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Vol. 57 No. 37

Distributed FREE To The Citizens of Bridge City and Orangefield

Week of Wednesday, January 13, 2015

Tarver returns to OCSO for third and final time jail as a jailer in 1977. At the time Ed Parker was the sheriff.

Tarver stayed there for about a year before moving on to the Bridge City Police Department and into patrol.

After some time in Bridge City he returned to the OCSO. Sheriff James Wade made him

chief deputy. This was the first time he would become a chief deputy. Wade drew unwanted attention to the sheriff’s office when he was arrested on drug charges. But, the fall of the administration would not keep this rising star from reaching the top. Tarver left there and

went back to the BCPD where he was appointed to the position of police chief.

Tarver remained in Bridge City for more than eight years before going once again to the OCSO. This time he worked with Sheriff Mike White. For the second time in his career

he worked as the chief deputy.

Tarver retired in 2006 with 30 years of service in law enforcement.

Tarver took a much needed break from his career. He completed his “honey do” list and TARVER Page 3A

NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX GOING UP IN BRIDGE CITY

For the third and “final” time John Tarver has returned to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He brings with him 39 years of experience in law enforcement. Over the course of his career he has worked at the Bridge City and West Orange Police Departments.

RECORD PHOTO: Debby Schamber

Debby Schamber For The Record

For the third and “final” time John Tarver has returned to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He brings with him 39 years of experience in law enforcement.

“I have had a wonderful career,” Tarver said. “The Lord has blessed me with this opportunity through the good and the bad.”

Tarver returned Monday and immediately began learning the new technology since it has changed during his absence.

The updated system will enable him to keep tabs on the happenings at the OCSO by simply

logging into the system. Sitting on his desk was a notebook filled with pages of information to be learned along with a different and much smaller computer. The updated system will enable him to keep tabs on the happenings at the OCSO by simply logging into the system anywhere.

“I am jumping in by re-learning the technical aspect,” Tarver said.

Ever since Tarver was a young boy, he knew he wanted to go into law enforcement. He also knew someday he would want to “lead and guide” by being in administration.

But, first things first. He started at the Orange County

Construction has begun on a new apartment complex in Bridge City. The city approved action to allow the apartment complex to be built in 2012 but the developer had to complete the plans and gather funding. According to Jerry Jones, city manager for Bridge City, the apartment complex is not federally subsidized but instead gives the owner tax credits for allowing a percentage of the units to be at a lower rental rate. However, the renter will be responsible for a portion of the rent. The apartment complex is located off Texas Avenue on Charles Street. The apartment complex will cover 6.267 acres of land and is already zoned for commercial use. The complex will have a total of 80 units. There will be 14 one bedroom units, 38 two bedroom units and 28 three bedroom units. Also included will be 16 handicap units with some having wheelchair access. The units will vary in size from 800 to 1,300 square feet.Residents of the apartment complex will enjoy amenities such as a picnic area, pool and a basketball court with lights. In addition, on the premises there will be a community club house with wi-fi and a business center.The cost of renting a unit will range up to $1,200 per month.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

BCCC names Comer ‘Citizen of the Year’ Commissioners clarify Tommy Mann, Jr. For The Record

Another successful year is in the books following the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce’s annual event this past Monday.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce held its 56th Annual Banquet and “Taste of the Bayou” this past Monday night at Bridge City Elementary in Bridge City as local businesses, chamber members, elected officials and other guests attended the yearly event.

Scot C. Shaffer, the president of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, presented the two main awards for the evening.

The Citizen of the Year award was presented to Jack Comer Jr., who has been the pastor of Circle Drive Baptist Church in Bridge City since 1994.

Jack Comer Jr., at left, accepts the “Citizen of the Year” award from Scot C. Shaffer during the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce 56th Annual Banquet, which was held on Monday night at Bridge City Elementary School.

PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

During that time, he has been very involved with the community. He has served as a member of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, as well as chairperson of the Bridge City Chamber Ambassadors. He is a past president of the Bridge City-Orangefield Rotary Club and currently serves the organization as the co-chairperson of the Rotary Flag Program.

Comer, known as a caring, but very modest individual, kept his speech short and to the point. He spoke of a pastor he once knew, who said he loved his community, but was so busy with his church that there was no time for him to be involved with the community.

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new parliamentary procedures

Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

A new procedure system meant to simplify court operations received some clarification during Tuesday’s meeting.

Orange County Commissioners discussed the new parliamentary procedures, which were introduced by Orange County Judge Brint Carlton during the Jan. 5 Commissioners Court meeting and approved after a lengthy discussion. Tuesday’s discussion, requested by David Dubose, the Precinct 1 Commissioner, was centered on the phrasing of one procedure in particular.

Dubose stated he was concerned that any commissioner, current or future, could be denied permission to speak on a

topic, if that person was never officially recognized by the County Judge or person in charge during that BANKEN specific meeting. The new procedures were made to allow each commissioner the opportunity to speak without interruption once recognized and were never meant to prevent any commissioner from having a voice in any discussion, according to Carlton.

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Sawdust City on the Sabine

A utility boy for the Lutcher Moore Lumber company poses in 1913.

Mike Louviere For The Record

In the early 1830s a Sabine River boatman named Green settled on a bluff on a bend of the river. History does not leave much about Green; there are two spellings of his first name, either Resin, or Reason, and not much else. It is recorded that the place he settled was named Green’s Bluff.

In 1840, patriotic citizens changed the name to Madison, named for President James Madison.

A post office was established in 1850. To avoid confusion with the earlier established town of Madisonville, the name of the town was changed to Orange in 1858. The inspiration for the name may have come from a grove of Orange trees owned by George Pattillo.

Orange had two main natural resources.

It was ideally located on the Sabine River. Riverboats could go upstream as far as Logansport and schooners could load cargoes and sail down the river, across Sabine Lake and into the Gulf of Mexico.

Another resource was the location of thousands of acres of virgin pine and cypress timber that could be milled into lumber. The combination of the Sabine River and the huge virgin forests would bring about the birth of the “Sawdust City on the Sabine.”

There is confusion about when the first sawmills were built in Orange, possibly as early as 1836.

There are reports of Robert Jackson buying a steam sash mill from two men named Payne and Bendy in 1840, but there is no record listed in Products of Industry published in 1853.

Jackson later built a mill that was powered by a steamboat engine. It probably came from the Rufus Pittman which sank south of Belgrade on Jan. 6, 1840.

There had been hand-hewn cypress shingles exported from Orange, through Sabine Pass, to Galveston, as early as 1839.

In 1855 Dr. William Hewson built the Empire Mills on the river south of Orange. He was

able to cut 8,000 board feet of lumber per day.

The mill employed 10 men and was said to be the best mill in the state. On May 31, 1856, the mill was deliberately set afire by a moderator’s posse of Orange’s vigilantes.

The vigilantes were trying to flush out Sam Ashworth and Jack Bunch who were believed to be hiding in the mill. Ashworth and Bunch killed Sheriff’s Deputy Samuel Deputy.

The loss of the mill was $15,000 and 100,000 board feet of lumber.

In 1857, W.C. Brazee and James Woods built a mill with one circular saw and one upright saw.

The Brazee and Woods mill was one of four sawmills located at or near Orange that were capable of cutting 3,000 to 4,000 board feet of lumber daily.

The other mills were owned

by John Merriman, Robert Jackson and R.A. Neyland and Company’s steam shingle mill.

Following the end of the Civil War, in 1866, A.T. Chenault and John McGehee built a mill.

McGhee sold his interest to Chenault and Chenault converted the mill to become the first mill in Orange to manufacture sawn shingles. A Muzzy Upright Shingle Machine was installed that was capable of cutting 10,000 shingles a day.

The machine was pushed in 1867 to cut 15,000 per day and later became a marvel when it was able to be converted in late 1868 to cut 20,000 shingles per day.

David R. Wingate was already the owner of a large plantation in Newton County when he built a sawmill at Sabine Pass. The mill became the largest steam sawmill in the state.

Along with the mill, Wingate operated a fleet of timber schooners. In 1862, occupying Union forces burned the mill and confiscated the schooners.

Wingate returned to Newton County and ran his plantation until 1873 when he moved to Orange and bought half interest in Eberle Swinford’s Phoenix Mill.

The shingle mill was capable of cutting 80,000 shingles a day and also operated a small

circular sawmill. In 1877, Wingate wanted the freedom to make decisions own his own and sold his interest in the mill to Charles H. Moore of Galveston.

In 1878, he completed a new mill in Orange and started D.R. Wingate and Company.

His mill burned in 1880. He built and lost other mills to fire. About 1890 after his wife’s death, he left the lumber business and ventured into rice farming.

Alexander Gilmer had come to Orange in 1867 and bought two-thirds interest in James Wood’s sawmill. Gilmer later built and operated his own mills.

Along with good fortune in the business, he also had mills built in 1869, 1891, 1893 and 1899. His last lumber operation was the Lemon Lumber Company at Lemonville in northern Orange County. After the 1899 fire he did not return to Orange.

In April 1877, H.J. Lutcher and G. Bedell Moore built the Star and Crescent Sawmill.

This was the largest and one of the most modern in the state. It was capable of cutting 100,000 board feet of lumber per day.

The mill was a mechanical marvel of the time — a 22-gang saw. A 36 inch log could be surfaced 12 inches apart on two sides, then fed into the huge saw, and in one minute, 22 oneinch by 12-inch boards would be cut.

By 1905, the mill capacity would increase to 300,000 board feet of lumber per day.

This amount was equal to about 30 acres of virgin timber.

A portion of the land holdings of Lutcher and Moore was equal to about 500 square miles of East Texas, Beauregard and Calcasieu Parishes in Louisiana.

In 1885, Lutcher and Moore built the log railroad at Niblett’s Bluff to bring the cut timber to the river where the logs were built into rafts and towed by tug to the mill at Orange.

In 1888, Lutcher and Moore was operating three locomotives, 175 loggers, and 80 tram cars. They were dumping 250,000 feet of cut lumber into the river daily. There were 200 workers in the Orange mills and the payroll was $13,500 per month.

Moore sold his interest to Lutcher in 1901. In 1902 Lutcher bought the L. Miller Lumber and Shingle Mill on the river south of Orange and remodeled it into the “Lower Mill”.

The original mill at Orange became the “Upper Mill.”

In 1905, both mills were working 10 hour days. Payday was every Saturday and the company was paying $22,000 in wages every month.

After 1920, lumber demand began to fall off. In 1920 there were only three large mills left in Orange.

The death blow to Orange’s lumber industry came with the Great Depression in 1930.

On Dec. 16, 1930, the last raft of logs reached the mill and when they were sawn, the

mills closed ending 53 years of continuous operation.

After 1930 the Lutcher and Moore Lumber Company existed as a real estate, mineral rights for leasing and a timber sales firm. Eventually all its assets were liquidated.

The growth and wealth of Orange was based on the lumber industry. With the demise of all the businesses related to

timber and lumber, Orange went into a decline that lasted until the explosion of the shipyards in World War II that brought new wealth into Orange.

There was a decline after World War II until the petrochemical industry brought new productivity to the “Sawdust City.”

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Tarver returns after six months knew there was something missing. After all, he thought 50 years old was too young to be considered a retiree. So, Tarver decided to go back to his roots in 2006 and become a patrolman at the West Orange Police Department. He could work his shift and then just go home and relax.

“It gave me a real spark,” he said.

For Tarver, being a patrol-

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of the day you go man was a real “eye home and you are opener.” He figured done,” Tarver said. out why he got into “When you are a dethe police “business” tective, you may go which was to help home at the end of the people. But, it wasn’t day, but your cases go always going to be as with you.” simple. With TarvTarver remained at er’s abilities and dedWOPD for more than ication to the profesnine years before resion, he was promotJohn Tarver turning to the OCSO ed and became a deone more time. This time he is tective.

“As a patrolman, at the end under Sheriff Keith Merritt.

BCCC annual banquet thing everyone of us should do.”

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Comer attended Dillard McCollum High School and played football for three years. After graduation, he moved to the Dallas-area where he eventually met and married his wife, Pam, in 1977. After receiving his degree to become a mortician, he decided to enter the ministry and attended Liberty University and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Church Ministry and later earned his Master’s Degree in Christian Education from the Baptist Mission Seminary.

Comer cited the organization of the Bridge City-Orangefield Ministerial Alliance as “one of his biggest accomplishments.”

Comer said he was honored to receive the award, but, for those who know him best, the award is not about him but is about the Lord that he serves and the people who serve or help him in some capacity.

“I’m just simply a guy who is blessed to be pastor of a great church and has been accepted in a community, which is a great place to live,” he stated.

The Business of the Year award was presented to the Classy Peacock, which has served the Bridge City community for 25 years and now serves

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the Nederland-community with a second location.

The Classy Peacock, owned

by Marcy Messer Hudson, carries the latest in formalwear fashions from many of the latest designers and name brand items from Pandora, Brighton, Tyler Candles and its newest line, Endless Jewelry.

“The Classy Peacock is a solid foundation in our community and it has helped our community grow through the years,” Shaffer said as he announced the Business of the Year award recipient.

Hudson was both excited and gracious in her speech.

“I just have to say thanks to everyone who has supported us through all these years,” she said to the audience. “I have great employees, both past and present, and many of them are here tonight. Thank you for your support of us and continuing to shop local.”

Elyse Thibodeaux, the chairperson of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, presented the Ambassador of the Year Award to Lucy Fields.

Fields, a member of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, is a highly visible figure at nearly every chamber event.

“She is best known for her work with our Christmas pa-

rade,” Thibodeaux said. “And she works tirelessly for the chamber throughout the year.”

Fields was obviously moved by the announcement.

“Bridge City has my heart and there’s nothing I would not do for this community,” Fields said. “This is my joy. Thank you.”

Shaffer stated the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce had a very successful year in 2015 as the chamber had 27 new members for the year, which brings its membership to 176 total.

“We had a great year with events such as our annual golf tournament, the celebrity roast of Mayor Kirk Roccaforte and the Christmas Light Parade,” Shaffer explained. “We hope to do it again this year, minus the celebrity roast, and it will all start with a mystery dinner theater on February 6th.”

Food and beverage providers at the Taste of the Bayou dinner included, in alphabetical order, Chicken Express, Circle Drive Baptist Church, Coca Cola, Domino’s, Gulf Coast Cajun Association, Hushpuppy’s, Judice’s Cajun Cafe, Larry’s French Market, Little Caesars, Peggy’s on the Bayou, Texas Roadhouse, Tico’s Cuban Cafe and Walmart.

