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Week of Wednesday, May 8, 2019

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Orange incumbents hope to flip run-off avoid a run-off. Mary McKenna, a thirdtime opponent for Pernell, came within three votes of winning outright, racking up 140 votes to 100 for Pernell

Dave Rogers

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The incumbent Orange City Council members forced last weekend into a run-off election set for June 15 are upset about their messaging. “It would have been better if I’d just have won,” Place 6 council member Bill Mello said when asked his reaction to being forced into a runoff by Caroline Mazzola Hennigan, a special education coordinator for Little CypressMauriceville schools. “It’s very disappointing because the citizens have got to get involved,” District 4 council member Annette

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Pernell said, looking at the fact that only 285 people voted in her three-candidate race. She said about 10 times that many District 4 residents voted in the November 2018 county, state and federal election. Both Mello and Pernell came up second in the voting to an opponent who failed to get the 50 percent plus one vote majority needed to

and 45 for third-place finisher Alan Mesecher. Hennigan grabbed 39.3 percent of the vote in the atlarge election in which every eligible Orange voter was eli-

gible to participate. She had 402 votes, Mello got 293, Charles Ray Thomas, distant runnerup for mayor a year ago, won 242 votes and David C. Bailey 85 votes.

Mello, who is running for his fifth consecutive term, was hospitalized with what turned out to be brain cancer ORANGE Page 3A

Orange Fire Chief marks 50 years

BC loses longtime backer H. D. Pate, 79 Dave Rogers

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Heinie Dell “H.D.” Pate helped put Bridge City on the map in 1970, preparing the lawsuit that led to the incorporation of the city. The first lawyer to hang a shingle in Bridge City also prepared the new city’s first charter; the South Texas College of Law grad served 34 years (1970-2004) as Bridge City’s first city attorney. He was in the spotlight a lot in the late 20th century. He was president of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, president of East Texas Legal Services (now Lone Star Legal Aid), president and founding member of the Bridge City Rotary Club, president of the Lions Club, citizen of the year and a top youth sports coach. H.D. Pate was President of the Lamar University System Board of Regents from 199499, during which he helped grow what is now Lamar State College Orange. He offered his legal services to folks throughout Orange County. Veteran County Judge Carl Thibodeaux recalls Pate helped him incorporate his West Orange pharmacy. Lately, though, Pate had

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shied away from public life. He died Monday (May 6, 2019) at his home in Bridge City after a long

illness. He was 79. Pate asked that his body be cremated and no funeral service held, his widow, Patricia Raines Pate, said. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Lone Star Legal Aid or Catholic Charities. “You can’t say enough good things about H.D. Pate,” said Beaumont attorney Wayne Reaud, who served on the Lamar System Board of Regents with Pate. “He exercised a lot of influence, but he always operated behind the scenes. He was not the kind of guy who’d call a press conference to tell people how smart he was.” Longtime state senator Carl Parker of Port Arthur called Pate “a friend for a long time and a great man. “He was on Lamar’s Board of Regents and he was a big Democrat and loyal to a fault. One of the greatest compliH.D. PATE Page 3A

Orange Fire Chief David Frenzel has seen many positive changes since he joined the department in 1969. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Dave Rogers

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“Leather Lungs” used to be a point of pride among firefighters. Those were the ones who, through years of fighting fires, had hardened their lungs to the point of withstanding exposure to nasty smoke. But on-the-job training, deaths while trying to ride to fires and wooden buildings that burned up in the blink of an eye also used to be the norm for those in the fire services. Orange Fire Chief David Frenzel remembers those days, but he’ll take new safety equipment and safety codes and standards any day. “Safety issues have changed, and they make all the difference in the world in injuries,” said the Orange na-

tive whose 50 years with the department will be honored from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Central Fire Station, 501 7th St. His point of pride now is the rating of 2 – “as low as you can go” from the Insurance Service Office (ISO) that Orange has obtained since he was named chief in 1997. “We work hard to keep insurance rates down,” Frenzel said. ISO ratings affect every home or business owners’ fire insurance rate. “When I made chief, our ISO rating was 5. We got it down to 3, and this last year, a 2. So I feel like we’ve accomplished a lot in the last 20 years.” Frenzel began his career in 1969. His first run was a car fire at 4th and Cypress St. “Why you remember something

like that I don’t know,” he said in an interview earlier this week. Frenzel, who grew up at 1013 13th St. with brother Dolan and his parents Edward and Sophie, seemed destined to follow the fireman’s path. His father, a lineman for Gulf States Utilities deemed too essential by GSU to be drafted during World War II, was president of Orange’s volunteer fire department. In the 1960s, the VFD was replaced by full-time firefighters. Orange was – and remains – the only Orange County “career” fire department. Frenzel met his wife, Hildy, in 1975 when she was working part-time at the fire station and married her in FIRE CHIEF Page 3A

Depot Day offers city fun, sun Dave Rogers For The Record

2-year-old triplets Isabella, Melanie and Michelle Pulgaron help their brother Leo, 4, feed a lamb in the petting zoo at Depot Day at the Orange Train Depot Saturday, May 5 RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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ple come out. The children absolutely loved it because of the things we had, and of course, the Orange Community Players were performing under a tent. “We got a lot of pleasure out of seeing the kids have a good time. We definitely plan on doing it yearly.” Leisha Courville’s Feather and Fur petting zoo and Blasia Hornsby’s Party Ponies were big hits with the younguns and their young-adult parents. Besides the OCP, which had both adult and teenager groups singing, dancing and

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otherwise performing, the Southeast Texas Model Railroad Club, food and craft vendors were available in and around the Green Ave. depot. “Every year we try to do something different to see what works,” explained Carrie Woliver, who led the effort to renovate the train station that served Orange from the turn of the 20th Century until the mid-1970s. “Obviously the animals have worked. And the balloon man, wow. OCP, they do it every year.” Simar said the “balloon

twister” was coming off a three-year tenure at Disney World, saying both that artist and the provider of the trackless train ride, both hailed from Houston. Depot Day was a one-year experiment when it was held before Tropical Storm Harvey devastated much of the county in 2017. This was the second year in a row since the storm. Weather -- wouldn’t you know it? -- was the only sticking point this time. Although it didn’t rain during DEPOT DAY Page 3A

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Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill, but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises and how to provide long-term property tax relief. ALIYYA SWABY The Rexas Tribune The Texas Senate on Monday approved a bill to massively overhaul public school finance, but did so while backing away from a proposal to use an increased sales tax to lower school district property taxes. After an hours-long debate on dozens of proposed changes, the Senate voted 26-2 on House Bill 3, which under the version passed by the upper chamber would increase student funding, give teachers and librarians a $5,000 pay raise, fund fullday pre-K for low-income students, and lower tax bills. The House and Senate will have to negotiate their significant differences over the bill — including how to offer teacher pay raises and property tax relief — in a conference committee before it can be signed into law. “When you’re doing something as complex as this, there’s going to be something you don’t like,” said state Sen. Larry Taylor, RFriendswood, the bill’s author, anticipating tension throughout the day’s debate. Since school districts levy the majority of property taxes in Texas, many lawmakers have been seeking ways to help reduce those portions of Texans’ tax bills. But since the state is required to ensure school districts have enough money to educate students, any tax relief effort would have a significant cost

— requiring the state to reimburse schools, if they’re unable to collect enough from local property taxes. Taylor had originally included several provisions that would provide ongoing tax relief, paid for by an increase in the sales tax by one percentage point. Republican leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, had thrown their support behind that sales tax swap, arguing it would help Texans who are currently being taxed out of their homes. But the proposal has serious detractors in lawmakers from both parties in both chambers who are opposed to a higher sales tax. So Taylor stripped the increase from HB 3 and offloaded some of the more expensive property tax relief provisions in the bill. The bill no longer includes an expansion in the homestead exemption from school district taxes. It lowers property tax rates by 10 cents per $100 valuation, instead of 15 cents, saving the owner of a $250,000 home $250 instead of $375. The legislation would still limit the growth in school districts’ revenue due to rising property values, a proposal pitched before session began by the governor. School districts that see their property values significantly increase would have their tax rates automatically reduced to keep tax revenue growth in line. That would now start next year, instead of in 2023.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks from the dais in the Senate chamber last month. PHOTO: Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribune

“The bill before us today has no linkage to the sales tax and is not contingent upon a sales tax,” Taylor said. Instead, the bill creates a separate “Tax Reduction and Excellence in Education Fund” to fund school district tax relief. State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, said a working group came up with a plan to get $3 billion from several sources, including the severance tax on oil and gas extraction and an online sales tax. “This does not increase any taxes of any kind,” he said. A few senators didn’t vote yes on HB 3 because they didn’t know the cost of the bill or how their school districts would be affected by it. “The lack of a fiscal note delineating the total cost of the bill was unacceptable,” said state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, who voted against the bill along with state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe. Creighton echoed those concerns about not knowing the legislation’s price tag, though he said he agreed with its policy. “Before the session ends, I will have another chance to vote on the final bill, and I

look forward to supporting it once I have a clear understanding of the impacts on school districts in Senate District 4, and the true cost of the legislation, which will have implications for all Texas taxpayers,” he said in a statement after the vote. State Sens. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, and Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, marked themselves “present, not voting.” The House and Senate have passed versions of HB 3 that are similar in some ways: Both would raise the base funding per student — a number that hasn’t budged in four years — and would provide about $780 million for free, full-day pre-K for eligible students. Among the disagreements: how to make sure school employees get much-needed raises. The Senate has prioritized $5,000 pay raises for all full-time teachers and librarians. The House has directed districts to give all school employees about $1,388 in raises on average statewide and designated extra money for raises to be given at districts’ discretion. Senate Democrats’ efforts to extend those $5,000 raises

to full-time counselors and other employees failed along party lines Monday. Also controversially for some, the Senate includes money providing bonuses to schools based on third-grade test scores and funding districts that want to provide merit pay for their top-rated teachers.Many teacher groups have opposed both, arguing it would put more emphasis on a flawed state standardized test. State Sen. Beverly Powell, D-Burleson, failed to get an amendment to the bill approved that would strike tying any funding to thirdgrade test scores. Teachers, parents and ad-

vocates following on social media had paid attention to Powell’s amendment, mobilizing in support through a Twitter hashtag “#NoSTAARonHB3.” Taylor pointed out that the bill also allows school districts to use assessments other than the state’s STAAR standardized test, which has lately come under renewed scrutiny, with researchers and advocates arguing it doesn’t adequately measure students’ reading abilities. He approved an amendment requiring the state to pay for school districts to use those alternative tests, which he estimated would cost about $4 million.

