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Vol. 58 No. 131

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Week of Wednesday, November 28, 2018

County joins Vidor’s bid for GLO change Dave Rogers

For The Record

Orange County commissioners joined the city of Vidor in asking the Texas General Land Office to ease complications with Harvey recovery efforts. With Commissioner Barry Burton absent, the vote was 4-0 to “support and join” the city of Vidor in requesting the GLO to eliminate its requirement that local government entities choose either “buyouts” or “acquisitions” of properties to receive Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief funds. Burton was in favor of the move when it first came up a week ago, only to be tabled then for a polishing of the resolution’s language. Buyouts and acquisitions are two options offered by

GLO to towns and counties impacted by Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017. They are for purchasing repetitively Viator flooded homes or other properties in flood plains. But under the rules, each entity is required to choose just one. Not both. “I didn’t understand the decision about having one or the other,” said Vidor mayor Robert Viator, who asked for the county to support Vidor’s resolution on Nov. 20 “This will just give us another avenue to allow us to help our citizens.” In the rules rolled out by the GLO, with the “buyout program,” homeowners will be paid their home’s pre-

Ministerial Alliance readies for holidays Debby Schamber For The Record

Things are ramping up in a big way at the Bridge City/ Orangefield Ministerial Alliance as they get ready for to make sure area children have a Merry Christmas. It all began with notices being sent out through the local schools seeking parents needing assistance in getting their children Christmas gifts. In Bridge City, parents then went to the Ministerial Alliance and completed an application. Parents in Orangefield received an application and were able to return them. In the end, the result was the same. Since then the application process has been closed, but the next step of collecting monetary donations and the many toys needed has begun, according to Melissa Isaacs, director of the Bridge City/ Orangefield Ministerial Alliance. “It has been really busy here,” Issacs said. But, she expects things to be even busier as they near the distribution date. There are several different ways the toys and donations are collected.

One way is for everyone who participates in the Bridge City Christmas parade donates an unwrapped toy in lieu of an entry fee. The parade “One Starry Night” is slated for6 p.m. December 8th. Angel trees are at most of the Bridge City/Orangefield area churches. A person can elect to sponsor a child or family. They can also simply make a donation. Local businessman Scot Shaffer, of Farmer’s Insurance, has been busy collecting toys too. He annually donates hundreds of sports balls to the Ministerial Alliance. In addition, it is not uncommon for other local businesses to offer to help too. They have called offering to collect funds or sponsor a child or family for Christmas. But, it doesn’t stop with just businesses offering a piece of their heart, local citizens also make the calls to do what they can to help too, Issacs said. The community can also help the cause by attending The Light of the World holiday performance. The event MINISTERIAL Page 3A

storm value. The city or county that buys it tears down the structure and permanently removes the real estate from its tax roll. The second is called the “acquisition program” and it pays the homeowners lesser, post-storm values but also

up to $30,000 to relocate inside the city or county. In this option, the city/ county can resell the land to a real estate developer who can rebuild on the land after elevating the property to the required height. “I don’t have exact num-

bers,” Viator said when asked how many homeowners would join either program. “But we have some projects we’re looking at, some areas that might allow us in the future to make detention ponds, in able to help us eliminate some future flood-

ing in some areas.” In other action Tuesday, Joel Ardoin, the county’s emergency management coordinator, said a total cost estimate for FEMA eligible repairs and replacements at COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Texas Avenue roadwork nears completion Debby Schamber For The Record

After what seems to be a long, drawn out project by some area residents, the repairs on Texas-87 through Bridge City may soon be completed. According to Sarah Dupre, with the Texas Department of Transportation, the project could wrap up within the next two weeks. For some the completion will come as a relief. Traffic congestion has increased and at times up to about 33,000 vehicles within a 24 hour period have been counted on Texas Avenue. The $5.6 million project began in July 2017 and covers 5.2 miles. To prevent an even more costly complete overhaul of the roadway, TxDOT chose to preform maintenance type of work on the project. “What this does is so we would not have to completely reconstruct the roadway,” Dupre said. Instead, TxDOT scraped off the old pavement and

TxDOT is about to wrap up the pavement overlay project on Texas-87 through Bridge City. Then they have plans to start their next project on the East Roundbunch Swing Bridge near Chemical Row in January. RECORD FILE PHOTO: Mark Dunn

made repairs to the base. They also made repairs to the curbs along with other small repairs along the

roadway. Finally, they added an overlay with new pavement. The project was met with

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Heiress’ childhood home hosts Toy Coffee Dave Rogers

For The Record

Nelda Stark’s childhood home will be the location for the Dec. 6 Toy Coffee, the 62nd annual fundraiser hosted by the Service League of Orange. The timber heiress, who oversaw the growth of a foundation named after she and her husband, H.J. Lutcher Stark, and the creation of the Lutcher Theater and Stark Museum, grew up as Nelda Childers at 602 W. Orange Ave.

“I think it’s going to be very interesting,” says Patsy Kemp, event chairman. “Most people consider that as part of the Stark Foundation but it was her family’s home before Nelda met the Starks. “Her father worked at the sawmill and the floors are from those times.” The home is currently owned by Junior and Leslie Leger. It will be open for the Toy Coffee from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. As always, admission is a

new unwrapped toy, or a donation check made out to the Salvation Army, to be passed along to help the Salvation Army with its Christmas celebration for children. “Let your heart be your guide,” Kemp said about the donations. “Last year, we took in 544 toys plus $4,000 in donations. Our goal this year is to do better. Last year, the weather was miserable and yet a lot of citizens of Orange County came out and made a lot of lives better for Christmas.”

In addition to the annual Toy Coffee, the Service League is running a Christmas market at the old Baptist Hospital-Orange gift shop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday through December. Besides the Salvation Army, Service League members volunteer with CASA and host a bingo program at area nursing homes called “Elder Fun.” Members working together with the Stark Museum put together a fine TOY COFFEE Page 3A

CDC visitors here to survey Orange County’s health, diet Dave Rogers

For The Record

Orange County is getting national recognition of an odd kind. In return, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – best known for fighting infectious diseases – has been getting notice in Orange County for its four CDC branded semi trailers parked in front of Baptist Hospital – Orange. But the doctors, lab workers, and imaging technicians are here because Orange County was chosen as one of 15 counties in the nation to take part in the CDC’s annual National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES). A total of 503 randomly selected area residents will have the invitation-only op-

One of the four CDC branded semi trailers parked in front of Baptist Hospital – Orange. Orange County was chosen as one of 15 counties in the nation to take part in the CDC’s annual National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES). RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

portunity to participate. “NHANES goes into communities to collect health information throughout the country,” Charles Rothwell, director of the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, said in a news release. “Without this survey, we would lack important knowledge about major health conditions.” The data collected in NHANES will help determine the number of people in the United States who have a range of health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes and other maladies. Among other things, the health information is used to construct growth charts for pediatricians to follow a baby’s growth and development, determine the number of persons in the United

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States who have high blood pressure and high cholesterol and to evaluate the diets of all U.S. residents. The four semi trailers, interconnected and staffed by a team of health professionals, nutritionists and health technicians, are scheduled to remain located at 602 Strickland Dr., through January. They opened to the first respondent exams Tuesday, but the people behind NHANES have been in the area for several weeks, said George Dixon, study manager. The process started with in-home health interviews. “Our field reps knock on doors all over the county and ask demographic questions,” Dixon said. Data recorded includes CDC Page 3A

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Federal report: Hurricane Harvey was a climate change harbinger A major scientific report released Friday by the Trump administration says Hurricane Harvey and other recent extreme weather events are a sign of things to come as the earth warms. Kiah Collier The Texas Tribune Texas should brace for more — and worse — Hurricane Harveys, according to a major scientific report made public on Friday by the Trump administration. Based on the research of hundreds of government and academic scientists, including several in Texas, the 1,656-page appraisal warns that Harvey and other recent extreme weather events are harbingers of climate change. Absent swift action to slash carbon emissions, the report says, the warming trend will have an even more crippling impact on life in the United States — and Texas. The report is the second volume of the latest National Climate Assessment, which the federal government must produce every four years. The first volume, released a year ago, came to many of the same conclusions, but was less detailed and dire. While both reports were released under the Trump administration, they stand in stark contrast to the president’s stance on climate change; he has repeatedly cast doubt on it. Indeed, environmental and other groups accused the administration of attempting to bury

Texas “is vulnerable to increasing temperature, extreme precipitation and continued sea level rise, particularly as infrastructure ages and populations shift to urban centers,” the report states. The report also notes that poor land management practices in Houston exacerbated flooding there during Harvey — a subject The Texas Tribune and ProPublicainvestigated in late 2016, less than a year before the storm hit. “In the area affected by Hurricane Harvey, regional land management practices over the last several decades have reduced the area covered by wetlands, forests and prairies, which historically

First responders wade through a flooded neighborhood pulling a boat with residents near FM 1130 in Orange County following the deluge of Tropical Storm Harvey in September 2017. RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

the report by releasing it the day after Thanksgiving. The White House downplayed the findings of the report, saying in a statement that it was “largely based on the most extreme scenario.” But the report makes a compelling case for the reality of disastrous climate change impacts — in large part because they are already

Bridge City Chamber to host 10th Annual Christmas Light Parade

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is once again kicking off the holiday season in Bridge City with its 10th Annual Christmas Light Parade. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the categories of Dance, Vehicle, Float and Ambulatory as well as one trophy for Best Overall. In addition to those awards, Mayor David Rutledge will award a Mayor’s Trophy and $200 to the best “One Starry Night” themed entry. The parade will begin at 6 pm on Saturday, December 8th. The parade route will begin on West Roundbunch Road starting at the First Baptist Church and ending at Bridge City Intermediate School. Applications to be in the parade will be accepted through Monday, December 3, 2018 and are avail-

occurring. The report highlights Hurricane Harvey, wildfires in California and other recent extreme weather events, describing them as consistent with what might be expected as the planet warms. It also details the crippling impact a multiyear drought had on Texas agriculture from 2010 to 2015, thanks not only to less

direct rainfall but to the reduction of water released to farmers for irrigation. Among the “key messages” in Friday’s report: Relative sea level rise along the Texas Gulf Coast will be twice that of the global average — 1 to 4 feet or more — between now and 2100. That will make communities more vulnerable to hurricane storm surge.

able online at www.bridgecitychamber.com or at the chamber office located at 150 W. Roundbunch Road. Entry fee for the parade is a donated toy from each participant on the float. The toys collected will go to the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance for their Christmas Toy Drive which benefits needy children in the Bridge City/Orangefield area. For more information, call the chamber at 409-735-5671 or visit the chamber website at www.bridgecitychamber.com.

