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Week of Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Peers welcome Parkhurst to district court bench Dave Rogers

For The Record

In a courtroom filled with judges and local lawyers, Orange native Steve Parkhurst officially left one group to join another.

Parkhurst was sworn in as Judge of the 260th District Court at the Orange County Courthouse Thursday, Dec. 20 by the man he’s replacing, Judge Buddie Hahn.

“One thing I’m glad about,” Parkhurst said. “At least for a while, I may not have to suffer through any more lawyer jokes.”

Then he told a judge joke.

Judge Dennis Powell of the 163rd District Court said he predicted soon after Parkhurst began to practice law in Orange more than 20 years ago that this new lawyer was special.

“Steve was a difference

maker as an attorney and he brought pride to the profession. And he brought a better community to Orange County than he found,” Powell said.

“As he did as a lawyer, he’ll bring pride to the judiciary and make our town a better place.

“I’m losing a good friend across the hall in Judge Hahn, but I’m proud to call Steve a friend. I look forward to my judicial friend taking a place across the hall.”

Hahn was the second judge to sit on the bench in the 260th District Court, serving 35 years.

He was appointed to the job after Don Burgess, the original 260th District Court judge in 1978, was appointed to the Ninth Court of Appeals in 1984.

Burgess, now a Senior Appellate Judge, wasn’t in the

Burton proud to serve Orange County

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BC Library to host special event with Leo gecko Debby Schamber For The Record

Dave Rogers

For The Record

Barry Burton says he encountered surprises from the minute he took the job as Orange County Precinct 2 commissioner in 2015.

The surprises continued through his bid for re-election earlier this year, when he was beaten by a margin of two votes by former city council member Theresa Beauchamp in the March Republican primary.

“I was surprised a little,” he said in an interview last week. “But I was a little worried going in because too many people had told me ‘You’re going to win by a landslide.’

“I stopped counting after 40 people told me later, ‘Sorry, I didn’t go vote; I just knew you were going to win.”

In a major rarity, all three members of the Orange County Commissioners’ Court seeking re-election were voted out of office by members of their own party in the March 6 primary.

That included Burton, fellow Commissioner Jody Crump and County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton. Their terms end officially Dec. 31, 2018.

Carlton stepped aside in May to take another job.

That was after taking seven

Judge Buddie Hahn, left, swears in Orange attorney Steven Parkhurst as new Judge of the 260th State District Court Tuesday at the Orange County Courthouse.

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courtroom to congratulate Parkhurst personally. Judge Courtney Arkeen, who hosted Thursday’s event in her 128th District Court, read Burgess’ note as well as one from Gov. Greg Abbott.

After Parkhurst won November’s general election without a primary or general election opponent, Abbott appointed Parkhurst in November as interim judge. He will fill the unexpired term of Hahn, who “officially” retired at the end of June but since has been working several days a week as “visiting judge” in his longtime courtroom.

That ended last week.

Parkhurst’s interim tag will last only 10 days, with all officials elected in November starting their terms Jan. 1.

Besides Hahn, Arkeen and

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weeks of vacation and military leave immediately after his primary defeat.

“That was not a referendum on the job I was doing,” Burton said of the election.

“It was a referendum on the county judge. Me and Commissioner Crump just got caught up in the tide.”

Carlton was at the center of the storm, upsetting county employees and retirees by pushing through a series of benefit reductions. Burton and Crump joined Carlton for several 3-2 votes for the cuts.

The great, great grandson of John Burton, Orange County Judge for 12 years from 1885 to 1896, Barry Burton is best known as the nephew of Owen Burton.

Owen Burton was Precinct 2 commissioner for the three terms preceding Barry Bur-

The Bridge City Library is hosting a special event with 13-year-old Nathan Miller and his gecko named Leo. The fun event is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday for children 5 to 10 years old.

Nathan will read a non-fiction book, “The Leopard Gecko” by Jake Miller.

Children will be allowed to pet and touch the gecko to feel his unique skin, but won’t be allowed to hold him due to safety concerns for the children and for Leo. Plus, Nathan will happily answer questions about Leo or how to care for a gecko.

Kelle Miller, Nathan’s mother, works at the library and noticed several children checking out books on geckos. She knew her son, Nathan, had a gecko and this would provide an excellent opportunity for children to see one first hand.

Plus, reading a book or being read to at Bridge City Library is always an added bonus.

Nathan, who is in the 8th grade at Orangefield Junior High School, has had Leo since October in a 10 gallon terrarium. The brightly yellow colored Leopard Gecko was just a baby then and is LEO THE GECKO Page 3A

Nathan Miller, 13, of Orangefield, will be at the Bridge City at 10 a.m Friday to read a book “The Leopard Gecko.” He will also bring his gecko named Leo.

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Jenkins set to replace mentor as Justice of the Peace Dave Rogers

For The Record

Chad Jenkins got the Christmas present he was hoping for.

Wife Windee bought him a new judge’s robe.

Jenkins will be wearing it on New Years Day when he takes his oath of office as Orange County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace.

And he’ll wear it, hopefully, for many years to come.

The ceremony for the county’s newly elected officeholders will take place at 2 p.m. Jan. 1 in the 128th District Courtroom in the Orange County Courthouse.

“I’ve been shadowing Judge

Chad Jenkins

Dunn, trying to learn the ropes,” Jenkins said. “The other JPs have been a big help, but Judge Dunn has done a tremendous job.

“He really took me under his wings.”

This will be at least the second time Derry Dunn has welcomed Jenkins to a new job.

Before becoming Precinct 2 JP on Jan. 1, 2003, Dunn spent 30 years as an educator. He was principal at Little Cypress-Mauriceville when he hired Jenkins for his first teaching job.

Dunn, 72, is retiring after 16 years as JP. Jenkins was the only one to file for the job. He won the office without having to campaign in either the primary or general elections.

But Orange County’s gain will be Orangefield High School’s loss. He worked 25

years as agricultural education teacher there.

His peers had the photos to prove it at a surprise going-away party held by fellow teachers and administrators.

When you add in Jenkins’ family and non-school friends, there were more than 100 folks gathered to salute him at the Orangefield cafeteria Dec. 19.

“I retired after 25 years at Orangefield, 27 in all as a teacher,” Jenkins said. “It’s bittersweet, to be truthful.

“It was a nice little shindig they threw for me. It caught me by surprise.”

Jenkins has already squeezed in one round of the

three judge training sessions required by the state of Texas.

He’ll go back to Austin for more in January and April.

Jenkins will start his new job Jan. 2. His plans for that day are to get to know his staff “a little bit better.” And there are afternoon hearings.

“I’ll try to get used to everything.”

Jenkins does have some experience with his job.

Along with teaching five ag science classes a day, he served as truancy prevention officer for the Orangefield school district for the last eight years.

That frequently drew him

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to Dunn’s courtroom.

“I’m going to miss the interaction with the kids every day,” he said. “Of course, I’m going to miss my peers and colleagues, cause Orangefield really is a family.

“I can honestly say I never regretted a day going to work.”

The youngest of Jenkins’ three boys is a sophomore at Orangefield High. Windee works for the district with special needs students.

Jenkins won’t be moving his home, just his office.

“JP of Precinct 2, that’s what I’m going to be doing full-time,” he said. “I’m ready for a new challenge.”

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‘Walk-ins welcome’ for flu vacs in Orange County pharmacies Debby Schamber For The Record

Now that the Christmas holidays have passed, it’s time to prepare for the future by starting the new year healthier by preventing the flu.

The timing of flu is unpredictable and can vary in different parts of the country and from season to season.

Seasonal flu viruses can be detected year-round; however, seasonal flu activity often begins as early as October and November and can continue to occur as late as May. Flu activity most commonly peaks between December and February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Although flu season has began, people should still get a flu vaccine before the flu begins spreading in the community. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to protect against flu to develop in the body.

Andy Haeggquist, director of pharmacy for Family Pharmacy, said they have already started dispensing prescriptions of Tamiflu for pa-

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting Feb. 5 The Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday Feb 5, 2019 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange.

Learn about Orange County Support of Beekeepers through the Orange County Apiary Committee, a support group associated with the County Agrilife office.

tients with active flu cases.

People who have been recently exposed to the flu virus can see their local doctor about getting a proactive dosage of Tamiflu to help prevent getting the flu since the vaccine needs more time to work.

Influenza viruses usually infect the respiratory tract.

As the infection progresses, the body’s immune system responds to fight the virus.

This results in inflammation that can trigger respiratory symptoms such as cough and sore throat. The immune system response can also trigger fever and cause muscle or body aches. When infected persons cough, sneeze, or talk, they can spread influenza viruses in respiratory droplets to people who are nearby. People might also get flu by touching a contaminated surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth or nose.

Most people who become sick will recover in a few days to less than two weeks, but some people may become more severely ill. Following flu infection, moderate com-

plications such as secondary ear and sinus infections can occur.

Pneumonia is a serious flu complication whichcan result from either influenza virus infection alone or from co-infection of flu virus and bacteria. Other possible serious complications triggered by the flu can include inflammation of the heart, brain, or muscle tissues, and can result in multi-organ failure. Severe complications can happen to anyone, but may be more likely to happen to people who have certain chronic medical conditions, or in elderly persons, according to the CDC. This year the flu vaccine, Flucelvax, is a quadrivalent which means it covers four strands of the flu.

To date, the Bridge City Family Pharmacy has dispensed 33 high doses of the flu vaccine and 20 regular doses.

Family Pharmacy dispenses the flu shots 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They accept walk-ins and no appointment is necessary. Vaccines are given to anyone

eight years older and over.

Children four to eight years old can be given a vaccine with a prescription from their doctor.

Flu vaccines have a good safety record. Hundreds of millions of Americans have safely received flu vaccines over the past 50 years. There has been extensive research supporting the safety of flu vaccines.

But, like any medical product, vaccines can cause side effects. Side effects of the flu vaccine are generally mild and go away on their own within a few days. Common side effects from the flu shot include: soreness and swelling at the site, headache, fever, nausea, and muscle aches.

It has been recognized for many years people 65 years and older are at greater risk of serious complications from the flu compared to young healthy adults because of a compromised immune system due to age. Flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons. But, people 65 years and older bear the greatest burden of severe flu disease. In recent

Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome to the group. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. Join fellow beekeepers for information and lots of good stories. Our guest speaker this month will be Christy Ray, local beekeeper and beekeeping supply business owner . We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new

beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-3770356. This is a public service activity and there is no charge for hive removal.

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@goals-setx.com.

GOALS offers educational services The Greater Orange Area Literacy Services (GOALS) is

years, about 70 to 90 percent of seasonal flu-related deaths have occurred in people 65 years and older, according to the CDC. There is a high dose vaccine available which contains 4 times the amount of antigen as a regular flu shot.

It is associated with a stronger immune response following vaccination for a higher antibody production.

The higher dose vaccine, Fluzone, is recommended for people 65 years or older or those whose immune systems are suppressed.

Family Pharmacy current-

ly has a few doses on hand of the high dose vaccine, but has more on order.

The CDC estimates from 2010-2018, influenza-associated deaths in the United States ranged from a low of 12,000 people during 20112012 flu season to a high of 79,000 people during 20172018 flu season.

