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Vol. 58 No. 21

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Week of Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Commissioners vote to approve $51.8 mil budget Dave Rogers

For The Record

Orange County tax rates will remain unchanged for the 2016-17 budget year, which begins Oct. 1.

Winding up a long and sometimes rancorous annual budgeting process, county commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to keep the property tax rate of 54.4 cent per $100 value.

Total expenditures in the new budget are $51.8 million, with $48 million expected revenues. The $3.8 million deficit in this budget caused commissioners David Dubose, Precinct 1, and John Banken, Precinct 3, to vote against its adoption.

“I liked having a zero balance budget last year. We couldn’t quite get there (this year). But I do feel that Orange County is not going to see a $3.8 million deficit when we

get to this point next year,” said County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton, who joined Commissioners Barry Burton, Precinct 2, Carlton and Jody Crump, Precinct 4, in passing the budget by a 3-2 margin.

Carlton’s optimism springs from the fact that the 2015-16 budget year is ending with $5 million under budgeted expenditures and with $1 million more revenues than expected.

“I do not support deficit budgets normally,” Crump said. “But with what we’ve seen last year with the unspent funds were saved and basically turned back to the county by the elected officials and department heads, that was a wonderful situation.

“And the unexpected $1 million additional revenue that came in and helped us out, I think that can happen again this year. So that $3.8 million deficit doesn’t scare me. But adopting that 0.544 tax rate again, I was really happy we could do that.”

Dubose said he voted against the budget because he

wanted it to include raises for elected county officials – not including the commissioners.

A raise of about $7,000 per person to a salary of about $70,500 for constables, Justices of the Peace and the county clerk was proposed during budget hearings but did not make the final cut.

“I voted against the budget

because I would have liked to have seen some elected officials’ pay raises go in there,” Dubose said. “They have not had a pay raise in eight years and that (funding for raises would be) is 0.22 percent of the total budget.”

Banken said just the idea of a deficit budget was enough for him to vote against it.

“”That’s the reason,” he said.

He was the only one voting against the tax rate. Asked why, he pointed to the effect of rising property values on taxpayers.

“The tax rate was the same but if you’re going to not increase their taxes at all, then

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Jerry Campbell family remaining “Campbell strong” Debby Schamber For The Record

Jerry Campbell, 77, had always told his family he would live to be 104 years old, but that idea was cut short by 38-yearold Michael Davis in May. Campbell loved his land and was dedicated to his farm. He was cleaning the debris along the fence line in front on his house located on Highway 105 near Arrington Lane in Orange County when he was struck by a 2008 Dodge pickup driven by Davis. After the wreck, Davis walked about 200 yards to his residence, where officers found him. He was later transferred to an area hospital where he was treated and released to awaiting officers.

Davis told officers there was

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!

I have overcome the world.”

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something wrong with the front left tire of the pickup truck and he had applied the brakes heavily. However, there was not Campbell any physical evidence to support his story and no skid marks on the roadway. Davis also stated there were not any drugs in his pickup truck. But officers located what they believed to be a small amount of methamphetamine in a baggie, a bottle of synthetic urine and a torch style lighter.

The baggie was reportedly found inside a flashlight in the center console of the truck. In addition, an unused syringe was found in the area where Davis had been walking, according to the probable cause affidavit. Also noted in the affidavit were the numerous sores on Davis’ arms which appeared to be consistent with needle injections.

Following a field sobriety test, Davis was booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of intoxication manslaughter, possession of a controlled substance and felony failure to stop and render aid. His prior convictions include two charges of felony possession of a controlled substance, felony burglary of a habitation and a misdemeanor charge of prostitution.

Davis remained in the OCJ until recently. When the results of the toxicology screening had not been returned, officials had no choice but to release him.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has the toxicology results and is known to be backlogged because of a lack of funding, equipment and staffing. The lab is responsible for analyzing body fluids in order to detect drugs in investigations related to driving while intoxicated, sexual assault, homicide and drug overdose.

They oversee the results for

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On Friday night Little Cypress Mauriceville High School crowned Tyler Miller and Makennah Moreland the 2016 Homecoming King and Queen.Following Homecoming festivities the LCM Bears defeated the Orangefield Bobcats in an exciting 43-42 victory. See story and photos Section B Page 1.

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City, expert put BC water on simmer Dave Rogers

For The Record

A visit by an associate of consumer advocate Erin Brockovich led many of the concerned citizens who attended Tuesday’s city council meeting in Bridge City to feel a little bit better about their city’s water troubles.

Bob Bowcock, formerly the manager of several California water districts, peppered his bad news with lots of optimism and encouragement.

First, he told an overflow audience of about 75 citizens

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and media members that he thought it might not be until next spring that Bridge City’s water is totally free of this long-running

issue.

But he likes the way the city is tackling its problem.

“We’re getting the commitment from the city to move in the right direction,” said Bowcock, who consults with

Brockovich, a nationally known environmental activist.

City manager Jerry Jones reported “We’re going to Austin (Wednesday)” to visit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

That came in response to a question of whether Bridge City had obtained the staterequired approval for a new water filtration system from TCEQ. He replied that no approval had been obtained yet.

Residents have complained for years about Bridge City’s

brown or otherwise cloudy water.

Health concerns prompted the purchase of a new filtration system that will remove excess iron and manganese.

But a second – and Bowchuck says, more important – issue arose recently with the discovery of dangerous levels of total trihalomethanes – or TTHMs – in the water.

Bowchuck says drinking of bathing in that water can have adverse affects on pregnant

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Student artists capture images of a lifetime Dave Rogers

For The Record

Capturing a moment in time yielded memories of a lifetime for three budding Bridge City artists.

Sophomore Hannah Huff and juniors Malayna Motomura and Jacey Broussard spent a month this past summer learning about painting and sculpting at the Western Art Academy in Kerrville.

A $7,500 scholarship to the exclusive camp at Schreiner University was the ultimate prize after their art won prizes at the Houston Livestock Rodeo last winter.

“These girls are so talented,” said their Bridge City teacher,

Bridge City high school art students, from left, Hannah Huff, Jacey Broussard and Malayna Motomura join teacher Debbie Gregg in showing off their awards at the Houston Livestock Rodeo. Motomura won best of show while Huff and Broussard were gold medal winners.

Debbie Gregg. “More than 300 school districts participated, and they were among just 48 students to win scholarships to the academy.

“When we found out all three of them got it, we were just very, very happy.”

The contest cycle begins with Gregg’s students taking a field trip in the fall to photograph western scenes. Those photos are the geneses of their rodeo art show works.

Motomura won a Best of Show award at the Houston Livestock Rodeo while Huff and Broussard won gold medals.

“All the best of show and

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Jerry Campbell family 254 counties.

According to Orange County District Attorney John Kimbrough, if a person is not indicted within 90 days then they have to be released with a reasonable bond they can pay. But a judge can set the terms and conditions of the bond. When the case does go to the Grand Jury and if Davis is indicted, it will be up to the judge to reset or hold over the bond.

In this case, Davis was released on a personal recognizance bond. He must also report to a probation officer, consent to random drug testing and have an interlock device on his vehicle.

The Campbell family knew this was a possibility and had a family meeting to prepare for his release.

“We have just been holding our breath,” Cynthia Campbell said.

The Campbell family is still working to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Jerry Campbell and his wife, Linda, were married 55 years and raised five children; Jeffery, Jo Ann, Karen, Cynthia and Patricia.There are 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

The family is still reeling for the death of Linda Campbell, who died 18 months prior to the wreck.

Jerry Campbell was always a hard worker and did his best to take care of his family. When he was a young boy in Carbondale, Illinois, his family suffered through hard times and to help out he sold sandwiches to passengers at the nearby train station. When he sold out, he would go home to get more sandwiches, then return and sell more.

He met his wife Linda right out of high school. The couple danced on roller skates.

Throughout their lives, they

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Jerry Campbell, 77, had always told his family he would live to be 104 years old, but that idea was cut short by 38-year-old Michael Davis in May.

continued to skate together.

To Jerry Campbell, his wife was his “princess.” There was an instance when the family observed Jerry gently holding Linda’s face in his hands calling her his princess.

But, they also told the story of how Jerry got the nickname “Superman.” Linda had called Dupont Sabine River Works, where Jerry worked for 45 years as a mechanic, to speak to her husband. But she didn’t ask for him as Jerry. She asked for him as Superman. They all knew

whom she meant and the nickname stuck.

To his children, he was stern but loving, caring and always fair in his actions. He was also humble and a God praising man who had a gift for calming all of their anxieties.

“He was a very passionate man without showing a lot of emotion,” Jo Ann Campbell said.

In many of the family photos, Jerry Campbell is seen riding bikes, dancing or spending time with family members. The

sheer joy of the moment is clearly written on his face even though he may not be outwardly smiling. Sometimes, it is what’s inside that counts.

Jerry Campbell could teach a valuable lesson without making the person feel inadequate and he also expected the person to put forth their best effort, according to Jo Ann Campbell.

“But, if he gritted his teeth and his veins were popping out, you knew he was mad,” Cynthia Campbell said and added a giggle.

Jerry Campbell had a special touch for working the land. His farm was 24 acres. He grew vegetables such as purple hull peas, tomatoes, okra and corn.

His green lush gardens on his “truck farm” were legendary.

The Campbell farm also had livestock such as cattle, hogs and horses. As young children, they were not allowed to name the farm animals, but in later years, it was discovered Jerry Campbell was actually naming them.

Since the 1960s Jerry Campbell had kept a journal. He wrote in it daily. Sometimes, not much was written; it would only be a few sentences. He simply wrote about life on the farm such as the rain or lack of it, the livestock and everyday happenings.

When not busy working, Campbell enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He shared these activities with his friend, James Van Pelt. The pair had worked together for many years at DuPont. Their lives became entwined and they became “like brothers.” The Campbell children are like family to Van Pelt.

Together the pair worked on life’s problems. Sometimes it was a broken part on a water well. Van Pelt had the part Campbell needed in a pinch so he gave it to him. But, he warned him to get a better part

the first chance he got so the motor would not be ruined.

Months later, Van Pelt asked him if he had changed the part out, but Campbell told him he hadn’t. The fond memory causes Van Pelt to laugh.

There was also the time he was broke down on the roadway. Van Pelt knew he could depend on his friend to come to the rescue.

“Stuff like that, you never forget,” Van Pelt said.

Jerry Campbell was just that kind of man.

“He would help a stranger with no thought of compensation, except that you pay the deed forward,” Jo Ann Campbell said.

The Campbell family would

like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love, prayers and support. They ask for continued prayers as they work through this ordeal.

“However painful it may be, we must remain confident in the justice system,” Jo Ann Campbell said.

They are also very grateful to the Orange County district attorney and his efforts to bring justice.

“For Jerry Neal Campbell, his God and his family were his sustaining strength. Now we as a family along with our friends and community will continue to stand together, and keep going, staying Campbell strong,” Jo Ann Campbell said.

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Bridge City ISD earns Superior FIRST rating Bridge City water back Staff Report

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The Texas Education Agency awarded Bridge City Independent School District a Superior rating once again for its management of the district’s financial resources.

Superintendent Todd Lintzen made the announcement Tuesday night at the district’s monthly meeting held at the BCISD Administration Building.

The state’s school financial accountability rating system, known as the School Financial Integrity Rating Lintzen System of Texas (FIRST), ensures that Texas public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and that they im-

Student artists

her three young artists.

“I got to learn a lot of new techniques. I got to sculpt. I got to oil paint. It was real neat.”

Broussard said she really enjoyed meeting other likeminded students.

“It was really a life-changing experience,” she said. “Making art is something you have in common, so you have a connection with everyone.”

County business you need to decrease the tax rate a little bit so they’ll pay the same,” Banken said.

Orange County has added $225 million to the tax rolls since last year, which translates to a 3.3 percent bump in total market values. Even with no rate increase, the owner of a $100,000 home will pay an extra $1.07 in taxes to the county.

Last year’s balanced budget featured $46 million in expenditures and revenues. Carlton said the jump to a $51 million budget this time around reflects a $5.6 million entry for bonds issued by the county recently to pay for energy effi-

Orange County EDC hosts Strategic Planning Focus Group The Orange County Economic Development Corporation is interested in gathering input from the public on the future of Orange County Economic Development.

The Corporation will host focus group sessions on Sept.

22, beginning at 2:00pm. The session will be held in Room 102 of the Nursing and Classroom Building at Lamar State College Orange. Attendees are asked to respond to Jessica Hill at jhill@orangecountyedc.com with confirmation of their attendance.

“This event is open to the public and we invite as many individuals as possible to attend,” said Jessica Hill, Executive Director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation. “It is hosted during work hours so we will take written comments as well.

We strongly encourage all residents to logon to our website, www.orangecountyedc.com, to participate in the planning survey,” says Hill.

perior rating, the superintendent said. It is the 13th time in the 14 years of FIRST ratings that Bridge City has won a Superior rating.

A year ago, the rating scale differed and Bridge City was rated “passing.” The other rating available for 2015 was “substandard achievement.”

As part of his monthly report to trustees, Lintzen announced that total enrollment in BCIS was at 2,970 students.

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Jacey Broussard, a junior at Bridge City High School, poses with paintings and a sculpture she created at Schreiner University’s Western Art Academy.

gold medal winners were offered scholarship applications.

But then you had to get selected for an interview, and they picked the scholarship winners from those.”

The camp was led by the art faculty of the Hill Country campus.

“It was really fun,” Huff said Tuesday night at Bridge City’s monthly school board meeting, where Gregg presented

prove those practices. The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.

Each year’s ratings are based on data from two years in the past. Lintzen explained this is because school districts’ annual audits can take up to a year to complete.

Bridge City scored 90 of a possible 100 points for its Su-

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women and their children.

“You have a big problem in Bridge City. Unfortunately, you’re so focused on the aesthetic issue of brown and black water, you miss the big issue,” he said, meaning the TTHM violation, which he said might go back all the way to 2013.

“You have a source water problem,” Bowchuck said. “Your groundwater is contaminated. You’ve got ribbons of saltwater streams in your aquifer.”

Besides the city’s response, Bowchuck noted another positive was that he’s found that Bridge City’s pipes are mostly concrete.

“What’s neat about concrete pipes,” he said, “is they don’t corrode.”

For the most part, citizens seemed willing to keep being patient.

“It sounds like our city is trying to move in the right direction,” said Kevin Buchanan who said he attended out of “concerns about the different chemicals that are concerned with our water quality.”

He said: “It also sounds like there are other problems that need to be addressed that have not been addressed at the moment. But it does sound like they’re moving in the right direction.”

Marie Burns admitted Tuesday’s was her first visit to a city council meeting.

“I feel better about the situation. I feel like they’ve got a plan in place,” she said. “But I also feel like it’s not going to happen anytime soon.”

Carl Harbert, a retired plant manager who says he attends as many council meetings as he can and is usually one of four or five in the gallery, liked that folks turned out.

“If people would show up more often, they could learn more about their city,” he said. “They’ve been working on this problem for quite a while but no one shows up until a big name person like Erin Brockovich, and everybody piles in here.”

In other business Tuesday, council approved a total tax rate of 52 cents per $100 valuation, up from 49.92 cents for 2015-16.

It had earlier approved a 2016-17 budget with $7.9 million of operating expenditures and $1 million of special limited use expenditures. That’s up about half a million dollars from last year.

Bridge City High School sophomore Hannah Huff is surrounded with artwork she created during a summer stay at the Western Art Academy in Kerrville.

The three Bridge City artists won another honor at the end of the month-long academy, when their works were chosen to go on display in the university gallery.

“It was real cool,” Motomura said. “And not just because it was art camp. You were a college student for a month. You had to take responsibility for yourself.

“This is how you grow up.”

And Gregg, who is in her 30th year at Bridge City and teaches all levels of art, gets to watch the girls grow up for at least two more years.

“This experience will really benefit them before they go off to college,” she said. “And they still have a couple of years to go.” In the meantime, Gregg and her class of young artists are beginning another yearlong contest cycle.

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ciency improvements promised to save more in costs than the price tag.

The court also approved a 2.4 percent salary increase for court reporters for the County Court at Law and County Court at Law No. 2. A similiar salary hike had already been granted District Court reporters for 2016-17.

Also Tuesday, commissioners voted unanimously to fund Orange County dispatchers at the same salaries, pay schedules and certification bonuses they previously had under a collective bargaining agreement between the county and its law enforcers.

