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Commissioners set C-P abatement vote Feb. 18 Dave Rogers

For The Record

The Orange County Commissioners said goodbye to a longtime faithful servant and took a required step to landing a highly new addition Tuesday. About an hour and a half after thanking retiring Records Department Director Regina Cameron for 20 years of service, County Judge John Gothia closed the weekly session by announcing that a vote on an abatement agreement for the proposed $6 billion Chevron-Phillips Chemical plant would be on

the agenda Feb. 18 for Commissioners’ Court. Under a new state law, agreements made under Gothia Chapter 312 of the Tax Code, the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, require 30 days advance posting and this notice was posted at the courthouse on Jan. 17. The commissioners had the agreement listed on the agenda before Christmas but took no action at that time, saying the final language had

yet to be worked out. Chevron-Phillips has said it plans to spend up to $8 billion on the world-class plant, including architectural, engineering and permitting costs, but has not announced where it will be located. It says the project will employ as many as 9,000 people

for construction and end with about 600 permanent high-paying jobs. The company has bought about 1,800 acres between the County Airport and the historic Chemical Row plants. It is surveying at the County Airport to extend pipelines to its property.

The City of Orange disannexed about 400 acres so all 1,800 acres could be in a Reinvestment Zone created by the county; the city is running water lines from Interstate 10 and the Bridge City and West Orange-Cove school districts have granted Chapter 313 tax deals.

Just in case the multinational company based in The Woodlands decides sometime this year or next to build there. The county paid $612,578 in weekly bills, including $228,281 to pay Orange COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Orangefield Elementary Receives Grant from IPF

Ex-customer challenges Roccaforte in Precinct 3 race Dave Rogers

For The Record

Carl LeBlanc says if he’s elected Orange County Commissioner for Precinct 3 he will give back $11,000 of his annual salary. “I don’t think the Commissioners’ Court needs to get the pay they get,” LeBlanc said. “To me, they shouldn’t take any raises until the county is financially stable. All raises should go to employees before they get them. “I don’t plan on taking the raise they got last year. I don’t plan on taking the one they gave themselves during Harvey.” In September 2017 at a meeting held at the County Expo Center because of flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, commissioners voted 4-1 for about $200,000 per year in annual raises for 18 elected officials. Commissioners got a 15 percent pay raise from

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$63,118 per year to $72,800 in 2017. All elected officials got a 2 percent raise in 2019, increasing commissioners’ pay to $74,256 per year. Each time, the county judge (Stephen Britt Carlton in 2017 and John Gothia in 2019) argued that state law required the five-person Commissioners Court (four commissioners and the judge) to vote on all elected officials’ raises. Not good enough for LeBlanc, a Bridge City native whose dad, Mayo LeBlanc, helped start Bridge City’s volunteer fire department. “I know the court’s got to PRECINT 3 RACE Page 3A

Newcomers missing in city, school elections Dave Rogers

For The Record

Candidates for local school boards and city council seats have until Feb. 14 to register for the May 2 election. Sign-up for the offices began a week ago and early reports show no one other than current officeholders enlisting for duty. In Bridge City, Mayor David Rutledge and council members Mike Reed, Danny Harrington and Lucy Fields have filed to keep the offices they hold. Reed and Harrington were both summer appointees to fill sudden vacancies so this won’t be a reelection scenario for them. But none but the four sit-

ting members has signed up so far. In Orange, the three-year terms of at-large councilman Paul Burch and District 3 councilwoman Terrie Salter are up, but so far Burch is the only one to file for the election. West Orange’s city aldermen Shirley Bonnin and Mike Shugart, who have served the city since 1995 and 2004, respectively, say they plan to run for reelection. Dale Dardeau, who has served as alderman since 1995, is the other officeholder whose seat is up for election. In Pinehurst, Mayor Dan NEWCOMERS Page 3A

Orangefield Elementary library received a $4200 grant from the International Paper Foundation. The grant will be used for students to purchase books from the spring book fair. OISD appreciates the generosity of IP Paper. Pictures above are Mike Culbertson, mill manager, at the Orange Mill and Sunshine Copeland, OISD district librarian/grant writer.

Orange plans submission to HGTV’s ‘Home Town Takeover’ Penny Leleux

For The Record

Several members of the Orange community met Monday night at Roberts Meat Market and Steakhouse to discuss and brainstorm ideas to submit the city of Orange for HGTV’s new show “Home Town Takeover.” Ben and Erin Napier of the hit series “Home Town” will hit the road for their upcoming series to help a community revitalize the place they call home. They plan to renovate an entire town. The buzz started last week. The call for submissions was made Jan. 8, but Orange just caught wind of it last Monday and several people started making plans to get it done. Deadline for submissions is Feb. 7. Community leader Chris Kovatch said a friend of his posted it on Facebook. That is when he saw it. He thought it was a great idea and would be perfect for Orange. Kovatch made a simple post on Facebook sharing the submission post from HGTV and asking “Anyone game to work on this with me?”

Salter. “After he verbalized his support I went into action to set up a meeting, but I was not the only one thinking this would be great for the City of Orange.” “They say great minds think alike,” she said. Monday’s meeting was set to discuss the opportunity and what the city wanted to focus on for the submission. “This contest provides yet another opportunity for the people of Orange to come together working as a team for a common goal for the city,” said Salter. About 15 people were in attendance. Salter and Childs represented the council. Ida and Tim Schossow were there for the Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce. Several other members of the chamber, representatives of other organizations and commercial interests attended and had input Orange city councilwoman Terrie Salter feels the historic city hall just vacated will be a perfect project for “Home Town Takeover” to in potential locations to focus on. get it ready for its next life. David Derosier suggested People started chiming in, Councilwoman Terrie Salter focusing on 16th Street, citwilling to help including Or- was also putting a plan in ing many of the houses on ange Mayor Larry Spears, Jr. motion. She had also discov- 16th can be or have already and City Councilman Brad ered it on Facebook. been converted to businesses Childs. “I phoned our Mayor and Unbeknownst to Kovatch, he was ecstatic about it,” said HGTV HOME TOWN Page 2A

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 22, 2020

President Trump impeachment trial underway in Senate WASHINGTON— The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday. According to the AP article, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stunned fellow senators and delayed the start of the proceedings with his decision to back off some of his proposed rules. He acted after protests from senators, including fellow Republicans, who were concerned about the optics of middle of the night sessions. It was a dramatic setback for the Republican leader and the president’s legal team, exposing a crack within the GOP ranks and the political unease over the historic impeachment proceedings unfolding amid a watchful public in an election year. Chief Justice John Roberts gaveled open the session, with House prosecutors on one side, Trump’s team on the other, in the well of the Senate. Senators sat silently at their desks, under oath to do “impartial justice.” No cellphones or other electronics were allowed Instead of McConnell’s original. rules, 24 hours of opening arguments for each side will be spread over three days, giving Democrats momentum as they push to break the standoff over calling new witnesses. As the visitors’ gallery filled with guests, actressand-activist Alyssa Milano among them, and Trump’s most ardent House allies lining the back rows, the day swiftly took on the cadence of a trial proceeding over whether the president’s actions toward Ukraine warranted removal from office. Without comment, the Republican leader submitted an

The rare impeachment trial, unfolding in an election year, is testing whether Trump’s actions toward Ukraine warrant removal at the same time that voters are forming their own verdict on his White House. Four senators who are presidential candidates are off the campaign trail, seated as jurors. “My focus is going to be on impeachment,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, told reporters. He said his supporters would Senators gather for the impeachment trial of President Donald keep working “to defeat the Trump. most dangerous president in amended proposal after said spokeswoman Annie American history.” The Democrats say the meeting behind closed doors Clark. with his senators as the trial Collins, Sen. Rob Portman prospect of middle-of-theopened. The handwritten of Ohio and a substantial night proceedings, without changes would add an extra number of other Republicans allowing new witnesses or day for each side’s opening from across the party’s ideo- even the voluminous House arguments and stipulate that logical spectrum wanted to records into the trial, would evidence from the Demo- make the changes, according leave the public without cruinformation about cratic House’s impeachment to two people familiar with cial hearings be included in the the matter but unauthorized Trump’s political pressure record. to discuss it in public. Some campaign on Ukraine and There is still deep dis- argued that the two-day lim- the White House’s obstrucagreement about calling ad- itation would have helped tion of the House impeachDemocrats cast Republicans ment probe. ditional witnesses. Trump’s legal team doesn’t “It’s time to start with this as squeezing testimony trial,”said White House through in the dead of night. dispute Trump’s actions — Counsel Pat Cipollone, the The turnaround was a that he called the Ukraine president’s lead lawyer in swift lesson as White House president and asked for a “fabrief remarks as the pro- wishes run into the reality of vor” during a July 25 phone the Senate. The White House call. In fact, the lawyers inceedings opened in public. Senate Democratic leader wanted a session crammed cluded the rough transcript Chuck Schumer of New York into a shorter period to both of Trump’s conversation as offered the first of several ex- expedite the trial and shift part of its 110-page trial brief pected amendments to the more of the proceedings into submitted ahead of the prorules — a proposal to issue a late night, according to a ceedings. Instead the lawyers for the subpoena to the White person familiar with the House for “all documents, matter but unauthorized to president, led Cipollone and a TV-famous legal team incommunications and other discuss it in public. Schiff opened his argu- cluding Alan Dershowitz, records” relating to the Ukraine matter. It was re- ments before the Senate say the two charges against jected by Republicans, tabled playing a video of Trump the president don’t amount on a party line vote 53-47. calling for more witnesses to to impeachable offenses and Schumer then offered a testify. Schiff noted the sud- Trump committed no crime. Democrats in prosecuting second amendment, seeking den change in proposed the case against the presidocuments from the State rules, made moments before Department. It, too, was he rose to address the cham- dent point in particular to a General Accountability Ofturned back on the same 53- ber. 47 vote. “The facts will come out in fice report that found the A spokeswoman for Re- the end,” Schiff told the sen- White House violated federpublican Sen. Susan Collins ators. “ The question is, will al law by stalling money to Ukraine that had been apsaid that she and others had it come out in time?” raised concerns about the reMcConnell said, “The proved by Congress. Roberts administered the strictive rules McConnell president’s lawyers will finaloath to one remaining senahad proposed.. The Maine ly receive a level playing senator sees the changes as field,” contrasting it with the tor, James Inhofe, who was significant improvements, House impeachment inquiry. attending a family medical

issue in Oklahoma last week when the other senators vowed the oath and signed the oath book. Also Tuesday, the House Democratic managers overseeing the impeachment case asked Cipollone, the president’s lead lawyer at the trial, to disclose any “first-hand knowledge” he has of the charges against Trump. They said evidence gathered so far indicates that Cipollone is a “material witness” to the allegations at hand. House Democrats impeached the Republican president last month on two charges: abuse of power by

withholding U.S. military aid to Ukraine as he pressed the country to investigate Biden, and obstruction of Congress by refusing to cooperate with their investigation. No president has ever been removed from office by the Senate. With its 53-47 Republican majority, the Senate is not expected to mount the two-thirds voted needed for conviction. Even if it did, the White House team argues it would be an ”’unconstitutional conviction″ because the articles of impeachment were too broad.

