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Orange County represented in Austin lorem property taxes. Legislators said it’s been a good and busy session in the House and Senate and the budget is in such condition where they can some things they haven’t been able to before. Some met with the wind-
storm insurance committee who will put forth a budget in a couple of weeks. John Barton, former district engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation in Beaumont and who is now deputy director of public transportation for Tx-
DOT in Austin, spoke on state transportation and safety matters. “He’s in a position to help the area,” Fillyaw said. Tracy Byrd of Beaumont provided entertainment at the Golden Triangle evening event
Trash-Off volunteers work Sabine . . .
while Rich Courville, also of Beaumont, catered gumbo and jambalaya. “There was a good turnout for our function on Monday night,” Fillyaw said. “We had governmental officers attend. It was a really good effort. “It definitely makes and impression with these kind of numbers (in attendance). It helps our efforts.”
A group shot of attendees at the Golden Triangle Days in Austin 2015. This session had more than 350 in attendance which is the largest representation every from the Golden Triangle. Those attending said it was a very productive session.
David Ball
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The Golden Triangle area was well represented at this week’s Golden Triangle Days in Austin 2015- very well represented. Bobby Fillyaw, director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation and GTDA attendee said this session had the largest attendance
ever, more than 350, this time around. Ida Schossow, director of the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce and attendee, said the session was a very productive one. Fillyaw said attendees spent time with State Rep. Dade Phelan, State Sen. Robert Nichols, State Rep. Joe Deshotel and State Sen. Brandon Creighton and learned about the budget process, health care issues, and plans to reduce school ad va-
Katie Fusilier Rather
Rather represents LSC-O during assessment conference Staff Report
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There was trash to be found at the 20th Annual Community Trash-Off held on the morning of February 28 at the City of Orange Boat Ramp. The event was presented by Invista and sponsored by Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. There was perhaps more of a sense of urgency this year to clean up the Sabine River due to the Bassmasters Elite Tournament to be held there on March 1922. Many volunteers showed up on a chilly Saturday morning to do the work. Pizza from Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar and Mazzio’s was also served to the volunteers. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball
Home sales are going steady in Orange County such as this new start in Bridge City. Existing homes are selling well too. In fact, there’s a need in some markets for new mid-range homes to be built. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball
Economic Development
Home Sales Healthy In Orange County David Ball
For The Record
It was reported last year in the The Record that many residents were moving to the Orangefield area. Now Orangefield has some company as home sales are steady in Bridge City and in Mauriceville, according to real estate agents. Wilma Horner, a broker with Re/Max, said sales in Bridge City have been doing well. She attributes the success to favorable interest rates and people who have a desire to live there. “They want to move here because of the school district, and that it’s a good communi-
ty,” she said. “They’re coming from everywhere to move here and they’re moving all around the area.” Horner believes the housing market has rebounded nicely from a small slump from five years ago. She added, however, that lesson has taught her to never take anything for granted. In addition to residents moving into existing homes, Horner said there are also new homes being built in the county. Buyers are from a wide range of occupations as well. “It’s a great community and we welcome anyone. Any of HOME SALES Page 3A
The 2015 winners of the school-level competition held March 1 at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School (Left to Right): Connor Alexander: 2nd place, Interpretive Reading; 1st place Vincent Hale, Interpretive Reading; Spencer Johns: 1st place, Declamation; Aaron Rose: 2nd place, Declamation.
Johns, Hale take first in Stark reading contest Staff Report
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students Spencer Johns and Vincent Hale earned first place in Declamation and Interpretive Reading, respectively, at the school-lev-
el finals of the 111th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation, a scholarship program sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation. On Sunday, March 1, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School students competed in
the local-level contest, which was coordinated by Melanie Claybar, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School teacher and school director for the Stark Reading Contest. Johns won first place in Declamation STARK READING Page 2A
Katie Fusilier Rather, Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Lamar State College Orange (LSC-O), recently had the opportunity to be a presenter at the 15th Annual Texas A&M Assessment Conference. In response to the conference theme “Celebrating Fifteen Years,” Rather and copresenter Dr. Beth Wuest, Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Texas State University, San Marcos, developed their poster presentation to focus on the “Top 15 Tips for Creating a Culture of Assessment.” Attendees of the conference were invited to reflect on the current state and future of higher education and accountability during the Feb. 23 presentation. The conference also served as an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and interaction among colleagues regarding their experiences with assessment at their institutions. Rather’s presentation and attendance at the conference garnered insight and new knowledge of assessment methods and techniques to positively affect the assessment and continuous improvement efforts at LSC-O. Texas A&M University began hosting the Annual Assessment Conference in 2000 to gather and discuss assessment practices. Since then, the conference has grown beyond a small, regional conference to hosting over 600 attendees each year and welcoming participants from across the United States and around the world.
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On choosing a private Christian school: an outsider’s perspective Caroline Brewton For The Record
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hen I was looking at universities, I narrowed my selection on three real criteria: the strength of the program I was entering (journalism), class size, and how much scholarship money I could get. I wanted a school with a low student-to-faculty ratio, a good student newspaper, and, of course, to graduate as debt-free as possible. I chose Baylor, a private Christian university in Central Texas, where I spent three-and-a-half years earning my degree. Even though I’m not religious, I didn’t worry much about the school’s Christian overtones; I attended a small, private Catholic high school, where Christianity was present but the focus was on academics. I thought college wouldn’t be much different. And once I took the campus tour, I was sold. It was beautiful and clean, and I didn’t get any overly religious vibes. Boy, was I in for a shock. Not only was religion present, it was everywhere. People prayed before every school function, the topic of women’s modesty was earnestly debated and it seemed like every social media post I saw was about small-group worship. Several times during my education, people earnestly attempted to convert me, and in one class, after the professor finished speaking, a girl
subdued or to myself to avoid feeling uncomfortable. But I didn’t really feel better, just a different kind of uncomfortable, plagued by a nagging sense of dishonesty. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t make friends or value the mentoring relationships I did form during my time there; in fact, I consider them invaluable. I found many who were welcoming, tolerant, warm people who befriended me with no care for my background or lack of proper religion. No, individual people didn’t contribute to my loneliness, the culture of the university was responsible. Even though I felt alienated by the university’s policies, I consider my time there valuable, and I don’t hesitate to say I love Baylor. I feel my education was excellent, met professors I respected, and made friendships with both Christian and nonChristian students that are immensely satisfying. Heck, I even met my boyfriend there. I can’t change my own past, but I can use my experience to tell other students: if you choose a religious university, go into it expecting religion to be ever-present. A simple tour will not show you what life on campus is really like. Find a way to talk to current or former students who share similar opinions, and ask them about the campus culture before you sign the dotted line.
stood up and claimed to prophesy. Though I had never minded being around religion before, I felt intensely isolated and lonely. Every aspect of campus life seemed like it was integrated Caroline Brewton with religion, from the minute I stepped on campus to my graduation day. And since the university’s hiring policy prevented both non-Christian faculty and secular dorm leaders, I didn’t have anyone I felt I could turn to for advice. I was a stranger, an “other.” There were plenty of student leaders, of course, but after a couple of them suggested I adopt religion as a coping strategy, I stopped looking for their advice. In one ugly episode, it was bluntly suggested I go somewhere else. “Why come here in the first place?” I was asked. Implied: you made this choice. Stop complaining. The honest truth is that I didn’t know what I was walking into when I chose to go, and a number of reasons made transferring impractical. Would I choose differently if I could do it again? I have no frame of reference to judge by. Some days, the answer would have been yes. I had no desire to stand out and often kept my opinions
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LCM’s Trey Chandler has shot at ‘Down Under Bowl’ Mike Louviere For The Record
LCM’s Trey Chandler in action during the 2014 football season.
Home sales healthy our Re/Max agents can help them,” Horner said. “Generally, our area is doing well. It’s a country atmosphere along with the convenience of the city.” On the other side of the county, Debbie Hughes with Jerry Hughes Realty echoed Horner in saying home sales are “Good all over the place.” “It’s been a very busy new year. It was the same way last year. There’s a shortage of houses in some price ranges,” Hughes said. Some contributing factors for the healthy market include interest rates dropping somewhat, first-time homeowners looking, a good local econo-
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my, high expectations from Orange County residents and a scarcity of available rental property. In fact, Hughes said often home prices are so low it may cost less to purchase than to rent. For Mauriceville, homes along Highway 12 and FM 2802, or Texla Road, are popular. She said residents love the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district, the large lots with available acreage and country living that’s still available. Another bonus is some are working in Lake Charles and Mauriceville serves as a midway point.
Stark reading winners with Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation, by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, while Hale won first place in Interpretive Reading with his presentation of The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. Second place in Declamation went to Aaron Rose, with Connor Alexander receiving secondplace honors in Interpretive Reading. Alexander Borel, 2014 Stark Reading County Finalist in Interpretive Reading, served as the emcee for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville competition. Dr. Terri Estes, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School principal, presented awards to the 2014-15 school-
New Zeland native George O’Scanlon became such a fan of American football that he decided to start games in his new home, Australia. In 1989 he founded the International Sports Specalists, Inc. His purpose was to bring American Sports to Australia as exhibition tournaments. From the first year with teams representing only four states the program has grown and now players from all 50 states participate with teams from five American regions and teams from Australia and New Zeland. O’Scanlon sends invitations to apply to participate to over one thousand graduating high
level contest winners. Each second-place winner was awarded $1,500 in scholarships from the Stark Foundation, while the two firstplace winners were awarded $2,000 in scholarships. The first-place winners from Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School will go on to compete against the first-place winners from other participating Orange County high schools at the County Final of the Stark Reading Contest, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater. The Stark Reading Contest is sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foun-
Hughes said the housing market has definitely improved over the past several years. “It’s a lot more conservative,” she said. “Generally there’s new construction but there’s a need for more. Especially middle range homes prices between $180,000 and $250,000.” Hughes said buyers are also a mixture of occupations and backgrounds in the market, each with different needs from first time buyers to longtime home owners. She concluded by saying it’s also a great time to put a house on the market for those interested in selling.
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dation as part of its continuing mission to enrich the community and encourage education. The aim of the Contest is to enhance the literary and forensic quality and skills of Orange County public high school students. The Contest has continued annually since its inception in 1904, which makes the 201415 school year the 111th annual year of the Contest. In addition to offering educational opportunities and experiences for students at eligible Orange County public high schools, participating students may earn scholarship awards for continued education.
