The Penny Record of Bridge City and Orangefield • Founded 1960Vol. 52 No. 37 Week of Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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Orange County school dis-trict superintendents have re-leased details concerning an upcoming Legislative Forum, which will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, in the Orange City Council Room at the Orange Public Li-brary, 200 Fifth Street in down-town Orange. All residents are encouraged to attend, whether they have school-age children,

or not. The topics that will be discussed affect all tax pay-ers, no matter which school district receives their financial support.

A c c o r d i n g to Dr. Pauline Hargrove, Little Cy press-Mau-riceville Superintendent, “Ed-ucation is always at the top of the priority list when it comes to preserving our liberty and place of leadership in the world. Yet, the $5.4 billion cut to public education funding from the 82nd Legislative Ses-sion was one of the most brutal cuts we have ever experienced. With standards, testing, and accountability continuing to increase, we are expected to do far more with much less. Our way of life, based on our educational system, is at a significant crossroads. We, the people, must become in-formed and involved in order to remain the greatest country on earth.“

Each superintendent will cover a challenge that every district faces. Dr. Stephen Patterson of Orangefield ISD will address spending cuts and other financial obstacles, which are impacting the edu-cation of all Texas students. Accountability and Testing will be discussed by Dr. Jay Killgo, the new Vidor ISD Superintendent and long-time principal of Vidor High School. Dr. Pauline Hargrove will explain “Vouchers, School Choice, and the Taxpayers

The home of Edgar and Paula Overmyer all lit up for Christmas in Bridge City. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

Lookin’ a lot like ChristmasA Bridge City couple does

what they can at their house to make Christmas a bit merrier and a lot brighter.

People passing by their resi-dence at 160 Charles Avenue often stop to look at the many Christmas decorations. Along with the many twinkling lights, there are glittering geese, partying penguins and a spirit-filled snow family. The Peanuts character Snoopy sits prominently on a motorcycle and Santa Claus is truly every-where. His likeness is seen rid-ing in a train, hunting in a deer blind, sitting in a chair,

climbing a ladder and coming out of a chimney.

Edgar and Paula Overmyer have been working on their collection of Christmas deco-rations for more than seven years and have lived at their current residence for the past two years. Originally they be-gan their collection inside with smaller items throughout the house. As the collection grew inside, the Overmyers decided to take it outside with the snow family being the first of the collection to greet peo-ple passing by their house. Ed-gar said his favorite is the in-flated animals decorating a

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“I will continue doing Or-ange County history until the day I am history,” said Dr. Howard C. Williams when he was honored by the Orange County Commissioners Court declaring Monday “Dr. How-

ard C. Williams Day.” Williams was honored for

serving over 20 years as chair-man of the Orange County Historical Commission. He is stepping down and retiring from his position. Commis-sioners named Williams as chairman emeritus.

Commissioners also reap-

pointed members of the his-torical commission and added two new members: Bo Henley of Orangefield and Angela Johnson, who is currently an employee of the veterans’ ser-vice office as a case worker.

The proclamation, read by

Small things makeChristmas merry

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together,” said Vincent Van Gogh, and for an Orange cou-ple who has more than 250 pieces in their Christmas Vil-lage collection, this is truly a “great thing.”

In preparation for the Christmas season, Pat and

Earl Geis began bringing box-es down from the attic around Halloween with a goal to be completely set up by Thanks-giving. But, before any of the pieces were placed, Earl made the frame. Under the frame is the piano or a couch and a nearby fireplace.

“Why move it? Just cover it

Earl and Pat Geis have a large collection of Christmas decorations which include small houses, buildings and a carnival.

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Edgar Overmyer adjust Santa Claus’ beard on a Christmas display at his house. RECORD PHOTO: Debby Schamber

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Autopsy results are pending for a Vidor

woman who was found by a fisherman in the waters of Pleasure Is-land.

The body of Amber Nicole Guil-lory, 26, was found ap-proximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday about three feet from the bank off of North Levee Road.

According to Port Ar-thur Police Chief, Raymond Clark, they are still waiting on the toxicology reports. The cause of her death has not been determined.

Guillory was found wear-ing pajamas, a hoodie and jewelry.

“There is no significant trauma to her body,” Clark said. “We believe she had been in the water no more than 24 hours.”

Police are asking anyone with information on this case or the events leading up to when Guillory was found is asked to the Port Arthur Police Department at 409-983-8600.

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Savings Grant,” programs that siphon more funds away from public education, but have no established systems to mea-sure accountability, financial transparency, student perfor-mance, and college readiness to ensure a quality education, as there are for public schools.

Superintendent James Col-bert, of West Orange-Cove, will give an overview of the six lawsuits addressing ineq-uitable funding that are cur-rently being heard in Texas courts. These involve approxi-mately 600, or two-thirds, of the State’s districts. Bridge

City Superintendent, Mike King, will address the Teacher Retirement System and Edu-cation Service Centers and the threat to those systems that are posed if current legislative proposals are enacted.

This forum is an excellent vehicle for taxpayers and par-

ents to gain a greater under-standing of the public school system and the impact that informed individuals can have on the education of Orange’s greatest natural resource, its children.

Orange County Superintendents will gather for a public forum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Orange City Council Room at the Orange Public Library. Pictured are Vidor ISD Superintendent Dr. Jay Killgo, Orangefield ISD Superintendent Dr. Stephen Patterson, West Orange-Cove CISD Superintendent James Colbert, Bridge City ISD Superintendent Mike King and Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Superintendent Dr. Pauline Hargrove.

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SEOUL, South Korea— North Korea defied international warnings and fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, the second launch under its new leader and a clear sign Pyongyang is push-ing forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead.

According to the Associated Press, Pyongyang’s state media quickly claimed that the country had successfully put a peaceful satellite into orbit with its long-range Unha-3 rocket — the North’s stated goal of the launch. But South Korea and Japan said they couldn’t immediately confirm that. The launch was something of a surprise, as North Korea had indicated technical problems with the rocket and recently extended its launch win-dow to Dec. 29.

A rocket expert said North Korea’s rocket appeared to have improved on an April launch, which broke apart shortly after liftoff, but that it might be a day before U.S. officials could de-termine whether a North Korean satellite was circling the Earth.

The United Nations, Washington, Seoul and others see the launch as a cover for a test of technology for missiles that could be used to strike the United States.

North Korea launches long range rocket despite warnings

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

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

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

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

If you or your community affiliations have potential projects

that fit this description, please bring them to the attention of the KOCB board at 330-9373.

Orange Community Band meets ThursdayThe Orange Community Band rehearses every Thursday from

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

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up, “ Pat said.Each building or carnival ride is all

wired together in sections and can be turned on by remote control.

One by one they bring the boxes down-stairs and strategically place the pieces where they belong. Over the years their collections have grown to include pieces from the Thomas Kincaid Collection, Coca-Cola, Department 56 North Pole Collection, Hommel and various pieces from what they call the “mall houses.” Each set of houses has intricate details and through some of the windows fami-lies are seen enjoying the holidays. Pat also carefully decorates each shelf with “trees” and “snow.”

Earl checks each piece to make sure the lights and motors are in good work-ing condition for the many visitors they will have through their home. Some-times their friends bring their friends too.

“We enjoy it and sharing it with peo-ple,” Pat said.

Pat’s favorite piece is in the Kincaid Collection of a blue Victorian style house. The tiny glass windows with the warm glow and the wrap around porch are very inviting and gives a person a feeling of a happy place to be.

They also have a collection Earl refers to as the “Lion’s Club Carnival.” When it is turned on, the rides move and the au-dio makes a person believe they are really there. Voices are heard as if in a crowd and are saying things such as “It’s my

turn” and “I want to ride again.” A few of the rides include a tilt-a-whirl, bumper cars and a ferris wheel.

On each house of the North Pole col-lection there is a wreath and one by one collectively they spell North Pole.

There is no major increase in the elec-tric bill to illuminate all the various Christmas decorations. Besides, they say it is worth it anyway.

The love of the Christmas Villages has been handed down through the genera-tions. During the early years when Pat and Earl were dating, Pat’s mother had a display of her own.

“In our first house we bought a few sets and set them up,” Pat said.

One of their first sets to purchase was the Hommel Collection. The oldest piece in their collection is a church from the Department 56 collection which was passed down from Pat’s mother.

Earl said are all the sets are complete, unless he finds another piece in a cata-

logue, online or at a store. Pat has her own collection of Christ-

mas items to display. She collects Santas and elves. They are in the various nooks and crannies of the house and ready to greet each guest and spread a bit of Christmas cheer.

The Geis’ have passed on their love of Christmas to their oldest son. But, he doesn’t collect villages but prefers an-tiques. They recently gave him some old ornaments which he carefully placed on a Christmas tree in his house. He has an old aluminum tree which was a favorite years ago.

After the holidays are over, they will enjoy it for a bit longer and begin to take it down on Valentine’s day and pack it away for another Christmas season.

“It takes longer to pack it back up,” Earl said.

In the meantime, family and friends are sure to take the time and enjoy the small things in life.

Orange Community Band to meet every Thursday

The Orange Community Band rehearses every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, located at 4103 Meeks Drive in Orange. They are in need of players for the following sections; flute, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, and per-cussion, but ALL are welcome! The band performs Christmas, Memorial Day, Inde-pendence Day and Veteran’s Day concerts. At least one traditional band concert is performed annually. Please visit us on Facebook at Orange Community Band.

County Commissioner Precinct 1 David Dubose, stated Wil-liams came to Orange as a World War II veteran to practice medicine. We developed a passion for local history in the mid-1960s. “He put all of his energy into both pursuits to the ben-efit of Orange County for over 50 years,” said Dubose. Williams has been the guiding force of the Orange County Historical Commission, whose research and documentation has led to the award of over 40 state historical markers in Orange County.

Williams has written articles for “Las Sabinas,” the Orange County Historical Commission’s publication. Ae has also writ-ten, edited and published two books on Orange County’s his-tory, “Gateway to Texas” and “Picturing Orange.”

“We urge all citizens to acknowledge all that he’s done for Or-ange County and wish him Godspeed in the future,” read Du-bose.

“Thank you very much. I appreciate the honor,” said Williams.When asked by Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux what

possessed him to go into history, Williams replied, “I have no earthly idea.”

“I was wondering how you developed yourself into a histo-rian,” said Thibodeaux.

“I was always kind of interested in history, Texas history,” said Howard. “A good history, you edit it, you don’t write it. My proj-ect was just to record it for future generations.”

Commissioners reappointed the following to the Orange County Historical Commission: Jerry Pennington, chairman; Betty Harmon, vice chair; Nancy Peveto, vice chair; Dorothy Meadows, secretary; Karen Maddux, recording secretary; Dr. Howard C Williams, chairman emeritus; Granvel Block, Flor-ence Craig, Mark Dunn, Dr. Robert Finch, John King, Jean Long, Mike Louviere, Wayne Prouse Margaret Toal, Juanita Torongo and Leslie Williams. New appointees Bo Henley and Angela Johnson join them.

Commissioner Precinct 4 Jody Crump said he appreciated the members taking their time to serve on the committee.

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tree. “But, I really like all of them,” he add-

ed. In the future he hopes to add a Santa in

recreational vehicle. Plus, the want to make the lights all LED.

“They are brighter, last longer and are cheaper to run,” Edgar said.

But, for now, the costs incurred are worth it, he says.

The Santa Claus in a deer blind is a rare display and is said to be somewhat controversial. The couple were at a local hardware store when they saw it on dis-play, but none on the shelves. So, they asked the manager where they could pur-

chase the item. They were allowed to purchase the inflated decoration, but were told it had been pulled from the shelves when some people had com-plained because they were offended by Santa hunting reindeer.

On another trip to the hardware store, Edgar was headed to the paint depart-ment while his wife, Paula, went straight to the Christmas isle.

“Before I knew it, the buggy was full,” he said.

She had put a large box into the cart and was ready to add to their collection with a Santa sitting in a chair.

Edgar admits, he does it all for his wife.

“She just loves Christmas,” he added. It takes about two weeks for Edgar to

complete the display. He works lovingly on the display in between shifts at his job and on his days off from work. But, it is his wife who decides where each item is placed.

‘She’s the straw boss,” he said with a chuckle.

The display complete with Christmas music is generally on 24 hours per day. It will continue to be on through New Year’s Day.

“If people get enjoyment out if it, we’re happy,” Edgar said. “It’s our way of giving Christmas to the community.”

Customs, DPS step up presence on Rio Grande

WASHINGTON — Federal and state law enforcement agen-cies have increased boat patrols on the Rio Grande in recent months due to growing concerns about narcotics and immi-grant smuggling.

The increased efforts by Customs and Border Protection and the Texas Department of Public Safety are at odds with the posi-tion of the U.S. Coast Guard, which has said it provides suffi-cient presence on the river and isn’t increasing activities.

The Coast Guard notified lawmakers at the end of 2011 that its activity on the Rio Grande was sufficient, although that be-came a topic of questioning at a congressional subcommittee hearing this summer.

The DPS launched its maritime patrol program in December 2011, and the last boat added last month.

Legislators two years ago pushed the Coast Guard to conduct a study on the need for more assets along the Rio Grande, in light of increasing cartel drug violence and smuggling.

The study found only a moderate threat to Americans from cartel activity on the Rio Grande.

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From the Creaux’s NestMID-DECEMBER IS ALREADY HERE

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas. A three day cool front blew in but temperatures will go up Saturday, then here comes another cool front. The worse part is when tempera-tures are predicted to be around 30-degrees to 33-degrees, it means you can’t take a chance with the tender plants. You bring all of them in and it warms, you take them out again. Year after year you fight hauling those plants. If we had real winters, you would take them in once, turn on the heat and be done with it until spring. I’ve gotten too old and too tired to keep fighting the battle. I’m done hauling. Someone else can do it or the plants can weather the best they can. If they die, they die. *****Congrats to the West Orange-Stark Mustangs on a great season. Navasota is loaded with talent at every position. If anyone beats them they will have to play a perfect game. I don’t see anyone beating them. The Mustangs had a great sea-son to be proud of. *****Congrats also to John Gothia on re-ceiving the Greater Orange Chamber’s “Citizen of the Year” award. He well deserved it. Also to Mary Behnke on receiving the “Athena Award,” and to Shirley Zimmerman, named “Ambassador of the Year.”*****Well, I’ve run a bunch behind and need to move on. Please come along, it won’t do you no harm.

PAPPY’S CHRISTMAS DILEMMAWhen son-in-law, Judge David Peck, asked Pappy Ellis

what kind of day he had Friday, Pappy told him he drove to Port Arthur in his old car, the same car that the accelerator had stuck on a time or two, for a doctor visit. Anyway, he got to the doctor’s office but while getting out of the car his suspenders broke and with no belt his britches fell all the way down to his ankles, right there in the parking lot. Holding on to his walking stick he managed to get his pants up and by putting his hand in his pocket, he held them up and successfully got into the doc-tor’s office. Pappy’s favorite breakfast is at Cheddars so being so close; he decided he might as well take advantage of the op-portunity. Holding his hand in his pocket to hold his pants up and with his other hand on his cane, he made it in and ate his breakfast. Everything went fine until he got to the cash regis-ter. He found it difficult reaching his wallet, holding on to the cane, and one hand in his pocket, holding up his pants. Like an acrobat he tried to maneuver that wallet out of his back pocket. That’s when it happened; he lost his balance and went flying right into the big Christmas tree. Decorations went every-where, the tree collapsed with Pappy in the middle of it. His britches fell to his feet exposing his candy striped shorts. The women rushed to help him up but Pappy was more interested in someone pulling his pants up. He finally got righted, paid his bill, and with one hand in his pocket holding up his pants and the other on the walking stick, he made it to his car and went on his merry way with a full belly. Inside, the ladies were repairing Christmas. That wasn’t Santa Clause that just left there. Peck says I’m, going to buy that old man a belt for Christ-mas. Pappy says it was just another day in the life of an old guy. (Editor’s note: Pappy shouldn’t only take David off his Christ-mas list, he should also write him out of his will for telling on him.)

