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Week of Wednesday, March 18, 2020

OC Judge declares COVID-19 disaster DAVE ROGERS For The Record

County Judge John Gothia declared a local state of disaster Tuesday morning that covers Orange County in response to the imminent threat of widespread illness posed by the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

At Tuesday afternoon’s 2 p.m. Orange County Commissioners’ Court meeting, Gothia said there has not been any confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Per the authority granted by the Texas Government Code, Gothia ordered: • Any event sponsored by or permitted by Orange

County shall cease effective immediately.

• Events involving more than 50 persons shall cease at all loGothia cations throughout Orange County.

• Nursing homes and senior living centers shall limit visitation of the public within their facilities.

• A 24-hour curfew shall be in place for all individuals under the age of 18 who are not in school or accompanied by a parent, guardian or school personnel.

The under-18 curfew, Gothia explained, was to prevent youngsters from gathering in crowds in which

the virus might be transmitted.

“The biggest lesson in all of this is that younger people can get it and show no signs of it and never know they have it,” the judge said. “They can show no or very little signs of it, but they can take it home to their grandmother, their grandfather, their aunt or uncle, someone who’s elderly, someone who already has a preexisting condition, and pass it on to them.

“Then things ramp up a lot worse. That’s what we’re trying to stop.”

Southeast Texas leaders have been meeting since last week to come up with a plan.

“We did issue this declaration this morning,” Gothia said Tuesday, “and it was after a whole lot of talk and discussion with our city mayors, our city managers, our school districts, especially in the nine-county region that essentially fits into

Congressman [Brian] Babin’s district.

“We all met multiple times, have been on multiple conference calls with the governor, and taking our direction from the CDCP [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and their recommendations, we came to a conclusion of what we were going to do as a county and a region.

“All counties are doing essentially the same thing. All the school districts are im-

plementing some sort of what they call a “flexible education program that they will determine by their own school districts to meet “the 50.”

“Manage the 50” is the battle cry in Orange County now, based on the CDC recommendation of no mass gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.

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Stores work overtime to keep shelves stocked

Shoppers look over the H-E-B meat counter Tuesday afternoon.

The spread of the novel coronavirus has led to a run on local stores.

RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

DAVE ROGERS For The Record

So what’s the deal behind the run on toilet paper?

Danny Brack, co-owner of two supermarkets in Orange County, says he has no idea.

“I don’t understand it. I really don’t,” he said.

But he did say that because of the extra demand that has accompanied the fear of the novel coronavirus he has added a second supplier to keep up the stock at Danny’s Super Foods in West Orange and K-Dan’s in Orangefield.

“We do have bathroom tissue in the stores,” he said.

That was at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning.

“Stuff is flying off the shelves,” Brack said. “But we’re restocking on a daily basis, getting trucks every day. We had to go to an outside source for bread and toilet tissue, but we did.”

The hoarding of food and supplies in this time of uncertainty as people are told to stay home from work and school has been a short-term boon to sellers.

“Our wholesaler was up

like 276 percent on their deliveries last Friday,” Brack said, “so consequently, they had every truck they own running up and down the roads. But as long as there’s product in Texas, we’re going to have some.”

Experts around the world have checked in on the reason store owners can’t keep toilet paper on their shelves.

Many agree it’s because of “panic buying” which is different from “disaster buying” that occurs when a disaster like a hurricane is imminent.

Then, people have a general idea how long they will be isolated and what will be needed.

Panic buying happens when people don’t know what they’re in for, the experts say.

One suggested it was because toilet paper has a long shelf-life, is packaged in a large bundle and it is prominently displayed on store aisles.

“We are drawn to it,” the professor said. “The bigger it is, the more important we STORES WORK Page 3A

Positioned to score on third base, Bridge City Cardinal first baseman Jackson Timms turns an ear toward assistant coach Shae Landry for strategy against the Nederland Bulldogs during tournament action in Jasper Saturday. Big Red defeated Nederland 8-3 chalking up a 15-0-1 record on the season. The state ranked Cardinals were set to start district action on Tuesday but because of the COVID-19 crisis the season has been delayed until further notice. (See Section B For More) RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Bridge City welcome excites Chamber director DAVE ROGERS For The Record

The new face at the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce is settling in.

Debbie Graham looked comfortable Monday in her new office.

“This is the first time I’ve had an office to actually go to,” said the Port Arthur native.

“And not only do I have an office, I have a museum.”

Graham, who spent her earlier working life “running the roads” in outside sales, has taken over as Director of the BC Chamber, a job that also includes curating the Bridge City Historical Museum that shares with the Chamber the old Prairie View Teacherage building at 150 W. Roundbunch Road.

The Chamber office is

open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.

Barbara Jane “BJ” Hanneman had held the position for the past six years.

But her departure helped bring Graham back into the workforce.

She said that after 15 years of covering 17 Southeast Texas counties working for a company called Scholastic Book Fairs that put on scholastic book fairs for schools and sold schools and parents educational books and tools, “I took a year and a half off from work.

“I wanted to catch my breath,” she said. “I did. Then this [the opportunity with the Chamber] happened. It was like a blessing that fell NEW BCCC DIRECTOR Page 3A New Bridge City Chamber of Commerce director Debbie Graham.

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CORONAVIRUS IN TEXAS

Texas’ health care workforce sound alarm on limitted hospital beds Texas has about 2.9 hospital beds per 1,000 people — less than one-fourth the rate of South Korea.

EDGAR WALTERS andANNA NOVAK The Texas Tribune The front lines of Texas’ health care workforce are preparing for the possibility of widespread COVID-19 infection — and sounding the alarm about the state’s limited number of hospital beds.

Some hospitals are restricting who may visit and screening outsiders for fever.

Some are asking doctors and nurses to work longer hours.

Others are building drivethrough testing sites, temporary triage centers and fever clinics in anticipation of high patient volumes.

And all of them are urging Texans to stay as isolated as possible in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, because there aren’t enough hospital beds to care for critical patients if too many people get sick at once.

“If we can get people to stay out of crowds, stay out of crowded environments to slow down the transmission of this virus from person to person, we should be able to stretch our resources to the point where we can take care of the entire population that needs hospitalized care,” said Craig Rhyne, the Lubbock-based regional chief medical officer for Covenant Health.

The Texas Tribune interviewed more than a dozen doctors, nurses and other health care workers about how ready the state’s health care system is for an expected spike in coronavirus cases. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity because their employers did not allow them to talk to reporters.

Because COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that attacks

the lungs, some doctors worried that they would run short on ventilators, machines that provide oxygen to patients who become so sick they cannot breathe on their own.

“Capacity is a big problem if this thing continues to continue to prove to be a nasty bug,” said one emergency room doctor who works at multiple suburban and rural hospitals in North Texas. “The doomsday scenario that we’re worrying about is what does a relatively small hospital do when we’re using all four or five of our ventilators.”

At a Tuesday press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott said he was confident that Texas hospitals have enough ventilators to handle the situation.

“We feel comfortable with ... the information that we received with regard to ventilators,” Abbott said. “Some [hospitals] had numbers larger than what I anticipated, and so there is no great urgency about that right now, but we want to be prepared and make sure we have as many as we could possibly need.”

Texas’ hospital capacity — the number of beds available per person in the general population — is about 2.9 beds per 1,000 Texans, according to state regulators.

The U.S. rate is about 2.8 beds per 1,000 people.

That’s less than the capacity of other countries that have already seen widespread transmission of coronavirus. Italy, where more than 2,100 people have died from COVID-19 and the nation’s hospital system has been overwhelmed, has 3.2 beds per 1,000 people, ac-

cording to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. European media reported that Italian doctors were prioritizing ventilators for the patients considered most likely to survive, while the country ordered manufacturers to ramp up ventilator production.

South Korea, where the government has aggressively tested its population for the virus and the number of new infections has leveled off, has more than 12 hospital beds per 1,000 people — roughly four times more than Texas. The country reported 75 deaths from COVID-19 as of Monday and has seen the daily rate of new cases fallfrom more than 900 in late February to less than 100 this week.

Texas health care workers say those figures underscore the need to slow the number of new infections so that hospitals can keep up.

“We need to do the best we can to try to slow down the virus so that our hospital systems are not overwhelmed,” said Mary Dale Peterson, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and chief operating officer of the Driscoll Health System in Corpus Christi.

Other health care workers expressed fears that supplies of personal protective equipment, such as N95 respirator masks, could quickly run out.

“Literally, [my boss] told me to hide them,” said Allen, an X-ray technician at a Central Texas clinic who keeps the masks under lock and key. Many patients he sees get X-rays to check for pneumonia or other respiratory

employees had tested positive for COVID-19.

Texas reported its first coronavirus-related death, a Matagorda County man in his late 90s, late Monday.

For Peterson, the Corpus Christi anesthesiologist, a main concern is the lack of testing, which can limit hospitals’ ability to perform effective triage, or sorting of patients based on how immediately they need care.

One nurse at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston said the hospital had begun building a temporary structure in an ambulance bay to serve as a triage space.

