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SETRPC unveils area terrorist attack plan selves what to watch for and how to react in the event of a CCTA. “You hear that plans aren’t worth anything once the first shots have been fired, but when shots are being fired, you default to your planning,” said Kevin Clem-

ent, the University of Houston’s executive director for strategic partnerships. “If you map it out in advance, and everybody agrees on the plan, then there shouldn’t be any question about it on that day.” Tuesday’s 90-minute com-

munity briefing drew a gathering of first responders and local officials to the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. Sue Landry, director of SETRPC’s criminal justice and security division, explained how the Beaumont-based

council of government for Hardin, Jefferson and Orange counties was awarded a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security in 2017. SETRPC partnered with the TERRORIST Page 3A

Nativity scene greets travelers on busy Texas Ave. Kevin Clement of the University of Houston explains preparations that are being taken to protect Southeast Texans in the wake of a terrorist attack. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers

Dave Rogers

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It isn’t anything fun to think about, but everybody needs to. “A terrorist attack may never happen here, but you want to be prepared,” said

Steve Curran, Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack Preparedness Planner. According to Tuesday’s briefing by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission, we all should take time to educate our-

Applicants for HAP flock to Expo Center Dave Rogers

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With more than 75 applicants checking in by noon Tuesday, the state’s Housing Assistance Program has been a big hit, Joel Ardoin told Orange County Commissioners Tuesday. In fact, he said he could have used five workers instead of the two the state sent to process applications on the first day of a three-day filing window. More than $205 million in Hurricane Harvey funds has been routed to Hardin, Jefferson and Orange counties from a $1.1 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) passed on by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Texas General Land Office. That money is being distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis to residents who owned their home, it was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, and it was their primary residence, among other eligibility factors. The County Convention and Expo Center, 11475 FM

1442, will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 and Thursday, Dec. 6. “If you have Crooks your paperwork, you can do it from home on your computer,” County Judge Dean Crooks said. Homeowners can submit an application online at http://recovery.texas.gov/ hap . “A lot of people are doing all they can online, then going to the Expo Center when they have a question,” Crooks said. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners approved an interlocal agreement between Orange County and Orange County Community Supervision and Corrections Department that will allow probationers to fulfill their community service requirements by working for the county. “There’s been a lot of talk about cleaning up in Orange County, but it’s just labor intensive,” Crooks said. COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Amid the ‘hustle and bustle’ of the holiday season, with all of it’s excitement and merriment there is reason to ponder the wonders of Christmas and the hope that fills the Christian world this time of year. On busy Texas Avenue in Bridge City is one such reminder. A nativity scene erected by Billy and Martha Garrett has become an annual exhibit as it has for seven years. The nativity scene itself was created by Beth Kibbe, Martha’s sister, and former resident of Bridge City. An identical nativity scene is also in Plano, Texas where Beth now lives. The Garretts, who own Bridge City Lock and Key, plan to continue the tradition. “To remind people what Christmas is really about,” Martha says. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Second chances for families needing Christmas gifts Dec. 14th located at 2518 W. Park Avenue in Orange. Each toy needs to be unwrapped. Hope is not lost for those “Our toy program depends who for whatever reason on the donations of new missed the application dates toys,” said Judy Jensen, OCS at area organizations, such as executive director. Salvation Army, Blue Santa, Before the toys are distribthe OCS Adopt a Family Pro- uted, parents are interviewed gram or the Bridge City/Or- for information on their chilangefield Ministerial Alli- dren to ensure needs are ance who distribute toys to met. During the process, underserved children. they collect information Orange Christian Services such as name, age, sex, ethis preparing to meet those nicity, and any special needs. needs. Toy Donations need Although they would preto be delivered to OCS no fer to help many people, their later than 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. resources are limited and the

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program is a first come, first serve. In addition, they will be thoroughly checking their lists and comparing with other organizations to make sure the applicant did not receive services from another organization. OCS will begin giving the toys to the parents on Dec. 17th, Dec. 18th and Dec. 19th. Remaining toys will be distributed on Dec. 20th. Jensen and her staff try and give each child three new toys. The citizens of Orange County are “good” people,”

Jensen said of the many donations received. “We have been truly blessed beyond measure, Jensen said. “We are grateful for all the help.” In addition to the OCS Toy Program, they are also preparing to give away food. They have already packed 650 bags of non-perishable food items to make a holiday meal. But, the gift of giving continues as each bag will come with a turkey, ham or chicken. TOY COFFEE Page 3A

Rainy forecast can’t stop Orange County’s Christmas parades Dave Rogers

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The Kiwanis Club of Orange chose to honor Orange County’s cleanup from Tropical Storm Harvey at this year’s “An Olde World Christmas” parade. Michelle Tubbleville of Orange County Disaster will be the parade marshal and judges for the event’s five top float awards will be from area non-profits that have helped so many since the 2017 flooding disaster.

So, naturally, a rainy forecast for Friday night is causing Kiwanis officials to postpone the Orange event until Monday. But parades in Orangefield and Bridge City are set to go on Saturday as scheduled. And Bridge City’s Light of the World is an indoor event, so no sweat. The Friday night, Dec. 7 event is a go for its 6:30 p.m. kickoff to the weekend at Bridge City High School cafeteria. The Christmas in Orangefield parade begins at 10:30

a.m. Saturday at the corner of FM 105 and FM 408. The theme this year is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and the circuit of the Orangefield football stadium will be followed at 11:30 a.m. by the opening of booths at the field. Booths selling food and gift items, games and even a special appearance by the show animals of the Orangefield FFA are available. Bridge City’s Christmas Light Parade begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist

Church on W. Roundbunch Road and proceeds westward for a mile before reaching the judging stand. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is accepting parade entries through noon Friday at 150 W. Roundbunch. Or you can sign up online at bridgecitychamber. com . After the parade winds down, Bridge City Bank will present its annual “Movie on the Lawn,” this year featuring “The Grinch.” The Kiwanis Club’s pre-

sentation of the 70th Annual Orange Christmas Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Monday. The vendor festival and tree lighting that were to go along with a Friday parade have been canceled. “Luckily, the city has been very flexible,” Kiwanis president Shane Johns said of delaying the parade. “Now our biggest concern is that it’s a school night and we’ve got to get the kids home.” The parade will begin at Front and 8th Streets, and

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circle city hall on a course framed by Green Ave., 1st Street, Front Street and 10th Street. It will end at the Riverfront Pavilion. Saturday’s seasonal activities also include Christmas Stroll at Shangri La Gardens, 2111 W. Park. Visitors are urged to donate nonperishable food items for Orange Christian Services. The Service League of Orange hosts its 62nd annual Toy Coffee from 10 p.m. to 2 CHRISTMAS Page 3A

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Kevin Roy gets second trial, not a dry eye during testimony Debby Schamber For The Record

It was back to the courtroom for Kelvin Roy, 40, of Beaumont, who was given a second trial to face charges after he was involved in the death of 16-year-old Alexandria “Lexi” Bertrand in Feb. 2014. Initially, Roy was sentenced to 75 years in prison on charges of murder. However, the Texas Court of criminal court of appeals upheld a lower appellate court’s decision to overturn his conviction. The appeals court ruled the jury in the case should have been instructed to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. Roy was charged with murder when his girlfriend, Taralynn Brown, told police he was threatening to kill both of them before accelerating toward the railroad tracks on Highway 105 in Vidor and hitting the vehicle where Lexi and her mother were sitting at

a traffic light. Brown took the stand Tuesday and told jurors she and Roy had been in an “on and off ” relationKevin Roy ship because of his issues with illegal drugs. They had gotten back together the month before the wreck. He had arrived at her house and she told him she was hungry and wanted to go get something to eat on MLK in Beaumont. He agreed to take her in her Mercury Sable. But, she knew something was wrong when he passed the exit to the restaurants. She asked him why but he cursed at her and told her to “shut up.” As they continued eastward on Interstate 10 she saw him pick up a cigarette and light it. Brown knew by the smell it was no ordinary cigarette. It was laced with PCP. For Roy this was something he did frequently and a source of their problems. In the past

when he was high on PCP he had physically assaulted her, according to court testimony. A short time later, Roy began drifting between the lanes and driving excessively slow. Passing vehicles honked their horns and swerved to miss them. Brown feared for her life and told Roy to pull over because she wanted it all to stop. Brown testified instead of pulling over, Roy laughed. Brown then told Roy she just didn’t want to be with him anymore. This angered Roy and he came to a complete stop on a feeder road before proceeding onto Highway 105. He then told her they were both going to die, according to court testimony. “He looked at me and mashed the gas,” Brown said. The Sable accelerated at a high rate of speed down Highway 105 toward the railroad tracks and the vehicles stopped at the light. “He never let off the gas,” Brown said.

April and Lexi Bertrand were out shopping that fateful evening. Lexi wanted a special kind of candy to give for Valentine’s Day. Her mother, April, and she were chatting about finding the candy before stores closed. April said she was completely oblivious when she heard the loud crash and the side of the Honda Odyssey Van was ripped completely off where Lexi had been sitting. The Sable continues moving forward flipping four to five times before coming to rest 244 feet from the point of impact. “My brain is racing and trying to catch up on what is happening,” April Bertrand said. “I turn to check and see if Lexi is ok, but my baby is not there.” April gets out of her vehicle amid the debris and rushes over to Lexi where she is laying on the road. A pool of blood is forming around her head from the deep gash on her head. “Her beautiful blue eyes are

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and thought about her children during this time. Roy was unconscious in the vehicle. Witnesses testified at one time they saw him lift up his head and look around. He received a non life threatening head wound. He too was transferred to a local hospital. At one point, ambulance personnel had to pull over to restrain Roy before continuing onward to the hospital. Brown shook him after the car came to a stop trying to wake him up. “Look at what you did,” she said. Brown was fearful the car would explode so she opened the door and fell outside. She did not realize she could not walk until she looked down at her leg and tried to walk. As a result of the wreck, she remained in the hospital for two months. She has not had any contact with Roy nor resumed their relationship. Court testimony resumes Wednesday morning in the 163rd District Court with Judge Dennis Powell presiding. The case will then go to the jury to decide what his punishment will become during this trial.

