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Week of Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Commissioners approve $63K in HOT fund requests Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

Orange County Commissioners have approved the dispersal of thousands of dollars of funding to organizations which hold events promoting tourism in local communities within the county.

Orange County Commissioners Court approved a recommendation from the Orange County Economic Development Corporation for the distribution of $63,000 in hotel occupancy tax funds for the 2015 dispersal period.

Funds for the 2016 dispersal period, which ends in connec-

tion with the fiscal year at the end of September 2016, will be distributed later this year for 2017 events.

A public hearing was held Tuesday afternoon, prior to the regular meeting of Orange County Commissioners Court, to allow Jessica Hill, the executive director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation, to make recommendation to County Commissioners.

Hill stated a review committee met on April 29 to examine applications and consider the purpose of the requests and the amount of funding each respective orga-

nization requested.

“We were not able to meet all of the requested amounts, but we did our best,” Hill said.

Each organization which re-

quested funding was approved. However, the review committee made recommendations on the amounts which should be allocated to the or-

ganizations instead.

One of the several requests approved on Tuesday included $5,000 to the Friends of the Orange Depot for renovation

and restoration purposes of the Orange Depot Museum.

“These funds will go direct-

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‘Big Red’ Rolls On In State Playoffs

‘Shootout’ time again in Orange Featuring Kree Harrison Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

Two great days of exciting boat racing action and one fun night of live music are on tap this weekend.

The Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau presents the third annual “Shootout on the Sabine” this weekend. The activities will be held from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, on the Sabine River at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, which is located just off Simmons Drive near downtown Orange. The boat races and parking are free and open to the public.

Coolers and pets are not allowed.

The Deep South Racing As-

socation annual event features amazing boats traveling at high speeds on a straight course as the drivers seek to have the best time and advance to the championship round. The two fine tuned machines travel side-by-side on a straight course, many times exceeding speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.

As many as 60 racing boats will be taking part in the twoday event with drivers from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi being represented.

This event, like the other events presented by the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau, is being done to promote the City of Orange and

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Annual dinner theater fundraiser returns Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

A fundraiser benefiting an agency which assists those battling terminal illness is back on the schedule following a brief postponement.

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once again holding its annual Mystery Dinner Theater fundraiser. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 24, inside St. Mary Parish Hall, 912 W. Cherry St. in Orange. Tickets are on sale now for $30 per person and can be purchased in advance at the hospice office or by calling for reservations at 409-886-0622 or 800749-3497.

This year’s production is “Dorothy Dinsmore, Gossip Columnist,” and, according to Mary McKenna, director of Southeast Texas Hospice, it should provide for an exciting event.

“The columnist, Dorothy Dinsmore, always has some real juicy gossip on some interesting characters in a real small town,” McKenna explained. “And one of them decided to get rid of Dorothy.”

The event is typically held earlier in the spring each year, but events beyond McKenna’s control required a change to the schedule.

“The 30-ton air conditioning unit for the building died, and it took a while to get a new one,” McKenna said. “There was a lot of work which had to be done to accommodate this SOUTHEAST Page 3A

Jubilant Bridge City Cardinal baseball players rush out to greet Tanner Dorian as he returns to the dugout after slamming a homerun over the left field fence in the area round of the playoffs on Saturday. The Cardinals had lost Game One of the series against Bellville on Friday. Big Red came back on Saturday to wallop Bellville 17-2 in five innings. Bridge City then finished off Bellville 7-0 to win the series. This week the Cardinals take on the West Orange Stark Mustangs in the quarterfinal round.

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Rutledge takes over as Mayor in BC Kevin Mott to fill vacant council seat Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

One era came to an end and another began during Tuesday’s city council meeting in Bridge City.

David Rutledge officially assumed the position of Mayor for the City of Bridge City during Tuesday evening’s council meeting at City Hall.

Rutledge, who had served one year as the Place 1 councilperson, ran unopposed as Mayor in the May 7 uniform election.

After reaching his 10 years of service term limit as Mayor of Bridge City, Kirk Roccaforte won his election earlier this month and became the new councilmember for Place 2.

Eric Andrus won re-election to his seat in Place 4 and former councilmember Lucy Fields defeated two opponents, including the incumbent, to become the Place 6 councilperson on Tuesday evening.

As his first official act, Mayor Rutledge recognized outgoing councilmembers Mike Reed and Danny Cole.

Reed reached his term limit of 10 years of service to the community as the councilperson for Place 2, while Cole was fell

City council for the City of Bridge City underwent a slight transformation on Tuesday night as council reorganized following the May 7 uniform election. Pictured, left to right, is Mayor David Rutledge, Councilperson Kirk Roccaforte, Place 2; Councilperson Eric Andrus, Place 4; and Councilperson Lucy Fields, Place 6.

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just short in his bid for reelection to the Place 6 seat.

City Council adjourned into an executive session behind closed doors for approximately 20 minutes to discuss the possibility of filling the vacant Place 1 council seat following Rutledge’s successful bid to become Mayor.

A handful of former councimembers were in attendance Tuesday evening, but,

following council’s reconvening into open session, Roccaforte made the motion to appoint former councilmember Kevin Mott to the Place 1 position. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote.

Mott will serve the remainder of Rutledge’s unexpired term as Place 1 councilperson, which is for one year. The seat is up for election in May 2017.

Mott previously served on city council for nine years before reaching his term limit of service, as he was appointed to Roccaforte’s unexpired term for one year in 2006 after Roccaforte became Mayor of Bridge City.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to serve the citizens of Bridge City again,” Mott said following his appointment. “I look forward to it.”

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Shootout on the Sabine

The weather is heating up and that means high speed boat racing action is returning to Orange as the “Shootout on the Sabine” takes place Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22,

to encourage people to visit the city and its businesses and attractions.

“Generating tourism and bringing people into Orange is the purpose behind the ‘Shootout on the Sabine’ boat races,” said Brandy Judice, Coordinator of the Orange CVB. “It’s a very family-friendly event and a lot of fun for everyone.”

Along with the racing action, which begins at 11 a.m. each day, there will be a variety of food vendors offering tasty items such as barbecue, hamburgers, cheese sticks, links, gumbo, pistolettes and a whole lot more, including ice cream and other dessert treats.

Judice said the children’s activities will include the usual fun things such as the bounce house and rock climbing, but a couple of new additions are being introduced as well.

“One new thing we are doing this year will be remote control boats,” Judice added.

“We will have a large watertank and six remote controlled boats for the children to play with. It ties in nicely with the boat races, and we know it is something the kids will enjoy.”

Kingdom Zoo, featuring founder Chester Moore Jr.,

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will be on site one-day only, from 10 a.m. - noon, Saturday, May 21, to allow children an up-close look at a variety of animals and the opportunity to learn a little about each of these animals.

Live entertainment will be included in this year’s racing event as Kree Harrison will perform at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 21, at the Orange Riverfront Pavilion, which is located near the corner of Fifth Street and West Division in downtown Orange. Admission is free for the concert, which is

sponsored by Cecil Atkission Motors, and guests are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Coolers and pets are not allowed.

Harrison, a 26-year-old native of Southeast Texas, amazed the world with her voice and finished as the runner-up on season 12 of “American Idol” in 2013. Now, she is ready to take her place at the top of the country music mountain as she has released her much anticipated single and video, “This Old Thing,” earlier this month.

The song is also the title track from her forthcoming album, which was recorded at

Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, N.C., and will be released through Plaid Flag Music, an independent record label in Nashville.

Harrison released her debut single, “All Cried Out,” in May 2013. The song peaked at

number 34 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart shortly thereafter.

Visit the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau website at www.orangetexas.org for more information on the races and concert.

Extension office seeking volunteers for cooking camp Do you enjoy working with kids? Then this volunteer opportunity is for you! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is looking for volunteers for our Youth Cooking Camp which will be held June 1317, from 10 am-2 pm.

Volunteers will be supervising the children as they cook. If you are interested or have further questions, please call the extension office at 882-7010.

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County business ly toward the abatement of lead paint from the depot,” said J. David Derosier of the Friends of the Orange Depot.

The Conn Park Complex in Vidor, which is the site of the Texas Bar-B-Q Festival each year adjacent to Interstate 10, received a funding amount of $12,500 for signage. The complex already has a pavilion with cement flooring constructed on the property, along with electrical outlets spread across the property for festival usage. A long range plan will be to construct baseball and softball fields.

The Heritage House of Orange County Association was approved to receive $5,000 in funding as it continues to renovate a building on its property, which could be opened to the public later this year.

“We are working on a building we acquired from the City of Orange,” said Leslie Williams of the Heritage House of Orange County Association. “We hope to be ready by September and have an open house event.”

The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Cajun French Music Association was approved for $6,000 in funding for its seventh annual Gulf Coast Cajun Music and Food Festival to be held in October, while the Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts was approved for $7,500 in funding to assist with its upcoming 2016-2017 season.

The Orange Amateur Radio Club was approved for $3,500 in funding for advertising for its 2016 Orange Hamfest event, while Orange County Rope for Kids was approved for $8,000

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in funding for its annual event of the same name and facility costs associated with the event.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Posse received approval for $5,000 in funding for rodeo advertisement and facility costs, while the Orangefield Cormier Museum was approved for $6,500 in funding for maintenance of the facility and monthly expenses and the Orange County Historical Commission was approved for $4,000 for historical markers.

Two special allocations were made earlier this year due to time constraints. This included $8,000 in funding to the Vidor Chamber of Commerce for the 2016 Texas Bar-B-Festival, and $8,000 in funding for the Mauriceville Crawfish Festival by its organization. Both of these events were held in April 2016.

“I just want to commend the committee on their work in this process,” said John Banken, Orange County Commissioner of Precinct 3.

“This was handled very professionally and well done.”

Hill stated another allocation of hotel occupancy tax funds will be made following the end of the 2016 fiscal year, but a four-to-six week application process will be conducted prior to any dispersal of funds.

In other news, Missy Pillsbury was introduced as the interim Emergency Management Coordinator of Orange County. Pillsbury was appointed to the position this past Thursday, May 12. Pillsbury also serves as the supervisor

Southeast Texas Hospice new unit for the building, but we’re finally ready to go.”

Moving the event, which is being sponsored

by Granger Chevrolet and the Ross and Eva Smith Foundation, brought forth its own set of challenges too.

“We lost of some of our actors from the original dates because of conflicting schedules with the new dates, but we were fortunate in another way because now we have some of the actors from OCP (Orange Community Players) helping us out,” McKenna added. “Originally, they couldn’t help us because of a production they had at that time.”

Serving as Master of Ceremonies will be the entertaining Nolan LeBlanc.

McKenna said this year’s meal is being donated and prepared by staff members of the Christus healthcare system.

The meal will include Honey-thymed Chicken Breast, spiced mashed sweet potatoes, lemon garlic roasted broccoli, spring mix salad with a champagne vinegarette, tea and wine and cake for dessert.

Along with the entertaining performance, there will be plenty of door prizes for guests who help solve the mystery and a silent auction and live auction will be held with fabulous items up for bid.

Reservations are strongly recommended.

Guests may call to make a reservation and then

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The annual Southeast Texas Hospice Mystery Dinnery Theater offers area residents a night of great entertainment and fine dining in support of a local organization which strives to provide care and support for its terminally ill clients and their families. The dinner theater fundraiser will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 24, at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Orange.

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pay at the door on the night of the respective performance.

All proceeds benefit the Southeast Texas Hospice organization as it continues to provide assistance and service to terminal patients and family members.

