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New county officials busy with transitions Dave Rogers

For The Record

While nothing as eyecatching as last week’s pictures of Donald Trump sitting down with Barack Obama in the Oval Office has surfaced, there is another post-election transition going on right here in Orange, Texas.

Four newcomers to leadership roles at the county courthouse were officially elected last Tuesday and, like Trump, they will officially take office in January.

But there was no November surprise in vote-counting for incoming county commissioners Johnny Trahan and John Gothia, nor for constable Lane Mooney and tax assessor-collector Karen Fisher.

With no opponents in the general election, three of the four have been 99.9 percent assured their offices since winning in the Republican primary election held on Super Tuesday, March 1.

Trahan, who originally was one of five running to replace

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Trahan

retiring Precinct 1 Commissioner David Dubose, required a May 24 run-off win to claim the place on the November ballot.

Then he had to wait fiveplus months to make it official. Because, technically, a write-in candidate could have surfaced to pull an election day surprise bigger than Trump’s.

“It’s been a little different,” Trahan admits of the waiting around.

Like all the rest, he hasn’t quit his day job. Yet. Trahan has been a customer service representative for Entergy for 35 years.

Gothia, incoming Precinct 3 commissioner, is territory sales manager for Altria, a nationwide consumer product

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company, and plans to retire soon from the company for

whom he’s worked for more than three decades.

Mooney, a peace officer for 29 years, mostly in Orange County, will be moving from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, where he’s a deputy, to the Precinct 4 office in the Vidor sub-courthouse.

Fisher will be moving from the county’s tax office in Vidor to the county Adminis-

tration Building across the parking lot from the Orange courthouse.

She was unavailable to be interviewed for this story Tuesday.

The others all said the 2016 campaign was their first time to run for elected office. And they said they’ve been busy getting ready to hit the ground running as soon as

they are sworn in.

“There is a lot of preparation,” said Mooney. “There’s a lot that goes into it. I’ve been preparing since the election.”

In Mooney’s case, he said that included getting from the state a list of licenses and mandatory schools he needs to attend for his job, which he NEW COUNTY Page 3A

Mustangs begin march through Texas

County backs 2017 Bassmasters tournament Dave Rogers

For The Record

Fish was on the menu for the Orange County Commissioners Tuesday and they were plenty anxious to reel in some economic benefit.

Commissioners voted 4-0 to authorize spending $90,000 in Hotel/Motel Occupancy funds to promote the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open fishing tournament staging from the Orange Boat Ramp June 15-17.

“The cost-benefit analysis is off the chart,” declared Jody Crump, Precinct 4 Commissioner.

It will be the third Bassmaster tournament to come to Orange in three years.

The first, a Bassmaster Elite event held in 2013, set a record for the series with weekend attendance of more than 33,000 spectators.

A 2015 event here was shortened by rain.

Organizers said the 2017

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tournament would bring about 400 fishermen to compete and predicted that would translate to more than 1,000 hotel nights, not to mention the money they leave behind after buying food and gas.

And that doesn’t even include money spent by fans.

“We know our economic impact is going to be really good,” said John Gothia of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, who has chaired all three Bassmaster events in Orange.

“We know our hotel stays are going to be really good from that. And then they’ll come in, they’ll fish for three days and weigh a limit every day.

“And we make a very big family-event around it. We do a festival, we do a carnival, country music around it.”

Barry Burton, Commissioner Precinct 2, said the decision to spend money to make money and create goodwill was an easy decision.

“The number of nights they spend, the amount of money they spend, it has a huge impact on our sales tax revenue,” he said. “Not only that, it gets the word out on Orange County being a sportsman’s paradise, some place people come and enjoy outdoor activities throughout the year.”

Ida Schossow, president of the sponsoring Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, said a smaller Bass Champs tournament held in October rewarded the city with 540 hotel/motel nights from the competitors.

Gothia predicted this summer’s tournament would draw twice as many fishermen.

“We’d like to say thanks to the court for all the years of support with this,” Gothia said. “This has been extremely productive for us and Orange County and we’re definitely glad to do it. We look forward to good things to come out of it.”

Schossow said some local hotels were considering putting in “boat hookups” so fishermen could recharge all their boats’ batteries between

In a season that has been no less than extraordinary, the undefeated 2016 West Orange-Stark Mustangs head into this week’s Region III playoff round against Robinson after having accumulated 594 points on the scoreboard while allowing all opponents--- for the entire season--- to score just 30 points! Also to their credit the Mustang Chain Gang defense has shutout eight of their opponents, including the 73-0 victory over Tarkington in the opening round of the state playoff last week. Above: Quarterback Jack Dallas hands off to Jeremiah Shaw. Dallas finished the game with 121 passing yards, completing 10 of 12 attempts and 3 passing touchdowns. For story and more photos see Section B. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Environmentalists organize against Vidor loop Dave Rogers

For The Record

The seeds of protest were served up with the blueberry scones Tuesday night in Vidor.

The Coalition Opposing Vidor Loop 299 held a public meeting at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites and host Ellen Buchanan of the Big Thicket National Heritage Trust urged a group of about 30 people to take flyers and leaflets and go door to door to protest the proposed roadway.

“A lot of folks don’t know about this,” she said. “We need to make sure people know this.

“What can you do? Recruit.

If you’re got neighbors, recruit your neighbors to join the Coalition Opposing Vidor Loop 299. Just tell me how many hundreds of these (flyers) you want and we’ll get them for you.”

Orange County Commissioners Court has entered into what has been described as a non-binding agreement with consultants to consider an agreement with Texas Department of Transportation to build FM 299, the so-called Vidor loop, a 6.2-mile roadway that would connect the north and south ends of Vidor’s Main Street.

Buchanan made it clear she considers the project to be fool-hardy for many reasons, including a price tag that COUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A could result in higher taxes

Ellen Buchanan of the Big Thicket National Heritage Trust makes a point during Tuesday night’s informational meeting for the Coalition Opposing Vidor Loop 299 held at the Holiday Inn Express in Vidor.

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for Orange County citizens.

But the environmental considerations are why she was there Tuesday night to press the case for a coalition that now includes the National Parks Conservation Association, Texas Conservation Alliance, Big Thicket Association, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club and Southeast Texas Clean Air and Water, Inc., among others.

She points out that the entire length of the road would

be within the flood-prone Neches River area and that 2-1/2 miles of the road runs within yards of the boundary of the Big Thicket National Preserve.

She said the loop would destroy important cypress-tupelo swamps and would destroy or fragment wetlands that absorb floods and hurricane storm surges.

City councils for six of the seven cities in Orange County have signed resolutions op-

posing the expenditure by the county of any money to build FM 299.

But those resolutions have no authority over county government, a fact that is lost on some citizens who believe the loop project has already been stopped.

Buchanan said the Texas Transportation Commission is scheduled to consider FM 299 at its Dec. 14-15 meeting VIDOR LOOP Page 3A

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Perfect attendance can wheel new bikes for elementary schoolers Bridge City Elementary School has announced that they will be having a drawing at the end of the 2016/17 school year to award one lucky boy and girl for their Perfect Attendance during a grading period.

Karen Collier with Edward Jones Investments has donated 2 bikes that will be the prizes for this drawing. Students will earn a ticket for each grading period they have perfect attendance, each student could earn up to 6 chances if they have perfect attendance for the year.

Photo at left: Karen Collier and Bridge City Elementary School principal Norman Gaspard.

BCISD Child Find/Child Serve Child Find/Child Serve is a requirement, which ensures that school districts regularly identify, locate, and appropriately place children and students with special needs.

Bridge City IDS want to effectively meet these requirements.

If you know of a child or young adult , ages 3-21, with a special need, or if you are the parent of such a child or young adult, please contact the bridge City ISD Special Education Office at 735-1552

Denim & Diamonds Event set for Saturday Save the date for the Denim and Diamonds Gala to be presented by the Friends of the Orange Depot on Saturday, Nov. 19, 6:30 PM, at the VFW Hall on 16th St. Special country music entertainment, BBQ, silent and live auction will be featured. Because of a $50,000 grant from the Meadows Foundation the group received, every ticket sale or donation will be matched by this foundation. F.O.O.D. needs your help to complete the project for our city, so mark your calendar. Co-chairs for Denim and Diamonds are Rose Simar and Diana Hill.

More coming on the newly designed website www.orangetxdepot.org where donations are excepted on-line with a credit card. Honor your family and buy an engraved brick for the depot pathway.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, November 16, 2016 All veterans were honored at the St. Mary Catholic School’s annual Veterans Day Program.

PreK4, Kindergarten, 5th grade and the middle school Theater Arts students took part in the program that was presented by the award-winning Student Council. County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton was the guest speaker and spoke eloquently about the qualities of good leadership including what he called the ten secrets to leadership.

Pictured are bottom (left to right) Sgt. Victor Rincon, US Army Reserves; Felix Anderson, Air Force; Chris Anderson, Marine. Top row Daniel Dimas, Marine; Bobby Granger, Navy; Brint Carlton, Air Force; and Mike Savignano, Air Force & Army.

New county officials also in transition said runs the gamut from acting as bailiff in Justice of the Peace court, serving subpoenas and evictions to acting as a peace officer.

“It’s been a learning experience,” Mooney said. “I know law enforcement, but when it comes to civil … it’s going to be a big transition.”

Fortunately, the county has three experienced constables Mooney can go to with questions.

“I’ve already talked to the other constables,” he said.

“They’re really good guys.

They’ll be here to help me.”

While Trahan and Fisher ran to replace retiring officials (Lynda Gunstream is the

retiring tax assessor-collector), Mooney and Gothia defeated incumbents for their positions.

In March, Mooney won over incumbent Weldon Peveto and Gothia knocked off Commissioner John Banken.

“I’ve not had a lot of conversations with Mr. Banken at all,” Gothia said when asked if his predecessor was showing him the ropes the way Obama appeared to be advising Trump two days after the presidential election.

But, in fairness, Dubose said he and Trahan hadn’t spent a lot of time transitioning.

“I haven’t had a lot of meet-

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ings with him,” Dubose said.

“I normally do ask the new commissioners, even the ones not in my precinct, ‘Would you like me to go around and have me introduce you to the other department heads?’

“But Johnny’s just taken iniative to do it himself. He’s been around here a lot.”

Both Gothia and Trahan have a lot of public service on their resumes and both underline economic development at the top of their to-do lists.

A former board chairman for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, Gothia has been at the forefront of bringing pro fishing tournaments to Orange. He appeared at commissioner’s court Tuesday with Chamber president Ida Schossow as the court approved a $90,000 expenditure of hotel/motel occupancy funds to promote June’s Bassmaster tournament.

“Over the years I’ve attended a few of these (commissioner’s court meetings) to talk about fishing tournaments,” Gothia said, “and I attended a few in the past few months involving the budget process because I wanted to hear how they went.

“But I don’t want to overstep my bounds and look like

I’m looking over his (Banken’s) shoulder. I’ve been attending to things in my community. I want to see what the community’s perspective is on what they want me to work on.”

Trahan said he’s been on the same path as Gothia.

“When I can, I try to go to commissioner’s court to catch up,” he said. “I talk to people in the community and find out what their issues are.

