Mother uses tragedy to change lives There are moments in time that change our lives forever. Decisions made, split-second choice that make the day one in which we wish time could be reversed and horrible events prevented. No doubt this is the case for one Vidor woman. Kathy Richard Hernan- dez has a moment in her past which not only changed her life forever, it has been a shadow over her life every day since. That moment came on April 29, 2007. On this day, in the early morning hours, her youngest daughter, Casey Dawn Hastings, lost her life on a dark highway in Jefferson County. Hers is a story that is excru- ciating to tell and difficult to hear. It is also a fact that many things in life that are difficult to tell are necessary to hear. For Casey’s tragic story is not just her mother’s to tell. It pain and anguish has been shared by many. Casey was a brilliant spot of light in the lives of all that knew her. Her face always carried a smile and her mood always up beat. Though her passion was cheerleading, she excelled academically as well as athletically lettering in cross-county her freshman year and graduating Magna Cum Laude from Bridge City High in 2006. With her sights set on Forensic Psychology, she was finishing her second semester at Lamar University. During this same time she was chosen to be a cheerleader for the Southeast Texas Arena semi-pro football team the Demons. She was nineteen. April 28 during a media type event to introduce the new team members and cheer- leaders, Casey consumed an unknown amount of alcohol from an unknown source. She then made the decision to get behind the wheel of her Mus- tang and drive. She didn’t ar- rive at her unknown destina- tion but drove into oncoming traffic causing a head-on colli- sion with another teen. “Casey always made such good decisions,” Kathy said. “To this day I have a hard time understanding why. But it was her choice to drink and drive that caused the accident. It’s not easy to say, a mother feels guilty about what their child does even when they are adults.” Kathy looks down, thinking thoughts that have traveled to and from her mind daily for the past four years. Their fre- quency doesn’t alleviate the hurt Casey’s death has caused her family, friends and Dani Kathy Richard Hernandez holds a photo of her daughter 2006 Bridge City graduate Casey Hastings. RECORD PHOTO: Darla Daigle Cooking with Katherine See Page 8A Dickie Colburn: Fishing See Page 1B Derek Jeter has six to go Page 1B Monday af- ternoon Or- ange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux signed a full ban of fire- works in Or- ange County. “It bans all sales of all fire- works and it bans all usage of fireworks in Orange County,” said Thibodeaux. “It’s one of the hardest deci- sions I’ve had to make. I know people might think it’s an easy decision, but it’s not. Your af- fecting some people’s liveli- hood which is seasonal. It’s kinda like telling everybody they can’t eat apple pie and ice cream on the Fourth of July, the American traditions. It’s something that has to be done to ensure the safety of the citi- zens.” The ban is in response to the serious drought condi- tions in Southeast Texas. Jeff Kelley the emergency manage- ment coordinator said 66 per- cent of Texas is considered un- der an exceptional drought. “We have a KBDI (the Keetch- Byram Drought Index) aver- age of 736,” said Kelley. “I can’t remember a time in my career it being that high.” The scale that only goes to 800 measures drought conditions. A burn ban for the county has been in effect since April. A ban on aerial fireworks was put in place June 6. Orange and Jefferson Coun- ties were the only regional counties of Southeast Texas not under a full ban. After Thibodeaux signed the disaster declaration the paperwork was sent to Gov. Rick Perry, who has 60 hours to act open it. Once the gover- nor sends the paperwork back with his okay, the court has seven days to ratify the ban. The Penny Record of Bridge City and Orangefield • Founded 1960 Vol. 51 No. 11 Week of Wednesday, June 22, 2011 TheRecordLive .com The Record Mark Anderson is no stranger to the Cow Bayou waterfront. A lifelong resi- dent of Bridge City the 51-year old school board president knows the lay of the land. On Monday, the second gener- ation owner of George Anderson Sur- veying began mapping out a future wa- terfront park in his hometown. The waterfront park will be located on Texas Highway 87 on the almost five acres next to the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge. The rare swing bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 adding to the signifi- cance of the adjoining property. Anderson, like most who grew up in Bridge City between the 1940’s and 1980’s, spent time on the Cow Bayou shoreline at the site of the future park. Many still remember Joe Bailey’s Fish Camp that was once located there. Fa- mous for good times, the establishment flourished in the days when operation of the swing bridge was a routine part of life in early Bridge City. The waterfront park project got a huge boost in April when Ms. Gisela Houseman became a partner in the campaign. As landowner, Houseman placed the property within reach of the fund raising efforts of the nonprofit Waterfront park mapped Surveyors take initial steps for future park on Cow Bayou Surveyors began mapping the boundaries of the future waterfront park on Cow Bayou in Bridge City. The crew of George Anderson Surveying are Glen Wyatt, Matt Degeyter and Mark Anderson. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn BCISD announces Media Honor Roll Staff Report For The Record The Board of Trustees of the Bridge City Independent School District named Mark Dunn-Penny Record (accept- ed by Amber Lingo) on the statewide Media Honor Roll, calling attention to the ongo- ing responsible and exempla- ry nature of reporting on this community’s public schools. Dr. Jamey Harrison ex- pressed appreciation for bal- anced and accurate approach to sharing with this commu- nity both the challenges fac- ing schools and the successes achieved by the teachers and students. The work of the me- dia has aided this community in focusing on the goal of pro- viding the best public schools we can for every child who at- tends them. COW BAYOU PAGE 2A Matt Degeyter locates boundaries of wa- terfront property in Bridge City. 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Mother usestragedy tochange lives
There are moments in time that change our lives forever. Decisions made, split-second choice that make the day one in which we wish time could be reversed and horrible events prevented. No doubt this is the case for one Vidor woman.
Kathy Richard Hernan-dez has a moment in her past which not only changed her life forever, it has been a shadow over her life every day since. That moment came on April 29, 2007. On this day, in the early morning hours, her youngest daughter, Casey Dawn Hastings, lost her life on a dark highway in Jefferson County.
Hers is a story that is excru-ciating to tell and difficult to hear. It is also a fact that many things in life that are difficult to tell are necessary to hear. For Casey’s tragic story is not just her mother’s to tell. It pain and anguish has been shared by many.
Casey was a brilliant spot of light in the lives of all that knew her. Her face always carried a smile and her mood always up beat. Though her passion was cheerleading, she excelled academically as well as athletically lettering in cross-county her freshman year and graduating Magna Cum Laude from Bridge City High in 2006. With her sights set on Forensic Psychology, she was finishing her second semester at Lamar University. During this same time she was chosen to be a cheerleader for the Southeast Texas Arena semi-pro football team the Demons. She was nineteen.
April 28 during a media type event to introduce the new team members and cheer-leaders, Casey consumed an unknown amount of alcohol from an unknown source. She then made the decision to get behind the wheel of her Mus-tang and drive. She didn’t ar-rive at her unknown destina-tion but drove into oncoming traffic causing a head-on colli-sion with another teen.
“Casey always made such good decisions,” Kathy said. “To this day I have a hard time understanding why. But it was her choice to drink and drive that caused the accident. It’s not easy to say, a mother feels guilty about what their child does even when they are adults.”
Kathy looks down, thinking thoughts that have traveled to and from her mind daily for the past four years. Their fre-quency doesn’t alleviate the hurt Casey’s death has caused her family, friends and Dani
Kathy Richard Hernandez holds a photo of her daughter 2006 Bridge City graduate Casey Hastings. RECORD PHOTO: Darla Daigle
Cooking with Katherine See Page 8ADickie Colburn: Fishing See Page 1B Derek Jeter has six to go Page 1B
Monday af-ternoon Or-ange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux signed a full ban of fire-works in Or-ange County. “It bans all sales of all fire-works and it bans all usage of fireworks in Orange County,” said Thibodeaux.
“It’s one of the hardest deci-sions I’ve had to make. I know people might think it’s an easy decision, but it’s not. Your af-fecting some people’s liveli-hood which is seasonal. It’s kinda like telling everybody they can’t eat apple pie and ice cream on the Fourth of July, the American traditions. It’s something that has to be done to ensure the safety of the citi-zens.”
The ban is in response to the serious drought condi-tions in Southeast Texas. Jeff Kelley the emergency manage-ment coordinator said 66 per-cent of Texas is considered un-der an exceptional drought. “We have a KBDI (the Keetch-Byram Drought Index) aver-age of 736,” said Kelley. “I can’t remember a time in my career
it being that high.” The scale that only goes to 800 measures drought conditions.
A burn ban for the county has been in effect since April. A ban on aerial fireworks was put in place June 6.
Orange and Jefferson Coun-ties were the only regional counties of Southeast Texas not under a full ban.
After Thibodeaux signed the disaster declaration the paperwork was sent to Gov.
Rick Perry, who has 60 hours to act open it. Once the gover-nor sends the paperwork back with his okay, the court has seven days to ratify the ban.
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Mark Anderson is no stranger to the Cow Bayou waterfront. A lifelong resi-dent of Bridge City the 51-year old school board president knows the lay of the land. On Monday, the second gener-ation owner of George Anderson Sur-veying began mapping out a future wa-terfront park in his hometown.
The waterfront park will be located on Texas Highway 87 on the almost five acres next to the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge. The rare swing bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 adding to the signifi-cance of the adjoining property.
Anderson, like most who grew up in Bridge City between the 1940’s and 1980’s, spent time on the Cow Bayou shoreline at the site of the future park. Many still remember Joe Bailey’s Fish Camp that was once located there. Fa-mous for good times, the establishment flourished in the days when operation of the swing bridge was a routine part of life in early Bridge City.
The waterfront park project got a huge boost in April when Ms. Gisela Houseman became a partner in the campaign. As landowner, Houseman placed the property within reach of the fund raising efforts of the nonprofit
Waterfront park mappedSurveyors take initial steps for future park on Cow Bayou
Surveyors began mapping the boundaries of the future waterfront park on Cow Bayou in Bridge City. The crew of George Anderson Surveying are Glen Wyatt, Matt Degeyter and Mark Anderson. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn
BCISD announces Media Honor RollStaff ReportFor The Record
The Board of Trustees of the Bridge City Independent School District named Mark Dunn-Penny Record (accept-ed by Amber Lingo) on the statewide Media Honor Roll, calling attention to the ongo-ing responsible and exempla-ry nature of reporting on this community’s public schools.
Dr. Jamey Harrison ex-pressed appreciation for bal-anced and accurate approach to sharing with this commu-nity both the challenges fac-ing schools and the successes achieved by the teachers and students. The work of the me-dia has aided this community in focusing on the goal of pro-viding the best public schools we can for every child who at-tends them.
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Matt Degeyter locates boundaries of wa-terfront property in Bridge City.
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• SHERLOCK BREAUXPage..................... 4A
• ObituariesPage......................7A
•Dicky ColburnFishing..................1B
• Kaz’s KornerJoe Kazmar...........4B
• CHURCH NEWSPage......................7B
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Historical Museum of Bridge City. She also pledged to build a multipurpose facility on the land. The facility will serve as a na-ture and heritage center. The large, raised structure is being de-signed and constructed by Tony Houseman Homes.
Anderson has only childhood memories of Joe Bailey’s. “Pool tables and music. That’s about all I can remember,” Anderson said, “My dad loved to play pool and we enjoyed going there with him.” Anderson’s memories of later years are more clear. “Well, like everyone else in Bridge City I spent time out here. I wasn’t much of a swimmer but it was fun.”
Surveying the property is the initial steps in creating the Wa-terfront Park Master Plan.
“We first are just determining the boundaries. Then we will come back and do topography work identifying the trees and contours,” said Anderson, “That is the picture of the property that we give to the architect.” Currently there are five old syca-more trees on the land and a few young cedars along the shore.
“This is a perfect setting for a waterfront park,” Anderson said, “It is next to the historic bridge on land that is special to most of us. It will be a great amenity for Bridge City.”
Bridge City Architect Mark Magnuson is pitching in by de-signing the waterfront park itself. When the master plan is com-pleted the Historical Museum of Bridge City will launch the capitol campaign to help purchase the property and develop it. The total cost for the entire project, including development, has not yet been established.
As proposed, the waterfront park on Cow Bayou would be family oriented and ideal for numerous recreational and educa-tional activities and events. It would include such amenities as an amphitheater, playgrounds, a broad boardwalk along the bulkhead, period style lighting throughout the park and along the shoreline, covered picnic tables, walking trails and floral gardens.
The park would also be accessible to boaters where such
events as boat shows, boater education courses and fishing tour-naments would be held. It would be the site of an annual Bridge City Heritage Festival and an ‘art in the park’ style celebration on the bayou. Everything from weddings to family reunions could be hosted there.
After Joe Bailey’s Fish Camp burned in the 1970’s the shore-line remained available for public enjoyment but later closed. Since then the land has remained vacant for nearly four decades.
The Historical Museum of Bridge City is a 501 (c) (3) nonprof-it charitable organization. A special account has been set up for tax deductible donations to the park. For more information con-tact Joe Chenella at 920-0243 or email [email protected].
A special meeting of commissioners court will reconvene at 10 a.m., Friday to vote as a unit to continue the firework ban.
“We can’t afford any wildfires right now. They cost a lot of money to fight. You might get loss of life; loss of property. Unfortunately [the ban] is just something the weather has forced us to do,” said Thibodeaux.
Parts of Orange County received about an inch of rain Monday and Tuesday. “The key factor was it was not enough to make a difference in our drought. When you’re 20 inches behind on rainfall, one or two inches is not going to make that much difference.”
“I didn’t really want to make that decision, but I had to. That’s the position I’m in. I have to make decisions nobody else wants to make.
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick signed a full ban on fireworks Tuesday completing a total ban in Southeast Tex-as.
Hurricane season has arrived along with a flurry of ac-tivity around the state--government agencies, volunteer groups and private sector partners, all getting ready for the next big storm.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plays a critical role in storm education, evacuation and recovery. So each year, along with its hundreds of partners, the de-partment begins, months ahead of time, preparing for the possibility of seasonal storms.
At the top of the preparation list is evaluating the agen-cy’s communications efforts.
This year the emphasis is on social media. Building on an already effective program, TxDOT will expand its social media reach even more to communicate hurricane infor-mation faster and more efficiently.
The agency entered the world of social media in early 2009 with Twitter and Facebook applications. Two years later, TxDOT has 5,466 Twitter followers and more than 4,000 Facebook fans. The numbers grow hourly.
