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Carlton’s coffers await ex-judge’s donation Dave Rogers

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The biggest loser in the 2018 elections left Orange County with about $9,000 still remaining in his campaign coffers. And former county judge Stephen Brint Carlton has six years to decide what to do with it, according to the Texas Ethics Commission. In the July 16 candidate’s filing that Carlton sent to Orange County Elections Administration, the landslide loser in the March 6Republican primary election showed he took in $21,112 in campaign contributions and spent $12,203. The TEC’s Campaign Finance Guide says Carlton has six years to dispense with the $8,909 remaining in his campaign account by one of several methods:

He can give it to the Republican Party; contribute it to a candidate or a political committee; donate it CARLTON to a charitable organization, use it to create a scholarship for a school; or return some or all of it to those who backed his campaign. He could return 42 cents of each dollar contributed by those who backed him in his race against Dean Crooks and made him the county’s top 2018 fundraiser. “I certainly don’t plan on keeping it that [six years] long,” Carlton said last week. “I have an idea what I’ll do but I didn’t get a chance to do it before the filing period. I’ll probably do it here in the next few months and file a fi-

nal report on it.” Carlton’s final report showed a March 2 contribution of $1,000 by Orange attorney David Dies. The ex-judge, now running operations for the Texas Medical Association in Austin, says he held back some funds for a possible run-off

election against Crooks “Not knowing what was going to happen, plus I did all the stuff that I wanted to do anyways,” Carlton answered when asked why the big fund balance. “I wasn’t just going to spend money just for the heck of it. That’s really not

my style. So I held that money in reserve, in case of whatever happened.” Besides his contributors, Carlton loaned his own campaign about $11,000, all of which he has repaid himself. In the last week of his campaign, he paid area newspapers about $2,000 for adver-

tising. Crooks, who has no Democrat opponent in November and is filling an interim term as county judge, finished as the top Orange County spender in the 2018 election. Another $2,000 of expenELECTION FILINGS Page 3A

Harvey road damage near $20 million to repair

Harvey leaves mark on OC tax values Dave Rogers

For The Record

Total taxable values, the base for the operation of most government entities, dropped 6.4 percent in Orange County in 2018. This comes on the heels of 86 percent of the county’s homes being damaged by Tropical Storm Harvey in August 2017 and was not a surprise for most of those charged with making budgets for 2019. Figures supplied by the Orange County Appraisal District showed the taxable value in Orange County had dropped some $203 million dollars, from $5.8 billion in 2017 to $5.6 billion in 2018. The decrease in values means most taxing entities will not have as much tax money to build their budgets around, unless they raise their tax rates. For the County of Orange, that means getting by without more than $1 million of the $31 million incorporated

into the last fiscal year’s budget. “This budget is going to be so tight,” Commissioner Johnny Gothia Trahan said during a staff budget workshop Monday. “Human nature tells us to take care of our own,” Commissioner John Gothia said, “but our own is the entire county.” The values provided by the county do not exactly predict those that will be assessed or collected for taxes because they do not include reductions such as homestead exemptions and over65 freezes. But just adding the new values to last year’s tax rate in each entity shows some head scratching is in order for government leaders. Schools face a September 1 deadline for their 2019 OC TAX VALUES Page 3A

Fun and fundraising at OCARC tourney David Ball

For The Record

One of the longest held and most successful area fishing tournament is about to cast off. The OCARC Annual Fishing Tournament and Fundraiser will be held Aug. 3-4 with certifications starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 at the city of Orange Boat Ramp. Weigh-in starts at 5 p.m. on Aug. 4. John Thomas has been the OCARC director for 44 years. He said the tournament got its start when they made fishing lures under the name Sabine River Tackle. “We got famous doing them,” Thomas said. “However, we were losing $.14 a piece to make them. DuPont gave us our first engraving machine in 1960. “We were founded in 1956 by concerned parents. We were looking to make some money.” The first tournament was

scheduled at the Jack Tar Hotel in downtown Orange. Actually prior to the fishing tournament, a walk-a-thon fundraiser was scheduled in October of 1986. That was a success for OCARC and they knew they could put on something else, like a fishing tournament, after the walka-thon. Over time, the fishing tournament has grown to 50 sponsors and co-sponsors. “The kids of our kids are now fishing at this. We’re mainly a family fishing tournament. We’ve had a good run,” Thomas said. Furthermore, a kayak will be filled with fishing gear. Kids younger than 16 who go up on the stage for the weighins can enter a drawing for a chance to win the kayak and the gear. Additionally, all kids will receive a participation trophy. There will be a $250 for the OCARC Page 3A

Shell has been added to the sides of the remaining hardtop to Earsel Road in north Orange County. Trey Gilbert of the county engineering department was out last week documenting some of the $20 million of damage the county is submitting to FEMA to help with repair costs. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Painting by ear, Liquid Picasso at Peggy’s Place David Ball

For The Record

Maybe, you too, can become the next Liquid Picasso. Peggy’s Place, 2682 East Roundbunch Road in Bridge City, is hosting a painting event on Monday nights. Christina Jarrell, the painting teacher, is originally from Mississippi. She and her husband do renovations work and eventually landed in Texas after Tropical Storm Harvey. She said there’s no local sit and paint places nearby. She figured one here would do well and especially help with the stress following Harvey. “This can help you not think about things,” she said. “It’s a play on liquid courage with BYOB to loosen you up a little bit. Some are intimidated to paint.” Peggy’s Place owner, Peggy Abair, said five people attended the first night this past Monday to paint turtles. One attendee said she would tell her coworkers about Liquid Picasso. Jarrell said she can also do private parties at homes. Appointments can be made during the week by calling her at 228-806-0105. She added that she can do other parties and/or other special occasions. Jarrell said she has no formal training with painting and she has never been to a sit and paint establishment. “We’re playing it from the hip and seeing where it goes,” she said. “We’re off to a good start.”

Peggy Abair, left, owner of Peggy’s Place in Bridge City and painting teacher, Christiana Jarrell, are offering Liquid Picasso painting classes on Monday night and Texas Hold ‘Em and other card games on Saturday night at the restaurant on East Roundbunch Road. Jarrell said the painting sessions are fun art, not fine art. RECORD PHOTOS: David Ball

They’ll also try other crafts. For instance, next Monday will be called Dirty Pour- pouring several different colors into one cup and then pouring the cup on a canvass or flipping the paint on the canvass. Abair said part of the process is also asking attendees what they would like to do. “We’ll push things a little out of the box. The hard part is to get going. This is fun art, not fine art,” Jarrell said. Jarrell offers any size of canvass the painter prefers and she furnishes all supplies for $30. She said other places charge twice that amount for supplies. She added that they

don’t want to be unaffordable. Peggy’s also holds Texas Hold ‘Em and other card games on Saturday afternoons. It cost $5 for a seat at the table and $20 to buy in. Those who arrive early can get some extra chips. First, second and third place awards are given along with a special medallion that reads, “I won this at Peggy’s Place.” Abair said there is seating in the front for eating and they have additional seating and folding tables to accommodate. She added that by booking a party by calling

her at 409-886-1115, she can make the night the same theme as the party’s theme. It cost $200 to book both rooms and Peggy’s can cater the affair. The cleanup fee for Peggy’s crew to do it cost $100. Customers can also bring in their own food and/or drinks. Abair said she can cook a home cooked meal, even desserts, if she’s told ahead of time. “There’s no place for kids to do anything, and it’s really hot outside,” she said. “Kids can play video games in the other rooms while their parents paint.

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Mauriceville Farmer’s Market doing well first year around David Ball

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Pinehurst has one. Bridge City too. Now Mauriceville has one. What all of these communities have in common is they have farmer’s markets. The Mauriceville Heritage Association, likewise, hosts a weekly farmer’s market from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays at the Mauriceville Community Center, 7441 Cohenour Road, under the community center pavilion. A number of vendors — from food to crafts — began setting up shop six weeks ago. For instance, Denee’ Marks, of Vidor/Mauriceville, sells homemade earrings and more, such as headbands for little girls. She started making and selling her own products because similar items found at boutiques costs more, she said. She makes sets of earrings from scratch while she’s experimenting making new ones. She now has a new machine in which she can make better and other designs. For example, she’s just starting to make necklaces. Marks also sets up at the farmer’s market on Saturday mornings in Bridge City. “I’m testing the waters to see if I can make any profit,” she said. “I’ve been doing this for two months. I’m doing okay. I started selling to my friends and family. I have a Facebook page named Denee’s Designs with a rewards program where customers can receive a free pair of earrings after their sixth purchase (The free pair must be $12 or below).” Her next door neighbor at the market, Sam Vaughn, of Mauriceville, owns Sam’s Scratch Made Goods. She sells goodies such as fudge, breads, cakes and cupcakes. “I’ve been selling to the public for two months. Before that, I baked for my fam-

Leslie Fabriguez has been sewing all of her life. She makes bowl holders, kitchen boas, travel pillows, aprons and mini quilts to sell. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

made. Her daughter, Emily Turner, makes some of the products and she has a Facebook page named Got Wicked Scents. Laurin Jackson, of Ruffled Feathers Coop, of Orange, sells chicks, jellies, watermelons and bows. She started making jellies because her husband likes mayhaw jelly. Leslie and Donald Fabriguez’s booth feature bowl holders for when your bowl is either too hot or too cold to touch, kitchen boas, travel pillows, aprons and a mini quilt, all handmade. Leslie said she’s been making and giving away the items as gifts before she set up shop at the Mauriceville Farmers’s Market. “I’ve been sewing for many, many years. I make all kinds of stuff,” she said. “I like quilting. I sew for the fun of

it. I enjoy it and I live right down from the house (from the community center).” Next to them is Debbie Thibodeaux. He husband, Glenn, paints clear and/or white fishing lures from hand. “He uses a small air brush,” she said. “He puts the eyes on them and the hooks and the little tails. He uses cedar wood and cuts them in three sections lures with the rattles. He sends some of them overseas.” Glenn got his start making fishing lures after his nephew gave it a try. He loves to fish and he watched how his nephew made them. “He has a wood shop and he’s a great painter,” Debbie said. “We’ll see if this takes off. We sell these at ChristFARMERS MARKET Page 3A

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Jodie Turner sells car scents, candles, two-in-one scrubbies and farmhouse wash cloths at the market. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

ily. It’s been lucrative. I have a Facebook page too,” she said. She’s also hosting a Christmas in July special on her

Facebook page. Vaughn said her jalapeno cheeese bread is a big seller. Pre-orders and personal orders can be made from her

Facebook page. Jodie Turner was vending car scents, candles, two-inone scrubbies and farmhouse wash cloths; all of it hand-

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Budget prep presents county ‘Meeting Around The Clock’ Dave Rogers

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If it’s summer, it’s meeting time for the Orange County Commissioners. But with a new county judge in Dean Crooks seeking to speed up his learning curve, the Administration Building downtown is transforming into Meet Around the Clock. Since last Tuesday, the Commissioners’ Courtroom has hosted four budget workshops, three other workshops on insurance, hiring policy and public information, plus two sessions of the weekly commissioners’ court. A workshop on dependent’s insurance and another budget hearing are set for Thursday and Friday. It’s all a part of a long process to develop a budget for the next fiscal year, which begins October 1. Jody Crump, two-term Precinct 4 Commissioner, was asked if holding so many meetings was normal. “I would say define normal,” he said. “Under a different judge, he’s going to have a whole different men-

Lori Ardoin, Orange County’s human resources director, listens in during a budget workshop held in Commissioners’ Court earlier this week. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

tality on how to do things. What he’s going to establish as normal might be that.” Crooks has replaced Stephen Brint Carlton as county judge after beating him in March’s Republican primary. Carlton oversaw the creation of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 budgets.

