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Vol. 58 No. 127

Week of Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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County Judge takes lonely tax abatement stand Dave Rogers

For The Record

Six months ago, Dean Crooks won 57 percent of the vote to become County Judge. This week, no one would stand with him in favor of making the Orange County tax abatement policy more restrictive -- except his administrative assistant, Bailey Aaron. Tuesday afternoon’s 4-1 vote by Commissioners’ Court to keep the abatement policy as is followed a Monday night standing room-only public workshop that fea-

tured area civic and business leaders voicing their objections to adding restrictions to what they say is a necessary Crooks tool to attract new business to the area. Crooks is against offering tax breaks to new business prospects that aren’t available to existing businesses. “He’s got an opinion we need to do it one way, and everybody else that was there felt differently,” Commissioner John Gothia said. “Eleven people stood up

and said they want us to adopt the policy without restraint.” Those who made clear their opposition to Crooks’ notion included mayors Larry Spears of Orange, David Rutledge of Bridge City, Rob-

ert Viator of Vidor and Cathy Nagle of Pine Forest; city managers Jerry Jones of Bridge City, Robbie Hood of Pinehurst and Mike Stelly of West Orange; business owner Chad Havens and Mark Viator, director of govern-

ment affairs at Jefferson Energy. Aaron stuck up for her boss at the end of the meeting. “A lot of people were very angry that we had that meeting at all,” Crooks said Tues-

day afternoon. “We tell people that we want them to get involved, and what we get is elected officials, mayors and other commissioners saying we COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Health surveys to be conducted in OC

Damage found at historic Orange cemetery David Ball

For The Record

An unpleasant surprise was made Monday at a cemetery in Orange. Damaged property was found at Hebrew Rest Cemetery, 2100 8th Street in the Brownwood area of Orange. Capt. Robert Enmon, with the Orange Police Department, is asking for the public’s assistance in solving the case. Enmon said the incident could had happened in August because the groundskeeper was prevented from doing maintenance at the cemetery due to rain. “We suspect it kids who did this,” he said. “There’s not broken gate for fence. They either went under or over the fence. There’s a lot of kids there who ride their bikes. We’re asking for security camera footage, but we haven’t received any yet.” The incident was reported to the OPD at 10:22 a.m. on Monday, October 29 about

damaged property, according to a report written by Officer Grant McLen. McLean wrote he was sent in reference to criminal mischief. When he arrived, he met with Judy Spector at the cemetery entrance. She said someone damaged the property at the private cemetery. Spector said at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, the groundskeeper, Mark Lemoine, told her about the damage to the cemetery. She saw several damaged items inside the cemetery. Only she and the groundskeeper have access to the cemetery and it’s been “a considerable amount of time since anyone had scheduled a visit to the cemetery.” Lemoine said the last time he was at the cemetery was in August. Furthermore, he was able to point out further damage to the cemetery. Spector said Hebrew Rest Cemetery didn’t give anyone permission to damage to its HEBREW Page 3A

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention along with other agencies will conduct a health survey of Orange County from October 30, 2018 through January 21, 2019. Trailers like these are called Mobile Examination Centers and will be used for household interviews and standardized medical examinations. They will be housed at Baptist Orange Hospital.

David Ball

For The Record

If you see Center for Disease Control and Prevention equipment and trailers set up at Baptist Orange Hospital next week, or there people going door to door in neighborhoods, don’t be alarmed. You’re not in a science fiction movie. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Center for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is conducting a major study of the health of persons living in the United States, according to a press release. Orange County has been selected as one of the survey locations during the current National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The survey that will be used to gather

information to assess the health and nutrition status of children and adults and their needs for health care. This survey is part of the DHHS continuing study of the nation’s health. For more than 55 years, similar surveys have been conducted on various segments of the U.S. population. They have provided the agency with data on health conditions and concerns in this

country. Data are collected through household interviews and standardized medical examinations in their Mobile Examination Center (MEC). Their personnel will be conducting the survey in Orange County from October 30, 2018 through January 21, 2019. A sample of about 503 people will be HEALTH SURVEY Page 3A

Look twice before using your debit card at gas pumps David Ball

For The Record

Orange Countians, guard your credit cards because the skimmers are here. Amanda Longmire, of Bridge City, said her fiance almost fell victim this past weekend from a skimmer. He was at a filling station in Bridge City on Saturday afternoon, filling up his motorcycle with gasoline. On Monday morning, their credit union fraud department called them within 30 minutes of their card trying to be used in Waxahachie. Disaster averted. “I don’t think they can do much (apprehending the perpetrators),” she said. “No money was lost. We usually use the app at the Exxon-

This is a credit card skimmer confiscated by the Orange Police Department. A skimmer was discovered at a filling station in Bridge City this pas weekend. Law enforcement officers caution residents to notice things such as shaky card readers, flashing lights, cameras, etc. before using.

Mobil station to pay for gas.” Skimmers are small, electronic devices installed se-

cretly at pumps and able to capture a swiped payment card’s protected data, the

agency said. Commercial keys purchased online let fraudsters access pumps often left unattended, according to www.usatoday.com. Capt. Robert Bergeron, with the Bridge City Police Department, said his department hasn’t heard anything about skimmers in the city for a long while. He explained the way skimmers work is the person will gain access inside the pump, hard wire the device that saves credit card information in a storage device. From there, they will plug the device to a computer to access the data and reprint new debit cards to use. They can also use Bluetooth technology to download information instantaneously. “Don’t use debit card at the

pump. Your whole bank account is compromised,” Bergeron said. “Before using, see if the card reader moves. If it seals. Some pumps are tamper proof. Check the keypads. 3-D printers can now print keypads they use.” Also, don’t use the pumps if you see blinking lights or cameras. Look at the keypad and check if the security tape has been broken. If so, use the keypad inside the store. Bergeron said the technology is probably relatively simple to use. One could probably learn how to do it watching a YouTube or Google instructional video. These operations are usually done by large rings of perpetrators. One such ring stretched from the Rio Grande Valley to New Or-

leans. No skimmers have been found on ATMs in Bridge City, he said. After the information is collected from a gasoline pump it is then used to make a withdrawal from an ATM. To avoid skimmers, Bergeron recommends using the pump closest to the clerk inside the store. Suspects target pumps not easily visible. Det. C.J. Foreman of the Orange Police Department said his department collected a handful of skimmers last year at gasoline pumps. Ten of them to be exact with three collected at one station. However, he said Beaumont and Port Arthur colSKIMMERS Page 3A

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‘Tis the season for Orange Service League Harriette Risinger and Theresa Glidden show off some of the Christmas decorations on sale at the Service League of Orange’s Christmas Market debuting at Baptist Hospital with a special Christmas Open House from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2. The Market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday Nov. 5 through December. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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The Orange County Master Gardeners Assn. in conjunction with the Field of Plenty will be presenting a fall program Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the Field of Plenty on Wickard St behind Orange Christian Services on planting asparagus, composting and recycling. Dot Chauvin will present a slide presentation on her book “Asparagus Tips”. The Master Gardeners will explain how to “Compost itDon’t Bag It” and the Trashy Ladies will go over recycling in Orange County. The cost is $20, which includes an autographed copy of Mrs. Chauvin’s book and 2 raffle chances for a composter. Payment will be collected the day of the event at the Field of Plenty gate. Please RSVP by going to Orange. AgriLife.org and clicking on the registration tab. Call the

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asked to participate in the survey. Interviewers will be calling on designated households throughout the area. They will obtain the demographic information used to identify and select people for the examination. Examinations at the MEC will be conducted from November 27, 2018 through January 20, 2019 with 20 persons being examined per day. Examinations are conducted at their MEC which consists of four specially designed trailers which are linked together to form a single unit. These trailers are then connected to water, sanitary sewer, electricity and telecommunication for the approximate two month period.

Orangefield High School students in Ms. Baker’s floral design class painted pumpkins as a fall assignment. Kayla Gordon, McKenzie Davis, Bailey Click, Jennifer Swift and Taya Fells pose with their Halloween pumpkin floral designs.

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lect “tons of them” more than Orange does. “We were never able to identify anybody,” Foreman said. “We work jointly with the Secret Service who is building a database. They think this comes from organizations from overseas.” Foreman explained skimmers as inline memory motherboards that are

plugged and read when a card is swiped. “It’s plug and play. They’re in and out in 10 seconds. It’s hard to tell when there’s a skimmer in there,” he said. Some telltale signs, however, are the card reader wiggling or error codes or off codes on the screen. Foreman said the safest thing against skimmers is to carry

County business should make the decision ourselves,” Crooks said. Gothia took exception to that, noting that while offering tax abatements was a tool used by the county’s Economic Development Corporation to attract investment, all final abatement contracts were presented and voted on in front of the public at commissioners’ court meetings. “Some of the people he says he wants to protect are the ones that will be hurt if

cash though there’s the risk of getting robbed. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a debit card or a credit card. Gas stations along the interstate are more prime targets,” he said. “Pilot and Flying J have alarms when someone opens the pumps, though it’s expensive.” Outside the city limits, Det. Janois Strause Grizzaffi,

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we don’t grow,” Gothia said. “Without growth, small businesses will hurt.” Commissioners approved awarding $214,000 of hotel occupancy tax money to 17 non-profits. Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce topped the list at $75,000, Lutcher Theater was next at $30,000, the OCEDC was awarded $25,000 for billboard advertising, and Heritage House $20,000. Other awards were: Corm-

ier Museum, $10,300; Friends of the Orange Depot, $10,000; Mauriceville Crawfish Festival, $7,500; Gulf Coast Cajun Fest $6,000; Bridge City Museum, $5,562.50; Ham Fest, $5,000; Music By The Stars, $5,000; Orange County Historical Commission, $4,000; Mauriceville Heritage, $3,000; Vidor BBQ Bash, $3,000; Orange County Livestock Association, $3,000; Vidor FFA #1, $1,000; Vidor FFA #2, $1,000.

with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, said they haven’t responded to a skimmer call for some time. The last time being May 17. “That doesn’t mean it will be the last one. They’re inserted and you may not know about it,” she said. “Fraud and abuse is a big problem. There are more reports than catching a reader.”

