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Vol. 52 No. 32 The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas Week of Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Across the nation, people were on the edge of their seats as election results came in and the numbers for each candi-date increased along with the gap between them.

Nationally, the race went back and forth and as of press time, Barack Obama (D) was declared the winner with 303 votes in the electoral college while Mitt Romney (R) re-ceived 206 electoral votes.

In Orange County, there were 30827 votes cast. Those voting straight tickets totaled 16,801 with 12,198 for Repub-licans and 4,438 votes for Democrat candidates. There

were 136 people who voted for the Libertarian party while there were 29 votes for the Green party.

In the presidential race in Orange County, Mitt Romney (R) won the race with 23,361 votes compared to Barack Obama’s (D) 6,797 votes. In addition, Gary Johnson re-ceived 280 votes and Jill Stein received 64 votes. There were 136 votes for a write-in candi-date.

In other races, for the posi-tion of United States Senator, Ted Cruz(R) won the election with 21,866 votes in Orange County and 4,098,107 in the state . His opponent Paul Sadler(D) had 7,562 votes in Orange County and 2,831,967

state votes. John Jay Meyers (L) had 520 votes in Orange Coun-ty and 138, 247 statewide votes while David Collins (G) had 175 votes in Orange County and 58,614 votes for the entire state.

For the election of U.S. Rep-resentative, Steve Stockman (R) won with 21,564 votes in Orange County and 160,161 statewide, 7,364 votes in Or-ange County for Max Martin (D) and 57,681 votes in the state and Michael Cole (L) re-ceived 1.006 votes and 6.007 statewide.

Christi Craddick (R) won the job as Railroad Commis-sioner in Orange County and received 3,905,855 total votes.

Barry Smitherson (R) also

won the position as Railroad Commissioner in Orange County and a total of 4,160,757 votes.

Dan Willet (R) won the vote in Orange County by a large margin for the position of Su-preme Court Justice Place 2 and 4,376,607 votes. In the Place 4 Supreme Court Justice position, John Devine (R) won in Orange County and across the state.

Supreme Court Justice Place 4 was won by Nathan Hecht (R) in Orange County and across the state. Sharon Keller (R) overwhelmingly won the job as Presiding Judge Court of Criminal Appeals. Barbara Parker Harvey (R) won the vote for Place 7 Judge Court of

Appeals. Eksa Alcala (R) won in Place 8 Court of Appeals.

In the race for the State Board of Education, David Bradley (R) defeated his oppo-nent.

Robert Nichols (R) was elected to be the State Senator in District 3.

In results from Orange County, indications from early on showed a clear winner in the local races.

Mandy White-Rogers(R) won by a wide margin. She re-ceived 21,610 votes while her opponent, Mike Abbott (D), had 8,454 votes.

“I’m thankful for all the sup-port everyone has shown me.

Monday night kicked off a week long buildup to the Bay-ou Bowl match up between and Bridge City and Orange-field under the lights of the football field on Friday.

More than 100 people ar-rived to support the teams during the fourth annual scholarship banquet.

Master of Ceremonies, Jerry McGinnis, welcomed the guests to the event.

“This has been a dream of mine,” McGinnis said. “ Just because we live five miles apart doesn’t mean we have to hate each other.”

He went on to say, the group just all “needed to be friends.”

“Our two communities are number one, even though we are fighting for number

three,” he said. “I hope the best team wins.”

McGinnis was referring to the third playoff spot. Which-ever team should win Friday night will clench the third playoff spot while for the oth-er team their season will end.

A long list of supporters was read during the event.

“I want to thank Mark Dunn and the Penny Record,” McGinnis said. “They never fail to support us.”

A friendly rivalry sur-rounds the Bayou Bowl which began in 2000 when UIL dis-trict realignment assigned Bridge City from a Class 4-A to a Class 3-A. As a result, the change pitted the Cardinals against the neighboring Bob-cats.

The Penny Record newspa-per coined the game name to

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Veteran’s Day was set aside in 1954 as a day to honor and celebrate the service of all veterans. Locally, we have two amazing veterans who after their years of ser-vice in the military have continued to serve by help-ing their fellow veterans and community.

Marv and Arlene How-land, who have been mar-ried almost 22 years, never consider themselves as “I” or “Me” but as a “We.” They work together as a team in a ministry devoted to vet-erans and their families. Their mission has always been to assure that the men and women of our nation’s military received the honor and respect due to them. Together they have coordi-nated available resources to provide needed items such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, clothing, food and more. During the time when Marv was employed, he used his own money and from sources connected with his work to augment the charitable efforts of the veterans groups where he was a chaplain.

Marv is a combat veteran of the war in Korea and earned four battle stars. He also served in the New York Reserves and New York Guard as a Non-Commis-sioned Officer. He was honorably discharged from the Texas Guard as a Cap-tain (Chaplain).

Near the end of the war in Korea, Marv and some of his “buddies” scrounged up pieces of plywood to make an altar and lectern to al-low their Regimental Chap-lain to have a more “church like” setting in the open fields of the war zone. Most of their services, when they

Lamar State College-Orange held the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Allied Health Nursing Building on Nov. 1. Construction on the new building is to begin immediately and will provide new, up-to-date labs, equipment and space for the college’s nursing de-partment, as well as new classrooms for general use.

Pictures L-R are: Regent David Montagne; Representative Allan Ritter; Dana Rogers, LSC-O Director of Finance; Corky Harmon, Chairman of the LSC-O Foundation; Dr. Michael Shahan, President of LSC-O; Marsh Ragland, Skanska; Ian Powell, PBK Architects; Jerry Vandervoort, SpawGlass; Gina Simar, LSC-O Director of Al-lied Health.

Debby SchamberFor The Record

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LSC-O Nursing Department Anxiously Awaiting New Building Construction

LSC-O Nursing De-partment Anxiously Awaiting New Build-ing Construction

Nursing students contrib-ute to nearly half of the en-rollment on the Lamar State College-Orange campus, so when a property was acquired to help house an area of study, it was quickly decided that nursing students would ben-efit the most. New labs, lec-ture halls, computer rooms and more much-needed space await the more than 1,000 nursing students on campus.

The concept of the new

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building to accommodate career training was part of LSC-O’s 2008 Campus Master Plan. The LSC-O Foundation acquired the former Orange Leader building next to the campus in 2010, and the col-lege subsequently purchased the site from the Foundation so that it may be renovated and used for classroom space. However, in 2011, the campus hired a consulting firm to ex-amine the feasibility of reno-vating the building and found it would not be cost effective to “save” it, so plans were made to construct a new building.

“When the Campus Master Plan was put together we did not designate a specific area of study for the building,” said Dr. Michael Shahan, President of LSC-O. “As we looked at

our enrollment growth over the past four years, it became evident that the demand for nursing instruction exceeded the capacity of our existing fa-cilities.”

Currently, nursing stu-dents are housed in the Allied Health Building on campus, along with the EMS program and pharmacy technology. Without enough room, many of the nursing classes have had to be scheduled in the Wilson building across campus this semester.

“Recently a student said to me they were so looking for-ward to coming to class in the Allied Health Building, but was disappointed that their class was in the Wilson build-ing because they wouldn’t be able to be a part of the ‘nurs-

ing atmosphere’,” said Gina Si-mar, Director of Allied Health. “I think the new building will give students that sense of pride and accomplishment that they have arrived to nurs-ing and their hard work is pay-ing off.”

Simar says the main thing the new building will provide is room for the nursing students to learn, but all of the new ac-commodations don’t exactly hurt either. The new building will be equipped with a simu-lation lab to include two adult rooms, a birthing room, pedi-atric room and a home setting environment. New equipment will be included to enhance student learning and there will be two five-bed skills labs that will also be for the training of nursing students. In addition, there will be an 80-seat lec-ture hall, a 60-seat computer room, two 50-seat rooms and a 60-seat classroom. “I think the new building is going to motivate students and will be

a beautiful, up-to-date facil-ity of which we are going to be very proud to be a part of,” said Simar. “The 80-seat lecture hall will allow for all of LSC-O to perhaps sponsor presenta-tions, hold specialized meet-ings and invite speakers.”

Construction is scheduled to commence on the new building in November and it is hoped that classes can be held in there by fall 2013. The nursing program direc-tors and administrative assis-tant will be housed in the new building, while most faculty offices will remain in the Al-lied Health Building. Mov-ing the nursing classes to the new building will allow some of the classrooms in the Allied Health Building to be used for general instruction, as well as continue to comfortably house the EMS and pharmacy tech-nology programs.

According to Shahan, the cost of the new construction will be paid from two sources.

“The campus receives an annual allocation of money from the state’s Higher Educa-tion Assistance Fund,” he said. “For several years, LSCO has saved a portion of this money and these savings will pay for almost half of the construc-tion. The remainder will be paid from funds generated through revenue bonds issued by the Texas State University System.”There are approxi-mately 160 vocational nursing students, 80 registered nursing students, and roughly 300 ba-sic nursing students each year at LSC-O. However, with the more than 500 pre-vocational students that have to be ad-vised through the nursing de-partment, things have grown a little crowded. Suzanne Baker, vocational nursing program director, says she has worked at LSC-O for nine years and the program enrollment has doubled in that time.

“We are now using Simu-lation to help train our stu-

dents,” she said. “My favorite feature of the floor plan of the new building is the Simulation Lab. It’s going to enhance our programs by offering many new and different learning op-portunities for our students.”

In addition to the Sim Man 3G simulation mannequin, they will have a simulator capable of birthing a baby, a newborn simulator and a Sim Junior for pediatric training. Simar says the plans for the new building, as well as the grounds surrounding it, are very inviting and conducive to learning.

“When I first started in Al-lied Health, the vocational nursing program entered 40 students twice a year and the registered nursing program entered 40 students once a year,” she said. “These pro-grams have grown consider-ably and it is time for LSC-O to grow and expand as well, in order to accommodate our students.”

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I’m blessed. I give all glory to God. He’s been with me all along. I have so many friends and family members and a long list of people I need to thank. I’m going to be writing thank you letters for a long time,” said White-Rogers. “I had just a tremendous amount of help and support.”

“My first goal is to go to judge school on Dec. 3,” she

said. White-Rogers ran for an unexpired term. She can take office as soon as the votes are counted and she is sworn in. “I don’t know when that is going to all take place, but if it’s all done by the 16th of November, I want to take office then.” White-Rogers said she still has a few cases to conclude. In fact, White-Rogers said she has a protective order hearing Wednesday in front of Judge Pat Clark in the very court room she will be taking over. “I’m going to check out my new courtroom,” she said with a smile. “I’ll look at it in a whole new light!”

In the race for Precinct 1 County Commissioner, David Dubose (R) defeated James Stringer (D) with 4,214 votes to 3.287.

“There are some unfinished projects I’ll get to finish. There is more work to do,”David Du-bose said. He said there is more work to do on the bud-get. He wanted to thank James Stringer for running a clean campaign. “It wasn’t negative, he ran his race and I ran mine.”

John Banken (R) defeated

John Dubose (D) for County Commissioner Precinct 3 with 4,389 votes to 3,505.

“I want to thank God first, and then I want to thank the people that helped me, my family and everyone that worked hard,” said Banken. “I know there were a lot of people that worked hard for me.”

He said, “The first goal I have is to get my feet on the ground and look at the budget. We’ve got to get our budget under control and we’ve got to get our spending under con-trol, because we can absolutely not raise taxes anymore.”

This was Banken’s third run for commissioner.

Chris Humble (R) will retain his job of Constable Precinct 1 with 4.540 votes while Sarah Jefferson-Simon (D) received 2,974 votes.

Voters chose David Cagle (R) for Constable of Precinct 2 with 4,992 votes while his op-ponent Lynn Arceneaux (D) fell short with 2,786 votes.

“I’m really excited about the win. I really appreciate all the support I got from my family and friends. I’m ready to go to

work. I guess I’ll have to wait till January, but it couldn’t come a day too soon.” Cagle said he will just see how things work when he first gets in of-fice. “You don’t need to rein-vent the wheel, hopefully I can improve on how things are done.”

Other candidates who won their races and had no oppo-nent were:

•Troy Johnson - Judge Coun-ty Court of Law No. 2

•John Kimbrough - County Attorney

•Keith Merritt - Sheriff•Lynda Gunstream - County

Tax Assessor Collector•Courtney Burch-Arkeen -

District Judge 128th District Court

•Dennis Powell - District Judge 163rd District Court

•Hollis Horton - 9th Court of Appeals District 4

•David Gaultney - 9th Court of Appeals District 3

•Allen Ritter - State Repre-sentative District 21.

•Mark Philpott - Constable Pct.3

•Weldon Peveto - Constable Pct. 4

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could hold them, were under or around a tree or bushes which would offer them protection from the elements of war. Ar-lene served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era and then later in the Navy Reserves in Orange. She also served in the Texas Guard. Arlene was the first female commander for Post 280 in Bridge City in 1997 and retained the position for five years.

On November 30 Arlene will be honored by the Military Women Committed to Service with a plaque for her dedication and service.

But, no mater what the battle is, whether it be in times of war, illness or trying times, it is cour-age which lifts and propels a person forward to reach new heights.

“Courage is when you know what is front of you and it causes you to have fear but you move for-ward towards it anyway,” Marv said.

In 1987, Marv founded what is known as the Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group which is a group of volunteer veterans who consider themselves a ministry and provide military funeral honors. After 20 years, the couple left the group. Over the years they honored more than 3,000 veterans and active duty personnel. Arlene played “Taps” at most of the military funerals.

The group was re-incorporated in 2010 under new leadership and is located in Beaumont. The new group kept the original name but has a new administrator. They are still providing a tremen-dous service for our deceased veterans and their families. The new group has some new and dif-ferent policies, but Marv says he is grateful and proud of all the members of both the original and new group. The new group is led by Captain Jerry Kelly, who was a highly decorated combat heli-copter pilot during the Vietnam era.

