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County Record Vol. 53 No. 51

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, March 26 , 2014

County studying business proposal Deep Water Horizon platform- at 6,000 feet- and estimated to be worth $30 billion over 10 years.

The solar panel and fabrication facilities may create 700 to 800 construction jobs in the county.

The company provides project engineering, project design, project management and construction management for

David Ball

For The Record

An entrepreneur wants to start a solar panel plant, an electric car battery manufacturing facility and a fabrication lay-down yard for a deep water oil drilling platform to Orange County.

Joseph Fournier of AscenTrust, LLC went before the Orange County Commissioners Court at their meeting on Monday afternoon to seek funding for the projects. He asked for a $75,000 loan for a year but he was told by County

SETX Hospice Ann Mystery Dinner Theater Mar. 31 & April 1 Two nights of fun and frolic begin at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary Parish Hall in Orange. Event includes dinner, door prizes, silent auction and entertainment. “A Fatal Night at the County Fair” is a mystery that needs to be solved.

Put your fair clothes on and come out to the county fair. Tickets are $30 per person and may be purchased in advance at the hospice office. For more info or resv call 1.800.749.3497 or 409886-0622.

BC Knights Offer Lenten Fried Fish Dinners

Dinners will be served each Fri. (except Good Fri.) during Lent at the Bridge City KC Hall on W. Round Bunch, adjacent to St. Henry Catholic Church. Dinner is $8 (fried fish, French fries, hush puppies, cole slaw) Customers can dine-in or take-out dinners. We will also delivery 10 or more orders. For more info contact the Knights at 409.735.5725.

ly been invited to submit a proposal to the Sovereign Nation of Niger for a coal conversion project to Syngas.

The company, through it’s Fournier, is in possession of a large number of innovative pieces of intellectual properties concerning the produc-

the projects which the Fournier has a hand in funding, according to their website.

These projects include but are not limited to: Electrical Power Production, LandPlan Engineering which includes water and sewer infrastructure projects, industrial, commercial and residential construction projects and oil and gas project. They have recent-

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Fallon Foster, left, and Christina Perez, were hired at Monday’s commissioner court meeting to fill vacant positions in the AgriLife Extension Service Department. Foster will be the Orange County Extension Agent- Family and Consumer Sciences position. The position was held previously by Paula Tacker. Foster has a degree from Lamar University. Perez will be the new Orange County Extesnion Agent- 4-H and Youth Development position. The position was held previously by Marie Kenney. Perez has degrees from Texas A&M University and the University of Tennessee. Both will begin April 14.

RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

Judge Carl Thibodeaux the county cannot loan money from the general fund and the proposal must be restructured.

The solar panel company is headquartered in India. They were looking at China to produce the panels, but they prefer they be manufactured in the United States, preferably Orange, Texas.

The batteries would be manufactured for Tesla Motors which produces electric cars.

Fournier estimates the Tesla project would be worth between $3 billion to $4 billion.

The oil platform will be a project off the shore of Nigeria between their government, the government of Cameroon and Exxon-Mobil. It will be a deep water project like the

ACA enrollment period ends soon David Ball

For The Record

There’s another deadline looming in addition to the April 15 income tax deadline.

American consumers have only one week remaining in the current calendar year to enroll for and purchase health insurance before the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) March 31, 2014, deadline for enrollment, according to an article from the Texas Association of Health Underwriters.

Failure to purchase by the deadline may result in a tax penalty as well as potentially devastating medical costs due to the lack of coverage for the remainder of the year. As the deadline approaches, experienced benefit professionals are available to assist individuals and families — a service that does not add to the cost of a policy.

One Orange County resident who enrolled early was Mark Dunn, a self-employed businessman in Bridge City.

Dunn said his health insurance policy was costing him over $600 a month two years ago. It was too expensive and he dropped the policy and went without coverage until he enrolled in the ACA. “I had no help. No worker’s comp or anything. I had to make ends meet, pay bills, and

meet my obligations. I didn’t have company insurance,” he said. “I signed up for healthcare.gov. I was done within 10 minutes. I’ve been having it for three months now.”

Dunn now has a policy with Humana. He added the bronze plan was the best insurance policy for him available and at an affordable price.

He contrasted himself obtaining a policy to someone he knows who recently broke his arm in three different places.

This person is uncovered and is most likely looking at substantial debt in the future.

“I think the ACA is one of the best things to happen in America in the last 50 yearsit’s a very good thing,” Dunn said. “I’ve been a good citizen.

I participate in community service, a past president of the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce and more. I’m current on paying my taxes. Signing up for the ACA doesn’t make me a loser in any sense. Good, affordable health care is the right of all Americans.”

Using a benefit professional, likewise, to assist is a service that most do not realize is available with no cost to the consumer. Fees paid for the services of professional benefit advisers are built into the HEALTH CARE Page 3A

Dome on First Baptist Church of Orange building downtown catches fire RECORD PHOTO: Larry Trimm

Church fire in Orange contained David Ball

For The Record

The city of Orange Fire Department responded to a fire at 11:11 p.m. on Monday, March 24 at the First Baptist Church on the corner of 5th Street and Green Ave. The fire was reported by a resident driving by the structure. The building is currently being restored by the H.J. Lutcher and Nelda C. Stark Foundation for use

as an addition to the Stark Cultural Venues.

The first arriving fire units reported heavy fire from the top of the domed roof. Access to the roof was available from the construction crews scaffolding. Fire crews deployed the ladder truck to extinguish the bulk of the fire before committing personnel on the roof.

The fire was contained to the top portion of the dome roof.

Fire crews with a hand line extinguished the remaining fire and monitored the area for hot spots.

The city of Orange Fire Department was assisted by the city of West Orange Fire Department.

No injuries were reported but Acadian Ambulance Service had a crew standing by during the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation and remains undetermined.

City recreational facilities to see improvements David Ball

For The Record

There will be some added amenities to some of the city of Orange’s parks and recreation. The Orange City Council passed funding a comfort station at the Boat Ramp and a pavilion at Memorial Field at the regular meeting Tuesday night.

The city recently sold some its property to Cecil Toyota.

The profits from that sale will be used for “some much needed facilities,” according to Jim Wolf, the city’s public works director. The 12 foot by 18 foot prefabricated structure will be classified as a unisex station equipped with a hot water tank, sink, toilet and a stainless steel urinal. The total estimated cost will be

$56,000.

Wolf said the facility will be left opened at night as long as residents respect the facility and do not vandalize it. A water hose is all that is needed to clean the interior and Wolf said it is as vandalism-proof as possible. He added this is money well spent for the city.

The other facility approved was a pavilion requested by the Orange Youth Baseball Association. The 30 foot by 50 foot pavilion can be used as shade from the sun, rain, for picnics, etc. The total estimated cost will be $43,125.

Another item approved was using reserve funds to replace three process controlling units at the city’s sewer plant.

Wolf explained the existing Process Logic Control System at the Jackson Street waste water plant has failed and

needs to be replaced. The system consists of three local process units and is 17 years old. The parts are obsolete.

The other two local process units are showing similar signs of failing as well. The cost to replace the control system is $112,616.

A resolution was approved awarding a contract to Silsbee Ford & Toyota through Houston-Galveston Area Council pricing for three alternate response vehicles for $69,056.

The Orange Fire Department was approved to purchase the vehicles for the Medical First Responder program in January. These units are a half-ton regular cab, short/wide bed 2014 Ford F-150 pick-up trucks. The ORANGE COUNCIL Page 3A

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Sheri Bethard, Master Gardener close up cally.

When Sheri Bethard was very young, her Dad would always bring her a half a load of dirt during the summer to make a garden with. She grew tomatoes, okra and seemed to have a green thumb right from the start. Thus the sprouting of a future Master Gardener.

Sheri is now a long time member of the Orange County Master Gardener’s, established when the first class graduated in January, 1999.

For some Master Gardener’s, like Sheri, gardening is a family tradition. Her Grandmother was a long time member of the Leaf and Petal Garden Club and held all the offices.

Sheri’s Mother loved houseplants and ran a greenhouse for many years. Her son and

Melodie McClain For The Record

“Superstar” plants are worry free,” explains Master Gardener, Sheri Bethard, and “perfect for the Gulf Coast area and Southeast Texas.”

Located at Cormier Park, off 1442, is a greenhouse where blooming plants are continually being tested. If these plants last and maintain for four years without any help after the first year, except from Mother Nature, they earn the title of “Superstars”. They are also rigorously tested by Texas A & M. and especially suited for our crazy Texas weather.

This Saturday, these Superstars will be among the 200 plus varieties of plants for sale for one day only. The large majority of these plants are home propagated which helps them to be hardier when planted lo-

daughter enjoy growing and propagating plants, also. Sheri enjoys growing flowers, natives, perennials and house plants and is very knowledgeable about plants.

“Some perennials are already blooming, which predicts a long blooming season,” she said.

Be prepared to learn a lot when you ask a Master Gardener a gardening question.

They won’t tell you to just water it and give it sunlight.

When it comes to gardening, Master Gardeners know way more than the average bear.

They will be available and happy to answer all your questions at the sale.

The Orange Master Gardener’s Club was awarded Reader’s Choice Best Nursery

in Orange County in the Beaumont Enterprise in 2013. Sheri shared, “Some of the Gardener’s were a little baffled because they are only open one day a year.”

Anyway, The Master Gardeners hosting the Annual Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fair, starting at 8 a.m., Saturday morning at Cormier Park have found the key to success; formulating an exceptional product, offering it at the optimal time, for a good price, in the right place.

If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener, contact Dr. Roy Stanford at the Orange County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office at 409 882-7010 or visit our website www.txmg.org/ orange.

Sandra Hoke (left) and Sheri Bethard Co-Chairpersons of The Orange County Master Gardener Association plant sale.

USDA finalizes changes to WIC Program Staff Report For The Record

The U. S. Department of Agriculture finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation’s low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children. The changes – which increase access to fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy – are based on the latest nutrition science. This marks the completion of the first comprehensive revisions to the WIC food packages since 1980.

“The updates to the WIC

food package make pivotal improvements to the program and better meet the diverse nutritional needs of mothers and their young children,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The foods provided by the WIC program, along with education that focuses on the critical role of breastfeeding and proper nutrition, help to ensure that every American child has the opportunity to grow up healthy and strong.”

Along with a more than 30 percent increase in the dollar amount for children’s fruits and vegetables purchases, the changes also: expand whole grain options available to participants, provide yogurt as a partial milk substitute for children

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and women, allow parents of older infants to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables instead of jarred infant food if they choose, and; give states and local WIC agencies more flexibility to meet the nutritional and cultural needs of WIC participants.

The revisions reflect public comments submitted in response to the first major changes in more than 30 years that were published as interim requirements in Dec. 2007, which updated regulations governing WIC foods to align them more closely with updated nutrition science, recommendations of the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Federal government’s benchmark for healthy eating and nutrition.

WIC provides low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five with nutritious, supplemental foods. The program also provides nutrition and breastfeeding education and referrals to health and social services. Over 8.5 million participants receive WIC benefits each month. Recent research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified changes to the WIC food packages as a contributing factor in the decline in obesity rates among low-income preschoolers in many States.

More information about the changes and the WIC program can be found at www.fns.usda.gov/wic

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Health care

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cost of an insurance premium and paid for by insurers, meaning the cost of purchasing a policy will be the same for a consumer who uses a benefit adviser as one who does not.

“Many people have delayed making a decision about their coverage, perhaps feeling that health insurance is too complex,” said Mark Bellman, president of the Texas Association of Health Underwriters. “But the time for decision-making is now. Fortunately, health insurance agents can simplify the issue. They will sit down and help customize coverage to meet each person’s medical, financial and family needs.”

“Benefit professionals offer the same service to business owners,” he said.

When the six-month open enrollment period concludes at the end of this month, there will be no more opportunities to purchase ACA-compliant coverage for the rest of 2014.

The only exception to get coverage this year will be for someone experiencing a “qualifying” life event, such as marriage or divorce, birth or adoption of a child, or loss of employment.