A week after approving the Sheriff’s Office to spend drug forfeiture money for a $20,000 SWAT robot, commissioners agreed to spend $25,000 from the Sheriff’s Office assets forfeiture fund for a fleet of three drones. The biggest drone costs $11,000 and will be fitted with a $9,000 thermal imaging camera to use in search and rescue or SWAT scenarios. “This is not a want for a toy,” Sheriff’s Captain Richard Howard explained. “There is a real need. Instead of getting a helicopter for

The diseases, medical conditions, and health indicators to be studied include: • Anemia • Body composition and bone density • Cardiovascular diseases • Diabetes • Environmental exposures • Infectious diseases • Kidney diseases • Nutrition • Obesity • Oral health • Physical activity and physical functioning • Reproductive history and sexual behavior • Respiratory diseases (asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema) • Sexually transmitted diseases The sample for the survey is selected to represent the U.S. population of all ages. To produce reliable statistics, NHANES over samples people 60 and over, African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics

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property and they wish to pursue charges. Spector added that she didn’t give permission for anyone to damage her family’s property and she wished to pursue charges. Those who have information about this incident may call either call the OPD at 409-883-1026 or Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS. $650 an hour, we can use this for $20 an hour. “Using a series of drones, we’ll be able to do a lot more.” The county bosses also okayed $10,700 to upgrade cell phone reception at the County Expo Center on FM 1442, home of the Emergency Operations Center. Besides difficulty using cell phones at the EOC, the county has also had multiple issues with its email system. A fix was approved that would include dumping its $18,000 per year out-of-date system for Google G-Suite Business.

The only immediate charge would be $8,000, but the county agreed to pay $52,500 a year for 2020 and 2021. Commissioners agreed to pay $376,521 in bills plus turn over to the state $226,832 collected by the county in quarterly criminal costs and fees. Tax assessor collector Karen Fisher presented the 2018 current tax roll of $29.5 million and delinquent tax roll of $35 million and commissioners accepted it.

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From The Creaux’s Nest ELECTION LAP ON FINAL TURN We are now in the final week of a long campaign, local and national candidates are making their final pitch. Early voting ends Friday. Election Day is the next Tuesday, Nov. 6. Orange County has 53,000 registered. I don’t recall anytime in the last 20 years that the county voted 50 percent. This election could have a record turnout. Early voting is seeing many young, first time voters. I believe the female vote will also be up. My guess is that the Democrats will flip the congress, electing 232, the Demo’s need 223 to gain control. Unless there is at least a couple of upsets in red states turning blue, Republicans will hold the senate by a two member margin. Texas may not turn blue but will make big strides and will flip at least four congressional seats from red to blue. If you bet on the United States senate race, the odds are on the incumbent Ted Cruz over Beto O’Rourke. This is one however that will be very close. We don’t know what the effects of the bombs and White Supremacist killing of Jewish people might do with 60 percent of the vote still out. Citizens hold the power to stand up against hate and help prevent other tragedies. In state races, we don’t see any changes for the senate. Senator Nichols could win by a big majority. Thanks to all the candidates for offering themselves for public service. Thanks also to those who used The Record to relay their message to the voters.*****Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

WORDS MATTER—TARGETS OF HATE President Trump can run from but he can’t hide from the venom that he is spewing throughout this country. I wrote a year ago that if he didn’t stop preaching hate and division, the day would come where something really bad would happen. I had thought it would be even worse than the domestic terror, bomb incident and killing at the Synagogue. He is getting into the minds of both sides, those who hate him and his Jim Jones type followers, who drink his poison. Words matter, especially when the president uses them to attack individuals and the news media. His words penetrate everyone, including some very sick minds. Trump preached violence from the world’s largest stage, the presidency. He suggested busting people in the mouth, body slamming reporters. He even called Democrats evil. Over and over, he said, “They are bad people, very bad people, evil.” Chances are if you are reading this, if you are not a Democrat, at some time in your life you were. Your mom and dad were likely Democrats all of their lives. They weren’t evil, just the opposite, God worshiping, hard-working people who helped their neighbors, who cared for the well being of others. They probably didn’t come from wealth but never thought to look down on others. Trump started his administration by calling Hispanics murderers, rapist and people beneath us. He attempted to stop people of other faiths from entering our country saying they were all from ‘Shit’ countries. He appealed to the David Duke White Supremacist groups. He wanted to build his own party, not expand the Republican Party. He wants his followers’ loyal only to him, like a dictator. Everyone the bomber targeted were personally called out by Trump as enemies over and over and he has Sean Hannity and others at Fox News echoing his lies, that now number over 5,000. It won’t ever stop as long as he’s in office. The Republican Party leaders in the congress have gone underground. They had lockjaw when it came to calling the president out on his rhetoric that would someday lead to what we saw last week. I told you Trump, in office, would be four years of chaos and the wrecking of the Republican Party. Responsible citizens will have to remove the blinders and take a good look in the light of day at what is happening to our country. Quit pretending it’s okay because it’s not and it won’t ever be. Never in my long lifetime have I seen a president be so nonpresidential in a time of crisis. All of the many presidencies I lived through would have calmed the nation from the Oval Office and addressed the citizens like a true leader. He has never displayed empathy and there is no reason to believe that he cares beyond his base. He suggested we should be armed at our Houses of Worship. Where’s the empathy for the dead or the wounded, including four policemen. President Trump is not all the blame but he defiantly has played a role. He refuses to change so we need change in the congress or senate, for checks and balance. Then they would be forced to work together.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2018 The presidential campaign has been going on for 21 long months. You can’t help but admire all the candidates. I don’t know how they do it or how they muster that much energy under so much stress. Only in America. Now the choice has been made to elect Barack Obama and we look forward to a new day and new hopes come Jan. 21. The past eight years have been a terrible drain on our country and poor / middle class, our prestige

abroad is all but gone. The new president will have a lot of rebuilding to do. We’ve doubled the national debt and raised unemployment to the highest level since the Great Depression. Turning so much bad into good will not happen overnight but at least we will take a different track, with a different conductor and experienced crew. President Bush and Dick Cheney will leave office with the lowest approval rating in my lifetime, 25 percent.***** We were saddened to learn about the death of Sheri Fudge Lapeyrolerie, age 45, who passed away Oct. 18. Sheri Denise was the daughter of Julia and Dennis Fudge.***** Our hearts also go out to Jackie and George Roberts on the tragic death of their son Jayson Allen, age 25, on Oct. 27. Jackie, a legal secretary worked for Judge Grover Halliburton many years until his death.***** Our condolences to the family of Betty Britnell, 73, who died Oct. 27. She was preceded in death by husband Calvin Sr. and son Calvin Jr.***** On Nov. 3, the darling of Bridge City, Denise Stanton, a former Super Wal-Mart employee and diehard Cowboy fan, turned 39 years old. She is the pride and joy of Mary and Don Stanton.***** Our little buddy Clayson Choate is one of the nation’s top motorbike racers in his age group. Last weekend, he blew the competition away. He came home with all three first-place trophies and also captured a third- and fourth-place in an older age competition.***** The most hotly contested state race on the Orange County ballot was the representative seat for District 19. Incumbent Mike Hamilton (R) retained his position, fending off Democratic contender Larry C. Hunter and Liberation Richard Ramsey. Hamilton received almost 64 percent of the vote statewide. In the county, Hamilton received 14,707 votes, while Hunter reached 10,084 votes to Ramsey’s 570. With a vote of 2,280 to 321 on the local tote board, incumbent Joe Deshotel (D) retains his state representative seat for District 22 garnering a huge 95 percent of the state vote defeating Libertarian candidate Deal L. Tucker. Republican Tommy Williams ran unopposed for state senate. In the race for the U.S. congressional seat, incumbent Kevin Brady defeated challenger Kent Hargett.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Obituaries 10 Years Ago-2008 Betty Jane Britnell, 73, of Bridge City, died Monday, Oct. 27. Services were Saturday, Nov. 1. She is survived by daughters Evelyn Simmons, Nancy Sonnier, Jane Diehl, son Roger Britnell, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.***** Marcia “Mickey” Vincent, 72, of Bridge City, died Monday, Oct. 27. Services were Saturday, Nov. 1. She is survived by her children, Gary Lynn Vincent, Larry Wayne Vincent, Tammy David, and Richard Allen Vincent, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

40 YEARS AGO-2008 Jim Taylor has returned to Orange from Nashville where he performed. While in the country music capital, Taylor was presented an award for his recording, “I’ll Always Love You Mary Ann” which made the “Top 100” charts of both Billboard and Cash Box magazines. He also recorded the vocal tracks for two more songs planned for release early in 1979.*****Dale Saurage replaces Mike Ramsey as investigator for the Bridge City Police Agency. Ramsey will go back to the regular beat.*****The city of Bridge City will move into their new facilities this month. *****W.T. Oliver was in Houston meeting with John Connally on plans for a national telethon scheduled for December. The telethon is being held to raise funds for the Bob Hope High School, to be built in Port Arthur at the Hughen Center.*****Richard Corder, after many years as the morning voice of KOGT, has been taken off the air by station manager Bill Fort.*****While returning from Cleveland, Texas, Janice Overman, Bridge City cosmetology teacher, and her students discovered the body of a man in a ditch. When they approached what they thought was the body, the man jumped up. He said he was on his way to Louisiana, got tired and lay down for a nap in the ditch. He had a little toddy to keep him warm.*****Betty and Corky Harmon have just returned from Europe. They visited Germany, Cairo, Egypt, Holland, Belgium, the Nile and Pyramids. They report that they are glad to get home but it was a great trip.*****Tim Hughes, a Scot-Irishman, visited Ireland the homeland.