Brette Peyton, a hospital spokesperson, said it was one of “numerous proactive measures aimed at minimizing risk to our particularly vulnerable patient population.”

conditions.

Allen was able to place a limited order for masks last week, he said, but a backlog of orders kept the manufacturer from fulfilling the complete request. He estimated his clinic had enough protective equipment to last roughly three months under normal conditions and said he had been told to reuse masks as long as the patients they came into contact with hadn’t tested positive for COVID-19.

“I’ve heard from some of our members that they’re struggling just to get the disposable surgical gowns that they would use in the operating room and are having to resort back to cloth gowns that they would have to launder and sterilize,” said Serena Bumpus, director of practice for the Texas Nurses Association.

In the eyes of Peter Hotez, the ability to protect health care workers from becoming sick is “our weakest link right now in our U.S. response to COVID-19.”

Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, told CNN this week that keeping workers safe will be paramount in ensuring the health care system can handle an influx of sick patients.

“If we have multiple frontline health care workers, ER physicians, nurses go down in this epidemic, a situation where we have colleagues taking care of colleagues in the intensive care unit, there’s nothing more destabilizing for the United States and we have to make this our highest priority,” he said.

Two emergency room doctors were reported to be in critical condition this week from coronavirus infection, one in New Jersey and the other in Washington. And on Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced one of its

And Jacqueline, a nurse at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, said her hospital was assigning some nurses to solely focus on patients who had tested positive for coronavirus.

“In my years of experience in nursing that’s absolutely unheard of because we just don’t have the staff for that,” she said. “I’m grateful, though, because that’s really what needs to be done.”

Other nurses were being asked to prepare healthier patients to be discharged more quickly, she said, “because they don’t want them exposed to anything in the hospital and because we may need that bed.”

A Parkland spokesperson did not respond to emailed questions.

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Schools turn to flexible learning plans amid COVID-19 spread DAVE ROGERS

For The Record

The only people going to school in Orange County Tuesday were the little ones.

Tanya Sterling’s staff at Kids’ Castle daycare in Bridge City welcomed several dozen youngsters on the day a countywide disaster was declared in response to the worldwide coronavirus scare.

But Kids’ Castle was taking state-prescribed precautions sent out Sunday by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.

“We don’t allow any of the parents in the building unless they have a legitimate reason to be in,” said Sterling.

“And so far, we haven’t come across any legitimate reason.

“They drop their kids off at

Children entering Kid’s Castle in Bridge City being screened for COVID-19.

the door. We take their payments at the door.”

Before entering, each child is tested.

“We take their temperature before they come in,” Sterling said. “We pay attention for any symptoms of re-

spiratory infections, if they’ve got a cough. We’re only allowed to let certain people in.

“Yesterday, we did deny four children.”

On Monday, Little Cypress-Mauriceville was the

County emergency From Page 1 That has led to schools developing their own “flexible education programs” which can either be via online sources or sendhome work. Schools may ask students to come to campus but only in groups under 50 in number.

No businesses are being closed but they are being asked to “Manage the 50.” Anyone who suspects they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should call their doctor or medical provider first before seeking a test. If a person has no regular doctor or medical facility, call 409-246-5188 for further testing.

Gothia said that the county had received no coronavirus testing kits from the state or federal government by Tuesday evening and didn’t know when tests might be available locally.

“Don’t panic,” Commissioner Johnny Trahan advised. “We’re going to get through this.”

“Kids, do your homework,” Commissioner Theresa Beauchamp, a former school principal, said. “This is not a vacation.”

Three area schools, Bridge City, Orangefield and West Orange-Stark, are on spring break this week. Little Cypress-Mauriceville began its Flexible Education Plan (FEP) Tuesday, which keeps students out of schools but replaces classwork with a “blended instructional approach with both online and paper/ pencil learning tasks,” superintendent Stacey Brister said.

The LCM district will reevaluate the plan on Friday, April 3, and consider continuing

the FEP or returning to school classes.

In addition to orders about public gatherings, Tuesday’s Emergency Order And Recommendations included price controls for a long list of goods and services, stating that up to a $500 fine per offense can be levied against people who raise their prices for those items above the March 12, 2020 prices.

Gothia said his disaster declaration is good for only 7 days and commissioners will have to meet again Monday at 10 a.m. to vote to continue it another week. The Emergency Order is good for 30 days, he said.

In a related news release Tuesday, it was announced county offices will remain open but citizens are encouraged to phone and email departments to minimize the walk-in traffic.

However, Orange County District Courts and County Courts At Law have suspended Jury trials through April 30. Justice of the Peace offices will also suspend jury trials.

The Orange County Sheriff ’s Office has canceled all inmate visitations, except for attorneys, and outside inmate work crews have been canceled.

County phone numbers and emails can be located on the Orange County website at www.co.orange.tx.us During Tuesday’s commissioners’ court, the county paid $358,988 in weekly bills while acknowledging the receipt of $422,111 in state sales tax receipts for January and $6.4 million in property tax receipts for February.

only public school district in Orange County holding classes and those were optional. Lamar State College, Orange, West Orange-Cove, Bridge City, Orangefield and Vidor school districts are all on spring break this week.

But LCM sent its students home Monday afternoon until at least April 6 after Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced the cancelation of this year’s STAAR testing requirement and county leaders got the heads-up on the coming Orange County disaster declaration.

LCM and the other school districts have announced they will decided to implement a Flexible Education Program from Tuesday, March 17, through Friday, April 3.

State-funded school meals

will be delivered to students’ homes during the outage.

Tuesday morning, LCM buses ran their routes to deliver breakfasts, not pick up students.

According to LCMCISD, their FEP program will blend both online and traditional learning tasks, with the plan varying by grade level. The district plans to reevaluate the program on April 3, with a decision to continue the flexible schedule or returning to school the following week.

The districts all say they are hopeful of restarting regular classes April 6.

Sunday, the CDC advised banning gatherings of 50 or more for eight weeks.

The University Interscholastic League, which oversees most high school athletics competitions and a number

Stores work overtime From Page 1 think it is.”

One recent story reported an armed gang stole 6,000 rolls of TP from a Hong Kong store. An Australian newspaper printed eight blank pages people could use as a replacement in an emergency.

A mid-afternoon trip to H-E-B on 16th Street Tuesday revealed two bottles of water remaining on the shelves, zero toilet paper and paper towels and a few shelves more than half-full.

While a store insider says it is not true that H-E-B is frantically hiring people to restock

shelves, many of the employees of the 16th Street store were busy bringing carts of goods from the back of the store and trying to stay ahead of the people buying the items.

The same was true at Brack’s stores in West Orange and Orangefield.

“Our employees are working at about 130 to 140 percent to see that we do have product,” Brack said. “We’ve been here since 1974 serving Orange County. We’ve seen a lot of big guys come and go, but we’re still here because of our concern for the county, our valued customers.”

New BCCC director From Page 1 into my lap.”

Graham worked with principals, librarians, teachers and PTA officials to set up and run the book fairs.

“It was actually some of my customers in Bridge City who told me about this opening,” she said.

Hanneman spent her last week on the job training Graham.

“BJ’s so good at what she does,” the new Chamber director said. “Last week, I started on my own.

“There’s a lot to learn. I was surprised at how many businesses there are in Bridge City, and more businesses are continuing to join the Chamber. I’ve really been running to get up to speed.”

She oversaw several ribbon cuttings last week, held a meeting for Chamber Ambassadors, and attended her first Chamber Board

of academics competitions, announced Monday it has suspended all contests, practices and workouts through March 29.

If school were to restart in April, most UIL district seasons would be compressed in order to keep their original playoff schedule. The high school soccer playoffs have been pushed back to April with state championships set for the weekend of April 29May 2.

Thomas Johnson, Lamar State College Orange, announced last week the school was extending this week’s spring break through March 27 in order to give faculty time to ready to teach students via flexible methods.

Johnson said it is hoped students can return to campus and regular classes by April 13.

meeting.

“They kept me on my toes,” Graham said.

“There’s a lot going on. It’s a great bunch of people and they’ve been very helpful and encouraging.”

Changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and advice against large gatherings have kept Graham busy, too.

“All the meetings and ribbon cuttings I scheduled my first week here, I’m having to postpone,” she said.

Among the events that have been canceled is the April 20 Taste of the Bayou.

Monday, she was hopeful that a new July Fourth weekend celebration, “Founders Festival” will go on.

“It’s a brand new deal,” she said, “the 50th anniversary of the city being incorporated. It will be a good down-home festival.”

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From The Creaux’s Nest CORONAVIRUS GRIPS A NATION PLAYING CATCH UP There is little question now that the Trump Administration fumbled the ball. The first duty of a government in a pandemic is testing people to see whether they are sick.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the renowned federal immunologist, told congress last week and several times since “that is a failing.” The admission came eight weeks after the first case was diagnosed in the USA. Valuable time was lost.

