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The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas

Week of Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Orange joins appeal of flood insurance plan David Ball

For The Record

The city of Orange is also joining other local governmental entities to try to protect residents with upcoming revisions to flood insurance.

The Orange City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday morning to discuss and

Santa Claus is coming to town Debby Schamber For The Record

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anta will be making a stop in Orange at the Heritage House Museum before heading to the North Pole to get ready for Christmas Eve. For 36 years, the jolly old elf has been putting smiles on the faces of many children who eagerly sit on his lap to reveal their Christmas wish list.

This year he will be ready to listen with a twinkle in his eye from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 11 and 12 at the Heritage House Museum located 905 W. Division.

Parents can have a picture taken with Santa for a small fee or can bring their own camera too.

Carols will be sung to help put everyone in the Christmas spirit. In addition, refreshments will be served.

“We would like everyone to come join in the fun and see Santa,” said Linda Garrett, of the Heritage House.

For more information, call the Heritage House Museum at 409-886-5385.

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act upon a pending flood insurance study that will affect homeowners flood insurance rates and future construction costs.

The council approved participating to hire the Lonnie G. Harper & Associated law firm of Louisiana to perform the preliminary storm surge analysis review of the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map, or DFIRM, as provided by FEMA. The law firm will also file an appeal on behalf of participating entities with FEMA concerning the pending study. Total costs to all entities is not to exceed $85,000 for the research, preparation and filing of the appeal.

City Manager Shawn Oubre

said LHA was the firm hired

by Cameron Parish to deal with Hurricanes Katrina and Ike. He added the city council needed to focus on two items: the new flood maps and the new elevations will affect homeowners and new construction.

For instance, properties on the eastern side of the city that were formerly not in a flood plain may now be in risk of flooding under the new maps.

Several homeowners and business owners will then be required to have flood insurance or to have it when they either re-mortgage or sell their properties. These properties, furthermore, may not be grandfathered in.

Resident Henry Lowe spoke out against the rezoning of property on the riverside area from commercial to industrial zoning at the regular meeting of the Orange City Council Tuesday morning.

RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

Oubre said premiums may jump from zero percent up to 30 percent in cost, but he was still uncertain how much the increase would be at this time.

The deadline to file an appeal is December 23.

The city of Bridge City is taking the lead in the county on the flood insurance issue.

The Bridge City City Council met last Tuesday night.

City Manager Jerry Jones began the discussion by stating there are two things impacting the city. One is the rate maps and the other is the possible increase in flood insurance rates.

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West Orange preparing for new FEMA flood maps David Ball

For The Record

Monday night was the city of West Orange’s turn at bat.

The city council held its regular meeting to discuss and acct upon FEMA flood rate maps among other agenda items. West Orange joins Bridge City and Orange, along with future governmental entities, to hire the law firm of Lonnie G. Harper & Associates of Louisiana.

The firm will review the FEMA maps and also file an appeal for participating entities with FEMA on the flood insurance study that will affect homeowners and new construction.

Total costs to the entities to hire the LHA law firm is not to exceed $85,000.

City Manager Michael Stelly said the last time the flood maps changed was in 1983.

Property owners in the city will see a 10 percent to 15 percent rate increase. It will be a

consolidated effort to cover the entire city.

Stelly added if the cost for the appeal is too prohibitive, the city may have to bail out of the process.

“We’ll stay at it as long as possible,” he said.

Some properties that were previously exempt from the flood plain may now be located in one under the new maps.

For instance, new title transfers into a flood plain will be affected and insurance renewals may be affected.

Mayor Roy McDonald said Congressman Steve Stockman has been on the city’s side and he tried unsuccessfully to get something passed in Congress.

“We’ll do the best we can,” McDonald said.

The council also approved hiring attorney Alan Sanders of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgarrd & Smith LLP Attorneys At Law to provide legal services for the city in acquiring a demolition grants.

Sanders was formerly an at-

ties.

The legal services per cap is $25,000.

All non-emergency city departments will be closed from December 24-25 and from December 31-January 1.

The next council meeting is scheduled from January 13, 2014.

On the morning of Sept. 13, 2008 flood waters from Hurricane Ike is seen receding in a residential area of West Orange.

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torney in Orange for many years before relocating to Houston.

Sanders’ firm is the only one to respond to the city’s request.

Twenty five substandard properties in the city have been identified for demolition.

Stelly said some of the properties have been abandoned and the owners must be located and served papers.

Some of the properties are given to heirs which makes ownership more difficult to locate. Legal access must be made to demolish the proper-

Orangefield Christmas Fest set for Saturday Harvey Wilson For The Record

The Orangefield Christmas Festival starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 with the annual Orangefield Christmas Parade. After the parade, the festivities will continue at the Orangefield Cormier Museum. Many activities are designed for adults: singing, bands, dancing groups, drama presentations, and a Civil War presentation. The museum will also be open with special quilting displays, and a model train group. Children activities include the ever popular Uncle Jesse’s Farm, the new outdoor train ride, jumper blow ups – slide and bouncers, a petting zoo, and many others. Food booths, including Betty Chandler’s famous gumbo, will be served throughout the day. At dark there will be a short program and a lighting of our new Christmas Tree Derrick.

The tradition of the Christmas Tree Derrick was started

by W.N. (Bill) Remke of the Kilmarnock Oil Company in 1953 when he decorated the

Jesse Fremont installs Christmas lights on the wooden derrick built on the Orangefield Cormier Museum grounds. Lighting of the Christmas Tree Derrick will be the highlight of the Christmas in Orangefield Festival.

derrick located near his home in Orangefield. It was said that he wanted a Christmas tree in Orangefield that would not only attract the local folks but people from Beaumont and Port Arthur also. Remke also put a Santa Claus on top of the derrick, but in later years it

was replaced by a star.

After Bill Remke’s death in 1957, Curtis Laughlin continued the lighting. He said this was done “in memory of Billy whom we fellow workers all admired. We have a desire to do the thing that we think he would want us to do, and that

is to light the tree so all the kiddies can enjoy seeing it.”

In December 1977 the Orangefield Lions Club took over the lighting with another derrick located on the north side of Hwy. 105 near Cow Bayou.

The Cormier Well Service Company also took care of the annual Christmas Tree lighting for many years. The Christmas Tree was finally brought down during Hurricane Rita.

In the first year of the Orangefield Christmas Festival the Orangefield Cormier Museum put lights on a WorkOver Rig to re-start the tradition. After the Wooden Derrick was built for the Centennial Celebration of the Orange Oil Field, it was decided that it should become the new Christmas Tree Derrick for Orangefield.

For more information on the history of Orangefield you can go to “Orangefield Cormier Museum”, or “Orangefield Texas Historical Society” on facebook. Also visit the Orangefield Cormier Museum on Dec. 14th and enjoy a tour at your leisure.

Orange Christian Services helping families Debby Schamber For The Record

The holidays are a busy time for everyone, especially Orange Christian Services who helps the needy in the area with food, clothes and with prescription medications.

In December 2012 there were 970 families seeking assistance at OCS. Director Judy Jensen said she expects the same amount of people to request assistance this year.

OCS does not only give out food for the holidays, but all year long.

“We are not seasonal,” Jensen said.

However, during the Christmas season, there are more needs due to colder weather and people needing additional food to feed their families a special holiday meal. Also, there are more illnesses and people requesting help with prescriptions.

Beginning the first Monday in December, individuals or families coming in for assistance are given a regular food order, but also holidays foods.

In addition, depending on the number of people in the household, they may receive a chicken or a turkey.

The last week OCS opens in 2013, families with children are given toys. However, they cannot be signed up with another agency such as Salvation Army, The Bridge City/

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Just “because” I write for a living While fun, the prepositional “because” is the equivalent of picking up an order of McDonald’s chicken nuggets for dinner. There’s a time and a place for it. Or, for that matter, any text shorthand. School and work are obviously inappropriate. What about Facebook?

Facebook has become the testing grounds for the new issue of digital privacy. The temptation to share our lives must be tempered with the prudence of knowing that employers can see that record.

Keep your keg stands to yourself.

But while we’re at least aware of the implications of posting pictures that may get us in trouble, what about a comment on a friend’s wall — a harmless remark, but riddled with spelling errors and misused parts of speech?

Will we be judged for that?

Speaking to friends, after all, is a more casual affair than sending a business email.

I don’t know. I suspect the issue of Facebook profiling

Caroline Brewton Columnist For The Record

I recently read an article in The Atlantic to the effect that the word “because” has become a preposition. Example: I should have done my homework last night, but I didn’t, because Internet.

If I were to rephrase that in an old-school way, I would say: I should have done my homework last night, but I didn’t, because of the Internet. In the latter example, because is merely the introduction to the prepositional phrase “of the Internet.” In the previous, we’ve cut out the middle man, making “because” itself into a preposition. This new construction is becoming popular on internet forums and is now breaking into the speech patterns of any millennial with two eyes and access to Wi-Fi. A lot of speculation about the evolution of language in re: txt tlk is that avoidance of letters shortens the time you spend typing (as if our atten-

Caroline Brewton The Record Columnist

tion spans weren’t already short enough) and also that its easier (because texting an extra letter per word is difficult).

Also, it’s less expensive than buying those pesky vowels.

In any case, the evolution of “because” seems to support this trend. We’ve eliminated two whole words. Wouldn’t Hemingway be proud?

On the other hand, what, exactly, are we getting in terms of the quality of our speech?

Caroline Brewton Freelance journalism Baylor University Twitter: @CarolineBrew.

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City of Orange joins FEMA appeal

Orange County joins appeal of FEMA flood maps

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which were changed after Hurricane Ike. According to Jones, the maps left about 80 percent of Bridge City in a flood zone.

The appeal is only the one of many steps to come. Council members along with the city manager will look to area cities to assist and join in the project so they may conduct and fund the necessary studies to challenge the maps and get them changed.

“It’s a regional issue, not just a Bridge City issue,” Jones said.

“The more area we can get out of the flood zones the better off we will be.”

BC Mayor Kirk Roccaforte said he has been contacting congressmen and senators to see if they can assist and to take a second look at the data and for help doing a study to make the current data more accurate.

In other Orange city business, the council approved requiring alll manufactured homes moving int the city limits be no more than 15 years old.

Jimmie Lewis, director of planning and community development, said the planning and zoning committee is trying to improve the city’s housing stock and the older manufactured homes aren’t built to a better quality standard as the newer ones.

Most of the city’s manufactured homes are located in the Brownwood and the Cove subdivisions.

The council also approved new sign regulations within the city limits.

Lewis said four kinds of signs will be affected: Digital on-premises signs such as at Orange Savings Bank The changing of masters signs at shopping centers from a required five businesses to three or more businesses The banning of portable signs. Lewis said these signs are a hazard in high winds, are an electrical problem if wiring is not inserted into a conduit underground and they can ce a traffic problem by blocking a driver’s view Sprint Waste Services, LP, formerly named Triangle Waste, was approved a franchise to operate a commercial closed container garbage collection service in the city.

Oubre said nothing having to do with the company’s services to customers will be affected and the franchise contract will be exactly the same.

There are five roll-off containers in the city.

The final reading was approved of an ordinance authorizing participation with other Entergy service area cities with the Public Utilities Commission.

Entergy’s heavy transmission lines from power stations will merge with ITC Holdings.

The Southern Professional Outboard Racing Tour tunnel boat races will continue next September in Orange after council approval.

The proposed dates are from September 19-21, 2014. A total fee of $40,000 for the boat races was requested by SPORT Race Producer, John Schubert. A $5,000 payment is to be submitted

by July 1, 2014, but no later than July 15, 2014.

A second payment of $10,000 is due by August 30, 2014, and a final payment of $25,000 is to be submitted on September 19, 2014.

Jay Trahan, director of the Orange Economic Development Corporation, expects an increase in motel occupancy and the possibility of a concert on Saturday night of the event.

Another similar agenda item was next approved.

The Deep South Racing Association, DSRA, staff has requested for the city to host boat races at the city boat ramp from May 31-June 1, 2014.

DSRA requested a promoter fee of $8,000 with $4,000 due upon execution of the agreement and $4,000 due on May 31, If the event must be canceled, fees will be deferred until DSRA and the city reschedules the event.

Cancellation of the event will be determined by weather and safety issues for the races begin.

DSRA estimates 50 competitors from Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida. These races will be more like a drag race rather than the oval route of the SPORT races.

The city’s convention and visitors bureau staff also plans to schedule a concert Saturday night of the event at the Riverfront Pavilion.

The council approved the purchase of four Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles from Caldwell Country Chevrolet for $106,144.

Accessories and installation will be from Philpott Ford for $38,526.

Chief L.L. Martin said the department has not been satisfied of late with the trade-in values of their police vehicles and four Ford Crown Victoria police vehicles will be auctioned instead.

Oubre added most local car dealerships aren’t able to acquire police vehicles because the market for them is tight.

Michael Yeater was appointed to convention and visitors bureau advisory board. His term ends October 9, 2017.

Yeater is vice president of Student Services at Lamar State College-Orange.

Taylor Warner, CVB coordinator, reported to the council about Christmas at the Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 14.

There will be a variety of food and gift -oriented vendors, children’s activities and pictures with Santa. Traveling Roads will provide entertainment.

There will also be Christmas decorations along the riverfront boardwalk.

During citizen comments, Henry Lowe spoke on two issue of concern to him.

The first was if a black powdery substance in the Navy Park are coming from the American Industrial Minerals plants is hazardous to residents.

Lowe’s other issue was the planning and zoning commission’s recent decision to rezone the riverside area from commercial to industrial. He was curious what kinds of industries would be built there.

Lowe said he had 100 signatures of nearby residents opposed to the rezoning.

Linda Patillo spoke out against Entergy’s merger with ITC Holdings of power lines maintenance.

She said all the local cites were originally against the measure, but they are for it. She thinks the cities didn’t thoroughly research the matter.

Patillo added she, the plants on Chemical Row and the Texas Office of the Attorney General are against it.

Patillo said Entergy is only concerned with making money for their shareholders.

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Susan Burdine and Robert Rothrock, pantry volunteers at Orange Christian Services, fill a bag with food for a needy family.

OCS helps the needy not only at Christmas but all year long.

However, during the holidays, they receive additional holiday type foods.