A FEW HAPPENINGS County Commissioner Barry Burton has applied for the job of Director of the South East Teas Regional Planning Commission to replace Shaun Davis. I know Barry and feel he would be a good choice. It’s a job that seems tailor-made for him. He’s a detailed person who never meets a stranger. He has the support of those who control the purse strings like State Senator Nichols, State Rep. Phelan and Congressman Babin. That’s a great start. The appointment will be soon and Barry is a good choice.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Novrozsky’s this week. Next week, a special gathering will be held at Robert’s in honor of Pearl Harbor survivor Cedric Stout’s 97th birthday. All WWII veterans are invited to attend and be recognized for their service. Everyone is welcome to attend and honor these great heroes. Y’all come, we are losing 1,000 great patriots every day. We have lost a few since our last Veterans Day gathering.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays this week. On Oct. 31: Halloween Day is also Ms. Phyl’s oldest, Mark Dunn’s birthday. Celebrating also is Mel’s other half, Joey Campbell. This was also the birthday of two fine people who have left us, Virgie Scales, Pam’s mom, and our great friend of many years Don Harmon.***It’s hard to believe that on Nov. 3, a special person, everyone’s sweetheart, Denise Stanton, turns 49. She was extra special to her late dad Don.***On Nov. 4, Harriett and former commissioner David Dubose will celebrate their anniversary. Best wishes for continued long, healthy life together.***Nov. 6, on this day former commissioner, CPA and friend of many years, way back when we were so much younger, John Dubose, is a year older today.***Also celebrating on this day is Port Commissioner Johnny Montagne, Jr.***Congratulations and best wishes to Tammy and Shaun Davis on their new venture in life and also on

their 40th anniversary. Please see complete birthday list.*****The Boston Red Sox won the World Series against the LA Dodgers in five games. I had predicted the Sox would win in six. I believed the Dodgers could win two at home. The way Boston disposed of the Astros had convinced me of their greatness.****Our friends at American Legion, Post 49, wanted folks to know they are renting the Legion Hall for weddings, parties, etc. For more information call 409-886-1241.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- U.S.A. TODAY “Homegrown hate eclipses threats from afar. Many Americans, the president among them, have been obsessed by a caravan of Latin American migrants making their way toward the United States seeking haven. The far greater threat is already here: homegrown haters who speak with weapons and seek to kill.” Something to think about: If you left in the morning to walk to El Paso, through Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio and five hundred miles of nothing, spent the night and then headed back to San Antonio, that’s how far you would be walking if you were in the Caravan headed to Texas. Some will have you believe they will be there next week. The truth is it will take moths for those poor people to reach the border. Using the Pentagon to send 5200 military troops is a mid-term political ploy.

BIRTHDAYS Celebrating birthdays this week. Oct. 31: Mark Dunn, Janel Menard, Alana Ball and Joey Campbell. Celebs celebrating today, singer Vanilla Ice, 50, actor Rob Schneider, 54 and Alabama football coach Nick Saban, 66.*****Nov. 1: Whitney Gonzaless, coach Chris Moore, Kyle Prosperie, Nancy Blacksher and David Moore all celebrate today. Joining them are actors Penn Badgley, 31, Peter Ostrum, 60 and TV host Jenny McCarthy, 45.*****Nov. 2: Amy Skidmore, Kimberly Hall, Dale Dardeau and Keith McCurry celebrate today. They are joined by actors David Schwimmer, 51 and Shan Rukh Khan, 52.*****Nov. 3: Joe Pelaez, Rosemary Spell, Tommy Green, Dale Carlton celebrate today. Celebrities joining them are model Kendall Jenner, 22, actress Roseanne Barr, 65, activist Elizabeth Smart, 20.*****Nov. 4: Having birthdays today are Wanda Shugart, Loretta Meadows, Pam Guyote, Gail Hass, Kim Moore and Louise Fuselier. Also celebrating are actor Matthew McConaughey, 48, comedian Kathy Griffin, 57, former First Lady Laura Bush, 71.****Nov. 5: Celebrating today are Pat Stanton, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kember Ess, Margaret Thibodeaux and Sharon Premeaux. Also celebrating are actors Luke Hemsworth, 36, Tatum O’Neal, 54 and rock singer Bryan Adams, 58.*****Nov. 6: Celebrating today are Lori Chesson, Derek Grooms, Kay Wingate, Jackie Litton, Greg Broussard. Joining them are actors Emma Stone, 29 and Ethan Hawke, 47.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Poor Sostan Comeaux him, was on his dying bed, his last breath could come at anytime. Comeaux was about to slip out of dis world when he smelled da most wonderful smell. His favorite brownies were baking in da over. Comeaux struggled out of da bed him, too weak to stand up. He crawled down da hall and into da kitchen and pulled hisself up to da counter where his wife Marie’s brownies were cooling dem. Comeaux grab one and put it in his mou’h and den stuffed two more in his pajama pocket, den stuffed one more in his mou’h. Den he said, “I jus love dat smell and wonderful taste me.” Bout dat time Marie walked up behind him and said, “Comeaux, wat you doing you?” Shame on you, dem brownies are for after da funeral.”

C’EST TOUT A Sad, Dark Time in Our Country I’m surprised that even though there has been news coverage that there isn’t more of an outcry from the citizens. The targeting and murder of a certain religion in 2018 is a dark mark on our country that can’t be erased. A White Nationalist, Robert Bowers, 46, entered a Synagogue, killing 11 worshippers in a hate driven rampage. He also wounded several others including four police officers. He targeted those Jewish people because of their religion and because they harbored immigrants. This can happen in any neighborhood. The hate of White Supremacist runs deep. The attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue was the deadest against the Jewish community in United States history. I fear it won’t be the last. In the Pittsburgh shooting Bowers kept shouting, “All Jews must die.” At the same time, another White Supremacist, after failing to break into a black church, settled for killing two black people in a supermarket. All that on the heels of another hater mailing pipe bombs to two former presidents, several others and a television network he considered an enemy of the people. Chalk it up to what you want to believe, racism, tribalism or just plain haters of someone that’s not like them. We are being conditioned to hate all immigrants that don’t come from a European, white nation. I see trouble ahead. It really saddens me, as it should every citizen, when mass killing and violence is directed at any particular group just because of who they happen to be. The thought of killing people because of their faith while they are worshiping is sickening and everyone should be mad about the snuffing out of human life. Pure evil is being breed into the American society and it’s growing.*****Thanks for your time. Be careful, watch for kids out Trick-or-Treating. If you are registered to vote this could be the most important vote you ever cast. Take care and God bless.

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Golden K Kiwanis to meet Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wednesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Orange Salvation Army Building, at the corner of MLK Drive and Strickland, also known as Old Highway 90. Coffee is always available and the public is always invited to hear a different speaker each week. e following speakers are scheduled: Wednesday, Oct. 31 e membership of Golden K Kiwanis will meet for a rare field trip at 9:30 a.m. in front of the ticket window at Shangri-La to view the scarecrows on display, hand-made by various organizations and entities. On Wednesday, November 7 - Tina Romero, new owner with hubby Jessie of Mathews’ Jewelers in Orange, will discuss the transition in the jewelry store after buying it from Stan and Linda Mathews in August. Wednesday, November 14-Fallon Foster of the AgriLife network of Texas A&M University, Lead Agent, will speak to Golden K Kiwanis about various things she covers in her job as an Orange County Extension Agent. Admission is free. All members are expected to attend. Remember, coffee is always served and the public is welcome to attend.

Seek & Find Resale Store Come visit us at Seek and Find Resale Shop sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. We will be selling tickets for our Christmas Quilt Raﬄe, tickets for the Gumbo meal, and our famous nuts. As always, we have lots of new items that will be sure to catch your eye. Come and see us at 985 W. Roundbunch Rd, Suite A (next to Happy Donuts). We are now open three days a week. ey are ursdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Fridays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm. We have clothes for all ages, toys, furniture, home decor, kitchen items, and so much more. All proceeds go to our Music Scholarship Fund. We are also collecting items. So, if you are cleaning out your closets and storage rooms, we will take all items. Come and check us out.

Trinity Baptist Church Fall Festival Halloween evening, October 31, will be a time of fun from 5-7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1819 16th Street, Orange 77630, as characters from the Paw Patrol stroll the area! Skye and Marshall of the Paw Patrol will be in attendance taking photos with children, giving hugs, and greeting everyone. ere will even be inﬂatables, face painting, and fall lawn games to entertain children of many ages. Every attendee will receive a bag of candy and admission is free. is is Trinity’s way of giving back to the community. e Fall Festival is a family-friendly event, so mark those calendars. e chair of this event is Pastor Ryan Chandler. For more information, contact the church at 409.886.1333.

service, and custodial substitutes who have completed the enrollment process, which includes ﬁngerprint clearance. All substitutes should bring their driver’s license and social security card. Individuals interested in applying for substitute positions may visit the WOCCISD website at HYPERLINK “http://www.woccisd.net” www.woccisd.net to apply on-line. Applications are also available at the WOC Education Service Center, 902 W. Park Ave. Classroom observation hours are required for teacher substitutes. Paraprofessional substitutes must have a high school diploma. All WOCCISD substitutes are also required to complete background checks. For more information, contact WOCCISD Human Resources at 882-5610.

City of West Orange “Holiday in the Park” Booths Booths are now open to the public for the City of West Orange’s 2018 “Holiday in the Park” festival. is year’s event will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until dusk in the park next door to West Orange City Hall located at 2700 Western Avenue in West Orange, Texas. is home-town, community festival brings in people from around the area wanting to kick off the holiday season. e event will have food booths, craft booths and children’s activities. Non-electrical booth spaces (14’ x 14’) are available for $30 each, while electrical booth spaces (20’ x 14’) are $50 each. Booths are rented on a first-come, first- served basis. e City of West Orange reserves the right to the sale of all carbonated beverages. NO alcohol of any kind will be sold at, or allowed on, the festival grounds. Rules and regulations, as well as a site map and registration form can be found on the City’s website located at www.cityofwestorange.com. For further information, or to reserve a booth space, contact West Orange City Hall at 409-883-3468.

