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Carlton’s fund-raising hits a high gear Orange CPA Michael Dubois, $1,200; and Orange manufacturer Rex McCorquedale, $1,000. The judge lists only $9,400 in campaign expenses, $7,300 for advertising.

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Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton has raked in more than $20,000 in campaign contributions – including about $14,000 in the last month – in his reelection bid. That makes the former assistant county attorney the top fundraiser for the March 6 Republican Primary, according to campaign financial filings. Carlton’s opponent for the Republican primary, retired Beaumont policeman Dean Crooks, is the top spender, with about $14,000 in listed

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expenses since officially filing late last year. Carlton reported $13,955 in campaign contributions in the period from Jan. 26 through Feb. 23. Top givers were Beaumont attorney Cory Crenshaw, $3,000; Orange attorney Chadwick Robison, $2,500; Beaumont investment adviser Benjamin Terry, $2,250;

All Carlton’s campaign expenses were paid out of personal funds put into the campaign by a series of personal loans ranging from $1.60 to nearly $3,000. The latest campaign filing

shows 19 personal loans for more than $9,300 since Jan. 26 and reports Carlton repaid himself the balance outstanding, $10,272, before filing his Feb. 24 report. His report shows nearly

$10,000 remaining in his campaign war chest heading into the final week before the primary. Crooks listed $2,700 in ELECTION Page 3A

BC students have smashing time at FunRun

Lady Bobcats build upon solid foundation

The Lady Bobcats practice in the batting cage Tuesday as the Orangefield softball players practice indoors. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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Over and over, the Orangefield girls practice the basics, so the results stand up when it’s time for something special. A 10-1-1 start this season, which the Lady Bobcats have earned, would be pretty special for any squad. “Brick by brick,” softball coach Rebekah Ragsdale describes the process, at the same time repeating the words her players live by. “We talk about it a lot,” she said. “Each practice, each game is a brick, and we’re laying our foundation. Everybody’s part of the foundation.” The 2018 Bobcat softball team is building upon a solid foundation. Orangefield was 15-12 a year ago, making the playoffs with a fourth-place finish in District 22-4A then upsetting Lufkin Hudson in the opening round of the playoffs. Nine players return, including 22-4A offensive MVP Autumn Frost and slugging and pitching star Kaylee Ancelot, a pair of high-powered seniors. “Experience is one of our strengths,” the coach said. Ancelot pitched every inning for the Bobcats, fashioning a 15-12 record while striking out 141 batters in 157 innings pitched. She had a 141:26 ratio of strikeouts to walks allowed and a 2.10

earned run average. Oh, she also led her team with 34 hits, seven home runs, 10 doubles, 37 RBIs and a .405 batting average. Frost led the team with two homers, 18 RBIs in district play and her .438 average in 22-4A games was matched by only fellow senior Kristin Broussard. Frost batted .333 for the season with 30 RBIs, four homers and nine doubles. Broussard, a slap-hitting senior outfielder, matched junior second sacker Karlye Bramblett with a batting average of .354 for the second, trailing only Ancelot for the year. Broussard had one more hit than Bramblett, 29, while Bramblett finished third on the team in RBIs with 22. Sophomore outfielders Tiffany Ciancaglione (.313) and Faith Fregia (.306) were the others topping the .300 mark at the plate. Other returning Bobcat players include senior Kinley Gipson, junior Victoria Welch and sophomore Alyssa Dodd. Ragsdale is adding five freshmen to the mix, including pitcher Codie Sorge. “We expect her and Kaylee to work together,” the coach said. “It’s good because it will take innings off Kaylee and keep her arm and legs fresher as we get into district. “And having Kaylee means BRICK BY BRICK Page 3A

Students at Bridge City Intermediate participated in a FunRun fundraiser to help raise money for PE equipment. The students learned positive sportsmanship and skills to build good character, as well as the importance of staying active for a healthier life. After the event BCI students enjoyed smashing pie in Mrs. Brawner’s and Coach Gauthier’s face after winning a fundraiser contest during their FunRun. (More photos inside.)

Yadon named BCCC ‘Employee of the Month’ Dave Rogers

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The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has named Amy Yadon, Branch Manager/Escrow Officer of Capital Title, as February Employee of the Month. Amy was presented her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by Ambassador Candace Aras Mulhollan, Realtor at RE/MAX ONE, at the February Networking Coffee hosted by Anytime Fitness. Amy and husband Todd have one son, Cameron, who is a sophomore at Bridge City High School. Todd’s been by her side since she started working in the title business 23 years ago as a courier for an abstract company in Oklahoma. Throughout her years in the business, she was able to work in every department, gaining the knowledge that she has today to enabling her to be Branch Manager and Escrow Officer. Sabine Title was purchased by Orange native, Bill

Pictured left to right: Sherry Hommel, Melody Luna, Julie Burks, Amy Yadon, Candace Aras Mulhollan, Cristal DuBois, Travis Everett, and Karla Lozano.

Shaddock, in May of 2017 becoming Capital Title, the largest independent title company in the state of Texas. Amy said, “My award as employee of the month would not have been possible

without my assistant, Julie Burks and all her hard work. All of our Orange team is one of the best you’ll ever meet and consists of Alyssa, Cristal D., Denise, Glenda, Jaimie, Janel, Jeanette, Julie,

Krystal W., Melody, Melissa, Regina, Roger, Sharon and Tammy. We are all so excited to be back open in Orange in our newly remolded office, ready to serve our community.”

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H LCM Mart

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320 Henrietta St.- Orange

2003 Western Ave, Orange

H Walmart Bridge City

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H Robert’s Meat Market & Steakhouse

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H Stateline Conoco 7112 I-10, Orange

H Market Basket

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H Crawdad’s

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H Mauriceville Family Pharmacy

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3720 W Park Ave, Orange

H Shell Store H Cypress Plaza

H Valero

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H Exxon Mobile

501 16th St, Orange

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705 Texas Ave, Bridge City

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H Cowboys Dollar Store 133 TX-12, Deweyville

H Texas Longhorn Club

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H US Postal Service

H Exxon 7-Eleven

H Cottons Corner Bingo

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H OC Courthouse

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H Farmers Mercantile Co

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Lacking hookups, temporary classrooms taunt educators

Portable school buildings expected to ease Orangefield’s student overcrowding after Hurricane Harvey sit unused more than two months after delivery Tuesday. Superintendent Stephen Patterson said a contractor hired by the Army Corps of Engineers is to blame. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Dave Rogers

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How long does it take temporary classroom buildings to become permanent eyesores? There are 20 brand new ones that have sat for two months, unused, near an Orangefield elementary school that was nearly washed away by Hurricane Harvey at the end of August. Who could blame folks in the community from doing a slow burn as they pass the shiny trailers twice a day on their way to drop off and collect their kids from seriously overcrowded school houses? “This project was scheduled to have been done on Dec. 30. Then it got pushed to Jan. 25,” Stephen

Patterson, Orangefield schools superintendent, said of repairs to both the Elementary and High School campuses, damaged severely by the worst rainfall event in United States history. “The weather hasn’t exactly cooperated,” Patterson noted. “We actually have a meeting Friday, where we’ll be finalizing the reconstruction for the interior of the buildings at the elementary and the high school where the flood damage was.” Orangefield’s Junior High was the only one of the district’s three campus spared Harvey’s high waters. After the storm delayed the opening of the OISD school year until late September, elementary students have been going to class at the Junior

Election spending new contributions against just $392 in expenses for the Jan. 26-Feb. 24 period. Big donor was Orange industrialist Chad Havens at $2,000. Crooks spent $391 on advertising. He shows a campaign account balance of $2,300 as of Feb. 24. Three other incumbent county elected officials face challenges in the GOP primary, for which early voting closes Friday. Barry Burton, Commissioner Precinct 2, listed $3,375 in contributions against $4,595 in expenses over the latest reporting period. Top donor is $1,000 giver Kevin Hager of Top Deck, Inc., the Mauriceville scaffolding company. J.W. Dalton, president of Top Deck, contributed $250 in cash, $250 of in-kind gifts to Burton. Burton’s filings indicate his campaign has raised close to $8,000 in donations while spending more than $7,000 since filing. His Feb. 24 report lists nearly $6,000 in cash on hand.

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we don’t have to throw Codie into the fire yet.” Another freshman getting into the fire is catcher Emma Humplik. Her ability has allowed Ragsdale to move Ciancaglione from behind the plate into the outfield. Another newcomer in the outfield is freshman Ryden Stanfield, a speedster batting leadoff. Freshmen Olivia Grant and Heather Mineer round out the squad. The Bobcats are headed west to play in a tournament hosted by Liberty, Huffman and Tarkington. It’s all part of a scheme to prepare for a district scheduled loaded with experienced players back from playoff teams. Bridge City is the defending district champion, Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Silsbee finished second and third and they have most every player back. “You can’t really pick one to zero in on,” Ragsdale said. “They’re all our targets. And they’re all super tough.”

High. Junior high students have been sharing a building with high schoolers at the High School. Administrators and teachers are using every available space for classes, including gyms and cafeterias. “Where we are right now is we need these portables put in so we can get at least some of the elementary population back on campus. That (Elementary School) building is still closed at this point.” The portable buildings waiting to be hooked up are packed five wide on the elementary school parking lot. Four others in front of McLain Stadium will be put together to form one large building that will serve the Orangefield High Theater

Department. Patterson said the high school library has taken over the theater classroom. “We need to portables, so we can essentially unpack,” Patterson said. “That job should have been completed a month ago. Now we’re probably still a month or more out. “We need to get kids out of band halls, get them out of gymnasiums where they’re currently having classes. Get them back in real classrooms, even if it’s not back on their own campus. Just a little bit of movement could do volumes for us.” The contractor in charge

of installing the portable buildings hasn’t met Orangefield’s needs. “Our biggest issue right now is the contractor that was hired by the Army Corps of Engineers has been difficult to work with,” Patterson said. “That timeframe has not proceeded at the rate that we expected it to. And the Corps is doing their best to help us resolve that matter. “But it’s tough.” Tough is the way the people of Orangefield have responded to their school’s struggles. “The high school campus right now has about 1,100

kids on it, and that campus was designed for probably 550,” Patterson said. “The junior high is designed for about 550 kids and it’s got 742 elementary children in it. “So we’re having to be very creative about how we’re utilizing the space.” To top it off, Orangefield after Hurricane Harvey, is having a record attendance year, the most ever. “That’s the thing that sometimes get missed, that in spite of all of this, we have more kids on campus today than we’ve ever had in the history of the district,” the superintendent said.