MY RECOLLECTIONSAggie Johnny Manziel wins 2012 Heisman Trophy

Two days after he turned 20 years old Manziel was named 2012 Heisman Trophy winner. He became the first freshman to ever receive the award and only the second Texas A&M play-er. John David Crow, a Louisiana native, won the Heisman for A&M in 1957. The Heisman brotherhood has been dubbed the most exclusive fraternity in the world. It’s also said that a Heis-man winner’s life will never again be the same. A lot of pres-sure and constant attention goes with the honor. “Johnny Football,” the Aggie quarterback is very young. It will be inter-esting to see how all the hoopla effects him in the future. He will get the attention of a super star. His first test on the play-ing field comes Jan. 4, when Johnny and the Aggies meet Landry Jones and the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl. 

Many of the former Heisman winners capitalized on the no-toriety and became very wealthy. Others, like O.J. Simpson (1968) reached celebrity status and great wealth only to see it all slip away.

My first memory of a Heisman was Davy O’Brien, TCU (1938). I don’t know if it was because of the name Davy, but his popularity lasted into the 1950’s. 

John Kimbrough, who led the Aggies to a national champi-onship in 1939, was a sure winner of the Heisman but when the 1940 ballots were all in Tom Harmon, of Michigan won. Going back over the years, several past award winners stand out in my mind. Johnny Lujack, (1947), was a quarterback. I recall high school quarterbacks in the early 1950’s trying to imitate his style by jumping up in the air while running and throwing the ball down field.

One of the most famous was Doak Walker, (1948), from SMU. The most natural runner was Billy Cannon, (1959), LSU. Billy had it all; the award paid off but like O.J., Billy also end-ed up in prison. 

Roger Staubach, (1963), of Navy, is probably one of the smartest of all former winners. He served four years in the Navy and became the franchise player of the Dallas Cowboy and is very, very wealthy. Jim Plunkett, (1970), of Stanford, played in the NFL and was very popular. Archie Griffin, (1974-75), is the only player to have won the award twice. Tony Dorsett, (1976), Pittsburgh became one of the Dallas Cowboys most popular running backs. Earl Campbell, (1977), from Tex-

as, made “Luv You Blue,” Bum Phillips and the Houston Oil-ers famous. Today, his legs are useless and he’s in a wheel chair. The “Tyler Rose” was the first U of Texas Heisman winner. Ty-ler Texas is also Johnny Manziel’s hometown but he played at Kerrville. One of my favorites was Marcus Allen, (1984), from Southern Cal. I’ll never forget Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary pass for Boston College. He was 1984’s award winner. Bo Jackson, (1985), Auburn, was the most natural athlete of them all. He could do it all and worked less at it. Just a God given talent. He played both pro football and major league baseball at the same time.  Barry Sanders, from Oklahoma State, received the Heis-man in 1988. Charles Woodson, (1997), was one of the few de-fensive backs to win. He was a standout from Michigan. Run-ning back Ricky Williams, (1998), was the only other Long-horn to win the Heisman. He threw away most of the capital the award brought him. I’m surprised that with all of Texas’ talent, only two, Campbell and Williams won the award. Tim Tebow, (2007), Florida, Sam Bradford, (2008), Oklahoma and Cam Newton, Auburn, (2010), are in a class of their own but none of all of the winners since it began in 1935 holds more promise than Robert Griffin III, (2012), Baylor. R. G. III will make NFL history. The best of the best would be hard to pick. 

Paul Horning, (1956) Notre Dame quarterback, is one of the great Irish winners, seven in all. A tough guy was Alan Ameche, (1954), Wisconsin fullback. I don’t remember any ends ever winning the Heisman and also with LSU and Ala-bama having all those great teams they only have one Heisman each. Cannon and Mark Ingram, (2009), Alabama. 

That’s my views and recollections of my many years of fol-lowing college football and the Heisman award. One story I didn’t tell is meeting John David Crow when he was a junior at A&M and about the time Bear Bryant retrieved him from the police station, turned on the stadium lights and ran him around the track till daylight when he finally dropped.

I wish “Johnny Football” the very best. It’s a great and long awaited award for A&M. 

SIDEBAR: Frank Fuller, a junior at A&M and son of Preston and Camille Fuller, longtime WOS teacher and coach, was fortunate to attend the Heisman awards in New York, with three classmates thanks to a generous benefactor who paid for the trip. They returned Sunday night. A trip they will never forget.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME14 Years Ago-1998

Alice Williams makes the country’s best potato salad and sells it for $3 per pound. To order call 735-8093. *****Moon Mullican’s piano, located in Vidor, is handed down through the family. Moon, who was a poor kid, was born in Polk Coun-ty. He was a rare white boy in a laboring all black community. A young black, Joe Jones, taught Moon how to play the piano. Leaving home at age 16, he became “The King of Hillbilly Pi-ano Players.” He and Hank Williams wrote “Jambalaya” to-gether on that old piano. He made it to the top of the billboards in 1951 and joined the Grand Ole Opry. A few of his hits were, “I’ll Sail My Ship Alone,” “Mona Lisa,” “Goodnight Irene,” “You Don’t Have to be a Baby to Cry,” “Southern Hospitality,” and a big hit, “Cherokee Boogie” to name a few. (Editor’s note: I won-der if that famous piano is still around Vidor. It has been hand-ed down through the Morgan family. Coy Morgan, of Bridge City, is a member of that family.)*****Longtime Bridge City teacher Helen Phillips passed away over the weekend. She and Max had been married many years. (Editor’s note: Max also died a few years ago.)*****State senator elect David Bernsen is preparing to take his seat in January. (Editor’s note: He was the last state senator to serve from our neck of the woods.)*****The Montagne’s move their Economy Insulation office into a new building at Roundbunch and Stewart Street in Bridge City. (Editor’s note: Hard to believe that was 14 years ago.)*****Pattie Hank’s young son, Jimmy Skadowski, is home from Texas Children’s Hospital learning to live with diabetes. (Editor’s note: Four year old Jimmy is 18 now and graduating from a Las Vegas school. It was often difficult but Jimmy learned to live with diabetes. Over those years the treatment has made big advancements.)*****Margaret Mosier was born Nov. 29, 1920, in Vinton and raised in East Orangefield. She married Lionel Louviere and they had two children Mike and Sue. Lionel worked at DuPont until he dropped dead at age 46. Margaret became a widow at age 44. Vickie Parfait wrote her life’s story, “Seventy-eight Years of Memories” which appeared in The Re-cord, Dec. 9, 1998. (Editor’s note: Margaret is a nice lady. She used to send me and Creaux banana nut bread but at age 92, she may no longer bake.)*****All Orange County Football Team is named. Coach of the Year is Randy Theriot of Orangefield. Player of the Year, Beaux Deville, Orangefield. Defensive MVP, Gayron Allen, West Orange-Stark. Offensive Special Teams MVP, Derrick Thibodeaux. Defensive Special Teams MVP Charles Higgingbotham. Newcomer of the Year, Paul Thomas, West Orange Stark. Heart Award, Jason Menard, Bridge City. Punter, Raun Bryant, Bridge City. Kicker Tyler Thibodeaux, West Orange-Stark. Quarterback, Jermaine Feathers, West Orange Stark. (Editor’s note: Just to mention a few and all space will allow.)

34 Years Ago-1978Rosemary and B.D. Slaton are proud parents of a girl born

on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7. *****Mike and Patricia Barry have a new baby girl, Lea, born Dec. 6, the first girl born to a Barry in several generations. *****Debbie Fusilier is expecting some time this summer. *****Lucy Sciarillo and Susan Ka-zmar have birthdays this week. *****Ten-year-old Stacey Savoy captures the Little Miss Texas title at the Houston pageant. She is the daughter of Judy and Gary Savoy. *****Nina Scales is on the principal’s honor roll at Bridge City; she’s one of 10. Karen Dunn is one of 20 seniors on the regular honor roll.*****The Loading Dock Lounge and Oyster Bar at the Ramada Inn is serving fresh Matagorda Bay oysters on the half shell daily.*****Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974, Golda Meir, died Dec. 8, 1978. She was 80 years old. Born in the Ukraine, she was raised in the U.S. and taught school in Mil-waukee. At the age of 23, she moved to Palestine. Shalom, Gol-da. *****Murray Spector was awarded the coveted Silver Spur Award at the 1978 Orange County 4-H awards banquet. *****Spotted at Cotton’s Cay Saturday night were a few natives. Willie Gregg’s band played while Joan Chumley kept trying to convince Leonard to dance. Andy and Ann Guidry, Hal and Laverne Ridley, Betty and Don Guillory and Shorty and Faye Taylor were among the revelers. Ron Smith took his turn at the mike and serenaded everyone. *****Dennis Duhon, the great Louisiana Tech quarterback, is Louis Dugas’ nephew. Lou said three years ago Dennis would be a good one. *****Hughes Food Mart is a Market Basket store, located at 2015 Texas Ave. in Bridge City. Sale items are sugar, 49 cents/5 lbs.; Maxwell House Coffee, 69 cents/lb.; Jax Beer, 6-pack, 12 oz. cans, 99 cents; whole fryers, 39 cents/lb.; Borden Mellorine, ½ gal., 39 cents.*****The Southeast Texas Historical Associa-tion has changed its name, according to James W. Broussard, president. It’s now the Orange County Historical Society. Roy Dunn was appointed to the board of directors at the last meet-ing. *****Angie Tinsley is the new stylist at Ron’s. Other pretty girls there are Pam, Juanita, Dot, Donna, Debbie and Jean.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKShelby Hebert, Zackery Anderson, Arielle Foster, Joel

Fruge, Scott Derouen, Bonnie Albright, Daniel Bates, Melissa Poydence, Hazel Smith, Melinda Swares, Kristy Kidwell, Dennis Lee, Hailey Tally, Jenny Duncan, Keri Mi-chutka, Ronald Escamilla, Kandy Sartin, Tim Fix, Danny Blacksher, Danny Prosperie, Dorothy Jenkins, Doug Har-rington, Hannah Carpenter, Ken Pittman, Amanda Webb, Linda Easley, Imogene Bland, Jeff Harrington, Ken Pitt-man, , Maac Hughes, Melanie Richter, Shirley Roccaforte, Alex Harner, Belinda Broom, Brent Burris, Craig Reynolds, Dale Armand, Kitty Martin, James Brabham, Michelle Gephart, Bobby Adaway, Elizabeth Uzzle, Michael Terry, Natalie Nimitz, Beatrice Cortez, Jeremie Delano, Nathan Applebach, Betty Lou Womack, Brown Claybar, Chris Chambless, Martha Taylor, Mandy Hoffman, Tracey Lynn Broussard, Webster Trahan, Daniel Brocklehurst, Dyann Schiler, Gloria Brown, Jill Vaughn and Julia Alleman.

A FEW HAPPENINGSCongratulations to Commissioners Court for recognizing

Dr. Howard Williams for his many years of work with the Historical Commission. Dr. Williams and his late wife Eliza-beth gave years of service to recording our heritage.*****Texas speaker of the house Joe Straus is facing a challenge from Tea Party state representative David Simpson, who says Straus isn’t conservative enough. They cut $500 million from the school fund two years ago and Simpson believes it should be cut some more. Education is taking a beating in Texas. Looks like it’s in for some more whippings.*****A few folks we know celebrating birthdays on 12-12-12, Lucy Hanks, Daniel Bates, and Scott DeRouen.***On Dec. 13, Dennis Lee, Jenny Dun-can and Kristy Kidwell celebrate.***On Dec. 14, Danny Blacksher and Danny Prosperie turn another big one. ***Dec. 15, our buddy Doug Harrington celebrates. I believe he reach-es 75 on that day. Just the other day it seems the ex-Aggie run-ner was always on the go. I understand he’s coming along fine since his cancer surgery, but like the rest of us, age has caught up to his running around.***Shirley Roccaforte, who doesn’t ever seem to change, also celebrates on Dec. 15.***Mac Hughes, a talented guy, gets older on Dec. 15.***Also our GOP buddy, Donnie Stanton, turns 45-years-old on Dec. 15.***A great guy, James Brabham, hits number 81 on Dec. 16.***Elizabeth Uz-zle is a year older on Dec. 16.***A great friend and lovely lady, Betty Lou Womack, celebrates Dec. 17, as does ex-mayor Brown Claybar.***Celebrating Dec. 18 is Mandy Hoffman, Tracy Lynn Broussard and Julia Alleman. Happy birthday to all. *****Happy anniversary to Betty and Corky Harmon, who celebrate 56 years together on Dec. 14. Corky robbed her from junior high back in 1956. Best wishes. *****Our prayers go out to our friend, West Orange Mayor Roy McDonald, who is scheduled to have surgery at St. E. on Dec. 20. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.*****On a personal note, thanks to Dutch Fox for the nice bag of flounder; to John Heard for the oranges and grapefruit and to Sue and Tommy Semar for the mustang grapes. Neighbor Cox delivered a box of nice, large, tender mustard greens and Coach Les and Wanda Johnson, dropped off 50 pounds of pecans. It’s nice to have great friends. *****Tom Brady and the Patriots put on a clinic while beating the Tex-ans 42-14. However the game was a lot uglier than the score projects. *****Matt Bryant and the Falcons also lost their sec-ond game.***Earl Thomas and the Seahawks were the only winners out of the Orange County boys.***The Cowboys won with no time left and the New Orleans Saints and Drew Brees had another bad outing.*****The State of Texas has 2,917 peo-ple who are over 100 years old. The United States has more centenarians than any other nation, 80 percent are white and female, and few are obese. Men are lean with no history of smoking and handle stress better than the average. Texas is the 40th healthiest state and Louisiana and Mississippi are tied for 49th. The life expectancy in the United States is 78.5 years. *****Con. Jack Brooks, 89, died last week. He had served 42 years in congress when he was defeated by Steve Stockman, who supposedly lived under a bridge at the time. It was the Re-publican revolution. During his service, Brooks took care of his district and brought many government projects to the area, including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Federal Prison Complex, employing many local people. Brooks was praised at his service by many. Something people may have for-gotten is how Brooks punished Orange County. He was our representative when Dr. John Greco ran against him as a Re-publican. The Bridge City resident carried Orange County. Jack got so mad he had us cut out of his district, and then when the MLK Bridge was built in Port Arthur, it wasn’t high enough for ships built in Orange to get under it. The work had to be completed at Gulf Port Shipbuilding in Port Arthur. It was said that was Brooks’ payback for losing Orange County.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEKBanker Purvis Dartez saw his old friend Clovees Bou-

dreaux, an 80 year old rice and sugar cane farmer. Clovees had lost his wife Agnes about a year ago. Da banker had heard a rumor dat Clovees was marrying a “mail order” bride. He axe him if dat was true. Clovees said, “I sure am, she’ll be 22 nex month.”

Purvis, the wise old banker, could see dat da sexual appe-tite of such a young woman could not be satisfied by an 80 year old man. Wanting his old friends remaining years to be happy, Purvis tactfully suggested dat Clovees should con-sider getting a hired hand to help him at da farm, knowing nature would take it’s own course.

Clovees taught dis was a good idea, he would get one. Four months pass and da banker run into his old friend Clovees. “How’s da new wife?” Purvis axe.

Clovees proudly said, “She’s good her, she’s pregnant.”Da banker was happy dat his advice had worked out. Den

he axe, “And how’s the hired hand?”Without hesitating, Clovis say, “Oh, she’s fine, she’s preg-

nant too.”

