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Week of Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Commissioners discuss department’s budget David Ball

For The Record

Questions about the fiscal year budget are still being raised by some county commissioners when the Orange County Commissioners Court met on the afternoon of November 3. The agenda item read for a discussion and possible action regarding a line item transfer for juvenile probation to correctly reflect the budget that

LCM to host ‘Beary’ Merry Christmas Market Staff Report For The Record

The Little CypressMauriceville Education Foundation, Inc. will host its third annual Beary Merry Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 am-3 pm, at Little Cypress Elementary, 5723 Meeks Drive. The event will kick off with a new and improved breakfast with Santa from 9-10 a.m. There will also be vendors from across southeast Texas, performances by student groups, a silent auction, vendor auction, a sweet shop, arts and crafts vendors, pictures with Santa and much more. Vendor spaces are available and can be secured by going to the LCM website, clicking on the “Community” tab and selecting Education Foundation, or by contacting Robin Milstead at milsteadrob@aol.com or 6512187, Rossie Hughes, 3137461, rossiedee@yahoo. com or Robin Milstead at milsteadrob@aol.com or 651-2187. A 10x10 booth area is $50. Table rental in the hallway area is $30. All proceeds go to the Foundation’s Grants-toEducators program.

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was adopted by the Juvenile Board. Precinct 1 Commissioner David Dubose was absent from the meeting. The item passed 4-0. Auditor Mary Johnson said

the net effect of the line item transfer is zero. John Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner, asked why the court was doing a line item transfer to establish other ac-

counts. Johnson said it is to make a correction so juvenile probation could create more accounts to report to the state. Banken asked why wasn’t this done during the adoption of the budget at the end of September. Johnson said the matter came in to late. Banken asked how funds can be moved around and it will not affect the county’s budget. Johnson said it won’t affect the overall budget. Banken then asked if the commissioners

court should amend their overall budget because there has been a $600,000 swing since the budget was adopted with the acquisition of items such as electronic voting machines and a chip spreader machine for Road & Bridge. “It’s got to add up to the money,” he said. Johnson said it adds up to zero and five new departments will be created under juvenile probation for the state money to pay.

Banken asked why the commissioners can’t have a workshop on the matter. Johnson said it’s state money and the commissioners court really don’t have a say about it. Craig Corder, juvenile probation department head, said he thought his departmental budget was correct when it was submitted. He added if the more than $579,233 he wouldn’t receive in state aide

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Kaiden Aven, age 8, of Orange County, was issued a resolution at Tuesday’s commissioners court for giving his own dog to a man from Jasper who had suffered a stroke and had lost his dog. Although Kaiden did not know the man from Jasper, he felt bad the man lost his dog and wanted to give him his dog. Pictured with Kaiden is Lanie Brown with US Rep. Brian Babin’s office. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

OC Constitutional election results David Ball

For The Record

The people have spoken on the 2015 Texas Constitutional Amendments Election held on November 3. The amendments were as follows: Proposition 5 – SJR 17 “Authorize counties with a population of 7,500 or less to perform private road construction and maintenance.” Proposition 6 – SJR 22 “Recognizing the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to laws that promote wildlife conservation.” Proposition 7 – SJR 5 “The constitutional amendment dedicating certain sales and use tax revenue and motor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue to the state highway fund to provide funding for nontolled roads.”

Orange County voting results were: Proposition 1 For 3,453 or 90.70 percent Against 354 or 9.30 percent Proposition 2 For 3,572 or 94.10 percent Against 224 or 5.90 percent Proposition 3 For 2,532 or 67.77 percent Against 1,204 or 32.23 percent Proposition 4 For 2,562 or 68.63 percent Against 1,171 or 31.37 percent Proposition 5 For 2,945 or 78.47 percent Against 808 or 21.53 percent Proposition 6 For 3,367 or 89.60 percent Against 391 or 10.40 percent Proposition 7 For 3,125 or 82.83 percent Against 648 or 17.17 percent

Trooper Richard Howard with the Texas Department of Public Safety and I.D. Tech Officer Thorton with the Orange Police Department are among the law enforcement officials reconstructing the crash scene of the fatal hit and run accident that killed Ava Lewis and her daughter Lamya Newhouse. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Reconstructing Orange fatalities Staff Report For The Record

On Monday, Nov. 2, at approximately 8:00 pm, the Orange Police Department received a call of an automobile-pedestrian accident in the 2100 block of MacArthur Dr. Ava Lewis, 25, and her six year old daughter, Lamya Newhouse, were attempting to cross MacArthur Dr. on foot, when they were struck by a west bound vehicle. Both subjects were killed in the accident. The vehicle involved fled the scene west bound on MacArthur Dr. It was described by witnesses as a small white car, possibly a four door and resembled a Ford Focus. There is no description of the driver or number of oc-

cupants. Anyone with information on this accident is asked to please call the Orange Police Department at 883-1026.

Ava Lewis, 25, and her six year old daughter, Lamya Newhouse were killed by a hit and run driver in Orange on Monday.

Local songwriter gains notability on the charts For The Record

Mary Palermo, a Country & Western singer-songwriter from Bridge City, has written some songs that have topped several charts for multiple weeks.

She has always enjoyed a good story. Mary Palermo, local singer and songwriter, said she used to “make up stories,” and she especially enjoyed “funny stories,” that she would tell to her children. There was a real evolutionary process to her development as a songwriter, and her success is due, in part, to the people she has met and collaborated with along the way. She also is grateful to God

because she really felt she “had no idea what [she] was doing.” According to Palermo, she would pray and would be lead in a direction. In the time that Palermo has been songwriting, her songs have topped several charts for multiple weeks, including crossover charts. Palermo has seen her songs climb the charts on Soundclick, and “I am so removed. I see myself ranked number one, and you

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are on the chart number one even on a cross-over, and you think, I am not doing so bad for an old grandmother’” she says. There are many avenues for local artists, and Palermo hopes to broaden the presence of the music industry. “This area is so full of music history,” she notes, “song writing, musicians, singers, Southeast

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Texas’ Changing Relationship To Obamacare Editors Note: This story is part of a reporting partnership with NPR, Houston Public Media and Kaiser Health News.

Carrie Feibel Houston Public Media

The online federal insurance marketplace opened for business Sunday. It’s the third year of open enrollment for these subsidized plans, established by the Affordable Care Act. Many Texans still oppose the law, even though the state is home to the most uninsured people in the country. For the moment, Texas Republicans still consider the Affordable Care Act to be political kryptonite. Sen. Ted Cruz continues to criticize it. Attorney General Ken Paxton just filed another lawsuit attacking part of it. Gov. Greg Abbott has said he won’t consider the Medicaid expansion, because he considers Medicaid a dysfunctional entitlement program that should not be allowed to expand. But the story on the local level is different. Harris County is home to Houston, where Judge Ed Emmett, a moderate Republican who is chief executive for the county, has supported it for years. The CEO of the taxpayer-supported Harris Health System,George Masi, says he needs the revenue that Medicaid expansion would bring. He’s had to lay off more than 100 employees and cut back on charity care. “What is even more profound is that money is going to other states that expanded Medicaid, like New York, California, Connecticut,” Masi says. “And so the taxpayer of Texas is being penalized, if you will, for not taking advantage of that option.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell says she’s willing to work with Texas leaders to craft a unique Medicaid plan for the state.

By emphasizing the impact on taxpayers, Masi and others are framing the issue in terms of economics rather than humanitarian concerns. “We call it a paradigm shift,” Masi added. “It’s a different way of thinking.” Government leaders and

lished for free. (details)logo npr Last week, Masi welcomed Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell to Houston, where she toured a Harris Health clinic. Burwell said she’s willing to work with state leaders to craft a unique Medicaid plan for

“What is even more profound is that money is going to other states that expanded Medicaid, like New York, California, Connecticut,” Masi says. “And so the taxpayer of Texas is being penalized, if you will, for not taking advantage of that option.” health advocates from across Houston point out that the costs of caring for the uninsured fall heavily on local institutions. Those patients strain the budgets of hospitals, first responders and even jails. This story is part of a partnership that includes Houston Public Media, NPR and Kaiser Health News. It can be repub-

Texas. She’s done that with other Republican governors. She, too, dangled the economic benefits of accepting more federal money under the law. She pointed to Kentucky, which expanded Medicaid. “In Kentucky alone, which is obviously a much smaller state than the state I’m now visiting, the expectation is we will see

an increase of 40,000 jobs by 2021 and $30 billion into the state’s coffers,” Burwell said. “So that’s something.” In 2013, the Texas Legislature took no action on Medicaid expansion. The same thing happened this year. But more voices are starting to push for change, according to Ken Janda, who runs Community Health Choice, a notfor-profit insurance company in Houston. Janda says the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Hospital Association are both being more vocal on the issue, as is the Texas Association of Business. The federal Medicaid funds would help the state budget and inject revenue into the medical sector of the economy. “Doctors’ offices are able to hire more people,” Janda says. “Pharmacies are able to hire more people. That becomes an economic multiplier.” County budgets would benefit as well, because they support safety-net clinics and public hospitals such as Ben Taub, part of the Harris Health system. “If Texas expanded Medicaid, we would be able to look at reducing local property taxes across the board in all counties, or use those dollars for something besides health care,” says Janda. Janda says the new emphasis on economics could eventually bring the parties together. “There is some interest now by some Republican state senators because of the potential to reduce local property taxes,” he adds. Janda isn’t naming names yet. He also says don’t expect to see any movement on this issue until after the 2016 presidential election. But he says he is “guardedly optimistic” that Re-

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publicans will be willing to discuss a possible Medicaid expansion after that. “The burden is particularly acute in states that have not expanded Medicaid,” says Beth Feldpush, the senior vice president of policy and advocacy for America’s Essential Hospitals. Feldpush says the organization has not surveyed its members to find out how many other public hospitals have tightened eligibility as a way to induce patients to enroll in ACA

plans. But Feldpush says she is sympathetic to the budgetary pressures facing Harris Health. “When you look at the states that haven’t expanded Medicaid, hospitals there are really facing a double whammy,” she says. “They’ve got cuts coming at them that are cooked into the law, and yet they don’t see any increase to revenue from Medicaid expansion because it hasn’t happened.”

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Artist uses reality to paint history Songwriter David Ball

For The Record

Denmark Vesey was born as a slave in 1767 in St. Thomas and died a free man in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a skilled carpenter and he bought his freedom from slavery. He was a free man for more than 20 years. However, he didn’t have enough money to buy the freedom for his wife and children in Charleston. He was an advocate for the Presbyterian Church and a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was an alleged ringleader in a slave rebellion. He was arrested and hanged in Charleston at the age of 55. The conventional portrait of Vesey has him portrayed in a suit and necktie in black and white. Artist Susan Tallant of Bridge City, however, did some tweaking to that painting. She painted half of the portrait in color in his work clothes and a noose around his neck instead of a necktie. Tallant’s painting was recently recognized at a Bridge City ISD Board of Trustees meeting and it has garnered attention statewide. “I was doing this slavery thing for Lamar University (for a class),” she said. “It seemed what happened to him (in the traditional portrait) didn’t matter. It’ about history versus reality. It’s about what history wants us to see versus what actually happened.” It was when citing all the work for the Vesey project that Tallant discovered white Irishmen in the United States were virtually slaves. Something that captured her interest since her family came over on the boat from Ireland. Women also had to prostitute themselves to survive. “In college, we learn the things that actually happened instead of the ‘shiny’ things we

Susan Tallant, an artist from Bridge City, holds her painting of Denmark Vesey.

learned about history in grade school. It’s what society wants you to see and what actually happened. You become kind of disappointed.” Growing up, Tallant’s mother told her she would always become an artist. In fact, her Kindergarten teacher called her mother about Tallant drawing inappropriate pictures. “I loved to draw trees and I made one anatomically correct with the bark. I was fascinated with figure drawing. I love the human body. It’s absolutely amazing,” she said. In addition to drawing and painting, Tallant also creates art using steamroller printing and sculpting. She added she now realizes why art is priced so expensively due to the time and labor put into the effort. Some of her art has a shock value to it such as a 11-foot by 2-foot charcoal drawing inspired by Enya’s “Wild Child” song. She wants patrons to interact with her ceramic sculptures and touch it. She grew up in Houston and has also lived all over Texas. This is the fifth time she has called Bridge City home. Her father grew up in Nederland and moved the family to

County business would be 63 percent of his budget. The funds missing totaled $178,000. He added the state can freeze funding to his department and “cripple” them if they lose it. “Someone else cut it (the juvenile probation budget),” Corder said. Banken told Corder the money was not in his budget. County Judge Brint Carlton said the funds would have to be moved out of the contingency fund. Corder said he still wouldn’t receive an revised budget. Johnson said he would receive the revised budget after the meeting. “We’re not changing the total amount of the general budget,” she said. Banken said this matter should had never happened and he wasn’t sure if the county had a legal budget. He favored scheduling a workshop and resubmitting the budget. Johnson said many last minute corrections to the budget had to be made and she also received last minute information. She told Banken putting the budget together is not as easy as he may think because of adjustments in salaries and in operating expenses. “This line item transfer (for juvenile probation) is no different than any other line item transfer,” Johnson said. “The commissioners court threw in the raises.” Banken said the court never threw in raises and it was done after the weekend of September 25-27. “We did not have a workshop on it,” he said. He then apologized to Corder and told him he trusted some things in the budget he should had done. He added he won’t make that mistake again. Jody Crump, Precinct 4 commissioner, said he agreed with Banken and he doesn’t want the county to get in this situation again. “All of this has been pushed back on me and I didn’t make the mistake,” Corder said.