Poor leadership left growing numbers of sick or virus exposed citizens unable to get tested. Through it all, President Trump falsely told the nation that “Anybody that wants a test can get a test.” That was after two weeks of telling the nation that the virus was a Democratic hoax, like the Russian hoax. Well, the Russian interference in our elections wasn’t a hoax, even though Trump still protects them and even got impeached over wanting Ukraine to take the fall for Russia. There is evidence now that Russia is tampering with our social media, attempting to make our virus crisis more difficult. The testing crisis continues and meanwhile thousands of undetected infections are likely coursing through the population denying health officials knowledge of where to apply precious medical resources. Even as the testing situation appears to be improving, it’s worth asking how this could have happened. Once the worst is behind us, congress should get to the bottom of this failure to insure this doesn’t ever happen again. During any crisis the most important thing for our president is truth and trust. Trump has failed us starting with the statement, “I alone can fix it.” President Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here with the presidency.” Trump says otherwise saying, “I won’t take responsibility for lack of testing kits.” He added, “It’s the previous administration’s fault.” Some of his followers will buy that. The rest of us know better. In recent days there have been some positive developments. Nationwide testing numbers rose from about 20,000 to more than 38,000.

It’s still behind the curve and many smaller nations have conducted 275,000 tests. Until the widespread testing rolls out, the United States will continue flying blind through a pandemic. We are in this for the long haul, it will get worse we need to prepare to pull together. The demand for hospital beds and intensive care facilities has continued to rise for weeks. Once someone is infected it takes time before they get sick enough to need hospital care. We’ll know a lot more when testing comes on line full force in the next few weeks. In the meantime, we should listen to our local and state leaders, they won’t mislead us. Their precautions are all for the right reasons.

SIMPLY PUT IN A NUTSHELL I would hate to think what Orange would have become without the Stark Foundation. Next year the Foundation will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The donations and accomplishments can be seen in any direction you travel the city. Many millions of dollars have been spent daily to bring culture and wonderful endeavors to Orange. If not for the foresight of those who set up the Foundation, downtown Orange would be the wasteland witnessed by most cities not as fortunate as Orange. The Stark Museum of Art, the Lutcher Theater and Shangri-La are just some of the great visible things the Foundation offers to it’s people and make available to people the world over.

Orange is unique in so many ways. Most of it wouldn’t have been possible without the vision of Lutcher and Nelda Stark. Much more is left to be done. Millions more will be spent over the years right here at home. It’s a well established, well run foundation that asks for nothing but gives plenty.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2010 The Health Care reform bill President Obama signed into law Tuesday, March 23, is destined to affect nearly all Americans. Poor adults will get Medicaid, small businesses will get tax credits, and children will be able to stay on parents’ policies until age 26. Also seniors will gain additional prescription-drug coverage, AARP says most seniors will benefit and the “doughnut hole” gap will be closed. Seniors will benefit with free preventive services such as cancer screenings and improved services for people with disabilities. Pre-existing conditions can no longer be turned down by insurers. Insurance companies will be prohibited from cancelling coverage for people who develop costly health problems. The American Medical Association and senior groups call it a major civil rights victory, giving patients and doctors more freedom. The congressional budget office estimated a $143 billion savings over the next 10 years. We will hear more about ‘Death Panels,’ this time from Democrats to remind people it is not what the Republicans and insurance companies have been selling. Now Republican senators promise no-holds barred delaying tactics that so far hasn’t worked to stop health reform. They are planning to deploy parliamentary maneuvers and offer a charade of amendments to drag out the debate in the so-call Reconciliation Bill.

Democrats believe the stalling tactics will help reinforce the GOP’s image of the “Party of No.” The health care argument will be a central part of the mid-term campaigns.

GOP “Talking Head” Rush Limbaugh said Monday, “Democrats who voted for the bill should be hounded

out of office.” Meanwhile Wall Street is upbeat about the Health bill. “The bill will result in grater demand for drug purchases and more medical care for doctors and hospitals. They see it as a win-win for citizens and business alike. The bill will help people. John McCain, Obama and Hillary Clinton all sited the need for health reform while running for president. For eight years, the GOP controlled the government; they did nothing on health reform. They spent $1 trillion on the Iraq War while Americans suffered. Why are they fighting it so hard? It has to do with the insurance companies who have the biggest lobbies. Their hope is to get the congressional bill to the Republican Supreme Court and do another Florida. ***** Congrats to Heather who is the new owner of Heather Montagne Insurance Agency, 3127 16th. St., Orange. The business was formerly Pete Sterling State Farm. Heather is the daughter of Darlene and Johnny Montagne of Bridge City. *****We were sorry to hear about the death of Opal Scales Duplantis, 88, on March 21. She was a native of Orangefield and from a pioneer family there. ***** We were also sad to learn about the death of Jeannie Riddling, 80, of Bridge City. She passed away March 21. To son David Riddling, daughter Sharon Davis and their family we extend our sorrow. *****After a long battle with characinoid cancer, Lana Kaye Davis, 48, passed away on March 21. To husband Chuck, daughter Brianna, mother Joyce Rice and the family our condolences. *****Condolences to the family of two great Cajuns, Tony Caillier and John Lloyd, “Tee-Bruce” Broussard. ***** A beautiful lady, Odette Simar, is turning 100-years-old on March 31.

On March 28, cake and punch will be served at 2 p.m. at the Meadows on Hwy. 105. *****Palm Sunday will be March 28; Passover will come with the full moon on March 30. *****A few special folks having birthdays this week. Karen Gros’ oldest son Garrett Clay turns 25 on March 28. It seems like just yesterday she was that age.

Garrett is the proud father of one-year-old Leland Clay, better known as “L.C.” Garrett, Brittany and little Leland now make their home in Bridge City. Brittany’s mom Kelley and sister Hayley will be in town to celebrate Garrett’s birthday this weekend. ***** Also to our longtime friend, coach Joe Blanda. He was named after his famous grandfather “Joe the Barber,” who was often referred to by his friends as “the Italian Clipper.” Joe’s grandmother died this past year at age 105. Good genes. *****Our buddy Louise Wood, longtime newspaper lady, married to Rush Wood and employed at Lamar is celebrating her special day this week. Quite a gal. I will always remember the good times. *****Terry Stuebing, Ella’s other half; former Bridge City principal is celebrating another birthday this week. By the way, Ella was also a BC principal.*****Warren Claybar, Grant Kimbrough, Margie Fields and the lovable Billy LeLeux are all celebrating. Best wishes to all. *****On Sunday, March 21, Johnny Deshon, on the LSU baseball team, turned 21-years-old. *****On March 31, it will be 15 years since Tejano star Selena was killed. Last week Yolanda Saldivar’s conviction was withheld. She shot Selena at a Corpus Christi motel after she was confronted by Selena for embezzlement.*****ABC has hired Christiane Amanpour away from CNN where she has been reporting international news for 20 years. She will start her Sunday political talk show in August. The show had been hosted by George Stephanopoulos, who moved to Good Morning America. ***** Happy golden anniversary to Joe and Annie Hargrave. I can’t believe, after 50 years, Annie wants to do it all over again. She has agreed to renew their wedding vows. Their children will honor them with a reception Sunday at the KC Hall in Bridge City. (Editor’s Note: Remember that was 10 years ago.

Congrats on 60 years.)***** Former BC grad and now sophomore shortstop Lauren Angelle continues to pound out the hits for the Lamar State College-Port Arthur Seahawks. She is hitting .475 with eight doubles, two triples and 15 runs scored. Bridge City High School senior Valerie Brown, who has signed to play softball for LSC-PA in 2010-11, won the 3A regional power-lifting championship (198-pound class) for the third straight year. She then set a new state record of 480 pounds for the squat lift during the state 3A finals, topping the previous record. Valerie, the 2009 state champion in her weight class, lifted a personalbest 1,070 total pounds this year to finish second by five pounds. LCM’s Meagan Fontenot won her third straight state championship. She finishes her high school career with seven regional records and four state records. Bear freshman Raven Cole finished in second place giving the LCM team a 2nd place overall at state.*****Time will prove how much better off we are because of the Health Reform Legislation signed into law on March 23, 2010.

40 Years Ago-2010 Eleven Orange County cyclists will compete in Astrodome. Vying for the state championship are Byron Chism, Curt Hawkins, Von Thomas, Chad Parker, Buddy Strickland, Phil Drew, Greg Flowers, Darrell Waystaff, Heath Parker, Troy Broussard and Ty McCarty. *****Neyland-Gilmer House, 312 W. Pine, receives Texas Historical Marker Saturday, March 5. The home is presently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKenna. Former owner, Mrs. C.M. Tilley, delivered the welcome. Frances Reid is chairman of the Orange County Historical Society. In 1875, Albert Neyland built a small house on the site. In 1877, Alexander Gilmer bought the property. The Victorian residence was built around the original structure.

