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Week of Wednesday, August 21, 2019

County hearing looks at Reinvestment Zone Dave Rogers

For The Record

Another big step toward the possibility of Orange County landing the granddaddy of new local investment spending arrives next Tuesday, Aug. 27.

At 10 a.m. that morning, Orange County Commissioners’ Courtroom will host a public hearing regarding the creation of a Reinvestment Zone to encompass a 1,572-acre tract across from the county airport that could become an $8 billion plastics plant.

More than two dozen adjoining parcels were purchased in the first half of this

year by Chevron Phillips Chemical.

Qatar Petroleum partnered with Chevron Phillips Chemical in July and the two announced the project, dubbed the U.S. Gulf Coast II Petroleum Project, would include one of the world’s biggest ethane crackers, capable of turning out 2 million metric tons of ethylene per year, and two polyethylene units, each with a 1 million metric ton capacity.

It’s all just a projection, though, one that may not come to Orange County or ever be built in any location by the two petrochemical giants.

The Chevron Phillips

Chemical stance on that has been unwavering since the long-rumored project became public in January.

“Orange is a finalist, however the location is only one of the alternatives on the

Gulf Coast,” the company has repeatedly put forth. “It is premature to say that Orange is definitely where we would put a petrochemical facility, if we decide to build one.”

But Orange County government wants to do everything it can to make itself attractive.

Establishing a Reinvestment Zone enables a county to grant tax abatements to

property owners for up to 10 years in length and 100 percent of its property tax bill.

“Before we can do an abatement on the properties REINVESTMENT Page 3A

BCISD board ‘Outstanding’ in Region 5

Prisoner transport taxes SO budget Dave Rogers

For The Record

Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt was granted permission to move some money Tuesday to pay for moving prisoners.

County Commissioners’ Court okayed shifting $9,700 from the accounts set aside for Sheriff’s Office janitorial supplies, lab supplies and uniforms to pay for bringing prisoners back from around the globe to face charges.

The sheriff explained that the county had in past years contracted with a nationwide service that ferried prisoners to and from Orange County. But that company went out of business in January.

He said that since then his deputies – two per trip -- had to travel as far as New York (twice) and Alaska to bring prisoners before judges.

“When the [Orange] courts find out they’ve been arrested, we’ve only got 10 days to go get them,” the sheriff said. “So we can’t get discount airline tickets.”

Merritt said his office was looking for another prisoner transportation service for the next budget year but so far had had no luck finding one.

Commissioners also agreed to return their “regular term” meeting to 2 p.m. on the second Tuesday of

each month.

That’s the one meeting per month commissioners’ court is required to hold. Orange Merritt County holds weekly meetings. All others are noted as “special meetings.”

All future meetings of the court – regular and special -will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, barring unforeseen circumstances.

County Judge John Gothia explained that this was set once a year and was in effect for the next complete fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

A year ago, the court switched the only required monthly meeting to 10 a.m.

Wednesday morning and moved all special meetings to that time as well.

When the switch was met by unanticipated complaints, the court switched all special meetings to 2 p.m. Tuesdays but was powerless to move the regular meeting.

Kurt Guidry, county maintenance director, reported that the courthouse marble project was complete. He said that contractors from Marsh Waterproofing had to repaint some areas that had been covered up by scaffolding.

Pictured left to right: BCISD Superintendent Todd Lintzen, Danny Lovett, Ed.D, Region 5 ESC Director, BCISD board membersJudy Cole (president), Rebecca Rutledge, Patty Collins, Thad Hill, Jerry McInnis, Mark Anderson and Mike Johnson.

RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux

Penny Leleux

For The Record

Danny Lovett, Ed.D., Region 5 Educational Service Center Executive Director recognized the Bridge City Independent School District Board as Outstanding School Board of Region 5 for 2019-2020 Monday at a special reception.

“I actually started my work with Region 5 17 years ago and the first school board I worked with was Bridge City ISD. They have consistently been diligent and excellent in their work.

They are always the first ones to get trained, to do all the things boards are expected to do by the state of Texas,” said Lovett. “It’s been a privilege and an honor to work with them all these years.

“We are proud to have you represent our region this year as Outstanding School Board of Region 5.”

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After presenting the certificate to Superintendent Todd Lintzen, board members Judy Cole, Rebecca Rutledge, Patty Collins, Thad Hill, Jerry McInnis, Mark Anderson and Mike Johnson were called to the stage for a round of pictures and accolades.

“I want you to enjoy this honor as long as possible.

Boards don’t ever get the opportunity to ever experience this. It’s the first time for Bridge City. I’m very proud to work with y’all,” said Lintzen.

Lanie Brown presented a special certificate and congratulations from Texas Congressman Brian Babin.

She expressed he was sorry that he couldn’t be there for the presentation, but that he would be in town Wednesday.

It was Bridge City Mayor David Rutledge’s turn next.

“Your hard work on behalf of the district, your dili-

gence on always striving for excellence as a board and above all your dedication to the students, faculty, administration and staff of the Bridge City school district are best exemplified by the quality of the educational experience in Bridge City,” said Rutledge. “My congratulations on a job well done and a challenge to build on this to continue to provide a school system we can all be proud of and as always, it’s a great day to be a Cardinal.”

Former Bridge City Mayor and new county commissioner of Precinct 3, Kirk Roccaforte, also addressed the board. “Congratulations on behalf of the county for your hard work and accomplishments. It’s really great to have that here in Bridge City and in our county.

Lintzen recognized the Chamber of Commerce for the support of the community and asked Beth Arnold, chamber president to say a

few words.

“Congratulations, we know it’s an honor well deserved, all the time that has been put in over the years.

We are very proud of the relationship the chamber shares with the school district. We’ve worked together on a lot of projects,” said Arnold. “The school district is very involved in any event or opportunity that we present and we want make sure you know we are going to continue to work for the betterment of our community any way we can.”

It should be noted that every member of the school board was sporting a Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Ambassador’s red jacket.

Lintzen also recognized Lamar State College-Orange’s efforts to lower tuition costs for students.

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Vine time for all at winery: Free State Cellar Dave Rogers

For The Record

The workers wearing the green and white T-shirts looked liked they’d lost their minds, swatting at the top of head-high greenery with old corn straw brooms.

But there was a method to the madness last weekend at the first crowd-sourced grape harvest at Orange’s Free State Cellars winery.

“Big wineries have some type of machine that picks the grapes for them,” Victoria Ibarra of Orange explained.

“But the classic way is to hit it with a broom. That warns the bugs and wasps, ‘We’re coming,’ and we don’t really pick them.

Family members of the owners of Free State Cellars swat the vines to shake free ripe grapes at the Orange vineyard on Saturday, Aug. 17.

RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers

Dylan Rechy pours in the grapes Tuesday afternoon as Mike Swope runs the crushing machine with the latest harvest from Free State Cellars in Orange.

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“If they fall off, they’re ready.”

Free State Cellars is located at 4702 Tejas Parkway.

The seven acres of real estate planted half with bronze Magnolia muscadine (white) grapes and half with black Noble muscadine (red) grapes used to be Piney Woods Winery, explains Mandy Hernandez, one of six owners.

The others include four of her siblings -- Dana Swope, Mike Swope, Laura McHugh, Stephanie Bingham – and a nephew, Nick Swope, Dana’s son.

They purchased the property from the family of Alfred Flies, who opened Pine FREE STATE CELLARS Page 3A

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Texas raises the legal smoking age, exempting members of the military Riane Roldan The Texas Tribune Texans will soon have to wait until their 21st birthday to buy tobacco and nicotine products products — with the exception of young military members.

Sen. Joan Huffman, a Republican from Houston, said she crafted Senate Bill 21, which takes effect Sept. 1, hoping that it would keep cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products out of public schools by creating more “social distance” between younger students and students old enough to purchase them. In Texas, nearly 12% of high school students smoke cigarettes, and 19% use e-cigarettes, according to data from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

“If we can have [kids] leave

Texas lawmakers allocated about $9.5 million in this year’s budget to reducing the use of tobacco products across the state — about $3 million more than the last budget — but that money is largely dedicated to prevention and education rather than enforcement.

high school tobacco and nicotine free, that’s a huge win,” said Jennifer Cofer, director of the End Tobacco Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Cen-

ter.

The original bill didn’t exempt military members, but that changed after some Republican resistance in both the House and Senate. More

than 12,500 active-duty troops ages 18 to 20 live in Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News.

When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill, Texas became the 16th state to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco.

John Schachter, director of state communications at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, has been following similar laws as they play out in legislatures across the country.

E-cigarette companies Juul and Altria both supported the Texas bill, which also prevents local governments from raising the legal age higher than 21.

Schachter said his group’s only issues with the Texas bill are that it lacks funding for enforcement to ensure retailers follow the new law, and it still includes fines that punish underage smokers

Texas’ Driver Responsibility Program ends Sept. 1 Troy Closson The Texas Tribune After years of failed attempts to eliminate it, the Driver Responsibility Program will end on Sept. 1. A measure signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, House Bill 2048, shutters the 16-year-old program that left more than 1 million people unable to keep or renew their driver’s licenses. Lawmakers from both chambers and parties criticized the program for adding additional annual fees — ranging from $100 to $2,000 depending on the offense — on top of the price of traffic tickets. Texans had their licenses suspended if they didn’t pay or enter into a payment plan within a certain number of days. For many drivers, those surcharges grew to thousands of dollars on years-old tickets and left them without a license for, at times, more than a decade.

“It’s hard to overstate the

harms of the program,” said Emily Gerrick, senior staff attorney with the Texas Fair Defense Project. “It created this really horrible cycle for drivers who lost their license because they couldn’t afford to pay the surcharge. And then kept getting more surcharges because they didn’t have their license.”

Efforts to pass legislation previously hit obstacles, however, as those collected fees are used to fund the state’s emergency trauma center care system. But soon, that money will come from other sources, those surcharges will be waived and more than 600,000 Texans will immediately be eligible to have their licenses reinstated.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the repeal: Who is eligible to have their license reinstated — and how?

Of the nearly 1.5 million Texans who were unable to keep or renew their licenses

under the Driver Responsibility Program, there are a few different groups drivers might fall into when attempting to get their licenses reinstated after Sept. 1: • Drivers whose fees and suspensions stem solely from the Driver Responsibility Program will either immediately be eligible to have their driver’s licenses reinstated (about 635,000 people) or be eligible after paying a reinstatement fee of about $100 (about 350,000 people). Drivers can check which group they belong to online.

• Texans whose licenses were suspended for additional reasons outside of the Driver Responsibility Program (about 398,000 people) will be eligible to have suspensions lifted after resolving other issues.

Drivers whose licenses were expired for under two years may be eligible to replace them online. If more time has passed, drivers will have to re-apply and pass

written, vision and driving tests before obtaining a new license.

What happens to unpaid surcharges?

All surcharges under the Driver Responsibility Program will be waived after Sept. 1 and no future fees will be assessed, according to the Department of Public Safety. Drivers will still be responsible for any other suspensions, fines or fees on their driving records. In the time between June and September, drivers are still expected to pay those surcharges — though DPS confirmed if someone’s license was already suspended under the program, they wouldn’t face additional penalties for not paying.

License suspensions that resulted from surcharges, however, will remain on drivers’ records.

Any payments made prior to the repeal will not be refunded.

who get caught with tobacco products. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids supports the elimination of youth penalties all together — and while that didn’t happen in Texas,

Texas became the 16th state to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco. the state reduced fines for underage smokers from $250 to $100.

“The youth themselves are already victims of the tobacco industry and its billions of dollars of marketing that lure them and addict them before they’re adults,” Schachter said. “They should not be further penalized when it’s the retailers who are the ones who are in violation of the law in selling to these underage kids.”

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in this year’s budget to reducing the use of tobacco products across the state — about $3 million more than the last budget — but that money is largely dedicated to prevention and education rather than enforcement.

Cofer, the director of MD Anderson’s program, said the bill is still a step in the right direction.

“We’re going to see a major shift in public health, and ultimately cancer reduction,” Cofer said.

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Reinvestment Zone From Page 1 that are in question, we have to establish a reinvestment zone,” County Judge John Gothia explained.

While a public hearing giving taxpayers the opportunity to encourage or discourage the action is required to establish a Reinvestment Zone, no such hearing is needed before the granting of a tax abatement.

“We’ll have a hearing on the Reinvestment Zone next week,” Gothia said. “Then we’ll start working on whatever abatement requests that could come from that.”