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Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commmission celebrates 50th Anniversary Dave Rogers For The Record The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission celebrated 50 years of service Thursday evening, Jan. 16, with a banquet at the Beaumont Event Centre. The organization, which serves as a conduit for money and information flowing between the state and the cities and governments of Orange, Jefferson and Hardin Counties, announced new officers at the meeting. John Gothia, Orange County Judge, passed the President’s mantle to Rebecca Ford, Mayor of Bevil Oaks. Mary Adams, mayor pro-tem of Kountze, was named first vice-president; Bridge City mayor pro-tem Terri Gauthier took the oath of office as second vice-president; and Jefferson County Commissioner Michael ‘Shane’ Sinegal moved to third vicepresident. Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel was appointed treasurer and Orange County Commissioner Johnny Trahan was appointed Secretary of the SETRPC officers.

Above: Terri Gauthier, Bridge City Mayor Pro-Tem and SETRPC second vice-president, introduces SETRPC Executive Director Shanna Burke at last week’s annual meeting. RECORD PHOTOS: Dave Rogers LEFT: West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald, standing, visits with City Councilwoman Shirley Bonnin and his wife, LaVerne McDonald, prior to the program kicking off last week at the Beaumont Event Centre.

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Orange County Commissioners honored Regina Cameron, who is retiring this month after 20 years as Records Department Director, at Tuesday’s meeting. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

County’s share of the annual budget for the Regional Crime Laboratory. Sheriff Keith Merritt said the county’s share was based on usage and this year’s bill was less than last year’s. Commissioner Johnny Trahan announced that beginning March 3, the Orange County Landfill would return to its pre-Tropical Storm Imelda schedule and at that time would begin charging for its service again. Beginning March 3, the landfill will be open to Orange County residents from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays,

Thursdays and Saturdays. Trahan said the county will no longer require people to acquire stickers and payment cards to use the dump, but any cards still out there will be accepted through the end of 2020. Charges for dumping are $1 per bag up to $20 for a double-axle trailer. Items that will not be accepted are dead animals, commercial waste, appliances with freon, vegetation, propane bottles, paint, hazardous waste, tires, batteries and shingles. For more information, call 409-882-7905.

vote on elected officials’ raises,” LeBlanc said, “but there’s a local Texas government code that allows them not to take raises. It allows them not to take a salary at all if they choose.” LeBlanc, 63, will be on the Republican Party ballot for the March 3 election for which early voting begins Feb. 18. So will Kirk Roccaforte, the longtime Bridge City mayor who was appointed Precinct 3 Commissioner last July after Gothia moved up to County Judge. Roccaforte, 67, a Port Arthur Bishop Byrne grad who moved to Bridge City in 1974 and opened Bridge City Radiator and Automotive, worked on LeBlanc’s cars until recently, when Roccaforte turned his business over to his son, Aaron. The commissioner doesn’t think he’s overpaid. “The pay is kind of based on the average pay for counties our size,” he said. “Over the years, the [Orange County] commissioners had not

gotten cost of living increases for many, many years. “All they did was try to get commissioners back on the same pay level with any official.” Roccaforte was a fixture at Bridge City Hall for 25 years, having been originally appointed to City Council in 1994. He served as mayor from 2006-2016 and was on council for 14 years in all. “This is a much bigger challenge than what I was dealing with in Bridge City,” Roccaforte said of his new job. “The city was pretty much run by the city manager. We just made policy. “In the commissioner’s position, it’s being responsive to answer to the citizens. There are more responsibilities and hours. “Whoever said you don’t have to do anything if you’re a commissioner is not that up on it. It’s a never-ending battle to get things on the right track.” LeBlanc, who retired a year ago after starting his adult

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work in the Orange shipyard for American Bridge and finishing with 32 years at the Gulf Refinery in Port Arthur, doesn’t see his bid for county office as a David vs. Goliath matchup against a veteran elected official. “Not really,” he said. “I feel I’ve got just as much a chance as he does. He was appointed commissioner, not elected.” First campaign finance reports submitted to the County Elections Administration Office through the period of Dec. 31 show Roccaforte raised $3,250, loaned his campaign $4,000 and spent $6,129. LeBlanc’s report list $50 in contributions raised and about $600 in expenses. “I’m trying to do the best I can,” LeBlanc said. “I’m just a one-man campaign crew. I’m introducing myself to everyone I see, putting signs out and I plan to do some doorknocking. “I’m not doing any fundraising. I’m putting it all on my credit cards.”

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by board president Ruth Hancock and Tommy Wilson Sr. As of midday Tuesday, no one had registered to run yet at WOCCISD. Josh Fisher and Marleen Courmier have filed to defend their seats on the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school

Childs presented a plan for baseball fields on Simmons. He acknowledged it was probably beyond the scope of the project, but felt if we put it in the submission as proposed future projects, it could show planned future growth for the city whether selected or not. The submission requirements are: 1. a population of less than 40,000; 2. Homes with great architecture longing to be revealed; 3. a main street that needs a facelift. Orange has all three. 1. Current population is in the neighborhood of 19,000; 2. Orange has homes with amazing architecture, many, more than 100 years old that would create great visual content during makeovers; 3. Green Avenue has sections

that look great and other areas that need attention. Finding homes with great architecture that need renovation are not in short supply after all the storms that still have people recovering. The program doesn’t say how many buildings they plan to renovate, but the series is planned for six shows. Once the submission is made, it will go radio silent due to nondisclosure language in the submission. There will be no word on if Orange gets selected until/ and if construction begins. Even then it will be hush hush due to strict nondisclosure clauses in reality TV contracts. “I believe that this would be life changing for the City of Orange,” said Salter.

Let’s Elect Rob Strause Orange County Sheriff H Rob Strause is the only candidate with supervisory experience H Rob Strause served in the United States Army and Coast Guard for a total of 10 years H Rob Strause served the citizens of Orange County his entire law enforcement career H Rob Strause is a Master Peace Officer with over 2,300 hours of law enforcement training

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Newcomers missing

Mohon and council members Cynthia Adams, John Zerko and Dr. Mike Shahan hold the seats up for election in May. West Orange-Cove school district will have two threeyear at-large seats up for election, those currently held

The commissioners also approved an agreement with the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC) on a Catastrophic Medical Operation Center (CMOC) for medical support, resources and services during disaster events. Joel Ardoin, the county’s emergency management coordinator, reported that Ashbritt Inc. was halfway through transporting Tropical Storm Imelda debris from the county landfill to its final resting place.

and he felt it is an area that needed some attention. He also talked about Simmons Drive and locations near the Sunset Grove Country Club. Other attendees felt the downtown area and possibly Simmons Drive are areas that should be concentrated on since interesting architecture were mentioned in the submission documentation. “I believe that Front Street, in front of the County of Orange Court House, Simmons Drive traveling up Green Avenue up to the railroad track would be the area I support to be renovated,” said Salter. “I feel that this area is the heart of the city capable of offering upscale, accessible, family friendly, river front and more.”

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district board, with Randy McIlwain’s Place 1 seat the other with an expiring term. In Bridge City, the threeyear seats of Michael C. Johnson and Mark Anderson are up for election. Johnson has served on the board for nine years, Anderson for 15.

H Rob Strause was appointed twice by Orange County sheriffs to lead and supervise the Special Services Division H Rob Strause was instrumental in the development of the Orange County law enforcement Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) H Rob Stause, along with assistance of the late Captain Tom Ray, developed the Orange County Street Crime Unit (CRU) H Rob Strause is a member of the original FBI Violent Crimes Taskforce (Undercover). H Rob Strause is the only qualified candidate for Orange County Sheriff

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4A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 22, 2020

From The Creaux’s Nest TRUMP SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL BEGINS

When Donald Trump was elected, I made a few predictions, such as Trump will never release his tax returns or split with Russia’s Putin. I also wrote that it would be four years of chaos. He has lived his life as a New York shyster. He has been sued over 4,000 times for beating people he dealt with out of their money. I also made the prediction that Trump would get in trouble before his term of four years was over and could be impeached and removed from office. It’s beyond me how over the years he’s managed to stay out of jail. Others doing his bidding have taken the fall or got thrown under the bus. I believe someday, if not now, Trump will pay a price. Mitch, Graham and Republican Senators will short circuit the trial stonewalling and covering up. It will be a Trump “Reality Show” and Trump is the executive producer. Four of the defenders are straight from Fox News, lawyers who are regulars in Fox Prime Time. All of them hired to suppress the truth. Alan Dershowitz’s role is to set himself up as a constitutional expert, first to prevent witnesses and second to give senators something to hang their hats on with voters back home. There is not one person reading this that in their heads does not believe Trump is guilty. If he’s not, why won’t he let his own employees testify? They’re his witnesses. Hunter Biden is not a witness, he’s a victim. The bottom line is Trump would do anything to prevent running against Joe Biden and that’s why he is trying to kill Joe’s momentum off early. Joe’s his biggest concern because Trump knows he’s the one person he can’t beat. So here goes the mock trial of only the third impeachment trial of a United States president, Donald John Trump. Because of a rigged trial he may beat the rap but he won’t beat the ride. Justice is waiting just down the road. Let “The Reality Show” has begun. *****Gotta go. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

Rolling Stone Highlights Lindsey Graham I just finished reading a great article in Rolling Stone titled “How Lindsey Lost His Way.” Sen. Graham once enjoyed respect on both sides of the aisle, why has he become a blind loyalist to Trump. David Woodard, a professor at Clemson, who ran Graham’s first two campaigns for the House says, “You’re going to find Lindsey knows a lot of people but he’s not close to anyone.” During the 2015 primary and general election, he spoke out more forcefully against Trump than most. He called him a “Kook,” “Xenophobic,” “Unfit for office,” “A complete idiot” and “Just generally a loser.” Graham wrote in Third Party candidate Evan McMullin for president instead of voting for Trump. At the same time he said, which is on video, “If you can’t admire Joe Biden as a person, you need to do some self evaluation.” After that Trump said in a speech that Graham is an idiot, not even as smart as Rick Perry, then gave out Lindsey’s phone number to the public. After Graham’s only close friend in the senate, John McCain, got sick and wasn’t going to be back, he made a deal with the devil. White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus urged Graham to broach a rapport with Trump, telling him, “You’re a lot of fun, he needs fun people around him. In his first Oval Office meeting in March, 2017, the Senator entered with a prepared speech. Trump jumped up to hug him declaring, “We’ve got to be friends.” Graham agreed. Then the silver tongued country lawyer appealed to Trump’s ego, telling him, “You’re a deal maker, those leaders in Congress don’t know how to buy a house or anything as simple, there are not five people on Capital Hill I’d let buy me a car but I’d let you buy me a car.” Trump was hooked. Then Graham really began courting Trump, golfing with him two or three times a week, saying flattering things on cable news that would possibly make Sen. McCain throw up. If Trump wins a second term, Graham could end up in the cabinet, maybe secretary of defense. It’s a long story in Rolling Stone, very entertaining and enlightening. I recommend it. I only reported about five percent of it. Watch Lindsey the next few days and see how he takes care of his new friend.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Ten Years Ago-2010 During these bad times nothing could have been more spirit lifting in the “Who Dat” Nation than the 33-28 overtime win by the Saints over Brett Favre and the Vikings. The natives are ecstatic over the Saints’ first appearance ever in the Super Bowl. *****The odds favor the Colts but the football Gods have been looking after the Saints and God knows the “Who Dat” Nation deserves this great achievement after 43 years of frustration and disappointment. What a lift this would be. *****We really have very little problems when compared to the world’s largest disaster in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. You have to feel for those poor people. Hundreds of thousands dead, more than one million homeless, more than 4,000 Americans remain dead or missing (more than 9-11). Getting back to normal will take years and cost billions.***** We were sorry to learn about the death of Pam Crew’s mother-in-law, Agnes Crew, 85, who died Jan. 21. Pam’s husband and Mrs. Crew’s son, Walter, died a few weeks ago. Two big losses for her in a month.***** Tom Hicks, a Port Arthur native, has agreed to sell the Texas Rangers to a group that includes Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. The price is more than $500 million. The sale will include 153 acres

