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Vol. 57 No. 38

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, January 20, 2015

Educator and environmentalist Mike Hoke dies

Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

Michael Hoke, a man known for his passion for educating young minds and the environment died this past week. Hoke, who died Wednesday, Jan. 13, leaves behind a legacy which will be remembered for years to come. He was an important member of the community who strived to make the world a better place by improving the environment and he did that for many years right here in Orange. Hoke was very instrumental in the construction of Shangri La and making the facility the world recognized facility it has

become. He was employed with the Stark Foundation and Shangri La for 11 years before

retiring in 2013. “My colleagues and I were deeply saddened to learn of the

death of Michael Hoke,” said Walter G. Riedel III, president and CEO of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, in a statement. “As the first director of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, Mike was extremely instrumental in not only planning and developing the Gardens, but also in presenting to the Foundation’s Board of Direc-

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The local community theater group is accepting play submissions for its upcoming season. The Orange Community Players has announced it is accepting play submissions for its upcoming 59th season. Any person with experience in directing is invited to submit a play draft for consideration for the new season, which will tentatively begin in August of this year. Each season of the Orange Community Players has four productions. The plays being submitted for consideration do not need to be submitted by a directorial candidate, but that is preferred. Anyone with directing experience is asked to submit a brief resume as well. Submissions may be sent to Diana Hill, chairperson of the Plays and Directors Committee, at dianakhill1@aol.com. More information is available on the Orange Community Players Facebook page or its website at www.orangecommunityplayers.com. The deadline to submit a play for consideration is Monday, Feb. 29, 2016.

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Before he went to work at Shangri La, Hoke was an educator for many years with the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District as a science teacher and spent many years shaping young minds. He helped create a Nature Classroom in the 1990s, which helped students

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tors the initial concept of a restored Shangri La. “His contributions to Shangri La Gardens were numerous, but none was more important than the emphasis on education,” Riedel continued. “Mike was a tireless advocate for education, and he touched the lives of countless students through his years as a science teacher, educator and mentor.

Mike Hoke, who died Wednesday, Jan. 13, leaves behind a legacy which will be remembered for years to come. He was an important member of the community who strived to make the world a better place by improving the environment and he did that for many years right here in Orange. RECORD PHOTO: Larry Trimm

Commissioners approved a new policy on Tuesday which will hopefully prevent any future problems with bill payments on the rare chance a meeting is not held. Orange County Commissioners unanimously approved a new policy Tuesday afternoon, which will continue until Sept. 30, 2016, the end of the current fiscal year, to help make sure certain county bills are paid when a situation arises and a meeting of Commissioners Court cannot be held. On Dec. 29, 2015, the last meeting of the calendar year for Orange County Commissioners, the meeting was can-

celed because a quorum was not in attendance. Two commissioners were out of town and one commissioner was ill, thereCarlton by canceling the meeting and prohibiting the court from approving the payment of bills, one of which included the county’s fuel bill. A special workshop session was held on Tuesday morning, where Orange County Judge Brint Carlton presented options on how this issue could resolved should it ever occur again. “Basically, what we did today was pass an order to pay bills in

the event Commissioners Court doesn’t meet for some reason,” Carlton said following Tuesday’s meeting. “It has nothing to do with our budget or funding. It’s just because we didn’t have a quorum to meet on December 29th, so the bill was already late by the time we approved it.” An issue which complicated the matter was the fact the bill was sent to the old billing address of the fuel company instead of the new address, which changed in late 2015. “That was no fault of the staff,” Carlton said. “We haven’t been using the return mail envelopes which are sent with the bill. Instead, we used a differ-

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Filing begins for May elections Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

The filing period for local elections in May has begun. The filing period for places on the May general elections is now open from Wednesday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 for several cities and school districts, along with various water districts and the port and navigation district. Early voting for the general election is from Monday, April 25 through Tuesday, May, 3. Election day will be Saturday, May 7. Some new laws are in place for this year’s general election. One of the new laws has changed the uniform election day to the first Saturday in the month of May, instead of the second Saturday. Another change pertains to voters who wish to apply for a ballot by

mail. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail will be April 26. It must be received by the Orange County Election Administrators Office on this date, not postmarked. City of Orange The City of Orange will have three council seats open for election this year. Positions open for election include District 2 seat held by Dr. Wayne Guidry, District 4 position held by Mary McKenna, and Bill Mello, who holds the Place 5 at-large position. People interested in filing may contact city secretary at 409-883-1042 for more information. City of West Orange The City of West Orange has three at-large city council

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Dozens of area residents participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, sponsored by the Orange chapter of the NAACP, through downtown Orange on Monday morning. The parade featured people marching, while singing “Happy Birthday” to Dr. King, as well as chants of inspiration and peace, followed by a procession of vehicles with signs honoring the great American man. RECORD PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

Orange Mardi Gras parade ready to roll Jan. 30 Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

Laissez les bon temps rouler! It’s Mardi Gras time in Southeast Texas and that means Orange County will kick off the good times with its annual parade at the end of the month. The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Krewe of Krewes Parade beginning at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30 in downtown Orange. The family-friendly event will feature

Betty Harmon of Orange during Orange Mardi Gras 2015. RECORD PHOTO: Larry Trimm

numerous decorated and lighted floats, more beads than you can imagine and an evening of live music and fun following the parade. “This parade is a true family-friendly event,” said Ida Schossow, president of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. “There is always plenty of beads, trinkets and toys for the children, and lots of illuminated floats and trailers to see. It’s just great family fun.” The parade will begin and end near the Orange Riverfront Pavilion, which is locat-

ed near the intersection of Sixth Street and Division Avenue. The parade route will start near the pavilion and travel down Division to 10th Street, where it will then continue right to Green Avenue. From Green Avenue the caravan will move east to First Street and turn right and then move to Front Street before reaching Sixth Street and concluding near the Pavilion. All floats will be staged in the parking lot adjacent to the Orange

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Orange: when the Navy was in town Mike Louviere For The Record

The United States Navy first came to Orange in an official capacity in 1940 and stayed for nearly six decades. Warships had visited Orange and been built here since the 19th century. At the end of World War I there were 16 wooden ships that had been contracted for war service. When the war ended those ships were no longer needed and were towed down the Sabine River near the mouth of Conway Bayou and burned to the waterline. The remains of those ships are still there today. They are both a hazard to navigation and a lure for fishermen. With the shipbuilding history in Orange and the probability of another war in the very near future the Navy came to Orange and on August 24, 1940 established the Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding under the command of Commander E.B. Perry. The office was to oversee the construction of 24 landing craft and 12 destroyers. The shipbuilding efforts and contributions of Orange to the war effort are well documented in the records of Consolidated, Levingston, and Weaver Shipyards. Orange had the distinction of being the only city in Texas to build warships for the Navy. Consolidated built destroyers and destroyer escorts, Levingston built auxiliary vessels and seagoing rescue tugs for the Royal Navy. Weaver produced wooden YMS class minesweepers. By the end of the war there would be a large surplus of ships that would no longer be needed, but were too valuable to the Navy to be either sold or scrapped. The solution was to establish reserve fleets to hold the ships in an inactive status, but ready to be returned to service in short order if needed again. In August 1945 the Navy Department announced that Orange would be one of eight sites selected for a reserve fleet location. Orange was selected for its location on the Sabine River with the abundance of fresh water and also because of the shipbuilding facilities in the city. Bids were requested for the construction of the facilities and the construction of 12 piers in the river began. The first buildings were the barracks and the administration building, later called “The Baby Pentagon.” The large white frame building was destroyed by fire about 30 years later. In November, 1945 the facility was renamed the U.S. Naval Station, Orange, Texas. Captain T.R. Cowie was assigned to be the base commander. The mission of the facility was to provide berthing space and logistical support for the reserve

Orange Naval Base seen in this late 1940’s.

The USS Matagorda arrived in Orange Nov. 5, 1945.

fleet. Later that same month the Texas Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet was established to inactivate and provide maintenance for ships transferred to the Reserve Fleet. The first vessel to report to Orange for inactivation was the U.S.S. Matagorda on November 5, 1945. By 1946 the end of the war had brought a reduction to the shipbuilding industry in Orange and the Navy purchased part of the Consolidated Steel Shipyard and also cleared a section of Riverside to expand the base, which by this time covered 168 acres. In the years after World War II all types of ships came to Orange, from the small LCI and LST landing craft to the larger light cruisers, submarines to floating shops and water barges. In 1950 when the Korean Conflict started, the base began to perform the work it had been designed to do. Even though the naval activity in Korea was limited, the Orange base sent over 30 ships to that conflict. After the cease fire in Korea the base returned to the preservation work, though on a more limited scale. In 1961 the Defense Department announced that 52 naval based would either be closed or scaled back. The Texas Group and the Florida Group would be in the affected class. 140 ships were transferred from Florida to Orange. At the height of activity during the Korean era there were 850 Navy personnel assigned to Orange. That number would decrease to 25 officers and enlisted men. By August 1962, 175 civilian contractors would be hired and trained to do the work previously done by the Navy techni-

cians. The regular Navy personnel would function as overseers. Despite the cutbacks and reorganization the Texas Group remained a vital part of the Navy. It was a major facility for ships with a low mobilization priority and a long term potential. By 1969 there were 250 ships berthed in Orange. The preservation of the ships required that all outside openings be sealed so that there would be no outside-inside air exchange. Electrical dehumidifiers were installed and all outside surfaces were covered with preservative compounds and paint. Gun turrets were covered with special enclosures. To prevent hull corrosion, cathodic protection was installed to prevent the electrolic corrosion of the underwater hull. On October 1, 1966 the Texas Group was eliminated and the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Orange Texas was commissioned with 197 ships remaining berthed. The Commanding Officer was downgraded to the Officer in Charge. All duties remained the same, but by 1967 the number of ships had decreased to 172. In November, 1970 the number had further decreased to 166. On December 28, 1975 the Department of Defense announced that the facility would be closed. For the next five years the remaining ships were either transferred back to the Navy for alternate use of sold off to countries such as Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, South Korea, and China. The few remaining ships were transferred to the Beaumont Fleet. By 1980 all of the ships had been removed from the facility. Some of the property was sold to American Bridge, U.S… Steel to once again be used for

construction. Some of the property went to Lamar State College, Orange. Some of the adjacent land was sold to the Orange County Navigation and Port District. Eighteen and one half acres remained with the Navy and was used as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center. On July 23, 2006 the Department of the Navy announced that the property was surplus and was for sale. The installation closed in September, 2008. The existing administration building and one adjacent building is now vacant. The remaining warehouse structures are used by various local busi-

nesses, the exception being the buildings used by Lamar State College, Orange as their welding training facility. There is one of the 12 original piers on the river that remains. The pilings of one pier upstream are still visible. The other 10 piers have been removed with only the ramps

still remaining along Pier Road. A legacy of the Navy years is that some of the sailors stationed in Orange met young ladies from Orange and married them. Some of those Navy families remained in Orange or returned here after their Navy service ended.