C’EST TOUTThe Wednesday Lunch Bunch on Wednesday, Dec. 19, will hold their 20th Christmas gathering. The Bunch will dine at Robert’s Restaurant. A group picture will be taken. Everyone who has ever attended is urged to come or anyone who would like to join in the fellowship is welcome. This week, the Bunch says goodbye to Uncle Jim, at Novrozskys, who is leaving. He’s been a good friend and host. *****It’s disturbing to see what’s going on in Michigan. Busting out unions will have na-tional political consequences. It’s divisive at a time when Re-publicans said, after the Obama re-election, that the GOP needed to change their image and bring people together. I be-lieve it’s a move that will spread throughout the country. Unions can’t operate without dues and that’s the idea. They won’t have the money to fight for union causes or help elect candidates. Their goal is to also suppress minority votes. *****Hard to believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away. If you get a chance, go down Charles Street, in Bridge City, and see the great job Edger and Paula Overmyer did dec-orating their place for Christmas.*****The fiscal cliff is still not done but it will be. I’m about to go over my time cliff so thanks for yours. Take care and God bless.

West Orange – Stark High School students in Michael Washburn’s Pre-AP Physics classes and Kurt Reeves’ Intro-duction to Engineer-ing classes tested bridges that they re-searched, designed, and built for the An-nual West Orange – Stark High School Bridge Building Competition spon-sored by DuPont Sa-bine River Works’ Adopt-A-School pro-gram.

DuPont Sabine Riv-er Works adopted the classes and presented a workshop on the basics of bridges. It included the history and types of bridges, engineering concepts, and truss analysis.

Students were also invited to participate in a bridge building contest. DuPont Sa-bine River Works pro-vided all of the students in the classes with a bridge building kit and contest requirements.

Testing was performed us-ing pea stone to gauge the strength of the bridge struc-

ture, slowly weighing the bridges until they collapsed. The bridges were also judged on bridge actual weight, aes-thetics and creativity.

West Orange – Stark High School Principal Hutcherson

Hill said, “Our goal at the High School is to continue to motivate our students to ex-plore Science, Tech-nology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers through out-side resources. We are very grateful to our business partner, Dupont Sabine River Works, for their con-tinued partnership as we further advance our STEM courses and look forward to a continued partner-ship as we further ad-vance our STEM Ca-reer Academy.”

Prizes were award-ed for first through third place in the Bridge Building Com-petition. Winning

teams were:First place: Mark’kia

Davis and Brandon Joubert

Second Place: John-ny Rachal and Nicholas Carroll

Third Place: Tianna Mims and Adrianna Lopez.

The Adopt-A-School Pro-gram is sponsored by the DuPont Sabine Women’s Net-work.

Mauriceville Middle School students participated in Oper-ation Christmas Child Samar-itan’s Purse. Ashley Thomas, who student taught with Kay-cie Donnaud, led the project and included Kaycie Donn-aud’s advisory class, Lainey Hargroder’s advisory and P.E. classes, as well as other MMS students.

Through this project, needy children will experience a Christmas that they would otherwise not receive. MMS mailed 12 packed shoe boxes, full to the brim, with school supplies, toiletries and small toys for girls and boys ranging in age from two to fourteen.

According to Donnaud, “Mauriceville Middle School students have learned a valu-able lesson this Christmas season; a lesson in giving to others without expectation of return.”

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WOS HS Science explain, test bridge designs in DuPont Adopt-A-School Project

West Orange – Stark High School pre-AP physics student Tristen Revis carefully adds pea gravel to a weighted bucket during the Dupont Bridge Building Competition. Dupont judges watch. The weight results are part of the determining factors rating the strength of the bridge.

N a o m i M c C o r -mick, Mau-r i c e v i l l e M i d d l e S c h o o l e i g h t h grader, has won the local and district level VFW writing contest, Patriot’s Pen.  Naomi’s composition has now gone to the state level for judging. Ac-cording to Patricia Kemp, with VFW Post #2775, this year’s contest theme was, “What Would I Tell Our Founding Fathers?” Other winners in the Patriot’s Pen Contest were Sec-ond Place - Hallie Stack, Little Cypress Junior High; Third Place – Reanna Longmire, MMS; and Fourth Place – Isa Weizaneggar, MMS.

McCormick wins VFW writing con-test

MMS students help needy children this Christmas

Pictured are Lacie Cochran, Emily Warner, Zoe Chandler, (seated) Maleesa Potter, Callie Sattler, Andi O’Neal, (standing)Erik Robles, Allie Chesson, Grant Lacour, Chris Dyson, Macee Hooks and Mi-chael Cappel.

The West Orange – Stark Middle School Student Coun-cil collected toys for the An-nual Service League Toy Cof-fee and delivered them today.

Approximately 45 West Or-ange – Stark Middle School students attended the event as one of the organization’s many community service projects. Annely Domas is the WO-S Middle School Student Coun-cil sponsor.

WOS MS Student Council supports community Toy Coffee

WO-S Middle School Student Council members with the toys which they donated to the Toy Coffee

Mrs. Angela Smith, Stu-dent Council Advisor for St. Mary Catholic School, spent Monday practicing her math skills. The school had a “Souper Teacher” contest in conjunction with a canned food drive for Orange Chris-tian Services. Canned goods were collected by homeroom

teachers through November. Mrs. Smith and her Student Council had to calculate the teacher with most collected in conjunction with the number of students in their class. The winner was . . . . Mrs. Leisa Miller and her 3rd grade class.

Pictured are Mrs. Miller and her class with the collect-

ed items. Top (left to right) are Brooklyn Landry, Ken-dyl Thomas, Bridget Brown, Ethan Smith, Amier Wash-ington, Thomas Abshire and Sarah Kusek. Bottom are Leeanne Luce, Peyton McKee, Maggie Granger, Lilly Riedel, Carley Lowe, Montana DiLeo, Jaci Doucet and Mrs. Miller.

St. Mary’s Souper Teacher award given to Leisa Miller

St. Mary students hosts canned food drive for OCS

Danielle Heil with Orange Christian Services left St. Mary Catholic School in a truck that was heavier than when she arrived. Mrs. Heil collected over 1,000 pounds of food from the school. The Stu-dent Council Sponsored the food drive collection during November. Mrs. Leisa Miller and her third grade class col-lected the most per students. She received the “Souper Teacher” award.

Pictured are Mrs. Heil with students that loaded the truck. In the truck are Kait-lyn Braquet, Student Council President and Madison Tag-gart. Below (left to right) are Victoria Doan, Olivia Fuselier, Dherin Wright, McCartney Miller, Elizabeth Guillot, Lyd-ia Covington, John Michael Gonzalez, Mrs. Heil and Brent Hebert.

Red Hot Flashers to meet Dec. 13The Red Hot Flashers of the Red Hat Society will meet on a

different day this month. The Christmas party will be held Dec. 13, 2012, at the Brown Center at 11:30 a.m. Each member is to bring a Christmas ornament for exchange. Birthday lady is Lady Shiann, Shirley Wolfford. For tickets to the  call Southern Belle, Mary Mazoch.

Cormier Museum to open Dec. 15The Orangefield Cormier Museum will be open from 10 a.m.

To 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.

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

can Revolution of Orange will have their monthly meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 17. The meeting will be held at 4464 Me-morial Drive in Orange.  The program for the meeting will be “Historical Biographies”.  Any woman eighteen years of age or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of The Ameri-can Revolution is eligible for membership. Anyone who is inter-ested is encouraged to attend. If more information is needed, the Chapter Regent may be contacted at 409-735-5253.

Eagles offers free classes, pool tour-nament and hall rental

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

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

Free genealogy classes are offered at 4 p.m. each Wednesday. The 63’ X 39’ hall is available for rent. The hall is suitable for

all occasions, with an occupancy of 200. The amenities include a band stand, nice dance floor, tables, chairs, large kitchen, wet bar, pool table, and a large parking lot. A bartender and waitress will be provided as needed. The Fraternal Order of Eagles has an

excellent location, one block off MacArthur Drive. For more in-formation on any of the activities or rent the hall contact Sharon Bodin at 409-735-8662 or 409-719-7793.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

non-profit organizations only for application forms to receive fi-nancial assistance through their Community Needs Committee. The Service League encourages projects, events and activities that primarily target the good of all of the entire “Orange Coun-ty” community. To qualify, verification of non-profit status must be submitted with the Service League Needs application by Oct. 1, 2012.

Applications can be obtained by calling Mindy McKee at 409-779-8867 or Carolyn Lemons at 409-670-1839 or emailing re-quests to info@serviceleagueoforange.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Mauriceville AA meetsAn Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is held each Thursday at

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

Orange Community Band to meet every Thursday

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

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December 13, 15, 20 and 22, 2012 (6:00pm - 8:00pm)Lighted Evening Christmas Strolls - Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the decorated gardens with friends and family. See lighted areas with seasonal décor, Christmas tree designs created by area schools, organizations, businesses and families, and listen to holiday music along the way. Entry is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item. December 15, 2012 (9:00am - 4:00pm)Dreaming of a Green Christmas - Enjoy activities for the entire family, including a natural ornament craft, photo with Santa and a Make a Holiday Wreath workshop. See decorated trees along the pathways, the Children’s Garden “Candyland” and take a stroll through the greenhouses decorated with seasonal flowers. Participation in the workshop is $20 and requires an RSVP as seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call 409.670.9799. Dreaming of a Green Christmas is included with the purchase of an admission ticket to the Gardens.

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The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas, will host a Holi-day Exhibit Celebration on Saturday, December 15, and Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. each night. The event highlights the special holiday exhibit On the Wing: Birds in Books of Hours, which features illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages. Local music groups will entertain guests and light refreshments will be served in the lobby. Admission to the event is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item, which the Museum will be collecting for local charities.

On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Lone Star Pipe Band will perform traditional Celtic music on the pipes, drums and other instru-ments. The musicians of the Lone Star Pipe Band, with Jeff Courts serving as Pipe Major, will perform traditional Scottish and Irish music on the highland bagpipes and drums. The bag-pipe selections will be alternated with ballads, sung by vocalists and played on the keyboard or guitar.

On Tuesday, Dec. 18, band students from Little Cypress-Mau-riceville High School will play holiday music. Students, under the direction of Steve Schoppert, will perform in small ensem-bles and give historical introductions to their selections.

During both evenings, docents will give brief tours of On the Wing and also of the Museum’s other special exhibition, Na-tional Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West.

The four Books of Hours in On the Wing are opened to pages that show how birds were represented both symbolically and decoratively. The exhibit includes Christmas-themed imagery, such as the Annunciation. Dating from the fifteenth to the early sixteenth century, each Book of Hours was painted by hand with rich decorative details by French, Dutch and Flemish artists. The exhibit also includes a tablet computer holding images of other pages of the manuscripts. Visitors can simulate turning the manuscript pages. On the Wing will be on view through Jan. 12, 2013.

National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West features a collection of iconic Western images gathered by National Geographic over a span of some 125 years. National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West will be on exhibit through Jan. 26, 2013. This exhibition was organized by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyo-ming, in collaboration with the National Geographic Society and Museums West, presented by The Mays Family Foundation.

“We invite the public to attend one or both of these special evenings, an annual tradition of the Museum. Experiencing mu-sic and art while visiting with friends and neighbors is a wonder-ful way to celebrate the season,” said Sarah Boehme, Managing Director.

“The Museum always welcomes children, and the holiday ex-hibit celebration is a delightful event for the whole family. We remind parents that children under the age of twelve need to be accompanied by an adult,” said Boehme.

The Museum Store will be open and will feature the Museum’s 2012 holiday card and bookmark. All visitors will be given a cou-pon for 30% off one item in the Museum Store. These coupons will be redeemable during the Holiday Exhibit Celebration, tak-ing place on Dec. 15 and 18.

The Museum’s celebration is scheduled in coordination with The W.H. Stark House’s Holiday Open House, also on Dec. 15 and 18 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Located at 712 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, the Stark Museum of Art is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Museum is closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Group tours are available by appointment. For more information call 409.886.ARTS (2787) or visit www.starkmuseum.org.

Stark Museum hosts Holiday Exhibit Celebration for two evenings in Orange

Enjoy an evening of musical selections played by the Lone Star Pipe Band on December 15.

On December 18, students from Little Cypress-Mauriceville will perform during the Holiday Exhibit Celebration.

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Looking for hot wassail and a little entertainment this hol-iday season? Look no further than the Orange Community Players this week, Friday and Saturday.

Brook Doss di-rects “Yuletide 2,” a musical evening of Christmas and Broadway, winter wit and wassail. The cast of over 30 will delight audiences with a wide range of hol-iday music, acting scenes and dance numbers by Rose Thayer Academy of Dance.

“Some of the songs that will be performed are from Broadway musicals. For example, we will be singing “We Need a Little Christmas” from the musical “Mame,” “White Christmas,” from, of course the famous movie/Broadway musical of the same name, as well as tra-ditional Christmas carols, like “What Child is This,” and “O,

Holy Night,” said Doss.“There’ll be some great sur-

prises, including several songs performed by children, scenes and monologues by members of our company, and some fab-ulous dances choreographed to Christmas tunes by Jill

Morris and Rose Thayer Acad-emy of Dance.”

P e r f o r m e r s take the stage at 7:37 p.m., Dec. 14-15.

“Yuletide 2 is going to be a great family event, accom-panied by some wonderful hors d’oeuvres, wine and wassail,” said Doss.

Tickets for this winter fundraiser are $20. Proceeds

go to the OCP Building fund. The evening starts with hors

d’ouvres and wine/wassail at 7 p.m. Sweets and coffee will be served at intermission.

For reservations, call 882-9137. The Orange Community Playhouse is located at 708 W. Division Ave. in Orange.

Yuletide entertainment offered at OCP

Caroline Armstrong sings “Taylor the Latte Boy.” Yule-tide 2 will offer songs from Broadway and traditional Christmas Carols.

Imagine a family facing a cold wintry night of steadily dropping temperatures with no blanket on the bed. Picture children huddled together in the same bed, asleep in their school clothes in an attempt to stay warm throughout the night. In a day and age where

many enjoy a blanket of some kind draped over each piece of furniture, in several rooms of their homes, there are families right here in Orange County, shivering through the night without so much as one blan-ket to share.

New and gently used, clean

blankets are being collected now through December 21, 2012 for Orange Christian Services to distribute to Or-ange County residents in need. The “Blanket of Hope Drive” is a partnership effort between Orange Christian Services and Orange County Team One of the 2012-13 Class of Leader-ship Southeast Texas.

According to Judy Jensen, Executive Director of Orange Christian Services, their or-ganization services 800-900 Orange County families, (be-tween 2100-2200 individu-als) per month. OCS offers food and clothing as well as other items, like blankets, for these in need. The mission of Orange Christian Services is “to bring a message of mercy and hope and a measure of love and peace through shar-ing the blessings of food and other resources with those in need, demonstrating a unify-ing, servant hearted and com-munity-building expression of God’s love in action in Orange County.”

Regarding blankets, Ms. Jen-sen stated that there is a defi-nite need and always a short-age of these items. Individuals

who might receive clothing rarely obtain blankets, as there is not an adequate blanket supply from which to distrib-ute. With the coldest months and freeze warning alerts still ahead for Southeast Texas, this need is even more significant.

Those wishing to donate may drop off blankets at vari-ous collection sites, through-out Orange County during each site’s regular business hours. Drop-off sites include Lutcher Theater for the Per-forming Arts, (707 Main, Or-ange, TX) Bridge City ISD Ad-ministration Building, (1031 West Roundbunch, Bridge City, behind the Elementary School) Orange Savings Bank, (Orange-812 North 16th St, Orange) Orange Savings Bank, (Vidor-960 North Main, Vi-dor) and Orange Christian Services. (2518 West Park Av-enue, Orange)

Anyone needing a blanket can contact Orange Christian Services and proceed with the client application process. For more information about obtaining blankets and other items, Orange County resi-dents can call 409-886-0938.

