Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Photo by Tommy Mann Jr. Rockers 3 Doors Down return to the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, La., for the second time in 20 months as the band concludes its “Back Porch Jam” acoustic tour this Saturday, March 2. The Record A rock band which is no stranger to music fans in the region is returning this weekend. Rock act 3 Doors Down returns to Southwest Louisiana this Saturday, March 2, for a performance inside the Grand Event Center of the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Cha...
Photo by Troy Jones A near-capacity crowd was on hand this past Saturday night (Feb. 23, 2019) as legendary music act The Commodores performed an 80-minute set of hit songs, such as “Easy,” “Three Times a Lady,” “Still,” “Nightshift” and “Brickhouse” among others....
VERLANDER PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF EMULATING TOM BRADY Even though Justin Verlander is the ace pitcher of the Houston Astros and Tom Brady is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, they both have the same goal in their respective careers—play effectively until the age 45. Brady is much closer to the goal at age 41 than Verlander, who turns 36 this week. Both players are still the mainstays of their respective teams and are physically and mentally capable of leading them to world championships. Verlander would like t...
Library time at St. Mary Catholic School is an opportunity to explore unexpected and exciting adventures through reading. Mrs. Melissa McCorvy, Library Manager arranged “blind dates” with a book for the 5th Grade Class. Each student selected a book without the benefit of the cover. The goal of this activity is to not judge a book by its cover. Pictured are (left to right) Ethan Davidson, Catherine Doan, Paige McKee, Grace Wimberley and Jaydison Folsom....
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen this happen, Joe Angler reads the fishing report in the paper or hears about one at a local tackle shop and decides he better get down there because the fish are literally “ jumping in the boat, or so the story goes. Well Joe Angler gathers up all his gear the next morning and at sunrise he is at “the spot”, only problem is he is not alone, not by a long shot. Joe Angler now has dozens of boats all in the same small area all expecti...
"Change of date and time" On Wednesday, February 27, at 2:30 PM, members of the Orange County Master Gardeners will be planting 14 hearty rose bushes in the park adjacent the Orange Train Depot Museum as a generous donation to the Friends of the Orange Depot. This past Monday, Clyde Davis, a rosarian from the county, gave the Gardeners instructions on trimming and digging up the roses located in Cormier Park in Orangefield. According to member Sandra Hoke, also a volunteer for the FOOD organization, these roses were chosen...
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce visited Little Cypress-Mauriceville to recognize the Chamber’s Student and Employee of the Month on Tuesday, February 26. Nyah Patel was selected as the Student of the Month and Angie Eikenhorst was named Employee of the Month. Angie Eikenhorst was hired to teach kindergarten at Little Cypress Elementary in 1995, which she describes as a “dream come true.” She remained in kindergarten for 10 years and then had the opportunity to te...
“We’re not catching any fish……..got any suggestions?” I was on the water when that call came in last Thursday and I wasn’t catching any fish either. “We tried the same flat we caught fish on the other night and never got the first strike,” Tom added. Tom Gayle had talked me into a night trip a couple of weeks ago and much to my surprise, we caught a dozen or so solid trout before the short major feed ended. The only negative was that we had to wade to catch them and I have never looked forward to fishing in waders, more es...
The number "19" is as important to women receiving the right to vote as the number "13" was to the original colonies, or as the number "16" was to the territory of Oklahoma when it became a state on November 16, 1907. Why was this "19" so important? It was on July 19, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York, that the first women's rights convention was held. Currently, it is the year 2019, the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving...
Dave Rogers For The Record “I go day to day thinking about baseball. My life revolves around baseball. I’m a baseball player and I play baseball.” Bridge City’s Chase Shugart is living his dream. The right-handed pitcher, a 12th-round draft pick last June out of the University of Texas, is beginning his first pro baseball spring training camp with the Boston Red Sox at Fort Myers, Florida. After agreeing to a $125,000 signing bonus, Shugart spent a couple of months in Fort Mye...
TRUMP TO HIJAC ANNUAL CELEBRATION President Donald Trump will probably kick off his re-election campaign with a big Fourth of July “Salute to America” celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, where he will address the nation. The nation’s capital is already home to a vast Fourth celebration; however Trump plans on high-jacking the event. This week Trump said this will be one of the “Biggest Gathering” in the history of Washington, including an address by your favorite president, “Me.” The gathering hasn’t been approved by the...
His brothers and sisters practicing Tiger Rock Martial Arts here in Bridge City know him as Mr. Line but his friends call him Chris. At the age of 75 years old, he has been training in martial arts at Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Bridge City since January 2015. Beginning his martial arts journey at the age of 72 years young. The question most people ask Chris is why? Why did he decide to train in martial arts? Well, he was retired and keeping himself busy on the computer and...
Photo: Roger Boehme, left, marvels at the energy of his mother, Gwen Boehme, a 98-year-old who utilizes a Lamar State Orange exercise class to stay young. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Gwen Boehme has the recipe for lifelong fitness and, at 98 years of age, she knows a little bit about living. “I grew up in the country,” she said. “I had to pick stuff out of the garden. I took care of a lot of fruit. I helped pick it and can it.” That, she explain...
For the Record Following the death of two-year-old Savanna Roque by the hands of her father, Geo Roque, his family is still searching for answers as this was not the man they knew. Yohavnis "Geo" Roque and his brother, Lazaro Roque, grew up in Florida. According to their mother, the boys had it all. Each had their own room and Christmas was a spectacular event in the young boys lives. Geo had an interest in dinosaurs and outer space as a boy. His mother went to the library on...
Tina Barrow, Orange County Elections Administrator, demonstrates the touch screen entry system on a new electronic voting machine. RECORD PHOTO: Dave Rogers Dave Rogers For The Record Touch-screen voting is coming to Orange County elections this spring. Tina Barrow, Elections Administrator, demonstrated how to use one of the county’s 34 new Express Vote voting machines at Tuesday’s Commissioners’ Court. She and her staff will be conducting similar demonstrations at the Orang...
