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Week of Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Commissioners change policy employee termination David Ball

For The Record

The Orange County Commissioners Court shut a “revolving door” for voluntary employment termination at their meeting on the afternoon of September 14. The commissioners deliberated on a county policy involving employees voluntarily terminating employment with the county then rescinding that decision. The vote was 4 to 1 with Precinct 3 Commissioner John Banken voting no. Banken said he favored giving employees at least 15 days to make a decision. County Judge Brint Carlton said five Orange County employees recently retired because they were concerned about losing their benefits. They have since rescinded that decision and are working again with the county. Cartlton said it was a case of the employees either liking or disliking an action of the com-

missioners court and either retiring or un-retiring in response. David Dubose, Precinct 1 commissioner, said Dubose employees retiring or un-retiring handcuffs the court. Douglas Manning, assistant county attorney, said the new policy doesn’t guarantee an employee who voluntarily terminates is rehired with the county. There was a workshop earlier in the day devoted to the voluntary terminating employees. Precinct 4 Commissioner Jody Crump was absent from the workshop. At the workshop, Banken said the employees who retired and returned to work are valuable employees.

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Orange’s first warships were wooden

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed a Coastal Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement. The intent of the study is to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay. The USACE will accept written public comments on the DIFR-EIS from Sept. 11, 2015 through Oct. 26, 2015.

USACE seeking input on coastal study

Mike Louviere

David Ball

It’s hard to believe the use of wooden ships lasted until the 20th Century and Orange, Texas played a part in that history. In 1859 Samuel H. Levingston started a shipyard in Orange. Levingston paid his six employees a total monthly salary of $588. Averaging nearly $100 per man, it must have been one of the highest paid occupations in Orange. It was also the start of a long tradition of shipbuilding that continues to this day. Orange first experienced wartime shipbuilding on a large scale during the World War I years. The active shipyards in Orange included the Orange Maritime Corporation, Southern Dry-dock and Shipbuilding Company, Weaver and Sons, Levingston Shipbuilding Company, and the National Shipbuilding Compa-

Here’s your chance to give you input on the proposed “Ike Dike.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed a Coastal Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement. The intent of the study is to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, according to a press release. The intent of the USACE is to announce the release of the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Tentatively Select Plan (TSP) of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) and Ecosystem Restoration Project. The Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay study area encompasses six coastal counties on the upper Texas Gulf coast – Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Harris, Galveston and Brazoria. The (DIFR-EIS) will evaluate structural and non-struc-

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ny owned by Henry Piaggio, who also owned the International Shipbuilding Company headquartered in Pascogoula, Miss. Piaggio’s National Shipbuilding yard would build more ships in less time than any other yard along the Gulf

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tural alternatives which address coastal storm risk management (CSRM) and ecosystem restoration (ER) impacts in the study area. The environmental impact study will focus on environmental and social conditions currently present and those likely to be affected by potential future impacts of storm surge and ecosystem restoration opportunities. Several major historical surge events have occurred in the study area in the past 120 years. The most notable is perhaps the 1900 Storm, which inundated most of the island city of Galveston, and adjacent areas on the mainland. The storm was responsible for over 8,000 deaths and up to $30 million in property damage. Hurricane Rita in 2005 resulted in storm surge of 9.2 feet in Port Arthur and just over eight feet in Sabine Pass. Most recently, Hurricane Ike in 2008 produced storm surges of 14 feet near Sabine Pass and 11 to 12 feet across Sabine Lake. The city of Port Arthur was spared from the impacts of storm surge thanks to its existing 14- to 17-foot hurricane flood protection system. However, the

remaining southern half of Jefferson County was inundated, with estimated high water marks reaching 18 to19 feet to the south and east of High Island. The city of Galveston was protected from Hurricane Ike’s high energy surge impacts by the Galveston Seawall, but much of the city of Galveston was later flooded by about 6 to 10 feet of surge coming from the bay. The city of Texas City was protected from Ike’s surge impacts by its existing hurricane flood protection system. At risk within the study area are approximately 2.26 million people living within the stormsurge inundation zone, three of the nine largest oil refineries in the world, 40 percent of the nation’s petrochemical industry, 25 percent of the nation’s petroleum-refining capacity, and three of the ten largest U.S. seaports. The USACE will accept written public comments on the DIFR-EIS from Sept. 11, 2015 through Oct. 26, 2015. Comments on the DIFR-EIS must be post-

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Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy takes to skies Debby Schamber For The Record

When asked about flying, Charles Lindbergh once said, “It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to be doing so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.” Joey Jacobs, of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, doesn’t get his adrenaline rush from flying planes. Instead, he flies helicopters. But, the feeling can be one and the same as he flies at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour and an altitude of 600 to 700 feet. “I’ve always had a fascination with aviation,” Jacobs said. “One day I decided I was going to do it.” Jacobs is no stranger to de-

Joey Jacobs, of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, has been learning to fly helicopters as part of a recreational activity.

manding, high energy activities. Jacobs started working in the state prison system in 1994. He joined law enforcement in 1996 as a reserve officer for the Vidor Police Department. In 1997 he was hired by the Governor’s Task Force to work undercover in a high school setting. Only the school superintendent and the principal knew who he really was. To the rest of the school population, he was just another student. For four months he had to maintain his grades and all other high school activities while being part of an investigation. In 1998, Jacobs became a patrol deputy at the OCSO and worked the west side of the county. He remained there for eight years before being promoted to detective. His career

advanced again in 2014 when he was promoted to sergeant over the Mauriceville and Vidor offices. He now supervises cases such as special investigations, crimes against people in addition to his own caseload. When not working, spending time with his wife of 11 years or his two children, 10 and 8 years old, he likes to take to the skies. Sometimes his family accompanies him on the ride. “I have always loved helicopters,” Jacobs said. He explained it is the versatility of the helicopters and the fact they can go anywhere and land just about anywhere which adds to the interest. But, it is not all fun and games, there was a lot of hard work involved leading up to him taking flight. He admits he is still learning

daily. At the Neches Helicopter Training Academy, the very formulated and structured instruction has students on various levels of expertise. Jacobs started more than a year ago reading books before taking his first flight in January. The small fleet of helicopters at the academy vary in size. The smallest could be compared to a sports car model while the next size may be a luxury car. Of course the largest helicopter is like a limousine. However, the general knowledge needed to fly them is what it takes to get any one of them off the ground. “It can be challenging, but very rewarding,” Jacobs said. Before being able to fly, a person must complete some

difficult and complex training. There is book work, videos and a flight simulator to be done first. When ready for flight an instructor flies along too. There is also many hours of recorded flight time. Still, before Jacobs takes flight, he has a long checklist to go through. During this time he thoroughly checks the helicopter to ensure it is ready for flight by checking everything right down to the bolts. Jacobs is especially safety conscious when his son rides along. He must also have a flight plan in place. Finally, he gets inside, puts on his equipment and starts it up. The motor begins to rev up as the rotors turn. This unique

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marked by Oct. 26, 2015. The address to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is P.O. Box 1229, Galveston, TX 77553-1229. Emails may be sent to Janelle.S.Stokes@usace.army.mil. For further information, contact Sheridan Willey, (409) 7663917, Planning Lead, Plan Formulation Section, Regional Planning and Environmental Center; or Janelle Stokes, (409) 7663039, Environmental 3 Lead, NEPA/Cultural Resources Section, Regional Planning and Environmental Center. Compact disc copies of the DIFR-EIS are available for viewing at the Lamar State College-Orange Library, 410 W. Front Ave. in Orange; the city of Orange Public Library, 220 N. 5th St. in Orange; and Bridge City Public Library, 101 Parkside Dr. in Bridge City. In 2011, the Corps of Engineers and non-Federal sponsor, the Texas General Land Office, agreed to rescope an earlier study to evaluate plans to develop CSRM and ER features over the entire six-county region covering the upper Texas coast. Some structural alternatives that will be evaluated are: (1) a new surge protection system in Orange and Jefferson Counties, including small, navigable surge gates on Cow and Adams Bayous; (2) a large navigable surge gate in the Neches River near the Rainbow Bridge; and (3) reevaluation of the existing Port Arthur and Freeport Hurricane Flood Protection Systems. Non-structural measures such as targeted buy-outs, will also be evaluated. Structural and non-structural alternatives to address storm surge impacts in the Galveston Bay system, as well as ER measures throughout the six-county study area will be evaluated programmatically, with recommendations being made for future detailed analyses of feasible alternatives. In February and March of 2012, four scoping meetings were held in the cities of Beaumont, Seabrook, Galveston and Free-

In the Sabine Region, the Orange-Jefferson CSRM Plan would construct a new levee system that would reduce the risk of storm surge impacts in Orange County. port. The scoping process involved Federal, State and local agencies, Federally-recognized Indian tribes, and other interested persons and organizations. Comments were received for 30 days following each scoping meeting. A total of 285 ideas were collected and these were collated and screened into a detailed list of structural and non-structural CSRM and ER measures that are being considered during this study. At this time, there are no plans for an additional scoping meeting. However, input from affected Federal, state and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and other interested private organizations and parties is being solicited with this notice. Further coordination with environmental agencies will be conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act under the Texas Coastal Management Program. In the Sabine Region, the Orange-Jefferson CSRM Plan would construct a new levee system that would reduce the risk of storm surge impacts in Orange County and in northeast Jefferson County. It is comprised of three separate levee system components: 1) a 27.2-mile long levee and floodwall system extending down the west bank of the Sabine River from Interstate 10 in the City of Orange, across the north shore of Sabine Lake near Bridge City, and up the east bank of the Neches River to the vicinity of Orangefield, called the Orange 3 New Levee ; 2) a 3.6-mile long levee/floodwall system surrounding industrial facilities southeast of Beaumont, called the Beaumont A New Levee; and 3) an 11mile long levee/floodwall system extending along the west bank of the Neches River from the vicinity of the Neches River’‘s McFadden Bend to high ground adjacent to the terminus of the existing Port Arthur and Vicinity HFPP near the city of Port Neches, called the Jefferson Main New Levee. The Orange 3 and Jefferson Main levee systems would be constructed to an elevation of at least 11 feet; the Beaumont A levee system would be constructed to an elevation of at least 12 feet. Construction of the Orange 3 New Levee would also include the construction and installation of navigable surge gates and pump stations on Adams and Cow Bayous. The proposed alignments presented in the report are tentative; refinements will be considered during final feasibility planning to reduce impacts to residential and commercial structures, infrastructure, natural habitats and the floodplain to the greatest extent practicable. Also in the Sabine Region, the Port Arthur and Vicinity CSRM Plan would improve four separate areas of the existing Port Arthur and Vicinity HFPP by: 1) raising 2,000 linear feet (LF) of the 8 to 10-foot I-Wall at the southwest corner of the existing HFPP, west of the Taylor Bayou Basin, and installing 7,500 LF of scour pad along the interior side of the system in this area; 2) constructing 5,000 LF of scour pad and structural support for the I-Wall near Valero, and raising 3,000 feet of the adjacent levee system by one foot; 3) constructing 1,800 LF of scour pad and structural support for the I-Wall near the tank farm, and raising 7,000 LF of the adjacent levee system by 1 foot; and 4) raising the railroad track closure structure located at the northeast corner of the existing HFPP system and approximately 12,000 LF of the adjacent levee by one foot. The existing HFPP alignment would not be changed or extended. Minor additional rights-of-way may be necessary to construct improvements in some areas.

Coast. National Shipbuilding built 14 225-foot long four and five masted barkentines. It was the heyday of wooden shipbuilding. Some of these ships required as many as one million board feet of lumber each. The longest ships built entirely of wood were constructed by National Shipbuilding in the Orange yard. They were the S.S. War Mystery and the S.S. War Marvel. The ships were 330-feet long with a 49-foot beam, or width, and a capacity of 4,700 tons. The War Marvel and War Mystery were operated by the Cunard Steamship Company under the British flag. The War Marvel was completed in January 1918 and sank west of the Strait of Gibraltar on January 5, 1919. The War Mystery was completed in February 1918. The ship was burned in Oran, Algeria on February 23, 1919. The ships were built mostly of yellow pine lumber with oak being used in the keel and keelson areas and in the sterns and rudders. Some of the ships built in Orange were designed by naval architect Theodore E. Ferris and referred to as the “Ferris ships”. They were 3,500 ton capacity steamships with an overall length of 281-feet 6-inch and 268-feet between the perpendiculars, they required a draft of 23 foot by 6-inch when loaded. The beam measured between 45-feet and 46-feet. The stems were straight and the sterns ellipti-

cal; there were wooden deckhouses on the bridge and poop decks, a single smokestack, and two wood-pole masts for lifting cargo. Each ship had four cargo hatches on the upper decks and a steam wench on each end for working the cargo booms. The coal-powered steam engines were capable of driving the ship at 10 knots. Orange yards built both wind and steam driven ships, but the days of sailing ships was coming to a close and the steam age was beginning. The U. S. Shipping Board required a large number of ships for the war effort and the Orange yards were willing and able to comply with the U.S.S.B.’s requirements. Orange had a ready supply of timber and sawmills that were more than adequate for supplying the needed lumber and the craftsmen in the shipyards to do the job. Each of the Orange yards had ample contracts to also build cargo ships and tankers. When the war ended in November 1918, there was a surplus of ships being built in Orange. Sixteen vessels had been launched and were awaiting final touches when the end of the war came. Disposal of the ships became a problem. The Emergency Fleet Corporation had 462 ships to dispose of. The asking price was $75,000 per ship, not including the cost of any machinery that may need to be installed. There were few buyers interested. Twenty six built in Beaumont

County business “We would have lost some valuable resources,” he said. “If a person retires under distress, the wrong signal is sent out as a court. I think the policy should be fair and given a certain amount f time if that’s what they really want to do. HR should counsel employees.” Auditor Mary Johnson said HR can only advise on the policy and they can’t counsel the employees. Banken responded in a raised voice that Johnson was “not the lawyer and I’m not talking to you.” Banken said he favored the policy being written out so he can have time to look at the policy. Barry Burton, Precinct 2 commissioner, said he agreed with Banken and the policy needed to be placed on next week’s agenda prior to voting. Banken added employees still won’t know about the policy until the final vote is taken. “People were scared into retiring,” he said. Carlton said he appreciated the people’s concern, but the topic was discussed at a prior workshop. “After the workshop, we couldn’t tell where the court would go. It was 50-50. There was no final clarity what the outcome would be. We didn’t know ourselves until the final

