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GLO offers up to $50K reimbursements Dave Rogers

For The Record

The General Land Office of Texas is offering Orange County homeowners up to $50,000 reimbursement for personal costs incurred to repair their home after Tropical Storm Harvey.

Joel Ardoin, Orange County’s emergency management coordinator, explained the program after Tuesday’s meeting of Commissioners’ Court.

“HAP [Homeowners Assistance Program] is for helping homeowners rehabilitate their homes,” he said.

“This Homeowners Reim-

bursement Program is for homeowners that have completed their rebuilding,” he said.

“If they used Ardoin their personal funds or took a loan out from a bank, this will reimburse them up to $50,000 if they meet all the criteria.”

To be eligible, the home has to have been the owner’s primary residence at the time of the August 2017 storm.

As part of the application process, homeowners will be

Two Year old child murdered in Orange Debby Schamber For The Record

A two-year-old girl was murdered in Orange Tuesday.

The Orange Police Department received a call from a neighbor about the child at 11:12 a.m. Tuesday. They arrived a few minutes later at 520 Azalea to discover a deceased young child at the residence.

Investigators were called to the scene. It was determined the girl died by a “violent nature.” An autopsy was ordered. Results are pending.

Through investigation it was determined the father, Yovahnis “Geo” Roque, 26, was responsible for the girl’s death. He was detained at the scene. He was later transported to the Orange County Jail where he was charged with Capital Murder. The case is still under investiga-

tion, according to Captain Robert Enmon, of the Orange Police Department.

“This is the worst day of Roque my career,” Enmon said.

If convicted of Capital Murder, Roque faces life imprisonment or the State of Texas could ask for the death penalty.

The case leaves many pondering the cause of why Geo would do this to his young daughter, including the family of the child’s mother.

According to a family member, Dennise Bridgers, it was two years to the day of Savannah’s murder, that her mother Rachel was killed.

Geo had ran out of gas on a Florida highway. He called CHILD MURDER Page 3A

PENNY RECORD CORRECTION: In last week’s Penny Record, dated February 13, 2019, an article about the Bridge City Independent School District’s bond proposal had an error in the headline and also in the first paragraph. Both stated that the proposed cost of the bond was $41.6 million which was incorrect.

The headline and paragraph should have read $46.1 million which is the correct amount approved by the BCISD board of trustees.

asked to submit receipts for all repairs made, detailing what work was performed; submit financial documents regarding the source of payment for the repairs; certify any and all disaster assistance received after Harvey and submit documents indicating that damages were caused by Harvey.

All repairs must be completed prior to the submis-

sion of an application by the homeowner and each home will be required to undergo an environmental review prior to the disbursement of any funds.

A checklist of documents required can be found at recovery.texas.gov . Once at that page, click on the tab for Information for Individuals, then click on programs and then on Homeowner Reim-

bursement Program Overview.

Ardoin said applications and assistance are available at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center, 11475 FM 1442, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays.

Only three members of the commissioners’ court were in town Tuesday as Commissioners Johnny Trahan and

John Gothia were gone for state-required training.

Commissioners Theresa Beauchamp and Robert Viator joined County Judge Dean Crooks in voting 3-0 on 25 of the 26 action items on the agenda, including designating a reinvestment zone in west Orange County so Jefferson Energy, which alCOUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Old lefty recalls BC’s baseball beginnings Dave Rogers

For The Record

Joe Parkhurst took his first long look at his alma mater’s new artificial-turfed baseball field last week and thought about how far Bridge City’s program has come since 1960.

In 1960, Parkhurst pitched the Cardinals to the regional championship, the highest level Class A baseball teams could play.

“Actually, the baseball field was right where the football field is now,” he said, looking at the longtime BC football stadium over his left shoulder.

“It was just a pasture they had mowed down. There were no lights, just a threefoot picket fence around the outfield and we never had a full infield of grass.

“It certainly wasn’t a real park. Just three or four rows of stands.”

Neither could you call Bridge City’s fledgling athletics program successful as Parkhurst entered his senior year.

“The high school was only three years old,” Parkhurst recalled, “and up until that time, we’d never won a district championship in anything.

“We had some good athletes in 1959-60, boys and girls. Our football team finished second in district and girls basketball and boys basketball won district.

“My younger sister, Pat [Pat Frederick now], started

Joe Parkhurst checks out Bridge City’s new and improved Chuck Young Baseball Field during a recent Cardinal practice.

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for the girls basketball team as a sophomore. She was alldistrict in 1960 and next year all-state.

Brenda Woodall was also all-district from the Class of 60.

They really had a good team.”

No one expected the 1960 baseball team to add to the trophy case.

With Parkhurst, a southpaw, starting every game they played – “I pitched every Tuesday and Friday,” he said. “There were two games

early in the season I didn’t finish,” – the Cardinals went 15-3 in a district that included West Orange, Sour Lake, East Chambers, HullDaisetta, Hardin, West Hardin and Warren.

“I think baseball surprised everyone when we ended up winning the district,” Parkhurst said.

The Cardinals knocked off Livingston in bi-district, then beat Elgin 5-3 to win the regional title in a game played at Sam Houston

State in Huntsville.

Parkhurst recalls third baseman Tommy Hoffpauir and outfielder Jimmy McDaniel making the all-district team from the 1960 BC squad.

Sophomore Freddie Calhoun was the catcher, Charles Crim the shortstop and John Talbert second sacker. Ulen Jackson and Russell Hebert platooned at first base, Parkhurst recalls.

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Bridge City canine chosen as top dog for hall of fame Debby Schamber For The Record

The Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation has chosen a local top dog as an inductee into their hall of fame in the hero category.

Sascha, a doberman pinscher, is responsible for saving the lives of Glenn and Thelma Sterling when their house was on fire. It all began when the dishwasher short circuited and sent deadly smoke throughout the Bridge city residence. Sascha who slept with her owners

attempted to wake them by licking their faces. At first her owners were unaware of what was going on and told her to “go on.” But, Sascha continued to lick Glenn’s face until he took notice. He awoke and it was pitch black.

He turned on a nearby light and saw their was white smoke all the way down the bed.

Glenn jumped out of bed

to see the billowing smoke filling their house. Fortunately, the trio was able to escape through the bedroom window without injury.

“Sascha is our lifesaver,” Thelma said.

Firefighters quickly arrived, but not before the house was heavily damaged by soot and water.

The Sterlings are Neder-

Thelma Sterling, left, and husband Glenn were rescued from a fire at their Bridge City home in June 2018 by Sascha, their Doberman Pinscher. Sadly, Glen passed away last November, however, Sacha was recently named to the Texas Animal Hall of Fame for saving the couple’s lives.

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land natives who moved into their home in Bridge City 30 years ago and shared 48 years of wedded bliss. While this was their first fire, it was not their first home makeover. It was actually their third since they has damage after Hurricanes Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008 which wrecked the house.Ike’s storm surge in 2008 pushed nine feet of water into their house and ruined everything they owned, including three vehicles.

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2.5 percent rollback rate on property tax bill looks unlikely Weeks after state leaders trumpeted a consensus property tax reform proposal, few seem married to the bill’s pitch to cut the rollback rate to 2.5 percent.

Cassandra Pollock and Emma Platoff The Texas Tribune Three weeks ago, Gov. Greg Abbott convened state state leaders to announce an achievement he hailed as “unprecedented”: The governor, lieutenant governor, House speaker and Republican tax committee chiefs in both chambers had come together on a proposal to curb property tax growth. Two identical bills filed in the Texas House and Senate would trigger automatic local elections when a local government’s property tax revenue grew more than 2.5 percent in a given year.

The consensus proposal marked a drastic departure from the current rollback rate of 8 percent, and even from the numbers the two chambers backed last session. In the wake of a House pitch for 6 percent and a Senate pitch for 4 percent, the governor proposed a compromise at 2.5 percent — a show of “real leadership,” joked Sen. Paul Bettencourt, the Houston Republican who chairs the Senate’s property tax committee.

Less than a month later, that 2.5 figure seems to face steep odds — if it’s still on the table at all. Several of the leaders who flanked the governor at that press conference weeks ago have backed off from the proposal, casting the 2.5-percent figure as more of a starting point than a consensus. And a key GOP vote in the Senate, Amarillo Republican Kel Seliger, has already announced his opposition to the legislation, calling into question whether leadership will have enough

support to bring the current bill to the floor for a vote.

Some have suggested that 2.5 was never a serious proposal — just a headline-grabber that would make critics more likely to settle at a number like 4 or 5 percent down the line. And some leaders on the issue suggested the number was subject to change within hours of its announcement.

“This is a starting point for the bill,” state Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican who’s spearheading the legislation in the lower chamber, told radio host Chad Hasty the day after he sat beside Abbott to lay the bill out. “Ask me again in 60 days, and we’ll see where the bill is at.”

Local officials have consistently opposed lowering the rollback rate, arguing that doing so would limit their ability to fund critical city services. A fiscal note from the Legislative Budget Board estimates that billions in new revenue for local governments would be at stake if the threshold were lowered to 2.5 percent.

Currently, taxpayers have to petition for an election on their property taxes — and can do so only if their taxing district’s revenue is set to rise more than 8 percent over a given year. State leaders — who can exert some power over the process, but do not have the jurisdiction to set local tax rates — have honed in on lowering the rollback rate as the key to easing the property tax burden on homeowners. In addition to lowering the election trigger to 2.5 percent, the current proposal would make that election automatic.

Local officials brought their concerns — at high volume — to a public hearing on Senate Bill 2, held just a week after the legislation was filed. Nonetheless, the measure passed out of the Senate’s majority-Republican property tax committee last week with no ‘nay’ votes. But it has yet to be called to the floor for a vote of the full Senate, as lawmakers work behind the scenes to recruit supporters and slog through an upcoming school finance bill that will prove an important piece of companion legislation.

Last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the head of the Senate, took a less-than-bullish approach on whether that 2.5.-percent election threshold will stick.

“I don’t know what the final number will be,” Patrick told a group of business leaders at an Austin luncheon on Thursday. “We want to be as close to the governor’s number as we can be, if not there.”

Bettencourt, the bill’s Senate author, has made much the same point. He expressed confidence that “we’ll have the votes” to pass property tax reform — but left open the possibility that the measure could pass with a number higher than 2.5 percent.

“I’m certainly not open to a number that won’t give property tax relief,” Bettencourt said last week in an interview with The Texas Tribune. “I know that the number 6 won’t.”

Bettencourt suggested there’s no rush on bringing the bill, as filed, to the Senate floor. For one thing, there are still significant pieces to be filled in.

The property tax bill in-

cludes “placeholder language” on how to tax school districts — what many consider the thorniest portion of the tax debate. Numerically, it’s also far and away the most significant portion of the tax debate: More than half of the overall property tax bill paid by Texas home and business owners comes from school district taxes.

And unlike property taxes raised by cities and counties, school districts’ ability to raise money directly affects the state budget, because the state shares responsibility for funding public schools.

That language is expected to be hammered out more concretely in a yet-to-come, sprawling school finance bill that will mark the session’s other major priority.

The tax bill — and the much-trumpeted rollback rate — could change as time goes on, and as the lower chamber works through the process.

“I’ve got great respect for Speaker [Dennis] Bonnen and Chairman Burrows and they may come up with new and better solutions in House Ways and Means,” Bettencourt said. “We’re open to watching it.”

The House, though, appears to be taking its time with the legislation.

The tax-writing Ways & Means Committee met publicly for the first time last week — and, instead of listening to the four groups invited to testify that day, punted half of its line-up into a second “introductory hearing” scheduled for Wednesday. Despite an effort by Burrows, the Lubbock Republican chairing the committee, to center the hearing on more general background information, members were eager to pose questions about the headlining property tax proposal.