Carlton said recent research had determined the dispatchers were not allowed by law to be part of the CBA, a mistake that was discovered after 20plus years.

Social media rumors talked up possible pay cuts for seven of the nine dispatchers. Facebook and other platforms have been hot and heavy during this budget process, one that saw the county scale back its employee retirement and vacation benefits and reject more than half of a two dozen asked-for job reclassifications that would have resulted in higher pay.

Several commissioners

wrapped up the court’s day with mentions of social media.

“I think social media started off as a great thing,” Burton said, “but it does have its downside. I wish I could flip a switch sometimes and turn it all off.

Dubose was more direct.

“This bickering we had going among our county, county employees and commissioner’s court, that needs to stop,” he said. “I would like to see our county go forward and heal.”

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He is survived by his parent Deauo & Mable Livingston, daughter Kourtne Dunbar, two brothers Richard and Roger Livingston and two grandchildren.*****Frank Pink Reeves II, 42, of Orange, died Sept. 24. Services were held Sept. 28.

He was a resident of the Orange area since 1976 and a trucking supervisor. He is survived by his wife Amanda Reeves, parents Frank & Annie Reeves, sons Blaine and Calvin Reeves, brother Phillip Reeves, sister Stephanie Atkeson, numerous nephews and nieces and other family members.*****Mary Lou Pesnell Morgan, 60, of Orange passed away Sept. 22.

Graveside services were held Sept. 24. She was employed

by Wal-Mart as shoe department manager. She is survived by her husband Travis, daughter LaRhonda Mashburn and grandchildren McKenzie and Jacob Mashbutn, sister Connie Rogers, brothers Jarry Wayne Parker and Sammy Parker.

From The Creaux’s Nest RED STATES--BLUE STATES--SWING STATES I had planned to give my predictions for the upcoming presidential election this week however I have doubts about a couple of states. Depending on how they fall makes a big difference on the Electoral College vote which is what I go by. The polls that show Trump and Clinton tied in national polls have noting to do with picking the winner. Al Gore won the popular vote by nearly 2 million votes but lost Florida by 500 votes thus losing the election. There are 538 Electoral College votes, 270 are needed to win the election. It’s almost pre-determined what are Republican states and Democratic states. Then there are those they call the Swing States because unlike the other states they don’t always vote red or blue. As of today, Trump needs to carry five of seven swing states to get to 270. President Obama, four years ago, got 320 Electoral votes and that is exactly what I had predicted. At the time, a man that I had never seen before or since walked into our office with a white sheet of paper on which he had written Romney 312. I wrote under it, Obama 332 and he huffed out. This is a strange election. Clinton is running better in red states, like Texas, Utah, Louisiana, etc. than Obama did, but she’s running behind him in blue states, traditional Democratic states. She won’t carry red states, maybe one, but she must carry most of the blue states Obama did to win. If the citizens vote for experience, no one has ever run for president more qualified and prepared to serve, then Clinton will win with a good majority. On the other hand, Trump has no government experience and a lot of baggage but he’s a showman that has dominated the news cycles. In the Primary, networks gave him $2 billion in free coverage that enabled him to knock out his opponents. After the Monday debate, I’ll have a better idea how those two states will line up and will determine my final Electoral vote prediction.*****I have to move on now. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

REMEMBERING DAN BARKER I was sorry to learn of the death of our friend Dan Barker, age 84, who passed away September 16. Services were held Tuesday, September 20, at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. For years he was very active in that church serving as an ordained deacon over 50 years. Dan loved to sing and his bass voice always stood out in the choir. Dan loved people.

He always was the loudest and friendliest in the crowd. He wouldn’t let you be a stranger very long. When the boys from the K.K.K. (Kroger Koffee Klub) gathered, Dan was the life of the group. Most of the old guys are gone now. If my memory is not playing tricks on me, I believe Dan’s dad Ed was a long ago mayor of Orange. We published a story on Dan for his 80th birthday four years ago. He was a mess but such a great guy.

Please see obituary.

CONDOLENCES We were saddened by the death of Gloria Mary Jacobs, 77, who passed away at home on Sept. 16. Services were held Tuesday, September 20. She was a good Christian woman who raised a great family. To Terry, Ricky and Nancy and their families we send our sincere condolences. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2006 Julie Shehane is named editor of The Record Newspapers.

Born in Dallas, raised in Houston, she is a graduate of Lamar University. Since Rita a year ago The Record had been without an editor, however, over the past year, former Orange Leader editor Margaret Toal has pitched in to help with some of the editing chores and feature writing.***** Dr. Howard Williams said the Orange Historical Commission is moving to obtain historical markers for both Riverside and Consolidated Steel.

The Riverside housing project and Consolidated Steel played important roles in the World War II era.*****Preparations are being made to celebrate Steve Breaux’s 40th birthday next week. (Editor’s note: Hard to believe “Steve-O” will be 50.

Happy birthday buddy.)*****Ethan Christopher Blackburn celebrates his first birthday Sept. 21. His parents are Stephanie and Caine Blackburn of Orangefield. (Editor’s note: Today Ethan is 11 years old.)*****Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Barbara and Walter Platt, who were wed at St. Henry’s in Bridge City on Sept. 29, 1956. (Editor’s note: I’m not sure if they celebrate their 60th or not. Hopefully they are both well.)*****Bridge City Cardinals roll over Kelly 167. Running back Cody Mills gained 183 yards on 20 totes.

Johnny Dishon had 108 yards on 18 carries. When he left the game in the fourth quarter he had passed and rushed for 617 yards, 484 on the ground.*****Joe Kazmar writes a feature story on Carlos Vacek and the glory days at T.C.U. and the 1958 Cotton Bowl Horned Frogs. Vacek presented an 1958 autographed football to Dr. Tim Griffen, Pastor of First Christian Church in Orange. (Editor’s note: Carlos is still an avid T.C.U. supporter and fan. He attends almost all of their games. Carlos and his son will soon open a new bank in Orange.) GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Jessie Ray Johnson, 27, of Orangefield died Thursday, Sept. 21.

Services were held Sept. 24. A native of Orangefield he was a construction worker. He is survived by one son, Austin Johnson and daughter Destiny Johnson, parents Paul and Janet Johnson, brother J.R. Johnson.*****Stephen Craig Livingston, 54, of Little Cypress died Sept. 21. Services were held Sept. 26. A longtime resident of Little Cypress, he was a former papermaker with Owens & Illinois Paper Mill.

40 Years Ago-1976 Tim Fennel received first place for his pen and ink drawing titled “Docked” at the Orange Chamber art contest.*****Charles and Juliet Patton moved into their new Gravely Tractor building on Highway 87 South. The grand opening is planned for October.*****Harry Land has an accident on his motorcycle. The worst injury was to his pride. Harry’s mom and dad Harrison and June, recently moved to Indian Lake.***** Mr. and Mrs. Cleben “Crimp” Trahan are collecting old newspapers to benefit a 5-year-old boy suffering with leukemia. The paper will bring 73 cents per 100 pound.*****Bridge City’s Mighty Mite, Tony Mulhollan, weaseled, wormed and galloped for 157 yards to give the Cardinals a 23-17 victory over Strait Jesuit.

Tony ran a kick off return 99 yards for the win.*****The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears played to a 7-7 tie with Hampshire-Fannett. Teddy Gobbens broke three tackles to score the Bears only touchdown. *****Tony January was the big star in West Orange’s win over the Stark Tigers.

January scored three touchdowns, 85-yards, 12-yards, plus a pass from quarterback Randy Martell to beat the Tigers 27-7.*****West Orange coach is Womack; Bassinger is the Stark coach.*****Rusty Nicks is elected president of Legal Secretaries Association. The group heard from attorney Lynwood Sanders on real estate. Sanders is a member of the Texas and Louisiana Bar. Attorney Roy Wingate spoke on probate proceedings. Wingate is the senior partner of the Wingate-Carlton Law Firm. He also is a former District and County attorney.*****All you can eat at the Ranch House Restaurant for only $2.25, including dessert. All you can eat at Bonaza Steak House, $1.95 includes meats, salad bar and fresh vegetables plus Texas toast. Return as often as you like.

A FEW HAPPENINGS The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s Restaurant two weeks in a row. Next week, Sept. 28, will be a special gathering when the annual “Lunch Bunch Person of the Year” award winner will be announced. A special person in our community will be recognized. We urge everyone to come celebrate this special person in our community.*****58th Anniversary Edition: Next week is our 59th Anniversary Issue. It’s always our most popular publication with great stories, pictures and history. It’s a great time to advertise. Extra papers will be printed. We will also announce our “Record Newspapers Person of the Year.” Call 886-7183 to advertise in this issue. It will be money well spent.*****Prosecutors say New Jersey governor Chris Christie knew about the closing of the Washington Bridge. He was told three days into the closure. I doubt that there is anyone in the U.S. who didn’t believe all along that Christie didn’t know. He was a runner up for vice president on a Trump ticket and is now an advisor to Trump possibly expecting to be his U.S. Attorney General if Trump is elected.*****Summer comes to an end Thursday, September 22. Fall will begin but you are not going to be able to tell much difference weather wise.*****Let me tell you about a great place that I suggest you visit. “The Repainted Ladies” is having an OPEN HOUSE this Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments only afterwards. They are located on the service road off IH-10, 91321-Hwy. 10 W, next to the trampoline place. You will see some beautiful work. Great items for good reasonable prices. You’ll like the folks too.*****I enjoyed Dave Roger’s story last week on quarterback Dak Prescott and his connection to the Orange County area. He led the Cowboys to a 27-23 win against the Redskins. He said after the game, “This is Romo’s team. I’m just trying to do my best to win games and put the team in a successful position. When he comes back, I’ll leave that up to the ‘Big Guys.’”*****By the way, Lady GaGa will be the halftime show at the Super Bowl this year in Houston.*****In the past two years more employees have left county employment than in the previous 10 years, and more are expected to leave. In all my years, I’ve never seen the county have so many unhappy employees. Most of all, they say, they were lied to. They were told by the incoming County Judge and Commissioners they helped elect that they would never mess with the employee’s benefits. They worked many years to earn these benefits, over the years passing up cost of living wages in favor of their benefits. The new Judge and Court have all but wiped out all the benefit gains. Now they worry that what the Court will attack next is their retirement. Last year, at budget time, there was talk about eliminating one of the County Courts-atLaw. This year however, they created a new one, paying the County Judge an extra $2.5000 and his secretary nearly $5,000 more. Employees are not happy. Don’t blame me, I warned you.***** A few folks we know having birthdays in the next few weeks: Sept. 21: Bobby Cormier is getting older. The boy from Orange Oilfield celebrates a birthday today. So does Ruthie Hannegan, Mary Rawls, Jenny Sims, Jonah Thurman and Ronnie Teaff. They are joined by celebrities novelist Stephen King, 69, country singer Faith Hill, 46 and actor Bill Murray, 66.*****Sept. 22: Matthew and Michael Broussard celebrate birthdays today, also celebrating are Miranda Coulter, Brooks Tally, Beverly Mixon and Donna Broomes. They join rock singer Joan Jett, 58, actor Scott Baio, 56 and pop singer Debby Boone, 60.*****Sept 23: Our buddy Tommy Simar celebrates on this day. His Simar roots go deep in Orange County history. Penny Leleux celebrates also and her Walles roots run deep in the Orangefield area. Julie Saltzman, Mark Kelly, Sammy Pratt, Megan Fontenot and Jayna Campbell join them. Rock singer Bruce Springsteen turns 67, Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander is 57 and crooner Julio Inglesias is 73.*****Sept. 24: Career educator and longtime Orange city council person, Marcell’s daughter and Frank’s wife, Teresa Beauchamp, celebrates today. Also celebrating is Euel and Doris’ boy, Mark Norwood, and Trey Rhodes, Jimmy Thurman, Bill Nugent and Beckie Kimbell. On this day in 2005 Hurricane Rita hit Orange County.*****Sept. 25: Retired from BCISD, Phyllis Tarter celebrates today as does Bessie Rach and Jerry’s daughter Kailey Childress. Celebrities joining them today are “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” star Nia Vardalos, 54 and “Mean”

Joe Green, 70.*****Sept. 26: Celebrating on this day are Byron Buchanan, Theresa Blanchard, Kara Day, Sandra Rose and our longtime friend Dan Barclay. Tennis player Serena Williams, turns 35, actors Olivia Newton-John, 68 and “Little House on the Prairie” Melissa Sue Anderson, is 54.*****The “Tire Man” Mike Hughes celebrates. Tim’s little boy is getting older. Also celebrating today are Todd Shuford, Michael Coffey, Jeff Batchelor, Kevin Hall and Scott Harris. Celebrities joining them are actress Gwyneth Paltrow, 44 and rock singer Meat Loaf, 69.*****A lone wolf, U.S. citizen, Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was arrested for the explosions in New York and New Jersey. I’m amazed by the quick work of the police. Starting without a clue, in 50-hours he was arrested. Millions and millions of people live in that area. To find the right one is like a needle in a hay stack. Police today solve 98 percent of major crimes. Their smartness and techniques are outstanding. Donald Trump took a swipe at law enforcement, claiming they are afraid to approach suspects. He says when he’s president, he’s going to fix it, there won’t be anymore terrorist acts. What a bimbo. His knowledge of law enforcement wouldn’t make a pimple on a policeman’s behind.*****It’s the end for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. After two years of marriage and 12 years together, the superstar couple have called it quits. Jolie filed for divorce on Sept. 19, citing irreconcilable differences. It is believed issues over parenting their six children is the cause.*****The West Orange-Stark High School football field will be officially dedicated as Leroy D. Breedlove Field on Friday, Sept. 23, during pre-game activities.*****I had not seen my friend Van Choate in a couple of years and when he came into my office last week he had to introduce himself. He really had changed that much. He’s 160 pounds lighter, a 36 inch waist, fit and trim, with a small mustache. He had wife Josette come by and I was just as amazed. I’ve always thought she was pretty but now she is really beautiful, with that movie star smile. Since that visit we have learned that Clayson Choate, 15 year old son of Van and Josette, has suffered a loss of hearing. Clayson, diagnosed as legally deaf since birth, wore hearing aids on both ears. At the age of 7 years old, he received a miracle from God at a prayer revival and had perfect hearing in one ear and almost perfect in the other ear. It seems Clayson woke up Saturday morning and could not hear a thing. They were in Houston Monday to see what could be done for him.

Keep him in your prayers.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK A very large, muscular woman, wearing a sleeveless sundress, walked into Tee-Boy’s Bar & Grill. She raised her right arm her, revealing a huge, hairy armpit and pointed to all the mens sitting at da bar and ask, “Which one of you mens will buy a lady a drink?

Da bar went silent as da patrons tried to ignore her. At da end of da bar, was Sostan, a skinny little Cajun, who was as usual very drunk. Sostan slammed his hand on da bar and say, “Give dat Ballerina a drink.”

Tee-Boy, da bartender, a close friend of Sostan, poured da drink and da woman chugged it down. She turned again to da patrons and pointed around at all of them, again revealing her hairy armpit, and ask, “Which of you mens will buy a lady a drink?”

Once again Sostan slapped his hand down on da bar and say, “Give dat Ballerina anudder drink.”

Tee-Boy, finally approached Sostan and say, “Sostan, mah fren, I know it ain’s none of my business if you want to buy dat lady a drink, but how come you keep callin’ her a Ballerina, hanh?”

Sostan say, “Tee-Boy, to me, any woman who can lift her leg dat high has got to be a Ballerina, her.”

C’EST TOUT The first presidential debate to be held Monday, Sept. 22. The big buildup will make it one of the largest watched telecasts of all time. Much is at stake for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The moderators say it is not their job to point out lies.

That is disadvantage Clinton. She will have to ignore Trump’s lies or spend most of her time correcting the record. The latest out by Politifact of Trump statements, 71 percent are rated “Mostly False” “False” or “Pants on Fire.” For Clinton it’s 23 percent. That statement also says “When it comes to being truth challenged, Trump is in a league of his own. Factcheck.org said of The Donald, “In the 12 years we have never seen his match.” It proclaimed him, “The King of Whoppers.” Both of those outfits are non-partisan. There is no doubt Donald will stretch the truth in the debate. Watch when he moves his hands far apart and back together. He is stretching the truth.

