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Week of Wednesday, October 4, 2017

County sets hospital election, trash pickup Dave Rogers

For The Record

They were talking trash at Orange County Commissioners’ Court Tuesday and there’s plenty of it to go around. But the court considered a number of matters at its first weekly session of the 2017-18 fiscal year, including one that could affect everyone’s bottom line one way or the other. Commissioners set a date of Tuesday, Dec. 19 for a county-wide special election on whether or not to establish an Orange County Hospital District. Wording on the petition calls for the district to cover the entire county with the hospital district having the authority to levy a tax of up to 18 cents per $100 property value.

Proponents say Orange County needs a hospital to attract commercial and residential development Carlton and a hospital district is the best way to attract investors for a hospital. Detractors say creating another taxing entity in the county will be a drain on taxpayers who are currently struggling to rebuild after a national disaster, Tropical Storm Harvey. County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton and the four commissioners introduced the idea of a hospital district to most of the county citizens with a February Town Hall and several luncheon club presentations by the judge.

Chris and Ron Huebel were bringing a neighbor and her family home Aug. 29 when they rescued plant worker Randy Higgs from high waters that sank his pickup truck. (Photo courtesy Ron Huebel)

Lifesavers felt ‘God’s hands’ in storm rescue Dave Rogers

For The Record

When Ron Huebel woke up Tuesday, Aug. 29, his plans were to ride out Tropical Storm Harvey in the safety of his own home. But God, he believes, had other plans. Before the day was over, he and son Chris Huebel had plucked plant worker Randy Higgs of Mississippi from his sinking pickup truck just as it filled with water and went to the bottom of a flooded drainage ditch south of Cow Bayou on FM 1442. “I think God’s hands were in it,” Ron Huebel said. “I don’t know how else to explain it.” The elder Huebel’s job takes him into many of Jefferson and Orange County’s petrochemical plants. “If you know anything about safety, it takes a chain of events to have an accident,” he said. “This was kind of the opposite: There were so many things that should’ve or could’ve gone wrong that day that didn’t. “I call it kind of a miracle.” Higgs, a veteran millwright, was working a turnaround in Port Arthur until the storm that dumped more than 26 inches of rain on Aug. 29 (and more than 60

inches on Orange County in five days) forced the bosses to shut down the jobsite and order a one-week break. He was heading home to Mississippi in his Dodge pickup, taking FM 1442 north from Bridge City to Interstate 10. He made it to a sweeping curve just south of Cow Bayou. “I was doing about 30 miles per hour and, all of a sudden, I started pushing water. I said, ‘Aw, shoot,’ and I slowed down,” Higgs said. “I saw the left (southbound) side of the highway was higher than where I was, but I couldn’t get over because of traffic. “Then a big truck, coming down the other lane, going too fast, sent a bunch of waves at me. I think those waves are what caught me and pushed me to the side.” The bottom literally fell out for Higgs. “The left end of the truck was lifted up and I was floated,” he said. “It was very scary. It really was. I’d never been in that situation.” That’s about the time Ron Huebel rolled up after what had already been an adventurous day. He and his wife DeLana, LIFESAVERS Page 2A

But they say their role is only informative, and they steer clear of opinions in public. “As the petition language appears to have satisfied all the statutory requirements, our duty is to accept the petition,” Carlton said.

“The legal response to the petition that was turned in is this court shall call an election,” Commissioner Jody Crump said prior to the 5-0 vote. Early voting will be held from Mondays through Fridays Dec. 4-15 at four polling

locations – Orange Public Library, Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department, Bridge City Public Works Building and Vidor ISD Administration Building. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all dates but Tuesdays, when the hours

will be extended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The court held a 15-minute hearing on the validity of the hospital district petition before its regular meeting, finding the wording in order. COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

BC’s newest centenarian Mildred Prejean Piggott Purifoy turns 100

Dave Rogers

For The Record

She gets carded everywhere she goes. For years – nay, decades – showing new acquaintances her driving license would be the only way Mildred Prejean Piggott Purifoy could prove to people how old she is. “No one can ever guess her age,” says son-in-law Darrell Segura. “I asked a new doctor how old he thought I was and he said, ‘60,’ Mildred recalled. “I was 90 then.” So, believe it or don’t: Mildred celebrates her 100th birthday today. Her four children and their families will be there. A bad knee is her only physical problem. “My doctor said, ‘You said you were going to live to be 100. Well, add 10 years to that. I saw your blood test,’” Mildred said. “I think maybe the best thing is calling everybody’s attention the fact that you can be 100 and still have your own home and be around your children.” Why not? “She’s still experiencing new things,” says older daughter Sandra, who lives with her. “Who would’ve ever thought we would evacuate?” Well, truth to tell, storms have forced Mildred to evacuate from her Bridge City home several times since moving with husband Terrell “TJ” Piggott from Port Arthur in 1958. She actually evacuated from her home twice for Tropical Storm Harvey. The first, an Aug. 29 move into the Bridge City LaQuinta Inn, ended when the building lost power and she had to be carried downstairs from her third-floor room. Later, she and Sandra caught a ride with a neighbor’s home health workers to the Lake Charles Civic Center. That led to three nights spent sheltering in the LSU AgCenter in Alexandria. It wasn’t fun. But Mildred got a personal visit from

Mildred Piggott Purifoy and her daughter Sandra enjoy the sunshine in front of their Bridge City home last week. Purifoy, a Bridge Citizen since 1958, was born Oct. 4, 1917. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards when someone told him that a 99-year-old woman was staying there. And guess what he told her? So, how old is Mildred? She’s so old she remembers living “way out in the country” and having to hitch “Bessie” to the buggy to get to church every Sunday. She’s so old she recalls the family’s “refrigeration” happened when her mother put meat in a jar, tied a rope around the jar and dropped it “way down in the well.” Growing up in Lawtell, La., a small Cajun community outside Opelousas, Mildred never knew about the Depression. She spoke no English when she started school. She studied by the light from an oil lamp. She was the youngest of six sisters and, only 10 when her mother died.

“All my sisters wanted to take me in, but their husbands didn’t want to, because of the cost,” Mildred said. She graduated from elementary school at 13 with the highest grades in her class. “My sister said, ‘Now you can get married.’ ‘Married?’ I said. ‘I don’t even have a boyfriend,’” Mildred recalled 87 years later. “I cried all summer long. My dad said, ‘Leave her alone. If she wants to go to high school, let her go.’” In 1935, after becoming the first in her family to finish high school, she moved to Port Arthur to live with her sister and brother-inlaw. She was working as a waitress and cashier at a restaurant in Port Arthur and soon began dating a merchant marine who would become her husband

of 57 years. Piggott settled into a refinery job with Gulf Oil. They raised five children, Johnny, Sandra, Linda, Sharon and David. In 1958, they moved to Bridge City and were the first to build on Lafitte Street. Back then, Roundbunch was a dirt road. “Terrell’s sister-in-law said, ‘Why do you want to go to Bridge City? There’s nothing there,’” Mildred said. “I said ‘It’s going to build up.’ “Within a few years, guess who came to see me all the time?” Piggott passed away in 1994. Gulf Oil’s latest owners still pay Mildred a pension. “Now it comes with a note: Please let us know if this person is still alive,” she said with a laugh. BC CENTETARIAN Page 3A

Extreme challenges = creative OF solutions Dave Rogers

For The Record

Improvise, adapt and overcome. It’s a problem-solving technique most often attributed to the U.S. Marines, but Orangefield ISD has adopted it since Harvey left town. Welcome to the Tarp-nasium, the Tarp-eteria, a lot of team teaching and thinking outside the box. Orangefield began school Sept. 25 with two of its three

campuses badly compromised by water damage from flooding caused a month earlier by Tropical Storm Harvey. The elementary campus was not available. The high school campus was only about 60 percent inhabitable. Everything was shuffled. “Our junior high is now a pre-K through 6. The high school is now a 7-12,” Stephen Patterson, school superintendent, explained. At the junior high, blue

tarps are used to divide the cafeteria into four classrooms. Ditto for the gymnasium. Even the teacher’s lunchroom is halved for classrooms. “The teachers eat with the students now,” Kim Smalley, curriculum director for the district, explained. “They do team teaching. They’re all so creative. I’ve been so impressed. And even though the junior high rooms are fine, they gave up their classrooms so the

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younger kids could use them.” Patterson points out the school district was as prepared as could be for a storm that caught everyone off guard. “After Deweyville flooded [in March, 2016], the district maxed our flood coverage,” Patterson said. “Our trustees took the max flood coverage we could buy, $2.5 million.” While remediation at the ORANGEFIELD Page 3A

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confident their house wouldn’t flood – spoiler alert: it didn’t, had invited two other families, including their son’s, to stay with them. Together, they would ride out the worst that Harvey could bring. “This house is high,” Ron Huebel said. “We’re prepared for storms.” But before their day got good and rolling, an ambulance call across the street altered plans. An elderly neighbor had to be hospitalized in Beaumont early that morning. That led the Huebels to volunteer twice to go out in the worst of the storm and ferry the neighbor’s family members to Beaumont and back from their Orangefield home. “It was already raining so hard, I didn’t get over 50 [mph] on my way to Baptist,” Ron Huebel said. “My wife and I came home around 2 p.m. By then, 1442 already had water over it for a fairly wide stretch. It kept raining and raining.” Chris Huebel, his wife and daughter, and a third family had joined Ron and DeLana Huebel for dinner. Then Ron got called out again. “It was getting close to dark,” Ron Huebel said. The call was from the neighbor’s family. The sedan bringing everyone home from the hospital made it OK on the interstate from Beaumont to Orange but was no match for the high water on FM 1442. “I wasn’t sure what to do,” Huebel said. “I knew the roads were bad but I couldn’t see leaving them there.” Chris Huebel accompanied his dad this time. The Huebels’ 4-wheel drive truck chugged through high water most of the way from south of FM 105 to the rendezvous at the Crawdad’s store at I-10 and FM 1442. They picked up their neighbor – she was discharged by the hospital – and two of her family members and headed back south.

The waters south of Cow Bayou bridge on FM 1442 had begun to recede by Sept. 6, leaving the maroon pickup of Randy Higgs halfsubmerged. (Photo courtesy of Ron Huebel)

Randy Higgs, a millwright from Mississippi, was heading home during the worst of Tropical Storm Harvey Aug. 29 when water rushing at high speed from a drainage ditch pushed his truck off the road and engulfed it. (Photo courtesy Randy Higgs)

“On the other (north) side of the Cow Bayou bridge, there was a 150-foot stretch of water and it was moving,” Ron said. “I had Chris looking through the window at the stripes on the road to make sure we stayed on the road. “We went through it slow. It was raining pretty hard and you could tell the water was coming up.” After the Cow Bayou bridge, next was the steep banked curve that normally crossed the drainage ditch. Except this time, it was the other way around. The fast-moving waters from the ditch crossed the roadway. “As we’re coming up to that thing, we look off to our left and see tail lights. There shouldn’t be anything over

there, but we saw tail lights,” Huebel said. “That’s all we could see. Everything below the tail lights was already under water. And all of a sudden, we saw a dome light. “That’s when we knew there was someone in there.” As the elder Huebel dialed 9-1-1 to ask for assistance, Chris Huebel shot out of the passenger seat toward Higgs’ truck. He waded the first few steps, then had to swim for it. “I didn’t think there was time,” said the younger Huebel. “It was just a race against time. His truck was halfway submerged.” Ron Huebel was talking to the 9-1-1 operator. “As I was trying to tell 9-11 we needed a high-water rescue,” he said, “Chris is

pulling this guy up out of the truck.” Ron Huebel next got a vision he won’t soon forget. “As soon as I got the guy out of the vehicle,” Chris Huebel said, “it was like something in a movie – it sank. The whole truck was gone.” Next was a horrible noise. “They’re hollering ‘Help! Help!’” Ron Huebel said. “The water was heading their direction, and they were trying to swim against it.” Only Higgs couldn’t swim. “He was pulling me down. I thought I was going to have to let him go,” Chris Huebel said. The elder Huebel swam in to assist his son and the stranger. “He pulled us to the other side of the ditch, to where I could hold on,” Chris Huebel said. From his Port Arthur motel room, Higgs said Monday he has had a rough time since that night. Without transportation or a cell phone or computer, which were also ruined by the water, it took a while to get his life back on track. One problem has been the lack of an accident report to give his insurance company. Paperwork gets lowest priority during times of disaster. For more than a month, Higgs’ truck sat unattended not far from where it went under Aug. 29. But he hopes to find longterm employment in Southeast Texas. “There’s a lot of work in this area,” Higgs said. Ron and Chris Huebel admitted earlier this week that they haven’t spoken much about that night since it happened. “It’s just one of those things that happened. We were in the right place at the right time,” said Chris Huebel, a lab worker at a petrochemical plant. Karen Dubose, the neighbor whose trip to the hospital led the Huebels to be at the right place at the right time, had a back seat view of the rescue.

