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Court enjoys good news, fears ‘Weathermegeddon’ Dave Rogers

For The Record

Jefferson Energy, the little plant that could on the west side of the Port of Beaumont, presented Orange County with checks totaling $2.5 million Tuesday.

County Judge Steven Carlton presented former teachers with roses as commissioners’ court joined Lanie Brown from U.S. Rep. Brian Babin’s office in proclaiming February Teachers Appreciation Month.

Then, after okaying payments of $3.4 million for debris removal from Hurricane Harvey they expect the state

and federal government to reimburse, commissioners pondered a “perfect storm.”

It all started with commissioners debating the best way to utilize county road-andbridge workers.

Commissioner Johnny Trahan proposed that the resume and continue openended the post-Harvey policy of having the county landfill open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday for free to home and business owners with storm debris.

Commissioner Barry Burton pointed out that roadand-bridge personnel were needed as the county races a

Disqualification of Brown leaves GOP judge Dave Rogers

For The Record

The disqualification of Don Brown as the Democratic candidate for Orange county judge means the winner of the March 6 Republican primary between Stephen Brint Carlton and challenger Dean Crooks will have no November opponent.

The Orange County Democratic Party declared Brown’s application for a spot on November’s ballot to be not valid because his filing fee check was returned for insufficient funds.

“The Texas Democratic Party pointed out the Texas Election Code is very clear on the matter,” said John Baker, Orange County Democratic chairman.

As it stands now, the only local Democrats set for the November ballot are former county chairman Deborah Mitchell and attorney Gail Barnett.

Mitchell will take on the winner of the primary race between incumbent County Commissioner Barry Burton and former Orange city council member Theresa Adams Beauchamp in Precinct 2.

Barnett is opposing Hershel Stagner, Jr., for the Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace office.

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Feb. 10 deadline to find, review and list all Harvey-related road damage in time to secure government reimbursement.

Commissioners John Gothia and Jody Crump

joined the first two when the discussion turned to debris pickup, and all agreed there was much debris still in needs of clearing.

Gothia referred to last weekend’s record rains of 6

to 10 inches and the flooding on roads and into some homes that it caused.

“We’ve had three historical events in the last six months,” he said, adding Saturday’s runoff to the June flooding

in north Orange and Harvey, which was the biggest fourday rainfall event in U.S. history.

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Cancer survivor enjoys life’s second chances Dave Rogers

For The Record

Curt Block of Orange has one arm, one kidney and one heck of a sunny disposition.

“I was lucky. In fact, I lucked out on every one of them,” Block says of a series of hospitalization and health emergencies that have kept him battling back since 2012.

Today, Block is waiting on the arrival of business cards for his Curt Block’s Creations while busily turning out wooden porch gliders, tables and cutting blocks as the rate of one or more per day.

Block is no stranger to carpenter’s tools. As the owner of Triangle Roofing and Remodeling, he did a lot of climbing ladders and roofing.

“I did a lot of roofs, and they’d call me out for anything,” he recalled. “I did plumbing and electrical.”

He also built lots of cabinets for people, redid bathrooms and even built the house he and his wife Shirley live in now.

“But that was when I had two arms,” he said Tuesday morning.

Block found out he had cancer when he high-fived his son Steven after a Dallas Cowboys touchdown and his right upper arm snapped in two.

“It had hurt for a long time,” said Block, 71. “I had quit using it. But I forgot myself that one time.

“Cancer had eaten all through the bone.”

Cancers have taken their bites out of Block. Sarcoma, carcinoma you name it.

In 2012, doctors had to amputate his right arm at the shoulder.

They found cancer had spread to other parts of his

Curt Block of Orange, who lost his right arm to cancer in 2012, looks over some of the cutting blocks he has built for customers of his woodworking business.

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body and they removed a kidney.

“I was in the hospital for months, in the ICU for 17 days,” he said. “They got rid of the cancer, and I was happy about that.”

The cancer showed itself again, in Block’s lungs, necessitating chemo treatments. There was dialysis for his remaining kidney.

“That [dialysis] was the worst. But the doctors said I don’t have to go any more,” he said.

A year ago, Block said, he had surgery to remove his gall bladder and appendix and was in a coma for four days.

“They didn’t think I was going to make it. They’d called in the family,” he recalled.

“And after that stay in the hospital, they didn’t think I’d walk again. But I went to rehab and now I can walk real good. I can

Curt Block at work in his shop.

stay on my feet all day.”

The good news is Block has always been left-handed. And he discovered modern woodworking clamps that can be tightened with one hand.

“Clamps made the difference,” he said. “Without them, I can’t build nothing.

They cover for my other arm. I can’t drive a nail [beCANCER SURVIVOR Page 3A

Goodtimes set to roll at Mardi Gras Dave Rogers

For The Record

Strutter tryouts for 2018-2019 were held last week, and the hopefuls learned a jazz routine as well as a kick section. Three out-oftown judges scored the hopefuls on Thursday evening, and the new line was announced Friday after school. Senior Strutters are: Elizabeth Doan, Sydney Hanson, Macie Moore, Jaelyn Nichols and Carlee Weeks; Junior Strutters are: Madison Juneau, Jaci Monceaux, Hannah Silveira and Haley Spikes; Sophomore Strutters are: Natalye Allen, Felicity Matthews, Melody Mitchell, Macy Mouton, Kaylea Smith, Brenna Swanton and Natalie Varney; Freshmen Strutters are: Bridget Brown, Kamryn Carter, Halli Malagarie, Paige Rogers, Kendyl Thomas, Tori Touchstone, Brooklyn Wheeler and Kathryn Wooley.

Sherri Fruge’ has has been involved with Orange’s Mardi Gras parade practically from the start back in 2003.

“My parents were pretty instrumental in getting it set up in Orange,” she said. “We like it for the camaraderie and the friendship.”

Saturday night, Feb. 2, Fruge’ and husband Jeff will reign over the Krewe of Krewes Parade that will highlight the 2018 Mardi Gras celebration in downtown Orange as the King and Queen of the Tricentennial Celebration of New Orleans.

Beads will fly. Refreshments will be served. Good times will roll.

Sherri Fruge’, above, and her husband, Jeff, were named King and Queen of the Tricentennial Celebration of New Orleans at the 2018 recent Krewe of Krewe’s Mardi Gras Grande Ball.

RECORD PHOTO: Ralph Mimms

The Jan. 20 Krewe of Krewes Grande Ball, a much anticipated annual preliminary to the parades, had the theme of “Famous Duos.”

Kyle and Amy Stephens dressed as Superman and Wonder Woman and were proclaimed Duke and Duchess of Justice.

Jim and Suzy Wimberly came as lead characters Danny and Sandy from “Grease” and the Duke and Duchess of Greased Lightning.

Ray and Ruth Hancock nailed the Beauty and the Beast homage as the Duke and Duchess of Villeneuve.

Paul Burch and Raul Burch were the Dukes of Siegfried and Roy. ORANGE MARDI Page 3A

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H Bridge City Food Mart 1000 W Round Bunch Rd. Bridge City

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AUSTIN - Frankie Lee Bell Jr., 30, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, is now in custody after being captured Thursday in Caldwell, Texas (Burleson County). Bell, affiliated with the Bloods gang, was wanted for murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrest was not the result of tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, and no reward will be paid.

The investigation that resulted in Bell’s arrest was a multi-agency effort that included law enforcement agencies from Burleson and Brazos counties, including Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents, the Bryan Police Department, the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Caldwell Police Department.

Bell was wanted in connection with an Oct. 3, 2017, robbery at a residence in Bryan that left two men dead and another injured. He had been a fugitive until his capture yesterday.

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Cancer survivor Curt Block cause] I can’t hold a nail to drive it, so I use those [nail] guns and lots of screws.

“My attitude is through the roof. I’m very happy.”

One thing that causes Block to do flinch, a bit, is a question about his lefthanded guitars.

“I have three of the finest guitars you’ve ever seen over there,” he said, wistfully.

From about age 17 until the onset of his health woes, Block was lead guitarist and singer in a succession of bands, the Vibrations, the Velvets, the Shanes and, with his brother Steven, the Block Brothers.

He recorded six albums.

“I sang around here all of

my life, at all of the nightclubs,” he said. “I really had a good career. I didn’t make any money or get famous, but I was famous around here.

“I even sang after my arm was off at my benefit dance.”

Block says he’s through playing night gigs.

“If I wanted to get back into it, I could. I can still play the bass,” he said.

“But the night life is not for me. I go to bed.”

Block, who sent all four of his children – Gina, Lori, Angie and Steven – to Bridge City schools, said it was Steven who got him to rediscover woodworking after his hospitalizations.

County business culverts. All it takes is one piece of Sheetrock and some tree limbs to block a drain,” Gothia said.

“Mother Nature’s not playing fair. She keeps raining on us and we keep having to clean it up. We get it all cleaned up and it’s right back in those ditches again.

“Patience is definitely a virtue right now.”

He adovicated working with the city governments of Orange County as well as Texas Department of Transportation and the Orange County Drainage District to get a plan.

“We’re going to get it done,” he said. “We’re going to work with other agencies and our other groups around here so that we can come up with a plan to stay on top of this.”

To all this, Ralph Valenciano, county emergency management coordinator, added his concerns that the county emergency operations center was currently being compromised because FEMA is operating a Disaster Recovery Center there, leaving it vulnerable in the face of another disaster.

“We could be looking at a perfect storm situation,” Crump said. “We’re looking at the cleanup winding down, at the same time we’re looking at the roads will be stretched very thin.

“Be mindful, we’ll do what we can for potholes, but it’s going to be a big fix.”

Commissioners did agree to leave the landfill open until further notice, and to extend FEMA’s rental on the Expo Center site through the end of February, not March as FEMA had requested.

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“He said, ‘You never did build me a glider. Now he’s got three gliders. I took care of everything that everybody wanted,” Block said.

“I’ve got gliders all over the country now. I sell them to everybody, all through word of mouth.”

Block can be reached at 409-697-9797.

“I just had to have a hobby.

I never thought I’d make money at it,” he said. “If anybody wants me to build something, all I need is a picture and measurements.”

Let somebody else sweat the future.

“I’m on extra time,” he said.

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the FEMA operation, which is now seeing about 20 citizens a day, to a smaller area of the Expo Center was discussed.

Commissioners announced that citizens would have until sometime after Feb. 10 to get any remaining storm debris to the right-ofway for a pickup paid for by the county.

Jefferson Energy Corporation, on the Orange County bank of the Neches west of Vidor, was created in 2012, said Mark Viator, the company’s director of public and government affairs, and helped immeasurably by a $250 million tax abatement granted by Orange County.

As he did a year ago, Viator made a presentation before commissioners’ of its 2017 schools and county taxes, along with a $125,000 payment for the original PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) program that made it possible.