Grant keeps “Meals on Wheels” rolling

Workers, from left to right, Quincy Pitre, Johnetha Brown and Mary Lazenby prepare meals in the kitchen as the Orange County Action Association prepares to deliver approximately 300 meals each day to disabled and senior citizens in Orange County on Tuesday.

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A local organization which provides hot meals to those in need across the county received a grant recently which will help it continue to accomplish its mission.

The Orange County Action Association received a grant for $2,500 recently from the Foundation of Southeast Texas. The grant will be very beneficial to the organization, which operates on a very tight budget as it helps feed hundreds of people each day.

Linda Hughes, director of the Orange County Action Association, which is also known as Meals on Wheels, attended a meeting to learn more about the grant and was glad she did after learning she was approved following the application and review process.

“Our grocery bill is very, very high,” Hughes explained. “This grant will let us keep up the standard of quality we like to follow for our purchases. We try to stay away from the lower-

priced items, but higher quality items cost more.”

According to Hughes, the Orange County Action Association serves approximately 385 meals per day, five-days each week, with nearly 300 meals being delivered each day across the county.

“We are budgeted to serve meals 260 days each year, so any extra funds we receive through grants are very useful,” she added.

The remainder of meals served each day, which are not delivered, are to those who visit locations such as the one in Orange, as well as Optimist Village in Pinehurst, and locations in Bridge City and Little Cypress.

“Anyone age 60 or older can come in to one of our locations and eat,” Hughes continued. “But delivery is for our senior citizens ages 65 and older or those who are disabled. This is an important service for a lot of people.”

The Orange County Action Assocation is located at 123 S. Fifth St. in downtown Orange, inside the City of Orange Senior Center.

of the Orange County Airport.

According to Orange County Judge Brint Carlton, Ryan Peabody, the previous Emergency Management Coordinator, is no longer employed with the county.

The Orange County Commissioners also approved the 2017 holiday schedule for county employees.

According to Orange County Judge Brint Carlton, employees will receive 13 holidays during the 2017 calendar year with the majority of holidays being on a Monday or Friday in or-

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der to give employees extended weekends.

One change made to the proposed holiday schedule will be the removal of Texas Independence Day, which would be on Thursday, March 2, 2017, as a county holiday and “add it to” July 3, 2017, which is a Thursday. By adding it to the U.S. Independence Holiday on July 4, 2017, it will give employees a four-day, holiday weekend.

Commissioners approved the motion by a vote of 4-0.

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From The Creaux’s Nest A DOUBLE DISASTER Last Thursday evening County Judge Brint Carlton terminated head of Orange County Emergency Management Ryan Peabody. He had been hired by Carlton in early 2015. Peabody was due to turn in his inventory Friday but due to being ill it was put off. We are not aware if he has done so or singed his termination papers. Missy Pillsbury, Airport and Loss Control Manager, has been named interim Emergency Manager by Carlton. The job falls under the sole authority of the judge and doesn’t require a vote or ok by Commissioners Court.

Applications for the job are now being accepted by the county judge. Peabody lacked the qualifications and had no experience in emergency management. Carlton gave the reason for hiring him was due to the fact that he was a lawyer and would prevent past mistakes made in filing paper work for grants. Now it turns out that Peabody failing to file reports to the state on time might jeopardize grants from Texas Emergency Management. The first real disaster Peabody was in charge of was the Sabine River flood in March. Many hours of disaster pay (double time plus) was paid out by the county to many employees over the ten days of the mandatory evacuation at a big cost to the county. That is probably when Peabody ’s troubles began even though he didn’t call the mandatory evacuation, the county judge, who was out of town, did. Peabody however, signed off on his own pay sheet that amounted to well over $20,000. The total salary payout alone amounted to over $465,000 without the fringes, that doesn’t include all the other expenses, food, etc. The flood turned out to be a disaster in more ways than one. We may not have heard the last of the money disaster and wouldn’t be surprised if an investigation goes much further. For now it’s wait and see. As for Ryan Peabody, he leaves like he came in, under a cloud of suspicion and secrecy.*****I’ve got to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

WHAT’S TRUMP WANTING TO HIDE I’m not surprised Donald Trump used the alias John Miller to boost his ego. As far as his exploits with women, that’s no surprise either and that’s small stuff next to what’s in his skeleton closet. The bombshell is really in his tax returns. I don’t believe his ego will ever let him release them. He will quit the race first. Every major party nominee for decades have released at least a few years of returns. In fact, in 2012, Trump insisted that Mitt Romney was hurt very badly by hiding his tax returns and called for him to “Release them now.”

Romney finally released two years that showed he had paid a very low tax rate. Trump urges transparency for everyone else but himself.

Earlier this year, he said he couldn’t release his tax returns while being audited by the IRS. They say a tax payer can release returns whether being audited or not. The audit is after 2008 anyway. He could release all the earlier ones. Trump says, “There’s nothing to learn from them, believe me.” Really? The voters are just supposed to take The Donald’s word for it. He will use every possible excuse. He doesn’t want anyone to know he’s not as wealthy as he claims is almost a sure bet. Also those millions he claims to have given to charity probably didn’t happen. Also, the returns most likely show he didn’t pay much in taxes if any. I believe it’s something much worse that has to do with the bankruptcies or something else. When it comes to money Trump can’t be trusted. He beat 16 opponents claiming he would finance his own campaign and unlike the other candidates he wouldn’t be obligated or beholden to anyone. I said several columns back he would flip flop on that as soon as he got the nomination. He will betray his followers in the end, you can book it. On the other hand the RNC will use Trump to gain votes and avoid losing seats in both houses.

In the end, it’s the American voter who is getting jacked around by a pack of lies. Now Trump says building a wall was only a suggestion and so was banning Muslims. The bottom line is he knows absolutely nothing about governing. He said he would surround himself with very knowledgeable people so far it’s Chris “Bridgegate” Christi, Sarah Palin, Ben Carson, etc. You go figure. I can’t believe the American voter will ever buy this con game AROUND THE NATION Warren Buffett, 85, the billionaire investor is now the proud owner of nearly 10 million shares of Iphone maker Apple. Worth $1.1 billion, the purchase gave Apple a bounce Monday from Friday’s close of $90.52 to $93.88.*****First penis transplant in U.S. called a success.

Surgeons in Boston have performed the transplant, a procedure that soon could help severely wounded soldiers. Thomas Manning, 64, whose penis was removed in 2012 due to penile cancer is recovering well and shows no sign of rejecting the transplant. He underwent the operation May 8 and May 9, a 15 hour procedure. Manning is expected to regain full urinary and sexual function. (Editor’s note: I wonder where they will get the donors and will a recipient be able to pick and choose. My prediction is it will be a big business a few years down the road for women who want to become men. I understand they have already perfected the man to woman conversion.)

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2006 After 12 years on the Bridge City council, Mayor Bobbie Burgess is back to being a simple citizen. For the past six years she has served as mayor. *****Holly Williams, 17, and Caitlin Shuff, 17 are valedictorian and salutatorian of the West Orange-Stark class of 2006. Williams is the daughter of Mike Williams and Karen and Del Basinger. Shuff is the daughter of Judge Michael and Jennifer Shuff.***Angela Evans is valedictorian and Leah Moss salutatorian of the Bridge City 2006 class.***Little Cypress-Mauriceville’s

highest honors goes to Lauren Wendt, valedictorian and Jamie Dolezel, salutatorian.***Orangefield valedictorian is Zena Matlock, salutatorian is Rebecca Giarratano.***Community Christian 2006 class named Chris Block valedictorian and Grace Karunanithi, salutatorian.*****Bridge City Cardinal pitcher Jeff Stringer pitched a no hitter against Barbers Hill in the critical game three of the Region III Quarter Finals. The Cards defeated the Eagles 8-2 and will move on to play Columbus in the Regional Semi-final round. In game one against Barbers Hill. Bridge City pitcher Kevin Angelle struck out 17 batters. The Cards won 12-18. Bridge City lost game two, 10-0.

In game three Cody Sparks and Johnny Dishon both hit a homerun.

Sophomore Casey Jackson hit two homers. The Bridge City catcher hit a grand slam in game one. He went 3 for 4 in game three. He and Dishon are tied with 10 homeruns apiece.*****The Little CypressMauriceville Lady Bears defeated Angleton 4-3 with Cody Trahan on the mound. In game two, the Lady Bears won 1-0. They advanced to Region III Finals against Klein Oak. A few of the LCM stars are Harlie Harrell, Angella Zimmerman, Chelsea Riley, Amber Bryan, Miriam Richards, Jessica Wells, Sara Schoenberg and a host of other great Lady Bears.*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Will David Frey, 69, of Orange, died Wednesday, May 17. A native of Eunice, Louisiana, he moved to Orange in 1966 to pursue his dream of opening a landscape nursery. Will and Katherine, his wife, opened Frey’s Nursery & Garden Center and spent many years sharing their passion for gardening with others. Will is survived his daughters Kim, Sabrina, Karen, Stephanie and son Mark and their families.*****Louis Edward Stevison, 53, of Deweyville, died May 19. A native of Port Arthur, he was a US Army veteran, and a union bricklayer. He is survived by his wife Patricia Stevison, father Victor Stevison, son Beau Louis, daughter Bridget, step-sons Eddie, Chris and Tim Beaudeaux.*****Jobe Cannon Waldrep, Jr., 81, of Orangefield, died May 19, service was held May 23. He was a retired Boilermaker, Local 587 and was a foreman for Sabine Steel. He also worked as a carpenter. He loved to hunt and fish. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rena Waldrep, son Danny, grandchildren Athena Miles and Julie Moore, and great-grandchildren, Robert and Kayla Moore.*****Perline Margaret Simonton, of Orange, passed away May 18. Service was held Sunday, May 21. Pearline is survived by her husband, Hebert Simonton, sons Richard Faulk Steven Simonton, James Simonton, daughter Karen Steck and their families.*****Sudie Allen Peveto McQuhae, 86, of Orange, died Friday, May 19. Burial was held Tuesday, May 20. A native of Orange, she was the daughter of Flurentine “Flurry” T. and Denease Granger Peveto. She was employed by Gasow Motors and was a member of the Catholic Daughters, Daughters of the American Revolution, Old Timers Association and many other civic organizations. Sudie is survived by son Charles Allen McQuhae, daughter Kathleen Swope and their families.*****Joe Terry Freeland, 56, a Bridge City native, passed away Wednesday, May 17.

Terry was a United States Army veteran, serving in Vietnam and later worked as a Derrick hand and welder. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his spare time. He is survived by his companion Katherina Ross, children Kathyn Rene Comeaux, Ricky Joe Freeland, Georgette Michelle Langley, Terri Jo Freeland, Tammy Lynn Glawson, Bryan Droddy, 16 grandchildren, twin brother John Freeland and sisters Meredith, Darlene, Paula and Vivian.*****Leroy Mistrot, 77, of Bridge City, died Thursday, May 18. Service was held May 22 at St. Henry Catholic Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and worked for Bradley’s Collision Clinic for 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, Lenora, daughters Cheryl, Dawn and grandchildren.*****Jerry Wade Delano, 70, of Orange, died May 17. Service was held May 20. He was a native and lifelong resident of Orange and was an iron worker for Local 125 and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Delano, daughters Paula and Margaret, sons Marty and Jerry Lee, brothers Harry Delano and Vertis Delano of Orange and sister Lavenya Ravellette and their families.