Haeggquist suggested people to get the pneumonia shot as well which is in stock.

“We are happy to help anybody we can,” Haeggquist said.

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BC Library to host special event featuring 13-year-old and Leo the gecko Nathan, who is in the 8th grade at Orangefield Junior High School, has had Leo since October in a 10 gallon terrarium. The brightly yellow colored Leopard Gecko was just a baby then and is full grown at around six inches in length.

But, before he got Leo, Nathan researched thoroughly how to care for his pet. He encourages others to do the same before getting any kind of lizard or gecko.

Initially, he put sand inside the terrarium for Leo, but through studies he discovered Reptabark was best or to make clean up easier, paper towels simply worked best.

“Most people think lizards are slimy, but they are really not,” Nathan said.

He describes Leo’s skin as a tough texture on his top side, but his underbelly is

Debby Schamber For The Record

The Bridge City Library is hosting a special event with 13-year-old Nathan Miller and his gecko named Leo. The fun event is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday for children 5 to 10 years old. Nathan will read a non-fiction book, “The Leopard Gecko”

by Jake Miller.

Children will be allowed to pet and touch the gecko to feel his unique skin, but won’t be allowed to hold him due to safety concerns for the children and for Leo. Plus, Nathan will happily answer questions about Leo or how to care for a gecko.

Kelle Miller, Nathan’s mother, works at the library and noticed several children checking out books on geckos. She knew her son, Nathan, had a gecko and this would provide an excellent opportunity for children to see one first hand. Plus, reading a book or being read to at Bridge City Library is always an added bonus.

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soft.

In addition, for added benefit, it is recommended, geckos have their food occasionally dusted with calcium powder because of their thin legs. Leo eats live insects such as worms and crickets twice weekly.

Nathan describes Leo’s eating habits as when the food is placed into the terrarium he quickly moves toward it. Once he gets close, he methodically moves closer before pouncing on it and gobbling it up. Geckos are not known for their manners and can be heard crunching loudly on his prey.

Nathan frequently holds his pet. Geckos commonly have sticky pads on their feet, but Leo has small claws.

Both types of footing allows the gecko to hold on tight to the surface he is attempting to hold onto or climb. For Leo, that is usually just his terrarium or Nathan’s neck and shoulder area.

Geckos normally shed monthly too. Nathan provides an area for Leo to fully shed his skin and all is new again.

Kelle and Nathan Miller are hoping many can come and join in on the fun and meet Leo too.

There are plans for new programs in the future for children and adults. Kelle Miller suggests checking at the library or on Facebook on their page of Bridge City Public Library.

Nathan Miller, 13, of Orangefield, will be at the Bridge City at 10 a.m Friday to read a book “The Leopard Gecko.” He will also bring his gecko named Leo.

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Powell, other judges in the standing-room-only crowd were former 128th District Court Judge Pat Clark, County Court At Law Judge Mandy Rogers, County Court At Law No. 2 Judge Troy Johnson and Orange County Judge Dean Crooks.

Judge Raquel West of Beaumont’s 252nd District Court joined the crowd.

Parkhurst thanked all in attendance and when he called a partial roll of the lawyers gathered before him, gave special praise to Tommy Gunn and David Dies.

He called Gunn, the man he practiced law with after his 1996 graduation from South Texas College of Law, his “mentor.”

He recalled seriously his first appearance before the Texas Supreme Court, with Dies, his longtime law part-

Burton

“Most people think lizards are slimy, but they are really not,” Nathan said.

ner. Then he told a funny story about the private plane ride home after winning their appeal.

“I think we can all agree that justice is the basis of human life that the Lord gave us,” Parkhurst said in remarks after taking the oath of office from Hahn and being helped into his new robe by sons Brac and Kai Parkhurst.

“I believe the civil and criminal justice system we have in this country is the best in the world and will remain so as long as we have jurors who show up and judges who take their readings seriously, let people have their say and make a decision.

“I think everybody here is part of that system and we have to continue to make this better.”

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Swearing in ceremony for Orange County elected officials will be held at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 1, at the 128th District Courtroom in the Courthouse, 801 Division St., Orange.

The list is topped by County Judge Dean Crooks, County Court At Law Judge Mandy Rogers, District Clerk Vickie Edgerly, County Clerk Brandy Robertson and County Treasurer Christy Khoury.

Also being sworn in are Precinct 2 County Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp and Precinct 4 County Commissioner Robert Viator, and Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1 through 4, Hershel Stagner, Jr.; Chad Jenkins; Joy Dubose-Simonton; and Rodney Price.

2017, a disaster that 16 months later continues to occupy a great deal of the commissioners’ time.

“Number one was the rescue efforts and number two was putting people back in their homes, because of the way people have come together,” he said.

However, what Burton called “one of the best things for the county is adding two full-time positions to deal with this [Harvey].”

Adding two full-time employees at a time when the county was burning through its Rainy Day Fund to pay for things like debris removal might have seemed strange to some.

But Michelle Tubbleville, who has connected volunteer groups and non-profit foundations to people in need, and Morgan Taylor, who deals with Harvey paperwork, have more than paid for their jobs with their diligence at reaching out.

“Those two positions have paid for themselves just in tracking the volunteer hours that have come into the county. Most of these grants are not 100 percent; they’re 75 or 80 percent. We can use these volunteer hours as inkind contributions to pay the county’s 20 to 25 percent share,” Burton said.

“They helped us save hundreds of thousands of dollars. Plus, they helped us coordinate volunteer groups and make sure we’re taking care of unmet needs.”

The county is still owed millions of dollars from FEMA for Hurricane Ike, in 2008, because of changing regulations involving paperwork.

Orange County has already received $9.1 million from FEMA for Harvey ex-

penses and is expecting another $2 million plus any day now. Nearly $20 million in federal reimbursement is being sought.

“That group is going to be one of the things that helps us get out of Harvey,” Burton said of Tubbleville, Taylor et al. “And if we ever do have to go through another hurricane, we’ll be in much better shape.”

Burton had overseen the work to repair damaged marble on the front of the courthouse and he found grants from the Texas Historical Commission that will pay for the marble fix and other restoration projects for the historic building.

The commissioner hoped he’d still be in office when the project was finished, but weather and paperwork delays are still holding up start on the 90-day job.

“All the pieces are in the place for the courthouse. It’s just finishing the execution,” Burton said.

“Getting the master plan for the courthouse was a big thing I was involved in that we needed to have done.”

Burton said he learned many things during the time he served Orange County as president of the Economic Development Corporation and the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission as third, second and first vice president.

But he’s keeping his work not tied to the county, serving the First Baptist Church of Mauriceville as finance coordinator and a member of its long-term planning commission.

Burton also serves on a planning and development board for the city of Pine Forest.

“So I’ve still got my hands

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ton, from 2003 to 2014.

Precinct 2 runs vertically through the center of the county from Mauriceville to Bridge City, including Pinehurst, West Orange and a slice of Orange.

“I thought I had a leg up on this, because Owen had been doing this for 12 years,” Burton admitted. “But I learned there’s nothing that can prepare you for being a public servant.

“There were a lot of things I found out you can’t do, and others I found out you can’t do quickly.

“Working in government at every level is a matter of consensus.

“People have likened it to the difference between turning a speed boat and a super tanker. You don’t need much room to turn a speed boat but you need miles of ocean and a lot of time to get a super tanker turned around.

“Even if people agree on a solution, they’re going to have different ideas of how to get it done.”

While he has enjoyed dealing with the details, Burton has been frustrated by how the details make issues so easy for the public to misunderstand.

“It’s like an iceberg,” he said of government. “What people see is just what’s above water. There’s so much more on every issue that’s going on that’s out of sight.

“People just don’t have the time and inclination to be fully informed on a lot of these issues. Everybody wants a 15-second soundbite and a lot of these issues can’t be explained in 15 seconds.”

Burton says he was proud to be involved in Orange County’s response to 2016 Sabine River flooding and Tropical Storm Harvey in

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From The Creaux’s Nest 2018 COMES TO END--WELCOME 2019 Several weeks ago I made an observation and told the readers to remember where they read it first. Trump was bragging about the greatest economy ever like he was the one who created it. We all know he inherited a growing economy.

Obama had predicted if it was cared for, it would continue to grow. Well, Trump didn’t take good care of it. He used it to brag, while causing trade problems with our neighbors Canada and Mexico, and putting tariffs on them and China. He bragged to his ‘Bubba’s’ that he was going to make them pay more because they were taking advantage of the U.S. Fact Check says Mexico and Canada came out better then the previous deal. Anyway, I said that between the time I made the prediction and February, the stock market would be in free fall. It came sooner than I expected. I said the way Trump is handling things the balloon was headed for bust. Now Trump has shut down government in order to force the congress to give him the money to build his monument, “The Trump Wall.” Six miles of the wall has been paid for, it will cost $33 million a mile.*****Sometime in late January Trump will fly to Texas for a photo-op where he will claim the wall he promised that Mexico would pay for is being built. Which will be another lie. He can’t stand Ann Coulter, Rush and the rest of the extreme radio nuts calling him gutless. He even shut the government down because they belittled him.

All of that is not what I fear the most in 2019. There’s some bad road ahead that I will be talking about in the coming weeks. *****I’ve go to move on. I invite you to come along; I promise it won’t do you no harm.

CONDOLENCES Service for ‘J.D.’ Jones to be held.

We were sorry to learn of the tragic death of Jerome ‘J.D.’ Jones, 83, of Orange, who lost his life Saturday, Dec. 22 in a one car accident on FM 1130, between Perry Street and Alice Street. His vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree and rolled over. He passed away after being transported by Air-Med helicopter to a Lake Charles hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Dorman Funeral Home. Visitation Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. He was a well known, retired county employee who retired after many years. He was also known as the ‘Quail Man’ who raised the birds. Our sincere condolences to his wife Jackie, son constable Mark Jones, son, Romey, daughter Tina and their families. A good man has left us.

Remembering a real character, ‘Tony’ Fuselier.

We were sorry to hear of the death of Clinton Tony Fuselier, 74, who passed away Dec. 21. The Cajun from Mamou was one of the few really loveable characters still around.

Tony was born in the Cajun Country but was a lifelong resident of Bridge City. He was a Jack-of-All-Trades and pioneered several business ventures. He was successful because he was a hustler and promoter. His love for Cajun music, Cajun culture and Cajun food was forever present. He loved his vittles to be Cajun spicy. Tony once told me that his wife Karen was the world’s best Cajun cook. I can swear to that. She is a great Cajun lady also. She and Tony never met a stranger but they had their own battles that often blew over till the next one. I loved them both and was careful not o take sides.

Karen is not in good health and was in Baptist Hospital when Tony died. I will long remember fun loving, a happy go lucky guy who brought joy to everyone who was fortunate to know him. Condolences to his large family and many grand and great-grandchildren. Cremation was under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.

