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Week of Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Bridge City’s Matt Bryant eyes Super Bowl Dave Rogers

For The Record

For the second time in his long and successful NFL kicking career, Bridge City’s Matt Bryant finds himself one game away from the Super Bowl.

How long has that career been?

To get an idea, consider that when Bryant played in his first playoff game, at the end of his 2002 rookie season for the New York Giants, tight end Jeremy Shockey was also a rookie for the Giants.

Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens were the stars that day for the San Francisco 49ers, who won the game at Candlestick Park by a single point (39-38) after a bad snap kept Bryant from attempting a 41-yard field goal on the game’s final play.

But in this, his 15th NFL

season, Bryant has been booting beauty.

He was perfect on two field goals and four extra points last Bryant Saturday as his Atlanta Falcons knocked off Seattle 36-20 in a divisional playoff game.

The Falcons take on the Green Bay Packers in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. The winner advances to play in Super Bowl 51 on Feb. 5 in Houston.

Should the Packers prevail, Bryant has a ticket to the Jan. 29 Pro Bowl in Orlando.

In his eighth season for Atlanta, Bryant hit on a club-record 34 field goals in 37 tries this season and led the NFL in scoring with 158 points.

He also set team career marks as the Falcons’ all-time top scorer (892 points), the Falcons’ most accurate field goal kicker (88.2 percent) and

tied Morten Andersen’s 1995 mark for the longest field goal in Falcons’ history, 59 yards.

That moonshot against Kansas City on Dec. 4, was

one of six Bryant hit from 50plus yards in the 2016 regular season and the 59-yarder was the longest ever by an NFL kicker over age 38.

Two of his three misses were from 50-plus yards.

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Dak Prescott dines with BC Cheerleaders

Retired trooper joins OCSO Dave Rogers

For The Record

Pardon Richard Howard if he seems a tad involved in his new job as Patrol Captain with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

“My biggest transition is learning how to do a new job,” he said four days into his first week on the job. “I’ve been in the DPS for 22 years. It’s what I’ve grown up with.

“There are a lot of similarities, but there are a lot of differences. The Sheriff’s Office and the DPS have different objectives.”

Howard, a native and resident of Vidor, recently retired from the Department of Public Safety, where he carried the rank of Sergeant. He was re-

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At the Sheriff’s Office he’s in charge of the 26 deputies Howard and dispatchers in the Patrol Division.

Other responsibilities involve assisting the sheriff and chief deputy and assisting with the department budget.

“Richard brings a wealth of law enforcement experience, especially in the field of patrol duties and responsibilities,” Sheriff Keith Merritt said.

Howard attained a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Lamar University in Beaumont and is a Master Peace Officer with over 3,300 hours of continuing education.

He is also a decorated Army combat veteran.

“I was in the service for 27 years,” he said. “First in active service, then the reserve. I was mobilized twice.”

Howard was an infantryman whose reserve call-ups involved serving in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North Korea and South Korea and in Iraq.

“I’ve never been as cold in my life as I was in Korea, and I’ve never been as hot in my life as I was in Iraq,” he said.

With the DPS, Howard began as a trooper and spent 10 years operating out of Orange.

After his promotion to sergeant, he served three years at the Capitol in Austin, four years in Huntsville, then back to Orange County for five years.

“Change is always good,” Howard said. “I’ve done a lot of years in DPS, and I wanted to transition to something that’s different.

“This job is very important, and that’s why I wanted to do it.”

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott dropped by a Frisco restaurant to congratulate the Bridge City High School cheerleaders after they finished seventh in the state at the UIL Spirit State Championship last Thursday.

BC cheerleaders take 7th in state, Cowboys’ QB joins celebration Dave Rogers

For The Record

The Bridge City High School cheerleaders finished seventh in the state among Class 4A schools at the new UIL Spirit State Championship held at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Their dinner-time celebration included a surprise visit from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

“They forgot they had come in seventh in the state when they saw his face,” Mi-

chelle Huff, cheerleaders coach, said.

The Thursday night visit was arranged by Huff’s fellow BCHS teacher Valrie Gilbeaux, who is assistant cheerleaders coach, as a reward for the girls.

Prescott is Gilbeaux’s nephew. He visited with the girls at a Frisco restaurant.

About 45 miles east of Fort Worth, Frisco is home to the Cowboys’ new headquarters called “The Star.”

The squad for the Wednesday-Thursday competition

Cypress-Mauriceville, Silsbee and Huffman Hargrave.

LC-M finished 19th, Huff said. She said Texarkana Pleasant Grove was the 4A champion.

“We’d like to thank our principal Mrs. [Elisha] Bell, our cheer family and community for all their support,” Huff said.

After Wednesday’s scores were complete, the competition was cut to the top 20 teams for Thursday’s finals.

Bridge City ranked No. 10 after the first day.

“This was the second year they held competition and the first for us to compete in it,” Huff said. “It’s growing every year; they’re talking about holding regional competitions next year.”

Professional cheerleading trainers and coaches judged the girls. Competition each day consisted of three parts:

consisted of 20 girls, Huff said.

Senior Maddie Thibodeaux is the head cheerleader.

“She and her fellow seniors brought this team together by motivating them and pushing them to be the best that we knew we could be,” Huff said.

Other seniors on the squad are mascot Alexis Bertrand, Ashton Bonin, Kayleigh Collier, Carlee Dearing, Abby Faulk, Alyssa Fukuda, Hope Hill and Taylor Trevino.

Juniors are Shania Dies, Kaylene Droddy, Mackenzie Land, Mackenzie Murdock, Jacelynn Price and Nicole Smith.

Sophomores are Tori Bertrand, Taylor Fountain, Makenzie Martin and Maddie Price. Shelbi Whitaker is the lone freshman.

A total of 80 Class 4A schools began the competition Wednesday, a group that included area schools Little

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Orange 14th annual Mardi Gras parades set for Feb. 18 Staff Report

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Historical Downtown Orange will host the 14th annual Mardi Gras Krewe of Krewes Grande Parade at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18.

The theme for this year’s parade is “It’s a Party.”

It’s a traditional Mardi Gras parade with illuminated floats, decorated trailers and Krewe members tossing beads, cups and trinkets to en-

thusiastic spectators.

The day-long celebration begins with a 1 p.m. Munchkin Parade for youngsters 12 and under. Entertainment by Donny Broussard and the Louisiana Stars follow from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with food and beverage vendors available.

The Bernie Alan Band will perform after the Grande Parade, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Orange Riverfront and Pavilion.

The parades are sponsored by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce while the Orange Convention & Visitors Bureau oversees the music.

Parade applications are available at www.orangetexaschamber.org or (409) 8833536. All parade applications are due Feb. 8.

The Munchkin Parade requires an adult to accompany each child. Live animals are

prohibited as are bicycles, scooters, skates, skateboards and hoverboards.

Golf carts (with an adult driver) are allowed but ATVs and Side by Sides are not permitted.

Costumes are recommended. Participants are asked to decorate wagons, strollers, wheel barrows and walk.

Bring your own beads and candy to throw to the crowd.

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fight song, crowd-leading cheer and band dance.

Bridge City earned a No. 5 ranking in the crowd-leading division, Huff said.

“In the finals they had a football announcer give us a situation and the girls don’t know it ahead of time,” Huff said. “They had to decide if it was offense or defense and do the right cheer.

“If you get that wrong, you might as well walk off the floor.

Carlee Dearing, one of our senior cheerleaders and our football expert, she called it.”

Orange County Democratic Party meeting The Orange County Democratic Party meeting will be held on January 24 at 6:30 pm in the Democratic headquarters located at 1011 10th & John in Orange. You are invited to attend and the agenda will include “Where we stand” and also some training.

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Bridge City Cheerleaders taking 7th in UIL state competition include (not in order) Senior cheerleaders: Ashton Bonin, Hope Hill, Maddie Thibodeaux, Alyssa Fukuda, Kayleigh Collier, Abby Faulk, Carlee Dearing, Taylor Trevino and Alexis Bertrand-Big Red. Junior cheerleaders: Mackenzie Murdock, Mackenzie Land, Jacelynn Price, Nicole Smith, Shania Dies and Kaylene Droddy. Sophomore cheerleaders: Makenzie Martin, Maddie Price, Tori Bertrand, Taylor Fountain and Shelbi Whitaker.

Matt Bryant eyes Super Bowl ular-season stats for record purposes.

For his career, which includes four seasons with Tampa Bay, two years with the Giants and one split between Indianapolis and Miami, Bryant has made 334 of 390 field goals attempted (85.6 percent), 485 of 490 extra points and scored 1,487 total points.

The longest field goal of his career, a 62-yard game-winner for Tampa Bay against Philadelphia in 2006, is a distance bested by only five men in NFL history.

His career accuracy mark

ranks No. 9 all-time and is sixth among active players.

Those numbers don’t include his mark from seven playoff games.

He has made all 21 extra points attempted in post-season play along with hitting on eight of nine field goal tries, with his longest of 49 yards coming on a game-winner against Seattle after the 2012 season.

After that 30-28 victory, the Falcons fell 28-24 in the NFC Championship Game to the Colin Kaepernick-led 49ers. San Francisco then lost to Baltimore in Super Bowl

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XLVII. Making the big 2016 season even more remarkable for Bryant -- who was undrafted out of Baylor and worked in a Bridge City pawn shop before catching on with the Giants -was the uncertainty around his roster spot in training camp.

After missing the end of the 2015 season with an injury, he had to compete against veteran Shayne Graham to make this year’s Falcons team.

Of course, missing for the Falcons-Seahawks game was Orange native Earl Thomas,

Seattle’s All-Pro free safety who was missing only the sixth start of his high school, college and pro career after breaking his leg Dec. 4 against Carolina.

In the 12 games Thomas played for the Seahawks this season, Seattle was 8-3-1 while its defense allowed 16.2 points per game and intercepted 11 passes.

Without Earl, Seattle was 3-3, gave up 23.3 points per game and had zero interceptions.

Mitchell: Voter involvement key for country Deborah Mitchell is calling for people to put up, not shut up.

“It’s time now for the Democratic party and Democratic voters and all voters to take a stand,” she said on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president.

“We must stand for justice, we must stand for equality and we must stand for education,” Mitchell said. “And we must stand for fairness in work.

And we’ve got to stand for our trade, as well as global warming.

“Those are the issues that are at hand and they bear no color, and they really bear no party -- other than the fact of how our elected officials assume the role of making the decisions that impact all of us.”

Mitchell is Orange County chair for the Democratic Party and it’s clear it’s Republicans that are making the rules in Orange County.

In last November’s general election, Orange County voters turned out in record numbers and rewarded Trump, the Republican candidate, with 79 percent of the vote while Democrat Hillary Clinton garnered a paltry 18 percent.

But that’s better than the county elections where no Democrat even bothered to sign up to run.

“I’m hoping [Trump’s] inau-

guration is a smooth transition and I’m hoping and praying that God will allow him to become a better person. But moreso I would like to challenge every American, and especially every Orange Countian to register and vote,” Mitchell said.

“Your voice, your vote does make a difference. Even though we’ve heard the electoral vote should change, that will only change if people get together, get it on a ballot and we get out to vote.”

The spring brings new elections and new hope for Mitchell, who retired in December from the West Orange-Cove school district after nearly four decades working with early childhood programs.

“Upcoming, we have school board elections, we have city council elections, we have county elections,” she said.

“We need the people of this county to voice their opinions and not just vote for a party, vote for a candidate who will make a difference.

“Get registered. Get educated on the facts. Know who your candidates are. Not just what they look like, know who they are. Know what they stand for, and hold them accountable.”

Economic development is a term used frequently in Orange County politics, and with good reason, Mitchell said.

“When we look at jobs locally, we’re concerned. Our young people are moving. So we’ve got to do something to attract more businesses, we’ve got to attract jobs, and we’ve got to do something to maintain those jobs and those businesses. We’ve got to support the small businesses that we have.

“The only way we’re going to do that is together.

“You’ve got to have people of all races and backgrounds at those tables in those conversations. I don’t think right now we’re there.”

People’s voices can make a difference, she said. Persistence is the key.

“When you have a county that’s mostly any one party, it is not going to be totally receptive. So I’m asking every Democrat to make known that you have needs and you want resources that are better for our community,” Mitchell said. “[Don’t] be afraid to flood Dade Phelan and flood our representatives’ offices and let them know that we are here and hold them accountable to represent the people. Not the party, the people.”

The Orange County Democratic Party will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 1011 10th Street. All Democrats are invited.

“We need to make this country better, not to make it

great,” Mitchell said.

“Because America is already great. We make America great.

Citizens make your county, your state, your country great.

“For sure, it’s not going to be the president-elect who is going to make your country great again.”

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The sand will be pumped through about 3 miles of pipe from a sand deposit on the eastern end of the island known as Big Reef to the spot where the project begins, about 100 feet east of 10th Street.

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From The Creaux’s Nest OBAMA SERVED US WELL On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America now eight years later he leaves office. To truly measure his legacy and accomplishments one has to recall where and when he started. Remember what the world and nation were like the day he took office. Obama was the first president since Roosevelt to enter office in a economic crisis. The auto industry was on the brink of bankruptcy, unemployment was nearly 10 percent, and nearly 770,000 jobs a month were being lost. A third of the nation’s lending capacity was frozen; housing stock had dropped from $12 trillion to $4.5 trillion. The housing market had crumpled, 2,373 homes were confiscated daily, 4,658 vehicles were repossessed every day. He and Nixon were the only two presidents to enter office during wartime. Obama with two wars at once. Four thousand, eight hundred Americans had been killed in foreign wars, repeated deployments strained military families. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of 9-11, was at large. Today bin Laden is dead on orders from Obama, unemployment is only 4.5 percent, not 10.2.

