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Week of Wednesday, January 4, 2017

‘Catastrophe’ averted county judge reports Dave Rogers

For The Record

A stable tax rate and a substantial increase in the fund balance are the highlights of a “2017 State of the County” report compiled by Orange County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton.

“Our decisions have saved the county from a financial catastrophe,” he said.

But the report shows the fund balance (also known as “rainy day fund”) still needs improvement and goes on to highlight unfunded employee and retiree benefit obligations that are on “an unsustainable trajectory.”

Carlton, beginning the third year of his four-year term as the top executive for a county of 83,000 population and about 400 employees issued a four-page version of

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his “State of the County” report to media members and promised more details online at http:// www. co.orange. tx.us/Coun-

ty_Judge.html .

A half-dozen charts accompanied the form sent to media members.

They showed that the fund balance had increased from a deficit of $3 million in fiscal year 2013-14 to a positive balance of $7.8 million for 201617.

But he prefaced the chart by saying the Texas Association of Counties recommends counties have a fund balance equal to 25 percent of annual expenditures, which would be

Departing officials reflect on positives Dave Rogers

For The Record

No one ever said making governmental ends meet in the years after Hurricane Ike devastated Orange County was going to be easy.

So pardon outgoing county commissioners David Dubose and John Banken if they seem a little battle-fatigued as they exit their offices for the last time later this week.

“It’s hard to say,” Dubose said when asked to list his top accomplishments in eight years as Precinct 1 commissioner.

“I brought a business aspect to the county, but the business of the county is run a whole lot different than a retail business.”

Banken, Precinct 3 commissioner for one four-year term, said the county was $7 million in the red when he arrived in 2013.

“We were gaining a couple of million dollars a year to

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balance the budget,” he said.

“The court was working good together.”

Banken said that in 2015, after the election of County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton and Commissioner Barry Burton and re-election of Commissioner Jody Crump, the dynamic of the commissioners court changed.

“Immediately, they wanted to start cutting benefits for employees,” Banken said.

“This is the way they balanced the budget – by cutting benefits for employees and retirees.”

The balanced 2017 county budget was passed in September by a 4-1 margin with only Banken opposing.

Banken came to commissioners court after serving nine years as Bridge City mayor and six years on city council.

He was defeated in his county re-election bid last spring, losing in the Republican primary to John Gothia, former board chairman for the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce.

A former plant manager, Banken said he hasn’t decided on the next chapter in his life.

“I’ve got options,” he said.

Dubose owned and operated Sholars Drug Store in Orange until 2006.

“I decided the county had been so good to my family, it was time to give back,” he said. “Commissioners court was the best place to give back.”

Dubose announced in 2015 he wouldn’t run for re-election.

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$11.5 million for 2016-17.

Charts also showed that unfunded liabilities in health and life insurance benefits for current and retired employees nearly doubled in four

It shows that while the tax rate did not increase in 2016, since Y2K the tax rate has gone up 10 percent as taxable values in the county increased at a 59 percent rate,

revenue increased 75 percent and the inflation rate was 40 percent.

“Even with fairly flat tax rates, the county revenues are exceeding inflation at a rate

of nearly 2 to 1,” the judge wrote. He then restated a favorite line during budgetmaking time, saying the STATE OF THE Page 2A

Sky is the limit for Orangefield vaulter Dave Rogers

For The Record

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“My goal this season is for 12-9,” she said.

And that’s not all.

“She told me last year that she went to state, and she got to witness that and do what she could,” recalled Joe Peevey, Orangefield’s pole vault coach, in a recent interview.

“This year, she wants to medal.”

But first things first, after all.

“We’ve got to start the season first,” she said.

“That’s very wise,” Peevey said. “You can’t get too ahead of yourself.”

Goldsmith began her vault training in December, working out at the West OrangeStark track while the Orangefield track undergoes a renovation.

Her first competition will be Jan. 14 at the McNeese Invitational Indoor track meet.

She will compete there with the Beaumont Track Club since her Orangefield track teammates will wait for their 2017 debut.

It will be her first indoor meet.

Goldsmith actually began training for her senior year not long after she saw Taylor ninth-grader Anna Cathryn Griffith win the state Class 4A title by going up to 12 feet without a miss.

Soon after returning from the state meet in Austin, Goldsmith began working

Brooklyn Goldsmith and Orangefield track coach Joe Peevey are seen here following Goldsmith’s win at regionals to advance to the 2016 State Track and Field Championships in Austin.

out at H&H Gymnastics in Vidor.

“I had never done gymnastics and I think it helps,” she said. “We’re seeing a lot of improvement as far as technique and strength.

“I’m working on air awareness, just being confident upside down. It’s different drills to just get vertical.”

To reinforce the gym training, Goldsmith has been working out regularly in Jacksonville, Texas, at the Altius International pole vault camp run by Carl Erickson, a for-

mer vault coach for Baylor and the University of Texas.

“Strength, speed, awareness in the air – all of that goes hand in hand to be able to vault,” Peevey, Goldsmith’s “position” coach, said.

“Being able to pull your hips above your top hand, it takes years and years to achieve it. Most people are unable to attain it.”

Goldsmith has been vaulting since the seventh grade.

That’s when she impressed a coach during a routine fitness test.

“Coach said it’d be good for me,” she recalls.

And the vertical quest began.

“Upside down is the most difficult thing,” Goldsmith said. “I’m still trying to get there.”

Peevey can’t believe his good fortune.

“It really makes my job easier when you have a student that loves to work. She comes to school every day to work.

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Cardinals carry winning streak into 2017 Dave Rogers

For The Record

The Bridge City Cardinal basketball team started 2017 on a high note and coach Larry Sterling would like them to end it on another.

“We’ve kind of got hot lately and are on a good roll going into district. I hope we can keep this going,” the coach said.

The Cardinals are coming off a championship in their own Cardinal Classic basketball tournament.

They won all four games they played in the Dec. 28-29 event, beating Port NechesGroves for the title, 46-43, on a 3-pointer by junior Hunter Wiegraffe and a team-high 11

points by Max Baker.

At 11-6 on the season, the Cardinals embarked on the 2017 portion of their schedule Tuesday when they played at Liberty.

They carried a six-game win streak.

District 22-4A action begins Jan. 13.

The Cardinals finished third in district a year ago behind Silsbee and Hardin-Jefferson. They lost to Coldspring in the bidistrict round.

“With Hardin-Jefferson in a new district (23-4A), that opens up some space at the top, and hopefully, we’ll get the highest seed we can,” Sterling said.

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Pass 79-38 and Anahuac 6247 on the first day of the tournament at Bridge City High School. Sterling’s Cards beat Tarkington 57-47 in the semifinal game Dec. 29, thanks to 17 points from Baker, who the coach labels as his team’s “key newcomer.”

“He’s leading in points and steals the last 10 games,” Sterling said. “He’s really stepped up.”

Senior Dana Piper and juniors Wiegraffe and Justyn Romero give BC three returning starters. Baker and Romero are two players who joined the hoops team at the end of football.

“We had four guys come from football and it takes

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about a month for them to get acclimated,” Sterling said.

“It’s been about a month now and compared to last year, we’re playing a little better basketball heading into district. We’re pretty balanced, floor-wise.”

Bridge City hosts Tarkington Friday, Jan. 6 in its final game before starting in on the six-team 22-4A field.

“I think district-wise the team to beat, obviously, is Silsbee,” Sterling said.

“Little Cypress-Mauriceville has a good team coming back and West Orange-Stark is much improved with their football guys getting back.

Orangefield is improved from last year, as well.”

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New Year, New Terms For Elected Officials Hospital backers consider options Dave Rogers-For The Record

Orange County elected officials smile for the cameras after taking their oaths of office at a Swearing-In ceremony at the 128th District Courtroom on New Year’s Day. From left, they are constable Lane Mooney, sheriff Keith Merritt, county clerk Brandy Robertson, county commissioners John Gothia and Johnny Trahan, tax assessor-collector Karen Fisher and constable Mark Philpott. All were elected or re-elected to office in November with their new terms starting Jan. 1, 2017.

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county “doesn’t have a taxing problem, it has a spending problem.”

He summarized: “Our decisions have saved the county from a financial catastrophe without taking the easy path of asking you to pay a higher county property tax rate.”

Among a list of accomplishments, Carlton included a sliding scale of reductions in the county-funded portion of health insurance for future retirees, a cut in paid vacation for future hires, a cut in disaster pay for employees and the revamping of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation.

Under challenges for 2017, he listed county healthcare, an

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ongoing dispute over the collective bargaining agreement between the county and Sheriff ’s Office employees that began in 2013, and the Montano v. Orange County lawsuit, for which the county could face a $3.1 million liability.

“I pray that 2017 will build upon the successes of 2015 and 2016 and bring future progress and improvement throughout Orange County,” Carlton said.

A hospital solution for Orange County is in the works, say members of a group of civic leaders that have been working behind the scenes for more than two years.

The most likely solution appears to be the creation of a county-wide hospital district, said Shawn Oubre, Orange city manager.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean a new tax, he hastened to add.

“Not all hospital districts need to levy a tax,” he said. “Jasper has one (hospital district) and there’s no tax.”

“Obviously there’s a need for emergency healthcare for individuals living in Orange County,” said Jessica Hill, executive director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation.

“There’s a multitude of options that we can pursue. We’re looking to narrow down those options.”

Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas announced on Dec. 13 that it was closing its Orange emergency room as of Jan. 12, citing financial reasons.

The “Orange campus,” a full-service hospital built in 1957, had been cutting back local services since at least 2013, when it stopped delivering babies. It eliminated in-patient care in 2015.

Shawn Oubre, Orange city manager, said he and Jay Trahan, Orange’s assistant city manager, have been checking out options on behalf of what he called a hospital stakeholder group. The group includes elected government officials and city managers like Oubre, as well as representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Stark Foundation.

And it’s not just emergency services they seek.

The first choice was to attract a new private hospital to the area. The group hired consultants whose completed 2015 study showed Orange could support a 60,000-square foot hospital with 25 in-patient beds, two operating rooms, one radiology suite, one CT scan and one fluoroscope suite, a mobile MRI and an emergency room.

“We had three options,” Oubre said. “Do nothing, go out and try to secure private investment, or try to set up a hospital district as a public partnership.”

Oubre said he and Trahan spent a year trying to lure private investors.

“There is a concern in the county about losing our hospital,” David Rutledge, Bridge City mayor, said. “Economically, when a company wants to locate here, that’s something they’re looking at. We need to support our local industry.”

He was talking with an eye on nearby Chemical Row. “From time to time, somebody may have an emergency,” Rutledge said. “By the time they (an ambulance crew) get out there and get them to Jefferson County, it might

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would make me 70 years old,” he said.

“It turns out my son in Seattle has a new baby, and I have another grandkid in Kingwood. My wife, Harriet, has been such a jewel. It’s time to spend time with her.”

Dubose recalls that Orange County was “$4 million to $6 million in the red” when he came aboard in 2009, “mainly because we were planning on getting some government money (after Ike) which never developed.”

The 2008 hurricane is a strong memory for him. Although he wasn’t officially in office, as a commissioner-elect, Dubose was allowed to go with County Judge Carl Thibodeaux to the regional command center and assist.

“One of the highlights was I was elected to the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Committee and I was able to make sure Orange County got a fair share of government grants,” Dubose said.

But the county is always fighting an uphill battle with a short stick, he said.

“Our economic development corporation works on a budget of $150,000. Port Arthur’s EDC has a budget amount of $1 million,” he said. “We’re constantly in competition with Cameron Parish in Louisiana and Jefferson County for new development.”

During his two terms, Dubose said, “We did get some industry. But the main thing is we didn’t lose anything.”

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mile to do what she needs to be able to compete at the highest level.”

Last year, Goldsmith broke the old Orangefield school record of 10-6 set by former teammate Jennifer McManus.

“I can’t believe how girls’ stats are getting better, just in the four years I’ve been competing in high school,” she said. “When I started, you could make it to regionals by just clearing 9 feet.”