Bridge City the first time. Tallant also was a resident of the city during Hurricanes Rita and Ike. She also volunteered her time to help rebuild her neighbors’ homes. As with many artists, Tallant put down her art for a period of time. She had one year of art in high school though she was told she was so talented. She started college as a business major with a minor in criminal justice. She took a couple of art classes as electives and started doodling again at this time. “I loved them (her art classes). I enjoy it so much. I fell in love. I changed my major,” she said. “I want to teach art in high school. My focus is fine arts with a concentration in drawing.” Tallant said she wants her students to come away with a grasp of what art has to offer as she has discovered. She plans to obtain a master’s degree in art as well. “I’m a forever major,” she said of her love of lifelong learning. At one time Tallant had six jobs. Now she works full-time at Simoniz Car Wash in Nederland, part-time as a BCISD bus driver.

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He added $178,000 missing from his budget would raise some eyebrows from the state. “We should correct the budget properly,” Banken said. Corder said $9,000 was also cut from his local budget as well and the one-and-a-half percent pay raise needed to be transferred. Crump said he would approved the item if Corder and Treasurer Christy Khoury received a completed breakdown of the budget and a mechanism was in place so this would never happen again. Carlton said toward the end of the meeting related to the fiscal year budget that he voted for it and he is responsible. He added he decided he wanted a truly balanced budget and some tough decisions were made, including some unintentional errors that were corrected. “The total budget is not affected,” he said. “So don’t blame Mary or anyone else for the budget, blame me.” Carlton said the book was available to the commissioners on Monday, September 27 before it was adopted and he did not spring it on anyone 10 minutes before the vote. Banken said at the end of the meeting the matter with the budget should had never happened. Regarding the budget, Banken said it was talked about before in open court, and a third party audited it. He said the court should not “mess with funds” not being balanced. “Nobody really knows what’s going on because everytime we meet we’re transferring a bunch of money,” he said. In other county business, the commissioners were provided information on the status of the Orange County Emergency Services District #4. Justin Lee, a spokesperson for some of the OCESD #4 firefighters and a former member said the commissioners court appoint board members to ESDs.

Lee asked for the immediate termination of board members Spencer Fuss and David Jones for violating standard operating guidelines. He said they also bypassed more qualified firefighters and appointed less experienced ones to positions of leadership. He also accused them of failing to keep a proper appropriation of funds and they would not write any grants to get “free money” for the department. Lee said Fuss donated an older fire engine to the fire department in Devers though it’s still insured and under OCESD #4. Lee’s last charge was the board practiced nepotism by assigning family members to positions. Douglas Manning, assistant county attorney, said charges of nepotism need to be reported to the Texas Rangers Public Corruption Unit. Additionally, Manning said he will research what the commissioners court can do in regard to emergency services districts, if anything, and report his findings at next week’s meeting. Crump told the OCESD #4 members they could call their casualty carrier for the fire engine that was donated and cancel the policy to facilitate that movement. Precinct 2 Commissioner Barry Burton, whose precinct the OCESD #4 Station 1 and 2 lie, said they are one big ESD and not two with one in Mauriceville and the other in McLewis. James Cornell, a firefighter with the OCESD #4 said he filed charges of nepotism against the board in 2010. He likes the board they now have and he believes they follow the laws and rules of the ESD. He told the commissioners there are two sides to the story. Gene Cole, a former fire chief with the OCESD #4, aid Chief David Roberts has pulled the fire department together.

musicians, singers, Southeast Texas is a big part of the industry She suggests looking into Reverb Nation, a Facebook page for artists. You can join as a fan or artist. It is nothing but music. Music can move up at charts. Her transition from poet to songwriter was not as easy as people might think. Palermo is also known as the Enchanted Poet, and her book of poems may be purchased from Amazon www.amazon.com/ dp/1495169804/ref=cm_sw_r_ fa_dp_wy42vb06T4SFG. Her poetry page on Facebook which also contains poetry is https://www.facebook.com/ maryplrm/?fref=ts. When her husband fell ill, she prayed a lot, and she felt moved to write. She was sometimes writing “two poems a day,” she says, and she had never experienced anything like that. Palermo’s initial calling as a poet pulls her to want to fill the paper with emotion. She likes to bring forth laughter and tears. She began feeling moved to make music, and was experienced on the piano. As she took a look at her poems, she began cutting and placing pieces, “and later I figured they were hooks, I would look at them, and take different pieces, and it was like putting a puzzle together,” she notes. She had to learn to write music, and had the good fortune to attend a song writing class with M. Jason Green, songwriter for Clay Walker, in Beaumont. She gained from that experience as well. The first song she ever wrote was “Black Side of the Moon,” a humorous song. It wasn’t long before Nashville noticed. Palermo was doing “in session” type formats through Skype with Producer Ken Rash, and several studio artists. It allowed her to maintain

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Wayne Jacobs, also a C&W singer-songwriter from the UK and Palermo’s friend, became a “sounding board” for her songs.

ownership and control over her songs. Due to the heavy influence of the cross-over movement, Palermo has had to stand strong to maintain a pure country sound in her music, and she “is often teaching in-studio musicians what country is,” she says. “My biggest musical influences are Johnny Cash, George Strait, who is always gracious to songwriters, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton who I have always found humorous, Reba McIntire, there’s too many to list,” notes Palermo. But it was Cajun music waking her up on Sunday mornings that urged her to write music. Perhaps her most influential confidant comes in the form of a friend. “When I first started songwriting, I met a songwriter in the UK. I was actually surprised Country & Western was as popular anywhere else,” she notes, “Wayne Jacobs, award winning UK CountryWestern artist, who writes many songs about Texas, became a sounding board for me,” explains Palermo. She wrote a poem about Texas to help him understand the character of the state, and eventually turned it into a song. Jacobs has been influential in his dedication and commitment to songwriting, but he

also raises money for many causes including the homeless in Nashville, a tribute to 9/11, and he is currently working on Paws of War, a tribute to combat dogs. “I am working with him on his next song which tells the story of a British man traveling to Texas,” and making it his home, she says. Palermo is thankful her husband recovered, and he has been supporting her in her pursuits ever since. It was his encouragement that lead to the production of “When You’re Near Me,” a song that paints a picture of Texas and the Gulf Coast. “Caradeen River” tells the story of a couple who meet in a place to remember their first meeting. And “Cherokee Brother” written in fun for two of her colleagues has also become quite popular. Palermo’s music can be found on her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ mary.palermo.587. It took time, work, and practice, but over time, her writing improved. “Through prayer, I just kept being lead to the next step. I just kept running into the next person in independent artist sector,” she notes. And she is grateful for all of those who have helped her in her success.

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From The Creaux’s Nest ONE STEP FORWARD–TWO STEPS BACK This week’s column will be a little light. Creaux has been under the weather and I’ve been out of pocket. I was running on just two cylinders but Dr. Chris Penning and Kelly have me motoring on four, with promises of getting up to full speed by next week. I’ve watched little politics. I did watch some of the Republican debate on CNBC. It looked like the amature hour. Half of the candidates were complaining about the questions being asked. What they want to do in all debates is be able to use their talking points and not answer questions they haven’t prepared for. Honestly, only two candidates seem to have the qualifications to domestically run the country. That’s Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich, of Ohio. Both have done good jobs as governors of their states. Others are just talking trash that can’t be accomplished. Not a one impresses me as a commander-in-chief. Marco looked like a Cub Scout among Boy Scouts.Carson wants to privatize Social Security and do away with Medicare and Medicaid and replace them with tax credits. Most senior citizens don’t need a tax break, they need health care. Anyway, its a long time before we pick the new president. MSNBC has announcedRachel Madow will moderate a forum for Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 6.*****Well, I best go with what I’ve got. Hop on and come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. OUR CONDOLENCES Our deepest sympathy to the family of Barbara Ackerman Nixon, 81, of Bridge City, who passed away Nov. 1. A visitation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. with funeral service to be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at Broussard’s Funeral Home in Nederland. We had known this fine lady and her late husband Charlie and their family for many years. They always participated and were a part of functions held by the late W.T. and Ann Oliver. Barbara was a beautiful lady who through many trials always had a smile. We will never forget her. Please see obituary. *****We were sorry to learn of the death of Shirley Ann Cone, age 90, who passed away Oct. 27. Service was held last Friday, Oct. 30, at Second Baptist Church, Bridge City. Ten years ago, while evacuated from Hurricane Rita, Ms. Shirley suffered a heart attack that thankfully she eventually recovered from. At the time of the hurricane she, her daughter and son-in-law lost most of their Frame and Art Company. Ms. Cone and husband Eddie and son Eddie, Jr.operated the Village Squire, a clothing store for young people. Shirley was also very talented as an artist and singer. She was a special education teacher. She is survived by her daughterAnita and son-in-law Barry Murchison and their family. Ms. Shirley will be missed by everyone who knew her.*****We also send our condolences to the family of Judy Weber Zampini, 72, who died Oct. 28. She had lived in Port Arthur most of her life but was employed in Bridge City for 29 years as office manager of John Dubose, CPA. She is survived by her two sons Ralph and Brian and their families. A memorial service was held Nov. 1. Judy was a nice, friendly lady that we had known for the past 30 years. May she rest in peace. AMERICAN PHAROAH ENDS CAREER On Oct. 31, 2015, American Pharoah ran his last race with a grand-slam win. He won the $5 million Breeder’s Cup Classic, which attracts the best horses from around the world. For the last year American Pharoah gave us something to cheer for. Horse racing is America’s oldest sport and there is something special about watching a great athlete like American Pharoah. A muscled bay, he swept the Kentucky Derby, The Peskiness and the Belmont to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years and only the 12th in history. Saturday he did what no other horse has done, he not only won the Triple Crown, he won the grand slam of horse racing, the mile and a quarter race in Lexington, Kentucky. In so doing, he showed his greatness and added to his legacy as the greatest race horse ever. It was mind blowing the way he did it. He exploded out of the gate and dared the other seven to catch him. He was hitting the ground with elegance and efficiency. I sat spell bound with a friend Saturday watching this race horse that was back in Kentucky less than 30 miles from where he was born in 2012. Presumably the colt will be transported less than ten miles down the road to begin his career as a stallion at Ashford Stud Farm. He will be cared for, fed well, and some pretty little fillies will be brought to obtain his service. The filly owners will pay a high price for the privilege of owning an off spring from this great sire. Over the last 50 years, I’ve watched all the great races. In this last performance, American Pharoah beat the long shot Effinex by six and a half lengths. He covered the mile and a quarter route in two minutes, 00.7 seconds. In 1973, I watched the great Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to win the Triple Crown.Most of us will never see the likes of American Pharoah again in our lifetime. He well could be the best race horse that ever lived. I’m thankful I lived to watch him in his triumphant last race. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2005 Commissioner’s Court lifted the burn ban, but Judge Thibodeaux warned he would issue an emergency ban if brush fires became a problem. The ban has been on for several months as only an inch of rain fell by Oct. 31. The county is still very dry and is buried under fallen trees, limbs and other debris since Rita ripped through Sept. 24.*****The Lions

