The Bridge City Independent School District has called from a bond election and wants the public to be aware of the issues before going to the polls in No-vember.

Over the course of the last 20 months, the community driven process began with the district and community members coming together to “take stock” of the district facilities. It was a two day process for the district and community mem-bers to determine what they felt was important for the edu-cation needs for the students.

First they began in January

2013 by touring all the facili-ties and campuses. Following the tour they were asked perti-nent questions. One question was about their most signifi-cant thought taken from the tour. Their response was how well maintained and clean the buildings were and they liked the safety plans. The group also thought Bridge City Ele-mentary is an example of what a modern day campus should be and even the older buildings still surpass others in the area with how well they are main-tained. They were also im-pressed how well the district is keeping up with technology in the classrooms.

During the meetings they were also asked of the needs identified on the tour. They discovered needs such as a cen-ter with 1,200 to 1,500 seat au-ditorium which would encom-pass the fine arts area, band hall, Strutters, choir and dra-ma areas. They also saw a need at the baseball/softball stadi-ums such as covered seating and a capacity increase. Plus, concessions, restroom and field lighting improvements.

The group also received in-formation about the various programs, their sizes and growths and discussed the dif-ferences between educational needs and wants.

Some people have asked what makes the improvements “needs”? The answer is these programs have outgrown their present practice/rehearsal fa-cilities and consequently the growth of these programs will be stymied as they continue to grow. Some programs do not have the proper facilities to al-low students to gain the full benefit of participation in the program. A complex such as the one proposed will allow for increased security for students and staff. The need for addi-tional parking has been a long standing need and is in the plans for improvement too.

As of the spring of 2014, there were 105 students in band, 88 in choir and music theory, 31 in cheerleading, 37 in Strutters, 106 in drama and BCTV, 175 in boy’s athletics and 99 girls in athletics for a total of 641. With an enroll-ment of 758 students this is 85 percent which could be affect-ed by the bond in a positive way.

As a result of the meetings, they feel the proposed plan will enable the students to have a rich, full, well-rounded educa-tion.

Not all improvements are part of the bond. Some have al-ready been completed. These include safety renovations at the high school, middle school and intermediate schools dur-ing the summer and fall of 2013 at a costs of $1.4 million. The ac/heating and electrical at BCMS also had improve-ments during the summer of 2013.

In order for the public to gain information about the bond proposal, the district held open meetings. According to the district presentation at the community meetings, BCISD does not have a facility which allows for band con-certs, theater/dance produc-tions nor a auditorium that can serve not only the district but also the community.

Other information given was

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Joseph and Sons Metal Scrapping will hold a ben-efit for Steve Bisson, of Bridge City, who is on a waiting list for a liver transplant. Bisson is on the witting list for people who can’t wait.

Joseph and Sons, which is veteran owned and op-erated, will donate 50% of their net proceeds to the Bisson family to help with mounting medical costs. The weekly trips to Hous-ton, where Bisson has been closely monitored are costly, as well as the medication he needs - which is $500 a month.

Items accepted for do-nation are any kinds of metals, including small and large appliances. Do-nors can make arrange-ments to have their items picked up by calling the business for an appoint-ment.

Other items that may be donated include batteries, cars, tools, water heaters, air conditioning units, copper, brass, motors, metal storage buildings, televisions and many oth-er items.

Joseph Henry said “the fundraiser will continue until we run out of metal.” Scrap metal may be donat-ed to the Bisson fundrais-er by calling the business at 886-0075.

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It’s that time of year again for the annual Pinehurst Labor Day picnic.

The picnic began 14 years ago when the Pinehurst Mayor Pete Runnels came up with the idea. The tradition has carried on every year except 2008 when the picnic was first post-poned, then canceled due to

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.“We feel that by honoring the

senior citizens of Labor Day, we are honoring those that worked and labored to make the U.S. workforce and work-ing conditions one of the best and most productive in the world,” said Joe Parkhurst, city administrator.

Like in years past, about 650 to 700 are expected to arrive for the good food and a chance to visit with friends. There is

no charge to those 60 years of age or older or for those who bring them.

Some as far away as Houston and other surrounding com-munities have attended the event.

The event will be Sept. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Family Worship Center located at 2300 41st Street. The Little Cypress Lions Club will begin serving food from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This year, Robert’s Meat Market and Restaurant will once again be catering the deli-cious meal. They will serve a smoked link, potato salad, chicken and sausage gumbo and a dessert. Watermelon will be served too.

Providing the entertainment will be a live band and a line dance group. Parkhurst said

Bridge City racing champ

Kaden Honeycutt, 11, races Briggs and Stratton 30 HP stock cars around the nation. He won his race in Houston last week. He’s been racing for three years and he’s looking to advance in the sport. RECORD PHOTO: David Ball

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The Bridge City Independent School District is seeking a $25 million bond to help with the increase of students involved in extra curricular and co-curricular activities. The band hall is one of the departments needing more room for the growing number of students involved in the program. During band practice, tuba players are forced to use the adjoining room due to lack of space.

Kaden Honeycutt is a chip off the old block. But the 11 year old is quickly making a name for himself.

His dad, Kirby, has been racing for years and his son has also been a race car driver since he was 8.

“It’s really fun to do it,” Kaden said. “My dad did it. I love it and I want to do it as long as I can.

“I saw my dad racing and I wanted to do it.”

Kirby said his son learned to walk by pushing around racing tires. In fact, Kirby worked in a NASCAR pit crew.

These aren’t tiny go-carts puttering around the track that Kaden drives. These are Bandolero miniature stock cars with a Briggs and Strat-ton 30 HP engine that can reach speeds more than 85 mph.

“It’s a little different than a go-cart. It’s a full body car. It looks like NASCAR,” he said.

He and his family also met

NASCAR driver Chris Bue-scher.

Kaden has raced in Hous-ton, Austin, Dallas, Charlotte, N.C. and at Sunnyside Ala-bama. He described the track there is like a cereal bowl. In fact, he won last week in Houston.

Before a race, Kaden will test the track, make progress and race around other people. He’ll sometimes rent the track and drive around. Drivers first ride by themselves and then learn to race around oth-er cars.

“You practice and them move up. The hardest thing is to race within inches of some-one going 85 mph,” he said.

Racers in Kaden’s division make 15 to 25 laps in a race. The track is three-eighths of a mile. The engines are air cooled. Kirby is his pit crew.

Kaden races around 25 times a year. Other kids will race up to 70 times a year. It’s also a sport that can cost any-where from $15,000 to $20,000 a year to compete.

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Sheriff’s association contract ruled legalA contract with the Orange

County Sheriff ’s Association was deemed legal in spite of ef-forts by a special counsel for the county to present it as ille-gal.

Bettye Lynn, a Fort Worth attorney, represented the coun-ty in negotiations with the sheriff ’s assocation at  a hear-ing conducted on the after-noon of August 21 in the 128th District Courtroom.

Orange County filed a law-suit against the sheriff ’s associ-ation in January to rule their contract from 2009-2013 was unlawful.

Judge Don Burgess, however,

ruled on August 21 the con-tract is legal. A hearing for a permanent injunction will be scheduled later this year, possi-bly in October or November, according to David Lampman with the sheriff ’s association.

Lampman said the associa-tion is currently at a stalemate in negotiations with the coun-ty. An arbitrator may be as-signed in the future to make a ruling if proceedings are still at an impasse.

Negotiations between the two parties began in July 2013. The contract expired in Octo-ber 2013.

Lampman said the county changed the employees’ health insurance which will amount to an eight percent decrease in

pay for OCSO personnel. Pre-viously, employees were re-quired to pay 40 percent of de-pendents’ coverage and the county would pay the remain-ing 60 percent.

Now those numbers have been reversed with employees paying 60 percent and the county paying 40 percent.

The association agreed to pay the 60 percent for insur-ance provided that the county drop the changes that will amount to an eight percent de-crease in pay, along with other debts would amount to 11 per-cent.

Lampman said the associa-tion met with County Judge Carl Thibodeaux prior to the August 21 meeting. Lampman

said Thibodeaux and the asso-ciation agreed with their re-quests.

The commissioners court, however, refused the request.

Messages left to Lynn’s office were not returned.

In other county business, commissioners authorized a Chapter 381 agreement for South East Texas Industries, or STI, to build a new work facili-ty.

Bobby Fillyaw, director of the Orange County Economic Development Corporation, said the Chapter 381 is a differ-ent way for the county to do tax abatements. STI will receive a six year abatement for 80 per-cent of their ad valorem tax base they would had paid. Ad-

ministrative fees were also paid for the abatement.

The site will be located on Foreman Road in West Orange on a 36-acre parcel of land.

Brent Strange, project man-ager for STI, said  350-foot by 100-foot workshop will be a state of the art facility with a lay-down area and six overhead cranes. It is estimated that 75 to 100 people will be employed there.

Strange said it will be steady employment.

The initial investment for STI is $2.7 million for the facil-ity. This will be their 11th shop.

County Judge Carl Thibodeaux said the county will support and work with STI.

“We’re thankful y’all keep in-vesting in Orange County,” he said.

Friends of theOrange Depot hold meeting Thursday

The next meeting of the Friends of the Orange Depot board and volunteers will be held at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Grace Lutheran Church, 2300 Eddleman Road, in Or-ange.  Anyone who is interested in helping the group “Save the Orange Depot” is encouraged to come. For more information contact Carrie Wolivoer at Carwol@aol.com.

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The cars are bought from INEX 600 Racing. All of the racers drive the same cars with no modifications.

In addition to racing, Kaden also works on his cars with his dad.

As a driver, Kaden said one can’t be nervous and scared in racing.

“If you spin out, you don’t know what will happen and you could get hurt,” he said. “I hit the wall twice and it stung a little. You have to be confident in the car. That’s the great thing about racing.”

His mom, Kristy, said she still gets nervous when he’s

racing, especially when he’s racing for first place because she wants him to win.

His friend thinks it’s “kind of cool” that Kaden races cars and it’s something they would like to do.

The next level for Kaden is to race Yamaha 132 HP engines. Later, he’ll race ARCA cars when he reaches 15 or 16.

Eventually, he would like to be either a NASCAR driver or a professional baseball player- another sport he excels at.

Kirby said Kaden can later compete for a $250,000 grand prize for the winner at the Charlotte track.

All of this wouldn’t be possi-ble, however, if Kaden didn’t make the grades at Bridge City Middle School.

“School is first,” Kristy said. “He can’t race if he does poorly in school.”

Kirby said some “big people” are interested in Kaden’s racing career.

He’s working on setting up a website for Kaden to get him some support since it can be an expensive hobby.

“It’s a sport and hobby we can do together for the rest of our lives,” Kirby said.

the student participation in the band program has more than doubled in total band size from the 2010-11 to 2014-15 school years from 185 to 398. Therefore, the band program has outgrown the facility. Plus, the choir does not have ade-quate rehearsal space and lacks nearby restrooms.