OCS helps families Orangefield Ministerial Alliance, the OCS Adopt a Family program or any other toy give away, to be eligible for toy assistance at OCS. OCS depends on donations to help the needy.

“We give what God has provided us to give,” Jensen said.

Donations are always ac-

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cepted. Currently they especially need blankets and coats.

Food donations need to be non-perishable items.

The office, located at 2518 W. Park is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Thursday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.

Chief’s Christmas Dance Dec. 14 The annual West Orange High School Chief’s Christmas Dance will be held 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Dec. 14 at the American Legion in Orange. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a social at 7 p.m.

Once again, it will feature the music you loved from the 50s and 60s with the Ken Marvel Ban and Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois.

Tickets are $10 person, attire is casual.

If you are unable to attend, please let them know how you are doing by calling or writing Jimmy Guidry, 5285 Fairview, Orange, TX 77632, jcrazycajun@sbcglobal.net, or 409-738-2294.

During the Monday meeting of Orange County Commissioners, they voted to join Bridge City in their efforts to appeal the new FEMA flood plain maps.

Bridge City signed a contract Saturday with Lonnie G. and Associates, a civil engineering and land surverying consultants firm from Grand Chenier, La., to file an appeal.

“If you don’t appeal, then it stays the same,” said Pct. 3 County Commissioner John Banken.

There is a Dec. 24th deadline to file the appeal. Bridge City has committed to paying the full $85,000 cost. However, if other local entities decide to join in on the appeal process then the cost is split between all involved.

Presented in court was a map showing where the firm had successfully won an appeal for Cameron Parish, La. Originally, Cameron also faced a large amount of their area being in a flood zone after FEMA presented them with a new flood plain map.

However, once the firm completed the appeal, the maps were changed. Now, there is much less of the parish in the flood zone.

‘It’s very probable the same mistakes made in Cameron Parish are the same mistakes made here,” said Joel Ardoin, director of code and compliance for Orange County.

In the end, commissioners voted to join Bridge City in the appeal process for the unincorporated areas of the county, but not sign any contracts at this time. They hope to have representatives from Lonnie G. and Associates give a presentation in the near future. The firm was unable to attend the meeting Monday because they were working with an impending deadline on the appeal for Bridge City and looking to work on Orange County maps, too.

At the request from the city of Orange, county officials are looking to move a trailer once used by the Oragne County probation office. The trailer is located on Border Street which is not zoned for trailers. It was allowed to be placed there temporarily until a new building could be built which is now located on Border Street across from the courthouse. The former probation office was destroyed during Hurricane Ike in 2008. County officials will have to file for a title on the trailer. After receving the title, the trailer will be sold.

Commissioners approved action allowing Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt to enter into an agreement with Spillman Technologies for the purchase of new computer software. This is not on the budget for capital outlay, but will be paid for using Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds. According to Merritt, the current system with Indico, has been failing and they freuqently use a temporary “band-aid” to keep it going. Merritt put a team together to go to other agencies to check out their systems. They looked at all vendors to find the best match for their needs.

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From the Creaux’s Nest THE GREATNESS OF MANDELA Last night was one of those sleepless and restless nights that I know you’ve all had. I finally gave it up and put the coffee on at 2:30 a.m., did a little writing and turned on the television. I watched all the Nelson Mandela service including President Barack Obma’s speech. Ninety-one governments were represented.

Former United States Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and their spouses attended. President Obama drew the largest reception. I suspect there will be plenty said and written about him shaking hands on the way to the podium with Raul Castro. Mandela was one of a kind; born in 1918, he died at age 95. After being imprisoned 27 years, where he was mistreated and often kept in solitary confinement, he came out at age 70 and transformed South Africa in a successful struggle against an apartheid system of racial segregation. It earned him the Nobel Peace prize. He told President Clinton once, “That in prison they took away everything, but they couldn’t take his heart or mind.”

He taught that hope always trumped fear. Millions of words have been written and many more will be, about this great man. There will be those who will have negative words, mostly because he was a man of color and they want to discredit him.*****I have a long way to go and best get going. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

JOB MARKET SHOWS STEADY GROWTH Five years ago the nation was in a great recession, the worst loss of jobs since the great depression. As many as 700,000 jobs a month were being lost. Unemployment was at 10.4 percent, the auto industry was facing bankruptcy. Mortgage companies had raped millions of American homeowners who were upside down on their home loans. Millions lost their homes because of unregulated mortgage companies who took advantage of everything the government let them get away with. Over the last four and a half years the job market has shown consistent gains. Last month employers hired 250,000 and the unemployment rate fell to seven percent, a five year low. Analysts have raised hopes that 2014 will be the year the economy returns to normal. The stock market is at an all time high, the country is poised to boom. An element of Congress, who prefers to obstruct rather than compromise, is all that stands in the way. If a Farm Bill, Jobs Bill and Immigration Reform Bill was signed into law the country would take off overnight. It’s time to stop talking about impeaching the President; it’s a waste of time. They couldn’t defeat him at the polls and impeachment is a political process, not a legal one, plus it takes 67 votes in the Senate to uphold the impeachment. It never has happened and never will, so why not move on? The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and here to stay. Again, so much energy and time spent on repeal is destructive, why not work together to improve it? Last, but certainly not least, is the issue of extending unemployment.

On Dec. 28, when it runs out, many poor unemployed people will be hurt. Children will be devastated. The large majority of those affected, through no fault of their own, are jobless. They are caught in an economic trap. Over 22,000 veterans will lose unemployment benefits. Now is not the time to turn our backs on them or the unemployed. I’m sure most of you don’t know what it’s like to go to bed hungry, but I do. It’s tough as a kid to not know where and when your next meal is coming.

STOCKMAN - GOOD RIDDANCE I believe two things prompted Congressman Steve Stockman not to seek re-election to Congress. First: pressure was mounting in the House to hold hearings on his ethics and unlawful financial disclosures. By leaving the House, hearings can be put on hold, despite still having a year to serve. Sen. Ted Cruz will use his influence with House Tea Party members to keep the heat off Stockman. The second reason and the reason Stockman is running against Sen. John Cornyn, is that it is a good way for Ted Cruz and the Tea Party to get back at Cornyn for supporting Dewhurst against Cruz. It also is payback for Stockman criticizing Cruzon his filibuster and shutting down the government. Stockman has $32,000 while Cornyn holds over $7 million in campaign funds. He is not going anywhere but thank God he will be gone. Hopefully, never to be heard from again. I hope the voters won’t make the same mistake and vote blindly on another radical obstructionist.

Our Condolences We were sorry to hear of the death of Dorothy Marie Morphew, 83, of Orange, who passed away Monday, Dec. 9, at Baptist Hospital, in Beaumont. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Claybar Funeral Home, in Orange. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Our deepest sympathies go out to our friend, Monte Morphew, his siblings, Dad and family.

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TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 12 Years Ago-2001 On a cold, damp Nov. 8th day, the Bridge City Cardinals, one of the best 4-3A football teams, ended a good season on a bad day. The Cardinals great season came to an end at the hands of Sinton in Kyle Field, at Texas A&M. Sinton is not your typical Hispanic team. They were loaded with state caliber talent across the board. The rainy, wet field was a disadvantage to the Cardinal speed and for the most part Matt Peebles was the workhorse,

as B.C. tried to ground some yards and burn the clock. Sinton races for 22 first downs, B.C. manages only six in a 38-0 loss.

Only two teams remained in the playoffs, Sinton and Everman.

Seniors leaving the Cardinals, the best team since the 1966 state champs, seniors are: Justin Cruse, Matt McCain, Joe Khoury, Bobby Vice, Dwayne Breaux, Chris Harvey, Lanston Fults, Jason Yeaman, Luther Sanders, Luke Wolfford, Chris Jetton, Pat Godwin, Tyler Briggs, Aaron Mitchell, Dustin Bock, Shannon Maloney, Greg Alejo, Kaleb Faulk, Scott Lambert and Chris Sneed. Bridge City has alot of talent returning in their juniors and sophomores. (Maybe if space permits I can run a list of the outstanding returnees later.)*****Dot Eshbach makes her annual Christmas season stops delivering her homemade fudge to friends. *****Lon Hubbard treated a dozen folks, plus one, to a great meal at “On the Border” in College Station. *****West Orange-Stark linebacker, Turquoy Reggs, is on the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 Recruits.*****About 75 people gathered at the K.C. Hall for the reunion of the Bridge City 1966 state championship team. Quarterback Joe Lanston had fallen and was unable to attend but Steve Worster, All American at Texas, despite of having quadruple bypass heart surgery, was in attendance.*****Kree Harrison, a 13-year-old singer, will appear on the Rosie O’Donell show Dec. 12. Since the death of her father in a plane crash, Kree and her mother Kathy have moved to Nashville to further Kree’s career.*****Ray Cotton had surgery last week but the cowboy is doing good.*****Johnny Montagne finally returns from the deer lease. He left at Thanksgiving.

Bobby Cormier and others visited Johnny at his Ozona lease.

40 Years Ago-1973 Paul Hale is mayor of Orange.*****James “Stick” Stringer is county judge.*****Henry Stanfield, Orange fire chief, announces his retirement.*****County attorney is Jim Sharon Bearden. *****Prescient 4 county commissioner is Raymond Gould of Vidor.*****Fred Trimble is district judge of 160th district court.****Dr. Joe Mayors is Bridge City’s only dentist.*****Wayne Peveto is state representative and represents all of Orange and Newton counties.*****Preston Woods is mayor of Bridge City.*****Louvenia Hryhochuk is tax-assessor-collector.*****Some of the old boys around is 55-year-old Boob Taylor, who coached football and other sports at Hackberry, La.*****Wayman Martin, 62, of Little Cypress school superintendent; Buck Sims, 60, a former crop duster and businessman; Fred ‘Cooder’ Avant, 51, who claims to work at DuPont; Murphy King, who turned 71 on Dec. 15, is known as the Pawnshop King; Lloyd Merlin Broussard, 49, works at Allied Chemical and coached at Carr Junior High; Charlie Webb, 44, works at DuPont; Wynne Hunt, 46, is a DuPont hand as is Harry Fulton, 45 and Harold Force, 53; J.D. Stanfield, 56, is a partner in Case and McGee Furniture and is also city councilman; Cecil Willey, 52, works at Gulf States. Others are Percy Bordelon, 53, who has put in his time at DuPont and Firestone; Monty Moran, 51, works at DuPont; Danny Barker, a 44-year-old youngster, is often seen enjoying the coffee at Kroger’s with Joe Runnels, Steve Williamson, Eddie Morris, John Taylor, Cecil Griffin, Charles Picking and former County Judge Charlie Grooms.

Also, spotted at Kroger’s was the coin machine operator, Dag Andress and John Magness, Harold Emmert, Tony Garritonia and Joe Burke.****You can always hear when Junior Clark is around.*****Gene Hidalgo, a DuPonter, thinks he’s the last of the sex symbols.*****Ann Segura returns to East Texas from time to time to keep the accent intact.*****Jim Dunaway flies around on his motorcycle.*****Lucy Sciarileo has lost 18 pounds and is looking great.*****Laverne Ridley is shooting up B-12 with a touch of hormones, good for 24 hours.*****Lew Malcolm keeps the chamber and his mouth going.*****Everyone prepares for Christmas.

A LITTLE ABOUT THE NATIVES The one of a kind, Ray Cotton, stopped by. Ray, at age 84, is the most optimistic person I know. His great outlook on life is inspiring. He says every day is a good day. If he can visit with old friends it’s an extra special day. Ray always parks the farthest away from his destination so he can get his walking in. He parks nearly to Hwy. 87 to go all the way to Super Wal-Mart Pharmacy.

What a guy. *****A lady I’ve admired for a long time, is Elaine Myers, owner of The Horseman Store and many other ventures.

Her business runs from Mississippi to South Texas. She bought the oldest “Redwing” shoe store in Houston and moved it to a new location. She’s the busiest person I know, yet she finds time for community work and supporting her church that she’s quite proud of. They bought the Lutheran Church building on 16th Street and the congregation has been steadily growing. At age 70, Elaine doesn’t have a slow gear in her makeup.*****Our buddy, John Heard, who grows some of the country’s best citrus right here in Orange County, blessed us with a mess of fruit. Enough for us to ship some to Arkansas to a beautiful lady who looks forward every year to some of John’s oranges. He and wife, Linda, face all their regular aches and pains while doing good. *****We ran into Don and Mary Stanton at Robert’s. Don is on the recovery now but Mary, who previously had back surgery, is suffering with back pain. We told her she was paying for too much aerobics in her younger life. *****I had a chance to visit with a young man I’ve thought well of since he was a teenager. Dennis Bell has done quite well for himself. I’ve always known he was intelligent and he was smart enough to take advantage of his talents. *****We visited with my longtime Black buddy from Rayne Louisiana, former Orange mayor and present councilperson, Essie Bellfield. Ms. Essie spoke about the time Velma Jeter, Willie Mae Champagne and she had the opportunity to visit and be touched by the late Nelson Mandela in Detroit. This was shortly after he was released from 27 years in prison and became the president of Africa. *****We received a special treat from Ginger, of Ginger and Company, on West Roundbunch in Bridge City. It was a brew of chicken and special Louisiana sausage gumbo. The brew was very good, much like Grandma’s. That girl could pass for a Cajun.

A FEW HAPPENINGS Christmas festivities began in Orange County this week. The big Orange parade has been canceled due to pending bad weather, however, on Saturday, Bridge City’s Light parade, which was postponed to Dec. 14, will start at 6:30 p.m. The Orangefield Christmas parade will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Come out and see David’s 1946 Farm All tractor. Everyone loves a parade.

Also, on Saturday, Orange will sponsor Christmas at the Pavilion.