Cowboy Church to host ‘Walk with Jesus’ The Cowboy Church of Orange County invites you to walk the path Jesus walked during the week of his crucifixion and resurrection. You are invited to experience the story and “Walk with Jesus” through models of the market streets of Jerusalem during His Triumphant Entry, the Upper Room, the Garden of Gethsemane, and his trial before Pilate. Come see the cross and the empty tomb. You will see over 100 live characters as you experience this “Walk with Jesus.” This event will be held on the Cowboy Church property on Palm Sunday, March 29, from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. There will be free admission, a petting zoo and refreshments. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The church is located at 673 FM 1078 in Orange, off of Hwy. 62, North of IH-10. For more information, Pastor Dale Lee may be contacted at 409-718-0269.
school senior football players. The players send in applications for review and if they are selected, they will journey to Gold Coast, Australia for the summer tournament, the Down Under Bowl. This year the tournament will be held from June 28 to July 6, 2015. Little Cypress-Mauriceville player Trey Chandler has been accepted to be on the Central Conference team from the United States. He is a cornerback and wide receiver for the LCM Bears and earned a second place on the All District team for 4A-1 Region III, District 10 as cornerback and honorable mention as wide receiver. Chandler will be playing in the Lone Star Bowl all
star game the week before the Down Under Bowl. The 18 year old has been playing football since he was five years old and has played on the LCM varsity for the last three years. He is the son of Joseph Chandler and Juanita Yellot and has 11 siblings. Being accepted is the easy part of the process; the hard part is raising the money for the trip Down Under. The cost is estimated to be $6500 and the player is responsible for raising the total cost. The cost includes air fare to Brisbane, Australia, all room and board, insurance, and the player’s uniform. It is an excellent opportunity for a young athlete to have a unique experience to play in a foreign country and
to meet other athletes from the United States. “I would be grateful for any financial assistance I can get. If anyone would like to donate to the cost of my trip, they can do that by going to “downundersports.com” and clicking on “Make Payments”, they will then find the information they need to make a donation in my name”, said Chandler. “I would be honored to represent my country, my state and my school in the Down Under Bowl.” In addition to the practice sessions and playing in two games, the players will also have the opportunity to travel around the area and experience the sights and culture of the Australian Gold Coast.
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From the Creaux’s Nest NEW WEEK, NEW COLUMN, SO IT GOES Well, here we go embarking on another column. The weeks are flying by so fast there’s no time to rest. I missed my prediction that Spring would arrive by March. Cold is coming out of the west. I believe this should be it. Daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Spring your clock up an hour, you’ll lose an hours sleep. The United States congress, with all its problems, chose as their first order of business to appoint another Benghazi investigation committee. Several committees, including a bipartisan committee, a Republican committee and a senate committee, have found no wrongdoing by any part of the government. The GOP has tried desperately to put that noose around Hillary’s neck. Now they have some new ammo. She used her personal Email account to conduct government business as Secretary of State. A spokesman for Clinton said, she complied with the letter and spirit of the rules. Hillary is not the first government official or first secretary of state to use a personal email account. Secretary Colin Powell, from 2001-2005, used personal email to communicate with U.S. officials, ambassadors and foreign leaders. So here we go again. You will hear the attacks from the wouldbe presidential candidates on the stump. If that’s all they have on her it won’t be enough to beat her. She has too many positives for this one negative. However, they now have something new to beat up on her with.*****Orange Baptist Hospital went down the way we had predicted. In their published letter, they admitted that Texas not participating in the Medicaid Expansion really hurt them. It also hurts our county government to the tune of nearly $2 million a year. Some of our friends attended Triangle Day in Austin and we’re anxious to hear what they learned about Medicaid funding. Texas is turning down $100 billion (that’s with a B) in Federal funds. It doesn’t make sense, it’s money that belongs to Texans, which the Feds are sending back to the state for healthcare coverage. I believe someday, before too long, Orange County, with 90 thousand citizens, will have a hospital, a new one probably located in the center of the county, probably around 1442 or on the interstate to serve the Orange, Vidor, Bridge City, Deweyville areas. Rick Perry is gone, making himself some money running for president. Now the Texas Legislature should do as most conservative state governments are doing around the country, that’s doing the right thing for their citizens and state. Bring billions of Medicaid dollars to Texas and help everyone, including our hospitals.*****I’ve got to move on. You’d make me proud if you came along. I promise it won’t do you no harm. NETANYAHU OFFERS NOTING NEW, SAME SONG Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the United States Congress Tuesday. He bypassed the normal diplomatic protocol for a deal put together by Speaker John Boehner and Israel’s Ambassador in a secretly negotiated invitation. An obvious act of disrespect. I still believe the money man behind that deal is Shelton Ableson, Vegas casino owner. Netanyahu asked congress to ensure the U.S. stands tough in talks with Iran. His speech doesn’t sit well with the White House, who are in negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program. Netanyahu assured the congress that the U.S.-Israel bond is “stronger than ever.” We have stuck our necks out to bail Israel out countless times. It was wrong for Nethanyahu to inject himself in our foreign policies. He has an election on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. He deserves to be beaten and replaced with someone who is not always self serving. REMEMBERING MS. LAURA We were sorry to hear of the death of Laura Clary, age 93, who passed away at home on Feb. 23. Services were held Friday, Feb. 27, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. We had known this wonderful lady and her husband, Capt. Bob Clary. since 1964. On many occasions over the years, when Bob was living, we were lucky enough to spend hours and several weekend trips with the Clarys. Ms. Laura was a very sweet person and always such a lady. She was very caring and always showed a sincere interest in people. We knew Capt. Bob when he and Charlie Guidry were in the tug boat business and he later went on to own Orange Shipbuilding. He and Ms. Laura were special people in our community. May she rest in peace. To Thomas, Robert and Julie and their entire family we send our sincere sympathy for your loss. CONDOLENCES Our hearts go out to Lynn Wallace, who’s brother Butch Wallace, died Feb. 26 and wife Charlene died Feb. 27. Butch graduated in the second class at West Orange High School, class of 1959, worked as a pipe fitter and later moved to San Augustine. Butch is survived, in addition to Lynn, by his wife Pat, sons Tim and David and daughter Lisa.***Charlene Wallace, Lynn’s wife, died Feb. 27. Charlene and Lynn are best known for operating the Tin Top Arena for many years. She retired from Sabine Federal Credit Union, was active in Wesley United Methodist Church and headed the annual church bazaar. Charlene is survived by son Toby and daughter Wendy. Both funerals were held Monday, with burials at Wilkinson Cemetery. Please see obits. COUNTY SEAT MOVES TO VIDOR On Thursday, Commissioner’s Court will hold its meeting in Vidor. It’s a fulfilling of a political pledge. At the time, I thought moving the county seat, even for one day, was illegal. Apparently they found a loophole. I still don’t believe the court can legally vote on expenditures. I have never heard of a traveling commissioner’s court but if it’s okay, how about coming to Bridge City next. We
TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2005 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the signing of veteran kicker Matt Bryant. He was the kicker for the New York Giants in 2002-2003 and kicked in four games for Indianapolis and Miami in 2004. The Buccaneers have three kickers vying for the kicking job. (Editor’s note: Matt got the job and recently was given a contract extension by Atlanta. He has scored 666 points for the Falcons, ranked second highest scorer in team history and could become number one this season.*****March is National Athletic Training month and Herman “Moe” Litton and Terry King are honored for their years of work. “Moe” is a retired trainer, King, who is the trainer at West Orange-Stark, has 20 years experience. He’s a native of Nederland. “Moe” Litton is currently serving on the Bridge City City Council.*****Two former West OrangeStark stars, Roy Locke and place kicker Tyler Thibodeaux, are now members of the Beaumont Drillers football team.*****Dan Rather, after 24 years, is stepping down as CBS Evening news anchor and managing editor.*****A big 80th birthday bash was held for the lovely Audrey Lapeyrolerie at St. Henry’s activity building.*****Bridge City Cardinal slugger Cody Sparks hit a homerun and Ben Meyers hit grand slam to defeat Nederland 9-7 to win the tournament championship.*****Shane Romero opened pitching for the Orangefield Bobcats in the championship round of the Bobcat baseball tournament. The Bobcats defeated Silsbee 4-2 for the championship.*****On March 2, Alyana Bland celebrated her 7th birthday. Editor’s note. Today she is already 17.*****Ashlyn Edwards, a fourth grader at Deweyville, and Bailey Williams, second grader at Little Cypress, have made this year’s Jumpstart national team and will train with the national team in Lafayette and Mobile. Both young athletes train at Horizon Tumbling and Trampoline team in Mauriceville.*****To date, 1,509 young Americans have been killed in Iraq and over 11,000 have been maimed, lost arms, legs, blinded or will be in wheel chairs the rest of their lives. (Editor’s note: that was only 10 years ago, over 3,000 more were killed, 30,000 wounded. Say what you want about Obama’s foreign policy, we don’t have hundreds of body bags coming home each month.)*****GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: John H. Guinn, 92, of Orange, died Monday, Feb. 28. He was a United States Marine in WWII, retired from Dupont and owned Johnny‘s 10th Street Grill and Parkway Café.***Mayo Elizabeth Odom, 85, of Orange, died Feb. 28.***Thomas M. Ewing, Sr., 84, died March 2. He worked for Coca Cola for 27 years and also Chemical Express. He was well known for his cabinet making and woodwork.***Steve Tayor, 42, of Orange, died Feb. 27.***Ray Hubbard, 78, of West Orange, died March 3. He was a veteran who served in WWII and the Korean conflict.***Ruby Inez Campbell, 89, of Orangefield, died March 4.