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County Record Vol. 53 No. 32

The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Orange Council approves public housing

David Ball

For The Record

The venue changed for a public hearing for the building of new public housing projects within the city, but public outcry against the project hasn’t changed.

A public hearing was held at the regular meeting of the Orange City Council on Tuesday morning to receive citizen comment on proposals to build on Velma Jeter Drive, Pine Grove and Sikes Road. All three resolutions were passed by the council, but the votes were not unanimous.

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The prior two public hearing were conducted by the Orange Housing Authority.

Council members Mary McKenna, Bill Mello, Thomas Guillory and Mayor Jimmy Sims voted in favor of building the Sikes Road project while council members Theresa Beauchamp, Tommy Ferguson and Essie Bellfield voted against the proposal. Ferguson also voted against the Velma Jeter and Pine Grove resolutions.

Most residents who live in the Hillbrook addition spoke against the Arthur Robinson II complex to be built on Sikes Road while other residents spoke against the Pine Grove project.

Dee Dydik was concerned for children attending nearby Community Christian School and predators residing at Arthur Robinson II.

“Arthur Robinson (presently located on Burton Street) is the biggest drug infested are of the city. Nobody wants to walk through there because you can get killed, and now you want to put it across from a school where the parents pay for their kids to attend in a safe environment. It’s a religious environment,” Dydik said. “A chain link fence won’t stop predators from children.”

She added there’s nothing on Sikes Road for the Arthur Robinson II residents in the form of grocery stores, gasoline stations, etc.

Dydik further believes the council should not be allowed to vote on the resolution until the environmental study is published for the public.

Resident Ken Steppe lives on Hickory Trails and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity.

He said the OHA or ITEX

Longtime Hillbrook resident Leroy Perkins spoke against the proposed Arthur Robinson II complex to be built on nearby Sikes Road Tuesday morning at the regular meeting of the Orange City Council.

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Developers have answered any questions why they selected Sikes Road to build.

Steppe added the location

does not provide better access, will be no benefit to the Arthur Robinson II residents and will not be good for the exist-

ing neighborhood- propertyowning taxpayers.

“This is not in the best interests of anyone,” he said.

Leroy Perkins has lived in Hillbrook since 1957 and he said he has only seen four Orange Police cars four different times he has lived there and patrols would have to increase.

He then asked what the tax base would be for the apartments. City Manager Shawn Oubre replied it would be $8,000 annually.

Steppe said he owns a 1,500 square foot rent house and pays $1,200 a year for it alone in taxes.

“It’s not fair. The city won’t get ahead on taxes. We need single-family units there,” Perkins said. “A police captain told me they won’t patrol out there because they’re shortPUBLIC HOUSING Page 3A

National Adoption Day comes to Orange Debby Schamber For The Record

National Adoption Day brings children and families together, not just on one day, but forever.

Orange County will host National Adoption Day on November 14th beginning at 10:00 am at the Orange County Court House located at 801 West Division Street.

The Wright family will be giving a foster child a forever home. But, this is not their first time adopting. Last year, they added one-year-old Remi to their family and this year, they will add 18 month old Sofia.

“Without a doubt, they are a blessing every day,” Jennifer Wright said.

The Wrights, James and Jennifer, have two sons, Brady, 8 and Hudson, 7, and looked to expand their family by adding two daughters.

“They love the girls,”Jennifer said of her sons. “It has taught them unconditional love.”

The Wrights became foster parents with the intent on adopting. They have had each girl in their home since they were infants. The Wrights also knew of the increasing need for foster and adoptive parents and became increasingly aware of the growing problem and wanted to do

something about it.

“Once we got Remi, we wanted to do more,” Jennifer Wright said.

The kind-hearted Jennifer Wright said she wishes she could just “adopt them all.”

But, they would start with Remi and later add Sofia to their loving, growing family.

A quote by an unknown author is a favorite of Jennifer Wright and special in her heart.

“Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you did not grow under my heart but in it.”

Last year, more children were adopted from Texas foster care than ever before, but it wasn’t enough to find a safe and loving new home for every child who needed one. About 6,500 children in Texas foster care are waiting to be adopted and two thirds of them, which is 4,119, are not living with someone who plans to adopt them. All these children have suffered abuse or neglect and many ask themselves “Why Not Me? Why can’t I have a family?” according to information from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

During November, which is National Adoption Awareness Month, DFPS and the Chil-

Sofia, 18 months old, will be adopted by the Wright family on Thursday at the Orange County court house on National Adoption Day. RECORD PHOTO: Louann Benson

dren Protective Services program promotes adoption with the” Why Not Me?” campaign.

CPS also teams with many other partners for adoption ceremonies, match parties,

and other events, all across the state, to focus attention on the many children waiting for permanent homes and normal lives.

The Wrights were licensed and received a placement on the first day of certification.

With the help of the Rainbow Room, they were given everything they needed to start their new life with Remi.

The Rainbow Room, at the TDFPS office, located at 2220 Gloria Drive, contains items such as clothing, food, diapers and other items. In critical situations, a child may be removed from their home in the middle of the night for their safety and are often forced to leave their belongings behind.

It is then a case worker goes to the Rainbow Room for the necessities until the child or children are placed in a safe environment. For school children, leaving behind their NATIONAL Page 3A

Mosquitoes still not gone Debby Schamber For The Record

Cooler temperatures may mean there will be fewer mosquitoes, but in Southeast Texas there is such a thing as cool weather species of mosquitoes so they will not be totally gone.

According to Patrick Beebe, director of Orange County Mosquito Control, as temperatures reach freezing there will be less mosquito activity and will basically “shut off.”

But, in Southeast Texas, it doesn’t stay cold for long and higher temperatures are quick to return and so will mosquito activity.

Even though it may be temporary, in the end, the closer it gets to less than 50 degrees, “the better it is here.” As tem-

peratures drop so does the mosquito activity and larvae count.

Plus, sometimes it is all about the loBeebee cation since some areas of the county are known to be worse than others.

Recent months have shown an increase in the number of service request. Due to an increase in the number of high tides in Sept., there were 83 calls to service. This is the number of requests for service called in by citizens.

There were 119 ground treatments in Sept. which covered 107,236 acres. Plus, there MOSQUITOES Page 3A

Pictured from left to right: Mrs. Rhonda Harmon, Pre-K 3, “Teacher of the Month” and Donna Darby, St. Mary Principal.

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honda Harmon has been named “Teacher of the Month” for November by St. Mary School. Harmon was chosen by her dedication to her students, her compassionate personality, her tremendous amount of patience and working diligently with parents and students to ensure academic success. Harmon was recognized during morning announcements at St. Mary school and received many special items with this reward including a reserved parking spot, teaching supplies and personalized snacks.

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Saying goodbye to things to be missed Caroline Brewton For The Record

The faucet leaks, the fridge is broken, and my ceiling is painted with obnoxious sparkles, a feature the leasing agent billed as “modern” and “young” when I went to look at the place for the first time.

Yet, I’ll miss it anyway.

I’m talking about my college apartment: 440 square feet of bliss. I have no doors and barely enough space for my furniture, books and clothes, but I love every single inch.

Now, faced with the prospect of moving out — I graduate college in December — I find that even the deficiencies of my apartment are a cause for nostalgia. I’ll miss the lopsided built-in bookcase, ineffectual light fixtures and microscopic kitchen. They give it character. I love every chip in the paint.

I have about two months left before my scheduled moveout, and I’ve already poured out my apprehensions about leaving to friends and family.

After all, it’s not the physical features that make my apartment a refuge. It’s not the leaky faucet or old couch that make me feel secure.

I’ve made some incredible memories here. It was my first “grown-up” apartment where I lived by myself after moving away from home. I adopted my dog Willie, who is my best friend, while living here. This place has been my refuge when work or school seemed overwhelming. And, of course, it’s been the site of innumerable

I’ve been ineffectually consoled by those who advise me that better is ahead. Yes, I might one day have a kitchen with enough room to store my meagre collection of baking tins and daisy-printed rubber cleaning gloves. More space would certainly be nice. But while I know my possessions will transfer, I worry about my ability to feel at home in a new space. I can take the furniture, yes — but can you pack up and take along the idea of homeyness?

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parties, craft sessions and latenight chats with the friends I’ve made since starting Baylor in 2010. There have been too many happy times here to inventory them all.

The happy memories make up for what my little home might lack in glamour or luxury. I might not have General Electric appliances or polished hardwood floors, but that doesn’t matter. I don’t need them.

The lesson of the college apartment is this: Venetian blinds, crown mouldings, or granite countertops don’t make a home. Those things make a home nice. No — it’s the memories that make a home, and by that yardstick, my college home was pretty spectacular, leaky faucets and all.

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Orange housing development handed now.”

Jane Wilkes said she spoke with Developer Christ Akbari of ITEX at the last meeting about the environmental study.

She said she asked for a copy of the study but an OHA employee told her a study has not been done. Wilkes also said she was told the disaster recovery funds were initially to rebuild properties at their current locations, not to relocate the complexes.

Patricia Coppage lives on Allie Payne Road near the Velma Jeter complex.

She said when the building of Velma Jeter was being discussed, residents had the same concerns several years ago that “did not manifest.”

Coppage said the apartment staff is responsible for the residents’ safety. Background checks on residents are performed and residents also check up on other residents.

She added there is crime in her own neighborhood, but not at Velma Jeter.

“Property values have not decreased. It does not necessarily mean property values will decrease or kids will be unsafe,” Coppage said.

Councilwoman Bellfield asked if Coppage was on the OHA board of directors. Coppage answered she was on the board but she was speaking at the council meeting as a private citizen.

Some residents also spoked out on the proposed building of Pine Grove Apartments.

Sharon Kosboth lives adjacent to the complex and asked how many qualified residents are on the waiting list to live there because “nobody lived there before the hurricanes.”

She added she formerly resided in Georgia where the state issues rent subsidies rather than building public

housing.

Kosboth also estimated the 66 units at a total cost of $8 million would equal $133,000 per unit.

“These people will not be paying taxes and the city is not getting anything back,” she said.

Richard Harrington said his inquiries to OHA and ITEX went unanswered.

Harrington was also curious what kind of fencing would go in between the complex and his property and city drainage needed to be mowed.

He added a bocce ball court was to be built at Pine Grove.

He rhetorically asked how many in Orange, Texas play bocce ball.

Next to speak was Kevin Hamby and have a background on fair housing practices.

Hamby has a background as counsel for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, director of Hurricane Ike Round I disaster recovery funds and in fair housing.

Mayor Sims asked first how has federal housing policy changed. Hamby said it has become more aggressive under the Obama Administration and is seen as a civil right.

Sims then asked to explain the conciliation agreement.

Hamby said a complaint was filed in 2008 for fair housing.

As a result, Orange received $10 million in disaster recovery funds but the money depended on how the city spent it according Ike Round 2.2 standards.

Sims’ last question how this would affect the city of Orange. Hamby answered the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission, as the administrator of funds, required a needs assessment with a concentration on areas with high poverty, minority or

flooding issues. The current Arthur Robinson complex met all three criteria and why it could not be rebuilt but had to be relocated in an area that was not high poverty, minority or had flooding issues.

Hamby warned if the city does not follow guidelines, they could possibly lose the $10 million. He gave the city of Galveston as an example.

Galveston would lose $500 million in funding.

Councilwoman Beauchamp asked Hamby if they could squeeze blood out of a turnip?

Hamby said Orange would lose the $10 million, probably raise taxes and maybe have to pay back Hurricane Rita funds.

Beauchamp then asked about Pine Grove.

She said when the council originally voted on the measure, they were told only 10 families with children would live there and the remainder of the residents would be older without families. Since then, the General Land Office of Texas denied the resolution and said all 66 units had to be family dwellings.

The old Pine Grove complex is scheduled to be demolished on February 1, 2014. Abatement work for lead and asbestos will be done in closed conditions for safety reasons.

Beauchamp said Sikes Road falls within her district and she regrets her first voted for the project.

“I represent Orange, not the federal government. There’s blight all over this town and Pine Grove is a huge blight and it’s on the way to one of our biggest attractions, Shangri La. Velma Jeter is not livable,” she said.

Beauchamp added there are many houses for rent such as in Roselawn, so why build more housing and why build it all in Orange, Texas. Stores

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will be farther away for Arthur Robinson II residents and the gasoline for school buses will cost more because their school will not be as close as they once were.

As an educator, Beauchamp said she has heard stories from children living in Arthur Robinson and Navy Park. Many said they can’t call the police or they will face retribution from an angered party.

“I’ve flip-flopped, felt pressured about my vote and I couldn’t live with myself. I’m in Orange, Texas, not Washington, D.C. The housing authority in the past hasn’t been unblemished either,” Beauchamp said.

Councilman Ferguson challenged the OHA and ITEX to tell the truth.

“A man’s word is all they have. Why haven’t you gotten back with them (Sikes Road residents)? You’ve lied Look them in the eyes and tell the truth,” he said.

He added both parties lied four different times about the complexes being only for mixed income residents when it’s actually for low income residents. He wants future public hearings to be held after 5 p.m. so people who work may attend.

Bellfield said residents currently have places to live and there’s no need to build.

“Don’t build, period. How are these people going to get around. We have no public transportation. We’re the public housing city. I’m not going to vote for it,” she said.

Councilman Mello said this issue has torn him up.

“I’m conflicted, but this will cost the city of Orange in the future. They (the federal government) has a gun to our heads like they do with Galveston. They’ll ask for the money back from us,” Mello said.

school clothes and their backpacks containing their school supplies can be traumatic as they search for some sort of normalcy in a chaotic circumstance. It is maintained through donations.

The Wrights are throwing an adoption party and in lieu of gifts is asking for donations to the Rainbow Room.

“My greatest privilege as a judge was finalizing adoptions,” said DFPS Commissioner John Specia. “I will never forget the joy and hope on the faces of those children. No child should have to grow up in foster care, and we cannot rest because the need for adoptive families is greater than ever.”

Jennifer Wright encourages others to become a foster or adoptive parent. She added, if people cannot foster and adopt, then maybe they could consider just doing one or the other in order to help give a child a loving home which they might have not ever had in the first place.

“Our biggest need is for families who will adopt older children, siblings, and children of color,” said Audrey Decking, DFPS assistant commissioner for Child Protective Services.

“We know that children do better when they have families and they don’t outgrow the need for parents when they become teens.”

Texas needs foster and adoptive parents for children of all ages and some of these children have special medical, physical, or emotional needs.

