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The Penny Record of Bridge City and Orangefield • Founded 1960Vol. 52 No. 02 Week of Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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FEMA changes ‘disturbing’ to county A company’s request to pro-

ceed with its geophysical op-erations was tabled at the Or-ange County Commissioners’ Court at their meeting Mon-day afternoon.

John Hoke with Cimarex Company asked permission to vibe on Four Oaks Ranch Road in western Orange County for oil and gas exploration. The operation would start in Au-gust if approved.

Precinct 4 Commissioner Jody Crump — where Four Oaks Ranch Road lies within — asked what method of vib-ing they would use. Hoke said they will be using vibracides and explosives on private property and not on county

right-of-ways. Judge Carl

T h i b o d e a u x will have County Attor-ney Douglas Manning re-view the mat-ter and docu-

ment it before proceeding. “They will be bringing heavy

equipment down the road,” Thibodeaux said.

Crump added he would like the public notified before vib-ing started.

Jeff Kelley, emergency man-agement coordinator for the county, recently attended an emergency management na-tional conference in Orlando, Fla. and reported back to the court.

He said FEMA will be rein-

tegrating its policies such as eliminating debris monitoring funds— funds used by Orange County in the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Ike.

Kelley called the action “re-ally disturbing.”

“It could potentially change

how we do things and how we plan things,” he said.

FEMA officials told Kelley it would cost the agency more for debris monitoring than to pay for the cost of fraud.

In other emergency manage-ment business, the contractor

will soon be pouring the con-crete roof at the shelter of last resort on FM 1442. Work has begun on the structure’s inte-rior walls.

Thibodeaux said Kelley

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THIBODEAUX

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has a new presi-dent.

Former President Bobby Vincent submitted a letter of resignation on April 2. Pres-ident-Elect Brandy Slaugh-ter will fill the remainder of Vincent’s term, according to information from the Bridge City Chamber’s board of di-rectors. Vincent too over the presidency from Eric Andrus when he ended his term early.

He did not give a reason for re-signing other than it was not health related.

S l a u g h t e r said she was surprised by Vincent’s sud-

den resignation since he took over the post in March of 2012. She said her goals as president is to help promote Bridge City businesses while not costing them anything to do so.

“I want to do for businesses

David BallFor The Record

Slaughter becomesBCCC president

SLAUGHTER

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An Orange County eating establishment has closed its doors for good.

Tuffy’s Eatery at the inter-section of Highways 12 and 62 in Mauriceville went out of business last week. The landmark Southern and Ca-jun food restaurant served the public for nearly 30 years.

Opened in 1985 by James and Janet Linscomb, Tuffy’s was named after Janet’s neph-

ew, Donald “Tuffy” Bishop, who worked as the restaurant’s general manager and could of-ten be found in the kitchen or visiting patrons, according to the restaurant’s website..

A centeries old warehouse in Louisiana provided some of the architectural antiques to the interior, including large timber beams dating to 1885.

In the summer of 2010, the restaurant entered the next chapter when new owners,

Tuffy’s now closed

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Tuffy’s Restaurant in Mauriceville is closed after 30 years.

Earth Week starts on April 17 at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas. Shangri La will offer programs and in-formational talks regarding the environment and earth-friendly practices, throughout the week activities, concluding with a two-day celebration at Eco-Fest on April 21 and 22, and a Butterfly Release on Earth Day, April 22, at 2 p.m.

Shangri La opens at noon on Sunday, April 22, and all entry fees (except for Outpost Tours) will be waived for visitors in celebration of Earth Day.

“This is an excellent oppor-tunity for the entire family to learn about the importance of being kind to the world and en-joy a day in a beautiful garden and nature center. This year Shangri La will offer more ac-tivities for children of all ages along with a greater variety of exhibitors,” says Shangri La Director, Michael Hoke.

During Earth Week from April 17 through April 20, Shangri La will have daily educational excursions and activities that visitors can at-tend. Space is limited for these activities and a reservation is required. Call 409.670.9799 to make a reservation. For more information about these pro-grams, visit www.shangrila-gardens.org.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012Evening Outpost Tour (6 - 7

Jenny MorganFor The Record

In a time when Twitter, Facebook and Google weren’t even a forethought, one of the most astonishing tragedies

unfolded without the world even knowing.On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set out

on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City with 2,224 pas-sengers on board.

Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world to emigrants seeking a new life in North America. The ship was designed to be the best in comfort and luxury, with a gymnasium, swimming pool, several libraries and high class restau-rants on board.

She had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely acti-vated watertight doors in case of an emer-gency. Through a series of ill-advised deci-sions, there weren’t enough lifeboats on board, but no one could see the need for them. The Titanic was thought to be the un-sinkable ship.

Four days into the ship’s voyage, about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, the ship hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. The collision caused the hull plates to buckle inward in several compartments on the starboard side and open five of the 16 watertight compartments

to the sea. Even though other ships had warned the

Titanic of drifting ice in the area, Captain Edward Smith could not “imagine any condi-tion which would cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.”

The ship gradually filled with water over the next two and a half hours. Many of the lifeboats were launched partly full with pas-sengers and crew members. Women and children were the first to board the life boats. Many men (over 90 percent from the second class) and families who chose not to be sepa-rated remained aboard the ship.

Just before 2:20 a.m., the Titanic broke apart and sank, bow first, into the deep abyss

On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set out on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City with 2,224 passengers on board. Above are remnants of the vessel.

Nicole GibbsFor The Record

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TitanicHistoric Tragedy 100 Years Ago

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Texas is the first state to confirm a deal to spend set-tlement money from the Gulf oil spill for long-term coastal conservation, the Associated Press reports. Working with a private nonprofit to cut through red tape and buy 80 acres of prime habitat for endan-gered whooping cranes.

A three-way deal calls for MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, a partner in the ill-fated offshore well, to give $2 million to the Texas Nature Conservancy, which will use it to buy a tract of coast-al land where whooping cranes spend the winter. The nonprofit will then give the property to the Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department to be incorpo-rated into Goose Island State Park. The contract with the landowner has been signed and the hando-ver is tentatively set to be finalized by the end of May.

The Associated Press was given the details of the deal

Texas will buy 80 acres of prime habitat for endangered whooping cranes.

Staff ReportFor The Record

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Earth Week starts on April 17 at Shangri La

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David Self Ford wins regional customer service awardDavid Self Ford recently won the 2012 Top Customer Service Satisfaction award. They were the only dealership in the in Houston Region to receive this award. Pictured are: Chip Toliver - Shop foreman, Lee Roy Patrick – Service and parts manager , David Self – owner, Billy Deitz – General Sales Manager and Brian Faistenhammer- Ford Motor Company.

p.m.)Come experience Adams

Bayou during the dusk hours for an opportunity to see nest-ing birds returning to Shangri La’s heronry for the night or alligators searching for a bite to eat. This program is for adults and children 4 years of age or older. Space is limited; call 409.670.9799 to reserve a seat.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012Bird and Outpost Tours (7 -

8 a.m.)During this peaceful morn-

ing excursion, visitors will take a trip to the Beaver Pond

and Outpost to walk the trails in search of migrating birds. Visitors are encouraged to bring binoculars. This pro-gram is for adults and children 4 years of age and older. Space is limited; call 409.670.9799 to reserve a seat.

Evening Orienteering (6 - 7 p.m.)

Visit Shangri La for an in-troduction to the world of orienteering. This family pro-gram will teach visitors the basics of using a map and com-pass to navigate from point to point. Space is limited; call 409.670.9799 to reserve a seat.

Thursday, April 19, 2012Twilight Hike (6 - 7 p.m.)Visitors of all ages are in-

vited to participate in a short hike through the forest and swamps of Shangri La. Partici-pants will watch and listen for any active wildlife. Learn to distinguish between animals that are diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular. Visitors will also play games to understand how these different animals hunt and communicate. .

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Beginning on April 21, Shangri La kicks off Eco-Fest, an educational family event that combines learning and fun for children of all ages. During the festival, children and adults can participate in activities throughout several designated Fun Zones, see skits and visit Maxine the Owl in the Performance Tent, and learn more about the Earth and earth-friendly products and practices. Booths will have eco-friendly information, and children will delight in crafts and games.

For children, the day will be filled with activities, includ-ing skits, art activities, face painting and scavenger hunts. There will several Fun Zone with different activities such as Making a Seed Bomb in the Children’s Garden, Nature Art on the Great Lawn, Making Paper in the Nature Discovery Center and much, much more.

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gave a presentation on the FM 1442 facility at the conference in Orlando and did an “excellent job.”

Manning said Kelley is so thorough in his work, they started copyrighting his forms because vendors tried to copy them.

The Adult Probation Building at the intersection of Division Avenue and Border Street is scheduled to be completed at the end of May, Kelley added.

Gene Smith, director of the Veterans’ Service Office, said of-fice registration was up nine percent while appointments were down seven percent. Veterans walking in for aid were up seven percent.

Thibodeaux told Smith he was doing a good job because Thibodeaux’s office wasn’t receiving as many complaints.

Dr. Roy Stanford with the department of AgriLife/Extension reported on educational activities such as living with diabetes, general healthy living and gardening.

The department has also been working on administrative and professional development activities such as fish stocking, diabe-tes prevention and 4-H Clubs. In fact, the program in Orange County was recognized by the Center for Disease Control, the only program in Texas to be recognized.

Lastly, a proclamation was read designating April as “Child Abuse Prevention Month.”

Jane Stevenson, executive director for Advocates for Chil-dren, Inc. said 231 children died from abuse last year in Texas. Unfortunately, one of those children was from Orange.

To raise awareness for the issue, an Eagle Scout planted white crosses on the lawn of the Orange County Courthouse. The county is also flying a child abuse prevention flag over the courthouse and 231 balloons were released Monday afternoon.

with over 1,000 still aboard. Those in the water died within minutes due to hypothermia. The 710 survivors were taken aboard the RMS Carpathia a few hours later.

Initial reports of what hap-pened to the Titanic and her passengers were that the ship was being towed to port by the SS Virginian. It wasn’t until the Carpathia reached New York, three days after the sink-ing, that the world learned of Titanic’s fate.

Research from Texas State University has shown a new theory in what caused the ship to sink: a ‘celestial fluke’ lead to a plethora of icebergs. Ac-cording to this study, factors caused higher sea-levels, caus-ing grounded icebergs to break free and flow in greater num-bers than usual for this time of year.

It was thought that the ship

sank in one piece. Many schemes were put together to raise the wreckage, but the depth of the wreckage posed the greatest problem. The ships hull lies over 12,000 feet below the surface of the water, where water pressure is over 6,500 pounds per square inch. Several expeditions were mounted to find the Titanic, but she was not found until Sept. 1, 1985.

The team discovered that the ship had split apart before hitting the sea bed at consid-erable speed, the bow and stern lie about a third of a mile apart in a canyon on the conti-nental shelf off the coast of Newfoundland. The force of the hit caused the bow to crumple and the stern to col-lapse entirely.

Debris was found in a field around the two pieces mea-suring five miles by three

miles. Thousands of items from the ship and it’s passen-gers have been recovered from the sea bed, including furni-ture, dinnerware and personal items. Many artifacts can be seen in touring exhibits around the world and in per-manent exhibition at the Lux-or Las Vegas hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nev.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s sink-ing, the 1997 feature film, “Ti-tanic,” was shown in 3D and in IMAX theaters. The cruise ship, Balmoral, was chartered to follow the original route of the Titanic, intending to stop over the point on the sea bed where she rests on April 15. Fifty of Balmoral’s passengers are descendants of some who died on the Titanic.

It has estimated that the hull and structure of the Ti-tanic will collapse entirely

within the next 50 years be-cause of metal-eating life forms and from too many vis-its to the site. Dr. Bob Ballard has been working to preserve what’s left of the Titanic and to build a virtual museum us-ing high-def cameras that go safely into the wreckage.

So, why does Titanic still fascinate the world a century later? “Had it gone down in minutes like the Lusitania, it would be just another lost ship,” Ballard said in an inter-view with NatGeo. “But the fact that it took so long to sink allowed time for many stories to unfold. We have heroes and villains, [friction] between the upper and lower class, couples who chose to die together rather than be separated. And of course, through it all, the band played on. For sheer hu-man drama, you cannot top this story.”

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Texas uses oil spill funds for nature From Page 1

so it doesn’t cost them money. I want to let the community to know about the businesses and what they have to offer,” she said.

Slaughter said there are many new people on the board of directors who are business-minded who have great ideas.

“I’m excited,” she said. “I have a great group of people

to work with. They are leaders and they serve as examples. We can’t be successful without them.

“So many businesses are now joining the chamber, that we’re behind eight or nine ribbon cutting ceremonies. We don’t have to call them. They’re calling us.”

Another change Slaughter

would like to make is to hire a part-time person to work at the chamber office while still utilizing volunteers at the of-fice.

A statement from the board of directors responded: “We appreciate all the work that Bobby has done on behalf of the chamber and regret his decision to no longer serve

as president. President-Elect Brandy Slaughter will fill the remainder of Bobby’s term. We know that she will work hard just as Bobby has for the betterment of the chamber and on behalf of the members of the chamber. Please wel-come Brandy Slaughter as the new chamber president.”

signed Tuesday before it was made public. The arrangement allowed the state agency to by-pass cumbersome red tape that often slows down govern-ment business and to quickly acquire land that likely would have been sold and subdivided for residential use.