Service Held for Bill Lovelace William ‘Bill’ Lovelace, 74, passed away Dec. 21. Funeral service was held Wed. Dec. 26. He was the eldest child of the late Edell and Edwin ‘Ed’ Lovelace. As a young man Bill had worked for his dad at KOGT as a D.J. and was known as “The Night Rider.” He also worked in law enforcement and in construction in Houston. He married Patsy around Christmas time in 1995. They had a great life until he lost his love in June 2017. Bill came from an interesting family that I had known since he was three years old. May this good Christian man rest in peace.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 YEARS AGO-2008 The Record names All Orange County team The Record hands off the biggest award, the 2008 All-Orange County Most Valuable Player, to Ortavious Hypolite, senior quarterback for the WO-S Mustangs. Hypolite passed for 1,469 yards completing 94-165 passes for 15 touchdowns.

He also rambled for 810 yards for 12 touchdowns on 134 carries. With Hypolite in the Mustang backfield was Quintavious Garrett, 2008 All-Orange County Offensive MVP. Garrett struck like lightening in the start of the season churning out 317 yards against the Nederland Bulldogs, a school record.

He carried that momentum through Dist 21-3A and into the playoffs. Garrett rushed 22 times for 216 yards and two touchdowns that gave the Mustangs a three-touchdown lead in their 37-7 Class 3A Division II area round victory against Caldwell.

He earned his spot at MVP. It is probably no surprise that Mustang defensive back Kevin Robinson would become the AllOrange County Most Valuable Player on defense. Robinson has already garnered All-State honors for the season. He led the Mustangs with 104 tackles in the famous ‘Chain Gang’ defense that allowed opponents an average of less than 150 yards rushing and passing per game. In 2008 Mustang head coach Dan Hooks completed his 28th season that included his 19th trip to the playoffs and 16th district championship. The Mustangs carried a 29 game district winning streak into the playoffs. Hooks got his 261 win against Caldwell in the area round this season before the ‘Stangs’ fell to Gilmer 35-23 in the Region III playoffs. Appropriately, Coach Dan Hooks is The Record’s All-Orange County ‘Coach of the Year’. It is rare to find a freshman runningback in the starting lineup but Bridge City Cardinal Matt Menard earned a lot of respect there. After the injury of Joseph Robertson, Menard was moved up to the backfield. With Robertson pushing him on, Menard rushed for 537 yards and 85 carries that included four touchdowns. The Cardinal freshman is entitled to the honor of All-Orange County ‘Newcomer of the Year.’ His mentor, Robertson, remained a captain and a team leader for Big Red that finished the season 4-4. Robertson gets the 2008 All-Orange County ‘Team Leadership Award.’*****Judge Janice Menard, justice of the peace in Precinct 3, feels homeless. She is living in an apartment now. Her beautiful home will almost cost as much to fix as it would to build a nice size home somewhere. I know the Judge loves the home she and Bobby built and can’t wait to get back to it.***** We extend best wishes to friends Josie and Van Choate who lost their Mauriceville restaurant, Tuffy’s, to Hurricane Ike. The place is getting fixed and totally remodeled but is running a little behind their January reopening and has been set back to mid February.*****We extend best wishes to Sheriff Keith Merritt and his administration. It’s a big and important job that won’t be without it’s hitches. To our friends we wish success. Law enforcement is always a rocky road.*****Best wishes to Sharon Bearden who had a bad thing happen to him in the last few days. He turned 70 and we know how traumatic that is for him. (Editor’s note: Fast forward 10 years, Sharon hasn’t let age stop him, just slowed him down a bit.)*****Andrew Guidry, 76, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28. Services were Dec. 31 at St. Mary’s in Orange. We had known Andy nearly 50 years. He was one of the first class guys we had the pleasure to be friends with. Our families went back to his first wife Ann, who died at a young age. She was the mother of Coach David Guidry, Richard Guidry, Paul Guidry, daughters Jennifer Franklin and Paula Jacobs. All youngsters we’ve known since they were little guys and gals. A great bunch of kids. Andy never knew a stranger and always loved being a farmer and working with the soil and livestock. Condolences to his wife Carrie and the family.*****Law enforcement made big changes Jan. 1. Keith Merritt became the new sheriff. County Judge Carl Thibodeaux swore him into office at midnight. He and his wife Marlene are both Orange natives. Merritt was serving as constable in Percent 1 when he defeated Sheriff Mike White.

Upon taking office Merritt made several changes in the administration. Not rehired were Chief Deputy David Reeves, Capt. David Peck, Capt. Ralph Osborne, Lt. Pete Kindall and several other deputies. Janois Strause was named captain of the support division, Clint Hodgkinson replaces Peck as captain of the patrol division, and Capt. Don Harmon replaces Osborne at the jail division. Tommy Smith was retrained, as investigator, captain Rodney Harrison, formally with Port Arthur PD, is the new chief deputy replacing Reeves.***** Three new constables were sworn into office. Chris Humble, Pct. 1; Rob Strause, Pct. 2; Mark Philpott, Pct. 3; Weldon Peveto Pct. 4 was re-elected. *****A new county commissioner, David Dubose replaced James Stringer in Precinct 1. ***** Deaths in 2008 that were a part of our lives include Paul Newman, a class guy, great actor, and 10-time Academy Award winner. He died Sept. 26 at age 83. Part of our music culture singer Eddy Arnold died May 8 at age 89. Heart surgeon Michael Debakey passed away at age 99. Musical genius Bo Diddley died June 2. Tim Russert, 58, author and host of “Meet the Press” died June 13. One of the greatest football players Sammy Baugh, 94, who played with TCU and Washington Redskins. “Slingin Sammy” once led the NFL in passing, defensive interceptions and punting. Preacher Roe, 92, died Nov. 9. In a 12-year career with St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn he was 127-84 as a pitcher. Eartha Kitt died Dec. 25 at age 81.

She was the first sultry black sex symbol. She was hot in the 1950s. She had a black Cherokee mom and white dad.*****Special anniversaries: Longtime friends Johnnie and Millie Spears, married in 1948, celebrated their 60th on Christmas Day. They raised a great family of seven children and now have a busload of great grandkids.*****Roy and Phyllis Dunn celebrated their 54th New Year’s Eve.. They were picked by KICKER-95.1 to received a Rao’s Bakery gift certificate.*****Wendell and Sandra Winstead celebrated their golden anniversary Friday, Jan. 2. They are Rick “The Tileman’s” parents. Someone asked which of his parents he took his gift of non-stop gab from. I really don’t know but I’m told they are great folks and being married 50 years is quite an accomplished.***** Nick’s Pharmacy, in Bridge City, in business more than 50 years, has always been one of the most successful, independent drugstores. Word is out the store has been purchased by the Walgreen’s chain store.*****The 2008 hurricane season brought one storm after another to the Gulf of Mexico. In two weeks time we were forced to evacuate or face the storms. First Gustav, on Labor Day, brought only a little rain, then on Sept. 13, Hurricane Ike came ashore at Galveston. The storm, four miles wide, resulted in a storm surge up to nearly 20 feet in some places, caused much loss, expense and grief. It was the third costliest storm in U.S. history. Orange County was hit especially hard. I’ll never forget the sight of house after house, across the length of the town, with possessions piled 10 feet high on the curb.*****Many of our friends, who we watched raise families, care for grandkids and help make our community better, have relocated and are not coming back. Our friends of many years, Joyce and Kenneth Young, have sold their home of 56 years. Also leaving are the Carl Reed’s, Ray Leleau and hundreds of others. Those that stayed live in FEMA trailers.

A FEW HAPPENINGS This week, Dec. 29, 163 years ago, in 1845, Texas became the 28th state. This happened nine years after the Alamo fell in 1836 and San Houston defeated Santa Anna and the Mexicans at San Jacinto. Texas was still fighting renegade Indian tribes through most of the 1800s. The Lone Star

State took its name from the 1836 one-star flag of the republic. It’s the most recognized nickname of any state.*****I noticed in our birthday list that some interesting guys all celebrate birthdays on the same day, Thursday, Dec. 17.

Noted criminal attorney, Sharon Bearden, turns 80 years old today. Just doesn’t seem possible that so many years have come and gone. I recall the day he graduated from Baylor Law School and the day he was sworn in. When Sharon first set up shop, he and Roy shared a small office on Border St. For a short time Dunn was owner of Gulf Coast Bail Bond, the first bail bond company in the county. Roy has always referred to Sharon as his little brother. Louis Dugas, who would be 90 today, was their big brother, Roy the middle child. There are loads of stories that could be told about those three over 50-plus years. I suspect Sharon is good to go for another 10 years. Happy Birthday friend, I have a lot of respect for you.***It seems Mayor Kirk Roccaforte was a young man just a few hurricanes ago. Kirk has and continues to do great public work. Bridge City is better off today because of his efforts. Happy Birthday and best wishes for many more.***Bobby Fillyaw is a year older today. Hard to believe 70 is not too many years away. I remember him when he was in short pants hanging out around the Newton Courthouse in the summertime, while his dad was county judge and Ron’s dad, Bo Lewis was a commissioner.

Bobby served as director of Orange County Economic Development with Shirley Zimmerman his ‘Girl Friday.’ Today Bobby has a great job but is best known in Newton as the radio voice of the state champs Newton Eagles. I like Bobby, he was done wrong. Best wishes for many more happy, happy years.***Also celebrating a birthday today is Coach Russell Bottley. Now there’s a story in perseverance.

Russell has faced the worse odds, not once but twice. He fought cancer daily and never lost his optimism and great, friendly personality. He tried his hand at different trades, even handled race horses for his friend, longtime teacher Betty Jo Spence, but dreamed of becoming a coach. He prayed about it and worked hard to make it happen. Happy Birthday Russ, best wishes for long life and good health.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch had a smaller group than usual for the Christmas gathering at Robert’s this year because of many other holiday activities going on.

The Chamber had their luncheon at JB’s and different offices parties were also being held. The Lunch Bunch however, has some quality folks show up. Robert again hosted the group. By the way, if you haven’t visited Robert’s Meat Market and Restaurant lately you will be impressed with all the renovations. It’s a great market to shop at and a great place to dine. The Lunch Bunch will gather at Tuffy’s, with Van, on Wednesday, Jan. 9. Everyone always welcome. A seafood outing will be a big change from all the holiday food. Y’all come.*****Thanks to Ginger at Ginger and Company for the goodies. Nice folks who make pretty ladies prettier. Those professionals have been styling hair for some time. No telling who you might run into there, even Judge Pat, with his Rosalie, patronize that shop of specialist.*****Jack and Juliet Smith’s Christmas card pictured with their two pups Nube and Archie. Mr. Kitty wasn’t pictured on the card, he had escaped when the photographer showed up. Jack and Juliet look half their age. I believe Jack’s picture was air brushed and photo shopped, Juliet is naturally pretty.*****Donnie Harmon, who goes on the road to buy hand-picked, low mileage cars was in Corsicana Saturday and stopped by Collin Street Bakery. Donnie brought us back a large, fruitcake from the famous place featured on CBS last Sunday Morning. Incidentally, the car he bought there Saturday was sold by Monday. Harmon’s has a quick turnover on those hand-picked cars. Check with them if you’re looking for a good pre-owned vehicle. They sell for less due to low overhead.