LCM presents “Silent Night, Jazzy Night” The Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Jazz Band will present, Silent Night, Jazzy Night,” on Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 8608 Martin Luther King Drive in Orange. For additional information, contact Marian Perkins at 409-886-5821.

absorbed stormwater runoff,” the report states. “These natural environments have been increasingly replaced with impermeable surfaces, decreasing Houston’s resilience to flooding.” Other impacts the report predicts for Texas: an additional 1,300 deaths per year due to higher temperatures and as much as $21 billion in flooded coastal property by 2030. The Edwards Aquifer, which supplies water to millions of Texans, also will suffer from “a decrease of water supply during droughts, a degradation of habitat for species of concern, economic effects, and the interconnectivity of these impacts.”

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CDC surveys county

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age, race, gender and general income level of all persons in the household. A computer algorithm randomly selects some, all, or none of the household members. “About 70 percent screen out,” Dixon said. “Thirty percent are invited to the exam center.” At the exam center, all participants visit a doctor. Dietary interviews and body measurements are included for everyone. All but the youngest have a blood sample taken and see the center’s dentist. Hearing is tested. A scan is done to test bone density and a liver ultrasound is performed. The estimated total cost of the tests administered in the mobile center is more than $4,000 but participants selected are not charged; they are paid up to $125, Dixon said. The diseases, medical conditions and health indicators to be studied include: anemia, body composition, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, environmental exposures, infectious diseases, kidney diseases, nutrition, obesity, oral health, physical activity, reproductive history and respiratory diseases. No treatment is provided by the CDC. Instead, referrals are given. Blood test results will be available to participants in five to six weeks. All the test results and survey results are confidential, Dixon said. “We don’t share our personal information with anybody,” he said.

arts program they take to elementary schools. “Our members have already done more than 2,000 service hours since the summer,” Kemp says. Every three years they host the Service League of Orange Follies, usually at the Lutcher Theater. The next is set for 2020.

rainfall total of 60.47 inches. There was not a hurricane in 2018 to date and the rainfall totals still exceed the normal range. The rainfall to date in 2018 is 80.69 inches and the average is 54.23 inches, according to the National

Ministerial Alliance will be 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7th at the Bridge City High School cafeteria. Admission is $5 per person and all the proceeds benefit the Ministerial Alliance. Organizers with the Light of the World, also known as GLOW, Go Light Our World, have said the program is designed to use the gifts and talents of the youth in the community to provide an opportunity to benefit those who are less fortunate. An added benefit is the Christmas presentation illustrates the true meaning and heart

An Orange County resident is being screened by a CDC technician at the staging area located on the grounds of Baptist-Hospital Oraange. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

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Weather Service in Lake Charles. Another obstacle has been cold weather, according to Dupre. However, even though the work may seem to be completed in Bridge City, Tx-

DOT will then focus on another project. Starting in January they will focus on the bridge and roadway on Roundbunch, Dupre said. This project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019.

2015. Since then, community members have been eagerly awaiting an encore performance. Following the fundraiser, Issacs and her volunteers will use the funds collected to fill in the gaps to meet the needs of the children. They intend to go shopping on Dec. 10th. They have a goal for each child to receive roughly $75 worth of items for Christmas. In addition to toys, she plans to give each child a shirt, pants and shoes. Plus, area seniors in the Bridge City/Orangefield area

will receive gift cards too. They will receive $25 each from K-Dans and Walmart. Distribution is set for Dec. 14th at the First Baptist Church located at 200 W. Roundbunch. Santa is expected to be there handing out holiday cheer. Plus there will be a prayer tent on the premises. To make a donation or for more information contact the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance located at 285 W. Roundbunch Road or at ‪409-735-8296‪.

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Dispelling deadly myths about the flu vaccine Staff Report For The Record Despite years of consistent messages from health-care providers about the dangers of the flu and the protective power (and safety) of the flu shot, many people still hold false beliefs about both. One reason is that the flu, technically called influenza, encompasses a complicated and everchanging group of viruses, says William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville. Schaffner told Washington Post staff writer Emily Sohn that some strains cause relatively mild coldlike illnesses. Others induce worldwide pandemics. (And plenty of respiratory viruses — even bad ones and others that strike soon after people get a flu shot — aren’t influenza at all.) Influenza viruses also mutate constantly and without warning, which means that people’s experiences don’t apply from one year to the next. “As we say in flu, ‘If you’ve seen one flu season, you’ve seen one flu season,’ ” Schaffner says. “It’s like fighting a new fight every year.” Some years are less successful than others, despite constant vigilance by a worldwide surveillance network that works year-round to isolate and analyze which influenza strains are circulating. During the months after experts decide which strains to include in the annual flu shot, viruses can mutate and new strains can show up, making the vaccine less effective than originally planned. That happened last year, when the flu shot was about 40 percent effective overall, but only 25 percent effective against H3N2, a particularly virulent strain, the Washington Post reported. The result was a record-breaking number

of hospitalizations and deaths among children. Some experts worry that these effectiveness numbers cause confusion and unnecessary distrust of the vaccine. In years with a good match, people who get the flu shot are 40 to 60 percent less likely to have to go to the doctor for an influenza infection, according to the CDC. It may not sound like much if people expect the flu vaccine to rival vaccines for measles or polio. But a vaccine that is 40 percent effective has a 40 percent chance of completely preventing infection, Schaffner says, adding up to millions of people protected from a severe illness and hundreds of thousands kept out of hospitals. And complete protection isn’t the only useful measure. Other recent studies have shown that: • Adults are as much as five times more likely to die of influenza if they’re unvaccinated. • Children are half as likely to die of influenza if they’re vaccinated. • Pregnant women are less likely to be hospitalized if they get a flu shot, which also offers protection to their newborns. The flu vaccine appears to also protect people from longlasting influenza complications, such as heart attacks and strokes, which become more likely during a period of inflammation that can follow an initial infection, Schaffner says. And the vaccine remains especially important for older people who are frail or on the edge of frailty. For them, the flu can be like the first domino in a series of bad health consequences. Studies consistently show that the most effective motivator is an insistent recommendation from a health-care provider. But fewer than half of Americans got the flu shot last year. To avoid the annual

battle, some scientists are working on a universal vaccine that would cover all strains. Others are trying to make the flu vaccine easier to deliver with patches or other methods that don’t require needles.

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Claiborne West Park was between $458,000 to $623,000. He said he hoped to have all his paperwork submitted by January and an answer from FEMA by March. “We’ve still got to get plans before we can start construction,” Ardoin said. “It’ll be some time to get the park back together.” The county park is open, but a new park office, repair to small pavilions and restroom facilities, and bridge improvements to meet ADA requirements, are on the to-do list. Also Tuesday, commissioners okayed $397,000 in checks to pay bills, including $157,000 for one month of retiree health insurance premiums. They agreed that Clark Slacum, the county engineer, should work to amend a Road Use Permit Bond required of heavy equipment operators, such as oilfield drillers. Currently, the bond is $40,000, payable to the county for road damage. Slacum says the actual cost to the county to repair a mile of roadway is $150,000 plus.

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of Christmas. Expected performances are from some groups such as the BCHS Strutters, Cardinal Singers, Concert Choir and Drama Department. Also performing are members of the Tiger Rock’s Competition Team. There will definitely be something for everyone at this holiday show with other fun, fabulous performances. The first Light of the World was held in 2003. It was held every year until Hurricane Ike in 2008. The program restarted in

Monies raised fund special health programs, scholarships, car seats for newborns and grants to support community service organizations. Last year, Service League awarded $16,000 in grants to 14 non-profit organizations.

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Texas-87 improvements near completion weather conditions. The biggest delay was the heavy rain left behind by Hurricane Harvey in late August and early September in 2017. The rain totals for 2017 were 104.3 inches which exceeds the average annual

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For now, there are nine options, Poland says, including a version for older people, a newly re-approved nasal mist, a vaccine made in cells instead of eggs, and one that can be delivered by jet injector,

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From The Creaux’s Nest NOT ONLY TALKING BARBEQUE WITH J.B. A couple of Saturdays ago, I had a nice hour visit with J.B. Arrington at the barbeque place. I had out of state guest coming who said the first think they wanted was real Texas smoked barbeque. That was an easy choice. No one knows more about preparing and smoking meat than J.B. does. He worked for the Barbeque King in Houston and Corsicana when he was just a boy but the sauce comes from his granddad and is all natural. By the way, the brisket and slab of ribs I got were a great hit. Just call Jarad at JB’s and tell him what you need and when you need it and you can be a big hit at your place. Also get your Christmas turkey order in. JB will smoke anything but skunk, so if you want that nutria done right, bring it on. I’ve eaten barbeque all over Texas and we have the best right here at home. Forty years in the same location. Sometime I’ll share some of JB’s stories. The old guy knows a lot about Orangefield, McLewis and Tulane Acres. The first movie JB ever watched was at the movie theater in Orangefield. It was a silent movie. JB even recalls when Paul Cormier came to the oil field. AT 94 JB is still active, up every morning and if it’s passed 3 a.m. he’s going late. JB served on the Orange County Drainage District and knows every foot of ditch in Mid-Orange County. For your next barbeque lunch-dinner, if you haven’t been to JB’s for a while, go give them a try. You might just run into the old master himself.*****I’ve been out of pocket a lot the last two weeks so I haven’t gotten around much. It is what it is. Next week I’ll do better I promise. Come along, it won’t do you no harm.