“It is our understanding that other Honors Groups are forming in Southeast Texas and South-west Louisiana,” Marv said. “God Bless all of them for offering their services free of charge. The more groups there are, the more likely a deceased veteran will receive the honors due to them since one team can hardly keep up with all of them.”Marv has actively served as chaplain to veter-ans since 1978. During this time he has provided services such as counseling, weddings, funerals and memorial services which are all at no charge. He has been named Chaplain Emeritus for the MOAA Golden Triangle Chapter.

Together, Marv and Arlene have visited veterans in hospitals and nursing homes. In addition, Marv has officiated or offered prayers at many civic ceremonies such as memorial park dedica-tions, historical markers, flag raising ceremonies and services honoring veterans such as Memo-rial Day, Veterans Day, Pearl Harbor Day and others holidays. They have also made many presen-tations to schools, scout groups and civic and Veteran Organizations about our Flag.

They attend St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Sunday the members will host a special Veteran’s Day recognition service. They will recognize each veteran by their branch of service and the era in which they served. The veterans attending the service are encouraged to wear their uniforms. Fol-lowing the service, lunch will be served to all attending. The Howland’s dedication is apparent in everything they do. They have actively cared for the elderly members of the community with needs such as shopping, trips to doctors among many other things.

But, dear to the heart is the opening of the “donation station.” They were both instrumental along with Joe Mann Cheek to establish the blood donor site at St. Paul’s Church. Marv and Ar-lene are active members of the Civic Advisory Council of LifeShare Blood Canters and help raise funds and recruit blood donors. Marv can no longer donate blood because of his battle with leu-kemia, but Arlene is a regular donor and gives platelets about every three weeks. Over the past 20 years, she has donated nearly 23 gallons of blood.

Hardwork and dedication to their many causes have made the Howlands a very respected cou-ple. Those who have come in contact with them value their friendship and realize what a gift they are to everyone.

Marv and Arlene Howland devote their lives to the service of others.

VETERANS DAY FROM 2A

Penny LeLeuxFor The Record

Commissioners discussed the possibility of selling or leasing the property at the location of the old Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace office located on Farm Road 1442. Clark Slacum, county engi-neer also posed possibly using the building for auxiliary Road and Bridge offices. Road and Bridge will be relocated when they Orange County Convention and Expo Center opens, scheduled for December. Precinct 3 Commissioner John Dubose said a gentleman that owns a nearby car wash wants to use the building for storage. The building has been cleaned out, but has not been remedi-ated or had any mold testing, because they did not know if the building was going to be reused. Commissioners asked Doug Manning, county attorney to research setting up a lease or sale of the property. Commissioners tabled any action until Manning completes his research and a public workshop is scheduled on the matter.

Commissioners rejected bids on two pieces of property. The first piece was on Bridgeview in Bridge City, Account # 001501-000140, Suit/Case# A050157-T. “I think the property is worth more than that,” said John Dubose. “It’s a lot and a half for $3,000.” Dubose said the appraisal for the property is $15,000.

The second property is on Mockingbird, Account# 012285-001200, Suit/Case# A110056-T. The bid on it was only 31 percent of the appraised value. Commissioner Precinct 1 David Dubose moved to reject that bid also.

Gene Smith was appointed to the Airport Advisory Committee. Commissioners approved the following projects that would fall under the 2012 Routine Airport

Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant for the Orange County Airport: quarterly AWOS (auto-mated weather observing system) maintenance-just under $4,000 a year; AWOS Nadin Fee-$800; Fuel Farm Tank inspection, all hoses inspected and changed and calibrations of the pumps and nozzles. $10-10,500. Jeff Kelley, Emergency Management coordinator said the fuel pump hoses need to be certified.

“AWOS is an awful important thing to have at our airport. It’s all the weather and information coming in for any pilot trying to land here. So If we’re going to continue to grow our airport, I feel we need to have that,” said David Dubose. The monthly airport report showed an average of 15 flights a day. “It’s getting busier and busier,” said Kelley.

On the Emergency Management side, Kelley said, “There are changes going on in FEMA that is going to affect policy. Everything we have gone through, everything that we’ve worked on for two years straight is about to be flushed.” He said they will have to start over in some areas.

A proposal was accepted from Southwestern Bell for a five year agreement for services of data, voice and Internet connectivity service for Orange County.

Next week commissioners’ court will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13. Monday is the Vet-eran’s Day holiday and the court house will be closed.

OC Commissioners discuss fate of county property, reject bids


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JERRY G. HUGHES, SR. - PRESIDENT • JIMMY A. SMITH - VICE PRESIDENT

KEITH WALLACE, SECRETARY/TREASURER

JOHN W. YOUNG, JR. - COMMISSIONER

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Autumn FairNovember 10, 2012 • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

This family-friendly event and final day of the Scarecrow Festival is a great way to celebrate fall with games, facepainting, pumpkin decorating, crafts and more.

Shangri La is located at 2111 W. Park Avenue in Orange, TXFor details, call 409.670.9113 or visit shangrilagardens.org

Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is a program of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation. © 2012 Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark

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could hold them, were under or around a tree or bushes which would offer them protection from the elements of war. Ar-lene served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era and then later in the Navy Reserves in Orange. She also served in the Texas Guard. Arlene was the first female commander for Post 280 in Bridge City in 1997 and retained the position for five years.

On November 30 Arlene will be honored by the Military Women Committed to Service with a plaque for her dedication and service.

But, no mater what the battle is, whether it be in times of war, illness or trying times, it is cour-age which lifts and propels a person forward to reach new heights.

“Courage is when you know what is front of you and it causes you to have fear but you move for-ward towards it anyway,” Marv said.

In 1987, Marv founded what is known as the Southeast Texas Veterans Service Group which is a group of volunteer veterans who consider themselves a ministry and provide military funeral honors. After 20 years, the couple left the group. Over the years they honored more than 3,000 veterans and active duty personnel. Arlene played “Taps” at most of the military funerals.

The group was re-incorporated in 2010 under new leadership and is located in Beaumont. The new group kept the original name but has a new administrator. They are still providing a tremen-dous service for our deceased veterans and their families. The new group has some new and dif-ferent policies, but Marv says he is grateful and proud of all the members of both the original and new group. The new group is led by Captain Jerry Kelly, who was a highly decorated combat heli-copter pilot during the Vietnam era.

“It is our understanding that other Honors Groups are forming in Southeast Texas and South-west Louisiana,” Marv said. “God Bless all of them for offering their services free of charge. The more groups there are, the more likely a deceased veteran will receive the honors due to them since one team can hardly keep up with all of them.”Marv has actively served as chaplain to veter-ans since 1978. During this time he has provided services such as counseling, weddings, funerals and memorial services which are all at no charge. He has been named Chaplain Emeritus for the MOAA Golden Triangle Chapter.

Together, Marv and Arlene have visited veterans in hospitals and nursing homes. In addition, Marv has officiated or offered prayers at many civic ceremonies such as memorial park dedica-tions, historical markers, flag raising ceremonies and services honoring veterans such as Memo-rial Day, Veterans Day, Pearl Harbor Day and others holidays. They have also made many presen-tations to schools, scout groups and civic and Veteran Organizations about our Flag.

They attend St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Sunday the members will host a special Veteran’s Day recognition service. They will recognize each veteran by their branch of service and the era in which they served. The veterans attending the service are encouraged to wear their uniforms. Fol-lowing the service, lunch will be served to all attending. The Howland’s dedication is apparent in everything they do. They have actively cared for the elderly members of the community with needs such as shopping, trips to doctors among many other things.

But, dear to the heart is the opening of the “donation station.” They were both instrumental along with Joe Mann Cheek to establish the blood donor site at St. Paul’s Church. Marv and Ar-lene are active members of the Civic Advisory Council of LifeShare Blood Canters and help raise funds and recruit blood donors. Marv can no longer donate blood because of his battle with leu-kemia, but Arlene is a regular donor and gives platelets about every three weeks. Over the past 20 years, she has donated nearly 23 gallons of blood.

Hardwork and dedication to their many causes have made the Howlands a very respected cou-ple. Those who have come in contact with them value their friendship and realize what a gift they are to everyone.

Marv and Arlene Howland devote their lives to the service of others.

VETERANS DAY FROM 2A


Commissioners discussed the possibility of selling or leasing the property at the location of the old Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace office located on Farm Road 1442. Clark Slacum, county engi-neer also posed possibly using the building for auxiliary Road and Bridge offices. Road and Bridge will be relocated when they Orange County Convention and Expo Center opens, scheduled for December. Precinct 3 Commissioner John Dubose said a gentleman that owns a nearby car wash wants to use the building for storage. The building has been cleaned out, but has not been remedi-ated or had any mold testing, because they did not know if the building was going to be reused. Commissioners asked Doug Manning, county attorney to research setting up a lease or sale of the property. Commissioners tabled any action until Manning completes his research and a public workshop is scheduled on the matter.

Commissioners rejected bids on two pieces of property. The first piece was on Bridgeview in Bridge City, Account # 001501-000140, Suit/Case# A050157-T. “I think the property is worth more than that,” said John Dubose. “It’s a lot and a half for $3,000.” Dubose said the appraisal for the property is $15,000.

The second property is on Mockingbird, Account# 012285-001200, Suit/Case# A110056-T. The bid on it was only 31 percent of the appraised value. Commissioner Precinct 1 David Dubose moved to reject that bid also.

Gene Smith was appointed to the Airport Advisory Committee. Commissioners approved the following projects that would fall under the 2012 Routine Airport

Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant for the Orange County Airport: quarterly AWOS (auto-mated weather observing system) maintenance-just under $4,000 a year; AWOS Nadin Fee-$800; Fuel Farm Tank inspection, all hoses inspected and changed and calibrations of the pumps and nozzles. $10-10,500. Jeff Kelley, Emergency Management coordinator said the fuel pump hoses need to be certified.

“AWOS is an awful important thing to have at our airport. It’s all the weather and information coming in for any pilot trying to land here. So If we’re going to continue to grow our airport, I feel we need to have that,” said David Dubose. The monthly airport report showed an average of 15 flights a day. “It’s getting busier and busier,” said Kelley.

On the Emergency Management side, Kelley said, “There are changes going on in FEMA that is going to affect policy. Everything we have gone through, everything that we’ve worked on for two years straight is about to be flushed.” He said they will have to start over in some areas.

A proposal was accepted from Southwestern Bell for a five year agreement for services of data, voice and Internet connectivity service for Orange County.

Next week commissioners’ court will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13. Monday is the Vet-eran’s Day holiday and the court house will be closed.

OC Commissioners discuss fate of county property, reject bids


From the Creaux’s NestLOCAL ELECTION DONE--DUBOSE CAUGHT IN ROM-

NEY SWEEPThe voters in Orange County are to be complimented for a

record turnout. Even though our votes didn’t play in the nation-al election outcome, the voters exercised their right. In local races, there were five contested races. Republican Mandy White Rogers beat Democratic Mike Abbott for the unexpired term for County-Court-at-Law. In Pct. 1, commissioners court race, incumbent Republican David Dubose was re-elected over former commissioner James Stringer. For commissioner of Pct. 3, incumbent commissioner, Democrat John Dubose was defeated by Republican John Bankin, in what apparently was straight party voters voting for Mitt Romney. Dubose will complete 12 years as county commissioner on Dec. 31. Also it’s believed that the county, borrowing $6 million in the last weeks of the campaign might have been a problem for Dubose. In the constable race, incumbent Republican Chris Humble was re-elected. In the open seat for constable Pct. 2, Republican David Cagle won. All four Orange County constables come January will be Republicans. Commissioners Court will now have three Republicans. Orange County voted strongly for Republican Mitt Romney in the national election. Down ballot races ben-efited by his coat tails. Well, that’s an early report based only on early votes. In the Dist. 36 congressional district, it appears that Republican Steve Stockman will win big. He is from the Hous-ton area and will replace Con. Kevin Brady as our congress-man. Brady was elected in another district.*****That’s about all I have and I’m past deadline so I’d best move on. Come along, it won’t do you no harm.

AFTER LONG HAUL AND MANY BUCKS POLITICAL END COMES

After 17 months and more than $2 billion spent in the presi-dential race, and another billion spent in senatorial and con-gressional races, the long haul came to an end. What have we gained after all those bucks thrown around like play money? Something must be done to change the political finance laws. Nearly a billion dollars was contributed by 122 individuals to Super Pacs. It’s become a rich man’s game. Under the present law, two people, say wealthy people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, could put up $3 billion and own the presidency and leg-islature. The Koch Brothers spent nearly $400 million to elect their candidates. Others spent millions more. Under our pres-ent law, control of our government is for sale to a handful of in-dividuals. Bill Clinton spent a million dollars. It just can’t keep escalating like that and the country remain healthy. For the wealthy it’s a power game but to average Americans it’s their lives that are at stake.

After all those months and billions spent what did we really change. The Congress remains in the hands of the Republicans, with slight gains by the Democrats. The Senate remains in the control of the Democrats. When all the votes are counted, Pres-ident Barack Obama will still be president. Money buys elec-tions but in this case, small contributors, millions of them, were able to match the wealthy donors, but as it escalates that won’t always be the case. This election for president shouldn’t have even been close. President Obama was leading throughout the country by at least 12 percentage points until the first debate. Some day I hope we find out what really happened to cause President Obama to be so passive. Mitt Romney made a com-plete U-turn from being a far right winger to a moderate. Obama had prepared to defend against Romney’s conservative stances, his flip-flop apparently caught Obama by surprise. He let Romney just change one position after another without challenging him. That changed the course of the election. One debate, the first one, will live in the history book as the day Obama let the “White Cat” out of the bag.

During the Republican Primary, President Obama ordered the killing of Bin Laden and that served him well in the polls, especially since Romney said he wouldn’t enter Pakistan to do so. I believe Romney made a big mistake when he picked Paul Ryan over Sen. Rob Portman as his vice-presidential choice. I understand that choice was made in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Ryan was a Dick Cheney choice. Over the weekend, AP came out with a Ryan interview where he said as VP he would govern like Cheney, and not just be used to attend funerals. Ryan in government is very scary. He and Eric Canter have used the congress to hold the country hostage. Now he wil be the stan-dard barer for the Republican Party. Sen. Portman would have delivered Ohio. Ryan couldn’t guarantee Wisconsin.