“Hopefully, when the time comes around, I’ll be up to speed and hit the road running.”

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and the time is now to make opposition known to County Judge Stephen Carlton and county commissioners.

She urged contacting the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission to ask them to remove FM 299 from its long-range plan, and she called on volunteers to contact the Texas Transportation Commission to urge them to remove FM 299 from its list of projects when it meets in December.

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days on the water.

“Like John said, we really do appreciate everything the court does,” she told commissioners. “We would not be able to do this and promote Orange County like we do if it wasn’t for the court.”

On an otherwise light agenda, the commissioners did some monthly bookkeeping.

They acknowledged the receipt and deposit of a $439,000 check from the state – the county’s ½-cent sales tax for September. Then they paid out almost the same amount, $408,000 to the Texas Association of Counties Health & Employees Benefit Pool for November’s group insurance for county retirees under age 65.

A week ago, commissioners court voted to spend up to $8,000 to replace a new Christmas nativity scene that it had purchased for the courthouse lawn only a couple of weeks earlier for $560.

“The scaling wasn’t going to be right for being on a courthouse lawn,” County Judge Stephen Carlton said of the first purchase. “It was between 27 and 30 inches high, which is going to be pretty small-looking for the road.”

The new 14-piece nativity scene is 54 inches tall. But since its $5,599 purchase price left room in the $8,000 limit, the county also ordered a shepherd, an angel and a life-size Nutcracker King.

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his wife, he married Betty Jo “BJ’ Powell. He is survived by Curney W. “Bubba” Lormand, Jr. and wife Kathy, daughter, Denise (Lormand) Hagee and husband Jack; sister, Maureen “Sis” Keogh; daughter-in-law, Cecilia “Susie” Miley; To BJ and their large family, we send our sincere condolences.

A good man has left us. Please see obituary.***** We were also saddened to learn of the death of Ronald J. Primeaux Sr., 77, a former Bridge City resident, who resided in Erath, LA. Services were held Nov. 11. Ronald was employed as a Foreman for DuPont Energy in Orange. He is survived by his son, Ronald James Primeaux Jr., daughters, Sharon Primeaux, Cindy Primeaux, Jennifer Primeaux Schneider, and Rachel Primeaux, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. May he rest in peace.

From The Creaux’s Nest WILL THE GLASS CEILING EVER BE BROKEN Hillary, on the campaign trail, often said, “It had a million cracks in it.” Well, now it really does. The voters gave the first woman to run for U.S. president a million more votes than her male opponent, denying Donald Trump a mandate from the people. He will become president through the Electoral College which meets on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. Hillary’s problem goes back to before she announced when Karl Rove branded her untrustworthy and dishonest. The brand struck. Hillary was leading by 11 points when nine days before the election FBI Director Comey dropped the bombshell that I believe was put together by Rudy Giuliani, when his New York FBI connections threatened to go public with the Weiner email findings if the Director didn’t disclose the investigation. He did and five days later Hillary’s poll numbers had dropped to the margin of error.

It killed her momentum. She had aimed to peak on Election Day. Voters who say they made up their minds in the last 12 days voted 10 to 1 for Trump. She had led New Hampshire by 13 points and won by less then one point. No doubt the FBI flap cost her the Election. When it’s all said and done she lost Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania by a combined vote of only 107 thousand. It’s easy to see how the FBI, tying her to the pervert Anthony Weiner, killed her chances to get elected. Trump didn’t win the Election, it was actually stolen when all polls showed her leading by a bunch nine days before.

The question is will a woman ever be elected president? Not in my lifetime. No person has ever run for the office with the knowledge, experience and smarts Hillary had. She’s the only one who might come back and win in four years when the voters see that they didn’t get what they bought. We are one of the few industrialized countries who have not elected a woman. My guess is, long after I’m gone, if the glass ceiling is broken it will be by a two or three generation Latino woman. She may even be a Republican. It’s a long time off. Fifty years down the road Latino’s will make up 40 percent of the population.*****I’ve got to move on. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

IT’S PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR BETTER OR WORSE Donald Trump, the candidate, won the Republican nomination by making many promises. He captured the spotlight away from his sixteen opponents by dominating on the television networks. He phoned in to all of them on morning and evening shows. Television networks fell over themselves to give complete coverage of a political rally to the dismay of his opponents, who got far less coverage. Trump garnered $2 billion in free television coverage, not having to spend his own money. Among his many promises was that he would release his tax returns as soon as an IRS audit was complete. We wrote that he would never release them. Financial experts say he’s worth only a third of what he claims. He claimed he would finance his own campaign and wouldn’t take money from anyone, including his friends. The fact is very little of his own money went into the campaign. The election is over but Trump will never release his returns, not now, not next year, never.

It’s all about the ‘Trump Brand. That’s what it’s been from the beginning. In his wildest dreams and even with his ultra ego he never thought about winning the presidency. It was all about expanding ‘The Brand.’ That’s why he was careful not to offend Russia’s Vladimir Putin, so he could do business there when the election was over. We now know he owes China over $650 million, $100 million to a German bank and no telling where else. That’s why the American people must insist he releases his tax returns now that he’s elected. There are no checks and balances. The real danger is that his holdings, some he is personally indebted for, will be put in a blind trust controlled by his children. A sure bet his net worth will be many times what it is today, but we will never know for sure unless he releases his tax returns. Dick Cheney was worth $16 million when he became Vice-president. His Halliburton stock was in a blind trust. He left office a billionaire. As far as the 2000 mile wall, eight foot wide, 20 feet high, forget it, it ain’t happening. Maybe a three mile wall for a photo-op. The rest will be fence. Fact check said Trump lied 73 percent of the time and about 27 percent of his promises are all that will get done. He said he’s dredge the swamp. Now we hear leadership names like Rudy, Newt, Palin, Perry and Breitbarts radical executive Stephen Bannon. Trump will never deport the millions he promised. That is impossible and not practical. President Obama deported more than the last three presidents, just didn’t make an issue out of it. President-elect Trump doesn’t have the temperament or knowledge so it will depend on who he listens to as to how successful his administration is. Besides his tax returns, Americans should give him the chance to govern. I’m betting he won’t be that radical. There’s still the ‘Brand’ for him to think about.

CONDOLENCES We were saddened to learn of the death of Curney Lormand, Sr., 89, who died Sunday, Nov. 13. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. We were fortunate to have known this good man many years. He was from a family with deep roots in the early Bridge City area. A graduate of Lutcher Stark High School, he was a United States Navy veteran. He had retired from Dupont and served many years on the BCISD School Board. For 57 years he was married to Bettye Lou Blanchard. Together they were pillars of the community. In 2007, after the death of

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2006 Well known Major League baseball pitcher John H. Patterson, 28, returns to Orange next week to serve as grand marshal for the annual Christmas parade. A graduate of West Orange-Stark High School, he was well known as a senior by being named to ‘USA Today’s’ Prep All American Squad. He caught the eye of many college recruiters and signed a letter of intent with LSU. After being selected in the first round of the draft Patterson signed his first professional baseball contract straight out of high school and went into a major league pitching career.

His father Doug had been drafted right out of Stark High as an 18-year-old, in 1971. He was chosen in the second round.

He was on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles from 1971 to 1978. John H. was signed in Nov. 1996 with Arizona. He was the opening day pitcher for the very first Washington Nationals team. (Editor’s note: Roy is the proud owner of a cap from that very first game in Washington, a gift from John. He was called the “Ace of the Staff” after the 2006 season. John, in his #22 jersey, is expected to be a “Shining Star” in 2007.)*****Former West Orange-Stark’s Deon Beasley, now with Texas, and Kerry Franks, with A&M, were on the Mustang sideline Friday. They will play against each other in the rival game next week.*****Our buddy, “Buckshot” Winfree, has sold his business, Lester Winfree Rice and Cattle Transportation.

The business will be moved to Pasadena.*****Mary Stanton’s nephew, Gerald Hamilton, 36, was killed in an industrial accident Nov. 16. He was her sister Betty’s son.*****Dow Gene Anderson is down with a bad case of shingles around his belly.*****Bo Derek turned 50 on Nov. 20. Allen Dunn turns 49.*****Troy Aikman reaches 40 on Nov. 21.*****The Bush twins, Barbara and Jenna, will be 25 on Nov. 25.*****Kelly and Monte Morphew host annual Toy Coffee at their home at 611 10th Street. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Doris M. Benson, 72, of Orange, passed away Nov. 14. Funeral services will be held Nov. 17. A lifelong resident of Orange, she is survived by her son Buddy Benson, daughters Tammy Ambrose, Charlotte McShan, brother, Tom Perry and sisters, Kate Young, Opal Bartley and Shirley Brister. She is also survived by four grandchildren.*****Hazel Ruth Guillory, 79, of Deweyville, died Nov. 16. Services will be held Nov. 19. She is survived by her husband, Leroy Guillory, sons Roy Lee, Jay Thomas, Dennis Leon and Guy, daughters Linda Sue Holt, Brenda Waller, ten grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.*****Gilbert Ray Morgan, 69, of Orange passed away Friday, Oct. 17. He was a fitter for American Bridge and was a pilot who loved to fly. He is survived by daughter Lesa Hamerly, son Doug Morgan, grandchildren Amy Thibodeaux, Ryan Thibodeaux, Conner and Cole Morgan and brother Aaron Lonnie Morgan.*****Gerald Duwane Hamilton, 36, of Orangefield, passed away Nov. 16.

Services were held Nov. 19. A lifelong Orange area resident he was a process operator for Dow Chemical. He is survived by his father and step-mother Kenneth and Sharon Hamilton, mother and step-father Betty and Russell Theis, grandmother Jewell Hamilton and daughters Macy and Madelyn Hamilton.

40 Years Ago-1976 Jean and Martha at Town and Country, on 16th St. have put staples in their ears for weight loss.*****Betty and Corky Harmon played hosts to the ‘Dinner Club’ at their home. Betty then loaded them in her travel home and took them to Beaumont for dinner.*****Charissa Kae Hardy was born Nov. 5 and weighted in at 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Hardy.*****Dist. Judge Fred Trimble is recuperating in a Houston hospital after having his right leg amputated.*****Dot Eshbach, owner of the Kottage, has announced the addition of two new stores in her center. One will be the Shoe Tree.*****Donald Cole has announced that Cole Plumbing will build a new facility that will include a showroom. The site chosen is at the intersection of LaPointe and Roundbunch.*****Janet Brunell turned 15-years-old last week.*****The Orangefield Bobcats defeated Lumberton 22-0. Stars included Jeff Peveto, Randy Schirch, Brian Day and Todd Goss. Ed Peveto is the coach.*****Leads for ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ have been double cast. Main characters cast for Annie Oakley are Beth Marinez and Connie Gunn. Frank Butler will be played by Randy Jones and Rick Powell. Charlie, by Bobby Helter, Dolly Tate, by Rachel Rector, Sitting Bull, by Robert Hughes, Indian squaws,

by Laurie Trotter and Kim Tiger, Buffalo Bill by Richard Rathburn.*****County Judge Grover Halliburton resigns to become county-court-at-law judge.*****Pete Runnels was unanimously selected by commissioners to fill the county judge post. It all began with the resignation of 163rd Dist judge Fred Trimble and the appointment of Court-at-Large-Judge David Dunn by Gov. Dolph Briscoe. Raymond Gould made the motion to appoint Runnels, who is 33-years-old and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sam Houston.