Last year was a record year for car and new home sales, gas at the pump has been cut in half and 20 million people now have insurance because of Obamacare. The United States is by far way better off than it was when Obama took his oath.

Everything will be done to destroy his legacy but folks can’t destroy what is history. Barack Obama deserves our gratitude.

TRUMP TO BECOME 45TH PRESIDENT FRIDAY Trump to become 45th president Friday. On January 20, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as president of the United Sates. For the first time a president and commander-un-chief will assume office with no prior governmental experience.

That makes it difficult to gage how he will govern. His cabinet lacks the same experience in the jobs they were selected to do. Trump is strapped with the lowest approval rating of any president coming into office. Polling shows only between 37 to 40 percent of the citizens believe he will do a good job.

The biggest worry the American people have about Trump is his ties o Russia and in particular President Vladimir Putin. It doesn’t help that Trump regularly praises Putin and refused to acknowledge Russia hacked the Democratic Party and interfered in our Electoral process. Many, including the intelligence agencies, believe Trump has been compromised by Russia’s government. The allegations include a lurid encounter between Trump and Russian prostitutes but even worse are claims that members of Trump’s team met and exchanged information with Putin’s representatives from Moscow. That’s not fake news as Trump claims with all news that doesn’t favor him. It’s no small thing. Intelligence officials say Russia may be attempting to undermine America’s confidence in their government. There’s a cloud hanging over the incoming administration like there has never been before. Trump could relieve a lot of the doubt the people and U.S. government officials have by just releasing his tax returns. That would shed light on financial dealings he may or may not have had with countries important to U.S. foreign policy. As long as Trump refuses to come clean with his tax returns the American people will feel like he’s hiding something from them. I believe when Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office he will legitimately be our president. What I don’t believe, along with many citizens, is that the presidential election was legitimate because of Russia’s involvement and the FBI debacle. Trump lost the popular vote by nearly three million voters who voted for Clinton. The election was flipped in three swing states by only 77,000 votes in the last 10 days giving Trump the Electoral College. As for me, I will never see Trump as presidential. I’ve followed him closely since his book “Art of the Deal” was written by a ghost writer.

Over the years he has had a lot of shady deals and ripped off a lot of innocent people with over 4,000 lawsuits and four bankruptcies. He won’t change his spots. It’s all about the bottom line. I’m nervous about our country.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2007 None of the top al Queda suspects believed hiding in Somalia died in a United States air strike last week, but Somalis, with ties to terrorist groups were killed. *****The Bridge City School District is accepting applications for a new Athletic Director/Head Football Coach, (one position). Several applications have been received and many more are expected.

The entire process will probably take until sometime in March before the finalist is presented to the school board for approval. The Bridge City AD job is considered one of the best 3-A jobs in the state and will draw some very qualified applicants. *****Porter Wagoner, 79, will have a new album coming out in May. “Wagonmaster,” is produced by Marty Stuart. Included are some of Porter’s recent songs, as well as older tunes. The album includes a song written by Dolly Parton, who he introduced to the world through his television show. Other songs are based on experiences he knew growing up in rural southern Mississippi. Perhaps the album’s most notable song is the John Cash penned, “Committed to Parkview,” about country singers who needed to dry out and rest up. The album will be in on The Punk-Oriented Anti-Label. *****BIRTHDAYS. Believe it or not but there is another Sam Carpenter coming along. Sam III will turn 4-years-old on Jan. 17. He’s the young son of Sambo and Mitzi Carpen-

ter. Sambo married well. He went over to Little Cypress and picked the sweetest, prettiest, smartest girl he could find. She is a valued employee of Dr. Mark Messer. Sambo works at the prison and is attending the Law Enforcement Academy.

Young Sam, we understand, possesses that Carpenter speed.

The original, late Sammy Carpenter was a star football player for Orange High and Lamar. His boys, Jay, Frank and Sambo starred at Bridge City High School. ***** A special happy birthday to Erin Hanks, who turns 28 on Jan. 16. *****Steve Griffith celebrates on the Jan. 20. Best wishes to these good folks. ***** Congrats to our long, longtime friend Beth Rach, who was selected to receive the Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce award. Also best wishes to Barry Burrow, new chamber president. *****A nice lady, Patricia Kemp, Orange County Republican chairman, is recovering at home after being involved in an auto accident in Houston Friday. She sustained some painful broken ribs, bumps and bruises. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery. *****Last week Karen Fusilier was away from her command center at the Cajun Corner Furniture store due to illness. The place was hopping with trucks coming in and sales going out.*****Former Orange Stark High School coach Wade Phillips, son of Bum, is defensive coach for the Chargers. They should have won but gave it away. The feel good Saints are one game away from the Super Bowl, Feb. 4, so I’m still watching. *****Crawfish are back at Van Choate’s Tuffy’s. All you can eat Thursday, 4:00 p.m. till. By the way, the Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Tuffy’s, 12 noon. Everyone welcome. A fun bunch. *****Last week Con. Kevin Brady voted against bill HR-4 to negotiate lower prices for senior citizens enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug plan. It passed 255 to 170 to send to the senate. He voted against HR-2, to raise the minimum wage, and also voted against embryonic stem cell research.*****Joe Payne, at Harmon’s, served as president of the Orange Noon Optimist Club in 1960. He then joined the Georgetown Optimist from 1988-1995, serving as president.

He and wife Dee will celebrate 53 years of wedded bliss on Jan. 25. ***** This week on Jan. 16, 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the NFL defeated Lamar Hunt’s Kansas City Chiefs of the old AFL, 35-10 in the first Super Bowl. If I remember correctly, I believe Orange native Ernie Ladd played on the Kansas team. ***** Rick Perry, who won the Texas governorship with only 39 percent of the vote, will be sworn in Tuesday.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Imogene Darby Swinney, 85, passed away January 9. She was born June 5, 1921. She had lived in Bridge City since 1940. She’s survived by children Geraldine, Zilda, Jo, Jack and David.

She is also survived by 29 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren and two sisters Marylea and Leola. Services were held Jan. 11.***** Adrienne “A.J.” Nicole Jones, 23, of Bridge City died Saturday, Jan. 13. Services were held Jan.17. Adrienne was a graduate from Bridge City High School, a member of St. Henry’s Catholic Church and a home health caregiver. She is survived by her fiancée, Wesley Wilson; her parents, William Royce and Barbara Jones and her daughter, Jaycie Michelle Wilson, her sisters, Michelle Troxel and Emily Jones, brothers Matthew Jones and David Jones.*****Malcolm Lee Lowe, 80, of Orange passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13. Services were Monday, Jan. 15. A native of Orange, he was also a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his sons, Tommy Lowe and Guy Allen Lowe, daughters Linda Duhon and Mary Ann Underwood, and grandchildren; Kerri Duhon, Jeremy Lowe, Rachael Lowe, Darrel Lowe, Brandon Duhon, Ashley Underwood, and Mackenzie Lowe; and two great grand children; Corbin Lowe and Breanna Duhon.*****Dwane Wells, 51, of Mauriceville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 13. He lived in the Mauriceville area and worked as a warehouseman for the Kenco Warehouse. He was a veteran of the United States Army during the Vietnam era and a member of the Orange Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his loving wife, Marlo Wells; mother, Viola Wells; father, Roy Lee Wells; sons, Joshua, Jacob and Jared; daughters, Amanda, Christina, and Jessica, and grandchildren, Jakob and Ciarra.*****Jason Paul Vincent, 24, lifelong resident of Orange died Thursday, Jan. 11. Services were Sunday, Jan. 14.

He was a 2001 high school graduate of West Orange Stark High School and was attending Lamar University and Lamar Institute of Technology and also worked at Manshack and Sons Construction. Jason was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend. Jason is survived by his fiancée, Deanna Herndon; parents, T-Ray and Cammie Vincent; grandfather, Travis Ray Vincent, Sr. and sister, Jessica Vincent.

40 Years Ago-1977 Attorney H.D. Pate is elected president of the Bridge City Rotary. He will replace Roy Dunn when his term expires in June. Other officers elected are Rev. Don Richey, first vicepresident; Bill Wiseman, second vice-president; Rev. Ed Robinson and J.R. Wilson, secretary and treasurer; Bill Nacol, sergeant at arms. Directors are Robert Cormier, Lynn Emerson, Jim Moss, and C.W. ‘Bubba’ Hubbard. Pate attended Austin public schools, the University of Texas at Arlington, and in 1967 graduated from South Texas College of Law in Houston. He is a partner in the law firm of Pate and Burgess. He also is City Attorney for Bridge City and attorney for Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission. *****James Earl Carter, Jr., the peanut prince from Plains, Georgia, will become United States president Jan. 20. Walter Mondale will be vice-president.*****Wayne Townsend owns Der Wienerschnitzel. *****Fain and Coy announced that they are moving their Orange Appliance and Automotive business to the former Clester Andrews location near MacArthur Circle.*****Hal Sanders, no kin to Col. Sanders, has purchased Charlie Sprott’s barbecue business and will relocate in a new building on Fourth St. in Orange. *****Lester Barrett marries pretty Arnetta last week.*****Gene Goza, the country’s certified ‘ugliest man,’ has just returned from Canada where he appeared on a show similar to ‘What’s My Line.’ His line was he’s ugly. Meanwhile, his daughter Traci was named Miss Photogenic in the La Joli Belle pageant in Beaumont.*****H.D. and Sue Pate headed to Washington for President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration. *****Dr. Joe Majors has returned from Texarkana where he attended his father’s funeral. ***** Texas House speaker Bill Clayton names Rep. Wayne Peveto vice-president of Business and Industry committee. Peveto, a three-term member also will serve on the Ways and Means committee. *****Con.. Charles Wilson introduced a bill to reinstate the military draft. *****Jerry Neie performs at the all-new Ramada Inn on IH-10 in Orange. Located inside the Ramada is Bob Garretson’s restaurant.

A FEW HAPPENINGS The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at PK’s Grill this week and will be back at J.B.’s Barbeque next week. Good

folks, great fellowship. Everyone aways welcome.*****Jennifer Burns and her soon baby, will be honored Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a baby shower hosted by Steirman, Whitfield and Co., her employers. “Jen” is such a nice lady. We wish her a big, healthy baby.*****A few folks we know celebrating their special day in the next few days. Jan. 18: Brenda Oliver, Kim Reeves, from Bridge City Five Point, Dylan Huckebay, Laverne Walles, Tara Thompson and Bonny Sarver all celebrate today. Celebrities joining them are actors Jason Segel, 37 and Kevin Costner, 62 and wrestler Dave Batista, 48.*****Jan. 17: Krystle Weston, from O’Rielly’s in Bridge City, celebrates today as does Brenda Manasco, John Michael Foote, Candace Clark and Lisa Costilla. They are joined by actors Jodie Sweetin, 35, Shawn Wayane, 46, and Katey Segal, 63.*****Jan. 20: Little Cypress Coach Steve Griffth, Kimberly Dolley, at Judice’s, Zach Johnson, Beverly Delahoussaye, Beth Fisher and Melissa Berry all have birthday today. Joining them are celebrities astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actors Stacy Dash, 50, Joe Swash, 35 and pop singer Toni Gonzage, 33.****Jan. 21: Our own Yvette Gillen, who mans our web site, celebrates today as does Adam Crumloey, David Doucet, and Charles Arceneaux. They are joined in celebrating with pop singer Emma Burton, 41, baseball player Hakeen Olajuwon, 54, R&B singer Billy Ocean, 67.*****Jan. 22: Judge Janice Menard, once a teenage beauty from the Cove, has a birthday today. Also Julian Meadows, Cris Anderson, Melony Deland, Myra Sherwood and Gary Baker. Celebrities celebrating today are rock singer Steve Perry, 68 and actress Diane Lane, 52. *****Jan. 23: Happy birthday to Sandra Peveto, Lyndell Hodgkinson, retired from BCISD, Sue Harris, Cindy Cain, Logan Mitchell, and Harold Collins. Joining them are MMA fighter Tito Ortiz, 42, reality star Lisa Wu, 44, actor Richard Dean Anderson, 67.*****Jan. 24: Pam Vincent from Luv’s Lingerie, celebrates today as does Toni Robertson, Randy Franklin and Larry Gray. Joining them are celebrity television actors Kenya Moore, 46, Tatyana Ali, 38, Justin Baldoni, 33.*****The second field goal by Green Bay beat the Cowboys 34-31 in the divisional playoffs, ending the hopes to undo a 21 year Super Bowl drought after five titles. The 2016 Dallas Cowboys will long be remembered for the rookie sensational quarterback Dak Prescott, who replaced Tony Romo and never looked back. Dak has several relatives in the Orange County area. Another rookie teammate, running back Ezekiel Elliott, became the NFL’S rushing champion. The two rookies were fun to watch. It will be up to those youngsters and star receiver Dez Bryant to make it happen in the future.

Next year will be a brand new era for the Cowboys. It’s Dak’s team, Romo is in the past.*****Super Bowl prices will go down with the defeat of the Texans and Cowboys. Houston’s NRG Stadium will host Super Bowl LI on February 5.