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Orange fire chief marks 50 years 1978. The couple has two sons, Dave and Adam, who are married, and five grandchildren. The chief advanced to lieutenant in 1977, battalion chief in 1989, deputy chief in 1991 and he’s been in his present job since 1997. Orange Fire Department has 38 employees and three fire stations, same number it had when Frenzel came to the department 50 years ago. But the headcount is about the only thing that’s the same. The “outer” fire stations at 10th and Burton and at Lions City Park have been replaced by new ones at Allie Payne and MLK. “When I came it was all on-the-job training,” the chief recalls. “Now we can’t even take an application if you’re not certified by the state as a structural firefighter and as an emergency medical technician [EMT]. “That’s a minimum of two semesters in college.” There are safer trucks. “Everybody’s inside a cab, behind a door and in a seatbelt,” Frenzel said. “That makes all the difference in the world. “And when I came here, they told you how to breathe in a fire. Now everybody has a self-contained breathing apparatus.” For old time’s sake, here’s how Frenzel said you “breathe in a fire.” “We learned how to take a deep breath before you went in and then breathe very slowly. You put the [fire hose] nozzle close to your face and that would pull fresh air past you. “It was crazy,” Frenzel said. “Like riding on the back of a [fire] truck. No one would even consider that today.” One of the only two “line of duty” deaths for the OFD occurred when a firefighting Jeep rolled over en route to a call. The other was a heart attack. Both preceded Frenzel’s days. The biggest local fire the chief says he’s worked involved the three-story American Bridge administration building at the Port of Orange in 1980. “We’ve responded outside the city to some refinery fires in Port Arthur,” he said, “but building codes have really made a

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big change over the last 50 years to decrease the numbers of structure fires. “Building materials have changed as well as building techniques.” Frenzel says “we almost put ourselves out of business” with an in-school campaign to teach youngsters fire prevention. And smoke detectors “have made a big difference,” he said. “Because of that every fire department has diversified to things like emergency medical services and search and rescue. A lot of fire departments have changed their names to “Fire and Rescue.’” Frenzel said. The department began a “First Responder” program in 1995. “We respond ahead of the ambulances,” the chief said. “We made like 2,600 medical calls last year, out of 3,500 total calls.” Each of Orange’s fire stations has one $25,000 medical truck and one $600,000 fire engines. The Central Station downtown keeps the extra equipment, an aerial truck, a boat, a light rescue unit and a heavy rescue unit. Since last year, the inventory has included military surplus high-water trucks and boats. “We’ve had too much experience with hurricanes,” Frenzel said. “If I don’t have another, it’ll be too soon. “In 2005, Hurricane Rita came through and was devastating to the city but we got through it. We had Ike in 2008 and all the storm surge that came with it. If I have to choose wind event or water event, I’ll take wind every time. “Then Hurricane Harvey flooded everything in 2017. At least you can traverse the city with a wind event, cut trees and get around. But with water, it’s tough. Water just destroys everything.” But not Frenzel’s devotion to his job. “A lot of people work 50 year, but most people don’t stay on one job 50 years,” he said. “I still have a few things I’d like to do in the department before I leave. I’m just not ready to go. If I retired today, I’d be looking for a new job tomorrow.”

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the event, the grounds were damp and the forecast dim. “We kept looking at the forecasts,” Woliver said. “So far they were good for us.” Because of the threat of rain, many of the food and crafts vendors were moved from an expected spot in the lawn in front of the depot to a spot under the roof ’s overhang at the back of the depot. “This year, we opened it up to merchandize vendors, whatever,” Simar said. “We were really afraid the ground was too soppy wet, so we made a place for them behind the depot.” One new addition did not work, Simar said. That was a split-the-pot bingo game. First the caller called-in unavailable. But it turned out to not be that big a deal. “The only thing that did not happen was we did not have split the pot bingo. “But we realized that people came out there with their children and grand children, not to play bingo. We know we’ve got quite a few people who love that bingo. “We think we’ll have events like that coming up sometimes.” Simar sees Depot Day as being an opportunity for folks who have not been inside the renovated building to bring their families and explore. She said she received many positive comments from first-timers Saturday. The Friends of the Depot are having no trouble renting the facility for weekend meetings and family events.

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ments you can give to anybody is he made his little part of the world a lot better while he lived.” Mike Hatton, executive vice president of Community Bank and a member of one of Bridge City’s founding families, said, “There were no doctors and lawyers there when I grew up in the 50s and 60s. He helped bring it from a little community to a good-sized town. “You could always count on H.D. He was very opinionated at times, but you always knew where he stood. He was very loyal to his friends and very important to his community. We lost a good one, for sure.” Judge Pat Clark said he was away in the service when Pate first came to Orange County. “I came back in 1974 and H.D. was already established in Bridge City at that time,” Clark said. “Of course, we met because I came to work for Orange County in the District Attorney’s office. We became friends from then on.” Democratic Party politics was some of the glue that kept Clark and Pate close. “He was very active in the party, and I guess I had some action in the party, too,” Clark said. “A lot of people thought I was going to become District Attorney, but I got tired of waiting for Sharon Bearden to step down. And then I became County Court-At-Law judge, and then I think he [Pate] was behind me becoming district judge.” H.D. Pate had a lot of “stroke” in those days. He and his first wife, Sue, who was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1980, “were a power couple,” said Don Burgess, retired appellate judge at the 9th Court of Appeals. “There wasn’t any doubt about it: if you needed help in Democratic politics, you talked to Sue and H.D.” Burgess, whose wife Bobbie is a former Bridge City mayor, was an ADA in Orange before being appointed to the 260th District Court Bench. Clark, Reaud and Roy Dunn, another of Pate’s longtime friends, all recalled that Pate played a part in Don Burgess getting his start on the bench. Dunn, publisher of the Record Newspapers, recalls C.W. “Bubba” Hubbard persuaded Pate to settle in Bridge City after he had also made inquiries into opening his practice in Vidor. “When Pate came to look at Bridge City, Bubba Hubbard and other community leaders got ahold of him and said, ‘Man, we need you in Bridge City,’” Dunn said. Dunn recalls that Pate was unsuccessful in a lawsuit to get Gulf States Utilities (now Entergy) to pay city taxes to the new city of Bridge City instead of Port Arthur. “But he caught the backside of Firestone [the plant on FM 1006 and E. Roundbunch Road and got them to pay in-lieuof-taxes money to the city. “He knew real estate,” Dunn said. “At one time or another, he dealt with every piece of real estate in Bridge City.” Pate ended up in a lawsuit with the city of Bridge City over his retirement. “Bridge City filed the lawsuit,” Clark recalled. “It ended up in my court. After the lawsuit was over with, he got his retirement. “That’s all I can say about that.” Clark said he and Pate often shared their Catholic faith and they shared a love of “old” country music. The two men and their wives once traveled together to Nacogdoches to see Merle Haggard perform in concert. “H.D. and I used to argue about which one of Hank Williams’ song was the best one ever,” Clark said. “I can’t remember what his was, but later, he wrote a newspaper article and said, ‘I’d have to agree with Judge Clark: it was ‘Wedding

Bells.’’” Heinie Dell Pate was born in the tiny Panhandle town of Quail, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1939. He was the son of William L. Pate and Eloise (Robinson) Pate. H. D. proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. In his early years, he played football for his high school in Austin and later played for the University of Texas at Arlington. Politics were always very important to him and he supported the Democratic Party. At 11 years old, he served the House of Representatives as a page. In later years, he enjoyed writing and wrote a column for many years for the Penny Record. Pate loved country music and football, but he loved his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchild more than anything. He was a wonderful father and a loving husband. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Walter Whitfield Pate, Billy Joe Pate, James Harold Pate, and Judge Pat Pate. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Pat Pate of Bridge City; his children, Shelley Pate Goldstein and husband Tom Cox of Austin, and Penny Pate Rigney and husband Ross of Lake Charles.

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in mid-January. He says he feels positive after starting treatment and therapy. But he’s not enjoying social media upset about the $8 million certificates of indebtedness council renewed several months ago. The biggest amount of that is going for road repairs but some has been dedicated to building a pavilion at the Boat Ramp that would be used at fishing tournaments and other events. “I hear a bunch of people complaining about that bond, but if we didn’t renew that bond, we’d have to start all over with a new interest rate the next time we need project funds. Or maybe we couldn’t get bonds at all,” Mello said. He restated his position that the city had lost one large fishing tournament that bought 530 motel nights because its organizers had been upset about having to pay less than $10,000 to rent a tent to hold its weigh-in.

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Obituaries 10 Years Ago-2009

From The Creaux’s Nest HONORING ALL MOTHERS This coming Sunday, May 12, is the day we honor and remember all mothers, past and present. None of us would be here without our mothers. Mom is special in so many ways, but most of all when everyone else has given up on you, Mom is the one person who will always be there for you. As unhappy as she might become with us, she will never give up on you. A mother’s love is unconditional, her heart may get broken but she will wrap her arms around you, she may have a tear in her eye but she’ll have a forgiving pray in her heart. Only a mother forever protects her child. Return that hug from Mom this Mother’s Day and give thanks that you still have her. If you don’t, find a mother that may need a hug and is fighting loneliness. My Mom is gone now but I think of her daily. Someday soon you will do the same.*****I have to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

TRUMP RIDES THE WAVE Economic job growth just keeps on going with 109 months of continued job growth. When Obama inherited the economy from George W. Bush, unemployment was at 10.6 percent and we were in a recession. When Obama turned it over to Trump it was down to 4.6. Since Trump it has dropped 1 percent to 3.6. In Obama’s last 2 ½ years, he added slightly more jobs than Trump has. Today nearly 10 million more people have to work two jobs to make it. Don’t forget whose economic policies gave us today’s great economy. Trump inherited a good economy, he didn’t build it, but because of it he is claiming to be the best president ever.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2009 The elections last Saturday didn’t really hold any surprises. The voter turnout was pitiful. Not much of a surprise either. For the most part incumbents were returned accept in the Orange City Council race where Bill Mello defeated Mayor Pro-Tem Deborah Mitchell by a little less than 200 votes. Mello’s election continues the trend to elect candidates with the newly-annexed Little Cypress support. Mitchell received only a fraction of the vote in the Little Cypress boxes. Jimmy Sims, Orange city councilman, drew support from throughout the city to win 640 to 549 over Elgin Browning. In the Bridge City and Pinehurst races all incumbents were returned. At LC-M Keith Adams won an open seat. *****Evidence is piling up that the worst part of the Bush recession has ended. Job losses declined to the lowest level in six months. Home sales and summer spending is up. That doesn’t mean the pain is gone. Over 13.7 million people are still unemployed and that could go up before the Obama plan takes hold, stabilizes and heads down. *****The Kentucky Derby winner Calvin Borel, on top of the 50-1 Mind That Bird may not ride the gelding in the million-dollar Preakness Saturday. Instead Borel would ride Rachel Alexander, a horse he won on in the Kentucky Oaks by over 20 lengths. That is if the filly is allowed to run in the 14-horse field. Most observers don’t give Mind That Bird, who came from last to win the Derby, much of a chance in the 1 3/16 mile race. A move is on to keep Rachel out of the all boy’s club but if she’s in, look for Borel to give up his Kentucky Derby winner and by doing so, giving up any chance for a Triple Crown. *****Why are gas prices at the pump up while oil barrel prices are down? According to the oil companies, it’s because they have to make a summer blend. I’m not buying it.*****Freedom Tower will finally get built at Ground Zero. It will rise a symbolic 1,776 feet, making it the world’s tallest building and will feature an asymmetrical spire that evokes the Statue of Liberty’s upraised torch.*****Warren Claybar did good for himself. He and the lovely Brandi Hinds were wed last Saturday, May 9. We wish them many healthy, happy years.***** Stump Weatherford took a trip to the Athens / Canton area family farm to spend Mother’s Day with his mom. Stump reports at age 83, she is as active as any 60-yearold.*****Hubert Spradlin of Sprad’s Boat Town reports boat sales are way ahead of last year at this time. Sprad says the industry right now is giving great savings that he is passing on to the customers.***** No doubt that regardless if Adam Lambert wins American Idol, he will be a big star. My choice to win it, going back to the beginning, is Danny Gokey. With Lambert in the finals, Danny is in trouble and could let his big lead a few weeks ago get away. A picture is being circulated on the web showing Lambert kissing a guy. Will that help or hurt him? Talent may win out. (Editor’s note: Lambert came in second but did become a big star.) *****Betty Jo Spence, who passed away Sunday, once told us she had no family, not even a cousin. She had been a teacher over 50 years and retired after putting in a few years at Lamar-Orange. She once was editor of the Opportunity Valley News where she recorded a lot of history. She also was fond of her racehorses and was successful at the game. According to her wishes, her body was cremated and no service was held. *****It’s with sadness that we also learned of the death of Randy Arnaud.