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Burton’s opponent, former Orange city council member Theresa Adams Beauchamp, had taken only a pair of $100 donations in her mostly selffunded campaign. But in the latest reporting period, she showed $1,650 in contributions against $2,900 in expenses. Beauchamp reported $500 donations from her mother, former Precinct 2 commissioner Marcelle Adams, and husband Frank Beauchamp. All her February expenses went to advertising. Her campaign has reported a total of $6,800 in spending. Vidor Mayor Robert Viator is seeking to unseat twoterm Commissioner Jody Crump in Precinct 4. Viator’s campaign reported $1,600 in contributions for the Jan. 26-Feb. 24 period, against $2,600 in spending. Total reports for this election cycle show Viator taking in just under $5,000 in donations while spending about $6,600. He shows $4,750 remaining in his campaign account

Feb. 26. Crump revealed $840 in campaign donations during the last reporting period — Lydia Dambel’s $200 in-kind donation for a fundraising event plus six $100 gifts — against $1,600 in expenses, all for advertising. The former Pine Forest mayor has listed about $2,000 in contributions with about twice that in expenses. The other contested race on the March 6 ballot is for County Treasurer, where two-term incumbent Christy Khoury takes on challenger David W. Smith. Smith listed his campaign’s first contributions — $350 — with about $300 in expenses pushing his total listed expenditures to about $1,300. Khoury listed $700 in contributions on this report — $500 coming from former commissioner John Banken — and $850 in expenses. Khoury has spent about $2,600 and reported $1,400 in contributions so far.

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drainage problems and would make a good director. ***** The Chrysler dealership changes hands. Doctor Mark Messer sold Orange Chrysler Monday to Cecil Atkission, who owns several dealerships around Texas.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Obituaries 10 Years Ago

From The Creaux’s Nest FINAL WEEK BEFORE ELECTION Election Day, March 6, is only a few days away. We want to thank all the candidates who used our two newspapers to get their message to the voters. Look them over and make your choice. Creaux and I don’t have any predictions on who will win. We do believe there will be some change on commissioner’s court. We are sticking to our earlier prediction that only 8,000 or less votes will be cast in the Republican Primary. With no contested races in the Democratic Primary only a couple thousand votes will be cast. That will change in the November 5, mid-term General Election, when Democrats are expected to come out in protest of Trump. Also a hot senate race is expected. *****This week we celebrate two important dates in the history of our state. March 2 is Texas Independence Day and March 6 is the date the Alamo fell. Both days changed the course of Texas history.*****Future elections may well be decided on how many innocent school kids have died and how many more will have to die before voters realize that changes must be made at the ballot box, through legislations that will end mass killings. Until now congress has not done a thing to curb gun violence. America leads the world in school shooting, more than the other countries combined. Legislatures will have to choose between the NRA and the citizen revolt. *****I must move along. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

SUPREME COURT GIVES DACCA NEW HOPE Monday the Supreme Court dramatically changed the debate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and the fate of nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who are part of it. By refusing to hear a California case, the high court ensured that the program will survive at least through the fall, giving enrollees a reprieve from deportation and Congress more time to craft a permanent solution. In September President Trump announced he would end the Obamaera program, which was protecting nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants from deportation. He set the official termination date as March 5, giving Congress six months to find a legislative solution. That left DREAMers in a state of panic, because they would be exposed to deportation if they lost their protections and would lose the work permits. Many DREAMers were unsure whether they would be able to remain in colleges and universities or continue receiving grants and loans that helped them afford those schools. Now, they can rest a little easier. That means the case now goes back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California. That court has ruled against other Trump administration programs. Meanwhile, a separate judge in New York also has ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end DACCA. Once those courts rule, the Department of Justice could appeal to the Supreme Court.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2008 Sheriff Mike White had too many managerial problems to overcome. Not getting an endorsement by his own sheriff’s deputy union raised an issue with voters who saw interior problems by the lack of support from the sheriff’s own employees. The public felt the sheriff’s employees were the best to know if White was an effective sheriff and administrator . On the other hand, Constable Keith Merritt offered a fresh start. Privately, a majority of the department’s employees supported Merritt and believe he will bring the stability needed to provide better, efficient law enforcement. Merritt is very popular and considered to be a straight shooter that will restore strong leadership to the department. In defense of White, Orange County has a long history of allowing their sheriffs only two terms. White served three terms, second behind the longest serving sheriff, Chester Holt, who served 21 years.*****County Judge Carl Thibodeaux was in Washington last week. He and Judge Pro-tem John Dubose have traveled extensively on behalf of Orange County and their efforts have paid off. As a body, our commissioner’s court is the very best court to serve us over the last 50 years. It may be the best in history when you consider all the additional services they have received for the county while still maintaining a sound financial reserve. Because of good businesslike management, Orange County fared better than all our neighbors after Hurricane Rita. ***** One of the biggest problems that has always faced Orange County is drainage. We were glad to hear that Jimmy Scales is running for the Drainage District board. Jimmy is a good man, a native who is very familiar with

We were sorry to her about the death of William ‘Bill’ Collins, 80, who passed away Feb. 27. Services were held Sunday, March 2. Bill was a great guy. Stories are told about his fishing expertise. To Jo Ann, his wife of 62 years, son Gary, daughter Linda, sister Louise, brother Don and his wife Sue, we send our deepest sympathies. Bill, who we had known for over 50 years, was a big fan of our Penny Record. May he rest in peace.*****Condolences also on the death of Gary Stelly’s grandmother Verna Mae Johnson, 92, who passed away March 3 in Port Arthur. Services were held Tuesday. Our deepest sympathies to Gary, his mom and the entire family. ***** Diane Johnson Green, 60, of Orange, passed away, Friday, Feb. 29. Funeral service was 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 3. A lifelong resident of Orange she was active in her children’s youth sports activities. She was a Teacher’s Aide at LCM Elementary and a former of the Little Cypress Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Mike Green, sons, Terry Green and Jeremy Green, daughter Brianne Green and four grandchildren.*****Josephine “Jo’ Simar Free, 94, of Orange passed away, Tuesday, Feb. 26. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 1. She is survived by her son, Richard Free, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. ***** Shirley A. Cormier, 58, of Groves passed away on Monday, Feb. 25. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 28. She was the owner and operator of Cormier Insurance Agency. She is survived by her daughters, Tammy Cormier Martin, Jenny Cormier, son, Lonnie J. Cormier Jr., and grandchildren.

40 Years Ago-1978 Sheriff Chester Holt, in 1968, had an annual budget of $93,000.00, today, ten years later; Sheriff Ed Parker’s budget is $1,000,000.00, up $900.000. *****Billye Minter, first assistant district clerk and Nadine Slaughter, first assistant county clerk, were in College Station for a seminar. (Editor’s note: Can you imagine those two having a wild time in Aggieland?)*****County Judge Pete Runnels declares he will never wear his Orange County blazer to the Astrodome again. Spectators stopped him all night asking directions. Astrodome employees also were wearing orange jackets. ***** People celebrating birthdays: OVN editor Sheila Beeson celebrated on March 6. ***** Trubie Shelton also celebrated on the March 6 and husband, Judge Marlin Shelton, will have his big day on March 13. ***** Uncle Jim McKay will turn 92 on March 10. (Editor’s note: Jim lived to be 101.)*****Amy and Whitney Oubre, parents of Phyllis Dunn, celebrate an anniversary on March 10. *****Lew Malcolm is leaving his post as executive vice-president of the Orange Chamber on July 1. *****C.W. Holt is pastor of the West Orange Assembly of God Church, 1301 Irving Street.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Congrats to our friend and Re/Max One agent Karla Lozano. Recently Karla was awarded Orange County’s top producing individual. She also earned a place on the Re/Max 100% Club for achievement and has been inducted into the Re/Max Hall of Fame for “consistent productivity year after year.” If you’re in the market for a new home, or wanting to sell your home or property, keep Karla in mind. Her achievements speak for themselves; she’s also a very nice lady. *****There are 39 super-centurions, folks 110 plus, living worldwide. Thirty-eight are females and one male. I believe the world will see that number double in the next few years as people live longer.*****Jimmy Smith, the longtime Bridge City insurance man and Port Commissioner, has called it quits. He sold the insurance agency to his daughter and retired from the Port board with two years left. Johnny Montagne, Jr. was appointed to fill the unexpired term. That is a good choice. John is a great young man with an engineering degree from Texas A&M. He’s very soft spoken, hard worker and smart. The Smith’s have purchased five acres of land in Kirbyville and plan to build. Thanks to Jimmy for his many years of service on the Port board.*****Speaking of the Port of Orange Board, Keith Wallace, who has been a dedicated member for several years, had a surprise gift for his birthday on Feb. 16. On that very same day someone decided to run against him. Now that’s a hell of a birthday present. *****Mrs. Peggy and Richard have returned from their vacation to California. She called to let us know that the Peggy’s on the Bayou is getting close to opening their Deli very soon. The Market is open now with Live Purged Crawfish so you can start planning those crawfish boils. Look for their ad.*****Mexico president Pena Nieto says Trump called him and there was a heated argument about the border wall. Trump just wants Mexico to say they’ll pay for some of the wall. Trump needs that red meat to feed his Bubba’s. New polls show there are 35% who approve and 58% who disapprove of the job Trump is doing. Meanwhile the administration have imposed new sanctions on North Korea, while not enforcing the congress’ sanctions on Russia.*****In Feb. 25, 1964, 50 years ago, Judge Sid Caillavet, Sheriff Chester Holts, Joe Blanda and Roy Dunn drove to Lake Charles to watch Cassius Clay become heavy weight champion by defeating Sonny Liston in Miami. The fight was shown on big screen Clay later changed his name to Muhammad Ali. By the way Roy got to interview him when he fought Leon

Spinks. He also has a cap Ali wore at his training camp. Just a little trivia. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Tuffy’s this week and back at Robert’s next. Everyone always welcome, good fellowship, great friends. *****Nearly 53% of United States households use cell phones only. Landline usage falls to below 44%. *****President Trump criticized the deputy who didn’t rush into Parkland Florida school. He called that career lawman a coward and then told the biggest of all his lies. He said, “I would have run into that school even without a weapon.” Now here is a guy who pulled every string he could to avoid fighting in Viet Nam he instead entered a military academy. I believe that law enforcement officer was prejudged with news commentators, politicians and Trump not knowing the facts. By the way, by Trump’s own admission, he says he can’t stand the sight and smell of blood. *****Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is working out with the New York Yankees. He hit a half dozen homeruns but Wilson is not leaving football. His recent contract guarantees him $61 million.

