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Sanchez gets 45 years for murder of BC woman Debby Schamber For The Record

Jorge Elizalde-Sanchez, 41, of Bridge City, has accepted a plea bargain agreement and has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the September 2016 murder of 27-year-old Kara Willingham. The incident began at about 7 p.m. when officers were dispatched to a residence on Mary Avenue in Bridge City regarding a possible homicide. Upon their arrival they found Kara Willingham lying on the living room floor. A short time later, officers learned, Sanchez and Willingham were not married, but had two small children together. At the time, their whereabouts were unknown. Investigators were informed the couple was having relationship problems. Later, they would learn Sanchez was an illegal alien. Investigators worked the

crime scene and concluded Kara Willingham had been dead only a few hours due to the dried Sanchez blood on her body and clothing. Additionally, they found dried blood on the floor, reclining chair and blood spatter on the walls, according to the probable cause affidavit. Around 8:30 p.m. officers located the 2005 Dodge Caravan with Sanchez driving it. An officer activated his emergency lights, but Sanchez did not stop. Instead, Sanchez turned down another street and made a U-turn in the grass. Officers drove their vehicles in front of the van and it came to a stop. Also inside the vehicle were the couple’s children. At first Sanchez refused to exit the vehicle, but he later com-

Collins case finally moves forward Debby Schamber For The Record

Travis Obrian Collins, 30, of Orange, entered the plea of guilty Thursday on two counts of intoxication manslaughter before 128th District Court Judge Courtney Arkeen for the May 2015 deaths of Riley and Emily Portie. Jury selection will begin July 26 and they will determine his fate. Intoxication manslaughter is a second degree felony and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Assistant District Phillip Smith could request the sentence be enhanced by certifying the vehicle as a deadly weapon which could result in a longer prison sentence for Collins.

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The charges stem from an incident when officers were called to a wreck scene near the intersections of 12th and Park Streets. When officers arrived they observed a white Dodge 2500 pickup truck on top of a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The occupants of the motorcycle, Riley Portie, 54, and his 50-year-old wife, Emily, were crushed under the pickup truck. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Skid marks and gouges in the roadway indicated both vehicles were headed west on Park Street at the Rail Road Crossing. The truck collided with the motorcycle on the west side of the crossing and both vehicles came to rest near the 12th Street intersection, according to the probable cause affidavit. The brother of Travis Collins, Gregory Collins, was a passenger in the pickup truck at the time of the wreck. He reported his brother had been driving “really bad” and leading up to the wreck had ran the nearby stop sign at 10th and Park Streets. He further stated Travis Collins drove over the railroad tracks at a high rate of speed and “jumped” the tracks. In addition, Gregory Collins said his brother was “extremely intoxicated” and had been drinking a large amount of alcohol “all day long,” according to the affidavit. Travis Collins was taken to a nearby hospital where he was medically cleared. He was then transported to the Orange County Jail and charged. Getting the case to trial was met some challenges. The trial was scheduled to occur in August 2016, but it was put on hold after Collins competency to stand trial became an issue. According COLLINS CASE Page 3A

plied. He was taken into custody, according to the probable cause affidavit. Officers noted fresh scratch marks on the right side of Sanchez’ chest and scratch marks on his back.

They also observed what appeared to be an abrasion on the top of his left hand. Sanchez later told an officer, “I did something bad and something bad happened.” The following day he was

read his rights and was questioned about the events. During the interview he admitted to murdering Willingham because he suspected she was having an affair. He stated he had found photo-

graphs on her cell phone of the person he believed she was having the affair with. Sanchez became angry and approached Willingham who SANCHEZ Page 2A

OC tabs Foster to head Extension Office Dave Rogers

For The Record

County commissioners unanimously promoted Fallon Foster to head what will be a restructured Orange County Extension Office at Tuesday’s session of commissioners court. “I think she’s very qualified, she’s very capable and I think she can do a good job,” Dale Fritz, Extension Administrator for Texas A&M AgriLife, said in recommending Foster, who has worked in the Orange office for four-plus years. A native of Beaumont with a master’s degree in public health, Foster is replacing Christina Ritter as County Coordinator/Department Head for the Orange County Extension Office. Ritter resigned after her husband took a job in Conroe, Fritz said. After a 4-0 vote for Foster’s appointment – County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton was absent – Fritz told the court of another vacancy that can’t be filled immediately. Ashley Krebs, who had been the third of the county’s three extension agents, specializing in agriculture and natural resources, has resigned to take a job with the Kirbyville school district. Because of a state hiring freeze, a replacement for Krebs cannot be added until Sept. 1, Fritz said, but he vowed to begin immediately seeking a replacement. The same state budget crunch that brought the hiring freeze is forcing a restructuring of AgriLife. “We may not keep as

Fallon Foster, left, thanks Orange County commissioners Tuesday afternoon after they appointed her as the new County Coordinator/Department Head for the Orange County Extension Office upon the recommendation of Texas A&M AgriLife Administrator Dale Fritz, right. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

many extension agents,” Fritz said. “A reduction in state appropriations for the agency means we may have two agents and an aide for 4-H [in Orange.]” Foster has worked primarily in the area of Family Consumer Sciences. Fritz pointed out she had also been active with youth programming and the parts of 4-H programming that had to do with family consumer sciences. “This department has been one of the highlights of our year; when you come in with all the things that you do,” Commissioner Barry Burton told Foster. “You’ve been there. You

know what you’re doing. I’d like to see this be a seamless transition under you and I just hope ya’ll will continue doing a great job.” Foster didn’t hesitate with her reply. “I think it will continue to be a great success,” she said. “The good thing is we have great volunteers to kind of take over some slack.” The AgriLife calendar for the remainder of the summer includes the Michael Hoke Outdoor Awareness class and sewing workshops for children, a canning class for adults and Clover Camp for 4-H. “We’ve got a lot of positives, a lot of things going

on,” Foster said. “It’s going to continue to go. I’ll make sure everything works the way it needs to go.” In other business Tuesday, the county deposited a check for $404,000 for May sales tax receipts and wrote a check for $777,000. That included $518,000 expense under “other funds.” County Auditor Pennee Schmitt, said $500,000 was for Hurricane Ike recovery expenses – mostly road materials – and it was a bookkeeping move from “general fund” to allow for a reimbursement by the federal government.

BC names ex-teacher Dixon municipal judge Dave Rogers

For The Record

Bridge City’s city council named former Bill Dixon to replace the late James Scales as municipal court judge on a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The former Bridge City social studies teacher said he was approached and asked to consider the job. “After all those years telling my students to do their civic duty – saying ‘You need to participate’ – I guess I have to put up or shut up.” The council also voted 6-0 to approve an ordinance adopting a new boundary line for the extraterrestrial jurisdiction of the city after an earlier unanimous vote to accept what was listed on the agenda as a “boundary dispute litigation settlement

agreement for the case regarding the City of Port Arthur and the City of Bridge City.” City attorney Paul FuDixon kuda would not discuss the litigation settlement – even to identify what was in dispute -- or allow council members to comment. The city did not make available a copy of the new ordinance as requested by the Penny Record. City Secretary Sherry Tisdale accepted a public information request from the Penny Record and said she would furnish that information within 10 days. Both Fukuda and Mayor

David Rutledge said they could neither make the ordinance nor any information regarding the settlement available, saying the settlement won’t be considered final until it is OK’d by 128th District Court Judge Courtney Arkeen. “Until the judge says it’s over, it’s not over,” Fukuda said. “It’s still in litigation,” Rutledge said. Dixon taught for 33 years in the Bridge City school district and also is a retired Bridge City school teacher who announces at Cardinal baseball games in the spring. “Two-thirds of the city either had him as a teacher or had a child in his class,” Rutledge said. “It’s a great fit for a judge.” Dixon will replace Scales,

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who died July 8, in lawnmower accident. Scales, Bridge City’s Man of the Year in 2012, was a municipal judge or assistant judge for Bridge City for 21 years. The Bridge City Municipal Court handles all Class C misdemeanors which include all traffic citations, municipal ordinance infractions, juvenile school violations, and violations of state law for which the punishment is by fine only. Court is open five days a week but the judge is only in on Wednesdays, according to Bridge City’s municipal website. Dixon will fill out the remainder of Scales’ two-year term, which runs through 2018. The office is one that must BILL DIXON Page 3A

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Kenneth Luce set to take on Crump in Pct. 4 Dave Rogers

For The Record

Saying “it’s time for a change,” Vidor resident Kenneth Luce has signaled his intent to oppose incumbent Jody Crump for Orange County Commissioner in next March’s Republican primary. Luce, 54, is a former Orange County jailer and former Orange County deputy emergency management director. Crump has filed for reelection to a third four-year term as Commissioner of

Precinct 4, which encompasses most of Vidor and the northwestern end of Orange County. While the first step for candidates for county office is considering filling out paperwork to designate a campaign treasurer, which Luce has, candidates don’t get a place on the ballot until they “file” for office with their political party during a onemonth period running from Nov. 11 to Dec. 11, 2017. The primary election will be held March 6, 2018. The general election for federal, state and county officials

isn’t until Nov. 6, 2018. Luce is the third candidate to indicate he will run against and incumbent in next year’s election. Pinehurst Mayor Pete Runnels, a former two-term county judge, is seeking to unseat County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton. Retired school administrator Teresa Beauchamp, a former Orange city council member, seeks the Precinct 2 commissioner position held by Barry Burton. Chad Jenkins, agriculture teacher at Orangefield High School, has named a cam-

Collins case moves forward to court documents, Collins was interviewed by psychologist Dr. Ray Coxe. Collins stated he has been married since 2008 and dropped out of school in the ninth or tenth grade. For the past four years he has worked as a box prepper in light industry at a local refinery. He stated he also worked in the fast food

industry but was fired because of conflicts with the law. It was the opinion of the doctor, the results of the evaluation show there was ample clinical evidence to raise a challenge to the defendant’s competence to proceed at that time. However, he also stated the limitation

paign treasurer for the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 election. Incumbent Derry Dunn has announced his intent to retire at the conclusion of this term. Other elected county officials who have indicated their intent to run for reelection by filing papers to name campaign treasurers are Justices of the Peace Hershel Stagner (Pct. 1) and Joy Dubose-Simonton (Pct. 3). Also, County Clerk Brandy Robertson has a campaign treasure on file.

servation and/or treatment. Upon further examination, doctors determined he was competent to stand trial. “My family and I want a fair trial and justice to be served for such a senseless and avoidable incident,” said Kazzie Portie, son of Riley and Emily Portie.

Bill Dixon named BC municipal judge be appointed – or re-appointed – by council every two years. “I’m very humbled by the whole thing,” Dixon said. “First, I’m in absolute shock because Jimmy was a good friend to all of us. “This was something I never aspired to do, but when I was approached, they said ‘Think about it.’ I talked to a couple of friends who are or

have been municipal judges and they told me I could do it. “It’ll be a learning curve, and I’m obviously filling some big shoes.” While no one would – or could – comment about the “boundary dispute litigation settlement agreement,” a previous media report has identified a 2014 lawsuit brought against Bridge City

by Port Arthur. That suit is reportedly over Humble Island, an undeveloped strip of land at the foot of the Rainbow Bridge, on the Bridge City end. In other action Tuesday, council approved a new employee health insurance policy for 2017-18 and thanked local agent Dale Etheridge for his help. Aetna, the county’s cur-

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rent insurer was asking for a 16 percent rate increase. “Medical insurance is a mess right now,” Etheridge said. “But we looked at a lot of options and found a better plan with Blue Cross that’s only a 7 percent increase. And we were able to reduce the deductible for employees. We cut it right in half. “This is a win-win.”

Texas teachers rally against special session issues Staff Report For The Record

All major statewide teacher groups and many of their members decended onto the Texas Capitol Monday to decry major parts of Gov. Greg Abbott’s education agenda that lawmakers are slated to tackle during the special legislative session the Austin American Statesman reports. Traveling from across the state, hundreds of current and retired public school teachers wore apple-red t-shirts as they rallied in the blistering heat against what they called state leaders’ attempts to implement unfunded teacher pay raises, privatize education, and silence teachers. “When the voices of all of us along with the parents and community members who support us rise up in the next election, first they will fear us then finally they will hear us. Save our public schools,” said Troy Reynolds, a Splendora school district administrator and founder of Texans for

Public Education, which coordinated the event. Many of the teachers associations that rallied also signed a letter sent to Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Joe Straus on Monday, disagreeing with the way Abbott and Patrick want to handle most of the educationrelated special session items. Reflecting Abbott’s call, bills that have been filed so far that aren’t going to pass muster with public education advocacy groups include one that would prohibit school districts from deducting teacher association dues from teacher paychecks. During the rally, the Statesman reported, an airplane circled the Capitol toting a banner that read “KIDS BEFORE UNIONS #SETEDFREE.” Another bill would allow state money to be redirected from public schools to help students with special needs pay for private school tuition. According to the Statesman last week, Patrick announced that the Senate intended to file

a bill to give teachers a $1,000 pay raise that Abbott has called for as well as a $600 to $1,000 yearly bonus, depending on how long the teacher has worked. Patrick said that existing funds would be used to pay for the raises and bonuses. Eventually he wants school districts to reallocate their funds and if voters agree, lottery money to maintain the bonuses and raises. Gov. Greg Abbott said that he would publicly call out lawmakers who didn’t support his 20-item legislative agenda while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick came out swinging against House leadership during Monday appearances on the eve of Texas’ special legislative session according to the Texas Tribune website. Abbott said he would aggressively hold lawmakers accountable for their positions on his legislative agenda and encouraged others to do the same. “I’m going to be establishing a list,” he said in remarks before the Texas Public Policy

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was sitting in the recliner and the pair began to argue. He stated that he struck her face with his left fist and the fight escalated which lead to her death. An autopsy later revealed she died of asphyxia due to ligature and manual strangulation, according to the probable cause affidavit. Because of the type of offense, Sanchez will be required to complete a minimum of half of his sentence before he is first eligible for parole. Parole eligibility is based on calendar time. The inmates convicted of 3g offenses are not eligible for mandatory supervision. Any 3g offense committed on or after Sept. 1, 1993, requires an inmate serve a minimum of one-half of the total sentence to become parole eligible. The term “3g” comes from the section 3g of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure for which a judge, as opposed to a jury, can never sentence a defendant to probation, according to information from the Texas Parole Board. Upon his release, because of his immigration status, he will be extradited back to his home country.

