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County Record Vol. 56 No. 6

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, May 21 , 2014

Commissioners receive Texas AgriLife award location is availability of highspeed internet on the property.

Clark Slacum, county engineer proposed to commissioners the purchase of a new chip spreader at a cost of $155,000.

“At this time, that scares me to death,” said Commissioner Pct. 4 Jody Crump of the potential purchase.

Slacum acknowledged the timing wasn’t good with the counties current finances, but

Penny Leleux

For The Record

Commissioners received the “Building a Better Texas” Award Monday from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Agents Fallon Foster, Christina Perez and Roy Stanford.

Foster said the award acknowledges a 100 year agreement. “Your co-operation and support has made it possible for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to reach Orange County individually with much needed education programs that make their lives better.”

“Your continued support is advancement in the lives of Or-

Vehicle fire under investigation Debby Schamber For The Record

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a “suspicious” fire of a vehicle.

In the early morning hours Friday, the Newton County Fire Department received a call about a vehicle on fire near the dam at Toledo Bend Lake. After the fire was extinguished a body was discovered inside the vehicle.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene and they launched an investigation, according to Sheriff Eddie Shannon of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.

DNA results are pending and are expected to be available near the end of this week. Although it is not confirmed, the body is believed to be that of Justin Martin, a 2011 graduate of Bridge City High School.

Tequila’s owner dies Debby Schamber For The Record

An Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy was called Tuesday morning to the home of Richard and Carmella Ceja in the Waterwood housing addition on Highway 62.

Once the deputy arrived it was discovered Carmella Ceja had a gunshot wound. She was transported to a local hospital where she died.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating to determine the manner of death, said the Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt.

The Cejas own the Tequilla’s restaurant in Bridge City.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agents presented commissioners with the “Building a Better Texas” Award. Pictured left to right front row: Roy Stanford, Fallon Foster and Christina Perez; all of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Back row: David Dubose, Owen Burton, Carl Thibodeaux, John Banken and Jody Crump.

RECORD PHOTO: Penny LeLeux

ange County citizens,” said Foster.

In other business, Twin Lakes subdivision in Bridge City, located in the Orangefield School District on Farm Road 105 has been declared complete and will begin the 12 month warranty period with the county. Stephen Gault, bro-

ker for Countryland Properties LLC said they will close on twelve lots Wednesday. “Building of the first home is expected to begin in June,” said Gault.

The property has 40 lots ready to build on with additional acreage available for future development. One of the selling points they have besides

at the same time there would be reimbursements in the General Land Office grants currently in place that would amount to approximately 2025 percent of the purchase price. Two years down the road, those payment options will be gone. Slacum said the current equipment is 16 and 32 years old. “If it breaks when we have 1,000 yards of asphalt on the road, we’ll be in trouble,” said

Slacum.

According to Slacum, even though the GLO would pay $50 an hour for rental equipment, the equipment is not available for rent. He said the equipment could be procured under a lease-purchase agreement, but he wasn’t sure how payments from the GLO would be effectCOUNTY BUSINESS Page 3A

Paving A Path For The Depot

Early run-off voting underway David Ball

For The Record

With less than a week to go both political parties will know who their candidates will be for the November General Election after the May 27 Primary Run-Off Election is completed next Tuesday. Republicans are the only party who have run-off elections on the local level while both parties have them at the state level. All registered voters who did not vote in the March 4 Primary Election may vote in either party for the run-off election.

John Dubose will face Brint Carlton for Orange County Judge in the run-off. Dubose is former Precinct 3 county commissioner. Carlton is a misdemeanor prosecutor in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Barry Burton is in the runoff election against Ron Cowling Sr. Burton. Burton is an Orangefield businessman and former director on the Mauriceville Municipal Utilities District board and Cowling is a financial advisor and former Pinehurst city councilman.

Dr. Brian Babin, a Woodville dentist, will go against Ben Streusand, a Houston area businessman in the run-off to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Representative for District 36. The winner will run against Democrat Michael Cole of Orange in the November General Election.

Things heated up in the election when Carlton ran advertisement stating that former Orange County Judges R.L. “Pete” Runnels and James Stringer endorsed him for county judge. Both Runnels and Stringer said they did not endorse Carlton.

“He (Carlton) called me and apologized and said he takes full responsibility for the ad.

He said he should had checked it out,” Runnels said. Runnels said he was not personally contacted by Carlton about an endorsement but he was contacted by some of his supporters.

Stringer said he met Carlton for the first time the other day.

Carlton also called Stringer and apologized about the endorsement.

“He (Carlton) could had walked through my door and I would not know him. His father and I have been friends for a number of years, though,” he said.

Stringer said two of Carlton’s supporters asked him to attend an event for Carlton.

Stringer said he was a staunch Democrat and he couldn’t attend.

Dubose believes Carlton ran the ad because he wanted voters to think Runnels and Stringer endorsed him.

“I don’t think it was an accident. You can’t un-ring a bell,” Dubose said.

He added he doesn’t know if the ad will help or hurt Carlton in the race.

The Orange County Republican Party hosted a debate on May 5 for the contested races at the Orange County Convention & Expo Center.

On the state level Republican run-off races, Dan Patrick will face incumbent David Dewhurst for lieutenant governor, Dan Branch will face Ken Paxton for Attorney General, Sid Miller will face Tommy Merritt for Agricultural Commissioner and Wayne Christian will face Ryan Sitton for Railroad Commissioner.

The only Democratic Party run-off elections are for state

Juanita Timberlake and Robert Mitchell were long time employees at the depot. (Timberlake was in ticket office 29 years. Mitchell was baggage handler 17 years) RECORD PHOTO: Mike Louviere

Mike Louviere For The Record

An enthusiastic crowd of over 100 gathered at the Orange depot on Monday, May 19, for the ribbon cutting that kicked off the first phase of formal fundraising for the restoration of the Southern Pacific depot, built in 1902.

The Chambers of Commerce of Orange, Bridge City, and Vidor were represented by their Ambassadors. It is evident that the project of re- FOOD president Carrie Wolliver cuts the ribbon to start the Pave storing the depot will be a a Path to your Depot campaign.

RECORD PHOTO: Mike Louviere county wide effort.

After welcoming comments by Orange mayor Jim- responsible for starting the ered around Wolliver as she my Sims, the chairman of the effort to acquire and restore cut the ribbon to start the committee responsible for the depot made comments “Pave a Path to your Depot” brick sales, David Derosier, that she was hoping that the campaign.

Also attending the ribbon explained how bricks may be effort to restore the depot purchased and how they will would result in an impressive cutting were two former embe used to enhance the entrance to Orange’s Histor- ployees from the operating grounds of the depot. A com- ic District. She also thanked days of the depot. Juanita memorative brick in a 4X8 the members of FOOD, and Timberlake worked in the inch size with two lines of 16 the local and county officials ticket office for 29 years and characters engraved is avail- that have been working on Robert Mitchell worked as a baggage handler for 17 years. able for $50; a brick in an 8X8 the project.

After Wolliver’s com- Both of the former employinch size with four lines engraved is only $100. The ments, the members of ees took time to share stories bricks will be the walkway to Friends of the Orange Depot about their years at the dewelcome visitors to the de- (FOOD), and mayors Sims of pot.

Mitchell related a story Orange, and Kirk Roccaforte pot.

Carrie Wolliver, who along of Bridge City, along with the ORANGE TRAIN Page 3A with her husband, Ron, was chamber Ambassadors gath-

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Adopting a working dog not as easy as you might think es. But she requires special care, and if you’re getting a Mal for the novelty or because you think it will be easy, you’re doing it for the wrong reasons.

This brings us to question No. 2... How did I get her?

The truth is, I’m not a likely candidate for one of these dogs. I just don’t look like the regular bas%^!&#@ who have Mals. I’m unusually petite — not quite 5” with my hair fixed — and my normal uniform is a dress and a pair of killer heels.

Willie is more than half my size, a slight irony when you consider that Mals gained popularity over the German shepherd in part due to their smaller size, which made them easier for handlers to, well, handle.

Caroline’s canine Willie.

Caroline Brewton Columnist For The Record

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sually, when people hear about Willie, they ask me two things. 1.) How did you get her? 2.) Can you tell me how to get one?

I love talking about my dog — probably about as much as parents love talking about their kids — and in other circumstances, I could go on all day. But those two questions make me uncomfortable. The answers are complicated. Usually too complicated for polite conversation.

Willie is a Belgian Malinois, bred in Germany and trained for explosives detection. She spent her first seven years as a contract working dog, and at least four of those were in Iraq. She was retired earlier than normal due to persistent food allergies. There’s not an awful lot of choice over there, so instead of changing the food, the company retired Willie.

Now, let’s get to some myth-busting.

People usually hear “service dog” and make a series of incorrect assumptions.

1.) Service dogs, because they are well-trained, are easier to handle than the average dog.

2.) Because they are so smart and trained, they don’t engage in typically “annoying” behaviors like chewing.

3.) All service dogs are similar regardless of breed.

People assume that because she is already trained, that she is EASIER TO HANDLE than the average dog. THIS IS INCREDIBLY FALSE. When Willie came home, she was a working dog in near peak condition. Malinois are high-drive dogs. They need a job or they’ll get bored. A bored Mal is a destructive Mal. I can give you anecdotal evidence from Willie’s former handler, who says when he left her alone in his apartment in Iraq, she chewed through an entire table leg in the 30 minutes it took to run his errand. I could show you a picture of the chips she chewed in the paint of my parents’ dining room door frame (but to be honest, I’m still hoping my Mom hasn’t noticed). I can tell you about the hundreds of tennis balls she destroyed.

None of that matters, of course. I love the little monkey to piec-

Stockman votes to streamline federal maintenance of ports WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX 36) voted Tuesday to pass the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, which provides funding for federal maintenance of ports, harbors and waterways.

“Federal maintenance of ports and harbors dates back to the Constitution’s founding,” said Stockman. “While there is plenty of unnecessary spending in the bill, it’s a move in the right direction. It makes important reforms we must pass to get spending under control and it keeps Texas funds in Texas.

“It increases the role of the private sector, allows for private funding instead of taxpayer funding and eliminates $18 billion in outdated projects. It also places cost caps on studies and eliminates federal red tape so employers can get to work,” said Stockman.

“This means jobs for Southeast Texas. It authorizes $748,070,000 for the Sabine Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project. It also means Texas ports will get back every penny they pay into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, which has until now always been raided to pay for projects in other states.”

“The bill does not provide needed dredging for Cedar Bayou I and several Texas members asked for, which we will continue to press for” said Stockman. “Cedar Bayou is a vital part of the Texas economy and completion of the dredging project means an exponential return on the investment.”

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She is hyperactive, annoying, neurotic. She doesn’t have an off switch. Willie is not a pet. She is a working animal who just happened to need somewhere to go after her service, and I decided I was up for the challenge of adopting her because I’m the kind of high-functioning psychopath that enjoys two-hour walks in all weather conditions, speaking to my dog in German and daily 30-minute obedience drills.

That’s how I got her.

I am the human companion of a retired service dog. I love her and I’m proud of her, but let’s get something straight: she’s a lot of trouble.

But she’s my trouble.

A campaign of deception and misrepresentation • The latest deception by my opponent is just one of many during this campaign. You may be familiar with the advice given young attorneys: “If the facts are on your side, argue the facts, if the law is on your side, argue the law, if you have neither on your side, pound the table.” My opponent has been “pounding the table” bringing up nonsensical issues.

The latest deception involved an advertisement in a local paper listing a current mayor and a former county elected official endorsing my opponent. Of course the two men listed did NOT approve their names being used in the advertisement. My opponent, in his apology on KOGT radio, says that a close supporter of his spoke to the two men and had their permission. Both men tell me that no one from my opponent’s camp spoke to either of them. Who is telling the truth?

• My opponent says that because he is a county employee, he is a part of county government. I don’t believe most folks will count an employment record of 11 months as a misdemeanor prosecutor makes one a “part of county government”. My opponent has no experience in municipal or county government.

The question was raised at the “debate” How will you handle being out of town as a reservist if there is a problem in the county.

My opponent answered that he would use technology as he did in the first “debate” to

take care of county business, by using his cell phone. My opponent has been out of town for six weeks since January 1st and we still have a half year to go. If a disaster strikes our county again, communication by cell phone will NOT be sufficient to make the decisions the County Judge will need to make.

Apparently, he does not know of the suffering we all went through. If elected, I will be here on the front line assisting our citizens and guiding our county as I was during Hurricanes Rita and Ike.

• Previously I have mentioned that my opponent has never attended a commissioner’s court meeting. He says he is working and cannot attend. I also understand that he has never met with current Judge Thibodeaux to ask any questions regarding the job he seeks.

As far as I know, he has not met with any of the county’s department heads. He has done NOTHING to prepare himself for this job.

• With no experience in county government, my opponent will have to rely on advisors. We have seen that his advisors have not served him very well. No business or industry would hire someone with no experience to the top job in the company.

Orange County voters have a clear choice.

I have the REAL experience. I have served my time in public leadership roles. I am ready to lead Orange County on Day One!

Choose an experienced leader. I have a sincere desire to serve as your county judge.

EXPERIENCE MATTERS:

Choose John Dubose for Orange County Judge

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Orange train depot

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Orange mayor Jimmy Sims makes opening remarks. Bridge City mayor Kirk Roccaforte and Brick Sales Chairman David Derosier in background.

about rushing to save a conductor who missed his step getting on the train and was being drug as the train was leaving the depot. Mitchell was able to run to the conductor and grab him before he was pulled under the wheels of the train. The conductor only had rock scrapes and a torn uniform, thanks to Mitchell’s quick actions.

Tuesday night was the last meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot until August. It was decided not to have meetings for the months of June and July, but there are activities that will be ongoing.

FOOD will have a booth at the upcoming Drag Boat races

the weekend of May 31 and June 1. There will be forms for orders of commemorative bricks. Tee shirts will be sold and there will be information and architects drawings of how the completed depot will appear when finished.

Mike Hoke and Brown Claybar will be available to give presentations to any group or organizations that will issue an invitation. Hoke and Claybar give detailed information about the plans for the restoration of the depot.

Work is beginning on the offer from the City of Beaumont to transfer ownership of a unique Pullman car to the City of Orange. Once this is done

then the City of Orange can begin the process of either selling or donating the car to the depot. The car was built during the WWII years for use as a troop transport car. It will be displayed on the depot grounds as part of the restoration.

“Just because we are not meeting does not mean there will not be a lot of things going on. We will be working on brick sales, and work shopping ideas for fundraising,” said Carrie Wolliver, president of FOOD. “We are exploring the idea of having a fall festival as a fundraiser for the depot. There are several other ideas we will be working on the two months we will not be meeting formally.”

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Early run-off voting offices.

David M. Alameel will face Kesha Rogers, a Lyndon Larouche supporter, to be the U.S. Senate nominee.

Richard “Kinky” Friedman will face Jim Hogan for Agricultural Commissioner.

Results for the first two days of early voting, May 19, are as follows: Republicans-Orange 241/193 votes; Bridge City 176/131 votes; Vidor 87/96 votes; Mauriceville 149/106 votes; Mail 527/24 votes; Total 1,180/552 votes.

Democrats-Orange 20/21 votes; Bridge City 7/10 votes; Vidor 9/6 votes; Mauriceville 4/1 votes; Mail 247/7 votes; Total 287/45 votes.

The following are early voting locations for the run-off primary; Wilson Bldg.- Lamar State College- Orange, 506 Green Ave. in Orange; Bridge City Public Works Building, 220 Nitsche Street; First Baptist Church of Mauriceville, 11540 Highway 12; and Raymond Gould Community Center, 385 Claiborne Street in Vidor. Voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 19-May 23, Monday through Friday at all four locations..

Orange County 2014 Voting Precincts for March 27 RunOff, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., for the Democrat and Republican Primary Election are as follows: Box 1- Cove Baptist Church at 1005 DuPont Drive in Orange.

Box 2- West Orange-Stark Middle School at 1402 W. Green

Avenue in Orange.

Box 3- North School at 801 Cordrey Street in Orange.

Box 4- Alexander Homes Senior Citizens Center at 2023 N. 4th Street in Orange.

Box 5- Trinity Baptist Church at 1819 16th Street in Orange.

Box 6- North Orange Pentecostal Church at 7144 N. 16th Street (N. Highway 87) in Orange.

Box 7- National Guard Armory at 4103 Meeks in Orange.

Box 8- LCM Administration Building at 6586 FM 1130 in Orange.

Box 9- Sabine River Authority at 12777 N. Highway 87 in Orange.

Box 10- Winfree Baptist Church at 19525 Highway 62 S. in Orange.

Box 11- West Orange City Hall at 2700 Western Avenue in Orange.

Box 12- West Orange-Stark High School at 1400 Newton Street in Orange.