TRUMP PROMISED MORE JOBS THAN COULD BE FILLED I recall in 2016, while Donald Trump was campaigning in Youngstown, Ohio, the city that was once a model city in our country, he told the crown that all those rusty buildings would be replaced with new shiny ones. He said, “We will bring back so many jobs we won’t have the people to fill them.” Trump also told the same lie throughout the rust belt. The people went for the “Con” and voted for him. Today, like many others, Youngstown unemployment has gone up but the worst is yet to come. GM will cut thousands of jobs and close plants. The moves reflect the stark consumer shift to SUV’s, Crossovers and pickups. All of the GM plants on the chopping block make passenger cars, Chevrolet, Cruse, Volt, Impala and the Buick Lacrosse, Cadillac, XT’s and CT6. This won’t be the end of auto industry cut backs, GM will do more and other manufacturers will redo their operations. To conform to trade tariffs and the cost shift of steel prices, GM offered buyouts to 18,000 workers weeks ago. GM has 54,000 salaried workers in the United States. GM says the moves will deliver more than $6 billion in additional annual cash flow. The announcement comes ahead of next years contract talks with the United Auto Workers. Meanwhile, a new Gallup political poll shows 60 percent of the voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing, while only 38 approve. Trump’s approval had a lot to do with the large pickup in congress by Democrats. We had predicted a 35 seat pickup, which would go to 232. It appears now there could be as many as 40 pickups and the shifting of seven governorships. The strong showing in U.S. Senate seats should have Trump looking at his hole card about the 2020 election. It’s getting ready to start heading downward. The auto industry is just the beginning. I believe Trump would trade anything with Demos for his monument, the great southern border wall with his picture and name on it. Then he would be ready to get out of Dodge. His problems are just starting, 2019 will be a pay back year for Trump. It will also prove up his money connections that will make it impossible to get re-elected. Believe me, he won’t leave the country as good as he found it. That tweet bubble will soon burst and the deficit will skyrocket. Here is something interesting. The Right Wing conservatives in congress have given Trump $250 million for the erection of a big, beautiful, stone wall, six miles long, $34 million a mile, with 2,000 miles to go. Of course the port of entry with Trump’s picture, his Mount Rushmore, would be nicer but all a waste of billions. The wall would require someone watching every foot of it because there is none too high to climb or too deep to get under. There is coming a point when that wall will have to take a back seat to the problems piling up.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2008 The Harmon brothers started many years ago with OK Corral Used Cars. Their dad was in the car business but way before that, back in the 1800s the family sold transportation. Their grandfather sold buggies in Orange. Their family also invented the famous Harmon Saddle known worldwide by serious riders. One of the original saddles is on display here at Harmon’s Used Car lot on Henrietta and MacArthur Drive if you would like to see how it is constructed. Our operation today is in the same building thanks to their generosity after the Creaux’s Nest was ravaged by Ike.*****President-elect Barack Obama promised Monday “a new dawn of American leadership in the world” with appointments of his cabinet. With his appointments of the brightest, most qualified professionals, Obama is treating our troubled country with the seriousness Americans deserve. Obama is building a solid foundation. He is setting the agenda of

change the country so desperately needs and they are expected to administer his forward thinking wishes. The team, led by Hillary Clinton, possibly the nation’s most qualified person, will serve as secretary of state with Robert Gates as defense secretary. Both charged with reinvigorating diplomacy. What Clinton called “America’s standing in the world as a force for positive change.” Also nominated were Eric Holder, attorney general, Janet Napolitano, homeland security secretary, Gen. James Jones, national security adviser, Susan Rice, no kin to Condi, as United Nations ambassador. Obama said, “I’m going to be welcoming a vigorous debate inside the White House.” Obama’s hands could be tied by the many problems he will inherit, plus a Bush foreign policy legacy from hell. No president since FDR will have more on his plate. An economy in recession, financial crisis, two wars, a hostile Iran, unstable Pakistan and re-emerging Russia, tensions with Cuba, stalled Middle East peace talks, just to mention a few. Obama needs the best team he can assemble regardless of what their previous affiliations were. Only a novice in politics or a no-brainer can criticize that. Remember he will govern after the most failed administration in our lifetime. (Editor’s note: Obama passed the country over to Trump with 84 months of economic job growth. Trump is riding the Obama wave and taking credit for it.)***** Bridge City’s Matt Bryant, our boy in the NFL, never gets the credit he deserves. Sunday, with two minutes left in the game, tied 20-20; Matt kicked his third field goal to win the game. Several reports I’ve seen, including USA and the Chronicle only said a 37-yard field goal put the Bucs 23-20 over the New Orleans Saints. They didn’t mention who kicked it. Matt has outright won three games for Tampa Bay and could get credit for two others. He’s the team’s leading scorer. Well known around the league yet he can’t get copy unless he kicks a 62-yarder, which he has. He proves his worth every Sunday. ***** Happy anniversary also to Janelle and George Sehon on their 30 years of marriage.

40 Years Ago-1978 Rusty Nicks has opened her real estate office behind Bridge City State Bank next to H.D. Pate’s law office in Professional Park, developed by Doug Harrington. (Editor’s note: That building later became the Creaux’s Nest.)***** Paul Eason and Lawrence Gamble killed a sixfoot, two-inch diamondback rattler Dec. 2 in Sabinal, Texas. They were looking for a downed deer on their hands and knees when the deadly rattler sent them to fine toilet paper. *****Jimmy E. Williams, son of Lucille Williams, has joined the Job Corps. Every enrollee receives room and board, medical and death care plus a GED certificate. Job Corps is open to young people 16 to 21 years of age. *****Harvey Baldwin was the winner of the top deer-hunting prize in a recent hunt. He bagged an eight-pointer. *****Barry Wiesman opens Midway Gulf on I-10 and 23rd St. in Orange across from Fisherman’s Reef. *****The “Plant Shoppee” opens at Harrington’s Pharmacy. *****Gene Edgerly and Oscar Thompson celebrated birthdays Dec. 1. They celebrate birthdays together whether Gene wants to or not. Sometimes Oscar decides to party at 3:00 a.m.****Ty Gipson turned age 9 on Dec. 2.*****Todd Guyote and Louis Mann celebrate Dec. 4. Todd, 13, Louis 18.*****LC-M drama and music department presents “Music Man.” Major characters are Harold Hill, Dick Stelter, Linda Francis and Janet Steffler.*****Stark Museum of Art curators Sarah Beth Boehme and Julie Schimmel have arranged to show a volume of rare prints by John James Anderson. The museum started five years ago and was completed two years ago.*****Weldon Leger receives title of “King Cajun” at the Houston Astro Hall. The rice farmer collects caps and is proud of his Cajun ancestry. (Editor’s note: Weldon, along with his buddy W.T. “Boss Cajun” Oliver, died a few years ago.)*****Rosemary and B.D. Slaton are the proud parents of a girl born on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7. ***** David Fusilier just found out wife Debbie is expecting sometime this summer.*****Lucy Sciarillo and Joe Kazmar celebrate birthdays.

A FEW HAPPENINGS I was sorry and surprised to learn about the death of Faye Parish, 67. I wasn’t aware of her passing until I saw it in this paper’s obituary column last Wednesday. Faye was a born school teacher who loved it. She built a lot of math champions. I had known Faye 50 years and I have never known a nicer person. May she rest in peace.*****The Southeastern Conference has fined Texas A&M $50,000 for its fans rushing the field Saturday night after the Aggie 74-72, seven overtime victory.*****Speaking of real money, share per player for the Boston Red Sox for winning the World Series is $416,837.72. The Dodgers received $262,027.49 a share.*****Now, here’s real deal, $23 million for one year is the reported new deal with the Braves for Josh Donaldson.*****Rewarded amount for 2019 funding to begin the process of deepening the Sabine-Neches waterway to 48 feet from 40 feet. The project will increase the 64 mile waterway to 77 miles. The project is a $1.2 billion project. It must be cheaper to dig than to build a wall.*****Tear gas clash renews the border debate which faces a Dec. 7 deadline by this congress to fund Trump’s proposed wall. The incident was condemned by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro who said, “The decision to gas asylum seekers, including many women and children, was cruel and unnecessary and inconsistent with what we aspire to be as a nation.”*** Rep. Beto O’Rourk’s response was brief and to the point. “So far, in this Administration, the response has included taking kids from their parents, locking them up in cages and now tear gassing them at the border. O’Rourke proposed, “Let’s do this the right way and allow asylum seekers to petition for asylum at our ports of entry peacefully and follow our laws. We must also have the capacity to effectively and timely process these claims.” A U.S. Judge will determine those who have a credible fear of returning to their home and will allow them to stay until their asylum request has been determined.***Sen. John Cornyn, who is thinking about 2020, noted that the Mexican government has increased security since Sunday’s melee, which saw women and children choking on tear gas that the U.S. had lobbed onto the Mexican side of the border.***All in all immigration is being made into a political football for one reason only, to feed a sick ego with a monument wall.*****Bitcoins are down 80% since last year.*****Mrs. Peggy called to let us know that everyone whom brings in an unwrapped gift for Toys for Tots, before Saturday at noon, will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Peggy’s Place.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week and at Norvorsky’s next week. Everyone welcome.*****Be sure and see ad this week of how your child can send a letter to

Miss Melissa over at Car Works for their First Annual Toy Giveaway. They are excited to give back to our community and customers. Recipients of gifts must be school age to 12 years old.*****I noticed that David Fusilier celebrates a birthday on Nov. 28 and on Nov. 29, Tyler Bearden and Barry Burton celebrate. Can you believe David is probably the old guy in this bunch. I knew him when he was a puppy.

BIRTHDAYS A few friends celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Nov. 28: Rick Bridges, Russell Dillow, Jerry Childress, Lynda Walther, David Fusilier and Barbara Peveto all celebrate. They are joined by TV host Jon Stewart, 55, race car driver Chase Elliott, 22 and actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 33.***** Nov. 29: Having birthdays on this day are Kaitlin Malveaux, Tyler Bearden, Barry Burton, Sharon Evans, Troy Manuel, Angela Harkness, Angela Webb, Freda Riley and Jim Bob Aven. Also game show host Howie Mandel, 62 and actor Don Cheadle, 53.*****Nov. 30: Kirk Ellender, Vance Chauvin, Erin Evans, Evelyn Brandon, Kenneth Manuel, Tish Garrett and Brad Braus all celebrate. They are joined by golfer Tiger Woods, 42 and boxer Laila Ali, 40.*****Dec. 1: Bill Hare, Frank Welch, Kelsey Dardeau, Amanda George all have birthdays on this day. Janelle and George Sehon celebrate their 40 th wedding anniversary and it is also the day of daughter Stephanie’s wedding to Alex Hurst. Congrats to all. Also having birthdays on this day are director Woody Allen, 82, and singer Bette Midler, 72.*****Dec. 2: Vergie Thomas, Beverly Blalack, Edd Brown, Eddie Robertson and Marie Moran celebrate along with celebrities singer Britney Spears, 36, football quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 34 and country singer Jana Kramer, 34.*****Dec. 3: Celebrating birthdays on this day are Susan MacCammond, Jo Ann Wilber, Carolyn Andrus and Chris DeCuir. Also celebrating are singer Ozzy Osbourne, 69 and actress Julianna Moore, 57*****Dec. 4: Dana Simmons and Gwen Tallant celebrate. Also having birthdays are model and TV host Tyra Banks, 44, actors Marisa Tomal, 53 and Jeff Bridges, 68.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Alcid Comeaux and Sostan Breaux, two big game hunters from Mamou, hired dem a pilot to fly dem to Canada to hunt some moose. Dey bag six, dem. Wen Comeaux and Breaux start loading da plane for the return trip da Pilot him say, “Hey guy, da plane can only take four of dem.” Da two Cajuns object strongly, “Las year,” Breaux say, “We shot six of dem moose and da pilot let us put all of dem on board and he had a plane jus like dis one.” After arguing for several minutes da pilot gave in him. He crank dat plane up and taxie down da runway fas-fas and took off. However, even wit full power da little plane can’t handle da load and down it went crashing in da middle of nowhere. A few moments later, climbing out of da wreckage, Comeaux axe Breaux, “Say coon, got any idea where we at hanh?” Breaux answer, “Best I can tell me, we pretty close to where we crashed las year.”