Before Sandy, I predicted Obama would win with 294 Elec-toral College votes. I didn’t know if Hurricane Sandy would hurt or help. We will have to wait until the total results are in. What has been disturbing is how much effort was put into sup-pressing the vote in Republican controlled states. Some people having to stand in line for as long as 10 hours to vote. Voters are being hassled in every way possible. This is not what our Found-ing Fathers intended.

I believe, of all the spokesmen for the two candidates, Sen. John McCain hurt his creditability worse than any other. His war mongering and using the tragedy in Libya to spin political discourse all over the country was really disgraceful. John Su-nunu, Donald Trump and Mayor Rudy playing the race card showed them up as who they really are. McCain’s motivation, still sore from getting beaten, but for the others it’s their true hate for Obama. I’m writing this long before the polls close. We will just have to wait on the official count but I’ll stick with my 294 votes for Obama.

CONDOLENCESWe were saddened to learn of the death of Donald Ray Hogg,

48. He was much too young to leave us. He died on Nov. 1. We just do not have any choice when God calls us home. Apparent-ly, Donald’s heart just gave out. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Howard and Michael. Donald, over the years, had helped get The Record Newspapers deliv-ered to the citizens. He was a nice guy who walked through life at his own pace. Our condolences goes out to wife Frances, daughter Brittanie, sisters Brenda and Ronda, brothers Carl and Harry and their families. It just won’t be the same not to have Donald around when its newspaper time on Wednesday mornings. Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 6. May he rest in peace.

SAYING GOODBYE TO JUDGE PAT--HELLO TO JUDGE MANDY

It won’t be long now. For many years, Judge Pat Clark has sat on the bench. It has served as a perfect excuse to dodge honey-do’s but the gig is about to be up. Ms. Rosalie has checked off the chores long over due doing. Judge Pat will miss the bench for more ways than one. The longtime judge has enjoyed the work. Judge Pat is a fine judge who loves the law and is dedicat-ed to administrating it in a fair and impartial manner. Since stepping down as district judge and assuming the unexpired term in county-court-at- law, he knew the judgeship was just temporary but he will be leaving sooner than most expected. Mandy White Rogers, winner of the special county court at law election, has confirmed that she will assume the post as soon as possible. Her target date is Nov. 16 or shortly after. In regular elections, the winning candidate would take office on Jan. 1. I understand the move for Mandy to take over sooner than later didn’t come as a surprise to Judge Clark. We wish Lesli Amanda White Rogers the best and congratulate “Man-dy.” Judge Pat, we thank you for your many years of service. The courthouse, after your years there, first in the DA’s office, county court, 128th district court and county judge, just won’t be the same without you. Junior Clark’s boy will leave quite a legacy. Let’s have a party.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME9 Years Ago-2003

Orange County Commissioner Owen Burton opens new of-fice in Mauriceville. An open house will be held Nov. 12. Miss Nelda, the Commissioner’s wife, will answer the phones at the new office. *****County Commissioner John Dubose is hon-ored with the esteemed “Texas Court House Community Award.”*****Female boxing pro Valerie Mahfood trains in Bridge City for upcoming fight with Laila Ali, daughter of Mo-hammed Ali.*****Bridge City Chamber selects longtime insur-ance agent Bill Nickum as Christmas parade marshal. The pa-rade to be held on Nov. 22. *****Bridge City water tower gets a new make over. *****Funeral services were held Nov. 5 for Doris Ellen Sanders, age 70, who died Nov. 2. A resident of Orange since 1957, she was a teacher for West Orange-Cove School Dis-trict for 33 years. She is survived by husband Lynwood, daugh-ter Ann Gray, sons Alan, Jim, Steven and their families. *****The Record’s players of the week are Ryan Crouch, WO-S, Luke Lyons, BC, John Modica, OF, Donald Tardy, LC-M.*****West Orange-Stark surprised Port Neches-Groves with a 21-20 win.*****Sims Elementary first graders Katelyn Potter and Skylar Kahia capitalized on the warm, early November weather with a lemonade stand. The girls used lemons the size of grapefruit grown at Skylar’s home on Norbert St. in Bridge City. *****Mary Bryant underwent triple bypass surgery at Park Place Hospital. Son Matt Bryant, kicker for the New York Gi-ants, flew home to be with his mom. Matt attended the Bridge City-Buna football game Friday, flew back to New York Satur-day for Sunday’s game.*****The Montagne family ventured to College Station to celebrate Johnny Montagne Jr.’s birthday. He will graduate from Texas A&M in December. *****Robert Hankins is editor of The Record Newspapers. (Editor’s note: Robert died a couple of years ago.)*****Orangefield Elementary School students with perfect attendance will spend a day at Moody Gardens and receive awards.

53 Years Ago-1959Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson speaks in Orange. Gayle Shaddock

was one Orangeite to get his autograph. (Editor’s note: I wonder what happened to that autograph.)*****Dr. Ernest E. Lewis was appointed superintendent of the DuPont Sabine River film plant. *****Signs about town indicate that Arthur Simpson will oppose Commissioner Casey J. Peveto. *****Port Arthur out-mans Tigers in 26-14 duel. Clark Wood was named outstand-ing defensive player for the Tigers.*****Wayne Brint, Bridge City’s 192-pound quarterback, scored three touchdowns and passed for a fourth one to guide the Cardinals to a 28-0 victory over East Chambers. He gained 120 yards rushing and passed for 169. He is Orange County’s top passer. *****Baylor defeats Aggies 13-0. The passing of Bobby Ply and the running of Ron-nie Bull was too much for the Aggies. Gordon LeBoeuf, the smashing Aggie fullback, fumbled on the five to stop an Aggie drive. Ply completed 13 passes in 13 attempts. A&M out-gained Baylor in first downs and total yardage. *****Wallace High Dragons defeat LaMarque 20-8. Quarterback Earl Sonnier, halfbacks Earl Melebeck and Charles Ware were too much of-fense punch for LaMarque. Linebacker Eddie Cartwright, tackle Antonio Bourgois, guard Whitney Mouton and center, James Guillory, gave stalwart performances in the line.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKClaris Collins, James Bergeron, Barbara Lopez, Kayla

Helm, Bob Johnston, Cheryl Swenson, Chuckie Ganze, Dee Moran, Bryana Hernandez, Debra Burch, Keith Longlois, Aaron Hommel, Dixie Brint, Jim Reid, Madalyn Carpenter, Sue Barnes, Eric Meadows, Linda Faulk, Pauline Chatelain, Keith Royal, Susan Veillon, Cecil Welborn, Charlotte Woo-ten, Donna Bradley, L.C. Boudreaux, Rana Miller, Steve Carlton, Troy Crochet, Della Buxton, Jean Levingston, Jeff Bland, Judy Hunt, Joann Alford, Patricia Kemp, Karen Clopp, Trey Todora, George Roberts, Lora Hanks, Lois Davis, Greg LeBlanc, Michael Fisette, Cynthia Dupuis, Michelle Brown, Ryan Pickering, Allison Ball, Bree Hanks, Edee Risher, Ger-ald DeLeon, Jeanelle Cochran, Jeanne Blacksher, Tina Dun-can, Kathy Reeves, Larry Gunter, Liz Briggs, Matthew Eth-redge, Norma Rampmaier, Phillip Kimbrow, Sharon Sims, Shelby Newton, Cyndi Longlois, Steve Fisher, Carol Ware, Charmaine Faircloth, Clara Edwards, Crystal Jones, Pat Stanton, Don Stanton, Danielle Graffagnino, Karla Hold-en, Kimberly Ray, Mary Cassidy, Michele Fontenot, Karen Schrieber, Carol Lopez, Sidney LeBlanc, Tim Johnson, Ceci-lia Broussard, Daniel Chesson, Darla Murphy, Donald Mill-er, Cody Edgerton, Paul Smith and Katie Hoffpauir.

A FEW HAPPENINGSBig news should break in early January about a large truck

terminal being built in Orange County. One of the nation‘s larg-est freight lines, Southeastern, out of Columbia, North Caroli-na, has purchased a track of land on IH-10 at Hwy. 1442 that they plan to build facilities on. Other satellite companies could spring up in the area. Local landowners making the sale have several hundred acres available for development. *****Our

thoughts today go out to Charlotte Hamilton and her family. Everyone who knows pretty Charlotte is aware of how upbeat she always has been. She always dressed as if she just came off the modeling stage, never a hair out of place, never meeting a stranger. Some of you may not be aware of her organ and piano playing and singing at local churches. Her gospel music was beautiful. Well, our friend, Ms. Charlotte needs all our prayers. She‘s in a tough battle with cancer. She would appreciate your prayers and concerns but at this time is not up to seeing visi-tors. A bake sale will be held Saturday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bridge City Market Basket parking lot. A raffle will also be held to raise funds to off set expenses. Let‘s all pray for the best. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will meet at Novro-zsky‘s this week. Last week at Robert‘s we met a very nice young lady, Misty Songe, who is area manager for Verizon. The company has recently opened a new store in Bridge City at the former Nick’s Pharmacy location. Verizon has three other area locations. She looks forward to meeting many of the citizens. Also making a rare appearance at the Lunch Bunch gathering was Van Choate, who is a motorcycle riding legend in these here parts. Also the group welcomed back Chief Jerry Wim-berly who spent 10 days in a Houston hospital and went through three surgeries, lasting over eight hours. We wish our friend continued improvement. Everyone is always welcome. Next week the group will be at Robert’s. *****A few folks we know celebrating their special day: Celebrating Nov. 7 is our friend and Pearl Harbor survivor Cedric Stout, of Bridge City, who marks 91 years. He and wife Cherry still run the roads together enjoy life and stay active. We extend a happy birthday to this World War II hero. *****Other celebrating Nov. 7 birthdays are Bob Johnston, James Bergeron , Claris Collins and Wilson Roberts will celebrate 75 years Today. *****Nov. 8, Debra Burch and Dixie Brent. ***Also on this date Shirley and Butch Cho-ate celebrate their wedding anniversary. ***On Nov. 9, Linda Faulk and L.C. Boudreaux celebrate their special day. ***On Nov. 10, longtime friend attorney Steve Carlton celebrates. He was just a youngster when he came to town. Hasn’t gained an ounce since. ***Also celebrating are Judy Hart, JoAnn Alford and Trey Todora. ***On Nov. 11, Greg ‘The Ice Man’ Leblanc is a year older. Brother Nolan doesn’t age. ***Bree Hanks, one of the sexist gals around and one of Pattie’s pretty daughters, marks another on Nov. 11. ***A lovely lady, Jeanne Blacksher, who was a popular teenager, celebrates Nov. 12.***A great young man, Sean Cade Gros, marks another birthday on Nov. 12. Just yesterday, it seems he was starting school. ***Happy birthday also to Charmaine Faircloth who celebrates Nov. 12.***On the same day school teacher Pat Stanton, Donnie’s better half cel-ebrates. *****Nov. 10 is a big day for Shirley and Kirk Rocca-forte. On that day, they will have put up with each other 34 years. It’s a sure bet there has been very few dull moments. Their true story would make for interesting reading. A great couple, a good mayor. Congrats and best wishes. *****Longtime CBS news anchor, Dan Rather, turned 81 on Halloween. We re-member Dan at age 26 breaking in to the national scene while covering Hurricane Carla for a Houston television station. He is still around and does TV shows and guest appearances on dif-ferent networks. He is a Texas native and has a ranch in the Hill Country.*****Wade Phillips’ Texan defense shut down the Buf-falo Bills in a 21-9 win, allowing only three field goals.*****Matt Bryant and the Atlanta Falcons put it on the Dallas Cowboys in a 19-13 win. Matt made four field goals; however, he did miss two wide right, a 37 yarder and a 43 yarder. Atlanta is the NFL’s only undefeated team at 8-0. Both Phillips and Bryant are Or-ange County natives.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYSOn Nov. 7, John Mellencamp will be 61; Christopher Knight,

55.***Bonnie Raitt will be 63 on Nov. 8; Leif Garrett, 51; Park-er Posey, 44; Gretchen Mol, 40; Tara Reid, 37 and Jack Os-bourne, 27.***On Nov. 9, Lou Ferrigno will be 60; Brendan Gleeson, 57; Nick Lachey, 39; Sisgo, 34 and Venessa Minnillo, 32.***Mackenzie Phillips will be 53 on Nov. 10; Tracy Morgan, 44; Ellen Pompeo, 43; Eve, 34 and Maranda Lambert, 29.***Demi Moore will be 50 on Nov. 11; Calista Flockhart, 48; Allison Doody, 46; Leslie Mann, 40 and Leonardo Di Caprio, 38.***Neil Young will be 67 on Nov. 12; Megan Mullally, 54; David Schwimmer, 46; Sammy Sosa, 44; Craig Parker, 42; Tonya Harding, 42; Ryan Gosling, 32 and Anne Hathaway, 30.***On Nov. 13, Garry Marshall will be 78; Joe Mantegna, 65; Chris Noth, 58; Whoopi Goldberg, 58; Jimmy Kimmel, 45; Steve Zahn, 44; Gerard Butler, 43 and Rachel Bilson, 31.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEKSostan Breaux and Clovis Comeaux bought demselves a

couple of horses dat dey use dem, to make some money wit in da summertime. Wen winter time came, dey learn it cost too much to feed and board dem two horses. Sostan suggest dey turn dem out to pasture until spring.

“How we gonna tell you horse from my horse when we pick dem up, hanh?” Clovis axe.

“Dat’s easy,” say Sostan, “We can cut da mane on my horse and da tail on yours.”

Wen spring came da horses dem had grown back their tail and mane. Clovis axe, “Wat we gonna do now smart ass?”

“No problem,” said Sostan “Why don’t you just take da black one and me, I’ll take da white one.”