Club Carnival starts Nov. 9. The repairs caused from Rita have been taken care of. Officers are Ron Sigler,president; Jay Hall, first VP; Bill Smith, second VP and Debbie Hughes third VP. Hall is carnival chairman.*****The West OrangeStark Mustangs are 24-3A District Champions.After defeating the Bridge City Cardinals 41-34, the Mustangs (9-0, 5-0) will take on Huffman in the bi-district race. The last game of the regular season was against undefeated Bridge City. The game was played Saturday, 2 p.m. and was also West Orange-Stark’s homecoming. Good luck to Coach Hooks and Coach Tarver and their Mustangs and Cardinals in the playoffs.*****Imogene McKinney is battling cancer.*****Sherry Harris, principal of Mauriceville Elementary, said she recorded 39 boxes of supplies sent by students from West Nyack, New York to help student evacuees of Katrina. The supplies arrived just before Hurricane Rita.******Audrey Katheryn Leleaux, daughter of Shawn and Eryn Leleaux,celebrates first birthday on Nov. 3. (Editor’s note: Happy 11th birthday Nov. 3.*****Brenden Berlinger, age 8, of Bridge City, bagged his first deer Oct. 29, with a perfect shot with his 7mm O8.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Jack W. Johnson, 51, of Orange, died Sept. 19. His funeral had been canceled because of Hurricane Rita. A memorial service was held Nov. 6.******This week in 2005, Nancy Lee Amsden, 81, died Oct. 31.*****Dorothy “Dot” Hare, 77, died on All Saints Day, Nov. 1. She was a 1946 Orange High graduate. She retired from the Stark Museum where she was a receptionist.*****Eula T. Hoffpauir, 95, of Orange, died Nov. 2. She donated her remains to the advancement of medical research. Born in Abbeville, Louisiana, she was preceded in death by her brother Crip Trahan and wife Sadie, brother Eli Trahan and wife Mable, sister Beulah Simpson and husband Arthur.*****Dorothy Lucille Harmon, 77, of Orange, died Nov. 1. She was the wife of Sherman Harmon.*****Clora Beatrice Gautier, 79, died Nov. 5. A native of Comanche, Texas she was a life long resident of Orange.*****Vernon Glenn Rachal, 79, of Orange, died Nov. 4 of Leukemia. He was a local 195 Pipefitter and a 50 year member of the Masons..*****Joyce Ann Harley, 45, of Orange, died Nov. 4. She was the wife of William “Bill” Harley and mother of April Shaver. *****Curtis Leon Sadler, 89, of Orange, died Nov. 5. he was a WWII navy veteran. He worked for several car dealerships as an auto body repair man.*****Mary Lorena Mullins, 82, of Orange, died Saturday, Nov. 5. She was born in Choupique, Louisiana.******Bernie Gonzales, 64, of Mauriceville died Sunday, Nov. 6*****Mildred Riley, 68, of Orange, died Nov. 4. She was the daughter of John and Lucille Tarver. She is survived by her husband James, mother and children. 40 Years Ago-1975 The pioneers of country music and the trail blazers of tomorrow went home with awards from the 50th Grand Ole’ Opry celebration. Minnie Pearl was inducted into the Hall of Fame, John Denver won Entertainer of the Year and Waylon Jennings won Male Vocalist of the year. Winnie Texas’ own barber, Huey Meaux, won Producer of the Year with “Before the Next Tear Drop Falls” sung by Freddie Fender. “A Legend in My Time” by Ronnie Milsap won the Best Album.*****Dudley Baker appointed County Commissioner of Precient 1, replacing Casey Peveto.*****Jo Amodeo’s parents, the D.T. Sterns, celebrated 42 years of marriage at Leo and Willies Restaurant with their five children and grandkids. He retired after 29 years at Texaco.*****Bridge City Police Chief Wilson Roberts celebrates a birthday at Steak-N-Ale, given by friends. He wasn’t satisfied so he threw his own party at GERA which was attended by over 300 lawmen and other dignitaries.*****Tracy Addison is going a long way from home. He received orders for an 18-month tour on the island of Krete, Greece.*****On Nov. 13, Debbie McCardle will become Mrs. David Fusilier. Deb is employed by the Opportunity Valley News. She started as a D.E. student under Bridge City instructor Rusty Wilson. Today, she is a top hand at the OVN and makes 90 percent of all the ads, sets type and operates the new headliner machine. She and David are both Bridge City folks. (Editor’s note. Debbie and David raised three children David, Jr., Derek and Crystal, have grandkids and are still in love.) 65 Years Ago-1950 Jane Jackson, ninth grade student at Carr Junior High was crowned homecoming queen. She was presented flowers by Hurricane team captain Jerry Peveto. Princesses were Janet Whitmire, Joann Alford and Dorothy Marsh. Team co-captain Lance Honeycutt presented flowers to those girls. 80 Years Ago-1935 Members of the sheriffs department were engaged in summoning state witnesses for the trial, to take place in Houston, of the Rev. Edgar Eskridge for the murder of chief of police Ed J. O’Reilly.***** Students of Curtis School who made the honor roll the first six weeks were: Betty Sue Coleman, Leo Burke, Betty Ann Carpenter, Juanita Honeycutt, Dennis Vercher, Maxine Davis, Manuel Fantis, Junior Norris, James Rodgers, Earl Verette, Ruby Henry, Juanita Riser and Juanita Wilson. A GLANCE BACK TO YESTERYEAR 90 Years Ago-1925 Chief of Police G.V. Denman was furnished a Dodge roadster by the City of Orange. The new car dealt misery to speeders. Some were caught speeding 35 to 40 miles an hour down the main thoroughfares. The judge threw the book at them for running wide open.*****The motor tug Jack Dempsey, of the Sabine Ferry, was destroyed by fire and sunk to the bottom of the ferry channel. A FEW HAPPENINGS A benefit for Shane Ponder will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, at Well of Hope Church in Bridge City, (behind Dairy Queen) starting at 10 a.m. Ponder was recently diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndome, which is an auto-immune disease that can cause rapid onset paralysis. There will be a link sale, bake sale and a silent auction. All proceeds will benefit the family with treatment and living expenses as Ponder will be out of work for several months due to physical therapy.*****The biggest disappointment in college football is the Texas Longhorns. I don’t look for any improvements in the near future.*****The Dallas Cowboys are hanging in close enough to make the game interesting but never again will be the quality of “America’s Team”of the past.*****Saints quarterback Drew Brees is the super hero of the week throwing seven TD’s and guiding the Saints to a 52-49 win over Eli Manning and the Giants.*****It’s hard to believe high school regular football season is coming to an end. West Orange-Stark Mustangs, ranked number 8 in the state 4-A district, could go all the way. It takes more than talent, it takes some good fortune, like key players staying injury free.*****Bridge City and Orangefield have had better seasons then most people expected. Hopefully they can go at least two or three deep in the playoffs.*****Last week I predicted the Royals would beat the

Mets in seven games. They won the World Series in only five games. Very impressive for the Kansas City Royals.*****Monday evening, 25-year-old Ava Lewis and her 6-year-old daughter,Lamya Newhouse, were killed in a hit and run accident in the 2100 block of MacArthur Dr. Police are still investigating the accident. The suspected vehicle may be a late model white Ford Focus with damage to the front end. Anyone with information on this accident is asked to call the Orange Police Department at 409-883-1026.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next week. On Nov. 4, Kim Moore, Gail Hass, Pam Guyote, Louise Fuselier all celebrate. Celebrities celebrating on this day football player Dez Bryant, 27, actor Matthew McConaughay, 46 and former First Lady Laura Bush, 69.*****On Nov. 5,Sharon Dunn Primeaux and Pat Stanton celebrate. Also on this day Mary and Don Stantoncelebrate their anniversary. They are joined by reality star Kris Jenner, 60 and actress Tatum O’Neal.*****On Nov, 6, CPA John Dubose is a year older as is Johnny Montagne, Jackie Litton, Robin Schaffer, Faye Harrington and Greg Broussard. They join celebrities basketball player Lamar Odom, 36 and the ’Flying Nun’ Sally Fields.*****Nov. 7 finds our friend, Pearl Harbor survivor, Cedric Stout, 94, celebrating. Mr. Stout was on the Utah which was sunk. Our buddy, former longtime law man Wilson Roberts celebrates also and he andV.J. celebrate their 27th anniversary. They are joined by folk singer Joni Mitchell, 72, religious leader Billy Graham, 97 and actor Christopher Knight, 58.*****On Nov. 8, Debra Burch, Dee Moran, Aaron Hommel, Keith Longlois and Dixie Brint celebrate as does celebrity chefGordon Ramsay, 49 and singer Bonnie Raitt, 66.*****Nov. 9 finds Susan Verillon, L.C. Boudreaux, Keith Royal and Donna Bradley celebrating. They join celebrities singer Nick Lachey, 42 and Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno, 63.*****On Nov. 10, Steve Carlton notches another year, also JoAnn Alford, Judy Hunt, Trey Todora, Jeff Bland and Lora Hawks. They join country singer Miranda Lambert, 32 and actor Tracy Morgan, 47. Also Mayor Kirk Roccaforte and his lovely wife Shirley celebrate 37 years of wedded bliss on this date.*****Belated happy 80th birthday to a lovely lady, our friend Donna Peterson, Sr., who celebrated on Oct. 30. Best wishes for many more healthy years. By the way, we haven’t seenDonna Jr.’s new son Victor yet but the girls at the Bridge City Branch Bank say he’s a beautiful baby. If he takes after mom and grandmother he can’t miss.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at PK’s Grill this week. Texas Monthly gave PK’s a great review and named them the “Hometown Best” in the Golden Triangle area. Next week the Bunch will dine at Robert’s. Everyone welcome.*****Auditions are scheduled for the remainder of Season 58 at Orange Community Players, Inc., ending Nov. 9, with the casting of “Into the Woods.” Actors, singers and dancers of all ages are invited to try out for parts for any or all of the upcoming productions.***** Orange County Christian Writers Guild will meet on the second Tuesday of the month instead of the first in November at Brown’s Hearing Center.December’s meeting will be held on the first Tuesday as usual. BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Loretta Meadows, Marilyn Prewitt, Pam Guyote, Gail Hass, Kathy Arceneaux, Kim Moore,Louise Fuselier, Myrtice Moore, Ruth Walker, Camden Walton, Sharon Dunn, Chris Rogers, Gina Beaulieu, John Dubose, Kember Ess, Margaret Thibodeaux, Robert Rubel,Viola Thibodeaux, Carrie Larson, Derek Grooms, Faye Harrington, Kathy Johnson, Kay Wingate, Johnny Mantagne, Robin Schaffer, Jackie Litton, Greg Broussard, Claris Collins, James Bergeron, Barbara Lopez, Bob Johnston, Cheryl Swenson, Chuckie Ganze, Dee Moran, Bryana Hernandez, Debra Burch, Keith Longlois, Aaron Hommel,Dixie Brint, Jim Reid, Madalyn Carpenter, Sue Barnes, Eric Meadows, Linda Faulk,Pauline Chatelain, Keith Royal, Susan Veillon, Cecil Welborn, Charlotte Wooten, Donna Bradley, L.C. Boudreaux, Rana Miller, Steve Carlton, Troy Crochet, Della Buxton, Jean Levingston, Jeff Bland, Judy Hunt, Joann Alford, Patricia Kemp, Karen Clopp, Trey Todora, George Roberts and Lora Hanks. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Joe Primeaux, at age 89, is in good physical shape him. He does all his chores and plants a big garden. His one problem, like so many elderly, is dat his memory has gone bad. He forgets wat he planted and has to wait for the crop to come up to find out. Last week, he was driving down Highway 14, between Abbeville and Kaplan wen da highway patrolman chase him down and pull him over. He axed for his drivers license. “Mr. Primeaux,” he says, “you were speeding, wats you hurry?” Old man Primeaux answer, “Well, Mr. officer, it’s like dis, if I don’t hurry and get dare, I’ll forget me, where I’m going.” (Editor’s note: Officer Romero said dat was a new excuse for speeding. He believed he had heard dem all. He gave Primeaux a warning ticket.) C’EST TOUT Walgreen’s will buy drug store chain Rite Aid for a $17.2 billion deal that will put the nation down into two massive competitors. The deal will combine the second and third largest drug store operations and intensify the already fierce competition between Walgreen’s and CVS which has 58 percent market share in the drug store business. Walgreen’s controls 31 percent.Pharmacies are fending off competition from mail order prescription discounters. I don’t know why that merger is important to us except to show that the mom and pop is not far in our future. The other thing is I’m surprised that Wal-Mart holds such a small share of the drug business.*****It’s been that kind of week. Besides everything else, our buddy David Ball is leaving us to join the Port Arthur News. It’s an advancement for him and we’re glad for him, however we will miss him. He’s a good reporter that does good work.*****Well, I’ve got to get out of here.Thanks for your time. Patronize our family of advertisers and tell them we sent you. Check us out on the web 24/7 at therecordlive.com. Take care and God bless.

The Record • Week of Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Orange County Happenings American Legion announces fund raiser, pool league

American Legion Post 49, 108 green Ave., will hold a fish fry plate lunch fund raiser from 11 am-2 pm, Thursday, Nov. 5. Diners are $8 and consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Call 8861241 after noon, Wednesday, Nov. 4 and before 9 am, Thursday, Nov. 5 for orders and deliveries. The post is also looking for people who like to shoot pool. A pool tournament will be starting on Oct. 30. The games begin at 7 pm and is open to anyone who enjoys shooting pool. Wednesday nights will be ladies night. For more information, call 886-1241.

VFW hosts Zydecane

The VFW, located at 5303 N. 16th St., will host a dance featuring Cadillacs, Nov. 5, 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.

SE Texas Veterans to host Veteran’s Day program

Sunday, November 8, from 2-4 pm, Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group will host an “Honor and Remembrance” Veteran’s Day Program at VFW Post 2775, N. Highway 87 (5303 16th Street). Post Commander Charles Sterling will welcome the public, followed by the opening prayer and The Pledge of Allegiance. A presentation of branch flags will take place to the music of Branch Medleys played by Orange Community Band, followed by a POW-MIA Ceremony by the Post. The History of the VFW and Auxiliaries will be followed by a guest speaker from U. S. Congressman Brian Babin’s Office, recognition of all veterans and presentation of awards. The Final Salute to Veterans will be followed by taps, a closing prayer, retrieval of Colors by Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group. Ending the program will be Orange Community Band playing “God Bless America” and closing comments by Commander Sterling. Refreshments will be furnished by the VFW Auxiliary.

Jefferson County Singles to hold dance

The Jefferson County Singles Club, 7725 Green Ave., Nederland will host a dance featuring BB & Company, Nov. 7, 7-11 pm and Linda Kaye & Kool Kats, Sunday, Nov. 8, from 5-9 pm. Tickets are $8 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.

OCRTA to meet

The next meeting of the Orange County Retired Teachers Association will be held on Monday, Nov. 09, at 10:30 am, at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street, Orange. Guest speakers will be Lanie Brown, with Congressman Brian Babin’s office, to update us on bills before Congress which may impact our retirement and Jo Harris, with the Little Angels’ Rodeo, giving information about the newly developed community garden. This garden was created to give school children an opportunity to study science through agriculture. The fruits and vegetables which are produced are donated to Orange Christian Services for needy families to added healthful foods to their diets.There will be no lunch served at this meeting, but we will prepare for our Christmas lunch in December. Membership directories will be available for all members.

Christian Writers Guild to meet

The Christian Writer’s Guild will meet Nov. 10, at The Brown hearing Center, 105 Camellia, behind Dairy Queen in Orange. The group will be reading excerpts from their work. Please bring a 5 to 10 minute section of your writings to read in order to receive constructive critique. The meeting start at 6:00 pm and end promptly at 7:00 pm. Park in the back of the side parking lot and go in the last door and up the stairs. If you have any questions, please call Karen Y. Stevens at 988-2588 or email karen.stevens@coldwellbanker.com.

