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Week of Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Burn ban goes into effect David Ball

For The Record

Hot dry weather led to the Orange County Commissioners Court declaring a countywide burn ban at their meeting on the afternoon of August 10.

County Judge Brint Carlton was not present at the meeting and communicated via Skype on a laptop computer. Carlton could only observe the meeting and not participate since he was not present.

Ryan Peabody, emergency management coordinator, said as of last Friday the KBDI Index map indicated Orange County was in the red category which is a high danger situation with the possibility of fires. Orange County is projected to be in the red category for the next two weeks.

Signs declaring the burn ban is in effect will placed throughout the county.

The burn ban will be in effect until further notice.

The commissioners were going to deliberate on re-funding the Orange County Economic Development Corporation, but no action was taken. The court

voted not to fund the OCEDC at last week’s meeting. The point was moot, however, since the Port of Orange Board of Peabody Commissioners voted not to fund the OCEDC at their meeting earlier that day. The county commissioners were waiting to see what the Port would do at their meeting.

Barry Burton, Precinct 2 commissioner, said the OCEDC’s structure, personnel and finances will be looked into. The court could had refunded the OCEDC, but Burton said it wouldn’t be productive to do so now.

“It’s one instrument to bring in new development and this arrow has been taken from our quiver,” Burton said.

Different avenues will be looked at to explore economic development options for Orange County.

After a lengthy discussion,

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Port of Orange opts not to fund OC-EDC David Ball

For The Record

The Orange County Economic Development Corporation is running out of supporters.

The Port of Orange is the most recent governmental entity not to fund the Orange County Economic Development Corporation following the city of Orange and Orange County after they chose not to fund. The decision was made at the regular meeting of the Port of Orange Board of Commissioners on August 10. The vote was four to one with Commissioner Keith Wallace casting the only no vote.

Gene Bouillion, port director, said the Orange County Commissioners placed on its meeting agenda later that afternoon on August 10 to review its position. The commissioners voted not to fund

the OCEDC the prior week.

“We can wait until they come back with their proposal,” he said.

Wallace said nobody wants Wallace to write a check not knowing what’s going on.

Bouillion said the Port provided 45 percent or $100,000 of the OCEDC $300,000 budget for last year. The Port’s contribution is the largest of any governmental entity in Orange County.

He added the OCEDC may be making some changes and they should hear them out before making a decision.

Jerry Hughes, port president, said the Port could turn the decision over to the other

This classic Hupmobile is one of the first thing that catches visitors’ eyes among the exhibits when they enter The Carriage House of the W. H. Stark House.

RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

Stark’s legacy lives on David Ball

For The Record

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llen Welker, communications manager, said renovations are occurring at The Carriage House, the W.H Stark House and the Stark Museum of Art through expansion and revamping some exhibits.

The Carriage House at the W.H. Stark House houses the newest exhibit- the Living Legacy.

Curator Jeff Harris said The Carriage House is centered around mini-exhibits based on family research of the Starks and Lutchers and what they were, and still are, about.

“They were incredibly generous to the community,” he said. “There was so much that there were dozens of things we had to eliminate. It was too much.”

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The Carriage House behind the W.H. Stark House houses a new exhibit called Living Legacy to commemorate the Stark family’s contributions to the community and how contemporary attendees can help their communities as well. Also, the Stark Museum of Art is being expanded and the W.H. Stark House is undergoing some general maintenance to serve the public better.

RECORD PHOTOS: Lawrence Trimm

Consulting firm presents economic development efforts David Ball

For The Record

The city of Orange may get a boost in economic development with some help from some neighbors.

The firm of Griffith, Mosely, Johnson & Associates, Inc. of Port Arthur made a presentation to a joint meeting of the Orange City Council and the Orange Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors on the morning of Au-

gust 11. The presentation concerned professional consulting services to assist the city of Orange in its economic development efforts, particularly as it relates to pursuit of industrial development in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction in the city’s effort to attract retail and commercial development.

Those attending the meeting were Carl Griffith, president and CEO and former Jefferson County Judge and sheriff; Jeff Moseley, executive vice presi-

dent and former Denton County Judge and president of the Greater Houston Partnership; John Johnson, vice present and Griffith general counsel and Doneane Beckom, criminal justice consultant and attorney.

Johnson gave an overview of the firm to the council and the

services they offer.

He said the firm is about providing strategic support to business, industry and government in a range of practice areas supported by a team of seasoned professionals with a combined 335 years of experience.

Griffith Moseley Johnson & Associates, Inc. (formerly Carl R. Griffith & Associates, Inc.) provides strategic support to business, industry and government in a range of practice ar-

eas, including site selection and economic development, government affairs, environmental and regulatory affairs, business development, criminal justice, emergency management, grant management and homeland security policy development.

Johnson rhetorically asked where are we in Orange, Texas and what resources do we have?

He spoke of the vast real estate available and how GMJ also assists the existing busi-

ness community.

He concluded by saying the firm responds to inquiries quickly and they envision being part of a team.

Griffith said he already feels as part of the team.

“We spend so much time with heavy industry because there would be no community here without heavy industry,” he said.

Griffith said GMJ views

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Murder charges dropped; victim’s family calls fouls Debby Schamber For The Record

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urder charges are expected to be dropped against Joshua Latham, 27, of Mauriceville, as part of a plea bargain agreement between Latham and the Newton County District Attorney, Courtney Tracy Ponthier.

The trial was to occur on Monday, but instead Latham is expected to plead guilty to jumping bond and tampering with evidence. He could receive 10 years in prison on each charge. The charges are expected to be run concurrently.

The family of the victim, Tami Higgenbotham, 41, of Vinton, La., met with the district attorney, and feels blindsided by the actions taken.

“I think they should take him to trial to let him know that he can’t get away with murder,” said Higgenbotham’s younger sister, Staci Robinson. “Now it’s like it never happened.”

The case stems from an incident when Higgenbotham, left her residence on Feb. 8, 2013 from Vinton to go to Orange. Her truck was found later at Blue Bird’s Fish Camp on Simmons Drive, but she was no where to be found. During the trip to Orange she had texted her sister, saying she was going to sell her phone to Latham.

Higgenbotham wanted to upgrade so she decided to sell her phone. Around 1 p.m.

Higgenbotham sent a text to her sister saying Latham wanted her to help him pick out wedding rings. By 1:30 p.m. the texts from Higgenbotham stopped.

Knowing it was odd for her sister since she was “always connected,” Robinson became worried and tried repeatedly to call her, but each call went straight to voice mail.

Murder charges are expected to be dropped against Joshua Latham, 27, of Mauriceville. The family of the victim, Tami Higgenbotham, 41, of Vinton, La., met with the district attorney, and feels blindsided by the actions taken.

Robinson later went to the fish camp and showed a picture of her sister to people in the area. They told her they had seen Higgenbotham and she had gotten into a vehicle with Latham. However, when Robinson asked Latham if he had seen her sister, he denied ever meeting up with her. Latham’s girlfriend told Robinson, Latham was at work on the day of the disappearance. However, Robinson later learned he didn’t have a job.

Latham, who was a ‘person of interest” in connection with the disappearance of Higgenbotham fled the area. At the time he was on felony probation, but this did not stop him from fleeing.

He was arrested a few days later on February 14, in Maryville, Tenn. Orange police contacted local officials in Maryville, and told them Latham had relatives in the area.

Maryville police checked the

relative’s residence, and found Latham, along with his girlfriend, and their two-week-old infant. The woman and child were reported to be safe. He was held on charges he violated his felony probation. After his return, his probation was extended and he had to serve some time in the Orange County Jail.

Detectives and the Texas Ranger went to Tennessee to interview Latham concerning

the disappearance of Higgenbotham. During the interview he reportedly told them where Higgenbotham’s body could be found.

Investigators went in search of the location north of Mauriceville on Feb. 15, 2013 where they found Higgenbotham’s body in a heavily wooded hunting lease in Newton County.

Police said there were certain features on the body that matched descriptions of the missing woman. Further testing and autopsy results would reveal it was indeed her.

Dr. Tommy Brown, who conducted the autopsy, said his report the cause of death was asphyxia due to external compression of the neck and the manner of death was homicide.

In addition, according to the report, there were two postmortem abrasions on her right forehead area. In spite of this, Robinson would later say as to why the charges were dropped is because Latham’s family had requested autopsies as well.

The results were said to be “undetermined.” Even though Brown is known to be very reputable, the DA said this would be a problem when presenting the case.

An indictment was returned

by Newton County Grand Jury and Latham was charged with murder in Newton Coun-

ty. But, his extradition would have to wait until he met the requirements with Orange County. Once he returned to Newton County he posted bond and was released.

Latham’s trial was scheduled to start in February, 2015, but when the day came he was nowhere to be found. He had been out on bond when he disappeared. However, he was apprehended in Beauregard Parish in Lousiana by Texas Rangers and local law enforcement. Latham was found in a wooded area behind a residence and taken into custody. He was extradited back to Newton County

and held without bond where he remains until sentencing Monday.

“I want him to go to prison for Tami’s murder, “ Robinson said. “It’s just not the same.”

Numerous calls to the Newton County District Attorney were not returned as of press time.

After serving time in the Orange County Jail he was transferred to Newton County where he later posted bond and was released from custody.

The family of Tami Higgenbotham hope to soon see justice served and Latham behind bars where they feel he belongs.

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the commissioners court voted to hire a deputy emergency management coordinator. The six weeks waiting period for new hires was not waived, however, and the nominee for the position would be paid according to the county’s pay matrix in place as someone with zero years experience.

Peabody originally requested the Deputy EMC be hired and the six week waiting period waived.

The candidate would start on Thursday.

The candidate is a veteran of the US Coast Guard where he spent 11 years. He was with the Incident Command Structure in Port Arthur and he worked Hurricanes Rita and Ike. John Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner, asked what the Deputy EMC will do on the job. Peabody said either incident command or work with disasters.

Burton asked if grants would be used to pay for some of the candidate’s salary. Peabody said the money is already in the department’s budget and the state will reimburse them 30 percent of the cost. He believes the candidate should be paid more because of his previous experience.

Banken asked Peabody if he promised the candidate inadvertently a salary. Peabody answered he did not.

“What kind of money did you talk about?”

Banken asked.

Peabody told the candidate it would be a zero year experience salary. The candidate said the job is “very desirable” to him and he would like to work for the emergency management department.

Banken said his personal opinion was this is why the commissioners initiated the Reclassification Committee.

“This is putting us in a very bad position to have to say no. There are other individuals who want to be reclassified and they have to come through the committee. He (the candidate) may or may not be reclassified because the court has the option to say no,” he said.

Peabody said the candidate could be reclassified as well for his experience-based qualifications.

Banken said all county employee salaries need to moved up because they are seven to eight years behind schedule.

“It’s a very hard decision to make at this time.

We can’t mechanically increase everyone’s salaries.

Peabody said there’s still money in his budget and the department still qualifies for a reimbursement from the state.

“In the event he is refused reclassification he will come in as zero years. That will cover us until October 1,” he said.

Banken said Peabody was asking for an $18,000 yearly increase in pay for the candidate. Jody Crump, Precinct 4 commissioner, said it would amount to a $6 an hour increase and Peabody would be back before the court to request another increase and reclassification.

Peabody said the additional money is available because his predecessor in emergency management, Jeff Kelley, was paid “quite a bit more” than he is.

Banken said the agenda items doesn’t state anything about reclassification or pay.

David Dubose, Precinct 1 commissioner and Judge Pro Tem, said they can discuss salaries.

Douglas Manning, assistant county attorney, said the legal language is broad enough to discuss a variance of salaries.

Burton said it sounded like the emergency management department has a “very good candidate.”

Banken said that was true, but the commissioners had to look at all county employees, particularly since they were so close to passing a budget.

Banken then made a motion to waive the six weeks and go by the matrix system in place at zero years experience.

“I cannot vote for his salary and not for everyone else,” he said.

Dubose said the candidate could go before the committee with an appeal.

Peabody said if the candidate is not hired that one-third of the money would go back to the state until October 1.

“I hope he accepts the position. He has a job offer in the private industry for significantly more money,” Peabody said.

The motion died for lack of a second.

Crump said the six week waiting period could not be waived without a recommendation.

Banken said the emergency management department needs to get somebody on board because the month of September is coming up where hurricane season is usually the busiest for Southeast Texas.

It was then discovered the six week waiting period ends Wednesday, August 12. Dubose said they could hire the candidate in six weeks anyway.

Manning said any policy needed to support the policy manual.

The next motion was to hire the candidate at zero time and try to get him reclassified. The motion passed.

A Community Development Block Grant was accepted for applicants in the on-site sewer facility project as recommended by the Selection Committee.

Joel Ardoin, environmental health and code compliance officer, said there are 22 applicants on his current list and he still has room for up to 28.

An agenda item from last week was clarified.

Commissioners approved a $250 deductible for each employee when in actuality it’s a $250 deductible for each family member covered under the insurance plan.

Stark’s legacy lives on

ris said they are “wonderful changes” in an ongoing process.

The museum guides also engage the tourists in conversations about the exhibits.

On September 12, specialty tours can be arranged on the second Saturday of each month.

One of the themes is why did the Starks choose Orange, Texas to live.

The exhibits gives the family background, early photos, memorabilia, etc.

Welker said an inside joke for the staff at The Carriage House is what particular Stark or Lutcher someone is referring to since everyone in the lineage were named Stark or Lutcher.

The Living Legacy exhibit opened six months ago to connect the people and the objects together.

For instance, there’s information about the Stark Reading Contest, started in 1904 by Miriam Stark and still continues to this day as part of their legacy.

Miriam’s mother, Frances, served in the American Red Cross and she was made an honorary life chair for her service. She was also involved in hurricane relief efforts in 1886.

Lutcher Stark was an International Rotary officer for his involvement in that organization.

Frances would greet wounded World War I veterans at the train station and give them orchids. She became known as the orchid lady.

She was also instrumental in getting a hospital built in Orange.

Before that, residents had to travel to Galveston for medical care.

Frances also built the First Presbyterian Church in Orange.

Miriam taught Sunday school there. Her class enabled a blind girl to learn Braille, play the piano and the cornet because of their generosity, Harris said.

There are newspaper clippings at the exhibits about the family such as W.H. saving a boy from drowning in the Sabine River in 1896.

W.H. was an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and he served on board of regents.