During the meeting, attend-ees were informed the theater arts stage does not meet UIL regulations. Currently they use the high school cafetorium which does not have the proper acoustic and lighting capabili-ties for performances.

BCTV has been forced to be limited in student participa-tion because they lack a studio/editing room.

Students have to leave the main building to participate in athletics, band, choir and Strutters. With the proposed plans, this problem will be eliminated.

The overall plan is to meet the needs under one roof, with the exception of the outdoor improvements, to be named The Cardinal Complex.

The district was in search of

information too and posted surveys on their website. Ac-cording to information re-ceived from the survey, 90.4 percent said they were aware BCISD’s co-curricular and ex-tra-curricular programs such as band, Strutters, choir, art, theater arts and athletics growth. In addition, 91.7 per-cent believe these programs are an important part of the educa-tional experience for the stu-dents.

The results of the survey, as of last fall, also indicated 53.2 percent were in favor of the bond. Other survey results stated 85.3 percent was aware taxes are frozen for homestead-ed homeowners over 65 years of age or older.

To meet the needs, the dis-trict will need the $25 million bond which will mean a tax in-crease for homeowners. The average home value in Bridge City is $127,000. The amount of increase per year based on a $130,000 value is $201 per year or $16 per month. Businesses will also see a tax increase. The average business increase is $527 per year or $43 per month.

Homeowners would not see a tax increase until the project is completed. It is expected to be a 24-30 month project from the time the bond passes and bonds sold as construction progresses. The entire amount of the bond will not be sold un-til the project is completed.

The community will have the opportunity to vote on the bond proposal Nov. 4 and early voting will be Oct. 20 to Oct. 31.

“The district is excited about the opportunity to bring this to the community and to allow them to make a decision on the project,” said Mike King, BCISD superintendent. “We are hoping for a good vot-er turnout. The goal of the district is to inform the voters about the project, he added.

More information concern-ing the bond is on the district’s web page under the bond Infor-mation tab at: http://www.bridgecityisd.net/. Anyone seeking more information can contact Mike King at 409-735-1511 or by email at mike.king@bridgecityisd.net.

for the live entertainment this year Doug Childress is putting together a special band of pro-fessional musicians who have played with many of the area celebrities. “He’s got people who have played with Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt and oth-ers.” Parkhurst said Kimberly Murray, who has recently been signed to a contract and just re-leased a CD is supposed to do some of the vocals.

In addition, there will be door prizes such as 42-inch flat screen LED color TV, made possible by Orange Savings Bank, a rocking chair and gift certificates for meals at local restaurants, also made possible through the generosity of local businesses.

Parkhurst said Granger Chevrolet and Cecil Atkission Toyota are big sponsors of the

event and will have some new vehicles on display.

Baptist Hospital Orange will also have a table there to check blood pressure, vital signs, etc.

Parking is available at the church for some of the vehi-cles. However, others can park at the Sabine Federal Credit Union. A shuttle bus at the credit union will be provided to the event and later return them safely back to their vehi-cles, free of charge, according to Parkhurst.

He said the reason it was started was to take a recog-nized holiday that wasn’t nec-essarily a family holiday and do something that friends and neighbors could come together and share companionship. “It was all for the people and it’s been a good thing.”

Labor Day Celebration at The Pavilion

The city of Orange will host Labor Day Celebration at The Pavilion from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 1, at The Riverfront Pavilion, according to Taylor Warner, director of the Con-vention and Visitors Bureau. The event is free of charge.

“We are excited about the celebration coming up on La-bor Day,” said Warner. “It will be a family oriented, picnic type of atmosphere with some great activities.”

There will be open play vol-leyball, a disc golf set-up, two moon bounces and one water slide.

“We are also thrilled about the on stage performances of The Fanatics and Rock Alley,” she said.

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West Orange – Cove Superintendent James Colbert (front row, left) is pictured with area pastorsand church leaders. They are (front row) Ernest Lindsey, Starlight Church of God in Christ; Dr. Car-olyn McCall-Livingston, Salem United Methodist Church; C.W. Crawford, Mt. Zion Baptist Church;Travis Hood, Cove Baptist Church; (back row) Steven Burks, Victory Life Church; Van Barnett, Mt.Sinai Baptist Church; Demetrius Moffett, First Church of God; K. Ray McDowell, 1st NazareneChurch; Cody Florence, Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church; Dr. John H. Smith Jr., Mt. CalvaryBaptist Church; and John Warren, 1st United Methodist Church. Not pictured are Randy Branch,Wesley United Methodist Church; and Risa Adams, Community Church.

District hosts Pastor LuncheonWest Orange – Cove Superintendent James Col-

bert hosted a Fourth Annual Pastor Luncheon lastweek, inviting church leaders from throughout thecommunity to meet, lunch, fellowship, and discussthe progress of District schools.

e roundtable luncheon provided the opportu-nity to address the start of school and the state ofWOCCISD schools in terms of budget, facilities,

and academic performance. Pastors and church representatives were able to

ask questions about school programs and educa-tion issues.

e primary purpose of the annual luncheon isto share information and insight as West Orange –Cove and area churches work together to serve thefamilies of this community.

St. Mary Catholic School students had the honor of learning les-sons from Dr. Hoke at the science superstars workshops. Thesestudents will be presenting with Dr. Hoke throughout the schoolyear which will include why the experiments work and how theexperiments function. Student enjoyed gaining the knowledgetaught by Dr. Hoke and are anxious to share their knowledge withothers. Pictured: back row, Thomas Nguyen; O’Shan Mitchell,Nicholas Wilson. Front row, Megan Do; Krystal Lester; ShelbySmith.

Science Superstars Retired teachersto meet Sept. 8

e first meeting of  OrangeCounty Retired Teachers will beheld on  Monday, Sept. 8, at 11a.m.  at the Wesley UnitedMethodist Church, 401 37thStreet in Orange. Mike Hoke andBrown Claybar, representing theFriends of the Orange Depot,  willspeak on the restoration of theOrange Train Station. A covereddish luncheon will be served.

Tim Lee, director of Texas Re-tired Teachers Association willspeak at the Beaumont RetiredTeachers  meeting on  Sept. 10.He will inform everyoneabout  changes in  TRS retiredteachers insurance. ose whohave not signed up to attend thisimportant meeting, but wouldlike to, can call Kay Kline at 735-9300 before Sept. 1.

DPS reminds driversto watch for children

AUSTIN – As the academicyear begins, the Texas Depart-ment of Public Safety (DPS) is re-minding all drivers to watch outfor children walking to and fromschool or waiting for school buses.Drivers must also follow all trafficlaws related to school buses andschool zones.

One of the most dangeroustimes of a student’s trip on aschool bus is when they are enter-ing or exiting the bus. Drivers areurged to slow down and pay at-tention in school zones since chil-dren may step into a roadwaywithout checking for oncomingtraffic.

State law requires that ap-proaching drivers stop when a busis stopped and operating a visualsignal – either red flashing lightsor a stop sign. Drivers should not

proceed until the school bus re-sumes motion; the driver is sig-naled by the bus driver toproceed; or the visual signal is nolonger activated. A driver does nothave to stop for a school bus if itis on a highway with roadwaysseparated by an intervening spaceor physical barrier. (If a highway isdivided only by a left-turning lane,the roadways are not consideredseparated, and drivers must stopfor school buses.)

Drivers who illegally passschool buses face fines up to$1,250 for a first offense. For indi-viduals convicted of this offensemore than once, the law allowsDPS to suspend the driver licensefor up to six months. (A ticket forillegally passing a school bus can-not be dismissed through defen-sive driving.)

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Past president of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school board, David Jones, was honored duringthe most recent board meeting. He is pictured with his family.

LCM honors scholars, past presidentAt the August School Board meeting, several

2014 graduates were mentioned for the extraordi-nary achievement of being named AP Scholars bye College Board.

ese students have demonstrated college-levelachievement in their Advanced Placement coursesand exams.

Because of the timing of the release of the APScholars list, most students named AP Scholar hadalready left for school and were unable to attendthe Board meeting to receive their recognitionfrom the Board.

To be named an AP Scholar, students must re-ceive a three or higher on three or more AdvancedPlacement Exams. ese students are Jace Bagwell,

Katherine Burns, Elizabeth Irwin, Taylor Landry,Diane Maldonado, and Savanna Smith.

Students who receive an average score of 3.25 onall Advanced Placement Exams taken, and scoresof three or higher on four or more of these examsare named AP Scholar with Honor.

ese students are Michael Chen, Lawson Cox,Chelsea McLain, and Scott Sawyer.

Also at the Board meeting, David Jones, imme-diate past President of the Board of Trustees re-ceived a plaque for his service and leadership to theBoard. Assistant Superintendent, Greg Perry,thanked him for his commitment, dedication andhard work required in serving, not only on theBoard, but in the office of president.

Time to get the grills primed for Labor DayEvy’s Cajun KitchenEvelyn Brandon

It’s time to get the grills andsmokers out, and prepare forLabor Day get-togethers. Out-door gatherings are good for thesoul, and makes for some greatrelaxation and family time.

Our family loves to invite lotsof friends and other familymembers. We take this time tosoak up all the love we sharewithin our circle of family andfriends.

Wings have become a favoritecomfort food in our family andthis recipe is one of our fa-vorites. ere are so many vari-ations, that it’s hard to send out

just one recipe, but this one isour favorites. Hope y’all enjoythem!

Lemon Garlic Pepper Wings2 pounds chicken wings1/2 cup lemon juice1 clove garlic, crushed or mincedsalt and pepper to taste1/4 cup vegetable oil

Place wings in bowl, pour onlemon juice, garlic and pepper.Marinate 2 hours in refrigerator,stirring occasionally to keepcoated.

Wings may be barbecued(BBQ sauce follows), or justplaced in saucepan and baked orgrilled for 20-30 minutes, bast-ing occasionally.

Remove from oven or grill andserve immediately.

*Note - remember that grillingand baking temperatures andcooking times vary, so it’s a goodidea to always check met to makesure it’s cooked thoroughly.

BBQ Sauce3/4 cup ketchup1/4 cul molasses (approximate)3-4 Tablespoons water1 Tablespoon worcestershire sauce1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar1/2 Tablespoon hot sauce1 Tablespoon Liquid Smoke1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Mix thoroughly and brushonto wings as they are cooking.

Phone scam making the roundsA new phone scam is making

the rounds in the U.S. Police arewarning cell phone users aboutthe “one-ring” scam. e scamuses auto dialers to call randomcell phone numbers across thecountry. ere is no danger inanswering the call, it’s when thecustomer returns the call, thatthe damage is done.

e scammers let the phonering once, then hang up prompt-ing the consumer to call back forthe “missed call”. When the vic-tim returns the call, they hear apre-recorded message tellingthem they have “reached the op-

erator, please hold.” It is duringthe hold time that the victim isbeing charged a monstrous perminute phone charge, as well asinternational rates. Police say thecalls are coming from phonenumbers with three digit areacodes that look like they are inthe U.S., when in actuality theyare associated with internationalphone numbers.

e area codes being used byscammers include 268, 284, 473,664, 649, 767, 809, 829, 849 and876.

