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Vol. 62 No. 2 Distributed FREE To The Citizens of Bridge City and Orangefield Week of Wednesday, June 12, 2021 Kimbrough backs BCPD’s 2020 investigations

doing their jobs. Jackson appeared last week- School grad who had been Davis, who retired as a De- The flames were fueled by end, on the anniversary of Bridge City’s top lawman partment of Safety state protests by victims’ family Jackson’s death. It was also a since 2009, did not respond trooper before he was hired and friends at Bridge City couple of days after Jerry to numerous calls and visits as BCPD’s chief. “He went up Police Department in Au- Jones, city manager of Bridge to his office by The Record [in rank] real fast with DPS. gust, 2020, and at Bridge City, confirmed rumors that Newspapers seeking confir- He retired there and went City Council chambers in Bridge City Police Chief Paul mation of rumors that he over to Bridge City.” April, 2021. Television sto- Davis had turned in his re- was quitting. First responders to the ries featuring the ex-wife of tirement papers. “He was actually a major in crash on FM 1442 found hit-and-run victim Robert Davis, a Bridge City High Austin,” Kimbrough said of BCPD’S Page 3A GLO funds new senior apartments

DAVE ROGERS For The Record Orange is getting a new 80-unit senior apartment community near the inter- Bridge City native Paul Davis has been Chief of the Bridge City Po- lice Department since Feb. 2, 2009. Davis is retiring as of June 30. section of Highway 62 and RECORD FILE PHOTO: Mark Dunn Interstate 10. A celebration was held Orange, was charged with Wednesday, June 16, to DAVE ROGERS christen the SilverLeaf at For The Record intoxication manslaughter in a head-on collision that Orange, a project built with Orange County District killed 20-year-old Jillian $8.8 million in funding Attorney John Kimbrough Blanchard of Port Neches on from the Texas General said Tuesday that Bridge FM 1442 in Bridge City. Land Office. City’s Police Department But Watkins has never “It’s nice,” said Precinct 2 “did a fantastic job” investi- been charged in connection County Commissioner The- gating twin fatalities that oc- with the other fatality. resa Beauchamp, whose curred minutes and miles Social media has been broad area includes the new apart on June 13, 2020. ablaze for months, accusing housing. Jarrod Lee Watkins, 24, of BCPD and Kimbrough of not “We needed that in that area,” she said. It will be an affordable rental housing complex, TxDOT’s MacArthur which shared a Wednesday The SilverLeaf at Orange, an affordable rental community for seniors, has been built at 8850 Old debut with the rebuilt 208- Highway 90 with the help of an $8.8 million grant from the Texas General Land Office. unit Pebble Creek Apart- RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers street lights plan ments in Port Arthur. The GLO disaster recov- brightens cities ery team awarded $7.5 mil- lion to repair the Port Ar- thur complex. Seventy-two of the Or- DAVE ROGERS putting up the lights and For The Record adding sidewalks along each ange units and 146 of the side of the existing roadway. Port Arthur apartments City council members at Pinehurst and West Or- have been set aside specifi- both Pinehurst and West Or- ange would pay the cost for cally for low-to-moderate- ange have liked what they’ve electricity and meter service income families in accor- seen from proposals to place on each of their sides, which dance with rules set down streetlights on MacArthur TxDOT estimates put at by the U.S. Department of Drive. $1,300 per year. Housing and Urban Devel- “It was a real brief presen- The City of Orange would opment for Community De- tation, and we will talk more, pay for maintaining the velopment Block Grant Di- but based on what I saw, it’s streetlights, which TxDOT saster Recovery (CDBG-DR) going to be a big addition to estimates at $5,425 annually. funds. our city, because it’s aimed at About a year ago, former Commissioner Beau- keeping our citizens safe,” Orange councilman Pat Pul- champ said SilverLeaf of Johnny Asevedo, Pinehurst len held a news conference to Orange will require all resi- councilman, said. protest TxDOT’s then-an- dents to be 55 and over and “We’ve needed lights out nounced plans to narrow the children aren’t allowed to there for quite a few years,” roadway to two lanes each live there. Seventy-two of the 80 units at the just completed SilverLeaf at Orange senior community will be Shirley Bonnin of the West way with a turn lane in the The GLO has disbursed reserved for residents with low-to-moderate incomes. The housing was built with $8.8 million in Orange council said. “It is middle in order to add hike/ $588 million in the grant CDBG-Disaster Relief grants issued after Hurricane Harvey. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers dark and you don’t see people bike lanes on either sides. funds to help rehabilitate, walking. Any lighting would have to reconstruct and construct homes are being rebuilt or low-to-moderate-income an Family Income. Each “I think it’s great that they come in a later project, Tx- 80 multifamily rental hous- newly constructed to re- families with rents capped apartment complex will be finally agreed to put lights up DOT said at the time. ing developments damaged plenish affordable work- at the HUD Home Invest- restricted for low income there.” “They wanted to take out a or destroyed by Hurricane force housing. ment Partnership limits. Per housing for 20 years after In the past week, Kenneth lane of traffic and put a wall Harvey in 48 eligible coun- In this program, builders HUD guidelines, a family is completion of new con- Wiemer of TxDOT present- up and have a bike lane,” Pul- ties outside Houston and applying for the funding are considered low-to-moder- struction and 15 years after ed to both Pinehurst and len said last week. “But you Harris County. required to designate at ate-income if they earn 80% completion of repairs. West Orange councils a new knew that wasn’t going to fix In total, 6,002 rental least 51% of the units for or less than the Area Medi- proposal to place 35 new the problem. Most accidents streetlights, 17 on the Pine- are crossing traffic accident hurst side and 18 on the West situations.” Orange side, along the nine- TxDOT has not shared its lane wide State Highway 87, proposal with Orange’s city Mayor: BC residents need to STAN up also known as MacArthur council yet and nothing has Drive. been finalized by Pinehurst DAVE ROGERS keeps com- that has good safety infor- in affected areas. It delivers The nine lanes include or West Orange, either. For The Record munities in mation for everyone,” Rut- emergency messages to reg- three each for east and west But it’s been received well Southeast ledge said. “It’s also conve- istered cell phones via phone, traffic, plus a center turn so far. Texas in- nient if there’s a water break text or email. With Hurricane Season lane and two paved shoul- “It’s never been about us, formed about in just one area. We can con- The beauty of STAN is here again, Bridge City May- ders. [the cities of Orange or] Pine- emergencies tact just the people who are that it will call you at home or David Rutledge has been MacArthur is the dividing hurst or West Orange. It’s and other im- affected by it. or on your cell if you’re away leading the push for citizens Rutledge line between Pinehurst to about the citizens and the portant “When we need to get a from home so you’ll know if to sign up with STAN. the north and West Orange life of human beings. You events in the message out, we can tailor it something serious threatens That’s the Southeast Texas to the south and the roadway should be able to do whatev- area. to whatever the need is. If your neighborhood. Alerting Network and it itself was annexed many er it takes.” County Emergency Man- Orange County sends out You can also call serves Orange, Jefferson and years ago by the City of Or- Pullen said he spent his six agement teams have joined something that affects 1-877-THE-STAN (1-877- Hardin Counties. ange. years on council pushing for with the Industry of South- Bridge City, it will go to the 843-7826) toll-free, anytime, “We’ve been in it for a It’s been the site of eight fa- lighting on MacArthur. east Texas, the Southeast folks in Bridge City. to receive updates regarding while,” Rutledge said. “We’re tal crashes involving autos “We just didn’t make much Texas Regional Planning “We won’t notify them ev- emergencies, plant opera- just making a concerted ef- and pedestrians between headway,” he said. “But with Commission and local me- ery time there’s a fire in tions, traffic and weather in- fort to make sure everybody 2015-2020, according to this new director at TxDOT dia. town, but if the Veterans formation or other outreach knows about it. Wiemer. [District Engineer Chad More information is avail- Bridge is going to close be- from emergency manage- “With Hurricane Season “And most of those were at Bohne], we felt like things able online and instructions cause of ice, that we will send ment. coming on, we’re making an night,” he added. might come around.” to register a cell phone for out.” All notifications STAN extra push to be durn sure As proposed, TxDOT Wiemer said the agency notifications can be found STAN delivers emergency sends to the public are post- everybody stays informed.” would pay $930,000 in con- put their plans up for public at www.thestan.com . messages to the residential ed on the STAN line. STAN is a messaging and struction costs that would comment and responded. “It’s a really good service and commercial telephones notification system that

BC STAN Page 3A CMYK 2A • The Record • Week of Wednesday, June 16, 2021 WOCCISD Read and Roll Bus Program gets donations

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Dow Chemical and the United Way of Orange County recently donated $5000 to the WOCCISD Read and Roll Bus Program. Director of the program, Dr. Alicia Sigee, stated, “This will let us continue to pro- vide literacy to our commu- nity throughout the sum- mer. We are greatly appre- ciative of our partnerships with Dow and the United Way.” The Read and Roll Bus program will run June 15-30 and July 6-23 to bring books and meals to students dur- ing the summer months. They will roll into Ridge- mont Park on Tuesdays and Pictured left to right: Jean Algate, Dow SRO Site Director, Laci Gibbens, Dow and United Way of Or- Navy Park on Thursdays ange County Corporate Volunteer Manager, Maureen McAllister, United Way of Orange County Pres- from 11-1 PM. WOCCISD ident and CEO, Chrissy Babcock, Dow Site Learning Leader, Dr. Nina LeBlanc, WOCCISD Deputy Child Nutrition Services Superintendent, Dr. Alicia Sigee, WOCCISD Director of Student Services, Manuel Vera, WOCCISD Di- rector of Transportation. will provide lunch.