The $2 million is part of a $90 million settlement MOEX made with the federal govern-ment and the Gulf states after the 2010 rig explosion that killed 11 people and caused the worst offshore spill in U.S. history. MOEX and several other companies partnered with BP to drill the well and are now being held account-able for the disaster.

All the settlements include setting aside money — $20 million in MOEX’s case — for coastal conservation projects.

While all five Gulf states have wish lists of coastal con-servation and restoration proj-ects, this is the first project to be announced since the settle-ment was reached in February.

Until now, most money

spent has been either emer-gency cash funneled toward cleanup or urgent projects mostly paid from a pot of $20 billion BP set aside to pay indi-vidual claims in the immedi-ate aftermath of the spill. More recent settlements, in-cluding with MOEX, include civil penalties the companies owe under the Clean Water Act and other federal rules.

Texas got about $6.5 million from MOEX and decided that half would go to the office re-sponsible for preserving and overseeing its land and water resources and half would be spent by the parks service.

Texas was able to cut the first deal because it had al-ready pinpointed a few proj-ects that were almost ready to go and working with the Na-ture Conservancy.

Ted Hollingsworth, the parks service’s director of land conservation, said it has little of its own money for land ac-quisition and was looking even before the settlement for mon-ey to buy the property north of

Corpus Christi. One of the things that made the project urgent, he said, was the fear that it would be sold to a pri-vate developer.

“From a simple real estate perspective, subdivision resi-dential development would have been a very clear use for that property,” Hollingsworth said. “There was a high proba-bility that the area would have been further compromised and divided if it had remained in the private arena.”

The 80-acre property pro-vides land and water habitat for the whooping cranes, is ad-

jacent to seagrass that helps prevent coastal erosion, oyster beds, marshes, salt flats and important aquatic habitat and includes a mature forest, which Hollingsworth said is important for migratory song birds.

“These birds cross the Gulf of Mexico, they leave the Yu-catan, they leave Mexico ... they fly several days nonstop,” he said, “and by the time they reach the Texas Gulf they have to have a place to rest and eat and these forests are absolute-ly critical.”

Shane Johns of Mann’s Insurance Agency in Orange, and part-ner, David Claybar, owner of The Old Orange Cafe, took the helm.

They kept Tuffy’s rolls, the pies and signature dishes, but also added some culinary diversity to the new menu.

Tuffy’s was put on the map by Texas Monthly’s mention of their homemade rolls.

Tuffy’s bounced back from Hurricanes Rita and Ike with the help of previous owners, State Rep. Michael Hamilton and wife Terry, and Van and Josette Choate.

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From the Creaux’s NestTEA PARTY FADING

Well, here’s hoping you had a good Easter weekend. The Lord sure sent us some great weather for outdoor activity. Thanks to PESTCO there wasn’t a mosquito in sight. Not one bite. For just pennies a day they will run all the “Skee-ters” away and those pests will be gone for several weeks. Ask Karen Jo. She lives where the “Skeeter’s” are thick and she never donates any blood to them. Just call Marty, Don-na or Cindy and no more swatting and itching. See PEST-CO’S ad for more information.*****Believe it or not, we can use some rain. If we don’t get any in the next couple of weeks, Glen Earl will be talking about one of his three fa-vorite topics.*****Remember a couple of years ago I told you, in this column, that the day would come when the Tea Par-ty would be the Republican albatross. They have fallen out of favor with the American people. A recent FOX News poll showed just 30 percent favor the Party, 51 percent think of them unfavorably. Just 15 percent strongly support them, 26 percent strongly oppose. It’s no longer viewed as a populist, grass-roots organization but a dangerous group with ex-tremist views that don’t reflect the mainstream values of America’s middle class. Personally, I believe John Boehner could have been a good speaker but the Tea Party congress has held him hostage. Tuesday I watched Paul Ryan on Morning Joe and his Tea Party budget is scary. Mitt Rom-ney has begun to shift to center with unity pleas. He’s start-ed his etch-a-sketch to appeal to the middle. How is he go-ing to shake the Ryan Paul budget? He had to sign on to get their nomination support. He knows he can’t stay to the right and have any hope of getting elected.***** I’ve go to move on. Please come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

LOCAL GOP CANDIDATES HURT BY SANTORUM

PULL OUTRick Santorum’s supporters were pushing for a Texas

“Winner Take All” primary. It would have been a potential boost for their candidate. They believed it would have been a Lone Star miracle to save Rick’s campaign. Unfortunate-ly, Santorum, because of the health of his child Bella, fi-nances and other reasons, chose to suspend his campaign. When you think about it, Santorum ran an amazing race. He started from scratch, at two percent, no money, couldn’t afford to get on the ballot in some states, still he gave the richest man to ever run for president a run for his money. No doubt about it, Romney is as near a moderate as Obama. If Rick would have had the dough to make it to the long haul, conservatives probably would have made him the nominee. He is looking toward 2016 where it will be an open seat.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

10 Years Ago-2002Paul Cormier Oil Well Services celebrates 55 years in

business in the Orangefield area. Mr. Paul, 82, has semi-re-tired and his son Bobby, 54, has taken over. Mr. Paul how-ever is still very much a part of the Orangefield hometown business. (Editor’s note: Mr. Paul often referred to as “The Boss” is gone now but the oil well business continues. David Fusilier, a nephew, now oversees daily operation. Mr. Paul left behind a great museum of artifacts that he spent a life-time accumulating. The museum, like no other, is now proudly owned by the Orangefield School District.)*****Thermon and Reba Eddins, of Bridge City, lost their home to fire Sunday morning April 7. The Eddins’ 19-year-old grandson Joshua, the only one at home at the time of the fire, was transported to St. Mary Hospital. Reba, a longtime BCISD employee and her retired husband were at their lake home at the time of the blaze. The home was to-tally destroyed.***** Elsie Clark, age 91, recently celebrated her birthday on March 29. Her mother was also born March 29 and Elsie was her 29th birthday gift. Elsie graduated from high school in 1929. She was the mother of the late Ronnie Clark, who was a member of the 1966 Bridge City State Championship team. He wore #29. He played both de-fensive and offensive end and received a football scholarship to SFA, got his degree at Lamar and became a CPA. He died in 2001 of colon cancer. Elsie also lost two daughters and two husbands to cancer. (Editor’s note: Miss Elsie has since passed away.)*****Bobby and Devra Cormier, of Orange-field, announces the engagement of their daughter, Janet, to Johnny Montagne, son of Johnny and Darlene Mon-tagne, of Bridge City. The wedding is scheduled for June 1, First Baptist Church of Orangefield, at 5:30 p.m. *****Lester Barrett, 58, of Orange, died Saturday, April 6.*****James Melvin Broussard, of Bridge City, died April 3.*****Bridge City pitcher Derek Blacksher threw a no-hitter to beat Or-angefield 10-0. He struck out eight and allowed only three base runners. *****Tyler Bearden presentes his dad, Sha-ron, with a huge five-foot by five-foot photo of the brand new Reliant Stadium. The new home of the Texans is really nice. Sharon can give you all the fine points, like how they roll up the natural grass for rodeos and etc. (Editor’s note:

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen that great photograph hanging in the office lately.)

35 Years Ago-1977

Ed Lovelace recently sold 27.89 percent of KOGT Radio to Tolbert Foster, 27.89 percent to former governor Allen Shivers, 20.42 percent to the Texas Board of Regents mem-ber D.E. Dyche, 20.42 percent to Edgar B. Young and 3.38 percent to Ben C. Slack. The selling price was $488,000 plus a $80,000 non compete contract. Ed took the money and ran.*****Richard Carter marks 21 years this month with KOGT. (Editor’s note: A few years ago Richard suf-fered a stroke and had to retire. I believe he had been the KOGT morning mouth for something like 50 years.)*****Kim Daniels, the beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Ho-gan, is featured this week in the Gunn’s Studio ad. *****Brown Claybar is elected to the West Orange-Cove school board.*****Barbara Landry and Tom Brooks are elected to the BCISD school board. Gus Garza was re-elected.*****Gordon Harvey is elected mayor of Bridge City. Councilmen elected are Bruce Wright, Vic Vicknair and Don Calliouet.*****Ray LeLeux has moved his barber shop to 2124 Texas Ave. in Bridge City. (Editor’s note: 35 years lat-er, through think and thin and plenty of storms, Ray’s shop is still in the same spot.)*****Father Frank Schanzer, of St. Henry’s, suffered a heart attack.*****Larry Ward and Bill Godwin are purchasing Fields Lumber Co., on Roundbunch Road. (Editor’s note: After a few years they left the business. Larry went back to teaching in the Bridge City School Dis-trict. He later died a few years ago. Bill retired and moved to the lake.)*****Attorney Ronny B. Baxter openes her office at 105 Market St. in Orange. She is believed to be Orange’s first female attorney.*****The top country songs are “Lu-cille” by Kenny Rodgers and “Southern Nights” by Glenn Campbell. Top Album is Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors.”*****Keble’s Kuttery proudly announces that Eddie and Chris Free will join brother Keble at Northway Shopping Center.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKBecky Myers, Bob Arnold, David Thacker, Edyth

Ramsey, Dustin Kemp, Roy Gill, Jackie Schell, Patsy Ev-ans, Travis Miller, Amanda Ginn, Travis Reed, Cortland Savage, Howard Nelson, Jill Lemoine, Dora Ogden, Kathy Vessel, Leslie Staudenmier, Roy Mazzagate III, Jaclyn James, Shellie Holmes, Zackary Busby, Abby Noah, Ann Glover, Bruce Peveto, Connie Angelle, Betty Stark, Roy Farias, Dawn Mason, Gene Bellard, Kaylin Abshire, Ken Armstrong, Margene Bellard, Virginia Fox, David Mill-er, Jo Ann Collins, T-Lew Van Metre, Joy Learned, Kasie Moerbe, Kevin Huckeba, Larry McClure, Phillip Elmore, Randy Renfrow, Reatha Bradberry, Robbie Bethes, Sam Carpenter Jr. , Tiffani Thompson, April Stone, Christy Swanson, John Langlinais, April Allen, Linda Claybar, Shani Lawson, Patrick Cooks, Debbie Aarons, Jaclyn Eickenhorst, Judy Pittman, Kirby Cruse, Lillian Mercer, Marie Duett, Quentin Billeaud, Betty Foreman, Joseph Taylor, Janice Todora, Jane Istre, Jessica Christiansen, Kaylie Byrd, Mildred Hatton, Natalie Miller, Rachel Fowler, Ronnie Haymon, Shelby Bickham, Shelby Sellers, Steve Evans, Whitney Anderson, Cheryl Puntes and Matthew Franklin.

A FEW HAPPENINGS

“Ace” Amedo, age 88, one of our truly great characters left from those long ago great Orange days when grown men acted like boys and were likely to do any kind of mischief, had surgery Monday to replace his pacemaker. Last I heard “Ace” had a blood clot in his heart. He’s doing well. Elton Guillot, Ace’s old police buddy, who worked the Orange Police Department beat with him, had a mild stroke and was also in hospital. He is now at the Meadows, on Hwy. 105. If you happen by stop in and tell him hi, it will mean a lot to him.*****Moe Litton is now running around in a new Chevy ONYX. His grandson, Phil Shafer Jr., is a salesman at Granger Chevrolet so I reckon he put granddad in that nice, new SUV.*****Bonnie Raitt released her first album in sev-en years. “Slipstream” went on sale Tuesday. At age 62, her honey, whiskey voice is said to sound as sexy and self as-sured as always.*****One of the best Cajun albums I own, that made it through Ike, is by Jay Trahan and Cajun Jam, titled “Cade’s Waltz.” Moe needs a copy to listen to in his new CD as he rides the back roads.*****On June 1, Sallie Rainer will replace Joe Domino as CEO of Entergy. Joe will oversee the merger with ITC Holding Corp. The past 14 years as CEO, Domino has been a friend to all the area gov-ernments, always willing to help.*****Congrats to Brandy Slaughter, who last week assumed the Bridge City Chamber presidency. She’s a dedicated worker and has some friend girls who will pitch in to make the Chamber truly a voice for the business and professional community. Thanks to Bobby Vincent who kept the Chamber together.*****John Grisham has a new novel out titled “Calico Joe,” about the careers of a rookie, golden boy hitter for the Cubs and a hard throwing Mets pitcher and the very different paths they take. It is a moving novel about fathers and sons, forgiveness and re-demption. Promises to be a great read.*****Here’s a great tip you will thank me for. If you have needed a new mattress, right now you can get a great night’s sleep at a rock bottom price. Orange Carpet and Sleep Shop doesn’t often have a reduction sale on fine mattresses but now is the time to vis-it Warren, Paul and the gang. Tell’um we sent you and watch them shave the price.*****A note to Keith, my far-right friend, “If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.”*****A few folks whose birthday falls this week. A great young man, David Thacker, Coach Dwight’s boy, celebrates his special day on April 11. Have a good one.***Connie Angelle will see another one come around on April 13.***Jo Ann Collins, who is looking very spry, with a gleam in her eye lately, will notch another year on Friday, April 13.***Pretty Linda Clay-bar, who’s had a few health problems lately, celebrates her special day on IRS day, April 15. Best wishes and clear skies.***Kirby Ridley Cruse, one of Hal and Lavern’s little girls, who just a few years ago married George and is now a grandma. What a gal. Growing up, for Kirby, was a stretch.***** Jarvis and Tina Barrow celebrated their first wedding anniversary Tuesday, April 10. Jarvis is a pump mechanic at Flo-Serve in Beaumont and Tina is our beauti-ful Orange County election administrator.***Congrats to C.F. and Myra Stakes, who celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary April 14. That’s not a record but it’s a darn good average. Here’s wishing both good health and happiness for many more.*** Remembering a couple of friends. Cal Brous-sard’s birthday would have been April 12. He died July 23, 2009. He shared his birthday with Vince Gill, 55 and David Letterman, 65.***Also the Civil War started 151 years ago,

April 12, 1861. The last shot was fired in June, 1865.***Our buddy Parker “PT.” Thompson would have celebrated on April 14. He shared his birthday with one of his favorites, Loretta Lynn, 77. ***My thoughts turn to King Dunn, 93, one of the great guys I’m privileged to know. He and his bride would have been married 73 years on April 16. She passed away Jan. 6. I know he misses her but he has a lot of friends and family who care about his well being.*****One hundred years ago, at 11:40 p.m., April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg. Three hours later, on April 15, it sunk. It is the deadliest maritime accident in history. The ship split in two, 2,200 people were on board, only 714 survived. In 1998, “Titanic” the movie won an Oscar for best picture. An ac-tress from Orange, Texas, Frances Fisher starred in the movie.*****Mike Wallace died Sunday, April 8, at age 93. He and Don Huwitt kicked off “60 Minutes” in 1968, at age 89. He did his last interview with Roger Clemens. He was one of my all time favorites. He had charisma and a great smile but was a deadly interviewer. He took no prisoners. If Mike came knocking at your door you were in deep do-do.