The cheapest seats Monday were going for $3,700, about $1,000 less than last Friday. Pro-football is a white collarsport, not for poor folks to attend.*****The Final Four success may rest with quarterbacks Tom Brady vs Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rogers vs Matt Ryan. They have seven Super Bowl wins and four MVP awards between them. Ryan and the Falcons have reached the Super Bowl once in their 51 year history, losing to Denver in 1998. The Falcons have the NFL’s highest scoring offense. Bridge City’s Matt Bryant, Falcons place kicker is Atlanta’s all time leading scorer and is headed to the Pro Bowl.*****I predicted after Earl Thomas had broken a leg that the Seahawks would never make it to the Super Bowl. No one can cover the field like Earl but it was his leadership that was missed. They just didn’t have the same pep in their step without him.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Clovis Fontenot him spent all of his life working as a seaman and he’s now retired. Clovis him, had been gone from home so much over da years dat da old home place needed some fixing up, repairs on da chicken yard and a lot of cleaning up. While cleaning da attic him, Clovis found his wife Agnes’ hope chest. He opened da chest and found $10,000 in cash and two eggs. He axe Agnes, “Say Hon,whats dem two eggs dere for?” She answer. “Well Clovis, dats cause in our 40 years of marriage, every time I was unfaithful me, I put an egg in da box. Clovis told her, “Well Babe, wit me gone so much and you unfaithful jus two times in 40 years, I forgive you me, dats ok.” Clovis den axe, “Agnes, den where did you get da $10,000 hanh?” Agnes replied,. “Well, it’s like dis, every time I got a dozen eggs me, I sold dem.

C’EST TOUT O’Reilly, Fox, settled sexual claims The executives at 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, settled a sexual harassment charge brought by employee Juliet Huddy against Bill O’Reilly. Huddy agreed to refrain from suing the network and was paid a sum of ‘the high six figures.’ O’Reilly pursued a sexual relationship with Huddy but when she rebuffed his unwanted advances he tried to derail her career. This wasn’t the first sexual scandal O’Reilly and Fox has faced. In 2004 O’Reilly settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former Fox producer Andrea Mackris for $10 million. Fox also paid $20 million to settle sexual lawsuit brought by Gretchen Carlson against Fox CEO Roger Ailes. Longtime Fox executive Jack Abernethy has also been accused of retaliating against Huddy after she rebuffed O’Reilly. Fox was the only network that didn’t show the Donald Trump/Billy Bush video, probably because Fox was fighting some of the same goings on in their own house.

O’Reilly is a big phony, with a big ego, second only to Trump.

Bill claims his show is the “No Spin Zone” when in truth it’s all spin. He further claims “Fair and Balanced” reporting which is as far from the truth as his claim to have written all the “Killing Books,” including Jesus. Bill contributed less then 10 percent of the writing. The author of all those O’Reilly books is Coach Martin Dugard, a New York Times best selling author who spends his afternoons as the head cross country and track and field coach at Jserra High School, in San Juan Capistrano, CA., a position he held since 2005.

He lives in Orange County, CA. with his wife and children.

Over 20 million copies of the ‘Killing” books have been sold. O’Reilly is the promoter and has a 60-40 percent deal with Dugard. Bill keeps the big part and also reserves the movie rights. Without Coach Dugard, O’Reilly would have never sold the first book. Bill has gone underground since the sex news broke but he returned Monday. Several of the ladies at Fox have flown the coop, including Magan Kelly and Greta, who has joined NBC. Bill’s ego is so big that he believes apparently that every woman wants to go to bed with him. I spotted him as a phony a longtime ago. Now you know what you don’t see on TV.*****My time is up. Thanks for yours.

Take care and God bless.

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ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

Regional bands taking center stage this week

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record Another great week of music is on tap for the region as local and regional bands dominate the scene. National concerts this weekend feature country acts and even a bit of disco for those who still like to boogie all night. Visit www.localmusicguide.net for more information on artists and venues and follow Local Music Guide on Facebook for updated show info and concert announcements.

Wednesday, Jan. 18 Phillip Glyn Band @ e Boudain Hut Chester Daigle @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Kevin Lambert @ Jack Daniel’s Bar and Grill Rob Copeland @ Rikenjaks Roger Tienken @ Rush Lounge Tim Burge @ Tradewinds Tavern ursday, Jan. 19 e Stark Experiment @ e Bayou CafÊ #2 Phillip Glyn Band @ e Boudain Hut Kay Miller and Aaron Sterling @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Jerry Dee @ Larry’s French Market e B-Sides @ e Logon CafÊ Joe Harmon and the Harmonics @ e Lone Wolf Zach Gonzalez @ Luke’s Icehouse Beaumont BB and Company @ Mackenzie’s Pub e Howlin’ Brothers @ Neches Brewing Company John Cessac @ Paul’s Seafood Mike Krajicek @ Rikenjaks Tim Burge @ e Rodair Roadhouse e Fuse @ Rush Lounge David Lee Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern Friday, Jan. 20 Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tip-

pin and Collin Raye @ Golden Nugget Casino Curse and the Cure @ Al-T’s e Flamethrowers @ Blue Martini e Cadillacs @ e Boudain Hut Mike Krajicek @ Cecil’s Herbie Stutes and Grand Shin @ Cottons Cay Pug Johnson @ Dylan’s Kay Miller and Aaron Sterling @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar e Smashed Idols, e Dead Chachis, Semon Demon @ e Gig e Kadillacs @ Jack Daniel’s Bar and Grill Zach Gonzalez @ Jeerson eatre Danny Dillon and Old Union Southern @ Just One More Tavern Kevin Lambert @ e L Bar Jackie Caillier and Cajun Cousins @ Larry’s French Market Hank and e Cupcakes, e Van Allen Belt @ e Logon CafÊ Joe Harmon and the Harmonics @ e Lone Wolf e Kings of Mojo @ Mackenzie’s Pub Bo Brumble @ Neches Brewing Company Wayne Cook @ New York Pizza - Calder Ave. Rick Danna @ New York Pizza - Neches St. e Ukulady’s Man, Laurel, Mike Dolan, Ron Muniz, Fox Island @ Rikenjaks Caylan Daughrity @ e Rodair Roadhouse e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Ty Phillips @ Sawdust Saloon Saturday, Jan. 21 Josh Turner @ Delta Downs Event Center KC and the Sunshine Band @ Golden Nugget Casino e Flamethrowers @ Blue Martini e Cadillacs @ e Boudain Hut Mark Reeves and Twisted X @ e Capri Club

Skeeter Jones and the Beer Can Band @ Dylan’s Kay Miller and Aaron Sterling @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Nebethet, Entrenched DeďŹ lement, Insects, Behelit, Pandaemonum @ e Gig Keith Kire Band @ Honky Tonk Texas Kevin Lambert @ e L Bar e Lake Charles Symphony @ Lake Charles Country Club Chris Miller and Bayou Roots @ Larry’s French Market e Ron Jeremies, Sabine River Brass Band, Boxing Dei Dei @ e Logon CafĂŠ Joe Harmon and the Harmonics @ e Lone Wolf Eric Lindell @ Luna Live Rod Rishard @ Mackenzie’s Pub e Ruxpins @ Neches Brewing Company Bayou Sounds @ Orange VFW Hall “BATTLE OF THE BANDSâ€? feat. e Outliers, Raw Hunny, Chalkline Empire, Motorbud @ e Red Room Bluesiana Red @ Rikenjaks Zach Gonzalez @ e Rodair Roadhouse e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Tony Faulk and Chaos @ Tammy’s e Kings of Mojo @ Texas Ave. Tavern e Burnpile, Johnny Jailbird, Jake Hooker @ irsty’s Sunday, Jan. 22 Kenneth Espree @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Linda Kaye and the Kool Katz @ Jeerson County Singles Club Russell James Pyle @ Neches Brewing Company Jay Ecker Jazz Quartet @ Rikenjaks e Fuse @ Rush Lounge Wayne Cook @ Suga’s Deep South Curse and the Cure @ e West Bar and Grill Monday, Jan. 23 Bryan Trahan @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Josh Taylor @ Rush Lounge Tuesday, Jan. 24 Alex Rozell @ Dylan’s Kevin Lambert @ Ember Grille and Wine Bar Tyler Darby and Pug Johnson @ Madison’s Sofa Kings @ Rush Lounge Jimmy Kaiser @ Tradewinds Tavern

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Local country music act Danny Dillon and Old Union Southern will perform this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Just One More Tavern, which is located off Simmons Drive in Orange. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.

85th Legislative session begins with high hope for TX progress Sen. Robert Nichols Special to e Record Happy New Year! I hope your year has started o with a bang, as I know mine has with the start of session.

During this legislative session, as a way to help you keep up with important issues, I will be writing this column once a week to share things I hope are of interest to you which are happening at your Texas Capitol each week.

Here are ďŹ ve things happening at your Capitol this week: 1. 85th Legislative Session Begins On January 10th, the 85th Legislative Session began. Set to last 140 days during odd-numbered years, the session is the time the Texas Legislature has to pass a two-year budget and address existing and proposed new laws. It has and continues to be one of my greatest honors to represent you in the Legisla-

ture. Part of the oath of oďŹƒce all members of the Legislature take, calls for us to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of our great state. is is a great reminder that in the busyness of session, legislators should never stray from the guiding principles of our Constitution. I take this pledge very seriously and strive to represent you well in Austin.

2. States Revenue Estimates e primary purpose, and only constitutionally required task, of a legislative session is to prepare and pass a balanced state budget for the upcoming two ďŹ scal years. To provide the Legislature with a guideline as to what revenue is available, State Comptroller Glen Hegar released his Biennial Revenue

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Estimate. He estimates $104.9 billion in state revenue will be available for general-purpose spending in the two-year budget period, beginning on September 1st. is number guides the members as we prepare the state’s budget. is estimate is down by a signiďŹ cant amount compared to the last biennium. While this will create several challenges for our state, I will be working with my colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee to ensure we are able to ďŹ nd greater eďŹƒciencies in our state budget, making sure to get the most out of every state dollar.

3. DETCOG Reception e night before the 85th Legislative Session began, many residents from Senate District 3, including County and City Judges, Commissioner and Mayors, attended the Deep East Texas Council of Governments

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Democratic women conversational Tea Orange Democratic Party is hosting this special mixer for ALL DEMOCRATIC is is a call for women to fellowship, take a stand to ďŹ ght injustices and talk about their role in the political direction and discuss confronting barriers and issues local, state and national!

Dress is casual and all encouraged to wear pearls!

Refreshments and door prizes this Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 4-6 PM located at 1011 10th st. ( Democratic headquarters) in Orange, Texas.

Orange County Democratic Party meeting e Orange County Democratic Party meeting will be held on January 24 at 6:30 pm in the Democratic headquarters located at 1011 10th & John in Orange. You are invited to attend and the agenda will include “Where we stand� and also some training.

Revival at West Orange Christian Church e Revival Team from rocksolidministries.org, Tom & Beth Weaver, will be at West Orange Christian Church on January 29th - February 1st. Come be “Revived by His Word� with messages such as: “Rising Up from Defeat�, “What about Me�, “Kingdom Economics�, “e Importance of Obedience� and “We have No King� on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Monday - Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come. e church is located at 900 Lansing St. in West Orange and for more information please call Nelda at 409-719-3992.

Orange County Historical Society e Orange County Historical Society will have it’s ďŹ rst quarterly program on Feb. 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of the City of Orange Public Library. e speaker will be local attorney, Jerry Pennington, who will examine several old land deeds from a bygone era. In addition, he will

give an overview of our complex court system. e meeting is open to the public.

2016 INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE AARP Tax Filing Assistance will be oered starting 12:15 PM, Wednesday, February 1st at the Orange Public Library. IRS-certiďŹ ed volunteers will be available from 12:15 to 4:00 PM every Wednesday and Friday through April 12th and Tuesday, April 18th. April 18th is the last day to ďŹ le 2016 taxes.

Anyone coming for assistance should bring the following: Proof of identiďŹ cation (photo ID) Social Security cards for you, your spouse and dependents Birth dates for you, your spouse and dependents Wage and income statements (Form W-2, Social Security, 1099-R, 1099-Misc, W2G).

Interest and dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099) Records of any Capital Gains and Losses Forms 1095-A, B or C, Aordable Health Care Statements A copy of last year’s federal and state returns is very helpful in the preparation of the 2016 return.

Golden K Kiwanis Speakers e speakers for the next 4 weeks are as follows: Wed., Jan. 18 - Orange County Judge Brint Carlton will speak about current issues in Orange County, including the hospital ER closure. Wed., Jan. 25 - Maureen McAllister, the new person taking the reigns of the Orange Co. United Way, will provide latest updates on United Way. Wed., Feb. 1 - Reid Caruthers will present historical artifacts from his Hamilton Co., Tennessee family after the Civil War, including his great grandmother's wedding dress.

A buet breakfast is served at 9:30 a.m. in the Bayou Room at Sunset Grove Country Club. All speakers & media have their meal provided by Golden K Kiwanis, consisting of scrambled eggs, bacon, grits, gravy, biscuits, jelly, butter, Orange juice, coee, & water.

A very short business meeting takes place about 10 a.m., with the speaker commencing about 10:15 or 10:20 a.m. e meeting concludes at 11 a.m.

Durham–Ellis Nut Products Clearance Sale Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bridge City has reduced the prices on their remaining inventory of nut products. You can purchase last year’s Pecan Pieces for $ 6.00, Roasted Cashews $ 6.00, Raw Almonds $ 6.00, Walnut Halves & Pieces $6.00, Trash mix $ 3.00, Frosted Cinnamon Pecans $ 6.50. ey still have a limited inventory of new crop Pecan Pieces for the regular price of $ 8.75/bag. Place your order for pick-up or delivery by calling the church @ 409 735-4573.

Hunter Education Safety Class Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Enhanced Safety Course 4 hr. Field Part will be taught Monday Jan 30, 2017 from 5:30 PM Till 9:30 PM. You must complete the FREE enhanced Hunter Ed on line home study computer sections, print completed tests and bring them to class.