Bellman noted, “At this point the federal government has given no indication there will be an extension for the 2014 enrollment period.”

Anyone who can afford health insurance and does not obtain coverage will face a penalty of $95 or up to one percent of household income, whichever is higher. The next enrollment period, beginning in November, will be for coverage in 2015.

“The six months of open enrollment have had their share of obstacles,” Bellman said. “First, the federal health care computer system faltered when enrollment opened Oct. 1. Also, many consumers say they lack sufficient information about the ACA to make major decisions. So it’s not surprising that some consumers have taken their time, he said, or found it difficult to understand all the components of the new health care program.”

Benefit professionals throughout Texas can explain all the options, he said. “Our members are licensed, well-trained and experienced at helping consumers make informed choices. The decisions made this last week of enrollment might determine how well individuals deal with a future injury or illness.”

Staying healthy is vital, he said, because an injury as common as a broken arm can cost thousands of dollars in medical bills.

Treating a serious illness such as cancer easily tops $100,000.

Beyond cost savings, another advantage is that ACA-compliant coverage now covers preexisting health conditions.

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price of each vehicle is $23,018.

The equipment for the trucks, such as bunker gear, will cost $75,000 for a total of $115,000 for the entire project.

The Rev. Demetrius Moffett of First Church of God in Orange said his church is starting programs to build a better quality of life in the city and to empower the youth.

Richard Turkel spoke against low income housing to be built in the city. He believes Orange is becoming the low income capital of Texas and the city is building too much of it while there’s vacant housing available. He added he didn’t know if anyone on the city council took a bribe to pass the low income housing, but Turkel said he and others will be watching them and an independent inquiry should be established.

“The low income housing brings risk to our city and destroys the values of our houses,” he said.

County business tion of electrical energy with syngas, wind, wave, solar, biomass, geo-thermal, natural gas, LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) and nuclear fission.

Owen Burton, Precinct 2 commissioner, asked Fournier he heard Tesla was interested in producing the batteries in New Mexico. Fournier answered the company would have the ability to finance a plant in Texas and New Mexico would have to issue $2 billion in bonds to bring in the plant.

Precinct 3 Commissioner John Banken said Tesla declared bankruptcy two years ago and was curious how stable is their company. Fournier said he didn’t know but the company’s stock is up 30 percent since hitting bottom.

They also have a car production plant in San Antonio.

Jody Crump, Precinct 4 commissioner, asked about past Tesla vehicle fires.

Fournier replied there is no lithium in his batteries which can explode upon impact.

Crump then asked about Tesla’s direct sales problems in New Jersey. Fournier said Tesla needs to develop a distribution-type program.

Burton asked why didn’t AscenTrust work with the Orange County Economic Development Corporation instead of going directly to the commissioners and asking for a $75,000 loan. Fournier said he was in Canada last week and the request to him came up a week-and-a-half ago.

Crump asked who decides where the plants will be.

Fournier answered he makes those decisions. He added he will need several thousand acres for the projects including thousands of acres of water property to build the oil drilling platform.

Bobby Fillyaw with the OCEDC said the county has hundreds of water acres available, but not thousands.

Burton asked why the company wants to build in Orange

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County and not somewhere else. Fournier said Orange businessman Rick Scarborough contacted him to help the county.

Crump and other commissioners said they were for economic development, but they needed to do their homework on this proposal.

The court no action on the item. Thibodeaux said he would put it back on the agenda as soon as possible.

He said commissioners were open to the proposal and it would be good for Orange County if it materializes.

However, Thibodeaux said it would be more realistic to hire Fournier as a consultant for a year rather than giving him a loan for a year.

“The county can’t give a gift and not a loan. We can structure it if he doesn’t produce anything in 12 months he has to give the money back,” Thibodeaux said.

In other county business, the commissioners decided to go out bids again to construct a storage building at the Expo and Convention and Hospitality Center on FM 1442. The vote on the re-bids was 3 to 2 with Thibodeaux and Precinct 1 Commissioner David Dubose voting no.

The original low bidder was Basco Construction at $235,050. The new building will be financed with Texas General Land Office and Hotel Occupancy Tax funds and not out of the county’s general fund.

The county is also in the

process of securing a grant to build a $75,000 water well at the site.

The original slab to the storage building was to be eight inch thick but a clerical error changed the slab to six inches.

The project must be completed by December 31, 2014.

The building will be rated to withstand 150 mph winds and house the department of emergency management’s mobile command unit.

Sheriff Keith Merritt presented to the court an update on budget cost reductions implemented by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office over the past several years.

“Over the years we have implemented many cost saving measures at the sheriff’s office to keep our budget to a minimum, without jeopardizing service to the public,” Merritt said.

Some highlights of the list on actions taken were: Jail Division: The food service for the inmates has been contracted out to Five Star Correctional Food Services. This has reduced the overall cost for inmate food by thousands of dollars per year.

Estimated savings per year is $40,000 to $50,000.

The jail kitchen has bought plastic cups for each inmate, so a Styrofoam cup doesn’t have to be issued with each meal. The jail has an average of 200 inmates per year at 600 meals times 365 days a year why the Styrofoam cups cost added up quickly.

Patrol Division:

The OCSO fleet manager researched the cost effectiveness of changing the oil/filter and tire rotations every 5,000 miles instead of 3,000 miles with an estimated savings of $4,300 per year.

Support Division: When scheduling an “out of state” transport, a comparison is made to calculate the county cost versus the cost of a transportation company to bring the inmate to the OCSO facility.

Criminal Investigation Division: On major crimes an individualized call-out is conducted instead of a blanket group call-out for everyone.

Special Services Division: Three positions in Narcotics were restructured from investigator to deputy classification. This resulted in a savings of $31,372 per year.

Department wide: The OCSO used sheriff’s office drug forfeiture money to purchase a new software program for all divisions within the sheriff’s office, and to purchase other equipment that is needed to support the software which eases the burden on the county budget. Estimated cost savings are $1.1 million per year.

The OCSO revised their cellular phone plan and reduced the number of cell phones, resulting in a savings of $12,000 per year.

The sheriff’s office expenditures (operating budget) have decreased in the sheriff’s office budget.

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From the Creaux’s Nest THE NEWS KEEPS COMING I was saddened to learn about the fire at the historic downtown Orange First Baptist Church that the Stark Foundation had been restoring. I’m sure they will start over and move on. It is a favorite Orange building of mine. *****A bad mudslide in Washington State destroyed houses in Snohomish County. The death toll as of Tuesday was 14 but many more are unaccounted for. The amount of mud could cover 70 football fields, 100 feet deep.*****The announcement by the Malaysian Prime Minister that Flight 370, the Boring 777 had plunged into the Indian Ocean and none on board survived answered the question that, to me, seemed obvious. It also opens up lots of questions that may never be answered. At this time, it would be difficult for Hollywood to make a movie about the mystery of Flight 370 without a lot of speculating.*****Meanwhile, the G8 is now the G7 after President Obama and leaders of the world’s largest economies declared Monday that Russia will be excluded from the group of eight. Russia was supposed to host the G8 this summer; instead the G7 leaders will meet in Brussels.

No one can predict what ego maniac Vladimir Putin will do next but one thing the American people and our legislatures need to do on all national security issues is stand behind our Commander-in-Chief. Already, instead of blaming Putin and his aggression, they’re laying the blame on our government.

We can fight on domestic issues but when it comes to foreign issues, we’d better be united like we always have been. One nation united. *****I’d best get going. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

REMEMBERING BOBBY JOE TAYLOR We lost Bobby Taylor, 79, last Saturday after a long and tough battle with cancer. He and Barbara, the Georgia girl he married many years ago, fought the good fight together. In and out of the hospital was constant over the last couple of years. They were true partners, side by side, extending Bobby’s life for as long as they could. Barbara was a trooper but it was bound to have taken its toll. Bobby is at peace now, no more suffering. He was a friend to everyone who knew him. Over the last few months that he was in the hospital family members brought him The Record that he looked forward to reading. I always enjoyed our visits and over the last years, I had chronicled his up and downs. He had been a deputy constable under John Ford for many years. He enjoyed and was serious about his work. He stayed on when Constable Mark Philpott became constable but by then Bobby’s health started fading and the long battle had started. For the most part we didn’t agree on national politics but locally we often saw eye-to-eye. When he sited bad government he always pointed it out. The Beaumont School District was an example. It always made me laugh because I knew what he was going to say. What a guy. If you ever met him, you will never forget him and his great personality. I’ve been blessed that our paths crossed. My sincere condolences to Barbara, family and friends. Visitation at Cowboy Church Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Cowboy Church are requested. Please see obituary. Goodbye Bobby thanks for your loyalty and friendship. May you rest in peace.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-2004 The Record profiles a family venture, Terrell’s Tree Service.

Ronnie Terrell is co-owner with his brother Charles. Ronnie says it’s a young man’s sport. Nineteen year old Bryan Lawrence is the six man crew ‘climber.’ Bryan spends many days in the top of pine trees 75 to 100 feet above the ground. The youngsters are all very talented. Ronnie was out making the rounds after just being released from the hospital after a sudden life threatening Gall Bladder surgery. Ronnie jokingly says his nine year old son Corey is the company’s supervisor. (Editor’s note: Terrell Tree Service is still going strong. They’re experts in the field and those youngsters do amazing work.)*****Lisa Nash, general manager of DERA rediscovered the ‘Walking Cane Sycamore Tree’ not far from the club house. The tree was featured in a story by Randy Beeson in a 1974 story. *****Deputy Sheriff Mark Philpott announces for Bridge City Council Place 2. He’s a 17 year resident of Bridge City where he and wife Babette have three sons. *****Sheriff Mike White was rushed to the hospital after a bad scare where a stint was inserted. The Sheriff is reported to be doing well. *****The Bridge City High baseball Cardinals are off to a great start.

The team, coached by Billy Bryant, is 15-3 and 5-0 in district.

The Cards beat Hardin Friday 11-1. Bridge City’s pitcher threw a no-hitter. Darrel Stephens is now 3-0. ***** Orangefield Bobcat pitcher, Clay Bourgeois, pitched a one-hitter in a shutout against Buna 5-0. *****Bridge City’s Kody Duplechin won the “A” singles title at the Silsbee tennis tournament. Kody soundly defeated all comers. Millard “Neighbor” Cox is his proud grandfather.

35 Years Ago-1979 Griffin’s Smart Apparel for Men moves from downtown Plaza, 709 Green Ave., to new location at 2284 MacArthur next to Gerland’s.*****Come April 6, Edna V. DeMary, (Mrs. Flex), will be 85-years-old. She makes her home at 904 Cherry Ave. with her daughter Annabel and son-in-law Arthur Anderson.

She has eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Miss Edna has lived an exciting life with Felix and could tell an interesting story. *****Craig Corder will be 9 years-old on April 9, 1979. That’s a lot of number nines. *****Tina Bendy will be 14 next week. Also, on April 9, Barbara Gail Brown will reach age 18. *****Brent Alford, a West Orange grad, has been signed on at the Houston Alley Theater to understudy in the upcoming production of “Side by Side.”*****Bill’s Discount Furniture is located at 301 Border Street. Bill and Harvey’s advertising slogan is, “We have darn good furniture.”*****Mary Behnke and Dr. Joe Ben Welch run for re-election to West Orange-Cove school district. *****The Bridge City High class of ‘79 chooses class superlatives. Class favorites are Traci Taylor and Kenny Ronsonette; Best All Around, Alice Martinez and Kirk Harmon; Most Likely to Succeed, Holli Day and David Dutschmann; Friendliest, Nina Scales and Brian Murphy.*****Pam Crew, counselor at the Orange Tourist Bureau, doesn’t only have a beautiful smile, she has the personality to go with it as she greets the thousands of tourist who enter our state.*****Some of the CB handles making the rounds are Tugboat Mama, Blue Max, Snuff Gully, Cowboy, Salt Shaker, Bug Hunter, Lady Godiva, Double Bubble, Lady Bronco, Doc Feel Good and Coon Skinner.