40 Years Ago-1976 Helen Harrington and the kids are guest of Sen. D. Roy Harrington and wife at their Colorado home.*****Janet Fontenot spotted out and about while husband James is on a fishing trip.*****Jewel Bearden is in the hospital in Beaumont.*****Laverne Ridley, the runaway mom, who has been in Europe for six weeks, has sent word home that she is extending her vacation one more week.*****Mr. and Mrs. James Compton returned from two weeks in Spokane, Washington, where they visited Mrs. Compton’s relatives.*****Chester Simon was selected most outstanding Bridge City D.E. Student at banquet. Phil Copeland named outstanding boss.*****Jay Ridley opens Swimland pool for summer. Swimming lessons available from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and again from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.*****Bridge City Student Council elects Linda Minner president, Franklin Scales, vice-president, Mitzi Kelly, secretary.*****Showers were held for LeAna Beth Hudson, bride-elect of Glen Permenter, and Barbara Copeland, bride-elect of William Curl.*****A sign hangs on the wall at Fred Bailey’s place on Sabine Lake that reads, “Please, no profane language, be sensible, respect ladies and children. Thanks, Grandma Bailey. Not responsible for accidents.*****The first annual West Orange Lion’s Club Open Bass Tournament is held. *****Carl Thibodeaux and wife Mike, get hard luck prize, presented by Johnny Wolf.*****A 68 unit apartment complex is underway in Bridge City. Gladefield Manor, 2100 Wise Street. Fields Lumber Co. is general contractor.*****First Baptist Kindergarten present bi-centennial program. Administrator for the school is Maurice Fennell. Mrs. Edwin Johansson is principle and teacher. Also teaching is Mrs. Calvin Harvey and Mrs. Earl Darby.*****Sheriff Buck Patillo faces Ed Parker in June 5 runoff.

A FEW HAPPENINGS The Shootout on the Sabine will be held May 21-22. The DSARA boat races are sponsored by the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau. Kree Harrison, a local singing star, runner up on American Idol, will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Her show has been canceled twice before at the Riverfront Pavilion due to weather. Hopefully it will be great weather Friday. Speaking of Kree, her grandfather, Wilson Roberts, had major heart surgery last week.

After a rough few days he was doing better Tuesday and expected to go home this week even though he feels he’s not well enough yet. He must like all that extra attention.*****Congrats to our longtime friend Elaine Meyers, 2016 Athena Award winner. I know of no one more deserving. She’s a hard working Christian woman.*****If you attend the Texas Swamp Pop Jamboree, Friday night at the VFW, you will hear some of the best musicians around. Example: Warren Storm started playing drums in his daddy’s band when he was 9-years-old.

Today he plays several instruments and at every gig he demonstrates his drumming talents. The rest of the group are just as talented. Get your tickets now, (see ad), but if they’re out at locations mentioned, a few will be available at the door.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s this week and at PK’s Grill next week.

Everyone always welcome.*****Early voting has begun in the runoff Pct. 1 race between Bobby Manshack and Johnny Trahan. Both are local hometown boys. They are running to replace Commissioner David Dubose. It’s an important race. You should make an effort to vote.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few

days. For the last 44 years we have been wishing Frank Finchum a happy birthday on May 18. Also celebrating on this day is Wilson’s better half, V.J. Roberts, Ron Hutchison and Easton Gibbens, who turns 12-years-old today. He’s Crystal’s son and Debbie and David Fusilier’s oldest grandchild. Celebrities celebrating on this day, from Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, 46, country singer George Strait, 64 and baseball player Reggie Jackson, 70.*****On May 19, a great bunch of guys celebrate. Longtime friend Hubert “Sprad” Spradling, Judge Flo’s brother, Marc’s dad, Leon Carter, Harry Dodge, Mark Watts and Justin Knight all celebrate. Joining them are football player Archie Manning, 67 and pop singer Grace Jones, 68.*****On May 20, Roy and Ms. Phyl’s only daughter and youngest of the Dunn clan, Karen Gros, celebrates. Also turning a year older are Alayna Womack, David Jones and John Sims. Celebrities joining them are pop singer Cher, 70, race car driver Tony Stewart, 45 and actress Mindy Cohn, 50.*****On May 21, our friend, Constable Mark’s better half, Babette Philpott, celebrates as does longtime employee Bill Pope, pretty June Gregory also has a birthday on this day. Celebrities joining them are actor Mr. T., 64 and pop singer Leo Sayer, 68.*****We go back a bunch of years with Margaret Toal, back when she was a young reporter. Margaret worked at The Record 10 years ago. On May 22, Margaret celebrates another year and we hope number 63 is her lucky number. Also celebrating is Bailey McCurry and Gary Hollingsworth. They join model Naomi Campbell, 46, novelist John Flanagan, 72 and Olympic gold medal speed skater Apolo Ohno, 34.*****On May 23, Ms. Pearl’s grandson, Jody and Beverly’s boy, Billy Raymer, has a birthday.

Also celebrating is a great gal, Amanda Uzzle, Justin Trahan and Philip Douglas Thomas. Celebrities celebrating birthdays today are boxer Marvin Hagler, 62, TV show host Drew Carey, 58 and actress Joan Collins, 83. This is also the day, in 1934, that Bonnie and Clyde were killed.*****May 24, The twins, two great guys, Joey and Rusty Williams celebrate another birthday as does Fran Bullard, Nelson Derrick and Chris Greer. They are joined by folk singer Bob Dylan, 75, Elvis’s wife, Priscilla Presley, 71, and country singer Rosanne Cash, 61.*****Belated 58th anniversary wishes go out to Norris and Pat Brandon, of Bridge City. Best wishes for many more happy years together*****I got my first garden fresh tomatoes of the season thanks to Judge Derry, who picked them right off his plants. If we don’t get too much rain, tomato crops should start coming in for other growers. I’ve got to check with Owen, Nelda always sees that I get a few.*****A couple of weeks ago, doctors told Pinehurst Mayor, Judge Pete Runnels, that he had suffered a silent heart attack. Last week, he joined the ‘Stint Club’ when doctors inserted a stint and today he’s doing well. He has modified his habits and plans to use the new Pinehurst Walking Park.*****Orange County high school baseball Regional Quarterfinals matchup this week. West OrangeStark baseball will play Bridge City in a best of three series beginning Thursday, May 19 at Lamar University, 7 p.m. Game 2 will be played Friday, May 20, at Jasper High School, 7 p.m. If necessary, game 3 will be played Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. at Jasper High School.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville plays Silsbee at 7 pm. Thursday at Jasper High.*****Congratulations to Annette Pemell, who was elected to the Orange City Council. In last week’s issue, we mistakenly reported that her opponent, Mary McKenna, had won. We apologize for the error.*****I’ve been wondering what has become of Zach Johnson?

He hasn’t been around lately. We need to know if he’s joined the Texas Team for Trump.*****I noticed Trump’s short list of V.P. candidates didn’t include Rick Perry. Rick has eaten out of the public trough all of his adult life, now he’s out of a pay check and has tried hard to get on the Trump team payroll. Last month he said Trump was “A cancer on the Republican Party.” However others who are on the list said much worse.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Tee-Neg Dartez was off in da thick woods hunting wen he got turned around and lost his way. He walked for hours and got deeper in da tick forest. Night would soon be coming and Tee-Neg him, was always so scared of da dark he had often got sick from fright or being where he can’t see nutten.

Tee-Neg him, walk some more until he nearly panic. Finally he dropped to his knees and raised boat his hands to da sky and axe da Lord to help him find his way.

Bout dat time, a big hawk bird flew over and relieved hisself. Da droppings landed in da middle of Tee-Neg’s hand. Wit tears in his eyes he say, “Lord, don’t give me any of dat crap, I’m not kidding no, I’m really lost and scared me. Please Lord.”

C’EST TOUT Last week I had a Cat’s Tale, this week I have a tale of two brothers.

Sean Gros, home on leave from his Coast Guard post in New York, wanted his brother Collin to see New York before he leaves and drives cross country to California. Collin was unable to get on the same plane that Sean had a ticket on so different arrangements were made for Collin. Sean went to Houston by shuttle bus, Collin flew on another airline to Dallas. He would have to wait two hours at LaGuardia, in New York, for Sean to arrive. Of course like most well thought out plans bad weather was not considered. Sean had a delay in Houston and arrived four hours later than expected. The boys finally got together at 2 a.m. and had to drive another hour to Long Island, arriving at 4 a.m.

From noon at Jefferson County to their destination in New York at 4 a.m. made for a long trip but well worth it. Collin says New York is awesome. They made it to Manhattan Tuesday and attended the MetsNationals game. The Yankees were not playing at home. Sean has duty a couple of days then they will fill the time sight seeing. Since the base is in the Hamptons, he might even spot a Kardashian or one of the many stars who live there. It’s an exciting experience for a country boy like “Billy Jack.” One he’ll be thankful to his brother for the rest of his life. Like most of us, he will probably never visit New York again.*****My time is up, thanks for yours. Shop our family of advertisers and read us cover to cover. Take care and God bless.

The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Orange County Happenings

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Area Wide Community Events Schedules

To List Your Organization’s Upcoming Events And Fundraisers In The Record Newspapers and on TheRecordLive.com email to news@therecordlive.com or call 409.886.7183

Extension office seeking volunteers for cooking camp

Sunset Country Club to host Texas Red Flashers

Starks Mayhaw Fest scheduled for May 20

Do you enjoy working with kids? Then this volunteer opportunity is for you! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is looking for volunteers for our Youth Cooking Camp which will be held June 13-17, from 10 am-2 pm. Volunteers will be supervising the children as they cook. If you are interested or have further questions, please call the extension office at 882-7010.

The Texas Red Flashers will meet May 19, at ll:30 a.m., at the Sunset Grove Country Club. Birthday ladies are: Lady Lady Bug, Jacque Phelps and Duchess Mae, Mae Moleski. Lady Lady Bug will have a special treat involving tea cups and saucers.

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

The Starks Mayhaw Festival will be one day only with a “Gospel Singing” on Friday night, May 20. The music starts at 4 PM and continues until 11 PM. There will be food booths, informational and some arts and crafts. There will also be door prize drawings.

Some of the booths will have items for a silent auction.

There will be a “Scavenger Hunt” for the kids starting at 4:30 PM, along with games for the students to participate in.

The poster contest will also be held at Starks High School.

Students should see their teachers for poster board and rules. Posters will be judged Thursday, May19 at the school. Winners will be announced on Friday.

The annual T-shirts are now on sale. Mr. Smith has given permission for the students to wear these shirts on Mondays and Fridays. Anyone wishing to purchase a t-shirt may see Chel Pinder or Jennifer Phillips at Starks High School, or call Evelyn White at 337-743-6297.

Gift of Life offering free healthcare screenings for men During National Men’s Health Month in June, the Gift of Life, with medical partners Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and local healthcare organizations, will provide medically underserved men with free prostate cancer tests and other important screenings, along with educational outreach, to heighten awareness of men’s preventable health problems in Southeast Texas.

Screenings will be performed from 9–11 am, Saturday, June 4 in Orange at Lamar State College.

Screening pre-registration is recommended, and walk-ins will be accepted subject to eligibility.

For more information, visit giftoflifebmt.org or call the office at 409.833.3663. To register for a screening, please call the 24hour hotline at 409.860.3369.

VFW schedules Buddy Poppy event The Orange Veterans of Foreign Wars will sell Buddy Poppies for disabled veterans on May 27-28 at local grocery stores. All funds go to disabled and wounded veterans.

BC Boys Basketball Camp scheduled Bridge City Boys Basketball Camp will be held June 6-9. There is a Little Man’s Camp for incoming K - 3rd grade; 4th - 6th grade and 7th - 9th grade divisions. The camp is open to all schools and players.