He has been an assistant to Halliburton for over three years.

He will be sworn in Nov. 22 by County Clerk Sallie Frazier.

Judge Runnels is the third generation of the Runnels family who aspired to become county judge. Pete’s grandfather, Joseph M. Runnels sought the position in the 1940s. Pete’s dad, ;Joe Runnels, Jr., twice unsuccessfully bid in the 1960s. He had served as county clerk and mayor of Orange. Pete served as Democratic chairman.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Congratulations to Lou Garriga, of Bridge City, winner of the Dallas Cowboy raffle sponsored by St. Mary Catholic School. He received a $300 visa card, a night stay in Dallas, two tickets to the Dallas Football game this Sunday and two $25 gift certificates for purchases at the stadium. Garriga’s winning ticket was drawn by Father Daleo last week. What you might not know is that Lou is Brett Favre’s cousin and a great guy.*****I was up by 3:30 a.m. both Monday and Tuesday. With cool, clear mornings both days, the most beautiful sight was the Super Moon that lit up the landscape and threw long shadows. The Lunar phenomenon brings the full

moon closer than it has been to earth since 1948, 68 years ago.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at PK’s Grill this week and will be off the following week. In two weeks The Bunch will be back at JB’s Barbeque. Last week at Robert’s Diana and Brooks Hill, along with Rose and Bill Simar visited with The Bunch. They are really involved in the restoration of the Old Orange Depot.*****I haven’t heard from our friends John and Linda Heard in a long time. I wonder how their citrus crop is doing. It seems like years since I’ve had good Orange County oranges and grapefruit.***** Congrats to Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s Trey Guillory who signed with the Air Force Academy for track and field.*****A great couple John W. and Sharon Rodgers will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 18. John is a retired sheet metal worker, Sharon is employed at Sabine Title. Best wishes for many more healthy years.*****After many years at The Penny Record, in the Bridge City Roundbunch office, Bill Pope has retired.

His recovery has been slow after a five bypass heart surgery, plus his failing eyesight would prevent him from working. We wish him the best and a full recovery. We invite you to visit Brenda, new office manager, who can help you with all your advertising needs, garage sales, classified ads, etc. Stop by, you’ll find her very cordial.*****A few folks we know celebrating their special day in the next fed days. Nov. 16: Banker Thad Angelle celebrates a birthday as does Rae Anna Todora, Chris Byers, Pete Gresham and Marie Richard.*****Nov. 17: Reba Eddins, Brabara Briggs, Martha Foley, Chuck Kirby, Patsy Brister and Phyllis’ other half Kenneth Hass all celedbrate birthdays today.*****Nov. 18: Celebrating today are Aimee Huckabay, Melanie Claybar, Stephanie Williams, Theresa Evans, Lyndsie Neie, James Cornell and Sam Thomas.*****Nov. 19: Charles Cagle, Linda Klein, Liz Harris, Ben Carpenter, Cecil Allen, Trina Stringer and Kristina Denman all celebrate today.*****Nov. 20: Dot’s boy Edgar Eschbach marks another year. Bubba’s boy Lon Hubbard is a year older, pretty Sunni Oceguera celebrates today as does Jan Briggs, Jesse Evans and Rose Powell. Special birthday wishes go out to a great guy, Allen Dunn, who chalks up another year.*****Nov. 21: CPA Joel Steirman celebrates on this day. In days past he had big parties but he’s gotten tighter with age. Also celebrating are Jason LeLeux, Mary Tate and Bart Williams.*****Nov. 22: On this day in 1963, 53 years ago, JFK was killed in Dallas. Celebrating birthdays are our longtime friend attorney H.D. Pate, Lamar Orange’s Jack-of-All-Trades Butch Campbell, who we’ve known since he was a pup gets older. The late judge Grover Halliburton’s Girl Friday, legal secretary Jackie Roberts celebrates today as does Belinda Thibodeaux and Larry Bridges. Happy birthday to all.*****I apologize for the way my column was printed last week. It was printed in a hard to read script. No one seems to know how that happened but I hope they figure it out.

I got several emails about the election; One was from Robert, who wrote, “Bannon, Bolton, Sessions and Rudy in Trump’s cabinet looks like the inmates will be running the asylum.

2016 is the hottest year on record, beating the record of 2015.

Another hot summer predicted for 2017 is expected again to break all records.*****Los Angeles fears Donald Trumps election as U.S. president may cost the city the 2024 summer games. Three cities are bidding for the summer Olympic games. The Los Angeles bid team feels like they have more to lose with Trumps election because of his campaign against Muslims, Mexicans and his foreign policy plan could hurt U.S. bidding against Paris and Budapest. The final vote will be in 10 months.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Oris Boudreaux, from Abbeville, is quite a party guy him.

Da utta day he call his lawyer Linnis Premeaux and axe him, “Look here, lawyer Premeaux, is it true dat dey suin’ dem cigarette companies for causin’ peoples to get cancer?”

“Dey sire is.” Reported lawyer Premeaux.

Now I hear me, dat someone is suin’ dem fast food places for making dem fat and cloggin’ dere artieries, is dat true hanh?”

Boudreaux axe.

Da lawyer answer, “sure is Mr. Boudreaux.”

Boudreaux axe, “Wat bout that lady wat sued MacDonald’s for millions because dey gave her dat hot coffee dat she ordered.”

“Yep, dats right,” lawyer Premeaux said.

“Wat bout dat football player wat sued dat university when he graduated and still can’t read him?”

“Dats right,” said da lawyer, “But tell me Mr. Boudreaux, why you axe hanh?”

“Well, because I was tinking me, wat I want to know is, can I sue Budweiser for all dem ugly womens I slept wit?”

C’EST TOUT Thanks to economic and energy policy one million more Americans are expected to travel this Thanksgiving then last year because of a boast in consumer confidence. According to the AAA auto club’s travel forecasts, increase in travelers mark eight consecutive years of growth. The income in travel is spurred by improvements in the economy, including rising wages. The projection is for 48.7 million travelers from Nov. 23 to Nov. 27. The expected 43.5 million travelers on the road would be the most since 2005. The energy policy, under the Obama Administration, has dropped our dependency on foreign governments holding us up in escalating oil prices.

Our gas prices at the pump have fallen from nearly $4 a gallon, seven years ago, to below $2 a gallon today. The drop in gas prices alone gives families spending money on their trips.

According to HIS Global Insight, airplanes will carry the most passengers since 2007. We have much to be thankful for, a healthy economy with the lowest unemployment in 20 years at only 4.9 percent. I don’t know how you make the country much greater except to get congress to pass Obama’s bill on infrastructure that passed the senate four years ago. The congress has sat on it. Paul Ryan will probably pass it now and call it the Trump bill.*****I’ve got to get out of here. Thanks for your time and loyal readership. Please shop our family of advertisers. Take care and God bless.

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Orange County Happenings Orange County Friends Orange County Friends (OCF) is a social club open to all residents in Orange County. Our dues are $15 per year. Please contact Pam Cox at 409-670-8646 for questions regarding membership or activities. November activities are follows: Nov. 14 - 2:00 pm BOOK CLUB at the Jumping Bean, Nov. 14 - 6:00 pm NIGHT BUNCO, Nov. 16 - 1:30 pm MAH JONG, Nov. 18 - 9:00 am OUT & ABOUT at Mistletoe & Moss.

Denim & Diamonds Event Save the date for the Denim and Diamonds Gala to be presented by the Friends of the Orange Depot on Saturday, Nov. 19, 6:30 PM, at the VFW Hall on 16th St. Special country music entertainment, BBQ, silent and live auction will be featured. Because of a $50,000 grant from the Meadows Foundation the group received, every ticket sale or donation will be matched by this foundation.

F.O.O.D. needs your help to complete the project for our city, so mark your calendar. Co-chairs for Denim and Diamonds are Rose Simar and Diana Hill. More coming on the newly designed website www.orangetxdepot.org where donations are excepted on-line with a credit card. Honor your family and buy an engraved brick for the depot pathway.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Christmas Bazaar

GLOW sets date for community event

the door, Take out Available(Containers furnished) No Delivery For large orders FAX orders by noon, November 16th, to 409883-3547, stating how many and time you are to pick up.

The Light of the World is gearing up for an evening of hope and giving and will kick off our Bridge City Holiday weekend with our Community Christmas Program “The Light of the World”. All proceeds going to our Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial alliance. This year we will have our 5th grade Honor Choir, Middle School Choir, BCHS Cardinal Singers, BCHS Arts department, BCHS Strutters, Tiger Rock Martial Arts , Amy Elite Dance Force, Studio C, & a surprise performance by some of our elected city officials. What a way to light up the night! The heart of Project GLOW (Go Light Our World) is to start our Holiday Season off by giving to those that may be less fortunate during this Christmas season.........the season of giving! The program will be held Thursday, December 1st at the Bridge City High School at 7pm . tickets are $5.

McDonald Baptist Church Host a Free Thanksgiving Dinner

Altar Society “Holiday Extravaganza” And Luncheon You are cordially invited to the Altar Society “Holiday Extravaganza” And Luncheon At : Saint Mary Church Parish Hall 912 West Cherry in Orange on Thursday, November 17, from 9:00 am2:00 pm. Homemade baked and canned Goods, Crafts, Christmas Gifts, Frozen Entrees, Jewelry, Silent Auction including Gift Baskets and more. Mrs Santa’s Workshop Specialty Gifts. Gumbo Luncheon-$8.00 Served 11 am-1Pm, Meal Tickets Purchased at

McDonald Baptist Church will host a free community wide Thanksgiving Dinner from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. November 24, Thanksgiving Day. Area residents are invited to attend the special dinner in the church gym, located on the corner of South &Broad Streets in West Orange. Meal reservations are required.

There will be a no to go meal available. The reservation deadline is November 21. Call the church office at 883-3974 for more Information.

BCISD To Purge Records Effective December 31, 2016 Bridge City ISD special education records will be purged for students whose special educations ceased prior to August 2009. Any previous special education student, who is at lease 18 years of age, or the parent/guardian of a minor student, may pick up records in the Special Education Office. Additional information may be obtained by calling 735-1552

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church(Bridge City) will be holding its Christmas Bazaar this Saturday, November 19th from 9am2pm. This year the Bazaar will include the products of 7 different local businesses: KUT UPS, PROCLAIMED BLESSING, PREMIER DESIGN, RUSTIC & LACE, SWEET CREATIONS, CRAFTS BY LISA, SCENTSY. There will be a wide range of items just right for all your Christmas gift giving. Various homemade crafts, Shabby Chic decor, jewelry, glass block lighting decor, framed tiles, Montana West purses, food mixes and dips, speciality coffee, Lady Bug product, Para-cord bracelets, embroidered kitchen linens, Christmas Decor and ornaments, plus much more.

All proceeds go toward our Music Scholarship Program that awards two college music majors $1000 scholarships each fall and spring semester. The Church wishes all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.There will be 7 local vendors all selling various items for Christmas gifts. The church will be selling homemade basket items, Rada Cutlery, Durham-Ellis nut products. The nut products can be purchased now by calling the church. Thank you so very much for your support, and may god bless you.