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Harvey temporary housing program extended Staff Report For The Record

Mike Cordova and Nancy Blanchard work on packing one of the 650 bags of food to be given away over the holidays at Orange Christian Services. In addition to food, OCS is giving families a second chance to get toys for children who have missed the application deadlines at area organizations. RECORD PHOTO: Debby Schamber

Second chance All of the rushing around and hectic schedules in the end are all worth it for the staff of OCS. The lit Christmas tree with the beautiful, glistening decorations stands in the foyer. Each staff member scurries past it as they work to help the cli-

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ents. “We do it with joy,” Jensen said. Jensen adds, on behalf of the Orange Christian Services staff and volunteers, we wish you a very blessed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Terrorists attack plans University of Houston to develop a Unified Regional Response to a Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack. The briefing covered Year 1 accomplishments, and goals for Years 2 and 3. She said actual case studies and after-action reports from prior terrorist attacks – Paris, Boston, Aurora, Colo.; San Bernardino, Calif.; Orlando and others – were reviewed for preparedness suggestions. Clement said workshops were held in 2018 about six functional areas: Public information, Tactical Re-

sponse, Medical Response, Intelligence Workshop, Victims’ Support and Family Services, and Operational Communications and a Southeast Texas plan was begun. Year 2 goals including fine-tuning the plan and conducting tabletop exercises for first responders, medical response and executive leaders. Year 3 plans include an actual terrorist attack exercise involving all jurisdictions of the region. “We’ve made great progress,” Curran said. “We’re

FEMA temporary housing units authorized for sale to eligible occupants

AUSTIN— A recent extension to the temporary housing program provided by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide Hurricane Harvey survivors a manufactured housing unit, travel-trailer or direct-lease apartment until Aug. 25, 2019. The program was originally set to end Feb. 25, 2019. Currently more than 1,500 homeowners and renters live in GLO/FEMA temporary housing units. More than 60 percent of these survivors were not expected to finish repairs or find new housing by the Feb. 25, 2019, deadline. The magnitude of Hurricane Harvey has made contractors scarce to make repairs for survivors, the GLO

noted in a release. Although the housing program will continue until August 2019, those who remain in the program after February 25, 2019, will be expected to pay rent. Survivors who cannot afford the rent are able to petition for a rent reduction by contacting FEMA. FEMA staff will work with survivors to determine how much rent they can afford based on their incomes and current housing expenses such as mortgage payments on their pre-disaster residence. More than 60 percent of the survivors in temporary housing units are lowincome families, according to the GLO. During the extension period, all occupants must continue to work on their permanent housing plan and meet with their FEMA/GLO recertification advisers. The

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p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the childhood home of Orange heiress Nelda Childers Stark, 602 W. Orange Ave. Admission to the Toy Coffee is an unwrapped toy or cash donation to benefit the Salvation Army. The City of Orange Fire Department is hosting the 2nd annual “Fill the Fire Truck Campaign from 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Central Fire Station, 501 N. 7th St. Donations of new unwrapped toys are being collected to fill the vintage fire truck in the lobby of the Central Fire Station. For additional information, contact Fire Marshal John Bilbo or Mary Low at 409-883-1050.

GLO is connecting residents with housing resources such as rental resources, disaster case management and longterm recovery groups, and is ensuring eligible households are aware of the Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery.

County business “While we have the labor, why not use it?” No action was taken on a proposal to modify the county’s Oversize/Overweight Permit & Bond Procedure after it was discovered that state law will not allow a county to require permits and bonds if the truck owners were already paying the state permit and bond fees. Originally, County Engineer Clark Slacum had asked the county to raise its $20,000 per mile bond requirements, saying that repairing roads torn up by oversize trailers and trucks could cost as much as $160,000 per mile. Commissioners approved the County Auditor to pay $263,000 in bills. Because of a conflict with court schedules and holidays Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, commis-

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breaking new ground. “It’s not always easy to put all this stuff down in writing so you can actually have it when you’re out in the field. One thing you learn about terrorist tactics is they’re constantly changing.” Kaylen Arendale, regional emergency planner, and Capt. James Riley of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office offered tips on individual preparedness. Arendale urged community engagement and things like a bomb-making materials awareness program, so people are more informed and “see something, say something.” “The best thing we can do is educate our citizens,” she said. “What can you do to help? Being prepared is the best thing you can do to help your

For additional information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page atwww.fema.gov/ disaster/4332, Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey, the FEMA.

family.” She suggested families put together a “go kit” of things needed for a quick move. “Don’t forget to plan for the elderly and pets,” she said. Riley notes that recent mass shootings in schools, malls and entertainment complexes have taught first responders that waiting around for a crisis negotiator is no longer the way to go. “We go and stop the killing, that’s our main focus,” he said. “We’re not going to wait anymore, not since Columbine.” Riley teaches a one-hour active shooter response class. “My ultimate goal with schools: We have fire drills every six weeks; I wish we had active shooter drills every six weeks.”

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AUSTIN— At the request of the State of Texas, certain Hurricane Harvey survivors living in FEMA temporary housing units (THUs) administered by the Texas General Land Office will be offered the opportunity to purchase their current unit. To be eligible to purchase a THU, which includes manufactured housing units and travel-trailers, the survivor must lack a permanent housing solution, through no fault of their own. Applicants may only purchase a THU in which they currently reside. Applicants must be in compliance with the conditions of the Revocable License they signed upon initially moving into the THU, and they must agree to insure the unit, including hazard and flood insurance. The units will be sold “as is, where is,” with no implied warranties. The buyer must accept all costs required to bring the THU into compliance with local codes and ordinances. Local governments may choose not to participate in the sales program, in which case sales will not be available in those jurisdictions. All eligible applicants will receive a letter, asking if they wish to purchase their current THU. Each interested applicant will be handled on a case-by-case basis. If an applicant received repair or replacement funds from FEMA, those funds may be used to purchase the THU. Upon completion of a sale, the applicant and/or members of the applicant’s household will no longer be eligible to receive FEMA housing assistance for that declared event. If an applicant chooses not to participate in the sales program, it will not affect their eligibility for further housing assistance. Each unit’s sale price will be based on a formula that considers the unit type, the number of bedrooms and the number of months the applicant lived in the unit. Applicants who are unable to afford the sale price may appeal that price, but no THU will be sold for less than 25 percent of the unit’s adjusted fair market value. Applicants with questions can call 855-336-2003 or fax 512-490-1248. For additional information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the Hurricane Harvey disaster web page atwww.fema.gov/disaster/4332, Facebook at www.facebook. com/FEMAharvey, the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account atwww.twitter.com/FEMARegion6, the Texas Division of Emergency Management website at www.dps.texas.gov/dem or the Texas General Land Office website at www.glo.texas.gov.

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sioners agreed to cancel the Dec. 25 meeting and hold the other on Jan. 2 to allow Treasurer Christy Khoury to process payroll on her regular schedule. In other news, Brittany Eck, director of communications with the Texas General Land office, checked in with the Record Newspapers late last week after a Nov. 28 story on requests by Vidor City Council and Orange County Commissioners to have GLO drop its requirement to choose between “buyouts” and “acquisition” programs. “If you want to do buyouts and acquisitions, all you have to do is apply for a waiver and explain why you want to do both,” she said. That came as news to commissioners, who promised to follow up.

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passed away last Thursday, Nov. 29, after fighting a long illness. Funeral service was held Sunday, Dec. 2, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Her twin sister Audrey McDonald, husband Larry Plant, proceeded her in death, along with her mother and father. She is survived by her son Larry Clint Plant, his sons, her brother and several nieces and nephews. May this beautiful lady rest in peace.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2008

From The Creaux’s Nest BUSH HAD EARLY ORANGE CONTACTS A couple of weeks ago, attorney Nolan LeBlanc and I were visiting about politics in years gone by and he brought up the fact that George H. Bush, while running for U.S. senator against Lloyd Benson had held a rally and fundraiser in Orange. The event was hosted by Ben Briggs, president of County Bank, the Round Bank, owned by Edgar Brown, Jr., a Republican and a supporter of Bush. When the event ended, Nolan said his dad, Dr. Nolan LeBlanc, others all went for bacon and eggs breakfast at the Brigg’s home. I remember all the buzz about this good looking guy who was a war hero. He had moved to Texas from up North and started an oil company in the Midland-Odessa area. The only problem was that Texas was almost a pure Democratic state. In fact, the Democratic Party was made up of two factions, the conservative branch of the party, pretty much controlled Texas. Bentsen was a conservative, probably more so than even the Republican Bush. There was a lot of talk back then that this Bush guy would some day be president. Of course, the rest is history. No one ever served as president that had more government experience. From the early beginning, and the breakfast at Ben Briggs house, George not only went on to be a two term vice-president, he was the first vice-president in 150 years to be elected president. After just one term he lost the presidency to a young governor from Arkansas, Bill Clinton. Bush and Clinton later welded a friendship that survived the Bush loss and later saw George vote for Clinton’s wife Hillary over his parties’ nominee. George H. witnessed the election of his son George W. as president of the United States. All this week, the 41st President, who died Nov. 30, at age 94, will be honored in Washington, Houston and finally laid to rest in Aggieland, the latter to me is the biggest surprise of all. Texas A&M will forever be grateful that this good man, who could have chosen anywhere for his library and final resting place for his wife Barbara, daughter and himself, showed what an unpretentious life he lived. He is the last president from the Greatest Generation, a hero, one of the nation’s youngest bomber pilots, who dedicated his life to service.***** I’ve got to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

THE DEMISE OF FOX PRIME TIME Roger Ailes, who died in 2017, at age 77, after resigning in disgrace amid sexual harassment allegations, had masterminded the launch of Fox News, with the backing of Rupert Murdoch. From that perch he gave birth to conservative “Talking Heads” like Bill O’Reilly, who became prime time’s biggest star. Others were Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren. O’Reilly met the same fate as Roger over sexual scandals and cost the network millions of dollars in settlements. O’Reilly, who had led the time slot for 17 years was let go. The slot was filled by Tucker Carlson, who was unable to hold the O’Reilly crowd. Hannity’s time slot was moved up one hour and picked up some of the O’Reilly’s followers, making Hannity the number one opinion show. Now the O’Reilly followers have started trailing away from Hannity, becoming bored with his “Smoking Gun.” Night after night he has a new major scandal that never materializes. Hannity wanted to promote his hour as a news show. It is not at all fair and balanced. Shepard Smith, a newsman on Fox’s breaking news, had taken exception to Hannity’s news show claims. Hannity is not a newsman. He even goes on the stump for political candidates, something no newsman worth his salt would ever do. Now the Fox News Network has started promoting their prime time opinion shows on sports show, game shows, etc. because of the negative feed back that the Carlton, Hannity and Laura shows have when called news shows. Today, in the Hannity time slot, the number one show is Chris Cuomo, on CNN. In fact, it is the number one show in all time slots., like O’Reilly once was.Rachel Maddow, on MSNBC, is at number two and at time hits the top spot. Hannity has fallen way behind and some changes could be coming to FOX programming as the tide starts to switch on Trump he may no longer be able to rely on FOX News to prop him up. The Wall Street Journal, owned by the Murdock family, has already shown signs of drifting away from the president, who will be facing inquiries by the new congress. My bet is Hannity might end up with a different type show in a different time slot. FOX News is no longer the reliable place for real news and is no longer the political force Roger Ailes founded.