Election filings He also showed a $10,000 personal loan. For the period from Feb. 25 to June 30, Stagner listed two $100 donations against $2,700 in expenses, with about $2,500 spent on advertising from the GOP Store in Huntsville. Barnett has so far listed no contributions. Campaign signs are prohibited until a month before the Nov. 6 election. The only other contested race on November’s local

budgets while the county and its cities must plug the 2018 values into their 2019 budgets by October 1. The City of Pine Forest, hit hard by Harvey and, unlike its neighbor Rose City, having no industry, saw its value fall 24 percent in 2018. Total value in Rose City dropped just 5 percent, according to the OCAD information. Pinehurst values fell 11 percent while values in the City of West Orange dropped only 3 percent. The City of Orange had values fall 8.8 percent, a drop of about $700,000 in tax rev-

big speck, the big bass, the big flounder and the big redfish. There is a $2,950 payout in 12 categories during weigh-in. The Appaloosa Red Fish with the most spots has a

one of the state’s propertyrich school districts, has a 2018 total value of $1.8 billion, $800 million more than the county’s biggest city, Orange. Five of the 22 entities saw slight increases, led by Vidor ISD with $19 million value added for an increase of 1.8 percent. The Orange County Drainage District and Navigation and Port District each had a 1.3 percent boost in values, Fire District 3 had a 1 percent increase and Emergency Services District 2 was up 0.3 percent.

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$250 prize for one winner. This is a bonus fish that can be re-entered in the tournament. The redfish must be from 20 inches to 27 inches, black drum must be from 14 inches to 29 inches. This

Farmers Market mastime and at church bazaars. These colors you can’t get anymore. People ask for them because they don’t make them anymore. He’ll take special orders from the guys he works with.” Kirista Shehane, secretary with the Mauriceville Heritage Association, said the farmer’s market is doing far better then they thought it would do. “We’re please with the community and the county’s support,” she said. The association wanted to use the Crawfish Festival grounds throughout the year. The farmer’s market could be such an outlet to benefit the community after the festival was over. Particularly for the community to come back whole following Tropical Storm Harvey. “We got it off the ground. We support the local vendors and we’ve added several new ones,” Shehane said. “Our vendors have produce and handicrafts and it’s no cost for them to set up. And maybe they can sell something

tising in the Record, with the rest going to her victory party after the primary. Mitchell filed her first report, showing she had received $1,000 in $500 donations each from the Sabine Area Labor Council and the Plumbers Local 68 of Houston. Her expenses came in at just under $1,000 for advertising.

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enue based on its 2018 tax rate. City of Bridge City values were down 2 percent and City of Vidor total value fell $20.9 million, 5.4 percent. Bridge City ISD had the biggest drop in values among area school districts, 7.4 percent, while Little CypressMauriceville was down 3.0 percent, same as Orangefield, with West OrangeCove down 2.0 percent. Other than the City of Orange and county-wide districts, WO-C had the greatest drop in absolute values, $97.7 million. But WO-C,

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equipment expected to be utilized in November. They voted to continue a $10 annual road-and-bridge fee and a memorandum of understanding to allow the Coast Guard space at the Expo Center if a disaster knocked out their facility. Wendorf, Beward and Partners were asked to continue their work as FEMA and HUD grant consultant in the aftermath of last year’s Tropical Storm Harvey. Joel Ardoin, county emergency management coordinator, estimated the final cost of debris cleanup for the county’s unincorporated areas at up to $20 million. The county has estimated the cost to repair roads destroyed by Harvey will also be $20 million. Tuesday, Ardoin said he is billing FEMA for about $1 million for overtime for county employees during the the period of the declared emergency. The unpaid insurance deductibles for county buildings and other materials will be submitted to FEMA also, once insurance payments are received. Prior to Tuesday’s com-

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ballot will be the Precinct 2 County Commissioner showdown between upset GOP primary winner Theresa Beauchamp and Democrat Deborah Mitchell. Beauchamp, who originally had a four-vote margin over two-term commissioner Barry Burton and, after a recount, a two-vote win, took no contributions during the February through June period, while spending $650. Nearly $500 was for adver-

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“The first year Judge Carlton got involved with it, I think he started budget hearings in February,” Crump said. “We met for months after that. “When you get to budget season, you have to just tell yourself, ‘Yeah, we’re going to be over here a lot.’”

At Tuesday’s commissioners’ meeting one of the things voted for was to eliminate a six-week hiring freeze for replacements for some county jobs. That freeze was the subject of one workshop earlier this week. It put in place to make sure that a retiree’s final payout for unused vacation and sick days and other benefits did not put the county into a cash-flow problem. Crump was the only one on the five-member court casting a nay vote. It was the only vote Tuesday not resulting in a 5-0 vote. Commissioners paid $727,000 of bills. Those included $284,000 Orange County will be reimbursed as part of a joint operation with the Port of Beaumont and $175,000 for employee, retiree and dependent health care insurance and retirement for July. There were five line-item transfers approved, moving money inside departments. Commissioners also agreed to pay $167,460 in one payment for new voting

event is sponsored by Gopher Industrial. The entry fee is $30 for 32 winners from 12 categories with a $250 first prize, a $100 second prize and a $50 third prize.

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and possibly make a profit. For some vendors this helps make ends meet.” It’s unsure how long the farmer’s market will last this year, but Shehane said one possibility is it may end the second weekend in October after the barbecue cook-off and the vintage market. Thursday night was chosen to schedule the farmer’s market because Saturdays are busy for people and there are other markets in operation that day. “Thursday works best for everyone. It’s a different evening than other markets,” she said. Furthermore, Shehane believes the events sponsored by the Mauriceville Heritage Association harbor a good community connection and a place for farmers to sell their wares as well as a place for the community to gather. “That’s important to me. Especially since I’m a daughter of a dairy farmer,” Shehane said. “We’ve also written and secured some grants for the community center

that was damaged by Harvey. “Mauriceville was hit pretty hard by Harvey. It’s nice to see things get back to normal.” Cynthia Doucet is in charge of marketing for the Mauriceville Heritage Association. She said they saw the need for a local farmer’s market in their community and they were happy to provide a space, at no charge, to the vendors or the consumers. “This weekly gathering of local farmers and food sellers continues to grow and provide an economy boost to local people in need,” she said. “The MHA is constantly looking for ways to build strong community connections and promote positive outcomes for the people who live in North Orange County.” Some housekeeping rules for the market: gates will not open until 5 p.m. so vendors can completely set up. Most vendors, thought, sometimes sell out by 7 p.m.

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missioners’ meeting, there were workshops to hear from five county department heads on their staffing and equipment needs for 2018. It was the third such meeting, plus one held to reclassify employees to a higher rung on the pay matrix because of a change in their duties. Commissioners also held a workshop to discuss better ways for communication with citizens and focused on a phone app being adopted by area Chambers of Commerce. Commissioner John Gothia of Precinct 3 said it’s called “Slice of Orange” and would cost the county $6,000 to participate. “We’re just trying to figure out different ways we can reach our people better,” Gothia said. “There are so many different forms of communication that are out there now. “Some people read the newspaper, some people listen to their radio and some just use their phone exclusively. We’re just trying to make sure we have a piece of that.”

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who took over the stores after his father-in-laws death. After leaving the store business he trained to become a lie detector technician, working for the Sheriff’s Dept. and other business establishments. Laverne worked as a nurse for Dr. Ingram. After Raymond’s death she became the constant companion of Leon Parish, accountant and WWII hero. We had known this wonderful lady for nearly 60 years. To her son John, niece Judy, family and friends, our sincere condolence.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2008

From The Creaux’s Nest A WELCOME SURPRISE As I sat down Tuesday morning to start this column a nice northeast breeze was blowing. About 9 a.m. it brought in a welcomed shower. I went out and watched it for awhile. I was hoping that the shower would reach my place. It has been extremely hot with my temperature gage reading 99 degrees at 4 p.m. Sunday. When you have such a dry spell watering with city water doesn’t do much more than keep the plants alive. I noticed the raccoons are looking poor, no water to drink or berries to eat. Several of the mama coons are coming out with their younguns looking for food and water. One of the moms has four little ones and she’s starting to look really bad. Another mother has triplets and a couple have twins. Without rain animals in the wild have a difficult time. I put out several gallons of water every evening and the buckets are dry in the morning. I’m not allowed, by my partner, to feed them any more. I was feeding over two dozen twice daily but they were taking over the place and getting far too friendly. I was told to feed them away from the house so I quit. I still sneak them something now and then but you can’t be their friend, they will take advantage of you. I still have one old mother coon who taps at my window with a small rock held in both hands. She’s been coming around for years. I put a bird bath out and put fresh cool eater in every morning before daylight. I feed plenty of Cardinals, Blue Jays and other birds but my new best friends are White Wing Doves. They started coming about three years ago. Now the flock has grown to over a couple dozen. I feed them wild bird food and keep sunflower seeds for the Cardinals. Right now we have a lot of butterflies, all different colors, but with no rain it’s hard to keep all the lantanas blooming. Butterflies, like Humming Birds, fight but never with a butterfly of a different color. As you can tell, I love nature but I know nature takes rain to flourish. Everything needs food and water. Of all the birds, I’ve only spotted one Woodpecker, but he’s loyal and comes by daily. *****Well, I’d best get going. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

