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Advent. The word suggests a beginning. Anticipation. And across Christendom it is ob-served annually as the buildup to Christmas Day.

Advent means “coming” and deals with the comings of Christ, both his first and sec-ond. In fact, some theologians have called Advent the season of the “Already” and the “Not yet.”

It invokes the ancient yearn-ing of a world that had not yet experienced the birth of Jesus and draws believers to con-template the sacred mystery in the expectation of his return. Therefore, longing, anticipa-tion and hope are at the heart of Advent.

For the parishioners of Saint Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City, along with 64 mil-lion Catholics in the United States and 1.18 billion world-wide, the Season of Advent is

celebrated in unison of global prayer and joyful reverence.

“Advent provides a spiritual tone and environment that provides a sense of balance during the hectic time leading up to Christmas,” said Father

Steve Leger pastor of St. Hen-ry, “We are all familiar with the merry-making of the holi-day, with all the shopping and partying and indulging in food and drink. Advent is a re-minder that the upcoming cel-

ebration of Christmas is first and foremost a religious event that has its origins in the prophecies of the Old Testa-ment and comes to fulfillment with the Nativity account in the New Testament.”

During Advent, Catholics refrain from the contempo-rary and return to the old hymns of the Church. Special readings are prescribed for

County happy withprogress of VA

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce presented Rich-ard Harmon, with the City of Bridge City as the Employee of the Month at the monthly Networking coffee hosted by Bridge City High School lo-cated at 2690 Texas Avenue in Bridge City.

Richard was chosen because of his helpfulness and caring attitude in what he does. The nomination was expressed this way: “I would like to nominate Richard Harmon from the City of Bridge City. I have worked a few events lately that were done at the Bridge City Com-munity Center. If we needed anything or had any questions all we had to do was call Rich-ard and he was there within 15

minutes. Before and after the events he and his crew were there to do anything that we needed them to do. When all was done, he would help carry out to the cars for all the la-dies, etc. We did not even have to ask, he would just do it on his own. Time did not matter, if we were doing a garage sale on a holiday, he was not wor-ried about the time, whether it was early or late. He was very willing to be there to lock or unlock the doors for us. On top of all that he is a gentle-man and always has a smile on his face. I’ve only know him for a short time, but he is so friendly once you meet him you feel like you have made a friend for life”.

Richard Harmon received a certificate honoring him as the December Employee of the

Month and gift certificates to The Record, Bette’s Gift Shop, Dupuis ervice Center, Sonic,

Total Impressions, Peggy’s, Trendz, Tiger Rock Martial Arts and David Self Ford.

Changes in the Orange County Veteran Service Office over the last few months have led to better service and in-creased productivity said F.E. “Gene” Smith Monday in his monthly report to Orange County Commissioners’ Court. Smith said the wait for appointments has dropped from 90 days to three to five working days and the lobby waiting time is five to fifteen minutes including walk-ins. This is being accomplished with one less benefits coordi-nator and no overtime result-ing in more satisfaction with area veterans.

The court hired Smith as the new veteran’s service offi-cer July 18. Smith in turn hired Mike Powell to fill a vacant benefit coordinators position. On Aug. 29, Smith asked the

commissioners to consider the re-classifica-tion of the ben-efit coordina-tor position to assistant ser-vice officer

with effective date of Oct. 1, 2011.

“He is doing an excellent job,” said Smith about Powell in August. “He has exceeded all the other benefit coordina-tors in the three weeks he’s been there. I really believe he deserves to move up to that position.” This re-classifica-tion increases Powell’s salary by $4,436 but does not go into effect until next year’s budget.

Smith also asked the court in August to also consider the re-classification of the recep-tionist position to a clerk 2 po-sition with effective date of Oct. 1, 2011. The receptionist, Charlotte Borrell, has been working for the VSO office for four years.

“She has far exceeded the duties of a receptionist,” Smith said in August. “She is defi-nitely an asset to the office. She’s very reliable and very good at what she does.”

He provided the commis-sioners with a list of her re-quired duties, which filled an entire page. He also provided the court with an additional list of the duties she willingly completes, which filled anoth-er two pages.

Smith told the court that if she will continue to perform her regular duties no one else would be hired. This would come with a pay increase of $3,439.

Thibodeaux said that Bor-rell has been loyal to the coun-ty and has been an asset to the office. “The fact is, is that she has gone above and beyond.”

Commissioners voted to ap-prove both requests.

Penny LeleuxFor The Record

The first “Christmas in Orangefield” festival held Saturday, “was beyond our expectations, it was really nice” said Jesse Fremont, one of the committee members. The festival was held in conjunction with returning the tradition of the light-ed oil derrick to the Orangefield community. The honor of lighting the derrick was given to Lois Remke Boehme, daugh-ter of Bill Remke, the first man to put Christmas lights on a derrick in 1953.

There are only two derricks left in the oil field. Hurricanes destroyed many and others were discarded because they were no longer needed. The museum committee has been raising money to get the remaining derricks moved to the museum grounds. Harvey Wilson said they hope to have the derricks permanently in place at the museum next year for the derrick lighting. Bobby Cormier provided this year’s tem-porary solution.

The festival officially began Friday night with a hootenan-

Harvey Wilson, a member of the Orangefield Cormier Museum committee, reads an article written by Vergie Scales in the mid-70s when the Orangefield Lions Club brought back the tradition of the lighted oil derrick. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux reads the “Cajun Night Before Christmas” to a captive audience inside the Or-angefield-Cormier Museum Saturday.

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Father Steve Leger pastor of Saint Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. RECORD PHOTO: Tracey Broussard

‘Christmas in Orangefield’ celebrated

Councilman Eric Adrus, Public Works Director Jerald Robinson, Chamber Ambassador Shirley Zimmerman, Employee of the Month Assistant Street Superintendent Richard Harmon, Street Superin-tendent Darren Bertrand and Councilwoman and Chamber Ambas-sador Lucy Fields.

Mark DunnFor The Record

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On Oct. 10 Smith asked the court for autho-rization to extend hours the office is open to better serve veterans without requiring over-time. “The veterans’ service office is right now open 8-5,” said Smith. “We don’t feel like we’re providing service for all the vets. For the people who are working and paying the bills, we’d like to extend our hours from 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. with flexibility to, by appointment, work outside of that hour too, without involving overtime.”

The availability was achieved by staggering the hours of Smith and Powell, ensuring that one would be on hand at all hours the office is open. Commissioners approved the request.

The extended hours has improved service, without causing overtime or requiring part time help. All employees are working full 40 hour weeks, said Smith, Monday in his monthly report to commissioners’ court.

Currently they are trying reach Vietnam vets in an effort to have their names added to the Agent Orange registry as requested by the VA. Smith said they are also seeing more Iraq/Af-ghanistan veterans and expect that to increase after January when those troops start return-ing home in mass.

All of the commissioners and Thibodeaux said calls to their office on veterans’ affairs have virtually ceased and praised Smith for what he has accomplished in such a short time. For more information on the VSO office and the services they offer to the veterans, please call 409-745-1535.

In other business, Barbara Aldredge, secre-tary for the Orange County Emergency Servic-

es District #1 presented to the court the audit for fiscal year 2010-2011. The district is operat-ing in the black with assets exceeding its liabil-ities by $2,058, 599. The district covers close to 200 square miles of Orange County including Pine Forest, Rose City and Vidor.

“We were hit really hard this year by wild-fires, but thanks to the media and the publicity we could get, more people are watching out. When they see smoke in the area, they immedi-ately call us so we can get the fire out before it spreads.”

They have one main station and a reserve station in the Pine Forest area. The district hopes to add a station in Rose City in the near future.

Commissioners cast 682 votes for Lynda Gunstream and 681 votes for Virginia Fawcett for the Orange County Appraisal District.

Bills were paid totalling $961,155.35 includ-ing $49,914.25 going to McInnis Construction, Inc. for the Adult Probation Facility and $382,785.38 to G&G Enterprises for the Shelter of Last Resort; General Fund $915,595.96; and Road and Bridge $20,253.06.

A five year contract renewal was agreed to with Sabine Aviation, Inc. for Fixed Base Oper-ation (FBO) services at the Orange County Air-port.

Mark Wimberley, of the Maintenance De-partment reported the Shelter of Last Resort is about 30 percent complete with three fourths of the floor finished and 50 percent of the structural steel erected. The jail renovations are 25 percent complete.

each of the four Sundays in Advent.“The classic hymn of the season is “O Come,

O Come Emmanuel,” Leger said, “There is ac-tually a much bigger variety of music with most of the pieces hinting at rejoicing, peace and jus-tice throughout the world through the birth of the Savior.”

In the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Presby-terian and Methodist calendars, Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before December 25, the Sunday from November 27 to December 3 in-clusive. The fourth and final Sunday of Advent this year is Dec. 18.

The Advent Wreath is one the most common and symbolic customs of the season dating back to the Middle Ages. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent. Three candles are purple and one is rose. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope of the faithful.

“The traditional color of Advent is purple, because this was traditionally a penitential sea-son in which people were encouraged to repent and seek forgiveness of their sins,” Leger said, “The pink candle denotes a day or short period of “rejoicing” during this four week season. In some liturgical circles the color of blue is also used during Advent as a sign of maternity and pending birth, that is, Mary giving birth to Je-sus.”

For Roman Catholics, the first Sunday of Ad-

vent this year, Nov. 27, also marked the historic inception of a revised translation of the Mass. The first Sunday of Advent marks the begin-ning of the new liturgical year.

“The Church’s liturgical calendar is very sea-sonal, with various themes and colors and many other variations to emphasize the time of the year,” Leger said, “The Scripture readings and music at Mass during Advent focus on prophecies and other events pointing toward the birth of a Savior who will redeem Israel, and hence all of us.”

According to Leger, Advent technically ends around mid-afternoon on Christmas Eve. The liturgical feasts, including Christmas, have a vigil celebration which can be observed the evening before the actual day.

“That is the reason the Catholic Church and many others provide services on Christmas Eve,” he said, “Midnight Mass is a beautiful tra-dition whereby services are offered at mid-night, highlighting the fact that Christ was born at night in the manger at Bethlehem.”

The Christmas season immediately follows Advent. The traditional Twelve Days of Christ-mas begin with December 25 and concludes with the Catholic feast of Epiphany on January 6.

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Two large teams of scientists based at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva separately saw what they believe are telltale tracks of the maddeningly elusive particle in the aftermath of about 400 trillion proton collisions carried out since January.

Neither group had solid enough evidence to announce an official discovery, they reported. But the fact that both teams generated similar results — and that those results were in good alignment with the predictions of theoretical physicists — indicated that scientists may be closing in on the Higgs at last.

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The collider sends beams of protons hurtling toward each other at nearly the speed of light. Two massive detectors, known as ATLAS and CMS, analyze the subatomic particles released by the collisions. Certain patterns are thought to indicate that a collision has produced a Higgs boson.

Both teams reported possible Higgs sightings that suggested the particle has a relatively light mass, somewhere around 125 billion electron volts.

But the margins of error for those sightings were still considerable: The ATLAS team said its calculations came with a statistical signifi-cance of about 2.3 sigma and the CMS team said its was about 1.9 sigma.

Data from additional experiments will allow both teams to narrow their margins of error and determine whether the Higgs signal is real, said Fabiola Gianotti, a physicist on the ATLAS team.

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ny at the elementary school, then started Saturday morn-ing with a Christmas parade.

“It was a good parade, the weather was good- a little windy- but was good. Every-thing came together.” It was a great turnout in the early part of the day for the parade and booths. If you wanted to do a little Christmas shopping, there were a variety of items for sale from jewelry, Christ-mas decorations, goodies to eat and Bobcat branded items.

Pony rides were provided by the Bland family.“We’re part of the Youth Rodeo As-sociation,” said Lisa Bland. “They needed a way to raise money. I said, ‘I’ll bring my pony, we’ll do pony rides.’” Bland said her girls partici-pate in barrel racing. Her youngest daughter, 3-year-old Mary, has been riding her pony, Teddy Bear, since she was 18 months old.

The Blands also lent a few animals to the petting zoo.

“Uncle Jesse’s Farm” was an educational trail conceived by

Janet Montagne and manned by members of the Orange-field FFA to teach children

where their food comes from. Montagne admitted she had seen the idea somewhere else

and thought it would be a good project. “We took it and ran with our own ideas. It teaches them the life of a farmer and how you sell it to the farmers’ market at the end,” she said.

The path started with a feed store where farmers would buy the feed for their animals and seeds for their crops. There were also exam-ples of eggs coming from chickens, a garden and an or-chard where kids could pick apples and oranges. They then learned about wool com-ing from sheep and milk com-ing from cows. K-Dan’s Super Foods sponsored the last booth, a grocery store where kids could spend the play money they received for their goods at the farmers’ market to buy their groceries.

“We started Thanksgiving week, building everything. I think we started painting four days ago,” said Mon-tagne. “Next year it will be bigger and better, we’ll have a little bit more money to put into it.”

Music was provided throughout the day. Betty Chandler’s gumbo, Dutch

oven cooking, and Italian sausage was available for those that were hungry.

The Orangefield Cormier Museum was open all day. Many of the participants had never been to the museum before to see the vast collec-tion of toys, tools, memora-bilia, cars and other items ac-cumulated by Paul Cormier that are displayed in shops re-sembling life in Orangefield during the 1920s.

Darrell Hunter, a resident of Beaumont and a vendor at the festival took time to tour the museum. “It’s real nice. I like old historical stuff and I work for an oil company,” he said. “Ya’ll have done a great job. It’s something to contrib-ute to the kids, the history, how it was made and where it’s going...the past, present and future.”

Some of the “shops” in the displays are open where you can step inside to get a closer look. In the skating rink, the juke box was playing while Hannah and Adriana Francis were playing foosball.

In another part of the building Peyton Trahan, 3, rode the mechanical horse.

Peyton is the great-great-granddaughter of “Geaux Slow” Granger.

Helen Clark of Orangefield was a first-time visitor. “You could come six times and not see everything,” she said.

The cold did drive the crowd away in the afternoon, but they showed back up for the reading of “A Cajun Night before Christmas” by Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux and the lighting of the derrick.

Harvey Wilson, a member of the museum committee read a story written by Vergie Scales in the mid-70s, when the tradition of the lighted derrick first returned to Or-angefield, when the Lions Club took over the task.

Members of the original group of Lions on hand were Jesse Fremont, Charles Donn-aud, Bobby Cormier, Terry Vance, Robert Montagne and Byron Franks.

They posed with Ms. Boehme before the official lighting of the derrick.

“We hope to make this an annual job,” said Fremont. “It’s for the kids; the kids had a good time.”