CREAUX’S TIP OF THE WEEK

Lately most places I go people are burning scented can-dles. Tip: Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freez-er for at least three hours prior to burning. Overnight is even better.

CAJUN DEFINITION

Gumbo (gum-boe). Surprisingly enough, just last week I was asked by a lady from the Northwest, “What is gumbo?” It’s a thick, robust roux-based soup, often called “brown soup,” sometimes thickened with okra or file’ (ground sassa-fras leaves.) There are thousands of variations such as shrimp or seafood gumbo, chicken and sausage, duck gum-bo, and etc. No two gumbos are alike. As a youngster one of my favorite was round steak and okra gumbo. I believe my grandmother could have made gumbo with a shoe sole, as long as she had spices.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Joss Stone will be 25 on April 11. April 12, Tom Clancy, 65; Claire Danes, 33 and Andy Garcia, 56.***Lou Began will be 37 on April 13 and Ron Perlman will be 62.***April 14, Adrien Brody will be 39 and Brad Garrett, 52.***Emma Thompson will be 53 on April 15; Seth Rogen, 30 and Emma Watson, 22.***On April 16, Martin Lawrence will be 47.***Sean Bean will be 53 on April 17; Jennifer Garner, 40 and Victoria Beckham, 37.

CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK

Tree Cajun mens were sitting at a window table at Tee-Boy’s Bar & Grill watching T’aunt Blanche’s house of ill repute across da street. Before long da preacher of the non- denomination church, Asa Duhon, appears and quickly goes inside.

“Would you look at dat,” Alex Thibodeaux said, “Didn’t I always say me, wat a bunch of hypocrites dey are dem.”

After a couple more beers, den da Rabbi Rosen come up, knocks on da door and goes inside.

Joe Comeaux him says, “another one trying to fool ev-erybody wit his pious preaching and silly hats.”

Dem Cajuns kept drinking dat beer dem and condemn-ing dem preacher mens when dey spot dere own Catholic priest Fatter Broussard knock at da side door and go in.

Da Cajun mens don’t say nuttin for a full minute and finally Tee-Ned Arceneaux say, “Ah, now dat’s sad ya, one of dem girls much have died her.”

C’EST TOUT

The Lunch Bunch will dine at Robert’s Restaurant this week. A nice crowd attended at Novrozsky’s last week. As-sistant County Attorney Doug Manning was on vacation and accused Judge David Peck of getting him out to do some work even though he was vacationing. County Com-missioner David Dubose was highlighting all the Orange County positives. Constable Mark Philpott escorted his lovely bride and Brandy Slaughter and the girls were cele-brating Brandy being Bridge City Chamber president. Jimmy and Donna Scales seemed to enjoy dining together. King Dunn is feeling better and drove in from Mauriceville. Mayor Permenter and Pinehurst Business Manager Joe Parkhurst spoke about the new businesses coming to the city. Lynn Arceneaux says he’s just waiting to see who his opponent will be when Republican Primary is over, then he’ll turn the burners on for the position of constable, Pct. 2. Judge Derry Dunn has already had several constables serve his court. He would like one that will stay awhile. The other 20 attending had a good time breaking bread and fel-lowshipping. Everyone is always welcome.*****Karen An-thony and teenage children, Mary and Jerome, visited Bridge City and the Texas Gulf Coast for Holy Week and Easter. They are from the ski resort town of Welch, Minn., population 381. While here they visited Shangri La and the Stark Museum and were very impressed by both. They also visited Sea Rim State Park, attended Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Galveston on Holy Thursday and went to Easter Mass at St. Anthony Basilica in Beaumont. They saw a Bridge City Cardinal baseball game and were treat-ed to boiled crawfish, boudain and other Gulf Coast deli-cacies. They very much enjoyed our scenery and culture.*****Cowboy Church, of Orange County, is having Ranch Sorting Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m. Sign ups are at 4 p.m. They have a lot going on. Go to Cowboy Church Web site for more information.*****Finally, it has been reported that Judge Pat came to the courthouse over the weekend with four grandchildren in tow. They decided to play hide and seek. It was almost impossible to find them, they were hiding in Judge Peck’s robe.*****Thanks for your time. Please support our family of advertisers. Take care and God bless.


A couple weeks back, we journeyed to Houston with our daughter, Amy, and her two youngsters to the Mu-seum of Natural Science to visit the Titanic exhibit that began March 16.

Her son, Keegan, is a Titanic fan, ab-sorbed in every detail of the disaster. In fact, when he comes over, he goes straight to the laptop and boots up. He has his own websites on the favorite list, among them shipwrecks, in which the Titanic is one of about half-a-dozen sites.

I won’t say he’ll spend hours watching them for he is a typical seven-year-old with ants in his pants. He will, however, devote a sizeable portion of his visit to the various explanations and theories of the catastrophe as well as model replications of the sinking.

He even had me drill holes in one of his old plastic boats so he could “study it when it sinks.” His exact words, honest.

So naturally, when his Mom learned the ex-hibit was opening, she knew he had to go.

The trip over was uneventful. As we left Beaumont, I realized from the new construc-tion that Gayle and I hadn’t been over there in several years. Traffic hadn’t changed though. Cars everywhere, but Amy got us there with no problems.

Well, almost no problems. After parking, we went to the wrong museum, but then fate took pity on us. On the sidewalk, we ran into a gracious lady named Donna Meadows. When I asked if she knew where the museum was locat-ed, she told us to follow her. She worked there.

Keegan was pushing his little sister, Kenli, in the stroller, so he pulled up right along beside Donna. The little guy has never met a stranger,

and he jabbered with her about the Titanic for the next three blocks.

We arrived minutes before the exhibit opened.

In the hundred years since the disaster, a haunting mysti-cism has enveloped the sinking of the “unsinkable” vessel, and the exhibit captured that mys-tical feeling.

To gaze upon the artifacts, China Star place settings,

glassware, clothing, luggage, maritime imple-ments, all salvaged from the original vessel, seemed to transport us back into time. There was even a reconstructed stateroom complete with luxurious carpet, large bed, chests, table and chairs.

Naturally, everything was hands off, except for one exhibit, a twelve inch square piece of steel plate from the Titanic in a plastic box.

A hole had been drilled in the plastic sheet above which a note read, “Touch.” Keegan was thrilled–well, I was too. We all were. We poked our fingers through the hole and actually touched a fragment of the Titanic that had been under the cold waters of the North Atlantic for almost a hundred years.

There were several exhibition rooms, two of which were joined with a replica of the ship’s hallway, complete with carpeting, white panel-ing and doors with shiny brass hardware.

Before we entered the exhibit, I took over stroller duty, and I have to admit little Kenli was as good as you could expect, however when we entered the gift shop at the end of the exhib-it, I took special care to steer her away from the shelves. If the little girl had gotten her hands on things, it would have been the Titanic all over.

From there we visited the dinosaurs, the Af-rican veldt, bugs, spiders, and then the butterfly center.

Keegan came running up all excited. He wanted to show me something in the African exhibit. I figured a lion or hyena, but I had to chuckle when he pointed out two crawfish chimneys beside a waterhole from which a leopard drank. Yep, crawfish chimneys just like the ones in our front yard from which he had dropped lines in an effort to catch his own crawfish.

Then we headed for the butterflies.The butterfly center is an all glass hothouse,

shaped like an inverted cone and about three stories high. The tropical rain forest environ-ment, replete with appropriate plants as well as waterfalls and ponds, is home to countless but-terflies of all types.

By now, the museum was packed. I stood in line for twenty minutes to get us some lunch from the McDonald’s in the museum.

We finished the day off in the planetarium with a show right up Keegan’s alley. In addition to being a Titanic nut, he’s also a star watcher, and this time of year, Venus and Jupiter are put-ting on a good show. Often you can find him around sunset peering up into the western sky.

There were other exhibits we couldn’t make, but I plan on going back.

Oh, yes. I forgot. The title of this article. Did a mummy’s curse sink the Titanic?

This is a long time myth supposedly origi-nating from a “ghost story” that journalist W.T. Stead told a group of friends about such a mummy. Since Stead went down with the ship, chances are this story was told so often it be-came one of those legends that became fact.

It was a day well spent even though we drove in a few circles trying to find the right road out of Houston.

As an afterthought, that night I woke up and found myself pondering the number of simple, human mistakes that brought about the de-mise of the great vessel. Individually, they were harmless, but together, they spelled disaster. To be honest, I could see the sinking of the great vessel as an analogy to the direction our coun-try is heading. I could even title it “Did the Pres-ident Sink America?”

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This proactive communication plan is a step toward keeping customers better informed during electrical outages. The new service will contact every customer affected by a power outage, whether they report it themselves or not, and provide updated information about the outage. When there is an outage, the company will either call the customer by phone or send text message updates.

“Customers tell us they want information about an outage almost as much as they want to have their power restored,” said Vernon Pierce, director, customer service, Entergy Texas, Inc., “and we listened.”

Outage information “touchpoints” include:Customers receive an initial outage message

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“We encourage customers to tell us how they would like to be contacted by calling 1-800-9OUTAGE (1-800-968-8243) and select-ing option 5, or texting REG to 368374 from their cellphone,” Pierce said.

The company will not send outage notifica-tions to customers during a “quiet time” period between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. If the outage con-tinues after 8 a.m., customers will then receive the most current update.

Customers who choose not to receive outage updates can be removed from the service by us-ing one of the methods above.

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Save the date for Spring Drive 4 UR School event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at David Self Ford in Orange, 1601 Green Av-enue.

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AARP income tax assistance program offeredThe AARP Tax Filing Assistance Program will have trained

volunteers available from 12:15 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday through April 13 in the Orange Public Library.

Anyone seeking assistance should bring the following: all W-2 and 1099 forms, including Social Security benefits and state-ments; records of Capital gains and losses; receipts of medical expenses, taxes paid, interest paid, contributions, casualty and theft losses, job expenses, sales tax receipts for major purchases and Social Security cards for dependents; a copy of your 2010 tax return, which will be very helpful for the volunteers assisting in the preparations of the 2011 return.

Electronic filing will be available. No tax returns will be start-ed after 4 p.m.

BC Kindergarten early registration 2012-2013The Bridge City Independent School District kindergarten

early registration for the 2012-2013 school year.Students will register at Bridge City Elementary front office.The following guidelines apply to the kindergarten program:• Students must be 5 years of on or before Sept. 1, 2012.• A state certified birth certificate, complete immunization

record, proof of residency in Bridge City ISD (electric, water, gas, or rental agreement) the student’s Social Security card and par-ents or guardians photo ID are required.

• Current students who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2012 and will complete the 2011-2012 school year in PPCD, Speech, or Pre-K are not required to register for kindergarten. They are automatically promoted.

Only complete packets will be accepted. The last day to re-quest a specific teacher for any grade level is April 13. School personnel are asking anyone knowing parents of prospective kindergarten children to inform them of the registration dates. The office at BCE will be registering students from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day. For further information contact BCE office at 735-0900.

Heroes honored at Cowboy Harley-DavidsonThe Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” program is calling all Southeast

Texas heroes to put on their capes, grab their sidekicks and join “Gift of Life” Justice League Honorees Darrell Jacob, Dr. Mark Kubala and Judge Mickey Shuffield for Champagne & Ribs at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 at Cowboy Harley-Davidson (1150 I-10 South, Beaumont).

Vidor Lions Club to host charity golf scrambleThe Vidor Lions Club will host their 18th annual Charity

Scramble on Saturday, April 14 at the Idylwild Golf Club in Sour

Lake. The scramble will start at 8:30 a.m. and will benefit the Li-ons Eye Bank of Texas. Entry fees include all greens fees and carts, and will be taken up to the start of the scramble. Hole-in-One prize will be a Lincoln MKZ, courtesy of Kinsel Ford. Com-plimentary food, beer, water and soft drinks will be sold. All players will receive a special gift bag. For more information, please call 409-745-3788.