C’EST TOUT DOGGETT SEEKS TO LOWER DRUG COST U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, of El Paso, chairman of the House Democratic Force on Drug Pricing is in line to take over the Ways and Means Health Care subcommittee in the new Congress. He is the chief sponsor of legislation giving Medicare authority to negotiate directly with drug makers. Congressman Elijah Cummings will chair the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. Studies show that prescription prices in the United States are more than twice as high as other developed countries. Drug giant Pfizer announced it will raise prices on 41 of its medicines on Jan. 15. The industry is certain to wage an all out effort against the Doggett plan. Pharmaceutical companies have spent $21.8 million this year on lobbying which is only about 10 percent of the $216 million set aside for lobbying congress. Profit of $350 billion is projected for the top ten drug manufactures. Senator Orin Hatch, a friend of the drug industry, will now be gone, he killed all legislation, dead on arrival, of bills against drug companies. Sen. Chuck Grassley will replace Hatch as chair of the senate finance committee. He will be more likely to take on the drug companies. The President once said, “The drug industry is getting by with murder.” Doggett said he was hopeful they will find some common ground with President Trump. He and the senate republicans say they are open to drug price legislation. He says he and congress will move quickly in the new congress to protect consumers from price “Spikes” and ease the financial crush on medicine cost. I personally can attest to the fact that drug cost is bleeding the elderly. They play games with drug cost that is termed “The Donut Hole.” A drug that normally cost $45 with my insurance jumps to $119 when I’m in the donut hole. Multiply the cost of six other drugs and you get the picture. That raises our cost yearly that is unaffordable to many elderly. Some senior citizens do without medication, while it’s a hardship on most. Something has to be done to curb drug cost that is causing the death of many in this country. The pharmaceutical industry will continue to escalate the cost while banking billions it the government doesn’t step in with regulations. Good luck to Congressman Doggett, but I don’t hold out much hope for relief from the administration and the lobby controlled congress.*****Read us cover to cover and please shop our advertisers. Take care and God bless.

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Come Celebrate Red Davis’ 90th Friends and family are invited to celebrate Oscar "Red" Davis 90th Birthday with us. On Sunday, December 2nd from 2-4pm at Wesley UMC Fellowship Hall located at 401 N.37th St in Orange. No gifts please.

Toys for Tot toy drive at Peggy’s Place Mrs. Peggy over at Peggy’s Place is doing a toy drive for Toys for Tots. Everyone that brings in an unwrapped gift for before Saturday at noon, will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certiﬁcate to Peggy’s Place. Peggy’s Place is located at 2682 East Roundbunch in Orange.

Good Shepherd Lutheran hosting Open House Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is hosting an Open House on Saturday, December 8 at 5:00 pm. is is prior to the Bridge City Christmas parade. We will be open to serve hot cocoa, to oﬀer samples of our delicious gumbo, and to provide bathroom facilities as needed. Please come and join us before the parade and get a front row seat for the parade.

LCM Jazz Band presents ‘Silent Night, Jazzy Night’ e Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Jazz Band will present, Silent Night, Jazzy Night,” on Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 8608 Martin Luther King Drive in Orange. is concert is one that guarantees to usher in your Christmas spirit. Admission is $12 and includes dessert and coffee, hot chocolate, and wassail. To buy tickets, go to https://www.lcmbands.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html. For additional information, contact Marian Perkins at 409-886-5821, extension 1350.

American Legion to hold Flag retirement e Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 will be conducting a flag retirement on Sat., Dec. 7 at 4:30 pm at the post home located at 108 Green Ave in Orange. e public is invited to attend and learn how the flags that have served our country and are no longer in good condition are properly disposed of. Each child that attends will get their own personal flag. is ceremony will take place prior to the Christmas Parade.

American Legion to meet e Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 located at 108 Green Ave in Orange has a new Commander, his name is Ronnie Gill. e meetings have been changed from 2nd ursday of each month at 7 pm to the 2nd Saturday of each month at 2 pm. Commander Gill would like to invite each member to attend these meetings. We are a Veterans organization and invite each Veteran to come and join our post. ey represent you in Washington, D.C. for helping get you beneﬁts which you deserve.

Golden K Kiwanis to meet Golden K Kiwanis meets every Wednesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Orange Salvation Army Building, at the corner of MLK Drive and Strickland, also known as Old Highway 90. Coffee is always available and the public is always invited to hear a different speaker each week. e following speakers are scheduled: Wednesday, Nov., 28th we welcome Jackie Huckabay from Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) to discuss Units Overseas, on Wed., Dec. 5 - Andy Preslar, Director of Reporting and Quality Enhancement Plan at Lamar State College-Orange, will present information regarding GOALS (Greater Orange Area Literacy Services) and the non-profit's need for tutors and students in the area, as well as the need for additional for funding. Preslar serves as president of GOALS. And the next week on Wed., Dec. 12 - Laura Moore, a retired law enforcement officer, will be the guest speaker of Golden K Kiwanis, as Moore discusses her current job as a full time mother of 7 teen foster children, two of whom she and her husband have now adopted. She and her husband have formed the Anderson-Moore Foundation to assist children and families in need. All members are expected to attend. Remember, coffee is always served and the public is welcome to attend.

Orange County Friends (OCF) e Orange County Friends (OCF) ladies will meet on Wed., Nov. 28 the OCF Day Bunco meets at 11 a.m. for a Dutch lunch at Tuﬀy's Restaurant in Mauriceville, then plays Bunco immediately afterwards. Cost to play is $5 per person. Tuﬀy's is located near the intersection of Highways 12 and 62. Call or text Diane, 409.988.3243, for more information. On urs., Nov. 29 the OCF Book Club meets at 2 p.m. the last ursday of the month at Luigi's Italian Restaurant in Orange, at the intersection of Strickland and MacArthur, in the former Pizza Hut building. e book to be reviewed on Nov. 29 is a holiday favorite, "A Christmas Carole," a novelette by Charles Dickens. e reviewer is Anne Payne. For more info, text or call Anne at 409.313.7575. Guests are

asked to order a food or drink item before the review begins. Ending the month, on Friday, Nov. 30, Creative Corner - Debra McCombs, Creative Corner Chair, Newsletter Chair, and Membership CoChair, will be at First United Methodist Church all day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to help us on fun projects, even a re-do for those unable to attend in Sept. for the little watering can project. A new project will be offered, Christmas centerpieces for the OCF Christmas Banquet. If you make 2 centerpieces, one is yours to take home. ere will be only a small charge for materials. Debra has a degree in Commercial Art from Oklahoma State University Technical College, Okmulgee, OK. Please text Debra, if attending, at 409.313.4769 or email her at pdmccombs@sbcglobal.net. She needs to have an accurate number of supplies available. en on ursday, Dec. 6, the OCF Party Bridge Group meets for bridge the first urs. of each month at 11:30 a.m. for a Dutch Treat Lunch at the Garden District Restaurant on Hwy. 87, across from LCMHS. Bridge starts at 12 noon. Cost is $1 to play. Text Joy, Co-Chair, at 409.670.5026 for more details and to reserve a spot. On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the OCF Christmas luncheon is to be held at 10:45 a.m. at the Old Orange Cafe, downtown Orange, 914 Division Street. To attend, you must text Anne, 409.313.7575, or email her at the following, annieoakley1116@gmail.com, remembering to leave your name & how many in reservations. Chef & Owner David Claybar will select 3 items from his menu from which we will choose. Also, each attendee is asked to bring a holiday ornament for a Chinese ornament exchange, with a $5 minimum & $10 max. Please note that this is a change of venue from original schedule. We need a large venue since this is always a wellattended event, so Old Orange Cafe is the perfect choice. FYI: OCF still needs to find a Sunshine Committee Chair to send members birthday, get well, sympathy, & congratulations cards.

Jr. NBA Skills Challenge e Orange County Stark Tigers Jr. NBA/WNBA Association will host a Skills Challenge event on Dec. 1 & 2 starting at 9 am at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Orange. Participation is free and open to boys and girls 13 and under. For more information, contact Freddie Walker at 409779-6015.

First United Methodist Church VBS First United Methodist Church of Orange would like to invite you to its “Jesus’ Love Never Melts Advent Vacation Bible School” on Saturday, December 8, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Family Life Center located at the corner of 5th & Elm. It is for ages Kindergarten through 5th Grade ere will be music, crafts, games and snacks. Come enjoy the morning sharing the Love of Jesus with others.

BC Chamber to host Christmas Light Parade e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is once again kicking off the holiday season in Bridge City with its 10th Annual Christmas Light Parade. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the categories of Dance, Vehicle, Float and Ambulatory as well as one trophy for Best Overall. In addition to those awards, Mayor David Rutledge will award a Mayor’s Trophy and $200 to the best “One Starry Night” themed entry. e parade will begin at 6 pm on Saturday, December 8th. e parade route will begin on West Roundbunch Road starting at the First Baptist Church and ending at Bridge City Intermediate School. Applications to be in the parade will be accepted through Monday, December 3, 2018 and are available online at www.bridgecitychamber.com or at the chamber office located at 150 W. Roundbunch Road. Entry fee for the parade is a donated toy from each participant on the float. e toys collected will go to the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance for their Christmas Toy Drive which benefits needy children in the Bridge City/Orangefield area. For more information, call the chamber at 409735-5671 or visit the chamber website at www.bridgecitychamber.com.

Bake Sale to benefit Scholarship fund A Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, December 15 starting at 9:00 am at the 1401 Park Ave (Parish Hall of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church). e proﬁts will got to beneﬁt the Scholarship Fund of Chapter GW of PEO (Philanthropic Education Organization).

tion. e public is welcome to attend. e pastor is the Rev. Ryan Chandler. Trinity Baptist may also be found on social media such as Facebook.

Bridge City Police Department Bikes for Kids Bridge City Police Department is once again hosting its Bike’s for Kids event on Saturday, December 22, 2018. is year 50 children will receive a bicycle, helmet, Christmas stocking and toys. Items needed for this event are: Toys (all ages including non-bike riding ages, for the siblings of kids receiving bikes), gift wrapping items, and small indoor blue Christmas lights. Volunteers will also be needed the day of the event. If you would like to donate, sponsor a child, or volunteer the day of the event, contact Detective Brittany Hilton at 409-735-5028. Donations should be dropped oﬀ at: Bridge City Police Department, 110 Rachal Avenue, Bridge City, TX 77611.

Dementia Care Givers Support Group e Dementia Care Givers Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: Second Wednesday of every month at 10:00am Second ursday of every month at 6:30pm.

GOALS offers services e Greater Orange Area Literacy Services (GOALS) is now offering Reading, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Graduate High School Education (GED) tutoring to all adults 16 and older at no cost. Volunteer tutors are willing to meet once or twice a week at various locations. Please telephone the GOALS office at 409.886.4311 and ask for Rhonda to register. You may email the office of GOALS at rhonda@goalssetx.com.