Box 13- Masonic Temple at 3528 South Street in Orange.

Box 14- The Salvation Army at 1950 MLK Drive in Orange.

Box 15- Texas Department of Transportation Building at 3128 N. Highway 62 in Orange.

Box 16- Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department at 10691 N. Highway 62 in Mauriceville.

Box 17- Pine Forest Baptist Church at 4800 N. Main Street in Vidor.

Box 18- Oak Forest Elementary School at 2400 Highway 12 in Vidor.

Box 19- Raymond Gould

County business ed under those conditions.

Commissioner Pct. 3 John Banken said he liked the idea of lease-purchase and asked Slacum to bring the matter back to the court with more information on what the lease-purchase option would cost and how it would affect the GLO payments.

Slacum also suggested a lease/ purchase of a sand spreading unit for $11,000. Currently the county doesn’t utilize one. Sla-

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Community Center at 385 Claiborne Street in Vidor.

Box 20- Vidor High School at 500 Orange Street in Vidor.

Box 21- Rose City City Hall at 370 Rose City Drive in Vidor.

Box 22- Pecan Acres Baptist Church at 14795 Duncan Woods Lane in Vidor.

Box 23- Orangefield High School at 10058 FM 105 in Orangefield.

Box 24- Bridge City High School at 2690 Texas Avenue in Bridge City.

Box 25- Bridge City Public Works Building at 220 Nitsche Street in Bridge City.

Box 26- Bridge City Knights of Columbus Hall at 495 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City.

Box 27- Pine Forest Elementary School at 4150 N. Main Street in Vidor.

Box 28- St. Paul Methodist Church at 1155 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City.

Box 29- Vidor High School at 500 Orange Street in Vidor.

Box 30- Orange County Drainage District at 8081 Old Highway 90 in Orange.

Box 31- First Baptist Church of Mauriceville at 11540 Highway 12 in Mauriceville.

Box 32- Eagles Height Church- 11815 Interstate 10 in Orange.

Box 33- Vidor Elementary School at 400 E. Railroad (Old Highway 90) in Vidor.

Box 34- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at 1600 N. Main Street in Vidor.

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cum said it could help improve the public’s feelings about road work, by limiting the amount of tar that gets on cars and could be utilized to sand roads if we got into another freeze situation like this past winter.

Banken and Judge Carl Thibodeaux voted for it. Crump, Commissioners David Dubose and Owen Burton voted no.

Burton said he wasn’t against it, just not at this time.

Commissioners voted to ap-

prove sale of two manufactured homes owned by the county.

Winning bids were $17,105 and $8,356. Burton suggested if the sale had been an earlier agenda item, he might have approved the sand spreader.

Next Monday is the Memorial Day holiday and the courthouse is closed. If commissioners’ court convenes next week, it will be on Tuesday. The decision and time will be announcement later this week.

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Saturday, May 29. Jay Trahan and Cajun Jam will furnish the music with plenty of food and entertainment. *****Debbie and David Fusilier’s daughter Crystal gave birth to a son Easton Drew Gibbons. He’s David and Deb’s first grandchild. (Editor’s note: I can’t believe that kid is already 10.)*****The annual “Fat Boy’s” pig roast was held. Who are the “Fat Boys” you ask?

They are “Buckshot” Winfree, Bobby Cormier, Dr. David Olson, Dr. Lance Craig, Kenneth Smith and host Johnny Montagne. *****Some one spotted Judge Pat Clark paying for a couple of meals at Van Choate’s place. They say when Pat opened his wallet; a couple of moths flew out. (Editor’s note: The most conservative Democrat I know.)*****Tellers at Bridge City Bank are named Joyce, Shirley and Patty, who is expecting a little Billy goat soon.*****Arthur Eugene Ridley celebrated his second birthday May 18.*****The Bridge City High 2004 class valedictorian is Kenneth James Prosperie, salutatorian is Ellen (Missy) Bloomfield.*****At West Orange-Stark, Jacob Moore is valedictorian and Jeffery Hamilton is salutatorian.*****Little Cypress-Mauriceville valedictorian is Elizabeth Smith and salutatorian is Amy Lynn Heiner.*****At Orangefield Valerie Austin is valedictorian and Jennifer Broussard salutatorian.

(Editor’s note: A lot of youngsters left school ten years ago to scatter around the world. Think about that.)

From the Creaux’s Nest SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT Last week we ran an untruth in our two publications as did the two papers in Vidor. Together we have a combined circulation of 32,000.

Until now many of you were not aware of the false ad that Brint Carlton ran in these publications. It was an ad meant to deceive the voters and I’m sure it did. Citizens who voted Monday, Tuesday and today were unaware that the ad was an untruth. The Carlton camp not only deceived the voters but also all of our readers. Let me set the record straight. A Carlton ad, run in our papers last week, paid for by Brint Carlton and his campaign committee, stated that he was endorsed by Judge Pete Runnels, Mayor of Pinehurst and former Judge James Stringer. Both men quickly denied that they had endorsed Carlton or told anyone in his camp that they would.

They had not given anyone permission to use their names. Both have denied the allegation that they support him. Judge Stringer told me, “I don’t know and have never met Brint Carlton, wouldn’t know him if I saw him on the street. That boy hasn’t been here very long has he?” No Judge, he hasn’t, two years is all. He worked for his dad Steve for a few months and then landed a job at the county where there was an opening in the DA’s office. Shortly after, he signed up to run the county as county judge. Before that he had explored the idea of running for state representative but found out, since Jefferson County was involved, it would be an expensive race.

That’s when he decided to run for county judge. He has no experience and is not familiar with the duties of county judge. A main advisor is Vidor commissioner Jody Crump, who is working harder in the Vidor area for Carlton than he worked for his own election. In six decades of watching local politics, I have never before seen a sitting commissioner endorse a candidate for judge. Someone he will have to work with if the citizen’s interest is to be served, unless he is serving his own interest. Crump is as much a part of where the county finds itself today as anyone. Voters on this end of the county really need to consider that and be sure to vote. Carlton says an advisor is responsible for the false ad on Runnels and Stringer but one thing is for sure, it was intended to deceive the voter. What really is concerning is that every time an administration changes leadership positions change, department heads, who we know to be experienced professionals are in jeopardy of being shown the door.

This is a crucial time in our county. Believe me, there’s some good things coming and we need to keep an experienced team in place, with an experienced judge. This is the most important election our county has faced in years; it can determine the direction the county will take and who’s calling the shots. We don’t need to tear the county down and start over. We have a good county. John Dubose admits that the entire commissioners court might have made some mistakes but they also did some very good things and should move forward from here without starting over.*****I’ve got to go. Remember, voter beware; your vote is more important than ever. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

CONDOLENCES We were saddened to learn of the death of Ben Culpepper, Jr., 71, who died Monday, May 19. An Orange native, Ben gave back so much of himself to the community he loved. Our sympathies go out to wife Gloria and her entire family. Visitation will be Thursday, May 22, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. At Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Service will be Friday, 10 a.m. at the new First Baptist Church on MLK. Please see obituary.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 10 Years Ago-12004 The community mourns the death of Tim Lieby, 60, who died May 21, 2004. Services were held May 24 at Community Church. Tim and his former wife Ann were owners of the Print Shop and at the time of his death he had retired from Texas Polymer Service. He was very active in civic organizations and was a charter member of the Bridge City Rotary club. He was a member of the famous W.T. Oliver gumbo cooking team that won the world gumbo cooking contest in the Astrodome and also the championship in Bridge City Louisiana. The team also won several championships in the Orange Gumbo Cook-off. Tim enjoyed those days. He was survived by daughters Ann Lieby, Liz Brown, son Jeff, several sisters and brother Charles, Jr. (Editor’s note: Tim is gone but not forgotten.) *****The Bridge City community, good about looking after their own, held a community wide barbecue for Julie Coulter to help pay medical expenses.

Coulter is being treated at M.D. Anderson for colon cancer. Julie is a popular coach in the Bridge City Youth league. Bridge City varsity and junior baseball teams washed cars while other groups raised money, many sports items were auctioned including items from Cowboy Tony Dorsett. (Editor’s note: Julie passed away July 6, 2004. She left behind three children David, Cameron and Brady and husband Richard.)*****Brown Claybar is elected mayor of Orange. He had been a longtime school board member. *****The City of West Orange is celebrating a 50th birthday

35 Years Ago-1979 Cowboy Adams and 94-year-old Jim “The Fisherman” McKay were among the 30,000 to attend the Gumbo Cook Off. Some others were Congressman Charlie Wilson. Miss Orange County, Carla Elaine Alsandor. Sheriff Ed Parker, Lynn Hall, Vickie Cash, Arlene Turkel, State Rep. Wayne Peveto, Jim Stelly, Martha Hughes, Barbara David, Sandi Mobley and Mark Dunn, photographer for the Opportunity Valley News. The Bridge City Chamber gumbo team won top gumbo award. The team members were Lawrence and Ethel Foux, W.T. Oliver, Roy Dunn and Tim Lieby.*****Legal Secretaries name Carol Romero as Secretary of the Year and Wayne Peveto was chosen as Boss of the Year.*****Only attorney Grover Halliburton would come up with this. He was overheard telling a client that he represented against a large utility company this, “What do you say Willie?”

“Why do you call me Willie?” asked the client. “Because we’re putting Willie Pep in the ring against Joe Lewis, replied the Judge.”

(Editor’s note: Pep was a light weight and Lewis was the Brown Bomber heavy weight.)*****The Bridge City Rotary Club has named two teams in attendance contest. Bubba Hubbard is captain of one and Roy Dunn the other. The team names were “The Outlaws” and “Good Guys.” Can you guess which is captain of which team?*****Happy birthday this week to Kim LeBlanc, Karen Dunn, Evy Kathleen Ramsey and Vernon Peveto who celebrated May 20.*****New officers of the B&PW club of Bridge City installed were: Sue Pate, president; Claudine Hogan, first vice president; Jessie Hebert,second vice president; Bettye Lormond, recording secretary; Lennie Rutledge, correspondence secretary and Mary Railey, treasurer.*****Britt Godwin, age 10, a 5th grade student at Hatton Elementary in Bridge City, has been playing the guitar and performing since kindergarten. Britt also plays the piano and saxophone. He is the son of Mickey and Sandra Godwin of Bridge City. Last year he did an Elvis tribute on TV Channel 4 and has been performing throughout the area. (Editor’s note: Britt went on to record but is best known for his musical talent.)******Jill Wheeler, age 6, is the 1978 Bridge City grand talent winner and also the 1979 Orange and Nederland heritage talent winner.*****On May 28, Memorial Day, the Putman Curry official Texas historical grave marker was dedicated in the Evergreen Cemetery. The marker was financed by the Hotel occupancy tax fund. Dr. Howard Williams, historian, researched and wrote the historical narrative which is required to receive an official historical marker. Putman Curry was born Sept. 16, 1835 at Owego, Tioga County, New York. He came to Texas on July 1, 1861. His company participated in the battle of Galveston, Jan. 1, 1863 and also the battle of Sabine Pass. On June 14, 1868 he married Eliza Ann Ochiltree, the eldest daughter of Colonel Hugh Ochiltree. They had two girls and two boys. He died May 15, 1910. His wife passed away Sept. 15, 1907. Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery. *****Celebrating birthdays: Mary Fontaine Smith, age unknown and Edgar Wooten, 25 years old on May 24.

He’s a carpenter and very handy with a camera. *****Sue Bailey is featured in Texas Highways magazine’s May issue. Sue is a Warden of the National Audubon Society.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Our outstanding county clerk, Karen Jo Vance, was honored by Region VII as “Outstanding Clerk of the Year.” We’ve known a long time that she’s the best and had a chance to be voted the best. (see story) Orange County is fortunate to have very good elected officials and department heads. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch met last week at Robert’s Restaurant for a 21st anniversary gathering. Dr. Mike Shahan was presented an award for The Record Newspapers “Person of the Year.” The annual picture was taken. Donna Scales served her world famous Almond Joy cake. For the first time in the last four years Sheriff Merritt and Marlene could not make it. Their son, Robert, had open heart surgery and they were with him. We understand he’s home now and doing well. His mom sits with him everyday.*****Judge Derry Dunn also missed for the first time in years. He had entered the hospital in Orange and later was transferred to St. Luke’s in Houston where he was found to have a slight heart problem.

He’s home now and back at work at his J.P. office. The Lunch Bunch will dine at Novrozsky’s this week. *****Congratulations to the Bridge City boy’s baseball team for a great season. After winning the first game against Huffman, the Cards lost the next two. It seemed their bats were cold and they stranded a lot of players on base. We are all proud of the great season the Cardinals had. *****Our friend Skipper Free, who is living at the Heritage House, is moving to Austin the first week of June. She will be with daughter Laura. Skipper doesn’t drive anymore and she says it gets awfully lonely being alone. She is going to make her last stand in Austin. *****Lacie Gunn was notified by her Godfather Russell Bottley that her music was being played on 102.5. Lacie has been performing regularly on the college circuit. She stays busy and is just a step away from the big times. *****AT&T pays $48.5 billion for Direct TV. That deal will reshape the industry. Comcast paid $45 billion for Time Warner cable. That’s not really good for the consumer. Less competition drives up rates. *****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays this coming week. On May 21, our friend Babette Philpott celebrates and in a few day, May 25, she and husband Constable Mark Philpott will mark 24 years together. They’re good folks. We wish them a long, healthy life together. ***Also celebrating a birthday on this day is pretty June Gregory, Fred’s widow. I still miss that great guy.*****May 22 finds Margaret Toal, longtime newspaper person, who has vast

experience in publishing and worked at one time in this publication celebrates. Lately she has become a radio personality and seems to be enjoying it. She shares a birthday with Apollo Ohno, 32 and Naomi Campbell, 44. Both her juniors.*****On May 23, Billy Raymer, one of Beverly and Jody’s sons, celebrates on this day.*** Also a real sweetheart Amanda Uzzle celebrates another one as does our friend George Gros.***On this day 80 years ago, in 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Burrow were killed.*****On May 24, Joey and Rusty Williams mark another birthday. They share birthdays with Bob Dylan, 73 and Priscilla Presley, 69. *****May 25 finds one of the nicest people we know, Barbara Olson, longtime Bridge City resident and longtime bride of Dr. David, celebrating on this day.***Also celebrating is Chris Green, Jo Lynn Harris and Cutter Hubbard.*****On May 26, Mary Majors, wife of Dr. Joe Majors, Bridge City’s first dentist celebrates. They were longtime residents of B.C. and moved to College Station a few years ago. Son, Dr. Chuck Majors, has a dental practice a few miles away at Caldwell. This is also Memorial Day. *****Celebrating on May 27, Election Day, are Mary Donahey, Robert Herin and Charlene Terro. ***Point of interest: Elvis Presley’s hair was naturally a dirty blond color. He first dyed it on this day in 1957, hoping to emulate his Hollywood idle, actor Tony Curtis. Happy birthday to all. *****California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby, won the Preakness Saturday. All that is left is the Belmont, a 1.5 mile race, to complete the Triple Crown.

I don’t believe Chrome can win the long race however, he will be permitted to wear his nasal strip designed to open up his air passage.

He has won all six races wearing the strip. If not allowed the owners won’t let him run. *****I was able to pick up on some interesting stories during the last week about politics of the past. Pete Runnels, who I’ve known most of his life, told a good story, actually too long to print, about his first campaign. He said he had no record, so he ran strictly a negative campaign. The only time he did that in his long political career. The interesting part is that a bitter enemy of his dad Joe helped him and wrote all his ads. *****Judge Thibodaux told the story about agreeing to a debate and shortly after it started he learned his opponent had prepared answers to the loaded questions. Carl said, “Look, I’m out of here, I’m not staying for my own lynching.” He left. That’s what Dubose should have done. Some of the same people were involved. Judge Thibodeaux, in all of his 20 years of service was never endorsed by the out-oftown Beaumont Enterprise. Mike Hamilton, who didn’t make the runoff, was endorsed by that newspaper in the primary. Out of 14 endorsements, the Enterprise got only three right. Here in Orange County voters resent out-of-town endorsements. Whoever wrote the endorsements probably never met or interviewed the candidates. *****A friend of James Stringer sent me the following message.