Flyers can be printed out from Bridgecityisd.net - Athletics Boys Basketball. All campers will receive a T-shirt and ball.

For questions or more information, please contact Coach Sterling at larry.sterling@bridgecityisd.net.

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Extension office offers bee workshop The Orange County Agrilife Extension Office is offering a beekeeping workshop which has something to offer for those new to beekeeping or current beekeepers who want to advance their skills. The OC AgriLife office is in its third year of helping people become beekeepers through a 10 month course offering with a training apiary. This year four beekeeping workshops have been developed to further promote beekeeping skills. On Saturday, May 21, 2016, this year’s first of four beekeeping workshops will be held at the AgriLife Extension office located on FM 1442.

A morning class will be held on seasonal hive management, and an afternoon class will be held on queen rearing. Gwen Borel, with Bayou Bee Farm, will lead the morning class on how to manage a colony of bees during the spring months, and Brian Muldrow of Muldrow Bee Farm will teach queen rearing in the afternoon.

You may register for one or both classes. Morning registration for the first class begins at 8:30 a.m., and the morning class will be from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.Afternoon registration for the second class begins at 1:00 p.m., and the afternoon class is from 1:30 -3:30 p.m.You may pre-register by calling the AgriLife office at 409-882-7010.

If you choose to attend one class, the cost is $20.00 and includes lunch. A $30.00 fee will be charged if you would like to attend both classes and also includes lunch. Lunch will be served between 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Eagles of Orange Auxiliary to hold fundraiser May 21, the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their fundraiser in the Walmart parking lot. They will be selling links on a bun, chips and a bottle of water, or a boudain wrap for $5.

Also on the 21st, there will be Karaoke by Chad at the lodge, from 8 pm-midnight.

For more information, call 886-7381.

LCM offers summer soccer, volleyball camps •Soccer Camp Little Cypress Mauriceville High School will offer a summer soccer camp from May 31-June 1, at First Baptist Church, Orange on MLK. Campers should bring water, cleats, tennis shoes and a soccer ball.

Fees and camp times are - incoming K-2nd, boys and girls, from 8-9:15 am, $45; incoming 3rd-6th, boys and girls, 9:3010:45 am, $55 and incoming 7th-9th, girls only, 11 am-1pm, $65.

Make checks payable to Cammie Palmer and send to 1936 Wilson, Orange, Tx., 77632.

Day of and late registration are permissible, however, campers registering after May 24 will not receive a t-shirt.

For questions or to register, contact cammiep@lcmisd.org.

•Volleyball Camp Coach Cammie Palmer has announced the dates of the LCM High School volleyball camp. Camp runs June 27-30. Incoming third and fourth graders will meet from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and their camp is $45. Incoming fifth and sixth graders will meet 9:30-11 a.m. and their camp is $55. Incoming seventh through ninth graders meet from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and their camp is $65.

Campers will meet at North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 Sixteenth Street, since there is so much construction happening on campuses. The camp will focus on fundamentals and strategiescompetition.

Campers may register on the first day of camp, but only those who register before June 16 will receive a camp T-shirt. To print a registration form, go to http://bit.ly/1rF75Zs, or the LCM Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/lcmcisd/. For additional information, please contact Coach Palmer at 920-2331 or cammiep@lcmcisd.org.

Master Gardner’s Association to hold certification classes The Orange County Master Gardeners Association in conjunction with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Orange County will be holding Texas Master Gardener Certification classes starting June 2. Classes will be held each Thursday from 6-8 PM at the Orange County EXPO Center thru Sept. 8. Some classes will be held off site and on Saturdays. The fee for the class is $100 per person, which will include your application fee, Texas Master Gardener Handbook, speakers and supplies. For more information please contact the AgriLife Extension office at 882-7010 or email sheribethard@yahoo.com.

May 28, 2016 Live Insects! presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science Family Activities 9am-4pm: Explore David Rogers’ Big Bugs Exhibition • Mealy Worm Races Live Music • Butterfly House • Outpost Tours • Meet Shangri La Critters • Build-A-Bug-Hotel & More shangrilagardens.org

6A The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Deaths & Memorials

Desiree Sellars Orange Desiree Marie Sellars, 57, of Orange, passed away May 15, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Beaumont, Dec. 8, 1958, she was the daughter of John Allen Broussard, Sr. and Leola Broussard.

She was preceded in death by her father; husband, Timothy Sellars and her brothers, Craig Broussard and Blain Broussard.

Desiree is survived by her mother, Leola Broussard; children, Cory Sellars and wife Heather, of Lumberton and Rhonda Sellars and husband Geoff Falcon, of Orange; grandchildren, Adam and Ryan Sellars and Peyton Zerko and her siblings, Sherrye Henry and John Broussard.

Lowrey Smith Vidor Lowrey Anderson Smith, 72, of Vidor, passed away May 16, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 22, at Lowrey First Baptist Church in Vidor. OfficiSmith ating will be the Rev. Terry Wright. Visitation will precede the service at the church starting at 1:00 PM. Born in Newton, Ms, Aug. 3, 1943, he was the son of Alvin Reed Smith and Verna Floy Smith. He retired from the Agricultural Research Service with the USDA after 36 years. He was a craftsman who enjoyed using his talents and abilities to help others. He had a servant’s heart and a very strong faith in the Lord. Through the years, he loved to sing in the church choir and gospel quartets. He adored spending time with his grandchildren and other family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jimmie L. Smith and sister, Rachel Jones.

He is survived by children, Jeff Smith and wife Kathaleen of Austin and Ellen Trinkle and husband Kevin of Vidor; five grandchildren, Dillon Smith, Kristen Smith, Nathan Trinkle, Kaylie Trinkle and Jeremy Trinkle and sisters, Dorothy Gilbert of Montgomery, AL, Carol Tedford of Barlett, TN and Judy Smith of Black Mountain, NC.

Bobbie Allmon Orange Bobbie Allmon, was born May 11, 1929, in Shelbyville and died May 16, in Beaumont. She was a beautiful lady, who slipped into the waiting arms of Jesus and her beloved husBobbie band Paul of 53 years who has Allmon been waiting for her 16 years.

She has truly been the most wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother.

Words cannot express how deeply we will miss her, and the void her departure will leave in our lives.

We honor her today and always.

She is survived by two sons, Randy Allmon and wife, Sylvia, of The Woodlands, Mike Allmon and wife, Nancy, of Waco and daughter, Paula Goforth and husband, Eddie, of Orange.

She was blessed with nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one sister, Marie Bittick, of Lufkin, including many nieces, nephews, North Carolina family members and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul J Allmon; father, Iva Coe; mother, Pluma Reedy Coe and her sisters, Hazel Weeks and Iva Nell Shelton.

Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., on May 19, at Claybar Funeral Home, Orange.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., May 20, at Old First Orange Baptist Church. Officiating the service is the Rev. Keith Meyer of Old First Orange Baptist Church.

Pallbearers are Ron Teaff, Jerry Murphy, Dexter Allmon, Ray Wilson, Michael Allmon Jr., Brad Evans, Ronnie Wilson and Neil Wilson. Honorary pallbearers are Chad Allmon, Josh Brinegar, Steve Gurley, Landen Mayer, Matt Tisdale and Tommy Wilson.

Interment following is at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park, McLewis Community, Orange.

Doris Bethard Beaumont Doris Maurine Lindsay Bethard, 100, of Beaumont, former longtime resident of West Orange, passed away May 16, in Beaumont.

Doris Funeral services will be held at Bethard 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Officiating will be the Rev. Barry Bradley of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Born in Ansley, La, Dec. 21, 1915, she was the daughter of Earl Lindsay and Clara Martin Lindsay.

She was a member of First Baptist Church in Orange.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jess Drewett Bethard; brothers, Durwood Glenn Lindsay and James Aubrey Lindsay and her grandson, Jeffrey Alan Bethard.

She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Lamar Bethard and his wife Lucille Elizabeth, of Kerrville and David John Bethard and wife Sheri, of Orange; sister, Nelda Laverne Carter, of Hodge, La; grandchildren, Bruce Bethard and wife Rebecca, of Jeffersonville, In, Michele Moore and husband David, of Beaumont, Nicholas Bethard and wife Tanya, of Newark, Ca, Jessica Emmons, of La Porte, and Artie Emmons, of Burbank, Wa. and her greatgrandchildren, Natalie Cardona and husband Timothy Foster, Stephanie Cardona and Sarah Moore, all of Beaumont, Cameron Bethard, of Louisville, Ky, Aaron Bethard, of North Carolina and April Bethard, of Newark, Ca. Doris enjoyed reading her bible, doing needlework and making sequined calendars for family and friends until her eyesight diminished. She loved it when her grandchildren and great grandchildren visited as well as family and friends. Her famous chocolate chip cookie never lasted long. She was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Orange for many years until health prevented her from attending. She loved her church and church family.

The family would like to extend a special thank

you to the staff at Calder Woods, located in Beaumont, for the compassion and loving care Doris was given during her stay in Skilled Nursing then Hospice care during her final days.

Mallie Bickham Vidor Mallie Bickham, 79, of Vidor died Monday, May 16, at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont.

A native of Starks, he was raised Mallie in Deweyville and was a longtime Bickham resident of Vidor. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Vidor, were he was past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus Council #5789. He was on the Vidor city council for six years and was a past member of the school board for Deweyville ISD. He enjoyed golf, fishing, snow skiing and carpentry. He loved people, especially his family and never meet a stranger.

He was a huge Texas Longhorn fan and was very patriotic. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. A funeral liturgy outside mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Friday, May 20, at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Deweyville Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm, with a rosary at 7:30 pm, Thursday, May 19, at the funeral home.

He is survived by his wife of 27 years Carolyn Bickham of Vidor; sons Bobby Johnson and his wife Beverly of Selmer, TN, Rodney Bickham of Broadus, Jason Bickham and Dwight Bickham and his wife, Christina, all of Little Cypress and David Rowe of Vidor; daughters Sonja Bihm of Vidor, Brigitte Boullion and her husband Darren of Orangefield and Shellie Rowe of Vidor; brothers John “Red” Bickham of Crockett and Wattie Bickham of Deweyville; 25 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jessie Whitehead Orange Funeral Services will be held for Jessie H. Whitehead, 87, Thursday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will Jessie follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Whitehead West Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Mike Umbenhaur, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, in Orange.

Pallbearers will be Brian Whitehead, Hank Whitehead, Dalton Taylor, Albert Laurents, Cathy Whitehead and Lisa Whitehead.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Jessie was born April 2, 1929, in Gueydan, La. and passed away Sunday, May 15, in Beaumont.

She was a long-time resident of Orange. She completed her degree at Lamar College in Orange and retired from the accounting department of J M Huber company, Orange Operations, in 1992.

She was an avid gardener and enjoyed serving as a Texas Master Gardener and as a member of the Southern Fruit Fellowship of amateur fruit growers.

When not in the gardens she spent countless hours compiling an extensive family genealogy. She, also was very accomplished at crochet and as a seamstress.

A highlight in her life was her marriage to Paul Whitehead in 1964. They shared very happy years until his early death in 1975. She was a devoted and loving, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.

She was kind and warm-hearted and will be missed by all.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband; parents, Fern E. And Albert E. Hartwell and sister, Alberta H. Laurents.