“It was really dramatic,” she said. “They really put themselves at risk. “That little truck was coming at us, and all of a sudden, it slipped over the side. “You could hear the man in there screaming. My neighbor and his son jumped over the side and they grabbed him and threw him in their truck.” Ron Huebel marvels at his son’s quick action. “Chris, he didn’t hesitate. To me, he’s the hero of the story. If he hadn’t gotten to that truck, I don’t think there’s any doubt that man [Higgs] wouldn’t have made it.” Mostly, Ron Huebel can’t believe the events of Aug. 29. “My day went from thinking I was going to hang out at home and have a nice quiet

day,” he said. “It ended up anything but that. “To me, it was all just surreal. “To think if we hadn’t decided to go get them [Dubose’s family], would we have been there? No. “If she hadn’t had to go to the hospital in the morning would that have happened? No. “I’ve been through a number of hurricanes, but never anything that personal, something like that. “I don’t know that it’s not anything a lot of people wouldn’t have done, given the circumstances. But at the end of the day, all I could think was ‘Wow, did all that just happen?’ “I don’t think it was us. We were [God’s] instruments.”

Most drivers survive plunge but not all Dave Rogers

For The Record

More than 70 years ago, Robert Rothrock swam for his life after his landing craft sunk in choppy seas near New Zealand. On Aug. 30, the 91-yearold World War II veteran was back in the deep – but this time in his car. Rothrock was one of hundreds of Orange County residents who were either stalled out or swept away by the floods and fast-moving waters spawned by Tropical Storm Harvey. “I couldn’t teach that car to swim,” Rothrock said of his small car. “I was lucky.” Rothrock and his car began floating at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Adams Bayou, north of Orange. “A boat and three men in it, they jumped in to reach me and it [water] went nearly over their heads. They pushed me over to the middle of the road, and jerked the door open,” he said.

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World War II veteran Robert Rothrock, 91, was pulled from his floating car by members of the Cajun Navy on Aug. 30.

“They had done rescued one or two of us. There were four or five of us they pulled out on MLK that morning. I didn’t get their names or nothing from those boys. I guess it was the Cajun Navy that rescued us.” Rothrock is related to Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Hershel Stagner, whom he joined last week at the Wednesday Lunch Bunch MOST SURVIVE Page 3A

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County business: hospital election set Tina Barrow, county elections administrator, said that 149 of the 164 signatures on the petition checked out OK. Only 100 valid signatures were required. Also in Tuesday’s regular meeting, commissioners approved polling places and times for a Nov. 7 Texas constitutional amendment election. The special hospital district election, which will cost the county $40,000 to stage, could not be joined with the Nov. 7 election because of timing requirements relating to when the petition was filed. Because of damage caused by Harvey, six of the regular polling places for election days in 2017 have been moved. Precincts 2 and 5 move to Orange Public Library; Precincts 18 and 19 move to Vidor Junior High; Precinct 7 moves to St. Francis Catholic Church; and Precinct 23 moves to First Christian Church Orangefield. The hospital district election business took the spotlight momentarily for what county officials say will be the No. 1 concern for months – debris removal linked to Harvey and the record flooding it caused. Carlton reported Tuesday that the county’s debris haulers had already removed 43,000 cubic yards of waste. But Buddy Lofton, project manager for the county’s lead debris contractor AshBritt, recently estimated Harvey had created 225,000

Tropical Storm Harvey debris pickup continues throughout Orange County. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

cubic yards of debris. Debris hauling has been going on for three weeks. Lofton predicts his company will be through by Thanksgiving. He and county officials admitted, however, that many of the trash haulers that might normally work for AshBritt on a project the scale of Harvey in Orange were being redirected to Florida or Puerto Rico, where the pay is higher. “No one’s really thought of having something this large just in Texas and so many other natural disasters affecting the United States at the same time,” Carlton said. “That’s part of the problems we’re having getting

Most survive gathering at JB’s Barbecue. Another dining with the group was Precinct 2 JP Derry Dunn. Dunn also had his rescue story. Turns out he was a day ahead of Rothrock and should have been taking it easy on Aug. 29 as he recuperated from shoulder surgery. “My daughter and four kids were at the Mauriceville Middle School gym and couldn’t get out, because the water was too high,” Dunn recalled. “So I knew a guy with a pickup truck with big tires and we decided to go get her. We couldn’t make it down [FM] 1130. Then we couldn’t make it down [FM] 1078. “We were going to try to go down MLK. We were on Meeks Drive headed toward it we got in the water deeper, deeper, deeper. “Water come up on the floorboard, and, all of a sudden, we were floating. We just floated off the road. It was a weird sensation.” The water carried the truck and two men into a gulley.

FEMA resources, DRCs, debris haulers. It’s just kind of an unprecedented event. “I do ask that everyone have patience as we go through this. Unfortunately, it’s not something that can be done quickly.” Good news on the debris front came with the announcements that TxDOT would essentially donate a week of free debris removal to the county and that FEMA would authorize debris removal from private roads countywide on a case-bycase basis. Currently, AshBritt is concentrating on Bridge City and Pinehurst, which has brought up some problems noted by Commissioner John

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Gothia. Citizens are frustrated because the haulers are forbidden from picking up debris by low-hanging power lines and the reach of their grapple trucks. Homeowners were advised to keep debris behind ditches but the haulers can’t reach it there. The city of Orange, which has its own debris hauler, issued a related press release Tuesday. The city advised that it would bear no responsibility for the actions of a third-party debris management company that is currently being hired to push debris to where the trucks can pick it up. Commissioners asked Joel Ardoin, county code enforcer, to work with AshBritt on a solution. Also on Tuesday’s agenda was possible action on a change in employees’ disaster pay and audiovisual equipment for the 163rd District Court. Both were tabled. The Courthouse is currently closed because of water damage caused by Harvey and commissioners could not say when it would reopen. “We can’t reopen until we start repairing it,” said Sheriff Keith Merritt, whose office is currently housing at the County Expo Building on FM 1442. Commissioner Barry Burton said the county is awaiting a damage report from architects and other consultants.

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Alive? Mildred has outlived a second husband – Edwin Louis Purifoy, who she met at a Senior Center and married in 2001. He was 76 at the time. Mildred was 83, but she looked … marvelous. “He got on his knees and he asked me to marry him,” she recalled. So what’s her secret? “I don’t take a lot of medicine,” Mildred said. “Too much medicine will kill you.”

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two flooded campuses is complete, Patterson says posting and bid-taking rules mean it will be more than another month before reconstruction begins. He expects FEMA to reimburse the district 90 percent of its storm losses but not without some long nights by himself and other administrators. “I’m having to do FEMA procurement procedures,” he said. “That’s a huge amount of paperwork. If you don’t get that right … “Then the construction process begins. What I’d like them to do is take it on by grade-level hallways, then we can take it back in stages, alleviate the pressure off the other campuses as hallways return.” Patterson says the month-long delay in starting school this year will not result in a longer school year. “The end of school will be at exactly the same time, May 31,” he said. To do it, the district is substituting six new class days in place of teacher workdays, exchanging “staff development days” for “instruction days.” The schools boss has a big thank-you for his students, teachers and parents. “I couldn’t be prouder of what our teachers are doing. They’ve not only met the challenge, but have exceeded expectations,” Patterson said. “The parents understand what we’re doing, and they’ve been great. They support us 100 percent. “The students are kind of amused at the instructional setting right now. But they’ve adapted and are functioning quite well now.” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in Beaumont last week to talk with all Region V superintendents about the challenges brought by Harvey. Then he made a special trip to Orangefield. “I invited him to see our district, so when he was making decisions, he could see,” Patterson said. “It’s one thing to see it on the ground.”

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“We got a window down, but there wasn’t much I could do with one arm in a sling,” Dunn recalled. “The driver got out through his window and got on top of the truck. Fortunately, there was a boat following us. He came up on my side and we were able to get the door open and I was eventually able to slide out into the boat.” Dunn and his friend were taken by boat to Little Cypress Junior High and later that night the judge returned home to reunite with his daughter, who had been rescued from her high water challenge. Denna McGraw wasn’t so lucky. Her husband, 54-year-old Lee McGraw, was trying to help a rescue worker Aug. 30 when he was swept away in his truck by Cole Creek, from the Interstate 10 service road. “He just drove right in and I was screaming, ‘Get out! Get out!” Denna McGraw told KFDM-TV in September. “I lost a good man. He was out helping people.”

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SPECIAL LUNCH BUNCH GATHERING A special Lunch Bunch gathering will be held next week. The Bunch will dine at Van Choate’s Tuffy’s to honor all WWII Veterans. They will be fed free with picture taking and interviews. We encourage you who are in contact with a WWII veteran to see that they attend. If a vet doesn’t have a ride call 313-7779 and we will provide transportation. We invite all public officials to come honor the few heroes that are still with us. In just a few years they will all be gone. Their ages range from 91 to 98. Of course everyone is always welcome. Looking forward to seeing you.

