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Use of hotel and motel tax funds clarified

Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

The usage of hotel and motel tax funds can provide plenty of head-scratching moments, but some clarification was provided Monday afternoon. An informal discussion was held Monday inside the Commissioners Courtroom of the Orange County Administration Building in downtown Orange to provide information on the correct use of hotel and motel tax funds and the requirements to determine eligibility for requests for these funds, commonly known as Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds. “These funds are used very differently from other tax

forms,” said Justin Bragiel, General Counsel for the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association. “These are dedicated by statute and they must directly promote tourism and hotels and the convention industry.” The first requirement to be considered of a request for hotel occupancy tax funds is does it “put heads in beds,” according to Bragiel, which translates into does this request help generate tourism where people stay overnight at local hotels and motels. “It has to be an event which gets people into hotels,” he continued. “Whether its a sporting event with the participants staying at the hotel, or some sort of art event which brings people into town or advertising and promotion of

events which impact tourism.” Once the requrest meets the first requirement, it must fall into one of several categories for the request to become eligible for funds from the over-

seeing committee. One category is that for convention centers and visitor information centers, which can request funds for various events as long as at least one-

half of all events involve tourists. Another category is that of convention delegates, which Bragiel said is the least utilized category.

“It mostly involves larger cities and is for the people who work that convention,” he said. “It pays for the workers.” COUNTY BUSINESS Page 2A

Bassmaster success brings Redfish tourney championship Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

Two highly successful Bassmaster Elite Series events are paving the way for future events, including the most recent high profile tournament. The Elite Redfish Series Classic Kick Off, the championship event of the Elite Redfish Series trail, will take place Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 10 at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, which is located off Simmons Drive in Orange. The event will feature the 35 anglers who qualified during the 2015 season. The Elite Redfish Series Classic Kick Off is being presented by the Stark Cultural Venues and hosted by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce and it will be held in conjunction with the Orange County River Festival. The 2016 Classic Kick Off will feature anglers who qualified during the 2015 tournament season competing at the three-day event with the top prize being a Yellowfin Boat

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with a Yamaha motor and a custom Ameratrail trailer. Practice begins on Sunday, April 3 and continues through Thursday,

April 7. According to John Gothia, one of the event organizers, Orange has quickly become a fishing destination location in the past few years thanks to the success of two Bassmaster Elite Series events. “Those two tournaments and the success we had from them are definitely the reason why we are able to have this redfish tournament,” Gothia said. “There is no doubt that our experience with Bassmasters made us stand out to the redfish series. They actually contacted us and expressed interest in coming to Orange, and we are glad to be able to do this. “We have some of the best REDFISH ELITE Page 2A

Women from the William Diamond Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution placed patriotic wreaths on the graves of Vietnam War veterans Tuesday morning at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens cemetery in Bridge City. From left, Bertie Herman, the Chaplain and Past Regent of the chapter; Katy Latiolais, Regent; and Jackie Huckabay, Registrar, say a prayer after placing the wreath on the grave of a local veteran. RECORD PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

Paying tribute to Vietnam Vets Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

A local organization spent some time at a local cemetery on Tuesday morning honoring deceased members of one of America’s military conflicts. Women from the William Diamond Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter of Orange spent Tuesday morning plac-

ing patriotic wreaths on the graves of more than 70 U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War. The purpose of the activity was to commemorate the anniversary of the last troops leaving the war on March 29, 1973. “The purpose behind this is to honor our veterans who served, as well as those who died, in the Vietnam War,” said Katy Latiolais, Regent of the William Diamond Chap-

ter of The Daughters of the American Revolution. “The President General of the nationwide Daughters of the Americane Revolution asked all chapters to do this to help commemorate the end of the war.” Although the William Diamond Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution is small in number, with approximately 30 members, the group is always finding

ways to stay involved. “We try and do a lot for our veterans, when we can,” said Jackie Huckabay, Registrar. “We are a small group, but we like to stay busy and do what we can to assist our veterans.” Members of the local chapter have spent time volunteering at the City of Refuge, which is a facility for homeless veterans in Vinton, La.

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Mobile device data extractor new powerful tool Debby Schamber For The Record

In a recent Orange County Commissioners Court meeting, a request from Sheriff Keith Merritt was approved for the $5,995 purchase of software which will enable detectives to be one step closer to collecting the evidence needed in order to close a case. The Oxygen Forensic Detective is a forensic software for the extraction and analysis of data from cell phones, smartphones and tablets. The advanced software permits the forensics investigator to extract much more data than Orange County commissioners recently approved the purchase of software to extract data from cell what has been readily avail- phones and other devices in investigations by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. able in the past. Using the software leaves no traces of the device. The software is not forcement, government agen- cialists. “It’s a very important tool what was extracted and does available to the general public, cies, military, private investinot make any modifications to but is distributed to law en- gators and other forensic spe- for our department, “ Merritt

said during the commissioner’s court meeting. The software is used from a desktop application to the licensed user. Once the software is applied it can acquire data from more than 8,000 various devices such as Android, iPhones and more. However, some devices will still pose a problem for investigators, according to Janois Strause with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Although some devices may be more difficult, forensic analysts are prepared to face the challenges and pull as much data as they can. “There are some phones that will be harder to get information from,” Strause said. Extracted information in-

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Redfish elite series redfishing here in the country,” Gothia added. “I’ve spoken with some of the anglers in the tournament and they are really excited to have the tournament coming here because they know what the fishing is like.” Fishing is a popular activity across the region, but it is extra revenue associated with the activity which is of the greatest benefit. “The economic revenue we get from people who come to Orange for the weekend is the biggest benefit of having an event like this,” Gothia explained. “It’s a lot more than just fishing. The people who come to Orange to this tournament will spend money at our restaurants and at our stores and in some of hour hotel too. “This is just one of the quality of life events we have here in Orange,” he continued. “It’s about fishing, but there is more to it. We not only have this fishing tournament, but we have the Orange County River Festival that weekend as well as Art in the Park. There are all of the Stark Cultural Venues too.” The Orange County River Festival will feature tons of family activities, live music, carnival rides, games, vendors, food and more. Parking and admission to the festival and weigh-in for the fishing tournament are free each day. On Saturday, April 9, the festival will feature numerous activities suitable for the whole family. Highlights include The Cure Starts Now “Race Against The Odds” 5K Run/Walk, as well as the live music performance by country music artist Craig Campbell. The “Race Against The Odds” 5K Run/Walk will be held at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 9 in Orange. The cost is $35 for the 5K run/walk and $20

for kids fun run and price includes a performance shirt for the 5K and a cotton T-shirt for the kids run. Refreshments will be served following the run and participants receive an outstanding finishers medal. The event is a timed event and place medals will be presented by age group for men and women. The purpose of the event is to raise money for pediatric brain cancer research and is being held in memory of Corbin Burnett and Indy Parkhurst. Those interested in participating may register online at events.thecurestartsnow.org/redfish-elite-series5K. Country music artist Craig Campbell will perform at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 9, at the City of Orange Boat Ramp following the day’s fishing activities and in conjunction with the Orange County River Festival. A local music group still to be announced will perform starting at 6 p.m. Campbell, 37, is a native of Lyons, Ga. and is a former member of Tracy Byrd’s touring band. He signed to Biggger Picture Music Group in 2010 and has released two EP’s and two albums since that time. His self-titled, full-length debut was released in April 2011 and peaked at number 11 on the U.S. Country chart and number 65 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart behind the strength of singles “Family Man,” “Fish” and “When I Get It.” In May 2013, he released his sophomore album “Never Regret,” which reached number 27 on the U.S. Country chart and number 96 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart and featured the Top 20 hit, “Keep Them Kisses Comin’” and “Outta My Head.” In 2015 Campbell released the single “Tomorrow Tonight,” which hit radio sta-

County business A third category is that of advertising and promotion. “It is the most broad category,” Bragiel explained. “Advertising and promotion is aimed at increasing tourism for an area by promoting certain events. How they choose to promote the event is up to the ones making the request.” A fourth, and very popular, category is funding for the arts, which consists of performing arts, visual arts and cultural arts and more. “It’s just about anything that one could consider as the arts,” Bragiel explained. “But it must be able to show it brings people into your city or county and then puts people in the hotels.” Another category includes

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tions in May and is the first song from his yet-to-be-announced album for Red Bow Records where he signed following his previous label’s closure. On Friday, Brad Brinkley and Comfort Zone will perform with Chad Richard starting the music at 6 p.m. All music for the weekend is sponsored by Granger Chevrolet. A popular activity of the Orange County River Festival is the Kids Live Catfish Tank, sponsored by Gopher Industrial, where children are able to catch and release live catfish. Gothia said this year’s event will feature a spin-off of the catfish catch and release activity with the Stark Cultural Venues Live Redfish Demonstration, where children will be able to see and hold live redfish. “These fish are a lot hardier than most others, so they can withstand the handling a lot better,” Gothia said. “The purpose of this is to help everyone learn more about these fish. The new attraction has a lot to do with education and our resources, and it falls in line with the mission of the Stark Cultural Venues.” According to Gothia, the new attraction will be included at all stops of the 2016 Elite Redfish Series trail and help educate and inform people about this fish species and the Stark Cultural Venues mission. As an added benefit of having the event in Orange, “The Elite Redfish Series” will air on Destination America, one of the Discovery Channel’s family of networks. The whole 2016 season will be aired in full one-hour features and each episode will include tournament action from each respective three-day tournament. The episodes will be shown later this year.

The group has also participated in other activities in the area and has plans to help another organization specializing in assisting veterans in Orange County very soon. According to its official website, The Daughters of the American Revolution is an organization with a deeply rich history while also being truly relevant in today’s world. More than 930,000 women have joined the organization since it was founded close to 125 years ago. They became members to honor their heritage as well as make a difference in their com-

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munities across the country and the world. Learn more about the amazing history of the DAR and what members are doing today to continue that legacy. Most of DAR’s volunteer work is accomplished by the grassroots efforts of chapters on the local level which focus on the mission areas of DAR by encouraging members to become involved in these initiatives in their local communities. Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution participate in a variety of proj-

ects, both locally and nationally, including restoring and maintaining historical sites, as well as locating, restoring and marking Revolutionary War patriot gravesites and headstones. These women also organize and contribute to restoration projects, commemorations and memorials, placing monuments around the world to memorialize people and events throughout American history and preserving genealogical records, artifacts and historical documents.

Red Cross to open resource centers Families affected by the recent storms and flooding can meet with a variety of agencies in one location to aid in their recovery. Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) will be operational starting Tuesday, March 22, from 2-8 p.m. each day except this Sunday. Fixed resource centers are available at First Baptist Church of Newton, 319 Main

St., Newton. On Wednesday, this MARC is open from 10 am-4 pm only; Deweyville High School, 171 Texas Hwy. 12, Orange and the old WOCCISD Administration Building, 505 N. 15th St., Orange. Visitors can expect to meet with case workers who will help identify potential resources to aid in their recovery. Items such as food, water and

cleaning supplies will be available. To ensure visitors receive the help they need, they should bring a utility bill, driver’s license or other document showing they live in the flood-affected home. Families with flood-related needs but aren’t able to visit a Multi-Agency Resource Center are urged to call the American Red Cross at 1-866-526-8300.