She is survived by her sons, Brian E. Whitehead and wife Cathy of Baytown and Hank P. Whitehead and wife Lisa of Winnie; grandchildren, Whitney, Emily, Jennifer, Shannon, Dalton and Chelsea; great grandchildren, Rorie and Raleigh; sister Retta H. Davis and husband David of Shreveport, LA; nieces, Glenda Laurents of Duson, LA, Marilyn Inglis and husband John and, Gwen Whitehead, of Orange, Charlotte Harvey and husband Raleigh of Houston; nephew Albert Laurents and wife Debi of Bastrop; aunt, Bertha Spaetgens of Crowley, LA; brother-inlaw, Glen Laurents of Rayne, LA.; sister-in-law Pat Nix and husband Wayne of Pittsburg, TX. and many loved cousins.

The family would like to express special appreciation to Meagan Jones and to other Quality Care Services employees who were caregivers during her last years. A special acknowledgment to Ms. Robin, her mail carrier who greeted her each day during her many homebound years.

The family requests that memorials be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, 6697 Main St., Houston, Texas 77030.

Cecil Harris Orange Cecil Carroll Harris was born and raised in Orange, where he met and married Hilda Harris, his wife of 62 years. Shortly after being married, they moved to Bridge City, where they raised their four children and gave them the best childhood anyone could ever have. Eventually he moved to Deweyville, where he lived the remainder of his life. He was a dedicated member of Deweyville United Pentecostal Church. He will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was the son of the late Cecil A. Harris and the late Jessie Newhouse Harris.

He is survived by his children, daughters, Connie Wilkerson and Becky Harris and son, Lannie Harris all of Deweyville; along with grandchildren, William Peterson, Farrah Villadsen and husband, Mitch , Christina Broussard and husband, Cade, Tyler Tully, Colleen Huerta and husband, Jeremiah, Caleb Harris and Landon Harris; great grandchildren, Alyssa, Amber, Ali, Penelope and Conley He was preceded in death by his wife, Hilda Harris, son Chris Harris and sister Bonnie Buxton The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until time of the funeral service at 2:00 P.M. at Riley Smith Funeral Home, DeQuincy, La. Arrangements are being handled by Riley Smith Funeral Home, DeQuincy.

Dora Teal Orange Dora Mae Teal, 86, of Orange, Texas, passed away May 16. A funeral service will be held at 2:00

p.m., Wednesday, May 18, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Peter Varghese, of St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Born in Port Arthur, September 11, 1929, she was the daughter of Sidney Hebert and La Pearl MarDora ceaux Hebert. Dora grew up in Port Teal Neches and then resided in Vinton for 18 years before moving to Orange for the last 40 years. She was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Orangefield.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Chester; son, Richard and step-son, Ronald.

Dora is survived by her husband, Floyd Teal; daughter, Diana; son, Wilson (Billy); step-daughters, Brenda and Deborah; step-sons, Mike, Randy and Glenn; grandsons, Dawson and Richie; stepgranddaughters, Michelle, Shanley and Amy; stepgrandsons, Gage, Jacob, Rebel, Cullen, Lesley, James, Benny and Daniel; great-granddaughters, Bailey and Breeann; great-grandsons, Julian and Gabriel and her step-great-grandsons, Luke, Parker, Peyton and Christian.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Kristi and staff at Golden Years Assisted Living and the staff at Heart to Heart Hospice for everyone’s compassion and quality of services.

Serving as pallbearers will be James Kasprowiz, Glenn Teal, Mario Salinas, Randy Teal, Billy Ewing and Cullen Hopson.

Louise Kent Orange Louise Eastin Kent, 102, of Orange, passed away on May 12. She was born Aug. 11, 1913, in Orange, Louise to Mary Young Eastin and James Kent Rubin Eastin, and was a lifelong resident of the area.

She was a homemaker who cherished being a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She was a member of First Methodist Church, and an alumna of Stark High School. She volunteered for many years as a Gray Lady at Baptist Hospital in Orange and at the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Beaumont.

Graveside services were Tuesday, May 17, at Perkins Cemetery in DeQuincy, La. Officiating was the Rev. John Warren of First United Methodist Church in Orange.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willard Howell Kent and her brother and sister.

Louise is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Berry and her husband, Charles; son, Tommy Kent and his wife, Susan, all of Beaumont; grandchildren, Travis Satterfield and his wife, Carol, of Dallas; Shea Kent and his wife, Laurie, of Beaumont; Tiffany Ferrari and her husband, David, of Houston; Cullen Kent and his wife, Katharine, of Memphis, Tn.; greatgrandchildren, Caldwell Kent, Eastin Kent and McKinley Kent, all of Beaumont; Madison Ferrari and Jacob Ferrari, of Houston; Lillian Kent and Nelson Kent, of Memphis and Lila Satterfield and Skylar Satterfield, of Dallas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Some Other Place, P.O. Box 843, Beaumont, Texas 77704 or Orange Christian Services, 2518 West Park Avenue, Orange, Texas 77630.

Paul Heidleberg Vidor Paul “Spunky Monkey” Heidleberg, 70, died Tuesday, May 10, in Beaumont.

Paul was a lifelong resident of ViPaul dor and served his country in the Heidleberg U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed visiting with family and friends but he especially enjoyed spending quality time with his grandchildren.

Funeral services were Friday, May 13, at Memorial Funeral Home with interment following at Restlawn Memorial Park.

Paul is survived by his loving wife of 10 years, Lillie Heidleberg of Vidor; daughter, Lori Tatar and husband Richard; sons, Paul Heidleberg, Jr. and wife Marla, all of Vidor and Dwayne Heidleberg and wife Wendy of Mauriceville. He is also survived by stepchildren, Jacob McCoy and Jessica Cole both of Vidor; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Paul was preceded in death by his previous wife, Gloria Heidleberg, a sister and three brothers.

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Were These Your Children?

The Record ANNOUNCEMENTS 70th Anniversary

This photo was taken after the second break-in. There isn’t nearly as much damage as there was in the first break-in, maybe they got “cold feet” and decided not to push their luck. None the less, the additional damage was substantial.

Special to The Record - John Wayne Clark Edward and Joyce Daville celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with their family. They were married at St. Bridgette Catholic Church in Lawtell, La on May 5, 1946. “We love you mom and pop.”

Congratulations Tanner

Pinehurst Fire Department gets “traveling trophy” On May 9, the Pinehurst Fire Department attended their county meeting and came away with the “traveling trophy.” The fire department started with five members and now boasts 14.

The Pinehurst Fire Department personnel have a pride and determination to protect heir community, as well as providing aid in the protection of property and lives in their community. The also provide mutual aid to surrounding districts.

Department Chief Shon Branham says that to his knowledge, this is the first time this award has been taken by PFD. He is proud of his firefighters and their participation, as well as their dedication. Branham also said he would like to thank the City Council, City Administrator and the Mayor for their confidenceand support of the department.

Eagles of Orange Auxiliary to hold fundraiser Congratulations to senior Tanner Doiron on his commitment to further his baseball playing career!

Alvin “JC” Tanner Doiron is the son of Buffy Doiron Harper and Rickey Harper and Terry and Whitney Doiron. His sister is Taryn Doiron.

May 21, the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their fundraiser in the Walmart parking lot. They will be selling links on a bun, chips and a bottle of water, or a boudain wrap for $5.

Also on the 21st, there will be Karaoke by Chad at the lodge, from 8 pm-midnight.

For more information, call 886-7381.

When I walked up to the doer of the Thrift and Gift Bargain Room on Wednesday, May 11, I was told they were not open…there had been a breakin. I looked through the door and could not believe the carnage that I was seeing. It looked as though a tornado had passed through the building.There were broken items everywhere and there didn’t appear to be a single inch of the floor that wasn’t covered with broken glass.

Thrift and Gift is a non-profit organization of senior citizens that sells donated craft and lightly used items to raise funds to assist needy individuals and families.

Mr. Benoit, who is in charge if the Bargain Room along with his son Randy, told me that the police said it was likely that the break-in had been by kids.

They had gained entrance by breaking a window and there were footprints in the soft earth around the window that appeared to be those of children.

For the next seven hours, Mr. B, myself, Kay Nuss and Tanyia Barnwell, swept up garbage can after garbage can of broken glass. My wife, Jeanette, kept the shop open so that Tanyia could help.

Mr. B is 91 years of age. I am 81 years of age, Kay is 71 and Tanyia is only 60.

When we had made it safe to walk into the room, the dumpster which was empty when we started was filled over the top. The damage is difficult to accurately ascertain, but was certainly

several thousand dollars…what is worse is that so many, many of the items were rare enough to irreplaceable.

It’s Friday, May 13, and I received a call that Thrift and Gift Bargain Room had been broken into again. When I arrived at that location, I could see two police cars parked there. Inside, the police were taking fingerprints, shooting lots of photos and just generally going over the place “with a fine tooth comb.”

I could see that the damage, while considerable, was not as great as that on Wednesday. I picked up a tennis racket lying on the floor and remarked that I saw this same tennis racket selling for $159.95, plus shipping. While these juvenile delinquents appear to be mean and vicious, they obviously aren’t’ very smart.

What’s even more tragic is that these children who so willfully went about causing destruction will be embolden to even more vicious actions, assured that they will “get away with it.” What would they have done if their crime had been disturbed by Mr. B, a 90 year old veteran of the military during World War II or myself, an 81 year old Korean War Veteran? It seems certain that their future misdeeds will result in even more violent events and people will be seriously injured at the very least.

Our nation seems to be on a path of selfishness that will lead to oblivion.

Our children are our future but they are only children and they must learn the oldest law of civilization…all actions, good and bad, have consequences.

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‘THE RECORD’ HOMETOWN HIGHLIGHTS

Bridge City Cardinal pitcher Tod McDowell winds up to deliver a pitch against Bellville in Game Two of the area round. The Cardinals defeated Bellville 17-2 in five innings. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

West Orange Mustang Ryan Ragsdale singles in the first game.

Ragsdale played first and third base and even pitched in the three game series.

RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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Bridge City Cardinal senior Kyle Bergeron slams a double against Bellville in playoff action against Bellville. Bridge City won the series to advance in the playoffs.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

WOS, LCM, BC advance in state playoffs Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

District 24-4A continues to dominate opponents in the UIL Class 4A, Region III baseball playoffs as all four district representatives, including three Orange County teams, have advanced to the Regional Quarterfinals.

The Bridge City Cardinals defeated Bellville 2-1 in the best of three game series over the course of the weekend and will now face the West Orange-Stark Mustangs, which beat the Giddings Buffaloes 2-1 in a best of three game series this past week. LC-M beat Caldwell 2-0 in the best of three series and will now take on the Silsbee Tigers, which

defeated Navasota 2-1 in a best of three game series.

The Mustangs snagged game one from the Buffaloes by a score of 3-2 this past Thursday behind the superb pitching of junior Jack Dallas, who had 11 strikeouts in a complete game.

The Mustangs bats were solid when needed as the offense jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first inning and a 3-0 lead after three innings. The lead was good enough as West Orange-Stark’s defense was able to stifle the Giddings batters and limit the Buffaloes to two runs for the victory.

The Buffaloes outhit the Mustangs to take game two by a score of 7-2 and to force the rubber match late Friday.

Things looked bleak as the Mustangs trailed Giddings 8-7 at the start of the bottom of the sixth inning, but the bats came to life when WO-S needed it most as the Mustangs scored four runs in the inning thanks to timely hits by Jack Dallas, Tre Bernard, Ryan Ragsdale and others to secure an 11-8 lead entering the top of the seventh inning and proved to be the final score.