“Social media is the future of communications,” ex-plained Amadeo Saenz, TxDOT executive director. “If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that social media is an effective way to reach thousands of Texas citizens.”
TxDOT relies on Twitter and Facebook to communicate storm preparedness and highway conditions information to social media users. This season, each tweet will carry a spe-cific storm-related hashtag to provide an easy way to cata-log all the tweets and allow all Twitter users to quickly find hurricane information.
Locate all TxDOT Twitter feeds at http://www.txdot.gov/news/twitter_feeds.htm and TxDOT’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TxDOT.
For more information, contact the TxDOT media rela-tions office at (512) 463-8700.
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Simien. Casey and Dani are now inextricably linked forever. Dani was the driver of the ve-hicle Casey hit head on that horrible night. The same moment in time that changed Kathy’s life forever is the exact moment in which he en-tered his personal nightmare.
The result of Casey’s decision to drink and drive left Dani paralyzed from the waist down. Casey paid the ultimate sacrifice for her deci-sion and Dani continues to pay for her choice with multiple surgeries, loss of dreams and goals, plans for the future, potential income and youth.
Being seventeen, he had just finished his eve-ning at prom by dropping off his date and head-ing home. When lives collide, as his and Casey’s did on that morning at 1:20, no one who is con-nected to either goes untouched. Both were life flighted to a local hospital, both were in critical condition, both comatose.
As Kathy held her daughters hand at the hos-pital, starring, hoping, relentlessly for any sign of life from her, she had trouble grasping what the doctors were trying to tell her. There were no signs of brain activity.
“Your daughter, Casey, will probably go to heaven today,” the doctor told her, then she un-derstood.
Casey wasn’t going to open her eyes, smile her bright smile, cheer on the sidelines, get married, and have children.
“Parents aren’t supposed to bury their chil-dren,” she says.
There are no truer words and no way to con-vey the feelings of losing one.
As much as this story is about loss, it is today more about life. It is about good coming out of tragedy, purpose coming out of loss, hope com-ing out of hopelessness.
“Casey’s boyfriend’s mother was a nurse and an advocate for organ donation,” Kathy said. “She was there with me the whole time and talked to me about it.”
The decision to donate a loved one’s organs comes at the most painful point of an impos-sible situation. To say it is difficult is an under-statement.
Still, the choice to donate Casey’s organs was just the first of many Kathy and her husband, Tony would make together.
They buried their daughter a day before Kathy’s birthday and a week before Mother’s Day. They also knew a part of Casey would live on saving six lives and giving one person the gift of sight. But there needed to be more good come out of what took the life of there daughter and that of her victim, Dani.
“I thought, I’ve got to turn this around and cause something good to come out of this,” Kathy said.
She became an outspoken advocate for the Southwest Transplant alliance, where she met and became friends with one of the recipients of Casey’s organs.
Carol Ann Chamel, breaths in life with Casey’s left lung.
Kathy also met George Jones; a young father who received Casey’s left kidney and pancreas, as well as Ida whose life as a grandmother of 22 now beats with the rhythm of Casey’s heart. Could there be more she could do.
For Kathy, M.A.D.D. became another an-swer she dove into a spokes person position for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Since its in-ception, teen deaths from drunk driving have dropped 44 percent. Their use of spokespeople who have personally been affected by a drunk driver’s decision to get behind the wheel is greatly credited for this.
For Kathy, every speaking opportunity is one more step to healing, another leap to sav-ing others from her agony. Hers is a voice of experience in an arena where no one wants to play. It is also a way to help young people and old understand there is no typical drunk driver.
“I don’t know why but I always thought of drunk drivers as an older man,” she said, “not a beautiful, young, healthy, smart young girl. Never my daughter!”
Her words reflect the thoughts of most peo-ple. She doesn’t excuse her daughter’s decision but doesn’t claim to understand it. Her ad-ministering of Casey’s story is a warning, it’s a wake up call. She tell the groups with which she speaks, “I would prefer you not drink at all, but if you are going to, never drink and drive!”
Recently the power of their story has mag-nified its impact. In February, Kathy and Dani Simien met for the first time. He has undergone thirteen surgeries to date, overcome suicide at-
tempts, learned to live in a wheelchair and not dream of becoming a firefighter. He has also forgiven.
“He told me, he doesn’t hate Casey or hate me,” she said. “We sat and talked for hours.”
Their bond is one both can say they wish they didn’t have, both have decided to make a dif-ference.
Now instead of saving lives of those in burn-ing buildings, he has teamed up with Kathy to speak at church youth groups, community pro-grams, even school organized events against drunk driving called Shattered Dreams. They speak to Victim Impact groups that consist of DUI offenders fulfilling requirements of the judgments.
Their stories, placed together on the roster has the effect of watching the crash that took over their lives. They are real people living a true story that Hollywood would only dare to write. They are examples, they are teachers, preachers and eye openers.
Kathy speaks first, she then introduces the next ‘speaker’ ending her sentence with, “my daughter’s victim, Dani Simien.” Their pro-found impact is saving lives. It is changing the face of drunk driving offenders and victims and loved ones. It’s not easy, it is necessary. They have teamed up to help M.A.D.D. in another critical arena.
As with all volunteer groups fund raising is critical.
“M.A.D.D. is not only about prevention, it is also about helping survivors survive,” Kathy said. “Some people don’t have funds to bury their loved ones, or pay bills the death of a par-ents has caused to be past due because of loss of income.”
The local M.A.D.D. covers a large area of Texas. They are essential to the education of our communities, adults and young alike. Some of their supporting facts are:
Last year, 10,839 people died in drunk-driv-ing crashes - one every 50 minutes.
Every minute, one person is injured from an alcohol-related crash.
One in three people will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime.
MADD serves a victim or survivor of drunk driving every 10 minutes.
Teen alcohol use kills about 6000 people each year, more than all illegal drugs combined.
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and one out of three of those is alcohol
related. In light of these statistics the funding to
educate is critical. One of the events orga-nized to add to their coffers are the “Walk Like M.A.D.D.” events.
The local “Walk Like M.A.D.D.” is slated for Sept. 24.
It is critical to get sponsors for it from the pri-vate as well as the corporate sectors.
“We need walkers, but we also just need sponsors,” she said. “People can join an existing team or start their own. We have media teams, law enforcement teams, even virtual walkers.”
Currently Kathy’s team consists of three members but she is looking for more. Casey Dawn & Dani – Making a Difference is their title and they truly are. She wants to do more, to multiply what has been started to make this situation mean something. To cause her daugh-ter’s death and injury of Dani, to stand for something.
“You can join online. You can donate or be-come a walker or a team member. Its about awareness and funds.”
This year’s walk in September will be in Lum-berton. All the information is to be found on www.MADD.org.
She is hoping to generate thousands of dollars in sponsorships and team members to prevent any other person from experiencing a moment in their time that changes life forever.
Drinking is an impairment of the senses, maybe that is why it is so senseless. The eve-ning Casey got behind the wheel she didn’t ma-liciously choose to endanger herself or others. It is a story as old as time. Impaired judgment is just that. But we can all, as Kathy Richard Her-nandez’ team name suggests, make a difference.
Choose to add you support to the walk, add your company’s products to their vendors area, or the grab bags they hand out, decide not to drink, get a designated driver, be a friend who is true and faithful to not let a friend drive under the influence of any mind altering substance, save the lives of children, mothers and sons. Arrive alive.
For additional information on becoming a team member or sponsor, to have Kathy and Dani speak at your church, youth group, school or any other event contact her. She is making a difference for our world. Out of her tragedy she is bringing new life. Hers is a necessary pur-pose. Those wishing to e-mail Kathy may do so at [email protected].
The 17th Annual Orange County Sheriff’s Office Cops-N-Kids Picnic at Claiborne West Park on Friday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The kids will enjoy fun and games while visiting with all area Emergency Services. Refreshments, Hotdogs, Chips, Drinks, and Watermelon will all be served at this FREE event.Above: Radar the Clown entertains kids during the 2010 event. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn
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From the Creaux’s NestCOX’S INDIAN DANCE PRODUCES RAIN
We had received less than two inches of rain this year going into this week. Last Wednesday, with the full moon, Neighbor Cox did his Indian rain dance. I called him Thursday morning to see how it went and he was optimis-tic that his dance would work. Instead of midnight, he danced at 11 p.m. I asked why? He said, “To avoid a pho-tographer Dunn would have out here at midnight.” He said by this time next week, we would have a good amount of rain. He also said, “I did a slow dance so it would take longer for the rain to come but it would last longer, not just a fast shower going through.” “We’ll have rain Tuesday and a good rain Wednesday and some Thurs-day,” he said. “Why Wednesday, that’s the day we throw the paper?” I asked. He answered, “Some people are never satisfied.” He’s right, we needed the rain bad, we’ll throw around the rain and I hope we get two inches or more. I wish he had done his dance at May’s full moon also. It would have saved the crop. “There you go complaining again,” Cox said. *****Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.
ON THE POLITICAL FRONTTexas has now passed a voter ID law. Opponents say the
law is designed to stifle turnout among students, poor people and minorities who are more likely to vote for Democrats but lack government issued ID’s such as driv-er’s licenses or passports. Texas is not the only state re-quiring photo ID’s. Alabama, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin also have this requirement. Bills in New Hampshire and North Carolina are waiting on governor’s signature. The measures were all passed by the GOP controlled Legislature. Republicans now con-trol 26 states so look for more ID laws to pass. David Axel-rod, an Obama strategist, called the ID legislation a “cal-culated strategy.” “It’s ironic that when people all over the world are dying for the right to vote, in this country some are working to limit the franchise.”*****Congressional redistricting in Texas brought out an interesting argu-ment between Con. Kevin Brady and Con. Ted Poe over a mostly uninhabited 300-acre track in north Harris County. With only 28 residents, the tract caused the two congressmen to do some arm-twisting because it’s the site of the proposed Exxon Mobil world headquarters. The tract currently falls inside Poe’s district and Brady was ac-cused by some legislatures of a “power grab.” Brady won out when the House was reminded that he was a former member of the Texas House. The crown jewel went to Brady. He and Poe issued a statement stating that there is no animosity. *****Gov. Rick Perry has been using pray and God to gain national traction. He is hosting a “Day of Prayer and Fasting” in Houston on Aug. 6. He fired a crowd up in New Orleans at the Republican Leadership Conference on Saturday. I believe he’s trying to land a VP spot. Win or lose, he would then do like Palin and make get rich money on the talk circuit. If he announces for president the national media will open his book on political donations, state grants he controls, appoint-ments, character and his roll with anti-gay groups. This should also open him up to the 2004 worldwide me-dia rumor about his gay affair that never was proven or corroborated. Running for president is brutal. I don’t be-lieve Perry wants in that hot seat, plus he will have to de-fend his multi-billion dollar cuts in public education and health and human services. Texas has the fourth highest percentage of children living in poverty and the most uninsured citizens in the nation. Also, I don’t believe the country is ready for another Texas president. I bet the Bushes, who know Rick, will not support him.
CONDOLENCESWe were sorry to hear about the accidental death of
Michael Wuske, 21, from West Orange. He died Sunday, June 19, after diving from the historical swing bridge on Hwy. 12, in Deweyville. Our deepest sympathies to his family. Please see obit. *****We were also sorry to hear about the death of Julie Hale, 63, who passed away June 13. She was the daughter of former Orange mayor Paul Hale and wife “Chockey.” May she rest in peace. Please see obit.
TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME12 Years Ago-1999
Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock died last week. He and Louis Du-gas served together in the Texas House for two terms. In 1959 they were on the wrong side of the speakers race. Bullock went on to hold other statewide offices and ended up being one of the most powerful Lt. Governors in Tex-as history. *****The contract has been let for a new Mexi-can Restaurant in Bridge City. Tequila’s will be first class, with a covered courtyard. Jack Lovet is the electrical con-tractor. (Editor’s note: Has that already been 12 years? I still call it the new Mexican Restaurant on Texas Avenue.)*****Judge David Dunn announces he would not seek re-election to District Court. (Editor’s note: What became of him anyway?)*****New Bridge City baseball coach, Sam Moore, will soon join other head coaches to hold a Little League baseball camp. Coach Steve Griffith of LC-M and Coach Cory Gafford, of Lumberton, will
join Moore on June 30 to July 1, in the camp for boys and girls, ages 5 to 14. *****Owen and Sherry Hebert, of Bridge City, announce the engagement of their daughter Selena Leigh Hebert, to Thomas “TJ” Knight, son of Chris and Annalee Knight. The couple plans a July 10th wedding at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. (Ed-itor’s note: This great couple, still together, has added a couple of little Knights. The family now lives in the Dallas area. Annalee has since passed away, the rest of their par-ents and family live in Bridge City.)*****Doug Harrington, a former Texas Aggie track star, was spotted at a track meet where pole-vaulter Jacob Davis was performing. Doug was seen wearing a Texas tee-shirt and waving the Hook ‘Um Horns sign. The picture has been preserved. Doug said he wore Longhorn garb in support of his friend Jacob. *****Langston and Margie Fredrick celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary June 20. (Editor’s note: That makes their 50th this week. Congrats and best wish-es to a great couple.
32 Years Ago-1979Three young men and a young lady lost their lives in a
Port Arthur auto-train crash. The men are Allen “Bull” Middlebrooks, Ronald Smith and Adam Wayne Gas-pard, all four victims were from Bridge City. *****The Bridge City Rotary Club will install C.R. Nash as presi-dent replacing Albert Gore. *****ABC journalist Bill Stewart is gunned down execution style by Sandinista soldiers in Nicaragua. *****On June 30, the lovely, sexy le-gal secretary, Barbara Mulhollen, will celebrate her birthday. (Editor’s note: Goodness, that was 32 years ago and I believe I met the lovely DA secretary 15 years before that. Haven’t seen her in years but I understand she might still be doing legal secretary work. Happy birthday.)*****Coach Wade Phillips turns 32 on June 21. He is the son of coach Bum Phillips, both Orange na-tives. (Editor’s note: It’s hard to believe knowing Wade when he was 32 that next year he will be Social Security age.)