Gilmer deeded it to his daughter Martha when she married H.S. Filson. *****Gordon Underwood is in the state race for ‘Realtor of the Year.’ J.D. Stanfield made the nomination. *****Leeza Gibbons, P.M. Magazine television host, was surprised with a birthday cake after filming “Miracle Worker” segments at the Orange Community Playhouse. Surprising the attractive celebrity were director Charles Ferguson, Angie, Diana and Brooks Hill, Claude and Jean Hamerly, Beth and Louis Dugas, Jimmie Hart, Rosalie Anderson, Carol Block, Jerry Garrett, Bob Jones, Russ Turkel, Faye Speer, Bob John, Debbie and Daphne Franklin, Polly Walton and Sandra Taliaferro. (Editor’s note: I remember almost all of those fine people. Leeza went from Beaumont to be a national star on Entertainment Tonight and her own network show. Her co-host Mary Hart is still on ET. *****Lani Hall turned 11 last week. ***** Cash and Martha Curtis are the proud parents of Cash Curtis, II. *****Mauriceville citizens move to organize a Water Supply Corporation. The system will serve those families who are members of the non-profit organization.*****Candidate for Bridge City city council are Mayor Gordon Harvey vs. Billy Cagle; Place 2, Don Cole; Place 4, Mike Faulk vs. Bob Pruitt Jr., Steve Baker and Albon Lee Buffington. Place 6, Jim Wallace vs. John Banken. *****On the water boards are G.A. Ham Laughlin, W.W. Bill Hutto and Howard Mathews. *****Three seats are up on Bridge City School Board. In-

cumbent candidates seeking post again are Barbara Landry, Gus Garza and Tom Brooks. The fourth candidate is Jerry McInnis.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Our friend Phillip Welch stopped by for a nice visit.

Phillip’s contact with Kountze ISD has been extended two years with a nice bump. Saturday was Shania’s birthday. She looks years younger than her age. They had planned a cruise for this week but it was canceled. *****March 18 would have been our late friend Corky Harmon’s birthday. I miss him every day. *****I’ve known Carol Bearden since she was around 18 years old and was being pursued by a young attorney. My friend Sharon caught her. Even though the marriage fell apart they produced two fine boys. Ms. Carol celebrates her birthday this week on March 19. We wish the Bridge City resident a very happy birthday. ***Also this day would have been Larry David’s 79th birthday. He passed away last month. *****Spring arrives March 20, the earliest date in 128 years, since 1896. *****Bridge City and LSU star Johnny Dishon celebrates a birthday on March 21. *****Pretty Lisa Guyote celebrates her 54th on March 22. She looks 15 years younger. ***Our friend Donnie Harmon, who we’ve known since he was a teenager, celebrates a birthday also on this date.

We knew his dad Don long before that. Donnie has maintained the family tradition; the car business is his calling.

For a great pre-owned car deal visit Harmon’s on MacArthur at Henrietta, in Orange. *****We haven’t heard from Helen Clark in a long time. The Gospel singer celebrates a birthday March 23. ***Also on this day Euel Norwood celebrates.***March 23 is the 10 th anniversary of Obamacare.*****Special folks celebrating on March 24 are Dr. Grant Kimbrough, Att. Michael Catt and a very longtime friend Louise Wood.*****I noticed U.S. senator John Cornyn has hit the airways with political ads even though the election is seven months away. He apparently saw something that concerned him in the Super Tuesday Election. I bet it’s a Demo guy named West.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will not gather for the next two weeks due to Spring Break and the Coronavirus scare.

Last week the Bunch dined at Oscar LeBlanc’s little gold mine, “Blue Bird Fish Camp.” The food was great and I recommend it even for family outings. The prices are very reasonable and the scenic dining on the river is very peaceful. *****Pestco came out to my place and sprayed for mosquitoes. I don’t have to worry about fighting the pest for at least six to nine weeks. Call them to spray their special herbal formula at your place. You’ll be glad you did. No more bites.*****President Trump said on Sunday that he is considering a full pardon for Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealing with Russia before Trump took over. Flynn is one of six Trump aids charged with ties between Russia and the United States. *****The Fed slashed rates to nearly zero. That doesn’t help the elderly couples that saved all their lives so they could clip coupons and live on their interest in old age. It will help corporations and individuals like Trump and Jared Kushner, who owe a billion dollars. Interest has been cut from 4.2 percent to free money, saving them millions.

BREAUX BIRTHDAYS Birthdays being celebrated in the next few days. March 18, Blaine Slaughter, Geraldine Cherry, Tammy Stark and Kellie Miller celebrate.***March 19, Lori Johnson, Buffy Dioron, Roman Carpenter and Donna Fong.***March 20, Brittany Hilton, Abby Ludwig, Jan Savage, Diane Sims, Kamela Latiolais celebrate.***March 21, Michelle Prouse, Alayna Jacobs, Barbara Mosier, Pam Nugent and Romona Huff.***March 22, Sharon Boling, Robert Thomas, Wanda Taylor and Carsen Carpenter.***March 23, Kenneth Kemp, Lance Eads, Chad Gearhart, Natalie Sarvar and Renee Dillon .***March 24, Forrest Wood, Hannah Drane, James Stone and Marr Hanson all celebrate on this day.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS On March 18, actress and singer Queen Latifah turns 50 singer Adam Levine will be 41 and actress Vanessa Williams will be 58.*****March 19, actors Sharon Stone, 62 and Jon Hamm, 49 and singer Carrie Underwood will turn 37.*****March 20, director Spike Lee, 63, actor David Thewlis, 57 and President Trump’s son Barron turns 14.*****March 21, actors Scott Eastwood, 34, Matthew Broderick, 58 and Gary Oldman, 62.*****March 22, Texan star player JJ Watt turns 31, actors Reese Witherspoon, 44 and William Shatner, 89.*****March 23, blogger Perez Hilton, 42, singer Chaka Khan, 66 and country singer Brett Eldridge, 34.*****March 24, former football player Payton Manning, 44, actors Jim Parsons, 47 and Alyson Hannifin, 46.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Joe Boudreaux stop by to visit his friend Minus Breaux.

He say, “Wat’s happening Breaux?”

“Well, me and Clotile are repairing to go visit my cousin Tee-Man in Gaydon. Clotile is getting repaired her but she takes so long to get repaired dat I’m almost ready to change my mind. It shouldn’t take so long for us to get repaired to go anywhere.”

Boudreaux couldn’t take it anymore and finally said, “Breaux, repaired means to fix something.”

Joe answered, “Mais, I know dat me, dats wat I said, me and Clotile are fixing to go visit Cousin Tee-Man.”

C’EST TOUT Roy’s Down Life’s Highway column highlights Cajuns who played a big part in our lives. He failed to mention that at one time there were three Cajuns serving in the Texas House at the same time. Louis Dugas represented Orange County. He was the youngest State Representative ever. After serving in the Marines, he attended Texas law school while serving in the House. ***D. Roy Harrington served from the Port Arthur area and later became State Senator representing Jefferson and Orange County. He was the only Liberal Democrat. ***W.T. Oliver was the other State Representative from Mid-County.

He and Louis were Conservative Democrats. With Oliver’s help, Carl Parker became Senator. After W.T. came in last by a small margin, he endorsed Parker over Beaumont State Representative Chester Slay. ***Wayne Peveto beat State Representative Clyde Haynes in Orange County. When we were represented by the team of Peveto and Parker the area made great strides. *****Well, I made it through another week. Thanks for your time, mine is up.

Take care and God bless America.

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Heavenly Cajuns — who will fill their shoes Down Life’s Highway Roy Dunn- Columnist For The Record I’ve been fortunate to have walked this earth with some of God’s great Cajun guys.

Men who worked every day to promote their culture, a way of life they loved and felt an urge to preserve.

W.T. “Boss Cajun” Oliver, after returning from the military service, launched the first area Cajun music show on KPNG radio. He was raised in Little Abbeville, on the outskirts of Port Neches. When he left home to join the service at age 17, he spoke barely understandable English. To his dying day, like most of us Cajuns, English gave him trouble with “th.” He never mastered it. His tongue still had the roll of the Cajun accent on many words. However, he was very proud of his heritage.

When he was elected to the Texas State House in 1960, Waggoner Carr, speaker, often spoke of how W.T. had introduced gumbo and Cajun music to the capital city. With “Boucheries” that he and wife Ann hosted, and in his daily life, he never let anyone forget what Cajuns are made of and that their way of life was something to be proud of.

Even though, until his last speech, W.T. pronounced the word children as “chillum” and gentlemen always had an “s” on it. I mentioned Oliver first because promoting Cajun music in Texas, even though like most of the others, with the exception of Johnny Janot, he was not from Louisiana but was one of my dearest friends.

When Mama Judice and husband Albin came from the Cajun country, they introduced boudain and other Cajun dishes to the Texas public at their small store in Port

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Arthur. Today the tradition is still carried on by their grandchildren who followed in the footsteps of their father, A.J. Judice Jr. A.J. made promoting Cajuns a way of life.

He, Jim Braud and Buddie Porter introduced crawfish racing at every function from school to festivals. A.J. even tried his hand at being a Cajun deejay. He and others tried to fill the Cajun Sunday show left vacant by the death of Janot. None were very successful until Tee Bruce came along with his Cajun Jamboree each Sunday morning on KLVI. Born in Port Arthur, like W.T. and A.J., he spoke fluent French. Judice on the other hand, spoke few words in Cajun. He bluffed it well and to this day few people knew he couldn’t speak the language. He loved the culture.