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Mike Hoke dies better understand the environment and the world. It also was a glimpse of what Hoke would help make Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. After leaving his post at Shangri La, Hoke returned to his roots as an educator and restarted the Science Superstars program. “We at the Stark Foundation are grateful for the vision and leadership that Michael Hoke

provided Shangri La during its early years,” Riedel added. “We also acknowledge the numerous other contributions that he made to the Orange community both before and after his 2013 retirement from Shangri La. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike’s family.” In 2012, Hoke was recognized by The Record Newspapers as its “Person of the Year” for his dedication and passion in environmental and educa-

County business ent envelope and sent it to the old address that we’ve always used.” Christy Khoury, Orange County Treasurer, asked the Court if it could request all envelopes remain with the bills, which eventually find their way to her office for payment, in order to help avoid such a dilemma in the future and to help reduce costs to the county by utilizing the supplied payment en-

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velopes. Douglas E. Manning, county attorney, stated implementing such a policy guaranteeing the payment of select bills would be a good idea. “This is something we should consider for a couple of reasons,” Manning said. “This is just preparing for an occurrence that happens very rarely, where it maybe comes into play a couple of times every few

Orange Mardi Gras County Courthouse. Also part of this year’s parade are the King and Queen of the recently held Mardi Gras Ball, Mike and Cheryl Zeto of Krewe Roulette. Schossow added all Krewe Royalty will be wearing their headdresses during the parade as an added attraction. Applications to participate

positions open for filing, which includes seats held by Shirley Bonnin, Dale Dardeau and Mike Shugart. Anyone interested in running for office may call the city secretary at 409-883-3468 for more information. City of Pinehurst The City of Pinehurst will have three seats open for filing this election a well. Seats available include the Mayor position, which is held by Pete Runnels, as well as at-large council seats held by John Zerko and Mike Anderson. Call the city secretary at 409-886-3873 for more information. City of Bridge City The City of Bridge City will have four positions open for filing this year, and two are guaranteed to have new representatives. Mayor Kirk Roccaforte and Place 2 councilman Mike Reed have reached their term limits and neither will be able to seek re-election, so both positions are open for filing and will have new officials this May. Also open for filing are seats in Place 4 and Place 6, which are held by Eric Andrus and Danny Cole, respectively. Call the city secretary at 409-735-6801 for more infor-

years.” The new policy will not be utilized for all Orange County expenses, but it will include utilities, Internet, phones and cell phones, fuel charges and credit cards, many of which are used by Orange County Sheriff’s Office employees when making long distance business trips and prisoner transportation. “There’s not always a Shell

Stark Mustangs Class 4A Division II State Champions. Thompson led the Mustangs to a 15-1 record and the school’s first state football title in 28 years with a 22-3 victory over Celina. Following the parade is the “After Party,” which will feature a free concert for the public. The concert, featuring the

tion and Port District Two Commissioners seats are set to be on the ballot this May for the Orange County

Navigation and Port District. Seats held by Barbara Winfree, Precinct 2, and Jimmy Smith, Precinct 3, are available for filing. Interested candidates may call 409-883-4363 for information.

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mation. West Orange-Cove CISD The West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District will have two seats on the Board of Trustees potentially on the May ballot, as atlarge positions held by Bryan Thomas Muhammad and Hardy O’Neal are available for filing. Call the superintendent’s secretary at 409-8825500 for more information. LC-M CISD The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District’s Board of Trustees will have two positions up for election this May. Seats open for filing include Position 6, currently held by Rex Peveto, and Position 7, which is held by Ray Rogers. Call 409-883-2232, Ext. 2320 for more information on this election. Bridge City ISD The Bridge City Independent School District has three seats on its Board of Trustees available for filing this election year. Seats currently held by Rebecca Rutledge, Place 3; Thad Hill, Place 4; and Jerry McInnis, Place 5, will be on the ballot. Interested candidates may call 409-735-1511 for more information. Orange County Naviga-

station, where we are going,” said Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt. “So, that is when we have to use our credit cards.” Carlton stated any claims, which are paid outside of a Commissioners Court meeting, would be reviewed and ratified at a following meeting. Manning advised Commissioners Court to review and implement these orders each budget year to potentially prevent any further problems.

well known and extremely entertaining Kevin Naquin and Ossun Playboys from Louisiana, will be held at Orange Riverfront Pavilion. The band is a popular attraction across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. The parade and concert is a joint partnership with the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce and the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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in the annual parade are available at the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce’s office, which is located at 1012 Green Avenue in downtown Orange or online at www.orangetexaschamber.org. This year’s parade Grand Marshal will be Cornel Thompson, head football coach of the West Orange-

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tional issues. Science was Hoke’s passion as an educator and it showed throughout his career. He founded Bio: A School on Wheels, which was a summer science program credited with providing more than 2,000 area students science experiences through the Southwestern U.S. It also allowed the students the opportunity to take part in a science Olympiad which emphasized problem

solving. From 1995 to 2002, he founded the DuPont Science SuperStars program. This countywide program for eighth grade students provided training in multiple areas of science and allowed these same students to bring their own love for learning to students at area elementary and middle schools. The program ceased after Hoke retired from the West OrangeCove Consolidated Independent School District, but he revived it following his retirement from Shangri La in 2013.

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The Orange County Historical Society will have its first quarterly program on Feb. 2, at 6:30 pm, in the conference room of the City of Orange Public Library. Jennifer Hudson Connors, manager of the Stark Foundation Library and Archive, will be the speaker. Her presentation will discuss the difference between a library and an archive and how primary source materials can be accessed by family and local historians alike. Connors will talk about her work saving history in Orange and the new wing being added to the Stark Museum of Art. The meeting is free and open to the public.

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From The Creaux’s Nest FINAL STOP TO SUPER BOWL The NFL will hold its championship games this Sunday. The game everyone is talking about is a rematch between Payton Manning and the Broncos against Tom Brady and the Patriots. The other game will feature Cam Newton and Carolina against Arizona. I believe if Manning goes to the Super Bowl he will hang it up and call it a career. My bet is that Tom Brady and Cam Newton will face off in the Super Bowl. First we will have the Pro-bowl. I’m glad to see Earl Thomas make it but am disappointed they passed him up for All Pro at safety.*****Pete Rose is headed to the Hall of Fame, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. The team will induct Rose into its Hall of Fame during the weekend of June 24-26, bypassing the usual election process and changing its rule that had matched the rule of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which barred those on baseball’s permanently ineligible list from induction. In December Rose’s request to be lifted from baseball’s banned list was denied. *****Now I’ve got to move on. Please hop on and come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. CONDOLENCES Longtime Bridge City resident Ann Bryant dies. A great lady has left us. For over 65-years, Ann Louise Bryant, age 86, had been a public school and private music teacher. She began teaching in 1948 and taught generations of students in Orange and Bridge City. Hundreds of students received private music lessons in her home studio. I first met Ann and her husband Cecil, who was also a career teacher in 1957. He and his brother Casey were Bridge City High School’s first coaches. Cecil was instrumental in naming the cardinal as Bridge City’s mascot. He was also a business man and investor and at one time Ann and Cecil were the largest real estate owners in the B.C. area. Ms. Ann, as she was affectionately known by so many, always stayed in the background and pursued her love for music and teaching. She was a very kind and caring lady and always had a smile for those she met. Ms. Ann died Jan. 13, at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a month long illness. Services were held Monday, Jan. 18 at Winfree Baptist Church. She is survived by a son Cecil Paul Bryant, Jr., wife, Van, and their family, daughter Lisa Ann Bryant Keller and husband Dr. Michael Keller of Port Neches and their family. Serving as pallbearers were Raun Bryant, Josh Landry, Billy Bryant, Kim Bryant, Matt Bryant and Marc Mesch. Honorary pallbearers were Aden Paul Bryant, Mason Paul Bryant, Andrew Mambretti, Dr. Michael Keller, Dylan Kitchen Mikoletopoulos and George Ela. Memorial Service for Dirk Flowers Our friend and a youngster we had known since he was a baby, Dirk Flowers, 59, passed away Monday, Jan. 18. He had fought the good fight battling cancer for over a year. His wife Missy, always at his side, optimistic and looking at the bright side, gave Dirk the strength to fight on. Over the year, we had chronicled his battle and the spirit of this great guy. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. at Triumph Church in Nederland. Gentry service to be held in Vidor Mike Gentry, age 69, worked 32 years for the Orangefield School District. He died Sunday, Jan. 17, Gentry started his career at Orangefield as a science teacher and coach. He rose in the ranks to become Superintendent. Over the years he had a widespread influence on the school and district. Service will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, at First Baptist Church in Vidor. Visitation begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home in Vidor. Elsie Albair services to be held in Sulphur Our friends Richard and Peggy Albair have had their share of death lately. Richard lost a brother last year, one last month and this past Saturday, Jan. 16, he lost his sister Elsie Albair, age 86. A native of Hackberry, service will be held in Sulphur, Wed. Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. Our deepest sympathies go out to Richard and the Albair family. Please see obituary. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME The state of the storm is still a mess four months after hurricane Rita. The County Judge said although he didn’t think the county would look as good as it does, there is still a lot left to do. Thibodeaux said a survey shows 3, 600 single family residents totally destroyed, 9,000 homes with extensive damage and 30 percent of all Orange County houses are damaged. Already 655 FEMA trailers are being used, 48 other families are waiting on trailers, and 45,000 roofs are covered with blue tarps in the Blue Roof program. Debris, 20,000 to 40,000 cubic feet, is still being removed every day. The eye of storm Rita passed through Orange County on September 24.*****Alissa Williams is named “Ambassador of the Year” by Bridge City Chamber.*****An unfortunate accident cost the life of Charles Foster, 61, while shopping with his wife, Rita,

at Fashion Floors, on Texas Ave., in Bridge City. Foster, along with store owner Kenneth Sweat, was struck when a pickup, driven by Don Price, age 75, left the roadway, hit a vehicle sending it into a telephone post that crashed into the store, exiting on the other end. Sweat’s injuries were not serious. *****Jimmy Harmon, son of Corky and Betty Harmon, had surgery in Houston for throat cancer. His voice box was removed. (Editor’s note: Jimmy recovered and learned to live with his new gadget.)*****Doris Kearns Goodwin, a world renowned historian and Pulitzer winning author and longtime baseball fan delivered a public lecture at the Lutcher Theater. *****Gary Kubiak is coming home to be the new head coach of the Houston Texans.*****When our longtime friend Frances Hoosier fell and hit her head and headaches continued to persist, a visit to the emergency room was required. She was immediately sent into surgery to remove two blood clots in her head.*****We learned Hugh Bacon, Julia Bacon’s son, who lived with his brother Gary, died in Houston.*****Arlene Howland, Commander of Post 250 of the American Legion, has announced that the Post is moving back to Bridge City. The Post started out in Bridge City in the 1940’s. Howland said it was begun by Glen Humphrey. Howland has been Commander since 1991 and Post Commander since 2002. *****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Jeffery W. ‘Turk’ Trahan, 82, of Orange, died Jan. 16. He was a WWII Navy veteran and pipefitter with Local 195. *****Geneva Ann Gonzales, 64, of Port Arthur, died Jan. 16. Officiating was Sister Ruth from Harvest Chapel in West Orange. *****John Young, 91, of Orange, died Jan. 17, 2006. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Velma and their sons and their families. *****Donald David Tynes, Sr., 69, of Deweyville, died Jan. 19. He was a lab technician for DuPont. He is survived by wife Patsy, their children and their families. *****Dorothy Flanagan ‘Dot’ Sims, 79, of Orange, died Jan. 19. She was a native of Zwolle, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her husband Earnest Elton Sims, children and stepchildren. 40 Years Ago-1976 Sheriff Allen ‘Buck’ Patillo has announced he will seek a third term. Patillo is a lifelong resident of Orange County. He retired from Texaco in 1966 and served 28 years. He was elected sheriff and took office January 1, 1969, after defeating longtime sheriff Chester Holt. When he took over, the sheriff’s department had 16 employees, today there are 30. *****Johnny Wade Jr., former chief deputy under Patillo, has filed for sheriff in the May 1 Democratic primary. Wade is a retired Army reserve first sergeant with 26 years of service. He is married to the former Bobbie Cherry of Bridge City, who teaches school at West Orange-Cove. They have four children. *****Precinct 1 Constable Forrest Hudson files for reelection. He was first elected seven years ago. *****Judge Sid and Mrs. Caillavet celebrated 59 years of marriage on January 21. *****Buddy and Jeanie Moore are the proud parents of a beautiful, blueeyed, baby girl. They named her Cherrye Rheal. *****Joe and Dixie Dupuy are on a New Year diet and vowing to stick to it. Also on diets are Bill Townes, Wayne Morse, and the annual dieter, Sharon Bearden. *****Jessie Powell, from Tulia, a former linebacker with the Super Bowl Miami Dolphins, was a houseguest of Phyllis and Roy Dunn. He sports a big Super Bowl ring, having played on two championship teams. Roy ribbed him about the one they lost to Dallas in New Orleans. Roy and Pete Runnels attended that game as guest of the NFL. *****Lew and Virginia Malcolm attended market in Dallas over the weekend. *****Jimmy and Ann Segura are the proud grandparents of a baby girl born to son Darrel and wife Sharon. They named the new baby Mitzi Ann. *****Bill McClure, Bridge City city manager, was passing out gold ceremonial shovels. What the people he presented them to don’t know is that they received shovels McClure had Police Chief Wilson Roberts steal and spray paint gold. *****Trivia: The American Baseball League was organized Jan. 29, 1900.