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Patrick Svitek called “Ruthless.” the first attempt to crowd- committee decided to give The Texas Tribune Abbott made national fund a border wall. There most of the sum to a county Newspapers headlines with his an- was We Build The Wall, a sheriff in 2015. The sheriff When Gov. Greg Abbott nouncement Thursday in private fundraising effort instead invested the money announced last week that Del Rio that Texas would that raised more than $25 in border security technolo- of Orange County, Texas Texas would build its own build its own wall at the million after originally plan- gy such as GPS systems and border wall, one of the im- Mexico border, though he ning to construct 3 miles of binoculars, according to the The Record Newspapers- The County Record mediate questions was who provided no further details fence posts in South Texas. Arizona Republic. and the Penny Record- are published on Wednes- would pay for it. and said he would lay out the Last year, four people in- Federal lawmakers have day of each week and distributed free throughout Abbott has not fully de- plan this week. volved in We Build The Wall estimated that the border greater Orange County, Texas. The publications tailed the plan yet, but he In the meantime, Abbott — including Steve Bannon, wall cost the Trump admin- feature community news, local sports, commen- said in a podcast interview has faced threats of legal ac- the former adviser to Presi- istration nearly $27 million released Tuesday that the tion and a bevy of questions dent Donald Trump — were per mile in some parts of tary and much more. Readers may also read each state will be soliciting dona- about where, when and how charged with allegedly de- Texas. issue of our papers from our web site tions from across the coun- such a wall could be con- frauding donors to the effort. On Friday, one day after TheRecordLive.Com. try to help fund the wall. structed. Trump pardoned Bannon Abbott’s announcement, the “When I do make the an- Abbott said in the podcast before leaving office in Janu- White House renewed its nouncement later on this interview that the donations ary. call to end construction of News Tips and Photos week, I will also be providing to Texas’ border wall will go A closer parallel to Ab- the border wall, calling on 886-7183 or 735-5305 a link that you can click on to a fund “overseen by the bott’s plan may date to 2011, Congress to cancel funds it E-mail: [email protected] and go to for everybody in state of Texas in the gover- when the Arizona Legisla- previously appropriated to County Record: 320 Henrietta St., Orange, Texas 77630 the United States — really nor’s office.” He promised ture passed a law establish- border barriers and redirect Penny Record: 333 W. Roundbunch, Bridge City, Texas 77611 everybody in the entire world “great transparency,” saying ing a fund, complete with a them toward other border — who wants to help Texas “everyone will know every fundraising website, to con- management efforts. The Offices Closed On Wednesday. build the border wall, there penny in, every penny out, struct a fence along the White House also said the Didn’t Get Your Paper? Call 735-5305. will be a place on there where but the sole purpose for state’s border with Mexico. Trump administration paid they can contribute,” Abbott those funds will be going to The fund received almost up to $46 million per mile TheRecordLive.com said on the podcast, a show build the border wall.” $270,000 by 2014, and a state for some segments of newly Round The Clock Hometown News about Republican politics Abbott’s plan would not be border security advisory built parts of the wall.

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BCPDs’ 2020 investigations From Page 1 SALE Watkins still inside the pick- The results are not back, manager, said that Davis up that crashed with Kimbrough said. planned to be on the job un- THANK YOU Blanchard’s car, according to “The case that has been in- til the final day of this month, ORANGE COUNTY the BCPD. dicted [Blanchard’s death], June 30. A few minutes later, six the Bridge City Police De- “He’s just retiring – not re- FOR YOUR miles away, bicyclist Robert partment did a fantastic job signing, like some others James Jackson of Port Ar- getting it put together,” the have said,” Jones said. “He SUPPORT THE thur, 45, was found dead on DA said. “It was an extremely decided he wanted to retire Ferry Road in Bridge City af- complicated accident recon- and do some odd jobs. He’s PAST 58 YEARS! ter a suspected hit-and-run struction but in a two-vehi- going to enjoy life, I guess.” auto collision. cle collision, there is plenty Asked about the Police De- In April, Bridge City Police of science there. partment’s leadership plans, announced that they had evi- “My standard is always, ‘If Jones said, “We will at some dence they expected to prove this was my family member point advertise for a police the same Ford F-150 had involved, would I be satisfied chief. been involved in both crash- [with the investigation], and “We have to look over our FREE es, hitting Jackson first, then I really would.” requirements the last time driving on to crash his truck A hit-and-run collision we had an opening for police Same Day head-on into Blanchard’s with a pedestrian or bicyclist chief and see if we need to Nissan. requires different types of adjust them.” Delivery The April news release evidence. Jones was asked who would said BCPD expected that fo- “You have two different be in charge of BCPD begin- rensic testing would confirm events,” Kimbrough said. ning July 1. Jerrod Watkins was the driv- “I can’t indict people un- “Everybody that’s down LEADING er in both instances. less we have the evidence, there,” he said. “As of now, I The release said the BCPD because once we indict them, haven’t appointed anybody, BRANDS anticipated filing additional we have to be ready to go to but they’ve got a good chain charges against Watkins in trial right away. And we still of command.” Great Prices connection with Jackson’s don’t have the lab results.” death once results were back. Jones, the Bridge City city GREAT SELECTION OF Orange presents “Juneteenth In The Fruit” PRE-OWNED APPLIANCES The community of Or- encouraged to join the included. Local businesses Locally ange, Texas will host the sec- NAACP for only $30. This and individual who would We ond annual “Juneteenth in event is free admission and like to get involved by spon- Owned By the Fruit” celebration. The open to the public. Members soring, donating, and/or ob- Harry & Service celebration will be held on of the community are en- taining a vendor spot may Margie What June 19, 2021 at the River- couraged to come out to the contact Dylan Bennett Stephens We Sell! front Pavilion in Orange. Riverfront Pavilion between ([email protected]) or Harry’s The event will display and the hours of 11:00 a.m. and Dominique Riggs (Domi- promote local vendors and 7:00 p.m. Please bring lawn nique_riggs@yahoo. performers. The Orange chairs, blankets, tents, etc. com).“Breaking the curse by Appliance & Service chapter of the NAACP will and shop local vendors while instilling the culture.” hold a membership drive. enjoying food and entertain- 302 N. 10TH STREET • ORANGE • 886-4111 Community members are ment. A kid fun zone will be