BIRTHDAYS Friends celebrating birthdays this week. Dec. 26: John Podnewich, Ashley Burris, Jennifer Ferguson, Kent Broussard and Laura Floyd all celebrate today. Joining them are rock singer Chris Daughtry, 38 and actor and singer Jared Leto, who turns 46.*****Dec. 27: Celebrating today are Bobby Fillyaw, Rob Turner, Bobby Sibert, Kirk Roccaforte and Lorraine Bonin. Celebrities having birthdays on this day are actors Olivia Cooke, 24, Chloe Bridges, 26 and country singer Shay Mooney, 26.*****Dec. 28: Marcy Messer, Karen Jo Vance, Lynda Montagne, Stacy Roberts, Debbie Taylor, Harriet Dubose Linn Cardner and Earl’s mom, Debbie Thomas all celebrate today. Joining them are singer John Legend, 39, TV host Seth Meyers, 44 and actor Danzel Washington, 63.*****Dec. 29: Having birthdays today are Kenneth “Kee Kee” Dupuis, Monica McCullar, Pam LeDoux, Jacklyn Bradberry, Sherrie Reid, and from the famous Burger Town, Donna Self. Celebrities celebrating are actors Jude Law, 45, Ted Danson, 70, Jon Voight, 79 and Jane Levy, 28.*****Dec. 30: Karl Stringer, Paula Aven, Rebecca Hannegan, Richard Hunter, Norma Fusilier, Hayden George and Holly DeRouin celebrate. Anniversary wishes go out to Rene and Lucy Hanks on 63 years together, Jerry and Barbie Childers and Roy and Phyllis Dunn. Also celebrating on this day are actors Anthony Hopkins, 80, Val Kilmer, 58 and Ben Kingsley, 74.*****Jan. 1: Having birthdays on this day are David Kuch, Joanne Hill, Glenda Wilburn, Robert Hoke and Ronnie Hearn. Joining them are actors Morris Chestnut, 49, Colin Morgan, 32 and Angourie Rice, 17.

C’EST TOUT Here’s hoping you had a very good Christmas. Mine was smaller than usual, a dozen folks who could put away the food. J.B.’s fixed our meat and Danny’s supplied his famous rice dressing. Plenty of side dishes and way too many deserts. During the Holiday season Allen Dunn used some duck and geese Capt. Chuck Uzzle had given us, added some andouille sausage and made a great gumbo. If you’re going to get J.B.’s to smoke something special for New Year’s, call them now. Turkeys and hams are available. I’m getting a ham. Danny and K-Dan’s have chicken and leg quarters specially priced at 10 lbs. for $1.90. That will make one heck of a gumbo and leave some for the pit. You can also buy sweet potatoes with the savings.*****If you’re on the road be careful and also sober. DPS troopers are increasing their patrols on state roads and other law enforcement officers will step up patrolling. Besides being dangerous on the road, a DWI could cost you thousands of dollars in fines and loss of your driver’s license. Stay safe and have a happy New Year. Take care and God bless.

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 26, 2018 •

Golden K Kiwanis to meet

Dementia Care Givers Support Group

Golden K Kiwanis, a non-Profit organization for those 60 years and above, meets 9:30-10:30 a.m. each Wednesday in the Salvation Army Building, 1950 MLK Drive, Orange, TX 77630, with the exceptions of Wednesdays during week of Christmas, New Year's Day, and Easter. A speaker and coffee are always offered, and the public is welcomed to attend.

Our upcoming schedule of meetings are: Wed., Dec.26 - No meeting; Wed., Jan. 2 - No meeting; Wed., Jan. 9 - e speaker will be the new director of the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, omas Neal, a former administrator at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. He will discuss the book, "Betting, Booze, and Brothels," by Wanda A. Landry and Laura C. O'Toole, regarding Vice, Corruption, and Justice in both Jefferson and Orange Counties, from Spindletop to the 1960s, written in 2006.

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.

Chevron Retirees Association to Meet

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.

e Chevron Retirees Association will meet Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in the Banquet Room (enter at door on parking lot side) at Robert’s Steakhouse, 3712 W. Park Ave., in Orange. All Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees, spouses and guests are cordially invited to attend this meeting for a good “Dutch treat” meal, fellowship, and an update on the plans for the New Year.

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

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

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.

Orange County Beekeeping Group Meeting e Orange County Beekeepers Group will meet Tuesday Feb 5, 2019 6pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange.

Learn about Orange County Support of Beekeepers through the Orange County Apiary Committee, a support group associated with the County Agrilife office. Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome to the group. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. Join fellow beekeepers for information and lots of good stories. Our guest speaker this month will be Christy Ray, local beekeeper and beekeeping supply business owner .

We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact Len VanMarion 409-7280344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356. is is a public service activity and there is no charge for hive removal.

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 Satur-

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day 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.

West Orange - Stark High School art student Diane McLemore, a senior, won West Orange – Cove CISD’s art contest for the 2018 holiday card design. Communications Director Lorraine Shannon said, “There were so many great designs submitted. We thank all of the students who entered, as well as Diane for a great cover for our card!Diane is a student in Stephanie Garza’s art class. As the winner of the contest, she was awarded a WOC/WOS afghan.

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The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that A-1 Peterson Plumbing has been named Business Member of the Month for December 2018. Owner Donna Peterson accepted the award, sponsored

by Sabine River Ford, from Ambassador Michael Hanneman, Owner of Whitetail Construction Services at the December Networking Coffee hosted by Bridge City ISD. Donna received gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, Neches Federal Credit Union, Best Day Spa, OhainWEB.com, Balancing Life Staffing Solutions, Delta Life Fitness Orange County, and Elizabeth’s Hidden Treasures. A-1 Peterson Plumbing is locally owned and operated by Donna Peterson and family. They are the oldest full-service plumbing company in Orange County celebrating their 50th year of service this year. A-1 Peterson Plumbing handles all industrial, commercial, residential and marine plumbing needs. For more information, give them a call at 409-883-2429 or go to their website: www.a-1peterson.com. Pictured Left to Right: Michael Hanneman, Donna Peterson, Bill Peterson, Donna Peterson, Donna Peterson, Richard Peterson, and Victor Peterson. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce

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6A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Deaths and Memorials Henry T. Bland, 95, Orange

Students at Community Christian school of Orange dance as they sing Christmas carols and ring the bell for the Salvation Army at Walmart last week. RECORD Photo: Dave Rogers

Henry T. Bland, Jr., 95, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Kerrville, Tx. Visitation will be Friday, December 28, 2018 from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. and funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Bunch, of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Mose Granger Cemetery in Orangefield, Texas. Henry was born August 18, 1923 in Orange Texas to Henry T. Bland, Sr. and Lillie Agnes (Granger) Bland. He was a direct descendant of Susanna Harmon and Peyton Bland, an Orange County pioneer family.

Henry was married to Imogene Sorge in 1947 until her death in 2008. He was a longtime member of St. Paul United Methodist church in Bridge City, past president of the Orange Jaycees and past president of both the Orange HENRY T. Lions Club and Bridge City Lions Club. He owned and operated the CapisBLAND trano Cafe in Orange Texas for twenty years, then worked twenty years as the Orange County Meat Inspector for the State of Texas. After retirement he enjoyed traveling with Imogene in their RV and camping with the Gator Sam RV Club. He also enjoyed gardening and raising chickens.Henry was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, and his sister Bonnie (Bland) Brauer. He is survived by his sister Joann (Bland) Gabriel, his daughter Deborah Linscomb and husband Kenneth, his son Larry T. Bland and his wife Peggy, two grandsons, Travis W. Linscomb and Troy M. Pitcher, one great granddaughter Aslyn M. Pitcher, and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made in Henry's name to the Society of St. Stephen at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas.

Floyd T. Broussard, Sr., 90, Orange

The Sabine River Authority of Texas recently awarded the Orange County WCID District No. 2a grant for $10,000. Pictured, from left, are Jason Lawson, OC WCID #2 General Manager; Tom Wooley, OC WCID #2 Board President; Earl Williams, SRA Board Member; and Holly Smith, SRA Chief Financial Officer.

Orange County WCID 2 wins Community Assistance Grant e Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) was pleased to award the Orange County WCID #2 (District) a Community Assistance Program Grant on December 19th as part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2019 Economic Development Initiative. e $10,000 check will be used to assist the District to purchase and install additional generators for water wells.

David Montagne, SRA’s Executive Vice-President and General Manager, in a letter to the District, wrote “e District’s

project to purchase and install additional generators for water wells is an initiative that SRA supports in its efforts to improve water and wastewater systems throughout the basin” and “SRA looks forward to working with the District in the future as we continue to focus on increasing the economic vitality of the Sabine River Basin.”

Funds provided for the Community Assistance Grant Program must fall within four project categories, which include 1) Water Supply; 2)

Wastewater Management; 3) Water Conservation; and 4) Water Quality and most are limited to $10,000 per project.

Funds for the grant to the Orange County WCID #2 were approved by SRA’s Board of Directors in December 2018.

In order to be eligible for the Community Assistance Program, applicants should be a governmental entity, district, or a non-profit, member-owned water supply corporation or sewer service corporation and located within the Sabine River Basin of Texas.

Water resource projects should be consistent with the statutory mission of SRA. Created as a conservation and reclamation district in 1949, responsibilities of the SRA are to control, store, preserve and distribute the waters of the Sabine River and its tributary system for useful purposes. e Sabine River Basin covers a large portion of East Texas with a population of over 551,000 in all or part of 21 counties according to U.S. 2010 Census figures. A large portion of that area is rural in nature. For more information about SRA’s Community Assistance Program, contact Mary Vann at (409) 746-2192 or email: cap@sratx.org.

Floyd T. Broussard, Sr., 90, longtime resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 19, 2018, in Beaumont, Texas. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 22, 2018, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating was Father Joseph P. Daleo and Father Sinclair Oubre. Visitation was held prior to the Mass, beginning at 10:00 a.m. with a Rosary held at 10:30 a.m., led by Deacon Melvin Payne. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 8, 1928, he was the son of omas Broussard and Elia (Breaux) Broussard.

Floyd retired from DuPont after 40 years of working as a draftsman and designer specialist. He was on the Building Committee for the Port Arthur International Seafarers’ Center, and he was also on the Catholic Diocese FLOYD T. Building Committee for 30 years. Floyd was a member of St. Mary Catholic BROUSSARD Church and served as the first Eucharistic Minister and Lecturer. He was known as “e Dean” for the theatre organ at the Jefferson eatre for 30 years, as well as for several churches. Floyd was also a motorcycle safety course instructor. During his lifetime, he donated 11 gallons of blood. Floyd was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents, omas and Elia Broussard; his first wife, Rose Marie Broussard; his son, Tommy Broussard; and his brother, Lynn Charles Broussard. He is survived by loving wife, Helen (Kossa) Broussard; his children, Susan Broussard and fiancé Ray Gravlin, Christy Broussard, and Kelley Broussard; his step-children, Cheryl Westmoreland and husband Gordon, Melinda Metz and husband Erwin, Darryl Droll, and David Droll and wife Mackenzie; his grandchildren, Christopher Broussard, Courtney Savage and husband Dustin, Jillianne Baker and husband Glen, and Taylor Crane and fiancé Damien Lara; his step-grandchildren, Adam Westmoreland, Travis Westmoreland, Elizabeth Westmoreland, Ryan Droll, Julie Droll, Sabrina Droll, Dawson Droll, McKenna Droll, Asher Droll, and Ashtyn Droll; his great-grandchildren, Devin Sanders, Juliette Baker, Caleb Tumlinson, and Reagan Savage; his step-great-grandchild, Harvey Westmoreland; and his close friends, Pam Hollaway, Susan Menchaca, and Cathy Cunningham. Serving as pallbearers will be Carter Bidwell, Mike McDaniel, Dustin Savage, Glen Baker, Devin Sanders, and Caleb Tumlinson.