around Ranger ballpark and Cowboy Stadium owned by Hicks Control Group. Hicks is one of Port Arthur’s most famous natives. *****We were sorry to hear about West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald’s mother passing away on Jan. 23. Della McDonald was a resident of Pitkin, La. *****Our buddy Lloyd Sittig is recuperating and taking therapy at the Meadows after sustaining a broken hip. ***** Happy birthday this week to some special folks. Twins Rosalie Clark and Mary Ann Scofield, Frank Todora’s two beautiful daughters. ***Twins Lucas and Mason Adams, Amanda’s 5-year-old boys. ***Bill Dixon who celebrates this week as does Aggie Don Kachtik. *** Leland Clay Gros, Garrett and Britteny’s boy turns 1 Jan. 27. L.C. is Karen Gros’ first grandchild and Roy and Ms. Phyl’s third great-grandchild. ***Skipper’s boy Scott Free, who she says hasn’t been scot-free, marks another birthday this week. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dined at Van Choate’s last week. Included in the large group were all four justices of the peace, Judge Joe Parkhurst, Pct. 1, who is planning to retire. Derry Dunn, Pct. 2 judge, Pct. 3 Judge Janice Menard, Pct. 3, Judge Rodney Price, Pct. 4 and also former Judge Claude Wimberley, Pct. 1 and justice of the peace candidate for Pct. 1, David Peck and wife Patsy. Commissioner Owen Burton is always interesting to be around, and 92-year-old King Dunn. Author Nova Dee Strickland and Democratic Chairman Marc Carter are always good sources of information.*****Thanks to Capt. Chuck Uzzle we enjoyed the Saints-Viking game with Canadian goose gumbo prepared by chef Jerry McMurry, who cooks gumbo New Orleans style with okra, bay leaves, clam juice and other secret ingredients. Also thanks to Chuck, we were able to have broiled duck breast, stuffed with cream cheese, jalapenos and wrapped in bacon.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Obituaries-10 Years Ago-2010 Agnes Pruitt Crew, 85, of Orange passed away Jan. 21. Burial was in Autumn Oaks Cemetery with Cowboy Church of Orange County Pastor Dale Lee officiating. Agnes was employed at American Bridge in the business office and after attending Chenier Business College she worked as an assistant city secretary of the city of West Orange. She was a member of Orange County Home Demonstration Club and enjoyed doing alterations. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Pam Scales Crew; sister Lorene Baker; sisters-in-laws Wynona Peveto and Bonnie Dean; brother-in-law Bill Dunn.***** Kathleen West DuBose, 80, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, Jan. 20. Funeral services were held Saturday, at Winfree Baptist Church. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Winfree Baptist Church. Kathleen is survived by her daughters Jeanette O’Kelley, Sue DuBose and Sheila Chester. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren. ***** Debrah Ann Credeur, 50, of Bridge City, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 30. She was employed as a cafeteria worker at Bridge City Middle School. She was survived by her husband Frenchy; daughters, April Starr Phillips and Misty Knight Phillips; stepdaughters, Tamie Kennedy and Tina Moore; son, Adam Michael Phillips: grandsons, Logan Phillips and Gage Martinez, step grandsons, Corben Bumpass and Jacob Moore.

40 Years Ago-1980 Bob Hope arrived in Port Arthur for the dedication of Bob Hope High School. Four Sertoma Clubs sponsored at a banquet held at the OCAW Hall, honored those contributing to the school’s construction. Some guests included Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Royal, Tom Raferty and Gary Huskey of the Dallas Cowboys, Kathy Crosby, Fred Travelina, Jimmy Dean, Johnny Nash, Jimmy Demerritt and a host of others.*****County Commissioner Asa Mansfield will retire after 20 years. His grandpa Guy Mansfield owned and operated the Mansfield Ferry. The ferry could haul up to eight cars across the Neches River to Beaumont. *****Judge Graham Bruce retires this week. His grandparents on both sides traveled to Texas in covered wagons. The Grahams came from Alabama and the Bruce’s from Georgia. An A&M grad, Judge Bruce has served as 128th District judge for eight years. After he attended Texas law school, he entered his father’s practice in Orange. He and wife Mary married in 1939. They had a long separation during WWII when he volunteered as a Private after Pearl Harbor. He served for four years and advanced from private to captain with the Army’s 2nd Armored Division, fighting in Northern Germany, North France, Belgium and Holland. He did not see his daughter Virginia until she was over 1 year old. They also have two sons, David and Steve. Judge Bruce defeated his cousin Judge Frank “Dub” Hustmyer to capture the post. *****The city of Orange is seeking a personnel assistant, salary $13,500 a year. *****Judge Sid and Denise celebrated their 63rd anniversary on Jan. 21. *****On Jan. 24 Christopher James Flowers celebrated his first birthday. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Flowers has 12 grandparents. Four of them are grand, seven are great and one is great, great and all were at his birthday party. *****Sunday, Feb. 3, Sparkle Paradise will feature Clifton Chenier and the Louisiana Red Hots. Also featured are Tiny Richardson, Little Cliff and the Hungry Bunch. *****A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the new Bridge City/Orangefield Community Center. Paul Cormier and C.R. Nash spaded up the first dirt for the construction. *****Voted most beautiful and most handsome at Bridge City High are seniors Karen Childress and Blain Beard, juniors Angie Boudreaux and Wendell Martin, sophomores Gina Allen and Chris Tibbits, freshmen Patti Broussard and Danny Douchet. *****Marty Conway is chairperson for the chamber banquet. Betty Morris is in charge for ticket sales. Captains are Pete Sterling, Leland Morrow, W.T. Oliver and Earl Wright. *****Jack Thompson announces for constable of Pct. 1. He is a licensed pilot and has used his plane in search and rescue for the sheriff’s department. He is 50 and employed by Gulf Oil Chemical Co. for more than 24 years. *****Paul Wise is elected president of the Orange Noon Lions Club. He is manager of the K-Mart store. *****Brown Hearing Aid Center is located at 403 N. Ninth St. and owned by Lee Brown.

A FEW HAPPENINGS We were sorry to learn of the death of Janet Willetta Duncan, 93, of Bridge City, who passed away January 17, 2020. She was a longtime Hatton Elementary School educator. She will be fondly remembered by all of her students and her community. Condolences to her family. *****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Jan. 21, finds our longtime friend, a little Cajun beauty,

raised in the Cove area of Orange, Judge Janice Menard celebrates today. I learned many years ago that her first date was with Sharon Bearden, a date Papa Oneal approved of. *****Jan. 23, is a special day for a special lady, Sandra Peveto. Also marking birthdays today are Lyndell Hodgkinson and Madison Leger. *****Jan. 24, finds Lou’s beautiful daughter Pam Vincent, celebrating. *****On Jan. 25, our old WWII buddy, Roy McDanial will turn 96. He’s our neighbor on Henrietta but we haven’t seen him in several months. Hope he’s okay. *****Jan. 26, a great gal we miss seeing Nancy Vincent, celebrates today. ***This also would have been H.D. and Pat Pate’s 29th anniversary. *****Jan. 27, today Leland Clay Gros turns 11-years-old. He’s Karen Dunn Gros and George Gros’ oldest grandchild. ***** Jan. 28, our longtime friend, often in our thoughts, Mary Stanton celebrates today. We haven’t seen her since Don passed away. ***Happy birthday to Rosalie Clark, Judge Pat’s bride. ***Also celebrating are Judge David Dunn and Judge Bill Dixon. ***Our longtime friend Sidney Longron turns 88 today. Happy birthday to all. Please see complete list. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week. Next week the Bunch will dine at the newly remodeled Southern Charm. Miss Terry said they will be operating on a short week until they get staff completed in the following weeks. ***** We understand our buddy Pete Frederick won’t make the Lunch Bunch Wednesday. According to his daughter Linda Craft, Pete will be in hospital Wednesday for hydration before aneurysm repair surgery on Thursday. Our prayers are with Pete for a speedy recovery. ***** January 22, 2020 will mark the end of Trumps third year in office. Fact Check organizations report to date that Trump has told 16,281 lies with a year left to go. It’s a record that no one else will ever surpass. Till the end of time he’ll hold that record, a record some believe “Makes America Great Again.” *****Mayor Pete Runnels, for many years a longtime regular at the Lunch Bunch, has been missed since he moved away. If you wish to contact Mayor Pete write to him at 117 Wesley Stevens Rd., Farmington, AR 72720. We know Pete would love to hear from his friends in Orange County. *****We were sorry to hear of the death of Sybil Jenkins, Chad Jenkins’ mom, who recently passed away. Sybil through the years was very active in the organization of the Mauriceville Crawfish and Crab Festival. *****A new book, “A Very Stable Genius” is due to be published this week. The book goes inside Trump’s tirade against his Generals. In the book, Trump told the Generals, in the Joint Chief of Staff’s vault (the tank), who he classified as dopes, “I wouldn’t go to war with you people.” (A terrible insult by “Mr. Bone Spur.”) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said about Trump, “He’s a friging moron.” I can’t wait to get the book.***** Super Bowl Sunday coming up February 2, 4:30 p.m. between the San Francisco 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs. The game can be seen on FOX. The Chiefs are 1.5 point favorites over S.F. 49ers. My bet is more people will take the points. Tickets still available. Thanks but I’ll watch from the lounge chair.

