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It took three elections to win the position, but John Banken finally was elected in November as the next precinct 3 county commissioner.

But, winning elections is not new to Banken since he was the mayor of Bridge City for nine years and served on the city council for six years. But, he saw a need to be a county commissioner and ran for of-fice.

He was sworn in on January 1 and is anxiously awaiting to take office.

“Once I am sworn in I will get in with both feet,” Banken said.

Banken said he does not have another job to do other than county commissioner.

“This will be my full time job.” he said. “It doesn’t matter who they voted for, I will be everybody’s commissioner.’

Banken knows there are some tough issues he needs to work on for the county.

“We have got to do some-thing with the budget,” Bank-en said. “There is no way we can keep spending like we are

spending.”He added, the county can-

not afford to continue spend-

ing the way they have been without the additional income needed.

However, he knows he will have to look closer into why commissioners have been

spending the way they have done. But, he is not blaming anybody. He says it can no lon-ger go on the way it has been.

One thing is for sure, he does not want to raise taxes to pay for past mistakes.

He would also like to work on bringing new businesses to Orange County.

“We have got to do some-thing,” Banken said.

On the minds of many is the water rights in the area. Bank-en intends to stay on top of the issue and make sure Orange County’s water rights are pro-tected.

Banken will work on issues with the drainage district.

“My goal is to save money and get the job done,” Banken said.

Banken is originally from Sulpur, La, but has been a resi-dent of Bridge City for the last 44 years. His wife, Donna and he has two sons who are Bridge City High School graduates. In addition, he has four grand-children with another one on the way.

“ I will do the best job I can for the citizens of Orange County,” he said.

New Year new terms for elected officials

New Year’s Day heralded the beginning of a new career for some elected officials and the continuation for others. Tues-day, Orange County commis-sioners, constables and the sheriff given the nod in the general election were sworn in at the 128th District Court-room in a short ceremony at 10 a.m.

David Dubose retained his position as Precinct 1 Com-missioner defeating James Stringer 4,212 to 3,287 in No-vember.

Dubose told The Record, “Commissioners court has a very challenging year coming up. We had some numbers that I wasn’t familar with, that I thought were going to be cor-rect numbers and they were not, so we came in, having to borrow money to go into this year. In court Monday, we paid back $3 million of the $6 mil-lion we borrowed. We’re going to tighten the belts and run a real tight ship for the rest of the year and the county is go-ing to be in great shape.”

What was running through his mind as he was being sworn in? “How proud I am to be an American and be a citi-zen of Orange County. When you look out there and see those people that showed up and my friend that showed up, in spite of the bad weather, you know they expect a good job.”

Chris Humble will continue on as Precinct 1 constable. Humble defeated Sarah Jeffer-son-Simon 4,540 to 2,974. He was sworn in by Tommy Gunn.

David Cagle was sworn in by Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Derry Dunn. Cagle defeated Lynn Arceneaux for Constable of Precinct 2 with 4,992 votes to Arceneaux’s 2,786. Cagle replaces Rob Strause, who re-signed his position.

“I’m really excited to be tak-

ing over and finally getting to work,” said Cagle. “I look for-ward to working with Judge Dunn and helping him in his court; serving papers. I’m looking forward to working close with the school district to try and ensure our young children have a safe place to go to school; and serving the citi-zens of Precinct 2 to the best of my ability.

Cagle said there were thou-sands of things going through his mind as he was sworn in. “Things that I want to do. Things that I need to do. I was just trying to think of where I was going to start; trying to get organized, so we can get things done the most effi-ciently as possible. I’ve got a lot of bookkeeping things to do and things like that. I’ve got to get that out of the way.

All others were sworn in by Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 David Peck.

One of the new kids on the block is John Banken, the new commissioner for Precinct 3, who defeated three term Com-missioner John Dubose, 4,389 votes to 3,287.

Other officials sworn in Tuesday were: Keith Merritt – Sheriff; Mark Philpott - Con-stable Pct.3; and Weldon Peve-to - Constable Pct. 4.

Other reelected county offi-cials not sworn in Tuesday were: Troy Johnson - Judge County Court of Law No. 2; John Kimbrough - County At-torney; Lynda Gunstream - County Tax Assessor Collec-tor; Courtney Burch-Arkeen - District Judge 128th District Court; Dennis Powell - Dis-trict Judge 163rd District Court; Hollis Horton - 9th Court of Appeals District 4; David Gaultney - 9th Court of Appeals District 3;

Mandy White-Rogers has already been on the job a cou-ple of weeks since Judge Pat Clark retired before the expi-

Precinct 3 Constable Mark Philpott takes the oath of office administered by Justice of the Peace David Peck during ceremonies at the Orange County Court House on Tuesday.

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Orange County Sheriff Keith Merritt is sworn in to a second term of office by county judge Carl Thibodeaux during cermonies held at the Orange County Court House on Tuesday.

RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

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Orange County Com-missioners’ Court con-vened for the last time in 2012, Dec. 31, with several items on the agenda. It was Commissioner Precinct 3 John Dubose’s last court date.

They recognized the Vi-dor Pirate Intermediate Football Academy 10 and under team as the 2012 Texas Youth Football State Champs.

“I just wanted to make everybody aware in Orange County, that group of coaches, this group of moms and young players and all the supporters that were involved, took the time, the effort, the bruis-es, the cuts, the smashed fingers and the travel time and everything else it took; whatever it took, they did. Through the course of go-ing through that like they did, these young men are now the 2012 Texas State Champions,” said Com-missioner Precinct 4 Jody Crump.

“I wanted to acknowl-edge that, because when you get to be 65 years old, you guys can still say, ‘You know, we were the 2012 Texas State Champions.’ I don’t care how old you get, it doesn’t matter, you’re still the champion. Most people in this state don’t get to say that. There’s over 26 mil-lion people in this state alone and you guys went all the way to the top. You beat everyone there was out there to beat and you guys, you coaches and you moms, you’re the best of the best, so I wanted to acknowledge that.”

In other business the county received a direct deposit from the State Comptroller of Public Ac-counts in the amount of $339,745.42 which covers the one half cent sales and use tax allocation for Octo-

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Incoming Precinct 3 County Commissioner John Banken takes the oath of office surrounded by family members at the Orange County Court House on Tuesday. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

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Hodgkinson still missing after 24 years

After more than 24 years, Eulan “Ray” Hodgkinson is still listed as a missing person although he is believed to be dead with foul play involved.

His mother, Doyle Hodgkin-son, has spent many years do-ing what she can on finding out what happened to her son.

Hodgkinson was 31 years old when he disappeared on Sept. 11 1988. If he were around today, he would be 55 years old. He stood about 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighed 200 pounds with black wavy hair and brown eyes at the time of his disappearance.

Doyle Hodgkinson de-scribes her son as a friendly person. She also said she didn’t think he had any enemies or anyone who would want to harm him. In addition, she said he didn’t drink or do drugs and wasn’t in situations where something could hap-pen to him because he mostly was a “homebody.”

Ray Hodgkinson had a love for his hobbies such as collect-ing model trains and firearms. He was also an accomplished mechanic, certified welder and worked in the construc-tion business. Ray Hodgkin-son who a 1975 Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School graduate used to take his 19 foot boat with a cabin on it out in the water with friends, Doyle Hodgkinson said.

On the day he was last seen by his mother, he had worked on a welding a frame for a pickup truck. The project needed to be completed by the next day, so when the grinder broke he needed another one immediately. It was a Sunday evening about 6 p.m. and with all the stores closed in the small Pinehurst town of 2,274 people, he set out to find a part.

However, first he cleaned up and took a shower. Doyle Hodgkinson was in another room as her son shouted out to her he would not be home for dinner and would pick up something to eat while he was out. Dressed in a long sleeved plaid shirt, dark trousers and black shoes, he shut the door behind him at their residence in the 3800 block f Pheasant Street as he left and forever changed life as Doyle Hodg-kinson knew it.

Time passed and Doyle Hodgkinson knew this was not like her son to not let her know where he was. Especially when it began to rain. His welding equipment was still outside as it was when he left which was something he never did. So, she went out to cover it up so it would not be damaged and continue to wait for him to return.

“ I knew there was some-

thing wrong when he didn’t return that first night,” she said. “This was before the days of cell phones.”

According to reports, Hodg-kinson left his mother’s Pine-hurst home to visit with his employer and give him the sta-tus of the welding job in prog-ress. He disappeared after leaving his boss’ home. He was reported missing a few days later.

According to Doyle Hodg-kinson, three days before his disappearance, he told a con-venience store clerk, “ he knew something serious, but wasn’t going to say anything unless it went to court and then he would testify.”

Ray Hodgkinson’s gray and black 1988 Dodge Dakota was found abandoned by a person in the woods off of FM 1130 by an abandoned oil well. The man told police he had seen it the day after the disappear-ance but didn’t know it was re-lated to the incident. He re-ported the truck to officials when he returned about 10 days later and it was still there.

Missing from the locked truck was an automatic gun which had been stashed be-hind the seat. The keys are also reported missing. The jack which was also behind

was the seat was found in the bed of the pickup. The wind-shield wipers were in an up-right position, indicating it may have been raining when the pickup was parked. Inves-tigators felt the pickup was parked away from the crime scene to act as a diversion.

The community rallied to help find Hodgkinson. More than 75 people gathered with horses and all terrain vehicles to search the area where the pickup was found. Local busi-nesses contributed food and water for the searchers. Volun-teers covered more than 600 acres over the course of the days to follow. They searched two sites within a few miles of where the truck was located and a third site near FM 3247 which is within two miles of Hodgkinson’s residence. The volunteers from the communi-ty included members from the Orange Jaycees, Sheriff ’s Of-fice reserves, Citizen’s Radio Assistance Corps and local fire departments. Working to-gether, they searched using probing rods and shovels.

However, their search did not reveal any conclusive evi-dence. But, investigators did find a few spots they would re-turn later to use heavy equip-ment to overturn.

About five weeks later, a body was found about a quar-ter of a mile from where the pickup truck was found. A man cutting grass found the body and contacted law en-forcement. Authorities felt at first it was Ray Hodgkinson since it was quite a coinci-dence the body location was close to where Hodgkinson’s pickup truck was found.

Ironically, the spot where the body was found was the same field where searchers had been the previous day.

Tension filled the air as Hodgkinson’s parents were at the scene eagerly waiting on the shoulder of the roadway near a culvert. Authorities anxiously worked about 500 yards from where they stood. The Hodgkinsons dreaded hearing information on the body in fear that it was their son, and they also knew it would put the search to an end. However, it was later de-termined by autopsy reports the body was a missing Vidor man.

The Hodgkinsons were told the news and they returned to their vigil with hope they would find Ray alive.

Not wanting to give up hope, Doyle Hodgkinson contacted a medium.

According to reports, Nor-een Renier, of Florida, was called to assist in December 1988. Doyle Hodgkinson used her life savings from her many years as a teacher. The psy-chic, had gained notoriety with working with law en-forcement and she has hired her in hopes of finally getting some answers. Renier was paid $60 per hour plus a $100 flat rate daily rate for expenses.

The investigator at the time told reporters about the possi-bility of the body being in an Orange County landfill near the construction of FM 1130.

Renier’s visualizations were the basis of two day long searches which covered more than 3,000 acres throughout the county. Renier traveled in Hodgkinson’s pickup truck and led the group to the land-fill. Renier said she had dis-cussed the case with law en-forcement before coming the Orange area.

“The landfill has all the things I saw in Florida,” Renier told reporters.

He also said he was looking at another area within one-half mile of the FM 1130 area. This location coordinated and

matched a vision by the psy-chic.

The desolate area had hills and knolls where garbage had been buried and the site over-looked the farm road con-struction. Renier also said the body was buried near a line of young trees. She also de-scribed a pipeline being in-stalled near the body. The construction area had numer-ous pipelines installed.

In addition, Renier said Hodgkinson and the local po-lice chief had been together in

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the area where he is believed to be buried. The police chief admitted he took Hodgkinson target shooting at the police range located near the land-fill.

Renier said Hodgkinson was shot and then buried by a man using heavy machinery. The road crews at the site, about 1.3 miles south of Interstate 10 that were being investigated, leave nu-merous pieces of heavy machinery at the area every night. The closest house was nearly a mile away.

The foreman of the road crew and some of the employees aided in the search, donating the use of the bull-dozer to dig at two places the psychic had suggested.

Although Renier had several images of a tract that fit several locations in Orange County, repeated searches were unsuccessful.

“If I had to do it all over again — I would,” Hodgkinson said.

Renier spent the day working with law enforcement officials by focusing on suspects. Law enforcement offi-cials and the psychic reported they felt Ray Hodgkinson knew his killers.

“She couldn’t narrow it down, but she tried,” Doyle Hodgkinson said.

Renier and officials questioned five suspects and the lead investigator commented to local papers he be-lieved he then had a motive and a probable suspect in the case. He fur-ther elaborated by saying he felt the case was not drug related. Together, they formulated a list of several sus-pects with at least one they felt “very confident about.” The five suspects in-terviewed did not include a total list and not all were men, according to re-ports.

The investigator told reporters the believed more than one person knew about the incident, but only one per-son was actually involved. He went further to say this would erase the problem of how the suspect left the scene of where Hodgkinson’s truck was abandoned.

However, no arrests were made in the case. Not then or ever.

In addition to the psychic, a local dowser, who used a modern-day ver-sion of the ancient dowsing rod to lo-cate buried objects volunteered his services to hunt for the body. He locat-ed three sites he believed to be where the body was, but still nothing was

found. Although, bringing in a psychic was

criticized by some people, law en-forcement officials saw it as a new way of helping to develop leads and wel-comed the idea. They stated they just wanted to do all they could in order to solve the case.

Investigators finally received a break in the case in 2007. A tip lead them to the area with the Texas Equusearch team to look for Hodg-kinson’s body which is believed to be in a barrel under the water.

By August, Texas Equusearch had traveled from Houston and used a side scan sonar to search the area under the Sabine River Bridge.

“We found some images of interest,” said Tim Miller, director of Texas Equusearch following the search. One of the images of interests is of a cylin-drical object.

The dark, murky and dangerous wa-ters prevented a diving crew from tak-ing a closer look.

They were unable to give Doyle Hodgkinson the answers she was searching for all these years.

“This is still an open and active case,” said Fred Hanauer, Police Chief of the Pinehurst Police Department.

The statute of limitations has ex-pired on many crimes which could have occurred in this case such as dis-posal of the body although there is not a statute of limitations on murder.

“No charges will be pursued on any charges other than murder,” Hanauer said.

Never wanting to have the case for-ever remain unsolved, in 2004 investi-gators took a DNA sample in case the body is recovered after Doyle Hodg-kinson is deceased.