BC honors choir will honor veterans

The students of Bridge City Intermediate’s 5th grade Honor Choir will be presenting a salute to veterans in their annual Veterans Day Program. The program will include special guests such as the Southeast Texas Veterans Groups, members of the Cub Scouts of America and the Sons of Confederate Veterans as well as others. The program will be Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9:00 AM. The program will be held in the school’s gymnasium. A reception for all area veterans sponsored by the BCISD PTA will be held in the school library immediately after the program. All area veterans are invited. The BCI Honor Choir is under the direction of Mr. Arthur Ferris and Mrs. Hillary Howerton. BCI Principal is Dr. Tara Fountain. For more information call 7928872.

St. Mary Catholic School host Salute to Veterans

St. Mary Catholic School is issuing an invitation for all veterans, active duty military, family and friends to a Salute to Veterans, Nov. 11, at 10 am, presented by St. Mary Catholic School. Guest speaker will be Judge Pat Clark.

Area Wide Community Events Schedules

Good Shepherd to host pecan fundraiser

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City has started their annual Durham-Ellis nut and products fundraiser. This fundraiser supports their music program, which provides scholarships to music major students at our colleges and universities. This year they are selling pecan halves 1 lb. bag for $8.75, pecan pieces 1 lb. bag for $8.25, walnut halves and pieces 1 lb. bag for $8.25, roasted cashews 1 lb. bag for $ 6.75, raw almonds 1 lb. bag for $6.50, trash mix 1 lb. bag for $ 3.50, hot and spicy peanuts 1 lb. bag for $ 2.50, peanut brittle 7 oz. bag for $ 3.50 and frosted praline pecan 12 oz. bag for $8.75 . You can place your order by calling one of the following ladies: Tana @ 735-2044, Grace @ 617-9531, Pat @ 626-2585, or Kathy @ 988-5292.

BCISD substitute/aide/nurse/secretary inservice Individuals who are interested in working as a substitute teacher/ aide/nurse/secretary must submit an online application from Oct. 19 through Dec. 11. No applications will be accepted after Dec. 11, no exceptions. A mandatory substitute inservice will be held at the Bridge City ISD Administration Building, 1031, W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 9:00 -11:30 a.m. Please be sure to print the appropriate substitute forms packet and bring completed to the inservice. Forms may be printed by going to the following link: http://www.bridgecityisd.net/District/Department/4-Human-Resources?ts=201510190953. The School website is www. bridgecityisd.net for more job postings and information.

BCLL offers discount sign-up rates

Get your early bird discount of $10 off each child by going online to www.bcll.org to register today. Boys and girls ages 4-16 may play in baseball, softball, and challenge leagues. The early bird discount is being offered thru Dec. 31. From Jan 1-17, registration fees will increase to $100 first child, $50 second and third child, with the fourth child being free. After Jan. 17, a $20 late fee will apply. Tryouts begin in late January and opening weekend will be March 4-5, 2016. Coaches registrations are also being accepted at this time.

GOACC accepting nominations

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Citizen of the Year, Non Profit Community Service Award and Business Community Service Award. All nominations are due back to the Chamber by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. Awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 1.

Ezra Charles to headline Boogie Woogie Train Gala

The Friends of the Orange Depot will hold the Boogie Woogie train Gala, Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6:30-10:00 pm, at the Orange County Expo and Event Center. Featured entertainment will be Ezra Charles, who is retired from touring with his band and is now a one man show. Tickets to the show are available for a $30 donation to the Lookin’ Good Salon, 3711 N. 16th St., Orange, or from other F.O.O.D. counters. Heavy appetizers will be available from Old Orange Cafe, and wine and beer. There will also be a silent and live auctions. Proceeds from the gala will go toward the goal of renovating the Southern Pacific Depot on Green Ave., which will be transformed into a museum.

CCS hosts Holiday Extravaganza

Community Christian School, 3400 MLK Dr Orange, will host its Holiday Extravaganza, Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 am- 3pm. There will be food, a silent auction, pet pageant, games and so much more.

Second Annual Special Angels Rodeo scheduled

The second annual Special Angels Rodeo is scheduled for 10 am, Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Orange County Sheriff’s Posse Arena. There will be adaptive rodeo events, including barrel racing, bull riding, saddle bronc riding and roping. Additional carnival games have been added to this year’s event as well as a petting zoo with certified safe animals. This will be a safe and secure environment with law enforcement, fire and medical personnel on site. The event is free to spectators. Volunteer and sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, visit the OCSP Special Angels Rodeo on Facebook, or email specialangelsrodeo@yahoo.com. Those with questions can also contact Lue at 670-2206, Jo at 670-6358, or Kevin at 651-9948.

AgriLife to offer table manners, etiquette class

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County is holding a two-part series called Table Manners and Etiquette for Youth, on Nov. 16 and 19, from 6:00-8:00 pm, at the Orange County Extension Office on FM 1442 in Orange. The classes will be presented by Marilyn Dartez. Students will have a four-course meal to practice what they learn. Fee is $10 per person and is limited to only 20 participants. Please RSVP by Nov. 9, at 882-7010.

TPWD to hold Hunter Education class

Texas Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education Safety class will be held Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 16-17 from 6:30-9:30 pm in Orangefield. Must attend both sessions. Certification is required if you are at least 17 years old and were born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 to hunt in Texas. You can be certified at 9 years old. Call Danny Odom at 409883-8118 to register, or for information. This class is not just for hunters - anyone with firearms can benefit from this class.

AgriLife Extendion to hold meat canning class

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office will be offering a meat canning class from 6-8 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the extension office, 11475 FM 1442, Orange. Cost is $20 per person (cash or check). The class is limited to 15, so early reservations are strongly encouraged. Those in attendance will learn to can meat, poultry and game and will take home a jar or two of the meat canned.

Master Gardeners to hold monthly meeting

The November meeting of the Orange County Master Gardeners will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Orange County EXPO Center with a pot-luck supper at 6:00 PM and the meeting at 6:30 PM. This is a change from the normal meeting date of the second Thursday of the month. This month we will be voting on new officers for 2016 and several items to be purchased along with discussion of the December Christmas banquet. It is important all members be present at this meeting. The public is invited to attend any of our meetings. For more information, contact Sheri Bethard at sheribethard@yahoo. com.

Kiwanis set date for Christmas Parade

The 67th Annual Orange Christmas Parade will run on Friday, Dec. 4, at 6:00 p.m. This year’s parade theme is “The Magical Music of Christmas.” Categories for entry are: commercial, non-profit and schools. Awards will be presented in each of these three areas and additional awards will be given for the Grand Marshall’s Choice and Judges’ Choice. For more updates on the Christmas parade, please visit the Kiwanis Club of Orange, TX’s Facebook page.

LCM to host Beary Merry Christmas Market

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Education Foundation, Inc. will host its third annual Beary Merry Christmas Market on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 am-3 pm, at Little Cypress Elementary, 5723 Meeks Drive. The event will kick off with a new and improved breakfast with Santa from 9-10 a.m. There will also be vendors from across southeast Texas, performances by student groups, a silent auction, vendor auction, a sweet shop, arts and crafts vendors, pictures with Santa and much more. Vendor spaces are available and can be secured by going to the LCM website, clicking on the “Community” tab and selecting Education Foundation, or by contacting Robin Milstead at milsteadrob@ aol.com or 651-2187, Rossie Hughes, 313-7461, rossiedee@yahoo.com or Robin Milstead at milsteadrob@aol.com or 651-2187. A 10x10 booth area is $50. Table rental in the hallway area is $30. All proceeds go to the Foundation’s Grants-to-Educators program.

BC Christmas parade scheduled for Dec. 5

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will host their seventh annual Christmas Light Parade, Saturday, Dec. 5, at 6:00 pm. Following the parade, there will be a seasonal themed movie on the lawn behind BC Bank. The event is free and the community is invited to attend. For more information, contact the BC chamber at 735-5671.

Vidor Chamber schedules Christmas cruise

The annual Vidor Classic Christmas Cruise is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12, from 2-8 pm at Capital One Bank. There will be live entertainment from Na Na Sha from 5 pm-until. Official lighting of the Christmas tree by Miss Vidor will be at 6:30 pm. Food and craft vendors will be on hand and Christmas carols will be performed by Vidor ISD choirs. Classic car entry fee is a can of food, a new toy or a donation. The event is free. For more information, call the Vidor Chamber of Commerce at 769-6339.

Seventh annual Scarecrow Festival ENDS 11/7

The 2015 festival will run through Nov. 7 at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. The winners will be awarded a special prize on Nov. 7, at Autumn Fair. Scarecrow Festival 2015 is fun for children of all ages. For more information visit www.shangrilagardens.org. Win FREE Tickets to the 2015 Texas Renaissance Festival, just go to www.therecordlive.com and register and look for the special word of the week. “KNIGHT” Then email your results to news @therecordlive.com. 3 pairs of tickets up for grabs!

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Deaths and Memorials

Barbara Nixon Bridge City

Murphy Burch Sr. Orange

Barbara Ann Ackerman Nixon, 81, of Bridge City, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 1, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Henr yetta , Ok, to Gladys Burr Ackerman and James Hamilton Ackerman. Barbara graduated from omas Jefferson High School, class of 1953. She was a career loan officer for more than 35 years, where she made many friends and helped several people. She started her banking career at Merchants National Bank in Port Arthur and medically retired in 1990 from First Interstate Bank. e smile on her face was always there when her grandchildren were around and she never forgot a face. She loved her family and always remembered birthdays and special occasions. Survivors include her daughters, Laura Nixon Childress and her husband, Glyndon and Lisa Nixon New and her husband, Pat, all of Bridge City; sisters, June Ackerman Gregory of Bridge City and Carol Ackerman St. John of Mauriceville; brother, James T. Ackerman and his wife, Julie, of Leander; grandchildren, Lenzi Belcher and spouse, Lamar Belcher; Jordan New and fiancé, Andrew Watts; Logan New; Kailey Childress and Landen New; great-grandchildren, Trevor Kimbell, Addison Watts, and Wyatt Belcher; numerous nieces and nephews and special friends, Vicky Gordon, Vanessa Perry and Steven Kimbell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 53 years, Charles R Nixon and sister, Patricia Ackerman Lyon. A gathering of Mrs. Nixon’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., ursday, Nov. 5, at Broussard’s, Nederland, with interment at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County, Nederland.

Murphy Burch Sr., 77, of Orange passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, at his residence. Murphy was born Jan. 11, 1938 in Johnson Bayou, La, to Marie “Panjet” (Trahan) and Paul Alexander Burch. He was a lifelong resident of Orange and had lived briefly in Port Arthur as a child. He was a member of West Orange Church of Christ and was a collector of knives and coins. Murphy worked at Levingston Shipyard for many years as a warehouse superintendent and purchasing manager. He enjoyed visiting with his sales customers. Murphy enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing and spending time with his sons and grandsons. Murphy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend who will be missed dearly. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Inez Spell, Gertie Frazier and his children’s mother, Gracie Arlene Burch. Murphy is survived by his wife of seven years, eda Block Burch of Orange; sons, Murphy Burch Jr. and wife, Amy of Orange, Steven Craig Burch and wife, Debra of Granbury and Michael Lynn Burch and wife, Sabrina of Goldthwaite; stepdaughter, Deanna Block of Orange; step sons, Creston Block of Santa Fe, Mark Block and wife, Rhonda of Orange; sister, Stella Meaux of Orange; brothers, Mark Burch and wife, Priscilla of Hempstead and Paul A. Burch Jr. and wife, June of Livingston. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Christopher A Burch and wife, Jennifer, Christina Vanover and husband, Aaron, David Burch and wife, Jo Anna, Lee Ann Burch, Steven Craig Burch II and wife, Shonna and Brian A. Burch and wife, Sara; step grandchildren, Hope Caree Bromley, Faith Marie Bromley, Leesa Block, Lyndsey Block, Kayla Brown and Britney Sanford; nine great grandchildren, four step great grandchildren, with one on the way and a large extended family. A visitation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm, at Dorman Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held ursday, Nov. 5, at 1:00 pm at the funeral home, with Jerrel Kay officiating. Burial will follow at Ida Wilson Cemetery in Echo Community. Honoring Murphy as pallbearers will be Chris Burch, Steven Craig Burch II, Brain Adam Burch, David Burch, Aaron Vanover and Paul Hennigan. Honorary pallbearers will be Murphy Burch Jr., Steven Craig Burch and Michael Lynn Burch. e family would like to express a special thank you to Heart To Heart Hospice, especially Dana Green, for the love and care given to Murphy.

Emma Knott Our little angel, baby Emma Jo Knott, was called to be with the Lord on Oct. 31, in Beaumont. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Restlawn Cemetery in Vidor. Oﬃciating will be Mr. John Bickham. Emma is survived by her parents, Cory and Loretta Knott; maternal grandparents, Tammy Davis and Robby Baker; paternal grandparents, Ronnie Knott and Jeana LaGrange; great-grandmother, Leanette Stark; aunts, Nichole Harvey and husband, Robert and Josie Baker; numerous cousins, great-aunts, uncles and many friends and family who all loved her.

Kay Collier Orange Kay Collier, 64, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Friday, Oct. 29, at her home. A memorial service will be at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Trinity Baptist Church. Oﬃc i ating will be Pastor Gary Price. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 5:00 p.m. Born in Orange, Oct. 26, 1951, she was the daughter of Marshall T. Koonce and Margie (Benson) Koonce. Kay was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the choir. She enjoyed car racing, spending time on the water canoeing with her family, and staining glass. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by sons, Kurt Collier and Casey Collier; grandchildren, Camryn Collier, Kaylee Collier, Dillan Deroche and Emma Gonzalez and sister, Judy McNamara.