LABOR MADE OUR LIVES BETTER Last week I ran into longtime friend Kenny Pigg, one of the great union guys I have known. It had been a while since I had seen him. Like most of the others, Kenny is the kind of guy you can go to the bank with what he tells you. There were a few times I would have liked to change his opinion but I always respected that he was truthful and aboveboard. When I visit with Kenny I’m reminded of all the labor bosses and workers in different crafts who played such an important part in the labor movement that brought most of the improvements to all workers in the area. Even the workers on Chemical Row would not enjoy the benefits of today without labor having gotten the pay scale up and also the benefits. In order to keep their employees from organizing, the companies met union wages. The four month Texaco strike in 1950, set wage standards that changed the tide throughout the country. Many families went hungry but local businesses helped with credit for food. Banks extended loans and deferred payments. When Millard “Neighbor” Cox went to work at Texaco in 1947, he earned $1.95 an hour, for a 40-hour week. When the strike ended, workers, for the first time, made $3 per hour, taking home $100 a week. In 1954, the Pipefitter’s Union, Local 195, established the wages at $3.65 an hour. This set the standard for other crafts to follow but Pipefitters always made a little more than the others. Nick Morrison was business agent with Sec. Treasurer Bulldog Evans. Some local business agents were Dewey “Teddy Bear” Cox, C.J. Vaughn, Dovie Sartin, Doug Egan, Pete Bean, Buford Herford, whose son Clay is now Boilermaker International vicepresident over Texas and other states and Pigg, among others. Gene Edgerly, with IBEW, a longtime friend I don’t see often enough, only a couple times a year when Judge Flo lets him off the leach. Flo, for many years, worked for Harry Hubbard, the Big Texas union boss. George Crawford was just a kid I knew who climbed the union ladder. I could write a book on the influence labor had on local and statewide politics. Locally, we had a bad strike at Firestone in 1966 and someone put dynamite under a large pipe. Had they known what they were doing and placed it on top, it would have been awful. Union bosses stood up and condemned the action but labor still got a black eye for the deed. There was only a Democratic Party but it was split between the Liberals and Conservatives. Their political battles were legendary. I only recall once that Liberals turned against one of their own, supporting John Connolly against Ralph Yarborough. It was nice running into Kenny, it brought back many memories. It also reminded me of all the good labor accomplished to make life better. Sometimes today’s youth don’t appreciate what their grandfathers went through in times of war and peace.

REMEMBERING A GOOD LADY We were sorry to learn of the death of Laverne Hubbard, age 93, who passed away on July 15. Funeral service was held at Claybar Funeral Home Sunday, July 22. She was an Orange native whose father, Thomas Landrum, owned the ABC Grocery stores. He was the builder and first shop keeper of the store in West Orange that is now occupied by Danny’s. The other ABC store was located on 5th Street. Laverne was married to Raymond Hubbard,

This train is just running too fast. Only 97 days left until the United States presidential election. Just a little over five months before the Bush / Cheney Administration is history. A report out today shows record deficits or $490 billion and expected to go to $520 billion. Even though those good old boys inherited a surplus, the national debt has nearly doubled since 2000 from $5 trillion to nearly $10 trillion in eight years, gas at the pump was 98 cents to $1.10 per gallon now its $4. U.S. reputation around the world is at an all time low. All in the name of conservative leadership. ***** Congrats to Sissy Lemons Yeaman and husband Jason, on the birth of their first child, daughter Jensyn Aubree. The new baby arrived midday Wednesday, July 23. The little cutie tipped the scales at 8 pounds, 4 ounces. She stands one foot, 8 inches tall. .*****I understand that Toby Latiolias, former Bridge City football player, and Darrell Brock, former B.C. coach, are both teaching and coaching at Crockett High in Austin. Coach Brock worked for Coach Les Johnson at Bridge City. *****Our longtime friend, beautiful Jean Lapeyrolerie celebrates her special day Aug. 2. She’s had some rough times since an auto accident but she deserves the best and that’s our wish. ***** Tuesday, Aug. 5 is Dr. Mike Shahan’s special day. On Aug. 5, 1962, 46 years ago, Marilyn Monroe died. Many stars have been copied but no one has ever been a good imitation of Marilyn. The world will never know another who had it all and that was before implants and plastic surgery. ***** Last week Scott McClellan, former Bush press secretary, admitted what we have known a long time. Scott says the administration’s talking points (propaganda) was put out through FOX News, owned by Rupert Murdoch and run by Roger Ales, longtime Republican strategist. The real prostitute for the Bush/Cheney talking points is Sean Hannity. They even created a Sunday show for him to spin. O’Reilly, the Beltway Boys and others spread the propaganda while claiming to be ‘fair and balanced.***** We told you a few months ago, in this column, that gas prices would start dropping as we approached the November presidential elections. I paid $3.72 a gallon yesterday. Ten days ago I paid $4. ***** Our buddy Pat Pate had a pin removed from her ankle at Bone and Joint in Beaumont Monday morning. That girl is tough. She sure has been through a lot. H.D. is scheduled to have heart work done in Houston Aug. 12. The doctors claim they will make his ticker good as new, however, they can’t change the color of it.*****Our Ridgeback, Raz, won a couple of blue ribbons and a point at the Longview dog show Saturday but didn’t do so good Sunday. Mark, who showed him, said the pretty girl Ridgeback out of Dallas was in heat and Raz had his mind on something other than performing in the ring. ***** Congrats to pretty Hanna Dunahoe, former Bridge City Strutter, accepted to be a Kilgore Rangerette. Not too many years ago Cathy Riley, current Strutter instructor, was a Rangerette. It’s quite an honor for Hanna to follow in her footsteps.***** Don Pate is starting to build apartments on Professional Park, in Mr. Cox’s Neighborhood and across from the Creaux’s Nest.*****Debbie, our girl Friday, who has been down this newspaper beat with the Dunn’s the last 35 years, is missing one of the few Monday deadlines. The doctor put Ms. Fusilier in the hospital for observation because of chest pains. A new EKG didn’t match up to the last one.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Obituaries 10 Years Ago-2008 James “Jim” Mike Griffin, 72, of Orange, died Friday, July 25. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 27. He served in the U.S. Army and was retired from Firestone Polymer. Survivors included his wife of 48 years, Loretta Anne Bilbo Griffin, children, James (Andy) Griffin Sr., Cindy Griffin Burks, Carol Griffin Lopez, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ***** Jerry “Boo Boo” Marks, 77, of Orange, passed away Saturday, July 19. Funeral services were held Thursday, July 24. He was a lifelong resident of the Orange area, he enjoyed sports, was involved in the local little league baseball as a coach, umpire and commissioner. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Barbara Marks, daughters, Bobbie Howeth, Debbie Smith, Sherry Smecca, and Debra Hunt, step-daughters, Barbara Woods and Brenda Cagle, sons, Jerry Dean Marks, Henry Maddox, and Joe Maddox, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 40 Years Ago-1978 Roy Dunn and friend, the late Conley Windell, continue their trip through the great southwest, staying mostly on the back roads. Here are some excerpts from Roy’s “Down Life’s Highway” column written July 1978. “The sights while looking down on Vegas from a mountain top 20 miles away, at 10:30 p.m., were breath-taking. Millions of lights down below, a scene I wasn’t expecting. I pulled over and took in the view. As we approached the city, the lights got brighter and brighter, we pulled into the Stardust where we had connections from Orange that would take care of our stay. Junior was the Pit Boss and ‘compted’ us to everything in the city. The Stardust is said to have a million lights. (Editor’s note: In 2018 the hotel no longer exists). A bathtub, filled to the brim, was my first indoor bath since I left home on July 4. A big meal and I was ready to make the rounds. Conley conked out on me. For the next three days I took in all I could.” There are two things that are the mainstream of American today in 1978. One is the recreation vehicle, which we saw thousands of. Every shape and size, as families travel this giant country. Of the near half-million people visiting Vegas, 200,000 came by RV. The other is the CB radio. It’s foolish to be without one. Remember this was before cell phones. Quick assistance is always nearby. Channel 19 is a must to avoid a radar trap and “Smokey.” From the Gulf Coast of Texas to the sands of the Mojave there is so much to see and enjoy. No cares, no worries, no goals. In the morning we never knew where night would find us. Ready to get back on the road, make a big circle through Arizona, New

Mexico and back to Texas. My eyes were amazed by every curve and mountaintop. (Next week part four.)*****Twentynine Little League Sweethearts raised more than $7,500. Named queens were Sunni Dorman, Shandi Brister, Kristy Harris, Kelly Jacobs and Mary LeBlanc.*****KLVI-AM has announced that Johnny Janot will air a “Pure Cajun” show each Sunday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. (Editor’s note: When Tee Bruce took over the show it ran from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Johnny died several years after the show was first aired.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Last week I enjoyed reading Mayor David Rutledge’s recollection of the Gulf Chemical plant fire 40 years ago. It was a detailed account of a terrible accident. Having had a son and grandson who were burn victims I fully understood the recovery David suffered. Like his conclusion said, he played the hand that was dealt him well.*****I was proud to hear that my friend of a lifetime, Essie Bellfield, had been honored by the city of Orange with the naming of the downtown community center in her honor. The first and only woman mayor, she also was the first black to be elected mayor. Essie is the least racial person I know. She stands up for her people but is the first to blame them if they are wrong. Essie loves people and treats everyone the same. For 60 years our love for each other has been colored blind.***** This week, on July 29, 2008, the storm called Kartina hit New Orleans leaving vast destruction and loss of life. The city still hasn’t fully recovered. *****Three years have gone by since the death of Daryl King, who died on July 22, 2015. Our thoughts are with his mother and family. *****Friday, July 27, we are having a full moon. Strange things happen on full moon. Maybe the moon will bring a tweet from Trump that Putin will get to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom while he’s a guest at the White House.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at Novrozsky’s this week and next week at Robert’s. Everyone always welcome. *****We haven’t seen Judge Hershel Stagner lately. Maybe the Justice of the Peace and wife Donna have been on a trip. *****Speaking of vacations, Judge Derry Dunn took his first full week of vacation ever. The family reunion, 46 of them, spent a week at Chrystal Beach. The cabin accommodated 40 so I don’t know what the extra six people did. Derry didn’t go near the water. The last time he did produced bad results. *****We got to see Commissioner Johnny Trahan last week. He is always fun to be around. Everyone should have as good an attitude as Johnny does. *****Some folks have asked why I didn’t attend Judge Buddie Hahn’s retirement party. I didn’t know about it till Monday and it was held on Friday. I didn’t get an invite but I’m sure that wasn’t Buddie’s fault. By the way, it’s like he never left, he’s been filling in as a guest judge. Still no word from Gov. Abbott as to when he will fill the job. *****Steve Parkhurst was elected to the post effective Jan. 1. He will probably be appointed before long. *****I’m headed to Burger Town to let Bruce make me one of those Pizza Burgers. You can always get good food at Burger Town. Donna Self makes sure of that.