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s we wrestle with trying to make sense of the tragic death of our father/husband/Papa/ son/brother, we have been overwhelmed with so much love and support from this community. We have been taken care of by so many in the community; we consider it a true honor to him and we consider ourselves truly blessed.

last respects to him, and to those who tried and couldn’t get in, we are grateful and overwhelmed. There are no adequate words to express what we felt.

To our friends and community members who reached out to us by visits, meals, standing down Roundbunch and Texas Avenue for the procession to A special thanks to the cemetery, mesthe people who resages through sosponded on the scene cial media, and and kept both us and most of all through our dad safe and secure Jimmy Scales your prayers, we say both physically and spirTHANK YOU. We always knew itually. People prayed with us, that Bridge City was a special place. brought bottled waters, held umThrough this tragedy we have brellas over us, made phone calls, found out that it’s not only a special etc. We believe we have the BEST place, but it’s the BEST place to Police and Fire and Rescue people call home! and we will never be able to fully repay them for how they handled We ask that you continue to keep everything that day and throughour family in your prayers and help out the days after. us keep our dad’s legacy alive by continuing to be the community To those of you that braved the that loves and supports one anothheat to wait in line for what we’ve er. been told was close to two hours at the funeral home to see us and pay

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‘Back to School’ OC set for Aug. 5 ange Christian Services, 2518 West Park Rd., and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday (July 22) at LSC-O, 407 Green Ave. Limited registration will continue on the day of the event. All parents or legal guardians must be present with children and bring proof of child’s enrollment in an Orange County school – a student ID, report card, or letter from school. The immunizations are provided by VaxANation for all children pre-K to 18 years of age. Vaccinations are free to students with CHIP and/or Medicaid. Students must have valid card present at day of the event; otherwise the cost is $14 for the first vaccination and $10 for each additional vaccination per child. Campbell has been associated with the event since its second year, the first at LSCO. “This began with one church and they held it out in the park in the August heat,” he said. “They were able to serve 400 to 500 folks in seven hours. “We go through 1,000 [students] now in 2 and a half hours; everybody gets what they need. And it’s air-conditioned down here at beautiful

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A grass roots event that’s been a Godsend to many of the county’s economically disadvantaged schoolchildren returns 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 5, to Lamar State College-Orange Student Center. It’s called “Back To School Orange County” and the fifth edition will include free school supplies, immunizations, eye screenings, haircuts. “We want every child to have a fair start to school,” said Butch Campbell, Director of Security and External Affairs at LSC-O and one of eight board members for the interfaith group that puts on the annual event. “There’s 40-something groups passing out stuff from booths. It looks like Christmas at the door as they walk out: “Mamas are crying, grandmas are crying, volunteers are crying. The kids are smiling.” Supplies are limited so students will be served on a first come, first served basis, but you may preregister from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today and Thursday (July 19-20) at Or-

Lamar State College-Orange.” Campbell says that over five years, the event has provided 4,580 kits of school supplies. Annual expenses include $15,000 to buy 1,000 school supply kits. More than 700 volunteers have donated their time and effort to the cause. “We depend strictly on donations,” said Campbell, the current Man of the Year for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. “This thing was primarily a church organization when it started. We have branched out to corporate sponsors from every walk of life in Orange County. “We depend on all the churches, organizations like the Lions Club, anyone and anybody who want to help us make our goal.” Back To School Orange County has morphed a bit over the years to enlarge its group of donors and volunteers but it hasn’t lost its Christian roots. Campbell said that in April 2016, when a flood destroyed most of the structures in nearby Deweyville, Back To School board members decided to donate all the money

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From The Creaux’s Nest TRUMPCARE DIED IN SENATE Since Obama and the Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act Republicans have won the White House and full control of the congress. For seven years their promise to the voters was to repeal and replace Obamacare. Trump, the self-declared ‘great deal maker,’ promised a better health care package that would become law right away. The main reason for repealing Obamacare was to rob nearly $1 trillion dollars from the Medicaid program to give tax breaks to the super rich. If a good workable health bill ever comes to pass, it will be Republican and Democrats working together to improve Obamacare or making a fresh start together. It’s always better to have divided government, with at least one branch from the other party, forcing members to work together. A change may be coming in 2018. For now, the problem is the budget and finding the money for the big tax breaks. Forget health care, it’s dead, move on to a plate full of issues that have yet to be resolved, like finding the money to keep the country afloat. It’s a rocky road ahead.*****I’d best get on down the road. Hop on board and come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. STRUGGLING PRESIDENCY, NO ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Thursday will mark Trump’s first six months in office. He had promised many accomplishments on day one. The President is still in search of his first major legislative victory. Never before has any president not been able to pass and sign at least one bill. His first six months have been a disaster and the next six months could well be worse. An ABC News Washington Post poll, released Sunday, showed Trump’s record lows got even worse. His 36% approval-58% disapproval rating is the lowest for any president at six months in the 70 year history of polling. Leon Panetta said, “It’s a presidency under siege. Unless some dramatic changes are made, I think there’s a real question about whether the presidency can survive.” I wrote way back in the GOP Primary that if Trump was nominated, he would wreck the Republican Party. Later I said if Trump was elected it would be four years of chaos and misrepresentation. The guy, for all of his adult life, has been a good con man. I heard a congressman say, “Trump is as crazy as a fox.” What he failed to mention is that when it comes to government, he’s as dumb as a rock. As for Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with the Russians, that’s not going away. Real evidence is coming forward that just can’t be ignored. It’s a little unbelievable that neither the son or son-in-law ever said a word to dad about this big meeting,. especially when Trump had boosted he would release news of Hillary’s Russian connection. He knew something was coming from somewhere. Trump’s campaign racked up more than $677,000 in legal consulting fees between April and June and $249,000 before that. Now $90,000 has been paid to represent the younger Trump, using donor money to pay legal bills and that’s just the beginning. Critics, allies and historians are watching the clock with only three and a half more years in office. The first year or so is when campaign promises are met and legislation is passed, after that congressmen and senators are home trying to save their jobs. I see the remainder of Trump’s term as a disaster and on the world front scary. Trump will continue to play to his base, who buys whatever he sells. To the rest of us he’ll continue to lie about how great things are going while this great country he inherited drops into a hell hole of one disaster after another. The chaos and controversy will continue because Trump and his band of armatures just can’t shoot straight. That New York liberal has conned not only the conservatives but also the religious right. His love for Putin will not fade. One thing Trump is crazy as a fox about is that he knows the bottom line and how to get there. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2007 Plans for a 76 unit apartment complex, Cypresswood Crossing, will begin after the city of Orange issues a building permit. Developer Ike Akbari has expanded a master plan for the site off Hwy. 87 South, near Hwy. 105, which includes a shopping center and 300 houses. The land is in Orange and in the Bridge City School District. (Editor’s note: Ike has since died but the subdivision has grown although there has been no further talk of a shopping center.)*****The county is faced with paying for indigent care for the first time in 20 years. In the 1980’s, when James Stringer was Orange County judge, he faced a mandate from the state for the county to provide indigent care. He and members of the court sold the countyowned hospital in exchange for 20 years of indigent care. In March the sale contract will expire. “We’re back where we were 20 years ago, faced with having to go back to the citizens to tax them for indigent care,” Stringer, now county commissioner, said.” (Editor’s note: Today, the county doesn’t have a hospital.)*****United States Army Staff Sergeant George Cruse will leave his unit in the Third Infantry Division in Iraq for a two week visit to his Bridge City home. The son of George Jr. and Kirby Cruse will make a stop in Atlanta to pick up his girl friend Cameron Cross and bring her to meet his parents and brother, Justin. (Editor’s note: I haven’t visited with his dad George lately but last I heard George III was still in the Army and married to pretty Cameron. Don’t know about children, etc.)****On July 17, our friend and co-worker

A.J. Broussard passed away. A longtime employee of The Record Newspapers, he also was the creator of the Cajun cartoon Myree and Batie, featured weekly in the Record. The funny little couple died when A.J. passed away. Raised as what he called ‘a Riverside Rat’ he and his brother Louis Dugas delivered telegrams during the war. On July 27, service was held for Alton Joseph Broussard, Jr., born Sept. 6, 1936. Speaking at his funeral were Rev. Glenn Landry, his cousin Rev. David Logan, and longtime friend Roy Dunn. (Editor’s note: A.J.’s siblings, living ten years ago were Vivian Dorman, Margaret Conway and Richard Broussard. Today I believe Richard is the only survivor of that great family.*****Ms. Lilly Blanda, 104, passed away. Service was held July 21. She was the widow of the late Joe Blanda. *****Media mogul Rupert Murdock is pursuing a $5 billion take over bid of the Wall Street Journal. Murdock claims it’s not conservative enough. He owns Fox News, that is nearly John Bircher conservative. (Editor’s note: Here’s a guy that is keeping Donald Trump afloat. If Rupert ever turns on him he’s a goner. The Hannity show is the Trump hour and not much better with the others except for Shepard Smith and Chris Wallace.)*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Ashley Nicole Bland Guillory, 18, of Orange, died Saturday, July 21, 2007. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 25. She is survived by her husband, Jeremy E. Guillory, daughter Jalynn Rose Guillory, parents, Roxanna Blanchard and Michael Bland, stepfather George Taylor; grandmother, Shelia Crockett, great grandmother, Gertie Crockett; brothers, Corey Michael Bland and Christopher Bland, aunts Tricia Blanchard and Sheryl Armstrong.*****Ann Lee Lyons, 75, of Bridge City, died Saturday, July 21. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 24. Ann Lee was a homemaker and had also worked as a dispatcher for the Pinehurst Police Department and a supervisor for Liberty TCI Cable. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Clifford Leon Lyons, daughters, Betty Ann Hogden, Donna Robinson and Marjorie Dumbaugh, son, Al Lyons, 10 grandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren.***** Donna Vercher, 49, a lifelong resident of Orange, died, Tuesday, July, 17. Funeral services were Thursday, July 19. She is survived by her husband, Don Vercher, her mother Laverne Alleman, daughters Elya Arnold, Krista Becker and Brandye Bishop, grandchildren; Hayden Arnold, Khristopher Taylor II, and Trinity Taylor.***** Elizabeth A. “Tootie” McBride, 73, of Orange, died Monday, July 16. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 19. A resident of Orange for the past 47 years, She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Stronnie S. McBride, daughters, Karen McBride, Lisa McBride and grandchildren, Beth Mooneyham, Laura Kovatch, Heather Olsen, Eric S. Olsen; and great grandchildren, Logan Michal and Taylynn Alexis Olsen. 40 Years Ago-1977 Orange Stars capture softball championship. Players are Mike Granger, Corky Carr, Glenn Aldridge, Mike Bishop, Chuck Floyd, Wayne Franklin, Gary Franklin, Robin Carey, Bobby Allen, Randall Murphy, David Riddling, David Kirby, Joe Luna and Mike Kelly. Bat boys are Chuck Floyd, jr., Chad Carr and Mike Kirby.*****Holly’s Family Café, formerly Grande Courts, is now open at a new location. Price for breakfast special of two eggs, toast, grits or hash browns and coffee is 89 cents. Working Man’s lunch, $1.95. Sunday special, 10 oz. T-bone steak, $2.35.*****Grand opening held at Orange Bowl Seafood Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge. The Bowl is open 24-hours a day serving all the catfish you can eat, $2.95. Happy hour in the Golden Room, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., all drinks half price.*****Homer Flanagen, Harmon Chevrolet’s truck sales manager, completes truck marketing institute of Carpinteria, Califormia. He has eight years of experience in truck sales. Harmon vice-president Corky Harmon says, “Homer is a truck specialist, he matches trucks to demands.***** Specials at Danny’s Food Center, ground beef, 68 cents pound, bacon, 89 cents pound pack, bananas, 4 pounds $1, Delta bathroom tissue, 4 roll pack, 69 cents, Godchaux prue cane sugar, 5 pound bag, 88 cents, young, tender calf liver, 59 cents pound.*****Former coach Neil Morgan has opened the Shirt and Hat on Texas Ave. in Bridge City. It’s part of a custom T-shirt and cap store.*****Gary Savoy is the new manager of Orange Mobile Home Sales at 2311 MacArthur, formerly Wards.*****’Looks Like We Made It,’ by Barry Manilow, is number one top single. ‘Rumours,’ by Fleetwood Mac, number one top album,. Number one country single is ‘It’s Almost Like A song,’ Ronnie Milsap. Number one easy listening, ‘It’s Sad To Belong,’ England Dan and John Ford Coley. Number one soul single, ‘Best of My Love,’ by The Emotions.*****Jim Dugas, of The Sport’s Den, announces that the former barber shop will now have complete beauty care styling by Sue Welch. Bo Bland is a barber at the 1018 N. 16th St. location. A FEW HAPPENINGS We hear that former Baylor catcher, Matt Menard, is back at home in Bridge City and has a job in Beaumont. Matt was working in Dallas before he was called back to play for one more season for the Bears which he just completed.*****O.J. Simpson has been in a Nevada prison for nearly nine years and is now eligible for parole Thursday. Four board members will consider parole for Simpson in proceedings starting at 1 p.m. ET. O.J., who is 70, will participate by video conference. My guess is different than many of my friends. I believe he is going to get parole and be out of prison by October. I have felt from the beginning, that he had a right to recover his belongings from those who had stolen them from him. I think he was set up. As for the murders of wife Nicole and Ron Goldman, there no doubt in my mind that he killed them. That is partly why the jury gave him nine to 33 years for trying to recover his own belongings.*****Here’s something that we enjoyed over the last week. We had a great visit from our children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren, who had come from all over the country. Ms. Phyl served her great Cajun food, even smothered okra that was donated by Neighbor Cox. By Saturday it was time for the best barbeque in Texas. That was easy. Jarred at JB’s Barbeque, fixed up a 14hour, smoked brisket and tender ribs. The adults said they had eaten barbeque all over the country but none beat JB’s. They were so crazy about the sauce, which seems a lot like Charlie Sprotts famous sauce. The recipe is kin I bet. Now they are bringing jars of sauce home to far away place. Spreading the love of JB.*****Speaking of JB’s, the Lunch Bunch will gather there this week and back at Robert’s next week. Everyone always welcome.*****People are still talking about attending the late Jimmy Scales visitation and funeral service. Ninety-year-old J.B. Arrington said he’s attended many but the gathering at the visitation and funeral was the largest