Miriam donated books and the Starks would pledge aid to the poor. In fact, they pledged $125 per month for relief in 1936 during the Great Depression.

“They were compassionate and

very caring people,” Harris said.

One theme of the exhibit is called What Concerns You? which connects the family’s concerns of their day and how they gave back to the community to the present day and wha attendees can do.

W.H., for instance, was an honorary volunteer firefighter who

Port of Orange governmental entities and let them make the political decisions.

“We’ve been here before. We’re back where we’ve started. It’s not much fun being in this position,” he said.

Wallace suggested the Port could maybe contribute more to the OCEDC so it won’t hurt the other entities as much.

James Smith, board vice president, said he would hate to see the OCEDC dissolve, but they have to

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with photo reproductions and labels to help in making a display.

There’s also a white dry erase board for naming the exhibit.

“It’s about how objects relate to each other,” Whatley said. “We brainstorm on how this would impact people. They can get the big picture and a visual of what they

A display about the Stark family at The Carriage House at the W.H. Stark House ties in with the latest exhibit called Living Legacy and service to the community.

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put out fires. Likewise, attendees may grab a token and drop it into a cannister with different categories of contemporary concerns.

There is also a book marker with spaces to fill in to create one’s own checklist of way they can lend a helping hand.

There will be an announcing period to make known how the voting is going for the different categories.

“Take a pledge and do something in your community,” Harris said. “Post it to the site (padlet. com/whstarkhouse/livinglegacy).

It connected the dots for the needs in the community. We hope the people will be inspired.”

Different charitable organizations also have pamphlets on display on how people can get involved in the community.

The exhibit wants attendees to ask themselves what are you doing for their community and are you involved.

Drew Whatley, education assistant and site manager at The Carriage House, explained the concept of the Samantha Hoag Collection exhibit and the Curator’s Corner that invites you to be a curator.

The Curator’s Corner works

want.”

The Carriage House is located just south of The W.H. Stark House at 610 West Main Avenue. The Carriage House reopened on February 9, 2010 after being closed for eighteen-months to repair damages from Hurricane Ike. Highlighted in the Carriage House are over 1,500 decorative arts for the W.H. Stark family collection. On display are American Brilliant Period cut glass, early American glass, art pottery, porcelains, bronzes, silver, paintings and an extensive European and Oriental decorative arts collection.

The Stark Foundation will be constructing a major addition to the Stark Museum of Art, it was reported at the July 14 Orange City Council meeting.

To allow construction access, they request the temporary closure of Sixth Street between Green Avenue and Elm Street.

Construction is projected to start in October, 2015. They estimate a completion date 18 months later.

Welker said the closure will create a safer and more efficient work area. The former First Baptist Church of Orange Life Center will be used as a lay down yard

during the construction period.

The Foundation will assume liability of the street during the closure and make any needed repairs to the street after construction is complete.

The church built a new facility on MLK Drive. The Foundation felt since downtown Orange is a cultural and educational area they didn’t want a structure such as a filling station being built on the site that wouldn’t fit.

The Foundation’s goal is to renovate the sanctuary and use it as a lecture center or as a small performing arts center.

“It would be a more intimate space,” Welker said.

The nameplates from the church pews will be made into plaques so the people can be recognized.

Welker added the Foundation is being respectful of the church’s legacy and treating it so in a dignified manner.

The remainder of the site could be used to build classroom spaces, a workshop and parking in the future.

The museum will be expanded on the east side of the building for additional classroom and workshop space.

The Stark Foundation offers free field trips and the transportation for Region 5 Educational Service Center schools and those in Calcasieu Parish. Welker said to contact each Stark Foundation venue for more information.

The classrooms are benchmarked to TEKS standards that may fulfill school standards.

“Our mission is lifelong learning. It’s the greatest gift. We’re education-focused and we want to offer opportunities to everyone for youngsters and the young at heart,” she said.

“We’re changing our incredible art with new things from the collection along with old favorites,” she said.

The W.H. Stark House is being repainted. The house is painted every six years, according to Welker for standard maintenance.

The home, however, is still open for tours.

“We’re very serious about the maintenance so tourists may have a superb visit,” she said.

New air conditioning is also being installed.

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results from them.

Hughes said Jefferson County doesn’t have an economic development corporation and use their chambers of commerce instead.

“They make it work as big as they are,” he said. “They county’s decision doesn’t change our part.

The community is not happy (with the OCEDC).”

Smith agreed and said he has received several phone calls from constituents expressing the same

sentiment.

Bouillion said the Port could “let it ride” in the budget and see what the county decides. He also wanted the Port to be reimbursed in what they paid in PILOT payments- Payments In Lieu Of Taxes.

Commissioner John Young rhetorically asked what does the Port gain by supporting the OCEDC. Bouillion said the Port will not be much affected because their

tax rate is so low. Also, it takes 10 years for tax abatements to take effect.

Hughes said if the commissioners wanted they could always amend their budget and “start over again.”

Alan Sanders, Port attorney, said their Interlocal Agreement with the OCEDC states they must give notice by August 30 they will not renew their funding for next year.

Orange Council hears consulting firm things as a region.

One of the most underdeveloped channels is in Orange County and deepening the channel will assist the region as the most strategic position on the Gulf Coast.

“It will be a game changer for the whole region and Orange County is poised to take advantage,” he said.

In addition to the channel, Orange County also has Interstate 10 to develop.

“We want to identify properties that are most likely to be utilized,” he said.

Councilman Larry Spears Jr. asked Griffith will a certain amount of jobs be promised to Orange residents. Griffith said he doesn’t think the city wants to force a business to make such a promise but they could be incentivized to do so.

“You (the city) will want to know the answers before they ask the questions. Before the site selector asks,” Griffith said.

Councilman Patrick Pullen asked if any present businesses were interested in Orange. Griffith said corporations are constantly looking for other sites.

Mayor Jimmy Sims said a friend of him works on Chemical Row and told him companies with either pick a location on Chemical Row or another location.

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“If you sit around, you’ll lose out.

If you’re aggressive you’ll get it.

(Dr.) Shawn (Oubre, city manager) called Griffith and got the plant manager right in front of us,” Sims said.

Pullen said that’s one of the issues he campaigned on was going out and finding the businesses.

Sims said the city often meets with companies and they’re here to support them.

“Our strength is in our numbers regionally; we’re not competing with each other,” Griffith said.

Councilman Dr. Wayne Guidry asked Griffith what his vision is for Orange in five years. He said it’s not unreasonable to increase the tax base by 50 percent.

Councilwoman Essie Bellfield said she has been knowing Griffith for more than 20 years and he will do what is possible to make Orange grow.

Griffith said whatever incentives the city receives should go back into advertising in the community.

“I have a passion to see Orange County grow,” Griffith said.

In other council business, a series of resolutions related to the acknowledgement of receiving tax rates was approved.

The 2015 Effective Tax Rate is .71342 per $100 of value The 2015 Rollback Tax Rate is .75837 per $100 of value

2015 Debt Rate is .11588 per $100 of value During Citizens Comments, Joe Parkhurst, president of the Orange County Emergency Services District #3 in Little Cypress, asked the city not to annex the International Paper mill on N. Highway 87.

He said IP is the largest tax contributor to OCESD #3 and they would lose 50 percent of their income if annexed.

He added closing the fire station would affect 5,000 to 6,000 residents in that area. Most of their calls are EMT calls too.

The department has certified part-time professional firefighters on staff in addition to volunteers that way there will always be a trained staff member at the station.

“Annexation will crush us. The people won’t have the services and people may die. Our volunteers are our supplement; we need a core group there,” Parkhurst said. “I ask you to reconsider and work it out the way it is now.”

He said the OCESD #3 would lose $.150 of sales tax and $250,000 to $300,000 a year.

Afterward, the council approved a series of ordinances and resolutions related to International Paper.

The final reading of an ordinance annexed a 30-foot private

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road right of way owned by the company and also adopting a service plan for the annexed territory.

The first readings of the resolutions adopted an economic development program for IP to stimulate business and commercial activity in Orange County.

Closely related was the first reading of an ordinance to execute an economic development program agreement between the city and IP to promote economic development and commercial activity within the city.

City Attorney Andrew Culpepper said the first ordinance establishes the program and the second ordinance executes the program.

Lastly, the city entered into an agreement with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. for $131,250 for professional engineering services for the design of a proposed new groundwater production plant improvements.

Jim Wolf, public works director, said this project will be tremendous for the city of Orange by adding a new water well at the plant site.

The water well will be placed on the west side of Adams Bayou, north of Interstate 10 near Womack Road.

Bids will be received in May and accommodate future growth in the city.

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THE BIG DEBATE THAT WASN’T I knew the first thing I would be asked is who won the Republican debate. I had predicted that there wouldn’t be much substance, but it was even worse than I believed it would be. It really wasn’t a debate at all, it was more of a reality show. A poor one at that. If there was any winner, it was President Obama. The disparity in intelligence between him and the 17 actors really showed up. A few sounded like they had been to the George W. school of debating, while a couple of others were following the lead of Dick Cheney. Contrary to expectations, there wasn’t one contestant who was exceptional, sounded responsible or mature enough to appear presidential. The other winner was FOX News. They will brag for years of having the most watched news show in television history. The kicker is, if Donald Trump wouldn’t have been on the panel, the audience would have dropped from 24 million to four million. I had suspected there might be a clash between Trump and FOX’s Megyn Kelly. She’s no angel and says awful things about people. She thinks also that she is smarter than the average TV host. The way she framed the questions to Trump was designed to be a gotch’a question. Trump reacted. Really, I don’t believe anyone was well served, not the public, not any of the candidates. It didn’t change anything either, Trump is still running for King and is leading, and none of them are smart enough to stop him, which proves they are not ready to lead the free world.

Trump will continue his outrageous and offensive statements. He will double down and folks will continue to climb on his wagon.

Trump’s rise, like that of his Democratic counterpart, Bernie Sanders, is a sign that a large number of voters don’t feel represented by mainstream politicians. A majority of Americans feel otherwise.

Both Trump and Sanders are extreme far right and far left. In the end, the voters will pick the less extreme and lean to the middle but the Trump and Sanders shows will continue for a while yet. Then their candle will burn out. If anyone was a loser, it is the GOP. The world saw all their face cards and no respectable presidential figure has emerged. For now, it’s the Trump Party. Candidates like Rick Perry will run out of money and start falling out. Those with the cash can last. In the end, one will emerge and Trump will be gone.*****I’d best get going. I have a long way to go. Please come along, it won’t do you no harm.

HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT MATTERED The following events occurring this week in history all came during my lifetime. Eighty years ago, on Aug. 14, 1935, in the depth of the Great Depression, Social Security was born. By the 21st century, Social Security had become universally popular and helped foster the view in the U.S. that Federal Social Welfare programs are not a threat to free enterprise but a means of preserving it in a more humane industrial system. Many proposals to privatize the program have repeatedly fallen by the wayside and it seems clear that whatever the deficiencies of the system, it is here to stay. President Franklin D. Roosevelt predicted, when he signed the bill, that “No politician is in a position to take it away.”*****On Aug. 15, 1935, the day SS was signed into law was also the very day that Will Rogers and Wally Post were killed in an airplane crash.*****Aug. 15, 1945, 70 years ago, after President Harry Thurman dropped two well placed fire crackers on Japan, ‘V. J. Day,’ victory over Japan arrived ending WWII. For five years the shipyards had been running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The work stopped, whistles sounded over and over, people cheered in the streets. World War II had ended. Germany had surrendered in April on ‘V. E. Day,’ victory over Europe. Orange had grown from 7,600 to nearly 70,000. On this day all the stores closed, it was a holiday. Churches opened and held services. The war had changed Orange. The Navy had built the Consolidated Steel Shipyard in 1940. Tugs built at Livingston were used in the ‘D-Day’ invasion at Normandy Beach. Destroyers, built in Orange went around the world. On Aug. 23, eight days after ‘V. J. Day,’ Orange learned it would be the site of a now $2.5 million Navy Base known as the “Mothball Fleet.”*****Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley, 42, died at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. *****Aug. 15, 1765, 250 years ago, my ancestors were exiled from Nova Scotia. The occasion will be celebrated at St. Martinsville, on Bayou Tech, this Saturday, Aug. 15. It will be a special day for Acadians.

Many will come from around the world.

THE GOVERNOR OF PINEHURST I had known Grady Johnson, the boy from Shelby County, for over 50 years. He and the late Don Campbell were quick to tell you that they had East Texas values. They used those values and work ethic to accomplish and do good things. Grady was Mr. Pinehurst and was given the title of Governor with great affection. He served on the council and was proud to be its mayor. Typical of so many East Texas boys, he liked to josh and joke around a lot. He and Ms. Peggy raised a great family of four boys and a girl that multiplied to 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Grady left his mark on his community. Services will be held Thursday, 10 a.m. at Cove Baptist Church. Visitation will be at Claybar Funeral Home, Wednesday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. He was a great guy, a good friend. May he rest in peace. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2005 County commissioners and sheriff’s deputies have reached a contract agreement that will also benefit all employees. The pay raise

will go to all county employees, not only deputies. Lt. Mike Marion said the group wanted six percent raise but Judge Carl Thibodeaux responded that a five and a half percent was doable without having to raise taxes. The sheriff’s union agreed. *****Debbie Breaux calls it quits at the end of August. She had been with BCISD for 32 years and was Athletic Dept. secretary under Coach Les Johnson, James Conway and Claude Tarver.*****Helen McCardle and her grandson, David Fusilier, Jr., both celebrate birthdays this week.*****John Patterson, our boy in the big leagues, pitched another win despite not feeling well. The Nationals beat Colorado 9-2. Patterson has an ERA of 2.44 with seven wins, three loses and 12 no decisions. *****Roger Clemens may well be the best pitcher of all times. At age 43, he is carrying an ERA of 1.32. ****George W. Bush’s popularity continues to fall. Gas prices, which were 87 cents a gallon when he took over, are now over $2.50 a gallon and climbing. Oil company profits are the highest in history. A retiring CEO received a $50 million bonus. Stock owners claim officials are bleeding profits at the top. Local stations are not making a penny more with the higher gas prices. *****Elizabeth Dupuis marries Matthew Carter Saturday, Aug. 13 at St. Paul Methodist Church. (Happy 10th anniversary.)*****Bridge City’s Matt Bryant kicks the winning over time field goal for Tampa Bay in their 20-17 win over the Titans.