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GO FIGURE, THE SQUIRRELS ARE LOOSEFiling for local offices ends Thursday, Dec. 15. I’ll wait on all

the cards to be dealt before commenting. I learned however, that Judge Pat Clark was not going to run for the County Court at Law seat. I can hardly remember when Pat wasn’t a judge. He’s a darn good one and his leaving the bench is one heck of a big loss. More next week. Meanwhile, the United States Su-preme Court granted a request by Texas attorney general Greg Abbott to block the use of interim maps, drawn by three San Antonio judges. This uncertainty leaves candidates, in state and congressional districts, uncertain of where and when. The Supreme Court ordered instructed litigants to prepare for oral arguments on Jan. 9. On another front, a panel of federal judges in Washington will hold a trial Jan. 17 to Jan. 26 to determine whether the legislative and congressional maps drawn by the Republican Texas lawmakers comply with the Voting Rights Act. For now, we will continue to be represented by Mike Ham-ilton and Joe Deshotel in the House and Kevin Brady in Con-gress. At least we know those guys and what we’ve got. Hamil-ton has spent money on big billboards and such in East Texas. For now it looks like he won’t run there. You’re smarter than me if you can figure it all out. If they hadn’t gerrymandered to their advantage all of this confusion wouldn’t be necessary. Remember Florida? Well again the Supreme Court gets in-volved in a political issue. The long and divisive Iraqi War of choice as promised comes to an end Dec. 31. President Obama declared Monday, “Those days are over. U.S. troops leave Iraq with honor.” Nearly 5,000 U.S. youngsters were killed and over a trillion dollars spent since the invasion of Iraq nine years ago. *****I have a long way to go and for some reason, I’m going slow. Climb on board and come along, there’s something for every-one and it won’t do you no harm.

THE DEBATERS PLUS ONE

I’ve watched way too much football so Saturday night I watched the Iowa Republican debate. The candidate that is more presidential and has a better record without spend-ing a lifetime at the public trough wasn’t invited to debate. Jon Huntsman became governor of Utah, took it when it was down and turned it around. No other candidate comes close to matching up. Huntsman is a world traveled industrial busi-nessman who speaks three languages including Chinese. I don’t agree with some of his ideas but he would make the best presi-dent out of the bunch who debated. I believe Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann are more sincere with a genuine wish to serve. I also believe, along with Rick Perry, they would like to be invited to be vice-president on any ticket. The two sin-cere candidates have more knowledge than the others with the exception of Gingrich. Mitt Romney is being viewed as a mod-erate, which would serve him well in the general election but with the radical right Tea Party, he’s going to have a hard time getting the nomination. If you remember the corruption in the Bush/Cheney years, Ken Lay, Madoff, Enron and all the others, you ain’t seen nothing yet. If Newt were to be elected, he would make Cheney look like a choirboy. I didn’t learn much from the debate however. I must have been working too much and need a rest. I’m starting to agree with Ron Paul, especially on Civil Liberties. For 30 years “Big Brother” has been encroach-ing on our rights. On the rest Paul is too far back in the 1800’s for me. The candidates never gave any solutions, just bashed Obama on many issues that weren’t his doing. They are betting the voters have forgotten who drove the bus into the ditch and who won’t help get it out. The goal of most right-wingers is to beat Obama at any cost. They won’t put their shoulders to the wheel now.

WAR HERO DIES

On Dec. 2, 2011, Jim Holmes, a WWII veteran, died at the age of 96, in Tyler, Texas. He lived alone. For many years he ran a successful used car business in Orange. He moved away to be near his only daughter Judy and her family. During WWII, he

served in the Army Air Corps as a crew chief on a B-24 bomb-er. His plane was shot down over Poland. He was captured and became a German war prisoner. While in prison, he kept a di-ary, written on paper from inside cigarette packs. He wrote un-til his pencil got down to only an inch long. He bound his pages inside heavy cardboard covers tied with wire. The Germans took everything from him but missed the books. In the 1970’s, the Opportunity Valley Newspaper published the entire set of volumes depicting the hard life Holmes had endured as a war prisoner. Services were held for this hero in Tyler on Dec. 6, 2011. Our condolences to his family and the many friends he made in Orange during his 46 years in business here.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

Eight Years Ago-2003Bridge City Chamber names longtime conservationist Sue

Bailey as “Citizen of the Year.”*****Saddam Hussein captured on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Iraq. He was hiding in a hole under a floor in a shack. *****Chris Wallace, son of longtime CBS re-porter Mike Wallace, has left ABC to join FOX News Sunday Show. *****Orange native, Wade Phillips, is named interim head coach of the Atlanta Falcons after the release of coach Dan Reeves. *****Another Orange Countian, place kicker Matt Bryant, with New York, tackled a New Orleans Saint on a kick-off return to save a touchdown. That was kickoff tackle number four for Matt.*****Ruth Kiihnl, 76, passed away Dec. 9. She was the wife of Bill, mother of sons George and Ogden, daughters Sandra Cook and Kim Davis. Twenty-one police, county and state trooper vehicles escorted the funeral procession. Kim is the wife of Capt. Paul Davis with DPS. (Editor’s note: Paul is now Bridge City chief of police.)*****Oklahoma quarterback Ja-son White gets the Heisman Trophy award. He beat out Pitts-burgh receiver, Larry Fitzgerald and Mississippi quarterback, Eli Manning.*****Betty Lou Womack celebrates a birthday in a few days.*****Doug Harrington is bringing back his Christmas Eve tradition where a group of friends gather to eat a gallon of raw oysters. Doug celebrated his 65th birthday Dec. 15. (Edi-tor’s note: That means this year he is 73. Doug has been battling health problems but is winning, thank God.*****Parker “P.T.” Thompson, constable of Pct. 2, is running for reelection. He has been constable seven years and has served with three differ-ent Justices of the Peace in Pct. 2.*****Derek Bufford, age 13, wins a third consecutive “Silver Gloves” state boxing champi-onship. He is a Little Cypress-Mauriceville eighth grader.

33 Years Ago-1978

Some of the folks spotted at the Jack Tar Sugar and Spice coffee ship were Judge Sid Caillavet, Judge James Neff, Mead Graves, Father Joe Berberich, Henry Stanfield, Joe Blanda, Ovie Harmon, Tony Giarratano, Rev. W.W. Kennedy, Jimmy Conn, Joe Runnels, Chip Trahan, Sheriff Chester Holts, Joe Burke, Bill Stringer and Cecil Beeson. (Editor’s note: Those good and colorful men were some of the greatest characters I’ve ever known.)*****The smell of fresh roasted peanuts comes from Farmer’s Mercantile. It’s an annual cold weather tradi-tion Gus Harris keeps a pan of peanuts roasting on the stove and invites anyone to grab up a handful.*****St. Mary Catho-lic Church float was awarded first place at the annual Jaycee Christmas Parade.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Keri Michutka, Ronald Escamilla, Kandy Sartin, Tim Fix, Danny Blacksher, Danny Prosperie, Dorothy Jenkins, Doug Harrington, Hannah Carpenter, Ken Pittman, Amanda Webb, Linda Easley, Imogene Bland, Jeff Harrington, Ken Pittman, Maac Hughes, Melanie Richter, Shirley Roccaforte, Alex Harner, Belinda Broom, Brent Burris, Craig Reynolds, Dale Armand, Kitty Martin, James Brabham, Michelle Ge-phart, Bobby Adaway, Elizabeth Uzzle, Michael Terry, Nata-lie Nimitz, Beatrice Cortez, Jeremie Delano, Nathan Apple-bach, Betty Lou Womack, Brown Claybar, Chris Chambless, Martha Taylor, Mandy Hoffman, Tracey Lynn Broussard, Webster Trahan, Daniel Brocklehurst, Dyann Schiler, Gloria Brown, Jill Vaughn, Julia Alleman, Dan Brocklehurst, Elli-sia Smith, Christina Carpenter, Marcu McLellan, Mitch Hi-dalgo, Raymond Hughes, Ruth Fournier, Bill Cardner, Janet Holland, Shelby Vogt, Stacey Bates, Andrew Havens, Jeremy Granger, Jeffery Huebel, Elizabeth Parish, Kenneth Pigg, Majed Jaarah, Marion Martin and Matt Reeves.

A FEW HAPPENINGS

Last week my guess was that Robert Griffin III, of Baylor, would win the Heisman Trophy. It was an educated guess. I had watched both he and Andrew Luck, of Stanford, perform. I be-lieve almost always the closer will be the winner. I have watched it in sales; a good presenter of his product, who can’t close, won’t win the sale. Also, in boxing, like many other things, its not necessarily who scores more punches, it’s the one that finishes strong and closes the deal who most likely will win. Had Luck not faded towards the end of the season, he would have won in a runaway. He didn’t. He ended up second with 1407 votes to Griffin’s 1687. *****Thank God. The FCC is set to require tele-vision ads be the same volume as shows. Super loud TV com-mercials will soon be a thing of the past. I won’t get blamed for playing the TV too loud anymore. It’s those darn commercials that get me in trouble.*****Say, here’s a tip if you’re looking for a nice gift at a very reasonable price. Try Debbie’s Gold Gem. The nice, attractive lady who owns the place will work with you. Try her before you buy.*****Best wishes for a speedy re-covery to John Tallant, retired Orange fireman. John suffered a stroke last week and is in St. Elizabeth. Our B are with he and his wife, Gwen.*****For some of you who have observed our county clerk Karen Jo Vance wearing a boot cast, it’s not be-cause she has been kicking ass. She fell back in October and a specialist later discovered she had torn ligaments, tendons and some fractures. It caused her to miss Patsy Peck’s great trip to Charleston. Everyone reported they had a great time. Karen Jo says Patsy makes her trips super easy and worry free. Patsy’s

next trip will be to the Mediterranean. *****Major Brad Frye, with the Bridge City Police Department, has been elevated in rank to assistant chief by the B.C. City Council. Congrats I guess, or it might mean more work for the same pay. *****As of this writing Rev. Leo Anderson was still in ICU battling double pneumonia. It’s been over two weeks and he has been awfully sick. We pray for his full recovery. Roy sent him word that he would come and lay hands on him if he thought it would help but Rev. may not be ready for jokes yet.*****Babette Philpott is such a nice lady. I don’t care what Peck says. She and Con-stable Philpott make a good team but she’s smarter than Mark and Peck put together. She just lets them believe they’re the smartest.*****Orangefield held it’s first annual parade, lighting of the derrick and museum visitation. Judge Carl Thibodeaux read his “Cajun Night Before Christmas.” I was surprised and a little disappointed that Judge Courtney wasn’t leading the pa-rade. She was in a pickup throwing candy however but who was that leading the parade?*****Here is a good idea for a Christmas gift for a young person or someone hard to buy for. Visit L&L Coins, across from Sabine Savings on Strickland Dr. and buy a gold coin. It goes up in value and they will never forget who gave it to them.*****Army PFC Micah “Big Mike” Ellender, son of Kirk and Brenda Ellender, is home on leave from Afghani-stan. The 2009 Bridge City grad will return to his unit Dec. 18. Everyone around Bridge City is glad to see “Big Mike” and wish him well.*****The Masons will lay the cornerstone for the new Orange fire station, which will be quite a show place. Ceremo-nies will be held Thursday. Among the dignitaries will be Con. Kevin Brady, who will still represent this area with redistrict-ing returning to its original plan, for now at least. Brady has endorsed Rick Perry for president. Saturday, in a debate, Perry said, “All congressmen should be part-time, with half pay.” He also said, “They should all have to return to their districts, get jobs and have to work like the rest of us.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The guy has been eating out of the public trough for 30 years, mostly part-time, with full time pay. You might want to ask the congressman about that.*****CREAUX’S TIP OF THE WEEK: To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag, add the flowers and shake vigorously. The salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers like new. Really, it works like a charm.*****CAJUN DEFINITION: Creole (cree-ol). The word originally described those people of mixed French and Spanish blood who migrated from Europe or were born in Southeast Louisiana and lived as sophisticated city and plantation dwellers. The term has expanded and now embraces a type of cuisine and a style of architecture.*****The 52-foot tall big Texas cowboy greeting visitors at the Texas State Fair with “Howdy Folks” was once a Santa Claus in Ke-rens, Texas, where he got his start in 1949. He was redone with a 75 gallon hat and size 70 boots for the 1952 State Fair. Now you know the rest of the story.*****More than half a dozen states have passed laws to reduce early voting, setting up a clash with Civil Rights groups who claim the rules could disenfranchise minority and college students in the 2012 elections. It’s a way to limit eligible voters access to the polls. *****Those special folks we know who are celebrating their special day. Danny Black-sher is a year older on Dec. 14. ***Happy birthday to Diane Ber-trand, who celebrates on Dec. 14 also. ***Our longtime friend Doug Harrington turns 73 on Dec. 15. ***Mary and Don Stan-ton’s little boy, Donnie Stanton, reaches 44 on Dec. 15. ***Macc Hughes, a talented guy, is a year older on Dec. 15.***The first lady of Bridge City, Shirley Roccaforte, notches another year Dec. 15.***Our buddy James Brabham celebrates Dec. 16. Not much celebrating these day. ***The lovable Betty Lou Womack has her special day Dec. 17. ***Mayor Brown Claybar climbs another rung up the ladder of life on Dec. 17. I knew the boy before he was a teenager, now he’s fixing to retire. ***A great guy and loyal friend, Kenneth Pigg, celebrates Dec. 20. ***If you know any of these good folks wish them a Happy Birthday. See complete birthday list in this column. *****Happy 55th anni-versary Dec. 15th to Betty and Corky Harmon. Corky bought her a new garage door, including remote door opener. ***On Dec. 22nd Becky and Dr. Mark Messer will celebrate their an-niversary. I mention it now in case I forget it next week. Best wishes to all.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYSOn Dec. 14, Venessa Hudgens will be 23.***Tim Conway

will be 78 on Dec. 15; Don Johnson, 62 and Stuart Townsend, 39.***Billy Gibbons will be 62 on Dec. 16.***Tracy Byrd will be 45 on Dec. 17; Milla Jovovich, 36 and Eugene Levy, 65.***On Dec. 18, Steven Spielberg will be 65; Brad Pitt, 48; Stone Cold Steve Austin, 47 and Katie Holmes, 33.***On Dec. 19, Chris Angel will be 43; Alyssa Milano, 39 and Jake Gyllenhaal, 31.***Phil Donahue will be 76 on Dec. 21, Jane Fonda will be 74.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK

Alfred Meaux and T-Neg Breaux got off da graveyard shift and went to Tee-Boy’s for a few beers before heading home. Af-ter a while, dey switch to drinking Jack Daniels on da rocks. Lunchtime came and Tee-Boy suggested they move to da bar to free up da table for lunch patrons.

Bot of dem stagger to da bar.Alfred him, he point to two old drunks sitting across da bar

from dem and he say to Tee-Neg, “Dat’s us in 10 years.”Tee-Neg answer, “Dat’s a mirror you dumb ass.”

C’EST TOUTI’m always proud of our natives who are in the national spot-

light. This week there are three, Wade Phillips, Orange born, has built the number one defense in the NFL. The Houston Texans have won their first division title ever. Wade has played a big part in that win.***On Monday night’s pre-game football show West Orange-Stark standout and Orange native, Earl Thomas, had a lengthy interview and was given good press, then went on to play a great game for the Seahawks, who beat the St. Louis Rams 30-13.***Bridge City native Matt Bryant continues to shine as place kicker for the Atlanta Falcons. To-day Matt is one of the NFL’s best. Those guys make us Orange County proud.*****I keep saying I’m going to quit watching the Cowboys. I make myself sick over a bunch of losers. The only way they will ever be champions again is to get rid of Ja-son Garretts, hippy Rob Ryan, Tony Romo and if Jerry Jones moves to Europe or sells the club. All that talent on the Cow-boys is being wasted by goofballs. Romo is very talented but he’s not a winner.*****Texas A&M hasn’t been a winner since they let Orange native R.C. Slocum go as head coach. After sev-eral coaches passing through Aggieland, they are now betting their football fortunes on coach Kevin Sumlin, their very first black head coach. They lured him away from Houston where he has really done well. We wish him the best.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine at Novrozsky’s this week and back at Robert’s next. Last week, Pearl Harbor Day, a real Pearl Harbor survivor, Cedric Stout and wife Cherry, were honored guest. Only 2,700 survivors remain. The group will disband on Dec. 31. Sadly, it will bring an end to an era that’s been so much a part of our lives. God bless those heroes. *****Please shop our family of advertisers. Thanks for your loyalty. Next week will be our Christmas issue. To advertise and be a part of this great issue call 735-7183. Check us out daily on our website www.therecordlive.com. Take care and God bless.