RECALLING THE BONIN TWINS I had known the pretty, identical Bonin twins, from Kaplan, from the time they were little girls attending church in Abbeville. A few years after I came to Orange, when the twins were 12 or so years old, their parents Jessie and Anna, moved the family to Orange. The twins, Audrey and Flaudry and brother Jessie were raised in Gilmer Homes. Throughout all of those years we were in constant contact. Over the many years, nearly 70, the girls had kept me supplied with Cajun updates from back home that we called the “Motherland.” I can’t recall when I didn’t know those girls and I kept up with them as we traveled through life. Everyone knew the beautiful Bonin twins with their great outgoing personalities. Flaudry Mae Plant, 81,

I’m sitting here on the 67th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. I recall it quite well. My mind races through all the events I am thankful to have witnessed, the friends I made along the way and how swiftly those years have flown by since America was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941.*****Unemployment in November reached 533,000 jobs lost. Over the past year nearly two million people became unemployed, the most since the Great Depression. Texas is still in fair shape but falling. *****Before President George Bush’s first term was over we said First Lady Laura would never stay at the Crawford ranch. She wants more action than that so they have bought a home in Dallas. A Laura book will be published but publishers have told W. “thanks, but no thanks, come back in a few years.”*****On Thursday Orange Savings Bank will host a retirement celebration honoring Darby Byrd. The event will be from 9 a.m. throughout the day, ending with a Chamber mixer from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Darby has spent 37 years in banking and has been successful at it. (Editor’s note: He passed away several years ago.*****Happy birthday this week to David Claybar on Dec. 11.*****Prohibition that started in 1919 ended on Dec. 5, 1933. Believe it or not, Utah was the state that made the 36 states needed to ratify the 21st Amendment.*****Harrington’s and King’s Pharmacy in Bridge City have merged to form Family Pharmacy. *****Caroline Kennedy, the only living child of President John F. Kennedy, wants to be appointed to Hillary Clinton’s senate seat. The two-year-appointment is up to New York Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat. I wonder how the Clintons feel about that since Caroline and the Kennedy clan supported Obama.*****Carlos Vascek is a happy camper now days since TCU finished No. 11 in the national poll standings. They will play No. 9, Boise State, in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 23,***** On Jan. 5, No. 2 Texas will play No. 10 Ohio St., in the Fiesta Bowl..*****The BCS National Championship game between No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Florida will be played Jan. 8 in Miami,.*****David Gregory, 38, will become the new moderator of “Meet the Press” next Sunday. Tom Brokaw has filled in since Tim Russert’s death.*****I was sorry to hear about the death of the old cowboy boilermaker Jerry Lanford Sr., age 69. He was a colorful, great guy.*****The stock market continues to climb as investors bet on President-elect Barack Obama’s economic plan.***** The “Peacock” NBC is giving Jay Lano a five night, prime time show starting in the fall. Conan O’Brien takes over “The Tonight Show” in May..***** “Opie” Ron Howard started in show business at age 4, in 1959. He joined Andy Griffith’s Mayberry show in 1960. Boy, I’m getting older.*****Pitcher Greg Maddux, 42, retires with 355 victories and four Cy Young awards.***** Beautiful Bliss Payne was only 18 years old when she lost her life in a car accident on Dec. 2. The accident also took the life of her friend, 19-year-old Jacquelyn Branch of Nederland. Bliss, a former Bridge City High School cheerleader, was the daughter of BC police officer Jon Skipper and Leah Payne. Bliss was everybody’s dream for a daughter, beautiful in and out, bright and a joy to be around. For many years we have been friends of her grandparents, Joe and Dee Payne. *****We were also saddened to learn of the death of Kenna Tinsley Peveto, only 44. This beautiful person went to join the Lord on Dec. 5, a dark Friday for those who loved her so much. She was a beautiful person who we knew as a bank employee. To husband Sam, daughter Kayla, mother Joyce, sisters Ronda, Nancy, Joy and brother Bill and the entire family and many friends, we send our condolences. *****Carolyn and Melvin Hogan have been pillars of the community. They married as youngsters and marked their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 5, the day Carolyn, age 67, passed away. She was always a lady. Carolyn was an ideal woman. She gave much of herself to improve life in her community. To her two daughters Taura and Holli, their families, siblings and large family, we pray you will find peace in the memories of this fine woman.*****For many years Richard Gandy, age 74, and I have been friends. We weren’t out of high school very long when we met. Richard died Saturday, Dec. 6. He was one of the true characters I’ve been blessed to know. Richard served in the Air Force, worker for some car dealers and even sold cars for Leon Slaytor before going into a variety of businesses for himself. To wife Aileen and the rest of the family our sincere condolences.

40 Years Ago-1978 It’s hard to believe attorney Louis Dugas will be 50 years old on Tuesday, Dec. 12. (Editor’s note: It’s even harder to believe that Lou, our longtime friend would be 90 this year.) We knew him when he was a young 26-year-old state representative. He and wife Beth, both so active in the community, have both died in recent years) *****Mike and Polly Gamblin celebrate their first anniversary this Friday, Dec. 8, which is also Mike’s birthday. (Editor’s note: We remember Polly as a young teenager when her mother Violet Chapman Brown worked for the Opportunity Valley News years ago. *****Pittsburgh Steelers fullback Franco Harris became the fifth best all time rusher in NFL history Sunday in a game played against Houston. He surpassed the 1,000 yard milestone for the sixth time, ranked only behind Jim Brown’s seven. *****Wright Brother’s Vinyl Siding is located at 111 W. Green. *****Price and Tarpley Auto Parts are at 201 7th St.*****Lawrence Helton is funeral director at Bridge City Funeral Home. *****Believe it or not, Glen Campbell and Ronald McDonald both live on Circle 6 in Roselawn. *****Ace and Jo Amodeo hosted the monthly dinner club. The group took in Chez Oca’s in Lake Charles. Lou and Beth Dugas introduced the group to $110 wine. *****Dewey “Teddy Bear” Cox, who attended the national convention said, “Conventions consist of a donkey and elephant and a lot of bull.”*****Stacy Savoy, 10-year-old daughter of Gary and Judy Savoy, was crowned 1978 Junior Miss Texas World after four days of competition in Houston. *****Murray Spector was the recipient of the Silver Spur award at the 1978 Orange County 4-H Club banquet.

*****A new four-door 1979 Impala sedan, fully loaded will set you back $6,295 or $157 a month at Harmon Chevrolet, Third Street and Green in downtown Orange. Working on the Used Car lot are Don Harmon Jr., L.J. Schrieber and Preston Fuller. *****Nina Scales and Charlotte Bevil are seniors at Bridge City High, Brenda Braquet and Billy Bryant are juniors, Richard Briggs and Bryan Ward, sophomores, Jude Lemoine and Fred Zoch freshmen. All honor roll students.

A FEW HAPPINGS The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Novrozsky’s this week and next week with the old vet J.B. at his barbeque place. The following week, Dec. 19, the Bunch will have its Christmas meal and final gathering of the year at Robert’s. Everyone is welcome.*****This week, on Dec. 6, will mark 13 years since we lost Bubba Hubbard, at age 71, in 2005.*****Also this week, Dec. 10, my buddy, “T-Ray” Sehon, turns 22. I’m pulling for “T-Ray.” He’s already overcome some bad health odds and is moving right on up to the East Side.*****President Trump was in Tupelo, MS. last week. He said many people said he reminded them of Elvis (The King). That’s like John Bolton reminding me of Clark Gable. They both had mustaches. I probably have some folks scratching their heads wondering who Clark Gable Is.*****Here’s a great deal to get over the turkey and ham hangover. Danny’s and K-Dan’s are featuring Angus, Boneless, Rib-Eye Steak, only $8.95 lb. That’s what I’m ready for, a custom cut, nice, juicy steak, ¾ inch thick. That’s the best bargain in town this week.

BIRTHDAYS A few folks having birthdays in the next few days. Dec. 5: Gwen Tallant, Belinda Force, Mary Bridgers, Shea Bolton all celebrate along with actors Frankie Muniz, 32 and Paula Patton, 42.*****Dec. 6: Debbie Bishop, Cheryl Jones and Richard Briggs celebrate on this day. They are joined by football player Johnny Manziel, 25 and actress Millie Davis, 11.*****Dec. 7: Celebrating today are Lisa Durso, Danielle Gorbett, Jim Keith, Buddy Sheppard and Randy Philpott. Joining them are former basketball player Larry Bird, 61 and football player Terrell Owens, 44.*****Dec. 8: Celebrating today are Leah Cummings, Channing Larkin, C.R. Dick Davis and Samantha Peveto. Also celebrating are rapper Nicki Minaj, 35 actors Ian Somerhalder, 39 and Kim Basinger, 64.*****Dec. 9: Barry McKenzie, Bobby Couthran, Dr. David Jones, Mark Braus celebrate today. Joining them are Donny Osmond, 60 and actor Kirk Douglas, who turns 101.*****Dec. 10: Having birthdays today are Doris Peveto, Michelle Watson, Sean Ureta, Cindy Briggs. They are joined by chef Bobby Flay, 53, actors Raven Symone, 32 and Nia Peuples, 56.*****Dec. 11: David Claybar, Brandy Rainwater, Lois Johnson, Kent Sarver and Cody Caples celebrate today. Joining them are singer Jermaine Jackson, 63 and actress Rita Moreno, 86.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Joe Boudreaux him, call his son Alfred, wat lives in Phoenix a couple of days before Tanksgiving. He said, “Alfred, I hate to ruin your day me, but I got to tell you dat me and you mama are divorcing us, after 40 years of misery.” “Papa, wat da hell you talking about?” screamed Alfred. “We can’t stand da sight of each utta anymore,” Boudreaux say, “We’re sick of each utta and me, I’m sick of talking about dis, so call you sister Agnes in Chicago and tell her.” Frantic, Aflred calls his sister who explodes on da phone, “Like hell dey getting a divorce,” she shout “I’ll take care of dat me.” She calls Abbeville immediately and screams at her fatter, “You are not getting divorced, don’t do nutten until I get dere.” “I’m calling Alfred back and we’ll both be dere tomorrow night.” “Until den don’t do a ting Papa, do you hear me?” Joe hangs up da phone and says to his wife, “Honey, da kids, dey coming for Tanksgiving and paying their own way.”

C’EST TOUT This Friday, Dec. 7, marks the 77th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. I recall all the buzz and confusion, men gathered on street corners speaking about our country being attacked by the Japs. At that time, before President FDR spoke to the nation, citizens didn’t even know where Pearl Harbor was. The only thing I knew about Pearl Harbor was that I had a first cousin stationed in the Navy there. He had mentioned it once when he was home on leave, stating his ship was stationed at Pearl Harbor until they headed to Europe and the war zone. For several days my Aunt walked to twon to talk to some government people, trying to get word about her 18 years old son Hubert. Nearly a week went by before a deputy sheriff came by Grandma’s house and told her Hubert had been injured and had been transferred to a hospital in California. A life boat had fallen on his head which required a metal plate. He was several weeks before he got home. He was dressed in full Navy uniform. I remember being so proud of him. Ironically, sometime later, while home on leave, he was killed in a freak accident. That was so long ago, yet it lives in me when I think about my old, 97 years old friend, Cedric Stout, who is still with us and was with my Cussin Hubert on that dreadful day, Dec. 7, 1941.***** My time is up, I thank you for yours. Please shop our family of advertisers who make this publication possible. Take care and God bless.