LSC-O Cypress Branches Literary/ Artistic Journal Contest LSC-O’s Cypress Branches Literary/Artistic Journal is now taking entries for the annual publication scheduled for release in the spring of 2017. A contest to award prizes to the winners in each category has begun with an entry deadline of December 1. The contest is open to all LSC-O students. Faculty, staff, and members of the community are encouraged to enter but are ineligible for prizes.

Contest rules and entry applications can be found on the Lamar State College-Orange website at: Cypress Branches App and Rules. For additional information, contact Dr. Arlene Turkel at arlene.turkel@lsco.edu or call 409-882-3902.

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Entertainment

By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record

New Friend” @ Lake Charles Civic Center Kevin Fowler @ Jerry Nelson’s Hill Country Cherry @ Blue Martini Creole Cookin’ @ The Boudain Hut The Bogarts @ Cafe Del Rio Bayou Rush @ The Capri Club Kris Harper @ Cecil’s Cajun Cafe SNAFU @ Dylan’s Rusty Yates @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar BB and Company @ Gator Lounge Paul Gonsoulin @ The Grill Freddie Pate @ Honky Tonk Texas Ken Marvel, Jivin’ Gene, Parker James, Gene Terry @ Jefferson County Singles Club Beat Bums, Rob Wellz, @ The Logon Café The Kadillacs @ The Lone Wolf Rob Copeland @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Culverhouse @ Madison’s Blake Sticker @ Neches Brewing Company The Fabulous Hellcats, The Nelsons @ The Red Room Honey Jar, Tyler Darby @ Rikenjaks Caylan Daughrity @ The Rodair Roadhouse The Fuse @ Rush Lounge Curse and the Cure @ Tam-

The holiday season is only a week away and that means it is about to get real busy around Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana with music, theater, holiday activities and more. Find some time to enjoy what you can and have fun.

Remember to check out www. localmusicguide.net for updated information on artists and venues.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 Phillip Glyn Band @ The Boudain Hut John Cessac and Dennis Shaeffer @ Buffalo Wild Wings Rod Rishard @ Cafe Del Rio Blake Sticker @ The Capri Club Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Kris Harper and Frankie Randazzo @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Ronnie Fruge @ Rikenjaks Sofa Kingz @ Rush Lounge Tim Burge @ Tradewinds Tavern Thursday, Nov. 17 Curse and the Cure @ The Bayou Cafe #2 Julia Street @ Blue Martini Phillip Glyn Band @ The Boudain Hut Frank Gilligan @ Cafe Del Rio Rusty Yates @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Chris Stacey @ The Grill Rob Copeland and The Outsiders @ La Cantina - PA The Bands of Tonalta @ The Logon Café Tomplay @ The Lone Wolf Will Castille @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub LN and the Crush @ Madison’s The Matchsellers @ Neches Brewing Company The Cadillacs @ Orange VFW Hall Kris Harper @ Rikenjaks Tyler Darby @ The Rodair Roadhouse The Fuse @ Rush Lounge David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Friday, Nov. 18 Willie Nelson @ Golden Nugget Casino Cherry @ Blue Martini Creole Cookin’ @ The Boudain Hut The Flava Band @ Cafe Del Rio Brad Brinkley @ Cecil’s Cajun Cafe Old Trick @ Cottons Cay Wayne Toups @ Cowboys Unkle Jam @ Dylan’s Rusty Yates @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar BB and Company @ Gator

Courtesy photo Country music legend Willie Nelson will perform at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La. Tickets start at $50 and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets.

Lounge All Opposed @ The Gig Ty Phillips and Nightlife @ Honky Tonk Texas The Kings of Mojo @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Frayed Soul @ Linda’s Lounge The Matchsellers, Cody Schaeffer, Greg Jr. @ The Logon Café David St. Romain @ The Lone Wolf John Guidroz @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County High Street @ Mackenzie’s Pub Hamilton Loomis @ Madison’s Rick Danna @ New York Pizza - Neches St. Danny Dillon @ Pine Tree Lodge All Opposed, Shitty Advice, Hooligan Juvenile @ The Red Room The RKW Show, The Ukulady’s Man @ Rikenjaks Brittany Pfantz @ The Rodair Roadhouse The Fuse @ Rush Lounge Crossroads @ Stingaree Down Under

Chalkline Empire, Creeping Phlox, Mr. Plow, Sadistic Hospitality @ Texas Rose Saloon

Saturday, Nov. 19 The Oak Ridge Boys @ Golden Nugget Casino “Sesame Street Live: Make a

my’s Bar Buggaboo @ Texas Ave. Tavern Sunday, Nov. 20 “Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend” @ Lake Charles Civic Center Tony Faulk and Chaos @ The Boudain Hut Chester and Jairus Daigle, Kevin Johnson @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Linda Kaye and the Kool Katz @ Jefferson County Singles Club Billy Pouland and the Zydeco Combo @ Pine Tree Lodge Delicious Fuzz @ The Publicity The Fuse @ Rush Lounge Monday, Nov. 21 Stacy Bearden @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Angel Garcia @ Rush Lounge Tuesday, Nov. 22 “Dirty Dancing” @ Lutcher Theater Pug Johnson @ Dylan’s Chip Radford @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Alex Rozell and John Teague @ Madison’s JCC Project @ Portus Ray Boudreaux @ Rush Lounge

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Deaths & Memorials Martha “Jackie” Winegardner, 80, Orange Martha “Jackie” Winegardner, 80, died Monday, November 7th, 2016 at Vidor Health and Rehab Center in Vidor, TX. A native of Kinder, Martha LA, Jackie Winegardner grew up in Orange, TX before moving to Montana and later moved back to Orange. Jackie enjoyed numerous outdoor activities such as snow skiing, snowmobiling, camping, gardening, and horseback riding.

She also enjoyed sewing, quilting, bowling and enjoyed entertaining with family and friends.

Jackie is survived by a son, Kevin Winegardner and his wife Carrie of Helena, MT, 3 daughters, Kamala Penttina and her husband Hugh of Polson, MT, Kaylynn Conner and her husband Sam of Orange, and Kelly Winegardner of Kalispell, MT. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren, Kasey Winegardner, Kendra Terry, Harrison Penttila, Colinda Edwards, John Conner, Jessica Conner, Kenneth Conner, Aarika Grande and Carley Grande and 11 great grandchildren and 1 brother, Henry Keys of Orange. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years and a grandson, Justin Andrew James. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor.

Buddy Wayne Fairchild, 53, Vidor Buddy Wayne Fairchild, 53, died Monday, November 7th, 2016 at his residence in Vidor. A native of Port Lavaca, TX he was a longBuddy time resiFairchild dent of Deweyville and a graduate of Deweyville High School before becoming an accomplished welder. Buddy enjoyed boxing and loved to spend time with his family and friends.

He is survived by 4 daughters, Brittany Morgan Fairchild, Lindsey Fairchild, Ashley Fairchild and Candice Fairchilde, 2 grandchildren, Brayden “Lil Red” Marcus and Brantley Fairchild. He is also survived by his parents, Edward Ray Fairchild and Karen Kartchner, 2 brothers, Edward Ray Fairchild, Jr., and Kenneth David Fairchild and 2 sisters, Raquel Fairchild and Crystal Fairchild. Buddy was preceded in death by his stepmother, JoAnn Fairchild. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor.

James David Aytes, 62 Orange, James David Aytes, age 62 of Orange, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 in Beaumont, Texas. SerJames vices will be Aytes at 7:00 PM on Friday, November 11, 2016 at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Danny Windham officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday before the

service. Interment will be at 1:00 PM at Hamilton Cemetery in Grant, Louisiana on Saturday, November 12, 2016.

David was born January 2, 1954 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Estelle Marie Carpenter Aytes and James Clifford Aytes. He graduated from Little Cypress High School. He worked with Entergy for over 28 years, where he was a lineman. David was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved sharing his love for fishing as a guide for others. David also enjoyed the freedom of riding his motorcycles.

He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Danny Aytes and his step-daughter Mandy Delia Owens.

Those left to share his memory are his wife Susan Aytes of Orange, TX. Three sons; David Hastings and wife Allison of Decatur, TX, Clifford Aytes of Port Arthur, TX and Casey Aytes of Mauriceville, TX. Six grandchildren; Rachel Lynn Dolbear, Owen Drake Dolbear, Megan Hastings, James Brady Hastings, Avery Hastings and Melody Aytes. As well as many nieces, nephew, cousins and friends.

Memorials may be made to LC-M Bass Team.

Pallbearers will be Laron Baget, Jerry Person, Danny Jay, Jim Braken, Keith Burton and Bill Windham. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Terry, Mike Cordova, Danny Collier, Tom Stephenson, Sr, Randy Richardson and Carey Stark.

Curtis Jackson Jaynes, 86, Orange Curtis Jackson Jaynes, 86, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016 in Orange. Cremation will be held under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory with a memorial service to be held at a later date.

Curtis was born April 19, 1930 in Sidon, Mississippi to Walker Jaynes and Berdie Mae (Dirghty) Jaynes. He was an electrician at Brown & Root for many years and served in the United States Navy. Curtis loved scuba diving and collecting petrified wood.

He also enjoyed reading and watching National Geographic.

Curtis was a good, Christian man and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Curtis is survived by his daughters, Kathy Hamner and husband, Mike of Eades, TN, Cheryl Renee’ Jaynes of Grand Bay, AL, Rebecca Landry and husband, Anthony of Coden , AL, and Patricia Gregory of Orange, TX; eleven grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; and his brother, Turner Jaynes of Chester, VA. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Julie Rogers Gift of Life Breast Cancer Program, 2390 Dowlen Rd., Beaumont, TX 77706

Janice Eileen Armer, 69, Vidor Janice Eileen Armer, 69, died Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. A native of CoudersJanice port, PA she was a longArmer time resident of Vidor after spending 12 years in El Dorado, AR. While in Arkansas she served as the church secretary at Calion Baptist Church in Calion, AR. Janice enjoyed the outdoors, animals, cooking, sewing and feeding birds. She also enjoyed gardening and was a member of the Master Gardener Club and loved to spend quality time with her family and friends. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 15, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of Vi-

dor. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with interment to follow at Houston National Cemetery at 1:15 p.m. in Houston, TX. Janice is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, William Armer, 2 daughters, Margie Hanks and her husband Tomas of Pearland, TX and Denise Leger and her husband Jimmy of Hemphill, TX, 2 sons, Wade Armer and his wife Sue of Huffman, TX and William Bennett Armer of Pearland, TX. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and 2 brothers, Russell Weaver of El Dorado, AR and Thomas Weaver of Milton, FL. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Vernie Weaver and a brother, Michael Weaver of Citrus, FL.

Gerald Wayne Obenhaus, 69, Orange Gerald Wayne Obenhaus, 69, of Orange, Texas, was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, November 7, 2016.