The project has been the subject of several closed door sessions between county commissioners that included Chevron Phillips Chemical representatives and/or Jessica Hill, director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation.

But no terms of any proposed abatements have been made public.

The most oft-mentioned abatement approved by recent commissioners is a 10year, 100-percent tax deferral for Jefferson Entergy terminal on the Orange County side of the Port of Beaumont.

The company’s January presentation showed that Jefferson Entergy had paid $11.5 million in taxes to Orange County taxing authorities in five years, 2014-2018.

Entities in the western end of the county, near the terminal, received most of the taxes with $8.5 million going to Vidor schools.

In 2018, Jefferson Energy paid Orange County $112,500 in PILOT payments (payments in lieu of taxes), with $12,500 going to the Orange County Economic Development Corporation.

In October 2018, a discussion about the County’s tax abatement policy in Commissioners’ Court noted that it lacked any requirements for new developments to hire local workers or employ local contractors.

“There will be some [local hiring] requirements, I’m sure,” Trahan said about an abatement for the $8 billion plant. “It’ll be tied to local workers. It’ll be tied to working with local companies.”

But most of the company’s January presentation consisted of other, smaller Orange County companies describing the trickle-down spending that went to service industry contractors. One said Jefferson Energy had spent $268 million with his company since 2013.

Benefits of a tax abatement, according to the Texas Comptroller’s website, include reduction of unemployment, strengthening other businesses, increasing tax revenues from employees and contractors and longterm growth after the abatement expires.

“When you abate a huge project, there are other businesses that come in and support those efforts,” Commissioner Robert Viator said Tuesday. “It also stimulates current businesses and they prosper.

“When other businesses prosper, we prosper more as a county.”

Everyone in the meeting that included County Judge Dean Crooks, Commissioners Gothia, Johnny Trahan, Barry Burton and Jody Crump, and Hill agreed that the policy needed to be changed to include requirements to hire and shop local.

But the court voted 4-1 to just carry over the earlier policy, with no changes.

“There will be some [local hiring] requirements, I’m sure,” Trahan said about an abatement for the $8 billion plant. “It’ll be tied to local workers. It’ll be tied to working with local companies.”

The commissioners have two other public hearings in the next week, both on the proposed tax rate of 54.2 cents per $100, which is the same rate as the past two years.

The first public tax rate hearing will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23; the second at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Woods Winery in 1985. It was the 14th winery in Texas, Hernandez said.

Flies, an award-winning vintner, died in 2015.

Saturday’s was the third harvest by the Swope family since buying the land just in time to get flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey.

But it was the first that included others who are not part of the large family.

“We just opened about two months ago,” explains Grace Hernandez, who handles marketing and event planning.

“We were doing some private tastings, and now the doors are open to the public and we’re booming.”

Free State Cellars offers wine by the glass or bottle.

It is open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.

It’s is available to host tasting parties.

And it has an on-line following on Facebook.

“With our first post about [Saturday’s] harvest, we had 400-plus interactions and we reached 6,000 people,” Grace

Hernandez said. “We said, ‘How are we going to control this many people?’’’

Maybe it was the Aug. 17 weather, which was both super hot and super wet. Fewer folks than expected showed up, but the marketing whiz said it didn’t matter.

“We filled up all our crates,” Grace Hernandez said.

They wound up with 25 volunteers helping out 15 family members.

“We enjoyed it,” Stephanie Bourgeois of Sulphur said, speaking for herself and sister-in-law Katy Bourgeois, after a morning in the vineyard.

“We’re not scared off by a little work. The weather was very hot, but we were blessed with a few clouds. It’s rather therapeutic.”

A second chance for would-be grape whackers will be here soon enough.

Free State Cellars is signing up volunteers to help with the red grape harvest on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Hopefully, Mike and Nick Swope are through prepping the white grapes by then.

Mike Swope, the man in

charge of machines at the winery, was doing the mental math Tuesday afternoon, but wasn’t liking the results.

“Last year, I spent 40 hours pressing grapes and I only had half as many grapes,” he said.

He complained that he hoped to run three presses but was down to just two after a part broke and he had to re-order from Italy.

“Everything in wine has to come from Italy,” he said.

Then he picked himself up from the long wooden table and trudged off to run a mechanized grape crushing machine with the help of three friends.

That was the step before pressing the mash.

After pressing, yeast is added to convert sugar to alcohol. That process involves about two weeks in 55-gallon barrels, Mandy Hernandez said.

Then, the liquid is transferred to stainless steel vats and left to age for four to six months. Sediment is removed in stages along the way, and it’s ready to bottle, she said.

the evenings and on weekends, so thank you for bearing with us. Thank you for always being behind us.

Thank you for loving us.

Now let’s eat some cake.”

The Record Newspapers would also like to add a note of congratulations to the Bridge City ISD School Board for a job well done.

BCISD From Page 1 Judy Cole gave a final word of thanks for everyone that came out to show support.

“We greatly appreciate it and especially our family and friends. We are gone a lot on

Julián Castro qualifies for third County business From Page 1 Commissioners agreed to WIC office since Tropical proposed interlocal agree- Storm Harvey two years ago.

Democratic debate in September ament between Orange Coun“Prior to Harvey, WIC Alex Samuels The Texas Tribune Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro tweeted Tuesday morning that he has achieved the polling requirement to qualify for the primary debate in Houston this fall.

Castro received 2% in a CNN poll conducted by the survey and research firm SSRS that was released Tuesday. To qualify for the September and October debates, candidates must hit the 130,000-donor threshold and get 2% support in four polls — a higher bar than what the national party set for the first two debates in Miami and Detroit. Castro reached 130,000 donors, surpassing the other threshold for fall primary debates, in July.

“Thank you to our growing number of supporters across the country,” Castro tweeted Tuesday morning,

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along with a link to a CNN article stating he got a fourth qualifying poll to participate in the debate. The other Texan running for president, Beto O’Rourke, has already qualified for the Houston debate.

According to Castro’s campaign, the Democrat had previously surpassed 2% in national polls from Washington Post/ABC News and NBC News and an Iowa poll from CBS News.

“With two standout debate

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performances, Secretary Castro has been building momentum for his candidacy,” campaign manager Maya Rupert said in a statement.

“He has never wanted to be a ‘flash in the pan’ candidate, but rather has continued to build support and momentum by leading the field on critical issues and showing voters every day why he’s the best candidate to go toe-totoe with Donald Trump.”

Aside from O’Rourke and Castro, eight candidates have now met the qualifications for the fall debates: former Vice President Joe Biden, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and businessman Andrew Yang.

ty and UTMB to allow UTMB to utilize the office attached to Gould Park Community Center for WIC services.

Vidor has been without a

handled 1,210 cases. Two years later, WIC numbers had dropped to 639 cases,” Commissioner Robert Viator said.

“There are a lot of factors,

but you’ve got to think the mileage from the west end of the county to the east end of the county was a big one.”

County Auditor Pennee Schmitt was ordered to pay the weekly bills, which totaled $202,000.

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From The Creaux’s Nest REWARDING MYSELF I decided that come Saturday I was going to spend the entire day on myself. It had been a long time since I had done that, so early Saturday I sat down at Denny’s for an outstanding breakfast that I over did of course. Beverly and Jody Raymar spotted me as they were leaving. We had been playing phone tag for several months and missing each other. Bev, like her late mom Ms. Pearl, gets prettier with age. Jody hasn’t changed in 15 years. Sorry I didn’t spot them when I arrived. For several years, on given weeks, I’ve had a gig going in Gist. I told my friend John Roy Fredrick that I would stop and visit him on my return. He suggested it might be better if I stopped by on my way to the rendezvous but I didn’t take his advice, I stopped and visited the new Market Basket Super Store in Mauriceville. It is impressive; you would never believe you are in a Market Basket store of old. It is beautifully set up with wide aisles. They are at this time celebrating their grand opening. We distributed 700 County Record newspapers, up from the usual 400. While there we visited a couple from Buna and spoke with an old boy from Starks.

I asked him about the old mayor, Rene Hanks, he told me he believed Hanks was having health problems. I heard that Commissioner Owen Burton had just left the store.

I made my way to John Roy’s little money maker. I asked if there were any bills in the register. They had been so busy money was spilling out of the cigar box. John Roy has led an exciting life that makes for great stories. He said, “Sit down; I have a story to tell you.” Between taking in cash, he told his story. It was a long, feel-good story spreading 51 years. It is a beautiful tale with a happy ending. It was closing time for him. He had to count and bundle the day’s take. I was wearing down and could feel a nap coming on so I headed to the Tee-Pee. When I woke it was plum dark. I wondered if I had dreamed the day’s activities or if I had a full day to myself. Sunday was also a special day but that’s another story. *****Now it’s back to the grind stone. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

PATE MEMORIAL TO BE HELD A memorial for longtime Orange County attorney H.D. Pate, who passed away May 6, 2019, will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. A reception will follow at the K.C. Hall from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. H.D. had practiced law in Orange County for 50 years and also was Bridge City Attorney for many years.

He drew up the charter to incorporate the city and became its first city attorney. Please join us in celebrating the life of our friend Heinie Dell Pate. Come share memories and stories at the K.C. Hall reception. (Editor’s note: Ten years ago this week several Bridge City pioneers got together for the last time at Peggy’s on the Bayou for breakfast prepared by Richard Albair. Those in attendance were H.D., Doug Harrington, Roy Dunn, Curtis Lee and Wilson Roberts. All had played an important part in the development of the Bridge City community. Wilson, who was the city’s first police chief and Roy, whose family had settled in the area in 1927, are the only two survivors today.)

SERVICE FOR BOBBY JOE SHUGART SATURDAY Bobby Joe Shugart, 81, of Orange, passed away on August 17. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 24, at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday. Another old Pipefitter has left us. Condolences to his family and friends. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2009 Helene Litton, age 78, passed away Sunday at 2 a.m.

Aug. 23. Service was Wednesday at St. Henry Catholic Church. Helene had fought a tough fight for several months and she is at peace now. She and Moe married 61 years ago. She was his sidekick and soul mate. Moe told everyone in Gladewater she was his girlfriend when she was a teenager. Everyone knew not to mess with the “Little Bulldog’s” lady. Moe dragged his bride around until settling in Bridge City 43 years ago where they raised their girls, Mickey and Sherry, and watched their grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up. Our hearts are heavy with sadness for Moe and this great family. Helene was one of the nicest, sweetest ladies you could ever hope to know. After 37 years as the Bridge City librarian she leaves behind many students and teachers who loved her.

(Editor’s note: Moe passed away last year. They are together again.)***** I thought, for historical sake and for those years from now interested in the past and what was happening back in 2009, I should mention the opening of Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Arlington. When these writings are reviewed the reader will find that the stadium was taller, longer, with more design advances than any other that had ever come before it. It is the world’s biggest, costing $1.15 billion, with an 80,000 capacity, expandable to 100,000. There are three million square feet under one roof, 292 feet high, 1,100 concession stands and restaurants, 300 suites and 11,000 tons of air condi-

tioning and scoreboards with two 160 foot HD-TV screens.

The first game was played Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. The Cowboys, coached by Orange, Texas native Wade Phillips, beat the Tennessee Titans 30-10. Wade is the son of coach Bum Phillips, “World’s best known bum.” He was born in Orange also. *****Celebrating birthdays this week: To our longtime, dear friend Glenda Dyer, who now lives in Tennessee with husband Paul. Glenda keeps up with us on our Web site. ***A special guy, Johnny Montagne, hit his last year in the 50s on Aug. 22. He and his little buddy Blaze have been slaughtering the fish in the lake but last week, after he and Roy’s annual kidney stew dinner, Johnny, Blaze, along with Tommy Bean, took off on a fishing expedition about 3:30 p.m. Can you believe three batteries all died? The crew had to be rescued by Richard Adair. He found them after dark in the lake and dragged them home.

Darlene, Johnny’s lovely wife, said, “Johnny you need to change your maintenance program.”***** I believe Tonya Tucker was born to sing. She was born Oct. 10, 1958, in Seminole and recorded her first Top-10 hit “Delta Dawn” in 1972. Then came her big hit “What’s Your Mamma’s Name” in 1973, “Lizzie and the Rainman” 1975 and “Would You Lay With Me in a Field of Stone.”