BREAUX BIRTHDAYS Celebrating on Jan. 22 are Lisa Holton, Chris Anderson, Meloney Delano and Don Collins. Joining them are chef Guy Fieri, 52, Rock singer Steve Perry, 71 and actress Linda Blair, 61.*****Jan. 23, Karen Anthony, Jennifer Grizzaffi, Harold Collins and Caitlyn Lindner celebrate birthdays today. Also celebrating are actors Mariska Hargitay, 56, and Richard Dean Anderson, 69 and pilot Chesney Sullenberger, 69.*****Jan. 24, Virgie Baker, Toni Robertson, Eric Shuford and Larry Gray have birthdays on this day. They are joined by singer Neil Diamond, 79, gymnast Mary Lou Retton, 52 and actor Tatyana Ali, 41.*****Jan. 25, Celebrating today are Malissie Bailey, Jessica Hobbs, Tayler Thompson and Chelsea Anderson. Also singer Alicia Keys, 39, actors Jenifer Lewis, 63 and Craig Roberts, 29.*****Jan. 26, Ron Huebel, Mike Faulk and Ginny Pelpier all celebrate today. Joining them are talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, 62, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, 65 and hockey player Wayne Gretzky, 59.*****Jan. 27, Elyse Thibodeaux, Tommy Wolfford, Tori Lummus and Virginia Pelitier celebrate today. Also actors John Witherspoon, 78, Patton Oswalt, 51 and Alan Cumming, 55.*****Jan. 28, William Carpenter, Justin Gearhart and Jim Snider and Sheryl Richard celebrate today. They are joined by singer Nick Carter, 40, actors Alan Alda, 84 and Elijah Wood, 39.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK

Da family gave Sostan Thibodeaux, whose mind had been slipping lately, a cell phone him to use wen he was away. Sostan him was driving down da freeway near Cowley wen his phone rang. “Hallo,” he answer. His wife Edna urgently warned him, “Sostan, I jus heard on da news dat dere’s a car going da wrong way on Interstate 10, please be careful.” “Hell Edna,” Sostan answered, “It’s not jus one car no, it’s hundreds of dem idiots.”

C’EST TOUT The Flu Hits Home Influenza B Virus is seen for the first time in 27 years. The flu season this year has hit citizens in Orange County. Flu began a few weeks earlier than usual in the fall. The effect has been particularly harsh to our neighbors in Louisiana, where a New Orleans pediatric care facility reported 1,268 confirmed B Virus infections as early as August. Nationwide, the CDC said flu activity is high and will remain that way for weeks. So far this season, as of last Thursday, the agency has tallied at least 9.7 million cases of the flu, 87,000 hospitalizations and over 4,800 deaths. By the time this issue is printed the numbers will be much higher from the fast spreading virus. Many in Orange County have been affected. Here at the Record Newspapers, two of our people have been down with the Flu. Roy and Ms. Phyl woke up Thursday morning with a sore throat and the rest was downhill, with a lot of sneezing, runny nose and a lot of chest congestion. Both had flu shots. Last year Roy ended up in the hospital for a week. He had not had a shot. Getting a flu shot made the illness less severe. A Friday morning visit to the doctor’s office, a shot and medications are helping but Roy was still unable to go to work Monday or Tuesday. Both are blaming the other for bringing the B Virus home. Strangely they both came down with the flu at the same time. Usually one family member passes it to the others. Its not too late, get a flu shot if you haven’t, it may not prevent it but will lessen the illness.*****Gotta go. Till next time, take care and God bless.

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Do you know someone with mental illness? NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will be offering an eight week course to help family members cope with their loved ones who are suffering from Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, PTSD, etc. is 8 week course is seldom offered in Orange, and it is limited to the first 20 people who sign up. It will meet once a week beginning in February 2020 and is free of charge. To sign up call 409-617-3308 or email namigoldentriangle@gmail.com. You can visit our website at: https://nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-Programs/NAMI-Family-to-Family.

Golden K Kiwanis Club meetings e Orange Golden K Kiwanis meets 9:30 a.m. each Wed., with meeting from 9:3010:45 a.m. at the Salvation Army, Orange 77630, at the corner of MLK and W. Park (Strickland), also known as Old Highway 90. Margaret Light, longtime Golden K Kiwanis member, will share her life story on Wednesday, January 22, at 9:45 a.m., as usual in the Orange Salvation Army Room, located at MLK and Strickland, across from the Shell Station and the Fire Station. en, on Wednesday, January 29, 9:45 a.m., not-so-new-anymore Orange County Commissioner Kirk Roccaforte, former longtime Bridge City mayor, will update Golden K Kiwanis on the happenings with the Orange County Commission. e meeting place is in the Orange Salvation Army Building at the corner of MLK and Strickland, also known as Highway 90. On Wednesday, February 5, is TBD. Wednesday, February 12, Orange Golden K

Kiwanis will host Jessica Hill, CEO of the Orange EDC, as its speaker at the 9:45 a.m. gathering in the usual spot in the Orange Salvation Army Room, located at MLK Drive and Strickland, across from a Shell Station and an Orange Fire Station. For further Golden K information, email: annieoakley1116@gmail.com.

Orange County Historical Society to meet e Orange County Historical Society will have it’s first program of the year on Feb. 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of the City of Orange Public Library. e program will be a “Show and Tell” type event. is is an opportunity for both members and nonmembers to talk about an article of historical significance or give an account a historical event concerning Orange. We need participants, so come up with a subject and be prepared to make a short speech about it. e public is invited. Refreshments will be served. Orange County Master Gardeners plant fair e Orange County Master Gardeners are holding their 7th Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair Saturday, March 14, 2020, 8AM 1PM at Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442, Orangefield. Hundreds of nursery and member grown plants will be for sale including many varieties of citrus, berries, Texas Superstars, perennials, natives, annuals, house and tropicals along with succulents, lilies and many other hard to find and unusual plants. Plant specialists and members will be available to answer questions and to assist

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you selecting your plants. Specialty booths will be set up with unique gardening and craft items. For more information check out http://txmg.org/orange or contact us at sheribethard@yahoo.com.

American Legion Post 49 Officer Elections e American Legion Post 49 in Orange is seeking officer nominations at our meetings on March 14th at 2pm and April 11th at 2 pm. e officer elections will be held on May 9th at 2pm. all members should attend these meetings. e American Legion Post 49 is located at 108 Green Ave in Orange. Orange County Beekeepers Group Meetings e Orange County Beekeepers Group meets the first Tuesday of each month 6 pm at La Cantina Restaurant 2709 McArthur Drive in Orange. Anyone interested in Honeybees or Beekeeping is welcome to attend our meeting. We are a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. is group works with the Orange County Ag Agent to expand beekeeping opportunity in Orange. We also strive to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers and the general public. Officers of the Orange County Apiary Committee are normally in attendance to answer questions and assist Orange County residents. For information or assistance with Honeybee removals please contact the Orange County Agrilife office 409-882-7010, Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 Texas Master Beekeeper, Christie Ray 409-550-9195 owner of QueenBee Supply in Orange or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356, owner of Muldrow Bee Farm. Community Christian School Golf Tourney Community Christian School has rescheduled their Golf Tournament at Sunset Grove Country Club to April 4th. e tourney will cost $100 per player/ $350 foursome and the deadline to enter is Nov. 9th. ere will be a $50 Ball Drop, $25 Strokes, $1200 Grand Prize, a Hole in One for hole

#14 sponsored by Sabine River Ford with a new truck the prize with other prizes as well. Please call 409-883-4531 or email karad@ccorange.org for registration details.

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

Seek & Find Resale Store e Seek & Find Resale Shop is open on ursdays from Noon to 6:00 pm, Fridays from 12 noon to 3:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. We are selling all types of used items clothes, toys, books, household items,etc. Our proceeds help fund our music programs at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Please come and see us at 985 W. Roundbunch Road, next to Happy Donuts.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Fundraiser Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is currently selling Durham Ellis Nuts. Pecan halves are $10.00/lb, Pecan Pieces are $9.75/lb and walnut pieces are $8.25/lb. We also have delicious chocolate covered pecans for $9.25. Come and check out our inventory of nuts. Our phone number is 409-735-4573. We are selling these nuts to further our music ministry by oﬀering music scholarships to two Lamar University students.

Pinnacle Music Academy Pinnacle Academy oﬀers private music lessons for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Drums, Bass Trumpet, Ukulele, and more for all ages. Learn all musical styles including Pop, Rock, Country, Metal, Jazz, Blues, and Hip Hop. Pinnacle Academy is located at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch, Bridge City. Come and discover this opportunity to learn an instrument in the local area. For more information, call 409241-3920 or visit www.PinnacleMusicAcademy.com. See BRIEFS, Page 6A

Cardinals of Character for the 3rd Marking Period were announced Friday. Those students who received the award are: Pre-K: Adelyn Ramirez, Cason Parish, Marixa Collazo, Cristian Neal Reid Woolley.

Kindergarten: Hudsyn Baker, Jake Gearhart, Landon Reed, Landon Ford, Sophia Vargas, Chaplin Arkeen, Karalina Plessela, Kelly Chau, Payton Massengill, Italy Kennedy, Tucker Hardin, Emma Landry, Eva Vong and Jesus Alcala.

2nd Grade: Peyton Read, Ava Capps, Addisyn Mahana, Riley Osborne, Joel Sieber, Brentley Roy, Mason McMurray, Cameron Lacy, Aliceson Dudley, Isabella Farias, Alanna Reece, Bradley d'Aquin, and Ethan Porter.

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Mummies, dinosaurs, fossils ... Oh my! Orangefield Elementary students in Mrs. Wolfford's 3rd grade reading classes became paleontologists this week as a culminating activity following their reading story, "e Albertosaurus Mystery, Philip Currie's Hunt in the Badlands." Using special tools, students enjoyed digging out the chips in chocolate chip cookies without breaking the cookie! Using the Scientific Method, students were able to make predictions and draw conclusions about their experiment. ey also enjoyed learning about Otzi, the 5,300 year old mummy found in 1991, who scientists still study today in Bolzano, Italy.

Cullen West, Brooklyn Bishop, Liam Manning, and Ainsley McAlpin. Paisley Stelly, Cash Sims, Piper Pollet, Easton Locke, and Presley Gilbeaux.

Anabelle Stout, Major Butler, Zoe Carroll, Maizey Jaynes, Reed Landry.

Christian artist Toby Mac will appear at Ford Park Arena in Beaumont on January 30.

Entertainers set sights on SE Texas, SW Louisiana in 2020 By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record

e new year has arrived and there is no shortage of great events for the remainder of the winter. Music events are already loading up for spring and into summer, so there is no reason to wait on making plans to enjoy

some great live music from national acts with family and friends. Be sure to visit the appropriate venue website for information and tickets on the below listed events. Jan. 23 Queensryche, House of Blues, Houston

Briefs 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. e group also strives 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 713-377-0356.

AA/NA Meeting every Wednesday Pathway to Freedom is an Open Discussion Fellowship of men and women who have been aﬀected either directly or indirectly by the use of any mood altering chemical or codependent behavior. We believe that as we look to a loving God for help, and put into practice those principles for living which He has given in His Word, we shall ﬁnd both the strength and freedom we need to live productive and happy lives. We believe that our "higher power" is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. While we do believe that Jesus is the

Jan. 24 Jonny Lang, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Jan. 30 TobyMac, Ford Park Arena, Beaumont Jan. 31 Alter Bridge, Golden

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From Page 5A Christ, the resurrected and living Son of God, the meeting holds no view concerning denominational preference or beliefs. Join us at Cove Baptist Church located at 1005 Dupont Drive in West Orange each Wednesday at 7pm for Pathway to Freedom. For more Information call 409-883-4155 between 9 AM and 4 PM. You can leave a message, if no answer and we will call you back.