20, Coach Steve Griffith celebrates. Employee of State Rep. Dade Phelan, Zach Johnson, will be a year older today, as is Melissa Berry, Beth Fisher and Glenda Bertrand. Celebrities celebrating birthdays on this day are Country singer Brantley Gilbert, 29; Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 86 and TV show host Bill Maher, 60.*****Jan. 21, finds Charles Arceneaux, David Doucet, Sarah Bonds and Millagro Foster all celebrating. They join celebrities Country singer Mac Davis, 74, Opera singer Placido Domingo, 75, and Houston Rockets baseball player Hakeem Olajuwon, 53.*****Jan. 22, finds Judge Janice Menard starting a new year down the road of life. I understand she’s having a great time in retirement. Also celebrating is Julian Meadows, Chris Anderson, Don Collins and Myra Sherwood. They join Actresses Linda Blain, 56 and Diane Lane, 50, Chef Guy Fieri, 47 and Football Player Ray Price, 28. On this day also, in 1973, LBJ died. This was the same day Roe vs Wade was legalized.*****On Jan. 23, Wayne’s better half, Rex and Eric’s mom, Sandra Peveto celebrates as does Sue Harris, Harold Collins, Cindy Cain and Stephanie Smith. Also on this day Princess Caroline of Monaco, the daughter of Prince Ranier and Grace Kelly, turns 59, and Actress Mariska Hargitay, 52 celebrate.*****Celebrating on Jan. 24, are Toni Robertson, Randy Franklin, Larry Gray and Eric Shuford. They join Singer Neil Diamond, 75, Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton, 48 and New Orleans’ favorite son Aaron Neville, 75.*****On Jan. 25 our buddy, historian and just a great guy, Roy McDaniel turns 91, also having birthdays on this day are Taylor Thompson, Malissie Bailey, Chelsea Anderson and Judy Rogers. They join celebrities Singer Alicia Keys, 35, Actress Jennifer Lewis, 59 and Wrestler Michelle McCool, 35. *****Jan. 26, finds one of my favorite friend-girls, Nancy Vincent celebrating. We don’t hear much about her since she retired from the banking business. Also celebrating are Flip Flipper, Marie Howell, Mike Faulk and Ron Huebel. Celebrities celebrating today are Guitarist Eddie Van Halen, 60, TV Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres, 58, and Hockey Player Wayne Gretzky, 55. Today is also the anniversary of our friends H.D. and Pat Pate. There’s another lady who has earned her ticket to heaven. *****Trump is not only a jerk and a joke, he also is a phony. While pretending to be a good church going Christian speaking at Liberty University, to impress the crowd, he used his showmanship. Trump sited a Bible verse as “Two Corinthians” rather than the way Christians say it, “Second Corinthians.” He also added, “Christianity is under siege.” I bet Trump doesn’t remember the last time he attended church service. Meanwhile, Britain’s parliament held a debate Monday on a proposal to ban Trump from the country. They called him everything but a white man, including a demagogue and a fool.*****Monday Martin Luther King Day was celebrated all over the country but in Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi they celebrated, on the same day, Robert E. Lee Day, the birthday of the Confederate general, born in Virginia in 1807.*****Former First Lady and Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton will be in Beaumont Wednesday afternoon for a fund raiser. Supporters say she will return to the area at a later date. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Little Pistach Fontonot attended da horse auction wit his PaPa Pee-Wee, of Church Point. He watched as his papa moved from horse to horse, running his hands up and down da horses legs, rump and chest. After a few minutes Pistach axe, “Papa, why are you doing dat, hanh?” His Papa Pee-Wee answer, “Well, it’s like dis, wen I’m buying horses I have to make sure dat dey are healthy dem, and in good shape before I buy dem. Pistach him, got a worried look on his face and wit a trembling voice, he say, “Papa, I believe me, dat da UPS man, wat drives dat brown truck, wants to buy mama him.”

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Donna and Judge Jimmy Scales are ecstatic about becoming grandparents for the first time. Donna said Jimmy wanted to start fixing up a nursery before he knew if the baby was going to be a boy or a girl. Congrats. *****I was disappointed when I learned that Karen Jo Vance would be leaving her county clerk post. Now tax assessor Linda Gunstream will be leaving at the end of the year. Linda is such a nice and kind lady. A woman of few words. Another from the old gang of county employees we all knew for a long time. Two employees with the tax office are running for the post. Karen Fisher, a twentythree year employee, who is manager/supervisor of the Vidor tax office and Debbie Meaux, a 21-year employee who works in the Orange tax office. I first met Karen when she was a young woman and delivered a newspaper route for us in Orange. Gunstream has not publicly endorsed either of her employees. Linda will be missed. *****Last week, I met Trish Williams and her husband, Sgt. Charles Williams, with the Sheriff’s office. She’s the quite one. Trish is a former school teacher who is now a court bailiff. She is running for county clerk, the seat formerly held by Karen Jo Vance. It will be the first election to replace Vance. Presently the office is being held by Brandy Robertson, who was appointed to fill Karen Jo’s unexpired term. I believe the winner would have to run for election again in two years when the regular team is up. Brandy is married to Roderick and they have three boys.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at PK’s Grill this week and next week, Jan. 27th, The Bunch will gather at JB’s Barbecue. These should be two good outings. Make plans to come break bread and visit with old and new friends. *****Word out of Florida is that former Texas Governor Rick Perry has registered as a lobbyist in that state. He met with Gov. Rick Scott concerning MCNA Dental, who were big donors to Perry. It is not known at this time if this is a one-time deal or if Perry plans to become a full time lobbyist. Perry’s friends say probably not, he has too many other opportunities. *****I watched both party debates. The Republican debate was gloom and doom. They spent two hours running down the country. They never acknowledged that the United States is the world’s only super power, with the richest, most viable economy on earth. They preached fear and made it sound like the economy was so bad people were in bread lines. I drive the streets every day and see two or three cars in the driveway of most homes, also boats and golf carts in many. They made it sound like we live in a third world country. You have a better chance of winning the power ball than coming across a member of ISIS. The biggest lie told at the debate was by Donald Trump, who said we paid Iran $150 billion of taxpayer money and exchanged seven hard core criminals for the release of four. The lie none of the others corrected is that we didn’t give Iran any money, we gave them back $65 Billion of their own money that we had seized during the sanction. The Democratic debate was far more optimistic and centered around two issues, guns and health care. It was the last debate for the Democrats. The GOP has one more. *****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days: On Jan.

The music world suffered yet another loss Monday when singer/ songwriter Glenn Frey, 67, died. He was a founding member of the Eagles. He died from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. Eagles group was formed in 1971, when Don Henley and Frey, along with Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon, met as members of Linda Ronstadt’s band. Frey sang the lead in hits like “Easy.” “Tequila sunrise,” New Kid in Town,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Already Gone,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” He co-wrote many of the songs, including “Hotel California,” “One of These Nights,” and “Desperado,” three classics. Frey went solo in the 1980’s. His song “Smugglers’ Blues,” inspired an episode of Mimi Vice in which Frey made his acting debut. He wrote several soundtracks, including one for Beverly Hills Cop. *****The Boogie Kings original musician Dale Gothia, 75, died last week on Jan. 12. Gothia played the saxophone for the Boogie Kings, a blues band that was famous around the country in the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. They performed with music stars like BB King, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and others. Gothia is an inductee in both the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and Gulf Coast Hall of Fame. He was a Port Arthur native who grew up with the likes of Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois and the late Johnny Preston Courville. Gene hit the top of the charts with “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” while one of Johnny’s biggest hits was “Running Bear,” written by Sabine Pass native J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson. Jivin’ Gene said Gothia was a musical perfectionist. Homer Pillsbury, music historian, said Gothia never played for the limelight. His wife, Patricia, said music was his first love, she was his second. Dale will be remembered by family and friends playing his sax for hours at a time on the porch of his Crystal Beach cabin. Dale was one of the special, talented youngsters who came out of Port Arthur with their brand of “Swamp Pop” music. He was the grandfather of Ashlyn Ivy, a talented musician in her own right. Uncle Jim used to say people are like the oak, they die when the sap is down. That sure seems to be true this winter, as we have lost many. *****Well, it’s time for me to shut down. It’s been somewhat of a downer column but it’s great to have the opportunity to recognize the special folks who have lived among us and went on to their reward. Someday we will all join them. Thanks for your time. Please shop our family of advertisers when you can. Take care and God bless.

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Are we ready for life beyond graduation? Caroline Brewton Feature Columnist Most students complain. We complain about homework. We complain about lacking sleep. We complain about early classes. Heck, we even complain about afternoon classes. We complain because we’re under stress. Students come to college to prove themselves. Those that do, graduate; those that don’t, go home. If you can make it through the hard-learned lessons in time management, stress management, and most unfortunately, math, you receive your diploma and are suddenly thrust into a world of… Well, most of us don’t know, exactly. As a country, we are emerging from an era that lacked confidence in the American dream, in which testimonies of joblessness and low wages were commonplace, an unpleasant background hum. Housing costs are steep. Inflation is rampant. And we’ve been told there are no jobs. Biology majors who work in fast-food restaurants, liberal arts students who lament their degrees are useless, Occupy Wall Street protesters complaining about thousands of dollars in student loans … the hopeless climate doesn’t exactly inspire our

pus, complete with meals and in-house washers and dryers. Parents chip in; mine sometimes buy me groceries. Others live in apartments their parents pay for and drive cars that have been provided. These are the solutions to problems like living expenses, but not answers to the questions we need to begin asking. Who tells us how to transition from a world in which we are cared for? So I would like to suggest a new roster of classes and textbooks for universities across the nation, with titles such as:

confidence. And since we don’t have any real experience, we can’t know what to expect. We take many classes in college, and while we do learn many useful and fascinating things, I question how wellCaroline Brewton prepared we are to face the outside world. Most of us are only just discovering the joys of living alone. I know I almost poisoned myself the first week I spent in my new apartment because I had never learned to wash dishes properly. Don’t even ask me about laundry. I have a drawer full of pink, linty socks. Living alone, away from family or others who act as our guardians and buffers to the world of personal and financial accountability, has been a crash course: Adulthood 101. Even here, though, we lead a relatively cushioned existence. Student housing is provided if you don’t wish to live off cam-

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Deaths and Memorials

Bishop Angelo Brown, Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. e Celebration of Life for Bishop Angelo Joseph Brown, Sr, Pastor of  e Philadelphia Tabernacle of Prayer and Presiding Prelate of e Tabernacle of Prayer Fellowship Churches, Inc. will be held during Memorial Services Saturday, Jan. 23. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. the Starlight Church of God In Christ under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. His earthly life ended Jan. 5, in Philadelphia, PA. Funeral Services in accord with his service as Presiding Prelate of e Tabernacle of Prayer Fellowship Churches, Inc. were held in Philadelphia on Sunday, Jan. 17. An Orange native, he is the son of Mrs. Evill Brown the late Mr. Alonzo Brown, Sr. Additional Life Legacy information and oﬀer sympathy expressions at sparrowfuneralhome.com.