Hanauer encourages anyone with information on the case to come for-ward no matter how small or trivial the information may seem.

The number to the Pinehurst Police Department is 409-886-2221.

Over the years, friends of Doyle Hodgkinson have asked her why she continues to live in the same place where she last saw her son. It is be-cause this is “home” she tells them. Although she knows her son will nev-er return home, she can’t let go and for a moment hope he will come back to the place he knows of as home too.

Hodkinson From Page 2A Oaths of Office From Page 1

ration of his term.She was officially sworn in as

judge of County Court at Law on Nov. 19 and had a public swearing in ceremony later. White-Rogers won the election by a wide margin; defeating Mike Abbott 21,610 votes to 8,454. White-Rogers said she has really enjoyed the new job and has stayed busy.

“It’s been great! It’s been a very busy December even though we’ve been off part of the month,” said White-Rogers. “The county clerk was complaining that the County Courts at Law were keeping them too busy for Christmas, because usually during Christmas, court houses aren’t very busy. Even law firms, my whole career, it’s just a down time for everybody, but there’s plenty of work to do and

we’ve just stayed busy.” She said the county clerk said it was her own fault, because she had let too many people off for the holiday. “It’s a lot of fun. I’m learning a lot; there’s more I’m going to need to learn. It’s been nice seeing the other side of the desk. People are very friendly. I’ve enjoyed it. I feel I have a lot to learn.”

She said some of the job was a lit-tle surprising to her. “I do probate. There is a whole, whole lot of pro-bate, which I never knew. I didn’t represent people in probate. There’s a whole lot more probate matters than I thought. They’re easy, there is just a whole lot of them. There is a lot of busy work, something you don’t even have to go to court on. The files you have to go through, like for default judgements, it

doesn’t require a hearing, but you still have to read and make a rul-ling. I didn’t realize how much of that there was,” said White-Rogers. “It’s not been overwhelming, but it has been steady. I knew we would be busy and I expect it to get worse.

I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s been a new adventure. My goal is to treat people the way I would want to be treated, within the confines of the law.”

Her advice to other “newbie” offi-cials: “We represent the citizens of Orange County. They elected us. We need to, everyday, do our best to benefit our county and the people that elected us.”

White-Rogers is scheduled to swear in her former boss, District Attorney John Kimbrough Wednes-day morning.

ration of his term.She was officially sworn in as

judge of County Court at Law on Nov. 19 and had a public swearing in ceremony later. White-Rogers won the election by a wide margin; defeating Mike Abbott 21,610 votes to 8,454. White-Rogers said she has really enjoyed the new job and has stayed busy.

“It’s been great! It’s been a very busy December even though we’ve been off part of the month,” said White-Rogers. “The county clerk was complaining that the County Courts at Law were keeping them too busy for Christmas, because usually during Christmas, court houses aren’t very busy. Even law firms, my whole career, it’s just a down time for everybody, but there’s plenty of work to do and we’ve just stayed busy.” She said the county clerk said it was her own fault, be-cause she had let too many people off for the holiday. “It’s a lot of fun. I’m learning a lot; there’s more I’m going to need to learn. It’s been nice seeing the other side of the desk. People are very friendly. I’ve en-joyed it. I feel I have a lot to learn.”

She said some of the job was a lit-tle surprising to her. “I do probate.

There is a whole, whole lot of pro-bate, which I never knew. I didn’t represent people in probate. There’s a whole lot more probate matters than I thought. They’re easy, there is just a whole lot of them. There is a lot of busy work, something you don’t even have to go to court on. The files you have to go through, like for default judgements, it doesn’t require a hearing, but you still have to read and make a rul-ling. I didn’t realize how much of that there was,” said White-Rogers. “It’s not been overwhelming, but it has been steady. I knew we would be busy and I expect it to get worse.

I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s been a new adventure. My goal is to treat people the way I would want to be treated, within the confines of the law.”

Her advice to other “newbie” offi-cials: “We represent the citizens of Orange County. They elected us. We need to, everyday, do our best to benefit our county and the people that elected us.”

White-Rogers is scheduled to swear in her former boss, District Attorney John Kimbrough Wednes-day morning.

County business From Page 1Bridge CityGolden Girlsto meet Jan. 8Staff ReportFor The Record

The Bridge City Golden Girls recently held their an-nual Christmas Party at Bay-town Seafood in Groves. There were eight Red Hat So-ciety members in attendance. Everyone brought a gift and numbers were drawn for the exchange. There were three ladies celebrating December birthdays: Queen Donna Cole, Vice Queen Noel Og-burn and Lady Dorothy Huck-aby. Vice Queen Tonya Burns drew the winning number for the hostess gift.

The food was wonderful and everyone had a good time. The club’s next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 8 but the place and time have not yet been determined. Anyone interested in joining a ladies club in Bridge City can call Vice Queen Tonya 745-5417 for more information.


Hodgkinson still missing after 24 years

After more than 24 years, Eulan “Ray” Hodgkinson is still listed as a missing person although he is believed to be dead with foul play involved.

His mother, Doyle Hodgkin-son, has spent many years do-ing what she can on finding out what happened to her son.

Hodgkinson was 31 years old when he disappeared on Sept. 11 1988. If he were around today, he would be 55 years old. He stood about 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighed 200 pounds with black wavy hair and brown eyes at the time of his disappearance.

Doyle Hodgkinson de-scribes her son as a friendly person. She also said she didn’t think he had any enemies or anyone who would want to harm him. In addition, she said he didn’t drink or do drugs and wasn’t in situations where something could hap-pen to him because he mostly was a “homebody.”

Ray Hodgkinson had a love for his hobbies such as collect-ing model trains and firearms. He was also an accomplished mechanic, certified welder and worked in the construc-tion business. Ray Hodgkin-son who a 1975 Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School graduate used to take his 19 foot boat with a cabin on it out in the water with friends, Doyle Hodgkinson said.

On the day he was last seen by his mother, he had worked on a welding a frame for a pickup truck. The project needed to be completed by the next day, so when the grinder broke he needed another one immediately. It was a Sunday evening about 6 p.m. and with all the stores closed in the small Pinehurst town of 2,274 people, he set out to find a part.

However, first he cleaned up and took a shower. Doyle Hodgkinson was in another room as her son shouted out to her he would not be home for dinner and would pick up something to eat while he was out. Dressed in a long sleeved plaid shirt, dark trousers and black shoes, he shut the door behind him at their residence in the 3800 block f Pheasant Street as he left and forever changed life as Doyle Hodg-kinson knew it.

Time passed and Doyle Hodgkinson knew this was not like her son to not let her know where he was. Especially when it began to rain. His welding equipment was still outside as it was when he left which was something he never did. So, she went out to cover it up so it would not be damaged and continue to wait for him to return.

“ I knew there was some-

thing wrong when he didn’t return that first night,” she said. “This was before the days of cell phones.”

According to reports, Hodg-kinson left his mother’s Pine-hurst home to visit with his employer and give him the sta-tus of the welding job in prog-ress. He disappeared after leaving his boss’ home. He was reported missing a few days later.

According to Doyle Hodg-kinson, three days before his disappearance, he told a con-venience store clerk, “ he knew something serious, but wasn’t going to say anything unless it went to court and then he would testify.”

Ray Hodgkinson’s gray and black 1988 Dodge Dakota was found abandoned by a person in the woods off of FM 1130 by an abandoned oil well. The man told police he had seen it the day after the disappear-ance but didn’t know it was re-lated to the incident. He re-ported the truck to officials when he returned about 10 days later and it was still there.

Missing from the locked truck was an automatic gun which had been stashed be-hind the seat. The keys are also reported missing. The jack which was also behind

was the seat was found in the bed of the pickup. The wind-shield wipers were in an up-right position, indicating it may have been raining when the pickup was parked. Inves-tigators felt the pickup was parked away from the crime scene to act as a diversion.

The community rallied to help find Hodgkinson. More than 75 people gathered with horses and all terrain vehicles to search the area where the pickup was found. Local busi-nesses contributed food and water for the searchers. Volun-teers covered more than 600 acres over the course of the days to follow. They searched two sites within a few miles of where the truck was located and a third site near FM 3247 which is within two miles of Hodgkinson’s residence. The volunteers from the communi-ty included members from the Orange Jaycees, Sheriff ’s Of-fice reserves, Citizen’s Radio Assistance Corps and local fire departments. Working to-gether, they searched using probing rods and shovels.

However, their search did not reveal any conclusive evi-dence. But, investigators did find a few spots they would re-turn later to use heavy equip-ment to overturn.

About five weeks later, a body was found about a quar-ter of a mile from where the pickup truck was found. A man cutting grass found the body and contacted law en-forcement. Authorities felt at first it was Ray Hodgkinson since it was quite a coinci-dence the body location was close to where Hodgkinson’s pickup truck was found.

Ironically, the spot where the body was found was the same field where searchers had been the previous day.

Tension filled the air as Hodgkinson’s parents were at the scene eagerly waiting on the shoulder of the roadway near a culvert. Authorities anxiously worked about 500 yards from where they stood. The Hodgkinsons dreaded hearing information on the body in fear that it was their son, and they also knew it would put the search to an end. However, it was later de-termined by autopsy reports the body was a missing Vidor man.

The Hodgkinsons were told the news and they returned to their vigil with hope they would find Ray alive.

Not wanting to give up hope, Doyle Hodgkinson contacted a medium.

According to reports, Nor-een Renier, of Florida, was called to assist in December 1988. Doyle Hodgkinson used her life savings from her many years as a teacher. The psy-chic, had gained notoriety with working with law en-forcement and she has hired her in hopes of finally getting some answers. Renier was paid $60 per hour plus a $100 flat rate daily rate for expenses.

The investigator at the time told reporters about the possi-bility of the body being in an Orange County landfill near the construction of FM 1130.

Renier’s visualizations were the basis of two day long searches which covered more than 3,000 acres throughout the county. Renier traveled in Hodgkinson’s pickup truck and led the group to the land-fill. Renier said she had dis-cussed the case with law en-forcement before coming the Orange area.

“The landfill has all the things I saw in Florida,” Renier told reporters.

He also said he was looking at another area within one-half mile of the FM 1130 area. This location coordinated and

matched a vision by the psy-chic.

The desolate area had hills and knolls where garbage had been buried and the site over-looked the farm road con-struction. Renier also said the body was buried near a line of young trees. She also de-scribed a pipeline being in-stalled near the body. The construction area had numer-ous pipelines installed.

In addition, Renier said Hodgkinson and the local po-lice chief had been together in

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WELCOME TO THE NEW YEARWell, we made it through another year and 2013 blew in

dropping over two inches of rain. In the past year we lost a lot of friends, that’s the sad part, and the New Year will prob-ably bring more of the same. I had a good year on my predic-tions. I got an email where someone complimented me on my guesses. Too much goes into what I do to call it guessing. An email from Mike says, “You’re not always right but I’m im-pressed with how seldom you’re wrong.” Then one from J.B. asked, “How do you do that?” It’s a range of things. Most peo-ple who are successful predict with their head not their heart. It takes a lot of reading and research from many sources. You can’t just tune into MSNBC, FOX or talk radio and get a fair assessment. Mostly they spin only one side. I had intended to make a few predictions, both state and national, but I’ve been down in the bottom of a barrel and can’t seem to get out of it. ***** Now about the fiscal cliff which consumed all the news. A deal has been struck by the senate, 89-8.. It’s not a great deal for either side and it’s prolonging more infight-ing in a couple of months dealing with the debt ceiling. I had predicted President Obama would move to extend tax cuts for individuals from $250,000 to $500,000. The deal closed at $450,000 for couples. Jobless benefits were extended for one year. Doctors won’t get the 27 percent cut in Medicare payments, Medicare and Social Security were protected for now, however, that will have to be hammered out to reach a balance between income and cuts. The Democratic side of congress agreed and called for an up and down vote but again Eric Canter held Speaker Boehner and the congress hos-tage, sending the bill back to the senate, to add some amend-ments. That put off the vote, hanging the fiscal cliff up. Tea Partier Canter again is the obstructionist. The end result will not be passed by my deadline. A new congress comes in Thursday so everything would start all over.**** A big loss to Texas is Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson who is being replaced by Tea Party darling Ted Cruz, who is far to the right of Lt. Gov. Dewhurst. That means he’s not going to Washington to accomplish anything. He will be one of the obstruction-ist that blocks progress. Sen. Hutchinson was a reasonable conservative, Cruz already has admitted that he won’t be. He and Sen. Rand Paul will be two peas in one pod.***** Well, it’s official, a complete report shows that this congress is the worst in our history. They accomplished nothing. Beating President Obama was their main goal and they failed miser-ably at that. Congressmen earn $174,000 a year with perks up to $250,000. They were in session 129 days. Not bad pay for accomplishing nothing.*****Gotta move on. Come along, it won’t do you no harm.

KEEPING TRACK OF THE NATIVESOn Sunday, Dec. 30, Corporal Andrew Hollier, with the

Orange County Sheriff’s office, surprised his wife of 25 years, Shelly, with a celebration. Andrew was able to keep it all a secret by telling her they were just going to take pic-tures after church that morning so they all had to dress up. The family left for Commonground Community Church, in Bridge City, on Sunday morning and after the church service the pastor who had married them 25 years ago officiated as they renewed their vows. Andrew did not stop there. He had a limousine pick them up and drive them back to their house for a celebration with family, friends, gumbo, cake and all the trimmings. After the reception, the happy couple left for a second honeymoon trip to Galveston. Andrew and Shelly should be good for another 25 years now.*****We are glad to report that West Orange mayor Roy McDonald had surgery, is home and doing well. His fight is not over but so far he’s winning.*****Dist. Clerk Deputy Janet Reed Greene will retire Friday, Jan. 4, from the Courthouse. She first worked in the DA’s office back in the 70’s. She will be greatly missed around the Courthouse.*****District Attorney John Kim-brough replaced Judge Rogers with Michelle Brister as new Assistant District Attorney.*****Attorney Lynwood Sand-ers was in a bad wreck last week when he rolled his duel cab Ford pickup truck. The other driver ran a red light at Hwy. 62 and IH-10. Although Lynwood’s truck rolled a few times he came out just fine. He said air bags went off everywhere. The wreck was on Sunday and on Monday he went back to the Ford place to ordered another truck just like it. He gives all the praise to God for saving his life on this one.*****Retired County Treasurer Vergie Moreland and her husband Larry just returned from enjoying the Christmas lights in Marshall, Texas. Vergie stays busy since her retirement.*****County Clerk Deputy Stacy Wells received an engagement ring for Christmas. There could be an Easter wedding in the works for she and fiancé’ Jude Hebert who is employed by David Self Ford.*****Larry Jacobs, who returned to Bridge City many years ago from Oregon, married Jan Prince Bock and began Wealth Management has been joined in his business by his son, who has recently moved to Bridge City from Oregon

NOTABLE DEATHS IN 2012Some of the high profile people that we got to know who

left us in 2012. The latest is Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, 78. He died Dec. 27. “Stormin Norman” is compared to other

great generals like Ike, and Douglas MacArthur. A deco-rated soldier in Vietnam, he commanded operation “Desert Storm,” a coalition of about 30 countries.