Orange Al-Anon meetings Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking problem. Al-Anon meets Sundays & Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 N. 16th St. (Rear), Orange, TX 77632. Call 474-2171 or 988-2311 for more info. Calls are kept Conﬁdential. Bridge City Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on ursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Library at St. Henry's Catholic Church Education building, located at 475 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City. For more information, please contact Cindy at 409-749-9036 or Mike at 409-7180333.

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Deaths and Memorials Ara "Sue" Hennigan, 74, Orange Ara “Sue” Hennigan, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on January 14, 2020. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 2, 1945, she was the daughter of Rouﬁs Barras and Bernice Hudnall. Sue was a member of Hartburg Baptist Church and spent many years working as a Dietician for Changing Seasons Nursing Home in Vidor, Jones Health Center in Orange, and at e Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. She loved her family dearly and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rouﬁs and Bernice; children, Tammy Hennigan and Jimmy Lee Blake; and her brothers, Russell Barras and William James Barras. Sue is survived by her daughter, Ann Hennigan Carr; sister, Mary Frances Barker; stepchildren, Michael Hennigan, Patty Morris, Tony Hennigan, Carolyn Hennigan, Janice

Sybil Kathleen Jenkins, 73, Mauricville Sybil Kathleen Jenkins, 73, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on January 19, 2020, at her home in Mauriceville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Oﬃciating will be Reverend Kevin Brown. Burial will follow the service at Jett Cemetery in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. Born in Orange, Texas, on September 28, 1946, she was the daughter of omas Lee Boles and Gladys “Oeaetta” Brewer Boles. Sybil was a devoted member of First Baptist Church in Mauriceville. She graduated college as an X-Ray technician before going on to become the owner/operator at the Mauriceville Feed Store as well as Circle Café in Mauriceville. She was a very involved and well-loved member of her community; always eager to volunteer in any way that she could. She loved playing a pivotal role in the Mauriceville Crawﬁsh Festival every year. Sybil was very active in her children and grandchildren’s lives, whether it was travelling all over the country for their rodeos and stock shows, or sitting front row at ball games, track meets, pageants, and recitals.

Hollingsworth, and Margie Falgut; numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other loving family and friends. e family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Sue’s nieces, Barbara Slaughter and ARA ‘SUE’ Cindy Hoffpauir, for HENNIGAN the many trips they made taking Sue for treatments in Beaumont and being there to help in any way they could. A memorial service for Sue will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Ara "Sue" Hennigan please visit our Sympathy Store. She enjoyed spending her spare time crocheting detailed, beautiful blankets for her loved ones. She loved her family and friends dearly and her memory will live on through them. She was preceded in death by her parSYBIL KATHLEEN ents, omas Lee JENKINS and Oeaetta Boles; and her sister, Diana Lee Boles. Sybil is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Jimmy Jenkins; children, Chad Jenkins and wife Windee, Aimee Drake and husband Clayton, and Cara Little and husband Lance; and her grandchildren, Tanner Jenkins, Tyler Jenkins, Trever Jenkins, Kinlee Drake, Chance Little, and Chloe Little; along with numerous other loving family and friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Tanner Jenkins, Tyler Jenkins, Trever Jenkins, Chance Little, Clayton Drake, and Lance Little. Honorary pallbearer is her son, Judge Chad Jenkins. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Baptist Church in Mauriceville at 11540 TX-12, Orange, TX 77632. Services for Mrs. Jenkins are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

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draform, Warehouse Live, Houston

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Feb. 1 Celine Dion, Toyota Center, Houston

March 7 Monica, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 8 Tracy Byrd, Delta Downs Event Center, Vinton, La.

March 12 Soulﬂy, Toxic Holocaust, X Method, SystemHouse33, Warehouse Live, Houston

April 25 Luke Combs, Toyota Center, Houston King’s X, Warehouse Live, Houston Kane Brown, CajunDome, Lafayette, La.

Nugget Casino, Charles, La.

Feb. 9 Charlie Wilson, Ford Park, Beaumont Feb. 10 Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group, Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont Feb. 14 Gordon Lightfoot, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Stryper, Liliac, Warehouse Live, Houston Feb. 15 Foreigner, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Marie Osmond, L’Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, La. Feb. 21 Clay Walker, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Buckcherry, Warehouse Live, Houston Feb. 22 Vanilla Ice, Tone Loc, Mardi Gras Southeast Texas, Beaumont 311, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Feb. 26 Los Lobos, Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont (from 9/19/19) Tesla, House of Blues, Houston March 5 Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Riley Green, Dee Jay Silver, Cajundome, Lafayette, La. March 6 Boz Scaggs, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. Overkill, Exhorder, Hy-

March 13 Blue October, Jeﬀerson eatre, Beaumont

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May 1 Shinedown, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La.

David Scott Young, 66, Bridge City David Scott Young, 66, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on January 17, 2020, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., ursday, January 23, 2020, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Oﬃciating will be Pastor Keith Royal. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on July 26, 1953, he was the son of Louis David Young and Joy (Duplissey) Young. David spent his childhood and youth in Bridge City and later in life returned to his boyhood home to care for his parents Joy and L. D. Young. David began working at an early age delivering the Penny Record on his bike. He continued working for them until he took over a paper route for the Port Arthur News which he continued through high school. David graduated from Bridge City High School in 1971 and then began studies in journalism at the University of Houston. David worked various jobs as a bookkeeper to support himself while in college. In 1978, David’s path led him back to the Golden Triangle to follow in the footsteps of his father at Texaco. He worked as a computer programmer writing code to move the plant to an automated environment and then as a process operator. David retired from Texaco-Huntsman in 2008. David’s path took a ﬁnal turn which led

Janet Willetta Duncan, 93, Bridge City Janet Willetta Duncan, 93, of Bridge City, Texas went to her Heavenly home on January 17, 2020. Born in Eagan, Louisiana on January 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Fenner Duncan and Lillie Regan Duncan. Janet spent a lifetime in education. When George was discharged from the Army in 1953, they returned to live in Orange where she taught Home Economics at Little Cypress High School. After moving to Bridge City in the late 1950s she spent the rest of her career at Hatton Elementary School until she retired in 1985. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Orange. After retirement, Janet and George spent a great deal of time traveling, having a great time in Scotland and traveling throughout the Eastern US. Janet loved working in her yard and tending to her flowers. Before her health began to decline, she would spend several hours every day in her yard. She was an avid, competitive Skip-Bo player and was always looking for someone to join her in a game. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 68 years, George L. Duncan, Jr.; her parents Fenner and Lillie Duncan; son, David Douglas; her brother, Jimmy Duncan, and her sister-in-law, Penny Duncan.

him back to Bridge City where he spent the remainder of his life caring for his Mom and Dad. David was a member of First Baptist Church in Bridge City all his life. David’s devotion and unwavering support of his family was DAVID SCOTT something to adYOUNG mire. All of the great-grand nieces and nephews were frequent visitors to see their “Uncle Dave.” His room was covered in their art and letters. David was a friend to everyone and loved them without judgement. He was a patriot and revered all who served his country. He was compassionate, generous, and cared for the Young Estate with great attention to the yard and his thriving rose garden, lily garden, azaleas, and camellias. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis David Young. He is survived by his mother, Joy Young of Bridge City; his sisters, Brenda Boudreaux of Bridge City, Sheri Alford and husband Randy of Cedar Park, Peggy Ealand and husband Rick of Houston, Kim Spinks and husband Wayne of Bridge City, and Lisa Faulk of Bridge City; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Wilson, Jeremy Wilson, Ricky Ealand, Jacob Worster, Hunter Ham, Kaleb Faulk, Taylor Faulk, and William Andress. Those left to cherish her memory are her nieces and nephews, numerous greatnieces and great-nephews, and she and George’s adopted Welch family that grew up across the street. In particular their JANET WILLETTA “adopted” daughDUNCAN ters Ann Marie Welch Majors and Mary Kay Welch Ermel. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 20, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Oﬃciating will be Reverend Tim Dinger, longtime neighbor of George and Janet. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Groves. Pallbearers are: Jonathon Pinto, Paul Welch, Robert Martin, Charles Fox, George Henry Fox, Robert Duncan, Ronnie Duncan. Honorary pallbearers are: John Cagle, Alex Pinto, Cody Welch, and Chad Sparks. e family would like to express their gratitude to her wonderful caregivers that took care of her day and night: Lori Dupuis, Kesha Moore, Evangela Johnson and Dawnyale Harris. After nearly 48 years their family is ﬁnally together again, George, Janet, & Doug. What a joyful reunion that must have been.

March 14 e Charlie Daniels Band, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. KISS, CajunDome, Lafayette, La. March 21 Puddle of Mudd, Drowning Pool, Hinder, Sick Puppies, Trapt, Hed PE, Tantric, Warehouse Live, Houston March 22 Geoﬀ Tate, House Blues, Houston

March 27 “Ladies of the ’80s” tour feat. Taylor Dayne, Jody Watley, Lisa Lisa March 28 Chicago, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. April 4 38 Special, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. April 16 Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, I Prevail, Ice Nine Kills, Toyota Center, Houston April 17 Rend Collective, Julie Rogers eatre, Beaumont Mark Chesnutt, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. April 18 Boys II Men, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. April 24 e Monkees,

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general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch for a year, the Astros were fined $5 million (the maximum under baseball’s rules) and will forfeit their first and secondround draft picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts. Astros’ owner Jim Crane recovered that five million immediately when he fired both Luhnow and Hinch on Monday. Alex Cora, Houston’s bench coach in 2017 and referenced by MLB as the ringleader in the Astros’ scheme, was named the manager of the Boston Red Sox who won the 2018 World Series and was also being investigated for potential electronic signstealing. Cora was fired by the Red Sox on Tuesday. Carlos Beltran, who was a member of the 2017 Astros and named manager of the New York Mets after the World Series, felt it was in the best interest of the Mets organization to resign without managing a single game. Oakland A’s pitcher Mike Fiers, who was a member of the 2017 Astros, became a central figure in the scenario. e MLB investigation was triggered by a November piece in e Athletic, detailing the baseball crimes committed by the 2017 Astros. Fiers told the publication that the Astros used television’s centerfield camera images to identify catcher-to-pitcher signs, dissecting them on a secret monitor set up in their dugout. e batter was informed of