“Blanket of Hope Drive” to benefit Orange County families

Joel Patrick Stipelcovich Sr. Orange

Joel Pat-rick Stipelco-vich Sr., 55, of Orange, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 at his residence.

S e r v i c e s to hon-or Joel’s life will be at noon Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the New Anointing New Life Assembly of God Church on Highway 105 just West of Highway 62 in Or-ange. Officiating will be the Rev. Keith Pennington, pastor of the church.

A gathering of Joel’s family and friends will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the church and a reception will be held after the services at the church.

Joel was born on July 31, 1957 in New Orleans, La. to his par-ents, Wilber Joseph Stipelcovich and Elise (Treadaway) Rossbach.

He lived in Orange for 26 years, had previously lived in Empire, La. and he had worked in the Marine Transportation In-dustry as a Ship’s Captain. Joel attended the New Life Assembly of God Church in Orange, he en-joyed woodworking, working on cars, he was a really good car-penter, he enjoyed tinkering with hotrods, fishing. He also enjoyed spending time with his dogs, An-gel, Susie, Spike, Becca, Jojo, and Missy; and he also enjoyed his cat, Sadie.

Preceded in death by his fa-ther; his brother, Noel Stipelco-vich; his son, Thomas Tobin and numerous members of his ex-tended family.

Those who will most cher-ish his memory are his wife of 33 years, Belinda Stipelcovich of Orange; sons, Joseph Tobin and wife, Pam of Sulphur and Joel Stipelcovich Jr. and wife, Andrea of Deweyville; mother, Elsie Rossbach and husband, Walter of Maynardville, Tenn.; sister, Mary Ivanovich of Austin, Kim Best and husband, Jason of Pownal, Maine and Dawn March-and and husband, Rob of Bush, Louisiana; brother, Todd Ross-bach of Nashville, TN; grand-children, C. J. Manuel, Candace Manuel, Kaitlyn Tobin, Autumn Cormier, Thomas Tobin, Nicho-las Tobin, Justin Iwai, Angelique Stipelcovich, Thomas Stipelco-vich, Abbigail Stipelcovich and three adopted grandchildren, in-cluding Ashlyn. Joel is also sur-vived by numerous members of his extended family.

Arrangements are with Dor-man Funeral Home in Orange.

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

Thomas Dewey PittsOrange

Thomas Dewey Pitts, 62, of Orange passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Orange.

The funeral service will be at noon Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Claybar Funeral Home in Or-

ange. In-t e r m e n t will follow at Hillcrest M e m o r i a l Gardens.

Mr. Pitts was born Sept. 20, 1950 in Port Arthur to Gerald Dewey and Joy Madge (Mayfield) Pitts. He served in the United States Army and later retired from DuPont. He was very intelligent and a man of many words who enjoyed hav-ing conversations with others. He loved music, art, had a talent for carving wood and cooked the best brisket known to man.

He is preceded in death by his father, Gerald Dewey Pitts; son, Matthew Hayden Pitts; father-in-law, Willie J. Broussard; mother-in-law, Helen R. Bergeron Brous-sard and sister-in-law, Carol Ann Cappen.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Marie Broussard Pitts of Orange; mother, Joy Madge Mayfield Pitts; son, Jason Thom-as Pitts and girlfriend, Chas-tity Hodges of Austin; daughter, Kristen Renae Pitts Fuss and husband, Spencer of Orange and son, Jeremy Michael Pitts and wife, Melissa Dawn (Payne) Pitts of Orange. He is also sur-vived by his much loved grand-children, Alisha Nicole Fuss, Rayven Kai Fuss and Bren-nen Michael Pitts; brother, Da-vid Gerald Pitts of Bridge City; brother, Harold Ray Pitts and

wife, Mary Ann of Nacogdoches; sister, Stella Kathleen Pitts Smith of Lake Charles; sister, Margie Ann Pitts of Nacogdoches and sister, Penny Sue Pitts Bays and husband, Jerry of Buna.

Serving as pallbearers will be Cameron Pitts, Cody Criglow, Shane Marburger, Adam Burton, Troy Richardson and J.R. Patillo. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Brackin and Ross Burton.

Amber Nicole Guillory Glisson Orange

Amber Nicole Guillory Glisson, 26, of Orange, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Clay-bar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Me-morial Gardens near Bridge City.

Born in Galveston, on May 8, 1986, Amber was the daughter of Michael Patrick Glisson and Tina Ann (Bailey) Glisson.

Amber is survived by her par-ents, Michael Glisson and Tina Glisson; sister, Marissa Glisson; brother-in-law, Joshua Hunt; grandparents, Marlyn and Bill Schmidt; grandfather, Carl Bai-ley; grandmother, Beverly Bailey; husband, Randy Guillory Sr.; and son, Randy Guillory Jr.

She is also survived by her aunt, Molly Angelle; uncles, Gary Bailey, Alan and Robert Glisson; and numerous nieces and neph-ews.

Jimmy Wayne Fitzgerald Orange

J i m m y W a y n e F i t zge ra ld , 42, of Or-ange passed away Dec. 8, 2012, at Baptist Hos-pital in Beau-mont.

Funeral Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Claybar Fu-neral Home Chapel in Orange. Burial followed at Linscomb Cemetery in Orange.

Born in Vinton, La. on Oct. 19, 1970, Jimmy was the son of James Vercy Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Johnson) Fitzgerald. Jimmy graduated from Little Cy-press High School and worked at the OCARC for many years. He participated in the Special Olympics. Jimmy loved Wayne Toups and had the opportunity to play the accordion with him at one event.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Loretta Grace Fitzgerald.

Jimmy is survived by his sis-ters, Martha Brown and hus-

band, Paul, Louise Smith, Eliza-beth Fitzgerald and Humberto Rocha, Barbara Brown all of Or-ange; nieces and nephews, An-thony Reeves, Rachelle Pate, Dewayne Fitzgerald; great niece and nephew, Alex Fitzgerald, Mason Fitzgerald; step-brother, David Brown and wife, Shanna; and numerous other loving fam-ily and friends.

The family would like to thank the staff at Baptist Hospital Beaumont ICU and especially Josie Smith for their excellent care.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the OCARC, 905 West Park, Orange, Texas 77630.

Lloyd Joseph RichardOrange

Lloyd Jo-seph Rich-ard, 77, of O r a n g e passed away Dec. 8, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tues-day, Dec. 11, at St. Mary Catho-lic Church with the Rev. Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Entombment followed at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange.

Born in Leonville, La. on Dec. 29, 1934, Lloyd was the son of Alcide and Lucy (Arnaud) Rich-ard. He worked for Spencer-Gulf Chemical and later owned Richard Floor Covering in West Orange. Lloyd enjoyed spend-ing time with his family and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, the DERA and the Sun-set Country Club. He enjoyed fishing, shrimping, golfing, and gardening. He was well known for his pitching in fast pitch soft-ball.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gladys Robin; and brother, Floyd Richard.

Lloyd is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty Richard; sons and daughters-in-law, Marlon and Kim Richard of Orange, Ken-ny and Bobbi Richard of Bridge City, Kirk and Karen Richard of Richmond, Jason and Barbara Richard of Orange; and daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Jessie Romero of Orange.

He is also survived by his sixteen grandchildren, Aman-da DuPrè and husband, Jean, Brooks Richard, Capt. Mitchell Richard USAF, Holli Colichia and husband, Chris, Luke Richard, Alison Richard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Richard USCG and wife, Whitney, Samantha Richard, Jillian Richard, Chad Richard, Phillip Richard, Olivia Wagner, Colbi Romero, Derek Richard, Megan Romero, Ashton Wagner; brothers, Leroy Rich-ard, Clarence Richard, Al Rich-ard, Howard Richard; and sister, Dorothy Guilhas.His grandsons served as pallbearers.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church, 912 West Cherry, Orange, Texas 77630.

Louise Frances SadlerMauriceville

Louise Frances Sadler, 88, of Mauriceville, passed away Sat-

urday, Dec. 8, 2012 at the Col-lege Street Healthcare Center in Beaumont.

Services to honor Mrs. Sadler’s life were held Tues-day, Dec. 11, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange with the Rev. Harold Nazworth. Rite of Committal and Interment followed the services in Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange.

Born on June 3, 1924 in Jack-sonville, Texas to her parents, Willie and Alfie (Boshears) Stid-ham, she was a longtime resident of the area and she worked as a nurse’s aide and housekeeper in one of the area nursing homes.

Preceded in death by her par-ents; husband, Gordon Sadler; brother, Felix Stidham; and her sisters, Minnie Sadler and Inez Reynolds.

Those who will most cherish her memories are her son, Wes-ley Sadler of Mauriceville; her daughters, Frances of Houston and Carolyn Franks of Beau-mont; her sisters, Floy Hender-son of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Clara Harrington of Atlanta, Ga.; Seven grandchildren and Eleven great grandchildren.

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

Harlis “Eddie” DanielsOrange

H a r -lis “Eddie” Daniels, 89, of Orange p a s s e d away Dec. 7, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

Funeral Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Claybar Fu-neral Home Chapel in Orange with Father Tom Phelan, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, officiating. Entombment followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Eddie was born Aug. 23, 1923 in Oakdale, La. and moved to Orange in 1943. He was a loving man who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

He was a member of St. Fran-cis of Assisi Catholic Church. Eddie enjoyed being outdoors and going to the auction. He was a well-known butcher at John-ny’s, Henke and Pillot, and later owned and operated All-In-One Grocery in Orange.He was pre-ceded in death by the love of his life, Martha Simoneaux Daniels; and son-in-law, Bobby Dyson.

He is survived by his daughter, Gwen Dyson; sons and daugh-ters-in-law, Robert and Connie Daniels, Paul and Becky Daniels; grandchildren, Robin Dyson, Heather Dyson, Justin Daniels, Michelle Daniels, Reid Cox, Ran-di Garza and husband, Eric; and his great-grandchildren, Carley Lowe and Jersi Garza.

Rob Daniels, Paul Daniels, Justin Daniels, Weldon Smith, Clemente Simoneaux II and Cle-mente Simoneaux III served as pallbearers.

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Echo Church

1717 FM 3247, Orange409-735-8580

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

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Trinity Baptist Church

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

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First Baptist Church of Bridge City

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Rev. Bob Boone, PastorSunday Schedule: Traditional

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

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Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m.

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Doris C. BuieBridge City

Doris C. Buie went to be with her Lord and Savior T h u r s d ay, Dec. 6, 2012.

F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s were held Monday, Dec. 10, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City with the Rev. Bob Boone, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bridge City, officiat-ing. Graveside Service were held that afternoon at Mimosa Pines in Sulphur, La.

She was born on July 27, 1921, in Robeline, La. to Walter Edward Buie and Mabel Rob-erts Buie. She was a teacher in Iowa, La. for about four years and then was employed by Shell Oil Company and worked in Lake Charles, Lafayette and New Or-leans, Louisiana offices. She re-tired from Shell in 1984.

She moved to Arizona and became an extensive “world traveler.” Texas called her back in 1999, to be near family. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bridge City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Kather-ine Smith and Myrtle Haney; and nephew, Kendall Smith.

Doris is survived by her nieces, Nelda Kressman and husband, Fred of Bridge City, Texas, Glen-da Reynolds and husband, Frank of Anderson, S.C.; nephew, J.B. Smith and wife, Donna of Baton Rouge, La.; and also many great nieces and nephews.

The Golden Year Assisted Liv-ing was her home for the past two years under the watchful care of Kristi Shelton and her staff, Harbor Hospice staff and her niece Nelda.

Robin and Jack Stout III, Ross Kressman, Kyle Kressman, Aron Stout, Cameron Stout, Katelyn Stout and Elbert Chamblee were honorary pallbearers.

Alta F. FariesKaty

Alta F. Faries, 91, of Katy passed away Sunday, Dec. 2,

2012, in Houston.Funeral services were held

Friday, Dec. 7, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange.

Born in Ennis, Texas on Sept. 16, 1921, Alta was the daughter of George Franklin Lummus and Eula Emogene (Grissom) Lum-mus. She was a devout Chris-tian, a loving mother and coun-selor. Alta also enjoyed spending time with her family and fishing.

Alta is survived by her daugh-ter, Sharon Konior and hus-band, John of Trinity; sons, Dr. Paul Faries and wife, Sandra of Beaumont, Gary Faries and wife, Diana of Houston; and daugh-ter, Hildy Shanks and husband, Scott of Katy.

She is also survived by her grandchildren, Laura May-berry and husband, Aaron, Mi-chael Faries, Sean Faries, Em-ily Shanks, Davis Shanks, Lisa Scheffler and husband, Steve; and great-grandchildren, Elena, Kiki and Samuel.

Caleb Hezakiah Linscomb Orange

Caleb Hezakiah Linscomb, 35, of Orange, was found deceased in his residence at Putnam Place Dis-ability Resi-dence in Or-

ange on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Services to remember and

honor Caleb’s life were held Friday, Dec. 7, in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange with Caleb’s uncle, Jimmy Derks, officiating. Burial followed the services at the Linscomb Cem-etery near Mauriceville.

Caleb was born on Jan. 5, 1977 in Orange.

Caleb was a lifelong resident of Orange. He attended Com-munity Christian School, Little Cypress- Mauriceville Schools and he graduated from the Park Place Academy. He worked for Crown Pipe Shop and Trinity.

An injury at Trinity in 1997 ren-dered Caleb disabled. In spite of his disability, he enjoyed travel-ing to Boston and Las Vegas with his mother in recent years. Caleb was always helpful to the other residents of Putnam Place, giving them inspiration and transportation.

Before Caleb’s injury and many back surgeries, he enjoyed water skiing, hunting, fishing, hydro sliding and barbecuing. In the past two years, Caleb reveled in hanging out with his Putnam Friends, Jimbo, Sherry, Ricky, Louise, Earl and Dean. Although it was difficult to get a word in edgewise,

Caleb never met a stranger because everyone he encoun-tered became a friend. Most re-cently, Caleb became interested

in the computer and promoting his mother’s book. Although Ca-leb never had any children he loved his nephews as though they were his own.

Caleb was preceded in death by his stepfather, Wesley Seale; his grandmothers, Zona Mello and Esther Mae Linscomb; his grandfathers Frank Mello and Clyde A. Linscomb Sr.

Those left to cherish his memory are his dad, Clyde A. Linscomb Jr. and wife, Julie; his mother, Carolyn Mello; his sister, Sunshine Rives and her husband, Phillip; his nephews, Harley and Timber Linscomb; stepbrothers, Michael Gonzales and Damon Bailey and stepsis-ter, Tasha Gonzales. Also by step siblings, Gary Paul, Diana, April and Elisa Mitchum.

Others who will also cherish his memory are aunts and uncles, Marian and Jimmy Derks, Bill and Glenda Mello, Viven D’Angelo Camara and William Camara, Ray and Bobby Linscomb and cousins, Michael and Susan Lin-scomb, Jessica Yawn, Michelle Reeves and Whitney Coleman.

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

For those who desire memorial donations, a memorial account has been set up to assist the family with final expenses. Make a donation to Wells Fargo Bank, Account #1000502596215.

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Area pastors, churches invited to partici-pate in WOS Elementary Build Great Read-ers volunteer program

West Orange – Cove CISD would like to invite area pastors to attend a Build Great Readers Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 13,. The purpose of the event is to review and evaluate the Build Great Readers (BGR) Partnership which was implemented this fall at West Orange – Stark Elementary. Many churches in the community have provided volunteer mentors to serve in this kindergarten through fifth grade reading partnership. Others may be interested in learning more about this community initia-tive and possibly joining this partnership in the spring of 2013.