“Stick is a donkey, you can lead him to the trough but you can’t make him drink Republican water.” A note from an attorney friend stated, “An acorn doesn’t fall very far from the tree.” One of John Dubose’s clients tells the story of how many small and large businesses John has helped as their financial advisor. His CPA experience has been valuable to them.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK James R. Braus, Sarah McClure, Gary Fontenot, June Gregor, Lauren Parrish, Will Schisler, Bailey McCurry, Gary Hollingsworth, John Hanes, Louis Purifoy, Billy Raymer, McCartney Miller, Justin Trahan,Tracy Davis, Amanda Uzzle, Philip Douglas Thomas, Joey Williams, Rusty Williams, Fran Bullard, Gracie Lemley, Jane Logsdon, Nelson Derrick, Chris Green, Jack James, Cutler Hubbard, Jo Lynn Harris, Judy Duncan, Sheryl Frazier, Archie McLellan, Barbara Olson, George Ragsdale, Logan New, Greg Williams, Mary Majors, Willamette Reynolds, Dylan Ball, Dylan Maas, Mary Donahey, McKenzie Louvier, Robert Herin, Bruce Montague and Charlene Terro.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Otis Broussard’s widowed Papa, Alcide, was sickly and not expected to live too much longer, him. Wen da big rice farmer passes, Otis him, would inherit a fortune, so he searched for a woman to share all dat wealth wit him.

He made da round him. He went to Tee-Boy’s Bar and utter places, but didn’t find da right woman. Finally he went to a singles bar.

Dere he spotted a woman whose beauty took Oris’s breath away.

He axe if he could buy her a drink.

She agreed. Dey talked and Otis told her his story. “I’m jus an ordinary man, me, but before too long my Papa will die him, and I will inherit $15 million and a lot of land.”

The beautiful woman went home wit him. Wen he came home from work da next day, she had become his stepmother.

C’EST TOUT Our reporter David Ball was called to jury duty Monday. They soon released him, no lawyer would pick a reporter anyway. David was complaining as to how much work he had to do for this issue so I told him not to complain, at least he was in Judge Arkeen’s court.

He could have been in one of those hairy-legged boys courts. At least Judge Arkeen is easy to look at.*****We’ve come to the last week of the election season. By this time next week we will know who our new judge and commissioner is. This publication has never endorsed a candidate in local elections but because Carlton brought us into the political race, we were forced to respond. On his website he makes an issue out of us being friends with John Dubose. We’ve known John 42 years, we know his background as a orphan and how he educated himself but more importantly, we know him to be the most honest, straight, kind, intelligent, good Christian man who turns the other cheek. Who you vote for is your choice but please vote. The future of our county depends on it.*****Take care, have a safe Memorial Day weekend. God bless.

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Burton Offers Leadership, Experience and a Vision of Economic Growth for Orange County My name is Barry Burton and I am the conservative Republican choice for Orange County Pct., 2 County Commissioner. Orange County will be faced with some tough decisions over the next few years and I believe I can bring a positive, fresh perspective to the issues we face. I have had more than one person ask why I wanted to get involved with “that mess” at the Courthouse.

That is an easy answer, I was

born here, my roots run deep here in Orange County, my family has been here over 170 years. This is home to me, my family and friends. I want to help make Orange County a better place by offering my Leadership, Experience and vision for Economic Growth.

Leadership. I can make a positive difference in Orange County. As a business owner, manager and now a candidate I have learned the lesson that

there is no room for arrogance and I cannot do everything alone. The next commissioner must be willing to work as a team member first then find the areas where their experience and talents can put them in a Leadership role. Commissioner is a full time job and Pct. 2 deserves a full time Commissioner working for Orange County.

Orange County has a pool of smart and talented people. I

understand that one person cannot have all the answers. I will listen. There is much value in other people’s ideas and I will be open to all options to solve the County’s challenges.

I will be able to deal with these issues with a fair and open minded approach without a history of previous conflicts.

This will help in making the best, most informed and most fiscally sound decisions for the county.

My five cents…

A monthly column from Sen. Robert Nichols, Senate District 3 On Memorial Day, our country will remember the military men and women who gave their lives serving our nation. I hope we all take time to give thanks for those who sacrificed everything for our nation so we might live free.

Here are five things happening around your state: 1. The President’s Visit Austin Almost 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson looked into a television camera from the White House and announced to the nation “I am about to sign into law the Civil Right Acts of 1964.”

The passing of this bill outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It also ended racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and for facilities serving the general public. The half-century anniversary of this laws passing was celebrated this past month when President Obama and former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter attended the Civil Rights Summit in Austin at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. By coming together and honoring LBJ’s legacy, it is a reminder that as we look forward to the 84th Legislative Session, we must continue to work together to accomplish our goals for the state.

2. IGR Committee Hearing The Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee, on

which I serve, recently held a hearing to look at ways to improve debt transparency at the local level. Recommendations include requesting local governments’ to publicly post their annual budgets and financial reports online. The committee also discussed the immediate and long-term fiscal impact bonds and other types of obligations issued by local governments have on current and future generations of taxpayers.

As a former mayor, I understand the importance of transparency in local entities and I will continue my work in the Senate to ensure Texas remains one of the most transparent states in the nation.

3. A Welcome Home A monument was recently dedicated at the Texas Capitol to honor the Texas soldiers who were killed or were unaccounted for during the Vietnam War. The 14-foot-tall memorial depicts an infantry patrol; a radio man watches the sky for an incoming helicopter, a medic delivers care to a wounded soldier, and an infantryman stands by in a protective pose. The sculpture is entombed with handembossed dog tags identifying each of the 3,417 Texans who died during the war. Engravings representing the various main branches of service deployed during the war are shown on panels at the base of the sculpture. I am proud that with the

dedication of this memorial we can give these men a long-overdue ‘welcome home’ and recognize the sacrifices they made during such a controversial time.

4. Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday Many Texans are familiar with the tax free holiday in August, but did you know there is a tax free holiday for energy efficient purchases? This Memorial Day weekend, Texans can get a break from state and local sales taxes when they purchase an energy efficient item for their home.

Qualifying products include: • Air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less • Refrigerators priced at $2,000 or less • Ceiling fans • Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs • Clothes washers • Dishwashers • Dehumidifiers With the hot temperatures of summer approaching, it’s the perfect time to take advantage of this sales tax holiday.

5. Armed Forces Scholarship My office is now accepting applications for the Texas Armed Forces Scholarship Program, which encourages students to participate in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs at local colleges.

To be eligible:

• Be on track to graduate high school in a Distinguished Achievement Program or International Baccalaureate program.

• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Rank in the top third of graduating class.

• SAT score of 1590 or ACT score of 23.

To receive the scholarship: • Be appointed by a State Representative, State Senator, the Governor or Lieutenant Governor.

• Submit an essay explaining why you believe military service is important and how you would fulfill the requirements of the scholarship • Enroll in an eligible Texas institution and an eligible ROTC program • Commit in writing to: Remain in ROTC for four years.

Graduate within five years.

Enter Guard service or accept a commission with the armed services within six months of graduation from college.

If you live in Senate District 3, meet the criteria above and are interested in this scholarship, please send the required essay and proof of academic eligibility to robert.nichols@senate.state. tx.us. For questions please call my Jacksonville office at 903589-3003. Applications must be received no later than June 30, 2014. For more info please visit www.hhloans.com.

Experience. People recognize experience. I am fortunate enough to be endorsed by the last 3 State Representatives and the current Pct. 2 Commissioner. That is over 42 years of public service to Southeast Texas. They recognize what is best for Orange County and have endorsed me.

As a past business owner and manager I have: created jobs, developed and followed a budget, made payroll and have an understanding of how our economy functions. My business to business experience, my education and my common sense approach to problem solving will give me the tools I need to fairly represent Pct. 2 on the Commissioner’s Court with a tight fisted approach to tax payer’s money.

Economic Growth. I am truly excited and optimistic about

the future of Orange County; our brightest times are still ahead! I am ready roll up my sleeves and work tirelessly for Orange County to help grow our economy. We have a great story to tell in Orange County and I will tell that story to everyone that will listen. We have been blessed with an abundance of resources, an experienced workforce and a low cost of living. We need to provide a business friendly, family friendly environment and effectively tell our story and increase our tax base through growth. Orange County’s future is before us and it is exciting and full of possibilities!

Please vote for Leadership, Experience and Economic Growth. Vote for Barry Burton for Pct. #2 County Commissioner.

Platform of John Dubose I sincerely want to serve the people of Orange County as their county judge. Orange County is at a crossroads. We have great resources to grow.

We have the Interstate Highway system, the waterways, rail service, good climate, and great cities in our county. My goals to continue moving Orange County forward include: 1. Balancing the Budget and build up our reserves: As a CPA and mayor of Bridge City, I have done it before.

2. Economic Growth and development: I will work with the Orange County Economic Development team to bring new industry with good jobs to our county. My experience while serving as president of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission will serve me well as your county judge. I was honored to receive the prestigious Frances K. Monk award for regional leadership in 2008.

Part of my experience with the planning group was testifying in Austin and Washington DC for the benefit of Southeast Texas.

3. Continue to move Orange County forward.

I am no stranger to working for Orange

County. As commissioner for Pct. 3, I worked with the area school and water districts as well as serving on numerous committees representing our county.

4. I value the leadership team of department heads in place. I work well with others and I expect the team now in place to continue their work. Good things are on the horizon for Orange County and we need the experience and leadership of our employees, not a new team.

I am experienced working with grant funds and have secured funding in the past for expansion at Orange County Airport and re-directed grant funds for use for on-site sewer systems or tap fees to connect to an existing system.

Let’s work together to continue the progress in Orange County. Now is the time for leadership.

I have worked closely with Vidor officials in the past. I can assure you that the west portion of Orange County will not be forgotten if I am elected as your county judge.

I sincerely want to serve as your county judge.

John Dubose

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Deaths and Memorials Services to be held James Paul Permenter Orange James Paul Permenter, 78, of Orange, passed away on May 19, 2014, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 22, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Bro. Jay Thomas of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Huxley, Texas, on May 27, 1935, he was the son of George Buford Permenter and Ruthie Mae (Oswalt) Vaughn. Paul was a boilermaker by trade and was member of Local 587. He was extremely hardworking and was a good supervisor. During his years of working, he was able to travel the world working in many different places such as St. Croix, Japan, Suriname, Scotland, and Singapore. Paul truly enjoyed farming, fabricating, fishing, hunting, and anything outdoors. Westerns were Paul’s favorite genre of movies, he was a real prankster, and had nicknames for everyone.

He was also a member of MacArthur Heights Baptist Church. Paul enjoyed many things in life, but what he enjoyed most of all was his grandkids and family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruthie Vaughn and step-father, T.C. Vaughn; father, George Buford Permenter; and wife, Reba Faye Permenter.

He is survived by his fiancé, Jean Stidham of Orange; daughters, Paula Williams and husband, Damian of New Braunfels, Dana Perales and husband, Robert of Orange, Shelley Manning and husband, Douglas of Orange; grandchildren, Nicole (Colee) Pickett, Paige Perales, Shelby Perales, Shante Williams, Robert Manning, Mason Manning, and Maya Manning.

Serving as pallbearers will be Clay Vaughn, Keith Oswalt, Randy Oswalt, Joe Stidham, Tyler Schroeder, Garrett Schroeder, Jeff Lummus and Scott Peveto.

Honorary pallbearers are Scott Schroeder and Steve Oswalt.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to MacArthur Heights Baptist Church at 3502 Nightingale St. Orange, Texas 77630 or to the National Kidney Foundation at 30 East 33rd St. New York, NY 10016.

Ben Culpepper Jr. Orange Quillon Benton “Ben” Culpepper, Jr., 71, a lifelong resident of Orange, died Monday, May 19, 2014 in Houston, Texas after a short illness.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, May 23 at the new location of the First Baptist Church of Orange on MLK Drive in Orange, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday, May 22 from 5-8 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, as well as a

civic, community and church leader, and he will be greatly missed.

Ben was born on June 30, 1942 in Orange, Texas to Naomi Claire Leonard Culpepper and Quillon Benton (Q.B.) Culpepper Sr. A 1960 graduate of Stark High School in Orange, he attended Baylor University where he graduated in 1964 with a degree in Sociology and Economics. Ben was a veteran of the Army Reserves, in which he served for six years after college.

On Aug. 22, 1964, Ben married Gloria Pat Barnett, daughter of Patsy and A.C. Barnett of Orange, at the First Baptist Church of Orange. Ben and Gloria enjoyed a long and happy marriage together and would have celebrated their Golden Anniversary in August 2014.

Ben is survived by his wife of 49 years, Gloria Culpepper. He is also survived by his four children: Elizabeth Claire Culpepper Turley and her husband, Lee Turley; Christopher Benton Culpepper; Rebecca Susan Culpepper Arnold and her husband, Chris Arnold; and Andrew Barnett Culpepper. He was blessed with three grandchildren: Jillian Claire Turley, Judson Drew Turley, and Lauren Elise Arnold, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by his sister, Nancy Claire Culpepper Johnson, and her husband, Roy Jack Johnson, of Georgetown, Texas; his niece, Claire Diane Broadway; nephew, Roy David Johnson; and the children of Diane Broadway and David Johnson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Naomi and Q.B. Culpepper.

Ben was a man of God, follower of Jesus Christ, and faithful Christian servant. He was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Orange, where he served as a Deacon and Church Trustee and was a longtime member of the Adult Choir. He also served as Church Training Director and had recently been named as Church Treasurer. He previously served at FBC-Orange as 8th Grade Boys Sunday School teacher, 9th Grade Youth Director, and the Director of the Adult Connection Group known as the Faithful Servants. He was a member of the Church Personnel Committee on multiple occasions.

Active in his community, Ben served three terms as a councilmember of the City of Orange City Council and was Mayor Pro Tem for several years while he held office. At the time of his death, he was serving as the President of the Orange Economic Development Corporation, an entity that he helped to form for the benefit of the city while serving as a councilmember and to which he was named as an original board member.

Ben was a longtime member and leader of the Kiwanis Club of Orange, most currently serving as the Secretary/Treasurer. In 1988-89, he served as a Distinguished Lt. Governor of the Texas/Oklahoma Kiwanis organization, and he served on multiple occasions as a Distinguished Club President and Club Secretary. He was a Certified Leadership Trainer for Kiwanis and a two-time Texas/Oklahoma Foundation Trustee for the Kiwanis organization. In the past, he worked with local youth through the Kiwanis Key Club organization in high schools, where he served as activity sponsor. Ben was previously honored by Kiwanis International with the C.T. Bush Award, and he was also a prior recipient of the George Hixson Award.

Ben owned and operated Barnett-Culpepper Insurance, where he worked as an insurance agent for nearly four decades before

selling the agency to an associate. Although he reduced his workload, he continued to work with clients in life and health insurance matters through the Ben Culpepper Insurance Agency, and he would go to his office daily to handle client files as well as Kiwanis, EDC and Church matters as part of his ongoing role as a leader in the community. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed working in his gardens, where he grew all types of fruits and vegetables. He would often distribute fresh produce to friends and colleagues at church and around town.

Ben leaves a legacy of faith, family, and community service.

He was a role model to others, exhibiting a quiet leadership in which he led by example. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Orange, Texas, P.O. Box 1453, Orange, Texas 77631.

Ronald “Ronnie” Long Sr. Birmingham, Ala. Ronald “Ronnie” Long Sr. was born Dec. 12, 1959 in Birmingham, Ala. and passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Beaumont.

Family to receive friends 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Bethel Baptist Church, 2906 Western Ave. Orange, TX. Graveside service to be held 2 p.m.

Thursday, May 22 at Autumn Oaks Cemetery in Orange.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Lucy Ann Long (Lawley) and grandson, Wyatt Steven Long.

Ronnie is survived by his girlfriend, Karen Sanders; children, Crystal Eddins and husband Jarred, Sunshine Long, Ronald “Stevie” Long Jr.; father, Robert Long; sisters, Sandra Wolfford and husband Dennis, Debra Dotson and Bobbie Sue Fernon and husband John; 10 grandchildren.

Betty Storey Bridge City Betty Sue Wilson Storey, an angel called to heaven on Saturday, May 17, 2014, was 82 year of age. Viewing washeld Tuesday, May 20 at Claybar Funeral Home. Services are at 11 am, Wednesday May 21 at First Baptist Church, 200 W. Roundbunch, Bridge City, officiated by Pastor Lynn Ashcroft and Darrel Segura. Betty’s final resting follow services at 2 pm in Holton Cemetery, Beech Grove.

A resident of Bridge City, Betty departed this earth at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur.

Born to be a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Betty enjoyed a full life supporting, guiding, leading, and inspiring her family and friends. She joined us on May 25, 1931 in Jasper graduated from Jasper High School in 1948 and made a career out of making the lives of the people she touched so much better.