David Ess, Bridge City Strutter Golf Tourna-ment set for May 19

David Ess and the Bridge City Strutters will be hosting their annual golf tournament. The tournament will have a shotgun star at 8 a.m. (sign-in will be at 7:30 a.m.) on Saturday, May 19, at Babe Zaharias Golf Course in Port Arthur. It will be an 18 hole, four-person scramble with prizes awarded. Entry fee is $200 per team, which includes the green fee, cart, food, drink and prizes.

Hole sponsorships are also available for $100, which includes a sign at the golf course and an ad in the Strutters Spring Review Program. The deadline for hole sponsorship is April 17 or tour-nament entry deadline is May 8. For more information contact any Strutter, or call 735-8521 or 474-1395.

Orange Boat Club Bar-B-Q CookoffThe Orange Boat Club BBQ cook-off will be held April 20-21.

You do not have to be in the cook-off to enjoy this event. All Boat Club members and they’re invited guests are welcomed. The en-try fee is $100 per team. Advance sign-up sheets for the bar-beque cook-off must be turned-in to Reggie Broussard by April 19 and are available at the Boat Club facility located at 2206 Du-Pont Drive. Drawing for positions will be held on Thursday April 20 at 6:30 p.m.

This is one of our biggest events of the year and the festivities begin on Thursday, April 19 with a Team Cricket Dart (blind draw doubles) tournament at 7 p.m. A Team Moon Dominoes (blind draw doubles) tournament at 7 p.m. Friday. A Team Board Washer tournament and on Saturday starting at approximately 10 a.m.

WO High School Class of 1962 to host reunionThe West Orange High School Class of 1962 has announced

their plans for the 50th Class Reunion. The reunion will be held the weekend of April 20, 21 and 22. Information and registration sheets have been mailed out. If you have not received one and would like to attend, please contact: Anita (Adair) Bussell at 409-886-2069.

Heavenly Hearts Summer Charity Pageant to be held May 26

Heavenly Hearts Charity Pageants announces it’s next event. The Summer Charity Pageant will be held on May 26 at the Bridge City Community Center in Bridge City. Entries are be-ing accepted now and will continue until May 24. Early bird en-try discounts are given to those that enter by May 5. Age divi-sions are from babies all the way to adult. The event is open to all areas and to both boys and girls. Attire is formal and sum-mer wear. Awards are crowns, trophies, plaques, sashes, toys, gifts, and much more. No one will leave empty handed and all young contestants receive a tiara just for taking part in this event. The charity that will benefit from this event is the Bridge City Ministerial Alliance. Entry fee into this event if entered by the early bird deadline is $85. Late entries will be charged $135.

Raffle tickets for various donated items can be sold to pay the entry fee, or you may get a sponsor if you want to enter at no cost to you. For more information, log on to Heavenly Hearts Charity Pageants on facebook. Anyone can enter, pur-chase a raffle ticket, or make a donation by calling Kari String-er 281-259-4437 (Must leave a message) or by email for a much faster response [email protected] Applications can be mailed or emailed to you by sending your email address to the yahoo account. There are also applications available to pick up at the Ministerial Alliance. The alliance is open on Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon and they are located next to First Baptist Church on Roundbunch Road in Bridge City. Businesses are welcome to advertise free of charge with any do-nation of any value to the event.

Guns vs. Hoses set for April 23The 17th Annual Charity Basketball Game Guns vs. Hoses has

be scheduled for Monday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Little Cy-press-Mauriceville High School Gymnasium. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for students. All proceeds will go towards the LCM Project Safe Graduation. The community is invited to come out and support the LCM Project Safe Graduation and watch the Orange Police Department take on the Orange Fire Department in a fun filled night. Concessions will be available and door priz-es will also be given away.

LSC-O hosts admin professionals luncheon Lamar State College-Orange will host an Administrative Pro-

fessionals Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at The Brown Center, 4205 W. Park in Orange. Guest speaker will be Jackie Simien.

Dorothy Ann (Dot) Eshbach 90th Birthday open house set for April 29

The family of Dot Eshbach would like to invite all of her friends to an open house on Sunday, April 29 to celebrate her 90th birthday. The open house will be held at 1375 Oaks End in Bridge City from noon to 3 p.m. Stop by for cake and punch and to share memories. While it may not be possible, the families goal is to keep this a surprise, so mum’s the word.

Habitat for Humanity hosts golf tournamentGreater Orange Area Habitat for Humanity will hold their an-

nual charity gold tournament on Saturday, May 5 at Sunset Grove Country Club, 2900 Sunset Drive in Orange. The format is a two person best-ball. Cost is $100 for a two person team. Gross and net prizes will be awarded. Mulligans, drinks on the course and lunch are included for participants. Entry deadline is Tuesday, May 1. Contact Sunset Grove Country Club at 883-9454 for more information.

Thrift & Gifts Center to host garage saleThrift & Gifts outside garage sale is being planned from 8 a.m.

to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5. The organization needs at least 20 vendors. Spaces will rent for $12 with sellers providing their ta-bles and chairs. Gates will open at 7 p.m. for those setting up with sales beginning at 8 a.m. The shop and bargain room will be open. To reserve a booth or for more information, call 886-7649, or come by the Thrift & Gifts Center at 350 37th St. Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

Senior Citizen of the Year Nominations soughtNominations are sought for the 2012 Senior Citizen of the

Year. The winner will be announced at the 43rd annual Senior Citizen Rally Day “Getting’ Hooked on Health” on May 8.

Nominees must be 60 years old or over. Application must be accompanied by a written summary of the nominee’s service to mankind such as: participation in service organizations; service projects; their contribution towards improving the community; and volunteer service (church, clubs, community, and fellow-man). Describe outstanding leadership, service, achievements, and awards.

Deadline for entries is April 16. Mail form to: Extension Com-mittee on Aging, P. O. BOX 367, Orange, TX 77631-0367. Those submitting an application for a nominee must be willing to ac-cept the judge’s decision.

For more information call the extension office at 409-882-7010 or check out their Web site: http://orange.agrilife.org.

Fraternal Order of Eagles to host pool tournamentThe Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2523, located at 803 N.

28th Street in Orange, will be hosting a pool tournament every Friday starting at 8 p.m. Prize money goes to first and second place winners. The community is invited to come meet the members of Aerie 2523 and join in the fun. For more informa-tion, please call 409-886-7381.

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long resident of Orange passed away Sunday, April 1.A memorial service was held April

5, 2012 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating was Deacon Melvin Payne of St. Mary Catholic Church. Jack was born August 5, 1992,

in Orange to Gary Matthew Patten and Cheryl Lynn (Johnson) Patten. He was a 2010 graduate of LCM and member at St. Mary Catholic Church where he was an altar boy when he was younger. He worked for Broc at Motiva and enjoyed lis-tening to music and spending time with his friends. Those who knew him, loved him and will remember him as the sweet, caring and giving person that he was. He was preceded in death by his

grandfather, Jack Patten; grand-mother, Jane Johnson and sister, Sarah Patten.Those left to cherish his memory

are his mother, Cheryl Patten of Cor-pus Christi; father, Gary Patten of Orange; grandmother, Betty Patten; grandfather, Penn Johnson and sis-ters, Ellie Duhon and husband, Erik of Bridge City and Laurie Echols and husband, Colin of Beaumont. Jack is also survived by his nieces, Harley Grace Duhon of Bridge City, Adison Grace Echols of Beaumont and Pay-ton Raine Waldrum of Deweyville; numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins who will all miss him.In lieu of flowers, the family asks

that donations be made in Jack’s name to St. Mary Catholic School Scholarship Program, 2600 Bob Hall Rd, Orange TX 77630.

Death Announcements:Kenneth Jerry Hubert Sr.Bridge City

Kenneth Jerry Hubert Sr., 70, of Beaumont passed away Tuesday, April 3, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.A gathering of family and

friends will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Fred “Iky” Hubert’s house off of 1442 in Orange. Please call 409-745-2533 for directions.Cremation will be under the

direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City.Born in Orange on Feb. 19,

1942, Kenneth was the son of Vertis K. Hubert, Sr. and Glad-ys E. (Peveto) Hubert.He served in the U.S. Army

and was a member of the American Legion in Orange. Kenneth worked in construc-tion with his brothers.Preceded in death by his

parents and brother, Vertis “Kyle” Hubert, Jr., Kenneth is survived by his daughter, Ali-sha Hubert Folks of Mauricev-ille; sons, Sean Potter of Cor-pus Christi, Kenneth Hubert, Jr. of Lumberton; three grand-children; and five great-grand-children. He is also survived by his four brothers, James Hubert, Richard Hubert, Fred “Iky” Hubert and Steven Hu-bert.In lieu of flowers, donations

may be made to the Kenneth Jerry Hubert, Sr. Memorial Fund at Firestone Credit Union.

To Be held:Elizabeth Ann CollepsOrange

Elizabeth Ann Colleps passed away at home in Houston T h u r s d a y , March 22. M e m o -

rial services are also be-ing held at 10 a.m. at on April 21 at Claybar Funeral Home, 504 5th Street in Orange.Ann was born in Port Arthur

on Nov. 28, 1946 to Mercer Cameron Eason and Elizabeth Lucy (Steffenhagen) Eason. She worked in the financial services industry for many years in Hous-ton, Denver and Chicago.Ann grew up in Orange and at-

tended Stark High School, grad-uating in the class of ’65, where she developed many friendships that will last forever. Ann also attended Lamar State College-Port Arthur. She was an outgoing person and her circle of friends included not only former school-mates and family, but former co-workers, neighbors and many

others. She enjoyed keeping in touch with friends on Facebook and playing word games with her niece, nephews and friends.A memorial service will be

held at 2 p.m. on Saturday April 14, at Heights Funeral Home, 1317 Heights Boulevard in Hous-ton. Officiating will be Senior Pastor Marilyn Meeker-Williams of St. Mark’s United Method-ist Church. A memorial page has been set up at the Heights Funeral Home website at www.heightsfuneralhome.com.Ann was preceded in death by

her parents, husband Richard Don Colleps and Stepson Jimmy Colleps. She is survived by her two brothers Paul Eason Sr. of Brookeland, and Karl Eason, Sr. and his wife Rosalie of Orange, stepdaughter Dennisa Boen of Houston, niece Elizabeth Tran and husband Michael of Orange, nephews Karl Eason, Jr. and his wife Amanda of Orange and Paul Eason Jr. and his wife Angela of Spring, and Bonnie and Sissy, her beloved four-legged com-panions.In lieu of flowers, donations

may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Held:John Henry Wilson Jr.Deweyville

John Henry Wilson Jr., 61, of D ew e y v i l l e passed away on Thursday, April 5, at his residence.A funeral

service was held on Sat-urday, April 7, at Dorman Funeral Home, with Charles Wilson officiating. Cre-mation was held under the direc-tion of Dorman Funeral Home. He was a native and life long

resident of Hartburg; born on April 16, 1950 to the late John Henry Wilson Sr. and Bill (McCall) Wilson. He had worked in the construction for many years as a carpenter and crane operator. He loved to go fishing and being outdoors. Mr. Wilson was a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend who will be missed dearly.He was preceded in death by

his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-son Sr.; son, Ricky Powell, sister, Frances Wilson; wife Leslie (Tre-vino) Wilson.His is survived by his sons,

John Henry Wilson III of Orange, Michael Wilson of Deweyville; daughters, Mindy Wilson of Loui-siana, Dusty Wilson of Beaumont; Janelle (Londy) Hill of Orange; sis-ter, Linda Faye Wilson of Orange; grandchildren, Michael Wilson Jr., Norma Hopson, Hailyn Wilson, Haiden Wilson, Jason , Jarvis and one great grandchild on the way.Those wishing to sign the guest

book may do so at www.dorman-funeralhome.com.

To Be held:Bettye Dunn GuidryOrange

An angel came and called her name and took her by the hand and said her place was ready in Heaven far above, and that she’d have to leave behind all those things she dearly loved.Bettye Dunn Guidry, 85, of

Orange, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2012. She was born in El Dorado, Ark. on Jan. 28, 1927.Funeral services will be held

at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Claybar Funeral Home Cha-pel in Orange. Officiating will be Father Joseph Daleo, pas-tor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.Mrs. Guidry was a home-

maker and member of St. Mary Catholic Church.She was preceded in death

by her husband, Clarence “Frenchie” Guidry; sons, Thom-as and Joseph “Boo-Ray” Guidry; step-son, C.H. Guidry; mother, Maureen Ozment and father, Raymond Dunn.Mrs. Guidry is survived by her

daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Fred Weisinger; brother, Lloyd “Duke” Ozment; daughter-in-law, Kay Guidry; niece, Nan-cy Brewer; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.Pallbearers will be David

Loveless, Chase Loveless, Sam-uel Kelly, Billy Kelly, Ryan Guidry and Jared Guidry.

Held:Dr. Don V. RicheyOrange

Dr. Don V. Richey, 87, of Or-ange, went to be with his beloved Sav-ior Monday, April 2. F u n e r a l

Services were held on Fri-day, April 6, at Grace Point Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Orange. Interment fol-lowed at Hillcrest Memorial Gar-dens near Bridge City. He was born in Fellsmere, Fla,

on May 14, 1924. The Rev. Richey was a beloved pastor who served for over 68 years shepherding congregations in and around Waco, Corpus Christi and the Golden Triangle area. He was re-ferred to by many as “a builder of churches” as he built church buildings at all of his pastorates. He relocated and built new fa-cilities in both Corpus Christi and Port Arthur for the churches that he pastored. Dr. Richey served two four year terms on the execu-tive board of the Southern Bap-tist Convention of Texas. He also served on the board of regions of the University of Corpus Christi. Interested in mission work, Dr.