A battle for kicking jobs is going on between Bryant and Todd France who is 31 for 31 in training camp field goals.*****Suzanne Halliburton delivers a Lance Armstrong Tour de France shirt to Roy Dunn that was bought in France. She has covered all of Armstrong’s wins. (Editor’s note: Suzanne sadly watched the demise of her friend Lance’s career after all the successes.)*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Frances Jane Ratliff was born June 30, 1914, in Decatur, Texas. She attended Abilene Christian College and North Texas State where she met and married Paul Sidney Pearson.

They moved to Orange in 1948. She received her degree from Lamar, in 1958, after raising her family. She taught second grade for 25 years at Jones and Bancroft. Her husband was a longtime principle.

She is buried at Depwe Cemetery, behind Shangri La Gardens on 16th Street. *****Rease Littlefield, 85, died Aug. 8. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had retired from Dupont in 1978. He served as an Orange City councilman from 1960 to 1964. *****Michael Keith Wiley, 39, of Bridge City died Aug. 8. He is survived by his wife Zondra and mother Mary Coleman, sons Eric and Cody of Bridge City. (Editor’s note: I don’t recall for sure but I believe he was in an accident.)*****Elbert ‘Cotton’ Tarver, 73, of Orange, died Aug. 10. He was a retired carpenter, veteran of U.S. marines and served in the Korean conflict. *****Bobby Ray Smith, 67, of Indian Lake, died Aug. 13. He was a retired Boilermaker with Local 587. *****Paul Wayne Norman, Sr., 58, of Bridge City, died Aug. 22.

He was a river boat captain for ACBL. He was a Navy veteran.

40 Years Ago-1975 June Badon is beginning her 30th year as a teacher of dance. She has been operating a dance school on Western Ave. for the past 23 years. *****Linda Johnson will wed Harry Price August 23. Martha Hudson becomes the bride of Rusty Williams on August 18.*****Glass Farms Slaughter House, located on Farm Road 1078, specializes in home-smoked sausage and bacon, made fresh by Jim Glass every Wednesday and Saturday. Jim’s fresh sausage contains only pure pork, veal and natural spices. This week’s special is small grain fed calves, 79 cents a pound. Small milk fed calves, 72 cents a pound.***** Walt Garrison hangs it up with the Dallas Cowboys.

He will be replaced by Robert Newhouse. (Editor’s note: I can’t believe it’s been 40 years sinceWalt.)*****Harmon Chevrolet at 3rd and Green is giving a free ice cream scoop to anyone who comes in and looks at the new 1975 Chevy. For a good O.K. Used Car see Windell Harris, David Harmon or ‘Pinky’ Walters. *****The Caribbean Lounge, 407 N. 10th Street. Is now open and serving Cajun specials and American foods. *****Four Bridge City girls, Melissa Mullins, Debbie Shaw, Phyllis Shaw and Debbie Wagner, are now living in Arlington. The girls are working around Six Flags Mall. Wagner will attend school at UTA. *****Lynn Hall goes to work for the Opportunity Valley News as a ‘Girl Friday’ and also in sales. *****Barbara Smith is Louis Dugas’ new secretary.

65 Years Ago-1950 Twirlers for the 1950-51 Bengal Guards are Sara Newman, Kate Hammric, Barbara Roscoe, Rosalyn Gossage, Rosemary Reimar, Marie Dudley, Jo Ann Webb, Dorothy Tinsley, Virginia Bell and Lenora McClendon.*****The new MacArthur Drive-In will have it’s formal opening. It’s the first outdoor movie established in the county. It’s located on Highway 90, west of the Circle. *****Mayor Joe Runnels, Jr., announced that Mrs. Jack Gunstream has been employed as city secretary effective Sept. 1.

80 Years Ago-1935 Clyde Dawson, 21, and B.F. Thompson, 28, escaped prisoners from San Antonio, have been charged with the murder of Orange acting police chief Johnny Godwin, 31. The shooting occurred on Green Ave., between 3rd and 4th Streets. Officer George LaFitte and Godwin had stopped the men for hijacking and car theft. Dawson kidnapped Jessie Webb and Rosalie Patterson, forcing them to take him to Lake Charles where he was taken by police. Thompson was arrested by officer LaFitte. Dawson and Thompson are both being held in the Lake Charles jail for their protection.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Last week we weren’t aware at deadline that two good men had passed away. Warren Landry, Sr., 80, passed away July 31. Also Clifton Stutes, 88, died July 29. This great guy, who was married to Donna Peterson Stutes, had an extensive military record. The boy from Rayne, Louisiana, served in WWII, the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a self-made man, a great American that everyone had a kind word for.*****Frank Gifford, the golden boy who helped usher the NFL into it’s golden age, died Sunday, Aug. 9, exactly a week shy of his 85th birthday. Gifford was inducted into the ‘Profootball Hall of Fame’ in 1977, 13 years after his 12 year career with the New York Giants ended. Frank was a first round pick in 1952, after an All American season at Southern California. After retiring as a player, Gifford advanced the NFL’s popularity as a member of the Monday Night Football Booth for more than 25 years. In the 1970’s, Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell, made the NFL a cultural touchstone. Frank married Kathie Lee Gifford and that elevated him into the pop culture.*****Congratulations to Bryan Boltz and Mark Benton, of Bridge City Auto Repair, who were honored by the Bridge City Chamber as Business of the Month. Our buddies Nuttz and Boltz do good work plus they are good guys according to Neighbor Cox.*****Dr. Chris and Bethanie Penning’s daughter Samantha is leaving the nest come Aug. 15. She will be a student at Texas State in San Marcos. Life will never again be the same. Mom and Dad know that and it makes for a long ride home. At least they still have Jeffery for another year.*****Sean Gros, who is in the Coast Guard stationed in New York, motored to Massachusetts

to visit cousin Jenna Dunn Ballou, husband Robby and the family.

They attended a Zac Brown concert at Fenway Park. A great time was had by all.*****Happy 16th birthday to Olivia Satir, daughter of Servet and Beverley Satir.*****Local businessman and chef Brad Childs needs to share his recipes. We hear he cooks some really good dishes. What about it Brad?*****A FEW FOLKS WE KNOW CELEBRATING THEIR SPECIAL DAY. On Aug. 12, Jennifer Babin and Jared Sleeman celebrate. They join NY Jet Plaxico Burress, 38, actor George Hamilton, 75 and tennis player Pete Sampras,43. *****Longtime friend, insurance man Clint Landry celebrates on Aug. 13. Also celebrating are Monty Eshbach, Ken Phelps, Terry Walles and Aaron MacCammond. They join Cuban political leader Fidel Castro, 88, and weatherman and TV host Sam Champion, 53. Also on this day we extend James and Janet Fontenot a happy anniversary greeting. *****On Aug. 14, a special lady Charlotte Conn celebrates as does Bill Triggs, Jerry Windham, and Christina Myers. Celebrity birthdays on this day actors Halle Berry, 48, and Steve Martin, 69, football player Tim Tebow, 27 and basketball player Magic Johnson, 55.*****On Aug. 15, star of the stage Kristie Gunn celebrates as does Brandi Arnold and Christine Johnson. On this day, 250 years ago, 1765, the Cajuns were exiled from Nova Scotia. Celebrities celebrating on this day are actors Jennifer Lawrence, 24 and Ben Affleck, 42, also British Royalty, Princess Anne, 64.*****On Aug. 16, Gwen Boehme and Joe Sanders celebrate. They are joined by singer Madonna, 56 and director James Cameron, 60.*****OnAug. 17, we are proud to wish Nancy Finchum another happy birthday, also Johnny Stimac and Orange native, Henry Bland. They join actors Robert De Niro, 71, Sean Penn, 54 and Maureen O‘Hara, 94. *****On Aug. 18, one sweet lady, Carolyn Ward celebrates as does Ian MacCammond. They are joined by actors Robert Redford, 78 and Christian Slater, 45 and director Roman Polanski, 81. Our Oklahoma friends Nicole and Dusty Gibbs celebrate an anniversary Aug. 18 and I also recall I was in Canada on this day in 1984 and got a call that longtime Sheriff Chester Holts had died.*****Former Bridge City resident Nick Nichols was in town over the weekend and had planned to play in the Red Cross golf tournament but decided it was just too hot.

He enjoyed visiting old friends so the trip was all good.*****Game Warden Phillip LeDoux, wife Katie and sons Hunter and Zane, are back from vacation. They had a great time visiting California.*****Our prayers go out for Colten Collier, son of Tad and Karen Collier. He is such a brave Superman and the community is praying for him and keeping him in their thoughts.*****Charlotte Etherdege hosted a girls weekend at her beach cabin. Pam Smith, Charlene Terro, Judy Landry, Jackie Scales, Donna Scales, Brittney Sauer, Robbie Green, Mona Clouse, Loretta Edwards, Brandy Cricchio, Donna Brown, Kristi Dourian, Ashley Noel, Kristi Gunn and Shae Broussard, 18 in all, attended. We’re told Crystal Beach will never be the same.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week and at P.K.’s Grill next. Everyone always welcome.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Jared Sleeman, Jennifer Babin, Chris Bailey, Melissa Cox, Ken Phelps, Lyn Goodwin, Monty Eshbach, Wade Estes, Terry Walles, Aaron MacCammond, Ada Bridges, Andrew Glover, Diane Justice, Jerry Windham, Kevin Berry, Lindsey Schaffer, Myrtle Singletary, Bill Triggs, Britanie Long, Charlotte Conn, Christina Myers, Tiffany Schlicher, Gavyn Fisher, Kristie Gunn, Valerie Richter, Brandi Arnold, Norma Smith, Beth Holm, Christine Johnson, Gwen Boehme, Joe Sanders, Brenda Gage, Johnny Stimac, John Everett, Jordan New, Karen Day, Nancy Finchum, Shandi Conner, Dagma Hood, Danielle Heil, Henry Bland, Jane Busby, Carolyn Ward, Gene Hidalgo, Helen Gresham and Ian MacCammond.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Sostan’s little grandson, JoJo, has been living wit him and Sugar Bee. Da utta day he was sitting on a bench, munching on one candy bar after anutta, while his grandma shopped in HEB. After da sixth candy da man sitting across da bench from him said, “Son, you know eating all dat candy isn’t good for you no, it will give you acne, rot your teet and make you fat.”

JoJo replied, “My great-grandpa lived to be 107 years old him.”

Da man axe, “Did he eat six candy bars at a time?”

JoJo answer, “No he minded his own business.”

JoJo axe his grandma, “Can you give me $5?”

“Certainly not!” answer Sugar Bee “If you do,” JoJo said, “I’ll tell you wat paw said to da maid wen you was at da beauty shop.”

His grandma’s ears peaked up and grabbing her purse she handed over da $5.

“Well? Wat did he say?” she axe.

“He said hey Juanita, make sure you wash my socks tomorrow.”

C’EST TOUT The Texas Department of Public Safety has sent out reminders that four months remain in this year’s hurricane season. The high pressure hanging over Texas and the Gulf is a good thing but with the Gulf waters as hot as they are, if a storm enters the Gulf it could be bad. God forbid that we would have a named storm this year. We are just not prepared leadership wise. There is no one left at the county level with any storm experience with the exception of Sheriff Keith Merritt. A young lawyer out of California was hired as Emergency Management Coordinator. He has absolutely no experience in emergency management having never even witnessed a storm. He has no idea what over two million fallen trees blocking every road in the county is like. That’s what Rita brought. Ike brought water destruction. Who knows what the next storm will bring. Orange County is planning to hire an assistant for a manager that has absolutely no experience. We deserve better. Make an assistant out of the youngster and hire us a real, qualified Emergency Manager. The Bridge City area has several qualified men with storm experience. It is to important to the lives and property of our citizens not to have an experienced, certified emergency manager. The County is going about this backward. Secure a qualified manager first, which we don’t have, then hire an assistant. Ask both to produce their qualifications and experience. It’s too important to just hand the job to someone.*****Well, I’ve got to call it a day. The heat is baking everything but we were blessed with rain Tuesday afternoon. Thanks for your time. Check us out 24-7 on our website: www.therecordlive.com. Take care and God bless.

The Record • Week of Wednesday, August 12, 2015 •

Mark Philpott: Man of the people Editors note: this is part of an ongoing series into the lives of local police officers. e intention is to build a good line of communication between the officers and the public in light of recent headlines in cities across the nation.

ere are 760 constable offices in the State of Texas. What sets Orange County Precinct 3 Constable Mark Philpott apart is his compassion and dedication to the people he serves.

“I put myself in other people’s shoes and I love helping people in the community,” Philpott said.

“Giving back to the community is important and for what they have given me by letting me serve as their constable.”

Philpott began his career of serving others when he worked for the city of Bridge City as a laborer. He started working for the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office in 1990 in the jail. From there he moved to patrol and then a risk diversion officer at West Orange-Stark School District.

Philpott also worked as a detective and then moved to the courthouse and served as supervisor of courthouse security.

While at the sheriff ’s office he also served civil papers and warrants as needed.

Philpott was a man of the people while serving on the city council in Bridge City from 20042008. He gave up his seat to become constable since nobody can hold two elected positions at once.

Since then, one thing has remained constant. People needing assistance knew if they went to Philpott he would do his best to help them.

Constables are certified peace officers; they have the same enforcement powers as other peace officers, as defined by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 2.12. ey can participate actively in criminal investigations and assist other law enforcement agencies. However, police officers are certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement while constables are commissioned by the governor, according

Orange County Sheriff’s Reports Officers from the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office responded to the following calls between Aug. 4 and Aug. 10: Aug. 4: Sexual assault of a child, Orange County Sheriff ’s Office, Vidor Civil, 270 Meadow Brook Ln., Vidor

By Debby Schamber For the Record

Mark Philpott, Precinct 3 constable, drives a black 2009 Dodge Challenger with sleek gold lettering. But, this vehicle is not provided by the county. The upkeep, fuel and other things are his sole responsibility. However, he, without hesitation, uses it to escort funeral processions free of charge. Philpott firmly and proudly believes he serves the people of his precinct. to TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov.

Philpott wanted to learn more about his chosen profession and received his Masters Peace Officers license in 2013.