As a true patriot, she was a pillar of support to her husband throughout his military career and inspired and encouraged her son, grandson, and great grandson to serve their country. Believing in the strength of family, she created, nurtured and leaves behind a legacy of love.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband and Sailor,

Vern Lee Storey, her son, Joe Langston Sr., both of Bridge City, and her brother Bobby Wilson survived by his wife, Jo of San Diego, Calif. Left to honor her memory are her brothers, Louis Wilson of Jasper and Jeff Wilson of Greenville, NC; sons, Gary Storey Sr. of Maryland, Douglas and his wife Dawn Storey of Jacksonville, Fla., Chad and his wife Amy Langston, and Brand Langston both of Bridge City; daughter, Vicki and her husband Skipper Nixon of Bridge City; grandchildren, Joe Langston Jr., Monica and husband Mark Biggs, Jennifer, Allison and Merri Anne Nixon, Lauren, Christopher, Helen, Gary Jr., and Stephanie Storey, and seven great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers are Louis and Jeff Wilson, Skipper Nixon, Chad and Brad Langston and Bradley Maki. While tributes of flowers are most welcome, her family has requested donations in lieu of flowers be sent to the National Federation of the Blind.

Betty came into the world loved, but she left it loved even more by the lives she created, touched and made even better.

LeRoy Welch Orange LeRoy Welch, 76, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m.

Wednesday, May 21, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Officiating will be Chaplain Kevin Trinkle of Baptist Hospital in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Visitation was Tuesday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Born in Sabine Pass, on July 14, 1937, he was the son of Robert Welch and Nola (Comeaux) Welch Boudreaux. LeRoy was a retired tug boat captain for Marine Fueling Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy Welch of Orange; son, Greg Welch of Nederland; daughters, Denise Hackbarth and husband, Steve of Houston and Julie Cormier and husband, Gary of Bridge City; grandchildren, Joshua, Justin and Jamie Hackbarth; step-children, Rodney Buxton and wife, Patty of Fla., Cliff Buxton of Fla., and Janet Freeman and husband, David of Orange.

was a very independent person, who loved her puppy dogs Mia and Sassy very much.

She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters-in-law, Colleen Gray and Mary Ann Gray; brother-in-law Gerad Foster.

She is survived by her brothers, James Gray of League City, Richard Gray of Springfield, Ill., John Gray of San Francisco, Calif.; sisters, Patricia Foster of Mauriceville, Barbara Haywood of Mauriceville and Leona Lentz and husband, Kenneth of Mile City, Mont.; nieces, Deanna Haywood Simmons of Winnie, Kathy Lentz and husband, Kenneth of Mont.; nephew, Lance Haywood and wife, Cassey of Colo.; greatniece, Sarah Simmons and greatnephew, Geoffrey Simmons.

Services held Jennie Rooney Orange Jennie Lee Rooney, 71, of Hartburg, Texas, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 20 from 5 pm until 9 pm at Dorman Funeral Home. A funeral service and burial will be held by the family at later date at Parks Funeral Home in Summerville, S.C.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

She was born on August 24, 1942 in Summerville, S.C. to parents Wilma (Etling) and Thomas Jefferson Sweat. Jennie had lived in the Orange area since 1976 and was a member of Hartburg Baptist Church. She was a loving and caring person; who took care of patients as a care giver for many years. She had a great talent in the kitchen cooking and decorating wedding cakes, which she did for many family members and friends. Jennie never met a stranger and enjoyed cooking and feeding the neighborhood.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will be dearly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Wilma Sweat; brother in law, Robert Crosby.

Jennie is survived by her husband; Thomas “Tom” Rooney Sr. of Hartburg, TX, which they would have celebrated 53 years of marriage on May 19; sons, Tom Rooney Jr. and wife, Barbie of

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Nancy Gray Mauriceville Nancy Marie Gray, 64, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 16, 2014, at her niece’s home in Winnie.

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Wednesday, May 21 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be the Rev. Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Cremation will follow under the care of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematorium.

Born in Springfield, Ill. on April 30, 1950 she was the daughter of Enoch Richard Gray and Ann Margaret (Stanus) Gray. Nancy worked the 4 a.m.-12 p.m. shift at Pilot Truck Stop for 13 years, where she had many great morning customers that she loved. She

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Buna, TX, Michael Patrick Rooney and wife, Jenny Rose of Houston; sisters, Vivian Livernash and husband, Jim of Pinellas Park, Fla., Susan Crosby of Summerville, S.C., Thomas Jean Dangerfield and husband, Billy of Summerville, S.C.. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, Remington, Alexander and Garrison Connell, Nathan and Rebecca Rooney.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

James is survived by his parents; sister, Kathie Dorman and husband, Ronnie of Orange; nieces, Jessica Williams of Bridge City, Jacky Collins and husband, Michael of Houston; nephew, Lee Dorman and wife, Christie of Houston and host of friends.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Little Cypress Baptist Church Building Fund in the memory of James Craig Harrison. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

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James Craig Harrison, 59, of Orange passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Mount Enterprise, Texas. A visitation was May 16 and funeral services were May 17 at Dorman Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Turner officiating. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Dorman Funeral Home.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Orange; born on July 10, 1954 to parents Theresa Mae (Smith) and Elmer J. “Jack” Harrison Jr., of Orange, He was employed with Local #195 as a pipefitter and was a member of Little Cypress Baptist Church. James graduated from Little CypressMauriceville High School in 1972.

He loved the outdoors; going fishing, hunting and photography. He also enjoyed rebuilding vintage Ford Bronco and spending time with his family and friends; who will miss him dearly.

Melville George Hyatt, 98, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Pinehurst Health and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation was at First Presbyterian Church in Orange, May 17, followed by the funeral service. Officiating was the Rev. Mike Umbenhaur. Cremation followed under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Orange.

Born in Buffalo, N. Y. on June 7, 1915, Mr. Hyatt was the son of Gilbert and Lydia (Koch) Hyatt. He was a graduate of University of Michigan. During WWII, he helped manufacture “heavy water” for the

U.S. Government in Terre Haute, Ind., after which he transferred to Orange with the DuPont Company.

He was in supervision with DuPont Sabine River Works and stayed with the company until his retirement.

Mr. Hyatt enjoyed golf and played numerous courses in the US and Europe. He enjoyed square dancing and calling the dances.

He and his first wife of 53 years, Nancy Hall Hyatt, traveled extensively and particularly enjoyed cruises. After Nancy’s death, he married Elizabeth Lundquist and they continued traveling and meeting close friends at Sunset Grove Country Club on Friday evenings.

Mr. Hyatt was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Orange and served in many different capacities. In particular, he supported the use and maintenance of the church’s magnificent organ.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Lundquist Hyatt of Orange; daughter and son-in-law, Randi and Richard Audelo of Keller; daughter, Susan Day of Garland; grandchildren, Mark Hansen and his wife, Pii of Saipan, Wendy Kennedy and her husband, Vance of Peoria, Ariz., Jennifer Day of Wylie, Jeffery Day of Boulder, Colo. and greatgrandchildren, Dylan and Chloe Kennedy of Peoria, Ariz.

Mr. Hyatt is also survived by his step daughters, Ruth Brunson of Hobbs, New Mexico and Dru Anne Lundquist of Clear Lake.

Donna Broomes Mauriceville Donna Zappa Broomes, 61, of Mauriceville, passed away on May 13, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services were May 20, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Delphyn Meeks of St. Maurice Catholic Church in Mauriceville. Burial followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Orange. Visitation was May 19 with a vigil at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Streator, Ill., on Sept. 23, 1952 she was the daughter of John Phillip Zappa and Dorothy Bernice (Blackmon) Zappa. Donna retired from Bridge City Junior High School where she was a special education teacher. At the time of her death she was working as a field supervisor for the Ace Program at Lamar State College in Orange. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, participated in “Adopt a Platoon”, and was working on self-publishing a novel.

Donna enjoyed quilting, sewing and cooking.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Phillip Zappa and Dorothy Bernice (Blackmon) Zappa and son, Eric Broomes.

She is survived by her husband, Ray Broomes of Mauriceville; son, Doug Broomes and wife Tracy of Weatherford; daughter, Christine Neie and husband Gary of Kingwood; daughter, Megan Dunbar and Cory Witham of Orange; daughter, Jenna Seeney and husband Chris of Mauriceville; grandchildren, Emily and Dillon Neie, Jacob, Ethan and Reagan Broomes, Layne, Trent, Liliana and Kaleigh Dunbar, Brooklynn and Dwain Seeney; sister, Becky Zappa of Carrolton; sister, Carol Anderson and husband Dwight of Plainfield, Ill.; and brother, John Zappa of Mauriceville.

Serving as pallbearers were Doug Broomes, Gary and Dillon Neie, Chris Seeney, John Zappa and Mike Alexander. Honorary pallbearers were Cory Witham, Hal Broomes and Dwight Anderson.

Rosey Molina Orange

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The Beaumont Enterprise says: “Barry Burton has a grasp of the challenges awaiting the new commissioner and has good ideas about how to get Orange County moving again.”

The County Record says: “Barry Burton is down to earth, smart with a lot of common sense. I was impressed. He is much like his uncle Owen Burton. They say that the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

Endorsed by Elected Officials that represent over 42 years of public service to Southeast Texas and who know what is best for Orange County:

Owen Burton, Current County Commissioner, Pct. 2 Allan Ritter, Current State Representative Mike Hamilton, Former State Representative Ron E. Lewis, Former State Representative Endorsed by the last 2 chairs of the Orange County Republican Party, people who know about conservative representation: Zach Johnson and Trudy Pellerin.

Rosey Abrego Molina was born in Yorktown, Texas on May 28, 1924.

Friends and family were received May 16, 2014 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange followed by a Christian wake and rosary service. A Catholic funeral mass service celebrating her life was May 17 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Interment followed at St. Mary’s Catholic Mausoleum in Orange. Pallbearers were Robert Molina IV, Cole Parish, Christopher Fisher, Barret Morrison, Randy Hubbard and Sean Apollonio.

Honorary pallbearers include her sons Robert, David, Michael and Joseph; Max Turner, Harold Fisher, Marshall Morrison, Brandon Spence and Christopher Skinner.

After a lengthy illness, Rosey entered Heaven’s gates May 14 welcomed by her father and mother, Onesimo and Cecilia Abrego, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert Molina Sr. and Victoria Molina, and her grandson, David Foreman Molina.

A consummate mother and homemaker, Rosey was an excellent cook and enjoyed preparing meals and caring for her beloved husband and family. Not only was she a loving wife and mother, she was a loving grandmother and great-grandmother.

Prepared to Serve

by Pearl Burgess

Their arms are holding such a tiny thing Feeling the love their new baby will bring, Mom and Dad’s heart are filled with joy As they gently rock their sweet, baby boy.

They loved, guided, and watched him grow Letting him experience his first winter snow, When summer came, they held his hand And watched him play and dig in the sand.

When bedtime came, they taught him to pray To be thankful for every wonderful day, Each Sunday in Church, he loved to sing He delighted to hear the Church bells ring.

Years of schooling, receiving cap and gown Now ready for work in his own home town, But orders came and he prepared to report With lots of training, he’s ready to depart.

Dad’s heart is filled with pride and fear His Mother is wiping each falling tear, Men in uniforms stand, all looking the same But God knows each soldier by his given name.

Prayers go up from Church and home They are ready to serve, but not alone, They will be protected wherever they trod Placing trust and faith in All-Mighty God!

Rosey had an unwavering faith in God through which she found the strength and courage to sacrifice for her family so that they could be successful and happy.

She was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orange. Over the years, she had become very involved with the church and assisted with numerous organizations including the St. Francis Altar Society.

Rosey is survived by her husband of 66 years, Robert Molina, Jr. of Orange, son Robert Molina III and his wife Sherry of League City, daughter Mary Ann Turner and her husband Max of Montgomery, daughter Patricia Sue Fisher and her husband Harold of League City, son David Paul Molina and his wife Darlie of Fannett, son Michael and his wife Patti of Willis, and son Joseph Gregory Molina of Jasper and his dogs Sunny and Dixie. She is survived by two sisters, Pauline Vela and Irene Diaz, both of San Antonio.

She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, Robert Molina IV, Diane Morrison, Victoria Skinner, Cole Parish, Megan Turner, Trenton Foster, Lisa Spence, Christopher Fisher, Dana Rose, Shawnique and Michael P. Molina, Lacresia Hubbard, Ike and Harvey Addison.

Rosey is also survived by 20 great-grandchildren, Robert Skye Molina V; Barret and Victoria Rose Morrison; Stella and Beckett Parish; Meredith and Sarah Skinner; Henry Janes; Max Foster; Jackson Spence; Randy Hubbard; Sean Apollonio; Stephen, Savannah and Shyannah Lout; Dillan, Ike, Jr. and Sierra Addison; and Ella Jean and Lilly Addison. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and other family.

In lieu of flowers, family is requesting donations be made to the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Restoration Fund. Rosey’s son, David and wife Darlie provided Rosey with loving care during the final year of her life. The family gives them and everyone else who cared for Rosey their greatest gratitude. Be not afraid. I go before you always. Come follow Me. And I shall give you rest.

(Bob Dufford, S.J., a Catholic Hymn)

Iva Nell Fields, 93, of Orange and formerly of Center, passed away on May 14, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange. Funeral services were May 17 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, preceded by visitation.

A graveside service was at Patroon Cemetery in Patroon, Texas.

Born in Patroon, August 24, 1920, she was the daughter of Ollie Burette Whitten and Della Mae (Lout) Whitten. Nell worked as a machine operator at Equitable Bag Co. in Orange for ten years and later retired from Herider Farms in Center. She loved her family and was a wonderful cook.

She was preceded in death by husbands, Thomas F. Talbert and Robert Louis Fields; parents; brothers, Carl Whitten, T.E. “June” Whitten; sisters, Sibyl Dover, Laverne and Hazel Whitten and Lovis Kellum.

She is survived by her daughters, Judy Smith and husband, J.W. of Orange, Robbie Talbert Gunderson and husband, Dr. Clark of Lake Charles, La., and Billie Talbert Skinner and husband, Charles of Orange; grandchildren, Jeffrey Smith of Orange, Simone Smith Moore and husband Sam of Orange, Jill Skinner of Vidor, Ashley Gunderson of Lake Charles, La., and Dr. Camille Gunderson of Oklahoma City, Okla.; greatgrandchildren Mackenzie Moore of Lake Charles, La., Stephanie Moore of Los Angeles, Calif., Brennon Moore of Orange, Brianna Beckley of Vidor and Nadia Gunderson of Lake Charles, La. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to United Way of Orange County, 1506 W. Park Ave. Orange, TX 77630. The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to the staffs at Sabine House and River City Hospice for their excellent, loving care of Mrs. Fields.w

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The Wednesday Lunch Bunch celebrates 21 years

Pictured Seated L to R: Cherry Stout, Tonya Birdwell, Nova Dee Strickland, Judge Thibodeaux, Dr. Shahan, Roy Dunn, Sue Halliburton, Judge Janice Menard, Donna Scales and Judge Claude Wimberly.

Standing L to R: Constable David Cagle, Barry Burton, Pearl Harbor survivor Cedric Stout, John Roy Fredrick, John Dubose, Judge Rodney Price, former judge Joe Parkhurst, Shirley Zimmerman, Mike Trahan, Christy Khoury, Corky Harmon, grandson Jonathan, Betty Harmon, Deborah Harmon and David Ball.

Vance named Outstanding Clerk of the Year.

Orange County Clerk, Karen Jo Vance, was chosen Region VII Outstanding Clerk of the Year at the Galveston Regional Spring Meeting held on Friday, May 16.

“Third time’s the charm,” said Vance. “I’ve been nominated twice before, but this is the first time I won.”

Each clerk has to be an active member of the County & District Clerks Association of Texas with a current continuing education certificate as well as having provided notable service to the association while promoting the purpose of the association.

“It’s not a popularity contest,” said Vance.

The purpose of the County & District Clerks Association of Texas is to promote professional standards, to provide a means for the education of its members regarding statutory and constitutional duties of the office of County and District Clerk and to participate in the legislative, judicial and executive processes of the state government beneficial in the performance of the members’ duties.

Vance said she volunteers a lot for the organization. She said her office has such a seasoned well oiled staff it gives her the freedom to do the volunteer work. Her office accomplishes with seven employ-

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One of the things Vance has done is compiling a list of retiring county clerks. “We’ve go 76 county clerks that are retiring this year because they are afraid of e-filing,” she said. The association wanted a list, but no one wanted to compile it. Vance welcomed the task.

“I like doing things like this,” she said.

Vance has also done many speaking engagements for the association and readily answers questions newer, more inexperienced county clerks may have on the specifics of the office.

All 254 County Clerks and District Clerks will vote for one reigning Outstanding Clerk of the Year at the summer County & District Clerks Assn of Texas banquet to be held in Frisco Texas in June of this year. Each of the 8 regions will have one county clerk and one district clerk honored at the banquet and at that time the outcome of the vote will be announced naming the Outstanding Clerk of the Year for the entire State of Texas .

