Class . . . St. Mary Catholic School kindergarteners received a special visit from Rosie, an almost 10 year old canine whose life story has has been chronicled by local writer Ricky Deville. As a three month old puppy Rosie was adopted from the Lake Charles Animal Shelter by Orange resident Lacey Hale. Through the years Rosie has lived an interesting life. She enjoys her walks on St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church grounds where she loves chasing squirrels and taking naps. Lacey Hale brings Rosie to The Sabine Place where the residents love her.

“Rosie loves people and children in general,” said Hale, who also illustrated Deville’s book about her dog. According to Hale her canine companion is training to become a therapy dog. Rosie’s visit to Susie Thompson’s kindergarten class drew excitement from the children who were treated to a reading of the book by Dale Gunn Weatherford. “The students thoroughly enjoyed the book and especially Rosie’s visit,” said Thompson, “Hopefully, she will return for more visits.”

An excavator tears down Lamar State-Orange’s Green Avenue Building at the corner of 4th St. and Green Tuesday afternoon. Frequent flooding of the building has caused new plans that call for a green space. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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Good karma boosts man to second big lottery win A California man said some karma from a good deed might be responsible for netting him a $750,000 lottery jackpot -- his second big win, UPI reported Tuesday. Michael Forsberg told California Lottery officials he handed $6 to a man who appeared “down on his luck” before going into a Ridgecrest mini mart to buy a California Gold Scratchers ticket. Forsberg returned to the store about an hour later to verify whether he was correct in thinking it was a $750,000 winner. “I did not know if it was a real ticket or a joke or was I looking at it wrong?” Forsberg said.

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Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton, left, shakes hands with Commissioner Johnny Trahan in after Tuesday’s Commissioners’Court meeting. Carlton officially resigned Tuesday. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Naming Carlton’s replacement ton said the list of possibilities he’d heard suggested for the job included former County Judge Carl Thibodeaux, former Commissioners David Dubose and John Dubose, former Orange Mayor Brown Claybar, retiring Orange Mayor Jimmy Sims and current Orange council member Brad Childs. “We’ll talk about it next week,” Burton said. “You’ve got to look at who’s available. You don’t want to ask anybody to quit a job to do this for a few months. “You need to find someone who has some experience because we’re in a critical time.

The budget is about to come around. We’re in the very middle of dealing with this hurricane recovery. We’re going to have to have some discussions about it and see who fits that bill.” While that bill – and the interim judge job -- remained unfilled, Carlton’s final meeting as county judge saw him announce the hiring of another Emergency Management Coordinator – his fifth since 2015. Joel Ardoin had been named and this one required some interdepartmental juggling. Ardoin has been the county’s director of environmental health & code en-

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forcement for 14 years. By a 5-0 vote, commissioners merged Ardoin’s old department with his new one. Ardoin, married to county human resources director Lori Ardoin, says he’s helped the county’s storm response since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when Orange County helped shelter those displaced from New Orleans and surrounding neighborhoods. He served as Incident Commander for Orange County during Hurricane Harvey. “Joel’s been very involved with emergency management for a while now,” Carl-

ton said. “So, with that experience, the background, having the vacancy in the EMC position, to me it made sense putting him in, have him over both those roles. “Especially now that we have Michelle [Turbiville] and Morgan [Taylor] working in there, so now there’s four people working in emergency management instead of two as before. That makes it a little easier for someone to be dual-hatted.” “We’ll just be busy,” said Ardoin, whose pay was bumped up a grade to recognize his added responsibilities.

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From The Creaux’s Nest COUNTY JUDGE CARLTON MOVING ON There is so much going on nationwide I could write an entire column on the daily chaos that has taken place since last I sat here. First here at home however, County Judge Brint Carlton has decided to resign at ‘high noon’ on Sunday, April 22. Honestly that didn’t come as a surprise. I had wondered why Brint would want to stay in Orange. It’s a tough time to practice law in this area, and establishing a law practice even more challenging. Brint had already tried practicing law with his father, Steve. That’s the reason I told friends I believed he would get out of Dodge if a good opportunity came along. He apparently landed a good job in Austin that fits with his military training that would give him a more stable career. I don’t believe local politics is his calling. Becoming county judge was more by chance. Running, even if he lost would establish name reorganization. He ran a good race in a low turnout and was elected. He had a learning curve and wasn’t given a second chance to prove he had learned well. We are grateful for this young family that such a great opportunity came Brint’s way to be executive director of the Texas Medical Board in Austin. It’s just a different kind of political job. One I’m comfortable with his chances to succeed. He has all the qualities; he’s smart, personable and has learned a lot as an elected official. He will be working with a high class membership, some good and some who will need weeding out. My bet is that he’ll handle it well and hopefully it will be a step to even better things to come. Like all political appointments, this one won’t be forever. We wish nothing but good things for him and his family. Thank you for your service Brint. *****I have to move on. Come along I promise it won’t do you no harm.

BIG TAX CUTS NOT GOING TO WORKERS After corporations got a big tax cut, a flurry of announcement touting bonuses and pay raises for hourly employees raised hopes that the cash windfall would keep on flowing down to American workers. Some one time $1,000 awards were given to certain workers. They said the awards were an example of how the $1.5 trillion tax cut would result in bigger pay checks. Financial compensation has slowed to a trickle since most of the tax break is going into the pockets of stock shareholders. A Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysis has found that fewer than 45 of the 500 big companies have paid out cash bonuses to their workers. Just 30% of the big companies have invested in employees and paid one time bonuses. Only 25% increased wages. The common theme for reducing taxes by so much was to take care of the workers. The groups that benefited most are wealthy heirs, investors in closely held companies like the Trump organization. They made off like bandits. The congressional budget office projects deficits around $1 trillion. Where does that leave us? It leaves one of the biggest tax hikes in history waiting for the next generation. The Fed has already deferred payment of $21.1 trillion, the national debt. Thanks to Trump and Paul Ryan the debt will climb to $31 trillion in the next decade leaving future taxes to the young, who also are the poorest, with the fewest resources. The coming stream of taxes will fall on those least able to pay it. Paul Ryan’s most lasting legacy as speaker will be as the person who enabled permanent, trillion dollar deficits. Trump will be remembered as the president who made the rich richer, including himself. Tax cuts today for the wealthy are tax increases in the future for all of us now that trillion dollar deficits is the normal. Companies vowed to raise wages, now the unions want more than just promises, they ask where the tax cut money is? Well, it’s going toward increasing executive pay and buying back stock, not boosting wages and bringing back jobs from overseas. We are headed to a place we haven’t seen since the great recession that Obama found when he took office. Trump will leave as big a mess. The reasons are obvious.

STARK HIGH CLASS OF 1953 CELEBRATES 65TH REUNION I spoke with a very nice lady, Billie Sterns Downey, who wanted to publicize the Lutcher Stark 65 th reunion of the class of 1953. Billie is a 1952 grad. The reunion is Saturday, April 28, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A noon meal, steam table or menu, will be served at Robert’s Restaurant. Just a few years ago, a 50th anniversary was rare, now we celebrate reunions after 60 years or more. For more information contact Billie, 735-4610 or Bobby Vincent, 543-5478.

REMEMBERING HAROLD WELSH Harold E. Welsh passed away April 11. Funeral services were held Monday, April 16, at Claybar Funeral Home, O range, with burial at Autumn Oak Cemetery. We had known Harold for many years. He was active in many civic organizations and we had served with him in the in the Optimist Club. For over 30 years he worked for the county as Director and Inspector in the Sanitation Department. He was presently a deputy constable under Pct. 2 constable David Cagle. Over the years Harold had also served other constables. I always jokingly told him he was a great guy for a Yankee. He was from Pennsylvania but had been here many years. May this good man rest in peace.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2008 Over three decades the large ‘Harrington’s Pharmacy’ sign on Texas Avenue has been a landmark. Last week the sign came down and was replaced by the ‘Family Pharmacy’ sign. The store is now owned by the Haney family.

