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Vol. 52 No. 30 The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas Week of Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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For victims of domestic vio-lence, paying the bills and feeding their families are not the only concerns to occupy their mind; they also worry about bruises and broken bones and what kind of mood their partner will be in to-

night.October is Na-

tional Domestic Violence Aware-ness Month. Ac-cording to the dictionary, the definition of do-mestic violence is any abusive, violent, coer-cive, forceful, or threatening act or word inflicted by one member of a family or house-hold on another can consti-tute domestic violence; it stems from one person’s need to control another in order to feel powerful. When the one who needs to dominate is los-ing power whether perceived or real in other parts of life, it is their partner who bears the brunt. Research conducted by Murray A. Straus of the Uni-versity of New Hampshire and

Richard J. Gelles of the Uni-versity of Rhode Island, both found that approximately four million people each year are victims of some form of do-mestic assault, ranging from minor threats and thrown ob-jects to severe beatings.

For Susan, who for safety reasons cannot give her full name, domestic violence was part of her life every day. She never knew what she was com-ing home to at the end of her work day. Sometimes her hus-band was loving and affec-tionate while most of the time the trouble had been churning all day and exploded once she walked through the door. The next day when she returned to work, she covered the newest bruises with clothing or make-up.

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Some residents under the Orange Housing Authority feared board members were trying to force residents into the streets and voiced those opinions at the monthly board meeting Tuesday.

Glenda Chavis was one of those residents. She lives on a disability income of $698 a month.

“We have no intent to put any person out on the street,” said Mary McKenna, chair-man of the commissioners ap-pointed by the city of Orange. “As the Housing Authority for the city of Orange, we’re there to provide housing for people. That is our goal that is our vision that is what we dream about doing.”

The Rev. Raymond Young

is employed by the Housing Authority as the public hous-ing quality control manager and Section 3 coordinator. He said the residents’ concerns are valid. He said residents were concerned about mixing housing; multifamily mixed with public housing. The ob-jective is to provide quality and affordable housing for low income and medium income residents, but at the same time they don’t want to isolate them and say it’s all public housing. You want to have a variety of residents in that area.

The residents are concerned if it all goes that way, they will be forced into the “choice vouchers” which would let them live anywhere, but it would also require them to pay more such as water or

Being a part of a high school band is more than just marching to the beat of the music while playing an instrument, it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to make things work.

This week, Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Bridge City High School bands will be performing during half time as part of the homecoming celebration. Recently both school bands fared exceptionally well when they competed in the UIL marching con-test. They each scored an exceptional rating of a 1. Bridge City, which is a 3A school, will advance to the area competition. LC-M,

which is a 4A school, will be eligible to com-pete like other 1A, 2A and 4A schools dur-ing alternate years in order to advance. However, the LC-M band members are gearing up for an upcoming honor band competition.

The last time LC-M won the honor band competition was in 1990. Schoppert feels this is “our year to try again.”

Schoppert and the band members began months ago in order to prepare for the up-coming season and the competitions. The color guard and percussion section of the LC-M band began practicing in mid-July.

The Orangefield Bobcats will host the Bridge City Car-dinals in Bayou Bowl XII, the classic cross-community ri-valry that is a season thriller with playoff hopes on the line. Both teams will get a chance to size each other up prior to the contest during the 4th An-nual Bayou Bowl Scholarship Banquet.

The banquet will be held on Monday, Nov. 5, and is hosted by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. Chili is on the menu.

Ticket buyers get a chance to dine with the two teams, enjoy motivational speakers and talk a little smack before the contest. Table sponsor-ships offer reserved seating. Proceeds from the event award

an Orangefield and Bridge City football player a $1,000 scholar-ship.

“The banquet brings the com-munities to-gether in a com-

mon cause,” said Jerry McInn-is who has chaired the event since it was organized by the BCCC in 2009. “A senior on each team will describe what it means to anticipate playing in this important game... for a se-nior it may become the last they will play.”

The 2012 banquet will be held in the new Bridge City El-ementary School cafeteria starting at 7 p.m.

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Early voting has been heavy in the State of Texas since Monday. As of press time Tuesday night, Mon-day totals had been re-leased by the state in 15 counties with 4.38 percent of the registered voters having already cast their ballots.

Orange County released a two day total of 5601 votes cast. The break down by town and day in Orange County is Orange, 612 Monday, 627 Tuesday; Bridge City 482, 520; Vidor 658, 621; Mauriceville 230, 283; by mail 1025, 91; Total 3217, 2342; Military 21, 6; out of country 9, 3; limited ballot 1, 2 for a grand total of 3248 and 2353.

The breakdown for the 15 counties released by the state are Harris County has 2,000,011 registered voters. A total of 87,659

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The Pioneers, a group of employees and retirees from AT&T, presented Bruce McGraw with the Heri-tage Veterans Memorial committee a check for $500. This is the second year they were able to make the contribution and hope to continue in the future. The monument is located at the First Church of the Nazarene on MLK in Orange. Anyone else wanting to donate or participate can call 409-883-4674. Pic-tured right to left are Tim Click, Raymond Smith, Janis Beach and Bruce McGraw. RECORD PHOTO

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Orange County Commis-sioners took steps to avert a possible cash flow problem between now and the first of the year this week. Judge Carl Thibodeaux and County Trea-surer Christy Khoury have been in talks with Wells Fargo for an issuance of $6 million Orange County Tax and Rev-enue Anticipation Notes, Se-ries 2012.

Thibodeaux made it clear the county is not in trouble, but may experience a shortfall in cash flow between now and Dec. 31. “The county’s fine, it’s not like we are going bank-rupt. We are not going broke,” he said.

Most of the county’s in-come comes in the first three months of the calendar year in the form of property taxes. The budget crunch this year has made the cash situation tight the first three months of the county’s fiscal year and Thibodeaux said there are sev-eral large commitments com-ing up between now and Dec. 31.

Commissioners are taking these preemptive steps now because unlike a business tak-ing out a loan; the action has to be approved by the state.

Thibodeaux said, “To be on the safe side I requested a meeting with Wells Fargo Bank with their governmen-tal loan officers, their gov-ernmental attorneys and their governmental economists that handles any type of govern-mental products from their

bank.” Thibodeaux said he and Khoury met with them both in a conference call and in per-son. The county attorney has gone over all the paperwork. Interest on the loan will be $85,000 through March.

“The issue in Orange Coun-ty is, we pay cash for every-thing,” said Thibodeaux. “It’s a double edged sword. We don’t owe anybody a penny, but it takes away your operat-ing capital when you do it that way. You’re proud of doing it one way and it bites you in the other.”

According to Thibodeaux, the state was actually sur-prised the county has no debt.

Thibodeaux said he does not foresee needing the entire $6 million, more likely $2-3 million. What is not used will be returned to Wells Fargo. The county will receive the loan at an interest rate of 3.99 percent.

“You don’t wait to the last minute when you see a red flag come up,” said Thibodeaux. “We’ve been working on this even during the budget time. I got concerned about it, so I set the procedure in motion to see what was out there for Orange County based on the taxes.”

“We’ve got major commit-ments coming up between now and Dec. 31. You’ve got to pay your bills. Right now there is money in the bank, but it is going to go out quickly be-cause of the large bills we’ve got coming up.” Thibodeaux says it looks like there’s a lot of money in the bank, but $2 million of it is restricted funds that can’t be spent on any-

thing except for what they are designated.

Wells Fargo has reviewed three years’ worth of Orange County’s financial records and approved the loan.

Thibodeaux said commis-sioners will be setting in place austerity measures the next 12 months to assure this prob-lem doesn’t happen again. “If it’s not resolved in the next 12 months, then we have to show a plan that it is going to be re-solved in a certain length of time.”

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Bridge City Police are currently investigating an accident that occurred last night on FM 1442. Reports have confirmed the accident involved at least four cars. A woman in her 60s was been care flighted to a local hospital. Her condition and the cause of the accident was not known at press time.

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votes have been cast in person and by mail for a total of 4.38 percent. In Dallas County 1,177,468 voters reside casting 48,877 or 4.15 percent. Tar-rant County has 974,880 reg-istered voters. Ballots cast Monday were 52,225 totalling 5.36 percent. Bexar County has 918,552 voters with 4.10 percent having already cast their ballots totalling 37,616. Travis has 632,962 registered voters and 3.31 percent has voted with a total of 20,935. Collin County has cast 4.58 percent of the votes totalling 21,035 out of 458,872. El Paso boasts 383,737 voters with 2.47 percent being cast for a total of 9,465. In Denton County 4.20 percent of the votes have been cast for a total of 16,230 out of 386,742. In Fort Bend, 20,042 out of 339,694 votes have been cast totalling 5.90 percent. Hidal-go has 304,823 voters;13,824 have been cast for 4.54 per-cent. Fifteen thousand and twenty-one votes have been cast in Montgomery for 5.67 percent of 264,980. William-son County has 253,440 regis-tered voters with 4,89 percent voting for a total of 12,404. In Nueces 7,310 people have vot-ed out of 191,960 for a total of 3.81 percent. Galveston Coun-ty tops the state with 6.16 per-cent of the vote in with 11,419 out of 185,379 tallied. Camer-on County finishes off the state total of 2.67 percent with 4,810 votes cast out of 180,389 registered voters.

Early voting runs 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., through Friday, Nov. 2. with the exception of Sunday Oct. 28. The general election is Tues. Nov. 6.

Early voting locations are the Orange Public Library lo-cated at 220 N 5th St., Orange; Bridge City Public Works Building, 220 Nitsche, Bridge City; First Baptist Church, 11540 Hwy 12, Mauriceville; and the Raymond Gould Community Center, 385 Clai-borne, Vidor.

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Orange County Commis-sioners took steps to avert a possible cash flow problem between now and the first of the year this week. Judge Carl Thibodeaux and County Trea-surer Christy Khoury have been in talks with Wells Fargo for an issuance of $6 million Orange County Tax and Rev-enue Anticipation Notes, Se-ries 2012.

Thibodeaux made it clear the county is not in trouble, but may experience a shortfall in cash flow between now and Dec. 31. “The county’s fine, it’s not like we are going bank-rupt. We are not going broke,” he said.

Most of the county’s in-come comes in the first three months of the calendar year in the form of property taxes. The budget crunch this year has made the cash situation tight the first three months of the county’s fiscal year and Thibodeaux said there are sev-eral large commitments com-ing up between now and Dec. 31.

Commissioners are taking these preemptive steps now because unlike a business tak-ing out a loan; the action has to be approved by the state.

Thibodeaux said, “To be on the safe side I requested a meeting with Wells Fargo Bank with their governmen-tal loan officers, their gov-ernmental attorneys and their governmental economists that handles any type of govern-mental products from their

bank.” Thibodeaux said he and Khoury met with them both in a conference call and in per-son. The county attorney has gone over all the paperwork. Interest on the loan will be $85,000 through March.

“The issue in Orange Coun-ty is, we pay cash for every-thing,” said Thibodeaux. “It’s a double edged sword. We don’t owe anybody a penny, but it takes away your operat-ing capital when you do it that way. You’re proud of doing it one way and it bites you in the other.”

According to Thibodeaux, the state was actually sur-prised the county has no debt.

Thibodeaux said he does not foresee needing the entire $6 million, more likely $2-3 million. What is not used will be returned to Wells Fargo. The county will receive the loan at an interest rate of 3.99 percent.

“You don’t wait to the last minute when you see a red flag come up,” said Thibodeaux. “We’ve been working on this even during the budget time. I got concerned about it, so I set the procedure in motion to see what was out there for Orange County based on the taxes.”

“We’ve got major commit-ments coming up between now and Dec. 31. You’ve got to pay your bills. Right now there is money in the bank, but it is going to go out quickly be-cause of the large bills we’ve got coming up.” Thibodeaux says it looks like there’s a lot of money in the bank, but $2 million of it is restricted funds that can’t be spent on any-

thing except for what they are designated.

Wells Fargo has reviewed three years’ worth of Orange County’s financial records and approved the loan.

Thibodeaux said commis-sioners will be setting in place austerity measures the next 12 months to assure this prob-lem doesn’t happen again. “If it’s not resolved in the next 12 months, then we have to show a plan that it is going to be re-solved in a certain length of time.”

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Bridge City wreck being investigated


Bridge City Police are currently investigating an accident that occurred last night on FM 1442. Reports have confirmed the accident involved at least four cars. A woman in her 60s was been care flighted to a local hospital. Her condition and the cause of the accident was not known at press time.

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votes have been cast in person and by mail for a total of 4.38 percent. In Dallas County 1,177,468 voters reside casting 48,877 or 4.15 percent. Tar-rant County has 974,880 reg-istered voters. Ballots cast Monday were 52,225 totalling 5.36 percent. Bexar County has 918,552 voters with 4.10 percent having already cast their ballots totalling 37,616. Travis has 632,962 registered voters and 3.31 percent has voted with a total of 20,935. Collin County has cast 4.58 percent of the votes totalling 21,035 out of 458,872. El Paso boasts 383,737 voters with 2.47 percent being cast for a total of 9,465. In Denton County 4.20 percent of the votes have been cast for a total of 16,230 out of 386,742. In Fort Bend, 20,042 out of 339,694 votes have been cast totalling 5.90 percent. Hidal-go has 304,823 voters;13,824 have been cast for 4.54 per-cent. Fifteen thousand and twenty-one votes have been cast in Montgomery for 5.67 percent of 264,980. William-son County has 253,440 regis-tered voters with 4,89 percent voting for a total of 12,404. In Nueces 7,310 people have vot-ed out of 191,960 for a total of 3.81 percent. Galveston Coun-ty tops the state with 6.16 per-cent of the vote in with 11,419 out of 185,379 tallied. Camer-on County finishes off the state total of 2.67 percent with 4,810 votes cast out of 180,389 registered voters.

Early voting runs 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., through Friday, Nov. 2. with the exception of Sunday Oct. 28. The general election is Tues. Nov. 6.

Early voting locations are the Orange Public Library lo-cated at 220 N 5th St., Orange; Bridge City Public Works Building, 220 Nitsche, Bridge City; First Baptist Church, 11540 Hwy 12, Mauriceville; and the Raymond Gould Community Center, 385 Clai-borne, Vidor.

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According to a Texas Council of Family Vio-lence survey, Texans demonstrate a willingness to blame domestic violence on circumstances beyond an abuser’s control and on the victim, rather than acknowledge the abuser’s culpabil-ity.

“To be clear, violence is a choice,” said Cindy Fertitta, primary prevention specialist/educa-tion coordinator at the Rape and Suicide Crisis Center.

Abusers prey on their partner’s weaknesses which eventually drives the victim to doubt themselves or their ability to do anything right. Abusers use mind games, threats, promises and apologies.

Those who have studied domestic violence believe that it usually occurs in a cycle with three general stages. First, the abuser uses words or threats, perhaps humiliation or ridi-cule. Next, the abuser explodes at some per-ceived infraction by the other person, and the abuser’s rage is manifested in physical violence. Finally, the abuser “cools off,” asks forgiveness, and promises that the violence will never occur again. At that point, the victim often abandons any attempt to leave the situation or to have charges brought against the abuser, although some prosecutors will go forward with charges even if the victim is unwilling to do so. Typical-ly, the abuser’s rage begins to build again after the reconciliation, and the violent cycle is re-peated.

“It is a vicious cycle,” Fertitta said.After a particularly violent beating from Su-

san’s husband, he promised he would never do it again. For almost a week he was the “perfect husband.” However, she could feel the tension brewing and knew trouble was coming towards her like a freight train out of control. She was clearing the dinner dishes from the table when the fight began. Susan saw the angry scowl on his face as he came towards her. She knew what was about to happen and prepared for the first blow since she knew there was no escape.

Victims are often isolated from friends and

family. It is not uncommon to ask why a victim stays in the relationship. The better question is, “What are the barriers that prevent a victim from leaving an abusive relationship?” accord-ing to Fertitta.