Police are advising consumersto ignore any calls from these

numbers should they receiveone. Customers are also advisednot to call the numbers backwithout checking them on on-line directories or search enginesfirst to see if the number hasbeen listed as a scam number orto find out where the number isregistered at.

If you feel you have been thevictim of a phone scam, you areurged to contact your cell phonecarrier, if you are unsuccessfulwith them, you should file a com-plaint with the Federal TradeCommission, or the FederalCommunications Commission.

Eric DuhonOrange

Eric (EJ) Duhon passed awayAug. 25.

Eric was born in Kaplan, La,July 18, 1933, and resided in Or-ange since1942. Heg r a d u at e dfrom StarkHigh Schooland servedin the U. S.M a r i n eCorp duringthe KoreanWar, from1951 to1953. He retired from AlliedChemical and Dupont SabineRiver Works. He was a long timemember of First ChristianChurch in Orange.

EJ was preceded in death byhis parents, Wilson and MarieDuhon; his wife, Shirley A.Duhon; and his sister, JeanetteLincecum.

He is survived by his longtimecompanion, Joan Gallas; daugh-ter, Rebecca Wolfe and husband,Steve; granddaughters, Dr. EricaHightower and husband, Steven;Lindsay Hallman and husband,Scotty; great-grandchildren,Carter Hightower, Cade High-tower, Jenna Hallman, and Pais-ley Hallman; and his brother,Alvin Duhon.

Funeral services will be at 2:00pm, Friday, Aug. 29, at FirstChristian Church, 611 N. 9th St.in Orange. Officiating will be theRev. Damon Bickham and Dr.Andy Pate. Burial will follow atAutumn Oaks Memorial Park inOrange.

Visitation will be from  5:00-8:00 pm, ursday at Claybar Fu-neral Home in Orange.

Serving as pallbearers will beScotty Hallman, Steven High-tower, Jeffery Duhon, DougManning, Ed Smith, Pleas Evans,and Scott Horton. Honorarypallbearers are Joe Alford, AlvinDuhon, and Mike Smith.

In lieu of flowers, you maycontribute to the First ChristianChurch Memorial Fund, 6119th St. Orange, Texas 77630.

James ScarbroughOrange

Longtime Orange resident, H.“Jim” Scarbrough, 70, passedaway Aug. 24, at Harbor Hospicein Beaumont.

Jim was born March 1, 1944 toJ a m e sE l s w o r t hScarbroughand Naomi(Pitts) Scar-brough. Heg r a d u at e df r o mP a s a d e n aHigh Schoolin 1962 andbecame aMaster plumber, owning his ownbusiness in Alvin,  for 10 years.He then worked for DuPont inOrange until he retired in 2000.Upon retirement he moved toLufkin. Jim loved to fish andtravel, having made it to all 50states. He loved to bowl, playcards, dominoes and work puz-zles. Most of all he enjoyed beingaround family and friends.

He is survived by his wife of 45years, Jenny (Strahan) Scar-brough; sons, Steve Scarbroughof Pasadena, Ed Scarbrough andwife, Cristy of Mauriceville;daughter, Shelley Earnest andhusband, Joey of Orange; grand-children, Amber Scarbrough ofNederland, Todd Scarbrough,USAF, Germany, Amanda Daigleof Lumberton, Lindsey, Lacey,Stephen and Shane Scarbrough,all of Pasadena, Brayden Earnestof Orange; step grandson, Bran-don Butcher, USAF, Alaska;three great grandsons, Lane, El-liott, and Palmer; sister, Jeri Pat-terson and husband, Sammy ofPasadena; sister in law, BarbaraDroddy and husband, Clarenceof Orange, and numerous rela-tives and friends that will alwaysbe appreciated for their love andsupport through the years, espe-cially during his battle with pan-creatic cancer the last 18months.

He fought hard and amazedthe doctors that he lived pasttheir predictions. He will sorelybe missed, but is at rest now inhis heavenly home.

A visitation will be heldWednesday, Aug. 27, from 5:00pm until 9:00 pm at Dorman Fu-neral Home.

A funeral service will be heldursday, Aug. 28, at 2:00 pm atSilver Oaks Baptist Church inOrange, with the Rev. Ed Rawlsofficiating. Burial will follow at

Autumns Oaks Memorial Parkin Orange.

Honoring Mr. Scarbrough aspallbearers will be Ed Scar-brough, Steve Scarbrough, RobDroddy, Sammy Patterson, RickPatterson and Stephen Scar-brough. Honorary pallbearersare Clarence Droddy, DannySquires, Keith Kemper, GaryGray, Bobby Ener, Don Fieldsand Dan Flanagan.

Chad McGeeCharles “Chad” Don McGee

II, 39, passed away peacefully onAug. 22,  at the Harbor Hospicein Beaumont.

Chad born Sept. 30, 1974. Heg r a d u at e dfrom WestO r a n g eStark in1993 andg r a d u at e dfrom LamarUniversitywith a Com-municationsdegree andlater re-ceived his teaching degree inSpecial Education. Up until thetime of his death, he was ateacher at Vidor IndependentSchool district and a formercoach for several other schooldistricts.

Chad fought a long hard battlewith Cystic Fibrosis all his life,but never let the disease stophim from achieving his goals.Chad was a devoted father to hisson, Landon and loved the TexasLonghorns and the sport ofBaseball.

e family would like to thankhis doctors and nurses at Hous-ton Methodist Hospital and Fa-ther Dominic Pistone, CatholicChaplain at Methodist Hospital.

A Mass of Christian burial washeld Aug. 23, at St. Mary’sCatholic Church in Orange, withFather Joseph P. Daleo serving ascelebrant. e Rite of Committalfollowed at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Chad was preceded in deathby his mother, Jeannie RomanoMcGee; and his grandparents,Dominic and Isabell Romanoand B.R. and Zelma McGee.

Chad is survived by his son,Landon Joseph McGee; sisterand brother-in-law, Lorri andBrooks Bonin; two nieces, Ash-ton and Madison Bonin; andgreat uncles and aunts, Carloand Mike Romano, and Joe andRosalie Romano.

He is also survived by hisaunts and uncles, Marie andFrank Zeto, Rosalie and RayDaves, eresa and Tom Foster,Donna Catherine and John Chu,Johnnie Stephanie and CharlesMagliolo, Angie Romano, andGlenda Wiley.

Serving as Pallbearers wereRay Daves, Eric Foshee, NickFoshee, Joe Romano, ChadPorterfield, and Brian Wagues-pack, with Landon JosephMcGee as Honorary Pallbearer.

Donations can be made to theCystic Fibrosis Foundation inChad’s memory at .

Dorothy DroddyOrange

It was once said, “It is cheerfulto God when you rejoice orlaugh from the bottom of yourheart.” Dorothy Jean (Dottie)D a v i sD r o d d yp a s s e dpeacefully toeternal joyon August24, 2014,surroundedby her chil-dren andsisters. Allwho love herwill miss her special gift to theworld: laughter.

Dottie was born in Orange,Sept. 5, 1939, to William Edes(Bud) and Lucille (Lormand)Davis. She was proud to be oneof “the Davis” sisters.  From ayoung age, she possessed the giftof humor. She loved a goodknee-slapping joke, delivered ef-fortless punchlines, and like allgreat comediennes, knew how tolaugh at herself.

She laughed with the youngand the old, the rich and thepoor, the downtrodden and thevictors. She especially loved asoulful belly laugh with her sis-ters while piecing together wordson a Scrabble board and dis-cussing the week’s events onDancing with the Stars.

e only thing Dottie did notlaugh about was football. AHoustonian for years, she was aseriously diehard Oilers sup-porter. She later cheered for the

Texans and the Saints, but re-mained a lifelong Luv Ya Bluefan. It was Dottie’s joy to makethe world smile, and she richlyblessed all who knew her withher infectious lightness of heart.Her spirit will live on in thelaughter and memories of allwho love her.

Preceded in death by her par-ents, and her beloved sister Ger-aldene Bates, Dottie will remainin the hearts of her children,Roger Droddy and his partnerJudy Harvey of Cypress, andKerri Droddy of Vidor; her sis-ters Carolyn Gorby and MaggieReynolds of Orange; nieces,DeLisa Bates, Kelli Bates, andLana Portner; nephews, MichaelReynolds, Brandon Bates, BrentHubbard, and Jerry Hubbard;cousins, and many friends whowill miss her dearly.

A memorial service will beheld Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6:00p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home inOrange, with visitation begin-ning at 5:00 p.m.

Catherine ForeOrange

Catherine Amelia Ulm Fore,89, of Orange, received herwings on Aug. 24, at her home.

A Mass ofC h r i s t i a nBurial willbe cele-brated at10:00 am,Friday, Aug.29, at St.M a r yC a t h o l i cChurch inO r a n g e ,with Father Joseph P. Daleo andFather John Ulm co-celebrating.Burial will follow at St. MaryCemetery in Orange.

Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 pm, with a rosary at 7:00pm, ursday Aug. 28, at Clay-bar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Orange, September10, 1924, she was the daughter ofLouis and Elsie Ulm. Catherineattended St. Mary Schoolthrough the seventh grade andgraduated as Valedictorian. Shewent on to attend Orange HighSchool and graduated in 1942.She was a member of the Bengal

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Deaths and MemorialsGuards. She was united in mar-riage to her high school sweet-heart Bennie F. Fore Jr. Togetherthey had 11 children.

She was active in home, schooland athletic associations whileher children were in school. Shewas Den Mother for Cub Scouts– Senior Group; she was a 4-Hleader for 13 years and receivedan award for Subject MatterLeader of the Year; she was amember of St. Mary Altar Soci-ety, the Choir of Angels, and wason the Bereavement Committee.She was a charter member of theCatholic Daughters of America(Court St. Cecilia 136) and re-ceived her 60 year pin; sheworked on the St. Mary SchoolFestival since she was 12 yearsold, helping her mother with thecake booth, then later the con-fetti egg booth and the sweetbooth. Some will remember heras one of the “Sloppy Joe” ladiesbecause she sold sloppy Joe’s inthe cafeteria with her two sistersDelores and Hildegarde.

She received the Bishop’sMedal in 1976 and DistinguishedAlumni for St. Mary School in1998. In her younger years sheworked at Francis Ann LutcherHospital, and Jones Rest Homeas a LVN.

She began making cakes,cookies and for the next 50 yearsshe became known as the “cakelady”. She was very devoted toher family, school and church.

Her husband Bennie was al-ways at her side until his death.