In all she had 10 No. 1 hits plus 24 albums. Tanya has a new album, “My Turn,” out. Most of the songs were sung when she was a youngster, songs first done by Buck Owens, Ray Price, George Jones, Merle Haggard etc. I was fortunate enough to have met her once and even though I have never been fond of female singers, I’ve always loved her voice. *****Speaking of artists, Kris Kristofferson of Brownsville, the Rhodes scholar, will also have a new album out on Sept. 29 called “Closer to the Bone.”*****What’s up with Rep. Charlie Wilson? Well, on Oct. 24, at the Hilton Americas in Houston, Charlie will speak, along with former Poland president Lech Walesa, at a leading heart banquet to benefit Methodist Hospital DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. Larry King will be master of ceremonies at the event; from 7-11 p.m. Honorary event cochairs are President George H. and Barbara Bush. I believe a few million dollars will be raised and our guy Charlie will play a big part. *****We were sorry to hear that Cody Sparks, a red-shirted junior at Tulane, broke a kneecap and will be out six to eight weeks. He was a starting tight end for the Green Wave. Cody was a four-sport star at Bridge City – football baseball, basketball and track.

Cody is in the top bunch of great athletes that have come through Bridge City High. *****Who will lie on top of Marilyn Monroe? The crypt above her final resting place has sold via a 20-day Ebay auction with the high bid of $4.6 million. The starting bid was $500,000. The space above Monroe is being vacated according to Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Commissioner Theresa and Frank Beauchamp celebrates another anniversary. I don’t know the number but it’s a bunch. Congratulations.***Aug. 25 is a special day for some great folks, Coach Dan Ray Hooks, David Montagne, Dot Hudson and the First Lady of Orange County, pretty Glynis Gothia all celebrate birthdays.***Aug. 26 is a special day for a special lady. Happy birthday to Donna Scales.***Happy birthday on Aug. 27, to Stephanie Roberts, Claybar’s talented PR person and also having a birthday is Frank Beauchamp.***We also want to remember a dang good guy who is on kidney dialysis. The “A” Team sends Happy Birthday wishes on Thursday, Aug. 22 to Thomas Stanfield.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at Southern Charm this week and back to Robert’s next week. Last week Chief Wilson Roberts and wife V.J. attended and also Eric and Rex Peveto were consoling Bearden after the whipping on a bad court appointed case.

I still believe he’s the best criminal defense attorney around. Everyone is always welcome.*****Trump is bluffing. He will cave to NRA on universal background checks and use the NRA’S talking points that it’s a mental health issue.

40 Years Ago-1979

Sostan and Clovis went on a camping trip last month near the Davis Mountains. Getting dere tent all set up wore out dem two old duds and dey fell sound asleep.

Sometimes after midnight, Sostan woke Clovis up and said, “Look up, look up to da sky, wat you see hanh?”

Clovis him say, “Mais me, I see millions of stars.”

“Wat dat tell you?” Sostan axe.

Clovis pondered dat for a minute den answer, “It tell me dere are millions of galaxies and billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me dat Saturn is in Leo, time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past two in da morning. It tells me dat God is all-powerful him, and we are small and insignificant in the skeem of tings. It seems we will have a beautiful day come daylight.”

Clovis den axe, “Wat it tell you Sostan?”

Sostan answer, “Clovis, you crazy Cajun, you are dumber dan a brick wall. Can’t you see dat somebody stole our damn tent.”

The old country boy from Orangefield and former Orange police chief Alvin Keown, has sold Keown Supply on Texas 87 for $6 million.*****Former Bridge City coach Buddy Gillis died last week.*****D.J. Morris, 72, also passed away.*****Debbie and David Fusilier welcome their first born on Aug 18. They named him David Wayne Jr.*****Graduating from Lamar are Sheila Goodwin, Vikki Lowe, Phillips Williams, Michael Angelle, Margaret Waldrep Dumas, Nina Perkins, Linda Echols and Carolyn Dixon.*****Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Glenn Gisclair are the proud parents of a new son “Beau,” born July 27 in Alamosa, Colorado.

45 Years Ago-1974 Attorney H.D. Pate claims he can run the mile in under eight minutes. Meanwhile druggist Doug Harrington claims he can run a mile and a half in under 13 minutes.

(Editor’s note: Boy, time changes everything, those two old boys are running for St. Peter now days.)*****Jack Nance was hospitalized after fainting in an east Texas restaurant.

Someone asked Jack if it was the heat and he answered, “No it was the check.”*****Faye Linscomb and daughter Kathy were in the Dallas area to watch Jimmy Lacombe and Mark Dunn play in an inter-squad scrimmage at UTA where the Bridge City football players are freshmen. *****Newly weds, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Easterling, were winners of $150 in groceries from Howard’s Grocery Market. They won KOGT’s “Dial a Door” contest. (Editor’s note: I wonder what became of Roger, a star athlete at Bridge City. He had a brother named Ben and his dad was former boxing star George Easterling.)*****Sue Cormier Matthews, a 1967 graduate of Bridge City is now associated with Ingram School of Dance in Orange teaching twirling. Sue has won many honors and awards in the field. *****Susan Savoy will become Mrs. Dennis Brown on Aug. 31. *****Barbara McRight will wed Edwin Hayes Osborn on Aug. 30. *****The Thrift and Gift Shop will hold its first anniversary sale on Sat., Sept. 7. *****Savoy Studio, instructing dancing, baton, modeling and adult gymnastics, is at 509 Sixth St. and owned by Judy and Gary Savoy. The couple have one child, 6-year-old Stacy.*****The new head football coach at Little CypressMauriceville is Randall Dorsett.*****The Bridge City Cards will count on No. 52, Bill Powers and 33, Neal Jenkins, to play multiple positions.*****No. 55, Junior Henry and 52, James Lanscaster, are competing for the starting center spot for the West Orange Chiefs.*****Anchoring the center spot for the Stark Tigers will be No. 51, Dale Daily.*****Steve Jones is a new patrolman with the Orange Police Department.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Last week in the Penny Record we ran the story of Wesley and Ronda Dishon’s new “Hightides” water front restaurant near the historical Cow Bayou Swing Bridge. It’s much more than a restaurant and will be unique for the area and a great and exciting addition to Orange County.

We received a tremendous amount of response in readership in our publication and online and Facebook. This week, we are publishing the “Hightides” story in the County Record. It will be a great place to congregate but for me just seeing Ronda will be worth the trip.*****We have a few friends celebrating special days in the coming week. On Wednesday, Aug. 21, Micah and Carl Tibodeaux celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary. Not a bad average. Congrats.***Friends Karen Fisher, Mariellen Jacobs and Johnny Montagne all celebrate birthdays on Aug. 22.***On Aug. 24, our buddy Marlene Merritt has a birthday. She wants to quit counting. Also on this day

BIRTHDAYS Celebrating birthdays in the next week are Kimberly Hubbard, Olga Graham who celebrate Aug. 21, and celebrities country singers Kenny Rogers, 81 and Kacey Musgraves, 31.*****Aug. 22: Kristen Murdock, Betty Diabo, Mike Johnson and Jason Delano celebrate. Joining them are comedian James Corden, 41 and chef Glada De Laurentis, 49.*****Aug. 23: Michele George, Pat Gunter, John-David Walles and Skipper’s little boy Keble Free all celebrate. Also celebrating are actors Barbara Eden, 88 and Shelley Long, 70 and basketball player Kobe Bryant, 41.*****Aug. 24: Having birthdays today are Tina Pontan, Belen Zuniga and Ben Ezell. They are joined by entrepreneur/WWE Vince McMahon, 74, comedian Dave Chappelle, 46 and football player Arian Foster, 33.*****Aug. 25: Carlene Wheat, Milton Briggs, Jr., Ron Cowling, Trevor Schaffer and Bree Fontenot celebrate birthdays. Also country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, 58, chef Rachel Ray, 51 and actor Sean Connery, 89.*****Aug. 26: Celebrating today are Michele Flowers, Jerry Mercer and Sheryl Guillory. Also celebrating are actors Melissa McCarthy, 49 and Macaulay Culkin, 39.*****On Aug. 27, David Green, Peggy Larson and Stephanie Roberts celebrate birthdays today. Joining them are reality star Cesar Millan, 50, Gospel singer Yolanda Adams, 58 and actor Chandra Wilson, 50. Happy Birthday to all.

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C’EST TOUT Is next recession around the corner?

It’s been 11 years since the U.S. economy experienced a recession under President George W. Bush and inherited

by President Obama. Now more signs are popping up that another one could be on the horizon. Typical downturns are no picnic because once the ball starts rolling down hill it picks up momentum. The loose definition of recession is two straight quarters of decline in real gross domestic product. Economists look at leading economic indicators to predict when a recession is coming. One of those is the inverted yield curve like what happened last week.

That’s when the yield on the 10-year bond sinks below the yield on the two-year bond. It has never failed to predict a recession before. It doesn’t predict when it will arrive or how deep it will be; only that it’s coming. Something usually triggers stocks going into a tizzy, like last week. It may steady before falling back a few times. Most economists believe the trade war with China is a factor. President Trump put off the 25 percent tariffs on China until Dec. 15. He says so it won’t affect the consumer at Christmas time. All Christmas merchandise would be on the shelf.

Trump had said, “China will pay for the tariffs.” He’s now admitting that the consumer would pay at the cash register, while still claiming on the other hand, “China will pay the tariff.” That is not true. Here’s something that could very well happen. If, come February, the bottom falls out of the market, Trump’s numbers will sink even lower. He might by March decide he can’t win and will take down the senate with him. Then the best thing to do is make a deal of no prosecution after he leaves office and take the doctor’s advise and bail out for his health. That would give the Republicans time for a Primary. It will depend on if there is a recession, how bad and what Trump’s numbers tumble to. He may try to bluff it and stay but a lot of people will get hurt, even the senate in Texas is not safe.

The best thing for the GOP is for him to leave but it’s not the best for the Democrats who would be running against a fresh Republican start.*****Well, that brings me to an end. Thanks for tagging along. Be sure and let our advertisers know we sent you. Please read us cover to cover.

Take care and God bless.

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Golden K Kiwanis to meet e Orange Golden K Kiwanis Club continues its presentation of each member's "life story" in August, September, and October. Members meet each Wednesday for coffee and refreshments at 9:30 a.m., and the meeting officially begins at 9:45 a.m. in the Salvation Army Meeting Room, 1950 MLK Drive, Orange 77630. e meeting adjourns at 10:45 a.m. due to use of room by other groups. On Wednesday, August 21, Billy Jack McKinney, former Orange Golden K Kiwanis Club president, will present his experiences in his life in New Mexico, with Navy life in California and Vietnam, and continuing work in many other cities. en on Wednesday, August 28, Lois Ferrell, former Golden K president, will tell her life story, through Houston, New Orleans, Beaumont, Denton, Plano, and Orange.

Thrift & Gift Community Garage Sale e rift & Gift Community Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, September 7 from 8 am to 2 pm. Rent a covered space for only $10.00. 1st come, 1st served for rental space. For more information, pick up rules at rift & Gift which is open Tuesday - Friday from 9 am to 3 pm. We welcome vendors with arts and crafts, food, garage sale items, etc. Shop location is 350 37th St. (off Strickland between the Salvation Army and Sabine Credit Union and across Strickland from Robert’s Meat Market). ese prices are unbelievable. Call 409-886-7649 for more information.

SEW N Saturday During the summer, you are invited to learn how to sew at SEW N Saturday! We will meet September 7 at 9:00 am at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W. Roundbunch in Bridge City. ese basic lessons are free, yet we

invite you to bring material, a sewing machine (if you are able; there will be a few machines at the church) and a commitment and desire to learn to sew! Everyone from age 10 and up is welcome.

Please call the church office at 409-735-4573 to claim your spot. Come and join us for a fun time!

Dementia Care Givers' Support Group e 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 ursday of every month at 6:30 p.m..

Seek & Find Resale Store e Seek & Find Resale Shop is open on ursdays 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.

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group of local beekeepers interested in spreading information about honeybees and the pollination service they perform. e 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.

Orange Al-Anon meetings Al-Anon can help if someone close to another person has a drinking or addiction problem. AlAnon meets Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., at North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 North 16th Street (Rear), Orange. Call 409-4742171 or 409-988-2311 for more information.

Calls are kept confidential.

Bridge City Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held on ursday 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 409-7499036 or Mike at 409-718-0333.