Jefferson Energy is currently transferring ethanol from railroad tank cars and putting it into a pipeline to the Port of Beaumont, where it is loaded onto ships to Asian countries. It transfers other refined products from pipelines onto railroad cars for export to Mexico.

“Some people think you gave something away,” Viator said to commissioners, referring to the abatements. “You didn’t give anything away.

“The first, unabated, project resulted in a check for almost $500,000 for the county. As part of the abated project, we gave you $300,000 the first year plus $125,000 each year since.”

The Jefferson Energy project resulted in 127 new full-

time jobs.

“These $2.6 million checks would not have been possible without Orange County giving us the abatement,” Viator said.

More than two dozen teachers came to commissioners’ court for the proclamations by the commissioners and Rep. Babin.

Among them were two who taught Carlton at Little Cypress-Mauriceville schools, Joye Iles and Theresa Cronin.

After Viator’s check presentations, the county paid bills totaling $3.7 million.

Most of it went to debris hauler Ashbritt Environmental ($1.5 million), monitoring firm Tetra Tech ($800,000) and Waste Management ($1.1 million), the operators of the Newton County landfill, the final resting place for storm debris.

County Auditor Pennee Schmitt said there was no timetable set for FEMA reimbursement.

Michelle Tubbleville, county special projects coordinator, told about a couple of special programs being run by FEMA and the Texas General Land Office for residents needing post-Harvey assistance.

One is the PREPS plan, an acronym for Partial Repair and Essential Power for Sheltering. The other was DALHR, or Direct Assistance for Limited Home Repair.

More information on both can be obtained by calling 1-888-958-0877 or visiting the Disaster Recovery Center at the County Expo Center or the one in Vidor.

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Orange mayor Jimmy Sims said he isn’t running for reelection.

Larry Spears, Jr., is stepping aside as Place 6 at-large councilman to run for mayor in Orange. Paul Burch is running in a special election – also May 5 -- for the final two years in Spears’ old spot in Place 6.

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school boards are set for May 5.In Bridge City, Joseph Hannon has come forward to challenge incumbent Lucy Fields for Place 6, while incumbents Kirk Roccaforte and Eric Andrus have filed for re-election in Places 2 and 4, as has mayor David Rutledge.

Also seeking re-election as mayor is Pete Runnels in Pinehurst.

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At the Bridge City school district, Marla Zoch announced last week she will not run for re-election in Place 1.

Patty Collins has filed to run for that open seat while incumbent Judy Cole has filed to run again.

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ring to Austin West Lake. He played his college ball for Purdue.***** It’s hard to believe it has been 30 years since the Lutcher Theater opened. This writer attended the first performance by Liberace and many more since. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful theater right here at home. ***** Steve Worster will be honored as Citizen of the Year at the Bridge City Chamber banquet, a well-deserved honor. Out-of-town guests expected are some of Steve’s former UT players, possibly Darryl Royal, who coached All-American Worster and the National Champion team. Now organizers are trying to locate Steve’s Bridge City High teammates for the years of 1966-67 and ‘68.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN OBITUARIES-2008

From The Creaux’s Nest HANGING TOUGH Things are a long way from being close to normal here at the Creaux’s Nest. Roy is still out, the Creaux is also under the weather and Mark is still out of town. The medical folks want Roy to be off at least another month.

He says he’ll be back next week, maybe not at full speed but back. He says he won’t make the Lunch Bunch this week but plans to be at Van Choate’s Tuffy’s next week.

He is hoping everyone will plan to attend. Apparently there are different versions of the flu bug. John Roy Fredrick says he contacted the Australian Flu, and was ill for at least 10 days. He said everyday it felt like he was slapped by a Kangaroo. Where in the hell do those flu bugs originate from anyway? It’s like germ war fare being released from somewhere.*****I’d best get going. It will be a shorter column but we are just doing the best we can to bring the natives another good paper, delivered free. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

SERVICES TO BE HELD FOR JANE CHILDERS We were indeed sorry to hear of the passing of Jane Childers, age 93, who passed away Jan. 28. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 1 at Claybar Funeral Home, Orange. We had known this wonderful lady and her late husband J.C. for many years. Jane, who operated Jane’s Flower Shop for well over 50 years, was a pretty lady with a great smile. She always had a kind word for everyone. Jane was a true Orange native who contributed greatly to her community. May she rest in peace. Please see obituary.

CONDOLENCES We were saddened to learn of the death of Barbra Ann Mulhollan, 79, of Orange, who passed away January 29. We had known Barbara since her days as Legal Secretary in the 1960s. Barbara enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. To her husband of 58 years, Gary Wayne Mulhollan, children and grandchildren we extend our deepest sympathy. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 8 Years Ago-2010 Ground Hog Day in south Louisiana, the Cajuns go by the nutria “Pierre C. Shadeaux.”*****Well it’s fast coming on Super Bowl Sunday between the Colts and the Saints. The Cajuns are at a fever pitch. Their Saints, they believe, will go marching in and bring the championship to New Orleans. What a great win that would be. The odd makers have the Colts 3.5 point favorites but the heavy betting on the Colts has moved the line to 5.5 points.*****When the president took office the economy was on the brink of a depression. The president did what was right for our country’s future, signing the Recovery Act to jump start economic growth and taking steps to prevent the collapse of the entire financial system. The key to our long-term fiscal future is fiscal responsibility and health insurance reform.***** Special birthdays will be celebrated on Super Bowl game day Feb. 7. A party will be held at Cow Bayou Marina celebrating the birthday of Karen Fuselier, along with Jivin’ Gene, whose birthdays are Feb. 9 and Agnes Harrington, whose birthday is on Super Bowl Day.***** Others celebrating this week are national and state pole vault champion, Eric Eshbach, Todd Landry, Sandy Sanford and the lovely Cynthia Hooks on Feb. 10.*****Belated happy birthday to the Clark twins, Pat Jr. and Rachel Clark’s boys, Jack and Will, turned 4 on Jan. 30, the same day grandmother Rosalie Clark, a twin to Mary Ann, celebrated their day. What are the odds?*****Happy birthday to Melvin Hogan, who celebrated his 70th Feb. 1.*****Rebecca Stark Nugent’s book will be available in about two weeks online. It promises to be quite interesting, written from Rebecca’s viewpoint about the famous Orange Stark family, their lives, contributions and deaths. ***** By 2010, the economy was on the brink of a depression but was prevented by a stimulus package that saved banks and auto makers and others, a third tax was tax cuts that otherwise would have caused a domino effect and crashed the nation. ***** Congrats to Judge Pat Clark, being honored by the Texas Exes. A new endowed academic scholarship will be created in the honor of Patrick A. Clark. The endowed scholarship will be given each year in perpetuity to an Orange County high school senior. What’s ironic is that the award will be presented on Feb. 11, exactly 30 years to the day, in 1980, that Judge Graham Bruce, who Clark replaced, swore him into office. Bruce was also a UT grad. He was appointed by the governor. *****You might not know that Saint’s quarterback Drew Brees is a Texan.

A native of Austin, he attended and played for St. Andrew’s Episcopal High School in Austin before transfer-

Joseph Armitage Burke, 89, of Orange , passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 1. He was a lifelong resident of Orange. He was the former chairman of the Orange Bank in Orange. Burke was an avid runner and race walker and had won the national championship at the age of 70. He was a philanthropist who donated to numerous charitable organizations over his lifetime. He is survived by his sisters-inlaw, Jackie Caraway and Liz Bridges and numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends. *****Benjamin Earl Goodwin, 76, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, Jan. 30. Funeral service was held Friday, Feb. 1. He served in the U.S. Army in 1952-1954 during the Korean War. Goodwin started as a carpenter’s apprentice at Gulf Oil in 1950 and later retired from Chevron after 38 years.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, JoAnn Carter Goodwin, daughters, Sheila Humphreys and Patti Franklin and four grandchildren. *****Roxane Denise Tankersley, 45, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Graveside service was held 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5. She is survived by her husband, Mike Tankersley, best friend Randy Eades, father and step mother Tommy and Thelma O Vercher Sr., daughter, Chrystal Vercher, sons, Michael Tankersley Jr., and Tommy Lee Tankersley and four grandchildren.***** Ida Mae Collins, 96, of Bridge City died Jan. 28. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb.1. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, sewing, and making quilts for her family. She is survived by her husband, Watson Harrison Collins, children, Kenneth & Delores Kennedy, Ellen & Bill Nickum, Betty Jean Starkey, Harold and Teresa Collins and Carolyn Jowell, ten grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.***** Burneat Cooper, 61, of Orange, died, Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Funeral service was held Thursday, Jan. 31. Burneat was a school teacher for 35 years in the West Orange Cove ISD. She is survived by her husband, Cornelius Cooper, parents, Burneat and James Paul, and Ralph C. Hogan, sons, John Cooper, Cornelius Cooper, six grandchildren and siblings.***** Kenny Milton Harris, 29, of Orangefield, died, Wednesday, Jan. 30. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 2. Harris was a member of the West Orange Volunteer Fire Department and was currently serving as Assistant Chief. He also was a member of the Hazmat Team. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Harris, children, Jaycelyn Paige Harris and Brennen Milton Harris, parents, Larry and Lois Harris, and grandparents, Lucy and Leonard Loeve.***** Tawnybelle Carter, 46, of Orange, died Sunday, Jan. 27. A memorial service was held Thursday, Jan. 31. She is survived by her husband, David Carter, son, Jacob Carter and many loving members of her family all over the country.*****

