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Week of Wednesday, January 6, 2015

County approves locations for firearm restrictions Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

With open carry now in full effect, Orange County is falling in line with other county governments across the state on restricting where these firearms can carried. Orange County Commissioners Court met in a special session on Tuesday and dealt with an extremely lengthy, time-consuming agenda, which included an agenda item to regulate where licensed handgun owners may or may not carry firearms as it pertains to Orange County government facilities. It also included authorizing the placement of signs regulating the carrying of a licensed handgun into the Orange County Courthouse and essential facilities. “I have received opinions from other counties and even two from the (Texas) Attorney General,” said Douglas E. Manning, Assistant County Attorney. “The opinions leave a lot of room for interpretation.” Since the law is so new, many governmental entities are being cautious with decisions and which locations are potentially

Orange County Commissioners Court proclaimed January 2016 as West Orange-Stark High School Mustangs Football Team Celebration Month in Orange County to honor the state championship football team. Pictured, in front, from left, are Coach Cornel Thompson, Steven Tims; Jack Dallas, quarterback; and Rickey Harris, West Orange-Cove CISD Superintendent. Commissioners pictured in back, from left, are David Dubose, Precinct 1; Barry Burton, Precinct 2; Brint Carlton, County Judge; John Banken, Precinct 3; and Jody Crump, Precinct 4. The Mustangs defeated Celina, 22-3, on Dec. 18, 2015, to claim the school’s third state championship in football. RECORD PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

qualified as a restricted area. Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, a person who is licensed by the state of Texas or another with reciprocity, may legally carry any handgun openly or concealed, as long as it is in a legal shoulder or belt holster. Open carry of firearms is prohibited at businesses and locations which display legal restrictions signs, such as those for Section 30.06 and Section 30.07 of the penal code. The Section 30.06 sign applies to those with a concealed handgun and prohibits the carrying of a weapon even with a concealed handgun license. The sign for Section 30.07 will ban open carry. Both are prohibited by businesses or locations displaying both signs, which are listed in English and Spanish. Despite going into effect on Jan. 1, licensed gun owners are not be able to openly carry a firearm in locations such as schools, hospitals and medical complexes, nursing homes and other locations which remain gun-free zones. On Dec. 21, 2015, Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, released an opinion which stat-

ed “the responsible authority that would notify license holder of their inability to carry on the respective premises must make the determination of which government courtrooms and offices are essential to the operation of the government court, in consultation with the government court.” “It’s up to you to determine what offices are ‘essential,’” Manning said to commissioners. “But I have signed letters from the three District Judges and from Judge (Derry) Dunn which have declared their courts and offices off limits.” After deliberation for several minutes, commissioners agreed the Orange County Courthouse will be restricted from open carry, as will all district courts, all Orange County Justice of the Peace offices, and Adult Probation and Juvenile Probation services. Also, when in session, the Orange County Commissioners Court will be a restricted area for open carry. Open carry is already prohibited at the Orange County Jail by statute.

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Domino’s in BC Cliff Hargrave leaves OPD gets new to follow his dreams delivery vehicles ‘Mustang Day’ Sunday Jan. 17 Debby Schamber For The Record

Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

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Mount Olive Baptist Church will host “Mustang Day”, Sunday, Jan. 17, at 10:55 am. in honor of the accomplishments of the faculty and students of West Orange_Stark High School and to congratulate the Mustang Varsity Football Team as the UIL State Champions. The church invites the faculty, students, cheerleaders, Fillies, band/flag, etc., coaching staff and football players to attend this special service in their honor. If additional information is needed, please contact the coordinator of this event, Beverly Robinson at 330-0085 or 8825424.

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Domino’s in Bridge City is taking pizza delivery to the next level. Residents in Bridge City have probably noticed two new pizza delivery vehicles traveling the streets as Domino’s, which is located at 2380 Texas Ave. in Bridge City, is utilizing two new purpose-designed vehicles. The two vehicles are known as DXPs and include the Domino’s-branded illuminated warming oven behind the driver’s door. The vehicle’s storage areas are designed for easy loading and unloading of pizzas and various other items on the Domino’s menu. “We used to have companyowned vehicles over 20 years ago, but we got rid of them for a variety of reasons,” said Randy Brown, owner of the Domino’s locations in Orange, Little Cypress, Vidor and Bridge City. “We saw the proto-type at an auto show about two

The Domino’s location in Bridge City is the first in Orange County to begin using the customdesigned DXP delivery vehicles. The vehicle, a modified Chevrolet Spark, is equipped with a large warming oven as shown by driver Cliff Walker as he prepares for a delivery on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

years ago and really liked it.” A total of 97 DXPs are being used in the U.S. and were designed by automotive engineer Roush Enterprises, which transformed Chevrolet Sparks into the new delivery vehicles for Domino’s. “One benefit of having the company vehicle is for the

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After 31 years in law enforcement, Cliff Hargrave is leaving the Orange Police Department to follow his dreams. As a teen, Hargrave’s first job was as a disc jockey at a local skating rink. A short time later, the 1984 Bridge City High School graduate started on the path to his career by becoming a reserve at the Bridge City Police Department. His brother, Joey, was already at the Bridge City Police Department and the pair would share a bond like no other and attended the police academy together. They graduated from the police academy in March 1985. “It was then and still is today the highlight of my career, having my little brother follow me into law enforcement,” Joey Hargrave said. “I am very proud of him and all he has accomplished. I wish him the best in his new endeavors.” Cliff Hargrave turned 19

After 31 years in law enforcement, Cliff Hargrave is leaving the Orange Police Department to follow his dreams. He has opened a new business named Team Cliff Jiu Jitsu located at 1409 Green where he will offer mixed martial arts training and Gracie Jiu Jitsu to ages five years old and up. RECORD PHOTO: Debby Schamber

years old around that time and was hired by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in April. Hargrave began by working in the jail. Before he left the

sheriff’s office in 1991 he had worked various departments such as narcotics, patrol and the detective division. Before

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The Commodores to perform at Delta Downs on Feb. 13 Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

One of the most iconic funk and soul music groups of all time will perform in Southwest Louisiana this winter. The Commodores return to the region for a performance at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, inside The Event Center at Delta Downs Casino and Racetrack in Vinton, La. for ages 21 and older. Tickets are $45-$55 and are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, including

charge by phone at 800-7453000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. The group formed in Tuskegee, Ala. in the early 1970s and reached the height of its popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s with hit songs such as Legendary music group The Commodores will perform at Delta Downs in Vinton, La., on Saturday, Feb. 13 for ages 21 and older. Tickets are $45-$55 and on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets.

the ballads “Three Times a Lady” and “Easy,” as well as dance hits “Brick House” and “Too Hot ta Trot.” The group, which originally featured co-lead singer Lionel Richie, features founding member William King, along with Walter Orange and J.D. Nicholas with music provided by the band, Mean Machine. Visit www.commodoreslive. com for more information on the group and visit www.deltadowns.com for more information on the venue.

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Carlton sites accomplishments of 2015 in statement The following is a statement from Orange County Judge Brint Carlton on the initiatives accomplished by the commissioner’s court in 2015.

priority is serving each of you to the best of our abilities. I strongly believe in all levels of government beCARLTON ing fiscally secure and responsible. Orange County has made vast improvements in our financial position from the beginning of 2015. The biggest help to our finances was the creation of the first truly balanced budget in over 20 years. For fiscal year 2016, the county’s projected revenues equaled projected expenses. A truly balanced budget means the county was able to preserve our $6.5 million beginning fund balance. This helps the county maintain a reserve in the event of a natural disaster. Additionally, it is an enormous improvement over the nega-

Orange County Residents, The year 2015 was my first year as your County Judge and it was filled with excitement and incredible accomplishments. Orange County employees worked very hard to provide services to all 83,000 of you. We made tremendous strides in these short 12 months to increase our efficiency and effectiveness when using YOUR MONEY that you have ENTRUSTED TO US. Despite all of the success, our work is not done and we will continue to strive for more improvements. Each and every county employee is a public servant, and it is my goal to ensure that our number one

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County increased chances of economic development going into the future, • Reducing County costs on private culvert installation by charging the full cost of installation instead of one-third of the cost, • Reducing property maintenance costs by instituting a lease program on dozens of County-owned FEMA buyback properties, • Entering into an agreement with Texas Workforce Solutions to receive extra manpower in various departments at no cost to the County, • Instituting an employee and retiree health fair to provide health education and screenings at no cost, • Instituting an employee health incentive program whereby each employee must take two basic, no-cost steps

in various property from our insured inventory list that the County has not even possessed as far back as 2003, • Saving $30,000 per year by removing one deceased, one incarcerated, and two otherwise ineligible individuals from our County-funded retiree health insurance pool that the County was unnecessarily spending taxpayer funds on, • Securing grant funds for a $1.4 million radio-tower project to improve radio communication coverage for first responders and law enforcement agencies, • Conducting the first comprehensive, cover-to-cover review, update, and revision of the County Policy Manual in over 16 years, • Revamping the Orange County Economic Development Corporation to build upon the successes of the current model and give Orange

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during 2015 include: • Medicare-eligible County retirees were moved from a 100 percent County funded Blue Cross Blue Shield plan to a 100 percent County funded Medicare supplement plan. This revision resulted in overall lower out-of-pocket health costs for the retiree and a savings of approximately $220,000 per year for the County, • The County’s sick-time buyback program is being phased out. This program required the County to buyback up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of an employee’s sick-time upon the employee leaving County employment. The Court took action in September to freeze these sick-time “accounts” so that the cost of this policy will only get smaller over time and the program will eventually disappear, • Saving $120,000 per year by removing about $2 million

tive $3 million projected ending fund balance two years ago and the $392,000 projected ending fund balance one year ago. We were only able to achieve a truly balanced budget by hard work, reevaluating County programs and policies from top to bottom, and making difficult decisions. We began the budget process earlier than any County employee could remember and I personally went through each and every of the thousands of lines in the budget. We listened to the concerns of each department and incorporated as many requests as we could within the framework of a balanced budget. The County also did not need to borrow funds to make payroll through the end of the calendar year for the first time since 2012. Additionally, this balanced budget was accomplished without raising the property tax rate. Other accomplishments

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David Dubose, commissioner of Precinct 1, asked if this would include county parks and received a surprising answer. “County parks were previously restricted but not anymore,” Manning said. “County parks and non-judicial offices, like the tax office, will now allow open carry for licensed gun owners.” Commissioners approved the above mentioned locations and placement of signs at these locations by a unanimous vote. One item on the agenda which generated a lot of discussion pertained to the potential change in employee vacation policy. One topic involved when employees could take vacation and the other was related to limiting the amount of vacation time earned for new employees only in a cost savings effort. “I don’t want to take away peoples vacation time,” Carlton explained. “I just want to space it out more.” For example, Carlton stated employees who work for Orange County receive a certain amount of vacation depending upon their time of service with the county. For example, after one year an employee receives two weeks of vacation. The amount of time earned increases by one week after every fifth year with a maximum of six weeks being possible. for those with 20 years or more of employment.

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Carlton proposed splitting the amount of vacation where an employee could take one-half of available time between January and June, and the remaining one-half between July to December. “I don’t see why we are messing with peoples vacations, when they’ve earned it,” said John Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner. “It should be up to the department heads, not this court.” Another purpose for the proposed change was to potentially reduce the number of employees who retire at the start of each new year, which is when vacation time becomes available again and retiring employees are paid for their remaining time. In January 2015, a large number of employees reportedly retired but only five employees have submitted retirement paperwork as of Tuesday. Carlton also suggested the cost saving option of reducing the amount of vacation which can be paid out to a retiring employee, such as only paying out half of the vacation time available for example. “My concern with this is having a non-productive employee from January to June,” Banken said. “Some people will be willing to wait sixmonths to retire, take half of their vacation during that period, and then be paid for the rest anyway. One way or another, you will still have

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leaving he had reached the position of lieutenant in the detective division. At OPD he started in patrol in 1991 and in 1998 he was promoted to captain. Hargrave switched departments and became the captain over the detective division where he has remained. Over the years, there have been many cases of all types which have come across his desk. There is not any one case that stands out in his mind since he has always given it his all each time with no case being more important than any other. However, there was a time when Hargrave considered leaving law enforcement. The incident shook him to the core and he questioned his choices. In early 1986, while James W. Wade was the current sheriff of Orange County, gave law enforcement a bad name. Wade became interested in becoming partners with two men to manufacture and sell methamphetamine. Wade used his influence to release one of the men from the county jail and a short time later the drug operation began. Following an investigation and a lengthy jury trial, Wade was found guilty on nine drug related offenses.The district court sentenced Wade to 240 months in prison and five years of supervised release, according to information received from the U.S. Federal Courts. Fortunately, he chose to remain in law enforcement and serve the citizens of Orange. Hargrave has mixed emotions about leaving his job at OPD. On one hand he is sad to go, however, he is eager to move forward with fulfilling his dreams. He has opened a new business named Team Cliff Jiu Jitsu located at 1409 Green. He will offer mixed martial arts training and Gracie Jiu Jitsu to ages five years old and up. “I am excited about the future,” Hargrave said. “I have always wanted to do this while I was still young enough.”