amount of people he had witnessed. I hear 1,200 people made it to the visitation alone. Donna, who married Jimmy at age 19, when she left her parents home, said for the first time in her life she’s on her own.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdates and other events in the next few days. July 19: Everyone’s friend, the most community active person I know, Pam Scales Crews Honeycutt, celebrates her birthday today. So does pretty Paige Williams, Kurt Moerbe, Preston Wayne Sullivan and the lovely Robin Thibodeaux. This also would have been the birthday of the late Michael Hoke. Celebrating also are country singer Tim Foust, 35, MMA fighter Jon Jones, 29 and actress Ginifer King, 38.*****July 20: Charlie Hunt our friend at Bridge Point celebrates today. Also Rebecca Toal, Megan Stephson, Kenyettia Foster and Amanda Stephson. Joining them in celebration are dancer, Julianne Hough, 28, guitarist Carlos Santana, 69 and basketball player Ray Allen, 41.*****July 21: Sandra Bickman from 5-Point Credit Union, Amiel Leleux, Danika Dubose and Summer Stephson. Celebrating birthdays on this day are singer Cat Stevens, 68, basketball player DeAndre Jordayb, 28 and actress Juno Temple, 27.*****July 22: Legal assistant Lori Fredrick, celebrates today as does Triumph Church pastor Renee Clark, and our longtime buddy Jeff Anderson. Celebrities having birthdays on this day singer Selena Gomez, 24, actors Danny Glover, 70 and William Dafoe, 61. Brown and Linda Claybar celebrate an anniversary today. Also on this day in 2015, our young friend Daryl King died.*****July 23: Celebrating today are Travis Estes, Linda Brinson, Albert Bates and Jim Reves. T.W. and Lynda Permenter celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary. Joining in birthday celebrations are guitarist Slash, 51, actor Woody harrelson, 55 and basketball player Gary Payton, 48.****July 24: Our buddy, a big Astro fan and ‘Girl Friday’ at Harry’s Appliance, Margie Stephens celebrates a birthday today. So does Chassadi Decker, Lee Harris, Madge Fontenot and Judy Batchelor. Joining them are singer Jennifer Lopez, 47 and baseball player Barry Bonds.*****July 25: Today is Ryan Kimbrough’s birthday celebrating also is Allison Leleux, Larry Wingate, Misty Cappel, Marsha Brown and Marie Burns. Sixty years ago Loretta married Jerry Hughes. Happy anniversary. Also 67 years ago, in 1950, the Korean War started. They are joined by actor Matt LeBlanc, 49 and chef Geoffrey Zakarian, 57.*****All my life I’ve heard of Nepotism having to do with many different things. Lately it’s in the news because President Trump has given his 36 year old son-in-law and daughter front row seats in his government. The term Nepotism comes from the Latin root for nephew. Its origins are traced to the middle age practice of Catholic Popes giving high-ranking positions to their nephews, later found to be unethical and unwise. Nepotism puts loyalty over capability. It’s been found that ‘nephews’ tend to do a poor job and make for bigger scandals and a greater impact on those they serve. Nepotism often end badly.*****In case you haven’t heard, PK’s Grill closed its doors Saturday. The owners purchased a Shipley Donut franchise in Lake Charles. Tammy, the lovable waitress, will now be working for Van Choate at Tuffy’s. *****The folks at J-5 Tractors, in Buna, are really making some rock bottom deals on Mahindra’s. See my cousin George Holder, tell him we sent you.*****Norman Barry stopped by this week. He said most of the old KKK gang at Kroger’s have moved on to ‘Heaven.’ Norman and a couple of the guys are now having early morning coffee at Danny’s. Mrs. Barry, Norman’s mom, is 97 years young and now a resident at the Meadows on Hwy. 105. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Sostan Comeaux was getting plastered out of his mind at Tee-Boy’s Bar and Grill, really drinking heavy him. TeeBoy saw dat and he went over and sit next to Sostan and axe him wat was wrong, why you get drunk like dat hanh?” Sostan say, “Tee-Boy, my wife her run off wit my best friend Clovis.” Wit tears running down his cheeks he took anutter big drink of beer and said, “I miss Clovis me, so much, I can’t stand it.” C’EST TOUT Chances of Dreamer Protections in Jeopardy. Homeland Security secretary, John Kelly, warned the Hispanic caucus last week that the program to protect Dreamers is in jeopardy if 10 Republican states follow through on threats to mount legal challenges to the program by September. The deferred action for childhood arrivals program DACA allowed undocumented immigrants brought to the USA as children to stay providing they don’t commit any disqualifying crimes. President Barack Obama’s program has protected 800,000 young immigrants from deportation. The fate of the law is in the hands of a conservative judge in Texas, a Republican controlled appeals court in Louisiana and the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court. Kelly said he is sympathetic to the plight of the DREAMERS and would like congress to pass a law permanently protecting them. That is highly unlikely with Republicans in control of both the congress and the senate. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, who himself is facing felony charges is leading a drive with other states to challenge DACA. Joining Texas are Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Trump said after the campaign was over that he would treat DREAMERS, ‘with great heart” and allow the program to continue. Advocates accused Kelly of playing along with Trump’s agenda to deport millions and pretending to not understand his powers to do something about it. Many of the children came over as babies; others started school in the United States and are now in high school. Most do not know any other home but the U.S. Republicans want them out of here before they get voting age. That’s the bottom line.*****I gotta get out of here. Thanks for your time. Please shop our family of advertisers. Take care and God bless.

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Second Chance Consignment To all Consigners: Urgent message, we will be closing the store in the near future please call or come by for details. is ad serves as a attempt to notify of our decision. To all others watch for upcoming sales they will be posted. As of this time we no longer will be signing any new consignments.

Summer nights at Old First Orange Baptist Old First Orange Baptist Church is doing Summer nights on Wednesdays for the month of July. is Wednesday, July 19th from 6 pm to 8 pm with a Ninja Disiples Night for ages 4 yrs thru 6th Grade. ere will be a Bible Story, games, snacks and more. e church is located at 7925 IH 10 in Orange (service road at Hwy. 62 ). You can contact the church at 409-745-1901 for more information.

Complete Staffing collecting items Complete Staffing is a drop off location for the Samaritan’s Purse shoebox drive. We are having a Christmas in July collection drive to fill average sized shoe boxes with small toys and toiletry items for kids. I am requesting that the local chambers assist us in our efforts. If you are able to advertise our information on your Facebook page or send out emails to the members we would appreciate it. Hopefully local businesses will jump on board and ask their employees to at least bring an item or two from a local dollar store to fill boxes. If you can help us get the word out we would appreciate it! I attached a brochure along with some labels

VFW Post 2775 Meeting Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 Auxiliary will hold the next auxiliary meeting at 7 pm on July 18th at the VFW Hall on Highway 87 North. For further information, contact President Cathie Duhon at 409-553-6180.

El Bethel Missionary Baptist 68th Anniversary e El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, located at 704 N. 12th St. in Orange, invites you to their Sixty-Eighth Church Anniversary on Sunday, July 23rd at 3:30 pm. e theme for this service is “Celebrate God’s Faithfulness” (Deuteronomy 7:9). Special guest will be Pastor Ronnie A.E. Crockett, Sr., and the Mt. Olive Missionary BC family of Orange, Tx. Also there will be former members of El Bethel in attendance as special guests.

Korean Conflict slide show at VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 and Auxiliary will host a slide show depicting events from the beginning of the Korean Conﬂict to the signing of the 'truce', followed by recognition of all Korean Veterans present. FREE to the public, the program will take place at the VFW Hall on Highway 87 North on Wednesday, July 26th at 6:30 pm. For further information, contact Jeanette Clark at 409-883-0264.

New Anointing Church Church to hold BBQ Fundraiser, Saturday, July 22, 2017 from 10am - 3pm. We will be selling 2 meat dinners with a Link & Leg Qtr., bread, potato salad, baked beans, dessert, and drink for $8.00. e church is located at 10681 N. Hwy 87, Orange, Texas. For more information call 7469515.

Faith United Methodist Church VBS e Faith United Methodist Church invites your child / children to join them July 24th - 28th for Vacation Bible School. Hero Central VBS will be held from 9 am to noon at the church. To register you can email marilyn@faithorange.org or call the church oﬃce at 409-886-1291.

Good Shepherd Lutheran to host YOGA class YOGA Classes w/ Lauren Cowart coming to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church located at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. e Open Heart Flow will meet each ursday at 6:00 pm. Open your heart to experience the ﬂow of positive balancing energy for body, mind, and spirit. It’s not just for gals either, guys, Broga is a thing now – very cool! Namaste!

Vacation Bible School – Grace Lutheran Have you ever wondered about Martin Luther or the Reformation that he started. If you have, come and celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation at our Vacation Bible School. Dates are July 30 (Sunday), July 31 (Monday) and August 1 (Tuesday) at Grace Lutheran Church, 2300 Eddleman Road, Orange, TX

(across from Memorial Field Ball Park). We will have a supper meal at 5 pm and the VBS will last until 7:30 pm. We will follow the end of VBS with a Children’s Program on Sunday, August 6th at 10:30 am and have a German Potluck Lunch after service. Bring your favorite German dish for the Potluck. T-Shirts will be provided for the kids, so respond to Lois Howlett by July 20th to register your children. Her contact numbers are 409-9204170 and 409-330-7275. Please give her your child’s t-shirt size so that they will have a t-shirt on the ﬁrst day. For any further information, contact Lois Howlett, George Bohn (409-313-1991), or Charles Dubois (409-670-8785).

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers e Golden K Kiwanis meets at 9:30 a.m. for a Dutch treat breakfast each Wednesday, at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange. As usual, the media is welcome with a complimentary breakfast. e speaker for Wed., July 19 - Lois Ferrell and friends present their enthusiastic experiences from a recent trip through the Panama Canal. Wed., July 26 - Mallorie Henning of Frey's Landscape in Orange will present facts about her passion, landscaping, and discuss various jobs, such as landscaping the historical Orange Train Depot, among others. Wed., Aug. 2 - Fallon Foster, Orange County Extension Agent, will review her busy summer with cooking, canning, and sewing classes off FM 1442 for youngsters. Wed., Aug. 9 - Bobby Tingle, Publisher, "e Orange Leader" newspaper, will review various ways news is chosen to locally print. Wed., Aug. 16 - Jennifer Park, a Vidor High School graduate, writes young adult novels, published in March 2017 by Simon & Schuster. e LCM resident, age 29, will tell of her writing escapades while being a wife and mother of 2 young daughters. Wed., Aug. 23 - Linda Pittillo, a 68-year-old grandmother, will share her life of writing while being a wife, mother, and grandmother to four grandsons, while living a variety of places. She is self-published with a science fiction book, "Toward the Unknown." Dutch treat breakfast orders are TAKEN at 9:30 a.m. Speakers begin at 10:15 a.m. All meetings adjourn at 11 a.m. Speaker(s) and media receive complimentary breakfasts. Please arrive before 9:15 a.m., as we start each meeting at 9:30 a.m. with breakfast, then continue with speaker(s) at 10:15 a.m., finishing at 11 a.m. Speaker(s) & media receive complimentary meals.