37 Years Ago-1974The National Little League winning team members
are Paul Romano, Sam “Bucket” Moore, Gary Ste-phens, Willie Brown, Jessie Romano, Shedrick Logan, Duke Cotton, Kenny Smith, Allen Townsend, Lewis Moore, Henry Cotton, Randy Boon and Kevin Newton. Coaches are Billy Joe Smith and Earl Evans. (Editor’s note: I wonder how many have kept up with each other? Not many I bet.)
52 Years Ago-1959Full scale clearing of a 34-acre site for construction of
MacArthur Shopping Center has begun. *****Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is gravely ill and in a coma. *****Ingemar Johansson defeats world champion Floyd Patterson in 2:03 minutes of the third round. (Editor’s note: On June 20, 1960, Patterson knocked out Johans-son in the fifth round to become the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight title.)
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEKDon Finley, Paul Richardson, Gean Hammett, Cait-
lin Wells, Charlene Braus, Nora Anne Minor, Phyllis Nimitz, Mary Foreman, Laurie Louvier, Ken Johnson, Roberta Overstreet, Sissy Braus, Betty Merchant, Jea-nia Craus, Kim Turbeville, Jaden Trahan, Ronnie Broussard, Barbara Garza, Wesley Smith, Amanda Ad-ams, Judy Gerrald, Kathy Marsh, Erin McFarlane, Chris Humble, Linda Taylor, Becky Hodgkinson, Ma-rie Williamson, Phyllis Davis, Reggie Rogers, Jan Hen-ry, Judy Cagle, Rodney Davis, Sherby Dixon, Barbara Whitrock, Bridgett Teaff, Claudine Hogan, David Kim-bell, Jessica Simon, Kristin Lollar, Shanna MacCam-mond, Shanna Scott, Trevor Kimbell, Jimmy Marshall, Jody Raymer, Dorris Norwood, Jeff Bourdier, Jeri Whit-mire, Al Baas, Joan Cummings, Karen Tomlin, Kourt-ney Derouen, Leighia Barron, Tina Bernard, Brett Bar-clay, Connie Berry, Eric Broom and Kelly Kimbrough.
A FEW HAPPENINGSCoach Jeff Bennett is changing teams. He’s leaving the
Bobcats to become a Wildcat. We wish him well. Wanda Holts Reinert and Diana Holts stopped by. Wanda’s husband recently died and she is having a big garage sale, tools, cars, bulldozer and lots of other stuff. See ad in our classified section. Diana, the daughter of the late Morgan and Doris Holts, lives in Austin. She is now 62 years old and has 10 grandchildren. Her sister, Donna, is a longtime resident of Denver and has a 10 years old daughter. Brother Rocky is an electrician in Henderson. Can’t get that boy out of Texas. It’s always nice to see life-long friends. Doris died 17 years ago, the last time I saw these kids. *****Up to no good. I got a call from Johnny Montagne telling me he and “Cochise” Shockley were hanging together. Karen Jo says that’s all right as long as they don’t go vote together. They would upset the apple cart. *****Former Orangeite Kaye Sexton, 66, died in Mid-land on June 14. Kaye was a lawyer but preferred teaching She taught at Little Cypress-Mauriceville while in this area. She was divorced from Charles Sexton. They lost their only child, son Scott, several years ago. Midland was home to Kaye. *****Our friend Mary Alice Hartsfield left her Vidor tax office job last week and will pitch-hit at the Veteran’s Office where she has several years experience. *****Congrats to Granger Chevrolet. Al and Dean were honored last week by the Greater Orange Area Chamber as “Business of the Quarter.” They are hard working guys who do a good job. *****We heard from Ron Sigler with a Father’s Day message. Good to hear he’s alive and well somewhere in Cajun Country. *****Keith Oberman, former MSNBC “Countdown” host for eight years is re-emerging on Current Television at 7 p.m. The cable chan-nel was co-founded by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. *****Mark Dunn, of The Record Newspapers, was named to the 2011 Media Honor Roll, sponsored by the Texas Associ-ation of School Boards (TASB) of Bridge City ISD. The media honor roll recognizes media representatives state-wide for fair and balanced reporting of news about public schools. In most cases, local school boards pass a formal resolution and present a personalized certificate to their nominated news media. *****Our longtime friend Ron Moreau has beat the odds and is still alive. Seven weeks ago, he crashed an ultra-light plane for the third time in the past 20 years. This crash wasn’t as bad as the first fall out of the sky but it was bad enough for him to call it quits. He came down in an eight-foot deep ditch on Hwy. 1442. His wound wouldn’t heal and he was put on a wound vac to drain the injury. He’s had skin grafts and will require more. All in all, he’s counting his blessings and has his plane for sale. I understand his bud, Al Judice, is still fly-
ing and he now needs another flying buddy. I know where you can get a good deal on a plane, call 735-9102. *****Spe-cial folks celebrating their special day are former Record employee, now with the Stark Foundation, our friend Amanda Adams also the mother of Luke and Mason, is a year older on June 14. Also on the same day is Kathy Marsh, Dwayne’s better half. ***Our buddy, Pct. 1 Con-stable Chris Humble celebrates on June 25. ***Ms. Pearl’s son-in-law, Beverly’s hubby, Jody Raymers carves an-other notch on the limb of life on June 27. I bet there’s a party. ***Kenny Kimbrough celebrates on June 28 and so does Tina Bernard. ***FaceBook friends celebrating June 20 is Mike Jeter; Marisa Jennings celebrates May 25; Bridget Marceaux, Claudine Hogan and Lynn Guidry on June 27 and Brenda Guidry on June 28. Happy birth-day to all. *****The Wednesday Lunch Bunch honored 93-year-old Wilson “King” Dunn on his birthday last week. Over 30 people attended. Novrozsky’s was in charge of the beautiful birthday cake. County Judge Carl Thibodeaux, commissioner Owen Burton, who has known Mr. Dunn all of his life, “King’s’ son, judge Derry Dunn, judges Janice Menard and David Peck, consta-ble Mark Philpott and lovely Babette, constable Chris Humble and a host of friends were in attendance. This week, the Bunch dines at Robert’s and then back to Un-cle Jim’s place next week. Everyone is welcome. *****Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson High School, in 1961, gradu-ated 465 students. It was an interesting class, 89 students are now deceased, including Richard Nayola, who was killed in Vietnam. Among the group are doctors Charles Killingsworth and Charles McFatter, attorney John Price, entertainer Allen Michon and Neal Sirman, who, with his wife, circled the globe in a sailboat. The most fa-mous of the 61’ class however is coach Jimmy Johnson, who won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys. The 50th class reunion will be Friday and Saturday and Jimmy will come down from Florida to attend. The fa-mous Red Hussars will perform. The reunion will be held in the Holiday Inn Park Central and will be open only to the T.J. class of 1961. There will be plenty of beautiful peo-ple, none lovelier than Jean Moreau. She’s held up really well despite babysitting Ron for 42.years. *****University of Texas got knocked out of the College World Series, dropping the first two games. Jacob Felts, a freshman from Orangefield, accounted for himself and made us proud. Meanwhile, after losing the first game, A&M was defeated by California’s Cinderella team Tuesday, leaving Texas with no team in the series. *****We wish a speedy recovery to our friend Don Stanton, who is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Wife Mary is by his side ex-pecting him to be transferred to Houston. God speed. *****We welcome aboard Taylor Wendt, LC-M grad, who is serving The Record Newspapers as an intern. She’s a journalism student at A&M where she is a sophomore. This week the paper is featuring her first story. *****On June 25, 1950, 61 years ago, the Korean War started. Can you believe it? *****It’s been 29 years ago this week, 1982, since a jury found John Hinckley Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity, in the shooting of President Reagan and three other men. *****
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYSOn June 22, Kris Kristofferson will be 75; Meryl
Streep, 62; Cyndi Lauper, 58 and Carson Daly, 38. ***Sel-ma Blair will be 39 on June 23; Randy Jackson, 55; Jason Mraz, 34 and KT Runstall, 36. ***On June 25, Carly Si-mon will be 66; George Michael, 48 and Jeff Cohen, 37. ***Chris Isaak will be 55 on June 26; Chris Odonnell, 41; Derek Jeter, 37 and Michael Vick, 31. ***June 27, J.J. Abrams, 45 and Tobey Maquire, 36. ***Mel Brooks will be 85 on June 28; Kathy Bates, 63; John Cusack, 45 and Karim Abdul-Jabbar, 37.
CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEKWen school let out for da summer, Bobby desided,
before he got all involved in summer activities, he should go spend a couple of days wit his MaMa and Paw Paw, in Pecan Island. He packed a few tings, got in his old pickup and drove from Abbeville to da old folks place.
He found his Grandpaw sitting on da porch in da swing wit nuttin on but a shirt, naked from da waist down. “Paw Paw,” Bobby say, “Wat you doing you, sit-ting out here wit nuttin on below you waist, hanh?”
Old man Brasseaux him, don’t say a ting.Bobby him, axe again. Den he say, “Paw Paw, you
weenie is out for everyone to see.”Da old man look up at him and say, “Well, Tee Neg,
it’s like dis, las week I sit out hear wit no shirt on and I got a stiff neck me.”
You have to axe you grandma about dat, dis was her idea.
C’EST TOUTIt’s Tuesday, June 21 at 1:16 p.m. as I walked outside to
watch summer arrive. It will have to go some to outdo the spring that we just said goodbye to. The hottest, driest spring I recall. The first couple of days of summer is prom-ising rain. Spring didn’t even bring April showers so sum-mer is at least starting out with more promise of moisture. I don’t believe summer will exceed the high temperatures we had through the spring. The times, they are a chang-ing, even with our weather. In Southeast Texas predicting the weather is always a guessing game. Do you ever recall a Fourth of July without fireworks? That’s like Christ-mas without Santa Clause.*****The Republican Party is still trying to find a flag bearer that can defeat President Obama. Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor, threw his hat in the ring Tuesday. His scrutiny is now beginning. With a dozen running in the primary the vote will be cut up like a boarding house pie.*****I hope everyone gets a fair amount of rain and I hope it’s a summer filled with showers and no storms..*****Gotta go. Thanks for your loyalty. Shop our family of advertisers and keep up with us daily on our web therecordlive.com. The views ex-pressed in this column are my own. Thanks for your time. Take care and God bless.
RoofingCheck your roof for loose
tiles or shingles. Old or dam-aged shingles should be re-placed with new shingles made for increased wind resistance.
Secure roof trusses by in-stalling hurricane clips if they aren’t already installed.
Be sure the roof, gutters and downspouts are clear of all de-bris.
ShuttersIf your residence has perma-
nent shutters, evaluate their ef-fectiveness. Manufacturers are responsible for testing their shutters up to the standards necessary to resist wind forces and wind-borne debris. Some shutters are very flexible, espe-cially those that roll up.
If struck by a rigid piece of debris, shutters may bend and
break the window. To deter-mine whether your shutter can resist this impact, gen-tly lean against it and see if it yields. Also inspect your shut-ters to see if they are properly attached to the house and will not fly off during a storm by inspecting the shutter con-nectors for obvious excessive wear or missing connectors. Ask the shutter manufacturer for proper installation criteria.
Another way to protect your home from damage in
windstorms is through the in-stallation of impact-resistant windows and doors. Although these products look no differ-ent than standard windows and doors, they offer signifi-cantly more protection from wind-borne debris.
DoorsYour home has either dou-
ble or single entry doors. If they are solid wood or hollow metal they probably can resist wind pressures and hurricane debris. However, if you are not sure whether they are strong enough, take these precau-tions:
Install head and foot bolts on the inactive door of double-entry doors.
Make sure doors have at least three hinges and a dead bolt security lock which has a minimum one inch bolt throw length.
Since double entry doors fail when their surface bolts break at the header trim or thresh-old, check the connections at both places. Be sure the surface bolt extends into the door header and through the threshold into the subfloor.
Garage doorsCheck with a local govern-
ment building official to see if there are code requirements for garage doors in your area.
Check with a local building supplier or garage door re-tailer to see if a retrofit kit is available for your garage door.
Reinforce your double-wide garage door at its weakest points. This involves install-ing horizontal and/or verti-cal bracing onto each panel, using wood or light gauge metal girds bolted to the door mullions. You may also need heavier hinges and stronger end and vertical supports for your door.
InsuranceWe all know the devastation
that can occur from a Hurri-cane and how expensive it can be to repair a home or busi-ness. To help ease the burden of that expense, check your policy to see if your home-owners insurance covers flood damage. Most policies do not cover flood damages, so don’t make assumptions.
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• Water - at least 1 gallon daily per person for 3 to 7 days.• Food - at least enough for 3 to 7 days.• Non-perishable packaged or canned food / juices.• Food and special items for infants or the elderly.• Snack foods.• Non-electric can opener, cooking tools, fuel, paper
plates and plastic utensils.• Blankets, pillows, etc.• Clothing: seasonal, rain gear and sturdy shoes.• First Aid Kit, medicines and prescription drugs.• Toiletries, proper hygiene items and baby wipes.• Flashlight and batteries.• Radio and battery operated and NOAA weather radio.• Cell phones with charging cord.• Cash (with some small bills) and credit cards. Banks
and ATMs may not be available for extended periods.• Keys.• Toys, books and games.• Insurance, medical records, bank account numbers,
social security cards, childrens’ immunization records, etc., should be kept in a waterproof container or watertight reseal-able plastic bag.
• Keep vehicle fuel tanks filled.Pet care items.:
• Proper identification / immunization records / medica-tions.
• Ample supply of food and water.• A carrier or cage.• A muzzle and leash.
Hurricane Evacuation Routes• Pack emergency supplies for two to three days.
Bring one gallon of water per person, per day, food that won’t spoil, prescription medications, clothing, and a blanket or two for each person.
• Prepare the car. If you are driving, fill up the gas tank as soon as possible. Check your car’s emergency gear, such as a flashlight, spare tire, and jumper cables.
• Plan your route. Check the Internet or listen to the news to find out about road closures and the storm’s pre-dicted path.
• Stay in touch. Grab your cell phone charger, a por-table radio, and extra batteries. If you have access to a na-tional weather radio (NWR), bring it along, too.
• Make an A.T.M. stop. Get some cash to take care of expenses along the way, as stores may be unable to accept checks or credit cards after the storm.
• Collect insurance information and important pa-pers. Collect your auto and homeowners or renters insur-ance policies. Bring your household inventory, if you have one, in case you have to file a claim. Don’t forget health in-surance cards, and bring copies of your bank and investment account numbers, since you may not be able to access these accounts online and may need to call instead.