BIRTHDAYS A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. July 25: Misty Cappel, Ryan Kimbrough celebrates. Joining them are actors Matt LeBlanc, 50, Meg Donnelly, 17 and James Lafferty, 32.*****July 26: Allison LeLeux and Sherry Collins celebrate. Also Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger, 74, actors Sandra Bullock, 53, Helen Mirren, 72 and Kevin Spacey, 58.***** July 27: Marie Slaton, Doug Richter, Helen Philen and Ty Manuel are a year older today. Joining them are golfer Jordan Spieth, 24, baseball player Alex Rodriquez, 42 and wrestler Triple H., 48.*****July 28: Allison Donnell, Angela Rhodes, Chaelynn Wilson celebrates and Blaze Montagne, turns 19-years-old today. Celebrities celebrating are baseball player Manu Ginobili, 40, actress Lori Laughlin, 53. *****July 29: Hannah O’Grady, Millie Lemoine, Lisa Faulk, Art Miller and Laurie Davis celebrate today. Also celebrating are country singer Martina McBride, 51, football player Dak Prescott, 24, and actor Timothy Omundson, 48.*****July 30: Celebrating birthdays today are Lisa McCall, Keith Gross, Ronda Hale, Conner Godwin and Daniel Faircloth. They are joined by former California governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 70, actors Lisa Kudrow, 54, Terry Crews, 49 and Hilary Swank, 43.*****July 31: Laci Braus, Nancy Lancaster, Debbie Moerbe, Marie Pittman and Amber Weidmer have birthdays today. Celebs joining them are entrepreneur Mark Cuban, 59, country singer Zac Brown, 39 and Dean Cain, 51.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Eighty-five year old Nolan Guilbeaux who loss his wife Agnes bout five years ago now spends his time fishing. Da old man loves to fish and it keeps him from being lonely. He was sitting in his boat da utta day wen he heard a voice say, “Pick me up.” Nolan him, he looked around and don’t see nuttin. He’s tinking maybe he was dreaming. Ten he heard da voice again, “Pick me up.” Nolan looked in da water and dere, floating on da top, was a frog. Nolan axe, “Are you talking to me, hanh?” Da frog say, “Mais yea, I’m talking to you, pick me up, den kiss me and I’ll turn into the most beautiful Cajun woman you have ever seen. I’ll make sure dat all you friends are envious and jealous because me, I will be your bride.” Nolan look at dat frog for a short while den he reach over, pick up da frog carefully and put it in his front shirt pocket. Den da lady frog say, “Are you nuts? Didn’t you hear wat I said? I said kiss me and I will be your beautiful bride. I’ll sleep wit you and love you a lot.” Old man Guilbeaux opened his pocket and look at dat frog real hard and den he say, “Nah, at my age me, I’d rather have a talking frog.” (Editor’s note: Wit age comes wisdom.)

C’EST TOUT

Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States was the first president to have been born in the U.S. in 1782. He died at the age of 79, in 1862. Seven previous presidents were not natives. *****On Sept. 10, “Good Morning America” will launch its third hour. ABC News has announced two familiar faces, Michael Strahan and Sara Haines, will co-host the new GMA Day, at 12 noon Central time.*****I never thought I’d live long enough to see our great country run like a ‘Banana Republic.’ Shameful. Thanks for your time. I’m out of here. Take care and God bless America.

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 25, 2018 •

Dillow Family says thanks

Clark at 883-0264.

We want to thank all of our friends, family and neighbors for the prayers, gift cards, money, phone calls, texts, and well wishes we have received since losing our home to a ﬁre. e outpouring of support has helped so much as we are going through this tragedy. ere are so many people to thank including many who chose to remain anonymous. We would love to thank everyone personally but we know we could not reach everyone and would not want to leave someone out. Please accept our sincere thanks and deep appreciation for your generosity. With Love and gratitude, Mary and Russell Dillow.

American Legion Post 49 Fish Lunch

Golden K Kiwanis to meet is weeks meeting will not be held on Wed., July 25, Linda Pitillo will be with us and give us an update on her new book, a sequel to her SURVIVORS OF THE DARKNESS. It is set for publication around Halloween and is entitled BEYOND THE DARKNESS. Pitillo is a writer of her favorite genre, science ﬁction. She will be bringing prologues free of charge to distribute for both of these mentioned books to those attending. She will also share the pros and cons of selfpublishing one's own book. e public is invited, and coﬀee will be served. For those desiring membership in Golden K, dues are $38 per quarter. e mission of all Kiwanis clubs is children.

Old First Orange to host events Please join us at Old First Orange Baptist Church for our last special event this summer. ere will be a Bible Story, games, snacks and more each night. On Wed., August 5th, we will have waterpalooza (be ready to get wet) from 6 to 8pm. We are located at 7925 IH 10 in Orange, for more information please contact Anna at 409745-1901.

Orange County Blue Star, Gold Star Mothers Orange Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 Auxiliary is looking for Orange County Blue Star and/or Gold Star Mothers. e Auxiliary President and Americanism Chairman are hoping to compile a list for an upcoming recognition program at a later date. All information will be kept in strictest conﬁdence. If you fall under one of these categories, please either call or email the information to one of the following...we would be glad to take the information over the phone or however convenient. Please contact one of the following by August 31, 2018 so we may update our records. Auxiliary President Cathie Duhon; 1716 37th St.; Orange, TX 77630; PH: 409-5536180; EMAIL: wjcdduhon@yahoo. com or Americanism Chairman Jeanette Clark; 3705 Martin St.; Orange, TX 77630; phone: 409-8830264 or EMAIL: ruwacl@yahoo.com

Summer Programs Offered by AgriLife Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Orange County will be offering several programs for youth this summer. e registration for the programs will be online at orange.agrilife.org and you will select the tab for the program interested in. If you do not have computer access, please call the AgriLife office the day registration opens. Classes fill up quickly so do not wait to register. e last program for the summer will be Clover Kids Camp for ages 5-8, July 31st - August 2nd, 1 pm to 4 pm cost will be $25 per person. e youth will have hands on cooking, sewing, robotics and science. If you have any questions about our summer programs, please feel free to contact the AgriLife office at 409-882-7010.

VBS at Faith United Methodist Church It is “Game On” for VBS at Faith United Methodist Church, located at 8608 MLK Drive in Orange. Our Vacation Bible School will began on July 23rd and will go through July 27th for 9 am till noon for ages 4 yrs to 6th grade. You can register now at 409-886-1291.

VFW Korean Recognition Program Orange Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775, located at 5303 North 16th St (Highway 87 N), will present a slide show on events concerning the Korean War. e showing will take place at 6:30pm on July 29th. e public is invited to attend, for further information contact John or Jeanette

e American Legion Post 49 will be holding a Fried Fish plate lunch fund raiser from 11 am to 1 pm on ursday, Aug. 2nd. e meal will consist of fried ﬁsh, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert and will cost $9.00. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, August 1st and before 9 am on ursday, August 2nd for orders and deliveries. e American Legion Post 49 is located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange.

Pinnacle Music Academy opens Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is excited to announce the grand opening of Pinnacle Music Academy. Now oﬀering private music lessons for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Trumpet and more! For more information visit www.PinnacleMusicAcademy.com or contact the church at 409-735-4573.

Attention student-athletes parents of OHS ere will be Parent Meetings for 7th to 12th grade athletes on ursday July 26th, Tuesday July 31st, and ursday August 2nd at 6:00pm in the High School Cafeteria. All student-athletes in grades 7th-12th must have a parent attend a meeting prior to playing in the ﬁrst contest.

Orange County Historical Society to meet e Orange County Historical Society will have it’s third quarterly program by touring the Cormier Museum in Orangefield on August 7, starting at 6:30 pm. e community that became Orangefield made history when oil was discovered there some hundred years ago. e museum has done an amazing job in recreating the boom town that sprang up as a result of this event. Relics from this period fill two large buildings. Paul Cormier’s toy collection would fill a medium size toy store. is is an exhibit that you must see. e museum is located on Hwy. 105 just east of the Orangefield School. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. e public is invited.

Friends of the Orange Depot to meet e next meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held at the Orange Train Depot Museum, 1210 Green Avenue, on ursday, August 9, 5:00PM for reception, 5:30PM meeting. All board members and volunteers are encouraged to invite friends or associates to come and learn about the upcoming projects and goals of the organization. Help is needed for fall projects and museum planning. e Depot is continuing to be a popular venue for special events. Interested persons can contact Rose Simar, Depot Manager, at (409) 330-1576, or consult the website www.orangetxdepot.org for available dates. Regular meetings of FOOD will still be the third ursday of every other month, with this one being an exception.

883-8118 to register & directions. is is not just for hunters, anyone with ﬁrearms can beneﬁt from this class.

take children from 3 yrs to 5 yrs old.

BCHS Alumni Info

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”.

Our BCHS Alumni Association Classic Cardinal Reunion (classes 1957-1968 and any other interested alumni) is scheduled for October 13th. Please help us continue interest in our alumni group by planning to attend. More information will be sent later about the cost and time. Please put this date on your calendar. It is theSaturday after BCHS' Homecoming on Friday. Our BCHS family is saddened by the loss of the following alumni members: Tommie Sue Fincher Fleming ('65), Brenda Dotson Clayton ('67), Jimmy Dan Roberts ('73), Jesse Gregg ('78), Teri Delcambre ('80). Please inform me of a change of address or email address at bchs_alumni@yahoo.com. I will mail invitations for our Classic Cardinal Reunion to all 57-68 graduates. It is important that I have correct contacts, especially since many alumni members were displaced after last year's hurricane. Please share this info with family members and/or friends that graduated from BCHS.

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.

Good Shepherd Pecan Sale continues 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. Come and get some delicious pecans or our other items we oﬀer. ank you for your support!

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

St. Mary Catholic School is currently enrolling

Eagles Hall available to rent e 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. e Eagles Hall is located at 803 N. 28th Street, behind Sparks Auto Sells. We are open Tuesday thru Saturday after 4:00 pm. Come by or call for more information at 409-886-7381.

Orange County Beekeeping Group e 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 713377-0356.

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 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info. Calls are kept Conﬁdential.

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

Golden K Kiwanis visit Lutcher Theater

WOS Volleyball Attention all interested WOS High School Volleyball players: Please meet at the WOSHS Activity gym on Wednesday, August 1 at 8:30am Noon. You must have a completed physical for your participation in practice. Physical papers can be picked up in the Athletic Oﬃce from the Trainer.

WOS Season Football Tickets Sales Current season ticket holders can purchase their 2018 football tickets during our two day sale July 31st & August 1st from 9:00-12:00 and 1:003:00. Tickets can be purchased at the Athletic Ofﬁce at West Orange-Stark High School. Season tickets will be go sale to the general public during our two day sale, August 7th & 8th from 9:0012:00 and 1:00-3:00.