Garnet Adams Bridge City Garnet Adams, 85, of Bridge City, and formerly of Newell, Ia, passed from this life to her eternal home Friday, Oct. 30, at her daughter’s home in Bridge City. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 2,, in the chapel of Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Oﬃciating was Bud Davis with music being led by Michael Rodriguez. Interment will be in Storm Lake, Ia. Born in Emmetsburg, Ia, Jan. 28, 1930, Garnet was one of 12 children born to William Howard King and Lillian Victoria (ornton) King. She married Frank Adams Dec. 13, 1947 and they lived most of their married life in the Storm Lake and Newell area. Garnet worked at Buena Vista County hospital in Storm Lake for 25 years. She worked in the newborn nursery and was able to admit three of her grandchildren to the nursery. She later worked

in the physical therapy department. She retired in 1992 to spend her retirement with the love of her life, Frank, who passed away Nov. 9, 2000. Following Frank’s death, she married Ron Craig in Storm Lake Oct. 1, 2004. Ron passed away Aug. 22. Garnet was a very active member of the First Baptist Church in Storm Lake for 60 years and held every oﬃce in the church. She had many friends there and loved her church family. Her faith was very important to her and she had a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ that she also instilled in her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and both of her husbands; great grandson, Ashton LeBert; brothers, Howard King, Cecil King and Kenneth King and sisters, Iotha Baker, Rosetta Myer, Irene Munden, Kathleen Boitnott, Donna Studer and Virginia Fokken. Garnet is survived by her children, Vicki Lynn Anderson and her spouse, Yvonne Callaghan of Mountain Lake, Mn, Tracy Jim Adams and his wife, Becky of Dundas, Mn, Michael Lyn Adams and his wife, Ronda and Sandra Lee Strandberg and her husband, Rich, all of Bridge City; brother, James King and his wife, Sharon and sister, Dixie Vesey and her husband, Everett. She is also survived by her loving grandchildren who were honored to serve as pallbearers, Jacob Anderson, Justin Anderson, Joshua Adams, Kirsten Trautman, Ryan Gustafson, Emily Menard, Brooke LeBert, Casey Adams and Adam Strandberg and 11 great grandchildren.

Judith Zampini Groves Judith “Judy” Zampini, 72, of Groves, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi. Judy was born Sept. 6, 1943 to Ida Spreafico Weber and Luke Weber in Port Arthur. She lived in the Port Arthur area for most of her life. Judy graduated from Bishop Byrne High School. She operated Zampini Bookkeeping for five years before selling the business and going to work as the office manager for 29 years with John Dubois, CPA in Bridge City. Judy was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Port Arthur. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister; Sis Latiolais; brother, Luke “Bobby” Weber and her husband, Ralph L. Zampini, Sr. She is survived by her two sons, Ralph Zampini, Jr. and his wife, Tammy of Groves and Brian Keith Zampini and his wife, Stephanie of Corpus Christi; six grandchildren, Jesse Gill, Brittany Blackmon, Alisha Kinney, Amanda Fraser, Ricky Fraser and Brian Fraser; 16 great grandchildren that include Jarid Gill and the remaining 15 from Georgia; sister, Martha Mitchell of Port Arthur and her brother, Earl Weber of Lafayette, La, along with several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at 2:00 PM Sunday, Nov. 1, at First Assembly of God Church in Port Arthur, with Pastor Jay Smith, officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements for cremation are entrusted to Clayton ompson Funeral Directors in Groves.

Sidney LeBlanc Orange Sidney Joseph LeBlanc, 67, of Orange, passed away Oct. 27, in Beaumont. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was the son of the late Columbus LeBlanc and Ola Trahan LeBlanc. He is survived by his wife, Dolores Jane Richard LeBlanc; sons, Joey Richard, Sr. and wife, Angela of Mauriceville, Micheal LeBlanc and wife, Kristen of LaGrange and daughter, Kimberly Richard and her signiﬁcant other, Liz Whaley of Mauriceville; sister, Shirley Ausherman of Orange, along with six grandchildren, Joey, Jr., Austyn , Kadie, Jacob,

Amberly and Jamie and seven great grandchildren, Ayden, Mattie, Carter, Braylee, Haylee, Hunter and Gracie. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Betty Milligan and brother, Wilson LeBlanc. A Funeral Mass was held ursday, Oct. 29, at St Maurice Catholic Church, Mauriceville, with Father Delphyn J Meeks ofﬁciating. Interment follwed at e Cemetery in Mauriceville. Pallbearers were Joey Richard, Jr., Kim Richard, Jacob Richard, Austyn Lawrence, Liz Whaley, Emmett Wagner, Dylin Walles and Eric Agerton. Arrangements are being handled by Riley Smith Funeral Home, Dequincy, Louisiana.

Shirley Cone Bridge City Shirley Ann Cone, of Bridge City, passed away Oct. 27, in Beaumont. Funeral services, under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home were held Friday, Oct. 30, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Interment was to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. S h i r l e y, born in Denton, Aug. 12, 1925, was a lifelong resident of Bridge City. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She also excelled as a small business owner (Town & Country, Village Squire, and e Frame & Art Company) and for 19 years as a special education teacher for the Bridge City ISD. Shirley lived her formative years in Kirbyville, where she graduated from high school as Valedictorian. After raising her family she attended Lamar University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Deaf Education. Shirley was a gifted vocalist and artist. She was an active member of her church and was often called on to sing at weddings and other oﬃcial events. As an artist she was skilled in china painting and quilting. Her greatest achievement was using her artistic talents to teach children who often struggled to learn. Above all else Shirley lived her life as a champion for the less fortunate-especially children. Shirley was preceded in death by her mother, Alpha Musgrave Jacobs, of Umpire, Arkansas; husband, omas Edwin Cone and son, omas Edwin Cone, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Anita Murchison and husband Barry; grandchildren, Kim Long and husband Philip, Jill Kizer and husband Aaron, Michael Brown, Sherry Flusche, Chris Nilsson and wife Monique, Jay Murchison and wife Lindsay and Wesley Murchison; along with 11 great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers were Michael Brown, Chris Nilsson, Jay Murchison, Philip Long, Aaron Kizer and Johnny Lane. Honorary pallbearers were Wesley Murchison, John Nickum, David Stamps and Richard Lee. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial contributions may be made to Second Baptist Church in Bridge City at 340 Bland Dr., Bridge City, TX 77611 or to Compassion International at 12290 Voyager Parkway, Colorado Springs, Co 80997.

Rev. Jack Holt Orange Rev. Jack Davis Holt, Jr., age 87, a resident of Orange, passed away Oct. 27. He served as a minister for 68 years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was the son of the late Jack Davis Holt, Sr. and the late elma Pauline Strickland Holt. He is survived by his three daughters, Marilyn Ann Price and husband, Carl of Lodi, Ca, Nancy Kathleen Decker and husband Ed of Mt. Juliet, Tn. and Mary Frances Sperry and husband, Mark of Orange; 10 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by

his parents and his wife, Bertie O. Holt. A graveside service was held Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Orange.

Wanda Watkins Orange Wanda L. Watkins, 99, of Orange, passed away Oct. 29, in Or-

ange. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm, Sunday, Nov. 1, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Oﬃciating will be Brother David Abshire. Born in Kingman, Ks, March 27, 1916, Wanda Watkins was the daughter of omas Dyche and Mabel (Hall) Dyche. Wanda was a stay home mother who took care of her loving family.

Memorial Bernie Gonzales 1941-2005 Ten years ago it broke our hearts to lose you. You did not go alone, for part of us went with you, the day God called you home Your loving family Paid Announcement

Big Thicket National Preserve and the Big Thicket Association Science Café program series continues in November with a presentation from Rice University researcher Dr. Scott Solomon on Thursday, November 19th at 6 pm at the Logon Café, Beaumont. The presentation focuses on ants of Southeast Texas.

Science Café: Ants of Big Thicket Preserve Big icket National Preserve and the Big icket Association Science Café program series continues in November with a presentation from Rice University researcher Dr. Scott Solomon on ursday, November 19th at 6 pm at the Logon Café, Beaumont. Dr. Solomon’s presentation will focus on his research on ants in southeast Texas, including Big icket National Preserve. Ants are among the most diverse and important members of ecological communities, from tropical rainforests to deserts and even urban environments. Recent research on ants and the species they interact with provides new insight into the complexity of their societies, their deep evolutionary histories, and the critical roles they play in their environments. Non-native ant species can have particularly large impacts on native species and on people, including red imported ﬁre ants and tawny crazy ants in southeast Texas. Dr. Scott Solomon teaches ecology and evolutionary biology as a Professor in Practice in BioSciences at Rice University. He received a doctorate in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin where he examined the evolutionary basis of biological diversity in the Amazon Basin. Prior to joining the faculty at Rice he did postdoctoral research with the Smithsonian Institution’s Department of Entomology, based in São Paulo,

Brazil and Washington, DC. His current research includes an investigation of the spread and impact of non-native ant species in the Big icket region of southeast Texas. As part of the All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) effort to identify and learn about all living organisms in the Big Thicket area, Dr. Solomon’s research lends new insight into ant ecology throughout this region. Information gathered from these studies will help the National Park Service and other land management agencies make informed decisions about the lands and waters where we live, work, and recreate in, while helping to protect these areas for future generations. To learn more about this on-going All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, visit http://www.thicketofdiversity.org . e Science Café is free and open to the public. is program will be held at Logon Café, 3805 Calder St, in Beaumont at 6 pm on ursday, November 19th. For more information, contact Park Ranger Mary Kay Manning at 409-951-6720. For general information about Big icket National Preserve, visit www.nps.gov/bith or call the preserve visitor center at 409-951-6700. Visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ BigicketNPS, Twitter w w w.twitter.com/ BigicketNPS, and Instagram www.instagram.com/BigicketNPS.

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St. Mary fourth graders show off the masterpieces they created from lessons with Orange Service League representatives. St. Mary Catholic School fourth graders had an art lesson given by the Orange Service League representatives. Students heard a lesson on Georgia O’Keeffe who is a famous artist by the service league. Following the lesson, students created their own art work based on the lesson taught.

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Eggs Gifford The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Neches Federal Credit Union’s new Bridge City Branch. The new 3,380 square-foot building, located at 410 Texas Ave., features the latest financial products and services available along with safe deposit boxes, three-lane drive thru, and ATM. The Bridge City location lobby hours are Monday-Thursday 9 am to 5 pm, Friday 9 am to 6 pm and drive-thru hours are Monday-Thursday 7 am to 5 pm, Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Saturday 9 am to 12 pm. Neches Federal Credit Union is a community credit union serving Jefferson, Hardin, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Newton, Jasper, and Chambers counties. For more information call (409) 2386400 or visit their website at www.nechesfcu.org.

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Woody Cox as the School District Employee of the Month. Mr. Cox has been an educator for over 20 years and teaches kids in a manner that not only helps them succeed academically, but he also lives an example of integrity. He has received District Employee of the Year award along with other honors from Kiwanis, the Veterans and DuPont. Woody is said to be a positive spokesman for LCM CISD and always has encouraging remarks for the district and it’s employees. As KEY Club sponsor, he has taught students the importance of service on such projects as Habitats for Humanity, trick or treat for UNICEF and highway clean-up to mention only a few. He takes time to know people, encourage them, help them and praise them. He makes a positive difference in the lives of others.

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NANCY’S KITCHEN Nancy McWhorter e Record

excellent choice for a brunch or visiting guests.

is week’s KEEPER recipe was taken from an outstanding cookbook titled “Best from the Deep South.” I purchased it at Minden’s Super Walmart. It is collection of selected recipes taken from favorite cookbooks of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama edited by Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley. ese ladies, Gwen and Barbara, travel the United States, ﬁnding choice cookbooks within each state that contain family recipe gems. ey then compile those favorite recipes into a single book. Aliant Cooks for Education (Alabama) submitted the egg recipe I am sharing with you this week. When I prepared it, I served it with bacon, toast and fruit. If one does not like cottage cheese, it is not detectible in the ﬁnished dish. I halved the recipe and it was still enough for two extra servings. It would be an

10 eggs ½ cup flour ½ tsp. salt 1 Tbsp. baking powder ½ cup melted butter 1 (16 oz.) carton small curd cottage cheese ½ lb. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded ½ lb. Cheddar cheese, shredded 8 oz. diced green bell pepper Salsa (optional) In large mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add remaining ingredients except salsa. Pour onto a 9 X 13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Let rest 5 – 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with a dollop of salsa if desired.

EGGS GIFFORD

Orange County Marriage Licenses e following marriage licenses were issued by the oﬃce of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Oct. 26-30: Andrew Guy Dunwoody and Jessica Deana Coleson Brent Harrison Struthers and Theresa Wynne Hickey Daniel James Vail and Jeannette Christine Richard Robert Leon Sneed Jr and Jordan Lynn Collier Robert Eugene Lawrence and Amanda Lynn Good Justin Lionel King and Brittany Ann Leverett Raymond Allen Flannigan and Tabitha Laurene Lippmann Israel Antonio Ramos Jr and Brit-

tany Jean Hollier Justin Boyd Brown and Kristen Shelby Ellis Ronny Carl Pevoto and Tara Nicole Lowe Stephen James Keighley and Danielle Rose Marie Edmondson Jorge Luis Lazo and Monica Ledesma Robert Louis Daniel Goodman Jr and Megan Nicole Hagebusch Ottis Ray Pinder and Julie Frances Dixon Haley Dixon Cook and Gina Renee Beck Hunter Sloan Beaumont and Ceci Taylor Wilson Tod Duane Kirkland and Cynthia Elaine Harvey

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Lauren Cox was recognized as the Student of the Month by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. Cox is a senior at Little Cypress- Mauriceville High School where she is a member of the golf team, National Honor Society, and the Key Club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laurenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patience and focus are evident on the fairway and in the classroom. And youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think that her state-level golfing would malign her personality but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a kind and gracious young woman who models the best of LCMâ&#x20AC;? said Woody Cox, Science teacher and Key Club sponsor. Lauren plans to attend college to study business and marketing.