Elyse Thibodeaux, President-elect of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce, at left, presents the “Ambassador of the Year” award to Lucy Fields.

RECORD PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

County business make sure there is an orderly process to it and no one is talking over one another.”

John Banken, Precinct 3 Commissioner, had concerns about the wording of the policy as well.

“I have a problem with it,” Banken said bluntly. “I’m elected by the people and I work for the people. I know we can get in some pretty heated discussions workshops and behind closed doors, but we always work together. I think we have done pretty good, even when we don’t agree.

“I know I can get pretty vocal about things,” Banken continued. “But I don’t understand why these parliamentary procedures came up.”

Carlton stated he understood the concerns of the commissioners, but said he thought there may have been some confusion on his intent.

“This does not say anyone will be prevented from talking,” Carlton explained. “They just need to be recognized first. This just puts it into a

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written format as to what we have been doing all along.”

Carlton stated his purpose for creating the parliamentary procedure guidelines for Commissioners Court was more for when Commissioners were being addressed by the public than one another, and that he wanted to reduce comments being “shouted out” from the audience until they are recognized by the court.

Commissioners approved the adoption of the parliamentary procedures by a vote of 4-1, with Banken casting the lone “no” vote.

In other news, Tina Barrow, Orange County Election Administrator, early voting for the March 1 Democratic and Republican Primary elections would take place from 8 a.m. 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16 through Saturday, Feb. 20, and Monday, Feb. 22 through Friday, Feb. 26.

Early voting locations will be at the Orange Public Library, 220 N. Fifth St. in Orange; the Bridge City Public

Works Building, 220 Nitsche in Bridge City; the Raymond Gould Community Center, 385 Claiborne in Vidor; and the Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department, 10691 State Highway 62 in Mauriceville.

Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, Feb. 19, and should be mailed to Elections Administrator, 123 South 6th St., Orange, Texas, 77630.

For the month of November 2015, Orange County received $408,758.52 from the State Comptroller of Texas for funds representing the one-half of one cent sales and use allocation. These funds were credited to the county’s general operating fund.

Orange County received checks in the amounts of $432.54 from the City of Rose City and $169.74 from the Vidor Independent School District, both of which were reimbursement for road materials provided by the county.

“I suspect this will be the last time,” he said.

Over the course of his career, Tarver has seen a lot of changes. Mostly it has been the technology. The faculty at the OCSO has changed too over the years as staff members have come and gone. However, Tarver has seen some familiar faces too. Under the White administration, there were 134 employees. There has been a slight growth with now about 145 employees.

“The greatest resource is the employees,” Tarver said.

Tarver refers to the familiar faces as the “experienced ones.”

He said he will lean on the experienced persons along with the captains and lieutenants of each division for support as he learns the new system in place.

Tarver began by touring the facilities including the jail. For the most part the administration building is in good shape, but the jail has began to show signs of wear and tear as the

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structure ages.

“I have not come here to make changes, but to be an enhancer,” Tarver said.

His wife, Dena, supports her husband in his career choices.

According to John Tarver, his wife’s only comment was to ask if he was sure. After 25 years of marriage, they share 14 grandchildren.

“She is easy to be married to,” he said with a twinkle in his eye and a warm smile.

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From The Creaux’s Nest SIMPLE THINGS MAKE OLD FOLKS HAPPY When you get up in age, most often its the simple things that bring you happiness. One example is that the heater in my old truck had been out since last winter. When it got to the warm days, I forgot about it, and when it came to the cold days, I couldn’t take the time to put the truck in the shop. We’ve had 5 a.m. mornings this winter that put ice on the windshield and had me shaking from the cold.

Last Saturday I stopped by Bridge City Automotive to inquire about another matter when the owners, Bryan Boltz and Mark Benson, insisted that they fix the heater. “An old guy like you will get pneumonia,” they said. Mark drove me home even though I insisted I was on my way to grocery shop. “You can shop later,” he said. Two hours later he returned the truck. Monday and Tuesday morning I didn’t have to get a bucket of water to melt the ice on the windshield.

I didn’t need to wrap up in the old blanket I have around. I started the truck, went inside to gather my stuff, and by then the truck was nice and warm and the ice was gone. A millionaire couldn’t have felt any warmer than I did. I arrived at the office without shivering once thanks to those two great guys at Bridge City Automotive who were concerned about an old guy and took time to do something about it. They knew I’d never get out of that truck when I had other things to do. They forced me out. Now I’m happy and warm.*****Well, I have a long way to go and a lot of ground to cover. Please hop on board and come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

OBAMA’S STATE-OF-THE-UNION DEFINES PRESIDENCY President Barack Obama delivers his final and eighth State-ofthe-Union Tuesday night. He went beyond the typical ‘Laundry List’ of policy proposals. He used the speech to reflect on not only the year ahead but his entire presidency and the generation that grew up in it. He focused most of his time on the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the country. He also reflected on the most memorial decisions of his presidency, the auto bailout, health insurance legislation and all the policies he credits with a 70-month streak of job growth. When he delivered his first State-of-the-Union, the country was losing 800,000 jobs a month. Eight million jobs had been lost with a 10 percent unemployment. Last month the country added 290 jobs, unemployment is down to 5 percent and expected to go lower. Over a million jobs a year have been added. The President spoke about making sure that every American has a choice to influence the democracy, not a select few, not the millionaires and billionaires, but every American. Obama’s proposals for stricter gun safety legislation was a focus in Tuesday’s speech. He left a seat empty in the First Lady’s box to symbolize victims of gun violence.

He also addressed the Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, the battle against the Islamic State, immigration and the Syrian refugee crisis. Over all, the President was thinking beyond the next election. My thoughts are that history will be kind to Obama and his legacy will be strong.

He came into office and inherited a great recession, two wars, with body bags of our young arriving daily. Gas prices were nearly $4 a gallon, and will soon be $1.50 a gallon, home mortgages were in the dunk for millions of families and two major auto manufacturers were on the verge of bankruptcy. He had two decisions, the Bush-Cheney road map and a new direction that would lift the country from the worse shape it was in since the great depression. A person would have to be nuts or have amnesia if they believe the country, under Obama, went in the wrong direction. History will show it quite differently.

CONDOLENCES We were sad to learn of the death of Steve Sartin, 60, of Bridge City, who passed away at his home Saturday, Jan. 9. Service at St. Henry Catholic Church will began at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13.

We had known Steve all of his life. We knew his parents and siblings.

We extend our deepest condolences. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2006 Judge Don Peters, Bridge City Municipal Court Judge, begins 10th year as judge. At his side as Associate Judge is the honorable Jimmy Scales. He was appointed at the same time as Peters on Jan. 2, 1996.

They worked with City Attorney H.D. Pate until his retirement last year and was replaced by Paul Fukuda. Judge Peters, a former mayor is retired from Firestone. City Secretary Sherry Tisdale is given a lot of credit for the efficient operation of the court over the years. (Editor’s note: Since this was written 10 years ago, Judge Peters has passed away. Judge Scales is now Municipal Judge.

Fukuda is still City Attorney. In all of it’s years the city has had only two attorneys and four city judges.)*****Chad Stephens, 26, son of Debbie and David Stephens was gunned down at his residence Jan. 10. Service was held at Dorman Funeral Home Jan. 13. Debbie and David, who is on disability, had lost everything to Hurricane Rita and were homeless. They are presently living in an apartment and now have to bury their son with donations from caring people.*****Four Bridge City boys qualified for Class 3-A Academic All State in football. They are Taylor Faulk, Cody Sparks, Andrew Havens and Sam Elmore.*****Sandra Ancelot is Lady Bobcat basketball

coach. *****Jackie Scales is Lady Cardinal coach.*****Matt Buther is first year coach of the Lady Bears.*****Chuck Frazer, Emergency Management Coordinator, who saw us through the devastation of Rita, will be missed. He has accepted a job in Brazos County.*****County Health Inspector Harold Welch has retired.

David Fusilier, Jr. arrived in Iraq this week. He is the son of Debbie and David Fusilier.*****Charlee Anne Lemons of Tioga, LA, became the bride of Jason Aaron Yeaman of Bridge City. Jason is the son of Skipper and Lisa Yeaman. (Editor’s note: As far as I know “Sissy,” longtime coach, and Jason are still married, might even have a mess of kids. I haven’t seen Skipper in a long time and I believe “Sissy” is coaching in Mid-County.)*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Maxine Elizabeth Foster, 90, died Jan. 8.

Her husband Floyd, a DuPont retiree preceded her in death. She then married Cecil Griffith who also died.*****Ruby Lea Pience, 87, of Huffman, formerly of Orange, died Jan. 8.*****Stephen Carroll Cleveland, 65, of Mauriceville, died Monday, Jan. 9, as a result of an auto-predestrian accident near Mauriceville.*****Rev. Oris A. Broussard, Jr. 73, a native of Abbeville, LA., died last week.

Interment was held at Bethany Cemetery at Saint Charles Retreat Center, in Lake Charles, Jan. 10.*****Abner Jefferson ‘A.J.’ Alford, Jr., 87, of Deweyville, died Jan. 11. He is survived by his wife Peggy Bean Alford, one daughter Carolyn Nettles and three stepsons.***** Ray Breaux, 68, of Orange, died Jan. 13. He was a native of Kaplan, LA. He was a mechanic at DuPont. He is survived by his wife, Barbara and four daughters.*****Marjorie Kathryn Gandy, 80, of Orange, died Jan. 15. She was a native of Joplin, Missouri. She was a decorator consultant for Sherwin Williams for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Brody Ray Gandy.

40 Years Ago-1976 The Bridge City Chamber will hold it’s annual banquet on Jan. 27.

Mayor P.M. ‘Red’ Wood will present the Citizen of the Year award.

Cajun humorist W.T. “Boss Cajun’ Oliver will be the featured speaker.*****Don Hartsfield will oppose constable John Ford in the Democratic primaries.*****This week Jerry Pesson and Bobby Smitherman became the owners of Linder’s Texaco on the corner of Texas Ave. and Roundbunch, in Bridge City.*****A few CB’ers and their handles are: Gerald Dolley, Dagwood; Sterling Smith, Popeye; Joe Marjolet, Little Joe; Tony Jeanise, Bumble Bee; Conrad Drury, Night Train; Vera Dolly, Blondie.*****Joe Kazmar predicts that the Dallas Cowboys will dethrone the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X.*****Travis Hudson announces for county commissioner, Precinct 1. Also announcing for the post is Arthur Simpson.*****A sad note around town was the traffic death of Michael Benson Crawford. He was killed at 6:10 p.m. Sunday, January 18. He was struck by a car while walking across the highway. He was employed at Livingston, now known as Ashland Oil. He was the editor of the Newslog and in charge of public relations for the local firm. Mike left behind his wife Debbie.

Services were held Wednesday at Claybar Funeral Home.*****On Feb. 15, a beard growing contest, in observance of the bicentennial, was announced by the Bridge City Rotary Club. *****Greg Peveto, son of Orangefield coach Ed Peveto, is named to Class AA All-State football team.*****Uncle Jim ‘The Fisherman’ McKay, who will be 91 on March 10, is back in Orange after being away for a few months.*****All Stater Gary Worster has signed a letter of intent to play football for Lamar.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Congratulations to Mayor Kirk Roccafort, who was elected president of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission.

SETRP is a good body that does good work for our area. Shaun Davis, as manager, has been a great asset. He brought a lot of knowledge to the job.*****County Commissioner Berry Burton had eye surgery last week. He had cataracts removed.*****Speaking of commissioners, it seems the Court, in order to avoid vocal opposition, is shutting the gate on anyone who would disagree and leaving it up to the Judge as to who gets to speak and who doesn‘t. Commissioners John Banken and David Dubose are right to complain about recent actions to not allow commissioners permission to talk without getting an okay from the Judge first.

That‘s called controlling the agenda. Commissioners don‘t only represent citizens in their precinct, their interest is for the betterment of the entire county. They are also a voice for the employees and that voice should never be silenced. Commissioners are duly elected officials, representatives of the people. The chair should never be the decider of who is heard and who is shut out.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch’s first gathering of the year, held at JB’s Barbeque, drew a full house. We discovered that our old friend Tom Brooks is still kicking and doing well. Ike got his home in Bridge City and he now lives near his son in Mauriceville. His wife Betty died a couple of years ago. Tom comes to Bridge City and plays dominoes with the boys at First Baptist. I wondered about him however running with Mauriceville’s Pete Fredrick, those two together could be trouble.

The old cowboy J.B. Arrington visited with everyone. Grandson Gerard is doing a good job at JB’s. There is no better barbeque anywhere in Southeast Texas. The pretty hostess is Amanda Raines. She’s Margie Stephens’ niece. The Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week and at PK’s Grill next to celebrate Zack Johnson’s birthday, Jan. 20.*****Speaking of Margie, fortunately she was in a Mexican restaurant when a lady choked on food lodged in her throat. Margie did the Heimlich maneuver that she learned years ago from a Red Cross course. The lady, whose life she saved, is very grateful and she showed it. No one else in the restaurant knew what to do and the lady had turned blue. Margie walked in at just the right time. Margie is our hero, a good deed done.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days. On Jan. 13, a very nice and beautiful lady Lyndia Permenter celebrates.

Also a great gal we’ve known since she was a baby, Mel Kemp Campbell, has a birthday. She is listed twice on our calendar, the 13th and 14th, it’s one or the other. Kent Hannegan, Jack Stout and Patricia Coppage also celebrate. Celebrities celebrating on this day are actors Orlando Bloom, 39, Patrick Dempsey, 50 and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 55 and country singer Trace Adkins, 54.*****On Jan. 14, a good guy Tommy Thompson celebrates, also Rob Fisher, Brittany Trantham and Chris Williams. They join celebrity actors Faye Dunaway, 75, LL Cool J, 48 and Carl Weathers, 68.*****Jan. 15 finds our buddy, Don Thompson, getting older as is Joy Hughes, Tyler Reves, Brennan Broussard and Bill Pryor. They join singer/ rapper Pittbull, 35, New Orleans Saint quarterback Drew Brees, 37 and actress Regina King, 45.*****On Jan. 16, one of the great guys, a good friend W. Glenn Oliver celebrates a birthday. Also Alice Cole, Don’s longtime bride and mom to some great kids, Clayton Gearhart, Gary Dearing, Joel Meyers, John Green III and Milly Arnold. Having birthdays on this day also are Baltimore Raven football player Joe Flacco, 31, and country singer Ronnie Milsap,

73.*****On Jan. 17, some good folks we know celebrate on this day.