Seek & Find Resale Store Come visit us at Seek and Find Resale Shop sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. We will be selling tickets for our Christmas Quilt Raﬄe, tickets for the Gumbo meal, and our famous nuts. As always, we have lots of new items that will be sure to catch your eye. Come and see us at 985 W. Roundbunch Rd, Suite A (next to Happy Donuts). We are now open three days a week. ey are ursdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Fridays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm. We have clothes for all ages, toys, furniture, home decor, kitchen items, and so much more. All proceeds go to our Music Scholarship Fund. We are also collecting items. So, if you are cleaning out your closets and storage rooms, we will take all items. Come and check us out.

American Association of University Women e American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold our AAUW Book-Ins will meet on Tues., Nov. 27th at 7 p.m. at the home of Diane Grooters on Hickory Trail where Lois Ferrell will review, "e Dream Lover," by Elizabeth Berg. Linda Womack is Co-Hostess. en on Sat., Dec. 8 - AAUW Annual Christmas Party will be held at the home local of local AAUW president Linda White and husband Billy in Vinton, Louisiana, beginning at 6 p.m.,at 1404 Horridge St., Vinton 70668. Please call Linda to advise her as to what food item each member is bringing. e following urs., Dec. 13 the AAUW Galloping Gourmet will meet at 7 p.m. at the Peking Garden Restaurant, 2433 Broad St., Lake Charles, LA 70601.

Notice of destruction of Special Ed records is notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District’s (LCMCISD’s) intent to destroy the Special Education records of students born in the year 1990, who are no longer receiving Special Education services. ese records will be destroyed in accordance with state law, unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. Special Education records, which have been collected by LCMCISD related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of Special Education in the District, must be maintained under state and federal laws for a period of five years after Special Education services have ended for the student. Special Education serv-

ices end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, completes his or her educational program at age 22, or moves from the district. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the District, but they may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for Social Security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. e parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request the records in writing or in person at the following address: LCMCISD Special Education Office, 6586 FM 1130, Orange, TX 77632. You may reach us by phone at 409-883-6970 or Fax: 409-883-3509. Requests for records must be received prior to November 30, 2018.

Intro to Beekeeping class e Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Oﬃce in conjunction with the Orange Apiary Committee is having an Intro to Beekeeping class on December 8, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Check-in will be at 8:30. is is a free class and will cover the topics of: Equipment, Personal Protective Gear, Honey & Hive Production, and Source for Bees. Snacks will be provided. is will be held at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center at 11475 FM 1442, Orange, TX. Please RSVP by November 21st by calling the Extension Oﬃce at 409882-7010.

SETRPC unveils terrorism response plans A free 90-minute briefing for the whole community on efforts completed and still in progress to prepare for a terrorist attack in Southeast Texas is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. e Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission was awarded a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security in 2017, according to an SETRPC news release. e Dec. 4 briefing will cover Year 1 accomplishments and Year 2 objectives. “Great strides in Southeast Texas Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack Preparedness have been made in the last year with many more to come in Year 2,” the release said. e briefing will provide a high-level overview and update. Individual preparedness for citizens will also be a topic included in the presentation.

Dueling Piano Event - January 2019 United Way of Orange County is excited to bring back Pete’s Dueling Pianos. is large fundraising event will take place on January 26, 2019 at the VFW in Orange starting at 6:30 p.m. e February 2018 event was a huge success thanks in part to generous sponsors like you. We are looking to make this one bigger and better! If you’d like support United Way of Orange County and sponsor this fun event, please let me know which level of sponsorship you would like. Our event is expected to draw over 350 supporters. Participating businesses will be featured in our event program and each donor will receive recognition on our social media platforms. We are also accepting auction items and door prizes. For auction items, please note - United Way Worldwide prohibits us from auctioning alcohol, tobacco, or ﬁrearms.

Wesley UMC fundraiser Wesley United Methodist Church will be selling this years crop of Durham/Ellis pecans and walnuts early November for our yearly fundraiser. Pecan halves and pieces $10.50 a pound and walnuts $8.50 a pound. Call Jan 409/734-8036 or the church 409/886-7276 to place an order or for additional information.

Pinnacle Music Academy Pinnacle Music Academy : Pinnacle Music Academy is having an open enrollment on Saturday September 22 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. e Academy oﬀers private music lessons for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Trumpet and more for all ages! Learn all styles including Pop, Rock, Country, Metal, Jazz, Blues and Hip Hop. ey are located at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W. Roundbunch, Bridge City. Come and check out this wonderful opportunity to learn an instrument in our local area. For more information call 409-241-3920 or visit us at www.PinnacleMusicAcademy.com .

Trinity Baptist Church Christmas musical Trinity Baptist Church, 1819 N. 16th Street, Orange, is staging a Christmas musical entitled, "Good News," on Sunday, December 16, at 6 p.m. In this era of so much bad news in the world, it just might be refreshing to hear some good news for a change! Please come to this free musical concert, written and designed by Lynae Ashcroft Sanford, Managing Director of the Lutcher eater. Cookies and hot cocoa will follow the music presenta-

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Deaths and Memorials

Carol Compete Faulk, 81, Orange Carol Compete Faulk, 81, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 24, 2018, in Orange. Funeral services were held at Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City, Texas. Oﬃciating will be Father Steve Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on April 4, 1937, she was the daughter of Dulva “Besho” Compete and Laura (Naquin) Compete. Carol worked as a secretary and an agent at Allen E. Brown Insurance Company in Orange. She enjoyed cooking, yard work, and camping. Carol was a devoted wife for 57 years and was a loving mother and MeMe. She loved spending time with her family. Carol will be missed by all who knew and loved her.She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rodley Joseph Faulk; and her parents, CAROL COMPETE Dulva and Laura Compete. She is survived by her children, Kent Faulk and FAULK wife Trisha of Orange, Tami Faulk Guidry and husband Richard of Orange, and Dawn Faulk of Houston; her grandchildren, Kaleb Faulk and wife Lindsey, Katie Faulk, Taylor Faulk and Trina Ford, Amy Rawls and husband Jesse, Mallory Edgerly and husband Alex; her great-grandchildren, Aleecia, Benjamin and Grace Faulk, Hayes Rawls; her siblings, Dorothy Romaine of Houston, Linda Conner of Lake Arthur, Louisiana, and Patty Doise of Kaplan, Louisiana; and her numerous nieces and nephews.Serving as pallbearers will be Kaleb Faulk, Taylor Faulk, Keith Romaine, Jesse Rawls, Alex Edgerly, and Richard Guidry. Honorary pallbearers are Hayes Rawls and Benjamin Faulk.e family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Carol’s caregivers, Laura, Maura and the rest of the staﬀ at Kindred Hospice.

Jack Douglas Pepper, 85, Bridge City Jack Douglas Pepper, 85, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 23, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City ofﬁciated by Mr. Bill Collier. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Coushatta, Louisiana, on August 30, 1933, he was the son of Robert Jessie White Pepper and Minnie Ollie (Alexander) Pepper. Jack worked for Brown’s Service Station, the Bridge City Water District, and was the supervisor for the Precinct 3 Orange County Road and Bridge. He also served as a Bridge City Councilman for many years. Jack was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in JACK DOUGLAS Bridge City. He was also a member of the Bridge City Masonic Lodge #1345 PEPPER for over 50 years. Jack was a car and motorcycle enthusiast, and rode motorcycles well into his 70s. He was a hardworking and very determined man. Jack will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Minnie Pepper; his sisters, Lorina Blackburn, Dorothy Pixley and R. Jessie Brown; his brothers, Vern Pepper and Hendrick Pepper; and the mother of his children, Bonnie Lee Pepper Peveto. He is survived by his children, Jack Dean Pepper of Bridge City, Chad Douglas Pepper of Bridge City, and Dana Lee Toomey and husband Patrick of Little Cypress; his grandchildren, Zackary Dean Pepper, Taylor Dayne Pepper, Justin Chad Pepper, Breanna Lee Pepper, and Renna Lee Toomey; his greatgrandchildren, Patrick Dean and Peyton Lee Pepper; and his sister, Melba J. Allen of Port Arthur. Serving as pallbearers will be Dean Pepper, Chad Pepper, Patrick Toomey, Zackary Pepper, Justin Pepper, and John Toomey.

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CHICKEN OR TURKEY STROGANOFF Maybe there are some of you that celebrated anksgiving with a small group. Maybe you don't know exactly what to do with leftovers of turkey or chicken. is recipe might be a helpful solution. By the way, it is okay to use a hen, chicken, Cornish game hens, or turkey for anksgiving! Some even cook gumbo, ham, shrimp, crab, ribs, brisket, or roast beef for Turkey Day. (Also, I have made this recipe in a crock pot with frozen cooked chicken or turkey strips, as well as on the stove.)

Equipment needed: 6 quart crock pot (OR large stove cooking pot w/lid) Vegetable spray for crock pot Bowl for mixing some ingredients Large cooking spoon Large pot to cook noodles at end Colander to drain noodles Measuring spoons Measuring cup

Ingredients: Cooked 2 lbs turkey or chick. strips 1 pkg frozen or fresh chop. onions 2-10.75 oz cans cream mushroom soups (Do not dilute soups.) 2 tsp low sodium soy sauce 1 tsp minced garlic 1 32 oz box unsalted chicken broth 8 oz light sour cream 1 small pkg fresh, sliced mushrooms

(Mushrooms are optional.) Salt and pepper to preferences. 1 pkg 12 oz wide noodles, cooked

Directions: As I previously stated, I most often use a crock pot for this recipe. Spray the crock pot with vegetable spray such as PAM. Place the onions and COOKED turkey or chicken strips into crock pot OR stove pot. Mix soups, soy sauce, mushrooms (if using), minced garlic, and all of broth in large bowl. Pour mixture over poultry and onions. Cover and cook in crock pot 6-

8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. Obviously, cooking time for a stove pot would be much less. Before meal is complete, boil 6 cups or more of salted water in large pot on stove. Add uncooked pkg noodles. Stir pot without lid often. As noodles are cooking, add sour cream, salt, and pepper to crock pot OR stove pot, stirring well, as meal is almost complete. Serve stroganoﬀ over noodles OR add noodles to stroganoﬀ and stir well in crock pot or stove pot. Now, it is time to eat!

PEACHES WITH HONEY CAKE Nearly everyone likes peaches. Add some honey, and they might like it even more. Top it oﬀ with almonds, and it's a hit! is is a fast and easy dessert. One might say it's peachy-keen!