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ing birthdays. On June 15, Susan Sehon and Stephen a big family gathering. They posted pictures on Facebook Goldstein celebrate; June 16, Mike Allison; June 17, of their great day spent on Lake Sabine. They live in Vero Cassie McCelland; June 18, Donny Guillory; June 19, Beach, Florida and said they learned things from Johnny Jewel Chaddrick; June 20, Randy Peveto; June 21, Dana that will help them with their fishing on the Atlantic. I Johnson. Happy birthday to all.***Last week we missed learned this week from Johnny Cormier that our 100-year- the 42nd wedding anniversary of Marlene and Sheriff old friend Ray Fontenot is his father-in-law. Ray is from Keith Merritt. They started out young and it’s lasted. Best Washington, Louisiana and an interesting WWII wishes for many more. *****Congrats to Allison Angelle, veteran.*****Bill O’Reilly and writer Martin Dugard have named to all state softball team. She will follow in her sis- the #1 non-fiction book out, “Killing the Mob” on orga- ter’s footsteps and attend Port Arthur Lamar. Brother nized crime in the U.S. during the 20th century.*****One of also attended college on a baseball scholarship. All Kevin our great American, former U.S. senator Bob Dole, in an are very talented youngsters with great parents.*****Our interview last week said, “President Joe Biden is the right friends Mayor T.W. and Lyndia Permenter are finally person at the right time to be president of the United new great grandparents after sweating out two weeks in States.” added, “Don’t be fooled by soft speaking Kentucky. Raphael Celine Latiolais arrived on June 6, at Dole Joe’s Fort Campbell. The cute little girl is the daughter of Mor- tone, he’s very tough when need be, I know, I served many gan and Brian Latolais. Other grandparents are Parris years with him.” Dole is a Republican who always put and Roy Bird, Kathy and Darrell Latiolais. America first.*****In 1947, government ended the sugar ra- tioning. Many of us old timers remember those days when 22 Years Ago-1999 almost everything required a special stamp to purchase most things. Two years after WWII things started coming Court House renovations is underway. The county is al- on the market. Life was better after the war. Before the war most ready to let bids on windows, which must meet his- and after the war is like two different countries.*****Lt. From The Creaux’s Nest torical preservation purposes. According to county judge Governor Dan Patrick has decided to run for re-election Carl Thibodeaux, “They must essentially be identical to and not against Gov. Abbott after Trump endorsed Ab- the windows that were originally installed.” Orange Coun- bott. Patrick has been a regular on Sean Hannity’s FOX FATHER’S DAY ty hasn’t suffered a severe hit from a major hurricane since show, appealing to the far right to run for governor, a HOW DO YOU REMEMBER DAD Carla struck the upper coast in 1961, 38 years ago. (Edi- Trump loyalist, he got shot down. Patrick also is trying to tor’s note: Boy, we have made up for it since. Maybe it will dethrone speaker Dade Phelan.*****Be sure to watch “As- Come Sunday we will celebrate Father’s Day. Not all of be 38 more years before another hit.)*****Last Tuesday, sult on America” Sunday at 8 p.m. on CNN. Never forget us have the same memories about our childhood and good Don Campbell, 67, passed away. Services were held on Fri- Jan. 6, 2021 and don’t ever let your children forget ole dad. For many of us, then and for many youngsters to- day. If you ever met Don, you would never forget him. Don it.*****President Biden’s success on the world stage is played a mean piano, gospel and honky-tonk. Once a day, there is not a live-in dad at home. The late poet Pearl driving Sean Hannity nuts. He is trying everything he can preacher in Louisiana owed him some money. He attended wrote a great poem we are publishing in this issue to say the worse things he can about Biden, including a Burgess Wednesday night service, collected his money and played detailing an ideal relationship with dad but it is just the pack of lies. By the way, Monday on Hannity’s show, Ab- them four great songs. He is survived by his wife Jean, bott said he was going to spend a billion tax payer dollars opposite of the childhood some live. It reminds me of the mother-in-law Mable, son Larry, daughter Donnarie, sis- war years when my classmates’ military dads would come on Trump’s border wall. Trump spent $18 billion and ter Juanita and grandkids Chad and Leslie.*****Lyle only completed 50 miles that can easily be breached with a home on leave and how excited they were. Youngsters like is home from a San Antonio hospital after suf- Overman rope ladder. Former GOP Texas senator Don Huffins will me that didn’t have a dad ever coming home made up sto- fering a heart attack.*****Spotted having lunch Wednesday take on Abbott in the GOP primary. Texas property taxes ries, small lies about our non-extant fathers. We relied on at were Heath Demary’s Golden Corral Jack Lovet, Gro- are among the highest in the United States. That’s the war uncles, family friends or coaches for our father-like influ- ver Halliburton, Judge Claude Wimberly, Roy Dunn, Huffins will be waging.*****This week in 2001, Timathy ences. My coaches played a large part in my life since I Rev. Leo Anderson, Constable Parker Thompson, Judge was executed by injection for the 1995 Oklaho- started boxing at the age of seven. Grownups separate, go Joe Parkhurst and Capt. David Peck. (Editor’s note: McVeigh, their own way and the child bares the scars. I admire the Sounds like the beginning of the “Lunch ma City bombing that killed 168 people, many children. dads, even though away, who make every effort to be the Bunch.”)*****Sports Illustrated ran a good story on Or- best dad they can be, while others start a new life and new ange native Bruce Aven. Bruce is batting in the cleanup BREAUX BIRTHDAYS families and leave the past behind. If you still have your fa- spot when he’s in the Marlin lineup. He went 2 for 4 in a ther you are blessed. Honor him this Father’s Day for the loss to the Yankees Saturday. Sunday, he went 4 for 5 in a Celebrating birthday in the next few days are Christian years he has given you and also for his hardships and how 8-2 win over the Yankees. He slammed two homeruns, Louvier, Ruby Bell, Alex Brent, Justin Johnson, Belinda he managed to keep the family together to make a good life drove in 4 runs giving him 33 RBI’s in 104 trips to the Welch, Nancy Haworth, Shelby Tuberville, Vern Camp- for you. Maybe folks like me view fatherhood with an ur- plate. Aven is one of the major’s top batters at .375 and is bell, Kyna White, Mary Stewart, Wyatta Carter, Myrtle gency to try harder to be the kind of father we wish we the third rated hitter in the major league. Bruce played his Howell, Frankie Allen, Marie Norton, Justin Roberts, would have had. It’s an important role that I have never high school baseball at West Orange-Stark.*****Capt. Da- Gregory Darbonne, Loretta Beck, Sarah Claybar, Sharon taken lightly but then sometime I think maybe I could vid Peck is a grandfather. His daughter Jacelyn and Kelly Wright, Wesley Darbonne, Melanie Broussard, Don Fin- are the proud parents of , born in have done better but I tried. Happy Father’s Day to all you Grimly Kolton Kelly ley, Gean Hammett, Nora Anne Minor. Midland last week. turned 22 last week.*****We great dads and to those who try. Kolton understand coach Sam Moore is leaving West Orange- Stark to become the new baseball coach at Bridge CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS LUNCH BUNCH TO HONOR OFFICIALS City.*****Astro manager suffered a grand Larry Dierker June 16: Golfer Phil Mickelson, 51; Actors John Cho, mal seizure in the dugout. He was diagnosed with a brain 49; 39.***** Pop Singer Judge John Gothia and Tax Assessor Karen Fisher are tumor that will require surgery. The Sunday game, be- Missy Peregrym, June 17: Barry Manilow, 78; Actor Arthur Darvill, 39; Politician Newt set to host Orange County Mayors and City Managers at tween the Astros & Padres, was suspended in the bottom 78.**** Country Singer the Lunch Bunch gatherings at Robert’s, June 16, 12 noon. of the eighth inning. The Stros were leading 4-1 after a Gingrich, June 18: Blake Shelton, The gathering can be viewed on our website, there- grand slam homerun by Derek Bell.*****Congrats to Da- 45; Rock Singer, Paul McCartney, 79; Actors Isabella cordlive.com. The Wednesday Lunch Bunch meets vid Sterling, BCHS senior, nominated for inclusion in the Rossellini, 69 and David Guintoli, 41.*****June 19: Pop weekly. Just show up and everyone will welcome you. 1998-1999, “Who’s who among American high school stu- Singer Paula Abdul, 59; Basketball Player Dirk Nowitzki, dents.” David is also a letterman on the Bridge City golf 43; Actor Hugh Dancy, 49.*****June 20: Actors Nicole TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME team. He is the son of Glen and Thelma Sterling of Bridge Kidman, 54; John Goodman, 69; R& B Singer Lionel Richie, 72.*****June 21: Actors Chris 10 Years Ago-2011 City.*****The family of Paige Elizabeth Matthews Phil- lips thanks the community for their love and kindness. Pratt, 42; Juliette Lewis, 48; Britian’s Prince William, 39.*****June 22: Actor Meryl Streep, 72; Football Player We were sad to learn about the unexpected death of Sar- Paige, 30 years old, passed away four days after giving 50; TV Show Host 48. ah Crawford Rutherford, age 52, who passed away June 5. birth to a healthy baby boy.*****A new 1999 Chevy Sil- Kurt Warner, Carson Daly, Services were held Friday, June 10, in Sulphur, Louisiana. verado pickup, extended cab, will cost you $23,845 at We had known Sarah since her birth. She came from a Harmon Chevrolet. CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK good bunch of folks.***** The state will have two college Letter from Cuzzin Sostan teams, Texas and Texas A&M, in the College World Se- 42 Years Ago-1979 ries in Omaha. Orangefield High School will have two I wanted to let you know da sad story about my friend freshmen representing Orange County. Texas has Jacob Orange’s Andre Robertson signs pro contract with the who had a bad day. Because it was so hot outside Tee Ray Felts and A&M has Jace Statum. Both boys starred as Toronto Blue Jays. The University of Texas student will be Migues brought his motorcycle in the living room to work pitcher and catcher for Coach Bennett’s Bobcats last year. assigned to Dunbedin, in the Class A Florida State League. on and clean wit rags and gasoline. Wen he finished him, A&M will face last year’s national champs, South Caroli- (Editor’s note: Andre ended up playing for the New York he sat on the bike and started it to make sure everyting was na. Texas will take on number two seed, Florida. *****Wel- Yankees.)*****The new Bridge City Bank, on Round- okay. Da darn bike started in gear, crashed into da glass bunch, nears completion and will open in July. (Editor’s come to Michael King, 45, who was picked to be the new patio door wit Tee Ray still hanging on to da handlebars. note: Because of storms, the building had been remade superintendent at Bridge City ISD. He and his wife and His wife came running and found laid twice.) Una Mae Tee Ray two school age daughters are moving to Bridge City. Their out on da patio, cut up bad from da glass him. 911 trans- son recently graduated from Longview High School. Like ported Tee Ray to da hospital and after dey sewed him up, Jamie Harrison, King started out as a basketball coach at A FEW HAPPENINGS Una Mae say, “Migues, dat’s wat you get for being so crazy Kirbyville. School board member Becky Rutledge and and bring you bike in da house.” Una Mae her, cleaned up husband David hosted the three finalist and board mem- Congrats to , elected may- Madam Mayor: Misty Songe his mess and dumped the bowl of gasoline in da toilet and bers over the weekend. As W.T. Oliver’s step-daugh- or of Vidor, Saturday with 63% of the vote. We hope to see put da rags in da laundry. ter, “Bear” learned a lot about entertaining and it starts her at the Lunch Bunch gathering. She will be Orange After Tee Ray took a nap, he lit a cigarette and den sat with the stomach and meals with several courses. Every- County’s only female mayor. My prediction is she will be a on da pot and put da cigarette butt in da toilet. The damn one got to know the finalist and their brides really well but good one.*****We have been hearing rumors since early ting exploded, blew Tee Ray rat out da bashroom door. in the end, they felt King was the best fit. I have a feeling January that Bridge City Police Chief Paul David was Una Mae found Tee Ray on da floor, trousers blown away, he would have been Jamie’s choice also.*****Congrats to planning to retire sometime this year. His announcement his shorts on fire and a bad burned butt. Judge Joe Parkhurst, who was hired as Pinehurst City that he would leave June 30 caught almost everyone by Da same two paramedics arrived, loaded Tee Ray on da Administrator. Joe has had a varied background. He was surprise. As of late there has been some flack on social me- raised in the Cove, attended Bridge City High and Sam strecher and axe Una Mae wat happened. After she tole dia about the department. Just wait, all the facts will soon Houston. He was in education most of his life before serv- dem, dey laughed so hard dey dropped da stretcher and be released. Over the years that Davis has been chief, the ing as Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace. Now he’s on course to broke Tee Ray’s collarbone. Dey are keeping him in da department has been run in a professional manner. grow Pinehurst as its new administrator. ***** *****The Chief hospital so he don’t hurt himself no more. Dallas Mavericks won the franchises first NBA champi- Davis came to the job highly qualified, his experience onship by beating the Miami Heat in six games. In the last reaching the rank of major in the Texas Department of game, in Miami, they skunked the powerful Heat 105-95. Public Safety. Through the years BCPD has been well run C’EST TOUT The Heat, with LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris and deserves praise. We wish Chief Davis the best in re- Netanyahu Vows to Bring Down the Government Bosh have the highest payroll in the NBA. Those three tirement. Now the search begins for his replacement.*****A hired guns were supposed to build an unbeatable dynasty. few folks we know celebrating birthdays in the next few Israel’s parliament approved a new government on Sun- day, ending the record 12-year tenure of Put together by Pat Riley, the team was billed as the ulti- days. June 16: Our friend, cancer survivor Beverly Perry Benjamin Netan- mate team of the future. They went down the drain when celebrates today. Happy birthday also to Charlotte Potter yahu as prime minister. Far-right politician Naftall Ben- who once worked for , becomes Israel’s they pitted talent against Dirk Nowitzki, Kidd, Terry and and Denise Vickers.***June 17: Longtime friend who has nett, Netanyahu new prime minister for two years in a coalition agreement company. Las Vegas also took a beating by making Miami been our angel over many years Alice Cole Hartsfield cel- that includes eight separate parties and is led by Bennett a big favorite. *****Special folks celebrating birthdays this ebrates today along with Delmi Roy and Andrew and centrist Yair Lapid. President Joe Biden, who has week are as follows. Senior among all of them is a good Riedel.***June 18: Car sales executive Brandy Slaughter known Netanyahu for decades, said he welcomes the new buddy and a prince of a guy, Wilson “King” Dunn, who celebrates today, also and Krystal Leonard Amber government and looked forward to working with Bennett. turns 93 on June 16. He is blessed with a great mind and King.***June 20: Today is Father’s Day. Happy Birthday good health.***Also celebrating June 16 is longtime friend Sunday’s vote relegates Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serv- to Keith Kay, Jeanne Lamb-Huffman, Cindy Overman ing prime minister who is sometimes known as Beverly Perry. She’s beaten the odds. Here’s wishing her “King and Debbie Johansson.***June 21: Mark’s son-in-law, Dr. to an opposition figure and increases his legal jeop- continued smooth sailing.*** Kee-Kee and Nancy Dupuis’ Bebi,” Clay Greeson, celebrates today. Also Dustin Hartsfield, ardy as he battles corruption charges in an ongoing crim- special son Adam, celebrates his 33rd birthday June 15. Shelly Arceneaux, David Dubose, Shelly Waddell. Hap- He’s special in many ways and is a real kick. says, inal trial. He has labeled the charges a “witch hunt” and Kee-Kee py Anniversary to Donna and David Riley on 46 years of “ will do to ride the range with.”*** cel- tried to use the prime minister’s office to win legal immu- Adam James Neihe marriage.***June 22: Kaitlin Pelaez, Paul Richardson, ebrates on June 15.*** , a real nity from the Knesset. In his speech to parliament, Ne- Mary Alice Cole Heartfield and all celebrate sweetheart, through the years has been one of our “best- Charlene Braus Phyllis Nimitz tanyahu vowed to remain the leader of his conservative today.*****Fishing guide took est” friends. Happy birthday and good wishes on June Johnny Cormier Amber Likud party and work to derail the new coalition govern- and Sabine Lake fishing last Thursday. It ment, which would force a new election and possible re- 17.***Brandy Slaughter, the gal about town, who can be Clay Greeson spotted at most civic functions while doing some work at wasn’t a great fishing day but it was good. They really had turn him to power. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? He won’t David Self Ford, will be a beautiful 41 on June 18. Keep on praise for Johnny and strongly recommend him as a guide. go away quietly, even though the voters have spoken he ****That’s all for to- trucking.***County Commissioner David Dubose and Clay said he thought Johnny was about 64-years-old, vows to take back the government. day. Thanks for your readership. Take care and stay safe. John Cooper both celebrate on June 21. Now folks, there’s turns out he is 74. They enjoyed their day with him on the a couple of aces to draw to.”***Facebook friends celebrat- lake. Clay prepared all the fish Friday and the Dunn’s had God bless.