Our longtime friend, attorney John Cash ‘Jack’ Smith, is a year older. He keeps on keeping on. Too nervous to stop. Also having a birthday today is our buddy constable David Cagle, just a great guy, former city council person Gail Mcadows and also the oldest of Pattie’s three lovely daughters, Erin Hanks, has another birthday.

Mom’s getting older. They join First Lady Michelle Obama, 52, boxer Muhammad Ali, 74 and actors Jim Carrey, 54 and James Earl Jones, 85.***** On Jan. 18, pretty Brenda Oliver celebrates as does Laverne Walles, Dylan Huckebay, Tara Thompson, Virginia Sanford and Misti Jagoe. This day is Martin Luther King Day. Celebrities celebrating are actor Kevin Costner, 61 and wrestler Dave Batista, 47.*****Jan. 19, John Michael Foote, Lisa Costilla, Candace Clark, Jimmy Whittle and Brenda Manasco. They are joined by country singer Dolly Parton, 70, celebrity chef Paula Deen, 69 and Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, 24. Our good friend Ray Trahan died on this day in 2005. Thirteen years have already gone by.*****The power ball is now $1.3 billion, the largest ever. The odds are one in 292.2 million of winning. However, if you don’t buy at least one ticket, your odds of winning are zero.*****Thanks to a missed Minnesota field goal in the closing minute, Earl Thomas and the Seahawks get to live for another day. Seattle, in sub-zero weather, won 10-9. Now they will face Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers as visitors. The Panthers stayed warm and dry last week as they drew a bye. Earl made four tackles and was all over the place. The Seahawks are a 2.5-point underdog.*****Mexican drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is awaiting extradition to the U.S. which could take years. When that happens, his days of freedom will be no more. His ego got him captured. He was negotiating a deal for a movie of his life. Too many people knew of his whereabouts. Sean Penn drank and ate with him during a sevenhour interview and wrote an article for Rolling Stone.*****Just a few things happening in Orange County: Bridge City will have a new apartment complex.*****Lamar will have a new $12 million building.*****The City of Orange will purchase the First Financial Bank property on 16th. Street. The bank will build an $8 million new building at 16th and Park.*****A new 30-bed hospital at IH-10 and 1442 is close to being a reality. A hospital district will first have to be formed.*****Evergreen Cemetery will build a new $100,000 office building on property donated by Corky and Betty Harmon.*****A lot of folks are concerned about what will become of the present historical city hall.*****The National College Championship game was all it was billed to be. Alabama ended up on top 45-40, but it could have gone either way. Clemson and the boys from North Carolina put up a good fight.*****On a more pressing note, a benefit for Terry Harvey, who has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, will be held Jan. 30, at the Orange Boating Club, 2206 Dupont Drive, in Orange. There will be lots of good food available plus a variety of entertainment. For donations call John Gallet, 409-988-1490, Bruce Self, 409-720-7029 or Donna Self, 409-670-5450. Proceeds will help with Terry’s required monthly shot and his mounting medical bills.*****The businesses of Westpoint Plaza, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., will hold their 2nd Annual MLK Day Customer Appreciation Celebration. All the businesses invite the public to come in on Monday, Jan. 18, and sign up for special drawings, sales and goodies. Allstate agent Liz Hogan, Lil Bit Gaudy, Simply Sweets, Subway, Healthcare Warehouse and Faulk Floors and Designs will all be having special drawings for free merchandise. See ad in this issue.*****David Bowie, born Jan. 8, 1947, died Jan. 10, 2016. In music, art and fashion Bowie was an oddity. He died of cancer two days after his 69th birthday.

He had just released a new album.*****BCISD is expected to settle on a new school superintendent this week. They meet Wednesday evening.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Clovis Babineaux come home Sunday from working a 10-hour shut down just minutes before da NFL championship game start.

Clovis plop down on da couch in front of da television and tells his wife Clotile to get him a beer before da game starts.

Clotile sighs and get him a beer. Bout ten minutes later, he say, “Get me anutta beer before it starts.”

Clotile ain’t too happy bout dat but she get anutta beer and slams it down on da table nex to him.

Clovis finish dat beer and a few minutes later he says, “Quick, get me anutter beer, it’s gonna start any time now.

Clotile is furious her, she yells at him, “Dats all you’re gonna do tonight you, drink dat beer and sit in front of da TV?” “You nutten but a lazy, drunken, fat Cajun slob and I’ll tell you one more dam ting----” Clovis him sighs and says, “It’s started.”

C’EST TOUT Millennials, under 35 years old generation, have a message for the next president. Energy, guns, top the young voters agenda. A USA Today “Rock the Vote Millennial’ poll finds an emerging generation that is more pragmatic than ideological and are not family aligned with either political party. The census bureau says Millennials, numbering 75.3 million, surpassed Baby Boomers last year as the largest living generation. Millennials would like for the next president and the United States to require background checks for all gun purchases by 82 percent. Transitioning to mostly clean or renewable energy by 2030, 80 percent. Requiring police to wear body cameras to protect citizens, 76 percent. Reduce prison sentences for people convicted of non-violent crimes, 68 percent. Accept refugees from foreign conflicts, such as Syria, 53 percent. Help alleviate extreme poverty in countries to combat extremism, 52 percent. The threat of terrorism has helped shape the Millennial generation the way the Cold War shaped Baby Boomers. They were 4 years old to 20 years old when 9-11 attackers struck in 2001. Since some have served in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, what is less certain is the survey does not show if they will bother to vote in 2016 even in an election in which they identify an agenda they call crucial. Voters under 35 have a partisan tilt, 41 percent identify with the Democratic Party, 28 percent with the GOP. I found the poll interesting in hearing what the young adults throughout the country are thinking. *****Thanks for your loyalty. Check us out on the web at therecordlive.com 24/7 for up to date news. Take care and God bless.

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Deaths and Memorials

Bruce Bertles Bridge City

activities.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard and daughter, Missy. She is survived by her son, Terry.

She will be interred with her husband in West Virginia.

She lived a long and worthy life, and is remembered by a plaque in honor of her and her husband in the City of Orange Police Station. Orange was very fortunate to be graced by the life of this marvelous lady.

Bruce Wayne Bertles, 78, of Bridge City, Texas, passed away Jan. 12, in Groves. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., S a t u r d ay, Jan. 16, at Winfree B aptist Church in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Keith Royal. e family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Born in Millville, NJ, July 8, 1937, he was the son of Louis Buckman Bertles and Edith Mae Loper Bertles. Bruce’s leadership abilities were recognized early in his life as he was sent to Boys State in his junior year of high school. He was also a “rope” for his squadron at basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. He was voted Most Valuable Player in football during his Air Force career in Germany. He also loved playing baseball, and continued playing semi-pro baseball and football after coming home. His passion for golf was evident in the post football/baseball years.

He played EVERY weekend, and as many nights after work as he could manage. Although he never went to college, he was a natural marvel in the job he did.

He started out as a lab technician and retired as Polytrope Technical Services and Development Manager. At a Society of Plastics Engineers meeting he was referred to as “the best there is at what he does”. He was a good man who loved his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, William Young, Kenneth Bertles, Louis Bertles and Robert Bertles and his sisters, Dorothy Cheesman and Carole Ireland.

He is survived by his loving wife, Sara G. “Sallie” Bertles, of Bridge City; children, Susan Bertles Moore and husband David, of Little Elm, Steven Bertles and wife Jackie, of Centerville, Oh. and Stuart Bertles and wife Kristi, of Orange; grandchildren, Melissa Mitchell and husband Justin, Matthew Moore, Mitchell Moore, Merri Lynn Moore, Tyler Bertles and wife Rachel, Sara Bertles, Brett Bertles and Brooke Bertles; great-grandchildren, Natalie, Logan and Valerie Mitchell and Averi Moore.

Arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home and Crematory in Orange.

Kennie Edwin Gilstrap, Jr., 55, of Orange, passed away Jan. 11, in Orange.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, Jan. 15, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Todd Shores. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 5:009:00 pm, ursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Orange, April 11, 1960, he was the son of Kennie “Ken” Edwin Gilstrap, Sr. and Annie Lopez Gilstrap. Kennie was a part of the first graduating class of West Orange-Stark High School in 1978. He was a hard worker who retired from Firestone as an operator. Kennie was a member of North Orange Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He collected model trucks and model trains. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Vanessa Gilstrap; mother, Annie Gilstrap and his brother, Jerald Gilstrap.

He is survived by his father, Ken Gilstrap, Sr.; daughter, Andrea Williams (Stephen); son, Corey Gilstrap (Tabitha Boykin); two grandchildren, Ray Reider, Jr. and Cole Williams; siblings, Selah Benton (Mark) and Craig Gilstrap (Mary); niece, Patricia Broussard (Kyle) and her children, Abigail, Allie and Audrey.

Serving as pallbearers will be Corey Gilstrap, Stephen Williams, Ray Reider, Mark Benton, Craig Gilstrap, John Meaux, Jeff Veitch and Bryan Boldt.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Claybar Funeral Home in Orange to help with funeral expenses.

Frances LeMaster Rancho Mirage, Ca.

Roy Price Bryan

Orange residents were saddened to hear of the death of Frances LeMaster, 101, who died at her home in Rancho Mirage, Ca., January 8.

Fran LeMaster moved to Orange in 1946 when her husband Richard, a DuPont engineer, came to Orange w h e n D u Po nt Sabine River W o r k s opened.

Mrs. LeMaster and Richard Spent 50 years in Orange, and she moved to Rancho Mirage in 1997 after Richard’s death to be with her son, Terry, who lives and works there.

She gave generous grants for the First Presbyterian Church in Orange which is used to help the church’s youth ministries and other programs. LeMaster gave a grand piano to the church, and her grants to the Fire Department paid for the development of the first responder program, which trains firefighters as emergency medical technicians and equips them for the job. Her grant to the police station when it was built paid for the weight room, community center and much of the security equipment.

She also gave a grant to the Orange County Sheriff ’s Department to buy child safety car seats for a program to exchange for unsafe child seats and paid for DARE scholarships to Lamar State College-Orange.

She was the first woman to serve on the Orange County Grand Jury, and during her long time in Orange, she was involved in numerous civic and church

Kennie Gilstrap Jr. Orange

Roy Price, 87, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, in Bryan. A time for family to receive friends will be held from 10:30 a .m.-12:00 p.m. ursday, Jan. 14, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Bryan. Funeral services celebrating his life will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the church. Entombment will follow at Restever Memorial Park Cemetery in Bryan.

Royston George Price was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Pontypridd, Wales, son of George and Lillian Price.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Gwen Meredith, Ethel Towns, Mary Humphreys and his parents.

Survivors include sisters Lena Neil and husband Alec and Lyn Egan and husband Mike; son Shawn Price; daughter Donna Price and husband Charles Cordery; grandchildren, Brandon Casey, Britaine Garcia, Charlene Cordery, Cynan Cordery, Rori Cordery and great grandson, Isaac Garcia.

A 37-year resident of Bridge City, Roy retired as a foreman with A. Schulman Corporation and was a former member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Sabine Aerie #2523.

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Mae Franklin West Orange Mae Franklin, 90, of West Orange, passed away Jan. 6, in Sulphur.

Funeral services were held Sat-

urday, Jan. 9, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Chaplain Kevin Trinkle officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Born in Kelly, La., Nov. 29, 1925, she was the daughter of Walter Preston Riser and Charlotte Ellen (Kinnison) Riser. Mae was a member of the Master Gardeners.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Reginald Trezevant Franklin and her two sons, Reginald Davis Franklin and Cecil Dennis Franklin.

She is survived by her daughter, JoAnn Franklin, of Lake Charles, La and her nieces, Mary Leaf Leal and husband Alex of Vidor and eresa Van Meter and husband Mike, of West Orange.

Serving as pallbearers were Jimmy Franklin, Alex Leal, Jody Crump, Nathan Crump and Raymond Costilla.

Jack Seibert Orange Jack Seibert, 73, of Orange, passed away Jan. 7, at his home.

Born in East St. Louis, Il, Sept.

9, 1942, he was the son of William “Bill” Seibert and Marion (Parker) Seibert. Jack loved the Lord and spending time outdoors. No one could ever replace him and he will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his step-father, Glen U. Mageehee.

He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 29 years, Sally Gordon Seibert; sons, Jason Seibert and Jack Seibert, Jr. and his stepchildren, John Allen Bennett and Mary Beth Bennett.

A special thank you to Bethany Home Health and Heart to Heart Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Bethany Home Health at 3819 Phelan Blvd. Beaumont, TX 77707 or to Heart to Heart Hospice at 7240 Chase Oaks Blvd.

Plano, TX 75025.

Bridget Licatino Beaumont Bridgette Ann Longmire Licatino, 55, of Beaumont, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born Oct. 23, 1960, to Gussie Johnson Longmire and Earl Longmire, in Knoxville, Tn. Bridgette worked for Altus Home Care as a nurse coordinator.

Local survivors include her brother, Roger Longmire and his wife, Rhonda, of Orange.

Funeral was Monday, January 11, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dachshund Rescue of Houston, P.O. Box 580, Friendswood, Texas 77549.

James Stagg Orangefield James Edward Stagg, 91, of Orangefield, passed away Jan. 6, at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 9, at Claybar Kelly-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating was Father Francis Conroy. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.

Born in C h i n a , Tx., Oct. 16, 1924, he was the son of Clayton Buckhannon Stagg and Mellie LaPearl Smith.

He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. He was an owner and operator of heavy equipment and did work for Drainage District #6, Jefferson County. He was a member of the Merry Mixers Square Dance Club, a United States Marine Corp Veteran of World War II and he attended St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield.

James was the epitome of the American Dream! Despite a childhood that had seen e Great Depression and World War II he still

found a way to accomplish so much of the America Dream. He did it in the manner in which we should all strive to live our lives.

He prospered in life not just for the materialistic things but also for all of the lives he touched.

He was the American Dream because of how he treated others and the example in which he lived for others to follow. He did it by treating others better than he expected to be treated in return. He did it by the countless lives that he touched, the smile he brought from the jokes he always told but mostly he did it with that giant smile on his face he got from knowing he had helped you.....even if help just meant bringing a smile to your face on a rainy day.

He was preceded in death by his parents, C.B. and Mellie Stagg; brothers, Bill Stagg, Faye Stagg and George Stagg and his grandsons, Jimmy Stagg and Ben Stagg.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie Stagg; children, Eddie Stagg, of Jasper, Barbara Blankenship, of Kingwood, Mykela “Cindy” Greenwood, of Katy, and Christi Mathews and husband Jimmie, of Hurst; 16 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and dear friends.