BIRTHDAYS A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few weeks. Feb. 28: Attorney Nolan LeBlanc, Amy Ball, Kathy McKenzie and Kurt Reeves all celebrate on this day. Joining them are country singer Jason Aldean, 41, chef Ainsley Harriott 60 and Patrick Monahan 48. ******Feb. 29: Not having birthdays this year are Ginger Romero, Logan Dubose, Will Brinson, Kevin Jones and George Cassidy.******March 1: Robert Foster, John Gooch and Jennifer Thomas celebrate on this day. Also celebrating are Pop singers Justin Bieber, 23, Kesha 30, director Ron ‘Opie’ Howard 63.***** March 2: This is Texas Independence Day. Having birthdays are Kay Butler, Craig Nugent and Tommy Andrus. They are joined by rock singer Jon Bon Jovi, 55, movie actress Rebel Wilson 37 and football player Reggie Bush, 32.***** March 3: Lori Bonds, Joan Broussard and Donna Sullivan are a year older on this day. Celebrities celebrating today are actors Julie Bowen 47, Christian Oliver 45 and Nathalie Kelley 32. ***** March 4: Darrell Evans, Vickie Parish, Carolyn Sheppard and Travis Reeves have birthdays today. Joining them are basketball player Drayman Green, 27, actors Patricia Heaton, 59 and Catherine O’Hara, 63.*****March 5: Cathy Kimbrow, Carolyn Hillsten and Don Bayliss have birthdays today. Also celebrating are actress Eva Mendes, 43, magician Penn Gillette, 62 and model Niki Taylor, 42.*****March 6: We wish a happy birthday today to Coach Sam Moore, and Mark Benton, mechanic at Bridge City Automotive, Kristen Rucker and Glyndon Childers. Celebrities joining them are basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, 45, comedian DL Hughley, 54, actress Moira Kelly, 49.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Joe Premeaux was pulling up his boat at da boat launch wen he see Comeaux coming up in his pirogue. Wen he got closer to da dock Premeaux see dat Comeaux him, got a box strapped to da middle of his chest. Premeaux him, axe, “Tee Nonc, wat’s dat you got in dat box dat you got strapped to you chest, hanh?” Comeaux him got out of his piroque and he tell Premeaux, “I got dynomite me.” Premeaux axe, “Nonc, you out of you mind you?” Comeaux answer, “No, it’s like dis Premeaux, do you know Oink Terreaux?” “Mais yea, I know him me, I used to fish wit him,” Premeaux answer. Comeaux say, “Well, every time I brought myself to town Oink him he slap me rat in da chest. He hit me so hard he nearly break my dam ribs, and me, I’m tired of dat. Da next time he do dat to me, I’m gonna blow his damn hand off.”

C’EST TOUT Americans overwhelming support tougher gun laws. They also agree that congress isn’t likely to make big significant moves anytime soon. On guns citizens are remarkably untied. By almost 2 to 1, 63% to 33%, they say tightening gun control laws would prevent more mass shootings. They say 2 to 1 the AR15, used by the Florida shooter, should be banned. Also 78% to 12% say anyone treated for mental illness shouldn’t own a firearm. The NRA will fight any changes to the present law. The NRA, along with President Trump, suggest arming school teachers, most people believe that is just a diversion to change the subject away from lifting the age from 18 to 21 to buy assault weapons. Trump talks a good game but is likely to just push for background checks. He will move away from raising the age limit and like many Republicans who say tighter gun laws wouldn’t prevent mass shootings, won’t go against the NRA when it come down to nut cracking time. Most of the lip service is all staged to kick the can down the road until next mass shooting.*****My time is up, thanks for yours. Remember Texas Independence Day. Take care and God bless.

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First Saturday Sale at Thrift & Gift

Good Shepherd Pecan Sale continues

First Saturday Sale at rift & Gift this week, on March 3. Look for dresses, shoes, long sleeve shirts for men and women, long pants & jeans for all. All clothes across back wall and right wall in back room, bed linens, tablecloths, curtains are $1.00. Bed spreads, comforters and blankets and purses 1/2 oﬀ marked prices. All formal wear for $5.00. Find us at 350 37th St. (between Sabine Credit Union and Salvation Army). Hours are 9 am to 1 pm, call 409-886-7649 for more info.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is selling the remaining items from their Durham Ellis Pecan Sale. e proceeds from this sale will beneﬁt our Music Scholarship Fund. We have the following items for sale at a discounted price - Walnut Halves & Pieces, 1# bag $7.00; Hot & Spicy Peanuts, 1# bag $2.00; Frosted Praline Pecans, 12oz bag $7.00 or Peanut Brittle, 7oz bag $3.00. We also have a few bags of Pecan Pieces for $8.75 per bag. Also, a new order of Frosted Cinnamon Pecans and Milk Chocolate Pecans will soon be available for Valentine's Day. e price will be $9.00. ank you for your support!

FUMC Lenten Services and lunch Faith United Methodist Church and e Nazarene Church are celebrating together a Holy Lenten Season and invites you to join us at Faith UMC for a service at noon followed by lunch on the following Wednesday’s; Feb 28, Mar 7, March 14 and Mar 21. Everyone is welcome!

Golden Kiwanis meetings On Wed., Feb. 28 the New Agricultural Extension Agent for Orange County, Heston Henry, will speak at Golden K Kiwanis on various programs now being oﬀered through the AgriLife ofﬁce on FM 1442. e time is 9-10 a.m. on Wed., Feb. 28, in the Salvation Army Meeting room just inside the front doors, at the corner of MLF and Strickland Drives. e public is invited, and coffee will be served.Call or text 409.313.7575 for information.

Orange K of C Fish Fry St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Orange Council 1680 will sell delicious fried and baked fish dinners, dine in or take out, on all Fridays in Lent, except St. Joseph’s weekend and Good Friday, from 5 – 7 p.m., in the parish hall. Meals consist of fish, french fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, ketchup, tea, water and dessert. Cost is $8 for 3-pc. fried or baked filet; $7 for 2-pc. fried. All are invited to experience Council 1680’s renowned fish taste.

Lenten Fish Fry at St Francis St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling ﬁsh dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive from 5 to 7PM on the following Lenten Fridays: March 2, March 9, March 16 and March 23. Dinner includes two pieces of ﬁsh, French fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $8.00.

Scholarship fund Garage Sale Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s Garage Sale opens its doors every Saturday after that at 7:30 am and closes at 12:30 pm. We are located at 985 W Roundbunch Rd Suite A (next to Happy Donuts). ere will be new items and the room is full of bargains: clothes all ages, toys, furniture, home decor, kitchen items, and so much more. All proceeds go to our Music Scholarship Fund. We are also collecting items. So, if you are cleaning out your closets and storage rooms, we will take all items. Come and check us out.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting e Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday March 3, 2018 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356. is is a public service activity and there is no charge for hive removal.

DuPont SRW Reunion e 31st Annual Reunion of the former Instrument Personnel of DuPont Sabine River Works will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at JB’s BBQ. JB’s is located at IH-10 West oﬀ Old 90 in Orange. Please meet prior to 1:00 pm, we will go through serving line and each person pays for their own lunch. A short meeting will follow lunch. Visitors Welcome. Arrive about noon for visitation before lunch. If you have questions, contact Sue Ryder at 409-504-5047.

GOALS Spelling Bee e newly elected oﬃcers of the board of GOALS (Greater Orange Area Literacy Services) are keeping busy organizing the annual GOALS Spelling Bee, set for Friday, March 9, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m in the Student Center Gym of Lamar State College-Orange. From left, are Rhonda Powell, executive director; Bennie Smith, board member; Andy Preslar, president; Judy Williams, secretary; Dorraine Babcock, board member; and Bonnie Hopperton, founder of GOALS and vice president. Not pictured is Anne Payne, new board member. A spelling bee team consists of 3 members, 1 alternate, and 1 cheerleader, and a team receives 5 free tickets. Others may buy a ticket for $15, including lunch. For information, email rhonda@goals-setx.com or call 409.886.4311. Spelling list packets are available.

Master Gardener Upcoming Events Gardening Class - Saturday, March 17 “Texas Superstars” e Carefree Plants for SouthEast Texas will be held at Cormier Park from 9 - 11AM in the Orange County Master Gardener greenhouse. Come and learn about those plants that grow well in our part of Texas and will withstand our heat, humidity and cold coming back year after year. is is open to the public at no charge. Our address is 8235 FM 1442 in Orangeﬁeld. For more information, please check our website https://txmg.org/orange. e Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair sponsored by the Orange County Master Gardeners Assn. will be held Saturday, March 24 from 8AM - 1PM at Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442, Orangeﬁeld. We will have a HUGE variety of plants available to choose from. We are still looking for Vendors who are interested in participating in selling their crafts at our event. For more information about participating, please email sheribethard@gmail.com. For more information about the Plant Fair please check our website https://txmg.org/orange .

formation please contact St. Mary Catholic School at 2600 Bob Hall Rd. or call 409-883-8913.

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

2017 Orange County Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club scholarship application e 2017 Orange County Texas A&M University Mothers’ Club scholarship application is available. For a copy of the application, contact the local high school counselor and/or scholarship coordinator. Applications are also available at https://orangecountymoms.aggienetwork.com /scholarships/. For more information, contact Bridget Trawhon at (409) 882-4195 or btrawhon@gmail.com.

2017 INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE AARP Tax Filing Assistance has started at the Orange Public Library. IRS-certified volunteers will be available from 12:15 pm to 4:00 pm every Wednesday and Friday through April 13th and Tuesday, April 17th. April 17th is the last day to file 2017 taxes. Anyone coming for assistance should bring the following: Proof of identification (photo ID); Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents; Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents; Wage and income state-

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

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

Walk and Talk to be held in Vidor Better Living for Texans is offering a better way to learn tips on getting healthy by joining us for our Walk & Talk series that will be held at the Raymond Gould Community Center park. We will meet on ursday mornings, March 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd, at the Gazebo beginning at 9 am. We will be discussing exercise tips, beneficial foods, and a healthier body and much more. For questions or to sign up call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office at 409-882-7010.

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

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St. Paul C.M.E Church Anniversary St. Paul C.M.E Church will celebrate 124 years �on Sunday March 18th at 3.03 p.m.� Our theme for this historical occasion will be Growing Stronger, Growing Deeper, Reaching Higher - Isaiah 40:31. Our special guest will be Rev. David Robinson and the congregation of Douglas Memorial C.M.E. Church of Beaumont, Texas. e community is invited to join us as we mark another year in our journey. Rev. Gary Chalk is the Pastor of St. Paul C.M.E. Church located at �1201 N. 4th Street, Orange, Texas.�

First Baptist Pre-K registration begins First Baptist Church Pre-K has begun registration for the 2018-2019 school year. We are open from 8:00 until 2:00 Tuesday and ursday. For more information please call 735-3583, Mrs. Neely @ 735-5153 or Mrs. Crull @ 988-5211. We take children from 3 yrs to 5 yrs old.

St. Mary Catholic School is currently enrolling St. Mary Catholic School is currently enrolling students at the Pre-K 3 through 8th grade levels for the 2018 – 2019 School Year. Students “Enter to Learn, Exit to Serve”.