Brian Willey Sr., 61, of Orange, died Monday, May 3. Funeral services were Friday. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Diane Willey; daughter, Tammy White; sons, Kenneth Willey, Brian Willey Jr. and six grandchildren.***** Thelma Everett, 82, of Bridge City, died Wednesday May 6. Funeral services were Saturday. Survivors include her three sons, Richard Everett, David Everett and Robert Everett; two sisters, Lucille Roberts and Nell Dailey, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.***** David Lee Miller, 83, of Orange , passed away Friday, May 8. Funeral services were Monday. Miller began his career in the United States Navy at 16, he later joined and retired from the United States Air Force as a master sergeant and worked as a police officer. During his time in the Air Force, Miller coached the pistol team, achieving three world records and 36 international awards and competed in the Mexican Olympics as a shooter. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruby Lee, son David Miller, grandson Douglas Alexander Miller, companion Nikki Ryder and their daughter Savannah Rose Miller and one grandchild.***** Felix Roy Hebert, 87, of Bridge City, passed away Sunday, May 10. Funeral services were Wednesday, May 13. He retired from Texaco Refinery after 36 years of service and was an Army veteran of World War II, where he served as an exterior guard for the 74th Station Hospital. Felix is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nettie Lucille Hebert; daughters, Lucy Casey, Debbie Istre Guillot, Rosemary Hebert McClanahan, Louise Hebert; son, Felix C. Hebert, 14 grandchildren and 19 greatgrandchildren.

40 Years Ago-1979 Over 30,000 people attended the annual International Gumbo Cookoff held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Larry David was cookoff chairman. Jim Stelly is Chamber president. The Bridge City gumbo team of W.T. Oliver, Ethel and Lawrence Foux, Roy Dunn, Dr. David Olson and Tim Lieby won the chicken and sausage gumbo competition and was also named overall grand champion. Also doing real well was the team of Major Inman, Jim Graves and Jules David, of the Orange Chamber team. Some of the natives spotted having a good time were Al Zeno, Tony DalSasso, Joe Grossman, Ed Bacon, Corky Harmon, Grover Halliburton, Wilson Roberts and Dudley Baker. Local recording artist Jim Taylor entertained 10,000 fans at the big nighttime street dance. Other gumbo winners were Mildred Cobb, best seafood gumbo; Martha Oliver and Barbara David, best chicken; Red Hobbs, (Red’s Barbecue,) best professional. Sheriff Ed Parker’s team won special events. KOLE defeated KYKR, KPAC and KOGT in the media contest. *****John Dubose of Bridge City has been named general manager of the Port Arthur News. *****Theresa Hughes turned sweet 16 on May 15. *****Johnny Phillips and pretty Melissa Mullins are wed May 13, which is also Mother’s Day.*****Bridge City High School baseball pitcher Pat Meeks set a school record with 11 wins and 1 loses for the season. Congrats to Billie Bradberry and Faye Fisette who were awarded life memberships to the Bridge City PTA. Marlene Cooper is new PTA president. The PTA meeting was held at the home of Brenda Lapeyrolerie. A covered dish luncheon was held. *****Celebrating birthdays are Vernon Peveto, May 10, Kim Leblanc, May 17, Karen Dunn and Evy Kathleen Ramsey celebrating May 20.

45 Years Ago-1974 Charles Sexton, son of attorney Bill Sexton, will be practicing law with his father.*****Orange native Jerry Pennington will be practicing law with Morris, Graves, Smith and Peveto. *****Faithful longtime legal secretary Barbara Mulhollan is employed by Jerry. Pennington. (Editor’s note: Barbara passed away last year.)*****Forty years ago, May 23, 1934, at 9:15 am., Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were ambushed in Acadia, La., at Black Lake.. (Editor’s note: Folks, today that’s 85 years ago.)***** Grover and Sue Halliburton celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. (Editor’s note: Both are gone now.)*****Congrats to local winners of the Optimist sponsored beauty pageant. Claudia Conway, queen of the senior division, Carla Burg, queen, junior division, Kristina Scott, 4-year-old Little Miss and Vicki Honeycutt, Miss Photogenic. Judy Savoy and Diana Hill were co-chairpersons of the pageant.*****Dean Marks, Bridge City Little Leaguer on the Pee-wee Wasp team, hit the first over-thefence home run by a Pee Wee that anyone can recall. Dean was on cloud nine. The coach and kids autographed the ball and gave it to him. (Editor’s note: I wonder what became of that first home run ball?)*****Roy and Phyl Dunn are the proud owners of a Jo Amodeo painting, a gift from the artist.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Longtime friends Jean and Ron Moreau will celebrate 50 years of marriage on May 10. I’ve yet to figure out why they got married in Laredo. You can see from their picture in this paper that they both looked like movie stars 50 years ago. Jean is still a beautiful woman but what happened to Ron? Maybe too many plane and motorcycle crashes. We extend our best wishes for many more healthy, happy years. *****Norah O’Donnell will become anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News and Gayle King is getting two new morning show co-hosts. O’Donnell, 45, who replaces Jeff Glor as anchor of Evening News this summer, will be the third woman to serve as solo anchor of an evening newscast, following Diane Sawyer at ABC and Katie Couric at CBS. Starting in the fall, the program will be helmed from Washington instead of New York for the first time.*****Our buddy Ray Cotton turns 89 on May 9. It doesn’t seem that long ago we celebrated his 80 th. Ray stays in good shape, walks a lot and eats healthy.*****Another old boy that will do to ride the range with is the barbeque man himself, J.B. Arrington, who reaches his 94th birthday on May 13. J.B. is an early riser; if the sun comes up he’ll beat it by a few hours. We extend a happy birthday to both of these special guys. Best wishes for many more.*****A belated happy birthday May 6, to WWII veteran Eugene Goudeaux, who reached his 95th birthday and is still very sane. He rode a ship during the war built in Orange, Texas.*****Nearly 400 former federal prosecutors said President Donald Trump would

have been charged with obstruction of justice for his acts if he were anyone other than president. Both Democratic and Republican prosecutors said special counsel Robert Mueller’s report “describes several acts that satisfy all of the elements for an obstruction charge.” A Justice Department legal opinion says sitting presidents cannot be indicted.*****Matt Bryant is still not signed. For years, the Falcons didn’t need to worry about the kicker position. From 2009-2018, Matt Bryant made 88.7 percent of his field goals and 99.2 percent of his extra points. The Falcons let Bryant hit free agency where he still remains Monday night. The Falcons might end up regretting their decision to move on from Bryant, who went 20 of 21 on his field goals last season. It’s understandable that a capstrapped team would want to get cheaper at kicker but it’s the kind of decision that could backfire in a big way. The Falcons have had the luxury of a reliable kicking game for a while now but they’re now poised to enter the upcoming season with a giant question mark at kicker. It could just end up becoming their downfall. ****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch last week met at Robert’s where the boys from Little Cypress, Commissioner Johnny Trahan, Judge Chad Jenkins and David Bailey told about growing up there. Most said while at LCM they were paddled by principle Derry Dunn. Johnny told about Van Choate, today a famous cycle rider, started riding when he was 3-years-old and as a teenager how he escaped the law on his motorcycle. Sheriff Merritt recalled the day Van asked him for a deputy constable job. “You’re kidding,” Merritt said, he added, “Van turned out to be a good lawman.” Commissioner John Gothia said he didn’t realize those LCM guys were so rowdy. This week the Bunch dines at Guadalajara and next week at J.B.’s Barbeque. Everyone always welcome.*****Let me take this opportunity to say Goodbye to our longtime friend H.D. Pate. May he rest in peace.

BRITHDAYS THIS WEEK Folks celebrating birthdays in the coming week. May 8: Wilma Horner, Debra Truncale, Patty Cook Ginger Hogden, Alan Bates and Arlon Fields. Also celebrating are “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell, 37, and actress Melissa Gilbert, 54.*****May 9: Doug Havens, Lynn Scales, Justin Dupuis, Mary Callahan, Trudy Blair, Dalton Gilliam, Laura Ashwood and Ray Cotton turns 89 on this day. Also celebrating are Rock singer Billy Joel, 69 and actors Rosario Dawson, 39, Cree Cicchino, 16. Happy 10 th anniversary to Warren and Brandi Claybar. *****May 10: Celebrating on this day are Gerald Taylor Katie Hubbard, Sharon Woolley, Stacie Teaff and Chuck Williams. Celebrating also are Rock U2 singer Bono, 58, actor Lindsey Shaw, 29.*****May 11: Happy birthday to Frances Fisher, Tammy Yawn, Pat Collins, Sarah Moreland, and Penny’s sister Sherry Walles. Celebrities joining them are football player Cam Newton, 29, actors Coby Bell, 43 abd Pam Ferris, 69.*****May 12: To day is Mother’s Day. Celebrating are Justin Roberts, Jerry Hardee, Johnny Yawn and Hazel Heckendorf. Also celebrating are actors Emillo Esteves, 56, Kim Fields, 49 and Malin Ackerman, 40.*****May 13: J.B. Arrington turns 94 today. Celebrating birthdays also are Bryan Bolt, Calvin Granger, Mike McNaie, Kristie Hughes and Renee Price. Joining them are R&B singer Stevie Wonder, 68, Country singer Darius Rucker, 52 and TV host Stephen Colbert, 54.*****May 14: Janis Gros, James Birdwell, Brad Johansson, Cortney Spring and Madison Lyons, an employee of Karen Collier’s office, all celebrate. They are joined by director George Lucas, 74, actress Cate Blanchett, 49 and Country singer Dustin Lynch, 33.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Joe Gilbeaux from Port Arthur, decided him, dat it was time for him to change his ways and join a church. He went to Brother Gaspard’s church. Da preacher said, OK, Mr. Gilbeaux, but you have to pass a small Bible test first. Da first question is “Where was Jesus born?” Gilbeaux answer, “Longview.” Brother Gaspard say, “I’m sorry but you don’t know dat basic question, you can’t join my church.” Gilbeaux tried anutta church. Da preacher axe him da same question, “Where was Jesus born?” Gaspard say, I know me, it’s Tyler.” Da preacher said, “You wrong Mr. Gilbeaux, sorry. Gilbeaux decided he would try one mo church so he went to see preacher Comeaux at da non-denomination church and told Brother Comeaux he want to join his church. Brother Comeaux welcomed him with open arms. Gilbeaux say, “I don’t got to pass no Bible test?” Brother Comeaux said, “Sure don’t.” Gilbeaux say, “Preacher, let me axe you something, “Where was Jesus born.” Brother Comeaux answer, “He was born in “Palestine.” Gilbeaux say, “I knew me, it was somewhere in East Texas.”

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DERBY HISTORY - WINNER DISQUALIFIED For the first time in the 145 years history of the Kentucky Derby, the winner Maximum Security was disqualified and the win was given to Country House, a 65-1 long shot. Jocky Flavien Prat rode his horse into the winner’s circle on Saturday, May 4. At the 516ths pole Maximum Security drifted right into the other lane causing a chain reaction that impacted War of Will and Long Range Toddy racing closely behind him. The misstep didn’t appear to be any intent by jockey Luis Sael to impact his competition. Who knows what the horse was thinking with thousands of screaming fans and a wet soggy track. He might have been trying to avoid a water puddle, plus a horse was squeezing in between him and the rail. Anyway, I got to witness history again, the first in Derby history.*****My time is up. Thank you for yours. Until we visit again, take care and God bless.

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Free Mayhaw Berries At Bridge City Chamber e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the mayhaw trees at the chamber are full of ripening berries. ey will continue to ripen for the next couple weeks. e Chamber invites the community to help themselves to the ripe berries while they last. e trees are located next to the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce at 150 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX. For more information, call 409-735-5671.

Golden K Kiwanis to meet Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wednesday, 9:4510:45 a.m., at the Salvation Army Building, 1960 MLK, Orange 77630. Please note time change, NOT being late. On Wednesday, May 8, Andy Preslar, a professor at LSCO (Lamar State CollegeOrange), will discuss the annual GOALS' spelling bee held at LSCO, its purpose, and the need for more tutors in the GOALS (Greater Orange Area Literacy Service), as well as literacy and art volunteers at the OCARC facility. On May 15 Henrietta Gentry of TBM (Texas Baptist Men), a self-standing & faith-based disaster relief group, oﬀers help to all faiths in any disaster through TBM. Her late parents, Hubert and Joyce Curlee, were members of Golden K Kiwanis, both passing away in 2006.

Attention: Bridge City Prom May 11th Powers Photo Park will be open for pictures between 5:00-8:00PM. Grab your parents, friend or anyone who likes to take pictures. No appointment necessary, just come on out. Any questions contact Catherine 409-718-8830. Fee is $10.00 per couple.