Serving as pallbearers were Brandon Bingham, Christion Stagg, Alex Graham, Mark Blankenship, Burt Blankenship and Kurt Blankenship. Honorary pallbearer was Jason Stagg.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield or to a charity of the donors choosing.

Jerry Standley Orange Jerry Milford Standley, Sr., 75 of Orange passed away at this home peacefully, Tuesday, Jan. 5.

A memorial service was held Monday, Jan. 11, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Orange, with Pastor David Millner officiating.

Born in the small town of Groveton, he was the son of Joe Benton and Esterline (Spurgeon) Standley. He served in the United States Navy and was a long time car salesman in Orange.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Sydenia Sue and is survived by his children and their spouses, Patrick and Christina Standley of Orange, Jerry Standley, Jr. of Dallas, Tammy and Mike Cossey of Spring, Albert Benton “Benny” and Pamela Standley of Marietta, GA and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Travis Reed Lumberton Travis Reed, 94, a former longtime resident of Bridge City, passed away Jan. 7, at Village Creek Nursing Home in Lumberton.

Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating was the Rev. John Bickham.

Burial was to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Orange.

Born in N a c o g doches, April 11, 1921, he was the son of Edgar Reed and Minnie (Redding) Lee Reed. Travis served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. After 35 years of service he retired from Southwestern Bell. He was also a current member of Bridge City Lodge #1345 and Second Baptist Church in Bridge City.

He was preceded in death his parents; his wife, Artie Reed; brothers, Riley Reed, Byfurd Reed, Robert Lee and Cleve Lee and sister, Lorene McClain.

He is survived by his daughters Arlene Perez and husband Chaz of Houston, Elaine Smith-Galvan and husband John of Lumberton; grandchildren, David Reed Smith, Seth Hiram Smith and Adam Travis Perez and great-grandson, Travis Perez.

Serving as pallbearers were David Reed Smith, Seth Hiram Smith, Adam Travis Perez, Chaz Perez, John Galvan and Reed Abel.

Ruth Smith Orange Ruth Runnels Smith, 92, of Orange, passed away Friday, January 8, in Silsbee. Services were Sunday, Jan. 10, at Dorman Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Bonner officiating. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery.

Ruth was born in Lufkin, April

25, 1923 to the late Azmon Runnels and Mamie Stanley Runnels.

She had been a long time resident of Orange. She was a member of the Eastern Star, VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary.

She worked as a butcher for Peveto’s Packing in the McLewis Community. She enjoyed fishing, crafting, woodworking and spending time with her family. She was a loving mother and grandmother that was dearly loved and will be missed by many.

She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband George Woodrow Burch, Sr.; three brothers, Ira Runnels, AZ Runnels and Ernest Runnels and one sister, Bernice Runnels.

She is survived by her three sons, George “Bo” W. Burch, Jr. of Vinton, Boyd Azmon Burch and his wife Lois Elaine of West Orange and Roger Dale Burch and his wife Deborah of Onalaska; three daughters; Barbara “Bobbie” Mahaffey and her husband Nicky of Dry Creek, Clara Ruth Clark of Saginaw and Linda ompson and her husband Kenneth of Orange; sister Louise Lensing of Hemphill, as well as 16 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.

Fran Landry Beaumont Fran Layne Landry, 78, of Beaumont, died Saturday, Jan. 9, at Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth, Beaumont.

She was born Sept. 11, 1937, to M i n n i e Frances (Peggy) Martin and C. O. Layne, in Wichita Falls.

She lived in several cities in Texas, moving with her father’s assignment with DPS. She attended Lamar University until she moved to Austin with her parents. She received her B.S. in Education from e University of Texas in 1959 and returned to Beaumont, her favorite city, where she met Gene. ey wed at St. Anthony’s Church Sept. 3, 1960.

Fran taught as an elementary school teacher in South Park ISD and BISD. She maintained contact with several of her fifth Grade students. After retirement, she volunteered with Some Other Place, Catholic Charities, and as a docent at McFaddin Ward Museum.

Fran was actively involved in ministries in St. Jude addeus Parish, the Diocese of Beaumont, and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.

Local survivor includes her grandson, Cody Layne Landry of Orange.

She is also preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Denise Landry.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Tuesday, Jan. 12, at St. Jude addeus Catholic Church, Beaumont. Her interment was to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to Some Other Place, P.O. Box 0843, Beaumont, Texas 77704, or Catholic Charities, 2780 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703.

William Tillman Orange William H. “Bill” Tillman, 85, of Orange, passed away Jan. 10, in Beaumont.

A memorial service was held Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was Bill’s son, Mr. Mark Tillman. Cremation was under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Born in Moultrie, Ga., Nov. 23, 1930, he was the son of John Tillman and Alda Livingston Tillman.

He worked at DuPont for 23 years, then started Tillman Enterprises where he was president for 25 years. In the course of his consulting career, Bill had been to all seven continents and 52 countries. He took excellent care of his family and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 55 years, JoAnn Tillman.

He is survived by his children, Michael Tillman, of Houston, John Tillman and wife Pam, of Lexington, Ky., Stuart Tillman and wife Rachel, of Houston, Mark Tillman, of Indian Harbor Beach, Fla. and Jodie Slaughter, of Beaumont; nine grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.

Stephen Sartin Bridge City Stephen Craig Sartin, 60, of Bridge City passed away at his home surrounded by his family, S a t u r d a y, Jan. 9.

A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, at St. H e n r y Catholic Church with Father Steve Leger officiating. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Born in Port Arthur, Mr. Sartin was the son of Julian and Audrey (Lindstrom) Sartin. He was a control supervisor for Entergy and enjoyed fishing in his spare time.

He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Debbie Sartin and Linda Howell. ose left to cherish his memory are his wife, Kandy Sartin; daughter, Kelly Sartin; brothers, John Sartin and David Sartin and sister, Mary Dillow.

Serving as pallbearers will be David Sartin, Tom Smith, Cody Williams, Sam Coco, Corey Copeland and Tyson Dillow. John Sartin will serve as honorary pallbearer.

Julian Patillo Bridge City Julian Ray Patillo, Sr., 51, of Bridge City, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6.

Patillo was born June, 28, 1964 in Pasadena, to Ira Lee and Vera J o y c e (Brown) Patillo. He worked for many years as a boilermaker, but in his spare time he enjoyed being outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He was known for being a very loving and generous man and will be missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ira Lee Patillo.

He is survived by his mother, Vera Patillo; children, Julian Ray Patillo, Jr., Courtney Leann Patillo and Britney Janice Patillo; brother, Michael Lee Patillo; half-brother, Roger Dale Johnson and niece, Margie Dean Johnson.

Roy Owers Orange Roy Edward Owers, 73, of Orange, passed away on Jan. 6, at his home. Funeral services Sunday Jan. 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

O ffi c i at i n g was the Rev. Jeff Bell. Burial followed at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.

Born in Silsbee, on Nov. 2, 1942, he was the son of Richard Ennis Owers and Mavis Whittington Owers. Roy was in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He graduated Lamar University in 1995 with his degree in nursing. He was very dedicated to his profession and thoroughly enjoyed being a paramedic and registered nurse. Before he dedicated his life to nursing he enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Harold Owers.

He is survived by his wife, Patsy Owers; daughter, Lisa Owers; sisters, Vicki Mowery and husband Paul, and Gracie Turner, all of Orange; brothers-in-law, Billy Hardin and wife Michelle and Terry Hardin, all of Lumberton, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Roy was a good husband, wonderful father, and was a caregiver to everyone. He will be deeply missed.

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Orange County Happenings Area Wide Community Events Schedules To List Your Organization’s Upcoming Events And Fundraisers In The Record Newspapers and on TheRecordLive.com email to news@therecordlive.com or call 409.886.7183

Donations being sought for TPSA sponsors

Eagles to host fish fry

BCLL holds registration

Bridge City Independent School District will host the TPSA High School Law Enforcement & Firefighting Association East Region competition Jan. 15-16.

Goody bags are being put together for the 12 sponsors that will be attending. Coupons, gift certificates, promotional items, etc. would be most helpful. The goal is to persuade these folks to eat, shop, enjoy and spend locally as well as to make them feel welcome. Deadline to turn items to go in goody bags is Jan. 11.

If you have anything you would like to donate, please call the chamber office at 735-5671 to make arrangements for drop-off or pickup. For more information on TPSA, visit http://www.txpublicservice.com. For questions or moreinformation, please call BJ at 735-5671.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aery 2523, will have a fish fry on Thursday, Jan. 14, from 11 am-until at 803 N. 28th St., Orange.

The dinners will consist of fish, potato salad, cole slaw, onions, pickles and bread. Dinners will sell for $8 each and will be available for dine in or carry out. If you call in advance, dinners will be ready for pick up when you arrive.

Online registration for players and coaches is going on now at www.bcll.org. Representatives will be at the BC Elementary cafeteria on two Saturdays, Jan. 9 and Jan. 16, from 10 am-3 pm assisting parents and coaches with the online process and taking payments. Fundraiser candy should be picked up by parents on these dates and umpires and concession workers may sign up.

With an earlier season start, tryouts will take place before the end of January. For all important dates, visit our website and review the date sheet under downloads. Fees are $100 first child, $50 second and third child, with the fourth child being free. After Jan. 17, a $20 late fee will apply, so parents are urged to get children registered in the next two weeks.

Annual Mardi Gras parade scheduled

The 13th annual Mardi Gras Krewe of Krewe’s GrandeParade will be Jan. 30, at 5:30 pm in downtown Orange. Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys will provide entertainment following the parade at the Riverfront Pavilion.

Food and beverage vendors will be at the event. No dogs, pets or coolers are allowed during the event.

Parade applications are available at the chamber office, 1012 Green Ave., Orange. For additional information, please call 8833536.

OC livestock clinic opened to all counties

Attention all livestock exhibitors, County Extension Agents, Ag Teachers, volunteers and leaders, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Orange County and Orange County Livestock Show Association will be holding a two day livestock clinic open to all counties for youth and adults. The two day clinic will increase youth and adult knowledge and abilities in grooming, caring, feeding and showing, beef cattle, chickens, rabbits, goats, lambs and swine. Please, do not bring your animals.

The clinic will be held Friday, Jan. 29, 6-8 pm at the Orange County Convention and Expo Center, 11475 FM 1442 Orange, with dinner provided and Saturday Jan. 30, at the Orange County Livestock Barn, Arnell Road in Mauriceville.

Youth registration is 8-9 am, with clinic beginning at 9 am.

Adult registration will be 8-8:30 am with clinic beginning at 8:30 am. Youth registration fee is $10 and adults are $20. No charge for children under 7 years of age. Early Bird registration deadline for youth is Jan. 15. All youth who register early will receive a free tshirt.

Call or stop by the Orange County Extension office to register, 882-7010.

LSC-O offers computer class for seniors

Lamar State College-Orange will offer a beginner computer class for seniors 55+, Thursday, Jan. 14, from 2-4 pm, in the Wilson Building-Room 133. The class will be free for those 55 and over. Instructor will be Cindy Wyles. For information or to sign up, call 882-3053 Benefit to offset medical expenses for Goodwin

There will be a benefit for Jarlene Goodwin, March 5, from 11 am-until, at the Eagles Lodge, 803 N. 28th St., Orange. Goodman suffers from stage 5 emphysema, with advanced lupus and requires a stem cell treatment.

BBQ chicken dinners will be sold, 50/50 pot, raffles, auction, games and more will be available. Music will be provided by Three Legged Dawg. For information, call Pop Chris at 409-499-3013 or Tim Martin at 409-289-4787. All proceeds will benefit Goodwin’s medical and travel expenses.

Orange Shriners to sponsor Mardi Gras dance

The Orange Shriner’s will hold a Mardi Gras dance on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 7-11 pm, at the VFW, Hwy. 87 (one mile north of IH-10), Orange. Entertainment will be provided by Na Na Sha, from Gonzales, La. Tickets will be $15 per person. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling 883-8568 or 882-1650. No coolers will be allowed for the BYOB event. Beer and setups will be available.

Extension office offering beekeeping course

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is having a 10 month long beekeeping course. This will walk you through all stages of being a bee keeper. The cost to participate in the entire course will be $200, or you can attend the different classes and pay for them individually. An informational meeting to explain the details will be held on Jan. 16, at 9:00 am, at the Extension office located on FM 1442 in Orange. Please attend the informational meeting to see if this is something you would like to participate in. Call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office at 882-7010 if you would like more information.

AAUW accepting book donations for scholarship fund

The Orange Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is beginning their annual drive to collect “gently used” books for their scholarship fund. All books, fiction, nonfiction, hardbound and paperback are needed. Also wanted are audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, video and board games and puzzles. These may be delivered to the Mann Insurance Agency, located at 1505 Park Ave. at 15th St., during regular business hours. If unable to deliver your donations, you may call 886-5739 or 886-2194 to arrange for pickup. The AAUW will collect books until March 31. The book sale will be in conjunction with Art in the Park.

Orange Rotary and Lutcher welcome Attesti and Galli in concert

The Orange Rotary Club and Lutcher Theater are presenting a performance by Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli from Italy, Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 at the Lutcher Theater. The artists are generously donating their services and travel the U.S. so local Rotary Clubs can make this is a Rotary benefit event. The Orange Rotary Club’s proceeds will go toward purchase of playground equipment for Little Cypress Intermediate Stay and Play program that serves special needs children, in addition the Lutcher Theater receives a portion and is using their portion to help fund their Arts in Education Program. Kevin Spencer (Magician, presented at Lutcher Theater several years ago) will be working with special needs children and their teachers on Feb. 11-12. Tickets go on sale Monday, Jan. 11 online at www.lutcher.org and at 886-5535. Tickets are only $25 and $15 for students.

VFW Auxiliary to meet

VFW Auxiliary Post 2775, Orange, will meet to discuss and vote on whether or not to change meetings back to twice a month or possibly other options. Members are asked to attend and voice their opinions and input. The meetings at present are held the fourth Monday of the month, at 7 pm, at the VFW Hall, on Highway 87 N. For further information, contact Secretary Jeanette Clark at 883-0264.

BC’s annual Chuck Young Alumni baseball game scheduled

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The Chuck Young Alumni Classic baseball game will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Bridge City High School baseball field.

Home Run Derby will begin at 10:30 am and the game is scheduled to begin at about noon.

If you are interested in playing, please contact Coach Chris Moore at chris.moore@bridgecityisd.net.

Christian Writers Guild group to meet Jan. 12

The Orange County Christian Writers Guild will meet for the first time in 2016 on Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 6-7 pm, at the Brown hearing Aid Centers (upstairs), behind Dairy Queen on Strickland Dr., in Orange.