More information is available on the Why Not Me DFPS public service announcement on Youtube at http://www.youtube. com/TexasDFPS#p/u/5/10YXNM8RRvw” or at “http://www. adoptchildren.org” AdoptChildren.org. This award-winning website makes it easier for people to find and learn about children and teens who may be a good fit for their families and get started on the adoption process.

Mosquitoes still here From Page 1 were also 33 aerial treatments yielding a total of 85,760 acres treated.

October also had increased mosquito activity due to high tides and increased rainfall amounts.

The Mosquito Control District worked to combat the problems with 139 ground treatments which covered 117,327 acres.

Plus, there were 21 aerial treatments in October which covered 72,960 acres.

The personnel also conducted 51 larviciding treatments in Sept. and 59 larviciding treatments in October.

“These are busy months for us,” Beebe said.

Mosquito Control District employees work in the field conducting surveillance activities involving landing rate counts.

They also use New Jersey light trap collections to monitor for pest mosquito populations and CDC trap collections to monitor for arboviral disease.

Reports indicate the adult mosquito activity levels were low, moderate and high in areas of the county during the months of Sept. and October. Activity levels varied by location. No mosquito disease activity was found during this period in areas checked. In 2012, there were 1,868 cases in Texas. Locally in Orange County, there were two human cases of the West Nile fever. There were also two positive collections and one case involving a horse, according to Beebe.

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*****Cal Broussard has moved into this Cow Bayou home that he has totally remodeled. He bought the home from Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Hogan. (Editor’s note: Cal loved the place but didn’t get to enjoy it very long before he was called home.)*****Dalton Scott McCorkle will celebrate his first birthday Nov. 21. *****Harold Martin and Amber Updike are engaged and plan to be married Dec. 15. *****Condolences to the family of those who left us.

Hilma Condrey Burleigh, 83, died Nov. 15. ***Curtis Neal Hudson, 76, of McLewis, died Nov. 18. ***Bobby “Seabob” Manning, 81, passed away Nov. 18. He was a W.W.II and Korean Army vet. He received four bronze stars and the Purple Heart.

He was a retired boilermaker. ***Robert Merritt, Jr., 40, died Nov. 18. ***Joyce Juanita Taylor, 80, of Orange, died Nov. 12. ***Lucy A. Deming, 62, of Mauriceville, died Wednesday, Nov. 14.

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From the Creaux’s Nest WELCOME ABOARD Four score and seven years ago, November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address, using “four score and seven years ago” as the reference to when our nation was born in 1776. It’s been 150 years since that historical address. Two years later the Civil War between the states ended and Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. It’s always been surprising to me how popular Lincoln is in the South since he was the one that freed the slaves and ended slavery in the United States. On the other hand, LBJ doesn’t enjoy the same popularity for signing the Civil Rights Act. Johnson however is credited with changing the voting pattern in the South. Before the Civil Rights Act, the South and Texas were solidly Democratic states. Abe changed the country, Lyndon changed the South.*****Next Tuesday our State Senator Robert Nichols will visit Orange He will be at an event to be held at the courthouse, 4 p.m., in Dist. Judge Courtney Arkeen’s courtroom. The Senator will make a special presentation, snacks and refreshments will be served. It will be a fun gathering with a special presentation to a worthy citizen. A great time to fellowship and I’m told it won’t last long. Mark your calendar. I’ll see you there.*****Well, I’ve got to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

A BAD MOVE FOR TEXAS BY PERRY Texas not only has the largest percentage of uninsured but also the largest number of citizens, one million. Gov. Rick Perry’s decision not to expand Medicaid will leave those millions without access to health coverage. Some say Perry’s refusal is self serving, a move against Washington to move himself to the far right for another run at the presidency. That move will not only hurt the citizens of Texas but will also cost citizens and the state tens of billions in free federal funding and leave a million adults without coverage. Citizens who are too poor to get tax credits through the health exchanges are in a coverage gap and Perry helped put them there. He has ignored county judges, economist and public officials from both parties who have pleaded with Perry to listen to reason. No state needs this relief more than Texas. Perry is playing personal politics with a lot of lives but he is also shifting the cost to local county governments.

Last year alone Orange County spent approximately $2 million on indigent care, multiply that for every county in the state, Harris County alone spent $275 million last year. The state would receive $20 billion in federal dollars. If Texas doesn’t take the free money it will go to other states. Texas taxpayers have sent much of that money to Washington and have an opportunity to get it back. It just doesn’t make any sense why Rick Perry would put his personal interest ahead of the people of Texas.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 12 Years Ago-2001 Only one Orange County football team, the Bridge City Cardinals, made the playoffs. They will meet Liberty Friday at Lamar Stadium in Beaumont. A pep rally will be held Thursday, 6 p.m., at Wal-Mart on B.C. Dayle Gunn will present the Buzzie Gunn Trophy to the Cards for defeating the Orangefield Bobcats 24-0. The playoff bound Cardinals were held to a scoreless first half. Aaron Williams and the Bobcats held a powerful B.C. team to a total of 57 yards in the first half. Williams, a junior set a new school record with 121 tackles in just seven games.

During the 2001 season, in the second half, Bridge City came alive as running back Matt Peebles and Dwayne Breaux blew past the Bobcat defenders. Junior quarterback Jamey Knight, who even kicked a field goal, fed the ball to Peebles, Breaux, Lance Fitts and Luther Sanders and a sensational sophomore speedster Michael Gauthier. (Editor’s note: Gauthier went on to become a state championship sprinter. The Cards were loaded with talent while the Bobcats were rebuilding.)*****The West Orange-Stark Mustangs beat Little Cypress-Mauriceville to win the Orange Bowl but only for the third time in 18 years, the Mustangs of Coach Dan Ray Hooks will not be going to the playoffs. Lincoln upsetting Thomas Jefferson 26-20 left the Mustangs out in the cold. They beat the Bears 42-7 but for WO-S basketball starts Monday. Coach Hooks says, “This group will be back, we’ll be real competitive next fall.”*****In other happenings, someone stole Charlie Wickersham’s Rolls Royce, a 1987 black Corniche II. Less than 50 are in the entire country. Charlie is offering a $5,000 reward for the return of his $150,000 Rolls. It was uninsured. Word has it that C. Delle Bates ran out and got his Porsche insured.*****If you sometimes think you got a raw deal think about U.T. Longhorn quarterback Major Applewhite, owner of 40 Longhorn records, who was politicked right out of his starting Q.B. job. He has been replaced by Simms.

The Greater Orange Area Chamber installation banquet has been stepped up from January to December. Bill Sichko will replace Jim Graves as president. R.J. Conway and Louise Mayberry will become vice-presidents. Dr. W.C. Mayberry, professor at STU at San Marcus will be the featured speaker. *****Former Bridge City and Lamar football player Lanston Fall will take a bride on Nov. 26.*****Having birthdays are Allen Dunn, Mildred Alborn and Bo Bounds.*****Aaron Segura, a young son of Tommy and Becky, has been visiting grandparents Ann and Jimmy Segura for the past three weeks.

His parents are coming to retrieve him. Ms. Ann says she will miss the little guy.*****Rev. Bo Lewis is leaving Drake Presbyterian to report to a new church near Dallas.*****Leo Welch, of 406 12th St., in Orange, was the winner of a car given away in a drawing at Hughes Market Basket in Bridge City.

Denise Lormand, Miss Bridge City, drew the winning ticket. *****Bridge City Chamber is seeking nominations for the Person of the Year. Former recipient Albert Gore is chairman of the selection committee with members Bubba Hubbard, 1970 winner,Glen Pearson, 1972 winner, Gus Garza, 1973, Preston Wood, 1974, and George Bess, 1974 winner.*****Congrats to Chuck Majors who was selected in the blue Key National Men’s Honor Fraternity. The Lamar student is the son of Dr. Joe and Mary Majors. *****”I Found Out” is a worthwhile organization which has a large following. Cimron Campbell recommends it. *****Mark Dunn is the latest to join the fad of restoring old houses. He purchased a house on Cherry St. built in the late 1800’s. It’s one of four houses, built on the Sabine River, which withstood the big storm of early 1900’s. It was moved to 1106 Cherry.*****New Bridge City Rotary members are Chapman Bell, Bobby Cormier, Jim Moss, Bill Nacol and C.H. Guidry.*****Bubba Hubbard recently was a guest at the London England Rotary Club.*****Sally Vance, music teacher at Sims Elementary, recently visited Korea.*****Dr. David and Barbara Olson were in Las Vegas last week attending a dental society convention.*****James and Jeanne Wood, high school teachers, are going to spend Thanksgiving in Mexico City.*****The B.C. Fire Department elects new officers; Richard Solomon, re-elected fire chief; David Riley, assistant chief; John Echols, Leroy Breaux and Larry Callahan, truck captains; Donald Landry, secretary, Steve Higgs, treasurer.*****B.C. Cardinals Singers are: J.D. Nezat, Kirk Ellender, Chris Lee, Melissa Clark, Jane Nezat, Jill Baker, Beth Burleson, Ross Talmadge, Suzanne Garrison, Cindy Adams, Linda Minner, Gerry Gore, Mitch Dionne and Renita Wallace.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Three Orange County teams are headed to the playoffs. The L.C.-M Bears are headed to 4A playoffs. The Bears will take on Dayton Saturday, 7 p.m., at the Thomas Center in Beaumont.

Good luck to Coach Randy Crouch and his gang of Bears. *****The W.O.-S Mustangs of Coach Cornell Thompson will face Huffman-Hargrave at Barbers Hill on Thursday, 7 p.m. *****Coach Josh Smalley and his Orangefield Bobcats will battle Coldspring Friday at Huffman, 7:30 p.m. *****From Dist.

21-3A, taking on 22-3A Liberty, is Coach Dwayne “Beaver“ DuBois and his Hardin Jefferson Hawks Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Thomas Center in Beaumont. Note of interest Smalley and Dubois are both graduates and former Bridge City players. Best of luck to all. *****Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines killing as many as 10,000 people and destroying villages and cities, got me to thinking about our buddy J.W. “Kid” Henry.

Last I heard he was still living in the Philippines, however I haven’t heard about him since Rev. Leo Anderson died. He kept up with “Kid.” If anyone knows where he is let us know.*****A few folks we know celebrating their special day this week. Our longtime friends Debbie and husband David Fusilier are celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary Nov. 13. We recall the day they married and the three children that followed.

Debbie worked here at the paper for 35 of those years. Two weeks ago we were in a bind and she came in to help put out the papers. We appreciated it. Best wishes for a long and healthy life together.*****Nov. 13 Cecilia Broussard, longtime member of St. Helens celebrates along with Michele Fontenot, Karen Scrieber, Darla Murphy and Paul Smith.***On Nov. 14, longtime friend Ruby Wimberly, who recently lost her husband Jerry, celebrates another birthday. We wish for her everything good. Also on that day a very nice lady Pat Kibbe Gifford, former Bridge City council person and pioneer celebrates. So does Susie Riedel and May Dixon.***On Nov. 15, Julian Oceguera, Julie Smith, Glenda Dixon, Chris Ford, Elton Myers, Carol Izer and Travis Sheppard celebrate.***Nov. 16 is the big day forThad Angelle, MCT president and Bridge City native, also Rebecca Collins, RaeAnna Todora and Chris Byers.***On Nov. 17, longtime BISD employee retired Reba Eddins celebrates. Also celebrating areKenneth Hass, longtime husband of pretty Phyllis Hass, Barbara Briggs, Patsy Brister and Taylor Trevino. ***Nov. 18 is the big day for Melanie Claybar, Aimee Huckabay, Mickey Smith, Celeste Hart, Tim Bayliss and Stephanie Williams.***Folks celebrating on Nov. 19 are Charles Cagle, Cecil Allen, Liz Harris, Shelly Ford, Trina Stringer, Ben Carpenter, Patty Burke and John Moore.

Happy birthday to all. Please see complete birthday list.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Peggy’s Off the Bayou, on Hwy. 62 this week and back at Robert’s next. Day in and day out you can always get a great meal, with fresh vegetables, choice of several meats and all the fixings, at Robert’s buffet.

Visit them and be prepared for a great meal.*****You know you’re in a Redneck Church if the minister and his wife drive matching pickup trucks.*****According to Cox, you might be in one of those deep in the woods, East Texas churches, if

the choir robes were donated by (and embroided) with the logo from Billy Bob’s Bar-B-Que..*****Congrats to Tommy Gunn for receiving the 2013 “Pro-bono, Out of County” award from the Jefferson County Bar Association. Gunn is in the program which provides free legal service to indigent people. We’ve been publishing Tommy’s accomplishments since he was a law student at Baylor. Marilou always kept us informed about her boy. Tommy’s done well and we’re proud of him also.*****We had a nice visit from Mike Hamilton. He’s out beating the bushes and renewing old contacts. I still believe he should be running for state representative in the open seat. Orange County needs their own state rep. Mike is getting into a crowded county judge race. They’d better all hope a democratic doesn’t run because that would make for a long, expensive year till Nov. 2014.*****We got an email from Karen Jo bragging on Pestco. They do a great job not only with “Skeeters” but they rid the place of all bugs.*****Other folks that do a great job are the folks at Dupuis Service and Tire Center in Bridge City. They totally service your car, including the right amount of air in the tires. I believe that they are probably the only full service station in the area. I deal with them regularly but everyone should let them service their car at least once a month, especially ladies who just drive cars. It’s money saved in the long run to get regular checkups.