And now her aiming part is more than half a body length higher.

“I love competing,” Goldsmith said.

PUBLIC NOTICE Effective January 12, 2017 at 11:59 PM, the Orange Campus of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas will voluntarily cease operations of Emergency Services.

Most outpatient services (including laboratory, imaging, infusion, pharmacy and the Sleep Center) will continue to be offered.

Baptist Beaumont Hospital added 608 Strickland Drive, Orange, Texas as a fully integrated practice location at 12:00 AM on June 1, 2015.

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Reward raised to $12,500 for January ‘Most Wanted Fugitive’ Staff Report For The Record

AUSTIN – The reward for Freddie Alaniz, 36, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and this month’s featured fugitive, has been increased to $12,500 for information leading to his capture if the tip comes in during the month of January.

Alaniz is wanted for murder, sexual assault of a child and possession of marijuana. All Freddie AlanizFreddie Alaniz

In 2006, Alaniz was arrested for aggravated assault in San Antonio for allegedly stabbing a man during a fight. Alaniz was able to make bail and subsequently fled, and has been a fugitive since then. The victim later died as a result of his injuries.

stabbing a man during a fight.

Alaniz was able to make bail and subsequently fled, and has been a fugitive since then.

The victim later died as a result of his injuries, and the Bexar County Sheriff ’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Alaniz on the charge of murder in August 2006. Alaniz’s warrant for sexual assault of a child stems from a February 2006 arrest in Zavala County.

Alaniz has ties to the town of La Pryor, Texas (Zavala County). His criminal history also includes assault causing bodily injury, resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated.

For more information and updates in the event of his arrest, see his wanted bulletin at: http://www.dps.texas.gov/

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Alaniz is between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs between 120 to 150 pounds; however, his appearance may have significantly changed. The above images show Alaniz in 2006 (left) and a digital age progression photo (developed by a Texas Ranger forensic artist) of how the fugitive is believed to look today. Alaniz has a tattoo of a dot on his left hand and a scar on his right eyebrow. Alaniz also had a broken nose in the past and was known to wear prescription glasses.

One offender from the Texas 10 Most Wanted Program is featured each month in hopes the higher reward money from the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division will generate additional tips. The higher reward amount will only be paid if the tip comes in the same month the fugitive is featured.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 4, 2017

From The Creaux’s Nest WELCOME TO 2017 County school makes news around the country in the nation’s largest circulated newspaper. On Tuesday, Jan. 3, on the Opinion page, USA TODAY published a report on sexual misconduct in public schools. Here is a small excerpt from the lead of the column. After high school football coach Kip McFarlin was accused of using sexually suggestive language to students and telling one he’d date her if he were younger, the Orangefield Independent School District wanted McFarlin gone. The district however didn’t fire him, report him to police or inform teacher licensing officials, despite a state law requiring a report. In 2005, district officials found a way to give him ‘a graceful exit,’ and send him off with a clean record, which he used to get another teaching job. Six years later, at a school in Port Arthur, he had sex with a 16-year-old student and was later convicted of sexual assault. A USA TODAY investigation found dozens of teachers with hidden histories of sexual misconduct working at schools or in other jobs with access to children where supervisors knew nothing of their pasts. In several cases there were tragic results. Hiding sexual misconduct, enabling perpetrators to move on is so common among school systems that there’s a name for it, “passing the trash.” Certainly teachers accused of misconduct deserve due process but no public employee deserves a free pass on sexual misconduct, much less the opportunity to strike again. Every state should comply with the federal law.

Finally, laws and regulations aside, nothing will improve until every educator decides that where sexual misconduct is suspected, failure to report or keeping secrets is morally unacceptable. Until that happens, laws will not prevent more children from being hurt.*****I have to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

DONALD WAYNE COLE REMEMBERED We were sorry to learn of the death of Donald Wayne Cole who passed away early Tuesday morning January 3. For a long time Donald had been fighting the effects of Melanoma cancer that had taken over his body. We had known Donald since he was a youngster. The son of former county commissioner Donald Cole and wife Alice, Donald Wayne had followed in his father’s footsteps and become a plumber. Also like his dad he spent a lot of time helping others. He was very kind and never met a stranger. For many years Donald Wayne worked with and was president of Bridge City/Orangefield Little League. This put him in contact with many youngsters, parents and grandparents. Almost everyone in the area knew this good man. The Cole’s are a Christian family that accepts God’s will and his reason for calling Donald home. I’m told that losing a child is the hardest thing a parent will ever go through and we feel for Don and Alice. Our condolences to wife Diana, the children, their families, and also to the siblings and many friends. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago2002 Four Bridge City officials are sworn in, Judge Don Peters, Associate Municipal Judge Jimmy Scales, City Attorney Paul Fukuda and City Secretary Sherry Tisdale.***** Pauline Hargrove, superintendent of Little Cypress-Mauriceville School District, has been named 2006 ‘Citizen of the Year’ by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce.

Hargrove has been superintendent since 2000 and with the District 32 years. (Editor’s note: 42 years as of 2017.)*****Funeral service was held this week for President Gerald Ford, who died Dec. 26. He was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. but was abandoned, along with his mom. His step-dad gave him his name Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. After a football career at Michigan, the ‘All American Center,’ Gerald Ford, Jr’s number 48 was retired. Elected to the congress, he served 25 years and this common man just happed to become President. He never was elected Vice-President or the 38th President. He was picked to be VP by President Nixon and replaced him when he was forced out of office. Ford was 93 when he died; service was held Jan. 3, 2006. *****Saddam Hussein meets his maker. The United States military turned Hussein over to the Iraqis. A militant group of Shiites hung him. For nine years, United Nations inspectors searched for weapons of mass destruction. Saddam insisted he didn’t have any but President George W. Bush said, “Saddam just wouldn’t come clean.” With the insistence of V.P. Dick Cheney, Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq. Over 3000 soldiers were killed, 22,000 injured, 9,000 maimed and many have died from the injuries.

(Editor’s note: It was the worse foreign policy decision in U.S., history. The decision has led to world terrorist, including ISIS. *****Notables lost in 2006. Gov. Ann Richards, 73; Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, 85; Coretta Scott King, 78; Newsman Ed Bradley, 65, Entertainer Don Knotts, 81; James Brown, 73; Freddy Fender, 69; Red Buttons, 87; Lou Rawls, 72; Buck Owens, 76; writer Mickey Spillane, 89; Shelly Winters, 85; and wife of the late Christopher Reeves, Dana Reeves, died at age 44. *****Local celebrity entertainer Jessie Dominque celebrates a birthday Dec. 31. Radio personality Richard Carder celebrated Jan. 4. ***** Bob Lumpkin, 76, died Dec. 27. Betty Broussard, 65, died Dec. 28. *****The most popular place to dine is Van Cho-

ates’ Tuffy’s in Mauriceville. From throughout the area it’s the place connoisseurs of fine food congregate. Tuffy’s has been voted the best seafood restaurant in the Golden Triangle. This year alone over 300 of Tuffy’s famous pies were preordered and picked up to be served for Christmas dinners.*****For daily, home cooked meals many citizens are gathering at Danny’s in West Orange and K-Dan’s in Orangefield. Fresh vegetables from their produce departments and meat from their markets are served every day for lunch. (Editor’s note: Those two delicatessens all still great places to get a great, well balanced, home cooked meal. *****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: MOLLY HULSEY, age 58, a lifelong resident of Orange, died Dec. 27. Services were held Dec. 30.

Molly was disabled but brought love and joy to the people around her. She is survived by her mother Beverly Hulsey, brother Lawrence, sister Patricia and numerous nieces and nephews.*****Rhonda Denton Alsandor, 52, of Orange, died Dec. 29. Service was held Dec. 31. She worked as a customer service representative at Jim Gunter Insurance. She was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed her family and friends.

She is survived by her husband Darrell Alsandor; parents Henry and Estelle Denton; daughter Victoria Alsandor; sons Ryan White and Nicholas Alsandor, stepson Michael Watson and their families.******Barbara Sorensen, 78, of Bridge City, died Dec. 27. Services were held Dec. 29. She is preceded in death by her husband Soren Joseph Sorensen. She is survived by her sons Dennis. Soren and Lawerance, daughter Debra McIntyre, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. *****Clayton Boyett, 37, of Orange, died Dec. 22. Services were held Dec. 29. Clayton was a lifelong resident of Orange. He is survived by his wife Brandy, son Clayton, daughter Destiny, brothers Shane, Dennis, and Bill, sisters Cynthia and Rexann and numerous nieces and nephews.*****LeRoy Raley, 76, of Orange, passed away Dec. 29. Funeral service was held Jan. 2.

A DuPont employee, he worked as a Carpenter foreman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his with of 58 years Geneva, son Jimmy, daughter Carol Watkins and their families, brothers Richard and Waylon, sisters Billie Ruth, Juanda and Juanette.

40 Years Ago-1977 Cecil Wingate passed away January 1. He was a bookkeeper, honest and decent, a family man who fathered 18 children. Services were held at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange.*****While Doug Harrington was taking his son, Doug Jr., duck hunting, his boat trailer came off of the truck, scattering debris along the highway. The boat and motor were ruined but that didn’t stop him. The next day he borrowed a rig and went hunting. The ducks all left the rice field when he showed up. Doug Jr. heard one of those ducks say, “With that fellow’s luck, he might accidentally hit one of us.”*****Barbara Gillis returns to her old job as court reporter at Orange County court-at-law. The last few years she has been a reporter in Jefferson County. *****A hard freeze arrives with the new year. Power lines are down from the ice storm.*****In the past year, among the concerts Mark Dunn attended and covered for the Opportunity Valley News were Paul McCartney, Neil Young, James Taylor, Leon and Mary Russell, Peter Frampton, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and many more. His old man was threatening to cut the concert budget at the newspaper. *****Barbara Mandrell will entertain at the VFW on Jan. 11. Advance tickets are $5 and available at the Orange Tree and Salmar’s. *****Sam Naifeh, president of Orange County Parks board, announced that Bubba Hubbard would be added to the board. He will start when his term on the city council expires in April.*****With sub-freezing weather and over 70 people crowded in Phyllis and Roy’s home for a New Year’s Eve and anniversary party, someone climbed on the roof and covered the fireplace chimney. All windows and doors had to be opened to let the smoke out, also letting the cold air in. Dennis Hall climbed on the roof and uncovered the stack. Wilson Roberts, police chief, was the suspected culprit, but it couldn’t’ be proved. Ann Lieby, in her “Between the Bridges” column wrote that the guest list was like a Who’s Who of Orange County. Just a few in attendance were Judge Don and Bobbie Burgess, Sen. Elect Carl Parker and Beverly, Harold and Shelia Beeson, H.D. and Sue Pate, Doug and Helen Harrington, Corky and Betty Harmon, the Joe Williamsons, Gordon and Diane Baxter, Cash and Vickie Curtis, who presented Roy and Phyl with one of her best pen and inks, Ace and Jo Amodeo, the Grover and Sue Halliburton, State Rep. Wayne Peveto and wife, Lynn and Dennis Hall, Tim and Ann Lieby, Wayne and Sherrie Morse, Barbara Gillis, Louis and Beth Dugas, Wilson and Beverly Roberts, Don Jacobs and a host of others. Some now gone, others no longer together.

A FEW HAPPENINGS A new baby girl is expected in the next few days for Nurse Practitioner Kelly and Dustin Bock. Best wishes for a healthy baby. If she takes after her mom she will be pretty. If she takes after Dustin she’ll be big. *****Brittni and Milton Briggs had a double package delivered for Christmas. They welcomed Malley June and McCoy Everett, precious twins born on December 26. This makes number seven and eight for the Briggs family. Our congrats to this family who has been a blessing to the four Foster children they have adopted and also their two natural children.*****After two terms Barack Obama is moving out of the White House with a healthy job approval rating of 54 percent. He took over at a time of financial calamity and leaves office with a recovering economy and an unemployment rate that has been cut over half, from 10.2 percent to 4.6 percent. Ten million plus jobs have been added. Six in ten Americans, in a USA Today poll, predicted Trump will significantly dismantle Obama’s legacy. I believe Obama’s place in history is secure. On the other hand, Donald Trump, real estate mogul and reality TV star, will become our 45th Commander-in-Chief. He will be the first president to have neither government nor military command experience, yet claims to be smarter than the generals.