Equipment needed: 9" sq baking pan sprayed w/PAM Cooking spoon Knife for cutting butter

Ingredients: 1-21 oz can peach pie filling 1-15 oz box yellow cake mix 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, thin slices 2 Tbsp honey 1 c thinly sliced almonds

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make certain to spray the square pan with some brand of cooking spray. Spread peach pie ﬁlling in prepared pan with spoon. Top

with dry cake mix, spreading evenly over peach pie ﬁlling. Top with the small, thin slices of butter, covering cake mix as much as you can. Next, drizzle the honey all over. Finally, sprinkle with the thinly sliced

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almonds. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake appears clean. Cool at least 15 minutes prior to serving. Makes about 9 servings.

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Caryn’s Bakery named Bridge City Chamber Business of the Month e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that Caryn’s Bakery has been named Business Member of the Month for November 2018. Owner Caryn Odom accepted the award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador Candace Mulhollan, of RE/MAX ONE at the November Networking Coffee hosted by Bridge City Bank. Caryn creates delicious gourmet baked goods from scratch daily. Caryn’s Bakery has delightful cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and specialty round layer cakes for your special occasion, holiday party, or just because! ey are located at 605 West Roundbunch Road in Bridge City and open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, give Caryn a call at 409313-6573 or check out their Facebook page for pictures of their awesome goodies. Caryn received gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, Complete Staffing, Neches Federal Credit Union, Best Day Spa, OhainWEB.com, Balancing Life Staffing Solutions, Delta Life Fitness Orange County, Las Rosas Mexican Restaurant, and Elizabeth’s Hidden Treasures.

The Orange Chamber of Commerce recognized Lisa Berwick as the Employee of the Month for Community Christian School. She has been with Community Christian School since 2003. Over the course of her career she has been student council sponsor, yearbook sponsor, fine arts teacher for middle and high school and Director of Special Activities. She is always on top of making sure the fun activities happen for our staff and students. Her strength is relationships and attention to details. When a student or staff member is ill or has a tough situation, she is the first to minister and pray for those people. Mrs. Berwick has always been a person that can one can go to for prayer and ministry. We are very blessed to have her on campus.

The Orange Chamber of Commerce recognized Jordan Landry as the West Orange – Cove CISD Employee of the Month. He is the Alternative Behavior Unit (ABU) teacher at West Orange – Stark Elementary. He has a great rapport with students and goes above and beyond to assist them. He encourages students to reach their full potential with regards to meeting and exceeding individual goals. He also assists Elementary School staff with Response to Intervention and behavior interventions. Jordan Landry additionally serves as the Lead ABU Teacher for West Orange – Cove CISD. He was instrumental in the creation of the ABU program guidelines for our district. In the lead teacher role, he mentors ABU Middle School and High School teachers. Mr. Landry is certified in special education. He is a true asset to his district and campus.

Orange County Beekeeping Group

Pictured Left to Right: Candace Mulhollan and Caryn Odom. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce

e Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-7280344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356.

Poison vocalist Bret Michaels and the Bret Michaels Band delivered a spectacular post-Thanksgiving concert at the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., this past Saturday (Nov. 24, 2018). Michaels, recently released from a hospital on Nov. 19 for kidney stones and even passed two stones prior to show time, gave an energetic, 60-minute performance featuring Poison classics “Talk Dirty to Me,” “Ride the Wind,” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and “Nothin’ But a Good Time,” as well as covers of “Sweet Home Alabama,” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” in front of a capacity crowd. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

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The Record Sports KAZ’S FEARLESS FOOTBALL FORECAST By JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

High School Playoff Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK (8-4) over JASPER (12-0) 7:30 pm, Friday at Lamar University in Beaumont—e Mustangs look like their old selves now that playoff time is here--allowing zero touchdowns in the first two post-season contests and showing a potent, but streaky offense. Although the Bulldogs are undefeated in their dozen games this season, I can’t even remember the last time the ‘Stangs lost twice to the same team in the same season. row in the fact the Bulldogs’ leading ball carrier, Montavien Hunt, missed the first two playoff games with a badly-sprained ankle, he will play this week, but shouldn’t gain over 300 yards like he did in October against the Mustangs.

OTHER PLAYOFF GAMES OF INTEREST TO AREA Beaumont West Brook (10-2) over Houston Tompkins (102), Summer Creek (9-2) over Cypress Creek (7-5), Fort bend Marshall (12-0) over Port Neches-Groves (9-3), Marshall (102) over Huntsville (11-1), Carthage (12-0) over Midlothian Heritage (11-1), Van (10-2) over Henderson (8-4), Giddings (11-1) over Silsbee (8-4), Cameron Yoe (11-1) over East Chambers (11-1), Daingerﬁeld (8-3) over Corrigan-Camden (10-2), Newton (12-0) over Troup (10-2), Garrison (10-2) over San Augustine (10-2), Tenaha (9-3) over Price Carlisle (12-0), Muenster (11-1) over Evadale (9-3), Mart (11-1) over Grapeland (11-1).

COLLEGE Even though the Sweeney defense tried, WO-S Justin Sibley made it across the goal line for the first touchdown. Sibley's only carry and score came with less than seven minutes left in the game. Carolina (1)-by Carolina Arreola-Mustang Tyrone Wilson finished the game with 5 of 7 completions for 78 yards and 58 yards on the ground. RECORD PHOTO: Abigail Stephens

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Mustangs set to face Jasper Dave Rogers For e Record e third round has been the charm for Coach Cornel ompson and his West Orange-Stark Mustangs and they want that to stay true this week. e Mustangs take on unbeaten and No. 9-state ranked Jasper in a third-round Class 4A Division II playoff football game at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Lamar University’s ProvostUmphrey Stadium. Since being promoted to head coach in 2011, ompson has seen the Mustangs reach the fourth round of the playoffs each of the prior seven seasons. “We’ve been fortunate to make it every year,” ompson, whose Mustangs are 9916 overall, said Tuesday. “Hopefully, we’ll make it again.” is has been a different season for WOS, which won back-to-back state titles and had a 40-game winning streak snapped in a state championship loss last year. e 2018 Mustangs, now 8-4, needed seven games to achieve their third win of the season. ey started 2-4 before the advent of District 10-4A Division II play saw them start what has reached a six-game win streak. Jasper, in fact, was the last team to beat

them, winning 34-24 at Jasper on Oct. 5. “is is not Rhode Island; it’s the third round of the Texas high school playoﬀs. Everybody’s good,” ompson said. “But we’re getting some of our injured back, and that helps quite a bit.” Jasper has outscored its opponents 553132 this season, an average score of 46-11. ey averaged a 57-13 score against District 9-4A opposition and are averaging a 31-7 score against playoff teams, downing Hamshire-Fannett 49-14 in bi-district and Bellville 13-0 in area. Truth is, the closest game the Bulldogs have played all season was the 10-point, 34-24 win over the Mustangs. A 21-3 win over Sweeny last week, gives WOS an average playoff margin of 48-3, including a 76-3 bi-district win over Huntington. For the season, WOS is outscoring opponents 30-15. “Our kids are playing hard, that’s what we ask our kids to do,” Thompson said. “We’ve had some guys who’ve stepped up the pace and look like they want to play the game. Earlier in the year, we had some guys that looked like a PE class. “Now the eat, ride and warmup guys have gotten some playing time under their belt and know what it takes.”

Neither team scored in the first three quarters of what was mostly a defensive struggle. But following a short field goal gave Sweeny a 3-0 lead early in the final quarter, the Mustangs scored on a 12-yard run by Justin Sibley, a one-yard plunge by Kavybn Cooper and a 52-yard fumble return by Elijah Gales. Cooper led the Mustang rushers with 117 yards on 20 carries, while quarterback Tyrone Wilson had 136 total yards (78 passing on 5 of 7 accuracy). Wilson had to leave the Sweeny game after a helmet-to-helmet collision. “Our quarterback is in concussion protocol right now,” Thompson said Tuesday. “So, we’re going to start our sophomore who’s started a couple of games this year.” Jerren Terrell has passed for 437 yards and six touchdowns this year. The Mustang coach calls Jasper “a very good football team; they’ve got size and speed, strength and quickness. “When we played them before, we gave up too many big plays and we didn’t make enough ourselves. “We have to give up fewer big plays and play for 48 minutes. We didn’t do that the first time.”

Buﬀalo over Northern Illinois and Washington over Utah (both Friday); Texas over Oklahoma (Upset Special), Alabama over Georgia, Clemson over Pittsburgh, Ohio State over Northwestern, Central Florida over Memphis, Boise State over Fresno State, Middle Tennessee State over UAB, Appalachian State over Louisiana-Lafayette.

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

Mustang Renaldo Rose heads to the sideline after a big return to start the game. Rose had a kick return for a touchdown called back in the fourth quarter that hyped the team up before the first score. RECORD PHOTO: Earl Davis

West Orange-Stark Mustang B'Jon Arvie hits Sweeny's Quinton Martin in the backfield. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

With three minutes left in the game, WO-S ' Deiondre Hawthorne intercepted a Sweeny pass to end any hopes for the Bulldogs to score. RECORD PHOTO: Earl Davis

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Thanksgiving made football fans exuberant

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD Seventy-five years from now when your great-great grandchildren are playing Trivial Pursuit and they encounter the question “Who is the ONLY losing head coach in college football history to get a Gatorade dousing by his happy team players?” they will turn the card over and read the answer, “Ed Orgeron of the 2018 LSU Football team.” It’s hard to believe this happened Saturday night at Kyle Field in College Station, but the over-zealous players on the LSU bench had just witnessed a team victory when the Tigers’ defense intercepted a fourth-down pass with one second left in regulation and LSU leading Texas A&M on the scoreboard 31-24. But Lo! and behold! of all the accurate snaps between center and Aggie quarterback Kellen Mond, this one came back on one hop and like a good shortstop, Mond bent down caught the ball and then heaved it in desperation. The ball was intercepted as time ran out and the Tigers were already celebrating. But that nasty replay camera showed that Mond went down on one knee to field the bad snap, which in college football means the play is dead when a player has the football and his knee touches the turf. The Aggies made the most of their bad snap as Mond got a good snap as time ran out in regulation, fired a 19-yard pass to the end zone that was

West Orange-Stark Mustang running back Kavyn Cooper pushes his way through the Bulldog defense in the WO-S win over Sweeny, 21-3. Cooper had 20 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown. RECORD PHOTO: Alexa Lafluer Davis with Small’s PAT tying the score at 31-31 sending the game into overtime. The two teams matched points after each overtime period. Nearly five hours after the National Anthem started the game and a record seven overtimes, the Aggie’s 6-foot, sixinch receiver Kendrick Rogers hauled in a required two-point conversion giving his team a hard-fought 74-72 victory. Rogers caught two touchdown passes and two twopoint conversions in the overtime periods. The seven extra periods tied the FBS record for most

overtimes in a game and the 146 combined points made Saturday night’s game the highest-scoring game in FBS history. It also tied for the longest FBS game in college football history. Aggie fans and alumni around the country felt relieved that those big bucks they spent on a gigantic salary to entice Jimbo Fisher away from Florida turned out to be a bargain. They were looking for a coach that could deliver when the chips were down. The Texas Longhorn fans also had a scare Friday in a Big 12 game against lowly Kansas,

hanging on for a 24-17 victory and setting up a Red River rematch with the Oklahoma Sooners, who also had problems subduing West Virginia 59-56. The conference championship game will be played Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Baylor Bears became bowl-eligible by upsetting Texas Tech 35-24 in the regular-season finale, showing great improvement from their one-victory season last year. The loss was a bummer for Red Raiders head coach Kliff Kingsbury who lost his job after six seasons and a 35-40