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Orange Chapter of DAR to Meet The William Diamond Chapter of The Daughters of The

American Revolution of Orange will have their monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at 4464 Memorial Drive in Orange. The program for the meeting will be “Christmas Memories”. Any woman eighteen years of age or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of The Ameri-can Revolution is eligible for membership. Anyone who is inter-ested in becoming a member is encouraged to attend. If more in-formation is needed, the Chapter Regent may be contacted 409-735-5253.

Christmas singers to perform at Bridge City BankBridge City Bank will host students from area schools that will

be performing Christmas music for the public to enjoy. The per-formance schedule is: Bridge City Middle School, Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m.; Hatton/Sims Elementary School, Wednes-day, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m.; Bridge City Intermediate School, Wednes-day, Dec. 14 at 12:20 p.m.; and Bridge City High School Cardinal School, Friday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m.

Catholic Daughters to host New Year’s Eve danceNew Year’s Eve Dance sponsored by the Catholic Daugh-

ters will be held at the Bridge City Community Center from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31. A wide range of music, accompanied by lights and video will be provided by ‘Promotion DJ.’ This is a BYOB event; but, set-ups, snacks, midnight cham-pagne and favors are included in the cost: $25 per person for ad-vance reservation, $30 per person at the door. For information or reservation call 409-988-5523 or email [email protected]

Yuletide at OCP The Orange Community Players presents, YULETIDE: A

wonderful evening of Christmas and Broadway, mixed with winter wit and wassail (and other assorted goodies), Dec. 16-17. Refreshments at 7 p.m., Curtain at 7:37 p.m. This fundraiser/musical revue features local talent from all over the Golden Tri-angle, and is directed by Brook Doss. For reservations, call 882-9137.

MCT Credit Union to host Sounds of the SeasonStudents from area schools will be performing Christmas mu-

sic at all MCT Credit Union branch locations. The public is in-vited to attend. The performance schedule is as follows: Bridge City Branch – 4837 Highway 87, Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m. - Bridge City Elementary and at 10:15 a.m. - Bridge City Middle School; Orange Branch – 5401 N. 16th Street, Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m. – West Orange Stark.

Barbecue fundraiser set for 4-HThe 4-H horse committee will host a barbecue fundraiser

from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17 at Tractor Supply lo-cated in Orange on Interstate 10.

Links will be available for $2 or with chips and a soda for $3. Boudin costs $3 or $4 for a combo; while a chuck beef sandwich is $3.50 or $4.50 for a combo. To substitute water for soda on combos, add 50 cents.

Light up Bridge City for the holidaysThe Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club and the City of

Bridge City are planning to “Light up Bridge City” for the up-coming Holidays. The plans are to attach “shooting Star” pole decorations along Texas Ave., along with eight foot “Angels” pole decor on the corners of Texas Ave. and Roundbunch. There will also be a dickens Christmas Vignette depicting skaters, a Christ-mas Tree on the corner of Texas Ave. and Roundbunch.

They are asking for donations from the area businesses as well as individuals in order to purchase the life size silhouettes for the corners vignette. Any amount of donation would be greatly appreciated.

Checks can be made to BC Rotary-Christmas Decor. An ac-count has been set-up at Bridge City Bank for this purpose. Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 191 Bridge City, 77611.

For further information contact: Lou Raburn at 409-735-2688 or 882-4142, or Lucy Fields at 697-1206 or 626-1974.

American Legion to host pool tournamentThe American Legion Lloyd Grubbs Post 49, located at 108

Green Ave. in Orange, will be hosting a pool tournament every Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight. There is a ten player maximum. The community is encouraged to join in the fun and free food to help support the Veterans. For more information, call 409-330-4847.

Orange Community Band to meet every ThursdayThe Orange Community Band rehearses every Thursday from

7 to 8:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, located at 4103 Meeks Drive in Orange. They are in need of players for the fol-lowing sections; flute, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, and percussion, but ALL are welcome! The band performs Christ-mas, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veteran’s Day con-certs. At least one traditional band concert is performed annu-ally. Please visit us on Facebook at Orange Community Band.

BCCC accepting Business, Citizen of Year applicationsBridge City Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations

for Business of the Year and Citizen of the Year. Please submit all nominations in writing to Bridge City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 150 W. Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, Tx. 77611. Deadline to submit nominations will be Feb. 8, 2012.

Rape and Suicide Crisis Center to offer support group meetings

The Rape and Suicide Crisis Center of Southeast Texas will be hosting a support group for female survivors of sexual assault the first and third Wednesday of every month, starting at 5:30 p.m. Meetings will be held at the Foundation of Southeast Texas building, located at 700 North St. in downtown Beaumont.

To RSVP or for further information, please contact the Crisis Center at 409-832-6530.

BCISD to administer Credit by Examination Bridge City ISD, in accordance with Chapter 74.24 TAC, will

administer the Texas Tech University Credit by Examination Tests. Testing dates will be June 5, 6 and 7, 2012. Students in grades first through fifth will be allowed to take each of the five tests (Math, Science, Language Arts, Reading, and Social Stud-ies) at the elementary level without prior instruction. The stu-dent must score at least 90 on each of the five four tests to be considered eligible for grade level acceleration. Students in grades sixth through 12 will be permitted to take an examina-tion to earn credit for an academic course for which they have had no prior instruction. Students must score at least 90 on the test to receive course credit. Additional information and regis-tration forms can be obtained by contacting Gina Mannino at: [email protected].

Red Hot Flashers to meet Dec. 14The Red Hot Flashers will meet Dec. 14, Wednesday, at the

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Death Announcements:

Gloria Hebert FreySeagoville, Texas

Gloria Hebert Frey, 66, passed away on Dec. 6 in Seagoville, Texas.

She is the daughter of Mason Hebert Sr. and Edmay Hebert.

Preceding her in death are daughter, Regina; her parents; brothers Arval and Mason He-bert Jr.

Survivors include sons Jeff Frey and his wife, Kelly and Dar-rell Frey and wife, Kim; sister Betty Diabo; six granddaugh-ters; one grandson, four great-grand children; and lots of family and friends.

Herschel Ray Oliver Orange

Herschel Ray Oliver, 61, passed away We dne sday, Dec. 7, at his home in Or-ange.

Cremat ion is under the direction of Claybar Fu-neral Home in Orange and at a later date there will be a burial at sea with the United States Navy.

He was born in Jasper on June 27, 1950 to “E.C.” and Katie Dee (Kelly) Oliver. Mr. Oliver served in the United States Navy for almost 19 years where he was a postal clerk and worked with special weapons. He was a lov-ing father and grandfather and his family will love him always and cherish his memory forever.

Mr. Oliver is preceded in death by his father, “E.C.” Oliver and is survived by his mother, Katie Crooks; Deborah Oliver; son, Bryan Oliver; daughter, Kimberly Kay Oliver and grandchildren, Selena and Aaron Oliver. He is also survived by his sister, Mar-gie Jo Oliver Wilson; brothers, Steve Maddox, Wilton Crooks and Milton Crooks; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Robert W. GrossPort Neches

Robert W. Gross, 72, of Port Neches passed away Monday, Dec. 12, in Port Ar-thur.

A graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 16, at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Paul Zoch officiating.

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, at Clay-bar Funeral Home in Bridge City.

Mr. Gross was born in Mor-gan City, La., on Sept. 15, 1939, to Wilfred and Pearline (Wilfer) Gros. He served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam, worked for NASA and lived in Spain for 21 years. Most recently he was a dispatcher for his com-pany, CO-OP Dispatchers. Mr. Gross was a generous, loving, kind, giving person who lived life to the fullest. He traveled the world, visiting many countries and making lifelong friends from everywhere.

He was preceded in death by

his parents; sister, Brenda Ann Gros; sister-in-law, Elaine Gros and nephew, Whitney Michael Gros.

Mr. Gross is survived by his wife, Lamphuing (Syhalat) Gross of Port Neches; daughter, Bren-da Ann Dunlap and husband, Shawn and grandchildren, Tyler, Taylor and Taryn Dunlap all of Nederland. He is also survived by his brothers, George LaBove and wife, Jackie of Toledo Bend, Wayne Gros of West Lake, La. and David Gros and wife, Lynn of Duncanville; nieces and neph-ews, Trina Gaspard, Vernoica Duhon, Melissa Kiffe, Matt Gros, Dana Jett, Christy Gros, David Gros and Aaron Gros.

Audrey Mae JohnsonDeweyville

Audrey Mae Johnson, 91, of D e w e y v i l l e , passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, at Orange Villa in Or-ange.

G r ave s i d e services to remember her life will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at King Cemetery in Hartburg with the Rev. James Sellars, officiating.

A gathering of family and friends for a time of reflection will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednes-day at Dorman Funeral Home in Orange.

Mrs. Johnson was born on April 28, 1920 in Jonesville, La. to her parents, Richard Hardie and Annis (Jones) Hardie, she was a longtime resident of Dew-eyville and a homemaker.

Mrs. Johnson is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louie Johnson; her daughter, Carolyn Johnson Har-ris; her sons, Carl Louie Johnson and George Ollie Johnson; her grandchildren, Kimberly Ann Johnson and Kenneth Wayne Johnson and her great grand-daughter, Amanda Moss.

Those who will most cherish her memory are her son, Walter “W. L.” Johnson and wife, Bob-bie of Orange; her daughters-in-law, Mary Jane Johnson of Mau-riceville and Martha Johnson of Devil’s Pocket; her sister sister, Dauphine “Tincy” Cox of Sacra-mento, California. She is dearly loved by eleven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren and two great great grandchil-dren.

Ginge LaCombeCollege Station, Texas

Ginge LaCombe, formerly of Bridge City, passed away on Dec. 6 in College Station, Texas.

Ginger was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She was born in Jennings, La. on July 26, 1947.

A memorial service will be held on at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Christ United Methodist Church, located on Hwy 6 South in College Station.

Arrangements are being handled by Carnes Funeral Home in Houston.

She is survived by husband, Charles LaCombe; daughter, Mandy LaCombe of College Station; son, Chip LaCombe and wife, Michelle; grandchil-dren Taylor and Nick LaCombe of Katy, Texas; brother Wesley

Says of WIllis, Texas; sister Bon-nie Hebert of LaPorte, Texas; and niece Tiffany Sturman of Hong Kong.

Dewey L. ScottOrange

Dewey Lourice Scott, 90, of Orange, died Saturday, Dec. 10, in Orange.

Funeral ser-vices will be 10 a.m. Wednes-day, Dec. 14, at Claybar Fu-neral Home in Orange with the Rev. David Berkheimer of Community Church in Orange officiating. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange.

Born in Ardmore, Okla. on Aug. 4, 1921, Dewey was the son of Dewey C. and Carrie Eu-nice (Woodcock) Scott. Dewey served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was the owner of Scott Construction, Inc., a building contractor from 1950 to 1983. His houses exhibited the same characteristics as his per-sonality, well-founded, strong and honest. More importantly than building good houses, Pop provided a good home for his family.

Preceded in death by his wife, Naomi Faye Scott; and sister, Bernice Owens, Dewey is sur-vived by his sons, Dewey Ray Scott, Norman Dale Scott and his wife, Renda, and David Ezelle Scott and his wife, Emma, all of Orange. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, Natalie Mar-tinets, Robin Humprey, Shawn-tel Holcombe, David Scott, An-gela Moore, Damon Scott, Julie Hughes, Beth Otego, and Matt Scott; sixteen great-grandchil-dren; and one great great-grand-child.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800. Washington, DC 20004.

Patrick Lynn FullerOrange

Patrick Lynn Fuller, 71, of Or-ange, died Saturday, Dec. 10, at his resi-dence.

A Memo-rial Service will be 2 p.m. We dne sday, Dec. 14, at Claybar Fu-neral Home in Orange with the Rev. Barry Bradley of First Bap-tist Church in Orange officiating. Cremation will be under the di-rection of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Born in Beaumont on Janu-ary 6, 1940, Patrick was the son of S.V. and Loretta Fuller. He worked at Local 195 as a Super-visor Pipefitter for 25 years and was a member of the Orange Boat Club.

Preceded in death by his par-ents and step-son, Sam Leifeste, Patrick is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sharon Fuller; sons, Guy Fuller, Brent Fuller; daugh-ter, Lori Fuller; step-daughters, Cathy Leifeste, Lauren Parrish;

numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and sis-ters, Sharon Morrison and Carol Fuller.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1453, Orange, Texas 77630.

Blanche Owens SoapeOrange

Blanche Owens Soape, 95, of Orange passed away Monday, Dec. 12.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m., T h u r s d a y , Dec. 15, at Old Center Cem-etery.

V i s i t a -tion will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Claybar Funeral Home.

Mrs. Soape was born in Pano-la County on Jan. 21, 1916 to Wil-liam Meredith and Minnie Dora (Duncan) Owens. She was a member of Cove Baptist Church, a wonderful cook, enjoyed cro-cheting, sewing and fishing but most of all she loved taking care of her family.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, W.B. “Dick” Soape; son, William Don Soape; grandson, Casey L. Soape; sister, Laverne Dorris and brother, James Owens.

Mrs. Soape is survived by her daughter, Dixie Kelley of Vi-dor and grandchildren, Donald Wayne Coon, Ricky Coon, both of Vidor, George Soape of Vin-ton, La., Paula Thompson and husband, Bill of Iowa, La. and Wendy Soape of Vinton, La. She is also survived by six great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren; sister, Joyce Grashot and daughter-in-law, Pauline L. Soape of Vinton, La.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cove Baptist Church, 1005 Du-pont Dr, Orange, TX, 77630 or to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

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Charles “Chuck” Edmond SwiderskiOrange

Charles Edmond Swiderski, 87, of Orange, died Wednes-day, Dec. 7, at Harbor Hos-pice in Beau-mont.

Funeral ser-vices were held Monday, Dec. 12, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Rev. Randy Branch of Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange. Burial that followed at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park.

Born in Vilonia, Ark. on July 19, 1924, Chuck was the son of Tony and Frances Swiderski. He worked for Levingston and Gulfport Shipbuilding, and was a member of Wesley United Meth-odist Church. He loved to play dominoes, but he most loved spending time with his family. He was a devoted father, husband and grandfather, and he will be deeply missed by those who loved him.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Jerry Swiderski.

Chuck is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Lisa Swiderski, and Larry and Susie Swiderski, all of Or-ange; grandchildren, Madison, Sarah, and Elizabeth Swider-ski, Robert and Michael Karr, Miranda Phillips and husband Phil, Erica Swiderski; great-granddaughter, Claire Phillips; and brothers, Ardell and George Swiderski, both of Arkansas.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Ron Swiderski, Larry Swiderski, Phil Phillips, Steve Howard, Gary Griffin and Dale Kelley. Honorary Pallbearer will be Doug McDan-iel.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

Elizabeth Shelton ThompsonOrange

Elizabeth Shelton Thompson, 78, of Orange, went to be with her heav-enly father on Wednes-day, Dec. 7, at The Medi-cal Center of Southeast Texas. She has earned her wings and she’s now dancing with the angels in Heaven.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 10, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City with the Rev. Keith Royal of Winfree Baptist Church. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Born in Rosedale, Miss. on Sept. 10, 1933, Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Lee and Clara (Slaughter) Shelton. A member of Winfree Baptist Church, Eliz-abeth enjoyed Christmas and

gathering together with her fam-ily. She loved John Wayne mov-ies, music and dancing.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Bobbie Gene Shelton.