LCM Education Foundation Legacy 5K e Little Cypress-Mauriceville Education Foundation, Inc., invites the community to the “Legacy 5k Color Run/Walk,” on May 11. Entry for adults is $30 and children under 12, $20. is is a fun, family event intended to raise money to support grants provided by the Foundation for its “Grant to Educators” program. e grants provide funds for enrichment experiences and materials to enhance the educational experience of students throughout the LCM District. It is called the Legacy 5K because it will start and ﬁnish in Legacy Park, the wooded area surrounding the big bear next to the LCM Administration Oﬃce, 6586 FM 1130, in Orange. For more information, contact the Foundation at education-

foundation@lcmcisd.org, or call 409-883-2232 extension 3. You can also sign up online through the Foundation’s Facebook page.

OC Retired Teachers Association to meet e Orange County Retired Teachers Association will hold its last meeting of the season on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wesley UMC, 401 37th Street, Orange, TX. Our guest speaker will be TRTA District 5 Legislative Chair Charles Starcke, who will bring us up to date on the activities of Texas Legislature. Charles will inform the group about bills aﬀecting TRS and all retired teachers. We will hold a covered dish luncheon, themed "School's Out!". Hostesses for this event are Doris Wilson, Judy Colebrook, Bettie Curtis, Elzora Anderson, and Nancy Hooker. Guests are welcome.

WOS Athletic Banquet e West Orange-Stark High School Athletic Banquet, which is catered by Moncla’s, will be at 6:30pm Tuesday, May 14th at the West OrangeStark High School Cafeteria.Male and female athletes from the current school year 2018-2019 will be honored. Each athlete will receive one free ticket. Parents and other family members may purchase tickets for $7.00 at the West OrangeStark Athletic Oﬃce by May 10th. If you need additional information please contact the Athletic Department at 882-5530.

Senior Citizen Rally Day 50th Anniversary We invite all Senior Citizens to join us for our red carpet event in celebration of our Golden Era of Health Senior Citizen 50th Anniversary Rally Day Tuesday, May 14th, at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Committee on Aging are celebrating Hollywood style so feel free to put your fancy clothes and celebrate with us. e doors will open at 9 am for our Seniors to visit over 40 health vendor booths followed by bingo, many door prizes, photo booth, free lunch and live music entertainment. e celebration will end at 1 p.m. Please bring all unused eye glasses to donate the Lions Eye Bank of Texas.

Orange County Parks to host public meetings Orange County Parks will be Hosting two Public Meetings to gather input from the Public on the Orange County Parks Improvement Planning Project. ese meetings will be on Tuesday &

Wednesday May 14th-15th from 5:30pm-6:30pm at e Expo Center at 11475 FM1442 Orange. ese Public Meetings will be facilitated by a Representative from the National Parks Service. Orange County Parks received a grant to be accepted into the Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program from the National Park Service in June of 2018. is is the ﬁrst step in the process to create an action plan for restoring and improving Orange County Parks.is eﬀort will be focused on Claiborne West Park,Bluebird Fish Camp,Baileys Fish Camp, and Gould Walking Park.

Benefit for Aaron Keith Romero A beneﬁt for Aaron Keith Romero aka “Bulldog” will be held on Saturday, May 18th at “Just One More” located at 807 Simmons Drive in Orange. is is for the ﬁnal expenses incurred by his family and will include a 50/50 drawing, Horseshoe Tourney, food, music, cake walk and auction items throughout the day. ere will be Brisket & Sausage Plates for $10 and Chicken & Boudain Plates for $8. For more info or to make a donation, please call 337607-9352 or 409-238-5711.

Strutters Annual Golf Tournament e Bridge City Strutters Annual Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, May 18, at Babe Zaharias Golf Course in Port Arthur. e tournament is an 18 hole, 4 person scramble. Entry fee is $200 per team which includes green fee, cart, food, drink, and prizes. Team registration deadline is Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Hole sponsorship is $100 and includes a sponsor page in the Spring Revue Program

as well as a golf sign at the tournament. Hole sponsors must be submitted by ursday, April 25, 2019. For additional information, call Cathy Riley at the high school, 409-735-1655.

Judge Scales Memorial Golf Tournament e Bridge City Chamber will hold the Judge James B. Scales Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Babe Zaharias Golf Course in Port Arthur. Tee time is 8:00 am for this four (4) person scramble. e cost is $240 for a four (4) person team which includes green fees, cart, t-shirt, beverages, food, and door prizes. Mulligans may be purchased for $5 each with a limit of two (2) per player. Hole sponsorships in the form of tee box signs are available for $100 each. All proceeds go to the Bridge City Chamber and Historical Museum formerly the Prairie View Teacherage. For more information or to register, call the chamber at (409) 735- 5671 or Golf Tournament Chairman Jerry Jones at (409) 735-6801. Registration forms can be found on the chamber’s website: www.bridgecitychamber.com.

Kids Club Funtastic Fridays Please join us at Faith United Methodist Church in Orange for our Kid’s Club Fantastic Fridays starting June 7th. Registration fee is $40 and includes tshirt and lunches for all 4 Fridays. e dates are June 7, June 14, June 21 and June 28 from 8 am to 1 pm and is for ages K-5th grades. Please register at the church at 8608 MLK Dr. in Orange or online at www.faithorange.org. For more information please call the church at 409-886-1291 or email at oﬃce@faithorange.org.

Risinger is May Chamber Student e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the May Student of the Month for Orangefield High School is Logan Risinger. Logan was presented his certificate and gift bag by Bridge City Chamber Board Member and Lifetime Ambassador, Scot C. Shaffer, owner of Scot C. Shaffer Insurance Agency, at the May coffee hosted by Las Rosas Mexican Restaurant. He received gift certificates and gifts from: COS Printing, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Sabine River Ford, Neches Federal Credit Union, Bridge City Walmart, Best Day Spa, 5Point Credit Union, and Massage & Spa by Christy. Logan is the son of Ron and Lynn Risinger. Paula Droddy, Technology Teacher, said, “Logan is an efficient and dedicated student. He has had a busy extracurricular spring that includes many accomplishments, but he still manages to take care of business in my class.” Misty Bellard, Technology Teacher, said, “Logan has taken all three of the courses I teach. I have to say, I miss having him in class this year. He is an energetic young man that can liven

Pictured left to right: Scot Shaffer, Principal Zach Quinn, Logan Risinger, and Lynn Risinger up any class. He cares about his grades and works hard to achieve the highest grade he can. He has a drive and determination that will serve him well in life.” Veronica Johnson, Social Studies Department Leader, said, “Logan is a very ﬁne young man. I had the pleasure of having him in class in fall. He is intelligent, witty and diligent in his studies. A well rounded student who juggles school work with extra-curricular (Congratulations on making it to state in golf ). It just shows the dedication and determination that he has that will help him succeed in whatever he de-

A great time was held by members of Golden K Kiwanis when Michael Cole, journalist, columnist, television political analyst, web master, former U.S.,Congressional candidate, and book author entertained the Kiwanians with some real news, not faux news, on Wednesday, May 1, at the weekly meeting venue, the Orange Salvation Army Building, 1950 MLK Drive, Orange 77630. From left, are Reid Carruthers, Golden K president; Michael Cole, journalist; and Pat McCombs, Golden K secretary. Cole works as a freelance writer; serves on a political panel with Kevin Steele on KBMT 12 TV-Beaumont; works as a part-time web master; ran as a Congressional candidate a few times and went to convention in Philadelphia; and has written several science fiction novels, as yet, unpublished. Cole says his mission is to see that he services his community in the best way to serve its needs. He does not wish to be part of the money power plays to which most politicians are devoured. Cole and his wife, a Vidor ISD teacher, live in Orange County near Deweyville with their animals. RECORD PHOTO: Anne Payne

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cides to pursue. Congratulations, and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for you.” Selena Hennigan, Math Teacher, said, “Logan Risinger has the gift to light up a room! I will always remember him for his wit, intelligence, and hard work! Logan, congratulations on all you have accomplished! Dream big and never stop believing in yourself! From one Aggie to another, Gig'em!” After graduation, Logan plans to attend Texas A&M to major in biological science. He hopes to pursue dental school followed by an orthodontic residency.

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Deaths and Memorials

Evelyn Duncan, 74, of Bridge City

Heinie Dell “H. D.” Pate, 79, Bridge City

Evelyn Duncan, 74, of Bridge City went to be with her Lord, Monday, April 29, 2019. She was born on January 10, 1945, in Hornbeck, LA. She loved her family and is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, Dwayne Duncan. ey met at a party in Orange, TX which they quickly realized was all a set up to introduce them. ey dated for sixth months and were married on March 22, 1975. She was preceded in her death by her Mother Emma Pearl Davis, sister Nancy Merrell, and granddaughter Ella Duncan. She is survived by her husband Dwayne Duncan, daughter Jenny Duncan, son Wesley Duncan and wife Julie, sister Tracy Davis, niece Marlena Merrell and grandchildren, Audrey and Ethan Duncan. She enjoyed reading a good book, playing on her computer and eating out. She was always ready for an adventure loving to Jeep to the tops of the EVELYN mountains in Colorado or taking long drives to see the countryside, always DUNCAN telling Dwayne how to drive. Mostly she loved all kids, relentlessly ﬁghting for their rights as a teacher, Special Education Director, Sunday School Teacher, and CASA advocate. Her celebration of life was held at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City on Saturday, May 4th. e service was preceded by a visitation also at the church. In lieu of ﬂowers, please bring your favorite children's book to Mrs. Duncan's service to be donated in honor of her love of education.

Heinie Dell “H. D.” Pate, 79, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 6, 2019, at his home in Bridge City. Born in Quail, Texas, on November 22, 1939, he was the son of William L. Pate and Eloise (Robinson) Pate. H. D. proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. In his early years, he played football for his high school in Austin and later played for the University of Texas at Arlington. He then went on to attend South Texas School of Law where he graduated with a law degree. H. D. served as City Attorney for the City of Bridge City for 35 years, and continued his private practice for a total of 50 years. Politics were always very important to H. D. and he supported the Democratic Party. At 11 years old, he served the House of Representatives as a page. H. D. loved to help people and was very involved in the community. During his 50 years as a resident of Bridge City, he served as Chair of the Board of Regents at Lamar HEINIE DELL University, President of Chamber of Commerce, Chair of East Texas Legal ‘H.D.’ PATE Services (now known as Lone Star Legal Aid), and was the former President of the Rotary Club. H. D. was also a member of the Lion’s Club. He was chosen as Citizen of the Year and was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church. He enjoyed writing and wrote a column for many years for the Penny Record. H. D. loved country music and football, but he loved his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchild more than anything. He was a wonderful father and a loving husband. H. D.’s girls were the light of his life and he was very special to the boys. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Eloise Pate; his brothers, Walter Whitﬁeld Pate, Billy Joe Pate, James Harold Pate, and Judge Pat Pate. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Pat Pate of Bridge City; his children, Shelley Pate Goldstein and husband Tom Cox of Austin, and Penny Pate Rigney and husband Ross of Lake Charles; his step-children, Erik Michael Esser and wife Katharine of Fort Worth, and Paul Robert Esser and wife Jennifer of Doylestown, Pennsylvania; his grandchildren, Jordan Goldstein, Juliet Goldstein, Zac Picard and wife Laura, Mac McHale, Jack McHale, Daisy Rigney, and Rosco Rigney; his great-granddaughter, Liza Jane Picard; his nieces and nephews, Tommy Pate of Kingwood, Texas, Pat Pate, Jr. of Poteau, Oklahoma, Bill Pate of Poteau, Julie Pate of Poteau, and Kirksey Pate of Poteau; along with numerous other nieces and nephews. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions can be made to Lone Star Legal Aid or Catholic Charities. A memorial service will be held at later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Robert Allen Pruitt, Bob, 90 Robert Allen Pruitt, Bob, age 90, was born in Paris, AR on September 14, 1928 to William Ira and Rosella Edwards Pruitt. He passed away peacefully at his home in Pflugerville, TX on May 1, 2019. He was married to Duiane Ruth Hassell Pruitt on June 10, 1950 at First Baptist Church in Brownsville, TX. ey were blessed with three children, Robert Allen Pruitt, Jr., Deborah Pruitt Wilson and Sarah Pruitt Crafts. He is survived by his wife, Duiane, his three children Robert Pruitt and wife Renee’, Debbie Wilson and husband Mike and Sarah Crafts along with 8 grandchildren, Rachel Crafts, Marc Wilson, Kyle R. Pruitt, Amy Peterson, Jon Wilson, Tommy Joel McRight, Alexander Hoyte and Kathryn Hoyte and 14 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Betty Simmons of Conroe, TX and several nieces and nephews. Bob attended Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. He was employed and ROBERT ALLEN retired from Spencer Chemical / Gulf Chemical Co. / Chevron in Orange, PRUITT TX. He was a manager in the Research & Development Lab at the plant. After he retired from Chevron, he was employed by Westlake Polymers Co. in Sulphur, LA for 9 years. Bob & Duiane retired and moved to Cedar Park, TX for a few years then moved to Elgin, TX before moving to Pflugerville, TX. Bob was a good Christian man who loved and served the Lord all his life. He was devoted to his family. He often planned special events for his whole family a week at the beach, camping in many national parks, camping and fishing on East Texas lakes. He was ordained as a deacon in First Baptist Church, Groves, TX and served many years as a deacon, Sunday School teacher and a bus driver in a bus ministry at Frist Baptist Church, Bridge City, TX. He loved to sing and sang in the church choir for many years. He served on the Bridge City ISD school board for 18 years. He was the Gulf/Chevron representative of ASTM D20 Committee (American Society of Testing & Materials) and to ISO (International Standards Organization) Bob was an active member of the Rotary Club in Bridge City, TX and Sulphur, LA. He was also a Mason for over 50 years. He loved every job he had and worked hard and excelled at every job. He will be greatly missed by his loving family. A Visitation was held Friday, May 3 at Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home. A Celebration of Bob’s Life was held on Saturday, May 4 at Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home. Interment to follow at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home.