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Exciting New Bible Study offered e Books of Acts has everything but dinosaurs. It’s got earthquakes, shipwrecks, avenging angels, harrowing escapes, riots, murder plots, political intrigue, courtroom drama and so much more. e book of acts tells the story of the early Christian church with all the flair of an exciting adventure novel. ings start out rather calm----then the Holy Spirit comes roaring into the room, igniting the pious with tongues of fire and causing them to behave in ways that lead onlookers to think they are drunk, from that point on, we know we are in for a bumpy ride. ese stories all have the quality of “Did you hear the one about----? e book of Acts may read like an adventure novel, but actually it is a history book. And Luke’s ultimate interests are theological, or at least spiritual and pastoral, Acts could almost be called “Acts of the Holy Spirit” or “Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.”

Join Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for this exciting 6 month class being offered on Tuesdays starting September 10th at 10:00 am. Please call church office (409-735-4573) if you plan to attend; we want to have enough materials prepared for your studies.

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.

Orange County Beekeeping Group e Orange County Beekeepers Group is a

Delta Life Fitness Orange County was named the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce August Business of the Month. Pictured, from left, are Candace Mulhollan and Ashley Diebold. Photo courtesy of Bridge City Chamber of Commerce

Delta Life Fitness named County Business of Month Phil Collins will appear on September 24 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

SE Texas, SW Louisiana set for some great summer fun

By Tommy Mann Jr. e Record

KISS, Toyota Center, Houston

Here are some of the concerts coming up during the summer and early fall in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana.

Sept. 21 Carrie Underwood, Toyota Center, Houston Peter Frampton, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

Aug. 22 Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Elle King, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Aug. 23 A Flock of Seagulls, Missing Persons, The Motels, Bow Wow Wow, Wang Chung, Real Life, The Escape Club, The Vapors, Boys Don’t Cry, Farrington and Mann, H2O Pool, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, La. The Tubes, Warehouse Live, Houston Aug. 31 Backstreet Boys, Toyota Center, Houston Sept. 3 Backstreet Boys, dome, Lafayette, La.

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Sept. 7 Chris Young, Chris Janson, Locash, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Sept. 8 John Mayer, Toyota Center, Houston Slipknot, Volbeat, Gojira, Behemoth, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Sept. 9

Mouse, Toyota Center, Houston Dec. 21 Tracy Byrd, Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont

e Bridge City Chamber of Commerce was pleased to announce that Delta Life Fitness Orange County has been named Business of the Month for August 2019.

Owner Ashley Leibold accepted the award from Ambassador/Board Member Candace Mulhollan, RE/MAX One Realtor.

Award presentation took place at the August Networking Coffee hosted by Countryland Properties. Delta Life Fitness

Orange County received an acrylic award sponsored by Sabine River Ford and gifts from Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, Sabine Federal Credit Union, 5Point Credit Union, Mary Kelone of Barefoot Souls, Neches Federal Credit Union, OhainWEB.com, Wellspring Credit Union and Best Day Spa. Delta Life Fitness Orange County is locally owned and operated by Ashley and Joel Leibold.

Sept. 22 Iron Maiden, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Carrie Underwood, Cajundome, Lafayette, La. Sept. 24 Phil Collins, Toyota Center, Houston Sept. 25 The Who, Toyota Center, Houston Oct. 3 Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Pistol Annies, Tenille Townes, Cajundome, Lafayette, Oct. 23 Styx, Smart Financial Center, Houston Oct. 25 Vince Neil, Warehouse Live, Houston Oct. 27 Zac Brown Band, Lukas Nelson, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands Nov. 2 The Chainsmokers, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lennon Stella, Toyota Center, Houston Nov. 12 The Black Keys, Shannon and The Clams, Modest

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Ashley and her team are dedicated to helping women achieve their fitness goals.

Workouts are designed for a woman’s metabolism to maximize results in as little as 30 minutes, just a few times a week.

Supervised childcare is included for all classes which are available morning and afternoon. To schedule your first class for FREE, call (409) 9204345 or visit www.deltalifefitness.com

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Deaths and Memorials

Bobby Joe Shugart, 81, Orange Bobby Joe Shugart, 81, of Orange, passed away on August 17, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be Saturday, August 24, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Jack Comer.

Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 24, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Mexia, Texas, on October 21, 1937, he was the son of Claude Shugart and elma Wagner. Bobby proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 2 years. He was part of the pipefitters local 195 for 60 years.

Bobby enjoyed spending time with his grandkids. He loved to read and watch movies with his loving wife. Bobby was a sports fanatic and an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He was a wonderful provider, husband, dad, and even greater PaPaw. Bobby will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.

BOBBY JOE He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and elma Shugart; SHUGART grandson Evan Frosch; siblings, Clint Holman, Peggy Malec, Claude “C.C.” Shugart, Jr. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years JoAnn Shugart; children, Stephen Shugart of Bridge City, Jason Shugart of Oklahoma, and Christy Sanders of Magnolia, Texas; brother and best friend Wayne Seal of Hemphill, Texas; grandchildren, Blake Frosch, Logan Minner, and Christian Minner all of Houston, Hannah Minner of Magnolia, Texas, Blakeley Shugart of Orange, and Sophia Hawthorne of Port Neches; great grandchildren, Remy and Willow; sister Claudine Kotkin of Tucson, Arizona; nephews, Ronnie Shugart of Bridge City, and Michael David Shugart of Orange; niece Donna Joe Burton, of Lumberton; and many other nieces and nephews.

Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home.

Heinie ‘H.D.’ Pate, Bridge City Please join us in a celebration of the life of Heinie “HD” Pate at 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 24th at St. Henry's Catholic Church, located at 475 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. e longtime Orange County Attorney for 50 years as well as 30 years as City Attorney for Bridge City passed away at his home in Bridge City on May 6th, 2019.

A reception will follow at the Knights of Columbus Hall from 3:00pm 6:00 pm. Please join us to share treasured memories and stories.

To place a memorial, call 409-735-5305

APPETIZER TRAY is appetizer tray consists of only three ingredients: cucumbers, baby raw carrots, and medium quartered tomatoes. is is a photo from Dr. Sarah Boehme's refreshment table after a book review this year in AAUW 's Book-Ins (American Association of University Women).

Equipment needed: 1 large platter 1 knife to slice cucumbers and tomatoes

Ingredients: Bag of fresh baby carrots 2 cucumbers 2 medium tomatoes Dip of choice, homemade or commercial

Directions: inly slice cucumbers, placing them around edge of platter. Next, place raw baby carrots in next row around cu-

cumbers. Finally, quarter tomatoes and place in center of platter. Serve with dip of choice to accompany the veggies. Have

I have been cooking this casserole for many years. It's easy to make, fixed with ingredients commonly found, and pleases the palettes of many. I do not add any meat to this dish, but the cook could feel free to add any meat desired.

Kitchen fork to beat mixture Kitchen knife for cutting Measuring cup Measuring spoon

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE FOR A CROWD

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Equipment needed: 13"x9" pan, sprayed with cooking spray Large mixing bowl

Ingredients: 10 large or extra large eggs 8 slices bread, cubed, with crusts removed 2 cups milk, such as whole, 2%, skim, soy 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese 1 tsp. salt

extra veggies in reserve in case they are depleted quickly. ey are always a healthy choice at any event.

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a 13"x9" pan with vegetable spray. Crack all of eggs into large mixing bowl. Beat in bowl with fork. en, add rest of ingredients to bowl. Continue mixing with fork. Pour all of mixture into prepared pan.

Bake for 45-50 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Cut into individual squares with knife.

Saint Mary Catholic excited to introduce its new principal

Katie Sanders is the new principal for St. Mary Catholic.

Principal, Katie Sanders is an Orangefield High School graduate who was very active in her school and community.

She played basketball at Sam Houston State University before graduating with a Bachelor’s degree from Texas State University.

She received her Master’s Degree from Lamar University where she also obtained her principal certification.

She has had several leadership positions throughout her educational career including, varsity basketball coach at Orangefield High School, girls’ athletic coordinator in Pflugerville ISD, and ELA team lead.

She loves reading, scrapbooking, and spending time with her WONDERFUL family.

She is honored to serve as the St. Mary Catholic School Principal for the 2019-2020 school year, and she cannot wait to see the amazing things the students, staff, and community will do this year.

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Me, Mom and them old cotton fields Roy Dunn For e Record By late August all of the cotton had to be gathered from the fields. As soon as us poor kids were old enough to drag a sack we took to picking cotton.

We’d hit the field while the dew was still on the ground, pick all day in the scorching south Louisiana heat with dust in our nostrils and mouths dry as cotton. The water in the old water jug, put in the shade of the cotton plants, was hot but wet. I can still taste the flavor of that water. I’ve never tasted any like it since those old cotton days. Mom and I wore straw hats. The old folks said if we didn’t line the hat with cotton leaves we’d get sunstroke.

South Louisiana cotton was a killer, the plants were small and cotton sorry. If it made a half bale to the acre it was called a bumper crop. I drug that sack and picked that cotton until my skinny legs could barely stand. My fingertips would constantly bleed from being pricked by the dried cotton boles. At the end of a long day Mom and I might weigh out 35 cents worth of cotton, around 100 pounds. I always looked forward to late evenings after supper when I could sit on Grandma Availa’s little front porch. I enjoyed those visits with her. She never spoke English but told me stories in French, Taught me how to count and do my alphabet in Cajun French.

Aug. 25 is the date of her birth. I didn’t realize, it until just now, that I was writing this near the day she was born in 1878, 141 years ago. She died 50 years ago, in 1969. I’m glad that all of my children got to

know this strong lady who helped mold me. She was tough and didn’t cut me, Mom or anyone else any slack. She would have made a good prison warden. That was in my early years, but as Grandma Availa got older and got us all grown she mellowed and became a sweet, kind person.

However, until her death she was the family monarch, no one ever doubted who was the boss.

After we got in from the cotton fields my mother’s chores weren’t done. Often, in the early morning, before we left for the fields, she washed clothes and hung them on the line. Grandma took them down when they dried and Mom would spend the evening ironing them. She took in washing and ironing for town folks while also working in the field. The clothes would be picked up from Grandma and a new load left for her to do the next morning. Her chores were never done and cotton-picking time just made it harder on her.

We had no adult male around to help us survive. My

Tools of her trade, Mom was a wash lady who washed and ironed for the town folks. grandfather Nelson had died when I was 5 and my father had abandoned us. We weren’t alone; many people were fighting just to survive through the Depression. Our struggle just seemed to be harder with one young woman and her young son pulling the whole load.

Often her efforts just weren’t enough. Rainy days, sickness or just no work cut our income to nothing. Unless you have faced hunger you can’t fully

appreciate the hardships of poverty. Doing without material things is inconvenient, lack of food is devastating, scary and leaves you with a feeling of insecurity. Each day shortly after 4 a.m., Mom would wake me and I’d walk nearly a mile to milk two cows and feed the calves. I received a two gallon bucket of milk a week as pay.

I never want to go back to those cotton-picking days. I’ve always had a problem under-

standing people who don’t or won’t work. Then on the other hand, they are apparently smarter than I if they have been able to get by without facing daily chores.

No doubt our youth, circumstances and people who surround us are what molds us into who we become as adults.

My Mom was my hero. Her sacrifices, strengths and her shortcomings are all part of what I’ve become. September

2, marks about the time each year when the cotton had all been gathered for another season. Fifteen years ago, on that day, Mom laid down for a long rest, one she had earned a long time ago. Not one she had bargained for but one she accepted as the hand dealt her. I miss her everyday but find comfort in the fact that her work is done. I’ve always been thankful for what she gave me that money could never buy.

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St. Mary Catholic School Staff began their year with the first week of August. During that week they joined with the Schools in Diocese of Beaumont celebrating Mass at the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. It is a Blessing to start out the year this way. Pictured are the staff members with Bishop Guillory and Deacon Larry David.

Saint Mary Catholic School student Grace Wimberley, a 6th grader, won First Place in a recent art contest at the Shangri La Gardens. Over 150 images were submitted for this contest as part of the Shangri La Gardens' Eco-Fest and Butterfly Release event. Her original hand-drawn work was chosen for the front cover of the Schedule of Classes for the 2019-2020 for all Teachers in SE Texas and Louisiana. Grace was also the State-Wide Grand Prize Winner for the Treasures of the Texas Coast through the Texas General Land Commission. In this contest, her art work was first out of 3900 entries and she won trips to New Braunfels, Texas, for her whole class.

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LSU recruiting for a national championship

JOE KAZMAR KAZ’S KORNER FOR THE RECORD

I remember when I was a tow-headed freshman at McNeese in 1959 and everyone on campus was all abuzz about the “big football game” taking place on Halloween night.