40 years ago-1974 Morris Collier celebrates a birthday on April 4. Also on April 4 Mary Copeland was born in 1885 and Nancy Steadom in 1893. *****Mount Sinai Baptist adult choir sponsors musical. Pastor is The Reverend Calvin C. Jones, Russell Bottley is president. Daniel James, pianist. *****American Party candidate for Texas governor Sam McDonnell, visits area. Billy Cole is his county chairman. *****Jack Luther is the big guy who ownsNelson’s Auto Service. *****Charlie Bullock is manager of Ames Fried Chicken. Jim Ames is owner. *****Sunday night, March 31, at 8 p.m., Joan Greco and Ed Lovelace tied the knot at the Lutheran church. The reception was held at the Orange House. Joan was a beautiful bride; Ed was his same old self. The bride and groom went up to their suite when the clock struck midnight on April Fool’s Day. *****Betty Harmon loads the bus with kids and heads out for Garner State Park. *****Buzzy Gunn goes on diet, loses 20 pounds. Dayle and Buzz are trimming down for their annual summer trip to the Florida beach. *****Sue Collins has surgery. *****Inez Hearn is the new manager of Montgomery Wards. *****Jerry Reid and Bonita Blanda Davis were wed Friday night. *****Bill Towns runs for re-election to school board at Bridge City.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Congratulations to everyone‘s friend, Gina Mannino who recently received her doctorate from Lamar University. From now on we will have to get used to calling her Doctor Mannino.

We‘re proud of our Bridge City grad, she was someone special even before she became a doctor.*****The Swamp Pop show at the VFW, featuring Jivin’ Gene and the Gulf Coast Boys, drew a sellout capacity crowd. People were turned away and the place holds 750 folks. *****I ran into Brandy Slaughter the other day. She was off work last week after being hospitalized with an infection. I believe she’s back in the saddle this week. *****I believe Richard Briggs has found his nitch as athletic director at Bridge City. I may be wrong but I don’t believe being a principle was Richard’s cup of tea, even though he’s doing a great job. His appointment as AD brings up some questions in my mind, however I guess they will be answered in time.*****Sheriff Keith Merritt has always thought a lot about former Bridge City Chief Joey Hargrave and was glad Joey came to work for him. Last I heard Joey was a full fledged nurse. I guess that wasn’t his cup of tea. Once you’re a pistol packer it’s hard to get away from it. *****I consider myself an expert when it comes to Mayhaw jelly. I believe Mayhaw makes the world’s best jelly. We published a story on William Moore and his Mayhaw farm last week. I find his homemade jelly to be one of the best I’ve eaten. Mayhaw jelly makes great gifts for friends away from the area. They will love it. *****I was just thinking about Ms. Jewel. She would never believe what that boy did. Donna says, “Jack Dorman will probably turn over in his grave.” That folks is an inside story. *****Judge David Peck was spotted at Gary’s Café in Bridge City Saturday morning. He sneaked into town so he wouldn’t have to buy breakfast for Dunn and Philpott. He bought three breakfast orders for himself. Gary’s Café is a great place to dine anytime. *****Baylor Bears keep Texas in the hunt as all other Texas teams fall. The Bears made it to the sweet 16 by crushing Creighton and their star Doug McDermott, the nation’s leading scorer. Baylor beat the nation’s most productive offense to cruise to an easy 85-55 victory. The Bears head into the Sweet-16 against Wisconsin Thursday. Congrats to SFA on a great season. The Lumber Jacks were outmanned 77-60 by UCLA.*****On Friday, an article in USA Today about Seattle free safety Earl Thomas of Orange stated, “Some regard the two-time All Pro as the keystone of the NFL’s best defense. If Jairus Byrd (New Orleans Saints) is worth $9 million a year, six years for $56 million, there is little doubt Thomas will become the first at his position whose yearly salary averages eight figures.”*****Country music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard will be the focus of two tributes next month. One for an album of his hits, recorded by current country artist and the other from the Academy of Country Music. “Working Man’s Poet, a Tribute to Merle Haggard” will be out April 1.

It features Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith and others. During the 49th Country Music Awards on April 6, Haggard’s 77 birthday, he will be the recipient of a music artist tribute segment and will receive the ACM’s Crystal Milestone award, honoring him for 50 years in country music.

Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton will co-host. “Working Man’s Poet” will be available through itunes and sold only at WalMart.*****Longview, in East Texas, paid $16,150 to end their contract with rocker Ted Nugent, who was to be the headliner at their Fourth of July celebration. In January, Nugent called President Obama a “subhuman mongrel.” It cost the city half of Nugent’s contract fee to keep him out of town. In the past, Nugent suggested that immigrates, in the country

illegally, should be treated like “indentured servants” until they earned citizenship. Longview gave him the money and said, “Adios.”*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays.

On March 26, our lawyer friend Joe Alford, whose roots run deep in West Orange, a longtime ago former Assistant DA and now practicing attorney celebrates this Wednesday. ***Also celebrating is our Bridge City friends Sherry Stevens and Marjorie Fields. *****Rocker Steven Tyler will turn 66 on this day. *****March 27 finds Ruth Platt, Dale Forse, Nancy Crew and Billy “The Postman” LeLeux celebrating.

They share birthdays with Mariah Carey, 44 and Fergie, 39.*****On March 28, a super guy, a special buddy Garrett Gros celebrates.*** Also the twins Brittany and Tiffany Leverett celebrate their special day their sister Jamie Leverett Barber celebrates two days later so I suspect they just have one big party. Those beautiful ladies share birthday with Lady Gaga, 28 and Julia Stiles, 33. ***This would have been Rayford Spurgeon’s birthday. He passed away last Saturday, March 22. *****March 29, on this day Al Granger adds a year to his age. We enjoyed a nice visit with Al last week. He’s always interesting. ***Ivalyn Anderson, the widow of our late friend Rev. Leo, celebrates on this day. I understand she’s in a nursing home. We wish her a great day.***They share a birthday with Celine Dion, 46 and Piers Morgan, 49, who is on his way out at CNN.***We remember a special lady, Annabel Anderson, who died on this day in 2012 at the age of 90. I know she’s with the angels. *****On March 30, longtime retired educator Terry Stuebing, Ella’s other half, celebrates. So does Karen Bergeron, Rhonda Titter Fenton and Lisa Smith. ***We also remember on this day a special friend G.L. “Red” Garrett, who died in 2010. He was friend Beth Rach’s dad. *****On March 31, Terry Seal and Sandra Jones celebrate their special day. *****April 1 is April Fool’s Day but some very smart folks celebrate birthdays on this day. Happy birthday to Tracie Ray, Pam Savoy, Angie Sellers, Allison Asbury, Steve Adams and Elizabeth Weir. It is also the ‘National Day of Prayer’ and the 83rd birthday of McDonald Baptist Church. Best wishes to all. Please see complete birthday list. *****It’s time for me to get in touch with our buddy Todd “Big Daddy” Landry. It’s getting to be crawfish time and my Cajun taste buds are yarning for the Louisiana lobster that’s made its way to Texas and “Big Daddy’s” farm.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Karen Bozman, Mary Glazner, Joe Alford, Marjorie Fields, Sherry Stevens, Christy Day, Lou Hillard, Christine “Chrissy” Wright, Margie Babineaux, Nancy Crew, Jordan Harper, Ruth Platt, Sarah Coffey, Dale Forse, Jane Scherer, Billy LeLeux, Mike Roberts, Rayford Spurgeon, Jennifer Kreamer, Dorothy Keith, Jean Jackson, Lindsey Peoples, Rob Butler, Steve Holland, Garrett Gros, Annely Domas, Jason James, Katie May, Kaydee Wingate, Robert Clark, Jr., Julie Norwood, Ivalyn Anderson, Julie Walker, Kate Ferguson, Karen Bergeron, Rhonda Ritter-Fenton, Lisa Smith, Terry Stuebing, Cliff Brookshire, Terry Seal, Sandra Jones, Malori Walton, Dana Myers, Danny Carter, Randy Wappler, Hunter Wilson, Mary Lejeune, Matthew Cooper, Rebecca Hunter, Carolyn Whittaker, Tracie Ray, Elizabeth Weir, Pam Savoy, James Williams, Steve Adams, Allison Asbury and Angie Sellers.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Da state of Louisiana was taking some bids for carpenter work on one of the state’s historical buildings. Joe Morceaux, from Carencro, look da job over, him. After measuring and figuring his bid, Morceaux said, “I can do it, me, for $9,000.” I need $4,000 for da material, $4,000 for my crew and dat leave $1,000 profit for me.

“Tex” Walker, from Texas him, look at da job. He measures and calculated, him, dat he could do dat little job for $7,000; $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for labor and still make himself $1,000.

Last bidder, Alsid Fuselier, (I’m not sure if he is kin to Tony or not) from Breaux Bridge, steps up dire and witout looking at da job, he says to Roy Theriot, da government man wat is taking da bids, he say, “Me, I do dat job for $27,000.”

Surprised Theriot, da bid man, ax him to explain his bid.

“It’s like dis, Fuselier says, “$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you and we hire dat dere Texan for the utta $7,000.

C’EST TOUT I’ve come to the end of the line one more week. As you can tell, over the past week I haven’t gotten around much. I’ve been grounded for most of it. I’m surprised I haven’t heard from Quincy Procell. He was Bobby Taylor’s neighbor for many years. I’m sure he will be at the service. I’ve also missed seeing Christy Kourey the last few weeks.*****I’ve been enjoying some of the best deer sausage I’ve ever eaten, a gift from Sheriff Keith Merritt and pretty Marlene.*****By the way, the Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Peggy’s on the Bayou, Hwy. 62, this week, next week at Robert’s. Everyone is always welcome. *****Spring is here and a lot of yards took a beating over the winter. If your place needs a good yard doctor I suggest you call Pete at Coastal Landscaping, 7382010. Ask for Pete, he brings an entire crew of professionals and they make your place look like it’s right out of Southern Living.*****We thank you for your correspondence and kind words. The Record reaches more people in Orange County than all the other newspapers combined. There is no better way to reach the consumers in our trade area then advertising in The Record. Try us, we guarantee results. Smart advertisers who want to keep business right here at home would be wise to let us carry their message to local consumers. That benefits everyone. Gotta close shop, my time is up. Thanks for yours.

Take care and God bless.

The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Community Bulletin Board AAUW needs gently used books, tapes, CDs and DVDs The Orange Branch of the American Asso of Univ. Women (AAUW) is continuing their annual drive to collect “gently used” books for their scholarship fund. All kinds of books, tapes, CDs and DVDs are needed. These may be delivered to the Mann Insurance Agency, 1505 Park Ave. at 15th St., during regular business hours. Or call 886-5739 or 886-2194 to arrange for pickup if unable to deliver. This is the last request for books as the book sale will be Sat. in conjunction with Art in the Park.

Income Tax Assistance The AARP Tax Filing Assistance Program is still being offered at the Orange Public Library. Trained volunteers are available from 12:15 to 4 p.m. every Wed. and Fri. through April 11 and Tues. April 15. Anyone seeking assistance should bring the following: All W-2 and 1-00 Forms including Soc. Sec. Benefits statements, Records of Capital Gains and Losses, Receipts of medical and job expenses, taxes & interest pd, contributions, ca-

sualty/theft losses, sales tax receipts for major purchases and Soc. Sec. cards for dependents. A copy of the 2012 tax return is needed.

BC Knights Offer Lenten Fried Fish Dinners Dinners will be served each Fri. (except Good Fri.) during Lent at the BC KC Hall on W. Round Bunch, adjacent to St. Henry Catholic Church. Dinner is $8 (fried fish, French fries, hush puppies, cole slaw) Dine-in or take-out. Delivery provided for 10 or more orders. For more info or to order call 409-735-5725.

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Jerry and Lona Risinger will celebrate their

50th Wedding Anniversary

at Sunset Groves Country Club in Orange.

The celebration will be Saturday

March 29th, 2014 at 4 p.m.

Family and friends are invited.

Event is hosted by their children.