When he turns red as a tomato it means he got caught in a lie or is frustrated. Moderators don’t want to interrupt the flow of the debate but they must have some way to call Donald down or he’ll lie and run wild with garbage. Never before has the media’s role in a campaign been subject to as intense scrutiny as it is this time around. Trump has made press bashing a part of his campaign. The Clinton people claim that she is held to a higher standard then Trump. Free media has fueled the rise of Trump. The debate’s massive audience serves as a way for Trump to flash his “Believe Me” points. He is a pure novice when it come to government affairs and foreign policy but will try to bluff, that may well backfire on him. If the debate is judged on substance and leadership for the future, Clinton will win. She’s the most knowledgeable person to ever run for the office with experience since the age of 23. She had a 74 percent approval as a senator and 68 percent approval when she left the secretary of state post. She was a very productive First Lady.

This January, for the 20th time, she was named the “World’s Most Admired Woman.” If viewers judge the two-hour event on showmanship, Trump will win. He has over 20 years in front of television cameras. Just remember, they are running for the world’s most important position, plus our future and freedom depends on who wins this election.*****Thanks for your time. Take care and God bless.

The Record • Week of Wednesday, September 21, 2016 •

City of Pinehurst announces road closure Starting Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 8:00 a.m., the City of Pinehurst will be resurfacing 35th St., from West Park to Redbird. e road will be closed to all non-residents during the road construction.

Pinehurst officials ask that if possible, avoid that area to avoid unnecessary traffic congestion or damage to vehicles due to tar or loose gravel. e work is expected to last for a week, weather permitting. Limb and trash pickup will be postponed this week and until the completion of the construction.

Any questions should be directed to the City of Pinehurst Operations and Maintenance Department at 886-3873.

WOCCISD to discuss financial rating e West Orange Cove CISD will hold a public meeting at 6 pm, Monday, Sept. 26, in the ESC building, 902 W. Park Ave., Orange. e purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district's financial rating. Public participation in the discussion is invited.

City of Pinehurst’s See you at the Station e City of Pinehurst is proud to announce that they will once again meet for “See you at the Station” on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Pinehurst City Hall, 2497 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

“See you at the station is patterned after the “See You At e Pole” prayer meetings at some public and private schools across the nation.” Pinehurst Police Chief Fred R. Hanauer III stated, “I am glad our citizens and city leaders feel the need to support our first responders and think it’s important to let them know that we’re behind them and do everything they can to see that they go home safely to their families every night,” Anyone wishing to participate in the ceremony should meet outside of the Pinehurst City Hall at 7:30 a.m.

Orange branch NAACP schedules meetings e Orange branch of the NAACP will have the following meetings: Sept. 22, Election of Nominating Committee.

Members interested in serving as a member of this committee, or elected officer should attend this meeting.

Oct. 27, Announcement of NAACP candidates for office meet & greet candidates.

Nov. 17, election of officers. Membership cast their votes from 4:00-8:00 PM. All Regular meetings begin at 7:00 pm and are held in the WOCCISD Administration building, 902 W. Park St.

BCCC nominations for business/citizen of year e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for Business & Citizen of the Year through November 28, 2016. Nominations can be dropped off or mailed to the Chamber at 150 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611 in a sealed envelope to the attention of the Nominating Committee. A mail slot is available on the front door of the Chamber after hours.

Criteria for the Business of the Year -e narrative and supportive materials should stress how the business’ volunteer efforts benefited the quality of life within the community, and describe how the nominee displayed exemplary: • Staying power • Growth in number of employees • Increase in sales and/or unit volume • Current and past financial reports • Innovativeness of product or service offered • Response to adversity • Evidence of contributions by nominee to aid community oriented projects Include specific projects or committees on which the business was involved, such as an advisory board, recreation project, or other activities.

Criteria for the Citizen of the Year - e narrative and supportive materials should stress how the individual’s volunteer efforts benefited the quality of life within the community, and describe how the nominee displayed exemplary: • Commitment • Support Skills • Leadership • Outreach to Other Citizens • Desire to Make a Positive Impact in the Community Include specific projects or committees on which the volunteer was involved, such as an advi-

sory board, recreation project, or other activities. e Business of the Year & Citizen of the Year awards will be given to a deserving business and citizen in recognition of their outstanding contributions directly to the City of Bridge City/Orangefield Area during the past year(s). e award recipients will be honored at the Taste of the Bayou & Annual Chamber Banquet to be held in January 9, 2017.

Gift of Life to hold 5K run e Julie Rogers Gift of Life will hold a 5K Ribbon Run/Color Rush on Saturday, Oct. 1. Register online early. Participants will receive a color rush t-shirt, swag bag and a medal. ere will also be food, fun and prizes.

Registration and packet pickup is Tuesday will be Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 9 am-6 pm at the Beaumont Civic Center lobby.

Register online at http://event.giftoflifebmt.org/site/TR/Events/General?pg=informational&fr_id=1110&type=fr_informational&sid=1281.

BCPD’s See you at the Station e community is invited to meet at the Bridge City Police Department, Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 am, to pray as a community for the protection of the men and women in blue. e police department is located at 110 Rachel, in Bridge City. See you at the Station!

Good Shepherd to host Community Movie Day Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, will host a community movie day on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 2 pm. Refreshments and childrens' activities will follow the movie. e community is invited.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Open house TOPS Tx. 999 Orange. Visit us to learn how to take off pounds sensibly. It's a great way to lose pounds with knowledgeable group support, games and a lot of fun. e group will meet Sept. 22, at 9 am, at Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Ave. For more information, call 886-7266 or 886-3832.

Jamie Talbert & Band of Demons reschedules concert Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons concert, scheduled to play Friday, Sept. 16, at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion has been canceled. is decision has been made after city staff attended a National Weather Service webinar that predicts a forecast of 50-60% chance of thunderstorms, up to 1-2 inches of rainfall, and the severe threat of lightening. Jamie Talbert and the Band of Demons will be rescheduled at a later date.

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood makes a stop in Beaumont e Julie Rogers eatre will present Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood n ursday, Oct. 13. Tickets can be purchased at the Beaumont Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations and on Ticketmaster.com. For more information, or to charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000.

Cadillacs' to play VFW dance e VFW, located at 5303 N. 16th St., will host a dance featuring Cadillacs', ursday, Sept. 22, from 7-11 pm. Tickets are $6 per person. e bar is open for beer, wine coolers, sodas and setups; BYOB. For information, call 886-9738.

Orange County EDC hosts Strategic Planning Focus Group e Orange County Economic Development Corporation is interested in gathering input from the public on the future of Orange County Economic Development. e Corporation will host focus group sessions on Sept. 22, beginning at 2:00pm. e session will be held in Room 102 of the Nursing and Classroom Building at Lamar State College Orange. Attendees are asked to respond to Jessica Hill at jhill@orangecountyedc.com with confirmation of their attendance. "is event is open to the public and we invite as many individuals as possible to attend," said Jessica Hill, Executive Director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation. "It is hosted during work hours so we will take written comments as well. We strongly encourage all residents

to logon to our website, www.orangecountyedc.com, to participate in the planning survey," says Hill.

LC-M schedules class of '76 reunion e LCM Class of 1976 is hosting their 40 year reunion Sat. Oct. 8, at the Bridge City Community Center from 7 pm-midnight. Classmates, their guests, former teachers and coaches are welcome to attend. Cost for classmates and their guests is $20 per person, payable in advance by check or pay at the door. Heavy appetizers will be provided along with a DJ for music, BYOB. For further information contact Lydia Pretz, 988-8417 -lpretz@gt.rr.com; Frances Vaughn ompson, 474-0009 - Mustang2716@yahoo.com; Tammy Day Cox, 988-3389 crtylady2@yahoo.com; Donna Courville Menard, 779-8316 - dmenard58@yahoo.com; Sherlon Plunkett Jones, 782-6629 - sjones@pulf.com, or Sheryl Harris Perry, 882-2117- perrysheryl@hotmail.com.

Foster Grandparent Program needs volunteers, hosting golf tourney e Southeast Texas Foster Grandparent program is looking for dedicated men and women to be mentors and tutors for are youth.

If you love children; aged 55 or over; able to volunteer 4 hours a day, 5 days a week and need extra income that is tax free and won't affect social security or other benefits, call Karen Gary at 409-8998444, ext. 6441, or Tyronna McKenzie, at ext. 7510 for more information. e group is also having the Southeast Texas Grandparent 11th annual Golf Tournament at Idlwyld Golf Course, Oct. 7. Tee time is 1 pm. ere will be trophies, food and beverages, goodie bags and $10,000 split on designated hole in one. Sponsors and teams are needed.

For more information, call Karen Gary or Tyronna McKenzie at the number listed above.

Hunter Education Safety Class Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Enhanced four hour safety course Field Part will be taught Monday Sept 19, from 6:00-10:00 PM. You must complete the free Enhanced Hunter Ed online home study computer sections, print completed tests and bring them to class. Call Danny Odom for more information and register at 8838118. is class is not for just hunters but, anyone who handles firearms can benefit from it.

Calling all Strutters e BC Strutters are celebrating their 30th anniversary with several opportunities to get together. ose opportunities are as follows: Oct. 7, performance in the Spirit Lines at Homecoming and a reception before the game; Dec. 3, march in the BC Christmas Parade at 6 PM;

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May 6, performance for Strutters Spring Revue at Lutcher eater.

Visit the Bridge City Strutters Facebook page for more information. We are taking orders for a Forever Strutters t-shirt that you can wear for your performances. Order now and have it in time for the homecoming performance. Shirts are $20 and can be ordered through the PayPal link listed below. Deadline for orders is Sept. 20.

PayPal.me/bootsters -When ordering through PayPal please add your name, phone number, quantity and shirt sizes in the comments.

If you need assistance please message us on Facebook or call us at 670-8666. Watch for more details to come.

Ministerial Alliance sets car show, BBQ cookoff Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance is kicking off its 2nd Annual Car Show and BBQ Cook Off, Oct. 8, from 10 am-3 pm, at First Baptist Church, Bridge City. Link meals will be available for $5.00 and all proceeds will go to benefit Orange County neighbors facing financial hardship.

Whether antique, classic, or modern, any type of vehicle is eligible for entry and a free meal is provided to those who elect to participate.

For additional information, please contact Director Melissa Isaacs at the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance at 735-8296 or a local church.

Apps available for BC Christmas parade Applications are now available for the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce's 8th Annual Christmas Light Parade, Saturday, Dec. 2, at 6 pm. is year the chamber will honor first responders.

BC Bank will show a seasonal themed movie on the lawn behind the bank following the parade.

For more information, visit the chamber's website at bridgecitychamber.com, or call the chamber at 735-5671.

City of WO accepting booth reservations for Holiday in the Park Holiday in the Park will be held this year on Nov. 5, 9 am until dusk, at the park next to WO City Hall, 2700 Western Ave. e community festival features food booths, craft booths and children's activities. Booth sites are available for $30 for non-electic (14x14) and $50 for electric booths (20x14). Booths are rented on a first come, first served basis.

Space is limited and the early you make your reservation, the better the booth location. e city reserves the right to the sale of all carbonated beverages. No alcohol of any kind will be sold at, or allowed on the festival grounds.

Rules and regulations, as well as site maps and registration form can be found at www.cityofwestorange.com. For more information, or to reserve a booth space, call City Hall at 883-3468.

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Happenings Members of 1966 BC State Championship football team being sought For the 2015 Homecoming game and pep rally at Bridge City High School, the 1966 State Championship football team will be honored. ere are still a few people (players, trainers, managers and coaches) associated with the championship team who have not been located. If you know the location of any of these people, please call Darrell Segura at dsegura@gt.rr.com or 720-9999.

Mike Hyland, Jimmie Womack (possibly deceased), Russell Harvill, omas Robb or Wayne Leach.

Gift of Life schedules 5K Color Rush Ribbon Run e Julie Rogers Gift of Life will hold a 5K run Saturday, Oct. 1, in downtown Beaumont. Register for $25 online with the code "earlybird." Early bird registration ends Aug. 31, so make sure to get signed up today. ere will be fun, food and prizes.

Harbor Hospice to offer bingo

Local cover-party band My Beautiful Disaster will celebrate its seventh anniversary with a performance Saturday, Sept. 24, at The Capri Club in Port Arthur for ages 21 and older. The band, which features Ron Sons of Lumberton, at left, and Tara Latil of Bridge City, is ready to unleash a ton of new material on fans at its show this weekend. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Fall has arrived finally and that means there will be plenty of great events featuring local, regional and national artists in the coming weeks performing across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Visit www.localmusicguide.net for details on local venues and artists and follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for updated events, concert announcements and more.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 Heart and Soul @ The Boudain Hut Tim Burge @ Buffalo Wild Wings Curse and the Cure @ The Capri Club Angel Siren @ The Center Stage Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Brian Moore @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Alex Rozell @ Rikenjaks Charlestown and Derek @ Rush Lounge Rob Copeland @ Tradewinds Tavern Thursday, Sept. 22 Peter Rowan @ Courville’s Heart and Soul @ The Boudain Hut Amanda Walker @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Chris Stacey @ The Grill Tin Pan Alley @ Larry’s French Market Sabine River Brass Band @ The Logon Cafe Daryl Perry @ The Lone Wolf

Zach Gonzalez @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont Caylan Daughrity @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub LN and the Crush @ Madison’s Cody Schaeffer and Pug Johnson @ Neches Brewing Company D and D @ The Neches River Wheelhouse The Cadillacs @ Orange VFW Hall Allen Wayne and the Outbound Train, Johnny Jailbird & his Misdeamnor, Silas Feemster, Jacob McGreevy @ The Red Room John Emberton @ Rikenjaks Caleb Williams @ The Rodair Roadhouse Rapture @ Rush Lounge Crossroads @ Sawdust Saloon David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Friday, Sept. 23 Brenda Lee @ Golden Nugget Casino Satellite @ Blue Martini Linda Kaye and the Band de Villes @ The Boudain Hut Bayou Rush @ Cafe Del Rio John Cessac @ Cecil’s Old Trick @ Cottons Cay The Teague Brothers Band @ Dylan’s Amanda Walker @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar LA Express @ Gator Lounge Autumn Stay, Beauty School Massacre, Super Evil Master Plan @ The Gig The Kings of Mojo @ Jack

Daniels Bar and Grill Smashing Satellites, The Ruxpins @ Jefferson Theatre Caleb Williams @ Just One More Tavern Ken Marvel Band @ Larry’s French Market Satisfaction @ The Lone Wolf Tim Burge @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County 3 Way Switch @ Mackenzie’s Pub Safety Patrol, Madison’s Paul Rousch @ The Neches River Wheelhouse Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza – Calder Ave. Rick Danna @ New York Pizza – Neches St. Bayou Sounds @ Pine Tree Lodge Autumn Stay @ The Red Room The Scheme, Mike Krajicek @ Rikenjaks Rapture @ Rush Lounge John Thibodeaux, Freddie Pate @ Stingaree Down Under The Undrai Fizer Project @ Suga’s Deep South Jimmy and the Jokers @ Texas Rice Festival – Winnie Barelands, Wes Hardin and Cody Schaeffer, Greg Jr. @ Thirsty’s Saturday, Sept. 24 Sidechick, Tyler Livermore, Kara Partain @ The Art Studio Satellite @ Blue Martini Linda Kaye and the Band de Villes @ The Boudain Hut The Bogarts @ Cafe Del Rio My Beautiful Disaster @ The Capri Club Livin’ Proof @ Dylan’s Amanda Walker @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Alter Ego @ The Embers Club LA Express @ Gator Lounge Chalkline Empire, True Heroics, Burn Out Brighter, Socially Awkward, The Silky Dave Experience, Lifeless Empire,

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Harbor Hospice is hosting their first free Orange Community Bingo on Sept. 27, from 8:30-11:30 at the VFW Hall on 16th St. e event is for adults ages 50+ only and seating is limited to the first 150 people. Admission is free Door and Bingo Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be provided.

Granger Chevrolet holds annual 5K walk/run In an effort to promote health and fitness in orange County, Granger Chevrolet has committed to organize and promote this 5K walk/run.

Start time will be at 8 am, at Granger Chevrolet, Oct. 15. Early registration is recommended. e event will be officially times (Chips) by the Driven Race Solutions (eDriven.net). Places will be recognized by age group and awards given. All registered participants will receive a t-shirt and grab bag.