The Wednesday Lunch Bunch celebrated it’s 21st anniversary last week at Robert’s Restaurant. The celebration also included the presentation by Judge Carl Thibodeaux of the Record Newspapers “Person of the Year” award to Dr. Michael Shahan. Special guest was Sue Halliburton, widow of Judge Grover Halliburton, the founder of the group called the Lunch Bunch.

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Honoring Orange County Veterans at 11th Annual Event Melodie McClain For The Record

The public is invited to the 11th Annual Tribute to Orange County Veterans 6 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza, 3810 M. L. King Drive in Orange.

This free event will be held on the plaza of the Orange First Church of the Nazarene campus. The program includes special speakers, patriotic music and more and will feature an address from Captain Donald Root, U.S. Navy Retired.

Captain Root, a native of Jamestown, New York, began his military career with the US Army in 1972. Following his training, he began serving as a medical specialist with the

10th Special Forces Group at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

After his service there, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Detroit University in 1981 and joined the United States Navy Nuclear Power Program.

He served on four nuclear submarines: the USS City of Corpus Christi, USS Boston, USS Archerfish and as commander of the USS West Virginia. He built submarines during most of his tours.

“It was challenging from a technical and leadership standpoint. But very rewarding,” Root said.

Following command of the USS West Virginia, he served on several international and defense department staffs includ-

ing the staff of the NATO Supreme Allied Commander, the Atlantic, the Inspector General at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia and the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks as a member of the Department of Command Leadership and Management.

After retiring from the Navy in 2007 after 27 years, he was the site general manager for two large wind farms in the Midwest with the AES Corp.

“I then spent three years in the Army Special forces,” added Root.

In January, 2014, he joined Air Products and Chemicals as the site superintendent of its Port Arthur Hydrogen production facility.

He and his wife, Donna, reside in Beaumont, happily married for 38 years. They have five children spread across the country.

Captain Root’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), the Navy Achievement Medal (three awards) and other service ribbons.

His favorite poem, “In Flander’s Fields.” written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in 1915, grieving the loss of a fallen friend and fellow soldier, Alexis Helman. The poem was initially discarded by McCrae, but re-

trieved from the trash can by friends and later published.

“I am looking forward to addressing those in attendance and feel it is an honor and a privilege to be there,” Root said.

The patriotic tribute will honor all veterans and those currently serving in the military.

The program will also feature the Southeast Texas Color Guard, Patriot Riders Motorcycle Group, Vietnam Mobile Museum, Orange Community Band and other patriotic music. Complimentary refreshments will be served after the program.

The plaza features the life size sculpture “Tears from a Grateful Heart” by Colorado-

based artist, Scott Stearman and the names of scores of veterans from Orange County.

Inscribed on plaques incorporated into the plaza are the names of airmen, sailors, soldiers and marines as well as veterans of the United States Coast Guard and Merchant Marines.

Also, featured in the plaza is ship’s bell from the U.S.S. Dyson, which was built in Orange, and went on to earn the Presidential Unit Citation and 11 battle stars for service in World War II. Orange County veterans’ names may be added in granite for $40. Messages may be added to bricks in the memorial for $100. For more information, call 409- 882-1816.

Bertie Herman; Remembering heroes of the past Melodie McClain For The Record According to recent US Veterans Administration figures, approximately every two minutes the memory of a World War II Veteran disappears. It is estimated that they are passing on at a rate of about 555 a day.

Known as the Greatest Generation, honoring their sacrifices before they leave this life is imperative.

One Bridge City woman, Elberta “Bertie” Herman, a 25year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is doing her part to commemorate these courageous WWII heroes before they are gone by writing some articles on their life stories. The articles will focus on their lives before they entered the service, why they went in and where they were stationed. Also, their branch of service and biographical information will be included.

Herman said, “I didn’t know about my husband’s war sto-

Bertie Herman prepares to begin recording the past.

ries. He didn’t talk about them and I wasn’t particularly interested at the time. Now, I am anxious to preserve as many

memories as possible. The problem is finding people willing to talk about their experiences.”

Bertie Herman has done a lot of geneology and historical work and wants to do something substantial for veterans,

with the focus on Texas.

“My priorities in life are changing,” she explains. “The Library of Congress has a Veterans History Project but I wanted to do something different on local veterans.”

Her late husband, W. M. “Butch” Herman, a WWII Veteran was on an Honor Flight to DC in 2010, when he met Earl McCaleb, who was later designated to be his ‘guardian’ to help with wheelchair transportation.

The two became good friends and corresponded weekly, exchanging articles written by local newspaper journalist. Butch Herman would send the Cajun Jokes from Sherlock Breaux at The Record and in turn McCaleb sent the Veteran of the Week stories from The Montgomery County News. McCaleb continues to mail veteran articles to Bertie Herman, stay in touch with her and is coming to visit her this week.

Bertie Herman is the Regent of the William Diamond Chapter National Society Daughters

of the American Revolution in Orange. The DAR is currently exploring new ways to help wounded veterans. It was working with DAR that she first heard of the homeless veterans in Vinton, Louisiana. Under Broken Angel Ministries, Inc., they have furnished bedding, toiletries, clothing, laundry supplies and even books to them.

“They were thrilled with the books because they were thinking of starting a library,” she said.

The William Diamond Chapter has participated in awarding scholarships to local students and citizen of the year awards.

The Chapter also partakes in other patriotic, educational and historical projects and programs. There are 195 chapters in Texas and about 3,000 in the United States and overseas.

If you have information to share, please call Bertie Herman at 409-735-5253 and leave a message. Or email her at bertie@gt.rr.com.

Soldiers buried overseas: Let’s bring their stories home Melodie McClain For The Record Michael Beach is searching for as many stories as he can find of the 218,000 soldiers, buried within 24 overseas American cemeteries.

Four years ago, Beach began searching for the stories of Oklahoma soldiers who are buried overseas. Recently, however he has broadened his search to include all of the states. In Texas alone, there are 893 soldiers from WWI and 7472 soldiers from WWII that are buried or listed on the walls of the missing for Texas.

Beach began his journey with a visit to all 24 American cemeteries located around the world where the soldiers from his state are buried. He spent six months traveling throughout Europe, North Africa, the Philippines and Hawaii where he placed over 2,000 Oklahoma rose rocks at the graves of the soldiers.

“Everything started when I visited a Normandy cemetery and walked up to an Oklahoman’s grave. I gave him a rose rock and found about twenty

others that day. When I went back, I visited the 144 Oklahoma soldiers in the cemetery and gave all of them a rose rock,” Beach shared.

Beach talked about the struggles he had along the way, from having to dig up the rose rocks himself, to having very little food to eat.

“On several occasions I wanted to walk away from my journey and come back home. I had very little money and my feet were so badly blistered because of walking that I shouldn’t have been walking but I had to, so I could get my journey accomplished,” said Beach.

“On the days I didn’t have a host to stay with I would have an apple or orange for breakfast and for supper, pasta and tomato paste. I would also camp with a tent and a sleeping bag I had on my backpack to save money,” continued Beach on his struggles.

“Once I had made it to each of the cemeteries the thought of going home was washed away and I worked at finding the soldiers. It was hard work but I realized that if I didn’t do this that no one would and these men

would not have a piece of Oklahoma with them.”

After he returned home he began his search for the stories of the 3,000 Oklahoma soldiers.

However, he soon found road block after roadblock in his way to gathering the stories of these amazing soldiers.

“All too many times I have had family members tell me, ‘I wish I had known about this a year ago because my mom was alive and she knew everything about my uncle buried overseas.’”

So far, Beach has gathered around fifty stories, some only partially complete, of WWI and WWII members of the military from Oklahoma.

“I have decided to find one story from each state for each of the 24 cemeteries located overseas and Hawaii. I know that if the stories are fading here in Oklahoma they are fading all around the US,” said Beach.

The stories that Beach collects will be shared with each soldier’s cemetery so that others passing through them can hear the tales and histories of these honorable men.

Beach is looking for copies of

Michael Beach, on a quest to honor soldiers buried far from home.

photos, letters, family stories, information about the soldier’s life and even history of the area during the time the soldiers lived there. He is also asking the VFW and DAR chapters for help in this endeavor.

Anyone who has any information on a solider who is buried overseas, please contact Beach by visiting apieceofhomeusa.com to arrange a digital transfer. He is searching for as many of the stories of the

218,000 soldiers, within the 24 cemeteries, who are buried overseas as he can find. Information can also be sent by mail to: Michael Beach, P.O. Box 582, Maysville, OK 73057.

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SPORTS AND OUTDOORS The Record’s 2014

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All-Orange County Baseball Team Hunter Uzzl e All-Orange C ounty MVP 2014

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he 2014 Baseball season in Orange County was filled with some outstanding performances by our local athletes and teams. Bridge City continued a stellar playoff tradition by winning their 23rd district title and going 3 rounds deep in the state playoffs.

Vidor claimed a share of the 20-4A title and West Orange Stark made their first playoff appearance since 2010. Little Cypress Mauriceville and Orangefield were left out of the playoffs this season and will look to change their fortunes as they both ushered in some talented underclassmen this year that will help in the near future.

Now that the season is over for all our local teams it’s time to honor our All County Team for 2014.

M MVP-Hunter Uzzle / Bridge City (Sr) Uzzle lead the Cardinals this year in nearly every offensive category including average (.400), hits (32), On Base Percentage (.595), Runs scored (42), RBI’s (38) and a few others as well as catching every inning of all 32 games this season. His team leadership was unmistaken by anyone who watched a Cardinal game this year. His contributions on offense, defense, and in the dugout were all contributing factors to Bridge City’s success.

M Pitcher of the Year- Chase Shugart/ Bridge City (Jr) Easily the most dominant arm in the area Chase Shugart helped propel the Bridge City Cardinals into the state playoffs this year with a stellar record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 2 saves.

Shugart mowed through the opposition with a 127 strikeouts while posting a 1.63 ERA. Shugart punctuated his fabulous year with a no hitter against Sweeny in the 2nd round of the playoffs along with a 16 strikeout performance against district runner up Silsbee.

M Defensive MVP-Grant Anderson/ West Orange Stark (Jr) Anderson did a marvelous job behind the plate for the Mustangs this season as he shut down the opposition on the base paths and helped pace West Orange to a 3rd place finish in 21-3A. Along with his catching duties Grant also shut down opponents bats as he compiled a 7-2 record on the mound while pitching for WOS. Anderson’s efforts from behind the plate to the pitcher’s mound exemplify the true meaning of a Defensive MVP. ALL-ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL Page 2B

John Dubose cites Balanced Budget and Economic Growth H Orange County voters have a clear choice. I have the real experience. I have served my time in public leadership roles.

I am ready to lead Orange County on Day One!

H Orange County is at a crossroads.

Many good things are coming our way. Good, experienced leadership is needed to continue moving the county forward.

My goals for Orange County include: 1.

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Balance the budget.

Build back the reserves.

Economic Growth and development.

Continue the progress made in county services.

My plan for economic growth is to work closely with the Orange County Economic Development Group and with Jay Trahan from the City of Orange along with the other cities in the county to bring in new business and industry with new good jobs. We have a system in place. We need to work that system. As county judge, I will be available to meet with any group at any time to bring new opportunities for our area.

The county has made significant improvements in county services in recent years. For example, we now have a mosquito plane to aid in the mosquito battle each year. We have found that the use of this plane is the most efficient way to knock down

the mosquito population in a short time. I want to continue those improvements in county services.

county and within area cities was completed during my service of commissioner.

Many of you know that I served 12 years as commissioner for Pct. 3. During that time I was able to accomplish several goals:

4. Although not a program without problems, the housing rebuild program thru Southeast Texas Regional Planning has assisted some county residents in recovering from Hurricanes Rita and Ike.

1. I discovered that a 5.2 million dollar airport grant had been available to Orange County but, since prior bids came in high, the project had been shelved. We were able to use county employees and equipment to do part of the work on this project thus bringing the cost under the 5.2 million dollar amount. The grant was approved and the runway at Orange County Airport was extended to 5,500 feet.

Jet aircraft are now able to land at our airport.

2. When it was determined that Coastal Improvement Grant money could not be used for roads, I was instrumental in re-directing those funds to be used for individuals with failing septic systems to get assistance in buying new systems or to pay the tap fees to hook into a sewer collection system. These funds have been utilized all over Orange County and the funds amounted to about $ 700,000 per year for four years.

3. Many miles of road reconstruction within the

5. By working with my contacts at Texas Parks and Wildlife, I was able to secure grant funding to rebuild the marsh area surrounding Bailey Road.

Several large culverts were installed to aid in the flow of fresh and salt water that supports the marsh estuary where seafood species begin their life cycle.

Also, we were able to improve Bailey Road and install four fishing/crabbing platforms for use by our citizens. I am told that bank fishing has improved significantly since these improvements were made.

If you have any questions about my abilities to work well with others, ask your mayors or other elected officials. These folks have worked with me in the past and know my abilities.

I have a sincere desire to serve as your county judge. The county judge job is not just a ceremonial position. With your help and prayers, I will give the job my all to continue moving the county forward.

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 21, 2014

S.A.L.T. Tournament set for this weekend slicks or panicked COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN baitfish. The first

For The Record

I had just cleared the gas rig at the mouth of East Pass when I eased the throttle back into neutral long enough to stop and re-think my game plan.

With a dead calm lake in front of me for the first time in several weeks I was suddenly like a mosquito in a nudist colony….I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t know where to start!

We have been dictated to by the wind for so long that we no longer leave the dock even considering what Plan A might have been under more fishable conditions. Having been blown off the water time and again following the weatherman’s 5 to 10 mph wind forecast the night before, I still very much doubted that the windless conditions would last very long.

John Pelletier had already cut off a tail and was tying on a topwater before I could push the throttle forward again and it was obvious that we were on the same page. His guest for the day, Leo Oubre, boated three trout with a Vudu shrimp rigged under a TKO Cork before a big slot red buried John’s chartreuse Skitterwalk on our first stop.

I still hadn’t made my first cast as I scanned the surface of the shallow flat looking for

slick popped up within range of a long cast, but John’s topwater splashed down a few yards short of its mark. By the time he could retrieve his errant cast we were close enough and Leo lobbed his cork dead in the middle of the oily spot on the water.

It disappeared before he could pop it even once and a solid two to three pound trout immediately went airborne.

And so it went for the better part of the next hour or so. The water clarity wasn’t noticeably any clearer than it has been and we were fishing the same incoming tide, but most importantly….we were fishing where we wanted to fish rather than where we had to fish for a change!

By the time the wind did get up to an uncomfortable, but still not intolerable speed, we had four redfish in the box and the only ten 2 to 3 pound trout that they wanted to keep. They easily caught and released twice that many more, but we never fooled the first trout over five pounds.

It has been a long time since I have been able to cover water and just experiment that early

in a trip and the wind could not have set up more favorably for a run to the southeast corner of the lake.

While Leo was certainly not fish specific, John and I were still looking for that one big trout with everything from topwaters to Catch V’s. At some point between John and I not getting the first strike and Leo constantly attached to a redfish, John became more interested in his partner’s choice of lures.

“He’s not fishing a cork anymore,” John announced after dislodging the lure from the mouth of another redfish.“He thinks he is bass fishing and he’s feeding them a chromeblue back Rat-L-Trap.” I hadn’t noticed that he had switched to the lipless crankbait, but it came as no surprise that the redfish were running it down as he bumped it across the scattered clam shell.

It isn’t like trout won’t get after a Trap as well, but the trout apparently weren’t around and Leo was having more fun than we were at the time. While the majority of the so-called “trout purists” don’t even own a RatL-Trap, you would be surprised at the number of local anglers that live and die with the popu-

All-Orange County Baseball Offensive MVP-Ashton Hunter/Bridge City (Sr) Hunter absolutely came out of nowhere this season to be a huge contributor to the Cardinals offense this year. Hunter, who tore his ACL and missed the entire football season, went after the baseball with a vengeance. During district play he turned it up a notch to the tune of a .385 average, 14 runs scored, along with 10 RBI’s and a ridiculous On Base Percentage near .700. That pace continued on into the playoffs where Hunter thrived hitting in the clean up position.

Newcomer of the year-Jack Dallas/ West Orange Stark (Fr)

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Not many times does a Freshman come in and make as much of an impact as the one Jack Dallas did this year for the Mustangs. Dallas did it all for WOS as he played third base, caught when Grant Anderson pitched, and then also took to the hill and pitched himself. Dallas lead the Mustangs with a .357 batting average and also racked up 4 wins and 1 save as a pitcher. Look for a bright future and more to come from this talented youngster.

Coach of the year… Shae Landry/ WOS and Chad Landry/BC Shae Landry took a team that many overlooked and predicted to be near the bottom of

lar crankbait.

The lure appeals to both trout and reds, you can throw it into the stiffest of winds, it both rattles and vibrates when retrieved and it can be fished from top to bottom. While chrome or bone patterns are the most popular choices, the lure comes in every color imaginable thanks to the more discerning bass fishermen.