Orange Council No. 1680 is selling fish dinners for dine in or carry out on all Fridays in Lent, except Good Friday. The dinners are sold 5 - 7 p.m. in the St. Mary Church parish hall on Cherry Ave. in Orange. 3-piece fried or baked fish dinners are $8. 2-piece is $7. Sides included: French fries, coleslaw, tartar & cocktail sauce, tea and dessert. The public is invited to enjoy our renowned fish taste.

Friends of the Orange Depot FOOD booth Sat. FOOD will have a large booth in Art in the Park selling “bricks” for the Passenger Walk and Black T-shirts with Save the Depot on the back, handing out brochures and taking donations at the future restored depot for $50 and $100.

Displayed will be architectural design boards showing what the Orange depot will look like, its special points of interest and planned uses. The building will be for the use of Orange citizens and visitors. Friends of the Orange Depot are encouraging everyone in the community to donate and volunteer at special events.

Free Managing Pests in Bee Hives class Mar 27

409-738-2070

25 Optical

$

The Fraternal Order of Eagles Weekly Fundraiser Thur.

$50

$25

Complete Frames with bifocal lenses

Complete Frames with single vision lenses

Orange 2313 16th Street (409) 883-7200

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange Co. is holding a free class in Managing Pests in Bee Hives. This will support a stronger bee hive with more honey production. Class is 10 a.m., in the AgriLife Extension Office. Please call the office at 409882-7010 and let us know if you will be attending so we can plan for the class materials..

Hrs: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday thru Friday

VIDOr 225 W. FreeWay (409) 783-1800

BeaUMOnt 545 11th Street (409) 813-3930

Happy Easter!

Larry’s

Barber Shop

3710 Pheasant, Orange

883-0882

Hours: Tues.-Fri. 9:00am-5:30pm

The Fraternal Order of Eagles’ weekly fundraiser is Thur.

Menu includes beef tips with gravy over rice, normandy blend in cheese lima beans, bread and dessert for $8. You may dine in, pick up your order or delivery is available when 2 or more lunches or ordered. Send in you orders by 5 p.m., Wed. Leave message at the Eagles after 4 p.m., fax 886-9725, e-mail peggycloud@att. net or call Peggy at 409-698-4875 before 6 p.m. Wed. Location is 803 N. 28 St., Orange.

FOR HIRE: AKC Registered Pomeranian Beautiful puppies are in your future.

Very rare, black and tan. Lovable, sweet disposition.

Great with kids. Never meets a stranger.

Call Edee at 409-670-9272

Red Hot Flashers meet Thursday At 11:30 a.m. at the home of Billie Becker at Ye Ole Boat House on Front Street. The guest chef will cook gumbo, potato salad and birthday cake. Ladies are asked to bring door prizes for bingo prizes. Birthday ladies are Lady Evangeline, Billie Becker: Lady Dee, Charlene Denman, Zella Williams and Miss Priss,our oldest member and considered a “Golden Girl”. Members will discuss a mystery visitor coming to our meeting April 17. All ladies are welcome. For info call 409-886-1609

Spindletop Center Fun Day for the Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled Friday Come join the fun with face painting, games, lunch and a Talent show from 9 a.m. til 2 p.m. at Center’s North Campus, 655 S 5th St., Beaumont. The competition promises to be inspiring for all.

LU celebrates ‘An Evening of Art’ with Elegant Le Grand Bal - Sat. Presented by Lamar’s Friends of the Arts, elegance and sophistication hallmark the night as LU celebrates the party of the year with Le Grand Bal: “An Evening of Art.” The gala evening features a silent art auction, reception in the Dishman Art Museum, gourmet buffet, dancing and entertainment (Johnny Dee & the Rocket 88s) n the Montagne Center. Honoring Mary Jane Garth of Beaumont for her myriad contributions to LU and the STX community. Tickets-$150 per person: $300-per couple, with underwriting opportunities available. Levels from $750 to $10,000. For add info or resv, call 409- 880-8137 or go online at fineartscomm.lamar.edu.

Volunteer Appreciation Open House Mon.Please join us March 24th 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Salvation Army, 1950 MLK Drive, Orange

The Orange County Democratic Party would like to say

“Thank you”

to all who attended their county convention on March 22nd .

We’re alive and kicking!

WE SELL PARTS FOR ALL MAJOR BRANDS!

Builders Discount Offered!

FREE LOCAL SAME DAY DELIVERY!

Huge Selection of Used Appliances

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Death Announcement Michael Elter Formerly Orange Michael James Elter, 60, of Lake Charles, La., passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, in Orange, Texas.

Born in Lake Charles, La., on June 24, 1953; Michael is proceeded in death by his parents, August Lionel Elter and Ann Sarvaunt Elter.

Michael is survived by his daughters, Maggie Elter LeBouef and Heidi Elter; and siblings, Susan LeBoeuf, Alan Elter and Terry Elte. The family will hold a private memorial in his memory at a future date.

Services to be held Bobby Taylor Orange Bobby Joe Taylor, 79, of Orange passed away in Beaumont, Saturday, March 22, 2014. Visitation will be at the Cowboy Church of Orange County, 673 FM 1078, from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 29th. A memorial service will be held from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. where family and friends will share their cherished memories.

Bobby Joe was born in Fitzhugh, Okla. on Nov. 22, 1934, to Ernest and Virginia Taylor. He graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1952.

While serving in the Army (19571959) he met his wife of 53 years, Barbara Ann Kitchens, of Augusta, Ga. Bobby Joe was a lab analyst at DuPont SRW for more than three decades. He served as an Orange County Precinct 3 Deputy Constable for 24 years, escorting local athletes to their sporting events, serving legal documents, assisting with investigations and other official county duties. He thoroughly enjoyed being a man of the law.

Bobby Joe was preceded in death by his parents and younger brother, Darrell Taylor, all of Orange.

He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Taylor; sister, Joyce Gandy of Houston; brother, Donny Taylor and wife, Rhonda, of Orange; his children Karen Finchum of Sulphur, La., Kenneth Taylor and wife, Sandy of Bridge City and Kaycie Donnaud and husband, Walker, of Orange; grandchildren Taylor Finchum of Sulphur, La.; Hunter Taylor of Orange; Haylee Taylor of Bridge City; Gracie, Parker, Ann and Colt Donnaud, all of Orange.

Bobby Joe was well liked by many. He always had a smile on his face and never had a cross word to say about others, except in politics.

He loved his family very much, hugged them tightly before leaving and was the anchor that held them together to the end.

As a life-long science-buff, Bobby Joe elected to donate his body to the University of Texas Medical School System to assist doctors in studying cancer and helping to find a cure. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in the name of Bobby Joe Taylor to the Cowboy Church of Orange County.

Mr. Brinson Gans Orange The Celebration of Life for Mr. Brinson M. (Dinky) Gans, 47, of Or-

Deaths and Memorials ange will be Saturday, March 27, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul Baptist Church. Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Magnolia Memorial Gardens under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.

Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church. He died Saturday at Memorial Herman Baptist Beaumont Hospital. An Orange native and lifelong resident, as a child he was adopted by his grandparents, the late Mary and Matthew Gans.

A 1985 graduate of West OrangeStark High School, he recently was employed as an Operator for Jacobs Industrial Contractors. He is survived by his father, Charles Gans of Orange, brothers Edwin Levi and Robert Levi, Jr., both of Orange, Brineshia Gans of Beaumont and Neosha Weathers of Orange, both of whom he loved as his own daughters, aunts Mary Knox, Jonell Davis (Ronald), Jo Ann Henson (Elray), and Emma Augustine (Kenneth), all of Orange, and uncles, Minister Franklin Gans, Sr. (Doris) and Adam Gans, both of Orange.

Offer sympathy expressions at www.sparrowfuneralhome.com

Albert Sexton Orange Albert Lee Sexton, native of Orange, Texas, passed away in Houston and went to his eternal rest on March 21, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with Ms. JoNell Gerland officiating.

Lee was born on Sept. 28, 1918 to William Putnam Sexton, Sr. and Annie Lee McGuire Sexton.

He attended the public schools in Orange and graduated from the University of Texas in July, 1940. He then returned to Orange and married his lifelong sweetheart, Lillian Addington on Oct. 28, 1940 and to this union two sons were born.

Lee’s first job was at Consolidated Steel where he built warships. At the beginning of WWII, he began his career at E. I. DuPont Refinery where he retired from after 38 years of dedicated service.

Lee was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. He joined the Madison Lodge #126 in Orange in 1940 and became a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner in 1944 at the El Mina Shrine in Galveston.

Lee is predeceased by his parents; two brothers, W.P. Sexton, Jr. and John Graham Sexton. He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted wife of 73 years, Lillian and two sons, David Andrew Sexton and wife, Karen and Dr. Alan Sexton and wife, Jan, all of Houston.

Also, surviving are grandchildren, Jason, Alice, Adam, William and Laura Sexton, Stefani and Seth Goldberg, Katherine and Eric Lange and Paul Allison along with greatgrandchildren, Kailey Sexton and Sarah Lange and nephew, Charles Sexton.

Services held Donnie Parker Orange Donnie Terrell Parker, 62, of Orange passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hos-

pital in Beaumont. Visitation was March 24 at Dorman Funeral Home.

A graveside service was March 25 at Folsom Chapel Cemetery in Center.

Donnie was born on Feb. 26, 1952 to parents Myrtle Jean (Prementer) Reeves and Clayton Donnie Parker.

He lived in the Orange area for 22 plus years and worked in construction as a welder for many years. He was a veteran serving his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. Donnie loved watching sports. He was a loving husband, son, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and friend who will be missed dearly by all.

He was preceded in death by his father, Clayton Donnie Parker. Donnie is survived byhis wife, Janice Parker of Orange; mother, Jean Reeves of Center; daughter, Leslie Brown of La Porte; Chris Brown and wife, Sherry of Orange; sisters, Jena Fuller and husband, Steven, Debra Diverdi and husband, Derek both of Center; brother, Clint Parker of Center; grandchildren, Damian Haines, Caleb Janise, Jordan TerrellBrown, Jaden Brown and a large extended family. Condolences may be sent for the family at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

Joan Golemon Deweyville Joan Elaine Golemon, 71, of Deweyville, Texas passed away on March 22, 2014 at her residence. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. at Dorman Funeral Home with the Rev. John Fortenberry officiating. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Hartburg.

Visitation was March 25 at Dorman Funeral Home.

Born Feb. 7, 1943 in Beaumont to parents Irene Marie (Dozier) and James Arvie Keel, Joan worked as a LVN for many years at MASH in Beaumont and Baptist Hospital Orange.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Larry D. Golemon, Sr.; siblings, Jamie Keel and Jean Beard.

She is survived by her four children; daughters; Tonya Burch and husband, Norman of Orange, Laurie Barnes of Bridge City and Teri Golemon and partner, Dev Tozer of Deweyville; and son, Larry Golemon, Jr. and wife, Bobbie of Deweyville. She also leaves precious memories with eight grandchildren and their spouses and 13 great-grandchildren.

The Golemon family would like to thank River City Hospice for the compassion and care, as well as the many friends and loved ones who have comforted us in our time of sorrow.

Honoring Mrs. Golemon as pallbearers are Kevin Golemon, Brent and Chase Burch, Josh Spell, A.J. Sterner and Cane Katchik. Honorary pallbearers are Kevin Dronet, Norman Burch, Braydon Sims, Colt Katchik and Ryder Strickland.

Milton Bernauer Formerly Bridge City Milton Salvo Bernauer, 95, formerly of Bridge City and Port Arthur, passed away Tuesday, March 18, at The Concierge in Houston.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22, at The Methodist Temple in Port Arthur, with the Rev. Russell Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. A visitation for family and friends will be Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves.

He was born March 25, 1918 in

Morgan City, La.,4 to George and Irma Ditch Bernauer. Milton retired from Texaco as a payroll supervisor after 42 years of service.

Milton was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Dortha Bernauer.