At one point during the

Feb. 13 hearing, after a person testifying fielded legislation-specific questions from members, Burrows encouraged the speaker to continue delivering their introductory remarks, adding jokingly amid laughter that “it sounds like the committee may be ready for a certain bill.”

During the 2017 session, it was the more moderate House that was open to a higher rollback rate than the Patrick-led Senate. The upper chamber backed a rollback rate of 4 percent and the House supported a 6 percent rate. Down-to-the-wire negotiations left the chambers deadlocked as the clock ran out.

In early 2018, months after the session concluded, Abbott laid down an even more ambitious marker, calling on

state lawmakers to limit annual local governments’ property tax revenue growth to 2.5 percent. At the time, when asked about the chances such a proposal would have at the Legislature, Abbott told reporters he thought it would “be easy to get it through both the House and Senate because taxpayers in the state of Texas are frustrated.”

But even the governor has made few public remarks about the figure he championed last month at the Capitol. And neither has Bonnen, who in 2017 — under different leadership — led the House’s efforts for a 6 percent rollback rate. Spokespeople for Abbott and Bonnen did not return requests for comment for this story.

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Orange Child Murdered From Page 1

Everyone celebrates BC’s Mayo Leblanc’s Birthday Mayo Leblanc turned 92 on Saturday, February 16. He has received over 125 birthday cards after a social media campaign was launched by his friend Patty Dupuis. Many friends and even strangers sent cards and sentiments, some coming from as far as Germany.

County business ready has two abatements through the county, will be eligible for one from the Orange County Drainage District.

The county welcomed

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$486,000 in a direct deposit for its share of the December sales tax and a collection report showing the county government’s share of taxes paid in January is $19.7 mil-

lion.

Meanwhile, County Auditor Pennee Schmitt got the retroactive OK to pay $32,000 in bills for last week, when commissioners lacked

Hero dog named to hall of fame non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2006 and underwent two years of chemotherapy before receiving stem cell transplant in 2008. He lost his battle in November. With Sascha by her side, Thelma continued on with the renovations.

Following the death of Glenn, Sascha misses him terribly and mopes around.

She sniffs his golf clubs in search of something familiar.

It was not uncommon for

Glenn to get up first in the morning and go to Sonic for breakfast. He then brought back a breakfast sandwich for Sascha, cutting it in half before feeding her.

“She ate everything he ate,” Thelma says. “Even an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen.”

Sascha still loves her cones and Thelma does all she can to make up for Glenn not being there too.

Sascha joined the Sterling family in 2011 following

a quorum to meet. She also got the real-time OK to pay $248,000 in bills for Feb. 19.

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their retirement and a loss of another much loved family pet. Thelma waited until she found the right dog. When she saw the photos of Sascha as a puppy, she knew this was the one for them.

Sascha has a strong pedigree of international grand champion and national champions. Her veterinarian, Dr. Tilman Richey, says Sascha’s markings are that of a true Doberman Pinscher.

She is a perfect specimen of color and weight, according to Thelma.

Sascha was nominated by Dr. Richey for her heroics.

From Page 1 In 1984, the TVMF creatHe says Wayne Brint and coordinator for the football ed the Texas Animal Hall of Doyle Tibbitts filled out the team, was head coach of the Fame to share the joy of the outfield, with Brint some- BC baseball team in 1960. times taking a turn to catch James Campbell, the head and utilityman James Stone basketball coach, was assisfilling in wherever needed. tant baseball coach.

Parkhurst was named to But Parkhurst says Terry the all-region team.

Bushnell, a volunteer assisToday, he is well-known in tant coach who had been a Orange County. He spent 35 scholarship baseball player at years as a teacher, counselor Texas A&M, was most helpand coach at West Orange ful. and Little Cypress-Mau“Bushnell taught us the riceville high schools. most. He’d actually played Then he was Precinct 1 baseball and knew what he Justice of the Peace for 12 was talking about. He did the years and city manager of actual coaching,” Parkhurst Pinehurst for four and a half said. years.

Coaches in the stands at “I retired three times,” said the regional championship the 70-something. game coached Parkhurst A busy worklife was in next. keeping with Parkhurst’s upHe was offered and acceptbringing. ed a scholarship to pitch for As a young boy, he recalls Sam Houston State. many trips to watch ballAfter a year, he was sidegames at Orange Stark’s Ti- lined by an arm injury and ger Stadium, a high school saw another side of sports field that resembled a major that paid better. league park with its covered “The school hired me as grandstand behind home sports information director plate. for all the teams,” Parkhurst “Orange used to be a train- said. “Financially, I did a lot ing camp for pro baseball better. I announced all the teams,” Parkhurst recalled. “I games and sent articles to remember seeing Babe Ruth’s newspapers, like the Housautograph on the walls of the ton Post and Beaumont Endugout. But who knows if he terprise. really wrote it?”

“And they paid me, too.”

Parkhurst said once a year Parkhurst doubled his SID his father took him to see duties with a job as sports Major Leaguers play pre- editor of the school newspaseason games at Beaumont’s per, “The Houstonian.”

Stuart Stadium, home of the Among his teachers was minor league Exporters. famous Houston sports colThe future educator and JP umnist Mickey Herskowitz who threw a mean fastball and working for him at the and a baffling “float like a paper was Randy Galloway, butterfly” knuckleball began an equally well-known Dalas a right-hander. las-Fort Worth sports col“But when I was 4 or 5 umnist who now hosts a popyears old, I fell off the side of ular drivetime radio show in a trailer and broke my collar- the Metroplex. bone. Six months later I was Not surprisingly, Parkhurst wrestling with my cousin in taught English and journalthe front yard and broke my ism in his first teaching job collarbone again,” Parkhurst which lasted 13 years at West said.

Orange. He also was a base“Instead of not being able ball assistant coach there. to play, I learned to throw He moved to LCM and left-handed. In high school, I spent 22 years as a high could throw with either school counselor. He spent hand, but I did better left- six of those years as assistant handed and never pitched varsity baseball coach and right-handed.” head JV coach.

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Rachel for assistance. She arrived and was helping Geo put gas in the vehicle when they were struck by a suspected drunk driver. She was killed and Geo was seriously injured.

Savannah was only days old when Bridges held the tiny infant at the funeral. The case is still pending in Florida courts, according to Bridgers.

“If it wasn’t for his lack of responsibility we would still have Rachel,” Bridgers said.

After the loss of Rachel, they wanted to pursue custody of Savannah, but were fearful Geo would disappear with her and they would never see their “angel” again.

Bridgers admits her family never understood what Rachel saw in Geo. They believed he was heavily into drugs and didn’t hold a job. He would sometimes call and ask for money.

Geo tended to drift from

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Florida to Texas. According to Bridges, he followed his mother to Orange and brought Savannah with him around September.

Bridgers also said she noticed a pattern of Geo’s post on Facebook. He had often posted rap songs he had created.

However, Geo also posted about six months ago about his daughter, “she’s my precious last breath of air.”

Bridgers says the family is still in shock about the loss of the toddler with the dark curly hair and sweet brown eyes.

“Savi was our little ray of sunshine” Bridgers said. “We loved her very, very much.”

Bridges hopes to have Savannah’s body brought back to Florida so she can be buried next to her mother. She says Rachel’s father is heartbroken since losing his daughter and this will surely do him in.

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From The Creaux’s Nest AUTO INDUSTRY ANXIOUS OVER TARIFFS Uncertainty over tariffs threatens auto industry jobs, sales and increase in average vehicle cost. The industry is anxious over what President Trump might do. Possibly 366,000 jobs could be lost, nearly 100 times what’s at stake in GM’s controversial plant closings. Over 1.3 million fewer vehicle sales and an increase of $2,750 average in cost.

The Trump Administration hasn’t revealed what the commerce departments recommendations might be on new tariffs in what is called an Article 232 report, after a rule that allows Trump to apply tariffs when national security is at stake. The result could be tariffs of up to 30 percent on imported vehicles and parts and tariffs on steel and aluminum and Chinese imports. Ford said previous tariffs cost $750 million last year. Every car, truck and SUV sold in the United States would be affected by the new tariffs. There are no 100 percent U.S. made cars.

Economist are nervous that the country is headed to a cool down but a major recession is not expected. New tariffs would send shock waves through the economy.*****I have to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

Ann Segura Gone but Not Forgotten Ten years have gone by since Ann Segura passed away at age 82, on Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 2009. Funeral services were held for her at First Baptist Church in Bridge City where she occupied the same seat for many years. She was buried on Ash Wednesday. She had been a friend since mid-1950. Throughout all those years she remained not only a beautiful woman but a kind, caring person. It’s hard for me to imagine Miss Anne being 92 today.

She always appeared to be much younger than her age.

Friday was a special day to Ann. That’s when, from noon to 1 p.m., she would be at Ginger’s Beauty Shop and Bobbie would do her hair. She always wanted to be, and was, well groomed. Like her church seat, she also had her own parking spot at the shop. You always knew where to find her on Friday. I never saw her with a hair out of place.

She was married to Jimmy, a guy from New Iberia, LA., where he had made quite a name for himself as a boxer. He was small in statue but tough as nails. She had been raised in East Texas as a cowgirl. The couple moved to Bridge City from Chicago where Jimmy had operated a cleaning press. They had come to open a business here where Ann would be closer to her East Texas family. They established Bridge City Cleaners that Jimmy ran until his death several years before her. Ann’s main priority was raising her three boys, James, Darrell and Tommy. After Jimmy’s death, Ann took over the operation of the cleaners. You never knew if you would get a kiss or a hug but when you walked into her place you were sure to get a big smile and a kind welcome. Despite having knee surgery many years before and with often a shortage of help, she did the daily chores the long established business required. Ann knew everyone in town and had watched most of them being raised from birth. Ann’s cleaners was always the best place to find out the happenings. The only one of the boys I see a couple times a year is Darrell. He updates me on the family. Tommy and his wife, Beckie, retired from the Air Force a few years ago and I believe live near San Antonio, James and Georgia live in Deer Park. The Segura boys became husbands, fathers and granddads. Ann was so proud of the men they had become. Ann was always special to me. I loved her dearly. She though I was special also. That was the thing about Miss Ann, she made everyone feel special.