Darby

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Each week The Record Newspapers features a pet, or pets of the week for adoption through local shelters and rescue organizations. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pets are rescues from Pups in Peril. Trixie and Dixie are 5-6 month old, lab mixes. They are both very playful and affectionate. These girls were found under a trash can when they were only about 6 weeks old. They are still looking for a home to call their own. Darby, is a 4-5 year old mix breed. He is housebroken and good with other dogs. He loves to be held and cuddled. He is definitely a boy who wants to be close to his human. He is up to date on shots and is neutered. Rocky, a pittie mix, is approximately 16 weeks old. Rocky gets along well with other dogs, is very playful, loving and housebroken.

Baby Girl, is 5-6 months old and housebroken. She is great with other dogs, super, super sweet and very affectionate. If you are interested in making one of these pups a part of your family, please contact Pups In Peril and fill out an application. Applications for all these pups and others may be filled out online at www.pupsinperil.org. You can also see more of the dogs available for adoption on Pups in Perilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PupsInPeril. These pets are also available for visiting at local adoption events. For a schedule of where they will be, visit the Pups in Peril Facebook page. Pups in Peril is a 501(c)3 non profit organization dedicated to saving dogs of all ages and breeds by rescuing, rehabilitating and placing them in forever homes.

St. Mary Catholic School recently had two special visitors - Father Jim Sichko, an alumni of St. Mary Catholic School and his dog, Gracie Marie Charlsey. Father Sichko is currently in Kentucky at St. Mark Catholic School where Gracie attends daily.Â She is the school mascot. Gracie is a Red Blood Hound and is training for search and rescue. Last week, Gracie rescued two lost girls in the woods that had been missing for three days and it only took Gracie six hours to find them.Â Father Jim shared with students facts about her breed and answered questions from students.Â Students were amazed at the fact that she can follow a scent for 483 miles.Â Students enjoyed petting and loving on her.

Trixie and Dixie

Mauriceville Elementary Student Council Officers attended the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) Leadership Workshop in Galveston and received the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Excellence Award.Â This is the second time the MVE Student Council has received this award. Officers for the 2015-2016 school year are President Nicole McCormick; Vice-President Catie Strother; Secretary Hallie Maddox; Treasurer Charlie Davis; Senators Tristen Bryant, Cole Johnson, Gracie Johnson, Evan Landry, Brookes Patillo and Lorelei Babbs (not shown).Â The Student Council Advisor is Mary Kay Berndt and Assistant Advisor is Merri Broussard.

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THIRD GRADE

FIFTH GRADE

FOURTH GRADE

Bridge City Intermediate celebrated Red Ribbon Week last week. Students learned how to “say no to drugs” with a variety of themed dress up days. BCI students ended the week by dressing up as storybook characters. At BCI we are “hooked on books, not drugs.” Students participated in a storybook character parade where they were able to show off their costumes and were judged in a contest. Congratulations to the following winners: 3rd Grade Book Character Winners: Best in Show - Lexi Clement — Fancy Nancy; 1st Runner Up - Abigail Hester — James and the Giant Peach; 2nd Runner Up - Christian Schaefer — Goosebumps; 3rd Runner Up - Jagger Carlin — Diary of a Wimpy Kid; 4th Grade Book Character Winners: Best in Show - Maigan Braus — If You Give a Dog Donut; 1st Runner Up - Aspen Branshaw — Vampire Diaries; 2nd Runner Up - Karlie Potter — Mary Poppins; 3rd Runner Up - Elayah Brady — Queen of Hearts - Alice in Wonderland; 5th grade Book Character Winners: Best in Show - Landon Fincher— Robin Hood; 1st Runner Up - Belle Gaspard — The Case of the Gumball Bandits; 2nd Runner Up - Gavin Lafitte — Sports Illustrated - The Baseball Book; 3rd Runner Up - Kamie Clement - Barbie.

ORANGE COUNTY RESTAURANT REPORTS Orange County Health Inspector James Scales made the following inspections on area businesses from Oct. 16-31: North Early Learning Center, 801 Cordrey St., Orange - Score - 100 Little Cypress High School, 7565 N. Hwy. 87, Orange - Score - 100 Vidor Elementary School, 400 E. Railroad, Vidor - Score - 100 Vidor Jr. High School, 945 N. Tram Rd., Vidor - Score - 100 Hamburger Depot, 2395 Texas Ave., Bridge City - Pre-opening inspection, no score. King’s Gumbo, 2822 Western Ave. #2, Orange - Pre-opening inspection, no score. Stars-Petro Plus, 1955 MLK Dr., Orange - Store name and address are needed on all bags of ice sold at store; pulled several expired foods from shelves; couple dead roaches found in storage room; ice scoop laying inside hand-washing sink; mold found on slushi machines; need to replace all damaged ceiling tiles throughout; all drinks need to be stored off the floor inside walk-in cooler. Score - 86. Orangefield Elementary School, 10288 Hwy. 105, Orangefield - Score - 100. Bridge City Elementary School, 1035 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City - Score - 100. West Orange Middle School, 500 N. 13th St., Orange - Score 100. Kam Wah Buffet, 150 Strickland Dr., Orange - Employee drinks without lid/straw; need to label/date/cover all foods; defrosting pork/fish inside same sink of water; one of faucets at dish sink without hot water; gaskets on coolers need to be repaired; vents above fryers/wok need to be cleaned of old grease; floors and equipment need to be cleaned of old foods; found missing floor tiles throughout that need to be repaired; need to discard all broken and unused equipment that was found sitting outside back door; more general cleaning needed. Score - 74. Mauriceville Elementary School, 20040 Hwy. 1130, Mauriceville - Score 100.

Boogie Woogie train gala set to feature Charles e Friends of the Orange Depot will hold the Boogie Woogie Train Gala, ursday, Nov. 12, from 6:30-10:00 pm, at the Orange County Expo and Event Center. Featured entertainment will be Ezra Charles, who is retired from touring with his band and is now a one man show. Tickets to the show are available for a $30 donation to the Lookin’ Good Salon, 3711 N. 16th St., Orange, or from other F.O.O.D. counters. Heavy appetizers will be available from Old Orange Cafe, and wine and beer. ere will also be a silent and live auctions. Proceeds from the gala will go toward the goal of renovating the Southern Paciﬁc Depot on Green Ave., which will be transformed into a museum.

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New York Pizza and Pasta, 18635 IH-10 # 1000, Vidor Slime found inside ice machine; storage shelves need to be cleaned of old foods; need to remove all broken/unused equip-

ment throughout kitchen; need to replace all damaged ceiling tiles throughout restaurant. Score - 97 Lone Star Grocery, 3665 N. Main St., Vidor - Need to date all sandwiches inside coolers/freez-

ers; all drinks need to be stored oﬀ the ﬂoor inside walk-in cooler; roach feces found in back storage area; inside of cappuccino machines needs to be cleaned of old food; need to replace all missing

damaged ceiling tiles throughout. Score - 86 Pine Forest Elementary School, 4150 N. Main St., Vidor - Score 100. Vidor Middle School, 2500

Hwy. 12, Vidor - Score - 100. Bridge City High School, 2690 Texas Ave., Bridge City - Score 100. Vidor High School, 300 Orange St., Vidor - Score - 100.

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KAZ’S FEARLESS FORECAST

A little rain adds to the challenge COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

Every time I find myself even remotely encouraged by decent weather conditions that increase the odds of locating and catching fish on Sabine Lake we are immediately swamped with a month’s worth of rain in a single day. e deluge that parked over southeast Texas this past weekend, while not as bad as predicted, will at least slow down the red hot bite we enjoyed the week before. Amazingly enough, due in part to huge incoming tides generated by the storm that roared across the Gulf the week before, the monsoon that arrived the following weekend had little effect on the salinity and the bite and the weather improved almost immediately thanks to a light north wind. Over the next five days the wind was an ally, the water clarity was excellent and the only possible complaint was, “Too many boats chasing the birds!” It wasn’t until I received a call from clients in the Corsicana area that I had any inkling that we were looking at yet another massive soaking headed our way. eir trip on Trinity Bay had already been cancelled due to all of the rain, but they hadn’t heard anything about Sabine. ey added that they had water in places in their area where they had never seen it before, but at that time we were still in great shape. Because it looked like we could possibly get that rain as well, we re-scheduled for a later date and as usual, we wished we hadn’t been so proactive. Friday turned out to be a little windy, but the catching was still great just ahead of Mother Nature’s latest temper tantrum. Trinity Bay took a direct hit with all of the additional rain that inundated the Liberty-Dayton See COLBURN, PAGE 4B

Bridge City Cardinal quarterback Camden DuBois breaks open for a big gain against the Silsbee Tigers. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Cards, Cats continue wins Watch for LU Cardinals to keep up streak JOE KAZMAR For the Record Games is Week HUFFMAN over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE—It would be great for the Battlin’ Bears to finish a losing season with an upset victory, but they would have to play much better than they have to pull that off. However, an LCM win would give them a possible shot at a playoff berth. BRIDGE CITY over SPLENDORA—e Cardinals will use this game to sharpen up for the upcoming playoffs for which they have qualified. Splendora hasn’t won a district game and would love to finish the season with a “V”. ORANGEFIELD over HAMSHIRE-FANNETT—e Bobcats and the Longhorns are tied

for second place in District 9-4A Division II which gives these two teams plenty to play for in this Friday night fracas as far as the identity of their first-round playoff opponent is concerned. PORT NECHES-GROVES over VIDOR— ere should be an overflow crowd at e Reservation to watch this regular-season finale. A PNG victory should give the Indians at least a mathematical tie for the District 22-5A championship. CROCKETT over DEWEYVILLE—e Pirates need to be thinking about being a contending team next season by playing well and minimizing their mistakes in this final game of the season on Friday. LAMAR over NICHOLLS STATE—e Cards need to win two in a row and get over the .500 mark once again. e 1-7 Colonels should be accommodating guests for Lamar’s Home-

coming at Provost-Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont Saturday. McNEESE STATE over SAM HOUSTON STATE—e winner of this huge contest at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles Saturday night will probably represent the Southland Conference in the post-season tournament later this month. e Pokes still are undefeated, although they had quite a scare with their slim 15-13 victory at Abilene Christian Saturday night. HIGH SCHOOL—Beaumont Central over Baytown Lee, Beaumont Ozen over Baytown Goose Creek Memorial, Nederland over Lumberton, Hardin-Jeﬀerson over Liberty, Silsbee over Jasper, Galena Park North Shore over Port Arthur Memorial, Groveton over West Hardin, Newton over Hemphill, Lovelady over HullSee FORECAST, PAGE 2B

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Daisetta, Evadale over Sabine Pass, Anahuac over Kountze, Buna over Hardin, East Chambers over Kirbyville, Woodville over Warren, Beaumont Kelly over Concordia Lutheran, Beaumont Legacy Christian over Bay Area Christian, Brenham over Houston Spring Woods, Houston Stratford over Waller, Crosby over C.E. King, Dayton over Porter, Barbers Hill over Kingwood Park, Richmond Foster over Angleton, Diboll over Tarkington, Madisonville over Coldover Shepherd spring, Huntington. over COLLEGE—Baylor Kansas State, Mississippi State over Missouri, Buﬀalo over Kent State, Appalachian State over Arkansas State, Fresno State over Nevada (All urs.); Temple over SMU, Rice over UTEP, BYU over San Jose State (All Fri.); Central Arkansas over Stephen F. Austin, Abilene Christian over Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana over Incarnate Word, Ohio State over Minnesota, Clemson over Florida State, LSU over Alabama, TCU over Oklahoma State, Michigan State over Nebraska, Stanford over Colorado, Notre Dame over Pittsburgh, Iowa over Indiana, Florida over Vanderbilt, Utah over Washington, Oklahoma over Iowa State, Michigan over Rutgers, Memphis over Navy, Houston over Cincinnati, Ole Miss over Arkansas, Toledo over Northern Illinois, North Carolina over Duke, UCLA over Oregon State, Tulane over Army, Connecticut over Tulane, Tulsa over Central Florida, South Florida over East Carolina, Texas Tech over West Virginia, Texas over Kansas, Western Kentucky over Florida Atlantic, Florida International over Charlotte, Marshall over Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana Tech over North Texas, Old Dominion over UTSan Antonio, Georgia over Kentucky, Tennessee over South Carolina, Texas A&M over Auburn, Purdue over Illinois, Akron over Massachusetts, North Carolina State over Boston College, Syracuse over Louisville, e Citadel over VMI, Alabama A&M over Mississippi Valley State, Louisiana-Lafayette over Georgia State, Wyoming

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over Colorado State, Virginia over Miami, Grambling over Texas Southern, Idaho over South Alabama, Alcorn State over Prairie View A&M, Southern over Arkansas-Pine Bluﬀ, Air Force over Army, Wisconsin over Maryland, Utah State over New Mexico, Arizona State over Washington State, LouisianaMonroe over Troy, New Mexico state over Texas State, UNLV over Hawaii, Alabama State over Jackson State, California over Oregon. PRO PICKS—Cincinnati over Cleveland (ursday Night); New Orleans over Tennessee, Minnesota over St. Louis, Green Bay over Carolina, New England over Washington, Buﬀalo over Miami, NY Jets over Jacksonville, Pittsburgh over Oakland, Atlanta over San Francisco, NY Giants over Tampa Bay, Denver over Indianapolis, Philadelphia over Dallas; San Diego over Chicago (Monday Night). Bye week for Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle.