Domestic violence, once considered one of the most under reported crimes, became more widely recognized during the 1980s and 1990s.

But, there are many reasons why it is not re-ported. Some include fears of physical harm, being found and killed, economic instability, losing their children in the court system, leav-ing their family pet or just the fear of the un-known. Many victims also suffer from guilt, embarrassment and low self-esteem. Some feel they don’t have a support system or a place to go. Many others still love their abusers during the periods of calm, nurturing and love be-tween the incidents of violence.

Susan never wanted her marriage to end, but just for the abuse to stop. It was the reactions from her children following an abusive night of yelling and crying which lead her to decide to leave it all behind. She felt as though she was letting them down and scarring them for life.

“I just couldn’t take it anymore,” she said. “I didn’t want the kids to go down the same road as me or their father.”

In addition, there are many other children who witness family violence. Research has shown a lot of them are likely to abuse their partners or become victims after reaching adulthood. Then their children will also be af-fected as well. The cycle can continue for gen-erations, according to Fertitta.

“Family violence is not a woman’s issue,” Fer-titta said. “It is a societal issue that needs atten-tion from all of us. It will take all of us working together to end domestic violence.”

Victims have a place to call for help. The number to the National Domestic Violence Ho-tline is 1-800-799-SAFE. In addition, the 24-hour hotline number to the Rape and Suicide Crisis Center is 1-800-7WE-CARE.

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The remainder of the 135 participants began on August 1. In the sweltering Southeast Texas heat, they practiced twice daily. During the morning hours they worked outside while in the afternoons, practice continued indoors.

Steve Schoppert has been the LC-M head band director for three years. Before the band can begin getting ready to learn the various marching patterns, Schoppert does the drill writing. To make things easier, he has a com-puter program to help determine if what he has in mind will work once it is synced with the music.

According to Schoppert, there are different types of bands. There are the “showy” type high school bands which are considered more dra-matic and sometimes move as if they are danc-ing to the music while they play such as the West Orange-Stark High School band. There are also the military style bands which march in precise, straight, angular lines. In this area, LC-M and Bridge City are corp style bands. While on the field they face the sidelines while marching in geometrical forms. The steps can be large or small.

“Each band has its’ own identity,” Schoppert said.

Schoppert looks for difficult music to give LC-M the competitive edge if they want to ad-vance to the state level.

“Our legacy here is to advance in the area and state competitions,” he said.

The band plays the “jukebox” sounds fans love at games, but the harder songs are the band’s “bread and butter.”

Schoppert admits the pressure to win at com-petitions, is “self-imposed” but with all the tro-phies from past wins as a constant reminder, he wants to continue the tradition.

“When you do win, it’s the icing on the cake,” he said.

According to UIL rules, the band can prac-tice up to eight hours per week on top of the

class time. The uniforms have been modernized and are

not the same as in years past. The latest uni-forms are made of lightweight material and are machine washable. With the extreme Southeast Texas heat, the new uniforms are a must have for the students.

Each year as students graduate, the structure of the band changes.

“Every year the band takes on a different per-sonality,” Schoppert said. “We always hope to have a good balance of instruments.”

However, no matter what, they are always conscious on where they set the bar which will lead to a success at area competitions.

“There is so much history here,” Schoppert said. “The LC-M band is like an ambassador program. We always want to put on a good face to make the school look better.”

But, being in the high school band is not only about performing. Schoppert knows it is much more.

“I love to help these kids learn life skills such as accountability, pressure and the importance of family,” he said.

He also hopes his students will be able to fur-ther their education in college by obtaining a scholarship.

“In my opinion, band scholarships are more easily obtainable than athletic scholarships,” Schoppert said.

Schoppert attributes the band’s success to not only the hard work of the students, but also his staff and the very supportive administra-tors.

“It’s a huge mountain of responsibility, but I have a great staff,” he said.

At the end of the game, as everyone leaves the stadium, win or lose they can all leave with a smile and the tune that keeps playing inside their head which was happily provided by the band.

higher rent when many are on fixed income.When the public housing at the location of

the new James Zay Roberts Plaza was demol-ished after Hurricane Ike, only 16 families were living there because those were the only units habitable. Those residents were relocated until the James Zay Roberts Plaza was built, replac-ing the 90 units. Those 16 families were given the option to move back into the new housing. Instead of the other 74 units becoming public housing, it was reassigned as multifamily units available to anyone and provides tax credits for the contractors for building affordable housing. There has been an issued raised that since all the units demolished were public housing, they should all be so now. It’s an issue that will have to be looked at since the policy of mixing public housing with multifamily units is becoming the norm.

“It’s a very complicated project as you might guess,” said McKenna. “To have federal housing you have to comply with all the federal laws. You have to comply with all the state laws. This was built with hurricane money, CDBG money. You have to comply with all their laws and you have to comply with all the city laws, the permits, the utilities, the embankments, everything else, it’s very complicated, very large project.

“The bottom line is we want everyone to have nice, new, beautiful housing. That’s what we’re trying to do,” said McKenna.

Of the resistance experienced today by some residents, McKenna said, “They’re afraid, change is hard. If they want to get beautiful new housing like you see out there, they’re going to have to go through change. We’ll get there and we’ll get them there,” she said.

football player, Cody Sparks, will be the guest speaker of the event. Sparks played in Bayou Bowls III, IV and V (2003, 2004 and 2005).

According to McInnis, Cardinal and Bobcat cheerleading groups will lead the audience in their favorite cheers. The OHS Sophisticats and BCHS Strutters will also perform. A por-tion of the proceeds from the banquet are do-nated to the performing groups.

The coaching staffs will nominate three play-ers from each team for the $1000 scholarships, and a committee from the BCCC will make the final selection for the scholarships. The win-ners will be announced at each school’s athletic banquet, McInnis said.

Table sponsorships are $200 and seat six. In-dividual tickets are $12 each and may be pur-chased through the BCCC or at the door of the event until sold out.

For table sponsorships contact Jerry McInn-is, 882-2237, or Bette Smith at 670-8566.


From the Creaux’s Nest

IT’S VOTING TIME IN TEXASEarly voting in Texas has begun. Despite us just being spec-

tators in the presidential race, there are state and important local races to be considered. Fifty thousand citizens are regis-tered to vote in Orange County. It looks like, in early indica-tions that at least half will vote. That’s very important. In the presidential race all parties agree that the race is down to seven swing states, even though I believe it’s just five states. The most important state is Ohio. If president Obama can hold on to Ohio, there’s a good chance that he will win. On the other hand, it will be hard for Gov. Romney to win without Ohio. That’s why I’m still puzzled about why Romney didn’t pick Sen. Port-man from Ohio for VP. No Republican has ever won without winning Ohio. Someone wanted to know what ‘Swing State’ meant. Well, it’s what we refer to as a purple state and usually has a senator from both parties and is divided by Democrats and Republicans and 20 percent Independents that usually decide the winner. Example, Texas is a red state. Everyone in the state can vote for Romney and it won’t elect him. Same thing for Obama in the blue state of California. Our votes real-ly won’t count. It’s the Electoral College that gets down to the swing states. Obama sits at 237 votes, Romney, 191. It takes 270 to get elected. If Obama carried Ohio, Iowa and New Hamp-shire, he wins. The math is harder for Romney. *****Well, I have a long way to go. I’ll give you my take; mine alone, on the foreign policy debate. It won’t matter in our situation but it’s the way I see it. You might agree and it doesn’t hurt if you don’t. Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

IT WASN’T EVEN CLOSEWell, the final debate is over and the nation is less than two

weeks away from selecting the person who will oversee this country for the next four years. Several weeks ago, I mentioned in this column, that I was a child of Pearl Harbor; my entire life was shaped by that attack and the wars that followed. I lived through a million young Americans killed in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, then came Iraq and Afghanistan, the longest war in our history. Eleven years. My childhood fears were rein-forced with the second attack on our mainland on 9-11. With this background, I was concerned that through this long presi-dential campaign neither candidate was talking about foreign policy and even more importantly to me, our national security. The final debate was of up most importance to me. I was sur-prised at some of the things I heard from Gov. Romney. He had done a complete flip-flop from a neo-con to agreeing with the Obama policies. Good I thought, he was distancing himself from the war mongers like Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lind-sey Graham, who would like to have us fighting three wars. Mitt had moved along from the Far Right just a few weeks ago to the middle. In his budget plan he wants to add two trillion dollars to the military budget. In my view, that’s preparing for war. They also want to appease the defense contractors who survive with war. It would also be a plus for Romney in Vir-ginia. Before I go any further, let me say this, Gov. Romney lied big time to a lot of people. He either lied to the Tea Party and Extreme Right in the primaries to get the nomination or he ly-ing now. Can’t have it both ways. The Tea Party never trusted him and Newt Gingrich said, “Mitt Romney will say anything to be president.” I believe that because he’s proved it. He doesn’t care about governing; he’s a wealthy guy who can buy anything. His dad ran for president and didn’t make it and he would be the first Mormon in the world’s most powerful position. This is what I strongly believe is his motive. He would sign a con-tract for just one four year term. Now back to foreign policy. In the debates he and Paul Ryan showed they had zero knowledge about foreign policy. Ryan with Biden and Mitt with the Presi-dent. Monday night Obama didn’t sit on his hands like he did in the first debate. He didn’t attack Romney but he corrected him when he told falsehoods. Obama controlled the agenda. He talked about moving ‘heaven and earth’ to kill Osama bin Lad-en, standing arm in arm with Israel, backing tough sanctions on Iran, acting against unfair trade practices by China and his ending the war in Iraq. He painted Romney as a flip-flopper who keeps trying to ambush history. When Romney said, “The Navy needs more ships; we have fewer than we did in 1917.” Obama shot back, “Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military changed.” He also said that today we have aircraft carriers that planes land on. The president controlled in substance and in style, on issues from sanctions on Iran to the overthrowing of Mubarak. Rom-ney found himself agreeing with the president. A post-debate poll by CBS News found that Obama won the debate by over two to one. 53 percent to 23 percent. Romney broke out in a sweat after not landing any punches. He was strictly out of his league, anyone saying different is not being honest. It’s scary to think of Romney/Ryan heading up our national security. Maybe for eight years. President Obama portrayed his Repub-lican challenger as an inconsistent opportunist in a constantly dangerous world. He painted Romney as an ill informed, nov-ice. He brought out that Romney had a ten percent investment in Global Tech, a Chinese factory to make toasters and other appliances for U.S. manufactures, phasing out American jobs. I came away from the debate feeling it may be dangerous to turn back now.

CONDOLENCESWe were saddened by the death of Steven Scott Curtis, 31,

who was killed in an auto accident Oct. 20, when the vehicle he was a passenger in was struck from behind. He was riding in the back seat of a Toyota with his one year old child, who was in a car seat. His wife, Katie was driving and slowed down for an ac-cident that had occurred on IH-10 Neches River Bridge when a Ford F350 pickup slammed into them. The child and mother did not have life threatening injuries. When Scott woke up that morning he had no idea this would be his last day. Something we should keep in mind every day. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Visi-tation will be at 5 p.m. Thursday. We send our condolences to Katie and family who we have known all of her life. She is the daughter of friends Lon and Kim Hubbard. Please see obit.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

10 Years Ago-2002Early voting is underway for the Nov. 5 general election.

For the first time in Orange County history, voters will elect two state representatives to represent the county. Before dis-tricts were gerrymandered by Republican leaders, all of Orange County was in Rep. Ron Lewis’ Dist. 19. The new redistrict-ing line chops off the eastern edges of Orange County and Bridge City and places 14,000 residents into Rep. Joe Desho-tel of Beaumont’s Dist. 22. Deshotel is running unopposed but in the new alignment, attorney Paul Clayton, Democrat and Michael Hamilton face off. Lewis did not seek re-election. By cutting Orange and Bridge City out, Dist. 19 is expected to benefit the Republicans. (Editor’s note: I remember that. You probably do too. That was the controversial Tom DeLay’s 2000 gerrymandering heist that has given Orange County 10 years of Houston representation in the congress and state senate. Now we’re back to one congressman, but pitted against a much larger Jefferson County vote.)*****Bridge City High honored Mattie Neely as 2002 homecoming queen at Friday’s game. The B.C, Cards won the game 42-0 against Hardin. Members of the homecoming court were Summer Stephson, Christy Baker, Rachel Comeaux, Shanley Hubbard, Gabrielle Free-man, Brittany Anderson, Dana Allen, Jessica Blanda and Rachel Briggs.*****County Bankshares, Inc., parent company of County Bank in Orange, has named Dr. Rod Fisette and Mike Moreau as advisory board directors. Fisette is a gradu-ate of LSU and received his medical training at Charity Hospi-tal. His practice was in Bridge City. (Editor’s note: We ran into Doc a few days ago. He and Sue moved into their new home at the same location on Cow Bayou a few months ago. They still have the Stoneburner home on the property.)*****Louis Dugas asked, “If grown old men are codgers are grouchy old women codgerettes? *****Harold and Ruth Scales celebrates 50th wed-ding anniversary Oct. 24. *****Longtime friend, junior Clark, celebrated his 80th birthday last week. (Editor’s note: Junior, who was Judge Pat Clark’s dad, died a few years ago. He would be 90 years old today.)*****John Kibbe, the last of the Bridge City Kibbe family, died last week. *****Louisiana governor, Ed-win Edwards, 75, started serving a federal prison sentence on Oct. 21, in Fort Worth. His son Stephen also entered prison on same day. He served in a Port Arthur prison. (Editor’s note: Both have been released from prison. Stephen had eight years to serve.)

35 Years Ago-1977Joyce Dowdle, the hair stylist-barber, has moved to Jim Du-

gas’ barber shop. “The Sports Den,” formerly “El Matador,” owned by Louis Gay and Dugas. Joyce will start taking ap-pointments Nov. 1.*****Besides his job as publisher of Orange County’s Opportunity Valley News, Roy Dunn is serving as president of the greater Beaumont area’s Consumer Beacon. He is also serving as president of the Triangle Press, a com-mercial newsprint operation, which prints papers for several Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana newspapers and cir-culars for several national companies. Dunn is immediate past president of the Bridge City Rotary and past lieutenant gov-ernor of the Optimist International. He and wife Phyllis and children Mark, Allen and Karen make their home in Bridge City.*****Waylon Jennings, popular song “Luckenbach” might have had something to do with a McLewis couple, Kenneth and Rita Burgess Heimer’s purchase of a ranch in Luckenbach where they are moving. Rita is Sybil Burgess’ daughter. (Editor’s note: Don’t know what became of Rita and Kenneth.)*****Bill Hare, from Aggie Land, is manager of Beall’s department store. His assistant is Tommy Locke. *****Cal Broussard, former Or-ange policeman, has been away several years located all over the country as a cable TV manager. He presently is manager of a cable company in Fort Smith, Ark. Cal said he looks for-ward to the day he can return to Orange County. (Editor’s note: He finally made it back 24 years later. He made his home on Cow Bayou, in Victory Gardens, where he spent time with friends and checked daily on his mom Gladys and brother. Cal passed away a few years ago.)*****The Dallas Cowboys are 6-0 and could be headed to the Super Bowl. *****The Shirt Hut, custom made T-shirts and caps at 2090 Texas Ave., in Bridge City and Nederland, is owned by former Stark High coach Neal Morgan.*****Ruth Ann Drucilla Hickey Anderson, a resi-dent of Jones Nursing Home, celebrates 100th birthday, Oct. 27.*****Jerry Wilson is auto body shop manager at Jim Austin Motor Company. His employees are Keith Forsyth, Yon Pae-Pak, Pilar Almozon, Pete Garcia, Robert Kirkling, Billy and Don Harin. (Editor’s note: Not a Cajun in the bunch.)*****Patsy Fisette is now working for Conway Real Estate, owner by R.J. and Marty.*****The best homemade pizza is at “The Bamboo Club” on Texas Ave. “Where friendly people congregate” and a few drunks too.*****Orange County treasurer is Earline Hill-ard. She is the wife of the late G.W. (Wallace) Hillard. *****Ron and Nancy Johnson opens “Ron and Nancy’s Book and Gift Center,” 1627 Strickland.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKDebbie Fusilier, Cheyenne Sweet, Bailey Berry, Ron Batch-

elor, Tammy Scales, Victoria Brown, Dale Morris, Darren Wilson, Jordan Schamber, Mary Stanton, Marilyn Fonthieu, Ramona Scott, Ramona Valentine, Connie Curphey, Mary Chamblee, Sandy Huckaby, Roy Lee Helm, Ken Soileau, Ra-chel Sanders, Tanner George, Connor Ziller, Evan Swenson, Phyllis Yeats, Deedra Wilson, Toni Dyer, Don Cummings, Geneva Buker, Hunter Smith, Rene Marsolan, Dan Sand-ers, Brent Burch, David Dupuis, John Lumpkin, Nathan Coffey, Pierce Butler, Pearl Burgess, Betty Trantham, Betty Harmon, Becky Cooper, Derrick Cole, Chris Stone, Ronna Dickman, Ronnie Moerbe, Barbara McLellan, Cori Wood-ard, Heather Dubose, Beverly Brown, Don Burgess, Joe Ka-zmar, Ron Sigler, Brandon Allensworth, Emma Scott, Vicki Cormier, Zach Corbello, Brock Whittle, Jessica Bradberry, Kevin Sorrels, Carla Pesek and Laura Moreau.