He is survived by his daughter, Betty Waedemon and husband, Ron of Sugarland, two sons, George Bernauer of Bridge City and Dr. Dale Bernauer and wife, Madeline of Lake Charles; brother-in-law, Charles Ingraham and wife, Evelyn of Nederland; six grandchildren, Michelle Slaughter and husband, Rowdy, Danny Bernauer Christy Bernauer, Dr. Bobby Bernauer and wife, Sasha, Mark Waedemon and wife, Erin, and David Waedemon and wife, Sarah; five great grandchildren, two greatgreat grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends wishing to make memorial contributions may send them to: The Methodist Temple, 4101 Hwy. 73, Port Arthur, TX. 77642.

Dustin Shaw Orangefield Dustin Shaw, 32, of Orangefield, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Houston.

Funeral services were March 22, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating was Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Garden in Orange.

Visitation was March 21 at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Orange on Aug.16, 1981, Dustin was the son of Robert Dean Shaw and Paula Darlene LaFleur.

Dustin was a 1999 graduate of Orangefield High School and in 2009 he proclaimed his profession of faith through Baptism at the First Baptist Church of Orangefield. He enjoyed cars and had a strong passion for reading his bible. He deeply loved his Maw-Maw Darlene. He loved all of his family and will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Sidney LaFleur, Jr. of Orangefield and his grandmother Margie Shaw of Bridge City.

Dustin is survived by his father, Robert Shaw, of Bridge City; mother, Paula LaFleur of Orangefield; grandmother, Darlene LaFleur of Orangefield; son, Caden Shaw of Bridge City, and Emmaneul “Manny” Shaw of Orange; sisters Tristin Gaudet and husband Clayton of Vinton, La., sister, Ashley Edgerly of Bridge City, Tx, sister, Paulena Dickerson of Orange-

field, Tx; grandfather, Edward Shaw of Bridge City, Tx. Serving as pallbearers will be Clayton Gaudet, Casey Burleigh, Chad Granger, Michael LaFleur, Chaz York, Scott Burleigh, and Cameron LaFleur.

Melvin Huckaby Formerly Orange Melvin O. Huckaby, 78, of Vidor, born Jan. 19, 1936, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

A native of Orange, Melvin was a longtime resident of Vidor and retired process operator with Bayer Refinery in Orange. Funeral services were held at March 21 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial following at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Visitation was March 20 at Memorial Funeral Home.

Melvin was preceded in death by his son Ronald Melvin Huckaby parents Otis and Bertha Huckaby and brothers C.W. Huckaby, and John Huckaby. Melvin is survived by his wife of 59 years Lillian Huckaby of Vidor, daughters Regina Braden and Rena Mayo both of Vidor, brothers Ray Huckaby of Austin and Jaroy Huckaby of Vidor, sisters Pat Conway of Vinton, La., Paula Sue Ousley of Orangefield and Ann Killens of Vidalia, La., seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Torrie Granger Vinton Torrie Jeanee’ Granger, 17, of Vinton, La., passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Service was March 22 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was Father Joseph Daleo of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Visitation was March 21 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange; with a Rosary.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 31, 1996, Torrie was the daughter of Gregory Turbeville and Donna Granger. Torrie recently graduated from Parkview High School in Sulphur, La. She loved spending time with her friends and family. Torrie enjoyed eating good food, especially Zummos, crawfish and her Pawpaw’s boudain.

She was preceded in death by her great grandfather; Lee Allen Stelly

and great grandmother, Dorothy “Dot” Landry.

Torrie is survived by her father, Gregory and wife, Trudy Turbeville of Vinton, La.; mother, Donna Granger and husband, Floyd Moore of Bassil, La.; brother Tanner Doucet of Deweyville, sister Kerstyn Turbeville and brother Chase Landry both of Vinton, La.; grandparents Christopher and Judy Landry of Vinton, La., and Lydia (Monkey) and Fred Doucet of Deweyville; great-grandfather, Warren Landry; great-grandmother Jane Stelly; cousin Christopher Landry III of Vinton, La., along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other family and friends.

Torrie will deeply be missed by all those who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic School, Scholarship Fund, 2600 Bob Hall Rd, Orange, TX 77632 Attn. Donna Darby.

Carlton Wolfford Orange Carlton “Buster” Wolfford, 64, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, March 19, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

A gathering was March 22, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, followed by a memorial service.

Born in Orange, Texas, on August 23, 1949, Buster was the son of Dennis and Ruby (Burch) Wolfford. Buster was a mechanic at Wickersham Ford for twenty-three years. He enjoyed music, singing, and playing his guitar.

Buster loved being out on the water and was a hard working family man.

Buster was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Delton Wolfford, Donnie Wolfford and Mary Henry.

He is survived by his wife of thirty-three years, June Wolfford of Vidor; daughter, Joyce Perry of Orange; son, Bobby Wolfford and wife Nicole of Orange; daughter, Kim Ross and husband Tony of Spurger; son, Carlton D. Wolfford of Grenada, Miss.; son, James Wolfford of Vidor; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Darrell Wolfford and wife Vivian of Orange, Tommy Wolfford and wife Linda of Orange; sister-in-law, Christine Wolfford of Orange and brother-in-law Kenneth Hery of Vidor.

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High Achiever LeNee Whitsit receives honor St. Mary Catholic School celebrates Mardi Gras

St. Mary Catholic School Pre-K 3 & 4 hosted its annual Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Parade. PreK students rode in decorated wagons and dressed for the occasion as they threw beads and candy to their peers. The event concluded with honoring the Duke and Duchess of the event which was Lily Johns and Roc Slaughter.

St. Mary Pre-K teachers are Mrs. Rhonda Harmon and Mrs. Angie Smith.

Lily Johns & Roc Slaughter

LCM Marching Band entertained Magic Kingdom guests

GOCC awards Deweyville HS Senior, LeNee Whitsit, Student of the Month The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized LeNee Whitsit as the Student of the Month. She is a senior at Deweyville High School where she holds a 4.0 grade point average in her

college and high school classes. She participates in band where she is a twirler. She is also a member of the Spanish Club Historian, Senior Rep Book Club, Editor of the Yearbook and a member of the

History Club and is very involved in her church. Upon high school graduation, she will enter college with 32 college credit hours. LeNee plans to attend Lamar University and become a NICU nurse.

Seventh grader earns math and science medals WO–Stark Middle School seventh grader, Manuel Franklin III earned two medals in the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) Regional Math and Science Competition held at Lamar University. Based on his performance, Franklin also qualified to compete at the TAME State Math and Science Competition to be held at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth in April. At the regional contest,

Franklin placed second in the seventh grade math competition and second in the seventh grade science competition.

He is a member of the TAME Club at WOS Middle School. TAME helps prepare Texas students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math. About 300 students from across the state will compete in this year’s State Meet. Franklin’s math instructor is Steven Singer.

LC-M HS Marching Band entertains in Orlando

Manuel Franklin goes to state competition

WO-S High School band students compete WOS High School students Ahmahri Finister, Karington Blanchard and Amina Flore competed in band solo and ensemble competition. Flore earned an excellent rating while Blanchard and Finister earned superior ratings. Finister qualified for the State Solo & Ensemble Competition for the second consecutive year.

Ray Lavan is the West Orange – Stark High School Band Director.

WOS HS students Ahmahri Finister, Karington Blanchard and Amina Flore competed in band solo and ensemble competition.

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The LC-MHS Marching Band members became stars of their own Disney show March 11, when they entertained resort guests at the Magic Kingdom Park. A group of over 200 students, instructors and proud parents traveled 855 miles to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando where the LCM Marching Band participated in the Disney Performing Arts program.

Under the direction of Steve Schoppert, the LCM Marching Band entertained Magic Kingdom guests with an action-packed show. The high school was one of the first to march before the new “Disney Festival of Fantasy” parade.

According to Schoppert, “The band upheld the honor of Orange and LCM. They performed well and drew much positive attention. I am very proud of them and our Boosters, who worked tirelessly to make this trip happen.”

LCM Senior Drum Major, Maya Smith, said, “This band trip, the last one of my senior year, has been one of the most memorable experiences of my high school career. I will never forget the people who changed my life forever. I love each and every one of them. Thank you for an amazing memory.”

Blaire Adams, the 2013-2014 LCM Band Captain said, “I was concerned that we would be going to a boring children’s park. I immediately realized that Disney was an enormous, incredible place that people of all ages could enjoy. Over the course of our stay, I encountered amazing workers, performers, made new friends, and grew incredibly closer to the ones I already had. I will forever cherish the memories that were made at Disney.”

In addition to their marching performance, the LCM Jazz Band participated in the “Jazz It Up” Workshop. The workshop allows students to experience the excitement of a recording studio environment as a Disney clinician conducts groups through a rehearsal and recording session of classic Disney selections played jazzstyle.

The LCM Band spent four nights in Florida and visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. The trip was funded with over a dozen fundraisers throughout the year. The LCM Band extends a sincere and HUGE thank you to the LCM Band Boosters for making these magic moments possible.

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Christopher Shull DeRidder, La. Christopher Anthony Shull, 39, of DeRidder, La., passed from this life on Tuesday March 18, 2014 in Houston. Visitation was March 23. Funeral services were March 24 at First United Pentecostal Church. Burial followed at Cooper Cemetery in DeRidder, La. Bro. Jim Cheever and Chaplain Alan Farquhar will officiate. Services are under the direction of Myers-Colonial Funeral Home in DeRidder, La. Chris started his career as a Corrections Officer for Stiles Prison Unit then Phelps Correctional Center and Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Department and then became a Patrol Deputy for BPSO. Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Cindy Shull of Bon Wier; father, Duane Jones and wife Joy of Port Arthur; stepfather, Vic Pollard of Avon Park, Fla.; girlfriend, Katie Sweat and her daughter, Karson, of Elizabeth, La.; uncles, Chris Humble and wife Tessa of Little Cy-

press, Randy Jones and wife Jean Ann of Woodville; aunts, Jamie Manning and husband Mark of Denton, Wenonah Jones of Houston and Lewanna Jones and husband John Cochran of Beaumont; nephews, Jordan, and Chase; niece, Brianna; cousins, Chris Ivan and wife Sherry Jones, Jonathan and Melissa Jones and Alan Apperson and other members of the Jones family and Tarver family.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Nancy Humble; grandfather, Durwood Shull; grandmother, Annie Ruth Shull; grandmother, Johnnie Doris Jones; and grandfather, Eldon Dock Jones.

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Evan Villadsen Orange Evan Maurice Villadsen, a resident of Orange, passed away on Monday, March 17th 2014 at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He had been struck by a vehicle in Orange on Sunday while riding his scooter near home. A memorial service was held on Friday March 21st at 1:30 pm at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at 4300 Meeks Dr, Orange, TX 77632 409-

883-8232. Family, friends, classmates and so many who cared for Evan joined the family in celebrating his life with us.

Evan was born just seven years ago, on September 2nd 2006 in Orange, the third of three children of Ryan and Nikki Villadsen. He was one of more than eighty descendants of Joann Delta Richard Villadsen, his great-grandmother, who died in 2012. Evan was Cajun, a direct descendant of Amand Richard and his wife Marie Breaux who settled in St-Gabriel d’Iberville, La. in 1767.

Evan attended first grade at the West Orange Elementary School in Pinehurst. He was a special needs student who loved music, something he inherited from his dad. He also spent lots of time taking photographs and videos, leaving a wonderful legacy for his family.

He was a happy child, happy all the time and always wanting to help others. He continued to help many others even after his death through the donation of his organs to others

desperately in need of transplants.

The family wants to send special thanks to the staff at UTMB in Houston for their fabulous attention and support in the most difficult of times.

They deserve prayers and gratitude for what they do so wonderfully for others.

Evan was preceded in death by his grandfather Maurice Villadsen, his great grandparents Reno Skov (Buddy) Villadsen and Joann Richard Villadsen, and by his maternal great grandfather James L. Wyatt.

He is survived by his parents, Ryan and Nikki Villadsen of Orange, his 10-year old brother Drake and 3-year old brother Nicolas, his dad’s mother Molly Turvil and her mother Paula Veazay Wyatt. And, of course, dozens and dozens of uncles, aunts, and cousins throughout Southeast Texas.