Hubert Ray Hancock, 74, Orange Hubert Ray Hancock, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on May 6, 2019, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 10, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Cold Spring Cemetery in Garrison, Texas. Visitation for Mr. Hancock will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Garrison, Texas, on October 15, 1944, he was the son of Herman Hancock and Bernice Lucille (Kruse) Hancock. Hubert was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Orange as well as the Orange Gun Club. He proudly served his country in the United States Army HUBERT RAY in Vietnam and earned the rank of Sergeant. He was a decorated soldier HANCOCK receiving many honorable awards including the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Bronze Star Medal. He went on to work as a homebuilder as well as being a Coach, Teacher, and Assistant Principal for Little Cypress- Mauriceville CISD. Hubert loved his family dearly and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and loving him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Bernice Hancock; brother, Eugene Hancock; and his sisters, Lerline Hancock Weatherly and Lois Hancock Aaron. He is survived by his loving wife, Katy Hancock; son, Hunter Hancock, of California; step-sons, Tom Yerby and husband Ricardo Jimenez, of Beaumont and Stephen Yerby, of Burlington, VT; siblings, Helen E. Hammer and husband James, Herbert B. Hancock and wife Jo Ann, and Huey P. Hancock and wife Marianne, all of Garrison; along with many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and other loving family and friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Alex Hancock, Byron Hancock, Mark Hammer, Michael Hammer, Stephen Hancock, and Justin Hancock. Honorary pallbearers are Tom Langford, Mike McBee, Frank Beauchamp, Ron Cowling, Dutch Bowers, and Gus Harris. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Hancock’s family requests that donations be made to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at P.O. Box 4486 Houston, TX 77210-4486 or to the Wounded Warrior Project at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.

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Jeremy Keith “Possum” Pierce, 37, Bridge City Jeremy Keith “Possum” Pierce, 37, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on May 1, 2019, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating was Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir. Burial followed the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was held Monday, May 6, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Texas, on June 19, 1981, he was the son of Darrell Lynn Pierce and Nancy Jane Scarborough Pierce. Jeremy was a jack of all trades and could do most anything with his hands. He had a great, comedic personality and loved to listen to music. Jeremy enjoyed spending time fishing and enjoying nature. He loved his family and friends dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Wiley Pierce; and his grandJEREMY KEITH parents, Joy and O.Z. “Sam” Scarborough. Jeremy is survived by his parents, ‘POSSUM’ PIERCE Nancy and Darrell Pierce; longtime girlfriend and mother of his children, Rachel Kley; children, Jeredan Pierce, Cameron Pierce, and Raylen Kley and Rachel’s son, Slade Romero; grandmother, Joan Pierce; brother, Kent Pierce and his girlfriend Heather Granger; aunt and uncle, Beth and Richard Lee; niece, Daphne Lee; along with numerous other loving family and friends.

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Legislators near end of 86th Legislative Session Sen Robert Nichols Special to the Record Students across the state are counting down the days until they are out of their classrooms and can begin their summer vacations. In an almost identical countdown, legislators are marking the days left until the end of session. As I write this column, we have 25 days left till the end of the 86th Legislative Session. Here are ﬁve things happening at your Capitol this week:

School Safety Bill Senate Bill 11, the school safety bill, was recently passed by the Texas Senate. e initiatives in the bill come from the Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security,

which met during the interim to studies methods to reduce the likelihood of school violence, reduce security threats, ensure facilities are up to standard, and facilitate mental health resources to schools. Some of the initiatives include requiring school districts to appoint school safety committees that meet once a semester to provide their district boards with recommendations on how to ensure their emergency operations plans are up to date. e bill requires districts to notify parents when a threat is received and limits mandatory school drills to eight, including evacuation ﬁre drills and lock down, lockout, and shelter-in-place drills. It also includes grants for education loan repayment for certain school counselors.

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e Senate Education committee passed out House Bill 3, the school finance legislation. is bill includes an increase in the basic allotment for school districts, incentive pay for school districts who would like to pay certain teachers more, as well as funding to provide a significant raise for full time teachers and librarians. It also includes additional funding for students with dyslexia, a third grade reading outcomes bonus for students, as well as funding for full-day pre-K for low income students. Funding will be allocated for school districts that achieve high student academic outcomes, and long term property tax relief proposals. e source of revenue to fund this bill is still in negotiation. is bill will head to the Senate floor at the end of this week and will then be sent back to the House to work out the differences between their original proposal and the changes the Senate has made to the bill.

Texas Firefighter Day House Bill 1064, by Representative Trent Ashby, is making its way through the Legislature and would designate May 4th as Texas Firefighter Day. is day will honor the service and bravery of our firefighters and the memory of those who have lost their lives in service. May 4th was chosen as it is linked to the patron saint for firefighters, St. Florian, who was the first known commander of a firefighting squad in the Roman Empire. May 4th also marks a 'Day of Fire service' for many countries worldwide. Firefighters, many of whom are volunteers, risk their lives everyday to ensure we are protected in many aspects of our lives.

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e legislative session is drawing close to the end with less than 30 days left till Sine Die (the last day of session). While that might sound like there is a lot of time left, we are getting down to some important deadlines. Senate Committees are ﬁnishing up their hearings of Senate bills and are starting to hear bills which have been sent over from the House Chamber. An important thing to take note is that if a Sen-

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The Graduate: Collin â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Billy Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gros

Nickname solidifies special relationship

Little boy about to graduate into the world of adults ... By ROY DUNN For î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Record

Collin Slade Gros is the youngest of our grandchildren. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the youngest son of Karen Dunn Gros and George Grosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three boys; the others are Garrett and Sean. Our other grandchildren are son Mark Dunn and Kerrie Dunnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two girls Amber and Jenna. Collin, the caboose, along the way, collected a few nicknames; the only left hander in the family, he was sometimes called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lefty.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Being the only family blue-eyed person, he was tagged â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Blue Eyed Bill.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; As a little guy I tagged him â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Billy Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and it stuck.

Nichols From Page 6A ate or House bill is not heard and voted out of their respective chamber committees in the next week, those bills will likely die for lack of time left to go through the legislative process. It will be a busy few weeks, but I look forward to continuing to work hard for Senate District 3.

Governor Appointees One aspect of state government many are not aware of is governmental appointments. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Governor makes approximately 3,000 appointments during a four-year term to various state boards and commissions. Some of those include the Board of Regents for state universities, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Historical Commission. While the Governor appoints these positions, the Senate must conďŹ rm the individual positions. Having served previously on the Senate Nominations Committee, I am very aware of the impact state boards have on Texas. For an application and more information, please visit www.governor.state.tx.us/appointments

Once while attending a rodeo I left him in the stands and jokingly told him to sit there till I returned or until they announced â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy Jackâ&#x20AC;? prepare to ride next. I was unaware that there was a bull rider named Bill Jack competing. When the name was called Collin started up the stairs to the shoot. He was dis-

covered by Constable Parker î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ompson. Parker told that story until he died and to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Papaâ&#x20AC;? heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy Jack.â&#x20AC;? Phyl and I have been fortunate to enjoy the upbringing of our grandkids. All of them were special in their own way. I personally spent a lot of time with the boys and probably more with Collin. Almost every day it seemed I was taking him to practice or compete in some kind of sports. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;rough the years he and I have watched countless sporting events together on TV and we still do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if he comes to be with me or if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Memeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? cooking. Collin always shows so much respect, hugging his grandmother when he sees her and always gives me our famous hand slap which all the boys have always done. I believe â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy Jackâ&#x20AC;? more than the others realize we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always be here. After attending college for several years and changing his major a couple of times, Collin decided to leave Lamar University for Lamar Institute of Technology to pursue an associate degree in Occupational Safety and Health after working in that ďŹ eld on an Iowa summer job. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e professor convinced him it was an open ďŹ eld. His dad, George, told him he had friends who have done well with oil spills, etc. Collin worked days as an apprentice and attended college evenings, going from work to class. Friday, May 10, at 9 a.m., is the big day our boy Collin will graduate from LIT and join the real world. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e family is extremely proud of him and will be there, including his father coming in from Mississippi. Karen will be a proud mom

Collin Slade Gros, or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Billy Jack,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; will graduate from Lamar State Institute of Technology with an associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Occupational Safety and Health. but she has always been proud of her boys. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e program wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t list his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy Jackâ&#x20AC;? name so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just pencil it in. Congratulates â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jack.â&#x20AC;?