C’EST TOUTI said in the past that whoever carried Ohio would win the

presidency. At this time I don’t know who won so all my report-ing is projection. I didn’t get the results of the Orangefield School District elections but our main news will have the re-sults if they are in by deadline time.*****If you’re like me, you are ready to leave politics behind us. Thanks to all the candi-dates who used The Record advertising to reach the voters. It’s your best bet to reach every house. Two big football games this weekend in Orange County. The annual “Bayou Bowl” be-tween Bridge City and Orangefield should be a barn burner. The winner gets to go to playoffs, plus they get the Buzzie Gunn trophy. Also West Orange has Silsbee to meet for the dis-trict championship.*****I’m going to take a little time off, hope-fully this week, if not at least in the next couple of weeks. For now, I’m going to get some food, relax and watch the national returns. Thanks for your time. Please shop our family of ad-vertisers. Remember the veterans this Veterans Day. Take care and God bless.


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the “Bayou Bowl.” The newspaper sponsored and promoted the event the first four Bayou Bowl contests. In 2004, the newspaper

turned the trophy presentation over to the Bridge City-Orangefield Rotary Club, according to ar-chives.

The Buzzie Gunn trophy remains the winning football team’s prize to keep until they meet again at the next Bayou Bowl. The trophy is regarded as a symbol for good sportsmanship and memorializes local photographer and Orange County enthusiast the late Buzzie Gunn. Along with his father, T.L. Gunn, the pair were pioneers in photographing the early years of Orange County football for the local media. Buzzie later became the second generation of Gunn’s Studio in Orange after shooting for various publications which included Sports Illustrated. Today the studio is owned by Buzzie’s son, Chris.

The money raised will go towards two $1,000 scholarships to be given to one football player from each team during their spring athletic banquet. The coaching staff of each team nominates three players. Then after carefully evaluating each nominee, one is chosen.

One of the guest speakers at the event was Brett Ramsey. During his time playing at Bridge City High School, as a quarterback, he was named as an All District Football Player. He was among the first group of players who played in the 3A division from 7th grade through high school. Dur-ing his speech, he urged the players to “savor the moment” and to not try to “speed things up.”He added that for some players this would be their last game to ever play or to attend the practices.

“You may never get the feeling again,” he said. “Be in the moment because you may never get to have that again.’

Finally he added, “Play hard, play fast and will yourself to success.”Cody Sparks, also a former football player, spoke to his days and memories of the Bayou Bowl. “I will always remember the Bayou Bowl as a special game,” he said. Sparks was said to be a valuable player with a tremendous amount of athletic ability. Following

his graduation he played at Tulane University and received a degree in accounting.Zach Cole, Bridge City Senior and on the football team, spoke on behalf of his teammates. “I have made some memories that will last a lifetime,” he said. “I am really thankful we can do

this.”Also speaking on behalf of his teammates was Eric Truncale who is a senior but also Orange-

field’s quarterback. “I have been blessed to play for the last three years,” Truncale said. “Outside of football, we are

all friends.” Bridge City Head Coach, Cris Stump also spoke to the football team and others. All jokes aside,

he said for each member of the team to turn and ask a senior, “How fast did it go?”Josh Smalley, Orangefield Head Coach, stated he has had the opportunity to coach at both

schools, but loves where he is now. “Just because you change jobs doesn’t mean you stop caring about people,” he added. Smalley also informed everyone, both teams had defeated or lost to the same opponents and

predicts the game on Friday night will be “close.”In closing he said, “We’ll see you guys Friday night.”

Members of the Orangefield football team, gathered together during the banquet to talk about the up-coming game while enjoying their bowl of chili.Record Photo: Debby Schamber

The Bridge City football team eats their bowls of chili during the Bayou Bowl Scholarship banquet Monday evening. Photo: Debby Schamber

BAYOU BOWL FROM PAGE 5A

West Orange – Cove CISD will have an early release on Friday, Nov. 9.

North Early Learning Center and West Orange – Stark Ele-mentary will release at 11 a.m. The Academic Alternative Center will release at 11:30 a.m. West Orange – Stark Middle School and High Schools will release at 12 p.m.

Buses will run. Classes will resume their normal schedule on Monday, Nov. 12.

WOCCISD will observe an early release on Friday, Nov. 9

Orange County Farmer’s Market open Wednesday, Saturday

The Orange County Farmers’ Market is open for the season on Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m. and Saturday from 7-10 a.m. The market ends when the produce is sold out, which is often earlier than the times shown.

The following items are now available: Grapefruit, lemons, naval oranges, satsuma oranges, yellow squash, okra, green beans, bell peppers, mustard greens, pecans, jams and jellies, yard plants, house plants, local honey, fresh eggs, homemade cookies and bread, and more.

The vendors appreciate small bills if you have them.The market is held in the parking lot in front of Big Lots on

MacArthur Drive. For additional information, contact Texas AgriLife at 882-7010.

Radio Control Club to host funflyThe Orange county R/C club will host a Veterans day funfly

starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. The public is invited and All veterans will receive a free lunch. The Radio Control Club is located at 10623 F.M. 1442 in Orange.

Thrift & Gift Shop to host Open House The Thrift & Gift Shop, located at 350 37th St, will observe its

annual Open House from 9 a.m .to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov 10. The shop is a nonprofit organization operated by senior citizens and is well known for its beautiful quilts, and handmade items which include fall and Christmas decorative pieces as well as gift items for those special on your list.

Orangefield Elementary to celebrate Veterans Day

Orangefield Elementary will celebrate Veterans Day at 9 a.m. on 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12 in the elementary gym. The fourth grade students would like to invite all area Veterans and their families to their Veterans Day program “Honoring Those Who Serve.” For more information and questions, please call the elementary at 735-5346.

Retired Senior Citizens to meet Nov. 12The retired Senior Citizens of Orange County will meet at

9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12 at the Salvation Army building on the corner of Strickland and MLK. Those planning to stay for lunch are asked to bring a covered dish. Each member is asked to bring a prize for our Bingo games. They are still collecting soaps for the Orange Christian Services, so please bring some. All se-niors are welcome to attend our meetings. Call 883-6161 for more information.

Red Hot Flashers to meet Nov. 16The Red Hot Flashers will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16,

at the Sunset Grove Country Club. Lady Sunshine, Bobbie John-son, is the birthday lady. Games will be played after lunch and members will bring door prizes. The birthday lady always has first choice of the door prizes. All ladies are welcome. For addi-tional information call 886-1609.

Tiger Rock to host free women’s protection seminar

Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City, 1955 Miller Dr (FM408), Bridge City, will be holding a FREE Women’s Personal Protection Seminar from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. All women age 13 yrs and up are welcome to attend and bring a friend. Call 920-1462 to reserve a spot.

W.O. Chiefs to host annual Christmas Re-union Dance

The West Orange Cheifs will host their annual Christmas Re-union Dance from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Ken Marvel Band will preform with special guest “Jivin Gene” Bourgeois. Snacks are welcome and this is a b.y.o.b. event. This is open to the pubic and the cost is $10 per person. Smok-ing will be outside only. For more information, please contact Jimmy Guidry at 409-735-2294, 409-988-5283 or [email protected].

Vendors registration now open for Christmas at the Browns

Christmas at the Browns will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3 The Brown Center of Lamar State College - Or-ange is accepting vendor registration until Nov. 16. Please con-tact us at 409-883-2939 or email [email protected] for more information.

American Legion Club Room now openThe American Legion Club Room, located at 108 Green Ave.

in Orange will be open at noon, Monday through Sunday, on a trial basis. The American Legion Post 49 is revised their hours to be serve their members and guest. For this venture to be suc-cessful, the American Legion is asking for the support and pa-tronage of the community.

Boy Scouts to host annual flag fundraiserThe Boy Scouts of Troop 62 is now accepting subscriptions for

commemorative flag displays in and around North Orange (near Hwy. 87 and Meeks Drive) between IH-10 and South Teal Road. The 3’ by 5’ flags will be displayed on the five flag days of the year (Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Patriots Day [9/11] and Veterans Day). The flags will be displayed no later than 9 a.m. on the commemorative day, picked up before dusk and stored until the next flag day.

An initial $75 tax deductible donation ($50 for renewals) is re-quired. Money orders and checks must be received 14 days prior to posting day in order to ensure timely service. All proceeds go to support Scout activities and programs throughout the year.

For subscriptions, contact Bubba Plexico, Troop 62 Scoutmas-ter, at 214-770-0568; or Chris Wright, Troop 62 Fundraising Chair, at 409-882-9972.

Service League of Orange searching for “Com-munity Needs”

The Service League of Orange is now accepting requests from non-profit organizations only for application forms to receive fi-nancial assistance through their Community Needs Commit-tee. The Service League encourages projects, events and activi-ties that primarily target the good of all of the entire “Orange County” community. To qualify, verification of non-profit status must be submitted with the Service League Needs application by Oct. 1, 2012.

Applications can be obtained by calling Mindy McKee at 409-779-8867 or Carolyn Lemons at 409-670-1839 or emailing re-quests to [email protected].

Dusty Trails 4-H Pecan Fundraiser Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has our Dusty

Trails 4-H Club selling the famous Durham-Ellis pecans from Comanche Texas. The club will be accepting orders until Oct.12, 2012. These pecans will be available for pickup about two weeks before Thanksgiving. Anyone who places an Order with the Dusty Trails 4-H Club will be picking up their order in Or-ange or Mauriceville.

Dusty Trails 4-H Club will be selling pecans, flavor pecans, specialty nuts and mixes at various prices. Raw pecans are $9 for a one pound bag, $28 for a three pound box and $43 for a five pound box. To place an order call the Dusty Trails 4-H Club, Jes-sica Mayfield 409-886-5906 or orders can also be taken by any of the club members.

KOCB searching for community projectsKeep Orange County Beautiful has access to limited funding

to assist the cities of Orange County, or the county itself, in dis-posing of abandoned tires dumped on the side of the roads.

Such a project provides a discernible environmental benefit of providing proper disposal of these tires and reduces health threats associated with illegally dumped tires. These dump sites can become breeding grounds for mosquitos and rodents that carry diseases, plus tire fires can result in the contamination of surface water, ground water and soils.

Funds may also be available to clean up trash dumps on public property.

If you or your community affiliations have potential projects that fit this description, please bring them to the attention of the KOCB board at 330-9373.

Mauriceville AA meetsAn Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is held each Thursday at

7:30 p.m. in Mauriceville at the United Methodist Church on Highway 12. For more information call 409-670-6265.

Orange Community Band to meet every Thursday

The 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.


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Deaths and MemorialsVertis Kerry RaymerOrange

Vertis Kerry Raymer, 71, of Or-ange, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Or-ange. Burial will follow at Hill-crest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Born in Orange on Aug. 3, 1941, Mr. Raymer was the son of James Benjamin and Elnora (Lavine) Raymer. He worked as a heavy duty crane operator with Levingston Shipbuilding.

Mr. Raymer is survived by his sister, Velma Morvent of Vidor; brother, James Raymer of West Orange; and many nieces and nephews.

Lancie “Pill” Peet NixonBridge City

Lancie “Pill” Peet Nixon, 64, of Bridge City went to be with our Lord and savior Jesus Christ peacefully at her home on Satur-day, Nov. 3, 2012.

A Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 at Dorman Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jeff Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Bland Cem-etery in Orange.

Pill was born on Oct. 2, 1948 to parents Willie Mae (Bland) and Oscar J. Peet Sr. She was raised in Orange and graduated from Stark High School.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Willie Peet; sister, Oleta J. (Peet) Sim-mons, brother, John D. Peet.

She is survived by her hus-band, Johnny Nixon of Bridge City; son, Sean Nixon of Califor-nia; sisters, Cora M. (Peet) Lilley and husband, Arnold of Bridge City, Sue A (Peet) Williamson of Orange, brother, Oscar J. Peet Jr. and wife, Carey of Little Cypress, sister in laws, Sandra Whit-ten of Longview, Jane Sanders and husband, Morris of Bridge City, Brenda Standley and hus-band, Herb of Pasadena, sixteen nephews and three nieces. Also survived by the most cherished and loved person in her life her granddaughter, Ava Nixon.

Serving as pallbearers will be Ron Whitten, Scott Whitten, Shannon Sanders, Ryan Sand-ers, Jeff Standley, Jeremy Ash-craft and Morris Sanders.

Pill is very much loved and will be missed dearly by her fam-ily, friends and relatives and her dog, Matty.

Condolences may be sent for the family at www.dormanfuner-alhome.com.

Laqueta Joy McLellanOrange

Laqueta Joy McLellan, 75, of Orange passed away on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Orange.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, at First United Methodist Church in Orange. Visitations will from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Dorman’s Funeral Home.

Laqueta is survived by her husband Archie McLellan; four sons, Dennis Garrison of Eng-land, Bryan Garrison of Houston, Samuel McLellan of Orange and Marcus McLellan of Lumberton. Her seven grandchildren, Laura, Rachel, Sophie, Liam, Caellagh, Ronan and Corbin. Her great grandson Caleb. She also sur-vived by sisters, Darlene Car-rico of Springfield, KY, Shirley Ruley of Bartown, KY; brothers, Raymond Nail of New Braunfels, Don Nail of Orrick, MO.

She was preceded is death by her father, Samuel Dewy Collier; mother, Mable Viola (Evans) Col-lier; sister, Betty Doyle; brothers, Charles Nail, Billy Nail, Dewey Ray Collier.

Laqueta was a daughter, sis-ter, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a friend to many.

Laqueta Joy Mc Lellan will be greatly missed by her family, friends and everyone she came into contact with during her life.


Mattie Charlene DuBoseOrange

Mattie Charlene DuBose, 73, Of Orange passed away on Sun-day, Nov. 4, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, at Dorman Funeral Home. A Funer-al Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at the funeral home, with Rev. Harold Naz-worth officiating. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at Ebenezer Cemetery in Jasper.