• Seek refuge. Call organizations like the Red Cross, Salvation Army, or FEMA to find out where official shelters are located and how to get there.
• Inform your extended family. If possible, let a fam-ily member in another city or state know about your planned destination and route.
• Contact your employer. • Grab or create a first-aid kit. If you don’t have one
on hand, fill a small bag with basic medical supplies, such as bandages, pain relievers, and antiseptics.
• Pack your pets. If your pets cannot travel with you, call local animal shelters to see if they provide emergency shelter for pets. Most evacuation shelters won’t allow pets due to state and federal health and safety regulations, but they may be able to stay in certain hotel or motel chains for an additional fee.
Hurricane Evacuation Tips
72 hour Emergency Kit
Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home’s vulnerabil-ity to storm surge, flooding and wind.
Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each hurricane hazard. In cer-tain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.
Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet. These should be mea-sured in tens of miles rather than hundreds of miles.
Have an out-of-state friend as a family contact, so all your family members have a single point of contact.
Make a plan now for what to do with your pets if you need to evacuate.
Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones and make sure your children know how and when to call 911.
Check your insurance cov-erage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeown-ers insurance.
Stock non-perishable emer-gency supplies and a Disaster Supply Kit.
Use a NOAA weather radio. Remember to replace its bat-tery every 6 months, as you do with your smoke detectors.
Take First Aid, CPR and di-saster preparedness classes.
Home preparation tips
Forming a family disaster plan
AgriLife to host “Three Easy Steps to Wellness”Texas AgriLife Extension will be holding a series of educational presentations at the Neighbor-
hood Facility Center located in Orange on 303 North 8th. Street. Each presentation will last ap-proximately one hour from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday June 23, 30 and July 7. The series will cover healthy eating habits for maintaining a healthy weight along with new ways to exercise for individuals with busy lifestyles. Classes are free to all participants and will include fun activities and prizes for all adults. To register please call 409-882-7010.
Historical Museum of Bridge City to host link saleThe Historical Museum of Bridge City will host a benefit link sale on Saturday, June 25 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot in Bridge City. Links on a bun with chips and a drink will cost $5. Links on a bun only will cost $3. Proceeds will go towards the Waterfront park.
Farmers’ Market expands to WednesdaysThe Orange County Farmers’ Market has opened for the season and expanded to include
Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m., in addition to the usual 6:30-10 a.m. on Saturdays. The following items are now available: potatoes, green beans, squash (zucchini, yellow, and pat-
typan), greens, radishes, onions, beets, cucumbers, blueberries, a variety of jams and jellies, fresh eggs, honey, baked goods, and strawberry plants (Wednesday only).
The market is held in the parking lot in front of Big Lots on MacArthur Drive. For additional information, contact Texas AgriLife at 882-7010.
Goods expected to be available this week are blueberries, blueberry bushes, tomatoes, potatoes, okra, purple hull peas, eggplant, squash (yellow and zucchini), cucumbers, peppers, a variety of jellies, fig and pear preserves, salsa, squash relish, pickled vegetables, tomato juice, Gulf shrimp, fresh eggs, local honey, and baked goods.
Orange VFW to host annual BBQOrange Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 and The Ladies Auxiliary will celebrate July 4 with
their Annual BBQ/Membership Drive for members and guests. A DJ is in the works for those wishing to enjoy the music and entertainment will be provided for children. The post will provide the meat while the auxiliary will provide all the side dishes, desserts and tea. Serving will be around 11:30 a.m. THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE NO TO GO ORDERS.
The purpose of the BBQ is to bring people together to celebrate what the Fourth represents and enjoy the friendships.
CASA to offer volunteer training classesAdvocates for Children, Inc. “A CASA Program” will have a volunteer training class beginning
July 7 and concluding July 9. It will be 9 a.m until 5 p.m. daily at the Orange CASA office located at 2120 Gloria Dr. For more information call 409-886-2272 or go on-line at www.advocates-4-children-inc.org There are abused children in our region that need your help!
Heavenly Hearts Charity Pageant set for July 9The 2011 Heavenly Hearts Summer Kings and Queens Charity Pageant will be held July 9 at the
Bridge City Community Center in Bridge City. Entries will be accepted until June 24. Early en-tries receive large discounts on the entry fee.
Age divisions for boys and girls are from babies through adults with no residency requirement. Heavenly Hearts is a state registered pageant title.Crowns, trophies, embroidered sashes, plaques, and gifts will be awarded. Every contestant will
receive a tiara.This pageant will benefit the Bridge City - Orangefield Ministerial Alliance. Contestants and
spectators are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food or personal hygiene item to distribute to the needy of the area, and will receive a discount on door admission with their donation.
For more information log on to the web site www.heavenlyheartspageants.com or check out the Heavenly Hearts Facebook page, or you may e-mail [email protected] Businesses are welcome to advertise free of charge with a donation of any value to the event.
Rape and Suicide Crisis Center to offer support group meetingsThe 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.
WOHS Class of 1971 plans reunionThe West Orange High School Class of 1971 has scheduled a 40th reunion for Saturday, July 9.
The event will be held at the Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange. E-mail and mail notices are forthcoming. The classes of 1970 and 1972 are also invited to attend.
For questions call Carolyn Reese Hankins at 409-886-8618 or Tommy White at 409-886-1176 or e-mail Judy Armstrong Brimm at [email protected].
Last two classes of Stark High School to reunite in July The classes of 1976 and 1977, the last two years of students who attended Lutcher Stark High
School, are planning the 35th Reunion of the Class of ’76, while at the same time merging with the class of ’77.
Events will begin Friday, July 15, for a mixer of students and spouses, with Saturday and Sunday to be days of continued events. A golf scramble is planned for Saturday morning, with a disc jock-ey and food finishing off the evening events. Sunday brunch will be a morning for final closing.
If you know of anyone who attended those class years and is not aware of the reunion, please contact Denise Simoneaux Simmons at 409-735-6374, or Dana Zoch Mortimer at 409-313-7261. Also, teachers who taught during that time are welcome to attend by contacting the above num-bers for information, as well.
Bridge City HS Class of 1991 to hold 20 year reunionThe 1991 graduating class of Bridge City High will hold their 20 year class reunion on the week-
end of Aug. 12-13. There will be a private party at Madison’s in Beaumont at 8 p.m. on Aug. 12. A family skating party will be held at Spinnin’ Wheels in Orange at 11 a.m. on Aug. 13. The reunion will end with a party at Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange at 7 p.m. on Aug. 13. Early bird tick-et prices are $40 for individuals and $75 for couples by June 15. Please go to their web site at http://BCClass1991.classquest.com for all details. For more information, e-mail Malinda Boudreaux [email protected], and Christy Dobranski at [email protected].
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To Be held:
Michael J. WuskeOrange
Michael J. Wuske, 21, of Orange passed away S u n d a y , June 19, in Deweyville.
A gather-ing of family and friends will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Cremation will follow under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory near Bridge City.
Michael was born in Ports-mouth, Va. on Sept. 20, 1989. He was a 2008 graduate of West Orange-Stark High School where he was on the golf team. During his senior year, he was named MVP. He was a machinist for Crumpler’s Machine Shop in Orange. Michael enjoyed skate-boarding and he genuinely loved and cherished his children.
Preceded in death by his grandfather, Earl Buckhannon and aunt, Katherine Buckhan-non, Michael is survived by his girlfriend, Tara McCabe of Or-ange; mother and step-father, Theresa and Jeff Taylor of Or-ange; father and step-mother, Randall and Darling Wuske of Las Vegas, Nev.; father, Stephen Allen Sr. of Orange; and children, Alexis Wuske of Groves, Arron and Addison Wuske of Orange.
He is also survived by his grandparents, Alana Monroe of Canton, Ohio, Jimmie and Carol Allen of Orange, Linda Kidd of Massillon, Ohio, Pearl Duhon of Groves, Randall Lee Wuske and his wife, Ann of Ohio; great-grandparents, Joseph and Joanne Buckhannon of West Vir-ginia, Clara Kidd of Massillon, Ohio; brothers, Randy J. Wuske of Orange, Stephen P. Allen Jr. of Bridge City; and sisters, Caitlin Allen of Orange, Saidee Wuske; and step-brother, Jairo Urcuyo both of Las Vegas, Nev.
Held:
Lorraine Mae Roy BakerOrange
It is with the heaviest hearts and great sadness that the fam-
ily of Lorraine Mae Roy Baker, 91, announces her passing. She died Thursday, June 16, at 9:15 p.m. at her home where she was surrounded by family.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, June 19, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange, Tex-as with the Rev. Joseph P. Daleo officiating. Interment followed at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park.
Lorraine was born in Iota, La. on Dec. 16, 1919. Her parents were Andrea Mier and Cifroy Roy.
Lorraine lived her life to the fullest. Her happiest times were when she was with family and friends celebrating a holiday or enjoying a special event. She will be remembered for her loving heart and her penchant for mak-ing every person around her feel as though they truly mattered to her.
Survivors include her four daugh-ters, Elo-ise Schul-ler and her h u s b a n d Bill of Crow-ley, Louise Claybar and her husband James of Orange, Andrea Rice and her husband Ben of Zowlle and Laura John-son and her husband James of Zavalla, Texas; ten grandchil-dren, R.J. Kibodeaux, Kathy K. Duncan, Debbie K. Comeaux, Troy Kibodeaux, Tammy H. Nest-er, Mark Rice, Matthew Rice, Mi-chael Rice, Tracy Allen and Brent Mazzagate; 22 great grandchil-dren and 16 great great grand-children and one great great grandson due in September.
Tracy Allen, Brent Mazzagate, Matthew Rice, Michael Rice were pallbearers.
She was preceeded in death by her parents, her husband, Sam Baker; two grandchildren, Chad Allen and Sammy Kibo-deaux; her twin sister, Laura LeJeune and five brothers, Ned, Lloyd, Etein, George and James Roy.
Luther Hayward ErwinBridge City
Luther Hayward Erwin, 94, of Bridge City passed away Sun-day, June 19.
A graveside service was held on Tuesday, June 21, at Oak Bluff Memorial Park with Brother Robert Hargraves of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bridge City of-ficiating.
Mr. Erwin was born May 26, 1917, in Hill County, Texas to Luther
Charleston and Bessie Lee (Hulme) Erwin. He worked and retired from Mobil Oil and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Bridge City.
He is preceded in death by his parents and wife, Mary Fran-ces Erwin and is survived by his children, W.H. Erwin, Sue Hon-eycutt, Bonnie Short and Paul Erwin. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren and his sister, Marguerite Guthrie.
Don Duhon Sr.Wills Point
Don Duhon Sr., 75, of Wills Point passed away Thursday, June 9.
A funeral service was held on Saturday, June 18, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. In-terment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Duhon was born April 23, 1936 in Sugarland to Forrest Rayward and Gladys (Foreman) Duhon. He served in the United States Army and later worked and retired as a butcher.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Rayward Duhon and Richard Duhon and sister, Evelyn Payne.
Those left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Kar-rol Payne and husband, Michael of Alvin and Carla Halpain of Oberlin, La., Brandy Hamilton of Jasper and Heather Riley of Newton; son, Donald Lee Duhon Jr. of Rosharon; 15 grandchil-dren and 15 great grandchil-dren. He is also survived by his sisters, Joyce Young, Marlene Marble and Edith Martin; broth-er, Carlos Duhon; beloved dog, Rusty and numerous nieces, nephews and family members who love him dearly.
Mr. James E. OdomOrange
The Cel-ebration of Life for Mr. James Ed-die Odom, 91, of Or-ange, will be Satur-day June 18th. at the Mount Hope Baptist Church in Shankleville, Texas.
Rites of Christian Burial will follow in Shankleville Community Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.
He died Tuesday at Sabine House Assisted Living Facility in Orange.
A native of Shankleville, he re-sided in Orange since 1944.
He retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 40 years of service.
Mr. Odom was a member of the Board of Deacons of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Orange.
His leisure hours were spent playing bridge.
He is survived by two daugh-ters, Harrianne Spencer of Hum-ble, Texas and Sharon Fling of Missouri City, Texas; two broth-ers, S.T. Odom of Berkley, Ca-lif. and Elzie Odom of Arlington, Texas, one sister, Larutha Clay of Beaumont, ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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R u b y L a n d r y Brown, 86, l o n g t i m e r e s i d e n t of the Or-ange area and former resident of H e m p h i l l , passed away June 14.
Mrs. Brown was born in Guey-dan, La. to Genius and Eva (Da-vid) Landry. She was a home-maker, a member of the Altar Society and The Legion of Mary.
She is preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Wolford Landry, Elgie Wolford, Floyd Landry, Rufus Landry and Chester Landry.
Those left to cherish her mem-ory are her husband, Eugene Brown and sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Mary Brown of Vidor and Dave and Darlene Brown of Bridge City. She is also survived by her six grandchil-dren, Deanna Thresher, Michael Brown and wife, Stacey, Mat-thew Brown and wife, Melody, Brian Brown, Brandi and Duane Whittington and Krystal and Eustac Ledet; seventeen great grandchildren and many loving nieces and nephews.
Wilford L. “Will” Myers
Wilford L. “Will” Myers passed away surrounded by those he deeply loved on June 13,.
The funeral service will be at
10 a.m., S a t u r d ay, June 18, at First Bap-tist Church in Dew-eyville. In-terment will follow at Miller Cem-
etery in Starks, La..Will was born Dec. 29, 1938 in
Singer, La. and lived in the Mid-County area most of his life. He spent the last year battling can-cer with courage, strength, hu-mor and hope and even during his illness, found time to give to others and put his own struggles aside. He was a loving father, brother, uncle and friend and his presence in our lives is some-thing we will always be thankful for.
Mr. Myers was the owner of Myers Electric that he built from the ground up 28 years ago. He was an active member of the community and was always there to lend a hand to anyone less fortunate than himself. He always put others first in his life and had a giving and loving spir-it. He loved the outdoors, hunt-ing and fishing and was a great cook.
Will was preceded in death by his son, Kevin Myers and is survived by his daughter, Stacey Myers of San Diego, CA; sis-ters, Dorothy “Dot” Blanchard of Nederland and Marie Doyle of Deridder, La.; brothers, H.C. My-ers of Deridder, La. and Claybert Myers of Houston and a host of loving nieces, nephews and many friends.