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Southeast Texas HS anglers earn top marks

DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

e Southeast Texas high school bass fishing championship hosted on Lake Sam Rayburn this past weekend marked the end of another very successful year for Orange County high school bass fishing teams. e Orange County youngsters captured four of the eleven top spots in the chase for angler of the year. Justin James and Spencer Brister representing LCM led the area contingent with a fifth place overall finish. Hunter Belanger and Jake Carlin of Bridge City finished eighth followed by the Orangefield team of Tyler Shearin and Kameryn Harrison with a tenth place finish and yet another LCM team of Garrison Byerly and Will Henson nailed down the eleventh place spot. Shearin and Henderson posted the best tournament finish of the area contingent with their third place finish followed closely by the Bridge City duo of Bryce Miller and Luke Mulholland. e opportunity for these youngsters to participate in com petitive the Association fishing is exciting and has grown every in part to volunteer year thanks the boat captains that their boat and time for each event.It is indeed a challenge, but hopefully the association can make this opportunity a reality for every high school youngster that would like to participate in the future. e transition from the easiest bass fishing of the year to establishing patterns that consistently work is the toughest time of the year and we are smack in the middle of it right now. Productive shallow water beds are little more than a dished out hole in the moss surrounded by small bream. With the exception of tournament anglers, the majority of the recreational anglers turn to bedding bream and crappie to weather the tougher than usual bass bite. When it comes to eating, either of those pan fish rate well above the bass as table fare and are fun to catch on light tackle. In the mid to late 70s, filling an ice chest with hand sized bream in a morning’s fishing on Toledo Bend required only buying enough crickets. It also helped if you avoided kicking over the cage while fishing and having to chase them across the floor of the boat. at mistake also led to unwanted chirping while bass fishing at night.I can never recall capturing every cricket following a spill. Unfortunately, the more productive beds on the south end of the lake were located in ten feet of water or deeper and a growing striper population wreaked havoc on the bream population. We made a memorable trip on the north end of the lake two years ago, but I haven’t checked the old haunts on the south end in years. e grass has changed things considerably, but they may well be back. It only takes a few crickets to find out. At the same time, the crappie bite improves significantly and

Derby leaving Maximum Security, right, finished first in the 2019 Kentucky but was disqualified for his lane and causing in the interference The high-profile disqualification black eye for the sport. field of competitors. is an unfortunate

Derby DQ hurts sport

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

ended. But this time it was nearly 30 minutes before stewards made that stunning decision to disqualify Maximum Security and move Country House into the winner’s circle. I looked for the garland of roses that goes to the winner to rapidly start wilting. ose bettors who had been calculating their winnings at around $12 on a $2 bet just threw their Maximum Security tickets in the trash can. e same was true for the Exacta, Trifecta and Superfecta tickets that would have been big money winners. A few bettors were seen crawling on their hands and knees searching for their win tickets on Country House that they may have thrown away when they horse ﬁnish saw their second instead ﬁrst. of

When the p re s t i g i o u s event ended, there were FOR THE RECORD millions of It has been quite a year so far. bettors clicktheir Several decisions made in 2019 ing have been questioned, voted on heels, happy that their again or just overturned. Most have happened in horse came Washington politics that have in first. And those bold enough cost taxpayers plenty of money, to have place and show tickets but one occurred Saturday af- on second place 65-l longshot ternoon that cost millions of Country House also were just as horse racing bettors millions of exuberant. And as in many horse races, dollars. What I’m referring to is the there was an objection involvdisqualification of the apparent ing Maximum Security, which winning of the 145th Kentucky is not unusual when some losDerby by Maximum Security, ing jockey questions an obor bumping who crossed the finish line first struction but was knocked down to 17th somewhere during the race. e race track stewards usuplace by the stewards at at a decision in less ally arrive Churchill Downs, the famous KY. race track. than five minutes after the race Lexington

e win gave 65-year-old Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his ﬁrst Derby victory along with Country House jockey Flavien Prat, who originated the claim of foul on Maximum Security. According to an Associated Press version of the race, “Prat claimed that Maximum Security ducked out in the ﬁnal turn and forced several horses to steady, including Long Range Toddy, whose jockey, Jon Court, also lodged an objection. “War of Will came perilously close to clipping heels with Maximum Security, which would have caused a chain-reaction accident,” the article pointed out. “ere were two horses in the race that lost all chances to win a Kentucky Derby,” Mott said.

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Athletes honored at annual BC banquet Bridge City ISD presented awards during it recent annual athletics awards ceremony. Winners this year included: Female Cardinal Athlete of the Year ~ RYLEE OCEGUERA Male Cardinal Athlete of the Year ~ CACE SKINNER Female Cardinal Pride Award ~ CARISSA SLAUGHTER Male Cardinal Pride Award ~ GAVIN GREEN

Volleyball MVP ~ Rylee Oceguera OďŹ&#x20AC;ensive Player of the Year ~ Hannah WiegreďŹ&#x20AC;e Defensive Player of the Year ~ Aleah McClanahan Heart-Desire Award ~ Carissa Slaughter

Cross Country Heart Award ~ Iris Labatos & Nathan Rhodes Male MVP ~ Caden Shaw Female MVP ~ Kaylen Smith Newcomer of the Year ~ Carla Rubio & Ethan Bourque

Football OďŹ&#x20AC;ensive MVP ~ Cace Skinner Defensive MVP ~ Jackson Tims Lineman of the Year ~ Manuel Gomez Back of the Year ~ Rylan Ply & Andy Lara Newcomer of the Year ~ Ethan Oceguera

Girls Basketball MVP ~ Madison Fischer Defensive Player of the Year ~ Rylee Oceguera

Coaches Award ~ Hannah WiegreďŹ&#x20AC;e

Boys Basketball MVP ~ Kolten Weeks Defensive Player of the Year ~ Beau Martin OďŹ&#x20AC;ensive Player of the Year ~ Grant Boudreaux Co-Newcomer of the Year ~ Austin Richardson & Ethan Oceguera Leadership Award ~ Zeke Champagne

The Bridge City ISD Athletes of the Year were named during the recent annual athletics banquet. They are Cace Skinner and Rylee Oceguera.

Girls Soccer MVP ~ Brinley Bell OďŹ&#x20AC;ensive Player of the Year ~ Hannah Silveira Defensive Player of the Year ~ Bailey Turner Heart & Hustle ~ Brenda Munguia Newcomer of the Year ~ Peyton Trapp

Boys Soccer MVP ~ Camden Perry OďŹ&#x20AC;ensive MVP ~ Chandler Pachuca Defensive MVP ~ Jalen Jones MidďŹ elder of the Year ~ Ky Terrell Newcomer of the Year ~ Preston Peterson

Golf Male MVP ~ Randy Abate Female MVP ~ Cadence Underwood

Girls Track MVP ~ Caryss Carpenter Outstanding Field Event ~

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Korner â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey were in position at the time to hit the board. If what happened to us was the only thing they were looking at, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you would have seen a disqualiďŹ cation.â&#x20AC;? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e last claim of foul by a jockey in the Derby was unsuccessful, according to the A.P. John Velazquez claimed interference in 2001, but the stewards didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the result. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e only other disqualiďŹ cation in the Derby occurred long after the race in 1968. Dancerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Image, the ďŹ rst-place ďŹ nisher, tested positive for a prohibited medication, and Kentucky state racing oďŹ&#x192;cials ordered the purse money to be redistributed with Forward Pass getting the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share.

From Page 1B Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision could be appealed to the Kentucky Horse Racing commission or the courts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are exploring our options to appeal,â&#x20AC;? commented Gary West who owns Maximum Security along with his wife Mary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are exploring our options to appeal. If we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appeal to the stewards, our other options are the state racing commission. If those donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, we might go to the legal options.â&#x20AC;? West is unsure whether to enter his horse in the Preakness as he ponders appealing the historic decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going for the Triple Crown, sometimes it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sense to wheel the

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Colburn both strolling the grass line with a small jig and holding over a brush pile with both jigs and shiners can be very rewarding. I cannot imagine anyone that owns a camp on the lake not taking the time to put out a few brush piles. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey are simple to build and all but a guarantee that you will catch a few ďŹ sh all year long while burning very little gas. Mark Coats told me only last week that he had a camp on the water for eleven years and never ďŹ shed because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care to eat bass and they were too tough to catch consistently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My neighbor was keeping me in crappie ďŹ llets,â&#x20AC;? said Coats, â&#x20AC;&#x153;until he decided to help me build a couple of piles of my own. I now have a dozen at slightly diďŹ&#x20AC;erent depths and I love leaving the camp knowing I am going to return with supper!â&#x20AC;?

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Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C. Homa had rounds of 69-63-7067â&#x20AC;&#x201D;269 to capture the $1,422,000 ďŹ rst-place money. Glad to know that Lamar University wasted no time getting a new womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach. I hope Aqua Franklin works out well despite the fact she was hired by Athletic Director Marco Borne, who ďŹ red two lady softball coaches before he even had his bags unpacked last spring. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m certainly not sold on him yet and probably never will be. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e OrangeďŹ eld Bobcats are still alive and well on the diamond this week as the boys meet New Waverly in the area round while the Lady Bobcats clash with Danbury in the Class 3A Regional II quarterďŹ nals. JUST BETWEEN USâ&#x20AC;Śî&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Houston Astros wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind playing all of their games in Mexico if winning last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-game series against the LA Angels is any indication of how they will do. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Astros scored 24 runs, pounded eight home runs. 28 hits and 17 extrabase hits. Alex Bregman really likes the Monterrey stadium where he blasted three home runs and knocked in eight runs. Shortstop Carlos Correa extended his American league leading hitting streak to 15 games going into Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park that began Monday night.

From Page 1B Bridging the gap with the bass is best accomplished by remembering that not all of the bass spawned at the exact same time. At least a portion of them retreated to deeper water a month ago to rehab and they are already back to doing what bass do. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at includes everything from schooling activity to feeding on deep structure. Because the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of them are somewhere in between, however, starting your search in shallower water early and moving deeper during the hotter hours of the day will probably earn you more bites. Shallow water humps and points within a cast of deeper water are prime spots. A little grass also enhances your chances. Catching is always the most diďŹ&#x192;cult part of ďŹ shing regardless of the time of year!

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Orangefield High School’s 4x400 meter relay team will c ompete at the Class 3A State Track and Field Meet this Friday at 10:30 a.m. The team includes Jaslyn Newman, Lily Saucedo, Victoria Welch and Katelynn Helm.

SOUTHEAST TRACK & FIELD e 108th running of the Univesity Interscholastic League Track & Field Championships is set for this Friday and Saturday. Participants from Southeast Texas include: Friday 8 a.m. - 3A Girls Long Jump Brianna Arline, Kountze 10 a.m. -- 3A Boys High Jump Joseph Anderson and Trent Guidry, East Chambers 11:30 a.m. – 5A Girls Long Jump Jacie Droddy, Port Neches-Groves 5:35 p.m. -- 3A Girls 4x100 Meter Relay East Chambers 6:05 p.m. -- 3A Girls 800 Meter Run Katelynn Helm, Orangeﬁeld 7:25 p.m. – 3A Boys 100 Meter Dash Nolton Shelvin, East Chambers 8:05 p.m. -- 3A Boys 4x200 Meter Relay East Chambers 10:30 p.m. – 3A Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Orangeﬁeld Saturday 9:20 a.m. – 4A Boys 3,200 Meter Run Eli Peveto, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 10 a.m. – 4A Girls High Jump Caryss Carpenter, Bridge City 1:15 p.m. – 4A Girls Triple Jump Honestee Holman, Silsbee 1:15 p.m. – 4A Boys Triple Jump Raymond Baltrip, Silsbee 6:55 p.m. – 4A Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Darshon Turk, Silsbee 9:55 p.m. – 4A Boys 1,600 Meter Run Eli Peveto, Little Cypress-Mauriceville

2019 AREA OUTDOOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD LEADERS Going into the state meet DISCUS — Girls: Kailynn Williams, Bmt United (junior), 116-6; Boys: Terrance Jackson, Bmt United (junior), 155-6. SHOT PUT — Girls: Kailynn Williams, Bmt United (junior), 39-10.5; Boys: Kristopher Ross, PA Memorial (freshman), 542, new school record at Memorial. HIGH JUMP — Girls: Caryss Carpenter, Bridge City (freshman), 5-5; Boys: Joseph Anderson, East Chambers (sophomore), 6-7. LONG JUMP — Girls: Jacie Droddy, PNG (senior), 18-5.5; Boys: addeus Johnson, Bmt West Brook (senior), 23-6. TRIPLE JUMP — Girls: Honestee Holman, Silsbee (junior), 38-11; Boys: Drezden Brannon, Bmt United (senior), 47-3.5. POLE VAULT — Girls: Mackenzie Davis, Orangeﬁeld (senior), 9-9; Boys: Harrison Gauthier, Bridge City (freshman), 12-6. 100 METERS — Girls: Jacie Droddy, PNG (senior), 11.84; Boys: James Ward, PA Memorial (sophomore), 10.55. 200 METERS — Girls: Jacie Droddy, PNG (senior), 24.88; Boys: Micheal Odoms, PA Memorial (senior), 21.79. 400 METERS — Girls: Sanaria Butler, PNG (freshman), 58.85; Boys: Lamont Freeman, Jr., PA Memorial (junior), 49.32. 800 METERS — Girls: Katelynn Helm, Orangeﬁeld (fresh-

man), 2:17.57; Boys: Lamont Freeman, PAM (junior), 1:58.92. 1,600 METERS — Girls: Maddison Helm, Orangeﬁeld (junior), 5:37.58; Boys: Eli Peveto, LC-Mauriceville (senior), 4:27.09. 3,200 METERS — Girls: Maddison Helm, Orangeﬁeld (junior), 12:06.34; Boys: Eli Peveto, LC-Mauriceville (senior), 9:15.75. 100-METER HURDLES — Girls: Shelby Walker, HamshireFannett (senior), 14.84.