She was preceded in death byher parents; her husband of 58years; siblings, Elsie Ulm Darst,Mary Ruth Ulm Nolan, Louis P.Ulm Jr., Claire Ulm Rolen, Hilde-garde Ulm Bulovas, and SisterMiriam O.P. (Miriam Estelle

Ulm); and grandson, Jesse“Buddy” Welch III.

She is survived by her chil-dren, Robert Fore and wifeMavis from Nederland, BarbaraMaley and husband Philip, andJames Fore and wife Vickie, allfrom Richmond, John M. Foreand wife Nancy from New Or-leans, Dr. Bennie Fore III andwife Marianne from Bastrop,Victor Fore and wife Kathleenfrom Nederland, Melanie Craneand husband Rob from Tallahas-see, FL, Kevin Fore and wifeAngie from Sugar Land, Cather-ine Manshack and husband Mikefrom Orange, Emily Bottomsand husband Larry from Monu-ment, CO, and Lisa Guyote andhusband Stacy from Beaumont;31 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

She is also survived by her sib-lings, Delores Ulm Simar andhusband Ray, Amelia UlmScales, Rev. John Francis Ulm,and Sister Carita O.P. (RoseMarie Ulm)

Serving as pallbearers will beRobert Fore, James Fore, JohnFore, Dr. Bennie Fore III, VictorFore, and Kevin Fore.

Memorial contributions maybe made to St. Mary CatholicSchool Foundation: 912 W.Cherry Orange, Texas 77630.

Bristol PerryOrange

Bristol Lynne Perry, 4 months,of Orange, passed away Aug. 22,at Baptist Hospital in Orange.

Funeral services will beat  10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.27, at Claybar Funeral Home inOrange. Officiating will be Fa-ther Tom Phelan. Burial will fol-

low at Parish Cemetery. Born in Beaumont, May 6, she

was the daughter of Blake RussellPerry and Kaitlyn Marie Jones.She was pre-ceded indeath by herg r a n d -m o t h e r ,Terri LynnePerry; andher great-grandfather,K e n n e t hRussell.

She is sur-vived by her parents, Blake Perryand Kaitlyn Jones; brother, Brody“Bubba”  Russell Perry of Or-ange; grandparents, Chris andChristine Anderson of Orange,David and Amber Jones of Mau-riceville, Dicky Perry of Orange,and Robert Tiger of Orange;great-grandparents, John andElaine Cooper of Orange, Leoand Lavern Perry of Orange, Lesand Bette Jones of Orange,Norma Russell of Orange, Edand Jane Lampman of Orange,Kenneth and Peggy Taylor of Or-ange, Arthur and Patricia Ander-son of Orange, and David andPatty McKinley of Vidor; auntsand uncles, Lauren Jones, JustinAnderson, Megan Perry, KirbiTiger, Caden Anderson, KeatonJones, and Kinley Jones; as wellas many other great aunts, greatuncles and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the familyrequests donations be made toassist with funeral expenses. Ac-count information, to which do-nations are to be directed, MCTCredit Union Account under thenames Blake Perry and KaitlynJones to benefit Bristol Perry, ac-count number for deposit 37822-122.

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Deaths and MemorialsCheryl ViceOrange

Cheryl Diane Vice, 62, of Or-ange passed away Friday, Aug.22, in Houston.

She was born Dec. 2, 1951 inBeaumont, to parents Barber“ B . R . ”L a w r e n c eand IvahL aw rence .Cheryl hadlived mostof her life inthe Orangearea. Sheloved listen-ing to musicand cook-ing. Her greatest joy in life wasspending time with her familyand friends, especially hergrandchildren.

She was preceded in death byher father.

She is survived by her mother,Ivah Lawrence of Lufkin; sons,Len Collier and wife Jolynn ofKountze, Jimmy Collier of Or-ange; brothers,    Ray Lawrenceand James Lawrence of  Nacog-doches; four grandchildren, KyleGore, Myra Collier, Dalton Col-lier and Daizy Collier.

A gathering of family andfriends will be held from 5:00 pmuntil 9:00 pm Friday, Aug. 29, atDorman Funeral Home. efamily will hold a service at laterdate. Condolences may be sentto the family at .

In lieu of flowers donationsmay be made to BBVA CompassBank, account number#672495753, to help the familywith finial expenses.

Eston HawthornGroves

Eston “Slim” Hawthorn, 87, ofGroves passed away Friday, Aug.22, at hishome.

F u n e r a ls e r v i c e swere to beheld Mon-day, Aug. 25,at WinfreeB a p t i s tChurch inOrange. Ag r a v e s i d eservice washeld at Zion Hill Cemetery in

Jasper.Born in Roganville, on Feb. 1,

1927, “Slim” was the son of Sionand Mittie Gertrude (Turner)Hawthorn. He served honorablyin the United States Army, laterretired from Fina as a supervisorafter 38 years, volunteered forthe Bridge City Fire Departmentfor 13 years, and was a memberof Winfree Baptist Church,where he sang in the SeniorChoir. “Slim” often enjoyed fish-ing on the lake, hunting at thedeer camp or gardening. He wasa very skilled and talented mas-ter mechanic, plumber, carpen-ter, electrician and could fixanything.

He is preceded in death by hisparents; wife, Ose Lee (Weather-ford) Hawthorn, and 11 siblings.

“Slim” is survived by hisdaughter and son-in-law, Susanand Billy Walsh; sons and daugh-ters-in-law, Douglas Eston andLeslia Hawthorn and Williamand Teresa Hawthorn; sevengrandchildren; 13 great grand-children; two great-great grand-children, and his best friend andcompanion, Bridgette LeBlancand her extended family.

Serving as pallbearers wereEric Ellison, Tanner Ross, PhilSchaefer, Gene Richey, ShaneHawthorn and Howard LeBlanc.Susan LeBlanc will be an hon-orary pallbearer.

Winifred Buxton SpellLittle Cypress

Winifred Buxton Spell passedaway Aug. 24, at her home in Lit-tle Cypress, surrounded by herfamily.

Winnie was born Sept. 15,1934, in Tul-los, La., toJ u l i u sM a d r o nBuxton andMary Lou(Allbritton)Buxton. Sheg r a d u at e dfrom StarkHigh Schooland at-tended Che-nier Business School. She had avaried career, including headbookkeeper for Jack Tar Hotels.Winnie retired from Sanders andOwens in 1981 to devote hertime to family and the familybusiness, Spell’s Golden TriangleChristmas Trees. She loved giv-ing tours to school children, vis-

iting with customers and seeingtheir excitement when choosingChristmas trees, riding in thewagons and feeding the donkeys,peacocks, and a varied assort-ment of farm animals. She lovedto travel and spend time at thebeach. Winnie was a member ofthe First United MethodistChurch in Mauriceville.Winniewas a devoted wife, mother,grandmother, sister, aunt, daugh-ter and friend who was loved andcherished by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death byher parents; sister, ConnieHoosier, and her brothers, Ver-non Buxton and Milburn Buxton.

She is survived by her husbandof 60 years, Verley Gayle Spell;son, Mike Spell; daughters, VickiStoy (Joe), Jeanie Kreger (Ken),and Deidra Hudson (Travis); fivegrandchildren; Courtney Garza(Dago), Deidra Donald (An-thony), Stephanie Kreger, Gar-rett Kreger (Katie) and TiffanyMartinez (Robert); four great

grandchildren; Marissa, Mikayla,Dago Garza and Dixie Donald.Winnie is also survived by hersisters, Janie Krick (Bill),   BethChilders (John) and her sisters-in-law, Phyllis Buxton and Clau-dia Spell, and many nieces andnephews.

A funeral service celebratingWinnie’s life will be heldWednesday, Aug. 27, at 11:00am  at Dorman Funeral home.Burial will follow at IndianBayou Cemetery.

Winnie’s family would like toexpress their appreciation toRiver City Hospice for theircompassionate love and care, es-pecially Vanecia Barlow. All ourlove to Missy Lee and TrudyMalone for their devotion in car-ing for our Mother. Specialthanks to our dear friends andneighbors Wesley and LeisaLewis for their continued helpduring our Mom’s illness, andour cousin, Harold Allbritton forhis faithful support.

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Question:To leave ornot to leave

Without exception, theNo. 1 question that firsttime clients ask is, “Howlong have you been doingthis?” I am not sure if theyask that question in refer-ence to how much experi-ence I have or just don’twish to offend an old manby asking his age!

e second most askedquestion and one thatwould probably most sur-prise a non-fisherman is “Why do mullet jump all thetime?” Which brings us to the third most asked ques-tion and easily the most pertinent to attempt to an-swer ... “How long do you fish a spot before movingon and looking for something better?”

I would hope that a guide or even a recreationalfisherman that spends a lot of time on the waterwould start his day fishing a pattern that has beenworking for him in an area that has been holding agood concentration of fish. Knowing the fish arethere or that they were there yesterday does a worldof good for your confidence.

Before I would even consider leaving the area Iwould try several different lures and retrieves. Be-cause we are talking saltwater or brackish water inthis case, no tide movement or very little bait activitycould speed up my departure time. e really neatthing about fishing our saltwater-lite venue, however,is that you can return to the same area two hourslater and the conditions will have completelychanged.

Much to my chagrin, the decision on when tomove has been much easier to make this year as wehave been limited to fishing small semi-protectedareas due to the wind most days. e only positivewhen faced with a limiting wind is that you tend toexperiment with everything in the box while waitingon the conditions to improve ... namely the tide.

Joe KazmarFor the Record

Games This WeekWeSt oRange-StaRK over lIttle CY-

PReSS-MauRICeVIlle—e Mustangs havea habit of defeating schools larger than them inthe scrimmages and the pre-district portion oftheir schedule. And apparently this year is no dif-ferent after the ‘Stangs edged past both Neder-land and Vidor in scrimmages the last two weeks.But this game is for “real” and is a cross-town ri-valry. And the Battlin’ Bears appear ready for thechallenge on their home field. e stage may beset for a huge upset!!!

KIRbYVIlle over bRIDge CItY—Al-though the Cardinals are hosting a school muchsmaller than them Friday night, the Wildcats arevery feisty and should give the Redbirds all theycan handle and then some. e Big Red is comingoff a 2-8 season and will be very young, especiallyon offense. e defensive line has great size andshould be responsible for any early-season suc-cess.

oRangeFIelD over buna—e Bobcatsshould find out real quickly exactly how they willfare on the road. e Cougars were in the samedistrict with Orangefield last year, so the twoteams should be fairly familiar with each other.e game could very well go down to the finalplay of the fourth quarter.

DeWeYVIlle over eaSt CHaMbeRS—e Pirates will need to come out firing on allcylinders and keep it up all four periods if theyexpect to upset the Buccaneers on their hometurf. Both teams more than likely will earn a play-off berth when the season ends in November andshould wage quite a battle Friday night in Win-nie.

oRange CoMMunItY CHRIStIan overCoolIDge (bRYan allen aCaDeMY)—

Bridge City Head Coach Cris Stump is surrounded by Cardinals as he gets him team prepared foropening night Friday. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn.