I thought to myself McNeese vs. Northwestern Louisiana did seem like a big game. But I found out really quickly that the reference was to the annual LSU-Ole Miss game at Baton Rouge where the job of the renowned Chinese Bandits defense was to halt Ole Miss’ undefeated season. e Bandits did their job by limiting the Rebels to six points. However, late in the fourth quarter LSU was trailing 6-0. e Bandits forced an Ole Miss punt and LSU put its All-American running back Billy Cannon back to receive the punt.

It was a boomer, giving Cannon some running room. And run he did, in and out and around the Ole Miss defenders. And when the dust settled, Cannon had scored on a punt return of about 80 yards, giving LSU a 7-6 lead and the victory.

Oldtimers in South Louisiana remember that great game as if it were yes

terday. But they had to wait a long time for a national championship.

And according to a column by Glenn Guilbeau in this week’s edition of USA Today Sports Weekly, “LSU has won zero national championships from 19592002 with only four one-loss seasons over that four-decade span and 10 losing seasons from 1981 to 1999.

“It always has been amazing what cachet and mystique that the three letters L-S-U still managed to maintain. “en LSU began winning commensurate to its name recognition. ere have been no losing seasons this century along with four Southeastern Conference titles. From 2003 to 2011 there were two national championships and a third national title game appearance,” the article points out.

However, since 2012 there have been at least three losses in a season every year and exactly zero appearances in the College Football Playoff final four that started in 2014. ings are about to change now that Ed Orgeron is in charge. He is a burly, raspy-voiced Cajun who looks more like a rice farmer than a college football coach. And although he gets many of the blue- chip high school players from Louisiana, Orgeron believes in recruiting all over the country because of LSU’s elite brand name. ere was such an interest in LSU, that Orgeron personally made jaunts to the West Coast and the Washington, D.C. areas and came up with the No.1ranked recruiting Class of 2020 according to Rival.com.

No less than eight of LSU’s 22 commitments are from either in or near the Interstate 495 Beltway around Washington (4) or from the West (4).

One of the four-star prospects Orgeron received a commitment from is Demon Clowney, a (6-5, 215) weak-side defensive end, who happens to be a cousin of the Houston Texans’ Jadeveon Clowney.

Neither of these two areas are normally recruited by LSU, but they have been by Orgeron, who draws a crowd when he’s seen with his LSU hat and needs no introduction.

Ed Orgeron is a burly, raspy-voiced Cajun who looks more like a rice farmer than a college football coach. And although he gets many of the blue- chip high school players from Louisiana, Orgeron believes in recruiting all over the country because of LSU’s elite brand name.

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“We walk in there with ‘LSU’ on and they were fired up. We got some of the best players for the 2020 class. Some others are coming to our camp for 2021 and beyond. Guys are really interested. In some cases, prospects called LSU before LSU called them. ese youngsters tell Orgeron “Coach, we want to come to LSU. You have a national brand. We like what you’re doing. And we want to play in the SEC.” “e further we went out, and the more we went out, the more interest we had,” Orgeron said. “So, I went up there myself to Baltimore and D.C., and lo and behold it has been a good spot for us. ere’s a lot of interest in us across the country, but we have got to recruit Louisiana first.”

LSU won 10 games and the Fiesta Bowl last year and have a slew of players returning this season. e players are excited and very optimistic, including Orgeron.

Orgeron, who has a son playing football at McNeese, is a well-traveled recruiting ace who coached for Southern Cal from 1998 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2012 after a stop at Syracuse from 1995 to 1997.

KWICKIES…West OrangeStark head football coach Cornel ompson said early this week that the key to the Mustangs’ offense this season will be the offensive line, which has almost everybody back from last year. He said the defense needs to strengthen at the cornerback and safety positions. e Mustangs, who blanked Port Neches-Groves 14-0 in a scrimmage last weekend, open the season Aug. 30 at Nederland.

Orangefield’s 6-11 basketball star Val Catt will have to play his senior year in Florida this year because of age regulations in the state of Texas. He missed the deadline by a lousy two weeks.

Texas Longhorn football fans are mourning the tragic death of former running back Cedrick Benson who was killed last weekend in a motorcycle mishap. Benson, who rushed for over 1,000 yards in all four of his seasons with the ‘Horns, was the second-best Longhorn career rusher behind only Ricky Williams. He was the No. 4 pick in the NFL draft and spent eight years in the league. “He was as good as you’ll ever see as a foot-

From Page 1B ball player and as tough as they come,” said a grief-stricken Mack Brown. “ere will never be another one like him, and he will be dearly missed by so many.” e Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys, who are both coming off exhibition victories last weekend, will meet at AT&T Field Saturday in the third and most important game of the four-game exhibition season. Both coach Bill O’Brien and Jason Garrett expect to play their regulars more than in the first two games and then rest them in the final exhibition.

O’Brien rested nine of his regulars in Saturday’s 30-23 victory over Detroit. Dallas solved Orange native Wade Phillips defense somewhat to edge the LA Rams 14-10.

Army’s classes at West Point began Monday with my fourthyear grandson Logan Smith excited about receiving his class ring this weekend.

Justin omas watched his six-stroke third-round lead shrink to two before claiming the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finals that begins ursday in Atlanta. In recording his 10th PGA Tour victory, omas birdied the final hole for a three-shot victory over Patrick Cantley. e top 30 finishers advanced to the final round but will not include Masters champion Tiger Woods who shot 72 in Sunday’s final round.

JUST BETWEEN US…e Houston Astros completed their worst road trip of the season, going 4-6. But none of the starting pitchers except trading deadline addition Aaron Sanchez suffered a loss. e bullpen blew the other five games. Michael Brantley went into Monday’s game against Detroit with a 12-game hitting streak, during which he was batting .481 (25-for-52) and lifted his batting average for the season to .335, second in the American League to the Yankees D.J. LeMahieu (.339). e Astros began their 10-game homestand after winning 15 of 17 games at Minute Maid Park.

New starting pitcher Zack Greinke halted the Astros’ fivegame losing streak by defeating Oakland 4-1 Sunday for his 200th career win.

Perfect conditions for dove hunt Staff Report For e Record AUSTIN - While most Texans are sweltering under a brutal August heat wave, savvy dove hunters will gladly suffer along providing conditions don’t change before the Sept. 1 season opener.

A hot, dry landscape heading into the season can concentrate dove around feeding and watering areas, making for excellent hunting, according to wildlife biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. In addition to prime conditions heading into the opener, dove populations have thrived this year thanks to the amount and timing of spring rains across most of the state that kicked habitat into high gear for dove breeding season.

“With the abundant highlypreferred dove foods available on the landscape this year, we’re seeing excellent production,” said Owen Fitzsimmons, TPWD dove program leader.

“White-winged dove production, in particular, has been very high in the southern half of the state. Plus, many of the states to the north had similar spring habitat conditions, which should result in a strong influx of migrant birds for Texas later in the season. I’m excited about the prospects this season, it should be fantastic.”

Dove hunting is huge in Texas, with a deep culture that spans generations. Each fall, more than 300,000 Texas hunters take to the field where they harvest nearly one third of all mourning doves taken nationwide each year - on average an estimated 10 million birds — far more than any other state.

While those statistics may appear staggering, consider Texas supports breeding populations of over 34 million mourning and 10 million white-winged doves, and those numbers rise even higher during the fall when birds from northern lati-

While most Texans are sweltering under a brutal August heat wave, savvy dove hunters will gladly suffer along providing conditions don’t change before the Sept. 1 season opener. tudes funnel south. e regular dove season in the North Zone runs Sept. 1Nov. 12 and resumes Dec. 20Jan.5, 2020. e regular season in the Central Zone is Sept. 1Nov. 3, then resumes Dec. 20Jan.14, 2020. e regular season in the South Zone is Sept. 14Nov. 3 and Dec. 20-Jan. 23, 2020. e Special WhiteWinged Dove Days in the South Zone are Sept. 1-2 and 7-8.

Texas hunters should note the Sunday start to the season in the North and Central Zones, as well as for the Special WhiteWinged Dove Days this year due to calendar shift, but, hopefully hunters will be able to take advantage of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2, too.

South Zone hunters should also be sure to double-check their calendars this year for what is an unfamiliar Saturday start also due to calendar shift

and federal restrictions on opening dates that prohibit starting the South Zone season prior to Sept. 14.

“Over the years, TPWD has worked very hard to open up more of September to our hunters in the southern part of the state,” said Fitzsimmons. “e vast majority of our dove harvest occurs in September.

Getting the feds to agree to a set Sept. 14 South Zone opener beginning last year ensures hunting opportunity in the south every weekend in September when you consider the early whitewing days.”

During the early two weekends for the Special Whitewinged Dove Days (in the South Zone), hunting is allowed only from noon to sunset and the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than two mourning doves and two whitetipped doves. During the regu-

lar season in the South Zone, the aggregate bag limit is 15 with no more than two whitetipped doves.

All of the most up-to-date hunting regulations for the new season can be found in the Texas Outdoor Annual mobile app or online at OutdoorAnnual.com.

Hunters are reminded that licenses are on sale now for the 2019-2020 hunting seasons and can be purchased through the agency’s 28 law enforcement field offices, at more than 50 state parks and over 1,700 retailers across the state. Licenses may also be purchased online through the TPWD website or by phone at (800) 895-4248.

Call center hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and there is a required $5 administrative fee for each phone or online transaction. e online transaction system is available 24/7.

J u s t about the time I was ready for him to break the powerful fish off and get back to fishing, his shark surfaced and magically turned into an oversized red.

“If you’ll buy me another She Dog I’ll break her off,” offered Lea as his fish continued to pull us further away from the surface activity.

“Done,” I replied as I turned the troll motor back in the right direction.

It was a crazy start to what has been a summer of far more casting than catching.

As the number of lady fish chasing the small shad increased so did our bite. A keeper red, two throwback trout and a strike virtually every cast was enough to render fishing fun again. e non-stop bite ground to a dead halt once the sun cleared the horizon and the shad disappeared.

“It was still worth getting up early,” said Lea as we continued to drift across the shallow flat searching for any kind of surface activity.

It was too shallow to even put the engine down when we spotted a small school of reds doing their thing well out of casting range.

Lea gave his topwater a rest and picked up a spinning combo with a salt and pepper Sea Shad rigged beneath an H&H popping cork.

“I am going to drift this thing just like we used to do all the way to the Causeway if I have to.”

He hadn’t drifted it ten yards when the first of several small trout buried the cork.”

“I would be afraid to put a Gulp on my jig head,” he said while replacing his plastic grub.

Because his bite was better than anything I was doing, I switched to the popping cork with a five inch bone diamond Assassin.

We may well have drifted into the area where we spotted the reds, but it didn’t take long for a slot fish to mash the longer bait.

Two more keepers and Brandon was digging in my plastics.

“I am the one who changed programs,” he bragged. “You just stumbled up on the right color.” ere was some truth to his assessment, but both red shad and bone diamond have always been excellent colors in off-col-

ored water. I don’t know that the length is that big a deal, but it kept the gafftop away!

In spite of our unexpected good fortune, the highlight of the morning was catching five 16 to 19-inch trout in one small area.

We never caught another trout, but that was encouraging considering the fact that we fished only the north end of the lake.

If you have kids between three and sixteen years old that like to fish, you owe it to them to sign up for the fifth annual S.A.L.T. Kids tournament Sept 7th.

Not only can they win trophies, cash and prizes for everything from a crab to a redfish, but they may just win a lifetime fishing license donated by Outcast Tackle and Arms as well. ere is no more user friendly event for parents than this event.

It only lasts half a day and Ancelet’s will take care of the hot dogs and drinks.No entry fee, no registration…just go fishing and come to the weighin. For more information call Max at 626-2501 or Steve at 201-7418.

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CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FISHING WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

It was still a little too dark to determine how much water clarity we had, but the tide was slowly creeping in and there was just enough of a breeze to ripple the water.

“I can’t believe it is already this hot,” said Brandon Lea as he sucked down one more swig of water before heading to the front deck rod in hand.

We heard the welcomed noise before we actually saw what was causing it and Brandon immediately lobbed his She Dog in amongst the shad flipping on the surface.

Almost before it landed, a small lady fish was dancing across the surface trying to dislodge his lure.

“Well, at least it’s a bite and that is better than I have done on most trips lately,” he said while trying to free his tangled leader with a light twitch.As soon as the small topwater righted itself, it disappeared in a shower of spray and baitfish.

“You’re not going to believe this,” he remarked about three minutes into his losing fight, “but I think this is a small shark.