Elizabeth is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Pa-tricia and Bobby Mulholland, Cher and Tommy Outhouse, and Shani McCabe, all of Bridge City; and their father, Gerald Thomp-son. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Brena Richard, Benji Mulholland and wife Rene, Keith Hocker, Cameron Hock-er, Sarah Outhouse, and Erica Lawson; great-grandchildren, Keely Richard, Kerstin Richard and Luke Mulholland; brothers, Johnny Lee Shelton and John Wayne Shelton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 10900-B Stonelake Blvd. Suite 320, Austin, TX 78759.

Edward Lee SmithBuna

Edward Lee Smith, 53, of Buna, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Jasper Memorial Hospital.

A Graveside Service was held Saturday, Dec. 10, at Waldrep Cemetery on Waldrep Lane in Orange with Mrs. Betty Austin, officiating.

Born in Orange on Sept. 25, 1958, Edward was the son of James and Barbara (Waldrep) Miles. He was an avid woods-man and loved fishing and hunt-ing.

Edward is survived by his wife, Frances Colleen Smith; parents, Barbara and James Miles; daughters, Taylor Bendy and husband, Roy, and Amanda Beeson; grandchildren, Shyenne and Dakota Bendy; brother, Mi-chael Foreman; and sisters, Kathy Foreman and Ruby Brad-ley.


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Just letting you know how our trip went to Charleston:

We had 43 travelers includ-ing Ellen and myself. We had five who had to drop out at the last minute (Karen and Robert Vance due to chipped bone in her foot), Sherry Manning and Judy South, and Sandra Cash.

Everyone had a great time in a beautiful city! We stayed at the French Quarter Inn which is listed at the top of Trip Ad-visers for good reason. It was a beautiful hotel in a perfect location of Charleston. They served champagne and lady fingers at our arrival and continued through the whole

stay; wine, cheese, crackers and fruit was served daily in the evening and followed up with fresh baked cookies and milk, hot chocolate, etc. before bedtime ( I think some even enjoyed champagne before bedtime). They also served wonderful breakfast choices each morning. I’m sure they were glad to see this group go because we didn’t miss any of these amenities each day.

We had a real southern lady as our tour guide, Martha who had a wealth of information about the history of Charles-ton. I’ve included a picture of her and our driver. We had wonderful meals and saw lots of sights and shopped and shopped.

The only hiccup was with

our transfer back to Orange after the trip. The driver couldn’t get one of the luggage doors underneath closed. With some help from two of our guys on the trip (Larry Rice and Scott Ballard) and Larry’s pocket knife, we were on our way back to Orange. The only casualty was Larry’s pocket knife which was used to take care of the problem. Ellen and I are going to buy him a new one although he said it was no big deal. We’ll have to get with Karen, his wife and find out what to get as he wouldn’t say.

Ellen and I feel very blessed to work together on our group trips. She’s heading up our Mediterranean Cruise next October which is filling up fast.

Travelers were Rebecca Flickinger, Louie and Caro-lyn Jeanis, Joseph and Yvonne Jeanis, Betty Harmon, Gisela Houseman, Phyllis Stephen-son, Kaylard LeBouef, Kitty Mazzola, Camille Fuller, Fran-cis Lewis, Ramona Darnley, Pat Stracener, Pam Dionne, Maddy Nicolas, Mary Lobb, Irene Garrett, Margaret Jef-fcote, Carolyn Ward, Becky Nichols, Cheryl Puntes, Ja-net Bland, Peggy Felchek, Kay Hall, Vicky Derese, Linda Brown, Cheryl Stone, Char-lotte Broussard, Janell Scroggs, Lou and Sharon Davis, Larry and Karen Rice, Randy and Kathy Brown, Scott and Rita Ballard, Linda Ballard, Jimmy and Linda Womack, Ellen Ray and myself.

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I am as stiff as a board this morning and not because of the weather. I was making deviled eggs yesterday and had no mayo. So I went next door to borrow from our son and on the way home I stumped my toe on a low stump and fell flat on my face with my left arm under my chest. However the mayo was unharmed.

I can’t say so about my ribs. I am still as sore as can be. I can’t tell you the number of times that I have fallen and cracked my ribs. They should look like a road map.

I got this recipe from our new friends Sue and Cecil. She even made the cake and brought us two pieces to Walmart. We have met a lot of new friends on our daily walk each morn-ing.

Hope you enjoy the cake.

• 2 cups all purpose flour• 2 cups granulated sugar• 2 teaspoons baking soda• 2 lightly beaten eggs• 20 ounce can crushed

pineapple–including liquid• 1 cup shredded coconut • 1 cup chopped walnuts–

plus some for garnish.

Stir with a wooden spoon until all ingredients are moist.

Spoon into 9x13x2 pan and bake at 325 degrees for 35 or 40 minutes. Check by insert-ing tooth pick. If it comes out clean, cake is done.

You can use your cream cheese icing. Sue likes the

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In the work bowl of a food processor, combine cilantro, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, pa-prika, salt, and pepper; pro-cess until mixture is com-bined. Rub mixture over pork tenderloins. Place in a large resealable plastic bag; cover, and chill for eight hours. Pre-heat grill to medium-high heat (350 degrees to 400 degrees). Spray grill rack with nonstick nonflammable cooking spray. Grill pork, covered with grill lid, for 20 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of tender-loin register 150-160 degrees, depending on your taste. Let

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Many people know that stress can be bad for your mental health, but as it turns out, it can also be bad for your physical health. Researchers

have linked behaviors asso-ciated with stress, such as drinking alcohol, using drugs, or even binging on comfort foods, with the de-terioration of the adrenal gland.

The adre-nal gland re-leases stress hormones that signal to the body whether to fight or get out of the situation (flight). If mollifying substances are introduced into the body, it

negatively affects the delicate way the stress system works, and the adrenal gland eventu-

ally putters out. That means the body can

be in a constant level of stress, or a person can feel stressed even over minor things. This also

impacts the heart, liver, blood pres-

sure, and a number of other factors. Keeping

stress in check is impor-tant, but it shouldn’t be done in a way that does more harm than good.

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Standing left to right: Cloyd William Mouton Jr., Brian Cloyd Mouton; seated: Cloyd William Mouton Sr. holding William Cloyd Mouton.

The Orange Service League Follies show of 1968 created a friendship between Skipper Free and Ron Decker that blossomed for many years! They became involved in O.C.P. that delighted many people on stage, back stage and out front.

Ron had been a high school French and English teacher in the Houston area. His father, Thad Decker, offered him a position at the Metal Depot where he worked until his death from lung cancer.

The photo was taken on his 47th birthday on Dec. 18, 1989 with his friend Skipper Free, who gifted him with a bone hat and a rubber chicken. Ron would have been 69 years old this Sunday.

Gone but not forgotten....

Last few days, we’ve had some nippy weather, at least to my way of thinking. Now, I know if you’re from Minnesota, North Dakota, or any of the northern most states, these past few days were probably short sleeve and flip-flop weather.

When I came down the gulf coast forty years ago, it would have been short sleeve for me also. Weather is quite a bit nip-pier up in Fort Worth, and a heck of a lot colder up in the Texas Panhandle.

How well I remember those Panhandle winters. And how glad I am they’re just memories.

Seems like beginning in October and lasting through March or April, it was bitter cold with the wind howling and blowing snow or rain or both with chunks of ice tossed in just to keep you on your toes.

In our little town, only the courthouse square and the two main highways crossing at one corner of the square were paved. All the other streets were dirt, which mean come the first really wet weather, Mister Mud showed up, gouging ruts in the road almost a foot deep.

One good thing about the ruts was that they kept you from slipping and sliding off the road. The bad thing about them was it was next to impossible to pull out of them to get into your driveway.

For us youngsters who walked everywhere, the water-filled ruts were a no win situation. If you waded them, water poured down your galoshes. If you jumped them, you buried up to your knees in mud.

And speaking of galoshes, which are rubber boots over shoes, they were an exercise in futility for seldom a day passed that we didn’t inadvertently yank a stocking foot from both shoe and boot and plant it squarely in the mud.

Early in the year, like idiots, all we school kids looked forward to the first snow, watching it stick against the school windows and slowly cover the ground.

Sometimes if it appeared to be thickening, the school sent the buses home earlier for the majority of the routes were over – you guessed it, dirt roads.

The rest of us, the walkers, were usually released some min-utes later, and we tore screaming and shouting into the falling snow like wild heathens.

Sometimes, if the show was really heavy, I went over to Mama and Papa Conwell just across the street. Papa would take me home. Other times, a handful of us boys would carry on a run-ning snowball fight the whole mile back to our neighborhood.

Such battles were common at recess in our small school, which sat next door to the high school. Usually sixth graders and we fifth graders stayed away from the high school crowd.

One particular day, however, the opportunity for sweet re-venge came my way.

The high school boys were locked in a snowball battle with the school superintendent, who had paddled me once or twice (with more delight than I figured he should gain from administering my punishment). I was far off to one side, but I hatched a devious little plan to get back at him. I put together a solid snowball and sneaked around behind him. He was so occupied with the high

school boys, he never saw me.Stealthily, I crept closer and closer. Finally, all I could see was

his broad back. Now I had him. I savored my revenge! I drew back, and at that moment, he jumped aside, dodging a well-thrown snowball.

Guess who didn’t dodge?It caught me right between the eyes.I bawled and squalled. He laughed and led me to his office

where he turned be over to his secretary who dried my tears.When the kids in my class heard about my misfortune, they

laughed. It went on for a week. That was how long it took my black eye to finally go away.

One winter, Jerry, Donald, and I set out to build us a small cabin where we boys could gather and while away the days.

Finding no material for a cabin, we decided to build it out of the bales of hay my uncle had under tarp. Don’t laugh. A small cave under a stay of hay can be pretty snug especially if you build a small fire for warmth like we did.

What we didn’t realize was–well, that’s another long story, better saved until we have more space.

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I took quite a bit of ribbing about the column I wrote during the Labor Day weekend with the headline “This Should Be the Texans’ Big Year” where I predicted the Houston Tex-ans would win the AFC South Divi-sion title.

I was accused of doing some mighty wishful thinking and be-ing a cheerleader for our nearest NFL franchise and the ONLY one that have NEVER been to the playoffs . “Nobody takes that title away from the Indianapolis Colts,” an ardent NFL fan pointed out.

At that time Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning’s health status was up in the air and unknown and the word out was that he would miss the first couple of games and would be ready to go by mid-September.

But I realized that Head Coach Gary Kubiak came within a whisker of being fired by owner Bob McNair and he had to get the Texans into the playoffs this year or he would be gone. Kubiak beefed up the offensive line with some veteran players and picked up a couple of top-rated de-fensive backs.

I never would have gone out on a limb with my prediction if I knew then that Mario Williams’s season

John Gothia subbed for his son, Hunter, this past Saturday and he and Trey Smith teamed up to cap-ture both third place mon-ey and the big bass pot in the final Budlight event of the year. With the col-legiate tournament circuit about to kickoff, Rayburn was off limits for his usual partner, Hunter Gothia, so Trey sent a call out to the bull pen and Hunter’s Dad responded in a big way.

With the lake level still dangerously low and a stiff breeze adding to the difficulty, the twenty-five teams that fished the tournament found the catching to be very much on the tough side.“We basically fished only two baits most of the day,” stated Trey, “but we fished them all over the lake over every type of struc-ture imaginable.”

Had they been able to cull their smallest keeper, a bass that just made the 14-inch mark, they could have just as easily won the tourna-ment. “We covered a lot of ground and only caught five keepers,” said Trey, “and we caught our last keeper bass only minutes before the three o’clock weigh-in.”

The Gopher Industrial sponsored duo weighed in 15.39 pounds. All of their fish were caught on either a Carolina rigged Baby Brush Hog or a Strike King Red Eye Shad.“John re-ally got us over the hump with the big bass he caught on the Shad,” added Trey.“It was a 6.32-pound kicker fish that not only proved to be a difference maker, but won us an ad-ditional $240 as well.”

Trey and Hunter have already set their

Smith, Gothia finish third on Rayburn

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Preseasonpredictionon Texanswinningdivisionwas right

H HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFSFOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

* Class 5A Div. I—South Lake Carroll (15-0) over Fort Bend Hightower (13-2); Div. II—Cibolo Steele (15-0) over Spring Dekaney (13-2).

• Class 4A Div. I—Lake Travis (15-0) over Hewitt Midway (13-2); Div. II—Manvel (15-0) over Aledo (13-2).

• Class 3A Div. II—Wimberley (15-0) over Ar-gyle (14-1).

• Class 2A Div I—Hempstead (14-0) over Me-lissa (12-1); Div. II—Refugio (14-0) over Cisco (14-0).

• Class A Div. I—Mason (14-0) over Stamford (13-2); Div. II—Tenaha (13-0) over Munday (13-2).

H COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

* New Mexico Bowl Sat. Noon at Albuquerque, N.M.—Temple (8-4) over Wyoming (8-4).

• Potato Bowl Sat. 3:30 p.m. at Boise, Idaho—

Utah State (7-5) over Ohio (9-4).• New Orleans Bowl Sat. 7 p.m. at New Or-

leans, LA.—San Diego State (8-4) over Louisi-ana-Lafayette (8-4).

H FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSUBDIVISION SEMIFINALS

• Sam Houston State over Montana, North Da-kota State over Georgia Southern.

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Atlanta over Jacksonville (Thurs.), Dallas over Tampa Bay (Sat.), Houston over Carolina, New Orleans over Minnesota, Tennessee over India-napolis, Miami over Buffalo, Detroit over Oak-land, Arizona over Cleveland, Baltimore over San Diego, Seattle over Chicago, Cincinnati over St. Louis, Green Bay over Kansas City, NY Giants over Washington, New England over Denver, NY Jets over Philadelphia, Pittsburgh over San Fran-cisco (Monday Night).

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I stood at the edge of my driveway with my head cocked to one side and a smile on my face, the big group of speckle bellied geese finally came into view and the picture was now complete.

I turned to walk back into my yard to continue loading my boat and I froze again, this time it was snow geese that stopped my forward progress. I don’t know what it is but it seems I hear geese almost everywhere these days, sort of like you think you hear the phone ring when you are in the shower, you are not quite sure but you have to stop and listen anyway.

For legions of waterfowl hunters the goose represents a regal and extremely challenging quarry. Many hunters believe the mature snow goose is perhaps the toughest of all game birds

to hunt, they have great eyesight and their instincts are incredible.

On a typical goose hunt most hunters take plenty of the “off col-ored” juveniles, they are the easiest to lure into shotgun range. Mature snows, with their noticeably whiter plumage and bigger bodies, tend to be decoy wary and much tougher to fool. A true big mature snow is in-

deed a trophy to be proud of as any hunter can attest to.

The flocks of these great birds have invaded the Texas coastal prairies and have afforded hunters some outstanding action. Guides along the coastal prairie have had some excellent hunts lately thanks to some foggy mornings.