All proceeds of this event will benefit the United Way of Orange.

BC Walgreens offering flu shots Walgreens in Bridge City, 1790 Texas Ave., is now giving flu shots daily during regular pharmacy hours; Monday-Friday, 8 am-10 pm; Saturday, 9 am-6 pm and Sunday, 10 am-6 pm.

Walgreens will also schedule a flu clinic at your business to keep employees healthy. For more information, call 409-792-0597.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church schedules annual fundraiser e church’s 2016 Music Program Fundraiser is currently underway. Orders for pick-up and/or delivery can be placed by calling the church at 7354573, or Pat Greene at 626-2585. e church will be selling pecan halves, one pound bag for $9; pecan pieces one pound bag for $8.75; raw almonds and roasted cashews, one pound bag for $6.75; hot and spicy peanuts, one punned bag for $2.50; walnut chunks and pieces, one pound bag for $8.75; trash mix, one pound bag for $3.50; peanut brittle, 7 ounce bag for $3.50; frosted praline pecans and frosted cinnamon, 12 ounce bags for $8.75. e church is located at 945 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City.

WOHS to hold Class of '71 reunion e West Orange High School Class of 1971 has scheduled their 45th reunion for Saturday, Oct. 15. e event will be a casual, all day, potluck gathering at the home of a classmate on Cow Creek, approximately 30 miles north of Orange. Information is being sent by email (if available) or regular mail. e class also has a Facebook page titled West Orange High School Class of 1971. e following classmates have not been located: David Block, Dottie Block, Marsha Bridges, Kenneth Brown, Sharon Clark, Linda Gilmore, Larry LeBlanc, Philip McDaniels, Rhonda Moore, Gene Sims, Earl Trahan and Larry Whitworth.

For more information, please email Judy Armstrong Brimm at judydi_73@yahoo.com, or phone 409-988-1919; Vicki Siau Bingham at vbing74@gmail.com, or phone 409-779-0373, or Lyndell Kittrell Hodgkinson at lhodgkinson@gt.rr.com, or phone 409-988-2601.

Denim and Diamonds Gala set for November 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. Be-

From Page 5A cause 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.

Dupont SRW lab plans reunion e next reunion for former and retired persons of DuPont SRW Laboratories of Orange, is scheduled for Sept. 24. Anyone who has ever been assigned to any of the Labs meets the criteria for attendance. is includes all technical and nontechnical persons such as custodial, electricians, maintenance and clerical who have either retired, been reassigned to another department or no longer with the company for any reason. We have 242 to date on our former and retiree list. If you, or know of anyone who has not been previously contacted, we would love to include you on our list for mailing of all the details and invitations. You may Email us at: srwlabreunion@yahoo.com or call John Ford at 409-882-2256 or 281-242-0262 with your contact information.

Silver Cardinals will meet Bridge City ISD invites all retired BCISD taxpaying residents and retirees to a community partnership meeting ursday, Sept. 29, from 9-11 am, in the BCISD Administration Boardroom, 1031 W. Roundbunch, in Bridge City

Wesley UMC holds fund raiser Wesley United Methodist Church is taking orders for their pecan and walnut fundraiser.

Durham-Ellis pecans will harvest their crop near the end of October. Delivery is expected mid November. Pecan halves and pieces are $9.50 per 1 pound bag. We will also have walnuts for $8.00 per 1 pound bag. To place your order, please call Jan at 735-5885 or 734-8036, Jeannette at 792-9230 or 313-3559 or the church office at 886-7276.

"Collecting" school supplies for Orange County Students Multiple initiatives to collect and donate school supplies take place at the beginning of each school year, but what happens when kids need help with supplies in October or November? e Stark Museum of Art is kicking off a school supply campaign to benefit students in need. ose wishing to donate may bring school supplies to the donation bin that will be located in the Museum lobby. e collection begins on Family Day, September 17, 2016 and will run throughout the Collecting Conversations exhibition that will be on view until January 7, 2017. Drop off donations any time Tuesday through Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

All school supplies collected will be distributed evenly throughout the public schools in Orange County. Join us and help our local students in need.

Bassmaster Open coming to Orange e Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Bassmaster Open Tournament at the Sabine River on June 15-17, 2017. e tournament is No. 2 of the Central Open trail and sure to be exciting with the new largemouth bass limit. e new limit as of September 1, is 12 inches and will allow for greater weight turn ins at the scales.

An open tournament allows both Elite Professional anglers and Semi-Professional Anglers compete to qualify for the Elite Series and a spot at the Bassmaster Classic. In addition, each boat will have a co-angler that competes separately for the chance to win a boat.

In addition to the tournament will be the Orange County River Festival with a carnival, food, crafts, games and so much more.

Be looking for more information to come as we plan for this exciting community event with fun for the entire family.

Sabine River Ford hosts annual Drive for Your School event Sabine River Ford will be hosting the Drive for Your School event on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 am-2 pm, at the dealership, located at 1601 Green Ave., Orange.

Take a test drive to earn $20 for one of the following schools: WOS, BC, Community Christian, Deweyville, Vidor, Orangefield or LCM. Each school is raising money for a group at their school.

For more information, call 883-3581.

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Deaths & Memorials Daniel Deneke Orange Daniel (Dan) Deneke, 44, of Orange, passed away Sept. 18, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, La. Funeral services will be Daniel held at 10:00 a.m., SaturDeneke day, Sept. 24, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Dale Lee, of Cowboy Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Cemetery.

Born in Orange, May 5, 1972, he was the son of William Deneke and Jacqueline Ryder. Dan was fun loving and could make everyone laugh. He was also very competitive. He participated in a pool and dart league and played golf in his spare time. He also enjoyed watching football, especially the 49ers. Dan will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandmother, Myrtle Eschenbach and his sister, Diana Malleseh.

He is survived by his children, Brooklyn Deneke and Rebecca Deneke; girlfriend, Debbie Menard; brother, William (Billy) Deneke and wife Annie; sisters, Gaylene Acosta, Shari Melton and husband Don and Kim Thibodeaux and husband Allen; uncle, Franklin Ryder and his best friends, Sean Kyle and J.T. Anderson. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

James Riley Orange James “Mike” Riley, 59 of Vinton, died Saturday, Sept. 17, in Lake Charles, La. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:009:00 PM, with James a 7:00 PM prayer service Riley Thursday, Sept. 22, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel.

Mike was born in Orange, Nov. 3, 1956 to James Edward Riley and Mildred Elizabeth Tarver Riley. He had been a long time resident of Orange until moving to Vinton 11 years ago. Mike was a carpenter for many years and enjoyed fishing on his time off. He even spoke of how he was ready to go fishing just before he passed.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his children, Michael Riley of Orange, Colt Riley of Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Valarie Riley of Orange, Shawna Corbett and her husband Colin of Vidor, Tabetha Riley and Kassie Riley, both of Beaumont; brother, Brian Riley and his wife Darlene of Orange and sister, Tracy Jones and her husband Glen of Groves and grandchildren, Jordan Riley, Madison Riley, Vanessa Riley, Raelynn LeJeune, Brentley LeJeune and Christian Chavarri.

John Crafton Orange John Ricky Crafton, 62, of Orange, passed away Sept. 17, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, John at Claybar FuCrafton neral Home in Orange, with visitation prior to the service from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Born in Baton Rouge, La, June 27, 1954, he was the son of James Isaac Crafton and Doris Faye (Martin) Crafton. Rick worked in sales and IT support for Safety Wear, Inc. in Orange for many years. He loved reading and playing computer games. He had a kind heart and warm spirit and always had a smile. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Cindy Phelps and her husband Cullin and his sister, Angie William.

He is survived by his loving wife of 19 years, Suzie Callahan Crafton; daughters, Karen Daigle and her husband K.P., and April Mazer and her husband Marlin; son, John Crafton; step-daughter, Laurie Callahan and wife Laura Callahan; step-son, Jason Cal-

lahan and his wife Jessica Callahan and his brothers, Mike Crafton and his wife Judy and Jerry Crafton and his wife Janet. He is also survived by four grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852, or the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Lillie Mack Orange The celebration of life for Mrs. Lillie Mack, 92, of Orange, was held Sunday, Sept. 18, during graveside services at Hollywood Community Cemetery, unLillie der the direcMack tion of Sparrow Funeral Home.

She died September 14, in Orange.

An Orange native, she attended the historic Madame C.J. Walker School of Beauty in Chicago, IL., to become certified as a beautician. She was a member of the St. Paul C.M.E. Church. She also spent her working years in Orange employed by the former Orange Memorial Hospital. She retired after many years of service.

Survivors include her son, Clarence Mack, Jr. of Houston; daughters Lynnell Coleman of Los Angeles, CA and Patricia Gasaway of Carson, CA; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Darlene Curtice Vidor Darlene Johnson Curtice, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Beaumont, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

She was a loving mother, Darlene grandmother Curtice and great grandmother.

A native of Jasper, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. She worked for 28 years at Wal-Mart in Vidor and also at Baptist Hospital in Orange as an operator.

She liked doing crafts, gardening and searching geneology, but her love was for her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 17, at Memorial Funeral Home, Vidor.

Darlene is survived by the love of her life, for 18 years, Mark Cheetham; daughters, Joann Harmon and her husband Paul and Amy Engle and her husband Jason, all of Orangefield; stepsons, Matthew and Cody Cheetham; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

She is also survived by her mother, Vera Johnson of Vido; sisters, Suzy Cain and her husband C.H. and Etta Sowell and her husband John and nephews, Kirk and Eric Sowell.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harlis Johnson and a niece, Jessica Cain.

Kara Willingham Bridge City Kara Marie Willingham, 27, of Bridge City, passed away on Sept.

14.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Claybar Funeral Home in Kara Bridge City.

Officiating Willingham was Father Steven Leger, of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, Pastor Dale Lee, of Cowboy Church in Orange and family friend, Bill Crull. Burial followed at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange.

Born in Orange, Nov. 10, 1988, she was the daughter of Robert Allen Willingham and Desiree Kay (Duckworth) Willingham. Kara was a graduate of Bridge City High School and was looking forward to getting her LVN License, as she had just graduated from the LVN program at Lamar State College in August. She loved football and was a big fan of the Houston Texans, especially J.J. Watt. Kara was the “family planner” for all the family holidays.

She loved life and loved her family and children dearly. She will

be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Kathy Marie Duckworth; grandfather, Grady Carlton Willingham; step-grandpa, Rodney Lamb; uncle, Darren Willingham and aunt, Della Bland.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Keegan and Kathy; her loving parents, Desiree and Robert Willingham; brother, Keith Willingham, of Bridge City and grandparents, Stewart and Amy Duckworth, all of Bridge City and Mary Jo Lamb, of Beaumont and step-grandmother, Elizabeth Willingham, of Orange; aunts and uncles, Rick and Rickol Duckworth, of Harper, Bruce Willingham and Brian Willingham, both of Vidor, Betty and Robert Vail, Irene Bland, Dorothy Bland, Glenn and Kathleen Bland and Gerald Bland, all of Bridge City and D.J. Schwartz of Mauriceville; Michael and Jamie Bland, of West Orange, Melissa Bland, of Bridge City, and Ronnie and Andrea Bland, of Mauriceville, along with numerous cousins, other loving family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Robert Vail, Glen Vail, Sherman Bland, Kalyn Bland, Luke Bland and Kyle Bland.

Kara’s family would like to extend a special thank you to all of the nursing students at Lamar State College- Orange who impacted her life in such a wonderful way.

Charles Barker Bridge City Charles Edward “Dan” Barker, 84, a former longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away, Sept. 16, at his daughter’s home in Cypress.

Dan had been with Charles her and her husband, Barker Gregg, for the past six years since the passing of his wife, Marilyn Barker.

Dan was born in Orange on Aug. 31, 1932. He was the oldest son of Edward L. Barker and Ruth Lenora (Spell) Barker.

Dan served in the United States Army in Alaska, during the Korean War. He retired from DuPont Sabine River Works where he was a mechanic for over 37 years. He also was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Bridge City where he faithfully served in many capacities. He was ordained as a deacon in 1962 and was recently honored by them and named “Deacon Emeritus.”

He sang bass in the choir and quartets and taught Sunday School for many years. After his church and family, Dan loved music, people and football. He enjoyed life to the fullest, was always happy and kind and loved to make people laugh. He never met a stranger.

Dan was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Marilyn Miers Barker; sister, Addie Ruth Shipley and brother, Tim Barker.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jill and Gregg Carroll of Cypress; brother, Alan Barker and his wife, Francis, of Orange, his lovable granddogs, Zoe and Rolex; nieces, nephews and friends, too many to count!

He is also survived by his loving caregivers, Harriet Payne, Hannah Majors, Ishmael Tallery, Alexis Teague and Lissette Gonzales. The family is very appreciative of the love and care provided by his caregivers over the years, as well as, Dr. Ronald Taylor and Good Shepherd Hospice.

Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church in Bridge City, Tuesday, Sept. 20. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Pallbearers weere Troy Woodall, Craig Turner, Lon Hubbard, Lynn Barker, Jeff Miers, Darrell Segura and Terry Burd. Honorary pallbearers were his life long family friends since kindergarten, Olney Beltz of Baytown and Milton Hubbard of Bridge City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church, 200 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, Texas 77611.

Services are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Gloria Jacobs Orange Gloria Mary Jacobs, 77, of Orange passed away at her home Sept. 16. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.

20, at First United Pentecostal Church in Orange, with the Rev. Gary P. Wheeler officiating. Interment followed at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange.

Born in Orange, March 23, 1939, she was the daughter of Loutouche LeBlanc and Odelia

Dyson. She was a homemaker and member of First United Pentecostal Church in Orange.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, PatGloria rick McPayne, Jacobs Richard Dyson and Willie Dyson; sisters, Peggy McPayne, Margaret McPayne Welch, Puwana McPayne Elmore, Annie McPayne Simmons, Fannie LeBlanc Williams and Bell Dyson Drake.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Terry C. Jacobs, Jr; sons, Terry C. Jacobs III and wife, Shotsey and Ricky A. Jacobs and wife, Meri Elen and daughter, Nancy S. Jacobs Freese and husband, Henry. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Timothy Jacobs, Christopher Jacobs, Jeremy Jacobs, Eric Jacobs, Stevan Smith, Shonnalee Jacobs, Alayna Jacobs, Stephanie Freese and Whitney Freese Thompson and 14 great grandchildren.

Aaron Mouton Bridge City Aaron Ray Mouton, 45, of Bridge City, was born in Port Arthur on Feb. 24, 1971.

He went to be with his heavenly father on Sept. 16. Aaron was married to the love Aaron of his life Tara Mouton and was a devoted father to three beautiful daughters; Macy, Marlee and Mia. Aaron was the son of Anna Bersin and George Mouton. He loved his family and friends dearly. Aaron was always making others smile and laugh with his quick-witted humor and he never met a stranger. Aaron had a true care and concern for all. He had a passion for the outdoors and loved hunting and fishing. Aaron enjoyed taking fun filled family vacations to Florida each year with Tara and the girls. He was a proud dance dad who took great joy in watching his girls dance.

Aaron graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1989.

He proudly served his community as a police officer and dedicated many years working for Jefferson County Sheriff Department and Groves Police Department.

Aaron also spent several years working for Motiva Enterprises.

He is preceded in death by his loving grandparents.

He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Tara Mouton of Bridge City; daughters, Macy, Marlee and Mia Mouton of Bridge City; parents, George Mouton and wife Dottie of Groves, Anna Bersin and husband Johnny of

Groves; brother, Aric and Melanie Mouton and their daughters Anna and Maggie of Nederland; brother, Joey Bersin of Groves; inlaws, Bruce and Gaye Jehn of Bridge City and Mike and Sharon Koller of Nederland. He is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Funeral services were Tuesday, Sept. 20, at BridgePoint Fellowship in Bridge City. Burial was to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange.

Serving as pallbearers were Robert Fruge, Grant Hannegan, Blain Polk, Steve Hoffpauir, Kevin Price, Dale Eichler, James Megues and David Whitehead.

In lieu of flowers, a scholarship fund has been set up for Macy, Marlee and Mia Mouton at FivePoint Credit Union. Donations can be made to account number 6465133 or mailed to FivePoint Credit Union 713 Texas Avenue, Bridge City, Texas 77611.