2014 Football Season Goes Live Friday

West Orange-Stark senior Paul Hebert blocks for quarterback Chase Rutledge during scrimmageaction against Vidor. RECORD PHOTO: Meri Ellen JacobsSee FoReCaSt, Page 3bSee ColbuRn, Page 3b

Staff Report- For e Record

Orange County football squads arefired up as the 2014 season goes liveon Friday night. District realign-ments will change up the playingfield this season as local teams are

shuffled against new opponents laterin the season. For now Friday night’sseason openers are the main event.

e Bridge City Cardinals will hostthe Kirbyville Wildcats to get their2014 season off and running.

e Orangefield Bobcats, will

open their season on the road againstthe Buna Cougars.

e Little Cypress-MauricvilleBears will host the West Orange-Stark Mustangs in a cross-commu-nity shoot-out on Friday.

e Vidor Pirates are heading to

Pensacoloa, Florida, as strange asthat seems, to take on Escambia onSaturday.

For the complete Opening Weekrundown and game predictions seeKaz’s Fearless Football Forecast inthis week’s issue of e Record.

Kazmar delivershis first FearlessForecast of 2014

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ABOVE: Colt Poole, yellow jersey, carries the ball during defensive drills in preparation to open theseason against Kirbyville on Friday. ABOVE-RIGHT: Bridge City Cardinal assistant coaches JimmyHallman, Tony Bradley and Elmer Laird launch a football from a passing machine during warmupsat practice on Tuesday. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn

West Orange-StarkMustang seniors ScottMcCarty and DeionteThompson stop theVidor ball carrier in histracks as the Mustangsconclude scrimmageaction last week.

RECORD PHOTO: MeriElen Jacobs

The famed Mustang Chain Gang Defense swarmed Vidor during final scrimmage action before start-ing the 2014 season this week.RECORD PHOTO: Meri Elen Jacobs

WO-S/LC-M tickets on saleTicket sales for the away West

Orange-Stark vs. Little Cypress-Mauriceville varsity footballgame will be on sale in the WO-S Athletic office the followingdays and times this week: urs-day, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m.-noon;

and 1-3 p.m. Friday’s ticket sales will be

from 9 a.m.-noon only.Ticket prices are $4 for adults

and $2 for students. All ticketprices are the same Friday nightat the gate.

Without a moving tide in ei-ther direction you will catch justabout as many fish in the middleof the Interstate. You can cheatthe devil a little bit by taking ad-vantage of water movement cre-ated by barge and tanker trafficon the Intracoastal, but it doesn’tlast long and it doesn’t helpmuch if you are fishing theLouisiana shoreline in the lake.

If the conditions are in myfavor and I am not catching fishin an area that has been good tome I am very reluctant to movein hopes of finding fish in an-other area that I have not beenfishing. At the same time, unlikethe once or twice a week fisher-man, I also cannot afford to beatup on one group of fish when Iam fishing with different clientsday after day.

I guess my answer to thisquestion for the angler that justdoesn’t get to fish a great deal isto never leave fish to look formore fish. If you have confi-dence that they are there thengive them some time to do theirthing. You’re not going to catchfish riding around and if the firststop was your best shot thenyour second choice won’t gener-ate a heck of a lot of confidence.

As a guide I not only have tofind fish that will bite, but fish

that my clients can catch. If theycan’t or just don’t like to wade….forget those fish. If they can’tfish a Corky or suspending typelure…forget those fish. If theyjust can’t get the hang of jiggingdeep structure on the river…for-get those fish and on and on.

For that reason I am usuallynot as concerned as to when toleave a spot as I am how to suc-cessfully fish it. I experimentwith different colors and lures farmore when the fish are bitingthan I do when I am hunting fish.If we are catching fish on a par-ticular color or lure and anothercolor or different lure doesn’twork then I know without ques-tion that either the lure or thecolor is making the difference.

For that reason, I seldom maketwo changes at the same time. Ona trip last week I switched to a dif-ferent shaped tail in a differentcolor and immediately startedcatching fish when no one elsewas even getting a strike. In mak-ing two changes at the same timeI was still faced with the question,“Was it the color or the lure thatwas making the difference?”

Color was the easiest changefor everyone and it turned outthat color was the differencemaker.Two weeks prior to that, Imade the same mistake and it

turned out that the fish wanted athree inch Usual Suspect ratherthan the four inch version andcolor made no difference at all.e good news is that I get to ex-periment most every day…thebad news is that I usually have toexperiment every day.

e answer to the first ques-tion is that I have been either fullor part time guiding every yearsince 1972. e answer to thesecond question as explained tome by a state biologist is that thelarger mullet jump to shake par-asites out of their gills when theyhit the water. At the same time,should you see a shower of fingermullet explode out of the water….stop the boat and don’t worryabout the color of your lure!

e Lions have a new head coachin Tyler Sanders, new uniformsand different plays than they ranlast season. e boys from Bryanhope to make his debut one hewill remember this Saturday.

PENSACOLA ESCAMBIAover VIDOR (Sat.)—e Pirateswill be on the bus to Floridamuch longer than they will be onthe field Saturday. e Gatorswon the District 1-6A champi-onship last season by runningthe Triple Option offense andrarely throwing the football. ePirates like to run the ball, too,which could make for a fastgame. Escambia High is theschool Emmitt Smith attendedmany years ago and he is sup-posed to be on hand for thisgame Saturday.

LAMAR over GRAM-BLING—e Cards are hopingto get the 2014 football seasonstarted on the right foot andshould be successful if they cankeep the mistakes at a minimum.e optimism is sky-high thatthis will be the Big Red’s break-out season to be in the midst ofthe competition for the South-land Conference championshipand Head Coach Ray Woodardeven guaranteed Sunday nightthat Lamar will have a winningseason in 2014.

HIGH SCHOOL—Lumber-ton over Hamshire-Fannett (atLamar) Port Arthur Memorialover Beaumont Ozen (bothurs.); Silsbee over BarbersHill, Jasper over Hardin-Jeffer-son, Beaumont Central overBeaumont West Brook, Daytonover Channelview, Nederlandover Crosby, New Caney overDiboll, Cleveland over Shepherd,Huffman over Houston Kash-mere, Splendora over Tarking-ton, Coldspring over Huntsville,Liberty over Anahuac, Hardinover Beaumont Legacy Chris-tian, Woodville over New Wa-verly, Garrison over SanAugustine, Hemphill over Hull-Daisetta, Newton over Tatum,

Lovelady over Colmesneil,Grapeland over West Hardin,Evadale over Galveston O’Con-nell, Cushing over Sabine Pass,West Sabine over Burkeville,Groveton over Trinity, Houstone Village School over Beau-mont Kelly, High Island overHouston Emory-Weiner (Sat.).

COLLEGE—Georgia Stateover Abilene Christian (Wed.);Missouri State over Northwest-ern State, South Carolina overTexas A&M, Wake Forest overLouisiana-Monroe, Tulsa overTulane, Ole Miss over BoiseState, Vanderbilt over Temple,Washington State over Rutgers(all urs.); BYU over UConn,Bowling Green over WesternKentucky, Colorado over Col-orado State, Houston over UT-San Antonio, Arizona overUNLV all Friday); SacramentoState over Incarnate Word,Texas Tech over CentralArkansas, Sam Houston Stateover Alabama State, KansasState over Stephen F. Austin, AirForce over Nicholls State,Southeastern Louisiana overJacksonville, Michigan over Ap-palachian State, Troy over UAB,Northwestern over California,North Carolina State over Geor-gia Southern, Nebraska overFlorida Atlantic, Boston Collegeover Massachusetts, Marshallover Miami, O., TCU over Sam-ford, Notre Dame over Rice, Al-abama over West Virginia,Auburn over Arkansas, Georgiaover Clemson, Kent State overOhio, Oklahoma over LouisianaTech, Purdue over WesternMichigan, Florida over Idaho,USC over Fresno State, Missis-sippi State over Southern Miss,Washington over Hawaii,Florida State over OklahomaState, Texas over North Texas,New Mexico over UTEP, LSUover Wisconsin (all Sat.); Ten-nessee over Utah State and Bay-lor over LSU (both Sun.);Louisville over Miami (MondayNight).

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Forecast Continued from Page 1B

Colburn Continued from Page 1B

Redfish still providing most consistent action for local anglers.

New classification system not very complicatedKAZ’S KORNERJoe KazmarFor the Record

I have felt that Texas HighSchool Football needed a“Super 6A” classification to in-clude some of the extra-large

high schools in the inner citiessince way back in the late1990’s.

The University Interscholas-tic League, in its infinite wis-dom, approved the move in2012 that would be effectivefor the 2014 high school foot-

ball season.The Houston Chronicle ran

a story in its Monday editionpointing out that the changewas not as dramatic as mostTexas high school football fansfirst thought.

One longtime high school

football coach wasquoted in the arti-cle about the newclassifications likethis, “It’s like call-ing a duck a frog—it’s still a duck.”Most coachesagree there is notmuch difference inthe new classesfrom the old ones.

Six-man football,like Orange CommunityChristian, is now called 1Aand former 1A schools likeEvadale and Sabine Pass arenow 2A-II.

Former 2A schools likeDeweyville and Newton arejoined by Corrigan-Camden,Crockett, Garrison and

Hemphill and arenow in District 11-3A-II while thelarger 2A schoolslike Kountze, Kir-byville East Cham-bers, Anahuac,Woodville and War-ren are now District12-3A-I.

Large former 3Aschools like BridgeCity, Silsbee, Jasper,

Cleveland, Huffman andSplendora plus smaller 4Aschools like Little Cypress-Mauriceville are now in Dis-trict 10-4A-I.

Other 3A schools like WestOrange-Stark, Orangefield,Hardin-Jefferson andHamshire-Fannett are now

District 9-4A-II and are joinedby Liberty to make a five-teamdistrict. Four teams will go tothe state playoffs in November.

The larger 4A schools thatwere in District 20-4A likeVidor, PNG, Lumberton,Beaumont Central and Beau-mont Ozen are now in District22-5A along with BaytownGoose Creek Memorial andBaytown Lee.

Former 5A schools likeBeaumont West Brook andPort Arthur Memorial alongwith holdovers Galena ParkNorth Shore, La Porte, DeerPark, Baytown Sterling andChannelview jumped up toDistrict 21-6A.

“Every classification is di-

See KORNER, Page 4B

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vided into two divisions for football,” accordingto the article in the Chronicle. “The top two (6Aand 5A) don’t split until the regular seasonends, while the others enter the year alreadysplit in Division I and Division II.

“The hardest part for most coaches, which re-ally wasn’t that difficult at all, was simplyadding the extra number and locating theirteam’s new district,” the article added.