DAYTONA 500 SWEEP BY GIBBS’ DRIVERS Texans star J.J. Watt was honored to be the first NFL player ever to Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500. Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman was the honorary starter for Sunday’s Daytona 500. He said, “These guys, (drivers) are clearly adrenaline junkies just like we are. I always tell people football players are missing screws and those dudes certainly are too.” Denny Hamlin, who drives for Coach Joe Gibbs’ team was determined to honor his late car owner, J.D. Gibbs, Joe’s eldest son, who died last month after battling a degenerative neurological disease. J.D.’s name was on the Toyota that swept the 500. Kyle Bush and Erik Jones finished second and third for the Gibbs team. There were five wrecks in the final 20 laps, with a 21 car pile up with only nine laps to go.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2009 About a month ago I told you, in this column, about the Bush family outrage with what Dick Cheney had done to George W’s presidency and commented on why President Bush hadn’t pardoned Scooter Libby. I wondered how long it would be before someone on the national scene would comment on the Bush-Cheney breakup. On Feb. 18, Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, brought it up in the piece, “Curtain Rises on Bush’s Relationship with Cheney.” One of the great mysteries of the Bush presidency is whether W. ever had an epiphany when he realized Dick Cheney had manipulated him. Whether it ever hit him that he had trusted

the wrong father figure, Ms. Dowd contended that W. and Condi were trying to slide away from Cheney by cutting Rummy loose. The clearest sign of disaffection we have is Bush’s refusal to pardon Scooter Libby despite Cheney’s tense and emotional pleading. It was his final too little too late, By not pardoning Cheney’s alter ego, who plied his dark arts, trying to discredit Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, and then lying to protect his boss. W. was clearly saying by not pardoning Libby, he thought that Libby and by extension Cheney, did something wrong. According to Dowd it’s not clear whether W. is simply pouting because Cheney’s machinations blackened his legacy or if at long last he fathomed the morality of it, that Cheney did things to the constitution. Cheney and Rumsfeld lied and pulled the wool over his eyes on Iraq and how they maneuvered the lie of weapons of mass destruction and the mistake he made by making the deal that Cheney would run the government. ***** The Acapulco restaurant on MacArthur Drive gets a facelift and name change. From now on it will be called La Cantina Mexican Grill. A California restaurant chain that owns the name through registration nationwide brought about the name change. The old yellow building will now be painted avocado and bright rust, along with other changes.*****Hometown star and former All-American Steve Worster will be inducted in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco on March 4. The prebanquet reception will be at 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Hall of Fame and the banquet will be held at Baylor’s Ferrell Center at 7 p.m. Other inductees are Ramando Blackmon, Dallas Mavericks; Bill Bradley, Eagles; Lee Roy Jordan, Dallas Cowboys; Coach Abe Lemons (deceased); Kyle Rote Jr., TCU and San Diego Charger running back La Dainian Tomlinson. The class of 2008 is presented by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies. Steve’s #30 put Bridge City on the map. Today he makes his home there.

Worster and the Penny Record go back to before the 1965 championship game and 1966 state championship. His parents R.B. and Louise, are both deceased.*****Sorry to hear about the death of Don Thibeaux, age 51, who passed away last week. Don was a great guy. Condolences to his mother Fadra and Don’s eight siblings. Three of his five sisters came from Tennessee and were here when he passed away.*****Congrats to Bridge City Lady Cardinal, Samantha West, who will sign a volleyball scholarship with Navarro College Friday.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Obituaries 10 Years Ago-2009 Bill Turner, 67, of Orange, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22.

He was a resident of the Orange area since 1955. He owned Turner Roofing working as a roofing contractor. Survivors include his beloved wife, Diane Turner, daughters, Belinda Lemen and Billie Jo Turner, six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.***** Charles “Chuck” Mann, 46, of Orange, passed away Monday, Feb. 23. 2009.

He was a lifelong resident of the Orange area, he worked in the industries of construction and home repair as a carpenter. He is survived by his mother, Carol Brister and her husband Don; father; daughters, Leia Mann, Elysia Haley and Tabitha Tompkins, and four grandchildren.***** Sammie Sydney Spector, 95, of Orange, passed away Monday, Feb. 23. He was co-owner of J.H. Spector and Son’s Wrecking and Salvage. During World War II, he was a welder leaderman in the shipyard. Survivors include his sons Willie, and James; daughters Sandra and Mollie eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren.***** Judi “Ju-Ju” McCord, age 44, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21. She was a lifelong resident of Orange. She is survived by her mother, Lamore McCord, brother, Jason McCord, sisters, Lynda Hunter, Jessi Mancera and Cari McCord and grandmother, Vera McCord.

40 Years Ago-1979 The winners of the Noon Optimist Club oratorical contest were Stephen Nichols, Carson Childers, Thomas Sigler, Deana Marcantel, Ronald Teal, Dee Ann Pence and Betty Ashworth. Chairman of the contest was Bill Cunningham, an employee of Brown Hearing Aids, owned by Optimist Lee Brown.*****Doris and Morris Collier celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary on Feb. 23. *****The Sharon Bearden’s mark their 10th anniversary this week. *****Janice Smith reaches the ripe old age of 17. (Editor’s note: It’s been a fast 40 years hasn’t it?)*****Businesses advertising in the Opportunity Valley News this week were State Line Gifts and Furniture, Deweyville; Perry Brothers, (three locations); Grossman’s Jewelers, Northway Shopping Center; K-Mart; Kresge; Builders Mart; Montgomery Wards; Morrow’s Appliance; Firestone Tire; Orange Fitness Center; Precision Tune; Orange County Aluminum; Sel-Mart Discount Center (Gibson’s); First City National Bank; Modica Brothers; Stephens Buick; Harmon Chevrolet New Cars; Orange Motor Company; M and I Supply; Hubbard Television and Appliance; Merle Norman; Shoe Tree; P.S. Tire and Supply; Town and Country Boutique; H and E Wrecker; Huber’s; Texas Ave. Grocery and Market, Curtis Lee Texaco; Village Squire; Golden Triangle Savings and Loan; Gravely Patton Power; Zack’s Hut; Myran’s; Parker’s Transmission; D and C Muffler; Bickham Lincoln-Mercury; Fisherman’s Reef; Weingartens; Bill Payne Chevrolet; The Kottage; Noguess Mortuary; Sportsman Shop; Martin Fashions; Paul’s Paint and Body Shop; The Fashion Scene; Price and Tarpley Auto Parts; Gerlands Food Fair; Ron’s House of Elegance; the Western Store; the Gingham Shop and Howard’s Big Red Pantry. (Editor’s note: none of these businesses exist today.)

45 Years Ago-1974 Jim Austin Motor Co., Orange’s newest Dodge dealer is holding their grand opening at 2500 IH-10 in Orange. *****Butler-Baker Pontiac American on Highway 87 near the Circle. Joe Kazmar, salesman, was “Top Man Award’” winner. *****Patricia Ann Holbrooks is the bride elect of Donnie Jay and Karen Boehme is bride elect of Marion Kent Crow. Both had wedding showers last week. *****Stars on the West Orange Chiefs track team are Roy Williams, broad jump and 100 yard dash; Paul Bingham, shot put; Randal Teate, Earl Thomas, Steve Fisher and Roy Williams, 440 relay; James Bean, Marty Edwards, Steve Fisher and Randal Teate, mile relay. Coach of the track team is Robert Tywater. *****A cow with long horns got after a fellow on Roundbunch Road. With the cow after him, the man was clocked at 9.5 in the hundred. The former Texas A&M track star, Doug Harrington, was saved

when Dow Gene Anderson was able to get a truck between the mad cow and the scared runner. A sure place to get a hug Doug, is from pretty Ann Segura, at Bridge City Cleaners. She likes everyone, even old ex-Aggies. (Editor’s note: Ann and Doug are gone now but Dow Gene is still kicking but not quite so high.)

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We were sorry to learn of the death of Kenneth Hass, 81, who passed away Feb. 17. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Claybar Funeral Home, in Bridge City.

Our condolences to his wife Phyllis and family. Please see obituary.*****H.D. Pate came home Friday after a couple of months in rehab. He was so thankful that before going home he was was able to attended church. He is much improved, has all his cards stacked in the deck and is a lot more mobile and getting around well on his walker. Of course Pat is glad to be home caring for him and not away.

We wish H.D. continued progress.*****Our friend Ray Cravin died one year ago on Feb. 21, 2018. He was a great guy who died way too young.*****We were glad to hear that Judge Carl Thibodeaux is home and on the rebound after heart surgery. His cats have been depressed but were jumping with joy when he came home. I hear that sometimes only the cats pay attention to him.*****Our first president George Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732. He became president of the United States a age 67 after serving as a general.*****Regina Harrington, our late friend Doug Harrington’s widow, celebrates a birthday Feb. 24. We haven’t heard from her in some time but understand she sold her big home in Spring, TX and moved into a gated town house.*****I never know how to describe our friend Brad Frye but over the many years I’ve known him, he has worn many hats, all in law enforcement. Today, I believe he is Assistant Chief of Bridge City PD but he also is a proud member of the Orangefield ISD School Board. He enjoys that job and I believe it will lead to another step up the political ladder in the next couple of years. Come Feb. 25, Bradley will celebrate being a year older. We extend best wishes for a very happy birthday.*****Country singer Miranda Lambert shocked fans Saturday with news of her marriage to mystery man Brendan McLoughlin. Lambert wrote on instagram, “I met the love of my life and we got hitched. My heart is full. Thanks you Brandon for loving me.” Lambert and fellow country singer Blake Shelton divorced in 2015 after four years of marriage.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will gather at Norvesky’s this week and back at Robert’s next week. Most folks will be back from trips so we should have a nice group. Try to make it, everyone is welcome. We were sorry to hear about the death of Doug Burch, one of the Lunch Bunch’s WWII veterans.*****I was having a lousy, tough week when two lovely ladies brightened my Valentine’s Day. Marlene again came through with some high class chocolates and after a hard day at the clinic, a real sweetheart, Charlet Anderson, showed up to brighten the evening. She brought two kinds of King Cakes. One included boudian. Besides being a very nice person I’m convinced she is the prettiest girl to ever come out of High Island.

BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED THIS WEEK Feb. 20: finds Suzanne Boren, Ty Broussard, Ron Teaff and Allison Floyd celebrating birthdays. Joining them are singer Rihanna, 30, model Cindy Crawford, 53 and actor Sidney Poitier, 91.*****Feb. 21: Today Chris Menard, Misty Song, Erin Boren, Beverly Satir celebrate birthdays. Also celebrating are actors Jennifer Love Hawitt, 39, Corbin Bleu, 29 and Kelsey Grammar, 63. *****Feb. 22: Happy birthday to Chad Boatman, Leslie Braus and Brint Carlton. This was also the birthday of George Washington. Celebrities celebrating today are basketball player Julius Erving, 68, singer James Blunt, 44 and actress Drew Barrymore, 43.*****Feb. 23: John Hughes, Crystal Jones, Misti Bishop, Joe Hebert and Carrie Pugh Auster are a year older today, also actors Dakota Fanning, 24, Kelly MacDonald, 42, Niece Nash, 48. *****Feb. 24: Dalton Bonds, Regina Harrington and Bill Bennett. They are joined by boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., 41, actors Billy Zane, 52 and O’Shea Jackson, Jr., 27.*****Feb. 25: Celebrating today are Brad Frye, Angela Brinson, Sara Gibson, Nathan Fleetwood and Doris Byrd. Joining them are comedians Carrot Top, 53, Chelsea Handler, 43 and actress Tea Leoni, 52.*****Feb. 26: Betty Sherman, Claudia Williams, Marilyn Powell and Amanda Beeson have birthdays today. Also singer Michael Bolton, 65, actors Carlos Esparza, 28 and Teresa Palmer, 32.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK It was da las weekend of duck hunting season and Clovis Comeaux him, tole his 10-year-old little boy child, Pistache, dat he was going to take him out to da marsh and teach him how to kill some duck.

Pistache say, “Papa, I’m excited bout dat and Mama she can make us some duck gumbo wit dem.”

Clovis him, he stand up from behind dem tall weeds and BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Clovis shoot all his shot and dem ducks dey fly away dem.

Clovis him, say, “Pistache, boy, you a lucky little man you.”

“How’s dat Papa?” Pistache axe.

“Mais, because son, you jus witness a miracle yea, you jus see a dead duck him jump up and fly.”

C’EST TOUT TALENT CROWNS LIN CHAMPION “America’s Got Talent, the Champion” brought together 50 competitors from past seasons and editions around the world. The talent champion of 2017, ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer and slight of hand artist Kim Lin were the two finalist Monday night. Lin, 27, claimed the trophy and the $25,000 winner’s prize. Lin, who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, grew up in Massachusetts and started piano training at age 9, He began doing cards at 16. In May he will be in semi-residency at the Mirage in Las Vegas and in August he will marry Casey Thomas in Hawaii. She’s a dancer who worked for another magic act when he met her. This youngster is the best I’ve ever seen. I bet they don’t let him anywhere near a card table in Vegas.*****Time to go. Please shop our family of advertisers who make this publication possible. Take care and God bless.