Extension office to offer Certified Food Manager cert.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office will be offering the Certified Food Managers certificate classes. This certificate is required for all food establishments in Orange County. There will be three different sessions held this year. The first session will be held Feb. 24-25, with registration deadline being Feb. 5. Each participant must go to http://foodsafety.tamu.edu to complete the registration form and mail to TAMU along with payment.

A Cost of $125 per person includes the two day course, handbook with all materials and national certification exam. Anyone needing to retest will need to go to the same website and complete the form for retest and send to TAMU along with payment.

The course and exam will be conducted by Fallon Foster, County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 11475 FM 1442 Orange.

For more information, of if you have any questions, call the AgriLife office 882-7010.

LU commemorates life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lamar University will commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a special observance on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The event, “Remembering the Man … Remembering the Legacy,” will be held from 6-7 p.m., in the Landes Auditorium of the Galloway Business Building. Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. For more information on the M.L. King Jr. observance, contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at (409) 880-8216.

City offices to close in observance of MLK Day

All non-essential City of Orange offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There will be regular garbage pick up on this day.

Regular city business will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Texas Red hatters plan first meeting of 2016

Texas Red Hatters are ready to begin a new year at the Sunset Grove Country Club, Thursday, Jan.21, at 11:30 a.m. Birthday lady is Lady Lera, Lera Mae Dickey. Ladies will bring a door prize. We will discuss the International Conference in San Antonio in August and plan a trip on the Amtrack to New Orleans. All ladies are welcome. For information, call 886-1609.

Friends of Rachel Club to give away clothes The Orangefield High School FOR Club (Friends of Rachel Club) will hold a Community Clothing Giveaway, Saturday, Jan. 16, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Orangefield High School Library.

The group will be accepting gently used clothes that will be given away free to anyone who needs them. All are welcome.

Mount Olive Baptist Church to host “Mustang Day”

Mount Olive Baptist Church will host “Mustang Day”, Sunday, Jan. 17, at 10:55 am. in honor of the accomplishments of the faculty and students of West Orange_Stark High School and to congratulate the Mustang Varsity Football Team as the UIL State Champions.

The church invites the faculty, students, cheerleaders, Fillies, band/flag, etc., coaching staff and football players to attend this special service in their honor.

If additional information is needed, please contact the coordinator of this event, Beverly Robinson at 330-0085 or 882-5424.

Friends of Depot to hold meeting

The first meeting of 2016 for the volunteers of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, 5:30pm. The members of the board are called for an earlier meeting at 4:30 pm to conduct some business prior to the main board meeting. Meeting will be held as usual at the Grace Lutheran Church, 2300 Eddleman Road, Orange. All members are encouraged to attend as some exciting news will be announced. The Friends organization always welcomes interested individuals who want to preserve the historic depot on Green Avenue.

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Raven Cormier was named the Student of the Month at Bridge City High School by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce.

Cormier named Jan. Student e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced that the Student of the Month for Bridge City School is Raven Cormier.

Cormier was presented her certificate and gift bag at the January coffee hosted by Orangefield ISD. She received gift certificates and gifts from several local merchants.

Cormier is the daughter of David and Pam Cormier. She has a GPA of 4.53 and is ranked 7 of a class of 164. Awards and honors include: Presidential Honor Roll, Pre-AP/AP Curriculum and

Honors classes, AP US History and English Language and Composition, College Government/Economics and Algebra, Regional Solo Finalist, State Solo Finalist, and National Solo Finalist, dance/drill team I, II, and III Awards, outstanding performer 2015-2016, All American Dancer/Dance Company 2014-2016, All American Kick Company 2014-2015, All American Honorable Mention dancer 2013-2014, Junior All American Kick Company 2012-2013 Raven’s clubs and organiza-

tions include: Strutters Dance/Drill Team 20122016, Two Year Officer-Captain, Lieutenant, En Croix 20122016, Two Year Officer-Treasurer, Public Relations, National Honor Society 2014-2016, Spanish Club 2015-2016.

In community service, Raven has volunteered at tutoring, hospice dinner, Goodwill and food drives.

After graduation, Raven plans to attend the University of Texas and double major in child psychology and dance.

Bridge City UIL competitors: Friday’s participants were Katelynn Haynes, Mei Visesio, Bryan Bush, Walker Case, Landon Luna, Fabian Rodriguez, Savanah Contreras, Michaela Cooper and Maggie Garcia. SittingAlexandra Hargrave, Ruby Sanders and Bryana Simmons.

Saturday’s participants were Brianna Cross, Katelyn Mott, Marlee Bradley, Wesley Lewis, Moyleang Taing, Brandon Curl, Ohna Danna, Emma Breaux, Ashley Jones, Stephanie Romero, Dane Piper, Riley Bray, Jason Withers, Maggie Garcia, Tabitha Blakeney, Michael Tran, Margaret Greig and Alexys Erwin. Not pictured: Faith Stephson, Avery Harris, Fabian Rodriguez, Ruby Sanders, Hailey Watts and Madison Caraway.

BCHS competes well at UIL meet Bridge City High School students traveled to HampshireFannett High School this past Friday and Saturday, Jan. 8-9, to compete in the UIL invitational Longhorn Academic Practive Meet.

In Editorial Writing, Fabian Rodriguez placed 6th.

In Calculator, Brandon Curl placed 3rd, Moyleang Taing placed 4th, and Michael Tran placed 5th. Bridge City Calcula-

tor Team placed 1st. e Calculator team members are Brandon Curl, Moyleang Taing, Michael Tran and Wesley Lewis.

In LD Debate, Ruby Sanders placed 2nd and Alexandra Hargrave placed 5th.

In Headline Writing, Bryana Simmons placed 3rd.

In Literary Criticism, Alexys Erwin placed 2nd and Tabitha Blakeney placed 4th. e Literary Criticism Team placed 1st.

ose team members are Alexys Erwin, Tabitha Blakeney, Stephanie Romero, and Ohna Danna.

In Social Studies, Brianna Cross placed 4th, and Dane Piper placed 5th. e Social Studies Team placed 2nd. ose members are Brianna Cross, Dane Piper and Marlee Bradley.

In Student Congress, Katelynn Haynes placed 6th.

Cooper Ray performs uplifting and motivational music for the students and staff at St. Mary Catholic School.

St. Mary Catholic School was honored to welcome Cooper Ray, who is a spiritual motivational musician and speaker. Ray sang songs that allowed students to engage and participate. Students learned about the love of God and how to treat others with compassion and respect with your whole heart and soul. He provided students with encouragement to be a better person each day.

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My Louisiana roots, unique culture, unique people z Those dear and gentle people in that unique Cajun town Down Life’s Highway Roy Dunn For The Record

I was fortunate to have been raised in Abbeville, a unique European designed township with two central squares in South Louisiana. A young French priest plotted the town and built his church, St. Mary Magdalene, on a knoll, on the banks of the Vermillion River. Father Antoine Megret was born May 23, 1007 in Abbeville, France.

His new town was settled by hardy French-speaking Catholic Acadians, who intermarried with other ethnic groups, mainly French, Spanish, German and Anglo American settlers and in the process evolved into a new ethnic group, the Cajuns. My background was French and German, mixed with Ireland’s Irish blood.

The first house built in Father Megret’s town was by the DeMary family. Nicholas DeMary was the first postmaster. The late Anabel DeMary Anderson of Orange, was a direct descendant of the original Abbeville DeMary’s. Her father Felix and twelve siblings were the great-grandchildren of Nicholas Felix and his brothers were bakers and owned several bakeries before Felix opened the famous DeMary’s Club on Highway 90, across the Sabine River from Orange. Anabel was born in Abbeville on August 23, 1921 and was the parish’s first cesarean delivered child. One of my best friend in high school was Beverly DeMary, Anabel’s first cousin. Her father was Alex, also a baker. Felix owned a home in what is now Shangri La and also owned land and a dirt horse track on Tulane Road. I believe the property is still owned and occupied by some of his grandchildren.

It’s estimated that over 700,000 Cajuns live in Louisiana and over 100,000 Cajuns in Texas, the state with the world’s second largest Cajun population. Most live in Orange and Jefferson County and surrounding areas. Another half-million Cajuns are scattered throughout America. The culture is one of the word’s oldest and their customs, habits and foods have been adopted by millions of people all the way to New York. Mardi Gras, marking the start of the Lenten season is now celebrated in many places.

The culture continues to grow but the language is seldom heard outside of South Louisiana and the dialect is dying off, even in Cajun country, as youngsters fail to learn it. In a few years the unique

St. Mary Magdalene Church in Abbeville, Louisiana

language of the Cajuns will have passed and will only be learned by a few, in public school text books.

The fun-loving, friendly people of South Louisiana heritage possess varied talents, many have made it in the arts, sports, music, and a variety of endeavors. Several became famous in the music industry. Musicians like Sammy and Doug Kershaw, also with Jimmie C. Newman, helped spread the South Louisiana sound around the world, along with Bobby Charles, Warren Storm, the late Ned Theall, Rocking Sidney and others from Abbeville.

The town was first made famous by Dudley J. LeBlanc, who invented Happy Day Cough Syrup and became world famous with his marketing of Hadacol. The Steen Syrup mill still produces the most widely distributed, pure cane syrup in the world. Its origin goes back over 100 years on the Vermillion River bank, next to Father Megret’s original church. The church played an important part in all of our young lives. We were consumed with our faith, deep rooted in most Cajuns and installed in each passing generation. Cajun boys joined the priesthood, the girls dedicated their lives to being Catholic nuns. I even considered it once. It didn’t work out for me but a classmate, that worked the canning factories with me in Green Bay, Wisconsin, became Father Movant.

Ironically Anna Bell Hebert Rost and I were partners at our First Communion and years later, she and I both ended up in Orange.

She is still very involved in the Catholic faith.

Let me tell you about another classmate, who was the most unlikely candidate for the priesthood. Oris Broussard came from a well-to-do family. He was Hollywood handsome, a left handed, speedy football player who could throw a football 50 yards, Johnny Lujack style. Out of high school, he was a college prospect with

Orange to purchase First Financial site for new City Hall Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

A new location for City Hall location appears to be in the future for the residents of Orange, but not all residents are excited about the prospect.

The City of Orange held a regularly scheduled council meeting on Tuesday morning and there was strong opposition from several residents on the city’s decision to relocate City Hall to the current First Financial Bank location on 16th Street.

“I strongly oppose this resolution,” said resident Leslie Barras on the city’s decision to leave City Hall in downtown Orange for the site on 16th Street. “I asked (council) to step back and take some time to consider options. It’s not (council’s) duty to meet the needs of First Financial. We may need more space than City Hall has, but the First Financial gift-horse is not the way to do it.”

Other citizens agreed with Barras’ position.

Annette Pernell, a former councilmember, reminded council it adopted the Orange Comprehensive Master Plan in 1996, which would attempt to centralize city offices and services into downtown Orange in an effort to revitalize the area.

“If the city is willing to spend $2 million on a building, then why not use that money to work towards a new City Hall,” she said.

Kim Moore, owner of Parlour’s, a fine furnishings business in downtown Orange, agreed.

“The Master Plan should be followed and we should keep City Hall downtown,” Moore said. “I’m very opposed to this.”

Officials with the City of Orange have announced plans to relocate City Hall in an effort to better accommodate citizens of Orange, according to information provided by the City of Orange. The city will reportedly purchase the current First Financial Bank location at 819 16th St. and convert it into a a new City Hall. This location will also house the Orange Convention and Visitors

Bureau.

According to Dr. Shawn Oubre, City Manager of Orange, a study was conducted by Architectural Alliance this past year to determine if the current City Hall facility in downtown Orange could meet the needs of the community for the future.

Results from the study indicated the City Hall location “was not conducive to current and future needs of the city” and the costs to convert and construct a new facility were not feasible. Numerous vacant locations in downtown Orange were considered and inspected for repairs and several were in excess of $1 million.

The First Financial Bank property has been appraised at approximately $4.75 million, which was out of the city’s price range. However, Lee and First Financial have agreed to make a charitable contribution in the form of a gift of $2.75 million, which will leave the city owing $2 for the property.

According to Stephen Lee, president and CEO of First Financial, the bank is going to build a new facility on the lot adjacent to its current location.

“We think this is a win-win for us and for the City of Orange,” Lee said. “The city has a functional need for more space for City Hall and the CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) and our current building can supply that for them.

“The building has become less functional for us through the years,” Lee explained. “It’s already had additions made to it over the years. We thought building a new facility was the best plan for us, so we could make a new, state-of-the-art facility and headquarters for First Financial in Southeast Texas.”

Another reason Lee said the plan to construct a new First Financial location in Orange was a good idea is because it will tie-in to the future plans and construction going on in Orange, especially along Interstate 10 and 16th Street.

“We think this will be a step in the right direction for the 16th Street corridor,” Lee added. “Maybe other businesses will take notice and do the

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same.”

According to the City of Orange website, the City Hall structure was originally the home of E.W. Brown Jr., who was a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Orange.

The two-story, red brick house was built in 1924 and stands adjacent to the original site of the home that once belonged to his father, E.W. Brown Sr., who was also a prominent businessman. The City of Orange purchased the building in 1944.

Councilmembers approved the resolution to purchase the First Financial building, after a brief executive session behind closed doors. Council did not discuss the future of the current City Hall, but Mayor Jimmy Sims said a press release would be issued later in the day to further explain the city’s plans.

The press release was not received prior to press time on Tuesday evening.

ability to succeed. He drew the attention of many girls but had dated one of the town’s most beautiful girls through high school.

I was a junior teammate when he was a senior. His cousin Brady Broussard, who became long time Abbeville mayor and once presented me with the ‘Key to the City,’ starred in the backfield. Lindsey Domond was the fullback who made his mark at LSU. After graduation Oris entered Notre Dame University, leaving his girlfriend, family and friends to pursue the priesthood. Of all the people I’ve known who made life changes that was the most surprising to me. He was ordained for the diocese of Lafayette on June 4, 1960 He celebrated his first mass the next day, on my birthday, at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Abbeville. His service in all aspects of the priesthood is numerous and almost unparalleled. He was instrumental in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal which brought him, over the years, to Bridge City’s St. Henry Church and St. Mary’s in Orange. His teachings and awards are too numerous to mention here. Rev. Oris A. Broussard, Jr. passed away at age 72 in January, 2006. He was interred at New Bethany’s Cemetery, at St. Charles Retreat Center, on Jan. 11. Again Oris surprised me. All of his roots ran deep in Abbeville soil, all of his family are- buried there. He was a student of Father Megret and had spent a happy, privileged childhood in Abbeville. He left his Cajun home at age 18 and never returned to stay, even in death. I’ll never forget this friend who gave it all up to dedicate his life to God and the Catholic faith. His complete devotion and teachings make me proud to have been a classmate and church-going friend of this great person and Cajun son.