***Joy Sharpton Dorman, 84, of Orange, died March 4. She was the widow of Hereward Dorman.***Blum “Sunny” Smith, Jr., 73, of Orange, died March 6. Services were held March 9.***Ozia “Pete” Yocum, 79, of West Orange, died Saturday, March 5.***Joann Bennett, 63 of Orange, died March 6.***Patricia Ann Beebe, 39, of Deweyville, died March 6. 40 Years Ago-1975 McLaury’s Funiture and Appliance holds grand opening at 2207 MacArthur. Store manager is Larry Bergeron. Salesman is “Doc” Rosenbaln.*****Members of the newly charted Bridge City Rotary Club are Bill Nickum, Paul Eason, Rev. Ed Robinson, C.W. “Bubba” Hubbard, Buddy Linder, Roy Dunn, Barry Weisman, Neil Bond, Bill Weisman, Don Castille, Butch Lusignan, Doug Harrington, Dr. Joe Majors, Jerry Pesson, Jimmy Hanson, Carlyle Dodson, Joe Fields and E. M. Guillette. New members added since charter are Albert Gore, John Brooks, Paul Ardoin and Curtis Bourn. The club meets Thursday at noon at Granger’s Seafood.*****Freddy Hebert is now associated with Joiner Insurance Service at 1212 Park Street.*****Terry Bridges, Bridge City pitching ace, is gone, and a couple of young hurlers, who appear to be the caliber of Bridges are Terry Cockerham and James Walker.*****Jim Leo is LC-M‘s new baseball coach. *****22-AAAA Stark Tigers feature hurlers Buddy Timberlake, Chris Allen, Mark Bonnin and Billy Bayliss. Coach Cornel Thompson replaces Coach Art Pettit.*****West Orange, under Coach Ronnie Anderson, went all the way to state semi-finals last season. The team lost a lot of players but under Coach Anderson, they won’t roll over and play dead. The infield has experience led by Andre Robertson, all district last year as a sophomore.*****Levingston Shipbuilding employees go back to work after walking off.*****Linda Gay, the Dallas model, born and raised in Orange, will appear in the April edition of “Playboy” in a Dickies clothing ad. She is the daughter of Nancy and Lewis Gay.*****Pretty little Sheila Holbrooks is grounded with Chicken Pox. She hopes Daddy Fain catches it because he’s made too much fun of her.*****Uncle Jim McKay turns 90 on March 10. (Editor’s note: Jim “The Fisherman” McKay lived to be nearly 101.)*****Cajun Day held in Newton. W.T. Oliver, Tee Bruce and Justin Wilson appear.*****Karen Thibodeaux turns 16 on March 10. She a fine chick.*****Freshman shot-putter Paul Bingham of West Orange placed third to help McNeese University edged USL by three-and-a-half points in track meet.*****Former West Orange football coach Glenn Green is the new head coach at Lumberton. His job hasn’t been filled at WO yet.*****Willie Hayes wins again. He took the Orange Bass Club Tournament with a catch of 20 pounds, 8 ounces. A FEW HAPPENINGS I mentioned in this column that Judge Thibodeaux wouldn’t stay out of government very long. Well, he has filed for a seat on the West Orange City Council. I’m not betting that will be his final stop. Monday he had knee surgery. We wish him the best with that. If it works out, he would be ready to canvas door-to-door.*****Our longtime friend, Joyce Dowdle had knee replacement surgery Tuesday. She said she was tired of hurting. We wish her a speedy and successful recovery.*****St. Mary Catholic Church will hold the annual St. Joseph Alter Sunday, March 15, following the 10 a.m. mass. If you have never attended one, you should at least do so once in your life. The food is great and you can’t beat the Italian cookies and desserts, prepared in the Sicilian tradition. Call Rosalie or Pat Clark at 886-2577 for more information.*****Last week I received a couple of emails from Ray LaCour, an 87-yearold Cajun guy who is a retired Veterinarian. He has spent his entire life living in Perry, Mouton Cove, Ester and the surrounding areas. Ray graduated from Abbeville High School in 1945. I learned he was attorney Paul Owens’ brother-in-law. Until her death, Paul’s wife Jeanette sent him copies of Roy’s Down Life’s Highway column, now her daughter Paula sends them. He says he could write a book on the life and exploits of the late Paul Owens. In fact, some day I would like to write about all the lawyers I’ve known. Orange County always had a colorful bunch, especially in the early years, 50’s and on. I watched some great trials in the 60’s and 70’s. Thanks Ray for the refreshing course on Acadians and how the politicians in Baton Rough forbid Cajun French spoken on the school grounds in an attempt to destroy the Cajun dialect. *****We also heard from Chris Farkus. He bought a boat and he and his two cats and a dog headed out to Cuba. His automatic pilot went out right out of port and he spent 22 hours operating the
boat manually. He spent time in Cuba and is back in Florida. It’s a great story, with lots of pictures, which we hope to share with our readers soon.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few days: On March 4, Caroline Sheppard, Buddy’s better half, celebrates. Also Vickie Parish and Travis Reeves. They join Gov. Rick Perry, 64, actor Josh Bowman, 26 and actress Patricia Heaton, 56.*****On March 5, Don Bayliss, Lenzi Childress and Carolyn Hillsten celebrate. They join Pastor Joel Osteen, 51, cowboy Michael Irvin, 48, actress Eva Mendes, 40 and actor Dean Stockwell, 78.*****March 6, is a special day for Mark Benton, one heck of a guy and a good mechanic. He was raised on the corner of Blueberry and Roberts in Bridge City and is the grandson of a proud grandmother, Rosalie Benton. Also celebrating is Clint Landry’s favorite cousin Coach Sam Moore. Also Kristen Rucker, Pete Powell and Trubie Beebe. They are joined by basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, 42, singer Mary Wilson, 70, actors Rob Reiner, 57 and Tom Arnold, 55. On this day the Alamo fell, 179 years ago in 1836.*****On March 7, Sheriff Mike White celebrates. Also a nice lady Libby Mitchell, longtime friend Rick Trahan and Misty Thurman. They join comedian Wanda Sykes, 50, actor John Heard, 69, TV weatherman Willard Scott, 80.*****Daylight Savings Time begins March 8. Celebrating a birthday on this date is our buddy, H.D.’s better half, Pat Pate. She deserves a great day. Also celebrating is our goodwill ambassador Liz Weaver, also David Thibodeaux, Christi Wiegreffe, Shelly Granger and Carol Smith. They join actor Freddie Prinze, Jr., 38 and drummer Micky Dolenz, 69.*****March 9, finds Brittney Zenos, Don Grooms, Claudia Gilson and Jordon Doiron celebrating. They join country singer Mickey Gilley, 78, TV host Steve Wilkos, 50, actor Emmanuel Lewis, 43. Also Lee Brown, of Brown Hearing Aid, passed away in 2012 at age 78.*****March 10 is the birthday of Mary White, Gloria Jones, Wade Gillett, Josh Goss and Bob Izer. They are joined by singer Carrie Underwood, 31, actor Chuck Norris, 74, actress Jasmine Guy, 52. Dr. Nolan LeBlanc died on this day in 2014. Happy birthday to all.*****This week we will find out if the Supreme Court will gut the Affordable Care Act.*****CPAC, the ultra conservative political action committee, met for four days in Iowa. A lot of flame throwing towards President Obama and Sec. Hillary Clinton. Not much substance, no policies were presented that would move the country forward. Everything I saw was strictly negative. Jeb Bush and Rick Perry were the only two grown ups in the large crowd of candidates. The CPAC presented their “A” team. Rand Paul again got number one, Scott Walker second and Ted Cruz third. If one of them gets the nomination, I’ll bet the Tea Party wing can’t elect a president. Follow the money. None of the big donors were at the CPAC and they are the ones who will ultimately decide the nominee.*****Meanwhile, Speaker John Boehner folded and the Congress passed a clean bill to finance Homeland Security.*****Nuttz and Boltz, at Bridge City Automotive, got my “Hoot Mobile” all fixed up and ready for another 100,000 miles. For the first time in three years, I have a heater. It’s been a cold winter. I’m wanting one more cold day so I can enjoy it. By the way, I also have brakes now. I don’t have to coast to a stop. If Mark, Bryan and the crew can’t fix it, it’s ready for the junk pile. I’m told there’s no better transmission shop around. Thanks to them I’m good to go.*****If you are not good to go, looking for a new ride or just want to help your school raise funds, head over to Sabine River Ford Saturday for a test drive during their Drive 4 UR School program 8 a.m.-2 p.m. .The Drive 4 UR School program is a fun, engaging way to help schools raise money to support their sports and extracurricular activities. Ford Dealerships partner with a local high school to conduct a test-drive fundraising event. For every valid test-drive completed, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to the participating high school, up to $6,000. The more people who test-drive a Ford vehicle at the event, the more money can be raised, so go out and support your school by test driving a new Ford Saturday *****Let me make a correction for the past two weeks, we have published that Judge Derry Dunn is the J.P. in Pct. 3. That is wrong. Judge Simonton is the J.P. Pct. 3. Judge Dunn is a Mauriceville boy and it’s in Pct. 2. Sorry about that.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dined at PK’s last week and had a great meal and a good time. This week, the Bunch dines at Robert’s and next week back to Novrozsky’s.*****We ran into David Montagne with the Sabine River Authority. We hadn’t seen him since he moved to Beaumont. We’ve known David since he was a puppy. His dad Bob, longtime Lamar Regent, who the Montagne Center was named for, was the best grassroots politician I’ve known in my lifetime. He also had a great family. The prettiest redhead I’ve ever seen was David’s sister Rusty. I haven’t seen her in years. Brother Robert was a longtime superintendent at Orangefield, a prince of a guy. All great folks. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Clovis Thibodeaux calls in to his job. He gets Comeaux on da phone and say, “Hey boss, I’m not coming to work today me, boy I’m really sick. Boss, I got a bad headache me, my stomach is cramping up bad, and my legs, dey hurt dem. I’m not coming to work me.” Comeaux says, “Clovis, we are really far behind and I really need you bad today.” I tell you, Clovis, wat I do, me, wen I feel bad like dat. I go to my wife and tell her and she gives me loving. Dat sure make everyting better and I go to work. Try dat Clovis, and see dat it will make you fell better too. A couple of hours later Thibodeaux calls back. “Hey boss, dis is Clovis, wat you told me, dat worked great yea. I’ll be at work me, as soon as I get dressed. Boss, you sure do got a nice house.” C’EST TOUT Bill O’Reilly continues to get heat for his misrepresentation. Bill doesn’t let the facts get in the way. He often does truth bending in his shows. The latest was him saying, in a book, that he survived a “Combat situation in Argentina and saw five nuns get shot in the back of the head.” Both are lies. He wasn’t even in the same country. O’Reilly said he was at the scene of a suicide in Florida but the facts prove he was in Dallas at the time. He is more opinions than journalist, his show is mostly right wing spin. That’s the FOX News format. Besides Shepard Smith and Chris Wallace there is very little straight news on FOX. That’s why a report last year said that the least informed watched FOX News.*****My time is up. Thanks for yours. Shop our family of advertisers and please tell them we sent you. Check us out on the web 24-7, therecordlive. com. Take care and God bless.