Several colors in the Rat-LTrap are also equipped with saltwater hardware, but I am far more into a color than the treble hooks. Swapping rusty treble hooks is a necessary part of life for the bay fisherman anyway so I personally opt to take advantage of the larger variety of freshwater patterns.

The only change I make prior to tying on a Trap is to remove the tie-on split ring and attach the lure with a Norton or Tony’s speed clip. I have had redfish spread the stock split ring in the course of the battle and that problem is too easily rectified. I haven’t stopped long enough to examine one of the saltwater models, but they may well already have a beefier split ring.

Even if you make no changes at all, it is foolish not to include the Trap in your saltwater arsenal. A final word to the wise, however...”Never show up with just one in your tackle box when fishing with a friend!”

Redfish will eat a Rat-L-Trap!

Don’t forget about the S.A.L.T fishing tournament hosted out of Pleasure Island this weekend. This year’s tournament marks the 40th anniversary of the popular two day family oriented event. There is a kid’s division as well as the in-

district 21-3A and turned them into a playoff caliber squad. Making their first playoff appearance since 2010 Landry has done an amazing job reviving the life back into a once powerful baseball school.

Chad Landry took his team of “no names” and quietly strung together 26 wins and a state ranking as high as number 2. After losing some big names to graduation last year Landry never panicked, he just went back to the drawing board and created another District Champion and also notched his 200th career win in the process.

2014 All County Team MVP- Hunter Uzzle (BC) Pitcher of the year- Chase Shugart (BC) Defensive MVP- Grant Anderson (WOS) Offensive MVP- Ashton Hunter (BC)

door division for the adults and the prize money is well worth the modest entry fee. For tickets or more information contact Daley’s Hunt N Fish in Nederland or Simon’s Outfitters in Orange.

Newcomer of the year- Jack Dallas (WOS) Coach of the year- Shae Landry (WOS) and Chad Landry (BC) Pitcher- Eric Foshee (Vidor) Pitcher- Coby Roddy (LCM) Pitcher-Bryson Macfarland(BC) Pitcher- Aidan Anderson (WOS) Catcher- Antonio Hernandez (Vidor) 1B-Mitchell Lee (LCM) 2B-Jonah Watts (BC) SS-Dalton Croft (Vidor) 3B-Kyle Bergeron (BC) OF-Keaton Langston (BC) OF-Drake Trawhon (LCM) OF-Grant Lapoint-Teate (WOS) DH-Mack Patterson (OF) Utility-Tryce Howard (OF)

The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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Big Fish Land Big Money Last Weekend Bridge City Girls and Little Girls Basketball Camp to be held

Choate taking the shot

Staff Report For The Record The team of Trent Manuel and Bryce Rambo won the SETX High School Regional Championship Fishing Tournament held at Sam Rayburn Lake this past weekend. Out of the 170 teams that qualified for the tournament, Manuel and Rambo came back from 16th place on Saturday to weighing in 19.89lbs on Sunday to win the tournament and the $10,000 in scholarship money. The team also qualified to fish in the 21st Annual Skeeter Owner’s Tournament on Lake Fork in June. Pictured is Trent Manuel, Cory Rambo ( Boat Captain) and Bryce Rambo.

School is out and summer fishing is in OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE For The Record

For the majority of our area students school is almost over for the year, for some it’s already over. The much anticipated free days of summer are now upon us and it’s this time of the year that is tailor made for taking a youngster fishing.

During the school year everyone is confined to schedules that only allow free time on the weekends, which coincidentally is when everyone else is free.

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

With a wide open calendar and a little bit of flexibility in schedules, parents can treat

their kids to a great day on the water during this time of the year. Weather patterns begin to stabilize as the long summer season here in east Texas takes command. Lighter winds mean more comfortable outings as well as plenty more options for places to fish.

During the spring most fisherman are confined to areas that aren’t whitecapping so a large portion of our local waters tend to be “off limits” unless you can stand some rough seas.

Several seasonal programs come into play during this time of the year which can really produce some super fishing.

One of the more popular ways to catch fish is to use live bait, either under a cork or fished on the bottom. Fishing live bait on

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

Occasionally live shrimp are available at local bait shops but you need to call to check on availability since supplies can vary from time to

time.

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

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

Another summer program that may come back into play this year is chasing schooling fish. Last year we had an unbe-

lievable summer chasing flocks of gulls that were feeding on brown shrimp which were driven to the surface by schools of hungry trout and redfish. This wide open action is just what the doctor ordered when it comes to getting kids interested in the sport of fishing, lots of fish and very little down time. If you happen to get in on some of that crazy action you will understand what I am talking about.

Whatever way you decide to chase fish this summer please be sure and take a kid along, they will always remember the trip.

Get some good information and ask questions so your time on the water can be as good as it possibly can. After all catching fish is just a small part of the game when you think about it, being with your kids and spending some quality time together is what it’s all about.

Bridge City will be hosting a Girls and Little Girls Basketball Camp June 9 – 12, 2014 (Monday – Thursday). Incoming grades 4 through 9 will be held at the High School Competition Gymnasium. The Little Girls Camp will be held at the elementary.

Incoming grades 4-6 will be 1-2:50 p.m.; Grades 7-9 will be 3-5 p.m. at the high school. Grades K-1 will be 5-5:50 p.m. and grades 2-3 will be 6-6:50 p.m.

Deadline for sign-up is May 24 to also receive the camp teeshirt and a new basketball. Go to: https://sites.google.com/ site/ladycardinalbasketballcamp/ to download forms to register.

If you don’t want the camp package, there is no deadline.

Just show up on the first day of camp with $60 for grades 4-9 or $50 for grades K-3rd and the form filled out. Please understand if you choose this option, your camper will not have a shirt or ball while most others will.

Location: Bridge City High School Competition Gym Cost: $65 = approximately 8 hours of camp instruction.

BCE Gym for Little Girls Cost: $55 = approximately 8 hours of camp instruction.

Purpose: We will promote the sport of basketball and improve fundamental skills through competitive, fun games and drills. There will be clinics held concerning shooting, dribbling, passing, and the importance of teamwork.

Please return the last page of the flyer to: Head Girls’ Basketball Coach – Bridge City High School Jennifer Willis 2690 Texas Avenue Bridge City, Texas 77611 If paying by check, please make it payable to: Jennifer Willis.

Email is: Jennifer.willis@bridgecityisd.net ** Girls have their own camp this year -- K through 3rd grade boys should sign up for the Little Guys Camp **

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Cleveland Browns fans enjoy nostalgic trip to the past Kaz’s Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record

The city of Cleveland was all excited because the Browns drafted a third-year sophomore quarterback in the first round of the NFL draft who will be counted on to lift the team from mediocrity back to being one of the better teams in the league.

This talented quarterback set many team records during his two-year tenure as a college quarterback. And when he was drafted in the first round, the city of Cleveland, steeped in football tradition for several decades, felt certain this star quarterback would help return the Browns to one of the best football teams in the NFL. But the master plan of the Browns is to bring this potential star quarterback along slowly as a back-up to the player dubbed as the starting quarterback, getting him acclimated to the thick playbook and offensive terminology used by the team for years.

Sounds like what’s happening today with Johnny Manziel, doesn’t it?? Actually the year was 1985 and the potential superstar quarterback was Bernie Kosar, who was taken by the Cleveland Browns as a first-round pick in the supplemental draft.

Kosar was the star quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes and opted to come out of college two years early for the NFL draft. But back in 1985, only seniors or players already graduated could be drafted by the NFL. Because Kosar still had two years of eligibility remaining, he had to go into the special supplemental draft.

There are several similarities in the collegiate careers of Kosar and Manziel—they both were highly accurate with their passes, they rarely forced throws or made bad decisions. They both were All-Americans and Heisman candidates, with Kosar finishing fourth in the 1984 balloting while Manziel was the only freshman to win the coveted award.

The difference between the two is that Kosar stood at 6-5 and 214 pounds while Manziel is a tad less than six feet tall, but weighs about the same. Manziel is very nimble-footed while Kosar was famously immobile and threw almost exclusively from the pocket.

Kosar, who was born in Youngstown, Ohio, really wanted to play in his home state and the Browns really were looking for a passing quarterback. Gary Danielson was the starting quarterback, with an offense that was run-oriented featuring a pair of 1,000-yard running backs in Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner.

Kosar began his rookie year as a back-up quarterback until Danielson injured his shoulder in the fifth week of the season.

Ultra-conservative head coach Marty Shotten-

heimer had relatively simple game plans when Kosar took over that relied heavily on a ball-control running game that must have worked because although the Browns finished the season at 8-8, they were the division champions.

Cleveland lost in the first-round of the playoffs to Miami, 24-21.

Danielson was injured again, this time in the preseason and by the time he healed, Kosar had established himself not only as the Browns permanent starter, but also as one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks.

The Browns went to a new pass-focused offense and Kosar threw for 3,854 yards and finished second in the NFL with 310 completions.

Kosar’s friendliness with the fans and his onfield performance made him the most popular quarterback in Cleveland since the great Otto Graham back in the 1950’s.

It appears to this Korner that Manziel is in the perfect NFL city that is starving for a consistently winning pro football team. Since being resurrected in1999, Cleveland has gone through 20 quarterback and seven head coaches and is dying for the good times to return.

The fans are smart enough to realize this will not happen overnight, but those old-timers remember how Kosar revitalized the franchise and are optimistic Johnny Football eventually will do the same or even more.

Manziel will be brought along slowly and not just dropped into the starting lineup by new head coach Mike Pettine and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan until they feel he’s NFL-ready.

Shanahan doesn’t want to make the same mistake with Manziel that he did during Robert Griffin III’s first two seasons while he was the offensive coordinator for Washington when the Redskins finished first and then last in the NFC East Division.

But the long-suffering football fans in Cleveland will start chanting early and often for Manziel to go into the game if things aren’t going too well before this 2014 season is very old.

Manziel-mania is already rampant in Cleveland where the Browns fans realize Johnny Football is a legitimate superstar who parties with rappers and is trailed by paparazzi wherever he chooses to go.

The Browns are preparing for the intense spotlight that will follow Manziel. His introductory news conference drew more reporters and television cameras than when Pettine was hired or when his predecessor was unceremoniously fired.

In less than 24 hours after being drafted No 22 in the first round, more than 2,300 fans purchased season tickets for the 2014 Browns season.

Last weekend the Cleveland radio stations were playing a brand-new song called “Johnny Cleve-

land.”

During the recent draft the NFL sold more of Manziel’s jerseys than it did of those belonging to Tim Tebow, Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III combined.

KWICKIES…This Korner always likes to disperse accolades on local golfers who do news-worthy feats on the links. However, this one involves yours truly while playing in a skin’s game with fellow senior hackers Kenny Ruane and Jim Rodda Saturday morning. After hitting two drivers rather well on the 514-yard, Par 5 No. 7 hole at Sunset Grove Country Club I hit an “easy” nine-iron from about 85 yards out that took a couple of hops on the green and disappeared into the hole for an Eagle-3. The Eagle cost Ruane and Rodda four extra skins each and just to show that wasn’t a fluke, I hit a 6-iron eight inches from the pin on the 133-yard No. 12 Par 3 hole for a tap-in birdie that cost them each another extra skin. Strangely enough, I had only five pars, but shot a 79 score. Just one of those rare days!!!

The Lamar Cardinal baseball team won two games of last weekend’s three-game regularseason series finale at Oral Roberts to nab the eighth and final spot in this week’s Southland Conference Baseball Tournament hosted by the University of Central Arkansas in Conway Ark. Head Coach Jim Gilligan was forced to use a pair of senior pitchers from the bullpen to lock down Saturday’s 3-1 victory as the Cardinals finished the regular season with a 16-14 record in the SLC and 31-23 overall. Lamar plays No. 1-seeded Sam Houston State today (Wed.) at noon in the opening round of the SLC tourney.

In other first-round action today No. 3 Northwestern State played No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana at 9 a.m., No. 7 McNeese State plays No. 2 Nicholls State at 4 p.m. and No. 6 Central Arkansas hosts No. 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 7 p.m.

For the second year in a row the Bridge City Cardinals were eliminated by Huffman in the re-

gional semifinals as the Cardinal bats went dead in the last two games after the Redbirds captured the opener of the three-game series. Silsbee and Evadale are the only two area teams still alive in the state playoffs.

The Houston Astros finished the recent home stand with a 4-2 record after taking three-game series from the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox. The San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing in the Western Conference finals of the National Basketball Association playoffs while the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers compete for the Eastern Conference championship. It looks to me like Miami and San Antonio will play for the world championship once again, but there’s a lot of basketball to be played before that can happen.

JUST BETWEEN US…Just when it appears that we have a legitimate Triple Crown horse ready to take that last long leap into history, a major roadblock appears to squash that possibility. California Chrome looked impressive Saturday in the Preakness Stakes to get two-thirds of the way into the record books and was getting ready to board a van and travel to Long Island for the June 7 Belmont Stakes. The problem is that New York is the only state that does not allow thoroughbred horses to be equipped with nasal strips during races, although standard-bred horses (harness) are. And the last six times that California Chrome has raced—including the Kentucky Derby and Preakness—he wore a nasal strip and won all six races.

And reclusive co-owner Perry Martin said he might not run him if he can’t run with a nasal strip. The other co-owner, Steve Coburn said after Saturday’s race that he thought California Chrome would win the Triple Crown and could not wait to get to New York to see his horse make history. The New York State Gaming Commission said that if a request to use nasal strips is made, the decision would be made by the three New York Racing Association stewards—Stephen Lewandowski of the state, Dr. Ted Hill of the Jockey Club and Braulio Baeza of NYRA—by vote. I believe if California Chrome runs in the Belmont, he should win unless Ride On Curlin upsets him.

Registration open for Mini-Mudder romp at Gladys City Museum’s obstacle course will challenge kids’ physical and mental endurance. Registration is now open for children ages six to 12 to take part in Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown’s first-ever Mini-Mudder Romp, part of the museum’s Great Outdoors Day event to be held on June 21. “Mud runs and challenges, like the Tough Mudder, are very popular with adults, right now,” said museum director Mark Osborne. “We developed the Mini-Mudder for kids to encourage families to get outside and, well, get dirty!”

Registration is $15 per child with a limited

number of reduced registrations of $10 per child for youth groups. Parents may register children to run individually or as part of a team of no more than four children. In addition, parents may run the course with six year olds at no charge and compete in a final “No-Child” heat at the end of the day for $10. Registration ends June 4. Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown is located on the Lamar University campus at Hwy. 69 and Jimmy Simmons Blvd. in Beaumont. For more info call 409-880-1750 or contact the museum at gladyscityinfo@gmail.com.

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Community Bulletin Board GOACC seeking sponsors for 2014 Fishing Tourn June 14 & 15 The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking

sponsors for the “2014 Do It In Orange Fishing Tournament” to be held June 14 & 15. Contact GOACC at 409-883-3536.

Orange County veterans 11th ann event May 25 The public is invited to join in honoring veterans at the 11th annual tribute to Orange County veterans 6 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza, 3810 M.L. King Drive in Orange. The event is free.

Coastal Management Program grant workshops Up to $1.8 million in coastal grants available and staff members from the General Land Office are touring the Texas coast explaining how to apply. Find out how to get a local project funded by attending one of five grant workshops. The meeting will be May 28 in Beaumont and May 29 in Galveston. Coastal Management Program grants help conserve critical habitat, improve beach and bay public access, improve local water quality and more. Cities, counties, colleges and non-profit organizations are eligible for the grants. Participants must be able to pay 40 percent of a grant projects total cost. Download the CMP Cycle 20 Grant Guidance and Application Packet, at www.glo.texas.gov/what-we-do/caring-for-the-coast/grantsfunding/cmp/index.html.

& drills. There will be clinics held concerning shooting, dribbling, passing, defense, as well as the importance of teamwork.

Contact tony.knight@bridgecityisd.net.

stages, shoppes and demonstration areas and has seen its highest attendance ever. The Festival will run weekends from Oct. 11th-Nov. 30th and Thanksgiving Friday.

BC Cardinal Basketball Camp June 2-5 Sign up location BCHS Competition Gym. Mon. & Tues. 3:30 -5:20 pm(Grades 4 - 6) 5:30 - 7:30 pm (Gr. 7 - 9)Wed. & Thurs.

12:30 - 2:20 pm(Gr. 4-6) 2:30 - 4:30 pm (Gr. 7 - 9) Deadline is May 16 for camp package only. Cost is $65 for about 8 hours of instruction. Both camps $95.

LCM Class of 1994 to hold reunion July 19 LCM Class of 1994 has scheduled their 20 Year Reunion 7 p.m.12 a.m., July 19 at L’auberge in Lake Charles. Final details are pending with more numbers coming in. For more information go to their “Class of 1994 LCM Reunion” group on Facebook or contact Misty Bornholdt-Winder at 409-882-4040 or e-mail studio87salon@hotmail.com.