For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association Na-tional Headquarters, 1301 Penn-sylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.
Ulan Ben ChisholmOrange
Dad, Thank you for being a hero and mentor to us kids and to so many others. We will miss seeing you sitting in “The Gun Shop” and “Jet Auto Lube” which you ran for 20 years and most recently taking care of everyone at “Little Cypress Lube” here in Orange. We will look after mom, Jeanette, with whom you shared 50 wonderful
years. All of us, your children, (Lori, Julie Theresa & Al, Wendy & Billy, Lisa, Chris & LeAnn) will cherish the wisdom you gave us. The 12 grandchildren (Da-vid, Christy, Julie, Travis, Amber, Samantha, Shelby, April, Nakala, Derek, Jessica & Tyler) and 14 great-grandchildren (Holly, Car-ley, Garald, Amie, Adam, Chris-topher, Elijah, Jasmine, Autumn, Aurora, Bryson, Harmony, Cam-den & Cale) you leave behind will always remember the time you spent with them whether it was riding on the bike, fishing, shoot-ing at the gun range, working at the shop, playing with Sammy, or just strolling in the little red wagon.
At 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, you went home to the waiting hands of our Lord and Savior; but we know that one day we will see you again.
We love you Dad.A memorial service will be
held at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 24, at Community Christian Church in Orange, under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily is requesting donations to the American Cancer Society in honor of Ben.
Pre-planning your funeral If you choose to pre-plan your own funeral, you have en-tered a win-win situation for yourself. When you pre-plan your own funeral you have the final word on what you would like and how you would like it done. It is also one of the most loving gifts that you can give your family. Family and friends really do want to know what type of funeral or memo-rial service you would like for yourself. When the end comes, many grief- stricken families agonize over funeral planning decisions. Pre-planning takes this stress away for them. It is also helpful if you are diag-nosed with a terminal illness or severe injury. Instead of taking care of funeral arrange-
ments and final affairs, you can focus on family, friends, religion, spirituality, etc. No one likes to think about their own mortality; however, there is an amazing personal benefit to pre-planning: it can help you live a better life. Many people actually end up enjoying pre-planning as they realize they have some great options for funeral planning. It can be tremendously re-warding to step back and take a new look at your life. What were those plans you made so long ago and forgot about? When you plan your funeral you renew your self. Funeral planning has changed quite a bit from the past. To-day you can truly personalize
your funeral or memorial ser-vice. Modern technology has made it so that you can-almost literally-speak from the grave. Your first decision is whether you prefer burial or cremation. If you choose cremation, you still can have a viewing if you wish. Many funeral homes will rent a casket for the viewing at the funeral home, and then
you may instruct your family to purchase a simple container for cremation. The next decision, if you opt for a viewing, is whether you’d like the casket open or closed. Depending on the cir-cumstances surrounding the death and the condition of the body, open casket is not always possible.
8A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, June 22, 2011
12 eight to ten inch wooden or metal skewers
12 fresh or fro-zen jumbo shrimp in shells
3 ears fresh sweet corn
1 lb. tiny new potatoes1 lb. andouille sausage, cut
into 1-inch pieces6 green onions cut in 2-inch
lengths¼ cup olive oil1 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning2 Lemons cut into wedges1 recipe Thyme Lemon But-
ter (recipe below) 1. If using wooden skewers,
soak in water for 30 minutes. Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact, if desired. Remove husks from the ears of corn. Scrub with a stiff brush to remove silks; rinse. Cut corn cobs into one inch pieces.
2. Meanwhile in a Dutch oven cook potatoes, covered, in boiling salted water for five minutes. Add corn; return mixture to a boiling. Cook five minutes more or until veg-etables are just tender. Drain.
Set aside and cool slightly. On 10-inch presoaked skewers, thread shrimp, sau-sage, potatoes, corn and green onions.
3. In a small bowl stir together olive oil and seasoning mix; brush mixture over
assembled skewers.4. For a charcoal grill, grill
skewers on the greased rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium-high coals for eight to ten minutes, or until shrimp are opaque, turning once halfway through grill-ing and adding lemon wedges for the last two to three min-utes of grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium-high. Place skewers on greased grill rack over heat. Cover; grill as above.) Serve with Thyme Lemon Butter and garlic bread
Thyme Lemon Butter In a small saucepan, combine juice of half a lemon, 2 tablespoons white wine or chicken broth, 1 clove of minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme. Bring to a boil. Gradu-ally whisk in ¼ cup of butter, cut into small cubes, until all the butter is melted. Remove from heat. Makes six servings.
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While searching through my First Place Cook book I found this goulash recipe, and since I had never made such a thing by that name anyway I decided to give it to you. It sounds good and is simple – so why not?
• 1 pound lean boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 medium onions chopped• 1 cup water• 1 tablespoon paprika• 1 teaspoon beef flavored
bouillon granules• 1 small green pepper,
chopped.
• vegetable cooking spray
Brown roast over medium heat in a small Dutch oven cov-ered with cooking spray. Add onion and continue to cook over medium heat two or three minutes, or until
onion is tender. Add water pa-prika, bouillon granules and green peppers, stirring well. Cover and cook over low heat two hours or until meat is very tender.
Serve over rice or noodles.Mix up a green salad. Serve
with some cream corn and perhaps a simple dessert for a great simple meal.
Sounds Gooder’n Syrup. Von
Oatmeal Raisin Muffins1 cup oats 1 cup skim milk 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 dash salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup applesauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2/3 cup raisins Preheat oven to 375 F and spray muffin tins to grease. Soak oats in the milk for sev-eral minutes. Sift together the flour and dry ingredients. Mix
together the egg, sugar, apple-sauce and vanilla. Blend the wet ingredients and the oats. Fold in the dry ingre-dients, then the raisins. Spoon batter into muffin tins. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Country Cookin’by Von Broussard
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Shangri La to Sponsor Free 4th of July Concert
Shangri La Botanical Gar-dens and Nature Center will be open on the 4th of July and is sponsoring a free 4th of July concert. Free entrance to the concert, along with free wa-
termelon, will begin at 6:45 p.m., and the concert will start at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are en-couraged to bring lawn chairs for seating. For more informa-tion, call 409-670-9113 or visit http://www.shangrilagardens.org/.
The Orange Community Band, along with members of the Liberty Community Band, will conduct the concert and perform patriotic songs in cel-ebration of Independence Day. The Orange Community Band is directed by Arthur Ferris and is made up of members ranging from high school stu-dents to senior citizens.
“Last year’s concert was spectacular, and we look for-ward to more patriotic songs this year. Plus, nothing is bet-ter than patriotic songs with free ice cold watermelon. We will be distributing water-melon until supplies run out or until the beginning of the concert,” said Michael Hoke, Director of Shangri La.
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Amanda Adams will celebrate her 32nd birthday, June 26, 2011. Amanda is the marketing assistant at the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Foundation and formerly worked for The Record News-papers in the production department.
She is the mother of twin boys, Lucas and Mason Adams. One of Amanda’s favorite pastimes is writing poetry.
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Bread of Life Feeding Ministry offers hot lunchesThe Bread of Life Feeding Ministry of Starlight Church of God in Christ Evangelism Team will
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Cowboy Church to host third Buckle Series PlaydayThe third of three Buckle Series Playdays will take place Saturday, June 25. Events will be at
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Special classes will include lead line, mutton busting and stick horse races, with special awards presented at the end of Playday.
Registration is from 8 to 9:30 a.m and the events begin at 10 a.m. All age groups are welcome. For more information contact Debbie Vance at 409-745-0656 or Alice Castille at 409-313-6621.
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The unappreciated re-turn of daily gale force winds kept us out of the lake for the most part last week, but the possibil-ity of some much needed rain could possibly settle
things down through this weekend. I will have to see rain and get wet to believe it!
I was only able to get in three out of seven trips that I had booked this past week and had you just shown up at the fish cleaning table at the end of the day you would have left think-ing that we really did well. The truth was that we took a beating to catch those fish and on all but one day we caught fish only thirty min-utes or so out of eight hours on the water. It was, however, as exciting a bite as Sabine has to offer!
The wind was blowing a steady 15 mph even before daylight, but we were still able to scratch out 3 to 5 solid trout on topwaters before the whitecaps got taller and the sun got hotter. We would then faithfully drift one small flat over and over hoping that the red-fish would school on top just one more day.
Our patience was rewarded each day, but the duration of the topwater bonanza was dwindling by the time the weekend arrived. I will be the first to admit that it is easier to be patient when it is the only game in town!
Each morning the reds would start churn-ing the surface blowing shad out of the wa-ter about thirty minutes after the incoming tide got going. I feel like there were probably four or five small schools of fish working the shallow flat, but it looked like one huge school when they were all doing their thing at the same time. You could have caught them on anything in the tackle box, but because we
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Derek Jetersix hits shortof elite3,000 club
Houston Astros fans can remember back to 2007 when Craig Biggio was closing in on his 3,000th career basehit. There were reams and reams of copy specu-lating when this elite milestone would be attained and whether
Astros fans would be able to see history be-ing made at Minute Maid Park—or would it happen on the road.
This same scenario is about to happen within the next couple of weeks, but in the Big Apple as New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter is within six hits of that magic 3,000 number.
However, Jeter currently is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained calf injury and is preventing the over-anxious fans in New York from witnessing the very first player from that city to achieve the 3,000-hit mile-stone.
And like Biggio with the Astros, Jeter has spent his entire 17-year career wearing those pinstripes of the New York Yankees.
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wanted to maximize the enjoyment of the brief bite, we stuck with top-waters.
We are obviously going to have to catch a break with the wind to best exploit any bite, but there is no doubt that most local anglers are missing out on a very good flounder bite in their haste to chase the gulls or schooling reds. Most of the vet-eran flounder anglers were forced to fish marsh cuts and the bayous last week, but they still caught excellent numbers of flounder up to three pounds.
Jason Bourne caught a 5.24 pound flat fish on a piece of cut mullet fish-ing the Entergy Outfall Wednesday and said that they limited four days in a row. Everything from finger mullet to frozen shrimp has worked, but easily the most productive bait has been a Gulp shrimp rigged on a quarter ounce head.
One of the better flounder fish-ermen in this area recently told me that he does much better with the Gulp 3-inch mullet than the shrimp. He also said that he extends the life of the expensive little baits by adding a drop of Super Glue to the shank of the hook. No one that I know catches more redfish, floun-der and trout on Gulp than Jerry Roberson, probably because that is all that he uses, and he also rigs them a little differently than most folks. Jerry cuts the little fan tail off the 4-inch Shrimp and hangs the bait on the hook rather than thread-ing it on the shank. He says he gets more bites and he is only poking a small hole in the lure every time he re-hooks it!
Due to the fact that this column goes in just prior to the weigh-in of the weekly river bass tournaments, every report is a week old, but at least it gets reported. That said, at least to this point it’s just been more of the same as three or four teams have really dominated the field. That may well change as more and more local anglers get back in the groove, but there is no doubt that spending time on the river is the key to consistently cashing a check.
Thirty boats fished the tourna-ment on the 14th and Kevin and Kenny Vaughn took home $480 with
a first place catch of 5.36 pounds. Chad Koonce and Aaron Young-blood finished second with 4.84 pounds and Trey Smith and Hunt-er Gothia finished third with 4.22 pounds. Koonce and Youngblood also took home big bass money with a 3.96 pound bass.
Jackie St. Julian and his wife were bass fishing Thursday when a strong fish sucked up a four-inch tube jig that he flipped into the rocks lining the east side of Conway’s bayou.
“I immediately knew it wasn’t a bass, but it was much too fast to be a redfish,” reported St. Julian. “I was really hoping that it was a striper because I have never caught one, but it turned out to be big jack crevalle!”
Several tagged redfish have al-ready been caught in this year’s S.T.A.R. tournament, but only one of the anglers was signed up. Most of the categories are still very much wide open with a lot of money, boats and scholarships still up for grabs. The leading trout for the Up-per Coast is currently 8. 8- pounds which is a very good fish, but not unbeatable.
The kids divisions are all up for grabs. If the wind will settle down, look for some area youngster to weigh in a big gafftop at Peggy’s on the Bayou. The best part of weigh-ing in a fish at Peggy’s is that it gives you an excuse to go eat a shrimp Po-Boy!
I continue to get lots of e-mails about the availability of Crazy Croakers, especially Tiger Gleaux and pumpkin-chartreuse. I haven’t talked with the owners of Tidal Surge Lures, Shawn or Dana, lately to confirm this, but I heard from a good source that they are also going to start making the old pumpkin with a chartreuse tail pattern again. Don’t forget that they work much better fished with a small in-line swivel or a quick clip with a swivel as they will twist your line other-wise.
You can find out with a quick phone call if they have received any and even have them put some back for you by calling Keith or Eric at Daley’s Hunt n Fish. The phone number is 409-736-3999. They are closed on Sunday and Monday!
In today’s highly special-ized world of tackle and gear it seems like there is a bait for ev-ery individual situation. Lures have become so refined that the consumer cannot possibly ever catch unless they have a pocket full of cash and camp out at the local tackle shop.
Now it’s one thing to have to worry about saltwater tackle and it’s quite another thing to worry about freshwater tackle, try worry-ing about both of them at the same time. Anglers on the upper coast of Texas are both blessed and cursed with this situation by having fresh and salt water so close in proximity to one another. Fishermen who fre-quent Sabine Lake really have more choices to deal with thanks to the brackish water that surrounds this coastal hot spot.
Over the years many anglers have been searching for a bait that pro-duces well in both environments and the one most have settled on is the tube jig. For many years the tube jig has been a consistent producer for freshwater anglers, particularly in clear water venues where tourna-ment fishermen like to finesse these baits.
Tube jigs have been Carolina rigged, Texas rigged, flipped, and pitched for largemouth and small-mouth bass all over the country. Sabine River anglers have been catching striped bass on these lures during the winter for quite some time; this pattern produces plenty of redfish and largemouth as well. The resemblance between the tube jig and a crawfish or shrimp is as un-deniable as the results they provide.
Now we all know the merits of the tube jig in freshwater, what most folks don’t know is how good this bait performs in salt water. Dur-
ing one particular outing in the vast marshes around Sabine while searching for redfish I became a tube jig convert. My clients were having a terrible time trying to get the redfish to eat; no matter what they tried the redfish would not cooperate.