Hargrave has been involved in martial arts since he was 13 years old. Over the years he has acquired several black belts, but his most coveted black belt was received in 2011 under the guidance of Royce Gracie. Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts and is a UFC hall of famer, and a Brazilian practitioner. He is considered by UFC fans to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA. Gracie gained fame for his success in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Gracie popularized Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and revolutionized mixed martial arts with his results contributing to the movement towards grappling and cross-training in the sport. He holds the most consecutive submission victories in UFC history with 11, which he earned between UFC 1 and UFC 4. Hargrave has not only achieved the highest ranking in jiu jitsu with a black belt, but is a certified expert in the use of force. “It’s sad to see him leave,” said Lane Martin, OPD police chief. “ I have worked with him for 25 years. He’s been an excellent employee and friend.” Martin added, Hargrave has always set a great example for people he worked with and he has worked on each case with professionalism. “He has trained a lot of people and enforced his knowledge,” Martin said. “Although he is leaving, his expertise will live on in the department for many years to come.” A retirement party will be held at 2 p.m. January 28th at OPD in the Danny Gray room. Replacing Hargrave will be Robert Enmon who is currently a captain in the patrol division. To get ready to fill the position, Enmon has been doing on the job training. When not working, Cliff Hargrave will have more time to spend with his wife, Sally, of 27 years, his two daughters and his grandson which brings joy to his life.

Carlton explains progress to demonstrate proactive involvement in their own health care or pay $40 per month to their own health insurance premiums, • Revising the emergency management debris cleanup contract to potentially save millions of dollars in the event of a major catastrophe, • Securing millions of dollars in grants to improve roadways throughout the County, and • Declaring a disaster due to the Spring-time flooding to receive up to 75 percent reimbursement on road repairs. The County also continues to explore the validity of or work on proposed future projects. Each of these proposed projects are in various stages of development and review. These projects would each bring unique new features to the County, but Orange County is still reviewing each of them and is not financially obligated to any of them as of yet. All of these projects remain only proposals at this time. These include: • The proposed Loop 299 in the Vidor area to improve transportation and open new areas for economic development, • The proposed FM 105 Tollway from Vidor to Beaumont over the Neches River to improve transportation, open new areas for economic development, provide another evacuation route out of Orange County and provide other benefits, • The proposed Army Corps of Engineers levee system to protect Orange County from devastating storm surge, • A new inpatient hospital to replace the services lost by the closure of Baptist Hospital’s inpatient services in Orange County, • A Veterans Health Administration facility in Orange County to serve Southeast Texas veterans, and • A new indigent health clinic to provide expanded services in Orange County to those with reduced health insurance access. More information and details regarding the County’s accomplishments in 2015 can be found at http://www.co.orange.tx.us/2015_ County_Accomplishments.html. These are just a few of the many accomplishments of Orange County in 2015. These do not even take into account the daily achievements

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of Orange County employees. We kept our fellow citizens safe through law enforcement, investigators, dispatch and jailers. We kept our economy moving with roads, bridges, an airport, and transportation. We provided safe living, working, and leisure spaces by dedicated environmental, health, code, parks, and mosquito control individuals. We provided health, mental health, and social services through our veterans’ office and social services department. We maintained the scales of justice with judges, prosecutors, clerks, support staff, and adult and juvenile probation staff. We taught life and agriculture services through AgriLife. We provided fair and impartial elections by election administration personnel. And we kept all of the above possible with purchasing, records, mailroom, MIS, treasury, auditors, maintenance, tax collectors, human resources, and additional support staff. Every government employee enjoys the privilege of serving each of you. Government employment is not a right, an entitlement, or a guarantee, nor do the citizens exist to serve and fund the government. Our sole purpose as public servants is to execute the ideals embodied in The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution. Those ideals are that all people are created equal, we each have the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness endowed to us by our Creator, that governments are instituted among the people and derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that the people established a more perfect union to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Thank you for the opportunity, privilege, and honor to serve as your County Judge and I look forward to serving you for many years to come. I pray that 2016 will build upon the successes of 2015 and bring future progress and improvement throughout Orange County. May God bless you, your family, our community, and The United States of America. Stephen Brint Carlton Orange County Judge

to pay this money.” Former Orange County employee JoAnn Foster said she left the county in 1985 to go work for the State of Texas because of concerns she had about the county then. She felt moves like this would deter people from seeking employment with Orange County or remaining with the county for a lengthy employment. “You are going to have people who will come here and be trained, and then those same people will take that training with them for a better job,” she said. “I’m a tax-payer, and I don’t want to pay to train these people and have them leave.” The department with the largest number of

employees is the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, which is under the direction of Sheriff Keith Merritt. Merritt expressed his concerns on changes to possible vacation policies to commissioners. “It’s getting hard to attract new people to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office,” Merritt said. “It makes it very hard because I have to operate under two sets of rules with those under collective bargaining (for sheriff’s office employees) and the regular employees. I just want you to consider everything before you start making changes.”

Domino’s new vehicles drivers,” Brown explained. “If they don’t want to drive their car, then they have the option of using this vehicle. Another benefit is it gets great gas mileage and all of the advertisement from the logos and lighting.” According to a press release, the DXP has an estimated 39 mpg on the highway and is equipped with OnStar navigation. The automobile can accommodate up to 80 pizzas and the oven doors open with the touch a key fob

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button. It also has “puddle light projection” which projects the Domino’s logo onto the ground. “So far, things are looking good with the vehicles,” Brown added. “But it’s still really too early to tell. We will analyze the costs and maintenance records to better determine its benefits. If things go well with the vehicle, Domino’s may authorize a second (production) run of the vehicles.”

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From The Creaux’s Nest ME AND COX HANGING AROUND TILL NOVEMBER I hope everyone had a nice New Year celebration. It seemed like just a little while back I was waiting for the year 2000 so I would be around for the turn of the century. Fifteen years have flown by since we celebrated that occasion. We have now leaped into the year 2016. Me and Neighbor Cox would like to stick around and see how the election for president turns out in November. Cox has lived through a couple more presidents than I have. I came in with FDR, who served three terms. I was around from his first year on. The first few years were rough, coming out of the worst times in our history, the great depression, followed by WWII. I believe Cox and I both agree that FDR and Bill Clinton were the best two presidents in our lifetime. I hear Trump putting Clinton down but ‘The Donald’ filed for bankruptcy four times to benefit himself. Clinton balanced the budget four times to benefit the country. A big difference. So Cox and I take a keen interest in who is president. We’ve witnessed good ones and lousy ones but I’m betting we’ll get a good one this time. Me and Cox, we just want to be around to see it.*****Best be going. Come along, it won’t do you no harm. OPEN PISTOL PACKING NOW THE LAW Texas, along with other states, on Jan. 1, allowed open carry gun law to go into affect. What the bottom line in the long haul will be nobody knows. My guess is that a tremendous burden will be placed at the feet of law enforcement. With everyone toting, the police, not knowing the good guys from the bad, are not allowed to ask if they are legally licensed to carry. The officers get blamed for making wrong judgments but they don’t have the luxury of scratching their heads and their butts. They have to make split second decisions, in some cases their lives depends on it. Also government in their reasoning to allow open carry said, “Good guys with guns will prevent bad guys with guns from doing bad things.” In other words, they gave them the right to act as policemen. So every good guy with a gun can take the law in his own hands. Another big burden for law enforcement. Most people will be responsible, but there will be the clowns with two guns strapped on their hips waiting for the “shoot-out at high noon.” Look for car burglaries to go up because if someone is not carrying then his gun is in the car or he has an extra gun. When he shoots the guy breaking in his car all he will claim is that he’s protecting his property. Gang members can openly carry and there’s not much the police can do about it if they are registered to carry. President takes Executive gun action President Obama announced executive action to curb gun violence Tuesday. He focused on businesses that buy or sell guns at gun shows, flea markets and on-line without a license and buyers who evade the criminal background check required at retail gun stores. The Executive Order will require gun show sellers to have a Federal license. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said gun sellers will no longer be able to hide behind the exemption claiming they are not a dealer because they sell at gun shows. She said the exemption for hobbyists and collectors remain in the law. The President’s effort to curb gun violence falls far short of the sweeping changes he has long sought. Even though he is going around Congress he is limited in what he can legally do without legislative change. The President admits it won’t prevent every mass shooting but he believes it will potentially save lives. Most Americans, including gun owners, favor closing the gun show loophole. That won’t stop the NRA and Republican politicians from claiming the President has gone too far and is violating the Second Amendment. Of course the case will go to the Supreme Court. My bet is that the government will win this one. It’s unfair that a retailer must buy a Federal license while others can set up shop and sell guns without even having a retail license. That’s what the Court will find. This was an emotional issue for the President. The parents of those killed in school attacks were in attendance for Obama’s announcement. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2006 Kristal Soileau and Raun Bryant are the proud parents of Aden Paul Bryant, born Dec. 5, 2015. Grandparents are Bonnie and Daniel Buffington, Ken and Julie Soileau and Paul and Van Bryant, all of Bridge City. (Editor’s note: Aden turned 10 years old on Dec. 5. How time flies.)*****Collin Slade Gros celebrates his 11th birthday on Jan. 10. (Editor’s note: Hard to believe how quickly the last 10 years have flown. Collin will be 21 years old on Jan. 10, 2016.)*****Larned, Kansas, smaller than Bridge City, adopted B.C. as the city to help evacuees of hurricane Katrina. When hurricane Rita roared in, all the food that arrived after Katrina from Larned went to first responders. Clothing went to anyone in need. The people of Larned also sent soap, tooth brushes and tooth paste, etc. Chamber president Julia Myers said her