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record. The traditional matchup between Washington and Washington State was tough on the players but fun to watch as they trudged around in the snow which gave the Huskies a great advantage with their run-oriented offense compared to Head Coach Rick Leach’s passing offense. Washington won 2815 and will play Utah Friday for the PAC-12 championship. Thanksgiving Day had three NFL games that were all won by the favorites with Chicago beating the hosting Detroit Lions 23-16, our Dallas Cowboys grabbing a share of first place in the NFC East with a 31-23 win over Washington and New Orleans thrashing Atlanta 31-17. On Sunday the Seattle Seahawks upset Carolina 30-27 on Sebastian Janikowski’s field goal as time expired to keep their wild card hopes alive as did the defending world champion Philadelphia Eagles who nipped the New York Giants 25-22. KWICKIES…The Houston Texans players all wore a decal on their helmets with the initials of owner Bill McNair who died last weekend at age 81. Houston hosted AFC South rival Tennessee on nationally-televised Monday Night Football on ESPN. Congrats to the Lamar Cardinal football team who turned their season around from last year’s 2-9 record to be invited to the FCS Playoffs. After leading Northern Iowa 13-6 the Big Red lost a heartbreaker 16-13 after missing two field goal opportunities. Coach Mike Schultz did a fine job having the team buy into his new program. It’s a shame Schultz has to work for a wishy-washy athletic director. About the only NFL division that’s not a runaway at the three-quarters mark is the

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NFC East that has our Dallas Cowboys tied with the Washington Redskins for first place. Both teams appear to be in the same predicament this week with the Cowboys a sevenpoint underdog to the New Orleans Saints while the Redskins also are seven-point underdogs to the Philadelphia Eagles. After seven seasons, football coach Larry Fedora is out at North Carolina and the leading candidate to replace him is Mack Brown, who coached the Tar Heels before coming to the Texas Longhorns. Another canning took place last weekend after the Houston Cougars were humiliated 5231 by Memphis which denied the Cougars a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio was relieved of his defensive coordinator’s job which paid him $400,000. He had one year left on his contract. It appears Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck is fully recovered from the shoulder problems that nagged him for the past three seasons. Sunday’s 27-24 victory over the Miami Dolphins marked the seventh straight game in which Luck has thrown for at least three touchdowns JUST BETWEEN US…I was saddened about the death of my good friend Ralph Barrientos who died suddenly last week at the age of 92. His funeral was yesterday (Tuesday) at St. Mary Catholic Church. Ralph always seemed to be around to lend a hand when someone needed help. I met him about 40 years ago when introduced to him at Dera Park golf course by my late golf partner Dr. Jack Couvillion. If I had a dollar for each time Ralph shook my hand, I’d be able to go to the moon and back.

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The perfect lure for all seasons DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

Larry Johns’ reply to my question regarding the bass bite on Toledo Bend was more of a confession than a report. “It took me about two minutes at the most yesterday to snap to the fact that I am no longer as mad at the fish as I once was!” “We’ve had enough cold weather to fish a jig the way I want to fish it, but I saw the ice on the dock and walked right back up to the camp and cooked pancakes,” said one of the best structure fishermen I ever shared a boat with. Larry will be seventy-eight in December and still fishes 180plus days a year. He blows those incredible numbers off because he doesn’t count crappie fishing over brush piles as a real day on the water. He was the first fishermen that I knew that owned a fish finder. He had one of those little green Lowrance portable boxes with a transducer mounted on suction cups and he was fishing structure when the rest of us didn’t even know it existed! It took only two or three trips for me to know that I would have to invest in one of those little green boxes. His depth finder showed him the schools of shad suspended on the tree lines and catching bass was simply a matter of lowering a spoon straight over the side. It was magic and he had no competition. As depth finders improved so did Larry’s catching and knowledge of the lake. A big bass at

that time was anything over six pounds and the Leesville native was consistently catching more than his fair share. His secret was fishing a jig and pork frog trailer on hydrilla breaks. No one else was fishing jigs and most of us didn’t even know where the breaks were located. anks to Lonnie Stanley, we quickly progressed from buck tail to living rubber skirts and the pork frog gave way to the plastic craw worm. We tied one on the first week of November and kept it tied on until the first week of March. e jig is no longer considered to be a tool used only for duping bass when you should be back at the camp eating pancakes and waiting for the bow rope to thaw out. anks to innovative pro anglers that started flipping and pitching not only shallow structure, but matted hydrilla as well in the dog days of summer, the jig is a year round favorite ... especially for larger bass. “Between 1968 and 2001 I caught two bass in the nine pound class,” Larry shared on a trip last April. “I still fish basically the same techniques and spots that I have always fished, but I have caught and released eleven bass over the ten pound mark since then.” Every one of those bass ate a jig and eight of them were caught in the month of February. ere is no doubt that considering any lure to be only a seasonable weapon is a huge

mistake, but there is little chance of Johns cutting off his jig over the next three months. “If I have changed anything about my fishing that has been an obvious improvement it has been starting later in the day and finishing later,” added Johns. “I catch far more big fish later than I ever caught the first hour or so of daylight and I don’t have to deal with frozen fingers.” at is quite an admission considering the fact that he once fished from dawn to dusk on every outing regardless of the weather. Most every Club angler has fished at least one tournament with ice in the guides on his rod, but Larry has gone much farther than that over the years. We laugh every time we recall a tournament out of Converse when he drove to WalMart to buy an electric blanket to wrap around his engine overnight. e extension cord was frozen as stiff as a joint of pipe the next morning, but everything worked. Unfortunately, after all of that, we didn’t weigh in a single fish! When they finished their pancakes and finally eased out on the water Monday morning, Larry and his son-in-law caught nine bass from two to four pounds. “I didn’t catch a single bass on a jig and he caught every fish on a slow-rolled spinnerbait,” reported Johns, “but I’ll still have one tied on tomorrow……old habits die hard.”

Duck season on hold during the split while geese take center stage

Texas duck hunters await the start of second split OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

e first half of duck season came to an abrupt end for most local Texas Hunters this past weekend and on Sunday it closes for Louisiana hunters as well. Reports from all along the coast were almost mirror images of one another, plenty of water meant plenty of food and areas for birds to get comfortable. e biggest key to success for most hunters was plenty of scouting and being able to adapt to changes in flight patterns that seemed to happen daily. Despite the excess water the season so far has been strong and the reports are good from the rice fields all the way to the coast. Public hunters have been doing extremely well in a few units but of respect I’ll not name names, those guys don’t take real well to

that unwanted publicity. A simple call to the check stations will help you out if you are interested in some of

those areas. Well now that we won’t be able to shoot ducks until the split reopens many hunters will either try to ﬁsh or go chase deer for a few days. e rest of the waterfowl world will set their sights on geese and they should be able to ﬁnd some as daily it seems more birds come into the area. e numbers of geese already in our part of the state are really up from last year at this time, the coastal prairie is prime right now and it looks like it may only get better. A little boost from the weatherman is all you need to help get these wary birds down from

The West Orange-Stark Mustangs Chain Gang defense stifles Bulldog Cameron Adams in the 21-3 win. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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ultra high altitudes and closer to decoying in your spread. ere are some really big concentrations of geese starting to build up locally, as well as farther south down the coast. Hunters wanting to take advantage of the numbers of birds around those areas really need to scout and find the flyway these birds are using, you just can’t pick a spot and hope to decoy these birds into range because that just isn’t going to happen. Contrary to popular belief geese are really smart; you need to do your homework to have any chance at all. Big goose spreads with some sort of motion like flags or kites will help with getting wary birds into range. Full camo or white suits while laying in a spread is a must, just like gloves, facial camo or a mask should be. If the birds are coming to your decoys don’t call too much and let them

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West Orange-Stark Mustang Jay'zn Robinson reaches for yards as he goes down in the first quarter. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Makaila Gershon Simmons was honored as the WOS Student of the Month at the Orange Chamber meeting. She was recognized due to her outstanding characteristics such as being mature, articulate and she has a strong work ethic. She has excellent leadership skills. Makaila is on track to be an honor graduate from West Orange High School in May 2019 and is a member of the WOSHS varsity tennis team and participates in Theater. She reads for pleasure with her favorite genre being Reality Fiction. With plans to attend college in Texas and she aspires to be a pharmacist. J. Proctor, one of her teachers says, “Makaila’s perseverance and hard work make her a leader among her peers”, as D. Richey states, “Makaila works extra hard to be successful. She is very original and has a unique personality”. J. Sims her counselor says “Makaila’s hard work, dedication, and personality will take her to the pinnacle of success.”

Mustang Tyrone Wilson finished the game with 5 of 7 completions for 78 yards and 58 yards on the ground.. RECORD PHOTO: Carolina Arreola

Uzzle work their way in, if they try to leave give them a call and many times they may circle back and try again. e use of a ﬂag is really helpful especially on young geese or Ross geese; they seem to really like the motion and sometimes will just dive into a spread. If you have never hunted geese before don’t get discouraged if your results aren’t what you think they should be, geese are tough to say the least. One day they will have you pulling your hair out wondering why you did all this

From Page 3B work only to be frustrated as wave after wave just flies too high over your spread or just simply refuses to decoy. But on those days when it all works right it can be the best feeling in the world seeing those big birds come in with their feet down and wings cupped ready to light. One word of advice for those folks hunting around big concentrations of geese and other hunters, do yourself a favor and hold the “skybusting” to a minimum. Hunters who take ill advised shots at high flying birds don’t help

anybody out, especially other hunters. Snow geese are already tough enough to hunt without educating them even more with “mile high” shots that make even the youngest and dumbest geese seem like old veterans. Work a little harder on the decoy placement, scouting, and calling if you want to up your odds of success. Pay close attention to the weather and remember that fog, low skies, and wind are the goose hunters best friend. Good luck and enjoy your time in the field.