The Cardinals were forced to come from behind in the series after dropping game one to the Brahmas 5-2, and come from behind they did as Bridge City won game two, 17-2, and game three, 7-0, to advance to the Regional Quarterfinals.

Bridge City battered the Brahamas pitching staff in

Little Cypress Mauriceville Bear Mitchell Lee doubles to second base against Caldwell. The Bears advance to take on Silsbee in the regional quarterfinals this week.

RECORD PHOTO: Chris Gunn

game two with 16 hits as the game was called after the fifth inning due to the 10-run rule.

Pitcher Tod McDowell grabbed the win with six strikeouts while allowing two walks.

Game three moved to Sweeny because of the inclement weather conditions, but the Cardinals kept the momentum going as Bridge City jumped out in front 3-0 in the first inning and never looked back on its way to a 7-0 series clinching win.

The Cardinals and Mustangs will face off this week.

The teams split the series during District 24-4A play.

Game one will be at 7 p.m., BASEBALL PAGE 2B

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Mustang’s Dupre earns silver at state meet Tommy Mann Jr. For The Record

Bridge City’s Justyn Romero gets a hit for the Cardinals in playoff action against Bellville. Bridge City advances to face the WOS Mustangs this week in the regional quarterfinal round.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Bridge City Cardinal catcher Schuyler Thibodaux snags a pop-up foul for an out against Bellville in playoff action this week.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Baseball playoffs

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Thursday, May 19, at Lamar University in Beaumont. Game two will be at 7 p.m., Friday, May 20, at Jasper High School, and, if necessary, game three will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, at Jasper High School.

The winners of the Bridge City and West Orange-Stark match will face the winner of the Hudson and Robinson series in the Regional Semifinal next week.

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears swept the Caldwell Hornets with a 9-4 victory on Friday and a 7-4 win during a raindelayed marathon, road trip on Saturday.

LC-M jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in Saturday’s contest, but the Caldwell batters answered with the top of the third inning for a 3-2 lead.

As the Bears started the bottom of the third inning, lightning forced the game into a temporary 30-minute weather delay, which eventually extended into a seven-hour delay. The decision was made to move the game from Humble to Franklin, which is north of Bryan.

It appeared as if the delay would benefit Caldwell as the Hornets added another run and led 4-2 following five innings and had runners on base in scoring position in the top of the sixth, but LC-M tightened up and kept the runners from scoring.

It turned out to be a pivotal moment as the Bears struck for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 7-4 lead and held Caldwell in check in the top of the seventh inning to secure the victory.

Silsbee defeated Navasota in its three game series to advance to this week’s round against LC-M. Silsbee lost game one, 1-0, but won game two, 5-3, and game three, 3-1.

LC-M and Silsbee will play a one-game, winner-take-all series at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 19, in Jasper.

The winner of the LC-M and Silsbee contest will take on the winner of the Jasper and Carthage matchup in the Regional Semifinal.

Gift of Life offering free healthcare screenings for men Staff Report For The Record During National Men’s Health Month in June, the Gift of Life, with medical partners Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and local healthcare organizations, will provide medically underserved men with free prostate cancer tests and other important screenings, along with educational outreach, to heighten awareness of men’s preventable health problems in Southeast Texas.

Screenings will be performed from 9–11 am, Saturday, June 4 in Orange at Lamar State College.

Screening pre-registration is recommended, and walk-ins will be accepted subject to eligibility.

For more information, visit giftoflifebmt.org or call the office at 409.833.3663. To register for a screening, please call the 24-hour hotline at 409.860.3369.

Bridge City Cardinal Head Coach Chad Landry congratulates Tanner Doiron as he rounds third after smacking a homerun against Bellville on Saturday. The Cardinals who lost Game One of the series came back to win Game Two 17-2 and Game Three 7-0.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Orange County was well represented at the state track meet this past weekend.

The 2016 UIL State Track and Field Championships was held Thursday, May 12, through Saturday, May 14, at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, and athletes from Orange County schools looked to bring home some precious medals in several events.

Jared Dupre of West Orange-Stark found himself on the medal stand Saturday at the UIL State Track and Field Championships as the Mustangs representative claimed the silver medal with a second place finish in the high jump with a height of 6-07 feet.

Trey Guillory of Little Cypress-Mauriceville finished in seventh place in the boys triple jump with leap of 44-08.75 feet.

Hunter Denton of Bridge City finished in fifth place in the boys long jump with a leap of 22-06.50 feet. He added an eighth place finish to his list in the boys 200 meter dash with a time of 23.60 seconds.

In the girls shot put, Kaitlin Thayer of Bridge City placed fifth with a throw of 38-07.25 feet.

Brooklyn Goldsmith cleared 10-06 feet in the girls pole vault to finish in eighth place.

Aaliyah Teel of West Orange-Stark finished in fifth place in the girls 100 meter dahs with a time of 12.08 seconds.

In the girls 200 meter relay, the Lady Mustangs relay team of Teel, Betty McDonald, Shavontae Thomas and Diamond Judge narrowly missed the medal stand with a fourth place finish and a time of 1:42.36, or just 0.05 seconds behind the bronze medal winning team from Sweeny. The Lady Hawks relay team from Hardin-Jefferson claimed the gold medal in the event with a time of 1:40.38.

The Lady Mustangs relay team of Mercedes Fezia, Taylor Colbert, Thomas and Teel placed seventh in the girls 400 meter relay with a time of 4:08.61.

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Altuve, Gomez going in opposite directions for Astros KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

With the 2016 major League Baseball season nearly one-quarter finished, our Houston Astros appear to be completely kaput as they continue to lose late leads with some boneheaded plays.

Last weekend’s four-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park was proof-positive that Houston is merely handing over victories to the opposition.

If the two teams were involved in a war against each other, the Astros could possibly be guilty of treason.

A walk here, a misplay there and the Astros’ late lead is all of a sudden in jeopardy.

I watched most of Saturday afternoon’s game in which Houston jumped out to a 5-2 lead going into the bottom of the second inning and watched the Astros stagnate with those five runs while the Red Sox chipped away at the lead, getting single runs in the third and fourth innings.

The scored remained 5-4 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Houston’s game plan was to use their closer Luke Gregerson to keep the Red Sox off the bases so that slugger David Ortiz (aka “Big Papi”) would not come to the plate.

But Gregerson issued a walk to hot-hitting Jackie Bradley, Jr. which brought Big Papi to the plate representing the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. This is the situation in which Gregerson earns his fat salary.

Gregerson carefully threw Ortiz a low sinker outside and away and Big Papi drilled it to left center, just out of the reach

of center fielder Jake Marisnick for a game-tying triple and a blown save for Gregerson that sent the game into extra-innings.

The same scenario occurred in the bottom of the 11th inning, but with 22-year-old Michael Feliz on the mound for Houston, who gave up a single and had to face Ortiz.

Feliz uncorked a wild pitch after getting two strikes on Ortiz and Astros’ catcher Jason Castro went to the mound and suggested Feliz throw a couple of pitches out of the strike zone.

Feliz did, throwing a high change-up that Ortiz blasted off the center field wall for a game-winning double as the Red Sox came back for a 6-5 victory.

Big Papi is one of only three players in major league history with 500 home runs and 600 doubles. Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds are the others.

On Sunday, Houston had a chance to salvage a split of the four-game series and once again blew the opportunity.

They have yet to manage a three-game winning streak this season and have failed to win each of their six series away from Minute Maid Park.

A scribe for the Houston Chronicle pretty much hit the nail on the head when he evaluated the Astros in Monday’s edition.

“When they hit, they typically don’t pitch well, and when they pitch well, they usually don’t hit. Sloppy play, a theme throughout their 39 games (1524) was at the forefront again Sunday when Boston won 109,” the article pointed out.

Jose Altuve.

Carlos Gomez.

“Carlos Gomez, the Astros struggling centerfielder who has not done many things right this season, called off right fielder George Springer on a two-out fly ball in the seventh inning and then let the ball drop tying the score at 9-9.

Mookie Betts followed with a run-scoring triple that proved

All District 24-4A Softball Team The All-District 24-4A Softball Team has been announced as selected by the head coaches.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Kassidy Wilbur, Bridge City OFFENSIVE MVP: Caroline Spacek, Hardin-Jefferson DEFENSIVE MVP: Haley Fontenot, Orangefield

din-Jefferson Third base: Callie Saurage, HamshireFannett Shortstop: Hannah Carpenter, Bridge City Outfielders: Faith Kaufman, Bridge City; Kayla Manuel, LC-M; Madison Neal, WO-S; Grace Phelps, Hardin-Jefferson; Neeleigh Smith, Silsbee Designated player: Bailey Root, Silsbee Utility Player: Renna Toomey, LC-M SECOND TEAM

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Braylee Forse, Silsbee COACH OF THE YEAR: Kayla Gallardo, Bridge City FIRST TEAM Pitcher: Brianna Frenzel, LC-M Catcher: Taylor Cowart, Hardin-Jefferson First base: Meagan Sourdellia, Bridge City Second base: Madelyn Greene, Har-

Pitcher: Raylie Huff, Hardin-Jefferson Catcher: Kaitlyn Hicks, Silsbee Utility player: Ashlyn Montgomery, Silsbee Infield: Makenna Cowart, Hardin-Jefferson; Mason Garcia, Hardin-Jefferson; Rikisha McClain, Silsbee; Maleah Saucedo, Orangefield; Jone’e Villanueva, LC-M Outfield: Morgan Cody, Hardin-Jefferson; Katie Peyton, Hamshire-Fannett; Ashley Short, LC-M; Aaliyah Teal, WO-S; Baili Thibodaux, Bridge City

to be the winning run.”

Gomez has not been setting the world on fire offensively, either. He is hitting a paltry .181, has yet to hit a home run and has struck out in 34.8 per cent of his plate appearances. That’s why manager A.J. Hinch has planted him on the bench.

Perhaps Gomez was not working as hard as diminutive second baseman Jose Altuve because there’s a world of difference in the way they play the game.

According to Sunday’s Houston Chronicle, Altuve should fall just below J.J. Watt and James Harden among Houston’s largest sports heroes.

“He’s (Altuve’s) clearly the best Astro standing. He’s one of the greatest overall hitters in the modern game,” the article points out.

At the end of the Boston series, Altuve’s batting average rose to fourth in the American League (.340), his OPS was second (1.079), and he led the American League in runs (37), doubles (17) and stolen bases (15).

Despite the fact his team is struggling, Altuve is on track for the finest year in his short career. Number crunchers compare Altuve’s stats to Pete Rose’s after 707 career games and guess who leads in these key categories: hits, batting average, doubles, stolen bases and OPS? Jose is the correct answer!!!

KWICKIES…Despite all the

wet weather we’ve had during the month of May, Sunset Grove member Bart Williams knocked in his third career hole-in-one recently on the 158-yard, Par-3, No. 3 hole.

Bart used a No. 4 Hybrid club which was witnessed by Dave McClenan and John Grooters.

The NBA Western Conference finals began Monday night at favored Golden State.

But the way Oklahoma City disposed of the San Antonio Spurs, they could be a force to be reckoned with.

Australian Jason Day won The PGA Tour Players Championship last weekend at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. by going wire-towire during the four-day event.

Day posted a 273 to win by four strokes over Kevin Chappell and the $1.89 million firstplace money.

JUST BETWEEN US…The final two home games of longtime Lamar Cardinals baseball coach Jim Gilligan didn’t turn out the way he would’ve liked but he certainly has some good memories on which to reflect over his 39 seasons at the helm of the Redbirds. Former teammates, players and friends filled Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont Saturday to bid farewell to the personable coach. They presented Gilligan with a personalized rocking chair and announced that the regularseason Southland Conference championship trophy would be re-named in his honor.