Bundle up the kids; join in the fun of the Christmas season. Make memories for the children.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch dines at Peggy’s Off the Bayou on Hwy. 62 this week and will have an annual Christmas gathering at Robert’s next Wednesday, Dec. 18. It’s always a nice gathering, hosted by Robert himself. Make plans to attend. It will be the last gathering of the year until Jan. 8, again at Robert’s. *****We’re sure hearing some good things coming from David Self Ford in Orange. Consumers are learning you don’t have to go out of town to get the best deal on a new Ford truck or car. Also, they are now volume used car dealers with a lot of choices. A great place. David and Ross Smith are going all out to keep the business here at home, plus they’re good folks to do business with.*****A few good folks we know celebrating their special day. On Dec. 11, folks celebrating are Tara Fountain, nice,

smart and principal of Bridge City Intermediate; Kent Sarver, who was a valuable member this year of the West Orange-Stark ‘Chain Gang’; also, Jo Lynn Mott, Jon Mott’s better half and a special lady, Terry Fall.*****On Dec. 12, Lucy Hanks, Rene’s lovely wife and Pattie Hank’s mom celebrates.***Also on this day Arielle Foster, Scott DeRouen and Bonnie Albright celebrate as does Dionne Warwick, who turns 73, Bob Barker, 90.*****On Dec. 13, Hazel Smith, Kristy Kidwell and Jenny Duncan, all lovely women, celebrate along with Taylor Swift, who is 24 and Jamie Foxx, 46.*****On Dec. 14, one of our family of advertisers, Keri Michutka, CPA, celebrates, as does longtime friends Danny Blacksher and Hannah Carpenter. *** It also is the 57th wedding anniversary of Betty and Corky Harmon. *** Patty Duke turns 67 on this day, too. *****On Dec. 14, Shirley Roccaforte celebrates. She’s special and one-of-a-kind. Also, longtime friend Maac Hughes celebrates. ***Donnie Stanton, Mary and Don’s eldest, turns 47. ***Our late friend, Doug Harrington, would have been 75 on this day. *****On Dec. 16, a good friend of many years, James Brabham, another proud product of the Cove, celebrates.***Also on this day beautiful Elizabeth Uzzle has a birthday. ***Dec. 16 also marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, 1944. *****On Dec. 17, one of the great guys, former mayor, community leader Brown Claybar marks another birthday.***Also celebrating are Martha Taylor and Beatrice Cortez. ***This would have been the birthday of one of the finest ladies we’ve known, the late Betty Lou Womack, who left us much too young. It’s come on a full moon on this day and will hopefully bring clear skies. Please see complete list.*****Good news, the Food and Drug Administration, in the last few days, approved a new pill that is expected to make the treatment of Hepatitis C less onerous, shorter in duration and more effective. It will allow at least some patients infected with the liver destroying virus to be treated with pills, doing away with weekly injections of a drug that can have debilitating side effects. Many teenagers of the 1970’s carry the Hepatitis virus because of lifestyles and drug use. Not all Hepatitis infection, however, came about from drug use, as many other factors contributed.*****As the year comes to an end, the prospects for immigration reform seem bleak, despite polls showing broad bi-partisan support for reform.

A Senate immigration package sits in the House collecting dust; while House Speaker John Boehner, has the bi-partisan votes for it to pass. Boehner fears crossing the radical right Tea Party. It’s an issue even frustrating to regular Republicans who see the urgency to get something done before next year’s mid-term elections. The immigration problem could become a hot button issue that no one but the Tea Party is willing to gamble on. The immigration problem in the heat of a campaign will cut both ways, but Republican leaders, the grown ups, know that the Republicans facing opposition will get the short end of the stick.

Birthdays this Week Jo Lynn Mott, Kent Sarver, Karissa Kordish, Kristine Cortez, Jim Sands, Cody Caples, Terry Fall, Leslie Lyons, Cody Caples, Tara Fountain, Nathan Vogt, Rob Clark, Shelby Hebert, Zackery Anderson, Arielle Foster, Joel Fruge, Scott Derouen, Bonnie Albright, Daniel Bates, Melissa Poydence, Hazel Smith, Melinda Swares, Kristy Kidwell, Dennis Lee, Hailey Tally, Jenny Duncan, Keri Michutka, Ronald Escamilla, Kandy Sartin, Tim Fix, Danny Blacksher, Danny Prosperie, Dorothy Jenkins, Hannah Carpenter, Ken Pittman, Amanda Webb, Linda Easley, Imogene Bland, Jeff Harrington, Kenneth Pittman, Maac Hughes, Melanie Richter, Shirley Roccaforte, Alex Harner, Belinda Broom, Brent Burris, Craig Reynolds, Dale Armand, Kitty Martin, James Brabham, Michelle Gephart, Bobby Adaway, Elizabeth Uzzle, Michael Terry, Natalie Nimitz, Beatrice Cortez, Jeremie Delano, Nathan Applebac, Brown Claybar, Chris Chambless, Martha Taylor.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK Sostan and Annabel were having a quiet, romantic dinner in a fine restaurant in Lafayette, gazing wit love at each utter and holding hands. Da waitress was taking an order at anutter table wen she noticed Sostan him, sliding down his chair and under da table. Annabel her, stared straight ahead.

Da waitress, tinking this behavior a bit strange and dat it might offend da utta diners, went over to da table and tactfully began by saying to Annabel, “Pardon me, ma’am, but I tink you husband him just slid under da table.”

Annabel her, calmly looked up at her and said, “No honey, he didn’t, my husband Joe just walked in da door him.”

C’EST TOUT Well, the local candidates all made their way to the starting gate.

The race is on. The local Republican Party did a good job of recruiting candidates. Many, or should I say most, who switched did so through the threat of having opposition recruited against them by the Party. They chose to switch rather than face the expensive long haul. Others chose to stay put and run on their records. Only time will tell. I don’t look for a repeat of the last election, where people were herded into voting against President Obama by voting a straight ticket, assuring his defeat. Nationwide it didn’t work. Local government has nothing to do with either national party. In Texas, the law requires any one running for county government must register with a party. I believe there are four or five parties one could sign up with. The unfairness is that for many years officials who have served us well were forced to change brands. Their thinking and way of governing hasn’t changed, the only thing that changed is their names on the opposite side of the ballot. Locally, it’s not the party, it’s the person. If they were good or bad officials, they will continue to be the same. All local governments are the same; they serve the needs of the local people, not a national political party. Mayors, city councilpersons, school boards, port commissioners or drainage boards all serve without the knowledge to the voter if they are democrat or republican, because it doesn’t matter. We all vote for the person, not a brand.

I find it very unfair that especially judges have to run under any brand. The law prevents them from engaging any political but their own. They can’t take part in politics so why have to declare for any party. That law needs changing. All judges run according to the law, not who the president or senator is. This election, you would be best served by studying the candidates, not the party. *****Gotta go, take care and God bless.

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Port waiting for Neches River dredging to begin David Ball For The Record

The long awaited dredging of the Neches River was approved this year. Now to get the wheels in motion to make things happen.

The Orange County Navigation and Port District Board of Commissioners held their regular meeting on Monday afternoon to conduct the business of the port.

Though there was nothing to report at the meeting on the dredging project, many think this project will be monumental as reported in an earlier edition of The Record.

When Gene Bouillion became port director for the Port of Orange 15 years ago there were talks already about deepening and widening the Sabine-Neches Waterway.

Now that project has become a reality after being authorized in Water Resources

Reform & Development Act Passed by U.S. House of Representatives on October 23.

“This will only be the Neches River portion,” Bouillion said. “From the Gulf (of Mexico) to Beaumont. It will also impact the Port of Port Arthur and heavy industry in Jefferson County. It will be good for the region.”

Bouillion explained the project is limited to the Neches River side because of numerous wetlands along the Sabine River, such as Bessie Heights on the Orange County side, make access to areas inaccessible to either rail or road.

Yet, he believes the waterway project will benefit the Orange County facility at the Port of Beaumont.

In addition to helping public ports, the project will benefit private terminal at oil refineries on the Neches River, too.

“They’ll be able to load and

unload vessels with bigger and deeper drafts which will lower freight costs and lower the cost of crude. It’s a huge factor loading at 40 feet compared to 48 feet,” Bouillion said.

It was reported at the meeting there was a drop in revenues for the Port of Orange.

Bouillion said the port lost a ship that was docked there.

Fortunately for the port, another ship soon moored at the port which makes three ships docked and the port is now at capacity.

Bouillion foresees other ships looking for a temporary short-term port berthing at the Port of Orange.

Building D of the Border Street Complex next to the port office has had its siding taken out and abated. Demolition of the structure may begin as early as next week.

The port office will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Tom Harmon, director of administration and finance for the Port of Orange is retiring. Lorrie Taylor, former finance director for the city of Vidor, will take his place.

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Burch excited about directing debut with Yuletide III Penny Leleux For The Record

Paul Burch will be making his directing debut with “Yuletide III,” an Orange Community Players, Inc. production that starts its three day run at 7:37 p.m., Thursday night.

The third annual fundraiser will raise funds to be used on building repairs and maintenance.

“Usually its just a Christmas show, a Yuletide thing. What we’ve done is divided the stage with a manger on the right side and a Christmas tree and homey looking scene on the other side of the stage,” Burch said. They will play with both sides of the stage so as Christians, they can honor the true meaning of Christmas, but at

the same time they can show the fun side of Christmas too.

“We are doing songs that are from the part of Jesus Christ and songs from the Spirit of Christmas, you know, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town,’ ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,’ those types of things,” said Burch.

“We’re trying to do both ends of the spectrum.”

“It is different than the ones we’ve done before, but I believe we can pull it off,” he said with a smile.

“I’ve been assistant director to two other shows. ‘Rico Vásquez and I have built this show. Rico hasn’t been a director either.” Vásquez is Burch’s assistant director for the production.

Burch said they couldn’t

Santa will be in the lobby of the Orange Community Players Theater at 7 p.m. before each production of “Yultide III.”

have done it without Judy Smith, ‘Rico’s grandmother.

“She’s been our costume person and she has done a little bit of everything to help build this show. She has really worked hard. She has not missed one rehearsal.”

A good deal of credit also goes to John Gray as choreographer for the production.

According to Burch rehearsals are going well, but are kind of slim some days because the flu season is here. He said there have been people that have been sick and had to drop out. “It has been quite interesting, but we’ve managed to pull together a show. We are adjusting as we go,” he laughed.

“When someone drops out, we have to adjust the number or ditch the number and create

another one.”

What’s really remarkable is the show is put together in only two weeks. “We will be ready, we have a show now and we’re tweaking it.” He has a few special treats planned.

“John Gray is going to be our tapping Santa Claus!” Burch said Gray will be doing a Boogie Woogie number. Children will also be participating in the show as elves.

Previously, the Yuletide shows were directed by Brook Doss, but she retired, got married and moved to Sugarland.

When she left, Burch agreed to take on both the Yuletide and Broadway Fun for Funds as director.

“I get to do the fun ones.

There’s no script. We chose our songs. We chose our talent

and build a show from song to song.”

Cost of tickets is $25, which includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and wine before the show, with desserts, wassail and coffee at intermission.

Santa will be in the Lobby before the show to visit with the children at 7 p.m.

Yuletide III will be performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week. Reservations are HIGHLY recommended so they know how much food to prepare each evening. To reserve your spot call 409-882-9137 and leave a message for which day and how many attending. It’s a great way to kick-off the holiday season.

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Deaths and Memorials No Services Bobbie L. Miller Orange Bobbie L. Miller, 76, of Orange, passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Cremation will be under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Denver, Colo., on Sept. 28, 1937, Bobbie was the daughter of R.T. and Lola Evelyn (Root) McAnally. Bobbie was the very first “Indianette” at Port Neches High School and graduated in 1955. She loved to bowl and play softball. Bobbie was a loving wife and mother and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Bertrand Miller; sons-in-law, Curtis Vickers and Dwight Williams; granddaughter, Amanda Sharp; and two brothers and one sister.

Bobbie is survived by her husband of 59 years, Thomas Miller; daughter, Charlotte Williams; and daughter and son-in-law, Gwen and Glenn Matthis, all of Orange.

Bobbie is also survived by her grandchildren, Curtis Michael Vickers, Joseph Williams, Steven Williams, all of Orange, David Roberts and wife, Tiffany of Pearl, Miss., Daniel Sharp of Orange, GM2 Timothy Sharp of Norfolk, Va. and Sheila Seifried of Baytown; and four greatgrandchildren.

Services to be held Reable “Reba” Foote Bridge City Reable “Reba” Foote, 76, of Bridge City, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at her residence. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Wednesday, at the funeral home in Bridge City.

Born in Clayton, Ala., on Nov. 22, 1937, Reba was the daughter of Kermitt and Violet Ellene (Johnson) Warr. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Bridge City. Reba enjoyed shopping and spoiling her grandchildren. She also loved flowers and animals.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ellene and Marvin Adams; and brotherin-law, Woody Woods. Reba is survived by her husband of 30 years, Roger Ramey of Bridge City; sons, Kim Northen of Port Neches, Kurt Northen of LaBelle; son and daughter-inlaw, Keith and Karen Northen of Orangefield; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Cody Wilkerson of Lufkin; and step-

son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Dealina Ramey of Las Vegas, Nev. Reba is also survived by her ten grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; sister, Vicki Woods of League City; brother and sister-in-law, Benny and Sherry Warr of Bridge City; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Billie Louise King Beaumont Billie Louise King, 84, of Beaumont passed away Dec. 8, 2013 at Harbor Hospice. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 p.m to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Claybar Funeral Home. The celebration of Mrs. King’s life will be at 10 a.m.,Thursday, Dec. 12, at the funeral home with interment to follow in Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mrs. King, one of 12 children, was born March 8, 1929, in Garrison, to James and Etta Youngblood. She moved from East Texas to Orange where she met and married her husband of 65 years, Russell Leon King. Mrs. King was devoted to teaching the children of Cove Baptist Church to love their faith as much as she did and she enjoyed singing in the church choir.

She loved to crochet and knit but she did have one well known vice, her love of Dr. Peppers! In 2007, Mr. and Mrs. King moved to Beaumont where they promptly joined West End Baptist Church.

She is survived by her children, Ernest James King and his wife, Glenda of Lufkin and Michael King of Beaumont, Aleta King and Freida King Wilde of Orange; and son Richard King and his wife, Susan of Austin; sister, Martha Meyers, of Chicago, Ill., grandchildren, Natalie Johnson, Elizabeth Pittman, Michael King, Amy Wagner, Stephen King, Sherry Turner; 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

The family of Mrs. King wants to extend their special thanks to Libby Taylor and her team of caregivers; Jennifer, Maggie and Tiara.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cove Baptist Church, 1005 DuPont Drive, Orange, Texas 77630, West End Baptist Church, 8180 Phelan Blvd.