Birthdays This Week Karla Holden, Kimberly Ray, Mary Cassidy, Michele Fontenot, Karen Schrieber, Carol Lopez, Sidney LeBlanc, Tim Johnson, Cecilia Broussard, Daniel Chesson, Darla Murphy, Donald Miller, Cody Edgerton, Paul Smith, Katie Hoffpauir, Ruby Wimberley, Kristina Schisler, Lauren Fruge, Ella Jo Gosset, Lauren Peet, Traci Birmingham, Mary Dixon, Pat Gifford, Susie Riedel, Vicci Milligan, Anna Cappandona, Casey Smith, Dana Perkins, Fred Fuselier, Hattie Arnold, Judie Wilson, Julian Oceguera, Cynthia Graham, Julie Smith, Glenda Dixon, Stuart Bertles, Kelli Peery, Lindsey Franklin, Nikki Courtney, Shane Preston, Travis Sheppard, Wade Barron, Wally Sieck, Carol Izer, Chris Ford, Cora Betzen, Elton Myers, Madison Miller, Marie Richard, Clarissa Cortez, Amaris Brown, Allene Manuel. Servet Satir, Mary Loyd, Pete Gresham, Rebecca Collins, Thad Angelle, Bryson McFarland, Chris Byers, RaeAnna Todora, Dwayne Duncan, Dyanna Sandlin, Martha Foley, Laurie Kosh, Taylor Trevino, Nancy Aycock, Patsy Brister, Reba Eddins, Barbara Briggs, Barbara Musser, Chuck Kirby, Katy Taylor, Kenneth Haas, Theresa Evans, Lyndsie Neie, Melanie Claybar, Bryan Garrett, Leroy Gomez, Mickey Smith, Sam Thomas, Tim Bayliss, Aimee Huckabay, Celeste Hart, James Cornell, Kevin LeCourtere, Jonathan Vogt, Justin McCullough, Stephanie Williams, Kristina Denman, Meagan McGill, Linda Klein, Liz Harris, Patty Burke, Shelly Ford, Trina Stringer, Veronica Smith, Ann Miller, Ben Carpenter, Cecil Allen, Brandon Swarers, Charles Cagle, John Moore, Joe Permar and Murray Moreland.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Joe Primeaux and Curtis Comeaux were having a barbecue sandwish and a couple of beers at Tee-Boy’s Bar & Grill when Primeaux said, “Curtis, yesterday was my eighty-two birthday.”

“Da hell you say,” Comeaux answer. Den he axe, “Wat did Clotele give you for you birthday hanh?”

“Well, my little women gave me an SUV her.” say Primeaux.

Comeaux say, “Keyaw!” “Mais, dats amazing! Imagine dat, an SUV, wat a great gift dat is!”

Primeaux say, “Yup, she gave me socks, underwear and Viagra.”

C’EST TOUT Our former Congressman Kevin Brady, of the Woodlands, a nine term congressman and a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee is in line to become chairman of the powerful committee’s open seat. Brady has two rivals for the post, California congressman Devin Nunes and former vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan. Most believe the position is Ryan’s if he wants it, even though Brady has been in congress longer. Some are speculating that Ryan might go after the speaker’s post in January. If he plans on running for president in 2016, he would have to knock off Speaker John Boehner.*****Meanwhile, our Houston Congressman Steve Stockman, like I reported a few weeks ago, has now fired two top staffers due to his illegal money problems. This is a move to shake off his string of controversial episodes that have been part of Stockman’s political campaigns over the last two decades. Besides misreporting illegal donations, Stockman has a dozen other charges. Back in the 1990’s, he was investigated for campaign material made to look like newspapers.

He again repeated this action in the last election. He continues to disobey the laws. Stockman is a perfect example of the dangers of straight party voting. Voters should always vote for the best candidate, not a party. A party is just a label and a candidate, good or bad, is for real. *****On another issue, Gov. Chris Christie was reelected with 61 percent of the vote in New Jersey.

He governs from the center-right and that’s where the country is.

Far right or far left can’t get elected in a national election however the extremist in the Republican Party keep shooting themselves in the foot. Instead of embracing Christie’s win,Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio have hit the airways spewing the reasons Christi would be bad for the country.*****My time is up for now, hope you enjoyed the read and remember to shop our family of advertisers. We can’t thank them enough for making it possible to bring you this publication each week. Also check us on line at therecordlive.com. Take care and God bless.

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OCP in Technicolor

Penny LeLeux For The Record

Last week the Orange Community Players were plagued with illness during the opening days of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The show must go on, so many performed even though they may have not been feeling quite up to par. Some of them you would never have known were ill. The way ‘Rico Vásquez belted out his lines, you never would have guessed he had a sore throat.

The way Meeghan Falls did her jump, spin, lift combination move in the Tango, you wouldn’t guess that she was actually having a problem with dizziness and being light-headed. I thought I was watching Dancing With The Stars.

Director Codie Vásquez had put understudies in place, then

actually split the parts when sickness started hitting the show.

It is a huge cast of over 30 and still, most played two to three characters.

Nolan Thornal seems to be stepping up as a leading man at OCP, playing the lead in both of the last two productions, “The 39 Steps” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” ‘Rico Vásquez steps into the role as Joseph on the Sunday matinee. Seymour has been alternating the role of Narrator with Jade Hollier. I’ve heard Hollier belt out tunes in previous performances.

I had never seen Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat before and had no idea they use so many time periods in the musical numbers.

You had the Roaring 20s, a 60’s go-go scene and even “The King” as Pharaoh played by the

always funny Kevin Doss.

There were also several interesting gag bits with their sets. I thought the camel and sheep were inspired and quite effective. I’m always amazed how a small community theater pulls of so many themes and places with minimal props they build themselves.

You’ve still got four chances to see “Joseph.” The curtain goes back up at 7:37 p.m. this Thursday through Saturday and 2:37 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students. Call 409-8829137 for reservation and check it out while you have the chance.

They will also be having auditions for Yuletide III next week at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21. Yultide III will be presented Dec. 12-14.

The theater is located at 708 W. Division Ave. in Orange

Lutcher Theater Collects Pet Food Honoring the Grinch’s Dog “MAX”

Staff Report

For The Record

Lutcher Theater patrons arriving for the Nov. 16 performances of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

The Musical might be seen with bags of pet food in tow.

In honor of Max, the Grinch’s dog, the Lutcher Theater is asking for donations of premium pet food, gift cards or cash donations to be donated to the Humane Society of Southeast Texas.

The Grinch and Max and all the “Whos” come to the Lutcher on Nov. 16, for two performances at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. Based on the original animated series, this Broadway musical production tells the story of the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small,” and decides to steal Christmas away from the Holiday Loving “Whos.”

Max the Dog (played by a human) narrates the story on stage. However, in the fulllength film released in 2000, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey, Max was actually played by six different dogs, and all were mixedbreed shelter rescues.

So it is in the spirit of pet shelter rescue, and Christmas, that the Lutcher asks area residents to demonstrate “Max”-imum Heart, helping rescue animals to enjoy full tummies this holiday season.

Humane Society Board

Member Amy Bean states, “The Humane Society of Southeast Texas Shelter, a non-profit organization, goes through approximately 150 pounds of food a week. This includes dog and cat food.

We rely 100% on the community to meet our needs and provide food for our animals at the shelter. We prefer to feed Purina products. We need kitten chow and canned food for our younger and under weight animals, as well as regular bagged food. We appreciate the help the community gives us filling this important need!”

Donations may be dropped off before show times in the Lutcher Theater 1st floor lobby. In appreciation, donors will receive a heart sticker displaying Max the dog along with the sentiment, “I Have “Max”-imum Heart!”

Ticket prices for Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical range from $35-$65 and are on sale at www.lutcher.org or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at 409-8865535. The Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is a Stark Cultural Venue and is located at 707 Main, Orange, Texas.

Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is sponsored locally by Akrotex and by the Southeast Texas Arts Council.

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Benefit to help cancer patient Staff Report

For The Record

Karen LeDoux Guidry has a rare form of cancer called Adenocarcinoma. A benefit will be held on Sunday Dec. 8 at the VFW Hall in Orange, 5303 North Hwy 87. Barbecue plates will be served for $8 each. There will also be a live auction, raffles and live bands. The benefit will be 11 a.m.-until.

Donations to help Karen with medical and traveling expenses for treatment at M.D. Anderson can be made at any Chase Bank in Karen Guidry’s name. For pre-sale raffle tickets call: Todd Duhon 409-670-7120, Bubba Simpson 409-920-0090 or Carmen Duhon -409-988-1644.

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Local pecan crop in low volume but of high quality Special

For The Record

Those who consider pecan pie a -must for Thanksgiving won’t be disappointed this year as the quality of Texas pecans will be high, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

“They should expect to pay a little more, though, as yields are light,” said Dr. Larry Stein, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde.

This year’s crop is in contrast to those of 2012 and 2011, noted Stein, who specializes in pecans, and fruit and vegetable crops. In 2011, drought cut back yields to about half of normal In 2012, insect pressure was so dispersed that a lot of trees that would have not ordinarily set many pecans had such heavy nut loads that limbs were broken and nut quality down.

Dry weather cut back yields this year, but not to the degree that it did in 2011, and irrigated pecan growers are expecting adequate though not high yields, Stein said.

“This year the crop is much shorter; it’s not that big of a crop across the state,” he said.

“There are pecans – it’s not like it’s a total

washout, and in certain places there are more pecans than we expected.”

And because drier weather means lower disease problems, the quality should be very good, particularly on irrigated orchards, Stein said, but a lot of factors affect the supply and therefore the price of pecans.

“Where the crop is really short, you’ve got to realize the varmints are all working them hard,” he said. “The crows, squirrels, raccoons, turkey and deer – you name it – are all getting their share right now. And as they say, ‘a short crop always gets shorter and big crop will always get bigger.”

Consumer prices currently are rather high right now, Stein said.

“The market (for growers) appears to be a little soft – there’s not a lot of activity,” he said.

“Basically, I expect they (wholesalers) are trying to figure what kind of crop we have across Texas and the rest of the United States. Availability will increase as we approach Thanksgiving.

“But make no mistake: There are pecans across the state and they are available now and for Thanksgiving.”

More information on the current Texas

Pecan quality from irrigated orchards should be especially good this year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Robert Burns.)

drought and wildfire alerts can be found on the AgriLife Extension Agricultural Drought

Task Force website at http://agrilife.tamu.edu/ drought/ .

St. Mary Student Council attended TASC

Pictured are Lydia Covington, Spencer Johns, Dherin Wright, Mrs. Angie Smith (adviser), Olivia Fuselier, McCartney Miller, Krystal Lester, Shelby Smith, John Hughes, Elijah Vigil, Victoria Doan, Megan Do and Thomas Nguyen.

Staff Report

For The Record

The St. Mary Catholic School Student Council attended the Texas Association of Student Councils Middle Level Conference in San Marcos.

McCartney Miller is holding the Certificate for the award winning status. The council has been recognized as Outstanding Student Council, Outstanding Energy and Environment Student

Council, Outstanding Pride and Patriotism Student Council, Outstanding Drugs, Alcohol, Health and Safety Student Council and Outstanding Community Service Student Council.

The accumulation of all the Outstanding awards gives St. Mary Catholic School Student Council Sweepstakes status.

The council attended sessions to enhance their leadership attributes and will bring back new projects to share with the school and community.

Mrs. Leisa Miller attended as co-adviser.

St. Mary honors “Good Samaritans”

Closed Thanksgiving Day ’s Cajun Cafe

Staff Report

For The Record

St. Mary Catholic School is honored to share the “Good Samaritan” award winners for this week. St. Mary staff nominates students they

witness displaying acts of kindness, helping others and showing respect at school and within the community. The principal, Donna Darby chose winners and announced the winners among all students. The winners received a certificate and other prizes for their wonderful behavior.

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Community Bulletin Board Orange County DAR to Meet The William Diamond Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution of Orange will hold their monthly meeting at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 18. The meeting will be held at St. Paul United Methodist Church located at 1155 West Round Bunch in Bridge City. The program for the meeting will be “Vintage Silhouettes” presented by Katy Latiolais.

Any woman eighteen years of age or older who can prove linage from a patriot of The American Revolution is eligible for membership. Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact the Chapter Regent at 409-735-5253.

Red Hot Flashers to meet The Red Hot Flashers of Orange County will meet Thursday, Nov. 21 at the St. Mary’s Altar Society Gift Shop, at 11:30 a.m.

Members will shop the gift shop and then eat in a group. Red Hat finery may or may not be wore.

Birthday ladies are: Lady Sunshine, Bobbie Johnson: Lady Red Snapper, Debbie Tutas: Lady Contessa, Doris Miller: Lady Juju, Judy Juda.

There will be no door prizes.

All ladies are welcome. For information call 409-886-1609.

409-738-2070

Class of 1965 to meet

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Braquet wins VFW Patriot’s Pen contest

M.B. North High School Class of 1965 will meet 10 a.m. Saturday Nov. 16 at Denny’s restaurant, located at 7112 I-H 10 west in Flying J Plaza.

For more information please contact Peggy Lazenby, at 409-746-2139 or Ruby Randle 409-886-4108

“Bust the Broncos” pep rally is Thursday Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School invites the entire community to join them for a “Bust the Broncos” pep rally on Thursday, Nov. 14. The pep rally will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Battlin’ Bear Stadium.

Show your support for the Varsity Football Team as they prepare to take on the Dayton Broncos at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at Butch Thomas Stadium on I-10 in Beaumont. Look for information on tickets and Playoff shirts soon on the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Facebook page.

Swamp Pop Extravaganza A Swamp Pop Extravaganza will be held 8 p.m. till 12 a.m.

Nov. 22 at VFW Post 8107 located at 1235 E. Napoleon St. Sulphur, La. 70663.

Cypress Band will be performing. Featured entertainment will be swamp pop legends Warren Storm, Willie Tee, T.K. Hulin, Everett Brady and Tommy McLain with special guest-Joe Harmon.

Staff Report Advance tickets are $ 10 single, $ 20 couple, at the door $15 For The Record single $ 25 couple. For reservations or tickets call Robyn Kylie Braquet, a 6th grader at St. Mary Catholic School, won Thibodeaux at 337-842-2931 or the VFW at 337-527-7104 1st place in the V.F.W. Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest. ddentertainment -Don Johnson 337-304-7933.

“What Patriotism Means to Me” was the theme this year for the essay in which Kylie competed with 7th and 8th grade students. Kylie was awarded 1st place prize at the St. Mary VeterKnights to hold benefit barbecue an’s Day program by Mrs. Patricia Kemp, representative from A barbecue benefit to help pay medical expenses for Darrel the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2775.

Kylie’s essay will be sent to the District for judging and the Trahan (PNG ‘71) will be held Saturday Nov. 23 at Knights of winner of District goes to State.

Columbus Hall, Bridge City, TX. Sliced barbecue beef, sausage, rice dressing, pinto beans, and Texas toast, $10 a plate to go or dine in. There will be live music and a 50/50 Raffle.

Trahan is a self employed Hot Shot Service. He has recently become disabled due to a heart attack, bladder cancer, and modules in his nasal passage that need to be surgically removed. He has no medical Insurance.

Fundraiser to be held for Larry Bradberry Larry Bradberry needs lung surgery. A benefit fundraiser will be held 6-9 p.m., Saturday, with live music by Raymond T and French Band, Chicken dinners and smoked Boudian will be available for purchase. There will be a silent auction and door prizes.