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Sabine Lake or Toledo Bend?

Colburn Fishing Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record “This Swim Bait is tough to fish through this slimy moss,” barked Marvin Denmer as he hurried his slime covered lure back across the surface.“I know this goo is in patches, but if you don’t hit an open spot, ninety percent of your cast is wasted.”

His analysis was on the money, but our better redfish and flounder were holding in the small pockets in the slime and, while it was a lot more work, we were catching some pretty solid fish.

Needing only two more flounder to fill their limits, I suggested tying on a Ribbit Frog.“The redfish like it, but our flounder catching will take a hit.”Neither of them were overly concerned with keeping two more flounder versus the potential of a shot at topwater action and fewer wasted casts.

For the next twenty minutes they enjoyed watching their plastic frog waddle across the surface, but we could have gotten as many strikes fishing in the Walmart parking lot.Then, just as Marvin was lifting his frog out of the water, a redfish that had apparently followed it all the way to the boat boiled the surface before slipping back under the thick vegetation.

That was enough to generate a little more confidence and their first hook up occurred only

two casts later.Marvin’s partner, Cal, jerked an errant cast free from over hanging grass and his frog disappeared in a geyser of brackish foam as soon as it hit the water.

Over the next hour we boated eleven more copper hued bullies and I was deemed to be a satisfactory guide again. They may have been missing strikes from the same fish from time to time, but they failed to connect on far more fish than they caught.More than once they panicked as soon as they saw the wake headed toward their lure and set the hook much too early.

While most of the flounder and trout that I cleaned were full of small brown shrimp, the redfish were dining on tiny crabs.I don’t know why they found the frog more to their liking than the spoon, but that is not the first time the frog has done the trick for me when all else failed.We did, in fact, catch one more keeper flounder that didn’t know that it wasn’t supposed to eat a plastic frog.

The easier bite across the weekend involved chasing the birds on the south end of the lake, but most of the trout were not Texas legal fish.

Had you launched on the Louisiana side of the lake you could have limited in a hurry on 12 to

Summer school with a smile Outdoors Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record For the majority of our area students school is almost over for the year and the much anticipated free days of summer are now upon us.

This time of the year that is tailor made for taking a youngster fishing. During the school year everyone is confined to schedules that only allow free time on the weekends, which coincidentally is when everyone else is free.

The crowds are much larger on the weekends and who knows if the fish have figured out what Saturday and Sunday mean. It is awfully difficult to get the fish biting and your free time to happen at the same time.

With a wide open calendar and a little bit of flexibility in schedules, parents can treat their kids to a great day on the water during this time of the year. Weather patterns begin to stabilize as the long summer season here in east Texas takes command. Lighter winds mean more comfortable outings as well as plenty more options for places to fish. During the spring most fisherman are confined to areas that aren’t whitecapping so a large portion of our local waters tend to be “off limits” unless you can stand some rough seas.

Several seasonal programs come into play during this time of the year which can really produce some super fishing. One of the more popular ways to catch fish is to use live bait, either under a cork or fished on the bottom. Fishing live

bait on Sabine Lake means mostly throwing shad or mullet because they are much easier to come by.

Most local anglers who throw live bait have become handy with a cast net in order to catch their bait, this can be a great way to get a kid involved.

I know I have spent several hours just explaining what different kinds of fish or other critters are to children on my boat during the last couple of years.

Another summer program that will certainly come back into play this year is chasing schooling fish. Last year we had an unbelievable summer chasing flocks of gulls that were feeding on brown shrimp which were driven to the surface by schools of hungry trout and redfish. This wide open action is just what the doctor ordered when it comes to getting kids interested in the sport of fishing, lots of fish and very little down time. If you happen to get in on some of that crazy action you will understand what I am talking about.

Whatever way you decide to chase fish this summer please be sure and take a kid along, they will always remember the trip. Get some good information and ask questions so your time on the water can be as good as it possibly can. After all catching fish is just a small part of the game when you think about it, being with your kids and spending some quality time together is what it’s all about.

Big Time Texas Hunts

Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt winner, Stephen Knowles of Austin

Staff Report For The Record

AUSTIN-- The upcoming hunting seasons may still be months away, but it’s never too early to start making plans and with the Big Time Texas Hunts program that process can begin immediately.

Big Time Texas Hunts provide opportunities to win one or more of nine premium guided hunt packages with food and lodging provided, as well as taxidermy in some cases. The crown jewel of the program is the Texas Grand Slam hunt package, which includes four separate hunts for Texas’ most prized big game animals -- the desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, mule deer and pronghorn.

Entries for this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts will be available online for just $9 each at www. tpwd.texas.gov/buyentry , or for $10 each at license retailers or by phone. There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may purchase and all proceeds benefit conservation, wildlife management and public hunting. Deadline for entry is October 15.

In addition to the Grand Slam, there are several quality deer hunting packages available, as well as opportunities to pursue alligator, waterfowl, upland game birds, wild hog and exotics.

The Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt, now in its second

year, offers one lucky hunter the opportunity to stalk trophy mule deer bucks across more than 14,000 acres of Panhandle prairie grasslands at the Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area.

Last year’s Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt winner, Stephen Knowles of Austin, was successful in taking the largest scoring deer ever harvested on a Texas Parks and Wildlife WMA. His massive muley scored 232 0/8 gross and 226 2/8 net on the Boone and Crockett Scoring System, highlighting the quality wildlife habitat featured on this property.

Revenue generated from the sale of Big Time Texas Hunts entries benefit conservation, wildlife management and public hunting. For example, new habitat conservation projects are underway that will help mule deer, pronghorn, lesser prairie chicken, northern bobwhite and scaled quail populations at Yoakum Dunes WMA. At Sierra Diablo WMA, new camp shelters are being built exclusively for public hunters. This coming year at James E. Daughtrey WMA, hunters can enjoy new fire rings and picnic tables after their day in the field.

Big Time Texas Hunts is made possible with support from Toyota, Texas Trophy Hunters Association and the Texas Bighorn Society. More details on all nine premium hunts can be found online at www.tpwd.texas.gov/buyentry.

14 inch trout.

Apparently most of the anglers fishing the OJC tournament on Saturday had a difficult time locating big trout as well.The Vaughans once again blew the field away with a pair of huge redfish, but the winning trout didn’t even make the three pound mark.

The Bassmaster Elite event on Toledo Bend last weekend drew a large number of bass fishing spectators from this area and they weren’t disappointed.Kevin Van Dam has not been as dominating over the past few years, but he got it back in gear on The Bend.

He fought off some very serious challenges all four days to win the $100,000 first place check with four limits totaling 96 pounds-2 ounces.I thought we may see more double digit bass, but the numbers the pros posted all four days were outstanding. Crankbaits got a lot of attention, but there were heavy limits caught deep as well

as shallow on a variety of lures.

Fishing a lure that resembled a bream at staging depths was apparently the strongest pattern, however, and Van Dam has always been extremely adept at finding the right depth with the right color crankbait. The bass fishing on Toledo Bend has been on fire all spring and we have another Big Bass Splash event coming up this weekend.We will see more double digit bass in this event.

Sabine lake is shaping up and it couldn’t have happened at a better time with the 42nd annual S.A.L.T. Memorial Day tournament set for the weekend of the 28th .Pat Malone of the redfish Elite series is loaning the club his stage for the weigh-in and along with all of the other activities they will have a live band playing Sunday afternoon.All information concerning the funfilled event can be found on their Facebook page.

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The perfect storm among invasive species: Lionfish.

The popular aquarium species, native to the Pacific, has grown from an intentional or inadvertent release of as few as eight females off the Florida coast in the 1980s to a scourge along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., throughout the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Today, Lionfish threaten to collapse entire reef ecosystems and cause incalculable losses for sport and commercial fisheries.

Lamar University’s Harley Myler, the William B. and Mary G. Mitchell Endowed Chair in Engineering and chair of the Phillip M. Drayer Department of Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering, is proposing research to create a semiautomous robotic submersible system capable of working discretely or in concert with others in a swarm to locate, positively identify and remediate the Lionfish outbreak in coastal waters.

“This project will be to develop the robot, recognize the Lionfish, operate in a swarm, work cooperatively with humans and do all this in the marine environment,” Myler said.

It has been described as “the perfect storm” for an invasive species. Able to thrive from the shallows to a depths beyond 400 feet, to go without a meal for 3 months, festooned with venomous spines and lacking natural enemies in the Atlantic, Pterois miles and Pterois volitans, (aka. Devil Firefish, Indian Turkeyfish, Soldier Lionfish, Poisson Scorpion, Lionfish — by any name, trouble. Big trouble.) are creating ecological havoc that is garnering international attention.

While only growing to about 17 inches and topping out at 2 ½ pounds, the ambush hunters’ outsized impact is the result of a voracious appetite for anything it can swallow whole up to half its size. Fish native to the Atlantic aren’t hardwired to fear them, becoming easy prey. Lionfish can consume up to 80 percent of a reef ’s population of small fish in just weeks.

Scientists fear Lionfish will soon dominate the Atlantic ecosystem and eat many ecologically important fish that other fish – including commercially important species like Red Snapper and Grouper – feed on. If you like those on your plate, know that they’re on the Lionfish menu too, and they’ll get them first before they have a chance to grow up. One possible solution: eat the Lionfish first.

Yes, open season on Lionfish. While they have venomous spines, the flesh is safe to consume and tasty. Care must be taken in harvesting and handling, but the resulting fare is becoming more popular. That’s one of the strategies already underway and being promoted by organizations like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Reef Environmental Education Fund, the United States Geological Survey, and the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, working to educate the public on how to remove this invasive species in an effort to help control the population. They also organize lionfish hunts, encourage restaurants to serve Lionfish, set up effective ways to report and track the spread of the species. These efforts, while proving effective, can at best only make a small dent in the apocalyptic population growth resulting from their unbridled reproductive capacity. By just two years of age, Lionfish females can spawn monthly year-round, each female capable of producing over 2 million eggs a year.

Recreation spearfishing for lionfish in shallow water helps some. Because Lionfish depend on their venomous fins for protection they don’t readily flee a threat; it’s less

a whac-a-mole and more “shooting fish in a barrel” experience. Expedition fishing helps as well but trips to known hotspots are expensive. Harvesting a few hundred Lionfish in an outing that could cost thousands of dollars. Dive time is limited – especially at depth where special gasses or long decompression times are required – further limited human effectiveness in tackling the problem. The scourge continues to spread with Lionfish densities reported over 1,000 per acre in some locations.

In his office in the Cherry Engineering Building, Myler clearly gets jazzed when talking about his latest project — one of many from the prolific thinker — at the intersection of cutting edge robotics research and the kind of pragmatic engineering that is a hallmark of the college that originated to meet the needs of the region’s petrochemical industry.

As a member of the Texas State University System’s Texas Invasive Species Institute (TISI), Myler, who holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University, joins with experts in insects and invertebrates, birds, fish, mammals, parasites, reptiles and amphibians, plants, microbes and ecology, as well as Geographic Information Systems and predictive modeling, economics, and engineering. With more than 800 aquatic and terrestrial invasive species identified in Texas, experts predict the trend will continue to increase and TISI will have plenty of work ahead. The cost to Texans already exceeds a billion dollars annually. The TISI website lists the Top 10 invasive species for Texas: the Lionfish isn’t even on it. Yet. It may soon be vying for a top spot.