In an attempt to figure out the puzzle I rigged a three inch tube jig weed less on a spinning rod and be-gan to absolutely crush the redfish. The subtle presentation of the tube was entirely more than the redfish could stand, even fish that had been spooked would pick up the tube as they swam off. After that eye open-ing trip I rarely ever venture out without a supply of these versatile lures.
Tube jigs come in two basic types, hollow body and solid body, and each one catches fish. I personally prefer the hollow body style because I can rig it more ways than the solid body.
The hollow body tube works great, especially when you stuff the hollow cavity with foam or cotton and soak that with fish attractant.
One of the first guides I ever saw fish this bait was Capt. Dickie Col-burn of Orange Texas. Dickie took his extensive knowledge of fresh-water fishing and applied it to salt-water where he quickly adapted his tube fishing techniques. While fish-ing light line with tube jigs Colburn basically wrote the book on flounder fishing in the Sabine area, he was us-ing this technique long before other so called experts ever had a clue.
The versatility of the tube jig along with its fish catching prowess makes this lure one that any angler should not be without. If you have never given these lures a chance you owe it to yourself to try them out and see what you’ve missing, the results will certainly surprise you.
Tube jigs have place in tackle boxCAPT. CHUCK UZZLEFOR THE RECORD
Capt. James Trimble with a nice Sabine Lake redfish.
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sistent hitting.He has batted .306 with an .845 OPS
(On-base Plus Slugging) with runners in scoring position and two outs throughout his career and .324/.785 with the bases loaded. He is .309/.850 in the post-sea-son, .313/.833 overall and .315/.845 with the bases empty and .328/.845 in July.
Derek Jeter’s statistics don’t show any evidence that he steps up in particular situations, they just show that he is con-sistent. With more than 200 hits per 162 games, Jeter doesn’t need to be clutch to be great—he just needs to be himself.
In 60 combined Yankee seasons batting primarily first or second, Wade Boggs, Chuck Knoblauch, Willie Randolph, Mickey Rivers, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek and Phil Rizzuto scored 118 or more runs in a season twice. In his ca-reer, Jeter has averaged 118 runs per 162 games.
Since his rookie season in 1996, Jeter has reached base more often than any other player. As a result, he has scored 1,719 runs, thanks to the Yankees’ pow-er-laden lineups. Still, to score so many runs, a player has to hit for an average, draw walks have some power and possess good speed.
Jeter is one of the rare hitters with all four of those skills, which is why only one player—Hank Aaron—has more 100-run seasons than Jeter’s 13.
His resume includes five World Series championships, seven American League pennants and a spot in the post-season every year but one. Jeter was the MVP of the Subway Series against the Mets in 2000. During his 17 seasons, he has earned more than $200 million in salary from the Yankees.
“He’s certainly as dignified a figure as any Yankee since Lou Gehrig, and the way he’s carried himself on and off the field has separated him from the pack,” said Ian O’Connor, author of “The Cap-tain,” a recent best-selling biography on Jeter.
“I think being a scandal-free, steroid-free superstar at a time when we’ve seen so many dramatic falls from grace in sports—Tiger Woods, Brett Favre, A-Rod, maybe Lance Armstrong—has meant a ton to Jeter’s image and to the Yankee brand. In a lot of ways, Derek is the last man standing,” O’Connor continued when interviewed recently by CNN.com.
However, this year Jeter is having a dif-ficult season, batting .260, a far cry from his .312 career average, leading a chorus of calls on sports talk radio for Yankees’
manager Joe Girardi to drop him from his leadoff spot in the lineup. He will turn 37 on Sunday and the talented rookie with the boyish looks who broke into the ma-jor leagues in 1996 might be finally show-ing his age.
Only three players reached their 3,0000th hit before their 37th birthday (Robin Yount, Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron). Far more often, for players such as Biggio, Al Kaline and Wade Boggs, the moment comes at the end of a career.
Another member of the 3,000-hit club, Paul Molitor, believes Jeter “will play long enough to be in the top five on that list all-time.” This top five includes Pete Rose (4,256), Ty Cobb (4,189), Hank Aar-on (3,771), Stan Musial (3,630) and Tris Speaker (3,514).
But before he can think about that ter-ritory, that sore calf has to heal so Jeter can get the final six hits he needs for a milestone that still remains one of the most difficult in sports to reach. Jeter will become the 28th player—and the ONLY active player-- to attain 3,000 career hits.
KWICKIES…
The Houston Astros began their cur-rent road trip on the right foot by beating the LA Dodgers 7-3 and 7-0 before losing Sunday’s finale 1-0 on a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Saturday’s 7-0 win was the first time the Dodgers were shut out with 10 or more hits since 1971, again by the Astros. The ‘Stroes continued their road trip with an Interleague series against the Texas
Rangers in Arlington that began Monday night.
Vidor pitcher Bubba Maxwell looked so good playing in the Texas Association of Sports Officials All-Star game last week that Lamar head coach Jim Gilligan of-fered him a scholarship to play with the Cardinals. Maxwell originally had com-mitted to play at LSU-Eunice, a two-year Louisiana school.
The Texas Longhorns were eliminated from the College World Series Monday afternoon by the North Carolina Tar Heels 3-0. The ‘Horns were able to man-age only four hits, one by Orangefield’s Jacob Felts. Texas finishes the season with a 48-19 record while the Tar Heels (51-15) move on in the loser’s bracket. Texas A&M (47-21) met California (37-22) Tuesday afternoon in another elimi-nation game.
It looks like Lance Berkman will be playing first base for the next 4-6 weeks for the St. Louis Cardinals as slugger Al-bert Pujols recovers from his broken left forearm suffered in Sunday’s costly 5-4 win over Kansas City.
The West Orange-Stark Mustangs 2011 football team is ranked No. 7 in Class 3A by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Mag-azine that went on sale last week. The Mustangs are rumored to be changing from the spread offense to the Multiple-I formation. But it’s still the Chain-Gang Defense that keeps the ‘Stangs near the top of the heap each season in Class 3A.
JUST BETWEEN US…
After outclassing the field in the U.S. Open so handily last weekend, can young Rory McIlroy be the next superstar golfer who will make us forget Tiger Woods? After assuring the media that his big choke in the final round of the Masters was a thing of the past, McIlroy’s eight-stroke victory in the Open verified that he is for real.
At 22 years old, he became the young-est U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones won in 1923 and the second-young-est major champion in the past 80 years, behind Woods, who was 21 when he won the Masters in 1997. He posted the low-est total score ever (268) and most strokes under par for 72 holes surpassing Woods (16). He also netted a nifty $1.44 million paycheck.
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Friday, a woman came to the Orange Police Department and reported credit card fraud. She told Officer Joshua Dempsey that on June 4, she stopped at Kroger on 16th Street to get gas. When the woman tried to pay for her purchase several times with her credit card, she found her card to be cancelled. The woman drove back to her residence and checked her online bank state-ment. There were seven transactions on her account she did not approve. The woman was unsure how her account information was obtained, as she had never lost possession of the card.
A Louisiana man was arrested Sunday evening for soliciting at Texas 62 and Lutcher Drive by Officer J.C. Steele. Thomas Earl Reid, 55, was seen holding a sign asking for money. Reid, who is a transient, was also walking up to vehicles and taking money.
Police had warned Reid before when they had seen him solicit-ing for money. He was placed into custody for soliciting from the roadway, transported to the Orange County Jail, and booked.
Monday morning, police responded to a woman walking on Interstate-10. Officer Michael Roush responded to the scene and
made contact with the woman, who was identified as 51 year old Annette Fulcher, of Orange.
While Officer Roush was talking with Fulcher, she threw a cigarette box under the front of the patrol car. Police retrieved the box and looked inside. The box contained a hollow glass tube, stuffed with brillo, which was determined to be a crack pipe.
Fulcher was placed under arrest and transported to the Or-ange County Jail, where she was booked for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Also this week, Orange Police officers responded to an aggra-vated assault with a weapon; disorderly conduct, class C; distur-bance; and two alcohol related cases. Orange had seven burglar-ies with forced entry to a residence or business. There were two hit and run accidents resulting in injury and two resulting in damage to a vehicle. Officers responded to six thefts, five larceny from a vehicle and one larceny from a yard. There were seven damaged property cases; seven traffic accidents with vehicle damage; possession of stolen property; two found property and one lost property case. Officers also served 25 warrants and at-tended to several other miscellaneous cases.
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Three Indicted in Alligator Gar Smuggling Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for smuggling alligator gar in the Eastern District of Texas, an-nounced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Loren Willis, 62, of Eminence, IN, Gerard Longo, 46, of Greenacres, Florida, and Michael Rambarran, 55, of Miami, were charged today with Lacey Act violations, specifically con-spiracy to submit a false label for fish transported in interstate commerce, conspiracy to transport fish in interstate com-merce in violation of state law or regulation; and conspiracy to transport and sell fish in interstate commerce in violation of state law or regulation. According to the indictment, on July 26, 2010, the defendants are alleged to have conspired to develop a scheme to transport fish, specifically alligator gar, harvested from the Trinity River in East Texas for the purpose of selling them in Japan. If convicted, they each face up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $25,000.
The Orange County Grand Jury met on Wednesday, June 15, and returned 31 true bills of indictment including: an aggravat-ed sexual assault; intoxication manslaughter; 10 felony posses-sions of a controlled substance; two felony thefts and tampering with governmental records.
Aven Victor Lebouef, 39, of Orange was indicted for aggravat-ed sexual assault occuring on March 24, 2011. Gary Renee Vin-cent, 46, of Silsbee was indicted for intoxication manslaughter which occured on Nov. 12, 2010.
All indicted are from Orange unless otherwise stated. Other indictments are as follows:
Orange VFW to host annual BBQOrange Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2775 and The Ladies
Auxiliary will celebrate July 4 with their Annual BBQ/Member-ship Drive for members and guests. A DJ is in the works for those wishing to enjoy the music and entertainment will be pro-vided for children. The post will provide the meat while the auxiliary will provide all the side dishes, desserts and tea. Serv-ing will be around 11:30 a.m. THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE NO TO GO ORDERS.
The purpose of the BBQ is to bring people together to cele-brate what the Fourth represents and enjoy the friendships.
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By Jason DelongSTAFF WRITER
Yesterday at the Holiday Inn Express, hun-dreds lined up to cash in antiques, collectibles, gold and jewelry at the Treasure Hunters Road-show. The free event is in Port Arthur all week, buying gold, silver, antiques and collectibles. One visitor I spoke with yesterday said, “It’s unbeliev-able, I brought in some old coins that had been in a little cigar box for years and some old herring-bone necklaces—in less than fifteen minutes I left with a check for $700. That stuff has been in my
jewelry box and dresser for at least 20 years.” Another gentleman brought in an old Fender gui-tar his father had bought years ago. The man said, “Dad had less than fifty bucks in that guitar.” The Roadshow specialist that assisted him made a few phone calls and a veterinarian in Seattle, Washington bought the guitar for $5,700.00. The seller continued, “I got another $150.00 for a broken necklace and an old class ring. It’s not every day that someone comes to town bringing six thousand dollars with your name on it.”
Jeff Parsons, President of the Treasure Hunters Roadshow, commented, “Lots of people have items that they know are valuable but just don’t know where to sell them. Old toys, trains, swords, guitars, pocket watches and jewelry is valuable to collectors. These collectors are willing to pay big money for those items that they are looking for.”
This week’s Roadshow is the best place to get connected with those collectors. The process is free and anyone can bring items down to the event. If the Roadshow specialists find items that
their collectors are interested in, offers will be made to purchase them. About 80% of the guests that attend the show end up selling one or more items at the event.
Antiques and collectibles are not the only items the Roadshow is buying. “Gold and silver markets are soaring,” says Archie Davis, a Road-show representative. “Broken jewelry and gold and silver coins add up very quickly. I just finished working with a gentleman that had an old class ring, two bracelets and a handful of silver dollars. His check was for over $650.00. I would say that there were well over 100 people in here yes-terday that sold their scrap gold.”
One gentleman holding his check for over $1,250.00 in the lobby of the event yesterday had this comment: “I am so happy I decided to come to the Roadshow. I saw the newspaper ad for the event and brought in an old German sword I had brought back from World War II and some old coins, and here is my check. What a great thing for our community. I am heading home now to see what else I have that they might be interested in.”
The Roadshow continues today starting at 9am. The event is free and no appointment is needed.
TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW HAS BEEN TOURING THE WORLD SINCE 2001. THIS YEAR ALONE, WE WILL VISIT 3,000 CITIES AND OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WILL CASH IN!
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CASH IN ON MODERN DAY GOLD RUSH!
Gold and silver pour into yesterday’s Roadshow due to highest prices in 40 years.
If you go to the Roadshow, you can cash-in your items for competitive prices. Roadshow representatives will be avail-able to assess and purchase your items at the Holiday Inn Express, this week through Saturday, in Port Arthur.
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•Gather items of interest from your attic, garage, basement, etc. There is no limit to the amount of items you can bring.
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•If you decide to accept the offer, we will pay you on the spot and ship the item to the collector. The collector pays all shipping and handling charges.
•You get 100% of the offer with no hid-den fees.
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COINS Any and all coins made before 1964: silver and gold coins, dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. All conditions wanted!
GOLD & SILVER PRICES AT 40 YEAR HIGH for platinum, gold and silver during this event. Broken jewelry, dental gold, old coins, pocket watches, Krugerrands, gold bars, Canadian Maple Leafs, etc.
JEWELRY Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, all types of stones and metals, rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. (including broken jewelry). Early costume jewelry wanted.
TOYS, TRAINS, DOLLS All makers and types of toys made before 1965: Hot Wheels, Tonka, Buddy L, Smith Miller, Nylint, Robots, Battery Toys, Mickey Mouse, train sets—Mark-lin, American Flyer, Lionel, Hafner, all other trains (all gauges, accessories, individual cars), Barbie dolls, GI Joe, Shirley Temple, charac-ters, German.
MILITARY ITEMS & SWORDS Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc: swords, badges, clothes, photos, medals, knives, gear, letters. The older the swords, the better.
GUITARS & OTHER INSTRUMENTS Fender, Gibson, Martin, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, new and vintage amps, saxophones, wood winds, mandolins and all others.