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vote,” he said. Dubose said the county could lose a substantial amount of money over this and he was not opposed to the policy. He favored going with the Texas Association of Counties rule of giving employees 30 days to make a decision. Carlton said the county does have a policy in which employees have 30 days to return after voluntary termination, but that is if something catastrophic happened to the employee and not what the court does or doesn’t do. “People paying attention to Facebook and say what’s going to happen instead of what could happen. Fear is drummed up by social media,” he said. One representative said their department could had lost half of their staff but they decided to keep their jobs. “It’s difficult with this revolving door situation. It could shut it (the department) down,” the representative said. Carlton asked what changes his court has made because retirees still have their Medicare supplemental care, the sick time buyback program has been grandfathered in, and the life insurance has doubled in value. “This (assumed changes) is

that were incomplete at the war’s end were sold for $21,000. The cost of building these ships was in excess of $10 million. With the development and use of acetylene torches for cutting steel, shipbuilding was changing to the building of steel ships and away from wooden ships. No one wanted to pay storage fees for the unfinished ships, nor did they want to take the trouble to dismantle them. The most cost effective way to deal with these ships was simply to sink them. They were towed to the area near the mouth of Conway Bayou. The water there was deep enough for the hulls and wide enough so as not to impede river traffic. Some of the metal was salvaged and the ships were towed to their final resting place, set afire to burn down to the waterline and allowed to sink. Their remains may still be seen today. The fresh water of the Sabine River has helped to maintain the preservation of the wrecks. The hulls were made of rich yellow pine and the keels and keelson area was made of oak and the constant immersion has allowed them to maintain integrity. The area has been a favorite fishing spot for many years for local fishermen. Boaters know that at low water levels they need to use caution when in the area. There are still timbers and steel rods jutting from the wrecks. Local boaters who are familiar with the area know to stay in the middle of the old river channel and avoid getting too close to the shorelines. Occasionally a boat driver who

does not know the area will suffer damage from going over one of the old ships. The Texas Archeological Studies Association has done some research in the area and also taken aerial photographs of the site of “Orange’s Lost Fleet.” Photos taken at low tide clearly show the remains of the ships. The majority are the long slender shapes of the large sailing vessels. There are a couple that are shorter and wider and may be discarded Ferris ships. The wooden ship built in Orange that had the longest career was the Nawitka. She was renamed the Admiral Brommy in 1938 and was bombed and lost in 1943. Possibly the ship that had the most interesting change of duty was the Argenta. She was sold to Britain in 1922 and became the H.M.S. Argenta. After she developed problems with leakage she was put into use as a prison ship that held 263 men. The Argenta was scrapped in 1925. Shipbuilding in Orange went into a lull until the need arose for ships in the World War II years. Orange once again became a powerhouse of shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy. The shipyards in Orange were the only ones on the Texas coast that built warships. There were yards in Corpus Christi that built cargo ships for the war effort. Shipbuilding slowed after the war years, but is once again becoming a vital part of Orange with the establishment of two shipyards in Orange who are once again doing marine construction on the Sabine.

from the rumor mills. It damages and harms more than helping people out,” Carlton said. Banken said he was not willing to vote on a policy that day but he did want to look at a proposed policy. Dubose said he wanted to look at several options. Carlton said the options come down to length of time. Banken said the policy has been working fine and if it wasn’t for scaring employees, this policy wouldn’t have to be discussed. Also discussed at the morning workshop was reviewing the recommendations of the reclassification committee. The committee consists of Brad Rutledge, Pauline Hargrove, and Woody Dugas. Burton said the reclassification list was marked confidential and he saw it posted on a social media site. He said that was “a problem.” One audience member said she obtained the list through an open record request and that there shouldn’t be secrets in government. Carlton said nothing on the list has been approved yet until the court approves the list. He added he will speak with department heads and elected officials about the reclassifications and place it on next week’s agenda. Some in the audience felt the committee wasn’t quali-

fied to make recommendations because they didn’t know the employees jobs. Carlton said the commissioners court was seeking an independent and neutral committee. Also, the committee never saw any employee’s names in making recommendations. Burton said he doesn’t think the committee members know how the departments work. Carlton said he and the commissioners will look at the recommendations with department heads on a case by case basis, even if all 388 fulltime positions are looked at. Commissioners approved to record in the minutes of the court setting the salary of the county auditor, assistants in the office of county auditor, and the official court reporters. The motion was filed by the district court judges and the item needed to be voted upon to be filed by the county clerk. The court passed recommendations and approved the 2016 Wellness Incentive Program. The vote was 3 to 2 with Banken and Crump voting no. Rosalind DiTommaso, wellness consultant with the Texas Association of Counties, said the incentive program mediates healthcare claims through preventive care. For More Of This Artcile See TheRecordLive.com

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and exhilarating sound is like music to Jacobs’ ears. Then he is ready to take off. Some may think that flying is the hardest part, but according to Jacobs, hovering is the most challenging. To learn to hover is very essential because a helicopter pilot must hover in order to land. The heat rising from the concrete can make for a bumpy ride too. Time in the air not only varies because of the destination but also such factors as tailwinds, headwinds and weight onboard. An average trip from Beaumont Municipal Airport to the area of Highway 62 in Buna can take about 14 minutes, according to Jacobs. It takes a special kind of person to be in law enforcement. In addition, a person has to have a passion to fly helicopters. For Jacobs, he has found his release from the stress and chooses to fly.

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BC to unveil ‘66 state champ monument Staff Report

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The Bridge City ISD Athletic Department is pleased to announce that Larry Ward Stadium will soon be home to a monument honoring the school’s 1966 State Championship football team. This gift to the district and community has been made possible by a donor working in collaboration with the school district. Athletic Director Richard Briggs, stated, “We have been working together for the past several years as a district, campus, and community to celebrate the rich tradition and diversity of success of BCHS. Several months ago, an individual contacted BCISD about donating a monument in recognition of the ’66 State Championship. This individual has not only donated funds, but has also contributed time to the design, construction, and de-

livery of this monument. We are extremely grateful to this individual and proud to receive this gift on behalf of the school, the community, and especially those members of the 1966 team. We would also like to thank our Maintenenace Director, Mr. John Scales, and his crew for their efforts in preparing the foundation for this display. The 1966 State Championship came at an important time in the history of BCHS and put Bridge City “on the map” not only in athletics, but also as a district and a community.” A ceremony unveiling the monument will be held at the stadium on Friday September 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. In addition to the ocmmunity, all members of the 1966 team and their families are especially invited to attend. The 2015 Cardinal football team opens their district schedule at home that evening versus Cleveland with kick off scheduled for 7:30.

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He is survived by his wife Betty, sons Jerry and Timothy and their families.*****Mary Louise Smith, 78, died Sept. 13. She was owner of Smith Realty of Orange. One of her goals was visiting all 50 states which she did. She also visited all the Canadian Provinces.*****John ‘Jackie” Culverhouse, 61, of Orange, died Sept. 13. A native of Hartford, Alabama, he was a U.S. Marine veteran and Local 125 Ironworker.*****Ernest Nunez, Jr., 79, died Sept. 13. He was a native of Reggio, Louisiana and was a retired welder.*****Arrol Christopher Hanna, 45, of Orange, died Sept. 13, at Baptist Hospital in Orange.*****Anna Belle Dyson Dickerson, 70, died Sept. 15. she was born in Orange in 1935.*****Velma Marie Randall, 78, of Orange, died Sept. 15. She was the daughter of John Henry and Bessie Mae Wommack.*****Roy Leon Manasco, 66, of West Orange, died Sept. 15. A native of Paris, Texas, he was a United States Army veteran. He is survived by wife Ethel and their children. 40 Years Ago-1975

SOMETIMES COLUMNS DON’T COME EASY Last week was almost a disaster. After almost finishing this column, the computer crashed with everything on it. I mean it died and took my stuff with it. After several hours Clint Morris, the computer expert, put the hard drive on his computer and we were able to retrieve the copy, but not without some problems so it ran unedited. This week, I fell way behind because of other obligations. I’m on deadline and a bunch to go when longtime friend Wilson Roberts shows up. I would have preferred it was his lovely wife V.J. instead ho him. She ‘s such a sweet lady. I get rid of Wilson and my buddy Ray Cotton showed up. I really enjoy visiting with Ray. We go way back and know a lot of Orange County secrets. Mike Louviere knew the bind I was in so he went to lunch with Cotton. Ray is always fun and knows everyone. Now I can get down to taking care of business. Hop on and come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. SHRINKING OIL PRICES NO GOOD FOR TEXAS Even though a year ago we had predicted that oil and gas prices at the pump would drop to $2 a gallon or less by this summer, the oil boom is shrinking faster than anyone expected. The falling oil prices are affecting royalty checks for mineral rights owners but also royalty checks for those who made a well. Oil is the number one commodity job producer in Texas. Oil has dropped from $103 a barrel to nearly $40 a barrel. Goldman/Sachs, last week, said “The global price of oil could get as low as $20 a barrel.” I don’t believe the United States will see prices that low. If it does, it will cost Texas a half million oil related jobs, starting with top management to the roustabouts in the field. Consumers love the low gas prices and it also helps the economy, but there’s a breaking point where too low is also hurtful to the overall economy. The expectation of rising interest rates for the first time in several years will provide support to the strength of the U.S. dollar. Oil is traded in dollars and a stronger dollar will make purchasing oil more expensive for international buyers. Meanwhile, drillers in the U.S. have reduced rigs by 59 percent. More than 170,000 rig jobs have been cut since the oil collapse began. Low oil prices is a double edge sword. It’s not a case of what’s good for the goose being good for the gander. CONDOLENCES We were sorry to hear about the death of Brian Lynn Dressler, 45, of Bridge City, who passed away Sept. 13 at UTMB in Galveston. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name at Bridge City Bank to help the family with funeral expenses. Our sincere condolences to Karen and the family. Please see obituary.*****We were also very sorry to hear about the death of Joe Kazmar’s oldest daughter, Kathleen, who was found dead on the floor of her Anchorage, Alaska residence. According to Kazmar’s column “Just Between Us,” the cause of death has yet to be determined. (See Joe’s column for more.) I believe Kathy was he and Betty Morris’ oldest child. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2005 Bill Nickum and his staff of Donna Gray, Heather Montagne and Charlene Wappler, have been busy in Bridge City passing out advance checks on insurance claims resulting from Hurricane Katrina. *****St. Henry’s Catholic Church, founded in 1946, was a mission church in the small town that sprung up along Cow Bayou. Pastor since 1994, Father Jim McClintock , affectingly known as “Father Jim,” said in a service, “In times of tragedy, like Katrina, when you see people who have knowing left, it makes you much more aware of the blessings you have, and had in your life, and much more aware that we couldn’t simply yell out “Whose going to help when the answer is US!”*****Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown is laid to rest. All of his children, son DeWayne, daughters Ursula, Cleste and Renee, and a surprise sibling they never knew existed, Ruth Ann were there. Ruth, who had lived in Orange 49 years of her live, knew Gatemouth was her father but had never spoken up.*****John Ellis Bush, the 21 year old son of Florida governor Jeb Bush, was arrested in Austin on Sixth Street for suspicion of public intoxication. When he inquired from TABC why his friends were being arrested it made news because of who his dad is.*****Craig Biggio hit his record setting 43rd leadoff homer in a 7-0 win over the Brewers.*****Orange County’s Major League star pitcher John Patterson threw a three-hitter in a complete game against the Padres. Patterson is 9-5 with 14 no decisions, struck out six, no walks and didn’t allow a base runner after the second inning. He retired the last 14 batters in the 5-1 win. He has a 2-64 ERA. The Nationals are only two games out of the wild card race.*****Frank and Nancy Finchum celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 17. (Editor’s note: Congrats on your 60th in 2015. Best wishes.)*****The Bridge City Cardinals defeat Little Cypress-Mauriceville 31-14. Dale Armand rushed for 132 yards. Big Red is now 3-0 and takes on Jasper next. The Record ‘Players of the Week’ are Jacob Franks, WO-S, Brett Ramsey, Orangefield, Seth Harley, LC-M, Johnny Dishon, Bridge City.***** GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: R.C. Davis, 81, of Bridge City, died Monday, Sept. 12. A native of Bon Wier, he was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran. He was retired from Texaco.

Uncle Jesse, Cal, and the whole crew at Stephens Buick invite you to come view the 1976 Buick on Thursday, Sept. 25. Great deals on all demos.*****Ralph, of Ralph’s Market, on Park Street. Has the most expensive billboard in town. He purchased a new car from Harmon Chevrolet and painted signs all over it advertising his weekly specials. He’s trying to outclass Jimmy Conn.*****Beverly Williamson is attending school in Dallas. She and hubby Joe alternate visits each weekend. Joe will celebrate another birthday on Sept. 27.*****The Charles Patton’s, along with daughters Janet and Kathy, are taking an all expense paid trip to Rome. The Gravely Tractor Co. awarded the trip for the Patton’s reaching over $1 million in Gravely sales in the last year.*****Karleen Brown, the lovely daughter of Dorothy and Lee Brown, is featured in Gunn Studio’s promotion this week. She’s an exceptional young lady.*****Melissa Mullins and Phyllis Shaw, who have been making their home in Arlington, return to Orange County.*****The Gateway dealership has been sold and is now J.C. Bickman Lincoln-Mercury.*****Attorney Louis Dugas remodels his office on 16th Street. It’s a compete makeover.*****First Savings and Loan will be moving into their new building on 16th. St. next week.*****There’s a pregnant barber in town. No, its not Skipper, it’s Sherri Herman, Johnny’s wife.*****Sandy Mobley, a Bridge City DE student is the new employee at the Opportunity Valley News. Debbie McCardle is another of Rusty Wilson’s DE students at the OVN.*****When Ray Pusson walked into his living quarters in Boulder, Colorado, he was surprised to find Mark Dunn, of Bridge City, sitting in his room. Ray played football at West Orange and Mark at Bridge City and they were once big rivals. While Mark was in the state he had decided to pay Ray a visit.*****Danny Brack and Melvin Cook threw a big feed on Sunday. The likes of it has never been seen in Orange. Only a W.T. Oliver outing in Bridge City could match it.*****Mr. and Mrs. Lee Willey, of Mauriceville, will celebrate their golden anniversary on Sept. 28. Their children are Leola Bond, Henry Willey, Mrs. J.V. Linscomb, Wayne Willey and Nell Willey.*****A rare event occurred over the weekend. Richard Corder won the Orange County Bass Club tournament at Toledo Bend with a catch of 31 pounds, 1 ounce, with his team partner David Taylor. Second place went to Harold Whitton and Sammie Miles, with 21 pounds, 8 ounces. Third place to Troy Woodall, no partner, 17 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth place to Tom and Mike Humphey, 16 pounds, 10 ounces. Corder caught the biggest bass, 6 pounds, 7 ounces.*****Dan Marrow won the State Line Bass Club trophy with a catch of 20 pounds, 4 ounces. Eddy Harvey had the biggest bass, 4 pounds, 5 ounces. *****Golfing dentist Jack Couvillion recorded his first Eagle on the 10th hole at DERA. He smacked a fouriron into the cup from 165 yards away, in the teeth of a strong south wind for the deuce.*****Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured in San Francisco. She had been kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army 19 months ago.*****Actor Robert Blake celebrates his 42nd birthday. He played Little Beaver in the Lone Ranger movies.*****Singer Frankie Avalon celebrates his 35th birthday Sept. 18.*****Sexy Sophia Loren turns 41 on Sept. 20.