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, February 20, 2019 •

Help with Taxes

AAUW Collecting Books for Art in Park Sale

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Tax Filing Assistance is offered at the Orange Public Library. IRS (Internal Revenue Service)-certified volunteers will be available from 12:15 to 4:00 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday through April 12, and on Monday, April 15. April 15 is the last day to file 2018 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, 1099-Misc, 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, very helpful in the preparation of the 2018 return. For contact information, call or email Richard Porter, 409.883.0698 or porter4897@sbcglobal.net.

AAUW (American Association of University Women) is a non-profit organization for women and men which hopes to help women succeed in education. e group sponsors scholarships each spring for a graduating senior female from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, as well as one from West Orange-Stark High School in the City of Orange through an annual major fundraiser at Art in the Park, known as the AAUW Used Book Sale, this year set for Saturday, April 6, at Stark Park. As usual, the AAUW spot will be located on the porch of the Lutcher eater. Residents may donate boxed gently-used books for the AAUW Used Book Sale at Looking Good Salon in the North Way Shopping Center, through Paul Burch, owner. For more book sale information, call Margaret at 409.866.5739 or email her at mlight1@gt.rr.com. Other AAUW activities include Galloping Gourmet where members dine at various restaurants each month, an annual madefrom-scratch pizza party, a monthly book club named Book-Ins, and a scholarship end-of-year banquet. Dues are $60 per year for those with 2 or 4-year degrees and beyond, or $25 per year to be a non-degreed Friend of AAUW (no voting rights or offices held), but eligible to participate in all activities. For more membership details, please text or call Diane at 409.988.5635.

Jackson Community Center offers tax help e Jackson Community Center will be offering fast tax refund and electronic filing to eligible families and individuals earning up to 54,000 or less by appointment only. is service will continue until April 15. e JCC is located at 520 W. Decatur Ave in Orange and is open Mon. thru Fri. from 10 am to 5 pm, and every other Saturday.

Please call to schedule an appointment and for additional information contact Elizabeth Campbell at 409-779-1981 or email jccorange@gmail.com.

Golden K Kiwanis to meet Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at the Salvation Army Building, 1960 MLK Drive, Orange 77630. Coffee is always served, often with light refreshments offered. e public is welcome to attend. On Wednesday, February 20 - Dawn Burleigh, Editor of e Orange Leader, will speak regarding the print and electronic media of the future. On Wednesday, February 27 - Kim McKinney of e Garth House will discuss the goals and objectives of e Garth House. Wednesday, March 6 - TBD, Wednesday, March 13 - Sandra Hoke & Deborah Bednar will speak about Voter Registration and 100th birthday of women's suffrage. Dues for this nonprofit group are $38 per quarter.

VFW Auxiliary Spring Garage Sale e Orange VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 is taking reservations for their Annual Spring Garage Sale on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 7am to 2pm at the VFW Hall on Highway 87 North. Vendors will be allowed to set up on Friday, March 22nd, from 5pm to 8 pm. Tables and/or spaces will rent for $10 each. To make a reservation, send a check made out for the number of table/spaces you want. Please make check payable to VFW Aux 2775 and mail to Mary Snapp; 7927 Sandra Lane; Orange, Texas 77632...include your name, address, telephone number and any special needs.

For further information, call Mary Snapp at 409697-0380 and leave a message for a call back.

OC TAMU Mothers' Club Scholarship e 2019 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) 8824195 or btrawhon@gmail.com.

Trinity Baptist Church A Women's Bible Study based on the book, "Proven," by Jennie Allen, and through the gospel of John, will begin on Wednesday evenings beginning February 6, at Trinity Baptist Church, 1819 N. 16th Street, Orange 77630. Please enroll by calling the church office, 409.886-1333. Also, the church youth group for Trinity Baptist meets on Wednesday evenings, and a meal is served to youth. Additionally, a Valentine's Banquet will be held Wednesday, February 13, at the Garden District Restaurant, featuring Robert Burkhart, a Christian Comedian. Tickets are $15 per person and reservations should be given to Dan Cruse, Trinity Baptist worship minister, at 409.313.4940.

Trinity minister is Pastor Ryan Chandler.

Grief Share Program at Trinity Baptist Church A 13-week class called "GriefShare" begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 10, at Trinity Baptist, 1819 16th Street, Orange 77630. It is a grief recovery group led by Dan Cruse, and assisted by several people who have also experienced grief.

Whether it is a spouse, a child, or a parent, GriefShare is ready to support. Dan Cruse needs a support group for families to help him with facil-

itating programs. Participants are welcome to attend the GriefShare group at any point. Each session is "self-contained," so a participant does not have to attend each session. Past group members have, reportedly, said that they felt safe and loved, that they received hope, and that they felt it was a turning point in their lives. GriefShare could be a person's journey from mourning to joy, according to Cruse, Trinity Baptist worship minister. Cruse is also a retired guidance counselor, as well as a retired music educator. Please call 409.886.1333, email pastor at ryan@trinityorange.com, or check Trinity Baptist Facebook page. ere is also a national website, www.griefshare.org, and the classes include a personal workbook, a video seminar, and a group discussion, giving participants support and encouragement for their own grief journey. GriefShare is a network of 15,000 or more churches worldwide equipped to offer grief support groups. e program is nondenominational and features biblical concepts for healing from a person's grief. e minister at Orange Trinity Baptist is Pastor Ryan Chandler.

Beginner Bridge Lessons Kris Payne Cherry will teach Beginner Bridge Lessons at no cost from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ, Ninth and Elm Streets in downtown Orange on the following dates: ursdays, February 21 and 28; Mondays, March 4 and 11; Wednesday, March 13; ursdays, March 21 and 28; and Monday, April 1. Please call 409.678.3272 for more information. You must be registered to attend.

Cooking Class for Adults e Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Orange County is holding a Cooking Class for Adults with Rocky. is will be held on Saturday, February 23, at 10:00 AM and costs $25. Adults will be having fun while cooking healthy recipes and preparing a 3 course meal. ere will also be door prizes. Payment is due by February 15th.

Make your reservations today by calling 409- 8827010 as the class size is limited.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting e Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday March 5, 2019 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange.

Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome to the group. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. Join fellow beekeepers for information and lots of good stories. Our guest speaker this month will be Irene Austin a local beekeeper. 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 the Orange County Agrilife office 409-882-7010. is is a public service activity and there is no charge for hive removal. Join us at the March meeting to details about of field trip to a Queen breeding operation in Winnie.

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Link and Bake Sale Benefit for Billy Coward Billie Coward of the Orange area was recently diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of head and neck. A link and bake sale will be held Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Bridge City Community Center Pavilion, 101 Parkside Drive, Bridge City. A link, chips, and drink will be sold for $8.

Please call 409-670-2990 to pre-order. Cookies, pies, cakes, and more will be available to purchase. Raffle tickets are now on sale. A drawing will be held on the day of the event, March 23.

Funds are being raised to help Billy with enormous medical expenses.

Orange County Master Gardener events Selecting e Right Plants will be held on Saturday, March 16, 9AM – 11AM at Cormier Park, Orangefield. You can learn how to determine what are the correct plants to choose and where to put them.

Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair to be held on Saturday, March 23, 8AM – 1PM, Cormier Park, Orangefield. Pick from your every day choice of plants to the odd and unique plants along with visiting the vendors on premise to enhance your choices Master Gardener Certification Training starts ursday, April 4, 6PM – 8:30PM, Orange County EXPO. is is for the beginner gardener to the experienced gardener, improve your horticulture knowledge while gaining the experience to become a Certified Texas Master Gardener.

For more information check our website https://txmg.org/orange or call 409 8827010

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 at www.bridgecitychamber.com. Completed applications should be returned to the respective high school counselor no later than April 5, 2019.

For more information, contact the high school counselor or call the Bridge City Chamber at (409) 735-5671.

American Legion to meet e Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange has a new Commander, Ronnie Gill. e meetings have been changed from the second ursday of each month at 7 p.m. to the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. Commander Gill would like to invite each member to attend these meetings.

Each Veteran is invited to come and join this military post. e American Legion represents the military in Washington, D.C. for helping obtain benefits which are deserved.

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Deaths and Memorials Kenneth Charles Haas, Sr., 81, Bridge City Kenneth Charles Haas, Sr., 81, longtime resident of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 17, 2019 at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2019, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 18, 1937, he was the son of Alma Lucille Rayburn and Louis Ortego. Kenneth retired from Stiles Unit TDCJ as a correctional officer. During his retirement he enjoyed driving a bus for special needs children in the Bridge City School District. Kenneth was a devoted member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City where he served as an Usher. He was a 36 year survivor of heart disease. Kenneth loved to travel, especially to Panama City Beach and to Cozumel. He enjoyed coaching little league football and baseball and watching his favorite football KENNETH CHARLES team, the Dallas Cowboys. Kenneth loved his family dearly and will be HAAS missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Alma Ortego; and his stepfather, Louis Ortego.

Kenneth is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Phyllis Haas; children, Stephanie Guilhas and husband Chuck, of Austin and Kenneth Charles Haas, Jr. and wife Donna, of Austin; grandchildren, Lauren Wagnon and husband Luke, Julie Haas, Danielle Guilhas, and Charles “Trey” Guilhas, III; along with his fur babies, Whiskers and Maggie.

Louise Maberry, 90, Orange Funeral services for Louise Mayberry will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019, at First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Officiating the service will be Pastor Bill Carr and Pastor Brad McKenzie.

We will hold Visitation Friday, February 22, 2019, between 6 and 8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home, at 504 N. 5th St., Orange, TX 77630.

Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Hanneman, Josh Maberry, Cory Authement, Jordan Maberry, Mike Maberry, Monty Benton Louise Maberry passed away on Saturday, February 16th, at 90 years old.

Louise is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Franklin Maberry, and her daughters Cheryl Maberry Hanneman, and Rhonda Maberry; her parents Arthur Benjamin Jones and Renda Mullings Jones Wooten; And by her siblings Ruby Jones Bray, Doc Jones, A.B. Jones and Johnny Jones.

Louise is survived by her son Stephen Maberry, and his wife Mary Nan; LOUISE Daughter Joyce Maberry; And their combined 9 grandchildren, and 9 greatMABERRY grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers the family request that you consider donating to the Orange Salvation Army at http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/orange/. Louise was a strong supporter of this local organization.

Born in San Angelo Texas, January 24, 1929, Louise was the oldest child of Arthur Benjamin and Renda Jones. Arthur was a depression driven job seeker which caused the family to move frequently as he sought opportunities in various places. As were the times’, the whole family pitched in, including the children. is included harvesting crops and other odd jobs. Over time Louise was joined in harvesting crops by three brothers and a sister. During this time the family would live in Corpus Christi, Tx., Missouri, Brownwood Tx., El Paso, Tx., Arizona, California, and Indian Gap, Tx. At age 17 Louise and her family were living in California. She had completed high school and began studying at a Junior College. It was there that she met Louis Maberry, a recently returned sailor, at the church they both attended. e two became friends and began courting. When Louise’s family prepared to make another move, she decided to stay with Louis. e two married shortly after. e newlyweds moved to Mount St. Helens, Oregon to be near the Maberry family. ey stayed there until it was time for their first child to be born. ey decided to move to Arizona to be near Louise’s mother so she could help with the baby. From there they went to Arkansas where Louis’s parents now lived. Here they stayed until an uncle told then about opportunities for work in a place called Orange, Texas. eir small family arrived in Orange around 1949. ey initially lived in Riverside where Louise worked at a grocery store and as a car hop while Louis found work in construction. Louis later worked a milk route, and then for Coca Cola. As the years passed their family grew to include a son and two more daughters. e family decided to move to Kinard Estates to accommodate their growing family.