He has the highest negativity rating of any winning contender in the history of polling. He also is the oldest person elected to the White House. Trump is the only contender to have lost the popular vote by nearly three million votes to become president. It will be interesting to see what, if any, accomplishments are made in his first term. After saying he would finance his own campaign and not be beholding to anyone, supporters raised $932.3 million. Trump spent less than $10 million of his own money. He’s the only president in the last 60 years not to have released his taxes to the American people.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at JB’s Barbeque this week and back to Robert’s next week. Everyone is always welcome. By the way we haven’s seen or heard

from Marilyn and Gene Smith in several weeks. Folks have asked about them.*****Joe Lanciaux, a native of Michigan, by way of his folks being from Canada, is Betty and Corky Harmon’s son-in-law, married to their beautiful daughter Debora. Joe is a longtime big shot with Shell, a big oil company, he’s some sort of computer guru. My point is does having an X at the end of his name make him a Cajun? Most Acadian names in Nova Scotia don’t have an X at the end. I’ve always been told the X represented the illiterate signatures back when the Cajuns were driven from Canada and scattered.

Chances are Joe is at least of French descent but is he Cajun like Boudreaux *****American oil producers are poised for a big comeback and the prospect of creating new jobs for oilfield workers, OPEC nations have agreed to slash production starting in January. Oil prices already have spiked. Big Oil is poised to reap the benefits of oils rebound and a massive increase in productivity powered by technological improvements. The down side to consumers is that gas prices are headed higher. Where it will top nobody knows. *****New construction is going up on every spare lot in the Bridge City area. It’s booming. A unique new construction going up are the Cottage Homes, built for rising water, well constructed and affordably priced. Check them out. See advertisement in this issue. *****A few folks we know celebrating their special day in the next few days: Jan. 4: Longtime friend, everyone’s buddy, Beth Rach celebrates a birthday today. Also celebrating is pretty Vergie Moreland. Nancy Lapeyrolerie has a birthday and so does David Force. Celebrities joining them are actress Dyan Cannon, 79 and baseball player Kevin Pillar, 27.*****Jan. 5: Lora Levine Simson, Malinda Vail and our longtime friend, Fain’s widow, Vivian Holbrooks all celebrating birthdays on this day. This would also have been the birthday of two friends who have left us, Mary Lou Pachar Gunn, who passed away last week and the late Kenneth Young. Joining them are rock singer Marilyn Manson, 47 and actors Bradley Cooper, 41 and Diane Keaton, 70.*****Jan. 6: The Phyllis Dillard of Orange County, Skipper Free, is a year older today. We haven’t heard from her lately.

Hope she is okay. Also celebrating is Clint Reves, Louise Dubose, Sherry Morgan and Marvin Ziller. Celebrating also are chef Ree Drummond, 47 and actor Rowan Atkinson, 61.*****Jan. 7: Celebrating today are Mary Hebert, Carley McDuffie, Chance Land Chatagnier, Betty Jagen, Libby Campbell, Teresa Collins and Mike Collins, who we’ve known since he was a pup. Also celebrating are actors Nicolas Cage, 52 and David Caruso, 60. Also TV show host Julie Chen, 46. *****Jan. 8: Two pretty ladies, Heather Montagne Mankopf and Terri Gauthier both celebrate birthdays today. The pride of Greta and Darrell, Sean Brinson, celebrates as does Sandra Cove, Joey Halliburton. Philipp Hunt and a guy we’ve known since short pants, Lanston Fall, have birthdays. Today was also the birthday of Elvis.

They are joined by scientist Stephen Hawking, 74 and R&B singer R. Kelly, 49.*****Jan. 9: Happy birthday to Caitlin Johnson, Brenda Hearn, Ken Steppe, Susan Kelly, Pat Gunstream, Chad Meadows and Harold Williams. Celebrating birthdays also are country singer Crystal Gayle, 65, reality star Julie Christly, 43 and guitarist Jimmy Page, 72.*****Jan. 10: Our buddy, Karen’s youngest, Collin ‘Billy Jack’ Gros celebrates today. Also getting older is Frank Skeeler, pretty Sandy Uzzle, Emily Breaux and Breanna Holland. Celebrities enjoying birthdays are rock singers Rod Stewart, 71, and Pat Benatar also boxer George Foreman, 67.*****Thanks to Capt. Chuck Uzzle for the wild ducks.

Every year we look forward to a mess of ducks but this year we were sweating it out but Chuck came though. We appreciate it. *****I learned a couple of months ago that Sheriff Keith Merritt didn’t plan to run for re-election when this term ends. I was surprised that he would announce his retirement four years in advance. That seldom happens. Keith would have earned it. He and Marlene married when they were young, raised their boys and both worked through the years.

In four years they will get a chance to do the things they thought about but never could afford or had time for. They both came from poor backgrounds and have had the opportunity to serve and be good examples. I’m proud to call them friends.

C’EST TOUT I can’t help but wonder about what President Ronald Reagan would think if he knew president-elect Donald Trump was ignoring Homeland Security, FBI and the CIA and still siding with Russian president Vladimir Putin, even after they uncovered proof that Russian hackers attempted to influence our presidential election. Trump would not ignore our intelligence experts if the shoe would have been on the other foot to help Hillary Clinton. Experts in both parties applauded President Obama’s sanctions and expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats. Trump either didn’t read the report or he’s so interested in maintaining his business connection with Russia and the Ukraine that he doesn’t want to aggravate Putin. It would be leaving billions of Trump brand dollars on the table. Allowing a thug, tyrant and KGB murder like Putin to get away with an outrageous act of war, like interfering with another country’s election, will if not checked, only escalate and problems will become worse. Trump will continue to shield him as long as the Republicans in congress let him. Trump will attempt to intimidate any legislature that goes against him by threatening to go in their district and turn his supporters loose on them. Trump has told Putin to wait until he’s in office. Trump has also said Putin is smart.

He’s right about that. Trump will become his clown and the United States will pay the price if not stopped. This is far more serious than citizens realize. Trump will attempt to bluff his way through the Putin relationship like he’s bluffed his entire life, including not releasing his income tax report.

Remember, with Trump it’s always the bottom line. *****My time is up for another week. Thanks for yours. I wish for you a great 2017. Take care and God bless.

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ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

New Year features top acts coming to the region

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record A new year has arrived and a big year of live entertainment is on the horizon featuring national acts, family theater and much more. Make the most of the year and enjoy some live music whenever possible, and be sure to check out for information on upcoming shows, artists and venues.

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Roger Tienken @ Lounge

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ursday, Jan. 5 Derryl Singletary @ Blue Martini Blake Sticker @ e Grill Tin Pan Alley @ Larry’s French Market

Alex Rozell @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Tim Burge @ e Rodair Roadhouse 3HG @ Rush Lounge David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Friday, Jan. 6 Jerry Lee Lewis @ Golden Nugget Casino Satellite @ Blue Martini Paul Gonsoulin @ Cecil’s Tyler Darby @ Dylan’s Johnn Cessac @ Just One More Tavern Still Cruisin’ @ Larry’s French Market Ward, Bowen and Steinman @ e Logon Cafe Caylan Daughrity @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County Snafu @ Madison’s e Kings of Mojo @ Neches

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Brewing Company Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza - Calder Ave. Rick Danna @ New York Pizza - Neches St. e Chris Shearman Experience @ Rikenjaks 3HG @ Rush Lounge Tim Burge and George Dearborn @ Sawdust Saloon Saturday, Jan. 7 Satellite @ Blue Martini e Fabulous Hellcats @ e Capri Club Michael Krajicek @ Cecil’s Angel Siren, Knuckle Deep, Caylan Daughrity @ Dylan’s Alex Rozell @ e Grill Jackie Caillier and Cajun Cousins @ Larry’s French Market Book of Days @ e Logon Cafe Pug Johnson @ Luke’s Icehouse Mid-County e Teague Brothers Band @ Madison’s Mirages, Beauty School Massacre, Aurum @ e Red Room e RKW Show @ Rikenjaks Electric Circus @ Robert A. “Bob” Bowers Civic Center Curse and the Cure @ e Rodair Roadhouse 3HG @ Rush Lounge Doc Mojoe, Dirty D, Silky Dave Experience @ Texas Rose Saloon

Rock ‘n roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis will perform at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., for ages 21 and older. Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Tyler Darby and Pug Johnson Sunday, Jan. 8 Monday, Jan. 9 @ Madison’s Jay Ecker Jazz Quartet @ Caleb Paul @ Rush Lounge Brittany Pfantz @ Rush Rikenjaks Lounge 3HG @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Wayne Cook @ Suga’s Deep Tuesday, Jan. 10 Tavern South Rob Copeland @ Dylan’s

Hollyn’s Crawfish Alfredo EVY’S CAJUN KITCHEN Evelyn Brandon e Record asdfasdWith the colder weather coming on, I think about cooking comfort foods. I love anything thick, rich and hearty - it just makes sense to me. ere’s nothing like cold weather outside and a warm oven inside. It makes a home seem even “homier”. e first time I made this dish it was cold and raining and there was ice everywhere. I wanted some kind of comfort food and some kind of bad. I started digging around and found this recipe on a Facebook page - Beazell’s Cajun Seasoning. is is one comes from Mrs. Beazell herself, Hollyn Chellette of Berwick, La. Finding this meant I had to get out in the cold and get everything I didn’t have. But it was well worth the trip.

Once you make this keeper and see how quick and easy it is, you will want to make it again and again.

Hollyn’s Crawfish Alfredo 1 pint whipping cream 1 cup grated Romano cheese (I bought the fresh one in the tub) 2 pounds cooked crawfish 2 Tablespoons Beazell’s Cajun seasoning (or what you have available) 1 pound pasta, cooked and drained In large skillet, over mediumlow heat, bring cream to a boil.

Reduce by about 1/3 and whisk in Romano cheese until it melts completely and disappears.

Add crawfish and Cajun seasoning and cook another 2-5 minutes.

Turn off heat and add pasta.

Toss with sauce until well coated.

Bon appétit!!

***Note - Once my crawfish had been cooked, and before I added it to the mixture, I seasoned it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and a small amount of Cajun seasoning - all to taste.

Remember not to cook crawfish too long as it will become tough.

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Orange County Friends meetings Orange County Friends meets several times each month for bridge, mah Jong, and many more activities. To find out more about our group, please visit our Facebook page at Orange County Friends or call Karen McKinney at 746-3730.

Wednesday, January 4 - Mah Jong 1:30 to 3:30 ursday, January 5 - Bridge at the Garden District at 11 am Monday, January 9 - Book Club 2 pm Monday, January 16 - Night Bunco 6 pm

Bridge City Chamber Taste of the Bayou e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is now taking reservations for the Taste of the Bayou 57th Annual Banquet. e event will be held on Monday, January 9, 2017at the Bridge City Elementary School. e BC Chamber invites everyone to come to this family friendly event.

Attendees will get to sample delicious food from several local restaurants and enjoy musical enter-

tainment provided by the Gulf Coast Playboys Band. Tickets are $15 per person or $160 for a sponsored table for 8. If you have a restaurant, catering business, bakery, food truck, etc. and you would like to participate (chamber membership not required) or you would like to purchase tickets, call the Chamber at 409-735-5671 or email bcchamber@bridgecitychamber.com.

p.m. and Keyhole Gardens will be from 1:30 -2:30 pm . Attend one or all the workshops. Please call the Texas A&M AgriLife office at 409-882-7010 to preregister. e Field of Plenty is a donation community garden and an Orange Christian Services Project. It is located at 2120 Wickard directly behind Orange Christian Services on West Park Ave in Orange.