The article went back into the history of theUIL and pointed out the organization crownedits first state champion in 1920 and didn’t splitinto classifications until 28 years later.

“Since then, there have been city and eight-man classifications, while the 1976-79 seasonshad 4A-1A, B and six-man divisions.

“The next year, changes were made like is thecase this season—Class 5A became the state’slargest conference and on down,” the article ex-plains.

“Talk of a Class 6A has circulated for decadesbut finally came about as a way to put the state’slargest schools in the same league. The smallestcurrent 6A enrollment not elevated by requestor UIL policy is Houston Milby at 2,105; thelargest is Allen at 5,987.

“There are 28 schools with an enrollment at3,500 or higher, with 24 located in either theGreater Houston area or the Dallas area. But

the remaining four schools at 3,500 or higherare El Paso El Dorado, Laredo United, Odessaand Odessa Permian, making geography anissue.

“So no super class and not much of a big deal,either” the article concluded.

KWICKIES…For the second straight year, St.Louis Rams’ quarterback Sam Bradford has atorn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and isout for the season. Bradford was injured in thefirst quarter of Saturday night’s 33-14 presea-son victory at Cleveland. Veteran Shaun Hill isthe backup quarterback, and the Rams alsohave undrafted free agents Garrett Gilbert andAustin Davis on the roster.

A fundamentally-sound South Korean teamscored late and then held off a rally by Chicagoto win the 2014 Little League World Series 8-4at Williamsport, Pa. Sunday.

The Jackie Robinson West team, the GreatLakes Region champions, showed it was prettysound fundamentally, too.

Hunter Mahan surged on the back nine withthree straight birdies to win the Barclays golftournament in Paramus, N.J. by two shots afterstarting Sunday’s final round one stroke behindthird-round leaders Jim Furyk and Jason Day.Mahan had gone 48 straight tournamentsworldwide without a victory. By shooting a 6-

under 65, he is assured of making the TourChampionship every year since the FedEx Cupbegan in 2007.

Houston rookie quarterback Tom Savagecompleted five of six passes for 68 yards as theTexans marched to the winning touchdownagainst the Conference champion Broncos inDenver Saturday night, 18-17. Savage’s passingrating is a very respectable 117.3, compared tostarting signal caller Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 61.4 andhis backup, Case Keenum’s 59.7. Head CoachBill O’Brien runs a very sophisticated offense,but during the exhibition season, uses a plainvanilla game plan. “There are things we’re goingto run during the regular season that we cer-tainly wouldn’t run during the preseason,” thefirst-year head coach explained.

The Houston Astros are slowly plodding to-ward win No. 63 that would assure them ofavoiding their fourth-straight 100-loss season.In games through Sunday the Astros are 55-76,with 31 games remaining in the season.

Carolina Panthers’ starting quarterback CamNewton will miss this week’s final preseasongame after an MRI revealed a hairline fracturein his ribs. Panthers’ head coach Ron Rivierasaid Newton will be evaluated at the end of theweek, but expects the two-time All-Pro quar-terback will be ready for Carolina’s regular-sea-

son opener Sept. 7 against Tampa Bay.Sam Houston State played in the first colle-

giate football game of the 2014 season Saturdaynight and came up on the short end of a 56-35score against Football Championship Subdivi-sion powerhouse Eastern Washington, which isranked No. 1 in the FCS Coaches’ poll. TheBearkats are No. 14 in the poll. The game wastied 21-21 at halftime, but the Bearkats sufferedfrom too many penalties, overthrows anddropped passes in the second half. The Bearkatshad 542 total yards but were hurt by 16 penal-ties for 159 yards.

JUST BETWEEN US…Lamar Universityhead football coach Ray Woodard made a prettybold prediction at Sunday night’s Lamar Foot-ball Kickoff Celebration at the Montagne Centerwhen he thanked the boosters and the others inattendance for coming and then guaranteedthem a winning football season this fall. A quickcheck of the upcoming football schedule lookslike the Cards should lose the Texas A&M gameon Sept 8, Sam Houston State Sept 27, South-eastern Louisiana Oct. 11, Central ArkansasNov. 8 and McNeese State Nov. 22. If those arehis only losses or if his Cards can pull off anupset or two, then Woodard is golden with hispromise. But the Big Red also must beat theother seven teams it appears they should defeat.

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Incoming quarterback Byron Trahan rolls out to pass during practice on Tuesday as Big Red getsready for Kirbyville.RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn.

Dove season set start;watch out for snakes

e easy northwind has alreadybegun to workmagic on localhunters as they ea-gerly await the Sep-tember 1 opener ofdove season here inTexas. North andCentral Zonehunters will enjoy afew weeks of hunt-ing before those ofus south of IH-10 get into themix of things. So far the daysleading up to the opener havebeen filled with some goofyweather that always seems tomake an appearance before theseason starts. For the past sev-eral seasons there have beensome heavy rains wash out thedove opener and leave anxioushunters cursing the weatherman.e late August and early Sep-tember time frame always lendsitself to crazy weather thanks totropical storms and an unstableGulf of Mexico. Nothing ruins ahunt like weather comingthrough an area and pushingfields full of birds to other partsof the county or even state forthat matter. As of this writing theGulf of Mexico appears to bequiet but that is subject tochange.

If you plan to hit a dove fieldfor opening day there are several

things you need to beaware of and preparefor, some of these canbe the difference be-tween an enjoyableday afield or just plainmisery. Probably thenumber one concernthis time of year isheat, both for a hunterand their dog. A wellstocked hunting bag ordove bucket will cer-

tainly include an ample supply ofwater. is is often the first jour-ney outdoors for some huntersand they may not be in “huntingshape” so overheating is always apossibility. e same goes if youbring a dog, if they have not beenworking or training in the heatduring the summer months theyalso may not be in the best shapeso owners need to take precau-tions and be prepared.

Another big concern this timeof the year is snakes; I person-ally am not a big fan so theyusually meet a generous dose of#8’s if they invade my space.Paying attention to your sur-roundings is always smart and itjust may keep you from a closeencounter with a venomouscritter. Many hunters bring afirst aid kit complete with snakebite supplies when they head

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Farmer’s Market Wed. & Sat.e Farmers Market in Big Lots parking lot is

going on Wednesdays, from 2 p.m. until ‘sell out’and Saturdays, from 7 a.m. until noon. Among theselections fresh vegetables like tomatoes, cucum-bers and squash, there are baked goods, home-made jelly, eggs and sometimes plants (includingcarnivorous pitcher plants) and much more.

Friends of the Orange Depot holdmeeting Thursday

e next meeting of the Friends of the OrangeDepot board and volunteers will be held at 5:30p.m., ursday, at the Grace Lutheran Church,2300 Eddleman Road, in Orange.  Anyone who isinterested in helping the group “Save the OrangeDepot” is encouraged to come.  Tops on the agendawill be further planning on Depot Day at the Pavil-ion, a festival fundraiser to be held 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.on Saturday, Oct. 18 and reports on engraved bricksales for the walkways around the renovated depot.For more information contact Carrie Wolivoer atCarwol@aol.com.

Orange County Democrat Galae Orange County Democratic Party will be

hosting a gala to honor outstanding county-wideDemocrats for their volunteer service, present andpast elected officials and a special memory tribute.

e event will start with a gala and recognitionfrom 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a social and networkingfrom 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 23,2014 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW Hall),5303 N. 16th St. in Orange.

Special guest will be Wendy Davis, candidate forTexas Governor; Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman ofthe Texas Democratic Party; Steve Brown, candi-date for Railroad Commission, and other state can-didates including Gavin Bruney, candidate for 21stDistrict State Representative; Michael Cole, candi-date for 36th Congressional District and event co-chair; local county candidates Gail Barnett,candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1; JaniceMenard, candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct3 and Deborah Mitchell, event County Chair.

Tickets are $30 each and event sponsorships areavailable.

For more information, contact Deborah Mitchellat 409-779-1744.

Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Garage/CraftSale Oct. 4 taking booth reservations

e Ladies Auxiliary to Orange Veterans of For-eign Wars Post 2775 will have an INDOORGARAGE/ CRAFT SALE on October 4 from 7 amtill 2 pm at the VFW Hall on Hwy 87 North (5303N. 16th St). Tables are now being rented for $10each.e kitchen will open to sell hot dogs, chips,nachos/etc at 10am. For further info or table rental,contact Cathie Duhon at 409-883-6909 or 409-553-6180 OR Ramona Henson at 409-735-4416 or .  Ifno answer please leave your name and number—your call will be returned.

Stark Class of ’54 sets 60th reunione Lutcher Stark High School Class of 1954 will

host its 60th Class Reunion Oct. 10-11 at the Sun-set Grove Country Club. Cost is $50 single $100 acouple. Hospitality is scheduled from 5 -9 p.m., Fri-day, Oct. 10. Saturday, breakfast is at 9 a.m., dinnerand visiting is at 5 p.m. Tentative dates to returnreservation forms is Aug. 15.

If you have not received your contact letter or e-mail please contact Joette Evans Webb atjwebb4@gt.rr.com or call 409-883-9432 or her cell409-920-8683.

Stark, WO 40th Reunion Oct. 17Classes of 1974 Lutcher Stark and West Orange

will be having their 40th Reunion, Oct. 17- 19 atthe Joe Ware Plaza. Interested parties contactGwendolyn Gray (313-3577) or go to gwen-dolyn@gmail.com or Lydia Nelson Garrett (882-8665) or go to garrettlydia55@yahoo.com. OnFacebook go to Lutcher Stark and West Orangeclasses of 1974.

Sweeney Todd tickets now on saleTickets are on sale now for the OCP production

of Sweeney Todd – e Demon Barber of FleetStreet. e show will be presented Sept. 4, 5, 6, 11,and 13, with curtain time at 7:37 pm. Matinee Sun-days are Sept. 7, and 14 with curtain at 2:37 pm.General admission tickets are $15 for adults, and$10 for students. Reservations, which are pre-

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Benefit set for Steve BissonJoseph and Sons Metal Scrapping will hold a

benefit for Steve Bisson, of Bridge City, who is ona waiting list for a liver transplant. Bisson is on thewitting list for people who can’t wait.

Joseph and Sons, which is veteran owned andoperated, will donate 50% of their net proceeds tothe Bisson family to help with mounting medicalcosts. e weekly trips to Houston, where Bissonhas been closely monitored are costly, as well as themedication he needs - which is $500 a month.

Items accepted for donation are any kinds ofmetals, including small and large appliances.Donors can make arrangements to have their itemspicked up by calling the business for an appoint-ment.

Other items that may be donated include batter-ies, cars, tools, water heaters, air conditioningunits, copper, brass, motors, metal storage build-ings, televisions and many other items.