The event will be held at the Bridge City Senior Center located at 670 W. Roundbunch Rd. Donations gladly excepted.

“We care to share” drive collects food Orange Villa Nursing And Rehabilitation Center announced their “We Care to Share” food drive for the holidays.

Drop off donations at 510 N. 3rd. St., Orange, through Friday Nov. 22. Delivery to seniors and families in need will take place Tuesday Nov. 26.

Items needed: paper goods,canned goods, mixes, non-perishables, cash donations will be used to purchase perishable

items.

For more information call (409) 886-8677 and ask for Alice, Dawn or Sally.

Lutcher Theater Service Guild to meet The Lutcher Theater Service Guild will hold a general meeting at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 in the lobby on the third floor of the theater. Refreshments will be served. All members are urged to attend.

Sabine Federal Credit Union Sponsors Classroom Makeover Contest Sabine Federal Credit Union will award $2,000 in prize money to winners of a Classroom Makeover Contest. There will be two winners to receive $1,000 each. Teachers can enter by creating a video or submitting an essay explaining how they could benefit from a classroom makeover. Once a winner has been selected, the teacher will take “before” pictures and then coordinate with the Sabine Federal Credit Union marketing department for “after” pictures. Changes to the classroom are to be made by the teacher; the credit union will not be responsible for any work to be done in the classroom. The teacher must be a member in good standing of Sabine Federal Credit Union and must teach at a school located in Orange County, Jefferson County, or Hardin County.

Entries must be received by Dec. 6 and submitted to kwilliams@sabinefcu.org or Sabine FCU, Attn: Kristen Williams, P.O. Box 3000, Orange, Texas 77631-3000. Guidelines available at www.sabinefcu.org.

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Deaths and Memorials Services to be held Gerald Glenn Peveto Gerald Glenn Peveto, 67, of Phoenix, Ariz. passed away on Aug. 28, 2013 at Chandler Gilbert Regional Hospital. Gerald was born in Bunkie, Louisiana July 11, 1946. He lived in Orange County until graduation from Orangefield High School in 1964.

He entered the U.S. Navy in June of 1964 and retired as a Radioman Chief Petty Officer after 20 years of service.

Gerald was a member of A.F. and F.M. of Santa Maria Lodge 580, Ramona, Calif. He served as Worshipful Master in the year 1996.

He was preceded in death by his parents, J.M. and Loretta Peveto and Doris McNeely Foreman. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Peveto Rigby.

Gerald is survived by his wife of 40 years, Diane Jeanne Peveto of Phoenix, Ariz. He is also survived by his children; Colleen Puckett of League City, Michael Peveto of San Diego, Calif., Michelle Bergwerff and husband, Eddie, of Phoenix, Ariz., Christy Peveto of Sour Lake, Texas, Tammy Roberts and husband, Robin, of Llano, Texas and Tina Peveto of Lumberton, Texas. Gerald is also survived by 17 grandchildren.

He is survived by three sisters; Jean Marshal Dees of Pearland, Mattie Sue Carswell of Orange County and Patricia Gail Baily of Kerrville. He has numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews as well as numerous relatives and friends in this area.

A memorial service in honor of his life will be held from 2-4 p.m., Nov. 16 at First Baptist Church Orangefield.

Florence B. Wingate Beaumont Florence B. Wingate, 91, of Beaumont, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.

Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m., Friday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Florence Josephine Brandt was born Aug. 25, 1922 in Beaumont, Texas, the child of Ottomar Carl Brandt and Annie Marie Solleder Brandt. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1940, attended Lamar Junior College (now Lamar University) for a year on a D.A.R. scholarship, and moved to Orange in May 1941 to work at The Orange Leader. In late 1942, she went to work for the U.S. Navy under Civil Service.

During this time, she also served as a junior U.S.O. hostess.

She was accepted for service in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services) of the U. S. Navy, in June 1944. After training in New York City and Cedar Falls, Iowa, she

served at the U.S. Naval Air Station near Grand Prairie until her honorable discharge in October 1945 with a rating of Third Class Petty Officer. She was entitled to wear the ribbons for service in the American Theatre and the Victory Medal.

Married to Orange native Lance John Wingate on Dec. 12, 1944, she moved to Orange after the war and was a homemaker until her three daughters had entered grade school. She was an executive secretary at the Orange National Bank from 1959 until 1971, and at Levingston Shipbuilding Co. from 1971 until 1982.

She retired at age 60 because of a heart condition.

In Orange, she was active in The Women of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the Friends of the Orange Library, the Texas Native Plant Society, the Master Gardeners of Orange County, the Leaf and Petal Garden Club, the local chapter of Keep Texas Beautiful, and the Red Hat Club.

She served on the boards of the United Way, Girls’ Haven, the Red Cross, and the Salvation Army, served three years on the Vestry of St. Paul’s, and was a member of the Woman’s Club of Orange.

She also served as a docent at Pinehurst Gardens and volunteered in the greenhouses of Shangri La. She completed the Master Gardener’s course in 1995.

She moved back to Beaumont in 2006, where she joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. In Beaumont, she was a volunteer at the Beaumont Botanical Garden and the American Red Cross and a member of the Jefferson County Master Gardeners and the Beaumont High School Class of 1940.

She was predeceased by her husband; her siblings William T. Brandt, II, Margaret B. Fischer, Anne B. Quigley, and George O. Brandt, as well as her daughter Marie Lindsey of Houston, widow of Thomas West Lindsey, Jr. She is survived by her daughter Patricia Wynne Wingate of Beaumont and former son-in-law John R. Doucet, Jr. of Groves; her daughter Nancy Wingate and her husband, Dr. Cruce Stark, of Wilmington, Del.; her granddaughter Litza Stark and her husband, Aryeh Gershon, and their sons Eli and Ezra Gershon, of Queens, NY; her granddaughter Kate Stark of Wilmington, Delaware; her grandson Jonathan King and his wife Mary Beth, and their children Nathan and Nicolas of Eva, Ala; as well as her beloved nieces and nephews and their children.

Her interests included birding, gardening, reading, and environmental preservation. An Anglophile, she made three trips to the British Isles. From her youth on, she participated in local, state, and national politics. A lifelong Republican, she took pride in having helped to “bring a twoparty system to Texas.” Brought up as a Roman Catholic, she became a communicant of the Episcopal Church in 1978. She was always well informed on politics and current events, and tracked the weather faithfully. Most of all, she liked to share — her interests, her books, her flowers, her seeds, her recipes, and her good cheer.

She had a talent and a disposition for friendship, and her ready sympathy, sense of humor, and

sensible advice brought her a multitude of friends over the years.

Serving as pallbearers will be Cruce Stark, Michael Lawrence, Carl Brandt, Al Wingate, Dan Newton, and Marc Wernig.

Services Held Margaret A. Wilson Wallis Margaret Ann Wilson, 80, former resident of Clarksville, Tenn., passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at her home in Wallis, Texas.

A graveside service was held 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Evergreen Cemetery in Jasper with the Rev. David Milner officiating.

Born in Russellville, Ala. on June 27, 1933, Margaret was married to Ivy J. Cuniff and then to Lyndon “Buck” Wilson and had four children, Debbie, Steve, Yolanda, and Dita.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyndon “Buck” Wilson; daughter, Debbie Nelson; son, Steve Cuniff; grandson, Spencer King; parents, A.J. and Dorothy Mossburg; and sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Hershel Stagner Sr. She is survived by her two daughters, Yolanda K. Cuniff, of Sour Lake and Predita P. Helms and husband, Roger of Sealy; sister, Marilyn Bradshaw and husband, Spencer of Harrisburg; two brothers, Ronnie Mossburg and wife, Linda of Sam Rayburn and Jacky Mossburg and wife, Pat of Lumberton; three grandchildren, Jimmy Nelson and wife, Carrie of Houston, Katy Wheeler and husband, Robert of Sour Lake and Jared King and fiancée, Katelyn Moffitt of Antioch, Tenn.; seven great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and her beloved pets.

children, Jessica Cline, Michael Beuhler, Joey Vincent, Traylon Vincent, Sydni Beuhler, Bryce Vincent, Jazmine Culbreath, Alec Beuhler, Olivia Trahan; and greatgreat-grandchild, Joseph Cline.

Serving as pallbearers were Steve Meyers, Jody Moore, Ricky Moore, Donny Moore, Jimmy Vincent, and Jay Vincent.

Eloise Mosley Hartburg Eloise Mosley, 87, of Hartburg passed away on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 at Summer Place Nursing Home.

Eloise was a native of Chapman, Ala; born on Feb. 28, 1926 to the late Maud (Dunn) and Willie Eugene Waller. She had lived in the Hartburg area for 60 plus years and was a faithful and active member of Hartburg Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning and quilting. She also liked going camping and fishing. Eloise was a faithful listener to KOGT especially Trading Post, Gospel Music and Cajun Music on Saturday. Eloise was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend who will be missed dearly by all.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Waller; husband, Julius Mosley, daughters, Jeannette Mosley Welch, Judy Mosley Shute; son, Jerry Lynn Mosley; one sister, four brothers.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Joyce Owens and husband, Wayne of Hernando, Fla., Janice Hardin and husband, J.R. of Deweyville, Jo

Marie Shute of Orange, Joan Hogg and husband, Calvin of Orangefield, sister, Genie Mae Waller Stork of Pascagoula, Miss.

She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

A visitation was held on Thursday, Nov. 7 at Dorman Funeral Home. A funeral service was Friday, Nov. 8 at Hartburg Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Fortenberry and the Rev. Robert Pitre officiating. Burial followed at King Cemetery in Hartburg.

Honoring Mrs. Mosley as pallbearers were James Ray Shute, Charles Welch, T.J. Hardin, Doug Shute, John Boy Hardin, Calvin Hogg Jr., Dustin Hartsfield and Bobby Frank, Honorary pallbearers were Calvin Hogg III, Logan Hand and Ryan Welch.

The family would like to send out a special thank you to Jane Romero and Compassion Hospice for all the love and care given to our mother and to KOGT staff; Janet Johnson and Gary Stelly for their time with mom. Condolences may be sent for the family at www.dormanfuneralhome. com.

Joyce Evelyn Bacon Flannigan Orange Joyce Evelyn Bacon Flannigan, 63, of Orange, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 at her residence. Services to remember Joyce’s life were Friday, Nov. 8 in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating was the Rev. Dwight Babcock. A gathering of Joyce’s family and friends was Friday at the funeral home in Orange.

Joyce was born on March 31, 1950 in Orange, Texas to her parents, Ed William Bacon and Mar-

garet Sedonia (Griffith) Bacon, she was a lifelong resident of Orange, a homemaker and she attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Orange. Joyce was a very outgoing person, she enjoyed playing video games, visiting with family and friends, be it on Facebook, by phone or in person and she enjoyed spending time with her family. Among her proudest moments in her life was the day she was able to be present to witness the graduation of her grandson from the Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Austin where he graduated with honors.

Joyce is preceded in death by her son, Michael Shannon Duhon Sr.; her parents and the father of her children, Melvin Lee Duhon, Sr. Those who will most cherish her memory are her daughter, Kimberly Duhon Fairchild of Orange; her son, Melvin Lee Duhon, Jr. of Orange; her sister, Vera Jeanine Bacon of Orange; her brothers, Hilton Leonard Bacon of Orange, Bill Moody of Canada and Johnny Collins of Orange; her grandchildren, Micah Updike, Subrina Rowsey, Harley and Timber Linscomb, Brenden Duhon, Kaydence and Justin Coursey, Brittany Duhon, Michael and Hunter Duhon, Ethan Duhon, Justyn Harrison, Jordan Doiron her great grandson, Kayden Michael Duhon Leach.

Joyce is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Family and friends may sign the register and leave condolences for the family at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

Estelle Rita Granger Hemphill Estelle Rita Granger, 91, of Hemphill, passed away Saturday, Nov. 09, 2013, at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m., Monday, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Burial followed at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, La. Visitation was Sunday at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with a Rosary recited at 6 p.m.

Born in Vinton, La., on Sept. 12, 1922, Estelle was the daughter of Albert Moore and Nora (Trahan) Moore. She was a dietician for over 20 years at Orange Memorial Hospital.

Estelle was preceded in death by her husband, Tresmond Granger; and siblings, Wilford Moore, Syndey Moore, Helen (Moore) Meyers, and Donald A. Moore.

She is survived by her son, Jerry Vincent and wife, Tammy of Bridge City; daughter, Sandra Trahan and husband, Lee Ray of Hemphill; daughter-in-law, Delores Flippen; grandchildren, Sherri Vincent, Lisa Beuhler, Jimmy Vincent, Lana Trahan, Jay Vincent, Devin Ray Vincent; great-grand-

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St. Mary school honors Vets during their annual Veteran’s Day program

St. Mary Catholic School held its annual Veteran’s Day program to honor the men and women that served and currently serve our country. This program included their guest speaker, Mark Forman who spoke about his experience in the Air Force and provided pictures for all students and guest to view. Students in Pre-K 4 sang and students provided prayer for those who serve. St. Mary school was honored to have our visitors and are blessed for their service. Pictured are the retired and active Veterans that were present and honored at the ceremony.

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Altar Society to host annual gift shop and luncheon The Saint Mary Church Altar Society invites you to its annual gift shop and luncheon from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Parish Hall.

The Gumbo Luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a cost of $8 each. Take-outs are available and the containers are furnished.

There will be crafts, a silent auction, a raffle, frozen foods, home canned items, delicious baked goods, and more. The popular Mrs. Santa’s Workshop items will be sold again this year.

Invitation to BCISD residents Bridge City ISD is hosting a Community Meeting at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 21, in the Bridge City Elementary Cafeteria. This meeting is the result of 10 months of Facility Committee meetings. They will discuss the work and ideas that are the result of those meetings. Community input is requested on a potential facility(s) bond proposal.

Residents are invited to come hear information resulting from Facility Committee meetings, ask questions, and give your thoughts on this potential proposal. They want to hear the community’s thoughts and look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting. Bridge City Elementary is located at 1035 W. Roundbunch Road, Bridge City.

Sign-up underway for BC/OF Christmas Baskets Christmas Baskets will be given to indigent Bridge City and Orangefield residents who are age 60 years and over whose income is below poverty. Sign–up will take place at the Ministerial Alliance building next to First Baptist Church of Bridge City during the month of November and through Dec. 4 Sign –Up is 9 a.m. - noon on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Eligibility depends on proof of income. You must present a utility bill to verify address and have an ID of all family members.