A few of the others dying in 2012, Ernest Borguine, 95; Phyllis Diller, 95; Gore Vidal, 86; Vidal Sasson, 84; Larry Hagman, 81; George Lindsey, 83; Robin Gibb, 62; Andy Griffith, 86; Sherman (George Jefferson) Hemsley, 74; Etta James, 73; Whitney Houston, 48; Donna Summers, 63; Dick Clark, 82; Andy Williams, 84; Kitty Wells, 91; Doc Watson, 89; Earl Scruggs, 88; Johnny Otis, 90; Davy Jones, 66; Rodney King, 47; Sen. Warren Rudman, 82; Sen. Arlen Specter, 82; Helen Gurley Brown, 90; Neil Armstrong, 82; Sally Ride, 61; Coach Joe Paterno, 85; Newsman Mike Wal-lace, 92; Sen. George McGovern, 90; Boxer Hectar Coma-cho, 50; Trainer Angelo Dundee, 90; Coach Darrell Royal, 88; Sen. Daniel Inouye, 88 and Judge Robert Bork, 85.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME10 Years Ago-2003

Newly elected county officials sworn into office Jan. 1 were Janice Menard, Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace; Roy Derry Dunn, Pct. 2, Justice of the Peace; Beamon Minton, County Com-missioner, Pct. 4, sworn in by Judge Carl Thibodeaux. He was accompanied by his wife Mary Ann.; Owen Burton, Com-missioner, Pct. 2, sworn into office by Judge Dennis Powell, 163rd Dist. Judge. Burton was accompanied by wife Nelda, daughter Anna, grandson Rylan Breaux and granddaugh-ter Nocona Smith. *****Raymond Smith will be installed chairman at the annual Chamber banquet, Jan. 9. Smith re-places Carl Himel.*****Lou Raburn is still sporting a couple of black eyes after something in her attic fell on her caus-ing a concussion. She was digging in the attic for Christmas decorations.*****Dr. Williams told Grover that giving Halli-burton a prescription for Viagra would be like putting a new flagpole on a condemned building.*****Pretty Lynda Peck hit a heavy barbell weight and broke her heel. The cast runs up to her calf. *****Judge Pat didn’t like the Aggie colors painted in his courtroom so Judge Thibodeaux changed the color but wouldn’t agree to burnt orange. *****Bridge City soldier Chris Menard came home from Fort Hood on New year’s Day but rushed back to have lunch with President George W. Bush, who was visiting the base.*****Elvis Presley was born Jan. 8, 1935, and died Aug. 16, 1977. (Editor’s note: Hard to believe that will be 36 years ago.)*****Mr. and Mrs. Grady Johnson celebrate 60 years of wedded bliss. *****Louis Dugas says, “The Visitors Bureau of Orange has a history of welcoming visitors, it was once the city jail.”*****Bessie Hance Permen-tor, 76, died Jan. 2. ***Jack Wood, 73, died Jan. 3. ***W.R. Bill Potter, 94, died Jan. 5. *****Crawfish cornbread is made in Bridge City by Lynard and Cheryl Stout. *****The Record Newspapers outdoor columnists, Capt. Dickie Colburn and Capt. Chuck Uzzle are featured at the Beaumont Winter Boat Show. Both will present sessions.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME35 Years Ago-1978

Don Burgess is sworn in Sunday as 260th district judge by partner H.D. Pate. Wife Bobbie held the Bible.*****W.T. Oliver started the day before preparing a feast for the New year’s Eve party and 23rd wedding anniversary celebration of Roy and Phyllis Dunn. The gathering was held at the Dunn home. Oliver featured 20-gallons of gumbo, 20 gallons of jambalaya, five gallons of sausage and black-eyed peas. Mexi-can corn bread and other trimmings. Paul Wise furnished the back up music for a variety of singers. A highlight was the picking and singing of Father Walter Montedon. Be-tween walking their baby Jenny, Gordon and Diane Baxter did a couple of numbers. H.D. Pate sang along and prompted Sen. Carl Parker into singing ten songs by announcing the Senator didn’t know but two. Vicki Curtis and Dennis Hall teamed up on the guitar while the crew harmonized. Fur-nishing foot-tapping and leg-clapping were State Legislator Wayne Peveto, Judge Grover Halliburton, Betty and Ber-nard Gaiarratano, Danny Brack, Judge Burgess, Barbara Gillis, Sue Pate and Betty Harmon. Big eaters were Bobby Cormier, Dewey “Teddy Bear” Cox, Bill Forte, Jack Parcel, Tim Lieby, James Fontenot and Ace Amedo. Don Jacobs sang his novelty songs, including “The Legend of Roy Dunn.” Harold Beeson, judge of Rose City, author and newspaper re-porter, came without Shelia. The only time he ever behaved. Around 100 folks attended the annual party. *****Bridge City resident John Dubose was named business manager and con-troller of the Port Arthur News.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKAmber Cortez, Angela Abshire, Cody Johnson, Court-

ney Anderson, David Villanoueva, Jason Sieck, June Gun-stream, Kathy Mercer, O’Neal Waldrop, Betty Johnson, Ann Burns, Alvin Wright, Barbara Dardeau, Betty John-ston, Devin Force, Lillian Wray, Mary Williams, Nancy Lapeyrolerie, Marilou Pachar Gunn, Catherine Young, Deborah Schlicher, Malinda Vail, Patsy Dowder, Jeff Pe-veto, Clint Reves, Louise Dubose, Sherry Morgan, Marvin Ziller, Skipper Free, Max Geldard, Micah McFarlane, Bet-ty Jagen, Carl Floyd, Jo Green, Libby Campbell, Michael Collins, Ted Arnold, Teresa Collins, Mike Comeaux, Joey Halliburton, Nadine Whitsett, Philipp Hunt, Sandra Cole and Sean Brinson.

A FEW HAPPENINGSAll three Orange County boys in the NFL make playoffs.

Coach Wade Phillips and the Texans have lost the last two games but ended up 12-4. Houston will take on the Bengals Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at Reliant. The game will be televised on NBC. ***Earl Thomas and his Seahawks will take on the Redskins in Washington, Sunday, 3:30 p.m. on FOX. ***Matt Bryant and the Atlanta Falcons got a first round bye. Not too many, if any, county in the country with a population of 80,000 can claim three native sons participating in NFL play-offs. Earl Thomas has also been selected for the Pro Bowl. .*****Ms. Pearl Burgess has another of her poems in this is-sue. I saw her go by in her big car and I thought how amaz-ing that at 92 she doesn’t let anything hold her back. What a sweetheart, “Pearly just keep on a rolling, have a great year in 2013.”*****President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are USA’s most admired persons. Clinton has been named 16 times. First Lady Michelle Obama came in sec-ond behind her. Oprah Winfrey was number three and Con-doleezza Rice number four. President Obama received the largest bump in the survey. His tally nearly doubled from 2011 to this year. *****ATV‘s Etc now open on Western Ave., in West Orange. The new business is owned by Gary and Teina Usery. Because of low overhead they offer the best prices in Texas and also first class service. Great, friendly folks you will like doing business with. Stop by, look ‘um over.*****Coming in 2013, I would guess late June or early July a royal baby will arrive to Prince William and Duchess Catherine

(Kate).*****Two old country boys,, Hall of Famers, the two Georges, Jones and Strait, will be on the road again for the last time before the legends hang up their touring boots. They will pack their bus in 2013, looking back at what a great run they‘ve had. Before they hang up their guitars wouldn‘t it be great for them to make one final album together. *****Taylor Swift, who‘s ‘Red’ outsold every other album, is doing a 45-city tour and it‘s already a hot ticket. Taylor and country mu-sic will dominate this year. Shows by Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others like Blake Shelton will keep country on the top burner.******Yankee Derek Jeter, who broke his ankle in game one of the AL championship, will be back. Again Jeter will be baseballs most popular player. *****A good guess would be Payton Manning and Bronco‘s against Tom Brady of the New England patriots in the Super Bowl. *****My guess is that the Kansas City Chiefs will select quarterback Geno Smith as first pick. *****Chip Kelly won‘t replace Andy Reid with the Eagles but the Oregon coach could end up coach at San Diego. Ray Lewis will return for his 18th season with Baltimore.******A few folks celebrating their special day: Jan. 2, finds Cody Johnson, June Gunstream and Kathy Mercer celebrating birthdays.***On Jan. 3, our good friend, Commis-sioner Owen Burton hit’s a milestone but thankfully he has Ms. Nelda, a good nurse, to look after him.*** Roy Simar, on this day, climbs another step up the ladder.***Barbara Dardeau, Ann Burns and Betty Johnson are a year older also.*****On Jan. 4, Pretty Vergie Moreland celebrates an-other year. Vergie just doesn’t age. ***Our friend Beth Rach for her birthday lost her job in the State Representative‘s of-fice. Jan. 1, marked the end of Mike Hamilton and thanks to Rick Perry, also the end of a State Representation in Orange County. ***Our old friend, longtime mouth of KOGT radio, Richard Corder celebrates another. We send best wishes, “Let’s Go Fishing.”***Also celebrating on this day is Nancy Lapeyrolerie.*****On Jan. 5, Marilou Pachar Gunn, who seems to be the aunt to a lot of old local boys, Yank, Al and Dean, plus she’s Tommy Gunn’s mom, celebrates 85 years. ***Another very nice lady, Vivian Holbrooks celebrates this day. We have lost track of her. Ms Vivian, please give me a call. *****On Jan. 6, Skipper Free, who was born in Shangri La, turns 70-something. *****On Jan. 7, Sue’s little boy Mike Col-lins has fast passed middle-age. Those boys grew up too fast. ***Also Teresa Collins, Libby Campbell and Betty Jagen celebrate. ***** Jan. 8, a kid we knew as a puppy, Lanston Fall, is closer today to 60 than he is 50. ***Sean Brinson, Mike Co-meaux, Phillip Hunt and Sandra Cole all celebrate. Happy birthday to all. (Please see complete list.)*****After watching LSU get beat 25-24 by Clemson on a last minute field goal, I was disillusioned about watching any New Year’s Day bowl games. The big game for me is Friday’s Cotton Bowl between the Aggies and Oklahoma, 7 p.m. on FOX. Next Monday, Jan. 7, is the BCS National Championship game at Miami between Notre Dame and Alabama, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Those are the only two games that interest me.*****Seven head coaches and five general managers are fired in the NFL. I hated to see East Texas boy, Lovie Smith, with the Bears, run off. Lovie is the pride of Big Sandy. For now it looks like Jerry Jones will keep his blinders on and ride the same horses.*****The Wednes-day Lunch Bunch is dining at Robert’s this week and back at Novrozsky’s next Wednesday noon. Everyone is always welcome. You don’t need an invitation.*****One of the best investments you can make is to buy a tractor. Really, have you ever tried buying a used tractor? Right now George, at David Self Tractor in Buna, has great inventory reduction prices on new Mahindra tractors. Price increases are expected on everything this year. There’s no better time to buy and get low note financing. Tell George we sent you.*****Hugh Hefner’s implant must still be working. New Year’s Eve the old Playboy took a bride 60 years his junior. Besides being a doll, he re-ports she has a lot of patience.*****Our friend Sheriff Newton Johnson, over in Shelby County, got caught in the straight party vote against President Obama and lost his seat by 80 votes. Newton was well liked and had done a good job. That straight party gimmick got a lot of good officials throughout the state.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEKOtis Desomeaux, las week, attended some holiday par-

ties him. First he went to a gathering at Comeaux’s house where he drank a couple glasses of wine. Den he left dere, made a couple more stops and ended up at “Tee-Boy’s” place. By den, he was pretty sauced up him and knew full well dat he had drunk slightly over da limit but he drunk a couple more high balls. Den he did something he had never done before, he took a cab home. He passed a police roadblock but since it was a cab da police waved it past. Desomeaux him, arrive home safe witout incident and boy dat was a surprise because Desomeaux him, had never driven a cab before. He’s not sure wat to do wit it now dat it’s in his garage.

C’EST TOUTWhen the day started I thought the congress would act like

adults and just vote up or down. Win or lose. You have to feel for Speaker Boehner. Canter and Paul Ryan are tell-ing him they will remove him as speaker if he called for an up or down vote. Going over the cliff is a killer for the poor and middle class and will hurt Wall Street. A new congress coming in Thursday now would cancel everything that has been done. The congressional vote could still happen even in a day or so and made retroactive. Boehner has lost respect with his friends in the senate and with the President because he promised if the senate passed a bill he would call for a vote. He now has backed down. I predict this action will haunt the Republicans and will cost them the congress in two years. Even Grover Norquist was for calling a vote. Now Rush Lim-baugh, Hannity and others will fan the fire. Our country de-serves better than being held hostage by extremist. For now, I’ll just have to wait. I still believe a deal will be made or peo-ple will suffer. *****Secretary Hillary Clinton has developed a blood clot between the skull and brain. I’m told that is fairly common and can be dissolved with medication. Hillary ain’t finished yet.*****Gotta go. Here’s wishing you and the country a great year. Take care and God bless.


Debby SchamberFor The Record

The Texas Senate will start up a new session on January 8 and Senator Robert Nichols says he is ready to get started.

Nichols was elected to the Texas Senate in 2006 and represents 19 counties which includes the greater part of East Texas, Montgomery and Or-ange County. The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature and this session will bring 44 new state representatives for a total of 150 and six new state senators for a total of 31. They will be sworn in on the first day of session before tackling the many issues awaiting them. Senators serve four year terms while representatives serve two years. The beginning of a session also signifies be-ing appointed by the Lt. Governor to the many committees.

Nichols will dive in head first with his recent ap-pointment of chairman of the Transportation Committee which oversees all of TxDOT, inter-coastal waterways and ports. This is a policy area Nichols has cared about for quite some time and which is very important to the state. Locally, the port of Orange will be a topic of discussion and be-come ‘extremely important.”

Nichols intends to focus on the long-term fund-ing of transportation infrastructure.