Hunter Education Safety Class Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Safety Class Saturday August 18 from 8:00am until 2:00 pm at Orangefield High school Ag Shop. Must register online. Certification is required if you are at least 17 years old and were born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 to hunt in Texas. You can become certified at 9 years old. Call 409-

Capturing scenes from the 2018-19 season of the Francis Lutcher Theater are some of the members of Golden K Kiwanis. Lutcher Theater General Manager Lynae Sanford, 3rd from right, and Lutcher Theater Marketing Director Marla Gilmore, 4th from right, share their video clips from the upcoming season with the club. From left, front row, are Karen McKinney of Orange, Area 20 Lt. Gov., Texas-Oklahoma Region; Diane Grooters, new member; Debra McCombs, Rosie Hurst; Sanford; Margaret Light, president; and Vern Murray, treasurer. Back row, from left, are Billy Jack McKinney, Dennis Ferrell, Gilmore, and Pat McCombs. Not pictured are Anne Payne, secretary; Lois Ferrell, board member; Reid Caruthers, president-elect; Ted Williams, Bringing Up Grades (BUG) Chair; Juliet Smith; Sharon Proellochs, Arnold Proellochs, and Linda Pittillo, new member. Pittillo will be the speaker on Wed., July 25, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Salvation Army facility talking about science fiction and a sequel she just finished compiling.

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6A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Local teachers learn about environmental Texas Dem candidates issues, solutions through summer program find friendly donors in hostile districts

ANALYSIS

A pack of Texas Democratic challengers out-raised Republican incumbents in Congress. Now they've got to figure out how to wrestle away districts where, in most cases, Republicans win with ease. Ross Ramsey e Texas Tribune

Democratic challengers outraised Republican congressional incumbents in seven races in Texas during the second quarter of the year. But in most of those races — including the statewide contest for U.S. Senate — recent election history favors the Republicans. Sometimes, it favors them by a wide margin. Money helps. A challenger to an incumbent has to become known to voters to have a chance, and some sort of advertising — door hangers, radio and TV advertising, social media ads — is a big part of that. An expensive part. So don’t discount the importance of money, or the boost that a challenger gets by out-raising a betterknown incumbent. But don’t ignore the political atmosphere, either. ese are, for

Beto O’Rourke the most part, Republican districts. Seven Republican incumbents in the Texas congressional delegation were outraised by their Democratic challengers in the second quarter of 2018: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Reps. John Carter of Round Rock, John Culberson of Houston, Will Hurd of Helotes, Pete Olson of Sugar Land, Pete Sessions of Dallas and Roger Williams of Austin. ey were outdone by some Democratic names that, for now, are a little less well known: Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, MJ Hegar of Round Rock, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher of Houston,

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Hands-on learning and firsthand experiences were on tap for early childhood through 12th grade teachers and undergraduate students as they learned about local environmental issues through Lamar University’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences annual Teaching Environmental Science summer institute July 920. e 10-day field institute is offered in conjunction with the Region 5 Science Collaborative, local industries, state and federal agencies, and environmental non-governmental organizations. e “Teaching Environmental Science in the ree Rivers’ (Sabine, Neches and Trinity rivers) Watersheds and Wetlands” course, which has been held annually since 1996, promotes strategies for protecting natural resources in Southeast Texas. Since its inception, more than 200,000 Texas students have taken courses from teachers who have experienced the institute. During the two-week course the teachers and students “went out into the real world” through a variety of experiences that included “canoeing on Village Creek and testing water quality with kits that the teachers are given to use in their classrooms or visiting regional industry where different industry hosts talked about different issues,” said Jim Westgate, professor of earth and space sciences at LU. “We find out what they’re making as an industry, but we also find out what they’re doing to protect the environment.” e teachers and students were able to visit facilities at DuPont, Valero, Entergy, Huntsman, Chevron Phillips and more. After going to these plants Shaelyn Anderson, an 8th grade science teacher at Vidor junior high learned how industries “really do work together with all these different entities to make sure it’s safer than how it used to be.” Anderson, who taught for 13 years in Beaumont, said, “I’ve wanted to take this class for a really long time. I’ve had friends who’ve taken it, so I was really excited to be able to get to this year.” Emilee Walters, an undergraduate majoring in 4th through 8th grade math and science education said, “this class helped show me things I can have my students do, things that they need to learn. And it gave me opportunities to bring them examples.” During the program, the teachers and students explored and studied environmental topics including hazardous waste disposal, pollution prevention and wastewater treatment in the petrochemical industry,

electrical generation, with industry focusing on lessening its impact on the local environment. Westgate said, “the students are learning about how industry and non-governmental organizations and governmental organizations are working together to solve environmental issues.” Participants also explored other environmental habitats in the Golden Triangle, including airboat trips on the Neches, canoeing Village Creek in the Big icket National Preserve, and learning about wetlands and estuarine productivity and their role as coastal nurseries. Participants this year were Shaelyn Anderson, Vidor Junior High; Jim King, West Orange Stark High School; Raegan Kleinpeter, Homer Drive Elementary; John Solomon, West Brook High School; as well as Lamar University students James Indelicato, Travis Tran, Emilee Walters, Loren Whitman and Josh Zuniga. Helping Westgate with the program was master science teacher Jennie Knapp, Little CypressMauriceville CISD. The Teaching Environmental Science Institute is jointly sponsored by 21 partners: Entergy, Westrock, Texas Regional Science Collaborative, Jason Alliance of Southeast Texas, SEMPRA/Port Arthur LNG, Chevron Phillips, Texas Energy Museum, Huntsman, DuPont SRW, Valero, National Park Service: Big Thicket National Preserve, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, Big Thicket Association, Clean Air & Water, Inc., Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Prevention & Response, Texas Agrilife Ex-

tension Service/Sea Grant, Texas State University Texas Stream Team, Texas Parks & Wildlife Coastal Fisheries, U.S. Coast Guard and Lamar University. The Lamar University TES Institute has received international, national and statewide exposure through presentations at numerous venues. These have included meetings of the International Conference on Hands-on Science in

Antalya, Turkey (2012), Australian Association for Environmental Education (2006), National Science Teachers Association (2003 & 2005), North American Association for Environmental Education (2002 & 2003), Science Teachers Association of Texas (2001-2004), Texas Academy of Science (2002, 2003, 2005, & 2013), and the Texas Environmental Educators Partnership (2002).

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Deaths and Memorials

The Record • Week of Wednesday, July 25, 2018 •

Ernest Harold Little Born on November 26, 1926, in Henderson, Texas, during the depression, Ernie was big brother to two siblings, grew up on a working farm, and helped his mother grow huge gardens so vegetables could be shared with friends and neighbors. Ernie Little lived by “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Ernie never saw a task too large or too expensive that he could not solve or repair, even after an Army injury left him hospitalized for over a year. Ernie retired from Dupont, Orange, after many years of distinguished employment. As a master electrician, he owned and operated Little’s Heating and AC business in Bridge City, TX. Always, a volunteer, Ernie took a team from his church to Arizona to build a church in 1967. After that, he traveled to Mexico and all over the United States with Volunteer Christian Builders, 8 Days of Hope, New Mexico Baptist Men, and the North American Mission Board to help build or remodel churches, parsonages, and Christian camps. His skills as an electrician were sought at many volunteer jobs because he could look at a blueprint and solve problems before they became a problem. Another volunteer recalled Ernie as being the EF Hutton of electricians, because when Ernie spoke, everyone listened. Ernie cherished his never-ending gift of loving Katherine Marie, his first wife of over 50 years, their two daughters, Joan Bays (Jim) of Bridge City, Texas, and Paula Jordan, (Jim) of Nederland, Texas, his grandchildren Tracy Bays-Boothe (Scott) of Berkeley, California, Jeffrey Bays (Tiffany) of SugarEARNEST HAROLD land, Texas, Lyndsey Leroy (Mike), of San Antonio, Whitney Little-Jordan LITTLE of San Antonio, and Jerald Jordan of Nederland, and great-grandchildren Maximillian Boothe, Carson LeRoy and Genevieve Bays. After meeting his second wife, Beverly, they enjoyed traveling and became faithful volunteers in numerous state parks, Christian camps, Focus on the Family, New Mexico Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, and others entities, always reaching out to help others, regardless of the need. Ernie’s Biblical knowledge and his prayers blessed many, especially Beverly. Reflecting his love for his Lord and Savior Jesus, Ernie was a faithful member of Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico. He was a long-time Sunday School teacher and deacon of First Baptist Church, Bridge City, and a 50+ year member of the Bridge City, Texas, Masons. Ernie was a member of 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, training to go to Korea when a parachute malfunctioned and failed to open properly, leaving him hospitalized recovering from injuries. After the hospital discharge, he was recalled again by the Army and trained as a cook before being honorably discharged in 1951. His disabilities never capitulated to his compassion and love for others. He leaves family and friends from Oregon to New Hampshire and from Mississippi to Michigan to cherish his memories. On July 13, 2018, Ernie was called to be with his Lord Jesus, his first wife Katherine Marie, his two younger brothers, Doyle and Charles Hubert, and his parents Walden A. Little and Eva Joe Strickland Little. God gave us a gift named Ernest Harold Little, and we gratefully received him. In lieu of flowers, please continue Ernie’s compassion for ministry with a pay forward gift to the North American Mission Board at https://www.namb.net, Volunteer Christian Builders orhttp://vcbuilders.org/donate/, or Volunteer Christian Builders, 340 Georgia Ann, Pleasanton, TX 78064. A celebration of Ernie’s life will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at 2:00 pm at Claybar Funeral Home, 800 Highland Ave. Bridge City, Texas. Viewing will be Saturday, July 21, at 1:00 pm.

Emma Abrego Prince Emma Abrego Prince passed away on Sunday, July 23. Services are pending at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Lauren Froderman, the winner of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ season 7 will participate for the third straight year in the Fifth Annual National Dance Day in Southeast Texas.

Cast of Hairspray joins National Dance Day in Southeast Texas It’s finally here. e 5th annual National Dance Day of Southeast Texas will be held this Saturday, July 28 at Edison Plaza, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont. e fun begins at 9 a.m. “is is the biggest dance party of the year,” said organizer Penny LeLeux. “We have something for everybody. Besides performances from traditional dance schools, we have several different ethnic dance styles, two dance groups from the Best Years Center, the cast from ‘Hairspray’ and more.” Lauren Froderman, winner of the popular dance competition show, “So You ink You Can Dance” returns to lead the official National Dance Day Choreography. “Lauren is a phenomenal guest and teacher,” said LeLeux. If there is enough interest, Froderman will be teaching con-

temporary dance classes later that day for a nominal fee. e day consists of performances by dance groups, audience participation demos in Salsa, Belly Dance, Bollywood and a ﬁtness style of dance. Lots of line dancing is thrown into the mix, like “e Wobble” and the “Electric Slide”. e event is free to the public and suitable for all ages and abilities. National Dance Day falls on the same weekend “Hairspray” is opening at Port Arthur Little eater, so they are joining the event to celebrate dance. is is the only event on the Dizzy Feet Foundation’s registry of National Dance Day events in

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It’s OCARC time again! Fishing Tournament gets closer and closer every day ... DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

The UIL and the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) have worked collaboratively to take an unprecedented step forward to make football a safer sport. In October 2017, the UIL Legislative Council passed a rule requiring every Texas high school and junior high school football coach to become certified in teaching tackling as a part of the official UIL Coaches Certification Program beginning with the 2018-19 school year.