From Page 1B what pitch to expect when a teammate would bang on a garbage can if a breaking pitch was coming or do nothing if it was a fastball. Some are applauding Fiers’ crucial role in the MLB investigation that brought so much to light. Others are calling him a snitch, feeling he crossed the line. Former San Francisco third base coach Tim Flannery was among those offended. “If you’re gonna come out and cost people jobs and careers, and you’re feeling badly about it, then give back your World Series share and donate it to somebody,” he said. Luhnow, already one of the most unpopular GM’s in the industry may have a difficult finding another team to employ him, certainly in the same position, because he is not well-liked. Hinch, on the other hand, extremely well-liked among his peers, should have an easier time. But any team that hires him will be facing a public relations backlash, according to USA Today. Crane was been busy interviewing candidates for the Astros’ new manager’s job and has already talked to veteran skippers Buck Showalter and John Gibbons in addition to Cubs’ third-base coach Will Venable. On Monday he visited with 70year-old Dusty Baker, who is 137 wins away from 2,000 career victories. Hopefully the hype for Super Bowl LIV will put this Astros’ scandal on the back

burner. But don’t bet on it!!! KWI C K IE S …With Kansas City’s 35-24 win over Tennessee Sunday, Head Coach Andy Reid became only the second coach to beat every NFL team at least twice. Guess who the other coach is—yep, Bill Belichick. Joe Buck will be covering Super Bowl LIV along with sidekick Troy Aikman on Feb. 2. Coincidentally, his dad Jack Buck announced Super Bowl IV 50 years ago which was the only Super Bowl won by the Kansas City Chiefs, who are an early 1½-point favorite over San Francisco. Defending Class 4A State Champion golfer Jack Burke got his Little Cypress-Mauriceville junior season started on the right foot by winning the Hardin-Jefferson Invitational at the Beaumont Country Club last week by firing 73 in a cold, steady rain. LC-M finished third behind Port Neches-Groves and Beaumont Kelly. Orangefield freshman Xander Parks shot 76 and finished as third medalist. According to Dan Orlovsky on ESPN’s “First Take” show Monday, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the “best young player in any sport in the world.” Former Port NechesGroves and University of Arkansas golf star Andrew Landry had to birdie the final two holes in Sunday’s final round to win e PGA Tour American Express Tournament after blowing a sixstroke lead. Landry drilled a seven-foot birdie putt on No. 17 and then capped it with a six-foot birdie on the final hole to win his second career tournament. Although San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo doesn’t have great passing statistics, the only one that counts is he career record as the starting quarterback—23-5. Former Orangefield star athlete and college coach Bradley Peveto has been re-

Jose Altuve has no concerns about the Astros returning to the World Series despite the current situation involving sign stealing during this past season. The Astros lost the Series to the Washington Nationals afteran exciting seven-game series.

placed as linebacker coach by Texas A&amp;M, despite still having one year left on his contract. e WNBA and its player’s union announced an eightyear collective bargaining agreement that increases player salaries and provides landmark beneﬁts for motherhood and family planning. Top players will have a chance to earn more than $500,000 per season, more

than triple what had been the maximum under the old agreement. JUST BETWEEN US… Houston Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien and assistant general manager Jack Easterby appear to have job security after failing for the fourth time to get past the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoﬀs. e Texans were bounced two weeks ago by the Super

Colburn fin finished eighth with 14. 15-lbs while the LCM team of Braxton Rambo and Cameron Dougharty, fishing their first high school event, claimed the tenth spot with a 13. 84-pound bag. It was a battle at the top as fifty of the teams all weighed in at least a ten pound sack. e winning team topped the massive field with a 19. 71-pound catch. As in most

Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs 51-31 after leading 240. Senior vice-president of football administration Chris Olsen wasn’t so lucky as he received his pink slip from owner Cal McNair last weekend along with 73-year-old defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, who has been replaced by defensive line coach Anthony Weaver. More personnel moves could very well be forthcoming.

From Page 1B tournaments, their winning weight was anchored with a “game changing” 6. 34pound kicker bass. If you find yourself on a fishing aisle in a department store or shopping in a local tackle shop like Rambo’s dedicated to supplying information as well as tackle, do not make the mistake of hustling noisy teen-agers out of the way. e chances are very good that they are ganged up in front of lures that work and they may well be some of these same youngsters. Slow down and listen! I have become more aware of the fact that I no longer leave the house with the intention of catching every fish in the pond, regardless of weather, and the past couple of days confirmed that line of thinking. On the heels of three days of unseasonably warmer weather, we unexpectedly discovered that it was windy and much colder than anticipated. Shorts and t-shirts under rain gear were not enough! at under dressed mistake inevitably occurs when you get so caught up with catching that you could care

less about the weather report. A falling barometer and cloudy skies had been exceptionally good to us and we unfortunately ignored the forecast. Banking on it warming up, we decided to give it a try anyway. It never warmed up! e only guarantee when winter fishing, fresh or saltwater, is that you will never do well when you are more concerned with the cold than the bite. Your lure presentation is bad, the ability to feel your lure is greatly diminished and your “give a hoot” is solidly frozen. Even with all of those negatives, however, I returned home in a hurry to get back as soon as it warms up just a little. Tyson Bray, thirty years younger than I, had no clue as to when or how to fish a Corky or suspending mullet imitation. e closest thing he had to one of the winter time favorites was a chrome-blue back Bomber Long A. In a brief forty-five minute span he missed several strikes while boating his limit of specks. For years, prior to deciding there were better choices, we religiously

fished jerk baits like the Long A and Rogue in Sabine Lake. I am not sure why we put them away forever as they were extremely versatile lures that attracted not only redfish, but big trout as well. ey were deadly fished in that top column of water. You could simply twitch them on the surface, jerk them down a foot or so or retrieve them slowly so that they wobbled just beneath the surface. For some unknown reason they were relegated to an empty corner of the work bench in favor of the more publicized Corky, Mirrodine and Catch V series. I can’t tell you that any of those lures would or would not have out fished Ty’s Long A as I never made the first cast. at would have required taking my hands out of my pockets and I didn’t feel like there was a trout within casting range worth warming my fingers up again. In any event I have now added a box of Long A’s to my winter arsenal that I didn’t even remember owning and I can’t wait to tie one on. Right after it warms up a little!

Game Warden Field Notes Staﬀ Report For e Record

e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s law enforcement reports.

Operation Lights Out In December, 20 game wardens were called in to take part in Operation Lights Out, which focuses on illegal activity in Red River, Bowie and Lamar Counties. eir efforts over a weekend resulted in a total of 37 charges ﬁled, three arrests, one felony arrest and one impounded vehicle. e violations consisted of hunting from a public roadway, possession of an open container, hunting

duck over a baited area, possession of drug paraphernalia and discharge of a ﬁrearm from a public roadway, just to name a few.

Puff, Puff, Crash Two Henderson County game wardens received a call in the evening from a local landowner who said he and members of his church were conducting a bible study when an unknown vehicle sped through his front gate and crashed in the pasture behind his property. As the wardens arrived on scene, the driver of the vehicle ﬂed on foot and couldn’t be found. However, the driver left behind his wallet and identiﬁcation card in See FIELD NOTES, Page 3B

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Stay safe this spring, keep that PFD handy CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE OUTDOORS WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

As the mercury creeps up into a more comfortable range outside as well as on the water, don’t let that fool you into feeling too secure at this time of the year. January and February on the Texas gulf coast can be down right brutal with all the rank weather we receive at this time of the year. Bone chilling winds coupled with humid overcast days can make even the toughest fisherman wish for a warm spot in the truck and hot cup of coffee. When late winter fronts pass through and temperatures outside sag down near freezing most anglers take precautions and wear the best foul weather gear they can get their hands on. Nobody forgets to grab that windproof jacket or the thermal underwear because those are no brainers. With spring time approaching we tend to forget just how cold it can get on the water as well as in the water. e one piece of outerwear that nearly every fisherman does without is the most important, a life jacket. Yes I am just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to not wearing a PFD (Personal Floatation Device) but that actually changed for me a few years back and I will tell you why. Several years ago I met a guy who became one of my best friends; I actually took him on his first real saltwater trip into Sabine lake as well as many trips to Toledo Bend. is guy took to the sport of fishing like there was no tomorrow and he got pretty good at it along the way. Before too long he purchased a boat and was fishing every chance he got, mostly in Sabine lake because it was close to home. He figured out some of the subtleties of the sport and seemed to understand how to fish and where to go, he had found his hobby. During one stretch of winter months my friend, who mostly fished by himself, made what ap-

peared to be another normal trip out on the bay. e weather was a little rougher than he liked it so he decided to head for a protected shoreline on the east side of the lake. Now if you have ever been on Sabine lake you know there is little traffic in the wide open middle part of the lake, especially on choppy days. Now my friend is making his way across the lake as best he can considering the waves and direction of the wind. All was going according to plan until he had motor trouble, which was the first problem. As the boat stalled out and drifted helpless against the conditions it was just a matter of time before he started taking waves over the transom. It was just minutes until the boat began to stand nose up sink. Can you imagine the feeling? Within minutes the boat was completely capsized and floating miles from any shore with my friend clinging to the bow eye for dear life. Now mind you this is winter and the water temps are low 50’s so you can just visualize the shock his system has just gone through. While telling me his story he said he really thought he might die before someone came to help, either from drowning or hypothermia. Some 30 minutes into the horrifying ordeal he spotted a crabber nearby running his traps, calling to him did no good as he was just too far away. at must have been tough to see help so close yet so far away. After another 20 minutes in the water his prayers were answered as 2 men in another boat happened to see him as they were headed back to the dock.

e kind strangers gave him a slicker suit to put on and rushed him back to the dock to seek medical attention at the coast guard station. A warm shower, cup of coffee, and dry clothes were welcome reminders that he had reached dry land and indeed was safe. Every time we fish together I thank the big fisherman upstairs for those 2 men who saved my friends life. at story really hits home when it’s someone you know and realize that just as easily could have been me or you. Now I agree that the old style PFD’s were uncomfortable and bulky, that’s why nobody wanted to wear them. I am guilty of only wearing one if I have other people in the boat with me instead of wearing one all the time. With all the new styles of PFD’s out there you can surely find one that suits you, I have fallen in love with the suspender style models that can inflate on their own or can be inflated manually. ey are comfortable and easy to fish in which means they are less of a hassle to wear. In addition to the PFD it’s a great idea to add some sort of signaling device to the PFD, like a whistle. e sound of a whistle can be heard much farther that your voice, especially if you have been screaming for a while or get cold. I have waded with anglers who wear just such a set up and it has many helpful uses. I know one fisherman who used the whistle to signal for help when he got stuck by a ray and couldn’t walk. Just something to think about next time you head on the water.

Field Notes the car along with other personal items. After searching the area with no success, the wardens decided to continue the investigation the next morning. Early the next day, the landowner called the wardens saying he had gone deer hunting and as he was leaving the deer stand the driver appeared out of nowhere, smoking a cigarette. e driver asked him “Where am I? How did I get here?” e wardens responded to the call and found the landowner and driver sitting down by a fire having coffee. e driver told the wardens he decided to smoke some Kush cannabis after leaving his parole officer’s office. e driver spent the night outside in freezing temperatures and was so impaired he had no clue how he got to this ranch or where his car was.

Furry Detectives A Limestone County game warden was contacted by a landowner who was concerned about an undersized white-tailed buck deer head found on his front porch. He told the warden he believed his dogs took the deer head from his neighbor’s house across the street. e warden spoke to the neighbor and found the man who harvested the undersized buck. e man admitted he knew he made a mistake but was afraid to call the game warden because he didn’t want to get in trouble. e warden filed several cases including taking an illegal buck under 13 inches, untagged deer and a harvest log violation. Let Minnow How That Works Out A Navarro County game warden received a call from a local fisherman about multiple people cast netting and keeping everything they caught. e caller told the warden they had been recording them with their cellphone. When he arrived, the warden found the people and a white five-gallon bucket. e bucket was nearly full of fish. e warden asked them about the fish and one person said they were just minnows. e warden told them most of the fish were undersized crappie. When asked for fishing licenses and identification, one of the individuals said they would “just throw them back” and attempted to reach for the bucket. e warden stopped them and said the fish were now evidence and many of the fish looked dead. Upon further inspection of the fish within the five-gallon bucket, nearly 100 fish were identified. Of those fish, more than 70 were undersized crappie of which 61 were either dead or too injured to be released back into the water. ere was also one catfish, numerous sunfish, shad and yellow bass. Many of the crappie measured between three and five inches in length, with the longest being nine inches long. Non-game

From Page 2B ﬁsh were returned to the individuals, as they had current ﬁshing licenses. Multiple citations were issued to the individuals.