Richey participated in mission re-vivals in Palmer, Alaska, Gamboa, Panama and Victoria, Brazil.He is preceded in death by his

father, Fermon Richey; his mother, Beula Richey; his brother, the Rev. Avery Richey and one grandson, James Harlan, Jr.A devoted and much loved hus-

band, father, grand-father, and great-grandfather, Bro. Don is survived by his wife of 70 years, Larue; three children and their spouses: Jeanie and Roy Brewer, the Rev. Don and Shirley Richey, and Norma and Ray Wright; six grandchildren and their spouses: Jeana and Bob Vermillion, Robert and Kristi Richey, Kristy and Micah Dearing, Ryan and Kristin Richey, Jamie and Michael Calkins, and Jason Wright; and seven great-grandchildren: Brandon Willis, Bethany Vermillion, Aaron Miller, Kalae and Rayden Richey, and Zec and Samuel Richey; and blended family members.The family request that memori-

als be made to the foreign mission program.

To Be held:Glenda LinscombOrange

Glenda Ann Linscomb, 70, of Orange passed away Tuesday, April 10, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur.Funeral Services will be 2 p.m.

Thursday, April 12, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange with the Rev. Lea officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Me-morial Gardens near Bridge City.Visitation will from 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, at the funeral home.Born in DeRidder, La. on Jan.

1, 1942, Glenda was the daugh-ter of Harvard Hill Evans and Ruth (Shirley) Evans. She was

a member of Bethel Baptist Church for over 20 years. Glenda enjoyed Bluegrass music, going to festivals and fishing. She also enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchil-dren.Preceded in death her par-

ents, Glenda is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jimmie Lin-scomb; son, Allan Linscomb and Brian Linscomb; and grandchil-dren, Adam Linscomb and Rus-ton Linscomb, all from Orange.Serving as pallbearers will be

Allan Linscomb, Jeff Sonnier, Dusty Carpenter, Rusty Wilker-son, Chad Jackson and Chuck Jackson. Honorary pallbearer will be Adam Linscomb.

To Be held:Robert (Bob) Jordan NimitzOrange

Robert Jordan Nimitz, 96, of Orange passed away, April 9, at Baptist Hos-pital in Beau-mont.A graveside

services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12, at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange.Visitation will from 9:30 a.m. to

10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.Born in Orange on June 3,

1915, Bob was the son of Charles William Nimitz and Mittie Wilm-ont (Jordan) Nimitz. Bob joined the Amy in 1941 and was shipped all over the United States be-fore finally being sent to Europe in 1944. He served in Patton’s Third Army and was involved with the Battle of the Bulge. He also served in France and Ger-many where he helped liberate the concentration camps. Bob was a member of the V.F.W and the American Legion in Orange.He was preceded in death by

his siblings, Charles Knoll, Lu-cille Walker, Orville “Buck” Nimi-tz, Clairbell “Jack” Dunlap, Stella Wolfe, Odelle Nimitz, Earlene Coleman, and Edwin O’Neal. Bob is survived by his numerous nieces and nephews.Serving as Pallbearers will be

Jon Nimitz, Chuck Winter, Shane Smith, Neil Nimitz, C.K. Nimitz, Danny Copper, Ray Cooper and Steve Faulk. Honorary Pallbear-ers will be Ken Beckett and Rus-sell Coleman.

To Be held:Preston BirdwellOrange

Preston Birdwell, 79, of Orange, died Tuesday, April 3, at The Meadows in Orange. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at King Cemetery in Hartburg.Born in Cushing, Texas on April 11, 1932, he was the son of James C. Birdwell and Ada (Wil-liams) Birdwell.Cremation was performed under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory in Bridge City.

Orange Community Players Inc. will be presenting Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot” open-ing April 20 at the Playhouse located at 708 W. Division Ave. in Orange.

Directed by Justin Sanders, the classic tale of King Arthur has many enchanting musi-cal numbers include: “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” “The Lusty Month of May,” “How to Handle a Woman,” “I Loved You Once in Silence,”

“If Ever I Would Leave You” and “What Do the Simple Folk Do?”

Fourteen-year-old Tom tells the world of Camelot’s quest for right and honor and justice.

The curtain opens at 7:37 p.m. on April 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28. There will be two matinees at 2:37 p.m., April 22 and 29.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students. Call 409-882-9137 for reservations. For more information go to www.ora ngecommun it y players .com

“Camelot” opens at OCP April 20Staff ReportFor The Record


Here is a casse-role you can pre-pare ahead of time and when you are ready, just pop it into the oven.

Bacon seems to make every-thing better of course. I am still making my casseroles to go, so anytime you need some-thing made for a special event, just give me a call or come by and visit us at 2908 Macarthur Dr. in between the car lot and the Sussex Manor apartments. Happy Eating!!!

4 slices Oscar Mayer bacon chopped

1 onion, chopped1 green pepper, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced1 can (15oz.) tomato sauce¾ cup Taco Bell Home Orig-

inals Thick N Chunky Salsa

1 ½ lb. cooked cleaned medium shrimp

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn, thawed

4 cups cooked long-grain white rice

1 ½ cups Kraft Mexi-can Style Shredded four cheese with a Touch of

PhiladelphiaCook and stir bacon in large

skillet on medium heat un-til crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon re-serving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet; drain bacon on paper towels.

Add onions, peppers and garlic to reserved drippings; cook and stir five minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in tomato sauce and salsa; sim-mer two minutes, stirring oc-casionally. Stir in shrimp and corn; simmer two minutes. Stir in bacon.

Spoon rice into 13x9-

inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with shrimp mixture and cheese. Cover with foil. Refrigerate up to 24 hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake casserole, covered, 35 minutes or until heated

through, uncovering after 20 minutes.

Substitute: Prepare using long-grain brown rice.

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Cooking with Katherine: Make-ahead Cheesy Shrimp & Rice

1 Angel Food Cake or Pound Cake

1 one ounce package fat free sugar free instant vanilla pud-ding mix

2 cups fat free milk1 ½ cups frozen light whipped

topping, such as cool whip, thawed

2 cups hulled and halved fresh strawberries

2 cups fresh blueberries2 cups fresh blackberries2 tablespoons sugar substi-

tute, such as DiabetiSweet or Splenda

In a medium bowl, whisk the pudding mix into the milk until it begins to thicken, about two minutes. Fold in the whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss together the strawberries, blueberries, black-berries and sugar substitute.

Layer half of the cake cubes in the bottom of a clear trifle bowl. Top with a third of the berries, then half of the pudding. Repeat the layers of cake, berries and pudding, topping with a final layer of berries.

Nutrients per serving: 150 calories, 4 g protein, 21 g car-bohydrate, 6 g fat, 1.5 grams saturated fat, 20 mg cholesterol, 3 grams dietary fiber, 120 mg sodium.

Diet exchanges: 1 ½ starch-es, 1 fat, or 1 ½ carbohydrate choice.

Patti Labelle’s Lite Cuisine: Very Berry Trifle

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3 pounds of pot roast1 can fat-free cream of

mushroom soup1 can fat-free cream of

chicken soup1 can pinto beans1 can Rotel tomatoes1 can diced tomatoes1 small can chopped green

chilies½ cup diced onions1 package low-sodium

taco seasoning mixPlace the pot roast into

a slow cooker. Mix the re-maining ingredients in a large bowl. Once everything is mixed well, pour this mix-ture on top of the pot roast in the slow cooker.

Cook on low six to eight hours or on high for four to five hours. Once the meat has reached an internal tem-perature of 145 degrees, take a fork and knife and shred the meat. Once this is com-plete it is ready to be served.

Spicy Roast

Upon completion of the online Food Handlers course, you will be able to print a Food Handlers card that is valid for two years. The cost of the course does not cover any fees associated with your local health department.

This course is recom-mended for all food service employees to help promote the service of safe food. It is a basic overview of food safety principals and practices that are necessary to ensure you serve safe food at your estab-lishment.

The course is about two hours in length and costs $15 per person online. It is

accredited by Texas Depart-ment of State Health Servic-es.

If you have any regulatory questions please contact Re-becca Battmar at 830-896-9037 or Julie Prouse at 979-458-2025.

To learn more or to view the course online go to: http://foodsafetyonline.tamu.edu.

Food handler’s class is offered onlineStaff ReportFor The Record

1 (16-ounce) package fusilli (corkscrew) pasta

1 cup chopped onion1/2 pound fresh sugar snap

peas2 tablespoons olive oil1 (12-ounce) can evaporat-

ed skimmed milk2 tablespoons capers,

drained1 tablespoon chopped fresh

dill weedSalt and pepper to taste4 ounces True North At-

lantic smoked salmonInstructions:1. Cook fusilli in boiling

water according to package directions, omitting any oil and salt; drain well.

2. In large skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, saute onion and snap peas in olive oil over medium-high heat until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add evaporated skimmed milk, capers, dill weed, salt, and pepper, cooking until well heated, 5 minutes.

3. Remove from heat, dice smoked salmon, and toss with pasta. Serve immediately.

Makes 4-5 dozen pinwheelsIngredients:1 (5-ounce) package re-

duced-fat garlic-and-herb spreadable cheese

1 (8-ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup chopped red onion1/4 cup capers, drained1 tablespoon lemon juice4 ounces True North Atlan-

tic smoked salmon8 (6-8-inch) flour tortillas

(use different flavored torti-llas)

Instructions:1. Cut salmon into pieces. In

mixing bowl, blend together

both cheeses until creamy. Stir in red onion, capers, lemon juice, and smoked salmon.

2. Divide and spread filling to cover each tortilla; then roll up jelly-roll style. Place seam down on tray, and secure each roll with a toothpick. Refriger-ate until well chilled. Cut each roll into pinwheels about 3/8-inch thick. Serve with tooth-picks.

Nutritional information per 2 pieces;

Calories 57, Protein (g) 3, Carbohydrate (g) 6, Fat (g) 3, Calories from Fat (%) 42, Satu-rated Fat (g) 2, Dietary Fiber (g) 0, Cholesterol (mg) 9, Sodium (mg) 233 Diabetic Exchanges: 0.5 starch, 0.5 fat

Smoked Salmon Tortilla PinwheelsStaff ReportFor The Record

Smoked Salmon, Snap Peas, and Pasta


RecoRd AnnouncementsAmerican Association of University Women

collecting booksThe Orange branch of The American Association of Universi-

ty Women (AAUW) is now collecting books to be sold in their annual book sale. Anyone able to donate any gently used books is asked to drop them off at Mann Insurance Agency, 1505 Park at 15th Street in Orange. If pickup is needed, call 886-5739 or 886-2194 in Orange. All proceeds from the sale go toward the annu-al scholarship fund. Each year, the AAUW awards scholarships to two young women from Orange.

Lutcher Stark Class of 1953 ReunionThe Luther Stark Class of 1953 will be having a reunion at 6

p.m. on April 28 at Spanky’s Restaurant in Orange. Call Bobby Vincent at 409-543-5478 for more information.

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

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

Orange Community Band to meet every 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.

American Legion hosts bingo on SundaysThe American Legion Auxiliary Post 49 at 108 Green Ave. in

Orange hosts bingo every Sunday, starting at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a bingo game on Easter Sunday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 886-7202.

BCCC now accepting Business, Citizen of Year applications

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

Rape and Suicide Crisis Center to offer sup-port group meetings

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

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

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

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

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Myra and C.F. Stakes will be celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary on April 14th, 2012.

Their children Linda, Cheater, Anna, Patricia, Rosetta, Don-na, Winnie and Loyd wish them many more, with all the love they can send them from their hearts.

Happy 63rd Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Daddy Receives the Best Birthday Present, the Birth of His First Child!

Paul and Hannah Landry are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter Addison Lynn Landry. Addison was born on her daddy’s birthday, March 8, 2012 at 2:14 p.m. at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.

She weighed 7 lbs. - 5 oz., and was 20 inches long.Proud Grandparents are James “Boo” and Lynn Richard of

Bridge City, Roger and Glenda McCurry of Kirbyville.Great Grandparents are Howard and Juana Matthews of Bron-

son, Oleta Roberts of Orange, Paul and IIene Landry of Vinton La.

Her Aunts are Haley Richard, Tiffany and Shana Landry.

Welcome Addison Lynn Landry!

The Texas Cajun Heritage Festival will be hosting the Spring Music Fest in Orange.

The Convention and Visitors Bureau for the City of Orange is seek-ing artists, crafters, food vendors and anyone interested in participat-ing with a booth to call the office for information at 409-883-1011.

The Music Fest will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 19 at 700 Sim-mons Drive on Destroyer Drive near the city of Orange Boat Ramp on May 19.

Bands will perform on stage throughout the day-long event. The lineup of bands will include different genres of music including Country and Western, Cajun and others. The day will begin with William Gragg and Friends at 9 a.m. — a contemporary Christian youth group from Beaumont. The event will end with High Perfor-mance with Steve Riley from Lafayette, La.