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Deaths and Memorials Velma Cormier Orange Velma L. Cormier, 87, lifelong resident of Orange, passed away March 3, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. J. W. Harrell and the Rev. Jeffrey Pitman. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, at the church. Born in Orange, Dec. 16, 1927, she was the daughter of Lillie Matlock. Velma was a longtime member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Orange where she sang in the choir and was very active in the children’s church. She later became a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Bridge City and was a member for 18 years. She loved traveling, cooking and her flowers. Velma was a faithful servant of the Lord and enjoyed serving others. She is preceded in death by her mother; husband, Joseph Cormier, Sr.; two sisters and one brother. Velma is survived by her children, Van R. “Butch” Morgan of Bridge City, Joseph “Joey” Cormier and wife, Gay of West Orange and Debbie Cormier; grandchildren, Dana Pitman and husband, Jeffrey of Kountze and Keith Morgan and wife, Debbie of Jasper; six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Joey Cormier, Keith Morgan, Justin Morgan, Larry Hammett, Marlan Verdine, and Trey Tomplait. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Anayat House 1025 N. 14th St. Beaumont, TX 77702 or P.O. Box 5934 Beaumont, TX 77726.
Kay Trahan Bridge City Kay Trahan, 60, of Bridge City, passed away March 2, at Christus St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. David Wagner of Community Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at the funeral home. Born in Orange, on Oct. 29, 1954, she was the daughter of Mack S. Ferguson and Billie Rae (Tompkins) Ferguson. Kay was a very active and involved member of Community Church. She enjoyed scrapbooking, sewing, and painting. Kay loved to spend time with her family, especially with her grandchildren, and taking pictures of them. One of her favorite annual events was to have all her grandkids over to her house to make gingerbread houses. Kay is preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her mother, Billie Ferguson of Bridge City; son, Chad Trahan of Bridge City; daughter, Crystal Hebert and husband, Taran of Orangefield; grandchildren, Colby Trahan, Bryce Carey, Byron Trahan, Caleb Hebert and Hannah Hebert; great-grandchild, Carter A. Trahan; siblings, Mack Ferguson, Jr. of Bridge City, Dena Tarver and husband, John of Bridge City and Steven Ferguson and wife, Judy of Crosby and numerous aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins.. Serving as pallbearers will be Bryce Carey, Colby Trahan, Byron Trahan, Jason LaBouve, Jeremy Smith, and Eric Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Taran Hebert and Caleb Hebert.
Charlene Wallace Orange Charlene Rue Wallace, 76, of Orange, passed away Feb. 27, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services were M o n d a y , March 2, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Randy Branch and the Rev. J.B. Prouse. Burial followed at Wilkinson Cemetery.
Born in Crowley, Louisiana, Dec. 6, 1938, Charlene was the daughter of Lowell and Evelyn (Wriborg) Rue. She retired from Sabine Federal Credit Union after 20 plus years, was a volunteer with the Red Cross and headed the annual church bazaar at Wesley United Methodist Church. She enjoyed running the roads and taking trips to Canton, but what she loved most was spending time with her family, especially her grandkids. She is preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Michael Collins; and beloved aunt, Lois Boren. She is survived by her husband, Lynn B. Wallace; son, Toby Wallace and wife Lorrie of Tolar; daughter, Wendy Collins of Orange; and grandchildren, Tate Wilson, Hanna Wallace, and Peyton Collins. She is also survived by her sister, Sandra Dickey and husband Michael; brother, Roger Rue and wife Nancy; sisters-inlaw, Janie Wallace Melton and husband Tommy, and Pat Wallace; numerous nieces and nephews; and her best friend, Judy Eatman. Serving as pallbearers were be Drew Peet, Jerry Cezar, James Murff, Pat Brown, Brian Johnson, and Mack Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 N. 37th St., Orange, TX 77630.
Mellie Duce Orange Mellie Duce, 101, of Orange, passed away March 1, at Orange Villa Nursing and Rehab in Orange. Funeral services were Tuesday, March 3, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Darwin Parrott. Burial followed at Ford Chapel Cemetery in Bon Wier. Born in Newton, January 27, 1914, she was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Margaret J. Warner Johnson. Mellie was strong in her Christian faith and loved spending time with family and friends. She has been an example for everyone in her family from her children to her great-great grandchildren throughout her 101 years. She is preceded in death by parents; husband, Earl Duce; one granddaughter; one great grandson; three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Betty Parrott and husband, Leonard of Pasadena, and Lynn Hattermann and husband, Paul of Katy; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two greatgreat grandchildren and many friends, nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers were Trenton Williams, Jason Hattermann, Austin Brunson, Barry Brunson, David Johnson, Keith Hattermann and Chase Hattermann.
Butch Wallace Orange W. W. “ Butch “ Wallace, 73, of San Augustine, formerly of Orange, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Colonial Pines Health Care Center in San Augustine. Born July 10, 1941 in Orange, to James “ Buck “ Wallace and Fannie Marie (Brown) Wallace, he had lived in San Augustine since 2000. He worked as a pipefitter in the construction industry and he was of the Christian faith. Butch enjoyed hunting, fishing and the garden-
ing of vegetables. Butch is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Jimmy Dale Wallace. Those who will most cherish his memory are his wife, Pat Wallace of San Augustine; sons, Tim Wallace of Orange and David Wallace of Pascagoula, Mississippi; daughter, Lisa Bradford and husband, Jim of Richmond; brother, Lynn Wallace of Orange; five grandchildren, Randi Wallace, Kelli Wallace, Olivia Bradford, Parker Bradford and Noah Wallace. Butch is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and members of his extended family. Services to remember and honor Butch’s life were Monday, March 2, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was Brother John Fortenberry. Rite of committal and interment followed services at the Wilkinson Cemetery in Little Cypress. Honoring Butch as pallbearers were Leon Wallace, Robin Wallace, Walter Laughlin, Prentice “ P. R. “ Norwood, Vick Slack and J. T. Richard. Condolences may be expressed for the family at www. dormanfuneralhome.com.
Aubrey O’Neal Beaumont Aubrey Gordon O’Neal, 83, of Beaumont, passed away Feb. 27, at Jefferson Nursing and Rehabilitation in Beaumont. Funeral services were Sunday, March 1, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Lynn Ashcraft of Orange, and Dr. Raymond McHenry of Beaumont. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Born in Pine Prairie, La., Dec. 12, 1931, he was the son of Willis Shirley O’Neal and Evie Caroline O’Neal. Aubrey was a Korean War veteran who served in the U. S. Army. He retired from DuPont in Beaumont, and was a member of Westgate Baptist Church in Beaumont. He is preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Evie O’Neal and his son, Michael David O’Neal. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Iris Maxine O’Neal; daughters, Betty Holland and husband, Pete of Humble, and Linda Ballenger and husband, Thomas of Beaumont; granddaughters, Melissa Hamm and husband, Charles, Melanie Brazzell and husband, Mike and Jennifer DeRouen and husband, Bryan; grandson, Thomas Ballenger III. and 11 great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers were Charles Hamm, Mike Brazzell, Bryan DeRouen, Thomas Ballenger III, David Guidry, and Stephen Noffsinger.
James Finklea Orange On February 7, James R. Finklea (known to virtually everyone as Uncle Jimbo) passed from this earth at the age of 90 to be reunited with his beloved wife Sweet Sue (Georgia Finklea). They married in 1944 and were inseparable until her death in 2000. Uncle Jimbo leaves behind the Jordans (Jeanie, Kevin, Marquel, Katie, Patrick, Sarah, Aidan, Eric, Brian, Liam and Ryan) who, though technically not “blood” relatives, have been privileged to be his family because he married Sweet Sue. Uncle Jimbo was born in Shreveport, La., August 9, 1924 but called Orange his home for the past 70 years. After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he began working at American Bridge as a draftsman and rose to the manager of engineering by the time of his retirement in 1982. His influence was
felt by many who worked with and under him. He was the epitome of a gentleman who never spoke ill of anyone and kept his counsel to himself. However, if asked the advice provided was always wise and never sugarcoated. He firmly believed in following the rules and was meticulous in all aspects of his life from his appearance to keeping up his yard and home. He took great joy in painting landscapes, his daily walks and spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed by the many people he positively impacted. However, great solace is taken in knowing he and Sweet Sue are together again as they should be. They were and will always be the definition of the perfect marriage. In lieu of flowers or any other memoriam, Uncle Jimbo would want donations to charity. While he would never be so presumptuous to dictate to which, his favorite was the First United Methodist Church in Orange. A celebration of his life, that will include a showing of many of his paintings, will be held at the Malloy Spiritual Enrichment Center located at First United Methodist Church, 502 N. Sixth Street, Orange, Sunday, March 8, at 3:00 pm.
Pet of the Week
Each week The Record Newspapers features a pet, or pets of the week for adoption through local shelters and rescue organizations. This week’s pets are again rescues from Pups in Peril. Daisy is one of the Boxer mix puppies that was rescued last week. She and her brother Duke are both doing great at their foster home. They have received their first round of puppy shots and have been treated for round and hookworms. Daisy is a spunky little girl that would not mind moving into a forever home.
Nancy’s Kitchen with Nancy McWhorter Today I am viewing the beautiful snowy wonderland from the window of my cozy warm house, sipping on Hot Raspberry Scripture Tea and munching Glazed Animal Cookies. The scene is like a Colorado picture postcard. I have not even left the house to pick up the newspaper or mail. I did briefly brave it off the patio to scoop up a bowl of snow and made a bowl of snow ice cream; a rare treat in this part of the country. I have not left the house since leaving Church Sunday morning and the pantry is beginning to look a bit bare. I like having soup when it is cold weather. I have often make Corn Chowder but came across this recipe for Cauliflower Chowder. Except for the milk, most of the ingredients are staples in my kitchen. Since I do not keep milk in my house, I would substitute canned evaporated milk. The only ingredient I then would have to purchase would be the cauliflower. I think this recipe will be a KEEPER; I plan to try it soon. *CAULIFLOWER CHOWDER 4 slices bacon, diced 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, peeled & diced 2 sticks celery, diced ¼ cup all-purpose flour 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup 2% milk (I would substitute canned evaporated milk) 1 head cauliflower, roughly chopped 1 bay leaf Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Melt butter in a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium-heat. Add garlic, onion, carrots and celery. Cook stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Whisk in flour and stir until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth and milk and cook, whisking constantly until slightly thickened, about 3-4 minutes. Add cauliflower and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 12-15 minutes; season with salt & pepper to taste. If the chowder is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately; garnished with bacon and parsley, if desired. *Taken from the internet. I am off to the kitchen to bake a pan of cornbread and heat a can of Progresso Vegetable soup.