St. Mary’s Pre-K Kindergarten Round-up Our Pre-K Kindergarten Round-up will be held on Monday, march 26th from 7:45 to 9:30 am for all Pre-k3, Pre-K4 and kindergarteners for the upcoming 2018-19 school year. Excellence in education with a Christian family atmosphere, daily faith celebrations, Spanish, music, computer, library and art classes. We oﬀer small class sizes and an after school care program. For more in-

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Deaths and Memorials

Lynn Alan Bradford, 60, Bridge City Lynn Alan Bradford, 60, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 20, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Mr. Will “Sarge” Cotton. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in LYNN ALAN Orange. BRADFORD Born in Pasadena, Texas, on February 21, 1957, he was the son of Dale Eugene Bradford and Flora Marie Aull Bradford. Lynn graduated from Orangefield High School in 1975. After high school he was a fire fighter for the city of Orange and taught fire safety classes at Texas A&M University. Later, Lynn worked in safety at Big Hill Strategic Petroleum Reserve. e last 12 years of his career, Lynn worked as an Environmental Engineer and Emergency Response Coordinator at

Richard Louis Gardiner, 88, La Grange Richard Louis Gardiner, 88, of La Grange, Texas, formerly of Orange, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2018. Richard was born in New Ulm, Texas on April 27, 1929, the son of Newman and Irene (Phillips) McKinney. He married Rella Felicia Broussard on SepRICHARD LOUIS tember 10, 1949, in GARDINER Orange, Texas. Richard attended school in Opelousas, La. and Orange, Texas. He then served in the U.S. Marines as a corporal. After his military duty, he worked as a pipeﬁtter, an oﬀshoreman, and a truck driver. He then worked as a railroad brakeman and retired from the railroad in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Rella, of 68 years; six children: Judy Krueger of La Grange; Debra Herin and husband, Wayne, of Bridge City, TX; Randy Gardiner and wife, Michelle, of La Grange, TX; Nancy Kollaja and husband, Daniel, of Plum, TX; Sandra Kobs and husband, Nelson, of Brenham,

Exxon Mobil on the Sakhalin Island in Russia and in Papua New Guinea. e accomplishment he was most proud of, was earning the rank of Eagle Scout and being inducted into the Order of the Arrow, the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. Lynn enjoyed playing golf, hunting, fishing with his friends, and was looking forward to spending time on his new “retirement” boat. He was a very happy person with a kind heart. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Flora Bradford; grandmother, Lenora Aull; brother, Darrell Bradford; and sister, Linda Hughes. Lynn is survived by his loving wife, Cheryl Bradford; siblings, Ronald Bradford, of Palacios, TX, Glenda Juneau and husband Paul, of Orangefield, TX, and Mona Bradford, of Hinesville, GA; nephews, Mark Juneau and Taylor Bradford; nieces, Cynthia Weston and Debbie Hughes; along with numerous step-children and step – grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronald Bradford, Taylor Bradford, Robert Kane, Mike Kane, Justin Bequette, Charles Brown, Bobby Berliew, Gary Ringer, Kim LeJeune and Rick Garcia. TX; and Jane Diggs of La Grange, TX; five granddaughters: Dana LeJeune, Jill Newell, Christa Kollaja, Avery Diggs, and Sophia Gardiner; eleven grandsons: Elliott Purcell, Bruce Krueger, Jesse Herin, Philip Kollaja, Dillon Konarsky, Nicholas Gardiner, Brent Kobs, Noah Gardiner, Brock Gardiner, Trevor Kobs and Austen Diggs; 17 greatgrandchildren; two brothers: Billie Joe McKinney, Harold McKinney and wife, Jackie; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law: Jimmy Broussard, Teresa Krout and Juanita Soape. He was preceded in death by his parents, Newman and Irene McKinney; son, Dan Gardiner; daughter, Peggy Gardiner; sister, Carolyn McKinney Warwick; father-in-law, WW1 veteran, Justilien John Broussard and wife, Stenie Marie; and sister-in- law, Charlene McKinney. Visitation was held on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Koenig & Strickland Funeral Home of LaGrange. Funeral services followed at 1:00 p.m. Private burial and a church gathering followed. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Noah Gardiner College Fund. A special thank you to all who attended the funeral, or sent cards, flowers, or food, and to his doctors, nurses, funeral home, and Marine Corp. Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."

John Mahlan Guidry, 85, Bridge City John Mahlan Guidry, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on February 19, 2018, in Orange, Texas. Funeral services was held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Oﬃciating will be Reverend Greg EdJOHN MAHLAN wards. Burial will folGUIDRY low at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on June 20, 1932, he was the son of Hollis Joseph Guidry, Sr. and Willa Mae Herpin Guidry. John graduated from Kaplan High School and went on to Retire from supervision at Star Enterprise in 1993 following 42 years of service for the reﬁnery. He loved the Lord and was a faithful member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. John had a great sense of humor and loved music. He never met a stranger and always had a nickname for everyone. John loved his family dearly and will be greatly missed

Lula Mae “Hebert” Schexnider, 88, Bridge City Lula Mae “Hebert” Schexnider, 88, of Bridge City, TX passed away February 24, 2018 in Beaumont, TX. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Commonground Church in Bridge City, TX. She donated her body to the Baylor College of LULA MAE ‘HEBERT’ Medicine in Houston. SCHEXNIDER e service will be oﬃciated by Pastor Bud Davis. Born in Kaplan, Louisiana on December 24, 1929, she was the daughter of Edvar and Alice (Trahan) Hebert. She graduated from Kaplan High School in 1946 then married Leo Schexnider in September 1947. ey moved to Port Arthur, TX in 1949 then to Bridge City, TX in 1956. Lula Mae was a stay at home mother who took care of her eleven children. She will always be known for her good cooking, especially cush-cush, shrimp dip and gumbo. She loved to attend bible study classes and church on Sunday.

by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Mary Joyce Toups Guidry; his parents, Hollis and Willa Guidry; his brother, Hollis Guidry, Jr.; and his sister, Levan Guidry Trahan. ose left to cherish John’s memory include his children, Debbie Johansson and husband Alan of Bridge City, DaWanna Landry and husband Todd, of Bridge City, Jackie Addison and husband Ricky, of Gonzales, LA, and Cassey Polk and husband Tommy, of Orangeﬁeld; grandchildren, Shane Hanks and wife Kim, Brett Johansson, Blain Polk and wife Courtney, Chad Hanks and wife Amy, Alana Addison, Brad Johansson and wife Amanda, Lance Polk and wife Taren, Amber Juneau and husband Dathan, Kayla Ellis and husband Jonny, Malari Landry, and Paeton Landry and wife Jasmin; and 17 great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Shane Hanks, Brett Johansson, Blain Polk, Chad Hanks, Brad Johansson, Lance Polk, and Paeton Landry. Honorary pallbearers are Alana Addison, Amber Juneau, and Kayla Ellis. John’s family wishes to express their appreciation to Kindred Hospice for the love and care they provided. His family also wishes to express their appreciation and gratitude to Reverend Greg Edwards for his love and compassion for our dad. Dad enjoyed his visits with scripture, music, and prayer. Lula Mae met with her “Wednesday girlfriend” group for more than 30 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Edvar and Alice Hebert, her brothers Mason Hebert, Sr., eodore (Black) Hebert and Hubert (Hugh) Hebert and her sister Mazie Hebert Lemaire. Her husband Leo Schexnider died in 1994 and her son-in-law’s Leroy Dubose and recently Patrick (Pat) Small. She is survived by her brother Malhen Hebert and her sister Joyce Hebert Sarver, all of Louisiana. Lula Mae is also survived by her 11 children: Bradley Paul Schexnider and his wife Peggy of Kaplan, LA; Charlotte Chiasson of Bridge City, TX; Larry Schexnider of Orange, TX; Gwendolyn Dubose of Beaumont, TX; Annette Fontenot of Bridge City, TX; Marian Small of Bridge City, TX; erese Levins and her husband Rodney of Spurger, TX; Timothy Schexnider and his wife Lisa of Lumberton, TX; Cecilia (Cil)Dixon and her husband Sherby of Bridge City, TX; Reginald (Regi) and his wife Luanne of Dublin, TX and Trudy Wennekamp of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Lula Mae is also survived by 31 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions of Christian books can be made in her grandchildren’s and great-grand children’s honor to the Bridge City Public Library, 101 Parkside Drive, Bridge City, TX 77611.

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EARLY LIFE IN TEXAS

Important Dates, March 2 and March 6, 1836 Roy Dunn For the Record At Washington on the Brazos, March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence. Four days later, on March 6, the Alamo fell. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ose brave ďŹ ghters never knew about Texas gaining Independence. I was interested in knowing how the citizens in the state and most importantly in Southeast Texas lived, their customs, how they survived and the methods used to make do with what they had or didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have. With no ice and no refrigeration, food storage and preservation were very basic. Eggs, for example, were sorted in large barrels. A layer of lard, of animal fat, was spread in the bottom, then a layer of eggs. Another layer of lard, a layer of eggs and so on until the barrel was full. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is protected them from spoiling and ensured a supply of eggs in winter when the hens werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t laying. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere were smokehouses for preserving meat and root cellars for storing potatoes, onions and carrots. What could be dried was dried, including some vegetables, meat, corn, tomatoes, herbs for ďŹ&#x201A;avoring, berries and strips of pumpkin and squash. Most farms had a huge. black caldron out back as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wash potâ&#x20AC;? with a pit for ďŹ re under it. Clothes boiled in that pot were rinsed in a barrel of water hauled from well, creek or river. When the washing was done, the children were bathed in the pot. Nobody was going to waste that much warm water! Women washed their hair twice a year. It was considered an unhealthy thing when done more often. Sometime small amounts of cornmeal were rubbed into the scalp and combed out, to remove excess oil. Fine-tooth combs, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;nit-pickers,â&#x20AC;? removed lice from the hair. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey could buy the combs, but more often they handmade them from turtle shells. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e turtles didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss their shells as they were cooked and consumed. Very little was ever wasted. Baths were a weekly or biweekly aďŹ&#x20AC;air. Soap was made from a mix of lye, lard and ashes. A long-held belief maintained that bathing too often sapped oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength and made

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for diabetes; the disease was a death sentence within a year or two at most. A mild tea of foxglove was used for heart problems. It is known now as digitalis. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e most popular painkiller was laudanum, an opium derivative bottled and sold without a prescription. During the war it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available to farmers; it was all sent to the front. Children were dosed for worms with a mixture of sugar and turpentine. It did terrible things to the liver, but it did dispatch the intestinal parasites. Tobacco, chews and swallowed, served the same purpose. Leeches were attached to â&#x20AC;&#x153;thin the bloodâ&#x20AC;? of someone who was ill or even injured and already had a low blood count. Sulphur, readily available in the area, was used topically as an antibiotic on cuts and burns and given internally to children daily during the summer to ward oďŹ&#x20AC; disease. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere were no neighborhoods, as such. A manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nearest neighbor might be miles away, unless he lived in the town proper. Neighboring children often married; they were betrothed by their families as small children, a practice that may seem archaic today, but was good sense then. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e nearest neighbors might well be the only children other than relatives those children would ever see. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey grew up knowing and accepting the tact that they would someday be wed.