A FEW HAPPENINGSTwenty Orange travelers just returned from a Mediterranean

Cruise arranged by Patsy Peck and Ellen Ray’s Travel Agency “Traverus.” The trip included stops in Spain, Italy and France. Betty Harmon, one of the group, said, “I‘ve taken many group trips but no one has ever done as good as job as Patsy and Ellen putting trips together.” Patsy was unable to go but Ellen accom-panied the folks and did a great job according to the travelers. The travelers were Randy and Kathy Brown, Wayne and Pam Dionne, Sheila and Keith Brown, Betty Harmon, Hugh Dean and Ellen Ray, Gisela Houseman, Mark and Jean Magnu-son, Anita and David Green, Wayne and Phyllis Brint, Dor-thy Smith, Becky Galey, Johnny and Cheryl Sargent. Betty left Corky instructions on how to wash his shorts and socks. Corky threw them away and bought new ones.***** Commis-sioner John Dubose stopped by. He tells us what a great job Gene Smith, VA officer, is doing. By the way, I can tell you that John was conservative long before being conservative was popu-lar. If you don‘t believe that just ask his wife, Joyce.*****Keith Wallace is getting Beth Rach an apple crate to sit on. I’ll tell you why next week.*****Our friend Jesse Domingue is in the hospital this week to under go surgery. Our best wishes and prayers.*****Sen. George McGovern, 90, died over the weekend. Besides being the Democratic nominee for president in 1972. He was a B-24 pilot in and flew 32 missions. He received the Dis-tinguished Flying Cross for saving his crew by landing his dam-aged bomber in a British airfield on a small island controlled by Tito‘s partisans.*****Garth Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Also inducted was singer Connie Smith, who was once married to Carl Smith and is now married to Marty Stuart. Keyboard player Hargus “Pig“ Robbins was also inducted.*****Orange County native, Houston Texan de-fensive coach, Wade Phillips, saw his team have another great outing. The Texans beat the Ravens 43-13. That gives them a two game lead. They control their own destiny. They should have home field advantage in the playoffs for Super Bowl XL-VII. I didn‘t like it when the TV announcer said Wade was a Houston native. We know he‘s not.*****Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys, on four field goals, squeezed out a 19-14 win over the Panthers.*****Special folks we know who are celebrating their special day: Our longtime ‘Girl Friday,’ who over 35 years worked alongside us, going back to 1973 with the Opportunity Valley News, celebrates another on Oct. 24. We send a special ‘Happy Birthday’ wish to our friend Debbie Fusilier.***Also celebrating on that day is a special lady and friend Mary Stanton.***Happy birthday Oct. 24, to a beautiful, young mother, Brittney Still-well, who is the mom of Leland, or “Scooter” to some of us. Brittney is a great mom and great all around person. ***Jordan Schamber, son of our editor, Debby, turns 17 on Oct. 24. ***On Oct. 25 send happy birthday wishes to Sandi Mobley Hucka-by, who started her working career for the Opportunity Valley News back in 1974.***On Oct. 26, Phyllis Yeats, Toni Dyer, and Hunter Smith celebrate another year.***Julia Robertson turns 75 on Friday, Oct. 26. She‘s the mother of the famous baseball brothers from Orange, Andre‘ and Roderick Robertson. She is also the mother of daughter Harvetta Henry and the late Har-lan Robertson. Perk up, shake a leg, and have a great day.***Oct. 27 is a special day for our sweetheart, poet and friend Ms. Pearl Burgess, who will celebrate her 92nd birthday. By the way, she’s recovering quite well from her “Flying Nun” act and soon the bruised ribs will be only a memory. She’s one tough cookie. Happy Birthday Ms. Pearl.***Also a great friend of many years, a beautiful lady who has spent a lifetime doing community work and helping others, we wish the happiest of days to Betty Har-mon, Corky’s better half.***Now here are three old boys that are a pretty good start on a straight flush. I’ll start with the oldest, a sports writer who has been writing for us at least 35 years, Joe Kazmar. Joe, over the years, has been accurate and knowl-edgeable on his stats reporting. He’s the dean of sportswriters. **Next is judge Don Burgess, who served as district judge and applet court judge. However, of all his success, the best thing he ever did was marry Bobbie Grossman. She cleaned him up, shaved his beard and took away his big ten-gallon cowboy hat. **The youngest of the three is former county commissioner, city councilman and drainage manager, Ron Sigler. One thing I have never doubted is Ron’s intelligence. We wish a very happy birthday Oct. 28th to those three old boys. ***Also on Oct. 28th we send best wishes to Becky Cooper, Chris Stone, Barbara McLeman and Heather Dubose, the lovely wife of commission-er David Dubose.****On Oct. 29, best wishes to Vickie Cormier and Emma Scott.***Oct. 30 is a special day for longtime banker, a friend and nice guy, Carlos Vasek, and also Jessia Bradberry and Laura Moreau. Happy birthday to all.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEKYou can never underestimate the innovation of dem Cajun

farm boys. Da utta day, at da Abbeville High School, little Joe Co-

meaux and his friend played a prank. Wat dey did dem, was turn lose some small alligators, bout two-feet long, inside da school. First dey painted numbers on da top of dem al-ligators. Dey paint da numbers 1-2-and 4. Da principle Mr. Thibodaux and dem school teachers spent all day dem, look-ing for number 3.

C’EST TOUTBoy, we can’t complain about the weather. It’s great but I can’t

understand why so many of my birds have flown away.*****Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears and Bridge City Cardinals both have homecoming this week. Good luck to both. Have a good time, enjoy the special week.*****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch will dine with Uncle Jim at Novrozsky’s this week and Robert’s next. It’s time for some of you folks that have been away lately to return. Everyone is always welcome. *****A word of caution, all kinds of advertising gimmicks come down the pike but don’t be mislead. If your goal is to reach the Bridge City/Orangefield consumers and also the greater Orange area, the only media that will totally reach that market is The Penny Record and The County Record, delivered free to each home, on every street. Your message gets into the home. No TV, radio or any other print media has such reach for such a low cost. Did I tell you that you get two ads for the price of one and you don’t miss the commercial when you go from one to the other? We are locally owned and are members to the Chamber of Com-merce in both areas. Have a nice week, take care and God bless.


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Someone You Know!Lynn T. ArceneauxFor “Full-Time Constable” Pct. 2

- 30 years of law enfocement experience from jailer to investigation of capital murders- Assisgnment to federal task forces- Commander of County wide narcotics task force and worked some cases in the capacity of an undercover narcotics investigator- Served on the Homicide Investigative Team (H.I.T) of Orange County from it’s inception- Expert in latent fingerprints and have testified as an expert in criminal trials- Training in the maintenance, installation, and operation of surveillance equipment - Training in the maintenance, installation, and operation of surveillance equipment including both covert video and audio applications relating to criminal investigations- Training in the programming and maintenance of the 800 MHz radio system- Master Peace Officer License (inactive)

“Qualified Through Experience!”

POL. ADV. PAID FOR BY: LYNN T. ARCENEAUX CAMPAIGNwww.lynnforconstable.com

MIKE ABBOTTMIKE ABBOTTFor Judge

County Court At Law

OPEN LETTER TO ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN VOTERS

Fellow Republicans, Judicial officers should not be voted for

based on party affiliation. A Judge should be chosen based on

education, experience, and integrity and because of that I will

be voting for Democratic candidate Mike Abbott! Whether or

not a person is Republican or Democrat has nothing to do with

the type of Judge he/she will make.

Judge Mike Abbott is the only candidate with the education

and experience on the bench needed for such an important po-

sition in our community! He is the most intelligent and fair

Judge I have worked with in all my years in the Court system.

His sense of fair play and integrity is unparalleled and he tru-

ly cares about what he does and his role in our Texas Judicial

system. If the attributes you are looking for in a Judge to represent

our community are honorable, fair, and impartial.....then

Mike Abbott is the candidate for you!!!

Katrina Smith

Chief Clerk for the Vidor Municipal Court

“Pol. adv. pd. for by Michael C. Abbott.”

Being in an abusive relationship wears you down mentally and physi-cally. Unfortunately, I know this from experience. My life is now is totally different and has a happy ending since I have remarried, but there was a time I didn’t know if I would make it out alive.

I met my ex-husband while working at a convenience store. He was charming and attractive. Our marriage was wonderful for 10 years. He was a great father and husband during that time. However, he changed and the last four years were horrendous. I don’t know if it was his mental condition or the drug abuse, but he became excessively paranoid and ob-sessive with me.

More and more frequently he became physically abusive towards me when he thought I had misbehaved. It always ended with more bruises

and scrapes to various parts of my body. After I came home from a long day at work he was frantic about what I

had done all day. If I was more than a few minutes late he was convinced I was out doing something wrong. After a full body inspection, he would sometimes relax and calm down.

He also called me at work numerous times throughout the day and if I stepped away from my desk and missed a phone call it would only fuel his fears and anger.

I had tried so many times to make our marriage work. Although there were many incidents which could have been considered breaking points, mine was when a police officer was called to my house and I thought he would help me, but things only got worse.

Someone had overheard the screams and called the police. The officer arrived at the door and asked my husband to step out into the yard so they could talk. After a few minutes I saw them out there laughing. I quietly stood by an open window as the officer instructed my abuser on how to hit me without showing any marks. Before the officer left, he also told him to “keep it down a bit.”

I guess my ex-husband was anxious to try out his newly learned tactics because once he closed the front door behind him, he came after me again. Within minutes, I was down on the floor as he repeatedly kicked me. As I lay there trying to defend myself from his numerous blows to my head I had thoughts that this would be the time he was going to kill me.

Although, it is very dangerous I knew it was over, but he was the one who would have to leave. So, I packed up his clothes and arranged for him to go to his sister’s house in Dallas. Amazingly enough, he complied. But, the relief would only be short term and definitely not the end to my life of terror.

Life was very scary as he not only threatened to kill me, but also my children. He told me if he killed the children, that would be the best way to hurt me.

While trying to sleep-in one Saturday morning, I awoke to a terrifying sight. He was standing over me with a large butcher knife held above his head as if ready to plunge it into my chest. He smiled and said, “Hi honey, I’m home.” Afterwards he laughed eerily before turning around and leaving the room.

The most traumatic incident happened in front of my children and it was the one that convinced me to leave our house. My four children and I were inside when we heard pounding on the garage door. It was my ex-husband trying to get into the house.

Finally, he broke the door loose and entered the garage. I called for the police but they did not arrive while he was there. I stood out in the garage trying to convince him to leave and to keep him away from the children.

However, they watched in horror as he picked up a large ax and started swinging it at me. But, it was too heavy and he dropped it. He then saw a wooden baseball bat in the corner and started swinging it at me. Each time he swung the bat the force pulled him foward and he narrowly missed me.

He was obviously intoxicated and the weight and momentum was too much for him to bear. So, he pushed past the children and went into the kitchen to get a large knife. He came back and lunged at me again as I was backed into a corner. I must have had angels watching over me that day because he could have killed me, instead he suddenly stopped in his tracks and started sobbing. He then picked up the ax and bat and left. A few blocks away he was stopped by police with his weap-ons. They confiscated them and took him to jail for public intoxication. I wanted to press charges, but was told by police officers that “ he didnt actually do anything.”

As a result, our life on the run began. We moved to another small town in an attempt to hide and it worked, he never showed up at my house again.

I also finally convinced him to give me a divorce. But, before he would sign papers, he wanted to talk to me. As we sat in the restaurant, he calmly informed me he had stopped planning my mur-der. He said he gave up on the idea because he could not find a place to dispose my body. This may

seem like a joke to some, but I am serious and so was he. I didn’t know what to say. I thought all the craziness was behind me, but I realized it would never be over.

All I ever wanted during those years was for it all just to stop. I have to say now, it is actually over. He died of a drug overdose. But, the pain of the life I had is still with me. I am saddened my chil-dren have those memories and always will.

As a victim of domestic abuse, I know the terror and humiliation involved. I know I am not alone too.

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, three out of four people know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence. Shockingly, every 9 seconds in the U.S. a woman is assaulted or beaten and everyday more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.

Personally, I am urging abused women to do something for themselves and their children, be-cause more than likely the violence will not just stop. It starts with maybe a push or a shove and then maybe a slap. He will say he is sorry and promise it will not happen again. But, I can assure you it does — over and over again.

It is not easy taking that first step. My children and I were on the run for several years after mov-ing from our house. In the end it was worth it for me. Happier and tranquil days are in my future.

Victims have a place to call for help 24 hours a day, seven days per week. The number to the Na-tional Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

Domestic violence: a life changing experience

Debby Schamber

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

The following items are now available: cucumbers, yel-low squash, zucchini, green beans, bell peppers, mustard and tender greens, red and green okra, purple hull peas, pecans (in the shell), muscadine grapes, fresh herbs, squash relish, pickled cherry peppers, fig preserves, jams and jellies, yard plants, house plants, succulents, blueber-ry bushes, local honey, fresh eggs, homemade cookies and bread and more.

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

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

Farmer’s Market open Wednesday, Saturday


Community Bulletin Board

COMING EVENTS

at programs of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation in Orange, Texas.

707 Main Ave.Orange, TX 77630

409.886.5535lutcher.org

November 3, 2012 (7:30pm)Catch Me If You Can - Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, discover the high-flying, splashy new Broadway musical that tells the story of con-artist-turned-FBI agent, Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. Tickets are on sale now from $35-$65. Open Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Call 409.886.5535 or visit lutcher.org for tickets.

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712 Green Ave.Orange, TX 77630

409.886.ARTSstarkmuseum.org

October 27, 2012 – January 26, 2013National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West Stark Museum will be one of ten museums to open this exhibition of remarkable photographs on the same day, creating the largest simultaneous photography exhibition ever in the nation. Opening day activities will include mini-tours from 11:00am–4:00pm, an evening Exhibition Opening Celebration with a photography presentation, reception and book signing.October 27, 2012 (6:30pm)Life of a National Geographic Photographer - In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West, renowned photographer Sam Abell will share insights into his life work as a National Geographic photographer, discussing his career, influences and adventures. The public is invited to this presentation hosted by Stark Museum of Art and held at Lutcher Theater, located at 707 Main Ave. in Orange, Texas. A reception, exhibition viewing and book signing will follow at the Museum.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am - 5pm. Admission is free.

610 W. Main Ave.Orange, TX 77630

409.883.0871whstarkhouse.org

Saturday, October 27, 2012 (9:00am - 3:00pm)4th Annual Open Car Show - The W.H. Stark House is partnering with the Orange Peel Out Car Club to host this car show in the Lutcher Theater parking lot at 707 W. Main, in Orange, Texas. This event is free for all ages. Also, The House will offer First-Floor tours on this day for only $2. Details and entry forms may be found at www.whstarkhouse.org.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am - 3pm. Admission varies and is limited to individuals 10 years and older.