Good people, good operators. Doug Harrington, who has served the community for all those years, will be retiring the last Thursday in May. He and Regina plan to sell their home on Hwy. 62 and move to their Crockett area farm until they can build in Spring, Texas (Editor’s note: Doug has since passed away.)***** This Monday, April 21, marks San Jacinto Day. Sam Houston beat Santa Anna, making Texas a republic. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch gathered at Robert’s last week. Special guests joining were incoming sheriff Keith Merritt, constable-elects Pct. 1 Chris Humble, who joined his JP Judge Joe Parkhurst, Pct. 2 Rob Strause, who will work with Judge Roy Derry Dunn and Mark Phillpot, who has the prettiest judge, Ms. Janice Menard.***** Last week Mr. and Mrs. Wilson ‘King’ Dunn celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. That may not be a record but it’s a damn good average that few of us will ever reach. A great salt-of-the-earth couple, who has given much of themselves to the betterment of their community. ***** Penny Pate Rigney, husband Ross and two limos full of Lake Charles folks took the grand tour to Abbeville, Roy’s hometown. They loved the town and enjoyed all the great food at several restaurants. They traveled Highway 14 from Lake Charles to Lake Arthur, Gueydan, Kaplan and the historical, unique French town with two squares. They vow to return. *****Sometime ago we wondered what had become of Terry Burns. Well, we got the following email from Nathan Merritt. “I stumbled onto the Record Live recently and memories of the past started flooding my thoughts. Roy Dunn, you have always had a gift of telling a story that would keep one’s attention and bring a smile. I’ve been away from Orange 20 years but still like to keep up with news, people I remember and friends who still live there. I often forward things to the former Chamber of Commerce manager Terry W. Burns, who is now a prolific writer HYPERLINK “http:// www.terryburns.net” www.terryburns.net and literary agent HYPERLINK “http://wwwshoutlife.com” wwwshoutlife.com. Nathan lives in Huntington, Texas and says he’s excited he found ‘therecordlive’ on line.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN OBITUARIES 10 YEARS AGO-2008 Lula B. Faires Richard, a lifelong resident of Orange She died Tuesday, April 15. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 17. Lula worked as an employee for the Orange Leader and for many years in the Foster Grandparent program. Lula is survived by her children; daughters, Judy Rosegrant and Bonnie Sue Voeltz, sons Tommy D., Michael Richard and her special “other son” Scott Hasty, five grandchildren and seven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.*****James H. “Zeke” Zerko, 80, of Pinehurst, passed away at April 15. Funeral services were held Friday, April 18. Zeke served in the US Army during WWII in Germany and was employed by Levingston Shipbuilding for 38 years. He is survived by his brothers, Pete Zerko Jr., Ira Zerko, John D. “J.D.” Zerko, Frank Zerko and Eugene Zerko and nieces and nephews.***** Teresa Catherine Jefferson, 37, of Bridge City, died Thursday, April 17. Funeral service was held Tuesday, April 22. She worked as a care giver at The Meadows. She is survived by her parents, Mike and Linda Flannery, grandfathers, J.W. Flannery and Don Smith, grandmother, Charlotte Flannery, son, Rick Jerald “R.J.” Hampton, daughters, Britney Kay Jefferson, Amanda Michelle Jefferson and grandchildren.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 40 YEARS Ago-1978 Bridge City students competing in various UIL and sports events, Jeff Jones, a junior and Shelly Pate, sophomore, both won first place awards in speaking events. Lori Broussard, Christine Miller and Paula Pearson made the tennis quarterfinals in tournament play. *****The D.E. Club at BCHS, headed by Coach Rusty Wilson, held annual banquet. Jamie Jackson was the speaker. *****Lila Stone, Barbara Wilkerson, Norma Hock, Jerry Neely, Jo Ann Clark and Mrs. Lloyd Gray host coffee for Judge Pete Runnels at the Wayside Inn.*****The nicest body running around town belongs to Judy Wyatt. She had it on display at the ‘Challenge of the Sexes’ track meet to raise funds for the Bridge City/Orangefield Community Center. *****News around the courthouse is that Lonnie Jim Wallace’s wife Pat is pregnant and they are expecting their first-born in late October. (Editor’s note: They later divorced and Jim was a longtime district judge in Houston.)***** Jesse Dominque ‘The Cajun on the Keys’ is now appearing at the Orange Yacht Club. *****C.J. Sonnier is the owner and book pusher of Border Street News Service. The only place around to get a racing form. *****Gerald Watkins is the handsome guy manager at Morrows, located at 206 Border St. *****Shelly Pate, daughter of Sue and H.D., is the winner of the Gibson Girl contest. Judges selected the contestant most representative of Charles Dana Gibson’s ideal woman. Gibson created the model for all well-bred young ladies of the period, cool, poised and intelligent. Shelly was crowned in the center of Parkdale Mall.

A FEW HAPPENINGS We were glad to hear that our friend, attorney H.D. Pate, was now home. A few weeks ago we had doubts about his recovery. He’s doing very well and says he hopes to be up and about in a few weeks. That’s great news and having him home is a big relief to his wife Pat.*****Tax Assessor Karen Fisher showed up at the Lunch Bunch gathering last week and apologized for missing the week before when newly elected county officials were honored. She had a good excuse, she had Pink Eye, ‘highly contagious’ she said. When is the last time you heard of a 40-year-old having Pink Eye? Commissioner Johnny Trahan made his monthly visit. Johnny has a Wednesday commitment three Wednesdays of the month. Alice Hartsfield came for the fellowship. Wednesday is always her day for fasting. As a good Catholic she still observes the old tradition of not eating meat on Friday also. Good for her. She took off from substitute teaching this one day to share time with friends. Joe Kazmar told about how proud he is his grandson who was a walk on and is now pitching for West Point. He had Tommy-John surgery last year and is throwing heat already. Dean Crooks was extremely proud of his son Garrett, an Orangefield high school senior student recognized by Bridge City Chamber of Commerce and featured in last week’s Penny Record. The youngster is amazing, he carries a GPA of 4.54 and has won so many awards for achievements it took a quarter of a page to list them. Judge Joe Parkhurst, who had missed the previous week, was back after he and Gayle attended a wedding in Orlando, FL. A long drive, he said. I agree, I would rather drive across Texas. The Lunch Bunch meets every Wednesday and everyone is always welcome. This week, the Bunch dines at Robert’s and a special gathering next week at Van Choate’s Tuffy’s Restaurant. Everyone is urged to come share a good time. WWII Veterans are invited and will be wined and dined at no cost. They paid for the meal a long

time ago in Uncle Sam’s military.*****I guess by now you’ve heard that Speaker Paul Ryan is going home so he can be more than a weekend dad. Ryan says he has accomplished much of what he had hoped to do in Washington. If that involves a legacy of massive deficits, a paralyzed congress and a Party now fully identified with an ill informed, ethically challenged president in a cloud of chaos, then he’s right.*****Among the 87 million people whose personal information was improperly harvested by Cambridge Analytica was the man himself, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.*****Bank of America will stop lending to business clients that manufacture military-style weapons for civilian use.*****For the first time Mariah Carey, 48, who was diagnosed in 2001 as bipolar is letting her fans know. “Until recently, I lived in denial and isolation and in constant fear someone would expose me,” she said. “I sought and received treatment and got back to what I love, writing songs and making music,” she concluded.*****This week, on April 21, in 2010, insurance man Mickie McNamara was murdered.*** April 22, is Earth Day.***On April 23, 1988, Roy Orbison died. That was 30 years ago. Hard to believe a person would have to be at least 40 to have enjoyed his music. He once appeared at the Lutcher Theater, in Orange.*****New Orleans is 300 years old this year. The city turned 200 during WWI. It was founded in 1718.*****Our former United States congressman was found guilty of 23 counts of mail and wire fraud. Stockman went south with $1.5 million. He was considered a flight risk. Sentencing is set for Aug. 17.

BIRTHDAYS A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. April 18: Celebrating are Megan Waguespack, Grant Mott and Emily Gilson. Joining them are TV show host Conan O’Brien, 54, actors Melissa Joan Hart, 41 and Hayley Mills, 71.*****April 19: Barbara Sarver, Dustin Gibbs, Shirley Bonnin, and Cheryl Patterson. Celebrities joining them are actors James Franco, 39, Kate Hudson, 38, and Ashley Judd, 49.*****April 20: Our friend, State Farm agent Bill Nickum celebrates today along with Ms. Pearl’s daughter, Beyerly Raymer, Ken Brown and Belinda Norman. Joining in celebrating are actors Jessica Lange, 68, Carman Electra, 45, and Shear Moore, 47.*****April 21: Celebrating being a year older are Dana Hill, Christian Dubose and Virginia McNair. Celebrating also are former Cowboy football player Tony Romo, 37 and also Brittian’s Queen Elizabeth, II, who turns 91.*****April 22: Amelia Hollier, Scott Fisher celebrate on this day. Also actors Jack Nicholson, 80, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 49 and Amanda Mealing, 49.*****April 23: Coach Jason Smalley, Nancy Rendall, Paul Zoch, Samatha Briggs, Jeremie Breaux and Kathie Stephson. Joining them in celebration are comedian George Lopez, 56, wrestler John Cana, 40 and Valerie Bertinellie, 57.*****April 24: Sean Edgerton, Barbara Fuselier and our own Capt. Dickie Colburn. Celebraties having birthdays today are Pop singers Kelly Clarkson, 35 and Barbra Streisand, 75.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Agnes Boudreaux went to see lawyer Asa Leblanc bout getting a divorce from Odis ‘Tee-Boy’ Boudreaux. Lawyer Leblanc say, ‘Well Mrs. Boudreaux, so you want a divorce?” Miss Agnes answer, “Sho do.” Da lawyer questioned his client, “Tell me bout it, do you have a grudge?” “Oh no, we only got a carporch,” Miss Agnes answer. Lawyer Leblanc tried again, “Well, den does Odis beat you up?” “No, no,” Agnes said looking puzzled, “I’m always da first out of bed.” Lawyer Leblanc tried again, “Well, does ‘Tee-Boy go in for unnatural, connubial practices?” Agnes said, “Well, he plays the guitar but I don’t tink he knows anyting bout da connubial.” Leblanc says, “Miss Agnes, wat I’m trying to find out are wat grounds you have.” Agnes respond, “Bless you, we live in a small house, we don’t even got a window box much less grounds.” Da lawyer in considerable exasperation axe, “Wat is ‘Tee-boy’s’ IQ?” “Well, Agnes answer, “I tink he can see pretty good yeah.” Da lawyer Leblanc says, “Miss Agnes, you need a reason dat da court can consider. Wat is da reason for you seeking dis divorce, hanh?” “Oh, well,” Said Agnes, “It’s because Tee-boy him can’t hold and intelligent conversation.”

C’EST TOUT Assad has killed 500,000 of his own people and he will continue to do so. The little 30 minute bombing of three locations won’t slow him down.*****What has our country come to? Revolving door White House, indictments, guilty pleas, lies, sex scandals, racism, decline in American prestige led by a rich man’s son with a lifetime of walking away from responsibilities and debts, sued over 4,000 times for unpaid debts.*****Just wondering what Tony Perkins, leader of the United Evangelical movement thinks of their ‘poster child of sex charges.’ They give him a MULLIGAN.*****Former FBI Directory James Comedy’s book, “A Higher Loyalty” went on sale Tuesday. It’s already a number one seller. In Sunday’s interview Comey said, “Trump is morally unfit to be president.” What does Putin have on Trump? Comey says it’s possible that he has Trump on video in bed with a prostitute and them wetting on each other. I recall the Howard Stern and Trump chatter so being kinky wouldn’t surprise me.***** In closing, we were saddened to hear of the passing of one of America’s great First Ladies, Barbara Bush, 92, who in failing health made an end of life wish to discontinue life support this week. She and President George H. Bush were married 73 years ago on June 6, 1945. She said, “I’ve been blessed and am one of the most fortunate people to have lived this great life.”*****My time is up. Thanks for coming along, and thanks for your loyalty. Take care and God bless.