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requests for historical restoration or preservation, which is described by the tax code as a site which is often visited by hotel guests. Bragiel described some of the historic cemeteries in Austin as falling under this category as an example. A more recent category addition is that of sporting events. “The majority of the participants are the ones staying in the hotels and more than half must be tourists to the area,” he added. “It must have substantial economic activity for the hotels. Also, funds can be used in several ways, including paying for some of the underlying costs associated with the event.” Another reason category is

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signage. Funds could be used to pay for signs which direct tourists to a specific attraction or event. Sabrina Gray, Event Coordinator of the Orange County Expo and Convention Center, which is located on FM 1442 in Orange, asked if the tax code specified a minimum amount in reference to “heads in beds” or the number of people needed to stay overnight at a hotel for an event. Bragiel said the code does not specify a set amount to meet this requirement, but it is good for an group or organization wanting to hold an event to provide information on the number of people who have stayed in hotels for its past events. Orange County Judge Brint Carlton asked how someone might quantify tourism at historic locations or events and overnight stays. “One way someone could do that would be to have a tourism log, which people attending the event can sign,”Bragiel said. “You can gather a lot of information that way. Another way is to have a poll of people at the event and ask them various questions.” Keith Wallace stated one such organization has used tourism logs to great effect in previous years, which continues to help serve as proof when hotel tax funds are requested the following year. Bragiel said the final decision rests with the committee which reviews the application requests for funds. “The committee’s biggest challenge is to determine if (the application) is a good use of the funds,” Bragiel said. “Obviously the bigger the event, then the more people which should attend and stay in hotels, and those should be the ones that would be the best use of funds. It’s all up to the committee once the other requirements are met.”

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Mobile device data extractor cludes contacts, calendar events, text messages, event logs, passwords and files. In addition, the user can also retrieve a wide range of deleted data. Apps and social networks such as Facebook are not excluded from the list of information which can be retrieved. The program can extract data from clouds such as iCloud, Google, Microsoft and more. The program offers import and analysis of call data records. In addition, it can visualize common locations of several users. Photos can also be retrieved, even if they are deleted. A screen lock is not enough to keep investigators from getting into the device with the assistance of the program. But, before the software is applied to a device, investigators must first receive consent from the owner of the device or a warrant so they can proceed, according to Strause. On a federal level, this type of software has met some larger is-

sues which some have proven to be quite controversial. Most of which has been about the large amount of data retrieved and not so much about individuals. Following 9/11 the federal government reacted by passing laws they thought would protect the people. The Patriot Act was an act of Congress which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The title is a ten-letter U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T which stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct the Terrorism Act of 2001. In 2011 President Barack Obama signed the Patriot Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 which is a four year extension of three key provisions of the original act with some modifications such as roving wiretaps, searches of businesses and records. Following a lack of Congressional approval, parts of the Patriot Act expired in June 2015.

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With the passage of the USA Freedom Act immediately following the expiration, parts were restored and renewed through 2019. However, Section 215 of the law was amended to stop the National Security Agency from continuing its’ mass data phone collection program. The NSA can only obtain information about targeted individuals with permission from a federal court with a warrant. Such is the case of local law enforcement which also must obtain a warrant from local judges. Search warrants were also expanded federally, with the Act amending Title III of the Stored Communications Access Act to allow the FBI to gain access to stored voicemail through a search warrant, rather than through the more stringent wiretap laws. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office does not have the software yet, but after it goes through the proper channels such as the purchasing department, they hope to have it soon.

This week, Senator Robert Nichols toured the Sabine-Neches Waterway with members of the Orange Jefferson Board of Pilot Commission, the Port of Orange Board and the Port of Beaumont Board. “The Sabine-Neches Waterway plays an important role in bringing global trade to Southeast Texas,” said Nichols. “ It also has a large economic impact on local communities by bringing in funding and providing over 100,000 permanent jobs.” Pictured from left are: Captain Mark Egan (President, Sabine Pilots Association), Shawn Sparrow (Board Member, Orange-Jefferson Board of Pilot Commission), State Senator Robert Nichols (Senator, District 3), Dr. Ray Callas (Chairman, Orange-Jefferson Board of Pilot Commission) and David Meaux (Board Member, Orange-Jefferson Board of Pilot Commission).

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From The Creaux’s Nest EASTER GONE, PECANS NOT BUDDING YET Here’s hoping you had a good Easter holiday. Creaux and I did off like bandits. Each year Marlene Merritt gives us a big, chocolate rabbit that we eat on for a year. Never out of chocolate thanks to Marlene. This year, she loaded us down with Peeps in a variety of colors. Creaux loves Peeps. We got a few other goodies that made for a great Easter basket. *****As of Tuesday morning the old Pecan tree hadn’t budded yet. It’s about three weeks late. What’s up with that? All my life I’ve been told winter ain’t done till the Pecan tree says it is. Hopefully, it’s just sleeping late and will bud in the next few days.*****I have a very long way to go so I’d best get going. Hop on board and come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm. LABOR MARKET STRONG IN U.S. AND MEXICO NAFTA’s role in boosting the Mexican economy has benefited the United States by reversing the flood of Mexicans streaming across the border. Mexicans can find better paying jobs at home, such as the auto industry, which has overtaken Japan in the number of vehicles exported to the U.S. by Ford. Mexico will account for about a quarter of all autos produced in North America. In the last couple of years, immigration by Mexicans to the U.S has been negative. The number of Mexicans returning home now exceeds those entering the U.S. Soon we may have to build a wall to keep them from leaving. That is what is so silly about Trump’s big, beautiful wall. The day is coming when we will be advertising in Mexico for workers to come to the U.S. Illegal immigration is a political football that has been kicked around so much that the air is gone out of it. Had congress passed the senate’s immigration bill, Trump’s campaign never would have been born. It’s the empty political rhetoric that holds no merit. A big, beautiful wall is a gimmick that is spun by a shyster. On Monday, USA Today, in a front page economic story, wrote the following. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are streaming back to an improving labor market as employees raise wages and hire less skilled job candidates to cope with a rising worker shortage. Jobless rate has fallen to 4.9 percent, a level many economists consider full employment. Some manufacturers, unable to find workers, are splitting jobs into two positions and hiring less skilled candidates. Others due to the skilled worker shortage, are bringing on unskilled workers and training them. A jobs report due out Friday could push Fed to hike rates. Also a surge in consumer spending is expected. TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-1976 Three Bridge City cheerleaders are getting ready to go to the prestigious Cheer Hawaii USA Invitational to compete. Their coach Michelle Huff will accompany them. They are Heather Miller, Kylie Simoneaux and Heather Gisclair.*****Chili’s Restaurant is opening in Pinehurst in about six months if the city of Pinehurst can work out a way to have liquor by the drink. That is all that is holding back baby back ribs from coming to the area. (Editor’s note: Best I recall the citizens of Pinehurst voted in liquor by the drink in November election.)*****Congressman Tom DeLay pulls out of congressional race. DeLay, the architect of redistricting and gerrymandering districts to give the GOP the advantage in Texas and other states, gets to be too much of a drain on the Republican Party.*****Al DeRoche turns 78 on April 5.*****Little Mr./Miss Bridge City Photogenic winners are announced. In the boy’s categories, winner from each are Lincoln Breaux, blue eyed, brown haired, 6 month old son of Bonnie and Clint Breaux. Other boy winners are Landon Byers and Kameron Bertrand. Girl winners were Bella Rae Huckaby, 11 month old daughter of Clint and Misty Huckabay. Other winners were Kylie Olive, Hannah Grace Force, Baylee Forton, Simone Dies, Emernald Mason, Madaline Thibodeaux and Burgundi Mason. Kim Davis was chairperson of the 28th annual event. *****The Greater Orange Area Chamber awarded the March Student of the Month to Kelsey Dardeau, a senior at West Orange-Stark. She is the daughter of Dale and Barbara Dardeau. *****St. Paul Methodist pastor, David Green, had said he would shave his head if the congregations raised $30,000 for church renovation after Rita. Over $47,287 was raised. Mark Anderson and Missy Darbonne shaved him slick as “Mr. Clean.”*****A high school having a clean sweep day in all sports competition doesn’t happen too often but the last day of March was awfully good for the Bridge City High School Cardinals. After the golf team won the championship, tennis star Kody Duplechin continued his winning ways, defeating three straight opponents to claim the title in Silsbee. The Cards and Kody will compete in a district tournament Friday and Saturday at Lamar Beaumont. Meanwhile, the Lady Cards knocked off W.O.-S., 100, the Bridge City freshmen, with Anthony Cessac on the mound, beat Hamshire 10-3, and the junior varsity team pulled out a 7-6 win against Hamshire-Fanett. The much anticipated game between the Cardinal varsity and also undefeated in district Hamshire-Fanett Longhorns drew a large crowd. In the first inning the Cards gave ace pitcher, Kevin Angelle, a four-