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Rain slows baseball, fishing in SE Texas DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

interviewed last week by the Houston Chronicle baseball writers, with their comments published in Sunday’s edition of the newspaper. “There’s a lot of discussion and dialogue happening over this stuff, but we’ve got to look this problem in the face and call it what it is,” pitcher Collin McHugh said of the shootings. “This is not an isolated incident, it’s an epidemic.” There has been an average of about five school shootings in a month since 2014, including incidents that were not mass shootings, according to the nonprofit “Gun Violence Archive”. “Columbine’s not even in the top 10 for

If everything is going as planned, I usually arrive at the boat launch 30 to 45 minutes ahead of my clients for the day. at gives me plenty of time to run through a quick check list of preventable “uh-ohs” such as will the big engine crank, will the troll motor run, are the running lights and depth finders working and last, but not least, making sure the windows are up and the truck is locked. Once that is taken care of I make sure I have rain coats for everyone, even when it is not raining, check out rods and reels and break out the life jackets. I was somewhere in the midst of cutting off lures that worked the day before and re-thinking my game plan due to a 20 mile per hour that had the flags starched when I noticed a single bass fisherman a short distance away. His brightly wrapped bass boat seemed to scarcely move as he methodically picked apart every piece of visible structure with short pitches. His soft plastic offering created little or no splash as it entered the chocolate colored water headed southward to the Intracoastal. As a matter of fact, I was concerned that even the bayous south of the Intracoastal would be muddy as well. ere was no pre-dawn acknowledgement offered by of either of us as he focused, head-down, on the targets immediately ahead of him. I’m not certain as to the cut-off date for scouting, but I assumed, based solely on his dogged approach that he was doing his homework for the upcoming Bassmaster Elite event scheduled for the first week in April. Many of the local bass fishermen are predicting super catches for this event. ings have drastically changed since the last time the pros were here and few believe that a two-pound average will do little more than earn you a few points toward the year-end championship. e only fly in the ointment will be the ever-present possibility of another frog strangling flood. Even as I dare to mention that dreaded word, Toledo Bend has been forced to crack open the flood gates and are generating 24 hours a day. e massive reservoir took a hit last week that the best of planning could not have thwarted as the lake level rose from a comfortable 169 feet to just over the 172 mark in a couple of days. Some folks in Deweyville are already experiencing minor flooding! Should this unwanted glut of additional fresh water make its way out of here over the course of the next month, we could easily see weights never thought possible on this end of the Sabine

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Major League Baseball teams honored the victims of the recent shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School by wearing caps with SD during Spring Training games in Floriday.

Florida shooting brings reaction from athletes

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD Very seldom is a current-event topic discussed publicly by professional athletes. But the recent senseless shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School at Parkland, Fla. has really gotten the attention of major league baseball at most sites while the players are battling for their jobs this season. As a token of respect for the 17 slain victims and those who still are recovering from the tragedy, MLB has distrib-

uted baseball caps with “SD” on the front that each player, coach and even the spring training umpires will wear if they choose. “Baseball sought an apolitical approach, but the caps engaged a topic that is fomenting discourse and anxiety throughout the country, although a uniform connotes solidarity, gun violence does not. “Given a timely reason to publicly share opinions the y normally keep behind clubhouse doors, several Astros spoke openly about guns, school safety and concern for America unlike how they have before,” the article stated. Our defending world champion Houston Astros are training within 100 miles from the site of the shootings and were

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TPWD sets freshwater Watch other anglers to learn something fishing reg proposals OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE

Simplifying largemouth bass regulations at 12 public lakes highlight this year’s list of proposed freshwater fishing regulation changes. e potential changes are intended to increase recreational opportunity, make regulations less complex, promote enforcement, and provide for the sound biological management of fisheries resources. Twelve of the 20 lakes affected by the potential changes would revert to the statewide 14-inch minimum length limit, which governs nearly 80 percent of water bodies in the state. e other eight lakes would see changes to more appropriate special regulations. TPWD will be taking public comment on the following proposed changes to the 2018-19 Statewide Recreational Fishing Proclamation, with input to be considered before any action by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its March 22 public hearing: • Change from 16-inch minimum length limit to a 14-inch minimum length limit. Daily bag would remain at five fish at Lake Granbury (Hood County), Possum Kingdom Reservoir (Palo Pinto County) and Lake Ratcliff (Houston County). • Change from 18-inch minimum length limit to a 14-inch minimum length limit. Daily bag would remain at five fish at Lake Bryan (Brazos County), Cooper Lake (Delta County) and Old Mount Pleasant City Lake (Titus County). • Change from 14- to 18-inch slot length limit to a 14-inch minimum length limit. Daily bag would remain at five fish at Lake Bridgeport (Jack and Wise County), Burke-Crenshaw Lake (Harris County), Lake Georgetown (Williamson County), Lake Madisonville (Madison County), San Augustine City Lake (San Augustine County) and Sweetwater Reservoir (Nolan County). • Change from 14- to 18-inch slot length limit and five fish daily bag limit to no minimum length limit and a bag limit of five fish (only two may be less

than 18 inches) at Grapevine Lake (Tarrant County). • Change from 14- to 24-inch slot length limit to a 16- to 24inch slot length limit. Daily bag would remain at five fish (limit of only one bass 24 inches or larger) at Fayette County Reservoir (Fayette County), Gibbons Creek Reservoir (Grimes County) and Lake Monticello (Titus County). • Change from catch and release with an exception allowing for possession and weighing of bass 24 inches or greater for possible submission to the Toyota ShareLunker program to a 16-inch maximum length limit and five fish daily bag with the Toyota ShareLunker weighing and possession exception for bass 24 inches or greater at Purtis Creek State Park Lake (Henderson County) and Lake Raven (Walker County). • Change from an 18-inch minimum length limit and five fish daily bag for largemouth bass to a 16-inch maximum length limit and five fish daily bag with an exception allowing for possession and weighing of bass 24 inches or greater for possible submission to the Toyota ShareLunker program at Lake Bellwood (Smith County). • Change from 14- to 18-inch slot length limit and fish daily bag limit for largemouth bass to a 16-inch maximum length limit and five fish daily bag with an exception allowing for possession and weighing of bass 24 inches or greater for possible submission to the Toyota ShareLunker program at Davy Crockett Lake (Fannin County). Additional details on these proposals including a narrated presentation on the proposals and the opportunity to provide online comments can be found here. Comments on the proposals for freshwater fishing also may be submitted to Ken Kurzawski at (512) 389-4591, email: ken.kurzawski@tpwd.texas.gov, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. Complete text of the proposed changes can be found in the Texas Register.

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You ever wonder what a 64 pack of Crayola crayons, 31 flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins, or bags of assorted candy have in common? e answer is they offer something for everyone because we all don’t have the same taste. If everyone did things exactly like everyone else then life would be ridiculously boring and mundane. It’s choices and options that give each individual the opportunity to succeed and sometimes those options and choices are a little different than what some people consider to be the best or only way to go about things. Taking a quick glance at the calendar right now means different things to different people, especially fishermen. If you flip through the pages of your favorite fishing publication it won’t be hard to figure out what the prevailing thought on most people’s minds is this month, its big trout. More often than not its pursuing big trout while wade fishing and throwing artificial lures. I’ll be one of the first to raise my hand and say “I’m all for that”. I will, on the other hand, also be one of the first to say “that’s not the only way to catch those big fish” and that’s where choices and options come in to play. One year I was at one the fishing shows standing around

with a group of guides and tournament anglers having a great conversation and swapping stories on various subjects and inevitably the style or different methods of fishing became the topic. I listened intently and heard basically the same story over and over of how this group of anglers spent their time on the water. After several stories it was more than apparent that these guys took it for granted that everyone fished exactly like they did and the thought that someone wouldn’t was just borderline blasphemy. I can understand why they would think like this, especially when all the other fishermen they routinely hung out with did the same things they did. I can remember the look on their faces when I told them “you realize you are a very small fraction of the fishing population and 10 times as many people fish differently than you do”. It was a Kodak moment to say the least. I invited them to go to their local sporting goods store and watch other fishermen to see what they buy. Contrary to their beliefs there would way more folks buying terminal tackle, cast nets, and “fresh dead” shrimp than ultra high end gear. The percentage of anglers

who exclusively hunt trophy fish with the latest gear pales in comparison to Joe Public who just goes out to get a bite and maybe catch supper. Just a little something to think about. Now, regardless of which end of the spectrum you may reside at there are some outstanding options for you to choose from in order to catch both numbers of fish and better quality fish. For many folks the thought of climbing out of a sleek bay boat to wade a pristine flat in search of that career fish is about as close to perfect as one can imagine. Yes, there will be plenty of good fish caught by waders during this time of the year and there will also be plenty of pages and print dedicated to that method as well. For others the thought of crawling out of a perfectly good boat into cold water is about as foreign as ordering a bologna sandwich at a south Texas BBQ house. It doesn’t make any sense but for some it’s what they like. For myself I can honestly say I enjoy both fishing out of the boat and staying in, makes me no difference as long as I’m fishing. However, I must admit that in my career on the water I have been fortunate enough to put me hands on several true 30 inch speckled trout and every one of them was caught while the angler was still in the boat. Perhaps that’s because here on Sabine and Calcasieu we tend to spend a little more

time in water that’s too deep to wade unlike other venues down the coast. The early spring is a fantastic time to locate those better fish in a little deeper water outside of the shallow flats. We spend much of our time in 4 to 6 feet of water making really long drifts that are usually parallel to structure or the shoreline. Often times we are in even deeper water as we probe the breaks along the Sabine River and ICW where some magnum trout and redfish stage up and avoid any traffic or pressure. Making the most out of water that’s too deep to wade requires a certain set of skills, tools and a little bit of thought. Perhaps the most important is good electronics and the ability to read them. Finding and interpreting bottom structure is an art that pays big dividends to those who understand how to do it. Waders and folks who fish from the boat will share common lure choices for the most part but there will be few advantages for both sides. Waders will obviously be more quiet while boat fishermen can cover more water. Both types have pros and cons and they each offer the angler an outstanding opportunity to catch fish. Neither method is right or wrong at this time of the year either. By being open to other options anglers will certainly put not only more odds in their favor but certainly catch more fish.