Fallon, 40 and country singer Trisha Yearwood, 50.*****Sept. 20 finds Susan Pennington, Jerry’s longtime wife, celebrating a birthday as does our friend John Clark. Jan Thurman, Rita Morris and Matthew Carter also all are a year older on this day. Actors Sophia Loren turns 80, Kristen Johnson, 47 and Gary Cole, 58.*****On Sept. 21, Devra’s better half, Bobby Cormier, celebrates as does Ronnie Teaff, Jenny Sims and Janice Kelly. Celebrity birthdays on this day are novelist Stephen King, 67, country singer Faith Hill, 47 and actor Bill Murray, 64.*****Sept. 22, Miranda Fisette, Matthew and Michael Broussard, Connie Arnold and Beverly Mixon all celebrate their birthdays on this day. They are joined by rock singer Joan Jett, 56, Happy Days actor Scott Baio, 54 and singer Debby Boone, 58.***** Gene Smith former Orange County Veterans Officer was spotted at Chicken Express. He was on his way to the beach house for a well deserved rest.*****Matt and Simone’ Gray Odom welcomed new arrival Maizie. Big sister Sophie and grandparents Lynn and Sabrina Gray are thrilled she is not only healthy, but so adorable.*****City of Bridge City Financial Officer Karen Morgan celebrated this week with two birthday cakes, one lemon and one coconut.. Wonder why two cakes?? Word is it took two cakes to hold all of the candles. We heard the fire department was called to put the fire out.***** Jake Hawkins, son of Clint and Angie Hawkins, a student at the University of Houston was recently inducted into the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. His major is Political Science. Congrats Jake.***** Jake and Lacey LeMoine attended the Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday. What a perfect ending to a very nail biting game.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week. Next week, for the first time, the Bunch will dine at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant, on the Circle in Orange. They were recommended by county commissioner Barry Burton. Everyone is always welcome. Good fellowship plus no speeches.*****Trump, the “Snake Oil” salesman, was in Dallas Monday night where he drew a crowd of 15,000. He gave his usual speech, big on promises no president could keep and light on substance. He made over what he called a large crowd. The Dallas/Fort Worth area has five million citizens so the crowd wasn’t overwhelming. Meanwhile, activists and community leaders hold an anti-Trump rally that drew a large crowd that claimed Trump is opening the door for people to be racist. Over the weekend we heard a Trump presidency would have Ted Cruz as VP and Sarah Palin as secretary of state. God forbid.*****Arnold Schwarzenegger will replace Trump in the “Celebrity Apprentice” boardroom. NBC fired Trump in July after inflammatory rhetoric about Mexico and Hispanics.*****Several couples from Orange who have been in Ireland are expected home this week. The trip was put together by Patsy Peck. Knowing the bunch that was on that trip, there should be some good stories. Maybe Jennifer Clarke, whose husband Paul, a native of Ireland, can do the story.*****The military exercise Jade Helm 15 ended quietly. Some extremist claimed the military was laying the groundwork for martial law. It got so stupid that Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas State Guard, a militia, to oversee and monitor the military exercise. Jon Stewart called the extremist “The Lone Star Lunatics.” BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Ethel Batz, Ian Putman, Phyllis Dunn, Stephanie Morris, Todd Estes, Valerie Gilbeaux, Mark Conner, O’Shanique Foster, Tommy Purdy, Landin New, Linda Schulz, Delana Huebel, Lynda Stout, Mark Anderson, Chase Burch, Ben Ludwig, Debra Gauthier, Helen Peddy, Joey Tutt, Joy Evans, Kara Killman, Mark Milligan, Mike Zenos, Sue Plagens, Cecil Byers, Dreaux Minchew, George Navarro, Jimmy Prewitt, Leslie Sparks, David Yeats, Matthew Carter, Michael Wuske, Michelle Jaarah, Rita Morris, Susan Pennington, Caitlin Ziller, Gary McAllister, Jan Thurman, John Clark, Lucille Powell, Ruthie Hannegan, Bobby Cormier, Mary Rawls, Ronnie Teaff, Vernon Murray, Howdy Dawson, Janice Kelly, Jenny Sims, Jonah Thurman, Lorayne Welch, Beverly Mixon, Brooks Tally, Connie Arnold, Donna Broomes, Matthew Broussard, Michael Broussard, Miranda Fisette and Noah Burns.

A FEW HAPPENINGS CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Showdown on the Sabine is coming this weekend to Orange. A weekend of family fun, tunnel boat races, fireworks and Orange County’s country star Tracy Byrd headlining the entertainment. The annual showdown concert will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Riverfront Pavilion. Fireworks will follow the Byrd performance. Boat races will be held all weekend. Come one, Come all. Welcome to the Fall in Orange County.*****Little Gracelyn Marie Mankopf was born to Michael and Heather Montagne Mankopf on Sept. 7. Proud grandparents are Johnny and Darlene Montagne. Congratulations. We know little Gracelyn will be well loved by all. *****Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America 2016. Southern Bells, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Oklahoma, dominated the 12 finalist *****Orange Lions Club members have been busy at work getting the carnival out of the barn and putting it up at Lions Den Park. The charity carnival will run Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, and Oct. 7 to Oct. 10. It looks to me like the same folks do all the work but somehow they always manage to have it ready to go.*****Floyd Mayweather, Jr., tied Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record by defeating Andre Berto Saturday night. Marciano set the record Sept. 22, 1955 when he knocked out Archie Moore in the last fight of his career. Mayweather, with a perfect boxing record, after 19 years announced he was retiring. I wouldn’t bet the farm on that. Money, plus breaking the record is strong motivation.*****The Southern Conference announces its “Player of the Week.” Kicker Trent Manuel, of McNeese State, a freshman from Orange, formerly of Little Cypress-Mauriceville, went a perfect 4 for 4 on point after attempts in his collegiate debut. He also connected on field goals from 20 and 22 yards in the Cowboys’ 43-6 season opening win over the University of the Incarnate Workd (UIW). Manuel accounted for 10 of McNeese’s points in the contest.*****A few folks we know celebrating their special day this week: On. Sept. 16, the monarch of the Dunn clan, Ms. Phyl, celebrates. She’s earned a great birthday. Also celebrating are Troy’s wife Valerie Gilbeaux, one of the good folks at All pro Audio. boxer O’Shanique Foster, Stephanie Morris and Landin New. Celebrity birthdays on Sept. 16 are actors Mickey Rourke, 62 and Amy Poehler, 43.*****Sept. 17 finds Darlene Montagne, who has a new grandchild, having another birthday, also school board member Mark Anderson and Lynda Stout. They join race car driver Jimmie Johnson, 39 and coach Phil Jackson, 69.*****On Sept. 18, A nice lady at Palais Royal, Margaret Peveto, celebrates, also Debra Gauthier and Joy Evans have birthdays on this date. They are joined by actors Jada Pinkett Smith, 43, Robert Blake, 81, cyclist Lance Armstrong, 43 and politician Dr. Ben Carson, 63.*****On Sept. 19, our longtime buddy, BCHS police chief George Navarro is a year older. We remember him as a stocky 3-year-old. Also celebrating are Sue Plagens, Leslie Sparks and Kara Killman. Celebrities celebrating birthdays on this day are TV show host jimmy

Clovis Thibodeaux calls in to his job and get Comeaux on da phone and says, “Hey Boss, I’m not coming to work today me, boy I’m really sick, Boss, I got a bad headache, me. my stomach is cramping up bad and my legs, dey hurt dem. I’m just not coming in to work me. Comeaux says, “Clovis, we are really far behind and I really need you bad today.” I tell you Clovis, wat I do, me, wen I feel bad like dat, I go to my wife and tell her and she gives me my loving. Dat sure make everyting better and I go to work. Try dat Clovis, and see if dat will make you feel better too.” A coupe of hours later Thibodeaux calls back. “Hey, Boss, dis is Clovis, wat you tole me, dat worked great. I’ll be at work, me, as soon as I get dressed. Boss, you really got a nice home.” C’EST TOUT A new study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine suggest there is a way for women to dramatically reduce the risk of breast cancer without cutting calories, losing weight or taking medication. Women should follow a Mediterranean diet, one with lots of fruits, vegetables, olive oil and fish and cut down on red meat, sugar and dairy products. The study found 68 percent lower risk in four years. The original study was designed to study heart disease not breast cancer. Extra virgin olive oil seemed to be a key part of the diet. Both olive oil and nuts contain healthy fats believed to reduce heart disease. Only women in the study whose diet was supplemented with olive oil had a lower risk of breast cancer. Also this week, a report by a major American medical organization issued a broad recommendation to take aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer.*****That’s all for me this week. Wednesday evening I’m going to watch the GOP debate. I bet they don’t produce a president out of that bunch. Thanks for your time. Take care and God bless.

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The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Huddle T’s. The new business is located in West Orange and is owned by Phillip and Stacey Ebarb. Huddle T’s has a vast collection of school spirit shirts, bags, blankets and more. For more information call 330-4153 or stop by the store located at 3304 Western Ave.

Local artist Claude Theriot stands in front of some of the carvings he created with a chainsaw. He has been doing the carvings for 15 years and he sets up to sell them along roadsides and parking lots throughout Southeast Texas. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

A Rodin with a chainsaw David Ball For e Record

grains and it dictates where to cut it. You picture it in your head before the carving.” Prior to retiring, eriot worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C. for two years in the 1970s doing fingerprint work. He even met legendary FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover. He worked as a police officer too. He moved to the area two years ago from Lafayette, La. In addition, he does mission work in Nicaragua and Honduras for his church. He also has a connection with Orange because it’s his girlfriend’s, Angie Griffin, hometown. Sometime in the future you may see Claude eriot either on the side of the road or in a parking lot selling his wares. “e carving gets their (the public) attention,” he said. To contact Cajun Claude Curvings Rustic Art and Furniture, call either 409-350-5063 or 337-654-6104, or email at sandrail53@cox.net.

Claude eriot, who resides in Beaumont and sets up to sell his carvings all over Southeast Texas, started carving on wood 15 years ago. What’s amazing is he does all of it using a chainsaw and he doesn’t have any formal training in art. “I had a dream about doing this, carving with a chainsaw, and God gave me the talent to do this right away,” eriot said. “I get to meet the most interesting people. It’s nice to make something out of wood. I use cedar and it lasts a lifetime.” He calls his business Cajun Claude Curvings Rustic Art and Furniture. He uses wood from trees that have fallen down from storms instead of chopping down a live one. He also does some carvings in live trees, but he doesn’t kill the tree. eriot said his creative process is to sand a log down so it’s “real clean looking.” He then

details his piece of art with the chainsaw and then varnishes it with polyurethane to get it to shine. Some of the more popular pieces he makes are carvings of bears and eagles, hand-made signs, and carving family names on plaques among other things. “I build pieces for a lot of people,” he said. “It’s a blessing in meeting good people.” He tries to keep his art as inexpensive as possible to make them “cost-worthy.” He has also given many away. A piece may range in time from working on it for two weeks to another taking ﬁve to six hours to complete. He can carve the rough draft for a bear in 20 minutes. “e chainsaw is like my paintbrush,” he said. “I watch Youtube videos to perfect my craft. I’m self-taught. “I try to keep my carvings to what pertain to this area. e wood talks to you when you’re cutting. You go along with the

Keale Kay is three years old. She is the daughter of Brian Ray. She is the granddaughter of Pamela Ritter and great granddaughter of Frances and Tonka Hoosier.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has named Mike Swope, Entergy Service Foreman, Employee of the Month for September. Mike was presented his award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by chamber board member Johnny Trahan at the September Networking Coffee hosted by Fresh Prep. Mike received gifts and gift certificates from several local merchants. Johnny Trahan, Customer Service Manager for Entergy, said, “Mike has been with Entergy over 35 years. Mike is the one that makes everything happen. He takes customer service very seriously and is always looking to find a way to serve the customer better. During Rita and Ike, Mike was instrumental in restoring power in the Bridge City Area, as he is in every storm. Mike has been at Entergy for more than 35 years and is always willing to respond when customers have special request. Mike is more than deserving of employee of the month.”

Happy Birthday, Keale!

Pictured are Shane Johns, Robert Sepulvado, Kristi Charrier, Nikki Jones, and Johnny Trahan.

Kiwanis Club supports CASA Local foster children had some summer fun recently thanks to a donation from the Kiwanis Club of Orange, Texas. e group donated $550 to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for the summer celebration that included waterslides, a bounce house, and food. Kiwanians were also on hand to help cook hot dogs and links and serve refreshments. “e reaction on the children’s faces was priceless. ey couldn’t believe it,” said Nikki Jones, CASA’s Executive Direc-

tor. Nearly 70 foster children attended the fun day and many received gifts of dolls, action ﬁgures, board games, sports equipment and gift cards. Twenty children received tricycles purchased by participants of the 2015 “Christmas in July” Adult Tricycle Racing Tournament that was coordinated by the American Legion Post 49. All children also received backpacks ﬁlled with school supplies. “e continued support of the

Kiwanis and our local community allows us to improve the quality of life for these deserving children on an everyday basis,” Jones added. Kiwanis Club President Johnny Trahan said, “Kiwanis is proud to support CASA’s fun day for the second time. e CASA Program aligns perfectly with the Kiwanis Club’s mission of serving the children of the world. We hope to establish a long-term partnership with CASA in order improve the lives of the children in our community.”

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Duo earn BCCofC Student of Month

Three Little Cypress-Mauriceville staff members were recognized by the Board of Trustees during their regular September meeting. Dr. Terri Estes, LCM High School principal, introduced Cory Broom, LCM’s theater arts teacher, who has received the Golden Apple Award for August from Education First Federal Credit Union.