run cushion and that was Katy-bar-the-door. Big Red shut them out 10-zip in five innings. In all Bridge City teams scored 37 runs, allowing only 9. Earlier in the day the Cardinals ran off with the Bobcat Relays. Bridge City’s Aaron Brannen avenged his loss in the 1600 last week to LCM’s Drew Bean. Both youngsters clocked their season’s best. Brennen ran the mile in 4:21.64, Bean in 4:22.39. Brannen also won the 3200. Bean chose not to run the two-miles. The Cardinal team outdistanced the competition in both girl’s and boy’s events and took home double trophies. March 31 was really a red-letter day for Big Red. Now that was worth mentioning wasn’t it. *****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Emma Pearl ‘Toni’ Algor, of Orange, died March 28. Services were held Tuesday April 4. She is survived by her two daughters, Rayda Neswick and Janet Howard, one sister, one brother and their families. *****Nell Armstrong, 75, of Orange, died Tuesday, March 28 at St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Services were held Saturday, April 1. She was a teacher’s aid for 20 years at Cove ISD, a member of First Baptist Church and active volunteer at Shangri La. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert C. Armstrong and their family. *****Valton ‘Bubby’ Taylor, 62, a resident of Orange, died Wednesday, March 29. He was born in 1943 in Morgan City, LA. and was a self-employed welder who enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking and gardening. He was a LC-M grad and played football and baseball. He is survived by sons Brian and Troy, a sister Darlene Leger, brothers Vernon, Lannie, LeRoy, Johnny and Richard.*****Charles D. Henry, 57, of Orange, died March 29 at Christus St. Mary in Port Arthur. He had worked as a rigger. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Frank Henry and John David Henry. He is survived by his brother and sister-inlaw, George and Lucy Henry, sister Janice Self and sister-in-law Sue Henry all of Orange.*****Funeral services were held Friday, March 31 for James Allen ‘Pee Wee’ ‘Pop’ Christian, 70, of Deweyville. He lived in Deweyville for 33 years and worked as a clerk and forklift driver in the shipping department for Firestone in Orange. He served with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Ruth M. Christian of Deweyville, daughter Tonya Renee, Darlene and Betty, sons Lawrence, Kyle, E.L.’Tiger’ and their families.*****Marjorie Pflieger Smith, 75, of Bridge City, died April 2 at her home. She is preceded in death by her parents; and husband Grover Smith. She is survived by her sons, Charles Pflieger, of Bridge City and Carl Pflieger, of Dickerson, TN. Daughter, Jane Tingler of Bridge City and eight grandchildren. 40 Years Ago-1976 County Commissioner Dudley Baker offers $200 reward for information as to who is destroying his political signs.*****The Lea boys, three attorneys; Bill visits Orange this week, brother Hugh is practicing law in Webster, Dick is still at NASA where he’s on the Air Force legal staff. Their dad was Orange mayor and mostly responsible for the building of the Rainbow Bridge.*****In Las Vegas this week is Ralph Bufkin, Bob Banks, Paul Skinner, Jerry Stanley and Bob McDonald. The wickersticker gang won a free trip for exceeding 37 car sales in one month. *****Legal secretaries chose George Barron as ‘Boss of the Year’ and Marilyn Vaughn ‘Secretary of the Year.’ Rusty Nicks is incoming president. The politicians poured out for the banquet. Cong. Charles Wilson, W.T. Oliver, senatorial candidate, State Rep. Wayne Peveto to name a few. *****Laverne Ridley is now in Europe visiting with her sister Gladys and touring. *****Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norman are in Morocco. *****Beth Dugas is in San Francisco for a reunion with old classmates. *****Two old boys who used to run together will be settling down and taking brides. Tony Giarratano will wed Angela Perkins on April 25 and Neal Kelly and Donna Wilson will wed on May 1. *****If you are traveling down 12th Street and see three old guys sitting under a tree like they are holding court, they are former longtime judge Sid Caillavet, George Lafitte and C.R. Spradling.*****Twala Ford, chairman of Box 26, KC Hall, will be replaced by C.W. Lormand. The state ruled that because Mrs. Ford has a relative running for office she had to step down. *****Kevin Smith, the fisherman, hooked a big one. He hooked banker J.B. Duke in his lip. He had to be brought in but not for the weigh-in. The hook had to be cut out of Duke’s lip.*****Sandi Force is the pretty girl in this week’s Gunn Studio ad.*****Delores Stephens is still in the hospital after having surgery.*****Roy and Crystal Wingate, along with Jeff and Cay Rendall, will be traveling down the Buffalo River to Arkansas next week. They will cook over an open fire, sleep in a pup tent and just live the rugged life. For some reason that rugged business just doesn’t seem to fit Roy S. A FEW HAPPENINGS The final, annual reunion of the West Orange Chief’s at Serenity Oaks, on Lansing Street, in West Orange, Crip and Sadie Trahan’s old home place, has been set. Mike, Crip and Sadie’s only child, had been living at the place but has now sold the old homestead and moving away. By the way, Crip planted the oaks on the property years ago. The last reunion picnic at Serenity Oaks will be held April 23, 11 a.m. A breakfast for the gang will be held at Denny’s from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The last picnic will feature a live band. Mike is a former commercial pilot and has written several books about the place he called home. *****I was sorry to learn of the death of Dub Davis, age 95, who died March 23. He was a great guy that I had known over 50 years. A former deputy sheriff under Sheriff Chester Holt, he served many years in Vidor as chief deputy for the constable, going back to Carl Ward. Dub was a long drink of water, kind, easy going, always helpful, but you didn’t want to mess with that cowboy. Please see obituary. *****The Final Four is all set. Semifinals are Saturday, April 2, in Houston. Villanova vs Oklahoma, North Carolina vs. Syracuse. The National championship will be played Monday, April 4. My guess is it will be N.C. vs. OK. with the Tar Heels winning it all.*****Margie Stephens wasn’t a happy camper when we spoke with her after the flood. They were told the flood was going to be as bad as or worse than Ike so they moved the entire stock out at Harry’s Appliance building but the water actually didn’t come within five blocks of their store. She said that wasn’t the worse of it, because of the mandatory evacuation, they couldn’t’ come back to their business, which didn’t have a drop of water around it, until the evacuation order was lifted ten days later.*****The Derry Dunns hosted the annual Dunn Easter reunion. The annual gathering started in 1935. They had a large Dunn bloodline gathering. *****Meanwhile, Roy and Phyllis Dunn hosted an Easter gathering with a big crawfish boil and Easter goodies. Dr. Amber Dunn flew in from Garden City, Kansas for a three-day visit. She got her annual fill up of craw-

fish. Mark Dunn had a guest from Guatemala City, Ethel Batz Jerez, who was a good sport and ate crawfish for the first time. She also took in Peggy’s on the Bayou and tasted all the Cajun dishes. Grandson Garrett and Angie brought two-week old Juliana, the Dunn’s fifth great-grandchild, for their first visit with the new angel. They also celebrated Garrett’s birthday which was March 28. *****Corky Harmon says all those years of Betty wearing high heel, tight shoes, has finally taken its toll on her toes. The pain is worse than a bad tooth ache that won’t go away.*****A few folks we know celebrating their special day in the next few days. On March 30, retired educator, Ella’s other half, Terry Stubing, sees another birthday come around. So does Kate Ferguson, Lisa Smith and Karen Bergeron. Celebrities celebrating on this day are singer Celine Deon, 48, Guitarist/singer Eric Clapton, 71, TV show host Piers Morgan, 51 and actor Warren Beatty, 79.*****On March 31, Dana Myers, Danny Carter, Rebecca Hunter, Mallory Walton and Hunter Wilson all celebrate. They are joined by actors Christopher Walken, 73, and Shirley Jones, 82, also politician Al Gore, 68.*****On April 1, celebrating birthdays are Pam Savoy, Angie Sellers, Elizabeth Weir and Tracie Ray. This is also April Fools Day. On this day 40 years ago, Joe and Susan Kazmar were wed. Hard to believe it’s been 40 years. I knew Joe in another life that doesn’t seem that long ago. *****They are joined by pop singer Susan Boyle, 55, country singer Kip Moore, 36, and actress Debbie Reynolds, 84. *****Celebrating on April 2 are Jason Vincent, Kellie Fontenot, Sawyer Hogan, Vickie Foreman, and the ‘Lady with a green thumb’ Arline Dodge, who is a tough lady who has had two knee surgeries and a hip replacement and still makes a great garden. They join country singer Emmylou Harris, 69 and actress Linda Hunt, 71.*****On April 3, Lannie Claybar, Alan Anderson, Desirea Wilson, Linda Currie and Eddie Asbury all celebrate. Celebrities celebrating on this day are actors Eddie Murphy, 55, Doris Day, 92 and singer Wayne Newton, 74.*****On April 4, our buddy Burl LaSalle gets to celebrate another birthday as does Joe Peery, Sandra McRight, Mike Callahan, Kathie Dorman and Spencer Johns. They join actors Robert Downey, Jr., 51 and Jamie Lynn Spears, 25.*****On April 5, from Nancy’s Kitchen, our writer, Nancy McWhorter, celebrates as does our buddy, former ad salesman, Al DeRoche, also Libby Harrison, Janet Bland, Niki Viola, Lisa Coffey and Cora Woodard. Celebrities celebrating birthdays on this day are singer Pharrell Williams, 43, politician Colin Powell, 79 and TV show host Judge Greg Mathis, 56.*****There are 61 Fact Check groups around the globe. I never knew there were that many. The Fact Checkers have found that Donald Trump leads by a wide margin over other presidential candidates for being untruthful. In fact, he had more “Pants on Fire” than all the others combined. Ted Cruz ran a distant second. What may surprise you is that they found Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush to be the most truthful. Everyone, in the beginning, believed they would be running against each other. Here’s another report from ‘Politico,’ not a liberal group. They monitored 400 hours of Trump speeches and checked them for accuracy. They found on average, The Donald lied every five-minutes. That’s 12 times per hour, in 400 hours, that’s 4,8000 lies.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at JB’s Barbeque this week and at Robert’s next week. Everyone is welcome.*****Now is the time to call Pete at Coastal Landscape Service. Get ready for the summer with a great Spring makeover. See ad in this issue. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK A note from Cuzzin Sostan: I ran into our cuzzin, Calvin Breaux, at Broussard’s Barber Shop. He said his wife, Agnes, gave him an ultimatum, “No sex until he quit smoking, him.” I axe him how long he tink he will be able to hold out, him? Calvin say, “At least as long as my girlfriend Clotele don’t die her. Sugar Bee’s mama and papa went to Black’s Oyster Bar to celebrate dere 67th anniversary. Dey didn’t have a reservation on a busy weekend and dey were told it would be a 45 minute wait. Papa say, “Look young man, we boat 90 years old us, we might not have no 45 minutes. Dey were sat rat den, deem. We went to da Baptist Church for Easter Sunday service and Rev. Gaspard axe, “Wen you in da casket and friends are mourning over you wat would you like dem to say. Several of da mens made comments. Den Brother Gaspard axe Clovis him, wat he wanted dem to say. He answer, “Look! Look! Clovis him, is moving . Dat’s all from here, Cuzzin Sostan. C’EST TOUT No one was damaged more from the flood water than Elaine Myers, at The Horseman Store. Elaine, who is battling cancer and is in chemo treatment, says she had a $2 million building loss. She says they could have saved more than 1,000 pair of boots stored in the warehouse if not for the mandatory evacuation forcing them to leave. She had less than two feet of water throughout the store. She is temporarily going to relocate. We will have more information next week. The County Judge ordered the mandatory evacuation before leaving the state. County government was shut down for 10 days with the exception of law enforcement. The Court House grounds didn’t have water, all roads were accessible to the Count House but employees were given 10 days off with pay. Those called to work at the Expo Center were paid double time. It was an expensive trial run for what was not a major disaster. There were also other short comings. The Emergency Management department was non existent, media information was not available. Sheriff Merritt and a handful of seasoned storm veterans managed the situation for the most part, others were just in the way. The county government worked only three days last week, off Monday and for Good Friday. Thank God it wasn’t a major disaster. Less than five percent of the county was affected.*****Thanks for your time. Shop our family of advertisers when you can. Take care and God bless.

The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 30, 2016 •

Entertainment Southeast Texas

With Tommy Mann Jr.

ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record Spring is in the air and entertainment is all around. Whether you enjoy theater or live music or spring festivals, you can get your fix this month and in the coming weeks. Visit www.localmusicguide.net for information on venues and artists. Wednesday, March 30 “Saturday Night Fever” @ Lutcher Theater Heart and Soul @ The Boudain Hut Tyler Darby @ Buffalo Wild Wings Strategy @ Cafe Del Rio Blake Sticker @ The Capri Club Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Danny Dillon @ French Quarter Bar and Grill Michael Krajicek @ Jack Daniels Bar and Grill Caylan Daughrity @ Luke’s Beaumont Brad Broussard @ OB’s Bar and Grill Orphan Annie @ Rush Lounge LN and the Crush @ South Texas State Fair Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern John Cessac @ The West Thursday, March 31 Curse and the Cure @ The Bayou Cafe #2 Heart and Soul @ The Boudain Hut Bryce Shaver @ Cafe Del Rio Blake Sticker @ The Capri Club Will Wesley and the Jukebox Band @ Caribbean Cove Brad Broussard @ Coconut’s Bar and Grill Rusty Yates @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Zach Gonzalez @ French Quarter Bar and Grill Skeeter Jones @ La Cantina -P.A. Tyler Darby @ Luke’s Beaumont BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub Brewer-Elliott Embellishment Project @ Madison’s

Creole Cookin’ @ Orange VFW Hall John Cessac @ Paul’s Seafood Tin Pan Alley @ Rancho Grande Boogerbear, Extra Man @ The Red Room Orphan Annie @ Rush Lounge David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Lee Pelly @ White Horse Bar and Grill Friday, April 1 The Spinners @ Golden Nugget Casino Stevie B., Lisa Lisa, Debbie Deb, Money B., V-I-C, RUDE @ Texas Longhorn Club The Bogarts @ Cafe Del Rio “Janis Joplin Tribute” feat. Tassie Burnette @ The Center Stage The Cadillacs @ Cotton’s Cay Alter Ego, Aaron Williams @ Dylan’s Rusty Yates @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Larry Tillery and the Vagabond Dreamers with Joe Mendoza @ The Embers Club T-Broussard and Zydeco Steppers @ Gator Lounge Purple, Buhu, Buffalo Paws, UnU @ The Gig High Street @ Mackenzie’s Pub Deep Creek Band @ Madison’s Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza Calder Ave. Curse and the Cure @ Pine Tree Lodge Danny Dillon @ Ship’s Wheel David Joel @ South Texas State Fair Final Drive, Forever Forgotten, Chalkline Empire @ Texas Rose Saloon Saturday, April 2 Tracy Byrd, Neal McCoy @ Jefferson Theatre Leon Russell @ Golden Nugget Casino Lil Flip, Lil Keke, Boss, 2 Throwed Mindz, Reppa G @ Beaumont Civic Center Center Stage @ Cafe Del Rio Curse and the Cure @ The Capri

Club Ashes of Eden, Aurum, Arbre Mort @ The Center Stage John Cessac and The Outlaws @ Cowboy Harley Davidson Danny Dillon and West 105 @ Dylan’s Rusty Yates @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar T-Broussard and Zydeco Steppers @ Gator Lounge Alter Ego, As You Wish, Knotch @ The Gig Douglas Greer and Dick LeMasters @ The Logon Cafe Bryce Shaver @ Luke’s Mid County The Patsies, Large Marge, Aep @ Luna Live Wayne Dylan @ Mackenzie’s Pub Scottish Thunder @ Madison’s High Street @ Pine Tree Lodge Dickie and the Tornadoes with Susan Pierce @ Texas Ave Tavern Jonathan Mitchell Band @ Texas Longhorn Club Girl on Top @ White Horse Bar and Grill Sunday, April 3 The Cadillacs @ Jefferson County Singles Club Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ Pine Tree Lodge Wayne Cook @ Suga’s Deep South Free Kittens and Bread, Warren Rabbit, Ariel Bush @ Texas Rose Saloon Ellis Vanicor and the Lacassine Playboys @ Wayne and Layne’s Tuesday, April 5 The Lakeview Band @ Cafe Del Rio Zach Gonzalez @ The Capri Club

Country music artist Neal McCoy will perform this Saturday, April 2, at the Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont. Also on the bill is Orange County-native Tracy Byrd. Tickets are $40-$75 each at all Ticketmaster outlets. (Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.)

Easter Egg fun for Orange kids

Several hundred children turned out for the annual City of Orange Easter Egg Hunt this past Friday morning on the grounds of the Orange Riverfront Pavilion in downtown Orange. Along with the Easter Egg hunt, children enjoyed free hot dogs and drinks, a bounce house, a wagon ride, a train ride, facepainting, a fire truck and photos with the Easter Bunny. (Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.)

Happy Birthday Bugs! I LOVE YOU

6A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Deaths and Memorials

Jarred Eddins Hartburg Jarred Dewitt “Big O” Eddins, 35, of Hartburg, passed away March 26. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., S a t u r d ay, April 2, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Oﬃciating will be the Rev. Jack Comer, Jr. and the Rev. Frank Young. A graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m., at Walker Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw. Visitation will be from 5:009:00 p.m., Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Born in Orange, Oct. 5, 1980, he was the son of Carl Eddins and Donna Gainey. He grew up in Bridge City, and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. “Big O” was a kindhearted, generous man who would help anyone. He loved hunting and ﬁshing, the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Ronald Long. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Long Eddins, of Hartburg; parents, Carl Eddins, of Bridge City and Donna Gainey, of Pineville, La.; grandparents, Reba and ermon Eddins, of Bridge City and Barbara and Buddy Strother, of Pineville; his step-children, Tristan Drake and Trey Collins, of Hartburg; brothers, Josh Eddins and John Eddins, both of Bridge City; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other family. Serving as pallbearers will be Johnny DeLoach, Trey Collins, Richard King, Josh Norton, Shane Richard, Sean Bartz, Brandon Mahon, Randal Anthony and Jacob Guyote. Honorary pallbearers are John Eddins, Josh Eddins and Carl Eddins.

George Brown, Sr. Orange e Celebration of Life for Mr. George H. Brown, Sr., 88, of Orange will be S a t u r d ay, April 2, at 11:00 a.m. at the Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. Rites of Christian burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. at the church. He died March 22, at his residence. A native of Nacogdoches, he resided in Orange 70 years. He worked in the construction industry and was a member of Labor Local # 853. Survivors include his wife, Mary Brown; son, George Brown, Jr. and wife, Marilyn, all of Orange and four grandchildren. Oﬀer sympathy expressions at sparrowfunderalhome.com.

Brian Nelson, Jr. Bridge City Brian Wade Nelson, Jr. “Lil’ Brian” of Bridge City, went to be with our Lord and S a v i o r March 26, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Brian was born April 18, 1995 in Port Arthur, the son of Brian Wade Nelson, Sr. and Christy Bearden. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Frances Benoit and great grandmother, Charlene C. Funk. Brian is survived by his father, Brian Wade Nelson, Sr.; mother, Christy Bearden; step-mother, Joni Nelson; brother, Luke; grandmother, Patricia Cook; uncle, Drew and aunt Telicia; Papa Benoit; grandfather, Charles Capps; aunts, April Benoit and Stephanie Bearden, as well as numerous family members including his church family from Outlaw Bible Church and his many close

friends. Brian was a believer in his Lord Jesus Christ. He loved to ﬁsh, play the drums and playing football for Bridge City Junior High and High Schools. He worked in construction with his father. He loved music and to laugh. He was quite humorous too. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends, whose lives he touched. ere will be a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, April 2, at Outlaw Bible Church, Orange, with Pastor Randall “Flipper” Doolittle oﬃciating. Arrangements are being handled by Riley Smith Funeral Home, Dequincy, La.

Norman Elmore Orange Norman “Junior” Elmore, age 78 of Orange, passed peacefully with his family by his side, Friday, March 25, at his home. Services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 30, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel, with interment to follow at Parrish Cemetery. Junior was born in Opp, Al., Oct. 8, 1937 to the late Norman L. Elmore and Annie Bell Wise Elmore. He served in the National Guard and was a member of the American Legion Post 49. Junior was an Electrician and was a member of the IBEW L.U. 479. He loved music and especially playing the guitar. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Bobbie Powell Elmore and his parents. ose left behind to cherish his memory are his daughters; Debra Procell and her husband Mark of Orange and Dana Travis and her husband Robert of Orangeﬁeld; son, Norman Douglas Elmore and his wife Connie of Florala, AL; sister, Dorothy Marie Abrego of Orange; six grandchildren, Eric Procell, Marsha Adix and her husband Michael, Heath Elmore, Norman Joshua Elmore and his wife Amber, Jade Fairchild and her husband Jameson and Monty Travis, as well as 13 great grandchildren and a very special friend, Sylvia Smith.

Shane Cooper Orange Shane Austin Cooper, 39, of Orange, passed away March 24, in Orange. Funeral services w e r eTu e s day, March 29, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation followed at Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Orange, Aug. 29, 1976, he was the son of Trent Austin Cooper and Vickie Lanell Cooper (Richard). He enjoyed spending time ﬁshing at the lake and working on cars. He loved playing with his dog Ryley. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents and paternal grandmother. He is survived by his wife, Deanna Cooper; parents, Trent and Vickie Cooper; father and mother-in-law, Harvill and Pam Strohm; grandfather, Albert Rucka; children, Trent Austin Cooper II and Brooklyn Cooper; stepchildren, Chase Herndon and Alyssa Herndon; uncles and aunts, Kel and Margaret Richard, Tracy and Paul Richardson; cousins, Derek and Maddison Richard, Cicilye and Austin Williams; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other family and friends. Donations can be made to American Diabetes Association in honor of his son, Trent Austin Cooper II at P.O Box 11454 Alexandria, VA 22312.

Vicky Irons Bridge City Vicky Lynn Irons, 44, formerly of Abbeville. La, passed away March 26, at her home in Bridge City. Born in Abbeville, May 12, 1971, she was the daughter of Joseph Roy Hebert and Wanda Lean Godeaux. She loved Harley-Davidsons, her family, and especially her kids. She liked

to listen to country music and will be missed by many. She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her children, Jerry Lummus, and Mary Lummus, both of Hartburg; sisters, Kitty Hebert and Brenda Hebert, both of Bridge City and Linda Hebert of Abbeville; nephews, Wesley Cole Aaron Seelye, Kayson Briggs, Kyson “BooBoo” Hebert, Ja’Cuincy Childress, MJ Childress and Malakie Childress; nieces, Tessia Cole, Monet Holmes, Teala Hebert, Tisha Segrest, Sinead Gray, Renesmee Gray, Aislyn Schaubert and Adalyn Gray and numerous other family and friends.

Joyce Poisel Orange Joyce Badeaux Poisel, 80, of Orange, passed away March 26, at her home in Orange. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:00 P M , Wednesday, March 30, at St. Francis of A s s i s i Catholic Church in Orange, with the Rev. Sinclair Oubre oﬃciating. Burial will follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Orange, Aug. 29, 1935, she was the daughter of Eddie Badeaux and Elix Hargrave Badeaux. Joyce was a member of St. Francis of Assisi, and Catholic Daughters of America. She was a part of the District Council of Catholic Women and also of Women of St. Francis, Young at Heart. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William H. Poisel; brother, Nick Badeaux; sister, Delores Foster; brother, Eddie Badeaux, Jr.; step-brother, Larry Granger and son, Robert G. Poisel. She is survived by her children, William H. Poisel, Jr. and wife Claire of Austin and Mickey J. Poisel of Orange; grandchildren, Heather Sellars and husband Cory, Casey Poisel and wife Lindsay, Elex Poisel and Emma Poisel and great-grandchildren Adam and Ryan Sellars.

George Broussard Beaumont George M. “Bruce” Broussard, 88, of Beaumont, died Sunday, March 27, at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. He was born Jan. 12, 1928, in Loreauville, La, to Katy Rae Rial Broussard and William Mitchell Broussard. Bruce was a U n i t e d States Navy veteran, having served in World War II. He was a retired construction contractor. He is survived locally by his sister, Dorothy Broussard Vercher, of Orange. He is preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Ellen Langham Broussard and his parents. A gathering of Mr. Broussard’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with his funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at Broussard’s, Beaumont. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.