Tee-Bruce was a scholar when it came to Cajun music. He worked days at the Gulf Refinery and did his music by night and on weekends. He helped Huey Meaux with his Cajun show on KPAC radio where he learned to spin records. Ed Lovelace, owner of KOGT, was convinced to give Tee Bruce a time slot that later stretched to three hours.

That’s when I got to know Tee Bruce really well and he became a close friend. Whenever he was master of ceremonies at a show and I was in the audience, he invited me on

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stage and spoke about me being his friend and what I did in life. One of the low points for Tee Bruce was when one of his best friends, a guy he had helped, stole one of his wives. He produced Cajun albums for several well-known legends including Blackie Forester, Geno Thibodeaux, Milford Simon, Jude Moreau, Walter Mouton, Tim Broussard, Allen Thibodeaux and Joe Bonsall. I recently met Joe’s daughter somewhere but didn’t get her name or number. She is bound to have plenty of Cajun music history.

Tee Bruce was inducted into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame in both Lake Charles and Lafayette. Besides music, his hobby was woodworking. He said a craftsman’s shop was the way of the Cajun. Over the last three years he had not been in good health due to a heart problem. Ironically, it was a fall and blow to the head that took his life at age 81.

Services were held Monday, March 23, with burial in Beech Creek Cemetery in Spurger.

He is survived by his wife Bonnie, daughters Mary Ann and Barbara, sons Johnny and Mike, Brother Stanley and their families.

On the same day, at age 87, Tony Caillier (pronounced Kile-yea) passed away. He was owner of a legendary Cajun store, Veterans Grocery on Dupont Drive in Orange for more than 60 years. Tony, a native of Arnaudville, La., like Oliver, Judice and Brous-

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sard, was a veteran of World War II. He served under Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He was the most decorated of all of them. After several beach landings, he was wounded.

On his return, his father Elgee and sister named the store Veterans in his honor. Tony had 10 siblings.

Tony’s son Jackie, an award winning Cajun musician, has written and recorded many songs and is in the Cajun Music Hall of Fame. The little store on Dupont, run by the Caillier family became an important part of my life also. My friend and employee Ray Trahan, who was raised and lived near the store, often brought either a link of boudain or an egg sandwich to start our day. I enjoyed not only the good food but also breaking bread during those early hours with my friend Ray. Those were special moments.

With all those wonderful Cajuns, who promoted the culture, now gathered together in Heaven, it’s got to be one heck of a fun place. All Catholics, I’m sure this great bunch has liberated and brought Cajun joy and Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez to Cajun Heaven. I wonder who will fill their shoes.

In a small way I try to do my part but those guys have set a high bar that will be hard to maintain with their passing. They did spread joy Down Life’s Highway.

Obituaries & Memorials Charlene Reyna Morgan, 59, Orange Charlene Reyna Morgan, 59, of Orange, passed away on March 13, 2020, in Orange.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Dr./Reverend J.W. Harrell and Reverend Murry Ray. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the church.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on November 15, 1960, she was the daughter of Charles Ray Mitchell and Patricia Ann (Porteau) Mitchell.

Charlene loved the lord with all her heart and was the light of everyone’s life. She was a beautiful woman who was one in a million.

Charlene loved to have fun, laugh, and was always smiling. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family. Charlene was a true hero, who was very generous and giving in all things. She was everyone’s best friend and

was a light in the darkness.

Charlene loved her family more than anything, especially her grandchildren. Everything Charlene did was for her loving husband and family.

She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Patricia Mitchell. She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Scott Morgan; children, Kristin Manuel and husband Joey of Vidor, Kevin Morgan and wife Ashley of Bridge City, and Jared Morgan and wife Christine of New Caney; grandchildren, Ayden Manuel, Ashton Manuel, Franco Yates Morgan; siblings, Cynthia Rashall and husband Roger of Nederland, Charles “Bubba” Ray V Mitchell and wife Jo of Deer Park.

Serving as pallbearers will be Lou Randall Locke II, Rocky Rashall, Blake Rashall, James Pitman, Seth Corkran, Josh Campbell, Brandon Bell, and Ayden Manuel.

Henry L. Reese, Sr., 84, Orange Henry L. Reese, Sr., 84, of Orange, Texas, passed away on March 16, 2020, at his home in Orange.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Chaplain Greg Edwards officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Born in Gause, Texas, on June 27, 1935, he was the son of Clementine Reese and Frances (Luce) Cudworth. Henry proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and retired after 20 years of loyal service. He went on to spend many years as the Maintenance Director for Bridge City Independent School District. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and travelling-especially to

Utah and Arizona. Henry loved spending time with his family and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clementine and Frances Cudworth; loving wife, Edith Reese; brother, Jesse Ray Reese; and his sister, Mary Frances Walters.

Henry is survived by his children, Henry Reese, Jr. and wife Sue, of Monroe, UT, Debbie Lohr, of Olympia, WA, Linda Simon and husband Jim, of Bridge City, Susan Meaux and husband Terry, of Orange, and Ned Reese and wife Edith, of Orange; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Charles “Butch” Reese and wife Dee and Helen Holmes and husband Earl.

BC/OF Ministerial Alliance relocates

have decided to cancel our Lenten Lunches due to he Coronavirus situation.

The Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial Alliance has moved to their temporary location until the new building is complete. Our temporary location at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City located at 1965 Miller Dr. (Off 408) in Bridge City. The hours of operation are Monday & Wednesday from 9am-12pm.

For more information please contact our office at 409-735-8296.

Lenten Services at Faith UMC canceled The officials of Faith UMC regretfully

2020 Lenten Fish Fry Knights of Columbus Council 13825 St. Francis of Assisi, Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling fish dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive from 4:30PM to 6:30PM on the following Lenten Fridays: March 20, March 27 and April 3.

Dinner includes two pieces of fish, french fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $10.

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HOW DO I KNOW I’M PANICKING AND ACTING FAITHLESS? Charles Empey Columnist For The Record When you can’t get the rest of your groceries in the car because the packages of toilet paper have taken the space.

Where do I begin on the crisis of the hour? It’s not the Corvid-19. It’s how society is reacting to it. This past week Charles Empey I went into Krogers, Sam’s and Walmart where I encountered insanity because of fear. I encounter a selfish “every man for himself ” mentality. I see a world of people who are embracing stuff to save them. They have enjoyed a false sense of security in the world and its stuff to keep them secure and happy and when the crisis came they gathered in more of it, believing it will be the answer to their survival. If I have 300 rolls of toilet paper, maybe I’ll make it. If anyone can fill me in on the “toilet paper” thing, please call me. I’m interested. But even professing Christians have been away from God’s house and His Word of promise, the Bible, for so long, they have fallen into the trap of believing that more of the world’s stuff is the answer to their survival and join in the fight for that last roll of toilet paper.

So, sadly, professing Christians are reacting the same way, confusing the Gospel message as to its eternal security and daily promise of care to all who are born again in Christ Jesus. God’s people are told throughout the Bible to fear and trust God, nothing and no one else. Jesus said in Matt. 6:33 that if we seek His Kingdom and righteousness first, He will supply all of our toilet paper. Look at it! I’m not kidding. We will lack nothing as His children if we do this, He says. He tells us there in that chapter to not panic, wondering if our supplies of daily life will be supplied or not. Just do what people are instructed to do in regard to living the Kingdom life and all will be supplied.

There are thousands more Scripture that in one way or another reassure every believer of God’s care daily and through eternity for them. We will sight one more of them in Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” In light of the first phrase, what is your profession of faith? Where have you truly placed your faith? Was it in Jesus just in case, but seek security in the world provision, as well? Or was it a profession of FAITH in CHRIST? You can’t put your faith in two masters. Jesus said you will be faithful to one and desert the other one. The problem is that history is clear, when you place your profession of trust or faith in both what the world gives you and do for you and what God will do, you will desert God every time.

You can’t put your trust in the world’s provision and God’s too. Jesus said that it is either Him or the world. The world is disintegrating, Jesus is forever. What God gives blesses forever. What the world gives is temporary and enslaving.

Christ sets you free, while the world disappoints you with things like Corvid-19 and panic and emptying stores with no concern for others.

Your reactions speak loudly of where your profession of faith is. Are you wavering in that profession as to where you say it is?

Then our passage says “for he is faithful that promised.” He wants us to rest in that very truth. I Thess. 5:24 “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” Titus 1:2 “In hope of eternal life, which God,who cannot lie, promised before the world began;” Either our profession of faith is in Christ or it is in the provisions of the world. It cannot be both.

So, in your profession of faith in Him you are encouraged by Paul in Philippians 4:6-7 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Trust God and live like it. This is an opportunity to really shine for the One in whom you declare to have placed your faith. We are to be the light of Christ in how we react to life, not join with the darkness of faithless panic.

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State ranked Cardinals rip into 2020 season, remain hopeful as officials watch COVID-19

CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN For The Record After mistakenly assuming that everyone in Orange was in line buying toilet paper in WalMart, I was dismayed to find that the remaining folks were all trying to renew driver’s licenses.That immediately prompted a drive to Jasper as I was running out of time with no guarantee that anything would be open the following day.