Bridge City Cardinal running back Cayce Draper trudges through Silsbee defenders in tough district action at Larry Ward Stadium. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Bridge City Cardinal running back Zach Honeycutt heads downfield for a big gain against the Silsbee Tigers in Larry Ward stadium. Bridge City lost the high scoring contest 62-42. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

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The Kansas City Royals celebrated a Game 5 World Series clinching win over the NY Mets.

American Pharoah won the Breeder’s Cup this past weekend.

It was a great weekend for sports enthusiasts KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

Sports enthusiasts who follow football (high school, college or the NFL), baseball or horse racing got to see some exciting competition last weekend. High school football was in the penultimate week of the regular 2015 season, while the collegiate level saw just a limited number of upsets as no teams in last week’s Top 25 Poll suffered a defeat, the Kansas City Royals fooled the experts by winning the World Series in five game and horse racing’s Breeder’s Cup had a one-in-a-million winner. As Texas high school football enters its final week of regular season play, many teams will be jockeying to secure their best playoff scenarios. In fact one local team, the West Orange-Stark Mustangs

finished their regular season last Friday with a resounding 4 8 - 0 shutout victory o v e r Hardin-Jefferson to wrap up their fifth straight district championship under Head Coach Cornel ompson and will enjoy their bye week as they get ready for the playoff grind that begins next week. Other local teams like the Bridge City Cardinals and the Orangefield Bobcats are just hoping to get through the final week of the regular season without any additional bumps and bruises as they await the identity of their playoff opponent. It was highly unusual for the Associated Press’ entire Top 25

College Poll members to win their respective games or have an open week. But that’s what happened last week. ere were some upsets in college football, but they didn’t involve Top 25 teams. e most notable for Southeast Texas fans was the 24-0 shutout of the Texas Longhorns by Iowa State. e game was in Austin and Texas was favored by a touchdown. It will be diﬀerent this week as No. 3 Clemson takes on No. 17 Florida State, No. 4 LSU clashes with No. 11 Florida and No. 5 TCU meets No. 12 Oklahoma State. And on a more personal note, my undefeated McNeese State Cowboys are playing preseason favorite Sam Houston State, with the winner having the inside track to the Southland Conference crown. Both of the Lone Star State’s two NFL franchises played per-

haps their best games of the season. e Houston Texans defeated hapless Tennessee 20-6 while the Dallas Cowboys couldn’t cross Seattle’s goal line, but used four field goals to barely lose 13-12 to the also punchless Seahawks. e Texans’ defense came to life after surrendering 41 points in the first half last week at Miami. Defensive end J.J. Watt and outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus did a number on the Titans. Watt recorded 2½ sacks, nine hits on the quarterback, had a tackle for a loss on a running play and five other tackles and forced a fumble which led to Tennessee’s 16th loss in its last 17 games. Mercilus was merciless on the Titans, having a career-high 3½ sacks and another nullified by a penalty and seven tackles (four for losses) after replacing starter Jadeveon Clowney.

e Dallas Cowboys moved the ball fairly well between the 20’s, but the Earl omas-led Legion of Boom kept them out of the end zone the entire game, sending the Pokes to their fifth straight setback since quarterback Tony Romo went down with a fractured clavicle. If you prefer a game with lot of offense, Fox had it Sunday in New Orleans where the New York Giants were visiting the surging Saints. Drew Brees passed for a career-high seven touchdowns while hometown boy Eli Manning registered six TD’s for the Giants. But it was a 50-yard field goal by recently-signed Kal Forbath as time ran out that gave the Saints the 52-49 victory. And the game that everyone thought would be a shootout between two undefeated teams— Green Bay at Denver—was highlighted by Broncos’ defensive coordinator and Orange na-

tive Wade Phillips’ great scheme that kept Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers in check. e three-point favored Packers were humbled 29-10 by the stillundefeated Broncos. Baseball fans were treated to a World Series game in November as the Kansas City Royals came from behind for the third time in five games to score twice and tie the Mets in New York 2-2 in the ninth inning and exploded for five runs in the 12th to win their first World Series since 1985. Horse-racing fans got to see history made Saturday afternoon as American Pharoah breezed to a 6 ½ length victory in the $5 million Breeders Cup Classic at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. ey witnessed the ONLY Triple Crown Winner in history also win the Breeders’ Cup in the same year. at reportedly was Pharoah’s final race before retir-

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ing to the good life of being a high-priced stud horse. KWICKIES…It appeared Nederland had clear sailing to an outright District 22-5A championship, having to just beat 2-5 Goose Creek Memorial and then Lumberton. But the best laid plans sometimes go awry as Goose Creek pulled off a 18-14 major upset last Friday, throwing the district race into a two-team tie with Port Neches-Groves. Nederland must beat much-improved Lumberton Friday to capture the district’s No. 1 seed, and PNG must get past Vidor. Of the six NFL teams that have byes this week, five of them (Arizona, Baltimore, Houston, Kansas City and Seattle) all posted wins last week with only Detroit getting shellacked. As a result, the Lions fired their offensive coordinator after Kansas City put a 45-10 drubbing on them at Wembley Stadium in London Sunday.

Continued from Page 3B It seems as if college head football coaches are very reluctant to start a freshman in a skill position. But Texas Aggie head coach Kevin Sumlin finally made the move and let true freshman Kyler Murray start against South Carolina Saturday and the youngster responded by connecting on 20-of-28 passes and no interceptions for 223 yards, threw for one touchdown and ran for another as the Aggies snapped a two-game losing streak and won 35-28. JUST BETWEEN US…Apparently the game officials working the Atlantic Coast Conference football game Saturday between No. 22 Duke and the Miami Hurricanes really believed the Blue Devils are a basketball power that don’t belong on the gridiron because they made certain Duke would suffer a defeat to Miami on that final play of the game right after the Blue Devils scored what should have been

Colburn area, but many gallons of the wet stuff will still find its way into the Neches and Sabine Rivers as well. If there was any silver lining for us it was that the lake level on Toledo Bend was a little on the low side. e bottom line is that you either fish and deal with these conditions or sit home and bitch while waiting on another Friday night football game to ease the pain. In my case, I am opting for the first and third choices! Flooding this time of the year typically does not hurt the saltwater bite nearly as badly as it does in the spring and summer so don’t be surprised if your neighbor returns with reports of catching trout and reds amongst the floating debris and water hyacinth. North winds accelerate the recovery and the shrimp had already started making their way into the open lake. Ironically enough, the bite that usually takes the biggest hit for the short term is the live bait bite for two reasons. As the heavier

the game-winning touchdown on the final offensive play. Miami took the ensuing kickoff with a couple of seconds remaining and trailing 27-24, made eight laterals and scored the touchdown, according to the refs. But the ACC reviewed the play and said the officiating crew committed four errors on the play, the most obvious was that a Miami player’s knee was on the ground when he threw his lateral. If that was noticed, Duke would have won because no time was remaining on the game clock. e crew also missed a block in the back, waved off an erroneous penalty call incorrectly and didn’t penalize a Miami bench player for running on the field before the play was over. However, the final outcome—Miami 30, Duke 27—cannot be overturned. So Duke has a loss it shouldn’t have and the officiating crew has a two-game suspension for their actions.

Continued from Page 1B saltwater sinks deeper into the water column the bait fish and predators do the same and even the more successful live bait fishermen are not as mobile as lure fishermen. ey tend to anchor up on a preferred piece of structure and wait for the fish to come to them. I am hoping that the water will flush out quickly enough to minimize that problem. If tide movement wasn’t already the most critical piece of the puzzle it most definitely is when dealing with extended runoff. Excessive freshwater will impact bait movement for a day or two, but the bait and the predators quickly adjust. eir existence is based on taking advantage of tide changes 365 days a year and that survival instinct doesn’t change due to a relatively brief outside influence. Without a doubt, many lure fishermen also tend to lose confidence due to reduced water clarity following a flood. It certainly doesn’t make catching any

easier as the strike zone is smaller, but the largest trout of the year will be caught in water with less than six inches of visibility. e fish are still there and a slower more determined approach can still pay huge rewards. At this point it looks like we have even more rain on the way this weekend, but we may possibly still be fishing gulls in the main lake depending on how much runoff we actually get in both river systems. If I parked the boat every time it rained or the wind howled I wouldn’t spend much time on the water over the course of the year. Invest in some quality rain wear and be extra careful to avoid floating debris when running the bayous and the river and you just might find yourself smack dab in the middle of a bunch of hungry fish with no one else around. e fish still have to feed and most of your competition will be at home having opted for choice number two!

Roy Euper of Lufkin caught Toyota ShareLunker 564 from Sam Rayburn Reservoir November 2. The fish weighed 13.2 pounds and was 25.5 inches long and 22 inches in girth.

Rayburn kicks off ShareLunker Roy Euper of Lufkin caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the season from Sam Rayburn Reservoir Monday afternoon. e fish weighed 13.2 pounds, qualifying it to become ShareLunker 564. Any angler who catches a 13pound largemouth bass can be considered lucky, but Euper may be the luckiest of all. e official weight for the fish was taken at Jackson Hill Park Marina, an official Toyota ShareLunker weigh and holding station. After the fish arrived at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, it regurgitated a crappie that weighed 0.3 pounds. Had the fish not eaten that crappie, or if it had spit it up before being weighed, it would not have weighed the 13 pounds necessary to qualify as a ShareLunker. Euper was fishing in 30 feet of water with a crankbait when the fish bit about 3 p.m. e fish was 25.5 inches long and 22 inches in girth. e catch moved Sam Rayburn into sole possession of second place among Texas lakes for number of ShareLunkers caught. Anglers have caught 26 largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more from the lake. Only Lake Fork, with 257 entries, has pro-

duced more. Lakes O.H. Ivie and Alan Henry have each produced 25. Last season Sam Rayburn sent two ShareLunkers to Athens. Both were caught on the same day, March 7. More ShareLunkers are caught in March than in any other month. Euper’s fish is only the twelfth in the 30-year history of the ShareLunker program to be caught in November. Anyone legally catching a 13pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between October 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Toyota ShareLunker program. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours. Anglers entering fish into the Toyota ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate and ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. e person who catches the season’s largest entry will be named Angler of the Year and will receive a prize package from G. Loomis of a top-of-the-line rod, Shimano reel, PowerPro line and G. Loomis hat. If the Angler of the Year is a Texas resident, that person will also receive a lifetime Texas fishing license.

ShareLunker catches can be reported 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the season, by calling (903) 681-0550. If poor cellphone service prevents use of the voice number, anglers can leave a phone number (including area code) at (888) 784-0600. at number is also monitored 24/7 during the season. For complete information and rules of the ShareLunker program, tips on caring for big bass and a recap of last year’s season, see www.tpwd.texas.gov/sharelunker/. e site also includes a searchable database of all fish entered into the program along with pictures where available. Information on current catches, including short videos of interviews with anglers when available, will be posted on www.facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram. “Like” this page and you can receive notification and photos of catches as soon as they become available. e Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible by a grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation from Gulf States Toyota. Toyota is a long-time supporter of the Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, providing major funding for a wide variety of education, fish, parks and wildlife projects.

In spite of rainy conditions, the start of duck season was a good one for area hunters.

Opening of duck season wet one for local hunters OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

It’s finally here, all the waiting is over and you can’t wipe the smile off of local water fowl hunters faces if you tried. e long months between the final day of last season and early teal season were bad but that couple of weeks between teal and the general opener is brutal. ere’s been a steady stream of aluminum boats, dogs, and camo clad hunters buzzing around the marshes in preparation of this weekend’s Louisiana opener and the 2nd weekend for Texas hunters. Speaking of preparation, duck and goose hunters seem to be always preparing for something since the amount of gear and equipment needed is more involved than just about anything you have ever seen. If you don’t believe me about the amount of gear we use just ask my wife, she will be glad to tell you how much Hunter and I have accumulated! Decoys of all shapes and sizes along with multiple pairs of boots, waders, and enough camo to make Academy blush. Now aside from the gear the other parts of the equation that take up most of the duck hunter’s time is construction of blinds and the maintenance that goes along with them. Well prepared hunters spend countless hours applying natural cover to their blinds in hopes of blending in with the surroundings. I see some guys go all out while others just try to get by. You can easily guess who usually shoots more ducks. e blinds that stick out like a

sore thumb will work for a while early in the season until the birds get wise. After they have been shot at a time or two from the “taco stand square box” in the middle of a pond you couldn’t drag them near one. Blind design and location are probably two of the most important factors for success so take the time to get them right and enjoy the all the work you put in them. Now if you don’t have a place to put up a permanent blind you should consider either a portable layout style blind or maybe a boat blind. Both are excellent choices and sure make you mobile which is essential when you have to chase birds on public lands or water. I have fallen in love with my layout blind; it oﬀers you a great opportunity to hunt just about anywhere and concealment is breeze. I also really like the versatility of the boat blinds; they are awesome for hunting big water like Toledo Bend, Rayburn, or the bays. ere are some great plans

on the internet that show how to build your own boat blind for a fraction of the cost of new ones, you can customize it to your liking and do it on a budget. I am in the process of building one right now and I can say it’s just like anything else; you can get as crazy and elaborate as you want. Now after all the equipment is taken care of and it’s time to hunt it remains to be seen how all the rain is going to affect this weekend. e last two concentrations of ducks that came in our area pushed out with cold fronts and bad weather associated with them. e forecast for the rest of the week shows another front and some more rain late in the week right before Saturday. Winds will shift around out of the north and the temps will be perfect. Hopefully all the excess water won’t have the ducks scattered all over the map, we’ll just have go and find out. One word of caution is be sure you are completely legal before you head out on Saturday morning. New license, duck stamp, plug in your gun, and all the necessary safety gear and identification should all be checked before you hit the field. Nobody wants to start off a new year with a ticket. Be safe and enjoy.