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June 22 - Wednesday6:00 p.m. - Shangri La Flights of Fancy: Evening Bird Stroll at Shangri la Botanical Gar-dens and Nature Center 2111 West Park Avenue, Orange, 409-670-9113
June 23 - Thursday9:00 a.m. - Mental Health First Aid Workshop at Spindletop Center ‘s North Ca.m.pus 655 South 8th, Beaumont, 409-784-5483/409-784-549210:00 a.m. - Agrilife hosting “Easy Wellness” - located in Orange on 303 North 8th. Street, 409-882-701011:30 a.m. - Good News About Bad Knees & Hips at CHRIS-TUS Hospital - St. Mary Out-patient Center 3701 Hwy 73 @ 9th Ave, Port Arthur, 409-983-162112:00 p.m. - Beaumont Public Library Current Events Dis-cussion - Terrorist Trial Runs at Beaumont Public LIbrary 801 Pearl , Beaumont, 409-838-66066:00 p.m. - LU SBDC How to Write a Business Plan at La.m.ar University SBDC 801 Pearl, Lower Level, Beaumont, 409-880-23676:30 p.m. - Adventures with Audubon A Performance by Brian Ellis at Lutcher The-ater 707 W. Main, Orange, 409-866-55357:00 p.m. - Nutty Jerry’s Pres-ents The Oak Bridge Boys at Nutty Jerry’s 18291 Englin Road, Winnie, 877-643-7508 7:30 p.m. - B B & Co Featuring Britt Godwin & Bubba Moore - Classic Country at MacK-enzie’s Pub 229 Dowlen Road #9B, Beaumont, 409-866-2288
June 24 - Friday7:00 a.m. - Race Day Rides at Wilton P. Hebert Health and Wellness Center 3030 North, Beaumont, 409-899-77777:00 a.m. - Baptist Beaumont Hospital Blood Drives at Beau-mont Baptist Hospital 3080 College Street, Beaumont7:00 a.m. - Kountze Big Thick-et Trade Days at Hwy 69 North, Kountze, 409-246-34139:00 a.m. - Mental Health First Aid Workshop at Spindletop Center ‘s North Ca.m.pus 655 South 8th, Beaumont, 409-784-5483/409-784-549210:00 a.m. - Volunteer Train-ing Class at Hospice House 2450 North Major Drive, Beaumont, 409-840-56401:00 p.m. - CASA of South-east Texas Volunteer Training Class at CASA of Southeast Texas 2449 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, 409-832-22726:00 p.m. - Steak Night at Sanderson’s Steak House 2095 Hwy 69 N, Nederland6:00 p.m. - Texas Star Music Festival at Vidor Cha.m.ber of Commerce 510Main Street, Vidor, 409-769-63396:30 p.m. - Wesley UMC Fa.m.ily Ga.m.es Night at Wesley United Methodist Church 3810 N. Major Drive , Beaumont, 409-892-77337:00 p.m. - Johnny Rivers with special Guest: Delbert Mc-Clinton at Nutty Jerry’s 18291 Englin Road, Winnie, 877-643-7508 8:00 p.m. - Racing: Stinger, PS, HS, SS, LM, MOD at Golden
Triangle Raceway Park 16583 Highway 90, Beaumont, 409-752-72008:00 p.m. - Club Salsa at The Gig 240 Crockett Street, Beau-mont, 409-839-18088:30 p.m. - MacKenzie’s Pres-ents Mid-Life Crisis at MacK-enzie’s Pub 229 Dowlen Road, #9B, Beaumont, 409-866-2288
June 25 - Saturday7:00 a.m. - Race Day Rides at Wilton P. Hebert Health and Wellness Center 3030 North, Beaumont, 409-899-77777:00 a.m. - Kountze Big Thick-et Trade Days at Hwy 69 North, Kountze, 409-246-34138:00 a.m. - *** Super CPR Sat-urday – Free Adult CPR Train-ing*** at a.m.erican Red Cross 3260 Eastex Freeway, Beau-mont, 409-832-16448:00 a.m. - Farmer’s Market at Beaumont Athletic Com-plex 950 Langha.m. at College, Beaumont!0:00 a.m. - Historical Mu-seum - Benefit link sale in the Walmart Parking lot in Bridge City8:00 a.m. - SETBA - South-east Texas Baseball Academy South Zone Classic at Ford Fields 5115 I-10 South, Beau-mont, 409-951-54008:30 a.m. - Twogether Mar-riage Workshop - Port Arthur at La.m.ar State College Port Arthur 1520 Proctor Street, Student Ctr. 4th Floor, Rm 422, Port Arthur9:00 a.m. - Golden Triangle Yoga Advanced Yoga Studies at Golden Triangle Yoga 229 Dowlen Suite 6A, Beaumont, 409-861-000310:00 a.m. - *** Super CPR Sat-urday – Free Adult CPR Train-
ing*** at a.m.erican Red Cross 3260 Eastex Freeway, Beau-mont, 409-832-164410:00 a.m. - Free Tours of the McFaddin-Ward House at McFaddin-Ward House 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, 409-832-213412:00 p.m. - *** Super CPR Sat-urday – Free Adult CPR Train-ing*** at a.m.erican Red Cross 3260 Eastex Freeway, Beau-mont, 409-832-16441:00 p.m. - Painting Subject: Fa.m.ILY DAY! Big Bang at Painting With A Twist 229 Dowlen, Beaumont, 409-866-03996:00 p.m. - Texas Star Music Festival at Vidor Cha.m.ber of Commerce 510Main Street, Vidor, 409-769-63397:00 p.m. - Movie in the Park at Klein Park 6530 Major Drive, Beaumont8:00 p.m. - MacKenzie’s Pres-ents Britt Godwin’s “Remem-ber When Dance Orchestra” at MacKenzie’s Pub 229 Dowlen Road, #9B, Beaumont, 409-866-22888:00 p.m. - Jive Train Reunion - In Concert at The Gig 240 Crockett Street, Beaumont, 409-839-1808
June 26 - Sunday7:00 a.m. - Kountze Big Thick-et Trade Days at Hwy 69 North, Kountze, 409-246-34138:00 a.m. - SETBA - South-east Texas Baseball Academy South Zone Classic at Ford Fields 5115 I-10 South, Beau-mont, 409-951-5400
June 27 - Monday8:00 a.m. - SETBA - South-east Texas Baseball Academy South Zone Classic at Ford Fields 5115 I-10 South, Beau-mont, 409-951-540012:00 p.m. - Orange 55+ Lun-cheon at Baptist Hospital Orange 608 Strickland Dr.,
5th Floor Classroom, Orange1:00 p.m. - CASA of South-east Texas Volunteer Training Class at CASA of Southeast Texas 2449 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, 409-832-22726:00 p.m. - Suicide Survivor Support Group at Christ Com-munity Church 415 South 11th St, Beaumont, 409-833-9657
June 28 - Tuesday11:00 a.m. - Beaumont Chil-dren’s Museum Day at Chili’s at Chili’s Grill & Bar 110 IH 10 South, Beaumont, 409-832-125312:00 p.m. - Gold Recogni-tion Press Conference at Bap-tist Beaumont Hospital Phy-sicians’ Plaza 740 Hospital Drive, Ste. #350, Beaumont, (409) 212-61455:30 p.m. - FRESH START - Tobacco Cessation Progra.m. - 4 weeks at Ma.m.ie McFadden Ward Cancer Center 690 N. 14th Street, Beaumont, 1-866-683-36275:30 p.m. - I CAN COPE - Cancer Education & Support at Christus Hospital St Eliza-beth Outpatient Pavilion 755 N 11th Street, Beaumont, 409-899-85386:00 p.m. - Texas Tuesdays with Live Music, Prime Rib and Texas Beer at Sander-son’s Restaurant and Bar 2095 Highway 69 , Nederland6:00 p.m. - LU SBDC Business Startup Checklist at Beau-mont Public LIbrary 801 Pearl , Beaumont, 409-838-66067:30 p.m. - Ed Dix Jazz Quartet & Friends at MacKenzie’s Pub 229 Dowlen Road, #9B, Beau-mont, 409-866-2288
June 29 - Wednesday9:30 a.m. - Wild Wednesday: Animal Adventures on the Bayou at Shangri La Botani-cal Gardens 2111 West Park Ave, Orange, 409.670.9799
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CHURCH BRIEFS
FBC of Bridge City to host VBS June 27
The First Baptist Church of Bridge City will hold its Va-cation Bible School June 27 to July 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. The theme this year is “Son Surf Beach Blast.” The communi-ty is invited to join and enjoy Bible stories, games, songs, refreshments, fun and more. VBS is for those who will be in kindergarten through fifth grade for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. There will be a registration time on Sat., June 25 in the church’s west parking lot from 10 a.m. to noon. The church is located at 200 West Roundbunch
and will be collecting canned goods that week for the Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance. For more informa-tion 409-735-8709.
North Orange Baptist Church to host VBS June 26-29
North Orange Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School Sunday, June 26 through Thursday, June 29. “Pandamania” begins at 4:40 p.m. Sunday, June 26 Monday through Thursday will be from 8:40 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with Family Night being held Thursday at 6 p.m.
We are planning for a week of great fun and learning; science experiments, awesome music, recreation, great crafts and missions activities along with some fantastic snacks!
VBS is open to all children who have COMPLETED kin-dergarten through 6th grade. Registration can be completed online at nobcfamily.com by clicking on VBS and complet-ing the registration form or by coming by the church office. For more information contact Patsy Willie at 883-1644. North Orange Baptist Church is located at 4775 North 16th Street.
Faith UMC to host Kidz Aventure Camp
Faith United Method-ist Church located at 8608 MLK Jr, Drive, Orange,Tx. 77632, will be having their annual Kidz Adventure Camp- 2011 during July. The dates of the camp are July 5, 7, 19 and July 21.
July 5 is Go Green Adven-tures, July 7 is Adventures in cooking, July 19 is Imagine that Adventure and July 21 is Splash Adventures.
For more information or to have a registration form mailed to you, contact the church at 886-1291, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. Forms may be picked up at those times. Registration must be received by June 30 and there is a limited enrollment.
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Office: 886-1333 Pastor Dr. Charles WaltonMusic Director Dan Cruse
Morning Worship Sunday 11 a.m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship Experience - 10:45 a.m.(Nursery provided at all services)
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The Piano Player: after 30 plus years, she’s still at the same venue.
On Sunday, June 26 at 5 p.m., family and friends will pause to say thanks and wish a Happy Birthday to Peggy Broussard Rich-ard for her many, years of service at St. Paul C.M.E Church, lo-cated at 1201 North 4th Street in Orange.
Peggy Richard, who’s birthday is on Tuesday, June 28, has been the pianist at St. Paul C.M.E. Since 1979.
“I began taking piano lesson at the age of 5 from my godmother, Mrs. Lula Shepherd,” Peggy said. “I continued under Mr. Johnny Welcome and Mr. Jon Conder.”
Peggy began playing the piano at St. Paul C.M.E at the age nine under the leadership of the Rev. J.B. Mark.
“Mrs. Bernice Mark asked me to assist her at the church,” Peg-gy said.
The rest is history. Peggy briefly attended Lamar University in Beaumont and lived in Houston for a short time.
Sunday’s appreciation was the brain child of Christine White, who for the past several years has wanted to do something to let Peggy know she was appreciated.
Mrs. White gathered other friends and on Sunday they will pause to let Peggy know that after 30 years, they are grateful for her sticking with her church home.
In this day and age, musicians are a rare find and many church-es know if you have one that with will work with you. You must appreciate their efforts.
As any other job, there are ups and downs but “St. Paul is all I know since I was raised up in that church,” Peggy said. “I re-ceived so much encouragement from my parents, the late Clar-ence and Myrtis Broussard, Mrs. Bernice Mark and may other church members down through the years.
Peggy’s family, her son Justin Richard and granddaughter Ja-laycia Richard, will join her for this great occasion. The commu-nity is invited to come and be a part of this celebration.
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KENMORE WALL MOUNT GAS oven w/ LED read out, 21.5” wide, 30.5 “ tall. 23.25 “ deep, $85; Kenmore gas cook top, 19” x 27”, $45, both used only 2 years, (409) 553-3332.
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FURNITURESECTIONAL SOFA w/ fold out bed, $60, (409) 332-3914.FULL BED SET, complete set w/ mattress, $450, (409) 670-9272 or 886-5725.
2 WOODEN DESKS, light oak, $25 ea.; heavy metal desk, $50, (409) 882-0072.
LOST & FOUNDFOUND, MALE CAT, in BC off John St., black & white, nutered, please call (409) 735-3590.
MISCELLANEOUSWEDDING RING W/ 2 GUARDS, WHOLE SET $650, (409) 670-9272.
BEAUTIFUL DOLL COLLECTION MUST SEE! will consider all reasonable offers, call for an appointment to see, (409) 886-5725
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY RINGS, 1 Kt. A marque dia-monds, 14Kt. gold, $850, (830) 822-7050.
I HAVE A LIKE NEW SCOOTER that my grand-mother, who recently passed away, used very rarely. I am wanting to sell it to a person in need. I am asking $1,200 o.b.o. Give me a call at 409-332-9263.
WHIRLPOOL WASHER & DRYER, $350 for both; 1 1/2 Ton Fredrich A/C unit, $150; Hotpoint gas stove, $150; Dearborn heater w/ blower, $150; fire proof safe, $400; ‘85 Mercury Marquee, excel-lent shape, $1,500, (409) 883-3883.
TREADMILL - PROFORM XP 680 Crosstrainer. Paid $860, will take $450. Also, 50 year collection of Tiara Glassware. Call 409-886-3040
SEARS CROSSWALK TREADMILL. Used less than 15 hours. $125. Call 409-886-7672.
BENNY BARNES RECORD collection. This collection con-sists of 60 of his 45 RPM records, all are in excellent cond., asking $440, Call Tony at (409) 718-6785.
PETS & LIVESTOCKPARROT CAGES AND PLAY STAND, cages %75 - $150, play stand $50, (409) 735-2966.
2 BEAUTIFUL KITTENS, free to good homes, shots & wormed: one grey Tabby W/ white markings, &big eyes; on pretty Calico w/ beautiful markings, both friendly and healthy, (409) 988-6551.
HELP ME FIND A NEW HOME! My mommy passed away, I’m a 6 yr. old neutered male cat, only knew the inside life (409) 886-8630.