Joseph Henry said “the fundraiser will continueuntil we run out of metal.” Scrap metal may be do-nated to the Bisson fundraiser by calling the busi-ness at 886-0075.

into the field and that’s a great precaution. Dovehunters who venture farther south in Texas haveto deal with snakes more than we do, many a gooddog and hunter have suffered from strikes whilechasing white wings in that tough country. Localhunters have to keep an eye out for the watermoccasins, especially those of us who frequentrice fields and other low lying areas that stay wetthis time of year. Take an extra second or twowhen you reach down to pick up a bird and checkout the area before you put your hand in harm’sway.

ere is one more variable hunters will have todeal with and it’s probably the most annoying andthat’s insects. Everyone who has ever gone outsidein east Texas knows that mosquitoes are just a part

of life and hunters especially know how bad thesepests can be. Mosquito proof clothing is now avail-able from several manufacturers and it works wellin some cases. Many hunters, including myself,sing the praises of the ermacell, a small devicepowered by a butane cartridge that emits a smallamount of repellant into the air around the user. Iknow several bow hunters who would rather go tothe deer stand without arrows than leave theirermacell behind. e device is small and wellworth the money, I have used them during earlyteal season and they are life savers to say the least.

Hopefully the weather and birds will cooperatefor the opener and we will have a good season. Justa few more days until it all starts, it can’t get herefast enough.

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2015 Toyota Texas Bass Classicset for May 23-25 at Lake Fork

AUSTIN – The 2015 ToyotaTexas Bass Classic – an eventwhich draws the world’s topprofessional bass anglers — hasbeen set for Memorial Dayweekend, May 23-25, at LakeFork.

“After a world-record settingevent in 2014 we are very ex-cited to return to Lake Fork in2015,” said Lenny Francoeur,tournament director. “TheQuitman community has beenso welcoming and the bass fish-ing at Lake Fork is world-class.We can’t wait to get back therenext spring.”

In addition to new dates,tournament officials an-nounced the field size will berefined from 50 contestants to38 of the world’s best profes-sional anglers. The 2015 classicwill invite the top 15 in 2014Angler of the Year points fromboth the FLW Tour and Bass-master Elite Series, 7 exemp-tions and defending 3-timechampion Keith Combs.

All 38 anglers will competeon Lake Fork for the first twodays, with the field being re-duced to the top 10 for the finalround on May 25. The tourna-ment will remain a non-entryfee event with all anglers receiv-ing guaranteed prize money.Through a continued partner-ship with the Texas Parks andWildlife Department, the clas-sic will continue to focus onconservation and adhere to astrict catch, weigh and immedi-ate release format. Over the lasteight years, the TTBC has do-nated more than $2 million toTPWD, an effort that will con-tinue in 2015.

“We were proud to see therecord-setting fish catches atthe 2014 event,” said TPWD’sDave Terre. “Those catcheswere a direct result of our pro-gressive fisheries managementpractices, including specialfishing regulations, fish stock-ing, and fish-habitat improve-ments with the Sabine River

Authority. This tournament, in-cluding its unique catch-weigh-immediate release format, givesus the opportunity to show theworld just how good Lake Forkreally is. We are thankful for theopportunity to do this again in2015 and also for all the bene-fits this event provides toTPWD.”

Anglers qualifying for theclassic join a prestigious rank ofpast competitors. By drawingfrom the two major tours, theTTBC field consistently boaststhe very best anglers in theworld every year.

TTBC in 2014 was one forthe record books, helping toshow the world how amazing afishery Lake Fork truly is. Theprevious record for a three-day,tour-level event was set in 2000at the Bassmaster CaliforniaWestern Invitational on ClearLake by Byron Velvick with 83pounds, 5 ounces (15 fish). Thatrecord was broken eight timeson the final round of the 2014TTBC.

Keith Combs, the new titleholder, reeled in a three-dayweight of 110 pounds (15 fish).That broke the existing recordby 26 pounds, 11 ounces. Addi-tionally, two of the anglers –Combs and Stetson Blaylock —entered the Century Club(more than 100 pounds). Thathad never happened at a three -day tour event. But Lake Fork isnot your average bass fishery,and Combs’ is not your averagechampion.

“It’s a major career achieve-ment just to qualify to fish theTTBC, but to be a three-timechampion against the best an-glers in the world, and to set theworld record last year, it’s justamazing,” said Combs. “I am soproud to represent my homestate of Texas, , but I am espe-cially proud of the great thingsthe TTBC does to raise aware-ness and funding for TexasParks and Wildlife.”

In addition to three days of

world championship competi-tion, TTBC organizers plan afull line up of premier countrymusic acts, vendor expo show-cases, outdoor family activitiesand more for next year’s Memo-rial Day weekend event. Ticketand concert information will beavailable in early 2015. Formore information and eventnews, visit www.toyotatexas-bassclassic.com.

Pope Francis said the use offorce can be justified to stop “un-just aggressors” such as IslamicState militants in northeasternIraq, but he declined to endorseU.S. military airstrikes against themilitants and said such humani-tarian interventions should not bedecided on by any single country.

e pope also said he was will-ing to travel to the war zone if nec-essary to stop the violence.

Pope Francis made his remarksAug. 18 during an hourlong in-flight news conference on his wayback from South Korea.

In response to other questions,the pope acknowledged a need tolighten his work schedule for thesake of his health; said he mightmake a combined visit to the U.S.and Mexico in 2015; and explainedwhy the Vatican is still studyingwhether the late Salvadoran Arch-bishop Oscar Romero should bebeatified as a martyr.

e pope's words on Iraq camea week after his representative inBaghdad welcomed PresidentBarack Obama's decision to usemilitary force against Islamic Statepositions.

Asked about the airstrikes Aug.11, Archbishop Giorgio Lingua,the Vatican nuncio to Iraq, toldVatican Radio: "is is somethingthat had to be done, otherwise (theIslamic State) could not bestopped."

at statement surprised manybecause, since the pontificate of St.John Paul II, the Vatican hasstressed that military interven-tions for humanitarian purposesshould have the support of the in-ternational community.

When a reporter on the planeasked Pope Francis whether he ap-proved of the airstrikes, he replied:

"In these cases where there isunjust aggression, I can only saythat it is licit to stop the unjust ag-gressor. I underscore the verb'stop'; I don't say bomb, make war-- stop him. e means by whichhe may be stopped should be eval-uated. To stop the unjust aggressoris licit, but we nevertheless need toremember how many times, usingthis excuse of stopping an unjustaggressor, the powerful nations

have dominated other peoples,made a real war of conquest. Asingle nation cannot judge how tostop this, how to stop an unjust ag-gressor. After the Second WorldWar, there arose the idea of theUnited Nations. at is where weshould discuss: 'Is there an unjustaggressor? It seems there is. Howdo we stop him?' But only that,nothing more."

e pope said his recent appealto the U.N. to "take action to endthe humanitarian tragedy nowunderway in Iraq" was one of a se-ries of measures he had consid-ered with Vatican officials,including his decision to sendCardinal Fernando Filoni to theregion to meet with church andgovernment officials and refugees.

"In the end we said, should it benecessary, when we get back fromKorea I can go there," he said. "Atthis moment it is not the bestthing to do, but I am willing."

Asked whether he was keepingan excessively busy schedule, thepope admitted that "one of myneuroses is that I am too attachedto my habitat," so he has nottaken an out-of-town vacationsince 1975.

e pope said he regularlytakes the equivalent of a vacation,however, by taking it easier athome: "I change pace, I readthings I like, I listen to music, Ipray more, and that makes merested."

But he admitted his decision tocall off a planned June 27 visit toRome's Gemelli Hospital, one ofseveral appointments he had can-celed due to illness, came after"very demanding days. Now Ishould be a bit more prudent."

e pope showed little concernfor his longevity, however, pre-dicting with a laugh that his pon-tificate would last "two or threeyears, and then to the house ofthe Father."

In the meantime, to guardagainst the temptation of pride inhis immense popularity, "I try tothink of my sins, of my mistakes."

Asked about other possible for-eign travel, besides officially an-nounced trips to Albania inSeptember and Sri Lanka and the

Philippines in January, Pope Fran-cis said he had received invita-tions to Spain and Japan but thatnothing had been decided yet.

e pope said he would gladlyvisit China "tomorrow," eventhough the Vatican has not haddiplomatic relations with Beijingsince shortly after the China's1949 communist revolution. etwo sides have struggled over is-sues of religious freedom, includ-ing the pope's right to appointbishops, and Chinese authoritieshave frequently arrestedCatholics who reject governmentcontrol of the church.

"We respect the Chinese peo-ple," the pope said. "e churchasks only the liberty to do itswork, no other condition."

Yet the pope made clear thechurch should not accept a rigidseparation between religion andpolitics. On four of his five days inSouth Korea, he wore a yellow-ribbon pin commemorating theapproximately 300 people killedin the April sinking of the Sewolferry, a gesture some interpretedas support for demands by vic-tims' families that the govern-ment appoint an independentinvestigation of the disaster.

e pope recalled: "I took (thepin) out of solidarity with them,and after half a day, somebodycame up to me and said, 'Youshould take it off; you need to beneutral.' I answered this way: 'Lis-ten, with human pain you can't beneutral.' at's how I feel."

e pope said he "would like"to attend the World Meeting ofFamilies in Philadelphia in Sep-tember 2015. He also noted that

Obama and the U.S. Congresshave invited him to Washington,D.C., and that the secretary-gen-eral of the United Nations has in-vited him to New York.

"Maybe the three cities to-gether, no?" he said, adding thathe could also visit the shrine ofOur Lady of Guadalupe in Mex-ico on the same trip -- "but it isnot certain."

Asked about the beatificationcause of the late ArchbishopRomero of San Salvador, an out-spoken advocate for the poor whowas killed in 1980 during hiscountry's civil war, the pope saidtheologians still need to clarify ifhe was killed because of his faith.

"For me, Romero is a man ofGod," the pope said. "But theprocess must go ahead, and Godmust give his sign. If he wants todo so, he will."

Pope Francis also reportedprogress on a future encyclical onecology, saying that CardinalPeter Turkson, president of thePontifical Council for Justice andPeace, had delivered a first draftjust a few days before the pope'sdeparture for South Korea.

e pope said the draft encycli-cal was about one third longerthan his 50,000-word apostolicexhortation "Evangelii Gaudium,"but that it would be shortened byremoving the more debatable sci-entific hypotheses or relegatingthem to footnotes.

"An encyclical like this, whichmust be magisterial, must rely onlyon certainties," he said. "Because ifthe pope says the center of the uni-verse is the earth, not the sun, heerrs."