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 5, 2018 •

Thrift & Gift Elaborate Sale

American Legion to meet

An elaborate sale at rift & Gift located at 350 37th Street in Orange began Tuesday, Dec. 4th and will continue through Fri., Dec. 7. We have all Men and Womens blouses, shirts, pants, jeans, jackets and coats for $1.00. Lingerie, skirts and formals also just $1.00. Pant suits, dresses, purses $2.00, special .50 bargains also available. Bargain room has added new donations. We are oﬀ Strickland Drive, between Salvation Army and Sabine Credit Union. We are open from 9 am to 3 pm. Call 409-886-7649 for more information.

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.

WOCCISD will hold substitute orientation

Golden K Kiwanis to meet

West Orange – Cove CISD will hold a Substitute Orientation on ursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the WOC Education Service Center Community Outreach Room, 902 W. Park Avenue, Orange. e orientation session is for new teacher, paraprofessional, food service, and custodial substitutes who have completed the enrollment process, which includes ﬁngerprint clearance. All substitutes should bring their driver’s license and social security card. Individuals interested in applying for substitute positions may visit the WOCCISD website at www.woccisd.net to apply on-line. Applications are also available at the WOC Education Service Center, 902 W. Park Ave. Classroom observation hours are required for teacher substitutes. Paraprofessional substitutes must have a high school diploma. All WOCCISD substitutes are also required to complete background checks. For more information, contact WOCCISD Human Resources at 882-5610.

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, 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 Retired Teachers e next meeting of the Orange County Retired Teachers will be held on Monday, December 10, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street, Orange, TX. e speaker will be our Second Vice-President, Judy Williams, presenting information for members about Identity eft and Senior Safety. Also, the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Bridge City will provide Holiday music with their Bell Choir. ere will be a covered dish luncheon provided by members. Guests are welcome.

American Legion to hold Flag retirement e Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Auxiliary Unit #49 will be conducting a flag retirement on Fri., 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.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Open House Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (945 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, TX) will open its doors on December 8 at 5:00 before the 10th Annual Christmas Light Parade. Our facilities will be open for your use. In addition, we will be serving free hot cocoa and samples of our delicious gumbo. ere will be limited quantities. So we invite you to warm yourself before, during, and after the parade. It will be the perfect way to kick oﬀ the Christmas Season. If you have any questions, please call 409-735-4573 or email us at goodshepherdoctx@gmail.com.

American Association of University Women e American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold our AAUW Annual Christmas Party on Sat., Dec. 8 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. in 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.

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 409-882-7010.

Orange County Friends (OCF) e Orange County Friends (OCF) ladies will meet 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 well-attended 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.

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’s 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. 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).

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 presentation. 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.

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 .

Orange County Beekeeping Group e Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713377-0356.

RISE Center Wheelchair Ramp Grant e RISE Center in Beaumont, a local nonproﬁt disability organization established in 1996, has received a grant to repair or replace home wheelchair ramps. Please contact the center at 409-832-2599 to ﬁnd out if you or someone you know meets eligibility requirements.

Orange Al-Anon meetings Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking or addiction problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX. Call 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info. Calls are kept Conﬁdential.

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

You Can’t Go Wrong! Buy Classifieds 409-735-5305

Trinity Baptist Church Christmas musical Trinity Baptist Church, 1819 N. 16th Street,

The Southeast Texas Chapter of Special Olympics hosted a 2018 Area Bowling Competition on Saturday, December 1 at Crossroads Bowling in Beaumont. Three Orangefield students placed in their events. Josh Ferguson-silver medal; Lyndi Franklin-gold medal; Amanda Thomas-gold medal. Pictured, at left, are Amanda Thomas and Lyndi Franklin, and above, Josh Ferguson.

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The holiday season is in full swing, and that means loads of special concerts featuring national artists over the next three weeks. Whether it is Houston or Lake Charles or right here in Orange, you can definitely find something to help make your holiday season special, including the annual Christmas tour from TransSiberian Orchestra which returns to Houston for two shows on Friday, Dec. 21. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

Live music schedule building as 2018 season comes to close By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record

e Bellamy Brothers, Dosey Doe, e Woodlands

ere is no shortage of live music events featuring national and international artists for the rest of the fall, winter and well into 2019. Make your plans now and get your tickets asap to one or more of these amazing concerts. Also, don’t forget to check out the schedule for 2019.

Dec. 8 Flatland Cavalry, Dixie Dance Hall, Beaumont Mark Chesnutt, Britt Godwin and Company, Honky Tonk Texas, Silsbee Survivor, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Martina McBride, Smart Financial Center, Houston Elton John, Toyota Center, Houston

Dec. 6 Kottonmouth Kings, Scout Bar, Houston Dec. 7 Doug Supernaw, Sawdust Saloon, Beaumont e Robert Cray Band, e Heights eater, Houston

Dec. 9 Elton John, Toyota Center, Houston Dec. 12 Michael Martin Murphy, Julie

Rogers eater, Beaumont Dec. 13 Parker McCollum, Koe Wetzel, Dixie Dance Hall, Beaumont Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Carpenter Brut, House of Blues, Houston Dec. 14 Aaron Neville, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Dec. 15 Jon Wolfe, Dixie Dance Hall, Beaumont Dec. 16 Stabbing

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St. Mary Catholic School Student Council officers attended the annual, Texas Association of Student Councils State Convention in San Marcos. They participated in many leadership sessions. Once again they were recognized as an Outstanding Student Council in Energy/Environment, Pride and Patriotism, Drugs, Alcohol, Safety and Health and Community Service, giving them Sweepstakes status. Pictured are: Elizabeth Quintero, Abby Broussard, Aidan McAllister, Jacob Gonzalez, Bella Tran and Maddy Smith. The advisor for the council is Angie Smith.

Deaths and Memorials Onita Abernathy, 87, Orange Onita Abernathy, 87, a former longtime resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 3, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas with Pastor Rudy Guerrero oﬃciating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Risen, Arkansas, on January 29, 1931, she was the daughter of Joseph Jackson Reed and Edna Lee (Minor) Reed. She lived in Orange from 1957 until 2009. Onita was of the Baptist faith. She loved quilting and cooking for her family and was famous for her biscuits and gravy. She also enONITA joyed reading and spending time gardening in her spare time. Onita loved ABERNATHY her family dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Edna Reed; her loving husband, omas Abernathy; great-grandson, Ian; and her siblings. She is survived by her children, Vicky Peeler and husband Randy, of Crosby and Tommy Abernathy and wife Tina, of League City; grandchildren, RaeAnn Peeler and Shane Chapman, Justin Peeler and wife Ronda, Loni Saenz and partner Rolando Montelongo, Jr., Teresa Oglesby, and Katherine Davis and husband Rickey; and her great-grandchildren, Ryan, Ronnie, Mason, Zara, Leah, Leyla, Niko, and Brandon. Serving as pallbearers will be Tommy Abernathy, Justin Peeler, Shane Chapman, John Taylor, Rickey Davis, and William Clayburn.

Jonathan “Bud” McCormack, 65, Orange Bud McCormack, 65, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 28, 2018, in Houston, Texas. A visitation was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, Texas, on July 5, 1953, he was the son of James McCormack and Polly (Brooks) McCormack. Bud worked as a heavy equipment operator for National Oilwell Varco for many years. He enjoyed hunting, ﬁshing and woodworking. Bud loved his family dearly and treasured the time he spent with them. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Polly McCormack; and his brother, Joe McCormack. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sandy (Hudson) McCormack of Orange; his children, Bud McCormack, Jr. and wife Shana of Orangeﬁeld, and Rebecca McCormack and husband Quincy Raney of Orange; his grandchildren, Marcus McCormack and Madison McCormack; his brother, Jim McCormack III of Orange; his numerous nieces and nephews; and his fur babies, Dixie Belle, Buster, Oreo and Jewelz.

JONATHAN ‘BUD’ MCCORMACK

Harvey Glen Sterling, 72, Bridge City Harvey Glen Sterling, 72, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on November 24, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. A celebration of life memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2018, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating was Pastor Douglas Shows. Born in Goose Creek, Texas, on March 10, 1946, he was the son of Gibson Brock Sterling and Harvie “Ellen” (Lowe) Sterling. Glen was a member of the Cosmopolitan Masonic Lodge #872 in Port Arthur and the Masonic Lodge #1368 in Nederland. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite. “e day Harvey Glen Sterling was conceived God knew our world needed a very special man. Glen lived up to all of God’s expectations and He was pleased with the HARVEY GLEN STERLING man He created. Our family will never be complete without him, but I thank God for his life and the example of a God fearing man who was put in our lives. He touched so many lives and many we will never know in his journey of life, and bravely faced an almost constant assault by the devil during one of the toughest battles of his life. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. I was always amazed by the smile he had for everyone no matter how sick he was or how bad he was feeling. I thank God for allowing me to call him my brother-in-law. In all the years I knew him there was never a job he was unable to perform. He literally built their beautiful home with his two hands, but that job included starting over again and again when their home was destroyed a number of times due to natural disasters and recently had begun all over when their home was damaged by a fire. He never felt sorry for himself as he saw his neighbors dealing with losing their homes too. His faith was so strong he never blamed God and just picked up the pieces to begin again. e one thing that gives me comfort is knowing his loving mom and dad were in Heaven to greet him with a “welcome home son!” I pray God comfort elma and David during this difficult time and meet all their needs. I will also be in prayer for his brothers Billy Frank, Roy, Mickey and his sister Patsy. ank you dear Lord for giving us Glen Sterling to be a part of our lives. He is now rejoicing in Heaven with cousin Edith, aunts and uncles as well as other loved ones.....what a reunion they must be having in that glorious place called Heaven. So, Glen it is not goodbye, but only until we meet again! Glory be to God.” – Carolyn Sterling Finley He was preceded in death by his parents, Gibson and Ellen Sterling; and his brother-in-law, Luke Gordon Collins. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 ½ years, elma (Williams) Sterling of Bridge City; his children, Arlin Sterling and wife Sadie of Nederland, and David Malcolm Sterling of Hurst; his grandchildren, Phillip Sterling and wife Mindi, and Keith Sterling; his great-grandchildren, Kristina Sterling, Phillip Sterling, Jr., and Marcus Sterling; his siblings, William Franklin Sterling and wife Sue of Buna, Roy Gibson Sterling of Nederland, Pasty Lanell Collins of Winnie, and Mickey Donald Sterling of Gist; and his numerous nieces and nephews.

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Fun Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Dec. 18 Michael McDonald, Lutcher eater, Orange

Jan. 10 Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, Dosey Doe, e Woodlands

Dec. 21 Nelly, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Robert Earl Keen, House of Blues, Houston Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Toyota Center, Houston Dec. 22 Kyle Park with Randall King, Dixie Dance Hall, Beaumont Tracy Byrd, Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont Sammy Kershaw, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

SPICED NUT BREAD My late mother-in-law, a gourmet cook, loved making breakfast or bridge breads from scratch. is is not her recipe, but one she probably would have liked, according to her son, my husband, David. She loved to use ﬁnely chopped pecans and various spices. is recipe comes from p. 191, Spiced Nut Bread, in "Quick & Easy Dump Cakes and More," by Cathy Mitchell, pub. 2014, but I have modiﬁed it a bit.