Last class for this year. Call Danny Odom for more information and register at 883-8118. is class is not just for hunters but, anyone who handles ďŹ rearms can beneďŹ t from it.

Texas Red Flashers Meeting e Texas Red Flashers will meet ursday, Jan. 19, 2017, for our ďŹ rst meeting of the year. 11:30 a.m. at the Garden District on Hwy 87. Call for directions. Birthday lady is Lera Mae Dickey, Lady Lera.

Ladies wishing to participate in the door prize drawings will bring presents.

All ladies are welcome. For information call 409-886-1609

Friends of the Orange Depot Meeting e ďŹ rst meeting of the board of directors and volunteers of Friends of the Orange Depot in the new year will be held ursday, January 19, at 5:30PM at Grace Lutheran Church on Eddleman Road in Orange. A gathering with refreshments will be at 5 PM and anyone interested in becoming involved is encouraged to attend, especially those who would like to work on the Museum Planning Committee. Parents with ideas about how to make the museum child-friendly are welcomed.

On the agenda at the meeting will be plans for the grand opening of the restored depot as well as discussions on it serving as a community special events center, a part of the original concept to make the museum a multi-purpose facility.

Fundraising will continue in the new year to

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fund the museum exhibits, which will feature the history of Orange industries in the last century, railroad transportation, lumber, shipbuilding and petrochemicals. e board welcomes questions from potential donors to help in this phase of the project for Orange.

Messages can be sent to info@friendsoftheorangedepot.org. e website, www.orangetxdepot.org, has posted photos from the 2016 gala held recently and updates on the remaining naming opportunities still available.

Field of Plenty Training 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 dierent garden interests at e Field of Plenty. Mark your calendar for January 28th, 2017 to get your new year o 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-ďŹ ve minutes each. After a break for lunch, Composting Basics will begin at 1:00 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 oďŹƒce 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.

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

Chuck Young Alumni Classic Bridge City Baseball will be hosting our annual Chuck Young Alumni Classic on Saturday, February 18th. Events will begin at 10:30am with the home run derby, and the alumni game to follow around noon. If interested in participating please contact Coach Chris Moore at chris.moore@bridgecityisd.net.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church bible study e Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will begin a weekly bible study titled “Fear and Life� beginning on Sunday, Feb. 5th at 5:00 p.m. and continuing ursday, Feb. 9th at 7:00 p.m. at the church located at 945 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City. If the words, Nibiru, Wormwood, Apocalypse, Anitchirst, Rapture or Eternity bring up questions about life or fear of the end times, this study is for you. It is a great study on the Book of Revelations. Childcare will be provided, please call 409-735-4573 for more information and to reserve childcare.

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reception. It was a great show of involvement from the people of East Texas who are making their voices heard at the Capitol.

I look forward to working with members of this delegation and would encourage more constituents to become involved. Seeing you at the Capitol is a reminder to me of who I represent in the Texas Senate.

As always, feel free to contact your Senate oďŹƒce if my sta or I can assist you.

4. Last Sunset Advisory Commission Meeting is week the Sunset Advisory Commission held its ďŹ nal meeting to make recommendations for reforming state agencies.

One of the recommendations voted on was to create the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council which would house the boards for Psychologists, Marriage and Family erapists,

Professional Counselors and Social Workers. e Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors and the Council on Sex Oender Treatment would also be regulated by this Council.

Each board will maintain its autonomy in creating rules, but will have increased resources to assist in administrative tasks as well as to address enforcement issues. We also voted on recommendations for the Optometry Board, Texas Medical Board and the Texas Department of Transportation.

All of the recommendations the Commission has voted on over the last year will now be drafted into bills, to be considered by the Legislature. I look forward to continuing to work on these important pieces of legislation to ensure our state’s government is working as eďŹƒciently as possible.

5. Working with House Members Within Senate District 3 there are 10 House Districts. As we represent many of the same individuals, my oďŹƒce works closely with the House oďŹƒces all year round to ensure we are able to eectively advocate for the people we represent at home. We are blessed to have such great House members to represent East Texas.

Each session, I make it a priority to work with each state representative to discuss issues they are working on, as well as to share my goals for the next few months. As I am sure you understand, working with the House is important because no bill can be passed by a single chamber. Close coordination ensures that the voice of East Texas is heard loud and clear in our state’s legislature.

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Dreams made in little broad shack out back z The roots of my raising lost in time Down Life’s Highway Roy Dunn For The Record

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ust poor people, that’s all we were. My generation will be the last that witnessed the Depression before World War II. The war was the best thing that happened to poor folks; good in the way that it elevated the standard of living. In South Louisiana, it took a while to come around. Other parts of the country that had a workforce associated with the war effort fared better, much quicker. Before the war paid off, areas all over this country were made up of poor people. The poor controlled an 85 percent margin. Poor ran in different degrees, the South and Appalachian took the biggest hit. Poor people who lived on a farm were the fortunate ones; they didn’t have much of anything else, but unlike us, they had food. Most country people born before the Second World War lived without electricity or indoor conveniences.

Mom kept a bucket of water in the house in winter to prime the pump in the morning. I recall times when the water froze indoors. Our little shack was just boards with cracks, no insulation or paneling; mostly it was a windbreak and a roof over our heads. We would warm the water bucket on the little coal oil stove to defrost the pump and prime it. Often the handle would be covered with solid ice. We drew water and often it would freeze up again and stay that way all day. An old coal oil lamp with a wick would be lit at night for schoolwork. We turned in early, slept in our clothes and bundled up as best we could. That was long before television was thought of. We didn’t even have a radio. I had a little crystal set I could catch a baseball game or country music on. On Saturday night, we could go to Grandma’s and listen to her battery radio. It had a ground wire that ran through the window and attached to an iron stake in the ground.

When the volume got weak, someone would hold the wire to boost the volume.

No one had a telephone or transportation. I was a junior in

high school when we finally got our first party line phone. You answered according to the amount of rings.

About the same time, I got the first transportation our family had ever owned. I bought a 1932 Ford coupe, the first V-8 model made, from Harry Waddell. He and I had shared a room at Mrs. Shuggard’s boarding house in Port Arthur and he had driven the car from Rock Island, Texas, where he was raised. He was a resident of Bridge City until his death. The Ford was the first car he had owned.

About the time I left home we also got a new two-hole outhouse. I had been raised and spent some quality time in a very primitive one hole, narrow little privy.

It was built from rough wood, maybe the second boards cut off the tree. It wasn’t uniform; some times the boards met and in other places the cracks were an inch wide. The door hinges were made from folded over rubber from an old innertube. The handle was made from a piece of rope. Inside, a piece of looped wire fit over a bent nail to keep the door shut while being occupied. I don’t believe toilet paper had been invented yet, at least in our neighborhood it hadn’t.

Sources of wiping were the Sear’s catalog, torn out a page at a time and crumpled over and over. We could break the fiber down and make it softer and more effective than trying to use a slick page. The Sears catalog was a wish

book also, although we would never be able to own any of the things in it. I spent a lot of time looking at the B.B. guns, bicycles and most sports stuff, like bats, balls and gloves. I never got any of them. I got a hand-me-down, three-finger glove from an uncle. Grandma made a ball that she sewed a stocking around; I carved a nice bat out of a piece of wood I picked up at the train switch station. It always aggravated me when someone tore and used one of my favorite pages out of the Sears book. I think Mom purposely tore out the pages with the girl’s panties and bras. Back then, that was the most risqué material a boy could find. Some of my friends got to the pages before their Moms and had them in a hiding place. Not because they desired to be cross-dressers. The new modern two-holer never played an important part in my life. By then, I was on my own and seeing how the rest of the world lived.

From the little shack out back, in my mind, I had dreamed many dreams and traveled to far away places. I could hear the wind whistling through its many cracks and often have wondered why the wind didn’t blow the little leaning building down.

It and an oak tree I used to climb helped me be a dreamer. I had a wide board placed in the fork of that tree that I could sit or lie on for hours. I built castles and lived to see many come to pass.

When my generation is gone, no one will be left to tell the ‘Tobacco Road’ tales of an era that never will be again.

It’s amazing the changes we’ve seen. Do you know a mess of folks today carry a phone in their pocket that takes and sends pictures that can reach around the world and you don’t have to count the rings when someone calls you.

McCarty, Theriot earn SETCA honor Staff Report For The Record

West Orange-Stark’s first football coach and the coach who led Orangefield football to the playoffs three years in a row are going into the Hall of Honor Jan. 28.

That’s the Southeast Texas Coaches Association Hall of Honor.

Steve McCarty and Randy Theriot will be inducted along with longtime Kountze High volleyball coach Angie Cruse and former Lamar women’s athletic director Belle Mead Holm at a luncheon at noon Jan. 28 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza, 3950 I-10 South, Beaumont.

The Southeast Texas Coaches Association will also be honoring 2016 Coaches of the Year for 17 sports among other awards.

Tickets to the luncheon are $10. Christus Sports Medicine/ Beaumont Bone & Joint Institute are sponsors.

McCarty was hired after the fall of 1977 to oversee athletic administration involved in the merger of West Orange and Orange Stark schools to form West Orange-Stark.

He coached the Mustangs for four years in Texas’ top classification at the time, Class 4A, winning one district title while putting together an overall record of 29-10-1.

After a 9-1 runner-up finish in 1980, McCarty moved to his old college town, Nacogdoches, as high school head coach.

Counting an earlier stop at Beaumont South Park, his head coaching record was 73-30-2.

He joined his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin State, for six years as associate athletic director, then served that school for 16 years as athletic director and three years on the SFA board of regents.

Theriot’s Orange County head coaching came two decades after McCarty’s arrival. He coached Orangefield to back-to-back eight-win seasons and two playoff berths in his four-year (19961999) tenure.

He served as head coach at Beaumont Kelly and was an assistant in Nederland and Port Arthur.

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SPORTS and Outdoors

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Both Texas teams bounced Big Bass Bite from NFL playoffs

FISHING ORANGE COUNTY

Starting Early COLBURN-FISHING Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record

As you would probably suspect, I receive a number of texts concerning fishing every week that usually include a picture and a word or two, but seldom if ever the name of the sender. Therefore, if I don’t recognize the person in the picture I am left with little more than a phone number and another fish that I certainly don’t recognize.

As a rule, if I don’t recognize the phone number (I can barely remember my own) I briefly admire the fish before deleting the text.A text this past week, however, demanded more attention on my part. The little girl in the picture was holding a bass that appeared to be larger than she was with no message at all.

Because the eye of the bass appeared to be nearly as large as the youngster’s face, I felt compelled to seek more information.

Since texting is not my strong suit, I reluctantly dialed the number.

Lionel Melnik answered the phone and I was treated to the rest of the story. “We are from Wisconsin, but the people staying at the same marina are friends of yours and said that we should send you the picture,” said Mr. Melnik. ’The bass wasn’t bigger than our granddaughter, Meryl, but it did weigh almost eleven pounds.”

“You don’t have to apologize for a fish that size,” I assured him.“I guided on Toledo Bend for 15 years before I caught my first ten pound bass. That is quite an achievement.”

“I think it was just meant to be,” replied” Melnik. “We drove over and fished on Sam Rayburn for two days hoping to catch a bass over six pounds, but it never happened. We caught a lot of bass fishing a three-quarter ounce Rat-L-Trap, but nothing over five pounds.”

The following day it was raining and the family decided to stay around the camp.“Not wanting to miss a single day of fishing, when the rain slowed down to a mist around noon I ran out on a flat in the Arnold’s Bay area that I was somewhat familiar with.There was no grass where I had fished the last time we were here, but I did find a few small patches in 12 to 15 feet of water.”

Rather than try anything else, he fished the same Trap he had been fishing on Rayburn. After catching two small keepers he broke his lure off and tied on the only other three quarter ounce Trap in his box….a dark green one that he said resembled a perch.

“I would love to make this sound more professional than it was,” said Melnik, “but I really thought I had hung up and was about to lose my last Trap. When I realized that I had only hung up in the grass, I started slowly pulling and gaining about a foot of line at a time.”

As soon as the wad of grass cleared the surface the Wisconsin angler saw the massive jaws of the bass with his Trap wedged in sideways.“That is when I panicked and should have lost the fish.

I was afraid to put my hand in there with all of those treble hooks and because the bass was just lying there, I began peeling SEE COLBURN Page 2B

KAZ’S KORNER Joe Kazmar For The Record

There were a couple of surprising upsets in last weekend’s Divisional Round of the National Football League Playoffs involving one of the two Lone Star State teams that were among the eight teams competing for this Sunday’s Conference Championships and the right to play in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Not too many fans were shocked that the New England Patriots subdued the Houston Texans 34-16, covering the huge 16-point line of the Las Vegas Boys. What was noteworthy was the fact the Texans played better than most expected with the game much closer than the final score indicated.

But the big disappointment occurred at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys, who dropped a heart-breaking 34-31 decision to the Green Bay Packers on a 51-yard field goal as time ran out.

Mason Crosby’s game-winning field goal was dramatic, but did not cause half as much panic as Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers did when he slung a desperation 36-yard pass on a third-and 20 with 12 seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 31-31.

The “Mini Hail Mary Pass” was caught by teammate Jared Cook who did a toe-dance to stay in bounds. Crosby booted his field goal on the very next play.

Dallas got off to a lethargic start and found themselves trailing The Pack by 18 points, 21-3, halfway through the second period. The Pokes went into the dressing room at the intermission trailing 21-13.

Dallas Cowboy quarterback Dak Prescott scrambles for yardage against the Greenbay Packers in the Divisional Round of the National Football League Playoffs. The Cowboys lost to Greenbay in a heartbreaking 34-31.