Orange County Historical Society to meet e Orange County Historical Society will have it’s third quarterly program on Aug.1 at 6:30 pm with a tour of the Heritage House Museum. e Heritage House Museum located at 905 W. Division Avenue. Participants will meet in the adjoining oﬃce building. Please RSVP by accessing the Orange County Historical Society on Facebook or calling 409-988-4409. e public is invited to attend.

announces their 30 year reunion! If you were part of WOS Class of 1987, please join us Friday, July 28, 2017 and Saturday, July 29, 2017. Registration is $125 for classmate plus one or $75 for classmate only. For events details and payment information, visit us on Facebook: WOS Class of 87. Let us know if you are coming on Facebook Event Page: WOS Class of 1987 30th Reunion. If you do not have Facebook or have any questions about the reunion, please email WOSClassof1987@gmail.com.

VFW to host Dance e VFW located at 5303 Hwy. 87 in Orange will host Ivy Dugas for a dance on ursday, July 27th. For more information, please call 409-8869738.

Table Manners & Etiquette for Youth Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be hosting a 2 part series on Table Manners and Etiquette for Youth Ages 8 – 14. Registration will open online May 24th, go to orange.agrilife.org and click on the Table Manners and Etiquette tab, don’t delay in registering class is limited to 15. If you do not have internet access, you can begin registering May 24th by calling the office. Classes will be held July 24th and 25th, 9 am to 1 pm at the AgriLife Extension Office, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. Payment of $10 per person must be paid on or before deadline date, July 10th. Cash, check or credit card payments payable to Orange County 4-H. For questions, call the AgriLife office at 409-8827010.

Youth Canning Class Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be hosting a hands on canning class for Youth Ages 8 – 14. Registration will open online May 24th, go to orange.agrilife.org and click on the Youth Canning Class Tab, don’t delay in registering class is limited to 15. If you do not have internet access, you can begin registering May 24th by calling the office. Classes will be held July 26th, 9 am to 1 pm at the AgriLife Extension Office, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. Payment of $25 per person must be paid on or before deadline date, July 10th. Cash, check or credit card payments payable to H.O.P.E.. For questions, call the AgriLife office at 409-8827010.

Clover Kids Day Camp Adventures Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be hosting a 3 day camp for Clover Kids ages 5 to 8. Registration will open online June 1st, go to orange.agrilife.org and click on the Clover Kids Camp tab, don’t delay in registering class is lim-

ited to 60. If you do not have internet access, you can begin registering June 1st by calling the oﬃce. Camp will be held August 1st thru 3rd, 1 pm to 4 pm at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. Payment of $20 per person must be paid on or before deadline date, July 17th. Cash, check or credit card payments payable to Orange County 4-H. For questions, call the AgriLife oﬃce at 409-882-7010.

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

First Baptist Church Pre-k Registration for the fall 2017 semester beginning Sept 5,2017 is now in progress. Registration forms may be picked up Tuesday and ursdays between 8am and 2pm in the Pre-K oﬃce. Registration fee is $75 and the monthly fee is $180. If you have questions please call. e phone number for Pre-K is 735-3583 or Mrs. Nelly at 7355153.

Michael Hoke Outdoor Awareness for Kids e 2nd Annual Michael Hoke Outdoor Awareness for Kids is coming up. It is on August 8, 2017 at 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at Claiborne West Park with check-in at 8:30 am. is is a free event for kids ages 8 – 14 to teach them things about the outdoors. Topics will include Bird Migration (It’s a really fun game), Benthos Sampling (kids get to see organisms from diﬀerent levels of the food web from the bottom of a water body), Insect Netting, Stick art, Recycling/Conservation, and the Snakes of Southeast Texas. Go to Orange.Agrilife.Org to register or call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Oﬃce at 409-882-7010 if you don’t have access to a computer or if you have questions. Registration deadline is July 28, 2017.

Bridge City Golf Tournament e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will hold its 15th annual Golf Tournament Saturday, Sept. 16 at Babe Zaharias Golf Course in Port Arthur.Tee time is 8 a.m. for the four-person scramble event.Cost is $60 per player. Hole sponsorships are available for $100.For more information, call Jerry Jones at 409-735-6801 or 409-621-1789, or the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce at 409-735-5671.

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Thrift & Gift’s First Saturday Sale Save the date, Saturday, August 5! Come ﬁnd our rounders and tables full of more bargains. e jewelry case is loaded with all kinds of everything. e Bargain Room will be open. We are located in the old Salk School at 350 N. 31st St., oﬀ Strickland Drive. Saturday we will be open from 9 am to 1 pm. During the week our hours are form 9 am to 3 pm on Tuesday thru Friday. Call 409-886-9649 for more information.

Orange County Beekeepers We are a group of local beekeepers working together to help each other and facilitate beekeeping in the Orange area. We welcome area beekeepers and others interested in beekeeping. Hive ownership is not required.Meetings are the ﬁrst Tuesday of each month 6 pm at LA Cantina Restaurant 2907 MacArthur Drive Orange Texas. Guest speakers are generally scheduled each month with special guest speakers include Cameron Crane Texas Beekeepers Association Area 6 Director in June.

Orange Al-Anon meetings Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking or addiction problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX. Call 988-9886 or 474-2171 for more info. Calls are kept Conﬁdential.

WOS Class of 1987 30 Year Reunion West Orange-Stark High School Class of 1987

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6A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Deaths and Memorials

Clevan J. Myers Sr., 87, Orangefield Clevan J. Myers Sr., 87, of Orangefield, passed away on ursday, July 13, 2017, in Orange, Texas surrounded by family and loved ones.Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating was Brother Cody Hogden of First CLEVAN J. Baptist Church in OrMYERS SR. angefield. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.Visitation was Saturday with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Following Rosary the family had a time for memorable moments with Clevan/Cleve/Paw Paw Crawfish.Born in Orangefield, Texas, on October 3, 1929, he was the son of Ernest Myers and Odelia Bergeron Simon. He attended St. Helen’s Catholic Church and loved visiting First Baptist Church in Orangefield. He was a loving husband, father, uncle, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, mentor to many, and beloved friend, he loved “Baby”, family, job, music, fishing, hunting, time with his boys, living and loving to its fullest. He mentored and helped anyone in need with an open-mind and openheart. He passed on his skills of gardening, cooking, love of outdoors and seeing the humor in life. Clevan enjoyed playing numerous instruments in his band Country Cousins (country western) and his Cajun bands, helping many people with hootenannies and fundraisers.He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Juanita Myers; and his son Nolan J. Myers.He is survived by his brother, Levan; his godchild, Evelyn Toney; his children, Clevan (Butch)/Becky, Curley/Sheryl, Pat Park/Regina, Vivian, Rolan/Debbie, Belinda/Larry Nunez, Leisha, Sheri Huckaby, Kenny/Toni Myers, Stephanie/Brad/Keith Williams, Sabrina, and Jennifer Burns; his grandchildren, Steve/Tammy Nunez, Kelly/Craig Arnaud, Ronnie Nunez, Jenny/Chris Wolfford, Jessica/Greg Hobbs, Rolan Bubba, Jr./Heather, James (Bucky)/Katy High, Josh/Laura High, Dana/Brent Deering, Kirby/Hunter Wallace, Skylar/Ryan Trahan, Matthew/Stephanie Williams, and Joey Williams/Sarah; his great-grandchildren, Maggie, Cameron, Reilly, CoCo/Josh, Emilee, Terry, Bethany, Blaze, Kinley, Becca, Cryslynn, Alayna, Sydney, Mia, Prestyn, Skye, Nolan, Tatum, Shepherd, Georgia, Willow, Abigail, Emma, Asher, Reese, Reagan, Myers, Libb, Alec, Harper, Carson, Jordie, Baby LeBlanc; his greatgreat-grandchild, Collins O’Neill and Barrett Williams; and his numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be James (Bucky) High, Josh High, Rolan (Bubba) Myers, Jr., Matt Williams, Joey Williams, Cameron Arnaud, Terry Sherman, Blaze Wolfford.Honorary pallbearers are Kenny, Larry, Brad, Keith, Josh L., Greg, Chris, Brent, Hunter, Craig, and Reilly.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Lamar University Foundation Scholarship Fund, c/o Karen Nichols PO Box 11500, Beaumont, Texas 77710. Phone: 409-880-2117, Fax: 409-8807742, Online: www.lamar.edu, click on “give to Lamar” then give now.

Curtis J. LaFleur, 87, Orange Curtis J. LaFleur, 87, of Orange, passed away on July 13, 2017, in Galveston. Funeral services were held Monday, July 17, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Oﬃciating was Pastor Travis Hood and Sunday School Teacher, Terrell Burch. Burial followed at Orange CURTIS J. Forest Lawn in West LAFLEUR Orange. Visitation was Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Elton, Louisiana, on July 26, 1929, he was the son of Edmund LaFleur and Felida (Myers) LaFleur. Curtis retired from Air Liquide after 42 years with most of his time spent in maintenance. He was a prior member of Hartburg Baptist Church in Deweyville and then a member of Cove Baptist Church in Orange the last 15 years. He enjoyed his church, cooking, and going

coon hunting. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Dallas LaFleur, Clarence LaFleur, and Clifford LaFleur. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Leola LaFleur; children, Patricia Brown and spouse, Frank, of Orange, TX, and Glen LaFleur and spouse, Bert, of West Orange, TX,; three grandsons, Jeff Brown, Rodrick LaFleur, and Jerry Brown; five great-grandchildren, Sheldon LaFleur, Payton LaFleur, Nate Brown, Micah Brown, and Mia Brown; sister, Adeline Dawsey and husband, Bobby, of Lake Charles, LA; and numerous nephews, nieces, and extended family members. e family would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Robert Birdwell, Dr. Rudy Sotolongo, Dr. Kurt Lee and his staff and fellow patients at the Biotronics Kidney Center in Orange, and the staff at Jennie Sealy Hospital at UTMB for the excellent care of Curtis.

Janet Phillippi Janet Phillippi, born in Streator, IL, the daughter of Connie and Catherine Pottinger, passed away on July 14, 2017 of natural causes.She is survived by her beloved husband, Robert Phillippi and son, Norman E. Murphy and Mary Ann Murphy; her sibJANET lings, Earl Pottinger, PHILLIPPI Mike Pottinger, Nancy Hillyer and Wilma Lewis; her Grandson, Zach Murphy; her great-grandsons, Brandon and Scott Romero; her great-great-grandsons, Landon Romero and Julian Fregia; her daughter, Melanie Abshire; her great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn Berry and Kaylie Tucker who she loved as her own; along with her loving nieces and nephews. She is also survived by the many foster children and friends that called her Mom. She will be sorely missed and her memory will live on through her family.Janet was a retired nurse from CHRISTUS Health and a graduate of the Kankakee IL nursing program and Lamar University Beaumont, Texas. She has led a full and varied life with a tremendous love of people and her family. Her love of life was evident in the many places she lived and a life spent as a care giver to the public and many family members. She was always the ﬁrst to extend a helping hand, whether it was a place to stay, a meal, a shoulder to lean on or advice.In accordance with her wishes, there will be no public services. In lieu of ﬂowers, please give a gift to https://www.copdfoundation.org/.

Elmer Wood, 92, Pineland A celebration of Elmer Wood's Life, age 92 of Pineland, Texas was held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Stringer and Griﬃn Funeral Home in Jasper with Military Honor's to follow at Townsend Cemetery. Visitation was from 5:00 – 8:00pm on ursday, July 13, 2017 ELMER and Friday, July 14, WOOD 2017 at the Funeral Home. A United States Army Veteran, He was honorably discharged after WW II. Elmer died July 11, 2017 at his home in Pineland. A native of San Augustine County and a former longtime Orange resident, he had lived for the past 30 years in the Pineland area. Elmer is a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Pineland and a former member of McArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange, where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher. He retired as a truck driver with Groendyke Trucking out of the Beaumont Terminal. He also retired from Brookshire Brothers after working in the Jasper, Hemphill, and San Augustine stores. He formerly enjoyed hunting and ﬁshing, woodworking, as well as gardening and yardwork. �Elmer is survived by his wife of 69 years, Laverne Wood, of Pineland; daughter, Norma Jean Bergeron, of Orange; sister, Jimmie Faye Coleman of Pineland; four grandchildren, Dana Bergeron, Lenics Bergeron III, Jeanna Simmons, and Elmer Bergeron; seven great grandchildren, Nathan Fuselier, Chase Bergeron, Caitlin Bergeron, Maisie Fuselier, Jacob Bergeron, Keira Hazzard, and Lance Bertrand; and one great great granddaughter, Lil-

lian Fuselier. Elmer was preceded in death by his parents, James and Abbie Wood, his brother, Ray Wood, and his step-father, Jonas Short. Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griﬃn Funeral Home of Jasper.