In many communities, constables work closely with their courts. In addition to performing traditional law enforcement functions, the constable also serves as bailiff for the justice courts and serves subpoenas and papers necessary to the functioning of both the civil and criminal justice systems. e constable also plays an important role in making sure the judgments rendered in civil cases are satisfied. e constable also must keep accounts of the financial transactions of the office and is responsible for property seized or money collected through law enforcement action or by court, according to TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov.

However, Philpott takes his job very seriously and takes it a step further. Over the course of the last six years, Philpott has escorted 210 funerals. is could have resulted in a large sum of money for himself, but he refuses to be paid for the service. Even if the funeral is on the weekends or requires an escort to a neighboring community such as Beaumont or Port Arthur.

Also at no charge he volun-

teers his time as security at football games, school function dances and baseball Little League games. He also does complimentary security for fundraising efforts. “e money is not what it’s about,” Philpott said. “When people pull into a cemetery and wave as they go by and say thanks, that’s enough.”

For the kind-hearted constable, serving eviction papers in the hardest part of his job. He knows it is a business for the landlords.

But, when doing an actual “move out” and he sees a family loading up their belongings, it breaks his heart. On occasion, while keeping a watchful eye, Philpott has had to step back to wipe tears from his eyes and gain composure.

“For the landlord it’s business and I respect that,” he said. “But sometimes people just fall on hard times.”

Other duties include serving papers. ese papers can come from all over the state. e papers can be for civil citations, summons, writ of execution and writ of sequestrations. So far he has served over 4,000 papers to individuals. Serving papers is not as easy as it seems. Sometimes the person is not available and for an eviction Philpott makes at least two attempts. To serve a ci-

tation it may take several attempts as well.

It can be like a cat and mouse game he said of the process. But, he does what is necessary to get the job done.

To make sure he does his job as effectively as possible, Philpott attends a civil process school to be updated on new laws. He also attends a week-long continuing education course specifically designed for constables. e first day Philpott put his key in the door, he began serving papers. He has worked hard to make sure there is not a backlog of papers to be served.

Although he has a different outlook on to whom the office actually belongs.

“When I took the oath of office, I let people know this is not my office,” Philpott said. “is office belongs to the citizens of Precinct 3 and I work for them.”

Philpott drives a black 2009 Dodge Challenger with sleek gold lettering. But, this vehicle is not provided by the county. e upkeep, fuel and other things are his sole responsibility.

When not at work, Philpott spends time with his wife of 25 years, Babette. She too is known to be kind and caring. e pair does what they can to always help others. Together they have two sons and four grandchildren.

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Aug. 5: Burglary of motor vehicle, 8020 W. Ashford Park, Orange Disturbance/assault, 3112 Timberlake, Bridge City eft, 6410 FM 1006, Orange reats, 205 Border St., Orange Burglary of habitation, 3137 Paloma, Orange Possession of methamphetamine, S. Dewitt at Lindberg, Vidor Possession of Methamphetamine, 700 Concrod St., Vidor Disturbance, 22 Finwick Dr., Orange Welfare concern, 999 Creekwood, Vidor Suspicious person, 10170 Greenwood Dr., Orange Disturbance, 22 Finwick Dr., Orange Aug. 6: Burglary of building, 10058 FM 105, Orange/Orangefield High School (gym) Assault/injury to a child, 8870 West Bend, Orange Fraud, 6580 Woodridge Dr., Orange Burglary of motor vehicle, 4284 Buccaneer St., Vidor

Aug. 7: Death investigation, 185 FM 1131, Vidor Fraud, 8210 Quail Trail Rd., Orange Drug incident, IH-10 W. Vidor Public service/custodial interference, IH-10 and Old Hwy. 90 Aug. 8: Disturbance, 12281 N. Hwy. 62, Orange Burglary of motor vehicle, 1670 Concord, Vidor Missing person (located), 190 Pug, Vidor Deadly conduct, 2230 Love Rd., Vidor Burglary of motor vehicle, 1905 Concord, Vidor Aug. 9: Disturbance/theft of vehicle, 290 W. Freeway., Rose City Possession of alcohol/tobacco/(intoxication) by minors, 900 N. Main St., Vidor Aug. 10: Assault/family disturbance, 6956 FM 105, Orange Assist motorist, 375 Claiborne St., Vidor/Gould Park Death investigation, 2723 Lydia St., Orange Disturbance/assault with weapon, 2661 Alice Ln., Orange eft/fraud, 8975 Cajun Way, Orange eft of livestock, 2969 FM 1135, Orange Suspicious circumstances/ death, 3232 N. Hwy. 62, Orange Delivery of drugs, E. Service Rd. at Canal, Vidor Welfare concern, Cherry Rd., Vidor

Marriage Licenses e following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Aug. 3 through Aug. 7: Bill P. McDaniel and April L. Benoit Lester Arvie and Flora J. Nash Monica D. Burgin and Barbara J. Brown Christopher L. Polk and Jennifer L. Brand Kyle T. Stewart and Katrina A.

Talavera Jason B. Mack and Betti J. Cullum Benjamin L. Trammell III and Stacy J. Taylor Oscar A. Perez Vazquez and Rene’ D. Danneels Damon R. Martin and Heather N. Griffin Charles D. Ware III and Rita A. Tingler Donald W. Osage and Julie R. Starkey

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Deaths and Memorials

Leonard Hutton Orange Leonard Hutton, 89, of Orange, passed away Aug. 8. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:008:00 pm, Monday, at the funeral home.

Leonard was a former employee of Evergreen Cemetery and a WWII Navy veteran.

Carol Imbody Orangefield Carol Sue Imbody, 65, of Orangefield passed away Monday, August 10, at her residence.

Carol was born March 10, 1950 in Radford, Va., to Iris Maxine (Conley) and Eugene E d w a r d Cales. She lived in the Orange area for more than 40 years and had lived prior in Indiana and Florida. She enjoyed baking, canning, listening to music and going dancing. Carol was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, who loved spending time with her family and she will be missed dearly.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Butch Cales and Eugene Cales.

Carol is survived by her children, Rhonda Hart of Orange and Crystal Hodges and husband, Timothy, all of Orange, John Welker and wife, Kimberly of Sulphur; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister, Barbara Brannon; brothers, Gary Steven Cales and wife, Gwen and Richard Cales and wife, Judy, all of Orange.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, at 7:00 pm, at Dorman Funeral Home, with a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the service.

Cremation arrangements were entrusted by Dorman Funeral Home.

Norma Merritt Pinehurst Norma Greenwell Merritt, 87, of Pinehurst, died at home July 30. She was born in Henderson, Ky., May 12, 1928, to Gregory Bartley and Gertrude Raley.

Norma moved to Orange in 1957 with her husband Hugh Greenwell and their four sons, from Henderson.

She is preceded in death by husbands, Hugh Greenwell and Bill Merritt and sons, Steve Greenwell and Timmy Greenwell.

She was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home, Aug. 10.

Survivors include sons, Jack Greenwell (Lynne), of Bridge City, Charlie Greenwell (Verna), of e Woodlands; Larry Greenwell (Vickie), of Silsbee and Tommy Greenwell (Kim), of Orange; daughter, Mary Stout, of Pinehurst and sisters, ALice Denton and Regina Vogel, of Henderson.

Honorary pallbearers were Jack Greenwell, Jr., Ty Greenwell, Jarid Stout and Donald McMath.

Grady Johnson Pinehurst Grady Louis Johnson passed away at his home in Pinehurst Aug. 10. Johnson was born Sept.

13, 1924, near Center, to Coolie Johnson and Eva Belle Fielder Johnson.

On Jan. 11, 1943 he married Peggy Finklea Johnson. During World War II he served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific.

Johnson loved his involvement in numerous local and regional business and government interests, serving on the Pinehurst City Council and as Mayor of Pinehurst. In February 2014 the City of Pinehurst honored him with the dedication of the “Grady L. Johnson Council Chambers”.

He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 63 years, Peggy Johnson; granddaughter Janet Elizabeth Johnson; brothers Sydney Johnson, D O Johnson, Fredmon Johnson and C R Johnson and sisters Juanita Sherrod, Adena Burton and Imogene Williams.

He is survived by sons David Grady Johnson of Beaumont, Ronnie Johnson and wife Nancy of Aurora, Co., Kenny Johnson and wife Kathy of Little Cypress, Steve Johnson of Orange and by daughter Eva Elaine Reeder and husband Tom of Granbury; 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at the Cove Baptist Church of Orange on ursday, Aug. 13, at 10:00 am. Entombment will follow at the Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.

A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, on Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. e family would like to thank the doctors and staff at River City Hospice for taking such great care of Grady during his illness. We are especially grateful to the devoted caregivers, Cindy Rea and Brenda Turner.

Military Honors will be performed by the Southesast Texas Veterans Service Group.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Heart Association at 10900-B Stonelake Blvd., Suite 320, Austin, Texas 78759 or to the charity of your choice.

Kimberly Oliver Orange Kimberly Oliver, 36, of Orange, passed away Aug. 5, in Galveston. A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 10, at McDonald Baptist Church in Orange.

Born in Fairfield, Ca, Jan. 11, 1979, Kimberly was the daughter of Hershel and Deborah Oliver.

She was a homemaker, a loving daughter, mother, sister, and a great friend to many. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her father. ose left to forever cherish her memories include her mother; brother, Brian Oliver; special daughter, Selena Oliver; handsome son, Aaron Oliver; father of her children, Jose Martinez; special step-daughter, Kenya King; special friends, Rod Johnson, Rena King and O’Neal King and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Arliss Yellott Vidor Arliss Yellott, 88, died ursday, Aug. 6, in Vidor. A native of DeQuincy, he was a longtime resident of Vidor.

Arliss served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He loved to fish, hunt, and spend quality time with his loving family and friends. He was known as a master of practical jokes.

Arliss is survived by a daughter, Eunice Elaine Stratton of Orange; sons, William Frederick Yellott of Trinity, Arliss Ray Yellott and wife Carolyn of Waskom and Dalton Philip Yellott of Vidor. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and a brother, Dalton Woodrow Yellott and wife Nancy of Vidor.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Eunice Ellenore Yellott, son, Gary Joe Yellott and brother, George Ray Yellott.

Funeral services were Monday, Aug. 10, at Memorial Funeral Home with interment to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park.

Bonnie Brauer Orange Bonnie Bland Brauer died unexpectedly in Houston, at the age of 87.

Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Lisa Edmunds Russell of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Lillie Jean Russell and Carter Edmunds Russell; sister, Joann Bland Gabriel and brother, Henry T. Bland, Jr., both of Orange; nieces, Gina Gabriel Owens, Georgeann Gabriel

Smith and Debbie Bland Linscomb; nephew, Larry Bland, and stepdaughters , Tia Edm u n d s Booth and Carlin Edmunds Curtis.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Lillie Granger Bland and Henry omas Bland, Sr.; and son, Matthew A. (Trey) Glenn III. Bonnie was born Sept. 30, 1927 in Orange, where her parents owned the Capistrano Café.

She was graduated from University of Texas in Austin, was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority and was named Miss Texas 1948. e funeral was Sunday, August 9, at Claybar Funeral Home, Orange. Burial followed at Mose Granger Cemetery in Orangefield.

Kenneth Manuel Orange Kenneth Wayne Manuel, 65, of Orange, passed away Aug. 7, in Beaumont.

A memorial service was held Tuesday Aug. 11 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Orange, Nov. 30, 1949, he was the son of L o u i s Manuel, Sr. and Olivia (Blanchette) Manuel. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was stationed in South Korea during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Huntsman Corporation in Port Neches where he was a process operator.

Mr. Manuel loved cooking and listening to Cajun music. He was very proud of his Cajun heritage.

He also loved taking trips to Austin, where he lived for a time and visiting New Orleans.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Olivia and Louis Manuel, Sr. and brother, Louis Manuel, Jr..

He is survived by his sons, Kory Manuel and wife Cheryl of Vinton and Troy Manuel and wife Jessi of Orange; grandchildren, Karson Manuel, Maddox Manuel, Mason Sterling, Carley Hebert, Jeffery Hebert and Carissa Hebert and special friend, Edna Beard.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Elva Holcomb Orange Elva Joyce “Memaw” Holcomb, 89, of Orange passed away Friday, Aug. 7, at Oakbrook Healthcare Center in Whitehouse.

Joyce was born Nov. 11, 1925 in Orange, to Virgil P. Walker and Belle (Stanton) Walker. She was member and served her Lord over 75 years at Old First Orange Baptist Church and she had worked as a blue print operator during WWII. Joyce enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, painting, going camping and fishing. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, who loved spending time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Trudy E. Walker.

Joyce is survived by her husband, John “Jack” Wesley Holcomb Jr.; on Sept. 5 they would have celebrated 66 years of marriage. She is also survived by her daughter, Bell Jackson and husband, Dennis of Tyler; son, Jeff Holcomb and wife, Sarah of Whitehouse; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren .

A funeral service was held Sunday, Aug. 9, at 2:00 pm at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Old First Orange Baptist Church at 7525 Interstate 10E Orange, Texas, 77630 in memory of Joyce Holcomb.

Bobbie Walters Orange Bobbie Walters, 88, of Orange, passed away Aug. 9, in Port Arthur. A graveside service was held Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. ere was no visitation.

Born in Kountze, May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Carl Evans Elliott and Pauline Elizabeth (Dorman) Elliott. She retired from DuPont Sabine River Works.

She was preceded in death by her parents and son, Kevin Daniels.

She is survived by her sister, Jackie Croley of Orange; grandchild, Cole Daniels and daughter-in-law, Shelia Daniels.

Keith Kleinknecht Orange Keith Owen Kleinknecht passed away Sunday, Jyuly 26, surrounded with love of family and friends.

Keith was born April 234, 1954, in Evansville, In. and was raised in Orange.

He was the youngest son of Karl and Joyce Kleinknecht. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from North Texas University, Denton. Keith pursued his love of flying, earning his private pilot’s license and currently, a flight attendant for Delta Airlines. He loved spending time with his wife, family and friends and together they traveled the world.

His other passion was golf.

Keith will remain in the hearts of his beloved wife, Dawn; daughter, Nicole (Wade) Bradford Albert; son, Adam Bradford; grandson, Luca Albert; mother, Joyce Kleinknecht; brothers, David (Nancee) Kleinknecht, of Orange and Kent Kleinknecht, of Los Angeles, Ca.; nieces, Melissa (Keith) Kleinknecht Dubois, Michele (Ty) Kleinknecht Weeks and children of Bridge City; aunts and uncles, James (Jackie) Morrow, Phyllis Huff, Earl Hottenstein and many cousins of Evansville.

