Published 08/04/2010 - 12:46 a.m. CST
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Sandra Hoke presents vegetables grown using the lasagna gardening techniques to the Rev. Mike Umberhauer for the Presbyterian Church’s Lighthouse Soup Kitchen.
(Photo: courtesy photo)
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Master Gardener Sandra Hoke will present the free program “Lasagna
Gardening” on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Discovery Theater at
Shangri La.
Published 07/20/2010 - 11:15 p.m. CST
Crazy Jose’s hosts Baptist Orange benefit
Baptist Orange Hospital
will team up with Crazy Jose’s restaurant in
Orange on Tuesday, July
27, from 3-9 p.m. The restaurant, 110
Strickland Drive, will donate
15 percent of customers’ bills to Baptist
Orange Hospital when they
bring in a flier available in hospital lobby.
Fliers can be
picked up near the Baptist Orange front desk during business hours at
608 Strickland.
“We are excited to partner with Crazy Jose’s for
this fundraising
event,” said Kristie Young, Baptist Hospitals of
Southeast Texas
Foundation executive director. “We invite the
community to take this
opportunity to support local hospital health
care employees who take
care of their loved ones throughout the
year.”
Published 07/06/2010 - 11:56 p.m. CST
KVLU to present special on Gulf oil spill
July 7 KVLU public
radio (91.3 FM) will host a roundtable discussion on
the Gulf oil
spill, “Oil in the Gulf: A Discussion on Offshore
Drilling,” with
some of Lamar University’s brightest minds.
The program will air
at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 7. The one-hour special,
hosted by KVLU
co-manager Byron Balentine, will feature insight from
Jim Jordan, Jim
Westgate and Paul Corder.
“Living on the Gulf Coast and having
this tragedy take place near our
area leaves many of us with
questions,” Balentine said. “Hopefully, our
distinguished panel can
provide some answers.”
Published 06/29/2010 - 9:47 p.m. CST
Car/cycle show
First Assembly of God in Bridge City’s Freedom
Celebration Car and
Motorcycle show, a free event, will be at 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 3, at
210 Roberts Ave. Features include trophies, cash
prizes, inflatable
playgrounds, food and soft drinks. For more
information, call the
church office at 735-4810 or go to
www.bcfirstag.com.
Published 06/22/2010 - 7:31 p.m. CST
Feeding the Needy
The Bridge City/Orangefield food program,
administered by St. Paul
United Methodist Church, helps feed low
income and needy families in
BC/OF community. They are currently
looking for more families to serve.
For those interested, they
distribute every first Thirsday of each
month at the Community Center
in Bridge City beginning at 8 a.m. Proof
of residency is required and
qualification for service will be
determined at that time.
Published 06/09/2010 - 12:19 a.m. CST
The Orange Public Library registration has begun for the 2010 Summer
Reading Program, “Catch the Reading Express,” Wednesdays, June 9
through July 21. The library is offering a Read-to-Me program for
children going into kindergarten and younger and a Texas Reading Club
for those children going into the first through sixth grade.
Published 06/01/2010 - 12:27 a.m. CST
OCP Young Peoples’ Workshop registration June 7
Registration for
Orange Community Players’ annual Young Peoples’
Theater Workshop will
be from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., this coming
Monday, June 7.
Registration price is $25 per student.
Auditions for the
Workshop’s production will begin at 6 p.m., Monday,
immediatly
following registration. Students should come prepared to
audition by
reading out of the script or with prepared music if wishing
to
audition musically.
This years Workshop is entitled “Lost in
American Glee,” an
entertaining spoof of the TV shows “Lost,”
“American Idol,” and “Glee.”
Students ages 6-18 are eligible to
register and audition, but space is
limited.
Published 07/27/2010 - 8:05 p.m. CST
Am. Legion bingo
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 49, 108 Green
Ave., offers bingo at 6:30 p.m. Sundays.
All proceeds are
donated in Orange County. Food and drinks are available.
Community singing benefit
Bridge City Orangefield
Ministerial Alliance invites the public to
attend a community singing
service hosted by Second Baptist Church of
Bridge City at 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 31. Eleven churches will present
Christian music by
soloist and praise teams.
Proceeds will benefit the alliance’s
children’s Christmas fund.
Published 07/13/2010 - 5:01 p.m. CST
OCARC fishing tourney
The 23rd Orange County Association of
Retarded Citizens’ Fishing
Tournament will be Friday and Saturday,
Aug. 6-7. Salt water fisherman
can fish anywhere; freshwater must be
within a 40-mile radius of
Orange. Entry fee is $25. Thirty-one
winners will be awarded in 11
categories. Winners receive cash and
trophies. Big speck, bass,
flounder and redfish garner $250 each,
while second brings $100 and
third pays $50. White perch, catfish,
croaker, grinnel, rough fish and
gar pays $100 for first, $50 for
second and $25 for third. A $50 prize
goes to the largest “Don
Hubbard” mudcat. No 28-inch red fish are
allowed. Redfish must be
between 20-27 inches.
Published 07/02/2010 - 3:16 p.m. CST
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These puppies are looking for a new home.
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Three litters of puppies at the Orange animal shelter are looking for
good homes. Animal control officers invite potential owners to drop by
the shelter off the south end of Simmons Drive.
Published 06/22/2010 - 8:26 p.m. CST
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Thornton Flora
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The Stark Museum of Art will extend its special exhibition Blooms:
Floral Art in the Stark Collections, which was previously scheduled to
close on June 12, 2010.
Published 06/15/2010 - 1:27 p.m. CST
Food For Thought Luncheon
Make your reservations for the Food For
Thought Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., June 17 at Baptist Orange
Hospital.
Guest speakers are: Jarren Garrett, Chief
Administrative Officer, Amy
Townsend, M.D., Hospitalist and Christina
Warlick, Case Manager.
Cost is $20 per person and food will be
catered by Terry Gauthier, of
the hospital. Contact Julia Myers at
the Greater Orange Area Chamber of
Commerce, 883-3536 for
reservations. Space is limited so RSVP is
mandatory.
Published 06/08/2010 - 10:25 p.m. CST
Southeast Texas Stand Down 2010
The Department of Veterans
Affairs in conjunction with the Task Force
for the Homeless and
county Veterans Service Offices, including Orange
County VSO, are
sponsoring the Southeast Texas Stand Down 2010
scheduled for 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Friday, July 16, at the Cathedral of Faith
Baptist Church, 3755
Fannett Rd., Beaumont. This year’s event focuses
on homeless and
homeless veterans in the Golden Triangle area. However,
many service
organizations are expected to participate. Booth space is
free.
Applications are available at the Orange County VSO.
“Stand Down”
is a military terminology referring to a brief period when
a soldier
leaves a combat area for rest and recuperation. Southeast
Texas Stand
Down provides access to specialized resources to help
homeless and
homeless veterans. For more information, contact the
Orange County
VSO at 745-1535.
Published 05/25/2010 - 7:20 p.m. CST
Shangri La open Memorial Day
In observance of Memorial Day,
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and
Nature Center will be open from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday, May 31.
Starting at 2:45 p.m., a special
ceremony will begin with the singing
of “America, The Beautiful” by
Raegan Grantham, a Lamar University
student. The Rev. Scott McIntosh
of North Orange Baptist Church will
then present a Memorial Day
message and be followed with Ms. Grantham
singing the “National
Anthem.” McIntosh is also a military chaplain.
There will be a moment
of silence after ringing of the Great Bell at
Shangri La and the
ceremony will close with the playing of “Taps” by
Rebecca Kent, also
a student at Lamar.