Guilty Conscience A Cherokee County game warden was patrolling near Rusk when he found an open gate and fresh tire tracks. e warden continued into the property until the road ended at a gas well. A man and young girl dressed in camo were found as they were preparing to go hunting. After speaking with the duo, he found out they had been hunting the area for the past few weeks. When asked for their hunting license, the man handed the warden his license and said, “I haven’t tagged the deer I got two weeks ago yet!” e warden asked if he could see a picture of it and the man was happy to show it. A citation was issued for an untagged white-tailed deer and harvest log violation. Getting Schooled Two Hood County game wardens were alerted by a TPWD Criminal Investigation Division (CID), motion activated camera that was triggered at 6 a.m. by two men in camouﬂage walking with bow and arrows on Acton School property. e camera had been set up in attempt to catch illegal hunters. When they arrived on scene, the wardens spread out through the wooded area to search for the men. At 10 a.m., the camera was tripped again capturing a photo of one of the men exiting the property. One of the wardens ran to a diﬀerent part of the property and found a vehicle driving through the school parking lot at a high rate of speed. e driver saw the warden and slammed on the brakes. inking the warden was one of their buddies, the driver stopped to pick him up. e warden approached the vehicle and the woman who was driving said she wasn’t in the area to pick up anyone hunting. After being interviewed further, she revealed she was picking up her boyfriend and his friend. She was instructed to call her boyfriend and tell him to meet her. e boyfriend told the woman he had left the property and went to the parking lot of a Kroger. After he was detained, he admitted to hunting on school property. He also admitted to hunting with his friend and said he told him to run when they saw the game warden. e TPWD K9 team was deployed and the second man was tracked for a long distance until his scent was lost. Further investigation revealed the second man was on parole and had previous convictions for hunting without landowner consent and his hunting license was suspended. Evidence was collected and the subject was later arrested on a parole blue warrant. e investigation is ongoing.

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4B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Seahawks in thick of NJCAA Region 14 race By Dave Rogers The Record

Some quick hands and determined defense lifted Lamar State College Port Arthur from a 17-point first-half deficit to a doubledigit winning margin Wednesday in an 89-78 win over Coastal Bend College. The Seahawks forced 22 turnovers, 15 of them after falling behind 32-15 with 6:16 left in the first half, and improved to 3-5 in Region 14 play, 9-10 overall win the win over the Cougars in the Carl Parker Center. They earned a big win over Victoria College on the road this past Saturday and now return home Wednesday, Jan. 22, to take on Angelina College at 7 p.m. Devaughn Thomas scored a team-high 22 points for LSCPA, with teammates Kanntrell Burney and Xavier Thompson adding 16 and 10 points, respectively. Port Arthur sophomore Jamyus Jones scored nine points on 3-of-6 shooting from behind the 3-point arc and also topped the team with five steals. "We just had to wake up after a slow start," Jones said. "We had to get some intensity, play better defense, speed them up, make them take bad shots. "It felt real good." The thievery wasn't just limited to Jones. Besides the starting guard, Thomas had two steals as did Burney, Ferontay Banks and Darrell Jones. They poked balls loose at mid-court and under the basket. The steals often led to quick buckets for the Seahawks, who shot 64 percent from the floor (18 of 28) in the second half. Lamar State outscored the visiting Cougars 18-5 in the final 6:16 of the first half, leaving the team from Beeville up 37-33 at half-

time. Driving layups by Thomas and Burney tied the game at 37-37 less than a minute into the second half. That was the first of nine ties on the scoreboard in the first eight minutes of the second period, the loudest a reverse slam dunk at 48-all by Thomas coming on an inbounds pass from Darrell Jones. Terron Brown's assist preceded a 3-pointer by Banks that put the Seahawks up for good at 62-59 with 10:20 remaining. They upped the lead to 12 points at 79-67 with 5:20 left. Coach Lance Madison credited the work of West Orange freshman Brown and sophomore Thompson, two reserves seeing a lot of the court lately, with helping to touch off the comefrom-behind effort. "I thought they gave us a lift tonight," he said. "Brown came in and gave us some energy and some rebounds. Thompson got some rebounds too and played a nice game. It was Thompson's first 10-point scoring game of the season and Brown finished with eight points, his best in Region 14 play, and a season-high 10 rebounds.

LSCPA 105, Victoria College 57 Devaughn Thomas matched his season high of 28 points as the Lamar State Port Arthur's Seahawks swamped the winless Victoria Pirates 105-57 in Victoria Saturday afternoon. The 6-foot-7 sophomore from Lafayette, Louisiana had another 28-point performance just 10 days ago in a win at Paris Junior College. He just missed his career high of 30 points, which he scored last season against Victoria. He added a team-high eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocked

runners, who are 6-2 in Region 14 games, 11-8 overall. "Wednesday's game ought to be a good one." Thomas scored 14 points in each half Saturday, getting the Seahawks out to a 50-33 halftime lead. Jamyus Jones scored all seven of his points in the game's first seven minutes and Thompson drilled a 3-pointer to get LSCPA out to a 24-9 lead 30 seconds later. Three straight baskets by Thomas and a dunk by Darrell Jones built a 21-point, 58-37 three points into the second half. A rebound and put-back by Jones with just under 15 minutes left touched oﬀ a 28-2 run that featured omas' dunk show, most oﬀ high-arching passes from point guard Ferontay Banks.

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Freshman Ferontay Banks goes up for an acrobatic assist against Coastal Bend College during Lamar State College Port Arthur’s recent win over the Cougars at the Carl Parker Center in Port Arthur. Record Photo by Gerry L. Dickert

shots while hitting on 10 of his 14 shots. Thomas scored on four alley-oop dunks in a row as the Seahawks sliced through the Pirate defense to hit 70 percent from inside the 3-point arc, 62 percent overall from the floor. Nederland High grad Darrell Jones, a Seahawks soph, added 12 points and Dallas sophomore Xavier Thompson hit a pair of treys in reaching 10 points.

J'Son Brooks and Byron Arceneaux each scored eight points for LSCPA and teammates Kanntrell Burney and Terrence Smith finished with seven apiece. It was the Seahawks' sixth win in eight games and evened their season record at 10-10. They improved to 4-5 in Region 14 games by taking care of business against the 0-13, 09 Pirates. "We had good execution

on the offensive end, and our defense was not bad," Coach Lance Madison said. "Devaughn Thomas had an excellent game. He scored the ball and he got tough and got some put-backs." The Seahawks host South Zone leader Angelina College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Carl Parker Center in downtown Port Arthur. "They're playing well," Madison said of the Road-

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Lamar State College Port Arthur graduates, faculty and staff will gather prior to the Wednesday, Jan. 22, basketball game at the Carl Parker Center for an Alumni Mixer. e mixer will take place starting at 5 p.m. in the second-floor banquet room at the Parker Center, located at 1800 Lakeshore Drive in Port Arthur. e event is free to attend for alumni and their families. e event will conclude just before the tipoff of the men’s basketball game between the Seahawks and Angelina College at 7 p.m. e Seahawks, after winning back-to-back conference games, are back in competition for an NJCAA Region 14 title. e Roadrunners own one of the best records in the South Zone of the conference but will have their hands full with a surging Seahawks program.

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Church security business trains worshippers to fight back Stacy Fernandez e Texas Tribune

KRUGERVILLE — Liberty Hill resident T.J. Wagner yelled commands at his friend James Johnson in an empty classroom at a building in North Texas earlier this month: “Face the wall! Feet apart! Hands behind your back!” Within seconds, Wagner handcuffed Johnson, leading him out of the room with one hand gripping the metal cuffs and the other squeezing his right bicep to guide him out. en, the two switched places and it was Johnson’s turn to detain his buddy. e pair were among a group of several men from across the state who enrolled in a training program this month where they practiced combat moves, learned how to apprehend suspects and shot firearms. But they weren’t training for law enforcement. ey’re just men who are worried about their churches. ey’re preparing for the worst-case scenario, one where their congregations are the target of a mass shooting — something that was almost unthinkable a few years ago but has happened twice in Texas in the past three years. In November 2017, a gunman opened fire inside First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, killing 26 people and injuring 20 more. And last month, days after Christmas, a shooter attacked the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, killing two people and injuring one before being fatally shot by Jack Wilson, an Army veteran and head of the church’s volunteer security team. A few days before he left for the training seminar, Wagner said a few friends asked him, “Do you think you need security at church?” A couple days later, the shooting at White Settlement church happened, and one of those friends later told him he was right to attend. “We're seeing lots of other churches that had not thought about this are putting together security teams,” said Wagner, a member of Life Church in Leander, an interdenominational house of worship. “It's a terrible thing that we have to do that, that you have to think about it, but it's been proven over and over again, that it's possible it could happen. So be proactive.”

Security training Chuck Chadwick, the founder and president of the National Organization for Church Security and Safety Management, has been in the church security business for about 18 years, encouraging parishioners and worshippers to take their safety into their own hands. He’s experienced a spike in interest in recent weeks, following the White Settlement shooting, that mirrors the same interest his business got after Sutherland Springs. In a one-story building in Krugerville, a city about an hour and a half north of Dallas, located next to a State Farm oﬃce and gun shop, attendees go through the same state-certiﬁcation training as

private security guards. Except at the end, instead of being paid to protect an office building, the participants will be volunteers protecting their flocks. Churches pay about $800 to fully certify and train each person through Chadwick’s school. e Chadwicks’ full program costs $620 and state licensing runs about $180. In the classroom, Will Chadwick, Chuck’s son and the class instructor, described attack scenarios to a group of participants who attended in early January. He gave advice on what to do — but also, legally, what not to do. Draw the assailant away from where children might be, he said. Use words as your first line of defense. Don’t handcuff an attacker to something and just walk away. roughout the training, Will Chadwick peppered the men with verbal pop quizzes to prepare them for the 100question state exam that would come at the end of the program. e second half of the training was more hands on. Will Chadwick, who typically spoke in a calm voice, barked his commands at the men. He demonstrated hand-tohand combat techniques and the proper way to strike a police baton. Participants also shot a variety of handguns and shotguns as part of their certification at the company’s outdoor gun range. e Chadwicks’ training prepares participants for violent attacks, but they said it would also come in handy for more common situations, like church parking lot thefts. Many of the participants in the January class had enrolled before the shooting at White Settlement. “It's surreal that you're coming in here and you're training for what you hope never happens. And then the very next day, it happens,” said Jimmy Bills, a former Marine who lives in East Texas and attends Oasis Church of Round Rock. Bills was dressed in all black with a “Don’t tread on me” hat. e average participant who attended the training was a man with former military or law enforcement experience. “I’d rather have me doing it than somebody I don’t know,” said Larry Graves, a 65-yearold father of eight kids and Army veteran who traveled from Arlington.