Player safety, instant replays tackled at THSCA conference Larry Johnson For e Record Player safety in Texas high school football was a key topic at the Texas High School Coaches Association annual convention held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio this week. e convention wrapped up on Tuesday after tackling the issue. e University Interscholastic League (UIL) has moved to improve player safety by requiring high school football coaches in the state to take a tackling certiﬁcation course. e UIL and the Texas High School

Coaches Association (THSCA) have worked collaboratively to take an unprecedented step forward to make football a safer sport. In October 2017, the UIL Legislative Council passed a rule requiring every Texas high school and junior high school football coach to become certified in teaching tackling as a part of the official UIL Coaches Certification Program beginning with the 2018-19 school year. e response to the first-of-its-kind statewide tackling certification program is overwhelming, UIL director of athletics Susan Elza said. Elza spoke Monday at the THSCA coaching school press conference. Seattle-based Atavus Sports is overseeing

the newly mandated process that the UIL and THSCA announced in March. e state’s high school football coaches can become certified in two ways — through on-site training offered by THSCA or through an online platform, beginning April 1, 2019. Elza said coaches understand the importance of being proactive when it comes to player safety and believes every coach in the state will want to say they are certified. “Everybody talks about the game being under fire. Our focus isn’t there. It’s how can we make the game better in the state of

It is that time of the year again and I couldn’t be happier. Seemingly overnight, those red and gold placards announcing the upcoming annual OCARC fishing tournament appear on every corner lot in Orange. e event, itself, is a much anticipated happening each year, but more importantly, I know that regardless how tough the fishing has been all summer. ...it will start improving the day of the tournament! is cannot simply be written off as the rants of some old “has been” fisherman as this assessment is well supported by factual data. is year’s event will mark the popular tournament’s 31st year and over the course of that incomparable run, weather has played a major factor only twice. Even more importantly, a dismal summer of catching inexplicably turns around and stays that way right on through the fall. When I finally realized that Director, John omas, and the folks down at the OCARC had something on Mother Nature, I lobbied for the tournament to be move to the first week of June to assure us of a productive summer. No such luck, however, but I can all but promise you that the catching will turn around August 3rd. With the exception of a rule change that all bass must be weighed in alive, the entry rules and format are unchanged as there is no reason to further tinker with something that obviously works. First place in the bass, flounder, speck and redfish divisions is worth $250, the redfish with the most spots pays an additional $250 and 32 fishermen will earn a check in a dozen categories. Gopher Industrial started sponsoring the Appaloosa Red category a few year back and it put every contestant in the game as length and weight were of no importance as long as the fish was a Texas legal specimen. is is truly a family event as every youngster that weighs in a fish will receive a trophy. While the main objective of the two day affair is to raise money for a service organization that supports itself, it has always promoted family and getting youngsters involved in fishing. ere is no better excuse for having to go fishing on a Saturday morning. e event will kick off at 5 p.m. on the 3rd with the weigh-in set for 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon.Contestants can start having their catches certified at 3 p.m. at the Orange City Boat launch. e entry fee is still only $30.For more information drop by the Center

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Safety Texas? How can we make it better and safer for our football players?” Elza said over 3,000 coaches had signed up for the ATAVUS Football tackle program being offered at coaching school. e program applies rugby principles “to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and safety of the tackle.” Clinics will be offered around the state as well as online, and coaches must be certified by Aug. 1, 2019. “It is something that is very positive for the game of football,” Elza said, “and it’s going to be very positive for the game of football in Texas.” e biggest change heading into the upcoming football season will be the introduction of split divisions in Class 5A. e largest 5A schools will compete in Division I and the others will compete in Division II, which is the same format followed by schools in Class 4A and under. “What is unique about it is it has grown backward from the way most UIL changes happen,” said UIL Deputy Director Jamey Harrison, a former superintendent of Bridge City ISD. “Typically, when we have a major

From Page 1B change, it will start at the largest school level and it will filter down to the smaller schools.” Harrison said Class 6A schools will be surveyed about going to split divisions in the fall. “We have heard more conversation amongst 6A school superintendents and 6A school representatives supporting the notion of split conferences,” he said. “It hasn’t reached a critical mass yet.” e UIL will also institute new penalties for players being ejected from a game in a team sport. In sports other than football, the player will miss the remainder of the game and the next game. In football, the player will miss the remainder of the game and the first half of the next game. e rule does not apply to uniform violations or targeting ejections in football. Elza said the UIL is on target to use instant replay for all classifications in this season’s state championship football games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. NCAA rules will be used for instant replay with two exceptions — no coaches challenges will be allowed and all reviews

are to be initiated by replay officials. Collegiate replay officials will review the plays. In the three months since the UIL announced the implementation of instant replay, there has been an array of opinions for and against, with much of the discussion centered on playing the large majority of the season by one set of rules and the title games by another. While instant replay isn’t expected to be used during the regular season any time soon, Ezra said it could be expanded to playoff games at some point. “We have a couple of loose ends to pull together,” she said. “It’s a part of college football; it’s a part of the NFL. So any fan of football is going to ask, ‘Why don’t you have this?’” Elza admitted she could see the use of instant replay expand in the future. “Anytime you add it, you guys know what’s going to happen,” she said. “ey’re going to say, ‘You know our semifinal game is going to have all the cameras in the world there. Can we have instant replay?’ ey don’t understand the depth of it and what’s involved and you have to have a booth official.”

ou haven’t witnessed a topwater explosion until you have a redfish decide it wants your plastic frog.

Colburn located on the corner at 8th and Park or call 409-886-1363. e Orange County CCA Chapter still has a few tickets and possibly a table or two remaining for their upcoming banquet on August 9th. e fund raiser and celebration takes place at the Convention and Expo center located on Hwy. 1442. ings kick off around 6:00 p.m. A southwest wind that refused to quit blowing made fishing Sabine Lake a little tough this past week. ere were still some decent trout caught off the Revetment wall and Neches flats as they were somewhat protected, but it was an inconsistent bite. We are possibly looking at

From Page 1B lighter winds this week and more available water should yield better catches. Topwaters, five inch tails rigged on sixteenth ounce heads and tails fished under a cork have all produced both trout and redfish. Steve Simmons over at Outcast Tackle recently asked me if I had fished a plastic frog called a Cajun Croaker made by Cajun Lures and I hadn’t even heard of it at that time. Frog type lure are certainly no secret and come in a variety of shapes and forms… most of which work very well. e only Frog I have ever fished is the Ribbit with a 4/0 worm hook rigged weedless and, for the most part, used it only for seducing redfish buried up in vegetation. You haven’t

witnessed a topwater explosion until you have a redfish decide it wants your plastic frog. Having said that, as a result of getting forced back into the protected waters of the marsh, I tied one of the Cajun Croakers on and two casts later I had a new favorite frog. It has a little longer legs, casts easier and the sound the feet make is just perfect. While buying three more packs, I met a Toledo Bend bass fisherman that said he now fishes it exclusively on the back of a buzz bait rather than a skirt. Because the legs are a little longer we had to wait a split second longer before setting the hook, but we missed very few fish.e marsh bass like it as much as the reds.

Record-setting heat is sweeping across Texas and special safety precautions should be taken.

DPS warns Texans of safety concerns in summer heat Staﬀ Report For e Record AUSTIN – e Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans to take extra safety precautions as temperatures and heat indices continue to reach 100 degrees and above in many parts of the state.

"We have already experienced extreme heat in most parts of the state this summer, and DPS wants to remind all Texans that the dangers from sustained high temperatures should not be taken lightly," said DPS Director Steven McCraw. "Heat-related injuries and deaths are often preventable if we take the necessary

steps to protect ourselves and others." Extreme temperatures place children at greater risk of injury or death if left unattended in a vehicle. According to the National Highway Traﬃc Safety Administration, temperatures inside a car can rise more than 20 degrees in only 10 minutes. Even with an outside temperature of 60 degrees, the temperature inside a car can reach 110 degrees. Heatstroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash-related fatalities among children, and every year, children die from heat-related injuries after being left in a vehicle or by entering a vehicle unnoticed. Leaving windows partially rolled down does not help. A child should never be left unattended in a vehicle. Additionally, extreme heat

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Seven grants awarded by winners of Great Texas Birding Classic e 22nd annual Great Texas Birding Classic (GTBC) has wrapped up another year and the winners of the largest and longest bird-watching competition in the United States have chosen seven conservation projects to award grant funds. Grants range in amount from $2,750 to $10,000. “e Birding Classic continues to grow in popularity year after year and the diﬀerent categories have really opened the event up to a wide variety of people,” shared Shelly Plante, Nature Tourism Manager at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “ere really is something for everyone. Families and friends put together teams, bird clubs organize community events and birding hotspots promote their sites during the event.” Growth of the GTBC has enabled thousands of dollars in habitat conservation grants to be awarded each year. is year, team registrations and sponsorships to the monthlong, 125team tournament enabled the award of $35,500 in conservation grants to projects throughout the state. Over the past 22 years, the GTBC has awarded $954,000 in grants for on-theground habitat acquisition, restoration and enhancement projects.

In the field this year, 780 participants throughout the state identified 423 species of birds during spring migration. Among the competition were 21 youth teams, called Roughwings (ages 13 and younger) and Gliders (ages 14-18), many of which were sponsored by the Texas Ornithological Society. e GTBC set records for highest species counts in eight tournament categories, including an all-time high of 380 species by the winning team in the statewide weeklong competition. For many participants, the GTBC offers more than just a chance to check off birds on a list and win prizes, but also an opportunity to connect with nature and appreciate the diversity of birds around them. “It was a great day for the seasoned birders and new birders alike,” said Michele Brooke, parent and mentor of the GTBC youth team, the Chatty Chickadees. “e kids were troopers and had so much fun. We explored all kinds of habitats: woods, marshes, coastal and the front lawn of my house. It was a great day!” Grants chosen by the winners to receive funding from the GTBC include: $10,000 Weeklong Conservation Grant- Selected by Swarovski Optik

Highway Hawks/Swarovski Optik. N.A. Project: Gator Lake ReclamationSubmitted by South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, Inc. Funding will assist with the removal of invasive species such as salt cedar, giant cane, Chinese tallow, chinaberry, Brazilian pepper trees and guinea grass around Gator Lake and throughout the wetland and adjacent uplands. Project Location: South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, Corpus Christi $5,000 Toyota Conservation Grant, Regional Big Day- Upper Texas CoastSelected by Free Falling Falcons/Independent Project: Holly Beach AcquisitionSubmitted by the Conservation Fund. Funds will contribute directly to a multimillion dollar project to secure the 1,540-acre Holly Beach tract along four miles of the Laguna Madre frontage for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge. Project Location: Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande Valley $5,000 State Park Conservation Grant- Selected by Mercedes Red Crowns/Mercedes Economic Development Corporation Project: Llano (Grassland) Restoration- Submitted by Friends of Estero Llano Grande State Park. The grant will fund invasive species removal to enable the restoration of 10-acres worth of grassland habitat within the park using native grasses, forbs and shrubs. Project Location: Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco

Trinity Baptist Church in Orange hosted a field trip on Saturday, July 21, to the Michelangelo traveling exhibit in Houston. From left, front, are David Payne, Doris Byrd, Dan Mohon, and Sarah Cruse. From left, back, are Cary Bressie, Brenda Bressie, Shirley Gordon, Manon Mohon, Marti Dickerson, Rachel Parker, and Dan Cruse. Not pictured is Anne Payne. The group journeyed to The Corinthian Building on Fannin in downtown Houston to view replicas of Michelangelo's work from the Sistine Chapel. The exhibit continues through August 16.