CMYK • The Record • Week of Wednesday, June 16, 2021 5A Deaths & Memorials Larry McClure, 76, Bridge City

Larry McClure, 76, of Bridge listening to classical music. Larry was a Dad City, passed away on June 7, talented artist and loved working with by Pearl Burgess 2021, in Beaumont. A graveside watercolor paints and calligraphy. He service will be held at 2:00 p.m., adored his grandchildren, and they Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Eb- adored their “Papaw.” Larry was the enezer Cemetery in Jasper, Tex- best grandfather you could ask for and When I was a baby and started to cry as, with burial to follow. constantly made them laugh. He will Dad held me close and sang a lullaby. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, be deeply missed by all those he im- on April 14, 1945, he was the pacted during his time on earth. He took my hand as I learned to walk son of Bubby and Loreen Mc- He was preceded in death by his par- So proud of me as I began to talk. Clure. He worked as a computer Larry McClure ents, Bubby and Loreen McClure. He is programmer for Texaco Re- survived by his loving wife of 37 years, search and retired after 25 years of hard work Mary Beth McClure; children, Miranda Mill- and dedication. Larry was a substitute teach- er and husband David of Lewisville, Texas, He taught me how to play each game er at Bridge City High School and Junior Andrew McClure and wife Savannah of Or- Be fair to others and uphold our name. High, also teaching computer classes at West ange, Texas and Sarah Greaux and husband Orange Stark and Memorial. Justin of Orangefield, Texas; grandchildren, He taught me how to catch a fish He loved building model airplanes and Katie Miller, Livy Miller, Juliana Greaux, Jai- Be kind to people tanks, watching sci-fi movies, reading and da Greaux, and Ella Mae McClure. was his heartfelt wish.

Fisher earns prestigious certification Years of learning in school I spent Graduation came, off to war I went. Letters from Dad meant a lot to me The things of home, I wanted to see.

I came back home, Dad’s hair was white A little stooped over, but his eyes still bright. Years with him helped to pave my way I love and honor you, Dad Happy Father’s Day!

Karen Fisher, Orange County Tax Assessor Collector, completed courses June 7 receiving her Professional Tax Assessor Collector certification. After many years of hard work Fisher has achieved the highest award a county tax assessor collector can receive in Texas.

David Mire joins Orangefield faculty

The OISD school board approved the hire of David Mire for the Junior High assistant principal po- sition. Mr. Mire joins us from Port Neches Middle School where he taught and coached in addi- tion to filling in as a campus administrator on numerous occasions. Prior to his stint at Port Neches, David taught math and science while coaching at West Orange-Stark Middle School.