Advocates for Children, Inc. Dinner Theater Fundraiser 2014 June 27 “Murderous Crossing” presented by Port Arthur Little Theater will be performed at the Advocates for Children, Inc. Dinner Theater Fundraiser with a mixer at 6:30 pm and dinner at 7 pm, on Friday, June 27. Location in The Garden District, 7536 Hwy. 87, N. Orange. Tickets are $60 per person, $100 per couple. Sponsorshipsa re available. Call 1-877-586-6548 for reservation info.

2nd Bill Cosby performance added at Lutcher After selling out in 24 hours, the Lutcher Theater has added a second performance of one of America’s most beloved comedians of all time, Bill Cosby. Great seats are now available for Thursday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now from $35$75 at www.lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Box Office at 409-886-5535. The Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is located at 707 Main in Orange.

Market Basket Charitable Foundation Scholarship

40th Anniv of the Texas Renaissance Festival Oct. 11-Nov. 30

The Lamar University Foundation has announced an endowed scholarship has been established for students of all majors and all class levels. The Market Basket Charitable Foundation Scholarship will provide funding for outstanding students to further their studies at Lamar. For more info about establishing an endowed scholarship, contact the LU Foundation, 409-8802117.

The Kingdom is stronger than ever! During the past three years, the festival has been completely over hauled with new

Learn and Grow Summer program registration ends May 23.

First Baptist Church in Bridge City registration for their Learn and Grow Program ends May 23. Call Lauren McGee, 409-6585731, to discuss enrolling your special needs child to be part of a great summertime experience.

Lamar Univ 2014 Summer Camps Lamar University invites students of all ages to a variety of summer camps to be held on campus this summer. Camps are offered for a variety of ages and interests with both daily and residential opportunities. (basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, baseball, aquatics, choir, band, percussion, dance, theatre, speech, nursing, TX governor, construction and engineering) Contact Larry Acker, assistant director, public relations, 409-880-7886 or Daniel McLemore, marketing specialist at 409-880-8490.

GOACC luncheon honors HS Seniors Thursday Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce 2014 Honor Student Luncheon recognizes outstanding high school seniors in the area. It will be held 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,at Sunset Grove Country Club. Cost is $25 per person. Sponsorships available. Call GOACC for more info at 409-883-3536.

WO Christian Church Youth Fundraiser Saturday West Orange Christian Church, 900 Lansing St. Noon - 4 pm. Come have your vehicle washed for a donation to our youth. We will be selling Spaghetti dinners for $7 & cakes $10.

Pre-order now at 409-719-3992 with Nelda. Please come and help our youth help themselves.!

Tribute to Veterans scheduled for Sunday The 11th Annual Tribute to Orange Co. Veterans will be at 6 p.m. in the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza, 3810 MLK Dr. in Orange. Speaking will be Capt. Donald Root, USDN (RET). The SETX Color Guard, Patriot Riders, Vietnam Mobile Museum and Orange Community Band will be there. Enjoy music, hotdogs and apple pie. Contact Ron Emmert for more info at 409-882-1816.

Bridge City Little League board elections May 31 Bridge City Little League will be holding board elections Sat., May 3, from 8 am – 12 pm. Ballots will be located in the Board room. All parents of children presently enrolled in the league are eligible to vote.

4th Ann “Little Guys” BC Cardinal Basketball Camp June 2–5 Incoming male kindergartners - 3rd graders sign up at Bridge City Elem. Gym between 5 – 5:50 pm (K & 1st) 6 - 7 pm (2nd & 3rd graders). Cost is $55 and includes about 4 hrs of instruction, a new rubber basketball & camp t-shirt. If you don’t want the tshirt and ball, just show up the first day of camp with $50 and the application form. We will promote the sport of basketball and improve fundamental skills through competitive, fun games

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Dear West Orange – Cove GOACC welcomes KHTT Designs Community and Mustang Parents, Staff Report

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It is with great excitement that our students and staff look forward to the end of this school year; and, as graduation approaches, I look back upon 2013-2014 with a tremendous amount of pride. The school year has been exceptional. Our students have demonstrated growth and achievement inside and outside of the classroom.

As you may recall, inclement weather during the winter resulted in West Orange – Cove cancellingclasses for several days. These weather day decisions were made out of an abundance of caution for the welfare of our students and staff. Each decision was made with safety as a primary concern, rather than the resulting impact on the school calendar. Having said

that, these decisions have affected the 2013-2014 calendar in such a way that WOC schools will have to utilize Memorial Day as an instructional day so that we remain in compliance with Texas Education Agency requirements. I want to emphasize that Memorial Day is a day of great significance not only to me, but also to our employees, our community stakeholders, and our nation. Therefore, programs have been scheduled throughout the district to honor veterans.

On May 26, our youngest students at North Early Learning Center will participate in a campus Memorial Day Parade. West Orange – Stark Elementary will welcome a guest speaker during a morning program. WO-S

Apply for 2015 David J. Beck Fellowships by Oct. 1 Staff Report

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Two David J. Beck Fellows will be selected to receive full academic scholarships to LU for 2015, covering all tuition, fees, books and on-campus room and board. Additionally, fellows receive up to $10,000 each for summer projects, which may include research, travel, an internship or other activity to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

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Middle School students will gather at the flagpole to honor veterans. At the High School, a brief assembly will be held at the end of the school day.

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Lumberton will be taking part in their summer projects representing Lamar University on a global level.

Kahler, an exercise science/ pre-med major, plans to study advances in rehabilitative surgery and therapy for sports injuries at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, Ireland, as his summer project. “I feel like I can learn so much from this. For any future orthopedic surgeon, this would be the best opportunity,” he said.

Townley-Smith, a physics/ electrical engineering major, plans to complete an internship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., with the atomic spectroscopy group as her summer project. “It’s amazing just to be able to go and do this type of research with scientists of such high caliber,” she said.

Applicants must be full-time Lamar University undergraduates in any major with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher who plan to graduate no earlier than December 2015. Fellows are selected based on the strength of their complete application packet, including proposed summer project, academic record and financial need. Finalists will be interviewed in October.

Application packets are available online at www.lamar.edu/ beckfellowships and in the offices of the senior associate provost (Plummer 104), Honors College (Honors Building) or each college dean. For more information, visit www.lamar. edu/beckfellowships or call (409) 880-8400.

The David J. Beck Fellowships were made possible by a gift to LU’s Investing in the Future campaign from distinguished alumnus David J. Beck. A former regent of the Lamar University System, Beck is a founding partner in a premier Houston law firm, Beck Redden & Secrest. A Port Arthur native, he credits Lamar University with giving him the opportunity to attend college and gain a foundation for future success.

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed KHTT Designs to the Chamber with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Chamber’s monthly Breakfast Connection. KHTT Designs is located at 4450 I 10 West and is committed to customer satisfaction. They provide tile and granite installment for commercial and residential properties. For more information please call (409) 883-0300.

WOS athletes recognized at annual banquet Staff Report

For The Record

West Orange-Stark High School Athletic Banquet was held Tuesday, May 19. The following athletes were recognized: Most Valuable Player Baseball – Aidan Anderson Boys’ Tennis – Jordon Jackson Boys’ Basketball – Laquarious Paige Girls’ Tennis – Erica Paige Girls’ Basketball –Eriel Jordan & Derreashia Breaux Daughtery Cross Country Track – Nicholas Carroll Boys’ Golf – Chase Rutledge Boys’ Track – Chris James & Tomarcus Fontenot Powerlifting – Josh King &

Ja’Tayjah Vital Girls’ Track – Lashya Cole Volleyball – Aaliyah Teel & Daijah Roberts Football – Chris James Softball – Mar’Kia Davis

Scholastic All-District Athletic Team – Student must letter in a UIL sports activity at the varsity level and have an overall numeric average of at least 90 in all subjects taken.

Olivia Basinger Tiffani Birdon-Culpepper Payton Brown Taylor Colbert Jackson Dallas

Mar’Kia Davis Ana Escobedo Margan Ferguson Henry Foward Erick Guillory Jacob Hryhorchuk Mallory Jackson Christopher James Jr. Lanisha Jones Brandon Joubert Erica Paige Laquarious Paige Johnny Rachal Jordan Richard Daijah Roberts Kaylyn Roberts Payton Robertson Tavin Terrell Kameron Williams

CCS Student Wins 1st at Annual Shangri Art Contest

GOACC luncheon honors HS Seniors

Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce 2014 Honor Student Luncheon recognizes outstanding high school seniors in the area. It will be held 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,at Sunset Grove Country Club. Cost is $25 per person. Sponsorships available. Call GOACC for more info at 409-883-3536.

GOACC seeking sponsors for Fishing Tourn June 14 & 15 The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking sponsors for the “2014 Do It In Orange Fishing Tournament” to be held June 14 & 15.

Contact GOACC at 409-8833536.

Lindsey Burns of Community Christian School’s eighth grade won first place in the junior high division in Shangri La Botanical Gardens’ Art Competition. Her artwork will be featured on Shangri La’s calendar of events that will go out to all area schools.

Eleventh Annual Tribute to Orange County Veterans 6:00 PM Sunday May 25, 2014 Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza 3810 M.L. King Drive • Orange, Texas

COME SHARE IN THIS PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE TO ALL VETERANS AND THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING IN OUR MILITARY SERVICES Keynote Speaker: Capt. Donald Root, USN, (RET) ALSO FEATURING THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS COLOR GUARD, PATRIOT RIDERS MOTORCYCLE GROUP, VIETNAM MOBILE MUSEUM, ORANGE COMMUNITY BAND & OTHER PATRIOTIC MUSIC COMPLIMENTARY HOT DOGS AND APPLE PIE FOLLOWING PROGRAM Home of the life sized bronze sculpture

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A memorial to the great sacrifice for our freedom Place a Veteran’s Name in Granite $40 Memorial messages may be added to bricks $100

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The Record • Week of Wednesday, May 21, 2014

A Historical beauty; First United Methodist Church in Orange Melodie McClain For The Record

The First United Methodist Church (FUMC) has stood strong throughout many years.

It has now been recognized as a nationally significant historical site within the United Methodist Church in the United States.

The Sanctuary of FUMC is noted for its architecture and beautiful stained glass windows. But the church is also being recognized for over 132 years of service to God and the Orange community it is heavily involved with.

The dedication service held Sunday, May 18, 2014, was a grand day for FUMC, located at 502 N. Sixth Street. It was a day for remembering heroic efforts of the past and being proud of the present. The attractive new historical marker signifies the remarkable accomplishments of generations.

The church has grown significantly over the years and has enjoyed the leadership of more than 55 senior pastors and a host of associate pastors.

The membership of the church has fluctuated over the years along with the population of Orange, but it has never hindered the ministry that happens there.

The first recorded Methodist activity in Orange was in 1859, when the Rev. Valerious C. Canon was sent from the Woodville District. By 1871, Orange County was on a circuit which included Hardin and Jefferson counties.

Circuit riders, or Saddlebag preachers, was a popular term referring to clergy in the earliest years of the United States.

The beginning of the circuit rider era was at the Circuit Rider Christmas Conference in 1784. The clergy assigned to travel around specific geographic territories to minister to settlers and organize congregations were true pioneers.

They were part of the Methodist Episcopal church and related dominations.

Legend has it, the Rev. Daniel Morse, one of the first circuit riders, hunted alligators in swamps and marshes close by.

He sold the hides to make ends meet. This practice became the norm with the “traveling clergy” and for that reason, the circuit became known as the “Alligator Circuit.” Traveling on horseback, it was a wet, rugged and challenging territory to cover in those days and to do so took true perseverance. The

First United Methodist Church in Orange congregation gathers for dedication ceremony

determined ministerial efforts of the circuit riders boosted Methodism into the largest Protestant denomination at the time.

The first pastor and part of the three-county circuit at one time in 1871 was W.C. Collins.

The circuit riders were lay pastors and the Methodist Church experienced explosive growth in those days. Circuits generally ended sometime before the Civil War. FUMC has been very instrumental in improving the Orange community since a small band of faithful Methodist joined together to form the First Methodist Church in Orange in 1873, with services held monthly for 44 charter members. A Sunday School was established in 1879 and has been a huge factor in the growth of the church. Initially, the church was used by Christian believers of various denominations and was a mission until it became self-supporting in 1884. It was financed by subscription and built directly opposite Evergreen Cemetery. Subscription is the process of investors signing up and committing to invest in a financial instrument before the actual closing of the purchase.

The congregation grew quickly and a new, larger church was soon needed. The Ladies Aid Society within the church, held bazaars, socials, lawn parties, concerts and everything they could think of to secure money to begin building. Construction began again, this time at the corner of Border and Henderson Streets, and was completed in 1892. The church directory, dated September 1, 1894, listed 334 members, with addresses from the distant past like “west from depot”, “near church”, “three miles west”, “near Sells” and “at

Judge Burton’s”.

In 1911, property on the corner of Sixth and Elm was purchased, followed by the building of a new parsonage. Soon the old church (1892) was moved to the new location. As membership continued to grow, plans for more expansion came into discussion. The next ‘new’ church was again financed by subscription and the tireless efforts of diligent church members, including children and youth who helped by “selling bricks” for ten cents each. The formal opening ceremony for the FUMC Sanctuary was June 10, 1923. The total cost was $140,000 . Calculating only the cost of inflation, it would cost $1,642,772 to build it today.

During WWII, the church continued to expand while Orange’s population leaped to 50,000, with many working in shifts and sleeping in cars and tents. The church was used for a variety of local events at the time, such as United Service Organization dances for naval personnel, civic functions and graduations. The Moller pipe organ, still operational in the Sanctuary, was purchased and installed in 1946, shortly after WWII ended.

Continually growing, a new parsonage was later acquired along with an education building, only to be followed by the Malloy Center and the stunning Slade Memorial Chapel, dedicated in 1954. The FUMC continues to create an exceptional place to worship with the addition of an elevator large enough to carry a casket, gated entrances and lovely gardens.

Ruby Boehme Parks, distinguished long time member, was born and raised in the FUMC congregation. She remembers when the Sanctuary was the only building, excluding the

parsonage and a small boyscout hut in the back. She recalls sitting in the familiar family pew on the left side at Sunday worship. She remembers the names of the families who were the “movers and shaker” in the 30’s and 40’s. That’s folks who were active or influencial in some field or endeavor. (Yes. I had to look that up.)

Married in the Slade Chapel in 1957, her children grew up in the church and she served as secretary of the Administrative Board and Council on Ministries in the 70’s and 80’s. She is still active in the Intercessory Prayer ministry. She is thankful to her parents and their generation for creating a beautiful monument to worship in.

The speaker for the dedication ceremony last Sunday morning was the Rev. Dr. Faulk Landrum. He spoke of the mass conversions of the 19th Century camp meetings and said historian Charles W. Ferguson called them a “Frolics of faith.”

He then told about the traveling adventures of a circuit riding preacher named Jesse Hoard, during the same time period.

“The need and opportunity are just as great today as they were then,” the Rev. Dr. Landrum said and then asked, “How can we be as effective as these pioneers? We’re heirs of these Soldiers of the Cross. We need to constantly find a way to speak a healing word.”

The present day FUMC carries on the tradition of the frontiersman, always pushing forward. Also, the tradition of keeping Methodist ministers on the move is still alive today.

The average time a minister will stay at a local church is two to five years. The Rev. W. H. Crawford served as the first full time pastor in 1884. With 53 senior pastors and many associate pastors in between, Pastor John Warren, part of a distinguished group is currently pastor at FUMC. He is honored to be a soldier of God and pastor of such an amazing congregation and church.

“Our congregation is tough and has been through a lot,” Warren said.

Programs sparked by FUMC include the Greater Orange Area Literacy Services and the Habitat to Humanity project which was responsible for building almost three dozen homes in Orange. Today the church is involved with Orange Christian Services, Building Great Readers at West Orange Cove Elementary, Stop Hunger Now, Feed My Sheep food kitchen and Share Fest, which brought 42,000 pounds of potatoes free to the public last year. Services and school supplies for 1500 Orange County school children are also provided in coalition with other churches. FUMC strives to feed the spiritual lives of those who attend its services and go out into the world and make a difference.

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Orange County Church Directory First Baptist Church Orangefield

Trinity Baptist Church

9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield, 409-735-3113 Pastor Forrest Wood Sun.: Bible Study - 9:15 a.m., Worship Serv. - 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship- 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Evening Services: Yth & Children - 6:30 p.m.

Praise & Prayer - 6:30 p.m.

Choir Practice - 7:30 p.m.