$5,000 Sunrise to Noon Conservation Grant- Selected by SCENIC GALVESTON Sandhill Craniacs/SCENIC GALVESTON, INC. Project: Enhancement of Eagle Lake Municipal Park- Submitted by Revitalize Eagle Lake. The grant will help fund professional interpretive panels for installation on site to enhance the visitor’s experience. There is currently no interpretive signage to educate visitors on the diversity of birds, wildlife

and natural vegetation at this site. Project Location: Eagle Lake Municipal Park, Eagle Lake $5,000 Lone Star Bird Award- Selected by Brazos Banditry/Moore Wild Birds and Thomas Moore Feed Project: Port Aransas Nature Preserve, Enhancing Neotropical Migratory Bird Habitat- Submitted by City of Port Aransas Nature Preserve. Funding for this project will be used to remove invasive species such as KR

Bluestem and guinea grass making room for the installation and care of 45 native trees such as live oaks, black willows and yaupon holly within the preserve. Project Location: Port Aransas Nature Preserve (Clay’s Hill), Port Aransas $2,750 Upper Texas Coast Big Sit! Conservation Grant- Selected by Courageous Conservationists/Artist Boat, Inc.

Sea Rim public 5K Run/Walk set for July 30th at Shangri La e Ninth Annual Free Sea Rim Striders Summer Run/Walk Series will take place at ShangriLa Gardens and Nature Center on Monday, July 30 from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Sangri La is located at 2111 W Park Ave, Orange, Texas 77630 e event is free and open to the public. NO NEED TO REGISTER No event shirts or race bibs Wear proper shoes and sun protection. Adequate water stops on course! Please come early to sign waivers and listen to Announcments about instructions for this location. Waivers are numbered and this is how you will be entered into any drawings at this location! is will not be a course for getting your best time, but we assure you that you won't be disappointed! Some parts of the course may be bumpy, for those of you with strollers. When you start, Faster runners line up in the front, joggers in the middle, walkers to the back. Most of this course is oﬀ road, part of it is trail. Please be aware of your surroundings at all times. is is NOT a location to use your headphones. You are running and walking in areas not typically open to the Public. As a general running rule, stay to the right hand side.

If passing, say ON YOUR LEFT loud enough so the person can hear you. Stay Hydrated, Be a friendly Runner! BRING BUG SPRAY Please be courteous to other walkers and joggers, encourage when you can and hang around and cheer them into the ﬁnish! All current 2018 members who attend 5/10 events qualify to receive a SRS club shirt! If you want to become a member, you can purchase a membership on www.active.com or in person at any event - bring cash or check, Come early! Will have membership table set up by 6:30pm. ALL Volunteers (members AND non-members) who sign up to help throughout the Summer Series will have their name put into a drawing for an End-of-Summer Volunteer Appreciation Prize Drawing, for each time they volunteer! Message our Volunteer Coordinator to be placed! SRSclub.Volunteer@gmail.com Summer Run/Walk Series questions: SRSclub.SummerSeries@gmail.com BUDDY PROGRAM is available for anyone new or needing encouragement while walking or running. Ask for a buddy at the membership table or look for someone holding a BUDDY sign! Your Buddy will go YOUR pace!

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Free guide to prevent 10 worst frauds against senior citizens e top ten frauds against senior citizens in the United States have been identified by the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, which has published a guide to inform and help protect seniors from some of the most pervasive and malicious scams and frauds. e guide, “Fighting Fraud: U.S. Senate Aging Committee Identifies Top 10 Scams Targeting Our Nation’s Seniors,” is a comprehensive anti-fraud resource for seniors, according to the announcement by Senators Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill. “Putting a stop to these disturbing scams targeting our nation’s seniors is among my highest priorities as Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee,” said Sen. Collins. “I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that seniors and their families become aware of their techniques and take action to protect themselves and their loved-ones from these heartless criminals. is resource guide will help prevent seniors from becoming victims to these ruthless scams.” Sen. McCaskill added, “Scammers are finding new and innovative ways to prey on this country’s seniors, but with the right mix of law enforcement action, resources, and awareness, we can effectively combat these criminals. “is detailed guide for seniors and their families can help folks recognize the early warning signs of a scam before money is lost and life savings are squandered, as well as provide critical tools to report and help catch these scammers.” e Aging Committee maintains a Fraud Hotline (1-855-3039470) that is staffed by experienced fraud investigators who help link victims with the relevant authorities. e Committee has distilled the large volume of data collected through the Hotline into a critical guide that will help seniors avoid becoming victim to these scams and provide them with important tools to help them if they are targeted. e Fighting Fraud resource

guide documents all of the calls the Fraud Hotline received in 2015 and categorizes the 10 most common scams. e guide describes each of the top 10 frauds in extensive detail, includes multiple case studies to provide tangible examples of these scams, and provides advice from consumer protection agencies on ways to identify con artists’ schemes. Con artists often pray on seniors’ emotions to carry out their schemes. For instance, the crooks may inspire fear by impersonating a law enforcement oﬃcial and threatening adverse actions if a senior refuses to send them money, or they may pretend to befriend a lonely senior online

and convince the victim to send them hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Raising awareness of these scams is a critical piece of helping protect our seniors from these increasingly pervasive and cruel scams.” e ten scams covered in the report include: 1. IRS Impersonation Scams 2. Sweepstakes Scams 3. Robocalls / Unwanted Calls 4. Computer Tech Support 5. Identity eft 6. Grandparent Scams 7. Elder Financial Abuse 8. Grant Scams 9. Romance Scams 10. Home Improvement Scams

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No more high school? Get ready for college! you'll hopefully get to catch up with them again during breaks when you go home.

Congratulations on surviving high school! If you're reading this checklist, you're probably going to college in a few months. Take a look at how you should prepare.

Get social Even if you are a shy person, college is the best time to meet people. Think about it. There are thousands of other kids who are just like you, coming into a school where they maybe know some people, if any. Take advantage of the first few weeks to meet as many people as you can. The great thing about college is that there are so many possibilities. You can pursue anything you want. If you are a music buff, there are acapella groups, public radio, bands, and music appreciation groups. If you’re a social butterfly, there are fraternities and sororities. Your reputation starts anew.

Get a reliable alarm clock No, your phone does not count. How many times does it run out of battery just when you need to do something important? You can’t rely on such shoddy technology when you have a midterm at 8 AM. If you miss a test in college, there is no making it up, so make sure you get a clock that will wake you up even if you slip into a coma. Don’t count on your roommates to wake you up, even if they're just about to go to bed as you wake up.

Learn to cook and do your own laundry is is the real deal people. It is the ﬁrst time you will be living without your parents, so make sure you absorb every piece of precious knowledge you can from them. If you aren’t already doing your own laundry, learn now! ere’s nothing more embarrassing than having a giant pile of dirty clothes in your closet just because you don’t know how to load a washing machine.

Bringing extra coins or ﬁnding somewhere you can get spare change is probably also a good idea. Plus, your future roommates won’t have to spend a fortune on Febreeze. You don’t know how many times a midnight snack is going to come in handy, so at least learn some basic microwave culinary skills. Knowing how to cook can be a great skill to have when your cafeteria or local

Funds Gina Ortiz Jones of San Antonio, Sri Preston Kulkarni of Houston, Colin Allred of Dallas and Julie Oliver of Austin. Cruz’s race against O’Rourke is this year’s marquee event. It’s the top race on the ballot, and the contest for governor that might contend with it for public attention looks considerably less competitive. Cruz has run only one statewide general election —for Senate in 2012 — but was on the presidential ballot in 2016 before losing the Republican nomination to Donald Trump. He’s better known than all but a handful of Texas Republicans — a significant advantage over the Democrat — but he has also raised less money. at’s got people who don’t usually pay attention to these things paying attention; in a Texas where Republicans regularly beat Democrats by double-digit margins, recent polls have this contest in single digits. e question being answered in November is a biennial one: Can a Democrat beat a Republican in a statewide race in Texas? For more than 20 years, the answer has been a consistent “no.” But the financial results to date — the candidate nicknamed Beto has outraised the candidate nicknamed Ted in all but one of the reports filed so far — has

Even if you are going to college 15 minutes from home, you will get homesick. It is bound to happen. We're envious of those of you who don't. For whatever inexplicable reason, we actually end up missing the people we love and the place where we grew up. Who would have

Ted Cruz made “maybe” one of the possible answers. Democrats in Texas do better in years when presidential races are on the ballot. Turnout is heavier — those national contests are more interesting to more people — and the margins tighten in statewide races. e average Republican margin of victory in 2014 — the last gubernatorial year — was 22.4 percentage points. In 2016, it was a

smaller but still substantial 14.1 percentage points. In the six congressional districts where Democrats outshone Republicans in second-quarter fundraising, only one — the 23rd — has been competitive in recent elections. Hurd won by a hair (1.3 percentage points) in 2016 after successfully challenging a Democratic incumbent two years earlier in an election he

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won by a relative landslide of 2.1 percentage points. He’ll face Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones in November. Sessions didn’t have a Democratic opponent two years ago; in 2014, he finished 26 percentage points ahead of the Democratic candidate. e other four seats are — at least in recent elections — testaments to a very effectively drawn political map: Each of the incumbents won easily in 2016: Culberson by 12 percentage points, Williams by 20, Olsen by 19 and Carter by 21. Trump’s finish in some of those districts is encouraging to Democrats. He lost to Hillary Clinton in Culberson’s Houston district, in Hurd’s border district and in Sessions’ Dallas district. His political misfortunes weren’t enough to sink the people right behind him on the ballot, however, and he won’t be at the top of the ticket this year, anyhow. Instead, the congressional candidates from both major parties will be watching the U.S. Senate race between Cruz and O’Rourke, hoping one of the two candidates directly above them on the ballot gets voters going in their direction. Fundraising in these races during this most recent quarter went to the Democrats. Mark that as a hurdle overcome.