All are welcome to join the BGR discussion as we take this op-portunity to develop action plans for moving forward and con-sider the expansion of this program. The luncheon will be Thursday, Dec. 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the WOCCISD Administration Building Board Room at 505 N. 15th Street. Pas-tors should contact the WOCCISD Superintendent’s Office at 882-5600 to confirm attendance by 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12.

First UMC of Orange to host Blue Christ-mas Service

First United Methodist Church of Orange invites you to a Blue Christmas service in the Slade Chapel on Elm Street between 5th and 6th Streets in Orange. The service will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. There are times in our lives when the Christmas spirit is hard to muster. There are times when Christ-mas just doesn’t seem as cheerful and upbeat as we have experi-enced for a number of reasons:

• A loved one dies

• Friends/family move away• We struggle with divorce• We lose our jobs• We may face cancer or some other overwhelming disease.If this is the case for you, we invite you to our first Blue Christ-

mas service.Even though the title seems melancholy the service is a hope-

ful and healing way to begin your Christmas. Bring your family and friends. It is our prayer that this will be an uplifting time for you, even at this time, in your life’s journey.

 

Christmas Music at LCBC The Celebration Choir of Little Cypress Baptist Church will

present the musical “Celebrate the Wonder” at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16. The public is invited to come and enjoy the pro-gram in the sanctuary located at 3274 Little Cypress Drive.  For more information, call 883-8905.

St. Mark’s to host Pizza With SantaSt. Mark Lutheran Church has heard from the “Jolly Fat Man

in the red suit.” Santa said he will be at St. Mark Church, 945 W. Roundbunch on Wednesday, Dec. 19 around 6 p.m.-depends on “how fast ole Rudolph goes.” He is coming to eat pizza and visit with the Orangefield and Bridge City children up to age 12. He will also pose for a picture with each child and hear their wish list. Santa says he really enjoys the children on his night here and can hardly wait.  He has been coming to visit for the past three years. Please come join him!

Please call Pat Greene at 722-6655 for more information

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

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

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It was one of the short-est fishing trips I have ever been on, but I wasn’t complaining about the early quit. After may-be twenty minutes of squinting against the cold rain and missing a single decent trout that inhaled an unattended Maniac Mullet, Ryland Joyce cranked up the big engine and we headed back north up Cow Bayou.

“You have on the thicker Toad Skinz, but these are the original skinny Frogg Toggs I’ve got on and I am too cold to enjoy any more of this,” he pointed out while shielding his eyes with a water soaked glove.“I am going to buy you a shrimp Po Boy on a jalapeno bun at Peg-gy’s on the Bayou for your trouble and you can show me this technique on a drier day.”

We never should have launched his new rig in the first place. The wind that was supposed to get here a day earlier was howling at day-light, but the weatherman said it would quit by mid-morning. I reminded him that was the same guy that said it was going to be here a day earlier, but we launched just the same.

We might squeeze a couple of more easy trips out of the gulls, but the latest north wind and temperature drop pretty much changed the game. The boat trailers you see at area launches over the next two or three months will belong to fishermen that are really mad at the fish. This is not the time of year when “I just enjoy getting out on the water” is a valid reason for even hooking up the boat.

In all honesty, I fish far more days in the winter than I would if I weren’t getting paid

Peggy’s maybe the better optionCOLBURN-FISHINGCAPT. DICKIE COLBURNFOR THE RECORD

KAZ’S KORNERJOE KAZMARFOR THE RECORD

COLBURN PAGE 4B

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Just when the playoff picture is beginning to get a bit clearer and the National Football League fans are beginning to get excited, the league’s competition committee is dreaming up ways to change the game of profes-sional football in an effort to make it safer for its participants.

The consensus of this committee once again this year is pretty much the same as it was at this time last year—the most dangerous part of the game occurs during kickoffs.

Last year the committee proposed to move the kickoffs five yards closer—to the 35 yard line in-stead of the 30 and place a touchback on the 25 yard line instead of the 20—and were able to get half of their proposal passed by the vote of the owners. This year all kickoffs were from the 35 yard-line, but touchbacks still began play from the 20.

However, because a majority of the serious in-juries still were occurring on the kickoff phase of the game, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is planning to discuss the elimination of the kick-off entirely and several proposals that enhance player safety to the competition committee when it meets this week, according to an article that ap-peared last week in Time magazine.

“Whenever anything comes out of the Com-missioner’s office, I think it’s appropriate to con-sider it serious,” NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson told NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport.

“But every year, the competition committee will look at several proposals to enhance player safety, and certainly the kickoff play, probably disproportionately our most dangerous play, gets attention every year like it did last year.

“Coach (Greg) Schiano’s suggestion is one that has been proposed. Some folks think it’s very in-

Goodellproposes NFLeliminateskickoffs

A season that ended all too soon.That is what any Mustang fan, player or

coach would say about this years’ season that came to a close last Friday night against the Navasota Rattlers at Turner Stadium in Humble. The Mustangs, who ended an al-most perfect season, where many records were set and broken, lost to the Rattlers, 38-7.

“The coaches prepared the kids last week,”

Head Coach Cornel Thompson said. “They were prepared with great practices during the week and they were focused. We just weren’t able to get the job done.”

Although the Mustangs were trying to fight their way back into the game from the first few minutes, they never gave up and worked hard in the trenches to try to stop the Rattlers.

“Once you get to the play-offs, you are playing teams that are almost all seniors,” Thompson said. “We are starting five soph-

Running for the first down, quarterback Jimmy Salter makes yards against the Rattlers. Salter had 60 yards on the ground and 97 yards through the air in the 38-7 loss.

RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Mustangs: A seasonthat ended too soon

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H Kaz’s FearlessFOOTBALL FORECASTH NEWTON (13-0) over CAMERON YOE (13-0)

7:30 p.m. Friday at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah—The Eagles have been dominating every foe they’ve faced so far and should have a tougher opponent in the undefeated Yoemen. However, the Eagles have so many weapons in their huge arsenal which should put them in the state finals next week.

H HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS—

Class 5A, Division I—Lamar (14-0) over San Antonio O’Connor (12-2), DeSoto (14-0) over Allen (13-1); Division II—Katy (14-0) over Cibolo Steele (14-0), Austin Westlake (10-4) over Cedar Hill (10-4).

Class 4A, Division I—Tyler (13-1) over Denton Guyer (12-2), Georgetown (14-0) over Leander Rouse (10-4); Division II—Wichita Falls Rider (12-2) over Lancaster (13-1), Cedar Park (12-2) over Manor (11-3).

Class 3A, Division I (State Final)—El Campo (14-0) over Stephen-ville (12-1); Division II—Navasota (14-0) over Bellville (11-3), Gilmer (13-1) over Graham (13-1).

Class 2A, Division I—Daingerfield (11-3) over Wall (12-1), Newton (13-0) over Cameron Yoe (13-0); Division II—East Bernard (13-0) over Elysian Fields (11-3), Corsicana Mildred (12-1) over Sonora (11-3).

Class A, Division I—Stamford (12-1) over Italy (9-4), Mart (11-2) over Shiner (12-1); Division II—Munday (13-0) over Wellington (13-0), Tenaha (9-4) over Falls City (11-2).

Six-man, Division I (State Final)—Throckmorton (12-1) over Ab-bott (12-2); Division II (State Final)—Richland Springs (14-0) over Follett (9-4).

H FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION(Semifinal Round)—

Sam Houston State over Eastern Washington, North Dakota State over Georgia Southern.

H COLLEGE BOWL GAMES—

New Mexico Bowl Noon Saturday in Albuquerque (ESPN)—Ari-zona (7-5) over Nevada (7-5).

Potato Bowl 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Boise, Idaho (ESPN)—Utah State (10-2) over Toledo (9-3).

H PRO PICKS—

Cincinnati over Philadelphia (Thurs.), Houston over Indianapolis, Green Bay over Chicago, New Orleans over Tampa Bay, St. Louis over Minnesota, NY Giants over Atlanta, Washington over Cleveland, Mi-ami over Jacksonville, Denver over Baltimore, San Diego over Caro-lina, Detroit over Arizona, Seattle over Buffalo, Oakland over Kansas City, Dallas over Pittsburgh, New England over San Francisco, Ten-nessee over NY Jets (Monday Night).

Tremaine Anderson fights for yards against the Rattler defense. Anderson finished the season with almost 300 offensive yards. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

Sophomore Octavius Crosson manhandles Navasota’s Xavier Creeks in the fourth quarter.RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

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triguing, and certainly the subject of some pretty vigor-ous discussion and debate,” Anderson continued.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano offered a scenario where, instead of kickoffs, teams can punt after a score or attempt to convert a fourth-and-15 from its own 30 yard line.

The reason this first-year NFL coach is so concerned is that when he was coaching at Rutgers, one of his players—Eric Le Grand—was paralyzed on a kickoff while Rutgers was forming a three-man wedge that already has been ruled il-legal in the NFL.

“Some people would say let’s move the kickoff line forward even further,” Anderson said. “Another suggestion would be to put weight limitations on the players who can run down on the kickoff play—the theory being that lighter-weight guys colliding would be less detri-mental than heavier-weight guys colliding with smaller-weighted guys.”

The competition commit-tee makes a recommendation to the ownership on a rule and the head NFL coaches will have input on proposed changes at the meeting this week, but 24 of the 32 NFL owners are needed to pass a rule change.

Most of the head coaches and general managers that have commented on the Com-missioner Goodell’s proposal agree that too many injuries are caused on kickoffs, but very few want to eliminate it entirely from the NFL.

One general manager be-lieves that playing on three-day’s rest adds to the risk of injuries. This occurs mostly on team’s who are featured on Thursday Night Football af-ter playing a Sunday game or those playing on Thanksgiv-ing after a Sunday game.

The NFL could change the bye week schedules to insure that teams playing on Thurs-day are coming off their bye week. The same would hold true for Thanksgiving.

Another GM suggests that if the NFL really wanted to reduce injuries, it should con-sider scheduling fewer games for a season.

This Korner believes that kickoffs are an integral and exciting part of football and shouldn’t be altered dramati-cally. Special teams players

love what they do and are aware of the safety hazard that accompanies their job.

We also believe Commis-sioner Goodell and the 32 NFL owners would not do anything that would hurt their precious revenue, like shorten the sea-son.

What’s really ironic is that earlier this year Goodell pro-posed that the league shorten its training camp time and ex-tend the season from 16 to 18 games. You could almost see the dollar signs dancing in his head.

And as far as Tampa Bay head coach Greg Schiano is concerned, he’s got to be some kind of a two-faced guy agree-ing to reduce injuries by elim-inating kickoffs and then or-dering his team to blitz at the end of the game when the op-ponent that is beating his Buc-caneers goes into the kneel-down Victory formation.

That could really cause seri-ous injuries, especially to the opposing quarterback.

KWICKIES…Gillette Sta-dium, the site of the Monday Night Football game between our Houston Texans and the New England Patriots has been sold out for every game dating back to the 2002 season opener. During that span the Patriots have won 80 games, 10 more than any other NFL team.

The Houston Texans have no easy road ahead of them in the last three games of the 2012 season, having to face the surging Indianapolis Colts (9-4) twice, with Peyton Man-ning’s replacement lucky An-drew Luck at quarterback, plus the Minnesota Vikings (7-6) who are struggling to keep their dim playoff hopes alive.

The Dallas Cowboys fought a fierce physical and emo-tional battle Sunday at Cin-cinnati, rallying back from a 19-10 fourth period deficit to score a touchdown and a 40-yard game-winning field goal by Dan Bailey as time expired to nip the Bengals 20-19 and keep their faint playoff hopes flickering for another week. The team was grieving over the death of teammate Jerry Brown, who died in an auto ac-cident early Saturday morning. The driver of the car, Dallas defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter. The Cowboys (7-6) host the

Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) Sun-day at 3:25 p.m.

The Seattle Seahawks’ de-fense, led by Orange’s Earl Thomas at safety, had anoth-er superlative effort at home Sunday, virtually annihilating the Arizona Cardinals 58-0 for their sixth straight win at home without a loss. The vic-tory was payback for the 20-16 loss the Cards handed Seattle on opening day. Seattle (8-5) is now tied with the Chicago Bears for the No. 1 wild card in the NFC and holds the tie-breaker because of last week’s 23-17 overtime victory over the Bears at Soldier Field.

Detroit’s 27-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers Sunday night was their 22nd consecu-tive setback for the Lions at Lambeau Field, the longest streak in the NFL

The Houston Astros are diligently searching for a des-ignated hitter for their up-coming maiden voyage in the American League. Believe it or not, their hottest prospect is former Astro slugger Lance Berkman, if he decides not to retire before the 2013 Major League season.

JUST BETWEEN US…Or-ange’s 71-year-old Marathon Man Ken Ruane finished sec-ond in the 13.1 mile (half-mar-athon) “Swamp Stomp” in the

60-years-and-older category held Saturday at Sam Houston State Park in West Lake, La. He came in 21st overall and when asked to evaluate his performance all Ken would say was “I finished.”

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omores. This unit, however, set a lot of school records on both offense and defense. To have nine shut-outs with two in the play-offs is very impres-sive.”

The Mustangs’ leader, quar-terback Jimmy Salter, who was chosen as the Offensive MVP of the district, had many ac-complishments in his career at West Orange-Stark. Salter was impressive in his first start as a sophomore after be-ing thrust into that role after quarterback Reggie Garrett passed away only two weeks prior. And 35 starts later, Salt-er has stats that not many can lay claim to. He started in 10 play-off games, completed 344 of 601 passes and finished his career with 4717 yards in the air. However, the stat Salter is most proud of is completing his senior year with a record low 5 interceptions-the first one coming in game ten of regular season.

“My favorite game this year was against PN-G,” Salter said. “And my favorite play was the 50 yard touchdown pass I threw to J’Marcus Rhodes in the Lorena game.”

Rhodes also made the All District team on both sides of the ball-first team wide receiv-er and first team cornerback. According to Rhodes, his big-gest personal accomplishment while playing varsity was mak-ing a contribution to the team and getting better at what he was doing while helping the underclassmen get better.

“Every game was my favorite

game,” Rhodes said.The district’s defensive

MVP, Joe Lynch, led the team in tackles for the year and has been starting on varsity, along with several others, for three years. Lynch felt his biggest personal accomplishment was making it to the quarterfinals two years in a row and he also agreed with Rhodes that all games were his favorite.

Quentin Tezeno, who made All District on both sides of the ball, offensively as kick return man and defensively as cornerback, agreed with Lynch that his biggest accomplish-ment on varsity was going four rounds deep both years. Teze-no’s favorite game was this years’ play-off game against Cleveland when he returned a kick for a touchdown. He was also ‘the man’ who scored twice against Bridge City last year to help the Mustangs win in a close game.

Outside linebacker Ar’Tevin McDonald also made first team All District. He felt that the teams’ biggest accom-plishment was winning dis-trict again and breaking the shut-out record. McDonald blocked a punt in the Cleve-land play-off game that Will Moore fell on in the end zone for a touchdown.

“My favorite game was the Silsbee game,” McDonald said. “It was a great match-up and we played 48 minutes of great football.”

Moore, who made second team All District Outside Linebacker, said that his big-

gest personal accomplishment was being a part of the best de-fense in the state.

“We played hard every snap and never settled for less,” Moore said. “Excellence was an expectation.”

Another player who made second team, but on the offen-sive side of the ball as a wide receiver was quiet Tremaine Anderson. Anderson, who could block, run and catch said that his favorite game was Navasota because it was his last and he played it like it was his last.

Defensive lineman Jhayl-lien Monette also made first team all district. Monette can be remembered by his sack on BC’s quarterback Matt Men-ard last year at the end of the game that saved the win for the Mustangs. His biggest ac-complishments were being 13-1 and being a part of the #1 defense in the state.

Kaleb Franklin, also a first team pick as defensive line-man said his favorite game was against Lorena. He felt like the team could brag on the fact that “we had a good speed team that played 48 minutes.”