car was full of school supplies. (Editor’s note: Ten years later, the leaders in Bridge City are still thankful for the much needed help from the small community in Kansas.) *****Commissioners vote 2-2 to end the fire ban. Commissioners James Stringer and Owen Burton voted to end the ban. John Dubose was out of town so the tie vote ended the 70-day ban by County Judge Carl Thibodeaux. Residents warned to be extra careful if they burn. Texas is in a drought.*****Deon Beasley, of West Orange-Stark, caught a 21 yard pass from Jevon Snead in the All American High School Bowl. Both are going to the University of Texas. (Editor’s note: Beasley is one of the top high school players I’ve ever watched. He was a great athlete.)*****Bridge City Police Chief Steve Faircloth celebrated his 55th birthday last Friday, Jan. 6.*****Naomi Judd, who lived a true rags to riches story, reaches 59 years old Jan. 11.*****Ronnie and Lesia Herman celebrate 25 years together on Jan. 10.*****Bridge City’s Johnny Dishon has been cleared by his doctors to resume his athletic career. The B.C. junior quarterback suffered a hairline fracture in his neck after rolling his pickup truck over several times in an accident just before Bridge City played Hutto in a playoff game.*****University of Texas wins the Rose Bowl 41-38 over U.S.C. Trojans. Texas quarterback Vince Young racked up 457 total yards, 267 passing, 200 rushing and over shadowed last year and this year’s Heisman Trophy winners, U.S.C. quarterback Matt Leinant and running back Reggie Bush. Young was named MVP. It was the Trojans first loss in three years. Gary Stelly and Donnie Shockley attended the game in California.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Eldridge Bill Montie Newson, 64, of Vidor, died Jan. 1. He was an electrician with IBEW Local 479.*****Hubert C. Parker, 83, of Bridge City, died Jan. 3. He was an Army medic in WWII. He is survived by his wife Vera and daughter Janet.*****Robert “Bob” Wyatt, 69, of Orange, died Jan. 3, 2006. He was retired from American Bridge and was a school bus driver for Little CypressMauriceville ISD.*****Marshall ‘Catfish’ Savage, 67, of Orange, died Jan. 3. He retired from DuPont after 32 years. He was a volunteer fireman for MacLewis.*****Felicity Starr Hagan, 3, passed away Jan. 5. A native of Orange, she was the daughter of Roy and Donna Gail Hagan and sister of ‘R.J.’ Hagan II.*****B. Ray Guillory, 80, of Orangefield, died Jan. 6. A native of Mamou, Louisiana he was a retired rice farmer with Harris Farms. He was a WWII Navy veteran.*****James Winston ‘Jim’ Lawson, Sr., 97, of Orange, died Jan. 7. A native of Amite, Louisiana and a former veteran with the U.S. Coast Guard. He was an avid bee keeper. He is survived by his wife of 76 years Nan and their children. (Editor’s note: I’m sure over the past 10 years Nan has joined Jim.) 40 Years Ago-1976 Tax Assessor-Collector Louvenia Hryhorchuk files for reelection.*****Howard’s Food Center, in Bridge City, adds selfservice gasoline pumps. It’s a first for a supermarket. Texaco Fire Chief sells for 48 cents a gallon.*****Orange County loses three prominent men last week. The first to die was Tony Pavia, who was a native of Italy. Mr. Tony once told this writer, “To become successful you must be willing to work hard, manage your money and not be a time watcher.” Edgar Brown Jr. passed away last week, a month shy of his 83rd birthday. His contributions to Orange County are numerous. He had been sick only a short time. A small tumor was discovered in his lung just a month ago. Carlton Trimble was buried at age 73. A native of Hillsboro, he had moved to Orange in 1906. All three of the above men had accumulated wealth but a Brinks truck didn’t follow their funeral procession. Proof that they didn’t take it with them.*****Four Orange County high school football players are named to the All State team. They are Randy Fults, Terry Cockerham and Gary Worster, all from Bridge City and Ricky Smith of Little Cypress-Mauriceville. Also spotted on the All State list was Bubba Gray, of Callallen. Bubba is the son of former West Orange coach Ted Grey.*****John Smith, of Jim Austin Oldsmobile, got letter from Helen Gurley Brown, editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. The letter read; Dear John, We wish to thank you for your letter and pictures, however, we will not be able to use your body in our centerfold. On a scale of zero to ten your body was rated a minus two. The rating was done by a panel of women ranging in age from 65 to 75 years old. Our panel of women in the 23 to 35 age bracket could not stop laughing long enough to rate you. Should the taste of American women change so drastically that they should want you in the centerfold, this office will notify you. In the meantime however, don’t call us, we’ll call you. P.S. We have kept your photograph in our files as they are being considered for an article called, “The Horrors of Male Menopause.” Folks, this letter is “No Bull.” A FEW HAPPENINGS President Barrack Obama will deliver his last State of the Union message to the citizens on Jan. 12. The President will site the large difference in his first State of the Union and the vast improvements the country has made in seven years.*****A LITTLE ABOUT THE NATIVES: We ran into attorney and former State Representative Wayne Peveto, his wife and their three grandsons, Eric’s boys, who were down from Oklahoma. Wayne is one of the top 10 smartest people I have known during this long life.*****We also were pleased to see Salt-of-the-Earth friends Barbara Winfree and her son Will. I think of the late “Buckshot” often, especially when I hear a good old boy story. He loved stories.*****My thoughts are also with our friend, Attorney Joe Alfred, who is battling cancer. We pray 2016 will be the year that finds the miracle that gives Joe the break he needs.*****Our prayers in this new year are also for Dirk Flowers, Jimmy Dillion, Donald Cole, Jr. and all the good people battling health problems. *****Proof that most citizens vote against their own interest is that most people who support Donald Trump are found to be people who live pay check to pay check yet they support Trump, who says he’s against raising the minimum wage because salaries are already too high in this country. He wants third world wages so we will be more competitive. Go figure. If Trump is the face of the Republican Party, they will take a beating down ballot. The GOP has reason to be concerned. Trump is in a trap on the ISIS video using him to recruit killers, plus he’s no match for Bill Clinton. Trump is no angel. His second wife Marla Maples said “The Donald had a bigger stable than the Playboy mansion.”*****We were glad to talk to Sue and Tommy Simar. Tommy is bouncing back and can now walk on his own but still uses a stick for safety reasons.*****Our best wishes for a full recovery of Judge David Peck who for the last year has been battling the effects of an accidental fall in his home. We pray for him and Patsy and wish only the best for them in the new year.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays

in the next few days: On Jan. 6, our longtime buddy Skipper Free, Orange native, who now lives in Austin celebrates today. I believe her 86th. Best wishes Skip. Also having a birthday is Clint Reves, Sherry Morgan and Marvin Ziller. They are joined by celebrities Julie Chen, 46, football player Howie Long, 56 and celebrity chef Ree Drummond, 47.*****Jan. 7 finds Betty Jagen, Carl Floyd, Michael Collins, Libby Campbell and Micah McFarlane all celebrating. They join movie actor Nicolas Cage, 52, politician Rand Paul, 53 and TV host Katie Couric, 59.*****On Jan. 8, a guy we’ve known since he was a pup, Lanston Fall celebrates, so does one of Darrel and Greta’s sons, Sean Brinson, Sandra Cole, Joey Halliburton and Mike Comeaux. Celebrities celebrating today are Rock singer David Bowie, 69, Jazz singer Shirley Bassey, 79 and scientist Stephen Hawking, 74. On this day also, had he lived, Elvis would have been 80.*****On Jan. 9, Ken Steppe, Pat Gunstream, Chad Meadows and Susan Kelly all celebrate. Celebrities celebrating on this day are Royalty Kate Middleton, 34, Country singer Crystal Gayle, 65, and Folk singer Joan Baez, 75.*****On Jan. 10, a special guy, Collin Slade Gros, “Billy Jack” to his Papa, turns 21. Just yesterday it seems he was a Little Leaguer. Happy Birthday. Also celebrating is pretty Sandy Uzzle and our friend Frank Skeeler, Evelyn Duncan and Emily Breaux. Joining them are Rock singer Rod Stewart, 71, Boxer George Foreman, 67 and Pop singer Frank Sinatra, Jr., 72.*****On Jan. 11, councilman/plumber Bill Mello celebrates, also Grant Gilson, Davie Thompson, Ashley Rion and Teresa Franklin. Also on this day our longtime friends Margie and Harry Stephens celebrate their 30th anniversary. Best wishes. They join R&B singer Mary J. Blige, 45 and Country singer Naomi Judd, 70. *****Jan. 12 finds Donald Edgerton, Beth Linder Susan LeBlanc, David Pendergast, Dana Sandlin and Jimmie Allen celebrating. Celebrities celebrating on this day are radio hosts Howard Stern, 62, and Rush Limbaugh, 65. Also actress Kirstie Alley, 65.*****If at anytime you are looking for a special gift, something different, let me suggest Sweet Creations, located behind P.K.’s Grill on Strickland in Pinehurst. Those people are really talented. They will even create one-of-a-kind gift for birthdays or other occasions. Check them out for a gift or something special for yourself.*****On Jan. 10, John Tarver, former Bridge City Police Chief and former Chief Deputy, returns to the sheriff’s office as chief deputy under Sheriff Keith Merritt. Tarver has a lot of law enforcement experience and is a graduate of the FBI school.*****One of the unique relations in politics was between President Ronald Reagan, a Republican and Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill. They moved the country forward together. Services were held for Thomas O’Neill this week in 1994. He died at age 83 on Jan. 6.*****An update on Ann Bryant. Daughter Lisa released the following last week because so many friends had inquired about Ms. Ann’s condition. The beloved teacher is in grave condition with what doctors say is irreversible brain injury which stems from a septic left knee injection from Nov. 14. She had been transferred to Houston against the family’s will due to lack of beds in the area. She was sent back when she coded on the LTACH, which is where she developed anoxic brain injury, renal failure and is now ventilator dependent. She has been in St. Elizabeth CVICU since Nov. 28. Her insurance is denying further care and the family made an appeal which was denied. Lisa says they would appreciate any advice anyone has because they have been asked to consider removing all life support. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Clotele walks into da kitchen and saw Sostan standing dere wit a fly swatter in his hand. She axe him sarcastically, “Got any luck Sostan?” “Mais sure,” he answer, “I got five of dem me, three males and two females.” Clotele axed, “Now Sostan, tell me wat makes you so smart dat you can tell dem apart, hanh?” Sostan say, “Mais dats easy. Tree were on dat beer can and da utta two were on da telephone.” C’EST TOUT If you like football you should have gotten your fill by now. Our ‘All Orange County Football Team’ selection last week brought good response. Mark Dunn and his staff did an excellent job on team selection.*****The greatest bowl game turn around in history happened Saturday. TCU was down 31-0 at the half causing a lot of people to turn the game off. Coach Jerry Patenson, last year’s ‘Coach of the Year’ pulled another miracle. At half time he changed from a black sweatshirt and black cap to a purple tee-shirt and cap. He must have given one heck of a motivation speech at half time. TCU didn’t look like the same team. They totally dominated and beat Oregon in triple overtime. I hear Carlos Vasek is still on cloud nine. Alabama will meet Clemson for the National title next Monday night, Jan. 11. There were too many bowl games, just too watered down. I pick Alabama. The NFL playoffs should feature some good games. Our Houston Texans surprised us all by claiming the division title. The AFC South champions will host Kansas City, the team that beat Houston 27-20 earlier in the year. This is not the Texan team of old. Houston beat Jacksonville 30-6 to win the divisions. The other team Orange countians will be pulling for is Seattle, the team of hometown boy Earl Thomas. Payton Manning came off the bench for the first time in his 18-year career to beat San Diego 27-20 to win the AFC West title. Carolina and Denver wrap up No. one seed. We still have a lot of football to go. By then I’ll be ready for high school baseball and track and warm sunshine.*****My time is up, thanks for yours. I look forward to bringing you this column throughout the year. I really appreciate your loyalty. Please shop our Family of Advertisers when you can. Take care and God Bless.

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Lutcher Theater presents ‘Producers’ in Jan. 15 performance Award-winning comic sensation e Producers takes the stage at the Lutcher eater on Friday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 PM. e Producers is the hilarious Mel Brooks smash-hit that took Broadway by storm in 2001, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards. Tickets for e Producers are on sale now from $45-$65 at or by calling the Lutcher eater Box Oﬃce at . e Producers revolutionized Broadway Musical Comedy, and as Ben Brantley raved, “It is, to put it simply, the real thing: a big

Broadway book musical that is so ecstatically drunk on its powers to entertain that it leaves you delirious, too.” Based on the Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, this Mel Brooks masterpiece chronicles the side-splitting adventures of washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his mildmannered accountant Leo Bloom, as they scheme to get rich quick by producing the most notorious flop in the history of “showbiz.” It’s a comic tour-de-force that spoofs the big, old-fashioned Broadway

musical while paying tribute to it at the same time. Often hailed as the funniest Broadway musical of all time, e Producers features a riotous mix of eccentric characters and show-stopping songs including “I Wanna Be a Producer,” “When You Got It, Flaunt it,” “Prisoners of Love,” and of course “Springtime for Hitler,” as well as Susan Stroman’s eye-popping, Tony Award-winning production numbers. e Producers is produced by Big League Productions. Led by President and Executive Producer Daniel Sher, Big League is

celebrating its 27th season of producing, general managing and booking Broadway musicals and special attractions for tour-

ing throughout North America and the world. e Lutcher’s presentation of e Producers is sponsored by

e Examiner. e Frances Ann Lutcher eater for the Performing Arts is located at 707 Main, Orange.

Twenty-seven musicians from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Band earned positions in the Texas Music Educators Association All-Region Band. Several students also placed achieved All-Area and/or All-Region Orchestra. Steven Schoppert is Director of Bands for the LCM District. Pictured: Front Row, L-R: Heidi Shaffer, Abby Coppage, Abby Cart, Bree Russell (All-Area, All-Region Orchestra), Cheyenne Ward; Row 2: Valen Elliott, Sydney Pierce (All-Area, All-Region Orchestra), Tommy Holland (All-Area, All-Region Orchestra), Logan Comeaux, Cody Girouard (All-Area, All-Region Orchestra), Kady Michaelis, Jessica Longlois (All-Area, All-Region Orchestra); Row 3: Rebecca Brown, Aman Tejani, Kace Smith, Devyn Drake, Ashton Wilson, Troy Kaufman, Brandon Day; Row 4: Jessica Roberton, Justice Peveto, Thomas King (All-Area), Logan Brown, Austin Girouard, Akhil Tejani, Hunter Fuselier. Parker Stewart was not available for the photo.

St. Mary Catholic School recently announced the nominee for the Reaud Excellence in Education Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions of Southeast Texas teachers whose leadership and dedication inspire a spirit of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities. Up to fifteen teachers will be selected to receive this prestigious Award and each will receive $10,000 from the Foundation. St. Mary Catholic School is honored to nominate Cindy Claybar, Art teacher. Pictured are Claybar and Donna Darby, principal of St. Mary Catholic School.