FREE KITTENS 6 wks old. 1810 Crockett in W.O. Call 670-3982 or 883-8372.
RESCUE DOGS, spayed & neutered, needing good homes. Pet food donations welcome. (409) 746-9502.
2 ABANDONED DOGS, sisters, free to good homes, about 1 yr. old, good with kids & other pets, wormed, have ads & picts. on Bridge City Classified.com, call Amy @ 920-3765.
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SHEPHERD MIX, male, neu-tered, all shots & wormed, must have fenced yard, (409)746-9502.
RAT TERRIER DOGS, moth-er and son, must go to same home, must have fenced yard, shots & wormed, free to good home, (409) 746-9502. FREE TO GOOD HOME, male Chihuahua & rat terrier mix, house trained, all shots up to date, can’t keep due to living arrangements, very lovable, month supply of dog food, (409) 988-8560 after 6.
LAB/PIT MIX, 8M old, spayed female, on heart worm prev., free to good home, (409) 746-9502.
AL-ANON MEETS ON Wednesday & Sunday at 7pm. 1512 Strickland Dr., Or-ange, call (409) 779-4289 or Cindy @ 994-5503 for details.
GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOUGHLOVE is a self help parents support group for parents of children display-ing unacceptable behavior. Meets every Tues. at 7 pm. at Immaculate Conception education building, 4100 Lincoln (corner of Lincoln & Washington) in Groves. For more information call 962-0480.
AT. ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST you can expe-rience the warmth of friendly people, beautiful music, and inspiring sermons. Join us at 1155 W. Roundbunch Rd., BC each Sunday at 8:15 AM or 10:45 AM for worship experi-ence at 9:30 AM for Sunday School. You’ll be glad you came, and so will we!
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WED-SAT., 3833 VERRETT RD., OF, near 105 and 1442 Intersection Yard Sale 8am till noon. Clothes, Furniture, Electronics, and much more
THURS, THRU SAT., 907 DUPONT DR., ORANGE, in back, Tool sale, misc.
FRI., 2518 COLONIAL, COUNTRY CLUB, ORANGE. 7-12 Bedroom suit, coffee-end tables, wicker chairs, sil-verware, kitchen table, lawn tools, extendable ladder, much more
FRI. & SAT., 4809 WESTMORE, ORANGE, 3 families, 7 till 1. Crib, car seat, misc.
FRI. & SAT., 2944 ABES DR., ORG. COUNTY, off N. Hwy 87 by L. Cypress Fire Station #2 in Forest Hts., Rain or Shine, 7 till ? Tools, wood chipper, cutting & welding gear, men’s & women’s clothes, kid’s clothes, shoes, home goods, More!
FRI. & SAT., 820 CAROLINA, BC, 7 till ? Framed art, cookware, some furniture, baby items, boy’s clothes. Tons of items, Grandma moved and cleared out her old house!
FRI. & SAT., 4300 MEEKS DR., ORANGE, FRi. 7 till 3, Sat. 7 till 1. Large Sale, lots of good stuff!
1st Annual Swap Meet 220 Wilson Vidor, TX 409-783-9376 Saturday, June 25 - across from the old courthouse BBQ plates for sale, different vendors.
Sat., 12503 Old Hwy 62 in Mauriceville, behind Tuffy’s. 7 till ? Yard sale for men- antique cars, trailers, power tools, hand tools, equipment, 5th wheel camper, bulldoz-er. Women too- 100’s vintage jewelry, cookbooks, table cloths, dishes, collector dolls, much more Priced to sell.
SAT., 1320 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, Big Sale in Little Cypress, In Nottingham Forest addition, 7-until ?. Boy and girl clothes preemie-3T. Baby items, dresser with mir-ror and matching headboard, trampoline. Way too much to list. Early birds welcome.
SAT., 9516 BESSIE HTS. RD, OF, 7 till ? Infant to adult clothes (mostly baby clothes in all sizes), shoes, collec-tor’s items, Much More!
SAT. (June 25th.) & WED. (June 29th), 2309 BEAR TRAILS, LITTLE CYPRESS, 7 till 1. Baby bed, kitchen items, home decor, women’s & children’s clothes, purses, toys, lots of misc.
APARTMENTS
2/2.5 IN BCISD, duplex apt., W/D connections, water - sewer & garbage paid, $650 monthly + $500 dep., (409) 779-7448.
1BR EFFICIENCY APART-MENT w/carport in Orangefield. Stove & icebox. Deposit, criminal background check and 1 yr rental agree-ment required. $800/month, all bills paid including garbage & lawn care. Call 670-3218 or 779-4542.
1/1 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS, liv. / kit & bath down, granite counter tops, all S.S. applianc-es, tile floors, cathedral ceil-ing w/ fans, carpet upstairs, concrete patio & parking, No Pets, $500 monthly + elec. & water + dep., call for an appointment at (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)
BRIDGE CITY 2/1 W/ CP, very quiet & nice neighbor-hood, water paid, No Pets, $625 monthly $625 dep., (409) 735-3369, leave mes-sage please.
1/1 DUPLEX APT. IN BC, W/D connections, water - sewer & garbage paid, $450 monthly + $450 dep., (409) 779-7448.
MAGNOLIA TRACE APARTMENTS, Bridge City, special 2/1 w/ laundry room in Apt., $625 monthly + $500 dep., (extremely nice)409- 886-1737, leave message. (7/6)
COMMERCIALCOMMERCIAL SPACES on Texas Ave. & Roundbunch Rd., BC, Call for an appoint-ment to see @ (409) 735-2030. (M&R)
FORMER LAWYER’S OFFICE, just off Texas Ave., $1,200 monthly, Call for an appointment to see @ (409) 735-2030. (M&R)
MINI STORAGE SPACES, $40 monthly & up, Call for an appointment to see @ (409) 735-2030. (M&R)
APPROX. 900 SQ. FT., very nice, 1 bath, $500 monthly; Approx. 1,200 sq. ft., $650 monthly, both very nice, CA/H, carpet, suitable for business or office, (409) 735-6277 or 626-1968. (ss)
HOME RENTALS
1/1 IN MAURICEVILLE, Log Cabin, in the woods, $550 monthly, Call for an appoint-ment to see @ (409) 735-2030. (M&R)
4-2 HOME IN COUNTRY. $500. deposit. $900. monthly. LCM schools. Call to see 409-735-7268 or 293-0012
3/2/2, IN BCISD, CA/H, fenced back yard, $1,200 monthly + dep., (409) 735-6967 or 670-7224. (6/22)
1/1 IN BRIDGE CITY, 2240 Granger St., $450 monthly; 2/1 in W.O., 1411B E. Milam, water provided, $500 monthly, (409) 735-4255. (6/29)
1 BR APT., 2 BR MOBILE HOMES, 3 BR house in West Orange. Reasonable rates. No pets. Phone 409-883-9188 or 409-338-0651
MOBILE HOME RENTALS
BC 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)
3/2 IN BRIDGE CITY, full baths, laundry room, CA/H, new carpet throughout, very clean, stove & refrig. & dish-washer, water & garbage paid, $675 Monthly + dep., references req., Call (409) 474-1518 to see. Available Now!
SMALL HOUSE ON A LARGE LOT. Call 886-5545 or 779-1123.
LAND & LOTSTEXLA ROAD, Mauriceville, close to Hwy 62, 1.9 acre tract, partially cleared, com-mercial/ residential, MMUD water & sewer available, .WOODRIDGE LAND, (409) 745-1115.
OFISD, 3 ACRES of cleared land on ridge off Tanglewood Rd, mature trees, small pond, owner financing is available, WOODRIDGE LAND CO., (409) 745-1115.
PERFECT FOR MOBILE HOME IN BCISD, just outside city limits, concrete mobile home runners and patio slab already on property, nice loca-tion, reduced to $8,500, (409) 882-8073. (tfn)
1/2 ACRE IN OFISD, 6370 McGill Rd., unrestricted, all utilities, asking $9,800, (254) 527-3805. (6/29)
1/2 ACRE IN QUAIL VALLEY, BC, on Oak Glenn St., the lot is ready for building, com-pletely fenced with black vinyl chain link fencing, has pecan tree and Lg. Live Oak tree, This is a great neighborhood, (409) 735-3364.
MOBILES OK, 1.282 acres on 2 wooded lots in Mauriceville, LCMISD, MMUD water & sewer available, financing available, .WOODRIDGE LAND, (409) 745-1115.
MOBILE HOME SALES
‘07 REDMAN MANUF. HOME, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, 15’ x 54’, 2/1, roll in shower, custom built handicap accessible, skirting, 2 porches w/ ramps, Must Sell Soon, asking $24,000 OBO, (409) 351-9260.
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2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. Runs great and gets excel-
lent gas mileage; automat-ic, 4 door, CD player, air-conditioning, keyless entry. 109K miles. $5,300. Call 409-886-5415
MOTORCYCLES ETC.49CC MADAMI DIRT DOBBER Motorcycle. Only 330 actual miles, new bat-tery, very well kept, good run-ning condition, 2004. $495.00. 409-735-2075.
SUZUKI 50 4 WHEELER, KAZUMA 110 4 wheeler, 110
Pocket Rocket, (409) 745-3254.
‘07 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 500 HO, snorkeled w/ radia-tor kit, freshly over hauled w/ Wiseco parts, 28” Outlaw tires on 12” rims, $3,000, (409) 745-4685 after 4.
‘07 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Touring ROAD KING CLASSIC, for sale by owner asking $4500 contact me at [email protected] / 214-937-4710.
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16 FT LONG STOCK trailer. Bumper pull. Rebuilt $1,500. Call 409-883-3883.
T R U C K S & VA N S
‘88 CHEVROLET P.U., runs good, $1,200, 543-8089 or 886-7329.
‘'85 CHEVY C-10, V-8, LWB, A/C, C. player, auto trans.,
PS/B, good motor, no oil leak-age, real workhorse, $3,000 OBO, ask for Ruth @ (409) 735-7353
2002 FORD RANGER XLT Red, 2d extended cab. 94,305 miles. 3.0 Liter--engine, all power windows and locks, tow hitch, AM/FM Radio &CD player, automatic transmis-sion, AC/ Heater works great! Looks and runs just like new! Very clean! $5,000. Call 886-7513.
There are many misconcep-tions about weight loss that ac-tually sabotage your goals and make you put on the pounds instead of taking them off.
If you are in belief of any of a few of these misconceptions you will most likely stop losing weight if you have lost some, plateau, and possibly regain weight.
I have a few of the most sab-otaging misconceptions listed here. Pay attention to these and changing what your be-liefs are can get you back onto the right track.
Weight training will make me look like a guy and bulk me up. NOT TRUE. A pound is a pound is a pound on the scale.
A pound of muscle is a pound. A pound of fat is a pound. Muscle is denser then fat and will take up less room.
If you have more muscle on your body it will be more con-toured and tightened and look better. You will look smaller leaner and needless to say healthier.
Additionally muscle will burn calories while you are sleeping.
Ever since you learned what a calorie is, you’ve been told that they’re all alike.
Whether you eat 500 calo-ries worth of celery stalks or chocolate, your body will burn or store them equally, right?
Nope sorry. Just not true. New science research shows
that when it comes to weight loss, calories are nowhere near alike.
Some foods take more work to eat. They are going to burn more calories while you’re di-gesting them.
Just the act of chewing fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean cuts of meat can increase your calorie burn by up to 30 percent!
It takes more work to chew them. And then your stomach and intestines do their jobs.
In a recent Japanese study, researchers found that women who ate foods that required the most work had significantly slimmer waistlines than those who ate the softest, easiest-to-eat foods.
The fiber and protein in some of these foods take so much effort to digest that your
body simply does not absorb some of their calories.
For years, probably since the first woman saw her re-flection in a body of wa-ter, its been said that eat-ing late night was bad for you and will make you gain weight.
Its not so i m p o r t a n t eating or not eating at that time but more impor-tant what and how you eat.
The diabetic diet requires that you eat at least six times a day to keep your body bal-anced and insulin levels under control that helps keep weight regulated.
If you eat big at night and not during the day, the process will make it stick to you.
Also people who have a ten-dency to eat and snack late at night (after 8 p.m.) have a ten-
dency to over eat or consume too many calories.
Additionally many of these people may wake up not hungry and skip break-fast.
This meal helps regu-late and control you calorie intake thru the day.
You believe that drinking lots of water will make you lose weight.
Its neces-sary that you consume lots
of water enabling your body to function and cleanse however water by itself wont make you lose weight without you adapt-ing some other healthy life-style habits.
It has been confirmed that people who drink water verses tea, coffer, cokes etc. will eat about 200 less calories then those who don’t.
That combined with drink-
ing water instead of the sug-ary drinks will help you shed pounds.
Eating all vegetables will make me as skinny as Sally. Somewhat true, however, if you eat a vegetarian diet incor-rectly it will actually make you gain weight.
Fake meat can contain a lot of sodium, which can be a fac-tor in packing on the pounds.
Eating cheese as a protein source instead of meat can be good but must be done in moderation. Its high calorie and fat can be dangerous for weight loss.
Many don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables. They eat just grains and beans, which can be high in calories and pack on the pounds.
Some consume pre-pack-aged foods that has a lot of sodium. And then some eat packaged foods that says “Veg-etarian”. That does not mean healthy or low calorie.
You woke up on your 40th birthday with a gut and tent? Extra pounds. WOW! That happened really quickly.
Well it happened over a pe-
riod of time and studies show that this doesn’t have to hap-pen.
It can be fixed by incorpo-rating some healthier habits into your lifestyle.
Your hormones have changed and you need to do a couple of things.
Studies do show regardless that the more you exercise the slimmer you will be and can prevent this from happening.
If I exercise daily I can eat anything I want. After all Joe works out and his diet is that good.
You have to burn more then you take in to lose weight and can’t maintain your current weight by taking in more calo-ries then you burn.
Its simple math. If you eat 2000 calories and burn 2300 you will lose some weight.
If you eat 2000 calories and burn 1700 you will gain weight. Don’t out eat your workout
Greg Burkett “Greg the Trainer” is a fitness advisor in the Bridge City and Vidor area.
For more information you may go to gregthetrainer.com or call 550-0777
Heath & Fitness: Diet myths revealed
Greg Burkett
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