“Transportation is a passion of mine,” Nichols said. Nichols said a big issue in the transportation committee is funding. Especially, how they are go-

ing to find the funds to pay for the many needed projects. He intends to propose sales tax that is currently paid on vehicles to be used in the construction

of roads and bridges. According to Nichols, the money collected goes into a general fund and ev-erything is paid from it. He wants to phase in the plan over the course of the next ten years which will enable TxDOT to begin to “streamline projects.”

He also sits on the Health and Human Services Committee, Intergovernmental Relations Com-mittee which oversees health care issues, Child Protective Services, hospitals, food stamp pro-grams and medicaid.

Nichols is currently on the Sunset Advisory Committee as vice-chair which votes on the issues all year long and not just when in session. They work on issues such as inter-governmental rela-tions. During last session, they abolished four agencies saving taxpayers $161 million in one two year cycle.

Nichols also is a member of the Natural Resources Committee and the Nominations Commit-tee. In the Nominations Committee, the governor can appoint someone to fulfill a position, but first they must be confirmed by the committee.

He will also tackle other issues such as health care, education and water which are consistently remain at the top of the list of topics.

The education issue is on the minds of many across the state. This year, they will work on fund-ing and accountability. Nichols recently met with all the superintendents in his district to hear about their concerns and ideas on how to approach the problems with solutions.

According to Nichols, Texas Governor Rick Perry has declared they will not participate in the affordable health care act.

“There will be a tremendous amount of pressure onto Texas lawmakers,” Nichols said. Bill pre-filing began in early November and is still ongoing, however, according to Nichols, not

all problems constitute the need for a new law, but on the rare occasion one is necessary.The first bill Nichols recently filed was to slow the rapidly rising taxable values on Texas homes.“Escalating tax appraisals make home-ownership less and less affordable,” Nichols said in a

press release. “We need to keep citizens from being taxed out of their homes and significantly lim-it increasing tax appraisals, which result in larger tax bills.”

Senate Bill 95 cuts the maximum rate of increase in half, from 10 percent to 5 percent. Nichols pointed out the importance of limiting the increase in people’s property taxes, even when the val-

ue of their home increases.“When your property value increases, it doesn’t mean you have any more money in your pocket,”

said Nichols. “We must keep the maximum increase as low as possible so individuals and families can continue to afford living in their homes. In Texas we have placed an unfair share of the tax burden on homeowners.”

Nichols’ second bill, Senate Bill 96, would prohibit state or local governments from taking pri-vate land for recreational purposes.

“No homeowner should lose the roof over their head so others can have a place to play,” said Nichols. “Eminent domain should never be used for recreational purposes, period.”

Ending eminent domain abuse continues to be a priority for Nichols. In his first two sessions as senator, he co-authored legislation creating a Landowners’ Bill of Rights and has consistently vot-ed for landowner protections.

Nichols has also been working on bills for welfare reform. He co-authored Senate Bill 11 with Senator Jane Nelson to include drug testing for welfare benefits and to restrict the items recipients can purchase with taxpayer-paid benefits. The bill also establishes a 3-year lifetime limit on ben-efits.

“Our welfare system is designed to help those who are willing to help themselves,” said Nichols. “Taxpayers have a reasonable expectation that their hard earned money will not be used to feed a debilitating addiction, but that it will be used to help make recipients independent and productive again.”

Senate Bill 11 will require a screening assessment to determine whether there is good cause for a person to submit to a drug test to establish eligibility for financial assistance benefits. If a person is found to be using illegal drugs, they will be ineligible for benefits for a period of one year. A “three-strikes and you’re out” provision gives welfare recipients an opportunity to attain drug-free status while still protecting taxpayers.

The legislation also updates mandatory employment provisions for financial benefits, a concept Nichols passed in prior sessions for local health programs. “Taxpayers expect those who are capa-ble of employment, or participating in job-training programs, to do so. In addition to protecting taxpayers’ money, this will also encourage more Texans to return to work and to financial inde-pendence,” said Nichols.

Lastly, the bill restricts state financial benefits from being spent on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, lottery tickets, adult entertainment and bingo.

“I would encourage people to come to the Capitol when bills are up for public testimony,” Nich-ols said. “It’s your Capitol and belongs to you.”

He also encourages people to come by the senate office when in Austin to discuss issues on their mind to help find a solution to the problem.

Senator Robert Nichols is ready to address the issues in the upcoming session

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AARP income tax assistance available Feb. 1The AARP Tax Filing Assistance Program will be offered

starting at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at the Orange Pub-lic Library. Trained volunteers will be available from 12:15 to 4 p.m. Every Wednesday and Friday through April 15, 2013.

Anyone seeking assistance should bring the following:All W-2 and 1099 Forms, including Social Security Benefits

statements;Records of Capital gains and losses;Receipts of medical expenses, taxes paid, interest paid, contri-

butions, causality and theft losses, job expenses, sales tax re-ceipts for major purchases and Social Security cards for depen-dents;

A copy of their 2011 tax return to help the volunteers prepare the 2012 return.

Electronic filing will be available. No tax return will be started after 4 p.m.

OPH Commission to meet Jan. 8The City of Orange Historic Preservation Commission will

meet for their regularly scheduled meeting 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at the Library Annex Building located at 220 N. Fifth Street. The public is invited to attend.

Orange County Christian Writers Guild to meet

The Orange County Christian Writers Guild (OCCWG) has kicked off their first meeting. Published Author Francis Collins, writer of “Seashell Prisoners” and Joseph Henry, writer of “Back to the Basics - Its God’s Way or the Highway” were in attendance along with several others.

Several by-laws were passed and they are scheduled to meet from 6 to 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at The Brown Hearing Center, 105 Camellia Street, Orange, Texas. The Janu-ary meeting will be held on Jan. 8, 2013 due to New Years Day. The meetings will be held in the building in the back. Those at-tending are asked to park in the side parking lot, go in the door that is mid-way between the two buildings and up the stairs.

In January, Martha Bush will speak on “Publishing Your Book.” She has recently written a bereavement book but has written and spoke at many different outlets. Chester Moore, a columnist from the Orange Leader, will speak at the February meeting.

For further information, please call Karen Y. Stevens at 409 988-2588 or email to [email protected]

Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees to meetThe Chevron, Texaco and Unocal Retirees Association will

meet Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at Robert’s Meat Market and Steak House, located at 3720 West Park Avenue in Orange.

All Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees, spouses and guests are invited to attend for a good “Dutch treat” meal, fellowship and a presentation by Paula Tacker, Orange County Extension Agent, on “Diabetes.” Information presented will be useful for those who have diabetes and those who have family members who have diabetes.

American Legion to host lunch fundraiserThe American Legion Post 49 will host their plate lunch fund-

raiser on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan 10, 2013. The cost is $8 per plate and the meal will consist of brisket, link, potato

salad, beans, bread and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome, delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1424 after noon on Wednesday, Jan. 9 and before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10 for orders and deliv-eries.

Bridge City Golden Girls to meet Jan. 8The Bridge City Golden Girls recently held their annual

Christmas Party at Baytown Seafood in Groves. There were eight Red Hat Society members in attendance. Everyone brought a gift and numbers were drawn for the exchange. There were three ladies celebrating December birthdays: Queen Donna Cole, Vice Queen Noel Ogburn and Lady Dorothy Huckaby. Vice Queen Tonya Burns drew the winning number for the hostess gift.


Eagles offers activities, pool tour-nament and hall rental

The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2523, located at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange is offering several classes, activities and fund-raisers.

Free scrapbook classes are held at 4 p.m. each Tuesday. The community is invited.

Free genealogy classes are offered at 4 p.m. each Wednesday. The Eagles will host a pool tournament every Friday begin-

ning at 8 p.m. Prize money will given to first and second place winners. Food will be available.

The Eagles have new hours of operation. The Eagles have new hours of operation. They will now be open on Monday’s at 4pm. The hours for the rest of the week remain the same.

Patrons will now enjoy free pool, free popcorn and drink spe-cials Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during special hours.

As always our community is invited to come meet our mem-bers and enjoy our facility.

The 63’ X 39’ hall is available for rent. The hall is suitable for all occasions, with an occupancy of 200. The amenities include a band stand, nice dance floor, tables, chairs, large kitchen, wet bar, pool table, and a large parking lot. A bartender and waitress will be provided as needed. The Fraternal Order of Eagles has an excellent location, one block off MacArthur Drive. For more in-formation on any of the activities or rent the hall contact Sharon Bodin at 409-735-8662 or 409-719-7793.

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 success-ful, the American Legion is asking for the support and patronage 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.

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 annual-ly. Please visit us on Facebook at Orange Community Band.


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James Willingham and Barbara Guidry of Bridge City were married in Orange on Nov. 9, 1962. The Rev. Cooper Waters performed the ceremony. Their marriage was blessed by Father Sacko of St. Mary Catholic Church.

The Willinghams have one daughter and two grandchildren. James retired from DuPont after 36 years. Barbara is a home-maker. Their daughter and son-in-law hosted a dinner party for their anniversary. James and Barbara are members of St. Francis Catholic Community in Orange.

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Another YearA New Year has dawned,

our hopes are highThe old year a memory

as we say goodbye,A new start before us, we greet it with cheer

We anticipate blessings that will come this year.

We stop for a moment and reflect on the pastRemembering sorrows that we hope won’t last,Knowing each year brings good times and bad

We look forward to gladness and not being sad.

Each day is a gift God gave us to useTo do good for others and never abuse,

Look around and see there are many in needCultivate much love and plant hope as a seed.

This year will be better as we work and playIf we count our blessings each glorious day,Greet each day with joy, help eliminate fearAnd thank God Almighty for another year.

by Pearl Burgess

AARP income tax assistance available Feb. 1The AARP Tax Filing Assistance Program will be offered

starting at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at the Orange Pub-lic Library. Trained volunteers will be available from 12:15 to 4 p.m. Every Wednesday and Friday through April 15, 2013.

Anyone seeking assistance should bring the following:All W-2 and 1099 Forms, including Social Security Benefits

statements;Records of Capital gains and losses;Receipts of medical expenses, taxes paid, interest paid, contri-

butions, causality and theft losses, job expenses, sales tax re-ceipts for major purchases and Social Security cards for depen-dents;

A copy of their 2011 tax return to help the volunteers prepare the 2012 return.

Electronic filing will be available. No tax return will be started after 4 p.m.

OPH Commission to meet Jan. 8The City of Orange Historic Preservation Commission will

meet for their regularly scheduled meeting 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at the Library Annex Building located at 220 N. Fifth Street. The public is invited to attend.

Orange County Christian Writers Guild to meet

The Orange County Christian Writers Guild (OCCWG) has kicked off their first meeting. Published Author Francis Collins, writer of “Seashell Prisoners” and Joseph Henry, writer of “Back to the Basics - Its God’s Way or the Highway” were in attendance along with several others.

Several by-laws were passed and they are scheduled to meet from 6 to 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at The Brown Hearing Center, 105 Camellia Street, Orange, Texas. The Janu-ary meeting will be held on Jan. 8, 2013 due to New Years Day. The meetings will be held in the building in the back. Those at-tending are asked to park in the side parking lot, go in the door that is mid-way between the two buildings and up the stairs.

In January, Martha Bush will speak on “Publishing Your Book.” She has recently written a bereavement book but has written and spoke at many different outlets. Chester Moore, a columnist from the Orange Leader, will speak at the February meeting.

For further information, please call Karen Y. Stevens at 409 988-2588 or email to [email protected]

Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees to meetThe Chevron, Texaco and Unocal Retirees Association will

meet Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at Robert’s Meat Market and Steak House, located at 3720 West Park Avenue in Orange.

All Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees, spouses and guests are invited to attend for a good “Dutch treat” meal, fellowship and a presentation by Paula Tacker, Orange County Extension Agent, on “Diabetes.” Information presented will be useful for those who have diabetes and those who have family members who have diabetes.

American Legion to host lunch fundraiserThe American Legion Post 49 will host their plate lunch fund-

raiser on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan 10, 2013. The cost is $8 per plate and the meal will consist of brisket, link, potato

salad, beans, bread and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome, delivery is available. Please call 409-886-1424 after noon on Wednesday, Jan. 9 and before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10 for orders and deliv-eries.

Bridge City Golden Girls to meet Jan. 8The Bridge City Golden Girls recently held their annual

Christmas Party at Baytown Seafood in Groves. There were eight Red Hat Society members in attendance. Everyone brought a gift and numbers were drawn for the exchange. There were three ladies celebrating December birthdays: Queen Donna Cole, Vice Queen Noel Ogburn and Lady Dorothy Huckaby. Vice Queen Tonya Burns drew the winning number for the hostess gift.


Eagles offers activities, pool tour-nament and hall rental

The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2523, located at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange is offering several classes, activities and fund-raisers.

Free scrapbook classes are held at 4 p.m. each Tuesday. The community is invited.

Free genealogy classes are offered at 4 p.m. each Wednesday. The Eagles will host a pool tournament every Friday begin-

ning at 8 p.m. Prize money will given to first and second place winners. Food will be available.

The Eagles have new hours of operation. The Eagles have new hours of operation. They will now be open on Monday’s at 4pm. The hours for the rest of the week remain the same.

Patrons will now enjoy free pool, free popcorn and drink spe-cials Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during special hours.

As always our community is invited to come meet our mem-bers and enjoy our facility.

The 63’ X 39’ hall is available for rent. The hall is suitable for all occasions, with an occupancy of 200. The amenities include a band stand, nice dance floor, tables, chairs, large kitchen, wet bar, pool table, and a large parking lot. A bartender and waitress will be provided as needed. The Fraternal Order of Eagles has an excellent location, one block off MacArthur Drive. For more in-formation on any of the activities or rent the hall contact Sharon Bodin at 409-735-8662 or 409-719-7793.

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 success-ful, the American Legion is asking for the support and patronage 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.

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 annual-ly. Please visit us on Facebook at Orange Community Band.


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James Willingham and Barbara Guidry of Bridge City were married in Orange on Nov. 9, 1962. The Rev. Cooper Waters performed the ceremony. Their marriage was blessed by Father Sacko of St. Mary Catholic Church.

The Willinghams have one daughter and two grandchildren. James retired from DuPont after 36 years. Barbara is a home-maker. Their daughter and son-in-law hosted a dinner party for their anniversary. James and Barbara are members of St. Francis Catholic Community in Orange.

Willinghams celebrate 50th anniversary

Another YearA New Year has dawned,

our hopes are highThe old year a memory

as we say goodbye,A new start before us, we greet it with cheer

We anticipate blessings that will come this year.

We stop for a moment and reflect on the pastRemembering sorrows that we hope won’t last,Knowing each year brings good times and bad

We look forward to gladness and not being sad.

Each day is a gift God gave us to useTo do good for others and never abuse,

Look around and see there are many in needCultivate much love and plant hope as a seed.