St. Mary Catholic School has announced Dayle GunnWeatherford as “Staff of the Month” for January. Mrs. Gunn-Weatherford was chosen by her dedication and pride she has in St. Mary Catholic School. She has been a blessing to all that interact with her in many ways. Mrs. Gunn-Weatherford was recognized during morning announcements at St. Mary school and received many special items with this reward including a reserved parking spot, teaching supplies and personalized snacks.

ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT Officers from the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls between Dec. 29-Jan. 4: Dec. 29 Recovery of vehicle, 11916 N. Hwy. 62, Orange Burglary of building, 5709 Orchard Rd., Orange Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 5708 Hidden Meadows Dr., Orange Traffic arrest/possession of narcotics, 5th at North St., Orange Cruelty to animals, 200 Yeager,

Vidor Death investigation, 6030 Corrigan Rd., Vidor Dec. 30 Death investigation, 2822 Elm Rd., Orange eft, Japanese Ln. at FM 1135, Vidor Vicious animal, 705 Lott St., Vidor Suspicious person/intoxicated person, N. Hwy. 105, Vidor Assault, 4080 N. Main St./Dollar General, Vidor Dec. 31 eft of motorcycle, 2372 Bar-

bara St., Orange eft of motorcycle, 4020 Tram Rd., Vidor Credit card abuse, 205 Border St., Orange Medical call/death, 1110 Operators Ln., Vidor Reckless driving/deadly conduct, 196 Greathouse, Vidor Fraud, 12742 N. Hwy. 62, Orange Jan. 1 Criminal mischief, 6166 Lazy Pine, Orange See OCSO, PAGE 3B

6A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Deaths and Memorials

Charles Price Orange

Donald Wintrode Orange

Charles Price, 81, of Orange, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, surrounded by his loved ones at his residence in League City. He was born on March 21, 1934, in Bremen, Oh., to Chas Earl and Lina Leora Price. H e resided in Orange for 63 years of his life and most recently relocated to League City to be closer to family. Charles enjoyed hunting, boating and ﬁshing, working in his yard and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Mr. Price owned and operated Price and Tarpley Auto Parts from 1963 until he retired in 1999. He served the residents and businesses of Orange for their motor vehicle parts and machine shop needs. His hard work and dedication along with his superior customer service and quality products gained him many loyal customers; many of whom Charles was happy to call his friends. He also served as President of Twin County Little League in the early 1970’s and was a past member of the Orange Rotary Club. Charles is preceded in death by his parents Chas and Lina Price; brothers John Edward, Virgil Dickson and Harry Russell and his sisters, Virginia Eileen Motley, Freda Nan McNatt, and Esther Marie Baker. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Dixie J Price; children, Cathy and husband, John Knecht, Richard “Chuck” Price, Dedrie “Dede” and husband, Leo Plette, and David and wife, Amanda Price; brother Samuel Boyd Price; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and 30 nieces and nephews Graveside services to remember and honor Mr. Price’s life will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, Jan. 8, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Oﬃciating will be Brother Harold Nazworth. A gathering of Mr. Price’s family and friends will be held prior to the service at the cemetery from 12:30 PM until 1:00 PM. e family asks for those wishing to make donations to consider giving to e American Heart Association or e American Cancer Society. Condolences may be expressed for the family at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

Donald Arthur Wintrode, 93, of Orange, went to his spiritual home on Dec. 31, while staying at e Meadows nursing facility. A memorial was held at their home for family and friends. Don was born in Cleveland, Oh. on ApriI 22, 1922 to Loren Allen and Hazel May Kerslake Wintrode. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Robert, Edwin and Charlotte. Don joined the Coast Guard in 1942 where he would meet the love of his life, Jane. ey were married on July 18, 1944. ey celebrated over 7l years together. Don and his wife, Jane Elizabeth Dean Wintrode, were residents of Orange and attended First Baptist Church of Bridge City together. Prior to Orange, Don and Jane lived in Groves, where they were members of Woodcrest Baptist Church, where he led singing and the First Baptist Church of Port Neches. Don worked for Sears Roebuck in Port Arthur for 37 years where his passion for people poured into his work. Don’s contagious laughter, smiles and welcoming conversation were his trademark. ey had two daughters, Sheryl Lynn Wintrode orpe and her husband Len of Euless and Kathryn Diane Wintrode Petry and her husband Michael Petry of Orange. Both Sheryl and Len preceded Don in death. Don had six grandchildren, Matthew and Karie Durham of College Station, Lucas Durham, which also preceded Don in death, Matthew and Billie orpe of Durango, CO, Micah and Greta Petry of Baton Rouge, LA, Derek and Jill Petry of Des Moines, IA and Kathryn Elizabeth Petry of Orange. He also had 11 great grandchildren, Colyn Petry, Kailee orpe, Braden Petry, Jenna Petry, Aaron Durham, Emma Durham, Samuel orpe, Regan Petry, Quinton Petry, Anistyn Petry and Braxton Petry.

Mary Ann Simpson Bridge City Mary Ann Simpson, our sweet mother, grandmother and great grandmother met her Savior face to face on Jan. 4. She has received her ultimate healing and was reunited with the man she has loved since she was 14 and has missed for the 27 years he has been gone. e funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., ursday, Jan. 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Oﬃciating will be Pastor Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Born on February 8, 1928 in Devers, Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; three sisters; husband, Orrin E. Simpson, Sr.; son, omas W. Simpson and son in law, John Mathis. She is survived by her son, Orrin E. Simpson, Jr. and wife, Ginger; daughters, Debbie Mathis and Sandy Ivy; her loving grandchildren, Angela Dionne, Linda Mathis Ward, Robert Simpson, Nicholas Mathis, Lucas Ivy, Micah Ivy; three great grandchildren; along with nieces, nephews and her furbaby, Pepper. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association, 10900-B Stonelake Blvd. Suite 320, Austin, TX. 78759.

James Gaudet Vidor James Gaudet, 80, died Monday, Jan. 4, in Houston He was a native of Port Barre, LA, and a longtime resident of Vidor, who proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He loved to hunt, fish, cook and eat Cajun food, but he especially loved his little dog “Little Bit” (he was a good dog). e family wishes to express their appreciation and thank you to the staff at St. Dominic Village for the loving care provided. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice in James’ memory. Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Funeral services will be ursday, Jan. 7, at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will take place at Houston National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.. He is survived by two sons, Romney Gaudet of Houston and Roger Gaudet of Mauriceville; one daughter, Renota Gaudet of Houston; one grandson, Jake Gaudet of Houston and one sister, Minnie Dejean of Church Pt., LA. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Gaudet and a sister, Gladys Darrbone.

Mary Saunders Orange Mary Jane Saunders, 63, of Orange County died Sunday, Jan. 3, at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange. She was a lifelong resident of Ora n g e County. Mary Jane was the daughter of Charles and Evelyn Reed. She was an accountant with S and T International for 15 years and she enjoyed tending to her

plants. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 6:009:00 pm, ursday, Jan. 7, at Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Mary Jane is survived by her husband of 45 years, Chuck Saunders of Orange County; son Kevin Saunders and his wife Shanna of Vidor; daughter Laurie Saunders of Bridge City; sister Carolyn Perry of Vinton; brothers Larry Reed of Church Point, LA and Johnny Reed of La Porte and grandchildren Shelby Ash, Justin Ash, Tyler Ash, Hunter Koricanek and Brock Saunders. A special thanks to: Kristi Sheldon and staff at Golden Years Assisted Living and also nurses and staff at Heart to Heart Hospice. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 2909 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77025.

Tabatha Force Deweyville Tabatha Marie Green Force, born Nov. 21, 1982, in Houston, lost her three year battle with cancer early on Jan. 2, surrounded by her loved ones in Deweyville. She is survived by her parents, Christina Crossland Busby and Cecil Busby, Jr.; two sisters, Amy Green and Briana Busby and brother Matthew Green. She was the beloved mother of three sons, Devin Force, Seth Force and Elijah French and three daughters, Angel Force, Selene Tompkins and Aaliyah Tompkins. She leaves her cherished children in the care of their fathers, Steve Tompkins and Ivan Force. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 pm, at Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville on ursday, Jan. 7, with a visitation preceding services at 4:00 pm.

Donald Wiegand Orange Donald Ray Wiegand, 60, of Orange, passed away Jan. 3, in Lafayette, La. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, ursday, Jan. 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. O ﬃ c i at i n g will be Pastor Stephen Samuel, of Cathedral in the Pines, in B eaumont . Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 12:00 pm. Born in Orange, Feb. 21, 1955, he was the son of omas Edward Wiegand and Anolia (Konarek) Wiegand. Donald was a member of Living Word Church where he played the drums for the praise and worship band. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Dorothy Hughes Wiegand. He is survived by his children, Derek and Jessica Wiegand, of Bridge City and DeAnn and Joseph Samuel, of Lafayette; grandchildren, Jadyn and Jacilyn Wiegand, of Bridge City and Elijah, Rebekah, and Hannah Samuel, of Lafayette; siblings, Dorothy Mosley and husband, Al , Daniel Wiegand and wife, Dean and Dwayne Wiegand and wife, Robin; his step-mother, Gwynne Wiegand, of Woodville and numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Daniel Wiegand, Dwayne Wiegand, Ricky Fletcher, Charlie Burch, Travis Hebert and Jordan Brooks.

Lillie Self Silsbee Lillie Pearl McClelland Self, 86, of Silsbee, died S a t u r d a y, Jan. 2, at Silsbee Oaks Health Care, Silsbee. She was born Jan. 10, 1929, in Pineland, to L o n i a Strickland McClelland and Willie McClelland. Mrs. Self served the Lord as

a pastor’s wife for over 30 years. She was a retired cafeteria worker at Sims Elementary in Bridge City. Survivors include her children, Kenneth Self and his wife, Lucinda, of Kirbyville and Debbie Lewis of Lumberton; grandchildren, Rebecca Hernandez, and her husband, Javi, of Nacogdoches; Brittany Cruz and her husband, Anthony, of Newton and Kevin Self and his ﬁance’, Brenna Burnes, of Kirbyville; Presley Lewis of Lumberton; and Devin Lewis of Lumberton and great-grandchildren, Arrianna Cruz of Newton, Isabella Hernandez of Nacogdoches and Trey Self of Kirbyville. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, the Rev. Troy Self and brothers, Walter McClelland, Easuel McClelland and Jesse McClelland. Her funeral service was Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Broussard’s Funeral Home, with her interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill.

Robert Johnson Mauriceville Robert Wayne Johnson, of Mauriceville, Passed away Jan. 2, at his home, at the age of 67. Robert was born April 14, 1948 in New London, Ct., to Wanda (Swinski) and Leslie Odell Johnson, Sr. He lived in Mauriceville for the past 33 years, prior in Port Arthur. Robert was a marine electrician, working for Gulf Copper Manufacturing before retiring about 10 years ago. He enjoyed reading, spending time on his computer on Facebook and playing with his dog, Toby. He was a member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, and Senior ViceCommander of the V.F.W. #2775. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend who truly enjoyed spending time with his family and will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Carolyn Johnson of Mauriceville; daughter, Pamela Irene White and husband, Joel of Little Cypress; son, Frank Dwayne Johnson and wife, Jessica of Mauriceville; sister, Jane McNeil of New London; brother, Leslie Odell Johnson, Jr. of Ledyard, CT; grandchildren Austin White, Garrett Johnson, Ethan White, Gunner Johnson and Gracie Johnson. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and a large extended family. A funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Dorman Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kevin Brown oﬃciating. Burial followed with military honors at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Dorman Funeral Home.

Della Bland Orange Della Marlene Bland, 45, of Orange, Texas, passed away Dec. 30, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, Jan. 8, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Ofﬁciating will be Pastor Tony Story of Family Wo r s h i p Center in Orange. Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Visitation will be from 6:009:00 PM, ursday, Jan. 7, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Orange, on Aug. 7, 1970, she was the daughter of Jerald Wayne Williams and Lynda Gayle Williams. She was a very caring and giving woman. She loved her children, grandchildren and grand-dogs. Della was a dedicated nurse for 25 years. She always went above and beyond the call of duty to give her patients the best care possible. She never met a stranger and loved them as her own. She will always be remembered for her unforgettable

smile. She was preceded in death by her father, Jerald Wayne Williams; grandparents, Harold R., Sr. and Anna Maudine Williams, Charles B. and Serena Isabelle Babbitt and Ocie Davis and Olene Reeves; uncle, Raleigh Frank Williams and aunt, Betty JoAnn Barnes. Della is survived by her ﬁancé, Matthew Wheatley; mother, Lynda Gayle Williams; brother, Jerry omas Williams; children, Kristin Marlene Galbreath and spouse, Justin Galbreath, and Kalyn Alise Michael and spouse Kaitlyn Michael; granddaughter, Riley Jae Elizabeth Bland; granddogs, Patches, Chauncey, Hippo and Minnie and many aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family.