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quick judgments, imperfect the antidote: communities filled with How am I treated, how am Assume the Best of Others hope and kindness, churches I being empowered, how am I that bear each other’s bur- being understood, seen, and dens and who quickly give known is not the business of Resilient Love in an Age of Suspicion the benefit of the doubt to the Christian life. How we their fellow members for are regarded — while not un- whom Christ died? Or do important — is not all in all Greg Morse that he is a “man sinning they see more of the same di- anymore. How they speak of Staff writer, more than sinned against” — vision, distrust, disunity? us behind our backs, how desiringGod.org charitably limits his judg- ments to what he can clearly “It would be better to be they treat us in the unseen I didn’t see the sin until I perceive, and then wants to deceived a hundred times,” chambers of their mind, saw the effect it began to approach the person and dis- Charles Spurgeon declares to whether they like us or not, have on my wife. Once viva- cusses it with him directly as his students, “than to live a or what so-and-so really in- cious, childlike, radiant, she a brother (Matthew 18:15). life of suspicion” (Lectures to tended is too groveling a began to joke less impulsive- Instead of envying some- My Students, 327). Doesn’t thing to consume a born- ly and laugh less freely. She one else’s influence or this strike you as true? Better again life. grew quieter, less energetic, wealth, instead of being ar- to miss the possible offense While the self-important less herself. My beautiful lily rogant and rude, instead of in her email, the possible in- — and thus self-imprisoned drooped before me. husbands papishly insisting sult in his actions, the possi- — deaden the beautiful flow- As any husband would, I on their own ways or wives ble slight in that text or ers around them, Christ lifts wanted to help. What had being irritable and resentful, tweet. More often than not, drooping lilies and teaches caused the change, I inquired Christian love is empowered it is better to overlook the us to hope all things, espe- one day. I soon unearthed and equipped to be different possible racism, the possible cially with other believers. the source I hadn’t expected: — in the family, the church, sexism, the possible insensi- Loving God with all and our me. My general cynicism to- and the world. When suspi- tivity, rudeness, and sin — neighbors as ourselves gives ward people — like weeds in cion chokes out laughter and even where it could exist. sunlight and blessing to our a lawn — did not stay just distrust destroys friendships, Where sin is apparent, things relationships, fresh meat and with me. My suspicion was lay down our subtle suspi- Love is patient and kind; the people of God ought to may change, but suspicion drink to our own souls, and becoming hers. cions, our default distrust, love does not envy or boast; glow in our cynical world — would have us confront pos- obedience and honor to the Cynicism and suspicion, I and to assume the best of it is not arrogant or rude. It bearing all things, hoping all sible sins with the same con- name of Christ. know firsthand, crawl into others. does not insist on its own things, believing all things (1 viction and severity as obvi- Are you suspicious of oth- our minds and make us trai- way; it is not irritable or re- Corinthians 13:7). ous ones. ers? We all have lived long We really have been freed enough “passing our days in tors to ourselves, dangers to Love in an Age of Suspicion sentful; it does not rejoice at This community of love, our families, and toxins to wrongdoing, but rejoices grace, and forbearance grows by Christ to hope the best, to malice and envy, hated by our churches. Our suspi- As fallen men and women, with the truth. Love bears all slowly, but surely. Imperfect- assume the best of others’ in- others and hating one anoth- cions can make us strike at sin’s bent naturally tempts us things, believes all things, ly, with detours and setbacks tentions, and to leave the se- er” (Titus 3:3). Christ bids us those dearest to us. They to say in the spirit of King hopes all things, endures all along the road, but actually cret sins of others to their out of the shadows of suspi- contain a self-fulfilling Lear, “I am a man more things. (1 Corinthians 13:4– and increasingly. This is the Creator. This is the love that cion, to live in the sunshine prophecy: the more we sus- sinned against than sinning.” 7) inheritance of God’s Spirit- covers a multitude of sins, as children of the day, bear- pect, the more reasons we Without being taught, we The spirit of the age as- indwelt people and what actual or imagined; this is ing all things, believing all find to suspect; the more we easily see most of our prob- sumes the worst of his neigh- makes us a witness to a that glory of a godly person things, hoping all things, en- distrust, the more reasons lems “out there,” with other bor’s confusing comment. watching, clawing world: “By who passes over affronts: during all things (1 Corinthi- we find to distrust. Every people. Their sin against me, The spirit of a Christian as- this all people will know that “Good sense makes one slow ans 13:7). This is air from creak of the floor becomes a not my sin against a holy sumes the reasonable best of you are my disciples, if you to anger, and it is his glory to above — air that will keep us burglar. God, troubles me most. And his neighbor, interpreting have love for one another” overlook an offense” (Prov- healthy and unified in this Thinking the worst of our when this is our focus, we are him how he wants to be in- (John 13:35). erbs 19:11). polluted and suspicious age. loved ones or our neighbors quick to speak and slow to terpreted. is unjust and often unreli- listen, quick to write off and The spirit of the flesh is Free to Assume the Best Children of Day able, and it passes too easily slow to bear with, quick to wronged by a church mem- Greg Morse is a staff writ- unnoticed. Yet if our sins suspect and slow to forgive. ber and gossips or comments So, what do they see? Do As Christians, we have er for desiringGod.org and have been (unimaginably) Yet, set that spirit against passive-aggressively online. they see families submitted been bought with a price; we graduate of Bethlehem Col- forgiven by God — and in the spirit of love, the spirit of The spirit of a Christian to Christ’s rule of love and are no longer our own; we lege & Seminary. He and his Christ, they have been — Christ, the spirit of the checks for logs in his own eye forgiveness, social media live for Christ. Spurgeon wife, Abigail, live in St. Paul then we have been set free to Christian: (Matthew 7:3–5) — mindful feeds surprisingly free from points his students to this as with their son and daughter.

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CMYK THE RECORD SPORTS AND OUTDOORS B Respect the College World Series next heat stop for Chad Dallas FISHING CAPT. DICKIE COLBURN KAZ’S KORNER For The Record Joe Kazmar “Hey y’all, I’m not having fun anymore,” For The Record announced Julian Holland’s wife, Lynne. “I A great performer is no longer give a hoot whether we have a one who can step on fish fry at the house tonight or not.” At the any sized stage and Dickie Colburn time of her expressing her disdain for both have a successful show Sabine lake and ever accepting her hus- (or game in this in- Joe Kazmar band’s invitation to share a day on the water, we had three stance). Orange native trout and a slot redfish in the ice box. Chad Dallas has had that kind of suc- As meager as it sounds, it was only 9:30 in the morning and cess throughout his young career as a we had steadily caught and released a number of smaller fish baseball player. working the birds since first light. “I have never drunk this He began to be noticed while a much water this early in the day,” added Lynne in hopes of member of the West Orange-Stark initiating a return to a shadier spot. She had replaced her Mustangs baseball program where he wide-brim hat with a soaking wet hand towel that only added was a catcher as well as a good pitcher. melted ice to the mascara and sunscreen running down her Chad would often catch his older cheeks. brother Jack when he was on the The lady was obviously H-O-T! Ignoring over-heating and mound for the Mustangs. its all too often overlooked consequences can cause far more Jack graduated and earned a foot- serious problems than short circuiting a fishing expedition. ball/baseball scholarship to Lamar Even dressing properly, bathing in a quality sunscreen and University in Beaumont while Chad staying hydrated afford no guarantee against 95 degree was pitching well enough to be named weather and a humidity number to match. We immediately second team All-State by the Texas returned to the launch, Lynne opened one more bottle of wa- Sports Writers Association in 2017, ter before driving their truck home and Seth and I went back three-time All-District selection for to chasing birds. When I dropped him off at his house that the Mustangs and Orange County’s A great performer is one who can step on any sized stage and have a successful show afternoon, Lynne was comfortably standing up to her neck in Most Valuable Player as a senior in (or game in this instance). Orange native Chad Dallas the pool. “What time is the fish fry,” she asked without even 2018 for allowing only four earned looking in our direction. The catching in Sabine Lake is not runs for the entire season and also universe who has ever won a game scrappy Wright State team in the first great and a little inconsistent, but it is good enough to war- batting .410. when his team scored zero runs. round. Chad gave up the second home rant giving it a try when the wind allows. On the next level, Chad played for Tennessee won the East Division of run in as many innings and was re- The exceptionally high water has made it much tougher on Panola College where his dad Tony the Southeastern Conference and had placed in the fifth inning with his anglers that usually get it done covering proven spots along also pitched and went both years with- a first-round bye in the post-season team still leading 5-4. the shoreline or focusing on small stretches of open-lake out suffering a mound defeat. tournament. They lost 3-2 to Alabama But the bullpen failed for one of the shell. For that reason alone, I have seen lots of folks simply Chad was recruited by Head Coach on an umpire’s interference decision. few times and the Vols found them- drifting across flats with live bait or Tony Vitello of the Tennessee Volun- Chad took the mound the next day selves behind 8-5 in the bottom of the plastics under a cork. The only negative to that approach teers to the Division I level in Knox- against Mississippi State and had his ninth inning, but had the bases load- has been dealing with slimy gafftop that continuously crash ville where he became the Friday 12th quality start in 14 outings, leav- ed. Drew Gilbert became the man of the party. The bonus, especially with the kids, is an aggres- Night Pitcher (No. 1 on the staff) early ing after six innings with the Vols the hour by launching a walk-off sive sand trout bite. The small, but tasty trout, prefer their in the 2021 season. Vitello played his leading 5-2. His teammates must have grand slam, giving the Vols a 9-8 vic- next meal bumped the bottom. 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of the road. When the wardens attempted to licensed in Texas and Louisiana. After re- Game Warden Field Notes pass the vehicle, a truck cut them off, driving questing an in-person meeting with the sub- down the wrong side of the road. The vehicle ject, the warden discovered that the subject The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife pulled back over to the side of the road and did not possess any type of commercial li- Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. waved the wardens to drive by. During the cense and his vehicle was not properly traffic stop, the wardens noticed the driver marked to transport aquatic products. He’s a Rescue friend was supposed to wait for him and take was unable to turn down the music on his ra- him home. The warden arrested the man for dio. When asked what he was doing, the driv- Don’t be Shellfish er said, “I was just trying to…” The driver Texas Game Wardens and U.S. Fish and criminal trespass, had him board the vessel then picked up his beer and handed it to the Wildlife Agents inspected some antique re- and transported him to the Bexar County Two Jefferson County game wardens were wardens. The driver’s speech was slurred, sale stores. These locations had alligator Jail. Case pending with the District Attor- patrolling the ship channel near Port Arthur and he was unable to keep his balance as he skulls, black bear mounts, waterfowl mounts, ney’s office. when they saw a commercial truck about to exited the vehicle. After the Standard Field raptor mounts and migratory bird mounts be loaded with a pallet of shrimp at one of the Sobriety Test was administered, the driver for sale. During the inspection of one store, Gig ‘Em local wholesale shrimp processing facilities. was transported to the McLennan County an individual entered with a pet possum. In They stopped to inspect the vehicle and dis- Jail and was booked into jail for a DWI. A order to possess, sell, or purchase a fur-bear- A Uvalde County game warden found an covered it already had a cargo of 15 crates of blood specimen was obtained. The case is er, a person must have a valid Fur-bearing unaccompanied vehicle at a Nueces River fresh blue crab on board. The driver was act- pending. Propagation Permit. The possum was confis- crossing. Believing the occupants got into ing very suspicious and claimed to have bought the crabs legally in Louisiana and cated and relocated to a licensed rehabber. another vehicle and drove down the river, the And That’s the Boat-tom Line Citations were issued and cases are pending. warden drove to a hill overlooking the river a transported them into Texas, which requires couple of miles away. There they saw four in- a Texas Wholesale Fish Dealer License. The Dude, Where’s My Car? dividuals walking down the river, three with Three Bell County game wardens were pa- driver could not produce a wholesale license gigs and spears and one with a fishing pole. trolling Lake Belton checking crappie, white or an aquatic product transportation invoice, bass and tournament fishermen when they or other documentation for where the crabs A Bexar County game warden was patrol- The warden saw two of the individuals with came across a vessel hull identification num- had originated. Wardens for the Louisiana ling Calaveras Creek by boat because the snorkeling gear dive into the river with the ber that did not conform to the U.S. Coast Department of Wildlife and Fisheries were banks are closed to the public when they saw gigs. Another person in the group waved to Guard standards. The wardens ran the TX contacted to assist with the investigation. a person trespassing then hide in the mes- the divers, who proceeded to dive and number and the vessel was flagged for a man- They interviewed the dealer in Louisiana quite brush. The warden called for backup emerged with a catfish at the end of a gig. datory boat inspection. The man operating where the driver claimed the crabs had origi- and two additional wardens and a K-9 officer The warden drove down to the group and the vessel had purchased the boat several nated and discovered that the driver was be- arrived to assist. After an exhaustive search, discovered a fishing pole but no other fish- days ago from another person who didn’t put ing deceptive. Texas game wardens seized all they were still trying to locate the subject. ing, gigging or snorkeling equipment. After the vessel in their name and failed to provide 15 crates of crabs and sold them to the high- One of the wardens continued navigating searching the area, the warden found the gigs a title to the boat. The wardens contacted the est bidder as required by law. The driver was their vessel father north into the creek when and spears, which had been thrown in the current registered owner who said the boat issued citations and given warnings. they spotted someone walking on the other water and concealed. The gigged catfish were had been stolen from Belton in 2009. A police side. The subject was stopped and told he was nowhere to be seen. The warden interviewed report was never made. The vessel was seized Oh-Fish-ially in Trouble trespassing. He said he didn’t have any fish or the four individually and found none of them and citations were issued to the subject who fishing gear and was walking back to the had a fishing license. After talking with each sold the vessel. roadway where his van was parked. The sub- subject, one finally admitted to gigging a cat- Galveston County game wardens received a call about two individuals who were catch- ject said his friend brought him to the prop- fish and leaving it at their last fishing spot His Name is Mudd (Bugs) erty but had already left and was waiting at some distance away. The catfish was re- ing sheepshead fish with a net and keeping the van. The warden exited the vessel and trieved and seized along with three gigs and over their bag limit. The wardens saw two walked along the subject’s path where they spears. Multiple citations were issued with A Jefferson County game warden followed over-flowing coolers with fish. When the found an ice chest with six tilapia, one black civil restitution. up on information from a social media post wardens asked how they caught all the fish, bass and a cast net. The man said he left the where a subject was selling live crawfish. they said, “with the net”. When inspecting ice chest on the trail because he got scared. Not so Happy Hour When the warden contacted the seller, he the coolers, the wardens found two hidden The K-9 handler radioed the warden to let claimed to own a catering company that sold bags also containing fish. The two individu- them know the other suspect and van were A Coryell County game warden and Falls live crawfish to local restaurants and individ- als were in possession of 47 sheepshead (27 gone. The man said, “How am I supposed to County game warden were patrolling the uals. The sale of live crawfish for commercial undersized), three speckled sea trout and one get home?” He told the warden his phone, Lake Waco area of McLennan County when and personal use would require a Texas 28” red drum. Multiple citations were issued wallet and money were in the van and his they noticed a vehicle pulled over to the side Wholesale Fish Dealer License. The man to each individual. Cases are pending. claimed over the phone that he was properly