Marvin Alfred Dutschmann, 91, Bridge City Marvin Alfred Dutschmann 91 of Bridge City died Monday December 17th, 2018 at Kingwood Medical Center. Services will be held Saturday December 29th at 11 AM at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Rev. Doug Shows was officiating.

Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the service starts at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Mr. Dutschmann was a native of Port Arthur, Texas. He attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from omas Jefferson High School. He proudly served in the US Army in the Quartermaster Corps as a Corporal. After his military duty he served his apprenticeship at Neches Butane while attending Lamar College. He moved to Bridge City in 1957 where he attended First Baptist Church. He was a reMARVIN ALFRED tired Sr. Mechanical Specialist for Chevron Chemical of Orange Texas. He DUTSCHMANN was an avid gardener raising vegetables for many people around Bridge City.

He enjoyed building many things in both wood and metal having an extensive workshop at his home. He had resided near his son in Humble for a number of years. He is survived by his son David C. and wife Ellen H. Dutschmann and his 2 grandchildren Benjamin S. and Elle M. Dutschmann all of Humble. His brother’s wife Dorothy Dutschmann resides in Nederland. His brothers children include Eric, Craig and Dana Dutschmann. He is proceeded in death by his wife of 43 years Sara. F Dutschmann a long time teacher in BCISD as well as his father and mother Alfred J. and Amalie L. Dutschmann and brother Wilbert C. Dutschmann and his nephew Greg Dutschmann.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org).

Clinton "Tony" Fuselier, Sr., 74, Bridge City Clinton “Tony” Fuselier, 74, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas.

Born in Mamau, Louisiana, on October 3, 1944, he was the son of Wedry Fuselier and Irene (Guillory) Fuselier. Clinton was a lifelong Bridge City resident, and was the area business and owner-operator of Cajun Corner Furniture and Cow Bayou Marina. He loved Cajun music, spicy food and cold beer. Clinton enjoyed traveling in his RV. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wedry and Irene Fuselier.

He is survived by his loving wife, Karen Fay (Auchten) Fuselier; his children, Clinton Lee “Tony” Fuselier, Jr. of Austin, Rhonda Sparks of Beaumont, CLINTON ‘TONY’ Milenda Garza of Orange, and Gary Harris of Henderson; his step-children, FUSELIER SR. Charlotte Potter of Bridge City and Brandy Divillier of Bridge City; his siblings, Elvin Fuselier of Bridge City and Elaine Fuselier of Little Cypress; and his 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

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Clydine Marie Morgan, 86, Orange Clydine Marie Morgan, 86, a former longtime resident of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2: 00 p.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend Ben McDonald, Reverend Matthew Tuttle, and Reverend Bobby Edwards. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 12:30 p.m., at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church.Clydine was born in Orange, Texas, on March 5, 1932. She was a homemaker and an excellent seamstress and painter. She was actively involved in the various churches she had been a part of. Clydine loved all of God’s creatures and took pleasure in watching birds and butterflies. She also CLYDINE MARIE enjoyed traveling with her husband. Clydine will be missed by all who knew MORGAN and loved her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Arthur T. Morgan, Jr.; her parents, Johnny Trussell and Edna (Siau) Johnson; and her sons, Steven Morgan and Mark Morgan. She is survived by her sons, Tommy Morgan and wife Kathy of Beaumont and Timothy Morgan and wife Joyce of Pasadena; her daughters-in-law, Catalina Morgan of Houston and Frances Lucia of Bridge City; her grandchildren, Jessica Nguyen and husband Mathew, Matthew Morgan and wife Lindsay, Darius Morgan and wife Nicole, Curt Lucia and wife Hannah, Steven Morgan, Nicholas Morgan and wife Samantha, Arthur Morgan, Rosie Lara and husband Daniel, and Nestor Machuca; her sisters, Charlotte Hebert and husband Sid of Conroe and Susie McDonald of Deer Park; her 8 great-grandchildren; and her numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Services are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

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The final phase of repairs, cleaning and safety upgrades to the third deck of the Battleship Texas is scheduled to conclude Saturday, January 5. To commemorate the grand re-opening, the Battleship Texas State Historic Site will host a ribbon cutting and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff will be leading special tours of the newly opened areas. In honor of the ship’s 104th “berth” year, the first 104 people will be granted free admission.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE Yes, I am Irish. I am also Scottish, English, and Native American. Anyway, I inherited this Irish recipe from my tiny maternal grandmother, Tennie Anna (Hill) Mullins, a native of Gainesville, Missouri. My great grandfather, Floyd omas Hill, was also from the Ozarks of Missouri. is dish would be good w/Irish Soda Bread or cornbread.

Equipment needed: 1-6 quart crock pot OR large pan Wooden spoon for stirring Kitchen knife for cutting Scraper for carrot skin

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Ingredients: Corned beef roast w/seasoning pkt.

1/2 head cabbage, shredded 1 small yellow onion, cut in chunks 3 carrots without skin, section cut 1 stalk celery, sliced 3 red potatoes, sliced in chunks 1 soup can beef broth 1 soup can beef consumme 2 soup cans water Pepper to taste, but careful w/salt A lot of salt in beef liquids

Directions: Shred the cabbage w/knife.

Cut open the Corned Beef & spice packet, putting on meat in crock or place corned beef & pkt in pan Slice carrots, potatoes, onion, celery & place in crock (or pan, if using)

Add beef soup cans & water cans. Season with pepper, not salt. Cook in crock all day on low or for 4 hours on high in the crock. If cooking on stove, cook as you would normally cook a roast & veggies, covered on low to medium low, watching & stirring often.

OKIE DOKIE CHICKY SALAD My late mom, Lois Mullins Hardy from Missouri, loved to put fruit in salad, so this is a recipe from her.

I am the one who named it Okie Dokie Chicky Salad. I guess I am just a proud Okie, but NOT from Muskogee, from Midwest City, home of Tinker Air Force Base, the civilian employer of my parents, aunts, and uncles for many years!

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Ingredients: 2 lg cans 10 oz chicken breast 1 plas. jar 23.5oz MandarinOranges 1 c. precooked Minute rice 1 pkg 2.25oz finely chopped pecans 1/3 c BluePlate light mayo w/yogurt Drain cans of chicken in colander. Place in medium

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Now, place them in same bowl as chicken. Add rice, pecans, and mayonnaise to mixture.

Mix well. Serve w/Club crackers, make sandwich, or put on salad, if desired. Do what floats your boat! Refrigerate any leftovers.

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Staff Report For e Record LA PORTE — Operation Full Steam Ahead, the final phase of repairs, cleaning and safety upgrades to the third deck of the Battleship Texas is scheduled to conclude Saturday, January 5.

To commemorate the grand reopening, the Battleship Texas State Historic Site will host a ribbon cutting and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff will be leading special tours of the newly opened areas. In honor of the ship’s 104th “berth” year, the first 104 people will be granted free admission.

For the first time in more than two years, visitors will be able to tour the ship’s engine room, machine shop, brig, ammunition passageway and radio room, all of which have been closed for major structural repairs. e program is set to begin at 8:45 a.m. Visitors can begin lining up at 7:30 a.m. to get their hand stamped and receive their ticket, a piece of salvaged steel from the ship, to board after the ribbon cutting ceremony. Regular ship admission will be charged once the first 104 visitors have boarded the ship.

Admission to the ship is $12 for visitors ages 12 to 64; $6 per person for visitors 65 and older; and $3 for children 5-11 years of age. Active and retired military personnel (with valid ID), Texas State Parks Pass holders, and children 4 and younger are free. ere is no charge to enter the San Jacinto Battleground park area adjacent to the ship. e first round of critical structural repairs to the Battleship Texas began in 2013 when the support structure under the

ship’s Engine Room and areas of the stern were addressed. e project was completed in January 2015.

Later that year, the Texas Legislature allocated $25 million for the second phase of structural repairs, which included the steering gear room, D-13 trimming tank, rear emergency diesel generator room, dynamo condenser room, and miscellaneous tanks, trunks and storerooms. is phase of repair work was completed in September 2018.

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majority of the most deteriorated structural elements of Battleship Texas behind the boiler rooms have been addressed. e only remaining critical structural repairs will be the framing beneath the boiler rooms. Permanent repairs to the hull can only be accomplished with the ship out of water in a permanent dry berth. e Battleship Texas is operated by TPWD. It is permanently moored adjacent to the San Jacinto Battleground and Monument, 3523 Independence Parkway, in La Porte.

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The University of Texas faces off against Georgia on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 in the Sugar Bowl.

The Dallas Cowboys secured their third division title in five years with a 27-20 victory at Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers aided their cause by fumbling twice with one going for a 69-yard Cowboys touchdown by linebacker Jaylon Smith.

Final weeks has question marks

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR

FOR THE RECORD e worst thing that can happen to an NFL fan in the state of Texas is to have the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys playing opponents at the same time on Sunday. at was the case this weekend as both franchises were involved in very crucial games as far as the post-season playoffs were concerned.

Both teams needed victories to make their treks along the playoff trail easier, but that’s not what happened. ey both were on the road playing teams that were not in their division. In fact, the Texans were playing the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that is chasing the Cowboys in the NFC East Division for a wild card while Dallas had an easier chore taming the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

A Texan victory would have meant another division championship and the probability of getting a first-round bye.

But the Eagles’ last-second field goal

spelled doom for Houston, who watched helplessly as Jake Elliott’s 35-yarder as time elapsed changed a 30-29 Texan lead into a 32-30 loss. e AFC South Division again became clouded as to which team will be the champion and which one the wild card.

Fortunately, the Texans secured a playoff berth when the New Orleans Saints pulled out a 31-28 win over the desperate Pittsburgh Steelers. at may be lucky because Houston has surrendered 1,473 yards passing in the past three games, winning only one.

But Houston must wait until Sunday when they host the last-place Jacksonville Jaguars to find out just where in the playoff picture they will show up.

A win over Jacksonville Sunday gives the Texans the AFC South title and the right to host the wild card game next weekend.