38 Years Ago-1980 All candidates for the Democratic Primary have filed with chairman Bob Montagne. Candidates for sheriff are incumbent Ed Parker and Fred Hill. Commissioner Pct. 1 candidates are incumbent Arthur Simpson and Forest Hudson. Commissioner candidates for Pct. 3, are Preston “Red” Wood, Jarvis Buckley, Thomas “Tick” Granger and Clyde Mitchell Chesson. (Editor’s note: Granger won after a runoff with Wood.) Running for constable Pct. 1, Jack Thompson, Charles Griffin, Paul Risinger, Jack Jones and Lawrence Powell. Constable Pct. 2, Joe Don Hubbard and S.H. “Bill” Dickerson. For constable Pct. 3, John Ford, Hubert Marshall and Jack Granger. Constable Pct. 4, Clyde Jordan, H.J. Harrington, I.D. Whitmire, Lester Fulmer and F.O. “Frankie” Langston. No Republican candidates filed. Incumbents without opposition are State Rep. Wayne Peveto, Judge Pat Clark, 128th Court, Judge David Dunn, 163rd Court and Judge Michel Shuff, County Court. Unopposed are District Attorney Bill Wright and tax assessor Louvenia Hryhorchuk.*****Carl Thibodeaux and Doug Harrington hold grand opening of their new West Orange pharmacy on Thursday, Feb. 7. Instead of a ribboncutting, they will again cut a chain of boudain like they did six years ago opening their first store at Danny’s Food Market. *****Feb. 1 one and a half inches of snow covered everything. Ninety-five-year old Uncle Jim McKay was the only one to predict it. All the television meteorologists were caught off guard. *****Janet and James Fontenot hosted their annual homemade hot tamale party. Some of the folks in attendance were R.J. and Marty Conway, Corky and Betty Harmon, Ace and Jo Amodeo, Bill and Martha Hughes, Roy and Phyllis Dunn, Bob and Susan Poskitt, Will and Catherine Frey, Louis and Beth Dugas and Frank and Nancy Finchum*****Gerald and Vera Dolly celebrate their 25th anniversary. They are known on to CBers as Dagwood and Blondie. *****Ronnie Theriot is the new manager of Courtesy Pontiac.. *****Gene Goza returned from New York after visiting daughter Traci, who is dancing on scholarship with the American Ballet Company. Gene, wife Carol and daughter Misti are proud of Traci who has appeared in several ballets, including the Nutcracker.

sign appeared to be selling his home but actually was to sell a relatives home behind his. Harvey flooded Pat and Rosalie’s place and after much debate about moving to Spring or Florida, and also because of their love for their church and friends, they decided to get started remodeling. Pat, who hates to write checks has had to issue too many for his comfort zone. He’s the most conservative Liberal I know. It’s for sure that Judge Pat and Rosalie aren’t going anyway and we’re glad about that.*****Maybe you haven’t noticed, and I hadn’t until recently, there haven’t been any statewide candidates politicking or setting up headquarters in Orange County. Thanks to one party rule, we are not that important in the scheme of things like we once were.*****Around the nation more women are running for political office this year than ever before. Experts say it’s the Trump factor.*****Also the GOP has declared war on the Justice Dept. and the FBI, all designed to lighten the blow when the hammer falls on Trump. Tuesday it was announced that Trump and the White House will not enforce the sanctions imposed by Congress against Russia.

They have the United States in their pocket and will again meddle in the mid-term elections.*****I’m looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday. Tom Brady, 40, will be the oldest quarterback to ever start in a Super Bowl.

New England is favored to win over the Eagles, but this could be the year of the upset.*****Pam Scales Honeycutt reported that we had 15 at lunch bunch last week.

This week be sure and meet everyone at JB’s BarBQue for a great lunch. Next week we will be back at Tuffy’s.

BIRTHDAYS A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Jan. 31:Lily Fields, C.B. Burns, Ron Mason, Skipper’s little boy Scott Free and Amanda’s twins Lucas and Mason Adams. Joining them are celebrities Pop singer Justin Timberlake, 39, actors Minnie Driver, 47 and Portia DeRossi, 44.*****Feb. 1: Celebrating today are Quade Clark, Wayne Sullivan, Jake Williams, Lisa Monceaux and Bobby Anderson. Celebrating also are Pop singer Harry Styles, 23 and MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, 30.*****Feb. 2: Daric Rogers, Kelly McBride, Vance Thomas and Don Kachtik are a year older. Also celebrating are model Christie Brinkley, 63, chef Ina Garten, 69 and actress Emily Rose, 36.*****Feb. 3: Stephanie Broussard, Rosalie Jones, Stephanie Carpenter and Alssa Allensworth have birthdays on this day. Joining them are George’s attorney wife Amal Clooney, 39, actors Morgan Fairchild, 67 and Kelly Sullivan, 39.*****Feb. 4: Today is the big day for Lydia Wilson, Eric Eshbach, John LeBlanc and Mel Moreau. Also celebrating are Rock singer Alice Cooper, 69, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, 44 and Pop singer Davin MCGraw, 40.*****Feb. 5: Celebrating on this day are Madison Johansson and Mary Ottea. Celebrities having birthdays today are R&B singer Bobby Brown, 48, Country singer Sara Evans, 46 and famous baseball player Hank Aaron, 83.*****Feb. 6: Grant Jones, David Gryder, Cindy Lessard and Neighbor Cox and Ms. Jenny’s little girl Karen Duplician all have birthdays today. Joining them are Rock singer Axl Rose, 55, Pop singer Fabian, 74 and actress Alice Eve, 35.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Kee-Kee Dupruis wanted a good store-bought shave him, so he went to see his buddy, barber Ray Leleux.

Kee-Kee sits in dat barber’s chair and while LuLu is foaming him up he mentions da problems he has getting a close shave around his cheeks.

LuLu tells him “Kee-Kee, I’ve got jus da ting me.” He takes out a small wooden ball from a nearby drawer and say, “Kee-Kee, jus place dis ball between your cheek and gums.”

Kee-Kee him, he place dat ball in his mouth and LuLu precede wit da closest shave Kee-Kee has ever experienced him.

After a few strokes, Kee-Kee axe, “LuLu, wat if I swallow dat ball, hanh?”

“Dat’s no problem,” Lulu answer, “Jus do like everyone else do, bring it back tomorrow.”

C’EST TOUT Volume Still Low in Local Races There have been some changes in the local political races. The county judge’s race is no longer in jeopardy of having to have a runoff. Only two candidates are left in the race, Brint Carlton and Dean Crooks. Despite two county commissioner’s races in Pct. 2 and Pct. 4, the interest hasn’t yet reached the volume that would bring out a big turnout. Low turnouts usually favor the challenger. You know what they say, “Againsters will walk through mud to get to the polls.” In the only other county-wide race, County Treasurer Christy Kourey, who is doing a good job, faces only token opposition from a candidate that has no idea about the job he’s running for. There again however, you can’t take any election for granted. Early voting is not too far away, February 20.

I still predict about 8,000 votes or less county wide unless more interest is created in the next few weeks.*****Thank you for your time. Read us cover to cover and shop with our advertisers. Take care and God bless.

A FEW HAPPENINGS We have located Judge Pat. He wasn’t lost, he was just misplaced. The way the rumor that he was flying the coup started was by a ‘For Sale’ sign on his lawn. The

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Pastor Luncheon at WOS e West Orange – Cove CISD would like to invite area church leaders to attend a Pastor Luncheon on ursday, February 1, 2018. e event will provide the occasion to share information. e luncheon will be held ursday, Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. at the WOCCISD Education Service Center Community Outreach Room, 902 W. Park Avenue, Orange. Church leaders should contact the WOCCISD Superintendent’s Office at 8825600 to confirm attendance by Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 12 p.m.

Golden Kiwanis meetings Wed., Jan. 31 - Golden K Kiwanis will meet 910 a.m. at the Salvation Army Building, corner of MLK and Strickland, for coffee and speaker.

Wed., Feb. 7 - e guest speaker for the first Golden K meeting in Feb. will be Claire Smith. e 9-10 a.m.club will cover the art of Beekeeping. We have asked Claire to bring some of her own honey. Coffee will be served at the Salvation Army Center at the corner of MLK and Strickland. Golden K Kiwanis welcomes visitors.

T2 Arena hosts Sabine River Ford Pro Rodeo Clean off your boots and dust off your hat. It's time to come out Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2-3, and watch some of the roughest, toughest cowboys and cowgirls compete for $15,400 added money at the Tin Top Arena in Orange. e event is presented by Tin Top Arena and SYJ Rodeo Company. It is a UPRA membership rodeo. Each night’s performance begins at 7 p.m.

Admission is $20 each night. Seating is limited to 300 per night, so plan to get under the roof early.

Food is available for purchase, provided by UPick Catering.

FUMC to host Mardis Gras Jazz Music Please join us at First United Methodist Church Orange for Jazz Music and Mardi Gras Fun on Friday, February 2nd from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center located at 502 N. 6th Street in Downtown Orange. You will enjoy the festivities of a Meet & Greet Mardi Gras Royalty in Costume along with great Jazz Music. We will also be serving King Cake and other Refreshments. is is a family affair, all are invited to attend.

First Saturday Sale at Thrift and Gift e First Saturday Sale at rift and Gift will be held on Feb. 3rd from 9 am to 1 pm at 350 37th Street. Many reductions, long sleeved blouses and men’s long sleeved shirts $1.00, jeans and long pants $1.00, shoes (not boots), $1.00, bed linens, tablecloths, curtains all $1.00. Bed spreads, comforters, and blankets 1/2 price, purses 1/2 price, and reduced jackets and coats.

Paper back books are 10 cents, hard back books are 50 cents. Turn off Strickland or 37th St. We are across from Wesley Methodist Church. Call 409-886-7649 for additional information.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Garage Sale Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will be hosting it’s Garage Sale for the next two Saturdays, February 3 & 10 at the new site 985 W Roundbunch Rd Suite A, Bridge City, TX 77611.

We will open our doors at 7:30 am and close at 11:30 am. ere are so many new items including, seasonal Mardi Gras and Valentine things, clothes for all ages, small kitchen appliances, housewares and decor, toys and so much more. So, come and check it out. Just a reminder that this is not at the church but in the same building as Happy Donuts. We also encourage you to park in front of the house or on the church's driveway, so that people can enjoy the best donuts in town. ank you to everyone who supports our sales in making purchases and donating items. And, by the way, we are always collecting items so just bring them and place them under the awning at the church or the building. All the proceeds go to our music fund and in particular our Music

Scholarship program; so, thank you and see you Saturday.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Super Bowl event On February 4, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold a Super Bowl Alive Event. We will gather for a potluck meal (including Pizza and Root beer), praise God with some songs and watch the Big Game on the big screen. Please come and join the fun. Everyone is invited.

Orange County Historical Society e Orange County Historical Society will have it’s first program type meeting of the year on Feb. 6th at 6:30 pm in the conference room at the City of Orange Public Library. It will be a show and tell type program, so members should come prepared to talk bout an article of historical interest or give a short account of a significant historic event concerning Orange county. Refreshments will be served. e public is invited.

Jackson Community Center Tax assistance e Jackson Community Center will be offering tax assistance to eligible families and individuals earning up to $54,000 or less for fast refund and electronic filing. Starting this week and going through April 18, at our center located 520 W. Decatur in Orange. Open Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm and every other Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. To schedule an appointment please contact Elizabeth Campbell at 409-7791981 or jccorange@gmail.com.

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

For more information, contact Bridget Trawhon at (409) 882-4195 or btrawhon@gmail.com.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Mardi Gras Dance e Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2523 members will be having a Mardi Gras Dance on Saturday, Feb. 10th at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange starting at 8 pm until 1 am. e band will be Creole Cookin’, and the cost is $10.00 a couple or $5.00 per person. We are open Tuesday thru Saturday, after 4 p.m., for more info you may call 409-8867381.