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From The Creaux’s Nest NATIONS DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING On Oct. 1, Steven Paddock, 64, a millionaire with no criminal history, became a Las Vegas sniper using the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel as his killing perch. Paddock was responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 500 others wounded. Paddock shot down on the 22,000 concert goers attending the Route 91 Country Music Harvest Festival. His motive is a mystery. The shooting brought an immediate outcry for change of gun control, the nation’s most divisive issue. Meanwhile, the shooting sent gun maker stock rising. Gun buying will pick up because of a perception that gun controls could tighten. Gun stocks and gun sales always rise after a mass shooting. Some will believe the false notion that the government is coming to take their guns. I’ve always said you can’s stop anyone from committing a crime with just a little planning if they are willing to die. A few weeks ago, President Trump slammed law enforcement in London and other places. He even criticized Scotland Yard for allowing mass killings. In 2016 he said fewer people would die if more of them had their own guns. Nevada is an open carry state. Since 1980 there have been at least 56 mass shootings. In time Stephen Paddock will be forgotten just like all the others. Sadly Paddock, a “Lone Wolf” won’t be the last mass killer. The U.S.A. leads the free world in deaths by shooting. For now, the Las Vegas shooting puts Puerto Rico and the US. Virgin Islands on the back burner of news coverage. Those poor people have a long struggle.*****Well, I’d best get going. I hope you will be so kind as to come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

HOSPITAL CRISIS WORTH UNDERTAKING Over 60 years ago a wise old man told me if you want to find a good town to do business in fine one with a hospital, Walgreens and a whore house. If there is money in the town all three will be there. I have thought about that often. Doctors, Jews and pimps have a special knack for location, location, location. I know Orange has a Walgreens but as far as I know they don’t have the other two. Which brings up today’s subject. My friend attorney Paul Henderson sent me an article titled, “A hospital crisis is killing rural communities.” Paul wanted me to see how the hospital issue relates to Orange. If you want to watch a rural community die, kill its hospital. Rural hospitals are in danger across the country. Their closure is a catalyst for further decline. Industry, business and families are reluctant to make a move to a place that doesn’t have a rated hospital. In the last seven years, nearly 100 rural hospitals like Orange have shut down. As many as 700 more are at risk of closing within the next 10 years. The reasons are complex. Economy plays a part but most important is the part the government plays with an evolving health care system. If cuts are made it’s usually to health care first. Hospital closures are hitting southern states the hardest. When the number of hospitals fall to zero in a town about 200 jobs, including doctors, nurses, administrators, orderlies and cleaning crews vanish. Large hospital buildings sit vacant, deteriorating. Attracting other businesses and keeping local doctors gets harder. The loss of a rural hospital goes beyond even vital medical care, it’s a loss of identity, a loss of community. It’s hard to have a good, thriving community without a hospital. One can only guess at how many lives might be saved with a local hospital rather than one in other counties miles away. Doctor shortages occur where there isn’t a hospital to practice at. Citizens end up finding a doctor from home. Meanwhile, financial help from the federal government is declining. Medicare payments have been reduced and cuts are coming to a disproportional share of hospital programs which provide extra funding to hospitals that serve high levels of low-income patients. States like Texas, that didn’t expand Medicaid, have been cut without getting the full coverage boost offered by Obamacare. If Texas expanded Medicaid it would mean greater access to low income people and more reimbursement for hospitals helping. The bottom line is Texas’ political leadership has refused to expand the program. Republicans will continue to push for repealing Obamacare making rural hospitals even more uncertain. Patients are not going away, even with severe cuts to Medicaid. Orange, for many reasons, needs a hospital. I compliment Ross Smith and a group of community-minded people who are working on the problem. The total number of full fledged beds is one consideration, new facility or existing one. The group has obtained enough signatures to call for a hospital district election. Commissioner’s Court is set to announce an election date at the next Court meeting. To pass the bill will be a hard sell but well worth the effort. Like I’ve highlighted, it would benefit the community in many ways. Every citizen could be proud to be a community with a hospital and convenient for every family to use. Make Orange citizens true partners in their hospital with family sign up programs, etc. I’m convinced Orange County can’t ever reach its full potential without a hospital. Like other communities that have lost their hospitals, Orange will slowly decline. Our leaders will be blamed for lack of economical development. It’s a losing battle. Development just won’t happen without a hospital.

Lately we are hearing Johnny Dishon’s name mentioned quite often. Here’s what we know about this young, local athlete. He’s at LSU on the baseball team that is having regular scrimmages. Johnny is playing as both catcher and centerfielder. He leads the Tiger team in homeruns. Johnny is carrying 18-hours, plus has two-hour practice each morning at 6 a.m., practice again in the evening and attends tutoring. He has little time for much else. His lovely girlfriend, herself a great athlete, Kristi Sanders is attending school at LSU. *****Cody Sparks, our boy at Tulane, turned 20 over the weekend. ***** Quarterback Brett Favre will be 38 on Oct. 10. Chicago ruined his birthday celebration. *****Happy anniversary to Ebb and Kim Moore, who celebrate on Oct. 13. *****Wade and Nikki Barron celebrate on Oct. 10. *****Belated anniversary withes to Ms. Ginny and Neighbor Cox, who celebrated 59 years on Oct. 2. Wasn’t much of a celebration, Millard took her out for a hamburger. ***** Because of health reasons, Sen. Pete Domenchi, 75, of New Mexico, will retire. Other senate republicans leaving the ship are John Warner, Virginia, Chuck Hagel, Nebraska, Wayne Allard, Colorado. *****I have nothing but respect for journalist who put themselves in harms way, to report news from the frontline. In Iraq alone, 118 have been killed. I think the very best correspondent is Michael Ware of CNN, who’s been on the frontline over four years. He doesn’t pull punches or whitewash. What his eyes see he reports. Regardless of who is elected president, we will have some troops in Iraq. Our part alone in United Nations Peace Keeping would be 3,000 to 5,000 plus securing our own embassy. Three shift a day, 24-7, will take soldiers. If anyone says every single troop will be out, they are not being truthful. The difference is the Republican president would keep at least 100,000 combat troops over there.*****You never know where you are reaching someone on a cell phone. On Wednesday morning, a couple of weeks ago, at 10 a.m., I called my friend Donna Peterson and invited her for a lunch date. She said, “Sorry, she couldn’t make it, she was in Hawaii.” She and brother Richard were on vacation. I don’t know what time it was there, it might have been in the middle of the night, but she was nice about it. *****Sen. Larry Craig is not coming out of the senate and he ain’t coming out of the closet either. That is giving the Republican leadership constipation. Locked bowels to homophobia. *****A Roman Catholic Archbishop is threatening to deny Holy Communion to Rudy Giuliani over his support of abortion. When was it okay for someone divorced and married three times to receive Communion anyway? *****The real test for Wade Phillips and the ‘Boys’ will come next Sunday when Dallas takes on Tom Brady and the 5-0 New England Patriots. The game will be played in Cowboy Stadium in Irving. A win almost assures a spot in the playoffs for either team.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 10 YEARS AGO-2007 William Elmer Hipsley, 60, of Orange, died Thursday, Oct. 4. Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 6. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and worked in the Texas prison system. He is survived by his brother, Jerry “Peanut” Hipsley, nieces and nephews. ***** Peggy Jo Foreman, 59, of Orange, died, Sunday, Oct. 7. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10. She was the owner operator of Care for Tots Daycare Center. She is survived by her husband, Nolan Foreman, her daughters, Stacy Ratcliff, and Kim Jinks and three grandchildren.***** Harold Joseph Prejean, 88, entered into eternal rest Thursday, Oct. 4. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Harold served in the Army during World War II and later served his community through the American Red Cross and as Chapter Executive of the March of Dimes.***** Mary Ruth Kellis, 80, of Orange, died, Monday, Oct. 1. Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 5. She worked 37 years as an operator at AT and T and South Western Bell Telephone Company. Mary is survived by her daughter Dolores Jackson, son, John Carroll Kellis, Jr., three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

40 YEARS AGO-1977 Linda Gay, formerly of Orange and now a resident of Palm Springs California, appeared on the Merv Griffin Show October 13. Linda is the daughter of Louis and Nancy Gay. *****The ‘Terror’ of South Louisiana, Carl Thibodeaux, owner of West Orange Pharmacy, is having another birthday Oct. 15. He claims to be 32-yearsold. His birthday gift to himself is a trip to Dallas for the Cowboy-Washington game Sunday. The game played when Carl was a little boy chillun’ was Cajuns and White Folks. Carl was da one wat carried da knife (Editor’s note: Forty years went by quick didn’t it Judge? A lot of water has gone under the bridge since we did crazy things 40 years ago). *****Judy Harmon, employee in the County Auditor’s office, is in ICU after having a kidney operation. ***** A bar maid at Albert’s Inn, next to the Orange Play House, asked Louis Dugas, who spent a lot of time at the bar what part he played in the production. He answered that he was only a gopher; his wife Beth was the director. A few days later, while Louis was again bending his elbow at Albert’s, the same bar maid asked him what part did you say you were playing?” “A mole?” he answered.*****Grover Halliburton and Harold Beeson conned Buddie Hahn, whose friends call him ‘Silas Marner’ because he’s so tight with a dollar, into bidding on what he thought was a yacht at the Ducks Unlimited banquet. Buddie won the bid, which turned out to be a 12-foot Johnboat, a four horsepower outboard and a little trailer to haul it on. Grover and Harold assured him it would come in handy when a heavy rain fell in Wexford Park where Buddie lives in Vidor. *****The beautiful Pam Updike becomes Mrs. David Guidry. (Editor’s note: She’s still beautiful and still married to Coach Guidry. Together they have raised two fine sons). *****Jim Ed

Brown and Helen Cornelius are named ‘Vocal Duo of the Year’ at the Country Music Awards. Kenny Roger’s ‘Lucille’ was named ‘Song of the Year.’ The Statler Brothers took home the ‘Vocal Group’ award. Vocalist Ronnie Milsap was named ‘Male Vocalist’ and Crystal Gale, ‘Female Vocalist.’ ‘Best Instrumentalist’ award was given to Roy Clark and Ronnie Milsap was named ‘Entertainer of the Year.’

BIRTHDAYS A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Oct. 4: Happy Birthday to 100-year-old Mildred Piggott Purifoy born this day in 1917. It is amazing all the changes this good lady has seen. She was here when WWI ended in 1918. By the way, she’s the mother-in-law of Darrell Segura, one of the great guys I’ve known. See her story and interview by Dave Rogers in this issue. Other good folks celebrating birthdays today are former Bridge City mayor Bobbie Burgess, our friend at Trendz, Makayla Warren. Celebrating today also is career soldier, Bridge City grad, Jason Menard, (three tours in Iraq), one of coach Les Johnson’s all time favorite athletes. Also sharing birthdays are Ryan Dubose, John Cardner, Candy Hughes, Lori Ess and Jami Anderson. Celebrities having birthdays on this day are actors Live Schreiber, 49, Dakota Johnson, 27 and Susan Sarandon, 70.*****Oct. 5: Darlene Stephens, Elicia Dillon, and Kevin Staudenmier. Joining them are entrepreneur Nicky Hilton, 33, singer Brian Johnson, 69 and actress Kate Winslet, 41.*****Oct. 6: Our buddy, Port commissioner, insurance man, Jimmy Smith, celebrates today as does Lisa Moore at Bridge City High, Lori Harmon, Charlie Dorman, Barbara Angelle and Coach Troy Woodall, a prince of a guy born 75 years ago. Having birthdays on this day also are LeBron’s son, LeBron James, Jr., 12 and TV actor Cameron KIennedy, 23.*****Oct. 7: Celebrating today are Carrie Richard, Connie Elkins, Mary Moore and Joby Brown. Celebrities celebrating birthdays today are entrepreneur Simon Cowelll, 57 and pop singer John Mellencamp, 65.*****Oct. 8: A beautiful lady, OFISD nurse, Brad’s better half, Sandy Frye, celebrates today. Also BCISD teacher Lisa Havens, Darrell Fisher, Connie Bland, Elizabeth VanMetre and a special happy birthday to Roy’s God child, Darren Boudoin. They are joined by actors Matt Damon, 46, Chevy Chase, 73 and Nick Cannon, 36 and Pop singer Bruno Mars, 31.*****Oct. 9: Today is Columbus Day, a national holiday. Having birthdays today are Carrie Reider, Dawn Fults, Linda Myers, Betty Stimac, Logan Conner, Megan Benoit and Kirsten Perricone. Also celebrating today are reality star Sharon Osbourne, 64 and country singer Scotty McCreery, 23.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold its semiannual garage sale this coming weekend, Oct. 7 and again next Saturday, Oct. 14.7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at their new location at 985 W. Roundbunch. Many great items. Y’all come.*****On this day, October 4, 1970, 47 years ago, Janis Joplin, age 27, was found dead in a Hollywood hotel room Had she lived she would be 74 years old. Most of her former fans are 70-plus today.*****Twenty years ago, Oct. 6, 1997, Bailey’s Fish Camp, established in 1926, went up in flames. I recall that early morning fire, I was on the scene while it was still burning. Fred Bailey, before he died, had operated the place 30 years. Bailey’s, at the foot of the ferry, was the Bridge City areas first business.*****The Houston Astros finished the season with 101 wins, second best in franchise history. The Astros face the Redsox in American League Division Series. Pitcher for the Astros will be Justin Verlander, Thursday game one, Dallas Keuchel will start game two on Friday.*****Orange native, Wade Phillips, defensive coordinator of the LA Rams, is given a lot of credit for the Rams 35-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Terry Bradshaw calls him the greatest defensive coach ever.***** Deshaun Watson replaced Dak Prescott as the latest quarterback sensation. He led a Texan win over the Tennessee Titans 57-14. Watson threw four touchdowns and ran for another for the best offensive day in Texan franchise history. Fifty-seven points was the most in NFL since Seattle scored 58 in 2012 against Arizona. Houston’s 445 yards of offense and 33 first downs was the second most in franchise history. The defense had five turnovers and four interceptions. It sure looks like the Texans are for real.*****Hugh Hefner, the silk pajama wearing founder of Playboy magazine, who helped steer nudity into America’s mainstream, died last Wednesday, Sept. 27. His magazine had some great shots of beautiful women but also the stories were well written and very informative. The Playboy mansion was famous for great parties and his Playboy Clubs in the 1960’s, featured well stacked young women in bunny outfits. “Hef” was a selfmade man, a true pioneer and publishing icon.*****Terry Hamilton (Mike’s wife) is opening up PK’s. I’m being told it will be steam table food.***Dixie Glass is not going to reopen.***Robert’s Meat Market is open but the restaurant won’t open for at least two more weeks. They are selling hamburgers and chicken sandwiches thru the meat market.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Young Alvin Dartez has been courting Mullate Comeaux’s pretty teenage daughter Shirley Marie. Night after night, Alvin him, he came calling and he and Shirley Marie sat in da living room. One night Comeaux him, he jus’ can’t take it no more. Standing at da top of da stairs, he yell, “Shirley Marie, wat’s da Dartez boy doing here all hours of da night hanh?” She answer, “Why Papa, Alvin was jus telling me everyting dats in his heart.” “Well, next time,” Comeaux roared, “Jus’ let dat boy tell you wat’s in his head and it won’t take half as long.”