Gerald Funeral Obenhaus services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2016, at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Reverend Lynn Ashcraft, retired pastor of North Orange Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. There will not be a graveside service.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Gerald was born on May 5, 1947, in Columbus, Texas, to Dick and LaVerne (Muesse) Obenhaus. He was raised in Eagle Lake, Texas and was a graduate of Wharton County Junior College and Sam Houston State University. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era as a Military Policeman and a Security Specialist receiving an Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious service. He was one the earliest Program and Executive Directors of the Orange YMCA. He served his Lord as a longtime active member of North Orange Baptist Church. Gerald was the recipient of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. He was a past president of the Salvation Army, Kiwanis Club and the YMCA. He also served on the board of directors of the American Red Cross, United Way of Orange County, Orange County Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Orange Chamber of Commerce and the Orange Memorial Hermann Hospital. He was a graduate of Leadership Southeast Texas and served as the Chairman of the Annual United Way drive. Gerald retired from Temple-Inland after 34 years of service as a Human Resources Manager. He served in Orange, Valdosta, GA, Tomahawk, WI, and back to Orange.

Gerald was preceded in death by his father; and his sister, Judy Chambers.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Ardine Nelson Obenhaus, of Orange; daughters, Nickie Parker and husband Shane of Atlanta, GA, Stacey Landrith and husband Jim, of Humble, Holly Smith and husband Jeremy, of Orange; mother, LaVerne Obenhaus, of Wharton; brother-in-law, Charles Chambers, of Wharton; sisterin-law, Gwen Borel and husband Bob, of Bridge City; numerous nieces and nephews; and his treasured grandchildren, Cooper, Jada, and Walker Smith, of Orange and Noah and Claire Landrith, of Humble.

Pallbearers will be Billy Lee, Harold Bull, Jerry Manning, Har-

5 Annual Luminary Remembrance Service th

Saturday, December 3rd Memorial Service will begin at 4:00 P.M. at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Lighting at each cemetery will follow service.

Luminaries will glow throughout the night.

Bring a chair for outdoor service.

Light refreshments will be served. *Bad Weather Day December 10th For More Info Call: 409-735-7145

Hillcrest Memorial Gardens 4560 South Hwy 87 Orange, TX Orange Forest Lawn 2312 Irving St Orange, TX

ry Wood, Kenneth Kemp, and Larry Moreland. Honorary pallbearers are the North Orange Baptist Church Adult 6 Men’s Life Group Class and the Temple-Inland Retiree Lunch Group.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to North Orange Baptist Church at 4775, 16th St., Orange, TX 77632

Warnie Gillam, 67, Beaumont Warnie Gillam, age 67, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. The GilWarnie lam family is respecting Gilliam Warnie’s wishes by having him cremated, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home.

Warnie was born on Sunday, February 13, 1949, in Logan, West Virginia, and spent the majority of his life living in the southeast Texas area.

Warnie spent many years expanding his education and worked for over 40 years as an engineer. He was described by his family as a wonderful man, who loved spending time with his grandchildren. Warnie also loved to travel with his wife, Tammy, and he also enjoyed the times he was able to ride on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Warnie was a husband, father, grandfather, and friend who will be missed by many.

Preceding Warnie in death are his parents; and 9 of his brothers, and sisters.

Those left to cherish Warnie’s memory are his wife, Tammy Gillum; his daughters, Vonda Marie Gillum, Kristina Eversol, and Tiffany Swift; his sons, Warnie Joseph Gillum, Warnie “Thumper” Gillum, and Jacob Broussard; his sister, Joyce Whittlock and her husband, Charles; his neice, Cassandra Whittlock; his nephew, Daniel Whittlock; and 9 grandchildren.

Tre’ Robert Lee Clark III, 23, Orange Tre’ Robert Lee Clark III, 23, of Orange, TX, departed this life on Monday, November 7, 2016.

Funeral service will be held at Tre’ 11:00 A.M. Clark III at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at the church. Burial will follow at Magnolia Memorial Gardens Cemetery, under the direction of Calvary Mortuary Staff His love and memories will remain in the hearts of his mother, Sarah Scott of Orange, TX; father, Robert Clark, Jr., of Maryland; sisters, Orishia Wilkes, KaSarah Wilkes, and Shannon Lewis (Earl); brothers, John LeBlanc III (Tonette), Jermal LeBlanc (Lachondra) and Eric Jordan all of Orange, TX; grandmothers, Mary Simpson of Orange, TX and Velma Ash of Florida; grandfather, Robert Lee Clark, Sr. of Lakeland, FL; step-grandmother, Debra Davis of Lakeland, FL; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, loved ones, and friends.

Nathan T. “Tucker” Johnson, 66, Orange Nathan T. “Tucker” Johnson, age 66, of Orange and longtime resident of Houston passed away on November Nathan 5, 2016 at the Medical Johnson Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Tucker was born in Orange on November 23, 1949 to Nathan Johnson and Clara Conn. He graduated from Orangefield High in 1968 where he was voted most popular in his senior class.

He was quite a comedian in school and always kept his friends laughing and in good spirits.

Tucker was warm hearted and always quick with a joke. He loved to entertain and to make people laugh. He was a good athlete as well. As a team motivator and leader, he helped to lead his baseball team to the state finals in 1967. After gradu-

ating high school, he attended Panola College for one year where he played baseball as a walk-on pitcher. He was also very active at Old First Orange Church where he sang in the choir.

Tucker moved to Houston in 1974 where he became successful in various sales positions where his likable personality and charm served him well in this profession. He spent many years as a supervisor and trainer for Tweeter / Home Entertainment. It wasn’t long after moving there that he met his best friend for life, Nina Hermann, who became his wife in 1976. They were married for 24 years until she passed away from a long-term illness in 2000. Tucker was well respected and admired by family and friends for the unwavering love and care he provided Nina during those trying years. Tucker was also preceded in death by his parents, his wife’s parents Arne and Edna Hermann and Nina’s brother Peter Hermann.

He is survived by his sister, Frances Breaux, of Bridge City; nieces Charlotte Wolfford and husband, Eric, of Mauriceville; niece Sherry Breaux of Bridge City; nephew Raymond Henry of Vidor; great nephews, Adrian Wolfford and wife Kira, Aaron Wolfford, Austyn Wolfford and his adopted cat Benny.

Frank Dewayne Finchum, 84, Orange Frank Dewayne Finchum, 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2016, in Port Arthur, Texas.

A graveside service Frank will be held at 10:00 Finchum a.m., Monday, November 14, 2016, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. Officiating will be Reverend John Warren, of First United Methodist Church in Orange.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, at First United Methodist Church in Orange with a visitation prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Born in Port Arthur, Texas on May 18, 1932, he was the son of Frank Edward Finchum and Jessie L. (Hunt) Finchum. This was during the depression and times were hard. Frank attended grade school (1 through 6 grades) at DeQueen Elementary School on 7th street. At that time his family lived on Galveston Avenue in Port Arthur. He had one sister, JoAnn that was two years older and much smarter than he.

She was a hard act to follow, making straight “A’s” all of the way through school. The most memorable events Frank had in grade school were staying in school and being expelled twice for conduct problems. Much to the surprise of his father he made it to seventh grade at Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (7th through 9th). Nothing too great happened in junior high other than football and discovering girls. Frank went to Thomas Jefferson High School in 1948 and again he was in the footsteps of his older straight “A” sister. The teachers found out right away that there was two Finchum kids, the straight “A” one, and Frank. They decided to change his name to Dewayne and hope for the best. In high school he played football making “All District” two years and the Fort Worth Star Telegram “All State” his senior year.

Senior year he served as student body president. After graduation in May of 1955, he packed his 1953 Chevrolet Coupe and headed for Levelland. He thought, boy, did they have the right name for that town. It was so flat you could see for miles.

He worked for the Western Company as a treating engineer for a few months before a guy he worked with named Scotty talked him into going partners in a new service station opening up.

It was Olenbush Oil, a small refining operation. After trying the service station for a few months he found out that it, and Scotty, wasn’t for him. In the meantime he married Nancy and moved her to Levelland. They married on September 17, 1955, and by November they were packing up their things and heading home to Port Arthur looking for work.

They temporarily moved in with Nancy’s parents and then his parents while looking for a job.

By November 29th, he had a supervisor’s job at Orange Pulp and Paper, later to be called Equitable Bag Company where he worked for 38 years progressing from floor supervisor in the bag division to production manager.

In May of 1957, they again packed their belongings and headed to Fort Lee, Virginia, and his tour of active duty in the Army. At Fort Lee he went through officer’s training school.

Tab was born in 1956, so his family grew to three. Tab was 9 months old and they were still

experimenting with how to raise him 1300 miles from their families. Nancy was a real trooper and did a great job.

At the end of his active duty, it was time to pack up again and head home. This was their easiest move, as the Army did it for them by packing and shipping everything. They drove back to Port Arthur and started looking for a house to live in. they ended up buying a house and garage apartment on 7th St. in Port Arthur. He went back to work at Equitable Bas as a plant Safety Director. They later added Personnel Dept. to his job. Next it was the Paper Mill Production Manager and then on to Planning and Production Manager which he held until his retirement along with safety and human resources.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 61 years, Nancy Jo (Benefield) Finchum; children, Tab D. Finchum and wife Misty, of Lake Charles, LA, Frank D. Finchum, Jr. and wife Tracy, of Lafayette, LA, and Nan Finchum Risley and husband Mark, of Dallas; grandchildren, Taylor Finchum Alexander and husband William, Ben Finchum, Annie Finchum, and Mark Risley, IV; and his wonderful caregivers, Chaquetta, Jackie, and Sherlanda. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First United Methodist Church at 502 N. 6th St., Orange, TX 77630.

Penny Denise Myres, 51, Beaumont Penny Denise Myres, 51, of Beaumont Texas, passed away on November 11, 2016, at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to Buddy 11:00 a.m., Fairchild Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Nederland, Texas, on December 10, 1964, she was the daughter of Clifford and Melverine Myres.

Penny worked at the Toby Hahn Post Office in Beaumont. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandson Dylan. Penny was always happy, energetic, and smiling. She will be truly missed.

Penny is survived by her parents; her son, Michael Myres, of Kountze; daughter, Tiffany Stockman, of Pleasanton; grandson, Dylan; and her sister, Lisa Myres Sadowski.

Curney, “C.W.” Wilford Lormand, Sr., 89, Bridge City Curney, “C.W.” Wilford Lormand, Sr., 89, of Bridge City, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 13, 2016.

FuCurney neral servicLormand, Sr. es will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Douglas Shows. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the church.

Born in Port Arthur, on October 15, 1927, he was the son of Matoil and Winnie Mae Lormand. He was married to Bettye Lou Blanchard for 57 years. He was married a second time in 2007 to Betty Jo (Gaston) Powell. A 1945 graduate of Lutcher Stark H.S., in the U.S. Navy and retired from DuPont Sabine River Works in Orange, Texas where he was an instrument mechanic and later a supervisor. He served on the BCISD School Board, Board of DuPont SRW FCU, and taught Sunday School at First Baptist Church in Bridge City.