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Mother of the Year noms accepted

Sabine Aerie 2523 nominations

Do you know a mom who deserves special recognition? Nominate her for Mother of the Year! In addition to receiving over $1,000 in 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 8, 2018 at Las Rosas Mexican Restaurant, participate in the Bridge City Christmas Light Parade as a dignitary and be recognized at the Bridge City Chamber’s Annual Banquet. e mother nominated must live or work within the Bridge City or Orangeﬁeld School District. For complete contest rules, go to www.bridgecitychamber.com or call the chamber at 409-735-5671.

e Sabine Aerie 2523 will have nominations on ursday, April 19th at 7:30 pm for new oﬃcers. All members are encouraged to attend meeting.

Golden K Kiwanis to meet On Wed., April 18: Richard Sessions of SETRPC (South East Texas Regional Planning Commission), Community Services Division, will speak on the Area Agency on Aging as a Staﬀ Ombudsman. e meeting will be held at regular time, 9-10 a.m., in the Meeting Room of the Salvation Army Building at the corner of MLK and Strickland in Orange. On Wed., May 3: Jessica Hill, Executive Dir., Orange Economic Development Corporation, will speak to Golden K Kiwanis Club about the upcoming Bass Tourney and Art in the Park that was reset to Sat., June 9, from original date of Sat., April 7, due to inclement weather. e meeting is slated for 9-10 a.m. at the Salvation Army Building in the front meeting room, corner of MLK and Strickland. Coﬀee is always provided.

Vaccine clinics scheduled Little Cypress Junior High and Mauriceville Middle Schools will host vaccination clinics for students on these campuses on April 18. Hours at LCJH will be 9-11 a.m. and MMS will be 12:302:30 p.m. Vax-A-Nation is the organization providing the clinic. Students with Medicaid/CHIP will receive the vaccines free of charge, with a copy of their current card. Others can get the vaccine for $14 for the ﬁrst injection and $10 for each additional vaccine. To take advantage of the clinic, contact the campus nurse for the forms and return them, along with payment, to the nurse by April 16. Checks should be made payable to Vax-A-Nation. e LCJH nurse is Angie Locke, alocke@lcmcisd.org or 883-2317, extension 3180. e MMS nurse is Katie Worthy, kworthy@lcmcisd.org or 745-3970, extension 7250.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Fish Fry e Fraternal Order of Eagles will be selling ﬁsh dinners on ursday, April 19th from 11am to 2 pm, e dinners will consist of ﬁsh, hushpuppies, potato salad, coleslaw, onions, pickles, bread and a piece of cake. e dinners are $8.00, dine in or carry out. If you call we will have dinners ready and can deliver with orders of 3 or more. For orders you can call 409-886-7381 and the Eagles is located at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange. ank you for your support.

Family Literacy event at WOSE West Orange–Stark Elementary will hold a Family Literacy Night and STARRY night event ursday, April 19 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Families of WOS Elementary students and North Early Learning Center students are invited to attend. Literacy activities, STEM – Science, Technology, Literacy, and Math ---exploration, and various interactive parent/student activities will be featured. e activity will also include book readings by Golden Triangle authors, a Scholastic Book Fair, and free books for students to take home courtesy of the Southeast Texas Food Bank. Authors who will read to students include Jackie Simien and WOC Elementary Curriculum Director Dr. Larry Haynes. Community organizations will also participate. ey include e Orange Public Library, Shangri La Botanical Gardens, e Stark Museum of Art, and the Orange Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma eta, Sorority, Inc., the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Epsilon Lambda Chapter. Additional local ﬁnancial institutions and insurance agencies will also be present. Door prizes will also be awarded. WOS Elementary School is located at 2630 MLK.

Mauriceville High School Interact Club will host a link sale beneﬁtting the Little Cypress Intermediate Stay and Play on April 21, in the parking lot at First Financial Bank. e sale is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the cost is $6 for a link on a bun, chips and a drink.

Friends Helping Friends bake sale 1st Annual Bake sale/Open House Saturday, April 21,2018 10Am to 2PM. We will have fresh baked good and all of our buildings will be open for shopping. Clothing is .50 cents furniture priced to sale. Housewares and Knick Knacks from .50 cents and up.

Creole Cookin to play at Eagles in Orange Creole Cookin will be playing on Saturday, April 21st from 8 pm to midnight. Admission is $5 per person or $10 a couple. For reservations you can call 409-886-7381. e Fraternal Order of Eagles is located at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange, everyone welcome.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Estate Sale Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will host an ESTATE SALE in the church fellowship hall and grounds on April 21. We open at 8:00 am and

close at noon. ere will be a great variety of numerous items available for the public: household objects, home décor, everyday pieces, lots of furniture from current to antique and reﬁnished, some tools (lawn mower and edger), ping pong table, luggage, silver, dishes, and so much more. In addition, our weekly Garage Sale in the blue building next door (the same building as Happy Donuts) will open at 7:30 am and close at 12:30 pm. Come and check it all out. ank you to everyone who is donating and helping; all proceeds help our music program, local musicians, and Music Scholarships.

VFW Auxiliary Garage Sale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 Auxiliary will host a Spring Indoor Garage Sale on Saturday, April 21st, at the VFW Hall at 5303 N. 16th Street. Vendors can set up Friday, April 20th from 5 pm until 8pm. Saturday doors will open from 7am until 2 pm. For reservations, send a check to VFW Aux. 2775 to Chairman Mary Snapp at 7927 Sandra Ln; Orange, TX 77632 for the number of tables at $10 each. For further information you may call Mary at 409-697-0380 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Early Registration guarantees a spot.

Stutters to host clinic It is time for the Stutter Clinic to be held on April 20, 2018 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. It is for all Pre -K through 6th grade students and the cost is $40. is will include the clinic, as well as a "Future Strutter" t-shirt. is clinic is just in time for your child's chance to dance at the Strutter Spring Revue. eir ticket is also included in the clinic fee.

West Orange Spring Clean Up Dumpster will be available behind the WO Fire Station for use by West Orange residents ONLY on Friday, April 20th, and Saturday, April 21st 2018 between the hours of 9AM to 3PM.

Leger fundraiser reset for April 21 at Walmart Faith United Methodist Church of Orange, TX will be hosting a fundraiser beneﬁt for Curt Leger. Curt was diagnosed with Base of Tongue Cancer and his recommended Radiation treatment is considered experimental. He needs 33 Proton Radiation treatments with an approximate cost of $100k. MD Anderson is requiring payment in full for Proton. e event will be on Saturday, April 21st from 10 am to 2 pm at Walmart in West Orange located at 3115 Edgar Brown Dr. Links, Boudain and Hamburger meals which includes chips and a drink for $8.00. Baked goods also available for purchase.

Orangefield High School's UIL Academic team competed at the Region 3-4A Academic Meet on Saturday, April 14th. Emily Havens brought home the 5th place medal for Accounting. Accounting is sponsored by Mrs. Rachel Taylor. Madison Taylor won 1st place and Cade Prejean won 3rd place in Computer Applications. Computer Applications is sponsored by Mrs. Misty Bellard. Madison and Cade will compete at the 4A State Academic Meet to be held at The University of Texas in Austin on Friday, May 4th.

Stay & Play fundraiser e Orange Rotary Club and Little Cypress-

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Cardinals of Character

POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Paul Zoch seeks spot on Bridge City ISD Board of Trustees I am Paul Zoch, and I am announcing my candidacy for BCISD Board of Trustee, Place 1. I was born, raised, and graduated High School in Bridge City. After receiving a BBA in Accounting from Lamar University, I moved to Houston, worked for various oil and gas companies, received my Masters in Finance from the University of Houston, and returned to Bridge City 20 years ago to be close to my family and to begin serving as minister of St. Mark Lutheran Church (now Good Shepherd). In February of 2016, I was ordained in the Lutheran Church. I believe this diverse background will help me to serve you as your BCISD Board of Trustee with compassion and a business sense that will put us on a ﬁrm ﬁnancial and educational foundation for the future. In addition, part of my fondest memories and solid base as a person is a result of the small town of Bridge City, its excellent education school system, and the life transforming teachers who were and are part of this great school system. erefore, I would love to serve you as your BCISD Board of Trustee to make sure that this strong pub-

Congratulations to our Cardinals of Character for the 5th grading period. They are: Pre-k - Oliver Shelton, Alayna Duncan, Aurelia Neal, Jordan Williams. Kinder- Ava Capps, Krew Benoit, Garrett Gearhart, Brantley Roy, Brooke Nguyen, Aubrianna Henry, Kinsleigh Laredo, Sadie Legate, Cheyenne Clark, Matthew Brody Carter, Alyssa Coulter, London Lejeune and Kanyon Crone. 1st Grade - Kaylee Chong, Paisley Huff, Braylen Wilcox, Trace Rodgers, Ellyana Quebodeaux, Jeronimo Mendoza, Landon Hinesley, Lillian Granger, Oscar Rivera, Regan Thomason, Sydni Roberts, Nathan Moss, Robear Lewis. 2nd Grade - Kayla Monk, Naomi Alonso Hernandez, Camilo Mendoza, Haven Deck, Azalie Allen, Addyson Knight, Brooklyn Johnson, Hannah Shah, Kaitlyn Juneau, Evelyn Alcala, Aiden Farias, Kalya Ener.