James Montondon Bridge City James Montondon, 88, of Bridge City, died Friday, Jan. 1. He was born Aug. 18, 1927, in Port Arthur, to Mary Alice B r e a u x Montondon and Clarence Joseph Montondon and was a lifelong resident of the area. James enjoyed duck hunting, sailing and was an avid reader. He was a member of e Port Arthur Yacht Club on Pleasure Island and he spent many days sailing Sabine Lake. He retired from the Local 610 Carpenters Union after 50 years of service. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was a man who had a tremendous joy for life. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Dolores Montondon and son, Dallas Montondon and his wife, Andrea, all of Bridge City; daughters, Adrienne Montondon Skiles and her husband, Tommy, of Tiki Island and Suzanne Montondon of Beaumont; grandchildren, Jason Montondon, Leigh Ann Montondon, Keene Wilson, Parke Wilson, Boone Howard, Lauren Hill and Brooke Hill; greatgrandchildren, Gabriel and Madilyn Castillo and Ava Montondon and brother, Rusty Montondon and his wife, Nancy, of Port Arthur. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Travis Montondon and his brother, Reverend Monsignor Walter Montondon. A gathering of Mr. Montondon’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with his funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th St., Nederland. His interment will follow at Oak Bluﬀ Memorial Park, Port Neches. Memorial contributions in Mr. Montondon’s name may be made to the Port Arthur Public Library, 4615 9th Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas 77642.

Christine Moss Orange Born in Silsbee, Texas on Aug. 18, 1928, Christine Louise Moss enjoyed 87 years of life. She went to be with her Lord Jan. 1, in the comfort of her own home. She was the seventh child born to James Eli Neuman and B e u l a h Cooper Neuman. Christine was a faithful servant of the Lord, attending First Church of Orange since 1998. Her relationship with God was her ﬁrst priority. When one loves God like she did, the joy of life falls into place. She loved nature, sandy beaches, gardening, poetry, song-writing and singing, fishing, animals, family gatherings and eating out. Her beloved chihuahua, Precious, was her soul-mate for five and a half years and brought her so much joy and comfort. Christine taught Sunday school and children’s church for 49 years beginning at the age of 21 until she turned 70. It was during that time that God gave her many songs to write and sing. She also worked for many years as a caregiver.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, Ernest Moss; parents; brother, Leo Neuman; sisters, Ruth Griffith, Lucille Egloff, Gladys Lester, Beatrice West and Hazel Neuman and step-children, Doyle Moss and Velma Coston. She is survived by her two nieces and nephew, Peggy Clifford, Wayne Taylor and Shirley Perkins; great niece, Gina Boulware; step-daughters, Jean Ward, Melba Bodnar, Virgie Tarpley and JoAnn Campbell and other precious family members. She recently became a great-great-great aunt by the birth of Braden Henry. Serving as pallbearers were Gina Boulware, Paul McCormic, Bobby McCormic, Troy Taylor, Samuel Johnson, Curtis Thibodeaux, Wayne Taylor and Brittany Fredregill. Honorary pallbearer was Joe Bickham. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Church of Orange, Young at Heart, 3406 Edgar Brown Dr., Orange, Texas, 77630. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Compassion Hospice and the Texas Home Health providers for their outstanding care. Also, to Pastor Wheeler and the members of First Church of Orange. Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 5, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial followed at Orange Forest Lawn in West Orange.

Paul Blanda Orange Paul Joseph Blanda, 79, was born in Orange. Paul was the second of two sons born to Joseph and L i l l i a n Blanda. He passed from this life Dec. 29, in the company of his wife, Lorie. He graduated from St. Mary High School in 1954. He then attended and graduated from Lamar University in 1958 with a BS degree in Geology. Following this, he completed courses of study in Polymer Chemistry at the University of Houston and graduated in 1976 from the Kellogg Executive School of Business Management at Northwestern University in Chicago, Il. Blanda spent his career in the Petrochemical industry. During his career he worked for Spencer Chemical Company, Gulf Oil Chemical, Sinclair Koppers (Arco Chemical Company), Northern Petrochemical, Internorth and Westlake. He retired from Westlake in 1999 as Vice President of Operations. He met his wife 41 years ago when he moved to the Chicago area and swept her off her feet. They enjoyed many happy years together and took a number of cruise trips around the world with their children. He enjoyed learning about history, government, and the sciences. He liked to spend time with his family and enjoyed watching sports such as football, baseball and tennis. He also had a passion for genealogy and loved to travel around the world to learn more about his Sicilian ancestry. Paul will be remembered for his one-of-akind sense of humor and his ability to befriend anyone instantly. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, brother Bernard and by his eldest daughter Laura Ann Blanda Takata. He is survived by his wife, Lorie Blanda; son Paul J. Blanda Jr., Laura’s children Gregory Takata and his daughter Drew and Sean Takata and his son Trey. He is also survived by his daughter Mary Lynn Mochel and her children Kali and Alexander and his daughters Jennifer Lynn Newheiser and Rebecca Ann Berthold. If you would like to make a donation on Paul’s behalf, please make a donation to Prince of Peace Catholic Church Mercy Ministries or the Lakewood Forest Club, in Houston.

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Orange County Happenings Area Wide Community Events Schedules To List Your Organization’s Upcoming Events And Fundraisers In The Record Newspapers and on TheRecordLive.com email to news@therecordlive.com or call 409.886.7183

Orange County Retired Teachers to meet

Donations being sought for TPSA sponsors

The next meeting of the Orange County Teachers will be held on Monday, Jan. 11, at 10:30 am at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th St., Orange. The guest speaker will be Tai Ho of the Beaumont office of the Lone Star Legal Aid. He will inform those in attendance about elder care. A light lunch will be served.

Bridge City Independent School District will host the TPSA High School Law Enforcement & Firefighting Association East Region competition Jan. 15-16. Goody bags are being put together for the 12 sponsors that will be attending. Coupons, gift certificates, promotional items, etc. would be most helpful. The goal is to persuade these folks to eat, shop, enjoy and spend locally as well as to make them feel welcome. Deadline to turn items to go in goody bags is Jan. 11. If you have anything you would like to donate, please call the chamber office at 7355671 to make arrangements for drop-off or pickup. For more information on TPSA, visit http://www.txpublicservice.com. For questions or moreinformation, please call BJ at 735-5671.

Chevron Retirees Association to Meet The Chevron Retirees Association will meet Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. in the Banquet Room (entrance from side parking lot) at Robert’s Steakhouse, 3720 W. Park Ave., Orange. All Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees, spouses and guests are cordially invited to attend this meeting for a good “Dutch treat” meal, fellowship and an update on the latest activities of the CRA.

Friends of Rachel Club to give away clothes The Orangefield High School FOR Club (Friends of Rachel Club) will hold a Community Clothing Giveaway, Saturday, Jan. 16, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Orangefield High School Library. he group will be accepting gently used clothes that will be given away free to anyone who needs them. All are welcome.

Mount Olive Baptist Church to host "Mustang Day" Mount Olive Baptist Church will host "Mustang Day", Sunday, Jan. 17, at 10:55 am. in honor of the accomplishments of the faculty and students of West Orange_Stark High School and to congratulate the Mustang Varsity Football Team as the UIL State Champions. The church invites the faculty, students, cheerleaders, Fillies, band/flag, etc., coaching staff and football players to attend this special service in their honor. If additional information is needed, please contact the coordinator of this event, Beverly Robinson at 330-0085 or 882-5424.

BCLL holds registration Online registration for players and coaches is going on now at www.bcll.org. Representatives will be at the BC Elementary cafeteria on two Saturdays, Jan. 9 and Jan. 16, from 10 am-3 pm assisting parents and coaches with the online process and taking payments. Fundraiser candy should be picked up by parents on these dates and umpires and concession workers may sign up. With an earlier season start, tryouts will take place before the end of January. For all important dates, visit our website and review the date sheet under downloads. Fees are $100 first child, $50 second and third child, with the fourth child being free. After Jan. 17, a $20 late fee will apply, so parents are urged to get children registered in the next two weeks.

Friends of Depot to hold meeting The first meeting of 2016 for the volunteers of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, 5:30pm. The members of the board are called for an earlier meeting at 4:30 pm to conduct some business prior to the main board meeting. Meeting will be held as usual at the Grace Lutheran Church, 2300 Eddleman Road, Orange. All members are encouraged to attend as some exciting news will be announced. The Friends organization always welcomes interested individuals who want to preserve the historic depot on Green Avenue.

BC Chamber sets date for Taste of the Bayou The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual Taste of the Bayou Annual Banquet on Monday, Jan. 11, at 6 pm, at the Bridge City Elementary School. The family friendly event is open to the public. Tickets are $15 per person and a sponsored table for eight at $160. There will be food available from Tico’s Cuban Cafe, Judice’s Cajun Cafe, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Texas Roadhouse, Circle Dr. Baptist Church and Hush Puppy Express. Music will be provided by the Gulf Coast Playboys. There will be a photo booth and a sports memorabilia silent auction by Don Bonin as well as a special appearance from Boudreaux Dagator. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact The chamber at 735-5671, or email, bcchamber@sbcglobal.net, or by stopping by the office at 150 W. Roundbunch Rd.

American Legion to sell fish dinners The American Legion Post 49, 108 Green Ave., Orange will hold a fried fish plate fund raiser from 11 am-1 pm., Thursday, Jan. 7. Plates are $8 and will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Call 886-1241 after noon Wednesday, Jan. 6 and before 9 am Thursday, Jan. 7 for orders and deliveries.

Orange to celebrate State Champ Mustangs The City of Orange is hosting the WOS Mustang “State Championship” celebration parade scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 10, at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion located in downtown Orange, at 601 Division Ave. The event will begin at 1 pm with the parade scheduled to follow at 2 pm in downtown Orange. Registration forms, which include rules and restrictions for parade entries will be available at the Orange Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) by calling 409-883-1011 and at the Orange Chamber of Commerce (409-883-3536). More information will be available after the Christmas Holiday. Immediately following the parade, Mustang coaches and platers will be acknowledged by representatives from local cities and the county. Also, there will be performances by the Mustang band, drill team and cheerleaders. Food and drink vendors will be on site to sell sandwiches, pizza and beverages, but no alcohol will be allowed. Please no pets, no dogs and no coolers will be allowed at the event. Please contact the Orange CVB for additional information.

Annual Mardi Gras parade scheduled The 13th annual Mardi Gras Krewe of Krewe’s GrandeParade will be Jan. 30, at 5:30 pm in downtown Orange. Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys will provide entertainment following the parade at the Riverfront Pavilion. Food and beverage vendors will be at the event. No dogs, pets or coolers are allowed during the event. Parade applications are available at the chamber office, 1012 Green Ave., Orange. For additional information, please call 883-3536.

OC livestock clinic opened to all counties Attention all livestock exhibitors, County Extension Agents, Ag Teachers, volunteers and leaders, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Orange County and Orange County Livestock Show Association will be holding a two day livestock clinic open to all counties for youth and adults. The two day clinic will increase youth and adult knowledge and abilities in grooming, caring, feeding and showing, beef cattle, chickens, rabbits, goats, lambs and swine. Please, do not bring your animals. The clinic will be held Friday, Jan. 29, 6-8 pm at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center, 11475 FM 1442 Orange, with dinner provided and Saturday Jan. 30, at the Orange County Livestock Barn, Arnell Road in Mauriceville. Youth registration is 8-9 am, with clinic beginning at 9 am. Adult registration will be 8-8:30 am with clinic beginning at 8:30 am. Youth registration fee is $10 and adults are $20. No charge for children under 7 years of age. Early Bird registration deadline for youth is Jan. 15. All youth who register early will receive a free t-shirt. Call or stop by the Orange County Extension office to register, 882-7010.

Pitbull to perform at Golden Nugget, Lake Charles Golden Nugget Lake Charles welcomes hip hop artist and rapper Pitbull, for a onenight performance on Saturday, Feb. 6. The popular musician and entertainer will take the stage at 8 PM in the casino’s Grand Event Center.Ticket prices range from $45 - $95 and go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 10 AM. To purchase tickets, please visit www.ticketmaster.com. On Feb. 6, doors will open at 7 PM. For a complete list of upcoming performances and to book your stay at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles, please visit www.goldennuggetlc.com.

St. Paul CME presents Christians on Parade St. Paul CME will present “Christians on Parade,” a humorous parody of church folks, written and directed by Debra Williams of Beaumont. The presentation will be Sunday, Jan. 7, at 6 pm at the St. Paul, 1201 N. 4th St., Orange. The public is invited to meet the cast of characters (or find your inner self), such as Jezebel, Sanctified Sally, Mean Myrtle, Scary Susan, Light Fingers Lillie Mae, Bully Brandon, Handsome Herman and many more. The play is being sponsored by the Women’s Missionary Society. Patricia Woods is the president.