She was a native of Clare, La.; born on March 22, 1939 to par-ents Ruthie Mae (Evans) Mitchell and Jennings William Holt. She had lived in the Orange area since 1970 and was a member of Not In Darkness Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Clyde Du-Bose; father, William Holt; moth-er, Ruthie Mae Mitchell; step fa-ther, Arlon Mitchell; son, Ronnie Smith; sister, Wanda Tomlinson; brother, Jim Holt.

Whose left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Charlotte Messer and husband David of Chandler, Shirley Perry and husband, Larry of Orange; step daughter, Paula Pierce of San Antonio; son, Bobby “Gene” Smith and wife, Sandra of Port Lavaca; step son, Joe Dubose and wife, Darlene of Kingsland; sister, Betty Lee of Cross Plain; half sisters, Carolyn Martin of Leesville, La., Mattie Maxie of Zoella, La.; brothers, Rufus “RJ” Holt of Orange, Willie Holt of Mauriceville; half brother, Charles Holt of Missouri. She also sur-vived by sixteen grandchildren, twenty eight great grandchildren and large extended family.

Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Best, Mike Holt, Chris Per-ry, Steven Messer, Robert Lee and Brandon Tapp. Honorary pallbearer is David Garcia.


Sam W. Moses Jr.Orange

Sam W. Moses, Jr., 91, of Or-ange, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2012.

Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 5, at Claybar Fu-neral Home Chapel in Orange, with the Rev. Scott McIntosh and Dr. Larry Lormand, pastors with North Orange Baptist Church, officiating. Burial followed at Jett

Cemetery in Orange. The Deacons of North Orange

Baptist Church served as pall-bearers.

Born in Orange on June 24, 1921, Sam was the son of Sam W. and Eunice Marie (LeBlanc) Moses. He was a U.S. Navy vet-eran of WWII and retired from Chevron in Orange following 21 years of service.

Preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Moses; daughter, Pamela Moses and son, Mike Moses. Sam is survived by his sister, Cecil Marie Broom; son, Bill Mo-ses; grandchildren, Michael Mo-ses Jr., Natalie Bowers and her husband Mike, Abigail Duplechin and her husband Daniel; great grandchildren, Anthony Moses, Erik Franklin, Alexandra and Parker Bowers, Rayleigh and Adelyn Duplechin.

The family wishes to thank Od-yssey Hospice for the compas-sionate care provided to Sam.

For those who wish, memori-als may be directed to North Or-ange Baptist Church, 4775 16th St., Orange, Texas 77632.

Donald Ray HoggOrange

Donald Ray Hogg, 48, of Or-ange passed away on Nov. 1, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Or-ange.

A visitation were held on Mon-day, Nov. 5, 2012 at Dorman Fu-neral Home. A funeral service were held on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the funeral home. Burial followed at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange.

He was a native and life long resident of Orange; Born on Sept. 29, 1964 to parents Bev-erly Marie (Guillory) and Orman Elda Hogg. He was a jack of all trades. Donald was a loving man who enjoyed spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orman Hogg; brothers, Howard Hogg, Michael Hogg.

He is survived by his wife, Frances Marie (Trahan) Hogg of Orange; daughter, Brittanie Hogg of Orange, sisters, Brenda Hogg, Rhonda Smith both of Or-ange; brothers, Carl Hogg, Larry Smith both of Orange; numerous nieces and nephews and large extended family.


Ruby L. PickardOrange

Ruby L. Pickard, 84, of Orange, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Pinehurst Nursing Center.

Funeral services were held Fri-day, Nov. 2, in the chapel Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Rev. Mike Umbenhaur, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Or-ange, officiating. Eulogies were given by Judge James Stringer and Mrs. Pickard’s grandson, Chester Moore Jr.

Burial followed the services at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Born in Del Rio, Tenn. on April 4, 1928, she was the daughter

of Hubert Laws and Audrey (El-lison) Laws Dockery.

A lifelong follower of Jesus Christ, Mrs. Pickard was a mem-ber of First Presbyterian Church in Orange. In 1982, she founded My Wish, Inc. which granted wishes to more than 200 termi-nally ill children in the Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana areas.

Mrs. Pickard was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert Laws of Tennessee, Audrey Laws Dockery of Orange and brother, Terry Dockery of John-son City, Tenn.

She is survived by her hus-band, John Pickard; daughter and son-in-law, Gloria and Ches-ter Moore Sr.; grandson, Chester Moore Jr. and his wife, Lisa; great granddaughter, Faith Moore, all of Orange; brother and sister-in-law, Kyle and Pat Dockery and sister-in-law, Cynthia Dockery, all of Johnson City, Tenn.

Chester Moore Jr., Carey Rob-erts, Frank Moore, Eric Swan-son, James Stringer and Chester Moore Sr. served as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Julie Rog-ers Gift of Life Program, 2390 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706.


B ‘THE RECORD’ HOMETOWN HIGHLIGHTS

LCM receiver Casey Viator catches a 31 yard touchdown pass from Shae Rich-ards against the Central Jaguars. Viator had 6 catches for 88 yards receiving on the night. RECORD PHOTO: Ty Manuel.

Upcoming Games This Week

WEST ORANGE-STARK over SILSBEEThis is the game for all of the marbles as far as the District 21-3A

champion is concerned. The Tigers are averaging nearly 39 points per contest while the Mustangs have surrendered only 20 this sea-son and none in the five district games. The Tigers will probably score—but not enough points to win the district title.

BRIDGE CITY over ORANGEFIELDThis important game in which the winner goes to the playoffs and

the loser begins basketball practice should come down to the team with the best defense will extend their season. The Cardinals had better be able to stop the ground game while the Bobcats will need to put a bunch of points on the scoreboard. Home field advantage may have something to do with the winner, too.

VIDOR over LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLEThe Bears dug themselves quite a hole by losing the Central Sat-

urday night. Now they are faced with having to beat one of the best

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55-The Chain Gang defense swarms Bridge City’s Ashton Hunter. RECORD PHOTOS: Meri Elen Jacobs.

The Orangefield Bobcats led by quarterback Eric Truncale, #7, racked up 162 yards rushing including two long touchdown carries of 83 and 45 yards beat the Buna Cougars 27-20. RECORD PHOTO: Ty Manuel.

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teams in District 20-4A just to grab that final playoff spot. The Pirates are comfortably in the playoffs, but can’t lose any momentum in this cross-county rivalry.

DEWEYVILLE over GROVETONThe Pirates need to win this final regular-season game to

earn a berth in the state playoffs. They’ve had a great season and would put the icing on the cake with a win Friday night in front of their fans at Pirate Stadium.

ORANGE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN over MAGNOLIA LEGACY PREP

The Lions will close out another fine season at noon Saturday in Orange after soundly defeating Houston Texas Christian 62-15 last week.

LAMAR over NICHOLLS STATIf the 3-7 Cardinals are going to win a Southland Conference

football game this season, they had better play one of their best games this week against the visiting Colonels from Nicholls State, who have posted only one win in eight games this season.

McNEESE STATE over UT-SAN ANTONIThe 5-4 Roadrunners played nationally-ranked Louisiana

Tech on even terms for three quarters before the No. 22-ranked Bulldogs pulled away for a 51-27 win last week. The Cowboys will have their work cut out, despite the fact UT-SA has dropped

its last four games in a row. But the losses were to Rice, San Jose State, Utah State and Louisiana Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL—Hamshire-Fannett over Hardin-Jefferson, Beaumont Central over Nederland, Beaumont Ozen over Lum-berton, Livingston over Port Neches-Groves, LaPorte over Port Arthur Memorial, Beaumont West Brook over Baytown Sterling, Jasper over Center, Anahuac over Kountze, Newton over Wood-ville, East Chambers over Hardin, Kirbyville over Warren, Hull-Daisetta over Colmesneil, Iola over West Hardin, West Sabine over Grapeland, Mount Enterprise over Evadale, Tenaha over Sabine Pass, Tomball Concordia Lutheran over Beaumont Kelly, Tomball Rosehill Christian over Beaumont Legacy, Chester over High Island, Katy over Memorial, North Shore over Deer Park, Brenham over Caney Creek, Crosby over New Caney Porter, Dayton over Humble Summer Creek, C.E. King over Humble, Barbers Hill over New Caney, Cleveland over Shepherd, Tark-ington over Liberty, Huffman over Splendora, La Marque over Stafford.

COLLEGE—Ohio over Bowling Green (Wed.); Florida State over Virginia Tech and Arkansas State over Louisiana-Monroe ( Both Thurs.); Pittsburgh over Connecticut (Fri.); Sam Houston State over Northwestern State, Stephen F. Austin over South-eastern Louisiana, Louisiana Tech over Texas State, North Texas over South Alabama, Oklahoma over Baylor, Texas over Iowa State, Texas Tech over Kansas, Kansas State over TCU, Tulsa over Houston, SMU over Southern Miss, Central Florida over UTEP, Mississippi Valley State over Prairie View, Alcorn State

over Texas Southern, Alabama over Texas A&M, Oregon over California, Notre Dame over Boston College, LSU over Missis-sippi State, Ohio State over Wisconsin, Georgia over Auburn, Florida over Louisiana-Lafayette, Clemson over Maryland, South Carolina over Arkansas, Louisville over Syracuse, Oregon State over Stanford, USC over Arizona State, Boise State over Hawaii, Nebraska over Penn State, Oklahoma State over West Virginia, Arizona over Colorado, UCLA over Washington State, San Di-ego State over Air Force, Akron over Massachusetts, Alabama A&M over Jackson State, Arkansas Pine-Bluff over Grambling State, Rutgers over Army, BYU over Idaho, Western Michigan over Buffalo, Central Michigan over Eastern Michigan, Cincin-nati over Temple, Colorado State over UNLV, Western Kentucky over Florida Atlantic, Fresno State over Nevada, North Carolina over Georgia Tech, Minnesota over Illinois, Wisconsin over In-diana, Iowa over Purdue, Kent State over Miami, O., Arkansas State over Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall over UAB, Tulane over Memphis, Virginia over Miami, Vanderbilt over Ole Miss, Mis-souri over Tennessee, Troy over Navy, New Mexico over Wyo-ming, San Jose State over New Mexico State, Wake Forest over North Carolina State, Washington over Utah.

PRO PICKS—Indianapolis over Jacksonville (Thurs.); Hous-ton over Chicago, Atlanta over New Orleans, Detroit over Min-nesota, Denver over Carolina, San Diego over Tampa Bay, Miami over Tennessee, New England over Buffalo, Baltimore over Oak-land, NY Giants over Cincinnati, Seattle over NY Jets, San Fran-cisco over St. Louis, Dallas over Philadelphia, Pittsburgh over Kansas City (Monday Night). Open dates for Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay and Washington.

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Even though the Mustangs were plagued with the “stomach bug” Friday night, they were able to overcome while the Bridge City Cardinals were bitten by the

“Mustang bug” that they were never able to overcome. The Mus-tangs won, 46-0, after another slow start because of the virus.

“We performed well with Bridge City coming into our place,” Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “We had several kids sick around game time but our back-ups responded well and we got after them pretty good.”

The Mustangs also had another distraction with celebrating senior night prior to kick-off. Eighteen senior football players were introduced, along with the senior trainers, cheerleaders, Fillies, band members, managers and Silver Studs.

The WO-S offense put up big numbers, scoring 46 points in three quarters, with twelve offensive players touching the ball, as they racked up 409 total offensive yards. The defense was also outstanding, holding the Cardinal offense to just 43 yards, 37 of those coming through the air. Bridge City running back Ashton Hunter, who came into the game with 1010 yards for the season, was held to just 13 on 16 carries.

Quarterback Jimmy Salter had two rushing touchdowns and also had two passes completed for touchdowns. He finished with his hand in at least 180 offensive yards. He started off the scor-ing early in the second quarter after moving the ball down the field with a 19-yard run by Quentin Tezeno, a 14-yard pass to J’Marcus Rhodes and a 9-yard pass to Dre Spencer before taking it across the goal line from three yards out.

Just three minutes later, Rhodes snagged a BC Daniel Faulk pass and returned it 39 yards for the second score. Rodickson

Cano’s kick was off but the Mustangs still led, 13-0. On the Mus-tangs next drive Tezeno took the ball as the “Wildcat” quarter-back and headed around the right side to the end zone for the third score.

Up 19-0 wasn’t enough for Salter going into the locker room so on the last play before the half, he scrambled around until he saw an open lane and took the ball in for another score from eight yards out as time expired before the half.

The Cardinals started the second half, kicking to WO-S, who promptly moved the ball 60 yards for the first score of the third quarter. Tremaine Anderson scored on a 21-yard pass from Salter. Back-up quarterback Chase Rutledge scored the last two touchdowns for the Mustangs on a 2-yard run and a 1-yard run. All three of Cano’s kicks were good in the second half.

The Mustangs have scored 233 points in district while allow-ing no points to be scored on them. However, the game that has been talked about since the season started is just around the cor-ner for WO-S.

“This one is the one everyone has been waiting for,” Thomp-son said. “Every week I’ve had to remind them-‘Silsbee is the last game. We can’t look past the one this Friday.’ And now it is here. So I will ask them today, ‘What are we going to do now?’ We have got to be prepared.”

Silsbee (8-1, 5-0) comes into the game having lost only their first contest to Port Neches-Groves, 20-21. The Tigers are led by Patrick Reed, who, according to Thompson, is the best quarter-back WO-S has seen since the Central game.

“The Reed kid has great mobility, a great arm and can throw the length of the field,” Thompson said. “He’s a real athlete.”

Reed’s favorite receivers are Montana Garcia, Jordan Holm-es and Chris Elam while Floyd Spearman is a threat toting the ball. Their defense, according to Thompson, is very similar to the Mustangs, where they swarm the ball. Tiger nose guard Seth Adams leads the defense with Elam and Garcia rounding out the corners.“I’ve been in all the contests against Silsbee and they

have all been good games,” Thompson said. “We’ll be playing there and it may just come down to who makes the last mistake. I’m going to tell our guys that if you don’t bring your ‘A’ game, don’t get on the bus.”