Colburn From Page 1B exploiting that melee is down ately switch to a Hoginar or a you are a redfish as they find right exciting. Any visual ac- plastic I can crawl across the it impossible to ignore. For tivity is a welcome bonus and bottom. More often than not some reason, the minnow not knowing if a long cast you will start getting lighter shaped chunk of metal and will fool a ten-inch sand trout bites indicating sand trout lead has gained very little or 32-inch red keeps you on are hounding the bait. I love popularity anywhere other high standby. to eat fresh sand trout, but than our immediate area. A school of redfish crush- there is an added bonus to Don’t forget The Orange ing bait on the surface ex- staying around for a while. CCA Chapter is once again cites even the most veteran Redfish are as fond of sandies hosting their annual Chapter angler, but just the promise as I am and, invariably, they banquet at the Orange Coun- of another bite keeps you are never far away from the ty Convention and Expo hunting that next flock of buffet! Center on Hwy. 1442 on Au- birds. Regardless of my approach gust 12th. I love to watch a trout or to fooling fish under the Tickets or a table can be redfish bury a small popping birds, I always have a Hogi- purchased by calling Blake cork, but any time the fish nar tied on at least one rod. It Burnside at 713-626-4222. seem a little picky I immedi- is not much to look at unless

‘Swamp Pop’ 4 July 10 at VFW

Get ready Swamp Pop $4 is coming! The date is July 10 at the VFW in Orange located on North Hwy. 87. As always, it is open to the public and advance tickets can be purchased at Granger RV Sales lot on McArthur Dr. in Orange. The event is BYOB and you can bring your own snacks, beer and setups will be sold by the VFW. Must be 21 years of age to attend. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., no Early Birds, with music and dancing starting at 8 p.m and going till midnight. Tickets can be purchased at Granger’s RV Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. now to July 3rd or until they sell out. Two of the previous events have sold out ahead of time, so don’t wait to get your tickets. If you can’t get to Granger’s, contact 409-738-2294 or 409-988-5556 to make other ar- rangements.

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time- and money-consuming way to fight sandburs. But How to win the fight against stickers Segars said one thing all ho- meowners can and should do MANAGEMENT TIPS TO RUIN SANDBURS’ SUMMER to fight sandburs is imple- ment cultural practices, in- Adam Russell a child or pet, then you likely time, but they will reduce the sandburs from emerging and cluding fertilization, mow- Texas A&M AgriLife want some advice on how to plants and subsequent follow with another applica- ing, proper irrigation and get rid of them.” seeds.” tion depending on label in- cultivation to help turfgrass Whether you call them Segars said Texas’ wide structions, soil type and choke out sandburs. stickers or sandburs, a Texas range of climates makes any Pre- and post-emergent ap- weather. Sandburs prefer nutrient- A&M AgriLife Extension specific directions to address plications for sandburs Unfortunately, most pos- deficient soils, so homeown- Service expert can help you sandburs difficult. In some temergence herbicides avail- ers should start the process win the war against these parts of the state sandburs Segars said there are ways able to homeowners at big by taking a soil sample and prickly little pain dispensers. are a summer annual that to fight sandburs with herbi- box stores are not labelled add recommended amend- Sandburs, also known as dies back and returns from cides that kill plants after for sandbur, Segars said. Sandburs can also lead to pain� ful encounters for pets, and re� ments to create proper pH grassbur or sandspur, are an seed, while in warmer re- they emerge or prevent There are three selective, moving them can be just as levels for your soil and turf- annual and/or perennial gions they live as perennials plants from emerging from post-emergence products painful for the pet owner. grass types, then follow with grass. The sharp, spiny burs that can overwinter as plants. seeds. Timing is critical that are labeled to address (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by nutrients like potassium, are a seed pod that can latch Therefore, control methods when applying pre- or post- sandburs in turfgrass. Kata- Adam Russell) phosphorous and nitrogen. on to passersby for distribu- and timing differ based on emergent products. Sandbur na, Celsius WG and Image 70 peak germination,” she said. “Sandburs thrive in poor tion to other locations. where the plants are in their seed can begin early germi- DG are more professional- soils, so you want to improve “Weed control is ultimate- life cycle. nation at a soil temperature geared products but can be “The second application will catch those seeds that haven’t all nutrients in general with ly up to the end-user, but “In some parts of the state, of 52 degrees and peak at 72 purchased online. The most fertilizer,” she said. “Only sandburs are one of those folks might use preemer- degrees, she said. homeowner friendly – Image started germinating yet.” Segars said it is important add phosphorous and potas- weeds that can be a painful gence herbicides that will She recommends a split Kills Nutsedge – is available sium according to the soil reminder that our yards may have no effect on the over- application of preemergence online and in home and gar- to always follow product la- bels. test and nitrogen according need some attention,” said wintering plant,” she said. “It products with active ingredi- den departments. to recommendations for your Chrissie Segars, Ph.D., might prevent the seeds from ents Dithiopyr, Indaziflam, “It may be too late for pre- turfgrass type, use of the Making turfgrass happy AgriLife Extension statewide emerging, but it won’t get rid Oryzalin or Pendimethalin emergence applications in area, and management capa- can eliminate stickers turfgrass specialist, Dallas. of the old plant. There are no for sandburs because of their some parts of the state, but bilities, because St. Augus- “If you’ve ever been stuck by herbicide treatments that long germination period. this cooler weather means it YARD STICKERS Page 4B them or removed them from will be 100% effective every Apply the product to prevent may not be too late to affect Herbicides are a tricky