Orange County Historical Society to meet e Orange County Historical Society will have it’s last program on Nov. 6 at 6:30 pm in the Orange Train Depot. David Frenzel, the City of Orange Fire Chief, will give a slide presentation on the history of the Orange Fire Department. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free and the public is invited.

WOCCISD calls bond election e West Orange - Cove Board of Trustees has called a bond election to be held Nov. 6, 2018 for $25.75 million in facility updates. ese include safety and security, HVAC, bleachers, building infrastructure, technology, and equipment/student furniture. It also includes a cosmetology renovation, ﬁne arts update, a transportation center, and an event facility. Updates to the softball, baseball, and football ﬁelds are also included. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding the election will be posted to the WOCCISD website early next week.

Join us at The Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion e Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to host the 3rd annual Gumbo Cook-off! is event will be held on Saturday, November 10, from 1 P.M. to 6 P.M. at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion. In celebration of Veterans Day, the event will begin at 1 P.M. with the Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, and recognition of veterans according to the various military branches served. In an effort to promote tourism, the Gumbo Cook-off will include live entertainment by Clay Cormier and the Highway Boys beginning at 2 P.M. and Gyth Rigdon beginning at 4:30 P.M. e Gumbo Cook-off is free to the public. Coolers are welcome, but please note, no dogs or pets will be allowed at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion. For additional information concerning entry to compete in the Gumbo Cook-off, please contact the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau at 409.883.1011 or 409.883.1010.

Wesley UMC Annual Christmas Bazaar Wesley Methodist Church Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 10 from 9 am to 4 pm. Unique gifts, Christmas decorations, sweet shop, crafts, jewelry, pecans, walnuts and frozen taco soup to go. Door prizes also will be given, join us at 401 N. 37th Street in Orange. Call 734-8036 or 886-7276 for more information.

First United Methodist Orange to host Halloween event First United Methodist Church Orange will have Halloween Night Activities on Oct. 31. “Shine the Light on Jesus” will be held in the Family Life Center, located at the corner of 5th & Elm from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and will include Games, Science, Hot Dogs, Chip and Snacks.

Veteran’s Day Concert set for Nov. 8 A Veteran's Day Concert will be held on ursday, November 8th at Bridge City Intermediate Gymnasium. e ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. with a reception following for all Veterans. e school is located at 1029 West Roundbunch Road in Bridge City.

WOCCISD Substitute Orientation West Orange – Cove CISD will hold a Substitute Orientation on ursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the WOC Education Service Center Community Outreach Room, 902 W. Park Avenue, Orange. e orientation session is for new teacher, paraprofessional, food

Brenda and Mike Kelley of Orange get ready for Trinity Baptist's Hobo Dinner on Sunday, October 28, at the church. Mike Kelley enjoys wearing tan suspenders, striped tie, and white snakeskin shoes to the hoedown! The annual dinner consists of soups, salads, and desserts. Old-fashioned cake walks raised money for the annual Lottie Moon missionary fund, an annual event among Baptists. Approximately $300 was raised for the missionary program at Orange's Trinity Baptist, 1819 N. 16th St. Photo by Anne Payne

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K&S Couture cuts ribbon in Orange

A new Workforce Solutions Center will open in Port Arthur on Monday, Nov. 5.

New Workforce Center to open in Port Arthur

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for K&S Couture, LLC at 2407 MLK Jr Dr. Orange, TX 77630 on October 26th. Owner Stephanie White and her husband Jeff opened their doors on October 2, 2018 with staff member Lauren LeFleur. The boutique features many gift options, women's apparel, jewelry, shoes, and much more! They also offer gift certificates as well. Store hours: Tuesday- Saturday 10 am- 6 pm. You can contact the store at (409) 920-4010 or kscouture@yahoo.com.

Individuals and businesses seeking Workforce Solutions services in south Jefferson County will soon have a new facility to access employment programs and services. e new Workforce Solutions Center will open Monday, November 5 and is located at 4680 FM 365 near Twin City Highway. e brand new 12,000-square foot building will house all Workforce Solutions job seeker and employer services that were previously located in the Jefferson City Shopping Center since 1999. e location will have computer access for job search and other resources for both job seekers and employers including the Texas Veterans Commission staff, Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Adult Education Services. “We are thrilled to be able to open the new Port Arthur Center to better assist those looking for employment or job skills training,” said Marilyn Smith, executive director Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas. “The new center also offers local employers dedicated spaces to conduct hiring events, interviews, and orienta-

tion training sessions. They can also meet with Business Solutions specialists on opportunities we have to support their employment needs.” Smith added the recent building procurement was in conjunction with the end of the lease. e Port Arthur Workforce Center oﬀers job assistance to individuals seeking employment or assistance with employment barriers at no cost to job seekers. Computer access is available for Work-in-Texas job searches, career exploration, resume assistance and other employment-related services. e Center will also host monthly workshops designed to boost job seekers interview skills in addition to Adult Education courses and English-as-Second Language (ESL) classes. Business owners and manager are also encouraged to take advantage of programs oﬀered such as Work Opportunity Tax Credits and On-the-Job Training programs. A ribbon cutting by the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for ursday, Dec 6 at 9 a.m.

Golden K Kiwanis Secretary Pat McCombs, left, and wife, member Debra McCombs, far right, welcome outgoing Orange County Precinct 2 Commissioner Barry Burton, center to a recent Orange Golden K Kiwanis Club meeting at Orange's Salvation Army Building on MLK Drive. Burton shared interesting facts about Orange County's drainage ditches, dams, and flooding, along with some of his future endeavors in the county. Burton comes from a long line of family in the 1800's, who worked publicly serving the citizens of Orange County. His uncle, Owen Burton, also served years ago as a county commissioner. Photo by Anne Payne

Deaths and Memorials James Ross “J.R.” Burns, 92, West Orange J.R. Burns, 92, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on October 28, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., ursday, November 1, 2018, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange. Pastor David Millner and Reverend Harold Nazworth will be officiating. Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m., at Pine Island Cemetery in Simpson, Louisiana. JAMES ROSS Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to ‘J.R.’ BURNS 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Simpson, Louisiana, on October 4, 1926, he was the son of omas Oscar Burns and Effie Leola (Jackson) Burns. J.R. proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He came to Orange to seek employment at the shipyard, but deciding that was not for him, he began working at the Railway Express at the Orange Train Depot, later becoming agent. J.R. then went on to work as a Purchasing Agent for Firestone in Orange, as well as formerly serving as Orange County Commissioner and a West Orange Council member. He was a charter member and Deacon at Calvary Baptist Church. He also spent many years with the Orange County Sheriff ’s Posse. J.R. was an avid hunter and enjoyed buying and selling cows. He loved his family dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, omas and Effie Burns; brothers, William Burns and Ralph Burns; and his sister, Rhoda Gill. ose left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 71 years, Nelda Burns; children, Sherry Shugart and husband Mike, of West Orange and Pam McDonald and husband Mike, of Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren, Michael Shugart and wife Jill, of Orange, Jonathan Shugart and wife Kandis, of Orange, and Jason McDonald and wife Nikki, of Katy; great-grandchildren, Mikaela Stegall, Ty Shugart, Camdyn Shugart, Ava Shugart, Mason Gatlin, Jace McDonald, and Dax McDonald; and his siblings, Berman Burns and wife Janice, of Simpson, LA, Addis Reed, of Benton, LA, and Doris Brown, of Lafayette, LA. Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Shugart, Jonathan Shugart, Ty Shugart, Camdyn Shugart, Jason McDonald, and Jace McDonald. e family would like to extend a special thank you to the ladies at Golden Years for all of their love and care. ey treated our dad like he was family. Also, thank you to Heart of Texas Hospice.

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Obama, First Black Elected President Written 10 Years Ago, Nov. 4, 2008 Roy Dunn For The Record In my childhood, segregation was in full bloom. Negroes had their own schools that were mostly low standard, poorly built wooden buildings. We whites had our own water fountains and restrooms. The facilities were distinctly marked “Colored” or “Whites Only.” Segregation went far deeper than that. I was a poor white kid in Abbeville, a mostly Cajun town, where people spoke little English. As a child I worked right alongside blacks in the fields. They had a family unit, the youngsters put in the same long day in the rice, corn, cotton or sugar cane fields as the older family members. I worked in the fields mostly alone except when Mom and I picked cotton. Their total income from work was far greater than ours. Their houses were shacks, often called “share cropper homes.” They weren’t much but somewhat better than the grain storage shed we lived in. Neither had utilities, we had coal oil for heating, cooking and lighting. I say all of the above so I can point out bigger injustices. I wasn’t aware for instance, in those young years, that it wasn’t normal that blacks were treated differently. It was just a way of life that I never gave a thought to. As far back as I can remember, even as a 6- or 7year-old, all blacks, young and old alike, called me “Mr. Roy.” I swear I never wondered why. All white males were referred to as “Mr.” Blacks never looked a white woman in the face and always removed their hats when addressing a lady. All very normal to me in the 1930s and early ‘40s. There would be no way of knowing that in my lifetime a Negro would ever be elected president of the United States. Starting in my young adult-

hood and through life, I had hoped I would live to see a woman elected president. I know now that won’t happen. Some day it will, and our country will then have true equality. I have never been a racist nor have I harbored any prejudice but I do have problems with attitudes. I can care less about one’s sex or color of skin. There is good and bad in all individuals, good and bad groups. I judge all people on face value, followed by honesty and how you treat other people. When President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, he said, “I have just signed away the South for the Democrats.” He was right, he knew the South liked things as they were, bigots would show their true colors but it was the right thing to do. I liked my black friends and they liked me. Attitudes of blacks after 1964 didn’t help their cause. Martin Luther King showed them the way but many went in the wrong direction and made it harder on blacks and whites alike. Attitudes will really be tested now. How will they react when having reached Martin Luther’s “Mountain Top.” Barack Obama is not a traditional black like those I was raised with. He’s different in many ways. He’s from a biracial background, a white mom and a black dad from Kenya. Both of us were abandoned by our fathers and raised partly by our grandparents. He was black, with a strange name, raised in Hawaii around Polynesian people. I bore an odd Irish name surrounded by French people. Both of us

were taught that to achieve more we had to reach higher. Both could have been stuck in our backgrounds. During the course of history, from time to time, someone will come along that far exceeds ordinary people, with exceptional intelligence or talent so obvious that it is recognized by the masses. In Obama’s case, even the powerful Clinton political machine couldn’t destroy what the people recognized in this unusual individual. His presence and promise of hope for America has resonated even with some of the hopeless. Many people saw this man as a born leader. Those facts, plus timing and talent are everything and that is the reason today that Barack Obama will become the first black commander-in-chief of the United States of America. An historical event of mass proportions when I look back at the black-and-white road I’ve traveled. It’s my guess that history will record, when it’s all done, that Obama was one of our great presidents. He faces a tremendous risk however. No time since FDR, has a president been asked to reverse and right so many shortcomings. Nationally and internationally, our country has been driven to its lowest depth. Obama will no doubt catch the heat from the “Right-Wingers” ready to pounce on every step they don’t agree with. Our history has a way of correcting itself. “Mr. Roy” would never have dreamed that so big a task would someday be placed in the hands of a black man. From temperament to brilliance, everything indicates that our country will be in good hands, surrounded by many of the country’s most talented and qualified. I have lived to see quite an historical event. A black man in the White House. A journey of destiny for Obama and another historical happening witnessed by me “Down Life’s Highway.” One I never would have expected as a boy in that Cajun southern town.— Editor’s note: A look back at Obama’s eight years. When