The big match-up will be at Silsbee’s Tiger Stadium Friday night at 7 pm. Tickets will not be on sale at the WO-S athletic office but will have to be purchased Friday prior to the game at the gate. Admission will be $4 for adults and $2 for students.

The Stallions beat all three Cardinal teams last Thursday with the 7th and 8th B team winning 16-0, the 7th A team winning, 28-8 and the 8th A team coming from behind to win, 24-22. The ninth grade team also made a comeback with 1:03 left in the game to win it, 10-8. WO-S scored a safety 4:42 left in the fourth when BC snapped the ball out of the end zone. Then JaDarrius Thompson scored a TD from 4 yards out to tie it and Payton Robertson caught the two-point conversion from Maliki Hodge to seal the victory. Offensive standouts were Thompson, Robert-son, Hodge and David Webb. Defensive standouts were Robert-son, Webb and Jovontae Johnson. The freshmen team finishes the season with an overall record of 7-2 and a district record of 5-0, making them the district champs.

The JV team beat Bridge City, 36-8. Dee Wolfford scored on a 32-yard run to start the scoring and Dillon Sterling-Cole ran in the two-point conversion. Sterling-Cole also threw a touchdown pass to Jermaine Mitchell for 18 yards, had a 28 yard touchdown run, another two-point conversion and two touchdown passes to Caleb Collins-a 36-yarder and a 60-yarder to finish the game. Outstanding players for the JV team were Stephen Tims, Marco Jaganathan, Sterling-Cole, Collins and Mitchell.

The JV team will combine with the freshmen to finish out the season Thursday night at home against the Silsbee Tigers. Kick-off will be at 6 pm.

The Mustangs will need all of their fans to be at Friday’s game in Silsbee, cheering the entire game. Come out and show your support.

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Last Sunday was a strange day for both of our Lone Star State’s National Football League franchises. The Dal-las Cowboys were up against the only undefeated team in the NFL while the Houston Texans were hosting a team with one of the most porous defenses in the league.

The results were what the Vegas Boys predicted, but the manner in which each game unfolded was a bit odd be-cause both the Cowboys and the Texans made a plethora of mistakes with different final results.

Dallas had a couple of crucial penalties that really helped the Atlanta Falcons remain unde-feated half-way through the 2012 season while the Texans made most of their errors early and were able to correct those mistakes and play much bet-

ter in the second half of their game against the Buffalo Bills.

The Cowboys de-fense, which appears to be getting better with each game, held the Falcons to a sin-gle touchdown, but allowed their offense to get close enough for Bridge City’s Matt Bryant to attempt half-a-dozen field goals.

The former Bridge City Car-dinal made four of those three pointers which spelled the dif-ference in Atlanta’s 19-13 win over the Pokes. Oddly enough, his two misses equaled the number he failed to convert during the entire 2011 season on 29 attempts.

The Cowboys were able to manage only one touchdown against the Falcons which came with only 5:21 left in the game and reduced their deficit at the time to 16-13.

Dallas’ defense stiffened on Atlanta’s next series, but cor-nerback Orlando Scandrick missed an easy tackle on a third and long situation that resulted in a first down.

Three plays later the Cow-boys appeared to have Atlanta stopped, but Scandrick was

called for defensive holding, giving At-lanta new life at the Cowboys’ 38-yard line. Atlanta ran sev-eral plays and on a fourth down, Bryant booted a 32-yard field goal with 17 seconds

left, putting the final nail in the Cowboys’ coffin.

The loss was the second in a row for the Pokes and fourth in the last five games as they failed to take advantage of the NFC East Division-leading New York Giants 24-20 loss at home to the surging Pitts-burgh Steelers. The Cowboys fell to 3-5 at the half-way point in the season and must travel to Philadelphia Sunday for a game against the Eagles.

The Texans started very slowly, stopping themselves with six of their seven penal-ties in the first half, and for the first time this season lost the battle for time of possession in the first half. The Bills had the football for 15 minutes, 46 seconds while Houston wasn’t far behind with 14 minutes, 14 seconds.

Houston kept stopping itself with penalties in the first half and managed to score only a

single touchdown, keeping the defense-inept Bills in the game 7-6 at halftime. Actually Buf-falo remained within striking distance after three quarters, 14-9. A huge problem that faced the Texans was the fact the super running back Arian Foster had been slowed by a touch of the flu that had gone around the team during the last couple of weeks. And his back-up, Ben Tate didn’t play because of an injury, leaving that job for newcomer Justin Forsett.

But an ill Arian Foster is still better than a team hav-ing healthy running backs as he ground out 111 yards on 24 carries and scored on a three-yard touchdown run. His 10 rushing touchdowns are the most in the NFL this season.

Head Coach Gary Kubiak tried to set the team straight during his speech in the locker room at halftime. “We hurt ourselves in the first half,” quarterback Matt Schaub told the Houston Chronicle after the game. “When you do that, it’s hard to make up for it no matter who you are or who you’re playing.”

Schaub continued to play smart football completing 19-of-27 passes for 268 yards, two touchdown and zero intercep-tions with a 126.8 quarterback rating. His favorite target was wide receiver Andre Johnson, who hauled in eight passes for 118 yards, with six of the catches producing first downs. Tight ends Owen Daniels and Garrett Graham caught touchdown passes.

The Texans are now 39-5 un-der Kubiak when they run the football at least 30 times. The 71,698 fans appeared uneasy that the team didn’t blow out Buffalo the way they expected them to. But the 21-9 win was by 12 points which was more than the 10 ½- points the Tex-ans were favored by the Vegas Boys.

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And the Texans remained as the NFL’s leader in time of possession at the end of the game with 34:03 compared to Buffalo’s 25:57.

Houston did not do well when it played be-fore a national Sunday night audience against the Green Bay Packers back on Oct. 14. This Sunday night the Texans head for the Windy City to meet the Chicago Bears, who also boast a 7-1 record like Houston. The early line by our Vegas Boys has the Bears favored by one point.

KWICKIES…Orange native Earl Thomas and his Seattle Seahawks’ teammates have been rather rude hosts to the NFL teams that venture to Seattle. The Dallas Cowboys were humbled 27-7 on Sept. 16, Green Bay lost 14-12 Sept. 24 thanks to the replacement referees, New Eng-land was nipped 24-23 on Oct. 14 and the Min-nesota Vikings felt their wrath Sunday 30-20. The Seahawks stand at 5-4 and will host the New York Jets Sunday in a 3:05 p.m. game.

Mack Brown got somewhat of a vote of con-fidence when his Texas Longhorns went up to Lubbock Saturday and upset Texas Tech 31-22 after being a 5 ½-point underdog. There was some unrest among the Longhorn Faithful after losses to West Virginia and Oklahoma earlier this season. The road doesn’t get any smoother for the Longhorns with Iowa State, TCU and undefeated Kansas State remaining on the 2012 schedule.

Undefeated and No. 1 Alabama received quite a scare in Baton Rouge Saturday night when the LSU Tigers stymied the Crimson Tide during most of the second half until quarterback A.J. McCarron drove his team in the final 94 sec-onds of the game to the game-winning touch-down for a 21-17 victory over the No. 5-ranked Bayou Bengals and threw his hat into the ring as a Heisman Trophy candidate. Things won’t get

any easier for 9-0 ‘Bama when the host Texas A&M (7-2) Saturday.

Things remained pretty much the same at the top of this week’s Associated Press Collegiate Football Poll with Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame retaining the top four places in this week’s poll. Georgia moved up two posts to No. 5, tied with Ohio State who was in sixth place last week, No. 7 Florida and No. 8 Florida State each jumped one notch, LSU dropped four places to No. 9 and Clemson re-tained its No. 10 position. Texas A&M moved up one place to No. 15, Texas moved back into the poll at No. 19 and Texas Tech slipped five spots to No. 25.

JUST BETWEEN US…With this being the final weekend of the regular high school foot-ball season, there still are several unanswered questions facing some of our local teams. The undefeated West Orange-Stark Mustangs jour-ney to Silsbee Friday night to decide the Dis-trict 21-3A champion. Both teams boast 5-0 league worksheets and have both secured a playoff berth. In the meantime Orangefield and Bridge City will battle for the traditional Bayou Bowl Championship, with the winner landing the district’s No. 3 playoff berth. The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears need a win over the Vidor Pirates Friday to nab the fourth and final playoff spot in District 20-4A. The Pirates al-ready have qualified for the playoffs. Deweyville has an important game at home Friday night against Groveton. A Pirate win will put them in the state playoffs. And the Orange Commu-nity Christian Lions are in a three-way tie for the district title and are headed for the playoffs. Head Coach Ben Yurcho will have a better idea of the Lions’ playoff position if they defeat Mag-nolia Legacy Prep Saturday at noon in Orange. So there ought to be plenty of football playoff action for Orange Area schools after the regular season concludes this weekend.

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Not long af-ter my back door neighbor, Trey Smith, sold his home and bought a place on Cow bayou, we were dis-cussing the obvi-ous benefits of hav-ing not only water, but bass at your own back door as well. “One of the

most unexpected benefits was the number of youngsters in the neighborhood that also loved to fish and they really shortened my learning curve,” said Smith.

As he began dissecting and patterning his new digs, the youngsters that already lived in the area began making their way to his bulk-head after school to talk fishing and occasion-ally join him on one of his afternoon outings. The fact that Trey is equally passionate about fast bass boats only added to his popularity.

“They were a great resource for me in learn-ing more about the bayou,” pointed out Smith. “Even if they couldn’t fish with me a few hours, I knew they were going to be at the dock when I got back.” They would share anything new they had learned and knew that Trey was always good for everything from teaching them a new technique to handing out lures that worked for him.

It was during the course of that previously mentioned discussion that Smith announced

without any reservations, “Some of these kids can really fish, but there is one that is as cra-zy about it as I am and he is a sponge when it comes to soaking up and processing new infor-mation.”

Shortly thereafter, Smith and this young pro-tégé, Hunter Gothia, teamed up and currently fish as many team circuits as their work sched-ules permit. “He has developed his own indi-vidual strengths,” points out Smith, “but even more importantly in team fishing, our styles complement each other and we waste very little fishing time on the water.”

The kicker to all of this is that the team member riding shotgun with Trey as they raced down the bayou last Saturday morning in a Sa-bine river tournament was not Hunter.At least for one event, Hunter had yielded his seat to Trey’s son, eight year old Ethan!

“He was excited,” said Trey, “and I couldn’t have been prouder. There was never any doubt that the jerky, fruit rolls and drinks on board were as important to him as what was tied on the end of his line, but he fished well.” It was Ethan’s first bass tournament and while I am certain he could care less, he can only go down from this point on as he and his Dad won the event.

This was the last tournament of the year for the Louisiana based club and the Smith duo cashed the first place check with a five bass limit that weighed 8.28 pounds. Congratula-tions Ethan and Happy Birthday!

The numbers posted in the tournament were good news for area bass fishermen as all

15 entries weighed in at least one keeper bass and it took a seven pound bag to make the top three. The largest bass was a very respectable 3.23 pound bass. The bass fishing has been very consistent over the past three weeks.

The only complaint on the saltwater scene has been that you can only keep two flounder per day throughout the month of November. It hasn’t been all that difficult to quickly limit of late and the fish have been very solid. Jason Teal fished Gulp swimming mullets off the re-vetment wall Monday and Tuesday for no lon-ger than thirty minutes to limit each morning.

“The first morning I had my two keepers in ten minutes and the second morning it would

have been even faster, but I culled one because it was barely lip hooked and in good condi-tion.” His two fish Monday totaled just over six pounds and this two fish Tuesday weighed al-most nine pounds!

Apparently there is no longer an acute short-age of the Gulp mullet as I received a number of calls and emails from folks that said they are finally able to find it in several different stores. Eric Ronning said that they just received 500 packages and 25 buckets over at Daily’s Hunt N Fish. Once the Cameron flounder bite gets a little more consistent it will, however, disap-pear again in a hurry!

Ethan cashes check in first tournament

Ethan Smith won the tournament with his Dad, Trey.

It’s the final week of the regular season for our local area football teams, and it always seems to come down to match-ups that are in-teresting and meaningful to anyone who is pay-ing attention. The playoff picture is almost all the way in focus. We’ve seen some dominate, some stumble and some get back up off of the mat to keep themselves in the fight. Post-season lives are at stake as we come around the final turn.

The West Orange-Stark Mustangs (9-0, 5-0) have been the standard bearer for excellence all year long. Last week, Coach Thompson and the crew hosted and defeated the Bridge City Cardinals 46-0. It was another signature win

for the Mustangs as they posted another shut-out to remain undefeated. Jimmy Salter came through once again on offense, accounting for three scores alone. The real story was the infa-mous “Chain-Gang Defense,” completely shut-ting down the Cardinal offense. The Mustangs are already a lock for the post-season slot, so they’ll be playing for pride and perfection when they hit the road this Friday at 7:00 p.m. against Silsbee. Wouldn’t you know it, Silsbee actually has a good chance of winning and have played solid all year. WOS definitely wants to carry their momentum into the playoffs, and Silsbee is the only one left who can create a mark on the Mustang’s impressive record.

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Coming off a bad 46-0 loss on the road at WOS, the Bridge City Cardinals (4-5, 3-2) are going to need to have amnesia if they want to stay alive in the hunt moving forward. The of-fense wasn’t able to execute like they had in pre-vious weeks, but it was all due to the swarming defense employed by a historically stingy Mus-tang defense. The Cardinals still have a chance to play later on, but you know there’s got to be a catch. The Cards are hosting the Orangefield Bobcats in the “Bayou Bowl” this Friday at 7 p.m.

This is where the plot thickens. Last week, Coach Smalley lead the team to a predictable win versus Buna. The OrangeField Bobcats (4-5, 2-3) can play the spoiler for the Cardinals if they beat them in the head-to-head game this Friday. A win would make them even record-wise, district and non-district, and would natu-

rally give them the tie-breaker if a slot would be available. The “Bayou Bowl” has produced numerous classic games with triumph, heart-break and all the bells and whistles for every-one who has tracked it through the years. Its fitting that these two rivals square off like this. You get a chance to see who wants it more, and that doesn’t mean you’ll win either. The game is at Bridge City at 7 p.m.