Donations are needed for this program to continue. Any business, church, individual, or organization may make a donation to the account of Bridge City Orangefield Ministerial Alliance Christmas Basket Fund at the Bridge City Bank.

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Three OC teams enter post-season Bears, Mustangs and Bobcats prepare for bi-district duels

ANOTHER BAYOU BOWL IN THE RECORD BOOKS. ORANGEFIELD 35, BRIDGE CITY 14

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ost season high school football has arrived with the first round of playoffs kicking off on Thursday. Three Orange County squads enter the bi-district round. Little Cypress-Mauriceville, West Orange-Stark and Orangefield will all take the field this week as state playoff contenders and nothing less.

No more home games and the teams get tougher by the week. New opponents appear from unpredictable and sometimes unheard of places. It is like a whole new season for the Orange County football trio as they step into the playoffs.

The playoff trail is a road well traveled by the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. WOS ended the district season undefeated crushing the Silsbee Tigers 28-0 in the season finale on Friday. Neither team had a loss on their record and many pegged the Mustangs as the underdogs. No, the Mustangs are convincingly the champions of Dist. 21-3A. The Orangefield Bobcats battled their way to a playoff berth for the first time since 2003. In 2013, under second year Head Coach Josh Smalley, the Bobcats fought their way to third place and in the process smacked the Bridge City Cardinals 35-14 in Bayou Bowl XIII. The Buzzi Gunn Trophy now has a new home in Orangefield.

A standing ovation goes to Coach Randy Crouch and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears. Dist. 20 may be the toughest district in Class 4A football. After 16 years the Battlin’ Bears have broken into the post season.

They put the polish on a 5-2 season last Friday smacking cross county rival the Vidor Pirates 17-13.

Bi-district pairings for Orange County’s playoff teams are the WOS Mustangs face Huffman-Hargrave of Dist. 22 at Barbers Hill on Thursday (7 p.m.). The Orangefield Bobcats take on Dist. 22 Coldspring-Oakhurst at Huffman-Hargrave on Friday (7:30 p.m.)

In Class 4A the LCM Bears face Dayton of Dist. 19 at Butch Stadium in Beaumont on Saturday (7 p.m.).

Orangefield faces a notorious opponent.

The Coldspring-Oakhurst Trojans who once again are the first place team and undefeated (6-0) in district.

During Bayou Bowl XIII Orangefield’s ‘Wiley Brothers & Company’ collected 451 yards offensively against Bridge City. The Wiley brothers-- Carl and Carmichael-- accounted for 334 of them, all on the ground.

Carmichael Wiley only passed four times for 37 yards, but it included two touchdowns, one a ten yarder to senior tight end Mason Sonnier and another to brother Carl for 27 yards.

Carl Wiley finished the night with 203 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns.

Carmichael had 13 carries for 131 yards that included a 27 yard touchdown. Orangefield has a lot of muscle in a very mobile offensive line that has helped churn out 3,547 yards and 241 points this season.

In Bayou Bowl action the Orangefield defensive gave up only 132 yards rushing but Bridge City collected 126-yards in the air accounting for two touchdowns. Bridge City would score first in the Bayou Bowl as Jeff Simmons crossed the goal from the 4 yard line. The Cardinals only other score in the contest was also in the first quarter as quarterback Chase Shugart hit junior wide reciever Blaine Slaughter for a 30 yard touchdown.

Slaughter had four receptions for 73 yards.

Both Thomas Finley’s PAT were good.

The Bobcat defensive secondary picked off four Bridge City passes. Austin Moore, Matthew Kress, Triston McGee and Carmichael SEE OC TEAMS Page 2B

Orangefield Bobcat ball carrier Landon Sparks trudges through Cardinal defenders Kolton Bergeron and Ashton Reed.

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Orangefield’s Carl Wiley follows blockers for a gain as Bridge City’s Jhett Simmons comes in for the tackle.

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Bridge City receiver Malcomb Busby battles against Orangefield tackler Matthew Kress in the Bayou Bowl.

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Orangefield tight end Mason Sonnier catches a pass during Bayou Bowl action.

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Bridge City receiver Blaine Slaughter scored in the first quarter on a 30 yard pass from Chase Shugart. He had four receptions for 73 yards and a TD.

Carl Wiley crosses the goal line for an Orangefield touchdown against the Bridge City Cardinals in Bayou Bowl XIII. RECORD PHOTO

LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE BATTLIN’ BEARS ENTER PLAYOFFS

LCM Bear place kicker Trent Manuel boots a 43-yard field goal in the 17-13 victory over the Vidor Pirates.

Carl Wiley crosses the goal line for an Orangefield touchdown against the Bridge City Cardinals in Bayou Bowl XIII. RECORD PHOTO

Sorry Dave, Mustangs crush Silsbee Mustang Insider Meri Elen Jacobs For The Record

During the summer, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine came out with their yearly predictions of who would be the district champions in every division, every district. Although the Mustangs have been the district champions all but one year since dropping down to 3A in 2004, Dave Campbell and his colleagues chose the Silsbee Tigers to win this years’ title.

All this did for the Mustangs was give them something to

prove and they did that mighty handily Friday night as they shut out the Tigers, 27-0. ”I tell the kids all the time that the District Championship runs through West Orange-Stark and if that is going to change, someone will have to come take it from us,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “The kids played dang hard Friday night. I was real proud of their effort. They gave maximum effort from our quarterback all

the way down to our manager.”

The Mustangs were hot right from the start as Thomarcus Fontenot took the opening kick-off down to the Silsbee 45 to give the Mutangs excellent field position. Quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole took the first snap around the right side and leapt over a couple of Silsbee defenders before hitting the sidelines. However, his first run of the game was good enough for a first down and the Mustangs never stopped as Chris James hit the end zone from three yards out for the first score of the game with less than three minutes Dillon Sterling-Cole leaps over the Silsbee defenders at the beginning of the game.

RECORD PHOTO: Casey Chapman off of the clock.

Silsbee took the ball on their next possession and moved the ball down the field but just when it seemed that they might strike for their own six points, Deionte Thompson jumped in front a pass intended for Silsbee’s Chris Elam and returned it 41 yards to set up the next Mustang score. Sterling-Cole went to the air on fourth down, connecting with receiver Will Johnson for a 31yard pass and Sterling-Cole was able to take the ball in from just one yard out to put the game at 14-0.

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The Orangefield Bobcats hoist the Buzzi Gunn Trophy in celebration after winning Bayou Bowl XIII defeating the Bridge City Cardinals 35-14.

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Wiley each had interceptions.

Bayou Bowl XIII is now history. Coldspring-Oakhurst is a high scoring football team coached by Bryan Barbay. The last time they scored less than 24 points in a football game was Week Two after losing to Navasota 24-0. They haven’t lost a game since.

The LCM Battlin Bears are truly battle hardened going into the playoffs as the third place team from tough Dist. 20-4A. Polishing off the Vidor Pirates was a formality.

LCM scored first in the second quarter when quarterback Caleb Harley found receiver Dalton Doyle for a nine yard TD. Bear runningback Brandon Tolliver would later put the cap on a 73 yard drive to cross the goal line. All Trent Manuel’s PATs were good and the Bears had a 14-7 lead going into halftime.

In the fourth quarter Manuel would strike again with a 43yard field goal to bring the score to 17-7. Vidor would score again but missed the PAT and the cross county rivalry would end 1713.

For the complete rundown on the the WOS Mighty Mustangs see Meri Elen Jacob’s column “Mustang Insider” in this issue of The Record and at TheRecordLive.com. Also see Kaz’s Fearless Football Forecast here for this week’s football predictions.

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Kaz’s Fearless Football Forecast WEST ORANGE-STARK (8-1) over HUFFMAN-HARGRAVE (6-3) 7 p.m. Thurs. at Barbers Hill The Mustangs rolled through District 21-3A undefeated and are in the state playoffs for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons. This will be a rubber game between the Mustangs and Falcons, who have won a playoff game against each other in Class 3A. WO-S hasn’t forgotten how Huffman marched downfield and kicked the winning field goal as time expired nine years ago. They avenge it tomorrow night.

20 of the state high school poll throughout most of the regular season. But anything is possible, especially in the state playoffs.

LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE (5-4) over DAYTON (6-4) 7 p.m. Sat. at The Butch Thomas Center in Beaumont — The Broncos probably are on par with Vidor and will be just as salty on the field, too. The Battlin’ Bears, who defeated Vidor in a thrilling 17-13 regular-season finale, are slight underdogs in this Class 4A bi-district contest, but have been in that position many times this season and came out with a “W”.

ORANGE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN (7-3) over SAN ANTONIO CASTLE HILLS FIRST BAPTIST (10-0) 2 p.m. Sat. in San Antonio—The Lions faced this team in the playoffs last year and pulled out a hard-fought victory late in the second half. However, this time they must travel to San Antonio to take on this undefeated team that finished first in District 4. The Lions were third in District 5.

COLDSPRING (8-1) over ORANGEFIELD (6-4) 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Huffman—The Bobcats, who ripped crosscounty rival Bridge City 35-14 Friday night, will have their hands full with the Trojans, who have been ranked in the top

DEWEYVILLE (9-1) over ROSEBUD-LOTT (8-2) 1 p.m. Sat. at Wood Forest Bank Stadium in The Woodlands—The Pirates have been winning big all season long and hopefully that trend will continue in the post-season. Deweyville out-gunned Groveton 52-20 last Friday and finished the season with a dazzling 9-1 record.

VINTON (8-2) over GENERAL TRASK (3-7) 7 p.m. Fri. at Lions Stadium in Vinton—The Lions came back from a 15-6 deficit with five minutes left in the game to SEE KAZ’S FEARLESS FORECAST Page 4B

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Mustangs take on Huffman Falcons First up for the Mustangs is the Huffman Hargrave Falcons. That game will be played on Thursday night at 7 pm at Barbers Hill High School. The Falcons are 6-3 for the season and have no common opponents with WO-S. “I’m a little concerned about our approach,” Thompson said. “Sometimes after a big game like Silsbee, it is hard to get back the momentum, plus we have one less day to practice with us playing on Thursday.”

The Mustangs met Huffman for the first time ever in 2004 in their last game in the Astrodome. In the Mustangs first play-off game in 3A, the Falcons won after kicking a field goal with 8 seconds left, 30-28. But the next year, the Mustangs won in Conroe, 41-21.

The Falcons are led by quarterback Cody Gaitan, who has completed 210 of 308 passes for over 2,300 yards. His favorite receivers are Darion Gray (1,110 yards) and Chase Harrell (344 yards). The Falcon’s three losses were to Galena Park (35-21), Cleveland (55-14) and Coldspring (41-17.)

“I told the kids ‘It’s time to quit looking where we have been and look where we are going.’ Now it’s the Huffman Falcons,” Thompson said.

Tickets will be on sale in the Athletic office Wednesday, 9-12 & 1-3pm and Thursday - 9-12 only.

Ticket prices are $6 for adults & $3 for students. All tickets at the gate are $6. The Mustangs are the visiting team. In order to find the stadium, take Interstate 10 west to Houston and take Exit 800 (Mont Belvieu). Turn right at Exit and Barbers Hill High School is just past the Baptist church, going north. The gates will open at 5:30.

Both subvarsity teams beat Silsbee for the district championship ti-

In their best series all night, the Tigers took the kick off and moved the ball down the field in ten plays but Thompson and defensive back Tre Spencer batted down two would be Tiger scores and the Mustangs took over on downs at the 5.

“The bottom line is we were too physical for Silsbee,” Thompson said. “We were mentally and physically tougher. Our defensive MVP this week was definitely the Chain Gang as a unit. It was a total team effort.”

The Mustangs took the ball at the Mustang 5 and were able to hit paydirt again in just six plays when Sterling-Cole hit receiver Dwain Boullard from 22 yards out. Rodikson Cano made it 21-0 after kicking his third PAT of the night. However, on his next kick off, Cano went down and was out the rest of the night.

WO-S’ fourth touchdown came on a trick play, when Sterling-Cole pitched back to quarterback Chase Rutledge who launched the ball 66 yards to Johnson for six points. Sterling-Cole attempted the point after but was out of practice and wasn’t able to hit the uprights.

With the Tigers dropping like flies with injuries, the second half of the game featured many Mustangs in different positions and the game ended with the same score as the half. The offense finished the game with 326 yards and the Chain Gang defense held the Tigers to just 179.

Reed, who is the district’s leading passer with 1550 yards, only completed 3 of 12 passes for 75 yards and only toted the ball 57 yards.

“We forced Silsbee to play all 48 minutes,” Thompson said. “They finally quit trying to throw the ball and had to run.”

The Mustangs now enter the third phase of the season, the playoffs.

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tles. The freshmen team won, 28-0.

Scoring for WO-S was Jerimiah Shaw on a 21 yard run. The two point conversion was no good. Malik Phillips had 3 yard TD run, and Jaylin Matthews scored the two point conversion on a pass from Malik Matthews.

Jaylin Matthew scored the next six points on a 7 yard TD reception from Phillips, and BB Tezeno scored the two point conversion. Keyshawn Holman, who played in his first game of the year due to a collarbone injury scored on a 9 yard run. Jaylin Matthews and Tezeno both had interceptions defensively. The ninth grade finished the season 8-0 and are the District Champions. The offensive standouts are Jaylin Matthews, Malik Phillips, Jerimiah Shaw and Josh King. Defensive standouts are BB Tezeno, Keyshawn Holman, Teron Brown and Jaylin Matthews.

The JV team beat Silsbee, 32-8.

Michael Snow scored the first touchdown on a 63-yard catch and run thrown by Jack Dallas. Dallas scored the two point conversion. JD Thompson scored on a 1 yard run after Justin Brown ran 85 yards to the goal line and put the Mustangs within inches of the score. Jaylen Matthews, back in action with the JV, had an eight yard TD catch thrown by Dallasand Dallas also scored on a 1 yard run. Snow scored the last touchdown on a 33 yard pass from Dallas. Other JV offensive standouts were OL - Tyler Hryhorchuk, OL - Ahmaud Baldwin and RB - Justin Brown. Defensive standouts include LB - JD Thompson, DE - Jermaine Mitchell, DL - Michael Snow and DB - Chris Brown.