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To List Your Organization’s Upcoming Events And Fundraisers In The Record Newspapers and on TheRecordLive.com email to news@therecordlive.com or call 409.886.7183
Vendor booths available for Bassmaster Elite Series Vendor applications are being accepted for the Bassmaster Elite event the week of March 19-3/22. If you are interested in having a booth at the event or have any questions, contact the Orange Chamber of Commerce at 883-3536.
awarded in three categories - Best in Class, People’s Choice and Fireman’s Choice. Entry fees are $25 pre-registration and $30 day of the show. All proceeds will benefit and Evadale VFD and Fire Department Scholarship fund. BBQ and fish plates will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Billy Lamb at 409-276-2280 or Larry Fountain at 409-233-9426.
LU hosts actor, environmentalist Begley
American Legion selling fish dinners
Lamar University hosts American actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. in the university’s Academic Lecture Series, 7:30 p.m., May 4, in the University Theatre. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows and stage performances. Best known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere, for which he received six consecutive Emmy Award nominations, and his most recent reality show about green living called Living With Ed on Planet Green with his wife Rachelle Carson-Begley. Since 1970, he has been an environmentalist and strong proponent of electric vehicles, recycling, and eco-friendly products and low carbon footprint lifestyles. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (409) 880-8508.
The American Legion Post 49 will sell fried fish dinners Thursday, March 5, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. The meals are $8 each and will consist of fried fish, potato salad, cole slaw, green beans, bread and a dessert. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Call 886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, March 4 and before 9:00 am Thursday, March 5 for orders and deliveries.
Orange County Retired Teachers to meet The Orange County Retired Teachers Association will meet on Monday, March 9, at 10:30 am in the Family Center at Wesley United Methodist Church, 401 37th Street, Orange. The Honorable Judith Haney, presiding judge of the Woodville, Municipal Court will be the guest speaker. A light lunch will be served. Anyone interested in updates of interest to retired teachers is invited to attend.
Lutcher Theater Guild meeting Volunteers of the Lutcher Theater Service Guild. Our last Guild Meeting for the 2014-2015 season will be held on Thursday, March 19 at 5:50 pm on the Third Floor of the theater. Pizza and other refreshments will be served. New officers, chairpersons and directors for the 2015-2016 Season will be nominated and voted on at this time. It is very important that everyone attend the meeting, if possible. Installation of the new officers will be conducted in May. If you have any questions, you may call the theater at 409/8865535.
BCCC seeking Business/Employee nominations Have you received exceptional service from a local business or one of its employees? Has an employee or a business exceeded your expectations? Why not nominate them for the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Employee or Business of the Month award. The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce accepts nominations for “Employee of the Month” and “Business of the Month” from all members of the community. To submit a nomination for either Employee or Business of the Month, email the nomination to the Chamber at bcchamber@sbcglobal.net or drop off the nomination off at the Chamber office 150 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City, TX 77611. Please include your name, name of the employee or business you are nominating and the reasons why. If you have any questions, please call the Chamber at 735-5671.
Lions to host golf tournament The Orange Lions Club, in cooperation with the Lions District 2-S1, will host the 23rd Annual Lions Eye Bank Golf Tournament Saturday, May 2. The golf event will begin with a 8:00 a.m. shotgun start and will take place at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange. A variety of food, drinks, prizes and contest will be included in the event. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, please visit http://www.lionsgolftournament.org.
Pinehurst Animal Shelter in need of blankets, Crawfish benefit to be held other items A volunteer with the Pinehurst Animal Shelter is asking for help during the winter months for the dogs who are in the shelter. The shelter is in need of towels, blankets, collars, leashes, toys, treats, food and other items that may be helpful to them. If you would like to help with any of these items, please contact Traci James at 409-9882614. Items can be dropped off at the shelter, or the County Record office, 320 Henrietta, Orange (attention Evelyn). You can also visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/PinehurstAnimalShelter
Lutcher Stark class of 1955 plans reunion Attention Tigers – Lutcher Stark High School Class of 1955 is hosting their 60th class reunion Friday, Aug, 14 and Saturday Aug. 15 at Sunset Grove Country Club, 2200 W. Sunset Dr., Orange They are inviting any classes of Lutcher Stark High School to join them. For more information call 409-745-1596 or email kclaybar@aol.com.
Income tax assistance offered through AARP The AARP Tax Filing Assistance Program will be offered starting at 12:15 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Orange Public Library. Trained volunteers will be available from 12:15 through 4:00 pm each Wednesday and Friday through April 15. Those interested in assistance should bring All W-2 and 1099 forms, including social security benefit statements; records of catalo gains and losses, receipts of medical expenses, taxes paid, interest paid, contributions, casualty and theft losses, job expenses, sales tax receipts for major purchases and social security cards for dependents; all health insurance information, form 1095-A if received and any health care exemptions received from the IRS or the marketplace and a copy of your 2013 tax return.
Master Gardeners hold plant fair The Orange County Master Gardener’s Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair will be held Saturday, April 11, from 8:00 am –1:00 pm, at Jewel Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442, Orangefield (Exit 869 S off IH 10). Perennials, annuals, shrubs, tropical, Satsuma’s, limes, lemons, cold-hardy avocados, Texas Superstars and heirloom vegetables are just a few of the unique and hard to find plants we will have available. Five 10X10 booth spaces are available for rent at $25 each. For more information contact Sheri Bethard at 409 6735057 or sheribethard@yahoo.com
Swamp Pop Blow Out March 14 The 2nd Annual Swamp Pop Blow Out will be held March 14, beginning at 6:30 pm, at the VFW Hall, Hwy. 87 in Orange. Tickets are $20 and are available at Swam Pop Sounds, 2003 MacArthur Dr., Orange, from Feb. 23 - 27 and March 2-6. Entertainers for the Blow Out will be Gregg Maretinez, Charles Mann, “Jivin” Gene Bourgeois, GG Shinn, Ken Marvel and TK Hulin. The event is BYOB. For more information call 735-2294.
TPWD offers hunter education safety class The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will offer hunter education safety classes Wednesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 12 from 6:30 until 9:30 pm in Orangefield. Hunters must attend both classes. Certification is required if the student is 17 years old and was born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, to hunt in Texas. Hunters can become certified at the age of nine years old. The classes are not just for hunters, anyone with firearms will benefit from the classes. For more information, location of classes or to register for classes, call Danny Odom at 883-8118.
Car and Bike show scheduled The Evadale Volunteer Fire Dept. will hold their second annual car and bike show April 4, from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. Prizes will be
A crawfish benefit to be held in memory of Roscoe Leblanc will be March 14, from 11:00 am until, at Cormier Park, 8235 FM 1442, Orangefield. The cost will be $20 per person for crawfish, potatoes and corn. There will also be a link, boudain and bake sale. There will be a live auction and raffle along with a horseshoe tournament, washers and live music. The horseshoe tournament will begin registration at noon and the tournament will start at 1:00 pm. Cost is $30 per team. Bring your own drinks. For more information, or to make donations, contact Kelly Leblanc at 409-679-7491.
Friends of the Orange Depot to meet The bi-monthly meeting of the board and volunteers of Friends of the Orange Depot will be held at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at the Grace Lutheran Church, 2300 Eddleman Rd., Orange, TX 77632. Everyone is encouraged to come to learn about the Art in the Park plans, and also see a presentation of current depot designs by architect Rob Clark with AAI. New volunteers who want to help save the depot for Orange are welcome at this meeting.
OF Cormier Museum open March 21 The Orangefield Cormier Museum will be open from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. on the third Saturday of each month. The museum is located at 99674 FM 105 in Orangefield. Entrance to the museum is free to the public. Please be sure to sign the book, as the number of visitors qualifies the museum for different things from the state.
NOW SERVING BOILED CRAWFISH! LENT SEAFOOD SPECIALS Wednesday and Friday (Ask Your Server)
All You Can Eat Specials $15.99
DOES NOT INCLUDE CRAWFISH
Mon - Wed Catfish 5-7:45 p.m. Fri - Sat Popcorn Shrimp 5-8:45 p.m. Dine In Only
VFW Women to hold garage/craft sale The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 2775 will host an indoor garage and craft sale. Tables are being rented on a first come, first served selection for $10 per table. All tables must be rented from the auxiliary. The sale will take place April 25, from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm--NO EARLY BIRDS. The hall will be available Friday, April 24th for set up from 3:00-8:00pm. Donuts will be available upon opening. Beginning at 9:00 am the kitchen will serve hot dogs, nachos and chili pie. Non-alcoholic beverages and chips can be purchased at the bar. Contacts Cathie Duhon, Chairman at 883-6909 (home) or 553-6180 (cell); Ramona Henson at 3301677 and Patsy Kemp at 886-2796 (home) or 988-3269 (cell) for table rentals or further information.