C’EST TOUT David Soileau worked his last tour on Sept. 28. David retired after his shift with 37 years of service. He’s worked for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Vidor PD, and with the Bridge City PD for the past 26 years. Over the years David has given the police a good name. There are many stories about his law enforcement work. Many, once youngsters, will tell you that this police officer was quick to tell you that if you didn’t straighten out, and he was called out again to deal with you, that he would personally kick your rear. If a case could fall either way Sergeant Soileau often gave a youngster a break. We wish him the best in retirement. Job well done “Sarge.”*****Thanks for your time, mine is up. Shop our family of advertisers and have a nice week. Take care and God bless.

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The Record â&#x20AC;˘ Week of Wednesday, October 4, 2017 â&#x20AC;˘

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

6624 or Sunset Pro Kerry Lamb at 883-9454.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church's Semi-Annual Garage Sale is this weekend and next weekend! It will be held on Saturday, October 7th and 14th from 7:30 11:30 am at our NEW Location at 985 W. Roundbunch Rd, Suite A, this is located next to Happy Donuts. We have so many "heavenly ďŹ nds" and Durham-Ellis Nuts for sale too.

Private Water Well Testing

Starlight COGIC distribution center Starlight Church of God in Christ invite the community Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. to the Distribution Center at 2800 Bob Hall Rd at the E.B. Lindsey Family Life Center in Orange. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere will be women, men, and children clothing, groceries, water, and much more. Superintendent Lindsey is Pastor.

American Legion Post 49 Fish Lunch î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e American Legion Post 49 will be holding a Fried Fish plate lunch fund raiser from 11 am to 1 pm on October 5th. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e meal will consist of fried ďŹ sh, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert and will cost $8.00. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, October 4th and before 9 am on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, October 5th for orders and deliveries. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e American Legion Post 49 is located at 108 Green Ave. in Orange.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary free lunch î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 2523 members will host a free lunch on Saturday, October 7th at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e lunch will consist of Fish Sandwiches with the works and fries. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere will also be Auction Items to make bids on. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e public is invited and have a free lunch and bid on the auction items. For more info you may call 409-886-7381.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Dance î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 2523 members will host a dance on Saturday, October 7th at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange. Rod Rishard will be performing starting at 4:00 pm. Come listen to some good music and dance your blues away. For more info you may call 409-886-7381.

Retired Teachers Association î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Orange County Retired Teachers Association will hold its ďŹ rst meeting of the season on Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street at 10:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Scott Hasty of J Scotts AďŹ&#x201A;orist, who will create a variety of fall ďŹ&#x201A;ower arrangements and teach techniques for unusual presentations. We will have a covered dish luncheon after the meeting. Guests are welcome. Hunter Education Safety Class Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Safety Class Mon & Tue Oct. 16 & 17 from 6:30 PM until 9:30PM at OrangeďŹ eld High School Ag Shop. Must attend both sessions. CertiďŹ cation 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 certiďŹ ed at 9 years old. Call 409883-8118 to register & directions. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is is not just for hunters, anyone with ďŹ rearms can beneďŹ t from this class.

Wesley UMC fundraiser Annual Fund Raiser â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wesley United Methodist Church will be selling this years crop of Durham/Ellis pecans and walnuts early November. Pecan halves and pieces $10.50 a pound and walnuts $8.00 a pound. Call Jan 409/7348036 or Deana 409/330-6363 to order or for additional information.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension now has a limited supply of water sample bottles for testing private water wells. However, we are unable to let the public into our oďŹ&#x192;ce temporary. If you come to the Orange County Convention and Expo Center you will be directed to the back hall and we will come to you. You can also go to the North door and call 882-7010 and we will come to you. Decontamination and sampling instructions can be found here: http://www.sratx.org/newsâ&#x20AC;Ś /sra_notices_advisories/GI-432.pd. For further questions, please call the AgriLife oďŹ&#x192;ce at 409882-7010.

Sugar Shack Bar Open î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Sugar Shack Bar is open at 1411 Simmons Dr. in Orange. Cold beer, pool, sports on 3 televisions and free food every Sunday. Come check us out.

BCHS Alumni Info In respect for all of our alumni members that have been directly and indirectly aďŹ&#x20AC;ected by Hurricane Harvey, the Classic Cardinal Reunion that was planned for Saturday, October 21st has been cancelled. Unfortunately, many people in our area have been displaced, are dealing with ďŹ&#x201A;ooded homes, and are overwhelmed with hardships caused by the storm. Understandably, a reunion is not top priority to those facing months of rebuilding their lives, and we understand. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet next year and celebrate the recovery! Homecoming 2017 is still scheduled for Friday, October 20th at 7:00 p.m. Our Cardinals will face Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Please come enjoy the game if you are able to attend. Our Cardinal family extends heartfelt sympathy to the families of the following deceased alumni: C.R. Fleming ('57), Don Stanton ('64), Benjamin Davis ('63), Gerald Breaux ('63), Robert î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eriot ('63), and Mike Hebert ('65). î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ank you for your continued support. It is our responsibility to keep the history and traditions of BCHS alive Once a Cardinal...Always a Cardinal!

Cowboy Church celebrates 10 years î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Cowboy Church of Orange County will celebrate their 10th anniversary on October 15th. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e church service will be in the arena and start at 10:30 a.m. and after service there will be a free barbque lunch. We will have a mechanical bull, horseshoes and washer tournaments for all to enjoy. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e annual rodeo will be held October 2021.

VFW to host Dance î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e VFW located at 5303 Hwy. 87 in Orange will host î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Cadillacs for a dance on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, October 12th. For more information, please call 409-886-9738.

Durham Ellis Nut Sale

to Novrotsky's on 16th Street for Dutch treat lunch at 11 a.m. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e tour of Scarecrows has been cancelled as Shangri-La is closed for storm repairs. Please RSVP to Anne Payne, 409.313.7575 or annieoakley1116@gmail.com so reservations may be guaranteed. Wed., Oct. 11, at 10 a.m. is Mah Jong at the home of OCF president, Karen Akers on Tanager, 409.988.9706. Night Bunco returns on Mon., Oct. 16, at 6 p.m., but we still need a home, so please call or email Carolyn Lemons, Chair, if you can hostess, 409.779.0208 or Chasse_cal@yahoo.com. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Book Club meeting area at î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Jumping Bean is now permanently closed. We will still have Book Club at 2 p.m. on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;urs., Oct. 26, since new member, Diane Grooters, will do the book review on A MAN CALLED OVE by Frederik Backman. We will meet at Luigi's Italian Restaurant at Strickland & MacArthur. Janelle Ramsey, Book Club Chair, is temporarily living in Nederland due to storm damage. Please RSVP to Anne Payne if attending Book Club at 409.313.7575 or annieoakley1116@gmail.com.

Thrift & Gift Reopened î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e î&#x20AC;&#x201C;rift & Gift has reopened. Vendors have checked in new items, and we have been blessed with many donations. Now all we need are customers and friends to come in. We are looking forward to seeing our friends and customers. Hours are from 9:00-3:00, Tuesday thru Friday at 350 N. 37th St (between Salvation Army and Sabine Credit Union). You may reach us at 409886-7649.

Last Hurrah Reunion postpned until 2018 î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is is to let everyone know that the "Last Hurrah Reunion" for the following classes from Lutcher Stark High School has been postponed until 2018, 1949-1950 & 1951. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is was scheduled for October 17th at the Orange County Expo Center. Several of our class mates have lost their home, their belongings and vehicles. Please keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers. As far as we know there have been no deaths reported of classmates due to the hurricane. If you have any questions you can call any of the following: Beverly (Hurst) Reeh @ 409-8862595 or email - bjr423@att.net, Betty Nell (Prince) Futch @ 409-886-7139, Betty (Estes) Duhon @ 886-3150 andMary (Broom) Morgan @ 979-251-4475 or email - sunsetoaks1@earthlink.net.

Holiday in the Park Scheduled Plans are now well underway for the City of West Orangeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday in the Parkâ&#x20AC;? festival. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until dusk in the park next door to West Orange City Hall (2700 Western Avenue; West Orange, Texas). î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is home-town, community festival brings in people from around the area wanting to kick oďŹ&#x20AC; the holiday season! î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e event will have food booths, craft booths and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities.

Non-electrical booth spaces (14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) are available for $30 each, while electrical booth spaces (20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) are $50 each. Booths are rented on a ďŹ rst-come, ďŹ rst-served basis. Booth space is limited, so the sooner reservations are made, the better the booth location. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e City of West Orange reserves the right to the sale of all carbonated beverages. NO alcohol of any kind will be sold at, or allowed on, the festival grounds. Rules and regulations, as well as a site map and registration form can be found on the City's website located at www.cityofwestorange.com. For further information, or to reserve a booth space, contact West Orange City Hall at 409-883-3468.

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

Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;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.

Friends of the Orange Depot Meeting î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e next meeting of the board and volunteers of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, October 19, 5PM for refreshments, 5:30PM, meeting, at the Orange Train Depot Museum, 1210 Green Avenue. Everyone is encouraged to come for there are three events coming up we need volunteers for. Interested individuals are always welcomed.