Come out and support the Mustangs in their Bi-District matchup against the Huffman Falcons, Thursday night at 7 pm at Barbers Hill High School.

The Chain Gang defense put a stop to the high-powered Silsbee offense from the first play from scrimmage. Kalen Garrett, Octavis Crosson and Scott McCarty halt CJ Green in his tracks. The Tigers only had 179 yards after leading the district with an average of 430 yards a game.

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Texans cut veteran safety Ed Reed The Houston Texans admitted a $5 million mistake Tuesday. They cut veteran safety Ed Reed, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move.

Reed, 35, signed a three-year, $14.875 million contract with the Texans in March after 11 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens in hopes of chasing another Super Bowl.

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Sport of football getting a reality check Kaz’s Korner Joe Kazmar For The Record

It’s really amazing what three months does for a football program. Ninety days ago members of the sports media were rubbing their hands together in glee of how diligently they predicted where the high school, college and professional football seasons were headed in their humble opinions.

I can’t rule myself out of this group, either, especially about my outlook of the NFL in general, the Houston Texans in particular. Everyone believed this would be the year the team would go the farthest in the post-season playoffs.

Here it is the 11th week of the season and instead of talking about the Super Bowl possibilities for the Texans, the talk is similar to that of Houston Astros’ fans—who the Texans will take if or when they land the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL draft.

The Texans have to be the biggest disappointment as far as football is concerned with their seven-game losing streak and without a light at the end of the tunnel.

The 2013 Texas high school football season is over as far as the regularly scheduled games are concerned. But the second—and most important— segment of the season is just beginning, with nearly half of the teams eligible for the Texas high school state playoffs.

Many of the area sports writers are batting .500 in their preseason prognostications of the two dominant districts of Southeast Texas—accurately picking Nederland to again dominate District 20-

4A but missing horribly on their choice to win District 21-3A. But it’s not really their fault. They got their information from the “Bible” –Dave Campbell’s 2013 edition of Texas Football magazine—who just knew the graduation-depleted West Orange-Stark Mustangs were set up to unsuccessfully defend the title they’ve won just about every season in the last decade.

The magazine said that this would be Silsbee’s year to win the 21-3A district championship, so that’s they way their predicted selections also went.

And if Dave Campbell’s magazine said it would snow in Southeast Texas the last week of August, these guys would flock to the hardware store in search of shovels and sleighs.

Seriously, though, here it is in the middle of November and we have yet to attend a football game with “real football weather”.

If you take the 75-minute trip west on Interstate 10 tomorrow after work or school to watch the 7 p.m. bidistrict football game between the West Orange-Stark Mustangs and Huffman-Hargraves at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, bring your winter coat, gloves, scarf, ear muffs and a nice warm blanket, because you will need all of them.

It will be “football weather” for this game, which will be one of the first playoff games of the 2013 season.

Orange area fans also can see the Orangefield Bobcats meet the once-beaten Coldspring Trojans 7:30 p.m. Fri-

day at Huffman-Hargraves High School. Vinton also is hosting a playoff game 7 p.m.

Friday against General Trask of Lake Providence at Lions Stadium.

On Saturday Deweyville, which finished second in its district, meets Rosebud-Lott in a 1 p.m. kickoff at Wood Forest Bank Stadium in The Woodlands or wait until 7 p.m. to watch the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears tangle with Dayton at the Butch Thomas Center in Beaumont.

And if one cares to do some driving Saturday, Orange Community Christian is playing a TAPPS bi-district game at 2 p.m. in San Antonio against SA Castle Hills First Baptist.

College football still has another four weeks to go before conference champions, bowleligible and playoff-bound teams are determined.

The league closest to us— the Southland Conference— could have a champion crowned as early as Saturday night if the 5-0 Southeastern Louisiana Lions defeat defending champion Sam Houston State in Hammond. If the Bearkats win—and my McNeese State Cowboys win at home over Northwestern State—the SLC will be thrown into a three-way tie for first place.

The Big 12 is not nearly as clear-cut as the Southland Conference with surprising Texas (6-0) and Baylor (5-0) sitting on top with Oklahoma State (5-1) nipping at their heels. None of the three contenders have played each other, but will in the next four weeks.

The University of Houston

Kaz’s Fearless Forecast score two touchdowns—the last with only 50 seconds left—to down Lake Arthur 1915 Friday night. They will take on this team that was called Lake Providence until this fall which will make the five-hour trip to meet the Lions in the first round of the state tourney Friday night in Vinton.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN over LAMAR The Lumberjacks put up 38 points Saturday against McNeese, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Cowboys lit up the scoreboard with 69 points of their own. The Cards once again didn’t play two good halves of football and consequently their 21-17 halftime lead turned into an ugly 37-28 loss against Northwestern State in Natchitoches. The Big Red will have to play much better Saturday in Beaumont to beat the ‘Jacks.

McNEESE STATE over NORTHWESTERN STATE The Cowboys will need to take care of business against the Demons at Louis Bonnette Field in Lake Charles Saturday night and not be concerned about the results of the Sam Houston-Southeastern Louisiana game taking place in Hammond. But a Cowboy win and a Lion loss will throw the Southland Conference into a three-way tie and give the Pokes a chance for a post-season playoff bid.

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS—Port Arthur Memorial (7-3) over Pasadena Memorial (4-6), Nederland (9-1) over Kingwood Park (6-4), Humble Summer Creek (10-0) over Beaumont Central (6-4), Crosby (9-1) over Port NechesGroves (7-3), Silsbee (7-2) over Cleveland (7-2), Hardin-Jefferson (6-4) over Liberty (3-6), Jasper (6-3) over Palestine (82), White Oak (8-1) over East Chambers (7-3), Kirbyville (82) over Harmony (6-4), Newton (10-0) over Troup (5-4), Tatum (9-0) over Kountze (64), Lovelady (7-3) over Evadale (4-6), Houston Stratford (8-2) over Houston Waltrip (4-5), Friendswood (8-2) over Angleton (5-5), Elgin (10-0) over

Waller (5-5), Brenham (9-1) over Georgetown Eastview (73), Waco La Vega (5-5) over Taylor (3-7), Houston Yates (73) over Columbia (3-6), Navasota (9-1) over Robinson (8-2), Carthage (9-1) over Mexia (46), Stafford (8-1) over Houston Furr (7-3), Waco Connally (82) over Madisonville (5-5), Fairfield (10-0) over Diboll (19), Sweeny (7-3) over Houston Worthing (7-2), Lorena (9-1) over Rockdale (6-4), Groesbeck (4-6) over Center (2-8), La Marque (7-3) over Houston Kashmere (6-4), Groveton (64) over Centerville (9-1), Corrigan-Camden (10-0) over Buffalo (5-5).

COLLEGE—Northern Illinois over Ball State, Kent State over Miami, O., (Both TodayWed.); Clemson over Georgia Tech, Marshall over Tulsa (Both Thurs); Central Arkansas over Nicholls State, Sam Houston State over Southeastern Louisiana, Alabama over Mississippi State, Oregon over Utah, Florida State over Syracuse, Ohio State over Illinois, Baylor over Texas Tech, Stanford over USC, Auburn over Georgia, Oklahoma over Iowa State, South Carolina over Florida, Duke over Miami, Texas over Oklahoma State, UCLA over Washington, Michigan State over Nebraska, Central Florida over Temple, Louisville over Houston, Wisconsin over Indiana, Northern Illinois over Ball State, Arizona State over Oregon State, Vanderbilt over Kentucky, Central Michigan over Western Michigan, Virginia tech over Maryland, Boston college over North Carolina State, Cincinnati over Rutgers, North Carolina over Pittsburgh, Penn State over Purdue, Northwestern over Michigan, Florida Atlantic over Southern Miss, Akron over Massachusetts, East Carolina over UAB, SMU over Connecticut, West Virginia over Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette over Georgia State, Colorado over California, Boise State over Wyoming, Arizona State over Oregon State, Navy over South Alabama, San Jose State over Nevada, Colorado State over New Mexico, Mem-

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phis over South Florida, Rice over Louisiana Tech, Kansas State over TCU, Ole Miss over Troy, Arkansas State over Texas State, UTEP over Florida International, Arizona over Washington State, San Diego State over Hawaii, Alabama A&M over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Alabama State over Mississippi Valley State, Abilene Christian over Prairie View, Jackson State over Alcorn State, Howard over Texas Southern, Southern over Clark Atlanta.

PRO PICKS—Indianapolis over Tennessee (Thurs.

Night); Chicago over Baltimore, Houston over Oakland, NY Jets over Buffalo, Atlanta over Tampa Bay, Detroit over Pittsburgh, Philadelphia over Washington, Cincinnati over Cleveland, Arizona over Jacksonville, San Diego over Miami, Seattle over Minnesota, New Orleans over San Francisco, NY Giants over Green Bay, Denver over Kansas City; Carolina over New England (Monday Night). Bye Week for Dallas and St. Louis.

is in a four-way tie for the top spot in the American Athletic Conference with the University of Central Florida, Louisville and Cincinnati—all with identical 4-1 league records.

Rice and North Texas both have only one loss in Conference USA West Division with East Carolina and Marshall on top of the East Division with one loss each.

So there still is plenty of football to be played, regardless of what level one chooses.

KWICKIES…Congrats to Sunset Grove golfer Dwayne Mims for his hole-in-one last week on the Par 3, 133-yard No. 14 hole across the water.

Dwayne used a six-iron for his ace and is $200 richer because he’s a member of the Sunset Men’s Golf Association, which pays for aces.

The Lady Lions volleyball team of Orange Community Christian came one step from earning a berth in the TAPPS state tournament, losing in the regional finals to San Antonio West Gateway last week. The Lions also fared well in the TAPPS 1A state cross country championships with the boys finishing sixth and the Lady Lions taking fourth.

The Richie Incognito fiasco on the Miami Dolphins’ team has to be something the team, players and fans aren’t proud of. Incognito may be popular with some of his teammates, but there aren’t too many players on the other 31 teams that have anything nice to say about him. We may never know the real story, but his suspension by the NFL officials seems appropriate.

Orange’s Earl Thomas is still the leading tackler on the 9-1 Seattle Seahawks team.

Earl had a runback on an interception nullified by a penalty in the Nov. 3 game at Tampa Bay. The talented free safety has 72 total tackles with 62 being solo stops. He still

has four interceptions to tie for the lead with cornerback Richard Sherman.

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has to be one of the most exciting football players to step on the field this season and should be a legitimate candidate to repeat as the Heisman Trophy winner.

But his popularity plummets once he takes off his pads and pulls on his street clothes. It’s hard to figure out why he’s such a jerk in civvies.

JUST BETWEEN US…It was difficult figuring out why the Las Vegas Boys had the Dallas Cowboys as a sevenpoint underdog against the Saints in New Orleans Sunday

night. It was even harder to grasp after the Pokes shot out in front 10-7 at the start of the second period. However Saints quarterback Drew Brees solved the Cowboys defense early and burned it often after that, expanding a 28-10 halftime lead into a 49-17 blowout.

However, because the other three teams in the NFC East are just as lousy, Dallas still is tied for first place with oncharging Philadelphia Eagles at 5-5. But that should be short-lived if the Cowboys’ second half is a preview of things to come. They’ll be picking pretty early in the 2014 NFL draft unless things change dramatically!!!

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Your knot should be an asset COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN For The Record

When booking a trip with a new client over the phone, I try to cover every aspect of the trip from “What do you hope to catch and how do you best like to catch them” to “why we can’t we keep more fish if we have a Louisiana license,” but more often than not, at least some of the responses are a tad misleading!

If you want to target big trout only, you need to make that clear with the guide so that he can plan accordingly.

If you don’t care what you catch, just as long as you catch lots of them, he needs to know that as well.

The one thing you should never tell him, however, is that catching any fish at all is a bonus as it is just nice to be out of the office and on the water. If I am spending five to six hundred dollars for a guide I expect a helluva lot more than riding around talking about the good old days while eating cold kolaches and watching the sun rise!

I cannot tell you how many times over the years the supposed hard core angler says he will grind all day for one or two shots at a trophy trout only to suggest that we chase the gulls within the first hour.

The more truthful answer would have been, “I’d like to fish a pattern that gives us a chance to catch a lot of fish and maybe a shot at a good one in the process.”

There are very few clients (most of them are young and still mad at the fish) willing to stand in chest deep water casting into a frigid wind for seven or eight hours.

A week ago, however, I fished with a middle aged father and his son that assured me that he had wade fished for years and would stay the course for a shot at a trout over 28-inches.

I pointed out that the odds of that happening would be more in his favor after the first of the year, but a friend of his had already caught two trout nearly that long drifting a flat on the south end of the lake and he had no intention of waiting.

I was pleased that his son did catch one trout in the six pound class and that we caught and released six or seven more very solid fish, but while he was actually better than advertised in describing his skill level and persistence, he later admitted to overlooking a small detail that cost him two very nice fish.

Unlike folks that readily say they prefer casting gear only to beg for a spinning rig following the first backlash, both his casting expertise and pricey casting gear were off the chart.

The problem was that in spite of his obvious skill and the $1100 invested in the rod

and guide fee, he still broke those fish off due to something as basic as two poorly tied knots.

The first was a loop knot that he tied improperly that was going to slip sooner or later and the second was the knot joining his leader to his main line. He said that he had been fishing two days prior and because he still had three feet of leader that he never even thought about re-tying.

Regardless of angling expertise, it’s usually a poorly tied or damaged knot that results in the loss of more bragging size trout than other angler error.

With the arrival of each new cold front we grow ever closer to targeting big sow trout that have tired of chasing shrimp and are now in favor of expending far less energy for one big meal that could sustain them for a couple of days.

Because they do most of their ambushing on shallow flats bordering deeper water, their range is significantly restricted making them easier to locate for the patient angler willing to freeze his or her rear end off for a shot at that trout of a lifetime.

Since mullet quickly become the entre’ of choice, suspending mullet imitations like Corkies, Maniac Mullets, Catch V’s and MirrOdines get a lot of playing time and a well tied loop knot or Tony’s Clip brings them alive when fished on a slow darting retrieve, thus, the reason for learning to correctly tie the loop knot and checking it often!

Not that many years ago I used the loop knot only on topwater lures in order to make the “walking the dog” retrieve much easier to execute.

Shortly thereafter, a very good crappie guide proved to me that the loop knot was the only knot he fished his small jigs on and the ensuing demonstration eliminated all doubt.