Equipment needed: 1-9"x5" loaf pan sprayed w/Baker's Choice or simply use Crisco & flour

ZUCCHINI PIE

Large bowl Measuring cup, Measuring spoons Large stirring spoon or hand electric mixer Toothpicks

Ingredients: 1 3/4 c. buttermilk, 1 c. sugar 1/2 c vegetable oil, 1 egg 2 tsps vanilla, 1 tsp almond extract 3 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. finely chopped pecans 2 tsps. baking powder 3 tsps. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. allspice

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine buttermilk, sugar, oil, egg, vanilla, and almond extract in large bowl. Mix well. Add ﬂour, pecans, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and ground allspice, only until wellblended. Batter will be very thick. Pour into loaf pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted into center of loaf, coming out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack, and cool completely. I love to bake! Magical!

Does zucchini really ﬁt in a pie? e answer is, "Yes, indeed, it does." us pie can be made with zucchini or winter squash. If frozen, either should be thawed and drained. If bought as fresh produce, wash and squeeze dry with paper towels.

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Hunger, Scout Bar, Houston

Dec. 20 Faster Pussycat, e Dirty Reckless, Johnny Solinger, Warehouse Live, Houston

Dec. 27 Terry McBride, Dosey Doe, e Woodlands Dec. 28 Rick Springﬁeld, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Dec. 29 Roger Creager, Dixie Dance Hall, Beaumont Steve Miller Band, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Toadies, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

Jan. 11 Josh Abbott Band, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Jan. 12 Gladys Knight, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash zucchini or winter squash. Drain & pat dry. I used spiralized zucchini spaghetti strands or noodles to give a classy and unusual look. Combine zucchini OR winter squash with sour cream, sugar, egg, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and vanilla in large mixing bowl. Whisk or stir with large spoon until well-blended.

Feb. 15 Dwight Yoakum, Arena eatre, Houston Feb. 16 Styx, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Saxon, Scout Bar, Houston

Jan. 22 Justin Timberlake, Toyota Center, Houston Jan. 25 Randy Rogers Band, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

March 2 3 Doors Down, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Jan. 28 Disturbed, ree Days Grace, Toyota Center, Houston

March 8 MercyMe, Crowder, Micha Tyler, Ford Park Arena, Beaumont

Feb. 1 Sevendust, Tremonti, Cane Hill, Lullwater, Kirra, Scout Bar, Houston Feb. 5 Fleetwood Mac, Toyota Center, Houston Feb. 7 Tenth Avenue North, Nick Hall, Land of Color, Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont Feb. 8 Johnny Gill, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Dec. 30 KC and e Sunshine Band, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Mannheim Steamroller, Smart Financial Center at Sugar Land, Houston

Feb. 9 Jonny Lang, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Jan. 5 Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Golden Nugget

Feb. 10 Marc Anthony, Toyota Center, Houston

Large mixing bowl Large spoon for mixing 1 glass pie plate or 1 premade crust Measuring cup Measuring spoons Container fresh shredded zucchini OR 14 oz. frozen winter squash 1/2 c. light sour cream 1/4 c. sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pure vanilla 3/4 c evaporated milk 1-9" graham cracker pie crust OR graham cracker crumbs mixed w/butter/vanilla, as on box direct.

Feb. 14 Liverpool Legends (Complete Beatles Experience), Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont Y&T, Gilby Clarke, Proof Rooftop Lounge, Houston

Feb. 22 Reverend Horton Heat, House of Blues, Houston Muse, Toyota Center, Houston

Equipment needed:

Ingredients:

Add evaporated milk. Stir again. Pour into store-bought graham cracker crust or homemade crust as I used with my own pie plate. Bake at least 1 hour & 10 minutes (70 minutes) or until ﬁrmly set. Cool completely on wire rack or elevated gas stove burner at least an hour. Makes 8 servings. Has a sweet taste due to graham cracker crust, evaporated milk, and sugar.

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March 9 Red Dragon Cartel, Proof Rooftop Lounge March 19 Pink, Toyota Center, Houston March 21 Queensryche, Fates Warning, House of Blues, Houston March 23 Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Trapt, Saving Abel, Warehouse Live, Houston March 26 Michael Buble, Toyota Center, Houston April 20 For KING and COUNTRY, Julie Rogers eater, Beaumont

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

Playoff Games This Week WEST ORANGE-STARK (9-4) over SILSBEE (9-4) 7:30 P.M. Friday in New Caney is is another meeting of two teams that faced each other during the regular season, in fact they finished first and second in the final District 10-4A-II standings. e Mustangs got to the Class 4A Regional Finals by nipping undefeated Jasper 2114 while the Tigers cruised past Giddings 38-21. WO-S needed a last-minute field goal to subdue Silsbee during the regular season and both teams have gotten better since then. We’ll find out how much better Friday in New Caney. e winner will play in the state semifinals next week against the winner between Cuero (12-1) and Geronimo Navarro (10-2).

NEWTON (12-0) over DAINGERFIELD (9-3) 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Abe Martin Stadium, Lufkin e Eagles have quite a winning streak going and should extend it Friday night in Lufkin. Newton advanced by blowing out Troup 69-14 while Daingerﬁeld did the same thing to Corrigan-Camden 62-0. e winner will play the winner between East Bernard (12-1) and El Matan Tidehaven (7-6). West Orange-Stark quarterback Jerren Terrell looks for an open receiver as Kavyn Cooper, Quincy Ledet and Jordan Garrett block for him. Terrell completed 8 of 17 passes for 78 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Need a repeat Mustangs seek to double up Silsbee

Dave Rogers For The Record The 9-4 West Orange-Stark Mustangs began their seven-game win streak Oct. 12 with a tension-filled 24-21 win over Silsbee. Now they can push that streak to eight in a row by beating Silsbee again, at 7:30 p.m. Friday night at Texan Drive Stadium in Porter. The Mustangs became the state of Texas’ all-time winningest high school football program, by win percentage, with the win over Silsbee.

CLASS 4A REGION III SEMIFINALS WEST ORANGE-STARK (9-4) vs. SILSBEE (9-4) 7:30 P.M. Friday in New Caney It was the 500th game for WOS, now in its 41st year of existence, and pushed it atop Southlake Carroll, Odessa Permian, Austin Westlake and Highland Park. The team’s 406-97-3 all-time record gives the Mustangs a winning percentage of .805. Mustang coach Cornel Thompson, in

his seventh season, picked up his 100th coach win with last week’s exciting, 21-14, win against Jasper in the 4A regional semifinal at Lamar. He also kept alive his steak of guiding his team to the fourth round of the playoffs

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OTHER PLAYOFF GAMES OF INTEREST Beaumont West Brook (12-2) over Cy Creek (8-5), East Chambers (12-1) over Grandview (11-2), Tenaha (10-3) over San Augustine (11-2), Southlake Carroll (13-0) over Duncanville (12-0), Allen (13-0) over Waco Midway (11-1), Galena Park North Shore (13-0) over Cypress-Fairbanks (11-2), Lake Travis (12-1) over Converse Judson (12-0), Houston Westﬁeld (12-1) over Longview (13-0), Austin Westlake (12-1) over Northside Brandeis (11-2), Shadow Creek (13-0) over Fort Bend Foster (9-4), Fort Bend Marshall (13-0) over Huntsville (12-1), Corpus Christi Calallen (12-1) over Port Lavaca Calhoun (10-3), Argyle (13-0) over Waco La Vega (11-2), Carthage (13-0) over Henderson (9-4), Cuero (12-1) over Geronimo Navarro (10-2), Edna (12-1) over Yoakum (11-2), East Bernard (12-1) over El Matan Tidehaven (7-6), Mason (13-0) over Refugio (11-2), Muenster (12-1) over Mart (12-1).

COLLEGE Army over Navy.

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

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Texans, Cowboys combine for big win streak

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD e Dallas Cowboys have ﬁnally gotten the attention from the rest of the National Football League that they might be a force to be reckoned with in the very near future after posting their fourth straight win by upsetting the surging New Orleans Saints 13-10 before a national TV aud i e n c e ursday night that was the highest-rated ursday night NFL game ever. The Saints were averaging nearly 40 points a game with quarterback Drew Bree’s throwing touchdown passes at a record pace while rolling up record-setting passing yardage in the process. The Cowboys’ coaching staff devised a brilliant defensive game plan (which of course owner Jerry Jones will take credit for) that completely stymied Bree’s and his offensive compadres, shutting them completely out during the first half at Jones’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The impressive showing probably saved the job of Head Coach Jason Garrett and sealed his retention for 2019, and with heavy-handed hints of an extension in the offing, well beyond that. The Cowboys jumped out to a 13-0 lead before the intermission with the Saints roaring out of the locker room and sticking 10 third period points on the huge scoreboard. And for the third straight game rookie linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, whose nickname in “Wolf Hunter,” led the defense in shutting out the powerful New Orleans offense the rest of the way. He had plenty of help from second-year back-up cornerback Jourdan Lewis, whose fourth-period interception of Bree’s put the Cowboys in po-

West Orange-Stark Mustang running back Kavyn Cooper tries to avoid a tackle as he fights for yards in the WO-S 21-14 win over Jasper. Cooper finished the game with 26 carries for 133 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Abigail Stephens sition to finish the victory and halt the Saints impressive 10game winning streak. The Dallas defense has been quietly in the top echelon in the NFL, ranking second by giving up only 223 points in 12 games, second only to the Baltimore Ravens, who have surrendered 214. “When you win a game like this, it changes you,” Jones told the Associated Press after the game Thursday night. The win guaranteed the Cowboys at least a share of the NFC East Division lead and an inside track to a home wild-card playoff game. “This is a young, impressionable bunch,” Jones continued. “And they know now that they can go out there and play our game and play it in a way to beat an offensive machine.