Field of Plenty Training

December Schedule for Golden K

Now is the time to think about gardening for next year. Join e Field of Plenty and the Texas A&M AgriLife Service with free hands-on training in different garden interests at e Field of Plenty. Mark your calendar for January 28th, 2017 to get your new year off to a good start learning how to grow and cook vegetables for healthy living. Workshops will include Beginner’s Seed Saving, Vegetable Garden Basics, and Cooking What You Grow in the morning starting at 9:00 a.m. and lasting forty-five minutes each. After a break for lunch, Composting Basics will begin at 1:00

Dec. 28-No meeting (holidays), Jan. 4-Karen McKinney, Regional Kiwanis Lt. Gov. & former Golden K President, will give lively & interesting updates regarding Kiwanis. A possible video may be presented, depending upon availability from National Kiwanis.

GOLDEN K KIWANIS meets every Wed. at 9:30 a.m. for a breakfast BUFFET at Sunset Grove Country Club. For guests, cost of the buffet is about $10.95 each. Breakfast for news media is always complimentary. A short meeting takes place around 10 a.m., with a speaker beginning

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sometime between 10:20-10:30 a.m. Adjournment is at 11 a.m.

American Legion to host Fish Fry e American Legion, Post 49, in Orange will have a Fish Fry fundraiser from 11 am - 1 pm, ursday, January 5th. Cost is $8 and will include a meal of Fried Fish, potato salad, green beans, cole slaw, bread and dessert.

Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available.

Call 886-1241 after noon, Wednesday, Jan. 4th and before 9 am, ursday, Jan. 5th for orders and deliveries.

Ellis Pecans Reduced Prices Wesley United Methodist Church has reduced the prices on their remaining pecan halves and pieces. New crop pieces and halves are available for $ 8.50 Ib. Place your order, For pick up or delivery call Jan @ 734-8036 or Doris @ 670-7703.

Fruit Pizza EVY’S CAJUN KITCHEN Evelyn Brandon e Record e first time my mama asked me if I wanted to try some fruit pizza, I thought she had surely gone off the deep end. All I could picture was traditional pizza with fruit on it. I wasn’t having any of it; I think my exact words were “ewww, that’s nasty.” e she showed it to me and of course, I had to try it, because I love fruit and anything with cream cheese. Naturally, I fell in love with it. is is a great after school snack. It keeps the kids eating healthy and it certainly is a fun dish! It’s also a great dessert for a covered dish luncheon or any other function. e possibilities are endless on the kinds fruits you can add to it as well. I would like to try it with blackberries and raspberries. But use your imagination and make it your very own creation. I think you’ll like it.

Bon appétit!

Cheddar Chicken Artichoke Melts

Fruit Pizza 1 16.5 ounce roll Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 kiwifruit, peeled, halved lengthwise and sliced 1 cup halved or quartered fresh strawberries 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 1 cup grapes 1 small can drained mandarin oranges 1/2 cup apple jelly

Heat oven to 350. Spray pizza pan with cooking spray. Spread cookie dough out and press into pizza pan to form crust. Bake 1620 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 30 minutes, or until crust is cool to the touch.

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Spread mixture over cooled crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese. Stir jelly until smooth, brush over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled - usually about an hour.

Cut into pie shaped wedges and serve cold.

Remember to refrigerate any leftovers.

NANCY’S KITCHEN Nancy McWhorter e Record e weather is just too hot to spend much time in the kitchen so I eat a lot of sandwiches in the summer. I like to keep a variety of different flavored sliced cheeses in my refrigerator. is KEEPER recipe was taken from a plastic bag of Sargento Deli Style Sliced Sharp Cheddar Cheese.

My sister-in-law, Ava McWhorter and I both like recipes that include artichokes hearts. As soon as I read the recipe, I knew she would like it so I invited her to join me for an evening meal. For accompaniment, I served slices of watermelon. e sandwich is so tasty, I just had to share it with the Record. *I found the instructions a bit confusing so I have included the way I prepared the sandwiches.

Cheddar Chicken Artichoke Melts 2 cups chopped cooked chicken 1 (6 oz.) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained, finely chopped 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. finely chopped red onion

1 Tbsp. Dijon or grainy mustard (I used the Dijon) 8 slices sourdough bread or rye bread (I used rye), lightly toasted 8 slices Sargento Deli Style Sliced Sharp Cheddar cheese, diagonally cut in half Combine chicken, artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, onion, and mustard; mix well. Spread mixture evenly over toast; top with cheese. Bake in preheated 375� oven until hot and cheese is melted, about 6 minutes. Top with remaining toast.

Prep time: 10 minutes. Bake time: 6 minutes serves: 4 *Prepare the mixture as directed in original instructions.

In my toaster oven, I lightly toasted two slices of the rye bread. I then evenly spread the chicken mixture on those two slices of toasted bread, topped each piece of the toast with a slice of the Cheddar cheese and baked them in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. While these were toasting in the oven, I fully toasted 2 more slices of the rye bread in my toaster oven. I removed the cheese toast from the oven and topped each with the toasted bread from the toaster oven.

High tolerance may mask attack

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Heart attacks may go unrecognized among individuals with high pain tolerance, putting them at an increased risk for poor recoveries, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

A heart attack does not always

have obvious symptoms, such as pain in your chest, shortness of breath and cold sweats. In fact, a heart attack can happen without a person realizing it. It is called a silent heart attack, due to what is medically referred to as silent ischemia (lack of oxygen) to the heart muscle.

“It is unknown why some people experience heart attacks without symptoms. One possible explanation for the absence of chest pain is high pain tolerance. To our knowledge, no previous study has examined the relationship between pain sensitivity and recognition of heart attacks,” said Andrea Ohrn, M.D., study lead author and Ph.D. Fellow at University of Tromsø in Norway.

Researchers from Norway studied 4,849 adults who underwent a cold pressor test and electrocardiogram (ECG). e cold pressor test measured pain tolerance as participants placed their hand in ice-cold water at 3 degrees Celsius (about 37 degrees Fahrenheit) for as long as possible, up to two minutes. Researchers used ECG results and participant’s hospital records to determine heart attack status (recognized, unrecognized, or no heart attack). ey found: Overall, 8 percent of participants were classified as having a silent (unrecognized) heart attacks and 4.7 percent of participants as recognized heart attacks. ose with silent heart attack endured the cold pressor test

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State legislators work on As winter temps get near, helping state’s foster kids now is the time to prepare Sen. Robert Nichols Texas District 3

Happy New Year!

I hope your holidays were filled with family and good food. The next time you hear from me we will have begun the 85th Legislative Session, which is set to last 140 days during odd-numbered years. During this time, the Texas Leg- Sen. Robert Nichols islature must pass a two-year budget as well as to address existing laws and consider new legislation. It has been an honor to serve as your state Senator since 2007, and I look forward to this next year and working together to make a difference for our state.

During session, I will be writing this column weekly to keep you up to date on what is going on at your State Capitol.

Here are five things happening around your state this month:

Electoral College at the Capitol Members of the Texas Electoral College met in the House Chamber of the Texas Capitol on December 19th. The Electoral College, which dates back to the late 1700’s, meets after every presidential election to cast the final vote for president and vice president. Our Founding Fathers created the College as a way to create a middle ground between letting Congress and the voters nationwide to elect the president.

The collected votes are put into a mahogany box which is then sent to D.C. to be read to both house of Congress. Once the votes are read aloud they are official and final.

Sunset Hearing This month the Texas Sunset Commission held a two day hearing, which is their second to last meeting before the 85th Legislative Session.

The first day recommendations were voted on for the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Texas Board of Nursing, Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners and the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. We also heard testimony and discussed the best steps to ensure behavioral health professionals in Texas have the necessary structure and resources to not only serve their licensees but also the public effectively. These included the Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Worker Examiners and Marriage and Family Therapists.

The Commission also heard testimony and dis-

cussed the Texas Medical Board and the Texas Department of Transportation on the second day.

Helping Foster Children Governor Greg Abbott’s criminal justice division recently announced an $8 million grant issued to the Department of Family and Protective Services to provide specialized care and services for 500 foster children who are considered the most difficult to find permanent homes. Many of these children have been victims of crime and have been placed in psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers. These children will receive individualized medical care and mental health therapies in a less restrictive and more appropriate setting at four different sites in the state. I believe this is a successful step towards ensuring the children in foster care are receiving the care they need and deserve.

Texas African American History Memorial Recently, the first Texas African American History Memorial was unveiled on the grounds of the Texas Capitol. The monument, made from bronze and granite, is 27-feet high, 32-feet wide and depicts Juneteenth, June 19, 1865, when hundreds of Union troops arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves in the United States. It also highlights the contribution in state history such as cattle, cotton, oil labor and space exploration. Funding for this monument came from private donations and state funding. To learn more about the memorial you can visit .

Get Involved During Session I believe ensuring accessibility and transparency are some of the most important things a Legislature can do. It is a positive way for members to remain accountable to the people they serve. One way we are able to do this is by providing many resources online. You can utilize these important resources during the upcoming legislative session by visiting www.capitol.state.tx.us. Through this site, you will be able to view a live stream of Senate and House committee hearings as well as watching both chambers when they are in session.

Another tool available is being able to look up bills by subject and keyword, review bill analyses and learn about the possible fiscal implications of a bill. You may also sign up to receive e-mail notifications when bills of interest to you are assigned to committee and then advance through the legislative process.

You can also email me at if you have questions about any bill. By keeping abreast of happenings in your State Capitol, you ensure accountability and integrity for all Texans.

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Wet weather and cold air are rolling through southeast Texas just in time for the holidays. As you break out your coat and gloves, there’s no time like the present to implement helpful energy-saving tips so you can keep the cash in your wallet while keeping the cold outside where it belongs.

“We haven’t had much in the way of cool weather, but that’s starting to change,” said Vernon Pierce, vice president of customer service for Entergy Texas.

“When that cold weather rolls through, it is important to winterize your house to help save you money.”

Heating and air conditioning can account for as much as 55 percent of your monthly electric bill. Setting the thermostat to 68 degrees in the winter is an easy way to reduce how much energy you use. Every degree above 68 on the thermostat can increase your bill by about 3 percent. So if you crank it up to a toasty 78 degrees, you’ve already added 30 percent. Other tips include: Seal leaks around your doors and windows to make your home more energy-efficient.

Keep all doors and windows closed when the heat is on.

Open drapes to let warm sunlight in during the day. Close them at night to reduce heat loss.

Schedule a heating system checkup with a licensed professional if you haven’t already done so.

Do not block heat registers or air returns with curtains or furniture.

Check air and furnace filters every 30 days or as required by the type of filter. Clean or replace them as needed.

Conserve hot water. Wrap your electric water heater with a water heater blanket and set the thermostat to 120 degrees or medium.

Close the damper on fireplaces when not in use.

When you change your light bulbs, replace them with energy-efficient models. Entergy recommends ENERGY STARqualified compact fluorescent light bulbs that use 70 percent less energy and last up to 10

times longer than incandescent bulbs.

Set the thermostat back to 55 degrees if away from home for several days.

More tips, as well as clear, doit-yourself videos, to help put these ideas to work can be found at entergytexas.com/savemoney.

Customers can also visit EntergySolutions for the program in their area.

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Entergy also assists elderly and disabled low-income customers through its customerassistance fund, e Power to Care. e fund is administered by the local Councils on Aging and is funded by Entergy employees, customers and shareholders. To find out how to get assistance, or to contribute to the fund, visit entergy.com or check the donation box on your monthly bill.

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significantly longer and were less likely to quit the test than those who recognized heart attack pain.

Women had fewer heart attacks than men (7 percent vs. 19 percent), but a larger proportion of heart attacks were silent in women than in men (75 percent vs. 58 percent).

More women aborted the cold pressor test compared to men (38 percent vs. 23 percent).