Carolyn Miller Orange Carolyn Jane Casburn Miller, 78, of Orange passed away on March 19, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her family. After a long, courageous battle with cancer, she went home to be with the Lord and her loving husband, Ted. She fought with undying faith and her determi-

nation brought courage to others.

Funeral Services were March 23 at First United Methodist Church in Orange.

Burial followed at Newton Cemetery.

She was born in Woodville on March 4, 1936 to parents Edward Walter Casburn and Verda Blanche (Busselle) Casburn. She lived in the Orange area since 1959 and was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church where she was the piano accompanist and choir member. She graduated Banquete High School and began college at Texas A&I, Kingsville where she was Drum Major for the Texas A&I University Javelina Band. She later graduated from SFA University with a Masters of Music Education. She began her career as a public school teacher, but her love of music led her to a lifetime of teaching private piano lessons to hundreds of aspiring musicians. She spent countless hours sharing her gift of musical talent and mastery of the piano. Her faith and spiritual strength was such an inspiration to all those who knew her and

her legacy will continue to touch the lives of all her students.

The only thing that paralleled her love of music was the love of her family. The joy she got from her husband, children and grandchildren was immeasurable and she was the perfect example of a Christian lady who instilled in them her values, morals and impeccable character.

She spent her life serving others and understood God’s master plan.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Robert E. Miller, Jr.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Casburn; aunt, Louise Sparkman and husband, Frank; and aunt Joyce Busselle.

She is survived by daughters Tana Thompson and husband, Tommy of Orange, Terri and husband Dr. Fred Brent of Alvin.; son, Trey Miller and wife, Cathy of Orange; brother, Dr. Edwin Casburn and wife Linda of San Antonio; uncle, Thomas Busselle; brother-in-law Charles Miller and wife Laurie of San Antonio; sister-in-law Robbie See of Kentucky; grandchildren, Tayler, Tiffani and Tara Thompson, Tyler Miller, Austin, Alex and Abby Brent. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church 502 N. 6th St. Orange, TX 77630 or to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center of Houston.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 26, 2014

THE RECORD

SPORTS AND OUTDOORS

Little Cypress-Maurecville Bear pole vaulter Josh Head clearns the bar to finsih second in the 21st Annual Battlin’ Bear Relays.

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Bridge City Lady Cardinal pole vaulter Katie Thorton soars to a first place finsih during LCM events.

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Orange County atheletes shine in LCM track and field events 3/4; 3. Collier, PN-G, 16-2 3/4.

Shot put: 1. Smith, Lumberton, 33-8; 2. Laird, Bridge City, 32-8 1/4; 3. Martin, Silsbee, 32-6 1/4.

Discus: 1. Thomas, Lumberton, 112-3; 2. Hudson, Silsbee, 1024; 3. Laird, Bridge City, 92-8.

3,200 meters: 1. Welborn, Lumberton, 11:40.19; 2. Koopman, Bridge City, 13:02.84; 3. Reese, Nederland, 13:30.00.

400-meter relay: 1. WO-S 49.64; 2. Silsbee 49.77; 3. Newton 51.46.

800 meters: 1. Miller, Nederland, 2:30.71; 2. Ledet, Nederland, 2:31.54; 3. Worthy, Orangefield, 2:31.59.

110-meter hurdles: 1. Jubert, Central, 15.16; 2. Franklin, Newton, 15.17; Gutierrez, Nederland, 16.03.

100 meters: 1. Fowler, Silsbee, 11.83; 2. Henry, Bridge City, 12.27; 3. Teel, WO-S, 12.28.

800-meter relay: 1. WO-S 1:47.09; 2. Vidor 1:50.05; 3. Newton 1:51.67.

400 meters: 1. Chilton, Vidor, 1:02.03; 2. Sakombi, PN-G, 1:04.51; 3. Simmons, WO-S, 1:04.97.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Clement, Nederland, 48.31; 2. Miller, Nederland, 48.41; 3. Hines, Jasper, 50.39.

200 meters: 1. Carmenar, Silsbee, 25.92; 2. Henry, Bridge City, 26.42; 3. Chilton, Vidor, 27.09.

1.600 meters: 1. Welborn, Lumberton, 5:20.65; 2. Manuel, LCM, 6:02.01; 3. Koopman, Bridge City, 6:03.83.

LCM Battlin’ Bear Ethan Reed tooses the shot put in field event competition.

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Bridge City’s Alexus Henry helped lift the Lady Cardinals to a third place finsih overall. Henry finsished first in the high jump, second in the 100 meter dash and helped out on the relay teams.

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RESULTS LITTLE CYPRESS - Here are the results of the Battlin’ Bear Relays held at LC-M High School : GIRLS DIVISION Pole vault: 1. Thornton, Bridge City, 10-0; 2. Black, Lumberton, 9-0; 3. Brinson, Lumberton, 8-6.

High jump: 1. Henry, Bridge City, 5-4; 2. Winbush, LC-M, 4-10; 3. Sitton, Lumberton, 4-10.

Triple jump: 1. Henry, Bridge City, 37-4 1/4; 2. Williams, LCM, 34-5 1/2; 3. Cole, WO-S, 34-5.

Long jump: 1. Moran, Jasper, 16-4 1/4; 2. Fowler, Silsbee, 16-3

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Track and field results 1,600-meter relay: 1.

Nederland 4:19.90; 2.

Vidor 4:21.89; 3. WO-S 4:26.03.

Point standings: 1.

Nederland 81; 2. WO-S 80; 3. Bridge City 79; 4.

Lumberton 74; 5. Silsbee 66; 6. Vidor 65; 7.

Newton 45; 8. PN-G 33; 9. LC-M 32; 10. (t.)

Jasper 27.5, Orangefield 27.5; 12. Central 10.

BOYS DIVISION Pole vault: 1. Gallier, Nederland, 12-6; 2.

Head, LC-M, 12-0; 3.

White, LC-M, 12-0.

High jump: 1. Thompson, WO-S 6-4; 2.

Marediya, Nederland 6-2; 3. Elam, Newton, 6-0.

Triple jump: 1. Busby, Bridge City, 44-10 1/2; 2. Shaw, WO-S, 43-11 1/2; 3. Cole, WO-S, 43-6 1/4.

Long jump: 1. Spikes, Jasper, 20-10 3/4; 2.

Owens, Central, 20-10 1/2; 3. Shorter, Newton, 20-10 1/4.

Shot put: 1. Brown, LCM, 52-3 1/2; 2. Reed, LC-M, 48-10; 3. Hulsey, LC-M, 46-10 1/2.

Discus: 1. Reed, LC-M, 148-7; 2. Brown, LC-M, 136-2 1/2; 3. Carr, Nederland, 133-7.

3,200 meters: 1. Roebuck, Nederland, 10:26.01; 2. Garrett, Nederland, 10:39.45; 3. Majeres, Jasper, 10:49.03.

400-meter relay: 1.

Newton 42.48; 2. WO-S 42.68; 3. Central 42.97.

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800 meters: 1. Rhodes, Central, 2:06.62; 2.

Seals, Central, 2:06.75; 3. Morris, Central, 2:09.04.

110-meter hurdles: 1.

Gruber, LC-M, 15.28; 2. Bramble, Central, 15.58; 3. Owen, Central, 16.22.

100 meters: 1. Shorter, Newton, 10.40; 2. Fontenot, WO-S, 10.45; 3.

Westbrook, Orangefield, 11.03.

800-meter relay: 1. Bridge City’s Malcomb Busby takes first place in WO-S 1:29.48; 2. New- the triple jump. RECORD PHOTOS: Larry Trimm ton 1:30.52; 3. Jasper 1:31.71.

Johnny Shaw carries the baton for the West Orange-Stark Mustang relay team.

LCM speedster Roquerius Lipps prepares to launch the Battlin’ Bear relay team.

Former BC Cardinal, Hicks, garners awards at USL

400 meters: 1. Rhodes, Central, 51.91; 2. Foster, Newton, 52.45; 3. AdJeff Schneider ams, Jasper, 52.47.

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300-meter hurdles: 1.

Johnson, WO-S, 41.19; LAFAYETTE, La. – Former 2. Wilbur, Bridge City, Bridge City Cardinal and USL se41.99; 3. Derry, Central, nior Matt Hicks, was named one 43.54. of 30 baseball student-athletes who excel both on and off the dia200 meters: 1. James, mond as a candidate for the SeWO-S, 22.09; 2. Spikes, nior CLASS Award, Premier Jasper, 22.59; 3. Garrett, Sports Management announced Central, 22.96. on Wednesday.

To be eligible for the award, a 1,600 meters: 1. Roestudent-athlete must be classified buck, Nederland, as an NCAA Division I senior and 4:45.39; 2. Majares, Jashave notable achievements in four per, 4:51.09; 3. LeBleu, areas of excellence – community, Bridge City, 4:59.52. classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candi1,600-meter relay: dates follows this release.

1. Central 3:28.48; 2.

An acronym for Celebrating Newton 3:30.99; 3.

Loyalty and Achievement for Nederland 3:32.45.

Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the toPoint standings: 1. tal student-athlete and encouragCentral 140; 2. WO-S es students to use their platform 98; 3. LC-M 86; 4. Newin athletics to make a positive imton 83; 5. Nederland 73; pact as leaders in their communi6. Jasper 63; 7. Bridge ties.

City 38; 8. Orangefield “No man was ever honored for 20; 9. PN-G 14; 10. something he took, but he was Lumberton 3; 11. (t). honored for what he gave,” head Silsbee 2, Vidor 2.

Former Bridge City Cardinal pitcher now a Ragin Cajun senior, Matt Hicks, has been given the CLASS Award.

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coach Tony Robichaux said.

“That’s the good thing about Matt. He is a giver and has been so consistent for us for four years.

Most people come in not knowing what to do. Matt came in from day one and did things the right way.

He’s never even had a grade check folder late or caused any trouble at

all. That speaks to his character and the kind of person that he is.”

The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches

and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 College World Series in June.

Hicks is the first Ragin’ Cajuns players to be named a candidate for the award. The following is a listing of Hicks’ accomplishments in each area that the award focuses on: Classroom Hicks will graduate this spring with a 3.685GPA and a double degree in Biology and Chemistry and a minor in Psychology. He has averaged over 18 hours a semester, taking 20 hours each Spring Semester for the past two years.

Hicks was named to the UL Dean’s List (3.5-3.79GPA) for Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2013 and Fall 2013; UL President’s List (3.84.0GPA) for Spring 2011 and Spring 2012; Sun Belt Commissioner’s List (3.5+GPA) for Fall 2010-Spring 2011 & Fall HICKS Page3B

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Hicks

Hometown Baseball Highlights

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2011-Spring 2012; as well as Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.03.49GPA) for Fall 2012-Spring 2013. Matt has already been accepted to the LSU Dental School and will begin in the Fall 2014. Hicks has already spent 50 hours job shadowing with two local dentists. He has also spent 36 hours doing biochemical research with Dr. Wu Xu in the University of Louisiana College of Science.

Character Hicks is 2012-13 Recipient of the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Award (To recognize one student-athlete that embodies the highest qualities of being an allaround team player and carries on the legacy of women’s volleyball player, Sawyer Camillo).

Matt serves his community, university and teammates.

Matt knows the way, is willing to go the way, and ultimately shows his teammates the way.

Matt adds an enormous amount of value to his teammates and locker room. The greatest gift Matt has is that winning and losing will never change who he is.

Hicks had to overcome adversity early in his life as he was born with spondylosis, which is degenerative osteoarthritis of the joints between the center of the spinal vertebrae and/or neural foramina. At the age of 12 he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle. He had to undergo eight surgeries and couldn’t walk for a year. They had to remove a bone from his pelvis and muscles from his stomach to reconstruct his leg. Hicks was able to overcome all of those issues to put together a successful athletic career in baseball and has been a example to others of what hard work and perseverance can achieve.

“Everyone hits a tough time in their lives and tough times don’t last, just tough people,” Robichaux added. “Matt took his mess and turned it into a message. That enormous when

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you can do that. It hasn’t necessarily been a verbal message either because he isn’t much of a talker, but he has provided an example based on the way he has lived.”