At the end of the third period the Cowboys’ deficit increased to 15 points before rookie quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott went to work and put 18 points on the scoreboard in the final quarter, knotting the score at 28-28 with 4:08 left in regulation.

The teams traded field goals before Mason’s boot ended the game at the gun.

Green Bay’s win advanced them to meet the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s Conference Championship Round. The Falcons overpowered the Seattle Seahawks 36-20 on Saturday and are favored by four points against the Packers.

The other upset occurred Sunday night in game that was pushed back from noon to 7:15 p.m., due to an ice storm at Kansas City, between the Chiefs and the surging Pittsburgh Steelers.

It was a hard-hitting defensive struggle that was won by Pittsburgh 18-16, also on the

final play of the game.

The Chiefs scored a touchdown in the final seconds of the game and went for a twopoint conversion to tie the game. They completed a pass in the end zone but some bozo lineman on the other side of the play was called for holding, moving the ball back to the 12.

The pass was incomplete, giving the Steelers the victory despite the fact they crossed the Kansas City goal line ZERO times. All Pittsburgh’s 18 points came on six field goals by Rice graduate Chris Boswell.

The Steelers better get indoctrinated real quickly on how to score touchdowns, because six field goals against six-point favored New England Sunday would probably have them losing by 20 or more points.

And speaking of the Patriots, the fans at Gillette Stadium last Saturday appeared quite worried during the first

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half of the game as the Houston Texans were holding their own against New England.

Although the Pats jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first period, the Texans scored 10 points in the second quarter and only trailed 17-13 at the intermission.

But the costly mistakes which have led to most of the Texans’ setbacks this season again game back to haunt them.

Erratic quarterback Brock Osweiler heaved three interceptions, rookie wide receiver Will Fuller beat his man to the end zone but dropped a certain touchdown pass and— just like last year’s game against Kansas City—the special teams allowed a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

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Waterfowl hunters head for home stretch

For e Record Capt Chuck Uzzle Just like the old saying “all good things must come to an end” the 2016-17 waterfowl season is almost over. is weekend will be the final chance for hunters in Louisiana while Texas duck and goose hunters will have one more week to finish as their season ends on Jan 29th.

For plenty of local hunters it feels like the season already ended as this crazy weather pattern has made staying on the birds a challenge.

Hunters who have been willing to put in the scouting time and be flexible are still shooting their birds but they are certainly working for them.

Without a doubt the hunters who are locked in on a freshwater pattern are having the most success. After the last round of thunderstorms and rain the saltwater marshes seemed to just empty out as the birds headed for the prairies and other areas that were holding fresh water. One of the best bets has been along river bottoms where water levels took a much needed jump after the rains. e freshly flooded areas have been mag-

Big bass bite NFL!!!

It made things too tough for the defense, even though it is ranked No. 1 in the league. The defense intercepted much-heralded Pats’ quarterback Tom Brady twice, sacked him twice and hit him eight times.

As disappointing as Saturday’s loss was, the Houston Texans have a lot to look forward to for the 2017 season, provided the defense remains intact and J.J. Watt returns completely recovered from his recent back surgery.

Their biggest deficiency has been the lack of scoring and the inconsistent play of their quarterbacks, especially Brock Osweiler.

What the Texans could really use this coming season would be a veteran quarterback who still has some good years left and is not as fragile as Dallas’ Tony Romo.

KWICKIES…Green Bay’s 34-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys Sunday marked the first time a road team won in the playoffs after 12 straight home victories dating to last season.

Congrats to Orange native and former Lutcher Stark High assistant coach Wade Phillips for landing the defensive coordinator’s job with the Los Angeles Rams. Defense definitely was not the reason the Rams were so lousy last season. Wade said he took the job with the idea he doesn’t want to wait four or five years for the team to become a winner, he wants it to happen in 2017.

Justin Thomas is becoming a 23-year-old phenom on the PGA Tour after posting the lowest 72-hole score (253) in PGA Tour history. His

nets for good concentrations of mallards, gadwall and of course wood ducks.

Finding an area that’s holding these concentrations is like finding a gold mine and it certainly takes some effort so don’t think it will be easy. Use all the resources available like satellite photos, other maps, and good old fashioned burning gas and covering ground.

Closer to home it almost seems like September as the numbers of teal in the area have helped fill straps for many hunters. roughout the season there have been waves of teal come into the area for a few days and then seemingly over night vanish. is last big influx of green winged teal that showed up has almost taken up residence they’ve been here so long.

With no really major cold conditions in the immediate forecast the teal should hang around for a while longer and hopefully stay until the season ends.

With the final few days staring hunters squarely in the eye now may be the time to make that hunt or try something different you have been putting off all season. Put standard decoy spreads and techniques aside and try something new like using fewer decoys. A simple spread of just a few decoys often will produce some amazing results, especially during the last weeks of the season when the birds get extremely skittish. Going easy on the calling also helps out as well.

Limit yourself to soft calls or whistles and leave

From Page 1B week at the Sony Open in Honolulu began last Thursday with a 59 and ended with his second consecutive tour victory. Tommy Armour III shot 254 in the 2003 Texas Open. Thomas is the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to win back-to-back weeks by three shots or more.

JUST BETWEEN US…I have to agree with the decision made last week by Kevin Flanigan to resign from Beaumont West Brook and accept the head football coaching position at Tomball. The school put Flanigan on administrative leave from Nov. 22 to Jan. 6 for putting a camera in the West Brook boys’ locker room in an effort to catch a thief who was continually breaking into the lockers and stealing money and cell phones.

Flanigan said he went to the administration and informed them of the problem but to no avail.

So he took things into his own hands. He said the was not contacted by the school district from the time he was put on administrative leave until last Wednesday, two weeks after the grand jury chose not to indict him. A spokesperson for BISD claimed the district was unable to reinstate Flanigan any sooner than it did because its offices were closed from Dec.19 through Jan. 2 for the holidays. He had little trouble finding another head football coaching job after leading West Brook to an 11-2 season in 2016. Their loss certainly is Kevin Flanigan’s gain, who will be getting a 24 per cent pay raise from his current $84,297 salary with BISD.

the aggressive hail calls alone. Also think about not even calling at all when birds are headed towards your decoy spread, if they want in there leave them alone, no extra calling necessary. If the ducks pass you by then give them a call, that’s a much more natural presentation.

As we count down the days until the season of-

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ficially ends it’s hard to believe how fast it’s gone by. Every year is remembered for something and this one will certainly be no different. Hopefully the final days of the regular will help us to remember that this season was a good one. Take advantage of the final week because it will seem like a lifetime until teal season rolls back around.

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the grass. I should have netted it grass and all!” “at is when,” in Melnik’s words, “All hell broke loose.”After two drag burning runs that included a return to the same patch of grass, he was able to net her and collect himself. “I think everyone in the camp site took their picture with her before we released her.It was an unforgettable experience.

I don’t like the odds of Mr. Melnik topping his personal best anytime soon! e unseasonably warm weather on both lakes has apparently lured more pre-spawn bass into the staging areas a little earlier than usual.It looks

like Rayburn is a little bit ahead of T-Bend, but I have talked with several local anglers that have done well on both lakes since the recent freeze.

Not surprisingly, the Trap has been hot on both lakes as has a Chatterbait.I have never fished the Chatterbait much, but it fooled some very nice bass on Rayburn last week.I am not sure as to the most preferred speed of retrieve, but the anglers I spoke with were crawling it near the bottom in 12 feet of water.

Regardless of your choice of baits, if it is a double digit bass that you most covet….I would get the boat out of the garage this afternoon!

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

How Not to Respond to Law Enforcement A landowner in Val Verde County alerted game wardens about highpowered rifle shots heard after dark on a neighboring property. The shooting was taking place on a small acreage rural subdivision. Upon arrival at the “hunting camp,” the game warden observed an individual sitting by a campfire chamber a round in a semiautomatic handgun he had picked up. The warden hurriedly ac-

tivated his red and blue lights and identified himself as he opened his door. As the warden yelled, “State game warden, state police, drop the gun,” the man continued to advance with the loaded handgun. The subject was yelling back, “I don’t believe you.” After several tense seconds of back and forth exchanges the situation was deescalated and the warden was able to safely secure the handgun and all the other firearms with the group. The warden shared advice on how to respond when approached by law enforcement and then checked the camp. An untagged white-tailed deer was discovered and violations for hunting

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white-tailed deer without a valid license and no hunter education certificate were identified. The deer was seized. Citations and restitution are pending.

Due Processing A local meat processor shared video evidence with game wardens showing two individuals dropping off a doe at approximately 3:45 a.m.

The deer was untagged and appeared to be freshly-killed. From the video, the warden was able to get a good description of the vehicle and the subjects. While on patrol a couple of weeks later, the warden spot-

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Mustangs hoops turnaround is on

By Dave Rogers For e Record

From left, Director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Julia Dickerson, LCE Principal Kayla Casey, International Paper Mill Manager Ed Barr, and LCE Librarian, DeeDee Windham.

LCE receives two grants from IP Little Cypress Elementary received two grants from International Paper’s IP Giving Foundation last week. e first is for a refill kit for expendable materials used in the second grade’s Saxon Phonics program, worth $4,374.92. e second grant is for the Accelerated Reader (AR) program worth $3,249.00. is pro-

gram is a computerized system that determines reading comprehension levels to assure students are on track with their reading skills. Students select books on their reading level, read independently, and take a comprehension test over that book on the computer. As an incentive to read, each book the child reads and masters on the

AR test is worth a certain number of points, based on its length and reading level. Students are able to claim a variety of prizes according to the number of points earned.

LCE and the Little CypressMauriceville District appreciates IP’s commitment to the community and the students that it serves.

A West Orange-Stark boys’ basketball team looking to make some noise this season made a rim-rattling first impression last Friday. e Mustangs raced to a 7938 win over Hamshire-Fannett in their District 22-4A opener with Corey Skinner leading the way with 23 points and 10 steals and Tarek Riley scoring 15 points. ey hosted Bridge City Tuesday night and play at Orangefield next Tuesday.

“On the up-and-up, I’m looking for some great things out of this team,” coach Tramaine Hancock said. “At least seven of these guys played all summer long against some good quality basketball talent.

“We’re just getting going now.”

He’s right.

Hancock’s team is 6-11 overall. But WO-S habitually is slow out of the gate since many of the

school’s best hoopsters miss the first month of the season because of a deep run in the football playoffs.

All of this team’s wins have come in the eight games since the Mustangs football team ended its season by winning a state crown just before Christmas.

Several members of that title team now suit up for the hoops squad and three of them – Skinner, Jaylen Matthews and Kantavious “K.J.” Miller – start for Hancock.

Two-way football lineman Teron Brown was all-tournament at the East Chambers tourney Dec. 28-30.

“We’re just getting them out now,” Hancock said of the football players. “ey’re playing hard, playing themselves into shape.

“We’ve just got a lot of what you need in basketball. I think I’ve got the nucleus, the main guys.”

All of Hancock’s starters are at least 6-feet tall but they top

WO-S boys basketball For e Record Dave Rogers Corey Skinner chalked up an unusual double-double with 23 points and 10 steals to lead West OrangeStark past Hamshire-Fannett 79-38 in Friday night’s District 22-4A boys basketball opener.

Tarek Riley added 15 points for the Mustangs.

The win pushes the Mustangs to 6-11 on the season. They have won six of their last eight games. WO-S hosted Bridge City Tuesday night and will be at Orangefield Friday.

Fregia leads Lady Bobcats Faith Fregia scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and passed out three assists for Orangefield in its 76-41 loss to Silsbee Friday night.

Kayleigh Hutchison matched Fre-

gia’s performance on the boards, nsaring six rebounds to go with two points.

Silsbee jumped to a 20-8 lead

Joe Kazmar For the Record is Week NFC GREEN BAY (12-6) over ATLANTA (12-5)—2:05 P.M. Sunday at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. (Fox)—Although the Falcons are favored by four points in the early line, the Packers are on an eight-game winning streak. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers promised to run the table and he is seeing to it personally that it gets done. is should be a high-scoring

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LCMISD board honored in January

January is School Board Recognition Month and Little The Cypress-Mauriceville CISD has B joined other districts across the state to thank these local leaders for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our students and public schools.

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The Library rec voice of their communities, serving first and foremost in the best interest of Texas school children.

The Library is currently Current Board Members are s Tammy Rountree – President, Marlene Courmier – VicePresident, Randy McIlwain – Secretary, Rex Peveto, David

Jones, Ray Rogers, and Aubrey Milstead.

Ms. Rountree summed up the sentiment of the Board: “We serve to preserve and improve the quality of LCMCISD schools. It also gives us opportunities to contribute and improve our community.”

Chevron-Phillips donates to help sustain endowment The Chevron Phillips Chemical Company recently presented a check for $3,500 to the Lamar State College-Orange Foundation as part of an ongoing endowment to fund scholarships for students pursuing degrees and certificates in fields related to petrochemical technology. The scholarships may range from $500 to $1,000 and will be available to full-time students who demonstrate academic promise and maintain a GPA of at least 2.5.

Lamar State College – Orange currently offers programs in Process Operating Technology; Industrial Technology; Instrumentation; and Safety, Health, and Environmental Technology.

after one quarter, enlarged it to 25 points at the half (43-18) and doubled up on Orangefield (62-31) after three quarters.