I now fish everything from Swim Baits to jigs on a loop knot or the more user-friendly Tony’s clip when wading.

While hiring a guide is certainly optional, failing to pay attention to the seemingly smallest of details is not.

A five to six hundred rod and reel is only as effective a tool as that ten cent length of leader material attached to your lure.

Take the extra few seconds required to tie it correctly, check it often and your loop knot will be an invaluable asset rather than a liability!

Letter to the community To the Communities of Bridge City and Orangefield, Last Friday night at the Bayou Bowl football game between Bridge City and Orangefield there was an unfortunate event that occurred. At the close of the first half there was an altercation between players on both teams. It was quickly stopped through the combined efforts of coaches, players, and officials.

The entire altercation was only about a minute long but it definitely cast a shadow over the remaining 47 minutes of the game.

This shadow is one that neither community, district nor program wants to be representative of those involved.

Our two communities are very intertwined and supportive of each other and we do not want this isolated event to damage

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this relationship. Neither district condones the poor sportsmanship of this altercation. We want the game to be remembered for the way that our student/athletes came out during the second half and played with intensity, but good sportsmanship.

The game should be remembered for the feeling during the post game handshakes where athletes and coaches looked one another up for a second handshake or hug.

While both districts apologize for the altercation we are confident that moving forward we will continue the relationship to which we are accustomed.

Thank you for your continued support of Orangefield ISD and Bridge City ISD.

Sincerely, Mike King Bridge City ISD Superintendent

Dr. Benjamin Petty Orangefield ISD High School Principal

Cris Stump Bridge City ISD Athletic Director

Dr. Stephen Patterson Orangefield ISD Superintendent

Richard Briggs Bridge City ISD High School Principal

Josh Smalley Orangefield ISD Athletic Director

Louisiana duck season opens up slower than expected OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE For The Record

For many local hunters who cross the state line and duck hunt in Louisiana this past weekend’s opener was well below average, in fact it was downright poor if you really want to just get right down to it. Most of the folks I spoke with all echoed the same sentiment and that was “it was slow”. Reports from Toledo Bend to Johnson’s Bayou were poor at best and some said this was worst opener they have seen. For whatever reason the amount of ducks that were here the week before the sea-

son opened were nowhere to be found when legal shooting time arrived Saturday morning. Hopefully by the time you read this column the predicted push of cold arctic air will have found its way into our area and ushered in a whole new crop of ducks and geese.

As I type this I have received a couple of text messages and emails from friends farther north in the flyway and the word is there is a big migration of birds showing up and continuing to head south.

The biggest telltale sign is the amount of snow geese that

have finally started to show up in the last day or two. I personally saw my first snows of the season last week and that’s late for us. The speckled bellies have been pouring into the Louisiana prairies and Texas coast for a few weeks now but the snow geese were noticeably absent.

It’s almost a certainty that this big push of cold air has finally gotten those white birds to make the trek south and set up for the winter months to come.

As if the lower numbers of birds and weather wasn’t a problem a few hunters like myself have been dealing with

even more adversity in the form of unwanted guests on hunting property. The day before the opening of the Louisiana duck season we had a crew of airboats buzzing around our marsh doing some work for an oil company. The traffic from the airboats ran off a huge population of ducks that had been frequenting our property and several of our neighbor’s ponds as well. On Saturday it was very evident that the numbers of ducks in the area were much less than what we had seen as late as Thursday. As expected there were some upset folks when they found out their ducks had been “harassed” for a few days Uzzle Page 6B

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Santa shows support for WOC employees Staff Report

For The Record

West Orange – Cove CISD staff members were surprised during in-service activities recently with a special presentation that came straight from the North Pole. Every one of the district’s 406 employees was awarded a $400 incentive check.

Superintendent James Colbert said, “Back in August, I wrote Santa to praise our staff, students, and community. I told him about the transformation we have been making and the success of our programs. I also told him that I am so proud that our employees are champions for children.”

This week, Colbert said, he received a package from Santa that was only to be opened in

the presence of employees. When he opened the package, it contained a Santa hat and a large check for $400 payable to WOCCISD employees.

“When he opened the envelope and said there was $400 for every person, it was really shocking. My mouth fell open and I was so overwhelmed. At this time before Christmas, we can all use it. It is just so exciting. It’s wonderful that they can do this for everyone,” Sue Wilson, a clerk/typist at West Orange – Stark High School, said.

The feeling was shared by many.

“I am very excited about the money. I can’t believe that it happened. It was a blessing and could not have come at a better moment. I appreciate the Superintendent and administration for doing that -- really thinking about us -not only the big people; but also the little people,” Nathaniel Broussard, groundsman, said.

Incentive pay for employees was approved in June as part of the 2013-2014 budget.

“I am sure that Santa feels as I do – that our staff deserves the best of everything. It is great to see that people are excited to work at West Orange – Cove,” he said.

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by the airboats without them knowing about it. It seems sometimes you just can’t catch a break.

The forecast for the upcoming weekend is much brighter as we should see our first shot temps in the 30’s for a few nights with the weekend starting to warm back up. This hard front that will hit mid-week will surely be a shot in the arm that helps really jump start the season.

The forecasted big north winds will push a ton

of water out of the marshes and get the levels back down to a more normal number. The prairies are so saturated that there is ample sheet water standing which gives both ducks and geese a place to roost, eat, and rest without worrying about any danger. Look for a lot of that water to dry up as the 20 mph north winds go to work on it. I, like most other hunters, look forward to a much different weekend and better results from our area.

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Mormon missionaries in the orange area

Orange County Church Directory First Baptist Church Orangefield 9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield, 409-735-3113 Pastor Forrest Wood Sun.: Bible Study - 9:15 a.m., Worship Service - 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship- 6:30 p.m.

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

Praise & Prayer - 6:30 p.m.

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Picture from left to right - Elders Poteki and Willey, sister and brother Welch, sisters Rogers and Kulu.

John D. Zerko For The Record

Four young missionaries and two senior missionaries are calling on citizens of the Orange area, answering questions concerning their faith and acquainting people with the basic teachings and programs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Young men usually leave their families at age 18 to serve, at their own expense, a two year mission, while young women are eligible at age 19, to serve for 18 months. Most of them start saving money for their mission at a very young age. Many older, married couples, after retiring, also choose to serve from oneto-two years.

Elder Jacob Willey, the youngest of three, was born and raised in Bountiful, Utah. He started serving on 20th of February in the Texas Houston East Mission. When he returns home he will finish welding school.

Elder Langafonua Poteki, the third of nine children, was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah in a Tongan culture. English is his second language with Tongas as his first. He has served 15 months of his mission, 6 months in Liberty County, 7 months in Port Arthur and 6 weeks in Orange, Texas. Upon returning home, he will further his education and play football at the University of Utah. He wants to obtain and Doctor’s degree in Sports Medicine.

Sister Jennifer Rogers, the youngest of five children has been in the mission field for 7 months. She is from Salt Lake City, Utah. In about a year, she will be going back to school to work in Special Education with a major in Speech Pathology and minor in Sign Language. She is the first child in her family to serve a mission. Her father served in the Uraguay-Paraguay Mission.

Sister Mele Kulu, is from Antioch, Calif. around the Oakland Bay area. She is 23 years old and the fourth child of six. She is the first child to serve a mission and has been in the mission field for a year. She will go back to school and is interested in working

with children as a pediatric nurse. Both of her parents were born in Tonga. As a younger girl, she was not interested in serving a mission for the church because she did not want to leave her family and especially her grandparents. It wasn’t until her family was sealed in the Oakland Temple that her thoughts began to change because she wanted to see other families happily sealed together as hers was. Her father served a two year mission in Sydney, Australia. She loves serving as a representative of Jesus Christ.

Brother Chad Welch and Sister Glenda Welch reside in Hyrum, Utah. They raised 6 boys and 6 girls, including two sets of twins. Elder Welch was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho but was raised in Montana. He built his own sawmill and has worked in the timber industry most of his life. He built their home in Hyrum and loves creating things and being in the mountains and with his family. Sister Welch was born in Shelly, Idaho and was raised in Logan, Utah. She has been a stay-at-home mom, wife and homemaker and loves to cook, crochet, good music and to spend time with her family. They have 12 children, 21 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. After serving 18 months on their first mission in the Philippines, they were called to served in the Texas Houston East Mission. Their first 13 months was spent in Jennings, La. and were then transferred to Orange. Their mission ends Nov. 19, 2013.

Elder Eric Stewart, son of Donnie and Nita Stewart, of Deweyville is serving a church mission in Chile.

Elder Adrian Hayes, son of Charles and the late Marilyn Hayes, of the Lindenwood area, will be leaving soon to serve in California.

The church has over 15 million members and over 80,000 missionaries all over the world.

For more information about the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the local missionaries can be contacted at 409-779-9039. Information can also be found online at mormon.org. The Orange church is located at 6108 Hazelwood (Little Cypress Estates). Services begin at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Visitors are welcome.

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Orange First Church of the Nazarene 3810 MLK Drive, Orange Lead Pastor: Ray McDowell Music Pastor: Bruce McGraw Youth Pastor: Michael Pigg Children’s Pastor: Rebekah Spell Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

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Wednesday Service: 7 p.m.

Everyone Welcome!

First Baptist Church of Bridge City 200 W. Roundbunch, BC Office: 409-735-3581 Fax: 409-735-8882 www.fbcbc.org Rev. Bob Boone, Pastor Sunday Schedule: Bible Study at 9:15 a.m.; Celebration Service - 10:30 a.m.; 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!

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

6108 Hazelwood 409-779-9039

West Orange Christian Church 900 Lansing Street, W.O. 409-882-0018 Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Evening - 6 p.m.

Minister: Kurtis Moffit www.westorangechurch.org “Our church family welcomes you!”

Celebrating 50 years Four Area Locations

YOUR CHURCH LISTING COULD BE HERE!

Call 886-7183 for more information!!!

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THE RECORD

• Just $10 For A 30 Word Ad In Both Papers And The Web • Classified Newspaper Deadline: Monday 5 P.M. For Upcoming Issue • You Can Submit Your Ad ANYTIME Online At TheRecordLive.com

Community Classifieds Your ads published in both newspapers, the County Record and the Penny Record plus on our web site TheRecordLive.com APARTMENTS 2/1 APT. IN BRIDGE CITY, 465 Shady Ln., Lg. laundry room w/ W&D connections, all elec. appliances, ceiling fan, Lg. bedroom, lots of cabinets and pantry, vanity in bath and cabinets in the laundry room, Lg. closets, CA/H, concrete parking and patio, No Pets, you pay elec. and water, yard maintinace provided, $650 monthy + $300 dep., call for appointment at (409) 735-6277 or 6261968.

FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT . Christian lady will share her home with another Christian woman.

Real upscale neighborhood. Room has TV, King bed, Armiore, plenty of Closet space, bathroom. May use washer and dryer and kitchen as long as you clean up afterwards. No smokers or drinkers, no pets, background check req. Call Edee for ap-

pointment @ (409) 670-9272.

BRIDGE CITY 1/1, 260 Canal St., very nice and clean, ceiling fans, blinds, all ceramic tile floors, CA/H, Lg. all tile bathroom w/ vanity and mirrors, nice size bedroom and closet, Kitchen has all S.S. appliances plus dishwasher and Garbage disp., all granite counter tops, small dining area, living room has extra closet for storage, concrete parking and patio, No Pets, you pay elec. and water, yard maintinace provided, $525 monthy + $300 dep., call for appointment at (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968.

COMMERCIAL NIC E OFFIC E SPACE, on Bland St., BC, former lawyer’s office, newly redone, nice. (409) 735-2030.

(M&R) FOR

RENT

ON

Home RepaiR Inside or Outside, Painting, Plumbing, Electric & Carpentry 25 years Experience Call Jimmy Harmon

ROUNDBUNCH RD, BC, various sizes and prices, frontage available. Rear spaces cheaper and perfect for shops, storage, warehouses, etc. (409) 735-2030. (M&R) STORE FRONT, BC, on Texas Ave. across from Market basket, (409) 735-2030.

(M&R) HOME RENTALS NICE BRICK 3 OR 4 BEDRMS. 2 BATHS IN BCISD, fenced in back yard, ceiling fans in all bedrooms and living room, Lg. kitchen and dining area,

TRACTOR WORK BY DANNY COLE

• Dirt / Shell Spreading • Bushhogging • Garden Tilling • New home pads Prepared • Sewer / Water / Electrical Lines Dug Home 735-8315 Cell 670-2040

Housekeeping & maintenance personnel needed!

No Phone calls. Please apply in person.

Longhorn MoTEL

2374 Hwy 109 S. Vinton, LA

409-594-5650

$950 MONTHLY + $800 DEP., (409) 7352030. (M&R) 3/1 IN ROSELAWN, CA/H, security system, No pets or smoking, No Sec. 8 housing, $800 monthly + $800 dep, $30 background check fee, (409) 988-8386.

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THE RECORD NEWS LIZ WEAVER

You Can’t Buy Better Orange County Advertising (409)

679-9576 CDL-A Owner Operators • Out & Back Plastic Dry Bulk • Home During the Week & Weekends • Above Avg Pay • Top 10% Industry • 100% FSC • Consistent Year Round Freight • Plate & Ins Program • Financial $ign On A$$i$t

Also Hiring Company Drivers • Run System Loads • Avg 65K yrly • Full Benefits • Assigned Late Model Equip • Immediate Openings

www.artransport.com

800-308-1893

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

5388 PATILLO, BRIDGE CITY, three bedrooms, large shady fenced yard, $750 monthly. 409988-4179.

BC 4/2, AVAILABLE 12/1, all kitchen appliances, CA/H, on 2 lots, $995 monthly + $700 dep., (409) 735-7163.

RV CAMPER FOR RENT, 2 slide outs, $440 monthly, includes all utilities except Propane, (409) 886-1115. (11/13)

510 AZALEA, ORG, Roselawn, 3/1, CA/H, fenced back yard, HUD OK, $650 monthly, (409) 9884068.

M.H. RENTALS BC AREA , as little as $30 daily for rooms, M.H.’s by day or week, starting at $30 a day or weekly, 735-8801 or 734-7771. (cctfn)

3/1 / 3/2 & 2/1 IN OFISD, 1 block from schools, Large lot, W./D hookups, No Pets, $550 and $650 And $350 monthly + dep., (409) 720-8699.