C.W. served his community in many ways and will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Bettye Lou Lormand; and his son, Cary Wayne Lormand, Sr. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife, Betty Jo “B.J.” Powell Lormand; children, Curney W. “Bubba” Lormand, Jr. and wife Kathy, daughter, Denise (Lormand) Hagee and husband Jack; sister, Maureen “Sis” Keogh; daughterin-law, Cecilia “Susie” Miley; grandson, Cary W. Lormand, Jr. and wife Anna; great-grandchildren, Brennan and Aaron Lormand; step-children, Randy Powell and wife Sandra and Rodney “Rod” Powell; 6 stepgrandchildren; and 13 stepgreat-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Bridge City at 200 Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, TX 77611

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Bears, Bobcats wrap up playoff bids

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Dave Rogers

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For the first time in school history, Orangefield qualified for the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, while Little Cypress-Mauriceville returned to the post-season after a one-year absence.

Both schools’ football teams met the end of the line in last weekend’s bidistrict round. Both finished the season with 5-6 records.

Bellville 45, Orangefield 21 Orangefield’s Christopher McGee added to his 1,000-yard rushing season by gaining 150 yards on 15 carries and scoring two touchdowns in Saturday’s loss to Bellville.

Bobcat quarterback Caleb Kress neared 200 yards in total offense, rushing 11 times for 96 yards and a score while passing for 89 more yards.

Both McGee had two of the longer runs of the year for the Bobcats. McGee scored from 74 yards out and Kress topped him, going 75 yards for his six-pointer as Orangefield’s offense rang up 279 yards rushing. Jacob Rainey was 3-for-3 on extra points.

The Bobcats held a 21-17 lead midway through the third quarter but were outscored 28-0 the rest of the way.

Bellville’s Mac Briscoe was too much to handle. The fullback rushed 25 times for 242 yards and three scores, two of 50 yards or more, and led his team to 382 total rushing yards and 493 total yards.

Henderson 48, LC-M 12 Junior running back Chris Winters gained 60 yards and a touchdown against the Lions and finished the season with 1,010 yards rushing for the Bears.

J’Lon Douglas, another junior running back, ran for 94 yards and a score, according to team stats kept by the Bears coaches.

He finished the season with 553 yards rushing.

Bears senior quarterback Beau Bickham passed for 60 yards in his farewell performance. Bickham finished the year with 1,592 yards and 12 touchdowns through the air and 217 yards and seven scores on the ground.

LC-M bookended two scoreless quarters against Henderson with six-pointers in the first and fourth periods.

The Bears marched 71 yards in eight plays to score on their first possession, with Douglas carrying four times for 48 yards en route to his one-yard TD run.

In the fourth quarter, the Bears went 70 yards in seven plays to

Bridge City Cardinal quarterback Byron Trahan rambles for yardage as Big Red defeats Center in the opening round of the state football playoffs. The Cardinals now advance to take on Bay City in the next round on Friday.

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Cardinals look to extend playoff run Dave Rogers

For The Record

The Bridge City Cardinals have tasted playoff victory for the first time in more than a decade and they’d like another helping.

Coach Dwayne DuBois’ football team gets its chance Friday at 7:30 p.m. when it takes on Bay City at the Ga-

lena Park Independent School District Stadium.

Bay City is 7-4 and finished third in District 124A Division I behind El Campo and Stafford and defeated 11-4A runnerup Houston Yates 55-28 in bidistrict last week.

Bridge City, the 10-4A-I champion, improved to 8-2 with last week’s 35-28 win

over Center.

It was the Redbirds’ first playoff win since 2005 and they had to scramble from behind, then hold their breath at the end to secure it.

“At this time of year, you want to be playing your best ball – have all the kinks out – and I think our kids are playing their best ball,” Du-

Bois said.

Trailing 28-20 early in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals tied it at 28-all with 6:36 remaining on a 4-yard Patrick Morris TD run and Max Baker’s two-point conversion.

They marched 86 yards in 14 plays to get the go-ahead points with 28 ticks left, on another Morris 4-yard run

and Brogan Brown PAT. That wasn’t enough, though. Center quarterback Kyle Parks completed a Hail Mary pass from midfield on the game’s final play but BC’s Zach Honeycutt tackled him at the 1-yard line with time expired.

Bridge City played with-

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Leaping for more yardage, WOS Mustang senior Jeremiah Shaw led the Mustangs with 6 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown.

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In the last few minutes of the game, Justin Sibley completes the scoring for the Mustangs by going 55 yards up the middle for the touchdown. Sibley had 5 carries for 110 yards and a touchdown.

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Keyshawn Holman and Ronald Carter made their presence known all night long. Holman, who moved to the Willie Linebacker spot had a great game and Carter recovered a fumble in the endzone, caused by Holman, for six points.

With his second punt return for a touchdown, junior Jarron Morris now leads the team with five. KJ MIller is right behind him with four.

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LC-M tops All-District V-ball selections Staff Report For The Record

Cammie Palmer, coach of District 22-4A co-champ Little Cypress-Mauriceville, and two of her players were among top honorees on the all-district volleyball team but all of Orange County’s playoff squads had multiple picks.

Palmer shared coach of the year honors with Silsbee’s Bridgett Hicks after both their teams finished 9-1 in district.

While Silsbee’s Mallorie Brooks was named district MVP, LC-M’s Kaitlin Avery was named outstanding outside hitter and Lady Bears teammate Ally White was named district newcomer of the year.

Bridge City’s Abby Faulk was named defensive player of the year, West Orange-Stark’s Ja’Tayah Vital was named outstanding middle and Orangefield’s Ashlyn Turley was named outstanding setter.

Additionally, Renna Toomey and Madison Taggart represent-

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‘Price of poker goes up this week’ for Mustangs MUSTANG INSIDER MERI ELEN JACOBS For The Record

The third phase of the season for the West Orange-Stark Mustangs began like the other two did. With a stand full of fans…a lot of cheering…excited Mustangs….lots of points to no points.

The Mustangs faced the Tarkington Longhorns for the first time ever and left a brand to the tune of 73-0.

The victory advances WO-S to the second round to take on the Waco Robinson Rockets Friday night at 7:30 at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah.

“Congrats to the Mustangs for being Bi-District Champs,” Head Coach Cor-

nel Thompson said. “They were a good first round opponent but the price of poker goes up this week. The weaker programs have lost out. Our main concern is to get well so we can perform at full force.”

The Mustangs dominated the game from the first snap, forcing Tarkington to punt in the first two minutes. Three plays later, KJ

Miller hit pay dirt on a 37 yard reception from quarterback Jack Dallas. And WO-S never looked back, with ten Mustangs scoring on the night, two touchdowns scored by the defense and two scores by Jarron Morris on punt returns.

Dallas connected with Keion Hancock for a 32 yard touchdown in the first quarter and Dominique

Tezeno to start the second quarter from 8 yards out.

Jeremiah Shaw scored on a 55 yard run and finished the game with 6 carries for 105 yards. Short-yardage specialist Mandel TurnerKing, who normally anchors the defense, scored from 1 yard out. Kavyn Cooper scored on a 24 yard

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Bridge City’s Max Baker burns turf as he dashes across field against Center as the Cardinals win the first round contest 35-28. The Cardinals advance to take on Bay City this week.

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Bridge City Cardinal ball carrier Patrick Morris stiff arms a would-be tackler as he heads downfield against Center.

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Cardinals move on out leading rusher Cayce Draper, who has a broken toe, yet still rushed for 439 yards.

DuBois said Draper’s status will be a game-time decision Friday. “It depends on whether he can handle the pain,” the coach said.

“Obviously it hurts losing him because he’s our fullback and our leading ground carrier. But we have some other backs.”

Morris picked up the slack with 226 yards and three scores on 31 carries. Baker had 80 yards on 10 carries.

“Patrick had a lot of carries, and he went over 1,000 yards for the year, too (joining

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Draper). Max Baker is close to 900 yards. Hunter Denton is running well and Andy (freshman fullback Andy Lara) did a good job filling in.

“They’ve been running well all year, and blocking well.

They’ve been unselfish all year long. They bring different elements to the team.”

The Black Cats are led by quarterback Dylan Davidson, receiver Darryl Florez on offense and by tackle Jordan Gipson and linebacker Elijah Ellis on defense.

“Offensively, they run the spread and are explosive,” DuBois said. “Defensively, they were No. 1 in their district. They have just allowed 221 points (20 points per game).

“We’ve got to play good defense like we did in the second half against Center, keep doing what we’ve been doing offensively and control the clock, and we have to win the special teams battle,” the coach said.

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WOS Mustang Jalen Powdrill lets the Tarkington quarterback have it in the back field. Tarkington finished the game with only 3 first downs and -9 yards.

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scamper to close the third quarter scoring. Justin Sibley scored on a 55 yard run on the Mustangs last offensive play of the game. Kicker Chad Dallas made three out of five PAT’s and freshman Paulino Santos made four out of five.

The two defensive touchdowns were put up by Ronald Carter, who fell on a Keyshawn Holman blocked punt, in the end zone. Corey Skinner intercepted Tarkington’s Cody Pettit and returned it 10 yards for six.

“On defense, we swarmed to the ball and they just couldn’t block,” Thompson said. “Keyshawn (Holman) did a great job playing in the Willie linebacker spot. The O-Line is a concern with too many mistakes and not staying with the blocks and we are still working on our kicking game with PATs.” The Mustangs will now turn their attention to a very potent offensive team in the Waco Robinson Rockets. The Rockets beat Caldwell, 77-59, to advance to the second round. They are 9-2, scoring 602 points this season but allowing 416 points from their opponents. The Mustangs have scored 594 but the defense has only allowed 30.

Led by senior quarterback Chase Allison, the Rockets run a spread offense, with Allison throwing for over 4000 yards and 51 touchdowns. His favorite targets are Braxton Ashcraft, who has over 2000 yards receiving, Rhett Roznos and Taten Wiley.

The Rocket defense is led by linebacker Blake Crain. They base out of a 50 front and occasionally a 3-3 stack.

Tickets will be on sale at the WO-S athletic office Thursday, November 17 from 9-12 and 1-3pm and Friday, from 9-12 only.

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score on a 10-yard Winters run. The big movers were a pair of Bickham passes that covered 39 yards, including a 19-yarder to Katon Brown.

Brown, a junior, led all receivers for the season with 28 catches for 509 yards and five TDs. The Bears’ biggest problems against Henderson came in the form of three worstcase turnovers in the middle of the LC-M scores.

The first was a bad punt snap that left Henderson just 13 yards from paydirt and a 21-6 lead. The next occurred at the LC-M 8-yard line, leading to a 28-6 Lions lead before the end of the first quarter (the score was 38-6 at half).

Another fumble in the third quarter foiled a Bear drive that had reached the Henderson 3-yard line.

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Cooler weather and larger flounder highlights deer season COLBURN FISHING DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD I hate cell phones and computers. My phone invariably rings at the most inopportune time or makes that little dinging noise which occasionally necessitates another painful attempt at trying to return the text. And, our computer never seems to work correctly unless my wife is at home at the time!

Now, that was a therapeutic rant. Social media was more bearable this past week as the majority of my incoming texts and emails featured pictures of big flounder or some quality deer. Having never even shot at a deer, pictures of dead bucks don’t do that much for me, but I do like to eat venison. I would enthusiastically hunt them as well if they simply rolled out of the woods wrapped in freezer paper marked sausage or back strap!