KAZ’S FEARLESS FORECAST

Students of Little Cypress Junior High art teacher, Donna Cole, recently won ribbons and a first place medal for artwork that they entered in the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Art Contest. The work of Raeleigh Underwood earned a gold medal and is being exhibited at the show in Houston. Other students winning ribbons include - front row left to right, Allyson Campbell, Justin Nealy, Braylee Freeman, and Grace Gossard.

On the back row from left are, teacher Donna Cole, Gold Medal Winner Raeleigh Underwood, Erika Aviles, Lauren Tinsley, KJ Derouen, Jonah Courtier, and Colby Ortego.

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out with 6-foot-4 B’Jan Arvie, a move-in from Louisiana. Brettlin White is the other starter not on the Mustang grid squad.

“Kantavious will probably become the leader and we get up and down the floor,” said the coach, who is no stranger to success.

Hancock led Kountze to the state tournament as a high schooler, then played for a Panola College team that led the nation’s junior colleges in scoring two years in a row.

For an encore, he was captain on the first Northwestern (La.) State team to win a conference title.

Last season, the Mustangs finished 9-17, tied for fourth in a district dominated by Silsbee and ended their season in a play-in game for the playoffs.

But this is Hancock’s third season at WO-S and he looks for his team to make progress each year.

“I always say that No. 3 is special,” he said. “Jesus rose in three days.”

These programs are tied directly to the workforce needs of local industry and offer students the opportunity to qualify for jobs that are in high demand. Enrollment in these programs is growing Elliot Johnson, plant manager for Chevron Phillips, presented the check to Dr. Michael Shahan, President of Lamar State College – Orange. Shahan thanked Chevron Phillips for the generous contribution and continued support. Shahan said that the number of students needing financial assistance is increasing and emphasized that the funds will directly help deserving students realize their dream of a better life.

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game with Green Bay winning 45-42.

AFC NEW ENGLAND (15-2) over PITTSBURGH (13-5) 5:40 p.m. Sunday at Gillette Field in Foxborough, MA. (CBS)— e Steelers proved Sunday night that they could win a playoff game without scoring a touchdown. But that would result in disaster up in Foxborough. e six-point favored Patriots don’t seem to lose at home and they shouldn’t Sunday night, winning comfortably 36-23.

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Deaths and Memorials

Velma Mae Edwards Pulliam, 83 Bridge City

Marion R. Saul, 82, Vidor

Hattie Martin, 87, Labelle

Velma Mae Edwards Pulliam, 83, of Bridge City, Tx, passed away on January 11, 2017, in Beaumont, Tx., after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Funeral services are to be held 2:00 PM, Monday, January 16, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

VELMA MAE Officiating will be EDWARDS PULLIAM Reverend Tommy Anthony of McDonald Memorial Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Visitation will precede the service Monday, starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Goshen, Arkansas, on October 13, 1933, she was the daughter of Starlin Edwards and Irma Hudson Edwards. Velma enjoyed visiting with friends and family around the kitchen table with a fresh pot of coffee. She loved traveling and truly enjoyed her grandchildren. She enjoyed collecting and repairing antiques, cooking, and loved to eat good food.

Velma will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Larry Wayne Higgs; and brother, Leonard Matthew Edwards.

She is survived by her children; Steven Matthew Higgs and wife, Joyce, and James Mullin; seven grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren.

Marion R. Saul, 82, died Sunday, January 15th, 2017 at her home in Vidor surrounded by family. She was a native of Wildwood, NJ and a longtime resident of Vidor. Marion liked reading, gardening and going to casinos. She also loved to spend quality time with her family. VisitaMARION tion will be WednesSAUL day, January 18, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor. Funeral services will be ursday, January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home with interment to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Marion is survived by 2 daughters; Cindy Sensat and her husband George of Vidor and Brenda Swiger and her husband Edward of Gassville, AR, 2 sons; Glen Saul and his wife Sue of Worthington, OH and Steve Saul and his wife Jackie of Rockford, IL. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren; her loving companion, Leon Simon of Vidor and 1 sister, Carol Giovinazzi of South Carolina. Marion was preceded in death by her her loving husband of many years, Albertus "Bud" Saul and 2 brothers; James and Junior Felmey.

Hattie Martin, 87, of Labelle, Texas went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 15, 2017. She was born in China, Texas on April 28, 1929 to Donnette Melanson and Mack Naquin. Hattie died peacefully at Oak Grove Nursing Home where she was surHATTIE rounded by her family.

MARTIN Hattie Martin was a lifelong resident of LaBelle and was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was very much a woman of faith and a follower of Jesus Christ, who helped lead many individuals to know the Lord. Mother was a woman who always stood by her beliefs and was an inspiration to many. She loved being surrounded by her family and friends and her home was always a gathering place where everyone was welcome. Her family was her passion and the gift of her love will never be forgotten. roughout her life, mom exhibited her strength, courage and the ability to overcome many obstacles in her life. Her greatest gift was her unconditional love to each one of her children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, RG Martin, who was the love of her life for 65 years.

She is survived by her daughters, Ann Picou and husband Steve of Fannett and Charlotte Holden and husband George of Cypress; sons, Alton Martin and wife Leslie of LaBelle and Robert Martin and wife Kathy of Fannett; grandchildren, Steve Picou Jr., Jill Chavers, Andy, Josh and Sean Martin, Robby, Erik and Cody Martin along with 12 great grandchildren.

Our family would like to extend a special “ank You” to her lifelong friend, Martha Lou Murff, and her family for their compassion and love for our Mother. We would also like to thank Carolyn Hayes for her loving care of both our Mother and our Father, the staff of Oak Groves Nursing Home and Heart of Texas Hospice for caring for our mom during her illness.

Floral contributions may be sent to Broussard’s Mortuary, Nederland or memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 700 North St. M, Beaumont, Texas 77701.

A gathering of Mrs. Martin's family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., ursday, January 19, 2017, at Broussard’s, with her interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches

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Laura Ruth Blevins, 68, Donald Gene Blevins, 61 Bridge City Laura Ruth Blevins, 68, and Donald Gene Blevins, 61, both of Bridge City, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Laura was born on May 8, 1948, in Sarepta, Louisiana, to Larynell Doss Dean and Sidney Dean. Donald was born on February 25, 1955, to Eugene Blevins.

Survivors include their children, Cynthia Starnes and her husband, Kenny, of Sour Lake; Angelia St.Clair and her husband, Tracy, of Nederland; Wendy Scheurer and her husband, Achim, of Missouri City; Clarrissa Wright and her husband, Terry, of Friendswood; Jeremy Pearson and his wife, Collette, of Sederal, Washington; Miranda Suttle and her husband, Scott, of Sumner, Washington; grandchildren, Gregory Dustin Storey of Beaumont, Carly Michele Reeves of Lake Charles, Lacy Kindle Bell of Bridge City, Erin Rae White of Lumberton, Ryan Andrew Starnes of Mississippi, Whitney Ashton Kizziah of Sour Lake, Holly Michele Griffin of Nederland, Eli Sebastian Scheurer and Barbara Scheurer, both of Missouri City, and Hayden Anthony Blevins of Friendswood; thirteen great-grandchildren; Laura’s brother, Jimmy Dean of Sarepta, Louisiana; and Donald’s siblings, Brenda Martinez of Houston, and Laura Chavana, Wesley Blevins, and Michael Blevins, all of Fort Worth; and mother, Carolyn Blevins, Laura is preceded in death by her parents; and numerous brothers and sisters. Donald is preceded in death by his father; and a sister.

A gathering of Laura and Donald’s family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2017, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Their funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Broussard’s, with interment to follow atR.S. Farmer Cemetery, Silsbee. Donald’s committal was handled by Broussard’s Crema

Janie Lillian Hough, 100, Silsbee Janie Lillian Hough, 100, of Silsbee, died Saturday, January 14, 2017. She was born on May 10, 1916, in Sonora, to Corabel Rhiddlehoover and John Madison Green.

Mrs. Hough was a teacher for thirtyseven years at Silsbee I.S.D. Survivors include JANIE LILLIAN her children, Harry HOUGH Hough of Maryville, Tennessee and Barbara Jane Hough Gulley and her husband, Mike, of Silsbee; grandchildren, Don Hough, Jr. of Seabrook, Kim Hough of Galveston, Larry Hough of Knoxville, Tennessee, Grady Hough and his wife, Nancy, of Reston, Virginia, Dell Whitney of Silsbee, Janie Boyd and her husband, Jason, of Conroe, Julie Williams and her husband, Erik, of Crowley; great-grandchildren; Holly Hough, Matthew Hough, Marie Hough, and Macie Hough, Justin Whitney, Shane Whitney, Jonah Boyd, Sadie Boyd, Breanna Williams, Bradley Williams, Brayden Williams; and sister, Joe Anna Birdwell-Logan of Canton. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Don L Hough; and grandsons, Bert Whitney and John Hough.

A gathering of Mrs. Hough’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will be 11:00 a.m., ursday, January 19, 2017, at Isabell Chapel Cemetery,Mount Enterprise.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Silsbee, 350 Highway 96 South, Silsbee, Texas 77656; American Cancer Society, #4 Bayou Brandt, Suite B, Beaumont, Texas 77704; or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,Tennessee 38105.

Velma Lee Taylor, 75, Silsbee Velma Lee Taylor, 75, of Silsbee, died Monday, January 16, 2016, at Pine Arbor, Silsbee. She was born on January 19, 1941, in Call, to Mamie Lorene Claude and Doyle Livingston.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Taylor of Silsbee; children, Kenneth Taylor, Jr. and his wife, Diane, of Silsbee; Byford Taylor and his wife, Toni, of Silsbee; and Rayford Taylor and his wife, Sally, of Silsbee; fifteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; siblings, William Livingston, Debra Howard, Wilma Gray, Gary Livingston, Lisa Colley, and Wanda Davis, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Charlie Livingston and Richard Livingston; and sister, Darlene Simpson.

A private family committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, Silsbee.

Kay Bender, 59 Beaumont Kay Bender, 59, of Beaumont, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont.

Her committal was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Community Church, 1103 Highway 69 South, Lumberton, Texas 77657.

Emma Mae “Mackie” Stevens, 85 Winnie Emma Mae “Mackie” Stevens, was born on April 17, 1932, in Daingerfield, and quietly left us on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Deeply in love, she married Melvin Kenneth “Steve” Stevens, on June 22, 1949. Steve predeceased Mackie on February 9, 2009. Mackie was also preceded in death by her parents, Christine Forrest and Otis Horton, both of Daingerfield; her two sisters, Hughlene Bean, of Silsbee and Gail Horton, of Houston.

Mackie is survived by Mack and Shelia Stevens, of Beaumont; Billy and Fran Stevens, of Anahuac; and Lyn and Vicki Stevens, of Beaumont; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Originally from Daingerfield, Mackie moved to Winnie, with Steve, in 1964. She worked most of her adult life as a cosmetologist and was actively involved in the Winnie-Stowell Woman’s Civic Club. She was also an avid tennis player, enjoyed square-dancing, and was devoted to her family.

Unfortunately, her significant loss of vision, over the last several years, greatly restricted her activities. She will be remembered for her charitable heart, sense of humor, and honesty. She left an indelible mark on all who had the blessing of knowing her.

Her wish was to be cremated, with no funeral service to be held, at her request. A gathering of Mrs. Stevens’ family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Broussard’s Chapel, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie. A private family committal will be held under the direction of Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

James V. “Sonny” Swilley, 79, Beaumont, James V. “Sonny” Swilley, 79, of Beaumont, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at Harbor Hospice, Beaumont. He was born on January 7, 1938, to Lacey and Hoxie Swilley, in Houston, and was a United States Army Reserves veteran. James retired as manager of sales for JAMES ‘SONNY’ Kilpatricks.

SWILLEY Survivors include his wife, DeCondia Swilley; daughter, Shana Peterson and her husband, Matt, all of Beaumont; step-grandchildren, Allison Peterson and Caleb Peterson; sisters, Glenda Nunez and her husband Dan, and Paula Swilley.

A gathering of Mr. Swilley’s family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with his funeral service to

follow at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2017, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

His interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

Christene Denmon, 70, Lumberton Christene Denmon, 70, of Lumberton, died Friday, January 13, 2017. She was born on January 20, 1946, in Silsbee, to Ella Mae Snider Tanton and Frank Tanton.

Survivors include her children, eresa Bennett, and Samuel Denmon and his wife, Nicole, all of Lumberton; Vinia Jenkins Scott and her husband, Chad, of Silsbee; and Anner Mae Brown and her husband Timothy Robin, and Buck Wayne Denmon, all of Lumberton; grandchildren, Chris Denmon and his wife, Courtney, of Orange; and Brittany Cleveland and her husband, Weldon Forse; Laurence Rabatie and his wife, Monica; Lane Denmon; Logan Denmon; Leighton Denmon; Ashley Megan Jenkins; Casey Jenkins and her husband, Andrew Contreras; Katey Jenkins; Christene Brown Solis and her husband, Nick; Blaire Brown and her husband, Aaron Spittler; ShyAnn Brown; Ginger Brown; and Kevin Brown, all of Silsbee; twenty-five, great-grandchildren; and siblings, Melba Blanck of Brookeland; Frank Tanton of Lumberton; Donna Sue Bonura of Winnie; Doris Hickman; and Robert Swearingen. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elton Denmon; son, Heath Denmon; and brothers, Jackie Rutledge and Arnold Swearingen.

Mrs. Denmon’s committal was handled by Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont

Dortha Lisenby, 82, Port Neches Dortha Lisenby, 82, of Port Neches, died ursday, January 12, 2017. She was born on September 9, 1934, in Port Arthur, to Irene Chun and Herbert Simmons. Dortha enjoyed cooking and taking care of her family.