Beaumont, Texas 77706 or Texas Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 300630, Houston, Texas 772300630.

Thomas Earl Maberry Orange Thomas Earl Maberry, 60, of Orange, passed from this life into the arms of his Savior on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in the early morning after a struggle with illness.

Services to remember

and honor Thomas’s life will be at 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Dorman Funeral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Rev. K. Ray McDowell officiating, with cremation to follow. A gathering of family and friends for a time of reflection and sharing will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. just prior to the services.

Born on Sept. 15, 1953, in Orange, to his parents, Loyd Irvin Maberry and Juanita Mae (Pennington) Maberry, he was a lifelong resident of Orange. Thomas worked as a welder and a mechanic within the shipbuilding and repair industry. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, in Orange. He was a very caring person who will be remembered for his ability to fix things. He most enjoyed fixing lawn mowers, assisting his friends and neighbors in need and most of all, the love he held for his family and friends.

Thomas is preceded in death by his parents. Those who will most cherish his memory are his fiancee and caretaker, Norma Flanagan of Orange; his sisters, Phyllis Kessler and husband, Ronald of Call, Linda Reyes and husband, Robert of Mauriceville and Karon LeBleu of Call; his brother, Michael Maberry and wife, Jean of Call, numerous nieces, nephews, members of his extended family and a host of friends.

The family has requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 755 South 11th Street, Suite 212, Beaumont, Texas 77701-3723 or call (800) 227-2345 or log on to www.cancer.org. Condolences may be expressed for the family at www.dormanfuneralhome. com.

Josephine Amanda Watkins Orange Josephine Amanda Watkins, 90, of Orange, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Orange. A graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Texarkana.

Born in Springhill, La., on Nov. 30, 1923, Josephine was the daughter of George and Alma (Griffith) Stiles.

She was preceded in death by her husband, H.R. Watkins and brother, L.D. Stiles. Josephine is survived by her son, Robert William Watkins; grandchildren, Dale Scarber, Greg and Seth Watkins; great-grandchildren, Bentley, Marlee and Bailey Watkins, Dixie Scarber; and nieces, Linda Nix and Brenda Tackett. Arrangements are under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Ronald Dale “Pee Wee” Hudson Formerly of Orange Ronald Dale “ Pee Wee “ Hudson, 67, of Millsap, formerly of Orange, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at the Weatherford Regional Medical Center in Weatherford. A gathering of

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Pee Wee’s family and friends for a time of reflection will be from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Wed., at the funeral home. Services to remember Pee Wee’s life will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec.12, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home, in Orange, with Brother John Fortenberry officiating.

Rite of Committal and Interment will follow services in the Hudson Cemetery in Orange.

He was born on April 9, 1946, in Orange, the son of Travis Hudson and Verna Mae (Lechner) Hudson. He lived in Millsap since 1998. Pee Wee worked as a Terminal Manager for a trucking company. He most recently worked for his daughter and son-in-law, managing the family ranch. He previously lived in

Waco where he was a member of the Western Heights Baptist Church. Pee Wee enjoyed spending time outdoors and with his family. He enjoyed barbecuing and sharing his cooking. His family will most fondly remember his brisket, sausage and his secret sauce. The best and most rewarding part of his job at the ranch was being a full time grandfather.

Pee Wee is preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Juanita Cooper and Eva Eloise McClain; his brother, Travis Charles Hudson and his third wife, Jennifer Hudson. Those who will most cherish his memory are his daughters, DeAnn Herbel and husband, Dene of Millsap and Amy McCarley and husband,

Mike of Blue Ridge; his sons, Ronnie Hudson and wife, Dal of Argyle, and Clinton Hudson and wife, Mindi of Lott; his brother, Willard Hudson and wife, Doris of Orange; his seven grandchildren, Sydney, Sierra, Cade, Seth, Megan, Ashley and Tyler.

Pee Wee is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and a host of friends. Condolences may be expressed for the family at www. dormanfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy Marie Morphew Orange Dorothy Marie Morphew, 83, OBITS, PAGE 7A

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of Orange, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. with a Rosary recited at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec.11, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, with Deacon Melvin Payne officiating.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in Orange, with Father Joseph P. Daleo officiating.

Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Born in Catahoula, La., on Oct. 2, 1930, Dorothy was the daughter of Agest Joseph Latiolais and Eva (Bourque) Latiolais.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and was very faithful. She had a strong love for God and her family. Dorothy worked at Weingarten’s, enjoyed reading and refurbishing antique furniture.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, A.J.; and sister, Sable. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Brad Morphew of Orange; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Kenneth Slaughter of San Antonio; son and daughter-in-law, Thad Ray and Regina Morphew; son and daughter-in-law, Britt and Jodi Morphew; daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Michael Guillot; and son and daughter-in-law, Monte and Kelly Morphew, all of Orange.

Dorothy is also survived by her grandchildren, Oleatha, Tyson, Chad, Kendall, Lexi, Allison, Samantha, Kailey, Mackenzie, Elizabeth and Madeline; nine great-grandchildren; and sib-

lings, Joyce, Myrtle, Diana and Huey.

Services Held Itamar DeLafuente Mauriceville Itamar DeLafuente, 53, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Visitation and funeral services were Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Burial followed at DelRose Cemetery in Vidor.

Born in Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico, on Dec. 10, 1959, Itamar was the son of Guadalupe DeLafuente and Paula Alvarez DeLafuente. He was a house mover for Williamson’s House Moving and Leveling and retired after 35 years. Itamar loved to travel, fish, hunt and camp.

He was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his mother; son, Itamar DeLafuente Jr.; daughter, Dianna DeLafuente; six brothers; four sisters; his children’s mother, Irma Lozano; and his best friend and caregiver, Renee Williamson.

Kenneth M. Hodge Orange Kenneth M. Hodge, 78, a lifelong resident of Orange, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.

Visitation was Friday at Claybar Funeral Home

Judge Janice Menard is seeking re-election for JP Precinct #3

Judge Janice Menard

Hello this is Judge Janice Menard, your Justice of the Peace in Precinct 3. I am announcing that I will be seeking re-election in 2014.

As you may know, I am a life long resident of Orange County. I am an active member of St. Henry Catholic Church

and faithful parishioner for 47 years.

My experience began with 20 years as the Chief Clerk under former Justice of the Peace Flo Edgerly. The last 12 years I have been the Justice of the Peace in Precinct #3.

For the past 32 years, as Chief Clerk and your Justice of the Peace, my career has been a fulfilling and wonderful experience, and I want to thank you for that privilege serving you. I am looking forward, with your support, to serving you for the next 4 years.

I hope each and everyone of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we will be visiting more after the holidays. For more information on how you can contact my campaign call,

in Orange. Services were Saturday, Dec. 7, at First Baptist Church in Deweyville. Officiating was the Rev. Damon Bickham and the Rev. Lynn Ashcraft. A graveside service and burial was Saturday, at Cold Springs Cemetery in Garrison.

Born in Orange on Jan. 21, 1935, Kenneth was the son of Joseph Ernest Hodge and Eula Mae (Goodman) Hodge. While attending high school, Kenneth worked for the Orange Leader delivering newspapers, first on a bicycle and later driving a vehicle, to the Orange area, including the Navy Base and Coopers Grocery. He then graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1954 and began working for Levingston Ship Building Co. He also played on Levingston’s softball team. Kenneth worked for Allied Chemical Co. in Orange, as a Maintenance Mechanic in 1956 and retired in 1990. After retiring, he owned and operated two businesses; Kenneth Hodge Christmas Tree Farm and Kenneth Hodge Live Oak Nursery.

Kenneth was an active member of North Orange Baptist Church for over 55 years, where he served as Deacon and sung in the regular and Senior Adult choirs. Kenneth enjoyed traveling with the church choir members across the United States and Canada. He also attended First Baptist Church in Deweyville where he participated in the regular choir and Christmas Musicals. He did mission work with North Orange Baptist Church, East Texas Baptist Family Ministries and the Golden Triangle Baptist Boys Camp for troubled boys. Kenneth was a member of the Boy Scouts and coached Little League Baseball at Twin County Little League and the All Star teams.

Kenneth enjoyed his family vacations to Branson, Mo., Fla., Colo., Ala., and Canada. His hobbies included fishing, hunting and golfing with his son, grandson and friends.

He was preceded in death by

his parents; sister, Lois Hodge Talbert; and brothers, Curtis, Hershel, Ernest Roy, Henry and Johnny Hodge.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of 57 years, Verna Faye (Edwards) Hodge; father-in-law, Vernon Edwards; son, Kenneth Wayne Hodge and wife, Kathy; daughter, Rhonda Kaye Hodge Shores and husband, Timothy; grandchildren, Melanie and Chris Hodge, and Macey Davidson; brother, Darrell T. Hodge; and sister, Emma Jean Keller.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chris, Dan and Hank Hodge, Lance Tiner, Timothy Shores and Todd Edwards. Honorary pallbearers are Vernon Edwards, Bill Ernest, Burford Rector, Gordon Pace, Dickie Seago and Gus Waits.

Charles Brady. Those who will most cherish his memory are his wife, Joy Phelps Brady of Mauriceville; his daughter, Amber Wright and fiancé, David Savant of Orange; his son, George Garza Jr. and wife, Stephanie of Vidor; his sisters, Edwina Brady of Marshall and Peggy McGowen of Galveston; his brothers, Mike Brady and wife, Susan of Marshall and Rocky Brady of Granbury; his seven grandchildren,

Randy Maroy Brady, 56, of Mauriceville, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at Christus Hospital - St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. A gathering of Randy’s family and friends was Saturday, at Dorman Funeral Home in Orange, followed by cremation.

Randy was born on June 17, 1957, in Port Neches. He was the son of Edwin Brady and Anna Marguerite (Price) Brady.

He was a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas and was employed as a pipefitter in the construction industry with Pipefitters Local 195, in Nederland.

Randy enjoyed spending time in the outdoors; fishing, hunting and golfing. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Randy is preceded in death by his parents and his brother,

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Community Bulletin Board BC parade to be held Saturday The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce’s 5th Annual Electric Light Christmas Parade has been postponed to Saturday, Dec. 14 due to the inclement weather expected this weekend. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and applications will continue to be available at www.BridgeCityChamber.com or by calling 409-735-5671.

The entry fee is a new unwrapped toy from each participant.

Toys donated will be given to the Ministerial Alliance for distribution to needy children.

Orange Parade Re-scheduled

The Orange Christmas Parade scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13 has been re-scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 19.

OC Dems to host executive meeting The Orange County Democrat Party will host an executive meeting starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20. Those interested in becoming a precinct chair or a precinct captain should attend the meeting. For more information, call 409-882-9620.

Chief’s Christmas Dance Dec. 14 The annual West Orange High School Chief’s Christmas Dance will be held 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Dec. 14 at the American Legion in Orange. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a social at 7 p.m.

Once again, it will feature the music you loved from the 50s and 60s with the Ken Marvel Ban and Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois.

Tickets are $10 person, attire is casual. Bring your own bottle.

There will be a cash bar with set-ups and beer. Open to the public. Invite your friends. There will be door prizes courtesy of Granger Chevrolet.

If you are unable to attend, please let them know how you are doing by calling or writing Jimmy Guidry, 5285 Fairview, Orange, TX 77632, jcrazycajun@sbcglobal.net, or 409-738-2294.

The West Orange High School class of 1967 wishes you a merry Christmas.

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The 3rd annual “Christmas in Orangefield” will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14. Any individual, group or organization interested in being in the parade, please contact Windee Jenkins at 409-988-8256.

For information on reserving vendor space, please contact Deena VanPelt at 409-988-5931.

Any musical or performing group wanting information on the performance schedule needs to contact Julie Agee at 409-6702003.

Any person interested in volunteering please contact the Cormier Museum.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2523, located at 803 N. 28th Street in Orange, will host a pool tournament each Friday beginning at 8 p.m. The two tables are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. Popcorn will be served and a drink special will be offered until 11 p.m. The community is invited to come meet the members of Aerie 2523 and join in the fun.

For more information leave a message for Sharon Bodin after 4 p.m. at 886-7381.

Thrift and Gift reduces holiday wreaths and decor Christmas arrangements and wreaths have been reduced at the Thrift and Gift; just in time for the holidays. Selected vendor items have also been marked down.

Come early and stay late. They are open from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday at Thrift and Gift located at 350 37th St. Call 409-886-7649 for more information.

Hunter Education Safety Class scheduled Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Safety Class will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan. 14. Both sessions must be attended for certification, which is required if you are at least 17 years old and were born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 to hunt in Texas. You can become certified if you are at least 9 years old. Call Danny Odom to register at 883-8118.

This is not just for hunters, anyone with firearms can benefit

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Nancy McWhorter For The Record

At the Minden First Baptist Church I attend, I feel blessed to have an outstanding Sunday School Teacher. She is exceptionally knowledgeable of the Bible. In preparing for the Sunday School lessons, she obviously studies the lesson book, her Bible and her many Bible reference books and is well prepared for the each week’s lesson. Her teaching brings our understanding of Bible history to life and she encourages participation by asking us challenging questions.

In 2011, Carolyn hosted our Class’s Christmas party in her lovely home beautifully decorated for the holidays. She served a delightful luncheon consisting of potato soup, two Chicken Salads, one warm, a Vegetable StirFry, a Strawberry Jell-O Salad, homemade dinner rolls provided by class member, Margaret Burton and a dessert tray of sweets. Following our meal we exchanged Christmas gifts and spent the rest of the time visiting.

I had arrived early and as we waited for the others to arrive, Carolyn allowed me to rummage through her huge collection of cookbooks. I think she has more cookbooks than me and that is a LOT! She shared three recipes with me and this week’s recipe is one of them.

Carolyn made us feel so comfortable and

relaxed that time just slipped by and we probably over stayed our welcome. She is a gracious hostess and we appreciated her and Ponto’s (Carolyn’s husband) hospitality.

The following recipe was a candy served on her tray of sweets. It would be an outstanding homemade Christmas gift. Plan to save this KEEPER with your holiday treats file.

A Christmas Dance will be held 8 p.m. til 12 a.m., Dec. 21 at VFW Post 2775 located at 5303 N 16th St., N Hwy. 87 in Orange.