Louise’s mom, who lived in Orange and had a small 25 bed nursing home, was looking to sell the establishment. Louise and Louis bought the small frame building and business, and Louise took on the duties of learning how to operate the facility along with the rules and regulations that came with it. is marked the beginning of a new saga for Louise and her family of six.

Never backing down from any challenge, Louise threw herself into the new work and learned everything from patient care, family needs, operations, and government regulations and payments. rough her hard work and determination, by the early 1960s they were able to build a brand-new facility with 60 beds. Another five years later they added another 40+ beds. As the business grew, they would purchase two more nursing homes. Beginning in the 60s, seeing the need for another kind of care service, Louise began a home health agency. is business, Home Health Home Care, was formed to provide care to the elderly and the disabled in their own homes. As the opportunities to expand the services and area arose, Louise added locations and divisions that focused on the specific needs various state agencies were targeting for assistance. At the height of both the nursing home and home health operations, Louise was overseeing a combined operating budget of $50 million per year, serving over 20,000 people on a monthly basis, and employing thousands of full and part time staff, spanning from Orange to Abilene and Dallas to Del Rio. Not bad for a girl who started out picking cotton.

Louise always had a fervent desire to be an advocate for the elderly and disabled that required assistance in order to meet their health care needs. She worked with her peers in the “Texas Association Of Home Health Agencies”, and served as it’s President for two separate terms. She was very active in the state and national nursing home associations. In her 45 years in the field she spent countless hours seeing state and federal regulators and legislators helping to improve services to this population.

Louise also found areas to get involved and contribute locally as well. Over the years she served in a number of organizations including: the Orange Chamber of Commerce; Orange Baptist Hospital; Orange Church of the Nazarene; Salvation Army; and the Texas Workforce Commission.

Louis and Louise enjoyed traveling across America and visiting the Far East. ey also participated in various church mission trips, including one to Russia, and made many new friends along the way.

Louise was a beautiful lady who loved the Lord with such passion that even the Alzheimer’s could not stop her from giving the best prayers ever. She and her husband donated much of their time, talent, and finances to support their local church with a thankful heart. She was a pioneer and strong example for women in the work force who went head to head with politicians and regulators and became a respected name in home health care and legislation. She was a lover of animals, especially dogs, and spoiled them almost as much as her grandchildren. She enjoyed tending to her small orchard where she taught her grandkids how to pick fruit and make preserves; her favorite being Mayhaw Jelly. She loved her family, work, friends and people in general. e world is a better place because Louise passed through, and many lives made just a bit easier.

We love you Mom, and we know you will have the coffee pot on when we get to join you!

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, February 20, 2019 •

BC Chamber names Tally its employee of February e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced Casey Tally, Office Manager of Dupuis Tire and Service Center, as their February Employee of the Month.

Casey accepted her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador Candice Trahan, Multimedia Sales Executive for e Orange Leader, at the Chamber’s February Networking Coffee hosted by Neches Federal Credit Union.

Casey has been a part of Dupuis Tire and Service Center since she was 12 years old following around her dad, now owner of Dupuis, Earl Duhon.

Casey said, “I have twin sister who is a girly-girl and I’ve always been daddy’s tom boy.”

Not only does Casey take care of the office at Dupuis Tire, she is also a licensed vehicle inspector filling in for Earl when needed. Casey is a Little Cypress-Mauriceville graduate and currently lives in Bridge City with her husband and three children.

Casey received gifts and gift certificates from the following businesses: Sabine Federal Credit Union, Total Impres-

The Best Day Spa was named the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Member of the Month for February.

Pictured from left at Beth Arnold, Dee Dee Viator, Chelsey Warner, Courtney Lowe, Trina Ford, Keily Bergeron, Briana Solis, Sara Schoenberg, and Jenny Mendoza. Photo courtesy Bridge City Chamber of Commerce.

Best Day Spa Named BC Chamber Business Member of the Month Casey Talley, the office manager of Dupuis Tire and Service Center, was named the February Employee of the Month by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. Pictured, from left, are Candice Trahan, Casey Tally, and Shirley Duhon. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. sions, e Penny Record, Bridge City Dairy Queen, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, Neches Federal Credit Union, Tiger Rock

Martial Arts of Bridge City, Best Day Spa, Complete Staffing, OhainWEB.com, and 5Point Credit Union.

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Senate approves tax relief

By Sen. Robert Nichols For e Record After four weeks of hearing from every agency in the state, the Senate Finance Committee has finished the first step toward finalizing the state’s budget. We will now move into workgroups to work out the details.

Here are five things happening at your Capitol this week.

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from existing properties that are less than 2.5 percent over the previous year. is bill will now head to the Senate floor in the coming weeks. A similar bill also has been filed in the House.

4. Parents and vaccinations.

Texas is one of 18 states that allows parents to opt out of vaccinating their children because of philosophical or religious be-

liefs. ere have long been many discussions and debates on both sides of this issue. Currently law requires a parent who wants to find out how many students are vaccinated in their child’s school to file an open records request.

Sen. Kel Seliger has filed SB 329, which would give parents

e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has announced that Best Day Spa has been named Business Member of the Month for February 2019. Owner Dee Dee Viator accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Board President Beth Arnold, Marketing Executive for Wellspring Credit Union, at the February Networking Coffee hosted by Neches Federal Credit Union.

Best Day Spa is locally owned

and operated by Dee Dee Viator. ey offer many services including massage therapy, facials, cosmetic injections, microblading, makeup application, spray tans, foot detoxification, eyelash extensions, manicures, pedicures, and their new service holistic body detoxing and sculpting. Gift certificates are also available for any special occasion. For more information, stop by 1055 Texas Avenue, Bridge City, TX 77611, next

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1. Rural broadband.

Beyond using it to shop online or watch Netflix, high speed internet has become an essential for everyday life and for businesses; from sales and ordering supplies, to logistics, medical recording, training and educational materials. ere are large areas of rural Texas that do not have access to high speed internet or even cellphone coverage, many of them within Senate District 3.

I have filed SB 14, which would help increase access to broadband internet for rural areas in Texas. is would be done through the help of Texas electric cooperatives. ese coops are member-owned nonprofits that have more than 300,000 miles of distribution lines throughout rural Texas.

By utilizing their existing electricity infrastructure, they would be able to deploy broadband to the members they serve and meet their need for high speed internet.

2. Sunset bills.

I wanted to update you on the continuation of the Sunset process. After about a year of review and hearings, the Sunset Advisory Commission makes recommendations that are incorporated into legislation for each agency. ese pieces of legislation will continue through the Senate and House, like all other bills.

As a member of the Sunset Advisory Commission, I will be filing bills for several agencies including the Texas Medical Board, Texas Real Estate Commission, Texas Finance Commission and the Behavioral Health Executive Commission, which includes psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and social workers. As these bills continue through the legislative process, I encourage you to take part and come to the Capitol to testify on these or any other bills when they are heard in committee.

3. Property tax relief.

Last week, I told you about the Senate Property Tax Committee hearing SB 2. is week it was passed out of committee on a 4-0 vote. is bill would prevent local entities, such as cities and counties, from raising their property taxes more than 2.5 percent without voter approval. Cities and counties can currently collect an additional 8 percent in revenues without an election.

With the provisions of this bill, if voters do not approve an increase, the entity would be forced to set a tax rate that only allows it to collect revenues

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Grandson Logan Smith, who pitches for Army, created a memorable trip for Grandpa Kaz and family during recent tournament.

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LSU baseball lives up to legacy

DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

“ings are going to be much different up here this year,” said Cole Burnett while trying to thread a transducer wire through the maze under his console. ”e “up here” he was referring to was Toledo Bend.

“Based on what’s happened so far, I think we are going to have a super spawn, but we are also going to see more fishing pressure than we have seen in years. I think everyone that owns a bass boat was up here last weekend and I attribute that to the word getting out about all of the new hydrilla.” e little shot of warmer weather also had something to do with the crowded launches, but as a rule the majority of the bass fishing population usually misses the first few weeks of the spawn waiting on a good report. at, however, has not been the case thus far! “e grass is absolutely a game changer for folks that don’t get to fish a lot as everything from major points to flats will now hold bass,” stated Burnett. “My next door neighbor doesn’t know a crappie from an alligator gar and he limited on bass up to six

FOR THE RECORD If anyone told me I’d be at a stadium watching a college baseball game in the middle of February, I’d wind my finger around my ear and hand him or her a oneway ticket to Rusk.

Well, that’s how I spent last weekend, at the four-team round-robin baseball tournament hosted in Baton Rouge at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium Friday, Saturday and Sunday. anks to my grandson Logan Smith, who pitches for the Army Black Knights baseball team, we found out his team was staying at the Embassy Suites.

So, we made our reservations to stay there too. We arrived ursday afternoon and found out that not only was Army staying there but the other two teams—Air Force and Louisiana-Monroe—were there

too. ere were college baseball players and some of their immediate families all over the place. If one likes to talk baseball, they were in Seventh Heaven.

Army has been playing in this season-starting event for several years, perhaps because Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is a West Point graduate.

In fact, Saturday night Edwards hosted a special dinner for the Army team at the governor’s mansion which had the cadets in full military dress.

Logan met us around 4 p.m. ursday after the bus from the New Orleans airport arrived at the Embassy and he said he was hungry for a steak. So, wife Susan and I took him a few doors down from the hotel to the Cadillac of steak houses—Ruth’s Chris— where we each ordered a 12-ounce filet and

Susan settled for lamb chops. We had to eat rather quickly because Logan’s team was practicing at 7 p.m. e tourney’s opening game featured Army vs. Air Force Friday at noon with Logan as the Black Knight’s closer.

However, no closer gets to work when his team wins 17-2. In an effort to speed up the games, a clock was used in which the pitcher must deliver the baseball within 20 seconds after he receives the ball back from the catcher.

At the end of each half inning, teams were required to get on and off the field and finish their warm-up throws around the infield and outfield and the pitcher must be ready for the first opposing batter in 2 minutes. ere were no violations of either new rule during the three Army games I watched.

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LCM QB Pope signs with ETBU On Thursday, February 14, surrounded by family, friends, coaches and teammates, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School athlete, Adam Pope signed to play football at East Texas Baptist University. Adam quarterbacked for the Bears and was named the 2018 All-District Quarterback by the Southeast Texas High School Coaches Association. Pictured are Adam Pope and Coach Randy Crouch

Colburn pounds yesterday.I am not complaining because I love his fried fish and his wife’s rum cake.” I couldn’t help but entertain the thought that there is no mistaking rum cake, but he may be eating gar!

According to Burnett, the biggest surprise for him thus far is the number of bass being caught in shallow water. As a rule, the larger females are still staging in six to ten feet of water, but not this year. I know of two bass that were caught last weekend over seven pounds on Whacky worms fished around dock pilings in less than five feet of water.

I have no idea what patterns most of the fishermen participating in last weekend’s Bass Champs tournament fished, but they obviously found some very solid bass. Cole Brewer and Bob Richards anchored their winning 33.15-pound stringer with a 9.29 lunker to edge out another 30-pound plus catch and net a $25,000 check. A pair of Orange anglers, Jonathan Simon and Corey Stanley, finished in the top 10 and cashed a $2500 check with a solid 19.55pound bag.