American Legion Post 49 Fish Lunch e American Legion Post 49 will be holding a Fried Fish plate lunch fund raiser from 11 am to 1 pm on ursday, February 1st. e meal will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert and will cost $8.00.

Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available.

Please call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, January 31st and before 9 am on ursday, February 1st for orders and deliveries. e American Legion Post 49 is located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange.

Ash Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran On February 14, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will be celebrating Ash Wednesday with "Ashes on the Run" at 7:00 am and again at Noon. en in the evening at 5:00 pm, we will have a Pancake Supper and at 6:00 pm, we will have a worship service to include the imposition of ashes. Come and join us for the celebration of the beginning of the Lenten season.

2017 INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE AARP Tax Filing Assistance will be offered starting 12:15 PM, Friday, February 2nd at the Orange Public Library. IRS-certified volunteers will be available from 12:15 pm to 4:00 pm every Wednesday and Friday through April 13th and Tuesday, April 17th. April 17th is the last day to file 2017 taxes. Anyone coming for assistance should bring the following: Proof of identification

(photo ID); Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents; Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents; Wage and income statements (Form W-2, Social Security, 1099-R, 1099Misc, W2G); Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099); Records of any Capital Gains and Losses; Forms 1095-A, B or C, Affordable Health Care Statements and a copy of last year’s federal and state returns is very helpful in the preparation of the 2017 return.

Well Water Screening scheduled e Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office is having another well water screening. Residents can pick up a free water sampling test kit from the Orange County AgriLife Extension office, but must be able to return the sample to that office from 8-11 a.m. Feb. 6. Instructions are included with the kits and only one sample kit will be provided per household. Samples will be processed at Texas A&M University in College Station. e results will be confidential and will be either emailed or mailed to residents’ homes. Samples will be screened for common contaminants, including E. coli bacteria, nitrates and salinity. If you have any questions, call the Extension office at 409-882-7010.

A Fresh Start to a Healthier You Better Living for Texans will be having classes on a Fresh Start to a Healthier You. e classes will teach you about saving money at the grocery store, food safety and meal planning. e free classes will be held on Wednesdays in February 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th from 2 pm to 3 pm at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. Please call the office at 409-8827010 to let us know you will be attending.

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to learn tips on getting healthy by joining us for our Walk & Talk series that will be held at the Raymond Gould Community Center park. We will meet on ursday mornings, March 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd, at the Gazebo beginning at 9 am.

We will be discussing exercise tips, beneficial foods, and a healthier body and much more. For questions or to sign up call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office at 409-882-7010.

BCHS CLASS OF 1974 Plans are currently being made for a class reunion to be held in the Spring of 2018. If you are interested please contact us at mimihernandez0@gmail.com or on Facebook at BCHS Class of 1974. Please contact your friends and share this information.

Bridge City Chamber to Award Scholarships Attention all Bridge City and Orangefield High School seniors. e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce they will be awarding two $500 scholarships to Bridge City High School seniors and two $500 scholarships to Orangefield High School seniors. Applications are available at the student’s high school counselor’s office, Bridge City Chamber office at 150 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, TX 77611, or can be downloaded from the chamber’s website: www.bridgecitychamber.com. Completed applications should be turned in to the respective high school counselor no later than April 6, 2018. For more information, contact your high school counselor or call the Bridge City Chamber at (409) 735-5671.

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Master Gardener upcoming events set e OCMGA will be having a rose training session on Saturday, 2-3-18 from 8:30 - 11:30 at Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442 in Orangefield. Cost is $10 which includes materials and 2 cuttings of your choice from our rose collection. Additional cuttings may be purchased. To enroll go to Orange.agrilife.org and click on the EarthKind Roses Propagation Class or you may call 409 882-7010. e OCMGA will be having their Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair, 3-24-18 from 8 am 1pm at Cormier Park 8235 FM 1442 in Orangefield. All types of plants will be available such as Bedding plants, Texas SuperStars, Citrus, Avocados, Blueberries, Roses, Succulents, Trees, Shrubs and many more types of unusual plants. We are also looking for vendors who would be interested in renting space during our sale.

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Deaths and Memorials

Barbra Ann Mulhollan, 79, Orange Barbra Ann Mulhollan, 79, of Orange, passed away on January 29, 2018, at her home surrounded by loved ones.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

OďŹƒciating will be Reverend John Warren of BARBRA ANN First United Methodist MULHOLLAN Church of Orange.

Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.

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

Born in Knox City, Texas on June 30, 1938, and raised in Ft. Worth, Barbra was the daughter of Alan Armstrong and Opal Jewell Edmonds Arm-

Jane Barber Childers, 93, Orange Jane Barber Childers, 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 28, 2018, in Orange.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., ursday, February 1, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

OďŹƒciating will be Reverend Lynn Ashcraft and Reverend Justin JANE BARBER Childers. A private CHILDERS family burial will follow the service. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Texas, on March 4, 1924, she was the daughter of Ernest and Hettie (Parish) Barber. Jane was a member of North Orange Baptist Church for over 80 years. She worked as the owner and operator of Jane’s Flower Shop for over 50 years, was a director of the Texas State Florist Association, a top 100 member of FTD Florists, and a member of the Leaf and Petal Garden Club.

strong. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, as well as Sunset Grove Country Club, and the Legal Secretaries Association.

Barbra loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with them and being around her friends. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her father, Alan Armstrong; step-father who raised her, John Foster; mother, Judy Foster; and her sister, Jeri Horan.

Barbra is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Gary Wayne Mulhollan; children, Alana Peddy and husband Dale, of Mauriceville and Melanie Mulhollan and husband Tim Neckar, of Houston; grandchildren, Steven Peddy, Tyler Peddy, Gillian Neckar, and Zoe Neckar; great-grandchildren, Scarlett Peddy and Everett Peddy; and her brother, Edmond “Butch� Armstrong and wife Opal, of Parkersburg, WV. Barbra’s family would like to extend gratitude to Kindred Hospice for all of their love and care, and especially Baileigh Rankin, Phyllis January Fontenette, and Geneva Bourque Jaques.

Jane was very active in her community. She was the ďŹ rst female director of the Orange Chamber of Commerce, a docent at the Stark House, active in a local antiques study group, and volunteered with G.O.A.L.S, which helped elementary children with their reading skills. In her spare time, she loved attending antique car shows and gun shows with her husband, JC. Jane loved her family dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Hettie Barber; her loving husband of 67 years, JC Childers; daughter, Canda Kessler; and her brother, Junious Barber. She is survived by her son, Terry Childers and wife Susan, of Jasper; grandchildren, Courtney Childers Dean and husband Orrin, of Silsbee, Justin Childers and wife Jeanna, of Belton, and Lisa Shell Allan, of Martindale; great-grandchildren, Holden Dean, Karis, Noah, and Habtamu Childers; and Parker, Cooper, and Miles Allan; son-in-law, Dr. Michael Kessler, of Greenville, SC; and her nieces, Cassandra Carpenter, of Orange, Sherry Rollins, of Arkansas, Lynn Brown, of Houston, and Gilda and Brenda, of Corsicana.

Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Hasty, Al Granger, Jimmy Womack, Walter Cox, Louis Willie, and Roman Carpenter.

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Local classic rock band Mixx Fixxer will perform at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, as part of the newly extended Mardi Gras celebration in Orange. The Jeep Parade will be held at 6 p.m., Friday. Visit www.orangetexas.org for the full schedule of activities for Mardi Gras weekend in Orange.

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At left, Katie Durio, LMSW, Executive Director, Stable-Spirit of Rose City, gave the Orange Golden K Kiwanis members a presentation at a recent Golden K meeting at the Orange Salvation Army facility, corner of MLK and Strickland. Durio shared stories of her horses helping those with special needs. At right is Karen McKinney, Region 10 Lt. Gov. for Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis, Past Golden K Kiwanis President, and local Golden K member since 1989. Durio and McKinney have worked together in past years in social services.

Each year the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce holds its Taste of the Bayou Annual Banquet inviting local restaurants and food vendors to bring tasty treats for banquets attendees. This offers banquet guests a chance to sample cuisine from several local restaurants. This year guests were asked to vote for their “Favorite Taste of the Bayou”. We are pleased to announce that Judice’s Cajun Café is the first winner of this award. Judice’s delighting guests with their shrimp and grits. At the chamber’s February 13th Networking Coffee at Anytime Fitness, Judice’s will receive a certificate and a trophy for them to display until next year’s winner is determined. The Chamber plans to continue the friendly competition each year.

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Don't forget the last day to register to vote for the March primary is Monday, February 5th. To find out how to register to vote, where you can vote in your local communities, and educate yourself on what will be on the ballot, please visit www.votetexas.gov.

Here are five things happening around your state this month: 1. Business and Commerce e Senate Business and Commerce Committee recently held a hearing on three charges, including insurance data collected on Hurricane Harvey, information on the stability of the health insurance market in Texas, and an update on the implementation of several health insurance-related bills from the 85th Session.

Since Harvey, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has collected data from insurance companies on the number of claims they've received, the amount those claims have paid out, and the average time it takes to close a claim. TDI shared the information they had collected, as well as their intention to continue to collect information as recovery continues. is is being done to watch for outliers in insurance companies who may be denying a large number of claims or taking extra time to pay out claims.

2. Special Education In the Fall of 2016, a report was released regarding a performance based monitoring program the Texas Education Agency (TEA) had implemented since 2004, which sets an 8.5 percent benchmark for special education enrollment in public schools. e system was originally created to prevent schools from identifying students for special education when it was not required.

After criticisms arose about this program, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education began and they recently determined that Texas had vio-

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lated federal law by failing to ensure students with disabilities were being properly evaluated and receiving an adequate public education.

TEA must now provide documentation to show the state is monitoring the problem, and develop a plan and timeline to ensure that each school district will evaluate students which may have been denied services previously. TEA has hired more statewide special education support staff to ensure school districts and teachers are receiving guidance on how to identify and educate students with disabilities.

3. School Finance Reform Commission During the 85th Special Legislative Session, the 13-member Texas Commission on Public School Finance was created. e Commission held their first hearing at the end January. ey discussed the legal framework of the state's current school finance system, the student population in the over 1,100 school districts, as well as the education outcomes for students in the state. Over the next year, the Commission will look at ways to improve the public school finance system, through revamping the current system or by new funding methods. e Commission is expected to deliver a report to legislators by December 31st with their ideas.

4. Free Speech and College Campuses is past year, there have been many concerns that free speech for students on college campuses is being hindered. At the end January, the Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to evaluate any restrictions that Texas student may face in regards to their Freedom of Speech rights and their ability to express their views on their college campuses. ey will also evaluate the freedoms of the press, reli-

gion and assembly. ey will also recommend policy changes to be made in the upcoming legislative session to protect First Amendment rights and enhance the free speech environment on campuses.