John “J.P.” Percy Read, 85, Orange John “J.P.” Percy Read, 85, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 16, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., ursday, July 20, 2017, at Calvary Baptist Church, 2420 Western Ave., Orange, Texas, 77630. Officiating will be RevJOHN ‘J.P.’ erend David Millner PERCY READ and Elder Gerald Read. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery Mausoleum.Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Port Neches, Texas, on June 26, 1932, he was the son of Escar Leon Read and Bessie (Rhodes) Read. John worked as a shift leader for DuPont Sabine River Works and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He graduated Valedictorian of Merryville High School, was a member of City Council, and was on the board for Sabine Federal Credit Union. He enjoyed playing music - mostly guitar, playing 42 and dominoes, and grilling and telling stories. John loved his church, the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Escar and Bessie; first wife of 52 years, Mary Hattie Read; and siblings, Ida Mae Hennigan, Eulavee “B” Hare, and William Jack “Bill” Read.He is survived by his loving wife, Darlene Read; children, Mary Janet Greene and husband Johnie, of Orangefield, Kirby Wayne Read and wife Debbie, of Orange, and Kevin Read and wife Beatriz, of Bridge City; grandchildren, Korey Read and wife Malorie, Kody Read, and Keith Read; step-grandchildren, Kim Sonnier and husband Ronnie, Kirt Greene and wife Danielle, and Jimmy Shiyou and wife Kathy; great-grand-

children, Logan Kole, Quinn Ginger, Tyler, and Alyssa; step-great-grandchildren, Kellen, Madelyn, and Dillon; and his siblings, Gerald Read and wife Gene, of Merryville, Merle Craft, of Merryville, and Aileen Read, of Lakewood, Colorado.Serving as pallbearers will be Kirby Read, Kevin Read, Korey Read, Kody Read, Keith Read, Blane Read, Bruce Read, and Barry Read.

Dorothy D. Hall, 90, Bridge City Dorothy D. Hall, 90, of Bridge City, passed away on July 17, 2017, in Bridge City. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Oﬃciating will be Mr. Al Domangue. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in DOROTHY D. Orange.Visitation will HALL be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., ursday, July 20, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.Born in Louisiana, on September 18, 1926, she was the daughter of Aldest Joseph Domangue and Lucelia Mary (Delino) Domangue -VanSlyke. Dorothy retired from Texaco after 40 years, and she was a former member of Bellair Baptist Church in Port Arthur. She loved to travel. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, A.L. Hall; brother, A.J. Domangue; and sister, Betty Joice Hooks.She is survived by her daughters, Judy Rosendale and husband, Richard, of Bridge City, TX, and Tracie Higdon and husband, John, of Bridge City, TX; grandchildren, Shelley McFarland and husband, Jack, Christine Carcerano and husband, Eric, and Dean Selman and wife, Kandace; great-grandchildren, Brittany, Justin, Jordon, Karli, Bryson, Noah, Nicholas, Katie, and Kammi; and many beloved nieces and nephews.Serving as pallbearers will be Nicholas Carcerano, Justin Pittman, Dean Selman, James Paul Hebert, Addie Lee Guillory, and Rick Clark.e family would like to send a special thank you to the ladies from Compassion Hospice –Jean Stephenson and Elaine Stephens –and to the many other people who helped care for Dorothy.

ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

Bad weather won’t stop top-notch fun in SE Texas By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record

Grande Rob Copeland @ Rikenjaks Two Way Crossing @ Rush Lounge Curse and the Cure @ Tia Juanita’s - Beaumont David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

Another week of quality entertainment is on tap for residents of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, and, hopefully, Mother Nature might give us a break soon to make it all the better. Follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for daily listings and announcements. Wednesday, July 19 Zipties @ Blue Martini Wayne Dylan and Mike Powell @ Brick and Barley Sabine River Bend Band @ Catﬁsh Kitchen Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ Lake Charles VFW Post 2130 Bryce Shaver @ Madison’s JP Primeaux @ Rikenjaks Corey Landry @ Rush Lounge Tim Burge @ Tradewinds Tavern Zach Gonzalez @ e West ursday, July 20 Louis Adams @ Blue Martini Zach Gonzalez @ Café Del Rio Chester Daigle and Grace Smitherman @ Ember Grille

The Isley Brothers will play the Golden Nugget this Satudray. and Wine Bar El Javi @ e Grill Spencer Marks @ Hamilton’s Bar and Grill Dani Lacour @ Koozie’s Drive ru e Cadillacs @ Larry’s French Market Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe @ e Lone Wolf Pug Johnson @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Britt Godwin and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub Chad Richard @ Neches Brewing Company Keith Watkins @ e Neches River Wheelhouse John Cessac @ Paul’s Seafood Wayne Dylan @ Rancho

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Friday, July 21 Lee Brice @ Golden Nugget Casino e Mockingbirds @ Blue Martini Creole Cookin’ @ e Boudain Hut Tom Brandow @ e Boudain Hut North El Javi @ Café Del Rio Alex Rozell @ Dylan’s Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ Double H Bar and Grill Chester Daigle and Grace Smitherman @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Louisiana Express @ Gator Lounge Asylum, Desecrate the Faith, Supergrave, Twinspan @ e Gig High Street Band @ Hamilton’s Bar and Grill Luke Pell @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Rod Rishard @ e L Bar Jackie Caillier and Cajun Cousins @ Larry’s French Mar-

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 19, 2017 •

POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Runnels in race for Orange County Judge Political statement issued from J.l. “Pete” Runnels: Why do I want to serve as Orange County Judge? I believe that I have the credentials to help make a diﬀerence in our County government. Below are a few accomplishments and goals I have for Orange County. Accomplishments: A. 3 1/2 years as administrative assistant to the Orange County Judge. B. 2 Terms as Orange County Judge C. 6 Terms as Mayor of Pinehurst D. e creation of Orange County Ambulance Service E. e completion of the Raymond Gould Community Center F. Purchased right of way for the widening of North Farm Rd. 105 G. Purchased ﬁrst set of “Jaws of Life” for Orange County Goals: A. Ability to work well with our city council and city manager to help facilitate a Chapter 380 Agreement to bring a new HEB to our County, resulting in the creation of 300 jobs. Initiating teamwork is a vital part of economic development.

PETE RUNNELS B. To help facilitate the use of Chapter 381 (County Agreements) to bring new business and industry to Orange County with the creation of new jobs and added revenue for Orange County. C. My ultimate goal as Orange County Judge is to work well with the Commissioner’s to ensure the citizens of Orange County have accessibility to their County government. Bring much needed business to the County and help Orange County to become the shining star of the Golden Triangle. I humbly ask for your vote and support for my candidacy as your Orange County Judge.

The Orange Depot has already become a popular spot for special celebrations.

Depot already spot for special occasion Book signing marks first use of renovated location According to Depot Manager Rose Simar, Board Treasurer with the Friends of the Orange Depot, her phone has been ringing steadily with inquiries about event availability at the newly restored depot at 1210 Green Avenue in Orange. e first use was in May, when author Paul Mattingly held his book signing party there. He revealed that the depot was a “magical” place which made the event truly special for him and the 60 participants who attended. * e first paid event was a bridal shower in June, and soon after a reception and dinner held by a local Orange bank. Already scheduled for the fall are a wedding rehearsal dinner and a birthday party, and more inquiries are coming in each week. “With nice linens, flowers and other decorations, the depot becomes a truly attractive and certainly unique place for events,” says Ms. Simar, “especially when a train comes by.” An added plus is that the organization now owns a number of tables, chairs and linens to offer the renter free of extra charges. e Friends of the Orange Depot has set the rental charges lower than competing venues, because part of the purpose of renovating the historic venue was to supply the community with a space for meetings and other events, in addition to providing an educational museum featuring Orange history and the industries that propelled its growth through the decades: railroad, timber, shipbuilding and petrochemicals. Rental fees will be used for operating expenses. Because of the spacious landscaped grounds, the depot is also available for small weddings to be held outdoors. When a child’s birthday party is held there, bounce houses and other outdoor games can be held on the lawn. is fall a

scheduled birthday party is also going to have a riding train for the children, the same train that was used at the Open House this past May 7. ose interested in reserving the depot should call Ms. Simar

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Orange County rock act 70Times7 will headline Crusade Against Hunger II fundraiser, a concert benefitting the Southeast Texas Food Bank, at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 22, at The Gig in downtown Beaumont. Admission is $7 at the door for ages 18 and older and special guests include Burn Out Brighter, Johnny Atlas and Zach Walcott. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

Fun ket e Tumbling Wheels, Greg Jr. @ e Logon Café Parish County Line @ e Lone Wolf Zach Gonzalez @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont Billy Beaumont @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County LN and the Crush, Pat-E Salzeta Band @ Madison’s Joe Purvis and Talon @ Mary’s Lounge Alex Culbreth @ Neches Brewing Company Bryan Shane @ e Neches River Wheelhouse Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza and Pasta – Calder Ave. Jeﬀ Crain @ Pine Tree Lodge Unkle Jam, John Guidroz @ Rikenjaks-LC Wayne Dylan Band @ Rikenjaks South Street Two Way Crossing @ Rush Lounge George Dearborne and Branded @ Sawdust Saloon Frayed Soul @ Sloppy’s Downtown e Cadillacs @ Stingaree Restaurant Pug Johnson @ irsty’s Danny Dillon, Myles Myers and Morgan Mitchum @ Joe’s Just One More

From Page 6A Paul Gonsoulin @ e Grill e Mudﬂats @ Hamilton’s Bar and Grill Freddie Pate @ Honky Tonk Texas LA Yard Dogs @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Cory Landry @ e L Bar Greg Martinez @ Larry’s French Market Rollfast Ramblers @ e Logon Café Parish County Line @ e Lone Wolf Caylan Daughrity @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Inner Gee, Merci Raines, Tsora @ Luna Live Bag of Donuts @ Madison’s Pig Charmer, Jackie Stars @ My Place American Pub El Javi @ Neches Brewing Company John Cessac and the Texas Outlaws, El Javi @ e Neches River Wheelhouse Crossroads @ Pine Tree Lodge Pat-E Salzeta Band, Ronnie Fruge @ Rikenjaks-LC

Dead or Alive @ Rikenjaks South Street Two Way Crossing @ Rush Lounge Curtis Poullard and the Creole Zydeco Band, Leah Howard Robinson @ Sloppy’s Downtown Barstool Ministry @ Stingaree Restaurant Knotch @ Tammy’s Billy Beaumont @ Texas Ave. Tavern Kahn, Fire is Way, Crown Shift, Nebethet @ Texas Rose Saloon Heather and the Hellcats @ irsty’s Sunday, July 23 Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen @ Backyard Dance Hall Kris Harper @ Blue Martini Stacy Bearden @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Ken Marvel Band@ Jeﬀerson County Singles Club Zach Gonzalez @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County TJ Gautreaux and La. Soul @

Saturday, July 22 e Isley Brothers @ Golden Nugget Casino e Mockingbirds @ Blue Martini Creole Cookin’ @ e Boudain Hut Rockafellas @ Café Del Rio Mark Reeves and Twisted X @ e Capri Club Shinyribs @ Courville’s Tim Burge and e Reckoning @ Crazy Cajuns e Deltaz @ Dylan’s Chester Daigle and Grace Smitherman @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Louisiana Express @ Gator Lounge 70Times7, Burn Out Brighter, Johnny Atlas, Zach Walcott @ e Gig

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Mary’s Lounge Brandon and Canaan @ Neches Brewing Company Eazy @ Pine Tree Lodge Acoustic Pie, Jay Ecker Jazz Quartet @ Rikenjaks-LC Two Way Crossing @ Rush Lounge Wayne Cook @ Suga’s Paul Orta Blues Jam @ Texas Ave. Tavern e Mudﬂats @ e West Monday, July 24 Bryan Trahan @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar e Human Circuit, Zigtebra @ e Logon Café Brad Brinkley @ Rikenjaks Billy Beaumont @ Rush Lounge Tuesday, July 25 Rob Copeland @ Dylan’s Stacy Bearden @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Carl Richardson @ Rikenjaks Charleston and Derek @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds

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Doin’ the barefoot boogie! Night fishing still has its special feel COLBURN FISHING DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

“I am too old to even stay up all night must less stay in tune with a plastic worm crawling across the bottom in twenty feet of water,” said Johnny Hughes. A pipefitter by trade, he fished in Bass Clubs for years and was always the guy you knew you would have to beat before you ever left the landing! “Now that we live on the lake, I am not nearly as mad at those ol’ bass as I once was,” stated Hughes.” As a matter of fact, I now spend more time crappie fishing than chasing bass. ey are better to eat and you don’t have to fish nearly as hard.” Our conversation started out while unexpectedly visiting between gas pumps, but eventually made its way to his camp and a pot of coffee. I had fished with an old friend the night before and was not looking forward to the drive back home. We caught only three bass, but called it quits around 1:00 a. m. “Y’all couldn’t have picked a better night so you obviously fished in the wrong places,” pointed out Hughes and his tone of voice indicated that he wasn’t just teasing.” What did y’all do……. run around looking for grass all night? My reply was a short, “Yep”. “at all changed for us about two years ago when we started losing all of that hydrilla,” said Hughes.” Not many of us old night fishermen are still around so we had to figure out everything on our own. e solution was that being old night fishermen had its advantages.” “You’ve got to remember,” added Hughes, “Bass Club fishing was responsible for the night fishing craze. e pros and guides had no reason to fish at night. We shared information chasing those plastic trophies and picked up real quick on anything new.” “We initially hated hydrilla when it started covering up our flats and key structure. You obviously forgot a lot about T-Bend when you decided to start chasing those slimy saltwater fish for a living. You were still guiding this side of the lake back in the day when Glenn Cosey showed us how to fish

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D.D. Stephenson, of Bridge City, who says he’s “65 years young and retired,” takes advantage of his free time and a sunny day recently for some barefoot waterskiing on Cow Bayou.