Mike Gentry Vidor Mike Gentry, 69, of Vidor died Sunday, Jan. 17, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Gentry was involved with Orangeﬁeld ISD for more than 30 years and retired as the Superintendent. He received his bachelors and masters degree at Lamar University in Beaumont. He was the UIL executive director for two school districts in the area. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am ursday, Jan. 21, at First Baptist Church in Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation will be at 6:00 pm Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. He is survived by his son Michael Gentry and his wife Debbie of Vidor; daughter Cassandra Boone-Ruch and her husband Bradley of Katy; sister Leatrus Henry of Vidor; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Dirk Flowers Orange Dirk Lavon Flowers, 59, of Orange, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, peacefully at his home with his family. He was born Sept. 21, 1956, in Pt. Arthur, to Edgar and Dorothy H o l d e r Flowers. He was an active church member and a welder by trade. He is preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Holder Flowers; fatherin-law, Gene Smith and a nephew David Flowers. He is survived by his father, Edgar Flowers; step-mother Bobbie Flowers; wife of 39 years, Missy Smith Flowers; daughters: Rochelle Briggs and her husband Jonah and Charlsey Herin and her husband Jesse; four grandsons, three granddaughters; brothers Randy Flowers and wife, Maggie and Buddy Flowers and wife, Linda; sister, Bonnie Koshier and her husband Don; mother-inlaw, Ann Smith and her other daughters Dee Foster and Joni Smith and numerous nephews and nieces. We are very thankful for his doctors and nurses and Altus Hospice for their kind care in our time of need. A memorial service will be held ursday, Jan. 21, at 6:00 pm, at Triumph Church on Twin City Highway in Nederland.

Elizabeth Carnelly Orange Elizabeth Carnelly, 94, of Or-

ange, passed away January 16, in Pearland. Born in Parkersberg, WV, July 5, 1921, she was the daughter of William H. Heermans and Nell Wells Heermans. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of West Virginia in 1943. Elizabeth (Betty) and Ray moved to Orange in 1946 where Ray began his 35 year career with DuPont. She resided in Orange until she moved to Collier Park Assisted Living in Beaumont and she later moved to Pearland. She was a kind and generous woman who gave her family a wonderful life and many memories to cherish. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ray Carnelly; three brothers; three sisters and a granddaughter. Elizabeth was a wonderful, loving mother and grandmother who is survived by her children, Sandy Carnelly Bakken and husband Jim, Pam Cobb and husband Dennis, Cherly Radke and husband Hugh and Debbie Loeb and husband Fred; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. For over 40 years she was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church at 141 W. Park Ave., Orange, TX 77630. In lieu of ﬂowers the family wishes contributions be made to the church. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at a future date.

Elsie Albair Hackberry, La. Elsie M. Albair, 86, of Hackberry passed away Jan. 16, in Houston. She was of the Baptist Faith, loved to bowl, play games and watch western shows. She will be g re atl y missed by all her family and friends. Elsie is survived by her sisters, Betty Petitt and husband Norman of Texas, Patsy Spicer and husband Marshall of Hackberry, Mary Jane Callahan of Sulphur, Helen Carmichael, Peggy Magnusson and her chosen sister, Cathy Mikolajek all of California; brothers, Richard Albair and wife Peggy and Winfred Ray Albair and wife Carmella, all of Texas and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and elma Albair and siblings, Ebb Hyatt, Edward Hyatt, Pete Albair, Eli Albair, Alex “Butch” Albair and Billy Albair. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 1:00 P.M. at Johnson and Robison Funeral Home in Sulphur. Burial will be in New Hackberry Cemetery in Hackberry, under the direction of Johnson and Robison Funeral Home. e family will receive friends Wednesday, from 10:00 A.M. until time of service at the funeral home.

Lillian Abshire Orange Lillian Moore Abshire, 95, of Orange, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, at her home. Celebration of Life Mass will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, Jan. 20, at St. M a r y ’ s Catholic Church, with Father J o s e p h Daleo oﬃciating. Interment will follow at St. M a r y ’ s Catholic Church Cemetery. Lillian was born April 23, 1920 in Orange, to the late Frank Moore and Corrine Carpenter Moore. She was a faithful member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She worked for many years as a nurse for Francis Ann Lutcher Hospital and Orange Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed sewing and loved her family. She is preceded in death by

her parents; husband Whitney Joe Abshire; infant son David Lee Abshire and grandson Alton Paul Durio; sisters, Mary Celeste Curry and Ada Bergeron and brothers, George Moore and Paul Moore. Survivors include her three daughters; Betty Lou Davis and husband Johnny and Nora Jane Abshire, all of Orange and Mary Lillian Banaszak and husband Norbert of Harrison, AR.; son, James Whitney Abshire and wife Sandra of Orange and sister Edna Mae Seilhan; eight grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren.

Louise Batchman Deweyville Louise Batchman, 62, of Deweyville, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, in Beaumont. Services were Monday, Jan. 18, at Dorman Funeral H o m e Chapel. Burial was to follow at Trout Creek Cemetery. Louise was born in Wichita , Ks., Jan. 12, 1954 to the late Elven Cordell Spivey and Marjorie Edith Barnes Spivey. She enjoyed raising and showing cats, especially Himalayan and Persian cats. Louise also worked for a number of years for Sam’s Club in the bakery. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Lummus and her husband Tony of Deweyville and a son, Bill Pokorney, Jr. and his wife Andrea of Beaumont; brother, Fred Spivey of Deweyville; granddaughters, Tori Lummus of Deweyville and Crystal McClelland of Beaumont. Memorials may be made to an animal shelter of choice.

Carroll Manuel Orange Carroll Manuel, 75, passed away from this life Wednesday, Jan. 13. Memorial services were Saturday, Jan. 16, at Dorman Funeral H o m e chapel. Officiating was Chris Eppler from the Mauriceville Church of Christ. Carroll was born June 1, 1940 and was reared in Mamou, LA, to Irime and Mabel Manuel. He resided in the Hartburg community for the past 46 years. He and his wife Linda were the owners and operators of Manuel Auto Trim Shop in Orange, from 1967 to 1991. He was a faithful member of the West Orange Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Clifford Manuel and son Joey Manuel. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Linda Faye Manuel; daughter, Tammy Ishmael and her husband Johnny; grandchildren, Natosha Tousha and her husband Ricky, Shon Hennigan and his wife Andrea and Chase Hennigan; great grandchildren, Parker, Elizabeth and Victoria; brother, Junior Manuel and his wife Linda; sisters, Rebecca Frost and husband Jim and Ruth Simon and her husband John, as well as Monty Wood, who was considered a son. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Compassion Hospice.

Ann Bryant Bridge City Ann Louise Bryant, 86, long time music and piano teacher of Bridge City, passed away Jan. 13 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 18, at Winfree Baptist Church in Bridge City. Oﬃciating was the Rev. Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Mrs. Bryant lived a life full of music and people. Born in Nederland, May 14, 1929, she was the daughter of William Earl and Ethel Jones Kitchen of Port Neches. A Port Neches High School graduate, she was a National Honor Society member from early in her ed-

Michael Hoke Orange Michael Hoke had the official honors to prove he was an outstanding science teacher, but the certificates can never show the love of learning he instilled in thousands of students. Hoke died Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the age of 67 after dedicating his adult life to preserving nature and teaching future generations to be kind to the world. Funeral services were Saturday, at First United Methodist Church in downtown Orange. Arrangements are under Claybar Funeral Home of Orange. Hoke stood 6-foot-2, but most people thought he was taller, maybe because of his large personality. He was quick with a joke or a tale and he remembered the names of students years after they had been in his class. ose students became teachers, school superintendents, doctors, lawyers, business owners and manual laborers. None of them forgot him. Learning was a lifetime journey for him and he shared his information to everyone. Even adults learned something new from him during a casual conversation. Hoke and his wife, Sandra, were married 47 years and lived in Orange for 40 years. ey met while students at Lamar University in Beaumont. He stood her up after setting a lunch date. e next day she ran into him walking out of the biology building with a dead cat under his arm. He said he would make up the missed date, but bought her only a Coke at the student union. She later learned he had 26 cents in his pocket at the time. Hoke loved biology and added education courses to his Lamar studies so he could teach. His first teaching job was in 1971 in Orange at what was then North Junior High School. He taught seventh grade science in the West Orange-Cove school district for years. His students remember his passion for science and making classes fun. A class might include going to a gully on the school grounds to look at tadpoles, insects and plants, and collect water samples to inspect under a microscope. e Hokes moved to Orange in 1974 before their daughter was born. Sandra was also a teacher but stayed with the children for a while. To supplement his teacher’s pay for the family, he drove a school bus. His first assignment was driving kindergarten students in the days before an aide rode along. Entertainment was the way to keep youngsters out of trouble and he made up silly songs or told tall tales. He grew up in Dickinson where his father was a union member working in a refinery. Unions were important in his life and he started an American Federation of Teachers chapter in Orange. He served as president and was outspoken before school boards and to superintendents in an effort to make sure teachers were treated fairly. In 1978, he decided to spend the summer having fun. His idea of fun was educating students. Bios, a School on Wheels, was his brainchild. His friend and scientist Dr. Steven Lewis of Beaumont became his partner and they took select groups of junior high students throughout Texas to learn at places like Big Bend National Park and McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis. A student, who had completed the Texas trip, was eligible to go on a Colorado trip the next year. During his years of teaching and being a father, he managed to earn a master’s degree in biology from Lamar University and completed coursework for a doctorate in science education from the University of Houston. In 1989, he was named as the Texas recipient of the National ucation. She attended St. Louis School of Music right after high school. She then earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Lamar University and Sam Houston State College. She was a lifelong member of National Piano Playing Auditions and received numerous awards throughout her career. Ann, or Louise as many knew her, began teaching in 1948 in Orange at Colburn Elementary. She taught generations of students in Orange and Bridge City in both the public school system and in private lessons in her lovely studio at her home. She spent years at Hatton Elementary where her music productions inspired many students. She seemed to always have a smile and a kind word. Her students will remember her patience and kindness while teaching them not to B flat or B sharp but just to B natural. She personally could play any and everything from a Sonatina to Floyd Cramer’s Last Date, Jerry Lee Lewis and inspirational music from Amazing Grace to Heavenly Sunshine. She played the organ and piano for Winfree Baptist church every Sunday morning since 1957. Her family and friends were always welcomed with a smile and offering of a meal plus an added push to “take some home”. e door was always open and she would gently suggest “come spend the night”. Ann learned strong work