However, the association between silent heart attack and

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lower pain tolerance was stronger in women than in men, and statistically significant in women only, but the sex difference was not statistically significant. e larger difference in pain tolerance between unrecognized and recognized heart attack in women may be because women recognized with a heart attack might be those women most sensitive to pain, presenting with the most severe symptoms, Ohrn said.

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Oklahoma offers up prime waterfowl opportunity HUNTING & FISHING Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record

The Record columnist Capt. Dickie Colburn holds a nice redfish caught over the Christmas holidays.

Right gift makes big difference COLBURN-FISHING Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record

With few days remaining in what has been a challenging year for area trout fishermen, Alton Nelson and I slowly cruised down the fog shrouded Intracoastal fully aware that leaving early had no benefit.

Because the wind had howled the previous two days, we decided to use up the morning hours by checking water clarity throughout the lake.

We cruised at a slow enough speed that I could safely run with my eyes glued on the GPS while he scanned the water for everything from barges to floating debris.Outside of narrowly missing a day marker platform, it proved to be an effective plan and we arrived in the lake just about the time the sun turned everything in Coffee ground Cove a dull shade of gray.

Ten more minutes of idling across the shallow flats had our faces soaking wet from the thick mist, but once again our rain gear kept all other body parts perfectly dry.Since the third of November I haven’t left the dock a single morning without my Frogg Toggs on in spite of the fact that it rained or even threatened to rain only a handful of those trips. The warmer initial boat ride alone makes them worth the money and I frequently find myself still wearing mine even after the sun has warmed SEE COLBURN Page 2B

Wide open spaces with minimal water does not lead one to think of ducks, geese, or the potential for any waterfowl opportunities at first glance. For those who think that way nothing could be farther from the truth.

Oklahoma, specifically western Oklahoma, was the destination of choice for my group of hunters who now make an annual trek somehwere along the central flyway. My group consists of myself, my son Hunter, Chance Lemoine, Jonah Lemoine, and Bryce Carey of Bridge City.

For several years this trip has capped off our hunting season and it’s always looked forward to by each one of us.

During the planning stages of the trip we considered Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and even Arkansas as possible destinations for this much anticipated event.

Oklahoma jumped to the top of the list due to the fact that the state bag limits on Canada geese is 8 per hunter per day. The opportunity to take double the amount of geese plus take in some chances to shoot mallards in dry fields was too much to pass up so Oklahoma became the place to go. Fortunately for us we were able to hunt some private land that belonged to a fellow baseball player, Brock Carter, that Hunter met while he was playing at Eastern Oklahoma State. As luck would have it we had actually been hunting near the same area in years past so we had a great idea of how to go about doing the trip on our own.

The 9 hour trip was uneventful for the most part until we crossed into Oklahoma

Local waterfowlers Brock Carter, Bryce Carey, Chance Lemoine, Hunter Uzzle, Jonah Lemoine and Joli enjoy some fantastic goose hunts in Oklahoma.

RECORD PHOTO: Chuck Uzzle

and began to start seeing canada geese on just about every pothole pond we came across.

This pattern continued as we headed north until we found our destination and got settled in.

We made an afternoon scouting trip and located a field full of geese and decided that was the best deal going for our first hunt of the trip.

The next morning we awoke to a temperature of 24 degrees and little to no wind so the conditions were a little less than favorable. The tough

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All 4 days were memorable and I can’t begin to tell you how nice it was to do all this in dry fields without worrying about, mud, leaking waders, mosquitoes, alligators, or anything of the sort. We hunted wheat, corn fields, small pothole ponds and each was an in-

conditions were soon an afterthought as we entered the wheat field and could hear geese in the next field.

We knew we were in the right place. After setting out decoys and disguising the layout blinds it was time to wait for the birds to show and that’s exactly what they did. Canada geese, snow geese, speckle bellies, wigeon, mallards, pintails all showed up in huge numbers and readily dove into the decoys. The show was most impressive, especially after having snow geese at home

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Kubiak’s parting gift should help Texans When the Denver Broncos defeated the Oakland Raiders 24-6 in Sunday’s ďŹ nal game of the 2016 National Football League season, two teams ended up doing cartwheels. e Kansas City Chiefs, who ďŹ nished the season with the same identical 12-4 record as the Raiders, were declared the winners of the AFC West Division by virtue of winning both regular-season meetings with Oakland. e Houston Texans were relieved to play the quarterback-less Raiders rather than the red-hot Chiefs in Saturday’s opening-round of the NFL playos. e Broncos, who also were minus a seasoned quarterback this season, were a major disappointment, missing the playos with a 9-7 record as the defending world champions.

But Head Coach Gary Kubiak, who announced

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things up!

Alton evidently excelled at satisfying his “Honey-do� list this past year as Mrs. Claus proved overly appreciative on Christmas morning.“I knew I was getting this new Frogg Togg Pilot suit,� he bragged, “but these two Laguna rods and Shimano casting reels blew me away.� “I was already tickled to death when she said I could return the suit she ordered me well before Christmas and upgrade to this pilot suit.I know where she read about the rain gear and rods, but I have someone else to thank for suggesting the reels,� he stated as I shut the big engine down.“Maybe next year you can add a new truck on your “can’t miss� gift list.�

Bored to death with Plan A and tired of listening to Aton praise his wife, Kathy, we tied on Corkys and cast in the direction of any disturbance on the surface.He almost immediately christened one of his new rods with a runaway redďŹ sh and a small keeper trout smacked my Mirrodine XL as I was planting the Talon.

A pair of larger keeper trout and two more slot reds quickly altered our initial game plan.“I don’t care what the water looks like all over this lake if the ďŹ sh are here,â€? announced Alton.“We can ride around looking at the water any time we want to.â€?

I agreed and I truly don’t know what time it was when I noticed that the fog had completely burned o.I do know that we had long ago boxed six 22 to 24-inch reds while releasing several larger ones and had fourteen trout in the box as

his retirement for health reasons last week, went out on a winning note and probably didn’t realize what a favor he did for his old team. e Texans, who fortunately didn’t have anything to play for Sunday that would aect their AFC South Division championship, played like they didn’t care about the outcome of their season ďŹ nale at Tennessee that they lost 24-17 Sunday. And for the third straight year under Head Coach Bill O’Brien, Houston ďŹ nished with a 9-7 record.

However, the Texans won the games that really counted by winning every division game until Sunday, which was the dierence as Tennessee also ďŹ nished 9-7 but didn’t win as many division contests. e Houston-Oakland game kicks o the 2016 NFL Wild Card playos 3:35 p.m. Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston with the Texans an early 3½-point favorite.

Both teams apparently have the same problem—a question at the quarterback position.

Oakland lost its starter, Derek Carr, two weeks ago when he suered a broken leg and was replaced by Matt McCloin, who left Sunday’s game

with an injury. As of early this week the only healthy quarterback is rookie Connor Cook. e Texans switched quarterbacks two weeks ago when ineective starter Brock Osweiler was yanked from the game against lowly Jacksonville trailing 13-0 and replaced by back-up Tom Savage. Houston came back to win the game 21-20 and Savage seemed to win the starting quarterback job.

Savage had a very lackluster performance the next week against Cincinnati but the Texans managed to win 12-10.

And during another poor performance in the ďŹ rst quarter Sunday after he fumbled into the end zone on the third play of the game and gave Tennessee an easy touchdown, Savage dove into the

line on a quarterback sneak and suered a possible concussion and was replaced by Osweiler.

Although Savage was cleared by team doctors, O’Brien opted to leave Osweiler in the game. e “72 million dollar man� did a creditable job although the Texans lost 24-17.

Houston and Oakland played each other in Mexico City on Nov. 21. Osweiler did a good job, building up a 20-13 lead in the fourth period only to have the defense blow it, allowing Carr to throw two touchdowns to lead Oakland to a 2720 win.

Now the big question mark at this writing is who will the starting quarterbacks be for both

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From Page 1B well. Alton noted several times while grazing on the candy he apparently lifted from one of the kid’s stockings that the new gear had already made him a better ďŹ sherman.

I haven’t fished a Vudu shrimp under a cork much at all this year, but it easily out performed anything else we tried. A dayglow Corky got it all started, but once we tired of catching reds, Alton tied one on and the trout couldn’t leave it alone. The fact that we were fishing it on a longer leader than usual may have made a difference as well.

I talked with Steve Robison on Christmas Eve and he said that they had done very well the previous two days swimming tails on light jig heads over scattered shell on the south end of the lake.

He added that several of their trout were in the four to ďŹ ve pound class and most of the ďŹ sh hit a plum chartreuse 5-inch rat tail Assassin rigged on a 1/16th ounce head.He also shared that they really didn’t start catching a lot of ďŹ sh until they opted for the lighter head!

Alton couldn’t wait to get back home and show Kathy how well he had done thanks to her super Christmas gifts. By the time we were ďŹ nished cleaning ďŹ sh, however, it was apparent that she was well into the “pay backâ€? mode. According to the texts he hadn’t checked, she was shopping in Beaumont, he needed to grab something to eat on the way home and vacuum before his in-laws arrived.

He just might earn that truck next Christmas!

The much-maligned Brock Osweiler could see action in the Texans’ first-round playoff game.

Uzzle: Local waterfowlers credible experience. e whole trip meant more to us this year as we did it on our own without an outďŹ tter or guide. e amount of work we put into the trip and carrying gear was more than overshadowed by the fantastic hunts we had. All of the eort was worth it and then some. I can certainly see more time north of the border for our group in the future.

Right now many waterfowl hunters are scrambling to ďŹ nish up their seasons on a high note and for many that means hitting the road for alternate destinations. Many hunters will be ocking to the

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coast in search of divers while others will concentrate on areas north of Texas. Some die hards will even stay after the birds through the special snow goose conservation season in areas like Arkansas, Missouri, and even Kansas. All these locations seem like a long way to go for a good hunt but for most folks it’s worth it, especially with the dismal weather and slow season most hunters have been coping with. Either way you look at it we are in the home stretch of the season and nothing is o the table, there will be plenty of time to rest once season ends.

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TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GAME WARDEN FIELD NOTES e following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Less Bragging, More Tagging A Titus County game warden wrapped up an investigation about a subject with an untagged deer in the back of his truck in the small town of Talco in northeast Texas. e guy had been bragging about this being his second deer of the day. e warden contacted the suspect and discovered he had fraudulently obtained a free active-duty military hunting license and killed two white-tailed deer bucks. Citations and warnings were issued for two untagged deer, no hunter education certification and taking an illegal white-tailed buck that did not meet the antler restriction minimum requirements. Investigation continues about possible trespassing.

Eyes on the Road A retired game warden notified a Titus County warden about a vehicle that was seen road hunting. e suspect was located in Daingerfield where he gave a full confession for shooting at and missing a doe from the roadway. Citations and warnings were issued for no hunting license, shooting from a public road and hunting without landowner’s consent.

Best Hunt Goes Bust e White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area staff notified a Titus County game warden

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Despite who the quarterbacks will be in the wild card game, I look for it to be a low-scoring defensive battle with the Texans winning 16-14.

Wouldn’t it be something if the playoffs begin with the Houston Texans playing the opening game at NRG Stadium and end 29 days later with the Texans playing there in February??

KWICKIES…We heard so many college coaches complaining about certain All-American football players who opted to skip his team’s bowl game because they wanted to be in tip-top shape for the upcoming NFL scouting combine and be high draft choices in April. How about these same coaches who abandon their teams for the bowl games, pack up and vamoose for their new job, leaving their team to flounder under some assistant. Something’s not right here!!!