Dylan Brackens, who was a first team pick on the offen-sive line agreed with Franklin about Lorena being his favor-ite game.

“I had the big block of the week and my best bud had two interceptions and he (Deionte Thompson) set the tone for the game,” Brackens said.

Some of the hardest hits on defense have been by first

team outside linebacker Colin Janice. Anyone who saw the LC-M game knows what Jan-ice is talking about when he says his favorite play was sack-ing the Bear quarterback for a safety in the first game of the season.

“My biggest accomplish-ment while on varsity was making other players better while improving myself,” Jan-ice said. “While on varsity, my team’s biggest accomplish-ment was bonding together with our brotherhood.”

Travon Blanchard, who made first team All District safety, says his favorite game was against Navasota.

“With that being my last high school game, I cherished things that I usually don’t pay attention to,” Blanchard said.

Last years’ MVP for defense, Daniel Woodson, scored first team defense as an inside line-backer. Woodson agreed with most of the defense that going 13-0 with nine shut-outs prior to Navasota was the team’s biggest accomplishment. Woodson was also known to be a hard hitter.

“Making first team all dis-trict (offensive line) was some-thing I was the most proud of,” Austin Rutledge said. “I feel like I was a part of something bigger than myself.”

Rutledge, whose younger brother is back-up quarterback Chase Rutledge, said that his favorite play was in the Silsbee game when he “pancaked” the noseguard and his brother ran behind him for 20 yards.

“Being able to let four years of the Mustang legacy pass through me and not me through it” was Ra’Shon Mc-Donald’s answer to his biggest person accomplishment on varsity. McDonald had several pivotal catches in big games throughout the season.

Kane Tezeno’s favorite game was against PN-G, when he scored his first touchdown.

Abear Simien, who was the leading rusher for the Mus-tangs this season, with 784 yards, made the All District second team.

To finish out the seniors is a young man who didn’t get to play after being injured in the

Buna game, but was the big-gest encourager on the side-lines, Elvis Hubert.

“Our team’s biggest accom-plishment was that we came together and showed not only that we are great on the field but we serve the community and put the city on our backs,” Hubert said.

Although the season is over and all of the football equip-ment has been turned in, the memories and records will last forever. Thanks, Mustangs, for a wonderful and unique year-one that has never been before and will never be repeated!

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and more often than not, I still try to talk clients out of bucking the elements for a swing or two at a trophy trout. Ironically enough, most of the folks that will not take no for an answer are not better con-ditioned younger men, but middle age guys that claim to enjoy sloshing around in forty-eight degree water for a hand-ful of strikes.

It was only this past year that I finally accepted the fact that the cold miserable fishless days of winter far outnumber those of even modest success. I always knew that, but I must have been tougher and I truly believed that I was going to catch that coveted trout every time I launched the boat.

In spite of the degree of difficulty my records reflect, I already have 10 or 12 days booked for January and as a rule, anyone that books that far in advance for that time of the year is weatherproof. Today’s cold weather fishing gear is surprisingly warm and dry, but icy cold fingers and soggy mud bottoms still take their toll after several hours of standing in waist deep water.

For years the wind rather than the cold was the ultimate determining factor, but that was prior to discovering that at least a few of those big trout hid out in the deeper waters of the river and ICW and I ini-tially started “scratching the wall” as a Plan B. On even the windiest of days you can ver-tically fish the semi-protected water and still have a legiti-mate shot at a bragging size fish.

It is a boring technique, but a big trout is a big trout and it is not unusual to find more than one sharing the same

small piece of structure. The key is to keep your nose in your depth finder and locate suspended schools of baitfish holding along the 12 to 18 foot breaks. Once you find them, lower a lure over the side and hope that some of that clutter on the screen is actually a fish.

I rely on a Corky Devil or Maniac Mullet most of the time, but I have caught them on a half ounce jigging spoon and five inch tails like the DieDapper, TTF Trout Killer and Split Tail Mullet as well. While I prefer to vertical fish, which I call “scratching the wall” because I try to keep my lure in contact with the break, I have also found these fish by simply strolling on the troll motor just like we do for crap-pie on the lakes.

I feel certain that I will still burn lots of daylight wading the shallow flats over the next few months, but Talon and

Power Pole anchoring systems now enable us to spend more quality time fishing out of the boat than ever before. The ability to anchor instantly and quietly affords you the oppor-tunity to make multiple casts to a piece of structure or group of fish without scaring them or blowing over them.

Like it or not…winter fish-ing is here and simply catching numbers does not merit the associated discomfort. Both of the approaches we have discussed are most effective when your nose is running and you can’t feel your fingers, but they will also improve your odds of at least getting your lure in front of the trout that enticed you to abandon more comfortable digs. Should you discover that you are not that mad at the fish, Peggy’s is a warmer alternative and the Po Boys are hard to beat!

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Cormier Museum to open Dec. 15

The Orangefield Cormier Museum will be open from 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.

After a 12 day layoff the Texas duck season is set to resume once again on Dec. 15 and it happens to fall just per-fect after some of the coldest weather of the year.

The weather man appears to have cooperated as fore-casts call for freezing and near freezing temps for several days leading up to Saturday’s open-er.

Reports from farther up the flyway suggest the big-gest influx of birds has yet to happen as they migrate from the north. Many outfitters I have spoken with say the same thing and that is they believe the biggest migration is about two weeks behind schedule. If that is truly the case then the coastal hunters should be in for a great second half of the year.

Due to many factors such as lack of available water in many areas to the north and the coldest weather of the year on the horizon it would make perfect sense to see a major increase of ducks and geese to this part of the state. The only problem with that theory is that ducks and geese don’t read so for the time being all local hunters can do is chase the birds that are here.

As far as chasing birds are concerned I have really no-ticed an increase in the num-ber of hunters, especially younger hunters. This is a great thing to see as they will no doubt be the future of the sport for many years to come but that also comes with a set of problems.

The increased numbers of hunters has upped the level of competition for prime areas to hunt which in turn has pushed many hunters to the wrong side of the law. Local public hunting areas that are only open on specific days are rou-tinely hunted on non-hunting days by those either ignorant of the law or just brazen enough to do it and not care. I spoke to a game warden at the launch recently and it was amazing to hear how many calls they get and citations they write on hunters who continue to hunt off limit areas.

Another big problem that is much more common to younger or beginning hunters is bird identification. Now to say that veteran hunters nev-er mistakenly identify a bird would be completely false be-cause it does happen but not nearly as often as the begin-ner. Along with misidentifica-tion there is also the problem with not knowing the exact limit on different species of birds. You wouldn’t believe how many hunters show up at a check station believing they are perfectly legal only to find out they have some how bro-ken the law.

In a case like that it’s plain to see the hunter had no knowledge of breaking the law and had no intent or else they

would not have brought the il-legal birds to the check station. The hunters who knowingly break the law and try to get away with it are a completely different story and usually are dealt with in a much harsher fashion. Young or beginning hunters can really help them-selves out by reading and studying birds both in books and in the field. The ability to identify ducks in flight or at hand is something all water-

fowl hunters should strive to perfect.

Hopefully the second split will open up this weekend and the numbers of birds in the area will equal the antici-pation from the local hunt-ers. Looking at all the factors like weather, tides, and moon phases it sure seems like the odds for success have in-creased but only time will tell if it actually happens. Good luck and be safe.

After a 12 day layoff the Texas duck season is set to resume once again on Dec. 15.

Louisiana duck hunters crank season up

Forecast good for Texas hunters

From Staff Reports - For The Record

AUSTIN -- With more than a month left in 2012, state game wardens already are looking at a record number of seizures of il-legal gill nets and long lines in Texas and U.S. waters along the lower coast.

On Nov. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard notified the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that following a three-mile pursuit by one of its boats, coast guardsmen had apprehended a commer-cial fishing vessel from Mexico in Texas waters. At the South Pa-dre Island Coast Guard station, game warden Sgt. James Dunks removed an illegal gill net from the seized Mexican “launcha” and found some 180 sharks entangled in it.

The captain of the seized vessel, a Mexican national, was tak-en before a South Padre Island justice of the peace and charged with possession of an illegal fishing device and operating an un-registered vessel. The other person on the boat, a 16-year-old male, was released to the U.S. Border Patrol.

On Nov. 7, the TPWD patrol vessel Captain Williams discov-ered a three-mile-long gill net about 6 miles north of Brazos Santiago Pass and 7 miles offshore.

Dropping 30 feet deep, the net contained 17 greater hammer-head sharks, 13 unidentified sharks (because of their advanced decomposition), 8 black drum, 6 tripletail, 1 large red drum, and several hundred triggerfish. Game wardens confiscated the net and released all live fish entangled in the net.

So far this year, game wardens working aboard the Captain Williams operating along the lower Texas coast have seized 138,080 feet of long line; 53,840 feet of gill net; more than 6,000 sharks, 300 red snapper, 211 red or black drum; 21 gag grouper and 2 sailfish.

Sharks, the most common target of these vessels, are harvest-ed not only for their meat, but also for their fins. Shark fins, used for soup, are considered some of the world’s most expensive sea-food and its high demand supports a world-wide black market.

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and more often than not, I still try to talk clients out of bucking the elements for a swing or two at a trophy trout. Ironically enough, most of the folks that will not take no for an answer are not better con-ditioned younger men, but middle age guys that claim to enjoy sloshing around in forty-eight degree water for a hand-ful of strikes.

It was only this past year that I finally accepted the fact that the cold miserable fishless days of winter far outnumber those of even modest success. I always knew that, but I must have been tougher and I truly believed that I was going to catch that coveted trout every time I launched the boat.

In spite of the degree of difficulty my records reflect, I already have 10 or 12 days booked for January and as a rule, anyone that books that far in advance for that time of the year is weatherproof. Today’s cold weather fishing gear is surprisingly warm and dry, but icy cold fingers and soggy mud bottoms still take their toll after several hours of standing in waist deep water.

For years the wind rather than the cold was the ultimate determining factor, but that was prior to discovering that at least a few of those big trout hid out in the deeper waters of the river and ICW and I ini-tially started “scratching the wall” as a Plan B. On even the windiest of days you can ver-tically fish the semi-protected water and still have a legiti-mate shot at a bragging size fish.

It is a boring technique, but a big trout is a big trout and it is not unusual to find more than one sharing the same

small piece of structure. The key is to keep your nose in your depth finder and locate suspended schools of baitfish holding along the 12 to 18 foot breaks. Once you find them, lower a lure over the side and hope that some of that clutter on the screen is actually a fish.

I rely on a Corky Devil or Maniac Mullet most of the time, but I have caught them on a half ounce jigging spoon and five inch tails like the DieDapper, TTF Trout Killer and Split Tail Mullet as well. While I prefer to vertical fish, which I call “scratching the wall” because I try to keep my lure in contact with the break, I have also found these fish by simply strolling on the troll motor just like we do for crap-pie on the lakes.

I feel certain that I will still burn lots of daylight wading the shallow flats over the next few months, but Talon and

Power Pole anchoring systems now enable us to spend more quality time fishing out of the boat than ever before. The ability to anchor instantly and quietly affords you the oppor-tunity to make multiple casts to a piece of structure or group of fish without scaring them or blowing over them.

Like it or not…winter fish-ing is here and simply catching numbers does not merit the associated discomfort. Both of the approaches we have discussed are most effective when your nose is running and you can’t feel your fingers, but they will also improve your odds of at least getting your lure in front of the trout that enticed you to abandon more comfortable digs. Should you discover that you are not that mad at the fish, Peggy’s is a warmer alternative and the Po Boys are hard to beat!

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The Orangefield Cormier Museum will be open from 10 a.m. To 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.

After a 12 day layoff the Texas duck season is set to resume once again on Dec. 15 and it happens to fall just per-fect after some of the coldest weather of the year.

The weather man appears to have cooperated as fore-casts call for freezing and near freezing temps for several days leading up to Saturday’s open-er.

Reports from farther up the flyway suggest the big-gest influx of birds has yet to happen as they migrate from the north. Many outfitters I have spoken with say the same thing and that is they believe the biggest migration is about two weeks behind schedule. If that is truly the case then the coastal hunters should be in for a great second half of the year.

Due to many factors such as lack of available water in many areas to the north and the coldest weather of the year on the horizon it would make perfect sense to see a major increase of ducks and geese to this part of the state. The only problem with that theory is that ducks and geese don’t read so for the time being all local hunters can do is chase the birds that are here.

As far as chasing birds are concerned I have really no-ticed an increase in the num-ber of hunters, especially younger hunters. This is a great thing to see as they will no doubt be the future of the sport for many years to come but that also comes with a set of problems.

The increased numbers of hunters has upped the level of competition for prime areas to hunt which in turn has pushed many hunters to the wrong side of the law. Local public hunting areas that are only open on specific days are rou-tinely hunted on non-hunting days by those either ignorant of the law or just brazen enough to do it and not care. I spoke to a game warden at the launch recently and it was amazing to hear how many calls they get and citations they write on hunters who continue to hunt off limit areas.

Another big problem that is much more common to younger or beginning hunters is bird identification. Now to say that veteran hunters nev-er mistakenly identify a bird would be completely false be-cause it does happen but not nearly as often as the begin-ner. Along with misidentifica-tion there is also the problem with not knowing the exact limit on different species of birds. You wouldn’t believe how many hunters show up at a check station believing they are perfectly legal only to find out they have some how bro-ken the law.

In a case like that it’s plain to see the hunter had no knowledge of breaking the law and had no intent or else they

would not have brought the il-legal birds to the check station. The hunters who knowingly break the law and try to get away with it are a completely different story and usually are dealt with in a much harsher fashion. Young or beginning hunters can really help them-selves out by reading and studying birds both in books and in the field. The ability to identify ducks in flight or at hand is something all water-

fowl hunters should strive to perfect.

Hopefully the second split will open up this weekend and the numbers of birds in the area will equal the antici-pation from the local hunt-ers. Looking at all the factors like weather, tides, and moon phases it sure seems like the odds for success have in-creased but only time will tell if it actually happens. Good luck and be safe.

After a 12 day layoff the Texas duck season is set to resume once again on Dec. 15.

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AUSTIN -- With more than a month left in 2012, state game wardens already are looking at a record number of seizures of il-legal gill nets and long lines in Texas and U.S. waters along the lower coast.

On Nov. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard notified the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that following a three-mile pursuit by one of its boats, coast guardsmen had apprehended a commer-cial fishing vessel from Mexico in Texas waters. At the South Pa-dre Island Coast Guard station, game warden Sgt. James Dunks removed an illegal gill net from the seized Mexican “launcha” and found some 180 sharks entangled in it.

The captain of the seized vessel, a Mexican national, was tak-en before a South Padre Island justice of the peace and charged with possession of an illegal fishing device and operating an un-registered vessel. The other person on the boat, a 16-year-old male, was released to the U.S. Border Patrol.

On Nov. 7, the TPWD patrol vessel Captain Williams discov-ered a three-mile-long gill net about 6 miles north of Brazos Santiago Pass and 7 miles offshore.

Dropping 30 feet deep, the net contained 17 greater hammer-head sharks, 13 unidentified sharks (because of their advanced decomposition), 8 black drum, 6 tripletail, 1 large red drum, and several hundred triggerfish. Game wardens confiscated the net and released all live fish entangled in the net.

So far this year, game wardens working aboard the Captain Williams operating along the lower Texas coast have seized 138,080 feet of long line; 53,840 feet of gill net; more than 6,000 sharks, 300 red snapper, 211 red or black drum; 21 gag grouper and 2 sailfish.

Sharks, the most common target of these vessels, are harvest-ed not only for their meat, but also for their fins. Shark fins, used for soup, are considered some of the world’s most expensive sea-food and its high demand supports a world-wide black market.