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On display through November 10, 2012Scarecrow Festival - Stroll the pathways of Shangri La to see the unique scarecrow designs of the largest scarecrow festival in Texas. Celebrate the autumn season at Shangri La while seeing scarecrows created by area businesses, organizations, individuals and families from recycled and repurposed materials.October 27; November 3 and 10, 2012 (7:30am)Breakfast on the Bayou - Enjoy a continental breakfast while seeing Adams Bayou during these unique, early-morning excursions. Take a tour to one of Shangri La’s educational outposts as an environmental educator shares knowledge of the area ecosystem. Members – $5; Non-Members – $15. Admission to the gardens is included. Space is limited; an RSVP is required. Call 409.670.9799 to reserve a seat.

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FOE events for OctoberThe Fraternal Order of Eagles, Sabine Aerie 2523, located at

803 North 28th Street in Orange, will offer free scrapbooking lessons at 4 p.m. each Tuesday. The community is invited to at-tend. The Eagles will host free genealogy classes at 4 p.m. each Wednesday.For additional information on any of the events, please contact Sharon Bodin at 719-7793.

Former band members, singers reunite Bridge City High School band members and Cardinal singers

are invited to a reception given at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. in the Bridge City Middle School Gym. All former band mem-bers and Cardinal singers are encouraged to attend and visit with former classmates.

Heroines of Jericho to sell fish dinnersThe Heroines of Jericho, of the Orange Masonic Family, will

host their annual fish dinner fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Masonic Hall, located at 1017 Mill Street in Orange (on the corner of Mill and John Street). The meal will consist of fried catfish, potato salad, green beans, bread, cake and a bottle of water and the cost per lunch is $7. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available for four or more lunches. Call 409-988-9002 or 409-221-1395 on Oct. 25 to place orders for delivery.

Tiger Rock to host Protection Seminar Tiger Rock Martial Arts will host a Family Personal Protec-

tion Seminar from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 in the Bridge City High School gym. The cost will be $10 per person or $30 per family of four. Families will learn basic self escape and safe-ty prior to Halloween trick or treating. All proceeds benefit the Bridge City High School Speech and Debate Team.

Tiger Rock will also host a Zombie Obstacle Run from 4 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The cost will be $2 per run.This fun event for kids will have them laughing and screaming as zom-bies chase them around an outdoor agility/obstacle course. Par-ticipants will receive a goodie bag at the completion of course.

American Legion to host lunch fundraiserThe American Legion Post 49, located at 108 Green Ave. in

Orange, will host a plate lunch fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Thursday, Nov. 1. Cost is $8 and the meal will consist of brisket, link, potato salad, beans, bread and dessert. Walk-ins are welcome and delivery is available. Call 409-886-1241 after noon on Wednesday, Oct. 31 and before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1 for orders and delivery.

Project Grad. to host “Ladies Night Out”The Bridge City High School Project Graduation will be host-

ing a “Ladies Night Out - 2013” on Saturday, November 3rd from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Bridge City Community Center lo-cated at 105 Parkside, off Roundbunch in Bridge City.

It’s time to start Christmas shopping. A gift wrap booth will also be available. Plan for a great night of socializing with your friends while getting to know some of your local area shop own-ers and home based business vendors. Some of the booths al-ready registered include: Pampered Chef, Wine Shop at Home, The Pink Chandelier, Team Angel, Premier Jewelry, Project Graduation, Lisa’s Sew Creative, The Pink Tool Lady, Mary Kay, Scentsy, Slumber Party Products, several craft booths and more to come. Door prizes and refreshments will be available throughout the evening. There will be an admission fee of $5 at the door. For more information or booth rental, please contact Janelle Sehon at 549-4711 or Stacy Johnnie at 779-4171.

Miss Bridgefield pageant set for Nov. 3The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the

Miss Bridgefield 2012 Pageant at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3 at the Bridge City Middle School, located directly behind the Bridge City High School on Texas Avenue. The deadline to en-ter the pageant is Friday, Oct. 19. The community is invited to attend and support the youth of the community.For more infor-mation, please contact the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce at 409-735-5671 or email [email protected].

Bayou Bowl Scholarship to be held Nov. 5The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will host the fourth

annual Bayou Bowl Scholarship Banquet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5 in the Bridge City Elementary Cafeteria. Table sponsors are encouraged to decorate their tables and honor an athlete of their choice. The best decorated table will earn a $50 prize for the honored athlete.

Registration open for Christmas at BrownsChristmas at the Browns will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

on Monday, Dec. 3 The Brown Center of Lamar State College - Orange is accepting vendor registration until Nov. 16. Please contact us at 409-883-2939 or email [email protected] for more information.

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

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

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

for commemorative flag displays in and around North Orange (near Hwy. 87 and Meeks Drive) between IH-10 and South Teal Road. The 3’ by 5’ flags will be displayed on the five flag days of the year (Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Patriots Day [9/11] and Veterans Day). The flags will be displayed no later than 9 a.m. on the commemorative day, picked up before dusk and stored until the next flag day.An initial $75 tax deductible donation ($50 for renewals) is required. 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 activi-ties and programs throughout the year. For subscriptions, con-tact Bubba Plexico, Troop 62 Scoutmaster, at 214-770-0568; or Chris Wright, Troop 62 Fundraising Chair, at 409-882-9972.

League searching for “Community Needs”The Service League of Orange is now accepting requests from

non-profit organizations only for application forms to receive financial assistance through their Community Needs Commit-tee. The Service League encourages projects, events and activi-ties that primarily target the good of all of the entire “Orange County” community. To qualify, verification of non-profit sta-tus must be submitted with the Service League Needs applica-tion by Oct. 1, 2012.Applications can be obtained by calling Mindy McKee at 409-779-8867 or Carolyn Lemons at 409-670-1839 or emailing requests to [email protected].

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

Trails 4-H Club selling the famous Durham-Ellis pecans from Comanche Texas. The club will be accepting orders until Oct.12, 2012. These pecans will be available for pickup about two weeks before Thanksgiving. Anyone who places an Order with the Dusty Trails 4-H Club will be picking up their order in Orange or Mauriceville. Dusty Trails 4-H Club will be selling pecans, flavor pecans, specialty nuts and mixes at various pric-es. Raw pecans are $9 for a one pound bag, $28 for a three pound box and $43 for a five pound box. To place an order call the Dusty Trails 4-H Club, Jessica Mayfield 409-886-5906 or orders can also be taken by any of the club members.

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 following sections; flute, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, and percussion, but ALL are welcome! The band performs Christ-mas, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veteran’s Day con-certs. At least one traditional band concert is performed annu-ally. Please visit us on Facebook at Orange Community Band.


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James “Jimmy” William Hale Kirbyville

James “Jimmy” William Hale, 59, passed away Oct. 19, 2012, he was 59 years of age.

Memorial services will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the New Life Assembly of God on Hwy 105 in Orange-field church.

He was born Sept. 5, 1953 and lived in the Orange area most of his life. He had been liv-ing in Kirbyville recently.

He was the son of Alice & Bill Hymes of Orange. Brothers, Don Hale, wife Mary, Bob Hymes, all of Orange,Tx.

Jimmy worked at Levingston Shipbuilding for approximately five years from 1969 to 1974. He then went to Georgetown Steel, in Vidor for 19 years.

He then worked in various steel mills in Indiana and Colo-rado, where he fell in love with the mountains and scenic coun-tryside. He retired in 2010.

He is survived by his wife, Debra Hale of Kirbyville; fa-ther and stepmother James W.

and Freida Hale of Katy,Texas; daughter and son in law, Kim and Rudy Olivarez of Houston; and Billy and Jenafer Hale of Orange.

Eleanor Anderson Mancil Orange

Eleanor Anderson Mancil, 89, of Orange passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at her residence.

Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with Mr. Darrell Powell, minister of West Orange Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Born in Pittsburgh, Penn. on June 10, 1923, Eleanor was the daughter of Robert Martin Anderson and Ella (McCarthy) Anderson. She was a Medical Technician in the U.S. Army. She was a devoted mother who loved a good card game with her chil-dren and lots of laughter at all family gatherings. Her second great love was her church family, whose faithful visits she enjoyed during her last weeks.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Allen Man-cil; daughter, Susan Rhoads; son, Robert Mancil; four broth-ers and five sisters.

Eleanor is survived by her daughter, Sandra Withrow and husband, Billy of Little Cypress; son, Bencie Mancil and wife, Inez of Hemphill; daughter, Donna

Bell and husband, Charles of Kir-byville; and son, James Mancil of Orange. She is also survived by her twelve grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Jason Bell, Matt Bell, Andrew Rhoads, Da-mon Withrow, Allen Mancil and Alanna Barber.

Eleanor’s family greatly appre-ciates the love and care she re-ceived from Dr. Castellanos, Dr. Marian Chin Han and the South-east Texas Hospice.

Lena Marie Allemand Stanley Orange

Lena Marie Allemand Stanley, 68, of Orange passed away on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at Orange Villa Rehabilitation Center.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Dorman Funeral Home. A Christian Burial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Hartburg.

She was a native of Kinder, La.; born on Feb. 22, 1944 to par-ents Dorothy (Fruge) and Wilfred Duhon. She had lived 43 years in Orange and she had lived in Vin-ton , La. She was of the Catho-lic Faith and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vinton. She enjoyed work in her garden and cooking. Lena was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend; who loved spending

time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her children, Paul Allemand, son, Brandon Allemand; parents, Wilfred and Dorothy Duhon, sis-ter, Jane Sonnier; brother, Lee Duhon.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Rox-anne Clark and husband, John of Vinton; son, Richard Allemand and Tammy Smith of Orange; grandchildren, Cassandra Hoff-pauir, David Allemand, Kristin Dyer, Brandi Clark, Amy Clark; great grandchildren, Regan and Addison Hoffpauir. She is also survived by her ex husband and good friend, Floyd Stanley.

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

Scott CurtisBridge City

Steven Scott Curtis, 31, of Bridge City, was born in Orange on Feb. 21, 1981. He died Sat-urday, Oct. 20, 2012, in a traffic accident.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Claybar Fu-neral Home in Orange. Officiat-ing will be the Rev. Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Me-morial Gardens near Bridge City.

Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home in

Orange.Many things can be said

about Scott, but above all things he loved his wife Katie and son Beckham more than life. Con-versations with Scott always in-cluded his wife and son and how they made him a better man. He touched many lives with his quiet and loving demeanor, and always did his best to live by the motto “Give more than you take.”

Scott graduated from Bridge City High School in 1999. While at Bridge City he played foot-ball and ran track where he was a member of the record setting 4x100 meter relay team. He later graduated from Lamar Univer-sity with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Biol-ogy.

Scott was owner/operator of the Parisi Speed School and the general manager of Exygon Health and Fitness. On a daily basis he would inspire, encour-age, and empower athletes to become the best they could be. Scott poured his soul into his business, and dedicated him-self to making it a success. As a coach Scott didn’t just train; he was a teacher who motivated and truly brought the best out in anyone who had the privilege of working with him.

As Scott always said, the Uni-verse will unfold as it should.

Preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Nan-cy Hodges; and uncle, Ritchie Hodges, Scott is survived by his wife, Katie Curtis of Bridge City; son, Beckham Scott Curtis of Bridge City; mother and stepfa-ther, Kelly and Randall Franklin of Louisville, KY; father and step-mother, Rob and Jana Price of Bridge City; and grandparents, Don and Lanell Price of Bridge City.

He is also survived by his stepbrother, Roman Franklin of College Station; stepsister, De-rian Franklin of Vidor; stepbroth-er, Casey Spears of Nederland; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lon and Kim Hubbard of Bridge City; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Taryn and Michael Gauthier and their son Holland of Bridge

City; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Shanley and Lanston Fults and their son Cannon of Bridge City; sisters-in-law, Leah Hubbard and Olivia Hubbard of Bridge City; and his many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.Serv-ing as pallbearers will be Michael Gauthier, Lanston Fults, Dylan Deckard, Roman Franklin, Mark Segura and Scott Meyer.

Dave MayardOrange

Dave Mayard, 90, longtime resident of Orange passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 in Jas-per.The funeral service will be on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Claybar Fu-neral Home in Orange. Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.

Dave was born July 24, 1922, in Erath, La. to Eraste and Edith (Broussard) Mayard. He served his country in the United States Coast Guard and later worked for DuPont as a security guard. He was also a member of the 9th and Elm Church of Christ.

Mr. Mayard was preceded in death by his parents and son, Dave Lee Mayard and is sur-vived by his loving wife, Betty Gwin Mayard; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Danny Ashworth and Brenda and Steve Chesson; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Bonnie At-taway; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Gayle BlumeVidor

Gayle Blume, 77, of Vidor, passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Vidor Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.He was retired from Nabisco and would have been married 56 years on Oct. 22. Survivors are his wife, Phoebe of Vidor; daughters Deb-bie Flowers and husband Alf of Saratoga, Diane O’Quinn and husband Mark of West Orange; son Mike Blume and wilfe Julie of Vidor;’ eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.You saw it in The Record first!


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WEST ORANGE-STARK over BUNAAlthough the Mustangs have never played in Buna, they know

they not only want another District 21-3A victory, but they also are gunning for their sixth shutout of the season and shutout No. 86 in school history. Besides the Chain Gang Defense, the ‘Stangs are boasting a pretty powerful offense to go along with it. So the Cou-gars had better beware!!!

LITTLE CYPESS-MAURICEVILLEover LUMBERTONThe Raiders are still looking for their first win of the 2012 season

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Friday night was one of the best homecoming games the Mustangs have had, accord-ing to Head Coach Cornel Thompson, as West Orange-Stark spanked Orangefield, 54-0, at Dan R. Hooks Sta-dium in front of a huge crowd. The Mustangs, who have been a little slow getting started the last few weeks, proved to all in attendance that there are no “off” weeks at WO-S as they had two weeks to prepare for this game.

“We really played hard,” Thompson said. “I’m happy with the offensive line. Our rushing game was on and we were able to move the ball offensively. Defensively, we swarmed to the ball.”

The Chain Gang defense held the Bobcats to 132 to-tal yards and five first downs. The secondary picked off Orangefield’s Eric Truncale on both pass attempts with those interceptions credited to J’Marcus Rhodes and Daniel Woodson. The WO-S offense had its best showing of the season with 255 yards rushing and 261 passing for a total of 516 offensive yards.

“I was proud that we men-tally got into it,” Thompson said. “We showed maturity in being able to separate the homecoming festivities from the game we had to play.”

No one showed it better than senior Colin Janice, who was crowned homecoming king at Friday’s pep rally, and then picked up a blocked field goal attempt by Bobcat Dave Rainey and ran it back 76 yards for the Mustangs second score of the game.

“I really couldn’t believe that I got king,” Janice said. “But I was more looking forward to playing Orangefield that night than anything.”

The game looked to be a typical Orangefield match-up

similar to last year, when the Bobcats were able to recover their first punt and set up shop on WO-S’ 46 yard line. However, Rhodes came to the rescue and snagged the ball, setting up the first score of the night. Only five plays later, quarterback Jimmy Salter hit Rhodes on a 15 yard pass for the touchdown and Rodikson Cano hit the PAT to put the Mustangs on the board, 7-0. From that moment on, it was downhill for the Bobcats and uphill for the Mustangs.

WO-S’ Abear Simien led the ground game with 11 carries for 121 yards, includ-ing a 14 yard run for a touch-down. Back-up quarterback Chase Rutledge, who went in for Salter to start the fourth quarter, was second in line with nine rushes for 50 yards and a touchdown. Salter, who threw for 220 yards, had short pass to Rashon McDonald who

took it 85 yards for a score. Se-nior Kane Tezeno also scored on a nine yard run.