From left, back, Orange County Extension Agent Tommy Byers, Golden K Past Texas-Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Ted Williams, GK Secretary Pat McCombs, and GK President Reid Caruthers asked many questions to the extension agents at the Wed., Nov. 14, Golden K weekly 9:30 a.m. meeting at the Salvation Army Bldg. in Orange. Answering questions besides Byers were front, left, Orange Coordinator, Family & Community Health, Fallon Foster, M.P.H.; Lamar University Dietetic Intern Sandra Juarez; and Golden K member Diane Grooters. For more info, view the website, www.orange.agrilife.org or email Foster: Fallon.foster@ag.tamu.edu. FB listing is Texas A&M AgriLife Extension--Orange County.

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Cardinals of Character for the 2nd grading period are, Pre-K Brantley Court, Emery Bradford, Ella Mire, and Evan Ruiz Montero. Kinder students are Angel Murillo, Miller Toups, Harper Rhodes, Cresencio Lazo, Alex Juneau, Mason Porter, Grant Peterson, Alayna Duncan, Ranger Higginbotham, Elias Hudson, Emmy Lund, Alex Nguyen. 1st Grade students are Peyton Lapeyrolerie, Paisleigh Dixon, Sophia Grimes, Parker Wall, Londyn Lejeun, Madelyn Ledford, Cambri Champine, Eli Jarrell , Rebekah Mire, Ava Gage, Sterling MacCammond, Eduardo Hernandez, Sadie Nichols. 2nd Grade students are Cannon Fults, Rylan Darby, River Dietz, Shayla Villagomez, Chandler Ritchey, Karys Long, Laila Gerik, Jett Hebert, Eva Richey, Ethan Carey, Nicole Nguyen, Braylen Wilcox, and Avery Stevens. Congratulations to all.

DPS graduates five new canines Staff Report For e Record AUSTIN – e Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has graduated five Troopers and five canines from an eight-week training program. , including seven explosive-detection teams stationed in Austin. “e department’s expertly-trained canine teams play an essential role in detecting and deterring drug trafficking and other criminal activity,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “e canine teams joining our ranks will be a tremendous asset, and we are confident that their specialized skills will help make Texas a safer place.” e breeds include two Labrador Retrievers, two Belgian Malinois and one Dutch Shepherd. Four of the newly-trained canines will be used for drug detection, and one will be used for explosive

detection. One of the dogs was obtained from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. e new dogs and their duty stations are as follows: Chloe (Big Spring); Eros (Rio Grande City); Byrd (Alice); Chakal (Junction); and Jake (Austin). In the ﬁrst nine months of 2018, DPS canine teams assisted in the seizure of approximately 5,100 pounds of marijuana, 203 pounds of cocaine, 85 pounds of heroin, 103 pounds of methamphetamine, 436 pounds of hashish and $4 million in cash.

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Lift Her Chin with Love Greg Morse Content strategist desiringGod.org She sat staring at me, wondering if I still found her attractive. Her hair was undone, her pajamas on, with what appeared to be two tennis balls stuffed in her cheeks after oral surgery. My eyes became her mirror: Was she still beautiful? Without waiting for an answer, my wife asked me not to look at her. The request stayed with me for hours. Where had I heard this before? Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. (Song of Solomon 1:6) She was a shepherd girl made to work the fields by domineering brothers as a Hebrew Cinderella. She worked with her hands. She sweated. She had dirt underneath her fingernails. She didn’t sit around in embroidered dresses. Evidence of her social class was stained upon her skin. She kept to the vineyards, but her own vineyard of beauty was less tended (Song of Solomon 1:6). Eventually, when her Prince Charming found her, she requested, “Don’t look at me.” Daughters of ‘Don’t Look at Me’ We live in a pornified culture, where beauty is digitally, and professionally, enhanced. The new standard is beyond reach for those unwilling to starve, inject, photoshop, and undress. The world has set up its beauty pageant, banishing those unwilling to participate, like Queen Vashti of old (Esther 1:10–19). We rarely have a commercial for candy without exploiting some woman’s beauty. We’ve created a culture that expects unwilting beauty. Girls are pressured to become (and remain) Barbie. Women can’t grow old. They can’t gain

weight. Can’t have health complications. Can’t have too many children. Can’t work in the fields. Can’t be seen recovering from surgery. Can’t wear gray as a crown of glory (Proverbs 16:31). Their beauty must be undiminished, unwavering, plastic. And the devil has done his damage in the church as well. God’s daughters — our queens and princesses — are tempted to ask God why he made them this way. Too many inwardly cry to Adam’s sons, Don’t look at me. Such shatters the heart of God and all righteous fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons. As Christian men, we not only lament this tragedy; we challenge it. We rebuke a society which gives worth to women not based on the imago Dei but the imago Victoria Secret. We resolve, with God’s help, to be men after his own heart, detoxed from the drug of pornography and women-debasing lust. And we do what the husband does in the Song of Solomon: delight in the very place she fears is undelightable. Love Quiets Insecurity He addresses her, “O most beautiful among women” (Song of Solomon 1:8). He lifts her sunken chin, surveys her weathered skin, and tells her emphatically, “Let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely” (Song of Solomon 2:14). He delights in what she fears will be undelightable. While heathen men may be so bold as to blaspheme God’s breathing portrait, the son of God looks at his beloved and sees such loveliness and beauty that he must exclaim, “My beautiful one!” Not just once but again (1:15). And again (2:10). And again (2:13). And again (4:1). And again (7:6). With every new imperfection that the mirror shows her;

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with every new sag, scar, and wrinkle; for every stammer of “Do not gaze upon me because . . . ,” her husband corrects her in earnest, “Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes . . . Your hair . . . Your smile . . . Your lips . . . Your breasts . . . You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you” (Song of Solomon 4:1–7). He is a connoisseur of fine art, and, in the glorious confines of lifelong covenant, God has given him a masterpiece to enjoy. Such is not just a husband on his wedding day, but on the day he wheels his wife down the hallway towards chemotherapy. A man staring at his aged, nearly-deaf dove will say, “You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart” (Song of Solomon 4:9) His captivated heart makes for captivated eyes. His speech teaches others to cherish her as he does (Song of Solomon 5:9; 6:1). Fighting Back Roots The Christian husband is not called to flatter, but to be the world’s greatest lover. A kind of “lover” whose affection reaches beyond the bedroom into the hospital wing, the pew, the small group gathering, the car rides, the kid’s soccer games, and into — and through — the funeral home. A lover who speaks for God when his words quiet her insecurities. A lover who is an inebriated man, drunk off of her love, always (Proverbs 5:19). A man like 90-year-old Roy. Traveling recently to the UK, my wife and I visited the resting place of C.S. Lewis. There we found Roy tending the grave of his wife, fifteen years deceased. He came every morning to fight back the roots of the tree neighboring her grave. He was there so often that the church asked him to be the groundskeeper and give the

Lewis tours. When we inquired about his wife, his face lit up, and story after story told us the same from a new angle: “She was the most beautiful among women.” Lift Her Chin with Love Brothers, your wife may never be the “most attractive” to lustful men in a KFC world of breasts and thighs. But they cannot see what we see. We behold her as God does: as a creature with imperishable beauty (1 Peter 3:4). An untainted, untouchable, unfailing beauty, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. A beauty that is renewed day by day — though the outer frame wastes away. A beauty that survives longer than a century. A beauty that grows more effervescent the nearer it gets to bursting through its earthly cocoon. An eternal beauty that her God adorns her with even now. Our Groom sees his church in such beauty. The world’s dead eyes find little beyond a despised and ignored group of unremarkable people — but she is God’s delight. The apple of his eye. She is his “beautiful one.” His lily amongst brambles (Song of Solomon 2:2), his wheat among tares. She is unique, transcendent, superlative. His love has made her so. She bears the beauty of being his. Forever. And he says, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). Delight in her beauty. Speak tenderly to her insecurities. Lift her chin with your love. Greg Morse is a staff writer for desiringGod.org and graduate of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He and his wife, Abigail, live in St. Paul. The above article was published on the website desiringGod. org on Nov. 27, 2018.

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

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

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

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St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

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Full Gospel Holy Temple

Music Director: Tim McCarver Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Service: 10:30 am / Sunday Evening: 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 6 pm

Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Supper 4:45 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

Pastor: Elder Larry Brooks Sr. Co-Paster: Evangelist Abbigail Brooks

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466

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9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Family Life Center 11:00 a.m. Service - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

Starlight

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

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2537 FM 1078 • Orange • 883-8835 Sunday School 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Sunday Services: 10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Faith United Methodist Church

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

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

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

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

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

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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

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

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

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

Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m. Co-Ed Bible Study • Sunday 9:15 a.m. Ladies Bible Study • Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

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

Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Dusty Garison

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number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273 Al-Anon meetings are held Thursday’s at 7 p.m. inside the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. Please call Cindy at 749-9036 or Mike 718-0333 for more information. Al-Anon meets Sundays and Weds., at 7:00 p.m., at the North Orange Baptist Church located at 4775 N. 16th St (Rear), in Orange, TX. Please call 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info or consultation. All are welcome to attend meetings. The Dementia Care Givers Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: The second Wednesday of every month at 10:00 am and also on the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm.

GARAGE SALE Garage Sale on Sat., Dec 1st from 8 am till 2 pm at 9002 Quail Drive, off Hwy 408. Lots of Stuff.

ESTATE SALE Estate Sale at 2102 33rd St. in Orange (Pinehurst). this Thur., 11/29 - Sat., 12/1 from 8 am to 3 pm. Cash Only. Lots of Antiques, glassware, pottery, pictures, markble top tables, sofa, charis - all kinds, priced to sell. NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of THURSTON G. BABER, JR., Deceased, were issued on the November 16, 2018, in Cause No. P18307, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Wesley Duane Baber. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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Dated the 26th day of November 2018.

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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas We’ve all been there before. Procrastinated or overscheduled our holiday season to the point where we leave ourselves little to no time to shop for loved ones. But great gifts don’t necessarily need to be planned months in advance. These last-minute ideas will bring cheer to the season for gift-givers and recipients alike. • A Gift Basket: A gift basket is easy to prepare and, if created by you, won’t feel last-minute at all. With a few customizations for an individual’s preferences, this is an extremely thoughtful gift. Shopping for a person with a sweet tooth? Hit up the candy aisle and get most of your items from there. Shopping for a foodie? Prepare a basket of interesting herbs and spices from around the world. The possibilities are endless. After you’ve arranged the items nicely, spiff it up with a few bows and flourishes in your gift recipient’s favorite colors. • A Timepiece: If you’re stumped for a gift for that pragmatic, stylish someone that will be appreciated for both its beauty and its functionality, consider a great timepiece in a classic design that will complement a variety of styles, such as those from Casio’s Vintage Timepiece Collection. Featuring stainless steel bands in such different metallic color combinations as gold and black, and rose gold and silver, they are equipped with an LED-lit display face, a countdown timer, a 1/100th second stopwatch, as well as a daily alarm, hourly time signal and auto-calendar. This throwback accessory is both useful and fashionable, adding a bold, retro-inspired look to any outfit.

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