5. Foster Care in the State During the 85th Legislative session, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), which was previously housed within the Health and Human Services Commission, was made its own agency. ey also received approximately $3.5 million in additional funding, for pay raises for current caseworkers and to hire more than 1,000 new caseworkers over the next two years. ey will also be able to increase payments to foster care families and other providers. is was done in response to a ruling by a U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack two years ago, which stated that the state's foster care system violated children's civil rights. DFPS has been working with federal appointed specialists to evaluate how the state oversees the child welfare system.

Even with these changes, the same federal judge recently ruled that Texas will continue to need oversight for how it cares for its most vulnerable children. ey must make a top-down overhaul of the way it works with children and families, expand its foster home options and make it easier for children to report abuse.

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and other occasions. Full service Bar, pool tables, music and a friendly sociable atmosphere. e Eagles Hall is located at 803 N. 28th Street, behind Sparks Auto Sells. We are open Tuesday thru Saturday after 4:00 pm.

Come by or call for more information at 409-886-7381.

Orange County Friends to meet urs., Feb. 1 - Party Bridge from 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., at Gardens Restaurant on Hwy. 87 w/Dutch lunch; contact Joy or Patsy; $1 to play; Call 409.670.5026. Tues., Feb. 13 at JB's Barbecue on Hwy. 90, Orange, starting at 11 a.m. in backroom for Dutch lunch & possible speaker. Please text or email Anne for RSVP. Wed., Feb. 14 at 10 a.m., Mah Jongg at Karen Aker's home, 409.330.4077.

Call/text Karen. Mon., Feb. 19 will be a Night Bunco at 6 p.m., Carolyn Lemons, Chair, 409.779.0208. Call for details. urs., Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. meet at Luigi's Restaurant in Orange.

OCF Book Review on MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS by Agatha Christie, reviewed by Diane Grooters. It is a "short" read.

Please plan to eat and meet in small room. RSVP to Anne Payne, 409.313.7575 (Text or Voice Mail) or email, annieoakley1116@gmail.com.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting e Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday February 6, 2018 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. We will be demonstrating methods of splitting hives at this months meeting. Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356.

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Never forget the importance of your personal floatation device in all your water outings.

Don’t Forget!

Stay safe this spring, keep that PFD handy

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CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE OUTDOORS WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

Super Bowl LII hype extensive

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD I try to read as many Super Bowl stories as I can during the two weeks between the National Football League’s conference championship games and the actual Super Bowl.

Even if I spent most of my free time (and when you’re retired, you have quite a bit during the winter months) looking through the thousands of columns and media views on the upcoming event, I would just barely scratch the surface.

It’s quite amusing reading about the Philadelphia Eagles players buying dog-faced

rubber masks that symbolize the fact that although the Eagles had the best record in the NFC, they have been dubbed as underdogs throughout the playos. is also is true for Sunday’s Super Bowl LII where the New England Patriots are favored by around a touchdown.

One column in Monday’s Houston Chronicle pointed out that the last time the Philadelphia Eagles won a championship John F. Kennedy was the president-elect, “Ben Hurâ€? had received the recent Oscar for Best Picture, “Gunsmokeâ€? was the highest-rated television show and Cassius Clay had won an Olympic gold medal as a light-heavyweight. “Yes, 1960 was a good year, and not just because the Eagles defeated Green Bay 17-13 as an underdog to win the title. at same year A.J. Foyt won his ďŹ rst Indy Car race, Elvis ďŹ nished a two-year tour in the Army, Hugh

Hefner established his ďŹ rst Playboy Club and Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mindâ€? reached No. 1 on the record charts,â€? the article added. e Eagles have played--and lost—two previous Super Bowls and are hoping that the third time Sunday is the charm. ey lost Super Bowl XV to Oakland 27-10 and Super Bowl XXXIX to these same New England Patriots 24-21.

Another article that appeared recently in USA Sports Weekly points out the motivational ploy Eagles’ Head Coach Doug Peterson used straight out of “Hoosiers� and “Rudy� and any other movie depicting a team that was given no chance to win. ere was even a video made with highlights of national media members predicting the Eagles would lose, with signs around the Eagles’

As the mercury creeps up into a more comfortable range outside as well as on the water, don’t let that fool you into feeling too secure at this time of the year. January and February on the Texas gulf coast can be down right brutal with all the rank weather we receive at this time of the year.

Bone chilling winds coupled with humid overcast days can make even the toughest ďŹ sherman wish for a warm spot in the truck and hot cup of coee. When late winter fronts pass through and temperatures outside sag down near freezing most anglers take precautions and wear the best foul weather gear they can get their hands on.

Nobody forgets to grab that windproof jacket or the thermal underwear because those are no brainers. With spring time approaching we tend to forget just how cold it can get on the water as well as in the water. e one piece of outerwear that nearly every ďŹ sherman does without is the most important, a life jacket.

Yes I am just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to not wearing a PFD (Personal Floatation Device) but that is going to change this year, that’s my own personal resolution for 2008 and I will tell you why.

Several years ago I met a guy who became one of my best friends; I actually took him on his ďŹ rst real saltwater trip into Sabine lake as well as many trips to Toledo end.

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GAME WARDEN FIELD NOTES î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

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The second largest whitetail buck ever in Texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk: poached. Earlier this week, a Denton County man pleaded no contest to illegally taking the trophy deer, which scored 278 points under the Boone & Crockett scoring system, last October near Pilot Point, Texas.

Denton County man admits to poaching record whitetail buck The second largest whitetail buck ever in Texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk: poached. Earlier this week, a Denton County man pleaded no contest to illegally taking the trophy deer, which scored 278 points under the Boone & Crockett scoring system, last October near Pilot Point, Texas.

Travis D. Johnson of Aubrey, Texas, was sentenced in Denton County Criminal Court on Monday, Jan. 22, to two years of probation and 40 hours community service, plus court costs. He also faces in excess of $53,000 in civil restitution fines from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and is prohibited from purchasing a hunt-

ing license for the duration of his deferred adjudication period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What an ill-fated legacy for what could have been, and should have been, a remarkable testament to Texas whitetail deer,â&#x20AC;? said Col. Grahame Jones, TPWD Law Enforcement Director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tragic that in the pursuit of this magnificent specimen, Mr. Johnson chose to violate huntingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s code of ethics and the game laws designed to protect our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precious wildlife resources. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to live with.â&#x20AC;?

Almost immediately after news of the huge buck broke on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, Texas game wardens became aware of rumors alleging Johnson may have harvested

the buck after legal hunting hours the night before. Based on a photo being circulated online that showed Johnson posing with the field dressed deer during daylight hours, along with comments that he had taken it with a bow the previous evening, wardens had concerns about the care and disposition of the venison considering the warm temperatures. Hunters are required to keep the meat of harvested game in edible condition.

Denton County game warden Stormy McCuistion met with Johnson at his residence the afternoon of Oct. 8 to inspect the carcass, and was informed it had been discarded

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Social Media Tip #39: When posting photos of yourself with the deer you falsely claim to have just harvested, be sure to pin the location; it helps game wardens when they come to investigate.

After spotting Facebook photos of a woman with a mule deer buck she claimed to have shot, game wardens ran a quick check, and learned she did not have a hunting license. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e pinned location of the posted images appeared to be a ranch in Brewster County enrolled in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Managed Lands Deer program, which carries certain tagging and harvest log requirements. After identifying the individual's boyfriend, who also appeared in the photos, the wardens went to the hunting camp to sort things out. When questioned, the boyfriend told wardens he had killed the buck, legally, and showed them the deer head and MLD tag with his name on it. He then confessed his girlfriend made the initial shot on the deer, and he dispatched the buck due to her misplaced shot. She only claimed it to show oďŹ&#x20AC; because she is a city girl, he said.

Upon further investigation, it was found only the backstraps were saved and the remaining carcass was dumped because "the deer was old." Multiple citations were issued and the deer was seized.

Illegal Commercial Fishing License, Please On Dec. 8, an individual came into the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Victoria Law Enforcement OďŹ&#x192;ce to purchase a general commercial ďŹ shing license. One of the oďŹ&#x192;ce clerks was attempting to complete the transaction, but the computer system didn't recognize the individual's social security number. A game warden on hand was handed the individual's Texas ID card, which he immediately recognized as a fake. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e warden veriďŹ ed through dispatch that the individual didn't have any documentation on record with the Texas Department of Public Safety. After questioning the individual regarding his fake ID, the subject admitted he bought the social security card, Texas ID card and a Mexican ID from an individual in Pasadena. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e subject was transported to the Victoria County Jail and charges are pending.

Baiting the Roost On Jan. 7, an Ellis County game warden heard shooting on a soil conservation lake well after sunset. Legal duck hunting hours end at sunset. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e warden was able to walk to and observe the group of hunters shooting at a duck roost on a small island in the lake. After making contact with the hunters, the warden also discovered corn scattered around the subjects' gear. He pulled one of the hunters aside and when asked how much corn was located on the island they were hunting, the hunter dropped his head and said, "Fifty pounds." Citations for hunting after sunset and placing bait to attract migratory waterfowl are pending.

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î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is guy took to the sport of ďŹ shing like there was no tomorrow and he got pretty good at it along the way. Before too long he purchased a boat and was ďŹ shing every chance he got, mostly in Sabine lake because it was close to home. He ďŹ gured out some of the subtleties of the sport and seemed to understand how to ďŹ sh and where to go, he had found his hobby.

During one stretch of winter months my friend, who mostly ďŹ shed by himself, made what appeared to be another normal trip out on the bay. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e weather was a little rougher than he liked it so he decided to head for a protected shoreline on the east side of the lake. Now if you have ever been on Sabine lake you know there is little traďŹ&#x192;c in the wide open middle part of the lake, especially on choppy days.

Now my friend is making his way across the lake as best he can considering the waves and direction of the wind. All was going according to plan until he had motor trouble, which was the ďŹ rst problem. As the boat

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Bad Memory On Christmas morning, a Houston County game warden received a call about trespassers on a piece of property near Kennard. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e warden arrived, found the vehicle, and tracked the suspects.

He located an adult and a teenager hunting deer on the property without permission. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e adult stated he had not killed anything during the year.

As the warden inspected his hunting license, he noticed a turkey tag missing. His memory jogged, the man did recall shooting a turkey. Asked if he was certain he hadn't harvested anything else, the man then remembered a doe he had killed earlier in the year, but had forgotten about it. He'd also forgotten how to tag it and enter it in the harvest log. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e cases are pending.