So much for no salinity!”

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Top Orange County Football Returning Starters

Orangefield's Cade Brown snags a pass against Hardin during the Bobcat's 2018 homecoming game.

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The Bridge City Cardinal defense moves in on a Lumberton Raider ball carrier led by Jackson Tims during the team’s 2018 showdown. RECORD PHOTO: Lisa Anderson

West Orange-Stark Mustang Shemar Manaway nails the Hardin-Jefferson Hawk quarterback, Weston Nugent in the backfield during the team’s meeting in 2018. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bear James Williams is on the run against the Bridge City Cardinals in the game between the two Orange County teams this past season. RECORD PHOTO: Lisa Anderson

Dove hunters prepare for 2019 season start CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE OUTDOORS WEEKLY FOR THE RECORD

e sleek silhouette coasted over the tree line with that familiar darting flight pattern, the volley of shots only confirmed the obvious and the dove continued on its way toward the stock tank to get a much needed drink. is scene is played out thousands of times in the state of Texas as hunters take to the field suffering the effects of a long off season without much, if any, practice. Shooting these fast flying birds is enough of a challenge without any other interference, like most dove hunters already knows there are plenty of other things to get in the way.

Now before we get the bacon, peppers, and grill fired up we need to look at a few of the obstacles and a few of the helpful hints that will make the upcoming season more productive.

With less than a week to go before the north zone opener there isn’t much time to waste so let’s get going.

Without a doubt the biggest challenge for local hunters when it comes to dove season is finding real estate to hunt on. e state of Texas has plenty of public land to hunt and some of these areas hold good populations of doves if you know where to look. e only problem with public land is that you are competing with every other

person who is in the same situation and those really aren’t good odds. e alternative to public land is leased property, both season and day. Now if you have spent any time in the field in this part of the world the thought of leasing land for dove hunting is about as appealing as driving down the road and emptying your wallet out the window. Quality dove leases in east Texas are about as common as unicorns so when hunters find a good one they tend to guard them fiercely. e day lease option is probably the best choice for local hunters; many reputable land owners will give a fair assessment of the dove population and make choosing a field a simpler task.

Another one of the difficulties that face dove hunters is the heat; September is not a cool month in our neck of the woods. Both hunters and dogs need to go into the field prepared for some hot temperatures, and all the things that go with heat. Plenty of water is a necessity, especially for your dog because they can overheat quicker than you realize. Other nasty critters that thrive in the heat are insects such as ticks, mosquitoes and the ever popular snakes. Insect bites are one thing, snake bites are a whole

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different problem. If you plan on taking a dog in the field with you be prepared with a first aid kit, it could really be a lifesaver.

Many south Texas hunters take the initiative to have their dogs “de-snaked” by a professional trainer. e dogs are conditioned not to pick up snakes or get near them; the training is great insurance against a possible bad situation.

Now with all the bad things that can happen and all the things that make this hunting season tough dove season is still an enjoyable experience. Dove season signifies the beginning of the new hunting season and multitudes of Texas hunters can’t wait for the opening day. e thought of heading to the field for an afternoon session of dove hunting with friends is one of the most enjoyable experiences hunters can have. e fellowship and conversation that takes place in a dove field is like nowhere else. Dove hunters don’t need to be overly quiet, use super camo, or even be scent free because it really doesn’t matter. Hunters talk freely among each other and often carry on good natured “trash talking” sessions about one another’s shooting skills. e environment is completely casual and sometimes the hunt takes a back seat to the camaraderie.

Despite all the challenges that dove hunters face the sport still has a special place in many Texans hearts.

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Woody Almazan flips Isaac Duerksen during fight scene choreography rehearsal for the short film "Shhh" being filmed in Orange County. RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux

Revamped mobile apps must-haves for in-touch Texas hunters, anglers Staff Report For e Record AUSTIN - When gearing up for hunting and fishing this fall, be sure to include two items from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that won't take up any more space and offer access to a world of resources: e Texas Outdoor Annual mobile app and the My Texas Hunt Harvest mobile app.

While hunters and anglers may be familiar with the printed Outdoor Annual booklet that has been a staple of tackle boxes and glove compartments for years, they may not be aware that the Outdoor Annual is now available as a mobile app.

TPWD has developed this mobile app to give customers more choice in how they access important regulations information.

Updated hunting, fishing and boating regulations for the new season are now available in the Texas Outdoor Annual mobile app. Unique benefits of the app include: offline access to regulations once the app is downloaded, the ability to view your license within the app, location-based information on hunting seasons and freshwater fishing locations (including water body specific regulations, access points and fishing reports), along with other in app features. e free app is available in app stores, at OutdoorAnnual.com or by texting TPWD OA to 468-311 to receive a download link.

With the My Texas Hunt Harvest app, hunters and anglers can satisfy reporting requirements for

eastern turkey, white-tailed deer and alligator gar harvest, as well as complete electronic on-site registration for most public hunting sites accessed when using the Annual Public Hunt (APH) Permit. Mandatory harvest reporting can also be completed online.

Starting Sept. 1, all alligator gar harvested from the public fresh waters of the state (other than Falcon International Reservoir) must be reported to TPWD within 24 hours of harvest. Alligator gar harvest data will help TPWD continue to manage healthy populations in water bodies throughout the state.

Also new this fall, hunters in parts of southcentral Texas will be required to report all antlerless deer harvest in Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Waller, Washington, and Wilson. Counties also included in that change are Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, and Wharton counties north of U.S. Highway 59 and Comal, Hays, and Travis east of IH-35. e season will run from anksgiving Day, Nov. 28, through the Sunday following anksgiving, Dec. 1. Harvest must be reported within 24 hours of take.

Get the My Texas Hunt Harvest app at tpwd.texas.gov/myhunt. e app works without a data signal as long as it has already been downloaded to the device. Reportar en inglés o en español. e app is also bilingual and available in Spanish to customers who use Spanish as the main language setting on their phone or other mobile devices.

Sabine Showdown sets $15,000 payout The waters in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana are going to be filled with money this September as the Lamar State College Port Arthur Sabine Showdown Fishing Tournament gets underway.

The tournament, sponsored

by Golden Pass LNG and Motiva, will feature $15,000 in payouts in three categories: heaviest redfish stringer, heaviest flounder stringer, and heaviest trout stringer.

"The support for this tournament has been incredible," said Scott Street, LSCPA Director of Athletics and tournament director. "The area petrochemical industry and their partners, especially, have been all-in from the time we announced our plans to host this tournament."

The event will take place September 14 starting at 7 a.m. with weigh-in from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center on the campus of

Lamar State College Port Arthur, 1800 Lakeshore Drive, Port Arthur.

Proceeds from the tournament will be used to provide scholarships, purchase and maintain training equipment, and other campus needs at LSCPA. Anglers can fish in any public waters in teams of one or two people. Entry is open until September 6 at 5 p.m. online at www.lamarpa.edu/fish.

"We're taking an approach to this tournament that allows pretty much anyone who wants to participate the opportunity to do so," Street said. "You can wade fish, fish from the bank, or go out in a boat to catch the winning stringer. And the prize money is really enticing."

Payout for each of the three stringer categories is $1,500 for first place, $1,250 for second, $1,000 for third, $500 for fourth and $250 for fifth place.

Adding side pots, the total payout is about $15,000.

Sponsorships for the tournament are still available at varying levels with individual team entries open at $250 each. Each team receives two complimentary tickets to the Friday, September 13, Captain's Dinner, which will also be held at the Carl Parker Center starting at 5:30 p.m. During that time, there will be door prizes, a silent auction, side pot purchases and an open bar.

Other sponsors for the event include Bechtel, Trinity Industries, Valero Energy Foundation, SpawGlass, Flint Hills Resources, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, and Port Arthur LNG. Sponsorships or individual team entries, as well as additional Captain's Dinner tickets, can be purchased by calling 409-984-6291 or by visiting the tournament website at www.lamarpa.edu/fish. Complete rules are also available at the tournament website.

A jet ski competitor, Clayton Lobue, swirls around a marker on the Sabine River during the 2019 Rumble on the River hosted by the Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau last Saturday and Sunday. An estimated 75 racers from Texas, Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Georgia came to Orange County to compete in the annual event held at the Orange Boat Ramp. Hordes of spectators attended the high energy, jet ski racing event. RECORD PHOTO: Jarrod Brown

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2019 SOUTHEAST TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Bridge City Cardinals

Orangefield Bobcats

Aug. 30 ........................................................at Diboll Sept. 6 ........................................................at Jasper Sept. 13 ......................................................Anahuac Sept. 19..........................................................Silsbee Sept. 27........................................................at WO-S Oct. 11 ............................................................LC-M* Oct. 18 ....................................................at Huffman* Oct. 25 ....................................................Lumberton* Nov. 1 ......................................................Livingston* Nov. 8 ..................................................at Splendora*

Aug.30 ................................................Houston KIPP Sept. 6 ......................................................Livingston Sept. 13......................................................Shepherd Sept. 20 ..............................................................OFF Sept. 27............................................................Buna* Oct. 4 ....................................................at Kirbyville* Oct. 11 ............................................East Chambers* Oct. 18 ......................................................at Hardin* Oct. 25 ......................................................Woodville* Nov. 1........................................................at Warren* Nov. 8 ........................................................Anahuac*

Community Christian Lions Aug.30................................................at FB Christian Sept. 6 ..........................................Houston Sanchez Sept. 13 ..............................................................OFF Sept. 20 ..............................................................OFF Sept. 27 ..............................................Mount Carmel Oct. 4 ..................................................................OFF Oct. 10 ................................................at High Island Oct. 18 ............................................at Apple Springs Oct. 25 ................................................................OFF Nov. 1 ..............................................at Bellville Faith* Nov. 8 ......................................at Baytown Christian*

Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears Aug.30........................................................Woodville Sept. 6..........................................................at WO-S Sept. 13 ..........................................................Jasper Sept. 20 ........................................................at Vidor Sept. 27 ..........................................Hardin-Jefferson Oct. 4 ..................................................................OFF Oct. 11 ....................................................Bridge City* Oct. 18 ................................................at Splendora* Oct. 25......................................................Livingston* Nov. 1..........................................................Huffman* Nov. 8 ..................................................at Lumberton*

Beaumont United Timberwolves Aug. 30 @St. Pius Sept. 5 Nederland Sept. 14 at PA Memorial Sept. 27 at Baytown Sterling* Oct. 4 West Brook* Oct. 11 at CE King* Oct. 18 at Channelview* Oct. 25 La Porte* Nov. 1 at North Shore* Nov. 8 Deer Park*

Buna Cougars Aug. 30 at Cleveland Sept. 6 Hemphill Sept. 13 at Coldspring Sept. 27 at Orangefield* Oct. 4 Anahuac* Oct. 11 Woodville* Oct. 18 at Warren* Oct. 25 East Chambers* Nov. 1 at Hardin* Nov. 8 Kirbyville*

Deweyville Pirates Aug. 30 at Joaquin Sept. 6 Colmesneil Sept. 13 at Kountze

Vidor Pirates Aug.29 ..............................................at Montgomery Sept. 6 ................................................................OFF Sept. 13 ................................................Caney Creek Sept. 20 ............................................................LC-M Sept. 27 ....................................................at Crosby* Oct. 4 ..............................................................PN-G* Oct. 11 ..................................................at Santa Fe* Oct. 18 ..................................................Barbers Hill* Oct. 25 ................................................at Nederland* Nov. 1 ..................................................Baytown Lee* Nov. 8........................................................at Dayton*

West Orange-Stark Mustangs Aug.30 ..................................................at Nederland Sept. 6 ..............................................................LC-M Sept. 13 ....................................................at Newton Sept. 20 ..........................................................Crosby Sept. 27................................................at Bridge City Oct. 4 ..............................................................Jasper Oct. 11 ......................................................at Silsbee* Oct. 18 ................................................................OFF Oct. 25 ..........................................Hardin-Jefferson* Nov. 1 ........................................................at Liberty* Nov. 8 ..........................................Hamshire-Fannett*

Sept. 20 at Evadale Oct. 4 Kelly Oct. 11 Shelbyville* Oct. 18 at Hull-Daisetta* Oct. 25 Groveton* Nov. 1 at San Augustine* Nov. 8 West Sabine*

East Chambers Buccaneers Aug. 31 at Kountze Sept. 7 at Hardin-Jefferson Sept. 14 Hamshire-Fannett Sept. 28 at Woodville* Oct. 4 Hardin* Oct. 12 Orangefield* Oct. 19 at Kirbyville* Oct. 26 Buna* Nov. 2 at Anahuac* Nov. 9 Warren*