Also, participating will be the David Joel Band, Creole Cookin’ and Britt Godwin. Organizers say bring your lawn chairs to enjoy the mu-sic and dance if the shoes start jumpin’.

Admission to the event is free.No pets, no bikes, no coolers will be allowed. There will be a beer

booth along with food vendors in addition to arts and crafts, pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatable houses and lots of other fun things to do.

This one day event will coincide with the first “Do It In Orange Fishing Classic” hosted by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce at the city boat ramp. The fishing tournament will ex-pand to two days.

You may contact the chamber for more details about the fishing tournament at 883-3536.

Texas Cajun Heritage will host Spring Music FestStaff ReportFor The Record


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With the river still high and off-col-

ored, I was not surprised that the winners of the second Sabine River Tour event of the year weighed in only one legal bass again last week. As tough as that sounds, the number of teams fishing increased by thirty-three percent, there were three times as many bass weighed in and the top three teams all cashed a check with a single fish.

The team of Ken Ellis and Willie Burton won $542 with the biggest bass and top weight of 1.88 pounds followed by BJ Jones and John Michulka with 1.60 pounds good for $260 and the team of Brent Kemp and Josh Ridgeway with 1.42 pounds which earned them $150. Jonathan Simon said that Simon Outfitters will host the tournament every Tuesday eve-ning through August.

The entry fee is only $40 per team. If you want to increase the odds of at least paying for your gas an additional $5 will get you in their redfish pot and $2 will get you in the trash fish pot. The tournament is held out of the public launch on Simmons Drive.

The lake level on Toledo Bend dropped a lit-tle last week and the spawn is just about done, but the fishermen that have targeted the deep-er breaks and open lake humps continued to do well on fish up to six pounds over the Eas-ter weekend. There was actually a 10.31-pound bass caught and released Saturday night, but double digit bass are scarce right now.

There are always a few bass residing in shal-low water, but the best numbers of fish in the

Nice weather improvesfishing tourneysCOLBURN-FISHINGCAPT. DICKIE COLBURNFOR THE RECORD

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Bridge City and Silsbee connect for title

Two words that best describe Bridge City baseball at this junc-ture of the season would be “healthy” and “hot”. The Cardi-nals have spent basically the en-tire season thus far without play-ing a game at full strength, until Monday when the entire team finally suited up together. Vari-ous injuries have kept the Car-dinals from benefitting from the services of seniors Zach Smith and Matt Menard, two very key figures in the BC lineup. With both players healthy now it ap-pears that the Cardinals are ready to switch gears and continue their winning ways.

Now don’t think for a minute that BC missed a step during Menard and Smith’s absence as the Cardinals stacked up 14 wins against two losses in that time frame. Head Coach Chad Landry has to feel like a kid a Christ-mas now that his lineup is at full strength with the outright lead in the district up for grabs this week.

BC will play the Silsbee Tigers twice this week and those games will go a long way towards deter-mining this years district champ. The first game is scheduled for Wednesday and is make up game from March 30 when a lighting malfunction caused the game to be cancelled. The Cardinals will then travel to Silsbee on Friday for a regularly scheduled match up. Both teams enter Wednesdays game unbeaten in district. BC has been absolutely dominant thus far posting three shutouts in their five wins and only allowing two runs and 11 hits in that span.

The pitching depth that was al-ready ridiculously deep was bol-stered as Smith returned from injury and threw six outstanding innings against Hardin Jefferson in a 12-0 victory. Cardinal aces Jake Lemoine and Hayden Guidry will no doubt take the mound

against Silsbee in the two games this week. Many Cardinal faith-ful have been debating among themselves about the possibility of this being the deepest pitching staff BC may have ever had. It’s

certainly as good or better than any in recent memory and that will really help come playoff time, especially in a three game series.

Offensively speaking the Cardi-nals are getting hot at the perfect

time as well. Junior Bryce Sam-pere has just punished opposing pitching since district started. Mitchell Hubbard continues to drive in runs as it seems like ev-

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Orangefield Bobcat Jake Best rounds second base as Bridge City Cardinal shortstop Zack Smith and second baseman Bryce Sampere watches the play at first base. Bridge City defeated Orangefield 5-0 in Dist. 21-3A ac-tion. RECORD PHOTO: Larry Trimm

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The Little Cypress-Mau-riceville Lady Bears used some power hitting to win a close game at home in District 20-4A in softball against the Vi-dor Lady Pirates last Thursday night.

LCM (25-4, 10-1) won the game 4-2 for outright posses-sion of first place in the dis-trict over the scrappy Lady Pirates who fall to (23-5, 8-3).

The Lady Bears scored their runs on home runs by Kassie James, Taylor Fraccastoro and Raven Cole to play catch-up for the win.

LCM has a two-game lead followed by Vidor who is tied with Nederland, followed by Port Neches-Groves and Liv-ingston at 7-4.

LCM’s next game will be at home against Livingston on April 13. Other games Friday night are Bridge City at Sils-bee and Orangefield at West Orange-Stark.

Vidor took the early lead in the game in the first inning af-ter LCM walked a batter, had a passed ball and a Lady Pirate RBI single.

It was a pitching duel early in the game with Cole for the Lady Bears and Gia Johns for the Lady Pirates. Cole had a complete game four-hitter, eight strikeouts and three walks.

Johns pitched five innings with eight hits, two Ks and one base on balls. Whitney How-erton pitched in relief with one hit and one strikeout.

LCM got on the board in the fourth inning when James hit a

homer over the left field fence. Vidor returned the favor with another run in the fifth and regained the lead. The Lady Bears then pulled ahead in the fifth and never looked back.

Ashley Jones reached first

on a walk and Cole brought her home with a blast over the center field fence for a 3-2 lead.

Fraccastoro added an insur-ance run for the Lady Bears in the sixth with a solo shot, also to center field.

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DAVID BALLFOR THE RECORD

2 to 4 pound class were caught in 8 to 12 feet Friday and Saturday. Most of the folks I talked with Monday said that they caught their bass in the middle portion of the day after dedicating the morning and late afternoon hours to stroll-ing for crappie.

Joel and Karen Neely said they did well in the evenings, but struggled each morning stroll-ing 12 feet of water with 1/16th ounce tube jigs in the Indian Creek area.“We caught some of the biggest crappie we have caught this year,” said Joel, “but we never caught over 25 fish in a single afternoon.”

Bucky Dials said they caught good numbers on pink-white road runners on the Six Mile flats, but couldn’t catch a crappie over a pound and a half. He added that they took it out on the bass by drifting the outside breaks of the flats with Carolina rigged motor oil centipedes.“We caught a lot of spotted bass,” said Dials, “but we could have easily limited on black bass as well if we had wanted to keep them.”

Giles Manning and Darwin Landry fished Saturday and Sunday night and took advantage of a big full moon.“Darwin caught our only three fish over five pounds in two nights,” re-ported Manning, “but we probably caught be-tween 60 and 70 fish and we quit about three each morning so that we could get some sleep before taking the kids white perch fishing.”

Giles said they fished small buzz baits and plastic frogs around the boat docks in the back of Toro Bay. He added that they saw some pretty good crappie landed by residents fishing with minnows under the lights on the end of their docks.

We had a very decent week on Sabine Lake, but traveled south most days to get it done. The incoming tide produced a solid trout bite each day for fishermen willing to wait it out. The morning bite had been very good as well, but the water was badly off-colored and the wind was tough to deal with later in the week.

This was the first weekend this spring that there has been a lot of traffic on the lake and the benefit is that with more fishermen you get more diverse reports. I talked with some peo-ple that caught trout up to four pounds fish-ing geaux gleaux flats Minnows under a cork and another group that limited on reds fishing slicks in the middle of East Pass on an outgo-ing tide.

We caught our largest trout on black-white ribbed She Dogs and a pink-silver sided TTF Flush in 3 to 5 feet of water, but most of our keepers were taken on 5-inch plastics with a paddle tail. The flounder bite has only gotten better, more especially in the bayous leading into the Reserve. Gulp, small spinnerbaits and curl tail grubs tipped with a piece of shrimp have been hard to beat if you are after a mixed bag of redfish and flounder.

Don’t forget that you have to have a non-res-ident Louisiana license to fish in the canals on the Louisiana side of the lake and that you can only bring Texas legal fish back to a landing in Texas. The Louisiana wardens and the Coast Guard have really been active for the past five weeks so double check your safety equipment and make sure you have you boater registration with you.

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The flounder bite continues to improve on Sabine Lake. RECORD PHOTO: Capt. Dickie Colburn

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David Hearn, a freshman at Bridge City High School, was the runner-up at the 3A district golf tournament last week at Wildwood Golf Club in Village Mills, Texas. The left-handed golfer was the first round leader after day one of the two day 36 hole event. Hearn would fall short on day two to Ryan Mireles of Hardin-Jeffer-son.

“I just couldn’t be more proud of him,” said his dad, Daren Hearn. “On Sunday, less than 24 hours before the start of the district tournament, I had to tell David that his grandfather passed away. My wife Brenda had been at the hospital the last four days around the clock with her dad. It was a really rough week for all of us. Da-

vid and his grandfather were really close to each other and he had to shoulder a lot this week.”

Rob Caraway, BC golf coach said, “Da-vid showed a tremendous amount of courage and character out there. That’s a lot to ask of a young man and he handled it well. He’s only going to get better over the next three years.”

In his freshman season, Hearn played in all five of Bridge City’s varsity tourna-ments with five top 10 finishes, including a tie for fourth at Bayou Din and second at the district championship.

With his second place finish at the 3A district tournament, Hearn will represent Bridge City at the Regional tournament on April 18 and 19 at the Village of Pan-orama Golf Club in Willis, Texas, where the top two teams and top two individu-

als will advance to the state tournament in Austin.

Habitat for Humanity hosts golf tournament

Greater Orange Area Habitat for Hu-manity will hold their annual charity gold tournament on Saturday, May 5 at Sunset Grove Country Club, 2900 Sunset Drive in Orange. The format is a two person best-ball. Cost is $100 for a two person team. Gross and net prizes will be award-ed. Mulligans, drinks on the course and lunch are included for participants. Entry deadline is Tuesday, May 1. Contact Sun-set Grove Country Club at 883-9454 for more information.

BC freshman advances to golf regionals

Bridge City High School freshman David Hearn and Golf Coach Rob Caraway;


The recent incriminating audio recordings released Thursday by Yahoo! Sports about the bounty program the New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams put into place during his ten-ure with the team between 2009 and 2011 have gotten the attention of both lawyers and congressmen.

According to an article ap-pearing in this week’s edi-tion of ESPN The Magazine and written by Howard Bry-ant, Senate hearings on NFL bounties and safety are being organized. “Judgment day is coming”, according to Bryant’s article.

Monetary bounties placed on the heads of various play-ers is nothing new to the NFL. Back in 1989 when Phila-delphia Eagles’ coach Buddy Ryan ordered the “take out” of the Dallas Cowboys kicker of Head Coach Jimmy Johnson, it was almost taken as a joke.

In fact, a few weeks later CBS advertised the rematch as “Bounty Bowl II” whereby Ryan made no secret of his dis-dain for the Cowboys. Then-commissioner Paul Tagliabue even attended the second game. It was like one big joke.

H o w e v e r, 17 years later when Roger G o o d e l l , who had been work-ing 24 years for the NFL, s u c c e e d e d

Tagliabue as commissioner, he emphasized player conduct rather than player safety.

“Off-field incidents, from Ben Roethlisberger to Donte Stallworth to Michael Vick so threatened the game’s im-age and revenue that Goodell’s tough stance earned him the nickname of the law-and-or-der commissioner,” the article pointed out.

“But the NFL’s culture of violence simply isn’t funny anymore now that lawyers and congressmen are getting in-volved. Former defensive back Andre Waters is dead, suicide at age 44.

“So is former defensive back Dave Duerson, whose family is suing the NFL for wrongful death after his suicide at age 50. At 52, Jim McMahon, the former helmet-banging rebel quarterback, alleges in a law-suit that his memory loss is attributable to the NFL’s will-fully lying about what it knew about the long-term dangers of head trauma.”

According to a report last

month by ESPN’s Lester Mun-son, the NFL is facing at least 659 lawsuits related to injury or concussion.

Bryant’s article continues, “Meanwhile, in the wake of revelations that the Saints of-fered their players financial re-wards for injuring opponents and then lied about it, Senate hearings on NFL bounties and safety are being organized.”

Goodell severely punished the Saints by suspending head coach Sean Payton for a sea-son, and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely for their roles in the bounty fiasco because of organiza-tional arrogance and mislead-ing him.

Goodell is pondering the fu-ture of what the NFL will look like in three to five years, of how the league will respond in court when it is asked about what it knew about head in-juries and what it did about bounties.

The NFL is fully aware of what it sells—sheer violence, often brutal and always for maximum profit, in a cleverly-designed and masterfully mar-keted package.

NFL fans expect violence and often relish it as part of the game, just as knockouts are to boxing, extra-curricular

fights are to hockey and blood is to the mixed martial arts.

“The commissioner obvi-ously cares about players and their safety, but far less than he cares about money—how else to explain his previous insistence on an 18-game sea-son?

“So understand the com-plexity of his challenge: He is faced with the difficulty of selling football without pain, to detach its violence, to profit from the commodity of ag-gression while attempting to distance his sport from the bounty mentality by making its Sunday violence imperson-al,” the article concludes.