PAUL ZOCH lic education continues well into the future. If elected to serve as your BCISD Board of Trustee, I will work hard with an open mind to continue to improve and strengthen our schools maintaining high academic standards, a great diversity of extra-curricular activities, and the best teachers and staﬀ so that all of our children will have the best tools and groundwork to succeed in life. ank you for your support.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church hosts Estate Sale Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will host an ESTATE SALE in the church fellowship hall and grounds on April 21. We open at 8:00 am and close at noon. ere will be a great variety of numerous items available for the public: household objects, home décor, everyday pieces, lots of furniture from current to antique and reﬁnished, some tools (lawn mower and edger), ping pong table, luggage, silver, dishes, and so much more. In addition, our weekly Garage Sale in the blue building next door (the same building as Happy Donuts) will open at 7:30 am and close at 12:30 pm. Come and check it all out. ank you to everyone who is donating and helping; all proceeds help our music program, local musicians, and Music Scholarships.

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Deaths and Memorials Mary Joyce Landig, 95, Orange Mary Joyce Landig, 95, of Orange, Texas passed away on April 9, 2018, at Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., ursday, April 12, 2018, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Oﬃciating was Reverend Sinclair Oubre. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation was prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Born in Eunice, Louisiana, on April 9, 1923, she was the daughter of Jack Ogea and Estelle (Fontenot) Ogea. Joyce died peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on her birthday. She was a beautiful lady who dearly loved her grandchildren. Many from the community will remember her from the Beaumont Club, where she worked for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Estelle Ogea; her husMARY JOYCE band, Victor Landig; her son, Irving Pierson Jr.; and her siblings, Linus Ogea, LANDIG Grace Hinton, Abram Ogea, Percy Ogea and Winnie Fontenot. She is survived by her grandchildren, Brandi Pierson Horner and husband Chris of Orange, Texas and Janie Pierson Trapp and husband Tim of Bridge City, Texas; her great granddaughter Peyton Trapp of Bridge City, Texas; and her daughter-in-law Mary Anne Pierson of Bridge City, Texas, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers were Tim Trapp, Chris Horner, Tim Schexnider, Ron Steed, Caleb Schexnider, and Ron Dischler.

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LC-M One-Act Play cast reaches state championship

Kelly Hansen, the vocalist for rock band Foreigner, along with his bandmates, return to the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles for the first time in 15 months with a performance at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 21. Few tickets remain for this concert. Visit www.goldennuggetlc.com for tickets and information on this show. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

Rock band Foreigner returns as 40th anniversary continues By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record One of the biggest record selling bands in rock history is headed back to Southwest Louisiana for what is expected to be another sold-out event. Rock band Foreigner returns to the Golden Nugget Casinoin Lake Charles, La., on Saturday, April 21, for a concert inside the Grand Event Center for ages 21 and older. Tickets are available by visiting www.goldennuggetlc.com but could sell out before the performance. Foreigner, which formed in 1976 and features original member and guitarist Mick Jones, has sold more than 75 million records around the world on the strength of hit songs “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent,” “Cold as Ice,” “Feels Like the First Time” and many others. Along with Jones, the band consists of Kelly Hansen, vocals; Jeff Pilson, bass; Tom Gimbel, saxophone; Michael Bluestein, keyboards; Bruce Watson, guitar; and Chris Frazier, drums. The group spent most of 2017 on the road celebrating its 40th anniversary of recording and touring, and, according to Hansen, is still celebrating. “It’s a new year, but we are still celebrating,” said an enthusiastic Hansen during a telephone interview. “It’s like the fun never stops. We have been very fortunate to have such great fans who come to see us play every night. We have been very fortunate to share the stage with a lot of great bands and be a part of so many great summer tours in recent years.” Hansen said the 40th anniversary celebration had some personal highlights, but probably more so for the fans who got to see some of the original members of Foreigner return for ap-

pearances along the tour trail last year. “There were even a couple of instances where we filmed and recorded those performances, and those should be out by the end of the year, hopefully,” he added. “It was all so cool.” Although Hansen occupies the vocalist position once held by original vocalist Lou Gramm, he knows the importance of the group’s legacy. Few bands have sold as many records around the world as Foreigner has, and even fewer have been able to celebrate a history of 40 years of recording and performing. “I take my role in the band very seriously and I feel very fortunate to be a part of it,” Hansen explained. “I give it my best when I am on stage every single night and it is my responsibility to do that for our fans because they deserve it.” The tour trail in 2017 also led Foreigner back to Europe, where the band still retains a large following. In fact, that was a key component to the group’s worldwide success when it began so many decades ago. “When the band first broke in the 1970’s, the record label wanted the group to focus largely on the U.S,” he said. “But Mick (Jones) realized the importance of establishing a foothold in Europe early on. It is because of that vision in the early years that we are still able to go over to Europe and do so well.” Hansen said the band plans to return to Europe in the coming weeks, and, coincidentally, will be promoting its forthcoming April 27 release, “Foreigner with The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.” The new release was recorded in Switzerland in May 2017 and features a 58-piece orchestra and 60-piece choir. According to the band’s website, it will be available in several formats, in-

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Theatre’s Regional performance last Friday of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, earned the troupe a trip to the UIL One Act Play State Meet, scheduled for April 23, in Austin. Advancing to State places LCM in the top 8 schools out of 185 in conference 4A. Individual awards were won by Rhys Howeth and Ashley Knight – All Star Cast, Eli Ridout, Caroline Guayante, Alora Jones and Kylee Perry – Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and Emily Warner - Outstanding Technician. Clark Reed is the Director and Kara Lacouture is Assistant Director of the LCM Theatre.

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SPORTS AND OUTDOORS

Slugging It Out... Dave Rogers - For The Record

Four in fourth lifts Orangefield by WOS Ryan Deutsch and Brett Fregia singled in runs and Ken Michael chipped in an RBI grounder as the Bobcats broke a 1-1 tie and made pitcher Johnny Armstrong a 5-1 winner in Friday’s game. Armstrong struck out seven batters in 5.1 innings. The Bobcats are 16-4 overall and 5-2 and tied for second in 22-4A with a pair of games left against Bridge City. Williams Robles knocked in the only WOS run, in the third.

Havard K’s 14 as Cards take lead

Peyton Havard threw a complete game three-hitter and struck out 14 Hamshire-Fannett batters as Bridge City found itself alone atop District 22-4A baseball standings with a 5-2 win. LCM lost its only game last week, 6-4 to Silsbee. The game was played Thursday, April 12. The Cardinals, 17-7-1 overall and 6-1 in district, played at Hamshire-Fannett Tuesday and travel to Orangefield Friday. The Cards had two outs and a runner on second in the third when control issues resulted in a run scoring on a bases-loaded walk. An error on Justyn Romero’s grounder let two runs in and built a 3-2 BC lead. Logan Hamm doubled and Caleb DuBois launched a sac fly to make it 4-2 after five. Luc Hollier added another insurance run on an RBI single in the sixth.

Orangefield Bobcat pitcher Johnny Armstrong fires a shot at the West Orange-Stark Mustangs on Friday. Armstrong commanded the mound for the first five innings giving up just one hit and striking out seven. The Bobcats prevailed in the district match 5-1. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Silsbee pitching blocks Bear comeback try

Corbin Johnson shut LCM down over the final five innings Friday and Silsbee downed the Bears 6-4 in 22-4A play. The loss leaves the Bears 23-5 overall and 5-2 in district. Silsbee scored four runs in the first inning against Anthony Bandiero but the Bears rebounded to tie it 4-4 after two. Taylor Gilbert had two hits and two RBIs for the Bears while Reagan Burdettye and Jordan Alexander each knocked in a run. The Bears hosted Silsbee in the return match Tuesday.

Lady Bobcats run-rule Lady Mustangs

Codie Sorge got the win on the mound going the distance while striking out seven and giving up 2 hits in four innings last week as Orangefield downed West Orange-Stark 15-0. The OF girls improved to 20-8-1 overall and 4-4 in district. SEE SLUGGING IT OUT Page 2B

West Orange-Stark Mustang freshman pitcher goes to battle against the Orangefield Mustangs on Friday. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

WOS Mustang base runner Daquarius Gipson dives back to first base safe during district baseball action against the Orangefield Bobcats. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Orangefield Bobcat baserunner Johnny Armstrong steals secong base against the WOS Mustangs. WOS infielder William Robles comes in to cover the base. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Orangefield’s Kent Michael gets a hit against the Mustangs during district action on Friday. Orangefield Bobcat Kadeon Evans smashes a pitch to advance Orangefield to a 5-1 win over WOS. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

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Slugging it out

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Karlye Bramblett went 1 for 1 with a triple for the Lady Bobcats, also scoring 3 runs and knocking in 2. Ryden Stanfield went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and 2 RBIs. Kaylee Ancelot knocked in two runs with a pair of sac flies. Autumn Frost went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles, a run scored and 2 RBIs. Olivia Grant went 1 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI. Tiffany Ciancaglione went 2 for 3 with a run scored. Emma Humplik went 1 for 1 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Kristin Broussard went 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored and an RBI.

LCM secures no worse than second

A 4-1 extra-inning win over Silsbee locked up at least second place in District 22-4A as they improved to 21-3 overall, 6-2 in district. LCM led 1-0 before a seventh-inning Tiger homer brought extra innings. Freshman Bailey Frenzel drove in two runs for LCM while Brianna Frenzel struck out 10 in pitching all nine innings, giving up just three hits.