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Dress right and stay awhile COLBURN FISHING Capt. Dickie Colburn For The Record -“There is nothing like trying to dress right for a day of fishing on Sabine Lake in March”, barked Tom Pierce while unloading yet another sack of snacks out of the back of his SUV.“It’s drizzling rain, forty-five degrees and you would think that I am dressed just right with a layer of Under Armor cold gear, jeans, a hoodie and my new Frogg Toggs pilot rain suit.” “That sounds like you got it right today Mr. Perfect,” joked his wife, Della, as she cinched the draw string on her rain jacket hood a little tighter and slid in behind the leaning post for that first chilly boat ride of the morning.“What she doesn’t understand,” he countered, “is that we might be down to shorts and sunglasses by noon and looking for some place to stuff all of these extra clothes.” Tom was right on the money with his assessment of our weather this time of the year.The only exception is that you may or may not need your sunglasses, but don’t count on having to peel off any of that extra clothing while sitting in the stands at a high school track meet or baseball game in March or early April! From a fishing standpoint, however, those warmer afternoons are the reason many dedicated big trout purists wait out lunch rather than an early morning breakfast prior to ever leaving the house.They know that even a modest five degree rise in the surface temperature combined with a steady incoming tide has the potential to ignite the bite of a lifetime. Maximizing that potential, however, still has far more to do with your ability to read water and choice of lures than how you dress or the late lunch. The shortcut to finding a trout of your dreams is locating active bait fish in less than five or six feet of water.Any mullet simply loping across the surface is worth checking out, but schools of small skittish mullet or a number of singles in a relatively small area deserves more than a cast or two. Bait fish rather than shrimp are the main course this time of the year and while the trout and redfish may not be actively hustling them at that moment, they are not far behind.If there is any kind of different structure in the area like scattered shell or an abrupt change in depth….so much the better.Eliminating fishless water is the name of the game and targeting these structure changes does just that. If you are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to endure enough of this crazy weather you will occasionally be blessed with a handful of days when virtually any lure you tie on will catch fish. Those days, regardless of how beneficial the weather conditions may be, however, are few and far between.More often than not, success requires experimenting with not only color, but speed of retrieve. There is no “always” when ferreting out big trout in less than COLBURN Page 4B
The 2015 track season is off and running. Above: Distance runners in the West Orange-Stark Mustang Relays begin their trek around the track in the 800-meter run. WOS runner David Bundage is out front on the first lap of the race. RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm
OC tracksters ‘off and running’ Larry Johnson For The Record Orange County track and field teams are off and running in the 2015 season competing in respective meets throughout the area. Bridge City and Little Cypress-Mauriceville joined the West Orange-Stark Mustangs for the annual Mustang Relays at Dan R. Hooks Stadium on Friday. Meanwhile, the Orangefield track and field team competed in the Trinity Valley Relays in Liberty. Highlighting the Mustang
Relays was once again Little Cypress-Mauriceville discus and shot put champion Ethan Reed. Reed won both the discus with a toss of 164 feet and the shot with a heave of 55-2. Bridge City Lady Cardinal state champion high jumper, senior Alexus Henry, attended the event but did not compete. The Beaumont West Brook boys (110 points) and the Port Arthur Memorial girls (119 points) captured team titles at the Mustang Relays. The Orangefield track and field teams post high marks in
Liberty. The Orangefield boys finished in fourth place and the girls posted a third place finish. Orangefield’s Matthew Rainey took first place in the 3200 meter run and also placed third in the 1600 meter run. Tyler Jenkins finished in second place in the pole vault. Dylan Westbrook placed second in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. Orangefield senior Jerrod Watkins took third in discus. Caleb Kress placed third in high jump and sixth place in
the 400 meter run. Julian Montoya placed third in the 800 meter run. Also earning medals for the Orangefield Bobcats were Drew Worthy in the 3200 meter and 1600 meter runs. The Orangefield girls posted several first place finishes to take third place overall in Liberty. Morgan Worthy who took first place in the 800 meter run. The 4X400 relay team of Julianne McManus, Jade Ousley, Sarah Truncale and MorOC TRACKSTERS Page 2B
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Will Johnson competes in the 110 meter hurdles during the West Orange-Stark Mustang Relays. RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm
gan Worthy also took first place. Brandy Ehrlich won first place in the 300 meter hurdles. Other placements for the Orangefield girls included Alexis Copeland, third place in the 300 meter hurdles and Krista Wheeler took sixth place in the same event. Brandy Ehrlich placed third in the 100 meter hurdles. The Orangefield girls 4X200 relay team of Gabby Kesphlar, Kaylyn Nelson, Sarah Truncale and Julianne McManus placed third. Julianne McManus won second place in the high jump. Sarah Truncale placed third in the triple jump. Also placing for the Orangefield girls were Jade Ousley finishing fifth in the 400 meter run. Julianne McManus took fourth place in the 400 meter
run. Sarah Truncale also added a third place finish in the triple jump and a sixth place finish in the long jump. The Orangefield girls also placed sixth in the 4X100 relay. Running the relay was Kristen Broussard, Tina Phan, Gabby Kesphlar and Kaylyn Nelson. This week the West OrangeStark track and field teams will be competing in the YMBL Relays held at Babe Zaharias Stadium Track on March 7. The Bridge City track and field team will be competing at the Vidor Pirate Relays on Thursday, March 5. Bridge City will host the annual Cardinal Relays on March 12. Little Cypress-Mauriceville will host the Bear Relays on March 27. The district meet will be
held April 13 and 16 at West Orange Stark High School. Below are the final results from the WOS Mustang Relays: BOYS DIVISION High jump: 1. Feazle, Crosby, 6-0; 2. Seals, Central, 6-0; 3. (t.) Shaw, WO-S, Gills, West Brook, 5-10. Pole vault: 1. Gavrelos, West Brook, 14-6; 2. White, LC-M 12-0; 3. Sanchez, H-F, 12-0. Shot put: 1. Reed, LC-M, 552; 2. Brown, LC-M, 48-5; 3. Bluiett, West Brook, 46-3 3/4. Triple jump: 1. Bradford, Splendora, 45-11 3/4; 2. Whaley, Central, 44-10 3/4; 3. Celestine, PAM, 40-8. Long jump: 1. Bradford, Splendora, 23-7 1/2; 2. Richard,
Nederland, 22-0 1/2; 3. Celestine, PAM, 21-5. Discus: 1. Reed, LC-M, 1640; 2. Carr, Nederland, 140-5; 3. Carter, H-F, 125-10. 3,200 meters: 1. Harrison, West Brook, 10:37.23; 2. Rojias, West Brook, 10:48.02; 3. Rodrigues, Nederland, 10:48.38. 400-meter relay: 1. PAM 43.70; 2. Nederland 43.73; 3. Central 44.06. 800 meters: 1. Campbell, Spendora, 2:06.35; 2. Kelley, Splendora, 2:07.54; 3. Rhodes, Central, 2:07.73. 110-meter hurdles: 1. Coleman, West Brook, 15.72; 2. Sorrell, West Brook, 15.99; 3. Gruber, LC-M, 16.34. 100 meters: 1. Bradford, Splendora, 10.68; 2. Armstrong, PAM, 11.23; 3. King, H-F, 11.35. 800-meter relay: 1. Splendora 1:30.73; 2. Crosby 1:32.72; 3. Central 1:33.29. 400 meters: 1. Dauphine, PAM, 51.06; 2. Ford, PAM, 51.24; 3. Rhodes, Central, 51.94. 300-meter hurdles: 1. Derry, Central, 41.70; 2. Johnson, WO-S, 43.95; 3. Gruber, LC-M, 44.02. 200 meters: 1. Netherly, Crosby, 22.40; 2. Conner, PAM, 22.46; 3. Jones, PAM, 23.00. 1,600 meters: 1. Garrett, Nederland, 4:52.15; 2. Dietrich, PN-G, 5:00.62; 3. Rodriguez, Nederland, 5:03.87. 1,600-meter relay: 1. PAM 3:27.42; 2. Central, 3:31.71; 3. Splendora, 3:32.94. Point standings: 1. West Brook 110; 2. Port Arthur Memorial 101; 3. Central 86; 4. Splendora 80; 5. Nederland 61; 6. (t.) LC-M and Crosby 51; 8. WO-S 37; 9. Hamshire-Fannett 21; 10. PN-G 16; 11. Bridge City 4.
LCM’s Dylan Gruber in action at the WOS Mustang Relays. RECORD PHOTO: Lawrence Trimm
GIRLS DIVISION High jump: 1. Guillory, Nederland, 5-4; 2. LaPray, Vidor, 5-2; 3. Owens, BC, 4-8. Pole vault: 1. Spencer, PN-G, 9-0; 2. Gregory, Nederland, 8-0; 3. McDuffie, BC, 7-6. Discus: 1. Lee, Nederland, 96-0; 2. Parker, Vidor, 85-2; 3. Ellison, BC, 84-8. Long jump: 1. Gilbert, PAM, 17-6 1/2; 2. Dixon, PAM, 16-0; 3. Gutierrez, Nederland, 15-8 1/2. Triple jump: 1. Gilbert, PAM, 35-3; 2. Dixon, PAM, 34-0; 3. Williams, LC-M, 33-9 1/2. Shot put: 1. Branch, Crosby, 34-9; 2. Harrell, Crosby, 32-7 1/2; 3. Purdy, Central, 32-6. 3,200 meters: 1. Sachitano, H-F, 12:40.40; 2. Zoch, H-F, 12:54.30; 3. Anderson, H-F, 13:05.75. 400-meter relay: 1. PAM 50.50; 2. Central 51.00; 3. Crosby, 52.82. 800 meters: 1. Haley, Vidor, 2:36.33; 2. Fonville, BC, 2:39.33; 3. Murdock, BC, 2:39.33. 100-meter hurdles: 1. Armstrong, Central, 15.83; 2. Gutierrez, Nederland, 17.08; 3.
Lalonde, H-F, 17.26. 100 meters: 1. Hawkins, Central, 12.42; 2. Teel, WO-S, 12.70; 3. Marks, PAM, 12.87. 800-meter relay: 1. Crosby 1:51.92; 2. Central 1:53.16; 3. Bridge City 1:55.52. 400 meters: 1. Kelly, Central, 1:03.42; 2. Metreyeon, Nederland, 1:04.33; 3. Dixon, PAM, 1:06.02. 300-meter hurdles: 1. Reed, PAM, 49.23; 2. Jones, H-F, 51.21; 3. Ferguson, WO-S, 51.25. 200 meters: 1. Hawkins, Central, 26.05; 2. Teel, WO-S, 26.71; 3. Neveu, PAM, 28.03. 1,600 meters: 1. Sachitano, H-F, 6:01.95; 2. Shaffer, LC-M, 6:05.14; 3. Anderson, H-F, 6:07.13. 1,600-meter relay: 1. Central 4:20.97; 2. PAM 4:24.94; 3. WO-S 4:30.59. Point standings: 1. Port Arthur Memorial 119; 2. Central 107; 3. Hamshire-Fannett 80.5; 4. Bridge City 80; 5. Nederland 75.5; 6. Crosby 46; 7. WO-S 38; 8. Vidor 32; 9. LC-M 22; 10. PN-G 12.