Marianne Kondo, representing Region 5, told the Board that Little Cypress Intermediate teacher, Rachel Choate, has been named the Elementary Teacher of the Year for the Region. Ms. Choate will now be entered into the State Teacher of the Year competition with elementary teachers from the other 19 education service centers from across the state.

Dr. Estes also introduced Assistant principal Steve Lisbony who has been named Assistant Principal of the Year by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals for Region 5 Education Service Center.

Taste of Southeast Texas

Pina Colada Bars NANCY’s KITCHEN Nancy McWhorter e Record I don’t usually buy boxed “ready-to-make” desserts from the grocer’s baking aisle but I discovered Krusteaz boxed desserts and decided to give them a try. ey are the perfect size for serving one to three people. e ﬁrst one I tried was the Krusteaz Pecan Bars and was pleasantly surprised because it contained an ample supply of pecans and tasted homemade. Next, I tried the Lemon Bars following the cheesecake recipe, which included the instructions on the outside of the box. I did top it with my own topping recipe (instructions included). Guess this KEEPER recipe could be considered “semihomemade.”

PINA COLADA BARS 1 pkg. Krusteaz Lemon Bars (contains crust & filling) 1/3 cup water

3 eggs 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained ¼ cup sweetened flaked coconut Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Press full pouch of complete crust ﬁrmly into bottom of lightly greased 8X8 inch pan. Bake 8 minutes (crust will be pale). In medium bowl, whisk together full pouch lemon ﬁlling mix, water and eggs until well blended. Stir in pineapple and coconut. Pour over hot crust. Bake 25-30 minutes or until center does not jiggle when shaken and top begins to brown. *If desired may top with my topping recipe. Cool completely and cut into squares. Store covered in the refrigerator. Makes 16 bars

*MY TOPPING RECIPE: 1 (8 oz.) container sour cream 3 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract In a small bowl, combine above ingredients; mix well.

e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced the Students of the Month for September at their networking coﬀee on Sept. 8, hosted by Fresh Prep. Student of the Month for Orangeﬁeld High School is Brody Judice and Bridge City High School Student of the Month is Steve Nguyen. Steve Nguyen, is the son of Dung Nguyen and Hoa Tran. Steve has a GPA of 4.84 and ranked No. 1 of 164. Steve’s awards and honors include: Math Honors in Pre-Cal, Algebra 2 and Geometry English Honors in English II and English III AP Honors in Biology and World History Dual Credit Psychology, Government and Economics Honors for College Psychology 1’s for Solo and Ensemble for 3 years Clubs and organizations include: National Honor Society Band for four years Math and Science UIL Spanish Club and Student Council. In community service, he has volunteered at a local soup kitchen, food drive and NHS tutoring. After graduation, Nguyen will attend Lamar University and obtain a degree in Chemical Engineering. He also plans to travel to South America and go sky diving. • • • Brody Judice, is the son of Damon and Karen Judice. Brody is ranked 5th out of 121 and has a GPA of 4.69. Brody’s awards

Steve Nguyen of Bridge City High School receives the Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month Award.

Brody Judice of Orangefield High School receives the Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month Award. and honors include: All “A” Honor Roll 2012-to present Highest ranking Sophomore Student 2013-2014 Perfect Attendance 2013-2014 Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society of

the Sabine- Neches Section, 2013-2014 Invited to march with the Lamar University Drumline Brody’s clubs and organizations include: Class Oﬃcer: Class President 2012-2014, Class Vice President

2014-2015, Class President 2015-2016 Drumline Co-Captain 20142015 Band/Drumline Member 2012- 2015 National Honor Society Secretary 2014-2015 National Honor Society President 2015-2016 Student Council 2012-2016 Orangefield eater Company Member 2012-2013 UIL Persuasive Speaking Participant 2012-2013 UIL Current Events Participant 2012-2013 UIL Science Participant 20142015 UIL Percussion solo and Ensemble 2015 Brody’s Community service includes: Volunteering at Beaumont Baptist Hospital Pharmacy 40 Hours of student observation at Baptist Hospital Special Olympics Friends of Rachel Clothing Drive Lion’s Den Carnival Volunteer Freshman FISH camp leader Landscaping at Orangefield HS Summer Volunteer at Orangefield Administration. Judice plans to finish the CoEnrollment Pharmacy Technician Program at Lamar State College–Orange followed by attending Stephen F. Austin for Pre-Pharmacy and upon completion attend the University of Houston Pharmacy School and become a clinical Pharmacist and work in a hospital. Both students of the month received gift certificates and gifts from several local merchants.

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St. Mary Catholic School displayed their support for their local police department. Students and staff gathered by their marquee at the school which states “We Support our Local Police Officers.” St. Mary School’s Student Council and National Junior Honor Society also have activities planned to continue to show their support. Several students have parents that are police officers and St. Mary is honored to support them and all other law enforcement officers.

St. Mary Catholic School students honored their local police officers by writing a personalized thank you card to each officer. Each student received a name of one local officer and wrote their thanks and appreciation for their service and dedication to our community. Officers came to the school to pick up the individualized thank you cards and students shared their personal thanks as well. Pictured are St. Mary Catholic School Students, Orange Firefighters and Pinehurst Police Department.

Kroger Manager Matt Hall and Kroger employees stand in front of boxes containing school supplies for WOCCISD students. WO-S Elementary School Principal Glenetta Henley accepted the donation.

Supply campaign benefits WO-SES Kroger recently conducted a school supply campaign which beneﬁtted students at West Orange – Stark Elementary. Customers were able to purchase prepackaged school supply kits for elementary students or make a monetary contribution towards the purchase of supplies. e Orange store raised more than $1,500 in prepackaged supply kits, as well as loose supply items. West Orange – Stark Elementary Principal

Glenetta Henley accepted the school supplies on behalf of her campus. Henley said, “e staﬀ and students of West-Orange Stark Elementary School would like to thank Kroger for their generous donations of school supplies to our little Mustangs! We could not be successful in educating our children without the support of our community. It truly does take a village to raise a child, and we thank Kroger for being a part of that eﬀort.”

ORANGE POLICE REPORT Oﬃcers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between Sept. 14 and the morning of Sept. 15: Ordinance violation, 205 Border St.

eft, IH-10/Crawdad’s Warrant service, 1000 block Fernwood Mental subject, 309 Schley Ave. Fraud/stolen identity, 2253 Westway

Larceny from vehicle, 1203 W. Cypress Ave. Public intoxication, 608 Strickland Dr. Damaged property, 2600 Allie Payne Rd.

Orangefield High School freshman, Dylan Tully, won the T-shirt design contest sponsored by the PTO. He is pictured with the Bobcat T-shirt he designed.

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Trinity Baptist celebrates five years

Sunday, Sept. 13, marked the fifth anniversary of the Trinity Baptist Church of Orange. The anniversary service honored the church members and friends who worked to make the first five years a tremendous success. The inaugural service was held on Sept. 12, 2010. The church celebrated the opening of their new church in the newly renovated historic church of the Park Avenue Methodist Church. Dr. Charles (Rusty) Walton served as pastor and Mike Collier served as music minister. Both, Dr. Walton and Mike were instrumental in assisting with the organization of the new church. On June 2, 2013 Trinity Baptist Church celebrated the dedication of their newly acquired church located at 1819 N. 16th St. in Orange. For several months the church had undergone a facelift inside the church sanctuary, fellowship hall, offices and education building. The outside of the church had been painted in beautiful earth tone colors along with new landscape to enhance the front of the building. In June of last year, the church welcomed their new pastor, Gary Price and his family during a special pastoral installation service. Price is a native of Honey Grove and a graduate of East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, from which he holds the degree, Bachelor of Arts in Religion. He is a graduate of George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University in Waco, from which he holds the degree, Master of Divinity with emphasis on theological studies. Gary is married to his high school sweetheart, Magen Upchurch Price. They have four children, three sons and one daughter. Magen is well established in her photography business and has enjoyed sharing her talents with the local area. Gary has strong convictions about the church, scripture and missions, believes salvation is a gift, purchased by the blood of Christ, and freely offered to all. Recently a member summarized the church. He stated, “God has done some wonderful things at Trinity Baptist Church the past five years. I don’t know of a better church with more loving members in Orange County.” Special music for the Sept. 13, service was provided by the Trinity Baptist Choir under the direction of Dan Cruse. Featured vocalists were Liz LeBlanc and Cameron Collier. Dan serves as worship leader and is married to Sarah Cruse. Everyone is invited to attend services at Trinity. Sunday School starts at 9:45 AM and Sunday Worship Service is at 11 AM. The church is located at 1819 N. 16th St. in Orange.

Foster grandparents host golf tourney The Foster Grandparent Program will hold their 10th annual golf tournament Friday, Oct. 2, at Idylwild Golf Club, 1100 E. Pine Shadows, Sour Lake. Tee time is at 1:00 pm. Get a hole-in-one and win $10,000 split, or a new car. Entry fees are $200 per team or $50 per person. Fee includes golf cart, beverage, lunch and door prizes. For more information call Karen Gary at 409-899-8444, ext. 6441. This tournament helps foster grandparent volunteers continue to mentor/tutor at risk children in Hardin, Jefferson and Orange

St. Mark Lutheran offers free meals Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Bridge City is inviting everyone to a free lunch Saturday, Sept. 19. Food will be served between the hours of 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Good Shepherd offers the community lunch on the third Saturday of every month to all in our community. This meal is for all who are in need of fellowship or just a hot meal. Please join the congregation of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church located at 945 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, for food and fellowship on Saturday, Sept. 19. No reservation needed.

Revival at West Orange Christian Church Tom & Beth Weaver with Rock Solid ministries.org will be having Revival Services September 20th - 23rd. Times are Sunday at 10 am and 6:30 pm. the church is located at 900 Lansing St. Everyone is welcome. More Info: call Nelda Swiere at 719-3992 or visit www. westorangechurch.org.

Bethel Baptist Church offers free meals 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 936-465-1203.

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.

Orangefield UPC to hold Bible study on the end times Each Wednesday at 7:00 pm, the Orangefield United Pentecostal Church will be hosting a bible study series, “Understanding The End Time” by the Rev. Irvin Baxter. This series will be every Wednesday night for 14 weeks. The study started on September 2, but will continue each week until December 2. The community is invited to attend. The church is located across fro Orangefield Schools on Hwy. 105. For more information, call 735-8295.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

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

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

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

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

www.fumcorange.com

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH 945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 735-4523

409-738-2070

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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

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3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

2580 Texas Avenue Bridge City, TX 77611

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Wesley United Methodist Church

409•735•6667

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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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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The Record • Week of Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Orange County Happenings Showdown on the Sabine returns to Orange The annual Showdown on the Sabine sport tunnel boat races will be held Sept. 18-20 at the City of Orange Boat Ramp. Tracy Byrd will be in concert at the Riverfront Pavilion, from 7:30-9:00 pm, with fireworks to follow. Boat race times will be Friday, 3-6 pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9 am-5 pm. There will be food, beer and craft vendors and children’s activities. No pets or coolers will be allowed on premises. Admission is free for every event. CVB announces exciting lineup of events The City of Orange will present their 8th Annual Sport Tunnel Boat Races Sept. 18-20 at the City of Orange Boat Ramp. Great family-friendly atmosphere to enjoy. Lots of good food, kid entertainment and music. Tracy Byrd will provide entertainment, Friday, Sept. 18 at the Riverfront Pavilion. The event is free to the public. No pets or coolers will be allowed. The Orange Music Fest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, American Idol finalist Kree Harrison will perform at the Riverfront Pavilion. No pets allowed; coolers will be permitted, but no glass containers. For more information on these events, call the CVB office at 883-1011, or visit www.orangetexas.org. WOS vs Silsbee tickets to be sold at gate only There will not be advanced ticket sales for the WOS Varsity Football game in Silsbee, Friday, Sept. 18. All tickets have to be purchased the evening of the game, at their gate. Gates will open at 6:30 pm. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Directions: @ Silsbee Take Hwy. 62 N towards Evadale Continue on 62 N passing the Hwy. 12 intersection Turn left on FM 2246 Rd. towards Evadale Follow towards Silsbee and go under highway. Turn left to merge onto Hwy. 96 S, Exit 327 and stadium is on right. VFW hosts Jerry Dee and Rockin’ Randy The VFW, located at 5303 N. 16th St., will host a dance featuringJerry Dee and Rockin’ Randy, Sept. 17, from 7 pm-11 pm. Tickets are $6 per person. The bar is open for beer, wine coolers, sodas and set-ups; BYOB. For information, call 886-9738. Peel Out Club to hold annual car show Granger Chevrolet will sponsor the “Peel Out Club’s” 7th annual open car show Sept. 19, from 9 am-3 pm, at 2611 MacArthur Dr., Orange. Entry fees are $20 for pre-registration and $25 day of show. Music will be provided by J. Crazy Cajun DJ. For more information, call Mike Comeaux at 886-1781. Granger Chevrolet 5K walk/run slated The second annual Granger Chevrolet 5K walk/run will be held at 8:00 am, Oct. 10, starting at Granger Chevrolet. To register go to www.grangerchevrolet5k.com. This event will be professionally times (Chips) by the Driven Race Solutions (The Driven Net). Places will be recognized by age group and awards given. All registered participants will receive a t-shirt and grab bag. Master Gardeners to offer certification course The Orange County Master Gardeners Association and the Orange County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office will be presenting a course to become a certified Master Gardener beginning Sept. 29. Classes will be held each Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 - 8:30 pm in the AgriLife office, 11475 FM 1442, Orangefield (Orange County EXPO Center). Three sessions will be held on Saturday 10-3, 10-17 and 11-7. Cost for the complete course is $100. Registration deadline is September 18. If you are interested in becoming a certified Master Gardener, please contact Ashlee Krebs, CEA A/NR at 8827010 to obtain more information about the classes or if you are interested in just taking a few of the sessions to gain more horticultural knowledge. A list of the class schedule and speakers can be viewed by going to http://txmg.org/ orange/ How can I become a Master Gardener tab. Regional Police Academy testing at LIT The Regional Police Academy at Lamar Institute of Technology will be testing in October for its next class session. Those interested must take the entrance exam in order to attend the academy. Dates and times for the test are: 1 p.m., Oct. 1; 9 a.m., Oct. 2; 9 a.m., Oct. 3; 1 p.m., Oct. 5; and 9 a.m., Oct. 6. The charge for the exam is $15 and it must be in a money order. Personal checks or cash will not be accepted. The exam will be held at the LIT Regional Police Academy, Multi-Purpose Center, Room 258. There are 24 seats available for each exam. All those who pass the exam and plan to attend the academy must attend a Cadet Orientation at 1 p.m. on Oct. 14. Call (409) 880-8022 to reserve a spot for the exam. 2015 Honey Bear Clinic slated The LC-M Honey Bears will hold their annual clinic Saturday, Sept. 19 from 8:30 am-noon. Students will learn a field routine and choreography to the school song and fight song. They will perform during half time at the LC-M football game. The students will perform for parents at 11:30 and halftime performance will be Sept. 25. Girls will march in with the Honey Bears and sit with them until their performance. Cost is $35 and a t-shirt is guaranteed if payment received by Sept. 4. Cost from Sept. 5-19, is $40. For more information and sign up forms, please visit http://lcmhs.lcmcisd.org/page/104242_3, or contact one of the Honey Bears. LSC-O to hold wine appreciation class Lamar State College-Orange will hold a Wine Appreciation Class, Sept. 22 from 6-8 pm, at Spec’s Wines, Spirits - Finer Foods Liquor Store, Beaumont and Sept. 24, from 6-8pm at Vine-To-Wine Vineyard and Winery, Winnie. Each class will have a $15 registration fee. Classes are limited to 20 per session. Registration will be in The Wilson Building, or by calling 882-3053. Deadline is one week prior to class and participants must be 21 years of age or older.