The Little Cypress-Mauricevile Bears (4-5, 3-3) took a loss against Central 44-28 last week. This pretty much shuts the door on their post-season chances. They host the Vidor Pirates (8-1, 5-1) this week and the forecast isn’t good. Coach Matthews and the Pirates have been dominating all year, and their methodical run-ning attack won’t be stopped come game-time. The game is this Friday at 7:30 p.m. and though the Pirates are already a lock for the playoffs, both teams will undoubtedly play hard and to the victor goes the glory.

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The gates will open at 6 p.m., Saturday for the 7th annual Bulls and Barrels Rodeo at Cowboy Church of Orange County Rodeo Arena.

Bulls and Barrels is the major fundraiser for the Little Cypress Mauriceville Honey Bear Drill Team.

Cowboy Church Rodeo Arena is located at 673 Farm Road 1078, just north of the McLewis com-munity. Festivities begin at 8 p.m., offering a full night of entertainment for the public to enjoy.

Events include bull-riding, barrel racing, calf dressing, mutton busting and the calf scramble. Tickets are $5 for everyone over the age of 3. Children 3 years and under are admitted free. Tick-

ets will be available for purchase at the gate.The purpose of the rodeo has always been to promote community unity, provide a fun night of

unique entertainment, while raising money for various Honey Bear activities and needs. Funds raised will be applied to a senior scholarship, the Honey Bear annual tea, senior banquet, Christ-mas dance, football season, Christmas parade and additional uniforms when needed.

The Honey Bears also use these funds to provide socks, blankets and lotion for nursing home residents during the holidays.

Some of the funds raised will allow the Honey Bears to travel to Orlando, Fla. to perform in Disney World.

Monies raised at the rodeo could also help facilitate future plans to create a rehearsal space for the team.

LCM Bulls and Barrels to be held Saturday

Registration begins this week for Lamar University’s winter mini-session and Spring 2013 semes-ter. Academic advisement for current students began last week and is continuing. Registration for special populations – which includes athletes, honors students, seniors and students with disabilities – begins Thursday, Nov. 8. Open registration begins Thursday, Nov. 15.

Students are encouraged to register for classes as soon as possible so that they will be able to take the classes they want at the times that are most convenient for them.

For the winter mini-session, online classes will run from Dec. 13 through Jan. 11. Online mini-session classes will provide a convenient option for students who want to complete an additional course in a short time period but may be traveling during the holiday break.

Spring classes will begin Thursday, Jan. 17 with the final class day on May 6.Course schedules for both the winter mini-session and spring semester may be viewed at lamar.

edu/schedules. Current students may register online at lamar.edu using their student identifica-tion number and personal identification number (PIN) to log in to Self-Service Banner. In Self-Service Banner, students also can use Degree Audit to check their intended course schedule in light of their degree plan to make sure they are on track to graduate in a timely manner.

New students must apply and be admitted to Lamar University before registering for classes. Returning students who did not enroll for Fall 2012 must file for readmission by updating their admission application at applytexas.org. Most students also must meet with an academic advisor before registering. New students and those returning after a break in enrollment must submit all application materials no later than 5 p.m. Jan. 4 to enroll for the spring semester.

Students also must comply with Texas Senate Bill 1107, which requires all students under age 30 who attend on-campus classes to receive a vaccination against bacterial meningitis or meet spe-cific criteria for declining a vaccination. The requirement also applies to returning students who were not enrolled for Fall 2012. More information on how to comply with this requirement may be found at beacardinal.lamar.edu/bacterial-meningitis.

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The 2012-2013 general hunting season opened up just as hot as most had hoped for and in some cases it was even better than one could dream. The mass exodus from all the major towns for open-ing weekend is only dwarfed by a storm evacuation, and that may still be cutting it close. All the major traffic arteries take on the

look of a rolling sporting goods store as trailers are loaded down with any and every conceivable hunting tool known to man. ATV’s and coolers are probably the most traveled items and it seems like every vehicle on the road is either carrying, towing, or dragging one along.

One of the more popular desti- nations for hunters during open-ing weekend and beyond is the Texas hill country where the deer populations are staggering. Many of the counties in this deer rich portion of the state were fortunate enough to get timely rains dur-ing the year and that has enabled the natural vegetation to remain in good shape for the deer herds. The drought from last season has still lingered around in a few areas but for the most part this area of the state has flourished.

Many of the deer hunters I spoke with said the deer population was doing well and the average antler growth was something to be excited about. I received text messages all weekend from vari-ous deer blinds as hunters took pictures of some really nice deer. All I can say is if opening weekend was this good it may be unreal once the rut kicks into high gear. Hopefully some cooler weather with be here soon and decide to stay around for a while, that should get things really going.

On a complete opposite end of the spectrum as far as geography goes was another large popula-tion of Texas hunters, the waterfowlers. For several weeks now duck and goose hunters have been being bombarded with good news and predictions of record numbers of ducks. So far those fore-casts have been rather accurate and get stronger every day. A great barometer to help judge just how many birds are in the area is by checking on hunter success rates at public hunting areas like J.D. Murphree. Over the weekend local hunters averaged 3.5 birds on Saturday and 4.5 birds per hunter on Sunday which is very good on public lands.

Farther down the coast and onto the prairie the hunting was absolutely fantastic. I spoke to Bink Grimes who guides for Bill Sherrill Waterfowl near Wharton and they had a phenomenal opening weekend as all 8 groups on both Saturday and Sunday shot limits rather quickly. Gadwall, widgeon, and teal filled most of the straps along with several pintails. The population of geese, especially speckled bellied geese, is building in that area with each passing front. Snow geese are beginning to trickle in along with the Sandhill cranes.

The overall numbers of ducks and geese for this early in the season are very impressive and will do nothing but continue to grow. The lack of water to our north along with some much needed cold weather will usher in a potentially record number of ducks to the state of Texas in the coming weeks and that is certainly music to the ears of every waterfowl hunter I know.

Texas hunting season opens strong

Mason and Cassie Grizzaffi are all smiles after hunting on opening weekend.


First Baptist Church Orangefield

9788 F.M. 105 Orangefield, 409-735-3113

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.,

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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.

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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.Gospel Singing first Friday

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West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street, W.O.

409-882-0018Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:40 a.m. & 6 p.m.

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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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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.

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Salem United Methodist Church

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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: Rebekah

Spell Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Celebration Service 10:45 a.m.

Prayer Service: 6 p.m.Wednesday Service: 7 p.m.

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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.

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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.

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673 FM 1078 Orange409-718-0269

E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service

10:30 a.m. “Round Pen” (Small Group)

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LC Bapt. Church to host ‘Singing Men of SE Texas’

Little Cypress Baptist Church, located at 3274 Little Cypress

Drive in Orange, will host a gospel music concert by the ‘Singing Men of Southeast Texas,’ Thursday evening, 7 p.m. on Nov. 8. The group consists of some 30 men who come together from all over southeast Texas to perform their favorite gospel music.

Admission is free, but a love offering will be accepted. CD’s will be available for purchase. For directions or more informa-tion, call 886-8905

Wesley UMC to host Christmas BazaarWesley United Methodist Church, located at 401 N 37th Street

in Orange, is having their annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10.

There will be unique gifts, decorations, crafts, pecans, wal-nuts, links, taco soup (frozen to go), sweets and much more. Door prizes will be given throughout the day.

Altar Society to host Gift Shop, LuncheonThe Women of St. Mary Altar Society will host this annual

Gift Shop and Gumbo Luncheon from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thurs-day, Nov. 15 at the St. Mary Parish Hall, located at 912 W. Cherry Ave. in Orange. Meal tickets will be available at the door for $7, gumbo will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Takeout orders will be available with containers furnished. The meal will consist of gumbo, rice, crackers, potato salad, cake dessert and tea.

A silent auction will be held throughout the luncheon. They will also be hosting a raffle; tickets are available for a $1 dona-tion. The winner need not be present and the drawing will be held on Dec. 6, 2012.

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Church to host last Playday Buckle SeriesCowboy Church of Orange County will be hosting its next

Playday Buckles Series Nov. 17. Events will be cloverleaf barrels, poles, straight barrels, and speed race. Buckles will be awarded for overall high point for each age group, also first, second and third place awards.

Three of the four events and two of the three playdays must be completed to be eligible for the awards. Mutton bustin’ will also be awarded a buckle and prizes. Special classes include lead line and stick horse race with awards given also. All participants must compete in two of the three playdays to be eligible for awards. Sleeved shirt required, also current negative coggins and a signed release. For more information, contact Jackie at (409)423-9724, or visit the Cowboy Church of Orange County website.

St. Mark Fall Arts and Craft Show St. Mark Lutheran Church will hold a Fall Arts and Craft Show

from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. Items in the show will feature a beautiful hand made quilt that is on display in the church lobby and will be raffled after the show.

Tickets sold at the show will be six for $5 or $1 each. Other items include hand crafted wreaths and floral arrangements, hand poured candles, scented soaps, Thanksgiving and Christ-mas decorations, hand painted children’s chairs, religious and home decor, jewelry, and also pre-owned high quality merchan-dise. Home made baked goods also available.

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First UMC to host MOPS The local Mothers of Preschoolers group (affectionately known

as MOPS) invites you to join them one Tuesday a month 9:30 a.m. to noon September through May in the First United Meth-odist Church Praise Center located on the corner of 5th and Pine.

MOPS is designed to nurture EVERY mother with children from infancy to kindergarten through guest speakers, mentor moments, creative activities, breakfast, discussion time, play groups and more.

Members come from all walks of life, but share one desire---to be great moms! You don’t have to be a Methodist, just a mom. Free childcare is provided during meetings. For more informa-tion and dates, please contact FUMC Orange at 409-886-7466 or find more information on the web at www.mops.org or www.fumcorange.org.

St. Paul UMC to sell cookbooksSt. Paul United Methodist Church is selling homegrown, local

cookbooks. All of the recipes come from members. The cook-book has tried and true recipes. The cost is $20 and all proceeds go to our mission funds. Please call the church 735-5546 or come by from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pick up a copy.

CHURCH BRIEFS

EMPLOYMENTWANTED, SOMEONE TO CLEAN flowerbeds, (409) 735-7353.

THE RAPE AND CRI-SIS CENTER is in need of Volunteer Advocates to offer intervention on our 24 hour hotline, and in direct services to sexual assault survivors. Training is provided and certi-fied through the office of the Attorney General. If you are interested please call the Crisis Center ar (409) 832-6530 to set up an interview. Thank You, Make A differ-ence, become a volunteer!

IMMEDIATE OPENING for a cashier and kitchen staff. Apply in person at 605 West. Roundbunch, Bridge City.

NO CALLS! Must be avail-able to work nights and week-ends. Flexible around college schedules.

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

FURNITURENEW VINEYARD BEDROOM SET,complete queen bed set, dresser w/ mirror, night stand, solid wood, $1,000; horse pulled old avery plant-er, @150, (409) 474-1789 or 792-0203.

COUCH AND RECLINER, good cond., $250, 735-5082.

MISCELLANEOUS‘JUGG’S PITCHING MACHINE, like new, auto feeder, throws 90 MPH, fast & curve balls etc., paid $2,500, used vey little, will sell for $1,000 for all, great buy! (409) 474-1518.

WANTED OLD METAL MANUAL Typewriters, parts only. Working condition not important, just the keys. Chrome band around keys. 20 to 30 dollars depending on condition of keys 745-0907.

TV CABINET W/GLASS DOORS, $50; computer desk w/shelves, $70; complete full size bed, $80, (409) 745-2003.

MOVING SALE! 35” Sony TV, Cloth office chairs, Singer sewing machine, 2 baker’s racks, decorative cabinet, vanity stool, stereo compo-nents w/cabinet, Ping Golf clubs, Golf practice equip., assorted putters and drivers, floor fans, solid wood curio cabinets, decorative bird houses, new Poker game set (in case), nice oval computer desk, Morgan Jetted Spa, full mattress, Solid Oak Texaco chairs, Solid Pine Texaco desk, grandfather clock, Come See, (409) 735-6159.

PETS & LIVESTOCKFOUND FEMALE CAT, fluffy and white, showed up on Paula St., BC, 735-4601.

MED. SIZE MIXED BREED PUPPIES, about 9 weeks old, had 1st. vaccination, wormed, will start heart worm soon, (409) 746-9502.

FREE BLUE HEALER, found in Linscomb Rd. area, (409) 745-2470.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX,,

F, spayed, (409) 746-9502.

FOUND YELLOW LAB, female, red collar, found on Pine Bluff in the Little Cypress area off 3247 from Hwy 87, ned to find owner or free to good home, can’t keep, (409) 779-9122.

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

APARTMENTSMAGNOLIA TRACE APTS., Bridge City, now renting upstairs $650 W/ $500 dep. We are locally owned and take pride in our Apartments. We keep them very nice, clean and updated. walking distance tomain road with major stores, but far enough for quietness.! 2/1 With laun-dry room for hookups inside Apt. Call(409) 886-1737, leave message.

NICE BC 1 BEDROOM, small, very clean, in nice neighbor-hood. Cathederal ceilings w/ track lighting & Ceiling fan, all S.S. appliances, granite coun-ter tops, self cleaning oven, dish washer. Bathroom has linen closet and built-in vanity, all ceramic tile floors. Living area downstairs, black spiral staircase leads to loft bed-room, new CA/H, nice patio & yard, concrete parking, yard maintenance included, No Pets, $500 monthly + $300 dep. + elec. & water, call for an appointment @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)

1 BEDROOM DUPLEX APT., in BC, 480 Blueberry, CA/H, 1 car Garage, some appliances, $650 monthly + $400 dep., (409) 963-5594.

COMMERCIAL5 OFFICES with small ware-house for rent, $1,100 month-ly, would consider renting sep-arately, call (409) 735-6970 for more information.