The overcast skies and foggy weather make it much easier decoy these wary birds into your spread. During the second split it seems like the geese are making the transition from rice

stubble to plowed fields where they are dining on all sorts of different foods.

Hunters with access to plowed ground and green fields have the upper hand for the rest of the season as the menu will change once these birds ready themselves for the migration back north. Green field hunts in January can be awe-some as the geese load up on the protein rich grass, sometimes it’s difficult to even shoot them out of a field.

I have seen farmers drive into green fields to work and the geese will get up just long enough for the farmer to pass and then they go right back to same spot and continue eating. Late regular season hunts and early conservation season hunts will more than likely be better in these green fields.

For now though hunters will have to make due with the birds that are here and wait un-til January to break out the callers and unplug

their shotguns. The only problem with having to wait until

special season comes around is that there are a bunch of geese already leaving and heading back north, the special season is really only good until about Valentines day. After the mid-dle of February these geese are spooky and fly-ing high, not a good combination for hunters.

As for right now the hunting is good and should do nothing but get better. The next time you hear that faint noise above and look up and see that familiar line of geese in the shape of a “V” you can bet you’re not the only one looking to the sky and wondering.

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Goose hunters who have taken advantage of hot fields and good weather have reason to look forward to the coming weeks as more birds reach the coast.

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What I did realize was that the Texans never really played up to their full poten-tial, started each game slowly and then came on strong in the second half only to barely lose in the final minutes because of a stupid penalty, fumble or interception. And I knew for a fact that bringing in Orange native Wade Phillips as defensive coordinator was a gigantic plus.

In fact Houston appeared to be heading right back to mediocrity after the first six games with a 3-3 start when they magi-cally turned things around and went on their current seven-game winning streak, jumping out to early leads and putting the opponent away in the second half.

And it didn’t matter whether Schaub, Leinart or third-string rookie T. J. Yates was at quarterback, the team made a con-certed effort to eliminate stupid mistakes and turnovers and played as a smooth-running unit both offensively and on de-fense. The results have been stunning.

Last weekend the Texans traveled to Cincinnati to play the Bengals, who were fighting for a wild card berth in the up-coming playoffs. And it was only Yates’ second start as an NFL quarterback and his first away from Reliant Stadium.

A Houston win coupled with a Tennes-see Titans’ loss to New Orleans would give the Texans the AFC South champi-onship. It would be their first trip to the playoffs since the Oilers won the AFC Central in 1993.

The first half looked like the Texans had reverted back to their old ways of making mistakes and falling behind early. Two turnovers resulted in 10 Cincinnati points as the Bengals led 16-3 at halftime.

But Phillips made a few adjustments to the defense during the intermission and the Bengals managed only three points and 81 yards in the second half against the NFL’s second-ranked defense.

And while the defense was doing its job, Yates was leading a comeback. Tex-ans linebacker Connor Barwin sacked Bengals’ rookie quarterback Andy Dal-ton, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Brooks Reed at the Cincy 17. Yates

fired a six-yard TD pass to tight end Joel Dreessen.

The Texans still trailed 19-10 going into the final quarter and Yates took them on two long scoring drives, the first one for 83 yards that resulted in a Neil Rackers’ 33-yard field goal.

Yates got the ball back with 2:33 left in the game, the Texans behind 19-13 with 80 yards to go and no time outs remain-ing. The 24-year-old fifth-round draft choice went to work, connecting on a third-and-three with tight end Owen Daniels, who made an incredible one-handed catch to keep the drive alive.

On a third-and-15 Yates was unable to find an open receiver and took off with 44 seconds left and scrambled 17 yards to the Bengals’ 23 for a fresh set of downs.

He quickly spiked the ball to stop the clock and then threw incomplete over the middle.

His pass intended for Jacoby Jones fell incomplete, but Bengals’ Pacman Jones was called for pass interference, giving Houston a first-and-goal at the six with 12 seconds remaining. Yates threw in-complete with :08 seconds left and Cincy took a time out.

And then the play that will go down in history occurred when Yates fired a bul-let over the middle to Kevin Walter who grabbed it for the touchdown to tie the score at 19-all with :02 left. Rackers’ ex-tra point won it for Houston 20-19.

Kubiak was impressed. “It did not look like we had any chance of getting out of here with a win,” the sixth-year head coach opined to the Houston Chronicle after the game.

“But we have a young quarter-back who believes in what he’s do-ing. He’s a great player. There’s nothing he can’t do.”

The win gave Houston franchise-records for a season (10) and consecu-tive victories (7) with games remaining against Carolina at Reliant Stadium Sun-day, at Indianapolis and back home for the final regular-season game with Ten-nessee. The Texans are assured of at least one playoff game at home.

Now the big question facing Kubiak is whether to continue to play hard for a

first-round bye or to rest some of the ail-ing regulars, like many teams opt to do. Yates needs as much work as he can get, yet the Texans may want to turn over a portion of the final three games to vet-eran quarterbacks Jake Delhomme or Jeff Garcia.

KWICKIES…Undefeated (13-0) and top-seeded Sam Houston State will face Montana 7 p.m. Friday at Huntsville in the Football Championship Subdivi-sion semifinal playoff game after ripping Montana State 49-13 in the quarterfinals last weekend. The winner of this game will play the winner between Georgia Southern and North Dakota State in the FCS championship game.

This Korner is happy that Baylor quar-terback Robert Griffin III (RG3) won this year’s Heisman Trophy. His performance in the Bears’ upset victory over Oklaho-ma and then Texas locked the award up for the talented signal-caller.

The Baltimore Ravens, with their 24-10 victory over winless Indianapolis Sunday, extended their winning streak at home this season to seven games. The Ravens have one home game remaining—against the Cleveland Browns—so look for the streak to go to 8.

The New York Jets have won five of their last seven games, including three in a row with their 37-10 victory over Kan-sas City Sunday. None of their last five opponents has a winning record.

There are some familiar names of high schools involved in this weekend’s state championship games—Class 5A Div. I (South Lake Carroll) Div. II (Cibo-lo Steele); Class 4A Div. I (Lake Travis); Class 3A Div. II (Wimberley); Class 2A Div. II (Refugio); Class 1A Div. II (Te-naha).

JUST BETWEEN US…It looks like Milwaukee Brewers’ star Ryan Braun will have his back up against the wall after testing positive for a substance prohib-ited under Major League Baseball’s drug policy. MLB’s drug policy states that a player cannot simply deny that he inten-tionally used a prohibited substance, but that he “must provide objective evidence in support of his denial.” If the positive test is upheld, MLB will announce a 50-game suspension for Braun which would start at the beginning of the 2012 season. Baseball has never lost an arbitration case of this kind.

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The American Legion Post 49 for the use of their hall.Jamie McCabe, my nephew for providing the sound system all day. The bands Three Legged Dawg, Cajun Harmony and Cowlick. Great music groups.The following businesses and individuals for auction items: Farmers MercantileDanny’s Grocery StoreMarket BasketMarket BasketK&C Pawn ShopGrapevineAcademy, NederlandGiglio Distributing Co.Crawdad’sCeramics & SweetsJ.B.’s BBQJ.B.’s BBQBealls Dept. StoreDisabled American VeteransBlockbusterHEBGene HoffordBojanglesHalmark StoreHalmark StoreWalmartLarry McCabeHorseman StoreGopher IndustrialCajun CornerChris MooreAlso, other individuals who donated desserts and other food items.Also, other individuals who donated desserts and other food items.Gene Hofford, James Haybeck and Wayne Trahan for cooking all the chicken.All the ladies that helped prepare and serve the food and the help for selling tickets at the door.Johnny Gill for being the auctioneer.If you were unable to attend and would like to make a donation, you may do so by sending it to The City of Refuge, P.O. Box 1804, Vinton, La. 70668. All donations are tax deductible.All donations are tax deductible.If I left someone out I apologize and thanks again for attending and donating. We raised over $9000 as of that day.Many thanks again!Yvonne Trahan, Chairman.

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schedules for the upcom-ing year and will fish at least three different circuits in 2012. Starting in January they will fish Bass-N-Bucks, Bass Champs and Anglers Quest.In addition, Hunter will be fish-ing for Lamar on the collegiate level. One thing about it….if the occasion arises, they’ve got a heck of a reliever waiting on a call!

I have seen a lot of the bass fishermen that fished Jona-than Simon’s popular river cir-cuit this past year all over the river this past week. I haven’t

seen many of them catching bass, but at the same time I haven’t seen many of them trying to catch a bass. Just like everyone else, they have been taking advantage of the abso-lutely incredible redfish bite of late.

The numbers alone are mind boggling, but the most impressive thing about this seemingly non-stop bite is the average size of the redfish. If you are catching only under-sized redfish it is because you are addicted to getting a bite on every cast and just refuse to

try another spot!The past two days we have

easily exceeded the fifty fish mark on reds by noon and that includes spending part of that time limiting on trout still working under the gulls in the middle of the ICW. We have just worn them out from the mouth of Phoenix Lake all the way to East Pass.

In the mornings we have done best fishing shallow flats and the smaller drains empty-ing the marshes. In the eve-nings, the reds are stacking up on straight runs of shore-

line on both the upstream and downstream side of major cuts like Burton’s Ditch or some of the larger drains in Black’s bayou.

The same thing is taking place in front of Bridge, Whis-key and Willow bayou, but most folks see no need to make that run right now. There has been no special bait needed to exploit this bite. I have seen a lot of local anglers doing well with Rat-L-Traps and Hogi-nars as well as GULP, but this is a good opportunity to use up all of those old tails that never worked as well as you hoped they would.

We have caught redfish and trout up to seven pounds this week fishing four inch Sea Shads and Flats Minnows in Bug Juice, Chicken on a chain, and Stinky pink, but everyone has their own favorite color. When the tide is pouring out we are fishing a 3/8ths ounce head, but for the most part a ¼ ounce head gets the nod. I have been fishing the Yellow Mouth jigs with the ringed shank a lot lately and, as advertised, they have saved us a lot of plastic.

The one exception to fishing tails exclusively, thus far, has been that we are still catching our largest trout fishing the deep breaks in the river with the Maniac Mullet or a Swim Bait. We only had three specks over six-pounds the last three trips, but all of them were caught deep on one of those two baits.

It has been a little on the cold side most mornings, but the bite is worth a little shiv-ering. Remember…..Don’t pass up those birds in the ICW in your rush to run to the lake. They are working over some very nice trout both early and late!

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This is the time of year when many of us pull holiday deco-rations out of the attic and make plans for meaningful time with children, family and friends. At Entergy, we want to share important safety and energy-saving tips as you light up the season.

“We care about the safety of our customers, so our most important message is to respect electricity at all times,” said Jerry Irvine, a senior safety specialist for line crews at En-tergy Texas, Inc. “When putting up outdoor lights, stay away from overhead power lines and the line that brings service to your home. Use a fiberglass or wooden ladder that doesn’t conduct electricity. If you have a live tree inside, make sure it stays fresh and green – the needles should be hard to pull off. And always inspect your lights before you use them – if the cords are worn or frayed, throw them away.”

Statistics from the National Fire Protection Association show an estimated 260 structure fires annually are caused by Christmas trees, and another 170 are caused by faulty holi-day lighting. Together they caused 21 deaths in 2009.

“Following safety guidelines can make sure you and your family stay safe, and that you get to enjoy this time with those you care about,” said Vernon Pierce, customer service direc-tor for Entergy Texas, Inc. He added that energy-efficient lighting also can save customers money on their electricity costs, which goes a long way this time of year.

“Finances get tight this time of year for most of us,” Pierce said. “We care about helping customers keep electricity costs as low as possible. Using lights that use less power can help. Light-emitting diode – or LED – bulbs have become a popu-lar choice for holiday decorating and save electricity. In fact, LED bulbs use up to 90 percent less energy than an incan-descent or traditional bulb to produce the same amount of light.” For more information, visit energystar.gov.

“From our family to yours—be safe, save energy and have a happy holiday season,” Pierce said.

Inside lighting:· If using a live tree, make sure it is fresh and green, with

needles that are hard to pull from the branches.· Place the tree in a stand with water, well away from heat-

ers or the fireplace. Check water daily.· Examine all lights before putting them on the tree or us-

ing them in other home decorations. Do not use lights with frayed wiring or loose sockets and make sure they have been tested for safety by an independent testing laboratory.

· For greater efficiency and safety, use smaller, cool-burn-ing LED lights.

· Make sure all light sockets have bulbs in them. Children are fascinated by lights and could put their fingers in empty sockets.

· Keep bulbs from touching tree branches. Never burn candles on or near the tree and never use flammable decora-tions.

· Never use lights on a metallic tree. If the lights become faulty, the entire tree could be electrified.

· Be careful not to overload extension cords, outlets or even whole circuits in the house.

· Turn off decorative lighting when you leave the room.· Place wires where they can not trip anyone. Do not run

them under rugs.Outside lighting:

· Make sure the lights are designated for outdoor use.· Use a non-conducting fiberglass or wooden ladder when

working with strings of lights. Also, stay clear of all overhead wires.

· Do not replace bulbs when the electricity is on.· Never let light bulbs touch flammable materials such as

plastic or dry grass and leaves.· For outside use, work only with three-wire grounded ex-

tension cords.· Use rubber gaskets in light sockets or hang sockets down-

ward to keep water out.· Keep connections and lights off the ground by hanging

them over wooden stakes.· Turn outside holiday lights off when away from home or

asleep.Entergy Texas, Inc. provides electricity to more than

400,000 customers in 27 counties. It is a subsidiary of En-tergy Corporation. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric gen-erating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear genera-tor in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.

Entergy reminds you to be safe, save energy when lighting the holidays

Hitters, Inc. to host active seminar

On Monday, Dec. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m, Junior College Baseball Coaches and Professional Scouts will host an active seminar at Hitters, Inc. indoor training facility in Bridge City.

Registration is now un-derway for players who are juniors and senior prospects, even if the prospect has already signed. This is a great event to learn from some of the best in the region, if not the entire USA.

A classroom seminar, with PowerPoint presentations on hitting and pitching; out door skills and drills training to enhance the overall skill; and, weather permitting, an after-noon controlled ball game so each player can be evaluated live on the player field will be available.

Louisiana State University-Eunice, Wharton College, Galveston College, Baton Rouge College, San Jancinto College and Angelina College have committed to attend to teach.

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At the dawn of a new calendar year, many people decide it’s time to turn over a new leaf and shed those extra pounds that accumulated over the previous 12 months. The resolve to lose weight is perhaps never stronger than at the beginning of a calendar year, when the holi-day season has passed but those added inches on the waistline remain.

Though it’s noble to want to lose weight and improve health, regardless of what time of year it is, there are precautions men and women should take before beginning a new exercise regimen.

Visit your physician. It’s best to get a full physical before beginning an exercise regimen. A full physical can reveal if you have any health problems that might limit what you should and shouldn’t be doing at the gym. If anything turns up, your physician can develop a plan of attack for you to address the issue. If nothing turns up, then your doctor will probably give you the green light to go forward with few, if any, limi-tations.

Conduct a self-assessment. Once you’ve vis-ited the doctor and received the go-ahead to start working out, do an honest self-assessment to see where you are in terms of fitness. Walk a mile and time yourself. Do as many push-ups and sit-ups as possible, but be careful to stretch and not push yourself. This self-assessment should not be demanding. Instead, the goal is to gauge where you are and how your body feels when doing some simple exercises.