Almost every article about the upcoming playoffs mentions the fact the Seattle Seahawks will have a more difficult time on defense because of the absence of free safety Earl omas, who’s rehabilitating from a broken bone in his leg. Seattle also plays Saturday at home against the Detroit Lions. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. on NBC. Six of the playoff bound teams have quarterbacks who have been to a Super Bowl—Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers and Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC. From the NFC are Eli Manning of the New York Giants, Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks. But all of the talk seems to be focused on rookie Dak Prescott of the NFC’s No. 1-seeded Dallas Cow-

about possible illegal duck hunting after the noon cutoff. e warden made contact with two men in possession of 10 mallards and a wigeon. Both stated this was their very best hunting trip of the year. e warded issued citations and civil restitution to both subjects for not having the required annual public hunting permits and for hunting ducks after noon on the WMA. One subject was also issued citations for no hunting license and no hunter education certification.

Rundown After fleeing Bowie County sheriff’s deputies attempting to serve a warrant, a miscreant wellknown to northeast Texas game wardens was spotted a week later in the backseat of a passing vehicle by a Red River County game warden on patrol in a remote hunting area near the Sulphur River. He followed the vehicle into an open area and conducted a traffic stop. e subject stated he was tired of running and went willingly. e subject was arrested on warrants for felony probation violation and evading arrest.

Playing Possum A Bowie County game warden patrolling U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public hunting land noticed a truck parked on the side of the road and a man wearing hunter orange lying face down in the woods. Fearing the man might be injured, the warden stopped to render aid. e man didn’t respond when the warden called out, but once he got within 5 feet of him, the man sat up. e man

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And speaking of the Cowboys, although they sat out several starting players Sunday at Philadelphia and lost to the Eagles 27-13, all of the headlines went to Tony Romo, who made a cameo appearance and threw for the Cowboys’ only touchdown. Many dyed-in-wool Cowboy fans are itching for a quarterback controversy, but I doubt if they will get one.

Monday’s big battle between No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game should be a hardhitting defensive battle with Clemson coming out on top 23-19.

JUST BETWEEN US… Here’s a look at the Wild Card Round of the playoffs: Sat. 3:35 p.m. at NRG Stadium in Houston— Houston (9-7) over Oakland (12-4). I look for the 3½-point favored Texans to win in a defensive battle 16-14. (ESPN) Sat. 7:15 p.m. in Seattle—Seattle (10-5-1) over Detroit (9-6). is game should light up the scoreboard to the tune of 34-26 with the 8-point favored Seahawks winning. (NBC) Sun. 12:05 p.m. at Heinz Stadium in Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh (11-5) over Miami (10-6). e Steelers are a whopping 10-point favorite and should overpower the Dolphins 31-22. (CBS) Sun. 3:40 p.m. at Lambeau Field in Green Bay— Green Bay (9-6) over New York Giants (11-5). I believed it when quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the Packers were going to run the table seven weeks ago. is could very well be a high-scoring affair with Rodgers finding a way to beat the 4 ½point underdog Giants 38-31. (Fox)

stated he was hiding so people would not know where he was hunting. A quick check of the man’s criminal history revealed he was a felon and he was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

On the Road Hunting Game wardens responded to a call from a Foard County landowner concerning two men hunting from a vehicle on a county road. Upon arrival they discovered a local Foard County sheriff ’s deputy had the two subjects stopped in the middle of a county road. e wardens interviewed both individuals separately and they confessed to renting a car in Tennessee and driving to Texas to hunt quail. ey indicated that since they didn’t have a hunting lease they were just driving around and shooting quail from the rural public roads. A search of their vehicle uncovered 13 quail in a suitcase in the backseat of their rental car and numerous empty shotgun shells and boxes. e wardens learned that the suspects were staying at a hotel in Vernon and that there were about 15 more illegally taken quail back at their hotel room. After conducting a consensual search of the hotel room, the wardens ended up seizing over 100 quail packed away in an ice chest, all of which allegedly were killed from a public roadway. e game warden issued citations and took both subjects into custody for arraignment. Cases are pending in addition to civil restitution.

Costly Education A Cochran County game warden responded to a trespassing complaint on opening weekend of mule deer season and discovered three New Mexico hunters who reportedly believed as long as the property didn’t have a “No Trespassing” sign it was legal to hunt there. ey were also hunting deer with the five day special non-resident license, valid only for small game, and none of them had completed a hunter education course. All three were charged with hunting without landownersconsent. Cases pending.

But I Left a Deposit for the Deer A landowner’s agent in Bailey County discovered a bank deposit slip on a dirt road on their property that appeared to contain blood and deer hair on it. e agent was not familiar with the person nor the company listed on the deposit slip. A game warden was notified and using the information on the deposit slip, made a trip to the company address in neighboring Parmer County.

Upon his arrival, the warden noticed a truck with blood on the tailgate parked in front of the business. A closer look revealed a bag of guts and an untagged eight point mule deer buck head in the bed of the truck. e warden spoke to the vehicle’s owner and, during the interview, he admitted to shooting the deer. He said he didn’t know who the landowner was and that the deposit slip belonged to him. In addition to citations for possession of an untagged deer and not having completed hunter education, charges were filed for hunting without landownerconsent. Cases and restitution pending.

Calling Shotgun, Literally A Bailey County game warden received a complaint about alleged road hunters. During the search, the warden got a call that a vehicle matching the description had been stopped by a county sheriff ’s deputy at a major highway intersection and was being detained. e warden interviewed the two subjects in the vehicle who admitted to hunting quail from the roadway, which they claimed to believe was legal. Charges were filed for hunting from a public roadway and discharging a firearm from a public roadway, as well as possession of a small amount of marijuana. Cases and restitution pending.

Selfie Incrimination Game wardens conducted an interview of a poaching suspect regarding a large white-tailed buck that had been seen regularly in northwestern Grayson County. e suspect lives less than a mile from where images of the huge deer had been captured on a game camera. Apparently, this individual was in possession of a set of antlers that closely resembled the famed buck, although he claimed to have killed the deer in southern Oklahoma.

During the interview, the suspect initially denied any wrongdoing, insisting that he killed the deer on public hunting land in Marshall County, Oklahoma. Once the wardens executed a cellphone search warrant they had obtained before the interview, the suspect changed his story. He admitted to shooting the deer off a public road on property he did not have permission to hunt, did not have a hunting license and killed the big buck with a rifle in a county that allows use of archery equipment only. e deer, a 25 ½-inch wide, 19point buck with a gross Boone & Crockett score in excess of 200, was seized. Numerous cases and civil restitution are pending. Investigations into additional offenses in Texas and Oklahoma are ongoing.

Evidence Concealed in the Oven Game wardens were checking a group of hunters leaving a winter wheat field in Crosby County during the opening weekend of mule deer season and noticed evidence of blood and turkey feathers in the bed of their pickup. e wardens learned that a dad and his two teenagers had killed six turkeys and failed to tag any of them. e wardens accompanied the group to a nearby residence where the hunters were staying for the weekend and inspected the untagged turkeys, one of which was cooking in the oven. e father was cited for possession of two untagged turkeys and the wardens showed the young hunters how to properly tag the birds. Cases are pending.

More than Junk in the Trunk A 911 call to the Pecos County Sheriff ’s Office the night of Nov. 3 claimed someone had discharged a firearm from a car stopped in the road.

Deputies on patrol located the suspect vehicle with two occupants inside. e deputies discovered a 12 gauge shotgun in the backseat and a dead mule deer buck stuffed into the trunk. State game wardens were called to the scene. e driver did have a valid hunting license and hunter safety certification, while his buddy had no identification at all. Both men were cited for hunting at night and hunting from the road, along with possession

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of a mule deer in a closed season and booked into the Pecos County jail.

Captured on Camera A Red River County game warden received information from a landowner about possible theft and trespassing. e landowner noticed he was missing two game cameras, but a third game camera that was still in place had captured an image of an individual on his property holding what appeared to be the other game cameras. e warden recognized the individual in the photo and, based on the evidence and the number of people who came forward during the investigation identifying the subject in the photo, was able to obtain a warrant for the subject’s arrest for theft and criminal trespassing. Cases pending.

Tracking the Decoy Working in cooperation with the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Red River County game warden set up a GPS-monitored ATV and trailer in an area where there had recently been several calls relating to property theft. During the night of Nov. 3, the warden received information via the GPS tracking system that the ATV had been moved to a residence in Lamar County. With assistance from other law enforcement agencies, wardens executed a search warrant for the prop-

erty and found three adults. e stolen ATV was recovered along with narcotics and drug paraphernalia discovered at the scene. All three were taken into custody and transported to the Lamar County jail. Multiple cases pending for felony theft, possession of stolen property, engaging in organized crime, child endangerment and criminal trespassing.

Crossing the Line On Nov. 20, a Bowie County game warden conducted a traffic stop on a hunter crossing into Texas from Oklahoma he observed to have a whitetail deer in the bed of his truck. e hunter claimed he killed the deer in Texas and used tags issued with his Texas hunting license, but that didn’t explain why he was traveling into Texas from Oklahoma. e story soon fell apart and the warden determined the deer was killed north of the border and the hunter did not possess an Oklahoma hunting license. An Oklahoma game warden responded to Texas to follow up on his state’s violation. Citations were issued in both states and the deer carcass was returned to Oklahoma for donation.

Tagging is not Optional On opening weekend of deer season in Angelina County, a game warden made contact with a group of hunters in Huntington where he observed a deer in the back of an ATV that did not meet the minimum 13-inch antler restrictions and another in the back of the truck that did. Neither deer was tagged. When the ATV operator was questioned about the illegal buck, he said he was going to tag it when he saw the game warden pull up. e warden explained that at that point it’s too late. Citations issued for taking an illegal buck and untagged deer along with multiple warnings. Civil restitution also pending and the deer were donated to a needy local family.

No Deer, Just Dope While on patrol the night of Nov. 5, a Tyler County game warden observed a vehicle behind him driving with a bright LED light system. e warden pulled over to allow the vehicle to pass and as the vehicle pulled alongside, the driver stopped and rolled down his window. e warden explained to the driver that the light was not permitted on the county road due to traffic code statutes.

Since the two men were wearing camouflage, the

warden asked if they had harvested a deer and where they had been hunting. During the conversation, the warden observed the two were acting extremely nervous and overly courteous, plus, the drive began to sweat profusely. After checking their hunting licenses and noting neither had the required hunter education certification, the warden asked to inspect their vehicle. Although he found no evidence of a harvest, the search of the subjects vehicle revealed multiple drug paraphernalia items, two bags of marijuana and a small baggy of crystal meth. Multiple drug-related charges were filed, along with an additional charge for tampering with physical evidence after it was discovered that one of the men hid two baggies of marijuana in the brush when he had to relieve himself from an upset stomach.

Like Father, Like Son While on patrol opening weekend of deer season, a Shelby County game warden approached a house after dark and saw movement from behind the house. Upon backing up his patrol vehicle and pulling in the driveway, the warden was met by a hunter who claimed someone was trespassing on

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Deionte Thompson, a graduate of West Orange-Stark High School, will play for Alabama’s Crimson Tide next Monday in the National Championship game against Clemson.

WO-S grad Deionte Thompson rolling with Alabama’s Tide

By Dave Rogers For e News Deionte ompson just missed out on back-toback state high school championships with the West Orange-Stark Mustangs.

Call it bad timing.

Or not. ompson is looking to help Alabama win back-to-back national college football championships next Monday when the Crimson Tide faces off against Clemson.

While WO-S knocked off Celina 22-3 and won the 2015 Class 4A title, ompson was redshirting his first season at Alabama, watching as the Tide defeated Clemson 45-40 to win the NCAA championship. is time, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound defensive back is a special teams stalwart and backup safety for coach Nick Saban’s Tide, which is 14-0 and attempting to be the first wire-to-wire No. 1 ranked team to win a national championship since Southern California in 2004.

at seems like a pretty good consolation prize for missing the 16-0 Mustang season that ended just before Christmas with a 24-6 win over Sweetwater.

“It’s a big thrill to see one of your athletes on TV like that,” West Orange-Stark coach Cornel ompson said of Deionte ompson.

“He’ll make a big contribution there before he’s through. He’s smart. He doesn’t make mistakes and he makes great decisions. So his time is coming.”

Deionte ompson has been credited with seven tackles for the Southeastern Conference champs in 2016, including two each against Ole Miss and Florida.