BCISD Child find/Child Serve Child Find/Child Serve is a requirement, which ensures that school districts regularly identify,locate, and appropriately place children and students with special needs.Bridge City ISD wants to eďŹ&#x20AC;ectively meet these requirements. If you know of a child or young adult, ages 3-21, with a special need, or if you are the parent of such a child or young adult, please contact the Bridge City ISD Special Education OďŹ&#x192;ce at 7351552.

BCISD to Purge Records EďŹ&#x20AC;ective December 31,2017 Bridge City ISD special education records will be purged for students whose special education services ceased prior August 2010. Any Previous special education student, who is at lease 18 years of age, or the parent/guardian of a minor student, may pick up records in the Special Education OďŹ&#x192;ce. Additional information may be obtained by calling 735-1552

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City will have Pecan Halves: $9.00, Pecan Pieces: $8.75, Walnut Halves & Pieces: $8.00, Almonds: $7.75, Roasted Cashews: $7.00, Frosted Praline Pecans: $9.00, Frosted Cinnamon Pecans: $9.00, Trash Mix: $4.00, Hot & Spicy Peanuts: $3.00, Peanut Brittle: $3.75, Honey Toasted Pecans: $9.00 and Milk Chocolate Pecans: $9.00 (coming LATE FALL). Your purchase helps us to provide scholarships for 2 Lamar University music majors. Call the church at 409-735-4573 to order.

OCS Golf Tournament set for Oct. 7

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers

î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e 12th Annual Orange Christian Services Golf Fundraiser will be on Saturday, October 7 at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e format will be a four-person team scramble and you can select your own team. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e entry fee is $300 per team which does not include the cart fee, which is $25 per golfer. Prizes will be awarded for the longest drive, closest to the pin on the Par 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, door prizes and team prizes. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e tournament ďŹ eld will be limited to 18 teams and is open to both men and women golfers, according to Tournament Chairman Bill Belcher. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. with on-site team checkin beginning at 7 a.m. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e entry fee includes golf, chance for prizes, drinks and lunch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe we already have 13 teams and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping for 15,â&#x20AC;? Belcher said. For more information call Belcher at 882-9395, Al Peterson at 738-2942, Pete Miller at (409) 939-6125, Paul Allemand at (409) 313-

For the month of October, as in September, the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Orange will not meet for its regular Wed. meetings at Sunset Grove Country Club due to displacement of so many of its members. We will try for November.

Orange Train Depot Museum phone change For information and rental prices for scheduling a special event in the historical Orange Train Depot Museum, please call 409-330-1576. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e published number had to be changed because of the ďŹ&#x201A;ood.

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Deaths and Memorials Kinta Kay Berlinger, 43, Orange, Texas

Classic rock cover band Mixx Fixxer will perform at Rikenjaks South Stret in Vidor on Saturday, Oct. 7, for ages 21 and older. Admission is charged at the door. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

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Fall, finally, bring more fun By Tommy Mann Jr. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Record Fall is in full swing and festival season begins this week with the always popular Texas Rice Festival in Winnie, arguably the most popular festival in the region every autumn. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere are great local and national act shows across the region as well, so be sure to ďŹ nd something you like and have a great time. Follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for updated listings and announcements. Wednesday, Oct. 4 William Clark Green, Drugstore Gypsies, Get Right Ramblers @ Texas Rice Festival Dplay @ Blue Martini Reagan Woodside @ Brick and Barley Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Tim Burge @ Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brad Broussard @ OBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar and Grill Matt Ash @ Rikenjaks-LC

Bronco Junior @ î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Rodair Roadhouse Trey Rose @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Josh Garrett Band @ î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e West î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, Oct. 5 Wayne Toups, Travis Matte and the Kingpins, Geno Delafose and French Rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Boogie @ Texas Rice Festival Big Richard South @ Blue Martini Brad Broussard @ Coconutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cajun Grill Chester Daigle and Grace Smitherman @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Sabine River Bend Band @ Hamiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Cadillacs @ Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s French Market Miears and Mark Drew @ î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Logon CafĂŠ Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Lone Wolf Zach Gonzalez @ Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Icehouse Beaumont

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Kinta Kay Berlinger, 43, of Orange, Texas, passed away suddenly on Friday, September, 29, 2017. Memorial service for Kinta will be held on Friday, October 6, 2017, at Dorman Funeral Home, at 6:00 PM; Kevin Trinkle oďŹ&#x192;ciating. A gathering of family and KINTA KAY friends will be held BERLINGER prior to the memorial service on Friday, October 6, 2017, from 4:00 PM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 PM, at Dorman Funeral Home. On î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday, May 9, 1974, Kinta was born in Port Arthur, Texas, to mother, Jennifer Wiggins and father, L.A. Wiggins. Kinta was a graduate of Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School; Class of 1992. After High School, Kinta worked at OrangeďŹ eld High School with special needs children, whom she loved and adored, and at Little Flock Christian Day School, before she embarked on her lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career as a licensed insurance Sales Agent. Kinta worked as an Insurance Agent, ďŹ rst with All-State and most recent with Johnny Dishon State Farm. It was well known by all who knew Kinta that her two sons, Brenden Berlinger and Kale Berlinger, were the loves of her life. Kinta also loved being able to spend time on the water, at the beach or the lake, with her friends and family. She was a mother, daughter, sister, cousin, and friend, who will be missed by all who knew her. Preceding Kinta in death is her grandfather, J.J. Kelley. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ose who will cherish Kintaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory most are her sons, Brenden Berlinger and Kale Berlinger, of OrangeďŹ eld, Texas; father of her children, Brent Berlinger, of OrangeďŹ eld, Texas; mother, Jennifer Sue (Kelley) Wiggins; father, L.A. Wiggins and wife, Charlene; brother, Kevin Wiggins and wife, Misty, of Bridge City, Texas; sister, Kelli Wiggins of Orange, Texas; grandmother, Susie Kelley, of Dallas, Texas; numerous nieces, nephews, one great-nephew, and extended family; and a large community of friends.

Betty Marie Pace Peveto, 79, Orange, Texas, Betty Marie Pace Peveto, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2017, in Groves, Texas. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e family will receive guests beginning at 1:00 pm. Born in Orange, Texas, BETTY MARIE on June 14, 1938, Betty PACE PEVETO was the daughter of John Henry Kirby Pace and Esther (LeBlanc) Pace. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville and worked as a hairdresser. Betty was an excellent gardener and could grow anything. She was known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glitter Queenâ&#x20AC;?, had an entire room dedicated to crafts, and loved to do â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stampin Upâ&#x20AC;?. She was a wonderful and loving mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by those who had the pleasure of knowing and loving her. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Esther Pace; sisters, Claudine

Pace Kays and Linda Faye Pace; and her former husband and father of her children, Charles C. Peveto. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ose left to cherish her memory include her children, Charles M. Peveto, of Austin, Debra Peveto Taylor and husband Matthew, of Orange, and Daren W. Peveto, of Orange; grandchildren, Brandon Taylor and wife Gayla, of Orange, and Katy Taylor Shippey and husband Dustin, of Derry, NH; great-grandchildren, Aiden Taylor, Jaxon Taylor, and Brayden Jagneaux; siblings, Glen Pace and wife Glenda, of Livingston, Shirley Pace Myers, of Vidor, and Janie Pace Parrish and husband David, of Junction; aunt, Dolly Donnaud McRight, of Vidor; and her uncle, Shirley â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nutseyâ&#x20AC;? Donnaud, of Orange.

Lester Raymond Morris, 91, Orange, Texas Lester Raymond Morris, 91, of Orange, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. OďŹ&#x192;ciating will be Reverend JeďŹ&#x20AC; Bell. Burial will follow LESTER RAYMOND at Orange Forest Lawn MORRIS in West Orange with full Military Honors. Visitation preceded the service, starting at 10:00 AM. Born in Sour Lake, Texas, on June 29, 1926, and raised in Honey Island, he was the son of Alonzo Washington Morris and Clara Alice (Garrison) Morris. Lester honorably served in the United States Navy during World War II in the PaciďŹ c î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eater and went ashore at Iwo Jima. He was one of the last few surviving World War II veterans in Orange County. He was a pipeďŹ tter for Local Union 195 PipeďŹ tters until he retired in 1988. Lester was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Bridge City where he received his 60 year pin, and of St. Paul United Methodist Church for 50 years. He enjoyed outdoors, camping and traveling with his wife. Lester was a dog enthusiast and is survived by his beloved Chihuahua, Trixie. He was a fan of the Astros and Johnny Cash. He loved woodworking and building things. Lester enjoyed life to the fullest, but his greatest joy was his family. He was a proud Texan, and a proud American. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents; the love of his life, his wife of 65 years, Rita Arlene Morris; sisters, Lucille Dubose, and Christine Owens; brother, Harold Morris; and granddaughter, Brandy Buckley. He is survived by his children, Linda Buckley and husband, Jarvis, of Orange, TX, Ray Morris of McGregor, TX, and Craig Morris and wife, Dana, of Fulshear, TX; grandchildren, JeďŹ&#x20AC;rey Buckley, Melanie Herrman and husband, Ron, Ashlee Beeman and husband, Derek, Allison Irigoyen and husband, Edward, and Bryan Morris and wife, Kelly; great-grandchildren, Addie Morris, Clara Beeman, Calvin Raymond Morris, and Craig Beeman; and brother, Earl Morris and wife, Mary, of Zavalla, TX. Serving as pallbearers will be Ray Morris, Craig Morris, JeďŹ&#x20AC;rey Buckley, Derek Beeman, Bryan Morris, and Edward Irigoyen. Honorary pallbearers are Jarvis Buckley, and Russell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bubbaâ&#x20AC;? Uher. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e family would like to express gratitude for the loving care provided by Elite Home Healthcare and Southeast Texas Hospice. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e family is also very grateful for all Dr. Wesley Palmer has done.In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, memorial contributions can be made to the Salvation Army at 1950 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Orange, TX 77630.

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Louisiana school shows its support for Orange victims Fifty-three Juniors from Opelousas Catholic High School traveled to Orange to deliver gift cards, clothes, shoes, and school supplies. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e students were accompanied by Liz Meche, School Counselor, Matt Hebert, Religion Teacher and Coach Steve Guidroz. After hearing about the losses in Orange due to Hurricane Harvey, the school decided to adopt St. Mary. At the time, Opelousas Catholic did not know that Dr. Cynthia Jackson was an alumni of the school. After an initial phone contact, Dr. Jackson visited Opelousas Catholic during

a visit home and received a warm welcome from her alma mater. During Opelousas Catholicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to St. Mary, the schools shared the Rosary and afterwards the students had an opportunity to visit classrooms and interact with St. Mary students and teachers. St. Mary was excited about the visit and will always remember the kindness from our visitors from the neighboring state of Louisiana. Dr. Jackson will always treasure her alma materâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support of our school.

Pictured are Opelousas Catholic School juniors with Dr. Jackson (far right).

Pictured are Dr. Jackson (5th from the left) with students and staff at Opelousas Catholic School as they present her with the gift cards.

Pictured are all the Opelousas Catholic School visitors with St. Mary Catholic School in the gym.

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pairman never crossed the house threshold. He was a wonderful husband, father, and friend who will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Winnie Lorimer; and two brothers. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Dora Lorimer; children, Paul Michael Lorimer, of Lake Jackson, TX and Susan Lorimer and husband John Albright, of Perth, Australia; numerous nieces and nephews; wonderful neighbors who have shown so much compassion during this time; and his many friends from DuPont. A Celebration of Life will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00, Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

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KAZ’S FEARLESS FOOTBALL FORECAST Upcoming High School, College and NFL Games WEST ORANGE-STARK over NACOGDOCHES KENNEDALE I lied last week when I said Silsbee would be the toughest team the Mustangs will face in the regular season. is Kennedale outﬁt is undefeated in four games and is ranked No. 6 in Class 4A. It should be a classic battle between No. 2 and No. 6. e ‘Stangs had better play better than they did for three quarters at Silsbee Friday night or their 30game winning streak could come to a screeching halt.