The best part of a short wait was listening to a handful of resident fishermen discussing the current status of bass fishing on Sam Rayburn.“I caught a couple of big bass in February,” said one of the anglers, “but I have had more slow days than good ones so far.”

After several others agreed with his assessment, the general consensus was that the culprit was fishing pressure.“I don’t know how many tournaments they have every year, but there is a tournament going on at the main launches every weekend,” added a fishermen that had participated in at least two in the past month.

“Our bass just get pounded and I think that even catch and release kills a few, but most of them are just hiding in deeper water,” suggested the most vocal of the group.“I have never caught this many fish on a Carolina rig working deep breaks and I am still giving the Trap and Wacky worms a chance on occasion.”

“We didn’t have a winter this year,” offered the most disgruntled of the group and every weekend it looks like Big Bass Splash. I went to a weigh-in last month and there were five hundred teenagers fishing that tournament. The majority of those kids can flat out fish!”

More than once, Todd Driscoll’s name came up as the veteran bass fisherman and Parks and Wildlife biologist is the most trusted word on bass fishing on both Rayburn and Toledo Bend. He apparently did a two part interview recently for You Tube and discussed the department’s findings of late.Todd has been in this area a long time and has seen the good and the bad on both reservoirs as far as the bass population is concerned.When Driscoll speaks….anglers listen!

We have seen lake conditions change drastically in a very short period of time and I think that has contributed to making things more difficult than fronts, etc.Toledo Bend went from a “watch out” level to darn near full in a couple of weeks and that always moves the bass.If nothing else, it definitely See COLBURN Page 3B

Bridge City Cardinal first baseman Jackson Timms in tournament action against Nederland during the Jasper Baseball Tournament on Saturday. Big Red defeated the Nederland Bulldogs 8-3. (More Photos Next Page) RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Staff Report The Record

It is a Bridge City baseball tradition to field one of the best teams in the region each season but the 2020 Cardinals are poised to become what some believe to be real contenders for a trip to the state championship tournament.

Ranked No. 1 in Texas, the Cardinals have spent the past few weeks taking on tsome of the state’s best, finishing up the Jasper Bulldog Tournament last weekend with a 15-0-1 record.

Falling to the Cardinals so far have been Nederland, Port Neches-Groves, Jasper and Westbrook. Big Red dominated in the Cameron Yoe Tournament two weeks ago, eliminated their opponents in the Jasper Tournament last week and were ready to start district action on Tuesday against Hampshire Fannett- but it didn’t happen. Cancelled.

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On Saturday, Cardinal fan-talk murmured that because of the coronavirus UIL was putting a two week hold on the season Now, at the printing of this issue, officials are pondering if the season will proceed at all, temporarily shutting down all spring sports statewide until March 29.

“As the situation stands, all UIL contests are suspended through March 29 due to COVID-19,” UIL said in a statement.. Meanwhile, the district certifications and playoff schedule dates remain unchanged- a glimmer of hope for youth athletes, coaches, families and fans everywhere.

Hanging on to that hope for now, no one knows what the eventual outcome may be- a solution that controls the spread of COVID-19 in the next few weeks would be ideal.

But for teams like the Bridge City Cardinals what has started out as an extraordinary season may see it all come to an end before it has really began.

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Bridge City Cardinal short stop Cameron Yadon slides safe at third during tournament action in Jasper on Saturday.

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Bridge City pitcher Jaxon Luna comes in the game with the Cardinals loosing 3-0 against the Bulldogs. With Luna on the hill Bridge City regrouped to post an 8-3 victory.

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Bridge City’s Sam Carpenter slides in safe at home to score against Nederland.

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Bridge City’s Tanner Wilson slides into second base in a close call spinning to see the umpire’s decision in tournament action against Nederland.

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Cameron Yadon smacks a hit against Neerland in tournemt action on Saturday.

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Cardinal first baseman Jackson Timms dives in safe at second base in tournament action.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

BC/OF Ministerial Alliance relocates The Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial Alliance has moved to their temporary location until the new building is complete. Our temporary location at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City located at 1965 Miller Dr. (Off 408) in Bridge City. The hours of operation are Monday & Wednesday from 9am-12pm. For more information please contact our office at 409-735-8296.

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Closing the deal for Big Red, Bridge City’s Logan Hamm comes in to finish off Nederland 8-3 bring the state ranked Cardinal’s record to 15-0-1.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Bridge City Cardinal ace pitcher Peyton Havard slides in safe at second base against Nederland in tournament action at Jasper.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

It’s hard to be a sports writer with no sports going on KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR For The Record Just about every event happening or shutting down is a direct result of the Coronavirus which appears to be popping up in just about every state.

Most sports have been either postponed or canceled just about the time high school, college and professional athletes have their bodies in tip-top shape for the period of their respective seasons that mean the most.

High school basketball is in the midst of their annual state playoffs while the spring sports are beginning to be played “for real” as the important district contests were supposed to begin last weekend.

In college sports the NCAA shocked most sports people when it announced last week that the annual March Madness has been scrubbed for the first time since 1939 just as each conference tournament was set to crown the winners who automatically get a berth in the 68team NCAA Men’s Tournament.

The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments last week because of the spread coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned, according to the Associated Press on Friday.

Most of the NCAA baseball teams were set to begin conference games this weekend, with the winner also getting an automatic berth in the tournament at the end of the regular season.

This was especially of interest to me because my grandson, Logan Smith, was off to one of the best starts of any pitcher in the Patriot Conference, which was set to begin Saturday but was canceled for the remainder of the spring season.

Logan had a 1.61 earned run average and 2-1 record in his 28 innings of work for the Army Black Knights. He was named the Patriot Conference Pitcher of the Week twice in his abbreviated four-week season.

Major League Baseball suspended its operations Thursday and canceled all remaining spring training games in Arizona and Florida. Opening day, originally scheduled for March 26, will not occur before the second week in May after the CDC recommended postponing all gatherings of more than 50 for the next 8 weeks.

At this writing, there were no major league players infected by the coronavirus, but a New York Yankee minor leaguer contracted it, according to ESPN’s First Take on Monday.

The NBA announced games will probably be postponed until July, the National Hockey League has paused its season and the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show was declared over which hurt many high schoolers who were showing their prized animals.

Most of the sports news the last few days involves the National Football League whose players just passed the new Collective Bargaining Agreement by a vote of 1,019 to 959.

The new agreement, which will be in effect until 2030, expands playoffs from 12 teams to 14 teams (an additional wild card in each conference) with the top seed in each conference receiving a bye. The league will expand the season to 17 games beginning in 2021.

The agreement also eliminates one preseason game and adds a preseason bye week when the schedule increases to 17 games, increases rosters from 53 to 55 players with no suspen-

sions for positive tests for marijuana. The NFL draft will still go on next month but all draft events have been canceled in Las Vegas.

The Houston Texans made a blockbuster mind boggling trade Monday when they shipped 3 time All Pro Wide Receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a 2021 4th Round draft pick to the Arizona Cardinals for running back David Johnson (who?) a 2020 2nd Round selection and 2021 4th Round pick.

The XFL suspended its season indefinitely Thursday but hopes to have its playoffs at a later day and the UFC has no plans to cancel its matches, but has switched events in England to the USA. I could have done like some of the major television networks who replayed college basketball games of past years or like the PGA and show last year’s Player’s Championship and run one of my previous columns like many writer’s do, but there’s some sports news in this Korner.

The only prediction I can make about the coronavirus is that I look for the number of Christmas babies to increase dramatically this December!!!

las Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott, who was unable to agree to a multi-year contractoffered by owner Jerry Jones.

Another big-name player who will wear the franchise tag this season includes NFL rushing champion Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans.

The State of Louisiana is closing all on-land and boat casinos for a period of two weeks because of the coronavirus except Coushatta and estimates lost revenue of more than a million dollars a day.

JUST BETWEEN US…Just like in all previous disasters, Houston Texans’ three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt comes through when the chips are down. Watt, and his new wife Chicago Red Stars forward Kealia Ohai, donated $350,000 to the Houston Food Bank which will give out more than one million meals.

Watt’s online fundraiser brought in over $41.6 million following Hurricane Harvey.

Colburn From Page 1B leaves many anglers enamored with all of the newly flooded ambush spots.In many cases, they are sitting on top of the bass they are hunting!

There is no better example of how scattered the bass are than two tournament days Russell Bottley and Melvin Dunn experienced last weekend.“We were just luckier than we deserve, but we caught enough bass over the two days to finish third in the tournament.”

“Pattern……what is a pattern?” Russell said.“The first day we were all but done with a couple of swimmers in the livewell only to finish with a limit we caught in the last few minutes.

We knew we were lucky, but we were still in the hunt!”

Russell said that strictly out of frustration, one of them was fishing deep and the other was fishing shallow and they both caught bass that contributed to the cause.If they were lucky the first day, it only got more bizarre the next day.

“We ran right back to the bank where we caught the fish the day before and the bass just weren’t there.We were trying to

KWICKIES…Major League baseball players were given three options Friday—remain near their spring training facility, return to their hometown or return to the team’s home city.