Stephen Williams, Sr. Vidor Stephen Williams Sr., 59, died Friday, Sept. 16, at his home.

He was a lifelong resident of Vidor and a member of the International Union of Operating Stephen Engineers Lo- Williams, Sr. cal 450.

He loved to fish, work in his garden, listen to music and watch football with his favorite team being the Houston Texans.

A graveside service was held at Restlawn Memorial Park, with interment to follow.

Stephen is survived by his caring and loving companion of 13 years, Bertie Wagner; mother, Margie Williams of Beaumont; daughter, Regina Rives and her husband Chris of Orange; three grandchildren, Holly Purkey, Landen Hassler and Averie Rives and three great grandchildren, along with a brother, Ronnie Williams and his wife Charlene.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Williams and a son, Stephen Charles Williams, Jr.

Denise Robinson Orange Denise Vondine Robinson, 52, passed away with her family by her side, Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Beaumont.

A memorial service was held SaturDenise day, Sept. 17, at In His Steps Robinson Church, Orange, (behind Parker Lumber).

Denise was born Sept. 4, 1964 to Joan Kay Schaffer Johnson and Ronald Eugene Johnson.

She was raised in Oklahoma and had been a resident of the Southeast Texas area for the past 15 years. She was the founder of the Texas Prison Book Store Ministry. Denise and her husband Bill had four wonderful children that they raised together. She was a special person, friend and mentor that will be missed by so many.

Denise is preceded in death by her parents, Joan Kay Collins and step-father Jack and Ronald Eugene Johnson and brother, Butch Johnson.

Survivors include her husband Bill Robinson; sons, David Jack Robinson and his wife Amy and William Joseph Robinson; daughters, Twyla Marie Robinson and Brianna Kay Robinson, all of Orange; brother Scott Alan Johnson of Omaha, NE.; grandchildren, Sarah Robinson, Eli Robinson, Zachary Schexnider, Jordan Schexnider, Alexus Schexnider, William Kadon Robinson, Lauren LaCour and Dillon LaCour; sisterin-law and friend, Barbara Wilkerson and family, as well as her dear friends and life sisters, Annette Malcolm and Linda Lemoine.

Betty Kelley Hemphill Betty Jo Pace Berry Kelley, 74, of Hemphill, passed away after fighting a courageous battle with cancer, Sept. 13, at her home, surrounded by her family.

BETTY Funeral KELLEY services were held Friday, Sept. 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Officiating was the Rev. Lynn Ashcraft, of North Orange Baptist Church. Burial followed at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Born in Center, Sept. 9, 1942, she was the daughter of Robert Samuel Pace and Mildred Faye (McMillian) Pace. Betty was a lifetime member of the National PTA and helped in getting hearing tests for all students in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville ISD. In the 1970’s she was very active on the committee that worked to pass the bond issue to build new school buildings for Little Cypress-Mauriceville. During the Colombia Shuttle recovery efforts, Joe and Betty would arrive with other members of their community at 4:00 a.m. at the VFW to provide breakfast to the recovery workers. Betty was a very determined woman who was devoted to her family.

The family would like to acknowledge Betty’s daughter, Gena, for her steadfast love and devotion during her mother’s illness, along with her friends Tutu and Babs for all of their care and

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Select driver license offices open Saturdays to issue election ID Staff Report For The Record The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans in advance of the upcoming General Election that Election Identification Certificates (EIC), which can be used for voting purposes, are available year-round at all Texas driver license offices. In an ongoing effort to ensure Texans have access to EICs, DPS is offering Saturday hours on Oct. 22 and Oct. 29at select driver license offices to issue EICs. In addition, EIC mobile stations will be deployed to various locations across the state, and alternate approved locations are issuing EICs in select counties.

On August 10, 2016, identification requirements for voting in Texas changed. For information regarding required identification for voting in person, please visit http://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/ need-id.

The 2016 General Election is Nov. 8, and early voting starts Oct. 24 and continues through Nov. 4.

Texans can obtain an EIC at: • Any of the more than 220 Texas driver li-

Certificates also available at mobile stations, select county locations

cense offices during regular business hours throughout the year • Select driver license offices on Saturday, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (EIC transactions only) • EIC mobile station locations (EIC transactions only) • Alternate approved locations issuing only EICs in select counties One form of identification that can be used for voting purposes is an EIC. You may apply for an EIC at no charge. How-

ever, if you already have any of the following forms of identification, you are not eligible for an EIC: • Texas driver license – unexpired • Texas personal identification card – unexpired • Concealed Handgun License (CHL) or License to Carry (LTC) – unexpired • U.S. passport book or card – unexpired • U.S. Military identification with photo – unexpired • U.S. Citizenship Certificate or Certificate of Naturalization with photo To apply for an EIC, applicants must visit one of the locations listed above and complete an application for a Texas Election Identification Certificate (DL-14C). (For the Spanish language version of the EIC application, see http://www.dps. texas.gov/internetforms/ forms/DL-14CS.pdf).

To qualify for an EIC, an applicant must: • Bring documentation to verify U.S. citizenship and Identity • Be eligible to vote in Texas (Bring a valid vot-

TxDOT offers free child car seat inspections Staff Report For The Record

AUSTIN – With 3 out 4 child car seats improperly installed, the Texas Department of Transportation encourages all caregivers to make an appointment for a free inspection at the agency’s 25 statewide district offices. TxDOT reminds all Texans that properly restraining their children while riding in vehicles is an everyday, year-round responsibility.

It’s also the law.

“We are determined to educate parents and caregivers in Texas about the importance of buckling their child into the correct car seat for their age and size,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “It’s

not only the law, but we’re also trying to save lives through proper use of safety seats.”

As part of national Child Passenger Safety Week, Sept.

18-24, TxDOT reminds drivers that Texas law requires all children under 8 – unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches – to be in a car seat whenever they ride in a passenger vehicle. Failure to properly restrain a child can result in a ticket of up to $250. In 2015, 83 children younger than 8 years old were killed in crashes in Texas. In 2014, that number was 81.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3 out of 4 child car seats are not properly installed.

Common child safety seat errors include: installing the seat

too loosely; putting the harness straps through the wrong slots; leaving harness straps too loose; positioning the chest clip incorrectly; and using the wrong seat belt path.

Drivers should refer to their specific car seat manufacturer’s manual for instructions on how to install the safety seat. The vehicle owner’s manual also includes information on the proper placement of the car seat and proper use of the seat belt or LATCH system.

To schedule a free car seat check with a nearby TxDOT Traffic Safety Specialist, text the word “seat” and your ZIP code to 876526. Drivers also may visit SaveMeWithASeat. com to learn if a child should be in a rear-facing seat, for-

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er registration card or submit a voter registration application through the Texas Department of Public Safety) • Be a Texas resident • Be 17 years and 10 months or older To avoid delays or complications, DPS urges potential applicants to make sure they have the necessary documentation before arriving at the office, mobile station or alternate approved location.

The EIC receipt an individual receives will include their photo and can be used for voting purposes until the permanent card is delivered by mail.

The EIC is free of charge to qualifying applicants and is valid for six years. There is no expiration date for an EIC for citizens 70 years of age or older.

The EIC can only be used for voting purposes and may not be used as personal identification.

For more information on the requirements and process for obtaining an EIC, please visit: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ DriverLicense/electionID.htm.

For more information on voting in Texas, visit the Secretary of State’s website: www.votetexas.gov.

ward-facing seat or booster seat.

During Child Passenger Safety Week, a TxDOT safety demonstration van will travel the state to show caregivers how to choose and install the correct car seat for their child.

TxDOT also is conducting special local celebrity story times featuring the newly released children’s book, “Bernard in the Backseat.” The book features a lovable teddy bear taking his first car ride. A free digital version of the book is available at SaveMeWithASeat.com.

For media inquiries, contact TxDOT Media Relations at MediaRelations@txdot.gov or (512) 463-8700.

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She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband, Gene Berry.

Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband, Joe R. Kelley, Sr.; children, Gena Wilson and husband Johnny, of Brookeland and Bobby Berry and wife Mari, of Orange; step-children, Melanie Tilley and husband Ray and Jody Kelley and Diane Brown, all of Orange and Leslie Williams and husband Ray, of Alvin; 13 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; sister, Judy Blanchard, of Houston and her furry friend, Sister the Cat. Serving as pallbearers will be Dan Terry, Jerry Pickard, Larry Martin, James Sears, Glen Gobert and Ken Rams. Honorary pallbearers are George Carney, Jim Stimac, Frank Rach, Mike Parish, Sr. and Robert Cron.

Darlene Curtice Vidor Darlene Johnson Curtice, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Beaumont, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

A native of Jasper, she was a longtime resident of Vidor. She worked for 28 years at Wal-Mart in Vidor and also at Baptist Hospital in Orange as an operator.

She liked doing crafts, gardening and searching geneology, but her love was for her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 17, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor., Darlene is survived by the love of her life, for 18 years, Mark Cheetham; daughters, Joann Harmon and her husband Paul and Amy Engle and her husband Jason, all of Orangefield; stepsons, Matthew and Cody

Cheetham; 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

She is also survived by her mother, Vera Johnson of Vido; sisters, Suzy Cain and her husband C.H. and Etta Sowell and her husband John and nephews, Kirk and Eric Sowell.

She was preceded in death by her father, Harlis Johnson and a niece, Jessica Cain.

Bryon Christopher Abshire Sulphur Bryon Christopher Abshire, 56, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at his sister’s residence.

Born in Crowley, Bryon’s family moved to Fields when he was a young boy. Later in life he moved to Orange, Tx. and was currently residing in Sulphur. He worked in retail and loved cooking and traveling. Part of a big family he was well loved and loved his family and friends dearly.

Bryon was preceded in death by his father, Denis Abshire & mother, Mary Katherine Abshire; brother Denis W. Abshire; sister, Debra Trouille; nephew, Jeffery Powell; niece, Elizabeth Smith & brother in law Larry Hollie. Left behind to cherish his memory are his brothers, Emile Abshire & wife Barbara of DeQuincy, & Curtis Abshire of Hemphill, Tx.; sisters, Cynthia Hollie & Josephine Abshire of Starks, Sylvia Scott & husband Louis of Orange, Tx. & Mary Abshire and companion Sue Doucet of Sulphur, La.; special friends, Bruce & Lurla West of Orange, Tx.; Sister in law, Sherry Young & husband Jimmy of Singer, La.; numerous nieces and nephews and cherished friends.

A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, September 20, at 10:00am in Hixson Snider Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Gerald Lambright will officiate. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfunealhomes.com.

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ORANGE COUNTY RESTAURANT REPORT Orange County Health Inspector James Scales made the following inspections on area businesses from Sept. 1-15: Blackbeards, 439 W. Freeway, Vidor - Purchased new truck, okay to operate mobile unit. No score Blue Bird Fish Camp, 102 N. Farragut Ave., Orange Drinks being stored on floor inside storage room. Score - 99 Kroger #950, 1600 16th St., Orange - Pulled expired food from shelves; dented cans found throughout; ice buildup found in both back walk-in coolers; damaged floors found inside walk-in cooler, need to repair. Score - 93 Kroger Deli #950 - Walk-in

cooler not keeping proper temperatures, need to repair; several flies and gnats found throughout, need to re-treat; storage shelves, floors and walls throughout need to be cleaned of old foods; need to repair/remove broken dishwasher. Score - 95 Kajun Seafood and Wing II, 1102 W. Park Ave., Orange Found shrimp fried rice/sliced raw onions out of proper temperature; foods being stored inside metal cans inside coolers; need tocover all foods; employees not using sanitizer for clean dishes; dates needed on all products; using plastic grocery bags to store food in; shelves, equipment; floors and walls throughout need to be cleaned

of old foods/dirt/trash; more general cleaning required at this location. Score - 82 Lom's Seafood, 2507 MacArthur Dr., Orange - Need to cover all foods inside reachin freezer (shrimp); no certified food manager; damaged floor tiles found throughout, need to repair; need to clean the back and front storage rooms of rubbish/old equipment. Score - 94 Lucky Wok, 1803 16th St., Orange - Eggrolls found at improper temperatures; storing foods inside metal cans inside walk-in cooler; front cooler not working properly and storing some vegetables inside, need to repair; dates needed on all product; employee food and drinks being stored on

Pictured from left are Scot Shaffer, Gabby Shaffer, Principal Norman Gaspard, Dane Shaffer, Laura Adams, Superintendent Todd Lintzen, Joseph Adams, Van Wade, Angel Shaffer, Dianne Gibbens and Debbie Khan.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce named Laura Adams, teacher at Bridge City Elementary School, Employee of the Month for September. Laura was presented her award, sponsored by Sabine River Ford, by Ambassador and Board President Scot Shaffer of Farmers Insurance. Ms. Adams received gifts and gift certificates from several local merchants. The coffee was hosted by Complete Staffing.

Laura is a native of Bridge City and graduated from Bridge City High School in 1986. She still lives in Bridge City and has two sons.

Adams taught first grade at Sims Elementary and then Bridge City Elementary for 13 years. She is the Grade Level Chair for first grade as well as the head of BCE Spirit Committee and serves on the PBIS Committee and Technology Committee. She serves as a Mentor Teacher for Bridge City Elementary and a Lamar Mentor teacher for student teachers.

Fun Bellweather, Quincy, The Fabulous Hellcats, Here/After @ The Gig Kay Miller @ The Grill Daniel Lynn @ Hardheads The Lakeview Band @ Honky Tonk Texas Chris Miller and Bayou Roots @ Larry’s French Market The Kadillacs @ The Lone Wolf Rob Copeland @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County The Night Club @ Madison’s Steve McCloud @ The Neches River Wheelhouse High Street Band @ Pine Tree Lodge Peace and the Chaos, John Guidroz @ Rikenjaks Rapture @ Rush Lounge Tommy Aversion and Davin James @ Stingaree Down Under Kiana Smith @ Suga’s Deep South

From Page 6A Tony Faulk and Chaos @ Tammy’s Crossroads @ Tiki Beach Bar and Grill Sunday, Sept. 25 Michael Krajicek @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Zydecane @ Jefferson County Singles Club Frayed Soul @ Mary’s Lounge Honky Tonk Special @ Pine Tree Lodge The Burnpile, PLAP @ The Publicity Jay Ecker Jazz Quartet @ Rikenjaks Rapture @ Rush Lounge Wayne Cook @ Suga’s Deep South Monday, Sept. 26 Kenneth Espree @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Cam Pyle @ Rush Lounge

Tuesday, Sept. 27 Rob Copeland @ Dylan’s Kevin Lambert @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Mike Krajicek and Alex Rozell @ Madison’s Raw Hunny, Z.G.s @ The Red Room Angel Garcia @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

prep table. Score - 89 First Baptist Church, 7637 MLK Dr., Orange - No violations. Score - 100 PK's Grill, 1627 Strickland Dr., Orange - Raw chicken being stored improperly inside reach-in cooler; dates needed on all product inside reach-in coolers/freezers. Score - 96 Sweet Life Ice Cream Parlor, 1601 16th St., Orange - No violations. Score - 100 Natural Michoarana Ice Cream, 1055 Texas Ave., Bridge City - Pre-opening inspection. No score.

KDans Super Foods, 9606 FM 105, Orangefield - Pulled several expired foods from shelves; store name and address are required on all bags

of ice sold from store. Score 95 KDans Super Foods Deli Front cooler not keeping proper temperature, need to repair; Vent-A-Hood, area around fryers, floors, walls and ceilings need toe cleaned of old foods and grease. Score - 96 Texas Country Store #2, 7411 IH-10 E - Pulled several expired foods from shelves; inside of ice machine and Icee machine needs to be cleaned of mold; back storage room needs to be cleaned and organized; missing baseboards found throughout; missing/damaged ceiling tiles need to be replaced. Score - 93 Subway #66696, 3030 Hwy. 12, Vidor - Temporary permit

issued for 30 days; restaurant opened without obtaining permit from Orange County.

Bar-B- Que Depot #1, Old Hwy. 90 E., Vidor - Light shields needed throughout restaurant. Score - 99 On Your Way Valero, 3030 Hwy. 12, Vidor - Burrito and all foods sitting inside food warmer found at unsafe temperatures, owner pulled food from warmer; food warmer not keeping proper temperatures for cooked foods; missing vent found above fryers/grill; drinksbeing stored on floor inside cooler and on sales floor. Score - 92 Star Stop #2/In and Out, 100 W. Freeway, Vidor - Drinks being stored on the floor inside walk-in cooler. Score - 99

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Upcoming High School, College And NFL Games WOS Mustangs Over Silsbee Tigers With this game being the midpoint of the 2016 high school season, this very well could be the week the Mustangs finally get scored upon. But their undefeated and No. 1 ranking in the state should continue as long as they keep playing the same brand of football that has produced a 4-0 record, 213 points scored and zero points surrendered.