“There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.” Tommy Lasorda

WOS Mustang left fielder sophomore Jay’zn Robinson field a high fly near the wall against the Orangefield Bobcats. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Orangefield’s Gunner Jones lays down a bunt for the Bobcats during district action against the WOS Mustangs. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

WOS Mustang left fielder sophomore Jay’zn Robinson field a high fly near the wall against the Orangefield Bobcats. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Orangefield Bobcat Hunter Gonzales is at bat against the WOS Mustangs. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Houstn Astros saddened by death of Barbara Bush Houston — The Astros joined the rest of the country in mourning the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday after it was announced Sunday she was ceasing medical treatments for a prolonged illness. Bush frequented Minute Maid Park with her husband, George H.W. Bush, the 41st President who played college baseball at Yale. Often, she kept a scorecard. “Today is a very sad day for our city and for our entire

nation,” Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan said in a statement. “As First Lady, Mrs. Bush epitomized grace, dignity and strength. As a humanitarian, she impacted the lives of so many young people through the work of her foundation for literacy and more. Barbara Bush accompanied her husband to the mound during the 2015 American League Division Series, too, when he threw a ceremonial first pitch to Jed

Lowrie. “As Houstonians and frequent visitors to Minute Maid Park to watch their beloved Astros, we had the great privilege of getting to know Mrs. Bush and President Bush personally,” Ryan said.” Barbara Bush also threw a first pitch at a 1989 Texas Rangers game. Her son, George W. Bush, was once a part-owner of the team.

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Steve Sand pulls in a flounder worth waiting for.

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Dallas Dumps Dez Time will tell if decision pays off

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD e worst kept secret among the pro football buffs came to light last weekend without many being surprised at the news that the Dallas Cowboys cut their most prolific wide receiver Dez Bryant. After all, his production dropped dramatically while his on and off-field antics increased to a point his personality was becoming more and more of a distraction. Perhaps the item that hurt the team the most was the fact his Bryant cost the team $16.5 million each year on the salary cap and that he was owed $12.5 million for the last two years of his five-year contract. Ever since the 29-year-old Bryant signed that huge fiveyear, $70 million contract after leading the National Football League with 16 touchdown catches in 2014, he didn’t have a 1,000-yard season in three years after under the new, big contract and played all 16 games last season without a 100-yard day for the first time in his eight-year career and was second in the NFL with 11 dropped passes. “is was not an easy decision,” team owner Jerry Jones told the Associated Press last weekend. “It was made based upon doing what we believe is in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys. He will always be a valued member of our family. With 73 touchdown catches, Bryant tops a Cowboys’ list that includes Hall of Fame receivers Bob Hayes (71) and Michael Irvin (65). Tight end Jason Witten, who is preparing for his 16th season, has 68 TD catches. And the release of Dez increases the odds of the Cowboys taking a receiver in the first round of next week’s draft. Head Coach Jason Garrett said the addition of receivers Allen Hurns and Deonte ompson in free agency had no affect on

the Bryant release. But in reality, the statistics posted by Bryant and Hurns over the past three seasons are virtually identical. It’s reasonable to assume Hurns and the team’s ﬁrst or second-round pick will surpass what Bryant did in the 2017 season when 36 NFL receivers were more productive than Bryant. And at 29 years old, Dez Bryant has several more good years ahead of him. But, as Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman pointed out on ESPN’s “First Take” show Monday, Dez had better hook up with a team that has a great quarterback like the Green Bay Packers with Aaron Rodgers, New Orleans with Drew Brees or New England with Tom Brady. Otherwise, Bryant will be raising hell with his new team’s quarterback, receiver coaches and anyone else within earshot of his tirades about not being targeted enough. KWICKIES…e Lamar Cardinal bats ﬁnally came alive last weekend as they pounded out 39 hits in a three-game sweep at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, outscoring the Islanders 32-15. e Redbirds won Friday 12-2, Saturday 11-6 and 9-7 Sunday in 10 innings. e three victories improve the Cards’ record to 10-26 and 6-12 in the Southland Conference. And while on the subject of baseball, the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers played three exciting games last weekend at Minute Maid Park. Unfortunately, the Astros’ bullpen failed both Saturday and Sunday but did get credited with a 3-2-win Friday. Saturday starting pitcher Charlie Morton left the game after the seventh inning with a 5-2 lead. Brad Peacock blew his save try in the eighth by giving up three runs and Will Harris gave up the winning run in the 10th as Houston lost 6-5. Sunday’s nationally televised game

featured perhaps one of the greatest pitching duels in many years as Astro’s ace Justin Verlander went up against ageless wonder 45-year-old Bartolo Colon. Both hurlers left after the eighth inning surrendering one run on only one hit. If Astros manager only believed in the bunt, the Astros would have won in the bottom of the ninth after George Springer reached first with one out. If Alex Bregman bunted instead of flying out, Jose Altuve followed with a base hit that would have scored Springer with the winning run. But the Rangers jumped on reliever Hal Rondon for two runs and won 3-1. e weekend almost looked like one of Houston’s 100-plus loss seasons of the past. Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole struck out 14 Rangers Friday night raising his total for three games to 36. e major league record for the first three games of the season is 37 set by Nolan Ryan in 1973. A total of 48,149 Texas Aggie fans got their first look at a Jimbo Fisher-coached game Saturday afternoon in the annual Maroon & White Game and saw something they haven’t seen in several years—a tight end (Jace Sternberger) leading the offense. Sternberger, an integral part of Fisher’s offense, hauled in eight passes for 147

yards, including a 65-yard touchdown catch in the spring football game at Kyle Field. e Houston Rockets got the NBA playoffs started on the right foot by edging past the Minnesota Timberwolves 104101 Sunday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, led by James Harden’s 44 points. e two teams meet again tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the Toyota Center. JUST BETWEEN US…On Sunday all major league baseball teams wore his number 42 on their baseball uniforms to honor Jackie Robinson on his special day April 15. However, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick spouted off saying he should be compared to the Brooklyn Dodger who broke major league baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Kaepernick claims that because Robinson once said “I cannot stand and sing the anthem or salute the flag because I know that I’m a black man in a white world” he should be compared to Robinson. One thing Jackie Robinson did that Kaepernick does not do is to add millions of dollars to his team’s coffers because all the team owners care about is the bottom line. at’s why the NFL owners refuse to hire the talented quarterback because he would be a detriment to any team willing to take a chance on Kaepernick.

Don’t flounder on the water

Save the Date: SALT Club hosts Memorial Day fete DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

Just an early reminder, the S.A.L.T. Club will once again host the longest running tournament in Texas, their annual Memorial Day Classic, May 26, 27 28 out of their club house on Pleasure Island. For more information call 409-626-2501 or drop by Outcast Arms and Tackle in Groves and visit with Steve. He has a stack of entry forms as well as information concerning everything that will be going on across the weekend. ••• After two days of howling winds that blew out the entire weekend, we awoke to perfect conditions Monday morning. e water clarity was shot thanks to all of the wind, but the lake was dead calm. Invariably when blessed with one of these rare days, we immediately run all over the lake just because we can, rather than fish. at was not the case Monday as Steve Sand’s main goal was to catch a few flounder for visiting relatives. We cruised the shoreline only as long as it took to find a little clearer water running out of the marsh. As it turned out, we should have gone ahead and run all over the lake as the initial stop served up nothing more than casting practice. Our fourth stop of the day finally produced a fat three pound flounder on the first cast that was full of tiny shad. Steve switched to a black/chartreuse curly tail crappie jig rigged on a 1/8^th horsehead jig that the fish liked even better than Gulp and we finished the morning with seven fish between two and three pounds. We caught and released that many undersized fish as well. Now comes the best part for those of you that have the patience to wait on a flounder while an easier trout or redfish bite is taking place at the same time. Steve not only changed lures, but the way I normally fish it as well. As soon as he noticed the small shad that the flounder were spitting up on the floor of his boat he made the change that saved our day. I can make that assertion with some degree of confidence as I continued to fish the same jig and caught far less fish! Steve opted to quit fishing his jig slowly across the bottom and tied it on no more than a foot of leader under a Mansfield Mauler.

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Orange Blossom women’s results ese are the results of the annual Orange Blossom Golf Tournament held last weekend by the women of the Sunset Grove Members Golf Association.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville senior, Mike Davis, signed on Wednesday morning to play football for Howard Payne this coming fall. Mike made First Team All-District on defensive line, 20 solo tackles, 16 assists, 1 QB sack and 2 pass breakups this past season. He is pictured surrounded by dad, Michael Davis, Brendan Dunbar and Letitia Davis.

1st Place Gross 1st Flight--Pat Park / Theresa Williams 1st Place Net 1st Flight--Shirley Meadows / Kim Spurlock 2nd Place Gross 1st Flight--Valerie Conerly / Alice Schwing-Smith 2nd Place Net 1st Flight--Nancy Wood / Coretta Williford 3rd Place Gross 1st Flight--Debbie LeBlanc / Jane Roberts 3rd Place Net 1st Flight--Scottie Pillsbury / Diana Slocum 1st Place Gross 2nd Flight--Tani Traver / Becky Gustamante 1st Place Net 2nd Flight--Debra Norman / Carla Grissom 2nd Place Gross 2nd Flight--Teresa Todora / Sandy Harvey 2nd Place Net 2nd Flight--Karen Chamberlain / Sue Muench 3rd Place Gross 2nd Flight--Darlene Collins / Paula Schuyler 3rd Place Net 2nd Flight--Rosa Herman / Hazel Adair

Possibly the biggest Bridge City Cardinal fan in town, Jacob Monceaux was honored on Friday by being asked to throw out the first pitch of the ball game. Following the first pitch by Monceaux the Cardinals defeated the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns 5-2 putting the Cardinals in first place in District 22-4A.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville has several students, in high school and junior high/middle school, who are rodeo athletes. Two of these, sophomore Cade Cogbill and senior Callie Sattler placed in the top 10 in their region of the Texas High School Rodeo Association and will be competing in the State Finals Rodeo in Abilene during June. Cade qualified in steer wrestling and Callie in barrel racing. These teens not only have to prepare themselves for competition, but care for and train the horses that they ride. LCMCISD supports and is proud of Cade and Callie and wish them success in the State Finals.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS TRACK AND FIELD NOTES Change in 6A area venue… Our original schedule listed this Friday’s Area 11-6A track meet to be held by the Galena Park ISD. at is incorrect and thanks to West Brook’s Eric Peevey for letting me know of the venue. e 21-6A and 226A qualiﬁers will compete at the Deer Park 9th grade north campus track….