Science Foundation’s Presidential Award for science and math, making him the top science teacher in the state. He received the award during a White House luncheon with President George H.W. Bush. He became a nationally-known speaker and instructor for teachers. He spent three summers at Harvard University sharing his expertise. In addition, he regaled the others with Texas stories that were often exaggerated. Hoke threw star parties to teach astronomy. He took students to places like High Island and Anahuac to study birds. Students never forgot catching birds in special nets, then holding them to put a tracking band on their legs for scientific studies. Twenty years ago, Hoke established e Nature Classroom on a small plot of wetlands along Adams Bayou in Orange. e classroom was part of the West Orange-Cove school district and students spent class time outdoors immersed in nature. First he decided the bayou needed cleaning and he started the annual Bayou Trash-Off every February. Tons of all kinds of trash from large appliances to paper cups have been picked up through the years. To build the boardwalk in the wetlands, he took donations for a memorial boards. e first name on a board was one he chose—Rachel Carson, the biologist and writer who started the modern ecology movement. He helped begin the first recycling program in Orange. e Stark Foundation in Orange decided in 2002 to turn the private park Shangri La, which had been closed for 50 years, into a botanical garden and nature center along Adams Bayou. Hoke retired as a teacher to become the first executive director of Shangri La. He oversaw the design and construction, insisting that it become an example of ecologically sound design and function. Shangri La became the first project in Texas to earn a platinum LEEDS designation. In addition, he insisted on Shangri La being a place of education with staff teachers and classrooms for science experiments. His time there included recoveries after Hurricane Rita, which knocked over hundreds of trees, and Hurricane Ike, which flooded Shangri La six months after it opened. After 10 years at Shangri La, he retired again but didn’t quit working. He volunteered with the Big icket Association and piloted the boat Ivory Bill along the Neches River. Recently, he became the president of the Golden Triangle Sierra Club and had been longtime member of the group. He also worked with the Science Superstars program and Lamar’s Jason Project. At home, he and Sandra raised Julia and Robert. Hoke coached youth sports teams and served as scout leader. In recent years, he has been known as the Paw Paw who takes the grandchildren outdoors to look at leaves on trees or flowers growing in the ground. He also let them band birds. Hoke was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Orange, but he most often found God outdoors, looking at the stars, the bayou, the trees, the flowers and the birds. Hoke’s parents were the late Marvin Ford Hoke and Jesse Faye Walker Hoke. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin “Butch” Hoke Jr. and Johnny Hoke. Besides Sandra, he is also survived by his children, Julia Kathleen Hoke and husband Mike Boyle of Austin; and son Robert Walker Hoke and wife Michelle Ann Hoke of Baton Rouge. His grandchildren are Kate and Caroline Boyle and Ethan Walker Hoke. Other survivors include his brother Jesse Hoke, nieces and nephews Dianna Walker and husband Brian, John Hoke Jr. and wife Kimberley, Jim Hoke and Jennifer Hoke. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church in Orange or the Golden Triangle Sierra Club.

ethics from an early age by working on the family dairy farm in Port Neches. She also had a deep love of animals especially her ever loyal dogs. She was a shining example of staying healthy, active and happy no matter what hurricanes or uncomfortable situations arose. She had strong opinions on religion and politics but tolerated those of diﬀering stances. She will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her. Friends, family, and students. She will remain with us on the wings of the music she loved and taught so well. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; brother, Dr. James William Kitchen; husband of 64 years, Cecil Paul Bryant, Sr. and her granddaughter, Melissa Ann Mesch. She is survived by her son Cecil Paul Bryant. Jr and wife, Van (Trahan) Bryant of Bridge City; daughter, Lisa Ann (Bryant) Keller and husband Dr. Michael Keller all of Port Neches; grandsons, Raun Paul Bryant and wife Kristal (Soileau) Bryant, Josh Landry and wife Richelle (Myers) Landry, all of Bridge City and Marc R. Mesch and wife Laynie (Jackson) Mesch of San Angelo; great-grandchildren, Aden Paul Bryant, Mason Paul Bryant, Libby Lou Bryant, Clarissa Nicole Landry all of Bridge City and Parker Russell and Noah omas Mesch of San Angelo. She is also survived by her nieces, Pam Fraser of Austin, Pat

Kitchen of Elgin, Paula Curry of Alpine and nephew, James William Kitchen, Jr., of Livingston, Mt. ere are numerous great nephews and nieces. Serving as pallbearers were Raun Bryant, Josh Landry, Billy Bryant, Kim Bryant, Matt Bryant and Marc Mesch. Honorary pallbearers were Aden Paul Bryant, Mason Paul Bryant, Andrew Mambretti, Dr. Michael Keller, Dylan Kitchen Nikoletopoulos and George Ela.

Beulah Narans Orange Beulah Narans, 94, of Orange, passed away Jan. 13, at her home. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Ofﬁciating was Chaplain Eric Coley, of River City Hospice. A graveside service and interment followed at Oaklawn Cemetery in Welsh, La. Born in Welsh, Dec. 17, 1921, she was the daughter of John W. Narans and Nellie Keaster Narans. Beulah enjoyed having lunch with her friends, exercising and going to the casino. She is survived by her nieces, Linda Bernard and husband Ronald, of Katy and Sandra Shaw, of Ragley, La.

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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 Annual Mardi Gras parade scheduled

Orange Rotary and Lutcher welcome Attesti and Galli in concert

BC Chamber striving to solve Murdarrr Mystery

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.

The Orange Rotary Club and Lutcher Theater are presenting a performance by Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli from Italy, Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 at the Lutcher Theater. The artists are generously donating their services and travel the U.S. so local Rotary Clubs can make this is a Rotary benefit event. The Orange Rotary Club’s proceeds will go toward purchase of playground equipment for Little Cypress Intermediate Stay and Play program that serves special needs children, in addition the Lutcher Theater receives a portion and is using their portion to help fund their Arts in Education Program. Kevin Spencer (Magician, presented at Lutcher Theater several years ago) will be working with special needs children and their teachers on Feb. 1112. Tickets go on sale Monday, Jan. 11 online at www.lutcher.org and at 8865535. Tickets are only $25 and $15 for students.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is calling all Pirates to help solve their latest murder mystery at a mystery dinner to be held Feb. 6, at 6 pm, at the Bridge City Community Center. Tickets are $40 per ticket and $300 for a table of eight. For reservations or ticket information, call 735-5671 or email bcchamber@sbcglobal.net.

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. Benefit to offset medical expenses for Goodwin There will be a benefit for Jarlene Goodwin, March 5, from 11 am-until, at the Eagles Lodge, 803 N. 28th St., Orange. Goodman suffers from stage 5 emphysema, with advanced lupus and requires a stem cell treatment. BBQ chicken dinners will be sold, 50/50 pot, raffles, auction, games and more will be available. Music will be provided by Three Legged Dawg. For information, call Pop Chris at 409-499-3013 or Tim Martin at 409-289-4787. All proceeds will benefit Goodwin’s medical and travel expenses. Orange Shriners to sponsor Mardi Gras dance The Orange Shriner’s will hold a Mardi Gras dance on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 7-11 pm, at the VFW, Hwy. 87 (one mile north of IH-10), Orange. Entertainment will be provided by Na Na Sha, from Gonzales, La. Tickets will be $15 per person. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling 883-8568 or 882-1650. No coolers will be allowed for the BYOB event. Beer and setups will be available. AAUW accepting book donations for scholarship fund The Orange Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is beginning their annual drive to collect “gently used” books for their scholarship fund. All books, fiction, non-fiction, hardbound and paperback are needed. Also wanted are audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, video and board games and puzzles. These may be delivered to the Mann Insurance Agency, located at 1505 Park Ave. at 15th St., during regular business hours. If unable to deliver your donations, you may call 886-5739 or 886-2194 to arrange for pickup. The AAUW will collect books until March 31. The book sale will be in conjunction with Art in the Park.

VFW Auxiliary to meet VFW Auxiliary Post 2775, Orange, will meet to discuss and vote on whether or not to change meetings back to twice a month or possibly other options. Members are asked to attend and voice their opinions and input. The meetings at present are held the fourth Monday of the month, at 7 pm, at the VFW Hall, on Highway 87 N. For further information, contact Secretary Jeanette Clark at 883-0264. Extension office to offer Certified Food Manager cert. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office will be offering the Certified Food Managers certificate classes. This certificate is required for all food establishments in Orange County. There will be three different sessions held this year. The first session will be held Feb. 24-25, with registration deadline being Feb. 5. Each participant must go to http://foodsafety.tamu.edu to complete the registration form and mail to TAMU along with payment. A Cost of $125 per person includes the two day course, handbook with all materials and national certification exam. Anyone needing to retest will need to go to the same website and complete the form for retest and send to TAMU along with payment. The course and exam will be conducted by Fallon Foster, County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 11475 FM 1442 Orange. For more information, of if you have any questions, call the AgriLife office 882-7010. Texas Red hatters plan first meeting of 2016 Texas Red Hatters are ready to begin a new year at the Sunset Grove Country Club, Thursday, Jan.21, at 11:30 a.m. Birthday lady is Lady Lera, Lera Mae Dickey. Ladies will bring a door prize. We will discuss the International Conference in San Antonio in August and plan a trip on the Amtrack to New Orleans. All ladies are welcome. For information, call 886-1609. 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. The group will be accepting gently used clothes that will be given away free to anyone who needs them. All are welcome. Back ‘N’ Time band to play VFW The Back ‘N’ Time Band will provide entertainment on Jan. 30 and Feb. 13, from 8 pm-12 am., at the VFW Club on Hwy. 87 (North of IH-10) in Orange. The band plays classic country, swamp pop and old time rock and roll music. Tickets are $6 singles and $10 couples. Area pastors invited to luncheon

West Orange-Cove CISD would like to invite area pastors to attend a pastor luncheon Thursday, Jan. 21. The event will provide the occasion to fellowship, as well as discuss shared communities. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the WOCCISD Educational Service Center, 902 W. Park Avenue, Orange. Pastors should contact the WOCCISD Superintendent’s Office at 8825600 to confirm attendance by Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 12:00 p.m. Bethel holds gospel singing

There will be a gospel singing with gifted musician Ronnie Warren, that plays at least 8 different instruments, Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6 pm, at Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Avenue, West Orange. For more information contact Pastor Frank Young at 936-465-1203. Free bar-b-que plates at 5 pm. The public is invited.

Diabetes educational classes being offered Fallon Foster, County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences will be offering free diabetes educational classes for adults. The classes will be held once a week for five weeks beginning Feb. 2, at the Orange Senior Center, 103 N 5th St., Orange, 1-3 pm. It is important to attend all five classes to receive the full educational benefit. Foster will show you how to control your Type 2 diabetes with the right portions, reading food labels, proper exercise, cooking right and maintain good health will having fun learning. Please call to register 882-7010. Community Trash-Off slated for Feb. 13 The 21st Annual Community Trash-Off is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, from 8 am-1pm, at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, located on Simmons Drive in Orange. This year’s Community Trash-Off is presented by INVISTA and hosted by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in collaboration with the City of Orange. Participating teams and individuals will have the opportunity to win prizes and enjoy a free pizza lunch after the event. Teams are limited to 3-5 members. To register a team, visit shangrilagardens.org to download registration and waiver forms. For more information, contact Gabrielle Flud at gflud@ shangrilagardens.org or call 670-0803.

Lutcher to present Annie The Lutcher Theater is proud to announce that the U.S. National Tour of Annie, now in its second smash year, will play Saturday, Jan. 23, at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM at the Lutcher Theater. Tickets are available now from $45-$65 at www.lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 886-5535. In honor of Annie’s rescue pet, Sandy, the Lutcher Theater is requesting the public’s help in collecting Pet Food to contribute to the Humane Society of Southeast Texas. Since Annie opened on Broadway, many dogs used in national tours and on Broadway are rescued dogs from Humane Societies. To insure rescued animals receive a consistent type of food, the Humane Society requests the donation of Purina or Pedigree Pet Food. This production of Annie is sponsored locally by Dupont. The Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is located at 707 Main, Orange.

Extension office to offer food handlers course Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Orange County will be offering the first class Feb. 18, at 6 pm, at the AgriLife Office. This is a Texas Department of State Health Services accredited food handlers program. This class is recommended for all food service employees to help promote the service of safe food. The fee is $20 per person, payable the day of class by cash or check. Please call 882-7010 to reserve your seat.