At WO-S, ompson intercepted 15 passes as a two-way standout, playing both receiver and defensive back. He was a senior on the Mustangs’ 2014 state championship runner-up squad.

He was one of the top recruits in the nation in the winter of 2015, picking Alabama over Florida State, LSU, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M and Southern Cal.

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Deaths and Memorials Kathy Lynn Hoffpauir, 51, Mauriceville Kathy Lynn Hoffpauir, 51, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on ursday, December 29, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family, after her battle with cancer. Funeral services, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on SatKATHY LYNN urday, December 31, HOFFPAUIR 2016, at 11:00 AM, with Nita Schnitzer and Melissa Brewer officiating; Rite of Committal and Interment will immediately follow funeral services at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, December 30, 2016, from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM at Dorman Funeral Home.

Kathy was born in Orange, Texas, on September 5, 1965, to Mary Ella (Carlisle) and C.J. Cornelius Hoffpauir, Jr. She was a loving aunt and sister, who spent her life raising her nieces and nephews, and taking care of her sister, Judy, and brother-in-law, Mike. Kathy was born with Down Syndrome, but nothing stopped her from succeeding in everything she did, including graduated from Little Cypress Mauriceville High School, at the age of 18. She loved dancing, reading, watching her soap operas, and being with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jimmy Reno; brother-in-law, Joe Gehring; and nieces, Monica Runnels, Ashley Christian-Runnels, Melissa Reno, and Shawn Gehring.

Kathy is survived by her loving sister, Judy and brother-in-law, Michael Runnels, of Mauriceville, Texas; nieces, Latisha Runnels of Mauriceville, Texas, Mandy Smith of Beaumont, Texas; nephew, Michael Runnels, Jr. of Mauriceville, Texas; great-nephews, Coby Runnels, Tylor Smith, Jakob Smith, and Kyler Huff; great-nieces, Christa Bemis, Kylie Huff, and Katelyn Runnels.

Sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Joey Guillot, of Mauriceville, Texas, sister, June Gehring of Magnolia, Texas, sister, Ann and brother-in-law, Bill Windsor, of Livingston, Texas; brothers, Donald Reno of Hempstead, Texas, and Denny Hoffpauir, of Houston, Texas; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. ose honoring Kathy as Pallbearers are Johnny Evans, Jeremiah Guillot, Michael Runnels, Jr., Coby Runnels, Tylor Smith, and Jakob Smith.

Audrey Mae McDonald, 79, Orange Audrey Mae McDonald, 79, of Orange, Texas, passed away on December 29, 2016, in Orange.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Joseph P. Daleo.

AUDREY MAE Burial will follow at St. McDONALD Mary Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Kaplan, Louisiana, on March 28, 1937, she was the daughter of Jesse and Annie Mae Bonin. Audrey was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. She worked for the PTA at Little Cypress ISD and volunteered at the Lutcher eater, as well as having been a switchboard operator at Gulf States for 20 years. Audrey enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents. ose left to cherish her memory include her loving husband, Harold McDonald; her children, Marianne McDonald, of Orange and Stace McDonald, of New Orleans; grandchildren, Peyton and Karli Choate, of Orange; and her siblings, Jesse Roy Bonin and wife Donna and twin sister Flaudry Plant, both of Orange.

Serving as pallbearers will be Peyton Choate, Clint Plant, Brooks Bonin, Cody Plant, John Davis, and Robert Lovelace.

Herbert Hodge “Hodgie” Bennett, III, 55, Deweyville Herbert Hodge “Hodgie” Bennett, III, 55, of Deweyville, Texas, entered into Heaven on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Beaumont, Texas.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home.

HERBERT Hodgie was born on HODGE Saturday, October 7, 1961, in Orange, Texas, to parents Irma (Longron) Bennett and Herbert Hodge Bennett, II., and remained a resident of the golden triangle until his passing. He was a Christian man of the Full Gospel Faith and was a former member of the Texas State Guard. Hodgie loved his family dearly and kept a very special place in his heart, for his mother. He also loved spending time at home with his dog, Shoney.

Some of the most memorable times Hodgie had with his mother, are when they were able to enjoy morning coffee together and when he was able to enjoy a bowl of her famous gumbo. On game day, Hodgie could be found cheering on the Dallas Cowboys. He also loved spending time outside grilling and fishing, and playing games on his

xbox. Hodgie was a man who loved his family and will be missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Hodge Bennett, II. Hodgie is survived by his most favorite person and mother, Irma Ziriax and her husband, who Hodgie called his dad, Lee, of Deweyville, Texas; sisters, Shirley Bennett Foreman and her husband, Ralph, of Vinton, Louisiana, and Cristy Scarbrough and her husband, Ed, of Mauriceville, Texas; brother, Bret Bowman and his wife, Tawnya, of Deweyville, Texas; nieces, Kathleen Butcher and Kayla Viator; nephews, Ricky Reeves, Michael Foreman, Brandon Butcher, Tyler Neely, Mikey Neely, and Jody Viator; and 2 great-nieces, 5 great-nephews, and numerous cousins and friends who loved him dearly.

Honoring Hodgie as Pallbearers are Ricky Reeves, Michael Foreman, Brandon Butcher, Tyler Neely, Mikey Neely, and Jody Viator.

A memorial service, to celebrate Hodgie’s life, will be held at Maranatha Christian Center on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 3:00 PM. Visitation will be held prior to the memorial service from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. 7879 HWY 87 N. Orange, Texas, 77632

JoAnn Ousley Kibodeaux, 76, Orange JoAnn Ousley Kibodeaux, 76, of Orange, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on January 1, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., ursday, January 5, 2017, at St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield. OfficiJOANN OUSLEY ating will be Reverend KIBODEAUX Joseph P. Daleo. Burial will follow at Jett Cemetery in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a rosary at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Orange, Texas, on July 30, 1940, she was the daughter of Claude and Gladys Maud Ousley. JoAnn was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church where she started the Altar Society and was head of the Prayer Chain Committee. She enjoyed music, playing the piano, and singing. JoAnn loved her children and grandchildren and will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Sidney Lee Kibodeaux; her son, Sidney Kibodeaux, Jr.; and her sister, Linda McGuire. ose left to cherish her memory include her children, Gary Kibodeaux, of Orangefield, Lesa Riley and husband Patrick, of Little Cypress, Robert Kibodeaux and wife Loretta, of Pine Forest, and Dona Rach and husband Gerald, of McLewis; grandchildren, Kim Vogt and husband Jarrod, Justin Riley, Jared Hutchison and wife Sarai, Jennifer Kibodeaux, and Lane Rach; greatgrandchildren, Shelby Vogt, Jacob Vogt, and Colton Hutchison; and her brother, Tim Ousley and his wife Paula.

Serving as pallbearers will be Justin Riley, Jared Hutchison, Lane Rach, Brian Ousley, Steven Ousley, Tommy Miles, and Jarrod Vogt. Honorary pallbearers are Tim Ousley and Barbara Hickey.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Helen Catholic Church at 8105 FM 1442, Orange, TX 77630.

Robert Lee Luksic, 78, Saint Gabriel, La. Robert Lee Luksic, 78, of Saint Gabriel, Louisiana, passed away on December 29, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor ROBERT Joseph Howlett, of LUKSIC Grace Lutheran Church.

Born in Joliet, Illinois, on September 15, 1938, he was the son of Ignatuis and Freida Luksic.

Robert was a veteran of the United States Air Force and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Carl and Ryland Luksic.

He is survived by his loving wife, Donna Luksic; daughter, Heidi Luksic Hyder and husband Chris, of Orange; grandson, Chase Comeaux and wife Amber; granddaughter, Baylie Comeaux; and great-grandchildren, Lela and Lilly Comeaux.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chase Comeaux, Ryen Llewellyn, Chris Hyder, Danny Wells, and Baylie Comeaux.

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Margaret loved painting and crafting. She leaves behind many treasured memories from her talents. You could also find Margaret enjoying herself with friends on her trips to the Louisiana casinos, where she was usually very lucky. She always enjoyed talking of the news of the day and sharing her usually strong opinions! Loving and teaching her nephew and family her talents and gifts was also a legacy that will remain strong.

More than anything, she loved her Lord and Savior. She was a longtime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange.

She is survived by her sister, Mary Broussard, of Houston; nephew, Jon Broussard, and his wife Jenny, of Katy; great-niece, Juliette Broussard; special friends, Kathy Fuqua and Ramona Halten; and numerous cousins.

Margaret is preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Carol Broussard and Anne Broussard. e family would like to extend a special thank you to Pearl Helms and Kay Bray of Southeast Texas Hospice for their care of Margaret.

A gathering of Ms. Broussard’s family and friends will be 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2016, with a Rosary recited at 6:30 p.m., at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2016, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 W Cherry Avenue, Orange. A graveside service will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2016, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to e Alzheimer’s Association, 700 North Street, Suite M, Beaumont, Texas 77701; or e Humane Society of Southeast Texas, P.O. Box 1629, Beaumont, Texas 77704.

Alice Huntley and Hank Edwin Larkin.

Mary worked for Nederland I.S.D. for over thirty-one years, the majority of those years spent driving a bus. She was fondly known as “Momma Mary” to all her coworkers and friends.

Mary enjoyed attending all her grandchilMARY LOUISE dren’s events and LARKIN NELLIS activities, and will be remembered as a loving and giving mother and maw-maw to everyone.

Survivors include her daughters, Kimberly Bernard and her husband, Michael and Tracy Henry and her husband, Robert, all of Nederland; sons, Brian Nellis and his wife, Emily, of Nederland and John Nellis, Jr. of Kernersville, South Carolina; grandchildren, Kristen, Katilyn, Cody, Elizabeth, Mynda, and Daniel; great-grandchildren, Hayden, Coston, and Ryan; and parents, Hank and Crystal Larkin of DeRidder, Louisiana; She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-eight years, John Nellis, Sr.; mother, Mary Sisson; brother, Tommy Larkin; and step-brother, Mark.

A gathering of Mrs. Nellis’ family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Broussard’s, with her graveside committal to follow at 3:00 p.m., at Newton Cemetery, Newton.

Judy Margarette Prince, 75, Kountze

Wilma “Wimmie” Jackson, 86, Votaw

Judy Margarette Prince, 75, of Kountze, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on February 13, 1941, in Kountze, to Oselea Dickens and Glover DeWitt Prince.

She was a retired teletype operator for the Beaumont Police DeJUDY partment.

PRINCE Survivors include her siblings, John Paul Prince of Kountze; and Priscilla Ortegon of Spring; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Glover D. Prince, Jr. and Edwin A. Prince.

A gathering of Ms. Prince’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Broussard’s, 530 West Monroe, Kountze. Her funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., ursday, January 5, 2017, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow at Holland Cemetery, Kountze.

Wilma “Wimmie” Jackson, 86, of Votaw, died Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Magnolia Place Healthcare, Liberty. She was born on May 13, 1930, in Votaw, to Frances Elizabeth Jordan and James Robert Sumrall.

Survivors include her children, Sandra Brown her husband, WILMA Bill, of LaBelle; Robert JACKSON Jackson and his wife, Elaine, of Votaw; Karen Burks and her husband, Danny, of Hardin; and Florinda Caruthers and her husband, Jimmy, of Votaw; sister-in-law, Nita Taylor and her husband, Wayne, of Henderson; ten grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; and four greatgreat-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of sixty-two years, Earl Jackson; and twelve brothers and sisters.�A gathering of Mrs. Jackson’s family and friend will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Votaw Worship Center, 3160 FM 2798, Votaw. Her funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Votaw Worship Center, with interment to follow at Votaw Cemetery, Votaw.

Dana Lee Adams, 55, Beaumont Dana Lee Adams, 55, of Beaumont, died Monday, December 26, 2016.

A gathering of Ms. Adams’ family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at Broussard’s.