Survivors include her husband of sixtyfive years, Sam DORTHA Lisenby, of Port LISENBY Neches; daughters, Karen Hightower and her husband, Bob, of Waco; Sherrie Stickley of Waco; Jeanie Lisenby of Miami, Florida; son, Bruce Lisenby and his wife, Nellie, of Waco and Phillip Lisenby and his wife, Donna, of Nederland; grandchildren, Paul, Zack, Lisette, Janay, Caleb, and Blake; great-grandchildren, Makenzie, Madison, Chloe, Carrigan, Isabella, Morgan, Chevelle, and Preston; and brother, Clifford Simmons and his wife, Lou, of Nederland.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Jimmy Simmons.

A gathering of Mrs. Lisenby’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, 101 Block Street, Port Neches.

Jesse Glenn Rambo, Sr, 95 Port Arthur Jesse was born December 10, 1922 in Port Arthur, TX to Albert Sidney Rambo and Mary Elizabeth Gault, and passed on January 3, 2017 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

He is preceded in death by son, Allen Rambo, and grandson, Jason Rambo, and is survived by his angel JESSE GLENN and love of his life, B. RAMBO Louise McDuffie of Nacogdoches, TX. Daughters Linda Walker and husband, Richard, of Hot Springs Village, AR Carolyn Rambo of Fort Worth, TX Son Jesse, Jr. and wife, Brenda, of Stroudsburg, PA GrandChildren Shawn Walker and wife, Katrina, of Sanford, NC Samantha Ressa of Houston, TX, Patti Landry of Lake Charles, LA Katie Jennings and husband, Shane, of Winchester, KY Charleen ibodeaux of Bridge City, TX, Keri Kinyon and husband, Aaron, of Strasburg, CO Jennifer Raggio and husband, Cory of Bridge City,TX Cory Rambo and wife, Aleena of Orange, TX Brittney Whitfill and husband, Chad, of Dickinson, TX 16 Great-GrandChildren Jesse graduated from omas Jefferson High School, Port Arthur, TX, and was a member of the school’s National Honor Society. He attended Texas A&M and Lamar Universities.

During World War II, he worked at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft in Ft. Worth, TX, building aircraft to support the USA war efforts. Jesse retired from E.I. DuPont in Orange, TX with over 32 years’ service as a Mechanical Foreman.

He was a very accomplished water skier, once placing 8th place in trick skiing in a ski tournament of the National Water Ski Association; Jesse served as a National and International Judge for many years. roughout his life, he served as a water ski instructor and participated in many local, regional and national ski shows.

Jesse was a life-long member, over 70-years, of the Masonic Lodge, serving as Worshipful Master of the DeWitt Lodge in Jasper, helping establish the Bridge City Lodge as one of its Charter Members, and serving as a member in the Masonic Lodges of Bridge City, Jasper, Burkeville & Beaumont. He also served as a member of the Shriners, York Rites, and Scottish Rites.

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Deaths and Memorials Andrew ‘Andy’ Cruse Goolsbee, 67, Beaumont Andrew “Andy” Cruse Goolsbee, 67,Andrew “Andy” Cruse Goolsbee, 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, with family and friends at his side.

A Beaumont native, Andy graduated from Beaumont High School in 1967, received a BA in BusiANDREW ness Administration CRUSE GOOLSBEE from the University of Texas, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Lamar University.

Andy held a number of senior marketing management positions at leading oilfield service companies, and was respected not only for his expertise and breadth of knowledge, but also for his ability to make lasting friendships wherever he went. Among his many interests were Texas Longhorns baseball and football, and Andy was a fixture at tailgatings, watch parties, and pretty much any other event that meant quality time with fellow fans. He was fun, witty, caring, and took a genuine interest in the welfare of his friends. An avid music fan, Andy enjoyed making CDs of his favorite songs to share. Each disc featured a sticker that read “Produced Under A Complete Lack Of Supervision,” which, to those who knew and loved him, was a good summary of his joyful approach to life. Andy’s wit, sense of humor, and stories that got more elaborate with every telling will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his aunt, Margery A. Moorhouse; and his cousins, Mike, Pat and David Moorhouse, Ann McDonald, and Mary Smith.

Andy was preceded in death by his father, Edmond Goolsbee; his mother, Ann Goolsbee; and his sister, Elizabeth Goolsbee.

A gathering of Andy’s family and friends will begin 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., ursday, January 19, 2017, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends donate to their favorite organization in Andy’s memory.

Leslie (Les) Alan Lynd, 62, Pearland, Leslie (Les) Alan Lynd, 62, of Pearland, died Wednesday January 11, 2017. He was born on September 20, 1954, in Port Arthur, Texas to omas and Evelyn Lynd.

Les was a United States Navy Veteran where he specialized in avionics. His education in avionics carried LESLIE ALAN with him in his profesLYND sional life, most recently as an Avionics Technician with Duncan Aviation in Houston, Texas.

Les enjoyed music, movies, history, astronomy, crossword puzzles, attending air shows and loved being with his children and grandchildren.

Les was preceded in death by his parents, and brother David Lynd.

Survivors include his children, Dr. Kara Marquez and husband Michael, grandchildren Mason and Gavin Marquez of Spring, Texas; son Cody Lynd and wife Candi, grandchildren Lily and Khloe Lynd of San Marcos, Texas; son Colin Lynd and wife Evelyn, grandchildren omas Lynd, and Emily & Anthony Cortez of Groves, Texas. Les is also survived by brother omas Lynd Jr, and sister Karen Lynd of Nederland and e Virginia clan - sister Doris Ewing, nephew John Ewing and wife Amy, great niece Abigal and great nephew Isaac; niece Melanie Cale and husband Alan, great niece Grace Long; niece Madeline Damron and husband Rodney, great nephew Lucas, all of Mechanicsville, Virginia.

A gathering of Mr. Lynd’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 13, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday January 14, 2017, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.

Ariel Castro, 45, Port Arthur Ariel Castro, 45, of Port Arthur, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

He was born on June 14, 1971, in Morelos, Coah, Mexico, to Martha Martinez and Ramiro Castro.

Ariel was a very active member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Port Arthur.

He was a musician, ARIEL playing many different CASTRO instruments. Ariel enjoyed playing baseball and riding horses. He was most of all a family man. Ariel was loved by his community.

Survivors include his wife, Rosa Castro Ramos of Port Arthur; daughters, Angela Castro and Marcela Castro, both of Port Arthur; sons, Jesus Ariel Castro, Jose Alberto Castro, and Juan Angel Castro, all of Port Arthur; sisters, Lucelva CastroCano and her husband, Jose, of Uvalde and Martha Schmidt and her husband, Lloyd, of Markesan, Wisconsin; brothers, David Castro and his wife, Laura, and Ramiro Castro, Jr. and his wife, Sandra, all of Uvalde, and Joel Castro and his wife, Sylvia, of Ripon, Wisconsin; parents, Martha Martinez and Ramiro Castro; and many

nieces and nephews.

A gathering of Mr. Castro’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with his Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., ursday, January 12, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 13, 2017, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 3648 Sgt. Lucien Adams Boulevard, Port Arthur, with his interment to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves.

Debbie Dean, 59, Nederland Debbie Dean, 59, of Nederland, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

She was born on June 28, 1957, in Port Arthur, to Dorothy and Hugh Allen.

Debbie was an avid gardener. She loved the beach water and being outside, and most of all loved her family and grandchildren.

DEBBIE Survivors include DEAN her son, David Brown and his wife, Shanna, of Nederland; daughter, Tiffany Dean LaRose and her husband, Kyle, of Nederland; grandchildren, Andrea Dean and Kael, Kaleb and Kolten Brown; brother, Paul Allen and his wife, Julia, of Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A gathering of Ms. Dean’s family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 13, 2017, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street. Her cremation arrangements will be handled through Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

Ernestine Tanton, 86, Silsbee Ernestine Tanton, 86, of Silsbee, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017, in Beaumont.

She was born on January 9, 1931, in Bessmay, to Georgia Horn Lee and Ernest Lee. Survivors include her son, Ricky Tanton and his wife, Melissa, of Silsbee; grandchildren, Brandi Terry and ERNESTINE her husband, Scot, of TANTON Evadale; Bridget Montemayor and her husband, Oscar, of Round Rock; Adam Tanton and his wife, Sarah; Stephen Tanton; and Luke Tanton, all of Silsbee; Travis Ferguson and his wife, Katie, of Lumberton; and Cody Ferguson and Cory Ferguson, both of Hermitage, Arkansas; five, greatgrandchildren, son-in-law, Douglas Harris of Evadale; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Jackson Tanton; daughters, Renee` Harris and Lisa Ferguson; and brothers and sisters.

A gathering of Mrs. Tanton’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with her funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2017, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will follow at R.S. Farmer Cemetery, Silsbee.

Velma Lee Taylor, 75, Silsbee Velma Lee Taylor, 75, of Silsbee, died Monday, January 16, 2016, at Pine Arbor, Silsbee. She was born on January 19, 1941, in Call, to Mamie Lorene Claude and Doyle Livingston.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Taylor of Silsbee; children, Kenneth Taylor, Jr. and his wife, Diane, of Silsbee; Byford Taylor and his wife, Toni, of Silsbee; and Rayford Taylor and his wife, Sally, of Silsbee; fifteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; siblings, William Livingston, Debra Howard, Wilma Gray, Gary Livingston, Lisa Colley, and Wanda Davis, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Charlie Livingston and Richard Livingston; and sister, Darlene Simpson.

A private family committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, Silsbee.

Villadsen, Robert Villadsen and wife Patsy. She is also survived by her sisters, Telisa Derosier and husband David, Mary Ann McDaniel and husband Terry, Monica Baldwin, Paulette Howington and husband Joe, and two generations of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home, Houston, TX 77077

Carrie S. Patrizi "Sue Sue", 61, Beaumont, Carrie S. Patrizi "Sue Sue", 61, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017. She was born on October 5, 1955 in Beaumont, to Martha Elizabeth Bumpstead and Wyley Anderson Perry.

Carrie is survived by her husband, Michael Patrizi; sons, Jason Patrizi and his wife, Donna; and Jordan Patrizi; grandchildren, Ava Patrizi and Graham Patrizi; sisters, Cathy Perry, Janet Gunter, and Deborah Mercer; and brother, Robert Perry.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Mrs. Patrizi’s committal will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38148.

Thomas Louis Bagley, 68 Orange omas Louis Bagley, 68, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Pinehurst Nursing Home, in Pinehurst, Texas. A memorial gathering for family and friends, to celebrate Tom’s life, will be held at Dorman Funeral Home, on Tuesday, January 17, THOMAS LOUIS 2017, from 6:00 PM – BAGLEY 9:00 PM. Tom was born on Friday, May 21, 1948, in DeRidder, Louisiana, to the late Vernice Mary (Daigle) and Robert Ann Bagley. As an adult, he lived the majority of his life in Southeast Texas. After graduating from Sulphur High School, class of 1966, Tom enlisted with the United States Army; retiring after working as a Drill Sgt. After his time in the United States Army, Tom went to college and became a Chemical Engineer. In 1998, Tom married the love of his life, Debi Bagley, and together they raised a beautiful family. Tom was a great provider who dearly loved his family. In his spare time, Tom enjoyed Deer hunting and fishing, sitting on the porch talking to his neighbors, and making his homemade salsa, from the vegetables he had in his vegetable garden. He also would watch his favorite movie, Evita, with anyone who would watch it with him. On game day, Tom could be found cheering for his favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Tom was an animal lover, weenie dogs especially, who loved spending time with his beloved dog Suky. Tom was a husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend, who will be missed by all those who knew him.

Preceding Tom in death are his parents, Vernice and Robert Bagley; sister, Rose Bagley; brothers, Robert Bagley, Jr. and Edward Bagley; and niece, Rebecca Bagley.

Tom is survived by his wife of almost 20 years, Debi Bagley; daughters, Geneva Adams of Bridge City, Texas, Shauna Bagley-ompson of West Covina, California, Dustin Hunter of Texas City, Texas, Christie Guidry of Orange, Texas, Jennifer Dupree of Mauriceville, Texas, Denise Chandler

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of Hutto, Texas, and Chasity Mitchell of Orange, Texas; sister, Verna Walding of Sperger, Texas; brother, Chuck Bagley of DeQuincy, Louisiana; the nephew he thought of as his son, Henry Walding of Dequincy, Louisiana; nieces, Julia Walding Simon of Sperger, Texas and Jessica Nash; nephew, Jacob Bagley; 5 grandchildren; and many members of extended family and friends, who loved him dearly.

Tom was the type of man who would help anyone and everyone. After suffering from an accident that left him paralyzed, Tom wanted nothing more than the ability for medical professionals to learn from him. Tom’s wife, Debi, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home, arranged for Tom to be donated to the University of Texas Medical Science Center- Houston, with the hopes of Tom being able to assist with furthering the education of our future healthcare leaders; Cremation to follow.

Loyd Alvin Welch, 80, Orange Loyd Alvin Welch, 80, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral service will be held at Dorman Funeral Home on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at 2:00 PM, with Pastor Gary Wheeler of the LOYD ALVIN First United PenteWELCH costal Church in Orange, Texas, officiating; Rite of Interment and Committal will immediately follow at Wilkinson Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the funeral service on Saturday, January 14, 2017, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, at Dorman Funeral Home.