Jefferson County Singles to hold dance The Jefferson County Singles Club, 7725 Green Ave., Nederland will host Linda Kaye & Kool Kats,, Sept. 20, from 5-9 pm and Sept. 22, 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 409-727-0013. There will be a Cajun dance Saturday, Sept. 19, featuring Mary Tweedel & Louisiana Cajun MIxers, from 7-11 pm. A CW dance featuring BB & Company will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, from 7-11 pm. TRTA to hold fall conference The Texas Retired Teachers Association, District V, will hold its Fall Conference at 11:30 am, Thursday, Oct. 1, at St. Mark Episcopal Church, 680 Calder Ave., Beaumont. State Representatives Dade Phelan, Joe DesHotel and James White will report on last year’s legislative session and TRTA Legislative Chairman Dr. R.E. Nicks will issue a proclamation thanking them for their service benefiting retired school personnel. Speakers for the event will be Nancy Byler of TRTA and Merita Zoga of TRS. BC/OF Ministerial Alliance to host car show, BBQ Cookoff The Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance is kicking off its First Annual Car Show and BBQ Cook Off, Oct. 3, from 10 am-3 pm, at First Baptist Church, Bridge City. Link meals will be available for $5.00 and all proceeds will go to benefit Orange County neighbors facing financial hardship. Whether antique, classic, or modern, any type of vehicle is eligible for entry and a free meal is provided to those who elect to participate. Special guest judges in the car show will be State Representative, Dade Phelan; Bridge City Chief of Police, Paul Davis; Judge Courtney Arkeen and Bridge City City Manager, Jerry Jones. For additional information, please contact Director Melissa Isaacs at the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance at 735-8296. BCHS Class of ‘65 to celebrate 50th reunion reunion The 50th Class Reunion will be held Oct.10. Tickets will be $25 per person. Make checks payable to BC Class of 65 and mail to Brenda Compton Lapeyrolerie at 8591 Bessie Heights Rd., Orange, TX 77630, by Sept. 15. The La Quinta Inn in Bridge City has reserved a block of rooms at the rate of $99 plus tax. This includes a full breakfast. Rooms will be held until Oct. 2. For reservations call: The La Quinta Inn, 108 Texas Ave, Bridge City 735-2221. Mention that you are with the class of 65. Friday’s event: will be held at 6:00 pm at the Purifoy’s house ,7721 Juanita St, Mauriceville. (If you are using GPS it is listed in Orange.) BYOB and bring a dish or chips and dip. For information, contact Eddie or Faye Beth Purifoy at 409-651-2128 or 409-363-3455. Saturday’s event will be a social at KC Hall in Bridge City, 770 Avenue A Bridge City, 735-5725. At 6:00 PM, a jambalaya dinner will be provided by Chef Brad Lapeyrolerie . There will be dancing from 7:00 – 11:00. Anyone having contact information on the following people that have not been located please contact Sharon Plagens Kittrell at 757-880-6871 or Tommie Sue Fincher-Fleming at 870-944-0845: Lynn Pye, Joe Russian and Kim Swift.

Food handler class being offered

Fallon Foster, County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Science will be offering the last Food Handlers Class for 2015. Along with this being the last class for the year, it will be held in the evening to accommodate those who work mornings or during the day. The class is a basic overview of food safety practices that are necessary to ensure you serve safe food at your establishment such as but not limited to: good personal hygiene, cross contamination and time and temperature abuse. The class is scheduled for Sept. 21, 5-8 pm ,at the Extension office. Cost is $20 per person payable by check or cash the evening of the class. Please RSVP to 882-7010 by Sept. 18, if you will be attending.

County extension agency to offer canning class

The Orange County Extension office will hold an evening hands on vegetable canning class Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6-8 pm class. Fallon Foster, County Extension Agent, will be teaching how to can fresh green beans along with making salsa. There will be a fee of $20 per person, payable by cash or check the evening of class. You will be bringing home your canned green beans. The class is limited to 15, so call 882-7010 to RSVP. VFW Auxiliary to hold garage sale Members of the VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 are hosting an indoor garage sale to raise funds for our programs. Tables are being rented for $10 Each (no tables will be allowed brought in). The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 3. from 7-1 pm at the VFW Hall on N. Hwy. 87. Sept. 30 will be last day to reserve tables. The hall will be open Friday from 5-8 pm for vendor set up. Saturday, vendors only will be let in at 6:30 am to set up their tables with doors opening for customers at 7 am. No early birds will be allowed in before 7 am. The kitchen will be open from 9 am-1 pm, selling hot dogs, chili dogs, frito pie, nachos and desserts. For reservations contact Cathie Duhon at 883-6909 or 553-6180, or Ramona Henson at 330-1677.

WOS Fillies to hold mini camp The West Orange Stark Fillies Drill team is preparing for their annual “Mini Filly Camp,” scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26. The camp will be held at West Orange – Stark High School in the activity gymnasium from 8 am -1 pm. Camp is open to all WO-S girls age 4-13. Camp attendees will perform during half-time of the “Pink Out” game, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, at Dan R. Hooks Stadium and Leroy D. Breedlove Field. All camp attendees will also receive a shirt and lunch. Those interested in attending camp can pick up a registration form at the following locations: WO-S Elementary, WO-S Middle and WO-S High. Forms may also be downloaded from the WOSHS website, located under the Student, Clubs & Activity tab. The cost of this year’s camp is $30.00 (cash or money order, only). Camp registration and fees must be submitted no later than Sept. 21. For any questions or concerns please contact Filly Drill Team Director: Ms. Dylan Bennett by email Dybe@woccisd.net or 882-5570. The OF High School Homecoming week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2. The community pep rally will be on Monday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 PM at the F.L. McClain Stadium; the homecoming dance will follow at thehigh school. A district wide pep rally will be held Friday, Oct. 2, at 2:00 pm, with homecoming activities during halftime at the football game, Oct. 2. Veterans recognition programs scheduled Four Veteran recognition programs will be presented during the month of September. All programs will take place at the VFW Post 2775 on Highway 87 N., Orange. The Post, Auxiliary and Mens Auxiliary extend an invitation to the public to join them in honoring all Veterans and their families for their service. All September programs will take placeat 6:30 on Sept. 16 and Sept. 30. The VFW and Auxiliary members host 21 recognition programs yearly. For further information, contact Jeanette Clark at 883-0264. Red Hatters to meet The Texas Red Flashers will hold their regular monthly meeting Sept. 17. Ladies will carpool from Walmart in Orange starting at 11:00 a.m. for the trip to the Pompano in Port Arthur. The birthday lady is Madam Rebecca, Becky Nation. Ladies will bring door prizes. Business will be Lady Scarecrow and the National Red Hat Convention to be held in San Antonio.There will be shopping after the meeting. All ladies are welcome. For information call 886-1609. Wesley UMC to hold pecan, walnut fundraiser Wesley United Methodist Church is taking orders for Durham pecans and walnuts. Pecans and walnuts come in one pound bags and are from this year’s crop. Pecans come as pieces or halves and walnuts are mixed halves and pieces. Pecans are $9.50 per pound and walnuts are $8.50 per pound. If you are interested in ordering some of the nuts, contact Doris Wilson at 886-4804, or Jan Neely at 735-5885. Friends of Depot to meet The next meeting of the board of directors and volunteers for the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, Thursday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 pm, with a gathering at 5:00 pm for refreshments. New volunteers interested in helping to save the depot and repurpose it into a museum are always welcome. The agenda will include reports on the plans for the Nov. 12 gala, which will be held at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center. Sertoma Club to present fall style show Gulf Coast Sertoma Club will present “Fashions in a Nutshell”, the Groves Pecan Festival’s Fall Style Show, Sept. 19, at 11:00 am, at the Courtyard Cafe, 47321 Lincoln Ave., Groves. Tickets are $15 and those in attendance will enjoy food, fun and door prizes. Tickets may be purchased from the Courtyard Cafe, or by calling 963-8786. Service League accepting requests The Service League of Orange is now accepting requests from non-profit organizations only for application forms to receive financial assistance through their Community Needs Committee. To qualify, you must be able to supply verification that you are a nonprofit along with your Service League Needs application. Applications may be obtained by contacting Jennifer McConnell at 281793-3364, or by enabling requests to info@serviceleagueoforange.com. Applications and verification status must be returned to the Service League by Oct. 1. TPW will offer hunter education safety class Texas Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education Enhanced Safety Course 4 hour Field Part will be taught Monday, Sept. 21, from 6-10 pm. Students must complete the free enhanced hunter education online home study computer sections, print completed tests and bring them to class. This class is not just for hunters, but anybody who handles firearms can benefit from it. For more information and to register, please contact Danny Odom at 8838118. LSC-O to hold wine appreciation class

Lamar State College-Orange will hold a Wine Appreciation Class, Sept. 22 from 6-8 pm, at Spec’s Wines, Spirits - Finer Foods Liquor Store, Beaumont and Sept. 24, from 6-8pm at Vine-To-Wine Vineyard and Winery, Winnie. Each class will have a $15 registration fee. Classes are limited to 20 per session. Registration will be in The Wilson Building, or by calling 882-3053. Deadline is one week prior to class and participants must be 21 years of age or older.

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Entergy to sponsor women’s symposium There will be a Golden Triangle Women in Leadership Symposium Sept. 24, at the Event Centre, 700 Crockett St., Beaumont. Registration and networking will be from 7:30-8:30 am, with the symposium from 8:30 am-noon. Individual tickets are $35, with sponsorships starting at $325. For information and sponsorship details, contact David Vanek at davidvanek@texasdiversitycouncil.org. Entergy is the co-title sponsor for this event.

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Chili’s lends a hand to Friends of Depot Chili’s on Strickland Dr., is having a Give Back Day for Friends of the Orange Depot on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 11a.m.-9 p.m. That means that any dinner on that day must tell their server they are there for the Give Back Day to F.O.O.D., and Chili’s will give a certain percentage of their profits to the non-profit organization. Supporters are encouraged to eat at Chili’s that day.

Tiger Rock Martial Arts holds fundraiser Bridge City TR Association is a non-profit corporation, whose mission is provide tuition assistance to students of Tiger Rock Martial Arts who need it. There is currently a fundraiser through the sale of Coca Cola products. Those interested in participating in the fundraiser should go by Tiger Rock at 1955 Miller Dr., in Bridge City, or call 670-6876 with your order information. Orders are due by Sept. 18 and payments may be made by cash, credit card or check.

Area Wide Community Events Schedules

Eagles to host benefit There will be a benefit at the Eagles Lodge, 803 28th St., Orange, Sept. 26, from 10 am-5 pm, for Cody, a patient with Angleman Syndrome. All proceeds will go toward rising hospital bills. There will be music by Three Legged Dawg, a cake walk, face painting, auction and BBQ dinners cooked by Tequila Sunrise, Debbie and Kevin Miller. Dinners will be $8 and will include a chicken quarter, dirty rice and baked beans, or link sandwiches, chips and a drink, for $5. All advanced orders will be delivered to area businesses at lunch time. There are also t shirts available for advanced orders. To order dinners or tshirts, or to help in any way, please call Sylvia Scott at 313-3271, or Lucinda Lee, at 658-7974.

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.