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Earl Thomas III will need 6-8 months recuperation time Kaz’s Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record Even though major league baseball has begun its exhibition season and college and professional basketball is winding down toward the playoffs, pro football news has practically been put on the back burner. National Football League items of interest to fans in Southeast Texas include the successful surgery to Orange native Earl Thomas III, how the Dallas Cowboys are handling the new contract of wide receiver Dez Bryant and the results of three more surgeries to Houston Texans’ often-injured linebacker Brian Cushing. If there’s one thing that can be said about the Seattle Seahawks’ All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas is that he hates to miss any playing time. In fact, according to a recent article that appeared in the Seattle Times, Thomas has played in every game the Seahawks played since becoming their No. 1 draft choice five years ago. And according to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who has performed surgeries at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles on athletes such as NBA star Kobe Bryant and baseball pitcher Zack Greinke, Thomas should be able to continue his 80game streak of consecutive starts when the 2015 season begins Sept. 13. Thomas suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder while playing against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Championship Game and had it surgically repaired last Tuesday. This procedure generally requires six to eight months of rehabilitation. Earl is hoping for the shorter time because the 2015 NFL season begins in six months, three weeks from his surgery last week. Earl is confident he will be ready for the 2015 opener along with both Head Coach Pete Carroll and General Manager John Schneider, who indicated at last week’s NFL combine that Thomas could miss some of this summer’s training camp but should be ready to start the regular season. “Earl’s going to be fighting and scratching to be out there during training camp, but we’re going to monitor him and make sure we do what’s best for the long term,” Schneider told the Seattle reporter at the combine. “Usually with a typical labrum repair--which is a type of cartilage found in the shoulder joint—especially for a football player in a collision-contact sport, generally we like to wait at least six months,” Dr. ElAttrache pointed out. Cushing decided to have all three surgeries to help him get ready for his seventh season with the Houston Texans. “Not only did Cushing undergo surgery to repair a broken right wrist, but he also had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and left ankle,” the Houston Chronicle reported in its “Left ankle, left knee—the same knee I’ve had all the issues with,” the 28-year-old Cushing told the Chronicle. “We have the technology and the doctors, especially in Houston, to do a simple minor procedure like that. Go in, clean whatever needs to get out of there and just feel better.” Cushing has a cast on his right wrist and says he’s on schedule for everything required to be ready for the off-
season program. “Playing linebacker and having a wrist issue is the last thing you really want,”
Cushing lamented. And it appears the Dallas Cowboys want assurance that Dez Bryant will be in a Cowboys’ uniform this fall so they plan on placing the franchise player tag on him. Bryant has indicated that he wants a lucrative long-term contract but the Cowboys put the franchise tag on the talented wide receiver from Lufkin on Monday. The franchise tag prevents Bryant from hitting the free agent marketplace and guarantees him $12.8 million for the 2015 NFL season. The Cowboys felt they were
Bowl, their annual spring football game, on Saturday. It seemed like last weekend’s Honda Classic was the golf tournament nobody wanted to win. Ian Poulter was 8-under par and three strokes ahead of the field going into the final round Sunday that was suspended due to darkness. But on Monday Poulter plunked five shots into the water resulting in a triple bogey and two doubles. Patrick Reed took over the lead, but he also found the water, putting second-round leader Padraig Harrington back into the lead. But the Irishman hit his tee shot on No. 17 into the pond for a double bogey, putting 21-year old rookie Daniel Berger, who started the round nine shots behind Poulter and finished his round of 66 some 90 minutes earlier, into the lead at 6-under par. Harrington birdied No. 18 to tie Berger and force a playoff and won on the second extra hole
wisdom is flat out wrong and that’s one of the reasons arm injuries leading to Tommy John surgery have reached epidemic levels, according to 60 Minutes Sports. “Throwing across your body, landing on your heel, opening up when throwing and throwing curve balls are not bad,” the report stated. It also said the curve ball was the easi-
est pitch on your arm. “Baseball is 10 years behind the other sports in technology involved using it. We must put our egos aside and embrace the information out there. 3-D motion analysis can uncover flaws in our natural motion used to throw a baseball. Sensor and high-speed cameras can discover flaws that the naked eye
cannot,” the report pointed out. Back when I was a teenager, a kid needed to throw strikes at 90 mph to get the scouts attention. Today that bar is set a 100 mph for a major league fastball and there are more players now than in the entire history of the game able to throw that hard.
Earl Thomas III should be able to continue his 80-game streak of consecutive starts when the 2015 season begins Sept. 13.
close to a long-term deal with Bryant during the season, but it fell apart. Since then Bryant has changed agents and is now represented by Tom Condon of Roc Nation. The two sides have until July 15 to work out a long-term contract. If no deal is reached, then the franchise tender sticks for the entire season. KWICKIES…Sunset Grove golfer Barry Thibodeaux made a hole-in-one last week using a five-iron on the Par 3,159-yard No. 14 hole over the water. It was his first ace and was witnessed by Sid Callaivet, Bill Van, Grant Gipson and George Davis. Unfortunately, Barry is not an MGA member and consequently missed out on his $200 reward. The Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team was headed down a path of mediocrity with an unimpressive 3-8 record before playing in the University of Texas Invitational Tournament in Austin last weekend. The Lady Cards beat Dartmouth and Texas Southern on Friday, lost to Dartmouth Saturday before crushing the No. 25-ranked Lady Longhorns 9-1. They concluded the tourney Sunday with another win over Texas Southern and have a more respectable 7-9 record as they christen the brand-new Lamar Softball Complex this weekend by hosting a Southland Conference doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday against Houston Baptist. And while on the subject of Lamar, The Big Red concluded their second week of spring football practice with their second scrimmage Saturday. The offense and the weather showed marked improvement over the Redbirds’ initial scrimmage Feb. 21 when the defense was good but the weather was lousy. The offense scored three touchdowns while the defense had a pair of interceptions at Provost-Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont. The Cards will hold the Crawfish
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Think outside the shallow with topwater plugs OUTDOORS Capt. Chuck Uzzle For The Record “That’s just stupid, that is just stupid” said my partner for the day Mike Mcbride, “I can’t believe you can get these fish to eat topwater plugs in 7 feet of water”. Our drift along the east shore line of Sabine had produced some very respectable fish that no wade fisherman could have ever reached. The pattern was foreign to “Mctrout” and he made no bones about it, drifting in deep water and throwing topwater plugs was just too strange a concept for this shallow water angler extraordinaire. Now give my boy “Mctrout” a foot of water over a gin clear flat and he makes magic happen, the guy is a stud when it comes to chasing them in the skinny. Knowing all this made the chaos that much more enjoyable for yours truly. March, April, and May are my favorite months for making long drifts over deep structure, the southeast winds allow anglers a chance to set up on a particular stretch of deep water and fish it with minimal boat noise. Sabine and Calcasieu are perfect places to drift
deep, the trout cooperate and the crowds are usually all bunched up in the shallows. It’s not uncommon to see 50 or 60 boats on a reef in Calcasieu, that’s just standard practice. The smart angler will fish the outside edge of the big crowds and use them to their advantage. All the noise produced by the boats will push trout off of shell and out into deeper water where they tend to gang up on the next piece of structure. Bink Grimes, his dad Danny, and myself used this technique to dupe a 30” Calcasieu trophy trout. Our drift allowed us several hundred yards of water in the 3 to 4 foot depth range with crowds on both sides of us. We had an alley of roughly a hundred 100 yards between the two big groups, just enough room to keep our success hidden from most of the spectators. On our initial pass through the alley Danny hooked the huge trout on a Top Dog and was successful in
bringing her to the boat. The next couple of hours were filled with solid trout; one after another they crushed our offerings and stretched our string as we did everything we could to hide our good fortune from the fiberglass army that surrounded us. The notion of throwing topwater plugs in areas that normally are reserved for sub surface offerings is backwards for most folks along the coast. Sure there are some times when fish are schooling and it’s just natural to throw a topwater, who could resist watching fish under the birds or a herd of surfacing redfish seek out and destroy a She Dog or a Super Spook. That same pattern normally reserved for summer months and schooling fish works well in the spring, especially on the upper coast. The largest trout I ever caught was in April while drifting 6 feet of water and throwing a She Dog, the huge fish weighed in at 11 pounds 1 ounce so you can understand why I am a believer in this method. Conventional wisdom and history says you must attack big fish while wading and they have to be in shallow water, that’s all well and good but it’s
not the gospel nor is it the whole truth. So far this spring we have seen the deeper areas around the flats we wade hold more fish some reason. Several times this year the big flat on the lake side of Stewt’s island was covered with waders who were struggling to figure the fish out while just a few hundred yards away anglers drifting a little deeper water with same plugs were doing a number on some better than average fish. In normal years these same areas off the flats are reserved for drifting live bait or plastics. I can’t tell you how many times during the spring that we have big trout come up and strike at a cork while we drift live shad or chunk Mansfield Maulers. These fish are perfect topwater fish only they are in a different area than most anglers associate for the spring and they usually don’t have the
pressure that the shallow fish have either. Don’t paint yourself into a corner this spring with the idea that your topwater plug won’t catch fish in deeper water; they produce well as long you are willing to try them out. Also
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Long drifts over scattered structure in deeper water will pay off this spring.
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don’t worry about a little chop on the water either because the fish don’t care; as a matter of fact it’s really preferable to have a little ripple on the water. The spring is tailor made for big fish, just remember they swim in the deep stuff too.
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never rigged it on anything heavier than a 1/8^th ounce jig head to ensure the slower fall. While I will continue to throw everything from topwaters to mullet imitations, I truly believe that a five inch tail in the right color will fool trout when nothing else will.My boat would weigh a lot less if I could fully commit to that belief! The mental discipline to stay put when you feel all of the signs are right, but you are not catching fish, will also serve you well in your quest to dupe a trophy.Continue to change lures, colors or retrieves, but stay the course.I don’t know a single early spring trout fishermen that won’t tell you that on more trips than not, the best bite of the day didn’t light off until just before dark. Only last week, we were invited to share a spot where the
host had caught two trout in excess of nine pounds the day before.We failed to get a strike for the better part of two hours and left him to check out another area.When we started catching two to four pound trout hand over fish an hour later we called him and told him where we were. He declined the invitation even though he still hadn’t caught a big trout.When we arrived back at the landing well after dark, however, he had six solid keepers in the box and pictures on his phone of two more over eight pounds that he released! The bottom line is take advantage of the warmer hours, commit to a promising area and stay late if you want to catch a big trout.A few extra clothes for the ride back might come in handy as well!
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Orange County Church Directory To List Your Church’s Upcoming Events And Fundraisers In The Record Newspapers and on TheRecordLive.com email to news@therecordlive.com
Annual St. Joseph Altar is March 15
First Baptist ChurCh OrangeField 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield 409.735.3113
Sun: Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening services: Youth and Children 6:30 p.m., Praise and Prayer 6:30 p.m., Choir practice 7:30 p.m. Pastor Cody Hogden Email: office@fbcof.com / Website: www.fbcof.com
St. Paul United Methodist Church
1155 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 409.735.5546 Sunday Morning Worship Experience: 8:15 a.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. (Nursery provided). For middle and senior high youth 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Taize’ service for children 6:30 p.m. “Kids For Christ” Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. For information on pre-school enrollment 409-735-5546 Rev. Mark Bunch Email: office@stpaulfamily.org
First United Methodist Church - Orange 502 Sixth Street • 886-7466
Celebration Service in Praise Center 9 a.m. Sunday School (All ages) 10 a.m. Worship in Sanctuary 11 a.m.; UMYF & Kids 5 p.m. Pastor: Rev. John Warren, Director of Music and Fine Arts: Doug Rogers, Organist: Justin Sanders
St. Mary Parish will host its annual altar honoring St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church following the 10 a.m. mass, Sunday, March 15 in the Parish Hall. The tradition came from a time when Sicily was suffering from a long drought. The people prayed to St. Joseph, their patron, to bring rain and quench the dry land’s thirst. After the rains came and crops were harvested, to show
their gratitude they laid a table with many foods from the freshly harvested crop. After paying honor to St. Joseph, they distributed the food to the less fortunate. The tradition that started small grew more elaborate through the years. It is always held near the traditional feast day of St. Joseph. This special event will include a luncheon of Pasta Milanese, baked fish, fried and
St. Mary Knights sell fried and baked fish St. Mary Knights of Columbus will be selling both friend and baked fish dinners at Parish Hall, 908 Cherry St. in Orange. Two pieces fried fish dinners are $7.00, three piece fried fish dinners are $8.00. The baked fish dinner is $8.00. The Lenten dinners will be on ale from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday. Open to the public.