Using existing technology, Myler’s proposal to the National Science Foundation is to develop semi-automous robotic technology coupled with existing state-ofthe-art submersible remotely operated vehicles and then test and refine it through three levels – on campus using models, at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s 3,200-gallon saltwater tank in Corpus Christi using live Lionfish in a captive environment, and finally, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration supervision, on Lionfish in varied habitats of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Myler’s research focus in robotics and machine intelligence leads to his interest in developing robots for species collection and environmental monitoring, either in aquatic or land environments. With the ability to perform their functions autonomously, or semi-autonomously, and for extended periods of time over large areas, he sees great potential for robotics in the mitigation and mediation of invasive species threats. The use of pattern recognition and image analysis algorithms to identify a target species figures prominently in his research experience.

His interest in the Lionfish problem originated when he attended a Gulf States Atlantic Region Planning Panel meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was invited to speak on using robots against invasive species. That interaction led to an invitation from Leslie Hartman, Matagorda Bay Ecosystem Leader of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to share his ideas at the first Lone Star Lionfish Symposium at the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earlier this month.

“The symposium was attended by large number of groups from across the state,” Myler said of the growing interest in tackling the problem. “The presentations,

analysis and discussions were very useful in getting a lot of good ideas on the table.”

“Our proposal is to use existing state-of-the-art submersibles to develop and equip intelligent remotely operated vehicles that can be physically tethered to a support vessel for monitoring, control and servicing. Each will be able to identify Lionfish and operate together in a swarm where a single trained operator – a qualified biologist – on the ship can monitor and direct a number of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) simultaneously,” Myler said.

Myler credits Hassan Zargarzadeh, assistant professor in the department, with suggesting he submit a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative that seeks to accelerate Innovative robotics research in the development and use of robots in the U.S. that work beside or cooperatively with people. Three biologists are interested in joining in the grant proposal, Myler said, in part because the system will have the potential to provide valuable information on Lionfish populations.

“These ROV robots will be smart enough not to run into each other, go to and work in specific areas, and avoid the ship’s propellers,” Myler said. “They will know what a Lionfish looks like, and the biologist will be like a dive master monitoring their work. The biologist has the final say.”

Myler’s current proposal does not include how to dispatch the Lionfish. “There are a lot of different ideas on how to destroy the fish,” he said. “First, we have to solve the technical challenges of finding and identifying them, enabling the robot-human interface that will make the system safe, effective and efficient. Deciding the best way to administer the coup de grace will come with time.”

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Pope Criticizes The West’s Blind Spot When It Comes To Exporting Democracy

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

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

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

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

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:15 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided).

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

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

Celebration Service in Praise Center 9 a.m. Sunday School (All ages) 10 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary 11 a.m.; UMYF & Kids 5 p.m.

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

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PACIFIC PRESS VIA GETTY IMAGES Pope Francis participates in a general audience at the Vatican on May 14.

Pope Francis criticized Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview published on Monday.

Speaking to France’s Roman Catholic newspaper, La Croix, Francis also said Europe should better integrate migrants and praised the election of the new Muslim mayor of London as an example of where this had been successful.

“Faced with current Islamist terrorism, we should question the way a model of democracy that was too Western was exported to countries where there was a strong power, as in Iraq, or Libya, where there was a tribal structure,” he said.

“We cannot advance without taking these cultures into account,” the pope said.

“As a Libyan said recently, ‘We used to have one Gaddafi, now we have fifty”, Francis said in reference to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who was deposed and killed in 2011.

First Baptist BC to hold VBS

The First Baptist Church of Bridge City will hold its Vacation Bible School June 5-9, from 6-8:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Sonrise National Park.” There will be Bible stories, games, songs, refreshments, fun and more.

VBS is for those who will be in kindergarten -fifth grade for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.

Registration will be Saturday, June 4, in the church’s west parking lot, 200 W. Roundbunch, from 10 am-12 pm. The church will be collecting canned goods that week for the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance. For more information, call 920-5508.

Maple Crest Baptist Church to host Fathers Day Car Show

There will be a car show from 9 am-3 pm, at the Maple Crest Baptist Church, 1005 North St., Vidor, June 18. Lunch will be served at 12:30 in the gym.

Entry fees will be $15. Classes will be Best of Show, Best Rat Rod, Best Unfinished, Best Truck and Best Car. Each entry will receive a free meal.

Francis has frequently attacked what he calls “cultural colonialism”, in which Western countries seek to impose their values on developing ones in return for financial aid.

The pope said that “ghettoising” migrants was not only wrong but was also misguided in the fight against terrorism.

He cited the militant attacks in Brussels in March when three suicide bombers killed 32 people, in which “the terrorists were Belgians, children of migrants, but they came from a ghetto”.

By contrast, the pope praised this month’s election of Sadiq Khan as the first Muslim mayor of London.

“In London, the new mayor was sworn in in a cathedral and will probably be received by the queen. This shows the importance for Europe to regain its ability to integrate,” Francis said.

Ten days ago, the pope lambasted Europe over what he sees as its inadequate response to the influx of migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle-East and Africa.

The event is co-hosted by Southeast Texas Vintage Cruisers.

For more information, contact David at 673-7016 or Barron at 223-9152.

First Christian Church welcomes new pastor

First Christian Church of Orange, 611 9th St. Orange, welcomes new Pastor, the Rev. Linda Hopkins. Please join us in welcoming the Rev. Hopkins, Sunday, May 22, at 10 am worship services. A reception is planned following the service.

MCDONALD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 104 Broad St. • West Orange • 883-3974 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Evening: Youth & Children 6 p.m.

Adult Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

Pastor: Tommy Anthony

Minister of Music: Pam Nugent / Youth Minister: Brandon Swarers

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Faith Baptist Church of West Orange

Faith United Methodist Church

Pastor: Michael Procella

Pastor Barbara Robberson Sunday Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.

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

608 Dayton St. - 409-886-4167

Sunday Service 11 a.m. Wednesday Service 6 p.m.

Email: fbcofwo@gmail.com

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

Wedensday evening 7 p.m.

Pastor: G.K. Samual Assistant Pastor: Joseph Samuel

Come as you are!

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1333

Harvest Chapel

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

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Pastor: Ruth Logan Burch

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

Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemorary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 7 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m.

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

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

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

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

Wesley United Methodist Church

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

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

Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.

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

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

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

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

Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Ashcroft Pastor Douglas Shows Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Celebration service 10:30 a.m., Youth bible study, dicipleship classes 5:30 p.m.

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

COWBOY CHURCH

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

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

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West Orange Christian Church

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

Wedensday evening 6 p.m.

Pastor: Kurtis Moffitt

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19805 Highway 62 • 735-7126

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GARAGE SALES Garage Sale! May 13th and 14th. Starting at 6:30 am. To be held at 7783 N. Highway 87.

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Clothes, TV’s, toys, tools, and more! Also having link and drink sale. If weather is bad sale will be moved to First Christian Church, Orangefield, 4234 FM 408, oOrg. (77630). For more info contact Mike Tammie @ (409) 7354234.

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Main Street Thrift Store Clothes 50 cents, wedding and formals 50%.

Wednesday May 18thSaturday May 21st.

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HELP WANTED WANTED Experienced cook for restaraunt. Must have food handlers liscense. Apply at Peggy’s on the Bayou between 2-4 pm in person.

NOTICE: Vehicle stored at Gilbeaux’s Towing and Transport Inc. 058449 VSF 16527 Hwy 62 S. Orange, TX 77630 PH (409) 886-0007 Total charges cannot be computed until the vehicle is claimed, storage charges will accrue daily until the vehicle is released. Must demonstrate proof of ownership and pay current charges to claim vehicle. www.tdlr.texas.gov 2017 Kenworth Vin# 0243 Owed $3,473.90 2007 Nissan Murano Vin# 7978 Owed $428.10

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Richard Lowen Free, Deceased, were issued on May 11, 2016, in Cause No. P17525, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: David Stuart Duhon.

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: Stephen C. Howard David Stuart Duhon 903 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 DATED the 11th day of May, 2016

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Steve Howard Attorney for David Stuart Duhon State Bar No.:10079400 903Border Street Orange, TX 77630 Telephone: (409) 883-0202 Facsimile: (409) 883-0209 Email: steve@stevehowardlaw.com

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Odom Bailleaux, Deceased, were issued on April 28, 2016, in Cause No. P16293, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Rachel Bailleaux.

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: Rodney A. Townsend 218 Border Street Orange, TX 77630 DATED the 5th day of May, 2016

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May 18, 2016

Service League installs new officers, celebrates successful 2015

By Tommy Mann Jr. The Record An organization which volunteers hundreds of hours each year for the betterment of its community recently celebrated another successful year at its annual meeting.

The Service League of Orange held its annual luncheon recently at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange to bring a close to the 20142015 business year and recap on the successes.

The organization is best known for the largest holiday fundraising event in Orange County, which is the Toy Coffee. Held at First Presbyterian Church in December of 2015, the Toy Coffee event is held annually to raise money and toys for children who might go without during the holiday season.

According to information provided

by Nancy Shawhan, the outgoing president of the Service League of Orange, a total of 524 guests attended the event this past December and donated a total of $4,023 while bringing in 701 toys to be distributed at Christmas. This event surpassed all figures from the 2014 Toy Coffee.

During the fall of each year the Service League of Orange provides funding to non-profit organizations through grants as part of its continuing support of the community. In 2015, the Service League approved applications for 14 charitable organizations while donating approximately $18,200 in grants.

The organization is also known for providing scholarships to local students who are seeking to continue their education after high school.

Cutline Service League 1: The Service League of Orange held its annual banquet this past week as the organization celebrated a successful 2015-2016 and installed new officers. The new officers are, from left to right, Susan Freiberg, Corresponding Secretary; Nancy Shawhan, Parliamentarian; Anne Payne, Recording Secretary; Nitia Smith, Treasurer; Jennifer McConnell, President; and Rita Ballard, Vice President.

For 2016, the Service League of Orange has selected five recipients from the Class of 2016 for scholarships. Recipients of $1,000 scholarships are Jacob Thomas, LC-M High School; Cameron Armstrong, Orangefield High School; William Clay Johnson, Vidor High School; and Brandon Roy, West OrangeStark High School. Amberly Brown of Vidor High School received a $500 scholarship to attend Lamar State College-Orange.

Provisional members Debbie Francis, Theresa Glidden and Brenna Smith were introduced during a membership coffee event this past January.

Women from the Service League of Orange also volunteered at several locations this past year as part of the continuing effort to provide service to the community, which included placements at Orange Christian Services (OCS), Elder Fun, Fine Arts and at the Gift Shop inside Baptist Hospital Orange. More than 850 volunteer hours were provided at area schools for students, facilities

for senior citizens and data entry at OCS, while another 2,200 hours of volunteer work were provided in November during the 2nd Annual Christmas Open House event at the Gift Shop.

The Service League also announced plans for its largest fundraiser, which is held once every three years, the event simply known as the Follies. The Follies will be held in early 2017. Codie Vasquez has been appointed as chairperson of the event with Nancy Shawhan serving as co-chairperson.

Shawhan presented the gavel to incoming President Jennifer McConnell during the meeting to signify the change in leadership in the organization for the 2016-2017 year.

Along with McConnell, the newly elected officers for 2016-2017 were also introduced: Rita Ballard, Vice President; Nancy Shawhan, Parlianmentarian; Nitia Smith, Treasurer; Susan Freiberg, Corresponding Secretary; and Anne Payne, Recording Secretary.