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The Orangefield High School Texas Association Fu-ture Educators members re-cently attended the regional TAFE Convention at Lamar-Orange bringing 20 students and two sponsors. 

The following students competed in competitions at the convention.  Elizabeth Newell placed first and Car-rie Grace Henderson placed second in the keynote speech contest, advancing to state. Kristen Wolfford placed first in the Impromptu speaking competition, also advancing to state.  Lauren Davis placed third in essay writing, Ashley

Kibodeaux will advance in the Educational Leadership Fun-damentals category and the t-shirt design by Maggie Hebert placed third overall.

After the convention, the members went to The Mead-ows nursing home and sang Christmas carols and distrib-uted goodie bags to the resi-dents.

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OHS TAFE members attend regional conventionOJH announces Students of the Week

The following students were selected as Orangefield Junior High’s Students of the week for the week of Nov. 19: Cade Brown - fifth grade; Hunter Christman - sixth grade; Ngoc Pham - seventh grade; and Hunter Adams - eighth grade.

The following Orangefield Junior High students were chosen as Students of the Week for the week of Nov. 26: Brooklyn Thompson - eighth grade; Seth Doucette - seventh grade; Caleb Castro - sixth grade; and Cloey Cox - fifth grade.

Much like his laugh and the twinkle in his eye, Kevin Doss’ love for helping others is infectious. As Lamar State College-Orange’s 2012 recipi-ent of the Julie and Ben Rogers Service Award, he was recog-nized for that admirable qual-ity and joined the ranks of oth-ers who share his passion. But that passion isn’t limited to just one type of service, just as Doss isn’t limited in his many talents.

Whether he’s teaching a speech class at LSC-O, tour-ing the United States with his speech and debate team, or acting on-stage in a the-ater production, Doss gives his all. Having a strong love of the Arts, he has been a part of more than 25 stage produc-tions and has written and di-rected, as well as assisted with, a number of performances for organizations such as the Orange Women’s Service League and Orange Commu-nity Players. He has served in a number of positions for the Southeast Texas Arts Council, the Orange Rotary Club, lo-cal schools, and First United Methodist Church, as well as at LSC-O.

Doss said he felt very hon-ored when he received word that he had been chosen to re-ceive this year’s award.

“This is such a wonderful award to acknowledge indi-viduals at the Lamar campuses who contribute to the commu-nity in addition to their regu-lar job requirements,” he said. “It is truly amazing how this small initiative of community service from Julie and Ben Rogers has been able to reach so many lives in the Tri-Coun-ty area.”

After beginning his teach-ing career when he accepted a graduate assistantship posi-tion at Texas State University in 1990, he continued work toward his master’s degree and coached the Speech and Debate team there. In 1992, he moved to Louisiana Tech Uni-versity in Ruston, La., where he taught and coached the Speech and Debate team for more than four years. In 1996, he arrived in Orange and has been an instructor of speech and communication classes at LSC-O, and the director of the Speech and Debate Team, for the past 16 years.

“I love being a teacher,” he said. “It is very satisfying when I know that I am planting the seeds of public speaking knowledge in the minds of my students. My joy comes from them taking what they have learned from my classes and using it to further themselves in their careers.”

Seeing students succeed at their occupational goals is a rewarding experience for Doss, who says he lives vicari-ously through the success of his students.

“I always tell my students that when I chose the educa-tion profession, I knew I would never be a rich individual,” he said. “My reward is seeing them achieve their financial and occupational goals. This is what drives my passion for communication education.”

When he first came to LSC-O, there was a small amount of groundwork that had been laid out for a speech team on cam-pus by his predecessor. After taking charge of developing a team, he says he began to run with it, and over the years the team has served a great ex-ample of academic achieve-ment. Under his direction for the past 16 years, the LSC-O Speech and Debate team has been recognized locally, state-wide, nationally and due to an invitation to compete in Rome last year, now it has been rec-ognized internationally.

“The seed was planted when I arrived and I have worked to make it grow,” said Doss. “Hopefully, I will continue to make this team special for LSC-O and the Orange com-munity.”

Though he participates heavily in community activi-ties, he says the activity that is closest to his heart is when he volunteers his time to help a student to perform a speech activity and to perform it well. Over the years, a number of elementary, middle, and high school students have asked for help with speech competitions and personal coaching, some-thing he always makes sure to

make time for. “I look at them as my chil-

dren who are learning a skill,” he said, “that will not only achieve an immediate goal, but will benefit them for a life-time.”

As far as working within the community, Doss says his fa-vorite part is when he helps to put on a production at the Or-ange Community Playhouse with other members of the community. The mission of the Orange Community Play-house is to share the Arts with the community. Doss says he believes that sharing the Arts is something that touches the lives of everyone who comes into contact with the produc-tion, though few have any idea exactly how much work goes into creating the show.

“It is a great feeling to con-tribute with others in the cre-ation of a work of art,” he said. “And it’s a great joy when a show takes flight and the com-munity can have a wonder-ful experience. I always seem to find time to participate in the Arts in our community, whether as a performer or a grateful audience member.”

Wendy Elliott, Director of Student Activities at LSC-O, nominated Doss for the Julie and Ben Rogers Service Award and says his dedication and hard work with the students on campus and in the commu-nity is admirable.

“Kevin has played a pow-erful role in the growth and development of OCP, and has opened up many opportuni-ties for our students to par-ticipate in the Arts through OCP,” she said. “He has played an immense part in many of our students receiving schol-arships to further their edu-cation after graduating from LSC-O.”

Born, reared, and raised in Joplin, Mo., Doss cites his parents as the people who instilled in him a giving and caring heart, and taught him nothing is as rewarding as helping a fellow human being through his own time and tal-

ents. He says the end result is a personal satisfaction of know-ing that he did something spe-cial that will benefit others.

“There is not enough public recognition or money in the world that can ever substitute for the love of helping others,” he said. “The ability to ‘give of oneself ’ is priceless!”

As adults, Doss says it’s our responsibility to help plant the seeds of service so we can get the next generation on board with helping others. He says it’s important to get young people involved in community service at a young age.

“We have to be mindful about encouraging our young-er generation about the per-sonal satisfaction of service,” he said. “The Orange com-munity has some outstanding individuals who contribute so much of their time and talents for others. This is what makes Orange such a great commu-nity and I want to see it con-tinue for years to come.”

LSC-O’s Doss Named Deserving Recipient of 2012 Julie and Ben Rogers Service Award

2012 Rogers Award recipient, Kevin Doss, with past LSC-O recipi-ents at the Rogers Award Ceremony at Lamar University’s Mary and John Gray Library on Nov. 8. Pictured are (L-R) Judy Choate, Jackie Spears, Kevin Doss, Tony Barrientos and Gina Simar.

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(StatePoint) This year, mil-lions of New Year’s resolutions will be made - and then broken soon after. But there is one resolution that all men should keep: to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting one in six men, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. In addi-tion, heart disease killed 26 percent of the men who died in 2006. And half of the men who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There are many simple ways men can reduce their risk for life-threatening health condi-

tions. Make a New Year’s reso-lution to improve your health and better your life with these easy tips.

Get CheckedSometimes improving your

health is as simple as a trip to the doctor. As you age, the likelihood of being diagnosed with prostate cancer increas-es significantly. Men over 40 should begin discussing their prostate health with a physi-cian. Catching prostate cancer in its earliest stages can greatly improve a man’s chance at sur-vival, so it’s important to be proactive and talk to your doc-tor about your prostate health. You can learn more about risk factors and prevention on the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website at www.PCF.org.

Eat HealthyChoosing healthy snacks

and avoiding fatty meals can help reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and certain forms of cancer. Foods that are low in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol and high in fiber can help prevent high cholesterol, according to the CDC. Additionally, several studies suggest that eating fish can help protect against pros-tate cancer because they have “good fat,” particularly ome-ga-3 fatty acids.

ExerciseMaintaining a healthy

weight is crucial to preventing heart disease. Physical activ-ity will help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Ac-cording to the Surgeon Gen-

eral, adults should engage in moderately intense exercise for at least 30 minutes a day. By maintaining a healthy weight, you will also lower your risk for diabetes.

RelaxDon’t sweat the small stuff.

Reducing your stress at work and at home can help improve your overall health and lead to a longer, happier life. Seek medical treatment for stress, high blood pressure, high cho-lesterol and depression. Treat-ing these conditions may save your life and have been shown to improve survivorship in prostate cancer.

These are resolutions to keep. Now is the perfect time to make changes to improve your health.

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(StatePoint) While last year’s cold and flu season was mild, experts say this year could bring you a wallop of sniffles and sneezes.

While there is no cure for the cold or flu, despite what mom says about her soup, over-the-counter (OTC) medi-cations can provide relief for the most common symptoms. And these guidelines can help you better navigate the cold and flu aisle:

Sneezing Got You Down?OTC antihistamines can

provide relief from sneezing, runny noses and watery eyes by blocking the action of his-tamine, a chemical in the body that triggers congestion and upper respiratory discomfort.

Constant CoughCough suppressants, also

known as antitussives, basi-cally tell your brain to stop coughing. One commonly

used cough suppressant is dex-tromethorphan, which relieves cough symptoms but doesn’t speed recovery. 

If you’re producing mucus, however, don’t take a cough suppressant. Instead, look for an expectorant, a medicine that helps thin the mucus in the lungs and soothe an irri-tated respiratory tract.

All Clogged Up!Decongestants like pseu-

doephedrine (PSE) relieve a stuffy nose and congestion by actually narrowing the blood vessels in nasal passages so you can breathe more easily.

PSEs are now located behind the pharmacy counter because they are an ingredient that can be used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth). Rest assured though, PSE has been safely used for decades.

If you’re clogged up, consider treating your symptoms and

doing your part to keep your community safer at the same time. Ask your pharmacist about new Nexafed 30mg pseu-doephedrine HCl tablets, the next-generation PSE that pro-vides the same effective cold and allergy relief from standard PSEs, but with technology that disrupts the extraction and conversion of pseudoephedrine into methamphetamine.

Stop the PainIf your symptoms include

muscle aches or high fever, consider an analgesic or pain-killer. Most OTC analgesics fall in to two categories:  acet-aminophen or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Both medications can reduce fever and ease aches and pains from the flu or cold.

Scratchy ThroatHelp ease throat pain with

cough drops or throat spray. While not a cure-all, cough drops or hard candy can help

provide relief from a dry, tick-ling cough. Also consider tak-ing a warm shower or using a vaporizer to increase the mois-ture of indoor air.

No matter what your symp-toms are, it’s important to get some rest and stay hydrated. Doctors recommend six to eight hours of sleep every night to fight and prevent illnesses and keep the immune system healthy.

If you have any questions or doubts about which medica-tions may be best for you, talk with your pharmacist. And if symptoms worsen or last for more than two weeks, be sure to see your doctor.

More tips on how to prevent and treat a cold or the flu can be found at www.CDC.gov.

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(StatePoint) Not all broken bones are just an “accident.” If slips, trips or falls lead to a bone fracture, it could be a symptom of something much more serious: osteoporosis, a disease that weakens bones. If left untreated, over time, the situation could get worse, po-tentially leading to more frac-tures, chronic pain, or even disability or early death.

Meet Jeanie Joas, an ac-tive woman in her 50s, who walks five miles at a time with weights, does yoga, spinning and hikes recreationally, while supplementing these activities with a healthy, calcium-rich diet. What she thought were two unrelated accidents three years ago -- breaking her wrist while hiking and later fractur-ing a bone in her foot skiing -- turned out to be osteoporosis. Given her age, these fractures should have been a red flag for her doctors, but there was no recognition of the greater issue.

Then two years ago, Joas had a regularly-scheduled bone density test that indicated rapid, significant bone loss. If her osteoporosis had been de-tected earlier, treatment could have started sooner and her second fracture may have been prevented.

Sound familiar? Unfor-tunately, Joas is not unique. Worldwide, one in two women and one in five men over age 50 will suffer a fragility fracture, and in the United States, 2 mil-lion broken bones occur annu-ally (5,500 every day) due to osteoporosis -- as people with osteoporosis may experience a fracture even from slight bumps or a fall from standing height in the course of daily activities.

Here are steps you can take to become your own advocate when it comes to long-term bone health:

• Osteoporosis is often re-ferred to as a “silent disease” because it has no signs or symptoms until a fracture oc-curs. Break the silence.  Talk to your doctor about bone miner-al density testing and fracture risk assessment. To determine if you have any personal risk factors (in addition to getting screened by your doctor) take the risk test at www.iofbone-health.org.    

• In conjunction with the World Osteoporosis Day cam-paign, a recent report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), ‘Capture the Fracture – A Global Campaign to Break the Fragility Fracture

Cycle’, reveals approximately 80 percent of patients treated in clinics or hospitals follow-ing a fracture are not screened for osteoporosis or risk of fu-ture falls. People with a pre-vious osteoporotic fracture are twice as likely to suffer a second. If you’re over 50 and experience a fracture, espe-cially at the wrist, upper arm, pelvis, hip or spine, don’t leave the clinic or hospital without a screening.

• IOF’s report and subse-quent global World Osteopo-rosis Day campaign, with par-ticipation from more than 90 countries, is intended to edu-cate physicians and patients about the importance of test-ing and treatment to prevent future fractures, thereby re-ducing healthcare costs in the process. Get informed by read-ing the report at www.worldo-steoporosisday.org.

• Slips and falls are a com-mon cause of fractures. Have your eyes checked regularly, ensure your floors are clutter-free and avoid outdoor excur-sions when the weather out-side is frightful.

By investing in bone health, you can prevent painful frac-tures and bigger problems down the line.

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Bridge City-Orangefield Lighted Christmas Parade Winners

First Place Overall - Bridge City BankFirst Place Dance Category BC High School Strutters

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6B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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(StatePoint) This year, mil-lions of New Year’s resolutions will be made - and then broken soon after. But there is one resolution that all men should keep: to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America, affecting one in six men, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. In addi-tion, heart disease killed 26 percent of the men who died in 2006. And half of the men who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have no previous symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There are many simple ways men can reduce their risk for life-threatening health condi-

tions. Make a New Year’s reso-lution to improve your health and better your life with these easy tips.

Get CheckedSometimes improving your

health is as simple as a trip to the doctor. As you age, the likelihood of being diagnosed with prostate cancer increas-es significantly. Men over 40 should begin discussing their prostate health with a physi-cian. Catching prostate cancer in its earliest stages can greatly improve a man’s chance at sur-vival, so it’s important to be proactive and talk to your doc-tor about your prostate health. You can learn more about risk factors and prevention on the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website at www.PCF.org.

Eat HealthyChoosing healthy snacks

and avoiding fatty meals can help reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and certain forms of cancer. Foods that are low in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol and high in fiber can help prevent high cholesterol, according to the CDC. Additionally, several studies suggest that eating fish can help protect against pros-tate cancer because they have “good fat,” particularly ome-ga-3 fatty acids.

ExerciseMaintaining a healthy

weight is crucial to preventing heart disease. Physical activ-ity will help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Ac-cording to the Surgeon Gen-

eral, adults should engage in moderately intense exercise for at least 30 minutes a day. By maintaining a healthy weight, you will also lower your risk for diabetes.

RelaxDon’t sweat the small stuff.

Reducing your stress at work and at home can help improve your overall health and lead to a longer, happier life. Seek medical treatment for stress, high blood pressure, high cho-lesterol and depression. Treat-ing these conditions may save your life and have been shown to improve survivorship in prostate cancer.

These are resolutions to keep. Now is the perfect time to make changes to improve your health.

Top New Year’s resolutions for men’s health

409-738-2070

(StatePoint) While last year’s cold and flu season was mild, experts say this year could bring you a wallop of sniffles and sneezes.