As I’ve traveled this Life’s Highway, in my mind I’m always going back to those early roots, those dear and gentle people in that unique Cajun town.

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Freshwater runoff ups the challenge COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

The trout fishermen on Sabine Lake willing to brave the cold have not been unlike the youngster that cries even as he opens his gifts on Christmas morning because it is all over for 365 days. The bite has been far from a slam dunk, but much better than expected considering the massive amount of fresh water runoff that continues to flow out of east Texas impoundments.

In spite of very poor water clarity throughout much of the lake as well as decreasing salinity levels and surface temperatures that have taken a hit over the past week, the most persistent and patient anglers are still catching trout. The numbers are not great, but that is expected by anglers looking for that one big trout of winter.

I have not made a trip over the past two weeks, however, that I not only enjoyed the outing, but feared with every cast that the surprisingly good bite would grind to a halt the following day. As we learned last spring, the trout will eventually have to move to adapt to the poor salinity levels and when they do they are more difficult to locate and catch.

At least for right now, the bite has been pretty textbook as the better action has taken place in three to five feet of water on an incoming tide during the warmest hours of the day.

Baitfish on the surface are worth checking out and the flats with nearby access to deeper water have been productive late in the day.

Choice of lures has had more to do with angler confidence than color or size of the lure.

A five inch tail like the Assassin Diedapper or See COLBURN, PAGE 3B

The boo-birds were out in force for Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer, who threw four interceptions and lost a fumble vs. Kansas City.

Wild, weird playoffs

Wildcard weekend crazy start to postseason KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

My observation in last week’s Korner that the opening round of the National Football League playoffs had better wild card teams than division winners proved to be on the money as all four visitors ended up whipping the home team champions Saturday and Sunday. e Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers both took care of business as expected with solid victories while the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks needed huge individual mistakes to advance past the wild card

round.

All four of last weekend’s winners are underdogs in the Divisional Round that will be played against teams that enjoyed byes last week and should be well-rested and healed of most bumps and bruises. e first game of the Wild Card Round on Saturday afternoon usually is set up by the NFL between the two teams that should produce the worst game of the four that weekend.

And the NFL hit the nail on the head when Kansas City invaded NRG Stadium in Houston to take on the 9-7 Texans. e outcome of the game actually was decided 11 seconds after the opening kickoff which was returned 106 yards by the Chiefs’ Knile Davis giving the visitors a 7-0 lead that easily could

have been all that was needed to beat the Texans on that day. e 71,800 fans who crammed into NRG Stadium plus the coaching staff and many millions of viewers of this nationally-televised spectacle all witnessed a 53-man team whose roster had many deficiencies, starting at quarterback.

Brian Hoyer, who suffered through two concussions during the regular season, had the worst outing of his professional career as he threw four interceptions and lost a fumble and had an anemic 15.9 quarterback rating as his team was blanked 30-0. e Texans suffered the worst home shutout in the playoffs since the NFL-AFC merger 46 years ago. And if Head Coach Bill O’Brien See KORNER, PAGE 2B

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BASS University means school in session for anglers

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record School will be in session for amateur anglers as e BASS University roles into Orange this month.

Stemming from the massive success of Bassmaster Elite Series fishing tournaments held in Orange in 2013 and 2015, officials with e BASS University, in partnership with the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce, has agreed to bring the program to Orange on Saturday, Jan. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 24. “is is a big deal for us,” said John Gothia, an organizer of the local BASS University event. “ey only do five of these in the United States each year, so for them to come to Orange is big. It’s all due to the success we had with the Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments in 2013 and 2015.” e BASS University is a program which allows anglers from the general public to have the opportunity to interact with some of the top professional anglers in bass fishing and learn various techniques and valuable information they otherwise would not have access.

Approximately five such classes are held from December through February each year, which is when most professional anglers are off from the tour trail and available to serve as instructors in the program. Other BASS University events are scheduled for Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 16-17; Boxborough, Mass., Jan. 30-31; Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 6-7; Colum-

bus, Ohio, Feb. 13-14; and the final one in Mississauga (Toronto), Canada, Feb. 14-15.

In November 2015, Orange County Commissioners approved a $10,000 request in hotel occupancy tax funds by event organizers. ese funds are being used to promote the event and attract out-of-area participants to attend the two-day class and spend money at local hotels and businesses. “is event will provide great visibility for us,” Gothia continued. “It’s a great economic benefit immediately because of the amount of people who will be attending for the weekend and staying in hotels and spending money at our local businesses. en you get the residual effects throughout the rest of the year when these classes are posted online and televised later in the year.”

Several professional anglers will be in Orange that weekend to provide classroom instruction to all attendees. Anglers scheduled to participate include Davey Hite, Todd Faircloth, and Pete Gluszek on Saturday, and Mike Iaconelli, John Crews and Cliff Crochet will appear on Sunday.

“All of these anglers know how popular fishing is in our area and everyone of these guys have been here,” Gothia added. “Our area is a great place to fish, and that is the reason e BASS University agreed to come to Orange.”

Jasper-native Todd Faircloth will be one of the professional angler instructors for e BASS Uni-

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doesn’t believe he needs a “real” NFL quarterback for his team after this, then perhaps he doesn’t belong in the NFL as a head coach. e other solid wild card victory belonged to the Green Bay Packers, who lost six of their last 10 games including the last two games. ey found themselves on the short end of an 11-0 deficit to the Washington Redskins, who were favored by one point.

But Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers went to his hurry-up offense early in the second period and put 17 points on the scoreboard before halftime.

Green Bay then breezed to a 3518 win and earned the right to play the Cardinals in Arizona Saturday at 7:15 p.m. e Seattle Seahawks braved the minus-six degree Minnesota temperature at kickoff and appeared to outplay the Vikings but found themselves on the brink of defeat as young Blair Walsh, who was already success-

See UNIVERSITY, PAGE 4B

BASS University classes are held from December through February at various locations across the United States.

Continued from Page 1B ful on three straight field goals, lined up for a chip-shot 27-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining and Seattle leading 109.

But for some unknown reason Walsh pulled the attempted field goal badly to the left to the amazement of everybody, handing the Seahawks the 10-9 win and the right to move on to play the No. 1-seeded Carolina Panthers Sunday at 12:05.

Distraught Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer observed, “It’s a chip shot. He’s got to make it.”

NFL kickers during the 2015 season converted 189 of 191 attempts of 27 or less yards.

But the biggest gift was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 18-16 victory at Cincinnati in the pouring rain Saturday night. e Bengals had not won a playoff game since 1991, the sixth longest streak in league history. And Head Coach Marvin Lewis had lost all seven playoff games in his 12 seasons at Cincinnati.

However, the Bengals were leading 16-15 and had the football with less than two minutes remaining after an interception by linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who also sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Rothlisberger and put him on the sidelines with an ailing right shoulder.

But Cincinnati fumbled and the Steelers recovered and decided to put Rothlisberger back in the game, even though his sore shoulder prevented him from throwing longer than 20 yards.

On third down Roethlisberger targeted his favorite receiver Antonio Brown but overthrew the leaping wide receiver. As Brown’s feet hit the turf, Burfict blindsided him, hitting him in the head with his shoulder pad, temporarily knocking him out.

Burfict, who has been fined several times for his unnecessary roughness (dirty play), received a 15-yard penalty. Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter ran out on the field to check on Brown but

was pushed by Adam (Pacman) Jones, another Bengals criminal wannabee, and also received a 15-yard penalty.

So with time running out Steelers kicker Chris Boswell calmly booted a chip-shot field goal giving Pittsburgh an 18-16 victory to the chagrin of the City of Cincinnati.

CBS analyst Boomer Esiason, who was the quarterback of Cincinnati’s 1988 Super Bowl team said, “is was a disgraceful performance by the Cincinnati Bengals.

“I’m a former Bengal and I’m embarrassed by the way this game ended and by the way these guys acted on the field.

“If Marvin Lewis can’t control his players, maybe Marvin Lewis shouldn’t be standing there on the sidelines coaching,” Esiason concluded.

Pittsburgh will travel to Denver to play the Broncos in the Divisional Round Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

KWICKIES…Some of the

sports talk wags are complaining about how lucky the Seattle Seahawks seem to be converting a bad snap into a 35-yard pass completion to set up the game’s only touchdown and of course the missed 27-yard field goal to give them the 10-9 victory. But give some credit to the Legion of Boom which held the Vikings to three field goals and zero touchdowns. ere is an old saying about defense winning championships which could happen again.

And speaking of champions, a nice crowd braved the cold weather and missing the Minnesota-Seattle playoff game to honor the state champion West Orange-Stark Mustangs with a parade Sunday afternoon.

I wonder how much playoff money Minnesota kicker Blair Walsh and Cincinnati badboys Vontaze Burfict and Pacman Jones cost their respective teams by their late-game blunders? If you take the wild card win bonus money and multiply it by the 53-

man roster, the coaches, trainers and anybody else that deserves a share, it’s going to be at least six figures and probably more than a million dollars.

JUST BETWEEN US…e Divisional Round playoffs will begin Saturday at 3:35 p.m. at New England with the Patriots favored by five points over Kansas City. I like the Chiefs in an upset 23-20 as their winning streak jumps to 12. e second game Saturday night at 7:15 p.m. features Green Bay at Arizona with the Cardinals a whopping seven-point favorite. I think the Cards will win 28-21. e first game Sunday kicks off at 12:05 p.m. with the Seattle Seahawks a three-point underdog to the Carolina Panthers. e Seahawks have been lucky so far and will earn a 24-21 upset victory over the NFC’s No. 1 seed. is game will be followed by Pittsburgh at Denver with the sevenpoint favorite Broncos winning 26-23.

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Colburn Tidal Surge Mullet has worked better for us than a shorter tail, but virtually all of the suspending mullet type lures have caught fish. We have probably thrown the Softdine XL a little more this year, but any of the Corkys, Maniac Mullets, Catch V’s and Catch 2000’s are excellent choices so long as you fish them with confidence!

When not wading, I have still had clients catch fish on a tail rigged on an 18-inch leader under a TKO popping cork. The only drawback to fishing the cork, if you consider it to be a drawback, is that the redfish like it even better than the trout. In fact, if it is redfish that you are after, swap out the plastic tail for a Gulp shrimp or jerk bait and hang on.

After making a leisurely run as far north as Burkeville and returning on the Louisiana side of the Sabine earlier this week, I have no doubt that at some

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There was a current in the standing water in the woods and every drain and creek was flooded. Right here at home the marshes bordering the river are water leveled and all of that water has to exit through the lake!

The Triangle Tailchasers are hoping that the bite holds up as they have not only posted their redfish tournament series schedule for 2016, but have also announced that they will host Open team trout tournaments on January 30th and February 27th. There will be no captain’s meetings, but registration will take place the day before each event at Daley’s Hunt N Fish in Nederland.

The weigh-in site will be Ancelet’s Marina under the Rainbow Bridge.

The entry fee for each team is $200 with an optional $25 side pot. Each team will be al-

Andrew Hoyland took advantage of redfish bite.

lowed to weigh in four trout with a maximum of only two fish over the 25-inch mark.

Trailering will be allowed with no boundaries as long as you are fishing public waters. That will be especially beneficial should an untimely front roll in or the runoff slow the bite down by the time of the first tournament.

Kayaks and wading are allowed. Final payouts will be based on the number of entries. For more information you can contact Daley’s or go to the Triangle Tailchaser website on the internet. Their redfish series dates are set for March 26, April 23, June 18,

and August 20 with the championship set for last date.

Rat-L-Trap is also hosting two Rat-L-Trap only events in January and February with the first set for Rayburn on January 24th. The entry fee is $100 per team with a $20 big bass pot optional. The second event is set for Toledo Bend on February.

While jigs and spinnerbaits will account for lots of big prespawn both months, having to throw only Rat-L-Trap products only is hardly a handicap.

Daley’s Hunt N Fish has entry forms for both events. You can also register over the phone by calling 318-487-0352.

Dalan Jones, left, and Connor Alexander, juniors at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, participated in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Jan. 8-10, at Pineywoods Baptist Encampment in Woodlake. Approximately 300 students took part in RYLA, Rotary’s training program for teens, which emphasizes leadership, citizenship and personal growth. Rotary-District 5910 sponsored these participants who were chosen for their leadership potential.

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SE Texas take part in LU’s JASON The JASON Alliance of Southeast Texas (JASET) and Lamar University are holding the 2016 JASON Event in the Setzer Student Center weekdays, January 5-22, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for approximately 7,000 4th-8th grade science students from across Region V. These students are learning about wetlands and wetlands restoration. Jadyn Stack, an 8th grade student at Little Cypress Jr. High is one of the students featured in the JASET environmental science video “Wonderful Wetlands” a 50-minute video produced by the Lamar University Departments of Communication and Earth & Space Sciences and taped in wetlands across southeast Texas featuring both students

and local wetlands experts.

After showing the video, NOAA scientists give 20-minute live presentations about Louisiana’s wetlands that are threatened by sediment starvation, land subsidence and sea level rise.

Participating school districts include: Beaumont ISD, Bridge City ISD, Catholic Diocese of Beaumont (including Orange and Port Arthur schools), Kountze ISD, Little Cypress Mauriceville CISD, Nederland ISD, Orangefield ISD, Port Arthur ISD, Vidor ISD, West Orange Cove CISD and Woodville ISD. Approximately 68 percent of students who are reached by the presentations are economically disadvantaged.

January means patience

OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

Jadyn Stack, an 8th grade student from Little Cypress Jr. High, is one of the students featured in “Wonderful Wetlands” during JASON Alliance of Southeast Texas and Lamar University’s presentation about wetlands and wetland restoration. Courtesy Photo

University versity event in Orange. Faircloth is a very successful angler and was the winner of the Bassmaster Elite Series “Sabine River Challenge” in March 2013. “ese programs are very informative and there are a lot of topics we can discuss,” Faircloth said. “Each class is a detailed session in a classroom setting, where we try to answer questions and explain things for those who take part.”

Faircloth said the benefit of such a program is that it has something to offer for anglers of all levels. “ese classes benefit the novice angler and the experienced anglers,” he said. “I know this for a fact because I am still learning things today. ere are anglers who might be better at

Continued from Page 2B something or know more about a topic than I do, so I find that people of all levels of fishing can benefit from something like this.”

While providing instruction on a variety of topics may be useful, Faircloth said he prefers a tried and true method.