BC Knights to hold annual spaghetti sale The Bridge City Knights of Columbus will hold their annual spaghetti dinner benefitting the St. Henry Catholic Youth Ministry, Sunday, Sept. 27, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm in the activity building. Tickets for the dinners will be $10 per serving. Dinners include spaghetti and meatballs, salad and garlic bread. Quart containers of Milazzo Marinara are also available for $10 each. Orders for the sauce must be placed by Sunday, Sept. 20 and can be placed with a member of Knights of Columbus or by emailing bckorders@gmail.com. Tickets for spaghetti dinners are available through Catholic youth.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, Septmeber 16, 2015

The Record’s Game of the Week: Lumberton 19, Bridge City 14

Usual Suspect lure friendly for fishermen COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

Cleve Barrett bit his leader off just ahead of the knot on his Usual Suspect and disgustedly bounced the three-inch Swim bait off the floor of the boat. “at’s what I hate about these dang things,” he barked while already digging another one out of the package on the console. Still in the midst of his mini-tirade, he lobbed his new Swim Bait in the direction of the shad exploding out of the water and continued, “is bait has a piece of foil already sticking out of the side of the body, small fish bite the tail off, two or three nice trout and the body is already sliding up and down the hook shaft and I still can’t remember how to tie that stupid loop knot!” “And, don’t forget to add to your list that they also catch fish,” said his partner as he raced to the front of the boat to catch up with another redfish steadily depleting his stash of monofilament. “If you hate them so badly,” he teased, “why did you tie another one on?” His long time fishing buddy, Dalton Stiles, knew the answer to that question and neither expected nor received an answer. While a portion of Cleve’s list of the lure’s shortcomings was indeed accurate, the most important quality of any artificial lure is that it catches fish and the Swim Bait does that in spades! e vast majority of recreational anglers simply hoping to catch and keep enough fish for a fish fry could care less if it is a one pound croaker or a ten pound redfish tugging on the other end of their string. ey are looking to get as many bites as possible and for that reason alone they are reluctant to trust their luck to anything other than live bait or fresh dead shrimp. See COLBURN, PAGE 6B

Bridge City Cardinal ball carrier Colt Poole rambles for yardage against the Lumberton Raiders. On Friday 'Big Red' goes on the road to take on the Liberty Panthers. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Raiders trip up Cards

Bridge City falls to 2-1 with loss to Lumberton Gerry L. Dickert For e Record e Bridge City Cardinals have made waves across Southeast Texas, winning against some of the top teams in the state by grinding out wins by controlling the clock. On Friday night at Larry B. Ward Stadium, the Cardinals were beaten at their own game. e Lumberton Raiders escaped with a 19-14 non-district win after dominating at the line of scrimmage, a ploy the Cardinals had perfected the past two weeks. “Lumberton is a good ball club,” said Bridge City head coach Dwayne DuBois. “ey just physically whipped us up front, oﬀensively and defensively. at’s a testament to the hard work

those guys put in over there.” e Cardinals, who had beaten back-to-back state-ranked teams to start the year, seemed helpless to move on offense in the first half. Over the first two quarters, the Cardinals managed just three first downs and trailed 13-7 at the break. “I think Lumberton just got after us … but, you know, Newton and Kirbyville got after us too,” DuBois said. “I don’t know. We’ll watch film and make some adjustments and get ready for next week.” e Raiders, now 2-0, opened up the scoring after eating away at the clock on a 16-play, 71-yard drive that ticked off nearly seven minutes. Brenner Boykin finished the drive with a 10 yard run. e extra-point kick gave the Raiders the 7-0 lead.

e Cardinals, who punted on their first drive, took the ensuing kickoff and ticked off seven yards from the 24 to get to their own 31. at’s when Cayce Draper busted the game’s biggest run of the night, a 69-yard jaunt for the touchdown. With the Alfredo Heraldes extra-point kick, the Cardinals had knotted the game at 7-7 with two minutes left in the first quarter. After each team forced the other to turn the ball over on downs, the Raiders went back into grind mode, moving 60 yards in 10 plays, burning another five minutes off the clock before Caleb omas scored on a 17-yard run. After a failed kick attempt, the Raiders took their 13-7 lead into the locker room at the half. In the first half, the Cardinals managed just See CARDINALS, PAGE 2B

2B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Cardinals

Orangefield Bobcat quarterback Matthew Watkins heads for the goal line in the 21-0 victory over the Kelly Bulldogs. This week the Bobcats host the Lumberton Raiders. RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland

bridge City CArdinALS Bridge City 24, Kirbyville 21 Bridge City 18, Newton 13 Lumberton 19, Bridge City 14 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 West Orange-Stark 26, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 13 West Orange-Stark 28, Port Neches-Groves 14 West Orange-Stark 53, Jasper 0 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 Panama City Bay, Fla. 19, Vidor 7 Vidor 42, Jasper 21 Channelview 49, Vidor 28 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 Orangefield 42, Buna 26 Kirbyville 24, Orangefield 14 Orangefield 21, Beaumont Kelly 0 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 West Orange-Stark 26, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 13 Barbers Hill 28, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 7 Goose Creek Memorial 30, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 23 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 East Chambers 42, Deweyville 0 Deweyville 28, Warren 21 Kirbyville 60, Deweyville 0 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

119 yards of total offense. On their opening drive of the second half, the Cards were no more successful, collecting just three yards before punting on the three-and-out drive. Kirbyville, starting at its 34 yard line, moved 66 yards in eight plays to lead 19-7 with 6:30 left in the third quarter. It appeared Bridge City was on the path to a comeback after driving their next possession to the Lumberton 1 yard line. A fumble there, recovered by Jacob Bridgers, ended the threat. e Cardinals defense stiffened, though, forcing the Raiders to punt away just four plays later. BC’s Zach Honeycutt took the punt at the 44 yard line and returned it back to the Lumberton 6. ree plays later, Colt Poole cross the goal line and the Cards were back in the hunt, trailing 19-4 with nearly the entire fourth quarter left to play. e Cardinals would have plenty more opportunities to score in the final 12 minutes but couldn’t overcome the Lumberton defense to get back into the end zone. With just under three minutes left in the game, the Cardinals mounted a potent offensive drive but the second fumble of the game by BC ended the threat and the game. “We had our opportunities. We fumble on the 1 yard line. at’s a momentum breaker,” Coach DuBois said. “en we had some opportunities in the last eight minutes of the game and they made two big stops on fourth down. “We’ve got another game coming up, we don’t have time to dwell on losses,” he said. “We’re going to Liberty next week and they are much improved over last year, then after that we have district. is one will sting a little bit but hopefully the kids will learn a lesson. We’ll look back in a couple of weeks and think, hey we learned something from that game.” BC’s Draper led all rushers with 11 carries for 122 yards, while Poole added 65 yards on 14 carries, and Patrick Morris chipped in 5 carries for 47 yards.

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The Bridge City Cardinal defense led by Derick Dearing and Riley Harris take down a Lumberton ball carrier. The Cardinals lost a tough battle against the Raiders 19-14. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Bridge City Cardinal Kane Booth sacks the Lumberton quarterback. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Lumberton 19, bridge City 14 Lumberton 7 6 6 0 – 19 Bridge City 7 0 0 7 – 14 SCoring SummAry LUM – Brenner Boykin 10 run, Tiler Paine kick (3:34/1Q) BC – Cayce Draper 69 run, Alfredo Heraldes (2:00/1Q) LUM – Caleb Thomas 17 run, kick fails (4:29/2Q) LUM – Keaton Upshaw 11 run, run fails (6:30/3Q) BC – Colt Poole 3 run, Heraldes kick (11:27/4Q) teAm StAtiStiCS Lum bC Total Yards 277 251 First Downs 19 10 Rushes-Yards 42-174 38-234 C-A-I 8-18-1 2-8-0 Pass Yards 103 17 Punts-Yards 4-35.5 3-27.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards 4-35 5-35 indiViduAL StAtiStiCS Rushing: Lumberton, Keaton Upshaw 2192, Caleb Thomas 9-42, Jackson Lloyd 830, Brenner Boykin 1-8, Stephen Yarbro 3-2; Bridge City, Cayce Draper 11-122, Colt Poole 14-65, Patrick Morris 5-47, Camden DuBois 8-0. Passing: Lumberton, Stephen Yarbro 817-0 103, Keaton Upshaw 0-1-1 0; Bridge City, Camden DuBois 2-8-0 17. Receiving: Lumberton, Caleb Thomas 465, Jacob Bridgers 2-20, Mason Sikes 219; Bridge City, Brady McBee 1-13, Colt Poole 1-4.

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Mustangs roll vs. Jasper 53-0

MUSTANG INSIDER Meri Elen Jacobs For e Record e Mustangs “gave the Bulldogs the boot” Friday night at home, and sent them running back to their dog house after whipping them, 53-0. e shutout was number 95 for West Orange-Stark. “I am proud of our kids and the way that they accepted the challenge and executed on offense and defense throughout the game,” Head Coach Cornel ompson said. “Jasper’s program has a lot of history in football. ey were without their starting center and quarterback and that hurt them. But overall, it was a sweet victory for us.” e Mustangs got it started early, scoring on their first possession when Keion Hancock crossed the goal line from just four yards out. Quarterback Jack Dallas ran in the two point conversion. Senior Aric Cormier intercepted a Jasper pass and returned it to the 5 yard line to set up Hancock’s second touchdown. WO-S was able to hit the end zone on their next possession when Jeremiah Shaw carried the ball across from one yard out. e first extra point attempt by Ryan Baham-Heisser was good and the Mustangs led, 21-0 to start the second quarter. e Mustangs scored again before the half when Malech Edwards crossed the goal line from five yards. e PAT was no good and the Mustangs headed to the field house up, 27-0. Jasper was never able to get anything going as the Chain Gang defense swarmed whatever Bulldog had the ball, limiting them to six first downs and only 44 total offensive yards. Edwards scored again in the third quarter from 9 yards out as the Mustangs went to the ground game for the rest of the night. WO-S hit the end zone three more times before the nightmare was over for the Bulldogs. Tokeba Hughey scored from one yard out, Malacci Hodge from three yards out and Quinton Chargois from four yards out. Two of the last three of Baham-Heisser’s PATs were good. “Now we are headed toward the Silsbee Tigers,” ompson said. “ey pose a different set of problems. We match up with them more equal than the last three. ey use the big play offense and will throw the ball down the field.” e Tigers are also undefeated on the season with wins over

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Jeremiah Shaw was the leading rusher for the night, carrying the ball 11 times for 98 yards and one touchdown. Nine other Mustangs helped with the rushing duties Friday night. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

The Chain Gang defense swarmed Jasper all night long, limiting them to 44 total offensive yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs Barber’s Hill (34-27), Coldspring (60-22) and Livingston (5020.)eir “go to” man is quarterback Dontrae omas, who has great hands in Kalon Barnes, Kolten Mackey and Tre Lowe. “ey are a mirror image of us as far as their defense goes,” ompson said. “ey use the same stunts, alignments and coverage we do. ey also have

the largest O line that we have faced.” Game time is 7:30 pm Friday in Silsbee. Tickets will NOT be sold this week at the WO-S Athletic oﬃce but must be purchased at the gate. Adult tickets are $5 and students are $3. e gates will open at 6:30pm.

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Deaths and Memorials

Thomas Haley Orange omas Lynn Haley, 57, of Orange, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12. omas enjoyed spending time with his family. He loved to ﬁsh and enjoyed the outdoors. He was a hard worker and was productive in every job he took on. He had a large heart for anyone he met and especially for his family. He is now able to enjoy the lake house he always planned himself and his family. He is preceded in death by his father, Carol Lester Haley. He is survived by his mother, Jeanette Haley of Rose Pine, LA; children, Shawn Haley and wife Ruth of Lumberton and Jocelyn Trussell and husband John of Orange; grandchildren, Austin Lynn Haley, Meagan Moore, Brandon Moore, Chanah Haley, Joshua, Haley, Jude Trussell and Jaiden Trussell; brothers, Carroll Haley and wife Cindy of Jasper, Ray Haley of Vidor, Donald Haley and Todd Haley, both of Carlyss, LA; sister, Rhonda Main and husband Randy of Oretta, LA and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service was Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Cathedral in the Pines, oﬃciated by the Rev. Mike Hawkins. Interment will follow at Old Hardin Cemetery in Kountze. Serving as pallbearers was Austin Lynn Haley, Randy Eugene Main, Randy William Main, Tim Honeycutt, Tommy Harris and Jacob Harris.

Brian Dressler Bridge City Brian Lynn Dressler, 45, of Bridge City, passed away Sept. 13, in Galveston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, ursday, Sept. 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Block, Joey Harrison, Andrew DeVille, Troy McNeil, Jody DuBois, Aaron DuBois and Keith DuBois. Visitation will be from 6:009:00 pm, Wednesday, at the funeral home. Born in Port Arthur, Dec. 23, 1969, he was the son of Bobby Dressler and Karen “Susie” (DuBois) Dressler. Brian was a very loving and giving person. He enjoyed animals, spending time hunting and fishing, and listening to country music. Brian especially loved spending time with his two daughters, whom he was very proud of. e family would like to give a special thank you to the medical staff at UTMB and to Dr. Dunn and her team. He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents, H.C. and Faye DuBois and Barbara Dressler. Brian is survived by his mother; daughters, Savannah and Reagan; siblings, Dwayne “Beaver” DuBois and wife Cristal, Melanie LaFleur and husband Michael and Brandi Buckley and husband Shannon; aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Ricky DuBois and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sanders and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bridge City Bank in his name to help the family with funeral expenses.

Rubin Huff Deweyville Rubin Jerrel Huff, Sr., age 78, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, at his residence in Deweyville, surrounded by his family. He was a graduate of Newton High School and was voted as “Most Handsome” during his Senior year. He was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church and sang in the choir. He served his country in the United States Army. He was the son of the late Willie Dale Huff and Bulah Bea Huff. He is survived by his children, Robert Daugherty, Mary Singleton and Rhenda Edwards and husband, Freddie, all of Deweyville, Geraldine Steadham and husband, Ray of Starks, Rachael Bussell and husband Kelly of Deweyville, Rubin Jerrell Huff, Jr. And wife, Jennifer of Bridge City and Lisa Moore and husband, Chuck of Orange, along with 26 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and one greatgreat grandchild on the way. He is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy Burks and husband Carl and Willie Faye Brasher, all of Ore City. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife and the mother of his children, Martha

Huff and his second wife, Marcia Huff; two children, Deborah Kay Johnson and James Dale Huff and 14 siblings. e family would like to give special thanks to the Calvary Baptist Church and to special friends, Farley Monceaux, J. R. Hardin, Tommy Morris and Jim Hamilton. Funeral services were Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Calvary Baptist Church, in Deweyville, with interment following at Trout Creek Cemetery, Call.

Robert Hinds Wichita Falls Commander Robert Bruce Hinds, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy (retired) reported to the Staff of the Supreme Commander on Sept. 14, for his final assignment. Bob, as he preferred to be called, was born Sept. 14, 1930, in Wichita Falls. He was the oldest of three sons born to James Robert and Agnes May (Turner) Hinds. In the early 1930’s Bob and his mother lived with his grandfather, Daniel Turner, who was homesteading in the Brigham, NM area before returning to Wichita Falls. He attended public school in Wichita Falls, Fort Worth and Lubbock before moving to Taft, Ca, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. He graduated from Taft Union High School in the class of 1948 and then attended Midwestern University and Taft Junior College prior to the Korean War. He enlisted in the Navy in 1950 and served on active duty until 1978 in the Medical Department. His service included 15 months as a combat medic with the First Marine Division in Korea and subsequent duty in Orange, where he met his future wife, Barbara June Goree. ey were married Aug. 7, 1954; June and the ensuing family followed Bob’s career assignments from one coast to the other and back again. During this period, Bob rose through the enlisted ranks to Petty Officer First Class and was directly commissioned to the rank of Ensign, Medical Service Corps in the Supply and Administration Section. Subsequent staff assignments included National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md; Military Sea Transportation Service, Atlantic area in Brooklyn, NY, Navel School of Hospital Administration, Bethesda, for duty under instruction. He graduated from George Washington University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1966, and was then assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Ca., where he received a Master’s of Science degree (Financial Management) in 1967. From Monterey, duty at the Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, followed. While servicing there, Bob was promoted to the grade of Lieutenant Commander. Bob returned to Bethesda for duty as an instructor at the Naval School of Healthcare Administration and subsequently was promoted to Academic Director. During this period the school entered into a joint agreement to provide the joint Navy/George Washington University Baccalaureate program in Healthcare Administration. Bob held teaching assignments at Strayer University, George Washington University and the University of Virginia. Bob was promoted to the rank of Commander in September, 1974. In the summer of 1975, he was assigned to the Naval Hospital, Quantico, Va., as Director, Administrative Services, and subsequently served as acting Executive Director. He retired from active duty in 1978, and the family returned to Orange. After retirement, Bob worked for 10 years as the Budget Coordinator, for St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont and carried the nickname “Budget Bob”. He retired from St. Elizabeth in 1992. Bob is a life member of VFW Post 2775; Fleet Reserve Association Branch 159, American Legion Post 49; and the Military Officers Association of America. His military awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal with bronze star, National Defense Service Medal, Korea Service Medal with Fleet Marine Force device and four campaign stars, United Nations Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Korea War Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation ribbon and Korean Presidential Unit Citation. Bob was predeceased by his parent; brother Michael and his wife of 52 years, two months and nine days who he lovingly re-

ferred to as his “bride” because the honeymoon wasn’t over. He is survived by his brother, Patrick, of San Dimas, Ca; daughter Katia M. Hinds of Beaumont; son Kevin R. Hinds of Wichita Falls; daughter Karie C. Burnaman of Huntington; daughter Karin J. Armfield of Orange; son Kolin J. Hinds of Orange and daughter Zoe Ann Hinds of Beaumont; six grandchildren, Kyle Wright, Natasha VanSlyke, Duff Wright, Lauren Dempsey, Hannah Richard and Olivia Jones; great grandchildren Anthony Peluso, Alexander Wright, Alyssa Longron, Evolette VanSlyke, Baily Dempsey and Luke Wright. In addition he has several nieces, nephews and numerous cousins. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm, ursday, Sept. 17, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 11:00 am. Bob’s remains will be co-mingled with those of his wife, June, and dispersed off the Central California coast at a later date.