Community Hicks is a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Community Service Liaison. He helped to organize the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Big Event Team where over 30 studentathletes committed to a full day of Community Service in the Lafayette Area. He has also participated in Reading in Red the past 4 years. Reading in Red is a community service effort to help stress the importance of reading in local schools. Hicks helped lead the Baseball Team to the 2012-13 Most Involved Team for Community Service.

Bridge City Cardinal Blake Pruett beats the throw to first in Big He also spent time at Acadiana Red’s 12-10 victory over the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns.

Orthopedic Specialist in 2013.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn Was a booth operator at a local elementary halloween party and spends time as a baseball instructor. Matt also was instrumental in creating a lot of the video board graphics for the teams new HD video board at M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field.

Competition Hicks has been the Ragin’ Cajuns top reliever out of the bullpen for the last three years posting an 11-4 record and 16 saves in 79 appearances. A native of Bridge City, Texas, Hicks has a career 3.54 ERA in 114.1 innings with 74 strikeouts. As a junior, Hicks set the school record with 11 saves on the season. He also hold the school record for saves in a career. As a member of the team he has helped guide the team from a 23-30 season in 2012 to an appearance in the 2013 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional Championship game. This year Hicks and the Cajuns are ranked in top 10 in every poll. Hick’s has been most dominant as a senior giving up only one unearned run in The West Orange-Stark Mustangs’ Anderson twins, pitcher Aidan, 11.0 innings with a 2-0 record (18) and catcher Grant, team up to peg out Orangefield’s Austin Fincher at home plate. The ‘Stangs defeated the Bobats 5-4. and a 0.00 ERA.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Local Trout Tournament Scores Well la finished fourth COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN with 11.51 followed

For The Record

Less than a month ago, Eric Roning decided to put together a team trout tournament and I’ll be doggone if he didn’t make it happen last Sunday.It wasn’t as if he didn’t know what it took to make it work and he quickly assembled a group of reliable volunteers that made the task much easier .

Eric would be the first to tell you that, except for an untimely front that arrived just before noon, it went even better than he expected.“I had thirty two teams sign up seemingly overnight,” said Roning.“Being able to use the S.A.L.T. club for our weigh-in headquarters proved to be invaluable and I had some great help to boot.”

The Parks and Wildlife were on hand with their oxygenated tanks and of the 26 trout weighed in 19 were released alive.The actual weigh-in could not have gone any smoother and the entire entry fee was awarded back to the winning teams following a quick polygraph test.

Bruce Baugh and Brian Ko cashed the first place check with three trout that weighed 15.

78-pounds.Steven Vaughan and Eddie Roberts finished less than a pound off the pace with 15.05 pounds.

Third place went to a pair of Kayakers, Chad Lyden and David Roberts, that paddled their way to a 13.94 pound catch.

Tony Viator and Ryan Warho-

by Bryan Frederick and Jeff Simmons with 12.66 and the team of Michael Fisco and Jacob Jordan with 10.56 pounds.

The team of Cut Ableson and Trey Prye took home the big fish pot with a very respectable 7.13 pound trout.Eleven of the teams weighed in fish and the average fish brought to the scales weighed a healthy 3.56 pounds.Even more fish were actually caught, but due to the weather a number of teams that caught fish elected not to trailer back to the weigh in.

Baugh is well known for tracking down big trout on Calcasieu where he owns and operates his own guide business, but he is by no means a stranger to Sabine Lake.He said t hat he and Ko had already gone through at least twenty nice trout before the weather blew in that morning.

“I told Bryan as soon as that wind switched around that the better fish might just go nuts for a little while and they did,” said Baugh.“He immediately jumped a really good fish and we caught the three trout that we weighed in just as the weather was changing.”

Baugh added that they caught all of their fish on the jointed Corky as did several of the other teams.He brought a few extras to sell at the weighin and they didn’t last long.He also said that they can be purchased by contacting him at captbbaugh@yahoo.com.

The topwater bite was apparently strong as well as several teams caught good numbers of two to three pound trout the first few hours of the morning.Chad Lyden and David Roberts, the two kayakers, said they just hammered the fish on topwaters while lots of other fishermen only a short distance away caught nothing at all.“We were in pretty skinny water,” said Roberts, “but it was more about just being on a good school of hungry trout than how shallow you could or couldn’t fish!”

I don’t know that Roning can persuade his volunteer workers to help him with another tournament, but all in attendance were encouraging him to do so and do it as soon as possible.If I were a betting man I would put my money on him hosting several of these tournaments if he can win over a few solid sponsors!

It doesn’t appear that the wind is going to do us any favors over the next few days, but the larger trout are doing their thing when you can get on the lake.Corky Fat Boys, especially the floater, the jointed Corky and Topwaters are all producing some very nice trout.Jerk baits with a lip that will get them down a couple of feet have also been good.

The small shad are bunched up in massive schools and everything from the trout to flounder are just hammering away at them.We cleaned trout last week that were full of the

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Eric Roning showing off a freshly caught trout

tiny bait fish, but were still willing to chase an artificial lure!

Capt. Chuck and I made a quick pass through the marsh last Friday and caught not only

redfish as expected, but trout and flounder as well.Chuck caught a couple of fish under a cork, but all three species jumped all over a chrome She Dog in two feet of water!

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Backwater adventures provide plenty of action OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE For The Record

The launch was uncrowded and the temperatures were already starting to climb as Ron Begnaud and I prepared to head out in search of some willing redfsih in the marsh.

Begnaud, who lives in Lafayette Louisiana, is about as hard core a marsh fisherman as I know. Many of our conversations begin and end with thoughts of new and unexplored regions of the marshes that border Calcasieu Lake.

Finding a prime redfish pond that has no fishing pressure is like finding the Hope diamond in a gumball machine, it probably won’t happen but look out if it does.

Armed with aerial maps, topographical charts, fly rods and other associated gear we set out in search of parts unknown, at least unknown to us. Our quest to find some unpressured water was soon rewarded as the skiff came down off plane and settled into the dark clear water of a large marsh pond. In an instant we could see the wakes of cruising fish as well as the tails of some feeding reds.

This place was full of potential and void of any traffic, we had found a jewel. Our own private living aquarium.

After a coin flip to decide who would take the poling

platform first I got the honors of casting to the first fish. A small group of redfish were gathered up and feeding intently as Ron pushed the skiff into range.

At first I didn’t know if I wanted to cast or take a picture, the redfish had their tails high above the water and they were backlit by the sun in an amazing display of red and copper. Much to my dismay the camera was still fogged up from the change of temperatures, going from the air conditioned truck to the outside heat will do that.

Witout the camera option I was “forced” to go ahead and cast. The 7 weight fly rod loaded up and sent one of Begnaud’s “Ron’s Red Chaser” flies directly at the feeding fish.

The cast was accurate and the redfish were receptive, the strike was almost immediate. The big redfish took plenty of line as the other fish scattered and muddied up the shallow water. The fight lasted ten minutes or so until the big red finally gave up. As Begnaud slipped the Boga Grip into the fish’s mouth we both were amazed at the size of this bruiser. The Boga registered 12 pounds and the fish taped out at 33 inches, an extremely nice fish for the marsh.

The day continued to be

good as both Ron and I landed more redfish in our own private little pond.

The plan had worked perfectly and we were rewarded with great fishing and no pressure from any other boats. As a matter of fact we never saw another boat anywhere close to our area, truly amazing by todays standards. The effort we put forth to get away from the crowd is work that most folks are not willing to do. That little extra effort can mean the difference between fishing and great fishing. In almost every saltwater venue on the coast there are some out of the way places that receive little or no pressure, these places are the hidden treasures that many folks dream about.

They are there for those who are willing to find them.

The day ended with a bang as Ron landed the final redfish and we headed for the dock. The endless maze of marsh grass lined canals promised more fishing in the near future. Even though we had found a great new place to fish both Ron and I knew that surely there must be others in the same area. Over the hum of the Yamaha outboard in the background we both agreed that we wouldback, and soon.

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Sweet Sixteen Features a Touch of Cinderella KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

It took less than a week for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field to dwindle from 68 to 16 of the nation’s best teams for the 2013-14 college basketball. And there are some teams that dominated the headlines throughout most of the season who are watching the remainder of the tournament on television in their college cities and towns.

Sunday the bubble burst for Wichita State which blew through 35 straight opponents before being edged 78-76 by the surging Kentucky Wildcats. And much closer to home, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks saw their 29game winning streak halted unceremoniously 77-60 by the fourth-seeded UCLA Bruins.

Such big-name basketball schools as Ohio State and Duke were upended in their opening game and sent packing with their tails between their legs as they fell to 11th seeded Dayton 60-59 and 14th Dayton liked being called a giant-killer so well that the Flyers bounced No. 3 Syracuse 55-53 in the next round to reach the Sweet Sixteen on Saturday. Dayton improved to 11-0 when holding opponents to under 60 points.

No. 10 Stanford ambushed second-seeded Kansas 60-57 Sunday and will meet Dayton

this week in the Regional semifinal round to ensure that a double-digit seeded team will make it at least to the Elite Eight this weekend. Villanova, another No. 2 seed, was eliminated by seventh-seeded Connecticut 7765 in another big upset Sunday.

The sixth-seeded Baylor Bears catapulted into the Sweet Sixteen round after their zone defense frustrated No. 3 seed Creighton and its nation’s leading scorer Doug McDermott and breezed to an 85-55 victory Sunday night in San Antonio. Baylor, the only Texas team to reach the Sweet Sixteen round, was a 3 ½-point underdog to 27-7 Creighton at tip-off. The Bears (25-11) will meet the West Region’s No. 2 seeded Wisconsin (28-7) tomorrow (Thurs.) at 6:47 p.m. in a game televised on TBS. Other games on Thursday include West Region’s topseeded Arizona (32-4) against No. 4 San Diego State (31-4) at 9:17 p.m. also on TBS, South Region match-ups between No. 10 Stanford (23-12) and No. 11 Dayton (25-10) at 6:15 p.m. and No. 1 seed Florida (34-2) against UCLA (28-8) at 8:45 p.m. with both games televised on CBS. On Friday in the Midwest Region No. 2 Michigan (27-8) goes against No. 11 Tennessee

(24-12) at 6:15 p.m. and No. 4 Louisville (31-5) takes on No. 8 Kentucky (26 - 10) at 8:45 p.m. with both games seen on CBS. In East Regional action Friday No. 3 Iowa State (28-7) meets No. 7 Connecticut (288) at 6:27 p.m. followed by No. 1 Virginia (30-6) against No. 4 Michigan State (28-8)at 8:57 p.m. Both games will be televised on TBS. There still are three No. 1 seeds remaining in the Sweet Sixteen Round (Virginia, Arizona and overall top-seeded Florida), two No. 2 seeds (Wisconsin and Michigan), one No. 3 seed (Iowa State) and all four No. 4 seeds (UCLA, Michigan State, Louisville and San Diego State) -seeded Mercer 7871, respectively.

The remainder of the Sweet Sixteen field includes Baylor (No. 6), Connecticut (No. 7), Kentucky (No. 8), Stanford (No. 10) and Tennessee and Dayton (both No. 11). Although Florida was the unanimous top pick, many of the pre-tournament prognosticators went with Michigan State, including President Obama.

I really like the Spartans, too, but not as well as my longshot pick to win it all-- Iowa State--which barely got past North Carolina 85-83 Sunday on a controversial time out called by Tar Heels’ head coach Roy Williams after the game had ended. I’ll have to admit that nobody else likes the Cyclones, but they seem to do whatever it takes to win in this talent-laden East Region.

The Florida Gators, who now have the nation’s longest winning streak at 28 straight, should get to the Final Four if they can dispose of feisty UCLA tomorrow (Thurs.) in the South Region. But that might be a huge task because first-year coach Steve Alford has the Bruins peaking, especially after upsetting Arizona in the Pac-12 championship game two weeks Top pick Arizona should have little trouble with San Diego State tomorrow night and should be able to beat the winner of the Baylor-Wisconsin game to win the West The Midwest Region is up for grabs now that No. 1 Wichita State is gone. The title game should be between No. 4 Louisville and No. 2 Michigan with last year’s NCAA national champion Cardinals coming out on top.