He is preceded in death by his father, Karl Kleinknecht.

A celebration of life service for Keith was held, Saturday, Aug. 1, at O’Connell Funeral Home in Hudson, Wi. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Orange, or the Heart Association.

Marshall Peveto Mauriceville Marshall Peveto, 76, of Mauriceville, passed away Aug. 7, at his home.

Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with John Fortenberry of Calvary Baptist Church in Deweyville officiating .

Burial was to follow at Wi l k i n s o n Cemetery in Orange.

Born in Orange, Nov. 16, 1938, he was the son of Herbert omas Peveto and Ruby Areta (Stark) Peveto. Marshall was a lifetime member of Pipefitters Local # 195.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Reta Peveto and sister, Frankie Cole.

He is survived by his children, Carolyn O’Quin, Cathy Beecher, Carl Cherry, Herbie Peveto, Robbie Peveto, David Cherry, Tommy Peveto and Denise Carpenter; lots of grandchildren, great grandchildren and even great-great-grandchildren and brother, Edward Peveto.

Serving as pallbearers were Troy Rodriquez, Brian Burrows, Jeremy Langley, Ben Carpenter, Timmy Crumpler and Andrew Hunt.

John Carson Orange e Celebration of Life for John Kelsie Carson, 79, of Orange, was held during memorial services at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Saturday, Aug. 8.

Arrangements were handled by Sparrow Funeral Home. He died

Wednesday, July 29, at his residence.

A native of Morristown, TN, he resided in Orange since 1972.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, Discharged With Honors.

He served as Postmaster at the Orange Post Office for some 36 years before retiring. “Kit” as he was known, was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his wife Bobbie and daughter, Katherine Harrison, both of Orange; sisters, Shirley Boyd of Houston and Peggy Hazelwood of Talbot, TN,; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Offer sympathy expressions at sparrowfuneralhome.com.

William Loyd Bridge City William “Mr. Bill” Loyd, 78, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Christus DuBuis Hospital in Port Arthur.

Funeral services were Sunday, Aug. 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, with Pastor Mark Bunch of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, offic i ating .

Burial was to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Born in Deep Water, Mo., on Aug. 11, 1936, Mr. Bill was the son of Noel and Ruth (Osborne) Loyd. He served in the US Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He worked as an outside machinist supervisor at Levingston Shipbuilding and Gulfport Shipbuilding. Mr. Bill was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City. He coached girls softball and basketball, as well as boys baseball. He served as president of girls softball, vice president of BCYRA, and president of LERA. Mr. Bill is survived by his wife, Mary Loyd of Bridge City; and children, Brian Loyd of Georgetown, Kathie Stephson and Vickie Sanchez, both of Bridge City, Sherie Jenke and husband Kevin of Seguin and James Loyd and wife Sue of Buffalo, WY. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and his cousin, Charles Cutler and wife June of San Antonio.

Serving as Pallbearers were Justin Loyd, Christopher Loyd, Adam Sanchez, Jeff Pringle, Braden Davenport and Tristan Barnes, with Travis Jenke serving as Honorary Pallbearer. e family would like to thank the staff of DuBuis Hospital, Dr. Keller, Dr. ome and Jordan Health Care for their care of Mr. Loyd.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611.

Wanda Lovett Beaumont Wanda Dean Webb Lovett, 76, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, Aug. 5. She was born Dec. 10, 1938, in Orange, to Vessie Davenport Webb and Howard Webb, and had been a longtime resident of Beaumont. Wanda was a retired office administrator.

She is survived by her son, Kevin Bret Lovett and his wife, Leslie and their son, Hunter, of Bevil Oaks; daughter, Laura

Lovett Michel, of Beaumont and brother, Howard Webb, of Bayou Pigeon, La. Wanda is preceded in death by her parents; son, D a r y l Lovett; husband, Victor Lovett and sister, Marie “Nancy” Marchand.

A private family committal for Mrs. Lovett was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s in Beaumont.

Gloria Pettersen Orange Gloria Mildred Pettersen, 86, of Orange, recently residing in Newton, passed away Aug. 4, at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 7, at Grace Lutheran Church in Orange, with Pastor omas P. Haas officiating. Burial followed at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Born in Palatka, Fla, Dec. 30, 1928, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hambrick.

Gloria was a member Grace Lutheran Church. She enjoyed making floral arrangements for her home and taking care of her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Myron Pettersen and her son, Donald Charles Pettersen.

She is survived by her children, Daniel Michael Pettersen and wife Terry, of Kemah and Christine Gail Boyett and husband Charlie, of Newton; g randchildren, Lucas Pettersen Boyett and Shawn Pettersen and wife Danielle and her brother, Vernon Hambrick and his daughter Sissy.

Serving as pallbearers were Lucas Boyett, Charlie Boyett, Christopher Boyett, Shawn Pettersen, Jim Boyett and Martin Pence.

Geraldine Bonnin Orange Geraldine “Jerry” Franken Bonnin, 86, of Orange, passed away Aug. 8, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm, Friday, Aug. 14, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Officiating will be Mr. Robby Simon. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00pm-3:00pm, Friday, prior to the service.

Born in Farmington, NM, on April 13, 1929, she was the daughter of Earl C. Stewart and Beatrice Kiggins.

She was preceded in death by her daughters, Darlene Lambert and Carol Franken; sister, Alfreda Smith; and grandson, James Whitehead.

She is survived by her children, James Franken and wife, Marie, of San Augustine, Florida, Nancy Prouse and husband, Charles, of Bridge City, Diana Whitehead, Susan Haley, Robert Franken and Christella Callahan, all of Orange, and Kandis Dallas and husband, Johnny, of Little Cypress; 21 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Audrey Downey, Lois Franken and Ruby Zinni.

She was a great lady who will truly be missed by all that knew her. Serving as pallbearers will be Kyle Boyett, Matthew Lambert, Jared Callahan, Mason Dallas, Dawson Dallas and Tristain Casiano.

OCP’s Lend Me A Tenor opening set for Aug. 13 The very funny comedy Lend Me A Tenor opens Thursday August 13 at OCP in Orange.

The comedy set is 1934 is about the misadventures of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company when the great Italian tenor Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, becomes unable to perform. Saunders, the opera manager persuades his flunky Max to perform as Othello in place of Il Stupendo.

You will roll in the aisles at the misadventures of this young dedicated cast bring the comedy to life on the OCP stage.

Lend Me A Tenor will run August 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, with a matinee on August 23. Showtimes are 7:37 p.m and 2:37 p.m. for the matinee.

Ticket prices are $15 for adult and $10 for students.

Reservations can be made at 409-882-9137.

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Taste of Southeast Texas Okra, Cornbread & Peas EVY’S CAJUN KITCHEN Evelyn Brandon e Record

In 1940, Congressman Martin Dies had obtained a contract from the U.S. Navy to have destroyers built in Orange including large seagoing tugboats for the British and Russian navies. Weaver Shipyard, down river from Orange built wooden minesweepers.

What World War II did for Orange Mike Louviere For e Record On August 15, 1945, the greatest conflict the world had known came to an end.

Called VJ Day, for Victory over Japan, the day Japan surrendered was the final end to World War II. For Orange, Texas it was a day of happiness, but also the end of the greatest period of prosperity that Orange had known.

Settlement in Orange began in the mid 1800s on the river.

The Sabine River would prove to be the greatest asset of the new town. There were thousands of acres of virgin pine and cypress trees that would bring sawmills to Orange. Those sawmills would provide livelihood to hundreds of people and make millionaires of a few.

At one time Orange had more millionaires on Green Avenue than any other town in America of comparable size.

Orange was having its first boom- lumber. By the 1930s the boom was going “bust.” The

vast forests were gone and one by one, the sawmills and shingle mills in Orange closed.

In 1940, Congressman Martin Dies had obtained a contract from the U.S. Navy to have destroyers built in Orange including large seagoing tugboats for the British and Russian navies.

Weaver Shipyard, down river from Orange built wooden minesweepers. With all the new work there would be a need for new workers.

The population of Orange had been less than 7,000 at the start of the war. The few workers coming into Orange became a flood of people. These people needed housing, food, education and medical services.

What would become a large housing complex of just under 5,000 homes was created when sand was pumped from the river bottom to fill in the swamp.

Water and sewer lines were laid on the ground and sand pumped over them. This was simpler and cheaper and most importantly, faster than digging trenches for the lines. Streets

were laid out and built with no steel reinforcement. Steel was needed for the war effort. The first part of the housing complex was called Riverside and the later portion Riverside Addition.

Thousands of people would move into Riverside who had never had housing of this type before. Sanitation was a problem until some people were taught how to dispose of trash in a sanitary manner. Some had been accustomedd to throwing it in the back yards and letting the farm animals and pets eat it.

In Riverside there would be three schools built. One teacher said she gained an average of 10 students per week for a six week period. Orange was getting overcrowded.

People and businesses were making more money than ever before in their lives. By the war’s end the population has swollen to nearly 70,000. Small town Orange had the population of a large city. Orange was experiencing its second boom… …shipbuilding.

Germany had surrendered in May, 1945 and Japan was sure to surrender at some point, but the Japanese were tenacious. Finally the atomic bomb was developed and used against Japan, bringing about their surrender on August 15, 1945.

There were a few ships waiting to be finished in the yards at Orange. It was evident that there were going to be layoffs at the shipyards with the end of the war. In contrast to the buses that had gone to East Texas sporting signs that said “Needed 10,000 pea pickers to build ships”, a sign appeared in Orange that said “Needed 10,000shipbuilders to go pick peas.” The natives in Orange wanted the interlopers to go home. Orange would never be the same again.

The period of explosive growth and prosperity was over.

What the war had done, peace would undo. Orange would drop in population and income over the years until it would once again settle into being a small town on a river.

I remember when I was a kid, picking vegetables in the garden with mama and daddy. My favorite things to eat were tomatoes, okra and purple hull peas (even though I love all vegetables). e main reason I liked to pick tomatoes was being able to just eat them right then and there - warm and tasty straight from the vine. But the peas … I knew once we had those shelled and the snaps mixed in, there would be a feast for supper that night.

Mama would usually smother pork chops or chicken and there would be sliced tomatoes, peas and usually some good cornbread. I still love a meal like that.

As I got older, I realized that I was very happy with a vegetable plate and cornbread. I especially love that meal after working in the yard on a hot day.

As I write this, I am waiting for my peas and tomatoes to be ready to come off the plants. I’ll have a pork chop and some veggies along with cornbread. But instead of the traditional cornbread and okra mama always makes, I will be trying these new recipes.

I’ve never had either of these recipes, but I have to say they both sound delicious. If you try them, let me know what you think. e okra and cornbread recipes are from Southern Living - Cooking in Your Cast Iron Skillet . e peas are my “recipe”.

Fried Pecan Okra 1 cup pecans 1 1/2 cups all purpose baking mix 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper 2 10 ounce packages frozen, whole okra, thawed peanut oil Place pecans in an even layer in a shallow pan.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally.

Process pecans, baking mix and salt and pepper in food

processor until pecans are finely ground. Place pecan mixture in a large bowl. Add okra, tossing to coat. Gently press pecan mixture into okra.

Pour oil to a depth of two inches into a large cast iron skillet or dutch oven, heat to 350.

Fry okra in batches, turning once, 5-6 minutes or until golden, drain on paper towels. *a 16 ounce package of frozen cut okra may be substituted. *Note - For testing purposes, Bisquick Original All-Purpose Baking Mix was used.

Sour Cream Cornbread 1 1/2 cups self-rising white cornmeal mix 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1 14.75 oz can low sodium cream style corn 1 8 oz container light sour cream 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 cup (2 oz) 2% reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese (optional) Preheat oven to 450. Heat a 10 inch cast iron skillet in oven 5 minutes Stir together corn meal mix and and flour in large bowl; add corn, sour cream, eggs and cilantro. stirring just until blended. Pour batter into hot lightly greased skillet. Top with cheese if desired.

Bake at 450 for 22-24 minutes or until golden brown and cornbread pulls away from sides of skillet. *To spice things up a bit, stir in some finely diced jalapeno peppers.

Purple Hull Peas After soaking overnight, place peas in a cast iron dutch oven (size of pot depends on amount of peas you have. I use my large pot).

Add salt and pepper to taste and a few slices of bacon and two ham hocks.

2 envelopes of Lipton Onion Soup mix Cook on low fire until peas are soft - usually about 2-4 hours.

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Beth Moore Simulcast at Second Baptist BC

Strengthening families program offered

LifeWay Christian Resources is slated to simulcast well-known Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore live from Wichita, KS, on Saturday, Sept. 12. Second Baptist Church, 340 Bland, Bridge City, is serving as a host location for the Southeast Texas area.

Early registration is $15 until Aug. 31. From Sept. 1 up to the event, price is $20, which includes lunch. Tickets are available at the church office, by calling 735-8156 or 673-1856, or email: secondbctx@att.net. The registration form is available on the church website. If seating space allows, tickets will be sold at the door.

Spindletop Center Youth Prevention Services in collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County will be offering a free strengthening families series for families with children ages 7-17. The families will meet once a week starting July 7 through Sept. 8, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Strengthening Families topics include; communication/listening skills, limits and consequences, problem solving and negotiation skills, stress and anger management skills and extension programs.

Families interested please call the extension office at 8827010.

McDonald Memorial Baptist to hold garage sale

Bethel Baptist Church offers free meals

McDonald Memorial Baptist Church will hold their second community wide garage sale giveaway Saturday, Aug. 15, from 8 am - noon, in their gym located at 104 Broad St., West Orange. This garage sale is a free giveaway open to the community. There is lots to choose from; clothes, shoes, toys, books, dishes, home decor, e

Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Ave., West Orange is offering free meals each Wednesday at 5:00 pm.

For more information contact Pastor Frank Young at 936465-1203.

First Baptist West Orange host The Martin Family Sunday, Aug. 16, at 11:00 AM, First Baptist church of West Orange, 608 Dayton St., will welcome Mauriceville’s famous singing ladies, The Martin Family. The Martins will be singing for the entire Sunday morning service and will offer their music for sale in the foyer of the church.