Establish your goals. The goal of most people beginning a new exercise regimen is to lose weight. However, there are other incentives as well. For example, some people might be start-ing to train for a marathon or another sporting event. Whatever the reason, know why you’re

getting started, as such goals can help you monitor your progress as the year goes on.

Start slowly. Caution should reign supreme when beginning an exercise regimen. Diving into the deep end at the onset increases the risk of injury, which could limit activity for months to come. First get your body acclimated to ex-ercise, then gradually challenge yourself as you see fit.

Leave time to recover. Though it might feel rejuvenating to get back to exercising, it’s im-portant for everyone, but especially those who are just starting, to allow themselves some time to recover. Allow your muscles and joints to re-cover between workout sessions. Frequency of sessions can increase as your body gets accli-mated, but at first allow a day or two between sessions so your body can recover.

Listen to your body. Exercising after a long hiatus from routine exercise won’t be easy, and your body is likely going to tell you that through certain aches and pains, if not nausea, dizziness or shortness of breath. If any of these symptoms appear, take a break. This could be your body telling you that you’re asking too much and you need to take your foot off the gas pedal for a little while.

Consider hiring a personal trainer. Many people are overwhelmed when entering a gym after a long time away. If you find yourself in-timidated or simply don’t know where to begin, hire a personal trainer. Many charge by-the-session, so you can learn which machines to use and how to use them after a session or two and then continue working out on your own. If join-ing a gym as a new member, the gym might of-fer a couple of complementary personal train-ing sessions. If so, take full advantage of this offer.

When beginning a new exercise regimen, don’t forget to let caution reign until your body has adjusted to this healthy lifestyle.

What to do when beginning an exercise regimenStaff ReportFor The Record

For serious shoppers and hardcore bargain hunters, battling the crowds and enduring the endless lines on Black Friday are simply tradi-tions that usher in the holiday shopping season. For the rest of us, the idea of rising at 3 a.m. on the morning after Thanksgiving and heading out into the night to compete for gifts and assorted holiday goods with thousands of zealous consumers is nothing short of a night-mare. But for the truly squeamish, whose goal is to avoid even the hint of a crowd, there are indeed ways to purchase every gift on your list without encountering hordes of holiday shoppers.

The most obvious strat-egy for avoiding the masses is to shop online. According to surveys conducted by pub-lic opinion pollsters Rasmussen Reports and BIGresearch, in 2010 nearly 64 percent of American adults did at least a portion of their shopping on the Web. Increasingly, people of all ages are opting to shop online not only to find better prices, but because purchasing via the Internet is convenient, fast and enables consumers to perform quick and accurate product and price comparisons. And with so many online retail-ers offering free shipping during the holiday season, many consumers see little reason to step inside a brick-and-mortar establishment.

However, even diehard e-shoppers recognize

that there is something to be said for choosing a gift on site and in person; for taking the time to see and touch an object to determine its suit-ability. Whether you’re heading out in search of a dazzling diamond or a set of new dishtow-els, here are some tips for avoiding shopping crowds:

Shop all year round. It’s harder to sidestep the throngs of holiday shoppers during the

peak season between October and late December. By picking up gifts through-

out the year, you can take advan-tage of sales and avoid full

parking lots and long lines. What’s more, year-round holiday shopping means that your gift bud-

get gets spread out over the course of an entire year rath-er than a few short months.

Shop when the crowds are elsewhere. The busiest holiday

shopping periods are in the late afternoon or early

evening and, of course, on weekends. If you can shop at lunchtime or take a few hours off during the workday, chances are good that stores will be far less crowded. Other good times to shop are during popular televised sporting events or television shows.

Shop with purpose. If you know what you’re shopping for and have a good idea where to get it, there’s a greater likelihood that you can get in and out of the store quickly -- and without blowing your budget on unnecessary items that catch your eye.

Staff ReportFor The Record

Holiday shopping minus the crowds


EvEntsForthErEcordDecember 14 - Wednesday

10:30 a.m. - Pre-School Story Time ages 3 - 5 yrs at R. C. Miller Memorial Library 1605 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, 409-838-660610:30 a.m. - Story Time, Arts & Crafts at Willard Library 3590 E Lucas Drive, Beau-mont, 409-838-660610:30 a.m. - Weekly Story Time at Theodore Johns

Branch Library 4255 Fannett Road, Beaumont, 409-838-660611:30 a.m. - Orange County Red Hot Flasher Christmas Party, Brown Center. 409-886-1609. 5:00 p.m. - Holiday Open House at W. H. Stark House 610 West Main, Orange, 409.883.08715:00 p.m. - Wesley UMC A Tast of Christmas: A Feast of Roast Beef at Wesley United

Methodist Church 3810 N. Major Drive , Beaumont, 409-892-7733

December 15 - Thursday

7:30 a.m. – Better Business Bu-reau Morning Mix Tour Stop in Jasper at MobilOil Federal Credit Union 465 East Gibson Street , Jasper, 409-835-5951 X 1179:00 a.m. – Walking Club at McFaddin Ward 1906 Calder, Beaumont, 409-838-190210:00 a.m. - Holiday Open House at W. H. Stark House 610 West Main, Orange, 409.883.087111:00 a.m. - CASA of South-east Texas Day at Chili’s at Chili’s 110 IH 10 South, Beau-mont, 409-832-125312:00 p.m. - Pink Power Net-work Support Group at Baptist Hospital Dauphin Center 740 Hospital Drive, Ste. 140, Beau-mont, 409-833-36634:00 p.m. - Free Tutoring at Elmo Willard Branch Library 3590 E. Lucas , Beaumont, 409-892-49884:30 p.m. - Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Mix and Mingle John Wayne & Company at John Wayne & Company Hair Salon 8095 Phelan Suite C, Beaumont, 409-838-65816:00 p.m. - Christmas Pag-eant at St. Anne’s School 375 N 11th Street, Beaumont, 409-832-59396:00 p.m. - Gladys City Nights/Holidaze Redux - Guest Speak-er Diana Rose, “The Amazing Quilter” at Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown 5500 Univer-sity Dr., Beaumont, 409-835-08236:00 p.m. - Christmas Stroll at Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center 2111 W. Park Avenue, Orange, 409-760-91136:00 p.m. - Infant / Child CPR at a.m.erican Red Cross 3260 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, 409-832-16446:00 p.m. - Pink Power Net-work Support Group at Ju-lie Rogers Gift of Life 2390 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, 409-833-36637:00 p.m. - The Commodores

Live in Concert at Nutty Jer-ry’s 18291 Englin Rd, Winnie, 877-643-75087:00 p.m. - Kevin Fowler in Concert at Whiskey River 3871 Stagg, Beaumont, (409) 832-2999

December 16 - Friday

7:00 a.m. - Warrior Run at Health and Wellness Cen-ter Fitness Floor 3030 North, Beaumont, 409-899-77777:00 a.m. - Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days at Hwy 69 North, Kountze, 409-246-341312:00 p.m. - The Benefits of Pet Therapy at Olga Wiess Auditorium 3555 Stagg Drive, Beaumont, 409-212-56415:30 p.m. - Warrior Run at Health and Wellness Cen-ter Fitness Floor 3030 North, Beaumont, 409-899-77777:00 p.m. - American Legion Post 49 pool tournament. 108 Green Ave in Orange. 409-330-4847.7:00 p.m. - Charlie Daniels in Concert and special guests Trapper Joe & Trigger Tommy The Swa.m.p People at Nutty Jerry’s 18291 Englin Rd, Win-nie, 877-643-75087:00 p.m. - Painting with a Twist: Whimsy Christmas Tree at Painting With A Twist 229 Dowlen, Beaumont, 409-866-03997:30 p.m. - Miracle on 34th Street at Port Arthur Little Theater 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, 409-727-72587:37 p.m. - ‘Yuletide,’ Orange Community Players. 409-882-9137.8:30 p.m. - The Rick Show: Featuring Ken Wiebush at MacKenzie’s Pub 229 Dowlen Rd # 9B, Beaumont, (409) 866-228810:00 p.m. - Club Salsa at The Gig 240 Crockett Street, Beau-mont, 409-839-1808

December 17 - Saturday

7:00 a.m. - Kountze Big Thick-et Trade Days at Hwy 69 North, Kountze, 409-246-34138:30 a.m. - Twogether Mar-

riage Workshop - Beaumont at Wesley Student Center Lamar University 4590 Cheek Street, Beaumont, 409-833-2668, ext. 119 or 1229:00 a.m. - Commencement - Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Engineering at Lamar University: Montagne Center 4400 South ML King Junior Parkway, Beaumont, 409-880-18819:00 a.m. - Adult/Child/Infant CPR and First Aid at Ameri-can Red Cross 3260 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, 409-832-16449:35 a.m. - Sleigh Ride Spin at Health and Wellness Center 3030 North Street , Beaumont, 409-899-777710:00 a.m. - Merry Maids col-lect donations of Blankets, Sheets, & Pillows at The Sal-vation Army Homeless Shel-ter 2350 I-10 East, Beaumont, 409-350-126810:00 a.m. - Pancakes with Santa at Health and Wellness Center 3030 North Street , Beaumont, 409-899-777711:00 a.m. - Painting with a Twist: Christmas Baby at Painting With A Twist 229 Dowlen, Beaumont, 409-866-03991:30 p.m. - Commencement - Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Engineering at Lamar University: Montagne Center 4400 South ML King Junior Parkway, Beaumont, 409-880-18812:00 p.m. - Keith Carter Book

Signing : “From Uncertain to Blue” at Barnes and Noble - Parkdale Mall 4155 Dowlen Rd, Beaumont7:00 p.m. - Travis Matte and The Kingpins in Concert at Nutty Jerry’s 18291 Englin Rd, Winnie, 877-643-75087:30 p.m. - Painting with a Twist: Date Night! Tiger Eyes Set at Painting With A Twist 229 Dowlen, Beaumont, 409-866-03997:30 p.m. - Miracle on 34th Street at Port Arthur Little Theater 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, 409-727-72587:37 p.m. - ‘Yuletide,’ Orange Community Players. 409-882-9137.8:00 p.m. - Britt Goodwin’s “The Remember When Or-chestra” at MacKenzie’s Pub 229 Dowlen Rd # 9B, Beau-mont, (409) 866-2288

December 18 - Sunday

10:50 a.m. - ‘Mary, Did You Know?’ Faith United Meth-odist, 8608 MLK Drive in Orange, 409-886-1291.7:00 a.m. - Big Thicket Trade Days in Kountze, 409-246-341310:15 a.m. - Lessons & Carols, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 409-832-3405.6:00 p.m. ‘The Night Before Christmas,’ McDonald Me-morial Baptist Church (cor-ner of South and Broad St. In West Orange), 409-883-3974.6:00 p.m. - Emmanuel, Or-ange First Church of the Nazarene, 3810 MLK Drive in Orange, 409-883-4674.6:00 p.m. - La Posada Christ-mas Mark’s Church, 409-832-3405.

December 19 - Monday

10:00 a.m. - William Dia-mond Chapter of the Daugh-ters of the a.m.erican Revo-lution, 4464 Memorial Drive in Orange. 409-735-5253.8:00 p.m. - Night and Day Or-chestra, Logon Cafe, 409-832-1529.

December 20 - Tuesday

6:00 p.m. - Christmas Stroll, Shangri La Botanical Gar-dents & Nature Center, 409-760-9113.

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Scouts from the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Toronto Bluejays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB Scouting Bureau have also confirmed their attendance.

High School coaches from all over Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana; numerous current college players from the SEC, Big 12, Southland and Sunbelt conferences; and play-ers from LSU, Ole Miss, Baylor, University of Texas, Texas A&M, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State and many more plan on attending as well.

Dr. Kyle Daigle, a neurologist from Dallas will also attend this seminar.

Registration is $239 per person. For more information and registration forms, please e-mail

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McDonald Memorial Baptist to host Christmas program

McDonald Memorial Baptist Church invites the public to a special Christmas music program on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. “the Night before Christmas”, will be presented by the Sanctuary Choir, directed by Pam Nugent, Minister of Music. The church is located on the corner of South and Broad Streets in West Or-ange. For more information, please call the church office at 883-3974.

Orange First Church of the Nazarene to host Emmanuel

Orange First Church of the Nazarene, located at 3810 MLK Drive in Orange, will host Emmanuel, a concert drama, on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. For more information please call the church office at 883-4674.

Faith UMC to host Christmas musicalFaith United Methodist Church, located at 8608 MLK Drive in

Orange, will present the Christmas musical and drama “Mary, Did You Know?” on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 10:50 a.m.

Pastor Tony Hoefner, Choir Director, Cheri Bouillion, and Faith UMC Chancel Choir would like to invite everyone to come hear the message of Christmas through music and drama. Mu-

sical numbers include well known Christmas carols and newer songs such as “Jesus, Messiah,” “Mary, Did You Know?” and will conclude with “Hallelujah Chorus.”

For more information please call the church office at 886-1291, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wesley UMC to sell pecans, walnutsWesley United Methodist Church is having their annual fund-

raiser. This year’s crop of pecans halves and pieces sell for $10 per pound. Walnuts sell for $8 per pound. Call Billy at 883-3210 or 670-6350, Frankie at 988-4215 or Connie at 883-4995 to place an order. We will deliver 5 pounds or more to individuals or businesses.

Listen to the LightsPine Forest Baptist Church welcomes the public to “Come Lis-

ten to the Lights” at the church grounds located at 4800 North Main in Vidor. On weekends through Christmas you can watch a Christmas Light Show that is synchronized to music without leaving your car. Tune your radio to 103.1 to enjoy the musical display. The final Family Nights is Dec. 17. The show is active from 6-9:30 p.m., Friday - Sunday. For additional dates contact 409-786-1575 or www.LightsAtPineforest.org

St. Mark’s pizza supper with Santa On Wednesday, Dec. 21, all readers of this paper are invited to

have pizza with Santa and let him know your wishes....and re-ceive a gift (up to age 12). The festivities will take place at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City starting at 6 p.m. Santa is making his annual stop at our church to greet all the little ones and share supper and treats. For more information, please call Elinda at 735-8727, Pat at 722-6655 or Pastor Paul at 988-3003.

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Pastor Forrest WoodSun.: Bible Study - 9:30 a.m., Worship Service - 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship- 6:30 p.m.

Wed.: Midweek Meal- 5:30 p.m.,

Praise & Prayer - 6:30 p.m. Youth & Children Activities,

7:15 p.m. - Choir PracticeEmail: [email protected]

www.fbcof.com

Cowboy Church of Orange County

673 FM 1078 Orange409-718-0269

E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service

10:30 a.m. “Round Pen” (Small Group)

Studies: Men’s group: 7 p.m.

Mondays, Ladies’ group: 6:30 p.m.

ThursdaysCome as you are!

Boots & hats welcome!

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City

409- 735-5546Pastor Brad Morgan

[email protected]. 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 YouthSun. 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

Apostolic Pentecostal Church

IH-10 at Highway 62, Orange

(409) 745-3973Rev. Leo Anderson

Sun. Morning at7:30 a.m. on A.M. 1600 KOGT Radio

Sun.: 2 p.m. • Tues: 7:30 p.m. 24 Hour Prayer Line:

409-779-4703•409-779-4702

Back to God Fresh Anointing Ministries

1011 10th St., Suite 108, Orange

409-779-3566•[email protected]

ingministries.comPastor Gerald Gunn

Co-Pastor Pearlie GunnSun. School 9:45 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship 11 a.m.Tues. Night Bible

Study 7 p.m.Men of Valor & Women of

Warfare classes on Thur. 7 p.m.