Congrats, East Chambers… Given their dominance at the 23-3A district track and ﬁeld championships, congratulations certainly are in order to the East Chambers to girls coach Johnathan Snipes and boys coach Chris Fontenot for not only winning the team titles but dominating their categories. ose 23-3A qualiﬁers are bypassing the area round and going straight to the 3A regional meet on Apr. 27-28 at Hewitt Midway (Waco area).….

Top four places advance… Sometimes this can get confusing due to the addition of the

area meet, but the top four ﬁnishers in this week’s area meets are advancing to the following weekend’s regional meets and then the top two regional ﬁnishers advance to the state meet.

Weather against Texans… National high school federation rankings show fewer Texans than any year in this decade with athletes from California, Florida and even Illinois and Pennsylvania sharing the wealth. Kalon Barnes of Silsbee shares the state’s best 100-meter time at 10.23 but the national best time in the 100 is 10.13 by Anthony Schwartz of American Heritage HS in Plantation, Fl. Even our local weather guys indicate temperatures have been way below normal. Any of you who attended a district meet in our area certainly know what I mean.

Bad luck for Micheal Ford ... Virtually all of the area leaders in their events easily advanced from the district meets to qualify for the area meet. One noteworthy exception would be Port Arthur Memorial senior quarter-miler Micheal Ford who sustained a leg injury during the District 22-5A open quarter and placed last in the 400 meters. Titans coach Darrell Granger was hopeful that Micheal may be able to heal sufﬁciently to contribute later in the season on the Memorial boys 1,600-meter relay team…..

2018 AREA HIGH SCHOOL OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD LEADERS DISCUS -- Girls: Kailynn Williams, Ozen (sophomore), 114-6; Boys: Taylor Bullock, West Brook (senior), 147-7; SHOT PUT -- Girls: Kailynn Williams, Ozen (sophomore), 39-0; Boys: Donovan Edwards, West Brook (senior), 51-2.5. HIGH JUMP -- Girls: Kelli Silcox,

East Chambers (senior), 5-6; Boys: Christian Weatherly, LC-Mauriceville (senior), 6-8. LONG JUMP -- Girls: Jacie Droddy, PNG (junior) 19-0.75; Boys: Xavier Hull, PA Memorial (senior), 22-7.5. TRIPLE JUMP -- Girls: Honestee Holman, Ozen (sophomore), 3510.75; Boys: Christian Weatherly, LC-Mauriceville (senior), 45-7.5. POLE VAULT -- Girls: Mackenzie Davis, Orangefield (junior), 10-0; Boys: Austin Jones, Port NechesGroves (senior), 14-9. 100 METERS -- Girls: Quin Cook, West Brook (senior) 12.11 FAT and Jacie Droddy, PN-G hand (junior), 12.11; Boys: Kalon Barnes, Silsbee (senior), 10.23 FAT. 200 METERS -- Girls: Maya Kelly, Central (senior), 24.99; Boys: Ireon Brown, PAM (sophomore), 21.31 FAT. 400 METERS -- Girls: Maya Kelly, Central (senior), 60.80; Boys: Ryan Deutsch, Orangefield (senior), 50.96 hand; Micheal Ford, PAM (senior), 51.04 FAT. 800 METERS -- Girls: Ny’Reonna Smith, PAM (junior), 2:26.80; Boys: Tyvonne Allen, PAM (senior), 1:59.80. 1,600 METERS -- Girls: Madison Helm, Orangefield (sophomore), 5:32.14; Boys: Eli Peveto, LC-Mauriceville (junior), 4:29.53. 3,200 METERS -- Girls: Madison Helm, Orangefield (sophomore), 12:12.73; Boys: Eli Peveto, LC-Mauriceville (junior), 9:35.53. 100-METER HURDLES -- Girls: Wreagan Taylor, Hardin-Jefferson (senior), 14.87. 110-METER HURDLES -- Boys: Ja’Vantae Hopkins, PAM (junior), 14.80. 300-METER HURDLES -- Girls: Milicent Neveu, PAM (senior), 46.20; Boys: Ja’Vantae Hopkins, PAM (junior), 40.00. 400-METER RELAY -- Girls: PAM (Aniya Duhon, Zykirra Cabarras, Coreyanna Gorrer, Capri Wilson) 47.25; Boys: PAM (Ireon Brown, Greg Laday, Xavier Hull, Elijah Hines), 41.05.

Colburn e Mauler produces far less noise than any other cork, but it does keep your lure suspended as it rides the current out of the drain. “We started doing this a few years back anytime we found those pods of little shad swimming down the bank,” pointed out Sands. “e quieter pop of the Mauler attracts the flounder rather than frighten them. ” It only took fifteen years to make the connection, but I can’t count the times I saw Nick Wingate anchored up just outside a drain fishing the same technique. It just didn’t make sense at the time, but no one caught more fish or knew more about this area from Adam’s bayou all the way to the short rigs than Nick. He could catch fish in the middle of an asphalt parking lot! I haven’t had an opportunity to confirm it, but how many times have you seen flounder jumping out of the water in pursuit of small baitfish and you couldn’t get the first bite. is technique may

800-METER RELAY -- Girls: Central (Cameron Dill, Maya Kelly, Briana Mouton, Brianna Howard) 1:40.93; Boys: PAM (Xavier Hull, Micheal Odoms, Gregory Laday, Ireon Brown), 1:25.94. 1,600-METER RELAY -- Girls: Central (Briana Mouton, Malaysia St. Clair, Shunteria Mitchell, Cameron Dill) 4:06.04; Boys: PAM (Jaquan Francois, Xavier Hull, Gregory Laday, Ireon Brown) 3:14.97.

This week’s schedule WEDNESDAY Area 11-4A at Jasper 9 a.m.: Coaches meeting 10 a.m.: First set of field events begin 11:30 a.m.: Second set of field events begin 3 p.m.: Running finals begin THURSDAY Area 12-2A at Deweyville 9 a.m.: Coaches meeting 10 a.m.: First set of field events begin 11:30 a.m.: Second set of field events begin Running begins one hour after the end of field events Area 11-5A at Barbers Hill 10 a.m.: Scratch meeting 11 a.m.:Finals of the girls 3,200meter run 11:20 a.m.: Finals of the boys 3,200-meter run Noon: First set of field events begin 2 p.m.: Second set of field events begin 5 p.m.: Running finals begin FRIDAY Area 11-6A at Deer Park Ninth Grade campus 2 p.m.: Coaches meeting 3 p.m.: First set of field events begin 5:30 p.m.: Approximate start of running finals

From Page 3B well be the solution to that problem and I would expect redﬁsh to also crash the party. e dirtier water and too much wind apparently hasn’t slowed the red hot bass bite in the river and surrounding marshes. A young man named Kyle something, my hearing gets worse every day and the wind wasn’t helping, stopped us on the way back to the launch to see if we could weigh a bass that he had just caught. We did and his bass weighed a little over six pounds. He also had several more in his ice chest that would push the three pound mark. He said that he is catching better numbers on worms, but bigger bass on crankbaits. He also stated that he ﬁshes only in the afternoons. e young man was able to successfully release his big bass only because he had just caught it. Everyone around here is excited about the potential for catching a double digit bass, but the chances of that happening are very slim if you keep them when they weigh half that much!

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Golden Nugget announces sizzling Cowboys coach kicks off reading initiative H2O Pool Outdoor Concert Series By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record It looks like it is going to be a sizzling summer in Lake Charles as the Golden Nugget Casino announced its artist lineup for another hot summer of music and fun. e 2018 H2O Pool Outdoor Concert Series kicks oﬀ on Friday, May 11, with a return engagement by country music legend Hank Williams Jr. His performance was one of the rowdiest and most attended of the pool events the previous summer and is expected to be again. American rap artist Ludacris travels to Southwest Louisiana on Friday, June 1 for some pool party fun, while the “I Love the ‘90s” tour returns for the second consecutive summer featuring Salt ‘N Pepa, Vanilla Ice, C&C Music Factory and Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray. Popular act Sublime with Rome will rock the H2O Pool stage on Friday, July 27, while “Loudwire’s Gen X Summer Tour” closes the season with well known rock outﬁts Buckcherry, P.O.D., Lit, and Alien Ant Farm. Visit www.goldennuggetlc.com for tickets and more details about these and other events.

Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett kicked off Texas Reads One Book on April 16, by reading the first chapter of The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary. Students of Dawn Garrett, Pam Weir and Lori Clark at Mauriceville Elementary were able to join other students across the State through video-feed as Coach Garrett explained to them the importance of reading, and then read to them. The students were encouraged to read the rest of the book or ask their parents to read it to them at home, reading a chapter each night. According to the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) website, “TASA and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) ispleased to partner in this effort to create a culture of reading in schools and communities throughout Texas.” The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles announced its 2018 H2O Pool Outdoor Concert Series earlier this week and this year’s schedule will feature a variety of artists from Hank Williams Jr. on May 11 to Ludacris on June 1 to Buckcherry, featuring vocalist Josh Todd, pictured, on Aug. 10. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

Foreigner cluding CD, digital, double vinyl, as well as a CD/DVD digipak which will be available only at Walmart. With most undertakings of this scope, one might expect a variety of issues to arise or plague the production. Hansen said that was not the case. “The biggest challenge was really trying to think of the possibilities that might have from filming and recording those two shows in Switzerland,” Hansen said. “It was just such a beautiful place. Despite

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From Page 7A having over 100 people on stage each night, we did a good job of planning and thinking it through so we would not have those potential problems.” Following the conclusion of its current tour at the end of April, Foreigner travels to Europe from May 5 through May 27 in Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, England, Iceland and even opens the tour in Israel. The summer for Foreigner will be red hot as the band teams up with Whitesnake and

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience from June 15 through Aug. 12, which includes a July 20 performance at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion outside of Houston. And, for the fall, the band will travel to Australia and New Zealand with symphony in tow. “We are always on the road, so what we have lined up for this year is pretty much the same for what we did last year,” Hansen said with a laugh. “We work a lot, but it’s something we enjoy doing, and, thankfully, the fans still enjoy it as well.” Visit www.foreigneronline.com for more information about the band, its tour and upcoming release. Visit www.goldennuggetlc.com for information about the venue and its upcoming event schedule.