WOS Championship rings available for order On Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 3:30 pm in the West Orange-Stark High School Library Lecture Room, Balfour will be taking orders for the Football State Championship Rings and / or pendants. There is a $50 deposit required with your order.

Stark Museum offers art after dark

The Stark Museum of Art is excited to welcome families to make art after dark during Third Thursdays Art Night, Thursday, Jan. 21, from 5-7 p.m. Admission is free for all Orange County public, private or home school students, grades pre-K-12, wearing school colors or spirit wear. Admission for Adults (18-64) is $6; Seniors, (65 or over) $5; and children, 3 years and under, are admitted free. Stark Cultural Venues Members will also receive free admission. Third Thursdays Art Night is designed to offer students and adults the opportunity to spend time together experiencing the Museum. The evening will include: displays of local student artwork, studio art activities for all ages, scavenger hunts to win art supply prizes, sketching in the galleries, and a hands-on station of touchable objects, all enhanced with the backdrop of music playing in the galleries. Each Third Thursday also features an interactive demonstration by a local artist. For January, the Museum welcomes LCM’s Betsy Kaufman who will introduce drawing and shading in pencil. Kaufman is a local artist, a graduate of West Orange-Stark high school and alum of Stephen F. Austin State University, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a teaching certificate. She has taught at many campuses of the LCMCISD school district and enjoys many other aspects of creativity, including painting and floral arranging. Third Thursdays Art Night is also planned for Feb. 18 and March 17. Stark Museum of Art Curator of Education, Jennifer Restauri stated, “Third Thursday Art Night provides families with the special opportunity to make and explore art together. This fun evening program is an excellent way to introduce your child to the arts.”

• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Shopping for a fishing tip or two COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

Seldom if ever do I make the short walk from the front doors of the H.E.B. on 16th street to my truck without running into someone that wants to talk about the local ďŹ shing. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because more ďŹ shermen shop H.E.B. or simply because my grocery shopping consists of picking up only two or three items nearly every day. Either way, it is amazing how much you can learn about ďŹ shing while negotiating parked cars with a shopping buggy. Over the years, much of what I learned in those brief conversations was in some way connected with ďŹ shing the river rather than Sabine Lake, Rayburn or Toledo Bend, but that information has served me well. Easily the two biggest game changing tips for me involved bouncing one-eighth ounce jigs oďŹ&#x20AC; the bottom in 18 to 25 feet of water for specks and how to more consistently catch stripers across the colder months of the year. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e once improving striper bite has all but vanished following Hurricane Ikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival, but the deep water trout bite only gave way to larger lures and slightly diďŹ&#x20AC;erent techniques. Over the past year, both of those bites have literally been washed out due to seemingly non-stop ďŹ&#x201A;ooding above the impoundments. Poor water clarity is a conďŹ dence killer for most ďŹ shermen, but dirty water in itself only limits the hunting range for the ďŹ sh. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e show stopper is that all of this dirty water is also fresh water and both the trout and ďŹ&#x201A;ounder need a percentage of salinity to survive. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at is not a problem, however, for stripers or redďŹ sh, so while the stripers have become the ghosts of the river, local anglers continue to catch See COLBURN, PAGE 3B

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are making a bid at a repeat NFL Super Bowl championship in 2016.

Pats, Panthers final?

New England bids for Super Bowl repeat KAZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

What a diďŹ&#x20AC;erence a weeks makes. A week ago all four visiting teams in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wild Card Roundâ&#x20AC;? came up with victories on the road advancing to last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Divisional Round However, the four home teams that played Saturday and Sunday all had a week oďŹ&#x20AC; to rest up for the second-round games. And it certainly must have paid oďŹ&#x20AC; because all four home teams emerged victorious, although the results of all four games were within a touchdown or less and werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided until the ďŹ nal two minutes. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e defending world champion New England Patriots had the upper hand throughout Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening game of the Divisional Round, but Kansas

City wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away and had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth period but fell short 27-20, vaulting the Pats into the AFC championship game for the ďŹ fth straight time. Once again quarterback Tom Brady was the catalyst to the victory by throwing two touchdown passes to All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski and scoring a touchdown on a one-yard plunge. New England ran its streak to 11-1 when leading at the intermission at Gillette Stadium. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Pats had a 14-6 halftime lead. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e victory set up an unprecedented 17th match-up between Brady and Peyton Manning, who led his No. 1-seeded Denver Broncos to a 2316 come-from-behind win over the feisty Pittsburgh Steelers in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second game to qualify for the AFC title game. Brady has won 11 of the 16 meetings against Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams, but is 2-2 in the playoďŹ&#x20AC;s, including Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 26-16 win in the conference champi-

onship game two years ago. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Denver will mark the seventh time Manning will face Brady at home, according to the Associated Press. Steelersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who played with two painful injuries to his throwing shoulder, took it to the touchdown-favored Broncos for three quarters until Manning worked his fourth period magic, thanks to a fumble by Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fitzgerald Toussaint caused by Denver cornerback Bradley Roby and recovered by teammate Demarcus Ware. Manning went to work from his own 35 yard line, trailing 13-12 and drove his team downďŹ eld with running back C.J. Anderson scoring on a oneyard plunge. He connected with Demaryius î&#x20AC;&#x201C;omas for the two-point conversion, putting Denver ahead 20-13. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e two teams traded late ďŹ eld goals, but Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s onside kick attempt was recovered by the Broncos to secure the victory and set up the 2:05 p.m. kickoďŹ&#x20AC; Sunday in Denver with the Patriots an

See KORNER, PAGE 2B

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early three-point favorite. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e 23-16 victory marked the 55th game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime by Manning, extending one of the dozen NFL records the future Hall of Fame quarterback owns. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e NFC had a pair of bizarre

Continued from Page 1B Divisional Round contests with the No. 1-seeded Carolina Panthers leaping out to a 31-0 halftime lead over the Seattle Seahawks, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to do anything right during the ďŹ rst 30 minutes. Seattle could have used the excuse that they logged more airline

miles (34,000) than any other NFL team this season or that for some unknown reason the Bank of America playing ďŹ eld was completely re-sodded six days earlier and quite unstable, but the Seahawks didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain at all. What the Seahawks did do was

Redfish continue to provide most consistent bite.

Colburn at least a few reds on the more manageable weather days. And, while many of them prefer to catch them by dissecting shoreline cover with crankbaits and spinnerbaits, because of the reduced water clarity, scented lures like GULP or plastics tipped with a piece of shrimp have been the better option. All of which leads up to my most recent grocery stop and yet another tip earlier this week. I still had my boat in tow and after Mr. Cleon Bias completed a slow and thorough inspection, he felt compelled to share why he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care to ďŹ sh this time of the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ sh when I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see my shrimp just beneath the surface and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ sh when my frozen shrimp is still frozen after ďŹ shing all morning!â&#x20AC;? While I agreed with his reason-

Continued from Page 1B ing, parking the boat due to less than optimum conditions is not yet an option for me. I, too, detest ďŹ shing on the coldest of days, but ďŹ shing for hire mandates scouting in miserable weather or knowingly yielding any credibility for an unmerited payday. Having now shared a hot spot for gaining useful fishing information, I have little else to report that will help you catch fish this week. I was forced to look for trout two days in a row and I may as well have been looking for carrier pigeons. We still caught redfish in both the bayous and the lake, but caught only enough trout to confirm the fact that they were still around. The ship channel south of the Causeway may once again be your best bet, but I have talked

with no one that has given that water a shot. Likewise, the Causeway reefs may be a viable option and one that I hope to check out wind and tide changes permitting. I would not be at all surprised to find the trout riding out the low salinity levels by hanging out over the deep shell. In the meantime, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget about the Rat-L-Trap tournament set for January 24th on Sam Rayburn. You can still register online or by calling . The Triangle Tailchasers will also host the first of two open trout tournaments the following weekend out of Anceletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marina.For more information you can go to their website. There will be no captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting with registration set for Daleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hunt N Fish on the 29th.

GetDaNet fishing club holds tourney

the competition in all three club tournaments to date. However, several returning hunters have vowed to give them a run for their money in February. Adam Brown and his partner Fletcher Reid brought in a respectable bag weighing 10.11 pounds to claim the second place spot. Brown also rounded out the Big Bass top three with a 3.13 pound ďŹ sh. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e father-and-son team of Bobby and Caleb Granger claimed the third spot for team stringer with a 5.84 pound weight. GetDaNet is now planning for its February tournament to be held on Lake Sam Rayburn out of Cassells-Boykin Park on Feb. 13.

GetDaNet Fishing Club held its January tournament on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Toledo Bend with weigh-in at Six Mile Public Boat Ramp. Windy, cold conditions put a damper on most of the good bites, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to dampen the spirits of club participants. Partners Chris Baggett and Mike Moore once again topped the standings with a winning bag of ďŹ ve ďŹ sh weighing 12.76 pounds. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e pair also lead the Big Bass portion of the event with Moore turning in a 3.84 pound ďŹ rst place specimen and Baggett submitting a similar 3.60 pound second place ďŹ sh. GetDaNetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results are starting to sound like a broken record as these two have dominated

play like two-time Super Bowl participants were supposed to and began moving the football consistently while the defense looked much like the Legion of Boom. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson ďŹ red his third touchdown pass of the second half, connecting with Jermaine Kearse for the second time, this time a three-yard strike with six minutes left, reducing the deďŹ cit to 31-21 as the Seahawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense shut down All-Pro quarterback Cam Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oďŹ&#x20AC;ense. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Seahawks defense made another stop and with little time remaining opted to kick a 36-yard Steven Hauschkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ eld goal with 1:12 remaining, getting the team to within one score 31-24 and banking on a successful on-side kick. However it was recovered by Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Pro linebacker î&#x20AC;&#x201C;omas Davis to secure the win. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e victory upped Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record to 16-1 for the season and entitled the Panthers to their fourth appearance in the NFC championship game and their ďŹ rst trip since 2005. And the Panthers will be favored by three points when they host the Arizona Cardinals Sunday at 5:40 p.m. who advanced to the title round with a bizarre 26-20 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers Saturday night. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere was a coin ďŹ&#x201A;ip that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ&#x201A;ip, Patrick Petersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100-yard kickoďŹ&#x20AC; return that was nulliďŹ ed by an Arizona penalty, Randall Cobbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-handed 51-yard catch that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count because of oďŹ&#x20AC;-setting penalties and a Hail Mary pass by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers that was caught for a touchdown by JeďŹ&#x20AC; Janis as time ran out sending the game to overtime.