Spring Break spots filling fast at Texas state parks With spring break less than a month away, Texans are ﬁnalizing their travel plans for the weeklong vacation from routine. Texas State Parks campsite reservations are ﬁlling fast, but many hidden gems still have sites available. Well-known favorites such as Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Garner State Park, and Inks Lake State Park are almost completely booked for the week of spring break. With capacities at parks leading to gate closures, visitors are encouraged to venture to alter-

native sites near their favorite Texas State Parks. Many state parks around Texas still have multiple sites available over spring break including campsites, screened shelters, limiteduse cabins and full-service cabins. Anyone planning to visit popular parks should expect lines to enter, and possibly even park closures. Updates to the status of the parks and park closures can be found on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s park pages or on park social media pages. On the coast, two parks still have campsites available for spring break adventures. Goose Island State Park in Rockport has wooded sites available for reservation during spring break. Visitors will be able to launch their boat from the ramp and fish the bay, go birding from a bird viewing platform, picnic and visit the centuries-old Big Tree that survived Hurricane Harvey generally unscathed. About 30 minutes south of Port Arthur, Sea Rim State Park has 5.2 miles of Gulf shoreline and 4,000 acres of marshlands for families to enjoy. Sea Rim offers visitors a chance to swim, kayak and fish. Kayaks are available at the park for rental. Families can stroll along the Gambusia Nature

Trail during their stay. is boardwalk trail leads through the marshes giving visitors a chance to see native wildlife. ree parks within two hours of the DFW Metroplex have campsites still open for spring break. Located about 20 minutes from central Dallas, Cedar Hill State Park has primitive or developed sites available for reservation during spring break. e park offers several trails for visitors to hike and bike. Families can also try geocaching and nature watching. Along the shores of the 7,500-acre Joe Pool Lake, families can fish for largemouth black bass, crappie and catfish from one of two lighted fishing jetties. Eisenhower State Park, situated about an hour away from Dallas, has sites still available the week of spring break for families to enjoy the shores of Lake Texoma. Bring a rod and reel, or borrow one from the park, and fish for striped bass, crappie and catfish from the lake. With more than 4 miles of trails, park goers can find places to swim, boulder, geocache and picnic along the shoreline. Wildflowers may be in bloom, as well. Just south of the DFW Metroplex on IH-45, Fort Boggy State Park has sites available for reservation. Located just off the highway halfway between Dallas and Houston, Fort Boggy offers visitors hiking and mountain biking along park trails. e park’s 15-acre lake is open to visitors to swim, fish and paddle. Fort

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Boggy has rods and reels available to borrow for anyone who wants to try fishing. Several parks around San Antonio still have openings for spring break. In Bandera, an hour and a half from downtown San Antonio, Hill Country State Natural Area offers visitors a chance to have a spring break closer to nature. As a state natural area, the site is less developed than a park, allowing for a unique vacation experience. With sites still available, Hill Country SNA has about 40 miles of multiuse trails for hikers, equestrians, backpackers and mountain bikers to explore. Just north of Garner, Lost Maples State Natural Area has sites still available for spring break adventuring. With plenty to offer to the whole family, visitors can hike through the unique Uvalde bigtooth maples, view native wildlife, hunt for geocaches hidden throughout the park, and stargaze. Sink a line in the Sabinal River or Can Creek and try to catch some fish during spring break. Other parks around the state with openings for spring break include Big Bend Ranch State Park, Falcon State Park, Lake Casa Blanca International State Park, Lake Colorado City State Park and San Angelo State Park, just to name a few. To reserve a spring break adventure in a Texas State Park, make an online reservation on the TPWD reservation page or reserve by phone by calling 512389-8900.

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Know a special Texas woman? Consider nominating her ... Sen. Robert Nichols For the Record Soon we will celebrate Texas’ Independence Day. Set on the anniversary of the signing of Texas’ Declaration of Independence from Mexico, it is a reminder of our state’s rich history. After the declaration of independence was signed, Texas operated as a standalone Republic for 10 years, before joining the United States. While Texans are proud Americans, we hold on to much of the individual spirit from our time as a separate nation. The bravery and courage of our Texas’ founders continues to inspire our state today through their legacy of freedom, self-reliance and ingenuity. Here are five things happening around your state this month:

FEMA Funding Texas is expected to receive just over $1 billion in hazard and flood mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the end of the summer to help communities rebuild from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey last year. Half of that funding is currently available right now for cities and counties which were affected by Harvey. The funding can be used to cover everything from buying out flooded buildings and homes, retrofitting houses and buildings to withstand hurricane winds, storm surge protection programs, building new seawalls and restoring sand dunes. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has been instructed to expedite the distribution of funding once communities or cities send in their applications and they are approved.

Protecting Texans Governor Abbott has announced a new initiative to better protect people from

human trafficking. The “Preventing Crime, Protecting Texa n s , Punishing Criminal” plan includes allocating $22 million to the Department of Public Safety to create regional squads which will help train local law enforcement in recognizing and investigating human trafficking cases. He also suggests in the plan that $14 million should be allocated to address and clear the state’s backlog of sexual assault evidence kits. Other proposals in the plan include a ‘do-not-hire’ registry for school employees placed on probation or who have been convicted of an improper relationship with students.

Texas Women’s Hall of Fame In 1984, the Texas Governor’s Commission for Women established the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame to honor women who have accomplished significant achievements in areas such as arts, business, health, science, education and community service. It includes former First Ladies, entrepreneurs, athletes, artists and many more. Nominations are now being accepted for 2018 and are open to any native or current resident of Texas, living or deceased, who have made a significant contribution to the State of Texas. Texas Women’s University in Denton, currently houses the permanent exhibit which salutes these women. I encourage you to visit https://gov.texas.gov/organization/women/texas_womens_hall_of_fame to learn more about the Hall of Fame and to submit a nomination form.

DPS Reversing Decision Last December, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) made a controversial decision to cut the positions of

over 100 law enforcement officers to make up for a budget cut. These older troopers were employed under an agency program which allowed them to retire and then be rehired with the ability to collect retirement benefits and salary. While this program was discontinued in 2013, many of these troopers had been rehired before then. After the decision was made, many associations and many within the Capitol, came out against this decision as they believed it unfairly targeted older officers. Recently, DPS rescinded that decision, and have allowed the troopers, which are employed under the retire/rehire program, to continue on in their current positions. They would also offer reinstated jobs to any officers who may have already left the Department due to the impending layoffs.

Members of OCF (Orange County Friends) gather for their Book Club Review of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” led by member Diane Grooters, far right, retired BCHS English teacher. Participating were, front row, from left, Karen McKinney, Evelyn Sechler, and Linda Pittillo, published science fiction author. Back row, from left, are Joan Sechler Tharp, Lois Ferrell, Janelle Ramsey, and Grooters. Not pictured is Anne Payne. The next OCF Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at Luigi’s Restaurant in Orange. The featured book will be “Tarzen of the Apes,” a classic by Edgar Rice Burroughs, to be reviewed by Pittillo.

Get Appointed One aspect of state government that many are not aware of is gubernatorial appointments. The Governor of Texas makes approximately 3,000 appointments during a four-year term. These include appointments to state boards, commissions, and councils which advise the Governor on specific agencies and policies. Some of those include the Animal Health Commission, the Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Texas Pharmacy Board. During my time in the Senate, and having served on the Senate Nominations Committee for six years, I understand the impact state boards have on Texas. Because of this, I want to encourage more Senate District 3 constituents to apply for these positions. Our communities in East Texas are blessed with many individuals whose expertise and backgrounds could benefit our state as a whole and I encourage you to get involved. For an application and more information, please visit www.governor.state.tx.us/appointments.

Golden K Kiwanis was privileged to recently host both the Lutcher Theater executive director and the marketing manager. The duo presented clips from the remaining upcoming main shows and discussed children’s future presentations. From left, are Harold Welsh, member; Margaret Light, president; Katie Shroff, Lutcher marketing manager; Lynae Sanford, Lutcher managing director; Karen McKinney, Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Region 10 Lt. Governor and local past president; and Vern Murray, treasurer. Not pictured are members Anne Payne, Lois Ferrell, Dennis Ferrell, Billy Jack McKinney, Ted Williams, Reid Caruthers, Rosie Hurst, Janelle Ramsey, Sharon Proellochs, Arnold Proellochs, Debra McCombs, and Pat McCombs. Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wed., 9-10 a.m., at the Salvation Army Center, corner of MLK and Strickland in Orange. Photo by Anne Payne

Scholarships now available e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will be awarding two $500 scholarships to Bridge City HS seniors and two $500 scholarships to Orangefield HS seniors. Applications are available at the student’s high school counselor’s office, BC Chamber office at 150 W. Roundbunch Road, or can be downloaded from the chamber’s website at bridgecitychamber.com. Applications should be turned in to the respective high school counselor no later than

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school shootings,” utility man Tony Kemp pointed out referring to the 15 students fatally shot at the Colorado high school in 1999. “It is scary sending your kids off to school. They should feel safe but are they going to return safe?” Marwin Gonzalez, who grew up in Venezuela where there was plenty of violence and crime, said he did not see “that kind of craziness” in the schools and malls in Venezuela. However, Gonzalez was not comfortable suggesting a way the United States could reverse the trend. Despite dozens of players in the NBA and NFL voicing a disagreement with President Donald Trump, most athletes walk a tightrope when discussing divisive issues. A few of the Astros like relief pitcher Chris Devenski and third baseman Alex Bregman preferred not to speak about the issue. “For the students of that school who have decided they’re going to stand up and say something, I’m proud of them,” World Series MVP George Springer said. McHugh pointed out that his answer for a way to combat gun violence: “Gun control. For me, it’s simple.” Veteran reliever Tony Sipp said he keeps a handgun for “protection in the house” but added that the world would be safer without semi-automatic weapons. Outfielder Josh Reddick is in favor of making it more difficult to obtain a semi-automatic weapon and suggested a “psych

From Page 1B test” might be necessary for certain firearms purchases. “Guns aren’t the problem,” Reddick summarized. “It’s the people buying them.” KWICKIES…I couldn’t really get into watching the Winter Olympics the last couple of weeks and caught myself wanting to see mishaps instead of praising the winners. I knew the United States didn’t have much of a chance with the likes of Norway, Canada and Germany where many of the Olympic sports in those countries are like baseball and football here. I did miss seeing perhaps the most exciting event when the United States hockey team upset Canada for the first time in 20 years 3-2 in a shootout last week. I feel sorry for versatile Orange freshman Jack Dallas because he’s thrown eight innings in two starts for the Lamar Cardinals and has received zero runs so far this season. He’s given up four runs on two homers and a sacrifice fly and was the losing pitcher of record in Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Hofstra where Lamar was the victim of a nohitter. I also saw Jack’s picture in a Jefferson County newspaper at quarterback when the Cardinals spring football practice began last week. The Lady Cardinals softball team waited until the sixth inning to explode for seven runs to erase an Alabama A&M 92 deficit and went on to win 10-9 in the Cardinal Classic last weekend. Coach Andy Reid has a way of finding great talent in the

draft, but he also has a way of getting rid of problems if they exist. Last week ESPN.com announced that the Kansas City Chiefs will trade Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters to the Los Angeles Rams when the NFL’s new league year begins March 14. The 25-year-old Peters is considered on of the league’s best cover cornerbacks, intercepting at least five passes in all three seasons with the Chiefs. But he also has several character concerns like getting booted from a close game for throwing a flag into the stands after a crucial penalty. Peters also was tossed off his college team at Washington after a run-in with his coaches. JUST BETWEEN US…I couldn’t figure out why I wanted to rush home this weekend to watch the PGA Tour Honda Classic, after not paying much attention to any others so far this season. It was the appearance of Tiger Woods. I’m well aware that he will never wow the fans like he used to 10-15 years ago, but his presence on the golf course still is exciting. Tiger hasn’t won a tournament since the Bridgestone Open five years ago. And he may not win another for the rest of his career, but he’s back and is competing well. He stayed within a few shots of the youthful leaders, which made me want to watch him play, although he faded Sunday and finished 11th at even par. Jason Thomas won the event on the first hole of a playoff against Luke List.

