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Articles from the February 2, 2010 edition


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  • Church briefs

    Updated Feb 2, 2010

    Angel Food Ministries McDonald Memorial Baptist Church invites the public to place food orders from Angel Food Ministries on Feb. 10, noon-6 p.m. in the church office, corner of South and Broad streets Orange Lions City Park. Distribution date is Feb. 27. Cost per box is $30, and other choices of food are an additional cost. Cash or LoneStar card accepted. For more information, call the church office at 883-3974. Solid Rock fundraiser Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church, 1207 Link Ave., will sell barbecue to benefit the...

  • Bulletin Board

    Updated Feb 2, 2010

    You can’t get these on EbayUp for grabs at a silent auction Feb. 11 are two tickets to the First Lady’s Luncheon in Washington D.C. on April 28. Donated to “LCM’s Got Talent” by U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, the tickets have a minimum bid of $200. Transportation and accommodations are not included. Sponsored by the Congressional Club, the event will be held at the Washington Hilton. For first hand knowledge on the First Lady’s Lucheon call multi-attendee Laura Floyd at 882-0376. Other items will be raffled at $5 a chance. “LCM’s Got...

  • BC Ladies take top spot in Saturday’s meet

    Updated Feb 2, 2010

    Bridge City High School senior powerlifters Valerie Brown, Alexa Richmond, Taylor Daville and Ricci Shoemaker claim top spots to help the BCHS girls powerlifitng team take first place at the West Brook meet Saturday. The Lady Cardinals accumulated 36 points over West Brook’s 30 . Outstanding female lifters were Devin Metoyer of West Brook, Maegan Fontenot of LCM and Taylor Daville of Bridge City. Meet results:  97lb Division: 1st–Kailin Richard, Lumberton, 475 lb. total;...

  • Lillie Laura (Bill) Burch

    Updated Feb 2, 2010

    Orange Lillie Laura (Bill) Burch of Orange died on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at the age of 99 years, 9 months and 13 days. Funeral services will be held at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3 with Chuck Burch, her nephew, officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Born on April 18, 1910, in Shelby County, Texas, she was the second child born to the union of Willie and Callie (Withers)...

  • Joseph William Bolton Sr.

    Updated Feb 2, 2010

    Orange Joseph William Bolton Sr., 95, passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Orange Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Winfree Baptist Church under the direction of Claybar Funeral Home in Orange with the Rev. Keith Royal officiating. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, at the church. Born in Montague County on July 9, 1914, he was the son of Joseph Albert Bolton and Judy (Owens) Bolton. During World War...

  • Strutters attend New York Consortium 2010

    Updated Feb 2, 2010

    The Bridge City Strutters traveled to New York City and learned from master dance teachers at Alvin Ailey and Broadway Dance Center.  Their educational trip included tours and sights such as The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, Wall Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, Trump Tower, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Ground Zero, St. Patrick’s, Fifth Avenue, and more. The Strutters attended a Broadway sho...