A member of a church security team fires at a target at a shooting range in Krugerville. Various church security teams are training for active shooter situations with the National Organization of Church Security and Safety Management. Photo by Leslie BoorhemStephenson

president; his wife Marian is vice president and over logistics; and his son Will is the primary instructor and trainer. “I saw there was a real need for a low-cost alternative to private security for churches,” Chuck Chadwick said. His organization is one of a handful of Texas-based organizations that do security training specifically for churches. e Chadwick family business only works with “Judeo-Christian” organizations, Chuck Chadwick said. At the time Chuck Chadwick started his church security business, there had been at least two mass shootings of churches in Texas. In 1980, a gunman killed five people at e First Baptist Church in Daingerfield. In 1999, a gun-

man killed eight people, including himself, at the Wedgwood Baptist Church in Forth Worth. Chuck Chadwick estimates that his business has certified about 500 licensed church security guards at almost 100 churches, mostly in Texas. ough inquiries about the training program surge following news of mass shootings, only a fraction of people actually follow through, Chuck Chadwick said. “We call it emotional inertia. Everybody gets all excited about it, you know, ‘We gotta do something, we gotta do something,” Chadwick said, "but then nothing happens at their church and they figure, 'I guess we’re okay.'" is time could be different,

Chadwick said. Because there was video of the shooting, the visual may stick with them much longer, he said.

State law A video of the shooting in White Settlement shows a number of congregants drew their gun at the shooter, but it was Wilson, head of the church’s volunteer security team, who killed the shooter with one shot. Regarded as a hero by many, Wilson was awarded the ﬁrst Governor’s Medal of Courage last week. Had Wilson not intervened, the shooting “could have been so much worse,” said Frank Pomeroy, the pastor of the Sutherland Springs church and a state Senate candidate. Pomeroy’s 14-year-old

A new calling Chuck Chadwick, 65, got his start in private security, working about 20 years at a high-end auction house based in Dallas, protecting ﬁne art, gold coins and luxury goods. But after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, he felt a calling. In 2002, he went on to develop a security program for two megachurches in Texas and became their director of security. Four years later, he started the National Organization for Church Security and Safety Management which has turned into a family business. Chuck Chadwick serves as

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daughter was killed during the 2017 shooting, but the pastor stands firmly against increasing gun restrictions. “We are God’s protectors, and to do so we need to be trained and we need to be armed with the capability to protect our sheep,” Pomeroy said. Gyl Switzer, executive director of Texas Gun Sense, said people celebrating Wilson were diminishing a tragedy where lives were lost. “e system has failed when we've got guns and churches and when some people are celebrating [there were only] three dead people,” Switzer said. “How is three dead people not a failure?” For years, Texas churches were hindered from organizing volunteer security. ey either had to pay for private security guards, or seek special permission from the state, an exemption that came with a $400 price tag. at changed when a new law went in effect in September 2017. Former state Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, said he was inspired to introduce the legislation after discovering that though existing law had allowed congregants with licenses to carry firearms into churches, they weren't allowed to organize into a volunteer security teams without paying the state. Rinaldi’s bill went into effect a month before the mass shooting of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.

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ORANGE COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

God Is Always Doing 10,000 Things in Your Life JOHN PIPER Teacher and Founder DesiringGod.org “God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.” That was one of our most widely spread tweets in 2012. So we want to say it again for 2013 and make this promise even more solid. Not only may you see a tiny fraction of what God is doing in your life; the part you do see may make no sense to you. You may find yourself in prison, and God may be advancing the gospel among the guards, and making the free brothers bold. (Philippians 1:12–14) You may find yourself with a painful thorn, and God may be making the power of Christ more beautiful in weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:7–9) You may find yourself with a dead brother that Jesus could have healed, and God may be preparing to show his glory. (John 11:1–44) You may find yourself sold into slavery, accused falsely of sexual abuse, and forgotten in a prison cell, and God may be preparing you to rule a nation. (Genesis 37–50) You may wonder why a loved one is left in unbelief so long,

and find that God is preparing a picture of his patience and a powerful missionary. (Galatians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:12–16) You may live in all purity and humility and truth only to end rejected and killed, and God may be making a parable of his Son and an extension of his merciful sufferings in yours. (Isaiah 53:3; Mark 8:31; Colossians 1:24) You may walk through famine, be driven from your homeland, lose husband and sons, and be left desolate with one foreign daughter-in-law, and God may be making you an ancestor of a King. (Ruth 1–4) You may find the best counselor you’ve ever known giving foolish advice, and God may be preparing the destruction of your enemy. (2 Samuel 17:14) You may be a sexually pure single person and yet accused of immorality, and God may be preparing you as a virgin blessing in ways no one can dream. (Luke 1:35) You may not be able to sleep and look in a random book, and God may be preparing to shame your arrogant enemy and rescue a condemned people. (Esther 6:1–13) You may be shamed and hurt, and God may be confirming your standing as his child and

purifying you for the highest inheritance. (Hebrews 12:5–11) There are three granite foundation stones under this confidence for 2013: God’s love. God’s sovereignty. God’s wisdom. Love: In the death of Christ on our behalf, God has totally removed his wrath from us (Romans 8:3; Galatians 3:13). Now there is not only no condemnation (Romans 8:1), but now God is only merciful (Romans 8:32). Even his discipline is all mercy. Sovereignty: There is no power in the universe that can stop him from fulfilling his totally good plans for you. “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2). Wisdom: God’s infinite wisdom always sees a way to bring the greatest good out of the most painful and complex situ-

ations. “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans 11:33). Therefore, no matter what you face this year, God will be doing 10,000 things in your life that you cannot see. Trust him. Love him. And they will all be good for you. John Piper (@JohnPiper) is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Why I Love the Apostle Paul: 30 Reasons.

Harvest Chapel A Full Gospel Church

1305 Irving St. • West Orange •409-313-2768 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Nightly Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

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

Winfree Baptist Church 19525 Hwy 62 S • 409-735-7181 Jon Brinlee, Pastor

Sunday:

Wednesday:

Pastor: Ruth Burch

Sunday School for all ages - 9:15 am Morning Worship - 10:30 am Evening Worship - 6:00 pm Mid-Week Service - 6:00 pm Children & Youth Activities - 6:00 pm

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St. Paul United Methodist Church

The Tabernacle

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466

3212 Concord Drive Orange Tx 77630 Pastor Carol Lee Sunday Worship 10AM Friday Bible Teaching 6PM

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

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Sunday Morning Traditional Worship: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Praise Worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided) Wednesday SPICE 5:30 p.m. Includes meal, bible studies, children and youth activities. (Nursery provided). Rev. Mark Bunch Email: office@stpaulfamily.org

COWBOY CHURCH

West Orange Christian Church

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

“Full Gospel Church”

Pastor: Rev. Lani Rousseau Director of Music and Fine Arts: Caroline Dennis

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

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

Cove Baptist Church 1005 Dupont St. • Orange

Sunday: Life Groups 9:15 AM / Worship 10:30 AM Sunday Evening: 5 PM Wednesday Evening 6 PM / Wed. Youth Meeting 6 PM Charles Empey - Interim Pastor We Love You And God Loves You.

200 W. Roundbunch 735-3581 www.fbcbc.org

Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m., Adult, Youth, Children Discipleship Classes, Sun. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Schedule 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Youth & Children’s Activities Pastor: Keith Royal

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113 Sun: Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday evening services: Youth and Children 6:00 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:00 p.m., Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com

Colony Baptist Church

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

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

“Our church family welcomes you!”

In His Steps

Not Your Average Church 2656B Mac Arthur Dr. • Orange • 409-221-2431 Saturday (Sabbath Day): 10:00 am Bible Class 11:00 am Worship / 6 pm Worship Tuesday: 7:00 pm Open Bible Study PASTOR: STEVE NEAL “We are here for lost souls, not noses and nickles.”

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

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

Ofcnazarene.org or find us on Facebook

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First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

Church of God in Christ 2800 Bob Hall Road • Orange • 886-4366

611 N. 9th St. • Orange

Pastor: Ernest B Lindsey

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

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wed. Bible Study - 6 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. VIM Youth 6 p.m.

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

Faith United Methodist Church

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291

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

Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

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

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The Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange, meets on the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m., please join us. The Dementia Care Givers Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange. The second Wednesday morning of every month at 10:00 am and also on the second Thursday evening of every month at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of DONALD RAY ANDERSON, Deceased, were issued on JANUARY 6, 2020, in Cause No. P18545, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Janet Kay Anderson . All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o:

Janet Kay Anderson 1107 W. Cypress Avenue Orange, TX 77630

DATED the 6th day of January, 2020.

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Cameron did this talk, pl. 8. *South Korean black comedy thriller 9. Image in an Orthodox church 10. Soaks in rays 11. The old college one 13. With numerous veins 14. Backless sofa 19. Campaign trail gathering 22. Coach’s talk 23. Diminished 24. Open-mouthed 25. Relating to a gene 26. Garbage in, garbage out 27. Primo, on Italian menu 28. What tailor shops do 29. *He won an Oscar for role in a Scorsese movie 32. *Oscar-winning writer Julius Epstein to Oscar-winning writer Philip Epstein

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BCMS Band Students Perform At 2020 Texas Music Educator’s Association All-Region Clinic and Concert

‘Students of the Month’

BCMS Students of the Month are chosen by their teachers for displaying great citizenship and character! We are proud of all of you!

Our band students performed a concert after a mere 8 hours of rehearsal in conjunction with the top students from the surrounding region band programs. They were absolutely brilliant, and we are so proud of them! September Students of the Month • 6th grade - Addisyn Watts, Brennon Kay • 7th grade - Shehbaz Rahim, Nicole Sasser • 8th grade - Reese Broussard, Aries Martin

BCMS Choir Brought Holiday Cheer, Now Ready For Upcoming Honor Choir Auditions and TCDA Convention

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October Students of the Month • 6th grade - John Scales, Kennadee Sheffield • 7th grade - Joshua Powell, Aliyah Ney • 8th grade - Colton Gross, Laken Bellanger

November Students of the Month • 6th grade - Malachi Hollier, Bryleigh Moore • 7th grade - Jake Henry, Jaycee Taylor • 8th grade - Luke Campbell, Abigayle Ernst

BCMS Choir performed at Kinsel Toyota and Bridge City Bank during the holidays. The choir is under the direction of Mr. Arthur Ferris. They are currently preparing for the upcoming Honor Choir Auditions this spring. The TCDA Convention will be held in San Antonio in July, and we are hoping to have some of our talented students represented at the convention!

BCMS Names ‘Employees of the Month’

December Students of the Month • 6th grade - Kailey Nelson, Jacob Beasley • 7th grade - Kamryn Lumpkin, Carl Edwards • 8th grade - Taylor Aylor, Aiden Webb

September Winner BETTY STEPHENSON

October Winner CHRISTI WIEGREFFE

November Winner CIARA JACKSON

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December Winner PATSY ROSS