Stephen Austin Bridge City Stephen “Hillbilly” Austin, 59, of Bridge City, passed away Sept. 2, at his home. A Military memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, Sept. 19, at Outlaw Bible Church, 2005 FM 408. Cremation was under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Liberty, July 20, 1956, he was the son of Roy Austin and Helen Nickerson Desidare. Hillbilly was a loving husband, father, and step-father. He loved riding his motorcycles; “being in the wind” as he called it. He loved his nine dogs dearly, they were a comfort for him towards the end. He helped anyone who needed him on a minutes notice. A rough around the edges kind of guy, but kind at heart. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Cliﬀord Austin of Liberty and his mother, Helen Marie Nickerson of Pinehurst. Stephen is survived by his wife, Teresa Lyn Austin of Bridge City. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family for expenses, 210 Lames Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611.

Horton McCabe Orange Horton W. McCabe, 75, of Orange, passed away Sept. 11, at his home in Orange. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Old First Orange Baptist Church in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Keith Meyer, the Rev. Bailey Harris and the Rev. Bobby Spross. Burial was to follow at Bland Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Feb. 23, 1940, he was the son of J. C. McCabe and Winnie M. Wilkinson McCabe. Horton McCabe was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He loved his family and took great care of them. He was a member of Old First Orange Baptist Church, where he attended for 75 years. He was a deacon, served on numerous committees and taught a Sunday school class of two and three year olds. He loved his church family and was Papa to the children. He was always fixing and repairing what needed to be fixed. He was a true servant of God and loved helping others. He started building churches in 1976 on summer vacation, and retired from his bricklaying job in 2002 and joined Volunteer Christian Builders. He traveled the United States working on churches. He was a bricklayer by trade, but could build and fix almost anything. He also loved to garden. He started working with his dad as a teenager laying brick, which he did for 50 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. C. and Winnie McCabe. Horton is survived by his wife of 54 years, Robbie; son, Craig McCabe; grandson, Cade McCabe; sister, Yvonne Trahan and husband Wayne; brother, Larry McCabe and wife Melba; nephews, Scott and Chris Freeland, Clint Sills, Jamie McCabe and wife Wendi and numerous other family and extended family. Pallbearers were Scott Freeland, Chris Freeland, Clint Sills, Jamie McCabe, Rodney Dunn and David Jones. Honorary pallbearers were Deacons of Old First Orange Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to

Old First Orange Baptist Church at 7925 IH 10, Orange, TX 77630. A special thanks to Gentiva Hospice, especially nurses Lori, Brandi, Reagen, Sharon, James and Stacey. Also, a big thank you to all our wonderful friends.

Doris James Orange Doris Ann James, 90, of Orange, passed from this life on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born on Aug. 27, 1925 in Tuscaloosa, Al. (the next to the oldest of six children), to Rufus eron Lollar and Ruby Pearl (Olive) Lollar. She was a longtime resident of Orange and worked as a nurse’s aide in the healthcare industry. In her previous years, Doris enjoyed doing yard work. Her family will most fondly remember her for being there taking care of her family as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Doris is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ray James; grandson, Cullen James; brothers, Kenneth Lollar and Bill Lollar and sisters, Johnnie Ash, Merle Owen and Melba Henry. ose who will most cherish her memory are her daughters, Barbara Ann White and husband, Wilmer of Cravens, La, Patricia Lacouture and husband, Larry of Baton Rouge and Cherry Diane Maricle of Cravens; sons, Stan J. Gilliam of West Orange, Jimmy Ray James and Johnny Lee James both of Orange; 17 grandchildren, Dawn, Danny, Dara, Aimee, Susan, Toni, Jason, Joni, Angela, Brad, Joshua, Jordan, Amanda, Hannah, Sarah, Dallas and Jason; 18 great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Graveside services to remember and honor Doris’s were Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cravens, with the Rev. Jeﬀery James, with the Gravel Hill Baptist Church, oﬃciating. Interment followed services, where she was laid to rest next to her husband.

Ronda Cormier Bridge City Ronda Lea Cormier, 51 of Bridge City, passed from this life on ursday, Sept. 10, in Bridge City. Born on Dec. 4, 1963 in Orange, to Walter King Schexnyder and Elaine (Monceaux) Schexnyder, she was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas and she worked as a caregiver. Ronda was of the Christian faith and she will be fondly remembered by her family for her sense of humor, her creativity and artistic ability, her desire to help others in putting their needs ﬁrst and spending time with her family, especially her grandsons. Ronda also enjoyed going ﬁshing, crabbing and listening to music. Ronda is preceded in death by her father; her husband, Charles Robert Cormier and her brothers, Linc Jason Schexnyder and Wayne Schexnyder. ose who will most cherish her memory are her daughter, Devon Price and husband, Trey of Orange Grove; son, Derrick Eastman of Austin; mother, Elaine Schexnyder of Beaumont; sister, Darlene Schexnyder of Houston; nephew, Aaron Schexnyder of Beaumont and her two grandsons, Logan Price and Deacon Price of Orange Grove. Ronda is also survived by numerous members of her extended family. Services to remember and honor Ronda’s life were Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. Rites of Christian burial and interment followed services at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange.

Boyd Lee Orange Boyd Lee, 73, of Orange, passed away Sept. 10, in Beaumont. Born in Normangee, Jan. 4, 1942, he was the son of Robert O’Dell Lee and Edith Farrar Lee. R. Boyd was employed as an electrical engineer by DuPont in Victoria, upon his graduation. He then transferred within the company to Wilmington, De., Chicago, Ill. and ﬁnally to Orange in 1970. He ended up leaving his career at DuPont to ﬁnish out his work experience with Englobal in Beaumont. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Joe M. Lee and David N. Lee. Boyd is survived by his loving wife, Michael Towery Lee; son, Stephen B. Lee, of Orange; grandson, David Anthony Boyd

Lee; sisters-in-law, Suzy Lee, of Alvin and Bobbie Lee, of Angelton and nephews, Christopher Lee, and Brent Lee, both of Alvin and Nelson W. Lee, of Angelton. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Verla Droddy Hartburg Verla Mae Droddy, 85, of Hartburg, passed away ursday, Sept. 10, at the Oakwood Manor Care Facility in Vidor. Born May 14, 1930 in Clarksville, Ar., she lived in Arkansas brieﬂy as a child and was a lifelong resident of Hartburg. Verla was of the Assembly of God faith. She enjoyed collecting recipes, listening to Bluegrass and Country Music, she enjoyed cooking and baking, traveling with her husband, watching television and spending time with her family. Verla is preceded in death by her father, J. C. Storms; stepmother, Mattie Storms; husband, Joseph Droddy; son, Michael Joseph ” Mike ” Droddy; daughter, Carolyn Sue Droddy; two brothers and one sister. ose who will most cherish her memory are her twin sons, Don Droddy and wife, Connie of Searcy, Ar. and Ronnie Droddy and wife, Jeanette of Hartburg; sister, Betty Ann Sellars and husband, James of Hartburg; four grandsons, three granddaughters and four step granddaughters; 11 great grandchildren and six step great grandchildren. Verla is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Services to honor and remember Verla’s life were Sunday, Sept. 13, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. Rite of committal and interment followed services, where she was laid to rest next to her husband, at the King Cemetery in Hartburg.

Chris Longmire Vidor Chris Longmire, 33, of Vidor died Wednesday, Sept. 9, at his residence. A native of Bossier, La, he was a longtime resident of Vidor and Austin. Chris was a 2000 graduate of Vidor High School. He was a member of the White Cane Association and the Blind and Deaf Association. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 12, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial following at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Bridge City. Chris is survived by his mother and dad Buford and Debbie Mooney of Orange; father and step-mother David and Phyllis Longmire Shreveport, La; brothers Eric longmire of Orangeﬁeld, Gerald Longmire of Shreveport and Delvin Mooney of Vidor; sisters Diane Sheﬃeld of Vidor, Denise Hussey of Buna and Amber Longmire of Shreveport; grandparets Dewie and Mary Lou Longmire Orange and Rodney Fields of Vidor; two nephews, two nieces and numerous cousins.

Juanita Lawhon Vidor Juanita Lawhon, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 6. She was a lifetime resident of Vidor and a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church and 914 Order of Eastern Star. Juanita is survived by two grandchildren, Corbett Netterville of Orangeﬁeld and Beanita Brooke of Nederland; two great grandchildren, JC Netterville and Emily Netterville, along with numerous other family members. A graveside service was held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Stephenson Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of

Vidor.

Sterlin Stringer Orange Sterlin Wade Stringer, 51, of Orange, passed away Sept. 7, in Orange. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 12, at Claybar FuHome in Orange. neral Officiating was the Rev. Lynn Ashcraft. Burial was to follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery. Born in Orange, Nov. 7, 1963, he was the son of Merrill Avner Stringer, Jr. and June Ann (Hamilton) Stringer. He was the proud owner of Show Gun Collision and Custom Cars. Sterlin was a loving father, son, brother, and soul-mate. He graduated from Little-Cypress Mauriceville High School. He loved boating, jet skiing, racing motorcycles, cars, and four wheelers. He was a master martial artist, with a fifth degree black belt. He was also a master artist who customized and airbrushed thousands of vehicles from all over the United States. He won, and placed at, many prestigious car shows, including the Heat Wave. He was young at heart and loved children and animals. He supported the OCARC and was a teacher, mentor, and father figure to many young people. Sterlin was a very strong man with a kind, soft heart, who will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Colin Stringer; grandparents, Pauline and Merrill Avner Stringer, Sr. and June and Morgan James Hamilton and uncles, Robert Glenn Hamilton and Glenn Sanders. Sterlin is survived by his loving fiancée and soul-mate, Lori Renee Harrison of Orange; daughter, Lauren Nicole Stringer of Orange; parents, Merrill Avner, Jr. and June Ann Stringer of Orange and sister, Dena Alaine Stringer of Maryland. Serving as pallbearers were Bubba Parker, Jay Fogel, Darren Peveto, Van Choate, John Kennedy, Karl Vanderstucken, Eric Hammett, Greg Beckett and Jeff Parrish. Honorary pallbearers were William Glenn Hamilton, Tracy Stringer, Lance Stringer, Lee Stringer, Jimmy Stringer, Suzi Stringer Nesbit, Buddy Strickland and Greg Beckett. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to OCARC at 905 Park Street, Orange, Texas 77630.

Dorsey Savoie Orange Dorsey Jane Duhon Savoie, age 74, a native of Midland and a resident of Orange, passed away Sept. 7. She was the daughter of the late Curtis Duhon and Neva Margaret Breaux Duhon. She is survived by her husband, Robert G. Savoie; daughter, Phyliss Nazworth and husband, John of Orange; grandchildren, Chris Nazworth and wife, Candace, Joshua Nazworth and ﬁancé Aisha, Jacob Atkins and Colton Atkins. She is also survived by her brother, Wilbert Duhon and wife, Cathy of Orange; sister, Earline Blanchette and husband, Robert of Beaumont; numerous nieces and nephews and special friends, Liz Milligan and Gail Duhon. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Chuck Atkins and Keith Atkins and one sister, Katie LaBry. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Riley Smith Funeral Home, 1810 West Fourth Street, DeQuincy, La.