30X30’ COMMERCIAL BUILD. 280 E. Roundbunch Rd., BC, $450 monthly (409) 738-2919. 1,500 SQ. FT. BUILD FOR RENT, Hwy 1442 by Hwy 105, $800 monthly, 735-5232.

HOME RENTALSEXTRA NICE BRICK 3/2 home, Lg. living room, CA/H, Lg. yard, near fishing, carpet and ceramic tile, quiet neigh-borhood, only $850 monthly w/ $800 dep., (409) 735-2030.

BRICK 3/2/2 IN BRIDGE CITY, beautiful custom kitchen w/ all new black appliances, 2 living areas, all updated, on 1 acre, practically fenced, avail-able 11/19, $1,100 monthly + $900 dep., 2430 Granger, call (409) 553-3332 for appoint-ment to see. 3/2 NEAR SCHOOLS, Lg. back yard, CA/H, $850 monthly w/ $800 dep., (409) 735-2030.

3/1 IN BRIDGE CITY, 265 Kibbe Ave., all built-in appli-ances including washer & dryer, fenced yard, outdoor kitchen & patio, $1,100 monthly + dep., (409) 735-8257.

3/2/2 BRICK tile throughout, Granite, fenced yard, BCISD, $1,200 monthly w/ $1,000 dep., (409) 735-2030.

BEAUTIFUL 3/2/2 BRICK home, 2 living areas, all updated appliances, Lg. fenced yard, 2430 Granger Dr., BC, $1,000 monthly + $900 dep., available 11/19, call for appointment at (409) 553-3332.

1 BEDROOM LOG CABINS in Mauriceville, real cute and in the country, $550 monthly + dep., (409) 735-2030.

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)

2/1 AND 3/1 AND 3/2 IN OFISD, 1 block from schools, Large lot, W./D hookups, No Pets, $400 and $550 and $650 monthly + dep., (409) 720-8699 or 735-6701. (12/14)

3/2 M.H. IN BC, in Shady Estates, CA/H, laundry room, stove & refrig., appliances, clean inside and out, excellent cond., $725 monthly (includes water and garbage) + (1st. & last), References Req., (409) 474-1518 or 474-2252.

CLEAN AND NEAT M.H. 2/1 IN OFISD, (409) 735-5261 or 735-3606.

HOME SALES3/2 PORT ARTHUR HOME, 2,200 sq. ft., formal living & dining rooms, utility rm., kitchen has 10’ breakfast bar, bonus room off kitchen, lots of storage, security system, home sits on a 100’ x 300’ lot, fenced back yard, No Owner Finace, $75,000, call (409) 720-9463 for more info.

BRIDGE CITY 4/2/2, 165 E. Darby, 1653 sq. ft., .43 acre, $139,000, will consider owner financing w/ adequate down, remodel in progress with a goal of mid-September. (409) 313-6005.

3/2/2 BRICK IN BCISD, CA/H, on 3/4 acre lot, 735-7680.

BRIDGE CITY 3/2/2, 3 1/2 years old, 2132 sq. ft., sbo, beautiful open concept w/ archways, trayed ceilings, granite, crown molding, lots of storage, personalized wooden & Bamboo blinds, dead end curbed and guttered street. Call to see @ (409) 988-8667.

3/1/2CP IN WEST ORANGE, 2729 Dowling St., 1 block from school, Lg. kitchen, Lg

utility room, porch off back, sunroom, 12’ x 16’ work shop building in rear, $63,900, (409) 738-2412. (10/31)

NICE BRICK ORANGE HOME on corner lot, 3/2/2, 2404 Post Oak Lane, LC-MISD, garden room overlook-ing back yard, family room (17’x19’), 2 walk-ins in master bdrm. , shower and jetted tub in master bath, open concept kitchen and breakfast room, fireplace, tile / laminated and carpeted floors, fenced back yard, 2 cooling systems, $230,000, for more info call Edee @ (409) 670-9272.

ORANGE 4/1/CP BY OWN-ER, fenced back yard, 3756 Kenwood, (409) 779-9119.

LAND & LOTS5 ACRE RESTRICTED HOMESITE, LCMISD, improved pasture with 2 small ponds, fenced, MMUD water and sewer available. Additional 18 acres available for pur-chase. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES, LLC, (409) 745-1115.

QUAIL TRAILS OFISD, cleared 2.5 acres with cul-vert, drive, and dirt pad site, livestock and mobiles OK, guaranteed owner financ-ing, COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES, LLC, (409) 745-1115.

2 CEMETERY PLOTS, in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Garden of the last supper, reg. $4,000 for both, will sell together for $3k, (409) 926-3956. (10/30)

A U T O S‘05 CHEVY IMPALA LS, all power, leather seats, rear scoop, 77K miles, $8,300; Ford Tonneou cover for ‘97 to ‘03, $95, (409) 745-2003

‘93 LINCOLN TOWN CAR,executive series, cold A/C and all works,$1,800, (409) 745-2154 or 499-2128 & leave message.

M O T O R S P O R T S‘08 CB-250 HONDA Night Hawk, like new, (409) 735-8773.

‘07 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLSTC, Heritage Softail Classic, like new, 8,140 miles, lots of extras, $13,000; Kendon stand up custom trail-er, $1,500, (409) 988-5868. (11/14)

T R AV E L T R A I L E R S‘07 JAYCO T.T., 1 slide out, very clean, kept in storage, (409) 886-1896.

‘T R U C K S & VA N S‘‘11 FORD F-150 LARIOT, loaded, very few miles, clean, (409) 886-1896.

P A R T SNEW IN BOX,, 4 17” Toyota wheels for 2011 Toyota, $25 ea., (409) 738-2969.

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Dear Heart of Jesus:

In the past I have asked

for many favors.This time I ask you for this very special

one(mention favor).

Take it, dear Jesus,and place it within your own broken

heart,where your Father

sees it.Then in your mer-ciful eyes, it will

become your favor, not mine.

Amen.Say this prayerfor three days,

promise publication and favor

will be granted.Never known to fail.

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NOTICE TO ALLPERSONS HAVING

CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF EDWARD L.

SCOTT, DECEASEDNotice is hereby given that original Letters of Adminis-tration for the Estate of Ed-ward L. Scott, Deceased, were issued on the 8th day of October, 2012, in Cause Number P16214, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to HOWARD M. REINER.

The address of Howard M. Reiner, is Howard M. Reiner & Associates5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200Dallas, Texas 75240.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the above address in care of Howard M. Reiner, Ad-ministrator of the Estate of Edward L. Scott, Deceased, within the time and manner prescribed by law.

DATED this the 2nd day of November, 2012

Respectfully submitted,Howard M. Reiner & Associates

Cara A. FeatherstoneCara A. FeatherstoneState Bar No. 240597365430 LBJ Freeway Suite 1200Dallas, Texas 75240972-663-9462972-663-9463 (fax)

Cara A. FeatherstoneAttorneyHoward M. Reiner & AssociatesDallas Office:5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200Dallas, Texas 75240972-663-9462972-663-9463 fax

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PROBATE NO. P16336ESTATE OF EDWARD ARTHUR COUTURE , DECEASEDCITATION BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF TEXASTO: ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF EDWARD ARTHUR COUTURE , DECEASED

GREETING:YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the

Honorable 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 expiration of ten days from the date of publication of this citation by filing a written answer to a petition that was filed in said Court on November 2, 2012, in Cause No. P16336, and styled: ESTATE OF EDWARD ARTHUR COUTURE , DECEASED.

A brief statement of the nature of the application is as fol-lows, to-wit: APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP, as is more fully shown by the application on file in this cause.

This citation shall be served by notice published once in a newspaper 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 2, 2012.

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

By: Shanell Breaux, Deputy1Probate Code 33(f)(3)

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NOTICE TOCREDITORSNotice is hereby given

that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of JOHN ANTHONY CUTAIA, Deceased, were issued on August 22, 2012, in Cause No. P-16239, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: MARGIE LEE CUTAIA.

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 MICHAEL CATTAttorney at Law1705 16TH StreetOrange, Texas 77630DATED the 22nd day ofAugust, 2012

Michael CattMICHAEL CATTAttorney for MARGIE LEE CUTAIAState Bar No.: 00796324Carlton & Catt, P.C.805 Henderson AvenueOrange, Texas 77630Telephone: (409) 886-5531Facsimile: (409) 886-5926

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CIVIL CITATION - CCVPUBWDTHE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: All Unknown Owners Of Property 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 NOVEMBER 19, 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 IN TRESPASS TO TRY TITLEwas filed and docketed in the Honorable 128th District Court of Orange County, Texas at the District Clerk's Office at the Orange County Courthouse 801 W. Division Ave., Orange, Texas on October 5, 2012 in the following styled and numbered case:

The suit requests COURT APPT ATTY AD LITEM TO ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS OF PROPERTY CAUSE NO. 120358-C Dee Wendt-Ellis VS ALL Unknown Owners of Property

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

TOMMY GUNN202 S. BORDER ST ORANGE, TEXAS 77630

ISSUED AND GIVEN under my hand and seal of the Court at Orange, Texas, on October 5, 2012.

VICKIE EDGERLY, District ClerkOrange County, Texas

By: Charlean Lindsey Deputy

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that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Wayma Rae Brinson, Deceased, were issued on October 31, 2012, in Cause No. P-16317, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Jay Calvin Brinson.


c/o Jay Calvin BrinsonStephen HowardAttorney at Law903 W. Green, Orange, Texas 77630DATED the 31st day ofOctober, 2012

Stephen C. HowardStephen C. HowardAttorney for Jay Calvin BrinsonState Bar No.: 10079400903 W. GreenOrange, Texas 77630Telephone: (409) 883-0202Facsimile: (409) 883-0209



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that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Louise Elizabeth Cagle, Deceased, were issued on November 2, 2012, in Cause No. P-16313, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: James H. Cagle.


c/o James H. CagleStephen HowardAttorney at Law903 W. Green, Orange, Texas 77630DATED the 2nd day ofNovember, 2012

Stephen C. HowardStephen C. HowardAttorney for James H. CagleState Bar No.: 10079400903 W. GreenOrange, Texas 77630Telephone: (409) 883-0202Facsimile: (409) 883-0209

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SAT., 3000 OLLIA RD., OF, off Hwy 105 to Ol-lia, 7:30 til ? Lots of everything!

SAT., 9010 OAK VISTA, BC, off Hwy 408 in Quail Vally, 8 till noon. Cleaned out storage build., everything must go, lots of misc.

SAT., 5978 W. ROUNDBUNCH RD., BC, 7 til ? Hundreds of DVD’s (all ratings), 25¢ ea. Name brand men’s and women’s clothes, baby items, Razor tires, Motorcycle accessories, aquarium, never used bath cabinets, man stuff, etc,

SAT., 150 GILMER ST., BC, in back (James St.), several families, 8 till ? New comforters & Quilts, Shark Steam Floor Cleaner, furniture, coffee table, end table, clothes, luggage, purs-es, lots of misc.

SAT., 407 JEANNETTE DR., BC,7 till ? Toys, household goods, sewing machine, A little bit of everything! Come See!

FRI. & SAT., 1520 MUSTANG, ORG. 8-4. Huge 3 family garage sale. Furniture, clothe all sizes, home decor, lots of DVDs.

SAT. 6303 TANGLE BRUSH TRL, (LCM BEAR TRLS), ORG. 8am to 2pm. Men, women, ju-niors, children’s clothes; toys, infant items & clothes, household items, seasonal and misc. Lots of knick knacks and some furniture.



A sweepstakes band is one that receives a score of one in not only the marching contest, but also the concert and sight reading contests. Not an easy task. This year, the Bridge City High School Band not only made sweepstakes, but they have done it for three years straight.

“This is the first time in the history of the school they have made it three times in a row,” said Russell Tipton, the band director.

Back in the 70s, the school did win two back to back sweepstakes titles, but hadn’t repeated the feat until last year.

“Every other year you’re eligible to advance to the area competition, which is our version of the playoffs,” said Tipton. “We went to the area contest in Nacogdoches last Saturday and was actually selected as an area finalist.” Tip-ton said all the bands march and are ranked one through however many bands there are. The top 10 march again in the afternoon and are re-ranked. The top four advance to the state competition. Bridge City was ranked seventh in the afternoon.

“We were within a narrow margin of making the state marching contest within the gap be-tween third place and us,” said Tipton.

He said it was nice for the kids because they haven’t been selected as a finalist since 2004 or 2005.

“It was a good accomplishment for the kids to be a part of that process and see how they stack up against the bands in the area.”

This is Tipton’s third year as band director at Bridge City. He has two staff members: Tami Goss and Brenda Legendre.

Our next thing we’ll be participating in is called the All-Region contest. That’s an indi-vidual contest where they work up eight tunes or studies that are selected by the state and then they compete with other kids within the region individually. It’s sort of the same playoff situa-tion. They put the kids in chair order, and then the top bunch of chairs is selected into area.” He said students advancing to area will compete in January. Those advancing from there make the All-State band. “It’s the highest honor that you can get as a kid,” said Tipton. “Last year we had two. This year we look forward to having at least that many.”

Out of a band of 82, nine are seniors. “It’s

growing,” said Tipton.Friday is not only the Bayou Bowl with foot-

ball rival Orangefield Bobcats; it is also senior night for Bridge City, which is also a special night for the band. The middle school band gets to perform with the high school band. “That’s 235 kids, seventh through 12th grade that will be up there, so it’s kind of neat to get to see the future; what’s coming down the pike so to speak. It’ll be pretty cool.”

“It’s a pretty cool thing to watch the band pro-gram grow so much. The band has always done well, but to see it grow until it gets state recog-nition; to see how many kids are interested in it and be involved in it. It’s a really nice thing to be a part of. It’s fun to watch.”

BC Band sweeps three years in a row

Most offices dressed up in costume last week. Here Judge David Peck was caught planting a big kiss on Judge Pat Clark, who is screaming for security.

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