But the real hero of the game was Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 32-year-old All-Pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, whose 75-yard catch-and-run set up his game-winning ďŹ ve-yard shovel pass from quarterback Carson Palmer to win the game without Green Bay even touching the football on oďŹ&#x20AC;ense. I look for the two favorites to meet in Super Bowl 50 in two weeks after New England edges past Denver 24-20 and Carolina throttles Arizona 27-23. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e last time a No. 1 seed won the Super Bowl was in 2003. KWICKIESâ&#x20AC;Śî&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Lamar Cardinals have hired 31-year old Will Davis to replace their long-time baseball coach Jim Gilligan after the 2016 season is over. Gilligan has coached the Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; baseball team for 38 years. Davis has been an assistant baseball coach at LSU for the past seven years. His salary has not been announced, but Gilligan earned $115,308 in 2012, according to a JeďŹ&#x20AC;erson County newspaper. Davis was a catcher for LSU from 2004-2007. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Houston Astros reached one-year deals with four of their six players who were eligible for salary arbitration. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e biggest name is left-hander Dallas Keuchel, who earned a $6,725,500 pay hike to $7.25 million for this year. Other players agreeing to one-year deals include third baseman Luis Valbuena ($6.125 million), utility inďŹ elder/outďŹ elder Marwin Gonzalez ($2 million) and relief pitcher Josh Fields ($900,000). î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e two eligible players unsigned at this writing were catcher Jason Castro who ďŹ led for $5.25 million and has been oďŹ&#x20AC;ered $5 million and designated hitter Evan Gattis, who ďŹ led

for $3.85 million and has been offered $3 million. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if Sunday was the last time we would see the Seattle Seahawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beast Modeâ&#x20AC;? as Marshawn Lynch brings a very high salary cap number into the 2016 season. Look for the Seahawks to release or waive Lynch and get a compensatory draft pick when he signs with another team. No coach-quarterback combination in NFL history has been more successful as New Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, who have teamed up for 22 post-season wins and four Super Bowl titles. Look for those numbers to increase before the playoďŹ&#x20AC;s are over. An eďŹ&#x20AC;ort to persuade the owner of the St. Louis Rams to keep his team in Missouri by building a riverfront football stadium not only failed, but also left the public on the hook for $16.2 million in expenses. Most of the money was for a local architecture ďŹ rm and an assortment of lawyers, according to the St. Louis Dispatch. JUST BETWEEN USâ&#x20AC;ŚIt appears that Cleveland quarterback Johnny Manzielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antics have turned oďŹ&#x20AC; more than just his teammates and coaches as LeBron Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; marketing agency has cut ties with the playboy wannabe. On a recent visit to Houston, James said that renewing those business acquaintances with the former Heisman Trophy winner is not on his mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e only concern for everyone is to see him back on the football ďŹ eld, but doing it at a professional level, and being able to get back to the caliber of player that he was back when he was a Texas Aggie,â&#x20AC;? James told the Houston Chronicle recently.

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Karen Fisher announces for Tax Assessor-Collector race

On Thursday, Jan. 14, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School Varsity Cheerleaders participated in the first ever UIL State Spirit Competition. The girls placed third overall in the 4A division out of 56 teams from across the state and received bronze medals for their performance. The squad competed in three preliminary rounds of band dance, fight song and crowd leading. After preliminaries, the top 20 finalists were named and competed that evening in finals. Sponsors for the team are Brandy Cricchio and Kayla LeBlanc. The LC-M cheer squad are, bottom row from left to right, Courtney Price, Michaela Dearing and Kami Foskey; middle row, from left, Alexia Williams, Jaden Lewis, Abbey Ashworth, Hope Henry, Sydney Smith and Mallory Bromley; and top row from left, Brooke Manuel, Keeley Vela, Brandi Posey, Haley Boudreaux, Makennah Moreland, Theresa Beckett and Jennifer Ellis.

My name is Karen Fisher and I want to thank you for considering me to be your next Tax Assessor Collector. I am married to Joe Fisher. We have eight children and 14 grandchildren. I attend Friendship Bible Baptist Church in Vidor, and have lived in Orange County for the past 42 years. I served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Orange Chapter of the American Red Cross and I was also an Ambassador for the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. I have worked in the Tax Office for 23 years. I was appointed the supervisor/office manager for the last 15 years in the Vidor office. I appreciate the confidence Mrs. Gunstream placed in me. As a supervisor I am required to do the daily and monthly reporting and balancing of all money collected. I handle customers on a daily basis. I am looking forward to bringing unity within the offices and the community. During my 23 years of service

Moores celebrate 60th year William and Jane Moore will celebrate thier 60th. wedding anniversary on Jan 29, 2016. ey will enjoy dinner with their families to mark the happy occasion.

Pictured from left are Christy Khoury, Brandy Slaughter, Al Granger, Employee of the Month, Marty Balismo and Elyse Thibodeaux. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce named Marty Balismo, sales associate at Granger Chevrolet, the Employee of the Month Award for January. Marty was presented his award by ambassador Christy Khoury at the January Networking Coffee hosted by Orangefield ISD. Marty received gifts and gift certificates from several local merchants. Balismo has worked at Granger Chevrolet for three and half years, winning numerous sales achievement awards during that time.

Paid Announcement

Karen Fisher to the county of Orange I continue to work with property taxes and motor vehicle. It takes an active participation in both areas of the Tax Oﬃce to run a successful oﬃce. When elected I will strive to stay up to date on all motor vehicle laws as well as continuing to study all areas of property taxes. Although a PCC is not required I am proud to say my hard work and diligence and my degree from Lamar University in

accounting will earn me a PCC certiﬁcation within a few months after being elected. It is because of the love of my job and my appreciation for the people of Orange County that drives me to learn as much as possible. When elected my goal is to create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Even though paying taxes, titling vehicles, and dealing with the vehicle registrations are sometimes tedious I hope to make our oﬃces a place people enjoy coming to and being greeted with friendly employees. Ms. Gunstream is leaving behind a good group of professional women. She will be a hard person to replace and will be deeply missed. I am looking forward to continuing her leadership qualities. I am asking for your vote and would deeply appreciate your support in the upcoming Primary Election March 1, 2016. Early voting is Feb 16-26. I may be contacted at 409-769-4833. ank you and God Bless.

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Williams announces for County Clerk race My name is Trish Journeay Williams and I am running for Orange County Clerk. I am currently employed as a Deputy with Orange County SheriďŹ&#x20AC; â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OďŹ&#x192;ce, assigned to the County Clerk at Law. I am married to Charles Williams, who also works with the SheriďŹ&#x20AC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OďŹ&#x192;ce as a patrol sergeant. I have been in public service for over 30 years. I taught at Vidor High School from 1996-2007 and at Lumberton High School from 20072011. I have a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Criminal Justice and hold a Master Peace OďŹ&#x192;cers license. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e previous county clerk retired while in oďŹ&#x192;ce. Subsequently, my opponent was appointed to the position until a new County Clerk could be elected. It is now time for the citizens of Orange County to choose their new county clerk. I am here to tell you that I have ample experience and qualiďŹ cations that make me the right choice for this position. I am currently assigned to a court that is serviced by the County Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oďŹ&#x192;ce. We handle probates, guardianships, misde-

ORANGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;COUNTY SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REPORT OďŹ&#x192;cers from the Orange County SheriďŹ&#x20AC; â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OďŹ&#x192;ce responded to the following calls between Jan. 12-18: Jan. 12 Accident, 1071 North/Lone Star RV Park, Vidor î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 2100 block Bobcat Cr., Orange î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 3116 Timberlake, Orange Fraud, 160 Oldbury Rd., Vidor Criminal mischief, 9494 Turtle Rd., Orange Jan. 13 Fraud, 3341 Sherwood Dr., Orange Found property, 156 Greathouse, Vidor Fraud, 205 Border st., Orange î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 35514 Duncanwoods, Orange Transport weapons/student in possession of weapons, 7327 N. Hwy. 87/LCM High School, Orange Assault, 315 Russell Rd., Vidor Jan. 14 Fraud, 3292 S. Teal Rd., Orange Welfare concern, 2815 Dennis St., Orange Jan. 15 î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 2275 Havens Rd., Vidor Suspicious person, 3335 Front St., Vidor Unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 4035 Evangeline Dr., Vidor î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 735 Spoonmore, Vidor Drug incident, 17000 block S. Hwy. 62, Orange Terroristic threat, 1255 Liberty St., Vidor Jan. 16 Vicious animal, 5116 Jordan Dr., Orange î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 225 Chinese Elm, Vidor Assault, 190 Pug Rd., Vidor Terroristic threats, 9749 FM 105, Orange Assault, 7401 Lariat Loop, Orange Assault, 836 Cherry, Vidor Assault, 805 Coleman St., Vidor Assault, 5419 Colony Ln., Orange Jan. 17 Disturbance, 6135 Crosstimber Dr., Orange Drug incidents, FM 1006 and Massachusetts, Orange Cruelty to animals, 5635 Rebel Rd., Vidor Burglary, 3375 Martha, Vidor î&#x20AC;&#x201C;eft, 11535 E IH-10/IH10 Antique Mall, Orange Disturbance, 3559 Brent Dr., Orange Jan. 18 Found property, 305 W. Circle, Vidor Disturbance, 8198 N. Hwy. 87, Orange Burglary of habitation, 4850 Revere Ln., Vidor Burglary of motor vehicle, 1325 W. Circle Dr., Vidor Juvenile problem, 2258 CLaire Dr., Orange Criminal mischief, 1205 W. Circle Dr./Sugar Pines Mobile Home Park, Vidor Assault, 1028 Vincent, Orange

meanor court cases and the local Child Protective Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caseload. I see cases from their inception; when they are ďŹ led, when they come to court and when they are disposed. I understand the process that it takes for the cases to be handled properly from beginning to end. I understand why things need to be handled a certain way. I believe that the deputy clerks are too specialized in their individual capacities. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ey need to be more diverse and cross trained in diďŹ&#x20AC;erent functions throughout the oďŹ&#x192;ce. As your county clerk I will ensure that my deputy clerks are proďŹ cient in all aspects of the oďŹ&#x192;ce. I will also make strides to modernize the oďŹ&#x192;ce by updating technology. My conservative values are backed by my true republican voting record. I look forward to serving you as your next â&#x20AC;&#x153;full timeâ&#x20AC;? county clerk. When you go to your ballot box: *Vote for 30 years experience *Vote 30 years committed public service *Vote for Trish Williams, as your full time County Clerk!

Finding big fish in the big chill OUTDOORSâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;WEEKLY CAPT.â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;CHUCKâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;UZZLE FORâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;THEâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;RECORD

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a common known fact that we have some of the craziest weather in the world here in Texas, especially on the coast. January and February have historically been some of our worst weather months, the conditions at this time of the year coupled with low water temps can make it down right miserable. During these periods the average ďŹ sherman may defer from the outdoors to a warmer climate by the ďŹ re thinking that the ďŹ shing wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be worth the eďŹ&#x20AC;ort, big mistake. For many years ďŹ shermen on the lower coast have known what kind of magic can happen when the mercury dips and the crowds go somewhere else for the winter. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;is kind of thinking is gaining popularity on the upper coast every year and the ďŹ sh that are being caught during this time of the year can be eye poppingly large to say the least. As an added plus once you ďŹ nd one of these big ďŹ sh you can usually ďŹ nd another one in the same area, these ďŹ sh will congregate together and sometimes be there in large numbers. Big concentra-

tions of ďŹ sh can key in on small areas so be sure to thoroughly ďŹ sh an area before giving up. 2 years ago on Sabine lake I came across one of these situations where the ďŹ sh were piled up in a small drain, every cast was viciously attacked by a stud trout or oversized redďŹ sh. It was 2 hours of heaven, all you could ever ask for and more. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e big ďŹ sh were keying in on a small depression where two smallditches drained out of the marsh. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e water was warmer coming out of the marsh and the depression oďŹ&#x20AC;ered up some refuge from the outgoing tide, the bait just kept pouring into the strike zone and the big ďŹ sh were just killing everything that swam. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e small areas that most ďŹ shermen ďŹ nd holding good numbers of trout in the winter are usually found in the summer. Waders who are observant make notes of areas that should hold ďŹ sh, piles of shell or oyster, ditches, transition areas from one type of bottom to the next are all excellent places to make

mental notes. Summer water conditioins are usually clearer than winter so you have the added bonus of sighting areas to ďŹ sh. Winter and spring months on the upper coast usually mean heavy run oďŹ&#x20AC; and oďŹ&#x20AC; colored conditions, homework and notes taken during the summer can really come in handy when you are faced with bad water conditions. Calcasieu Lake also has itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own nuances during this time of the year and they are very similar to Sabine for the most part. One big diďŹ&#x20AC;erence between the two sister lakes is the prevalent reef structure caused by oysters on Calcasieu, this body of water is full of oysters and those are trout goldmines if you know where to ďŹ nd them. In the winter if you pay attention you can watch the oyster boats comb Calcasieu, they are doing nothing but giving away very valuable information to the ďŹ shermen. I have marked some great structure by hawking these guys on bad weather days

or days when the ďŹ sh werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to cooperative. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at little bit of effort translated into numerous productive open water areas that I ďŹ sh to this day. You can learn plenty if you just watch sometimes. Now most big trout fanatics are already accustomed to the arsenal of baits that you need to ďŹ sh during the winter months and I will leave that alone as well. You can only stand to hear someone write about slow sinking mullet imitation plugs, mud and shell mix, blah blah blah. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e subject has been beat to death so I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep whooping on it. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e one thing that you cannot get enough of is learning what window of opportunity works best, take the tides and temperatures into account as well the feed times and get out there among them. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch big ďŹ sh from your cozy couch. Remember â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know unless you goâ&#x20AC;?.