Bridge City Knight of Columbus fish fry The Bridge City Knights of Columbus will be selling Lenten dinners through March 27. Serving times are from 10:30 am through 1:00 pm. The dinners are $8 each and will include fish, french fries, cole slaw, hush puppies. Desserts are available for an added fee. The Knights of Columbus Hall is located at 770 Ave. A in Bridge City. For more information, call 735-5725.
St. Francis Lenten fish dinners St. Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus Council 13825 is selling fish dinners in the San Damiano Center (behind the Church) located at 4300 Meeks Drive from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on the following Lenten Fridays:Feb. 27, March 6, March 13, March 20 and March 27. Dinners include two pieces of fish, french fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw, drink and dessert for $8.
baked vegetables, stuffed artichokes, assorted vegetable casseroles and many special Italian cookies and desserts, prepared in the Sicilian tradition (dine in only). Prior to the blessing of the altar the St. Joseph chaplet will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Free will love offerings will be accepted by those participating with proceeds being distributed to local charitable organizations.
Donations are needed to provide fruit and other food items. Volunteers are also needed. Donations are being sought for flowers on the Altar. Contact Rosalie or Pat Clark at (409)886-2577, or Mary Ann Scofield at (409)883-7888 if you wish to make a donation or for additional information. St. Mary Catholic Church, is located at 912 W. Cherry in Orange
each Wednesday thereafter through March 25. These luncheons are open to the entire community. Faith UMC is located at 8608 MLK Jr. Dr., Orange, Texas. Pastor: Dr. Billy Watson For more information, call church office at 886-1291, Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Cowboy Church to host ‘Walk with Jesus’ The Cowboy Church of Orange County invites you to walk the path Jesus walked during the week of his crucifixion and resurrection. You are invited to experience the story and “Walk with Jesus” through models of the market streets of Jerusalem during His Triumphant Entry, the Upper Room, the Garden of Gethsemane, and his trial before Pilate. Come see the cross and the empty tomb. You will see over 100 live characters as you experience this “Walk with Jesus.” This event will be held on the Cowboy Church property on Palm Sunday, March 29, from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. There will be free admission, a petting zoo and refreshments. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The church is located at 673 FM 1078 in Orange, off of Hwy. 62, North of IH-10. For more information, Pastor Dale Lee may be contacted at 409-718-0269.
Cowboy Church to hold Bull Buck-Out
The El Bethel Baptist Church senior choir will hold a fish fry dinner Friday, March 6, from 9:00 am through 2:00 pm, at the church. Dinners will consist of southern fried fish, dirty rice, green beans, potato salad, bread, cake and a drink. Deliveries will be available for those ordering three or more dinners. For delivery or other information call the church at 883-8996, 988-9002 or 670-5057. The church is located at 704 N. 12th St in Orange.
The Cowboy Church of Orange County will host a Bull Buckout Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 pm. Senior bull riding will have $1,000 added money and Junior (15 and under) bull riding will have $200 added money. Call-ins Monday, March 16, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. at 745-1471. There will also be calf and sheep scramble and mutton bustin’. Admission is $8 for adults; $4 ages 5-12 and 4 years and under, free. Form ore information, visit www.cowboychurchorangecounty. org. The church is located at 673 FM 1078 in Orange.
Faith UMC Women serve Lenten lunches
Winfree Baptist to host “Spring Thing”
Faith United Methodist women are once again hosting their annual Lenten luncheon series. Each Wednesday during Lent you are invited to join us for lunch and a guest speaker from various local churches. Starting Wednesday, Feb. 25, from noon until 1:00 pm, and
The Spring Thing fundraiser at Winfree Baptist Church will be Saturday, March 7, from 10:00 until 4:00 pm. The event will include a BBQ cook-off, open car show and craft sales. All proceeds will benefit the 110th anniversary. For more information, contact the church at 735-7181.
Living Word Church
Harvest Chapel
El Bethel Baptist to hold fish fry
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gOOd shepherd lutheran ChurCh 945 W. Roundbunch • Bridge City • 735-4523
Worship Services: Tradition 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Service 11 a.m., Monday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 7 p.m., Wednesday ‘Compassionate Friends’ 10 a.m. Pastor Paul Zoch 409-988-3003 Our congregation welcomes the community to join us for all our services. We are a friendly, caring church of the future.
Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange
Lead Pastor Ray McDowell. Worship Ministries Director: Leslie Hicks, Youth Pastor Michael Pigg, Children’s Pastor Rebekah Spell. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Celebration Service 10:45 a.m. Home Group 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
Wesley United Methodist Church
401 N. 37th St. Orange 409-886-7276
Pastor: Randy Branch Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 6 p.m.
www.orangewesley.org
trinity Baptist ChurCh Orange 1819 16th Street • Orange • 886-1333
Pastor Gary Price, Worship Leader Dan Cruse Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Nursury Provided
First Baptist Church of Bridge City 200 W. Roundbunch • 735-3581
Interim Pastor Rev. Lynn Ashcroft Sunday schedule: Bible study 9:15 a.m., Celebration service 10:30 a.m., Youth bible study, dicipleship classes 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Children’s activities.
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of WILLIAM EUGENE OGG, Deceased, were issued on January 27, 2015, in Cause No. P17095, pending in the County Court at Law of ORANGE County, Texas, to: JUDITh NEAOMI OGG.
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP to promote healing after the loss of a loved one meets Mondays at 7 p.m. and Wed. at 10 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 945 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City. Good Shepherd Compassionate Friends is open to anyone who would like to join.
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All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
1. Face fringe 6. Like a wallflower 9. Something that happened too fast? 13. One hipbone 14. Romanian money 15. Sheep’s clothing, e.g. 16. Bassos, alternative spelling 17. Middle-earth creature 18. Balance sheet item 19. *Peanut _______ 21. *Popular pastry center 23. Exclamation of surprise 24. Duds 25. Tapped at parties 28. Two-masted vessel 30. Orient’s bigwig 34. Misfortunes 36. Not that 38. Australian cockatoo 40. Done after shuffling 41. Popular garden perennial 43. Triathlon ride 44. Part of surgeon’s prep 46. Rudolph, e.g. 47. Affirm 48. Austrian province 50. Ogler 52. Former name of Tokyo 53. Give notice 55. Clinton ___ Rodham 57. *Dessert in honor of a dancer 61. Text treatment 65. French farewell 66. Labour group 68. Kind of salami 69. House coat 70. Little squirt 71. In the company of
72. Bone-dry 73. ___ Khan 74. “Dressed to the _____” DOWN 1. Kind of lettuce 2. Having wings 3. Not final or absolute 4. Vigorous enjoyment 5. Blacksmith shop 6. *____ gin 7. Part of H.M.S. 8. New Mexico’s state flower 9. Portrait sculpture 10. Mona ____ 11. One who uses something 12. Short for “retired” 15. Pompous windbag 20. Strongly opposed 22. Funerary vase 24. Shiny from moisture 25. *Sour Patch ____ 26. Choose by vote 27. Dazzling 29. “____ Afraid of Virginia Wolf?” 31. *Rum ____ 32. Martini garnish 33. *Alaska’s state 35. Hurtful remark 37. Dog command 39. Parade honoree 42. _____ provocateur 45. Back down 49. Head or john 51. 40th President 54. *Indian yogurt staple that can be sweet or salty 56. Fragrant resin 57. Hemmingway nickname 58. Jewish month 59. Henry ____ 60. “____ your hand” 61. Tiny bit 62. Involved in a secret 63. *Sugar, waffle or cake ____ 64. Droops 67. *Yule ___
c/o Bruce Gregory Attorney at Law 1617 Magnolia Avenue Port Neches, TX 77651 DATED the 20th day of February, 2015
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The state of Texas To any and all Unknown Heirs and all Persons interested in the Estate of Ruby lee Guillot, Deceased cause No. P17118 in county court at law, orange county, Texas The alleged heir(s) at law in the above numbered and entitled estate filed an APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRS, in this estate on February 23, 2015 requesting that the Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of Ruby Lee Guillot, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. The court may act on this application at any call of the docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next after the expiration of 10 days from the date of publication of this citation, at the Orange County Courthouse, 801 W. Division, Orange, Texas 77630. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by filing a written contest or answer to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney must file any objection, intervention or response in writing with the County Clerk of Orange County, Texas. Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court at Law, Orange County, Texas at the office of the Orange County Clerk in Orange, Texas on February 24, 2015. brandy Robertson County Clerk, Orange County, Texas By: Kevin
NoTicE To cREDiToRs Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of leonard Wayne Gallien, Deceased, were issued on February 20 th, 2015, in Cause No. P-17103, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: KEViN WAyNE GAlliEN. All persons having claims against this estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o George b. barron Attorney at law P.o. box 279 orange, Tx 776310279 DATED: the 20th day of February, 2015
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GaraGe and estate saLes sat. Mar 7, 409 BridaL Wreath. Large Garage Sale. Sofa & Loveseat, 1940s Dishes, brass fireplace tools, lounge chair & ottoman, walkers, wigs, play pen, large magnolia plant, toys, girls, clothes & adult bradley doll collection. sat Mar 7, 6324 Bent Water drive, Orange. Chasse Ridge Estates subdivision. 8 am to noon. Lots of toys, books, kitchen goods, decor, crafts, and good stuff! SAT., 1019 ARThUR, bC, off hwy 408, 8 till ? Nice home decor, linens, kitchen ware, adult clothes, infant boy’s clothes, WAY too much to list! Ya’ll come!
HUGE ESTATE SALE March 5, 6, 7, 2015
Thurs - Noon to 5:00 p.m. Fri/Sat 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8616 Shakespeare Drive, Orange, TX 77632 Furniture, Windberg & Larry Dykes Paintings & MORE ! Antiques, crystal, Kinkade & other plate collections, lamps, organ, dishes, luggage, linens, collector dolls, books & much, much MORE!
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