I’m just so proud of them.” And a couple hundred miles down IH 45 there’s even more pride about the Houston Texans, who chalked up their ninth straight victory by outplaying the Cleveland Browns 29-13. It marked the longest winning streak in franchise history and the NFL’s longest active streak. This victory also was initiated by the defense which intercepted three of rookie Baker Mayfield’s passes in the first half to tie a franchise record for interceptions in the first half of a game. Houston also had a fumble recovery inches from the goal line caused by rookie safety Justin Reid. One defensive statistic the Texans were unable to increase was sacks, thanks to Mayfield’s scrambling ability. He hasn’t been sacked in the last three games and an NFLbest 177 consecutive snaps. The leading scorer for the Texans was kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn who connected on a career-high five field goals, including a 53-yarder and scored a career-high 17 points. Head Coach Bill O’Brien continues to emphasize his ground game to move the football with Lamar Miller grinding out 103 yards in 19 carries for his second 100yard game in a row and fourth this season, which ties teammate Ezekiel Elliott, James Conner, Todd Gurley and Saquon Barkley for the most in the NFL. But the Texans’ passing game isn’t too shabby either as quarterback Deshaun Watson has thrown for at least one touchdown pass in his last 17 games while All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has at least one reception in every NFL game (91) in which he’s played. Both the Cowboys and

Houston have important games coming up this week as the Pokes entertain the defending world champion Philadelphia Eagles while the Texans welcome division-rival Indianapolis to NRG Stadium. Let’s hope that combined winning streak swells to 15 after Sunday’s action!! KWICKIES…The fans weren’t through filing out of Lambeau Field Sunday when the news that Head Coach Mike McCarthy had been fired by the Green Bay Packers shortly after the team was upset by lowly Arizona 20-17. McCarthy has had heated discussions with quarterback Aaron Rodgers throughout most of the season, mainly because of personnel. Rodgers doesn’t like to play with a field full of inexperienced players which makes it more difficult to pull off his famous miraculous victories. And McCarthy expected him to do it with the players on the roster. On the collegiate scene, Texas Tech fired Kliff Kingsbury last week who has already gotten several job offers from NFL teams. His good friend Sean McVay wants him to come to work right away as his LA Rams approach the NFL playoffs. Consequently, his firing may be a blessing. If another NFL team chooses to sign running back Kareem Hunt who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs last week after they watched film showing Hunt physically abusing his girlfriend, he will have to serve the suspension the NFL is certain to impose on him before he can play a down with his new team. The same thing happened to Ray Rice about five years ago who is still waiting for a new team to call him. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are so tired of playing to a half-full stadium that they gave away free tickets for Sun-

day’s game against the Carolina Panthers. The promotion worked as 52,588 fans showed up to root the Bucs to a 24-17 upset victory and kept their slender playoff hopes alive. The Lamar women’s basketball team made national headlines last week when they upset No. 17 Texas A&M 7468. The Lady Aggies are 1647 against unranked teams at home dating to 2005. JUST BETWEEN US…The 2018 bowl selections came out last weekend with the Lone

Star State boasting six teams involved in bowl games— Texas vs. Georgia (Sugar), Texas A&M vs. North Carolina State (Gator), Baylor vs. Vanderbilt (Texas Bowl), TCU vs. California (Cheez-It Bowl), Houston vs. Army (Armed Forces Bowl) and North Texas vs. Utah State (Celebration Bowl). Our friends to the East have four teams involved in bowls—Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Tulane (Cure Bowl), Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii (Hawaii Bowl) and LSU vs. Central Florida (Fiesta Bowl).

WO-S Mustang Justin Sibley scores on his first touch of the game on a 3 yard pass from quarterback Jerren Terrell. Sibley was 3 for 3 with two touchdowns. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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Football each year he’s been WOS head coach. Thompson’s winning percentage here is .862. Silsbee, District 10-4A Division II runnerup to WOS, is also 9-4. The Tigers defeated Giddings 38-21 in last week’s regional quarterfinals. They are outscoring playoff opponents by an average margin of 48-16 after starting the post-season with wins over Shepherd (5213) and Wharton (56-14). For the season, Silsbee is averaging 31.4 points scored and 21.9 points allowed. WOS is scoring 29.6 points and giving up 15.2 points per game for the season. In the playoffs, it’s 39.3 points scored per game versus 6.7 points allowed per game. The Mustangs opened the playoffs with wins over Huntington (76-3) and Sweeny (213). Kicker Angel Ibarra was a star for the Mustangs in their first game against Silsbee, connecting on three field goals, the final one a 28-yarder that won the game with six seconds left. In that Oct. 12 meeting, WOS struck first on Jay’zn Robinson’s 69-yard kickoff return TD. Ibarra’s first field goal gave WOS a 10-7 lead at halftime. Silsbee went ahead 14-10 before Ibarra kicked the Mustangs within a point. After Silsbee extended its lead to 21-13 with 10:37 left, the Mustangs tied the game 2121 with 6:36 to go on a 6-yard Kayvon Cooper run and a twopoint conversion by Tyrone Wilson. Silsbee took the ensuing

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WO-S Mustang B'Jon Arvie hangs on to Jasper's De'andre Limbrick. RECORD PHOTO: Abigail Stephens

Mustang freshman Elijah Gales stops Jasper's Camryn Adams in the back field. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs kickoff and marched to the Mustang 44 before the Chain Gang Defense stoned the Tigers on fourth-and-2. A 37-yard pass from Wilson to Brettlin Wiley got WOS into Ibarra’s field goal range. Cooper finished with 21 carries for 92 yards and Wilson passed for 107 yards and ran for 47 more. Wiley had four catches for 76 yards. With Wilson injured, sophomore Jerren Terrell went the route at QB in last Friday’s

game against Jasper, a rematch of a regular season game Jasper won 34-24. Terrell hit on 8 of 17 passes for 78 yards and two TDs, both to running back Justin Sibley in the second quarter. WOS led the Bulldogs 14-7 at halftime. Jasper tied it at 14 on Colton Womack’s second TD pass early in the fourth quarter. Kayvn Cooper’s game-winning six-yard touchdown run with 2:42 left in the game came

two plays after Edrick Adams recovered a Jasper fumble at the Bulldog 13 yard-line. Cooper finished with 133 yards rushing on 26 carries and Brettlin Wiley showed a crazy burst of speed to run down a 32-yard sideline pass, Terrell’s longest of the night. While Womack passed for 198 yards against WOS, the Chain Gang defense limited Jasper to 42 yards on 32 rushing attgempts, a net of just 1.3 yards per carry.

The Mustang defense had their hands full last Friday with the Jasper Bulldogs. The Chain Gang stopped the run as Kavyn Cooper leads the pack to stop De'andre Limbrick in the 21-14 win as WO-S moves on the the regional finals. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

exceeding the bag limit on antlerless deer and another used his son’s tag rather than his own. Cases are pending. Grass Not Always Greener In early November, a hunter witnessed another hunter on an adjacent property shoot a buck on his side of the fence. e offending hunter then jumped the fence, retrieved his arrow and began to search for the deer when he was confronted by the landowner, who called game wardens. After interviewing the landowner and the suspect, the wardens began searching for the deer. After following the blood trail, and searching for several hours with no results, the wardens contacted the game warden K9 team for assistance. Game warden wildlife K9 Blitz and his handler arrived early the next morning, and quickly located the deer. Appropriate charges and restitution were ﬁled and are pending. Slippin’ Sliders Tiny turtles are cute, but

come with risks in tiny hands; salmonella cases have been traced back to common turtles like red-eared sliders and small children have a tendency to put things in their mouths and not wash their hands. at’s why it is illegal to sell turtles less than four inches in size. On Nov. 3, Cass County game wardens received a call concerning individuals selling undersize turtles at the Cullen Baker Fair in Bloomburg, TX. e caller stated two stands were selling small oneinch red-eared sliders and did

not possess the required a nongame wildlife dealer permit. Wardens investigated both stands. e ﬁrst vendor they checked had removed his turtles and was very deceptive during questioning. Further investigation revealed the vendor heard game wardens were on the scene and attempted to hide his turtles in his truck. e second vendor was honest about his activities. Appropriate charges were ﬁled. Costly Target Practice During the late-night hours

GAME WARDEN FIELD NOTES e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Facebook Timeline Unravels Hunter’s Account When crafting a hunting story on social media, always pay attention to the timeline. A Trinity County man posted information about a white-tailed buck he claimed to have taken on Nov. 4 that caught the eye of game wardens. A quick check revealed the individual actually purchased his hunting license the day after he claimed the kill. After monitoring the subject’s Facebook page for a couple of days, and noting he had already gotten the ﬁnished taxidermy mount of the deer antlers, wardens paid him a visit. Wardens arrived at the residence and asked to see the hunter’s license. e hunting license was missing a mule deer tag, and the harvest log revealed the hunter killed a doe on the same day it was pur-

chased. Wardens already knew a buck was killed and asked to see the head. e hunter led the wardens to the living room of the residence where the skull was European mounted and displayed on the wall. According to the hunter, he had killed the buck on Nov. 4, and received the mount back the next day. After a short interview, it was determined the buck was taken on Oct. 23 with a rifle during the archery-only hunting season. Multiple cases were filed as well as civil restitution. Low Hanging Rotten Fruit Some folks have a reputation for bad habits, particularly when it comes to breaking game laws. Game wardens have habits, too, like revisiting hunting camps with a known history of violations. One camp in particular in southeast Texas, for example, gets a routine checkup and during a recent visit wardens discovered five improperly tagged deer. One hunter tagged a doe with a buck tag to avoid

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in early October, an Upshur County game warden received a call from a distraught couple claiming they had discovered a deceased 10-point buck on their property. e couple explained they noticed the dead deer in the field just beyond their target after sighting in hunting rifles. e callers requested the warden’s response due to concern that the deer was possibly sick or diseased. An impromptu necropsy by the wardens confirmed their suspicions that the

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Safety key in cold weather

DICKIE COLBURN FISHING REPORT FOR THE RECORD

“I have been waiting on colder weather to dig out my Corkies,” said Adam Benz, “and I guess this qualifies as colder weather!” e air temperature was only in the low forties, but the spray blowing off the tops of the white caps felt much cooler. A decent trout bite the evening before had convinced us to give the flat a second chance and it was proving to be a bad decision. Long casts directly into the stiff north wind were required to efficiently exploit a small patch of shell, but Adam had already experienced one too many backlashes and was casting toward the open lake with the wind at his back. Without questioning his new game plan, I headed back to the boat and a more protected area. While I whole heartedly agree with Adam’s fervor for the Corky in colder weather, we basically wasted the next hour and a half trying to feed the fish both a Fat Boy and a Softdine XL. Different colors and different retrieves were of no help. Before giving up on the only stretch of semi-protected water on the entire lake, I clipped off a dayglow Corky and tied on a oneeighth ounce jig head adorned with a four inch morning glory Bass Assassin Sea Shad. I would never have given it a shot had I not talked with Blade Broussard earlier in the week. ey, too, waded and while they caught no trout, they man-

aged to feed several slot reds a shorter tail rigged on a jig head. At that point in our trip, redfish were more than welcome to join the party. Fortunately, Adam hooked a nice red early on as we would not have given the Assassin a fair shot, especially the four inch version. I swim the longer rat tail Assassin rigged on a 1/16^th ounce head a lot in the colder months, but never the smaller bait. At no point was the bite good enough to write home about, but we finished the evening with two limits of reds and released five 16 to 19 inch trout. I love to eat trout, but the Sabine lake trout population needs our help right now! While cleaning fish at the end of the day, Adam pointed out how close we came to missing out on a pretty good bite for two important reasons. e first and most important was the willingness to share information with other fishermen. In reviewing past logs, it is amazing how many pieces of structure or productive areas are highlighted with the name of another angler that shared that information with me. I know a number of fishermen that refuse to swap information out of fear that it will be a one way conversation. Countless days of more fishing than catching make it very difficult to share a bite that you have worked so hard to find, but you don’t have to draw a map to

help a fellow fisherman. Just the type of water you are fishing or a particular color is not only appreciated, but a head- start as well. More often than not, that favor will be returned time and again. As your network expands, so will your catching! Adam’s second point was in regards to the necessity for the right clothing this time of the year. If you are shivering you are no longer concentrating on the task at hand. A cold boat ride to the next spot or even a little chilling spray can immediately diminish your focus. Without a doubt the wind is always the major culprit. Quality rain gear not only keeps your multi-layers of clothing dry, but reduces the chill factor as well. While they are not as easy to put on or take off, bibbed rain suits afford far more protection for the hunter or fisherman. With a little cooler water and rain possibly headed our way this weekend, you may be better served changing hooks and cleaning up your Corkies than braving the elements. In the event that you just can’t help yourself, however, the evening bite has been more userfriendly the past few days than it has in the morning. Last, but not least, make an effort to fish with a friend. T he simplest mistake on the water can end tragically when fishing by yourself in frigid weather. It is also nice to have someone to chat with while you are silently praying for one more bite!