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Quarterback play highlights games for Texans, Cowboys KAZ’S KORNER Joe Kazmar For the Record Bill O’Brien, the second-year head coach of the Houston Texans, spent most of the summer selling his idea that Brian Hoyer was a good quarterback for his team’s offense. Even though it appeared to most followers of the franchise that Ryan Mallett was as good or perhaps even better didn’t sway O ’ B r i e n’s decision to name Hoyer his starting quarterback. And after O’Brien made his choice, several Houston Chronicle staffers questioned the move and wrote columns that gave very valid reasons why they favored Mallett, such as better arm strength, much greater physical attributes and the ability to move around fairly well. But the proof is always in the pudding, or in this case, on the field in a REAL football game that counts in the standings. Hoyer, who couldn’t even last as the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback and lost his job to rookie hot-shot Johnny Manziel after mid-season last year, showed his true colors on the very first play of Sunday’s 27-20 loss to Kansas City when he

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County kids will fare well on football field Friday Joe Kazmar For the Record Games is Week WEST ORANGE-STARK over SILSBEE—is is the clash of the unbeatens and will be toughest contest to date for both the Mustangs and the Tigers. Both teams have breezed through their first three opponents with little problem, so Friday night’s contest at Silsbee should be the high school headliner this week. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over HARDIN-JEFFERSON—A Battlin’ Bears victory should help right their ship that is on the verge of tipping over. Even though these still are pre-district games, an LCM victory is really needed. BRIDGE CITY over LIBERTY—e Cards’ smooth-running machine ran into a little hiccup last week and needs to get back to their winning ways of the first two weeks. A win will cure a lot of ills. LUMBERTON over ORANGEFIELD—e Raiders will be roaring into town with a full head of steam and an unblemished record. e Bobcats need to bring their express back down to earth. And an upset victory is just the ticket for that chore. WOODVILLE over DEWEYVILLE—e Pirates got kicked around pretty badly last week at Kirbyville and hopefully have had enough time to lick their wounds and be ready for another road win against a pretty fair ball club. BAYTOWN CHRISTIAN over ORANGE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN—e Lions are playing before the friendly home crowd, but that might not be enough to get untracked and post a victory. SAM HOUSTON STATE over LAMAR—e Cardinals made a good showing against a Division I ranked team for more than the first half last week at Baylor, but then got caught up in the numbers game that larger schools flaunt and eventually wear down the small-school team. e Redbirds may not have recovered for this important Southland Conference opener. McNEESE STATE over STEPHEN F. AUSTIN—e Cowboys had a relatively easy time at home with Incarnate Word last week and shouldn’t find the Lumberjacks much See FORECAST, PAGE 7B

A special ‘Just Between Us...’ I hope nobody has to experience what we’ve gone through this past weekend when we received word Friday afternoon that my oldest daughter Kathleen (also known as Kathy, KK and Kate) was found dead on the ﬂoor of her Anchorage, Alaska dwelling. At this writing the medical examiner’s oﬃce had no determination for the cause of her death. She loved Alaska and had always said she wanted to have her ashes spread on her favorite landmark the natives called Mount Susitna—e Sleeping Lady—which is what it looks like. Her daughters Leah and Joanna will eventually abide by her wishes. -- Kaz

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo orchestrated a last-minute drive to lead his team to victory over the New York Giants this past Sunday night in the season opener. threw an interception which led to an easy Chiefs’ touchdown. And just to show that it wasn’t a once-in-a-million mistake, with the Chiefs ahead 20-6, Hoyer was sacked and coughed up the football which led to a seven-yard touchdown catch by Port Arthur native Jamaal Charles, upping the KC lead to 27-6 to the delight of two busloads of Charles supporters who came to watch their hometown hero. e Houston defense, led by J.J. Watt’s two sacks and nine

tackles (six for losses), held the Chiefs scoreless the entire second half. But Hoyer was unable to move his team into scoring range until six minutes remained when O’Brien ﬁnally listened to the 71,776 fans at NRG Stadium who were screaming for Mallett to replace Hoyer and made the change. In the short time he was in there, Mallett drove the Texans to a touchdown, two-point conversion and a ﬁeld goal, but simply ran out of time. Look for O’Brien to lollygag early this

week before announcing he’s making a quarterback change for Sunday’s game at Carolina. In the Sunday night game involving our other Texas franchise—the Dallas Cowboys—quarterback Tony Romo also had a turnover problem, but it was from balls bouncing out of the his receivers’ hands right into the hands of the New York Giants defenders. e Cowboys were ahead 6-3 when Cole Beasley fumbled when he was hit and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie scooped up

the ball and raced 57 yards for a touchdown giving the Giants a 10-6 lead. On the first snap after the ensuing kickoff, Romo threw behind tight end Jason Witten, who tipped the ball into the arms of Giants’ linebacker Uani’ Unga. e Giants eventually settled for a 40-yard field goal upping the count to 13-6, converting two Dallas turnovers into 10 points the final minute of the second quarter. Romo and the Cowboys clearly outplayed Eli Manning and the Giants, but Dallas kept presenting the visitors with easy touchdowns after turnovers. Trumaine McBride intercepted a pass that bounced out of the hands of a Cowboy receiver that led to a one-yard touchdown. But Romo threw two TDs reducing the Giants’ lead to 23-20. Dead silence rang out from the pro-Cowboy crowd at AT&T Stadium as the Giants drove toward the Dallas goal line after

the Pokes had used up all of their time outs. It got down to third-and-goal from the one-yard line and Manning for some reason elected to throw. e Cowboys had everyone covered and instead of taking a sack and draining another 40 seconds oﬀ the clock, Manning threw the ball away, stopping the clock with 1:34 left. e ﬁeld goal made the score 26-20. at’s all the time Romo needed as he drove his team, needing a touchdown and an extra point to win this game that should have been an easy Cowboy victory. He connected twice with running back Lance Dunbar for 40 yards. With 10 seconds left Romo dropped the low snap, calmly picked it up and saw Witten at the goal line, who made the 11yard grab with seven second left in the game. e extra point gave the Cowboys their 27-26 victory.

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Chase Furlough takes down a Kelly Bulldog ball carrier as the Orangefield Bobcats crash Kelly 21-0. On Friday the Bobcats host the Lumberton Raiders. RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland

Korner It marked the 24th fourthquarter comeback for Romo and the eighth straight time the Cowboys have defeated New York. And to make matters worst for the Giants, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter conﬁrmed that the team plane didn’t leave Dallas until after 4 a.m. Monday because of a mechanical issue. KWICKIES…e Dallas Cowboys’ All-Pro receiver Dez Bryant broke his right foot in the second half of Sunday’s exciting 27-26 victory over the New York Giants. He went into the locker room in the ﬁrst half to get an intravenous for heat exhaustion. He will be out of the Cowboys’ lineup for 4-6 weeks. “You can’t replace Dez Bryant,” quarterback Tony Romo said. “I hurt for him right now.” Just to prove how poorly the Houston Texans played in their 27-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday afternoon, they were able to convert only threeof-15 third and fourth down situations. However, they did gain 396 total yards against the Chiefs, their second most in a

Continued from Page 5B season opener. is crucial four-game series going on in Arlington between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers should help determine which team will take command of the American League West Division. But I’m still wary that some of the LA Angels’ high-dollar stars might finally decide to earn their money and make a bid of their own. Orange’s Earl omas said after Sunday’s 34-31 overtime loss that he wasn’t that worried about his Seattle Seahawks team losing their first game and giving up so many points to the St. Louis Rams.” It’s going to depend on how we respond,” Earl said in a post-game interview. “We either learn from it or let the same thing happen again.” Earl showed unusual excitement after he forced the fumble that was picked up by teammate Cary Williams, who scored an eight-yard touchdown. “I was excited that my shoulder held up so well. I guess all that rehabilitation is paying off,” Earl added.

Orangefield Bobcat ball carrier Wesley Frillou tramples Kelly Bulldog defenders in the 21-0 victory. RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland

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TRENT MANUEL Last weekend, Trent Manuel, a McNeese State freshman from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, went a perfect 4 for 4 on point after attempts in the collegiate debut. Manuel also connected on ﬁeld goals from 20 and 22 yards in the Cowboys’ 43-6 win over UIW. Manuel accounted for 10 of McNeese’s points in the contest.

ere are specific lures in a plethora of colors designed to better fool different game fish at different times of the year in different depths of water, but I know of no single lure that covers every need. Having said that, with the exception of GULP, which will attract fish and crabs while simply lying on the bottom, I would readily take my chances year round fishing soft plastics under a cork or cranking on a Usual Suspect Swim bait! e cork fishing suffers a little during the coldest months of the year, but that is not the case with a Swim Bait. For my money, the advantages that the Usual Suspect has over most other lures are that it is shaped like a shad, produces a great deal of vibration with its paddle tail and can be effectively fished at any depth by simply changing your speed of retrieve. I fish both the three and four inch versions and there are those

Continued from Page 1B days when one is more productive than the other, but the four inch seldom out catches its little brother even when trying to dupe larger trout. Because we fish it on a steady retrieve I am also amazed that so many flounder manage to ambush it as well. For the most part, the four inch version is, however, my first choice when fishing in water ten feet or deeper. It obviously sinks a little faster and the larger profile makes it easier for the fish to locate it in murkier water. at is also the only time I bounce the lure a little rather than continuing to fish it on a steady retrieve. As far as Cleve’s list of negatives is concerned, he is indeed right about everything, but the loop knot which has nothing to do with the quality of the lure. Depending on the size of the fish chasing down your lure, it is not at all unusual to have everything from a croaker to a lady fish occasionally snap the tail off ren-

dering the bait useless. Most tails are torn off, however, by anglers hurriedly prying the lure out of a toothy mouth with their pliers. It is also not unusual to find a piece of the foil insert protruding through the side of the body on a brand new lure. If that dampens your confidence trim it off, but I have never found it to make any difference. When the weight starts sliding on the shaft of the hook, however, not unlike Cleve, I cut it off and tie on another one. A Tony’s or Norton’s speed clip works as well as a loop knot, but one or the other is a must to maximize the bait’s action. Any knot cinched up to the nose tends to steer the lure rather than allowing it to swim freely. Believe me when I say that the advantages far outweigh any disadvantages when fishing the Swim Bait. If you can simply cast and slowly crank your reel handle it will catch fish and change your mind about artificials!

Jasper had no answer for the Mustang defense, who held the 'Dogs to six first downs, two off of penalties. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Jack Dallas crosses the goal line for the first two point conversion. Dallas had 9 completions for 90 yards for the night. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Mustangs e ninth grade and JV teams travelled to Jasper last week and beat both teams on their new turf ﬁelds. e ninth graders won, 30-6 after an hour lightening delay. Kavyn Cooper scored ﬁrst for the Mustangs on a 54 yard run. e two point conversion was good. Jordan Johnson scored on a 5 yard touchdown run. Cooper scored the third touchdown from 44 yards out and the two point conversion pass from Brettlin White to Kervondrick Scott was good. Johnson scored the last touchdown

Continued from Page 3B on a 45 yard punt return and White hooked up again with Scott for two. Oﬀensive Standouts are Cooper, Johnson, Scott, Jonatan Ramirez and Damioun Apadocca. Defensive standouts are Cooper, Teshaun Teel, Terron Brown, Daquarius Gipson and Leroy Simien. e JV team won, 28-6. London Trouissant scored on a 34 yard run and a two point conversion. Alex Williams scored on a 34 touchdown pass from Chaka Watson and a 37 yard pass from Kaleb Ramsey. Wat-

son also scored a two point conversion. With less than a minute in the game, Damien Morris intercepted a Jasper pass in the endzone and ran it back 100 yards for the score. e two point conversion was no good. e freshmen and JV teams will play home on ursday, beginning at 5 against Silsbee’s sub varsity. e Spirit eme for this week is “Cage the Tigers.” Students and faculty for all four schools are encouraged to wear animal print.

Orangefield Bobcat Austin Moore crashes through the Kelly Bulldog defense en-route to a 21-0 victory. RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland

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After winning Vype magazines Player of the Week for his game against PN-G, Keion Hancock showed out again with two touchdowns and was 3 for 3 receiving and had three totes for 18 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Forecast harder to defeat, even though the game will be played in Nacogdoches Saturday. It will be shown on ESPN3 starting at 6 p.m. SCHOOL—Port HIGH Neches-Groves over Chapel Hill, George Ranch over Port Arthur Memorial, Jasper over Center, Hamshire-Fannett over Buna, Newton over Henderson, West Hardin over Evadale, HullDaisetta over Sabine Pass, Corrigan-Camden over Kountze, Crosby over Humble, Barbers Hill over Dayton, Coldspring over Cleveland, Huﬀman over Shepherd, Splendora over Houston Kashmere, Sam Houston over Tarkington, LaMarque over Brazosport, Huntington over Warren, Kelly over Northland Christian; Katy Taylor over Beaumont West Brook, Beaumont Legacy over Westbury Christian (Sat.). COLLEGE—Clemson over Louisville (urs.); Boise State over Idaho State, Florida State over Boston College and Arizona State over New Mexico (all Fri.); Incarnate Word over Nicholls State, Mississippi State over Northwestern State, Abilene Christian over Houston Baptist, Southeastern over Ohio Louisiana, Ohio State over Northern Illinois, Alabama over Ole Miss, TCU over SMU, Michigan State over Air Force,

Continued from Page 3B LSU over Auburn, Oregon over Georgia State, Southern Cal over Stanford, Georgia Tech over Notre Dame, Texas A&M over Nevada, Arkansas over Texas Tech, Oklahoma over Tulsa, Missouri over Connecticut, Arizona over Northern Arizona, Tennessee over Western Carolina, Utah over Fresno State, Wake Forest over Army, Syracuse over Central Michigan, Temple over Massachusetts, Navy over East Carolina, Penn State over Rutgers, Florida Atlantic over Buﬀalo, North Carolina over Illinois, Maryland over South Florida, Duke over Northwestern, Miami over Nebraska, Marshall over Norfolk State, Virginia over William & Mary, Vanderbilt over Austin Peay, Morgan State over Virginia-Lynchburg, Alcorn State over Mississippi Valley State, Central Florida over Furman, Southern over Jackson State, Florida International over North Carolina Central, Georgia over South Carolina, Florida over Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State over Charlotte, Grambling State over Alabama State, North Carolina State over Old Dominion, Tulane over Maine, Minnesota over Kent State, Akron over Savannah State, Michigan over UNLV, Ball State over Eastern Michigan, Kansas State over Louisiana Tech, Memphis over

Bowling Green, Cincinnati over Miami, O., Wisconsin over Troy, Virginia Tech over Purdue, Indiana over Western Kentucky, Western Michigan over Murray State, Iowa over Pittsburgh, Toledo over Iowa State, Rice over North Texas, Oklahoma State over UT-San Antonio, Prairie View over Alabama A&M, Arkansas State over Missouri State, Texas State over Southern Mississippi, Texas Southern over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, California over Texas, Washington over Utah State, Idaho over Wofford, Colorado over Colorado State, San Jose State over Oregon State, UTEP over New Mexico State, Washington State over Wyoming, UCLA over BYU, Northern Iowa over Cal Poly. PRO PICKS—Kansas City over Denver (urs.); Carolina over Houston, New Orleans over Tampa Bay, Minnesota over Detroit, Arizona over Chicago, Pittsburgh over San Francisco, New England over Buffalo, Cincinnati over San Diego, Tennessee over Cleveland, NY Giants over Atlanta, St. Louis over Washington, Baltimore over Oakland, Miami over Jacksonville, Dallas over Philadelphia, Green Bay over Seattle; Indianapolis over NY Jets (Monday Night).

LCM Bear Quarterback Beau Bickham hands off to J'Lon Douglas Friday night against the Patriots. Bickham scored on a 1 yard td run and ran for a 2 point conversion. Douglas scored on a 13 yard run and Mitchell Lee hauled in a 6-yard td pass from Bickham on a fake field goal. RECORD PHOTO: Ty Manuel

A Host of LCM Bear defense takes down a Goose Creek Memorial running back for a loss. The Bears came up short in the game losing 30-27 to the Patriots. RECORD PHOTO: Ty Manuel

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, September 16, 2015