First United Methodist Church

502 Sixth Street, Orange 409-886-7466

Pastor: Rev. John WarrenDir. of Fine Arts & Music:

Doug RogersOrganist: Justin SandersDir. of Youth & Christian

Education: Allisha Bonneaux8:15 a.m. Worship in Chapel 8:55 a.m. Celebration Service

in Praise Center 11:00 a.m. Worship in

Sanctuary Sunday School for

all ages at 9:50 a.m. UMYF & Methodist

Kids at 5:00 p.m. Visit our web site:

www.fumcorange.org

West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street, W.O.

409-882-0018

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship

10:40 a.m. & 6 p.m.Wednesday Evening - 6 p.m.

“Our church family wel-comes you!”

First Christian Church of Orangefield

4234 FM 408 (between BC & Orangefield) 409-735-4234

Minister Jim HardwickSunday School: 9 a.m.;

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m.

Nursery providedFor a ride, call 735-4234

Trinity Baptist Church

1408 W. Park Ave. @ 14th Street, Orange

Office: 886-1333 Pastor Dr. Bob Webb

Worship Leader Dan CruseSun. Morning

Worship 11 a.m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Nursery Provided

Miracle Restoration Revivals Church

608 Dogwood St., Orange 409-883-5466

Residing Pastor Rev. Larry DoucetFounding Pastor

Rev. Tunney Vercher Sr.Sunday Worship:10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday night Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday night Bible Study 7 p.m.

Orange First Church of the

Nazarene

3810 MLK Drive, OrangeLead Pastor: Ray McDowell

Music Pastor: Bruce McGraw

Youth Pastor: Michael PiggChildren’s Pastor: Marilyn

BallSunday School 9:45 a.m.

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, BCOffice: 409-735-3581

Fax: 409-735-8882www.fbcbc.org

Rev. Bob Boone, PastorSunday Schedule: Traditional

Worship - 8:15 a.m.; Bible Study at 9:30 a.m.;

Celebration Service - 10:45 a.m.; CSI, Youth Bible Study,

Discipleship Classes - 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Schedule: Prayer Meeting - 6:30 p.m., Youth

Worship “Living Stone”

Harvest Chapel

1305 Irving Street, Orange409-882-0862

Ruth Logan Burch, PastorSun. Morning 10 & 11 a.m.

Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 6 p.m.

Echo Church

1717 FM 3247, Orange409-735-8580

Pastor George A. Cruse Jr.Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Praise & Worship - Contemporary music!

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“Eve of Nativity”Come celebrate the miracle of his birth

December 245:30pm - Family Service10:30pm - Midnight Mass

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church1401 W. Park Ave.1401 W. Park Ave.Orange, TX 77630

409-883-2969

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Therefor the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,and shall call his nameImmanuel.Isaiah 7:14

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Are you ready for the Christmas holidays? Did you begin be-fore or after Thanksgiving? Again this year we saw the Black Friday sales begin on Thursday.

People stood in line and rushed to get the goodies they wanted at a bargain price. They rushed in and claimed as much as they could. My niece fought the crowd and had to sit on an item to stake her claim while waiting for a cart to haul it to the checkout. Wow! That made me wonder. Maybe this year, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, could the same thing happen at church?

Could we wake up early on Sunday morning and have a crowd waiting at the door to get in even before the doors were un-locked? No, sorry. Didn’t happen! We had a good crowd, but folks weren’t pushing and shoving or spraying mace at each other to get a place in the front row.

A few years ago, President Obama claimed that America is not a Christian nation. Many people were offended and wrote in op-position. The reality is that both are right. The President’s claim is that we live in a diverse society of various beliefs and there is no “official” religion of the nation. Opponents said that the country was founded upon Christian principles and continues to be based on that foundation. Both are true.

As for me, I look at it from a statistical point of view. There was a time when Monday mornings brought a conversation about what happened at church yesterday. There was almost a type of peer pressure exerted that made people belong to a local church and attend.

Society emphasized being a churchgoer and in fact, as many politicians knew, it was good public relations to have that on their resume. But the truth is, the United States as a whole doesn’t go to church anymore. The majority of people have become content to skip out on church services for the most part.

While studies show that most people still claim to believe in God, they don’t actively worship God. It is now a choice, not an expectation. Recent studies show over 70 percent of our popula-tion doesn’t attend services on a regular basis. Even more alarm-ing is that goes up to over 90 percent in the younger age groups.

So, the question is, what do most people in the United States worship? The answer is clear, themselves. Things are still the same as they were in Bible days. People tended to find something

other than God to worship. Moses found the people worshipping gold in the form of a calf. Elijah found people worshipping sex. The Baal temples were where orgies were often practiced. Jesus found people worship-ping their own holiness and knowledge (and wealth too). Today, consumerism and debt (the dollar and all it can buy) lead the way for your attention and loyalty. Seems that Satan (Satan is a Hebrew word meaning the Op-poser or the Other) is still busy finding other things to take God’s place in people’s lives.

Honestly, things haven’t changed that much. The more things change, the more they remain the same.

So, get ready. It’s that time of year again. God reminds us again this year that Christmas is not about the stuff. Christmas is about a God who loves us enough to give us a gift. A God who gives us grace through a child (fully human/fully God). A God who reaches out to us and calls us to join Him in eternity. That is the greatest gift of all. One we cannot repay nor should anyone try. Just re-adjust your priorities and place God first in all things. No more phony-baloney Christmas Christianity. Get real and get your priorities straight. Trust God, rely on God, talk to God, listen to God, and surrender your heart to God and you will find that Christmas comes every day of every year.

Pastor Clay FaulkSpecial To The Record

Christmas Christianity

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EMPLOYMENTCRISIS CENTER. Rape and crisis center of S.E. Texas needs volunteer advo-cares to provide direct ser-vices to survivors of sexual assault in a medical setting. Comprehensive training is provided, Anyone interested should contact the Crisis Center at (409) 832-6530.

APPLIANCESUSED APPLIANCES, start-ing at $99.95 & up, Harry’s Appliances, 302 10th. St. (10th. & main), Orange, We buy used appliances, 886-4111.

FURNITURELARGE OAK DINING ROOM TABLE w/6 chairs - $350; Little Tykes Hummer, need battery - $95; Metal Tonka trucks - $10 to $15 a piece; Beautiful Ashley entertain-ment center - $950; Burgundy wing back chair - $45; Broyhill Floral couch & love seat - $125; Beautiful Broyhill king bedroom suite (includes king bed, headboard, footboard, two large marble top night stands and armoire) - $2500; King mattress and box springs (firm) - $195; 2008 Kirby vac-uum w/all attachments - $595 o.b.o; and 1977 Kawai piano - $995 o.b.o. Call Patty at 409-988-4842.

METAL SLEIGH BED FRAME. 1 year old. $200. Call Christy at 920-9723 or Ray at 330-5459.

ANTIQUE WALNUT BED with carved headboard, 3/4 size, custom mattress and bed springs like new - $400. Old white wicker couch - $125. Call 409-882-9559.

LOST & FOUNDFOUND FEMALE DOG, near Bessie hts. rd., medium size, dark brown & black w/ white feet, red collar, No Tags, (409) 735-6159.

LOST! BLACK LAB PUPPY, 4M old, answers to “Blackie”, lost Fri/ (11/25) on David St., BC, if found or seen please call (409) 697-0311.

MISCELLANEOUSMISC. SALE. Furniture, glassware, picture frames, pots, ceramic molds, clothes, Much More (some free items), (409) 886-7878.

BEURWOOD GUITAR, $90; Mark II Guitar, $45; small first act discovery, $15, (409) 883-8372.

AIR COMPRESSOR SPIRV-FLO Ingersoll Rand, 100 scf, not running, $425 OBO, (409) 735-3271.

2 LIFT REMOTE BEDS, $35 ea.; 1 full size bed set, $40; 1 twin all wood bed set, $70; 1 king bed set; $70; 1 antique Singer sewing machine, mint cond., $140; 1 black & silver queen head board, $35, (409) 499-2128.

PECANS 3G. PAPER SHELL. 3.00lb extra. Corner of Bancroft and Cosmos St. 409-886-4424.

FREE FIRE WOOD, (409) 735-2350.

SLIM PS2 w/ 2 controllers, 2 memory cards, games, $45; Halo Special Edition X-BOX, great cond., 3 controllers, games, $80, (409) 474-0166, call or text for more info

JUGG’S PITCHING MACHINE, like new, auto feeder, throws 90 MPH, fast & curve balls etc., paid $3,000,

used very little, will sell for $2,000, (409) 474-1518.

LES PAUL STUDIO ELEC-TRIC GUITAR for sale, ask-ing $250, great condition. Estabon acoustic guitar, great condition, asking $50. 7 piece drum set with sticks and stool, great condition, asking $175. If interested call 330-2582.

SERVICESENCHANTED CREATIONS Professional Cleaning Services, we do Spring clean-ing, Real Esate set-ups, office cleaning, basic home clean-ing 15 years experience in house keeping, Dependable, Affordable, references avail-able, $10 off house clean-ing special, free quotes, No Job Too Big for us to handle, ask Brenda about our Holiday Special, (409) 344-2158. www.hotbiz.ws/CLEAN

COMMERCIAL AND RESI-DENTIAL cleaning. Excellent references from longtime cus-tomers. 409-734-8096.

PETS & LIVESTOCK2 JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES for sale, call (409) 330-5864 for more details.

FREE KITTENS, to good homes, 2M & 2F, momma stayed in and had kittens, ready in 3 ro 4 weeks, (409) 221-5306.

FREE TO A GOOD HOME. male Shih Tzu, grizzle and white, 3 years old (born 05/28/08). named “teddy.” call 920-1404.

RESCUE DOGS, spayed & neutered, needing good homes. Pet food donations welcome. (409) 746-9502.

2 ABANDONED DOGS, sisters, free to good homes, about 1 yr. old, good with kids & other pets, wormed, have ads & picts. on Bridge City Classified.com, call Amy @

920-3765.

LAB/PIT MIX, 8M old, spayed female, on heart worm prev., free to good home, (409) 746-9502.

PUBLIC NOTICES:AL-ANON MEETS ON Wednesday & Sunday at 7pm. 1512 Strickland Dr., Or-ange, call (409) 779-4289 or Cindy @ 994-5503 for details.

GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUGHLOVE is a self help parents support group for parents of children display-ing unacceptable behavior. Meets every Tues. at 7 pm. at Immaculate Conception education building, 4100 Lincoln (corner of Lincoln & Washington) in Groves. For more information call 962-0480.

AT. ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST you can experi-ence the warmth of friendly people, beautiful music, and inspiring sermons. Join us at

1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC each Sunday at 8:15 AM or 10:45 AM for worship experi-ence at 9:30 AM for Sunday School. You’ll be glad you came, and so will we!

SUICIDE RESCUE of Orange County. Suicide is not the answer, give us a chance, 769-4044 Vidor.

CRISIS CENTER. Rape and crisis center of S.E. Texas needs volunteer advo-cares to provide direct ser-vices to survivors of sexual assault in a medical setting. Comprehensive training is provided, Anyone interested should contact the Crisis Center at (409) 832-6530.

WED., Dec 14, 8til5, 4215 TULANE RD IN ORANGE. Half off sale, INSIDE, Collectable Barbies, Christmas dishes and Decorations, car topper, New Webkins, clothing, tools, misc.

SAT., 9070 LISTON CUT OFF, OF, off hwy 1442, 7 till noon. Furni-ture, lots of home decor, clothes, misc.

SAT., McARTHUR DR., ORANGE, in parking lot in front of Parker Lumber, benefit for Edward Smith funeral expenses, 9 till 3. Links, BBQ dinners, More!

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APARTMENTSVERY NICE AND CLEAN small apt., 1/1, suitable for 1 or 2 peo-ple, all ceramic tile floors, CA/H, all tile bath w/ tub and shower, nice vanity, kit. & dining area, all S.S. appliances, self clean-ing oven, dish washer, No pets, concrete parking, yard work taken care of, $525 monthly + $elc. & water, $300 dep., call for an appointment to se @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)

1-2&3 BEDROOM HOMES and Apartments for rent, HUD accepted, Stringer Properties, (409) 883-3481.

THE VILLAGE AND SOUTHERN OAKS IN BRIDGE CITY

IS OFFERING A DECEMBER SPECIAL, 2 Weeks Free Rent! 1-2 & 3 bedroom apts. avail-able, We pay water / sewer and trash on most apartments, office located at 245 Tenny St., BC, (409) 735-7696 ~ 504-9952 ~ 474-9731.

SPACIOUS & CLEAN DUPLEX Apt., in BC, 2/1 + utility room w/ cabinets and W/D hookups, kitchen has plenty of cabinets

and pantry, S.S. appliances including dish washer, small dining area, 2 Lg. bedrooms and living room, Lg. closet, CA/H, ceiling fans, blinds, con-crete parking and patio, No Pets, $650 monthly + $400 dep., you pay elec. & water, call for an appointment @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)

COMMERCIAL

BC ON TEXAS AVE., small or large office spaces, CA/H, carpet, on Texas Ave., great location, price range of $300 to $600 monthly, available 1st part of Jan., call (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968 for details. (ss)

HOME RENTALS

1/1 IN MAURICEVILLE, Log Cabin, in the woods, $550 monthly, Call for an appoint-ment to see @ (409) 735-2030. (M&R)

NICE BRICK 2/2, 2 car carport, has ceiling fans, carpet and ceramic tile, CA/H, Lg. closets, W/D connections, kitchen has refrig / stove and dishwasher, $900 monthly + $500 dep.,

(409) 735-2030. (M&R)

BRIDGE CITY BRICK 3/2, fenced back yard, $1,000 monthly + dep., (409) 735-2030. (M&R)

2/1/1 IN ORANGE, No hud or Pets, $575 monthly + $575 dep., (409) 313-4651. (12/7)

2/1 - 1306 CURTIS IN OR-ANGE. No indoor pets. $570/month + dep. 409-670-0112.

MOBILE HOME RENTALSBC 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)

2 BEDRMS. WITH 2 FULL BATHS, Mobile Home, CA/H, located in Shady Estates, BC, $650 monthly + dep., referenc-es req., (409) 474-1518.

‘06, 3/1 IN OFISD, 1 block from schools, Large lot, W./D hook-ups, No Pets, $550 monthly + dep., (409) 720-8699 or 735-6701. (12/21)

NICE 3/2 (full baths) IN BC, laundry room, stove & refirg.,

CA/H, $695 monthly + dep., (409) 474-2252.

HOME SALES4/2/2 IN LCMISD, 1717 Greenbriar ave., screened in patio, corner lot, $95,000, (409) 883-8389.

2412 CRABTREE, W.O. 2/1/1. Did not flood. Shady, privacy fence in backyard. Make Offer. 409-351-3259.

BY OWNER, 4/2 IN BC, on 2 lots, below market, all new inside, 255 Turner Lane, #105,000, (409) 735-7163. (1/7/12)

RANCH HOUSE & 5 ACRES, 3/1 w/ screened porch, 2 liv-ing areas, beautiful pasture, LCMISD, WOODRIDGE LAND, (409) 745-1115.

OWNER FINANCE. 1302 Irvin 3/1/1, fenced yard, hard wood floors. $45,900. Down $3,500 PDI 455.64. Call 409-504-5945.