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Right place, right time often best tact COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

e catching had been far too good to take a chance on the weatherman blowing a forecast once again for us to cancel the trip. His educated guess was calling for 20 to 25 mile per hour south winds which would preclude the option of fishing the open lake, but Jason and Delaney were determined to give it a try. Unfortunately, the weather man did in fact miss the forecast and as usual it was on the low side. By the time I eased out of East Pass at daylight the whitecaps were already crashing into the Roseau cane on the north shoreline. After taking a sheet of chilling spray over the bow we eased back into the Intracoastal to re-evaluate our decision. “Here is what we need to do,” I offered while looking over the side of the boat at water that had only an inch or so of visibility at best. “We need to run back to Peggy’s on the Bayou, eat breakfast and reschedule this trip for next week after the front blows through. Much to my chagrin, however, they would have no part of that proposal. “We ate donuts and drank coffee all the way from Houston so we are not hungry,” stated Jason, “and we are willing to try anything to catch fish.” What they did not understand at that point was that there was no “anything” to try. Much to my chagrin, however, after a short debate over a wasted two hour early morning ride versus eight hours of wasted practice casting in gale force winds youth trumped experience and we headed upriver. e muddy water pouring down the Sabine as a result of the SRA trying to pull the bulging lake level on T-Bend was bucking the gale force wind and water was still rising and spreading out at a steady rate. On top of that, water hyacinth and See COLBURN, PAGE 4B

DeAndre Hopkins looks to make a big impact in the playoffs for the Houston Texans this postseason.

Playoffs with a twist

NFL post-season opens with Texans on tap KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

A quick glance at the NFL Playoﬀs reveals that the Wild Card Round begins Saturday with our Houston Texans kicking oﬀ the action at 3:35 p.m. against the Kansas City Chiefs at NRG Stadium in Houston. But further scrutiny shows that this year’s four wild card teams are perhaps stronger than the eight division champions. It sounds strange, but Kansas City, the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Pitts-

burgh Steelers have a combined total of 11 Super Bowl championships between them. Going one step further, the only wild card team that is not a favorite for this weekend’s opening action is the Green Bay Packers, who are a one-point underdog at Washington on Sunday, according to the early lines released from Las Vegas. e game is set for 3:40 p.m. Sunday and can be seen on FOX. Strangely enough, Green Bay and Washington are the only teams in this weekend’s Wild Card Round that didn’t face each other in the regular season. e odds-makers in Vegas must realize that the Redskins are playing lights out while the Packers appear to be ﬂoundering, losing their

two final games which relegated them to wild card status. Houston hosts Kansas City as a three-point underdog on ESPN, followed by Pittsburgh being a 2½-point favorite at Cincinnati in Saturday’s nightcap kicking off at 7:15 p.m. on CBS. Sunday’s first game has Seattle traveling to Minnesota to play the Vikings in a 12:05 p.m. start on NBC. e Seahawks are a whopping 5½point favorite, probably because of the 38-7 whipping they gave the Vikes in Minnesota early last month. e Green Bay-Washington game follows at 3:40 p.m. Although the Texans were 99.8 per cent assured of winning the AFC South Division championship over Indianapolis, they went out and See KORNER, PAGE 2B

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floating debris lined the semiprotected shoreline making it impossible to fish shallow water. Just before noon I truly believed that we may finally call in the dogs when Delaney backlashed what was going to be a fifty yard cast, but only five yards of the cast actually made it to the water. After picking out the forty-five yards of tangled loops remaining on his reel he lifted his Rat-L-Trap off the bottom only to discover that a live fish had picked up his motionless lure. “I’ve got one,” he announced much to our amazement and proceeded to reel in a small yellow bass. “Hey, it’s a fish and I am ahead of you,” was all the taunting his brother needed to doom us to another four hours of casting. He immediately clipped off his Hoginar, tied on the same pearl white Rat-L-Trap and launched it in the same direction. I don’t know if he also dupli-

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played perhaps their best game of the 2015 season, drubbing an overmatched Jacksonville team 30-6 Sunday afternoon at NRG Stadium. e Houston victory left no doubt which team was going to the playoffs as the division winner, although there were nine scenarios that had to happen for Indianapolis to slip into the playoffs. e Texans win topped off the most successful year for Houston’s three major pro sport franchises making the playoffs (Rockets, Astros and Texans) since 1980 when the Oilers, Astros and Rockets accomplished that same feat. e defense was superb, setting a franchise record with eight sacks and holding an opponent under 300 total yards for the seventh time in the last nine games in which the Texans compiled an impressive 7-2 record and allowed fewer points than any other NFL team in the final nine games. ey held opponents to zero touchdowns five times during that period. And when one mentions brilliant defense, the name J.J. Watt

Continued from Page 1B cated the backlash thing as I was fighting the troll motor at the time, but before I could get the bow turned into the wind I heard the drag on his spinning reel yielding line to a larger fish. Delaney begrudgingly peeled away the floating hyacinth wrapped around a 22-inch redfish and all was well with the world. After catching one more yellow bass and two more slot reds in a reasonable amount of time, I motored to a submerged pile of scrap metal in 18 to 22 feet of water that might be holding fish as well. e second time Jason dropped his Trap straight over the side he connected with a big red that pulled off right at the net. Before he could offer his condolences, Delaney’s rod doubled over and Jason let him net his own slot red while he battled another. Both brothers limited and released several more fish before Jason hung up once more and lost the last of our pearl half ounce Traps. Unfortunately, that

was the only color they wanted as Delaney had tried several other colors and a Hoginar with no success while his brother continued to catch fish. I don’t know that the water was clearer at that depth or what, but even chrome or chartreuse patterns failed to dupe a single fish. e fish also wanted the lure bounced vertically off the structure. We did eventually get to eat a Po-Boy that afternoon at Peggy’s while I suffered through more than my share of verbal abuse for wanting to reschedule. Make no mistake about it… .there was far more luck involved than skill, but once again it proved that the fish are always biting somewhere! If the weather keeps you off the lake again this week don’t forget about the Houston Boat Show. It is scheduled to run January 8th through the 17th, but will be closed on the 9th due to the Texan’s playoff game.

LSCPA Spirit Team seeks new members with Jan. 11 tryouts Lamar State College Port Arthur is bolstering Seahawks Spirit with a new team of dancers, tumblers and cheerleaders starting this semester at the school. Tryouts for the Seahawks Spirit Team are taking place on Monday, January 11, at 10 a.m. in the Carl Parker Center with new coach David Aguirre looking for the new face of Seahawks athletics. New team members will perform for the ﬁrst time at the January 20 home men’s basketball game against Lee College at the Parker Center. at game tips oﬀ at 7 p.m. Aguirre is no stranger to cheer or collegiate spirit programs, having served as a member of the Lamar University Cardinals competitive cheer team in 2012. He has also spent 16 years as a cheer coach and owns Cheer Evolution in Nederland, a school for cheer and tumbling students. A graduate of Vidor High School, Aguirre is currently living in Port Neches. In addition to Cheer Evolution, Aguirre also serves as choreographer for schools across the state for University Interscholastic League competitions. Locally, he works with Nederland High School and All Saints HS in Beaumont.

“I am looking for people with dance ability, voice projection and cheer and dance background,” he said. “We’re looking for both female and male team members. e men will help with lifting and sideline cheers.” is squad will serve during the Spring 2016 semester with new tryouts taking place during the month of May for a squad that will perform for the 2016-17 school year. “is cheer program will go a long way in building tradition and pride in the Seahawks athletics programs and in the college itself,” said Scott Street, Director of Athletics at LSCPA. “e Spirit Team will build a much more exciting game-time experience for our fans and for the athletes.” Students must be enrolled full time at LSCPA and hold at least a 2.0 grade point average to be considered for the team. ose selected for the squad qualify for a scholarship equivalent to a three-hour class at the college. e team will represent the school at games but also stand as ambassadors for LSCPA at public events. For additional information about the tryouts, contact Erin Peltier at the Seahawks Athletics Department by calling 409-984-6291.

Continued from Page 1B usually is the ringleader. at also was the case Sunday when he played without his hand cast for the first time in four weeks. Watt led the team with eight tackles—three for losses—three sacks to once again lead the NFL with 17½ and four hits on the quarterback. He also deflected three passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. But he had plenty of help from outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus who outdid Watt by getting 3 ½ sacks for the second time this season, finishing with a very respectable 12 for the season. He also had five tackles, including two for losses and three hits on the quarterback. He forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. Brian Hoyer returned to quarterback for Houston after completing concussion protocol and is anxious to start against Kansas City Saturday. Alfred Blue rushed for 102 yards and had a 65-yard run called back because of a penalty. Kansas City enters the playoffs as the NFL’s hottest team, currently riding a 10-game winning streak and an 11-5 record com-

pared to Houston’s 9-7. e Chiefs scored 27 unanswered points against the Texans in the season opener and then hung on for a 27-20 win. e Chiefs built their winning streak without star running back Jamaal Charles of Port Arthur, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. However, Kansas City has not won a playoff game since they beat the Houston Oilers in the Astrodome after the 1993 season when Joe Montana was the Chiefs’ quarterback. I figure that losing streak will be extended after the Texans win 26-24 Saturday. And while we’re at it, look for Pittsburgh to win the nightcap at Cincinnati in their rubber match this season, 31-27. I also look for the Seattle Seahawks’ Legion of Boom to have a repeat performance at Minnesota Sunday by ousting the Vikings 2316 and Green Bay to upset the Redskins 27-23 in the later game. KWICKIES…Sara omas just completed her first season as an NFL game official. She is the first female football official in the league’s 95-year history. Her “real

NFL Wildcard Weekend Saturday, Jan. 9

Sunday, Jan. 10

3:35 p.m.: Kansas City at Houston 7:15 p.m.: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

12:05 p.m.: Seattle at Minnesota 3:40 p.m.: Green Bay at Washington

job” is being a pharmaceutical sales representative. e Houston Texans 2016 opponents have been determined with the dates of their games to be announced this spring. Home games include Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Kansas City, San Diego, Detroit, Chicago and Cincinnati. e road games will be at Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Denver, Oakland, Green Bay, Minnesota and New England. e schedule looks extremely competitive, especially the road gig. It looked for a long time Sunday afternoon like the Houston Texans would be playing Denver at NRG Stadium Saturday. at was until Head Coach Gary Kubiak inserted his “backup” quarterback Peyton Manning into the game with the Broncos trailing San Diego 13-7 after committing

ﬁve turnovers. e 37-year old Hall of Fame candidate directed ﬁve drives with four resulting in scores as Denver beat the slumping Chargers 27-20 and won the AFC West Division and kept Kansas City as a wild card. e Seattle Seahawks rebounded from their upset loss to the St. Louis Rams last week and came through with an upset of their own Sunday at Arizona. Quarterback Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes in the second period to extend the Seahawks’ lead to 30-6. Orange’s Earl omas intercepted a Carson Palmer pass to add to the Cardinals’ frustration as Seattle went on to win 36-6. JUST BETWEEN US…Black Monday, the day after the regular NFL season ended, had several coaching casualties with the headliner being the resignation

of New York Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin, who left with a 102-90 record, including three Super Bowl rings. Unfortunately, his team hadn’t made the playoﬀs in the last four seasons. Chip Kelley was ousted at Philadelphia last week for dismantling his team of star players, Mike Pettine was let go at Cleveland after only a couple of seasons and Jim Tomsula only lasted one season at San Francisco. Other openings include Miami where Mike Shanahan and former Atlanta boss Mike Smith expressed an interest and Tennessee where Mike Mularkey was the interim head coach. Several teams are interested in New Orleans’ head coach Sean Payton who still has two years left on his contract but meets with the top brass today to find out his fate.