Winners of the Bridge City High School Cardinal Pride Award for 2019 are Gavin Green and Carissa Slaughter.

BCHS Malia Jones Outstanding Runner ~ Kaylen Smith & Kaylyn Dosch Heart Award ~ Whitleigh Moreau

Boys Track Team MVP ~ George Fleming Track Male Athlete of the Year ~ Jake Potter Newcomer of the Year ~ Harrison Gauthier Outstanding Runner ~ Caden Shaw Outstanding Field Event ~

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Tennis Singles Player of the Year ~ Waverlee Cooper Doubles Player of the Year ~ Kian & Camden Perry Mixed Doubles Player of the Year ~ Carly Garrett & Colby Viator

Softball MVP ~ Caitlin Denison JV-MVP ~ Kayleigh Ritchey Oﬀensive MVP ~ Abby Anderson

110-METER HURDLES — Boys: Harold Mosley, PAM (junior), 14.28.

Defensive MVP ~ Aleah Mcclanahan Heart Award ~ Vivian Nguyen Newcomer of the Year ~ Aspen Daniels

Baseball MVP ~ Peyton Havard Newcomer of the Year ~ Tanner Wilson Heart Award ~ Gavin Green Defensive Player MVP ~ Slade Foreman Oﬀensive MVP ~ Logan Hamm

Orangefield High School art students Brandon Scogin and Le'Ana Martinez received honorable mention in the 2019 36th District Congressional Art Competition.

300-METER HURDLES — Girls: Briana Mouton, Bmt United (senior), 47.24; Boys: Alexander Ned, PA Memorial (junior), 38.96. 400-METER RELAY — Girls: Bmt United (Brianna Howard, Halee Simon, Daja Maxie, Cameron Dill) 48.96; Boys: PA Memorial (James Ward, Micheal Odoms, Tyrence Augusta, Troy Dixon), 41.92. 800-METER RELAY — Girls: Bmt United (Briana Mouton, Shyann Brydson, Kelsey Jackson, Shunteria Mitchell) 1:42.27; Boys: PAM (Micheal Odoms, James Ward, Jatavian Neal, Tyrence Augusta), 1:27.71. 1,600-METER RELAY — Girls: PA Memorial (Aniya Duhon, Ny’Reonna Smith, Bryanna Stevenson, A’Nyriah Scott) 4:05.65; Boys: PA Memorial (Jaylon Guilbeau, Allen SantosWilliams, Jatavian Neal, Lamont Freeman, Jr.) 3:21.05.

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Bridge City HS students bring home UIL Academic Meet medals

Bridge City High School competed at the UIL State Academic Meet in Austin on May 3-4, 2019. Here are the results from this contest: In Calculator Applications, Brandon Curl and Jacob Cunningham tied for 6th place. The sponsor for Calculator Applications is Bryan Christian. In Copy Editing, Alex Gonzalez took 3rd place. The sponsor for Copy Editing is Sylvia Ney. Pictured at top are all the competitors who participated from Bridge City High School.

Wiegreffe is May Chamber Student

The first grade students at Orangefield Elementary had a wonderful time celebrating Cinco de Mayo. The event concludes a two week study of the Mexican culture.

e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that the May Student of the Month for Bridge City High School is Hannah Wiegreffe. Hannah was presented her certificate and gift bag by Board Member/Ambassador, Beth Arnold, VP of Marketing and Staff Development for Wellspring Credit Union, at the May Networking Coffee hosted by Las Rosas Mexican Restaurant. She received gift certificates and gifts from: COS Printing, Wellspring Credit Union, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Sabine River Ford, Neches Federal Credit Union, Bridge City Walmart, Best Day Spa, 5Point Credit Union, and Massage & Spa by Christy. Hannah is the daughter of Jerry and Christi Wiegreffe. She is ranked #5 of 193 with a GPA 4.77. Hannah’s Awards and Honors include: • Academic All-State – 20182019 • A Honor Roll – 2017-2019

Pictured Left to Right: Beth Arnold, Assistant Principal Grady Welborn, Jerry Wiegreffe, Hannah Wiegreffe, Christi Wiegreffe, and Counselor Allisha Bonneaux Hannah’s Clubs and Organi• A/B Honor Roll – 2015zations include: 2017 • Varsity Volleyball – 2015-19 • Volleyball Second Team All• Team Captain 2018-19 District – 2016-2018 • Varsity Basketball 2015-19 • Volleyball Honorable Mention All-District 2015 • Team Captain 2018-19 • Basketball Honorable Men• Student Council – 2015-19 tion All-District – 2016 & 2019 • Representative 2016-17 • Scholastic All-District – • National Honor Society – 2015-2019 2016-19 • College Psychology Award See STUDENT, Page 5B 2017

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JACKIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VEGGIE PASTA I have an amazing friend named Jackie Huckabay of Bridge City.Â She is really big in genealogy, and DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), at the local, state, and national levels.Â She has grown children, grandchildren, and a nice husband.Â She is a great cook, so here is her awesome Veggie Pasta recipe:

Equipment needed: Large cooking pot Colander Big cooking spoon Extra large bowl

Ingredients: 2 pkgs multi-colored spiral pasta 1-32 oz low salt chicken broth 2-2.5 oz cans sliced black olives, drained 2 sliced, quartered cucumbers 1 lg jar of sliced pimentoes, drained 1 med. sliced, quartered tomato Sml pkg broccoli florets, cooked Sml pkg cauliflour floret, cooked 16 oz cubed chicken or turkey

16 oz cubed cheddar cheese 1 bottle Italian dressing, shaken

Directions: Boil until spiral pasta until al dente in large pot with broth. Drain pasta in colander.Â î&#x20AC;&#x201C;en, spoon drained pasta in extra large bowl.Â Add olives,Â cucumbers, pimentoes, tomato, broc-

coli, cauliďŹ&#x201A;our, meat, and cheese.Â Mix well.Â Add Italian dressing.Â Mix well again.Â Serve with a smile.Â Cut recipe in half if not serving a large group. Refrigerate any leftovers. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;anks to Jackie Huckabay for the delicious recipe.Â She's the best!

â&#x20AC;˘ Parliamentarian 2015-19 â&#x20AC;˘ Fellowship of Christian Athletes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015-19 â&#x20AC;˘ Cardinals for Christ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015-19 â&#x20AC;˘Â Spanish Club â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015-19 â&#x20AC;˘ Historian 2018-19 â&#x20AC;˘ Psychology Club â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2018-19 â&#x20AC;˘ Treasurer 2018-19 â&#x20AC;˘ Meet in the Middle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015 Community Service: â&#x20AC;˘ Student Life Mission Trips â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2015-17 â&#x20AC;˘ Bible Study Arlington, TX â&#x20AC;˘ Vacation Bible School Rustin, LA â&#x20AC;˘ Church Daycare San Angelo, TX â&#x20AC;˘ Vacation Bible School Rec Leader 2015-19 â&#x20AC;˘ PowerPlus Mission Trip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2018 Shannon King, Social Studies Teacher, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hannah WiegreďŹ&#x20AC;e is a wonderfully dedicated and talented student. As a leader, both in the classroom and the athletic arena, Hannah embodies a "servant's heart leader" as she looks for the welfare of her team, her classmates and other she encounters throughout her day.â&#x20AC;? Rebecca Peveto, Adaptive PE Teacher and Varsity Volleyball Coach, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As her Varsity Volleyball Coach for 4 years, I have had the privilege of knowing

Continued from Page 7A Hannah not only as a studentathlete, but also for the extraordinary young woman she is. I have seen many examples of her talent and have been impressed by her diligence and work ethic. Hannah was chosen as our Team Captain by her teammates her senior year, and has been a vital part of her teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accomplishments, which include 2 playoďŹ&#x20AC; appearances. Her above average performance is a direct result of her hard work and strong focus.Â She is a young lady with exceptional character and conducts herself with class and respect all the time.Â Hannah truly epitomizes everything that is good about the human spirit.Â î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e trait that has impressed me the most about Hannah is her undying desire to give back to the community.Â It is apparent that between her extensive involvement in school, church, and extracurricular activities, Hannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spare time is quite limited.Â She has willingly chosen to spend her time outside of school helping others who are in need.Â I am conďŹ dent that she will continue to excel in whatever she pursues because of her drive to succeed, proven abilities, and impressive academic

achievements.â&#x20AC;? Cathy Riley, English Department Chair and Director of Bridge City Strutters, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hannah WiegreďŹ&#x20AC;e is absolutely one of my favorite students because she is a stellar student who focuses on accuracy and details in her classes.Â One might see HANNAH playing volleyball and basketball in the gym, planning activities throughout her school or community, discussing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;bigâ&#x20AC;? picture when involved with Socratic seminars, or helping children at various mission trips.Â Compassionate and understanding, HANNAH WIEGREFFE demonstrates a positive inďŹ&#x201A;uence on others uncompromising her morals and integrity and is an outstanding role model for others to emulate.Â As she embarks on attaining her goal as a physical therapist, HANNAH knows ďŹ rst-hand what it takes to not only heal the body but also the spirit.Â Congratulations to a worthy student- HUZZAH, HANNAH.â&#x20AC;? When asked about her future plans, Hannah said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I plan to attend McNeese State University to pursue a career in Physical î&#x20AC;&#x201C;erapy.â&#x20AC;?

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BROCCOLI CHICKEN MACARONI CHEESE î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere are several ways you can try this easy dish.Â Pick the one that seems the most comfortable for you.

Equipment needed: 2 medium saucepans 1 cooking spoon Colander to drain mac and cooked chicken.

Ingredients: 1 box Kraft mac and cheese w/milk and cheese required OR 1 box Velveeta mac/cheese w/broccoli, 1 sq. box frozen chopped broccoli (bought at HEB, hard-to-find other places), measuring cup, 6 qts. water, 1 bag frozen, cooked cubed chicken OR 2 boiled and skinless cubed chicken breasts

Directions: Decide on which kind of mac and cheese you want to cook,

following directions on box. While mac and cheese cooking,Â place frozen box of broccoli in microwave for 8 minutes. Add to mac and cheese chosen after broccoli ďŹ nishes cooking. Meanwhile, should be cooking

cubed fresh chicken or chicken breasts in 6 qts. water.Â Add cooked cubed chicken to mac and cheese, broccoli mix.Â Serve warm immediately.Â Quick and easy meal.Â Double or triple for a crowd.

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ORANGE COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

Hope for the Despairing Heart Christina Fox Guest Contributor desiringGod.org The gospel saved me. “That’s elementary,” you might be thinking. Yes, the gospel, the truths of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, appropriated by faith, have saved me for all eternity. But that’s not the salvation about which I am thinking. The gospel saved me from my pit of despair. I have battled depression on and off since adolescence. It began the year my grandmother died, I switched schools, and close friendships were lost. There was a brief respite during college and graduate school. Then after the birth of each of my two children, the despair sucked me into a darkness I had never known before. It terrified me. The thoughts and feelings that consumed me were paralyzing. I had fallen into a deep pit and couldn’t find a way out. What Jesus Has Done As a trained counselor, I tried all the things I knew to do to manage it. Though they brought me some temporary help, it wasn’t enough to give me the hope I longed for and needed most. So one day, I met with my pastor to seek his help. I recounted for him everything I had done to climb out of the pit. They were all good things, helpful things. He heard me list the coping skills I had used, my strategies to change my life’s circumstances, and all the external solutions I had tried. “But I haven’t heard you tell me how you are trusting in what Christ already did for you,” he responded. I must have had a blank look on my face because he said it again. In my mind, I wondered, “What does this have to do with my depression? I came here to find out what I should do to make my life better.” We went on to talk about what it means that Jesus lived a perfect life for me, died for me, and rose from the grave for me. And here’s the truth, while I didn’t leave the office that day completely cured and transformed, I did leave with a

new seed of hope. As the months went on, that hope grew and grew. Its roots dug deep in my heart and over time started to bear fruit. While this conversation with my pastor may not seem earth shattering, and though what we discussed was not some amazing new concept, the conversation reminded me of a truth I had forgotten. It reminded me that my hope and joy are not found in what I can do but in what Jesus has already done. Out of all the things I have done to manage my depression over the years, it is the gospel of what Jesus has already done for me that has given me lasting hope. Because the insidious thing about depression and despair is the way they strip away hope. The future is dark and bleak. The silence and isolation is deafening. There seems to be no end in sight. But the gospel gives hope.