The Houston Astros have a group that will remain at the West Palm Beach spring training site to work out while another group will return to Houston and prepare for the upcoming season at Minute Maid Park.

Monday at noon was the deadline for players to be designated as franchiseplayers, which means they will receive the median salary of his position and cannot sign with another team until the 2020 season concludes.

The biggest headliner was Dal-

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decide if we were going to wait it out or hunt another bite,” when the bass started schooling right behind us,” said Bottley.“A couple of those bass were in the three pound class and once again we looked like we knew what we were doing.”

If they hadn’t already exhausted more than their fair share of good luck, Bottley was, as he described it, fishing like an old man when a four pound kicker inhaled his Wacky Worm.“Melvin was working his tail off and I just threw the worm out behind the boat and let it sink.As soon as I set the hook I knew it was a good fish!”

Dunn and Bottley weren’t the only fishermen with much the same reports last weekend.Dave Narbry and Cole Lentz won a small tournament with a twenty-six pound stringer and they caught their five keepers on a crankbait, a Carolina rigged lizard and a Wacky rigged Lil’ John.“Cole caught out seven pounder on the Lil John in four feet of water, but the rest of our bass were scattered in 12 to 18 feet of water.”

No “wrong” lures right now!

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Orange County Happenings & Events Lenten Services at Faith UMC The officials of Faith UMC regretfully have decided to cancel our Lenten Lunches due to he Coronavirus situation.

2020 Lenten Fish Fry Knights of Columbus Council 13825 St. Francis of Assisi, Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling fish dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive from 4:30PM to 6:30PM on the Lenten Fridays. Dinner includes two pieces of fish, french fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $10.

AARP Taxaide canceled AARP Taxaide has announced that all Taxaide sites in the country will be closed commencing March 16th until further notice. This includes the Orange Library Taxaide site.

Jackson Community Center offers tax help The Jackson Community Center will be suspending the tax help temporarily. For more info or to schedule an appointment and for additional information contact Elizabeth Campbell at 409-779-1981.

4th Annual Swamp Pop Blowout Canceled The 4th Annual Swamp Pop Blowout has been canceled with hopes to have a date set for fall. Refunds for tickets sold can be picked up at Granger’s RV, Monday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. For more information please call 409-738-2294.

BC/OF Ministerial Alliance relocates The Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial Alliance has moved to their temporary loca-

tion until the new building is complete. Our temporary location at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City located at 1965 Miller Dr. (Off 408) in Bridge City. The hours of operation are Monday & Wednesday from 9am-12pm.

For more information please contact our office at 409-735-8296.

Bridge City Historical Society scholarship The Bridge City Historical Society is pleased to announce they will be awarding a $1,000.00 scholarship to a deserving Bridge City High School Senior graduating in the spring of 2020. Applications are available at the Bridge City High School counselor’s office and the Bridge City Chamber website.

The completed application must be mailed to the Historical Society on or before April 23, 2020 at Bridge City Historical Society, P.O. Box 3, Bridge City, Texas 77611. If you have any questions please contact Debbie Gregg at 409-988-1243.

Dementia Care Givers’ Support Group The Dementia Care Givers’ Support Group meets at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Canticle Building, 4300 Meeks Drive in Orange on the following days and times: Second Wednesday of every month at 10:00 a.m., and Second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m..

What is the NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education?

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Peer-to-Peer is an 8 session recovery focused course for adults with mental health conditions. It will be held on Wednesdays at 10 am at Putnam Place, 310 N. 37th St. in Orange. To sign up please contact us at 409617-3308, 337-660-3358 or email us at namigoldentriangle@gmail.com.

You can visit our website at: https://nami. org/Find-Support/NAMI-Programs/NAMIFamily-to-Family.

Orange Al-Anon Al-Anon can help if someone close to you has a drinking problem. Al-Anon meets Sun-

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Bridge City Al-Anon Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building, located at 475 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City. For more information, please contact Cindy at 409-749-9036 or Mike at 409-7180333.

Seek & Find Resale Store The Seek & Find Resale Shop is open on Thursdays from Noon to 6:00 pm, Fridays from 12 noon to 3:00 pm and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm. We are selling all types of used items - clothes, toys, books, household items,etc. Our proceeds help fund our music programs at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Please come and see us at 985 W. Roundbunch Road, next to Happy Donuts.

Pinnacle Music Academy Pinnacle Academy offers private music lessons for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Drums, Bass Trumpet, Ukulele, and more for all ages.

Learn all musical styles including Pop, Rock, Country, Metal, Jazz, Blues, and Hip Hop. Pinnacle Academy is located at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch, Bridge City. Come and discover this opportunity to learn an instrument in the local area. For more information, call 409-2413920 or visit www.PinnacleMusicAcademy. com.

OC Beekeeping Group The Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. The group also strives to aid and assist fellow beekeepers, any new beekeepers, and the general public. For information or assistance with honeybee removals, please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713-377-0356.

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Golden K Kiwanis Club Golden K Kiwanis is a non-profit group for ages 50 and above that has as its mission, children. Golden K meets each Wednesday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. in the Salvation Army Building, 1950 MLK Drive, Orange 77630.

Coffee and light refreshments are always served. The following programs are now in place: Wed., Mar. 18: No meeting, Spring Break, on Wed., Mar. 25: Dawn Burleigh, publisher and editor of The Orange Leader newspaper, will be the guest speaker, Vern Murray provides snacks. On Wed., April 1: Jodie Cates, owner of Jumping Bean Coffee and Gift Shop across from Little CypressMauriceville High School, LCM, will speak about what is involved to be legally classified as “a safe haven.” Anne Payne provides snacks. For further Golden K information, email: annieoakley1116@gmail.com.

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VFW Post 2775 Auxiliary will host their Spring Garage Sale Saturday, March 28th at the VFW Hall located at 5303 N. 16th Street from 8 am until 2pm. Proceeds go toward programs and scholarships. Vendors will be able to set up on Friday, March 27th from 5 ‘til 8 pm. Table rental is $15, additional space for clothes racks or tent frames will be an additional $5 fee. Parking Lot spaces will be available with cost depending on space needed. Make checks payable to: VFW Auxiliary 2775 / Mary Snapp, 7927 Sandra Ln., Orange, TX 77632. Register early for guaranteed spot. For further information contact Mary at 409-697-0390.

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United Way of Orange County is excited to bring back Pete’s Dueling Pianos. This is our signature event and will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the VFW in Orange starting at 6:30 p.m. The last two years we have held this event, and each time it was a huge success. The entertainers will be on stage ready to sing. Moncla’s will prepare a wonderful meal. And we’ll have lots of auction items up for bid. We are looking to make this event bigger and better.

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Bridge City Al-Anon meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building, located at 475 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City. For more information, please contact Cindy at 409-749-9036 or Mike at 409-7180333.

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LAND FOR SALE For Sale by Owner, 10.64 + Acres, LCM ISD, restrictions do apply, has connecting ponds, located in Bearfoot Acres, off S. Teal Rd. Buyer can divide. $150,000 See to appreciate. Call 409- 670-5746 or 409988-3042 Lot For Sale, located in Orangefield ISD, residential restricted area, no flooding. Call for more information 409-201-5127 or 409745-1295.

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RV FOR SALE New 29 ft. RV for sale.

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HELP WANTED Licensed Journeyman Electricians & Apprentices, Commercial and Residential, experience required. Send resume to orangecountyelectric1@gmailcom or call 409-792-5442 to schedule an interview.

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The Bridge City / Orangefield Ministerial Alliance has moved to their temporary location until the new building is complete. Our temporary location at Fellowship Baptist in Bridge City located at 1965 Miller Dr. (Off 408) in Bridge City.

The hours of operation are Monday & Wednesday from 9am - 12pm. For more information please contact our office at 409735-8296.

The Bridge City Historical Society is pleased to announce they will be awarding a $1,000.00 scholarship to a deserving Bridge City High School Senior graduating in the spring of 2020.

Applications are available at the Bridge City High School counselor’s office and the Bridge City Chamber website. The completed application must be mailed to the Historical Society on or before April 23, 2020 at Bridge City Historical 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

The Orange County Beekeepers Group is a group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform.

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For information or assistance with honeybee removals, please contact Len VanMarion 409-728-0344 or Brian Muldrow 713377-0356.

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CIVIL CITATION - SUMMONS - CCVPUB To: RUBEN DORANTES d/b/a G & D CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS, LLC; and ROE CORPORATIONS DISTRICT COURT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA CASE NO. A-19-803185-C AHERN RENTALS, INC. Plantiff v. RUBEN DORANTES d/b/a G & D CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS, LLC; and ROE CORPORATIONS Respondent, NOTICE: NOTICE YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND WITHIN 20 DAYS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. TO THE DEFENDANT(S): A civil Complaint has been filed by the Plaintiff(s) against you for the relief set forth in the Complaint. Object of Action (This is a Complaint for Breach of Contract, Monies Due and Owing, Unjust Enrichment, Quantum Meruit) 1. If you intend to defend this lawsuit, within 20 days after this Summons is served on you, exclusive of the day of service, you must do the following: (a) File with the Clerk of this Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written response to the Complaint in accordance with the rules of the Court, with the appropriate filing fee. (b) Serve a copy of your response upon the attorney whose name and address is shown below.