St. Mary Catholic School students earning the Honor Roll for the Third Nine Weeks were given awards during morning assembly and prayers. Those awarded are pictured: First row, left to right – Katie Boehme, Luke Laughlin, Emma Davison, Audrey Broussard, Matthew Nguyen, Tristan Tran, Elizabeth Khatt, Abigain Bodin and Preston Ewing. Second row – Tristan Balthazare, Thomasina Nguyen, Cody LeJuhn, Brooklyn Bellon Josie Riedel, Allie Broussard, Conner LeJuhn, Evelyn Rincon. Third row – Grace Wimberley, Paige McKee, Bella Tran, Hannah Allison, Kiera Howington and Haley Johnson. Back row - Kaleb Malin, Jacob Gonzalez, Lily Riedel, Maggie Granger, Jessica Hughes, Reagan Pitre, and Maddie Smith.

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Staying Faithful When Things Get Worse Jon Bloom Staff Writer desiringGod.org

Genesis chapters 37–41 only tell the low and high points of Joseph’s Egyptian slavery and imprisonment. But he spent at least 12 years there before he suddenly became the Egyptian Prime Minister. And during that terribly lonely, desolate time, things seemed to go from bad to worse. Imagine what Joseph might have experienced at about year nine into his sojourn. Darkness had swallowed the light again. Joseph dreaded the night in this foul Egyptian hellhole. It was hard to fight off the relentless hopelessness as he waited the escape of sleep. Day after monotonous day passed with no sign of change. The familiar desperation surged hot in his chest. His youth was seeping out the cracks of his cage. He was pacing in his soul. Joseph wanted to scream. Fists to his forehead he pleaded again with God in the dark for deliverance. And he remembered. It was the remembering that kept his hope alive and bitterness at bay. He rehearsed the stories of God that had filled him with awe as a child. God had promised Great-grandfather Abraham, a child by his barren wife. But he made them wait an agonizing 25 years before giving them Grandfather Isaac. And God had promised Grandmother Rebekah that her older twin, Uncle Esau, would serve the younger twin, Father Jacob. But God had mysteriously woven human deception and immorality into his plan to make that happen. Jacob’s smile filled Joseph’s mind. Oh Father! He covered his mouth to choke back his sobs. It had been nine years since he last saw that dear face. Would he ever see it again? Was Father still alive? He felt something crawl

across his leg. Leaping up, he brushed himself off. He shook out the mat. A shiver ran down his spine. Joseph hated spiders. Lying back down, he remembered how Father Jacob had been caught in his Uncle Laban’s manipulative web for 20 long years. Yet God was faithful to his word and eventually delivered Jacob and brought him back to the Promised Land a wealthy man. And then there were those strange dreams he had had. They had been unusually powerful, unlike any other dreams before or since. He felt ambivalent about them. They likely were the reason he was now in an Egyptian jail. His brothers’ envy of his father’s favor turned homicidal when he inferred that he had God’s favor as well. Distant screams let Joseph know another fight had broken out in the barracks. It made him grateful for his private cell, the favor bestowed on the chief scribe to the warden. He smiled at the irony of this “favor.” Favor in a prison. His brothers would love this if they only knew. He seemed about as far away from what those dreams foretold as he could be. Yet, as foolish as it seemed right now, Joseph could not shake the deep conviction that God meant to bring those dreams to pass. And he could not deny the strange pattern he saw in God’s dealings with his forebears. God made stunning promises and then ordained time and circumstances to work in such ways as to make the promises seem impossible to fulfill. And then God moved. The common thread Joseph traced through all the stories, the one thing God seemed to honor and bless more than anything else, was faith. Great-grandfather Abraham believed God’s word. Grandfather Isaac believed God’s word. Grandmother Rebekah believed God’s word. Father

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

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

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

Sun: Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening serviceS: Youth and Children 6:30 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:30 p.m., Choir practice 7:30 p.m. Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com

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

Jacob believed God’s word. They all believed even when it didn’t look like God’s word was going to come true. And all of them ultimately saw God’s faithfulness to his promises, despite circumstances and their own failings. Faith-fueled peace doused the anxious fire in Joseph’s chest. “I believe you, my God,” he whispered. “Like my forefathers, I will wait for you. I have no idea what my being in an Egyptian prison has to do with your purposes. But I will keep honoring you here where you have placed me. Bring your word to pass as it seems best to you. I am yours. Use me!” In the biblical account it’s tempting to only see Joseph’s heroic character and achievements. But God does not want us to miss the largely silent, desperate years Joseph endured. Imagine the pain of his brothers’ betrayal, the separation from his father, the horror of slavery, the seduction and false accusation by Potiphar’s wife, and the desperation he felt as his youth passed away in prison. Sometimes faithfulness to God and his word sets us on a course where circumstances get worse, not better. It is then that knowing God’s promises and his ways are crucial. Faith in God’s future grace for us is what sustains us in those desperate moments. We all love the fairytale ending of Joseph’s story. And we should, because Joseph’s life is a foreshadowing of a heavenly reality. God sent his Son to die and be raised in order to set his children “free indeed”

(John 8:36). There is coming a day when those who are faithful, even to death (Revelation 2:10) will hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master” (Matthew 25:21). Our current circumstances, however dismal or successful, are not our story’s end. They are chapters in a much larger story that really does have a happily ever after. This meditation is included in the book Not by Sight: A Fresh Look at Old Stories of Walking by Faith (Crossway, April 30, 2013). Jon Bloom (@Bloom_Jon) serves as author, board chair, and co-founder of Desiring God. He is author of three books, Not by Sight, Things Not Seen, and Don’t Follow Your Heart. He and his wife live in the Twin Cities with their five children.

First Baptist Pre-K registration begins First Baptist Church PreK has begun registration for the 2018-2019 school year. We are open from 8:00 until 2:00 Tuesday and Thursday. For more information please call 735-3583, Mrs. Neely @ 735-5153 or Mrs. Crull @ 988-5211. We take children from 3 yrs to 5 yrs old. St. Mary Catholic School is currently enrolling St. Mary Catholic School is currently enrolling students at the Pre-K 3 through 8th grade levels for the 2018 – 2019 School Year. Students “Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve”.

Full Gospel Holy Temple

9111 Main Ave. Orange (409) 883-5125 Pastor: Elder Brooks Sr.

WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Worship 11 am Sunday Night Service 7:30 pm Wednesday Night 7:30 pm Friday Night 7:30 pm

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CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH

2537 FM 1078 • Orange • 883-8835 Sunday School 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Sunday Services: 10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Faith United Methodist Church

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

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. Nursery Provided. Kid’s Club and Youth 12:30 pm (www.faithorange.org)

Harvest Chapel 1305 Irving St. • West Orange •409-313-2768

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

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Nightly Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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MACARTHUR HEIGHTS BAPTISH CHURCH 3600 Nightingale • Orange • 409-883-4834 Sunday School: 9:45-10:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:45 am Sunday Disciple Training- 6 pm Tuesday Morning Men’s Coffee 9:30 am Wednesday Night Service 7:00 pm

Triangle Baptist Church 6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield “Come Worship With Us” 409-735-2661 Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided). For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m. “Kids For Christ” Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 - golutheran.org Our church family invites you to join us. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

Lead Pastor Ray McDowell. Worship Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastors: Kenneth and Andrea Lauver Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. / Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

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Wesley United Methodist Church

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

Pastor: Randy Branch Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.

www.orangewesley.org

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

We Welcome You To Join Us. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Ashcroft Pastor Douglas Shows Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Celebration service 10:30 a.m., Youth bible study, dicipleship classes 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Children’s activities.

COWBOY CHURCH

OF ORANGE COUNTY 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m. Bible Studies for Co-Eds • Monday 6:30 p.m. Bible Studies for Women • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

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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. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, April 18, 2018

THE RECORD

• Just $10 For A 30 Word Ad In Both Papers And The Web • Classified Newspaper Deadline: Monday 5 P.M. For Upcoming Issue • You Can Submit Your Ad ANYTIME Online At TheRecordLive.com

Community Classifieds Call 735-5305

Your ads published in both newspapers, the County Record and the Penny Record plus on our web site TheRecordLive.com APPLIANCES

HELP WANTED

HARRY’S APPLIANCES - Used appliances starting at $99.95, 302 10th. St. (10th. & main) Orange, We also buy used appliances, Call or come by 409-886-4111.

HOUSE FOR SALE For Sale - Owner Finance at 824 Moss a 4 BR / 1 BA, large lot, 2 story, fenced yard. Fixer upper for $17,500 Call 409-221-7365 Mobile Home for sale in BCISD. 3 BR, 2 Ba with Laundry room. CA/H, newly remodeled. Located in Mobile Estates Park on Hwy. 87, did not flood. Owner finance for $16K w/ deposit or $12K cash. Please call 409-330-0933

FOR RENT RV Camper for rent at Peggy’s on the Bayou. All utilites and cable paid. Rent plus deposit. Call 409-886-1115

LAND FOR SALE 3 Lots for sale In Maurceville on Circle 1. Total 1/2 acre for all 3. Taxes are paid up. Asking 15k for all 3. You will pay the transfer fee and lawyer fees. Call 409-746-9735 for more info.