Bringing the idea of ‘hope’ to life

The Obama family spent eight years in the White House. Barack Obama’s administration took over, Jan. 21, 2009, unemployment stood at 10.2 percent, eight million jobs had been lost in the previous two years, millions of home mortages were under water and the auto industry faced bankruptcy. Eight years later unemployment was down to 4.6 percent, a 30-year low and the U.S. had 82 months of continued economical and job growth adding 89 million jobs, which continues today. For the first time in history the congress passed an Affordable Care Act that covered pre-existing conditions and allowed a child to remain on parents insurance until age 26. Obama’s administration left a far better country than they inherited, making it easier for the next administration to take credit for continued growth.

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The Record Sports KAZ’S FEARLESS FOOTBALL FORECAST By JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

GAMES THIS WEEK WEST ORANGE-STARK over LIBERTY If the Mustangs can beat the Liberty Panthers Friday, they will at least ﬁnish in a tie for the District 10-4A-II championship when the regular season ends next weekend. But the ‘Stangs had better not look past this week, because Liberty is hungry for a piece of that league title.

LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over HUFFMAN The Bridge City Cardinal defense moves in on a Lumberton Raider ball carrier. On the tackle are Jackson Tims (2), Dorian Pruitt (44) and Jake Potter (33). RECORD PHOTO: Lisa Anderson

e Battlin’ Bears appear headed for the playoﬀs but must keep playing consistently to assure that feat. e Bears’ defense pitched a 21-0 shutout at Livingston last week and is hopeful of a repeat performance at Huﬀman Friday night.

Tough Bears defense readies for Huffman

BRIDGE CITY over LIVINGSTON

Dave Rogers For e Record Hot off its first shutout win of the season, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears look to bring down the Huffman Falcons this Friday night. LCM improved to 3-5 overall, 2-1 in District 11-4A, Division I, after its 21-0 win over Livingston last week. Huffman is 3-5, 1-2. Quarterback Adam Pope passed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, a 34-yarder to James Williams and a 5-yarder to Darien Williams. Pope also scored on a short second-half run. Landon Bearden led a 255-yard rushing game for LCM with 162 yards on 22 carries, a long gain of 47. Pope completed 8 of 13 with no interceptions. James Williams caught six passes for 87 yards.

Mustangs host Liberty for Senior Night e final home game of the season at Dan R. Hooks Stadium will celebrate West Orange-Stark seniors. e Mustangs, 4-4 overall but back in their familiar first place at 2-0 in District 104A, Division II after a tough non-district start, host Liberty, which is winless in district at 0-2 and 3-5 overall. WOS is coming off a 35-14 win at Hardin-Jefferson last week.

Quarterback Tyrone Wilson completed 12 of 19 passes for 169 yards and two scores while Jerren Terrell completed one of his two passes for a 27-yard score to Chavon Crawford. WOS gained 196 of its 328 total yards via the pass. Brettlin Wiley caught six passes for 103 yards, including a 51-yard score midway through the second quarter. Deiond’re Hawthorne caught three passes for 18 yards, including a 16-yard pass from Wilson made it 28-7 at the end of the third. e Mustangs nearly doubled the Raiders in total yards, holding Lumberton to 176 stripes.

OF opponents go from first to worst Coming off a 43-14 loss to winless Woodville, the Orangefield Bobcats catch a scheduling break Friday when they host the winless Warren Warriors. Orangefield, 4-4 overall after a 3-0 start, is 1-4 and tied for sixth in eight-team District 12-3A, Division I as the regular season hits its final two weeks. Blake Bradley leads the Bobcats in rushing with 401 yards and six touchdowns on 75 totes. Sophomore quarterback Gunner Jones, a midseason replacement for injured senior Mason Gonzales, is fifth in the league in passing with 187 yards and two touchdowns. Against Woodville, Orangefield matched

the Eagles’ first score with a one-yard TD run by Jones. But when Woodville went up 14-7, the Bobcats’ try to re-knot the score went awry on a fumble out the back of the Eagles’ end zone. It was 35-7 before Jones teamed up with Kaidon DuBose early in the final period, the final Bobcats score.

Cardinals set trap for limping Lions A homeﬁeld date with the last-place Livingston Lions await Bridge City’s Cardinals Friday night. Neither the Lions nor the Cards lit the scoreboard last week and they each take 03 records in District 11-4A, Division I into the game. BC, despite 210 yards of oﬀense split evenly between running and passing, fell 34-0 to league-leading Lumberton. e Cards are 1-7 for the season. Meanwhile Livingston, 0-8 for the season, was a 21-0 loser to Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Bridge City’s pumped-up passing game behind quarterback Cace Skinner picked up 107 yards, with Jackson Tims catching four passes for 52 yards and Blake Moore four for 44 yards. Rylan Ply led the rushing game for BC with 49 hard-earned yards on 20 carries. Andy Lara and Ethan Oceguera added 28 and 27 yards, respectively, according to team stats. Lumberton rushed for 296 yards, though.

Both teams are searching for their ﬁrst district victory, with the visitors anxious to post their ﬁrst win of the long season.

ORANGEFIELD over WARREN e Bobcats catch a winless Warren team in their ﬁnal game of the year at F.L. McClain Stadium. Wins in the ﬁnal two games will give the ‘Cats a respectable 6-4 overall season.

VIDOR over BAYTOWN LEE Who would have thought the Pirates would be without a district victory going into the ninth game? Despite their murderous schedule, the Pirates can ﬁnish the season at .500 (5-5) with a pair of wins in the ﬁnal two games.

SAN AUGUSTINE over DEWEYVILLE e Pirates can throw a monkey wrench into the Wolves’ hopes for an undefeated district schedule. But they will have to play much better than in the last couple of games.

LAMAR over CENTRAL ARKANSAS (Upset Special) e Cardinals could very well run into a buzz-saw on their trip to Arkansas Saturday. But the Redbirds are riding a threegame winning streak in which they were underdogs, so one more upset victory would be nice.

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More bass than fishing pressure

DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

Only last week, Gary Stelly and I were talking about night fishing the full moon on Toledo Bend in November. The major downside is the potential for arriving at the lake the same time yet another cold front rolls in. Cold is one thing…. cold and a howling north wind is another! Back in the late seventies and early eighties when everyone with a bass boat, as well as some without, belonged to a local bass club the more determined members would opt to fish their monthly tournament at night. I was guiding full time and had never fished nights past the month of September anyway, but I knew they were catching bass while the rest of us were resting up for the following day. I well remember greeting

clients at the dock for a day of fishing the same time most of those die hard anglers were just returning after twelve hours of fishing in the dark. At that time, the possibility of catching a double digit bass wasn’t even a part of the thought process, but they definitely caught more than their fair share of five to seven pound bass. Because surface temperatures were generally in the mid 70’s, basically every pattern had potential. At the same time folks like Tommy and Mike Humphrey were wearing out the bass with spinner baits in shallow water, Joe Barras, along with his patient wife bundled up in a sleeping bag, was a permanent figure anchored on a deep tree line soaking a lizard in 15 to 20 feet of water.

Those recollections quickly came to mind while talking with Jason and Paul Sensat. “We couldn’t have timed it any better,” said Jason. “We got to the lake a little ahead of the front and had we only fished the evening we arrived it would have been a great trip!” Jason said they caught fifteen to twenty bass up to five pounds fishing centipedes rigged Whacky worm style through the lay down grass. “I don’t know how many times the hit came before I made the first turn on my reel handle. It was just crazy. ” The bite completely died an hour after dark, however, and they decided to give deeper water a quick shot rather than call it a night. “We fished some protected humps that are usually deeper than they are right now and the bass were there,” said Paul. “We thought we had really figured out something special until we found them in 12 to 15 feet of water on every

hump we fished. ” “I think they would have hit anything you put in front of their face, but we stuck with a seven inch lizard and never experimented with anything else,” added the younger brother. “Jason claimed he pulled off the lake record, but we never boated anything over six pounds. We could have both easily weighed in twenty pound stringers. ” The Sensats caught a few bass on a Texas rig, but most of their fish were caught on a Carolina rig. “I usually fish a half ounce sinker,” said Jason, “but we got a lot more strikes with a 3/16ths ounce worm weight. The grass wasn’t very thick and the lighter weight just worked better. ” They never kept the first bass, but still came home with several future fish fries in the ice chest. “We took Mom out crappie fishing on her brush piles this morning and finished with eight bags of filets. She caught all of the fish,” volunteered Jason. “I ate her homemade cinnamon rolls and baited her hook while my brother slept!” I hoped to take advantage of the trout just ahead of the modest wind shift last Friday, but it proved to be wishful thinking. We had a good outgoing tide, but the wind and the big rain the day before dirtied up much of the river and north end of the lake. The clearer water pouring out of the marsh drains was still holding bass, redfish and flounder. Fire Tiger crankbaits, Usual Suspect Swim baits and quarter ounce spinnerbaits with a red shad Bass Assassin Sea Shad body all worked well. Hopefully, the front and cooler weather due in Wednesday night will improve the trout bite. If it doesn’t there isn’t much more Mother Nature can do to help the Cause. Right now, if you aren’t wading you probably aren’t consistently catching trout and even that bite has been iffy!