Cypress Band will perform live with Willie Tee and the “ Godfather of Swamp Pop” Warren Storm. Come in Christmas with this great band and “Swamp Pop” legends.

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Darrell Trahan says “Thank You!”

We would like to thank everyone who was involved in the Benefit BBQ for Darrell Trahan, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Bridge City, Texas. We are so appreciative to all our friends from Port Neches-Groves ‘71 class who organized, bought, prepared the food, cooked, advertised and worked the event. Thank you to all of those who bought dinners, raffle tickets, baked cakes, pies and cookies and helped serve.

Thank you to our family and friends that donated to the blind auction. Thank you for the Over and Under Gun that was donated by a close family friend and was raffled to raise money for medical bills.

Thank you also to the wonderful band who performed for five hours and sang and played beautiful music for everyone.

We appreciate those who picked up dinners and delivered them to businesses and individuals. Thank you to all who made donations but were not able to attend the benefit.

Thank you to our friends and family who hosted our out of town guest overnight. Thank you to our friends and family in Bridge City, Mid-County and surrounding areas and our friends and family who traveled from Louisiana, Dallas, Houston, Waco and Austin areas for being there for us in our time of need. We thank all of our friends at St. Henry Catholic Church and all area churches for their many prayers for healing.

Our family is truly blessed and we are humbled by the out pouring of support, prayers and love!

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Happy 50th Anniversary Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Ken and Lucy Arnold, married on Dec. 21, 1963 at Memorial Baptist Church in Port Arthur Texas. All friends and family are invited to join in a celebration on Saturday Dec. 21 from 2 till 4 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church on FM 408 in Bridge City, Texas.

Pizza with Santa and Christmas services Navy Chief Cliff Stutes is pictured with daughter Army Major Donna Peterson in a 1961 corvette to begin the parade.

Stutes grand marshall of Pearl Harbor parade in Hawaii Chief Cliff Stutes was a special guest at the 72nd Pearl Harbor anniversary celebration on Oahu on Dec 7. His service was recognized by congresswoman Ganbards of Hawaii and he was presented a lei and medal by Miss Hawaii before leading the parade as one of 12 World War II veterans to be Grand Marshalls.

Bands and military units from every state with a named ship docked at Pearl Harbor during the attack attended the event.

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church cordially invites the community to join their congregation in celebrating Jesus’ birthday with a pizza party in which Santa Claus will attend. The party begins promptly at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18 with pizza, salad, cookies and punch.

Santa is scheduled to leave the North Pole and arrive at the church around 6:30 p.m. He will bring a gift for children ages 0 to 12 years of age. Also, each child will have their picture made with him.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is located at 945 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City and they look forward to your attending. This event is for all who are young at heart and who want to enjoy the spirit of Christmas.

Good Shepherd Lutheran will also host Christmas Eve Candlelight Services with Holy Communion which begins at 5:15 p.m. with Lamar University music major students accompanying the choir with special Christmas music. Christmas Day worship with Holy Communion starts at 10:00 a.m.

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Cold weather fishing not for everyone COLBURN-FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN FOR THE RECORD

Earlier this week, a friend that has never fished a day in his life, was mindlessly poking at the burning logs in the Boat Club fireplace when we plodded in the back door. He acknowledged our presence, but never said another word as my partially frozen clients all but climbed in the fireplace while struggling to peel off wet clothing.

He glanced at me one time, shook his head while adding another log and backed away to give them more room. Usually a very talkative individual, I was shocked that the heckling hadn’t started the moment we entered the room.

When it was clear that my clients had once again regained the use of their fingers and were warm enough to talk through still chattering teeth, my thoughtful friend posed the obvious question, “Y’all have a good time out there today?”

“We got our money’s worth,” replied Melvin Curtis.“Dalton caught two trout in the seven pound range and I dropped an even better fish before we could take a picture of her.”That unexpected response only served to further baffle my fair weather friend.

They had scarcely eased their Tahoe up on DuPont Drive and headed west to Katy when the honest, but belligerent assessment of what my non-fishing friend had just witnessed began. I knew it was going to be even more demeaning than usual when he started with, “The only people I’ve talked to today dumber SEE COLBURN PAGE 3B

KAZ’S KORNER JOE KAZMAR FOR THE RECORD

There wasn’t much doubt in anybody’s mind that follows the National Football League that the Houston Texans were going to make a coaching change.

After all, when a team is considered to be a Super Bowl contender and then turns out to be THE WORST team in the league at the three-quarters mark of the 2013 season, something drastic has to happen.

But the firing of Head Coach Gary Kubiak by team owner Bob McNair Friday still was a shocker, probably because of the timing involved. Why couldn’t he wait until then season ended?

McNair made this decision on the flight home after Thursday night’s nationally televised 27-20 loss to Jacksonville. It was the Texans’ second loss in 11 days to the Jaguars, who had the distinction of having the NFL’s worst record before their win in Houston 11 days ago.

“It was difficult for me because I think so much of Gary,” McNair was quoted as saying in Saturday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle. “It’s something I didn’t want to do, but you do what’s best for the organization.”

McNair mentioned “accountability” and “unacceptable” in explaining why Kubiak had to go.

Shortly after firing Kubiak, McNair also canned special-teams coach Joe Marciano, who had been with the Texans since their inception in 1992, also on Friday.

The owner said that losing to the Jaguars for a second time with such a mistake-infested performance was that proverbial straw than broke the camel’s back. He

Houston’s interest in Lovie Smith definitely makes sense. Smith, 55, posted an 81-63 record in the regular season in nine years with the Bears. He led the Bears to three division titles, two NFC title games and a Super Bowl appearance during his tenure.

also said the list of appropriate replacements for Kubiak would not be picked over in early December like it probably will be a month from now.

There’s been all kinds of speculation as to who McNair will select as the Texans’ new head coach. One of the prime candidates is Houston’s defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who McNair named as the team’s interim coach for the final three games of the season.

Phillips took three teams to the playoffs as head coach and is an interim coach for the third time in his 36-year coaching career.

But the Orange native will have his hands full operating with a skeleton crew that has lost a franchise-record 11 straight games and play at Indianapolis Sunday where they have NEVER defeated the Colts. But McNair did order Phillips to start Case Keenum at quarterback for the remainder of the season.

One of the biggest rumors circulating the blogosphere is that Mack Brown will be available AFTER he is fired by the Texas Longhorns and will take over the Texans while Alabama coach Nick Saban moves his coaching talents to Austin.

Another is that Kevin Sumlin would leave Texas A&M for the Houston Texans’ job. Sumlin and Texans’ General Manager Rick Smith both played football at Purdue—but not together—and are good friends.

But these pipe dreams don’t fit with McNair’s specifications for his new head coach. During last week’s press conference announcing Kubiak’s dismissal, McNair stated that his preference would be to hire a candidate who has been a head coach and has NFL experience.

Some of the candidates filling that criterion are television football announcers Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden, former Chicago

Bears head coach Lovie Smith, Stanford coach David Shaw, San Diego offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, Penn State coach Bill O’Brien and Denver defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, who was Jacksonville’s head coach for nine years.

O’Brien coached under Bill Belichick at New England and Shaw turned down NFL teams after the 2012 season and might again, according to Monday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle.

Shaw is doing a great job at Stanford and was an NFL assistant for nine years with Philadelphia, Oakland and Baltimore.

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West Orange-Stark Mustang Chase Rutledge carries the ball down the field. Rutledge was the lead rusher with 56 yards and also passed for 133 yards.

RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

The Chain Gang defense held the Bulldogs to just 342 yards. Carthage averaged 608 yards coming into the game.

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Mighty Mustangs: Team of overachievers Mustang Insider Meri Elen Jacobs For The Record

A team of overachievers.

No real superstars, just kids who love to play football.

A team that many didn’t even think would win district.

But a group that bowed up, and proved many wrong, winning the district championship in a 27-0 shutout, scoring 134 points in the playoffs, setting several school records before bowing out in the regional finals, losing to Carthage 2814 in a classic football game that was intense the entire second half after being behind 20-0 at halftime.

And that’s the 2013 WO-S varsity football team-overachievers.

“The effort was there,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said.

“We fought for 48 minutes but you can’t beat anyone with seven turnovers. We made mistakes and they capitalized on them, while we weren’t able to capitalize on their mistakes.”

Down 20-0 at the half, senior Thomarcus Fontenot took the kickoff 98 yards to put the Mustangs on the board. Kicker Jack Dallas’ PAT was good, and WO-S was back in the race. The Mustangs recovered a fumble on the kickoff but were unable to do anything with it.

Quarterback Chase Rutledge came into the game for Dillon Sterling-Cole and moved the offense down the field and was able to score late in the third on a quarterback sneak. Deionte Thompson had a huge catch for 54 yards and then Caleb Collins caught a 16 yard pass to set up Rutledge’s

score.

“Chase did a good job leading the football team in the second half,” Thompson said.

“And I am sure proud of the second half beIn the fourth quarter, the Mustangs were close to the go ahead score but Rutledge’s pass was picked off in the end zone and the Bulldogs would use the clock to their advantage slowly moving the ball down the field, scoring in the last minute and a half of the game.

Give the Chain Gang defense credit. Twice in the first half, when the Bulldogs had the ball, they were forced to kick field goals instead of scoring.

“I was so proud of us defensively,” Thompson said. “We held them to two field goals in the first half. They also came in averaging 608 yards a game and we held them to just 342.

Also, we held them to just 28 points, when they have been scoring 50-60 in every game.

The least before our game was 39 in their only loss of the season to Whitehouse.”

And according to Thompson, the Mustangs will bounce back.

“I hate it for the seniors but we will have a pretty good team next year if we take care of our business in off-season on and off the field,” Thompson said. “We have two quarterbacks that can step in and get the job done, and a lot of teams are looking for just one.”

The Mustangs began the season with only two returners on defense and several that started that had never really played in a varsity contest. But these guys would be the ones to prove the naysayers wrong.

Seniors such as Josh Tims, Eli-

jah Teel, Tavin Terrell and Jordan Richard tormented their opponents all season. Dwain Boullard took over the punt return duties after fellow senior Maurice Morris went down with an ACL injury in the Port Neches-Groves game and was out for the remainder of the season. Boullard was also instrumental in catching clutch passes when the ‘Stangs needed him most. Jacob Hryhorchuk, who fought off several injuries throughout the season did a great job on offense as the center. Chris Horn, who transferred in from Jasper during March of last year proved himself to be a great receiver, along with Will Johnson, who set a school record for most touchdown catches (4) in a game against Huffman.

Caleb Collins was another receiver who the Mustangs could count on when they

needed someone to make a great catch. Collins would also be one of the biggest encouragers after the loss, as he consoled his team mates who will get another year to play. Chris James, who transferred in from Ozen late in the season last year, played both ways and not only tortured other teams’ receivers, but could carry the ball and catch on offense.

Thomarcus Fontenot also played both sides of the ball, while returning kick offs and punts. And last but certainly not least, Rodikson Cano, the kicker who not only could boot the ball, but most of the time was the first one down the field and in on the tackle.

Cano was injured in the Silsbee game and wasn’t able to play in the play-offs.

And give credit to the sophomore quarterback who set several records on the season,

the most recent one being most passing yards in a season. Sterling-Cole finished with 2309 to top Andre Bevil’s 2063.

Thanks to all of our fans that came out Friday night to support us. The stands were three times more packed than Carthage’s and were full of

green and gold, purple and white, black and gold, red and white and orange and white.

We may not have pulled off the win but we sure gave those who stayed a great game in the second half. The score did not even come close to showing what a close game it truly was.

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A single trout can make the day!

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Colburn: Cold weather fishing From Page 1

than you are those two fools that just left.” It only went downhill from that point as I hurriedly struggled to peel off my own wet gear.

“First of all, y’all got out of a perfectly dry boat to stand chest deep in freezing ass water with rain running down your neck for five hours,” he stated as if I weren’t only dumb, but suffering from am-

nesia as well . “You did that just to catch three fish that you never intended to keep in the first place and they thought they had a good time,” he added without ever pausing to take another breath. “The only thing that makes you just a little less dumb than those guys is that you at least got overpaid one more time!”

Sufficiently, but not unex-

pectedly chastised, I escaped out the back door and loaded my boat back on the trailer.

After tying everything down I dared to walk back inside to dry off one more time and gather up any loose gear I may have forgotten.

It also came as no surprise when I was greeted with, “You gonna do this nonsense again tomorrow?” Before I could re-

time of year is admittedly…..a little dumb. Having conceded that point, however, when your line starts peeling off the

reel and that massive yellow mouth rises above the surface, you feel a whole lot smarter in a hurry!

NFL to limit Super Bowl tailgaters (CNN) -- The National Football League wants to make it clear that tailgating will not be banned at Super Bowl XLVIII. But fans won’t be allowed to spread out their pregame festivities like they did in the regular season.

The blueprint of New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014, will look vastly different than it did in the regular season, according to NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy.

MetLife Stadium will need to secure 15,000 of its 28,000 available parking spaces for security and media purposes, leaving 13,000 parking spots for the expected 80,000 ticket-holders, McCarthy said.

According to the MetLife Stadium parking guidelines, all tailgating items must be set up in front of or behind one vehicle.

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ply he laughed and handed me a diet Dr. Pepper.“Now, that’s a dumb question,” he said. “I’ll put a log on the fire for you and bring a couple of extra donuts.

I detest climbing out of bed so early day after day almost as badly as dealing with cold weather, but both go hand in hand with increasing the odds of duping a lifetime trout. Actually, getting started early isn’t that critical as the warmer hours of the day are usually the most productive, but the one day I choose to sleep in will be the day the best bite takes place at first light!

While we continue to see more large trout spending more time on the flats bordering deeper water, we still enjoyed a great bite last week fishing the open lake in spite of the fog and a howling southwest wind. Lower surface temperatures, however, will surely slow that bite some this week.

The redfish went on a tear and we caught more flounder in three days than I caught in the past two months.

Perhaps the best news of all is that you don’t absolutely have to put on the waders and climb out of the boat to catch a big trout. There are still enough big trout holding in water a little too deep to wade right now and drifting is the best way to locate these fish.

Choice of colors and lure presentation are always key, but equally important is the use of a wind sock and a Talon or Power Pole.