Crawfish Farmers

Crawfish Farmers

3 temp positions; 7 ½ months; job to begin 12/1/13 and end on 7/15/14; Duties: to operate boats in the ponds during the crawfish harvesting season and preparing the crop for distribution to restaurants and/or retailers. $9.50 per hour; 35 hrs a week; 7am-3pm; hours may vary; OT not guaranteed; 2 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 worksite will be provided by employer upon completion of 50% of work contract or earlier if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by L.T. Seafood located in Broussard, LA . Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337)8373268 or may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701.

2 temp positions; 6 months; job to begin 12/1/13 and end on 6/1/14; Duties: to operate boats in the ponds during the baiting and setting of crawfish traps and to assist with the harvesting of crawfish from the traps in the ponds during the harvesting season. Preparing the crawfish for distribution. $9.50 per hour; 35 hrs a week; 7am-3pm; hours may vary; OT not guaranteed; 2 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 worksite will be provided by employer upon completion of 50% of work contract or earlier if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Welcome Plantation, Inc. located in St. James, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225)473-9548 or may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701.

RV SPACE FOR RENT at Peggy’s on the Bayou, $350 monthly, includes Elec. / water and sewer, (409) 8861115.

HOME SALES NICE BRICK ORANGE HOME on corner lot, 3/2/2, 2404 Post Oak Lane, LCMISD, garden room overlooking back yard, family room (17’x19’), 2 walk-

Waitresses HARD COUNTRY CAFE Exit 4 and I-10 Vinton, LA

ins in master bdrm. , shower and jetted tub in master bath, open concept kitchen and breakfast room, fireplace, new tile / laminated and carpeted floors, fenced back yard, (Reduced to $239,000) for more info call Edee @ (409) 670-9272.

4/1 W/ COVERED CARPORT, #12 circle G in Orange, Lg. family, dining and den, wood floors under carpet, workshop, backyard privacy fence, enclosed patio, corner lot, vinyl siding, (409) 886-3545 or 330-0437.

The Longhorn CLub IS noW hIrIng

Male/Female Security Guards Apply at 2374 Hwy 109s.

Vinton, Louisiana 337-589-5647 ext. 118

337-589-5647 Ext. 118

HERE’S MY CARD! (409) 735-5305 OR 886-7183

GET A GOOD DEAL HERE! Card Ads are only $25 weekly, 4 week minimum (save $20+ over a 2x2) Bring your ad to 333 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC or 320 Henrietta, Orange

Now Building Highway 62!

Phone, Internet, TV, Fiber, PRI, Point to Point

Dawn Starnes 409-460-3340 Local Account Executive

dawn.starnes@twcable.com • General Landscapes • Tropical Landscapes • Spring/Fall Clean Ups • Lawn Maintenance • Palm Trees Installed • Grass Installation • Tree Removal • 8 Yard Loads Delivered • 60/40 Sand/Garden Mix • Driveway Materials

TERRELL’S

738-5001 Insured & Bonded

Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, Haul Offs and Stump Grinding.

Orange’s Oldest Hometown Appliance Dealer FREE LOCAL DELIVERY

HARRY’S

Since 1963

APPLIANCE & SERVICE INC Big Selection of Reconditioned Appliances All Used Appliances Sold with Warranty • FREEZERS • DISHWASHERS • REFRIGERATORS • WASHERS/DRYERS AIR CONDITIONERS • RANGES

We Sell Parts For All major Brands ~ We Service What We Sell

886-4111

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302 N. 10TH. Street

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Cow Bayou Marina $5 Entry Fee Come out and enjoy the sun with trampolines in the water, paddleboats & much more.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

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• Week of november 13, 2013 • 9b

Local World War II veterans among those honored in Sulphur

Thirty-five World War II veterans from Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana were honored at veterans Day activities in Sulphur on Saturday. veterans served in all five military services and ranged in rank from Private to major General. Pictured are 22 of the vets honored including three from orange: Lennie benoit, 91, ralph richardson, 90 and Clifton Stutes, 86.

Home For Rent:

Newly remodeled single family home, 4 bedroom, 2 baths, double garage on two lots in Bridge City. Living area 1,400 square feet, 2,000 square feet with garage. Includes walk-in shower, electric garage doors, very good neighborhood near Bridge City Elementary School at 1040 Arthur Street. Some restrictions apply. No indoor pets, no smoking. $1,250/month. $1,000 deposit. Available Dec. 1.

Call 409-221-0601 or 735-7183 (ask for Mark).

HOME SALES NICE BRICK ORANGE HOME on corner lot, 3/2/2, 2404 Post Oak Lane, LCMISD, garden room overlooking back yard, family room (17’x19’), 2 walkins in master bdrm. , shower and jetted tub in master bath, open concept kitchen and breakfast room, fireplace, new tile / laminated and carpeted floors, fenced back yard, (Reduced to $239,000) for more info call Edee @ (409) 670-9272.

ground pool, Lg patio w/ furniture, 20’x12’ sunroom w/ pot belly stove, 14’x30’ shop, serious inquiries only, price reduced from 98K to $92,500, no owner financing or renting, will make a great starter home!

For more details call (409) 769-8371.

acre tract with culvert, drive, and dirt pad site. LCMISD, MMU D w ater and sewer can be financed with the land.

Gauranteed owner financing.

COUN TRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115. (CP 11/30)

14’ X 40’ SCALES BUILDING, AC/H unit, 1/1, kitchen, living rm., on skids and piers, great for Hunters or the beach, $12,500, (409) 3303170.

4/1 W/ COVERED CARPORT, #12 circle G in Orange, Lg. family, dining and den, wood floors under carpet, workshop, backyard privacy fence, enclosed patio, corner lot, vinyl siding, (409) 886-3545 or 330-0437.

LAND & LOtS 2 CEMETERY PLOTS for sale at Forest lawn Memorieal Park, lot 174 blk “A” space 3-4, total price $3,500, (409) 882-0661 or 882-1674. (smfr)

7 ACRE REPO, IN QUAIL TR AILS 3 SUBDIVISION, Property has private drive, Marcieville water / septic, electric , LCMISD, Mobiles and livestock OK, gauranteed owner financing.

COUN TRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115.

BRIDGE CITY 3/2/2, on corner lot, CA/H, tile in Kit. and baths, 1,490 sq. ft., no rent or lease, serious inquiries only! $89,900, (409) 670-2431 or 720-8422, leave message.

STAKES

BRIDGE CITY 2/1/1 W/ carport, 753 Ave. B, 1 small room for 3rd. Brm. or office, CA/H, carpet in bdrm. and living rm., elect. cook top and wall oven, fenced i back yard, Lg. storage room in back of garage, $64,900, (409) 749-9557 or 7499561. (11/13) VIDOR 3/1.5/2, 345 Palmetta, furnished, all appliances, washer and dryer, too much to list! Beautiful front and back yard, fenced back yard, above

QUIET COUNTRY LI VIN G! 2.338

ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Free Estimates Specializing in older home rewires

Office (409) 735-4171 or 749-4873 jhaden@ stakeselectric.com Licence #’s Customer # 25151 Master# 14161

10 ACRE TRACT on private road, secluded acreage, LCMISD, MMud water and sewage available, wooded tract w/ dirt house pad, addition-

aal acerage available. owner financing gauranteed, livestock and mobiles OK. COUN TRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115.

CARS

2 dr 1994 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer extended cab long bed w/cover. one owner. $3,600 or best offer. 409-8863233. 11/13 Housekeepingresidential, commercial. Excellent references.

409734-8096 11/27 MISC

Lone Star Carpentry- remodel, repair, Baths-KitsPorches-DecksFloors-Etc. Free Estimates. 409-8830205 or 409-7385639. 11/20

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Little Cypress-Mauriceville C.I.S.D. will accept sealed proposals for Dumpster Service until 2:00 p.m. on November 21, 2013 at the Business Office, 6586 FM 1130, Orange, TX 77632. Proposal documents and additional information can be obtained at the LCM Maintenance Office or by calling 409-670-4612.

LCM CISD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

NOTICE OF PARTITION SALE By virtue of an Order Directing Sale of Property Not Susceptible to Partition In Kind, Cause No. A-130076, styled Weston Colby Desormeaux vs. Paul Killiam, Et Al, in the District Court of Orange, Texas.

I will offer for sale and sell at 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the backdoor of the Courthouse of Orange County, Texas, the following described property in Orange County, Texas: A 5.04 acres tract in the Richard Ballew,

Astract No. 2 in Orange County, Texas.

Terms of the sale shall be for cash and the proceeds from such sale shall be deposited in the office of the District Clerk of Orange County, Texas, to be disbursed in accordance with the Order of the Court.

W.D. Triggs, Sr. W.D. Triggs, Sr.

garage sales WED., 697 SUNCREST, BC, (77630) off W. Roundbunch Rd., 8 till 11. Come See!

books, glassware, lots of misc. a few clothes. 11/13

Fri. & Sat, Hwy 62, Just N. of Hwy 105 on right, see signs, Multi Family Sale, 8 till noon. Practice Piano, kitchen tables, coffee tables, bikes, men’s FRC Jeans, S-XL Scrubs, luggage, So Much More! All priced to sell! Park in yard.

Sat. 5333 Highlander, Victory Gardens 8-2, 3 families, clothes, furniture, household, wheelchair, too much to list. 11/13

Sat., 500 Jones St., BC, 7:30 till ? Basketball goal, 2 BBQ pits, 15,000 W Generator w/ push start button, Gravely riding mower, wicker shelve, baby items, crafts, Tupperware, Christmas stuff, lighted hutch, table, Scentsy, Lots of knick-knacks!

Sat., 9004 Quail Dr., BC, in Quail valley off Hwy 408, Huge Multi Family Sale, 7 till ? Fouton couch, other furniture, Lots More of Everything!

Sat., 5238 Ave. A, ORG., (77630) 7 til ? Clothes, Black and Decker Edger, lots of misc.

Fri. Sat. 4679 Walea Dr. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Clearing out sale- lots and lots of stuff, no junk. Off Hwy 62 1 mile north of Flying J. 11/13 Fri. Sat. 4606 Emerson Road in Lindenwood 8 a.m.- till, Tools, fishing, gardening stuff galore, collectables, some furniture.

11/13 Fri. Sat. 1828 W. Decker, Greenway II in LC, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., GI Joe Action Figures NIB, NASCAR 1/64 and 1/24 replicas NIB, Corning ware, dish ware, collectables, NORTH CAROLINA ROBESON COUNTY 13 SP 0248 ************************ ) John C. Vick Jack H. Vick, Jr. ) ) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Plaintiff, ) Vs ) ) Amber Higgs Aaron Deatherage ) Defendants, ) ************************ Take notice that a plead seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of relief sought is as follows: Sale of Land in Judy Vick Estate You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than (November 29, 2013) and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This the _ _ _ _ _ _day of November, 2013.

Ronnie Sutton Attorney at Law PO Box 787 Pembroke, NC 28372 910-521-4797

Sat. 2008 and 2009 Thousand Oaks Dr. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 2 for 1, across the street from each other. A large variety of good items, good bargains. Cancelled if raining. 11/13 Fri.-Sat. 7039 Lariet St. Mauriceville. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Garage/ moving sale, everything must go. Small appliances and furniture. 11/13 Sat. 2205 Oak Forest Drive, Orange, 8 a.m.- noon Garage/Estate Sale. Small kitchen appliances, glassware, bakeware, holiday decorations, linens, blankets, prints, vinyl records, CD’s, women’s clothing and shoes, craft supplies and more.

11/13 Sat.-Sun. 2661 Ellis St. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Moving sale, everything must go. Travel N 87 five miles north of LCM high school.

Turn right on Canal, follow signs. Rain or shine.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES The City of Pinehurst has employment opportunities for two positions:

1. WATER/SEWER OPERATOR: Responsible for all phases of water/sewer repairs and services. Would prefer someone with water/sewer experience and with Class D license.

2. STREET DEPARTMENT: Most be able to do street repairs, as well as mowing, weed eating, and tractor work. Prefer someone with a CDL license.

All candidates should have a high school diploma or GED. Starting salaries are commensurate with experience and certification.

City has excellent benefits and retirement plan.

Applications can be obtained at: City of Pinehurst City Hall 2497 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Orange, TX 77630 The City of Pinehurst is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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THEME: THANKSGIVING

ACROSS 1. Trigonometry ratio 6. *It offers three games on Thanksgiving 9. Beauty salon sound 13. Throat dangler 14. Chapter in history 15. Connect by dialing 16. An episode of “The Brady Bunch,” e.g.

17. Boozehound 18. Sty sounds 19. Edit for publication 21. *Thanksgiving cause for celebration 23. Tokyo, formerly 24. Done to a heart?

25. Loquacious person’s gift 28. Medicinal house plant 30. Be owned by 35. *You don’t want turkey cooked this way 37. *Running all day?

39. Mekong or Zaire 40. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.

41. Relating to birth 43. ___ Scotia 44. Shaped like a cone 46. Stretched ride 47. Capital of Ukraine 48. Catch in a snare 50. Vegas glow 52. Brut, as in champagne 53. Type of carpet 55. Wicked Witch of the West to Dorothy 57. *Thanksgiving dessert ingredient 61. *Presidential act 64. Quick 65. Toothpaste type 67. “M*A*S*H” extra 69. Traction aid 70. Swedish shag rug 71. _____ acid 72. Windshield option 73. Asian capital 74. Bowling alleys DOWN 1. Mutt 2. Ham radio ending 3. “Absolutely!”

4. Circumvent 5. *One of two countries celebrating Thanksgiving 6. *It fills once again on Tur-

key Day 7. “To” follower 8. Wood turning device 9. Gangster’s blade 10. “All or ____” 11. Signs 12. Exterminator’s target 15. Hotel employee 20. Part of gastro-intestinal system 22. Priestly garb 24. Get-together 25. *Followed with “amen” 26. Packers’ quarterback 27. Force of the blow 29. West Wing’s office 31. Clickable text 32. Shaped like an egg 33. “Never say _____”

Answers Next Week

34. *Meal topper 36. Arab ruler 38. Christening acquisition 42. Washing sponge 45. Last resting spot 49. Sigma ___ Epsilon 51. Everyday 54. Ticked off 56. Swelling 57. End to hostilities 58. Wrinkly fruit 59. Demeanor 60. Surveyor’s map 61. Blueprint 62. Thor’s father 63. Typical start of workday 66. Part of the beholder 68. As opposed to “sin” in trigonometry