Orangefield Bobcats

Over Beaumont Kelly

This Homecoming contest should put a halt to the Bobcats three-game losing streak and get them back to their winning ways as the start of district play begins in two weeks. The Bobcats played their tails off last week, finally losing by a two-point conversion in overtime to the LCM Battlin’ Bears.

Vidor Pirates Over Nederland Bulldogs The Pirates are sitting pretty at the top of District 22-5A and want to stay right there. But the Nederland Bulldogs will provide their sternest test in league play Friday night on unfriendly soil. So Vidor must come up with its best game of the season to remain at the top of the loop.

Deweyville Pirates Over Hull Daisetta The Pirates return home after three straight games on the road. But these Bobcats they will be hosting Friday night have been playing pretty sound football and should be ready to give the Pirates all they can handle. It will take a much stronger effort than what was used to beat Galveston O’Connell last week.

Chester Over Community Christian The Lions need to work on getting to the .500 mark before district play begins in two weeks. But they will have to play much better than they have been to get this task done.

Area High School Hamshire-Fannett over Anahuac, HardinJefferson over Hardin, Newton over East Chambers, Port Arthur Memorial over Beaumont Ozen (Sat.), Port Neches-Groves over Livingston, Lumberton over Baytown Lee, Beaumont West Brook over Montgomery, Trinity over Buna, Kirbyville over Kountze, Woodville over Warren, Evadale over Hemphill, West Hardin over Sabine Pass, Tenaha over West Sabine, High Island over Richland Springs, Beaumont Legacy Christian over Cypress Christian.

College Football Clemson over Georgia Tech (Thurs.); Eastern Michigan over Wyoming, TCU over SMU, USC over Utah (All Fri.); Stephen F. Austin over Abilene Christian, Arkansas State over Central Arkansas, Sam Houston State over Houston Baptist, Northwestern Louisiana over Southeastern Louisiana, Nicholls State over South Alabama, Alabama over Kent State, Florida State over South Florida, Michigan over Penn State, Houston over Texas State, Stanford over UCLA, Washington over Arizona, Michigan State over Wisconsin, Louisville over Marshall, Baylor over Oklahoma State, Iowa over Rutgers, Tennessee over Florida, Ole Miss over Georgia, Texas A&M over Arkansas, Notre Dame over Duke, LSU over Auburn, Oregon over Colorado, Utah State over Air Force, Appalachian State over Akron, Southern over Alabama A&M, Alabama State over Texas Southern, Grambling State over Alcorn State, California over Arizona State, Jackson State over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Army over Buffalo, West Virginia over BYU, Central Florida over Florida International, Virginia over Central Michigan, Florida Atlantic over Ball State, Boise State over Oregon State, Boston College over Wagner, Memphis over Bowling Green, Temple over Charlotte, Cincinnati over Miami, O., Minnesota over Colorado State,

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LCM receiver Katon Brown snags a one handed touchdown pass against the Orangefield Bobcats in the thrilling 43-42 overtime victory against the Orangefield Bobcats.

RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

H The Record: Feature Game of the Week

Bears nip Bobcats in overtime homecoming thriller

Dave Rogers For The Record

One of the greatest football finishes in school history overshadowed one of the greatest passing catch-and-run performance anyone is likely to see.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville coach Randy Crouch refused Monday to dwell on last Friday’s 43-42 overtime win over Orangefield on homecoming night at Battlin’ Bear Stadium.

“Any time you win, it’s exciting,” he said. “Nowadays, in any sport, teams are really close. Games boil down to five to seven plays.

“The other night, it looked like we had the momentum early, then they took it back (to force overtime). We were really excited. But we’ve got to start building on that and get ready for a good St. Pius ball club in a couple of weeks.”

LC-M, now 2-2, next plays at Houston St. Pius Sept. 30. Orangefield, 1-3, hosts Beaumont Kelly Friday at 7 p.m.

After Orangefield rallied from a 21-7 halftime deficit to force an extra period, then scored on its first OT possession, it took Beau Bickham’s fourth-down pass of 11 yards to Chris Winters to keep LC-M alive.

Winters scored his second touchdown of the game on the next play, shrugging off a would-be tackler at the line and scooting around left end and into the end zone from 10 yards out.

The Bears lined up their extrapoint kicking team, but Crouch, his team having missed a potential game-winning field goal from 22 yards on the final play of regulation, had a different idea.

The coach called timeout, then sent the Bear offense back to play.

Winters went right this time, again bouncing off a would-be tackler at the line, then gliding into the end zone for a two-point conversion and the win.

“It was going to end there one way or another,” Crouch said of the deci-

LCM Bear quarterback Beau Bickham hits Katon Brown for a big gain against the Orangefield Bobcats.

RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm

In a mid air collision Orangefield Bobcat defensive back Caleb Kress breaks up a pass to LCM receiver Adam Pope.

RECORD PHOTO: Darren Hoyland

The Orangefield Bobcat defense moves in on LCM running back Ronald Guillory. Bobcat Dylan Miller makes the stop as Blake Bradley assists and Mason

sion to go for two. “We were having difficulty stopping them, so we were going to take the opportunity and see what happens.”

Orangefield’s offensive line dominated the Bears in the second half, getting some help from some personal foul penalties on LC-M. The Bobcats opened the third quarter with a 10-play, 66-yard drive to the first of two scores by quarterback Caleb Kress and closed out regulation with 1:46 to play when Christian Louviere’s second TD capped a 14-play, 69-yard drive.

Kress rushed 15 times for 107 yards. Louviere, who added a third TD in overtime, finished with 17 carries for 85 yards.

Bobcat coach Josh Smalley had his bigger line blockers flop from right side to left after half and Kress, Louviere and Christopher McGee found success going left.

“Mainly, we didn’t do a good job of recognizing it,” Crouch said. “We didn’t adjust to some of the things.

“Coach Smalley has a good group and they did a good job of blocking.

Our whole defense played hard. We just need to improve the alignment issue.”

Bickham joined Winters (93 yards on 14 carries) as the crunch-time stars for LC-M. The quarterback completed 14 of 26 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns.

Crouch praised the play of center Luis Zuniga and the downfield blocking of receivers Keegan Sonnier and Adam Pope.

Junior Katon Brown scored the three passing touchdowns all in the first half. The 6-foot-2 wideout, playing only his second varsity game, looked like NFL receivers Dez Bryant and/or Odell Beckham, Jr., for his ability to make stunning catches and get by defensive backs.

Brown’s first score came on what ended up a 74-yard play. But it began as a simple crossing route at midfield. From there, he looked unstoppable as he shrugged aside two smaller defenders and stutter-

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LCM Bear Christopher Winters carries the ball as Orangefield defenders Hunter Evans, Dylan Williams and Andrew Hoyland make the stop.

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Bridge City Cardinals

Bridge City Cardinal lineman Zayne Trahan leads the blocking for running back Patrick Morris against the Newton Eagles. The Cardinals fell to the state ranked Eagles 38-16. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Max Baker slices through the Newton Eagle defense. On Friday the Bridge City Cardinals have a two week break before opening district action at home against Cleveland. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Bridge City Cardinal work horse Cayce Draper is on the move against the Newton Eagles. Big Red will go back in action on Oct. 7 against the Cleveland Indians at home.

RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Bridge City Cardinal quarterback Byron Trahan crosses the goal line as his teammates signal the score.

SEE PAGE 4B FOR MORE. RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

Bears and Bobcats stepped his way past others.

Score No. 2, a 15-yarder, was even more incredible: With Orangefield’s Kress supplying tight coverage in the back corner of the end zone, Brown just one-hand snatched the ball high over both his and Kress’ head, as if Velcro was involved.

Brown used quick cuts to make it 21-7 at the half, as two defenders were between him and the goal when he made the 26-

LCM’s Katon Brown cross the goal line. Brown had four catches for 132 yards in the first half, Brown finished with seven for 163.

RECORD PHOTO: Larry Trimm

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yard play.

“Katon Brown had a big game catching the football and he did a good job blocking, too,” Crouch said. “I don’t want to give him too much too fast, but he’s improving every week.”

After four catches for 132 yards in the first half, Brown finished with seven for 163.

“They defended him differently in the

second half, with one guy underneath, one over the top. We tried to take what they gave us,” the Bear coach said.

With 24 seconds left in regulation, Brown appeared about to win the game for the Bears when he caught a 10-yard pass with one man to beat. This time, Orangefield’s Zach Norman beat Brown, making the one-on-one tackle on the 5-yard line.

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Orangefield Homecoming 2016

ORANGEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING COURT 2016 The 2016 Orangefield High School homecoming court includes Freshman Duchess, Shayla Cormier; Sophomore Duchess, Emmi Lummus; Junior Duchess, Cameron Choate; Senior Princess, Paris Fregia; Senior Princess, Evie Arceneaux; Football Sweetheart, Gabrielle Smith; Senior Princess, Shelby Perales; Senior Princess, Anna VanPelt and Band Sweetheart, Alexandria Crouch.

The homecoming queen will be crowned Friday night during halftime at F.L. McClain stadium.

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Cardinals take two-week break to heal, scheme Dave Rogers

For The Record

Jeremiah Shaw totes the ball on the second play of the game.

Shaw had 6 carries for 91 yards.

PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Mustangs answer call with shutout MUSTANG INSIDER - MERI ELEN JACOBS For The Record

The Kipp Northeast Gators came to Orange for the first time, not really knowing what to expect or who the West Orange-Stark Mustangs even were.

Their assistant coach saw that Head Coach Cornel Thompson was looking for a game for week 4 and offered to do his team a favor by scheduling a game, since they also needed one.

Forty eight minutes on the field at Dan R. Hooks Stadium and the Gators knew that they didn’t want any more of the Blue and Silver, as the Mustangs posted their fourth shutout in a row, stomping Kipp NE, 61-0.

“Kipp Northeast called us for the game,” Thompson said.

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Kaz’s Fearless Forecast Connecticut over Syracuse, Virginia Tech over East Carolina, Tulsa over Fresno State, Western Michigan over Georgia Southern, UNLV over Idaho, Wake Forest over Indiana, Iowa State over San Jose State, Kansas State over Missouri State, South Carolina over Kentucky, Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee over Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State over Massachusetts, Prairie View over Mississippi Valley State,

Murderer’s Row was nearly murder. But the Bridge City Cardinals have lived to win another day and -- need it or not -- they have some time to recover.

After back-to-back losses to state-ranked West OrangeStark and Newton, Coach Dwayne DuBois’ team doesn’t play again until Oct. 7, when it hosts Cleveland in the District 10-4A Division I opener.

“We weren’t supposed to have two open dates in a row,” DuBois said of having a pair of Friday nights off. “We were supposed to play Brock, but they canceled. So it is what it is.

We’ll make the best of it and use the two weeks to get ready for our district games.”

At Newton, the Cardinals found themselves down 24-0 in the second half before rebounding with a pair of scores

by Cayce Draper and Byron Trahan. Bridge City finished with 159 rushing yards on 39 carries, with Draper getting 56 on nine totes.

The Redbirds will carry a 2-2 record into the Oct. 7, but it will be more than a month since their 2-0 start.

“At this point in season, we’re not where we need to be,” DuBois said. “We should be farther along thatn we are. The first two weeks we were about where we needed to be and then we took a step back.”

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Missouri over Delaware State, Nebraska over Northwestern, Purdue over Nevada, New Mexico State over Troy, North Carolina over Pittsburgh, Rice over North Texas, Northern Illinois over Western Illinois, Ohio over Gardner-Webb, UT-San Antonio over Old Dominion, Southern Mississippi over UTEP, Vanderbilt over Western Kentucky.

PRO PICKS—Houston over New England (Thurs. Night); NY

Giants over Washington, Miami over Cleveland, Green Bay over Detroit, Carolina over Minnesota, Denver over Cincinnati, Arizona over Buffalo, Baltimore over Jacksonville, Oakland over Tennessee, Seattle over San Francisco, Tampa Bay over LA Rams, Indianapolis over San Diego, Pittsburgh over Philadelphia, Kansas City over NY Jets, Dallas over Chicago; New Orleans over Atlanta (Monday Night).

Bridge City Cardinal Caleb Honeycut carries the ball against the Newton Eagles.

RECORD PHOTO: Tishy Bryant

He said solid WO-S and Newton teams had a lot to do with that.

But there is a silver lining.

“One thing they did was they exposed some things for us,” the coach said. “So we’re working on them.”

DuBois said he wouldn’t do a thing different, schedule-wise.

“People say why are you playing two powerhouses in a row?

I never looked at it like that. It’s one of those things where we want to be one of the best teams in the state of Texas so

we’re going to play the best teams in the state of Texas,” he said. “West Orange and Newton, they don’t get any better than that. We’re looking for challenges, they’re looking for a game, so we’re playing.

“Win, lose or draw, you’re going to get something out of playing West Orange-Stark and Newton. “It’s a good thing to see where we stack up against the best teams in this part of Texas. And also to get us ready for district.”

The second-year Bird boss said his team has plan for its downtime.

“We’re going to go back to the basics. We’ll let the kids heal up a little bit. That will be a plus,” DuBois said. “We’ll use the time to improve on ourselves. Also we’ll prepare for our next opponents.

“We have that week off that everybody has. We just have an extra week. It’s a good thing, it’s a bad thing. I’d rather be playing. But there can be some positives come out of it, so that’s what we’re going to focus on.”

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Changing approach yields more fish

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OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

e horizon was filled with black clouds gathering over the gulf and lightning strikes were just enough to make you wonder “what am I doing out here?”

A close look at the Louisiana shoreline through binoculars revealed no rain but that was just a matter of time. All of us in the boat were in agreement that we stay put until the weather began to clear. While we waited to see if we were going to get to fish or have to run for shelter I noticed the streams of finger mullet and shad rolling out of this particular little drain in the marsh. While we continued to watch the weather I caught a live well full of just perfect sized mullet, nice shad, and croaker that were just right. e outlook was getting better all the time.

After a short wait and with one eye on the weather we took off south down the lake in search of some bird activity that may lead us to a school of hungry fish.

Our tour down the lake produced nothing so we rigged up a couple of rods with popping corks and live finger mullet instead of shad and began to drift.

Our drift had just begun when suddenly a vicious strike took us totally by surprise, a missed opportunity but it at least let us know we were in the right spot.

Before too long the corks were going under on a regular basis and we were catching some nice speckled trout. e plague of little fish that were crushing the shad didn’t seem to be bothering us and that was good.

After making a couple of drifts

Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School crowned Makennah Moreland and Tyler Miller the 2016 Homecoming Queen and King on Friday, Sept.

16, at Battlin’ Bear Stadium, prior to a 43-42 win over Orangefield.

Sometimes you have to change what you’re doing to match the situation. at our original stop and catching some very espectable trout the weather really got nice while the lake flattened out like you dream about. Just enough ripple on the water to stir the surface but not enough to hide a jumping shrimp or a feeding trout. Our trip south was halted as we came across a small group of gulls sitting on the water, every now and again the gulls would get up and hover as the surface of the water opened in a wild commotion.

Finding the gulls over feeding fish was a blessing and curse, the non stop action was a blessing while the small size of the fish we were catching was the curse. It was incredible the amount of 10 to 12 inch trout that were in this school, plenty of action but only a couple of keeper fish. e school of fish finally played out and we were off to find another bunch, hopefully a better bunch.