This year will be better as we work and playIf we count our blessings each glorious day,Greet each day with joy, help eliminate fearAnd thank God Almighty for another year.

by Pearl Burgess

Mary Hazel BarnettOrange

Mary Hazel Barnett, 84, of Orange, died on Dec. 23, 2012 at Baptist Hos-pital in Beau-mont.

A memorial service to cel-ebrate Mary’s life at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at Faith United Methodist Church in Or-ange.

She was born on Sept. 23, 1928 in Deweyville. She met and married James R. “Jr.” Barnett in 1948 after being discharged from the Navy in 1945. He was a World War II veteran.

She was a very intuitive per-son and worked professionally as a secretary after attending Pinehurst Business School to receive her certificate. Mary was secretary with various large con-struction companies in the area during the construction boom in Orange.

Later in life she received her cosmetology license after at-tending the Mims School of Cosmetology in Port Arthur. She owned and operated her own beauty shop for many Orange and Hemphill.

Mary retired in 1995 after mov-ing to the lake near Milam, Texas.

Mary was a breast cancer survivor after being diagnosed in 1968. She was a fighter and “kicked” the disease for life.

After retiring to the lake her and “Jr.” fished and relaxed and enjoyed life. She loved her family and liked to have get-togethers at the Lake home.

She was a proud woman and loved life to its fullest.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents James and Hazel Brown; husband James Barnett; brothers James Brown Jr. and Billy Merrill Brown; and sister Rose Baham.

She is survived by her daugh-ter and son-in-law Don and Mary Hale of Orange; brother Wayne Brown; grandchildren Leslie Leger, Kelly Gilliam and Brandon Hale; great grandchildren Lacey and Marleigh Burch, Gavin and Danica Gilliam; and sister-in-law Francis Brown of Kerrville, Texas.

Mary is greatly missed by her family and friends and not to mention, her little dog “Prin-cess.”

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 8608 MLK, Orange, Tx 77632.

Vernell “Nell” “Meme” JohnsonMauriceville

Nell Johnson, 75, of Mauricev-ille died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Farmers Cemetery in Silsbee. A visitation will be held at 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday,

Jan. 2, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home.

Born on Jan. 25, 1937 and a native of Ellinger, Texas, she was a longtime resident of Mau-riceville, and was a retired booth manager with Weingartens after more than 33 years of service. Nell was a longtime member of West Orange Christian Church.

Nell was preceded in death by her parents Adlaie and Edna Treybig; brothers infants Clifton and Wilbert Treybig, Clarence Treybig, Clemons Treybig, Calvin Treybig Sr., Cleward Treybig, and Carrol Lee Treybig; and sisters Anna Mae Crider, Sybil Koether, Dorothy Vasut, and Eunice Wien-ken.

Nell is survived by her hus-band Orland “Johnny” Johnson of Mauriceville; step-son Doug-las Johnson of Winnie; daughter Janice Waddell and husband Troy of Mauriceville; sister Sylvia Franke of Houston; one grand-son Shane Waddell, and her heart felt grandson Ryan Wad-dell; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: New Iberian Mission Association, Herb Pin-ney P.O. Box 15133, Los Cruces, NM. 88004.

Bert Edward RidgawayPort Arthur

Bert Edward Ridgaway, 90, of Port Arthur passed away unex-pectedly Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Houston.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Port Arthur with the Rev. Kyle Morton offici-ating.

Bert was born Nov. 19, 1922, in Cravens, La. to Leslie William and Tenie (Hines) Ridgaway. He grew up in Beaver Creek, La. and graduated from Pine Prairie High School in 1940. He was of-fered a scholarship to LSU, but he forgo college and instead en-listed in the Navy. For 20 years, he served his country honorably in the United States Navy and in the United States Army. After re-tiring from the military, he joined his cousin, Nugent Boyd, in busi-ness, and became the manager of A-1 Rental in Port Arthur for many years.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Set-suko Ridgaway; brothers, Clar-ence Ridgaway and wife, Jane and Dale Ridgaway; and sister, Nita Faye Baker and husband, Jimmy.

Those left to cherish his mem-ory are his daughter, Cathy Civi-tello and husband, Dr. Andrew Civitello of Houston; cousins, Margie Hatton of Bridge City, and Jeanne Owens of Lexington, Ky.; sister-in-law, Joyce Ridga-way of Winnie; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Also his dearly cherished friend, Geri Morvant and her family. And his adored dog, Little Girl.

Memorial contributions may be sent to: First Baptist Church, 5000 Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur, Tx 77642“And God shall wipe away all

tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death, Neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain…” Rev-elation 21:4.

Margaret Joan SemarOrange

M a r g a r e t Joan Semar, 70, of Orange passed away on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Orange.

A Christian Burial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednes-day, Jan. 2, 2013 at Dorman Fu-neral Home, with Deacon Harvey DuBois officiating. Burial will fol-low at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange.

Margaret was a native of Ville Platte, La.; born on Nov. 29, 1942 to parents Gertie Mae (Shuff) and Ferdinand Duos. She had lived in the Orange area for 60 plus years. She had work with Salva-tion Army for 13 years and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Margaret enjoyed cook-ing, crocheting, traveling and she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchil-dren. Margaret was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend who will be missed dearly by all.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Ferdi-nand Duos; her husband, Louis “Buddy” Semar Jr.

Margaret is survived by her daughters, Kelly Poole and hus-band, Wayne of Orangefield, Kristy Rushing and husband, Bill of Fayetteville, N.C., Penny Semar of Orange; sons, Mark Semar of Orange, Mike Semar of Orange; sister, Ann Jackson and husband, James of Wood-ville; brother, John Duos and wife, Teri of Orange. Also left to cherish her memory are her grandchildren, Brandon Poole, Shelby Poole, Kyle Rushing and wife, Paige, Allison Vanstean, Abbie Rushing, Ashley Rushing, Kourtnie Kendrick, Zane Semar and numerous nieces, nephews and large extend family.

Serving as pallbearers will be Brandon Poole, Zane Semar, Greg Eastin, Benny Winder, John Duos and James Mumford. Honorary pallbearers are Chris-topher Duos and Kyle Rushing.

The family has asked in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Dorman Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses. Condo-lences may be sent for the fam-ily at www.dormanfuneralhome.com.

John “Ray” Camp Sr.Pinehurst

John “Ray” Camp, Sr., 87, of Pinehurst, died Dec. 24, 2012, at Harbor Hospice House in Beau-mont.

Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. His former pastor and friend, Sidney Thorne, pastor of First Church of God, Olympia, Wash. Burial fol-

lowed at Hill-crest Memo-rial Gardens in Orange.

Ray was born June 18, 1925 in New A u g u s t a , Miss. to John and Louise (Bea-sley) Camp.

After moving to Orange in 1942, Ray attended Stark High School. Immediately upon receiving a draft notice his sophomore year he reported to the principal that he would no longer be attending school. The principal told Ray he could not stop attending school. He informed her that he had re-ceived his draft notice and would be serving his country. Ray was a sergeant in the US Army dur-ing World War II, serving a tour in the Asiatic-Pacific and Philippine Campaigns from 1943, until he was honorably discharged and returned home in February 1946. He met Lorene Carey the very day that he arrived back home and they were married Septem-ber 6, 1946.

He was an active member of First Church of God in Orange, serving in many various positions throughout the years. He worked as a Pipefitter with Local Union 195, and retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1988, where he worked as a maintenance pip-efitter for 32 a half years.

Throughout his life, Ray en-joyed hunting, fishing, camping with his family and friends, play-ing games with his family, and spending time working in his garden. He always looked for-ward to the times spent playing with his grandchildren and great grandchildren who all adored him. His greatest gift was his beautiful legacy of love, which will be cherished by his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren forever.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Norman Camp; nephew Evans Blane “E.B.” Crocker Jr.; brother-in-law Evans Crocker; and neph-ew Norman Ray Camp. Ray is survived by his loving wife of 66 years Lorene “Cooter” Camp; daughters and sons-in-law, Mar-tha and Brian Baker of Greeley, Colo., Mary and Randy Begley of Yukon, Okla., Lora and Rich-ard Harris of Allen; and son and daughter-in-law, John and Vickie Camp Jr., of Orange.

He is also survived by his grandchildren; Jill Knowles and husband, Dave; Sgt. Josh Baker and wife Georgia of Germany; Carey Renchen and husband, Wes; Courtney Harris, Clint Har-ris, John Camp III, Dustin Camp and wife, Jennifer; and Mi-chael Camp and wife, Heather; four great grandchildren, Zane Renchen, Carys Baker, and Ash-ley and Brooke Knowles; sisters-in-law, Katherine Crocker of Or-ange and Myrtis Camp of Starks, La.; and also his very special nieces and nephews.

John Camp III, Dustin Camp, Michael Camp, Clint Harris, Rich-ard Harris, and Eugene Crocker served as pallbearers. Sgt. Josh Baker, Brian Baker, Randy Beg-

ley, and Zane Renchen were honoray pallbearers.

The family wishes to thank River City Hospice for their com-passion and care for Ray during the past year. Also, our heartfelt gratitude to the nurses and staff at Harbor Hospice House for the loving care he received during his final days.

To our Mother, the love of Ray’s life; your love and unwav-ering dedication to our father throughout his journey with Alzheimer’s has touched our hearts forever. May it comfort you to hold close to your heart his daily sentiments, “I love you, and I don’t know what I would do without you.”

Clifford Lynn RaymerOrange

Cliff, 56, of Orange, died Sun-day, Dec. 23, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

Funeral services was held Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Clay-bar Funeral Home Chapel in Or-ange with Pastor Matt Boyle of Ecclesia-Clear Lake officiating.

Burial followed at Hillcrest Me-morial Gardens in Bridge City.

Born in Orange, on Nov. 5, 1956, Cliff was the son of James C. Raymer and Mary Jeanette (Vincent) Raymer. Cliff served as a Lieutenant with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for 22 years. He was a loyal member to the Eagles Lodge of Orange and a longtime youth baseball coach. Cliff loved to fish and spend time with his family and friends. He was the anchor of the family and will be dearly missed.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jeanette Ray-mer.

Cliff is survived by his wife of 37 years, Marion Steele Ray-mer of Orange; father, James C. Raymer of Orange; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Hay-ley Raymer of League City, Chris and Rachael Raymer of Orange; grandchildren, Owen and Ella Raymer, and siblings, James Ray Raymer Sr., Janet Raymer Sedoruk, Donald Roy Raymer, Carolyn Raymer Gardner, Rob-ert Raymer, and Bruce Edward Raymer.


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Carl Thibodeaux officially completed his 18th year as Or-ange County judge on Dec. 31, 2012.

A native of Mamou, La., he is by trade a pharmacist but has served the community for over 25 years. He graduated from the University of Hous-ton in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and owned a pharmacy in West Orange for 21 years. He was elected to the county judge seat in 1994 (officially taking office in 1995), but previously served eight years as the may-or of West Orange.

Thibodeaux has seen his fair share of ups and downs, the worst being the devastation of Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. He was named the 2005-2006 Person of the Year by The Record Newspapers for his relentless work to bring the county back to working order after Rita. He was also named the 2009 Newsmaker of Year by the Press Club of Southeast Texas, along with Bridge City Mayor Kirk Roccaforte and former Bridge City ISD Superinten-dent Jamie Harrison. The trio worked countless hours to help the citizens of Bridge City recover from Hurricane Ike.

Other awards include the Frances K. Monk Award for Regional Leadership by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission (SE-TRPC) in 2007 and the Help-ing Hands Award from the Foster Grandparent Program in 2004.

Thibodeaux has served as president of the SETRPC Ex-ecutive Committee, vice-pres-ident of the Area Emissions Reduction Credit Organiza-tion and vice-present of the Southeast Texas Development District.

On Oct. 15, 2009, the Bridge

City Chamber of Commerce chose Thibodeaux to be roast-ed by family and close friends.

Roccaforte said Thibodeaux’s golf game was

like his angling efforts. “The last time he went fishing, the first cast he made didn’t even hit the water.”

Thibodeaux’s son Tyler told

audience members how his dad, a native of Mamou, La., where Cajun French is preva-lent, couldn’t speak English until the first grade. “Some-

times I think you still can’t speak English,” Tyler said.

“When I found out I was go-ing to be roasted,” Thibodeaux said, “I figured, ‘No problem.

My wife’s been roasting me for 44 years.’”

Thibodeaux has been the longest sitting judge in Orange County History.

“I’ve been here 18 years and have loved every minute of it,” Thibodeaux said.

This last Commissioners’ Court meeting was particular-ly hard because Pct. 3 Com-missioner John Dubose said his goodbyes to the Court af-ter 12 years of service. “I hate to see John go. I always wonder how my reaction is going to be at my last commissioners’ court,” he said.

As for plans for the future, the judge plans to stay the course.

“I plan to stay as long as my health holds out, it’s still en-joyable and the citizens of Or-ange County allow me to con-tinue,” he said. “Those three things have to all fall into place for me to continue. I’ve got re-election coming up two years from now and, at this time, I plan to run again.”

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Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux congratulates Sheriff Keith Merritt following ceremonies for the oath of office on Monday at the Orange County Court House. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

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All Chevron, Texaco and Unocal retirees, spouses and guests are invited to attend for a good “Dutch treat” meal, fel-lowship and a presentation by Paula Tacker, Orange County Extension Agent, on “Diabetes.” Information pre-sented will be useful for those who have diabetes and those who have family members who have diabetes.

Larry Joe JohnsonFor The Record

If you are making another New Year’s Resolution to “get into shape,” you aren’t alone. It’s one of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions among North Americans. But along with those great intentions come a lot of unintended inju-ries. Sports injuries are com-mon when an ambitious per-son makes a commitment to health and fitness and jumps in with both feet, without building a nice base of fitness or following an effective plan.

Sports injuries are much easier to prevent than to treat, so this year, go ahead and make that New Year’s Resolution to “get into shape,” but don’t stop there. This year, why not re-solve to do a better job of avoiding injuries in the first place so you remain healthy and able to exercise all year. Check out these ten simple resolutions to prevent sports injuries this year.

1. Have a Fitness Assess-ment

It’s good to know your fit-ness status so you can workout accordingly. A trainer or coach can help make sure you set the right starting point for your workouts. If you have health conditions, make sure your doctor knows about your plans before you begin a new exer-cise routine. If you have undi-agnosed heart disease or other conditions, you should modify your exercise accordingly. Your doctor can let you know what your limits might be and suggest an appropriate amount of exercise for you.