Volunteer Foster Grandparents needed The South East Texas Foster Grandparent Program needs volunteers at Bridge City Elementary. These men or women 55 and over volunteer by mentoring or tutoring children that are ‘at risk” They give one on one attention to these children. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please call Karen Gary, Volunteer Coordinator at 409-899-8444, ext 6441 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Christian Women’s Job Corps seeks volunteers Christian Women’s Job Corp - Golden Triangle is accepting applications for volunteers. Opportunities include mentoring, teaching life and job skills, and Bible study, to name a few. CWJC welcomes all Christian women, who would like to help change lives. To apply please call 882-7010.

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

Sun: Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday evening services: Youth and Children 6:30 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:30 p.m., Choir practice 7:30 p.m.

Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:15 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided).

For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m. “Kids For Christ” Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546 Rev. Mark Bunch Email: office@stpaulfamily.org

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

Slade Chapel 8 a.m. Praise Center 9 a.m. Sanctuary 11 a.m.

Sunday School (All ages) 10 a.m.

409-738-2070

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

www.fumcorange.com

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

is now accepting applications for

Fall 2015-2016

Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 2 pm.

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

Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Ashcroft Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Celebration service 10:30 a.m., Youth bible study, dicipleship classes 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Children’s activities.

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“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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19805 Highway 62 • 735-7126

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Orange County Happenings

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Area Wide Community Events Schedules

Master Gardeners to host Beekeeping and Garden Program

WOCCISD to hold substitute orientation

Herbie Stutes and The Grand Shin to perform at Eagle’s

The Orange County Master Gardeners Association will have a presentation on “Beekeeping and the Garden” given by Len VanMarion, a local beekeeper, at their monthly meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Orange County Expo Center, on FM 1442 in Orangefield. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm, with a pot luck supper from 6:00 - 6:30. The public is welcome to attend.

Starting Sept. 29 thru Nov. 21, the Master Gardeners and Orange County Texas A&M AgriLife will be conducting a Master Gardener Certification Training class. Classes will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 - 8:30 pm and Saturdays 8:00 am - noon.

For more information check our website www. txmg.org/orange or contact the Orange County AgriLife office at 882-7010.

West Orange - Cove CISD will conduct a substitute teacher/paraprofessional in-service Aug. 21, from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. in the WO-S High School Cafeteria.

The mandatory in-service is required for anyone wanting to work as a substitute for West OrangeCove during the 2015-2016 school year. All new substitute applicants should bring: •Two forms of identification such as driver’s license or social security card •Names, birth dates, social security numbers of beneficiaries •College transcript (if applicable) •Copy of teaching certificate and service record (if applicable) Questions can be directed to the WOCCISD Human Resource Department at 882-5610.

Herbie Stutes and The Grand Shin will perform at The Fraternal Order of Eagles Friday, Aug. 31, from 5 pm until midnight. Entry is $5 per person.

The Eagle’s Lodge Located at N. 28th St., Orange.

For more information call 886-7381.

Fraternal Order of Eagles welcome Rod Rishard

Texas red Flashers to meet

The Eagles will welcome Rod Rishard, Saturday, Aug. 15, from 8 pm - midnight. Tickets are $5 per person and $8 per couple. Guests are welcome. The Eagles Lodge is located at 803 28th St., Orange. For more information, call 886-7381.

The regular meeting of the Texas Red Flashers will be Aug. 20, at the Pompano Club in Port Arthur. Ladies will meet at Wal-Mart in Orange, at 11:00 a.m. for carpooling. Birthday ladies are Lady Bayou, Mary Mazoch; Sassy Lady, Mary Guillot and Lady Buddie Bell, Loy Hosea.

Dues of $5 will be due at this meeting. Ladies will bring door prizes. There will be shopping afterwards.

All ladies are welcome from 18 years of age and up.

For information call 886-1609.

BC PTA to hold family fun day All Bridge City Elementary and Intermediate School students are invited to attend a free family fun day, hosted by the Bridge City PTA Garden Committee. The event will be Saturday, Aug. 15, from 4-7 pm., at the BC Intermediate School campus. There will be sno-cones, a bounce house and outdoor games.

Students will have a chance to have their artwork featured on a brick in the new learning garden.

For more information, email bridgecity.pta@gmail. com.

Jefferson County Singles to hold dance The Jefferson County Singles Club, 7725 Green Ave., Nederland will host Ken Marvel and Swamp Pop, Aug. 16, from 5-9 pm and Deuces Wild, Jerry and Randy, Aug. 18, from 6-10 pm. Tickets are $7 per person and beer wine and setups are available. Singles and married welcome. This is non-smoking in this facility. For more information, call 409-7270013.

Hunter Education safety class being offered

WOCCISD announces additional back to school activities

West Orange – Stark Elementary will hold a Kindergarten Roundup Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 8 -10 a.m. and from 1 – 3 p.m.

North Early Learning Center parents/guardians can pick up transportation tags from 1 – 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20. Transportation tags can also be picked up on Friday, Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

VFW welcomes Zydecane The VFW, located at 5303 N. 16th St., will host a dance featuring Zydecane, Aug. 13, from 8 pm until midnight. Tickets are $6 per person. The bar is open for beer, wine coolers, sodas and set-ups; BYOB. For information, call 886-9738.

Gift of Life to hold 5K Ribbon Run The Gift of Life Julie Richardson Proctor will hold a 5K ribbon run Saturday, Oct. 3. 5K start time and Wellness Village opens at 8:00 am in downtown Beaumont. All proceeds will benefit the Gift of Life breast and ovarian cancer initiatives.

There will be a survivor celebration ceremony, food and prizes.

To register online, visit event.giftoflifebmt.org. Use discount code “earlybird” for $5 off registration.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education Enhanced Safety Course (4 hour field part) will be taught Monday, Aug. 17, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. You must compete the free enhanced hunter education online home study computer sections, print completed tests and bring them to class when you attend. This class is not just for hunters. Anybody who handles firearms will benefit from this class. To sign up for the class, or for more information, please call Workforce Solutions to host youth career expo Danny Odom at 883-8118.

Texas Workforce Solutions will host a youth career Youth sewing camp offered by extension office expo Oct. 15, from 8 am-3 pm, at Ford, Park, 5115 IHTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Family and Consumer 10 S, Beaumont. High school students enrolled in Science Agent, Fallon Foster, will be offering a hands on Career and Technology classes from Orange County two-day sewing camp for youth ages 8 to 18. The camp are invited to attend. In addition to the interactive will touch on the basics of the sewing machine, different demonstrations, students will attend an interviewing types of fabrics and their reactions and basic hand sew- and orientation workshop to increase their job readiing. The camp will be held, Aug. 17-18, from 9:00 am to ness skills. To register, please visit business.solunoon, at the Extension Office located,11475 FM 1442, tions@setworks.org, or call 409-719-4750.

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AgriLife office to hold rug making class The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office will offer a class on braided rug/mat making out of plastic bags. The class will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 am through noon, at 11475 FM 1442, Orange. Supplies needed for the class will be plastic bags and an 8 mm or any other large crochet hook. FOr more information, or to register for the class, call 882-7010.

Ladies Auxiliary of VFW to change meeting dates The Ladies Auxiliary to Orange VFW Post 2775 voted at their last meeting to meet the fourth Monday of every month at 7:00 pm at the VFW Hall Meeting Room, beginning Aug. 24. There will no longer be twice a month meetings. The meerting July 20 has been cancelled.

None of these changes effects the Post nor the Men’s Auxiliary. Members are urged to pay their dues early since there are no longer re-instate options for failure to pay dues on time. For further information contact Membership Chairman Jeanette Clark at 883-0264.

Christian Women’s Job Corps seeks volunteers Christian Women’s Job Corp - Golden Triangle is accepting applications for volunteers. Opportunities include mentoring, teaching life and job skills, and Bible study, to name a few. CWJC welcomes all Christian women, who would like to help change lives. To apply please call 882-7010.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, August 12 2015

Saltier water improves the local fishing COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

After reveling in five days of fishing in light winds and clearer saltier water, the clarity took a bit of a hit thanks to daily 20 mile per hour southwest winds. e fish were still there, but locating them got a little tougher.

As a matter of fact, the wind forced us back into the more protected waters of the ICW on all but one day and I fished more afternoon sessions than I have in a long time. Prior to abandoning the open lake, however, we were catching lots of reds and a few keeper trout fishing 4-inch swim baits, Hoginars and Traps in three to five feet of water. Large pods of shad were everywhere, but the more consistent bite took place when ladyfish were present as well. ey apparently have another big redfish tournament coming up as there were numerous wrapped boats running in and out of the marshes and bayous all week long. ose guys are just fantastic at what they do, but I could not believe that not one of them even slowed down to check out the river or ICW. We limited every day on upper slot reds fishing the deep breaks while using only five-inch tails and GULP. Early last week, after limiting out on reds very quickly and catching and releasing for the better part of the following hour, I mentioned the fact that I caught the largest trout that I had caught in the past 10 years the previous Wednesday. I pointed out that it was a total fluke as I was fishing with clients that fish only live croaker this time of the year, but they were all over giving it another shot rather than calling it a day.

“Well, let’s just go catch us some croaker and give it a try rather than call it a day,” offered the least sunburned of the group. e other two volSee COLBURN, PAGE 5B

Orangefield Bobcat lineman Aaron Galitz slams the sled as Coach Jared Gary leads the workout in preparation for scrimmage action against the Vidor Pirates on Friday. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Ready for the Pads

HS football makes contact with scrimmages e second week of football practices now moves into scrimmage sessions as Orange County teams go live against area opponents on Friday.

Last Friday was the first day Texas high school teams could suit-up in pads and make contact.

By Tuesday the Orangefield Bobcats and their local counterparts were already busy preparing for their first scrimmage opponent the Vidor Pirates. e Bobcats will host the Pirates at 7 p.m. e Bridge City Cardinals will travel to Buna for a showdown with the Cougars at 7 p.m.

Also on Friday the West Orange-Stark Mustangs will host the Nederland Bulldogs at 7 p.M. e Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears go on

the road for a scrimmage against the Port Neches-Groves Indians at 7 p.m. e junior varsity squads will all start at 5 p.m prior to the varsity scrimmages. e season opens on August 28. e Bobcats Bobcats will host Buna in their season opener. e Bridge City Cardinals will go on the road to battle Kirbyville. e West Orange Stark-Mustangs will host the LCM Battlin' Bears at Dan R. Hooks Stadium. e Vidor Pirates will interstate again this year for their season opener in Panama City, Fl. Deweyville is on the road to take on East Chambers in Winnie.

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Orangefield Bobcat Jeremy Jenkins deflects a blocker during defensive drills. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

(ABOVE) Orangefield Bobcat Blayze Holley during practice drills in preparation for scrimmage action against the Vidor Pirates on Friday. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn (RIGHT) Orangefield coach Tony Bradley works with Bobcats Hunter Evans and Wyatt Willoughby during practice. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

With temperatures peaking at 97 degrees on Monday water breaks are a routine part of the Orangefield workout. Here Bobcat Jagger Truitt cools down before going back to work. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

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Cowboys, Texans need No. 1 RB

With Foster out, could Alfred Blue be the answer for Houston?

JOE KAZMAR KAZ’S KORNER FOR THE RECORD

New Bridge City Cardinal Head Coach Dwayne DuBois talks technique with varsity players. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

BRIDGE CITY CARDINALS Aug. 28 - at Kirbyville, 7:00 pm Sept. 4 - Newton, 7:30 pm Sept. 11 - Lumberton, 7:00 pm Sept. 18 - at Liberty, 7:30 pm Sept. 25 - Cleveland, 7:30 pm* Oct. 2 - OPEN Oct. 9 - at Jasper, 7:30 pm* Oct. 16 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville, 7:30 pm* Oct. 23 - at Huffman Hargrave, 7:30 pm* Oct. 30 - Silsbee, 7:30 pm* Nov. 6 - at Splendora, 7:30 pm*

WEST ORANGE-STARK MUSTANGS Aug. 28 - Little Cypress-Mauriceville, 7:30 pm Sept. 4 - at Port Neches-Groves, 7:30 pm Sept. 11 - Jasper, 7:30 pm Sept. 18 - at Silsbee, 7:30 pm Sept. 26 - Richmond Foster (Stallworth), 6:00 pm Oct. 2 - Newton, 7:30 pm Oct. 9 - at Liberty, 7:30 pm* Oct. 16 - Orangefield, 7:30 pm* Oct. 23 - at Hamshire-Fannett, 7:30 pm* Oct. 30 - Hardin-Jefferson, 7:30 pm* Nov. 6 - OPEN

VIDOR PIRATES Aug. 28 - Panama City (FL) Bay, 7:00 pm Sept. 4 - at Jasper, 7:00 pm Sept. 11 - at Channelview, 7:00 pm Sept. 18 - OPEN Sept. 25 - at Nederland, 7:00 pm* Oct. 2 - Baytown Lee, 7:00 pm* Oct. 9 - Beaumont Ozen, 7:00 pm* Oct. 15 - at Baytown Goose Creek Memorial, 7:00 pm* Oct. 23 - Beaumont Central, 7:00 pm* Oct. 30 - at Lumberton, 7:00 pm* Nov. 6 - Port Neches-Groves, 7:00 pm*

ORANGEFIELD BOBCATS Aug. 28 - Buna, 7:30 pm Sept. 4 - Kirbyville, 7:30 pm Sept. 11 - at Beaumont Kelly, 7:00 pm Sept. 18 - Lumberton, 7:30 pm Sept. 25 - at Newton, 7:30 pm Oct. 2 - Houston Worthing, 7:30 pm Oct. 9 - Hardin-Jefferson, 7:30 pm* Oct. 16 - at West Orange-Stark, 7:30 pm* Oct 23 - Liberty, 7:30 pm* Oct. 30 - OPEN Nov. 6 - at Hamshire-Fannett, 7:30 pm*

LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE BEARS Aug. 28 - at West Orange-Stark, 7:30 pm Sept. 4 - Barbers Hill, 7:30 pm Sept. 11 - at Baytown Goose Creek Memorial, 7:00 pm Sept. 18 - Hardin-Jefferson, 7:30 pm Sept. 25 - Silsbee, 7:30 pm* Oct. 2 - at Splendora, 7:30 pm* Oct. 9 - Cleveland, 7:30 pm* Oct. 16 - at Bridge City, 7:30 pm* Oct. 23 - Jasper, 7:30 pm* Oct. 30 - OPEN Nov. 6 - at Huffman Hargrave, 7:30 pm*

DEWEYVILLE PIRATES Aug. 27 - East Chambers (Thomas) 7:30 pm Sept. 4 - at Warren, 7:30 pm Sept. 11 - at Kirbyville, 7:30 pm Sept. 18 - Woodville, 7:30 pm Sept. 25 - West Sabine, 7:30 pm Oct. 2 - OPEN Oct. 9 - at Newton, 7:30 pm* Oct. 16 - Garrison, 7:30 pm* Oct. 23 - at Hemphill, 7:30 pm* Oct. 30 - at Corrigan-Camden, 7:30 pm* Nov. 6 - Crockett, 7:30 pm* *-District Game

e National Football League will be kicking off its full exhibition season tomorrow (urs.), which is designed mainly for the marginal players to show their stuff and try to be one of the 53 players on the roster for the first game next month. e annual Hall of Fame game at Canton, Ohio on Sunday was won by the Minnesota Vikings 14-3 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. e starters and the stars generally get to play a quarter or perhaps two and then get the watch the remainder of the game.