shot at the pinnacle level for collegiate baseball poll for made of” after losing seven Kaz’s Korner From Page 1B a baseball player—and soon- most of the season, fell flat in of their last nine games. er rather than later!!! the Super Regionals after winning Friday’s opener over JUST BETWEEN US… KWICKIES… North Carolina State 21-2. The Wolfpack came back Although the Houston As- The Texas Longhorns with a vengeance and held tros still trail the Oakland needed a walk-off double the Hogs to four hits Satur- A’s by a couple of games in from outfielder Eric Kennedy day in a 6-5 win and three the AL West Division stand- in the bottom of the ninth pitchers limited Arkansas to ings, they concluded their inning Saturday to edge past four hits again to win 3-2 last road trip with a bang, the University of South Flor- and punch their ticket to the pounding out 20 hits and ida 4-3 Saturday and then CWS. The Razorbacks were crushing the Minnesota whipped USF on Sunday to the fifth national No. 1 seed Twins 14-3 Sunday. earn a berth in the College to be eliminated in the Super The Astros won six times World Series in Omaha. The Regionals. on this nine-game road trip visiting Bulls trailed 3-0 go- The Philadelphia Phillies’ against three teams that ing into the ninth inning sweep of the New York Yan- should make the post-season Saturday and rallied with a kees last weekend marked playoffs—Boston, Toronto home run, double and pinch- only the second time that and Minnesota—and won all hit two-run homer with two has happened in Phillies’ three series along the way. out and two strikes on the franchise history. The only Hitting and starting pitching hitter to tie the game at 3-3. other time was in 1997. Yan- don’t seem to be Houston’s It’s amazing that the Ar- kee manager Aaron Boone problem, and if there is a kansas Razorbacks, who held said the team needs to “step glitch it has to be in the bull the No. 1 spot in the nation’s it up and find out what we’re pen.

Orange County’s Chad Dallas is on the hill for the University of Tennessee.

ning four straight elimina- and fooling the hitters with runs scored in a Super Re- tion games. his repertoire of fast balls, gional game and home runs As expected, Chad drew sliders and cutters. (6) in an NCAA Tournament the opening assignment However, when his pitch game. against the Bayou Bengals count neared 100 after the The Vols will play the Vir- who are coached by Paul sixth inning, Vitello took ginia Cavaliers in the first Mainieri, the active career Chad out after giving up just round of the double-elimina- wins leader with 1,505 victo- the homer and an unearned tion College World Series 1 ries, who announced before run, but still was behind 2-1. pm Sunday with their ace the tournament that he will He had a career-high 12 Chad Dallas gunning for his retire after this season. strikeouts in six innings. 12th mound victory of the This new level of competi- Tennessee has come from season. tion didn’t phase the Orange behind in nearly half of their I’m hoping that Chad Dal- native as he got LSU out in 50 wins this season and did it las betters his last perfor- order in the first inning with again, scoring a pair of runs mance Sunday and gets a seven pitches. in the bottom of the sixth The second inning was a and went on to win 4-2, giv- different as Chad was forced ing Chad his 11th victory. to pitch in a pouring rain Sunday’s game wasn’t shower and left a fast ball up nearly as close as the Vols that was hammered for a pounded a season-high six home run before time was homers and beat LSU handi- called after a bolt of light- ly 15-6 to advance to the ul- ning flashed. timate level for college base- I don’t know how Chad ball players—the College stayed loose during the delay World Series in Omaha, Neb. that lasted nearly an hour, this week. but he came back still throw- This will be Tennessee’s ing what turned out to be his fifth trip to the CWS and the best performance of the sea- Vols first since 2005 after son. He was hitting his spots setting program records for

CMYK • The Record • Week of Wednesday, June 16, 2021 4B Entertainment SE Texas . . . First Saturday At First Baptist Saturday, July 3rd from 10AM until 1PM in the church parking lot at 200 W. Roundbunch Bridge City. Bibles, hotdogs, basic school supplies, water and cookies will be handed out for free. Look for the balloons and blue canopy. Also, upon request, we will pray for those who are distressed by life issues; you don’t have to get out of your vehicle.

Country music artist Cody Johnson is returning to Ford Park in Beaumont for a Thanksgiving-week- end concert on Saturday, Nov. 27. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets and the Ford Park box office. RECORD PHOTO: Tommy Mann Jr.

TOMMY MANN JR. • June 18 Reckless Kelly, en Nugget Casino, Lake FOR THE RECORD The Heights Theater, Hous- Charles, La. ton • July 9 Clay Walker, Ran- Slowly and steadily the • June 24 Flo Rida, dall King, Laine Hardy, Cyn- number of artists hitting the L’Auberge Casino Resort, thia Woods Mitchell Pavil- road this summer and fall Lake Charles, La. ion, The Woodlands continues to grow as tours • June 25 Warrant, Lita • July 10 Los Aguilar, Cyn- are being announced at a Ford, Bulletboys, Warehouse thia Woods Mitchell Pavil- near-frantic pace, including Live, Houston ion, The Woodlands events in Southeast Texas • June 26 Jo’El Sonnier, • July 16 Ashley McBryde, and Southwest Louisiana. Wayne Toups, Chris Golden Nugget Casino, Lake • June 16 Halsey, Cynthia Bergeron, The Oaks Event Charles, La. Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Center, Vidor • July 17 Stoney LaRue, The Woodlands • June 26 Buckcherry, Hin- Golden Nugget Casino, Lake • June 17 John Corabi, der, Saliva, Drowning Pool, Charles, La. Warehouse Live, Houston Red, Saving Abel, Tantric, • July 17 Santana, Earth, • June 17 Lillian Axe, Scout Warehouse Live, Houston Wind and Fire, Cynthia Bar, Houston • June 26 Steel Panther, Woods Mitchell Pavilion, • June 17 Herman’s Her- House of Blues, Houston The Woodlands mits starring Peter Noone, • June 27 Chicago, Cyn- • July 21 Sevendust, Ware- Dosey Doe, The Woodlands thia Woods Mitchell Pavil- house Live, Houston • June 18 Gary Allan, ion, The Woodlands • July 23 Rehab, The Oaks Golden Nugget Casino, Lake • July 2 Gabby Barrett, Event Center, Vidor Charles, La. Golden Nugget Casino, Lake • July 23 Three Dog Night, • June 18 Brett Scallions, Charles, La. ENTERTAINMENT Page 5B Warehouse Live, Houston • July 3 Neal McCoy, Gold- Yard Stickers FREEDOM SALE From Page 3B Hard To Find, Low Mile Autos tine grass and Bermuda grass have different needs. Pro- moting healthy, dense turf- 1994 Cadillac Deville - A Beauty! 1992 Oldsmobile Royale grass is the best defense Rare Sky Blue against most pest weeds, in- Not Just Your Grandmother’s Car! cluding sandburs.” Only 59,377 Miles! When it comes to irriga- 4.9 Liter 8 Cylinder Engine, Red Prestine Cloth Seats, tion, Segars said most home- Automatic, Air, Power, Only 51,205 Miles! owners overdo it. They begin Stock Number 1030P watering too early and too 3.8 Liter 6 Cylinder Engine, See It To 4 Door Sedan, often, which can lead to poor Automatic, Air, Power, root development, weakens Believe It Stock Number 1029P turfgrass, and makes it sus- ceptible to diseases. $ $ AgriLife Extension has an 8,950 6,950 application for computers and smartphones – Water- MyYard – designed to help Two Lincoln Town Car Limousines ‘94 Chevrolet Corvette homeowners in North Texas White, Hard Top AT, AC, irrigate their lawns properly White Lincoln Town Car Limo - 10 Passenger Loaded, Red Leather, based on localized weather Interior, 72K Miles, data. There are a number of WAS $8950 Stk. No. 980P other AgriLife Extension $ WAS publications and resources 7800 CASH available to guide homeown- $ ers regarding lawn irrigation. 13,500 Another effective cultural ‘08 Honda Ridgeline practice is mowing your lawn NOW Maroon, Loaded! Clean. Air, Power, Auto, with equipment that catches 140K, Stk. No. 999pP clippings when weeds are $ Harmon: “Famous For Fairness!” mature, Segars said. Catch- $ ing and removing clippings 10,450 8950 CASH reduces the seedbank that could potentially develop next year. “Catching reproductive structures of mature weeds lowers the population of seed you’ll have to deal with in the Harmon Used Cars future, and not catching the BUY HERE! PAY HERE! OPEN: MONDAY-FRIDAY 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY. clippings and those seed pods can potentially help CORNER OF MACARTHUR AND HENRIETTA STREET, ORANGE, 409-670-0232 them spread to new areas of All Prices Plus TT&L. Photos For Illustration Purposes Only your lawn,” she said.