Although the Mustangs took the night to celebrate, it was back to business the next morning to prepare for the Buna game in Buna this Friday night.

“I’ve been saying all year that this could be the toughest game regular season game,” Thompson said. “Our kids have never been to Buna, most of them don’t even know what their mascot is. Although it isn’t a great facility to play in, I’m gonna tell them that the field is the same-100 yards long and 53 yards wide.”

The Buna Cougars (4-4, 2-2), who just moved up to 3A this year, have been in every district football game except one, down to the wire. They lost to Bridge City, 24-28 after being up by 24 before the half and they lost to Silsbee, 10-44.

They beat Hamshire-Fannett, 40-21 and Hardin Jefferson last Friday, 22-13.

“Buna has size. The basical-ly run the same offense as Or-angefield. Even though they have a few different sets, they have the same game plan,” Thompson said. “We will need another effort like last week to win. We need to continue to perform as a football team 48 minutes-move forward and not back up.”

The Cougars are led by quarterback Glenn Patrick, who also starts as safety and is the team punter. Junior Mat-thew Biddle is also a threat at slot receiver/half back and tight end Tate LeJuene is a re-turner from last year that is one to watch. Full back Dalton Ford, who weighs in around 230 pounds, has been out with a knee injury but played this past Friday night. Ford had 11 carries for 65 yards and a

touchdown while Biddle fin-ished with 26 carries for 148 yards and two touchdowns against Hardin Jefferson. The defense is led by right tackle Bryce Tippett and the Cougars run a 50 defense.

Tickets will not be pre-sold for the visitor side but will be available at the gate-$4 for adults and $2 for students. To get to the Buna Stadium, take Hwy. 62N towards Buna. Turn right on the first road after the red light in Buna, which is Rawlinson. The stadium and parking lot will be on the right.

The freshman and JV com-bined to play Orangefields’ JV and came away with a 38-12 win. Elijah Teel scored the first points when he tackled the Bobcat quarterback in the end zone for a safety. Dillon Ster-ling-Cole, who played quarter-back most of the game, scored four rushing touchdowns from two, six, 38 and 19 yards out.

He also threw for one touch-down and three two-point conversions. His targets were Dee Wolfford on a two point conversion, Jermaine Mitchell on two two-point conversions and Caleb Collins on a 13-yard touchdown pass. Other offen-sive standouts were running back David Webb and line-man Tristan Scott and defen-sive standouts included Steven Tims, Marco Jaganathan, and J.D. Thompson. The 7th grade Stallions won, 40-8 and the 8th grade team won, 16-0.

The freshmen team will play Bridge City and the JV team will play Buna’s JV Thursday at Dan R. Hooks Stadium be-ginning at 5 p.m. The Stallions will play in Buna Thursday be-ginning at 5 p.m. also.

With only three regular sea-son games, please come out and support all of the Mustang athletes.

Boy Scouts to host flag fundraiser

The Boy Scouts of Troop 62 is now accepting subscriptions for commemorative flag dis-plays in and around North Or-ange (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 (Me-morial 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 required. Money orders and checks must be received 14 days prior to posting day in or-der to ensure timely service. All proceeds go to support Scout activities and programs throughout the year.

Contact Bubba Plexico, Troop 62 Scoutmaster, at 214-770-0568; or Chris Wright at 409-882-9972.

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We are hitting the final stretch of the season this week and local are football teams are involved in district clashes across the board. For some squads, the battle for playoff leverage is still unclear as mo-mentum shifts back and forth with each win or loss posted.

The Bridge City Cardinals (3-4, 2-1) come into their Homecoming week undoubt-edly still excited about the 30-0 district victory over Hamshire-Fannett last Friday. This was a much needed win as the Cards’ have rivals who are also closing in on the few slots available. Sure, the Long-horns weren’t exactly the mar-quee opponent Bridge City still has to face in the coming weeks, but make no mistake about the importance of this victory as it keeps them in the hunt with other teams like Or-

angefield stumbling in their last contest.

Coach Stump and the crew handled the Longhorns all game long, in all three phases of the game and eventually held on to the shut-out when all was said and done. Other than penalties and lost fum-ble, the Cardinals delivered a well-balanced performance that left Hamshire-Fannett with no answers.

Ashton Hunter carried a large portion of the workload, smashing the Longhorn de-fense to the tune of 130 yards on 25 attempts. Hunter didn’t find the end zone, but he didn’t need too because quarterback Daniel Faulk would come through in the air and on the ground to deliver the win for Bridge City offensively. Faulk found wide receiver Tanner Cervenka two times and ran in a third one. The Defense was an obvious factor in this one holding the opponent to zero, scoring on a blocked punt and

forcing a safety. The Cardinals will host Hardin-Jefferson this Friday at 7 p.m. in another piv-otal district match-up.

The Orangefield Bobcats (2-5, 2-2) took a district loss against the West Orange-Stark Mustangs (7-0, 2-0) last week 54-0, giving WOS com-mand of their own playoff destiny as the Bobcats find themselves back in the middle of the pack with their district record split. Orangefield finds itself in a position where it might have to win out in order to grab a spot, with only Buna and Bridge City standing in the way after their off week. Coach Josh Smalley knows what’s at stake and know that his team is still in it, which is why this bye could be right on time as he gets his crew pre-pared for the final leg of this race. They’ll face Buna on at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2.

Coach Thompson and the

Mustangs are clearing a large path to the post-season, and have done so in style holding five of their seven opponents to zero points, with only three games left on their schedule. There is a good chance they have another shut-out or two left in them and the Mustangs have a really good chance of remaining undefeated by the time the smoke clears.

Last week, in their win over Orangefield, the Mustangs had a masterful performance scoring seven times. It’s been Jimmy Salter and J’Marcus Rhodes all year as they chalk up another win. The Mus-

tangs are going to hit the road this Friday and face the Buna Cougars at 7 p.m. on Friday. There is no doubt that they will be ready, with their col-lective eyes set on the prize.

The Little Cypress-Mau-riceville Bears (3-4, 2-2) got another win under their belt last week on the road against the Ozen Panthers 21-15. Tex-as A&M commit, Alex Setzer lead the way with 183 yards on 34 carries with a touchdown to go with it. It was needed badly and it’s evident by the constant shifting of the district stand-ings. With Orangefield falling back and Bridge City surging

forward, Coach Crouch and the Battlin’ Bears would hate to see that 1-3 district hole late in the season, with not much chance to bounce back. Coach Crouch and the Bears will host Lumberton at 7:30 p.m. this Friday.

The Vidor Pirates (6-1, 3-1) beat Beaumont Central 40 -21. The Pirates will host PN-G at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Be sure to show up and sup-port your respective teams as the playoff battles heat up with more district match-ups this week and throughout the remainder of the year.

AUSTIN- The UIL legislative council standing committee on athletics met Tuesday in Austin and made various recommenda-tions to be passed by the legislative council. Below are the rec-ommendations:

1. A 4th playoff team will be added to all team sports for Class 3A and Class 2A beginning in the fall of 2013.

2. If approved by a majority of 3A superintendents, Class 3A football will be split into Division I and Division II before the season, just as Class 1A and Class 2A already do, beginning with the next realignment in 2014.

3. Boys and girls high school soccer will add a new Class 3A be-ginning with the next realignment in 2014.

4. The UIL will add a Class 6A and renumber the classifications beginning with the next realignment in 2014, with 6-man to be known as 1A, 1A to be known as 2A, etc., culminating with 5A being known as 6A.5. One tournament will be cut from all team sports’ regular sea-son schedule beginning in the fall of 2013. There is a proposal that would allow that tournament to be replaced by games.6. All football playoff games may be televised if both teams agree to the broadcast.

UIL recommendations toadd fourth team to playoffs

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Several of the long-time Houston Texans fans were heard to moan, “Here we go again, the same old thing as before,” when the team got embarrassed at home by the Green Bay Packers a week ago.

But the Packer game proved to be just a bump in the road to a successful first-half of the 2012 season for the Texans. Their opponent for Sunday’s “rebound game”—the Baltimore Ra-vens—certainly wasn’t a patsy by any means. In fact Sunday’s humongous 43-13 victory was the worst drubbing the Ravens have taken since 2007.

And it’s not as if the Texans beat Baltimore every time the two teams meet. In fact quite the opposite is true—this was the FIRST TIME Houston has defeated the Ravens in their eight meetings, including last year’s debacle that bounced the Texans from the American Foot-ball Conference playoffs.

This leaves only the San Diego Chargers (0-4), Philadelphia Eagles (0-3) and the Minneso-ta Vikings (0-2) as the only National Football League teams the Houston Texans have NEV-ER defeated.

The nay-sayers had pretty good reason to be concerned about the Texans’ ability to rebound from the Green Bay Massacre. According to Sunday’s edition of the Houston Chronicle, re-cent history indicates that Week 7 has been dis-posable for teams with Super Bowl aspirations.

“The past two AFC champions started the season 5-1 and then lost the seventh game. In 2011, New England began the season 5-1 and then lost two games. But the Patriots didn’t fal-ter again until their Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants,” the Chronicle wrote.

“In 2012 Pittsburgh started the season 5-1 before losing to New Orleans, The Steelers lost to Green Bay in that season’s Super Bowl,” the newspaper added.

Houston’s six victories are two more than their previous best at this point in any of their 11 seasons and gives them a nice edge for the best record in the AFC if they can maintain their 2-game margin in the conference stand-ings. Only Baltimore (5-2) and New England (4-3) boast winning records in the AFC today. The home team has won the last six AFC Champi-onship Games.

The Texans scored the most points against Baltimore in franchise history against a team that played in the AFC Championship Game and the second largest margin of victory ever and the 244 yardage differential was the third largest in franchise history according to Mon-day’s Chronicle.

Quarterback Matt Schaub connected on 23 of 37 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns. He also didn’t throw an interception and had a rating of 100.7.

The running game was just as effective, gain-ing 181 yards. Arian Foster led the attack with 98 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns for

a 5.2 yards-per-carry. Ben Tate gained 47 yards before suffering a hamstring injury and Justin Forsett added 32 yards.

The Texans started slowly and fell behind 3-0 after Baltimore’s first possession. But with-in the next five minutes Houston went ahead for good 16-3 on a safety and two quick touch-downs.

And it was Orange native Wade Phillips’ defense that played a major role in the early scoring as linebacker Connor Barwin sacked Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco in the end zone for a safety and defensive end J.J. Watt tipped a pass that was intercepted by defensive back Johnathan Joseph and returned 52 yards for a touchdown.

The defense harassed Flacco into a rating of 45.4 which, according to the Chronicle, is like scoring an F-minus on an exam. Flacco threw for a meager 147 yards and two interceptions. The Texans’ defense sacked the 6-6 quarter-back four times, hurried him eight times and deflected five of his passes.

“We really haven’t had any close games—we’ve been dominant in the games that we won and we had that bad game against Green Bay last week,” Phillips said. “I think everybody would have said if you’re 6-1 going into the bye week, that’s a pretty good sign for your football team if you’re playing at a high level.”

“We found out today that we can still play great defense and expect to do that the rest of the year,” Head Coach Gary Kubiak concluded.

The Texans will use this bye week to heal some of the bumps and bruises and then get ready to host the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 4.

And from this Korner’s viewpoint, the next five games don’t appear to be too tough—Buf-falo, at Chicago, Jacksonville, at Detroit, at Ten-nessee—but then the competition toughens at New England, Indianapolis, Minnesota and at Indianapolis.

And if the team can steer clear of major in-juries to any of the starting players, Houston Texans fans may be watching their heroes play football in January.

KWICKIES…The Lamar Cardinals are find-ing out that running the ball successfully is a good way to have a good chance of winning or at least remaining competitive in the lat-ter stages of the game. After dropping behind 17-0 at halftime at Central Arkansas Saturday night the Cards ran the football in the second half and scored both touchdowns before finally

losing 24-14. Former West Orange-Stark stand-out DePauldrick Garrett gained 91 yards on 25 carries and a touchdown to lead the ground at-tack that gained 186 yards. But the Big Red had better get their game up a couple more notches as Sam Houston State comes to town Saturday.

The Orange Community Christian Lions competed in the TAPPS Division 1A State Cross-Country meet hosted by Baylor Univer-sity in Waco Saturday. The Lady Lions took runner-up honors and were led by the fourth-place finish of Emily Breaux, who competed with 44 runners for medalist honors followed by Shelby McMillan (11), Hannah Breaux (18), Arianna Alford (21), Alyssa Kurtz (22), Olivia Day (28) and Keleigh Dempsey (41). In the boys’ division Ethan Beard finished 21st in a field of 51 and Jonathan Breaux was 35th.

The San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis 6-1 Sunday night to force Game 7. However, they will meet Detroit in the 2012 World Se-ries after blanking the defending World Cham-pion Cardinals on Monday night. The Giants had won five straight games in the post-season when facing elimination but also were 0-5 when playing Game 7.

Kansas State moved ahead of Oregon and up to No. 3 in this week’s BCS poll, still be-

hind Alabama and Florida. But in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll the top six teams are unchanged with Alabama, Oregon, Flor-ida, Kansas State, Notre Dame and LSU. Or-egon State moved up one spot to No. 7, Okla-homa jumped two places to No. 8, Ohio State dropped two slots to No. 9 and Southern Cal moved up one place to No. 10. Texas Tech came up three notches to No. 15 while the Texas Ag-gies slipped two places to No. 22. Louisiana Tech moved into the Poll at No. 24.

JUST BETWEEN US…If somebody would shove a sock into owner Jerry Jones’ mouth so we won’t keep popping off about his Dallas Cowboys playing in the upcoming Super Bowl, they would be much better off. The team seems to be playing a bit more consistently and man-aging the clock in the late going a little better, halting their two-game slide with a 19-14 victo-ry over a feisty Carolina Panther team Sunday in Charlotte. The Cowboys evened their record at 3-3, but have a brutal schedule ahead, start-ing with the New York Giants Sunday, followed by undefeated Atlanta and Philadelphia, both on the road. It doesn’t get much easier with Cleveland, Washington and Philly at home, then at Cincinnati, home for Pittsburgh and New Orleans and finishing at Washington.

Texans rebound from loss, sit alone atop AFC

Dallas: Sean Lee may need surgeryStaff ReportFor The Record

IRVING-- The Dallas Cow-boys fear linebacker Sean Lee needs season-ending surgery on his right big toe, according to sources close to ESPN.

Lee suffered a sprained right big toe in the third quarter of Sunday’s win at Carolina and was on crutches on Monday. Coach Jason Garrett did not offer an update regarding Lee’s status on Monday as he awaited results of an MRI.

After the game, Lee said he would be OK but he had a limp and had to wear his tennis shoes instead of dress shoes with his suit as he walked to the team bus.

The loss of Lee would be a huge blow to the Cowboys’ de-fense.

Lee, who is one of the Cow-boys’ two defensive captains, is the team’s leading tackler with 77 stops in the first six games, according to the coach-es’ film. He has two tackles for loss, eight quarterback pres-sures, one interception, two pass deflections and a forced fumble.

Dan Connor would replace Lee in the starting lineup, and he earned praise from Garrett for his work against the Pan-thers, which included a third-

down stop of Cam Newton and a pass deflection, after taking over for Lee. Second-year linebacker Bruce Carter would become the defensive signal caller. The Cowboys have Orie Lemon and Alex Al-bright as backup inside line-backers on the 53-man roster but could look to add another inside linebacker.

Lee nearly needed season-ending surgery last year on a dislocated left wrist. He ended up missing only one game and played the rest of the season

with a cast. He finished with a team-high 131 tackles and tied for the team lead with four in-terceptions, two fumble re-coveries and eight tackles for loss.

Lee came to the Cowboys in 2010 with some injury ques-tions after missing the 2008 season at Penn State with a torn anterior cruciate liga-ment. He was slowed by the injury when he came to the Cowboys and missed two games in 2010 because of a hamstring injury.

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home folks Friday night to so-lidify their hold on the third and final playoff position. H-J is still searching for their first District 21-3A win.