Burnett has already caught and released two huge bass this

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“I’ll guarantee you that a large percentage of the biggest bass caught every year on the Bend come out of Six Mile and Housen,” added Burnett “and that is due to super spawning structure and lots of casts.”

He was, however, willing to share a technique that he fishes that is yet another tweak when fishing the Whacky worm. “e fishing world owes you one for coming up with the Whacky worm back in the late 70’s,” said Burnett, “but the truth is that I’ve always fished it better than you do!” e Whacky worm actually fishes itself, but I will readily admit that the technique has been greatly refined over the years.

I started it with a gold 3.0 white perch hook and a 197 Crème Scoundrel. Burnett’s latest improvement makes the technique more effective when fishing a little deep water simply because he gets to the magic depth a little quicker.

“No more poking a piece of a finishing nail in the head of the worm,” he informed me with a sly grin.”

His latest tweak is to simply

rig the worm Whacky style on a one-eighth ounce ball head jig. “e lead head doesn’t bother the fish at all and I think it is easier to jerk it free from the grass without tearing up the worm. I caught both of those big fish in eight feet of water using this technique with a watermelon black flake Scoundrel.” e jig head he uses is not the typical head used for fishing plastics for saltwater fish all though the stronger hook may be a bonus when battling larger bass. He is using the same lead head with a 2/0 hook that we use when fishing a Gitzit or any four inch Tube jig.

“I like the longer hook because it allows the worm to slide up and down the shank,” says Burnett. “e one-eighth ounce lead head keeps the worm from sliding up the line and tearing up.”

He fishes the rig with a seven foot medium heavy spinning rod, 15 pound braid and two to three feet of fluorocarbon leader.

He added that he still fishes the shallower inside moss line with the conventional rig.

How you choose to get it done is your business, but it is “game on” as far as the spawn is concerned!

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Finding the deep water is key to February hits CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE OUTDOORS WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

Show me an angler who shuns deep water and I’ll show you a fisherman who’s missing plenty of fish.

With so much attention being paid to shallow water angling these days it’s no wonder your local fishing hole is growing more crowded by the day, everybody wants to be in the “skinny water” because that’s where the glamour happens.

Well if you have fallen victim to that line of thinking don't despair because you are not alone, it’s an epidemic in the angling world that has one simple cure and that’s deep water.

Defining deep water is up to each individual, to some folks deep is 3 feet and to others it’s 30 feet. For all intents and purposes let’s define deep as anything greater than 10 feet, this is where most folks get uncomfortable fishing because it takes a different set of skills than that of the guy in ankle deep water. Probing deep water takes time, good electronics, an understanding of bottom structure and patience.

If these pre-requisites don’t sound to difficult or hard to handle and you want to find fish that receive little or no pressure then read on because that’s what you get when fish deep water.

Here on Sabine Lake we are both blessed and cursed with plenty of deep water all around us, namely the Sabine and Neches rivers.

For all the misery they deal out with run off from up north they more than make up for it by providing miles of under utilized, productive, and protected water. ere is absolutely nothing like knowing you always have a back up plan when you

hit the water, there is a security knowing you have a place to fish even in the all but the absolute worst conditions.

On Sabine lake we routinely take advantage of the shelter provided by the Sabine river to catch a huge variety of both fresh and saltwater fish including speckled trout, redfish, flounder, largemouth bass and so on. e secret to truly taking advantage of the opportunity is understanding how to fish the deep water.

In the Sabine River you have several different forms of structure to fish with most popular being drop off ’s and points. e drop off areas are key spots to find hungry fish ambushing their next meal.

Along the banks of the river you have defined shelves that drop off from 4 to 8 feet of water and then into the 12 to 20 foot depths and beyond. Baitfish will routinely travel parallel to the bank in these shelves or troughs during tide movements and the predator fish will not be far behind.

One simple way to locate a shelf or drop off is to look for the lines of crab trap buoys; they are normally right on the drop off and make locating a productive area mighty simple.

Once you locate a stretch of bank where you intend the fish the drop off look for a secondary piece of structure like a point or flat along the bank. ese areas are by far the most productive because the fish have a shallow water area to chase bait with deep water access near by for escape. e deep water also allows these fish a constant climate where they will get comfortable and suspend.

Now that we have located our

Korner Field was renovated 10 years ago into a beautiful manicured ball park that would make most colleges and minor league franchises green with envy. It has natural grass on the playing

area to fish we need to decide what type of bait we will use, live or artificial. For many Sabine anglers there are a couple of proven choices both live and artificial. For the folks wanting to throw natural baits the number one choice is live shad. Sometimes in the colder parts of the year the shad can get scarce so mullet is the next best thing.

Now a standard Carolina rig with a half ounce weight and a #4 kahle style hook on a 2-foot leader works well in this situation. Under stronger or weaker tides you may have to adjust the size of the weight accordingly, use just enough to hold your bait in place but not so heavy that you can’t feel the soft strikes.

Now if live bait is not your game then you will need to look into some crank baits or tube jigs. e most popular crank bait is the Hoginar, a small blade style bait with a lead belly. e Hoginar is super simple to use because you can work it in a variety of ways and still catch fish. e standard “chunk and wind” method does well due to the huge amount of vibration given off as the bait runs through the water. e vertical “yo-yo” approach for suspended fish is also a big time producer. Other crank baits like Rat-l-traps or the Manns Minus series crank baits will hold their own as well under these circumstances.

Digging into deep water fishing can be an intimidating task for the beginner but certainly is well worth the effort. e next time you cruise down your favorite shallow shoreline and see the crowds lined up you will be glad to know there is some uninhabited water out there with your name on it. Break out the depth finder, have an open mind, and unlock the secrets to some great fishing down in the deep.

From Page 1B field with artificial turf in foul territories. e stadium has a seating capacity of 10,326, with room for another 2,000 fans on the bleachers and for standing room only. at seems like gobs of room for a college baseball game but at LSU, 9,000-plus of those seats are already claimed by season-ticket holders. at proved to be a problem for our group which included three of Logan grandmothers, two grandfathers, his parents, an uncle and aunt and some cousins.

One of these cousins was my one-and-only godchild who I don’t see very frequently. Logan took care of our ticket dilemma because each player gets two complimentary tickets, and most of the players’ relatives were not there, so he hustled a bunch of unused tickets for our group.

LSU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but the Black Knights tied the score at 2-2 and had the bases loaded with a 3-2 count on the batter. e next pitch hit him in the elbow, but instead of Army getting the go-ahead run, the umpire said the batter stuck his elbow over the plate and was declared out.

Even the LSU television announcers were astounded by that call. is got head coach Jim Foster ejected from the game.

But God must get even with cheaters because the next batter, first baseman Anthony Giachin, hit a shot off the centerfield barrier clearing the bases and giving Army a 5-2 lead.

After going 5-for-5 against Air Force and driving in eight runs Giachin was the tourney’s big producer with his 11 RBIs in two games. Despite a fictitious balk that was called, Army was still leading 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth and Logan was heated up and ready to come in from the bullpen.

When the pitcher walked the first two batters on 10 pitches, the acting manager walked out to the mound. Every one of the 10,000plus fans were certain he was bringing in Logan, but instead he trotted back to the dugout. e very next pitch was walloped over the right field fence for a three-run game-winning home run giving LSU an undeserved 6-5 victory.

Foster must have been upset that Logan didn’t go into the game because he gave him the ball to start Sunday’s game against Louisiana-Monroe.

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innings while his teammates hit a pair of homers giving the husky right-hander a 3-0 lead to work with. e first batter in the fourth inning hit a slow dribbler that was misplayed for an error.

Logan’s only walk and a base hit drove in one run and the score became tied when the left fielder misplayed an easy fly resulting in two runs scoring and a 3-3 tie.

Foster relieved Logan and his team couldn’t score another run, losing to the Warhawks 103. It was a disappointing loss for Army, who finished the tourney 1-2 while the Warhawks went 21, Air Force 0-3 and LSU 3-0 after walloping Air Force 17-5.

LSU could remain the No. 1 team in the nation if they played all of their games this season at Alex Box Stadium. But that’s not how the Southeastern Conference works and they will have to play their games on the road nine-on-nine and leave those four home-loving umpires in Baton Rouge.

KWICKIES…World class Jamaican sprinter Usian Bolt last month tied the NFL’s best time in history in the 40-yard dash with a time of 4.22 seconds.

Amazingly, he did it in gym shorts and sneakers from a standing start. Two Orange County teams played their first game in the State Basketball Tournament last night. e West Orange-Stark Mustangs took on Huffman at East Chambers High School while the Orangefield Bobcats tackled Diboll at Warren High School.

Several major league baseball stars, including former Astros Dallas Keuchel and Marwin Gonzalez, are still without new teams as the spring training exhibition games are set to begin tomorrow. e biggest names include Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Boston Red Sox closer Chris Kimbrel.

JUST BETWEEN US…Coincidentally, the major leagues will experiment with the 20second clock in their spring training games that begin tomorrow in an effort to speed up games that are averaging nearly 3½ hours. e intentions, according to Monday’s article by the Associated Press, is to get players and umpires accustomed to the clock in the event MLB makes the rule change for the upcoming regular season. e pitch clocks have been used in the high minors since 2015.

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Newton’s Barlow tops Smith Awards

It was another successful week for the Bridge City Cardinals tennis team. Capturing individual medals at the Kountze varsity tournament held at the Beaumont Tennis Center on Friday February 15 were Madison Fischer and Aniah Hicks. Fischer and Hicks captured a gold medal in the Girls B Doubles by defeating a very tough team from Kountze. Waverlee Cooper continues to be a dominate player in the Girls A singles, capturing 2nd place behind Westbrook. In Boys A Singles, Lorenz Shrader was the silver medal winner falling to a very talented player from Hardin Jefferson. Bridge City will compete in the Mid County Madness tennis tournament on February 22. Pictured, from left, are Aniah Hicks, Madison Fischer, Lorenz Shrader and Waverlee Cooper.

Lumberton edges Bobcats in season opener Orangefield outhit Lumberton seven to three in Monday’s baseball season opener, but the Raiders escaped with a 3-2 win.

Bobcats Johnny Armstrong, Landen Tomlinson, and Gunner Jones all managed multiple hits. for the Bobcats.

Blake Bradley pitched the first four innings for Orangefield, allowing three hits and three runs while striking out five. Kadeon Evans pitched two innings in relief.

Lumberton’s Drake Boykin allowed three hits and two runs while pitching the first three in-

nings for the Raiders.

Orangefield is scheduled to open play in the Bridge City tournament ursday against the hosts, weather permitting.

Lady Bobcats go 5-3 in first week of softball action Orangefield’s Lady Bobcats carry a 5-3 early season record into this weekend’s Orangefield tournament. ey lost a tough one, 2-1, to Lumberton Monday despite 13 strikeouts from pitcher Codie Sorge. Emma Humplik and Olivia Grant each went 2 for 3

for Orangefield, with Humplik scoring the only run.

Orangefield went 4-2 in last weekend’s tournament at Lufkin Hudson.

After opening with ursday losses to Woodville (4-2) and Huntington (5-0), Orangefield beat Elysian Fields (10-5) and Garrison (9-1) Friday and swept Corrigan-Camden (8-2) and Normangee (7-3) Saturday.

Humplik went 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs and three runs scored against Elysian Field while Sorge struck out eight and allowed no earned

runs.

Ryden Stanfield went 3 for 3 with three runs scored against Garrison and Sorge again allowed no earned runs and struck out 11.