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then I left them to go check out a few more stretches of Just like you planned it water before calling it a day and feeling good about having Outdoors wants to make that trip home another option that may be a solid plan. Captain Chuck Uzzle disappointed. just what you need to be suc- The next day I met my cus- In order to offer up the cessful and also give you an- For The Record tomers and both were very ex- greatest opportunities for cus- other option if you get limited cited to chase some fish they tomers most guides spend off by some other factors such as Very sel- had never caught before and days doing some sort of scout- weather. Having a quality al- dom, if ever, were just really happy to see ing, either on their own or us- ternate plan in your hip pock- will you run some different sights. It’s al- ing information from other et certainly puts a guide at into anyone ways a pleasure to have folks guides they fish with. The ease and contributes to a more who doesn’t on my boat who are enthusias- constant up to the day reports enjoyable day on the water for like it when tic and willing to learn, After a helps to keep customer trips as everyone. everything short boat ride we arrived at productive as possible and A perfect example of this happens just the area where the redfish had also helps to eliminate bad type of situation happened to right. Fishermen especially been so cooperative and just Hunter Uzzle proves that a well executed plan always results in water where valuable time can me recently as I was scouting love it when they plan for a day like you would hope for the both fish and smiles. be lost during a charter. Every for an upcoming trip where on the water and everything plan began to unfold perfectly. so often as a guide you owe it my customers wanted to try from the weather to the fish Very little, if any wind, made would finally separate or leave had worked to perfection. to yourself to get away from and catch some redfish on fly ends up working in their favor. detecting those schooling fish it was just a matter of scan- We are nearing the halfway the same water you’ve been tackle. The conditions here on On occasion those types of very easy to spot as they were ning the surface before find- point of the year and some of fishing and check out some Sabine and Calcasieu have trips happen and they help to already cruising the shallow ing another group of willing the best fishing imaginable is other locations. Call it a been the same as everywhere erase the memory of the bad water and aggressively feed- redfish to pursue. Around on the horizon, unfortunately hunch, call it a premonition, else with really high water lev- ones from the past. For many ing. We could not have asked lunch time we were greeted so are the crowds. Please keep call it what you will, it’s a great els all over the place. High wa- of the folks who fish with me for any better situation. with a light breeze that made a full tank of courtesy on your feeling when you find the kind ter in our marshes is not very the hope of catching just the I climbed up on the poling the temperatures more than boat and respect the other an- of fish you are hoping to find conducive to sight fishing and right day is a high priority, es- platform and began to push comfortable but a little less glers. Also if you get the op- and it spells success for your that had me worried. Fortu- pecially the ones that travel the boat across the big flat to than ideal for casting a flyrod. portunity take a kid fishing. clients. In many cases the new nately I was able to locate an great distances to get here. get them into position to take My clients were flexible No school right now means productive water you find may area where several good When you base an entire trip a shot at one of the schools of enough to pick up my spin- open schedules and endless even offer up an entirely new schools of fish were actively on one day the stress of having redfish and it didn’t take long ning rods and finish out the opportunities to share a day or different pattern than the schooling and giving up op- everything go just as planned before we were rewarded for day throwing a Marker 54 jerk on the water with a kid and in- one you had been fishing pre- portunities to be cast at. I is real for both the anglers and the effort. This pattern held Shrimp under a cork with troduce them to our sport. En- viously. Regardless of the pat- spent enough time in the area the guide because nobody up for a while and made it nice great success. The day was joy your time out there and be tern you found it now offers up to catch a couple of fish and for everyone. Once a school first rate and the game plan safe.

Entertainment schedule From Page 4B Golden Nugget Casino, Lake * Aug. 21 Rod Stewart, alry, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Charles, La. Cheap Trick, Cynthia Woods Pavilion, The Woodlands • July 24 Lindsey Stirling, Mitchell Pavilion, The Wood- * Oct. 6 Frank Marino and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pa- lands Mahogany Rush, Warehouse vilion, The Woodlands * Aug. 22 Megadeth, Lamb Live, Houston • July 29 Riley Green, of God, Trivium, In Flames, * Oct. 15 Kane Brown, Jor- L’Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pa- dan Davis, Restless Road, Charles, La. vilion, The Woodlands Chase Rice, Toyota Center, • July 29 Green Day, Fall Out * Aug. 31 Goo Goo Dolls, Houston Boy, Weezer, Minute Maid Smart Financial Center, Sugar * Oct. 16 Anderson East, Park, Houston Land, Texas White Oak Music Hall, Hous- • July 30 Air Supply, Golden * Sept. 4 “BUZZFEST” feat. ton Nugget Casino, Lake Charles, The Offspring, Chevelle, * Oct. 18 Alice Cooper, Ace La. P.O.D., Candlebox, Mammoth Frehley, Smart Financial Cen- * July 30 3 Doors Down, WVH, Ayron Jones, Cynthia ter, Sugar Land Seether, Smart Financial Cen- Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The * Oct. 21 L.A. Guns, Ware- ter, Sugar Land Woodlands house Live, Houston * July 30 Foghat, Dosey Doe, * Sept. 8 Between the Buried * Oct. 21 Andrea Bocelli, The Woodlands and Me, Rise Rooftop, Hous- Toyota Center, Houston * July 31 Brian McKnight, ton * Oct. 21 Doobie Brothers, Golden Nugget Casino, Lake * Sept. 11 Jason Aldean, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pa- Charles, La. Hardy, Lainey Wilson, Cyn- vilion, The Woodlands * July 31 Faster Pussycat, thia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, * Oct. 23 Jonas Brothers, Enuff Z Nuff, Warehouse Live, The Woodlands Kelsea Ballerini, Cynthia Houston * Sept. 13 Harry Styles, Jen- Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The * Aug. 5 Justin Bieber, Toyo- ny Lewis, Toyota Center, Woodlands ta Center, Houston Houston * Oct. 24 Ministry, Helmet, * Aug. 9 Deicide, Kataklysm, * Sept. 17 Eric Clapton, Jim- Front Line Assembly, House of Scout Bar, Houston mie Vaughan, Cynthia Woods Blues, Houston * Aug. 11 Jason Isbell and Mitchell Pavilion, The Wood- * Oct. 29 Slipknot, Kills- The 400 Unit, Lucinda Wil- lands witch Engage, Fever 333, Cyn- liams, Cynthia Woods Mitch- * Sept. 18 Kings of Leon, thia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, ell Pavilion, The Woodlands Cold War Kids, Cynthia The Woodlands * Aug. 12 Tame Impala, Per- Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The * Oct. 30 King’s X, Ware- fume Genius, Toyota Center, Woodlands house Live, Houston Houston * Sept. 19 Tanya Tucker, The * Nov. 6 Chris Stapleton, * Aug. 13 KEM, Babyface, Heights Theater, Houston Jamey Johnson, Yola, Cynthia Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pa- * Sept. 19 Korn, Staind, Fire Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The vilion, The Woodlands From the Gods, ’68, Cynthia Woodlands * Aug. 14 Ian Moore, The Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The * Nov. 7 Loudness, Ware- Heights Theater, Houston Woodlands house Live, Houston * Aug. 14 The Black Crowes, * Sept. 21 Pretty Boy Floyd, * Nov. 27 Cody Johnson, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pa- Warehouse Live, Houston Easton Corbin, Ian Munsick, vilion, The Woodlands * Sept. 26 Daryl Hall and Ford Park Arena, Beaumont * Aug. 15 Brad Paisley, Jim- John Oates, Squeeze, KT Tun- * Nov. 28 Postmodern Juke- mie Allen, Kameron Marlowe, stall, Cynthia Woods Mitchell box, House of Blues, Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pa- Pavilion, The Woodlands * Jan. 21, 2022 Elton John, vilion, The Woodlands * Sept. 28 Shinedown, The Toyota Center, Houston * Aug. 18 Disturbed, Cyn- Struts, Zero 9:36, Smart Fi- * Jan. 22, 2022 Elton John, thia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, nancial Center, Sugar Land Toyota Center, Houston The Woodlands * Sept. 30 Charley Crockett, * Aug. 19, 2022 Def Leppard, * Aug. 20 Carvin Jones Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont Motley Crue, Poison, Joan Jett Band, Jefferson Theatre, Beau- * Oct. 2 Parker McCollum, and the Blackhearts, Minute mont Lainey Wilson, Flatland Cav- Maid Park, Houston

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Canticle Building, prescribed by law. prescribed by law. prescribed by law. time and in the manner 4300 Meeks Drive in time and in the manner prescribed by law. Handyman special, Orange on the follow- prescribed by law. c/o: Tommy Gunn c/o: Tommy Gunn c/o: Tommy Gunn rent to own, fix like Help Wanted: ing days and times: Attorney at Law Attorney at Law Attorney at Law c/o: Tommy Gunn 202 S. Border Street 202 S. Border Street you want. Great loca- Apartment manager Second Wednesday of Frank B. Gilbert (Trey) 202 S. Border Street Attorney at Law for HUD/Senior Citi- Orange, TX 77630 Orange, TX 77630 Orange, TX 77630 202 S. Border Street tion, call for details every month at 10:00 2261 Woodland Ridge Dr. zen apartment com- Orange, TX 77632 Orange, TX 77630 today @ 409-886- a.m., and Second Dated the 10th day of Dated the 10th day of Dated the 9th day of plex in Orange. Must Thursday of every 7047. Mobile Home have managment ex- June, 2021. June, 2021. June, 2021. Dated the 9th day of month at 6:30 pm DATED the 9th day of June, 2021. and space rentals perience. Fax resume June, 2021. Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn available. Tommy Gunn to 409-886-0374 or Walking His Way Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn Tommy Gunn email to heritagecen- Tommy Gunn HOUSE FOR SALE Walking Club will Eric Peveto Attorney for: Attorney for: Attorney for: Tommy Gunn ter100@sbcglobal. meet on Mondays & Eric Peveto Richard F. Sens Bernard Woods Kaaren Ann Kline Attorney for: net. Salary on DOE. Thursdays from 8:00 Attorney for: State Bar No.: State Bar No.: State Bar No.: Angela Kay Smith House for Sale at am-10:00 am at First Frank B. Gilbert (Trey) 08623700 202 08623700 202 08623700 202 State Bar No.: 300 Farm Drive, Hiring full time Baptist Church FLC lo- State Bar No.: 24004859 S. Border Street S. Border Street S. Border Street 08623700 202 commercial painters, Orange, TX 77630 Orange, TX 77630 Orange, TX 77630 S. Border Street Bridge City, near cated at 200 W. 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