However, a Houston loss would give the team a 10-6 record and ranked as the lowest-seeded wild card and would have to be

on the road for that wild card game. e same is true for Indianapolis and Tennessee, who play each other in Sunday’s finale with the winner nabbing the final AFC wild card. e winner will play Houston whether the Texans win or lose Sunday. Indy pulled out a 28-27 win over the New York Giants after trailing for most of the game. e Colts have won eight of their last nine games and their last six games at home and would win the AFC South Division title with a victory over the Titans and a Texan loss. e Dallas Cowboys secured their third division title in five years with a 27-20 victory at Tampa Bay. e Buccaneers aided their cause by fumbling twice with one going for a 69-yard Cowboys touchdown by linebacker Jaylon Smith. ere’s a good chance the Cowboys will host Seattle in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs in two weeks after the Seahawks upset Kansas City 38-31 Sunday night at Century Link Field and earned a wild card playoff berth.

Both Kansas City and the Los Angeles Chargers are assured of the playoffs. e

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By JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

Bowl Games This Week First Responder Bowl—12:30 p.m. Today at Dallas, TX. (ESPN)—Boise State (10-3) over Boston College (9-3).

Quick Lane Bowl—4:15 p.m. Today at Detroit, MI. (ESPN)— Georgia Tech (7-5) over Minnesota (6-6).

Cheez-It Bowl—8 p.m. Today at Tempe, AZ. (ESPN)—California (7-5) over TCU (6-6).

Independence Bowl—12:30 p.m. ursday at Shreveport, La. (ESPN)—Duke (7-5) over Temple (8-4).

Pinstripe Bowl—4:15 p.m. ursday at New York City (ESPN)—Miami (7-5) over Wisconsin (7-5).

Texas Bowl—8 p.m. ursday at NRG Stadium in Houston, (ESPN)—Vanderbilt (6-6) over Baylor (6-6).

Music City Bowl—12:30 p.m. Friday at Nashville, TN. (ESPN)—Auburn (7-5) over Purdue (6-6).

Camping World Bowl--4:15 p.m. Friday (ESPN)—Syracuse (9-3) over West Virginia (8-3).

Alamo Bowl—8 p.m. Friday at San Antonio, TX. (ESPN)— Washington State (10-2) over Iowa State (8-4).

Peach Bowl—11 a.m. Sat. at Atlanta, GA. (ESPN)—Michi-

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Spinnerbaits do great job of shining in area’s dirty water

OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

A n y tackle geek knows they are the next g r e a t weapon in the angling arsenal, saltwater spinnerbaits have come to the coast and the redfish have a new enemy.

They come in array of different colors and each one does a little something different that sets it apart from the competition. Truth be told there are 2 basic styles and they both do a great job catching fish. The most common style is the “safety pin” style, famous in bass fishing circles and the one most known by Texas anglers. The other is the “in line” version, a recruit from the north that was made famous on walleye lakes. Both of these baits have come to the tackle forefront and are producing excellent catches of several saltwater species, most notably redfish.

For many years several of the guides on Sabine Lake, including myself, fished clients on both Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend as well as Sabine. Over the years we found several baits that crossed the line from fresh to salt and produced in both environments. Plugs like the Rat-l-trap, Rogue, tube jigs and others stayed in our tackle boxes no matter where we fished. The spinnerbait joined that list when we found out we could catch largemouth bass and redfish in the same brackish water marshes that surround our area. Many times while night fishing on the Sabine River we caught mixed stringers containing both bass and redfish, the bait worked so well we turned our friends and clients onto the program. Now the rest of the fishing world has come to know the secret that many Louisiana anglers have known for years, the spinnerbait has a place in saltwater.

The typical pattern for

using spinnerbaits in saltwater involves off colored water where sight fishing is difficult. The thump or vibration that blades put out is a top choice fish finding tool. Not only does the spinnerbait vibration make it easier to find fish you can cover plenty of water with the bait as well. A perfect example would be the “speed method” that B.A.S.S. angler Kevin Van Damm applies, he makes hundreds more cast than other guys on tour because he fishes his spinnerbaits so aggressively.

By covering so much water you can rule unproductive areas quicker and with more confidence.

Now the spinnerbait can also be used in the clear water as well, they will catch fish in these conditions also. In the marshes around Sabine and Calcasieu we will routinely throw spinnerbaits at redfish we can see. A favorite technique is to pull the spinnerbait up to the fish and vary the retrieve by either allowing the bait to fall or “helicopter” down or to twitch the bait causing the skirt to flare out

and mimic a wounded fish.

Both of those techniques will result in bone jarring strikes from hungry redfish.

Now there are several different things you can do to an average spinnerbait that will make it more attractive to redfish. The most common is to remove the synthetic rubber skirt and replace it with a soft plastic; something with a paddle type tail is preferable.

The combination of the blades and the paddle tail will put out extra vibration and the profile will look like a small shad or mullet, a winning formula to say the least.

If you use a skirted spinnerbait you can also add a foam earplug or piece of sponge along the shank of the hook, this will add profile, buoyancy, and also hold any type of scent or attractant much longer.

The spinnerbait is an age old lure that has found a home in saltwater and should also have a home in your tackle box. Give them a try because they will certainly make you a better and more productive angler.

Korner Chiefs are at home against Oakland (4-11) while the Chargers must travel to Denver (6-9).

If both teams win, the Chiefs will be declared the AFC West champions with a better division record. Baltimore (9-6) has won five of its last six games and forged ahead of Pittsburgh (8-61) in the AFC North Division.

If the Ravens can beat Cleveland Sunday, they will be the division champs. But if Baltimore loses and Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati, the Steelers will be the division winners.

Pittsburgh is a 14½-point favorite over the Bengals. As for the world champion Philadelphia Eagles, unlike last season they must depend on another team to help them even get into the playoffs as a wild card. Baltimore, which is a 5½-point favorite over Cleveland, must get upset by the Browns to give the Eagles a slim chance of repeating what they did last season.

KWICKIES…Kansas lost to No. 18 Arizona and dropped out of the top spot in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 College Basketball poll and No. 2 Duke moved up to the top spot while the Jayhawks dropped to No. 5.

Texas Tech moved up one place to No. 11 and undefeated University of Houston actually dropped a notch to No. 22 to round out the two Texas schools in the Top 25. Undefeated Galena Park North Shore won

From Page 1B the Class 6A Div. I state high school football championship on a successful 45-yard Hail Mary pass as time ran out to down also undefeated Duncanville 41-36 Saturday night. Quarterback Dematrius Davis floated a long pass that was snagged by wide receiver A.J. Carter with two defenders draped all over him. e Houston Texans’ second-year quarterback Deshaun Watson has thrown a touchdown pass in 20 consecutive games which is a franchise record. Let’s hope he keeps that streak alive for the rest of the season. ree Clemson players failed NCAA tests for performance-enhancing drugs and might not play in Saturday’s Cotton Bowl against Notre Dame. Star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence along with reserve offensive tackle Zach Ziella and freshman tight end Braden Galloway had ostarine in their urine samples which is used to treat osteoporosis but also can act like an anabolic steroid. e NCAA ban for failing a PED test is one calendar year. And not to be outdone, Alabama head coach Nick Saban suspended three players for violating unspecified team rules. Starting left guard Deonte Brown, tight end Kendrick James and offensive lineman Elliot Baker did not make the trip to Miami on Monday. Top-ranked Alabama takes on Oklahoma Saturday night in

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the College Football Playoff semifinal game. e Seattle Seahawks did for Head Coach Pete Carroll what they refused to do for Orange’s Earl omas—extended his contract three more years. Carroll is in his ninth season as Seattle coach and clinched his seventh playoff berth Sunday with a victory over Kansas City. Earl is rehabbing successfully and could possibly see action for the Seahawks in the playoffs.

JUST BETWEEN US…I got a big bonus this Christmas by getting a visit from my only grandson Logan Smith, who is visiting his parents in Hudson for the holidays before having to return to West Point to complete his third year. But being a pitcher for Army, his pitching coach laid out a rigorous daily schedule that requires throwing almost every day. I am in no condition to catch 95-mph fastballs, so his mother, Karen, called Chad Dallas’ mom and they set up a long-throw workout at the West Orange-Stark baseball field. Chad also has a schedule from his pitching coach at Panola Junior College as they both benefited from the session. Chad usually works out with older brother Jack, who is a starting pitcher at Lamar and plans on just playing baseball for the Cardinals instead of playing both football and baseball.

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gan (11-2) over Florida (9-3).

Belk Bowl 11 a.m. Saturday at Charlotte, N.C. (ABC)—South Carolina (7-5) over Virginia (7-5).

Arizona Bowl—12:15 p.m. at Tucson AZ. (CBSSN)—Arkansas State (8-4) over Nevada (75).

Cotton Bowl (CFP semifinal)--3 p.m. Sat. at Arlington (ESPN)—Clemson (13-0) over Notre Dame (12-0).

Orange Bowl (CFP semifinal)--7 p.m. Saturday at Miami Gardens, FL. (ESPN)—Alabama (13-0) over Oklahoma (12-1).

Military Bowl—11 a.m. Monday at Annapolis, MD. (ESPN)—Cincinnati (10-2) over Virginia Tech (6-6).

Sun Bowl 1 p.m. Monday at El Paso, TX. (CBS)—Stanford (8-4) over Pittsburgh (7-6).

Redbox Bowl--2 p.m. Monday at Santa Clara, Calif. (Fox)—Oregon (8-4) over Michigan State (7-5).

Liberty Bowl--2:45 p.m. Monday at Memphis, TN. (ESPN)—Missouri (8-4) over Oklahoma State (6-6).

Holiday Bowl—6 p.m. Monday at San Diego, Calif. (FS1)—Utah (9-4) over Northwestern (8-5).

Gator Bowl—6:30 p.m. Monday at Jacksonville, FL. (ESPN)—Texas A&M (8-4) over North Carolina State (9-3).

Outback Bowl—11 a.m. Tuesday at Tampa, FL. (ESPN2)—Mississippi State (9-3) over Iowa (8-4).

Citrus Bowl—Noon Tuesday at Orlando, FL. (ABC)—Penn State (9-3) over Kentucky (9-3).

Fiesta Bowl--Noon Tuesday at Glendale AZ. (ESPN)—LSU (9-3) over Central Florida (12-0).

Rose Bowl —4 p.m. Tuesday at Pasadena, CA. (ESPN)—Ohio State (12-1) over Washington (103), Sugar Bowl—7:39 p.m. Tuesday at New Orleans, La. (ESPN)—Georgia (11-2) over Texas (94).

PRO PICKS Houston over Jacksonville, NY Giants over Dallas, Kansas City over Oakland, Carolina over New Orleans, New England over NY Jets, Philadelphia over Washington, Green Bay over Detroit, Baltimore over Cleveland, Atlanta over Tampa Bay, Buffalo over Miami, Pittsburgh over Cincinnati, Minnesota over Chicago, LA Chargers over Denver, Seattle over Arizona, LA Rams over San Francisco, Indianapolis over Tennessee.

Take special care with animals during fireworks season Every year thousands of pets will suffer as a result of fireworks being let off.

Animal hospitals across the country see a marked rise in pets requiring medication during such stressful times, and many pets are brought into rehoming centers having run away from home.

Animals have very acute hearing. Loud bangs and whistles may cause them actual pain in their ears. But by following these simple guidelines your pet need not suffer.

Small pets and fireworks Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, ferrets and

birds all need to be treated with special care when fireworks are being let off. ese animals are easily frightened. Blue Cross advises that owners of such types of small animal should follow these precautions: • Hutches/cages and enclosures should, if possible, be brought into a quiet room indoors, or into a garage or shed.