Samuel Fulkerson Bridge City It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the death of S a m u e l Michael Fulkers on, March 25, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Mike was born in Alton, Ill., Aug. 20, 1948 to Emily and Sam

Fulkerson who preceded him in death. He was employed and retired from Laclede Steelmill in Alton and was a member of the Masonic temple in Bridge City. He lived most of his life in Hartford, Ill., before moving to Bridge City. Mike had a larger than life personality and a heart of gold. He was the type of person you’d meet once and become fast friends with for life. He loved to fish and be in the woods. Oh, the fish stories he told! He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Johnson and husband Michael, and sons, Chris Fulkerson and wife Kerri and Tim Fulkerson and wife Tracie; brother Bill Fulkerson and wife Vickie; his favorite “little” people, his grandchildren, who he was so very proud of, Braden, Anne, Keegan, Halen, Chris, Jr., Garrett, Aidan and Justin. He will also be greatly missed by his side kick and constant companion, Shadow. e family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all the nurses at e Medical Center of Southeast Texas for the care and compassion they extended during this difficult time. You are all awesome! Graveside services were held Monday, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Kevin Inman. Serving as pallbearers were Halen Borg, Keegan Johnson, Braden Borg, Michael Johnson, Chris Fulkerson, Jr., Garrett Fulkerson, Tim Fulkerson and Chris Fulkerson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to e Humane Society of Southeast Texas at 2050 Spindletop Ave, Beaumont, TX 77705.

Hoyt Cassel Hoyt Rayburn Cassel, 64, passed away ursday, March 24, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He is predeceased by his parents Hoyt Cassel and Dorothy Edwards Cassel both of Noble, La. He is survived by his devoted wife Delilah Gibson and his children Betsy Cassel Pitts (married to Eric Pitts) of River Ridge, La; Hoyt Cassel, Jr. (married to Jessica Kilgen), of ibodeaux, La; Dylan Cassel, of Shreveport, La; and Ava Cassel of Starks, La, as well as, three grandchildren Jack and Johnny Cassel and Morgan Pitts. Hoyt was a skilled welder by trade. He was known for his talent on the electric guitar and picked for numerous family and friends. He was in many local bands in both Louisiana and Texas. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved camping and the outdoors. He cooked up a mean pot of deer chili and served up some fine fried fish. Hoyt was a one of a kind tried and true gentleman with a slow warm drawl. He was loved by, and appreciated by many. Services were Saturday, March 26, at Dorman Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Fountain Cemetery in Starks.

Karen Weller Beaumont Karen Christine Weller, 64, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, March 22. She was born Aug. 31, 1951, in Beaumont, to Claire Stephens Mills and Larry Mills and was a lifelong resident of the area. Karen was known for being strong, independent and very loving. She had a tremendous love for her grandchildren and enjoyed playing with them often. She also loved volunteering for her church, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, where she greeted everyone with her big smile and served them with her big heart. She was always willing to help and would go above and beyond. Karen also loved the beach and was always up for an adventure. She is survived locally by her sister, Sherrye Kohler of Orange. A memorial service was held Monday, March 28, at Broussard’s in Beaumont. A family committal was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

Charles Pomeroy Bridge City Charles Allen Pomeroy, 72, of Bridge City, passed away March 23, at his home. A visitation was held Friday, March 25, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Parson, Ks, June 4, 1943, he was the son of Howard Charles Pomeroy and Irene Musgrove Pomeroy. Charles

served in the United States Army for three years and worked as a crew boat captain for Sea Cor for 10 years. He was a fun-loving man, who loved to make others laugh. He will be truly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Charles Allen Pomeroy, Jr.; sister, Sandy Pomeroy and brother, Michael Pomeroy. He is survived by his children, Alicia Hebert and husband Ronald of Orange, Lisa Pomeroy and ﬁancée Richard Morris and Clay Pomeroy, all of Bridge City; son-in-law, Tony Bray; daughterin-law, Gwen Pomeroy; grandchildren, Shawna Hebert, Joseph Hebert, Maddy Bray, Bryce Hollier, Riley Bray, Kala Pomeroy, Drew Pomeroy and Chance Pomeroy; great-grandchildren, Hannah Murphy, Brilynn Mayo and Parker Pomeroy and siblings, Joe Pomeroy and wife Deloris and Angie Custer.

Nolan Guidroz Sr. Orange Nolan Guidroz, Sr., 77, of Orange, passed away March 22, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, March 29, at St. Francis of A s s i s i Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating was Father Sinclair Oubre of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Burial was to follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Orange. Born in Port Barre, La, Nov. 13, 1938, he was the son of Ollie Joseph Guidroz and Azalle Marie Richard. Nolan was a retired purchasing agent for Little Cypress ISD. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He enjoyed cooking and fishing with his friend Wiggins and enjoyed trips to Delta Downs, but most of all his loving wife of 46 years and his family were his heart. He was preceded in death by his parents and his two brothers Roy Joseph Guidroz and Ervin Joseph Guidroz. He is survived by his wife, Betty Leard Guidroz of Orange; four children, Nolan Joseph Guidroz, Jr. and wife Rhonda of Orange, Tammy Menard and husband Dean of Bridge City, Jessica Garcia and husband Rene’ from e Woodlands and Jason Guidroz and wife Erin from Orangefield; 12 grandchildren, Health Elmore, Norman Elmore and wife Amber, Lindsey Guidroz-Gilbreath and husband

Matthew, Bailey Guidroz, Victoria Garcia, Emma Humplik, Chase Garcia, Jackson Humplik, Jeslyn Guidroz, Isabella Garcia, Colt Guidroz and Beau Guidroz and his nine great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers were Health Elmore, Norman Elmore, Charles Leard, Matt Gilbreath, Troy Guidry and Tanner ompson.

W.J. Davis Vidor W.J. “Dub” Davis, 95, of Vidor died Wednesday, March 23, at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. A native of Athens, TX, he was a longtime resident of Vidor. Dub dedicated his life to public service to this community. W.J “Dub” Davis started his public service career in 1957 when he and two other gent l e m a n started the Vidor Volunteer Fire Department and he served the fire department in different capacities until the 90s. He started his law enforcement career in 1960 as the Vidor City Marshall. He has worked for the city of Vidor in many different capacities as well and even served at interim chief. He then went to work for the Orange County Sheriff ’s office, where he served under Chester Holts. About 40 years ago, Davis began working with the Orange County Precinct 4 Constables office under Carl Ward. Although mere words cannot adequately thank and honor a man that has been a dedicated public servant to the citizens of Orange County for decades, we want to make sure that our gratitude and condolences go out to his family and friends. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 26, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial following at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Dub is survived by his sons John Davis and his wife Vickie and Rick Davis and his wife Donna, all of Vidor, Dale Davis and his wife Kathy of Elmira, NY and Patrick Davis and his wife Tonique of Carencro, LA; daughter Capree Davis Treece and her husband Bobby of Buna; brother Jimmy Davis Jr of Kansas; sister Nina Cos of Silsbee; nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death wife Louise Davis; son Williams Jack “Billy Jack” Davis, Jr. and sisters, Virginia Condon, Elizabeth Parker and Cora DiGeorge.

Lutcher features jazz group ‘Hot Sardines’ One of New York City’s hottest Jazz groups, The Hot Sardines, is headed to the Lutcher Theater, Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 PM. Tickets range from $20-$37 and are on sale now at or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at . Bandleader and pianist Evan “Bibs” Palazzo and lead singer Miz Elizabeth combine with the Sardine ensemble of powerhouse musicians – and their very own tap dancer – to play hot jazz as it was in the era when live music was king. The outfit encompasses a blustery brass lineup, a rhythm section led by a stride-piano virtuoso in the Fats Waller vein, and Miz Elizabeth’s vocalizing in both English and French, with a voice that harkens back to another era yet feels refreshingly modern. The brainchild of Bibs and Miz Elizabeth, the Sardine sound fuses musical influences from New York, Paris, and New Orleans that were nurtured from the Prohibition era through the Great Depression, WWII and beyond. “Greats like Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Django Reinhardt, Count Basie, Fred Astaire, Mamie Smith, Billie Holiday, the Andrews Sisters, Ray Charles and a full-on melting pot of musicians both iconic and obscure have influenced our style and song interpretation,” says Miz Elizabeth, who helps fuel the Sardine mission to transform

songs from another era into pop music for this century. Bibs shares that passion, and together they manage the delicate balance of showcasing old songs – some of them penned nearly a century ago – without being an “old-timey band.” Says Bibs, “We don’t treat this music with kid gloves, or place it on a pedestal to play it exactly as it was…We just play it…as if these songs were written this morning, for today’s generation.” The irony of the Hot Sardines’ success is rooted in its origins: it was started by two non-musicians who never set out to form a band. Miz Elizabeth, who grew up living in several countries including France, Canada, and the Ivory Coast, sports a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics and spent her pre-Sardine life as a workaday Jane, creating web content and writing. Evan, born and raised in NYC, started playing piano by ear at age 3 and has flirted with amateur musicianship his whole life. His early education in the Waldorf Schools led him to major in theater and musical theater at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He became a working actor earning his living doing theater, commercials, and production work on films. This show is sponsored locally by First Financial Bank. The Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is located at 707 Main, Orange

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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 BCISD taking gift card donations for victims BCISD will be collecting gift cards for the families affected by the recent floods. BCISD Administrative building will collect gift cards on Friday, March 18. from 10 am-3 pm. Starting Monday, all BCISD campuses will collect gift cards in each school’s front office. Gift cards to grocery stores, Walmart, Target, restaurants, Lowes/Home Depot, etc. are highly encouraged. Thank you in advance for your support for our neighbors in need! Friends Helping Friends taking donations Anyone that wants to donate food and clothing for flood victims locally Friends Helping Friends, at 2112 35th St., Orange will be open for donations at the following times: Monday until 2:45 pm; Friday, 9 am – noon and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Red Cross, partners open resource centers Families affected by the recent storms and flooding can meet with a variety of agencies in one location to aid in their recovery. Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) will be operational each day from 2-8 p.m. Fixed resource centers are available at First Baptist Church of Newton, 319 Main St., Newton. On Wednesday, this MARC is open from 10 am-4 pm only; Deweyville High School, 171 Texas Hwy. 12, Orange and the old WOCCISD Administration Building, 505 N. 15th St., Orange. Visitors can expect to meet with case workers who will help identify potential resources to aid in their recovery. Items such as food, water and cleaning supplies will be available. To ensure visitors receive the help they need, they should bring a utility bill, driver’s license or other document showing they live in the flood-affected home. Families with flood-related needs but aren’t able to visit a Multi-Agency Resource Center are urged to call the American Red Cross at 1-866-526-8300. LCM CISD schedules meeting A meeting will be held at the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Education Center (at the Special Programs building on the corner of MLK and FM 1130) at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 4, to give representatives of private schools and parents who homeschool their children the opportunity to participate in planning and consultation for the federal Title 1 Part A and Title 2 Part A. We will also be discussing which eligible private school students will receive special education services, the services to be provided, how and where the services will be provided and how the services provided will be evaluated. For more information, contact Jody Slaughter at 883-2232, ext. 2730. BC PTA to host candidate forum