2. Increase Your Workouts Gradually

Even if you want to go cra-zy with your new workout, show some restraint until you adjust to the routine. If you are starting a new workout rou-tine, you may have lots of en-thusiasm and exercise too hard, too soon. This will set you up for injuries, so go slow

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While talking with Gary Stelly last week just before recording his week-ly fishing show on KOGT, he asked how the recent “seesaw” weather condi-tions were affecting the local fishing. Other than the fact that temperatures below forty degrees usu-ally make it more miserable for the fisherman than the fish, the answer was “Not much.”

Unwilling to deal with the cold the morn-ing after Christmas, I spent the day cleaning up lures, changing hooks and prioritizing confidence baits for stalking finicky sow trout over the next two months. I was pleased that it turned out as cold as forecasted and even more pleased with the forecast for the follow-ing day. It was supposed to warm up through-out the day with scattered showers moving in during the late afternoon.

When my party met me at the landing at 6:45 Thursday morning, however, it was 31 de-grees, the deck of the boat was iced over, and there was just enough water left in the bayou to launch .So much for the warming trend!

Seesaw weather tougher on fishermenCOLBURN-FISHINGCAPT. DICKIE COLBURNFOR THE RECORD

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Leslie Harrison, daughter of Russell Harrison, braved the frigid weather to earned this nice slot red.RECORD PHOTO: Capt. Dickie Colburn

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SUGAR BOWL Today at 7:30 p.m. in New Orleans (ESPN)—Florida (11-1) over Louisville (10-2).

FIESTA BOWL Thurs at 7:30 p.m. in Glendale, AZ. (ESPN)—Oregon (11-1) over Kansas State (11-1).

COTTON BOWL Friday at 7 p.m. in Arlington, TX. (Fox)—Texas A&M (10-2) over Oklahoma (10-2).

BBVA COMPASS BOWL Sat. at Noon in Birmingham, AL. (ESPN)—Ole Miss (6-6) over Pittsburgh (7-5).

GoDaddy.com BOWL Sun. at 8 p.m. in Mobile, AL. (ESPN)—Arkansas State (9-3) over Kent State (11-2).

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPION-SHIP Mon. at 7:30 p.m. in Miami, FL. (ESPN)—Alabama (12-1) over Notre Dame (12-0).

NFL PLAYOFFS American Football Conference Wild

Card RoundCincinnati (10-6) over Houston (12-4)

3:30 p.m. Saturday at Reliant Stadium in Houston (NBC).

Indianapolis (11-5) over Baltimore (10-6) Noon Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore (CBS).

No. 1-Seeded Denver and No. 2-Seeded New England have first-round byes.

National Football Conference Wild Card Round

Green Bay (11-5) over Minnesota (10-6) 7 p.m. Saturday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay (NBC).

Seattle (11-5) over Washington (10-6) 3:30 p.m. Sunday at FedEx Field in Land-over, Maryland (Fox).

No. 1-Seeded Atlanta and No. 2-Seed-ed San Francisco have first-round byes.

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KAZ’S KORNER

The task facing both the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys going into the final game of the regular season Sunday was a fairly simple one—just win the football game and good things will happen for your team.

Both the Texans and the Cowboys were on the road fac-ing their respective division rival and nemesis. Houston was at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to play the Colts while the Cowboys were play-ing the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in Landover, MD.

There were no stipulations about scoring by a certain number of points more than the opponent or anything like that, just win the final football game.

Indianapolis could not im-prove their position in the playoff seeding which would lead most head coaches to rest several of the impact players so they would be fresh and healthy for the start of the playoffs this weekend.

It was an entirely differ-ent scenario for the Houston Texans, who had been the top team in the American Football Conference throughout the second half of the season.

All the Texans needed to do was win two of the final four games and they would have a bye in the first round of the playoffs plus the home field advantage throughout the en-tire playoffs until the Super Bowl—if they were fortunate enough to get there.

But the month of December was not kind to the Houston Texans. In fact the only vic-tory they posted during the final four weeks was a 29-17 win against these same India-napolis Colts on Dec. 16. And during that time—including Sunday—Houston scored only three touchdowns.

However, the big bugaboo was the fact the Texans had NEVER defeated the Colts in 11 tries at Indianapolis. Of course Houston beating In-dianapolis wasn’t expected when Peyton Manning was directing the Colts offense, who played his last game in an Indianapolis uniform exactly two years ago.

The Texans even had a safe-ty valve—if they lost in India-napolis and both Denver and New England also lost, they still would be the AFC’s top seed and get the bye and the home field advantage through-out the playoffs.

But when word got out that the Texans lost 28-16 to India-napolis, both the Broncos and Patriots suited up the impact players they had planned on resting and went after their respective opponents with renewed vigor and both won handily. Now Denver is the No. 1 seed and New England is No. 2. Both have byes this weekend.

That’s not the status of the Houston Texans, though. They are still the top seed, but for this weekend’s Wild Card Playoff, and get to play the No. 6-seeded Cincinnati Ben-gals—the same outfit they de-feated 31-10 in this round last season—at Reliant Stadium Saturday in a 3 p.m. kickoff.

Unlike the Texans, the Ben-gals have won seven of their last eight games and are hot-ter than the firecrackers that were bringing in the New Year Monday night.

The Dallas-Washington fi-nale had different implications than the Houston-Indianap-olis match-up. This was a “to the victor goes the spoils” sce-nario. The winner is the NFC East Division champion and the loser goes home dragging their tails behind them.

And as in most of the previ-ous do-or-die games involv-ing Dallas quarterback Tony Romo, the erratic signal-caller made a fatal mistake in the late going to insure that the Cow-boys would not bee able to pull

out a victory and proceed to the NFL playoffs.

R o m o , in his in-finite wis-dom, floated a screen

pass toward running back De Marco Murray that any Pop Warner player could have in-tercepted. Washington took the football and drove for the decisive touchdown to secure the victory 28-18 and the right to host the Seattle Seahawks.

Besides denying his team-mates the extra playoff mon-ey, Romo also took away the chance for the friends and family of Seattle’s all-pro free safety Earl Thomas an oppor-tunity to see him play in per-son at Jerry Jones’ Palace in Arlington. They will have to settle for watching him play in Landover, MD. on TV like the rest of us. Earl’s Seahawks are favored by three points.

Actually, if one were to ana-lyze the Texans loss to India-napolis objectively, it would have to be pointed out that only two plays by the Colts spelled the difference in the game’s outcome—Deji Karim’s 101-yard kickoff return in which nary a Texan’s hand touched the Colt swifty, and the 70-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andrew Luck to T.Y, Hilton.

Houston’s stellar wide re-ceiver Andre Johnson became only the second player in NFL history to have three seasons

of at least 100 catches and 1,500 yards. That’s quite an accomplishment, joining Mar-vin Harrison in that elite cat-egory.

And like in 14 of the Texans’ 16 games this season, Houston is favored over the Bengals by four points. It would be very difficult not to take Cincinnati and the points based on the way the Texans have played during the month of Decem-ber.

And to quote Texans de-fensive back Johnathan Jo-seph who looks at his team’s situation very philosophically, “We’re still playing this week. There are 12 teams in the playoffs and 20 sitting home watching.”

KWICKIES…Houston na-tive and Indianapolis quarter-back Andrew Luck threw for 4,374 yards this season, the most ever by a rookie quar-terback. He broke the mark of 4,051 yards set by Cam New-ton. And just to keep things in perspective, Luck’s dad, Oliver Luck, who is now the athletic director at West Virginia Uni-versity, had 2,544 yards dur-ing his FOUR seasons with the Houston Oilers.

Last year when the Hous-ton Texans played Cincinnati in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they emerged with an easy 31-10 victory over the Bengals. Arian Foster had a big day, running for 153 yards while averaging 6.2 yards per carry. But things promise to be much different Saturday afternoon as the Bengals have

quietly emerged as one of the NFL’s best defensive teams. They had a run of six games in a row in which they allowed fewer than 300 yards. The Bengals have given up more than 20 points just once dur-ing their 7-1 closing run which earned them a playoff berth. They forced eight turnovers against Pittsburgh and Phila-delphia.

The Houston Texans’ home and road schedule for 2013 has been released. According to the NFL Record and Fact book, Houston will face Den-ver, Oakland, St. Louis, Seat-tle, New England, Indianapo-lis, Tennessee and Jacksonville at Reliant Stadium. They will travel to Kansas City, San Di-ego, Arizona, San Francisco, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Ten-nessee and Jacksonville.

If you had to guess which college basketball coach au-thored a forthcoming book from the title alone “The Pow-er of Negative Thinking” you wouldn’t have to guess past the father of the current La-mar head basketball coach to come up with Bobby Knight, the second winningest basket-ball coach in NCAA history. He served as head coach at In-diana for 29 years and ended his career at Texas Tech with a surprise mid-season retire-ment in 2008. He mentored the winningest coach in col-lege basketball—Mike Krzyze-wski at Duke—who played for Knight from 1966-69 at West Point. The book is due to be released March 5 from Ama-

zon Publishing/New Harvest.Schools in the Lone Star

State are 5-1 in bowl games so far with just Friday’s Cot-ton Bowl game between Texas A&M and Oklahoma remain-ing. Bowl winners include SMU (Hawaii Bowl), Baylor (Holiday Bowl), Texas Tech (Meineke Bowl), Rice (Armed Forces Bowl) and Texas (Ala-mo Bowl). TCU was the only loser 17-16 on a field goal by Michigan State in the final minute of play in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.

JUST BETWEEN US…The Las Vegas Boys just re-leased the early lines on the four Wild Card games for this weekend. As we said earlier Houston is favored over Cin-cinnati by four points and the

Seattle Seahawks are a three-point favorite over the Wash-ington Redskins. The Green Bay Packers are a whopping 7 1/2-point favorite over the Minnesota Vikings and the Baltimore Ravens are favored by 6 ½ points over Indianapo-lis.

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We found any number of good reasons not to get in a hurry and finally made our first frigid cast following a slow bone chilling ride an hour later. My first cast with a Riv-er 2 Sea Biggie crankbait was ambushed by a slot red that had apparently been awaiting our arrival. By the time I had some feeling in my finger tips, we were already limited and catching and releasing.

The larger trout were reluc-tant to do their thing, but my clients for the day were more than happy with the non-stop redfish action and there was no reason to look for anything better. By mid-morning it was indeed warming up as predict-ed, but the cloud cover started to thicken a little ahead of schedule.

Two hours later it was driz-zling, the wind was howling and I kept thinking about Gary’s “seesaw” description of the recent weather patterns. Even as the wind whipped across the cleaning table at the end of the trip it was warmer and tomorrow promised more of the same.

Three o’clock the follow-ing morning I was awakened by the sound of thunder and a driving rain. Unable to go back to sleep I made a pot of coffee and listened to the rain pelt the patio door. I left the house in my Frogg Toggs, but didn’t launch the boat as I was

sure we would cancel the trip.Russell Harrison and his

son and daughter were not go-ing to allow a little precipita-tion to ruin their day, howev-er, and we idled out of Adams bayou in a somewhat lighter, but steady rain. By the time we reached East Pass I had the hood on my jacket pulled down as tight as possible and the Harrisons were hiding be-hind anything big enough to deflect the stinging incoming pellets of rain.

The best part of running in a driving rain is finally stop-ping and this was no excep-tion. I tied an H&H Swim Bait on William’s rod while Rus-sell launched a Gulp shrimp that he already had tied on in the direction of the nearest shoreline. I was trying to find Leslie something warmer and at least a little drier than her poncho when Russell called for the net.

Two days in a row on op-posite ends of the “seesaw” weather, the redfish were feed-ing like the end of time was near. While we caught fish after fish, Leslie only got wet-ter and wetter, but it was just warm enough to allow most of her body parts to partially function. She was enjoying the catching part, but it would only be a matter of time be-fore soaking wet would lead to miserably cold.

She could not have been wetter had she fallen in by the time we discarded the useless

poncho and I gave her two rain jackets that I found bur-ied in a towel bag. She finally quit shaking and in spite of my warning that she wasn’t go-ing to get a whole lot warmer, catching continued to take top priority.

Then, without warning, an already stiff west wind switched around to the north and just blasted its way through the Roseau cane lin-ing the shore. I fought the troll motor as they continued to catch fish, but fish or no fish it was obvious that we had enjoyed all the fun we could stand….especially Leslie. We were on the wrong end of the “seesaw” and things were not going to change in our favor quickly enough.

I cleaned fish while the Har-rison’s defrosted by the fire-place. Leslie had more clothes in the truck and eventually changed and warmed up, but had I been her I would have cried “Uncle” at some point much earlier!

It is more comfortable when you pick your days in “seesaw” weather, but above all else dress properly and respect the wind. The fish have to eat in even the worst of weather, but it’s hard to focus on the mis-sion when your extremities are numb and you can’t stop shak-ing.

Remember……winter fish-ing is much more enjoyable when you’re not on the wrong end of the “seesaw!”

COLBURN FROM 2B

3. Consider Hiring a Per-sonal Trainer

If you want to follow a specific and targeted plan to meet a specific goal, consider working with a trainer. Per-sonal trainers will help make your workouts more focused and efficient and will provide new tips, techniques and exer-cises to keep you on track. A few initial sessions may be all you need.

4. Always Warm Up Before Exercise

Many athletes are injured in the initial minutes of activ-ity because they jump right in without warming up. So, take 5-10 minutes to warm up gradually before going hard, especially before interval training or any high intensity efforts. A simple warm up can consist of walking, jogging or simply doing your sport at a very slow pace to start.

5. Eat for Exercise Eating about 2 hours be-

fore exercise helps you get the most out of training, but eat-ing after exercise can make sure you are fully recovered for the next workout.

6. Stay Well-Hydrated Just a bit of dehydration

will decrease your exercise performance, so drink accord-ing to the length and intensity of your exercise sessions. It’s recommended that you drink about a quart of water within two hours of exercise, and then drink a cup every fifteen minutes during exercise. If you exercise more than 90

minutes, you will need to add some simple carbohydrates (food or sports drinks) to re-plenish glycogen stores.

7. Don’t Exercise In Pain Exercise shouldn’t cause

pain, so at the first twinge of acute, or sharp pains, stop ex-ercise. Pain is your body’s way of saying, “hey, something is wrong.” Pushing through acute pain is the fastest way to develop a severe or chronic in-jury. If you don’t feel well, you should take some time off un-til your body heals.

8. Rest and Recover Athletes need rest, proper

nutrition and a good night’s sleep to recover for the next big workout. Rest days should be built in to your training schedule. Working out too much for too long can lead to overtraining syndrome and possibly reduce your immuni-ty.

9. Mix It Up Another way to prevent

injuries is by cross training.

Doing the same routine day after day will set you up for overuse injuries, not to men-tion boredom and staleness. Cross train with other sports, yoga or weight lifting and you can still get a full body work-out without over-stressing specific muscle groups.