Working on Their Night Moves Game wardens received information about two subjects that had allegedly killed several deer at night near Grapeland, in Houston County. After obtaining IDs through TPWD's databases, the wardens were able to locate the residence of one of the subjects, and were fortunate enough to catch both subjects there. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e subjects initially denied killing any deer other than what was logged on their hunting licenses, but once the questioning revealed inaccuracies in their accounts, they admitted to poaching several additional deer. Wardens discovered several deer heads in various locations on the property, and two more deer heads at another residence. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;rough their investigation, the wardens learned one of the illegal deer was shot by a third subject, who admitted to the crime the following day. So far, 21 citations and warnings have been issued for various violations involving the ďŹ ve bucks and two does seized. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e investigation is ongoing.

When Duty Calls A Freestone County game warden was enjoying his day oďŹ&#x20AC; duck hunting at the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area when he observed a game law violation. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e warden watched as a vehicle stopped on a designated public hunting lands road, the driver exit and shoot at ducks. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e warden cut his hunt short, switched hats and was eventually able to make contact with the subject, charging him with hunting from a designated roadway. His passenger was charged for not having the required Annual Public Hunting Lands permit. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e driver was also part of a group recently apprehended by the warden on Richland Creek WMA for hunting when the area was closed.

Playing Leap Frog While patrolling Galveston Bay, game wardens aboard the PV Captain Murchison observed two commercial oyster boats operating and harvesting oysters in a closed area. Despite an outgoing tide, north winds and the fact the PV Captain Murchison drafts 4-5 feet, the Murchison carefully approached the ďŹ rst violator, made contact and one of the wardens boarded. As the Murchison held its position, the warden onboard the oysterman's boat informed the captain of the violation and directed him to approach the sec-

From Page 1B stalled out and drifted helpless against the conditions it was just a matter of time before he started taking waves over the transom. It was just minutes until the boat began to stand nose up sink. Can you imagine the feeling?

Within minutes the boat was completely capsized and ďŹ&#x201A;oating miles from any shore with my friend clinging to the bow eye for dear life. Now mind you this is winter and the water temps are low 50s so you can just visualize the shock his system has just gone through.

While telling me his story he said he really thought he might die before someone came to help, either from drowning or hypothermia.

Some 30 minutes into the horrifying ordeal he spotted a crabber nearby running his traps, calling to him did no good as he was just too far away. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at must have been tough to see help so close yet so far away.

After another 20 minutes in the water his prayers were answered as two men in another boat happened to see him as they were headed back to the dock. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey kind strangers gave him a slicker suit to put on and rushed him back to the dock to seek medical attention at the coast guard station. A warm shower, cup of coďŹ&#x20AC;ee, and dry clothes were welcome reminders that he had reached dry land and indeed was safe.

Every time we ďŹ sh together I thank the big ďŹ sherman upstairs

for those 2 men who saved my friends life. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at story really hits home when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s someone you know and realize that just as easily could have been me or you.

Now I agree that the old style PFDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s were uncomfortable and bulky, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why nobody wanted to wear them.

I am guilty of only wearing one if I have my son Hunter in the boat with me instead of wearing one all the time. With all the new styles of PFDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out there you can surely ďŹ nd one that suits you, I have fallen in love with the suspender style models that can inďŹ&#x201A;ate on their own or can be inďŹ&#x201A;ated manually. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey are comfortable and easy to ďŹ sh in which means they are less of a hassle to wear. In addition to the PFD itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great idea to add some sort of signaling device to the PFD, like a whistle. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e sound of a whistle can be heard much farther that your voice, especially if you have been screaming for a while or get cold. I have waded with anglers who wear just such a set up and it has many helpful uses.

I know one ďŹ sherman who used the whistle to signal for help when he got stuck by a ray and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t walk.

Just something to think about next time you head on the water.

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at a different location due to concerns about the meat possibly being infected.

Johnson claimed to have wounded the buck on Sept.

30, but was unable to retrieve it. When he saw the deer on images captured by his game trail camera a few days later, it exhibited entry and exit wounds.

Since then, Johnson explained he began pursuing the animal in earnest in hopes of putting an end to its suffering, going so far as to spend the night in his hunting stand to avoid spooking deer. He said he got his opportunity at about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 and dispatched the buck with his

bow.

After inspecting the deer carcass, game wardens then went to the area where Johnson claimed to have killed the big deer to confirm the details of his story. During a conversation with the landowner adjacent to the property where Johnson hunted, game wardens became suspicious about the timeline. The landowner recalled texting Johnson at about an hour past dark on Oct. 7 asking if he was okay since he noticed he had not returned to his vehicle. Johnson replied that he was safe, but made no mention of having successfully taken the big buck an hour earlier.

Fr. Sinclair Oubre, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, visits St. Mary Catholic School to say Mass once a month for students and staff. When time permits, Fr. Sinclair will stay and visit with a class or group of students. This week Fr. Sinclair spoke to middle school students. He discussed with the students why schools have banned some classic novels. He also talked about the foundation of the Bible and the teachings of the Catholic Church. He knows how much the children like his motorcycles so he often drives one to show them.

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ond vessel. e warden then boarded the second vessel in violation. Both captains and crews were arrested for harvesting oysters in a restricted area and transported to the Chambers County Jail. is marks the first time in the 30-year service of the PV Captain Murchison that a restricted oyster case was made off this deep water platform. e cases are pending.

Caught in a Hog Trap At the end of December, a game warden received information from an Abilene City Marshall Lake Patrol Officer of hog traps being located on City of Abilene property near Lake Fort Phantom, which is an area closed to the public and off limits to hunting. Game cameras were set up and monitored to gather evidence on possible suspects using the traps. After reviewing the photos from the camera, the warden determined that a suspect was coming in around noon each day to check the traps.

On Jan. 4, the warden and the marshal sat in a nearby location to try to catch the suspect. After a short while, both officers witnessed a red pickup enter the property, and quickly confronted two subjects inspecting one of the hog traps. When questioned who gave them permission to trap on the property they replied they had never seen anyone on the property and just assumed it would be okay to trap hogs there. Both subjects were filed on for hunting without

landowner consent, and three hog traps were seized as evidence. e cases are pending.

Caught in the Act January 4, a Red River County game warden was patrolling for night hunters down a country road when he witnessed a subject shine a light out of a truck window, and then fire a high-powered rifle. e warden initiated contact and learned through dispatch that both male subjects in the vehicle were convicted felons. e pair admitted to shooting a deer. e warden was able to locate a large 8 point buck that appeared to have been shot with a rifle. e subjects were transported to the Red River County Jail and booked for hunting deer at night, hunting deer with an artificial light, hunting deer from a public roadway, discharging a firearm from a public road, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. An investigation is ongoing involving multiple deer and hogs having been shot from the road at night.

Howdy, Neighbor While enjoying a day off at his deer lease, a Cherokee County game warden was checking some of his game cameras when he heard a shot nearby. inking his neighbor had taken the shot and might need help retrieving a deer, the warden called to check. His neighbor informed him that he

Korner NovaCare Complex about how no one respected them.

However, Pederson’s real genius was concocting a game plan that made quarterback Nick Foles thrive.

“It’s officially time to retire the notion that the NFL is a quarterback’s league,” the article points out. “Not with Foles, Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles and Minnesota’s Case Keenum all vying for a spot in the Super Bowl in conference games two weeks ago.” at quarterback bubble burst when Baltimore’s Joe Flacco got hot for a month in 2013, led the team to a Super Bowl and essentially forced the Ravens into giving him a $120 million contract.

Flacco became less than an average quarterback soon thereafter. e same thing happened to Oakland’s Derek Carr, who has never started a playoff game, signed a deal last off-season making him the highest-paid player in NFL history, only for Detroit’s Matthew Stafford, owner of zero playoff wins, to break that same record weeks later.

Surrounded with the right talent, quarterbacks the likes of Keenum, Bortles and Foles can give a team 75% of what Stafford can for a fraction of the cost.

Tom Brady has been smart enough not to sign one of these cap-breaking deals. In 2017 he cost the Patriots as much as quarterback Mike Glennon cost the Bears. is is why the Patriots always win. ey get the best quarterback ever for the price the Raiders should be paying Carr.

And with Brady at the controls—cut hand or not—I look for a high-scoring Super Bowl with New England winning 34-24!!

KWICKIES…e Cleveland Indians announced Monday that they no longer will use the face of their mascot Chief Wahoo after this upcoming 2018 baseball season. It appears the front office got

was out of town, but would check with his neighbor to the east. It was quickly learned that the neighbor to the east had shot a small 8-point buck. Curious as to how small, the warden contacted the other neighbor and asked for a cell phone image.

He recognized the young buck as the same one he had seen on his game camera previously, and he knew it did not meet the county's 13-inch minimum antler requirement. at afternoon, the warden contacted the subject at his home, confirmed the deer did not meet the antler requirement, and also learned that he had purchased his hunting license after he killed the deer. e individual also had not completed mandatory hunter education certification. e cases are pending.

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No Herding Allowed On Jan. 14, Sabine County game wardens were patrolling Toledo Bend Reservoir for duck hunting violations when they heard a group of duck hunters shooting nearby. As they motored close by to check for compliance, the wardens observed another hunter in a mud boat traveling towards a group of coots and canvasbacks. e hunter rallied the ducks and proceeded to shoot the birds as they attempted to fly. While the boat was rallying the ducks, the other hunters began firing as well. Multiple citations were issued for hunting from a boat and rallying ducks.

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From Page 1B tired being the target of protesters who claim it’s demeaning for any sports team to have a mascot depicting a Native American mascot. e PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open held last weekend at Torrey Pines in San Diego ended in a three-way tie between eventual winner Jason Day, Great Britain’s Alex Noren and Ryan Palmer, who was eliminated on the first extra hole. What’s so unusual about this event is that the tourney was called due to darkness with Day and Noren still deadlocked after five extra holes.

It was continued Monday morning where Day won on the sixth extra hole.

Orange’s Earl omas was the starting free safety for the NFC in Sunday’s rain-soaked Pro Bowl played at Orlando but wasn’t responsible for Delanie Walker’s touchdown grab in the end zone with 1:21 left to give the AFC a 2423 victory. e victory was sealed when Denver’s Von Miller caused and recovered a fumble by Rams’ quarterback Jared Goff. e players on the winning team each received $64,000. But I don’t believe Earl was disappointed with the $32,000 his losing team received. e Lamar Cardinals’ first black coach, John Payton, died last weekend at the age of 83. He was hired by athletic director J.B. Higgins in 1970 to coach offensive backs under Vernon Glass. Payton was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2003.

And speaking of the Lamar Cardinals, they used a solid defense late in the game to subdue my alma mater McNeese and win a Southland Conference basketball game 86=80 Saturday at the Montagne Center in Beaumont. e Redbirds came back from a 30-13 firsthalf deficit and tightened their defense just before the intermission to improve their SLC record to 5-4. It marked the first time in 24 years Lamar has beaten the

Cowboys in three straight games.