Elections for Bridge City City Council and School Board will be held on May 7. Thursday, March 31, the Bridge City PTA will host a candidate forum for those running for school board. Volunteers will be available in the gym to watch the children. The Good Dinosaur and have coloring books and such to help keep them entertained. Please follow the link to our Facebook event page to RSVP.https://www.facebook.com/events/480814565458411/ Babin to host disaster assistance workshop U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) announced today that his office will be facilitating a “Flood Disaster Assistance Workshop” on Thursday, March 31, from 7-9 pm, at Deweyville High School (171 Hwy. 12) and on Friday, April 1, from 6:30-8:30 pm, at the West Orange-Cove CISD Administration Building (902 West Park Ave). The event, which will feature representatives from FEMA, SBA and Rep. Babin’s office, will provide flood victims in Orange, Newton, and Jasper Counties with an opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from these agencies on applying for assistance. FOOD reschedules meeting The newly scheduled meeting of the board of directors and volunteers of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be Thursday, April 7, 5:00 PM for refreshments, 5:30 PM for meeting, at the Grace Lutheran Church on Eddleman Rd. in Orange. Important updates will be announced about the construction start and future events and fundraising. BCCC accepting info for Mother of the Year The Bridge Chamber of Commerce in now accepting nomination letters for Mother of the Year 2016. Letters are

not to exceed 250 words and should be mailed or delivered to 150 West Roundbunch Road, Bridge City TX 77611 with the envelope marked “Mother of the Year.” The deadline for the nomination letters is April 27, by 5:00 pm. The mother nominated must live or work within the Bridge City or Orangefield School District. Persons sending in letters are not required to live in the area. The letter should include the nominees past and present involvement in family, community and other services. Name, address and telephone number of the nominated mother and person sending in the nomination are required. A current photo of the person nominated also needs to be included. If the person nominated is not chosen, she may be nominated again the following years. The Mother of the Year will be recognized at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce’s Networking Coffee, Tuesday, May 10, at 8:00 a.m., hosted by Five Point Credit Union, 715 Texas Ave. Suite. A, Bridge City and also at the Bridge City Chamber’s Annual Banquet, Monday, January 9, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., at Bridge City Elementary School, 1035 West Roundbunch Road, Bridge City. GOACC seeking marshals/volunteers tourny

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce are looking for individuals to serve as Marshals in the upcoming Redfish Classic Fishing Tournament April 8-10. Qualifications include: -Must be 18 Years or older -Must commit to all three days of the tournament -Must sign a release of liability form -Must bring your own life vest -Must bring own foul weather gear, sunscreen, sunglasses, insect repellent, food and drink -Must attend Marshal/Angler Dinner on Thursday, April 7 at the Lamar State College Orange Student Center at 6:00 p.m. Also needed are: Beer Booth Information - It is strictly volunteer work and there will not be any sort of compensation. We do need the workers to be TABC certified. The website for classes issafewayclasses.com The cost is $11.99 for a two-hour online class, called TABC seller server training. Each person will be required to print and provide their certification BY March 31. If you sent me your TABC certificate last year, I still have it so there is no need to resend! Dates and hours needed are as follows: Friday, April 8 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9 - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m Sunday, April 10 - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. LSCO, GOACC to host annual job/career fair Lamar State College-Orange and the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting the 2016 Annual LSC-O Campus Career and Job Fair on Thursday, April 7, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. inside the LSC-O Student Center. LSCO students, alumni and community members are encouraged to attend the Career and Job Fair. Applicants attending the Career and Job Fair should dress appropriately. Booth space is limited and admission is free. It is not too late to reserve a booth. Employers may reserve a booth by contacting Justin Smith at 882-3379, email at Justin.Smith@lsco.edu or by fax, at 882-3049 by April 4. There is not a fee to participate. To reserve a booth please email your company’s name, name of representatives, phone number, and email address. The exhibit booth size is 8 x 10 with one 6 foot skirted table and two chairs. Employers will be eligible for door prizes and will be served lunch. Art in the Park set for April 9 The City of Orange Convention & Visitor’s Bureau is hosting the 14th Annual Art in the Park event on Saturday, April 9, from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM at Stark Park to coincide with the Redfish Classic Fishing Tournament. There will also be live entertainment by the Night & Day Orchestra at 10:00 AM, followed by Country Outkasts at 1:00 PM. A children’s activity area will include bounce houses, pony rides and petting zoo for all the kids to enjoy. This is a free event for all to enjoy. Please No Dogs, No Pets, and No Coolers. For additional information please contact the Orange CVB office at 883-1011. Hot Sardines bring Jazz to Lutcher One of New York City’s hottest Jazz groups, The Hot Sardines, is headed to the Lutcher Theater, Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7:30 PM. Tickets range from $20-$37 and are on sale now at Lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 886.5535. Stark Cultural Venues accepting donations Now through the end of April, all Stark Cultural Venues will be accepting donations for the Sabine River Flooding Disaster Relief. Find donation boxes throughout Orange at the Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, and the Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts. All financial donations will be given to the local chapters of the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army in support of their efforts. Non-perishable food items and bottled water will be donated to Orange Christian Services. Thank you, from Stark Cultural Venues for helping the community in this time of need. For more information, visit, starkculturalvenues.org. **Enjoy free Admission to Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center and the Stark Museum of Art through Saturday, March 26. As the community attempts to assess the impact of flooding and begin recovery efforts, the Stark Foundation invites you to visit if you are able. Saturday Night Fever– Lutcher Theater Saturday Night Fever – The Musical “Discos” down to the Lutcher Theater Wednesday, March 30, at 7:00 PM. Tickets ranging from $45-$65 are on sale now at Lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 886-5535. Additionally, donations will be accepted for area flood victims before the shows on the first floor lobby. Cash and check donations can be made to the local chapter of the American Red Cross and Salvation Army and non-perishable food items and bottled water will be accepted and donated to Orange Christian Services. VFW Auxiliary to hold indoor garage sale

VFW Auxiliary to Orange Post 2775, 5303 N. 16th St. (N. Hwy. 87), will host an indoor garage and craft sale on Saturday, April 2, from 7 am-2 pm. The kitchen will be open for snacks, hot dogs and nachos. The bar will be open for beverages and chips. Friday, April 1, the hall will be open from 3-8 pm for vendors early set-up. Table rentals will be $10 and reservations can be made by calling Mary Snapp at 697-0380, between the hours of 10 am-7pm. LU to host Le Grand Bal

Lamar University will host Le Grand Bal, a gala evening of art, fine dining, dancing and entertainment on Saturday, April 2. This year’s theme, “Lamar Deco,” celebrates the glamour and luxury of the Jazz Age. Activities at the black-tie event include a reception and silent art auction from 6-8 pm in the Dishman Art Museum, as well as a gourmet buffet, libations, music and dancing from 7 pm-midnight in the Montagne Center. Tickets are $150 per person, with underwriting opportunities available at levels ranging from $750 to $10,000. For additional information or reservations, call the College of Fine Arts and Communication at (409) 880-8137 or visit lamar.edu/arts. Mauriceville receives Texas Historical Marker The dedication of the Official Historical Marker for the Mauriceville Community will be held at the Mauriceville Middle School, 19952 FM 1130, Sunday, April 3, at 2 pm. The dedication ceremony will be hosted by the Orange County Historical Commission and the public is invited to attend. Orange VFW Auxiliary schedules called meeting Orange VFW Auxiliary Post 2775 have scheduled a CALLED MEETING on April 4, at 7 pm. The sole purpose of the meeting is to elect officers for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Delegates for District and National Conventions will take place during the regular meeting Monday, March 22, at 7 pm. For information, contact Secretary Jeanette Clark at 883-0264 or email at jwrc@att.net.

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Bass anglers welcome clear water FISHING REPORT CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

While I prefer to believe that no one needs this reminder, there are still a lot of folks in Orange and Newton County that need help getting back into their homes following the ďŹ&#x201A;ood. It is far from over for them! At least one trio of working women, all of whom assured me that they would have to kill me if I mentioned their names, have been using their noon breaks to unexpectedly provide lunch for random families burdened with the chore of cleaning up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes you feel so good as they are genuinely surprised and appreciative when we drive up,â&#x20AC;? stated one of these good Samaritans. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because we are eating on the ďŹ&#x201A;y as well, we have been alternating between fried chicken and soft tacos, but so far no one has complained,â&#x20AC;? stated one of the anonymous caterers. Hats oďŹ&#x20AC; to these generous ladies that have found yet another way to make a diďŹ&#x20AC;erence! While the saltwater scene is going to take a huge and most probably extended hit from the glut of fresh water, the local bass ďŹ shing has only improved. Unlike most ďŹ&#x201A;oods, the massive ďŹ&#x201A;ow of water exiting Toledo Bend was clear and the bayous and marshes draining into the river are as clear as I have ever seen them. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;at fact has not been lost on local bass ďŹ shermen. I talked with Greg LaPointe at Lottieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landing last week and he said that his eight day break could not have come at a better time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a great February on T-Bend. We caught a lot of ďŹ ve pound plus bass and I even caught my ďŹ rst double digit bass, but my bite was slowing down up there,â&#x20AC;? stated the local angler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were shocked when we saw how clear the bayous were around here and we have been catching bass up to three pounds every trip. â&#x20AC;?At the time, See COLBURN, PAGE 2B

On new sportsmanship rules in the NFL, Texans coach Bill Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about the integrity of the game.â&#x20AC;?

New NFL rules on horizon KAZâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

When the National Football League owners held their annual spring meetings last week, one of the most essential topics on their agenda pertained to the conduct of the players on the ďŹ eld during games. According to an article in one of last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s editions of the Houston Chronicle, one of the most controversial changes involved automatic player ejection for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;SpeciďŹ cally, if a player is called for hitting, kicking or using abusive language for a second time, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kicked out of the game,â&#x20AC;? the Chronicle article explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sportsmanship is important to us,â&#x20AC;? NFL

commissioner Roger Goodell told the newspaper last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to our players, our teams and our fans. We all have standards. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e message from the membership is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be held to those high standards.â&#x20AC;? On the ďŹ nal day of the annual spring meetings, the owners also voted to move touchbacks on kickoďŹ&#x20AC;s from the 20-yard line to the 25, much like what was initiated in college football a couple of years ago. Both the automatic ejection for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and moving touchbacks to the 25 yard line were approved by the owners on a one-year trial basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e idea is to reduce the number of kickoďŹ&#x20AC; returns, which the NFL considers a safety issue. But it could have the opposite eďŹ&#x20AC;ect. Coaches could call for pooch kicks and directional kicks designed to pin the oďŹ&#x20AC;ense inside the 25 yard line. If that happens, there would be more returns, not fewer,â&#x20AC;? the article pointed out.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We approved it for one year because we want to see how it impacts the game,â&#x20AC;? commented Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the competition committee that recommended the changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;î&#x20AC;&#x201C;ere is that thought that there will be more short kicks.â&#x20AC;? î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e new rule governing touchbacks is intended to cut back on injuries on arguably one of the most dangerous plays in football. It will be voted on again in a year to determine if the change will become permanent. Several NFL coaches lobbied against the change, McKay acknowledged. î&#x20AC;&#x201C;e Chronicle pointed out that the Houston Texansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; average start after kickoďŹ&#x20AC;s was the 25.5yard line, which ranked 29th in the NFL. However coaches had more concerns about the unsportsmanlike conduct rule change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about the integrity of the game,â&#x20AC;? Texans head coach Bill Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien told the See KORNER, PAGE 2B

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he had just pulled in to pick up a friend and said that he had already caught over twenty bass that morning. e easiest and most enjoyable bite, according to LaPointe has been working a topwater like a Chug Bug or Yellow Magic through small schools of shad on the surface. “Most of these bass are small,” he pointed out, “but it is non-stop action. ” He added that there might not be anything they won’t hit right now as they have caught ﬁsh with shallow running crankbaits, spinnerbaits and ﬂipping craw worms and Texas rigged worms in the cypress knees. “You would not believe