It didn’t take long for us to find

another bunch of fish; it seemed like everywhere you looked there were trout popping the surface and a gull or two somewhere giving hot pursuit. Finally we stumbled upon that one good school of fish where the keepers out numbered the dinks by a wide margin, our search efforts had finally paid off. e better trout seemed to want the finger mullet instead of shad, the bonus of using the mullet instead of the shad was fewer gafftop we had to deal with. As the trout continued to feed we were fortunate enough to spot another school of fish, this bunch was redfish and they were crushing bait on the surface. Unfortunately for us the reds didn’t stay up long and we only managed to boat one. By now the heat had taken a toll on all of us, the tide had stopped moving and we decided to call it day. e lesson learned on this day

was that through trial and error we were able to make sense of what the fish wanted and were able to find a pattern that worked. Don’t just accept that you can only do one thing to catch fish; the trial and error method will work wonders if you give it a chance. I have used this technique a bunch, especially with clients in the boat. It makes life easy when you are catching fish to start experimenting with different lures and presentations in search of better fish. It’s amazing to see one small difference in either a retrieve or color make a huge difference in the quality of fish that you are catching. Even when the action is good there is still a possibility that it could get better. e great thing is that if the experiment doesn’t work you can go back to the original technique and catch fish, that’s a chance any of us should be willing to take.

There’s just never enough time FISHING REPORT CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

Larry Breaux and a friend were cinching down the four wheeler in the bed of his truck when I first spotted them in the far corner of the high s c h o o l parking lot.

It was still an hour before kickoff and while the rest of the family had already made their way into the stadium, Larry was checking his list one more time.

“I have a serious love-hate relationship with this time of the year,” said Breaux. “ere just isn’t enough time!” Sound familiar?

“Connie and I went to the JV game last night,” added Breaux, “packed her Tahoe and loaded my truck this morning, bought groceries and corn for the deer lease, have this game tonight and a bass tournament on Rayburn tomorrow. We’ll run by the lease on the way back on Sunday.”

Due to shoulder problems that I will not have fixed, I can no longer hunt, but this is an enjoyable dilemma that takes place every fall for a fortunate few outdoorsmen. Just trying to fish both fresh and saltwater would be tough enough, not to mention adding dove and duck hunting to the mix.

Hunting and football are seasonal and not an option when looking for something to cut back. In most cases it is some aspect of fishing that gets put on hold and most folks simply squeeze in trips on the nearest venue until the last day of hunting season. e playoffs will extend that season for the better high school teams, but that inconvenience is celebrated in Texas! e lake level on Toledo Bend is never mentioned as long as it isn’t running over the top of the spillway and that certainly isn’t the case right now. e lake level dipped below the 169 mark earlier this week and while that level works well for the fishermen, more property owners now find their docks high and

Bass fishing in the area has been hot lately. dry. e 169 to 170 foot mark not only helps the fishermen by exposing more of the flooded timber, but tends to concentrate the fish as well. If you missed the spring run on crappie I have good news. e better crappie guides are once again catching limits of the tasty pan fish over brush piles in 22 to 30 feet of water. e catching part is not all that exciting, but for my money the eating part is unsurpassed. e bass fishing continues to improve right here at home. I have talked with a lot of pros recently that will be down here next month and they are catching fish not only in the river, but the bayous and marsh as well.

Good numbers have all but been a given, but bass over four pounds still get a second look.

Cleve Decker said that he caught 12 to 14 inch bass on a small crankbait until he just got tired of catching them one day last week, but the two largest fish he caught ate a craw worm pitched into flooded cypress knees. Both of those fish were just under the four pound mark, but five fish that size will win a

pro a lot of money next month!

Sabine Lake fishing is still mostly about redfish and flounder. Unless we get a cold front in the next week or two, even that bite will get tougher once the Game Reserve closes. We are finally finding more small trout working under the birds in the evening, but that bite has been very inconsistent.

If you are in the right place at the right time you can limit on redfish in a hurry, but locating the schooling fish generally requires a lot of cruising around and binocular work. We have had some big incoming tides and that has scattered the flounder the last few days. e fishing is still a lot easier than the catching!

Do not forget about the S.A.L.T. KIDS tournament on Oct. 1st. No entry fee and you can fish anywhere as long as you are back at the clubhouse on Pleasure Island by 11. Prizes and cash will be awarded to the youngsters for everything from a wining crab to a redfish.e winner of a random drawing will receive a Lifetime Fishing License.

For more information call Max at 626-2501 or Roger at 920-5235.

WO-S football field dedication set Friday e West Orange – Stark High School football field will be officially dedicated as Leroy D. Breedlove Field on Friday, Sept.

23. e dedication presentation will occur at 6:30 p.m. during football pre-game activities. e community is invited to attend. Mr. Breedlove is a retired WOCCISD athletic coach and physical education instructor who worked at multiple district campuses from 1964 -1998. During his tenure, he served at M.B. North High School, M.B. North

Middle School, Stark High School, and at West Orange – Stark Intermediate, Middle, and High School campuses. His assignments have included football, basketball, and track, as well as mathematics in his early years as an educator.

Upon completion of the dedication presentation Sept. 23, the WO-S High School football complex will be officially referenced as the Dan R. Hooks Stadium and Leroy D. Breedlove Field.

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Quarterbacks key to Texans, Cowboys wins KAZ’S KORNER

By Joe Kazmar For the Record When one thinks about winning teams in the National Football League, there usually is a high-powered quarterback whose name is familiar to everyone that is the key to the success of that particular franchise.

But that’s not necessarily true anymore as many “unknown” quarterbacks are the reason for their respective team’s early victories.

High profile quarterbacks like New Orleans’ Drew Brees, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Kansas City’s Alex Smith and Seattle’s Russell Wilson are lucky to even have a win after two games while Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning are directing the victories for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants, respectively.

Other teams finding early success after two weeks of action— our Houston Texans, the Minnesota Vikings, Denver

Broncos, New England Patriots and even our Dallas Cowboys—are finding the victory column without having big name quarterbacks. Some of these unfamiliar names may need understudies this week due to injuries. e Texans have big Brock Osweiler, Denver has Trevor Siemian and the Cowboys have rookie sensation Dak Prescott as their signal callers while the Patriots may need to call on third stringer Jacoby Brissett after Jimmy Garoppolo got hurt Sunday and Minnesota may have go back to Shaun Hill after Sam Bradford went down Sunday night. e Texans paid big bucks ($72 million) to land Osweiler and so far it seems to be a sound investment as the 6-8 former Denver Bronco led the team to a 4-0 record in the preseason and appears to have picked up where he left off by starting the “real” season 2-0 so far.

Of course the real key to Houston’s success so far has been

its disruptive defense which has allowed only one touchdown and forced several field goal attempts as was very evident in Sunday’s 19-12 win over nemesis Kansas City.

Osweiler has been able to take advantage of the blazing speed of rookie wide receivers Will Fuller and Braxton Miller at wide receiver to go along with All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins as his longrange targets.

And that has made things easier for running back Lamar Miller who came over as a free agent from the Miami Dolphins.

He has been a workhorse, gaining nearly 200 yards on more than 50 carries, especially in the latter stages of the game when Houston is trying to protect their lead.

Houston will play another nemesis tomorrow night—the New England Patriots—up at Foxborough before a national audience. Although the Pats have not been very nice to the Texans up there, Houston is a 2½ -point favorite. e Dallas Cowboys are not undefeated, but they very well

Dallas Cowboys QB sensation Dak Prescott led his team to a win this past Sunday.

See KAZMAR, Page 7B

BCMS volleyball fares well in tourney e Bridge City Middle School seventh grade red volleyball team competed in the PNG tournament last weekend. During pool play, the Cardinals faced Port Neches, Hamshire-Fannett and CO Wilson.

Top servers were Emma Gaspard with 20 serves including five aces; Hannah Murchison, 18

serves with four aces and Caryss Carpenter, 15 serves with one ace. Gaspard and Kaylyn Dosch both did an outstanding job on serve/receive.

Reesie Ryder, Leah Jeffrey and Lauren Richter all did a superb job setting the ball for great hitting. The team worked really well together to get sev-

eral pass, set, hits.

Emma Gaspard led the way hitting with 16 attacks, followed

by Murchison, with 10 attacks, Carpenter nine attacks and Dosch, seven.

Coach Wiegreffe said she was very proud of the girls’ effort in their first ever volleyball games.

The Chain Gang tortured the Gators all night. Kipp Northeast got their lone first down on the lasat play of the game and only had 15 offensive yards.

Insider “Even though we had a poor week of preparation and some didn’t play very well, we won.

Kipp has some good looking athletes with good size. ere are just too many going both ways and they aren’t very well coached.” e Mustangs wasted no time getting on the board. Jeremiah Shaw had to rushes for 16 and 31 yards before quarterback Jack Dallas hit Blake Robinson for a nine yard touchdown. e Chain Gang defense forced the Gators to punt and return man Jarron Morris returned it 61 yards for the second score. Kicker Chad Dallas’ PAT was good and the Mustangs led, 13-0 with less than three minutes off of the clock.

Kipp NE never could get anything started while eight different Mustangs scored before the night was over.

“Congratulations to all of the players,” ompson said. “Everyone got to play and it raised the morale of the team. However, even though we won, 61-0, we as a team did not improve.”

From Page 4B ose players scoring for the Mustangs were (Jack) Dallas on a quarterback sneak, Kavyn Cooper on a nine yard run, Shaw on a 13 yard jaunt, Malick Phillips on a 36 yard pass from KJ Miller, Dominique Tezeno on an 8 yard pass from backup quarterback Chaka Watson, Justin Sibley on a 30 yard run, and Tezeno on a 39 yard run.

(Chad) Dallas was 5 for 5 on PATs and Paulino Santos made 2 of 4 PATs. e Mustangs will play at home again this week, facing the 1-2 Silsbee Tigers, who had this past Friday off.

“Silsbee has a great team and we match up well with them,” ompson said. “ey can run and we can run. We have to play better this week than we played last week or we won’t win. e only good thing from playing Kipp was that we won.”

Silsbee had a come from behind victory over the Jasper Bulldogs, 20-19 and has suffered two losses to Port Neches-Groves, 54-27 and Newton, 49-33. e Tigers are led by 6’4 quarterback

Willie Jones III, wide receiver Kalon Barnes and running back Calvin Tyler. Michael McCain anchors the defense.

Tickets will go on sale in the WO-S Athletic Office ursday, 9-12 and 1-3pm and Friday, 9-12.

Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students with all tickets $5 at the gate. Game time is 7:30pm. e subvarsity team will play this week, after having an off week this past week. e sophomore team will play at 5 in Silsbee while the JV game will follow. e combined team beat Bridge City two weeks ago, 14-0.

Justin Sibley scored both touchdowns (53 and 16 yard runs) and the two point conversion. Steven Wilkerson and Mark ibodeaux both recovered fumbles. Offensive Standouts were Sibley, Quincy Ledet and Shemar Manaway. Defensive Standouts were Kedrick Harris, Wilkerson, Dequarius Gibson and Lande Butler. e Spirit theme for the week is “KO the Tigers.” e cheerleaders ask everyone to dress in Sports or Boxing.

Blake Robinson scored on the third play of the game on a 9 yard pass from Jack Dallas.

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Follow these tips to stay hurricane-ready

Brock Osweiler led the Houston Texans to victory this past Sunday.

Kazmar could be because they blew a chance for a long, game-winning field goal in their 20-19 loss to the New York Giants on opening day.

But the Cowboys made one of the smoothest transitions to rookie backup quarterback Dak Prescott whenever starter Tony Romo went down with another back injury in the first preseason game.

Prescott stepped in and ran the team well for the rest of the exhibition season and then looked just as good in the first two weeks of the regular season. He helped that ugly statistic of the Cowboys being 15-4 when Romo was healthy and 2-13 without Romo.

It looks like the offense runs very effectively with Prescott at the controls, suffering no turnovers and completing 77 per cent of his passes. He completed 22-of-30 passes for 292 yards and rushed for a touchdown in the Cowboys’ 27-23 win over the Redskins Sunday.

As far as many Cowboys fans are concerned, there is no particular hurry to get Romo back too quickly. In fact an ESPN poll Monday showed 62 per cent favored Prescott remaining the starting quarterback to 38 per cent for Romo coming back. e Seattle Seahawks are having their problems offensively for two big reasons— quarterback Russell Wilson’s still-swollen ankle is preventing him from moving around in the pocket and scrambling for yardage and the offensive line is fairly new and quite weak in run and pass blocking.

Defensively, the Seahawks are just as good as they’ve ever been, giving up only one touchdown in eight quarters. Unfortunately, Seattle has scored only one touchdown, and that was the game-winner in Week One

From Page 6B when they rallied to defeat Miami 12-10.

In Sunday’s 9-3 loss at Los Angeles, the Seahawks dominated the statistics but only got close enough to successfully make the one field goal they tried. And that wasn’t nearly enough. e Vegas Boys still have faith in them scoring and have made Seattle a 9½-point favorite over San Francisco Sunday.

KWICKIES…e talk of the town last weekend was about the high school football game between cross-county rivals Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Orangefield. e score was tied 35-all at then end of regulation and both teams scored a touchdown in the overtime period. e Battlin’ Bears, who won the flip and chose to go last, went for the twopoint conversion and won 43-42. It was a great win for LCM and a tough loss for the Bobcats. e Houston Astros are still hanging to a playoff possibility by the skin on their teeth as time continues to be their enemy. ey’re encountering teams they have defeated handily this season, but it just may not be enough to nail down a playoff berth.

Louisville’s 63-20 blowout win over then No. 2 Florida State catapulted them from No. 10 to No. 3 in this week’s Associated Press College Football top 25 Poll. Alabama hung on to the top spot and Ohio State moved up one notch to No. 2 with their win over Oklahoma. Michigan, Clemson, Houston and Stanford retained their positions from No. 4 to No. 7, Michigan State jumped up four places to No. 8, Washington dropped one slot to No. 9 and Texas A&M hurdled from No. 17 to No. 10. Baylor moved up five places to No. 16 while the Texas Longhorns slipped from 11th to No. 21.

Port Arthur Memorial and Texas Longhorn star running back Jamaal Charles missed Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans Sunday but should be ready to return to action Sunday when Kansas City plays the New York Jets. Charles suffered his second ACL tear and has been recuperating and rehabbing for just about a year.

JUST BETWEEN US…A baseball pitcher from Pearland, Pablo Salazar III, who was selected in the 11th round by the St. Louis Cardinals in last year’s Major League draft, claims in a lawsuit that he could have been drafted much earlier and higher and received a larger signing bonus if it weren’t for an error made by a hospital in Houston. Salazar claims a labeling error was made by the hospital on radiographic images during surgery commonly used to examine and treat joint damage. ree years before he was drafted, Salazar had an arthroscopic procedure on his pitching elbow. Instead of noting the image was taken of his right elbow, the hospital’s radiological records identified the body part as the right hip. Elbow problems are common for pitchers and generally won’t prevent them from playing in the major leagues. But hip problems can keep a pitcher sidelined and are a red flag to the teams scouring the medical records for signs of looming health problems. His agent predicted Salazar would be selected between the fourth and eighth rounds. e base slot signing bonus for an 11th rounder was around $100,000, while a higher round would have doubled or tripled that amount. His lawyer is Paul Gertz of Beaumont. e lawsuit, which accuses the hospital of negligence and deceptive trade practices, is seeking unspecified damages.

e Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is calling on individuals and families across the nation to prepare for the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season, which runs through November 30.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center seasonal outlook for 2016, released last week, states the season will most likely be near-normal, but uncertainty about the formation of Atlantic storms makes predicting this season particularly difficult.

The full release is linked at www.noaa.gov/near-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season-mostlikely-year.

The effects of hurricanes can stretch far beyond just coastal areas, impacting communities hundreds of miles inland. When a hurricane hits, it can bring high winds, heavy rainfall, coastal and inland flooding, rip currents, and even tornadoes.

Storm surge produced by hurricanes poses the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. Taking action now, in advance of a storm, can save lives and enables families and communities to recover more quickly should disaster strike.

To prepare for these powerful storms, FEMA is encouraging families, businesses, and individuals to take the following steps to prepare: Know Your Risk: Residents should learn what types of natural disasters are common in their state. NOAA’s historical hurricane tracks tool provides information on the severity and frequency of past hurricanes.

Know your evacuation zone: Evacuation zones are areas that may be impacted by hurricane flooding. Many communities have designated evacuation zones and routes to get citizens to safety. This information can often be found on the websites of state, county, or town emergency management offices. If a hurricane threatens a community and local officials say it's time to evacuate, residents should evacuate immediately.

Do not wait for the next forecast.

Download the FEMA app: The FEMA app contains important information on what to do before, during, and after a hurricane. The app also allows users to receive weather alerts from NOAA’s National Weather Service, lifesaving safety tips, and provides access to disaster resources should survivors need them. The app is available in the Apple App store or the Google Play store. The FEMA app is also available in Spanish.