DIBOLL over ORANGEFIELD e Bobcats are hosting a team that is 3-1 so far this season and is the same size school as Orangeﬁeld. e Bobcats found a way to win last week against a team that is 0-4 and will have to play MUCH better to pull oﬀ an upset Friday night.

NEDERLAND over VIDOR is should be a classic battle of two unbeaten teams. Vidor has the home ﬁeld advantage, but the Bulldogs seem to always seem to ﬁnd a way to win the big games.

BRAZOSPORT CHRISTIAN over ORANGE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN Brazosport comes to Lions Stadium undefeated and probably will leave with their loss column undisturbed.

MCNEESE STATE over ABILENE CHRISTIAN It appears the Cowboys have jelled and are playing sound football once again if their 35-0 romp over Stephen F. Austin last Saturday is any indication. is trend should continue Saturday night in Abilene.

HIGH SCHOOL Beaumont West Brook over College Park (ursday); Jasper over Hardin-Jeﬀerson, Hamshire-Fannett over Beaumont Kelly, Woodville over Kirbyville, Kountze over Trinity, Hull-Daisetta over Houston Westbury Christian, Tenaha over West Sabine, Pasadena over Beaumont Legacy Christian (all Friday); Beaumont Central over Beaumont Ozen, Port Neches-Groves over Baytown Lee, Port Arthur Memorial over Lumberton, Silsbee over Shadow Creek.

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Mustangs tame Tigers’ celebration By Meri Elen Jacobs For e Record Silsbee made a date with the Mustangs for Homecoming last Friday and were sorely disappointed when West Orange-Stark showed up and showed out, beating the Tigers, 34-17 on their big night. Two Mustangs ran for over 100 yards, junior Kavyn Cooper for 200 yards and quarterback Chaka Watson for 103. “I’m thrilled to death with the victory,” Head Coach Cornel ompson said. “at’s the best football team we have played to date. I felt like we should’ve had a bigger lead at the half. We played hard against a quality football team and I was proud of how we came out in the second half.” On the Mustangs first play from scrimmage, Cooper bulldozed his way through Silsbee’s defense and ran 62 yards for the first six points. Kicker Chad Dallas’ kick was no good, but the Mustangs led, 6-0. Silsbee answered right back as the speedy Kalon Barnes took the kickoff and ran it all the back. Silsbee’s PAT was good

and the Tigers quickly took the lead. Watson and company went to work, moving the ball down the field 61 yards in eight plays as Jarron Morris put six more on the board with a 21 yard catch from Watson. Watson also scored on the two point conversion and the Mustangs were back on top. Silsbee was able to tack on three points when kicker Eric Martin hit a field goal from 46 yards out. WO-S’ Justin Sibley took the ensuing kickoff back but the referee ruled him out at the 4 yard line as time expired before half time. e Mustangs took the opening kickoff and on the next play, Cooper dazzled the crowd again with a 64 yard gain but was caught short of the goal line by Silsbee’s Barnes. On the next play, Cooper coughed up the ball to Silsbee. Two possessions later, Silsbee scored on a rush by Adonis omas and the kick was good to put the Tigers on top again, 20-17. Six plays later, the Mustangs took the lead on a Watson one yard run and Silsbee never scored again. e first play of the fourth quarter, the il-

lusive quarterback scooted through Silsbee’s defense 26 yards to put WO-S up, 27-17. Silsbee tried to answer back with an Eric Martin field goal but the kick was blocked and Mustang lineman JaCorry Brady scooped up the ball and moved it about five yards as WO-S took over. Going 77 yards in 12 plays, Watson hit pay dirt again from 7 yards out and Dallas’ PAT was good. “e fumble after the half was almost a killer,” ompson said. “But we were in better shape than they were. Sometimes our inexperience showed through and the interruption of the storm, with the penalties and mistakes. We have some aches and pains but just one out for the year, Bruce White, who got hurt early. is week, we go to Nacogdoches to face the number 3 team in 4A Division 1, the Kennedale Wildcats. is will be a spotlight game.” e Mustangs beat Kennedale last year, 4521. e Wildcats returned 8 or 9 on offense and 7 on defense after making it to the state semifinals, where they lost to Abilene Wylie,

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COLLEGE Georgia Southern over Arkansas State (TodayWed.); Alcorn State over Alabama State, Louisville over North Carolina State (Both ursday); Memphis over Connecticut, Boise State over BYU (Both Fri.); Sam Houston State over Stephen F. Austin, Nicholls State over Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana over Incarnate Word, Central Arkansas over Houston Baptist, Alabama over Texas A&M, Clemson over Wake Forest, Oklahoma over Iowa State, Penn State over Northwestern, Syracuse over Pittsburgh, Navy over Air Force, Western Michigan over Buﬀalo, Virginia Tech over Boston College, Georgia over Vanderbilt, Auburn over Ole Miss, East Carolina over Temple, Duke over Virginia, Middle Tennessee State over Florida International, Florida over LSU, Florida State over Miami, New Mexico State over Appalachian State, Notre Dame over North Carolina, Arkansas over South Carolina, Louisiana Tech over UAB, Tulsa over Tulane, Florida Atlantic over Old Dominion, Marshall over Charlotte, Texas Southern over Kennesaw State, Missouri over Kentucky, Toledo over Eastern Michigan, Iowa over Illinois, Texas Tech over Kansas, Central Michigan over Ohio, Akron over Ball State, Indiana over Charleston Southern, Miami, O. over Bowling Green, Northern Illinois over Kent State, Ohio State over Maryland, Purdue over Minnesota, Michigan over Michigan State, Cincinnati over Central Florida, Wisconsin over Nebraska, Louisiana-Monroe over Texas State, TCU over West Virginia, Prairie View over Grambling State, Army over Rice, Texas over Kansas State, Mississippi Valley State over Arkansas-Pine Bluﬀ, Houston over SMU, Southern Mississippi over UTSA, Western Kentucky over UTEP, Washington over California, Oregon over Washington State, USC over Oregon State, Idaho over Louisiana-Lafayette, Colorado State over Utah State, Fresno State over San Jose State, Arizona over Colorado, Stanford over Utah, Nevada over Hawaii, San Diego State over UNLV.

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

ORANGEFIELD 32, KELLY 26

(ABOVE) Bridge City Cardinal running back Andy Lara finds running room against the Jasper Bulldogs. This week the Cardinals travel to Cleveland to take on the Indians. RECORD PHOTOL Lisa Anderson Orangefiled Bobcat Cade Brown battles for the ball in the endzone against the Kelly Bulldogs. Orangefield won the contest 3226. This week Orangefield hosts Diboll. Kickoff is 7 pm. face the Silsbee Tigers on October 13. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

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Mustang Running back Kavyn Cooper blocks for quarterback Chaka Watson in the Mustangs 34-17 victory. Watson finished the game with 103 yards and three touchdowns. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Bridge City Cardinal Max Baker breaks loose for a 22 yard touchdown against the Jasper Bulldogs. RECORD PHOTOL Lisa Anderson

Ethan McCollum finds running room for the Battlin' Bears against Crosby on homecoming night. LCM will face the Silsbee Tigers on October 13. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Bridge City Cardinal Case Skinner gets his hands on a Jasper ball carrier. The Cardinals fell to the Bulldogs 46-14 in non-district action. Big Red now moves on to battle the Cleveland Indians. RECORD PHOTOL Lisa Anderson

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Mustang quarterback Chaka Watson shakes off a Silsbee defender in the Mustangs 34-17 win over the Tigers. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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With the help of good blocking by lineman Aaron Galitz, Orangefield Bobcat running back Blake Bradley picks up yardage against the Kelly Bulldogs. The Bobcats won the bout 32-26. face the Silsbee Tigers on October 13. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

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LCM's Dameon Morris leads interference for running back Christopher Winters against Crosby. The Bears lost the homecoming bout 58-14. This week the Battlin' Bears take a break before returning to face the Silsbee Tigers on October 13. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

WOS Mustang Justin Sibley hits the hole for WO-S. Sibley had a 66 yard kick return right before the half. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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Orange area residents and guests currently traveling 16th Street, might notice two very large yellow and white tents positioned just north of Trinity Baptist Church, located at 1819 N. 16th Street.

Trinity Baptist hosts disaster relief group for Orange recovery Orange area residents and guests currently traveling 16th Street, might notice two very large yellow and white tents positioned just north of Trinity Baptist Church, located at 1819 N. 16th Street. Beginning Tuesday, October 10, 2017, free food will be offered under the tents to anyone in the Orange area in need of a hot meal. Rusk-Panola Baptist Association Director of Missions, Dr. Gerald Edwards has coordinated a major operation of disaster relief, designed to support those involved in Orange Area recovery from Tropical Storm Harvey. Hosted by Trinity Baptist Church and supported by the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, men and women from Texas and beyond will be taking shifts in the coming months to feed and serve both workers and others with special needs located in the Orange area. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e group will cook three hot meals, serving breakfast at 7:00 a.m., lunch at 12 noon and dinner at 5 p.m. Recovery crews working in the area and other persons in need of a meal are welcome to come by and receive the free food. Recipients may take the food

to go or take a break, cool oďŹ&#x20AC; and eat under the tents. Hot meals will also be transported from this location to First Baptist Church, Vidor, Texas for workers in the Vidor area. Additionally, Dr. Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group will be coordinating work crews to go out into the Orange area and work in the homes and businesses of those aďŹ&#x20AC;ected by Harvey. Area residents needing help with their homes can ask for assistance and the group will coordinate, assign and disperse work crews to help. Cleaning supplies and other items, such as diapers, will also be available for those in need. When asked for a reaction to the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opportunity to be a part of this project, Trinity Baptist Church Pastor, Ryan Chandler stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trinity continues to prove that it isn't a church that folds under pressure. We are happy to host these groups and allow the grace God has given us to overďŹ&#x201A;ow into the Orange community.â&#x20AC;? Additional volunteers are needed for a variety of services from clean-out and construction to cooking and serving food. Persons interested in volunteering to help with recovery efforts can contact Trinity Baptist Church Pastor, Ryan Chandler at 281-979-0196.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the ďŹ rst bass I had ever caught on a She Dog, a small topwater lure designed to fool trout and redďŹ sh, but it was the ďŹ rst bass I have ever caught that far south in Sabine Lake. After catching and releasing three slot redďŹ sh just south of Madam Johnson Bayou, a fourteen inch bass joined in the fray. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere was no doubt that it was a marsh bass that had extended his or her hunting grounds into Sabine lake, but this ďŹ sh was eight hundred yards oďŹ&#x20AC; shore chasing small shad. It was the only bass we caught, but how many do you have to catch to conďŹ rm the fact that the salinity level is a tad weak in the main lake! Even with the salinity level on a slow rebound, however, the redďŹ sh continue to make the day for local anglers as does the steadily improving ďŹ&#x201A;ounder bite. While the redďŹ sh bite has really been consistently good, they are not actually jumping in the boat as reported by several local anglers. You still have to be in the right place at the right time, but the â&#x20AC;&#x153;right timeâ&#x20AC;? has lasted signiďŹ cantly longer of late. In fact, after locating a small school of feeding ďŹ sh on the surface, you can remain in the same area well after the frenzy ceases and continue to catch ďŹ sh. Even if you elect to leave the area to look