Make sure that you purchase a wind sock that is large enough to significantly slow the speed of your drift. In the event that you aren’t sure as to what size to buy, error on the large side. Once you have located the fish, the ability to immediately stop your drift makes the Talon an invaluable asset. As effective as these anchors are, however, do not totally rely on them to keep your boat in place while wading.

As pointed out earlier in the column, challenging Mother Nature for one big bite this

Public invited to view proposal for $627 million Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill restoration Staff Report For The Record

AUSTIN — The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees have released a draft plan that proposes $627 million in early restoration projects across the Gulf states.

The proposal includes the first Texas early restoration projects, five projects totaling about $18.4 million. The Draft Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Draft Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is available for public review and comment through Feb. 4.

Local residents can view the proposal on Jan. 21, 2014 at the Port Arthur Civic Center, HallE, 3401 Cultural Center Drive in Port Arthur.

This marks the third and largest phase of early restoration to date. Included in the draft are 44 proposed projects. Some aim to restore barrier islands, dunes, marshes, shorelines, and oyster beds.

Others, such as boat ramps and park enhancements, seek to address the lost recreational use of natural resources.

The draft also proposes a programmatic plan for continuing to pursue early restoration. The draft, available at www.gulfspillrestoration. noaa.gov, includes the programmatic plan and the complete list of proposed projects with locations and descriptions.

Of the $627 million, ecological projects comprise about $397 million, which is approximately 64 percent of the total.

Lost recreational use projects make up the remaining $230 million. Both approaches meet criteria under the Oil Pollution Act and other applicable laws and guidelines.

The Texas project proposals include about $10.8 million for beach facilities at Galveston Island State Park, $210,100 for

facilities at Sea Rim State Park, and about $7.4 million for three artificial reefs. All five projects are intended to compensate for lost recreational use of natural resources.

“We’re pleased to invite public review of the first Texas early restoration project proposals, which would contribute to restoring the entire Gulf of Mexico,” said Carter Smith, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director, speaking for the three Texas trustee agencies, which also include the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and General Land Office.

“These proposals represent investments that are good for our Gulf and good for Texas coastal communities and economies.”

The draft’s release opens a 60-day public comment period that runs through Feb. 4.

The comment period will in-

clude 10 public meetings held across the Gulf states. All meetings will begin with an interactive open house during which Trustee staff will be available to discuss project details. The open house will be followed by a formal presentation and opportunity to provide comments to Trustee representatives.

Please visit www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov to download an electronic copy of the draft and to view a list of public libraries and community locations across the Gulf in which copies of the draft have been placed for public review.

In addition to verbal comments at public meetings, the public may submit written comments: Online: www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov

By U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 48567, Atlanta, GA 30345

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Cold fronts crank up duck numbers OUTDOORS WEEKLY CAPT. CHUCK UZZLE FOR THE RECORD

Hunters and fishermen are two very separate groups that share a very common bond and that is the fact their success or failure often hinges on the same thing, weather. Very few people draw the type of criticism that a weatherman from TV or a radio station gets on a regular basis and that comes from everybody, not just outdoor folks either.

During this time of the year the folks who predict the weather usually stay busy as cold fronts become more and more common. The constant change between warm and cold offer a unique opportunity and a curse almost simultaneously. Right now the duck hunters are certainly enjoying the fact that colder weather continues to become a more common theme as each successive front ushers in new birds to the area and more opportunities for local waterfowlers.

Over the past week locally we have seen some downright rank weather conditions with low temps, wind and rain. Just the kind of weather that takes you all day to warm up after a duck hunt. The cold temperatures here have been nothing compared to the frigid temps to our north. Large portions of the Central flyway are iced up and holding snow right now.

Reports from Oklahoma and Kansas make me cold just talking about the conditions.

As the cold grips these north-

ern states the ducks and geese have been steadily flying south and the numbers of birds that have invaded Texas are way up. Locally we have seen a huge increase in the numbers of ducks in the marshes and on the big lakes. As the second split opens up on December 14th the prospects for some outstanding hunts looks very favorable.

Many of the local marshes remain in outstanding shape as far as water and available food sources are concerned.

The amount of good widgeon grass still around is a direct result of rains at just the right time during the summer months. It appears that many of the birds in the local marshes have begun to seek out smaller potholes that still remain full of good food sources and get very little hunting pressure. The big water ponds seem to be still producing solid numbers but the smaller bodies of water have been the ticket for some top notch hunts. Several local hunters have even capitalized on the tiny areas and have been able to consistently take some mallards on each hunt which is a great bonus for any waterfowler, especially in our tidal marshes.

As the numbers of ducks in our area fluctuate with the weather the numbers of geese

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The constant change between warm and cold offer a unique opportunity and a curse almost simultaneously.

seem to continue to grow regardless of the forecast. Several big concentrations of geese have settled into our area around Sabine lake and westward towards Winnie, Anahuac, and Trinity Bay. These ultra-wary birds are nearly impossible to take in consistent numbers without some help from the weather. The biggest help a goose hunter can get from the weather is foggy conditions without a doubt. Fog helps neutralize the biggest asset a goose has and that’s their eyesight. If you

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Having a good strong wind usually forces geese to fly lower and become easier to decoy.

Without any help from wind or fog a goose hunter is really behind the 8 ball and usually comes out on the losing end.

But with a good dose of fog and some wind a hunter may just have one of those days to remember.

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Texas coach Mack Brown is expected to resign by the end of the week, a source told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy.

“I know Mack, he’s friend, this is his decision, but he wants to tell his players and staff and not read it on the internet,” the source told ESPN. “That’s why he reacted strongly to the (Orangebloods.com) report.

“I’d be real surprised if it hasn’t happened by Friday night with the (Texas) football banquet. I think it will be taken care of. It wouldn’t drag on much longer.”

According to sources, Mack Brown is expected to resign by the end of the week after 16 years as Texas Longhorns coach.

Orangebloods.com first reported Tuesday afternoon Brown would step down after 16 years as the Longhorns’ coach.

Later Tuesday, Brown texted the website Horns247: “I haven’t seen [the] article. I’m in Florida recruiting. If I had decided to step down, I sure wouldn’t be killing myself down here. I have not decided to step down.”

A source said, though, discussions have been ongoing with Brown, Texas president Bill Powers and Brown’s agent, Joe Jamail.

“The talks were very friendly and the conclusion was Mack would step down in the next couple of days,” the source told ESPN. However, the source said Jamail is participating in a trial in Beaumont, Texas, which has slowed the process, and there are a “lot of logistics” to work out. “Such as when he leaves, what his role will be,” the source said. “A myriad of things that have to be worked out.”

The source reiterated Brown would not be coaching at Texas in 2014.

“By the end of the week, that will be the outcome,” the source told ESPN. “That will happen. It’s a shame after 16 years he’s not able to do it on his own with dignity and grace.”

Another source told ESPN’s Joe Schad that Brown has had active discussions with Texas officials about his intention to resign and there is a good chance it will become official later this week.

In a statement, Athletics Director Steve Patterson said: “We continue to discuss the future of Texas Football. Mack Brown has not resigned. And, no decisions have been made.”

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Kaz: Texans Bowl XLIII, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-23.

Lovie Smith is a native Texan who grew up in Big Sandy, playing on high school state championship teams and as a head coach led the Chicago Bears to Super Bowl XLI, losing 2917 to Indianapolis. Smith was fired after coaching the Bears to a 10-6 record in 2012.

Another rumor is that Mike Shanahan is about to be fired by the Washington Redskins and would be a good choice to fit McNair’s hiring profile. However, Kubiak’s former boss would NEVER take a job as his replacement.

I really like Gary Kubiak and was a big fan of the way he built the Texans into playoff contenders. He was very humble and honest and polite during his press conferences throughout the seasons as head coach and never made excuses for the team’s poor play.

He is a first-class act who is certain to land on his feet as some team’s quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator.

KWICKIES…There certainly were some interesting NFL games Sunday that were played under some blustery wintry conditions. And most of them were very entertaining, especially those decided in the final minute of play.

Monday night’s nationally televised game between the defense-less Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears also was played in the extremely raw cold which undoubtedly affected Dallas players much more than those whose home stadium is Soldier Field. Idiot owner Jerry Jones needs to do another de ja vous and get rid of that senior citizen of a defensive coordinator and bring in somebody who’s more in tune with stopping those sophisticated offenses being used by most of the NFL teams.

Just as the BCS is being antiquated for a College Football Playoff system,

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it appears the 13-member selection committee finally got it right in their send-off season by pitting Florida State against Auburn for the BCS national championship game. Ohio State vs. Clemson in the BCS Orange Bowl also seems right, but I would rather see Baylor have a crack at Alabama rather than play Oklahoma in the BCS Sugar Bowl.

Despite being a seven-point favorite and playing on their home field, my alma mater McNeese State certainly laid an egg Saturday night on Louis Bonnette Field in Lake Charles against Jacksonville State in the Football Championship Subdivision second round after having a firstround bye. The Pokes were overpowered 31-10 by the aggressive visitors and finished the season at 10-3.

Zach Johnson rallied from four strokes down with eight holes to play to tie Tiger Woods at the end of the 72 holes and then beat him on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the World Challenge at Thousand Oaks, Cal. Johnson holed out from the drop area for a par to force a playoff and then won when Tiger missed a fivefoot par putt on the first extra hole.

For Woods it was only the fourth time in his career that he lost a lead going into the final round. Johnson won $1 million while Tiger settled for $400,000.

JUST BETWEEN US…It a crying shame the Class 3A Regional championship game between the West Orange-Stark Mustangs and Carthage had to be played under those unbelievable weather conditions Friday night. The temperature at The Butch Stadium in Beaumont was in the 30’s and the wind chill factor because of the 20-30 mph north wind was in the upper teens. Probably the best team won---but maybe it didn’t due to the wintry weather conditions that led to seven Mustang turnovers. Anyhow, WO-S surpassed all expectations EXCEPT perhaps the ones they set for themselves.

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Kaz’s Fearless Football Forecast Playoff Games This Week HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS— Class 5A Div. I—Allen (14-0) over Desoto (14-0), Pearland (13-1) over San Antonio Madison (11-3); Div. II—Lake Travis (12-1) over Cedar Hill (12-2), Katy (14-0) over San Antonio Johnson (12-2); Class 4A Div. I—Highland Park (13-1) over Guyer (12-2), Houston Stratford (12-2) over San Antonio Brennan (14-0); Div. II—Aledo (140) over Ennis (14-0), Brenham (13-1) over Calhoun (13-1); Class 3A Div. I—Stephenville (131) over Kilgore (14-0), Carthage (131) over La Grange (13-0); Div. II— Argyle (14-0) over Graham (14-0),

Fairfield (14-0) over Sinton (12-2); Class 2A Div. I—New Boston (131) over Wall (14-0), White Oak (13-1) over Cameron Yoe (13-1); Div. II— Cisco (14-0) over Leonard (11-3), Refugio (13-1) over Waskom (14-0); Class A Div. I—Hico (13-1) over Stamford (12-1). Mart (10-3 over Shiner (10-3); Div. II—Wellington (13-0) over Albany (13-0), Falls City (13-0) over Tenaha (11-1).

COLLEGE—Navy over Army.

Football Championship Subdivision (Quarterfinal Round)—Eastern Illinois (12-1) over Towson (11-2) Friday; Southeastern Louisiana (112) over New Hampshire (9-4), North Dakota State (12-0) over Coastal

Carolina (12-2), Eastern Washington (11-2) over Jacksonville State (11-3).

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

Former student surprises siblings at St. Mary School Former St. Mary Catholic School student, Delis Chalambaga, currently serving in the Air Force, surprised his four sibling who are current students at St. Mary Catholic School at school.

Chalambaga surprised each sibling as they transitioned throughout the school. This surprise brought great joy and happiness to each family member. Chalambaga even surprised some of his former teachers, as they were just as excited to see him as his family was.

Chalambaga’s family has not seen him in six months and he is scheduled to stay in Orange for 10 days before departing again. Chalambaga is the son of Bill and Anna Hughes.

Pictured from right to left: Mom-Anna Hughes; Jessica Hughes; Delis Chalambaga; Nathan Hughes; Kolby Hughes; and John Hughes.

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All-District Football Selections Dist. 21-3A Team MVP: Patrick Reed, Sr., Silsbee OFFENSIVE MVP: Dillon Sterling-Cole, Soph., WO-S DEFENSIVE MVP: Delonte Thompson, Jr., WO-S OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Patrick Hudson, Soph., Silsbee DEVENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Mandel King, Fr., WO-S COACH OF THE YEAR: Cornel Thompson, WO-S FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB: Kendrick Kind, Soph., Hampshire-Fannett RB: Chris James, Sr., WO-S RB: Carl Wiley, Sr., Orangefield RB: Logan Thompson, Hardin-Jefferson WR: Will Johnson, Jr., WO-S

WR: Zayon Jackson, Sr., Silsbee WR: Chris Elam, Sr., Silsbee

angefield DL: Ty Tamplin, Jr., Buna DL: Josh Tims, Sr., WO-S

WR: Malcolm Busby, Sr., Bridge City TE: Blaine Padgett, Jr., Hardin-Jefferson C: Ty Ligon, Sr., Silsbee

DL: Octavius Crosson, Jr., WO-S ILB: Elijah Teel, Sr., WO-S ILB: Blaine Padgett, Jr., Hardin –Jefferson ILB: Colby Leblanc, Sr., Silsbee OLB: Carl Wiley, Sr., Orangefield OLB: Floyd Spearman, Sr., Silsbee OLB: Garrett Ames, Jr., Hardin-Jefferson OLB: Skylar Conner, Sr., Hardin-Jefferson OLB: Tyler Edwards, Jr., Buna CB: Chris James, Sr., WO-S CB: Thomarcus Fontenot, Sr., WO-S CB: Chris Elam, Sr., Silsbee S: Trey Spencer, Jr., WO-S S: Jordan Gore, Sr., Silsbee S: Jared Gieske, Sr., HardinJefferson S: Dustin Verrett, Sr., Orangefield

OL: Paul Hebert, Jr., WO-S OL: Justin Durden, Jr., Buna OL: Kanon Mackey, Sr., Silsbee OL: Weston Crain, Sr., Orangefield OL: Rod Wilkins, Sr., Hardin-Jefferson FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS K: Rodikson Cano, Sr., WO-S KR: Chris Elam, Sr., Silsbee P: Chase Rutledge, Sr., WO-S PR: Dwain Boullard, Sr., WO-S FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL: Seth Adams, Sr., Silsbee DL: Jared Watkins, Jr., Or-

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Tree lighting held in Mauriceville Mauriceville held its annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting celebration Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Woodridge Land Company.