“In the past, I have found that my personal seminars would go well with a question and answer period,” he continued. “So, I expect to do that here too. Everyone needs to be open-minded and not be afraid to ask a question. ere are no dumb questions.”

Faircloth said he will bring tackle and rods to the event as he expects to discuss topics such as what equipment is used in certain situations, what colors to use, conditions and various tech-

niques.

“If you have ever wanted to learn a little more about fishing, then this is a great way,” Faircloth said. “ere will be something for everyone.”

Classes are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 24. Check in begins at 7 a.m., Saturday, and 7:30 a.m., Sunday for “Sunday Only” registered attendees.

Registration for adults is $199 for both days or $109 for either Saturday or Sunday. Registration for students who are ages 17 and younger is $175 for both days or $97 for either Saturday or Sunday.

Visit the website www.thebassuniversity.com for more information and to register for the Orange event.

January, a month that not very long ago was hardly associated with fishing of any kind in this area has now become almost like any other good month to wet a hook. New techniques that were brought from the lower coast of Texas have transformed the dismal winter months into a saltwater fishermans paradise. Trophy trout of epic proportions have now become synonymous with Sabine Lake, if you don’t believe me just ask around places like Houston and Galveston. Our small little hole of a lake routinely spits out some of the best trout on the upper coast.

If you are in the mood to do some fishing this month for perhaps that fish of a lifetime, you definitely need a double helping of patience. It is no secret that lion’s share of big trout are caught by wadefishermen, this is a given in the big fish equation. e unknowns for most anglers are where to be fishing and when do they need to be there. On Sabine lake we have some areas that are really conducive to holding big fish, they all have shell in common. Areas of the lake that have either clam or oyster shell are prime places to start the hunt for a big fish. Any decent concentration of shell will be a gathering place for baitfish and a will also qualify as a good piece of fish holding structure. Small

patches of shell on or near shallow flats will not only hold bait, they will also hold heat.

Much like bass in the springtime, speckled trout will be more active in warmer and shallower water. During the fall and winter months big trout become sluggish and less aggressive than normal until it comes time to eat. Big trout will move up on shallow flats or shell reefs and seek out a “full meal deal” and then retreat into deeper water until it comes time to feed again. Fishermen who can pattern movements like these major feeding periods can really cash in on some extraordinary fishing, this is where patience plays a huge part in the program.

Winter fishing for big trout is a game of stamina and endurance, this is why really hardcore saltwater fishermen are referred to as “grinders”. By logging many unfulfilling hours casting big topwaters or sub surface mullet imitations an angler can begin to form a pattern. For example, if you fish in the morning for a couple of days straight and have little or no success and then change to the afternoon where you enjoy terrific fishing you have found a pattern. On good fishing days it is wise to check out all the conditions and

try to duplicate them next time out. Tides, temps, and water conditions are extremely important factors to be considered, these all play big roles in successful winter fishing. Looking back at notes from past winter trips one thing that I found that was constant on successful days was the presence of moving water, incoming or outgoing tides were always helpful in catching fish while slack water conditions made it tough. It seems that if you could find day when the time between the tide changes was short that the fishing on average was better, especially when the tides were changing from outgoing to incoming. Put all these factors together with the presence of mullet or shad and you increased your shot at some super fishing.

Winter fishing is by no means easy or predictable, but the rewards are well worth the effort. is trend toward chasing trophy fish is a tough grueling exercise that has captivated many really good fishermen from all over the state. Any and all destinations along the Texas gulf coast will have their share of “grinders” out there chasing after the big one, Sabine lake has far more than her share of them right now. Hopefully the big fish will be respected enough to be released to fight another day, only time will tell. Until the weather and the months change the winter fishing program will be the best bet in town, try it out and see what the fuss is all about.

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Flying with the Seahawks

Taste of Southeast Texas

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Sweet Hawaiian Crock Pot Chicken EVY’S CAJUN KITCHEN Evelyn Brandon e Record Last week, I wrote about vegetables and how much I love stuffed bell peppers. When I serve these bell peppers as a side dish, I love serving them with this crock pot chicken recipe. It’s so easy to throw everything into the crock pot and be able to walk away. You can run your errands, or just get things done while your main dish is cooking all day.

I found this recipe online on a food blog and I can’t remember whose blog it was, so please forgive me for not being able to share that with you. It’s sweet and savory all in one pot.

Sweet Hawaiian Crock Pot Chicken Ingredients

2 pounds chicken tenderloin chunks (I used breast strips) 1 cup pineapple juice 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup soy sauce

Sweet Hawaiian Crock Pot Chicken

Directions Combine all ingredients together and cook in crock pot 6-8 hours.

Bon appétit!

NANCY’S KITCHEN Nancy McWhorter e Record

The Lamar State College-Port Arthur men’s basketball team recently conducted a clinic for children at the Port Arthur YMCA. The Seahawks conduct the clinic each year as part of a community service initiative through the college. Pictured is West Orange-Stark graduate and freshman guard at LSCPA Chase Rutledge.

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is week I want to tell you about my dear sister-in-law, Ava McWhorter. She is a blessing in my life and many others.

Ava grew up in this area and graduated from Minden High School in 1947. Following graduation, she attended Louisiana College’s four-year nursing program and then earned her graduate degree at University of Texas School of Nursing, Galveston, Texas. She taught nursing at North Western University from 1952 to 1964. In 1964, she broke off her marriage engagement because she felt a calling to go into the missionary field.

From 1964 to 1986, Ava served as supervisor and teacher at a Baptist Hospital in the Gaza strip. Her reason for leaving the Gaza Strip Hospital was for the adoption process of her daughter, Meredith Dawn. She returned to the U.S. when Dawn was 4 years old. is adoption is another story in itself. In February Dawn will be 34 years old

and is married to Michael Williams. ey live and work in Prosper, Texas (near Dallas).

Ava is serving her fourth term as mayor of Dixie Inn and regularly renews her nursing license in order that she can legally practice nursing if needed. She is a member of the Webster Humane Association and stays involved in projects to help raise money for the organization. On Sundays, Ava teaches a Ladies Sunday school class at the Antioch Baptist Church of Dixie Inn. She has been President of the ArkLaTex Alumni Association for three years and in 2013 was honored as Distinguished Alumnus of the year.

She is also actively involved in the State and National Baptist Nursing Fellowship Association. After leaving the Gaza Strip, Ava continued to work in various nursing fields. In 2007, she retired after working seven years as supervisor of the Presbyterian Village Nursing Home in Homer, Louisiana.

Although Ava is my sisterin-law, she has become as a true sister to me. Now this woman is five years older than I am and like an overprotective big sister has taken it on herself to oversee to my welfare. As an example, she insists on putting my trash out; returning the receptacle back in the next day and fusses at me if I do it myself. She visits me almost daily and we spend quality time together. We often share meals, which gives me an incentive to cook. When I go anywhere with Ava, we will always come across people she knows.

It was only three anksgivings ago, that Ava was at Dawn’s and Michael’s; they found and rescued an abandoned Pomeranian dog. ey could not find anyone in the area that owned him even checking with local veterinarians. Ava knew I had been considering getting a dog and when she returned home, she gave him to me as a Christmas

present. I named him Jingles and he is a joy in my life. Ava loves him too and willingly dogsits if I go out of town.

Ava is an avid sports fan and especially enjoys watching any sport event on TV. I am not into sports as she is but do like watching our favorite football teams together. I knew the basics of the game but she has taught me many things about it that I did not know. We whoop and holler over our favorite teams. However, we do disagree if it is a Louisiana football team vs a Texas football team then it is “war.”

During the Christmas holidays, Ava was experiencing problems with her oven’s thermostat. She needed to bake cookies for a special event and I happily loaned her the use of my oven. I benefited in that she shared several of these delicious Macaroons with me. ey are soooooo GOOD and it is the KEEPER recipe I am sharing with you this week.

Ava’s Coconut Macaroons 1/3 cup flour 2 ½ cups coconut 1/8 tsp. salt 2/3 cups condensed sweetened milk (Eagle Brand is the only brand I use) 1 tsp. vanilla extract Combine flour, coconut and salt; then add Eagle Brand and vanilla. Using a cookie sheet covered with either parchment paper or non-stick foil, drop each spoonful of batter approximately one inch apart. Bake at 350� for 15 to 20 minutes or less (time will probably vary with individual ovens). To avoid burning the cookies, WATCH THEM CLOSELY until the coconut is lightly brown.

If you ever have the opportunity to hear Ava speak about her experiences in the Gaza Strip, do not miss it. You will be mesmerized.

Bridge City Middle School Students of the Month for December are - Sixthth graders, Angie Hernandez and Kimber Ess; seventh graders, Morgan Irvine and Bryson Constance and eighth graders, Zachary Neal Schexnider and Chrislyn Burch. These students set outstanding examples on our campus and are true leaders. Pictured from left on the back row are Schexnider, Burch, Irvine, Constance and, front, Hernandez and Ess.

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POLITICAL STATEMENT

Brandy Robertson announces for County Clerk’s office race

St. Mary Catholic School students entered 14 pieces of art in the Houston Livestock Art Show and brought home 14 awards for their work.

St. Mary students win art awards St. Mary Catholic School entered the maximum amount allowed which was 14 pieces at the Houston Livestock Art Show. All 14 entered pieces won a place in the show. Students drew art work with the theme “Western Art”. Students and Mrs. Cindy Claybar, art teacher, spent many hours working on their pieces and their dedication and talent paid off.

Winners include Paris Dugas,

MARRIAGE LICENSES e following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of Jan. 4-8: Kenneth W. Bost and Britney R. Perkins Bryce M. Landreneau and Cara B. Moody Sharon I. Patton and Dionne C. Cowart Johannes M. Magee Tiffany N. Kessler

and

Jimmy Lee A. Frank and Kelsey M. Roy Vu T. Phan and Cuc T.H Do omas R. Rash, II and Jennifer M. Hammerly David W. Beck and Lisa D. Schultz Colt L. Potter and Melinda D. LaCour Shawn D. Williams and Krystal A. Sunderlan

ORANGE PD REPORTS Officers with the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls on Jan. 11: Miscellaneous incidents, 201 8th St. Traffic violation (criminal violation), 604 4th St. Warrant service, 201 8th St. Traffic accident, 400 W. Front Ave. Warrant service, 2001 Rio Grande Pl. Sell of controlled substance/methamphetamine, 512 Crepe Myrtle Warrant service, 1600 Sunset Aggravated assault, 4407 27th St. Warrant service, 1300 Park Ave.

GetDaNet Club hosting tourney GetDaNet Fishing Club will host a bass tournament on Jan. 16, at Toledo Bend. Weigh-in will be held at Six Mile Public Boat Ramp, but participants will not be required to launch there.

Trailering for the tournament is permitted. is is not an open tournament. Participation has the condition that at least one angler from a boating pair must be a registered member of GetDaNet Fishing Club. If you would like to join the fishing club, yearly dues are $30 for an individual and $50 for a husband-and-wife couple.

Please contact Bobby Granger at (409) 988-3267 to register.

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Kindergarten, Finalist Award/Best of Show; Clay Darby, second grade, first place; Addyson Orillion, fourth grade Finalist; fifth graders Brady Anderson, Finalist; Chris Braquet, Finalist; Chloe Pellerin, Finalist/Best of Show; sixth graders, Peyton McKee, second place; Jaci Doucet, first place; Carlee Dupry, first place; In seventh grade, Audrey Johnson, first place; Mark Pesek,

second place; Mallory Huggins, Finalist; and eighth grade, Kaitlyn Orillion, second place and Matthew Erb, first place.

St. Mary Catholic School had the largest number of students that received the Finalist Award of Excellence which enabled them to be considered Best of Show. St. Mary Catholic School was honored to be part of the largest art competition in Texas.

My name is Brandy Robertson and I have worked in the County Clerk’s office since September 2002 and became a full time employee eight months later. I have proven myself with completing desk duties and other tasks assigned to me. I always gave my best in my job and when helping co-workers. I went above and beyond when waiting on customers, my favorite part of the job. I was promoted twice by my predecessor, Karen Jo Vance, due to my determination and work abilities.

Karen Jo Vance retired last year and her last duty as County Clerk was recommending Commissioners’ Court to appoint me as the new County Clerk. On January 5, 2015, I was appointed County Clerk. During my year in office, I have encountered the interviewing and hiring process, accumulated over 30 hours of continuing education and began more extensive cross training among my staff. I have also battled through the budget process with additional budget cuts and

asdfasdf implemented the new legislative changes that affect my office. My staff and I continue to serve Orange County with great ambition.

“I really enjoy my job. I have a great staff to back me up and together we strive for top notch customer service. Our customers are priority and we try our best to help them any way we can. I have been in customer service since my first job at age

16, it’s what I love. “ I am a West Orange-Stark graduate and I am married to Roderick Robertson, also a West Orange-Stark graduate and he currently serves on the WOCCISD School Board. We have three boys that attend West Orange-Stark school district.

Two of them are currently seniors to graduate in May. “Together, we support everything our boys are involved in whether it be sports, student council, choir or National Honor Society.

We are members of the West Orange-Stark High School Baseball Booster club and the DistrictWide Parent Teacher Association. We volunteer hours for these organizations and for any other activity that our children are involved in.”

With my experience and dedication, I would be honored to continue my service to my community.

I am #1 on your Republican ballot and would appreciate your vote. Early voting begins February 16. Election Day is March 1.

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Scriptures for your Daniel’s Fast (All Bible verses are from the NIV84 unless indicated otherwise.)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD

“One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple… My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek” (Psalm 27:4, 8).

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

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” (Psalm 42:1-2).

“Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies” (Psalm 57:8-10).

St. Paul United Methodist Church

“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge” (Psalm 62:5-8).

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546

“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me” (Psalm 63:1-8).

“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26-26).

“How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young — a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you… Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked” (Psalm 84:1-4, 10).

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

www.fumcorange.com

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

“My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times… My soul faints with longing for your salvation” (Psalm 119:20, 81).

Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 6 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m.

Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 Our congregation welcomes the community to join us for all our services. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene

St. Paul CME presents Christians on Parade St. Paul CME will present "Christians on Parade," a humorous parody of church folks, written and directed by Dr. Debra Williams of Beaumont.

The presentation will be Sunday, Jan. 17, at 6 pm at the St. Paul, 1201 N. 4th St., Orange.

The public is invited to meet the cast of characters (or find your inner self), such as Jezebel, Sanctified Sally, Mean Myrtle, Scary Susan, Light Fingers Lillie Mae, Bully Brandon, Handsome Herman and many more.

The play is being sponsored by the Women's Missionary Society. Patricia Woods is the president.