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THE 2016 STATE OF THE COUNTY Orange County Residents, The year 2015 was my first year as your County Judge and it was filled with excitement and incredible accomplishments. Orange County employees worked very hard to provide services to all 83,000 of you. We made tremendous strides in these short 12 months to increase our efficiency and effectiveness when using YOUR MONEY that you have ENTRUSTED TO US. Despite all of the success, our work is not done and we will continue to strive for more improvements. Each and every county employee is a public servant, and it is my goal to ensure that our number one priority is serving each of you to the best of our abilities. I strongly believe in all levels of government being fiscally secure and responsible. Orange County has made vast improvements in our financial position from the beginning of 2015. The biggest help to our finances was the creation of the first truly balanced budget in over 20 years. For fiscal year 2016, the county’s projected revenues equaled projected expenses. A truly balanced budget means the county was able to preserve our $6.5 million beginning fund balance. This helps the county maintain a reserve in the event of a natural disaster. Additionally, it is an enormous improvement over the negative $3 million projected ending fund balance two years ago and the $392,000 projected ending fund balance one year ago. We were only able to achieve a truly balanced budget by hard work, reevaluating County programs and policies from top to bottom, and making difficult decisions. We began the budget process earlier than any County employee could remember and I personally went through each and every of the thousands of lines in the budget. We listened to the concerns of each department and incorporated as many requests as we could within the framework of a balanced budget. The County also did not need to borrow funds to make payroll through the end of

the calendar year for the first time since 2012. Additionally, this balanced budget was accomplished without raising the property tax rate. Other accomplishments during 2015 include: Medicare-eligible County retirees were moved from a 100 percent County funded Blue Cross Blue Shield plan to a 100 percent County funded Medicare supplement plan. This revision resulted in overall lower out-of-pocket health costs for the retiree and a sav-

ings of approximately $220,000 per year for the County, The County’s sick-time buyback program is being phased out. This program required the County to buyback up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of an employee’s sick-time upon the employee leaving County employment. The Court took action in September to freeze these sick-time “accounts” so that the cost of this policy will only get smaller over time and the program will eventually disappear,

Saving $120,000 per year by removing about $2 million in various property from our insured inventory list that the County has not even possessed as far back as 2003, Saving $30,000 per year by removing one deceased, one incarcerated, and two otherwise ineligible individuals from our County-funded retiree health insurance pool that the County was unnecessarily spending taxpayer funds on, Securing grant funds for a $1.4 million radio-tower project

Taste of Southeast Texas

Stuffed Bell Peppers EVY’S CAJUN KITCHEN Evelyn Brandon e Record In the winter months, when it gets dark earlier and there is so much to be done on the farm, I like to cook quick meals, or cook ahead of time and refrigerate my meals. It’s so easy to come home and just pop something into the microwave or the oven and warm it up. Vegetables are so good as a meal in themselves and they warm over easily without losing much flavor or drying out. ey don’t have to be just used as side dishes. In my opinion, a good veggie plate with a couple sliced tomatoes and some cornbread are just as good to make an entire meal. I like bell peppers no matter how they are fixed and I especially like them stuffed. I remember as a kid when mama would make stuffed peppers, I wasn’t having any of it. I would usually just have whatever else we had on the table. But as I got older and “embraced my Cajuness” as my friend Beverly Perry would say, I began to appreciate the taste of bell peppers, which is a good thing, because I usually add them to just about all my dishes. is stuffed pepper recipe is one of the easiest ones I have used and these peppers turn out so good and tasty in just a little

to improve radio communication coverage for first responders and law enforcement agencies, Conducting the first comprehensive, cover-to-cover review, update, and revision of the

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Criminal mischief, 295 Carla, Vidor Harassment/assault, 195 Greathouse, Vidor Trespass, 195 Farragut Heights, Vidor eft, 10691 N. Hwy. 62/286 Happy Homes Dr., Orange Animal bite, 3975 Havel Ln., Vidor Jan. 2 Disturbance, 820 Cherokee, Vidor Disturbance/commitment, 5000 block Stately Ct., Orange Death investigation, 7692 Patricia St., Orange eft, 205 Border St., Orange Burglary of habitation, 3025 Call, Vidor Missing person, 205 Border St., Orange Welfare concern/mental health/commitment, 6400 block Burdine, Orange Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 3025 Call, Vidor Jan. 3 ATV accident, Sawmill Rd., Vidor Burglary of motor vehicle,

6985 Bessie Heights Rd., Orange Assault, 3499 Beadle Ln., Orange Burglary of motor vehicle, 4721 Holly St., Orange Sexual assault of a child, 1400 block Mandi Ln., Orange Burglary of motor vehicle, 2077 E. Norman Cr., Orange Assault/injury to a child, 1040 S. Hwy. 87, Orange Jan. 4 Possession of controlled substance, Lutcher at Meeks, Orange Sexual assault/forcible rape, 205 Border St./Concord St., Vidor, Orange Suspicious circumstances/ drug incident, 7808 Wooten Dr., Orange Fraud, 150 Neches, Vidor Missing person, 206 FM 1131, Vidor eft, 470 Tall Pine, Vidor Animal bite, 1050 W. Circle, Vidor eft, 1480 E. Freeway Blvd., Rose City Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 5840 Jeﬀerson, Vidor

William Clark Orange

to the service beginning at 9:00 am. Born in Livingston, Jan. 21, 1940, he was the son of Newton McRade Womack and Ivor Humble Womack. Lenord was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was a Journeyman wireman with Local Union 479. He had a huge love for his wife Peggy and his family. Lenord enjoyed spending time with his family and his grandchildren who were the twinkle in his eye. He loved traveling, fishing and visiting with his life-long best friends Harold and Dorothy Morgan and Ted Copeland as well as his church family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Womack; parents; daughter, Donna Carter and grandson, Trent Randall Womack. Lenord is survived by his children, Debra Watts and husband Troy, Sherry Croaker and husband Bryan and Randy Womack and wife Lanette; 12 grandchildren, Kimberly, Erica, Josh, Brandon and Blake Verret, Charlie Verrett, April Victoria, Kaleigh Carter, Megan Croaker, Jacob, Lindsay and Cavan Womack; 10 great-grandchildren and siblings, Tommy Womack, Clarrell Williams, Doris Wallace, Carla omson, Kay Farned and Bruce Womack. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, to Silver Oaks Baptist Church at 16460 FM1442, Orange, TX 77632, or to the American Diabetes Association at P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. e children would like to extend a very special thank you to the staff at Cypress Glenn and those special angels in our lives (you know who you are) that have been there not only for mom and dad, but for us as well.

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bit of time. I hope you enjoy this recipe, it’s so easy.

Stuffed Bell Peppers 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2 cans cream of celery soup 1 pound shrimp 1 pound crab meat 1 stick butter 1/3 cup green onions, chopped 4 cups cornbread, cooked and crumbled (some people prefer rice) 10 large bell peppers, topped and cleaned 2-3 teaspoons Cajun seasoning Directions Saute’ green onions, add shrimp, crab and seasoning. While continually stirring, cook approximately 6-10 minutes. Add soups, and gradually add

in crumbled cornbread (or rice), mixing thoroughly. Place bell peppers into casserole dish and spoon mixture into bell peppers. Lightly sprinkle seasoning over each pepper. Bake 20-30 minutes until tops are golden brown. *Note - I add salt, pepper and garlic powder to my Cajun seasoning mixture. I also sauté a couple teaspoons minced garlic in with the onion, shrimp and crab. To mix it up a bit, you can add some crushed French’s fried onions and parmesan cheese to the top of the bell peppers before you bake them. is gives it lagniappe. Bon appétit!!

William Lee Clark, age 68, passed away on December 28. He was a resident of Orange. He was the son of the late Norman L. Clark and the late Lillian C. Holt Clark. He is survived by his daughters, Jill Samuels of Hope, Ar. and Katelyn Clark of Eunice, La; son Timothy Clark of Basile, La; grandson, Trenton Tipton; sisters, Norma Sabins and Wanda Ezernack both of Starks; brothers, Tommy Clark and wife, Judy of Wildwood; Claude Clark and wife, JoAnn of Tyler, along with numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Susan Shelton and grandchildren, Tristan Tipton and Kyle Tipton. Funeral service was held, Friday, Jan. 1, at e First Pentecostal Church, in Starks. Pastor Karl Smith oﬃciated. Interment was at Miller Annex in Starks. Arrangements were handled by Riley Smith Funeral Home, 1810 West Fourth St., Dequincy, La.

Lenord Womack Orange Lenord Raymond Womack, 75, of Orange, passed away Dec. 21, in Port Arthur. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, Jan. 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Oﬃciating will be the Rev. Ed Rawls. A graveside service will take place at 3:00 pm at Big Sandy Cemetery in Dallardsville. Visitation will be prior

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Sen. Nichols: Standing up for Christmas Senator Robert Nichols For The Record Here are a few things happening around your state this month: Standing up for Christmas Over the past few years, various communities and school districts within Senate District 3 and across the state have been faced with challenges to their Christmas displays, as well as displays of their Christian faith. I have continually heard from many constituents who dislike that it is becoming less culturally acceptable to openly celebrate these holidays in the ways past generations have. During the 83rd Legislative Session, I sponsored the “Merry Christmas Bill” which allows students and teachers the right to celebrate Christmas on school property as well as to use traditional greetings such as ‘Merry Christmas’ on school grounds without fear of legal action against them. I believe as we stand at a cultural crossroads in our society, that bill was one step forward in defending our state’s traditional values and beliefs.

While you may be reading this article after Christmas, I wanted to ensure you that I have, and as long as I am in the Senate, will continue to fight for individuals, communities and organizations right to celebrate Christmas and to protect their Christian values. The Border and Sanctuary Cities Texas has been faced with the immense challenge of dealing with an influx of illegal immigrants into our state. Recently, during an interim hearing for the Senate Subcommittee on Border Security, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw shared with the committee that more than 174,000 undocumented individuals were apprehended entering our state over the past four years. The number of unaccompanied minors entering the state during October and November of this year nearly doubled compared to 2014. Because of this, Governor Greg Abbott has extended the Texas National Guards mission by ordering them to stay on the border. The troops were originally scheduled to leave at the end of this

month. The Subcommittee also addressed the subject of whether Texas should allow for Sanctuary Cities and whether questioning immigration status, violates a person’s rights. In a Sanctuary City, local law enforcement are not allowed to inquire about an individual’s immigration status or share it with the federal government. Agriculture Fee Increases In October, Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Commissioner Sid Miller proposed an increase in the fees for a range of licenses, registrations and services TDA provides. Since then legislators from both chambers and numerous industry groups have come out in opposition to this, as the fees could be increased between 200 and 600 percent from the current fee structure. I have heard from several individuals and agricultural organizations who have shared their concerns that these increases could potentially have a serious impact on individual industries, the state’s agricultural economy

and consumers. I have and will continue to support the agricultural industry in Texas and take the necessary action to ensure TDA operates efficiently and is accountable to taxpayers. Texas Racing Commission Last year, the Texas Racing Commission (TRC) voted to allow racing tracks to implement ‘historical racing’ terminals, allowing players to bet on digital simulations of historical races. After a state district judge ruled the commission had overstepped its authority in allowing these terminals, the Legislature asked TRC to repeal rules authorizing ‘historical racing’. Recently, TRC initially voted to not repeal its rules and then came back and agreed to republish the rules and take up the subject again in February. When I first sought to represent Senate District 3, I made a pledge to oppose efforts to expand gambling in Texas. As the Racing Commission continues to bypass the Legislature and oppose the state’s constitution, I will continue to maintain this position.