Continued from Page 1B how many bass will stack up on the downstream side of a laydown log on an outgoing tide.” I think the water clarity will help some as we dig our way out on the saltwater side of things, but at least for right now the best trout bite is predictably south of the Causeway. e redfish bite remains pretty solid for those willing to hunt them, but once again these fish have the luxury of scattering all over the marshes to more easily run down their next meal. While a lot of the redfish pros prefer probing the jetty rocks with crankbaits and tails or GULP under a popping cork, a greater percentage of them are far more

confident in stalking the marshes. For that very reason, the pros rolling into Orange next week for the upcoming Redfish Elite tournament should be more than pleased with these conditions. e Classic Kickoff Event will take place April 8th through the 10^th right here in Orange. e field consists of the 2015 Yellowfin Elite Redfish Series qualifiers. e event will be hosted by the Orange Chamber of Commerce and presented by Stark Cultural Venues. e pros will practice Sunday through ursday with the first day of competition scheduled to kick off at 7:00 Friday morning. Weigh-in is set for 3:30 each after-

Korner Chronicle. “We’re trying to do a good job of making sure that the game is played cleanly. “I think the one thing that’s going to be difficult is that let’s say one of your best players gets an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty early in the game. Is he going to become a target? Meaning, are opponents going to go after this guy to try to provoke him to do something where he gets kicked out of a game?” O’Brien asks. “We haven’t been able to affect sportsmanship in a way we think we need to,” McKay said. “We felt like we needed a rule to make sure the players are held accountable. Last year we had 75 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, and that’s a big number.” e coaches should be happy that the owners also tweaked the injured reserve rule. Under the old rule, when a team wanted to designate a player to return, it had to do so when he was on injured reserve. He could return after six weeks and practice for two weeks and be eligible after eight weeks. e new rule says a player doesn’t have to be designated to return until he’s ready to return—in other words-after six weeks and two weeks of practice. It allows teams more flexibility when it places a player on injured reserve. KWICKIES…Controversial quarterback Johnny Manziel, who was waived last week by the Cleveland Browns, probably will

noon. Not unlike the Bassmaster pros, the redfish pros will be accessible all week long at different community functions and businesses in the area. Louis Moore invites everyone out to the Orange CCA chapter meeting at 7:00 p. m. at Roberts Steakhouse on April 4^th . Once again, not unlike the visiting bass pros, several Elite Redfish pros will be on hand to answer questions and share tips that will make you a better fisherman. e majority of these pros list this area as one of the top two or three spots on the entire Gulf Coast and very much look forward to fishing this event!

Continued from Page 1B be suspended by the league if he gets a second chance with another NFL team. e former Texas Aggie and Heisman Trophy winner has been involved in two alleged instances of domestic abuse. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has come down hard on player discipline, especially for those involved in domestic violence. e general feeling is that Manziel will receive a multiple-game suspension if he returns to the NFL. e new Los Angeles Rams franchise that recently moved from St. Louis has been designated as the new “Hard Knocks” team for the HBO training camp series that featured the Houston Texans last year. Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees’ 40-year-old slugging star, told ESPN he plans to retire from baseball after the 2017 season, when his $275 million, 10year contract with the Bronx Bombers expires. Rodriguez enters the new season fourth on the career home run list with 687. West Orange-Stark pitcher/inﬁelder Payton Robertson, who comes from an excellent baseball bloodline, reportedly has changed his mind and plans on playing his college baseball with the Lamar Cardinals. And speaking of the Lamar Cardinals baseball team, the Big Red is coming oﬀ a six-game winning streak after sweeping Southland Conference members Central Arkansas and the University of New Orleans last week

and stands in second place with a 7-2 record in the SLC, behind 9-0 Southeastern Louisiana. e Redbirds, 16-7 overall, played the Texas Longhorns last night (Tues.) in Austin. e Houston Texans came out way ahead by signing free agent quarterback Brock Osweiler earlier this month to a four-year, $72 million contract including $37 million guaranteed. If the Texans had waited to select a quarterback that Head Coach Bill O’Brien and general manager Rick Smith would have wanted in next month’s draft, they would have had to give up some draft choices and perhaps a starting player just to move up in the draft to get one of the few prime quarterbacks available. And he wouldn’t have four years experience in the NFL like Osweiler does. And speaking of the Houston Texans, isn’t it ironic that they waived running back Arian Foster because he has been injured more than he’s been healthy and replaced him with 24-year old Miami Dolphin free agent Lamar Miller. is week the Dolphins want to look at 30-year-old veteran Foster as a replacement for Miller at running back. Top-ranked Jordan Spieth is leading a parade of the world’s top 10 golfers who will be playing in this week’s Shell Houston Open that begins tomorrow (urs.) at the Golf Club of Houston. Besides Spieth, the ﬁeld also will include fan favorite

Rickie Fowler (5) Henrik Stinson (7), Dustin Johnson (9) and Patrick Reed (10). Former champion Johnson Wagner (2008) will be wearing the Shell logo on his shirt, having been named by the company as one of its “sports ambassadors” last fall. Other exchampions include J.B. Holmes (2015), Matt Jones (2014), D.A. Points (2013), Hunter Mahan (2012), Phil Mickelson (2011), Stuart Appleby (1999 and 2006) and three-time champion Vijay Singh (2002, 2004, and 2005). JUST BETWEEN US…ere always seems to be a Cinderella team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Final Four and this year is no exception. Syracuse, a 23-13 team that many felt didn’t even belong in this year’s tournament, caught fire at the right time and upset Virginia Commonwealth 85-81in the second round, Texas A&M 77-63 in the Sweet 16 and Oregon 80-68 in the Elite Eight and will once again be a huge underdog in Saturday’s semifinal round of the Final Four game against top-seeded North Carolina. I don’t think the Orangemen can pull off another upset. Now the Oklahoma-Villanova early game Saturday is another story. e Sooners have been playing real well when it counted the most and should pull off another upset despite being an early two-point underdog. But I still look for North Carolina to win the National Championship Monday night.

East Texas turkey season looks promising OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

As this years spring turkey season is set to get underway in a few days here in the piney woods portion of the state, local hunters will be treated to plenty of opportunities in the east Texas counties in which they may hunt. This years crop of gobblers appears to be strong and numbers of birds surveyed are up as well are the numbers of hunters. Many folks overlook the opportunity to chase these ultra wary birds right here in our own backyard, by not taking advantage of this season you may be missing out on some of the best quality birds in the state. In the past couple of years I have seen some of the healthiest and largest trophy class gobblers come from right here in east Texas! The birds in our area of the state have some great habitat in which to live as well as on average less hunting pressure, these factors add up to some real bragging class tom turkeys. If you have never tried turkey hunting and are interested in giving it a chance here are a few tips on how to help you get started. 1. Know the area in which you are hunting, do your homework. Gather all the information on the county or area you choose to hunt, make some phone calls to the local wardens or the parks and wildlife in order get a feel for the population of birds as well as success rates from last year. 2. Know how your gun will perform. By spending time at the range and learning how your gun patterns out you will have the confidence you need when the opportunity for a shot presents itself.

3. Good camo is a must. Turkeys have incredible vision and are extremely wary creatures, the slightest movements or sounds are like an alarm going off when you least expect it. 4. Patience,patience, and more patience. Hunters who make the mistake of moving too much or calling too much are usually the ones who come home empty handed. Turkey hunting is a subtle game that can go bad if a hunter tries too hard. Minimize your calling as well as your movements, let the situation dictate how aggressive you need to react. 5. Learn from your mistakes. It sounds very cliché to say this but it is very true, no two turkeys react the same. By learning to judge or read the birds body actions and by listening to the tones of his calls you can get a feel for how you should go about hunting him. Birds that are super charged and are just really aggressive due to the mating instinct can be taken much easier than birds that may be a bit leery of a strange call or may be a bit more mature than their younger challengers. Take each situation and learn from it, you will become a better turkey hunter. If chasing these birds sounds like a challenge that may be right for you, consult your hunting directory for all the latest information and regulations concerning the spring turkey season which is now going on all over the state. All it takes is one encounter with these beautiful birds to clear your spring calendar for many years to come.

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Johns wins Warren JV tourney with 88 Little Cypress-Mauriceville sophomore Spencer Johns won the Warren JV boys golf tournament on Tuesday with an 88. Jack Tindel shot a 105 and Matthew Halliburton shot 137. e Lady Bear Golf Team ﬁnished second at the Ozen girls golf tournament on Wednesday. Lauren Cox led the Lady Bears with a school record 69 to ﬁnish second individually. e previous record was held by Lauren Cox and Angela Wray with a 70. Teresa Beckett shot 102, Kacie Nichols shot 108, Jessica McLain 110 and Marlee Bird 134. e Lady Bears 389 total followed PNG’s 343. Karlei Hemler led PNG with a 68.

Spencer Johns

Sarah Young of Community Christian School is a finalist in the Better Business Bureau’s Laws of Life essay contest. She has been invited to a banquet that will honor the 15 finalists. Out of the 3,000 entries, only 15 finalists were chosen.

The Orangefield Little Dribblers Major Division, ages 11-12 year old girls won first place in the Regional Tournaments in Warren. They advance to Mexia on April 12-16 for Nationals. Pictured are Aston Reynolds, Madison Greenway, Gracie Elkins, Joli Ponfick, Stormi Lorenzo, Lilly Peltier, Coree Guerra, Harleigh Rawls, Jacelyn Martin, Kenadie Dubois, Brooklyn Sprayberry and Jaylynn Alfaro.

Faith Havens and Jennifer Swift.

Cameron Choate and Paris Fregia.

Orangfield JV tennis takes medals at district tourney Orangefield hosted the JV/freshman district tournament on Tuesday, March 22. Several Bobcats experienced success with five of those individuals bringing home medals. Freshmen girls, Emily Havens won first in singles and teammate, Jennifer Swift placed second. Michael Durbin also won boys singles with an impressive win in the finals 8-0. e dynamic duo, Cameron Choate and

Paris Fregia captured the gold in JV girls doubles by defeating LCM and two Hamshire Fannett teams. JV girls singles, Faith Havens and Megan Landers also did well. Havens advanced to the quarterfinals and Landers lost out in the semifinal round to Bridge City. Boys Doubles, Michael Arsenault and Hunter Gordy and Alex Catt and Dylan Williams both advanced to the semifinals. Michael Arsenault

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Taste of Southeast Texas

Hard-Boiled Egg Casserole NANCY’S KITCHEN Nancy McWhorter For e Record Does anyone dye hard-boiled eggs for Easter anymore? It was a tradition in the “old days” at our home. We dyed and decorated eggs the day before Easter. en the “Bunny Rabbit” would hide them for the Easter hunt the next day. As my children became older, each year I would say, “You kiddos are getting too old for this.” And sure enough the next year we would again be dying and decorating eggs for Easter. is year, I had the family at my house for Easter. Following our Easter dinner we took my two great grandsons (Chayce, seven years old & Riker, one year old) outside to my backyard to hunt Easter eggs. All the eggs were plastic and each one ﬁlled with a variety of candies. ere were no true hard-boiled Easter eggs. If you still do dye eggs for Easter, I have a casserole recipe for you this week for using the leftover hard-boiled eggs. If you do not have leftover Easter eggs, it would still be an ideal break-

fast to prepare and serve to visiting guests. Although I have not made it yet, I think it to be a KEEPER. If preparing it for myself, I will half the recipe ingredients. is could be made a day ahead except for the cheese and potato chips. Add the cheese and chips just before placing in the oven to bake.