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

First Baptist Church of West Orange

Faith United Methodist Church

608 Dayton St., Orange, TX 77630

8608 MLK Jr. Dr.• Orange • 886-1291

409-886-4167

Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. (Nursery provided)

Pastor: Michael Procella EMAIL: fbcofwo@gmail.com

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

Wednesday evening 7 p.m.

Pastor: G.K. Samuel

Come as you are! www.livingwordtx.org

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

Slade Chapel 8 a.m. Praise Center 9 a.m. Sanctuary 11 a.m.

Sunday School (All ages) 10 a.m.

“My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul” (Psalm 108:1).

Sundays at 11:00 AM and Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:15 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided).

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

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

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

Harvest Chapel

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

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Pastor: Ruth Logan Burch

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

Bible Study 5 p.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

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

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LIKE NEW AUTOMOTIVE Four Orange County Locations

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

COLLISION SPECIALIST

“Our church family welcomes you!”

19805 Highway 62 • 735-7126

www.westorangechurch.org

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TRACTOR WORK BY DANNY COLE

• Dirt / Shell Spreading • Garden Tilling •Bushhogging •New home pads • Sewer / Water & Electrical Lines dug

Home 735-8315 Cell 670-2040

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Carpentry Remodel or Repair *Baths *Kitchens

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

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988-1659

*Porches *Doors *Windows, Etc. *Free Bids HOURLY RATES AVAILABLE 883-0205 735-5030

STAKES ELECTRIC Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Specializing in older home rewires

409-749-4873 Licenses Customer: #25151 Master: # 14161

JAN’S LAWN CARE

Flower Beds

Light House Cleaning Will provode References

409-988-9232

ALL HOME REPAIRS REMODELING ADD-ONS

Free Estimates CALL ANYTIME

409-330-7882 COMMERCIAL FOR RENT ON ROUNDBUNCH RD, BC, various sizes and prices, frontage available.

Rear spaces cheaper. Perfect for shops, storage, warehouses, etc. 409-7352030 (m&r)

LAND FOR SALE TWIN LAKES ESTATES- Newest Development in desired Orangefield ISD .5-2.0 acre tracts, with private lake access. Water,sewer,gas ,electricity,internet are all available! Over 60% SOLD OUT! Come get your lot today! Owner Financing.

COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES,LLC. 409-745-1115

REPO Tract. 2.0 ac LCMISD, Mobile homes and livestock OK. Water,sewer,electricity installed. Owner Financing.

COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES, LLC. 409-745-1115 10AC tracts in Maurceville. Wooded, secluded acreage with private driveway off hwy 12.

Mobiles and Livestock OK. Owner Financing.

COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-7451115(1-13-2016)

HOMES FOR SALE Will Owner Finance, $43,000 with $2,000 down - for 15-20 year loan (no pre-pay penalty). 2 BR, 1 bath, 1 car garage on cul-de-sac.

1605 E. Lamar. Good neighborhood. Call David at 409-673-7016.

Will Owner Finance 65,000 with $3.000 down - for 15-20 year loan (no prepay penalty). 4 BR, 2 bath, 2 carports on corner lot. Good neighborhood. 107 W. New Jersey in Cove, off Dupont.

Call - 409-673-7016 For Sale by Owner 10418 FM 1130 in LCM School (not Orange City Limits). 1670 sq ft, 4BR, 1 1/2 BA, Living Room Den combo, Fireplace, DR, Kitchen with center island. Detatched 2 car carport with 11x24 shop, detached 12 x 15 green

Call 735-5305 • Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday

house. Completely refurbished inside and out. $160,000 NO OWNER FINANCE 409-779-2566

HOMES FOR RENT For Rent in WOISD, 2 BR/1B home has large kitchen w/stove, laundry room, all new double pane windows, NON Smoking, 1 Yr lease, Available Jan. 1st. $600 deposit $620.00 Rent w/ Water Paid Call David @ 409-420-2767 2/2 IN BRIDGE CITY, large garage with storeroom, office, livingroom w/ gas fireplace, all appliances furnished, washer/dryer, fenced back yard w/ storage building, good neighborhood, $1,200 monthly, call (409) 686-2765 for more details. (1/20) FOR RENT 2912 Byley, 4/1 1/2/1, Fenced yard.

Rent $500, Deposit $200. Call 832-671-7127 3/2 +2/1 C/A/H W/D hookup O.F.I.S.D. one block from school no pets 450 & 400 mth plus deposit. 409-7208699(1230) House for rent in quiet adult neighborhood. Little Cypress ISD. 2BR, 1 Bath, L/K Combo, DR. Kitchen Appliances, AC/H and carport w/ WD hookups. $700 month plus deposit. Call 409-883-3619 3 BR, 2 Bath, Central Air / Heat, Roomy, quiet Neighborhood and

references required, NO PETS with a $500 Deposit - $900 month 409-474-1147 For Lease in BC Nice 3 bedroom home with 2 car garage, living room,Den Ca/h with fenced yard. $900 month call for appointment.409-313-4652 For Rent 16x80 O.F.I.S.D one block to school Ca/h & w/d hookup. NO PETS, large lot 700.00 month plus deposit. 409-720-8699 For Rent 3/2 in West Orange 1300 sq ft, safe neighborhood,fenced yard,storage.900.00 month plus deposit.

409-504-8879 For Rent 3 BR/1.5/2 story house, newly remodeled,carport & storage. 900 month plus deposit. 409-504-8879

MOBILE HOME FOR RENT 2/1/CP in BC, 345 Blueberry, No Smoking, small pets with Add. Dep., $675 monthly + dep., (409) 735-17893

HOME WANTED Retired couple wants to rent a 3 BR, 2 Bath home in Bridge City or surrounding areas in the next 2 - 4 weeks. Call Jack @ 409-221-4875.

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HERE’S MY CARD Robert E. Hamm Agent

RobertHammInsuranceAgency 8747 9th Ave. Port Arthur, TX 77642

Cell 409•454•0258 Tel. 409•727•8869 Fax 409•727•5960 rhamm@farmersagent.com

MISC.

APARTMENTS Now pre leasing brand new 1 bedroom units at the village apartments in Bridge City. Located in a quiet, residential neighborhood setting. Granite counter tops, huge closets, ceramic tile flooring, Ceiling fans in all rooms.

Top rated school district.

Family friendly, small pets welcome. Just minutes from all of the big refinery job sites. Starting at $600.00 monthly.

Call and ask for Victoria 409-735-7696

ROOM FOR RENT Room for rent, utilities paid $400 month.

409-460-3710

Wheels for Challenger/ Charger. Chrome clad, with locking lugs, 20x8 $300. 409-779-3665

BOATS 12’ ‘07 ALIMINUM EXPRESS outboard, front and rear deck, live well, storage, trolling motor, 2012 70 hp Suzuki motor w/ less than 30 hours, great boat! $5,899 OBO,(409) 7359398. (1/27)

PETS 3 Pure Breed Male Chihauhaus for sale, 6 weeks. $250 each, has shots. 409735-6659

APPLIANCES 30 GAS DRYERS, $100 TO $200, CALL HARRY @ (409) 886-4111.

CEMETERY PLOT Hillcrest Gardens, Bridge City.

409-988-0684 or 409-313-4404

USED APPLIANCES starting at $99.95 at Harry Appliances, 302 10th. St.(10th. & main) Orange, We buy used appliances, 409-8864111

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MOTORCYCLES 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSONSuper Glide Less than 6K miles, HD cushion grips, special root beer paint color, well maintained One owner/ rider. Paid $14K, asking $9,500 firm. NO Trades, Cash only.

ADOPT A PET TODAY!

REWARD $500 Reward Offered For Theft! A Juggs youth baseball training pitching machine was stolen from the Penny Record office at 333 West Roundbunch in Bridge City.

The theft occurred in early December.

Please call Karen at 409-474-1147

409-735-5305 or 409-886-7183 ORANGE’S OLDEST HOMETOWN APPLIANCE DEALER

SI NCE 1963

HARRY’S

APPLIANCE & SERVICE, INC.

• FREEZERS • DISHWASHERS • REFRIGERATORS • WASHERS & DRYERS • RANGES • AIR CONDITIONERS We sell parts for all major brands - We service what we sell!

FREE LOCAL 302 10th St. DELIVERY Orange

409•886•4111

We wish all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

CASUAL CAR SALES Reliable Vehicles • Fair Prices

(409) 886-7223

Putnam Richardson Owner

2600 MLK Dr. Orange, TX 77630

HELP WANTED

GARAGE SALES

DRIVERS: REGIONAL & OTR. NEW PAY PACKAGE FOR COMPANY & O/OP’S. EXCELLENT HOME TIME & BENEFITS. NEWER TRUCKS. LEASE PURCHASE, SIGN AND DRIVE. CDL-A. DEBORAH: 855-204-6535 (1/6)

SAT., 19603 S. HWY 62, McLewis, in Bayou Pines (77630), 4 family sale, 8 till ? Furniture, tools, TV’s, jewelry, lots of everything!

Drivers: CO & O\ Op’s: Earn great money Running Dedicated! Great Hometime and Benefits. Monthly Bonuses. Drive Newer Equipment!

CALL: 855-582-2265 Drivers: NEW Beaumont location~ local positions! Home Daily!

Benefits!

Vacation!

Paid Holidays! Safety Bonus! Rider Policy! $19/hr, $900/week guaranteed! Dry Van Freight! CDL-A, 2yrs exp, clean MVR, good work history, HAZMAT,/Tanker endorsements REQUIRED. Apply: www. gptruck.com. Or Jeff or Rich 800-922-1147 x8678 or x6083

ESTATE SALE 8 to 3 Fri., Jan. 16 & Sat., 17th at 5012 Westmore (across form Meadows) Kitchenware, glassware, dining table & china cabinet, sofa, craftmatic adj. bed, tables & lamps, bed & dresser, newer roll top desk, linens and Ladies clothes XL.

SERVICES Sitter: Will sit with disabled or elderly person in there home.

409-553-3349 Sewing, hemming JEANS , Alterations, and custom made items. 409-238-1230

Pinehurst Animal Shelter 886-4378/998-2614 Bridge City Animal Shelter 735-5028 Pups in Peril 540-0299 Sweet Pups 769-1684 ADOPT A PET TODAY!

FIELD WORKERS

8 temp. positions; approx 10 months; job to begin 3/10/16 through 1/10/17; Duties: to operate tractors in the sugar cane fields during the preparation of the fields for the planting season. To assist with the planting and the harvesting of the sugar cane during the harvesting season. $10.69 per hour; 35 hr wk; mon-fri; OT varies but not guaranteed; 3 months experience require in job offered.

All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Joe Beaud, III Farms, L.L.C. located in New Roads, LA. Worksite located in Morganza, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 718-3131. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 590714

FIELD WORKERS

5 temp. positions; approx 10 months; Duties: to operate tractors in the sugar cane fields during the preparation of the fields for the planting season. To assist with the planting and the harvesting of the sugar cane during the harvesting season.

Must be able to walk, stand, stoop and reach ground level crop.

Work is done in all weather conditions. $10.69 per hour; OT house varies not guaranteed; 35 hrs a week; mon- fri; Job to begin on 3/1/16 through 1/1/17. 3 months of experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by Palo Alto, Inc. located in Donaldsonville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 4734303. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 589494.

Drivers/Owner Operators!

NEED ANY KIND OF DIRT WORK? Local Work! HomeCALLDRIVERS-COMPANY CDL-A Daily, Benefits!

FLEXIBLE HOME 1yr exp, &R CONSTRUCTION RCDL-A, TIME. Great Driving • LAND DEMOLITION CLEARING EXCELLENT MONEY PONDS SITE WORK CONCRETE DEMO record. & BENEFITS. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARING WE’RE HIRING.

Sunsetlogistics.com LOADS OF WORK! DOZERS • BACKHOES • TRACTOR WORK

281-693-4587 or

NO TOUCH FREIGHT.

409-679-9096 888-215-4285

Gary Ragan 800-588-7911 X125

NEED ANY KIND OF DIRT WORK? CALL

R&R CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION • LAND CLEARING PONDS SITE WORK CONCRETE DEMO ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARING

DOZERS • BACKHOES TRACTOR WORK

409-679-9096 Gary Ragan

FIELD WORKERS 4 temp. positions; approx 9 months; Duties: To opérate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.69 an hour; 35 hrs week; 7am-3pm; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. Job to begin on 3/1/16 through 1/15/17. Must have 3 months experience in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by Spike Noel Farms located in Donaldsonville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 7174334 or apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 589492.

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14 temp positions; approx 10 months; Duties: to operate farm equipment; planting of sugarcane by hand, farm, field and shed sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending or stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time.

Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker.

Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.69 per hour; Job to begin on 3/1/15 through 1/1/16; 35 hours; monfri; OT hours varies not guaranteed.

3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided.

Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by Welcome Plantation, Inc., Welcome North, L.L.C. and Sweet River Farms, Inc. located in St. James, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at (225) 473-9548 or may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 589486.

FIELD WORKERS 4 temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/16 through 1/15/17 Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.69 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Walet Bros., Inc. located in Loreauville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 789-1622 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 589490.

FIELD WORKERS

4 temp positions; approx 10 months; Duties: to operate farm equipment; planting of sugarcane by hand, farm, field and shed sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending or stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker.

Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.69 per hour; Job to begin on 3/1/16 through 1/1/17; mon-fri; 35 hours a week; OT hours varies not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered.

All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Welcome Plantation, Inc., Welcome North, L.L.C., and Sweet River Farms, Inc. located in St. James, LA. Worksite located in Lakeland, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at (225) 473-9548 or may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 using job order number 589487.

ANNOUNCEMENTS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP to promote healing after the loss of a loved one meets Mondays at 6 p.m. and Wed. at 10 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City. Good Shepherd Compassionate Friends is open to anyone who would like to join.

DEMENTIA CARE GIVERS SUPPORT GROUP meets monthly the 2nd Wed. at 10 a.m. and the second Thur. at 6:30 p.m. at St.Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 4300 Meeks Dr. in Orange in the Brother Sun Room of the Canticle Bldg.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUGH LOVE is a self help parents support group for parents of children displaying unacceptable behavior. Meets Tues. 7 pm. at the Immaculate Conception Ed. Bldg., 4100 Lincoln (corner of Lincoln & Washington) in Groves. For more info call 962-0480 RAPE AND CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. In addition, a 24 Hour Hot line is provided for crisis intervention, referrals and support group sessions for sexual assault/rape victims. Victims are not alone, help is provided. All of the services as provided are free. Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273 or 40AN

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 13, 2016