Erosion attacking McFaddin Refuge Staff Report For e Record e U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that the current rate of erosion on McFaddin Refuge averages between 15-45 feet of marsh habitat lost every year. Historically, hurricanes and other rain events brought large volumes of freshwater that would slowly flow across the coastal prairies and marshes spilling over into the bayous and blanketing the area with nutrients and sediments. e natural drainage of the cheniers allowed a pattern of drying and flooding under which wetland plants evolved and adapted. ese diverse wetland plants in turn supported a diversity of wildlife. But manmade changes over the last century have altered the landscape’s hydrology. e beaches and dune systems of the upper Texas-Louisiana coastline are not rebuilding

As much as 45 feet of habitat lost every year like they did historically. Sediments that moved down various rivers into the Gulf and eventually helped rebuild the coastline are held back by dams and other structures. Without the replenishing sediments, the beaches and dune systems on this stretch of the Gulf Coast are eroding. In addition, large-scale channel projects like the Houston Ship Channel, the Gulf Intra-coastal Waterway (GIWW) and oil and gas exploration have signiﬁcantly altered the freshwater wetlands. Where once the fresh and salt water were mostly kept separate by a beach and dune system, these and many other channels now provide a direct avenue for the salty waters to consistently encroach deeper

into the marsh. Over the last 60 years, the eroding forces of weather, currents and tides have washed away the back dune on this stretch of coastline. e ocean’s salty waters have fewer obstacles preventing it from ﬂowing directly into the marsh. Even wind-driven tides stack water against the beach eventually overtopping the existing beach ridge. Not only does this increase the salinity levels in the immediate area, the salty water then ﬂows to the nearest waterways where it spreads across the marsh. ese wetland systems have adapted to occasional saltwater inundation but the vegetation and

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2B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 19, 2017

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

Remote Recovery On the evening of July 2, Val Verde County game wardens responded to a call for help on a medical emergency from canoers that were paddling the Devils River. e group of 12 paddlers were reporting a death of one of the group along a very remote section of the river. e wardens coordinated with State Parks personnel to get the County Sheriﬀ ’s Evidence/Crime Scene Unit and the justice of the peace to the location. Due to the remote area of the incident, the coordination for extraction of the deceased, the 11 remaining paddlers, their equipment and canoes and transport of all personnel turned into a 12 hour operation. e 25-year-old victim had died of natural causes.

Running from the Law Game wardens were checking bank ﬁshermen in Delta County when they encountered a subject whom they had arrested recently on drug possession and weapons charges. During a pat down search of

the subject, drug paraphernalia was found in his pants pocket. When the wardens attempted to arrest the subject, he violently resisted and assaulted both wardens. e wardens were able to subdue the suspect and take him into custody. However, while waiting for a transport unit from the Greenville Police Department to arrive, the subject fled on foot while handcuffed. Wardens gave chase and captured the subject, who was attempting to hide near a fence. Multiple felony charges were filed against the subject.

Stuck in the Mud Harris County game wardens were patrolling an area for reported poaching activity. At dusk, they spotted a truck trespassing along a power line easement on county property. e truck attempted to drive away and the wardens split up and moved to intercept it at one of two exit points further ahead of the vehicle. After dark, the truck and its occupants were located near the easement stuck in the mud on a ﬂood control levee. After discharging a 12 gauge shotgun in an eﬀort to signal others, the suspects were detained. Subsequent in-

Colburn that grass with the maribou jig and worm, Tom Mann came out with his grub and the Hales came up with the craw worm.” “I was suddenly feeling not only even sleepier, but older as well.” e best change since you lost your mind,” said Hughes, “has been the size of our bass. Do you ever remember leaving the dock thinking that you might possibly catch an eight pound bass?I have two grandsons that are yet to turn sixteen and both of them have already caught a bass over ten pounds!” “Because I know you’re too lazy to drive up here and night fish more than one or twice a year and night fishing will never catch on again……I am going to brag a little and tell you what is going on. Until the grass returns, and it will, we have got it figured out.” “All that deep structure that

Caught Stealing Cameras A Grimes County game warden responded to a call from a landowner stating he had captured video of an individual stealing game cameras and battery packs oﬀ his property. After reviewing the video evidence, the warden was able to link this case to an investigation earlier this year regarding the same individual. e suspect was found to be awaiting trial in the Brazos County Jail for burglary of a habitation. e warden made contact with the Brazos County district attorney and handed over all information regarding the suspect on this case. New charges of criminal trespassing and theft are currently pending.

Mullet Runner A Matagorda County game warden was checking bank ﬁsherman when he observed an individual throwing a cast net and placing mullet in a large ice chest. When the warden made

From Page 1B Larry and I used to see you camped out on all night long is good again. Most of the wood that was wedged into those tiny points and ditches is history, but the structure itself hasn’t changed. All you have to do is figure out if they want your bait fished shallow to deep or vice versa.” Hughes also said they seldom fish anything other than the longer worms.” ey are a little easier to feel and I think they are easier for the fish to find. My buddies fish with fluorocarbon line, but I fish only braid. It is more sensitive, my hook sets are better and I get unhung more often. You don’t just break them off when you are fishing on a fixed income.” Aside from the fact that the bass are once again hunting their midnight snacks on deep structure, I was even more fo-

Erosion wildlife found in fresh and brackish marshes are not adapted to consistent saltwater intrusion. e loss of vegetation makes it less productive for wildlife and leads to greater erosion. Eventually, the freshwater marsh becomes part of the Gulf. e current rate of erosion on McFaddin Refuge averages between 15-45 feet of marsh habitat lost every year. e trend continues in similar areas to the east and west, where erosion is more than 70 feet per year. Currently, typical summer winds from the south reaching 20 mph or more can result in sea-strength water washing across the ridge and into the interior marsh along more than 15 miles of coast line. And this doesn’t even include hurricanes. Between 2005 and 2008, three hurricanes struck the refuge, including two of significant size. As a result, the historical beach dune was destroyed along the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Rita was a category 3 hurricane when it struck on September 24, 2005 just 35 miles east of McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. It pushed more than three feet of salt water over the beach ridge. Hurricane Humberto was a category 1 hurricane that struck on September 13, 2007 with its eye passing directly over the refuge. It pushed more than two feet of water over the beach ridge. Hurricane Ike, a category 2 hurricane, struck on September 13, 2008, about 33 miles west of McFaddin and it flooded the marsh with more than 15 feet of marine storm surge. ese tropical events and others pushed storm-created waves against the Gulf shoreline, altering the beach shoreline along this portion the Gulf of Mexico. What does this mean for McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge? Tides now regularly overtop the beach and marsh ridge, flooding the marsh with sea-strength salt water. Due to the channeling effect, this water flows to the nearest natural waterways and spreads across the marsh. is regular saltwater inundation has increased salin-

terviews revealed the subjects were trespassing and hunting hogs on county property without landowner consent. A 12 gauge shotgun, ammunition and a ﬂashlight were seized. Charges are pending.

cused on one additional finding.” If we anchor up and don’t catch fish pretty quickly, we will move to another spot,” says Hughes.” When there was grass the bass would travel along that break throughout the night, but with no grass, we can catch only three or four and it’s time to move.” “If we don’t catch a bass on our first two or three stops, we go back to the house, eat ice cream and watch SportsCenter. Retirement has its perks and there is always tomorrow night!” With a lot of summer nights remaining, you might consider taking your topo maps to grandpa’s house or even inviting him to show you some of his old honey holes. A bowl of ice cream is a good place to start.

From Page 1B ity levels and removed the largest source of fresh water from the system. ese impacts affect more than 40,000 acres of McFaddin Refuge and can cause long-term salinities to increase permanently. When loss of the dunes is added to projected sea level rise estimates, 52,800 acres of McFaddin Refuge south of the GIWW may be in jeopardy of being lost because of salt water intrusion. Currently, refuge staff is actively working with partners to find ways to strategically reduce salt water intrusion over the beach ridge and into the marsh.

Efforts are underway to mitigate impacts from the loss of the coastal dune system and decrease salt water intrusion, while improving the form and function of our coastal marshes. ere is no question that this is the most significant threat facing this coastline, including McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. It is a large-scale problem that will require a largescale solution and the refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are exploring all possibilities in an effort to protect this coastal habitat.

contact with the individual, he admitted to not having a fishing license, and did not have any other identification. He also stated he was catching mullet to sell to bait camps for another person under their bait dealer’s license. e warden could smell marijuana when he approached the individual, and when he asked about it, the subject took off running. e warden gave chase and observed the subject throw some kind of substance in the salt grass while running. He was able to catch the subject and place him into handcuffs. e subject admitted that he had a small amount of marijuana and he threw it while running away. A brief search along their back trail revealed a small clear plastic bag that contained marijuana residue. e subject told the warden that he was scared and did not want to go back to jail. He was just released from jail the day before, after being placed on probation for running from the police. e warden transported the subject to the Matagorda County Jail where he was charged with evading arrest/detention, tampering with physical evidence, and no fishing license.

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there were 10 people on the boat ranging in age from 15-18 years old. A strong odor of alcohol was apparent along with a large quantity of evidence of alcoholic beverage consumption. e boat and occupants were escorted ashore where field sobriety tests were administered on the vessel operator, who was later identified as being 16 years of age with a blood alcohol level of 0.196. Due to the level of intoxication of the teenagers, their demeanor, and several attempts by a few to leave the scene or incite violence and interfere with the investigation, the wardens called for assistance from other law enforcement agencies. Multiple cases were filed and are pending.

Over the July 4 extended holiday weekend, game wardens patrolling Lake Travis around Lakeway and Rough Hollow observed a boat pass by with an individual standing up at the front bow “surﬁng.” Upon seeing the warden boat, the subject sat down and several other occupants appeared to be hiding/stowing items in several compartments as a stop was initiated by the wardens. In all,

Smith County game wardens were patrolling by truck around Lake Palestine when they observed a man in the water at an old boat ramp using a metal pole with a large treble hook affixed to one end trying to catch flathead catfish. After making contact, citations were issued for fishing with illegal means and methods and no fishing license.

Game wardens were patrolling the Rio Grande by boat when they observed ﬁve individuals swimming across the river in an attempt to make illegal entry into the United States. Upon seeing the wardens, the individuals turned back for the Mexican shoreline. Four of the ﬁve successfully returned to Mexico, but one struggled on the U.S. side of the river. e individual was unable to stay above water and began actively drowning. e wardens rescued the individual and pulled him aboard their vessel. e individual was brought back to the boat ramp and turned over to U.S. Border Patrol.

Downed Fence Still a Fence A Dimmit County game warden was patrolling for fishing enforcement when he spotted a pickup truck parked behind a cluster of trees, up against a fence, quite a distance from the river bridge. Upon closer inspection, several fishing related items were in the bed of the pickup. Figuring that the person, or persons, possibly jumped the fence next to the truck to fish further down river, the warden and an assisting county sheriff ’s deputy, initiated a search for the vehicle’s owner. ey made contact with a local man and his son who were returning from the river through the private property and led them back to the truck. When the man was informed that they were trespassing, the man stated, “I thought it was OK to go into the property because part of the fence was pushed down from the last flood.” e man was issued a citation for trespassing. e case is pending.