Hard-boiled Egg Casserole 10 hard-boiled eggs, chopped 1 ½ cup diced celery 2/3 cup mayonnaise ½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

2 Tbsp. chopped green bell pepper 1 tsp. finely chopped onion ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup crushed potato chips In a bowl, combine eggs, celery, mayonnaise, nuts, bell pepper, onion, salt and pepper; mix well. Pour into a greased 11 X 7 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with the cheese and potato chip. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until heated through. YIELDS: 6 to 8 servings.

West Orange – Stark High School Career Center precision machine students will advance to the State Speed Skills Meet in Corpus Christi at the end of the this month. They are Michael Vines, Colby Hudson, Kade Wheat and Randy Underwood. All are seniors. Not pictured are junior Roberto Artiga and Alex Bridwell, senior. West Orange-Stark High School Career Center precision machine students competed in the District Skills USA competition at Lamar University recently. In the District Speed Skills Contest, student competitors are given a plan and must create a part on the metal lathe in a timed competition. WO-S Career Center students Kade Wheat, Colby Hudson, and Alex Bridwell swept the top places in the competition. Wheat and Hudson will advance to compete at State later this month. Additionally, all WO-S Career Center precision machine students won blue ribbons on their student projects. Students are Roberto Artiga, Alex Bridwell, Colby Hudson, Randy Underwood, Michael Vines, and Kade Wheat. Colby Hudson’s project was awarded Best of. All WOS projects now advance to the State Skills USA competition in Corpus Christi. Kade Wheat and Randy Underwood are Bridge City High School students who attend the WO-S Career Center. Carlo Paulino is the WO-S High School precision machine instructor.

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Orange County Church Directory To List Your Church’s Upcoming Events And Fundraisers In The Record Newspapers and on TheRecordLive.com email to news@therecordlive.com

Maple Crest Host Car Show

Heroines of Jericho schedule meeting, garage sale

There will be a car show from 9 am-3 pm, at the Maple Crest Baptist Church, 1005 North St., Vidor, June 18. Lunch will be served at 12:30 in the gym. Entry fees will be $15. Classes will be Best of Show, Best Rat Rod, Best Unfinished, Best Truck and Best Car. Each entry will receive a free meal. The event is co-hosted by Southeast Texas Vintage Cruisers. For more information, contact David at 673-7016 or Barron at 223-9152.

The Heroines of Jericho, East Gate #133, will meet on Friday, April 8, at 6 pm, at the Masonic Temple, 1017 Mill St. (corner of Mill and John St.), Orange. All Heroines and Knights are asked to be prepared to render their assessments and preparation for the garage sale. Gene Gibbs, M.A.M. and Rutha D. Clark, J.M. The garage sale fund raiser will be held Saturday, April 16, from 7 am-4 pm, at 1705 W. Link St., Orange. There will be little things, big things, cute and not so cute things. Come and investigate. Cheap, cheap, cheap. Gene Gibbs, M.A.M.

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McDonald Memorial Baptist Church 104 Broad St., West Orange 409-883-3974 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00a.m. Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6:00 p.m. Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m. Pastor: Tommy Anthony Minister of Music: Pam Nugent Minister of Youth: Brandon Swarers

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

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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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

409-738-2070

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1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 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

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

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

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

Lead Pastor Ray McDowell. Worship Ministries Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastor Michael Pigg, Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Celebration Service 10:45 a.m. Home Group 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

www.orangewesley.org

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

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)

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

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

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

Come as you are! Boots and hats welcome!

West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 882-0018 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wedensday evening 6 p.m. Pastor: Kurtis Moffitt

“Our church family welcomes you!”

www.westorangechurch.org

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409-330-7882 VACATION BENTALS Outstanding primetime vacation rental, Orlando FL July 3-10, 2016, Orlando Breeze Resort, 20 minutes from Disney World. 3 bedrooms / 3 baths, sleeps 10, fully furnished kitchen, living and dining area, $250 per day, call (409) 8821816 for more details. (3/30) TEXAS HILL COUNTRY resort on Canyon Lake vacation rental, June 13-17, 2016, one of two units available, each unit sleeps 6, each has two bedrooms and two baths, fully furnished kitchen, living and dining area, $150 per day per unit, call (409) 8821816 for more details.

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) FOR SALE 3 BR/1 BATH, 1 car garage for sale. Please call 409-670-6166 or 409671-7554 HOMES FOR RENT For Lease. 3/2/2 CA/H W/D hookups in BC. $1350 a month plus deposit. 409 549 6532 For Lease 4/2/1 CA/H W/D hookups in Orange $850 a month plus deposit. 409 549 6532 OFISD 4/1, clean, near schools, CH/A, $1050 monthly, (409) 988-2391. 2/1 BEACH CABIN style house, recently painted outside, new deck - handrails and stairwell, overlooking private lake, 2 car covered concrete parking, large storage room, stove and refrig. furnished, CA/H, ceiling fans, on quiet dead

end street, LeBlanc St., Orange, BCISD, $900 monthly + $400 dep., (409) 7358288. (3/30) Home for rent: 201 Azalea in Orange. Plenty of room in this 4 bedroom home, all fresh paint, central A/C, hardwood floors, open kitchen, fireplace in den, large full bathroom, fenced yard and 2 car garage w/ washer hookups. 1 yr lease $925 month/900 dep. Call 409-420-2767

ROOM FOR RENT Room for rent in nice upscale neighborhood. All utilities paid, No Smoker/ Drinker. Prefer mature person with own transportation. $450.00 a month Please call 409-670-9272 APARTMENT FOR RENT Duplex, Nice 1 BR w/ AC, Stove, Fridge, W/D Hookups, Little Cypress ISD, All Bills Paid Except Electric. 409-728-0547 (3-30)

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1 bedroom 1 bath apartment for rent in Orange. Beautiful Upstairs, has F/P, washer dryer. Stove refrigerator, garbage disposal, tiled floor in kitchen & bathroom, all appliances included. Tiled counter top w/ natural cabinets. Natural & Soft color scheme. REDUCED $600.00/$500.00 Dep. Call Christine at 409779-6580. 1 bedroom 1 bath DOWNSTAIRS W/ FIREPLACE apartment for rent in Orange., washer dryer, Stove/refrigerator , garbage disposal, hardwood floors throughout, vessel sink in bathroom, all appliances included. Tiled counter top w/ natural cabinets. Natural & Soft color scheme. Carport parking and storage unit included. PRICE REDUCED! $620.00/$500.00 dep. Call Christine 409779-6580 .

APPLIANCES 30 GAS DRYERS, $100 TO $200, CALL HARRY (409) 886-4111. USED APPLIANCES starting at $99.95 at Harry Appliances, 302 10th. St.(10th. & main) Orange, We buy used appliances, 409-8864111

MOTOR HOMES For Sale 2007 35 Ft Montana 5th Wheel, 3 slides, Washer/Dryer, never used, 2 Air Cond., 2 TV, Queen Size Bed, and Queen Size Sleeper Sofa, Microwave never used, Never cooked or smoked inside. Extra Clean. 409-738-2294

$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

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M.B. CONSTRUCTION 28 Years in Business

All Types of Concrete Work Commercial & Residential

Specializing in House Foundations, Driveways, Metal Building Slabs, Patios, etc.

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Phone 409•883•5735 Fax 409•886•7880 CELL 409•221•7978

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S.R Tankersley - Owner, Bridge City, TX Metal Buildings • RV Covers • Rafters • Carports Metal Roofs • Patio Covers, Etc.

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God First, Family Second, Career Third All dance schools get a 20% discount on cosmetics at recital time!

Lee Team Realty Inc.

HAIR EXPRESS Professional Hair Dresser

Lia Thompson Janice Gray 409•782•7155 jangray1655@sbcglobal.net Dawn Jones 409•720•7477 jonesdawn@sbcglobal.net

Jones AC & Heating TACLA 004732C 808 8th St. Orange, TX 77630

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CLEANUP DEBRIS DEMO DIRT CALL Troy Ceasar 409-392-9162

HELP WANTED Looking for caretaker, multitasking, preferred widowed gentleman. Your good health is a necessity. Taking care of all outside general maintenance and some assistance on antique cars. Must have a very good common sense, Christian, no alcoholics, or drug heads, more details that can be discussed over the phone. Background check and drug test if needed. No drama in exchange for free rent in a small nice mobile home all bills paid. We are expecting quality work for what little we are asking. Mainly being there for a disabled gentleman. Must maintain peacefully atmosphere. And it is necessary that you like to piddle around outside and organizing things. Call 409-7180501. Bethal Baptist Church in West Orange is seeking a piano player. For more information call Pastor Frank Young at 936-414-3906 or 409883-4822

TRUCK DRIVERS

GARAGE SALES

UPCOMING BIG SALE! WED (4/2) 1000 Rebecca. BC. Multi-family sale, Will start at 8am. Lots of quality items! No Early birds, No presales. Beautiful black round 48” x 48” table w/ 4 chais, baby itens, Chicco stroller w/ car seat and 2 bases, Fisher Price high chair, Eddie Bauer travel bed, Bunbo, Boppy, baby boy and toddler boy clothes, maternity clothes, size M-2X, mend and women’s scrub sets, toys, lamps, kitchen appliances, unique glassware, wooden frames, Much Much More! Church Garage Sale Old First Orange Baptist Church 7925 IH 10 Saturday, April 2nd 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Furniture, knick knacks, craft items, kitchen items, exercise equipment, clothes, shoes and much more. Most clothes fill a bag for $1.00. LANGHAM FOREST Neighborhood Garage Sale!!! Saturday, 4/2 from 8amNoon. Furniture, Formals, Home Décor, clothing, etc. 14147 FM 105, Orange (1 mile from 1442) Look for the signs to all the sales! FRI. & SAT., 289 JACKSON DR., ORG. off I-H 1 (77632), Garage/Estate sale 8 till 2. Clothes, Jeep, excersise bike, stove, Golf cart, Lots more misc.

Drivers: CO & O\Op’s: Earn great money Running Dedicated! Great Hometime and Benefits. Monthly Bonuses. Drive Newer Equipment! 855582-2265. (3/17)

Garage Sale Fri 4/1 & Sat. 4/2 Rain or Shine 7 am to 1 pm, no early birds. 4320 McFarland Circle Lots of Misc.

Drivers: Growing Company Needs OTR Company Drivers & Owner Ops. No Touch Freight. 53'dry vans. Ask About Hometime Plans 800588-7911 x125

HUGE INSIDE GARAGE SALE AT VFW HALL @ 5303 N. 16th St. (N Hwy 87) Orange on Sat. 4/2 from 7 am to 2 pm. Many tables of misc. items. Clothes and crafts.

TRUCK DRIVERS: Drivers for School Bus! $18/hr. Benefits! Sulphur area. 25yrs min. CDL-A or B w/P end. 2yrs bus exp. Angelia: 409-9843135.

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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.

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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

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

NOTICE 2010 Dodge Charger Owed $ 652.00 2016 International Owed $ 1172.53 2010 Toyota Corolla Owed $ 1028.50 2007 Trail King Owed $ 658.16 1992 Dodge 3500 Owed $ 828.10 2006 Nissan Altima Owed $ 441.75 Vehicle Stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing 0548449 VSF 16527 Hwy. 62 S., Orange , TX 77630. PH (409)886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, as storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov

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