LAND & LOTS23 ACRES, livestock & mobiles OK, LCMISD, MMUD water & sewer available, wooded and quiet, WOODRIDGE LAND,

(409) 745-1115.

OVER AN ACRE, VICTORY Gardens, nice quiet neighbor-hood, water and electric ready, cement dr., perfect homesite, $28,000 OBO, Call Mike @ (409) 735-7680.

READY TO GO!, water and sewer on site, ready to move on, 2.716 acres in LCMISD, Turtle Road, livestock and mobiles OK, seller will finance, WOODRIDGE LAND, (409) 745-1115. (12/15)

430 HOLLY ST., BC, lots 28 - 29 - 25’ of 27 and 15’ of 30, $30,000, water and sewer tap paid; 450 Holly, 1 bedrm. house, zone B, buy ALL for $50,000, No Owner Finance,

(409)735-5041.

MOBILES OK!, 1.282 acres on 2 wooded lots in Mauriceville, LCMISD, MUDD water and sewer available, financing avail-able, WOODRIDGE LAND, (409) 745-1115.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALERENT TO OWN! ‘96 FLEETWOOD 3/2 (full baths), CA/H, all appliances, fresh paint, roomy, nice Mobile home at #202 Park St. in Shady Estates M.H. park, $13,000, owner financing w/ $3,500 down, 2 years on balance, can be moved or remain in nice park, call (409) 474-2252 to see.

2/2 W/CARPORT, storage shed, covered porch, $10,000, owner financing w/ $3,000 down, can be moved or remain in nice park, call (409) 474-2252 to see.

AUTOMOBILES

‘68 FORD MUSTANG. GT Fastback, Automatic, runs and drives well, Price $6950, for details mail me at [email protected] / 512-782-4586.

‘98 FORD TAURUS: motor, 3.0 V-6, asking $350 OBO; Whole car, $500, for more info call (409) 221-9996.

‘01 KIA RIO 4 DR., A/C, great gas milage, $2,000, (409) 499-2128.

‘99 PONTIAC GRAND AM. $2,500 OBO. Call 409-882-0774.

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‘88 CHEVROLET P.U., runs good, $1,200, 543-8089 or 886-7329.

‘'85 CHEVY C-10, V-8, LWB, A/C, C. player, auto trans., PS/B, good motor, no oil leak-age, real workhorse, $3,000 OBO, ask for Ruth @ (409) 735-7353

‘02 CHEVY BLAZER 4X4 FUL-LY LOADED! Power steering, power brakes, power windows. Call 409-779-335

‘90 FORD F-150, straight 6, 5 spd. manual trans., good cond., $1,600; ‘98 Dodge Dakota, v-8, 5 speed man. trans., good cond., A/C, needs power steer-

ing pump, $1,200, (409) 221-0798 or 735-9729.

‘97 FORD F-150, excel-lent cond., Ext. cab, V-6 A/C, $6,000, (409) 499-2128.

CUSTOM RIMS, 15”, off ‘86 Camero, $300, (409) 883-4992 or 221-4610.

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NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE REQUEST

On November 28, 2011, Entergy Texas, Inc. (“Entergy Texas”) filed its STATEMENT OF INTENT AND APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO CHANGE RATES AND RECONCILE FUEL COSTS (“Application”). Entergy Texas filed its Application with the Public Utility Commis-sion of Texas (“Commission”) and with those municipal authorities in its service territory that have original jurisdiction over Entergy Texas’ electric rates.

Statement of Intent to Change Rates and to Reconcile Fuel Costs

Entergy Texas’ filing requests an increase in rates, addresses capital additions to rate base for the period July 2009 through June 2011, requests that the Commission reconcile fuel and purchased power expenses incurred during the period July 2009 through June 2011 (“Reconciliation Period”), and requests approval of a number of tariffs, cost recovery schedules and riders.

In its Application, Entergy Texas is, among other things:

* Proposing base rate tariffs and riders designed to collect a total non-fuel retail revenue requirement for ETI of approximately $841.9 million per year, which is an increase of $111.8 million, or 15.32%, compared to adjusted retail base rate and rider revenues resulting from the Commission’s Order in Docket No. 37744. The Company’s proposed rate increase is based on the test year period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This proposal represents an increase in overall revenues, including fuel, of 8.09%.

* Asking to reconcile fuel and purchased power costs of approximately $1.3 billion incurred during the Reconciliation Period. The reconcili-ation includes interest on any over- or (under)-recovered amounts. Entergy Texas does not seek to implement a fuel-related refund or surcharge of its eligible fuel costs in this case; rather, ETI proposes to roll any ending fuel balances forward to serve as the beginning balance for the next Reconciliation Period.

Tariff Revisions

Entergy Texas is proposing to add two new rate schedules or riders as follows:

* A Purchased Power Recovery Rider (“Rider PPR”), which is designed to recover all existing purchased capacity costs as well as future pur-chased capacity costs. As set in this case, Rider PPR will recover approximately $272.7 million annually. ETI’s request includes (1) a mechanism to update the rider annually to reflect increases or decreases in purchased capacity costs as incurred by the Company, and (2) the reconciliation of costs recovered under the rider in the Company’s fuel reconciliation cases. The Company proposes that expenses eligible for reconciliation under Rider PPR also include credits for Interruptible Service and Competitive Generation Service unrecovered costs, as well as fixed charges associ-ated with Toledo Bend and the Southwest Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group.

* A Renewable Energy Credits Rider (“Rider REC”), which is designed to recover renewable energy credits costs and related costs incurred by the Company to comply with PURA § 39.904 and P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.173. As set in this case, the Rider REC rate will recover approximately $632 thousand.

To the extent any of the riders described above are not approved, Entergy Texas proposes to recover the associated costs through its base rates or other rate mechanism designed to recover non-fuel production-related costs, though the overall non-fuel revenue increase referenced above will remain the same. In addition, Entergy Texas is proposing to establish baseline values to use if a transmission cost recovery factor or distribution cost recovery factor are implemented in the future.

In addition, Entergy Texas is proposing to modify terms and charges in a number of its tariff schedules and to discontinue its Renewable Portfolio Standard Calculation Opt-Out Credit Rider. Proposed changes to Schedule Miscellaneous Electric Service (“MES”) will increase rev-enues by approximately $911,000 in addition to the retail revenue requirement stated above. The production costs associated with the Company’s proposed Competitive Generation Service program will also change as a result of this proceeding. Entergy Texas also proposes minor modifica-tions to a number of rate schedules, which are detailed in the tariff manual on file with the Commission and each municipality exercising original jurisdiction over Entergy Texas’ rates.

Effect on Customer Classes

All customers and classes of customers receiving retail electric service from Entergy Texas will be affected by the proposed rate changes and reconciliation of fuel and purchased power costs contained in the Application. The following table shows the effect of the proposed rate increase (inclusive of riders but exclusive of the increase in Schedule MES revenues) on existing rate classes:

Residential Service 359,707 21.64% ` 13.42%

Small General Service 30,998 1.62% 1.09%

General Service 19,156 4.81% 2.61%

Large General Service 361 16.55% 7.29%

Large Industrial Power Service 82 10.77% 3.63%

Lighting Service 1,689 20.38% 15.70%

Total Retail 411,993 15.32% 8.09%

* including fuel revenues

The effective date of the rate change is January 2, 2012.Contact Information

Persons with questions or who want more information on this filing may contact Entergy Texas at Entergy Texas, Inc., Attn: Customer Ser-vice—2011 Rate Case, 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701, or call [1-800-368-3749 (select option 1, then press 0, then press 4, then press 3)] during normal business hours. A complete copy of this application is available for inspection at the address listed above.

Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon these proceedings should notify the Public Utility Commission of Texas as soon as possible, as an intervention deadline will be imposed. A request to intervene or for further information should be mailed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326. Further information may also be obtained by calling the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. The deadline for intervention in this proceeding is 45 days after the date the application was filed with the Commission. All communica-tions should refer to Docket No. 39896.

Rate Class Number of Customers Test Year Adjusted

Percent Change in Non-Fuel Revenues

Percent Change in Total Revenues*

4 Columns X 11.7” ~ 46.9 C. Inches @ $8 ~ $375.20 x 4 = $1,500.80

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration with Will Annexed for the Estate of Marion Luther Purcell, Deceased, were issued on October 21, 2011, in Cause No. P8536, pend-ing in the County Court, Orange County, Texas, to: Robert Purcell.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner pre-scribed by law.

c/o Robert Purcell115 MoonliteSinton, Texas 78389DATED the 7th day ofDecember, 2011

Jim Sharon Bearden JIM SHARON BEARDENAttorney for Robert PurcellState Bar No.: 01983000Attorney at Law116 S. Border StreetOrange, Texas 77630Telephone: (409) 883-4501Facsimile: (409) 883-0259

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PROBATE NO. P16013ESTATE OF ROBERT ALLAN GILLINGHAM, DECEASEDCITATION BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT ALLAN GILINGHAM, DECEASED

GREETING:

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Honor-able County Court of Orange County, Texas, at the Courthouse of said County, in the City of Orange, Orange County, Texas, at or before 10 o'clock A.M., on the first Monday after the expira-tion of ten days from the date of publications of this citation by filing a written answer to a petition that was filed in said Court on November 28, 2011, in Cause No. P16013, and styled: ESTATE OF ROBERT ALLAN GILLINGHAM , DECEASED.

A brief statement of the nature of the application is as follows, to-wit: APPLICATION FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP, as more fully shown by the application on file in the cause.

This citation shall be served by notice published once in a newspapers of general circulation in Orange County, Texas, the County in which the proceedings are pending1, said publication being not less than ten (10) days from the return date exclusive of the date of publication.

The officer executing this process shall promptly execute the same according to law, and make due return as the law directs. If this citation is not served within ninety days after the date of issuance it shall be returned unserved.

ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and official seal of said Court at Orange, Texas, on November 28, 2011

KAREN JO VANCE, Clerk, County Court,Orange County, Texas

By Shanell Breaux, DeputyShanell Breaux

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CIVIL CITATION - CCVPUBWDTHE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: Michael Trahan Respondent, NOTICE:

YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issu-ance of this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you.

You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff's Petition at or before 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two days after the date of issuance of this citation the same being JANUARY 2, 2012.

Said ANSWER may be filed at the District Clerk's Office at the Orange County Courthouse, 801 W. Division Ave., or by mailing it to 801 W. Division Ave., Orange, Texas 77630.

Said PETITION ORIGINAL PETITION was filed and docketed in the Honorable 260th District

Court of Orange County, Texas at the District Clerk's Office at the Orange County Courthouse 801 W. Division Ave., Orange, Texas on NOVEMBER 16, 2010 in the following styled and numbered case:

The suit requests DEFENDANT BE CITED TO APPEAR AND ANSWER

"SEE ATTACHED"CAUSE NO. 100729-C

Kimberly Kane VS. Michael Trahan, defendant et al

The name and address of the attorney for Plaintiff otherwise the address of Plaintiff is:

JONATHAN C JUHAN985 I-10 NORTH STE 100 BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77706ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and seal of the Court

at Orange, Texas, on November 15, 2011.

VICKIE EDGERLY,Orange County District ClerkOrange County, Texas

By: Charlean Lindsey Deputy

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BRIEF FOR PUBLICATION

The following statement shall be incorporate in any Cita-tion for Publication up Defendant, MICHAEL TRAHAN:

Cause No: 1007259-C, 260th Judicial Dist. Court; On or about December 20, 2008, in Orange Co., TX, Defendant PEGGY PRICE, insured vehicle owner of vehicle driven by Defendant, Michael Trahan, slammed into Plantiff Kimberly Kane, causing her injury.

NOTICE TOCREDITORSNotice is hereby given

that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Harry Aubrey Risher, Deceased, were issued on December 1, 2011, in Cause No. P16005, pending in the County Court, Orange County, Texas, to: Jerry V. Pennington.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner pre-scribed by law.

c/o Jerry V. PenningtonP.O. Box 2010Orange, Texas 77631DATED the 6th day ofDecember, 2011

Jerry V. Pennington Jerry V. PenningtonAttorney at LawState Bar No.: 15759000P.O. DRAWER 2010ORANGE, TEXAS 77631-2010Telephone: (409) 886-0575Facsimile: (409) 996-1353

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NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JAMES

GLEN PEVETO, DECEASED

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Notice is hereby given that original letters testamentary for the Estate of JAMES GLEN PEVETO, Deceased, were issued on the 2nd day of December, 2011, in Cause No. P16002, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, Probate Division, to: ZELDA VLYNN PEVETO KEPLEY and DEVEN ANN PEVETO MICHAEL.

The residence of such Co-Executrix's is as follows: Zelda Vlynn Peveto Kepley4799 Sand Pit Road, Orange, TX 77632.

Deven Ann Peveto Michael4650 CJK Ranch RoadOrange, TX 77630

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

Dated: December 7, 2011

Zelda Vlynn Peveto KepleyZELDA VLYNN PEVETO KEPLEYCo-Independent Executrix

Deven Ann Peveto MichaelDEVEN ANN PEVETO MICHAELCo-Independent Executrix

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Solution from last week’s puzzle

ACROSS1. Movie “Flowers in the _____”6. ___ down, as in time9. Follows “flip”13. “Little House on the Prairie” character14. University of Rhode Island15. Queen’s headdress16. Sacrificial spot17. Tasseled hat18. Court order, e.g.19. Stop serving21. *It has 7 or 9 branch-es23. Giant thrower24. Used in floats25. Pacquiao’s punch, e.g.28. Talk like a drunk30. School of hard ______35. Paleozoic and Meso-zoic, e.g.37. *Coniferous tradition39. Trinity or triad40. www.google.com, e.g.41. Keep yours to your-self!43. Tel ____, Israel

44. Lighted helper46. Toy building block47. *It’s wonderful in Bedford Falls48. It ______ like such a good idea...50. *It’s red on a Christ-mas poinsettia52. Short for Leonard53. Partiality55. Aaron Rodgers, as opposed to Andrew Luck57. *Tiny Tim creator61. Eyesight abnormality64. Perfect65. Mauna ___, Hawaii67. Rigs69. “She _____ sea shells...”70. It’s on your face?71. Pro move72. “____ and hearty”73. Misery74. Mandarin’s head-quarters

DOWN1. Pie _ __ mode2. Bath powder3. *”The Nutcracker” outfit

4. Angry5. *”White Christmas” and “Silent Night,” e.g.6. Magic dragon7. *”...I heard him ex-claim, ‘___ he drove out of sight...”8. Whatchamacallit9. Dog name10. Batman’s cave, e.g.11. Black and white killer12. Beaten by walkers15. Dweller without mortgage20. Pigsty contents22. Member of the Be-nevolent Order24. Scallops25. *Central to nativity scene26. _____ from the ashes27. Cleanse29. Europe/Asia moun-tain divide31. Type of test32. Law, but not crimi-nal33. Chef Ramsay’s tool34. *Number of Kwanzaa days36. Give certain impres-

sion38. Competitive advan-tage42. Like water with detergent45. Guerillas49. Loud noise51. *He’ll be back again some day54. Lopsided56. Verdi’s opus57. *Christmas goose,

e.g.58. Worth a million dollars?59. Jailbird’s home60. Curly-leafed cabbage61. Magician, in the olden days62. Allah’s cleric63. ____-de-camp66. Big head68. Precedes senator

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