McNeese drops to 4-4 in league play.

JUST BETWEEN US…Congrats to Houston Astros’ superstar second baseman Jose Altuve who received his American League Most Valuable Player trophy Sunday night at the 95th Annual dinner held by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. e 27year-old Altuve also was named as the New York BBWAA chapter’s postseason MVP, an honor he shared with teammate Justin Verlander. Other Astros receiving accolades at the fete were outfielder George Springer and shortstop Carlos Correa.

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Watching the Super Bowl alone?

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on all the fun!

It's time for the Super Bowl, and you know what that means -- time for a Super Bowl party!

Everybody's going to watch the Big Game, from rabid sports fans to people who only want to see the commercials and halftime show. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Super Bowl is as much a sporting event as an opportunity for all of America to share an experience together.

Unfortunately, you don't have anybody to share this experience with. Nobody invited you to their Super Bowl party -- not even on Facebook.

But that doesn't mean you can't have a great time watching the Super Bowl. Here are some tips on how to make your solo Super Bowl bash a solo Super Bowl smash!

Make a delicious dish!

A Super Bowl party is like a big potluck -- everybody brings their favorite football snack to create a smorgasbord of guilty pleasures, and you'd better impress!

Of course, you won't have anybody to impress, so why bother. But you still have to eat to sustain yourself, so here are some food items you could make: Easy Mac Ingredients 1 bowl of Easy Mac î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e little packet of cheese that comes with the Easy Mac Water Hot sauce (optional) Instructions Put water in the Easy Mac Put Easy Mac in the microwave for 3-4 minutes Add cheese packet to Easy Mac Stir until Easy Mac is cheesed Add hot sauce to taste Cup Noodles Ingredients 1 Cup Noodles Water Hot sauce (optional) Instructions Boil water Pour into Cup Noodles

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Is there anything worse than the one person at the party who keeps having to ask about the rules and the teams playing?

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OCF members, from left, Belinda Giarranto, Diane Dotson, Anita Carrico, Kris Cherry, and Joy Holland, seated, celebrate a day of fun at their Day Bunco game on Thurs., Jan. 25, at home of Anne Payne, hostess. Not pictured are Payne, Karen McKinney, Lois Ferrell, Sue Ferguson, and Pat McKee. Bunco is a game of simply rolling dice. OCF was formerly known as Orange Newcomers. Memberships are available now at midyear for $10 per person. Call Carolyn at 409.779.0208 for information about joining OCF (Orange County Friends), formerly known as Orange Newcomers.

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Pat McKee, left, and Sue Ferguson, both OCF (Orange County Friends) members, have fun delivering prizes at a recent OCF Day Bunco gathering. OCF was formerly known as Orange County Newcomers. Anita Carrico won Most Buncos, while Lois Ferrell took the prize for Most Losses, after receiving Most Buncos award in Nov. In a game of dice, the rolls of the dice determine the winners or losers.

Come play bunco with OCF. Cost is only $5 per person for Day Bunco and $10 per person for Night Bunco. For Night Bunco, call Carolyn, 409-779-0208, and for Day Bunco, phone or text Anne, 409-313-7575.

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By Tommy Mann Jr. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Record One of the greatest American rock duos of all time will be performing in Beaumont this spring.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Orange County Church Directory Weakness and Failure Build Faith Vaneetha Rendall Risner Regular Contributor Of desiringGod.org There are so many things I wish someone could have told me at thirty, because at thirty I thought I had life figured out.

I didn’t.

Life turned upside down quickly. I wish someone had said to me, ‘You are holding onto meaningless things, and you are believing in yourself for the wrong reasons. Stop judging your life by your achievements or “blessings,” whether material or relational or reputational, because none of them will last. What you now consider blessings will be taken away, and when they are, you will discover that being blessed is deeper and more lasting than you can imagine. ‘ There is no way I could have prepared my thirtyyear-old self for what lay ahead. How does one prepare for the unknown? I’m glad I didn’t know what was coming, but I wish I had known that while God was taking away my earthly treasures, he was giving me something that could never be taken away — he was giving me himself.

I wish I had known that trusting God would never be a mistake and that he would use every ounce of my pain for my good and his glory.

And I wish I had known that life in Christ would continue to get better, because Jesus always saves the best wine for the end.

The Cost of a Successful Career My late teens and twenties were marked by unmitigated success. Named valedictorian of my high school class.

Accepted at every college I applied to. After college, worked for a prominent financial institution. Earned an MBA from a prestigious university. Met and married a business school classmate.

Flourished in my work as I climbed the corporate ladder.

Life was glorious from a worldly perspective. I was denied nothing my heart desired. I had everything I wanted. But it came with a price.

My once-vibrant faith from college took a back seat to my career. My quiet times were mostly on the run, if they happened at all. My friendships were superficial, but I was too busy to care.

My faith was shallow, but it seemed good enough.

Then I hit my thirties. A serious marriage struggle put us in counseling for years. Our infant son died. I had four miscarriages. I was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, though the symptoms were just starting.

Stay-at-Home Achiever My seemingly perfect life had taken a huge turn. I had decided to stay home full time after our first child was born. I shifted my focus from my career to being a devoted wife and mother. I made gourmet meals, took photographs of my children’s every breath, and made scrapbooks to commemorate every occasion.

I prayed for my husband and made time to be together. I planned regular family nights and homeschooled our children. I had consistent quiet times, taught women’s Bible studies, and mentored women on marriage.

My struggles forced me to lean on God, and I learned to adjust to a different life — one that was less in the limelight, but still felt accomplished. Just different priorities and accolades.

Nowhere Else to Turn But midway through my forties, it all fell apart. My husband left for another woman, citing my inadequacies as a wife. My children walked away from God in an-

Triangle Baptist Church 6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield “Come Worship With Us” 409-735-2661 Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

Starlight

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

ger, highlighting my failure as a parent. Our home became a place of rage and regret, the opposite of the sanctuary it once was. My arms began failing because of post-polio, and so I had to stop cooking, scrapbooking, and hospitality to concentrate on self-care.

Everything I worked for was gone. The things that I had valued disintegrated.

There was not a shred of accomplishment I could cling to.

Those days were more painful than I can put into words. My friends and family rallied around me, but inside I was dying. Nothing I had accomplished seemed to matter.

I clung to God as I knew there was nowhere else to turn. And from that desperation came an unexpected delight in God. I craved fellowship with him. His word revived me daily. I prayed more earnestly.

And my relationship with others had a newfound authenticity. There was nothing to hide behind. I had no appearances to maintain. Everything was laid bare.

And I slowly realized this epic failure was a huge gift.

Identity and Security As my life was tested by adversity and failure, I gained a truer sense of who I was. It was not based on my achievements. What people thought of me. What I did or had done.

My identity was based on Christ.

My successes in life never gave me security. Quite the opposite, they pressured me to keep succeeding.

But failure gave me an inner confidence. It has taught me about myself. What I could lean on. What could and would be shaken. And what was unshakable.

Amidst my failure, I understood more clearly what constitutes true blessing.

True blessing always rests in God himself.

God Builds on Our Failures The Bible shows us how God uses our failures and frailties.

David sinned against God when he decided to take a census, counting his people instead of counting on God. God punished him, and in David’s repentance, he built an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. And it was on that very ground, the place of David’s failure and repentance, that the temple of the Lord was built.

God’s temple in Jerusalem, the holiest place where he would dwell on earth with man, was built on the ground of human failure.

We offer nothing to God. He isn’t after our success. He wants our heart. Our repentance. Our dependence on him.

Now God does not dwell in a temple made by human hands. He dwells in us. And in the same way, God’s greatest work in us is built on the ground of our failure. God does his most extraordinary work when we rely on him alone.

To Me at Thirty What would I tell my thirty-year-old self?

Trust God. He is going to use everything in your life to draw you closer to him. Don’t waste your suffering, for it will be the making of your faith. And one day, as your faith becomes sight, you will be grateful for it all.

Vaneetha Rendall Risner is a freelance writer and a regular contributor to Desiring God. She blogs at danceintherain.com, although she doesn’t like rain and has no sense of rhythm.

Vaneetha is married to Joel and has two daughters, Katie and Kristi. She and Joel live in Raleigh, North Carolina. Vaneetha is the author of the book The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering.

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

Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m.

Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

Pastor: Tommy Anthony

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

mcdonaldmemorialbaptistchurch.com

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

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. Nursery Provided.

Youth 5:30 pm Youth Band 7 pm (www.faithorange.org)

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

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

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Nightly Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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COWBOY CHURCH

OF ORANGE COUNTY 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m.

Bible Studies for Co-Eds • Monday 6:30 p.m.

Bible Studies for Women • Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

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

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided).

For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m.

“Kids For Christ” Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m.

For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 - golutheran.org Our church family invites you to join us. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

Worship Service 10:45 a.m. / Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

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Wesley United Methodist Church

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

Pastor: Randy Branch Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.

www.orangewesley.org

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

We Welcome You To Join Us. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Ashcroft Pastor Douglas Shows Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Celebration service 10:30 a.m., Youth bible study, dicipleship classes 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Children’s activities.

COWBOY CHURCH

OF ORANGE COUNTY 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m.

Bible Studies for Co-Eds • Monday 6:30 p.m.

Bible Studies for Women • Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Pastor: Dr. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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6B • The Record • Week of Wednesday January 31, 2018

Farming and Field Worker Employment Opportunities FIELD WORKER One (1) temp. positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/15/18 through 1/15/19. Duties To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; to supervise other workers, to assist with language translation of job duties to workers. Must be fluent in Spanish and English. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $12.50 an hour; 35 hrs week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. Must have 3 months experience in job offered All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if

FIELD WORKERS One (1) temp positions; approx. 5 months; job to begin 3/1/18 through 7/31/2018. Duties: to operate tractors in the grain fields for planting, fertilizing and maintenance of the crop in the fields.

Harvesting of the crop. Must be able to walk, stand, stoop and reach ground level crop. Work is done in all weather conditions. Minor repairs to farm equipment.

General Farm Labor. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Kenneth Taylor Farms located in Washington, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 945-7474 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce llocated at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 760514.

FIELD WORKERS Two (2) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19; Duties: Drive tractors to prepare fields, plant & cultivate rice, soybean and sugar cane. Maintain tractors and equipment. Clean ditches and grain bins by hand. Plant sugar cane by hand which requires bending and lifting througout the day. Operate tractors on and off the farm.

Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week, mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Bain Farms Partnership located in Bunkie, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview 318-7296781 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA Job Order #772662.