On the other hand, I have caught a flounder or two over the years and hold them in high esteem not only for their ability to elude anglers, but their high marks at the supper table as well. A really nice flounder, anything over four pounds is a bragging size fish and the largest of the bunch usually start showing up on a little more frequent basis this time of the year.

The much anticipated run generally coincides with an extended dose of colder weather and we may well be looking at a few consecutive

Janelle Sehon of Bridge City shows off a nice flounder caught in Sabine Lake.

days this week. They had already gotten more active and we have been seeing a few fish in the four pound class in spite of the unseasonably warmer water.

This past weekend, the Dick Dowling Lions Club held a flounder only tournament and

90 entrants weighed in 38 fish.

It was a one fish event and it took Troy Arrington’s 4.21 pound flounder to cash the first place check. It also took a 2.42 pound fish just to earn a spot in the top fifteen and there were six fish over three pounds brought to the scales.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s cross country team finished 11th in Saturday’s UIL state meet in Round Rock. Sophomore Eli Peveto, number 2177 at center, led the team with a 22nd place finish.

Peveto leads LC-M to 11th at state meet Dave Rogers

For The Record

Little Cypress-Mauriceville sophomore Eli Peveto finished 22nd individually and led the Bears to an 11th-place team finish at the UIL Class 4A cross country state meet last weekend.

Peveto had a time of 16 minutes, 36.21 seconds over the 5,000-meter course at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock Saturday, Nov. 12.

The Class 4A champion,

Isaac Vargas of Levelland, finished with a time of 15:34.20.

He was the only finisher under 16 minutes.

Peveto, a two-time district champ, placed 52nd at the state meet as a 2015 freshman.

He and the Bears should be strong again next year as only one of their top runners is scheduled to graduate.

Sophomore Jackson Baeza and junior Rayce Piper finished 62nd and 79th, respectively, to give LC-M three top-

LU Cardinal Kade Harrington out the rest of the season Staff Report For The Record

Lamar University running back Kade Harrington will miss the rest of the football season due to a Lisfranc ligament tear sustained during the first half of the Cardinals’ game against Northwestern State, Oct. 15.

Harrington is the Southland Conference’s fourth alltime leading rusher, a former Freshman All-American, twotime STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week and was the first player at Lamar to be named Southland Conference Player of the Year.

“Kade is a great football player, competitor and leader,” Coach Ray Woodard said in a release. “We will miss his fighting spirit in the huddle but I know he will continue to be the great leader he has been

over the past four seasons.”

Harrington will be recovering after surgery until Lamar’s Pro Day, held in the spring, in which scouts will run prospective athletes through tests to assess their pro potential.

Harrington graduates in December and, therefore, has played his last game at Lamar.

Harrington said he hates to miss the rest of the season.

“It kills me,” he said. “It’s not a good feeling.”

Harrington said the injury bug has hit the team hard.

“We’ve had three quarterbacks who’ve had season-ending injuries,” he said. “Three of them had surgery this semester. Two of them had it this week.”

The one thing Harrington said he will miss above all else after he graduates will be the bonds he’s made at Lamar.

100 finishers Saturday.

Rounding out the Bears were senior Blake Kresser (113th), sophomore Braden Bridges (141st), sophomore Trevor Turner (150th) and freshman Stephan Kusek (151st).

San Elizario was the top 4A team, placing all five of its scoring runners among the top 20 finishers.

A total of 16 teams qualified for the Class 4A meet. A total of 151 runners finished the race.

Most folks have a tendency to over-guestimate the weight of a flounder, but it usually takes at least an 18 inch fish just to make the three pound mark.I have caught a few over six pounds over the years, but never kept one of them. They are really special when they get that large and deserve the opportunity to get even larger.

Once the coveted run really kicks in, hordes of flatfish will migrate southward and literally legions of anglers will be waiting on them to stack up on structure breaks near deeper water. The mouth of the LNG terminal will resemble a county fair most days as will the bulk heads around Dick Dowling Park.While the fishermen literally anchor within a cast of one another, the only complaint is the current two fish limit when fishing in or returning to Texas waters.

Anglers intent on keeping a more liberal limit either launch on the Louisiana side of the Causeway or head for Cameron. You haven’t seen crazy until you arrive at the Cameron Ferry when that bite is in full bloom. Boaters, waders and bank fishermen vie for the tightest of spots, but they still catch an incredible number of fish year after year.

I was one of the many naysayers that cursed the TPWD’s decision to raise the minimum length limit to 14 inches and reduce the bag limit to 2 fish in November, but I am now convinced that I was wrong. The flounder have rebounded like I never thought

possible and the size has improved along with the numbers.

Because of the obviously negative effect the nets had on the trout population for years, I initially built my guide business on catching flounder.

They were reasonably easy to catch and we were smart enough to cherry pick a large number of different spots rather than sit and wear out a single pod of fish.

The number of Sabine Lake fishermen has exploded over the years and the increased fishing pressure has taken its toll on any promising spot along the shoreline. Not only

are there more fishermen…. they are better equipped and far more knowledgeable.

Much to our delight, however, we are now finding good pods of flounder holding well off the shoreline. The same baits and the same techniques work on these fish that have apparently figured out how to avoid the traffic. All they need is enough structure to provide an ambush point and plenty of bait fish.

Chasing the birds is for the birds when the flounder bite is at its best. Give it a try, but please don’t text me when you catch the one you’ve been looking for!

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ed LC-M on the all-district first team, while teammates Berkley Dobranski and McCartney Miller were secondteam picks.

Bridge City, the third-place playoff qualifier, placed Reyna Owens and Madison Caraway on the first-team alldistrict squad with Hannah Wiegreffe and Triniti Willis on second-team.

West Orange-Stark, the fourth-place playoff qualifier, had first team all-district representation from Shatyra Allen and Elecia Barlow. The Lady Mustangs’ Natiyah Bridge City’s Abby Faulk was Brumfield was a second-teamnamed defensive player of the pick. year on the All-District 22-4A Orangefield placed Evie Ar-volleyball team. ceneaux on the first-team with Anna VanPelt and Bailee Click on the second-team.

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Habitat Improvement Project building better fishing in Texas Staff Report For The Record

AUSTIN -- Thanks to collaboration between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Brazos River Authority (BRA) and other supporters and volunteers, new habitat enhancements designed to provide better fishing opportunities and improve habitat for a variety of fish species are now in place at Lake Granbury, Possum Kingdom Lake, and Proctor Lake.

Several different kinds of enhancements, including artificial structures made of recycled plastics and natural structures made of recycled bamboo and Christmas trees, have been deployed recently on these three popular reservoirs to create new habitat and improve areas with existing habitat for popular sport fish and prey species. The habitat improvements are made possible through a joint project between TPWD and the BRA, with additional support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at Proctor Lake.

While fishing has long been a popular activity at all three lakes, environmental conditions such as golden algae, drought and the natural reservoir aging process can affect fish populations, according to Brian Van Zee, TPWD Inland Fisheries Division regional director. “These habitat enhancement projects will offer improved areas for spawning and feeding and provide cover from predators to help fish

grow to maturity.”

On Lake Granbury, 100 fish habitat structures were placed at various locations in early October, including 70 “crappie condos” or plastic buckets of concrete with bamboo placed in them. The other 30 structures deployed in Lake Granbury are called Mossback Safe Havens. The fish habitat structures were placed around the Rough Creek fishing pier, adjacent to the 144 bridge and around the City of Granbury fishing pier off of Business 377.

“The artificial structures are environmentally friendly,” said John Tibbs, TPWD Inland Fisheries Division district supervisor in Waco.

“They have been tested by the manufacturer to make sure they don’t contain anything that would be harmful and that’s important. We’ve used crappie condos at several other reservoirs with very positive feedback from anglers.

They are very effective. They

are also inexpensive and because of that we were able to augment the number we installed.”

At Possum Kingdom Lake, TPWD has been partnering with the BRA and two chapters of Friends of Reservoirs (Hells Gate Bass Club and Mineral Wells Bass Club) for several years to enhance fish habitat, including placement of artificial reefs and brush piles and planting live aquatic vegetation. Through planning, the partners have created a diverse underwater landscape customized for specific areas of the reservoir, taking into account each area’s depth and contours of the lake bottom. The artificial reefs include both safe havens, structures that provide tight spaces for sunfish, shad and crappie, as well as trophy trees to provide larger spaces for predator fish to ambush prey.

“With their work and input on locations, we feel very confident that we are not just en-

hancing the fish populations but also the fishing for every angler,” said Tom Lang, TPWD Inland Fisheries Division district supervisor in Wichita Falls. “Utilizing different structures in the reef is a great way to attract all types of fish to an area.”

At Possum Kingdom, artificial reefs were built at the following locations: Rocky Hollow, located off a hump in 10 to 18 feet of water when the lake is full; Bee Creek, located in a ridge in 10 to 20 feet of water when the lake is full; and Peanut Patch, following a 12 to 15 foot contour when the lake is full.

Proctor Lake in Comanche County is no stranger to the drought-flood cycles that affect West Texas reservoirs.

Reservoir aging has also degraded available fish habitat by siltation, loss of vegetation and breakdown of woody habitat. To tackle the fish habitat issues, TPWD, BRA, USACE and volunteers worked to cre-

ate recycled Christmas tree brush piles and eight reef-like areas. About 130 artificial structures and 19 brush piles were placed in strategic locations.

“The Christmas tree piles will eventually break down (within five years) but will provide habitat in the shallower areas of the reservoir,” said Michael Homer Jr., TPWD Inland Fisheries Division district supervisor in Abilene.

“Artificial reef areas will persist much longer and may be crucial refuges for fish when water levels drop.”

Several models of Fishiding fish habitat structures and Mossback Safe Havens were installed at Proctor Lake. Each structure is unique in its design, height and complexity of limbs providing cover for fish ranging in size from small bait fish to larger bass, crappie and catfishes.

“Adding diversity to the available fish habitat can allow

for more species to use these areas,” said Homer. “The combination of the various Fishiding structures, Mossback Safe Havens and brush piles allows us to create a more diverse three-dimensional environment for fish species.”

One potential concern boaters may have is whether the structures might be navigational hazards if lake levels drop.

“We have taken the necessary steps and worked with the controlling authorities to identify areas in each lake that are not only safe but will also maximize the benefit to the fisheries,” said Homer.

GPS coordinates and maps depicting the locations of the habitat improvement projects are available on the TPWD web site. Anglers can find more information about these habitat projects as well as others that have taken place in reservoirs across the state at www.tpwd.texas.gov/fishat-

How to prepare for healthy holiday eating healthy habits the following day. And the holidays will soon give you another chance to apply moderation: The tips above work just as well for Christmas and other winter celebrations.

Staff Report For The Record

Thanksgiving is right around the corner.

Which means it’s almost time to sit around the table with family and friends and share some delicious meals.

Most people prepare to indulge a bit, but did you know that the average American consumes over 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving between snacks, drinks and dinner?

The holiday splurging can really add up and break your normal healthy eating habits, but it doesn’t have to. Just keep these tips in mind before you load up your plate: 1. Prepare healthier choices for the family Sure, your family is probably expecting turkey on the table, but why not accompany it with healthier side dishes? Instead of the traditional green bean casserole, you can make a better alternative. Same goes for mashed potatoes – why not fool them with a cauliflower mock up that tastes just like the original dish?