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How to End Your Daniel’s Fast Many men and women will complete their 21-day Daniel Fast over the weekend. And so I wanted to post some advice about ending your fast. Even if you are not concluding your fast, please keep this information in mind. It is important. Ease back into your “typical diet.” This is especially true with caffeine, sugar, fatty foods, meat and dairy products. Small portions are wise and go slow, perhaps just one or two foods per day. For caffeine beverages, drink one small cup or glass and then see how your body reacts. Don’t be surprised if you get the “jitters.” Consider starting with de-caf (I realize that’s almost criminal for those of us who love the java). Don’t be surprised if you feel tired after you start eating the “typical foods.” Your body has been detoxed over the 21day Daniel Fast and it might scoff at what it has to digest! Continue to drink lots of filtered water, at least 1/2 gallon a day. Also, consider the lessons you’ve learned and the good habits you’ve adopted on the Daniel Fast. Don’t leave them behind, but let them become a regular part of your life. This includes your prayer and study time with the Lord as well as improved eating habits. Finally, while you may always fast at the New Year, consider fasting at other times of the year. Many parents pray and then fast from dawn to dusk on their children’s birthdays. If you have pressing issues or circumstances facing you, consider a time of consecrated prayer and fasting. Last year I fasted during Pentecost seeking the Lord’s direction for some personal business matters. The Daniel Fast is an excellent method for a partial fast. It beats John the Baptist’s fast — honey and locust! Be blessed!

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Area pastors invited to WOCCISD luncheon West Orange-Cove CISD would like to invite area pastors to attend a pastor luncheon Thursday, Jan. 21. The event will provide the occasion to fellowship, as well as discuss shared communities. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the WOCCISD Educational Service Center, 902 W. Park Avenue, Orange. Pastors should contact the WOCCISD Superintendent’s Office at 882-5600 to confirm attendance by Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 12:00 p.m.

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

www.fumcorange.com

738-2070

Bethel Baptist holds gospel singing

First Baptist ChurCh OrangeField

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.

www.orangewesley.org

trinity Baptist ChurCh Orange 1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333

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

Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. (Nursery provided)

Sundays at 11:00 AM and Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Pastor: Michael Procella EMAIL: fbcofwo@gmail.com

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

Come as you are! www.livingwordtx.org

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

Pastor: Dr. Billy Watson website: www.faithumc-orange.org

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.

Pastor: Ruth Logan Burch

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

Pastor Douglas Shows 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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OF Orange COunty 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. “Round Pen” (Small group) Studies: Ladies and Mens Group: 7 p.m. Monday

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wedensday evening 6 p.m. Pastor: Kurtis Moffitt

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“Our church family welcomes you!”

19805 Highway 62 • 735-7126

www.westorangechurch.org

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mobile home For rent 2/1/CP in bridge City, 345 blueberry, No Smoking, small pets with Add. Dep., $675

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announCementS al-anon meets Wed. & Sun. at 7 pm. In the rear of the Santuary building at 4775 N. 16TH ST (N87) in Orange, 77962. call Angela 409-474-2171 or candy 409-779-4289 for details.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of THELMA JOYCE GOULD, Deceased, were issued on the January 6, 2016, in Cause No. P-17409 pending in the County Court, Orange County, Texas, to: Janet Martin. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Administration for the Estate of MARGARET LOU PAYTON, Deceased, were issued on January 12, 2016 in Cause No. P17416, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Thomas Gene Payton. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DOMESTIC CITATION BY PUBLICATION/PC - CDVPPCWD THE STATE OF TEXAS To: WILLIAM FRED STEINHARDT II, Respondent You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of 20 days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you. The petition of HALEY RENEE STEINHARDT, Petitioner, was filed in the COUNTY COURT AT LAW #2 of Orange County, Texas on JANUARY 12, 2016, against WILLIAM FRED STEINHARDT II,, numbered 160032-D and entitled IN THE MATTER OF MARRIAGE OF HALEY RENEE STEINHARDT and WILIAM FRED STEINHARDT II. The suit requests ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DIVORCE. The date and place of birth of the child/ren who is/are subject of the suit: ELI ZANE STEINHARDT APRIL 17, 2012 BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TX GABRIEL ALEXANDER STEINHARDT APRIL 11, 2014 BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TX

c/o Janet Martin P.O. Box 309 Vidor, Texas 77670

c/o THE LAW OFFICE OF TOMMY GUNN Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630

The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree in the child/ren’s interest which will be binding upon you, including the termination of the parent-child relationship, the determination of paternity and the appointment of a conservator with authority to consent to the child’s adoption.

DATED the 7th day of January, 2016

DATED the 12th day of January, 2016.

ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Court at Orange, Texas, this January 13, 2016.

Jerry V. Pennington

Tommy Gunn

Jerry V. Pennington Attorney for Janet Martin State Bar No.: 15759000 110 Seventh Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 886-0575

VICKIE EDGERLY, District Clerk Orange County, Texas

State Bar No.: 08623700 Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone:

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Facsimile: (409) 996-1353

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Administration for the Estate of RAY SHERDAN W I L L I A M S O N , Deceased, were issued on January 12, 2016 in Cause No. P17401, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Claudia Brown Williamson. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of DEWEY DWAYNE BAGWELL , Deceased, were issued on October 6, 2015, in Cause No. P17280 pending in the County Court at Law of ORANGE County, Texas, to: Donna Jean Carter Bagwell. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o THE LAW OFFICE OF TOMMY GUNN Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630

TO: Donna Bagwell

DATED the 12th day of January, 2016.

Tommy Gunn TOMMY GUNN

State Bar No.: 08623700 Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 882-9990 Facsimile: (409) 882-0613

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, JanUaRy 20, 2016 7B NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of KENNETH WAYNE MANUEL, Deceased, were issued on October 6, 2015, in Cause No. P17314, pending in the County Court at Law of ORANGE County, Texas, to: Kory Manual. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ILEY M. OXLEY, DECEASED

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOHN CLARENCE TOWNSEND, DECEASED

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Notice is hereby givTestamentary were is- en that original Letters sued for the Estate of Testamentary were isILEY M. OXLEY, on sued for the Estate of January 4, 2016, in JOHN CLARENCE Cause No. P17402, TOWNSEND, Depending in the County ceased, were issued on Court of Orange Coun- the 6th day of January, ty, Texas, to: NANCY 2016, in Cause No. S. OXLEY. P17391, pending in the The address of such County Court of OrIndependent Executrix ange County, Texas, is c/o Colin D. Moore, Probate Division to PROVOST UMPHREY JOHNETTA DELYNN LAW FIRM, LLP, PO TURNER. TO: Kory Manual BOX 4905, Beaumont, The address of such 3875 Wendy Lane Texas 77704. Orange, Texas 77630 Administrator is PO NEED ANY KIND OF DIRT All persons having BOXWORK? 751, Mauriceville, DATED the 13th day of claimsCALL against this Et- TX 77626. January, 2016 state which is currently All persons having being administered are claims against this EsJim Sharon Bearden & required to present tate which is currently them within the time being administered are DEMOLITION • LAND CLEARING JIM SHARON BEARDEN and in the manner pre- requiredDEMO to present PONDS Attorney for Estate SITE WORK CONCRETE scribed by law. them within the time State Bar No.: 01983000 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARING Nancy S. Oxley, and in the manner preAttorney at Law DOZERS • BACKHOES • TRACTOR Independent Excutrix scribed byWORK law. 116 S. Border Street of the Estate of Iley Orange, Texas 77630 JOHNETTA DELYNN Telephone: M. Oxley, Deceased. TURNER

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Taste of Southeast Texas R.D. Hutchings’ Cream Potato Soup EVY’S CAJUN KITCHEN Evelyn Brandon e Record As you all know, I love to read blogs and visit the Facebook pages with recipes. I believe my favorite of the Facebook pages, are the cast iron cooking pages. The people who post in these groups have got it going on - and the pictures of their dishes… ooh la la! I was browsing through the Cast Iron Cooking Group ( ) a few days ago and saw a picture that looked like pure heaven and I had not even read the recipe yet. It was A post from R.D. Hutchings and I’m sorry I don’t know where he is from. It was a picture of cream potato soup. I asked Mr. Hutchings if I could use his recipe for my column and he was gracious enough to say I could. He just wanted me to give credit to the group. I have not made this yet, as I have been under the weather for several weeks and have

made several trips to the doctor. I am on my second round of antibiotics. Hopefully this time will do the trick. Thanks again Mr. Hutchings for allowing me to use this for my column. I know the readers will love it! We are going to call this one -

R.D. Hutchings’ Cream Potato Soup

been doing very little cooking. But I plan to make this over this weekend and I am sure it will be perfect for what ails me. Getting over this Southeast Texas crud is a hard battle to fight and as we all know, soup makes everything better. Everybody I have talked to that’s had it says they have

Ingredients 3 1/2 cups water 2 1/2 cups whole milk 2-3 thin sliced potatos 1/4 think sliced onion 2 Tablespoons butter 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon parsley flakes, salt, pepper and red pepper to taste. Directions Bring water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until soft. Add other ingredients and simmer on a low fire 15-20 minutes. *Note - I would think potato peelings on or off is a matter of preference. For me, they would be off. Bon appétit!

Orangefield art students did an outstanding job at their Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Show this past weekend. Taking top honors of Best of Show was senior, Tierney Rice. Receiving gold medals were sophomore, Sable Reynolds and senior, Austin Flores. Two additional Special Merit Awards were presented to senior, Adam Winfree, and sophomore, Kinley McFarlin. All of these pieces of artwork are now on display at the rodeo. Pictured, from left, are McFarlin, Reynolds, Winfree and Rice. Not pictured is Flores. In addition, the seniors received scholarship information and underclassmen were given applications to the Glassell School of Art and the Cowboy Art School in Kerrville. There were a number of other top honors as well. Finalists are as follows: Bettye Crochet, Krista Wheeler, Morgan Isaacs, Alyssa Kelley, John Ingram, Blaine Milstead and Haley Abshire.

ORANGE COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES e following marriage licenses were issued by the oﬃce of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Jan. 11-15: Karim N. Meghani and Riya I. Hirani Christopher A. Barﬁeld and Ashley A. Larose

Makara Meas and Laura Ky Damion L. McMullan and Geri A. Rich David A. Frazier and Cristie R. Frazier Brandon M. Pulliam and Heather M. Snyder Daniel K. Trammel and Trista T. Trow

Kemp H. McCracken and Becky R. Abshire Michael A. Stephenson and Alicia C. Kuebodeaux Natividad De Los Santos and Claudia Limon Garcia Skylar R. Sanford and Emily C. Halﬁn