But our two Lone Star State franchises, the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys, both have the same huge dilemma— neither has a No. 1 starting running back whose workload is instrumental in setting up the passing segment of the offense.

Houston’s biggest problem going into training camp was the quarterback situation where a trio of signal-callers—Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett and Tom Savage— were competing for the starting job.

But that was until All-Pro running back Arian Foster damaged his groin muscle and had to have it surgically repaired last Friday morning. Apparently everything went as expected and Foster will spend the next two-to-three months rehabbing the injury.

Foster will be replaced by LSU grad Alfred Blue, Chris Polk, Jonathan Grimes or rookie Kenny Hilliard. e Texans tried to sign journeyman Pierre omas to a one-year $870,000 offer—the veteran minimum— but he politely refused the deal.

Although Polk is nursing a hamstring injury that’s not regarded as serious, general manager Rick Smith commented on the situation. “We didn’t make a move immediately because we felt like we were OK,” Smith told

the Houston Chronicle last weekend. “We’ll just keep adjusting to whatever happens.”

Without Arian Foster, Alfred Blue is the starter and Jonathan Grimes has moved up to second team. e Cowboys are having a difficult time finding a replacement for running back DeMarco Murray, who opted to leave the Cowboys and sign with the rival Philadelphia Eagles.

Joseph Randle, who backedup Murray when he led the NFL last season with 1,845 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns on the ground, appears to be the only back that’s healthy.

Darren McFadden, who came to the Pokes as a free agent during the winter, hasn’t practiced in California because of a hamstring issue. Lance Dunbar was having a strong camp until a right ankle sprain sidelined him last ursday. e other two backs in camp, Lache Seastrunk and Gus Johnson, have never played in an NFL game.

“It’s still a tad early to say the Cowboys are losing valuable time for the most important position battle of camp, even though they seem to be backtracking,” the Associated Press reported in its Friday editions.

“Right now we’re just grinding. We’re getting different runs in every day,” commented offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. “Once we get our installation done, we’ll start getting ready for preseason games. It’ll be fun to kind of start thinking about how we’re going to use them.”

Each practice without McFadden and Dunbar puts Randle a day closer to becoming the primary back after spending two seasons as backup to Murray.

Randle had 343 yards and three touchdowns last season, leading Dallas by averaging 6.7 yards per carry.

Johnson signed at the start of training camp after going to

Arian Foster won’t be in the backfield for Houston any time soon, so the Texans could look to Alfred Blue as their go-to guy in the backfield.

Oakland as an undrafted free agent and getting cut in May. Seastrunk was a sixth-round pick by Washington last year and part of the final cut after the preseason. He spent time on the practice squads in California and Tennessee. e Cowboys open the preseason exhibition tomorrow (urs.) at San Diego and the Texans host the San Francisco 49ers Saturday at NRG Stadium.

KWICKIES…I was saddened to hear that one of my football heroes (and I didn’t have many as a youngster) passed away last weekend. Frank Gifford was a star halfback for the New York Giants (the only NFL team televised in my hometown at that time) and later part of the threeman ABC Monday Night Football broadcasting crew. Gifford was the only one left after the deaths of Howard Cosell and Don Meredith. Gifford had made seven consecutive Pro Bowls and helped the Giants reach three

NFL championship games, winning one in 1956, the same year he was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player.

While third-round leaders Jim Furyk and Justin Rose were battling to break their tie Sunday in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational, Ireland’s Shane Lowry slipped ahead of both of them and won the event by two strokes with an 11-underpar 269 and earned $1.57 million and more importantly a PGA Tour card for the next three years. Furyk and Rose both finished tied for third place at seven under with Bubba Watson taking second place at nine under par.

And while on the subject of golf, Rory McIlroy apparently healed much faster than expected from his ankle injury and will play in the final major tournament of the year, the PGA, which begins tomorrow at Whistling Straits in Kohler, WI. See KORNER, PAGE 5B

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Game Wardens offer tales of sweaty driver, disappearing kid e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Paper Shuffling Pays Off

An individual stopped by the Brownwood law enforcement office asking for information on his boat so he could report it as stolen. Office clerks were helping the customer when they realized the boat had been registered the week before in the customer’s name but with a different address. e clerks showed the paperwork to a game warden, who began a search for the stolen vessel. When he found the boat, the suspected thief admitted partial guilt. Other suspects were interviewed, but the vessel was returned to its rightful owner.

Turn Around, Don’t Drown

A Brown County man ignored warning signs, drove his pickup truck across a flooded roadway and was swept away. A deputy saw the pickup floating downstream with the man on top of the cab, until at one point the water became too strong and the man fell in. e deputy observed the man being washed downstream with a blue bag in hand until he was out of sight. Two wardens launched their boat and began a search and rescue, which continued for several days with no luck. Eventually, they found the blue bag, and then recovered the body of the 61-year-old disabled vet from under a pile of logs.

The Disappearing Child

Small children standing up in cars tend to attract attention. A small child did just that when a Williamson County game warden passed by on his way to Austin. e warden waited for the car to pass him so he could get a better look, but by that point, the child had disappeared.

When he passed them again, he looked into the back seat and

could not see the child or a child seat. He pulled the driver over and found the kid hiding on the back floorboard and the driver without a license. When asked if she had ever been ticketed for her lack of license, the lady replied she had been ticketed a couple of times and even had a warrant for her arrest. e warden instructed her to find licensed drivers who could bring a car seat, and she said her sister would be there in 20 minutes.

But almost 45 minutes later, the sister arrived on foot to drive the car back, but without a child’s seat. e warden called for a wrecker who took possession of the vehicle, and the driver was placed under arrest for her warrant and was issued two citations: one for driving without a driver’s license, and one for the child not in a seat.

Two are Better Than One

An overturned yellow kayak caught the attention of two Bexar County game wardens on Calaveras Lake. While navigating the choppy water to examine the kayak, the wardens observed another kayaker waving his arms to get their attention – with good reason. His 80-year-old friend had flipped out of the upturned kayak and had been floating for several minutes, exhausted. e wardens were able to get the elderly man and his friend out of the water and into their vessel. Both were taken to the bank where the San Antonio Fire Department was waiting to provide medical attention. Both of the friends checked out fine after some rest.

A Reason to Sweat

A red passenger van was driving slowly on the shoulder of the road near Dumas. A warden stopped the van and noticed a white crystal substance on the driver’s shirt and a loaded syringe on the floorboard. e driver was confused and profusely sweating. e warden

Deer breeder offered chance to work again

Texas deer breeders will be able to resume animal movements under a plan finalized today by staff of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). e Breeder Deer Movement Qualification Standards Plan will take effect upon the filing of Emergency Rules by TPWD and will be in place through the 2015-16 Texas hunting season.

Details of the plan are available at www.tpwd.texas.gov/cwd.

Key elements of the plan include: A framework giving breeders who met previous movement qualified standards an option to move and liberate deer. Movement qualification is also dependent on administrative compliance with deer breeder permit regulations and statutes.

Enhanced options for closelymonitored herds with a status of “fifth year” or “certified” in the TAHC Monitored Herd Program. ere are no additional release site requirements for ranches that receive deer only from these herds.

Additional Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in deer breeding facilities. Under the plan, the vast majority of the 1,300 permitted deer breeders in Texas can gain movement qualified status by testing two or fewer animals. ere will be CWD testing requirements for a proportion of deer that are harvested on some release sites. e goal of the Movement Qualification Plan is to provide deer breeders with options prior to the September 22 deadline for movement and liberation of bucks and before the 2015-16 hunting season. is is just one of many steps Texas is taking to mitigate the spread of CWD after it was detected in deer from a Medina County deer breeding facility earlier this summer.

“We have received and tried to be responsive to the extensive feedback from the state’s many

and varied deer management interests in developing this revised plan,” said Carter Smith, TPWD Executive Director. "In the development of this framework, both agencies are balancing the need to minimize the risk of unwittingly allowing the movement or liberation of Chronic Wasting Disease-positive deer on the Texas landscape while adopting reasonable movement qualification standards that allow qualified deer breeders to begin moving and liberating captive deer. The complexity associated with the development of this framework is immense.”

A joint agency CWD Working Group will now focus efforts on developing individual herd plans for affected deer breeders and develop a plan for strategic sampling of hunter harvested deer from free-ranging populations this fall.

“Our goal was to protect the health of free-ranging and captive breeder deer, while maintaining business continuity for the breeder industry,” said Dr. Dee Ellis, TAHC Executive Director. “We believe this plan accomplishes those goals.”

Factors such as level of connectedness to the index facility, level of testing in the TAHC Monitored Herd Program, relative percentage of the overall herd that has been tested, and variable liberation criteria are all being considered in development of the herd plans. e TAHC and TPWD are continuing the investigation of the index facility in Medina County, where 42 deer have been euthanized and tested for CWD. “e results from the partial testing of the animals in the Index Facility, as well as samples from the CWD-exposed herds, are important to making reasonable, prudent, and responsible decisions for the remaining captive herds, neighboring landowners, and wild deer,” said Clayton Wolf, TPWD Wildlife Division director.

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found 2.7 grams of liquid heroin in the syringe on the floorboard alongside .30 grams of methamphetamine. e driver, who had an invalid license, was arrested and taken to the Moore County Jail.

Doesn’t Match the Badge

In Lubbock County, a man wearing a McDonald’s uniform and claiming to be a police officer, was flashing a security guard badge as he asked for gas receipts for tax write-off purposes.

A warden tracked him down, and he insisted, "You know me, I’m one of you, I’m an officer, too.” He said he worked at the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, but he had left his badge at the office. In reality, he was a volunteer in the ministry for the Lubbock County Sheriff ’s Office and possessed an expired security officer license and badge. An arrest warrant was obtained and he was booked for impersonating a public servant; as well as, a security officer.

More than One Reason

Two men with their watercrafts were stopped by wardens on Lake Georgetown for safety violations and expired licenses. e wardens were escorting them to their truck to retrieve their identifications, but after a brief exchange between the boaters, one of them took off at high speed. A white Ford F-350 was found waiting at the ramp with its trailer in the water. ey immediately loaded up their watercraft and drove off. After the warden notified the Williamson County Sheriff ’s Office, the vehicle was stopped and the driver was arrested for driving with an invalid license. Both boaters were arrested for evading detention, lack of boater education, expired registration, lack of fire extinguisher, no sound producing devise, and failure to obey a Marine Safety Enforcement Officer – a full package deal.

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Korner e tourney will be televised on TNT ursday and Friday and on CBS Saturday and Sunday.

The Houston Astros wind up a terrible nine-game road trip today at San Francisco against the Giants after losing six-of-seven to the Texas Rangers and the Oakland A’s in games through Sunday. It wasn’t because of the pitching which posted a 3.19 ERA in the last six games. The culprit was the hitting—or lack thereof—as Houston hit a paltry .209 through the first seven games. But the Astros still owned first place in the AL

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Continued from Page 3B West Division by a skimpy one-half game over the surging L.A. Angels through Sunday’s action. e Chicago Cubbies have been fighting diligently for a playoff position by winning nine of their last 10 games through Sunday. e Cubs still trail Pittsburgh and the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central Division, but currently own the second wild card position in the National League.

JUST BETWEEN US…More NFL teams need to follow the lead of the San Francisco 49ers who said adios to their troubled

linebacker Aldon Smith Friday, a day after he was charged with drunken driving, hit-and-run and vandalism. is marked the fifth time Smith has been in trouble with the law since the 49ers drafted him in 2011. Perhaps the franchise is getting tired of its players acting like criminals. San Francisco has had 12 arrests or charges filed involving seven players since January 2012, prompting owner Jed York to promise the team would “win with class.” e 49ers released defensive tackle Ray McDonald late last season for his off-field problems.

Lamar University Dance Team.

LU spirit squads win awards e Lamar University Spirit Team, consisting of the LU Cheer Squad and the LU Dance Team, brought home several awards after attending the Universal Cheerleaders Association and Universal Dance Association Collegiate Camp this summer at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Nineteen members of the nationally recognized LU Cheer Squad competed against more than 600 cheerleaders. e squad won first place in fight song, second place in cheer, third place in sideline, third place in game day and received both the Game Plan and the Program Improvement Awards alongside four superior ribbons. is is the first year that coach Allison Williams has attended UCA with the LU Cheer Squad and she is looking forward to bringing Big Red spirit throughout the community in public appearances and performances.

“All of the team members want to work hard to be the best they can be and be representative of the

Redfish in the morning and football practice in the afternoon for Peyton Choate.

Colburn unteered to stick it out as long as the beer lasted and after far too many throws with the cast net, we eventually captured a few finger mullet and six small croakers.

After anchoring up for thirty minutes they were quickly down to their last beer and the two most elusive croakers in the livewell. With the end in sight, I was putting away tackle when a huge trout exploded out of the water and immediately pulled drag. ey all reached for the rod at the same time, but one of the twins won the race.

He did a great job of tiring the big trout out and eventually slid her across the mouth of the net.“ at fish will win the STAR tournament for you,” announced his twin brother obviously miffed that he hadn’t gotten to the rod first. I was strictly in a spectator mode as I had nothing to do with catching that fish other than cheering them on while finishing off a bottle of warm Gatorade. at was only the second time I had ever fished with anyone using croaker for bait, but I was once again pleasantly shocked at

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Now, for the rest of the story!