VIDOR over PORT NECHES-GROVESPirate Stadium should be

overflowing with avid high school football fans who will be rooting for their respective teams Friday night. The Indi-ans need to get back into the playoff hunt while the once-beaten Pirates need to remain eligible for the postseason.

DEWEYVILLEover HEMPHILLThe Pirates travel to meet

Hemphill Friday and try to get above the .500 mark in the District 12-2A standings. But it won’t be an easy task, so they must pick up where they left off last week.

ORANGE COMMUNITYCHRISTIAN overALVIN LIVING STONESThe Lions are fresh off an

84-50 non-district victory over Houston Mount Carmel which upped their season re-cord to 6-1. The Lions swing back into district play Friday trying to keep their perfect 3-0 record intact on the road.

VINTON over WELSH—The Lions (3-5) were steam-rolled 35-6 last week by Lake Arthur and need to win their final two games to have an outside chance for the state playoffs. However, the Grey-hounds definitely have other ideas about the outcome of this game.

SAM HOUSTON STATE over LAMAR

The Cards got down in the first half at Central Arkansas but came back strong in the second half only to barely fall short. The Bearkats have won three of their four Southland Conference games—includ-ing a 45-10 shellacking of my alma mater McNeese State last week-- and plan on adding to the win column Saturday in Beaumont.

McNEESE STATE over STEPHEN F. AUSTIN—The Cowboys are underdogs in this contest, but it’s Homecoming and the Pokes always seem to play better than average in front of us exes. But the Lum-berjacks have lost only one league game and want to keep it that way when they leave Lake Charles Saturday night.

HIGH SCHOOL—Silsbee over Hamshire-Fannett, Liv-

ingston over Beaumont Cen-tral, Nederland over Beaumont Ozen, Port Arthur Memorial over Baytown Sterling, North Shore over Beaumont West Brook, Carthage over Jasper, Newton over Anahuac, Har-din over Warren, Woodville over Kirbyville, East Cham-bers over Kountze, West Har-din over Colmesneil, Hull-Da-isetta over Iola, West Sabine over San Augustine, Houston St. Pius over Beaumont Kelly, League city Bay area Christian over Beaumont Legacy, La-Porte over Channelview, Br-enham over Magnolia, Lufkin over College Park, Crosby over Kingwood Park, Dayton over Barbers Hill, Humble Summer creek over New Caney Porter, Splendora over Tarkington, Coldspring over Liberty, Huff-man over Shepherd, La Marque over Dallas Bishop Lynch; Katy over Houston Strake Je-suit, Evadale over Burkeville, Mount Enterprise over Sabine Pass and Oakwood over High Island (all Sat.).

COLLEGE—Clemson over Wake Forest (Thurs.); Louis-ville over Cincinnati and Ne-vada over Air Force (both Fri.); Central Arkansas over South-eastern Louisiana, Northwest-ern State over Nicholls State, Iowa State over Baylor, Okla-homa State over TCU, Texas over Kansas, Kansas State over Texas Tech, Oklahoma over Notre Dame, Texas A&M over Auburn, Houston over UTEP, Southern Miss over Rice, SMU over Memphis, Middle Ten-nessee State over North Tex-as, San Jose State over Texas State, Utah State over UT-San Antonio, Southern over Prai-rie View, Texas Southern over Grambling, Alabama over Mississippi State, Oregon over Colorado, Florida over Geor-gia, Penn State over Ohio State, Oregon State over Washing-ton, USC over Arizona, Flor-ida State over Duke, Clemson over Wake Forest, Rutgers over Kent State, Stanford over Washington State, Nebraska over Michigan, Boise State over Wyoming, Ohio over Miami, O., Central Michigan over Akron, Alabama A&M over Alabama State, Arizona State over UCLA, Arkansas over Ole Miss, Arkansas –Pine Bluff over Mississippi Valley State, Ball State over Army, Maryland over Boston Col-lege, Bowling Green over East-ern Michigan, Georgia Tech over BYU, Toledo over Buffalo, Californian over Utah, Central Florida over Marshall, Colora-do over Hawaii, East Carolina over Navy, Troy over Florida Atlantic, Fresno State over

New Mexico, Indiana over Illinois, Northwestern over Iowa, Missouri over Kentucky, Louisiana-Monroe over South Alabama, Louisiana Tech over New Mexico State, Vanderbilt over Massachusetts, Wiscon-sin over Michigan State, Pur-due over Minnesota, North Carolina over North Carolina State, Northern Illinois over Western Michigan, Pittsburgh over Temple, San Diego State over UNLV, South Carolina over Tennessee, South Florida over Syracuse, UAB over Tu-lane, Western Kentucky over Florida International.

PRO PICKS—Minnesota over Tampa Bay (Thurs.); Green Bay over Jacksonville, Tennessee over Indianapolis, Chicago over Carolina, NY Jets over Miami, San Diego over Cleveland, Philadelphia over Atlanta, Seattle over De-troit, Washington over Pitts-burgh, New England over St. Louis, Oakland over Kansas City, Dallas over NY Giants, Denver over New Orleans; San Francisco over Arizona (Monday Night). Bye week for Houston, Baltimore, Buffalo and Cincinnati.

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One of perhaps the most anticipated hunting days of the year is upon us; Saturday morning starts off the an-nual youth hunting weekend in Texas. Young hunters and adults alike look forward to this very special weekend for a variety of reasons. For many young hunters this is their op-portunity to take center stage and reap the benefits of all the practice and preparation they have been through during the off season. The trips to the range, the work at the hunting lease, or perhaps all the scout-ing on public land will now hopefully pay big dividends

once legal shoot-ing time actually gets here.

Texas has a great history of promoting the next gen-eration’s hunters and fishermen through various programs so the Special Youth hunting seasons are always very important. Sharing the outdoor experi-ence with any teenager or child is both a luxury and a duty that adult hunters should embrace. By realizing that the youth of today will be the next genera-tion of outdoor enthusiasts we are ensuring that the sport we love we will continue to thrive.

If you are planning on par-ticipating in this weekends hunts there are a few things to remember in order to make sure that the time spent in the field is a positive for ev-eryone involved. Probably the most important thing to bring along on the hunt is plenty of patience. Don’t push a young hunter or add any pressure to the hunt, keep everything low key and all about them. Adults who get caught up in the mo-ment can ruin the whole expe-rience if they are not careful.

Whatever the young hunter wants to do is fine, if they just want to watch the wildlife or learn more about the habitat then that’s okay. Keep the ex-perience positive, it’s not just about killing an animal or a bird. Also be sure to take along some vital necessities such as plenty of snacks, drinks, and even something to waste a little time like an iPod to keep them from being bored. Re-member their attention span

is short and you are catering to them, this is a special day and it’s not about the adults. One other staple that should always be in the blind bag, especially with kids, is toilet pa-per. Enough said, you will thank

me later.Now when the business

of actually pulling the trig-ger happens be prepared for a wide range of emotions. Some youngsters have very mixed reactions after they shoot. I re-member the first deer my son Hunter killed, we hooped and hollered and celebrated imme-diately. After we calmed down I took that time to impress upon him about what happens when you pull the trigger on a gun, “this is not a game and there are no re-sets” I told him. “When you pull the trigger on a gun and kill something it never comes back, it’s final, so remember that and treat guns with the respect they deserve” I added. Nothing makes a big-ger impression in my book, especially when you tell them that could animal could be a human being. Hunter still talks about that today so I know I got my point across.

One other bit of information to pass along is to be sure ev-eryone involved in the hunt is properly licensed and has all the necessary tags, permits, and stamps required to par-ticipate. Check online or at the Texas Parks and Wildlife of-fice in Beaumont for any and all questions concerning the subject. Nothing puts a damp-er on the hunt like a ticket.

Regardless of your choice of venues, if you like catching more than fishing, you need to get to your favorite fishing hole as quickly as possible. I don’t

know if the fish are biting in the local farm ponds and rice canals as well, but it is happening everywhere else!

It was certainly no secret that the bite in Sa- bine Lake had been improving daily and that bite has only gotten better in that we are once again finding more 16 to 20 inch trout mixed in with the redfish. Flocks of cart wheeling gulls are the most obvi-ous calling card, but more and more anglers are now content to stay in a given area well after the birds move on.

That tactic not only saves gas, but enables you to stay with a school of fish rather than running through them and scattering the bait. There has been no wrong lure this week, but the better ap-proach for larger trout has been to slow down and keep your lure closer to the bottom. By the time you read this, however, they will probably be hitting topwaters and tails fished under a cork.

With little or no rain and an extended outgoing tide almost every day, the bite in the ship chan-nel, ICW and both rivers now rivals the action in the open lake. A client from Houston fished out of his own boat the day before fishing with me last week and he and his partner caught two limits

of flounder up to five pounds bouncing Gulp mullets off the bottom in the ship channel.

They spent the entire morning fishing the east side of the ship channel from the Causeway to Light- house Cove. “We lost a lot of jig heads and Gulp,” Louis reported, “but we easily released as many keeper size flounder as we kept.”

Apparently the flounder bite has kicked off everywhere. I was in Daley’s Hunt N Fish on Tuesday and talked with two groups that were fishing East Bay and another group that had just returned from Cameron. The bite in the Cameron ferry area was still hit and miss, but the two ladies that were fishing East Bay couldn’t buy enough Gulp fast enough.

I don’t know that a retail tackle shop can possibly order Gulp fast enough to meet the de-mand this time of the year. While it will catch fish when nothing else will….it is not cheap, but that is apparently no deterrent for area fishermen.

I watched three different customers stack buckets and individual packs on the counter and the cheapest tally was $109. “We order it by the case,” said Keith Daley, “and it is not unusual for us to not even have a chance to hang it on the rack.”

The DuPont Outfall attracts both a morning and evening crowd as both the redfish and flounder continue to frequent that perpetual buffet of shad and mullet. The bonus this week was a decent number of solid specks showing up as well. Not surprisingly, even with all of that live bait available, the folks that are now fishing Gulp are doing equally well if not better.

Chris Burns said the afternoon crowd got scattered one day last week when a big jack crevalle crashed the party, yep a sure nuff ’ jack, and proceeded to drag the young lady attached to the other end of the rod all over the ICW for an extended period of time. She finally won the battle and boated the 37-inch bruiser!

Trey Smith fished the river Sunday and found the bass biting on a variety of lures.“It was a good day,” said Smith.“I caught numbers, probably 30 to 40 bass, and a few solid fish as well. ”He emailed me a picture of two bass that he caught on a single cast that amply substantiated his modest as-sessment of the day!

Tuesday night, Aaron Leger, sent me a picture of five fish he caught fishing the river that after-noon. Three of them were slot redfish, but it was the two bass that were even more impressive. One of the fish weighed 4.58 pounds and the other weighed 4.0 pounds.

Leger said that he caught every fish on a Bill Lewis Slap Stick. “The redfish would hit it when it was sitting on top, but all of the bass I caught hit it when I pulled it just beneath the surface. He added that he caught and released redfish all afternoon!

And to top it all off, John Mallory, walked over to the house last week with three pictures of a once in a life time bass. The big bass inhaled his plastic worm in 12 feet of water right at dark. He was fishing the south end of Toledo Bend and the 11 pound 12 ounce fish was his personal best.

“I have been fishing Toledo Bend for a lot of years and maybe I have been doing it all wrong,” he added with a sly smile. “I switched gears and held my boat in shallow water so that I could work the worm back up the moss break.” I am betting he starts with the same approach on his next trip!

Fall fishing continues to improve

Trey Smith with a pair of solid bass taken on the river this week.

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Twenty Orange travelers returned on Oct. 14 from Mediterranean Cruise to Spain, Italy and France with TraVerus. For more information on traveling with TraVerus, please call Patsy Peck at 409-6706989 or Ellen Ray at 409-988-1619.

Pictured, left to right are: Randy and Kathy Brown, Wayne and Pam Dionne, Sheila and Keith Brown, Betty Harmon, Hugh Dean and Ellen Ray, Gisela Houseman, Mark and Jean Magnuson, Anita and David Green, Wayne and Phyllis Brint, Dorothy Smith, Becky Galey, Johnny and Cheryl Sargent.

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Love,Memaw & Pops

Oct. 17, 2007

Orange residents travel the Mediterranean seas

Grand Champion Rabbit-Zachary Willey; Orangefield Jr. FFA

Reserve Champion Rabbit-Abby Turner; LCM FFA

Grand Champion Roasters – Chandler Boswell; Mighty Pirates 4H

Reserve Grand Champion Roasters – Zachary Hester; Mighty Pirates 4H

Grand Champion Swine – Tommy Byers; Vidor FFA

Reserve Grand Champion – McCartney Miller; Dusty Trails 4H

Grand Champion Lamb – Troy Watson; Vidor FFA

Grand Champion Goat – Ethan Logsdon; Dusty Trails 4H

Reserve Champion Goat – Coop Longron; Orangefield Jr. FFA

Zachary Willey from Orangefiedl Jr. FFA won Grand Champion Rabbit at the Orange County Livestock Show on Oct. 20.

Tommy Byers from Vidor FFA won Grand Champion Swine at the Orange County Live Stock Show on Oct. 20.

Orange County Livestock Show winners


First Baptist Church Orangefield

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

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

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

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

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

www.fbcof.com

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City

409- 735-5546Pastor Brad Morgan

[email protected]. Mornings: Worship Experience - 8:15 a.m.;

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m.

(Nursery provided at all services)

For Mid & Sr. High YouthSun. Afternoon:

3:30 to 6 p.m. Sun. Evening : Taizé

Service - 7 p.m.For Children Ages 4–10 on

Wednesday evening –6 to 7 p.m. – JAM (Jesus &

Me) Club

First United Methodist Church Orange

502 Sixth Street886-7466

8 a.m. - Worship in Chapel 9 a.m. - Celebration Service

in Praise Center 10 a.m. - Sunday School for

all ages 11 a.m. - Worship in

Sanctuary 5 p.m. - UMYF & Kids

Pastor: Rev. John Warren Director of Music & Fine

Arts: Doug Rogers Organist: Justin Sanders

Director of Youth and Christian Education: Allisha

Bonneaux www.fumcorange.org

Harvest Chapel

1305 Irving Street, Orange409-882-0862

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

Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 6 p.m.Gospel Singing first Friday

of the each month.

West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street, W.O.

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

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

Wednesday Evening - 6 p.m.“Our church family

welcomes you!”

Echo Church

1717 FM 3247, Orange409-735-8580

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

Praise & Worship - Contemporary music!

Come as you are!

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

Salem United Methodist Church

402 W. John Ave.409-883-2611

Is there something missing in your life?

Are you seeking answers?Do you need a spiritual foun-

dation?God’s got a Blessing with

your name on it!Come worship with us!

11 a.m. Sunday morningWacky Bible Study--Tuesday

at noonEvening Bible Study---

Wednesday--6 p.m.Studying “This Place Called Heaven” for the next weeks, beginning Sunday, July 22.Reverend Dr. Carolyn Mc-

Call, Pastor

Miracle Restoration Revivals Church

608 Dogwood St., Orange 409-883-5466

Residing Pastor Rev. Larry DoucetFounding Pastor

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

Wednesday night Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday night Bible Study 7 p.m.

Orange First Church of the

Nazarene

3810 MLK Drive, OrangeLead Pastor: Ray McDowell

Music Pastor: Bruce McGraw

Youth Pastor: Michael PiggChildren’s Pastor: Marilyn

BallSunday School 9:45 a.m.

Celebration Service 10:45 a.m.

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

Everyone Welcome!

First Baptist Church of Bridge City

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

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

Rev. Bob Boone, PastorSunday Schedule: Traditional

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

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

Discipleship Classes - 5:30 p.m.

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

Worship “Living Stone”

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!

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2012 First Baptist ChurchFall Festival

2012 First Baptist ChurchFall Festival

Wednesday, Oct. 31 • 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

If you are looking for a fun and safe Halloween alternative, then come out to the Fall Festival at First Baptist Church in Bridge City. There will be games, food,

free candy, a train ride and other attractions for your kids. The Fall Festival is open to everyone in the area and admission is free.