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Bridge City Chamber to Award Scholarships

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

Bridging The Gap meeting

Eagles Hall available to rent The Eagles currently has openings to rent our hall for the following events: Parties, weddings, fund raisers, get togethers for family or friends and other occasions. Full service Bar, pool tables, music and a friendly sociable atmosphere. The Eagles Hall is located at 803 N. 28th Street, behind Sparks Auto Sells. We are open Tuesday thru Saturday after 4:00 pm. Come by or call for more information at 409-886-7381.

Orange County Beekeeping Group The Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356.

VFW to host Dance The VFW located at 5303 Hwy. 87 in Orange will host the Cadillacs for a dance on Thursday, March 8th. For more information, please call 409-886-9738.

VFW Auxiliary Garage Sale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 Auxiliary will host a Spring Indoor Garage Sale on Saturday, April 21st, at the VFW Hall at 5303 N. 16th Street. Vendors can set upFriday, April 20th from 5 pm until 8pm. Saturday doors will open from 7am until 2 pm. For reservations, send a check to VFW Aux. 2775 to Chairman Mary Snapp at 7927 Sandra Ln; Orange, TX 77632 for the number of tables at $10 each. For further information you may call Mary at 409-697-0380 between 10am and 5pm. Early Registration

Bridging The Gap is sponsoring a community meeting May 5th at 516 Burton St. in Orange at 2 pm until 4 pm, Topics include: Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Crime Rate, High School Drop Out Rate, Teenage Pregnancy, Transit System, Hospital System, Guest Speaker will be Mrs Linda Tippins of “San Antonio Fighting Back.” For more information call: 210-818-7846 Pastor Dwayne Guillry.

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

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

AAUW book sale The AAUW (American Association of University Women) will have its annual used book sale on the porch of the Lutcher Theater at Art in the Park, Sat., April 7, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Book donations may be made at Looking Good Salon in the Northway Shopping Center next to Market Basket until April 2. Please use common sense that boxes do not contain roaches, silver fish, rodents, or other objects or creatures which you would not desire in your home or business. Boxes such as described will be disposed. The owner of the salon, Paul Burch, volunteered to be a drop-off point this year. For further details, please telephone: 409.886.5739 or 409.988.5602. Mann's Insurance is NOT a drop-off location this year due to Harvey damage. Donations accepted include gently used books, puzzles, board games, reference books, cookbooks, children's books, religious books, mysteries, nonfiction, biographies, fiction, DDS, CD's, etc. All proceeds go for college scholarships for both a West Orange-Stark High School and a Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School female graduate. The Orange AAUW Scholarship applications will be available in the counseling office of each high school in the near future.

Colburn River. While I am aware of the fact that we have local bass fishermen that could compete with the best of the pros on this stretch of river, the numbers posted each week in afternoon events have been phenomenal. Bass pushing the ten-pound mark and consistent sixteen to twenty-pound catches weren’t even a possibility the last time the pros paid Orange a visit. A number of things have contributed to the super charging of the fishery, but I can’t help but believe that the previous tournaments played a significant role as well. It was a major shot in the arm when bass caught from the San Jacinto to

From Page 1B the Calcasieu were weighed and released here in the Orange area. ose long pounding boat rides will not be necessary to post eye-popping catches this year. Shorter runs equal more casts each day and it only takes the right fifteen casts to win it all. e pros finding themselves ten pounds behind at the end of the first day will no longer view their chances as “game over.” At the same time, local saltwater fishermen are equally concerned about potential flooding. e “catching” has once again significantly improved despite three consecutive years of major flooding and

there isn’t a single angler that believes that this March won’t bring more of the same. Not only is it frustrating, but it is now expected rather than simply dreaded. At least for right now, the redfish bite continues to be good to excellent and winds that render the open lake unfishable are the only thing slowing down the trout fishing. While consistent numbers of the trophy trout of spring are yet to make a showing, we are now seeing improving numbers of fish in the four to six-pound class. We just need it to stop raining!

Dr. Chris Riedel recently visited St. Mary Catholic School PreK and Kindergarten classes. The purpose of the visit was to impress the youngsters with the importance of proper dental hygiene. He illustrated how particles will remain on your teeth and eventually cause health issues unless you take proper care of them. The students were each allowed to “brush” the teeth that were illustrated on the board he used as a teaching tool. Dr. Riedel left each student a small packet containing a tooth brush and other personal dental hygiene items. The youngsters enjoyed the presentation. The school appreciates Dr. Riedel taking time out of his busy schedule to spend time with our youngest students. Pictured from left, PreK 3 class students, Melany Anchonda, Mayve Carlton, Noah McFarlane, Noah Broxson, Evan Loden, Peyton Dugas, Karter Howington, Rylan Howington, Simon Boehme, Rylan Lee and Will Harris listening to Dr. Riedel.

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Area students excel in First Year Success – ACM High School programming contest irty high school computer science students recently competed in Lamar University’s ACM High School Programming Contest. e contest, hosted by First Year Success and Lamar Chapter of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) on Feb. 24, is part of First Year Success’s College Readiness pilot program. First Year Success (FYS) is supported by Texas State University System Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship-Student Success and seeks to effectively integrate college readiness, academic success, and academic engagement to tackle the challenges students face in the first year of their college experience. Professor Jane Liu and Assistant Professor Jing Zhang organized the contest, held at the Department of Computer Science on the LU campus. irty high school students and five teachers, Rena Danna, Keeley Fairchild, Teresa Iles, Terry Morris, and Ricky Ryan, from Bridge City, Lumberton, Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Sabine Pass High Schools. Students competed in both individual writing and team programming in the morning. After the competition, the students and teachers had lunch with LU computer science students and faculty at the BrooksShivers Dining Hall and then visited the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, Mary and John Gray Library, and Campbell Hall through a campus tour led by undergraduates Bayleigh Smith and Ter-

rance Sexton from the LU admissions office. In the afternoon award ceremony, participants heard from Computer Science Department Chair Stefan Andrei and Lamar ACM faculty advisor Jing Zhang, learning about the program as well as computing technology. irteen Lamar University computer science undergraduates (Lamar ACM student members) and two graduate students leading the contest were Madison Boudreaux, John Comeaux, David Espinosa, Diego Fernandez, Ethan Hall, Ethan Scroggs, Jamie McAndrew, Jesse Wright, Justin Dupuis, Justin Strong, Markus Schultz, omas King, omas Norris, Kun-Yi Lin, and Fei Gao. Individual Written Contest Awards in Beginner Group were awarded to: 1st Kirk Blood, Sabine Pass, first place; Chandler Barr, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, second; Jacob Zumwalkt, Sabine Pass, third; Noah Escareno, Sabine Pass, fourth; Landon Acord, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, fifth; Gavin Robertson, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, sixth; Jace Peveto, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, seventh; Justin Ferguson, Little CypressMauriceville, eighth; Colby Mendoza, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, ninth; and Spencer Layman, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, tenth. Individual Written Contest awards in advanced group: Nick Mugleston, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, first place; Dajhaun Myles, Little Cypress-Mau-

riceville, second; Derric Martin, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, third; Sukhjot Singh, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, fourth; Tyler Comeaux, Little CypressMauriceville, fifth; Lucas Russell, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, sixth; Lovejot Singh, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, seventh; Dilon Deemer, Lumberton, eighth; Skyler Bohn, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, ninth; and Kalan Bonnette, Little CypressMauriceville, tenth. Team Programming Contest awards in beginner group: Kirk Blood, Noah Escareno, and Jacob Zumwalkt, Sabine Pass, first place; Spencer Layman, Chandler Barr, and Elizabeth Johns, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, second; Colby Mendoza, Dustyn Parker, and Landon Acord, Little CypressMauriceville, third; Gavin Robertson, Jace Peveto, and Jacob King, Lumberton, fourth; George Lambing, Jonathan Roy, and Justin Ferguson, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, fifth; and Caleb Weaver, McKenzie Guillory, and Matthew Brown, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, sixth. Team Programming Contest awards in advanced group: Dajhaun Myles, Nick Mugleston, and Derric Martin, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, first place; Sukhjot Singh, Tyler Comeaux, and Skyler Bohn, Little CypressMauriceville, second; Lovejot Singh, Lucas Russell, and Brandon Garrison, Little CypressMauriceville, third; and Seth Sartin, Kalan, Bonnette, and Dilon Deemer, Lumberton, fourth.

BCE’s Cardinals of Character for the 4th grading period, Pre-k - Zoey Gonzales, Alexander Bodden, Oren Bergman, Delilah Sanchez. Kinder - Braylee Cisneros, Peyton Read, Joseph Worley, Allie Smith, Jude Williams, Channing Middleton, Adrien Smith, Kendell Sarver, Natalie Martin, Matthew Harford, Braelynn Costanza, Jasiel Hernandez. 1st grade - Ava Boyer, Kaleton Brown, Karys Long, Logan Trahan, Rylan Darby, Cadience Riojas, Braden Trimble, Mia Lee Dimas, Diego Ortiz, Edgar Rodriguez, David Ceja, Yared DiMaio, Koltyn Ledet. 2nd grade Clay Troquille, Pelin Aras, Mia Sterling, Joana Labrada, Bryan Rasberry, Olivia Smith, Kegan Lawson, Kaden Stelly, Laikney Williams, Jimmy Bercian, Skye Myers, Conner Yost and Angela Hernandez- Guzman.

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Orange County Church Directory

Forty arrested at Catholic-led DACA Protest

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

Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency Washington D.C..- A group of about 100 people-including Franciscan friars, religious sisters, and laity-gathered in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Building in Washington on Tuesday, and were led away in flex cuffs in a planned act of civil disobedience. The protest was intended to pressure Congress to take action on “Dreamers,” or people who were brought to the United States illegally as children. It was organized as part of the Catholic Day of Action with Dreamers, an event planned by Catholic social advocacy groups. One of those arrested was Sr. Tracy Kemme, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati. Prior to her arrest, Kemme told CNA that she considered her actions to be worthwhile to help protect the immigrant community. “Myself, two of my sisters, and one of our associates will be doing civil disobedience,” said Kemme. She continued, “It’s a moral moment of truth and it’s worth it to us to try to raise the consciousness of our legislators.” Registered “Dreamers” are afforded renewable protection from deportation under an Obama-era policy called the “Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals” (DACA). President Donald Trump sought to end DACA in September of 2017 and gave Congress a six-month period to come up with a solution before the protections would expire on March 5.