Elves served cookies and hot chocolate while community residents sang carols directed by Pastor Kevin Brown of Mauriceville First Baptist Church. Santa Claus and his helper arrived delighting the many children who were in attendance.

A big thanks goes to the area merchants who contributed and supported this event especially Maverick Communications who helped string the tree lights.

Miley Cyrus is MTV’s best artist of 2013 best- and worst-dressed lists of 2013.

Given that, it’s not too surprising that MTV’s news and music teams -- having noticed that Cyrus’ MTV artist page is the most-visited of the year, with her VMAs performance being the most-watched video -- have given her another No. 1.

Cyrus is the third star to take the title, following Katy Perry and One Direction.

Neither of those music acts

should feel too badly about losing to Cyrus -- they’re both still on MTV’s list of the top 10 best artists of 2013: 1. Miley Cyrus 2. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis 3. Justin Timberlake 4. Kanye West 5. One Direction 6. Katy Perry 7. Drake 8. Bruno Mars 9. Lorde 10. Lady Gaga

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(CNN) -- More than Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Lady Gaga or Lorde, it was Miley Cyrus who owned 2013.

At least, according to MTV. After stealing the spotlight at not one but two MTV awards shows, starring in an MTV documentary and taking over the network on her 21st birthday, MTV has crowned Cyrus as its best artist of the year.

It’s not like the pop star hasn’t worked for it. (Or twerked for it -- we had to!)

Her October release, “Bangerz,” bowed at No.1 and features two other chart-topping tracks, “We Can’t Stop” and “Wrecking Ball.” Both singles were accompanied by music videos that became cultural touchstones and almost broke the Internet. (According to Vevo.com, Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” is its most-viewed video of 2013, followed by the clip for “We Can’t Stop.”)

The former Disney star also nailed her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the fall, when she both hosted and performed. Barbara Walters considers Cyrus one of the most fascinating people of the year, and she somehow managed to end up on Time magazine’s

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The So-Called “War On Christmas”

The Rev. Evan Dolive For The Record

Black Friday has come and gone; amid the tales of super sales and throngs of people, stories were reported about injuries and fights. For me, saving a few bucks is not worth the lines, the waiting and the hustle. Whether we like it or not, the holiday season is upon us. In the Christian liturgical calendar (how the Church tells time) December 1 was the beginning of Advent. Advent is the season of waiting and expecting the coming of the Christ child on Christmas Day. Maybe it’s just me but it seems like every year Christmas decorations are being put up earlier and earlier thus losing the magic and the expectation that Advent has to bring.

Children hold on to the magic, wonder and awe that comes with the season of Christmas. We adults, on the other hand, we tend make it a chore. It doesn’t have to be this way. Some people however are not satisfied with the notion that not everyone in the country celebrates Christmas or even promotes Christmas.

The American Family Association has been tracking major companies to see how they promote Christmas. They came up with the “Naughty or Nice” list where they have examined different company’s websites, circulars, commercials and stores noting how many times they use the word “Christmas” if at all. According to their website, “If a company has items associated with Christmas, but did not use the word “Christmas,” then the company is considered as censoring ‘Christmas.’” Their research has uncovered that if you shop at Radio Shack, Barnes & Noble, Family Dollar and Foot Locker (just to name a few) then you are part of the problem and thus should be placed on the “naughty list.”

It’s an interesting note, however, that the phrase “naughty or nice list” is not technically Christian. Sure Saint Nicholas was a real person but the jolly bearded man in a red and white suit that “watches you when you are sleeping” and makes a “list and checks it twice” is a product of commercialism. The Santa we all know and love today is straight from the Coca Cola factory. But I digress...

The American Family Association believes that there is a full out “war on Christmas.”

Well, I would have to say that they are correct but not for the reasons they postulate.

The real “war on Christmas” is not when cashier says “Happy Holidays.”

The real “war on Christmas” is not when people refer to a Christmas tree as a “Holiday Tree.”

The real “war on Christmas” is when Christians support the overspending and mass consumption propagated by our “spend, spend, spend” culture.

The real “war on Christmas” is when we reduce this holiday to a feeling or a moment.

The real “war on Christmas” is when we equate our love for someone by how big the price tag of the gift is.

The real “war on Christmas” is when Christians only think about doing charity work in December.

The real “war on Christmas” is teaching our children or grandchildren the “reason for the season” but make more about toys and gifts under the tree.

The real “war on Christmas” is when we are more worried about saving a buck than we are about the millions of people in this world without access to clean water or medicine or that there are 22,000 homeless children in New York City alone.

The real “war on Christmas” is when Americans spend $450

BILLION on Christmas; however it would only take $20 Billion to ensure that all people in the world could have access to clean water for a year.

The real “war on Christmas” is when Americans buy products because they are cheap without thinking twice about the person who made it, their working conditions, their pay or even their age. (Yes, that’s right their age. In some countries it is LEGAL to employ children.)

This so called “war” is something that Christians every year are participating in but point the judgmental fingers at others.

The real “war on Christmas” is something that can be stopped but it will not happen by making a “naughty or nice” list.

Don’t get me wrong I love Christmas and I love hearing the story of Christ coming to the world again. However the act of acquiring things should not be the central focus of Christmas. Neither is worrying about what catch phrase

people say in a store.

It is not the cashier’s job to share the Church’s story of God coming to the world. This story of the incarnation of God is MY story to tell, the Church’s story to tell, all of Christ’s followers story to tell. Christmas has the power to make a difference in the world today. Imagine what we could do if we chose this Christmas to share our love in ways that cannot be wrapped and placed under a tree. What if we took some of the money that we would have spent on each other and gave it to people who were in need– then Christmas could change the world.

So let’s call a metaphoric “cease fire” and stop this socalled war on Christmas. We have some work to do.

Rev. Evan M. Dolive is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and author of evandolive.com. He can be reached via email at evan@evandolive. com.

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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.

Choir Practice - 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Sun. Evening : Taizé Service - 7 p.m.

For Children Ages 4–10 on Wednesday evening – 6 to 7 p.m. – JAM (Jesus & Me) Club

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

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

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

BC Knights smoking pork loins for New Year

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

Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

Contemporary: 11 a.m.

Wednesdays (Young & Young @ Heart) Potluck: 6 p.m.

Fun, Games, Singing & Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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The Bridge City Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council #3406 will be smoking pork loins (10 Lbs.) with apple wood for your New Year dinner.

Advance orders for New Year Pork Loins must be placed with a KC Member on or before Sunday, Dec. 22. You can pick up your order in the KC Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 31. Cost is $40 per pork loin.

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Celebration Service 10:45 a.m.

Prayer Service: 6 p.m.

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!!!

8B • The Record • WEEK OF DECEMBER 11, 2013

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 Call 735-5305

Your ads published in both newspapers, the County Record and the Penny Record plus on our web site TheRecordLive.com APARTMENTS THE VILLAGE APARTMENTS IN BRIDGE CITY IS NOW LEASING 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. THE UNIT INCLUDES WASHER AND DRYER CONNECTIONS WITH SEPARATE STORAGE AND COVERED PARKING. THE APARTMENT ALSO INCLUDES WALK-IN CLOSETS AND BACK PATIO AREA. THE RENT IS $725 MONTHLY WITH A $600 DEPOSIT. WE ARE ALSO LEASING ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS AT SOUTHERN OAKS APARTMENTS FOR $450 MONTHLY WITH A $400 DEPOSIT. WE ARE LOCATED WITHIN AN EXCELLENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. SMALL PETS ARE WELCOME. WE ARE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF WONDERFUL BRIDGE CITY, WHICH IS CLOSE TO REFINERIES AND LARGE JOB SITES, BUT IN A SAFE AND QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. STOP BY 245 TENNY STREET OR GIVE US A CALL AT (409) 735-7696 OR 474-2455.

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. 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 DISH-

WASHER 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. (SS) COMMERCIAL NICE OFFICE SPACE, ON BLAND ST., BC, FORMER LAWYER’S OFFICE, NEWLY REDONE, NICE. (409) 735-2030. (M&R) FOR RENT ON 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, $950 MONTHLY + $800 DEP., (409) 735-2030. (M&R) 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 & 2/1 IN OFISD, 1 BLOCK FROM SCHOOLS, LARGE LOT, W./D HOOKUPS, NO PETS, $550 AND $350 MONTHLY + DEP., (409) 720-8699. (12/18)

TWO BC - 3/2 NEWLY RENOVATED. WATER & TRASH PICKUP PAID. ONE IS $625 & $750. CALL 7353856. (12/18) 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 $190,000) FOR MORE INFO CALL EDEE @ (409) 670-9272 OR 330-4470.

BEAUTIFUL 3/2/2/ ON 2 LOTS! GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, MOVE IN READY! GREAT OPEN FLOOR PLAN WITH STUDY OR 3RD BEDROOM! KITCHEN INCLUDES PRO-SERIES 6 BURNER GAS STOVE & MORE! HUGE BACKYARD W/ COVERED PATIO +INSULATED 24X30 WORKSHOP W/ TANDEM ROLLUP DOORS. ONLY $169,900!! FOR MORE DETAILS ON 175 SHADOWDALE OR ANY OTHER PROPERTIES IN BRIDGE CITY CALL LIBBY MITCHELL W/ REGENCY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS (409)724-6683 BEAUTIFUL 4/3/2+ UPDATED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM! CUSTOM CABINETS THROUGHOUT AND TONS OF EXTRA STORAGE. MASTER SUITE WITH HIS AND HER CLOSETS AND PRIVATE BATH. BOTH FORMALS PLUS INSIDE UTILITY ROOM AND LARGE KITCHEN WITH ISLAND AND BUILT IN HUTCH. PLENTY OF STORAGE AND NICE FULL BATH IN GARAGE + UP-

GRADED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE + EXTRA INSULATION FOR LOWER ENERGY COSTS. NICE NEW COVERED PATIO FOR ENTERTAINING! OVER 2,400SF AND JUST $199,900 FOR MORE DETAILS ON 1335 SHADOWDALE OR ANY OTHER PROPERTIES IN BRIDGE CITY CALL LIBBY MITCHELL W/ REGENCY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS AT (409)724-6683

LAND & LOTS 2 CEMETARY PLOTS FOR SALE IN AUTUMN OAKS MEMORIAL PARK, $3,000 FOR BOTH. (409) 745-1632 OR 882-1254.

20+ ACRES ON COW BAYOU! SUITABLE FOR A PRIVATE ESTATE OR POSSIBLE SUBDIVISION, CLOSE TO SCHOOLS. PRICE JUST DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO ONLY $138,500! CALL LIBBY MITCHELL, BROKER/ OWNER @REGENCY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS (409)724-6683

• Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City • County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, Orange Note: Offices Closed On Wednesday MISD. ADDITIONAL ACREAGE AVAILABLE. GUARANTEED OWNER FINANCING. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409745-1115. (12/18) 10.3 ACRE WOODED TRACT WITH ALMOST 4 ACRE POND. ACCESS TO PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER, LCMISD. CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFO! OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115.

(12/18) 10 ACRE REPO IN WEST GRIGSBY SUBDIVISION. PROPERTY HAS WATER TAP, ELECTRICITY AND CLEARED OUT AND BUILT UP HOME SITE. ACREAGE ADJOINS LARGE TIMER COMPANY TRACT OWNER FINANCING GUARANTEED, LIVESTOCK AND MOBILES OK. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115. (12/18) NEW DEVELOPMENT – NOW PRESELLING LOTS! ORANGEFIELD ISD. CONCRETE STREETS, PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER, NATURAL GASS, PRIVATE LAKE ACCESS, RE-

3 ACRES IN MAURICEVILLE, PROPERTY HAS ROCKED DRIVE, MAURICEVILLE WATER AND SEWER, ELECTRICITY AND A HOUSE PAD, LC-

STRICTED HOMESITES. CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR LOT! .

COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115.

(12/18) APPLIANCES USED APPLIANCES, STARTING AT $99.95 & UP, HARRY’S APPLIANCES, 302 10TH. ST. (10TH. & MAIN), ORANGE, WE BUY USED APPLIANCES, 8864111.

20 GAS DRYERS! $100 & UP, ALL WORK! CALL HARRY AT (409) 886-4111.

AUTOS ‘01 DODGE VAN W/ WHEEL CHAIR LIFT, LIFT BRINGS CHAIR INSIDE THE VAN, ORIGINAL COST WAS FOR LIFT OVER $3,000, PRICE FOR VAN WITH LIFT IS $3,995.

ELECTRIC HOSPITAL LIFT BED, COST OVER $3,000, SELL FOR $750.

ALMOST NEW SOFA, COST OVER $3,000, WILL SELL FOR $700. CALL FOR DETAILS AND TO SEE @ (409) 735-7163.

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STAKES RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Free Estimates Specializing in older home rewires

FOUND! SMALL BLACK & WHT. CHINESE BOXER, FEMALE, (409) 3372454 OR 882-5630.

MIXED TERRIER PUPPIES, FREE TO GOOD HOMES, WILL BE SMALL. ALSO 4 KITTENS. CALL SHERRY AFTER 2 @ (409) 883-3725.

FREE CUR PUPPIES TO GOOD HOMES, BEAUTIFUL! (409) 221-4160.

FOUND SMALL M SNAUSER, GRAY AND WHITE, NO COLLAR, WELL GROOMED, IF YOURS CALL AND DISCRIBE @ (697) 718-0501.

BOXER/DASHUND PUPPIES, FREE TO GOOD HOMES, 1 ½ MONTHS OLD, (409) 886-8322.

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

Shawn’s Custom Painting

Interior and Exterior. Licensed and Bonded.

(409) 659-3147

Shawn Falgout Owner

Orange’s Oldest Hometown Appliance Dealer FREE LOCAL DELIVERY

HARRY’S

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

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All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

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DINING TABLE W/ 4 CHAIRS, $350; HEADBOARD, PAID $1,000 WILL

PETS I’VE GOT PUPPIES; THEY’RE EATING ME OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME! BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND WHITE, WILL GROW TO 40-60 LBS. THEY NEED GOOD HOMES! CALL JONNIE AT (409) 988-9472.