While there is no cure for the cold or flu, despite what mom says about her soup, over-the-counter (OTC) medi-cations can provide relief for the most common symptoms. And these guidelines can help you better navigate the cold and flu aisle:

Sneezing Got You Down?OTC antihistamines can

provide relief from sneezing, runny noses and watery eyes by blocking the action of his-tamine, a chemical in the body that triggers congestion and upper respiratory discomfort.

Constant CoughCough suppressants, also

known as antitussives, basi-cally tell your brain to stop coughing. One commonly

used cough suppressant is dex-tromethorphan, which relieves cough symptoms but doesn’t speed recovery. 

If you’re producing mucus, however, don’t take a cough suppressant. Instead, look for an expectorant, a medicine that helps thin the mucus in the lungs and soothe an irri-tated respiratory tract.

All Clogged Up!Decongestants like pseu-

doephedrine (PSE) relieve a stuffy nose and congestion by actually narrowing the blood vessels in nasal passages so you can breathe more easily.

PSEs are now located behind the pharmacy counter because they are an ingredient that can be used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth). Rest assured though, PSE has been safely used for decades.

If you’re clogged up, consider treating your symptoms and

doing your part to keep your community safer at the same time. Ask your pharmacist about new Nexafed 30mg pseu-doephedrine HCl tablets, the next-generation PSE that pro-vides the same effective cold and allergy relief from standard PSEs, but with technology that disrupts the extraction and conversion of pseudoephedrine into methamphetamine.

Stop the PainIf your symptoms include

muscle aches or high fever, consider an analgesic or pain-killer. Most OTC analgesics fall in to two categories:  acet-aminophen or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). Both medications can reduce fever and ease aches and pains from the flu or cold.

Scratchy ThroatHelp ease throat pain with

cough drops or throat spray. While not a cure-all, cough drops or hard candy can help

provide relief from a dry, tick-ling cough. Also consider tak-ing a warm shower or using a vaporizer to increase the mois-ture of indoor air.

No matter what your symp-toms are, it’s important to get some rest and stay hydrated. Doctors recommend six to eight hours of sleep every night to fight and prevent illnesses and keep the immune system healthy.

If you have any questions or doubts about which medica-tions may be best for you, talk with your pharmacist. And if symptoms worsen or last for more than two weeks, be sure to see your doctor.

More tips on how to prevent and treat a cold or the flu can be found at www.CDC.gov.

Don’t needlessly suffer this season. With the right treat-ment, you can help alleviate your cold and flu symptoms.

What you need to fight the flu and common cold

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(StatePoint) Not all broken bones are just an “accident.” If slips, trips or falls lead to a bone fracture, it could be a symptom of something much more serious: osteoporosis, a disease that weakens bones. If left untreated, over time, the situation could get worse, po-tentially leading to more frac-tures, chronic pain, or even disability or early death.

Meet Jeanie Joas, an ac-tive woman in her 50s, who walks five miles at a time with weights, does yoga, spinning and hikes recreationally, while supplementing these activities with a healthy, calcium-rich diet. What she thought were two unrelated accidents three years ago -- breaking her wrist while hiking and later fractur-ing a bone in her foot skiing -- turned out to be osteoporosis. Given her age, these fractures should have been a red flag for her doctors, but there was no recognition of the greater issue.

Then two years ago, Joas had a regularly-scheduled bone density test that indicated rapid, significant bone loss. If her osteoporosis had been de-tected earlier, treatment could have started sooner and her second fracture may have been prevented.

Sound familiar? Unfor-tunately, Joas is not unique. Worldwide, one in two women and one in five men over age 50 will suffer a fragility fracture, and in the United States, 2 mil-lion broken bones occur annu-ally (5,500 every day) due to osteoporosis -- as people with osteoporosis may experience a fracture even from slight bumps or a fall from standing height in the course of daily activities.

Here are steps you can take to become your own advocate when it comes to long-term bone health:

• Osteoporosis is often re-ferred to as a “silent disease” because it has no signs or symptoms until a fracture oc-curs. Break the silence.  Talk to your doctor about bone miner-al density testing and fracture risk assessment. To determine if you have any personal risk factors (in addition to getting screened by your doctor) take the risk test at www.iofbone-health.org.    

• In conjunction with the World Osteoporosis Day cam-paign, a recent report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), ‘Capture the Fracture – A Global Campaign to Break the Fragility Fracture

Cycle’, reveals approximately 80 percent of patients treated in clinics or hospitals follow-ing a fracture are not screened for osteoporosis or risk of fu-ture falls. People with a pre-vious osteoporotic fracture are twice as likely to suffer a second. If you’re over 50 and experience a fracture, espe-cially at the wrist, upper arm, pelvis, hip or spine, don’t leave the clinic or hospital without a screening.

• IOF’s report and subse-quent global World Osteopo-rosis Day campaign, with par-ticipation from more than 90 countries, is intended to edu-cate physicians and patients about the importance of test-ing and treatment to prevent future fractures, thereby re-ducing healthcare costs in the process. Get informed by read-ing the report at www.worldo-steoporosisday.org.

• Slips and falls are a com-mon cause of fractures. Have your eyes checked regularly, ensure your floors are clutter-free and avoid outdoor excur-sions when the weather out-side is frightful.

By investing in bone health, you can prevent painful frac-tures and bigger problems down the line.

Broken bone? It could be osteoporosis

EMPLOYMENTTHE RAPE AND CRI-SIS CENTER is in need of Volunteer Advocates to offer intervention on our 24 hour hotline, and in direct services to sexual assault survivors. Training is provided and 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.

WHIRLPOOL DOUBLE DOOR refrigerator, water and ice in door, $225; portable meat toaster grill, $30, (409) 499-2128 or 745-2154.

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

COUCH AND RECLINER, good cond., $250, (409) 735-5082.

MISCELLANEOUS

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

‘07 MORGAN STORAGE BUILD. for sale, 10’x10’, paid $1,700 will sell for $700 cash, (409) 225-4446.BOAT TRAILER, $60; Gun cabinet, $30, (409) 499-2128 or 745-2154.

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

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

CASE KNIVES AT DISCOUNTED prices, two popular items: Genuine Mammoth Tooth Handle Case Muskrat, $399.50; Antique Stockman, $62.95. These are just a few of many. We even have Skinners for deer hunters, give us a call before they’re all gone! For more info call (409) 735-6970. (12/19)

PEARL DRUM SET w/ cym-bals, like new, $900; deluxe massage table in case, like new, $125, (409) 221-8827 or 719-6042.. (12/12)

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

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

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

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

LOST DOG. MIXED SCHNAUZER AND LAB PUPPY. Brown short hair and black long hair. Last seen at 970 Vivian Street in BC. 409-548-3493.

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

in our complex, $400 dep., Call(409) 886-1737, leave message.

NICE BC 1 BEDROOM, small, very clean, in nice neighborhood. Cathedral ceil-ings w/ track lighting & Ceiling fan, all S.S. appliances, gran-ite counter tops, self cleaning oven, dish washer. Bathroom has linen closet and built-in vanity, all ceramic tile floors. Living area downstairs, black spiral staircase leads to loft bedroom, new CA/H, nice patio & yard, concrete park-ing, yard maintenance includ-ed, No Pets, $500 monthly + $300 dep. + elec. & water, call for an appointment @ (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)

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

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

3/1 IN BRIDGE CITY, 265

Kibbe Ave., all built-in appli-ances including washer & dryer, fenced yard, outdoor kitchen & patio, $1,100 monthly + dep., 735-8257.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2/1 AND 3/1 AND 3/2 IN OFISD, 1 block from schools, Large lot, W./D hookups, No Pets, $400 and $550 and $650 monthly + dep., (409) 720-8699 or 735-6701. (12/19)

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.

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

HOME SALES3/2/2 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 @ 988-8667.

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

LCM FOR RENT. Mickler Drive. 2 bd/2 ba/1 car garage. $600/month, $400 dep. Call 738-5177.

LAND & LOTSSELLER FINANCE. LCMISD, 2 to 4 acre tracts water and sewer can be financed with land, culvert drive and dirt pad, livestock and mobiles OK, Owner Financing, 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.

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

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

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

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

‘T R U C K S & VA N S‘06 CHEVY SILVERADO crew cab, garage kept, like new only 48K miles,, loaded with power including keyless entry, bed liner, new tires, Husband passed on, must sell at $15,500, (409) 988-4829.

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

‘95 FORD F350, one ton du-ally. 7.3 liter diesel, new tires. $3,500. Call 779-9444.

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.

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

FRI. & SAT., 245 E. DARBY, BC, in back, 7 till ? Appli-ances, laptop computers, TV’s, trampoline, electron-ics, lots of boy’s (8 - 10+) clothes, dryer, full size box springs, knickknacks, misc.

SAT., 505 MEADOWLAWN, BC, 9 till 3. Women’s clothes, Beanie Babies, puzzles, Christmas stuff, bread maker, blender, grill, shoes, Potato bulbs, ga-zelle, misc.

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candi8078@gmail.comEach Office Independently Owned and Operated

HELP WANTED:Hair dressers, massage

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

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Apt. in Orange 9 temp positions; 10 months; job to begin

2/1/13 through 12/1/13; Duties: to operate tractors in the sugar cane fields during the cleaning and preparation of soil for up-coming planting season. To assist with the upkeep of the crop and the maintenance of the crop in preparation for harvesting. $9.30 per hr; 40 hrs a week, OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience in job offered required. All work tools provided. Housing and transportation provided to workers who can not reason-ably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate; ¾ hours guaran-teed in a work day during contract. Em-ployment offered by Blanchard & Patout, Inc. located in Jeanerette, LA. Qualified applicants should fax resume to Kevin Blanchard at (337) 276-9445 or call for an interview at (337) 276-4141 during normal business hours. Applicants may apply for this position at their nearest SWA office located at 304 Pearl St., Beaumont, TX 77701.

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8B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 12, 2012

TRACTOR WORK BY DANNY COLE

• Dirt / Shell Spreading• Bushhogging• Garden Tilling

• New home pads Prepared • Sewer / Water / Electrical

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NOTICE TOCREDITORSNotice is hereby given

that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of VALORI MARIE LANE, Deceased, were issued on November 30, 2012, in Cause No. P-16256, pend-ing in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: ELIZABETH ANN RACHFORD.

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 CIMRON CAMPBELLAttorney at LawP.O. Box 279Orange, TX 77631-0279DATED the 4th day ofDecember, 2012

Cimron CampbellCIMRON CAMPBELL108 N. 7th StreetP.O. Box 279Orange, TX 77631-0279Phone No.: 409/651-4300Fax No.: 409/886-4448SBT No.: 03696000ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTRIX

The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 12, 2012 • 9B

Theme: Holiday Traditions

Solution for last week’s puzzle

ACROSS

1. Prepare for surgery6. One time around

9. “____ we forget”13. Uniform shade14. Sacha Baron Co-hen’s ___ G

15. Raccoon cousin16. Smidgins17. Olden-day aerosol can propellant

18. Be of one mind19. *”A Visit from St. Nicholas” beginning21. *Waiting time23. Chapter in his-tory24. Moldy appetizer25. Greyhound, e.g.28. Sea World attrac-tion30. *They hang around35. Cross to bear37. “You betcha!”39. Nigerian mon-etary unit40. Judicial docu-ment41. A-bomb on ste-roids43. Largest organ of human body44. It sometimes gets infected46. Water color47. It usually goes with “up”48. *It’s sometimes spiked50. Cold war initials52. Poseidon’s do-main53. Gridiron move55. Letters of distress57. Willing to face danger60. *Left out as snack64. D in LED65. Unit of electrical resistance67. Common thing?68. As a rule69. Extremely70. Tennessee foot-

baller71. Kind of cell72. Hold title to73. Honker

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1. SNL production, e.g.2. Grub3. Pro ____4. Edict of Russian tsar5. Eating place6. Speed test7. *Polar helper8. “The _____ of Wakefield”9. Opera house box10. Deserve11. Proofreader’s mark12. 20-20, e.g.15. Miner’s fear20. Like Siberian winters22. Nickelodeon’s youngest Pickle24. Painter Rubens’ style25. Haul with a tackle26. Strip of rigging27. Seeking damages29. Largest island in West Indies31. Tackler’s breath?32. Rate _____, pl.33. Father, Son and Holy Ghost, e.g.

34. *Legendary pa-tron saint of children36. Flabbergast38. Outback birds42. Lowest male sing-ing voice45. Make less severe49. Gangster’s gun51. Hen beds54. Former capital of Japan56. Coil of yarn57. *Partridge in a pear tree, e.g.58. Learning method59. Footnote word60. Expression of encouragement61. A fan of62. Biblical twin63. Email folder64. ___ and don’ts66. To what extent, amount or degree

(StatePoint) Though one of the best parts of winter is getting out of the cool, crisp air and into the cozy, comfort of your home, trendset-ting crafters are bringing the beauty of nature inside their houses when decorating for the holidays this year.

“This holiday season, the outdoors are in,” says Nicole Long, Manager of Inspiration for Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. “Pine cones, evergreen, moss and grapevine can give your traditional décor a rustic, natural look.”

If you’re having trouble getting inspired, here are some ideas from the experts at Jo-Ann:

• Dress up the entrance of your home with an especially festive look. Wire a small twig wreath to a larger grapevine wreath and then decorate with dazzling embellishments, stems and greenery.

• Give your mantel a cozy makeover by hang-ing knitted stockings, embellished with berries and leaves. Then fill them with gifts galore!

• Deck the halls with pictures of loved ones and celebrations past. Turn a traditional pine garland of berries and pine cones into a per-sonal keepsake of fond memories by adding handcrafted wire frames of your favorite family photos.

• Paint pine cones red, gold, burgundy and green. Don’t be afraid to add a little glitz with a coat of clear glitter on each one. Showcase them in a simple glass container for a beautiful cen-terpiece or side table decoration.

• Fashion a hanging basket out of grapevine wreath. Place battery-operated lights within the basket and fill with ornaments.

• For a delicious holiday goodie bag, dip pep-permint sticks in melted chocolate and decorate with sprinkles or chopped nuts. Place them in treat bags with ribbon then give to family and friends throughout the season.

• Print Victorian-era designs onto paper, then decoupage onto wood shapes. Glitter the edges and tie on a shiny ribbon to create a lovely, vin-tage-inspired ornament.

For more tips and directions on transforming your home for the holiday season, visit www.JoAnn.com/projects.

By bringing a bit of nature into your home this season, you can evoke its spirit all through-out the house.

Ways to make your home festive this season

How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Coffee

(StatePoint) It’s not magic. Brewing the per-fect cup of coffee can take place in your own kitchen!

As with any recipe, fresh, high-quality ingre-dients matter. Start with fresh, cold water. If you don’t like the taste of your tap water, use fil-tered water for better flavor. Remember, grind-ing coffee in advance of brewing means loss of flavor. So invest in a coffee grinder for a fresher brew.

Not all coffee beans are created equally -- rely on a coffee with distinctive flavor profiles and consistent roasting, such as Portland Roast-ing Coffee, named by “Roast Magazine” as the 2012 Roaster of the Year. Use 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per 6oz of water. Make sure your brewing device reaches between 195F-205F to extract maximum flavor.

How to beat the winter blues(SPM Wire) Got a case of the blahs? Win-

ter  may be at fault, when Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a form of depression, is most common.

But don’t spend the season sad. Try these techniques to boost your mood. The best part? They work any time of year:

• Get the right amount of sleep. Too much or too little shut-eye can contribute to depression.

• Eat right for mental health. Studies have linked diets low in selenium and omega-3 fatty acids with poorer moods and depression. Eat plenty of fish, beans, lean meats, low-fat dairy and nuts.

• Take a daily walk for exercise and fresh air. Both are important for good mental health.

More tips to combat seasonal blues are avail-able at www.nmha.org.

10B • The Record • Week of Wednesday, December 12, 2012