2. Unless you respond, your default will be entered upon application of the Plaintiff(s) and failure to so respond will result in a judgement of default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint, which could result in the taking of money or property or other relief requested in the Complaint.

3. If you intend to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your response may be filed on time.

4. The State of Nevada, its political subdivisions, agencies, officers, employees, board members, commission members and legislators each have 45 days after service of this Summons within which to file an Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint.

The name and address of the attorney for Plaintiff otherwise the address of Plaintiff is: Nazario Jureidini, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 6368 8350 Eastgate Road Henderson, Nevada 89015 Telephone (702) 285-9252 Facsimile (702) 362-9316, nazario.jureidini@yahoo.com Attorney(s) for: AHERN RENTALS, INC. CLERK OF COURT: Michelle McCarthy, Deputy clerk Oct 7, 2019 Regional Justice Center 200 Lewis Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89155

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ORANGE COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

Freedom Is to Be Like Him Scott Hubbard Editor, desiringGod.org

You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. (Galatians 5:13) Jesus Christ set his face toward the cross in order to set his people free.

The nails in his hands were the keys that unlocked our shackles. The cry “It is finished!” (John 19:30) was his command for our release. And Easter’s empty tomb shattered the door to every cell. Because Jesus died and rose again, every Christian can say with the apostle Paul, “For freedom Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1).

Sometimes, however, the idea of freedom is more thrilling than the reality of it. For, as Paul goes on to tell us, true freedom is less about following your dreams and more about kneeling down to scrub another’s feet. “You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13).

Why did Jesus set us free from the guilt of our past, from the curse of the law, and from the tyranny of our former sins (Galatians 1:3–4; 3:13; 5:24)? He set us free to serve.

Go Low to Go High Paul’s words sound like nonsense to our sinful flesh. In our natural state, we associate the word freedom with all sorts of ideas — independence, self-expression, personal choice — but rarely with service. Unbelief, however, always separates what God has joined together. And in the kingdom of God, freedom and service belong together like

Adam and Eve, like heaven and earth, like grace and peace.

We need look no further than our Lord Jesus. No one has ever been freer than God himself.

Yet what did the Son of God do with such freedom? He took “the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men” (Philippians 2:7). He said to the twelve, “I am among you as the one who serves” (Luke 22:27).

He wrapped a towel around his waist, bent to his disciples’ feet, and served them to the end (John 13:1–5). In the story of Jesus’s serving, suffering, and saving, we see the freest man who ever lived.

We need not fear losing our freedom, then, when we follow Jesus in taking the lowest place in the room. As he told his disciples, “Whoever would be great among you must be your servant” (Matthew 20:26). When we bend our necks to this yoke, we walk straighter. When we kneel upon this ground, we stand taller.

True freedom is never found in serving ourselves. True freedom is found in being like him.

Bound to a Thousand Souls Few have expressed this path of true freedom more beautifully than B.B. Warfield did over a century ago. Preaching on the self-sacrificing love of Jesus from Philippians 2:5–8, Warfield said, Self-sacrifice brought Christ into the world. And self-sacrifice will lead us, his followers, not away from but into the midst of men. Wherever men suffer, there will we be to comfort. Wherever men strive, there will we be to help. Wherever men fail, there will we be to uplift. Wherever men succeed, there will we be to rejoice.

Self-sacrifice means not indifference to our times and our fellows: it means absorption in

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them. . . . It means not that we should live one life, but a thousand lives — binding ourselves to a thousand souls by the filaments of so loving a sympathy that their lives become ours.

The glory of Christian freedom is not that we can finally reach our full potential, but that we can finally help others reach theirs. Not that we can finally discover ourselves, but, freed from self-absorption, that we can finally lift our eyes and discover others. Not that we can finally follow our dreams, but that we can finally fill our dreams with the good of those around us.

True freedom, in other words, gives a man the mind of Christ, who bound himself — and who goes on binding himself — to thousands upon thousands of souls. As Paul goes on to write in Galatians 5, true freedom teaches a man to love his neighbor as himself (Galatians 5:14).

Freedom Will Not Feel Easy As long as we are in this world, of course, we are not yet free as we one day will be. One day, no selfishness will tempt us to forsake the path of service.

Our hearts will beat as one with our Lord, and giving to others will be our gladness.

Until then, we should not be surprised when we regularly (even daily) find ourselves simply not wanting to serve. Per-

haps when we come from work to a toddler’s wail and the afternoon snack strewn across the floor. Or when a February storm piles snow onto our driveway in heaps, and we have already shoveled three times this week.

Or when we see a socially taxing church member sitting off by himself, and we know we should approach him.

What do we do in such moments? How do we “through love serve one another” when we would much prefer to serve our own comfort? We begin by banishing the thought that the service in front of us is somehow slavery. We go on to remember that “for freedom Christ has set us free.” And then we trust that the same Christ who delivered us from our sins is zealous to take us in to deeper levels of freedom — not in spite of or around the service in front of us, but through it.

Trust and Step When we do move forward in these moments, trusting our Lord to provide what we need, we will find that he does not, as Pharaoh did of old, demand that we make bricks without straw.

Rather, he “supplies the Spirit,” who leads us in the ways of love (Galatians 3:5; 5:16–24). When the tasks in front of us feel beyond our strength to carry out, they are not beyond the Spirit’s.

If Christ has freed us from

9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Family Life Center 11:00 a.m. Service - Traditional Worship in the Slade Chapel Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113 Sun: Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday evening services: Youth and Children 6:00 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:00 p.m., Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com

Colony Baptist Church PASTOR SAM ROE Music Director: Tim McCarver Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Service: 10:30 am / Sunday Evening: 6 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 6 pm

Winfree Baptist Church 19525 Hwy 62 S • 409-735-7181 Jon Brinlee, Pastor

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Wednesday:

Sunday School for all ages - 9:15 am Morning Worship - 10:30 am Evening Worship - 6:00 pm Mid-Week Service - 6:00 pm Children & Youth Activities - 6:00 pm

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St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

900 Lansing Street • West Orange • 409-670-2701

Sunday school 9:30 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study Sunday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Pastor: Dr. Dusty Garison

“Our church family welcomes you!”

“Full Gospel Church”

945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409-735-4573 Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 10 a.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 - golutheran.org Our church family invites you to join us. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange

Lead Pastor Rev. Brad McKenzie Worship Director: Alyssa Click Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service 10:45 a.m. / Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

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Starlight

First Christian Church Disciples of Christ

Church of God in Christ 2800 Bob Hall Road • Orange • 886-4366

611 N. 9th St. • Orange

Pastor: Ernest B Lindsey

Sunday School 9 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Supper 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Wed. Bible Study - 6 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. VIM Youth 6 p.m.

Intercessory Prayer Daily 9:00 a.m. www.slcogicorange.org

Faith United Methodist Church

8608 MLK• Orange • 886-1291 Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGE 1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333 We Welcome You To Join Us. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

CORNERSTONE

Harvest Chapel

2537 FM 1078 • Orange • 883-8835

1305 Irving St. • West Orange •409-313-2768

BAPTIST CHURCH

13353 FM 1130 • Orange

Pastor: Bobby Oliver 409-659-5027 Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

We are a KJV independent Baptist Church

West Orange Christian Church

Pastor: Rev. Lani Rousseau Director of Music and Fine Arts: Caroline Dennis

3212 Concord Drive Orange Tx 77630 Pastor Carol Lee Sunday Worship 10AM Friday Bible Teaching 6PM

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD

6446 Garrison at Hwy. 408 Orangefield “Come Worship With Us” 409-735-2661

www.fumcorange.org

Sunday: Life Groups 9:15 AM / Worship 10:30 AM Sunday Evening: 5 PM Wednesday Evening 6 PM / Wed. Youth Meeting 6 PM Charles Empey - Interim Pastor We Love You And God Loves You.

Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m., Adult, Youth, Children Discipleship Classes, Sun. 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Schedule 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting Youth & Children’s Activities Pastor: Keith Royal

Scott Hubbard is a graduate of Bethlehem College & Seminary and an editor for desiringGod.org.

He and his wife, Bethany, live with their son in Minneapolis.

Sunday Morning Traditional Worship: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Praise Worship 10:45 a.m.

(Nursery provided) Wednesday SPICE 5:30 p.m. Includes meal, bible studies, children and youth activities. (Nursery provided).

Rev. Mark Bunch Email: office@stpaulfamily.org

The Tabernacle

200 W. Roundbunch 735-3581 www.fbcbc.org

So trust his promise, draw a deep breath, and keep stepping into his freedom.

Triangle Baptist Church

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466

Cove Baptist Church 1005 Dupont St. • Orange

our sins, will he not also free us from today’s selfishness? If he has given us his Spirit, will he not also give us everything we need as we seek to imitate him in his service? He surely will.

For freedom he has set us free.

A Full Gospel Church

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Nightly Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Service: 6 p.m.

Sunday School 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Services: 10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Pastor: Ruth Burch

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