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MISCELLANEOUS JUGG’S PITCHING MACHINE, LIKE NEW, AUTO FEEDER, THROWS 30 90 MPH, FAST & CURVE BALLS ETC., PAID $2,500, USED VEY LITTLE, WILL SELL FOR $1,000 FOR ALL, PERFECT COND., GREAT BUY! CAN BE SEEN AT THE PENNY RECORD OFFICE IN BRIDGE CITY! (409) 474-2855.

TAKE $450; ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, $250; DYSON VACUUM, STILL IN WARRANTY; CALL TO SEE AT (409) 670-9272 OR 330-4470.

SERVICE HOUSEKEEPING- RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL. EXCELLENT REFERENCES. 409-734-8096 (11/27)

(409) 735-5305 or 886-7183

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• 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

EMPLOYMENT DRIVERS DRIVERS - $2500 SIGNON BONUS! HEAVY HAUL O/O’S. UP TO 78% OF FREIGHT BILL PLUS FSC! CDL-A. COMPANY POSITIONS AVAILABLE. 2 YRS EXP HAULING OVERSIZE FREIGHT REQ. 1-800-8359471. (12/11)

ELECTRIC

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

PAIR OF TAIL LIGHTS FOR 56’ CHEVY BELAIR, ALSO COMPLETE REAR BUMPER FOR THE CHEVY, $200, (409) 883-7342.

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Orange County 2014 Election Candidates District Judge 260th District Court

Buddie J. Hahn

REP

2501 Country Club Drive Orange, Texas 77630

County Judge

Mike White

REP

2213 Sunset Oaks Drive Orange , Texas 77630

County Judge

Mike “Tuffy” Hamilton

REP

P.O. Box 301 Mauriceville, Texas 77626

County Judge

John Dubose

REP

290 Dixie Bridge City, Texas 77611

County Judge

Stephen Brint Carlton

REP

4309 White Ceader Lane Orange, Texas 77632

County Court At Law Judge #1

Mandy White-Rogers

REP

2225 Tall Oaks Drive Orange , Texas 77632

District Clerk

Vickie Edgerly

REP

10 Knotty Pine Ln Orange, Texas 77630

District Clerk

Kay Abbott

REP

P.O. Box 1592 Orange, Texas 77631

County Clerk

Karen Jo Vance

DEM

190 Birch Street Bridge City, Texas 77611

County Treasurer

Christy Khoury

DEM

9467 Tulane Orange, Orange 77630

County Commissioner Precinct 2

Barry Burton

REP

8370 Glenwood Orange, Texas 77630

County Commissioner Precinct 2

Jason Denman

REP

7897 Big Oak Orange, Texas 77632

County Commissioner Precinct 2

Ron Cowling

REP

3 Concord Orange, Texas 77630

County Commissioner Precinct 2

Ted Williams

REP

P.O. Box 707 Mauriceville , Texas 77626

County Commissioner Precinct 4

Jody E. Crump

REP

3910 Barnhill Street Vidor, Texas 77662

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1

Gail Shaw Barnett

DEM

1111 W. Park Orange, Orange 77630

Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Janice Menard

DEM

P.O.Box 1094 Bridge City, Texas 77611

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1

David Peck

REP

5100 Twin Oak Orange , Texas 77632

Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

Derry Dunn

REP

4632 Gordon Lane Orange, Texas 77632

Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Candice Conroy Steele

REP

10100 Laura Drive Orange , Texas 77630

Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Joy Dubose-Simonton

REP

450 E. Young Dr. Bridge City, Texas 77611

Justice of the Peace Precinct 4

Rodney Price

REP

450 N. Lakeside Vidor, Texas 77662

• WEEK OF DECEMBER 11, 2013 • 9B

Chief’s Christmas Dance December 14 The annual West Orange High School Chief’s Christmas Dance will be held 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Dec. 14 at the American Legion in Orange. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a social at 7 p.m.

Once again, it will feature the music you loved from the 50s and 60s with the Ken Marvel Ban and Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois. Tickets are $10 person, attire is casual. Bring your own bottle.

There will be a cash

bar with set-ups and beer. Open to the public. Invite your friends.

There will be door prizes courtesy of Granger Chevrolet.

If you are unable to attend, please let them know how you are doing by calling or writ-

ing Jimmy Guidry, 5285 Fairview, Orange, TX 77632, jcrazycajun@sbcglobal. net, or 409-738-2294.

The West Orange High School class of 1967 wishes you a merry Christmas.

GARAGE SALES WED., 1375 SHADOWDALE, BC, 7:30 TILL ? TOOLS, A/C UNITS, FISHING POLES, CHRISTMAS ITEMS, CLOTHES, KITCHEN AND BATHROOM DÉCOR, GOLF CLUBS, DINING TABLE, BABY CLOTHES, DISHWASHER, TOYS, MISC. SAT., 375 RACHEL, BC, 7 TILL? PLANTS, LOTS MORE, WAY TOO MUCH TO LIST! FRI AND SAT 1828 W. DECKER, LC, 8 A.M.-1 P.M. COMIC BOOKS, COLLECTABLE–GI JOE DOLLS, BARBIE DOLLS, NASCAR RACE CARS AND PLASTIC MODELS– ALL NIB, ASSORTED GLASS WARE AND COLLECTABLES, SMALL APPLIANCES, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, PLASTIC MODELS AND CLOTHING.

The candidate filing information displayed here is collected pursuant to Tex. H.B. 3103, 83rd Leg., R.S. (2013). This information is provided by the Republican and Democratic Parties of Texas. The Office of the Secretary of State does not modi- TUE.-FRI. THRIFT AND GIFT 9 A.M.-3 P.M. VOLUNTEERS fy, add, or delete any of this data in any way nor does the Secretary of State own the data. The Office does not vouch for the ac- HAVE MARKED DOWN CHRISTMAS WREATHS, CENTERPIECES AND SELECTED VENDOR AND SHOP curacy or completeness of the candidate filing information provided by the political parties.

ITEMS. COME SEE AT THRIFT AND GIFT LOCATED ON 37TH ST. CALL 886-7649 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Hunter Education Safety Class scheduled Staff Report For The Record Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education Safety Class will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Monday Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan. 14. Both sessions must be attended for certification, which is required if you are at least 17 years old and were

born on or after Sept.

2, 1971 to hunt in Texas. You can become certified if you are at least 9 years old. Call Danny Odom to register at 883-8118.

This is not just for hunters, anyone with firearms can benefit from this class.

FRI.-SAT. 302 STAPPER OFF LAKE STREET, BC 9-4 P.M. INSIDE SALE– BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE FURNITURE, EXERCISE MACHINE, KITCHEN ISLAND, ANTIQUE FRENCH DOORS, SEWING MACHINES, DISHES, LAMPS, TOO MUCH TO LIST. NO RESONABLE OFFER TURNED DOWN. EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD. WED., 1375 SHADOWDALE, BC, 7:30 TILL ? TOOLS, A/C UNITS, FISHING POLES, CHRISTMAS ITEMS, CLOTHES, KITCHEN AND BATHROOM DÉCOR, GOLF CLUBS, DINING TABLE, BABY CLOTHES, DISHWASHER, TOYS, MISC. SAT., 375 RACHEL, BC, 7 TILL? PLANTS, LOTS MORE, WAY TOO MUCH TO LIST!

THEME: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS

BC Chamber of Commerce welcomes USA Mobile Drug Testing The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new business to their membership with a ribbon cutting ceremony. USA Mobile Drug Testing of Southeast Texas is located in the new shopping center at 2875 Texas Avenue, Suite I in Bridge City next to Orange County Building Materials.

USA Mobile Drug Testing of Southeast Texas (USAMDT) is a local family owned franchise that provides professional drug testing services on location. The family owned business of Dale and Anita Dugas is operated by son’s Aaron and Jerrod Dugas, with help from daughter, Candace Denison.

They offer DOT and Non-DOT random, pre-employment, and post-accident testing for all major testing methodologies in-

cluding: hair, saliva, urine, sweat, breath, and alcohol.

Bringing all the necessary items onsite to conduct multiple collections, testing, or training will save you time and money or send those your company designates for testing into the local office.

USAMDT will also assist you with everything from identifying employees who need to be tested and conducting employee and supervisor education and training, to performing program audits, record keeping and data collection requirements. As the name says, they will bring drug testing to your facility or stop by their permanent location, for all your drug testing needs.

For more information call 409-5864115 or www.USAMDT.com/SE-Texas.

Last Weeks Solution

44. Utopian 46. Drawn in sand 47. Petitions 48. Sluggish 50. Back talk 52. “Comprende?”

53. “Gee!” 55. Flightless and down under 57. Potpourri bag 60. *Pan-African celebration 64. Sober Ness 65. Tropical American cuckoo 67. Walk clumsily 68. Mother _ _ _ _, pl.

69. Summer glow

Crawfish Farmers 10 temp positions; 5 ½ months; job to begin 2/1/14 and end on 6/15/14; Duties: to operate boats in the crawfish ponds during the baiting of traps and the pulling of traps during the crawfish harvesting season. To assist with the preparation of the crop for distribution. $9.50 per hour; 35 hrs per week; OT varies but not guaranteed; 2 months experience in Crawfish Farming required. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaranteed in a work day during contract. Employment offered by Kent Soileau Farms, Inc. located in Bunkie, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (337) 945-9120 during normal business hours or fax resume to 318-838-2268.

Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701.

70. Vasily Alekseyev’s weight 71. _ _ _ _ a cold 72. Finish 73. Investment DOWN

ACROSS 1. Fire or passion 6. *Yule firewood 9. Winston Churchill’s “_ _ _ _ Country” 13. France’s longest river 14. 401(k) alternative 15. Squirrel’s stash

The Record News Classified Ads 330 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City or 320 Henrietta in Orange

16. Wake Island, e.g.

17. Official 18. Indian restaurant yogurt staple 19. *Cratchit’s boss 21. *Typical holiday guests 23. Duffer’s goal 24. *”Go _ _ _ _ it on the Mountain”

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of GARY MATTHEW PATTEN, Deceased, were issued on December 3, 2013, in Docket No. P16685, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: ELIZABETH DUHON. The residence of the Executor is in Orange County, Texas, the post office address is:

c/o Bush Lewis, PLLC P.O. Box 189 Orange, Texas 77631 All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

DATED the 9th day of December, 2013 BUSH LEWIS, PLLC Attorneys for the Estate

By John Cash Smith John Cash Smith

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37. “Cheers” regular 39. Ma Bell, e.g.

40. Backward arrow command 41. Iraqi money 43. Andean land

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1. “Sad to say...”

2. Campus military org.

3. Last name in fashion 4. Lowest deck 5. Load again 6. Italian money, 18612002 7. Bauxite, e.g.

8. Blooper 9. Smoothie berry 10. *Popular tinsel material in 20th Century

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

11. Bohemian 12. Biochemistry abbr.

15. Arm decoration 20. $1,000 22. Matterhorn, e.g.

24. Sully 25. *Holiday cake filler 26. “No _ _ _ _ _” 27. *Hot serving, archaic 29. Hard work 31. Sales force 32. Intestinal obstruction 33. Rocks at mountain base 34. *Gingerbread sculpture 36. Sold in bars 38. Supernatural life force 42. Stitch again 45. *Hanukkah’s eight 49. *Rudolph’s Clarice, e.g.

51. Slaps 54. HI, e.g.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given Notice is hereby given Notice is hereby given Enlarged for proofing.

Enlarged for proofing.

Enlarged for proofing. that original Letters that original Letters that original Letters Actual size: 1 col. x 4.5"Actual Actual x 4.5" Testamentary for the size: Estate 1 col.

Testamentary for thesize: Estate1 col. x 4.5 Testamentary for the Estate of LERCY J. BRAUS, of MARGARET JOAN of KENNETH P. SMITH, Deceased, were on WINGATE, were SR., Deceased, werebe issued To published in Deceased, Toissued be published in To be published in October 22, 2013, in Cause issued on October 15, 2012, on December 2013, in Newspapers The3, Record The Record Newspapers The Record Newspaper No. P16627, pending in in Cause No. P16255, pendCause No. P16687, pending 02/17/10 the County Court at 02/17/10 Law ing in the County Court at in the County Court at 02/17/10 Law of Orange County, Texas, Law of Orange County, of Orange County, Texas, to: to: MARIE JEANETTE Texas, Nicholas M. CAROLYN SMITH FAX ANYto: PLEASE PLEASE FAX ANYA. PLEASE FAX ANY BRAUS. Wingate.

BYCORRECTIONS CORRECTIONS

BY CORRECTIONS BY All persons having claims All persons having claims All persons having claims against this Estate which is against this Estate which is 5 P.M. MONDAY 5 P.M. MONDAY 5 P.M. MONDAY against this Estate which is currently being administered currently being administered to them 735-7346 to 735-7346 currently being administered to 735-7346 are required to present them are required to present are required to presentThanks, them to the undersigned within the to the undersigned within the Thanks, Thanks, to the undersigned within the time and in the manner pretime and in the manner preDebbiescribed by law.

Debbie time and in the mannerDebbie prescribed by law. scribed by law. c/o THE LAW OFFICE c/o THE LAW OFFICE c/o David Dies FAX OF TOMMY GUNN FAX FAX OF TOMMY GUNN Attorney at Law Attorney at Law # 735-7346 Attorney at Law # 735-7346 # 735-7346 1009 Green Ave. 202 S. Border Street 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Orange, Texas 77630 Orange, Texas 77630

DATED the 22nd day of October, 2013

DATED the 3rd day of December, 2013

DATED the 15th day of October, 2012

David Dies

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn

State Bar No.: 08623700 Attorney for Carolyn A. Smith 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 882-9990 Facsimile: (409) 882-0613

State Bar No.: 08623700 Attorney for Nicholas M. Wingate 202 S. Border Street Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 882-9990 Facsimile: (409) 882-0613

David Dies

Attorney for MARIE JEANETTE BRAUS State Bar No.: 05850800 1009 Green Ave. Orange, Texas 77630 Telephone: (409) 883-0892 Facsimile: (409) 670-0888

TOMMY GUNN

TOMMY GUNN

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• The Record • Week of Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013

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