But because he was sinless, the grave could not hold him. When he rose from the grave he conquered sin and death. Through faith in his complete work of redemption, we have the hope of eternal life forever in a place where there will be no more sorrow and tears. There’s more. Not only do we have the hope of forever, but we have hope right now. Because of what Jesus accomplished for us, we have been adopted into the family of God. He is our Father. We are co-heirs with Christ. All of God’s promises are for us.

The Gospel of Hope

Everything We Need

Jesus told the disciples, “In this world you will have sorrow, but take heart I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). This life is not trouble free. Jesus did not sugarcoat what it means to follow him. Life will be hard. But our hope lies in what Christ has done: he overcame sin and death. The gospel of Jesus Christ tells us that Jesus was a man of sorrows. He was not unfamiliar with the pain and suffering of this life. He knew temptation, sorrow, fear, illness, and

This means that when life is hard, we have free and complete access to the throne of grace. We can come to him

200 W. Roundbunch 735-3581 www.fbcbc.org

Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m., Adult, Youth, Children Discipleship Classes, Sun. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Schedule 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Youth & Children’s Activities Interim Pastor: Keith Royal

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

Colony Baptist Church 13353 FM 1130 • Orange PASTOR SAM ROE Music Director: Tim McCarver Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Service: 10:30 am / Sunday Evening: 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 6 pm

death. He experienced rejection, loss, poverty, loneliness, and abuse. There is not one tear we have shed that he does not understand. Jesus took on all our sin, shame, and sorrow at the cross. He bore the weight of our guilt and punishment. He suffered the torment of separation from God that was rightfully ours.

and know that he hears us, that he cares, and that he will help us. As a beloved child, we can trust that he will provide for us. We can rest in assurance that his love for us is not dependent on what we do but on what Jesus has already done. And with that is the promise: For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38–39) We also have the promise that Jesus will finish what he started in us. He will not leave us unchanged. He will use every pain, every sorrow, and every tear in our lives for our good and his glory. We are not on our own in this, he promises to be our strength in weakness and will give us everything we need to live for him. Depression may come and visit me again. As Jesus said, we will have sorrow in this life. But I know in whom I hope. When despair weighs heavy on my heart, I need to “take heart” and remember that Jesus “has overcome the world.” And because he overcame the world and conquered sin and death, I know he can resurrect hope in a heart filled with despair. Christina Fox (@christinarfox) writes for a number of Christian ministries and publications including True Woman, ERLC, and The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of Idols of a Mother’s Heart (forthcoming) and Closer Than a Sister: How Union with Christ helps Friendships to Flourish. You can find her at www.christinafox.com and on Facebook. The above article was published at desiringGod.org.

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.

www.fumcorange.org

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

Starlight

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

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wed. Bible Study - 6 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. VIM Youth 6 p.m.

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

Faith United Methodist Church

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

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.

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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

Winfree Baptist Church 19525 Hwy 62 S • 409-735-7181 Bill Collier, Pastor Sunday School for all ages 9:15 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Evening Service & Mission Activities for Children 6:00 pm

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., Tuesday Bible Study 10 a.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 Rev. Brad McKenzie Worship Director: Alyssa Click Co-Youth Pastors: Kenneth and Andrea Lauver Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. / Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Ofcnazarene.org or find us on Facebook

First Christian Church Disciples of Christ 611 N. 9th St. • Orange

Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Supper 4:45 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Sunday Services: 10:30 AM

Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m. Co-Ed Bible Study • Sunday 9:15 a.m. Ladies Bible Study • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

West Orange Christian Church 900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 409-670-2701

Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ROBIN SPENCER BOYLE, Deceased, were issued on APRIL 26, 2019, in Cause No. P18387, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Aleta Boyle.

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

HOUSE FOR SALE For Sale by Owner at 230 Meadow in Bridge City. 3 Bedrooms, 2 full baths/ 2 car garage, competely remodeled 1 year ago. $129,500, no owner finance available. Please call 409-670-6255 Home for Sale on Irving Street in West Orange. Asking $179,000, 2,900 SQ FT. 6 acres. 3 bedrooms 2 baths, hardwood floor, large sun room. Contact 9am-5pmMonday-Friday at 409-883-3340 or 409-988-3950

FOR RENT 1 & 2 BR Houses for Rent in Orange / Little Cypress area. All bills paid, appliances & A/C included. No deposit. Please call 409330-1641 or 409988-9336. For Rent in Bridge City at 206 Hazel St, in Shady Estates Mobile Home Park. Roomy 2 BR/2 BA mobile home, CAH, large covered porch and carport. $775 month, background check and NO pets. 409-330-0933

Jean hemming or sewing. Formals, costumes, upholstry and other services provided. Please call and leave message. 409-238-1230

GARAGE SALE Neighborhood Garage Sale this Sat., 5/11 in Greenwood Acres, Mauriceville. Household items, tools, clothes, etc. Shop all thru the neighborhood. Rain or Shine

HELP WANTED Home Instead Senior Care, 12 hr night shifts avialable. Needing a mature caregiver in the Orange area. Apply today at www.HomeInstead.com/216

Aleta Boyle 3290 Sherwood Drive Orange, TX 77632 Dated the 26th day of April, 2019

Greg Dumas Greg Dumas

Attorney for Aleta Boyle

State Bar No.: 06201080 1601 Main Orange, TX 77630 (409)886-5239 (409)291-4515 fax Email: gdumaslaw@ sbcglobal.net NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF 16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007

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

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High & Dry RV Space on private property for rent. $350/30 amp or $400/ 50 amp trailer off Highway 87 in LCMISD. Price inc. water/sewer & electricity. Please call 409-779-1492, leave a message will call back.

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Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate

Al-Anon meets Sundays and Weds., at 7:00 p.m., at the North Orange Baptist Church located at 4775 N. 16th St (Rear), in Orange, TX. Please call 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info or consultation. The Dementia Care Givers Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: The second Wednesday morning of every month at 10:00 am and also on the second Thursday evening of every month at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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

Vin#5V8V5327GM601073 16 VANGUARD Owed $39,390.65 Vin#WDBRN40J64A543554 04 MERCEDES Owed $395.80

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TRACTOR WORK • Bush Hogging • Water

• Dirt & Shell

LOT FOR SALE Residential lot 72x40 dry in Harvey. Ready to build on additional width possible. Located on Billeaud Drive. $17,000 For more info 409-735-4875.

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.

• Sewer

• Electrical

NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Digging Services

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

409-670-2040

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RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. The 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention at anytime, 24/7. Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273. Please do not hesitate to reach out to someone whom can help you during a crisis.

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WEDDING BELLS ACROSS 1. Up and about 6. Originally part of smog 9. *Combining ____ pool 13. Tarzan’s swing 14. It is well, if it ends well 15. *Acquired parent 16. Coastal feature 17. *Solemn promise 18. Greyish brown 19. *One of two wedding tossables 21. *Train ready for dancing 23. Scottish cap 24. Dole out 25. Cartridge contents 28. Bangladeshi currency 30. Mischievous-like 35. Designer’s ____ book 37. Research facil. 39. Jedi’s aura 40. A Flock of Seagulls’ hit 41. From around here 43. Sound at a funeral 44. Road-tripping guide 46. Curbside call 47. Octagonal sign 48. *Length of a veil 50. Pro ____ 52. Lt.’s subordinate 53. Rinna or Lampanelli 55. Clod chopper 57. *Wedding meal option 60. *Like ring finger 63. One born to Japanese immigrants 64. From Colorado to Wisconsin, on compass 66. Be limp 68. Anoint 69. ____ Iacocca 70. Blood circulation artery 71. “____, over here!” 72. Hole punching tool 73. *Not to be seen by groom DOWN 1. Princess Jasmine’s “prince” 2. Deliver a carol 3. Samoan money

4. Dead to the world 5. Drum roll sound 6. Like Eliza Doolittle 7. *One of four wedding “somethings” 8. Geography class prop 9. Buzzing pest 10. Twelfth month of Jewish year 11. Back of the neck 12. Ovine mom 15. Reflexive form of “it” 20. Spam, e.g. 22. Beehive State native 24. *It runs from tears 25. Hipbone-related 26. Magnetic ____ 27. Down Under marsupial 29. *To be tied 31. *Some write their own 32. All worked up

33. *Future descendant 34. Gives a hand 36. ____sack 38. Plural of taxon 42. Lithograph, for short 45. Popular post 49. It makes your nose grow? 51. Barbary sheep 54. Tall ancient monument 56. Possible result of trial 57. Trash containers, e.g. 58. Brings into play 59. Matted wool 60. Experience emotion 61. Ripped 62. Sexual attraction, slangily 63. Afternoon shut-eye 65. *Another of four wedding “somethings” 67. “Swan Lake” step

The Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange, meets on the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m., please join us.

American Legion Post 49 Hall Rentals Call for info @ 409-886-1241

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Prepping for Outdoor Activities Safely and Efficiently (StatePoint) From landscaping, to tending the lawn and garden to getting your family’s recreational equipment prepped for warm weather, the common denominator is that these activities require fuel to get going. Now is the ideal time of year to make sure equipment is properly fueled, and fuel storage containers are in tip-top shape. “Whether it’s using a tiller to start a garden or preparing the family boat for the first fishing trip of the year, consumers rely on fuel to jumpstart seasonal activities,” says Daniel Marshall, vice president of marketing and business development with Scepter, a manufacturer of North American-made fuel containers. “Gasoline, kerosene and diesel fuel all link people to projects and activities outside the home. It’s important to prepare and use fuel containers both safely and smartly.” Here are some things to keep in mind, according to Marshall: Getting Started There’s nothing more annoying than preparing to cut the lawn and finding there’s no gas in the mower and your gas can is empty. If you happen to make this discovery when prepping for a storm or other emergency, this situation goes from irritating to distressing. Monitor your athome fuel supply so you’re never caught empty-handed. When taking inventory of supplies, consider the age of your fuel. Safely discard older fuel that’s been sitting unused for many months, as gas components can deteriorate over time. You can better track this by labeling containers. Remember, the fuel you used for winter chores was probably a unique “winter mix” blend. For warm weather chores, get a new “summer mix.” Changing fuel seasonally will mean better performance of equipment and help guarantee a fresh supply. Easy Does It

Always be Safe

Proper fuel storage can help you complete chores quickly, safely and efficiently. The key is selecting containers that provide clean, fast and hassle-free pours, such as SmartControl fuel containers from Scepter. Made of high-density polyethylene for rugged durability, these 1-, 2- and 5-gallon containers, available for gasoline, diesel and kerosene, feature an innovative spout design that eliminates spills. The user-controlled flow valve makes it easy to direct the amount of fuel being dispensed, and because the container stores with the spout on, hands stay clean.

Robert’s

To protect your household, replace old, rusty and leaking metal fuel containers with models boasting the latest safety standards, including flame mitigation devices (FMDs), as well as child safety caps on the spout, as mandated by current law. Then, store containers in secure, dry locations away from heat sources, pets and children. “Your best bet is to look at every safety feature when purchasing a new fuel container, ensuring it meets or exceeds industry standards and definitely has an FMD,” says Marshall.

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