But it’s out in the open, a crisis the NFL has to address. And the league, knowing what it does about its business, al-ready knows there is no easy solution.

KWICKIES…The Lamar Cardinals baseball team won its second straight Southland Conference series—this time on the road –over the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks last weekend. The Cards won the opener 7-4 Thursday, lost Fri-day 7-5 after building an early 5-1 lead and then captured the rubber game Saturday 6-4 to improve to 5-10 in SLC play and 12-18 for the season.

Three Kentucky Derby hopefuls were in the winner’s circle last weekend as Gemolo-gist won the $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct for his fifth straight victory in as many outings, I’ll Have An-other upset favorite Creative Cause in the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby and Karlovy Vary won at Keeneland. Gemologist is the early favorite for the an-nual Run for the Roses on May 5.

It seems like more times than not whenever a Beau-mont Independent School Dis-trict high school team loses a sporting event on the field it takes their frustrations out on the opponent. The latest incident occurred March 23 in Bridge City when an Ozen girl allegedly struck a Bridge City player during the post-game handshake. Ozen sus-pended the players involved in the fighting for the rest of the school year while Bridge City implied to the media that whatever punishment if any was none of their business.

One good shot—a double-eagle on the Par-5 No. 2 hole—for South African Louis Oost-huizen and a bad one which led to a triple bogey on a Par-3 for Phil Mickelson dictated the finish for those two golf-

ers in last weekend’s Masters Golf Tournament. But it was a flurry of birdies on the back nine Sunday that got Bubba Watson into a sudden-death playoff with Oosthuizen. A par on the second extra hole that earned Watson the presti-gious green jacket. Mickelson finished two strokes off the winning 10-under-par score to finish in a four-way tie for third place and a $384,000 paycheck. Bubba, who played his college golf at the Univer-sity of Georgia, pocketed a check for $1,440,000.

Former Houston Astros’ closer Mark Melancon seems to be having a problem hold-ing leads for his new team, the Boston Red Sox, and sports an 0-2 record along with a 36.00 Earned Run Average after the Detroit Tigers swept a week-end series from the Bosox and stand at 3-0 going into Tues-day’s action. Wielding the big bats for the Tigers so far this season are outfielder Austin Jackson (.517), third base-man Miguel Cabrera (.455), first baseman Prince Fielder (.417), catcher Alex Avila (417) and shortstop Jhonny Peralta (.417).

And speaking of Detroit, the Tigers’ reliever and former Houston Astro Octavio Dotel set a major league record by playing for his 13th different major league team, the most among all active players. Do-tel is in his 14th major league season.

JUST BETWEEN US…The Houston Astros, who are sup-posed to do as poorly or even worst than last year’s 56-106 finish, surprised their faith-ful followers on the opening weekend of the 2012 season by taking two-of-three from the Colorado Rockies. The ‘Stroes rallied from a 2-1 deficit Sun-day afternoon by scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win 3-2 and capture the series two games to one. It was the Astros first opening series win since 2006 and allowed them to leave the field with a winning record for the first time in Manager Brad Mills’ tenure. The last time Houston was above .500 was on July 29, 2009, at 51-50. It also was the first save for start-er-turned-reliever Brett Myers since Sept. 27, 2007. And as a long-time fan, this Korner en-joyed watching the weekend series probably more than any series during the 2011 season.

Bounty fiasco may just be tip of iceberg for NFL woes

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The glassing pays off and the boat of hopeful anglers speed off in the direction of the birds with visions of speckled trout busting shrimp racing through their mind. The boat driver pulls back on the throttle, kills the motor, and steps to the front deck to drop the troll-ing motor in the water so the boat can be better positioned and everyone on boars can reach the fish. Just as our an-glers reach the perfect distance from the flock it happens, a fa-miliar roar comes from various directions and the perfect sce-nario is about to go wrong in a big way.

W i t h i n m i n u t e s our anglers are now surround-ed on all sides by half dozen boats and some very

over zealous anglers. The wakes from the boat traffic turn the calm surface into a rolling unstable affair. The birds and fish are now sur-rounded by an “armada” of lure chunking, boat banging, would be fisherman who cannot un-derstand why the fish and the birds suddenly disappear.

This scenario will play out again many times as the over anxious anglers refuse to learn from their mistakes and turn what could have been a memo-rable day on the water into one full of frustration and few fish.

Now if the truth were re-ally known most anglers have been on both sides of that ex-ample, we have been both vic-tim and villain. It’s tough for the average fisherman to have the patience to come into a

situation like the one above and not get antsy or in a hur-ry. All it takes is one boat to start crowding the school or moving fast and before you know it the whole herd is in stampede mode.

“That guys not beating me to the fish” or “if we don’t get there we won’t get a shot at the fish” are common remarks that most fisherman make, truth be known that’s not the case at all. If anglers would come off plane earlier, use more trolling motor, approach from the up-wind side, and work with other boats instead of against them everybody would catch more fish.

If you want to ever see the look of surprise on somebody’s face just watch another angler when you ease up to a school of fish and ask them if it’s alright to fish near them, most people are floored that anyone would even offer to do that. I prom-ise you if you ask politely and use common sense that on the next bunch of birds you fish that angler you spoke to earlier will do the same for you, cour-tesy is contagious.

As good as the fishing and the weather is right now you can certainly expect increased traffic on the lake form both local and out of town anglers. The last thing you ever want to happen is to have a confronta-tion with someone while you are on the water. I have wit-nessed some very heated mo-ments on Sabine, there have even been some altercation at the boat ramp if you can believe that, there is no fish worth that kind of behavior.

Please remember a few sim-ple rules while chasing the birds this summer, approach slow, watch your boat wakes, be courteous, do everything possible to find your own school of fish, work with other fishermen, and by all means keep your cool. Follow these simple rules and you will cer-tainly have a memorable day on the water.


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

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

Establish your goals. The goal of most people beginning a new exercise regimen is to lose weight. However, there are oth-er incentives as well. For example, some people might be start-ing to train for a marathon or another sporting event. What-ever the reason, know why you’re getting started, as such goals can help you monitor your progress as the year goes on.

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

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Fitness-conscious men and women have no doubt noticed the growing popularity of core exercises. Core exercises are those that focus on the body’s core muscles, or those around the trunk and pelvis. These exercises are a focus of fitness center programs and have even been integrated into the workout regimens of professional athletes in all sports.

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ery time he comes up to bat there are plenty of RBI’s waiting on the bases. With the welcome addition of both Matt Menard and Zach Smith swinging the bat well the Cardinal lineup will be difficult for opposing pitching to navigate.

Hunter Uzzle and Cameron Dishon continue to set the tone from the top of the order as they have been tough outs and are managing to get on base enough to have scored 14 of the 38 runs the Cardinals have in district. Bridge City is averaging nearly eight runs a game in district while giving up less than one per contest. To say they are hitting their stride at the right time would be a huge understatement.

The upcoming games against Silsbee will be highly contested and should be very exciting to watch. The district playoff race should become much clearer by next week and all signs point to the Cardinals being in the drivers seat now that the dugout is full and all the missing parts are back where they belong.

To roundup on how Orange County teams fared this week, on Tuesday, April 3, saw the Orangefield Bobcats journey to Sour Lake and win a close game over the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks by a mere two-run lead, 10-8.

The Bobcats scored one run in the first inning, four in the second, and five in the sixth. The home team Hawks scored consistently with two runs in the first, one in the second, third, and fourth; two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. The sev-

enth inning saw neither team score.Austin Scales led the ‘Cats with three hits, followed by Jake

Best and Braxton Smith with two apiece and Blake Judice and Jacob Brown with each knocking one hit off the Hawks pitching staff. Scales had the only double for the Bobcats, Best and Judice each got credit for an RBI.

Thursday night, the Bobcats hosted their cross-bayou rivals, the Bridge City Cardinals. It was the ‘Cats night off as they came up scoreless against the Cards five runs.

The Bobcats batted 22 times against the Cardinals’ pitching staff and saw 14 of their batters struck out. Best got the only two hits of the game for the Bobcats.

Tuesday night also saw the West Orange-Stark Mustangs go to the piney woods of Silsbee to match up with the Silsbee Ti-gers. The Mustangs hobbled back to the stable with a 17-1 loss to the Tigers.

Thursday, the Mustangs met the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks and outscored them 10-0.

District 20-4A saw LCM’s Battlin’ Bears take a 9-1 win over the Lumberton Raiders last week, the Bears will meet the Ozen Panthers in Beaumont, Tuesday, April 10.

On Friday the Bears will host the Beaumont Central Jaguars and Saturday they will meet the Vidor Pirates, also at the Bear’s field.

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St. Mary’s Class of 1962 to hold reuniionThe 1962 graduating class of St. Mary’s High School is having

their 50th Reunion the weekend of April 28-29. They will meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the school library to share memorabil-ia, view a “scrapbook” DVD, tour the school and enjoy the St. Mary’s School Spring Festival together.

On Sunday, they will meet in the St. Mary’s Church hall at 9:30 a.m. and will attend the 10 a.m. Mass memorial service honoring their deceased members.

The weekend will culminate with a picnic at Niblett’s Bluff Park at 12:30 p.m. where they will enjoy entertainment with live music. The St. Mary’s High School classes of 1961 and 1963, as well as former classmates, are invited to join them.

The cost is $20 for those attending the picnic. Reservation in-formation was mailed, but some former classmates from earlier years haven’t been located. If you ever attended St. Mary’s with the Class of 1962 and would like to join us, contact Lesylee Prejean Gautreaux at [email protected] or 745-5984.

Revival at Liberty Baptist ChurchLiberty Baptist Church. located at 2717 Roundbunch in Bridge

City, will be hosting a revival on April 15 -19 with David Nugent, pastor at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Jasper, preaching and Steve James from First Baptist Church in Hamshire leading the music. The schedule is as follows: Sunday Morning service to begin at 10:30 a.m., evening services for Sunday through Thursday to be-gin at 6:30 p.m., and morning Bible study for Monday through Thursday at 11:30 a.m. (bring a lunch).

Starlight COGIC to host Women’s RetreatThe Women’s Department of Starlight COGIC invite women in

the community to join them for Women’s Retreat 2012. The re-treat will be held April 13-15 at the Omni Houston Westside Hotel. The Theme of the retreat is “Woman at The Well,” St. John 4:15.

Their Guest Speakers are Evangelist Yvonne DeVaughn of Phoenix, Arizona and Supervisor Lena McClain of Houston, Texas. There will be dynamic powershops such as, “Empowered to Serve,” “Will the Real Men Please Stand Up,” “Soloing with a Song,” “Till Death Do We Part...So Help Me,” and more. For double occupancy, the cost is $225 per person, a triple is $195 per person, a quad is $180 per person, and teens $99. Pay your $75 deposit by March 12 at 2800 Bob Hall Rd to guarantee your space or go to www.starlightcogic.net and pay by using paypal. Rev. E.B. Lindsey is Pastor of Starlight and First Lady Josie Lind-sey is the Director of the Women’s Dept. For more information call 409-8864366.

Wesley UMC selling pecans, walnutsWesley United Methodist Church is selling pecans and wal-

nuts. This year’s crop of pecans halves and pieces sell for $10 per pound. Walnuts sell for $8 per pound. To place orders call Billy at 409-883-3210 or 670-6350, Frankie at 409-988-4215 or Con-nie at 409-883-4995. We will deliver five pounds or more to in-dividuals or businesses.


CHURCH BRIEFS

First Baptist Church Orangefield

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

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

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

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

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

www.fbcof.com

Cowboy Church of Orange County

673 FM 1078 Orange409-718-0269

E. Dale Lee, Pastor Sunday Worship Service

10:30 a.m. “Round Pen” (Small Group)

Studies: Ladies & Men’s group:

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

Boots & hats welcome!

St. Paul United Methodist Church

1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., Bridge City

409- 735-5546Pastor Brad Morgan

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

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

(Nursery provided at all services)

For Mid & Sr. High YouthSun. Afternoon:

3:30 to 6 p.m. Sun. Evening : Taizé

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

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

Me) Club

Apostolic Pentecostal Church

IH-10 at Highway 62, Orange

(409) 745-3973Sun. Morning at

7:30 a.m. on A.M. 1600 KOGT Radio

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

409-779-4703•409-779-4702

Back to God Fresh Anointing Ministries

1011 10th St., Suite 108, Orange

409-779-3566•[email protected]

ingministries.comPastor Gerald Gunn

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

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

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

Warfare classes on Thur. 7 p.m.

First United Methodist Church

502 Sixth Street 409-886-7466

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

Doug RogersOrganist: Justin SandersDir. of Youth & Christian

Education: Allisha BonneauxSunday: Worship in the Cha-

pel: 8:15 a.m., Celebration Service in Praise

Center: 8:55 a.m.,Sunday School for all ages: 9:50 a.m., Worship in the

Sanctuary: 11 a.m., UMYF & Methodist Kids: 5 p.m.

Web site: www.fumcorange.org

West Orange Christian Church

900 Lansing Street, W.O.

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

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

Wednesday Evening - 6 p.m.

“Our church family wel-comes you!”

First Christian Church of Orangefield

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

Minister Jim HardwickSunday School: 9 a.m.;

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

Wednesday: Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m.