For more information, please call the church office.

Bridge City’s First Baptist Church200 W. Roundbunch Road • Church Office: 735-3581

CHURCH BRIEFS

Harvest Chapel to host CampmeetingThe Harvest Chapel, located at 1305 Irving Street in West Or-

ange, will host a Campmeeting until Oct. 26. They will feature special guest speakers from Colorado, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Ari-zona and Texas. Morning Service will begin at 10 a.m. and the evening service will begin at 7 p.m. For more information, please call Pastor Ruth at 409-882-0862 or 409-313-2768.

Church brings back Ladies Game nightThe ladies at St. Mary’s Catholic Church are bringing back La-

dies Game Night due to the large turn out in September, we’re presenting another Ladies Game Night. The next Bunco night will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at St. Mary’s Church Hall, located at 909 Cherry St. in Orange.

Snacks and prizes will be provided by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Bunco veterans are more than willing to share the fun with newcomers to the game, so this is an excellent op-portunity to see what the hype is all about. No reservation is re-quired, only a $5 donation.

Little Cypress Baptist to hold fall festival Little Cypress Baptist Church invites the public to attend its

annual Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 27 at 3274 Little Cypress Drive. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a hot dog snack for the family. At 6:30 p.m. children will enjoy the Trunk or Treat event held outside if weather permits. Then at 7 p.m., children will en-joy a carnival atmosphere in the family center. Children are en-couraged to dress up, but no scary costumes, please, as this event is for all ages.

Brownwood Bapt. welcomes new pastor, host fall activities

Brownwood Baptist Church, located at 2408 5th Street in Or-ange, welcomed a new pastor, Travis Darsey on Sept. 16 along with his wife, Leah and two children, Brooke and Bryce.

The church will be hosting a garage sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 to help raise money to buy gifts for those on the “angel tree” at the church.

A Family Fun Day is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. Games for all ages are planned. The gospel music group, “One Way” will provide musical entertainment. Hot dogs, links and boudain will be served to all. All food and games are free and there will be no charge for admission.

For more information, please call Travis Darsey at 640-2291 or Leah at 670-2323.

Christian Church to host Trunk or TreatThe West Orange Christian Church, located at 900 Lansing

Street, will host a Trunk or Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. The community is encouraged to wear their costumes for this safe and fun event. For more information, please call Nel-da at 409-719-3992 or log on to www.westorangechurch.org.

Salem UMC to host Trunk-or-TreatSalem United Methodist Church, located at 402 W. John Ave in

Orange, will host a Trunk-or-Treat, at 6 p.m on Sunday, Oct. 28.Costumes are welcome! Everyone Invited.

Wesley UMC to host Fall FestivalWesley United Methodist Church, located at 401 N. 37th St. in

Orange, will be having their Fall Festival from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sun-day, Oct. 28 2012. Hayrides, Moonwalk, Games, Food, & Candy will be free to the public. A Trunk or Treat will also be available.

Faith UMC to host Fall Fest Oct. 28Faith United Methodist Church, located at 8608 MLK Dr., Or-

ange, announces their annual FALL FEST to be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 28.

There will be activities geared for all ages - face painting, bean bag toss,duckie treat fishing, cake walk, pumpkin bowling and many more. Children will be able to fill their treat bags as they go through the many activity booths.

There will also be several food venues - hot dogs, frito-chili, chips and drinks. And don’t forget the delicious popcorn.

This event is free to the public and the community is invited to join in for a fun filled afternoon.

FBC of BC to host Fall FestivalFirst Baptist Church of Bridge City will be hosting our annual

Fall Festival at 5: 30 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 31. This will be a new and exciting event and will be set up on the

north parking lot. There will be several inflatables, a dunking booth, a train ride

through “old Bridge City,” live music, and over 20 new booths and games. Good food will also be available.

Admission is free and everyone is invited to come for a great time. The church is located at 200 W. Round Bunch in Bridge City.

Cowboy Church to host last Playday Buckle Series

Cowboy Church of Orange County will be hosting its next Playday Buckles Series Nov. 17. Events will be cloverleaf barrels, poles, straight barrels, and speed race. Buckles will be awarded for overall high point for each age group, also first, second and third place awards.

Three of the four events and two of the three playdays must be completed to be eligible for the awards. Mutton bustin’ will also be awarded a buckle and prizes. Special classes include lead line and stick horse race with awards given also. All participants must compete in two of the three playdays to be eligible for awards. Sleeved shirt required, also current negative coggins and a signed release.

For more information, contact Jackie at (409)423-9724, or visit the Cowboy Church of Orange County website.

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.

EMPLOYMENTWANTED NICE LADY FOR LIVE-IN housekeeper, (409) 790-2808.

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

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

KENMORE WASHER & DRYER, elec., like new, bought after IKE, up graded to front loaders, both for $400, (409) 738-2750.

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.

MISCELLANEOUSWASHER AND DRYER, refrigerator, microwave, stove, 2 antique mantel clocks, chest, tanning bed, dishwashers, (409) 735-2347.

‘04 CHEVY COLORADO, double cab, $2,500; Frigidare window A/C, remote, $150; Whirlpool refrig/freezer, $700; desk chair, $5; Stroller, $5; costume jewelry as priced, (409) 920-9905.

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

SWING SET, $100; 75’ treat-ed wood fence, 5’, $200, 220 Roberts ave., BC.

WHEEL CHAIR W/ BATTERY Charger, salon style hair dryer, Much More! 233-7644.

ETHAN ALLEN TV CABINET, holds up to 28” TV sits on slide-out shelf (slides out 4’), 6’ open shelf, 4” locking draw-er, compartments, 3 power outlet strips, cabinet is 4’ tall, excellent cond., $300. Call Denise @ (409) 697-2346.

NEED A BIG MAN’S LIFT CHAIR? Only 4 months old, all leather, arm rest holds drinks & magazines, lumbar back cushion, excellent cond., $1,000; dinette set, 4 chairs, $100, (409) 792-9201 after 5.

RIDING LAWN MOWER, 2006, Craftsman, 30”, needs tires, $500. or best offer. 409-313-6321.

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

BANTY BARNYARD ROOSTERS and chicks, small pigeons, doves, $10 ea., (409) 745-3775.

SERVICEANGIES CARDINAL CLEANING House cleaning, offices. apartments, clean outs, pressure washing hous-es and driveways, bonded, (409) 553-3105.

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

FREE KITTENS. If no answer, leave name and phone num-ber. 2 Siamese looking, one grey tiger striped, one Grey striped with white markings. Litter trained, eating solids, 7 weeks old. To Good Homes. First shots completed. Will Deliver. 409-883-9799

MED. SIZE MIXED BREED PUPPIES, about 9 weeks old, had 1st. vaccination, wormed, will start heart worm soon, (409) 746-9502.FREE BLUE HEALER, found in Linscomb Rd. area, (409) 745-2470.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX,, F, spayed, (409) 746-9502.

FOUND YELLOW LAB,

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

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

FREE BEAUTIFUL KITTENS to a good home. Call 409-735-2826. If no answer, please leave a message.

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

APARTMENTS

MAGNOLIA TRACE APTS., Bridge City, updated and nice. We are located in a quiet neighborhood, but walking distance to major stores! 2/1 With laundry room in Apt., $650 upstairs and $725 down-stairs with a $500 dep., (409) 886-1737, leave message.

MOVE IN SPECIAL THIS WEEK

AT THE VILLAGE AND SOUTHERN OAKS Apartments in Bridge City! your deposit gets you in. We pay water/ sewer trash. Close to area refineries and colleges, Pet friendly, Award Winning management and on-site 24 hour maintenance. Chamber of Commerce rec-ommended, and have an A+ raring with the BBB. Starting at $450 to $750. Stop by 245 Tenney St. Bridge City. (409) 735-7696 or 232-0290.

APTS FOR LEASE - 190 Bland, Bridge City, 1/1 - $525 a mth., 2/1 - $610 a mth., $300 deposit. 6 month lease. Call for appt. 409-330-5942.

COMMERCIAL5 OFFICES with small ware-house for rent, $1,100 month-ly, would consider renting sep-arately, call (409) 735-6970 for more information. (11/14)

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

3/2 NEAR SCHOOLS, Lg. back yard, CA/H, $850 monthly w/ $800 dep., (409) 735-2030.

LIKE NEW 3/2/2 BRICK HOME with Lg. privacy fenced extra lot, on Shannon’s way, available Aug. 1st., $1,200 monthly w/ $1,000 dep., (409) 735-2030.

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

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

MOBILE HOME RENTALSBC AREA , as little as $30 daily for rooms, M.H.’s by day or week, starting at $30 a day or weekly, 735-8801 or 734-7771.

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.

2/1 NEW MOBILE HOME, OFISD Hwy 408. .78 acre personal drive and large palm tree. $500 month + $250 dep. Stove & central air. Call Alex at 409-553-0142.

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

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

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

BRIDGE CITY 4/2/2, 165 E. Darby, 1653 sq. ft., .43 acre, $139,000, will consider owner financing w/ adequate down, remodel in progress with a goal of mid-September. (409) 313-6005.3/2/2 BRICK IN BCISD, CA/H, on 3/4 acre lot, (409) 735-7680.

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

3/1/2CP IN WEST ORANGE, 2729 Dowling St., 1 block from school, Lg. kitchen, Lg utility room, porch off back, sunroom, 12’ x 16’ work shop building in rear, $63,900, (409) 738-2412. (10/31)

LAND & LOTS

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

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

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

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.1998 FORD MUSTANG, two door coupe, 3.8 liter V-6, 5 spped, cold AC, clean, AM/FM/CD, all power. 138,500, $3,400. Call 409-553-9546.

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

‘12 1200 HARLEY DAVIDSON Nightster, all black, only 614 miles, garage kept, professionally installed Bassant Sweeper exhaust (all black), tuned and Dynoed, sounds great, $10,250 firm, serious inquiries only @ (409) 221-8827.

T R AV E L T R A I L E R S

‘07 JAYCO T.T., 1 slide out, very clean, kept in storage, (409) 886-1896.

‘T R U C K S & VA N S'85 CHEVY C-10, V-8, LWB, A/C, C. player, auto trans., PS/B, good motor, no oil leak-age, real workhorse, $3,000 OBO, ask for Ruth @ (409) 735-7353

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

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

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.

THE RECORDCommunity Classifieds

Call 735-5305• Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City

• County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, OrangeNote: Offices Closed On Wednesday

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

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Orange’s Oldest Hometown Appliance Dealer

HARRY’SAPPLIANCE & SERVICE INC

FREELOCAL

DELIVERY Since1963

Big Selection of Reconditioned AppliancesAll Used Appliances Sold with Warranty

302

302

302302

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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.Apply Online at www.gulfmarkenergy.com

Tired of Your 10 – 20?

Call: 800–577–8853

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Sign-on Bonus for Experienced Drivers Excellent Pay & Benefits + 401K

No Over the Road, you’re home daily

Run Day & Night Shifts in Beaumont.CDL-A w/ “X” EndorsementTanker Experience Preferred

HERE’S MY CARD!735-5305 or 886-7183

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!

CREDIT CARDS ARE WELCOME; NO CHECKS

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

NOW RE-OPENEDOPEN MON-FRI

1 TO 5 P.M.

A&G FASHIONS

GARAGE SALESWED. & SAT., 181 POINSETTA, BC, 8:30 till noon. Toys, clothes, 3 toddler beds, shoes, Way Too Much More to list!

THUR.- noon SAT. 713 SHERILL, W.O. 8:30 a.m. Furniture, hunting clothes, men’s clothing, tools including hand tools and table top tools, fish-ing equipment, yard tools, bedding, linens, blankets, women’s shoes and some clothing, kitchen supplies, decorator items, VCR tapes and other items. Too much to list.

THURS. THRU SAT., 4320 9TH. AVE, P.A., Estate Sales by Becky! 9 till 4. See southeasttexas.com for items and pictures. Cash only U-Load, bring box.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26 from 8am to 3pm. 2814 Gandy Street, W.O. Estate Sale.

SAT. BROWNWOOD BAPT. CHURCH, 2408 5TH ST., ORG. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Money will help provide for names on their Angel Tree.

SAT., 9175 LYNN CIR., Org. 77630, in Oak Manor, Orangefield, off Hwy 1442 S. of Hwy 105, Furniture, toys, men’s women’s and girl’s clothes, household items, More!

SAT. 3423 FM 1078 (OFF FM 1130), L.C. 8am - 4pm. Lots of furniture (so-fas, chairs, end tables), home decor, plenty of odds and ends.

SAT. & WED (Oct. 31) , 2309 BEAR TRAILS, ORG., Little Cypress, 7 till 1. Coach purses, recliner, TV’s, kitchen items, home decor, floral arrange-ments, baby items, toys, Barbie Jeep, women’s and children’s clothes, Lots of Misc.

SAT., 847 SHARP ST., BC, in Dugas Add., 3 families, 7 till noon. Lots of clothes, baby items, household items, Much More!

HALLOWEEN FUN! “CREEPY HOLLOWS” 150 Rachal, BC, October 26 & 27 and Wed. 31st. 7:00, Food and fun!

COMING NEXT WEEK! SAT. Nov. 3, O/F UPC will have thier annual Fall Feast from 8 till 2 in their family life center. They are located on Hwy 105 across from O/F schools. They will have garage sale items, booths of homemade baked goods, homemade canned goods, craft booths, gumbo, hotlinks, and much more! If you would like to rent a table to sell your items please contact Evelyn Toney @ (409) 960-8840 or 883-0683. Everyone invited!


EMPLOYMENTWANTED NICE LADY FOR LIVE-IN housekeeper, (409) 790-2808.

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

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

KENMORE WASHER & DRYER, elec., like new, bought after IKE, up graded to front loaders, both for $400, (409) 738-2750.

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.

MISCELLANEOUSWASHER AND DRYER, refrigerator, microwave, stove, 2 antique mantel clocks, chest, tanning bed, dishwashers, (409) 735-2347.

‘04 CHEVY COLORADO, double cab, $2,500; Frigidare window A/C, remote, $150; Whirlpool refrig/freezer, $700; desk chair, $5; Stroller, $5; costume jewelry as priced, (409) 920-9905.

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

SWING SET, $100; 75’ treat-ed wood fence, 5’, $200, 220 Roberts ave., BC.

WHEEL CHAIR W/ BATTERY Charger, salon style hair dryer, Much More! 233-7644.

ETHAN ALLEN TV CABINET, holds up to 28” TV sits on slide-out shelf (slides out 4’), 6’ open shelf, 4” locking draw-er, compartments, 3 power outlet strips, cabinet is 4’ tall, excellent cond., $300. Call Denise @ (409) 697-2346.

NEED A BIG MAN’S LIFT CHAIR? Only 4 months old, all leather, arm rest holds drinks & magazines, lumbar back cushion, excellent cond., $1,000; dinette set, 4 chairs, $100, (409) 792-9201 after 5.

RIDING LAWN MOWER, 2006, Craftsman, 30”, needs tires, $500. or best offer. 409-313-6321.

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

BANTY BARNYARD ROOSTERS and chicks, small pigeons, doves, $10 ea., (409) 745-3775.

SERVICEANGIES CARDINAL CLEANING House cleaning, offices. apartments, clean outs, pressure washing hous-es and driveways, bonded, (409) 553-3105.

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

FREE KITTENS. If no answer, leave name and phone num-ber. 2 Siamese looking, one grey tiger striped, one Grey striped with white markings. Litter trained, eating solids, 7 weeks old. To Good Homes. First shots completed. Will Deliver. 409-883-9799

MED. SIZE MIXED BREED PUPPIES, about 9 weeks old, had 1st. vaccination, wormed, will start heart worm soon, (409) 746-9502.FREE BLUE HEALER, found in Linscomb Rd. area, (409) 745-2470.

GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX,, F, spayed, (409) 746-9502.

FOUND YELLOW LAB,

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

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

FREE BEAUTIFUL KITTENS to a good home. Call 409-735-2826. If no answer, please leave a message.

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

APARTMENTS

MAGNOLIA TRACE APTS., Bridge City, updated and nice. We are located in a quiet neighborhood, but walking distance to major stores! 2/1 With laundry room in Apt., $650 upstairs and $725 down-stairs with a $500 dep., (409) 886-1737, leave message.

MOVE IN SPECIAL THIS WEEK

AT THE VILLAGE AND SOUTHERN OAKS Apartments in Bridge City! your deposit gets you in. We pay water/ sewer trash. Close to area refineries and colleges, Pet friendly, Award Winning management and on-site 24 hour maintenance. Chamber of Commerce rec-ommended, and have an A+ raring with the BBB. Starting at $450 to $750. Stop by 245 Tenney St. Bridge City. (409) 735-7696 or 232-0290.

APTS FOR LEASE - 190 Bland, Bridge City, 1/1 - $525 a mth., 2/1 - $610 a mth., $300 deposit. 6 month lease. Call for appt. 409-330-5942.

COMMERCIAL5 OFFICES with small ware-house for rent, $1,100 month-ly, would consider renting sep-arately, call (409) 735-6970 for more information. (11/14)

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

3/2 NEAR SCHOOLS, Lg. back yard, CA/H, $850 monthly w/ $800 dep., (409) 735-2030.

LIKE NEW 3/2/2 BRICK HOME with Lg. privacy fenced extra lot, on Shannon’s way, available Aug. 1st., $1,200 monthly w/ $1,000 dep., (409) 735-2030.

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

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

MOBILE HOME RENTALSBC AREA , as little as $30 daily for rooms, M.H.’s by day or week, starting at $30 a day or weekly, 735-8801 or 734-7771.

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.

2/1 NEW MOBILE HOME, OFISD Hwy 408. .78 acre personal drive and large palm tree. $500 month + $250 dep. Stove & central air. Call Alex at 409-553-0142.

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

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

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

BRIDGE CITY 4/2/2, 165 E. Darby, 1653 sq. ft., .43 acre, $139,000, will consider owner financing w/ adequate down, remodel in progress with a goal of mid-September. (409) 313-6005.3/2/2 BRICK IN BCISD, CA/H, on 3/4 acre lot, (409) 735-7680.

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

3/1/2CP IN WEST ORANGE, 2729 Dowling St., 1 block from school, Lg. kitchen, Lg utility room, porch off back, sunroom, 12’ x 16’ work shop building in rear, $63,900, (409) 738-2412. (10/31)

LAND & LOTS

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

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

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

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.1998 FORD MUSTANG, two door coupe, 3.8 liter V-6, 5 spped, cold AC, clean, AM/FM/CD, all power. 138,500, $3,400. Call 409-553-9546.

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

‘12 1200 HARLEY DAVIDSON Nightster, all black, only 614 miles, garage kept, professionally installed Bassant Sweeper exhaust (all black), tuned and Dynoed, sounds great, $10,250 firm, serious inquiries only @ (409) 221-8827.

T R AV E L T R A I L E R S

‘07 JAYCO T.T., 1 slide out, very clean, kept in storage, (409) 886-1896.

‘T R U C K S & VA N S'85 CHEVY C-10, V-8, LWB, A/C, C. player, auto trans., PS/B, good motor, no oil leak-age, real workhorse, $3,000 OBO, ask for Ruth @ (409) 735-7353

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

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

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.

THE RECORDCommunity Classifieds

Call 735-5305• Penny Record Office: 333 West Roundbunch, Bridge City

• County Record Office: 320 Henrietta, OrangeNote: Offices Closed On Wednesday

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

Your ads published in both newspapers,the County Record and the Penny Recordplus on our web site TheRecordLive.com

302

Orange’s Oldest Hometown Appliance Dealer

HARRY’SAPPLIANCE & SERVICE INC

FREELOCAL

DELIVERY Since1963

Big Selection of Reconditioned AppliancesAll Used Appliances Sold with Warranty

302

302

302302

302302

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.Apply Online at www.gulfmarkenergy.com

Tired of Your 10 – 20?

Call: 800–577–8853

eoe

Sign-on Bonus for Experienced Drivers Excellent Pay & Benefits + 401K

No Over the Road, you’re home daily

Run Day & Night Shifts in Beaumont.CDL-A w/ “X” EndorsementTanker Experience Preferred

HERE’S MY CARD!735-5305 or 886-7183

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!

CREDIT CARDS ARE WELCOME; NO CHECKS

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

NOW RE-OPENEDOPEN MON-FRI

1 TO 5 P.M.

A&G FASHIONS

GARAGE SALESWED. & SAT., 181 POINSETTA, BC, 8:30 till noon. Toys, clothes, 3 toddler beds, shoes, Way Too Much More to list!

THUR.- noon SAT. 713 SHERILL, W.O. 8:30 a.m. Furniture, hunting clothes, men’s clothing, tools including hand tools and table top tools, fish-ing equipment, yard tools, bedding, linens, blankets, women’s shoes and some clothing, kitchen supplies, decorator items, VCR tapes and other items. Too much to list.

THURS. THRU SAT., 4320 9TH. AVE, P.A., Estate Sales by Becky! 9 till 4. See southeasttexas.com for items and pictures. Cash only U-Load, bring box.

FRIDAY, OCT. 26 from 8am to 3pm. 2814 Gandy Street, W.O. Estate Sale.

SAT. BROWNWOOD BAPT. CHURCH, 2408 5TH ST., ORG. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Money will help provide for names on their Angel Tree.

SAT., 9175 LYNN CIR., Org. 77630, in Oak Manor, Orangefield, off Hwy 1442 S. of Hwy 105, Furniture, toys, men’s women’s and girl’s clothes, household items, More!

SAT. 3423 FM 1078 (OFF FM 1130), L.C. 8am - 4pm. Lots of furniture (so-fas, chairs, end tables), home decor, plenty of odds and ends.

SAT. & WED (Oct. 31) , 2309 BEAR TRAILS, ORG., Little Cypress, 7 till 1. Coach purses, recliner, TV’s, kitchen items, home decor, floral arrange-ments, baby items, toys, Barbie Jeep, women’s and children’s clothes, Lots of Misc.

SAT., 847 SHARP ST., BC, in Dugas Add., 3 families, 7 till noon. Lots of clothes, baby items, household items, Much More!

HALLOWEEN FUN! “CREEPY HOLLOWS” 150 Rachal, BC, October 26 & 27 and Wed. 31st. 7:00, Food and fun!

COMING NEXT WEEK! SAT. Nov. 3, O/F UPC will have thier annual Fall Feast from 8 till 2 in their family life center. They are located on Hwy 105 across from O/F schools. They will have garage sale items, booths of homemade baked goods, homemade canned goods, craft booths, gumbo, hotlinks, and much more! If you would like to rent a table to sell your items please contact Evelyn Toney @ (409) 960-8840 or 883-0683. Everyone invited!


NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO

IMPLEMENT INTERIM FUEL REFUND

Entergy Texas, Inc. (“ETI”) hereby publishes NOTICE that it filed on October 17, 2012 an application with the Public Utility Com-mission of Texas (“Com-mission”) to implement an interim fuel refund to refund over-recovered fuel and purchased power costs as of September 30, 2012 (“Application”). This filing was made pur-suant to P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.237(a)(3)(B). ETI’s filing impacts only the recovery of fuel and pur-chased power costs and does not affect base rates that are currently in ef-fect. All residential, com-mercial and industrial customers whose elec-tric service rates include charges for fuel pursuant to Rate Schedule FF, en-titled “Fixed Fuel Factor and Loss Multipliers,” in all territories served by ETI, are affected by the Appli-cation.The total amount of over-recovery balance to be refunded through the pro-posed fuel refund is ap-proximately $77.9 million, including interest. This

amount represents the cumulative over-recovery of fuel balance for over-collected fuel expenses incurred through Septem-ber 2012. According to the Texas Utilities Code and Commission rules, ETI may not earn a profit on fuel expenses and may only pass actual fuel costs through to its customers. ETI’s fuel and purchased power expenses will be subject to final review by the Commission in a future ETI fuel reconciliation pro-ceeding. The effect of the refund on customers’ bills will vary depending on the rate schedule under which they take service. Under a good cause exception, ETI proposes that all affected customers be provided a refund over a period of six months. For a residen-tial customer using 1,000 kWh a month, the pro-posed interim refund will result in an $11.32 reduc-tion in the customer’s bill, or a net decrease of ap-proximately 10.00 percent as compared to current charges. ETI requests that the proposed refund to be effective with the first bill-ing cycle for the first billing month after the Commis-sion issues a final order in this proceeding, but no

later than the first billing cycle for the billing month of January 2013.Persons with questions or who want more informa-tion on the proposed inter-im fuel refund may contact Energy Texas, Inc., Attn: Customer Service – Fuel Refund, P.O. Box 2951, Beaumont, Texas 77704, or call 1-800-368-3749 (select option 1, then press 0, then press 4, then press 3) during normal business hours. A complete copy of the filing is available for inspection at ETI’s Beau-mont office located at 350 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701.The Commission has as-signed Docket No. 40866 to this proceeding. Per-sons who wish to formally participate in this proceed-ing or who wish to express their comments regarding this Application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Of-fice of Consumer Protec-tion, P.O. Box 13326, Aus-tin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120, or toll free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing- or speech-im-paired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may call (512) 936-7136 or use Re-lay Texas (toll-free) at 1-800-735-2989.

16.75 C. inches16.75 X $8 =º$134.00

Ann Lee 10_24.~ The Record Newspapers ~ Bill 10/18/12 3:49:53 PM

Dear Heart of Jesus:

In the past I have asked

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

one(mention favor).

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

heart,where your Father

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

become your favor, not mine.

Amen.Say this prayerfor three days,

promise publication and favor

will be granted.Never known to fail.

R.W.

The Miraculous

Prayer

TRACTOR WORK BY DANNY COLE

• Dirt / Shell Spreading• Bushhogging• Garden Tilling

• New home pads Prepared • Sewer / Water / Electrical

Lines DugHome 735-8315Cell 670-2040

R&R RV PARKBridge City

Spaces For Rent2 - 1/1 M.H’s ., Concrete Patio, ample parking.

(409) 697-2552

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

The City of West Orange announces

the 13th Annual

In The Park Festival

ADMITTANCE IS FREE!Nov. 3 • 10am-Dusk • 2700 Western Ave.

Seale-Alford Plaza • Next to West Orange City Hall

VENDORS SELLING: Scentsy fragrance warmers; Miche purses; wreaths; handmade gift baskets; holiday yard decorations; wind chimes; knitted items; stained glass items; crosses;

spirit skirts; bird houses; squirrel feeders; bird feeders; purs-es; tote bags and lots more!

SCRUMPTIOUS FOOD & SNACKS: a vast array of baked goods; Cuban food; kettle corn; sausage, chicken or shrimp on a

stick; fried pickles; red beans & rice; funnel cakes; fried Ore-os; link sandwiches; Amish friendship bread; peanut brittle;

catfish; pork steaks and much more!

LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT FEATURING: The Cajun French Music Association; WOS Elementary School Choir; Orange Blossom Dancers; Shon Branham; Cardinal Singers; McDonald Baptist

Church Choir and many others!

For more information, call West Orange City Hall at 409-883-3468.

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NOTICE TO ALLPERSONS HAVING

CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ELTON

GUILLOT, DECEASED

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of CAROLYN HILDEGARDE ULM BULOVAS, Deceased, were issued on October 12, 2012 in Cause No. P16276 pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: DANIEL ANTHONY BULOVAS AND BRUNO JOSEPH BULOVAS, JR. The mailing address is:Mr. Daniel Anthony Bulovas2530 Sunflower LaneBeaumont, Texas 77713

Mr. Bruno Joseph Bulvas, Jr.812 Tete L'ours DriveMandeville Louisiana 70471

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being adminis-tered are required to pres-ent them within the time and in the manner pre-scribed by law.

DATED this the 16th day of October, 2012

Respectfully submitted,SANDERS & SANDERS, L.L.P

Alan SandersP. ALAN SANDERSState Bar No. 17602100707 Front AvenueP.O. Box 519Orange, Texas 77631-0519(409) 883-7495 Telephone1-866-868-9677 TelecopierE-Mail: asanders@

sandersandsandersllp.com

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10/17/2012******PLEASE FAX ANY

CORRECTIONS BY5 P.M. TUESDAY

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NOTICE TO ALLPERSONS HAVING

CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF TROY

LAFRANCE, DECEASED

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of TROY LAFRANCE, Deceased, were issued on October 10, 2012 in Cause No. P16288 pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: MARY LANCASTER. The mailing address is:MARY LANCASTER630 S. NaquinOrange, Texas 77630

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being adminis-tered are required to pres-ent them within the time and in the manner pre-scribed by law.

DATED this the 11th day of October, 2012

Respectfully submitted,SANDERS & SANDERS, L.L.P

Alan SandersP. ALAN SANDERSState Bar No. 17602100707 Front AvenueP.O. Box 519Orange, Texas 77631-0519(409) 883-7495 Telephone1-866-868-9677 TelecopierE-Mail: asanders@

sandersandsandersllp.com

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NOTICE TOCREDITORSNotice is hereby given

that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of FLOYD WAYNE HAWKINS, Deceased, were issued on October 9, 2012, in Cause No. P-16302, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: AUDREY JEAN HAWKINS.

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

c/o MICHAEL CATTAttorney at Law1705 16TH StreetOrange, Texas 77630DATED the 17th day ofOctober, 2012

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

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Charles Wayne Kibodeaux, Deceased, were issued on October 16, 2012, in Cause No. P16277, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Wendy Ward.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.c/o Wendy Ward7683 Guillory RoadOrange, Texas 77630

DATED: the 16th day ofOctober, 2012

Greg DumasGreg DumasAttorney for Wendy WardState Bar No.: 062010801601 MainOrange, Texas 77630Telephone: (409) 886-5239Facsimile: (409) 882-0418

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CIVIL CITATION - CCVPUBWDTHE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: All Unknown Owners Of Property Respondent: NOTICE

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

You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff's Petition at or before 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two days after the date of issuance of this citation the same being NOVEMBER 19, 2012.

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

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

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

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

TOMMY GUNN202 S. BORDER ST ORANGE, TEXAS 77630

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

VICKIE EDGERLY, District ClerkOrange County, Texas

By: Charlean Lindsey Deputy

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that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Mary Ann Lambdin, Deceased, were issued on October 19, 2012, in Cause No. P-16299, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Jeanne L. Van Antwerp.


c/o Jeanne L. Van AntwerpStephen HowardAttorney at Law903 W. Green, Orange, Texas 77630DATED the 19th day ofOctober, 2012

Stephen C. HowardStephen C. HowardAttorney for Jeanne L. Van AntwerpState Bar No.: 10079400903 W. GreenOrange, Texas 77630Telephone: (409) 883-0202Facsimile: (409) 883-0209


that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of GEORGE CARLTON DRONETT, Deceased, were issued on the October 8, 2012, in Cause No. P-16271, pending in the County Court, Orange County, Texas, to: DOROTHY DARGIS.


c/o Jerry V. PenningtonAttorney at LawP.O. Box 2010Orange, Texas 77631-2010DATED the 15th day ofOctober, 2012

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

NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING

CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF GARY ALLEN COOPER,

DECEASEDNotice is hereby given

that original letters adminis-tration for the Estate of GARY ALLEN COOPER., Deceased, were issued on the 16th day of October, 2012, in Cause No. P16303 pending in the County Court at Law of ORANGE County, Texas, Probate Division to GARY ALLEN COOPER.

The residence of such executor is 13724 FM 1442 , Orange, TX 77630.


Dated: October 16, 2012.

Rebecca Richey CooperRebecca Richey CooperIndependent Administrator


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