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West Orange-Stark Mustang Ja'Marcus Ross had to step up and do the rushing duties after both starters went down with ankle injuries. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

WOS Mustang Brettlin Wiley catches a Tyrone Wilson pass for a touchdown in the second quarter. Wiley had 6 catches for 103 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Abigail Stephens

Forecast McNEESE STATE over SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA e Lions have always been tough on the Cowboys and things don’t look any diﬀerent this year at Hammond. e Pokes threw their helmets back into the race for the Southland Conference championship by upsetting favorite Central Arkansas 23-21 Saturday.

HIGH SCHOOL Beaumont West Brook over

From Page 1B Deer Park, Port Arthur Memorial over Houston Wisdom, Barbers Hill over Port Neches-Groves, Nederland over Crosby, Lumberton over Splendora, Silsbee over Hamshire-Fannett, Jasper over Tarkington, East Chambers over Anahuac, Buna over Hardin, Woodville over Kirbyville, Anderson-Shiro over Kountze, Newton over Corrigan-Camden, West Sabine over Hull-Daisetta, Evadale over Colmesneil, Grapeland over West Hardin, Beaumont Kelly over Tyler All-Saints, High Island over Lovett’s Chapel.

COLLEGE Toledo over Ball State (Today); Central Florida over Temple, Northern Illinois over Akron and Ohio over Western Michigan (All ursday); Virginia over Pittsburgh and Middle Tennessee State over Western Kentucky (All Friday); Northwestern State over Abilene Christian, Nicholls State over Houston Baptist, Sam Houston State over Incarnate Word, Army over Air Force, Liberty over Massachusetts, Clemson over Louisville, Memphis over East Carolina, Michigan State over Maryland, Ole Miss over South Carolina, Syracuse over Wake Forest, Auburn over Texas A&M, Georgia Tech over North Carolina, Texas State over Georgia State, Georgia Southern over LouisianaMonroe, Marshall over Southern Mississippi, Grambling State over Mississippi Valley State, Jackson State over Prairie View, Alabama State over Texas Southern, North Carolina State over Florida State, Georgia over Kentucky, Louisiana-Lafayette over Troy, South Florida over Tulane, Tennessee over Charlotte, Florida over Missouri, Boston College

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over Virginia Tech, Appalachian State over Coastal Carolina, Duke over Miami, Florida International over Florida Atlantic, Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech, UAB over UT-San Antonio, Alabama over LSU, Eastern Michigan over Central Michigan, Iowa State over Kansas, Ohio State over Nebraska, Wisconsin over Rutgers, Iowa over Purdue, Minnesota over Illinois, Cincinnati over Navy, Michigan over Penn State, Notre Dame over Northwestern, Oklahoma State over Baylor, Arkansas State over South Alabama, Arkansas-Pine Bluﬀ over Alabama A&M, TCU over Kansas State, Rice over UTEP, Texas over West Virginia (Upset Special), Tulsa over Connecticut, Houston over SMU, Oklahoma over Texas Tech, San Jose State over Wyoming, New Mexico State over Alcorn State, Utah over Arizona State, Idaho over North Dakota, Oregon over UCLA, Washington over Stanford, Southern Cal over Oregon State, Boise State over BYU, San Diego State over New Mexico, Fresno State over UNLV, Washington State over California, Utah State over Hawaii.

PRO PICKS San Francisco over Oakland (ursday Night); NY Jets over Miami, Washington over Atlanta, Minnesota over Detroit, Kansas City over Cleveland, Carolina over Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh over Baltimore, Chicago over Buﬀalo, Houston over Denver (Upset Special), Seattle over LA Chargers, LA Rams over New Orleans, New England over Green Bay (All Sunday); Dallas over Tennessee (Monday Night). Bye week for Arizona, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, NY Giants and Philadelphia.

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Cora learned a thing or two from Hinch about road wins KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD Boston Red Sox first-year manager Alex Cora must have paid close attention to Houston skipper A.J. Hinch while he was the bench coach for the Astros. For the past couple of seasons, the Astros led the major leagues in victories away from home. Whatever Hinch did to win games on the road must have rubbed off on Cora— even if was only outhouse luck—as his talented Red Sox team swept the final three games from the Astros at Minute Maid Park to win the ALCS and then turned right around and took two of three at Los Angeles against the Dodgers in the recently-completed 2018 World Series. After sweeping the first two games of the series in Boston’s Fenway Park, the Red Sox mowed down the Dodgers in the final two games played in LA. Night owls were probably the only fans to watch the conclusion of Game ree which went 18 innings and ended at 3:30 a.m. (Boston time) when Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy ended the longest game in World Series history by hitting a solo home run in the bottom of

the 18th inning and giving his team a 3-2 hard-earned win. But Game ree was the only one that I thought Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts out-maneuvered Cora with his

use of personnel. Most of the faithful fans at Dodgers Stadium wouldn’t dare go home before Friday’s game ended early Saturday morning with more than 40,000 of the sold out 53,114 fans still on hand to watch Muncy’s heroics. What a diﬀerence 24 hours makes as Cora looked like a genius with his managerial moves in Saturday’s Game 4 while Roberts made choices that made him resemble a buﬀoon. Roberts over-used his closer Kenley Jansen, who failed to hold a 1-0 lead in Game ree and then did the same thing in Game Four, and jerked out two starters who were pitching shutout baseball going into the seventh inning. In Friday’s marathon game Roberts relieved rookie right-handed starter Walker Buehler after seven innings, despite the fact he had only allowed two Red Sox hits and was protecting a slen-

der 1-0 lead. Jansen came in and promptly gave up a home run by Jackie Bradley, Jr., sending the game into extra innings. Cora, on the other hand, was changing pitchers left and right until his bull pen was dry. But he didn’t hesitate to insert starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi in the 12th inning. Both teams scored a run in the 13th inning and then the pitcher’s duel continued. And in Game Four, for no reason at all, pulled starter Rich Hill in the seventh inning after Hill had given up only one hit and left with a 4-0 lead. After making several moves from his dog-tired bullpen, Boston scored 9 runs and won the pivotal game 9-6. In Game Five Boston scored a pair of first-inning runs off Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw while Bosox lefty David Price gave up a first-inning run and then coasted until Cora relieved him in the eighth with fire-balling Joe Kelly and his 100-mile-an-hour fast ball and used his ace Chris Sale in the ninth who registered three strike outs. is was the first time two minority managers faced off in a World Series, along with being the first managers to have played for both teams. ey are very good friends and former teammates

during their playing days. Cora, 43, the Red Sox’s first minority manager, is a native of Puerto Rico and joins Ozzie Guillen of the Chicago White Sox as the only Latino managers to win a World Series. Both Cora and Guillen played for the Beaumont Golden Gators in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Roberts, 46, has an African-American father and a Japanese mother and the Dodgers’ first minority manager. He would have been the first African-American to win a World Series since Cito Gaston of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and 1993. Roberts has taken the Dodgers to the playoffs all three season’s he’s managed there, including back-to-back trips to the World Series. And both times in the World Series appearances, the Dodgers were overmatched on the mound—by the Houston Astros in 2017 and Boston Red Sox last week. KWICKIES…e Texas Longhorn players must have been reading too many press clippings praising their defense, which totally fell apart Saturday at Stillwater as unranked Oklahoma State ripped the Texas defense for 38 points and 502 total yards in a game that was

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SE Texas Football Standings District 11-4A Div. II

Overall ......................................W L Splendora ......................7 1 Lumberton......................5 3 Huffman Hargrave ........3 5 LC-Mauriceville ..............3 5 Bridge City ....................1 8 Livingston ......................1 7

District W L 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 3

District 10-4A Div. II ......................................W West Orange-Stark ........4 Silsbee ..........................5 Liberty ............................5 Hamshire-Fannett ..........5 Hardin-Jefferson ............2

L 4 4 2 3 7

W 2 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 3

District 12-3A Div. I ......................................W Woodville ......................8 East Chambers ..............7 Hardin ............................7 Buna ..............................6 Anahuac ........................3 Orangefield ....................4 Kirbyville ........................1 Warren ..........................0

L 0 1 1 2 5 4 7 8

W 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 5

District 12-5A Div. II ......................................W Nederland ......................8 Barbers Hill ....................6 Port Neches-Groves ......5 Santa Fe ........................4 Crosby ..........................5 Baytown Lee ..................3 Vidor ..............................3 Dayton ..........................0

L 0 2 3 4 3 5 5 8

W 5 4 4 3 2 1 0 0

L 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 5

District 12-2A Div. I ......................................W San Augustine................6 Shelbyville......................4 Hull-Daisetta ..................5 Groveton ........................4 West Sabine ..................3 Deweyville......................3

L 2 4 3 4 5 5

W 3 3 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 2 2 2 3

Results/Schedule

Week 9 Scores Lumberton34, BC 0 WO-S 35, Hardin-Jefferson 14 LC-M 21, Livingston 0 Woodville 43, Orangefield 14 Nederland 41, Vidor 21 Groveton 54, Deweyville 6 Silsbee 28, Liberty 7 Splendora 20, Huffman Hargrave 6 East Chambers 42, Buna 20 Hardin 18, Anahuac 14 Kirbyville 38, Warren 6 PN-G 47, Santa Fe 19 Barbers Hill 49, Crosby 30 Baytown Lee 38, Dayton 14 Center 35, Shepherd 24 Huntington 24, Tarkington 17 Newton 61, New Waverly 0 San Augustine 42, West Sabine 14 Shelbyville 20, Hull-Daisetta 7 Evadale 44, Burkeville 0 North Shore 55, West Brook 7 La Porte 25, Bmt United 19 (OT) P.A. Memorial 50, Kingwood Park 27 Week 10 Schedule Liberty at WO-S Livingston at BC LC-M at Huffman Hargrave Warren at Orangefield Vidor at Baytown Lee San Augustine at Deweyville