1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be DANA LEE 11:00 a.m., Saturday, ADAMS January 7, 2017, at Woodland Baptist Church, 1860 West Lucas, Beaumont, with heDana Lee Adams, 55, of Beaumontr interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ronald McDonald House Houston, 1907 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030 or mc@rmhhouston.org.

Mary Louise Larkin Nellis, 65, Nederland Mary Louise Larkin Nellis, 65, of Nederland, died Sunday, January 1, 2017. She was born on July 4, 1951, in Merryville, Louisiana, to Mary

Verlyn “Maw Maw” Wright Baber, 91, Beaumont Verlyn “Maw Maw” Wright Baber, 91, of Beaumont died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 1, 2017 at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. She was born on May 15, 1925 in Bronson, Texas to Luther and Julia Wright. Maw Maw worked for SouthwestVERLYN ern Bell as a phone opWRIGHT BABER erator for many years, and was a faithful member of North End Baptist Church.

If you missed a holiday or birthday, you always received a heartfelt card in the mail. Maw Maw always put her family first. She was the quintessential mother and grandmother and she will never be replaced.

Maw Maw is survived by her daughter-in-law,

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Margaret Ellen Broussard, 70, Orange Margaret Ellen Broussard, 70, of Orange, died Friday, December 30, 2016, overcoming her battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on November 13, 1946, in Lufkin, to Marianne Lee Ginter Broussard and Ray Broussard.

Margaret was a retired tennis coach and MARGARET art teacher for West BROUSSARD Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District. She taught and coached many students and athletes over 38 years, from 19682006. She was loved by her former students, and could not go anywhere in town without having a

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Sarah Stafford; step-son, Billy Baber and his wife, Judy; grandchildren, Grace Baber; Anna Baber Childs and her husband, Patrick; Ellen Baber; David Baber and his fiancé, Pam Causey; Sheri Baber Sherwin and her husband, Jon; great-grandchildren, Taylor Grace Hughes, Stafford Wayne Baber, Matthew Sherwin, and Nathan Sherwin; sister, Helen Minnis; several nieces and nephews; and many dear close friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Virgie; brother, Winfred; her loving husband of sixty-five years, Bill Baber, Jr.; son, Kenneth Wayne Baber; and her adopted son, Larry Stafford.

A gathering of Mrs. Baber’s family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at North End Baptist Church, 5115 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, with her interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to North End Baptist Church, 5115 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77706; or e American Heart Association, P.O. Box 841125, Dallas, Texas 75284.

Shahn Eric Waltmon, 44, Silsbee Shahn Eric Waltmon, 44, of Silsbee, died ursday, December 29, 2016. He was born on October 11, 1972, in Beaumont, to Linda Gail Waltmon.

Shahn was a pipefitter in the SHAHN ERIC construction inWALTMON dustry. He enjoyed his Harley, video games and the Dallas Cowboys. But, most of all, he loved spending time with the love of his life, his wife Sarah.

Survivors include his wife, Sarah Waltmon of Silsbee; sisters, Amy Magness and Kia ornton; and a host of many cousins, relatives and other close friends.

He was preceded in death by mother, Linda Waltmon and grandmother, Ethel

Waltmon.

A memorial service for Mr. Waltmon will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at St. Louis Catholic Church, 315 W Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. A private family committal was held under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie.

A GoFundMe.com account has been set up for Mr. Waltmon and in lieu of flowers the family requests donations to that account. https://www.gofundme.com/shahnwaltmons-funeral-expenses

Joseph Messina, Jr., 75, Silsbee J o s e p h Messina, Jr., 75, of Silsbee, died Friday, December 30, 2016, at Harbor Hospice, Beaumont.

A private committal for Mr. Messina was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, JOSEPH under the direcMESSINA tion of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

Alan Leon Barker, 78, Orange Alan Leon Barker, 78, of Orange, passed away Saturday December 24, 2016 after a brief illness. He was born January 2, 1938 in Orange, Texas to his parents, Eddie and Ruth Barker.

Alan had a great ALAN sense of humor, he was always BARKER c l o w n i n g around and joking. People naturally were drawn to him. He was a kind and giving man and he always routed for the underdog. He would always make sure his neighbor yards were kept up and he would mow

them for free. Alan was a shear operator for the American Bridge Company. He was a faithful member of Hartburg Baptist Church. He dearly loved his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Ruth Barker; sister, Addie Ruth Shipley; brothers, Tim Barker, and Dan Barker.

He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Frances Barker of Orange; children, Barbara Slaughter and husband, Danny of Orange, Cindy Hoffpauir of Orange, Len Barker and wife, Genna of Orange, and Evelyn Bergeron of Orange; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In honor of Alan’s wishes there are no scheduled funeral services.

Donald Cole, 63, Bridge City Donald Cole, 63, Bridge City, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family, after a battle with cancer. Funeral services are pending, under the direction of Claybar DONALD Funeral Home.

COLE Donald was born on March 13, 1953, to Alice and Donald E. Cole. He was a loving husband, father, brother and uncle.

He is survived by his parents, Alice and Donald E. Cole; wife, Diana; son, Jonathon Cole and Kristi Moore; daughters, Kristi Bourque and husband Chad, Lori Runnels and husband Jason, Katina Schrieber and husband Brad and Misty Fredeck and husband Shane; brother, Michael Cole; sisters, Angela Hebert and Mary Alice Hartsfield; 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandson.

Donald was owner of Wayne’s Plumbing, a Lifetime Little League and Select Softball coach, President of Bridge City Little League, Past Member of Bridge City Volunteer Fire Department and a member of St. Henry’s Catholic Church.

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his property and had fired a shot. e man provided directions to a location where the warden should go patrol, but before leaving, the warden proceeded to check behind the house where he immediately discovered a buck strapped to the back of an ATV. e buck’s antlers measured 12 inches wide, which did not meet the minimum restrictions for the county and also was untagged. e hunter claimed he’d left his hunting license inside and while he excused himself to go retrieve it, the warden did a quick search on his mobile app and found the man did not have a hunting license. e man returned and handed the warden proof of a hunting license purchased online three minutes earlier. e illegal buck and firearm used were both seized. e warden also noticed a nearby ice chest and inquired about the venison inside, to which the man replied that his son had shot a nice buck and given the meat to his mother. Because a wildlife resource document is required to transfer harvested game, the warden contacted the son, who verified he had killed a deer on opening day, Saturday, Nov. 5. On a hunch, the warden followed up on Monday and discovered the son did have a hunting license, but it had been purchased at a local store on Sunday, Nov. 6, the day after he admitted harvesting a deer. Multiple citations and civil restitution filed on both hunters and the investigation is ongoing.

Mixed Up Bag A hunter contacted game wardens in Houston County claiming to have witnessed a hunter on the neighboring property shoot two bucks. Wardens responded along the Trinity/Houston County line and attempted to locate the hunter. After searching neighboring properties for about two hours, the wardens noticed a light and some movement in a barn. Wardens walked onto the property and found two deer that had been tagged by two different hunters. After a short interview, one hunter confessed to killing both deer and tagging the second with another hunter’s hunting license. Citations were issued and the second deer was seized. Violations included exceeding the bag limit for whitetail, harvesting an illegal buck having less than a 13-inch spread, hunting under the license of another and allowing another to hunt under license. Cases and civil restitution pending.

Caught in a Snap(Chat) Evidence in the form of a SnapChat video of four men with rifles and spotlights in their truck bragging about spotlighting (hunting illegally at night) reached a Shelby County game warden. Two hours after receiving the information, the warden received a call from dispatch advising there was a man with a gun at a nearby gas station threatening individuals. e warden was first on scene and was able to disarm and secure a pistol from the man’s back pocket. When asked what the man was doing he explained that those guys in the gas station had shot in front of his house and he had chased them to that location. Ironically, the guys he was chasing after were the four men the warden was looking for and had seen in the video earlier. e gunman was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and multiple hunting charges were filed and are pending on the four men.

Tracked Down A Harrison County game warden received a call from a landowner that someone had been hunting deer without consent on property owned by a railroad company and had witnessed the suspect dragging a dead deer down the middle of the railroad tracks bordering the property. e warden was able to pick up the blood trail on the tracks and followed it to a house where he found the deer and the suspect. e suspect admitting to hunting on railroad property. Multiple charges pending.

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The State of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons Interested in the Estate of: Jerry Dale Schlabs, Deceased Cause No. P17708 in County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed an Application for Independant administration and letters of administration pursuant to section 401.003 of the Texas Estates Code and an application to Determine Heirship in this estate on December 15, 2016, Requesting that the court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Jerry Dale Schlabs, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate.

The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Administration Building, 123 S. 6th Street, Orange, Texas 77630 All persons having claims against this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this application should they desire to do so. To ensure it’s consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas.

Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange,Texas on December 15, 2016.

Brandy Robertson County Clerk, Orange County, Texas.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Justine B. Pachar, Deceased, were issued on December 8, 2016, in Cause No. P17684, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Mary F. Gonzalez.

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of James Theodule Richard, Deceased, were issued on November 30, 2016, in Cause No. P17672, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Ashley Fisher.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Mardis Gras season brings celebrations

For The Record Staff Report

Mardi Gras, also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”, reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. In countries such as England, Mardi Gras is also known as Shrove Tuesday, which is derived from the word shrive, meaning “confess”. Traditions ad popular practices on Mardi Gras include wearing masks and costumes, overturning social conventions, dancing, sports competitions, parades, debauchery, etc. Similar expressions to Mardi Gras appear in other European languages sharing the Christian tradition, as it is associated with the religious requirement for confession before Lent begins. In many areas, the term “Mardi Gras” has come to mean the whole period of activity related to the celebratory events, beyond just the single day. In some American cities, it is now called “Mardi Gras Day”.

The festival season varies from city to city, as some traditions, such as the one in New Orleans, Louisiana, consider Mardi Gras to stretch the entire period from Twelfth Night (the last night of Christmas which begins Epiphany) to Ash Wednesday. Others treat the final three-day period before

Ash Wednesday as the Mardi Gras. In Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras-associated social events begin in November, followed by mystic society balls on Thanksgiving, then New Year’s Eve, followed by parades and balls in January and February, celebrating up to midnight before Ash Wednesday. In earlier times, parades were held on New Year’s Day. Other cities famous for Mardi Gras celebrations include Rio de Janeiro; Barranquilla, Colombia; George Town, Cayman Islands; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Mazatlán, and Sinaloa, Mexico. Carnival is an important celebration in Anglican and Catholic European nations. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the week before Ash Wednesday is called “Shrovetide”, ending on Shrove Tuesday.

It has its popular celebratory aspects, as well. Pancakes are a traditional food.

Pancakes and related fried breads or pastries made with sugar, fat, and eggs are also traditionally consumed at this time in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The first Mardi Gras parade held in New Orleans is recorded to have taken place in 1837. The tradition in New Orleans expanded to the point that it became synonymous with the city in popular perception, and embraced by residents of New Orleans beyond those of French or Catholic heritage. Mardi Gras celebrations are part of the basis of the slogan, Laissez les bons temps rouler, (Let the good times roll). On Mardi Gras Day, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the last parades of the season wrap up and the celebrations come to a close with the Meeting of the Courts (aka

Orange Mardis Gras 2016 Parade RECORD PHOTO :Tommy Mann

the Rex Ball locally). Other cities along the Gulf Coast with early French colonial heritage, from Pensacola, Florida; Galveston, Texas; to Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana; and north to Natchez, Mississippi, have active Mardi Gras celebrations. In the rural Acadiana area, many Cajuns celebrate with the Courir de Mardi Gras, a tradition that dates to medieval celebrations in France. The American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival created an album in

1972 called Mardi Gras.

In Anglican countries, Mardis Gras is known as Shrove Tuesday-from shrive meaning “confess”-or Pancake Day — after the breakfast food that symbolizes one final hearty meal of eggs, butter, and sugar before the fast. On Ash Wednesday, the morning after Mardi Gras, repentant Christians return to church to receive upon the forehead the sign of the cross in ashes.

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