Services Call Flower Power ya’ll & put your feet up. Housecleaning, patio cleaning, yard cleaning, room clean out and much more. Call now at 409-599-4914

MISC FOR SALE Big chest type deep freezer for sale asking $150.00. Call 409-746-9735

GARAGE SALE 409-735-5305 OR 409-886-7183

Drivers Class-A CDL: Increased Pay & New Trucks with Dedicated Routes No CDL? No Problem! 855-292-2945 Drivers for new dedicated positions, home weekly Running TX, AR, CO, NM, OK, LA Call 888-852-6250 ANNOUNCEMENT S

Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday’s at 7p.m. in the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City. For more information please contact Cindy at 749-9036 or Mike 718-0333. RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention,. Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273 Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking or addiction problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX. Call 4742171 or 988-2311 for more info. Please know that all calls are kept Confidential.

GARAGE/YARD SALE Yard Sale at 5306 Wyatt Paul Lane in Orange, 77632, from 8 am to noon this Friday, 4/20 and Saturday, 4/ 21. Rain or shine. Crafts, electronics, clothes, tow bar, handicap equipment, knickknacks, lawn equipment and many extras. Yard Sale at 4132 McGuire Ln (W Hoo Hoo Rd off Hwy 62) Friday, 4/20, setting up early shoppers welcome. On Sat., 4/ 21 at 7am. Lots of good stuff, Cash Only. Huge Garage Sale in Little Cypress at 900 Dawnwood on Fri., 4/20 and Sat., 4/21 from 8 am to 3 pm. Golf cart, curio cabinet, accent chairs, coffee table, tall table w/ 4 stools, desk, double dresser, 28” ladies bicycle, flowers, dishes, comforters, books, vac cleaners, pots/ pans, clothes misses 1X, seasonal decor, plants & misc. No presales.

Announcements

Weddings EngagementsBirthdays Memorials Give us a call @ 409-886-7183 or 409-735-7305 for information

Carpentry Work

NOW HIRING all

positions!

FREE BIDS Floors, Walls, Bathrooms, etc. Local Contractor

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NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

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

Moving / Estate Sale April 20th - 21st 9 am to 5 pm Sunday, April 22 11 am to 5 pm

2415 McKee Dr.

• Indoors • Rain or Shine • Cash or Credit/Debit Cards We have lots of great furniture, glasstops for tables, antiques, floral arrangements, fairy gardens, glassware and jewlery. Too many items to list.

Moving truck arrives April 27th... Everything must go. NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Te s t a m e nt a r y for the Estate of CARMEN DELORES W A T S O N , Deceased, were issued on the APRIL 12, 2018, in Cause No. P18076, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Jerry W. McDonald. 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.

Notice is hereby given that original Let ters Testamentary for the Estate of AGNES C. HARRINGTON, Deceased, were issued on APRIL 10, 2018, in Cause No. P18073, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Judy Granger. 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: Jerry V. Pennington Attorney at Law 110 Seventh Street Orange, TX 77630 Dated the 13th day of April, 2018.

Jerry V. Pennington Jerry V. Pennington Attorney for: Jerry W. McDonald State Bar No.: 15759000

110 N. Seventh Street Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)886-0575 Fax: (409)886-1353

Email:

Judy Granger c/o: Rodney A. Townsend, Jr. 218 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Dated the 10th day of April, 2018.

Rodney Townsend Rodney Townsend, Jr.

Attorney for: Judy Granger State Bar No.: 24028070 218 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 (409)886-7200 (409)886-7204 fax

jerryvpenn@sbcglobal.net

HELP WANTED FULL TIME & PART TIME GROCERY STOCKERS GROCERY CHECKERS - DELI WORKERS APPLY IN PERSON ONLY - NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

K-DAN”S SUPER FOODS _ 9604 FM 105 DANNY’S SUPER FOODS 2003 Western

TRACTOR WORK • Bush Hogging • Water

• Dirt & Shell • Sewer

• Electrical

Digging Services

409-670-2040

• Garage Sales • Birthdays • For Sale • Weddings • Rentals • Memorials • Services • Engagements

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

16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov Vin#1FT8W3BT0BEA95191

11 FORD VAN Owed $716.75 Vin#JHMBB2256SC002570

95 HONDA

Owed $395.80 Vin#2G1WW12E819121494 01 CHEV Owed $674.45 Vin#JBC19074C494 04 ALUMA BOAT Owed $374.45 Vin#721654

YAMAHA BOAT MTR

Owed $374.45 Vin#ARTTYGR29RM122235 94 DIAMOND TRL Owed $374.45 Vin#YDV65265C515

15 SEA DOO

Owed $581.75 Vin#JA3AY11A6WU003995 98 MITSUBISHI Owed $652.00

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of LARRY MITCHELL G R A N G E R , Deceased, were issued on APRIL 10, 2018, in Cause No. P18013, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Judy Granger. 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. Judy Granger c/o Rodney A. Townsend, Jr. 218 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Dated the 10th day of April, 2018.

Rodney Townsend Rodney Townsend, Jr.

Attorney for: Judy Granger State Bar No.: 24028070 218 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 (409)886-7200 (409)886-7204 fax

FAMOUS PETS

74. Mouthlike opening

ACROSS 1. Can become herniated, pl. 6. Jump key 9. Popular last name in East Asia 13. “I love you” or “J’____” 14. International workers’ group 15. Like famous rockn-roll shoe 16. DNA half 17. Will Ferrell’s Christmas character 18. Item on a cell phone bill 19. *Ed’s title 21. *TV dolphin 23. Coach’s talk 24. Gravy holder 25. Hot tea amount 28. Serengeti antelope 30. Single-celled microorganisms 35. Call status 37. Karate blow 39. Marconi’s wireless telegraphy 40. Opposite of home 41. High fidelity sound systems 43. CISC alternative 44. Edible biblical rain 46. One of deadly sins 47. Ship’s final destination 48. Like broken promise 50. Bring home the bacon 52. Message in a bottle? 53. Sound of laughter 55. Promise to pay 57. *Michael Jackson’s chimp 61. *Marlon Bundo 64. Be of one mind 65. Author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” 67. Opposite of gregarious one 69. Flash of light 70. Bard’s before 71. *Like Garfield’s lasagna when he’s done 72. Surfer’s stop 73. Past tense of “be”

DOWN 1. Morse T 2. Footnote word 3. Songs for one 4. Like a potato chip 5. The Brady Bunch children, e.g. 6. Wedding cake layer 7. “____ the President’s Men” 8. Very successful 9. Intersection of two arcs 10. Great deal 11. Drop-off spot 12. ____-do-well 15. Bachelor on “The Bachelorette,” e.g. 20. Historical period 22. Skedaddle 24. Renewable energy source 25. *Sea World’s longrunning attraction 26. Des Moines native 27. Yoga class core exercise 29. *Punxsutawney seer 31. Persian backgammon 32. “Bye” to Banderas 33. Popular ‘70s music genre 34. *The Clintons’ cat 36. Unit of force 38. Leaning Tower city 42. Parallel grooves 45. App alternative 49. Driver’s aid 51. Court figures 54. Off kilter 56. German destroyer 57. Tea servings 58. Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid 59. *Gromit of “Wallace and Gromit” 60. “Good” to Sophia Loren 61. Whiskey grain, pl. 62. “He’s Just Not That ____ You” 63. Swarm like bees 66. ____ of Good Feelings 68. Genetic initials

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

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ORANGE’S OLDEST HOMETOWN APPLIANCE DEALER

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HARRY’S

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• FREEZERS • DISHWASHERS • REFRIGERATORS • WASHERS & DRYERS • RANGES • AIR CONDITIONERS We sell parts for all major brands - We service what we sell! FREE LOCAL 302 10th St. Orange DELIVERY

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

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, April 18, 2018

5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

April 22 is Earth Day, an annual opportunity to celebrate the natural world and get involved in short- and long-term efforts to protect the environment. Here are five ways to celebrate. 1. Volunteer. Many neighborhoods and communities around the country host volunteer clean-ups to honor Earth Day. Find one in your area or organize your own: gather some friends, some sturdy garbage bags and pairs of work gloves, and head out to a park or the shore of a local waterway for a clean-up. 2. Enjoy nature. Get outside and enjoy nature. Even if you aren’t an experienced hiker, there are plenty of tools to make getting outdoors easy, such as wearable tech, which can support your adventure. One option is Casio’s ProTrek PRW3510Y-8, which has triple sensor technology, including a compass, thermometer, altimeter and barometer, allowing you to track your surroundings as you explore them. Featuring Tough Solar Power, it can be charged by sunlight or florescent light, making it an eco-friendly choice. 3. Plant a tree. Trees provide shade and food for people and a habitat for birds and other wildlife. What’s more, they produce oxygen for people to inhale, as well as sequester CO2. Trees also reduce polluting runoff by intercepting water. In short, we need trees! Celebrate Earth Day by planting one. Each year, you can watch it mature and grow. 4. Reduce waste. The land and ocean have become saturated with plastics and other trash. Get into the habit of reducing waste by recycling and reusing items as much as possible. Take a look at the footprint you create with your plastic consumption and find ways to improve your habits. Bring a reusable bag to the grocery store. Buying a drink? Don’t use a straw. Getting takeout? Ask the restaurant to hold the plastic silverware. 5. Update your technologies. Outdated tech often contains harmful elements that can hurt the environment, such as lead paint or mercury. Check out newer models that meet international standards like The Minamata Convention on Mercury. For example, Casio Lampfree

Projectors combine a laser, a fluorescent element and LED light to deliver a hybrid light source that lasts up to 20,000 hours while sustaining a high brightness. Because these projectors are mercury-free, it removes the need to replace

hazardous and expensive bulbs. This Earth Day, celebrate a healthy planet with environmental stewardship at-home and in your community.

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