Against Corrigan-Camden, Sorge went 3 for 3 with one RBI and struck out nine. Alyssa Dodd hit a two-run homer and Heather Mineer went 2 for 3 with four RBIs. Stanfield had a double and two RBIs against Normangee while Mineer was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. Sorge struck out 11 with no earned runs.

The Bridge City Cardinal tennis team is off to a great start in 2019. At the Lamar University tournament named for longtime coach Ron Wesbrooks, the Cardinals captured the championship trophy for the small school division. Bridge City won the team event with a strong performance in every division. Capturing first place in the Boys Singles was Lorenz Shrader. Lorenz defeated a strong player from Orangefield 6-3;7-5 in the championship. Brothers Camden and Kian Perry continue to dominate the Boys Doubles division with a first place win over LCM 6-3;7-5.

Sophomore Waverlee Cooper took home a second place medal in the Girls Singles. Adding to the total team points for Bridge City was the girls doubles team of Ashlyn Dommert and Claudia Hardy who were defeated in the semifinal round by Kountze. Other members of the Varsity team include Mia Simon, Colby Viator, Ethan Morgan, Salvador Torres, Alberton Munguia, Ruth Hamilton, Will Ramirez, Sadie LeBleu, and Griffen Guidry. The Cardinals are coached by Lance Robertson.

Running back Darwin Barlow, who led Newton to backto-back state football championships, was named the Willie Ray Smith Award Offense winner Monday night.

West Brook safety Darrell Hawkins won the defensive award at the banquet held at the MCM Elegante and sponsored by the Beaumont Founders Lions Club. e awards, named after former Orange Wallace coach Willie Ray Smith, have been given since 1993. Smith’s teams won 235 games and two state championships over 33 years, beginning at Lufkin Dunbar and ending at Beaumont’s Charlton-Pollard.

West Orange-Stark’s Teshaun Teel was one of four finalists for the defensive award, joining Newton’s Jadrian McGraw and Blaine Waggoner of HamshireFannett.

Other offensive finalists were West Brook’s Robert McGrue,

Roschon Johnson of Port Neches-Groves and Evadale’s Will Farr.

Each school could nominate two players for consideration.

Also nominated from WOS was Lande Butler. Orangefield’s nominees were Clayton Choate and Blake Bradley while Adam Pope and Blake Ferguson were the Little Cypress-Mauriceville players submitted to a panel of area sports media members.

Past winners of the Willie Ray Smith Awards hail from Bridge City, Orangefield and West Orange-Stark.

From Bridge City: Bryan Bock, 1997; Matt Peebles, 2003.

From Orangefield: Beaux Daville, 1999.

From WOS: Charles Sias, 1998; Gayron Allen, 2000; Jermaine Hope, 2001; Kenneth Beasley, 2006; Kevin Robinson, 2009; Collin Garrett, 2011; Deionte ompson, 2015; Jack Dallas and Steven Tims, 2016.

Bear Iron going to Region Coach David Kendrick has released results of LCM Bears from the Orangefield Powerlifting Meet held ursday February 14, 2019.

Girls placing in the competition were Sarah Bates, 1st in the 181 weight class with a total lift of 685 pounds; Anna Broussard, 1st in the 198 weight class with 580 pounds; and Sydney McGraw, 3rd in the 198 weight class with a 520 pound total. e Boys team also brought home medals. Julian Arteaga, 2nd in the 132 weight class

lifted 795; Greyson Kuykendall, 3rd in the 132 weight class had a total of 795 pounds; Shawn McKay was 1st in the 181 weight class and lifted a total of 1255 pounds; Colt Lebleu came in 1st in the 220 weight class with 1535 pounds; and Blake Ferguson was 2nd in the 275 weight class with a total weight of 1,350 pounds. e girls who qualify will compete in the regional meet in Edna on March 2, and the boys regional meet is on March 9, in Baytown.

Brennan Manasco spent her Wednesday on February 13 at the Orange Golden K Kiwanis Club meeting, chatting about the many services offered in the local library. The first Orange library originated in 1920, and the library still remains a family staple for many. Distributing various informational brochures in the Salvation Army meeting room on MLK are, from left, Diane Grooters, Dennis Ferrell, and guest speaker Brenna Manasco, Library Director. RECORD PHOTO: Anne Payne

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Ms. Dunn’s class from Little Cypress Mauriceville High School.

LC-M science class shares experience with DNA lab Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School science students took a field trip this week. e trip was across the parking lot to a mobile lab, where each were able to run experiments, guided by an instructor. e mobile lab was provided

by Learning Undefeated, with funds from the Rebuild Texas Fund. e Learning Undefeated company is out of Maryland and sent labs to schools in Texas who had been impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Classes are running various experiments, depending on their area of study.

Some of the topics include DNA extraction of fruit, "Mystery of the Crooked Cell" for Sickle Cell Anemia and biodiesel. Michael Longmire’s aqua science students will use gel electrophoresis to compare the DNA fragments in a sample of DNA from the fins of a great white and porbeagle shark and determine if an unidentified DNA sample is from a great white shark. e lab will be at LCM High School for another week and then move to Little Cypress Junior High and Mauriceville Middle School, for a week at each.

According to the Learning Undefeated website, “e flagship component of Learning Undefeated is a 45-foot wet lab housed in a tractor trailer,

Jaden Stack and Shelby Smith which can accommodate classes of up to 32 students. e mobile laboratory is fully self-contained, with its own power and water supply.

As a mobile unit, it can serve a different school each day or serve a single school for a longer period of time.

Schools may choose from nearly a dozen hands-on biology, chemistry, forensics, and environmental science activities suitable for grades 6-12.

The flexible curriculum connects relevant issues in STEM discovery to the recovery effort, allowing students to ex-

plore topics such as water quality and filtration, DNA extraction, genetics and heredity, wildlife forensics, and testing soil for contaminants. Learning Undefeated’s curriculum has been developed over fifteen years and has served more than 150,000 high school students since its creation in 2003. Learn more about Learning Undefeated’s mobile lab curriculum.“ For information about the labs that they have available, go to https://www.learningundefeated.org/mobile-stem-education/laboratory-activities/.

How about a "Staycation" instead of a "Vacation?" That is the question asked by Gerald Langham, retired Dupont engineer and outdoor enthusiast, when giving six suggestions for nearby day trips where people can return to their own beds by the end of the day. Langham recently relayed his information to the Orange Golden K Kiwanians. From left are Vernon Murray, Golden K Treasurer; Gerald Langham; wife Sandra Langham; and Reid Caruthers, Golden K President. Murray, Langham, and Caruthers are all retired Dupont employees. Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wednesday 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Orange Salvation Army Building, 1950 MLK Drive. The public is invited. RECORD PHOTO: Anne Payne

Houston rock outfit Blue October will return to Southeast Texas on Thursday, May 9, for a performance inside the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Tickets start at $30 and go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15, at all Ticketmaster outlets. Courtesy photo

Blue October sets May concert

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record e Houston-based rock act Blue October is returning to the Golden Triangle this spring.

Alternative rock band Blue October will perform at the Jefferson eatre in downtown Beaumont on ursday, May 9.

Tickets start at $30 and go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15, at all Ticketmaster outlets, online

at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Beaumont Civic Center box office.

Founded in 1996, Blue October has made numerous appearances in Southeast Texas throughout the years and has continued to return even as the band’s popularity has increased throughout the music world.

Blue October, which is best known for the songs “Hate Me”

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and “Into the Ocean,” is supporting its ninth studio album, “I Hope You’re Happy,” which was released on Aug. 17, 2018. e album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart and number three on the U.S. Alternative albums chart and features the title track and “Daylight” as singles.

Visit www.blueoctober.com for more information on the band and its upcoming tour.

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Orange Golden K Kiwanis has been working on a project for months to replace Golden K's "Get Out and Vote" signs, ravaged by waters of Hurricanes Rita, Ike, and Harvey. The signs are done, thanks to Golden K members, from left, Pat McCombs of Orange, Margaret Light of West Orange, and Ted Williams of Mauriceville. Debra McCombs and Diane Grooters assisted with the design. This non-profit organization gives credit to the OCARP workshop program for the making of the signs to encourage citizens to the importance of voting in all elections. RECORD PHOTO: Anne Payne

Winners of the Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation.

Stark Reading Contest winners named West Orange-Stark High School students Baylee Kibodeaux and Jasmine Smith earned first place in Declamation and Interpretive Reading, respectively, at the school-level finals of the 115th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation, a scholarship program sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.

On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, West OrangeStark High School students competed in the local- level contest, which was coordinated by Mason Franco, West Orange-Stark High School teacher and school director for the Stark Reading Contest.

Kibodeaux won first place in Declamation with Elie Wiesel’s Holocaust Remembrance Speech, while Smith won first place in Interpretive Reading with her presentation of Maya Angelou’s poem I shall Not be Moved.

Second place in Declamation went to Darian Hardin, with Sidney Antoine receiving secondplace honors in Interpretive Reading. Mr. Franco helped serve as the emcee for the competition and presented awards to the 2018-19 school-level contest winners. Each second-place winner was

awarded $1,500 in scholarships from the Stark Foundation, while the two first-place winners were awarded $2,000 in scholarships. e first-place winners from West OrangeStark High School will go on to compete against the first-place winners from other participating Orange County public high schools at the County Final of the Stark Reading Contest, which is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lutcher eater. e Stark Reading Contest is sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation as part of its continuing mission to enrich the quality of life in the Orange community and encourage education. e aim of the Contest is to enhance the literary and forensic quality and skills of Orange County public high school students. e Contest has continued annually since its inception in 1904, which makes the 2018-19 school year the 115th annual year of the Contest. In addition to offering educational opportunities and experiences for students at eligible Orange County public high schools, participating students may earn scholarship awards for continued education.

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Twelve members of the West Orange – Stark High School Choir earned superior ratings on solos recently and now qualify for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest, which will be held in Austin in June. They are (see attached photo), front row, Jay’Den Miller, Raniyah Richardson, Nazingah Watson, Nikerria Smith, Roshni Lauji, Destiny Miles, Brittany Robles; back row, Manuel Franklin, Skylar Fezia, Isaiah Chatman, and Mycah Brown. Rayne Keith is not pictured. Caleb Henson is their choir director.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School vocalists came home from the recent UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest with lots of hardware. Students brought home 38 medals, 28 for solos and 10 for ensembles. Twenty-nine singers qualified for State Competition, which will be held about the time school gets out for the summer.

Nikki Hanson is the Choir Director for LCM High School.Students receiving superiors, from first row left are Aubree LeJeune, McKenzie Guillory, Elizabeth Johns, Kamri Swarers, A'nayeli Hernandez, Rylie Dollar, Lili Riedel, Shelby Smith, Zoe Ryan, and Natalie Gonzales.Second row from left, Makayla Kusek, Mallory Robinson, Lily Doucet, Robyn Courmier, Marcus Barlow, Justin Willey, Payton Martinez, John Paul Sulak, and Genesis Leon. Third row from left are Hannah Tait, Rachel Belcher, Aidan Croaker, Caleb Weaver, Nicholas Hanson, Ethan Martin, and Luke Spell. Not pictured are Tyren Dews, Evey Adalco, and Melanie Cupp.