Rocktoberfest returning to Beaumont Get ready for some quality fun this October in downtown Beaumont. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e City of Beaumont presents Rocktoberfest on Friday, Oct. 27, at the JeďŹ&#x20AC;erson î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eatre in downtown Beaumont. Tickets are $10 each for the event and the gates open at 5:30 p.m. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event, which will be held indoors and outdoors, will feature live music by Cranford Hollow and will be followed by a showing of the cult classic movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Rocky Horror Picture Showâ&#x20AC;? at 9 p.m. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e event will be held rain or shine and will feature a variety of beer and food, along with the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment. Tickets can be purchased at the Beaumont Civic Center box ofďŹ ce or at Ticketmaster outlets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocktoberfestâ&#x20AC;? is sponsored by Saint Arnold Brewing Company and 2-Row/Del Papa Distributing. Call 409-838-3435 for more information about the event and visit www.cranfordhollowmusic.com to learn more about this band.

wrote the song to raise money for Harvey Relief and will bring CDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of the song to sell, donating proceeds to the United Way and ďŹ&#x201A;ood relief eďŹ&#x20AC;orts. Food vendors will be on site who will be donating a portion of their sales to the United Way as well. Inside the Depot will be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gratitude Wallâ&#x20AC;? where messages can be written and posted for display. Tours of the depot will also be given by docents from the Friends of the Orange Depot. Free parking will be on the lot across the street from the depot and on the neighboring streets. Some seating will be available, but everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs. No coolers or pets will be allowed.

area too long. Faced with way more wind than expected one afternoon last week, the reds found us in the whitecaps and we were doing better than deserved when the bite suddenly stopped. We retraced our trail on the GPS and made several more drifts, but never got the ďŹ rst strike. We had all but decided to leave when a small pontoon boat joined our drift and immediately caught two nice reds. We repeated our drift one more time and still failed to fool a ďŹ sh while they caught two more. When they idled past to start another drift we noticed that they were dragging live bait on a Carolina rig. We had no live bait, so Larry switched to a ďŹ ve inch Gulp Jerk shad and I tied on a Hoginar. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drift ďŹ fty feet before he stuck a nice red and I pulled a ďŹ sh oďŹ&#x20AC;. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e important learning curve was that these schools are holding very tight even when they are not on the surface. In fact, when there are no signs of ďŹ sh to key in on, we are returning to ďŹ sh the waypoints that we have marked on the GPS and it has paid oďŹ&#x20AC; several times. Stopping to

cast net live bait may be a good idea as well! î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e ďŹ&#x201A;ounder are also more tolerant of low salinity levels, but our better bite has taken place in deeper water rather than the usually dependable shorelines. For that reason alone, the ship channel and ICW have provided a much more reliable bite on a weak tide change. Jim Bannon said that they anchored up in twelve feet of water and caught only two keeper ďŹ&#x201A;ounder while casting toward the shore for three hours last Friday. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at program had yielded limits of ďŹ&#x201A;ounder up to four pounds three days in a row. Rather than quit early and go home and mow their yards, the irresponsible duo elected to drift a short distance, re-anchor in three feet of water and cast toward deeper water. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey were cleaning two limits of ďŹ&#x201A;ounder less than two hours later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had been missing the prime spot all morning long,â&#x20AC;? said Larry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e ďŹ sh would hit just as the tide drifted our bait up against the shell break. â&#x20AC;? At least for the folks that I have talked with, the speck bite continues to be a challenge. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey are occasionally running into schools of small ďŹ sh containing very few keepers. When you hit a tide just right and get a good parking place, Light House Cove has yielded a few limits of small keepers. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of the four pound plus trout that I have heard anyone talk about have all come oďŹ&#x20AC; the jetties!

when it comes to combing shorelines or probing marsh drains because they can follow up casts much quicker than a conventional angler. A perfect example would be 2 anglers drifting down a shoreline, one is using a spinning rod and the other is using a ďŹ&#x201A;y rod. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e angler throwing the spinning gear can make accurate casts and will catch their share of ďŹ sh. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e problem with the spinning gear is that once the bait is out of the strike zone it takes valuable time to retrieve the lure and make another cast. During the time it takes to retrieve and re-cast the boat has now drifted a considerable distance. Now the ďŹ&#x201A;y caster on he other hand can ďŹ&#x201A;at out pick apart some shoreline. By being able to pick up almost all the line that has been cast out a ďŹ&#x201A;y ďŹ sherman can keep their bait in the strike zone much longer than a conventional angler therefore they cover more water in a shorter period of time. Unlike pursuing other ďŹ sh like redďŹ sh and speckled trout a ďŹ&#x201A;y ďŹ sherman doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have be able to cast a mile and put the ďŹ&#x201A;y on a button. Casting to ďŹ&#x201A;ounder is more like casting to areas, little indentions in the bank

or some sort of shoreline cover. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e soft subtle presentation the ďŹ&#x201A;y oďŹ&#x20AC;ers is also a bonus when targeting ďŹ&#x201A;ounder. Standard shrimp or crab patterns work well, especially those with dumbbell eyes that have some weight to them. My favorite ďŹ&#x201A;y is called the Dr. Miller ďŹ&#x201A;exi jig. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is little ďŹ&#x201A;y resembles the small jigs we throw on conventional tackle because it has a pair of synthetic rubber legs that look like a soft plastic. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e #2 and #4 are the most useful sizes and they come in pink, white, and chartreuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sell a ton of these ďŹ&#x201A;ies to our customers who target ďŹ&#x201A;ounderâ&#x20AC;? says Marcos Enriquez of Fishing Tackle Unlimited in Houston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most anglers like how the ďŹ&#x201A;y is heavy enough to touch the bottom while not being too diďŹ&#x192;cult to castâ&#x20AC;? adds Enriquez, â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e hooks these ďŹ&#x201A;ies are tied on are also plenty tough enough to penetrate the hard mouth of a ďŹ&#x201A;ounder.â&#x20AC;? Armed with the right attitude and a willingness to learn an angler can certainly up their odds of catching more ďŹ&#x201A;ounder at certain times of the year with ďŹ&#x201A;y gear. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e added weapon to your ďŹ shing arsenal makes you a better angler and gives you alternate choices for chasing your favorite ďŹ sh, even if that ďŹ sh is a ďŹ&#x201A;ounder.

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Fall on Sabine Lake means many things to anglers, visions of giant trout crushing top water plugs and tailing redďŹ sh in the marsh. As grand as these visions are they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even come close to the fever pitch caused by the annual fall ďŹ&#x201A;ounder run. Sabine Lake has long been known as a great ďŹ shery and the backbone of that status was built on catching ďŹ&#x201A;ounder. Anybody who reads outdoor publications knows this time of the year is one many of the writers and anglers who frequent Sabine Lake look forward to with great anticipation. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is fall should be just as good. Many anglers are well aware of diďŹ&#x20AC;erent methods of catching ďŹ&#x201A;ounder on both live bait and artiďŹ cial lures. Everything from live mullet and shrimp to ultra-light jigs ďŹ shed on spinning gear, they all work and they all catch ďŹ sh. One method that is steadily gaining popularity in the ďŹ&#x201A;ounder ďŹ shing world is using ďŹ&#x201A;y ďŹ shing gear. Most folks donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how eďŹ&#x20AC;ective using ďŹ&#x201A;y gear can be when targeting ďŹ&#x201A;ounder, there are some times this method can be a real ďŹ sh producer. Fly casters have a distinct advantage

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Come Hell or High Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mustangs played for the state chamHarvey Relief Street Party who pionship and lost to Carthage.

It is time to be Orange Strong and de-stress by joining the fun at the Orange Train Depot for the Harvey Relief Street Party on Saturday, October 21, from 5-9 p.m. Sponsored by Friends of the Orange Depot, United Way of Orange County and Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Happening in Orange County, everyone is invited to bring your family and enjoy the festivities free of charge. Any donations for Harvey relief victims will be accepted and distributed by the United Way. Enjoy live entertainment for dancing. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Christina Wells Band from Houston will be the featured performer 7-9 p.m. Wells will perform her Hurricane Harvey anthem called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come Hell or High Water.â&#x20AC;? She

for more ďŹ sh it is a good idea to mark that spot on your GPS. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey are not too diďŹ&#x192;cult to locate when they are blowing holes in the surface or any time you can locate a small group of gulls hanging around a small

â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is will be a real physical game,â&#x20AC;? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to be mature and not lose our poise. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to tell them, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wanna play hard, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on the bus.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e team returns Jaden Knowles, who ran for 2000 yards and 25 touchdowns last season, along with Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shawn Kirven, who ďŹ nished the year with 1400 yards. Quarterback Evan Jowers runs the oďŹ&#x20AC;ense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is will be the best oďŹ&#x20AC;ensive line and the best football team that we will see this year,â&#x20AC;? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is will be a heckuva football game!â&#x20AC;? Tickets for the WOS vs. Kennedale football game at Nacogdoches High School on Friday, October 6 at 7:30pm, will be on sale in the Athletic OďŹ&#x192;ce the following dates and

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on the left. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e combined 9/JV team will play Bridge City at home î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday night at 6 pm. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e team lost last week to Silsbee, 24-0. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tame the Wildcats!â&#x20AC;? Wear camo on î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday to support the Mustangs.

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î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ree years ago after the Houston Astros stumbled through their third straight season of 100 or more losses, a writer for a popular sports magazine wrote a column stating the team would get to the World Series in 2017. Men in white coats carrying butterďŹ&#x201A;y nets and straight jacket straps went on an expedition trying to ďŹ nd this lunatic and capture him before he made any other â&#x20AC;&#x153;idioticâ&#x20AC;? statements. Well, this columnist probably could put Nostradamus to shame with his bold prediction now that Houston is only three playoďŹ&#x20AC; series away from him hitting the nail on the head. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Astros on Sunday ďŹ nished their second-best season with 101 wins, just missing the 102 victory mark set by the 1998 Astros that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have a great playoďŹ&#x20AC; run. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is was their ďŹ rst division championship since 2001 when they played in the National League. New owner Jim Crane decided to bite the bullet and get rid of the high dollar nonperformers and use their high draft choices from their miserable ďŹ nishes to rebuild the team. Houston had a team payroll of a paltry $22 million in 2013 and the front oďŹ&#x192;ce realized that you get exactly what you pay for. Crane told new General Manager JeďŹ&#x20AC; Luhnow to get busy trading for or drafting some quality baseball players. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey accidentally made the 2015 playoďŹ&#x20AC;s after some of their youngsters became of age and adapted to the major leagues, especially second baseman Jose Altuve who led the league in base hits. However, the following year, which should have been as good as or even better than the 2015 squad, failed to make the playoďŹ&#x20AC;s. Again, Crane appealed to Luhnow to get some veteran talent whatever the cost. So last winter the general manager

Carlos Bertran and the Houston Astros start their attempt at a World Series berth with a game Thursday against the Boston Red Sox. shopped the free agent marketplace and ďŹ rst signed 40-yearold Carlos Beltran, which made many Astros fans roll their eyes. But Beltran could provide some leadership in the club house even if he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live up to expectations with his bat. Luhnow corralled catcher Brian McCann, outďŹ elder Josh Reddick and pitchers Charlie Morton and in late August got ace right-hander Justin Verlander from Detroit as the team payroll jumped to $117 million and will probably be even higher in 2018. Now the biggest problem Houston has is which 25 players will make the playoďŹ&#x20AC; roster? Manager A.J. Hinch plans too carry 11 pitchers and 14 oďŹ&#x20AC;ensive and defensive players, which should include several platoon specialists and at least one speedster who can pinchrun for some of the slow afoot regulars. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e series begins against the Boston Red Sox î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday at Minute Maid Park in Houston with the Astros having a wealth of quality starting pitchers from which to choose including Verlander and lefty ace Dallas Keuchel for certain and then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brad Peacock, who can start or relieve, Morton, Lance McCullers and Collin McHugh. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if a regular starter ends up with bullpen duty, joining closer Ken Giles, Chris Devenski, Will Harris, Luke Gregerson and possibly Joe Musgrove. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real good chance that some of the aforementioned hurlers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the