The U12 Division II boys soccer team from Orange County completed an undefeated fall season with the Spindletop Youth Soccer League and earned an invitation to compete in the South Texas Youth Soccer District Playoffs near Katy this past weekend. United won all three games during the tournament on Saturday, advancing to the semi playoffs on Sunday. The team came in second place overall in their division, securing them one of only four coveted spots in the state playoff tournament this coming weekend in San Antonio. Their 2018 record to date is 26-3. Pictured: Assistant Coach Jeremy Watzlavik, Head Coach Keith Doucet, Assistant Coach Brian Lucas, Grant Loupe, Colt Dryden, Karson Potter, Kyler Gardovsky, Nate Stafford, Jeremy Watzlavik, Braydon Denison, Evan Worster, Cohen Kalena, Austin Bellanger, Hudson Campbell, Peyton Doucet, Bryson Lucas, Cooper Palmer.

Bridge City’s Brinley Bell signed with Jarvis Christian College for soccer on November 16th. She has an extensive player profile within the athletic department which includes: 1 Year Varsity Cross Country, 1 Year Varsity Track, 4 Year Varsity Soccer, 2017 Second-Team All District, 2017 Team Defensive MVP, 2018 First-Team All District, 2018 Team MVP, 9 Year Select Club Starter, 2014 STYSA State Champion and 2018 STYSA State Runner-Up.

Notes buck had died from a fatal gunshot wound. After further questioning, ballistics exams, and recreating the couple’s shooting scenario, the emotional female ﬁnally confessed to intentionally shooting the buck in the ﬁeld. Claiming never to have had the opportunity growing up to hunt or harvest a wild animal, she decided to take a shot at the live target. Civil restitution and

From Page 3B charges were ﬁled. Cases are pending. Snapchatted On Nov. 3, Henderson County game wardens followed up on a tip regarding a Snapchat posting of a white-tailed doe. It was believed the doe was illegally harvested the night before opening day of the general firearm season. Upon interviewing one of the suspects, it was confirmed

the deer pictured on Snapchat was taken illegally at night and with the aid of artificial light. All three suspected violators later provided written statements admitting involvement in hunting the deer at night and failing to keep the deer in edible condition. Citations were issued to all violators.

Remote Rescue On Nov. 20, a Val Verde County game warden responded to a kayaker in distress call. e paddler was part of a group that put in on the Pecos River at Pandale Crossing for a six-day, 55mile kayak trip to the Rio Grande River. On the second day, a kayaker in the group took a hard fall on a white water rapid and injured his ribs causing

breathing diﬃculty and was unable to continue. With over 40 miles of river left to navigate, they made an emergency call using a satellite phone and were able to give a rough location. e warden used his extensive knowledge of the river and his relationship with area landowners to drive through some very rough country to their exact location and extract the injured man.

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Orangefield High School Interact members participated in a Rotary District 5910 area mixer at LC-M High School on Thursday, November 29, where students prepared gifts for underprivileged children. They would like to extend a special thanks to Mrs. Stephanie Williams for driving the bus and chaperoning the mixer.

Be a Santa to a senior this Christmas Home Instead Senior Care partners with local non-profits and community organizations to identify seniors who might not otherwise receive gifts this holiday season. The Home Instead Senior Care network recognizes that the holidays can be a difficult time for many seniors. That’s one of the reasons we launched Be a Santa to a Senior to a Senior program, a companionship to seniors who may be isolated during the holidays. With the support of the Nu-

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trition Service Center, Orange Community Action Association, home health agencies, area retailers, volunteers and member of the community the local Be a Santa to a Senior Program of Southeast Texas will collect and distribute gifts to senior who might otherwise spend the holiday alone. This is the 16th year of this program and over the past 16 years we have served over 24,000 local seniors. You help is greatly appreciated, for without you the program could not be a success.

April 26 Boz Scaggs, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. April 28 Rolling Stones, NRG Stadium, Houston May 15 New Kids on the Block, Salt N’ Pepa, Tiﬀany, Debbie Gibson, Naughty By Nature, Toyota Center, Houston March 28 e Steel Drivers, Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont

Trees are going up in participating stores with ornaments that feature these senior’s names and their wish lists. Citizens may choose ornament, purchase gift and then return gift to store. The area Orange County store and business locations include: Market Basket, Bronze Body and CVS Pharmacies in Orange and Bridge City. Also in Orange is Ace Hardware, Beatty Insurance, Stage and Walmart; also in Bridge City Walgreens and Family Pharmacy as well have

trees. Gifts are then wrapped and distributed by volunteers to the seniors at their home, assisted living facilities, nursing homes or the hospitals in the area throughout December. Your help is needed for us to reach our 2018 goal of 2,000 gifts. You can also make a monetary contribution to: The Foundation for the Betterment of Seniors, TIN_75679997, 4590 Concord Rd., Beaumont, TX, 77703. For more information please call us at 409-892-4455.

St. Mary Catholic School recently honored the late Mr. Ralph Barrientos by making a donation to the St. Mary Catholic Church Soup Kitchen in his memory. Mr. Barrientos, 92 years old, was an usher at St. Mary Catholic Church and volunteered at the Soup Kitchen every Wednesday for many years. His daughter, Rosa Fuller has been an employee of the school for at least 25 years. Dr. Cynthia Jackson, Principal at St. Mary School, presented the contribution to Johnny and Glenda Lucia, who manage the Soup Kitchen. Pictured are (left to right) Glenda Lucia, Dr. Jackson and Johnny Lucia.

Continued from Page 7A May 19 Ariana Grande, Toyota Center, Houston June 14 Hootie & e Blowﬁsh, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, e Woodlands June 21 Twenty One Pilots, Toyota Center, Houston June 28 Train, e Goo Goo Dolls, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, e Woodlands July 25 Shawn Mendes, Toyota Center, Houston

Aug. 31 Backstreet Boys, Toyota Center, Houston Sept. 3 Backstreet Boys, Cajundome, Lafayette, La. Sept. 9 KISS, Toyota Center, Houston Sept. 21 Carrie Underwood, Toyota Center, Houston Sept. 22 Iron Maiden, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, e Woodlands Carrie Underwood, Cajundome, Lafayette, La.

The Friends of the Bridge City Public Library invited Santa Claus to our Library on December 11 from 4:30-5:-30 to meet the area children. We will have a local photographer available to take pictures with Santa Claus for a donation of $5 to the Library’s building fund. Pictured above are helpers getting ready for Santa’s visit--Michelle Watson, Friend’s President and Kelle Miller, Children’s Librarian. Call Bridge City Public Library 409-735-4242 for more information.

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Expect God to Do Something Unexpected Alexander Stewart Professor, Tyndale Theological Seminary desiringGod.org God doesn’t do things the way we think he should. That theme emerges reading deconversion stories or listening to people explain why they left Christianity based on supposedly intellectual arguments. God doesn’t fit our expectations. He is not like us; he is wholly different. Although not put in exactly these words, the argument goes something like this: If God is perfect and good, he should have revealed himself more clearly, he should have preserved the Scriptures without any textual variants, he should have produced a Bible less open to so many different interpretations (it should somehow be transhistorical and transcultural), he should have completely removed evil and suffering right away. These arguments could be rephrased: If I were God, I would have done things differently. In comparison to our enlightened reason, God’s actions are seen as wanting and deficient. Our preferences, wisdom, rationality, and expectations become the standard to which God must submit or be rejected as false and untrustworthy. There seems to be no place left for a humble assessment of the limits and frailty of human ability and rationality.

Scandal and Folly at the Cross God often does not do things the way that we as humans think he should. The clearest example of this is Jesus’s crucifixion. Paul argues that “we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both

Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men” (1 Corinthians 1:23–25). Paul is not embracing fideism, blind faith, or anti-intellectualism; he is recognizing the limits of human rationality and the reality that God is not bound to act as we think he should. The crucifixion may have been scandalous to Jews and ridiculous to Gentiles, but it was God’s plan to save and restore his imagebearing representatives. Scandal and Folly at Christmas We are so familiar with the Christmas narratives that we often fail to see how they are similar to the crucifixion: certainly scandalous, debatably foolish, but nevertheless, God’s plan to fulfill his promises and save his people. First, the virgin conception was scandalous. Joseph himself assumed infidelity and intended to divorce Mary. Around 100 years after Matthew wrote his Gospel, Origen describes the common nonChristian Jewish counter-narrative. He accuses him of having “invented his birth from a virgin,” and upbraids him with being “born in a certain Jewish village, of a poor woman of the country, who gained her subsistence by spinning, and who was turned out of doors by her husband, a carpenter by trade, because she was convicted of adultery; that after being driven away by her husband, and wandering about for a time, she disgracefully gave birth to Jesus, an illegitimate child.” (Origen, Against Celsus 1.28, in The Ante-nicene Fathers, 4.408) These claims have no sur-

Colony Baptist Church 13353 FM 1130 • Orange PASTOR SAM ROE

viving first-century corroborating evidence, but it is easy enough to see how they arose in response to Christian claims about Jesus’s virgin conception. Could God have done things in a way less open to ridicule? Or could he not have somehow provided more supernatural proof? Of course he could have; but he didn’t. And skeptics mock. Meanwhile, Christians celebrate this truth as the way God chose to act to save the world through his Son Jesus, fully God and fully man. Second, the incarnation itself is incredible to believe — did God really need to become man? Justin Martyr describes early criticism of Christianity from the mid-second century, You ought to feel ashamed when you make assertions similar to theirs [Greco-Roman religions], and rather [should] say that this Jesus was born man of men. . . . You endeavor to prove an incredible and well-nigh impossible thing; [namely], that God endured to be born and become man. (Justin, Dial. 67–68, in The Ante-nicene Fathers, 1.231–232) It may be hard to believe, but God became man; he entered our pain, our suffering, and our death in order to defeat death for all of us. As the book of Hebrews makes clear, he experienced our limitations and temptations in order to become our perfect and eternal High Priest and to offer a perfect and final sacrifice for sin. Could God have done it a different, less painful, less embarrassing way? Maybe, but he didn’t. Third, why the lowly birth? Why be born in poverty, in obscurity, and in weakness? We are so familiar with the Christmas story that we fail to see how counterintuitive this all is. In saving the world, God seems to have gone the most

difficult route imaginable. Like Satan’s temptation to instantly give Jesus global sovereignty without the suffering of the cross, there could have been quite a few quicker and easier ways to get this done. But as Paul notes, God’s “folly” is greater than man’s wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:25). Trust God to Be God As you reflect this Christmas season on your life, your struggles, your disappointments, your victories, your faith, and your hope, remember that God is God and we are not. Jesus’s death on the cross was simultaneously foolishness to the wise in the world, to those who are perishing, and a demonstration of the power and wisdom of God to those of us who believe. He doesn’t always do things the way we might expect or wish he would, but when it comes to God, shouldn’t we know by now to expect the unexpected? Faith in God certainly doesn’t make us safe (as if we were living in a magical bubble in which nothing bad could happen and we were guaranteed success at every turn), but it does make us incredibly secure. Because he is faithful and good, we can trust and worship without always completely understanding. Christianity did not begin, survive, and expand primarily through intellectual argumentation but through a demonstration of the Spirit, who is the true power of Christmas. Alexander Stewart is academic dean and associate professor of New Testament language and literature at Tyndale Theological Seminary in Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands. The above article was published by desiringGod.org on Dec. 4, 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

Email: Stpauls@stpaulsorangetx.com

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.

