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Vol. 58 No. 2
The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas
Week of Wednesday, May 11, 2016
‘Bass Champs’ to bring championship teams to Orange Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record
The latest in a line of highprofile fishing tournaments has set its sights on Orange as the Bass Champs 2016 Team Championship event will take place this fall on the Sabine River. The fishing event will feature approximately 300 teams with 600 anglers competing for more than $200,000, at minimum, in guaranteed
cash and prizes, which includes two Skeeter boats. Ida Schossow, president of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, and John Gothia, a past chairman of the chamber and one of the three key figures with David Jones and David Sandlin who have been responsible for luring big fishing events to Orange, presented information about the upcoming Bass Champs Championship and
requested $30,000 in hotel occupancy tax funds. These funds will be used to market the event through a variety of media outlets, as
well as activities for anglers and for the event itself. “This is something we have been working on for a while, but there where things we
were working on during that process that Bass Champs was waiting on,” Gothia said. “The main thing was the 12-inch rule change on the limit size
for fish in the Sabine River, which goes into effect September 1st. That is what really
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Ida Schossow, at left, and John Gothia of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce addressed Orange County Commissioners Court on Tuesday afternoon as they requested funding for the Bass Champs 2016 Team Championship Tournament in October. The funds from the hotel and occupancy tax funds will be utilized to promote and offset costs of the event, which expects more than 300 angling teams. RECORD PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.
Little change to status quo following elections Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record
Months of campaigning and hard work have finally concluded following elections this past Saturday. The annual May uniform elections concluded on Saturday, May 7, as candidates sought positions on local school boards, city councils and a local water district. The West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District had three atlarge positions available for its Board of Trustees this year, as incumbent Linda Platt-Bryant was opposed by four other candidates, including former WO-C CISD Trustees Ricky
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Jacobs and Tony Dallas, and new candidates Demetrius Hunter and Bonnie Moses. The winning candidates were Dallas with 560 votes, Platt-Bryant with 522 votes and Hunter, with 451. Jacobs received 385 votes and Moses received 254 votes. “I’m proud to be representing the Mustangs family and kids again,” said Tony Dallas. “I just want to thank all of the people who have supported me in this election.” The City of Orange had only one contested race on the ballot as District 4 incumbent Mary McKenna defeated former councilperson Annette Pernell, 186 votes to 136. Incumbents Dr. Wayne Guidry, District 2, and Bill Mello, Place 5, were unopposed this election. The Orange County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2, also commonly referred to as the West Orange Water District, had its first election in several years. Two at-large positions were available on the district’s Board of Directors. Incumbents Jerry Foreman and Linda Primeaux are seeking re-election and are opposed by new candidate, Grayling Mouton. Both incumbents were successful in their bids for re-election as Primeaux received 105 votes and Foreman had 84 votes. Mouton received a total of 24 votes in Saturday’s election. The City of Bridge City has three races on the ballot this spring and voter turnout was very steady with 106 ballots submitted on Monday and 71 ballots submitted on Tuesday
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bear Vinny Hale cracks open a deadlocked bidistrict playoff bout against Hargrave-Huffman. LCM rallied late in the game as the Bears prevailed 9-7 to advance to the area round this week against Caldwell. Bear slugger Mitchell Lee capped off the winning rally with a homerun. RECORD PHOTOS: Chris Gunn
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Event focuses on hazardous waste Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record
It is time for some serious spring cleaning for those who are looking to dispose of a variety of typical household hazardous products and chemicals. The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission will hold its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, May 14, in the parking lot of Lumberton High School, which is located at 103 S. LHS Drive in Lumberton and is off
State Highway 69 South. According to Bob Dickinson of the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission, the event, which is held once per year, is open to residents of Hardin County, Jefferson County and Orange County. “The typical household has approximately 100 pounds of hazardous chemicals and various other items,” he explained. “People keep all kinds of stuff under their sinks that accummulate over time. Now think about how much stuff people might possibly have in a garage or even a storage build-
ing.” The annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection event rotates among the counties every three years and is scheduled for Hardin County this year. In 2015, the event was held in Jefferson County at the Bob Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur and last held in Orange County in 2014 when it was held at Bridge City Intermediate School. The yearly event is solely for individuals and not businesses and is designed to allow residents to dispose of a variety of potentially hazardous and
dangerous substances and products which are generally not so easiley disposable. A variety of items may be brought to the school and disposed of, including a variety of automobile items such as antifreeze, brake fluid, used oils and oil filters, car batteries and other automotive waste products. Painting supplies, solvents, varnishes, paint strippers, as well as wood preservatives may be disposed of on Saturday, along with gardening sup-
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BCCC names Dillow ‘Mother of the Year’ Staff Report For The Record
The Bridge Chamber of Commerce held its first Mother of the Year contest this year. The Chamber received numerous nominations, all of which were for very deserving mothers in the Bridge City and Orangefield areas. After careful consideration by the Chamber Ambassadors, Mrs. Mary Dillow was awarded the honor. Mary is a lifelong resident of Bridge City, married to Russell Dillow. They have four children each of whom graduated from Bridge City High School and
Pictured from left are Lucy Fields, Kirk Roccaforte, Mary Dillow, David Rutledge and Scot C. Shaffer.
six grandchildren. Mary retired from Bridge City ISD after nearly 30 years teaching Kindergarten through 8th grades as well as special education and librarian. While teaching and raising four children, she cared for her elderly parents. Dillow also served as Eucharistic minister and Religious Education Director at St. Henry’s Catholic Church for many MOTHER OF Page 5A
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