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1306 Curtis- 2Br, 1 Bath $600; 1411 main-3 Br, 1 1/2 Bath $700. 409-670-0112. (9/2)

BriDGe CitY 3/2/2, covered patio, brick, #12 Parkland cir.,$950 monthly + $800 dep., (409) 735-2030. (m&r)

3/1.5/1 BriCK, fenced back yard, #25 Park-land cir., BC, $900 monthly + $800 dep., (409) 735-2030. (m&r) 3/1.75 BatH, large fenced back yard, car-port, $850 monthly + $800 dep., (409) 735-2030. (m&r)

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CommerCial

OFFICE BUILDING for rent, 1817 Texas Ave, BC, two large of-fices w/reception area, min. one (1) year lease, $1,000 monthly W/ $1,000 dep., (409) 735-3477.

moBile Home reNTalS

BC 2/1, nice and clean, all elec., stove & refrig., mini blinds, air and heat, garbage paid, No pets, $450 monthly + dep., (409) 553-1479 or 735-5230. (9/3)

2/1 LIV. RM AND KITCHEN, by Hwys 105 and 62, OF area, has been renewed recently, A/C, city utilities, (409) 540-8032. (8/27)

m.H. aND laND

3/2 IN OFISD, WITH-IN WALKING DIS-TANCE OF SCHOOLS, RECENTLy REMOLD-ED, WOOD FLOOR, CA/H, ON LARGE WOODED LOT, $65,000, 10% DOWN OWNER FINANCE AVAILABLE, DIS-COUNT FOR CASH (NO BANK INVOLVED), (409) 988-8314. CAN E-MAIL pICTURES ON REqUEST. (8/27)

real eSTaTe SaleS

BeauTiful 75’ By 130’ loT for sale on Highland St. (Pinemont Subdv.), orange, TX. mostly San augustine grass, one mature pine and two, ten year old pin oak trees. also two 8’ privacy fences on two sides. ready for a new home- West orange Stark school district. $22,000 - come and see and make an offer. 409-886-3233. lot has a for sale sign. (9/24)

NEW 10 ACRE

TRACTS in Mauricev-ille! Secluded acreage with owner financing available. MOBILE HOMES & LIVESTOCK OK. LCM schools. COUNTRyLAND pROpERTIES LLC. (409) 745-1115. (9/2)

NEW DEVELOp-MENT NOW OpEN! Twin Lakes Estates on FM 105 near FM 1442, OFISD, concrete streets, public water and sewer, natural gas, high speedinternet, pri-

vate lake access, re-stricted home-sites. Countryland properties LLC, (409) 745-1115. (9/2)

1 ACRE REpO in Mauriceville, property has water, sewer, elec., padsite and driveway. Owner Financing Avail-able, mobiles OK, LCM Schools. COUNTRy-LAND pROpERTIES LLC. (409) 745-1115. (9/2)

MISC. FOR SALE

GIRL’S CLOTHES AND SHOES: Size 6 & 6X dresses, brand new, $10 ea.; size 11 & 12, brand new shoes, $10, (409) 735-6114. (8/27)

FURNITURE

Bedroom set, refrig-erator, couch, chair, end tables, lamps, re-cliner, king bed w// mattress, desk, (832) 833-0164. (8/27)

Coffee table, $25; antique pitcher and

bowl w/ matching dish set $25 409-670-9272 or 330-4470 (edtfn)

pETS

WHITE GERMAN SHEpARD puppies, full blooded, 6 weeks old, papers on Mom and Dad, $200 firm, (409) 735-3271. (8/27)

FREE KITTENS to good homes,many colors, ready to go! (409) 221-

NOTICE TO IMPLEMENT REVISED FIXED FUEL FACTOR

Entergy Texas, Inc. hereby publishes NOTICE that, pursuant to Section 36.203 of thePublicUtilityRegulatoryAct(codifiedinTex.Util.Code)andP.U.C.Subst. R. 25.237(A)(3)(B),itfiledwiththePublicUtilityCommissionofTexas(the“Commission”)onAugust20,2014atarifftoimplementarevisedfixedfuelfactor.AllofEntergyTexas’retailcustomerswhosefuelchargesarecalculatedundertheTexasfixedfuelfactortariff–includingbutnotlimitedtoResidential,SmallGeneralService,LargeGeneralService,LargeIndustrialPowerService,andStreetandOut-doorLightingService–willbeaffectedbytheCommission’sapprovaloftherevisedfixedfuelfac-tor.Therevisedfixedfuelfactor,ifapproved,willaffectonlythefuelportionoftherateschargedbyEntergyTexasandwillhavenoeffectonnon-fuelbaserates.

EntergyTexasseeksCommissionapprovaltorevisethefixedfuelfactoreffectivewiththefirstbillingcycleoftheSeptember2014billingmonth.EntergyTexasproposedthatthefixedfuelfactorbechangedpursuanttoasemi-annualfilingtobemadeeachFebruaryandAugust,withre-visedfuel factorstobeeffectivewiththefirstbillingcycleof theMarchandSeptemberbillingmonths,pursuanttoamethodologythatchangesthefuelfactorbaseduponchangesinthepub-lishedpriceofnaturalgas.ThismethodologywasauthorizedforuseinDocketNo.32915.

Therevisedfixedfuelfactor,differentiatedbyvoltagelevel,isasfollows:

FACTOR BY VOLTAGE LEVELS Delivery Voltage Fixed Fuel Factor Secondary $0.0361965perkWh Primary $0.0352701perkWh 69kV/138kV $0.0339036perkWh 230kV $0.0334001perkWh

TherevisedfuelfactorwouldresultinadecreaseinEntergyTexas’annualTexasretailfuelandpurchasedpowerrevenuesbyapproximately$102.86million,or16.3%,onanannualbasis.Com-paredtothefixedfuelfactorapprovedbytheCommissioneffectiveMarch2014,aresidentialcus-tomerusing1000kilowatt-hours (kWh)ofelectricitypermonthwouldseeanapproximatede-creaseof14.4%annually,or$6.08onaveragepermonth,onhis/herelectricbill.Thefixedfuelfac-torrateisdesignedtopassthroughtocustomerstheactualfuelcostsincurredbyEntergyTexastoservecustomers.EntergyTexasisnotallowedtomakeaprofitonfuelcosts.Amountscollect-edfromaffectedcustomerspursuanttotherevisedfixedfuelfactorwillbesubjecttofinalreviewby the Commission in Entergy Texas’ next applicable fuel reconciliation proceeding before theCommission.EntergyTexasexpectstherevisedfixedfuelfactortobeineffectforthebillingpe-riodofSeptember2014throughFebruary2015.

PersonswithquestionsorwhowantmoreinformationonthispetitionmaycontactEn-tergyTexasatAttn:CustomerService–FuelFactor,350PineStreet,Beaumont,Texas77701,orcall[1-800-368-3749(selectoption4,thenpress4,thenpress2,thenpress2,thenpress1)]duringnormalbusinesshours.Acompletecopyofthispetitionisavailableforinspectionattheaddresslistedabove.

TheCommissionhasassignedDocketNo.42772tothisproceeding.Personswhowishtoformallyparticipateinthisproceeding,orwhowishtoexpresstheircommentsconcerningthispetitionshouldcontactthePublicUtilityCommissionofTexas,OfficeofCustomerProtection,P.O.Box13326,Austin,Texas78711-3326,orcall (512)936-7120or toll-freeat (888)782-8477.Hearingandspeech-impairedindividualswithtexttelephones(TTY)maycall(512)936-7136oruseRelayTexas(toll-free)1-800-735-2989.

ENTERGYTEXAS,INC.

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Swing Bridge RehabilitationCow Bayou at East Roundbunch Road

Orange County

Orange County and the Texas Department of Transportation (Tx-DOT)will conductapublicmeeting for theproposed rehabilitationoftheEastRoundbunchRoadswingbridgeoverCowBayou,0.05milesnorthofLakeshoreFarmRoad,inOrangeCounty,Texas.ThemeetingwillbeconductedonTuesday,September23,2014p.m.attheOrangeCounty Expo Building, Dupont Room, 11475 Farm-to-Market1442,Orange,Texas,77630.Themeetingformatwillbeanopenhouse from4:00p.m. to7:00p.m. Displaysof theproposedprojectwillbeavailableforpublicviewing,andOrangeCountyandTxDOTrepresentativeswillbeavailabletoprovideproject informa-tionandanswerquestions.Pleasenotethatthesameinformationwillbepresentedthroughouttheopenhouseandwillberepeated.Noformalororalpresentationwillbeprovided.

Thepurposeofthebridgerehabilitationisto improvesafetybyre-pairingstructuraldeteriorationthathasoccurredtothebridgeoveritslifespan.Theprojectwillalsorepairorreplacethebridge’sme-chanicalandelectricalsystems,whichwillimprovemobilitybypro-vidingreliableserviceintothefutureforOrangeCounty.

Thepurposeofthemeetingisforthepublictoexpresstheirviewsandconcerns,becomemore informedabout theproposedprojectanddevelopmentprocess,andaskquestionsofprojectrepresenta-tives.Theproposedprojectconsistsofpurchaseoftemporarycon-struction easements for the bridge rehabilitation of approximately450 feet in length. The proposed improvements consist of reha-bilitationoftheswingspansuperstructure;replacementof7-simplespanconcreteapproachspansandthebridgesubstructure,repairorreplacementofthetimberfendersystem,controlroom,mechani-cal systems and electrical systems; stabilization of the approachroadway, and an advanced roadway traffic warning system. EastRoundbunchRoadwillbeclosedduringrehabilitationofthebridgeto remove the bridge superstructure offsite for repairs and to re-placesubstructureelements.AdetourroutewillbeincludedintheplansandwillbesignedaccordingtotheTexasManualonUniformTrafficControlDevices. Roadclosurenotificationwillbeprovidedto the public through publicmeetings and advertisements in localmedia.Roadclosureletterswillbesenttoemergencyservices,af-fectedschools,andapplicableelectedofficials.

Allinterestedpersonsareinvitedtoattend,expresstheirviews,anddiscusstheprojectwithOrangeCountyandTxDOTrepresentatives.Thoseinterestedinattendingthemeetingandneedingspecialcom-municationoraccommodationneedsareencouragedtocontacttheBeaumontDistrictDesignEngineerforOrangeCountyat409-898-5723atleasttwoworkingdayspriortothedateofthemeeting.ThepublicmeetingwillbeconductedinEnglish.Requestsforlanguageinterpretersorotherspecialcommunicationneedsshouldbemadeat least twodaysprior to thedateof thepublicmeeting. OrangeCountyandTxDOTrepresentativeswillmakeeveryreasonableef-fort to accommodate these needs. Written comments relevant totheproposedprojectmaybemailedto:KennethWiemers,Kenneth.Weimers@txdot.gov,(409)898-5723.Commentsmayalsobesub-mitted electronically to Roadbridge@co.orange.tx.us. A meetingsummary,aswellasresponsestocommentsreceived,willbemadeavailableonlineat theOrangeCountyandTxDOTwebsites in thefallof2014.CommentssubmittedbymailmustbepostmarkedbyOctober7,2014andcommentssubmittedbyemailmustbereceivedbyOctober7,2014.

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