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Six (6) temp. positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19. Duties: To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 an hr; 35 hr wk; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. 3 months experience in job offered required. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Ross Frederick located in Breaux Bridge, LA. Worksite located in Cecilia, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for an interview at (337) 845-5086 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce Agency located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 772801.

appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Mistretta Farms located in Gonzales, LA. Worksite located in White Castle, LA .

Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 746-0220 or apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 772673.

FIELD WORKER Four 4 temp. positions; approx 10 months; job to begin 2/20/18 through 12/20/18; Duties: preparing fields for

planting of sod and soybean. To assist with the cultivation, irrigation, harvesting and loading of the crop. To operate and perform minor repairs on farm vehicles and equipment. Farm, field and shed sanitation duties and maintenance of field. Work is done in all weather conditions. $10.73 per hour; 35 hr a week; mon-fri; OT varies but not guaranteed; 3 months experience require in job offered.

All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the

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Twenty (20) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19 Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by HMC Farms, L.L.C. located in New Iberia, LA . Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 207-0505 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 772855.

Ten (10) temp positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/15/18 through 1/15/19. Duties: Tractor driver in sugar cane fields, shovel work in fields, washing and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Operating cane and grain combine equipment; operating loaders; checking pumps, pulling grass away from pumps; cleaning tree lines; driving truck for supplies; farm and field sanitation. Able to work in hot, humid weather, rainy weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time.

Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker.

Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 an hour; 35 hr wk; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. Must have 3 months experience in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Freyou Farms located in New Iberia, LA. Worksite located in New Iberia, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337)519-2856 or apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 772791.

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Four (4) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19; Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Hebert Bros. Farm, Inc. located in Thibodaux, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview 985-5130406 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 772669.

Three (3) temp positions; 10 months; job to begin 3/5/2018 through 1/5/2019; Duties: To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hr; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience in job offered required. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by David J. Jarreau Farms located in Port Allen, LA in the Parish of West Baton Rouge. Qualified applicants should call employer for interview at (225) 9370846. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #773409.

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Eight (8) temporary positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/20/18 through 1/20/19. Duties: To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs week; 7am-3pm; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. 3 months experienced required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by A & M Farms, Inc. located in New Iberia, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 364-8903 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order #773149.

Three (3) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19; Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by D and D Planters, Inc. located in Thibodaux, LA. Worksite located in Napoleonville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview 985-513-0406 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 772658.

work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Belle Sod Co., L.L.C. located in Donaldsonville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 225473-7251. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #771968.

FIELD WORKERS Ten (10) temp positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/1/18 through 12/31/18. Duties: to operate farm equipment during the field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed; 3 months of experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Dufeco Planting Co., Inc. located in Convent, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 206-0463. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 760677.

FIELD WORKERS Seven (7) temp. positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/15/18 through 1/15/19. Duties To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 an hour; 35 hrs week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed.

Must have 3 months experience in job offered All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Mistretta Farms located in Gonzales, LA. Worksite located in White Castle, LA . Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 746-0220 or apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 772664.

FIELD WORKERS One (1) temp. positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/15/18 through 1/15/19. Duties To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; to supervise other workers, to assist with language translation of job duties to workers. Must be fluent in Spanish and English. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $12.50 an hour; 35 hrs week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. Must have 3 months experience in job offered All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Mistretta Farms located in Gonzales, LA. Worksite located in White Castle, LA . Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 746-0220 or apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 772673.

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HOUSE FOR SALE 4/5 3.5 bath 2 car garage on 1.2 acres.

It did flood and is gutted. Selling as is.

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2 BR-2BA House for sale includes W/D, fridge, stove and CA/H, needs cosmetic work.

Outdoor shed, huge enclosed sunroom.

Has never had water damage or flooding. Available for viewing 1/23. $46K 409-330-1775 3 BR 2BA House for sale.

Includes a DW, Fridge and Stove with 10x10 pantry, 10x10 Utility room, Large entertainment room and Outdoor shed. Has never had water damage or flooding. Available for viewing on 1/23. $88,500 please call 409-330-1775 For Sale - Owner Finance at 824 Moss a 4 BR / 1 BA, large lot, 2 story, fenced yard. Needs some work. $22,500 409-221-7365

FOR RENT 2 Story house, 2 bedrooms 2 full baths on the bay.

You have a fishing Dock very quiet. No Children or Animals. Must have references. $800 Deposit $800 a month. Call 409735-3339 for more info.

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The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of WILLIE JEAN HARDEN, Deceased Cause No. P18053 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on JANUARY 17, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Willie Jean Harden, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Administration Building, 123 S. 6th St., Orange, Texas 77630.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas.

Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on January 18 2018.

BRANDY ROBERTSON,

Kevin LeBeouf, Deputy Kevin LeBeouf

FOUND A gray male tabby cat showed up at my house about 4 weeks ago on Pinemont, off I-10 in Orange. You can tell he is a inside cat. If he is yours please call me at 409-238-5191.

GARAGE SALE 3 Family Garage Sale on Thurs., 2/1, Fri., 2/2 and Sat., 2/3 from 8 am to 2 pm at Peggy’s on the Bayou, 2682 E Roundbunch Rd, Orange.

Platters, gumbo bowls, utensils, restruaunt supplies and equipment, Wooden signs and decor.

All prices negotiable. 409-988-9318

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Notice is hereby given that original Let ters of Administration for the Estate of S HERRY AN N BROWN, Deceased, were issued on the JANUARY 23, 2018, in Cause No. P17984, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Charlotte Jennings.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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One (1) temp positions; approx. 5 months; job to begin 3/1/18 through 7/31/2018. Duties: to operate tractors in the grain fields for planting, fertilizing and maintenance of the crop in the fields.

Harvesting of the crop. Must be able to walk, stand, stoop and reach ground level crop. Work is done in all weather conditions. Minor repairs to farm equipment.

General Farm Labor. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Kenneth Taylor Farms located in Washington, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 945-7474 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce llocated at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 760514.

Ten (10) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19; Duties: General worker needed for sugar cane farm. Work includes tractor driving, field prep, fertilizing plants, and harvesting of crop. Field prep includes manual shovel work, cleaning drains, and hoeing of weeds, spot spraying and general farm labor. Help repair and maintain farm, field equip, levees, roads and shop. Load and unload trucks.

Job involves stooping, lifting and working outside in inclement weather. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week, mon-fri, OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Daniel Naquin Farms, Inc. located in Thibodaux, LA. Worksite located in Thibodaux and Schriever, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (985) 4463245 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #772655.

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c/o: Tommy Gunn Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Dated the 23rd day of January, 2018.

Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn Attorney for: Charlotte Jennings State Bar No.: 08623700 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)882-9990 Fax: (409)882-0613 Email:tommy@gunnlaw.org

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FIELD WORKERS Four (4) temp. positions; approx 10 months; job to begin 2/20/18 through 12/20/18; Duties: preparing fields for planting of sod and soybean. To assist with the cultivation, irrigation, harvesting and loading of the crop. To operate and perform minor repairs on farm vehicles and equipment.

Farm, field and shed sanitation duties and maintenance of field. Work is done in all weather conditions. $10.73 per hour; 35 hr a week; mon-fri; OT varies but not guaranteed; 3 months experience require in job offered.

All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Belle Sod Co., L.L.C. located in Donaldsonville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 225-473-7251. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #771968.

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16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released.

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

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Five (5) temp positions; approx 9 months; Job to begin on 3/15/18 through 12/1/18. Duties: to operate farm equipment, furrow irrigation, hand hoeing of weeds, minor equipment repair, crop spraying, assisting with hand planting of the cotton, corn and soybean crop and assisting with harvesting of crop. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker.

Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Logan Farms Partnership Farms located in Gilliam, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (318) 464-4412.

Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #772634.

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5 Creative Gift Ideas for Your Valentine

Looking to surprise your loved one this Valentine’s Day with something a bit different? Check out these five creative gift ideas that will help make the day special.

1. Take a trip around the world with your taste buds. Cooking dinner for your partner on Valentine’s Day is nothing new, but kick it up a notch with an “Around the World” theme. Pick some destinations you’d love to travel to and get into the kitchen together to create their signature dishes. For extra points, track down drinks specifically found in those regions to pair with your food. You’ll have fun experiencing new

FIELD WORKERS

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Twelve (12) temporary positions; approx 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/2019; Duties: To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time.

Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hours per week ; monfri; OT varies but not guaranteed. 3 months experienced required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Adeline Enterprises, L.L.C. located in Jeanerette, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 276-5503. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #773154.

Four (4) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/15/19 Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon- fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Walet Bros., Inc. located in Loreauville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 789-1622 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at their nearest State Workforce at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 772841.

cuisine, and it may even ignite a spark to book a trip!

2. Make more time together. Use some creativity to show your Valentine that you want to spend more time together. Pair a new timepiece with roses for a unique presentation. Consider classic fashion choices with Casio’s Vintage timepieces, which feature stainless steel bands in different metallic color combinations, a daily alarm, hourly time signal and an auto-calendar, ensuring you are never late for a date.

3. Commission a custom family portrait. Whether you have kids, pets or it is just the two of you, a custom family portrait is a sweet gift and a great piece of artwork for your home. Find an independent portrait artist on a site like Etsy or put your own artistic abilities to the test and create the portrait yourself.

4. Create an at-home spa day. Get pampered without leaving the house. Book a travelling masseuse or create DIY bath products like bath bombs or scrubs with essential oils. Create a spa-like atmosphere with low lights, candles and flower arrangements.

Order dinner in afterwards and enjoy the special time together as relaxed as can be.

5. Write a love song. Whether you write it yourself or pick a favorite that’s personal to you, performing a love song is a touching way to show you cherish someone. Enhance your performance with a portable keyboard that makes learning easy, such as Casio’s CTK-2550. It features 61 full-size keys, 400 high-quality tones and 150 built-in rhythms to ensure you have all the tools you need to create a beautiful musical number for the one you love. Or, connect to your iOS or Android device to use the free Chordana Play app, which uses the keyboard’s display to show you how to play your favorite songs. Just download your favorite MIDI files, connect your device’s headphone output to the keyboard’s audio input, and explore an endless library of music.

FIELD WORKERS Three (3) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/18 through 1/7/19; Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; shovel work, tree cutting and weed control with backpack sprayer; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Heavy lifting of 50lbs. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; mon-fri; 35 hrs a week, OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by Carmouche Planting Company, Inc. located in Belle Rose, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview 225-4731985 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order # 772661.

FIELD WORKERS Three (3) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/1/18 through 1/1/19 Duties: To operate tractors in the wheat, rice, and sugar cane fields in preparation for the upcoming planting season. To assist with the maintenance of the existing crops, planting of new crop and harvesting of the crop. General Farm Work. Must be able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon- fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Burt Oubre Farms located in St. Martinville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 2248894 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 773417.

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