These are simple choices that will make the meal healthier without taking away from the flavor.

2. Don’t skip breakfast and lunch Many people skip breakfast and lunch to prepare their stomachs for a large dinner, but that can slow down your metabolism. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, people who eat breakfast in the morning avoid loading up on the calories for dinner. Fill yourself up on Thanksgiving morning with high-fiber foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains so you aren’t tempted to go overboard during dinner.

3. Drink in moderation It’s OK to have an alcoholic beverage or two during the holidays, but do your best to drink in moderation. Holiday cocktails are loaded with sugar from the alcohol content and mixers, and the calories can add up quickly when you overindulge. The American Diabetes Association suggested sticking to no more than one drink for women and two drinks for men.

Remember: a single serving of alcohol is equal to a glass of wine, a pint of beer or a shot of liquor.

4. Start off with a salad Once you’re ready to hit the buffet table, consider starting yourself off with a hearty salad. This ensures you’re getting your leafy greens in for dinner and can also fill you up enough to keep you from overindulg-

ing later.

5. Eat until your satisfied You shouldn’t eat until you’re as stuffed as the Thanksgiving turkey. Make sure your portions are reasonable and stop eating before you’re satisfied, then go back for seconds if you’re still hungry 20 minutes later.

6. Bake a healthy dessert Thanksgiving is nothing without dessert. But that doesn’t mean you have to make poor decisions to satisfy a craving for sweets. Just consider baking a healthy pumpkin recipe to end the holiday on a high, guilt-free note.

It’s easy to overdo it around the holidays, but try your best to keep your health in mind.

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Orange Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Month for Community Christian School The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Ronnie Lee as the School District Employee of the Month. After retiring from his first career in engineering, Mr. Lee decided he had much left to offer and has blessed Community Christian School with his teaching skills for the last 17 years. He has taught high school math, physics and chemistry as well as dual credit math through Lamar State College Orange.

When you visit Mr. Lee’s classroom you will see a lot of productivity within an environment of extreme honor.

Mr. Lee treats holds a high standard for his students,

the Orange Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Lee has dedicated 17 post retirement years to teaching upper level math and science to our students, including dual credit courses through Lamar Orange. He will celebrate his 80th birthday later this month. When he retires at the end of this school year at the age of 80, Ronnie Lee will always be remembered... wearing his fedora, carrying his briefcase full of student work through the halls of CCS. Thank you, Mr. Lee, for the impact you have had on the students, parents, and staff of Community Christian School!

while treating them with dignity and respect. Ronnie Lee has also been the National Honor Society sponsor for many years. He and his wife Gloria (the school nurse) faithfully attend most CCS school activities. They can always be seen at home football games selling popcorn and peanuts for NHS. Mr. Lee’s sense of humor makes him a favorite even with students he doesn’t teach. He loves to tell a joke and he has quite a flair for dancing. His love for Christ and for kids is apparent to all who work with him. Mr. Ronnie Lee was recognized as Employee of the Month by

Cutline: Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School principal Todd Loupe, right, congratulates Jaden Lewis on being named a school winner in Wendy’s High School Heisman Program.

For The RecordDave Rogers Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School senior Jaden Lewis was recently named a winner in Wendy’s High School Heisman Program.

“There are some students who set the bar. They work harder, show more passion and lead by example—in the classroom, on the field and within the community,” stated a news release from Wendy’s corporate offices.

LCM High School principal, Todd Loupe, concurs.

“Jaden is a very bright and talented student, but what sets Jaden apart from her peers is her work ethic,” he said.

“She pushes herself to be the best in every facet of her school life. It’s a pleasure to have a student like her on campus representing our school.

I’m honored that Wendy’s is recognizing all her hard work,” Loupe said.

The Wendy’s High School Heisman was created by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas in 1994, according to the Wendy’s release.

Thomas dropped out of high school when he was 15 years old in order to work full-time and went on to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history. While this non-traditional path led to his prosperity, it always worried Thomas that not finishing high school might set a bad example for others that might follow in his footsteps and expect to achieve similar fame and wealth without finishing high school or attending college.

So, at 61 years old, Thomas went back to school, receiving his General Equivalency Di-

ploma (GED) from Coconut Creek High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Inspired by this moment and with a desire to celebrate the outstanding achievements of youth in America, he launched the Wendy’s High School Heisman program, the release said.

In the 22 years since, Wendy’s High School Heisman has honored more than 600,000 of the nation’s most esteemed high school seniors who share Wendy’s values of giving back to their communities, treating people with respect, continuing education and excelling on the athletic field.

The Wendy’s High School Heisman is a joint program between Wendy’s and the Heisman Trophy Trust, host and custodians of the Heisman Memorial Trophy.

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Orange County Church Directory As Trump talks deportation, bishops send message on immigrants’ dignity

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MCDONALD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 104 Broad St. • West Orange • 883-3974 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m.

Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

Pastor: Tommy Anthony

Minister of Music: Pam Nugent / Youth Minister: Brandon Swarers

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BALTIMORE (CNS) -- In a letter read Nov. 14 during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Migration, Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo of Seattle, called on President-elect Donald Trump “to continue to protect the inherent dignity of refugees and migrants.”

In a television interview Nov. 13, Trump said he is looking at a plan to deport 2 million to 3 million people whom he described as “criminal and have criminal records” and entered the country without permission. A day later, the U.S. bishops, meeting in Baltimore, affirmed Bishop Elizondo’s letter encouraging efforts “to work together to promote the common good, especially those to protect the most vulnerable among us.”

In the letter, first released late Nov. 11, Bishop Elizondo said he was praying for Trump, “all elected officials and those who will work in the new administration. I offer a special word to migrant and refugee families living in the United States: Be assured of our solidarity and continued accompaniment as you work for a better life.”

Bishop Elizondo asked for the protection of the family unit, as “the cornerstone of society,” and asked that the new administration recognize the contributions of refugees and immigrants “to the overall prosperity and well-being of our nation.”

He said the migration committee would continue to work to protect human policies for

GLOW sets date for community event The Light of the World is gearing up for an evening of hope and giving and will kick off our Bridge City Holiday weekend with our Community Christmas Program “The Light of the World”. All proceeds going to our Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial alliance. This year we will have our 5th grade Honor Choir, Middle School Choir, BCHS Cardinal Singers, BCHS Arts department, BCHS Strutters, Tiger Rock Martial Arts , Amy Elite Dance Force, Studio C, & a surprise performance by some of our elected city officials. What a way to light up the night!

The heart of Project GLOW (Go Light Our World) is to start our Holiday Season off by giving to those that may be less fortunate during this Christmas season.........the

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Chapel 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Praise Center 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. John Warren Director of Music and Fine Arts: Doug Rogers

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546

With all the hate in the world, it is easy to overlook the good that happens. To stop treating immigrants as statistics and criminals and to start realizing that they are people with families and hopes for their lives is a step in the right direction. The advocacy group The Border Network for Human Rights worked with border patrol to temporary open a border gate between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Just a few months ago, another immigration advocacy group called Border Angels, was able to organize a meeting with border patrol in the area to allow up to a hundred families to reunite.

refugees and immigrants and their inherent dignity.

“Serving and welcoming people fleeing violence and conflict in various regions of the world is part of our identity as Catholics,” he said. “The church will continue this lifesaving tradition.”

With more than 65 million forcibly displaced around the world, he said, “the need to welcome refugees and provide freedom from persecution is more acute than ever, and 80 of our dioceses across the country are eager to continue this wonderful act of accompaniment born of our Christian faith.”

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paign, vowed to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and have Mexico pay for it and deport 11 million immigrants who have entered the country illegally by using a “deportation force.” He also said he would ban Muslims from entering the country and he called for a “pause” in allowing refugees into the country until some form of “extreme vetting” of their background could be put in place.

During his interview with CBS, he told interviewer Lesley Stahl: “What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers. We have a lot of these

people, probably 2 million, it could be even 3 million. We are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate. But we’re getting them out of our country, they’re here illegally.”

Bishop Elizondo said the bishops’ committee was willing to work with the new administration “to continue to ensure that refugees are humanely welcomed without sacrificing our security or our core values as Americans,” adding that “a duty to welcome and protect newcomers, particularly refugees, is an integral part of our mission to help our neighbors in need.”

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The program will be held Thursday, December 1st at the Bridge City High School at 7pm . tickets are $5.

Tickets Purchased at the door, Take out Available(Containers furnished) No Delivery For large orders FAX orders by noon, November 16th, to 409883-3547, stating how many and time you are to pick up.

will host a free community wide Thanksgiving Dinner from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. November 24, Thanksgiving Day. Area residents are invited to attend the special dinner in the church gym, located on the corner of South &Broad Streets in West Orange.

Meal reservations are required. There will be a no to go meal available. The reservation deadline is November 21. Call the church office at 883-3974 for more Information.

Altar Society “Holiday Extravaganza” And Luncheon You are cordially invited to the Altar Society “Holiday Extravaganza” And Luncheon At : Saint Mary Church Parish Hall 912 West Cherry in Orangeon Thursday, November 17, from 9:00 am-2:00 pm.

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

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

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

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Living Word Church Highway 87 & FM 1006 • Orange • 735-6659 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided).

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For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546

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945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 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., Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 - golutheran.org Our church family invites you to join us. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

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Wesley United Methodist Church

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Pastor: Randy Branch Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

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TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGE 1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333

Pastor Gary Price, Worship Leader Dan Cruse Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

Faith United Methodist Church 8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley

Sunday Morning Grow Groups 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Nursery Provided.

Youth 5:30 pm Youth Band 7 pm (www.faithorange.org)

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

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

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“Round Pen” (Small group) Studies: Ladies and Mens Group: 7 p.m. Monday

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.

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Nancy’s Kitchen

Nancy McWhorterFor The Record

With the busy Christmas holidays just around the corner, you will appreciate quick and easy recipes, especially One Dish Meals. I recently prepared thisKEEPER for Ava’s and my dinner. All the ingredients are staples in my kitchen except for the corn chips. However that day I did have a partial bag of Fritos that I needed to use so no trip to the grocery store was necessary.

When a recipe calls for one pound of ground beef, I always just use one half pound which is adequate for us. Plus I only use lean ground beef. The only top-

ping ingredient that I had available was the ripe olives so I spread them across the top of the cheese before baking.

I appreciate my loyal friend, Audrey, sharing her recipe with me and the newspaper.

TACO CASSEROLE (Recipe from my Bridge City Friend, Audrey Lawson)

1 lb. ground beef, brown & drained (I used ½ lb. lean) 1 pkg. Taco seasoning 1 (15 oz.) can Ranch Style Beans (undrained)

1 (14.75 oz.) can cream style corn 1 (9 ¼ oz.) bag corn chips 1 ½ cups shredded cheese (I used from a pkg. of 4 Mexican cheeses)

Mix ground beef, Taco seasoning, Ranch Style Beans and cream style corn.

Crumble corn chips into lightly greased 2 quart dish. Pour meat mixture over chips; sprinkle cheese on top. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. May top with sliced ripe olives, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and/or shredded lettuce. I used sliced ripe olives only and spread them on top of the cheese before baking.