25-man playoďŹ&#x20AC; roster. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Astros showed last weekend they can compete with the Bosox, taking three-of-four in the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closing series. But they did not face ace lefty Chris Sale, who led the major leagues with 308 strikeouts. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e best-of-ďŹ ve American League Division Series gets under way 3:08 p.m. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ursday and 1:05 p.m. Friday in Houston, then moves to Fenway Park Sunday and Monday if necessary and then back to Houston Oct. 11 if Rubber Game 5 needs to be played. All ALDS games will be televised either on FS1 or MLB networks, with the other two American League teams competing are the winner of Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild card playoďŹ&#x20AC; between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins, who will play the Cleveland Indians, who had the best record at 102-60. I believe Houston and Cleveland will meet in the ALDS ďŹ nals next week. KWICKIESâ&#x20AC;ŚOn a personal note, I was saddened by the passing of my former next-door neighbor Paul Lorimer last week. Paul had at least one tool for any situation that could ever come up, and if I was the one who goofed up something, Paul would have it good as new in a matter of minutes. Two of my golďŹ ng buddies, Bob Hood and Jim Rodda, are moving to retirement communities. Bob is going to San Antonio the ďŹ rst of next year as soon as his cottage is completed, but has stopped playing golf for medical reasons. Rodda played his last round with us Saturday and is leaving

today (Wed.) to Sun Valley Retirement Village in Georgetown. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss paying those guys after our rounds. Bridge City native Matt Bryant was ranked as the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second best kicker prior to Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action despite being 42 years old. New Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steven Gostkowski is the leader of that parade of talent. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Tennessee Titans ageless defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau really seemed helpless Sunday when the Houston Texans walloped the Titans 57-14. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e 75-year-old defensive veteran was 28-4 against teams starting a rookie quarterback. But LeBeau couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t devise a plan to stop the Texansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rookie signal caller Deshaun Watson, who threw for four touchdowns and ran for another. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e 57 points put up by Houston were the most in franchise history. JUST BETWEEN USâ&#x20AC;ŚA couple of home ďŹ eld winning streaks came to bitter ends last weekend as the Dallas Cowboys lost a substantial 24-16 lead at halftime only to lose 35-30 to the Los Angeles Rams and their defensive coordinator and former head coach, Orange native Wade Phillips. LSU fans couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe what they were seeing Saturday night as little Troy jumped out to an early lead and hung on to upset the three-touchdown favored Bayou Bengals 24-20. Troy was the ďŹ rst team from outside the Southeastern Conference to win at LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Death Valley since UAB in 2000, snapping LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streak of 49 straight home victories over non-league opponents.

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Orange County Church Directory

One Day Never Again May Heaven Fall on Las Vegas

Article by Marshall Segal Staff writer, desiringGod.org

Tens of thousands poured into a Las Vegas music festival totally unprepared for fifteen minutes of hell. But hell is what they saw, and heard, and felt. Hundreds were injured. At least 59 are dead, savagely ripped from this world seemingly at random. Sunday, October 1, 2017, saw the deadliest mass shooting in American history — a sentence that has become all too common. Orlando last June. Sandy Hook before that. Previously Virginia Tech. Random acts of violence have become terrifyingly familiar. At this point, we know little about the gunman who opened fire on the crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. We know he was 64, that he was an accountant, that he lived just outside of the city, and that he had no criminal record. Information will be collected and disseminated, but we already know enough from this scene to say that whatever else he was, he was a horrible, violent, and evil man, who now faces a horror far worse than the one he unleashed. At this point, we also know very little about the 59 he murdered — each life an unexpected and unsearchable tragedy. We haven’t yet met the spouses, the children, the loved ones left behind. We do not know them, and the extent of their heartache, but our hearts break for them as we feel just a faint part of their pain. We pray for God to deliver the comfort, healing, and hope each of them so desperately needs now, most likely in ways they’ve never needed before. We pray that heaven would fall on Las Vegas.

59 Sudden Tragedies Father, we do grieve. You know each of the 59, and you know every life falling apart because of their loss. “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalms 34:18). Who knows how many of the victims were hidden in Christ while they had nowhere to hide? We do know God was near — allknowing, sovereign, compassionate — ready to protect his own. And he is close by now, ready to sustain and help the brokenhearted. He delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. (Psalms 72:12–14) When God looks out on a war zone like the one on Las Vegas Boulevard, he despises the violence, and he prizes the lives of the innocent, especially those who cry out to him in faith. Their blood is precious to the infinitely valuable One. However much Las Vegas has become an international symbol for iniquity, and however much hell invaded the city for those fifteen minutes, God through the prayers of his people may yet flood the evil with heaven in the coming days and weeks and months — through the hope and love his people show one another and those in need. He loves to reveal his stunning mercy in the wake of sudden tragedy. May every citizen and guest of Las Vegas, and everyone watching from a distance, not “presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience,” but may we all know that “God’s kindness is meant to lead [us] to repentance” (Ro-

mans 2:4). May the lasting legacy of this tragedy be mercy, and not evil.

The End of Violence Father, execute your perfect justice in your perfect timing. While you reveal your mercy to the hurting, we trust that you will terrorize terror. God has compassion on the vulnerable and afflicted, and he violently opposes the evil. When terror strikes, we are not helpless. Our God is not caught off guard, and he is never late. He is not responsible for evil (James 1:13), but he will sovereignly see first that it is repaid, and that all its worst horror is forced to serve those that love him. If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow; he has prepared for him his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts. Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischie and gives birth to lies. He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends. (Psalm 7:12–16) The violent always receive the worst of their violence. The evil in Vegas was not repaid through the pitiful, cowardly escape hatch of suicide. No, this man only escaped into hell. He sat in ambush, and now he stands in judgment. He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into

his net. The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.” (Psalms 10:8–11). God has seen, and heard, and felt last night’s terror, and it will not go unpunished. “The Lord hates the wicked and the one who loves violence” (Psalms 11:5). When confronted with violent terror like this, we respond in faith, not hate, because God himself will have his vengeance (Romans 12:19).

Terror No More Father, we wait for the day when you will put a final end to all terror. As we wait for more information, we pray the weighty promises of Psalms 10:17–18, “O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.” Terror had its time last night, and it will strike again — but one day never again. Mass shootings will not always happen. Those who assault the innocent and remain unrepentant will spend eternity wishing their hell lasted only fifteen minutes. And those who run to Christ will soon enough forget how to fear. Marshall Segal (@marshallsegal) is a writer and managing editor at desiringGod.org. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating (2017). He graduated from Bethlehem College & Seminary. He and his wife Faye have a son and live in Minneapolis.

You are always welcome at these Orange County churches.

Triangle Baptist Church 6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield “Come Worship With Us” 409-735-2661 Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

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

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

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

MCDONALD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 104 Broad St. • West Orange • 883-3974 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m. Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m. Pastor: Tommy Anthony

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

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

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

Harvest Chapel 1305 Irving St. • West Orange •409-313-2765

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

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

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

Lead Pastor Ray McDowell. Worship Ministries Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastor Michael Pigg, Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Celebration Service 10:45 a.m. Home Group 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

www.orangewesley.org

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

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

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH

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

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West Orange Christian Church

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

“Our church family welcomes you!”

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FOR RENT One Bedroom trailer for rent. Bills paid $125 a week in Bridge City. 409540-0365 For Rent Available Oct.10th 3/2 home in W.O. All appliances plus washer & dryer! Fully remodeled fenced yard & storage shed. 1 year lease & deposit. $995.00 409-504-8879

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Waterwood Annual Garage Sale on this Saturday, Oct 7th from 8am-12pm in Bc, Off Hwy 62 & 87 (73) Furniture,tools, crafts,bikes,house wares,clothing,toys & more!!

BC Senior Student wanted to do Chores and Lawn work on Saturdays. $10/hr 409-7359504 Wanted Drivers, Class-A: Immediate Openings in Beaumont! All Miles Paid, .85++ per loaded mile! 100% PAID Health, Dental, Vision and More for EVERY Employee! 21 yoa with 1 yr CDL-A, w/Tank End, (Tank Exp. NOT Req) Martin Transport: 866-316-9320 Established company seeking a bookkeeper/payroll person. Some Experience with Quick Books, and Word is helpful. Busy Office. Must be dependable. Send Your resume to Penny Record PO Box 1008 Bridge City Texas 77611. Penny Record in Bridge City is hiring for a carrier. Must have a driver license and insurance. One day a week (Wednesday) delivery. Call 409735-5305 for more info.

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02 TOYOTA Owed $1050.65

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89 AIRSTREAM Owed $2146.08

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02 VOLVO Owed $780.10

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07 SATURN Owed $331.75

THEME: FALL FUN ACROSS 1. Dolphins’ home 6. *Sports acronym 9. Deep wound 13. Spy’s cover 14. 100 square meters 15. “Door,” on #35 Across 16. Approximate date 17. Bygone bird 18. Letter-shaped girder 19. *Pastoral autumn trip 21. *Falling all around 23. Galley tool 24. Eight bits 25. Trigonometry abbr. 28. “Hey!” 30. ____weed 35. Faubourg Saint-HonorÈ and Rivoli, e.g. 37. Left after deductions 39. Hymn of praise 40. Hoosier State’s capital, for short 41. Boiled or baked buckwheat 43. Actress ____-Jones 44. Hospital’s CAT and PET 46. Smoke plus fog 47. Not counterfeit 48. Graphite writer 50. “____ Lang Syne” 52. Hasten 53. Like hard times 55. Scepter’s partner 57. *Seasonal squash cultivar 61. *Fall’s the time to pull it out of storage 65. Light-footed 66. Gastrointestinal tract 68. Blind alternative 69. “____ as a whistle” 70. Hog heaven 71. Come into 72. Windshield option 73. Golf peg 74. Not slouching DOWN 1. ____ 1 jet speed 2. Pelvic parts 3. Well-ventilated 4. Introduction to economics? 5. Old Testament prophet 6. *Fall’s the season that has more than one

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03 HONDA Owed $710.40

CITATION BY PUBLICATION The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of BILLY JARRELL WELCH, Deceased Cause No. P17968 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION TO OPEN ESTATE, DETERMINE HEIRS, APPOINT PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND AUTHORIZE LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION in this estate on SEPTEMBER 20, 2017, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Billy Jarrell Welch, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Administration Building, 123 S. 6th Street, Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on September 21, 2017. BRANDY ROBERTSON,

County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

By:

Kevin LeBeouf, Deputy Kevin LeBeouf

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36. Update an iPod 38. Biblical pronoun 42. Like a neon sign 45. Smooth and shiny 49. Circle of flowers 51. Search bottom of river, e.g. 54. Teen worry 56. More nude 57. Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement, e.g. 58. Tangerine and grapefruit hybrid 59. Dignified manner 60. Neighborhood map 61. Eye infection 62. UK art museum 63. Larger-than-life 64. Rock opera version of “La BohËme” 67. Beehive State native

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of CARL EUGENE SHAFER, JR., Deceased, were issued on the SEPTEMBER 27, 2017, in Cause No. P17957, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Sarah McClendon. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: Tommy Gunn Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Dated the 27th day of September, 2017.

Sudoku Solution 9/27/17

Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn Attorney for:

Sarah McClendon

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

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