Bridge City's Oscar Carranza boots a field goal attempt against Lumberton. On Friday the Cardinals host Livingston. RECORD PHOTO: Lisa Anderson

WOS quarterback Tyrone Wilson passed for 169 yards and two touchdowns and also scored on a quarterback sneak in the Mustangs 3514 win over the HJ Hawks. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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MY FIVE CENTS

School safety takes center stage

West Orange-Stark Mustang Shemar Manaway nails the Hawk quarterback, Weston Nugent in the back field. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

As we celebrate anksgiving this coming month, I am thankful for the opportunity to represent East Texas in Austin as your State Senator. I hope this holiday for you is filled with family, friends and lots of pumpkin pie. Here are five things happening around your state this month: 1. 1st Day to File Bills In preparation for the 86th Legislative Session, my office and others have begun to work on drafts and will be able to begin filing bills on November 12. Many of the ideas we get for legislation come from those in the district who have presented issues affecting themselves or their community. Not all problems constitute the need for a new law, but on the rare occasion one is necessary, my office is ready to work with you on those issues. I intend to file legislation which addresses the concerns of Senate District 3 as well as the state. I will keep you updated as we continue in the process for the upcoming session and look forward to working for you in the Texas Senate. 2. School Safety e Texas Education Agency has been awarded two $1 million federal grants to address school safety. ese grants, distributed through the Department of Justice, were authorized by the STOP School Violence Act passed earlier this year. e purpose is to increase school security and provide adequate training for teachers, staff members and students in the hopes of preventing future tragedies from happening in Texas schools. One of the topics I heard repeatedly on my recent Superintendent tour was regarding school safety, and their hope that the

State Legislature will be able to provide adequate funding for school districts to use to secure their campuses as they see ﬁt. Over the past three years, the school districts within Senate District 3 have spent approximately $25 million dollars in securing their campuses through various means. I will be working with my colleagues in the Legislature to ensure we are providing adequate funding to ensure the safety of our students. 3. Starting the Budget Process Over the past month, state agencies and universities presented their Legislative Appropriations Requests (LAR) to the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, Legislative Budget Board as well as the Governor and Lt. Governor's staff. These LAR's give the agencies a chance to discuss their budget request for the next two years, as well as to present exceptional items for projects requiring additional funding beyond their regular budget. ese hearings are just the beginning of creating the state's budget for the next two years. All of the information will be put together and presented to the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees to begin reviewing, as well as hold hearings during session. e primary purpose, and only constitutionally required task, of a legislative session is to pass a balanced state budget for the upcoming biennium. As a member of Senate Finance, I will work hard to help pass a balanced budget while limiting unnecessary spending. 4. Voting in Texas As I write this column, early voting has begun and Texas has set a record for voter

turnout in a midterm election in Texas. In the 2014 midterm election, 240, 653 Texans in the state's 15 largest counties cast ballots in person or by mail on the first day of early voting. is year, in those same counties, 576,416 Texans cast their vote. Early voting ends on Friday, November 2, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. Don't forget to bring an approved form of ID, including your Drivers License, Concealed Handgun License, Passport, Personal or Military ID or Citizen certificate. If you do not have any of these forms of identification, you can fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the poll and provide a supporting document such as your pay check, birth certificate, bank statement or utility bill. To find out more information on approved identification or where you can vote please visit www.votetexas.gov or call 1.800.252.VOTE (8683). 5. Hunting Season A favorite fall activity in East Texas has begun and will continue through the upcoming new year. Whether you are into archery, rifles, doves, duck or deer there is no better time to visit the Piney Woods and enjoy some of the best hunting opportunities in Texas. You can visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website for specific hunting season dates statewide and by count, as well as any updated hunting regulations for this year by using the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/. Robert Nichols has served as the District 3 Senator since 2007, representing 19 counties, including the greater part of East Texas and Montgomery County. His column publishes occasionally throughout the year.

Mid America Mortgage celebrates opening

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Mid America Mortgage at 711 W. Front St. Orange, TX 77630 on October 23rd. Christine Pervan- Senior Loan Officer with Mid America Mortgage Inc., coordinated the ribbon cutting and introduced her staff, and gave tours of the new office location. Staff include: Samantha Smith- Assistant, Maddie Bratton- Loan Processer, and Courtney Lum- Senior Loan Partner. Mid America Mortgage offers Conventional Loans, FHA Loans, USDA Loans, VA Loans, 203K Loans, First Time Home Buyers, Jumbo Loans, Rental Property Loans, Condo Loans, and Low Credit Mortgage Assistance. They were voted best mortgage lender in 2018 and Christine Pervan won best loan officer in Orange County in 2018! Christine is the only local lender who offers Homes for Heroes to give our local community heroes rebates and discounts when buying a new home. For more information call the office at (409) 600-2852.

Korner not nearly as close as the 38-35 final score indicated. e Longhorns plummeted from No. 6 to No. 15 in this week’s AP College Football Poll. And while on the topic of this week’s Top 25 Poll, a total of seven new teams qualified for the weekly poll, including No. 17 Houston, No. 18 Utah State, No. 20 Fresno State, No. 21 Mississippi State, No. 22 Syracuse, No. 23 Virginia and No. 24 Boston College. Texas A&M, which was downed by Mississippi State 28-13, dropped from No. 16 to No. 25. e first five teams remained the same again this week. The Los Angeles Rams, who’s defense is coached by Orange native Wade Phillips,

From Page 3B remains the only undefeated (8-0) National Football League team. The Rams play the red-hot New Orleans Saints (6-1) who upset the Minnesota Vikings 30-20 Sunday for their sixth-straight victory. Today (Wed.) is the final day to make a trade before the 3 p.m. deadline. The Houston Texans, winners of five games in a row, need to find a replacement for speedy wide receiver Will Fuller, who tore an ACL in Thursday’s impressive 42-23 win over the Miami Dolphins. First year General Manager Brian Gaine has been working the phone lines all weekend in hopes of finding a wide receiver, linebacker and cornerback. Hopefully he’ll find some

help to keep the current winning streak going. JUST BETWEEN US…It looked to me like the Missouri Tigers got screwed out of a victory Saturday by the referee crew on the final play of the game when Kentucky’s 6-5 tight end mowed down the muchshorter Mizzou cornerback who was called for pass interference in the end zone. The game clock showed 0:00 but rules say a game can’t end on a penalty as the huge tight end caught the game-winning touchdown pass which gave the visitors a controversial 15-14 Southeast Conference win to the dismay of the sellout crowd at Columbia.

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WHITE WINE CAKE I like to shop for meat at Robert's Meat Market since I feel the quality of beef there is very high. I buy my chunks of beef for stew and tips at Robert's, hand cut by the butchers at my request. Here's a recipe for Beef Tips with Veggies, which I serve over a bed of rice.

Equipment needed: Dutch oven pot or large pot, both with lid Vegetable cooking spray, such as PAM Medium bowl Large cooking spoon

Ingredients: 2 lbs. cut high quality beef chunks, about 1 inch squares of thick cut beef 1/4 cup flour (for beef tips) 1 pkg. of shredded carrots or use shredder on whole carrots, about 10 oz. 16 oz. or 1 lb. of fresh green beans, with both ends snapped off 1 large container of fresh, sliced mushrooms or 4 drained cans 1 pkg. fresh or frozen pearl onions or 1 med. to lg. yellow onion, chopped 2 cans Campbell's Beef Broth 1 can Campbell's Golden Mushroom Soup Sea salt (desired taste) Pepper (desired taste) 1 tsp. Onion powder

Orangefield Elementary School first grade students enjoy “Storybook Character Day” as they celebrate Red Ribbon Week. 1 tsp. Garlic powder 1/2 tsp. Celery salt All the above seasonings should be kept in your pantry. ey are good. Serve over white, brown, or jasmine rice.

Directions: Spray Dutch over or large cooking pot with vegetable spray such as PAM. Coat beef with ﬂour, adding more if needed, in medium bowl. en, add to warming pan, hearing sizzle. Add all 3

cans of soup. Next, add carrots, green beans, mushrooms, and onions. Stir very well. Finally, add all seasonings to desired taste. Always take a taste of seasoned food in small bowl so you can determine proper taste for serving. Stir again, very well. Cover Dutch oven or pot and continue heating on low to medium low for about 25 minutes, or to desired cooked style. Serve over cooked white, brown, or jasmine rice. is surely makes a healthy meal. Pastor Ryan Chandler, left, son Beckham, and wife Amy will welcome children to a free Fall Festival from 5-7 p.m. at their church, Trinity Baptist, 1819 N. 16th St., Orange 77630, on Halloween night, Oct. 31. Each child attending will receive a free bag of candy. Face painting, bouncy houses, and yard games will be available, weather permitting.