• Give your pet extra bedding to burrow into so it feels safe.

• If you cannot bring your pet’s hutch inside, you should turn its enclosure around so that it faces a wall orfence instead of the open garden.

• Cover any aviaries or hutches with thick blankets or a

duvet to block out the sight of the fireworks and deaden the sound of the bangs, but make sure there is enough ventilation.

Dogs, cats and fireworks • Always keep dogs and cats inside when fireworks are being let off • Make sure your dog is walked earlier in the day before the fireworks start • Close all windows and doors, and block off catflaps to stop pets escaping and to keep noise to a minimum. Draw the curtains, and if the animals are used to the sounds of TV or radio, switch them on (but not too loudly) in order to block out

some of the noise of the fireworks.

• Ensure dogs are wearing some form of easily readable identification (ID) – even in the house. ey should have at least a collar and tag.

• ink about fitting pets with a microchip, so that if they do run away they have a better chance of being quickly reunited with you • Prepare a ‘den’ for your pet where it can feel safe and comfortable – perhaps under a bed with some of your old clothes.

They may like to hide there when the fireworks start.

• Let your pet pace around, whine, miaow and hide in a

corner if they want to. Do not try to coax them out – it’s just trying to find safety, and should not be disturbed.

• Stay calm, act normally and give lots of praise for calm behaviour. It’s OK to cuddle and stroke your pet if it helps them relax, but if they prefer to hide under your bed, then let them do this instead.

• Avoid leaving your pet alone during such potentially upsetting events. If you do have to leave the house, don’t get angry with your pet if you find they have been destructive or toileted after being left on its own. Shouting at a frightened pet will only make them more stressed.

• Don’t tie your dog up outside while fireworks are being let off, ie outside a shop while you pop inside, or leave them in the garden or in your car.

• Never take your dog to a fireworks display. Even if they doesn’t bark or whimper at the noise, it doesn’t mean they are happy. Excessive panting and yawning can indicate that your dog is stressed.

Horses, ponies and fireworks • Fireworks must not be set off near livestock or horses in fields, or close to buildings housing livestock. Anyone planning a firework display in a rural area should warn neighbouring farmers in advance.

• Try to make sure that fireworks are never set off near your horse’s field or stable. Tell neighbours and local fireworks display organisers there are

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horses nearby, so that they can ensure fireworks are set off in the opposite direction and well away from them.

• Keep your horse in a familiar environment, in their normal routine with any companions to make them feel secure. If your horse is usually stabled then keep them stabled.

If they are normally out in the field, keep them there as long as it is safe, secure and not near the fireworks display area.

• Ensure that you or someone experienced stays with your horse if you know fireworks are being set off. This way you can observe their behaviour, ensure they remains as safe and calm as possible and respond to its reactions appropriately.

• If you know your horse reacts badly to loud noises speak to your vet or perhaps consider moving your horse for the night • Try to remain calm and positive as horses can sense unease in a person and this might make things worse if the horse is startled • Be careful yourself. Try not to get in the way if your horse becomes startled as you may get hurt.

• Don’t take the risk of riding when you think fireworks might be set off • If it is necessary for you to leave your horse in the care of another person during a fireworks show, leave clear instructions and contact details for yourself and your vet should any problems arise

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Kindergarten students at Orangefield Elementary performed their annual Christmas Program on Tuesday. Special thanks to Music Teacher Susan Rankin, Counselor Annette Allen, and the kindergarten teachers for another successful program.

The Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) was pleased to award the City of Pinehurst (City) a Community Assistance Program Grant on December 19th as part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2019 Economic Development Initiative.

City of Pinehurst receives Community Assistance Grant e Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) was pleased to award the City of Pinehurst (City) a Community Assistance Program Grant on December 19th as part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2019 Economic Development Initiative. e $15,000 check will be used to assist the City to perform major repairs to its Well No. 1 and pump housing. David Montagne, SRA’s Executive Vice-President and General Manager, in a letter to the City wrote “e City’s project to perform major repairs to its Well No. 1 and pump housing is an initiative that SRA supports in its efforts to improve water and wastewater systems throughout the basin” and “SRA looks forward to working with the City in the future as we continue to

focus on increasing the economic vitality of the Sabine River Basin.”

Funds provided for the Community Assistance Grant Program must fall within four project categories, which include 1) Water Supply; 2) Wastewater Management; 3) Water Conservation; and 4) Water Quality and most are limited to $10,000 per project.

Funds for the grant to the City of Pinehurst were approved

by SRA’s Board of Directors in December 2018.

In order to be eligible for the Community Assistance Program, applicants should be a governmental entity, district, or a non-profit, member-owned water supply corporation or sewer service corporation and located within the Sabine River

David and Anne Payne of Orange meet renowned singer and musician Michael McDonald, center, at the Lutcher Theater's Meet and Greet prior to his concert in Orange, Texas, on Tuesday, December 18. The St. Louis, Missouri, native was a member of Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, the Dukes of September, and now is a solo artist and songwriter. The 66-year-old McDonald plays many types of guitars and keyboard instruments, especially the piano and accordian, and also performs some with Boz Skaggs. The concert was nearly two hours with no intermission, but McDonald displayed an abundance of endurance and energy. McDonald and his crew are currently touring the United States, with the next area performance occurring on Friday, February 22, at The Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Basin of Texas.

Water resource projects should be consistent with the statutory mission of SRA. Created as a conservation and reclamation district in 1949, responsibilities of the SRA are to control, store, preserve and distribute the waters of the Sabine River and its tributary system for useful purposes. e Sabine River Basin covers a large portion of East Texas with a population of over 551,000 in all or part of 21 counties according to U.S. 2010 Census figures.

A large portion of that area is rural in nature. For more information about SRA’s Community Assistance Program, contact Mary Vann at (409) 746-2192 or email: cap@sratx.org.

How to pick, stick with your New Year’s Resolutions It’s that time of the year when we take a break from our routine, celebrate the holidays, and get social with family and friends. It’s also the time we review our year and start looking at the new year with optimism and a fresh perspective. We excitedly come up with goals, prayers, or even a focus word for the year ahead. Unfortunately, out of the 45% of Americans that actually make new year’s resolutions, only 8% stick to them.

The success of achieving resolutions or goals often comes down to our intention and the mindset we were in when we made them. What we often forget is that the purpose of our resolutions and goals is based on us expanding and stepping into the highest version of ourselves. From this place of expansion, we can better serve others and live a more fulfilling

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Earlier this year, Dr. Pauline Hargrove, Superintendent of Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD, was presented the Distinguished Administrator Award by the Texas Music Educators Association. This award recognizes upper-level school administrators across the state who have been instrumental in preserving quality music education programs on their campuses and in their districts. Dr. Hargrove was nominated by LCM’s Director of Bands, Jose Ochoa. According to the TMEA website, “Given the state of education funding and the continuous struggle at all levels to keep quality fine arts education in schools, it is crucial that we take every opportunity to highlight the many successes present in numerous schools across our state. From districts with only a single elementary, middle, and high school to those with multiple 5A campuses, administrators have great influence over a program's opportunity for success. Dr. Hargrove has long been a supporter of the arts in education, from earliest elementary through secondary grades. Her interest in band, choral music, visual and dramatic arts has been evident throughout her teaching and administrator years in the LCM District. Pictured, from left, are Bryanna Lewis, Lauren Ewing, Zach Casey, Dr. Hargrove, Jose Ochoa, Austin Girouard, Erika Cook, and Hunter Fuselier.

Blue Iron is a motorcycle club for law enforcement officers in the Golden Triangle. The 12-member club is part of the international Blue Iron organization and are Texas’ Original Chapter.

The group was formed for those who enjoy the freedom of riding.

They are a 501(c)3 that supports the community through charitable activities and events.

This year’s main fundraiser was to provide Christmas gifts for the Life Skills class at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School. The group raffled a fire pit to provide the funds to buy gifts and were so successful, that they could buy everything on the students’ wish list.

Blue Iron showed up with several huge bags brimming with gifts for the students. They each got to sit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and have their photos made.

According to Hope Etheridge, secretary of the organization, members share the love of riding motorcycles, of law enforcement, and most of all share the importance of a “family first” attitude.

For additional information on Blue Iron, go to Facebook and look for Blue Iron Law Enforcement.

Pictured are students and the Blue Iron Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club had fun delivering and receiving presents on Friday during the class’s Christmas Party.

New Year life.

If you make your resolutions and goals from a place of fear, pressure from others, or by what you feel you should do, you automatically set yourself up for failure. If you instead follow the path of logic, combined with heart and intuition, then your chances of succeeding are much higher.

Here is a 5-step process that combines logic and heart that I use to set expansive intentions for the new year and successfully achieve them.

Step 1: Take inventory of the past year.

In agile development, “ret-

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went well? didn’t go so well? have I learned? still puzzles me?

This process can be applied in a similar way to review your past year. You can make a list

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My Prayer for Next Year Marshall Segal Staff writer desiringGod.org

What dreams do you have for the new year? What do you wish would be different about you, your marriage, your family, your job, or your ministry?

Some of us may have been thinking about this since late last January when our shiny new resolutions had already grown stale and started to mold. Why do our good resolutions seem to go bad faster than a quart of milk and carton of eggs?

Far too many resolutions fail because we fail to pray. We set out with courage, ambition, and even some exhilaration. We might pray over our resolution(s) on that first day of January, like praying in the driveway before a long car ride. But before we’ve even made it out onto the highway of another year, we’ve already left prayer behind, and with it, the power needed to persevere in any new habit or pattern.

Without prayer for God’s help, our most meaningful resolutions will either fade and fail altogether, or even worse, seem to succeed, but fail to say anything significant about God. Before you make any new resolutions, resolve to pray. If you don’t resolve to do anything else this year, resolve to pursue change and growth through prayer, and not through your own resolve.

With only a few hours left in 2016, and a new year coming quickly, I’m thinking less about what I will do differently, and more about all that God might do in me and through me. The changes I need most in my life — my devotional life, my marriage, my eating, my exercise, my ministry — can’t start or end with me, so I must pray.

My new prayer, over every other prayer for next year, is this: Lord, teach me more about yourself than I already know, humble me again with all that I do not know, and make what I do know more alive and real in my heart and life.

Lord, help me see more of you than ever before.

Every new day, and every new year, begins with the same prayer, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law” (Psalm 119:18). With the Spirit in us, and the infinite wonders of the very words of God himself before us, we never have any reason to be content with what we already know. Without a doubt, we should expect to see and understand things about God this year that we’ve never seen before.

We never stop praying that God might “give [us] the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of [our] hearts enlightened,” that we might know more of him — his hope, his wealth, his power (Ephesians 1:17–18).

Satan spends every second of every day lying to us about God (Revelation 12:9). We expose and defeat him with “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:17–18). Ask God to show you more of himself in his word this year than you’ve ever seen before.

Lord, reveal just how little I know of you.

Satan is so devious that he turns even our knowledge of God into a temptation to sin.