Ofcnazarene.org or find us on Facebook

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

CORNERSTONE

A Church For All People

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.

www.fumcorange.org

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

BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

COWBOY CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

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

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

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

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

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FOR RENT Home for Rent it is 3 Bed / 2 Bath Newly Remodeled Home in West Orange. Large kitchen w/ granite counters, large living room, master bedroom, lots of closet space, washer & dryer, back deck & storage shed. Central a/h, wooded lot in safe neighborhood. $1000/month plus deposit. 504-8879. For Rent 1 BR, newly renovated apartment for rent, upstairs w/ fireplace, located in Orange. Includes all appliances, W/D included. $650 Mo/ $500 Dep, does not including utilities. Ask for Christine @ 409-779-6580. For Rent single family home. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath w/ 1 car garage. 3 Circle S in Orange. $900 mo. Please call 409-670-6166 For Rent: 3 BR, 2 Bath Mobile home. CA/H, laundry room. Located in Mobile Estates on Hwy 87. $775 monyh includes water and garbage. Must provide references and pass background check. Call to see and leave message at 409-330-0933 RV for rent at Peggy’s Place, by the water, $150 weekly or $500 monthly. Includes a Flat screen TV, Dish Satellite, all bills paid except for propane. Please call 409-988-3918 For Rent Duplex Apartment 1BR / 1 BA, 620 sq ft w/ CA/H. All bills paid except electric. Alliances furnished. Video monitoring, Quiet. Small pet okay, in BCISD. $725 mo. plus dep. Call 409-735-3856 & leave message.

Call Flower Power Housecleaning if you want to put your feet up and relax. We can do yard cleaning, patio androom clean out and much more. Call for appt. 409-599-4914

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MISC FOR SALE Twin Sleep Number bed worth $750.00 will sale for $80.00 with base. Call for more info 409-553-1686 For Sale: Beautiful 13 piece Living room and Dining set, black oriental with Mother of Pearl figurines. Table, coffee table, mirror, tv stand, end tables, lamps and more. Call for pictures. $5000 OBO 409-504-8879

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.

RV FOR SALE For Sale 35’ 2017 StarCraft Autumn Ridge Travel Trailer (Climatized) 2 BR / 2 AC’s 2 Slideouts 19 ft Electric Canopy w/ lights. Lived in 4 months. Lists for $35K Asking $24,500.00 409-988-5231

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RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention. Our

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

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CRAWFISH FARMERS

For Sale: 2004 Toyota Handicap Sienna Van with only 40,000 miles. New Battery asking $15,000.00 Call for more info. 409735-5292.

Four (4) temp positions; 10 months; job to begin 1/15/19 and end on 11/15/19; Duties to operate boats in the ponds during the baiting and setting of crawfish traps and to assist with the harvesting of crawfish from the traps in the ponds during the crawfish harvesting season. Preparing the crawfish for distribution. After harvesting is completed, the workers will assist with the collection of all crawfish traps and boats, minor repairs, cleaning, and storage in preparation for the upcoming season. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $ 10.73 per hour; 35 hrs per week; OT varies but not guaranteed; 2 months experience in Crawfish Farming. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Michael Dwain Buller Farms located in Port Barre, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at 337-945-8930 or fax resumes to Dwain Buller at 318-838-2268 or apply during normal business hours. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce Agency located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 835705.

Two (2) temp positions; 5 months; job to begin 1/15/19 through 6/15/19; 7am to 3pm; Mon thru Fri; Duties: to operate boats in the ponds during the baiting and setting of crawfish traps and to assist with the harvesting of crawfish from the traps in the ponds during the harvesting season. Preparing the crawfish for distribution. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.73 per hr; 35 hrs a week, OT may vary but not guaranteed; 2 months experience in job offered required. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Cajun Dump Truck, L.L.C. located in New Iberia, LA. Qualified applicants should call employer for an interview at 337-519-2856 or apply during normal business hours. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using Job Order 834094.

GARAGE SALE Garage Sale on Fri., Dec 7th from 8 am till 1 pm at 4905 Yaupon, 77630, Tanglewood / off 1442 in Bridge City. Houseware, Christmas items, Mens big & tall, ladies & kids clothes, Skiersedge exercise machine and misc. 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 Independent Administration for the Estate of TYLER JOSEPH HRYHORCHUK, Deceased, were issued on November 29, 2018, in Cause No. P18290, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Kenneth Hryhorchuk and Karen Hryhorchuk. 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.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of THOMAS E. GARBADE, Deceased, were issued on November 29, 2018, in Cause No. P18313, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Lisa C. Rosario.

Kenneth

Hryhorchuk

Karen

c/o: Stephen C. Howard Attorney at Law

903 W. Green Avenue Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 29th day of November, 2018.

Stephen Howard

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. Lisa C. Rosario

c/o: Stephen C. Howard

Attorney at Law

903 W. Green Avenue Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 29th day of November, 2018.

Stephen Howard Stephen Howard

Stephen Howard

Attorney for:

Kenneth Hryhorchuk and

State Bar No.:10079400

Attorney for:

Karen Hryhorchuk

State Bar No.:10079400 903 W. Green Avenue Orange, TX 77630

Phone: (409)883-0202 Fax: (409)883-0209

Email: steve@stevehoward.

Lisa C. Rosario

903 W. Green Avenue Orange, TX 77630

Phone: (409)883-0202 Fax: (409)883-0209

Email: steve@stevehoward. lawyer

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How to Create a Holiday Atmosphere at Home

a special movie night and select a few classics. With the right projector, you can turn any room of the house into a home theater experience. Select a portable projector for the holiday season that will sense ambient light in the room and automatically adjust the projection accordingly, so you won’t need to blow out candles or unplug holiday lights. Those from Casio’s SLIM Series are lightweight and portable, combining a laser and LED light source to create a high-brightness mercury-free projector that uses half the amount of power per unit than its traditional lamp-based counterparts. • Fire up the oven: There’s no better time of year to roll up your sleeves and knead out some dough. One of the best ways to create a holiday atmosphere is with scent, and the aroma of baking cookies, cakes and other holiday desserts will do the trick. If you’re worried about having all those extra sweet treats around the house just before kicking off your New Year’s resolutions, consider volunteering to bring dessert to potluck and parties you attend this season or donating the product of your labors to a holiday bake sale raising money for a charitable cause. • Make music: Get the holiday cheer going in your home by making music. Now you can get the sound of a 9-foot concert grand piano with the Privia PX-160, a portable digital piano, making it easy to gather round for a sing-a-long of all your favorite seasonal tunes in any room of the house. Its 88-key Tri-Sensor Scaled Hammer Action keyboard simulates ebony and ivory-textured keys and its speaker system opens to the front but is also ported to the back, to deliver a big projected sound to all your holiday celebrants.

Creating festive cheer at home for the holidays is easy and fun. Here are some great ways to transform your space into a winter wonderland. • Get cozy: During the chilly holiday season, decorate with comfort in mind. Light the fireplace. Add throw pillows to sofas. Turn off overhead lamps and use soft lighting instead. Consider how texture and warmth can contribute to your holiday decorating scheme. • Screen festive flicks: From “It’s a Wonderful Life to “Home Alone,” keep your favorite holiday films playing all the time to create a festive holiday atmosphere, or host

• Add some flora: Holly, poinsettias, mistletoe -- decking the halls with traditional holiday plants adds color and vitality to side tables, mantels, dining areas and staircases and more. Those with pets and small children should take heed, as certain plant species are toxic -- so avoid these plants or be sure they are displayed well out of reach of curious children and animals. Preparing your home for the holiday season takes a little thought and energy, but the end result is a cheerful and warm atmosphere to make memories while spending time with loved ones.

This Holiday Season: Protect Your Family by Recycling Old Batteries The holiday season can be just the motivation you need to finally declutter your junk drawers, closets, attic and basement in time for friends and family to visit. If these areas of your home contain used rechargeable batteries, you’re in good company. One in five consumers store some or all of their used batteries from the past year, according to a recent Nielsen study conducted on behalf of Call2Recycle. Whether it’s electronics packed away in the attic or boxed toys in the basement, old batteries are everywhere. As part of your de-cluttering efforts this holiday season, experts say it’s worthwhile to take the time to gather used batteries and properly recycle them. Recycling used batteries is not only good for the environment, but it also can play an important role in keeping families safe this holiday season. Unfortunately, even batteries that appear dead can contain a residual charge, which could lead to a spark. “Along with the thanks we give during the holiday season comes responsibility for the gifts we send and receive,” says Carl Smith, CEO and president of Call2Recycle, Inc. “This includes safely recycling batteries found in many technology products.” From old power tools to cordless telephones, cameras, e-readers, tablets and cellphones, many people don’t know what to do when batteries no longer hold a charge. Indeed, more than half of individuals throwing away battery-operated electronic devices leave the battery attached. This is a dangerous act, especially if the batteries are Lithium-based.

When hauling your holiday decorations out of storage, check to make sure that there aren’t any forgotten batteries hiding under cherished mementos. To safely and easily recycle the batteries you find, Call2Recycle suggests the following steps: 1. Tape: Protect the ends/terminals with non-conductive electrical, duct or clear packing tape. 2. Bag: Store the taped batteries in a clear plastic bag that closes. 3. Drop: Recycle your rechargeable batteries at a convenient Call2Recycle drop-off location including retail partners Lowe’s, The Home Depot or Staples. It’s an easy errand to complete while doing your holiday shopping. Eighty-six percent of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a Call2Recycle drop-off location. More information on battery recycling and battery safety can be found by visiting call2recycle.org. For a safe and happy holiday season, take the step of recycling your used batteries. It’s a simple way to prepare your home, make a positive impact on the environment and keep the people and property you love safe.

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