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God, Frankensteins, and More Jimmy Needham Guest Contributor desiringGod.org

Last year on Halloween night, over eight hundred trick-or-treaters showed up to our house on Sleepy Hollow for candy. Even though we lived on Sleepy Hollow, we had no idea when we moved in four years ago that Halloween was such a massive holiday in our neighborhood. It put us in an awkward position as Christians. We weren’t excited about joining the neighborhood legacy of boasting in violence or in darkness or in evil. But we also really didn’t want to be the type that draws their curtains in fear and disgust at the end of October. We wanted our neighbors to know we cared about them whatever day of the month or year it was. Eventually, our family decided we were going to engage our neighbors on Halloween with radical generosity. And so, for the past three years, we have exclusively given out king-sized candy bars to every visitor. The first year we gave away three hundred. Last year, eight hundred. We’re stocking up as we speak and expecting a thousand people this year. Now, your family may not be financially able to give out a thousand candy bars (the college students we work with through our church help fund our inventory), and you likely won’t have a thousand people knocking on your door this Halloween. That doesn’t mean you can’t create a culture of radical generosity right where you are with what you have. Generosity as a Parable Halloween is one opportu-

nity (among many) to surprise our neighbors with the generosity of God. I say generosity “of God” because our giving functions as a parable. In handing out the best candy or the most candy, in creating a welcoming home for trick-or-treaters, in surprising our neighbors with kindness, we are telling them about the character of God. He too is generous. He too is welcoming. He too is kind. Our simple, generous acts of love are yard signs pointing to our God. This is why Jesus says, “In the same way, let your light shine before others” — the light on your front porch, the candy you give out, the conversations you have on your front stoop — “so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). When we sequester ourselves, we may say something clear and definitive about Halloween, but we also lose our chance to tell the story of God’s love through our love for others. Engagement Is Not Endorsement There will inevitably be Christians who read this with concern. Isn’t participation in Halloween tantamount to celebrating wordliness or worse? It’s a valid question. After all, almost everything about this holiday — from its origin to the common ways our society celebrates it — is dark, to say the least. We often, however, mistakenly confuse engagement, or in this case even participation, with endorsement. It’s true we have a biblical mandate to move away from the values of our culture when they are at odds with the gospel, but we also

Colony Baptist Church 13353 FM 1130 • Orange PASTOR SAM ROE

have a mandate to move toward our culture with the hope of the gospel. Jesus himself was often accused of endorsing the sin from which he came to free people. “The Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, ‘This man receives sinners and eats with them’” (Luke 15:2). Truthfully it’s much easier to be a hermit than a herald. The more difficult road requiring more thought, intentionality, and sacrifice is often the more fruitful road for Christians. In fact, if our living on mission — our intentions and moral convictions — are under scrutiny because of our engagement of the lost, we might be doing something right. Thinking Like a Missionary My wife Kelly has a helpful analogy to help us see Halloween as an opportunity, not an obstacle. For a moment, let’s imagine you are a missionary in a foreign country. You just moved in and are getting a feel for the culture and daily life of the inhabitants. Very few know about Jesus, and ancestral worship is the most common religious practice. You’ve been praying about opportunities to connect with the people and share about Jesus. Then, you hear about a large ancestral worship festival in which all of the city will be out. If you will only turn on your porch light, they will come to your door to exchange small gifts. Wouldn’t you thank God for an opportunity to meet so many of the dead people you want to reach? To expose them (even for just a few moments) to the hope you have

in Jesus? Of course you would. And that is exactly what happens every year at the end of October. One night a year the mission field actually knocks on our front door. How will we respond? With a lit-up house, the best candy on the block, and the name of Jesus on our lips. Back at our house, as trickor-treaters arrive at our front steps (we live on a hill top), they are met with a sign: “If you make the climb, there’s king-sized candy bars, cause there’s not a King as generous as ours.” The college students from our church greet people down front, getting prayer requests and texting them up to people inside who lead our prayer room. On the way back down, gigantic Snickers bars in hand, visitors see another sign in the yard: “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Consider October 31st an opportunity. On a night known for darkness, we can shine the light of the gospel into our neighborhoods. In a culture known for taking, we can surprise our community with how much we love to give. Let’s not be found with the shades drawn on the night the harvest field comes to us. Jimmy Needham is a singer/songwriter and serves on staff at Stonegate Church in Midlothian, Texas. He and his wife have two daughters and a son. Learn more at jimmyneedham.com. This article was published Oct. 29, 2015 on the Christian website desiringGod.org

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

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

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

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St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

Ofcnazarene.org or find us on Facebook

Full Gospel Holy Temple

Music Director: Tim McCarver Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Service: 10:30 am / Sunday Evening: 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 6 pm

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

Pastor: Elder Larry Brooks Sr. Co-Paster: Evangelist Abbigail Brooks

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466

CORNERSTONE

A Church For All People

9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Family Life Center 11:00 a.m. Service - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

www.fumcorange.org

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

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

Starlight

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

BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Faith United Methodist Church

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

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

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

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

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

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

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

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

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

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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MISC FOR SALE Twin Sleep Number bed worth $750.00 will sale for $80.00 with base. Call for more info 409-553-1686

AUTO FOR SALE Here is your chance to get a 1978 Red Corvette Stingray. It has a 350 V8, 4 speed, L48. There was only 8, 165 L-48 made. Take $10,500 will sell for $7900. Only has 58K miles on rebuilt motor. Call for more info at 763-923-4206 or 409-460-5399.

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GARAGE SALE Garage Sale this Fri., Nov. 2 and Sat., Nov. 3 at 501 Hydrangea in Orange from 8 am to 1 pm. Christmas decor, Holiday floral arrangements and trees. Huge two day Garage Sale this Fri., Nov. 2 and Sat., Nov. 3 from 6 am to 10 am at 250 Lauren Dr, 77630. Small appliances, furniture, TVs, tools, outdoor equipment, adult / kids clothes, books, toys, electronics and much more. Garage Sale this Sat., Nov. 3 from 7 am till noon at 1003 Rebecca Lane in Bridge City. Moving, lots of great stuff priced to sell. Toys, dvds, cds, wrangler jeans, shoes, household items galore. No early birds. Garage Sale this Fri., Nov. 2 only at 616 Frontier Drive in Bridge City. House decor, ladies, mens and baby girls clothing and so much more.

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8B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Orange County Friends (OCF), formerly Orange Newcomers, toured the reopened grounds of Shangri La Botantical Gardens on a special Out and About, arranged by Barbara Meyer, OCP Co-VP, on Thursday, October 18. Then, they all took time to vote for their favorite scarecrow display. The group dined at the newly restored cafe inside Shangri La. Pictured, from left, are Anne Payne, Co-VP-Debbie Francis, Barbara Meyer, Co-VP-Pat McKee, Kathy McCord and Nancy Alonzo. Not pictured is Bonnie Hopperton.

On Friday evening the Little Cypress-Mauriceville District honored four Distinguished Alumni and a Hall of Fame husband-wife team. These LCM graduates and patrons were selected by an anonymous District committee. Pictured, from left, are Lane Martin, Marcus Mohon, Jessica Patten Varner, Evie DiLeo, Kevin DiLeo and Brandon Hodge.

LC-M recognizes Hall of Fame, Distinguished Alumni recipients

St. Mary Catholic School students entered the Veterans Day Art and Essay Contest presented by the Texas Association of Student Councils District 17. The TASC District 17 includes Orange, Jefferson and seven other counties. Verick Rincon, seventh grade, won 1st Place in the Art Contest and the Essay Contest. He was awarded $100 for each award. Cort Hickman, sixth grade, placed 2nd in the Art Contest, receiving $50. Haley Johnson, sixth grade, placed 2nd in the Essay contest received $50. St. Mary School will sponsor their Annual Veterans Day Program on Monday November 12. All Veterans are invited to attend and be recognized. Rincon and Johnson will both read their award-winning essays during that program. Pictured, from left, are Verick Rincon, Haley Johnson and Cort Hickman. Rincon and Hickman are displaying their award-winning art.

Middle School student makes All-Region Choir Jaya Tizeano, a West Orange – Stark Middle School eighth grade student, has earned selection to the All-Region Choir. Tryouts were held recently at Little Cypress Junior High. Students competed by blind audition. Jaya sang one piece in Latin and the other in English. She will perform with the Honor Choir on Nov. 10 at West Brook High School. Caleb Henson is the WOS Middle School choir director.

On Friday evening the Little Cypress-Mauriceville District honored four Distinguished Alumni and a Hall of Fame husband-wife team. ese LCM graduates and patrons were selected by an anonymous District committee. e Hall of Fame Award is to recognize and honor individuals who have made an extraordinary impact on the District through service, support, financial contributions and/or influence. is year’s Hall of Fame honorees, Dr. Evie Green and Dr. Kevin DiLeo. LCMCISD appreciates their generous and significant contributions of time, effort and resources that they have shared with LCM students. e LCM “Distinguished Alumni Award” recognizes and honors graduates who have distinguished themselves in an exemplary manner, which brings honor and pride to the LCM District and community. e first Distinguished Alumni is Brandon Hodge, a 1993 alum. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with honors, Brandon opened a toy shop, Monkey See, Monkey Do! in Austin’s South Congress shopping district. Two years later, he opened the circus and sideshowthemed Big Top Candy Shop, which has since become a world-famous confectionery and soda fountain. Brandon is also an author of role-playing game books and an avid collector. e next Distinguished Alumni is from the Class of 1985 and serves this community as the City of Orange Chief of Police, Lane Martin. After earning a BS in Criminal Justice from Lamar University, and graduating from the FBI National Academy 220th Session, he began serving the citizens of Orange, rising through the ranks of Cap-

tain 1, 2, and 3 and Major before taking the helm as Chief December 2010. Marcus Mohon is a 1988 graduate who earned a BA in Economics from Baylor University and studied Interior Design at the University of Texas. He is the owner of Marcus Mohon Interiors in Austin, Texas. He is active in numerous professional and civic organizations, including Leaders of Design Council, Institute of Classical Art and Architecture. He has also received several national and International design honors. Jessica Patten Varner is a 1996 graduate who is a Trauma Center Emergency Medical Social Worker in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Jessicareceived a BA from East Texas Baptist University, a Master of Social Work from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and Licensed Master of Social Work. Besides providing intervention therapy during crisis situations and loss of life, Jessica participates in the Social Work Leaders in Health Care of Metro St. Louis, is a member of American Association of Suicidology, and serves as a guest lecturer at St. Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis regarding evaluation and intervention for suicidal individuals. For additional information on the accomplishments of these LCM Award recipients, go to the LCM Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lcmcisd/ To nominate someone for the LCM Hall of Fame, Distinguished Alumni, or Military Wall of Honor, go to www.lcmcisd.org and select the “Community” tab. Qualiﬁcations for each and nomination forms are there, as well as the honorees from past years.

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