5 Cents the ability to obtain information on the immunization rate from their school districts without an open records request. School districts would have to identify, by vaccine type, the number of students who do not have upto-date vaccinations, the number with medical and nonmedical exemptions, and those who have been admitted with pending immunization documents. e state health department also would have to produce a biennial report on the number of outbreaks in the state of vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization rates. In addition, the Texas Education

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5. Nobel Prize winner is week, the Senate recognized Dr. James Allison, a world-renowned pioneer of cancer immunotherapy, for winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Allison is the Chair of the Department of Immunology, and the executive director of the Immunotherapy Platform at e University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

He was honored for his dis-

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covery of cancer therapies that stimulate the immune system to attack tumor cells. ese treatments have extended the lives of thousands of people with advanced disease. e drugs he has helped to develop have been approved to treat melanoma, lung cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cancers of the kidney, bladder, liver and stomach.

Robert Nichols is the state senator for Senate District 3. First elected in 2006, Nichols represents 19 counties, including much of East Texas and part of Montgomery County. He can be reached at 699-4988 or toll-free at (800) 959-8633. His email address is robert.nichols@senate.state.tx.us.

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Your Fight Against Sin Is Normal Brian Hedges Pastor, Niles, Michigan desiringGod.org Have you hit the wall in your fight for holiness?

Athletes speak of hitting the wall when they experience extreme exhaustion due to depleted reserves of glycogen in the liver and muscles.

Many believers feel similar spiritually. If you find yourself in an ongoing cycle of three steps forward, two steps back; if your prayers, resolutions, and frustrated attempts at mortification still leave you struggling with the same old sins; if you are weary in the race set before you and feel ready to quit, you’ve hit the wall.

Don’t stay discouraged.

There is hope for weary saints. Take heart from these truths: the conflict is normal, the battle is winnable, and the war is coming to an end.

The Conflict Is Normal Soldiers should expect combat in wartime. The passions of the flesh are waging war against your soul, and our adversary the devil is a prowling lion hunting fresh prey (1 Peter 2:11; 5:8). Ongoing conflict with both sin and Satan is the common experience of all believers. As J.C. Ryle wrote in his classic book Holiness, “True Christianity is a struggle, a fight, and a warfare. . . . Where there is grace there will be conflict. The believer is a soldier. There is no holiness without a warfare. Saved souls will always be found to

have fought a fight” (53–54).

This should not surprise us. If you feel alone in your experience, take heart. You’re not. Even the apostle Paul knew the misery of a heart divided between indwelling sin and delight in God’s holy law: “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.

For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing” (Romans 7:18–19; see the context in Romans 7:14–25).

This reality is not an excuse for laziness, but a summons to sober-minded watchfulness. But it is also a humbling reminder that we’re still waiting for final redemption and need the help of others in the good fight of faith.

The Battles Are Winnable Though inner conflict is normal, you can win more victories in your daily battles with temptation and indwelling sin.

Listen, beloved in Christ.

Yesterday’s failures do not determine the outcome of today’s battle. Look to Jesus, your brother, captain, and King. He has already crushed the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15). Your bondage to sin was decisively broken by Jesus at the cross (Romans 6:6).

You are joined to the crucified and risen Lord by faith and the Spirit (Galatians 2:20). You were baptized into his death and raised to “walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4). You are no longer a slave

to sin. You are not a prisoner of war. You are free. This is decisively and irrevocably true for every born-again believer.

Therefore, “consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus,” and do not let sin “reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions” (Romans 6:11–12). You can win the next skirmish against sin and the flesh, however large or small it proves to be. Your victory over the next temptation is the fruit of his triumph.

Make no mistake: today’s battle does matter. As C.S. Lewis said, “The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. An apparently trivial indulgence in lust or anger today is the loss of a ridge or railway line or bridgehead from which the enemy may launch an attack otherwise impossible” (Mere Christianity, 133). While we shouldn’t be paralyzed by yesterday’s defeat, we must not make light of present and future obedience.

will be finished, the war will be over, and the agonizing conflict against sin and the flesh will be no more. D-Day has come; V-Day is coming.

This “blessed hope” is the fuel that powers the engine of our present pursuit of godliness (Titus 2:12–13).

By taking a brief rest and powering up with carbohydrates, athletes can keep running even after hitting the wall. As believers, we also need to “carb up” for the race set before us, by deep meditation on the glorious realities of the gospel.

No one said it better than the sin-fighting seventeenthcentury puritan John Owen: “Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls.

Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good providence of God, live to see thy lust dead at thy feet” (The Mortification of Sin, 79).

The conflict is normal.

The battles are winnable.

And one day soon, the war will come to an end.

The War Is Coming to an End

Brian Hedges (@brianghedges) is lead pastor of Redeemer Church in Niles, Michigan. He is a husband, father of four, and author of several books, including Watchfulness: Recovering a Lost Spiritual Discipline and Hit List: Taking Aim at the Seven Deadly Sins. The above article was published Feb. 19, 2019 by deiringGod. org.

“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:13). That grace includes the gifts of perfect sanctification and final glorification. The day is coming when the fight

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Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m., Adult, Youth, Children Discipleship Classes, Sun. 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Schedule 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Nightly Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faith United Methodist Church

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Sunday Services: 10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

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

Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m.

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

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

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

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

Sunday School 9 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Supper 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

COWBOY CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

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

Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m.

Co-Ed Bible Study • Sunday 9:15 a.m.

Ladies Bible Study • Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

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

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

Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Pastor: Dr. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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Al-Anon meetings are held Thursday’s at 7 p.m. inside the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City.

Please call Cindy at 749-9036 or Mike 718-0333 for more information.

Al-Anon meets Sundays and Weds., at 7:00 p.m., at the North Orange Baptist Church located at 4775 N. 16th St (Rear), in Orange, TX. Please call 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info or consultation.

The Dementia Care Givers Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: The second Wednesday morning of every month at 10:00 am and also on the second Thursday evening of every month at 6:30 pm.

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

Jean hemming Please call and leave message.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of GUSSIE CLARK, Deceased, were issued on the February 12, 2019, in Cause No. P18364, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Rutha Dream Knolley Clark.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Tommy Gunn Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Dated the12th day of February, 2019.

Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn Attorney for:

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Please do not hesitate to reach out to someone whom can help you during a crisis.

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

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FIELD WORKERS Three (3) temporary positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/15/19 through 1/15/20. Duties: cultivate, plant and harvest sugar cane by hand or machine. To operate tractors equipped with laser equipment, combines, tractor drawn machinery and self-propelled machinery with light maintenance on machine. Light maintenance consist of greasing equipment, changing engine oil and filter, cleaning and changing air filters, broken bearings and blades on disc chopper. Setting up sugarcane cultivators and openers. Prolong sitting and work in all kind of weather conditions.

The workers assist with all aspect of maintenance to equipment. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker.

Testing positive of failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $11.33 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 cannot 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 M.J. Naquin, Inc. located in Thibodaux, LA. Worksite located in Lafourche Parish.

Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (985)447-3296. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order #857111.

‘80s MUSIC ACROSS 1. “Formerly,” formerly 5. *Steven Tyler to Liv 8. *”Ebony ____ Ivory” 11. Shakespeare king 12. Depression drifter 13. *One with lonely heart 15. Epiphany guests 16. Sir Mix-____-____ 17. *”Free Fallin” performer 18. *”This is what it sounds like when ____ ____” 20. Day before, pl.

21. Scandinavian fjord, e.g.

22. *”Sweet dreams ____ made of ...”

23. *”Clock strikes up the hour and the sun begins ____ ____” 26. Iceman to cinema 30. Time frame 31. Maximum 34. Greek liqueur 35. Escape 37. Black and white sea bird 38. Razor sharpener 39. Antonym of all 40. Starting time 42. Chowed down 43. Like geometric reasoning 45. Styled with salon goo 47. Decompose 48. Past participle of bear 50. Duck-like black bird 52. *A-ha’s hit 55. Folium, plural 56. Argonauts’ propellers 57. Container weight 59. Apartments, e.g.

60. Black-eyed legumes 61. Author Murdoch 62. Opposite of paleo 63. Checked at bar, pl.

64. Catholic fasting period

DOWN 1. “Slippery” tree 2. Done between the lines 3. Kind of palm 4. Alex Trebek’s forte 5. Big name in fashion 6. Terminate, as in mission 7. Half-rotten 8. Pot contribution 9. In proximity to the Knicks 10. *Def Leppard album, “High ‘n’ ____” 12. Pork meatloaf 13. Phantom’s favorite genre?

14. *”We’ve got to hold on to what ____ ____” 19. Provide with ability 22. *”Goody Two Shoes” singer, Adam ____ 23. “Tiger Beat” audience 24. Lowest deck 25. Flora’s partner 26. Says “what?”

27. Beyond suburban 28. Nitrogen, in the olden days 29. Bicycle with a motor 32. Stake driver 33. *Swing ____ Sister 36. *”Just a city boy born and raised in South ____” 38. Dictation taker 40. Quaker Man’s cereal 41. Emerge 44. Itsy-bitsy bits 46. Dal staple 48. Talked like a sheep 49. Ladies’ fingers 50. Orange traffic controller 51. Spaghetti aglio and ____ 52. Serengeti antelope 53. Foal’s mother 54. “Joannie Loves Chachi” actress 55. *”Oh girls just want to have ____” 58. NYC time

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#YOUMATTER@BCISD School Board Appreciation

8th Graders Daelyn Perry and Heavan Lynch represented BCMS as they recognized our super hard working and dedicated school board with the following books in their honor: Restart by Gordon Korman and Star Talk

by National Geographic. The two students are seen with BCMS principal John White.

Cardinals improve their technology skills with BASF grant

BC Middle School host Annual Anti-Bullying Week National Junior Honor Society welcomed Cardinals back with BCMS’s first ever Antibullying campaign, a week dedicated to recognizing, rejecting, and reporting bullying on campus. Leading the campaign was NJHS’s Heavan Lynch, along with student group leaders Daelyn Perry, Izzy Moore, Emma Briggs, Kylie Bock, Amaris Larkin, and Paige Taylor, who saw an opportunity for the 8th grade class to cement their legacy by making BCMS a school where all students feel safe, valued, and included. Each day of the week focused on cultivating leadership, maturity, and awareness among 6th and 7th graders as a way to equip students with the skills needed to thwart gossip, rumors, and peer pressure – signs and symptoms of bullying. To maximize student engagement and participation in the week, students dressed up according to the theme of the day. From wearing tourist gear to lei off bullying to dressing up as a Disney character to make BCMS the happiest place on earth, our Cardinals took one step closer to becoming masters of a bully-free universe!

An aerial view of the new Bridge City baseball and softball fields were provided by the updated technology of Mr. Ferris’s drone class thanks to a $5,000 grant from BASF.

Mr. Ferris was awarded a $5,000 grant from BASF, which he used to upgrade the equipment and technology of his Drones class. This spring semester, the new drones are being used to capture the final additions on Bridge City’s new baseball and softball fields.

As our Cardinals continue to hone their career technical skills, BCMS will continue to increase career exploratory opportunities in the future.

School enterprise gives Cardinals real-world experience

SOS Parent Awareness Night Recently, BCISD hosted an SOS Parent Awareness Night.

This event allowed Bridge City counselors to train parents on the SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program. The program expresses prevention through education. In this talk, parents learned about safeguarding our youth, identifying signs of depression and suicide, and engaging in discussions on mental health. Counselors discussed risk factors, warning signs and precipitating events. They also shared multiple local and national resources of where families can get help.

For a list of these resources, please visit: https://bit.ly/2X5LyJp

Determined to increase the real-world skills of her students, Mrs. Rogillio has overseen this year’s Functional Academics “coffee cart” store. Students have learned important skills that will serve them well for years to come, like taking orders, making timely deliveries, and accounting. Each week, students are seen delivering multiple orders of coffee and chocolate to teachers. We are proud of our Cardinals for the work they do to make a difference in the lives of BCMS teachers!

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