10. Wear the Right Safety Gear for Your Sport

Helmets, protective pads, mouth guards, and other gear is designed to protect against common sports injuries. Smart athletes take advantage of this simple way to prevent the most common injuries. Never play without your safety gear.

Although you may not be able to prevent every injury, you will be more likely to pre-vent some of the most com-mon. In fact, the majority of sports injuries happen simply because the athlete ignores the general exercise guidelines and does too much, too soon.

INJURIES FROM 2B

Debby SchamberFor The Record

As everyone looks to make the new year better than the last, some local veterans are hoping for a healthier year by starting a group to make their wish come true.

Joseph Henry was at a sup-port group when he met a man and they discussed the possi-bilities of forming a group to exercise and support each oth-er for a healthier new year.

Initially, they thought they would set up some kind of friendly competition. At no costs to the Veteran’s Admin-istration, they would meet and work out together and then hold a weigh-in at the hospital. But, with the various health concerns of the participants, it was decided it would better if each person did what they could. Some may be able to walk while those confined to a wheelchair may only be able to cheer from the sidelines.

Either way it would be a

good thing for all involved. To make sure the veterans

are getting a good safe work-out, there will be two trainers at the meetings. Henry hopes to see the veterans who partic-ipate lose weight and become

more agile. Henry said most veterans

formed a camaraderie while in the military and learned work-ing out together has benefits. One thing learned is account-ability and also a group can

“get something done.”The first meeting is at 7:30

a.m. Saturday at Claiborne West Park. The group will meet by the pond and begin their workout by walking.

Each week will be at alter-nate location. The following week they will be at a Beau-mont park. For now they will alternate between the two park, but hope to add other lo-cations. So far Henry has about 30 people interested in participating. He also hopes to add more veterans from Or-ange County all the way to Houston.

‘If we do it every Saturday, then they will have the oppor-tunity to go at other times,” Henry said.

Veterans and their families are invited to attend and ev-eryone work together for a healthier and happier new year.

For more information Hen-ry can be contacted at [email protected] or at 409-886-0075.

Veterans to make 2013 a healthier year

Joseph Henry, 43, and Lenny Willingham, 52, are working together to make the new year a healthier one.

After an unseasonably mild fall, Southeast Texans will get to turn on their furnaces and light up their fireplaces this week, thanks to the first significant cold front to move into the South and stay for a while. In addition to the discomfort extreme cold brings to those of us more accustomed to warmer weather, there is also the increased cost to keep homes and businesses comfort-able.

Entergy Texas, Inc., however, reminds customers that a little conservation, a few lifestyle changes and some savvy bill man-agement can go a long way to helping stay comfortable while controlling energy costs more effectively.

“Managing energy costs doesn’t mean compromising com-fort,” said Vernon Pierce, customer service director for Entergy Texas. “Many of the same, simple do-it-yourself projects that help keep our homes comfortable in summer can help keep a lid on winter energy bills.”

Entergy Texas’ customers are reminded of the top five energy-savers:

· Adjust the thermostat. During winter months, set the ther-mostat to 68 degrees. Every degree higher can add 3 percent to your bill.

· Conserve hot water. Wrap your electric water heater with a water heater blanket and set the thermostat to 120 degrees or medium.

· Replace air and furnace filters every 30 days or as required by the type of filter.

· Use energy-efficient bulbs when replacing light bulbs. En-tergy recommends Energy Star-qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs that use 70 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.

· Seal air leaks. Weather-strip around doors, windows and any location where there may be a path from the inside of your home to the outside. Entergy Texas customers can find more tips, as well as clear, do-it-yourself videos, to help them put these ideas to good use at entergytexas.com/savemoney.

Plus, Entergy Texas offers options to help customers manage their bills. Customers can take advantage of budget-billing op-tions such as Level Billing, Equal Pay and Pick-A-Date.For the elderly and disabled who may face a crisis,

Entergy Texas operates The Power to Care, a program that partners with community-based charitable, nonprofit agencies to pay up to two energy bills a year for those who qualify.

And whatever choice a customer may make, its worth remem-bering that Entergy Texas has more ways than ever to stay in touch through its text messaging features and smart phone app. To learn more, go to entergytexas.com and click on myAccount.

“With so many media choices today, people value a reliable, simple solution for getting important information,” Pierce said. “By offering updates by cellphone, Entergy Texas provides a ser-vice that’s portable, convenient and up-to-the-minute.”

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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.

Everyone Welcome!

First Baptist Church of Bridge City

200 W. Roundbunch, BCOffice: 409-735-3581

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

Rev. Bob Boone, PastorSunday Schedule: Traditional

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

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

Discipleship Classes - 5:30 p.m.

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

Worship “Living Stone”

First Christian Church of Orangefield

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

Minister Jim HardwickSunday School: 9 a.m.;

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

Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m.

Nursery providedFor a ride, call 735-4234

Cowboy Church of Orange County

673 FM 1078 Orange409-718-0269

E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service

10:30 a.m. “Round Pen” (Small Group)

Studies: Ladies & Men’s group:

7 p.m. Mondays, Come as you are!

Boots & hats welcome!

Trinity Baptist Church

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

Office: 886-1333 Pastor Dr. Bob Webb

Worship Leader Dan CruseSun. Morning

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

Nursery Provided

Need to publicize your church

event?

Email info [email protected]

To list your church, call 886-7183

Orange County Church

Directory

Church SponsorsCelebrating 50 years

Four Area Locations

4874 HWY 87ORANGE

409-735-2448

H.K. Clark & SonsKnox Clark, Hiram Clark Jr,

& Philip Clark

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 Methodist 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.

Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center was filled with many unique Christmas tree designs created by area busi-nesses, organizations and individuals as part of the Dreaming of a Green Christmas and annual lighted evening Christmas Strolls. Trees lined the garden pathways and were adorned with seasonal décor made of recycled and repurposed items to repre-sent Shangri La’s mission of environmental-consciousness. Over 6,000 visitors participated in this year’s holiday-related events at Shangri La and had an opportunity to see and vote on their favorite decorated trees.

Each year, a Christmas Tree Decorating Contest is held to choose the most outstanding decorated tree in one of seven cat-egories. Christmas tree design winners for 2012 are as follows.

Best of Show:Orange County Master GardenersBusiness Division:1st Place - Kroger’s2nd Place - In-Focus Camera & Gifts3rd Place - LaQuinta, Bridge CitySchool Division:1st Place - Van Buren Elementary, Groves

2nd Place - West Orange-Stark Middle School Visual Arts De-partment

Church Division:1st Place - Grace Lutheran ChurchOrganization Division:1st Place - Red Hot Flashers2nd Place - Orange County Auditor’s Office3rd Place - Cub Scout Pack 311Family Division:1st Place - McCormack Family2nd Place - Bill and Nancy Peveto3rd Place - Speck FamilyDirector’s Awards, chosen by Shangri La’s staff, were given to

R & R Auto Supply and Horizon Dental for their commitment to meeting Shangri La’s mission through their environmentally-friendly tree designs.

Located at 2111 West Park Avenue in Orange, Texas, Shangri La is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. un-til 5:00 p.m. Group tours are available. For more information, call 409.670.9113 or visit www.shangrilagardens.org .

Shangri La Announces Winning Christmas Tree Designs

Business Division:1st Place - Kroger’s

Organization Division:1st Place - Red Hot Flashers

Best of Show:Orange County Master Gardeners

Entergy: Take the chill from your home without heating up your energy bills

APARTMENTSMAGNOLIA TRACE APTS., 865 Center, Bridge City, local-ly owned and maintained, Special for the month of December, Upstairs - $550 - downstairs $650, 2/1 with laundry room in apt. We are a in quiet neighborhood, but walking distance to major gro-cery store, Pharmacy, restau-rants, only 15 Minutes from Port Arthur. We take pride in our complex, $400 dep., Call 886-1737, leave message.

NICE BC 1 BEDROOM, small, very clean, in nice

neighborhood. Cathedral ceil-ings w/ track lighting & Ceiling fan, all S.S. appliances, gran-ite counter 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 bedroom, new CA/H, nice patio & yard, concrete park-ing, yard maintenance includ-ed, No Pets, $500 monthly +

$300 dep. + elec. & water, call for an appointment @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)

MOVE IN WITH DEPOSIT ONLY

THE VILLAGE AND SOUTHERN OAKS Apartments in Bridge City. 1 / 2 and 3 bedrooms now avail-able for lease. Some units have w/d connections and covered parking. Both com-plexes are located in BCISD. Our 1/1 start at $550, the 2/1 start at $625, and the 3/2 is $750. In December we are offering a MOVE-IN SPECIAL. Move in with just your deposit and application fee only! Stop by our office at 245 Tenney St. Bridge City, or call 735-7696 or 232-0290.

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., 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.

3/2/2 IN BCISD, fenced in back yard, $1,450 monthly + $1,450 dep., (409) 474-2259.

2/1/1 IN BCISD, 5643 high-lander in Victory Gardens, large fenced back yard, trees, W/D hookups, $750 monthly + $500 dep., (409) 735-3281 or 553-1929.

15 CIRCLE P IN ORANGE, TX. Central A/H. Living room. Den with large windows. Located on a Cul-de-sac. Master bath. Washer/Dryer hookups. Large walk-in clos-et. Double fenced. $795/mo. Call 409-670-6166

3 BEDROOM 2 BATH AT 509 3RD St. in Orange. Bedroom has a walk-in bathroom. Inside washer/dryer hookups. $795/mo. Call 409-670-6166

ORANGE AREA, 2, 3 & 4 BEDROOMS. HUD approved. Completely remodeled. Call 409.886.5055 after 3 p.m. for more information, M-F. Weekends 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

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.

2 & 3 BD MOBILE HOMES in West Orange. Deposit req. No pets. Call 883-9188 or 338-0651.

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.

ATTENTION WORKERS! 2/1 in nice park, Bridge City, water and Garb. paid, $425 monthly + dep. and references, (409) 474-1518.

HOME SALESBRIDGE 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.

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

LAND & LOTS10 ACRE TRACT on private road. OISD Schools. Livestock welcome. Seller financing available. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 745-1115.

QUAIL TRAILS ORANGEFIELD ISD. Cleared 2.5 acre with culvert, drive and dirt pad site. Livestock and mobiles OK. Owner Financing available. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115.

M.H. SALESLOW BUDGET HOUSING! 2/1 in nice park, Bridge City, $3,000 cash, (409) 474-1518.

3/2 FULLY REMODELED 16’ x 80’ M.H., 1/2” sheet-rock throughout, R-13 insula-tion in the walls, R-30 floor joists. Home was rewired by a licensed electrician, telephone and cable in all rooms. Ceiling fans, glass cook op w/ self cleaning oven, side by side refrig. w/ ice and water disp., garbage disp., dishwasher, 50 Gal. hot water heater, bath and kitchen have all wood cabinets, lots of storage, full size pantry, large front and back decks w/ rear deck cov-ered, great for BBQ, water / sewer and elec. all hooked up in nice M. H. park, ready to live in. $26,500, Contact John @ (409) 284-4791.

EMPLOYMENTTHE 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 cer-tified 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!

DRIVERSDRIVERS: OWNER OPERATORS. Local & Regional! Dedicated. Great Pay & Hometime. Weekly Settlements. 2 yrs exp w/Clean MVR. 877-606-7259.

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

WHIRLPOOL DOUBLE DOOR refrigerator, water and ice in door, $75; Lg. all wood entertainment center, really nice, $75, (409) 499-2128 or 745-2154.

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.

MISCELLANEOUSMISC. ITEMS FOR SALE: large oval oak table with 6

chairs and removable leaf, $275; lovely victorian book-ends, $20.00; large paintings with ornate frames, 65.00; pictures, knick knacks, beau-tiful blue fox coat size medi-um..asking $150; Doughboy Christmas stockings, dough-boy cups, lots of pretties to buy cheap. Gorgeous blue King size comforter set, includes comforter, shams, pil-lows, dust ruffle and a curtain, $195.00 (still in bag), Kirby vacuum with attachments $245.00; Sony TV..95.00; two baby quilts, baby crochet quilts - $15 each; blue fox coat size medium for $150, lots of things Call Patty at 409-988-4842.

‘07 MORGAN STORAGE BUILD. for sale, 10’x10’, paid $1,700 will sell for $700 cash, (409) 225-4446.

BOAT TRAILER, $60; Gun cabinet, $30, (409) 499-2128 or 745-2154.

POWER KING TRACTOR w/ belly mower, Fordson tractor w/ front blade and back hoe, both run, (409) 735-6159.

KINDLe FIRE TABLET, like new, $250, (409) 201-2873.

TRACTOR WORK BY DANNY COLE

• Dirt / Shell Spreading• Bushhogging• Garden Tilling

• New home pads Prepared • Sewer / Water / Electrical

Lines DugHome 735-8315Cell 670-2040

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Big Selection of Reconditioned AppliancesAll Used Appliances Sold with Warranty

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• FREEZERS • DISHWASHERS • REFRIGERATORS• WASHERS/DRYERS AIR CONDITIONERS • RANGES

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

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Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, Haul Offs and

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HERE’S MY CARD!

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Card Ads Only $25 Per Week(Save $4 weekly over a 2x2, 4 week minimum)

Bring your info to 333 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC,

or 320 Henrietta, Orange

GET A GOOD DEAL HERE!

Candace ArasRealtor

315 Texas Ave, Bridge City, Tx409-738-3000 • 409-920-0054

[email protected] Office Independently Owned and Operated

Pickin an Grininwww.pickin-an-grinin.com

Antiques Gifts Decor Collectibles

Old and new itemsHand made jewelry2482 MLK Dr, Orange, Tx 77630409-670-9234 • 409-221-1268

JERRY GILBEAUX JR.409-779-8062

CONCEPTCARPENTRY

CUSTOM CABINETS • CONSULTATIONS • FREE ESTIMATES

AA Computer Care• Smart Phones• Tablets• Flat Screen TV’s• Laptops/Desktops• Game Systems• Car Audio/Video

• Virus Removal• Custom Built PC’s•PC Clean up & Repair• Hardware & Software upgrades• Network Setup & Troubleshooting

Find us onFacebook!

Aaron ArpinOwner/Tech 409-359-5259

[email protected]

HELP WANTED:Hair dressers, massage

therapist & nail technicians. Room or booth

rental – $75 per week. Have walk-ins, but clientele helpful.

Call Christine at 779-6580

1bd/1ba,All hardwood

floors with fireplace. All

appliances included, plus

w&d. No utilities paid.

$550/mo. $500 dep.

Call Christine: 779-6580.