Nursery providedFor a ride, call 735-4234

Trinity Baptist Church

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

Office: 886-1333 Pastor Dr. Bob Webb

Worship Leader Dan CruseSun. Morning

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

Nursery Provided

Miracle Restoration Revivals Church

608 Dogwood St., Orange 409-883-5466

Residing Pastor Rev. Larry DoucetFounding Pastor

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

Wednesday night Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday night Bible Study 7 p.m.

Orange First Church of the

Nazarene

3810 MLK Drive, OrangeLead Pastor: Ray McDowell

Music Pastor: Bruce McGraw

Youth Pastor: Michael PiggChildren’s Pastor: Marilyn

BallSunday School 9:45 a.m.

Celebration Service 10:45 a.m.

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

Everyone Welcome!

First Baptist Church of Bridge City

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

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

Rev. Bob Boone, PastorSunday Schedule: Traditional

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

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

Discipleship Classes - 5:30 p.m.

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

Worship “Living Stone”

Harvest Chapel

1305 Irving Street, Orange409-882-0862

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

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

of the each month.

Echo Church

1717 FM 3247, Orange409-735-8580

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

Praise & Worship - Contemporary music!

Come as you are!

Maranatha Christian Center

7879 Hwy. 87 NMusic: Sherry Dartez

Pastor Daniel RayKOGT Broadcast 8:30 a.m.Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m.Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

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Being a minister, I am often asked why more people are not Christians. Sometimes this question comes from a person struggling with the notion that there are others who do not believe in Christ. Others ask this question because they see the decline in the par-ticularity of the Church.

Whatever their reasoning, the question is asked out of love for their faith.

To be honest there really is no clear cut answer; this is something the Church has struggled with for centu-ries. But it seems like today this predicament is on the minds of Christians of all walks of life.

People leave the faith or are not interested in Chris-tianity for various reasons.

Maybe they had a bad experience with a particular minister, maybe they could not ‘wrap their brain’ around a particular the-ology, maybe they were told that their beliefs were wrong or that their questions were not valid. For whatever reason, the fact of the matter is that the Church itself does not hold the cultural and societal significance that it once did.

I do not know if it ever will be that way again—a sobering thought for a young minister like me.

There are a lot of misconceptions about Christians today and I want to explore some of them over the next few weeks.

I believe that the “Achilles’ heel” of the Church are Christians themselves.

Mahatma Gandhi is quoted to have said “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

If we claim to be followers of Christ, then why aren’t people experiencing the presence of Christ when Christians are around them? There seems to be a disconnect between what is professed in sanctuaries around the world and what is actually followed through with by fellow Christians.

So what are the misconceptions about Christians?Misconception #1- Christians have to read the Bible literally. -

The Bible is the foundational document of the Christian faith and has been the focal point for millennia. However, the way that it has been read and interpreted varies greatly. The Bible has been read by billions of people and each person has taken something different from the text.

How much are we limiting the Bible and the power of God to re-

veal God’s self through the pages of scriptures if the Bible is limited to one interpretation? If there was one way to read the Bible then all of the churches should be on the same page.

But the last time I checked this is not the case at all. Many people who believe in the literal inter-pretation of scripture often do not all agree on how that looks in actuality.

First Corinthians states that women should cov-er their heads in worship, but a small fraction of Christian women actually do this. If the Bible is to be taken literally then how do you know what to take literally and what not to take literally?

Obviously one cannot take Jesus’ parables liter-ally because they are stories to help get across a main point. What about the commandments on how to treat slaves? What about the dietary laws in the Old Testament? Not many Christians have ever sold all they had as Christ stated was a requirement to enter the Kingdom.

Does this mean that the Bible is unimportant? No, but the way that one person interprets the scriptures may be completely dif-ferent than the way another person interprets the scriptures and the shocking part is they both might be in the same congregation.

Too often, all Christians are labeled as literalist and this is flat wrong. Some of the most famous and prolific Christian thinkers did not take the Bible literally.

Maybe some people believe that women should not hold a lead-ership position in the church, others do. Some people believe that world was created in six days and others do not.

They are both reading the same scripture, following the same Christ but see the Bible in completely different ways. Does this mean that one is wrong and the other is right? No, it just means that they see the experiences of the faithful of God printed in the pages of scriptures in ways that speaks to them.

Next week, I will continue this series on the misconceptions about Christians. I would welcome your insight and feedback. You can contact me at [email protected].

The Rev. Evan M. Dolive is an ordained minister in the Chris-tian Church (Disciples of Christ). He currently serves as Asso-ciate Minister at First Christian Church (DOC) in Orange. Rev. Dolive can be reached via email at [email protected] or online at evandolive.wordpress.com.

Rev. Evan Dolive: Misconceptions About Christians: Part One

Rev. Evan Dolive

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

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

AT. ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST you can experi-ence the warmth of friendly peo-ple, beautiful music, and inspir-ing sermons. Join us at 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC each Sunday at 8:15 AM or 10:45 AM for worship experience at 9:30 AM for Sunday School.

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CRISIS CENTER. Rape and cri-sis center of S.E. Texas needs volunteer advocares to provide direct services to survivors of sexual assault in a medical set-ting. Comprehensive training is provided, Anyone interested should contact the Crisis Center at (409) 832-6530.

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SAT., 825 BRIDGEVIEW, BC, 7 till noon. Lots of household goods, clothes, home decor, small furniture, baby girl clothes, misc.

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APARTMENTS$199 MOVE IN

SPECIALThe Village Apartments in Bridge City, 1/1 apts. available w/ washer and dryer included, $725 monthly;2/2 Apts, all bills paid, $675 monthly, These Apartment are located on a dead end street that is safe and quiet. Call for details, or stop by our office at 245 Tenny St., BC, (409) 735-7696 or 474-9731 504-9952,

THE VILLAS AT COW Bayou located at 3650 Fish Hook in Bridge City, now has 1&2 bed-room openings! Enjoy comfort-able living in a quiet, secluded surrounding. Located in the Bridge City School District with convenient access to Orange, Port Arthur and Mid-County areas, we are close to all area refineries! Covered parking, washer/dryer connections are provided. We supply your City of Bridge City water, trash & sewer! Please call today and ask about our move-in special! Call to make an appointment for your personal tour! 409-735-8803.MAGNOLIA TRACE APTS. in BC Very nice and updated downstairs apartment available, 2/1 w/laundry room inside. Quiet neighborhood but walking dis-tance to major grocery store, fast food restaurants. We are

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COMMERCIALAUTOMOTIVE BUILDING on Border St., Orange, Re/Max Platinum (409) 738-3000, call Jackie Crow at (409) 920-2238 for more information.

HOME RENTALS3/2/2 IN BRIDGE CITY, fenced back yard, CA/H, stove & dish-washer, No Pets, $950 monthly + $1,200 dep, first & last month + dep to move in, (409) 745-0838.

NEWLY REMODELED single family home, 4 bedroom, 2 baths, double garage on two lots in BC. Living area 1,400 square feet, 2,000 square feet w/ garage. Includes walk-in shower, electric garage doors, fenced dog yard, very good neighborhood near BC Elementary School at 1040 Arthur Street. Some restrictions apply. No indoor pets, no smok-ing. $1,250/month, includes yard maintenance. First & last month rent up front. Avail. May 1. Call 738-3008 or 735-7183 (ask for Mark).

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)

‘07 2/1 FULLY FURNISHED, many extras, CA/H, all appli-ances, in nice park, (713) 703-0674. (4/18)

16’ x 80’ 3/2 & 2/1 IN OFISD, 1 block from schools, Large lot, W./D hookups, No Pets, $650 & $400 monthly + dep., (409) 720-8699 or 735-6701. RV OR M. H. SPACE for rent, 2 bedroom M.H. and 1 bedroom RV also for rent, we pay all utilities or you pay elec. (409) 626-0659. (3/21)

MOBILE HOME SPACESTRAVEL TRAILER SPACE, grass mowed, quiet, No Pets, 370 Warner St., BC, (409) 735-9176. (4/25)

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

CUTE 2/1/1 IN ORANGE,1,059 sq. ft. home, fully furnished, nice covered patio to relax on, fully fenced back yard w/ out building, Re/Max Platinum (409) 738-3000, call Jackie Crow at (409) 920-2238 for more infor-mation.

NICE 4/2/2 IN BRIDGE CITY, 1,390 sq. ft. home, fully fenced, acreage size is .685. Re/Max Platinum (409) 738-3000, call Jackie Crow at (409) 920-2238 for more information.

3/2 PORT ARTHUR HOME, 2,200 sq. ft., formal living & dining rooms, utility rm., kitchen has 10’ breakfast bar, bonus room off kitchen, lots of stor-age, security system, home sits on a 100’ x 300’ lot, fenced back yard, No Owner Finance, $75,000, call (409) 720-9463 for more info.

3/2/2 IN BCISD, 380 Quincy, Brick, totally remodeled, spa-cious home, new carpet in bed-rooms, tile throughout, wood burning fireplace in den, land-scaped yard, boat storage, shop in back. Owner finance a pos-sibility, $158,000 OBO, for an appointment to see call (409) 735-6231 or 748-0081.

REMODELED 3/1.5/1 for only $93,900! This home qualifies for a USDA LOAN w/ ZERO DOWN PAYMENT! New ac/heat system & all new duct work. Foundation repaired with transferable Lifetime Warranty! Granite counters in kitchen and baths! Neutral colors, simply beauti-ful in quiet neighborhood with fenced yard in BCISD. The best buy in town with $3,000 CASH TO BUYER AT CLOSING! Call REGENCY Real Estate Pros at 409-724-MOVE(6683) for more information.

3/1/2CP IN WEST ORANGE, 2729 Dowling St., 1 block from school, Lg. kitchen, Lg utility room, porch off back, 12’ x 16’ work shop building in rear, (409) 738-2412. (4/18)

LAND & LOTS40 ACRES FOR SALE, 29 acres of it pastured land w/rice canal, fenced, end of Gilbert Rd., Motivated Seller! (409) 745-1936. (5/9).

LOTS for SALE: Own your piece of property for just $6k or buy all three lots for an even better deal! Deweyville ISD, Call REGENCY Real Estate Pros at 409-724-MOVE(6683) for more information QUAIL TRAILS OFISD, 2.5 acres with pad site, livestock and mobiles OK, financing available, COUNTRYLAND PROPERTIES, LLC, (409) 745-1115.

10 ACRE TRACTS, partially cleared, LCMISD schools, MMUD water and sewer avail-able, private roadway, seller f i n a n c e , C O U N T R Y L A N D PROPERTIES, LLC, (409) 745-1115.

430 HOLLY ST., BC, lots 28 - 29 - 25’ of 27 and 15’ of 30, $30,000, water and sewer tap paid; 450 Holly, 1 bedrm. house, zone B, buy ALL for $50,000, No Owner Finance, (409)735-5041.

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

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

‘06 SUBARU LEGACY

(OUTBACK), silver, 58K miles, 4 dr., excellent cond. except one tiny dent on Dr. side back behind door, 1 owner, always kept in garaGE, HEATED FRONT SEATS, ELEC. w/seats, side shields on side windows. $14,000 OBO, (614) 483-8075.

BOATS‘96 BAYLINER, 18.5’, 120 Force outboard, runs per-fect, new drive rod, 75 hours, needs a little cleaning, $2,500, (409) 553-3332.

MOTORCYCLESHONDA REBEL 250, runs good, w i th ex t ra par ts b ike , $1 ,200 takes a l l , (409) 221-7126.

‘T R U C K S & VA N S‘92 CHEVROLET P.U., auto, 350 V-8, runs good, $1,295, (409) 594-8293.

‘'85 CHEVY C-10, V-8, LWB, A/C, C. player, auto trans., PS/B, good motor, no oil leakage, real workhorse, $3,000 OBO, ask for Ruth @ (409) 735-7353‘82 DODGE PU., brown, 93k miles, nice camper on it, extra nice, no rust, asking $2,000, (409) 886-2978.

‘08 DODGE DAKOTA, 4 dr., V-6, very clean, low miles, $17,500 OBO, call Ray @ (409) 745-4059.

‘06 FORD F-250, Turbo Diesel, crew cab, 146K miles, new tires, A/C works, Auto matic, PW/L, $13,500 OBO, (409) 735-3782 or 363-0330.

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

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‘00 Chevy 1 Ton

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s ‘04 Volkswagen GLS

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‘04 Pontiac GrandAM

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‘08 Dodge Dakota

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‘04 Dodge Pickup

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Extended Cab, 454 engine, Automatic - Air

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Ext. Cab ST, V6, Auto-matic - Air, 101k $9,500

83k, Automatic - Air

$8,950Conv, 42k, Automatic - Air

white

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‘04 Buick ‘05 PT Cruiser Conv ‘03 Cadillac Deville ‘07 Saturn Ion

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4 door, maroon, white

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red

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of Rose Jaques, Deceased, were issued on April 3, 2012, in Cause No. P16084, pending in the County Court at Law of Orange County, Texas, to: Gaylon Jaques.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.c/o Gaylon Jaques3648 Benso RoadOrange, Texas 77632

DATED: the 4th day ofApril, 2012

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

FAX# 735-7346

NOTICE TOCREDITORSNotice is hereby given

that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of FAYE M. HARRIS, Deceased, were issued on the 2nd day of April, 2012, in Cause No. P-16104, pending in the County Court, Orange County, Texas, to: BRANDI LEE DECKER.

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

c/o Jerry V. PenningtonP.O. Box 2010Orange, Texas 77631-2010DATED the 21ST day ofMarch, 2012

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

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