All three of these clients spend most of their fishing time wading the shallow waters of the lower coast and they have all caught their share of big trout. Without ever lifting the net out of the water their tape showed the fish to be almost 31-inches long.

“Now we have no choice but to weigh it,” stated one of the twins, “if it’s 10 pounds it will put you in first place.” e fish weighed a little less than 9 ½ pounds on my Boga grip and 9.80 pounds on their hand held digital scale.“I thought this fish was at least a pound heavier,” said the twin with the most to lose, “but I’m not killing her to win second place.” We all watched as she righted herself and disappeared in the coffee colored water.

Had we not weighed her on two sets of scales I initially thought there was no doubt that he would have taken the fish to a certified weigh-in station, but by the time we had cleaned the redfish and cooled down, I was no longer so sure. His dilemma, ac-

cording to all three of them was that had his trout been big enough, he might have been forced to choose between winning a new boat and a possible divorce.

His wife was attending a very important family function hosted by her mother that he unfortunately could not attend due to an unexpected business meeting somewhere other than Sabine Lake. at also explained why no cell phone pictures were taken to commemorate the joyous occasion, but it still granted his brother great leverage forever more!

Don’t forget the Orange County CCA Chapter Banquet is right around the corner. To get your ticket or sponsor a table give Louis Moore a call at 409988-4845.

school by sharing both their talents with Lamar or going out into the community for appearances,” Williams said. is was the dance team’s third year participating at the UCA/UDA Collegiate Camp, which drew in more than a dozen teams. e LU team won a first place trophy in superior team, a superior trophy in fight song, a superior trophy in program recognition and all 23 dance members received superior routines on all individual routines that were taught and judged during the camp.

“Being a part of the LU Dance Team allows young ladies to grow as dancers and individuals while be dedicated and involved in college,” said Brixey Blankenship-Cozad, dance team coordinator. “is program also offers many opportunities to become a leader, learn responsibilities and make life-long memories.”

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LU Cheerleading Team

LU Spirit The Big Thicket National Preserve.

In the Thicket: Photographers can enter Centennial Contest As part of the National Park Service’s Centennial celebration, Big icket National Preserve invites visitors to explore the preserve and share their photos in a year-long photo contest. Beginning in August of 2015, park visitors will be invited to submit photos via Instagram for entry into the contest using the hashtag #BigicketPhotoContest.

Monthly winners will be chosen in three categories and displayed in our park visitor center. An overall winner will be chosen in the fall of 2016 and displayed in the visitor center for one year.

Each month photos of visitors exploring the preserve and images that capture its beauty will be highlighted. Winners will be chosen monthly by a panel of Big icket National Preserve staff and volunteers. All ages are welcomed and encouraged to have fun while photographing the preserve. Additional information about this photo contest and how to participate can be found on the preserve website at www.nps.gov/bith.

During this centennial year, Big icket National Preserve will be encouraging our neighbors and visitors to explore, support, and connect with the preserve by participating in a number of special centennial programs. Learn more about how you can get involved in this year-long celebration on our website.

Big icket National Preserve is located in southeast Texas, near the city Beaumont and 75 miles northeast of Houston. e preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors en-

DADS creates phone line to help Texans e Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) has launched a toll-free number to help qualifying Texans connect with long-term care services. e telephone number is 1855-937-2372. It has been set up to help older adults (60 and up) who currently receive Medicaid and/or Medicare, people of all ages with disabilities, and caregivers. e growing population of aging Texans, in addition to the approximately four in 10 Texans who have some type of disability, has created demand for the new number. According to the 2010 census, Texas has the third largest aging population (65 and older) in the United States. More than 3 million Texans are over the age of 65, and that number is expected to more than double to 7.5 million by 2040. e new number streamlines the process for those seeking information about long-term care services, which include personal care, nursing care, help around the house, and help for caregivers. When Texans call the number, they will be routed to a representative at the nearest Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) based on the ZIP code they enter. ADRCs provide information and help connect individuals to state and federal benefits. ey are linked to hundreds of service providers statewide and can help Texans enroll for services if requested.

ADRC representatives are available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and this service is free.

compassing more than 112,000 acres. e Big icket, often referred to as a “biological crossroads,” is a transition zone between four distinct vegetation types – the moist eastern hardwood forest, the southwestern desert, the southeastern swamp, and the central prairies. Species from all of these different vegetation types come together in the thicket, exhibiting a variety of vegetation and wildlife that has received national interest. e National Park Service will

celebrate its centennial in 2016 and is using this opportunity to invite a new generation of Americans, and those who already know and love the parks, to discover what national parks and other public lands mean to them through the Find Your Park campaign. To learn more or get involved, visit FindYourPark.com.

For general information about Big icket National Preserve, visit www.nps.gov/bith or call the preserve visitor center at 409-951-6700.

e LU Dance Team was also one of three dance teams asked to perform for the camp and the public. In addition, six dance team members were asked to join staff positions with UDA: Bethany Cherry, Jessica Cloud and Callie Macon of Nederland; Emily Sumrall and Hannah Richardson of Port Neches; and Shaudae Leftwich of Houston.

Members of this year’s squad include, by hometown: Beaumont: Adonis Bateaste, Alfredo Ledet Callisburg: Misty Akins Cypress: Taryn Cranford, Selena Santana Houston: G’Keyah Parker Huntsville: Da’Quwan Mark, RaKendra Turner, RaNina Turner, Ariana Jones Kilgore: Sinclair Mauldin

Continued from Page 5B Kingwood: Karli Mears Lumberton: Lyndi Stanley, Brittany Kight Mauriceville: Coy Laughlin Mont Belvieu: Andrea Dearing Orange: Baylee Billiot, Allie Landry Port Neches: Morgan Gotte, Madeline Hammond Sour Lake: Jonathan Richey Spring: Alessandra Souza Dance Team officers for 20152016 are Captain Bethany Cherry, Captain Callie Macon, head officer Nicole Hardy and officers Jessica Cloud and Madison Woodruff.

Members of the 2015-16 Dance Team include, by hometown: Bridge City: Allison Morphew, Madison Woodruff

Deer Park: Searra Scroggs Fannett: Kaylee Breaux Groves: Malorie Broussard, Mikayla Havard Houston: Alyssa Angelle, Shaudae Leftwich, Kristin Matthews, Mariana Vazquez Little Cypress: Alyssa Humphrey Nederland: Bethany Cherry, Jessica Cloud, Callie Macon Orange: Jaleeca Morris, Kristin Yokum Pasadena: Mary Morgan Plano: Nichole Hardy Port Arthur: Hanna Ross Port Neches: Hannah Richardson, Tess Runte, Emily Sumrall San Antonio: Hannah Brown

Piece of SE Texas history makes way to Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- On a whim, a little piece of Port Arthur, Texas made its way to Las Vegas this past spring. Now, people across America know about the connection between Janis Joplin and the Museum of the Gulf Coast. e History Channel show “Pawn Stars” featured a brick from the childhood home of Joplin, the rock-and-roll legend who grew up in Port Arthur. e Museum of the Gulf Coast sells the bricks in its gift shop as an effort to raise money to support the museum’s mission of preserving the history of Port Arthur and Southeast Texas. e episode of “Pawn Stars” showing the Joplin relic premiered on ursday, February 12, and featured a re-creation of the original sale of the brick to the shop.

Gerry Dickert, Public Information Coordinator for Lamar State College-Port Arthur, drove to Las Vegas this past March for a family wedding. Before leaving Southeast Texas, he tucked away one of the Joplin bricks in his car with the idea of selling the item at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Boulevard.

“I had emailed the production crew before I left and they immediately responded,” Dickert said. “I knew it was a unique item and that it was something the show might feature. Unfortunately, they weren’t filming the week we were there. I guess I missed out on my chance at TV stardom.”

“Pawn Stars” features the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, showing various transactions between customers and the now-famous owners and staff. Many of the sales involve historic items.

“When I got there, I asked for $50 and one of the staff members accepted that immediately,” Dickert said. “He said ‘ere’s plenty of meat left on the bone for me at that price.’ I guess I should have asked for more.” e broadcast on ursday night featured an actor portraying “Willie,” the owner of the brick, and Rick Harrison, the real-life owner of the pawn shop.

During the nearly three-minute segment, some history of Joplin and her impact on rock and roll was discussed.

Also prominently featured was the Museum of the Gulf Coast. Ultimately, the brick sold to the pawn shop for $60 in the re-created scene.

“It’s exciting to see Port Arthur and the Museum get the attention for something that is really very neat,” Dickert said. e Museum, which is located at 700 Procter Street, still has a supply of the bricks available for $35 apiece.

Each brick comes with a certificate of authenticity. Call the museum at 409-982-7000 for more information.

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Nice yard w/yard maitinance provided. No Pets, $575 monthly + $300 dep. + elec. & water, call for an appointment to see @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (tfnSS) 2/1 In BRIdge CIty, 260 Canal st., nice neighborhood, nice size closets. Kitchen has large bar, lots of cabinets, pantry, small dining area.

Bathroom has tub/ shower, nice vanity,linen closet.

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BCIsd 1/1 electric and Water/sewer/ garbage paid, must pass background check. $400 deposit and $650 month.

BCIsd Mobile Home Lot for rent. $200 month Bayou Pines trailer Park 19603 Hwy 62 s. orange, tX 77630 409-656-8826 (8/12)

3/1 AND 3/2 IN OFISD, CA/H, one block to schools, large lot, no pets, $550 AND $650 monthly + dep., (409) 720-8699. (8/5) InCoMe PRoPeRty

oRange (Little Cypress) 1/1 older home, 2 duplex’s, on a little over an acre, LCMISD, nice shady yard, corner lot, cement pad for car port, (409) 735-6691 or 728-0547. (8/12)

aPPLIanCes 30 gas dRyeRs, $100 to $200, Call Harry @ (409) 8864111. (tfn) used aPPLIanCes starting at $99.95 at Harry’s Appliances, 302 10th. St. (10th. & main), Orange, We buy used appliances Remodeling our kitchen to Stainless Steel, these need a new home! All white & in good condition.

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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP to promote healing after the loss of a loved one meets Mondays at 7 p.m. and Wed. at 10 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City.

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2 MaUsoleUMs at St. Mary’s Cemetary in Orange, asking $5,500 for both, or $3,000 for one, call (409) 735-3319 for more info. (8/12)

GaRaGe sales Garage sale at 1607 Browning Rd. (Lindenwood Subdivision) Orange on Saturday 8/15 from 7 am to noon.

Bikes, Size M Womens clothing, VHS & DVD movies, 3’x7’ mirror, fishing decor, rods, Troy Bilt 4 cycle cultivator, unigue boat table, paving/patio stones, electric edger, way more quality stuff. (8/12) Garage sale at 3609 Bowling lane in Orange on Aug. 14, 15 & 16 from 6am - until. (8/12) Rain or shine! Garage sale at 4129 FM 408 on Friday, Aug., 14th and Saturday, 15th from 8 am to 2 pm. Clothes, furniture, tools and other misc. fRI. & saT., 335 RaCHel, BC (77611), 8 till 2. Infant boy’s clothes, walker & etc, framed art decor, toys, office supplies, tools, clothes, NIB Crawfish boil, BBQ sets, seasonings, College tail gateing supplies, Way Too Much More to List! fRI. & saT., 4809 WesTMoRe, ORG. (77630), 8 till 2. Furniture, clothes, ice chests, aquarium, bikes, lots of misc!

aUGUsT 15 the Mcdonald Memorial Baptist Church will hold their second Community wide Garage Sale Giveaway on Saturday, in their gym located at 104 Broad St, West Orange. This garage sale is a FREE giveaway open to the community. There is lots of stuff to choose from; clothes, shoes, toys, books, dishes, home décor, electronics and MUCH MORE!

We BUy Gold, sIlVeR & plaTInUM Jewelry, Coins, Watches, Flatware, Any US. Coins, Old Currency & Tokens, Old Toys & Antique Toys, Knives, Signs & Memoribilia. We buy all old military items Civil War to present. TOP PRICES PAID FOR ALL! Large Collections and Estate Lots Wanted. We Do Estate Sales and Gold Party’s. L&L Coins Collectibles, 1922 Strickland Dr., Orange/Pinehurst.

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Must Have: Class A CDL Driver, Tanker Endorsement, Clean MVR, TWIC card, Must operate forklift, flatbed and bulk tank trailers..paid holidays,benefits.

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DEMENTIA CARE GIVERS SUPPORT GROUP meets monthly the 2nd Wed. at 10 a.m. and the second Thur. at 6:30 p.m. at St.Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 4300 Meeks Dr. in Orange in the Brother Sun Room of the Canticle Bldg.

AL-ANON meets Wed. & Sun. at 7 pm 1512 Strickland Dr., Orange. Call 409779-4289 or Cindy 994-5503 for details.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUGH LOVE is a self help parents support group for parents of children displaying unacceptable behavior. Meets Tues. 7 pm. at the Immaculate Conception Ed. Bldg., 4100 Lincoln (corner of Lincoln & Washington) in Groves. For more info call 9620480 RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. In addition, a 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention, referrals and support group sessions for sexual assault/rape victims.

Victims are not alone, help is provided. All of the services as provided are free.

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION The State of Texas To all persons interested in the Estate of GEORGE CARLTON DRONETT, Deceased Cause No. P16271 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on AUGUST 6, 2015, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirsand only heirs of GEORGE CARLTON DRONETT, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

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

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

Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on AUGUST 7, 2015.

Brandy Robertson County Clerk, Orange County, Texas By: Stacy Wells Stacy Wells

Notice to Creditors

Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of BETTY LOIS DAVIS, Deceased, were issued on JULY 28, 2015, in Cause No. P17249, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Jerry Davis.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of DAVID D. RICHARD, Deceased, were issued on July 28, 2015, in Cause No. P17246, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Laretta F. Richard.

DATED: the 28th day of July, 2015

DATED: the 28th day of July, 2015

Greg Dumas

Greg Dumas

Greg Dumas Attorney for Jerry Davis

Greg Dumas Attorney for Loretta F. Richard

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 Jerry Davis 103 Patillo Road Orange, Texas 77630

State Bar No.: 06201080 1601 Main Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 886-5239 Facsimile: (409) 882-0418

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 Loretta F. Davis 2511 Smith Street Vidor, Texas 77662

State Bar No.: 06201080 1601 Main Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 886-5239 Facsimile: (409) 882-0418

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