Evadale Rebels Aug. 29 at Overton Sept. 6 at Warren Sept. 13 Galveston O’Connell Sept. 20 Deweyville Sept. 27 Grapeland Oct. 4 at West Hardin* Oct. 11 at Legacy Sports Science Oct. 25 at Burkeville*

Nov. 1 Colmesneil* Nov. 8 at Lovelady*

Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns

Sept. 13 Woodville Sept. 20 Huffman Sept. 27 at LC-M Oct. 4 at Tarkington Oct. 11 at Hamshire-Fannett* Oct. 18 Silsbee* Oct. 25 at WO-S* Nov. 8 Liberty*

Sept. 13 Deweyville Sept. 20 at Kelly Sept. 27 at Hull-Daisetta Oct. 11 Newton* Oct. 18 Corrigan* Oct. 25 at Hemphill* Nov. 1 Anderson-Shiro* Nov. 8 New Waverly*

High Island Cardinals

Legacy Christian Warriors

Aug. 31 at Seguin Lifegate Sept. 7 Emery-Weiner Sept. 13 at Apple Springs Sept. 21 at McDade Sept. 27 at Chester Oct. 3 Houston Sanchez Oct. 10 Community Christian Oct. 19 at Frutivale* Oct. 26 Union Hill* Nov. 2 at Leverett’s Chapel*

Hull-Daisetta Bobcats Aug. 30 Burkeville Sept. 6 at West Hardin Sept. 13 at Sabine Pass Sept. 20 Cushing Sept. 27 Kountze Oct. 11 at San Augustine* Oct. 18 Deweyville* Oct. 25 at Shelbyville* Nov. 1 at West Sabine* Nov. 8 Groveton*

Jasper Bulldogs Aug. 30 Lumberton Sept. 6 at Bridge City Sept. 13 at LC-M Sept. 20 at Livingston Sept. 27 La Marque Oct. 4 at WO-S Oct. 11 at Shepherd* Oct. 18 Huntington* Nov. 1 at Tarkington* Nov. 8 Center*

Kelly Bulldogs

Aug. 29 Hughes Springs (Lufkin) Sept. 6 Kountze Sept. 13 East Chambers Sept. 20 at Huntington Sept. 27 Tarkington Oct. 4 Shepherd Oct. 11 Hardin-Jefferson* Oct. 18 at Liberty* Nov. 1 Silsbee* Nov. 8 at WO-S*

Aug. 30 Pro Vision Sept. 6 Legacy Christian Sept. 13 at Tarkington Sept. 20 Kountze Sept. 27 Cypress Christian Oct. 4 at Deweyville Oct. 18 St. John XXIII* Oct. 25 at The Village* Nov. 1 Cristo Rey Jesuit* Nov. 8 TBA

Hardin Hornets

Kirbyville Wildcats

Aug. 30 Legacy Christian Sept. 6 at New Waverly Sept. 13 Houston KIPP Sept. 27 at Warren* Oct. 4 East Chambers Oct. 11 at Kirbyville* Oct. 18 Orangefield* Oct. 25 at Anahuac* Nov. 1 Buna* Nov. 8 Woodville*

Aug. 30 Newton Sept. 6 Lumberton Sept. 13 at Corrigan Sept. 27 at Anahuac* Oct. 4 Orangefield* Oct. 11 Hardin* Oct. 18 at East Chambers* Oct. 25 Warren* Nov. 1 at Woodville* Nov. 8 at Buna*

Hardin-Jefferson Hawks

Kountze Lions

Aug. 30 at Coldspring Sept. 6 East Chambers

Aug. 30 at East Chambers Sept. 6 at Hamshire-Fannett

Aug. 30 at Hardin Sept. 6 at Kelly Sept. 13 at Lutheran South Sept. 20 Lutheran North Sept. 27 at West Sabine Oct. 4 Prince of Peace Oct. 11 The Woodlands Legacy* Oct. 18 Galveston O’Connell* Oct. 25 at Brazos Christian* Nov. 8 at Tomball Rosehill*

Lumberton Raiders Aug. 30 at Jasper Sept. 6 at Kirbyville Sept. 13 Houston Furr Sept. 20 Tomball Concordia Sept. 27 Silsbee Oct. 11 at Huffman* Oct. 18 at Livingston* Oct. 25 Bridge City* Nov. 1 at Splendora* Nov. 8 LC-M*

Nederland Bulldogs Aug. 30 WO-S Sept. 5 at Beaumont United Sept. 13 Silsbee* Sept. 27 at Santa Fe* Oct. 4 Barbers Hill* Oct. 11 at Dayton* Oct. 18 at Baytown Lee* Oct. 25 Vidor* Nov. 1 at Crosby* Nov. 8 PN-G*

Newton Eagles Aug. 30 @Kirbyville Sept. 6 at Silsbee Sept. 13 WO-S Sept. 27 at Gilmer Oct. 4 Legacy Sports Science Oct. 11 at Kountze* Oct. 18 Hemphill* Oct. 25 at New Waverly* Nov. 1 Corrigan* Nov. 8 at Anderson-Shiro*

Port Arthur Memorial Titans Aug. 30 at Deer Park Sept. 6 at Houston Madison Sept. 13 at Beaumont United Sept. 27 at Galena Park* Oct. 4 Goose Creek Memorial* Oct. 11 New Caney* Oct. 18 at New Caney Porter* Oct. 25 Kingwood Park* Nov. 2 at Houston Wisdom* Nov. 8 Houston Austin*

Port Neches-Groves Indians Aug. 30 at Silsbee

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Sept. 6 at Huntsville Sept. 13 Tomball Sept. 27 Baytown Lee* Oct. 4 at Vidor* Oct. 11 Crosby* Oct. 18 Dayton* Oct. 25 at Santa Fe* Nov. 1 Barbers Hill* Nov. 8 at Nederland*

Sabine Pass Sharks Aug. 30 Pasadena First Baptist Sept. 6 at Lutheran North Sept. 13 Hull-Daisetta Sept. 19 Orangefield JV Sept. 27 Lutheran North Oct. 4 at Houston KIPP Oct. 17 at Orangfield JV Nov. 1 at Cisco Rey Jesuit Nov. 8 Galveston O’Connell

Silsbee Tigers Aug. 30 PN-G Sept. 6 Newton Sept. 13 at Nederland Sept. 20 Bridge City Sept. 27 at Lumberton Oct. 4 Spring Hill Oct. 11 WO-S* Oct. 18 at Hardin-Jefferson* Oct. 25 Liberty* Nov. 1 at Hamshire-Fannett*

Warren Warriors Aug. 30 at Huntington Sept. 6 Evadale Sept. 13 at West Hardin Sept. 27 Hardin* Oct. 4 at Woodville* Oct. 11 at Anahuac* Oct. 18 Buna* Oct. 25 at Kirbyville* Nov. 1 Orangefield* Nov. 8 East Chambers*

West Brook Bruins Aug. 30 Houston Bellaire Sept. 6 Strake Jesuit Sept. 13 at Houston Lamar Sept. 27 CE King* Oct. 4 Beaumont United* Oct. 11 Channelview* Oct. 18 at La Porte* Oct. 24 North Shore* Nov. 1 at Deer Park* Nov. 7 Baytown Sterling*

West Hardin Oilers Aug. 30 at Acadiana Christian Sept. 6 Hull-Daisetta Sept. 13 Warren Sept. 20 Tomball Rosehill Sept. 27 Legacy Sports Science Oct. 4 Evadale* Oct. 11 at Burkeville* Oct. 18 Colmesneil* Oct. 25 at Lovelady* Nov. 1 Grapeland*

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Love Your Wife Like Jesus Loves Her

Tim Counts desiringGod.org Some days, you go to Bible study and your life is slowly but imperceptibly changed. Other days, you go to Bible study and something in God’s word changes the trajectory of the rest of your life.

One spring day in 1998, as an 18-year-old college freshman, I understood marriage in a way I never had before. I had signed up for a Bible study taught by my college pastor, “Preparing for Marriage.” That day, Pastor Doug Busby gave me and all of the young men in the room an assignment that I have been working on for the last 22 years. I will continue to work on this homework until, for my wife and me, “death do us part.”

My pastor read to us, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church” (Ephesians 5:25). Then he asked us the obvious question (the question we husbands so often fail to ask in the daily grind of work and family life): How does Jesus love the church?

Ten Christlike Loves As I have scoured the Scriptures, year after year, looking for ways that Jesus loves the church, ways that he calls me to echo his love for me in my love for my wife, I have found ten great loves. As a husband, God calls you to love your wife like Jesus loves her, so meditate on his deep, complex, and unparalleled love.

1. Stubborn Love esus won’t ever leave his bride.

He says to her, “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). His love for your wife is based not on her performance, but on his covenant love for her. When we keep our marriage

covenants through all of the challenges and changes over years of married life, we reflect his kind of stubborn, delight-filled love. May our wives know the comfort of love that says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).

2. Hopeful Love When Jesus looks at your bride, he sees her as already sanctified.

This hope is anchored in the power and promise of the gospel. Paul writes to believers, “You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11). In fact, he sees her not only as already sanctified, but as already glorified (Romans 8:30). How often would your wife say that your love for her “hopes all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7)? By keeping eternity in mind, you can have patience with your wife, just as Jesus does with her — and you.

3. Pursuing Love Jesus never takes a break from pursuing your wife’s heart, not romantically but persistently. In fact, he cares not only about her devotion, but also her affection (Psalm 37:4). He is the tireless Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to seek after the one (Luke 15:4–7). In a similar way, God is glorified when a husband continually seeks a deeper relationship with his wife. A husband who has been captured by Jesus’s love is an incurable romantic toward his wife.

4. Forgiving Love Jesus gives your wife grace when she doesn’t deserve it. It may be that the most Christlike thing you can do is offer your wife forgiveness on a daily basis, remembering that you too are in need of forgiveness. The

picture of forgiving love that every husband should seek to emulate is Jesus making breakfast for Peter, who had sinned against him, denying him three times at his crucifixion (John 21:12–15). Is it you or your wife who is usually the first to begin to move toward reconciliation when it’s needed?

5. Joyful Love Jesus doesn’t just put up with your wife or grudgingly but persistently love her — Jesus loves to love her. He delights to be with his bride.

He receives joy by giving us joy (Hebrews 12:2). Wives who are loved this deeply, who know their husbands love to love them, are often an even greater blessing to others.

Love your wife so joyfully that it’s obvious to her and others.

6. Serving Love Jesus served her in life and death.

There is nothing — nothing — that God can call you to do for your wife that would be too much! Jesus “gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). Many husbands think of themselves as kings to be served, but you and I are called by God to be the chief servants in our homes.

The way to Christlikeness in our marriages is through joining Jesus in taking up the towel and the basin (John 13:12–17).

7. Sanctifying Love Jesus loves your wife by helping her to grow in holiness and by being her advocate before the Father (1 John 2:1). Do you encourage your wife to go to Bible study, even if it means you have to care for the kids by yourself for the evening? Do you regularly bring your wife before the Father in prayer? Work hard to help your wife blossom spiritually.

8. Leading Love Jesus leads us to what is good for

us. Jesus not only loves your wife with a leading rather than a passive love, but he also leads her toward what is good (Psalm 23:2). It is impossible to lead our wives spiritually if we ourselves are not being led

by God through the word and prayer. One way you can lead her well is by seeking her input and then making big decisions (and accepting the consequences), rather than allowing the decisions and consequences to fall to her.

9. Providing Love Jesus provides your wife with all that she needs. Do you notice your wife’s needs, even beyond physical provision, and do something about it? Christ nourishes her, providing an environment for growth and flourishing. The apostle Paul explains to us that “in the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies” (Ephesians 5:28).

It made a marked difference in my marriage when I realized that it was my responsibility to do what I could to fill my wife’s sails.

10. Knowing Love Jesus knows your wife better than she knows herself. He has an informed love for her. He knows her strengths, her weaknesses, and he acts on her behalf (Ephesians 5:29– 30). While we will never know our wives like God knows them, he wants us to know them as well as we can. Our prayers for them will always be hindered if we fail to know them (1 Peter 3:7). Our wives know they are cherished when we make an effort to really know them.

Defy the Serpent with Love One evening, I walked down the hallway from our bedroom with bare feet when I saw something you never want to see in your hallway: a snake tail sticking out where the

floor meets the wall. It turned out that there was a crack in our foundation, and a snake had made its way through the crack, and up into our home.