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Lauren Froderman won the seventh season of ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’

Heat events or heat waves are one of the leading causes of weatherrelated deaths in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Periods of severe heat and high humidity tax the body's ability to cool itself and can lead to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which can be fatal. DPS oﬀers the following tips for staying safe and managing the heat: • Drink plenty of water throughout the day even if you do not feel thirsty; you may not realize you're dehydrated until it's too late. Also avoid alcohol and beverages high in caﬀeine or sugar during periods of prolonged outdoor exposure. • Pay attention to your body.

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known? But you can prepare for the eventual feeling of homesickness that will come. Keep photos of your family and friends around. Call them. Video chat or Facetime them. Don’t rely on Facebook and texting for this communication. You might think that this would make you more homesick, but it will actually make you feel like you still have the connection and that's important. After all,

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Orange County Church Directory

What Christians in the US Can Learn from Immigrant Pastors For those who met Christ elsewhere, Americanized Christianity can look a bit strange. Marshall Shelley Contributing Writer Christianity Today

ccording to an African proverb, “He who never travels thinks mom is the only cook.” That’s not a putdown of mom’s cooking, just an acknowledgement that there are lots of things you’ll never know if you don’t venture away from home. Likewise, Christians who never listen to those from other parts of the world can assume the only way to practice the faith is the way you were taught and have gotten used to. That’s living on mom’s cooking. Christians in the United States can learn a lot from believers from other parts of the world, including how unusual certain aspects of Americanized Christianity are. I interviewed pastors currently ministering in the United States who were raised and came to faith in another country. I wanted to learn what they saw and experienced of Christianity in the United States that was distinct from their country of origin. Through their eyes I saw many things about my homegrown Christian faith that I’d never noticed before. First Impressions “What was the first thing you noticed that was different from your home country,” I asked. Wilmer Ramírez moved to Boston after pastoring for nine years in Guatemala. He quickly realized churches spoke a different language, not just English instead of Spanish, but a different set of assumptions. “The first service I attended,” Ramírez recalls, “the pastor was announcing upcoming events, and he said, ‘Be sure to come. You’ll have a blast!’ I

thought, I never heard that in Guatemala! Almost every event was presented in a similar way, highlighting how much fun it would be, not how you’d find purpose for your life or learn to walk with God. I wondered if ‘having a blast’ was the most important thing for Christians in the US.” But perhaps the most significant distinguishing mark of US Christianity is the pervasive individualism that saturates the culture and the church, which differs from the community centered values in other parts of the world. “We go to funerals of people we don’t know, simply because they are Ethiopian and are part of our larger community,” said Endashaw Kelkele, pastor of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Denver. “Not many Americans go to funerals of those they don’t know.” His colleague, Ermias Amanuel, offered another example. “In the US, people drink coffee alone! In Ethiopia, if you have coffee, you share it with someone.” When people are dependent on one another, community is more important. Selfsufficiency and independence lead to breakdown of community. This individualism affects more than just social interactions. At times, individualism trumps theology. Signature Aspects of the Gospel Are certain aspects of the gospel emphasized more in the US than in their country of origin? The immigrant pastors all identified elements that distinguished Americanized Christianity. “Predestination and free will!” said Ramírez. “Such issues of theology are prominent here, but they’re not on the ra-

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

dar in Guatemala. On the other hand, evangelism is downplayed here, not seen as essential because so many Christians don’t publicly talk about their faith. In Guatemala, Christians will preach the gospel on buses and public transportation because we’re a ‘church on mission.’ We don’t expect people to show up at church unless they’ve first heard the gospel.” Grace and Its Unintended Consequences A recurring observation, mentioned by several of the immigrant pastors, was the centrality of the doctrine of grace in US Christianity—and its unintended consequences. While belief in God’s unmerited favor and forgiveness is foundational to Christianity everywhere, the US version often comes with a connotation of ease that suggests effort is unnecessary. Resting in God’s grace is quite different from “work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12). This can lead to a lax approach to the spiritual life. Some of the pastors pointed to the easy accommodation to culture on display by American Christians: being entertained by violent or sexual content in the media, for instance, or indulging in alcohol and drugs and gambling, or adopting the American nonstop pursuit of “more.” Different Types of Resistance to the Gospel In what ways does resistance to the gospel take different forms in America? While much of the Global South assumes the reality of spirits and the challenge is how to overcome spiritual forces, the atmosphere in the West is generally skeptical of talk of

the spirit world. “In Guatemala, with its deep roots in Mayan and Aztec spirituality, the spirit world is real! Most people will have a story of a spirit that inexplicably tormented them in some way,” said Ramírez, who now is director of Hispanic Initiatives at Denver Seminary. “But in the US, with its secularism and naturalism, people expect reason to explain everything. Few people have the eyes to see spiritual realities. They consider them merely superstition.” On the other hand, the long history of Christianity in the US leads to its own sorts of resistance. “It’s hard for the gospel to feel new here,” said Mandy Smith, an Australian who pastors University Christian Church in Cincinnati, her first impression was the scale and resources of US churches and parachurch ministries. “It’s great to have it, but if we can’t imagine ways to do ministry without all that, are we limiting our mission? I’m encouraged to watch emerging Christian leaders in the US asking these questions.” Also she adds, “Most people have heard some form of Christianity (from cultural references to it in the media). But they’ve often heard a perversion of it. So the resistance isn’t to the gospel as often as it is to some misrepresentation of it. My hope is that we can enter with humility into those conversations and instead of defending our religion, introduce folks to the person of Jesus.” Marshall Shelley is director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Denver Seminary and contributing editor of CTpastors.com, a resource of Christianity Today.

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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

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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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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.

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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.

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

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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

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Traveling With Pets? What to Know Do your upcoming travel plans include pets? Whether you’re flying to an exciting destination or hitting the road, these suggestions can make the journey easier for animals and humans alike.

good idea before a trip, as vaccinations or preventive medications may be needed before traveling.

• Prep your pet: Traveling can prove stressful to animals, so don’t catch your pet off-guard. Before leaving town, practice taking short rides in the car or spending time in a carrier. This will help your pet get used to the experience.

• Prepare for anything: Even the best laid plans can hit snags. Be prepared for the possibility that your pet will become accidentally injured or develop an unexpected illness while traveling, prompting an unplanned trip to the vet. To prepare, consider solutions like the CareCredit credit card, issued by Synchrony Bank, which features special financing options (subject to credit approval) that can allow you to focus on getting your pet better while making monthly payments. More than 200,000 health care providers and health-focused retailers, including over 20,000 veterinarians accept the CareCredit credit card nationwide, which also sponsored the distribution of the tips in this article. Go to www.carecredit.com for pet healthcare providers closest to your vacation destination.

If you haven’t already microchipped your pet, this may be a good opportunity to do so. This is also the time to ensure your pet’s collar is up-to-date with your current contact information.

Advance planning is key when traveling with a pet. With a little care, you can make your travels with furry friends safe, fun and memorable.

• Pack right: Pack plenty of food and fresh water and a sufficient supply of any medications your pet is taking, as getting refills away from home could be difficult. To alleviate anxiety, bring along pet blankets and toys as reminders of home. Also pack a pet-specific first aid kit, which should include non-stick bandages, adhesive bandages, towels, gauze and your veterinarian’s phone number. • Follow rules: Do your research to ensure you’re following rules along the way and at your destination. Check airline policies, as well as hotel and campsite restrictions and accommodations. Travel across state or international borders requires a health certificate. Some locations require more information and documentation. Give yourself plenty of time to handle these details. Your veterinarian can be a good resource in learning what to expect. To that end, a check-up is also a

Don’t Let a Vacation Derail Your Diet Vacation season is here and it’s no surprise that what you eat can have an impact on your weight. In a study from the University of Georgia, 61 percent of the participants gained weight while on vacation, with an average gain of 0.7 pounds. Some even gained up to 7 pounds. Making healthy choices, even while on vacation, can be as easy as one, two, three when you have the right tools. Courtney McCormick, Corporate Dietitian at Nutrisystem, shares foods that should be on your watch list and go-to list, and how alcohol can fit into your vacation and weight loss plan – yes, you read that right! Foods on the Watch List • Reduced-Fat Peanut Butter: There’s not a big difference in calories between reduced and fullfat varieties. In fact, full-fat peanut butter is chock full of monounsaturated fats, which are good for your heart. You can also look for natural peanut butter, which usually has less salt and sugar. • Multigrain Bread: People who eat whole grains are at lower risk of certain chronic diseases. But read labels carefully. While the term “whole grain” is regulated, “multigrain,” “7-grain,” and “ancient grains” are just marketing terms.

• Safety first: While seatbelts alone can keep a dog from moving about the cabin of the car, they are not your safest option. To help protect pets in a crash, anchor a crate using a seatbelt or other secure means. When flying, opt to keep your pet in the cabin of the plane if possible. Temperatures and air quality in cargo can put a strain on pets. If your animal is too large to fly in the cabin, speak to your veterinarian about what you can do to keep your pet safe and relaxed in-flight.

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• Granola: Yes, granola can deliver protein and healthy fats, but eat it sparingly. One cup can have up to 600 calories which is the same as a Big Mac. And that’s without milk! • Sports Drinks: Red-flag number one: sugar is high on the ingredients list second only to water. Red-flag number two: there are two-and-a-half servings in each bottle, meaning you could be gulping down as much as 52.5 grams of sugar. • Fast Food Salads: Some fast food salads can have more calories, fat and sodium than burgers because of add-ons like cheese, meat and heavy dressings. Foods on the Go-To List • Fruits and Veggies: No surprise here! Essential to a healthy diet, pack that cooler with them for a healthful snacking alternative. • Nuts, Seeds and Popcorn: Healthy fats like nuts and seeds make great snacks and crunchy salad toppers. Walnuts may be best when it comes to cutting inflammation and cholesterol. Just watch your portions – a little goes a long way. And, plain air-popped popcorn is a good alternative to chips, delivering fiber, vitamins and minerals. Also, one cup contains only around 30 calories. • Protein: Think eggs, chicken, lean steak, edamame, quinoa or protein shakes. Begin your day with protein and you’ll be off to a good start. • Healthy Sandwiches: Ditch white bread and rolls for whole grains and sandwiches with veggies and hummus instead of cheese. Room for Alcohol? Participants of the University of Georgia study doubled their alcohol consumption during vacations, which contributed to weight gain. However, you don’t need to say no to alcohol altogether, just keep a few things in mind. Watch the added sugar of mixers and flavored liquors and choose light beers. Also, stick to drier wines, such as Merlot and Chardonnay, and opt for liquors like gin, vodka, rum, tequila, scotch and bourbon. And finally, remember to drink in moderation. One drink per day for women and two for men is best while on vacation. For more great tips, visit Nutrisystem’s website, The Leaf. Remember, vacation doesn’t need to hinder your weight loss efforts. Good choices can keep you on the weight loss track – on vacation and all year round!

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