FUMC Lenten Services and lunch Faith United Methodist Church and The Nazarene Church are celebrating together a Holy Lenten Season and invites you to join us at Faith UMC for a service at noon followed by lunch on the following Wednesday’s; Feb 28, Mar 7, March 14 and Mar 21. Everyone is welcome!

Orange K of C Fish Fry St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Orange Council 1680 will sell delicious fried

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

Catholic-led DACA protest in Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 2018. Credit: Jonah McKeown, CNA

Two federal courts have issued injunctions preventing the President from ending DACA. On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to consider the Administration’s expedited appeal of those injunctions, ensuring that the program will remain as-is until a final court decision is made later this year. Congressional legislators have been unable to pass compromise bills that would have codified parts of DACA into law. On Monday, the USCCB urged Catholics to call their Congressmen as part of the “National Call-in Day for the Protection of Dreamers.” The PICO National Network, along with Faith in

Public Life and the DC Catholic Coalition, organized Tuesday’s “day of action.” The day featured a prayer rally and peaceful civil disobedience, culminating with the arrests. Kemme told CNA that she hopes Congress is able to pass a DREAM Act unconnected to other proposed immigration reforms, and that her faith inspires her passion of working with the immigrant community. “As a Catholic, my end goal would be comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship that keeps families together,” she said. Kemme’s desires were echoed by Sr. Elise Garcia, O.P., from the Dominican

sisters in Adrian, Michigan. Garcia said she was in D.C. on Tuesday to pray for the Dreamers as well as for elected leaders, and she too would like to see comprehensive immigration reform. “Ideally, I would like to see an entire comprehensive package of immigration reform. That’s the ideal. Short of that, I’d like to see justice for Dreamers,” who have only known the United States as their home. Before the Capitol Police attempted to disperse the protest, Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington, addressed the crowd. Once the crowd began loudly praying a decade of the rosary, the police started to make arrests.

and baked fish dinners, dine in or take out, on all Fridays in Lent, except St. Joseph’s weekend and Good Friday, from 5 – 7 p.m., in the parish hall. Meals consist of fish, french fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, ketchup, tea, water and dessert. Cost is $8 for 3-pc. fried or baked filet; $7 for 2-pc. fried. All are invited to experience Council 1680’s renowned fish taste.

cil 13825 is selling fish dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive from 5 to 7PM on the following Lenten Fridays: March 2, March 9, March 16 and March 23. Dinner includes two pieces of fish, French fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $8.00.

Lenten Fish Fry at St Francis

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is selling the remaining items from their Durham Ellis Pecan Sale. The proceeds from this sale

will benefit our Music Scholarship Fund. We have the following items for sale at a discounted price - Walnut Halves & Pieces, 1# bag $7.00; Hot & Spicy Peanuts, 1# bag $2.00; Frosted Praline Pecans, 12oz bag $7.00 or Peanut Brittle, 7oz bag $3.00. We also have a few bags of Pecan Pieces for $8.75 per bag. Also, a new order of Frosted Cinnamon Pecans and Milk Chocolate Pecans will soon be available for Valentine’s Day. The price will be $9.00. Thank you for your support!

St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus Coun-

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

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

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

Good Shepherd Pecan Sale continues

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

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Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

www.orangewesley.org

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

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

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH

OF ORANGE COUNTY 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m. Bible Studies for Co-Eds • Monday 6:30 p.m. Bible Studies for Women • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

West Orange Christian Church

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

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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

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

HOUSE FOR SALE For Sale - Owner Finance at 824 Moss a 4 BR / 1 BA, large lot, 2 story, fenced yard. Fixer upper for $23,500 Call 409-221-7365

FOR RENT 1 BR /1 BA fully furnished apartment for ren in Historic Orange area. No pets, $500 deposit with $650 monthly rent. Washer, Dryer and all appliances included. Please call 409-779-6580 For Rent 2 BR clean home with large kitchen, stove incl., WD hookups, CA/H, 1 yr lease, no pets. $725 month w/ $725 deposit, trash incl. Available March 1. Call 409-420-2767 RV Camper for rent at Peggy’s on the Bayou. All utilites and cable paid. $600 month plus deposit. Call Peggy at 409-988-3918

LAND FOR SALE 3 Lots for sale in Mauriceville on Circle 1 each lot if over a half of a acre. Taxes are paid up. Asking 15K plus you pay the transfer fees. Call 409-7469735 for more info.

TRAILER FOR SALE New 16x80 mobile home for sale, to be moved $35,000, in Orangefield. Call 409-330-5571 for more info. Brand New Travel Trailer for sale never slept in. Financed at a bank and owe a little over 20K. Looking for someone to take over notes. Call 409553-1686

Mobile Homes for sale in Orangefield down to the stud great for rebuilding or for storage. Used pine flooring for sale. Call Bobby for more info 409-9889583

CEME TERY PLOT Cemetery Plot for sale at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens 409-313-4404

HOME REPAIRS For all your home repairs or add ons A to Z give me a call. Local, Free Estimates 409-3307882

MISC FOR SALE 26” girls bike, rocker, leather recliner, Wii Game, petite & small wigs, mens large and XL shirts, womens small clothes, suitcase, trunks, walker, crutches, caine, kids VHS tapes, Exercise VHS tapes, picture albums. Call 409-883-2052 Sleep number Mattress for sale, valued at $750 for $150.00 cash. Call 409-553-1686 for more details

Services Moving / Demolition crew for tear out, sheetrock & flooring removal, furniture moving. Local & Affordable. Satifaction guaranteed. Call or text 409-474-9125 or 409-988-6106 Housecleaning, Patio cleaning, yard cleaning, room clean out and much more. Call Flower Power ya’ll & put your feet up. 409-599-4914

MOVING SALE Moving Sale Cash Only at 2957 Ben Mac Rd. (off FM 1130, 77632) Basset king size mattress with box spings and frame $350, Broyhill couch and love seat (flowered) $400, excellent conditions. 20 inch monitor screen $75, chair and ottoman $80, Riding lawn mower with trailer $350, misc. For more info call 409-886-4268 ANNOUNCEMENT S

Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking or addiction problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX. Call 9889886 or 474-2171 for more info. Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday’s at 7p.m. in the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. Bridge City. For more information please contact Cindy at 749-9036 or Mike 718-0333. RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention,. Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273

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

The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of JANIE MARIE ARNOLD, Deceased Cause No. P18071 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed AN APPLICATION FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 401.003 OF THE TEXAS ESTATES CODE AND AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on FEBRUARY 6, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Janie Marie Arnold, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Administration Building, 123 S. 6th St., Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on February 7, 2018. BRANDY ROBERTSON, County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

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Kevin LeBeouf, Deputy Kevin LeBeouf

The Jackson Community Center will be offering tax assistance to eligible families and individuals. To schedule an appointment or for more info please contact Elizabeth Campbell at 409-779-1981. AARP Tax Filing Assistance has started at the Orange Public Library. IRS-certified volunteers will be available from 12:15 pm to 4:00 pm every Wednesday and Friday. Bring copy of

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Let ters of Administration for the Estate of ALBERT DANA GORE, Deceased, were issued on the February 21, 2018, in Cause No. P18041, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Cheryl Denise Gore Yerkes. 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 the 21st day of February, 2018.

Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn Attorney for:

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

NOTICE TO IMPLEMENT REVISED FIXED FUEL FACTOR Entergy Texas, Inc. hereby publishes NOTICE that, pursuant to Section 36.203 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (codified in Tex. Util. Code) and 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.235(b), it filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the “Commission”) on February 20, 2018 a tariff to implement a revised fixed fuel factor. All of Entergy Texas’ retail customers whose fuel charges are calculated under the Texas fixed fuel factor tariff – including but not limited to Residential, Small General Service, Large General Service, Large Industrial Power Service, and Street and Outdoor Lighting Service – will be affected by the Commission’s approval of the revised fixed fuel factor. The revised fixed fuel factor, if approved, will affect only the fuel portion of the rates charged by Entergy Texas and will have no effect on non-fuel base rates. Entergy Texas seeks Commission approval to revise the fixed fuel factor effective with the first billing cycle of the March 2018 billing month. Entergy Texas proposed that the fixed fuel factor be changed pursuant to a semi-annual filing to be made each February and August, with revised fuel factors to be effective with the first billing cycle of the March and September billing months, pursuant to a methodology that changes the fuel factor based upon changes in the published price of natural gas. This methodology was authorized for use in Docket No. 32915. The revised fixed fuel factor, differentiated by voltage level, is as follows:

The revised fuel factor would result in a decrease in Entergy Texas’ annual Texas retail fuel and purchased power revenues by approximately $8.6 million, or 1.4%, on an annual basis. Compared to the fixed fuel factor approved by the Commission effective September 2017, a residential customer using 1000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per month would see an approximate decrease of 1.6% annually, or $0.48 on average per month, on his/her electric bill. The fixed fuel factor rate is designed to pass through to customers the actual fuel costs incurred by Entergy Texas to serve customers. Entergy Texas is not allowed to make a profit on fuel costs. Amounts collected from affected customers pursuant to the revised fixed fuel factor will be subject to final review by the Commission in Entergy Texas’ next applicable fuel reconciliation proceeding before the Commission. Entergy Texas expects the revised fixed fuel factor to be in effect for the billing period of March 2018 through August 2018. Persons with questions or who want more information on this petition may contact Entergy Texas at Attn: Customer Service – Fuel Factor, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call [1-800-368-3749 (once you hear: “Welcome to Entergy” select option 1, then press 5, then press 7)] during normal business hours. A complete copy of this petition is available for inspection at the address listed above. The Commission has assigned Docket No. 48082 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to formally participate in this proceeding, or who wish to express their comments concerning this petition should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Customer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at (888) 782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may call (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989.

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Tips to Protect Birds in Your Yard and Garden

One of the best parts of backyard living in the warmer months is all the potential for bird watching that comes with it. You may have even installed a birdfeeder in your garden in an attempt to attract more birds to your property. But did you know, your home poses dangerous risks to the birds that visit your yard and garden? Window strikes are common among many species of migrating birds, and millions of wild birds are killed annually flying into windows. Whether you are an avid amateur ornithologist or just a casual observer of feathered friends in flight, by taking precautions your home need not be part of the problem. Take advantage of the fact that birds can see certain light frequencies that humans cannot to make windows visible to birds in a way that won’t obstruct your own view. Doing so can be a simple home project completed in just an afternoon. Try applying UV decals and UV liquid to your home’s windows and sliding glass doors. Those from WindowAlert, for example, have been proven to effectively alter

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Blue, Extended Cab Auto., Power, Stock No. 921P

1,950

8,950

Cadilllac Hearse

SOLD

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4,950

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