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TPWD accepting Drawn Hunt Permit applications for 2017-18 Staﬀ Report For e Record AUSTIN - Hunters can start making plans for the upcoming seasons now by applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Drawn Hunts. e online system is currently accepting applications and the ﬁrst hunt category deadline is less than a month away. is year about 9,500 per-

mits in 50 hunt categories are up for grabs for drawn hunts on public and private lands, up more than 500 over last year. Among the other oﬀerings available through the online system are hunts for whitetailed and mule deer, pronghorn, exotic gemsbok and scimitar-horned oryx, turkey and alligator. In addition to drawn hunts managed by TPWD, the system

includes applications for hunts administered by other entities, including almost 2,200 deer hunt positions on four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges in Texas and 2,500 antlerless deer permits for U.S. Forest Service properties in East Texas. e program’s highly-popular private lands dove hunt permit category will feature 140 hunt slots in prime locations

around Uvalde, south of San Antonio near Pleasanton, north of Dallas/Ft. Worth in Young County and newly acquired opportunities in Wharton near Houston. ese permits are for dedicated hunt positions with quality dove hunting outﬁtters. Application fee is $10 with no additional hunt permit fees. Drawn hunt opportunities can be viewed online by category or by area via an interac-

tive map and all applications, fee payments and permit issuance is handled electronically. To participate, applicants will need internet access, an email address and a credit or debit card. e Customer ID number from the applicant’s hunting or ﬁshing license is one of the easy ways to access the system. Last year, the department received 139,398 applications for drawn hunts. e ﬁrst application deadlines are in August. August 1 is the deadline for the alligator hunt categories and the new private lands dove hunts, and August 15 is the deadline for archery deer, exotic, and javelina. Application deadlines are on the 1st and 15th of each month. A full list of category deadlines can be found online. Hunters can apply up to 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the application deadline, and after the application is submitted, they

can check their drawing status online at any time. The Drawn Hunts program offers affordable hunting experiences throughout the state, including several Youth-Only hunt categories. Application fees are $3 or $10 depending on the hunt category. Adult hunters that are selected may also need to pay a Special Permit fee of $80 for regular hunts and $130 for extended hunts. Some categories, such as the Youth-Only hunts, require no application fees or permit fees. Permits are open to resident and non-resident hunters alike. Last year, about 7 percent of applicants were nonresident. For more information or to get started in the application process visit the TPWD drawn hunts web page. For questions, contact hunt@tpwd.texas.gov or call 512-389-4505 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Volleyball Camp at BCHS of to a fantastic start Bridge City’s Volleyball Camp is off to a successful beginning after 4-6th graders (the larger group) and 9th grade camps were held last week at Bridge City High School Gymnasium. Cardinals coach ‘Becca Peveto is directing 7th & 8th grade camp this week at the same site. Campers work on fundamental skills and participate in individual and team competitions.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce that Heather Wagner, Cashier at Chicken Express, has been named July Employee of the Month. Heather was presented her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by Ambassador Dave Derosier, owner of OhainWEB.com, at the July Networking Coffee hosted by Sabine River Ford. She received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total Impressions, Dupuis Tire & Service Center, The Penny Record, Bridge City Dairy Queen, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, The Classy Peacock, Neches Federal Credit Union, Complete Staffing, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Candi’s Designs, Delta Life Fitness Orange County, and 5Point Credit Union. Heather has worked at Chicken Express for four and a half years. She is a 2006 graduate of Orangefield High School. “That young lady is amazing! She can rattle off your order back to you and never make a mistake. She is very friendly, professional and certainly efficient,” said Cil Dixon who nominated Heather for the award. Pictured left to right: Dixie Glover-Jones (Chicken Express Manager), Heather Wagner, and Dave Derosier Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce

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Texas gets funding to combat white-nose syndrome in bats e Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will receive $30,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to research and combat white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease aﬀecting bats across North America. e FWS grant, which consists of over $1 million divided among 37 states plus the District of Columbia, brings the total funding for white-nose syndrome response in the U.S. to $7 million over the past 8 years. Texas’ portion of the grant will be used for testing bats in Texas for signs of the disease, as well as developing methods to prevent the spread of the disease-causing fungus and treat any potentially affected bats. TPWD has received funding from this grant for the past six years, and previously the grant has sponsored scientists to survey bats in Texas for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Researchers from Bat Conservation International and Texas A&M University ﬁrst detected the fungus on Texas bats in March of this year. Scientists

found traces of it on three bat species in six north Texas counties. So far, only the fungus itself was found on Texas bats, and biologists have not found any bats showing the physical effects of white-nose syndrome. White-nose syndrome is a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats across the U.S. and Canada since it was first discovered in the U.S. in New York in 2007. e fungus has now been identified in 33 states, 31 of which have observed bats with symptoms of white-nose syndrome. e disease is named for the characteristic white fungal growth often seen on the muzzle and wings of affected bats. e fungus infects hibernating bats causing them to consume their fat stores, leading to emaciation and death. It does not affect humans. White-nose syndrome can cause large portions of colonies to die off — some colonies in the eastern US lost over 90 percent of their bats to the disease. Texas has the highest diversity of bats in the country, with 33 different species docu-

mented. Many of these species have never been exposed to the fungus and TPWD State Mammalogist Jonah Evans said it remains to be seen how the fungus might affect these Texas bats. “We don’t know how susceptible they are going to be,” said Evans. “We don’t know if they are going to succumb to the disease, if they are going to show signs of infection or if they are going to be fine.” Twenty of Texas’ 33 bat species, including the Mexican free-tailed bat, the iconic resident of Bracken Cave and the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, do not regularly hibernate, a fact which Evans said could work in their favor when it comes to white-nose syndrome. Still, Evans and other biologists are working to come up with plans for controlling the disease should it become a problem for Texas bats. “We are pursuing a number of different treatment and management options,” Evans said. He emphasized the importance of thoroughly researched plans, because cave environments are extremely sensitive and combating white-nose syndrome is not as clean-cut as simply spraying fungicide on bats hibernating in caves. Any solution will require extensive research and consideration for ecological effects. “We are going through a really intensive process to make sure we do it right,” he said. Bats play an important role in agriculture, and an absence or decline in bat populations could have severe economic effects. e insect-eating services they

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will receive $30,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to research and combat white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting bats across North America. provide save Texas farmers $1.4 billion annually, and between $3.7 and $53 billion nationwide, according to a study published in 2011 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ese numbers reﬂect reduced crop losses to insect pests, less need for pesticide application, and reduced spread of crop diseases. “Bats are beneﬁcial in many ways,” said Jeremy Coleman, National White-nose Syndrome Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a press release. “While state natural resource agencies are on the front lines of bat conservation, many have limited options for re-

sponding to this devastating disease without these funds. Activities supported by state WNS grants have been critical to the national response.” Grants such as this one are especially important for states that may not have the infrastructure to devote large amounts of time and money to study white-nose syndrome and monitor bats for signs of the disease. “[TPWD] doesn’t have a full time bat biologist,” Evans said. “Bats are a small portion of what I do, and so we are going to use this money to build capacity within parks and wildlife to do more bat research.” Texas Parks and Wildlife will

continue to monitor the spread of the Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus in collaboration with researchers at TAMU and bat conservation organizations. In order to track the spread of the fungus, TPWD is asking willing landowners for help locating and accessing bat caves and winter roosts. To report these locations, call TPWD at 512-389-4505. In order to prevent the spread of the fungus, wildlife biologists recommend anyone entering a cave to abide by the decontamination protocols found at https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/topics/decontamination.

The Friends of the Bridge City Public Library presented a program on martial arts with Alex Chappel, Erin Line and Angel Vasquez (pictured) demonstrating their moves to the children.Children are to turn in their reading logs on Wednesday, July 19th after the Gator Country program to get an award packet on July 26th.

St. Mary Catholic School is thrilled to announce we received Best Elementary. In addition Dr. Cynthia Jackson, our principal, also received Best Principal for Orange County. Pictured is Dr. Jackson in the school foyer with both award ribbons

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The Orange Lions club held their installation banquet at the Brown Center in Orange recently. Lion Rusty Honeycutt, past President of the Orange Lions Club, congratulates Lion Ed Freiburg (RIGHT) as Centennial Lion of the year and Lion Jonathon Davis (ABOVE) was named Centennial Rookie of the Year.

Clark says adieu, Sanford comes on board at Lutcher For 28 years, Jim Clark has greeted Lutcher eater patrons in the lobby as they gathered to experience performing arts events together. On April 15, 2017, Mr. Clark presented the National Tour of ONCE as his “ﬁnale” at the Lutcher and exited to begin retirement. Jim Clark began his professional career as a high school educator. His theater administration work began at Lyric eatre, a professional Summer Stock theater in Oklahoma City in 1980 after receiving his Master of Performing Arts at Oklahoma City University. He also worked at the Perot eatre in Texarkana and as Managing Director at the Bartlesville Community Center in Oklahoma, before beginning his role as Managing Director at the Lutcher eater in 1989. Mr. Clark was highly instrumental in building a Performing Arts Series and Lutcher eater brand establishing the Orange, Texas performing arts center as the prominent presenter of Broadway, dance, theater and performing artists for Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. He also established the Lutcher Incredible Kids Events Series, which brings between 15,000-18,000 kids to the

Erosion at 409-886-1970, and she will schedule a time to view the space. e entire depot can be rented, or one of the two spaces, one large and one small, with maximum occupancy of 50 in each room. When the bank dinner was held, the smaller room was used for a cocktail hour, then the larger one for the dinner. Until the museum is completed in 2018, those interested in experiencing what it is like to be in the depot are encouraged to watch for scheduled small fund-raisers to be held by the Friends organization, in order to raise the money for the museum exhibits. George Bohn and Drew Whatley, museum planning committee co-chairs, are currently seeking donated items such as railroad signs or any artifact from this Southern Paciﬁc depot, pictures of ships built in Orange during the war years, photos of personages involved in the industries to be featured, ship replicas, histori-

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Lutcher each year to see a daytime performance produced by national and internationally renowned professional companies. (rough the years, a total of 378,185 kids have attended daytime performances at the Lutcher.) Mr. Clark worked tirelessly to promote the arts in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana and has done much to actualize the mission of the Lutcher eater to present professional entertainment for the enlightenment of people living in the region. Lutcher eater Inc. is a Program of the Nelda

C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation and both have beneﬁtted considerably from the dedication and service of Jim Clark. Mr. Clark is succeeded as Managing Director by Lynae Sanford. Mrs. Sanford grew up in Orange, Texas and attended Lamar University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech Communication and Theater, with a minor in Education. She also holds a Masters Degree in Theater, from Lamar University. Mrs. Sanford began her professional career in sales and

marketing, but has continued to work in the theater throughout the years, directing and performing in productions at church and in the community. She has taught Speech and eater on the junior high, high school and collegiate levels, having taught for 8 years with the Lamar University Speech and eater Departments before joining the Lutcher eater team as Marketing Manager in August of 2009. From December 2015 to April 2016, she served as Marketing Manager for all the Stark Cultural Venues, including the Lutcher eater, Stark Museum of Art, e W.H. Stark House and Shangri La Gardens. She began her new position as Lutcher eater Managing Director, April 16, 2017. Mrs. Sanford stated, “I am so honored to have the opportunity to step into the role of Lutcher eater Managing Director, following in the footsteps of Jim Clark. Jim has been a great mentor and dear friend to all the Lutcher staff. ere is no way I can fill his shoes, but I’ll do my best to fill mine as I stand next to where he did for 28 years. Jim always said, “I’ll see you in the lobby!” And I hope to see you there too!”

From Page 1B cal photos or manufactured products designed and produced by the petrochemical industries that were founded during the 40s and beyond. Anyone with items to donate or loan can call Bohn at 409-3131991. Monetary donations are still encouraged through the website, www.orangetxdepot.org. Credit cards are accepted also for engraved brick orders for installation on the trackside of the depot. e organization will be placing an order this fall for installation by the end of the year. Facebook followers can log on to Orange Train Depot Museum for the latest developments and announcements about meetings. * e Mattingly book, “From Orange to Singapore,” about Levingston Shipbuilding Co., are available at the Old Orange Café for $20, and proceeds will go to the Friends of the Orange Depot, a charitable organization.