Make a plan, build a kit and practice what to do: When a hurricane hits, communications systems can go out, transportation can be limited, and it could be days before emergency responders are able to reach communities that need help. FEMA encourages residents in potentially affected states to do the following: Make a Family Communication Plan: Family members should discuss how they contact one another in an emergency and check in with each other from different locations. Families should plan how to care for children or members with access and functional needs, and learn how to get in touch if cell phone, internet, or landlines don’t work. Be sure to practice your plan so everyone will know what to do in the event of an emergency.

Emergency Supply Kit: A ‘go kit’ is a bag that contains basic items families may need, during an emergency. Kits should contain non-perishable food, water, and other supplies, such as flashlights, local maps, and a battery-powered radio, to last you and your family for at least 72 hours. Ready.gov contains a complete list of items.

Pets: Many local shelters do not permit pets, but laws require them to accept service animals.

Families should have a plan for pets should they need to evacuate.

To learn more about hurricane seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, visit www.hurricanes.gov.

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Orange County Church Directory

Struck down but not destoyed You Can Get Up

Kim Cash Tate Contributor For DesiringGod.org

I

n the movie Creed, boxer Adonis Creed takes a brutal punch in the fight of his life, and gets knocked to the ground. He hits the floor hard.

The people in his corner are shouting, “Get up! Get up!” His opponent is on the ropes celebrating, thinking it’s over.

But while Creed is out, his mind is scrolling through all he’s been through up until that point, and all the people who love and motivate him. Like a jolt, he’s up before the count of ten — and is back in the fight.

Creed’s boxing life may seem to bear little resemblance to our lives as believers. Though we encounter battles, we don’t train intensely for them, with dedicated professionals to put us through our paces and shore up our weaknesses. We don’t know the time, date, and location of our next bout, such that we can show up prepared. Our battles are spiritual, seemingly upending the comparison.

But as the apostle Paul showed, boxing (like running) provides a vivid metaphor for the Christian life (1 Corinthians 9:26).

You Will Get Hit We often don’t see it coming.

It could be a health crisis, loss of a loved one, an employment shake-up, betrayal, or some form of persecution. Or maybe it’s something we’re aware of, something we thought was mild or temporary, but it “hits” when it morphs from hill to mountain.

The question is not whether we will find ourselves in a battle, but when. “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet

trials of various kinds” (James 1:2). Paul likewise says it’s part of our privilege as believers. “It has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake” (Philippians 1:29). We remember vividly the times we have been hit. Many of us are still recovering.

Moreover, we have an enemy who specializes in sucker punches. He schemes how he will execute, watching for opportune times, hitting when he thinks it will connect with force. Nothing touches us apart from the sovereign sanction of the Lord. The Lord uses it for his purposes and for our good.

But there’s a reason he tells us to remain fully clothed in his armor. Forces are arrayed against us, shooting fiery arrows. There are times we will get hit.

You Will Go Down Sometimes we are hit with such force that we are knocked down. Life takes a hard tilt, and the effect is tantamount to being thrown face down to the

ground. The circumstance is devastating, the pain excruciating. Try as we might, in that moment it is difficult to grab hold of any semblance of joy or hope.

The apostle Paul wrote, “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:8–9). We rejoice that, because of Christ, we are not crushed, despairing, forsaken, or destroyed.

But the other words are true, as well. For the sake of Christ, we may find ourselves afflicted in every way, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down.

Peter drives home this reality as well when he says, “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you” (1 Peter 4:12).

The ordeal is fiery, and it does come upon you. It packs a knockout punch.

The enemy’s goal is to devour (1 Peter 5:8). The Lord’s goal is to grow us in faith, trust, and endurance.

When we are hit hard and knocked to the ground, it feels as if our strength is gone. The bruises of hurt, heartache, and pain keep us pinned. As in Creed, the enemy celebrates, thinking it’s over. But the Lord is faithful. He has given us powerful truths to hold onto when we are down — truths that help us get up, again.

“He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ” (Romans 8:39).

God himself will perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish us after we’ve suffered for a little while (1 Peter 5:10). Even this — being hit so hard that we are knocked to the ground — will work together for good (Romans 8:28).

We remember that Jesus was once down, crucified, and buried and, for a time, the enemy surely rejoiced. But Jesus rose on the third day, and the same power that raised him from the dead is at work in us who believe. We get up because we’ve been graciously given eternal life, and what we endure in this life cannot compare to the glory to come (2 Corinthians 4:17).

We never stand alone, toeto-toe with the enemy, in our battles. Our God, mighty in power, fights for us. Shod in his armor, we stand firm. And even if we’re knocked down, the truth is that he is upholding us with his hand (Psalm 37:24).

Kim Cash Tate (@kimcashtate) is a wife, mom, blogger, and author of several books, including, most recently, Hidden Blessings. She and her husband, Bill, live in Saint Louis.

Pope visits neonatal hospice to highlight respect for life Staff Report Catholic News Agency

On Friday, Pope Francis visited a neonatal hospital unit and a hospice for the terminally ill, stressing the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.

The Sept. 16 visit is the latest in the Pope’s “Mercy Friday” initiatives, to spend time with Pope Francis visited the neonatology ward of San Giovanni in various groups each month Rome. during the Jubilee of Mercy.

In previous trips, he has first visited the San Giovanni made surprise stops at places hospital, stopping at both the including an elderly home, a emergency room and the neodrug and alcohol rehab center, natal unit. Currently there are and a facility for retired priests. 12 babies with various condiIn this month’s visit, Pope tions in the unit. Five of them –

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

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

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

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

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

Wedensday evening 7 p.m.

Pastor: G.K. Samual

Come as you are!

including one set of twins – are in very serious condition in the ICU. A Vatican description of the event said that Pope Francis wore a hygienic mask and took other sanitary precautions, like all visitors to the unit, where the children’s immune systems are often weak.

He spoke to the babies in each incubator, and greeted their parents, offering words of comfort.

Pope Francis then visited the Villa Speranza Hospice, where 30 patients in the terminal stages of illness are housed. He greeted each patient one-byone, as well as their families, in

an emotional encounter.

Through the visit, “the Holy Father wanted to give a strong sign of the importance of life, from its first moment to its natural end,” the Vatican said in a statement.

“The acceptance of life and the guarantee of human dignity at all stages of development are lessons repeatedly stressed

by Pope Francis,” the Vatican continued, adding that the Pope’s dual mercy visit is a “concrete and tangible sign” of how essential it is to give our attention “to those in the most vulnerable and precarious situations.”

Faith United Methodist Church 8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1333

Rev. Keith Tilley Sunday Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Nursury Provided Wednesday

Harvest Chapel

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

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Pastor: Ruth Logan Burch

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

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4523 Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 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.

Home Group 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.

www.orangewesley.org

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

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

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.

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

COWBOY CHURCH

OF ORANGE COUNTY 673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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

Come as you are! Boots and hats welcome!

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wedensday evening 6 p.m.

Pastor: Kurtis Moffitt

“Our church family welcomes you!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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883-0205 735-5030 NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF 16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov 1999 Toyota Vin# JT3HV86R9X0209728 Owed $829.45 2013 Hyundai Vin# 5NPDH4AEXDH439596 Owed $765.40 2006 McClain Trl Vin# 4LYBG16186H002743 Owed $609.30 2003 Yamaha Motorcycle Vin# JYACE07Y23A059362 Owed $609.30 2005 Weld Craft Boat Vin# WKGG54651506 Owed $434.30 2005 Evinrude Vin# E60DPLSDA Owed $434.30 2003 Blue Wave Boat Vin# PWV06519K304 Owed $722.53 2003 Yamaha Motor Vin# 6J9L1005110P Owed $434.30

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Army Sport black powder rifle 54 caliber replica of a Sharps. Never been fired, for Civil War reenactment. $800 OBO....Call-

(409)221-8969.

Marlan’s Lawn Care

Serving Bridge City & Orangefield for 20 years Your Complete Lawn Service (*References available*)

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COMPLETE HOME REMODELING Repairs, Kitchens, Baths, Ceramic and Wood Flooring, Trim, Painting, Sheetrock, Texturing, Trim, Siding, Windows & Doors, Plumbing All Interior and Exterior jobs.

Big and Small No money up front 50 years experience

BEST RATES AROUND! 988-1659 FOR SALE!!!

HARLEY DAVIDSON

FOR SALE - 2011 Harley Davidson Super Glide Custom Less than 6K miles, oil cooler with chrome HD cover, forward foot pegs, HD cushion grips, special root beer paint color, well maintained (scheduled maintenance), garage kept. One owner/rider.

Paid $14K, asking $9,500 firm. No holds, payments or trades.Cash only.

(409)221-8969.

clothing, lawnmower, jewelry, 2011 GMC Sierra.

APPLIANCES 30 GAS DRYERS, $100 TO $200 USED APPLIANCES starting at $99.95 at Harry Appliances, 302 10th. St. (10th. & main) Orange, We buy used appliances, 409-886-4111

Big Garage Sale: Sat Sept 24th 7am till.

5845 Myrtle st. Victory Gardens Bc. Furniture, home decor, rugs, clothes all sizes,sink and more.

GARAGE SALES

Huge Garage Sale: Wed Sept 21st 7am? - 9862 Laura Dr.(Oak Manor Estate) Furniture,kitchen items, electronics, clothes, TVs and so much more

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church music fundraiser. Two sale dates: Sat. Sept. 24th and Sat. Oct. 1st.

7:30a.m.-11a.m. Tools, Furniture, Books, holiday items, knick knacks. 945 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City, Tx.

Sat. Sept. 24th 153 Bower DriveBridge City 7am-2pm Lotsn of furniture, luggage, matresses, armoire eliptical machines, other exercise equipment, chester drawers, . dog kennel,frost free upright freezer,lift chair,shower chair, tv, area rugs,hunting clothes,fishing equipment, end tables, lots of very nice clothes all sizes, shoes,purses.

NO PRESALES!

September 23 and 24 from 8 am - 1 pm 3046 Marilyn Ct in Victory Gardens. S highway 87 turn at gulf credit union on Briggs Rd. Go past stop sign to Marily Court at end of road. Full Size bed frame w headboard & 2 nightstands, mix n match dining chairs, table & 6 chairs. Time life collection series of classical music LP7CD, usb turntable to turn vinyl recordings into digital music.

Vintage pipe holders, collectible smoking lighters, upright freezer, english china dishes.

FOR SALE 1992 Celebrity 210 boat Garage kept, drive on galvanized McClain trailer. 200 hp yamaha out board. All in excellent condition.

Asking 7,500 409670-8050 (9/28)

Inside Garage Sale.

5479 South Burton (Off Tulane) in Orange. Friday, 9/23 9am-1pm, Saturday, 9/24 from 7am-2pm. Entertainment Center, Furniture, housewares, dishes, VHS tapes, curio cabinet, kitchen table, microwave, king sized bed & matching dresser w mirror. Lots more.

Parrot cage with stand $50.Mini stepper exerciser $35. Bed side commode(toilet) $25 409-735-2966 or 409-960-1524 Two Burial plots that is valued at $4000 together. Selling them for $2550. In the Garden Of Christus at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

281-492-0340 (10/5)

Saturday 24th, 8am1pm. Rain or shine, inside garage sale! (A/C) 4700 Paris Dr. Orange, new lawn edger, bicycles, books, etc.

Black,white, and red queen size comforter w/7 matching curtains. Very pretty and washable. Make offer.

409-670-9272

Estate Sale! 1505 Browning Road, Orange... Sat. 24th 8-2.

Washing Machine, art, collectibles, bar ware,

Royal cash register with scanning bar.

• Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday Like new asking $150 OBO 409-746-9735 FOR RENT Room for rent in a nice neighborhood.

Furnished w/access to own bathroom and all other parts of the house including wash room. $400 a month.

409-670-9272 445 N.John Bridge City 3 BR 2 BA 2 carport, CA/H, W/D hook ups Fenced yard $1100 plus $750 deposit, one year Lease. 735-6659.

One Bedroom furnished apartment.

Single Occupancy.

Smoke, drug and pet free. All utilites paid. $600 monthly, plus $300 deposit. 2619 Briggs Drive, 2 blocks from Bridge City. Call 409-735-4569. 9/21.

Wesley United Methodist Church is taking orders for their pecans and walnut fundraiser. Deliver is expected mid November. Pecan pieces and halves are $9.50 per 1 pound bag. We will also have walnuts for $8.00 per 1 pound bag.

To place your order please call Jan at 7355885 or 734-8036, Jeannette at 792-9230 or 313-3559 or the church office at 8867276. We thank you for your support.

WANTED We are looking for one bantam rooster.

Reasonable 409-7469735.

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Great Benefits. Home Weekly. Monthly Bonuses. Drive Newer Equipment! 855-5822265.

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The Company Drivers Love to Drive For! Top Drivers Avg. $60,000+yr! New Kenworths! 855-205-2171.

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2865 Elm Rd. in Orange (77632), on Friday 9/23 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 9/24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 9/25 from noon to 4 p.m.

Big Screen TV $200, Desk $100, Window AC $60 each, Dresser $40, Chair $20, Twin Bed, Mattresses & Dresser $200, King Bed, Mattress & Dresser $200 and Dining Table w/ 6 chairs $250, John Deere Tractor with finishing mower $4500, Couches, Lamps $10, Deep Freeze $200, Table Saw $200, Drill Press $200, Joiner $200 and many small tools. Offers will be welcomed.

NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE REQUEST On September 16, 2016, Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) filed an application for approval to amend its Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (TCRF) with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission). The amended TCRF is requested in accordance with the Public Utility Regulatory Act Section 36.209 and Commission Rule 25.239. A TCRF allows a utility to recover its reasonable and necessary costs that have occurred since the end of the test year in the utility’s last base rate case for transmission infrastructure improvement and changes in wholesale transmission charges to the electric utility under a tariff approved by a federal regulatory authority. ETI is seeking recovery of costs for transmission capital investments it incurred from April 1, 2013 through July 31, 2016. ETI also seeks to recover approved transmission charges that are not otherwise being recovered through rates.

The amended TCRF would result in total TCRF retail revenues of $29,478,354 on an annual basis, which is $18,969,473 above the amount approved, subject to pending motions for rehearing, in ETI’s previous TCRF case (Commission Docket No. 45084) on July 20, 2016. This incremental $18,969,473 amount would be a 2.32% increase in ETI’s annualized non-fuel revenue requirement as compared to revenues approved in Docket No. 45084 plus ETI’s most recently completed base rate case (Docket No. 41791), and a 1.37% increase in ETI’s overall annualized revenue requirement including fuel costs as compared to such revenues as approved in Docket Nos. 45084 and 41791. The impact of the rate change on various customer classes will vary from the overall impact described in this notice.

ETI has requested that the Commission make this change effective 35 days after its application was filed. The proposed effective date is subject to suspension and extension by actions that may be taken by the Commission. All customers in ETI’s Texas retail rate classes are affected by this request.

Persons with questions or who want more information on this filing may contact ETI at Entergy Texas, Inc., Attn: Customer Service—2016 TCRF Case, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call 1-800-368-3749 (once you hear: “Welcome to Entergy” select 1, then 5, then 6, then 2, then 2) during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available for inspection at the address listed above.

The Commission has assigned Docket No. 46357 to this proceeding. Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon this proceeding should notify the Public Utility Commission of Texas as soon as possible, as an intervention deadline will be imposed. A request to intervene or for further information should be mailed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. Further information may also be obtained by calling the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 7828477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the Commission at (512) 936-7136. The deadline for intervention in this proceeding is 45 days after the date the application was filed with the Commission, which is October 31, 2016. All communications should refer to Docket No. 46357.

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In the Superior Court of DeKalb County, State of Georgia, Adoption Number: 16AD081-8 TO: Kourtnie Christine Gilbert, James Walter Whitmire and any unknown biological father of a female child born on July 27, 2014 to Kourtnie Christine Gilbert. By Order of the Court for service by publication dated September 9, 2016, you are hereby notified that a Petition for Adoption was filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia on August 24, 2016 seeking to adopt S.R.W., a female child born to Kourtnie Christine Gilbert on July 27, 2014 in Jefferson County, Texas.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JAMES FRANKLIN BRAY, Deceased, were issued on SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, in Cause No. P17594, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: REBECCA LYN FLURRY. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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