Apt. in Orange

StakesElectricStakes

ElectricResidential & Commercial

Free estimates specializing

in older home rewires.

409-735-4171 or 409-749-7873

[email protected]

License #’sCustomer: # 25151

Master: # 14161


GARAGE SALESSAT., 4961 WARREN, OF, E. on Bessie Hts. from 1442 to Holly then S. to Warren, 8 till noon. Solar pan-els (still in box), tool and part cleaning station, gen-erators, all kinds of tools, books, household items, small furniture, misc.

SAT., 9273 LYNNE CIR, OF, off Hwy 1442 in Oak Manor, 8 till 11. Futon w/ mattress, box springs, twin comforter set, curtains, small computer, desk, dress-er, twin headboard, Ficus tree, home decor, teen clothes, 9’ Christmas tree, Much More!

UPRIGHT WALTZER ORGAN, Church size, GOOD COND., (409) 883-8695.

PETS & LIVESTOCKGOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX,, F, spayed, (409) 746-9502.

CHESAPEAKE GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX, spayed F, heart worm prev., (409) 746-9502.

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

SIGHT IMPAIRED SHEPHERD mix, rescued dog, about a year old, must have fenced yard, 746-9502.

A U T O S‘93 LINCOLN TOWN CAR,executive series, cold A/C and all works,$1,800, (409) 745-2154 or 499-2128 & leave message. ‘T R U C K S & VA N S

‘06 CHEVY SILVERADO

crew cab, garage kept, like new only 48K miles,, loaded with power including keyless entry, bed liner, new tires, Husband passed on, must sell at $15,500, (409) 988-4829.

‘11 FORD F-150 LARIOT, loaded, very few miles, clean, (409) 886-1896.

‘P A R T STIRES OFF DODGE CHAR-GER, used 10 months, set of 4 Toyo 225/60R18, $400 OBO, (409) 746-3271.

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

GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUGHLOVE is a self help parents support group for parents of children display-ing unacceptable behavior. Meets every Tues. at 7 pm. at Immaculate Conception education building, 4100

Lincoln (corner of Lincoln & Washington) in Groves. For more information call 962-0480.

AT. ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST you can experi-ence the warmth of friendly people, beautiful music, and inspiring sermons. Join us at 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC each Sunday at 8:15 AM or 10:45 AM for worship experi-ence at 9:30 AM for Sunday School. You’ll be glad you came, and so will we!

SUICIDE RESCUE of Orange County. Suicide is not the answer, give us a chance, 769-4044 Vidor.CRISIS CENTER. Rape and crisis center of S.E. Texas needs volunteer advo-cares to provide direct ser-vices to survivors of sexual assault in a medical setting. Comprehensive training is provided, Anyone interested should contact the Crisis Center at (409) 832-6530.

ADVOCATES FOR CHIL-DREN, Inc. “A CASA Pro-gram” is accepting volunteer applications at this time. You can apply by calling 1-877-586-6548 [toll free] or going on-line to www.advocates-4-children-inc.org [there is an application at this website]. 30 hours of training is required. Record numbers of children are being abused. Your volun-teer help is needed! The pro-gram serves Orange, Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler and Sabine counties.

SHINEAllow your light to shine unto the lives of our patients and their families by becoming a Hospice Volunteer! To inquire about our "Shiners" Youth Volunteer program (ages 12-17), or our Adult Volunteer Program. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at 832-4582. Hospice of Texas, 2900 North Street suite 100, Beaumont, Texas 77702.

‘05 GMC Sierra HD Extended, 132k, new brakes. Satellite radio & CD, leath-er seats, running boards, bedliner, dual spots, installed phone, & more. Loaded & Runs perfect! 313-2870. $15,900

Peterson Chevy ~ The Record Newspapers ~ Bill 1/1/13 12:23:46 PM

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Orange County Advertising

(409)679-9576

ACROSS1. Mt. Everest, McKinley and such6. Cleopatra’s cause of death9. Crack in a lip13. *Hot toddy, e.g.14. Former Chinese communist leader15. Glowed or beamed16. Pronouncements17. “___ to Joy”18. Bird of prey weapon19. Hungarian composer Bela ______21. *Popular winter sculpture23. Thus far24. Greenish blue25. Former refrigerant28. *A snow____ is one for trekking on snow30. Astronomer’s sighting35. Miners’ bounty, pl.37. One who “____ on the safe side”39. Start eating!40. Heaven’s Gate, e.g.41. 1:3, e.g.43. Captured in fun44. “Well-_____ machine”46. Falls behind47. Like tiny print48. Like number 1 to hydrogen50. Cuzco valley empire

52. Jack Kerouac’s Paradise53. Pottery oven55. Everybody or everything57. *_______ break61. Done after a trip64. Wombs65. Gas station abbreviation67. Florida Key, e.g.69. Turf, as opposed to surf70. Unagi71. *Heard on sleigh ride?72. Cab blower73. *Snow falls from it74. Irregularly notched

DOWN1. Sum it up2. Where a baby goes3. Maryland Institute College of Art4. Diary note5. *Used for gliding6. In a frenzy7. “___ but true”8. Literature in metrical form9. Tobacco mouthful10. River islet11. Dwarf buffalo12. In the Ivy League15. Pitted peach, e.g.

20. Not the same one22. Indian restaurant staple24. Feeling no doubt25. *Hot treat26. *Ingredient in infamous cake27. Played by Yo-Yo Ma29. Kind of surgeon31. Marty McFly’s antagonist32. Tangerine-grapefruit hybrid, pl.33. Tarzan’s swing rope34. *Snow impression36. Kind of cell38. *Capricorn or Aquarius, e.g.42. Extinct Italic language45. Tiny antelope49. Result of Truman’s National Secu-rity Act of 194751. *Kind of skiing54. Ancient Greeks’ harps56. Lightsaber beam57. Be quiet!58. “The Simpsons” palindrome59. Malicious look60. Ayatollah’s home61. Pre-swan state?62. Greek muse of history63. Party casks66. Expresses mild alarm or surprise68. “___ End” by The Doors

The Record • Week of Wednesday, January 2, 2013 • 7B

Theme: Winter Fun

Solution for last week’s puzzle

MISS YOUR PAPER?CALL

BILLTHURS -

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APARTMENTSMAGNOLIA TRACE APTS., 865 Center, Bridge City, local-ly owned and maintained, Special for the month of December, Upstairs - $550 - downstairs $650, 2/1 with laundry room in apt. We are a in quiet neighborhood, but walking distance to major gro-cery store, Pharmacy, restau-rants, only 15 Minutes from Port Arthur. We take pride in our complex, $400 dep., Call 886-1737, leave message.

NICE BC 1 BEDROOM, small, very clean, in nice

neighborhood. Cathedral ceil-ings w/ track lighting & Ceiling fan, all S.S. appliances, gran-ite counter 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 bedroom, new CA/H, nice patio & yard, concrete park-ing, yard maintenance includ-ed, No Pets, $500 monthly +

$300 dep. + elec. & water, call for an appointment @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)

MOVE IN WITH DEPOSIT ONLY

THE VILLAGE AND SOUTHERN OAKS Apartments in Bridge City. 1 / 2 and 3 bedrooms now avail-able for lease. Some units have w/d connections and covered parking. Both com-plexes are located in BCISD. Our 1/1 start at $550, the 2/1 start at $625, and the 3/2 is $750. In December we are offering a MOVE-IN SPECIAL. Move in with just your deposit and application fee only! Stop by our office at 245 Tenney St. Bridge City, or call 735-7696 or 232-0290.

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., 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.

3/2/2 IN BCISD, fenced in back yard, $1,450 monthly + $1,450 dep., (409) 474-2259.

2/1/1 IN BCISD, 5643 high-lander in Victory Gardens, large fenced back yard, trees, W/D hookups, $750 monthly + $500 dep., (409) 735-3281 or 553-1929.

15 CIRCLE P IN ORANGE, TX. Central A/H. Living room. Den with large windows. Located on a Cul-de-sac. Master bath. Washer/Dryer hookups. Large walk-in clos-et. Double fenced. $795/mo. Call 409-670-6166

3 BEDROOM 2 BATH AT 509 3RD St. in Orange. Bedroom has a walk-in bathroom. Inside washer/dryer hookups. $795/mo. Call 409-670-6166

ORANGE AREA, 2, 3 & 4 BEDROOMS. HUD approved. Completely remodeled. Call 409.886.5055 after 3 p.m. for more information, M-F. Weekends 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

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.

2 & 3 BD MOBILE HOMES in West Orange. Deposit req. No pets. Call 883-9188 or 338-0651.

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.

ATTENTION WORKERS! 2/1 in nice park, Bridge City, water and Garb. paid, $425 monthly + dep. and references, (409) 474-1518.

HOME SALESBRIDGE 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.

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

LAND & LOTS10 ACRE TRACT on private road. OISD Schools. Livestock welcome. Seller financing available. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 745-1115.

QUAIL TRAILS ORANGEFIELD ISD. Cleared 2.5 acre with culvert, drive and dirt pad site. Livestock and mobiles OK. Owner Financing available. COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES LLC. 409-745-1115.

M.H. SALESLOW BUDGET HOUSING! 2/1 in nice park, Bridge City, $3,000 cash, (409) 474-1518.

3/2 FULLY REMODELED 16’ x 80’ M.H., 1/2” sheet-rock throughout, R-13 insula-tion in the walls, R-30 floor joists. Home was rewired by a licensed electrician, telephone and cable in all rooms. Ceiling fans, glass cook op w/ self cleaning oven, side by side refrig. w/ ice and water disp., garbage disp., dishwasher, 50 Gal. hot water heater, bath and kitchen have all wood cabinets, lots of storage, full size pantry, large front and back decks w/ rear deck cov-ered, great for BBQ, water / sewer and elec. all hooked up in nice M. H. park, ready to live in. $26,500, Contact John @ (409) 284-4791.

EMPLOYMENTTHE 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 cer-tified 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!

DRIVERSDRIVERS: OWNER OPERATORS. Local & Regional! Dedicated. Great Pay & Hometime. Weekly Settlements. 2 yrs exp w/Clean MVR. 877-606-7259.

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

WHIRLPOOL DOUBLE DOOR refrigerator, water and ice in door, $75; Lg. all wood entertainment center, really nice, $75, (409) 499-2128 or 745-2154.

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.

MISCELLANEOUSMISC. ITEMS FOR SALE: large oval oak table with 6

chairs and removable leaf, $275; lovely victorian book-ends, $20.00; large paintings with ornate frames, 65.00; pictures, knick knacks, beau-tiful blue fox coat size medi-um..asking $150; Doughboy Christmas stockings, dough-boy cups, lots of pretties to buy cheap. Gorgeous blue King size comforter set, includes comforter, shams, pil-lows, dust ruffle and a curtain, $195.00 (still in bag), Kirby vacuum with attachments $245.00; Sony TV..95.00; two baby quilts, baby crochet quilts - $15 each; blue fox coat size medium for $150, lots of things Call Patty at 409-988-4842.

‘07 MORGAN STORAGE BUILD. for sale, 10’x10’, paid $1,700 will sell for $700 cash, (409) 225-4446.

BOAT TRAILER, $60; Gun cabinet, $30, (409) 499-2128 or 745-2154.

POWER KING TRACTOR w/ belly mower, Fordson tractor w/ front blade and back hoe, both run, (409) 735-6159.

KINDLe FIRE TABLET, like new, $250, (409) 201-2873.

TRACTOR WORK BY DANNY COLE

• Dirt / Shell Spreading• Bushhogging• Garden Tilling

• New home pads Prepared • Sewer / Water / Electrical

Lines DugHome 735-8315Cell 670-2040

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Big Selection of Reconditioned AppliancesAll Used Appliances Sold with Warranty

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302 N. 10TH. Street 886-4111 FINANCINGAVAILABLE

• FREEZERS • DISHWASHERS • REFRIGERATORS• WASHERS/DRYERS AIR CONDITIONERS • RANGES

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

TERRELL’S 738-5001

Insured & Bonded

Tree Removal, Tree Trimming, Haul Offs and

Stump Grinding.

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735-5305 or 886-7183

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Bring your info to 333 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC,

or 320 Henrietta, Orange

GET A GOOD DEAL HERE!

Candace ArasRealtor

315 Texas Ave, Bridge City, Tx409-738-3000 • 409-920-0054

[email protected] Office Independently Owned and Operated

Pickin an Grininwww.pickin-an-grinin.com

Antiques Gifts Decor Collectibles

Old and new itemsHand made jewelry2482 MLK Dr, Orange, Tx 77630409-670-9234 • 409-221-1268

JERRY GILBEAUX JR.409-779-8062

CONCEPTCARPENTRY

CUSTOM CABINETS • CONSULTATIONS • FREE ESTIMATES

AA Computer Care• Smart Phones• Tablets• Flat Screen TV’s• Laptops/Desktops• Game Systems• Car Audio/Video

• Virus Removal• Custom Built PC’s•PC Clean up & Repair• Hardware & Software upgrades• Network Setup & Troubleshooting

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Aaron ArpinOwner/Tech 409-359-5259

[email protected]

HELP WANTED:Hair dressers, massage

therapist & nail technicians. Room or booth

rental – $75 per week. Have walk-ins, but clientele helpful.

Call Christine at 779-6580

1bd/1ba,All hardwood

floors with fireplace. All

appliances included, plus

w&d. No utilities paid.

$550/mo. $500 dep.

Call Christine: 779-6580.

Apt. in Orange

StakesElectricStakes

ElectricResidential & Commercial

Free estimates specializing

in older home rewires.

409-735-4171 or 409-749-7873

[email protected]

License #’sCustomer: # 25151

Master: # 14161


GARAGE SALESSAT., 4961 WARREN, OF, E. on Bessie Hts. from 1442 to Holly then S. to Warren, 8 till noon. Solar pan-els (still in box), tool and part cleaning station, gen-erators, all kinds of tools, books, household items, small furniture, misc.

SAT., 9273 LYNNE CIR, OF, off Hwy 1442 in Oak Manor, 8 till 11. Futon w/ mattress, box springs, twin comforter set, curtains, small computer, desk, dress-er, twin headboard, Ficus tree, home decor, teen clothes, 9’ Christmas tree, Much More!

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JOYEUX NOËL FROM MRS. SENSAT'S FOURTH GRADE CLASS.THE STUDENTS ENJOYED JUDGE CARL THIBODEAUX'S,GRANDFATHER OF MCLAIN MOLLEY, INTERPRETATION OF

THE CAJUN NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. WHAT A TREAT!!!

BOARD MEMBER JERRY MCINNIS READS TO A BCE FIRST GRADE CLASS

BCI STUDENT COUNCIL FLOATCHRISTMAS PARADE 2012

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