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Orange County Church Directory

Finding Hope in Difficult Times Samuel L Mills Staff Wrirter Trusting-in-Jesus.com Hope means, “to desire something with confident expectation of its fulfillment.” The state of Hopelessness has been aptly described as a type of “Hell on Earth,” filled with endless despondency and despair. Today, more and more people are finding themselves alone and depressed, and few of us have not at one time or another felt the sting of despondency and despair. But Good news! Help is available, not the kind the world has, wherein it wishes for the best. It is one thing to wish, and quite another to have faith based on the promises of God. God is Our Source Paul wrote that when you place your trust in God He will fill you with peace, joy, and assurance, (Rom 15:13). Throughout the Bible God proves His faithfulness to His people by leading them safely through, or delivering them from all their predicaments and troubles. He will never leave or forsake His people; His plans are to prosper, not to harm them (Jer 29:11). People and things will always let us down. In Psa 33:17, the horse, often used as a symbol of power, is declared a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength, it cannot save. In Jer 17:5 God sternly warns against placing our dependency in man, and calls it a curse. God wants us to trust in Him. Psa 147:11 tells us that He is delighted when we put our trust in Him, and in Heb 10:23 we are told to rely on Him for He who promised it is faithful. Finding Help In order to reap the benefits of the Christian life and to have protection, guidance, and comfort from the Holy Spirit one must first be born again and become a Child of God. The born again Child of God has the unique privilege of talking to, and hearing from God, but this, the greatest re-

source available, is often neglected. Christians should always pray! Even in the darkest moments when you don’t feel His presence and think you will never smile again, pray anyway, because He is there. He is listening, and is an “ever present help in time of trouble,” (Psa 46:1). “He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,” (2 Cor 1:10). When we place our faith in God and in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, we then trust Him to take us to Heaven. If we can trust Him with our eternity, surely we can trust Him for our earthly/daily cares. Jesus said that as God clothes the grass of the field, so will He clothe us even more. He tells us not to worry about what we shall eat or drink or how we will be clothed. The “heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things,” (Matt 6:30-32). “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him,” (1 Cor 2:9). Hope in Difficult Times Even if you reach what you consider to be your lowest point, God’s Word say’s He will never leave or forsake you, (Matt 28:20). He will give you peace and comfort even in the worst of circumstances, then lead you through, over or around the muck and mire of your situation, and again set your feet on solid ground. Our God is the God of new beginnings, with Him, nothing is impossible. Whether you are very young, or considered to be very old, trust in Him because with Him it is always just the beginning. You may even find yourself in such a situation through divorce, death of a spouse, loss of health, finances, or whatever, that may force you to begin all over again, but is that so bad? Trusting God in difficult times forces us to seek His guidance, and to trust in Him. Trusting God through these uncharted waters takes faith

and courage, but is worth every effort. The path of His choosing is the only one that leads to true happiness, Isn’t this a wonderful promise “...those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint,” (Is 40:31). Even in the Worst of Situations A shining example of living with hope is Victor Frankel, a former prisoner in a Nazi prison camp. “As a long-time prisoner in bestial concentration camps he [Viktor Frankly] found himself stripped to naked existence. His father, mother, brother, and his wife died in camps or were sent to gas ovens, so that, excepting for his sister, his entire family perished in these camps. How could he - every possession lost, every value destroyed, suffering from hunger, cold and brutality, hourly expecting extermination how could he find life worth preserving?” In one of his darkest moments while digging in a cold icy trench, he writes: “In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend that hopeless, meaningless world, and from somewhere I heard a victorious ‘Yes’ in answer to my question of the existence of an ultimate purpose. At that moment a light was lit in a distant farmhouse, which stood on the horizon as if painted there, in the midst of the miserable grey of a dawning morning in Bavaria. ‘Et lux in tenebris lucent’--and the light shineth in the darkness.” From one of His Counseling Sessions “This young woman knew that she would die in the next few days. But when I talked to her she was cheerful in spite of this knowledge. ‘I am grateful that fate has hit me so hard,’ she told me. ‘In my former life I was spoiled and did not take spiritual accomplishments seriously.’

Pointing through the window of the hut, she said, ‘This tree here is the only friend I have in my loneliness.’ Through that window she could see just one branch of a chestnut tree, and on the branch were two blossoms. ‘I often talk to this tree,’ she said to me. I was startled and didn’t quite know how to take her words. Was she delirious? Did she have occasional hallucinations? Anxiously I asked her if the tree replied. ‘Yes.’ What did it say to her? She answered, ‘It said to me, “I am here--I am here--I am life, eternal life.” Jesus is Our Solid Rock Christians can find peace during times of crises and trials that often drive others to drink or suicide. This is the blessed comfort of the Holy Spirit, who indwells each and every born again Believer. Through Him, even in the midst of terrible devastating and humiliating experiences, Christians can have the peace, joy, and hope that passes all understanding, (Phil 4:7). Hope for Eternity Jesus is our solid rock, and because of Him, death is not the end. Even when the angels carry us to our glorious home in Heaven, we can know that He is with us, and that it is just the beginning. Claim His Promises God’s promises are indeed a genuine source of hope that does not disappoint. It is in His promises you will find everlasting life and confident hope. “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes,” in Christ, (2 Cor 1; 20). “May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.” (Rom 15:13, Amp). “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God,” (Psa 42:5).

You are always welcome at these Orange County churches.

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

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

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

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

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

MCDONALD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 104 Broad St. • West Orange • 883-3974 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m. Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m. Pastor: Tommy Anthony

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

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

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. Nursery Provided. Youth 5:30 pm Youth Band 7 pm (www.faithorange.org)

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

Pastor: Gerald Ratcliff

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

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

Lead Pastor Ray McDowell. Worship Ministries Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastor Michael Pigg, Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Celebration Service 10:45 a.m. Home Group 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

www.orangewesley.org

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

Pastor Gary Price, Worship Leader Dan Cruse Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH

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

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. C. W. Starr

“Our church family welcomes you!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 19, 2017

THE RECORD

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

Community Classifieds Your ads published in both newspapers, the County Record and the Penny Record plus on our web site TheRecordLive.com APPLIANCES HARRY’S APPLIANCES Used appliances starting at $99.95, 302 10th. St. (10th. & main) Orange, We also buy used appliances, Call or come by 409-886-4111.

HOUSE FOR SALE Charming 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath with 1550 sq. ft on a 80x190 lot, 2 car garage w/ additional carport, small room w/ full bath connected to the main house by covered walk. Can be used for a bedroom, office, man cave, computer room, sewing room, has rv connection & etc. Show by appt only to qualified buyers. Call for more info ay 409-553-1686. This is one of the 14 homes in Bridge City that did not flood. (9/7)

FOR RENT 3 BR / 1 Bath home for rent in Pinehurst. No Smoking, No Pets and NO HUD. 409-882-1614 2 BR / 2 bath all electric with ca/h in Bridge City School District. New paint, new laminate floors, excellent neighborhood. Call Randy at 409-728-0173

Established company seeking a bookkeeper/ payroll person. Some Experience with Quick Books, and Word is helpful. Busy Office. Must be dependable. Send Your resume to Penny Record PO Box 1008 Bridge City Texas 77611. Maximum Effects has 2 Booth Rentals available. The Salon is located on MacArthur Drive in the Big Lots center. Some clientele helpful. For more info please call Christine at 409-7796580.

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

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SUPER FOODS _ 9604 FM 105 DANNY’S SUPER FOODS

MISC. FOR SALE Deer Blind 4x5 w/ 2 tripod feeders, heater, batteries, motors and lots of extras. $450.00 409-9883332 or 409-886-4105

HELP WANTED Immediate Openings, Industrial Tank Cleaners, Hazmat Response. All Levels with overtime and some travel. TWIC, DL required. 844-362-7273 or www.esandh.com/careers.php

NOW HIRING all positions!

ESTATE SALE Estate Sale this Fri., July 21& Sat., July 22 from 9am - 4pm at 640 Gum Drive, ”From Lake street” in Bridge City. A lot of furniture, decor, clothing, sewing, kitchen full & much more.

GARAGE SALES Multi Family Garage Sale on Sat., July 22nd from 8am - till at 380 Lake St. in B.C. Home Decor, furniture, scroll saw on stand, remodel windows, sound bar, xbox kinect with games, lead crystal, 3 piece suit, and much more. Garage Sale on Sat., July 22 at 5785 Crosstimber Dr. in Mauriceville from 7 am - 1 pm. Clothing, collectibles, porcelain dolls, projector screen, engine stand, engine cradle, 2 trailer tires, Christmas items and much more. Everything goes. Garage Sale on Sat., July 22 from 7:30 am to 1 pm at 2008 & 2009 Thousand Oaks, 77632. Clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry, collectibles, household and lots of misc. items. Priced to sell. Garage Sale on Sat., July 22 from 7am - Noon at 197 Lafitte in Bridge City. 2 families, lots of household items, kids clothes, size 2x ladies. NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE!

Classified Ads 409-886-7183 409-735-5305

NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

Adopt a Pet TODAY!

T H E BA R N

Opening Soon DuPont Dr. (Cove Area)

Look for Orange “Fence & Posts”

Garage Sales Items Collectables and More Marble Lavatory 4’ long, 4x6x1/4 “ Plain Glass, Older TV Sets, Back Windows for trucks, Antique Telephones.

SPECIAL BUY Concession Trailer “Make time to stop by” Thanks Alot!

TRACTOR WORK • Bush Hogging • Dirt & Shell • Water • Sewer • Electrical Digging Services

409-670-2040

JAN’S LAWN CARE Flower Beds

Pressure Washing Painting Housecleaning FREE ESTIMATES

Will provide References

409-988-9232

Stakes Electric COMMERICAL • RESIDENTIAL OLD HOMES • LED UPGRADES ALL UNDERGROUND

409-749-4873

Licensed Customer: #25151 Master: #14161

TRACTOR WORK

Call 735-5305 • Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JERRY CRAIG GATCH, Deceased, were issued on JuLY 7, 2017, in Cause No. P17909, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Thomas Edward Gatch. 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. Thomas Edward Gatch c/o: Stephen C. Howard 903 W. Green Avenue Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 7th day of July, 2017.

Stephen Howard

Stephen Howard Attorney for: Thomas Edward Gatch State Bar No.:10079400 903 W. Green Avenue Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)883-0202

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

16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007

Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov

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17 CHEVY MALIBU Owed $726.75 Vin#1FTEX1CM1BKD17430 11 FORD F150 Owed $801.75 Vin#3A8FY48B78T198986 08 CHRY PT CRUISER Owed $289.05 Vin#2D4FV47T36H521840 06 DODGE MAG Owed $630.65 Vin#1G8JD84R34Y505063 04 SATURN Owed $880.65 Vin#1G6KD57Y28U189022 08 CADILLAC DTS Owed $652.00 Vin#5YFBURHE0GP522631 16 TOYOTA COROLLA Owed $459.85

FIELD WORKERS Fifty-nine (59) temp. positions; approx 4 1/2 months; Job to begin on 9/11/17 through 1/25/18. Duties: to operate farm equipment in sugar cane fields; to assist with the operation and performing of minor repairs and maintenance of farm trucks; to operate trucks for the distribution of harvested sugar cane to local sugar mill. $10.38 per hour; mon-sat; 48 hour week; OT varies, not guaranteed. 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Raceland Raw Sugar, L.L.C. C located in Raceland, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (985) 537-3533. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 718234.

Kim’s Eyelashes & More, LLC 2070 C Texas Avenue • Bridge City, TX 77611

Certified by Daniel

Fax: (409)883-0209 Email: steve@stevehowardlaw.com

SEWING

Jeans Hemmed Alterations Kids Outfits Costumes Mending Pillows Please call: 409-238-1230

Call for Appointment

409•540•1833 or 409•313•6717 Visit us on Facebook @ Kim’s Eyelashes & More

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Lone Star Carpentry Remodel or Repair *Baths *Kitchens *Porches *Doors *Windows, Etc.

HOURLY RATES AVAILABLE

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Your business card here Call 409-735-5305

Bush Hog and Dirt Work Call Jerry

409-670-3047 ORANGE’S OLDEST HOMETOWN APPLIANCE DEALER

SI NCE 1963

HARRY’S

APPLIANCE & SERVICE, INC.

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

409•886•4111

302 10th St. Orange

DANA MICHELLE JAMES Independent Beauty Consultant

(409) 988-9667 Call or Text

www.marykay.com/djames4782 God First, Family Second, Career Third

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 19, 2017

THEME: 1980s MOVIES ACROSS 1. Discrimination against AARP members? 6. India’s smallest state 9. Bath powder 13. Espresso plus steamed milk 14. Center of activity 15. Pickled garnish 16. *”Hannah and Her Sisters” director 17. Distinctive period 18. Opposite of alpha 19. *”A Christmas Story” protagonist 21. *Ferris Bueller’s best friend 23. Confession subject 24. French Riviera city 25. Mischief-maker 28. King of India 30. Old master print maker 35. Getting warm 37. Knicks’ competitor 39. Finnish steam bath 40. Hipbones 41. Derive 43. Membranophone 44. Fixin’ to 46. Saudi Arabia’s neighbor 47. Acid gritty-textured fruit 48. Iroquois tribe 50. Chills and fever 52. Prefix for “new” 53. Place for a house plant 55. Registered nurses’ org. 57. *Sean Penn in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” 61. *Oliver Stone’s Oscar winner 65. Fire in one’s soul 66. “____, humbug!” 68. Canine skin infection 69. Famous person 70. Freudian topic 71. Beyond suburb 72. Hightailed it 73. Computer network acronym 74. Destruction of cells, pl.

DOWN 1. Resembling wings 2. Apple variety 3. It shall, for short 4. 12 ____ of AA 5. Stonehenge stone 6. Clarified butter 7. “Days of ____ Lives” 8. Olden day calculators 9. What to do with a shrew? 10. Copycat 11. Kids’ building block 12. “Ocean Spray” ____-Apple juice 15. Celestial body with a tail, pl. 20. Absurd 22. Card with one pip 24. *Robert Redford’s “The ____” 25. *Montoya’s first name 26. Honeydew, e.g. 27. Founding Father Thomas 29. *Returned in 1983 31. Not gentlemen 32. Second-largest Great Lake 33. Accustom 34. *Main character in “First Blood” 36. #28 Across’ daughter 38. Heroin, slang 42. Artificial sweetener brand 45. Not absorb, nor repel 49. Have a cold, e.g. 51. Canine’s coat 54. Denigrating statement 56. Muscle control problem 57. Puch-shaped structures in animals or plants. 58. *Like “Dead Poets Society” school, e.g. 59. Opposite of busy 60. College girl 61. Sound unit 62. Cross to bear 63. Mythological hominid 64. Snouts or beaks 67. ____ Khan

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