Brothers, we have an enemy, that ancient serpent, who desires to squirm his way into our homes and cause havoc. But praise God, we

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

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

Sunday:

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“Full Gospel Church”

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

2656B Mac Arthur Dr. • Orange • 409-221-2431

COWBOY CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY

673 FM 1078 • Orange • 409-718-0269 Sunday Services: 10:30 AM

Bible Studies for Men and Women • Monday 6 p.m.

Co-Ed Bible Study • Sunday 9:15 a.m.

Ladies Bible Study • Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

Bible Studies & Youth Activities • Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Cove Baptist Church 1005 Dupont St. • Orange

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

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

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORANGEFIELD 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

Mid-Week Service - 6:00 pm Children & Youth Activities - 6:00 pm

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546

Saturday (Sabbath Day): 10:00 am Bible Class 11:00 am Worship / 6 pm Worship Tuesday: 7:00 pm Open Bible Study PASTOR: STEVE NEAL “We are here for lost souls, not noses and nickles.”

Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:30 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

West Orange Christian Church

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!”

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship in the Family Life Center 11:00 a.m. Service - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary Sunday School For All Ages 10:00 a.m.

www.fumcorange.org

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

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 Co-Youth Pastors: Kenneth and Andrea Lauver Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

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

Ofcnazarene.org or find us on Facebook

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

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

Pastor: Keith Tilley Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Nursery Provided. (www.faithorange.org)

We Welcome You To Join Us. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided

CORNERSTONE

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BAPTIST CHURCH

13353 FM 1130 • Orange

Sunday School for all ages - 9:15 am Morning Worship - 10:30 am Evening Worship - 6:00 pm

Nursery Provided

In His Steps

The Tabernacle

know the snake crusher, Jesus Christ, who has already defeated him and loved us with a supernatural love. Know that when you love your wife like Jesus loves her, the foundation of your marriage is strengthened, Satan is defeated again, and Christ is lifted up for more to see.

3600 Nightingale • Orange • 409-883-4834 Sunday School: 9:45-10:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:45 am Sunday Disciple Training- 6 pm Tuesday Morning Men’s Coffee 9:30 am Wednesday Night Service 7:00 pm

2537 FM 1078 • Orange • 883-8835 Sunday School 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

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

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ESTATE SALE

HARRY’S APPLIANCES - Used appliances starting at $99.95, 302 10th. St. (10th. & main) Orange, We also buy used appliances, Call or come by 409-886-4111.

Estate Sale this Fri., Aug 23 & Sat., Aug 24 from 9 am to 4 pm at 7670 Brewer Rd in Orange.

Tools, what nots, dishes, womans clothes & much more.

HOUSE FOR SALE For Sale Owner Finance, 3/1, 2 Story home at 506 Border in Orange. Large lot, needs some work. $39,900 Call 409-221-5848

LAND FOR SALE

By Owner: 2.3 Premium Acres in West Orange, beautiful oak-lined property, near High School.

409-330-4882 or (cell) 713-203-7499, please leave message. (7/21) Residential Lot for sale: Residential area 175 deep x 95 across Orangefield ISD Mclewis area.

Did Not Flood, Call for more info 409745-1295.

MISC FOR SALE For Sale Pro Form Crosswalk treadmill $150.00, 60x90 handquilted quilt $100.00 Call 409735-2966 or 409960-1524

TRUCK FOR SALE Truck for Sale, 1998 Dodge 1500 Sport, V8, A/C works, NO transmission. Engine 4 yr old w/ 32K miles, in great shape, Only $1250 Please call 971-227-3324 2010 Chevy Silverado truck for sale by owner. 1 owner, excellent mechanical condition with loan value at $10,000.

Call for info 409313-1932

TOOL SALE Tool Sale on Fri., Aug. 23 & Sat., Aug. 24 from 8 am to 5 pm at 8505 E. Fox Rd, 77632. Behind old Stuckey’s in Orange.

American Legion Post 49 Hall Rentals Call for info @ 409-886-1241

GARAGE SALE Garage Sale: Multi Family Sale this Sat. Aug. 24th from 8 am to 2 pm at 235 Edgerly in Bridge City.

Kids items, adult clothing, furniture, formals, home decor, jewelry, kitchen items, shop clean out, handbags, sports items & more.

Saturday, Aug. 24th Dugas Addition garage sale in Bridge City. 7 am - until.

Many homes will be involved in the neighborhood.

At 847 Sharp Street there is a medical benefit sale. Come out and travel down the streets of Dugas addition and find some goodies.

Rain or shine.

Some streets are Sharp, Vivian, Norbert, Gum Hill and others.

NOW HIRING all

positions!

NO PHONE CALLS!!!

Apply in person at 1265 Texas Ave, Bridge City

HELP WANTED FULL TIME & PART TIME GROCERY STOCKERS GROCERY CHECKERS - DELI WORKERS APPLY IN PERSON ONLY - NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

K-DAN”S SUPER FOODS _ 9604 FM 105 DANNY’S SUPER FOODS 2003 Western

Call 735-5305 • Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday

HELP WANTED Nursery Supervisor in four church services each week and all special services. $25 per service. For interview call 409-883-4155, Cove Baptist Church, Orange, TX. Drug testing and background check will be required.

Help Wanted, Part Time Mechanic needed for used car lot in Orange. Salary depending on experience. Pay will be based off of the motor labor guide.

Must be able to do minor jobs all the way through motor swaps. Please contact Steve at 409221-2431 General laborer needed. 28 hours a week, 4 days a week, $8 per hour.

Must be able to mow and weed-eat and clean up. Must be willing to pull automotive parts and clean vehicles.

409-221-2431 MINISTRY OPPORTUNIT Y

If you are looking for a church home and want to gather up heavenly rewards to honor Christ, why don’t you consider being a part of the building up of a church?

If you have been born again in Christ Jesus, well versed in the Bible, have the gift of following God’s Pastor in such a work as this and are willing to yet learn further and not afraid to share the Gospel at the door, there is work and unlimited blessings for you here in Orange, Texas. If interested, call 409-8834155, Monday Thursday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

RAPE AND SUICIDE CRISIS CENTER of SETX provides critical services for those in crisis due to sexual assault, rape, suicide or general crisis. The 24 Hour Hot line is

Orange County Drainage District Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate The Orange County Drainage District will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2019 on September 03, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the OCDD Administration Building, 8081 Old Highway 90, Orange, Texas, 77630. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.

FOR the proposal: AGAINST the proposal: PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT:

Russell Covington J.B. Arrington None None Brent Peveto

Hal LaPray Randy Fuselier

The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.

Total tax rate (per $100 of value)

Last Year $0.13160/$100

This Year $0.13160/$100

Adopted

Proposed

Difference in rates per $100 of value

$0.000/$100

Percentage increase/decrease in rates (+/-)

0.00%

Average appraised residence homestead value

$103,960

$118,304

$20,792

$23,661

Average residence homestead taxable value

$83,168

$94,643

Tax on average residence homestead

$109.45

$124.55

General homestead exemptions available (excluding 65 years of age or disabled person’s exemptions)

Annual increase/decrease in taxes if proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)

$15.10

and percentage of increase (+/-)

13.80%

NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION

If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the water district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code.

The Board of Directors of the Orange County Drainage District proposes to use the tax increase for the purpose of operation of the District, and maintenance and improvement of the District’s existing drainage system. provided for crisis intervention at anytime, 24/7.

Our number is 1-800-7-WE-CARE or 1-800-793-2273.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to someone whom can help you during a crisis.

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: The second Wednesday morning of every month at 10:00 am and also on the second Thursday evening of every month at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Lloyd Grubbs American Legion Post #49 located at 108 Green Avenue in Orange, meets on the second Sat.

at 2 p.m., please join us.

Al-Anon meetings are held Thursday’s at 7 p.m. inside the Library at St. Henry’s Catholic Church Education building located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City.

Please call Cindy at 749-9036 or Mike 718-0333 for more information.

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Top Tips for Hurricane and Storm Readiness gency Management Agency (FEMA) features numerous resources for preparing or dealing with a storm. To ensure these apps come in handy when they are needed most, keep your phone charged as long as your home has power.

Having an external battery pack on-hand can be helpful as well, particularly if you need to evacuate.

(StatePoint) June to November is known in many parts of the country as hurricane season. As a growing area of the U.S. becomes susceptible to the effects of tropical storms, tornadoes and hurricanes, it’s important to have a plan for your home and family.

To help you weather storms, the experts at Freddie Mac are offering the following tips: • Your home should have an emergency supply kit stocked with water, flashlights, nonperishable food, first-aid supplies, batteries, a radio and several days’ worth of medication for every member of the family.

• Create a family emergency plan and make sure everyone knows what to do and when. If you have pets, make sure that your plan accounts for them, too.

• Gather and protect important household documentation, including birth certificates, passports, marriage licenses, mortgage statements, deeds, insurance policies and medical files. These, along with valuables and family mementos, should be kept protected in a safety deposit box or fire– and water–proof safe.

In the event of an emergency, have a plan to move these items to higher ground where they are less likely to sustain water damage.

• Check your area’s emergency management agency to know where to go in the event of a local area evacuation.

Technology can help you stay informed, as well as assist you in connecting with friends and family. With the free hurricane app from the American Red Cross, you can track weather and alert loved ones you are safe. Likewise, the free app from the Federal Emer-

• When severe weather is in the forecast, clear your home’s outdoor areas of loose furniture, lawn debris and other loose items and store these items securely. Maintain your gutters to help protect your home from undue damage during heavy rainfall.

• On of the best ways to protect your home is by preparing windows and doors for the storm ahead. Installing hurricane-impact strength windows and applying hurricane film, which can be left on yearround, can offer your family peace of mind, particularly if you have little time to prepare.

More hurricane and storm tips and information can be found at freddiemac.com/ blog.

Unfortunately, no one can stop a tropical storm or hurricane from happening, but before the next storm heads your way, you can take steps to help ensure your family and home are protected.

THE BEATLES ACROSS 1. Patsy, e.g.

6. Olden-day aerosol can propellant, acr.

9. Between generations 13. Reduction/oxidation portmanteau 14. ____ Tsu 15. Page or Grable 16. Out in the open 17. Legal org.

18. Often-missed humor 19. *”Nowhere man, the world is at your ____” 21. *”...love was such an easy game ____ ____” 23. *”____ time at all, all you gotta do is call...”

24. *One more than The Beatles 25. 2019, Year of the ____ 28. Shell and its contents 30. Showing on TV 35. Mars, to the Greeks 37. “On a ____” or carefree 39. Rock bottom 40. Asian weight unit 41. Gladiator venue 43. Site of Leaning Tower 44. Zero calorie sweetener 46. Arab ruler 47. Zac Brown Band’s 2008 hit 48. Tight-____ 50. H or O in H2O, e.g.

52. ____ the season!

53. Word type 55. Booking photograph 57. *”...take a sad song and make it ____” 60. *”...____, it’s been a long cold lonely winter” 64. 2 halves of a diameter 65. Sis’ sibling 67. Sign of a saint, pl.

68. Financial backer 69. Summer mo.

70. *”..., but you can ____ how to play the game” 71. Pressure inducer 72. Born, in society pages 73. Synchronizes, for short DOWN 1. Gator’s cousin 2. To the left, prefix 3. Footnote word 4. Norman Bates’ Mother 5. Opposite of extinct

6. Decked out 7. *Like The Four 8. Raccoon’s South American cousin 9. *”...listen to my story all about the ____ who came to stay?”

10. Dwarf buffalo 11. Small and weak 12. Stratego piece S 15. Deliver via Keystone 20. Spiral-horned African antelope 22. Spermatozoa counterpart 24. Supervisor 25. *”Yesterday” star 26. Baghdad resident 27. “Faster!” to a horse 29. *”...and if she’s beside me I know I need never ____” 31. Wholly engrossed 32. “The ____,” Dostoyevsky’s novel 33. One born to Japanese

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immigrants 34. *”Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona for some California ____” 36. Dueler’s blow 38. Opposite of purl 42. Something in the air 45. Dal seed 49. Anonymous John 51. Street artist’s masterpiece 54. City-like 56. Sticky 57. Misery cause 58. U2 guitarist 59. Wedding cake part 60. Venetian magistrate 61. A Flock of Seagulls’ 1982 hit 62. Narcotics agent 63. Singular of gentes 64. Drake’s genre 66. Parisian way