County successes of the current model and give Orange County increased chances of economic development going into the future, Reducing County costs on private culvert installation by charging the full cost of installation instead of one-third of the cost, Reducing property maintenance costs by instituting a lease program on dozens of County-owned FEMA buyback properties, Entering into an agreement with Texas Workforce Solutions to receive extra manpower in various departments at no cost to the County, Instituting an employee and retiree health fair to provide health education and screenings at no cost, Instituting an employee health incentive program whereby each employee must take two basic, no-cost steps to demonstrate proactive involvement in their own health care or pay $40 per month to their own health insurance premiums,

Continued from Page 3B Revising the emergency management debris cleanup contract to potentially save millions of dollars in the event of a major catastrophe, Securing millions of dollars in grants to improve roadways throughout the County, and Declaring a disaster due to the Spring-time flooding to receive up to 75 percent reimbursement on road repairs. The County also continues to explore the validity of or work on proposed future projects. Each of these proposed projects are in various stages of development and review. These projects would each bring unique new features to the County, but Orange County is still reviewing each of them and is not financially obligated to any of them as of yet. All of these projects remain only proposals at this time. These include: The proposed Loop 299 in the Vidor area to improve transportation and open new areas for economic development, The proposed FM 105 Tollway from Vidor to Beaumont over the Neches River to improve transportation, open new areas for economic development, provide another evacuation route out of Orange County and provide other benefits, The proposed Army Corps of Engineers levee system to protect Orange County from devastating storm surge, A new inpatient hospital to replace the services lost by the closure of Baptist Hospital’s inpatient services in Orange County, A Veterans Health Administration facility in Orange County to serve Southeast Texas veterans, and A new indigent health clinic to provide expanded services in Orange County to those with reduced health insurance access. More information and details regarding the County’s accomplishments in 2015 can be found at www.co.orange.tx.us/ 2015_County_Accomplishments.html. These are just a few of the many accomplishments of Orange County in 2015. These do not even take into account the daily achievements of Orange County employees. We kept our fellow citizens safe through law enforcement, investigators, dispatch and jailers. We kept our economy moving with roads, bridges, an airport, and transportation. We provided safe living, working, and leisure spaces by dedicated environmental, health, code, parks, and mosquito control individuals. We provided health, mental health, and social services through our veterans’ office and social services department. We maintained the scales of justice with judges, prosecutors, clerks, support staff, and adult and juvenile probation staff. We taught life and agriculture services through AgriLife. We provided fair and impartial elections by election administration personnel. And we kept all of the above possible with purchasing, records, mailroom, MIS, treasury, auditors, maintenance, tax collectors, human resources, and additional support staff. Every government employee enjoys the privilege of serving each of you. Government employment is not a right, an entitlement, or a guarantee, nor do the citizens exist to serve and fund the government. Our sole purpose as public servants is to execute the ideals embodied in The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution. Those ideals are that all people are created equal, we each have the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness endowed to us by our Creator, that governments are instituted among the people and derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that the people established a more perfect union to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Thank you for the opportunity, privilege, and honor to serve as your County Judge and I look forward to serving you for many years to come. I pray that 2016 will build upon the successes of 2015 and bring future progress and improvement throughout Orange County. May God bless you, your family, our community, and The United States of America. Stephen Brint Carlton Orange County Judge

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What is the Daniel Fast? The Daniel Fast is based upon the prophet Daniel’s fasting experiences as recorded in the Bible. Scripture gives us some insight (such as in Dan. 10:3) into what he ate and didn’t eat; however, we don’t know his complete menu. What we do know is this: In Daniel 1, Daniel chose not to eat the royal food that he was being served and ate only vegetables and drank water. Another time (in Daniel 10:2-3) he deprived himself of choice food, meat, and wine as he sought the Lord in prayer. Most commentaries believe “choice food” would have been bread and sweets. This is why, I believe, you will find some variation in the specific guidelines for the modern-day Daniel Fast, as far as what foods are included and which ones are restricted. The food guidelines on my website are the ones most commonly described in a Daniel Fast. The intention of today’s Daniel Fast is not to duplicate exactly what Daniel did but the spirit in which he did it. Daniel’s passion for the Lord caused him to hunger and thirst more for spiritual food than for physical food, which should be the desire of anyone choosing to participate in this type of fast. The Daniel Fast Guidelines Try not to get too hung up on what you should and shouldn’t eat. Remember, the most important part of the fast is that you deny yourself physically so that you may seek the Lord in prayer and grow closer to Him. Your particular fast may look a little different than someone else’s, but that’s ok. Some people may need to be stricter than others in their food choices so that their fast is a sacrifice for them. These food guidelines are meant to be just that – a guide. They are given to help you create boundaries for your fast.

The Daniel Fast Food List

All fruit – fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, or canned. All vegetables – fresh, frozen, dried, juiced, or canned. All whole grains – amaranth, barley, brown rice, oats, quinoa, millet, and whole wheat. All nuts & seeds – almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds; unsweetened almond milk. Nut butters are also included. All legumes – canned or dried; black beans, black eyed peas, cannellini beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), great northern beans, kidney beans, lentils, pinto beans, and split peas. All quality oils – avocado, coconut, grapeseed, olive, peanut, sesame, and walnut. Beverages – distilled water, filtered water, and spring water. Other – unsweetened almond milk, coconut milk, rice milk, or soy milk; herbs, spices, salt, pepper, unsweetened coconut flakes, seasonings, Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, soy products, and tofu.

Foods to Avoid on the Daniel Fast

All meat & animal products – beef, buffalo, fish, lamb, poultry, and pork. All dairy products – butter, cheese, cream, eggs, and milk. All sweeteners – agave nectar, artificial sweeteners, cane juice, honey, molasses, raw sugar, syrups, stevia, and sugar. All leavened bread & yeast – baked goods and Ezekiel bread (if it contains yeast and honey). All refined & processed food products – artificial flavorings, chemicals, food additives, preservatives, white flour, and white rice. All deep-fried foods – corn chips, French fries, and potato chips. All solid fats – lard, margarine, and shortening. Beverages – alcohol, carbonated drinks, coffee, energy drinks, herbal tea, and tea.

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City has started their annual Durham-Ellis nut and products fundraiser. This fundraiser supports their music program, which provides scholarships to music major students at our colleges and universities. This year they are selling pecan halves 1 lb. bag for $8.75, pecan pieces 1 lb. bag for $8.25, walnut halves and Bethel Baptist Church offers free meals pieces 1 lb. bag for $8.25, roasted cashews 1 lb. bag for $ Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Ave., West Or6.75, raw almonds 1 lb. bag for $6.50, trash mix 1 lb. bag for $ 3.50, hot and spicy peanuts 1 lb. bag for $ 2.50, pea- ange is offering free meals each Wednesday at 5:00 pm. nut brittle 7 oz. bag for $ 3.50 and frosted praline pecan For more information contact Pastor Frank Young at 936-465-1203. 12 oz. bag for $8.75 . You can place your order by calling one of the following St. Paul CME presents Christians on Parade ladies: Tana @ 735-2044 or Pat @ 626-2585. St. Paul CME will present "Christians on Parade," a humorous parody of church folks, written and directed by Wesley UMC to hold pecan, walnut fundraiser Debra Williams of Beaumont. The presentation will be Wesley United Methodist Church is taking orders for Sunday, Jan. 7, at 6 pm at the St. Paul, 1201 N. 4th St., OrDurham pecans and walnuts. Pecans and walnuts come ange. The public is invited to meet the cast of characters (or in one pound bags and are from this year's crop. Pecans come as pieces or halves and walnuts are mixed halves find your inner self), such as Jezebel, Sanctified Sally, and pieces. Pecans are $9.50 per pound and walnuts are Mean Myrtle, Scary Susan, Light Fingers Lillie Mae, Bully Brandon, Handsome Herman and many more. $8.50 per pound. The play is being sponsored by the Women's MissionIf you are interested in ordering some of the nuts, contact Doris Wilson at 886-4804, or Jan Neely at 735-5885. ary Society. Patricia Woods is the president.

First Baptist Church of West Orange

Faith United Methodist Church

608 Dayton St., Orange, TX 77630

8608 MLK Jr. Dr.• Orange • 886-1291

409-886-4167

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Living Word Church Highway 87 & FM 1006 • Orange • 735-6659 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday evening 7 p.m. Pastor: G.K. Samuel

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Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (all ages) Wednesdays- Stand 25 (Youth 6th-12th grade) 6-7 p.m.

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Harvest Chapel

1305 Irving St. • West Orange • 882-0862 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Night Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

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First Baptist ChurCh OrangeField 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:15 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided). For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m. “Kids For Christ” Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546 Rev. Mark Bunch Email: office@stpaulfamily.org

First United Methodist Church - Orange 502 Sixth Street • 886-7466

Slade Chapel 8 a.m. Praise Center 9 a.m. Sanctuary 11 a.m. Sunday School (All ages) 10 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. John Warren, Director of Music and Fine Arts: Doug Rogers, Organist: Justin Sanders

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gOOd shepherd lutheran ChurCh 945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 735-4523

Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m. Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 Our congregation welcomes the community to join us for all our services. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

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trinity Baptist ChurCh Orange 1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333 Pastor Gary Price, Worship Leader Dan Cruse Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study 5 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

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

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19805 Highway 62 • 735-7126

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Sanders raises $73 million Debbie Meaux candidate for Tax in small donations nationwide Assessor Collector issues statement Staff Report For The Record

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate for president, raised $73 million last year, breaking the record for the largest number of donations from individuals to a presidential candidate. Sanders, who has eschewed money from billionaires, shattered the record for individual donations. He received 2.5 million contributions from 1 million people in 2015. In the past three months, the average donation to Sanders was $27.16, according to a press release from the campaign. Only a few hundred donors have given the maximum $2,700. That means Sanders can go back to 99.9 percent of his supporters who have not reached the legal limit on donations to campaigns. His rival, Hillary Clinton, raised $112 million over the past 12 months. Clinton also broke a record: She has received more money than any other non-incumbent candidate in history, according to Politico. Ninety-four percent of Clinton’s donations were under $100. The former secretary of state, however, has for years cultivated big donors, as detailed in a Washington Post investigation. Sanders’ campaign says the candidate has received 2,513,665 donations, breaking the record number of donations — 2,209,636 — set by President Barack Obama’s re-election committee in

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2011. “This people-powered campaign is revolutionizing American politics,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager. “What we are showing is that we can run a strong, national campaign without a super PAC and without depending on millionaires and billionaires for their support. We are making history and we are proud of it.”

Lutcher Theater presents The Producer Jan. 15 Award-winning comic sensation The Producers takes the stage at the Lutcher Theater on Friday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 PM. The Producers is the hilarious Mel Brooks smash-hit that took Broadway by storm in 2001, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards. Tickets for The Producers are on sale now from $45-$65 at www.lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 886-5535. The Producers revolutionized Broadway Musical Comedy, and as Ben Brantley raved, “It is, to put it simply, the real thing: a big Broadway book musical that is so ecstatically drunk on its powers to entertain that it leaves you delirious, too.” Based on the Academy Award-winning 1968 film of the same name, this Mel Brooks masterpiece chronicles the side-splitting adventures of

washed-up Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his mild-mannered accountant Leo Bloom, as they scheme to get rich quick by producing the most notorious flop in the history of “showbiz.” It’s a comic tour-de-force that spoofs the big, old-fashioned Broadway musical while paying tribute to it at the same time. Often hailed as the funniest Broadway musical of all time, The Producers features a riotous mix of eccentric characters and show-stopping songs including “I Wanna Be a Producer,” “When You Got It, Flaunt it,” “Prisoners of Love,” and of course “Springtime for Hitler,” as well as Susan Stroman’s eye-popping, Tony Award-winning production numbers. The Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is located at 707 Main, Orange.

I’m Debbie (Dubois) Meaux and I want to be your next Tax Assessor Collector. With 21 years of experience in the Tax Office, dedication to Orange County and commitment to our community, I want to make a difference in our County. I embrace the opportunity to serve all of you. I have worked in every department of the Tax Office and have had the opportunity to work with the 16 ladies in Orange Office and the 3 in the Vidor Office. I enjoy the challenge of learning new areas of the office and pride myself on the knowledge I gain each time I am given new opportunities to expand my horizons. Ten years ago I started assisting our current Tax Assessor, Lynda Gunstream, in calculating Effective Tax Rates for Orange County. I am the only candidate that has in depth experience calculating these rates. It was after firsthand experience in working with this process, and not on a whim, that I decided I wanted to be the next Tax Assessor Collector. With this realization, I knew I would need to further my education. In 2011, I achieved my Professional Collectors Certification and since then, I’ve also obtained a New Tax Assessors Orientation Certificate which gave me further insight into the life of a Tax Assessor. I am proud to be the only candidate with either of these certifications. Currently, as the Reporting Clerk, I work one on one with county offices, banks and customers. Some of my duties are reporting weekly, monthly and yearly to the taxing entities, and daily balancing of all tax reports within our office. It is my responsibility to ensure that the money collected from property owners are distributed to the taxing entities within the county. The reports I use on a daily basis are necessary for a Tax Assessor Collector to understand. I am also able to aid employees in problem solving aspects that pertain to both offices. My first sense of community involvement started with my parents Harvey & Lola Du-

bois who were the first to teach me to give and give back to my community. I was born the second of five children and raised in Orange. I attended St. Mary School and am a 1983 graduate of West Orange-Stark. My husband James Debbie Meaux and I have been married for 29 years, and aside from James’s four year enlistment in the U.S. Navy, we have lived, shopped, worshiped & worked right here in Orange County. Our daughter Brittany and her husband Chris Lee are both educators in Orange County, and we have two wonderful grandchildren Lila and Reid. I am a founding member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, where I am active in several ministries including the ACTS community. For the past 8 years I have supported Orange County Relay for Life, my commitment includes being a team member, team captain and Committee chair for Survivors. If elected Tax Assessor Collector, I want to I want to continue to expand the lines of communication between the public and the office. I want to offer different ways for the community to receive information about what the Tax Office can do for them, and I’d like to continue the education of our clerks to improve upon the excellent customer service already in place. It would be great to see our office become more involved in community events in our county. The Tax Office can be a face for Orange County. Please vote to elect Republican Debbie (Dubois) Meaux as your next Tax Assessor Collector. I am asking for your support and your vote. I can’t wait to make a difference in Orange County. #votemeaux You can reach me on Facebook at Debbie Dubois Meaux, PCC or email votedebbiemeaux@yahoo.com

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