Email: office@fbcof.com www.fbcof.com

1819 16th Street, Orange Office: 886-1333 Pastor Dr. Bob Webb Worship Leader Dan Cruse Sun. Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Nursery Provided

St. Paul United Methodist Church 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City 409- 735-5546 Rev. Mark Bunch office@stpaulfamily.org Sun. Mornings: Worship Experience - 8:15 a.m.; Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m.

(Nursery provided) For Mid & Sr. High Youth Sun: 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Taizé Service - 6:30 p.m.

For Children Ages 4–10 Wed. 6 to 7 p.m. – JAM is now KFC ”Kids for Christ” (Jesus & Me) Club For info regarding preschool enrollment call 409-735-5546

First United Methodist Church Orange 502 Sixth Street 886-7466 8 a.m. - Worship in Chapel 9 a.m. - Celebration Service in Praise Center 10 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 11 a.m. - Worship in Sanctuary 5 p.m. - UMYF & Kids Pastor: Rev. John Warren Director of Music & Fine Arts: Doug Rogers Organist: Justin Sanders Director of Youth and Christian Education: Allisha Bonneaux www.fumcorange.org

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 945 W. Roundbunch Road Bridge City, TX 77611 409-735-4573 - Church 409-988-3003 - Pastor Paul Zoch Worship Services: Traditional - 9 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

Contemporary: 11 a.m.

Wednesdays Compassionate Friends 10am Youth Activities - 6pm Compassionate Friends 7pm Our congregation welcomes the community to join us for all our services. We are a friendly caring and casual church of the future! Come grow with us!

Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange Lead Pastor: Ray McDowell Worship Ministires Director: Leslie Hicks Youth Pastor: Michael Pigg Children’s Pastor: Rebekah Spell Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Celebration Service 10:45 a.m.

Home Group: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Service: 7 p.m.

Everyone Welcome!

First Baptist Church of Bridge City 200 W. Roundbunch, BC Off: 409-735-3581 Fax: 409-735-8882 www.fbcbc.org Rev. Lynn Ashcroft, Interim Pastor Sunday Schedule: Bible Study - 9:15 a.m.

Celebration Service 10:30 Youth Bible Study, Discipleship Classes - 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Schedule: Prayer Meeting - 6:30 p.m., Children’s Activities.

First Christian Church of Orangefield 4234 FM 408 (between BC & Orangefield) 409-735-4234 Minister Jim Hardwick Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m.

Nursery provided For a ride call 735-4234

Cowboy Church of Orange County 673 FM 1078 Orange 409-718-0269 E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

“Round Pen” (Small Group) Studies: Ladies & Men’s group: 7 p.m. Mondays, Come as you are!

Boots & hats welcome!

West Orange Christian Church 900 Lansing Street, W.O. 409-882-0018 Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Evening - 6 p.m.

Pastor: Kurtis Moffitt “Our church family welcomes you!” www.westorangechurch.org

Harvest Chapel 1305 Irving Street, West Orange, Texas 77630 (409) 882-0862 Pastor: Ruth Logan Burch Services: Sunday Morning 10:00 am Morning Service 11:00 am Nightly Service 6:00 pm Wednesday Service 6:00 pm

Living Word Church Hwy 87 & FM 1006, Orange 409-735-6659 www.livingwordtx.org Samuel G.K. - Pastor Joseph Samuel - Asst. Pastor Sun. Serv - 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wed. Service - 7 p.m.

Come As You Are!

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Services at 9 a.m.

6108 Hazelwood 409-779-9039

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(6/4) New development now open! Twin Lakes Estates on FM 105 near FM 1442.

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(5/21) 3/2/2, 2404 Post Oak Ln. LCMISD, Nice brick home on corner lot with garden room overlooking fenced in back yard, large family room (17’ x 19’), 2 walk-ins in mbr. Shower and jetted tub in master bath, open concept kitchen and breakfast room, fireplace, new tile and new carpet, and brand new central a/c unit $205,000 Call Edee 409-670-9272 or 330-4470 (tfn) APARTMENT RENTALS

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Blinds, ceiling fans, concrete patio/parking, nice yard, lawn care provided, NO PETS, $570 mo. + $300 dep + elec & water.

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2/1 Duplex apt. BC. 470 Blueberry, ca/h, some appliances. $680 mo. + $500 dep.

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Used appliances, starting at $99.95. Harry’s appliances, 302 10th. St. (10th. & Main), Orange. We buy used appliances, 886-4111 (hs)

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6:30 pm. at St.Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 4300 Meeks Dr. in Orange in the Brother Sun Room of the Canticle Bldg.

AL-ANON meets Wed. & Sun. at 7 pm 1512 Strickland Dr., Orange, call 409-7794289 or Cindy @ 994-5503 for details.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUGH LOVE is a self help parents support group for parents of children displaying unacceptable behavior. Meets Tuesdays at 7 pm. at the Immaculate Conception Education Bldg., 4100 Lincoln (corner of Lincoln & Washington) in Groves. For more info call 962-0480 CRISIS CENTER. Rape and Crisis Center of SETX needs volunteer advocates to provide direct services to survivors of sexual assault in a medical setting. Comprehensive training is provided. Anyone interested contact the Crisis Center at 409-832-6530.

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Advocates-4-children-inc.org. to apply. 30 training hours required. Record numbers of children are being abused. Your volunteer help is needed!

GARAGE SALES THURSDAY. 4957 YAUPON ST. OFF 1442, Bessie Heights then Tanglewood then Yaupon. 6 - 12. Big garage sale. oak and accent chairs, desk, Tiara, lights, home items, surround sound, portable dvd, movies, cd’s, books, 22 belt holster, clothes.

FRI. & SAT. 9538 TRINITY ROAD. off FM 1442, ORG 7 til? No pre sells or early birds please. Cast iron skillets, hand tools, household items, C-7 jeep tops and hardware, soft doors CJ-5, CJ-7. Too many things to list. No clothes or toys. 409-504-6453.

SAT. 177 RIDGEWOOD ST. BC. 8 - 11. Again! Something for everybody! Odds and ends, luggage of all kinds. 100 yr old sewing machine and rocking chair, computer table, glass top table, formal dining table, cedar chest, end tables, supplies of all kinds and much more! Come see!

SAT. 8390 E. BRIDGEFIELD, BC/ORG. off Hwy 1442.

(77630) 8 - noon. Living room set, queen mattress & box springs, dresser, dishes, sports equipment, tools, clothes, shoes, all size bedding, refrig, washing machine, misc.

SAT. 897 SUNCREST, BC/

ORG off Hwy 1442 (77630) 7 ?. Multi-families. Lots of new clothes and shoes w/tags. Lots of used family clothes and Nascar collectables, home decor, misc.

SAT. 4 KELLS CIRCLE in Vidor. 7 - 1. Electronics, baby items, exercise equipment and more. No early birds please.

SAT. 3720 PHEASANT ST. West Orange. By WO-S Elem.

7- 1. Lots of clothing and things for the whole family!

Cannot miss!!” Benefits the Hispanic American Christian Church.

SAT. 555 AUSTIN ST., BC, off Bower behind BC middle school, 3 families, 7 till 2. A little bit of everything! If rained out we will have it.

MOVING SALE: Dining table w/4 chairs, $250; head board, pd $1,000 asking $450; small but tall glass top display cabinet w/3 drawers, $100; large wood entertainment center, $150; angel to go on mail box, $35; coffee table w/ white & gold trim, $35; Curtis Mathis TV, rugs, wood cabinet, collector’s items, antique dish set, will consider all offers. NOTE: I would like to buy a pillow top queen size mattress! Call for app to see 409-670-9272. or 330-4470 (edetfn)

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The Record • WEEK OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014 9B

THEME: BALL GAMES

73. A gossip, Yiddish

Answers Next Week ACROSS 1. Similar to but smaller than giraffe 6. OB-GYN test 9. Cry like a baby 13. Howard Hughes was one, among other things 14. Biochemistry abbr.

15. Luau greeting 16. Maker of premium electric vehicles 17. It’s hot in some people?

18. Sega hedgehog 19. *Tennis return 21. *Game of goals 23. Yang’s opposite

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of WAYNE PEVETO, Deceased, were issued on April 29, 2014, in Cause No. P16837, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: ALAN T. PEVETO. 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 TOMMY GUNN Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 29th day of April, 2014 Tommy Gunn TOMMY GUNN Attorney for Alan Peveto State Bar No.: 08623700 Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 8829990 Facsimile: (409) 8820613

NOTICe TO CReDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Willie Leven Cleveland, Jr., Deceased, were issued on May 14, 2014, in Cause No. P-16834, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1, Orange County, Texas, to: Nicolette Tara Williams.

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: Nicolette Tara Williams 3825 Whippoorwill St. Orange, Texas 77630 DaTeD the 14th day of May, 2014 Marcia B. DeLarue

Marcia B. DeLarue Attorney for Nicolette Tara Williams State Bar No.: 05725300 702 West Park Ave. Orange, Texas 77611 Telephone: (409) 883-9767

Facsimile: (409)238-5002

24. Michelin product 25. Fluffy accessory 28. *Batting ____ 30. A group or set of 9 or IX 35. Tolkien creatures 37. “Sixteen ____,” song 39. Allegro or lento 40. Paper holder 41. Deserving of respect?

43. Orange peel, e.g.

44. New York’s _____ Island 46. German female title 47. Small amount of residue

48. Like “Odyssey” 50. Doctrines 52. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 53. *Mark left by hit by pitch 55. Degree type, pl.

57. *Court contest 60. *Kevin Durant’s target 63. Battle royal 64. Rock in a drink 66. Equestrian’s attire 68. Torn down 69. Scheduled to arrive 70. Make amends 71. Iditarod ride 72. Always, in verse

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7 temp positions; approx 7 ½ months; job to begin 7/15/14 through 2/28/15; Duties: to operate farm equipment during field maintenance; planting of sugar cane by hand; operating farm equipment during the harvesting of sugar cane; farm and field sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending and stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. $9.87 per hour; 35 hrs a week, OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience in job offered required. All work tools provided. 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 Huey Dugas & Sons, Inc. located in St. Martinville, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at (337) 201-6015. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701.

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOHN A. WARD, JR., DECEASED Notice is hereby given that original letters testamentary for the Estate of JOHN A. WARD, JR., Deceased, were issued on the 14th day of May, 2014, in Cause No. P16850, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division to FLORENCE B. WARD. The residence of FLORENCE B. WARD, Independent Executrix, is 4208 Stark Road, Orange, TX 77632.

All persons having claims against this estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Dated:

May 14, 2014

Florence B. Ward FLORENCE B. WARD, Independent Executrix

NoTicE To cREDiToRs Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of EliZAbETH ilENE MERRiMAN, Deceased, were issued on April 11 2014, in Cause No. 16788, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Roy Goeddertz..

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: Roy Goeddertz 167 shadowdale bridge city,Texas 77611

DOWN 1. Make a choice 2. Capital of Ukraine 3. “The Sun ___ Rises” 4. Tom Sawyer’s aunt 5. Right-leaning character 6. Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, ____, Love” 7. Tropical American cuckoo 8. Zoroastrian 9. Coalition 10. First-class 11. Blender sound 12. Varnish ingredient 15. *Legal blocked shot, when basketball is on its ______ 20. Related on the mother’s side 22. Miner’s bounty 24. Found on a vine 25. *Ball game of Italian origin 26. Lowest deck 27. Raspberry drupelets 29. *Happy Gilmore’s game 31. Dork 32. Middle Eastern V.I.P.’s 33. Sleeper’s woe 34. *Avoid the ball 36. Design detail 38. Sinbad’s seven 42. Cuban dance 45. Showed a sign of sleepiness 49. Oahu greeting gift 51. Move sideways 54. Digression 56. Winter glider 57. Blue hue 58. “If all ____ fails ...”

59. Versus want?

60. *Drunk at the old ballgame 61. Very dark black 62. Windshield option 63. ___ Robinson 65. *Pool tool 67. “High” drink

Correction for Immigration Story In the May 14, 2014 editions of The County Record and The Penny Record in an article titled Orange activist works on behalf of immigrants, some errors were made.

The staff writer should had stated at the beginning of the article Jacky Hernandez is a native-born citizen of the United States and she can’t be deported.

Also, DACA- Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals, is a piece of legislation and is not an organization that helps people for free.

We apologize for the errors.

Statement issued by Steve Carlton “I was made aware of the advertising problem Wednesday, May 14. A very close supporter of

mine, who had known both Pete Runnels and James Stringer for many years, had spoken with both men personally. This supporter stated that both men were okay with their names being used in advertising as “supporters”. However, as I have stated time and time again, I have ultimate responsibility for my campaign. I take full responsibility for this misunderstanding, as I should have confirmed both men’s intentions myself. I never would knowingly use individual names without permission and I express my sincerest apologies. I have since spoken with both men and apologized for the error. They understood how the miscommunication could have occurred, assured me of no hard feelings, and wished both Mr. Dubose and me the best of luck.

I have learned from this mistake and I will confirm such information myself, in writing, before future advertising.”

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Dorothy Carnes Mathis, Deceased, were issued on April 29, 2014, in Cause No. P16809, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Irma Ruth Carnes Bean.

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 TOMMY GUNN Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 29th day of April, 2014 Tommy Gunn TOMMY GUNN Attorney for Irma Ruth Carnes Bean State Bar No.: 08623700 Attorney at Law 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone:(409) 8829990 Fax: (409) 882-0613

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Notice is hereby given that 05/21/2014 original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Grover C. Bishop, Deceased, fAx ANy PlEAsE were issued on April 25, 2014, 2014,coRREcTioNs in Cause No. by P-16682, pending in the MoNDAy County Court 5atP.M. Law of Orange County, Texas, to: before publication date DEBORAH ANN to 735-7346 WATKINS.

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All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the underfAx signed within the time and in the manner prescribed # 735-7346 by law.

DATED: the 19th day of May, 2014

c/o: H. D. PATE Attorney at Law P.O. Box 261 Bridge City, TX 77611

Greg Dumas

DATED the day 25th of April, 2014.

Greg Dumas Attorney for Roy Goeddertz State Bar No.: 06201080 1601 Main Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 886-5239 Facsimile: (409) 882-0418

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Bridge City ISD

School News

Super Gold Honors BCHS Principal Richard Briggs, Cathy Riley and BCISD Superintendent Mike King.

Riley receives 2014 Reaud Excellence in Education Award Ms. Cathy Riley, Bridge City High School English teacher, received a 2014 Reaud Excellence in Education Award on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the John Gray Library on the Lamar University Cam-

pus. Ms. Riley was chosen from an impressive collection of nominations submitted by schools throughout Southeast Texas. She was recognized for her commitment to excellence in education and her supe-

rior dedication to inspire a spirit of learning in students. Ms. Riley received the Reaud Excellence in Education Award, a $10,000 cash award and mementos during the reception.

These six Cardinal athletes represented BCHS on May 19th at the 2014 Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Awards program.

They brought home a total of 8 awards.

Girls Track and Field Su-

per Gold Award - Alexus Henry Girls Track and Field Super Gold MVP Award Alexus Henry Softball Super Gold Award - Kasey Frederick Softball Super Gold Award Baili Thibodeaux Baseball Super

Anderson and Johnson installed at BCISD

Caitlin Denison wins Lamar Ticket Contest Our 7th grade middle school student, Caitlin Denison, recently won the Lamar Ticket Contest for her age group. Students had to come up with a design to represent the Lamar Athletics Program. With over 1,000 contest entries, Bridge City Middle School 6th grader- Natilee Reed and 7th graderCaitlin Denison were chosen as top ten finalist. The finalist were posted online for a public vote during the past few weeks, and Caitlin Denison’s design took the top prize. Her ticket design will be printed on over 100,000 Lamar basketball and football tickets during the 20142015 athletic season.

Gold Award - Hunter Uzzle Baseball Super Gold Award - Keaton Langston Baseball Super Gold Award - Chase Shugart Baseball Super Gold MVP Award - Chase Shugart

Mark Anderson and Mike Johnson, unopposed candidates, were installed on May 19, 2014.

Mr. Anderson has served on the board since 2005 and has completed 3 terms. Mr. Johnson has served on the board since 2011 and completed his first term.

BCISD School Board newly elected officers Rebecca Rutledge - President Kirk Ellender - Vice President Jerry McInnis - Secretary Thad Hill - Asst. Secretary Lon Hubbard - Member Mark Anderson - Member Mike Johnson - Member

Two BC students named to TCDA Honor Choir Recently thousands of middle school students in choral programs all across Texas auditioned for a position in the Texas Choral Directors Association Honor Choir. Two students, Kamri Swarers and Chrislyn Burch, from Bridge City Middle School were selected to perform with this outstanding organization at the TCDA annual convention in July in San Antonio, TX. These outstanding young ladies are members of the BCMS 6th grade girls choir under the direction of Mr. Arthur D. Ferris.