That’s the way the Sweet Sixteen looks from this Korner.

KWICKIES…The NFL spring meetings, currently in session at Orlando this week, are expected to study proposed changes to 13 rules and

seven by-laws that were presented to the Competition Committee. Some of the changes the committee has recommended include eliminating overtime in preseason games, not stopping the clock after a sack and expanding replay to include personal fouls and adding fixed cameras on all boundary lines to supplement television cameras.

The Houston Astros are going to have a tough grind by playing 13 straight games to start the season without an off-day and 26 games in 27 days, so carrying an extra pitcher to start the season makes perfect sense.

The Houston Rockets have won four in a row and seven of the last 10 after winning Monday night’s game at Charlotte 100-89. The Rockets have won 48 games and are honing in on 50 which was the goal of most teams before the season began.

Matt Every came from nine shots off the lead after Friday’s second round of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational and took advantage of Masters champion Adam Scott’s collapse to win the event by one

stroke over Keegan Bradley.

Scott finished two strokes behind and collected $421,600 compared to Every’s $1,116,000.

It looks as if Lamar’s diamond sports are going in opposite directions after the Cardinal baseball team was swept in a three-game series

by Nicholls State last weekend while the Lady Cardinals won three games from Central Arkansas to run their winning streak to seven straight. The Lady Cards, 12-10 overall, are 7-l and in first place in the Southland Conference.

JUST BETWEEN US…Now that the Houston Texans fans won’t have Matt Schaub to boo and blame for their horrific season last year after he was traded to the Oakland Raiders last week, I wonder who the new target will be this season.

Schaub merely got the losing streak started when he threw that pick-six late in the Seattle Seahawks game that the Texans dominated for three-andone-half quarters. I wonder if Seattle would have won the Super Bowl if Schaub didn’t help the Texans blow that victory back in September.

U.S. Chamber Honors Brady with Award Staff Report For The Record The U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award in recognition of his support of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies during the first session of the 113th Congress.

“2013 was challenging, but Congressman Brady worked to pass legislation and enact policies that will keep our country moving forward economically,” U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said. “The Spirit of Enterprise Award recognizes legislators like Congressman Brady who have demonstrated their commitment to supporting progrowth policies in the 113th Congress.”

The Chamber’s prestigious Spirit of Enterprise Award is

given annually to members of Congress based on their votes on critical business legislation outlined in the Chamber publication, How They Voted.

Members who supported the Chamber’s position on at least 70% of those votes qualify to receive the award.

“As a former chamber executive, I value local businesses and understand first-hand how important it is for a community to have a businessfriendly environment,” Brady said. “It’s important for government to lend their support to local job-creators without placing stifling and unnecessary regulations on them. I’m proud to join with our chambers of commerce in Texas and in Washington to fight for a better business climate.”

According to this year’s scorecard, Brady received an 85% rating with the Chamber in 2013 and has a cumulative

rating of 92% for his tenure in Congress.

During the first session of the 113th Congress, the Chamber scored members on eight Senate votes and 13 House votes, including those to reopen the federal government and raise the national debt ceiling, reform the nation’s broken immigration system, delay enforcement of the employer mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act, and ease approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Also scored were votes on a number of other issues including trade, transportation, legal reform, and the budget.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations.

Waterway as a Texas Historical Marker Staff Report For The Record The Nueces County Historical Commission and Port Corpus Christi will dedicate a historical marker for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at 10:00 A.M. at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center, 402 Harbor Drive.

The historical marker will be unveiled by Nueces County Judge, The Honorable Loyd Neal; and Port Corpus Christi

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Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by HMC Farms, LLC located in New Iberia, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at (225) 207-0505. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701.

Public Water-Sewer System Superintendent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of DANIEL ROBERTS, Deceased, were issued on the March 18, 2014, in Cause No. P-16771, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: OMETTA M. ROBERTS. 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 Jerry V. Pennington Attorney at Law P.O. Box 2010 Orange, Texas 77631-2010

DATED the 18th day of March, 2014

Jerry V. Pennington Jerry V. Pennington

Attorney for OMETTA M. ROBERTS State Bar No.: 15759000 110 N. 7th Street P.O. Box 2010 ORANGE, TEXAS 77631-2010 Telephone: (409) 886-0575 Facsimile: (409) 886-1353

Located in Orange County, Texas, the Orange County Water Control & Improvement District No. Two (sometimes known as the West Orange Water Department) (the “District”) is conducting a Superintendent Search following the recent retirement of its longtime employee who most recently served as Superintendent over about the last eight years. Effective as of the date of his retirement in January 2014, the District’s Board of Directors appointed another District employee as Interim Superintendent. The Board further authorized and directed its Personnel Committee, with appropriate staff and other support, to conduct a search for a person to serve as non-interim Superintendent. The current Interim Superintendent is eligible to be selected, but the Board is not obligated to do so, nor is the Interim Superintendent required to apply for consideration.

The District, established in the first half of the 1950’s, is substantially coextensive with the City of West Orange, Texas. Demographic and other information about the City may fairly be applied to the District. Presently about 1,600 accounts receive District services of potable water supply and wastewater collection, treatment and discharge. Services are provided by a staff of about 3 office employees and about 5 field employees.

The District seeks qualified applicants to consider for the vacant noninterim Superintendent position. Qualifications include demonstrated experience and ability related to the effective management and operation of a public water supply and wastewater collection and treatment system. Responsibilities include direct and indirect personnel supervision, regulatory compliance, office and field operations, financial management, customer relations, and interfacing with Board of

Directors and District consultants.

Persons interested in applying should transmit all required and any supplemental application materials to Alan Sanders, attorney for the District, at his mailing and physical address, Wesleyan Tower, Suite 1400, 24 E. Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas, 77046, or by fax at 713-759-6830, or by email at Alan.Sanders@LewisBrisbois.com, no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014. Timely receipt is required, and it is the sole responsibility of each applicant to provide for timely delivery rather than simply depositing their materials into the custody of third parties such as the Postal Service or commercial delivery services.

Required materials include a properly completed, signed and dated Application; Background Check Authorization directed to the District; and Background Check Authorization directed to references, former employers and other pertinent recipients. If desired, an applicant may include supplemental materials such as a Resume, Recommendation Letters, copies of relevant licenses and certifications, and a brief narrative of their interest in and qualifications for the position.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all applicants for any reason not otherwise prohibited by law and also to waive any one or more informalities or noncompliance with the application process. Applicant information will be kept confidential except as otherwise provided by law. All applicants are subject to District’s Drug Free Workplace Policy during the selection process and if hired. The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Compensation and starting date are negotiable. However, the District presently anticipates that the position will be compensated at a salary that is in the range of $40,000 to $60,000 per year, plus benefits.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, March 26, 2014

South Texas State Fair attractions will astound and amaze Staff Report For The Report The YMBL South Texas State Fair has a stellar lineup of special attractions and entertainments sure to thrill and amaze fairgoers of all ages.

The annually favorite, the Caboodlestoppers is a non-stop, family-friendly comedy spectacular. Upbeat, uplifting and uproariously funny, the family Caboodle will have you rolling with laughter with their special guest “Bananas the monkey.”

Rhymin’ Simon - The Pedaling Poet is one of the newest additions to the Caboodlestoppers. Simon pedals around the Fair making up rhymes on the spot that work in the name of the audience members he’s entertaining. Building self-esteem and getting laughs is what they do best. The Caboodlestoppers is unlike any

other Fair attraction.

Jim Herrington’s One-Man Band has been entertaining fairgoers for more than 31 years with his Fair strolling act. A longtime favorite of the South Texas State Fair, he continually entertains with his huge repertoire of musical genres. He is able to go anywhere with his custom jukebox and loves to take requests for favorite songs from the crowd.

The Balloon-A-Tics Pirate Pandemonium troupe is arguably the best and funniest balloon tiers to sail the seven seas. Get ready to stroll around the fair with a new balloon sword or show off a crazy balloon hat. The Balloon-A-Tics are on the job.

The Flores Family Thrill Show will thrill and amaze with death-defying humans flying through the air. Watch a woman balance precariously

on a swaying pole 65 feet above the ground. See several motorcyclists drive in the Cage of Death only split seconds from danger. See a motorcycle maneuver on a high wire 80 feet above the ground. The Flores Family Thrill Show has performed nationally in their selfcontained state-of-the-art lighting, sound and pyrotechnics show.

For the animal lovers, the Live Stingray Exhibit is sure to please. Guests will learn about stingrays as well as other sea creatures while actually

touching or feeding them.

The Children’s Barnyard is another top attraction every year at the Fair and is enjoyed by grown-ups and children alike.

There are always some baby animals and birds for the kids to hold and pet. Baby ducks and chickens are the most popular with the youngsters.

The Barnyard is maintained and tended by groups of local 4-H and FFA Club members.

The 2014 South Texas State Fair is the 71st sponsored by the Young Men’s Business League, but the story of the

Waterway

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It wasn’t until 1930 that easements were acquired to secure property for the canal. Engineer George Hoffman’s concept for a land route would protect the ships from storm conditions in the bay, and later, from the enemy. By 1944, the

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canal was carrying over 900 oil-laden vessels from Corpus Christi to the East Coast, and by the end of 1945, Intracoastal Waterway shipments totaled over one million tons. As the nation entered the Cold War years, product was steadily moving out of the canal to processing centers in other states.

By the end of 1951, it was carrying over 25% of the Port of Corpus Christi’s total tonnage.

Population also increased with the creation of the canal. Nueces County grew 80% and neighboring Cameron County grew by half. At the dedication of the canal, Roy Miller Stated, “the canal is the work of man’s hands. But it is most of all a creature of destiny.”

“The Intracoastal Waterway had been an economical and weather related waterway concept for many years prior to WWII. The Second World War saw the Allies and American

Fair in Beaumont goes back many more years. The Fair is actually more than 100 years old. Initially called the Beaumont Fair, the annual event became known as the Southeast Texas State Fair, but in 1921 the “east” was dropped and the present name adopted.

The YMBL assumed operation of the Fair in 1942.

Since 1957, the South Texas State Fair has attracted an estimated attendance of more than half a million annually from ten counties in Southeast Texas and three Southwest

Louisiana parishes. Although a “nonprofit” committee of the YMBL, the Fair supports the sponsoring organization with more than 90% of its total revenue which the YMBL shares with the community in direct gifts to local and area charitable organizations, youth projects, civic programs and other efforts to aid the elderly and those in need.

The South Texas State Fair runs from March 27 through April 6. A detailed schedule of Fair events and attractions is available at www.ymbl.org.

forces needing American oil in Europe and Northern Africa.

The Nazi submarines were focusing on tankers in the Gulf of Mexico and were successful.

The protection of the Intracoastal Waterway became a priority for the movement of barges carrying materials needed both locally and overseas,” said Anita Eisenhauer, Nueces County Historical Commission Chair.

About Port Corpus Christi As the primary economic engine of the Coastal Bend, Port Corpus Christi is the 5th largest port in the United States in total tonnage. The Port’s mission statement is to “serve as a regional economic development catalyst while protecting and enhancing its existing industrial base and simultaneously working to diversify its international maritime cargo business.” Strategically located on the western Gulf of Mexico, with a straight, 45’ deep channel, the Port provides quick access to the Gulf and the entire

United States inland waterway system. The Port delivers outstanding access to overland transportation with on-site and direct connections to three Class-1 railroads and uncongested interstate and state highways. The Port is protected by a state-of-the-art security department and an award-winning Environmental Management System. With outstanding management and operations staff, Port Corpus Christi is clearly “The Port of the Lone Star State.” http://www.portofcorpuschristi.com/ Port Corpus Christi is a member of START (South Texas Alliance for Regional Trade), a collaborative effort that highlights business opportunities in South Texas in the manufacturing, energy, aerospace, international trade, military and other sectors and the related strategic support provided by Port San Antonio, Port Corpus Christi and Port Laredo. http://www.southtexastrade.com/

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