On Wednesday, March 11, 1936, in DeQuincy, Louisiana, Loyd was born to the late Georgia “Gertie” (Royer) and Lambert Welch. In 1955, Loyd married the love of his life, Sadie (Smith), and together they raised a beautiful family, in Orange, Texas. Loyd worked for many years as a Heavy Equipment Operator and retired from Cloren Inc. Loyd was a true family man who enjoyed spending time squirrel hunting with the boys in his family and treating his family to a backyard BBQ, and fish fry. He also enjoyed when he was able to sit down and have a quiet cup of coffee. On game day, he could always be found cheering for the Dallas Cowboys. Loyd was particular about his lawn and enjoyed spending time on his lawnmower, mowing the grass, to make sure his lawn was just right. He was a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who will be missed by many.

Preceding Loyd in death are his parents, Georgia “Gertie” and Lambert Welch; sisters, Bronis Mitchell, Pauline Marcantel, and Mildred Marcantel; and brother, Elton Welch.

Loyd is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Sadie Welch; daughters, Debra Dial and her husband, Paul, of Beaumont, Texas, and Ronda Welch of Orange, Texas; sons, Douglas Welch and his wife, Sue, of Orange, Texas, Lloyd Welch and his wife, Brandy, of Vidor, Texas, and Terry Welch and his wife, Leslie, of Beaumont, Texas; sister, LaVerne McDonald and her husband, Roy, of Orange, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren with one due in July; and many members of his extended family and friends.

Honoring Loyd as Pallbearers are Lloyd Welch, Douglas Welch, Randal Shull, Christopher Welch, PJ Dial, Donny Dial, Hunter Malloy, and Michael Emigh; Honorary Pallbearers are Roger Hunt and Waylon Cates.

Denise Villadsen Scheele, 64 Katy Denise Villadsen Scheele passed away on January 6, 2017 in Katy, Texas surrounded by her family.

She was born in Orange, Texas on August 28, 1953 to Reno (Buddy) and JoAnn Villadsen. She was the seventh child of thirteen. She learned, at an early age to be indeDENISE pendent, loving, and VILLADSEN SCHEELE strong but most of all she learned to laugh.

To quote her granddaughter, "I will never forget how beautiful her smile was or how her laugh lit up the room". ”Aunt Neecy" will be remembered by all as the kind, caring, fun-loving, cookie- baking aunt. She loved to bake and there was never a birthday, graduation, baby shower, or party that she did not make the perfect cake for. Everyone remembers the special cakes she made for them and the wonderful cookies she always made for Christmas, but most of all they remember her love.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Buddy and JoAnn Villadsen, her first husband Rex Baldwin Sr., and her five brothers Skov, Maurice, Marshall, Peter, and Rodney.

She is survived by her husband, Jeff Scheele, her son, Rex (Buddy) Baldwin Jr., her stepson Chris Scheele, her three grandchildren, Faith, Trey and Nicholas Baldwin (who were the lights of her life), her brothers Michael Villadsen and wife Ada, Karl

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Deaths and Memorials

Ruby Marie Gibbens, 87, Orange Ruby Marie Gibbens, 87, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, in Groves, Texas, at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home.

Ruby was born on Saturday, April 27, RUBY MARIE 1929, in Louisiana to GIBBENS the late Yolonda (Guidry) and William Authement. She was a Christian woman of the Catholic faith and attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. In 1954, Ruby married the love of her life; Donald W. Gibbens. Ruby and Donald lived in Orange and raised a beautiful family together. In her spare time, Ruby enjoyed taking walks and when she could crochet. As a baseball fan, Ruby could be found cheering for the LC-M Battlin’ Bears on game day. Ruby loved her family and the time she was able to spend taking care of her grandchildren. She was a wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who will be dearly missed.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 22 years, Donald Gibbens; her parents, Yolonda and Williams Authement; and brothers, Floyd Authement and Bill Authement. ose who will cherish her memory most are her son, Teddy Gibbens and his wife, Dianne, of Bridge City, Texas; daughter, Belinda Seay and her husband, Mike, of Oklahoma; brothers, Jerry Authement, Tommy Authement, and Jackie Authement; grandchildren, Logan Gibbens, Kylee Scott, and Cody Seay; and great-grandchildren, Easton Gibbens, Madox Gibbens, and Ridlee e family would like to extend a special thank you and appreciation to Colton and Destiny at Oak Grove Nursing Home. ey were wonderful to our mother and we could not have asked for better care. e family would also like to thank Christi Jones and Gentiva Hospice for all they did to make this journey less painful.

Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux, 87, Bridge City Betty Lou Tallant Comeaux, 87, of Bridge City, passed away on ursday, January 12, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday,

January 14, 2017 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, TX with Rev. Damon Bickham of First Baptist Church in Deweyville officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

A visitation will be from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at the funeral BETTY LOU home.

TALLANT COMEAUX Betty was born in Orangefield, Texas on December 25, 1929, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Orelia Roy. Betty’s greatest passion in life was dancing the Cajun 2-step and Jitterbug. She never missed a dance with her favorite dance partner, John Comeaux.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, James Tallant and John Comeaux; her sisters, Ruby Harrington, Rosemary Sandifer, Ruth Wolfe, Geneva Spurlock; and brothers, Henry Roy and Rufus Roy. She is survived by her sister, Shirley Cormier Benoit of Dallas; sons, John Tallant and wife Gwen of Bridge City, David Tallant and wife Mary of Orangefield; daughters, Barbara Britnell and husband Barry of Mauriceville, Betty ompson and husband Phillip of Orange; grandchildren, Aaron, Angie, Eben, Jeremy, James, William, Kayleigh, Christina and Katharine; great-grandchildren, Bree, David, Brooklyn and Bryce; and former sister-in-law, eresa Swift. e family would like to express sincere thanks to the staffs of Gentiva Hospice and the Meadows Nursing Home. A very special thanks to nurse, Deboranique Tims.

Beverly J. Swift, 62, Orange Beverly J. (Kuchcinski) Swift, 62, of Orange, Texas, passed away at her home on Friday, January 13, 2017. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home.

Beverly was born on Monday, August 23, 1954, in Racine, Wisconsin, to the late Audrey and George Kuchcinski. She worked for many years as a Master Mechanic for the American Motors Corporation. When Beverly wasn’t working hard for her family, she enjoyed spending time at the bowling alley. Beverly was a wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, who will be missed by all of those who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

ose who will cherish her memory most are her husband, Charles E. Swift; daughter, Cheryl A. (Swift) Nixon; son, Charles B. Swift; sister, Margaret Kuchciski McMullen; brothers James Kuckcinski and step-brother, Milton Northway); and 5 grandchildren.

Linda Gail Fouts, 65, Beaumont Linda Gail (Ward) Fouts, 65, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away at her home on Friday, January 13, 2017. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home.

Linda was born on Tuesday, August 7, 1951, in Silsbee, Texas, to the late Willie Bell (Humble) and James Manuel Ward. She lived the majority of her adult life in Orange, Texas, before she moved to Beaumont, Texas. She was a Jehovah Witness and a woman who loved the

Lord. Attending bible studies brought a lot of joy and comfort to her life. Linda loved her family and the time she was able to spend with her grandchildren. She enjoyed going on trips with her family and cooking; Linda was famous for her fried chicken. When Linda had time to herself, she loved taking trips to the casino and when she was able to be at home, spending time with her cat, Benny Cat. Linda was a mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be missed by all of those who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Bell and James Manuel Ward.

Those who will cherish her memory most are her daughter, Kristi Michelle Reed and her husband, Lawrence; son, John Scott Fonville and his wife, Terri; brothers, Kenneth Wayne Ward and Jimmy Ward; 6 beautiful grandchildren; and many members of her extended family and friends.

Notes ted the suspect vehicle and followed it to a local gas station. She recognized the driver from the video and made contact. Coincidentally, while she was questioning the subject, another vehicle pulled up and she was able to identify that driver as the second subject from the video. Both subjects were interviewed and acknowledged to shooting the doe off the roadway, sometime after midnight, with a .22 rifle. Additionally, neither subject possessed a valid hunting license. Charges were filed and civil restitution is pending.

Back in the Spotlight A Tom Green County game warden responding to a call about someone spotlighting from the roadway arrived on the scene to find a state trooper in contact with a vehicle. The trooper advised that there was a spotlight and two rifles in the pickup. The driver was arrested for DWI and the passenger was released; both denied spotlighting.

The next day, the landowner who called in the spotlighting complaint asked wardens if anyone was caught poaching because he heard two shots. Wardens returned to the area to look for evidence of illegal road hunting, located a doe that had been shot and recovered bullet fragments from the deer. The wardens

From Page 2B made contact with the driver who had been arrested and he gave consent to search his truck. They found two shell casings in the front driver’s side floorboard. When questioning both the driver and the passenger about the deer, both denied any wrongdoing and advised they would be seeking legal counsel. The wardens seized the rifle believed to have been used to kill the doe and let the two subjects know it would be sent off for testing. The following day, the driver contacted the warden and asked if they could meet up so he could confess about what happened that night. The two admitted to spotlighting and shooting the doe from their truck at night. Charges and civil restitution are pending.

Hold My Beer Kid A Delta County game warden was parked along a county road one evening when he heard several gunshots and then observed a car and pickup turn onto the road. Contact was made with the pickup occupied by a man and his two sons, ages 10 and 13. There were several firearms and spotlights in the pickup and the 13year-old was holding an open bottle of beer. The man stated his sons had received new guns for Christmas and they wanted to try

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them out. The man admitted to hunting from the roadway and handing his son the open beer when he saw the game warden.

Backup was called and a state trooper arrested the father on suspicion of DWI, third or more.

Charges for hunting from a public roadway were also filed.

Where’d You Get That Deer?

Although not uncommon to see a deer leg sticking out of a pickup bed, seeing one in the parking lot at the lake raises curiosity. A Titus County game warden on his way to Lake Monticello to check fishermen witnessed a pickup driving into the parking lot with a white-tailed deer foot sticking out of the top of the truck bed. The driver admitted that another individual had shot and given him the illegal deer. However, a check on the driver revealed that he had nine outstanding warrants in multiple counties and he was arrested. A subsequent investigation determined the doe was shot out of season with a crossbow in Franklin County. Citations were issued to the shooter for no hunting license, possession of an antlerless white-tailed deer without a permit, untagged white-tailed deer, and waste of game animal.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOSEPH DOUCET, Deceased, were issued on the 16th day of December, 2016, in Cause No. P17635, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division to: George Doucet 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.

George Doucet 3380 Lake Arthur Drive Port Arthur, TX 77642 DATED the 16th day of December, 2016.

Rex Peveto

Rex Peveto Attorney for: George Doucet

State Bar No.: 00791437 118 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)883-0220 Fax: (409)883-0259 Email: liz@pevetolawfirm. com

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of ALVIN MINARD SADLER, Deceased, were issued on the 6th day of JANUARY, 2017, in Cause No. P17692, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division to: Alvin Curtis Sadler.

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.

Alvin Curtis Sadler 8584 Oak Road Orange, TX 77630 DATED the 6th day of January, 2017.

Rex Peveto

Rex Peveto Attorney for: George Doucet

State Bar No.: 00791437 118 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Phone: (409)883-0220 Fax: (409)883-0259 Email: liz@pevetolawfirm.

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Eight (8) temp positions; approx. 10 months; Job to begin on 3/1/17 through 12/31/17. Duties: to operate farm equipment during the field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.69 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed; 3 months of experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by Dufeco Planting Co., Inc. located in Convent, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 206-0463. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 661413.

Four (4) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/17 through 1/15/18; Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.38 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by Hebert Bros.

Farm, Inc. located in Thibodaux, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview 985-513-0406 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 664225.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of NANCY MCGUIRE B A S S I N G E R , Deceased, were issued on JANUARY 6, 2017, in Cause No. P17686, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Linda Suzanne Bassinger Albonetti.

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.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of CHARLES WILLIAM HOLT, Deceased, were issued on January 9, 2017, in Cause No. P17689, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Virginia May Holt 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.

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MILDRED GARRARD, Deceased, were issued on January 9, 2017, in Cause No. P17677, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Patricia Dell Erwin 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.

c/o: George B. Barron Barron Law Office

Virginia May Holt c/o: Stephen C. Howard 903 W. Green Avenue Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 6th day of January, 2017.

DATED the 9th day of January, 2017.

Respectfully submitted,

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Orange Community Players present “Cake Wars” “The Red Velvet Cake War” is the name of the comedy and the show will open February 2,3,4, and the next week, 9,10,11 and these are all night shows, starting at 7:37 and the last show will be on February 12th (matinee) at 2:37 p.m. in Orange. The director is Keri Foreman and this will be her debut show as a director, she is a member of OCP’s board of directors. We are excited to have this comedy come to OCP. In this riotously funny Southern fried comedy!!!

Photo Credit: Keri Foreman Seated: L-R: Barry Foster, Bubba Cassidy, Laura Bergeaux Standing: L-R: Jennifer Foreman, Krystal Smith, Tanya Guillotte, Audrey Zeto, Ruthanne Cassidy, Shauna Temple Not Pictured: Christine Brown-Zeto, Wesley Patteson

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FIELD WORKERS WANTED

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Ten (10) temporary positions; approx 10 months; Job to begin on 3/10/17 through 1/10/18; Duties: To operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugarcane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. 3 months experience in job offered required. $10.69 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT varies, not guaranteed. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract..

Employment offered by Rodrigue Planting Company located in Vacherie, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for an interview at (225) 265-4282.

Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order number 663020.

Twenty (20) temp positions; approx. 10 months; job to begin 3/15/17 through 1/15/18 Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $10.38 per hour; 35 hrs a week; mon-fri; OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience required in job offered. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract.

Employment offered by HMC Farms, L.L.C. located in New Iberia, LA . Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 207-0505 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701 and reference LA job order 664222.

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