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Mustangs claim district title with win MUSTANG INSIDER Meri Elen Jacobs For e Record Claiming the district title Friday night with a 48-0 win over Hardin Jefferson was not the only thing that the Mustangs did in their last regular game of the season. ey also established the top spot in offense and the top spot in defense for district play. e Chain Gang only allowed 3 pts in the four district games-a Matthew Rainey field goal in the Orangefield win. e WO-S secondary also didn’t allow a single pass completion during the district run. “I thought we played really well for senior night,” Head Coach Cornel ompson said. “We are getting better at a time when we need to. We were able to hold Hardin Jefferson from making big plays. We had a big win to finish the regular season.” e Mustang defense was stiff from the beginning, forcing the Hawks to punt after just three offensive plays. WO-S defensive end Keyshawn Holman was able to block the punt and the Mustang offense took over at the 10. Two plays later, Justin Brown bulldozed his way into the end

Outlook good for white-tail season Hunters should expect the 2015-16 Texas white-tailed deer season to be one of the best in years as timely rainfall and mild weather have certainly set the table, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. e general season opens Saturday, Nov. 7 and runs through Jan. 3, 2016 in the 209 counties that comprise the North Zone and through Jan. 17, 2016 in the 30 counties of the South Zone. For county specific regulations, check the 2015-16 Outdoor Annual — Texas Hunting and Fishing Regulations available at hunting license sales outlets, online at www.tpwd.state.tx.us and as a free mobile app download on iOS and Android platforms at www.txoutdoorannual.com/app “We saw a diverse buffet of deer foods this spring where vegetation growth was measured in feet rather than inches this year,” said Alan Cain, TPWD whitetailed deer program leader. “Meeting nutritional demands of antler growth, rearing fawns and building up body reserves for the rigors of rut as well as the winter should be an easy venture for most big game animals this year.” Unlike in recent years, deer didn’t have to search far to find a highly nutritious diet of native weeds and browse plants. As a selective forager, deer prefer native forages high in protein and energy that are easily digestible. e forbs, a biologist term for weeds, fit that bill, and there were plenty of them this year. Although dry conditions returned in July and continued through late October the recent deluge of rain across the state may set the stage for an early winter weed crop and toward the mid to later periods of the hunting season deer may not be attracted to feeders so hunters might have to change up their hunting strategies. Antler growth should be well above average, predicts Cain. Exceptions to this overall excellent outlook may be in areas of East Texas where unusually wet years can result in lower-than-normal fawn recruitment. “I have no reservations suggesting antler quality will be above average this year, and with a good number of bucks in the 5year-old age class I expect a number of hunters to harvest some exceptional bucks this year,” Cain said. “e habitat conditions statewide are much better than we’ve seen in years, and the abundance of native forage will help bucks maximize antler growth this year.” So what can hunters expect with regards to deer numbers and quality. For starters the 2014 statewide deer population estimate was 3.95 million deer, the highest estimated population since 2005. Statewide population trends indicate a slow but steady

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zone for the first score of the night. Quarterback Jack Dallas scored on a two point conversion when he took the snap and ran straight up the middle. e Chain Gang took three plays to score when Ronald Carter stripped the ball from HJ’s Cole Priddy and took it 25 yards for six. Dallas’ pass to Kentavious Miller was good for two more points and with less than four minutes off the clock, the Mustangs led, 16-0. On the Mustangs next offensive possession, Dallas hit omas Wallace on the first play down the sideline for a 69 yard score. It only took the Mustangs three offensive plays to lead, 220 in the first quarter and they were by no means through with hitting the end zone. “e offense is improving, even though we did not rush like I thought we should,” ompson said. “And for our defense to e as young as they are we’ve performed pretty well. e Mustangs started the second quarter with a nine play drive before Brown scored his second of the night from just two yards out. e Hawks fumbled three plays later, and the Mus-

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The defense swarmed Hardin Jefferson just like they did the other quarterbacks in District 9-4A. Only three points were scored on the Mustangs and not one pass completed during district play. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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Good Shepherd to host pecan fundraiser

Wesley UMC to host Christmas Bazaar

Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th St., Orange, is having its annual Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 am-4 pm. There will be many unique gifts, Christmas decorations, a sweet shop, crafts, jewelry, pecans and walnuts, taco soup (frozen to go), links, door prizes and much more.

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 936465-1203.

St. Mary Altar Society to hold gift shop luncheon The Saint Mary Altar Society Annual Gift Shop and Luncheon will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 9 am-2 pm in the Saint Mary Catholic Church Parish Hall, located at 912 W. Cherry. There will be homemade baked and canned goods, Crafts, Christmas gifts galore, frozen entrees prepared by the ladies, a silent auction, Mrs. Santa’s Workshop, and much more. A Gumbo Luncheon will be served from 11 am-1 pm. Take-out is available, with containers furnished, and there is delivery available on orders of five or more. For delivery, call by Nov. 17. The $8 meal consists of gumbo and rice, potato salad, crackers, drink, and a dessert. Bring a friend and browse, shop and eat.

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.

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Veterans to host Veterans appreciation breakfast

Trinity Baptist Church, 1819 N. 16th St., Orange, will host a Veterans APpreciation Breakfast, Saturday, Nov. 7., from 8-9:30 am. The event is come and go.

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608 Dayton St., Orange, TX 77630

8608 MLK Jr. Dr.• Orange • 886-1291

409-886-4167

Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (all ages) Wednesdays- Stand 25 (Youth 6th-12th grade) 6-7 p.m.

EMAIL: fbcofwo@gmail.com

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

Living Word Church

Harvest Chapel

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday evening 7 p.m. Pastor: G.K. Samuel

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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.

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

www.orangewesley.org

1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333

Faith United Methodist Church

Highway 87 & FM 1006 • Orange • 735-6659

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 735-4523

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

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First Baptist Church of West Orange

Pastor: Michael Procella

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

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

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

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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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Thomas Wallace catches one of three passes from quarterback Jack Dallas. Wallace had a 69-yard touchdown score and two other catches. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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The Mustang defense did a good job of keeping the ball on the ground with the Hawk offense. Hardin Jefferson finished with six first downs and 147 yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Mustangs tangs took over on the 38 yard line. Six plays later, Dallas found receiver Blake Robinson for a 26 yard pass for a touchdown. e two point conversion failed, but the Mustangs led, 34-0. Dallas used six different receivers to move the ball down the field on their last drive of the half, before handing off to Jeremiah Shaw for a three yard touchdown run. Ryan BahamHeisser’s PAT was good and the Mustangs hit the field house for the half up, 41-0. e Mustangs came out from the half, recovered the onside

Continued from Page 5B kick and took over five minutes off the clock before Dallas hit Jay’len Matthews for a one yard touchdown pass to put six more on the board. Baham-Heisser’s PAT was good and the Mustangs led, 48-0. Jefferson got as close as the 25 yard line, but the Chain Gang held on fourth down and the ball went over to WO-S. now enter the third phase of our season, the playoffs,” ompson said. “We are going to reevaluate our goals this week for the playoffs. It’s an open week for us but not an off week. We

will prepare like we normally do. Teams never stay the same. ey either get better or back up. We have to find a way to maintain the edge.” Mustangs will face Houston Scarborough in the first round of the playoffs with a time and place to be determined later. combined team of the ninth grade and JV beat Hardin Jefferson in Sour Lake, 42-6. Damion Morris started the scoring with a 55-yard touchdown reception from Kaleb Ramsey. Chaka Watson scored the next six points on a 10-yard touchdown run. Wat-

son’s pass to Deandre Hawthorne was good for the two point conversion. Ramsey hit Alex Williams for a 64-yard and 20-yard touchdown pass. Watson had two touchdown passes to Hawthorne (5 yards) and Williams (45 yards) and also a 3 yard run for six. e oﬀensive standouts are Ramsey, Watson, Williams, Jon Washington and Hawthorne. Defensive standouts are Jaqualin Coleman, Davien Teate, Andrew Hebert and Jacorry Brady. e team ﬁnished the season as the District Champions, 10-0.

growth in the deer population during the last 10 years. “Although these numbers are from 2014 I would predict the deer population to be about the same if not break the 4 million deer mark for 2015, so hunters should experience a quarry-rich hunting environment this year,” Cain predicted, citing above average fawn production this year. He also suggests hunters take advantage of opportunities to harvest antlerless deer this season, too, in order to oﬀset high fawn production. “Folks need to keep deer numbers at a level the habitat can sustain during lean years,” said Cain. Texas deer hunters wishing to assist with the statewide chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring eﬀort this fall can do so by voluntarily taking their harvested deer (or the head of the harvested deer) to a location where TPWD wildlife biologists will be collecting tissue samples for testing. A list of collection sites and times is available online at www.tpwd.texas.gov/cwd . In addition to those established collection

Continued from Page 5B locations, biologists will also be conducting localized sampling at various sites throughout the season to meet sampling objectives. For additional information regarding localized CWD sampling eﬀorts during this deer season, please contact your local wildlife biologist (http://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/l and/technical_guidance/biologists/) . Hunters are also urged to check out the “My Texas Hunt Harvest” app that provides a means to voluntarily report and track harvested game from a smartphone or tablet. Hunters can log harvest for all resident game species, including whitetailed deer. e information collected will help TPWD wildlife biologists assess annual harvest and manage healthy game populations across Texas. Hunters should note that electronic reporting using the app does not fulﬁll tagging requirements for any game required to be tagged, or requirements for the completion of the harvest log on the back of the hunting license as it applies to white-tailed deer.

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Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JULIA C. DUNCAN, Deceased, were issued on October 26, 2015, in Cause No. P17360, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: RIDGET DUNCAN All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o TOMMY GUNN Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 DATED: the 26th day of October, 2015

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Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Austin Winfred Mayes, Jr., Deceased, were issued on October 26, 2015, in Cause No. P17363, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: JESSIE WRIGHT. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: Paul M. Fukuda Attorney at Law 312 Border St. Orange, Texas 77630 DATED this the 26th day of October 2015.

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION The State of Texas To any and all Unknown heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of Luis Davilia Zuniga, Deceased Cause No. P17376 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 401.003 OF THE TEXAS ESTATES CODE AND AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP in this estate on October 22 2015, requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Luis Davilia Zuniga, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Courthouse, 801 W. Division, Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to the Application hould they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on October 22, 2015. Brandy Robertson County Clerk, Orange County, Texas By: Kevin LeBeouf Kevin LeBeouf

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NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE REQUEST On September 11, 2015, Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) filed an application for approval of a Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (TCRF) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission). The TCRF is requested in accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act Section 36.209 and Commission Rule 25.239. A TCRF allows a utility to recover its reasonable and necessary costs that have occurred since the end of the test year in the utility’s last base rate case for transmission infrastructure improvement and changes in wholesale transmission charges to the electric utility under a tariff approved by a federal regulatory authority. ETI is seeking recovery of costs for transmission capital investments it incurred from April 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. ETI also seeks to recover approved transmission charges that are not otherwise being recovered through rates. ETI’s proposed Rider TCRF is designed to result in an increase in revenues of $13,058,941 on an annual basis, which amounts to a 1.62% increase in ETI’s annualized non-fuel revenue as approved in its most recently completed base rate case (Docket No. 41791), and a 0.95% increase in ETI’s overall annualized revenue including fuel costs as approved in Docket No. 41791. The impact of the rate change on various customer classes will vary from the overall impact described in this notice. ETI has requested that the Commission make this change effective 35 days after its application was filed. The proposed effective date is subject to suspension and extension by actions that may be taken by the Commission. All customers in ETI’s Texas retail rate classes are affected by this request. ETI also requests that the Commission or assigned administrative law judge issue an order establishing a temporary TCRF rate of zero for each affected rate class effective 120 days after the filing of this Application. The rate ultimately established in the Commission’s final order in this proceeding would then be made effective back to the date that the temporary rate was established and would then be subject to true-up to the extent the TCRF established pursuant to the final order in this docket differs from that temporary TCRF rate. Persons with questions or who want more information on this filing may contact ETI at Entergy Texas, Inc., Attn: Customer Service—2015 TCRF Case, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call 1-800-368-3749 (once you hear: “Welcome to Entergy” select 1, then 5, then 6, then 2, then 2) during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available for inspection at the address listed above. The commission has assigned Docket No. 45084 to this proceeding and set October 12, 2015 as the deadline for a party to file a request for a hearing on the application. Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon this proceeding should notify the Public Utility Commission of Texas as soon as possible, as an intervention deadline will be imposed. A request to intervene or for further information should be mailed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. Further information may also be obtained by calling the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the Commission at (512) 936-7136. The deadline for intervention in this proceeding is 45 days after the date the application was filed with the Commission. All communications should refer to Docket No. 45084.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOHN SAMUEL HANES, Deceased, were issued on October 8, 2015, in Cause No. P17352, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: BEVERLY R. HANES. All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o Smith Law Firm, PLLC P.O. Box 189 Orange, Texas 77631 DATED: the 9TH day of October, 2015

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