Ignorance of God will always lead to evil, but even knowl-

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edge of God can become ungodly. We may know enough about God to be saved, but most of us also know plenty to become proud.

As the apostle Paul warns, “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God” (1 Corinthians 8:1–3). It is tragic when the theology that should utterly humble us strangely causes us to think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think (Romans 12:3).

True theology — however refined, however developed, however articulate — sounds like worship: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him” (Psalm 8:3– 4). As God shows you more of himself, ask him to help you to see just how little you know, and just how little you deserve to know what you do. Ask him to make you humble.

Lord, make what I do know of you more real in my heart.

From an early age, the world taught us to measure progress in all the wrong ways. We spent twenty or more years learning a little more math, or a little more history, or a little more science, and we measured our ourselves year after year by test scores and final grades. But the Christian life is not simply a Systematic Theology course. Maturity is measured by a spiritual heart monitor, not a theological Scantron. By character, not head knowledge.

How do we turn what we know into true Christian

growth? Through prayer.

Prayer is the match that lights the kindling of knowledge we’ve gathered over time. Tim Keller writes, Prayer turns theology into experience. Through it we sense his presence and receive his joy, his love, his peace and confidence, and thereby we are changed in attitude, behavior, and character. . . .

Prayer is the way that all the things we believe in and that Christ has won for us actually become our strength. Prayer is the way that truth is worked into your heart to create new instincts, reflexes, and dispositions. (Prayer, 80, 132).

Too often we have loved what we’ve learned about God more than God himself, and when we do, our lives remain essentially the same. We learn more and more, but never change. But if we never really change, have we really known God at all? Keller continues, drawing on John Calvin, “You may know a lot about God, but you don’t truly know God until the knowledge of what he has done for you in Jesus Christ has changed the fundamental structure of your heart” (78).

More of God, less of pride, and more like Christ. As the sun sets on another year, may the Son rise like never before on the horizon of our hearts.

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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.

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For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m.

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945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 Marshall Segal (@marshallsegal) is a writer and managing editor at desiringGod.org. He’s the author of Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness & Dating.

He graduated from Bethlehem College & Seminary. He and his wife, Faye, have a son and live in Minneapolis.

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

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.

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of your successes, challenges and failures, big lessons you learned, and what areas in your life you still want to improve on. This list can be used as a basis to form your goals and resolutions for the new year.

Step 2: Choose a balanced approach.

Personal development leader Steven Covey based a lot of his work around the four fundamental human needs: physical, social, mental, and spiritual. When not balanced, these unmet needs can cause us to be unfulfilled versus when met allow us to be enriched and fulfilled in our lives. In Stephen Covey’s book First Things First, he describes these needs by the phrase, “To live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.” “To live” addresses our physical needs such as food, shelter, and health. “To love” falls into our social need to belong, give and receive love, and relate to others. “To learn” includes our mental need to develop, grow, and become the best version of ourselves. The desire “to leave a legacy” is our spiritual need to make a contribution to this planet and have meaning and purpose to our lives.[2] Try picking 1 – 2 goals from each of the four categories to create a more balanced list of resolutions and goals.

Step 3: Be realistic, don’t over commit.

The optimistic feeling we get at the end of a year and beginning of new year can often cause us to place unrealistic expec-

Continued from Page 4B tations on ourselves. Although it is good to dream big in order to expand to our full potential, we also need to be realistic about our time, energy levels, health, and priorities. Too often than not we set ourselves up for failure by taking a boot camp approach to making resolutions and goals; this often leaves us feeling disappointed that we couldn’t stick to a plan, which was physically impossible to achieve to start with (unless we eliminate sleep from our lives).

They key is to start with baby steps, then build from there. If you have never meditated before or have limited experience, to set the goal of meditating everyday for the whole year may be unrealistic; instead, you could start with committing to 15 minutes a day for 40 days. If you miss a day, you start your 40 days again; this way, you allow the neuroplasticity of your brain enough time to form a new habit, so you continue meditating.

Step 4: Break things down into time increments.

New years resolutions and goals can often be too vague, such as, “I want to lose weight,” or come with no plan on how to achieve your goals. Rather than making a blanket statement with no defined date, set specific goals for the first quarter of the year that build up towards your ultimate goal. After three months, assess where you are at, then define your new goals for the next quarter.

Planning personal expansion in short-term increments also

allows room for growth, discovery, and change of priorities. We don’t always know what is best for us, so by surrendering to the flow of life we allow exactly what we need to reveal itself. The best thing is, we are always where we are meant to be and continually learning.

Step 5: Take an attitude of gratitude.

Once you’ve followed the steps above, switch your energy to a higher frequency through practicing gratitude before making your final list. Gratitude not only reminds us of all the blessings we have in our life, it also brings us the gift of being present.

From this place of presence and higher consciousness, we can assess each resolution and goal to discern whether our need to achieve it is coming from the right place. For each resolution and goal, tap into your heart and ask yourself: • Is this something I want to do or feel I should do?

• If I put my ego aside right now, does this still feel like an important goal for my life?

• Do I want to achieve this through my own free will, or by the pressure of someone else?

• Will this ultimately serve my highest good, or is there another option for some other time?

Farming & Field Workers Help Wanted There are many reasons for senior citizens to embrace the use of social media.

Reasons why seniors should care about social media use Senior citizens are the fastest growing demographic on Facebook, and this doesn’t surprise me. ough I’m not a senior, I personally use social media tools for business, but also to keep up with past and present friends as well as my family. For seniors, using Facebook, has enabled them to get in touch with long lost friends and relatives, see pictures of grandchildren, and learn more about the brands and causes that mean something to them. But there’s more to social media than Facebook and more to senior citizen use than a few family pictures.

I think there’s this myth that anyone over 50 is technically inept, but I don’t believe this is true. Perhaps many seniors might not be as technically savvy as the younger generation but I don’t think all of them are clueless when it comes to laptops and gadgets. Indeed, my own mother who retired at 70 ,designed online courses for accountants and telecommuted for several years. She certainly had her geeky moments, or she wouldn’t have been able to compete with the younger co-workers.

When my large family began keeping in touch via a private online family forum, my mother embraced the social network immediately. She also uses Skype to keep in touch with her kids and is thinking about looking into Facebook.

Behold some of the benefits of social media for senior citizens: 1. Keep in touch Social media is a remarkable tool for keeping in touch, especially for seniors who keep in touch with kids, grandkids, and sometimes even great grandkids, but it’s more than just family. Seniors are finding their college roommates, best friends from “the block” and elementary school crushes. e social networks enable us to view videos, read blog posts, share pictures and have conversations with people who we thought we’d never see again.

Grandparents are friends with college-aged grandkids and keeping up with their accomplishments. To say social media has revolutionized the way families connect is an understatement.

2. Research Seniors use social media tools to learn more about topics that interest them. In some cases it can lead them to cultivate hobbies and business ideas, and in other cases, such as with all the inaccurate health information available, it can be a confusing mix of resources. However, the Internet is enabling the over 50 crowd to learn more about new products, work on their genecology, and learn something new.

3. Ask questions I don’t know about you, but I get frustrated navigating the phone menu to nowhere, so do so many others. By using the online tools available, many senior citizens can reach out via Twitter, Facebook, videos, blogs and live chats. Being able to talk to representatives and have all their questions answered, without being intimidated by voices, attitudes and a phone menu that doesn’t seem to lead anywhere, gives folks more confidence in a product.

4. Entertainment Senior citizens can watch old television shows and movies, as well as find videos from “back in the day.” ey can read ebooks, arti-

cles and blog posts, find song lyrics and find out what their favorite entertainers are up to. ey can play games, either by themselves or with family and friends. Shut ins or those who can’t get out and around as well as they used to no longer have to feel lonely when they’re home alone.

5. Start a new business Being online allows folks of all ages to start a new business. Perhaps they can sell crafts or give coaching advice. Or maybe they want to get into freelance writing or some sort of consulting. Many senior citizens would love to work but companies don’t want to hire them as they feel they’re “too old.” With social media and so many online productivity and networking tools, senior citizens no longer have to be forced into retirement.

6. Grow an existing business Seniors who are still in business need to keep up with new programs and technologies.

Social media enables them to stay in the game and compete with younger businesses. Use social media tools to connect and share. Answer questions, promote events and sales and more.

7. Learn Just because one is retired or out of school doesn’t necessarily mean one wants to stop learning. Seniors are now taking courses online and reading online books, posts, articles and more to keep their minds active. Because seniors are now better able to keep up with emerging technologies, they don’t have to be considered “old and out of touch” and can hold their own in a conversation.

8. Share Senior citizens aren’t merely people who are older than us. ey’re also people who have been in the trenches. ey have amazing stories and brilliant ideas. rough social media they can share all that good stuff with others.

Seniors can blog about how life was when they were growing up or how things have changed during their lifetime. ey network online and offer advices and mentoring to younger people and students and they can start Facebook pages to talk to others their age.

9. Meet others e social networks allow us to meet others, for both business and pleasure. (No, not that kind of pleasure, I’m not talking Craigslist.) From online meetings seniors can plan offline meetups and networking events with like minded people and people their age.

10. Find work 65 is no longer the age of retirement for active seniors. Many would like to continue working, if not full time with an established business, they can also consult and freelance.

Various networks enable them to find opportunities, post online resumes and view and apply for job listings.

11. Take advantage of sales and online opportunities By following their favorite businesses and brands, seniors can save money by taking advantage of promotional opportunities. Many times freebies and discounts are only available via a FAcebook page or for Twitter followers.

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State Bar #:00797206 1703 Strickland Dr. Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)883-0892

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CLASSIFIED ADS GARAGE SALES OR TO PLACE A CARD AD 409-886-7183 409-735-5305 CITATION BY PUBLICATION The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of ROBERT ANTHONY BRIGNAC, Deceased Cause No. P18333 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on DECEMBER 11, 2018, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Robert Anthony Brignac, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the County Courthouse, 801 W. Division., Orange, Texas 77630.

All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas.

Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on December 13, 2018.

BRANDY ROBERTSON, County Clerk, Orange County, Texas

Fax: (409)670-0888

By:

Email: sparkhurst@dieslaw.com

Meagen S. Day, Deputy

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 26, 2018

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Bridge City Elementary School Hosts School Board to Christmas Lunch BCE hosted BCISD school board members for Christmas lunch and a visit to Mrs. Heslep’s classroom for some fun and learning games. We love to be able to share all the excellent learning that takes place here at BCE with our board.

BCE “Start With Hello” Week BCE had its first “Start with Hello” week this fall. Students were taught different ways to include others in their daily activities and make new friends. They were taught how to introduce themselves and greet someone new with a smile. We all had a wonderful week which included many of our community members such as BC Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Police Dept. and students from BCI starting our days greeting our students with a smile and hello.

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BCE’s Functional Academics enjoy Whimsical Christmas

The students in BCE’s Functional Academics class went to Whimsical Christmas and enjoyed watching that program.

BCE Christmas Toy And Coat Drive

BCE, in cooperation with PTO, held its annual Toy and Coat Drive for those in need for Christmas. Students were asked to bring a new toy or coat. The students in BCE’s Functional Academics class went to Whimsical Christmas and enjoyed watching that program.

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