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Articles from the March 2, 2017 edition


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  • Meeting Notice

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    The next meeting of the board of the Friends of the Orange Depot will be held on Thursday, March 16, 5 PM for refreshments, 5:30PM meeting at Grace Lutheran Church on Eddleman Road in Orange. Anyone interested in volunteering is always welcome at the meeting. On the agenda will be the organization's participation in Art in the Park April 8 and the grand Depot Open House coming up in May. F.O.O.D. is still selling engraved bricks for the pathways around the depot. The first 700 were installed recently, and more orders are...

  • Charles Lee Moore, Sr., 69, Orange,

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    Charles Lee Moore, Sr., 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017, at Gulf Healthcare, in Port Arthur, Texas. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM, on Thursday, March 2, 2017, with a Service of Remembrance starting at 8:00PM, at Dorman Funeral Home. Charles was born on Saturday, October 18, 1947, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Annalou (Tant) and Paul Eugene Moore. Shortly after he was born, Charles and his family moved to Orange, Texas, where he remained a lifelong reside...

  • Orangefield High School Honor Roll

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    Orangefield High School 4th Six Weeks Honor Roll 9th Grade Highest Honors Peyton Beebe, Brayden Berry, Sydney Catt, Clayson Choate, Shayla Cormier, Liam Downs, Sabrina Droll, Baylee Duhon, Hannah Dupuis, Anna Green, Jacob Harvey, Kasey Hoffpauir, Whitley Hoyland, Cooper Lowe, Amber Martinez, Le’Ana Martinez, Caelea McCall-Hardy, Sadie Menard, Sarah Morrison, Jocelynn Myrick, Thai Nguyen, Lily Saucedo, Chloe Smith, Colton Smith, Connor Tait, Linh Tsan, Carlee Vayon, Chelsea Wiley 9th Grade Honor Roll Breanna Arzola, Jaysie B...

  • Orangefield Junior High School Honor Roll

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    4th Six Weeks 5th Grade Highest Honors Faith Ally, Logan Cheek, Major Copeland, Ava Dyer, Presley Faulkner, Mariah Hawthorne, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Georgia Jones, Jace Kedel, Blaine Lenard, Makenna Meads, Kyle Michael, Brianna Moore, Christian Powell, Sterling Richard, Cristian Salinas, James Szakmeister, Brycen Tait, Kennedy Thibodeaux, Kail Washington, Victoria Whitman, Jacob Worthy, Collin Wrinkle. 5th Grade Honor Roll Ethan Blackburn, Trevon Broussard, Jocelyn Casares, Abigail Curphey, Joshua Eckerle, Kadee English, Lela...

  • Orangefield Elementary Honor Roll

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    9 - 2017 Fourth Six Weeks First Grade A Honor Roll - Madison Abrego, Jonathan Acosta, Jaxon Agerton, Laila Agerton, Millie Amy, Logan Anderson, Cole Bass, Livia Bergeron, Natalie Bickham, Hannah Bisson, Hunter Block, Mason Boullion, Darien Bradford, Jenna Bryant, Lindsey Bryant, Emma Bufford, Lillyn Burleigh, Zayna Cain, Hartley Collins, Case Comeaux, Noelle Dauzat, Liam Delaet, Jocelyn Droddy, Abigail Duque, Dean Durham, Luke Erickson, Raleigh Forse, Davin Fountain, Addison Geldard, Emery Grantham, Trista Gray, Parker...

  • The Stark Museum of Art’s contest

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    The Stark Museum of Art’s contest, “Drawn West”, resulted over 40 students’ artwork from St. Mary Catholic School being displayed in the museum. The following students of Cindy Claybar, Art Teacher, were recognized: Kindergarten – Nylah Thomas, Kylee Lanting & Emma Davidson. 1st Grade – Mason Martin. 2nd Grade – Tristan Tran, Brooklyn Bellon, Josie Riedel & Abby Bodin. 3rd Grade – Paige McKee, Ethan Davidson, Catherine Doan, Grace Wimberley & Jonathan Quintero. 4th Grade – Marco Bandiero, Victoria Cole, William Pitre, Ty...

  • St. Therese Catholic Church celebrated Black History last weekend.

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    Pictured are students (left to right) Ariah Washington, Jonire Pete, unkown and Reagan Pitre. Pete & Pitre are students at St. Mary Catholic School. Washington is a former student....

  • Lcm Finalists in Stark Reading Contest

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    The campus finals of the Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation were held at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School on Sunday, February 26, with seniors Connor Alexander and Kaylee Pattillo claiming first places in Declamation and Reading, respectively. To go with the title, first place finishers receive a $2,000 scholarship from the Stark Foundation. Second place winners receive a $1,500 scholarship. Those were Jordan Alexander for Declamation and Eli Ridout for Reading,...

  • Mardi Gras Parade for St. Mary Catholic School

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    Each year on “Fat Tuesday” Rhonda Harmon and Angie Smith’s PreK3 and PreK4 students celebrate with a Mardi Gras Parade for St. Mary Catholic School. Floats (mostly wagons) are decorated to the max. There is a Mardi Gras King and Queen selected from both classes. PreK3 royalty were Hollie Tores-Roberts and Corbin Burman. The Kind and Queen of PreK4 were Madison Riedel and Brody Perry....

  • Orangefield Elementary 2nd Graders

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    Orangefield Elementary 2nd Graders will present "Mighty Minds" at their annual program on Tuesday, March 7th at 6:00 p.m....

  • 100th day, Valentine day, & Mardi Gras At Orangefield Elementary

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    Mrs. Ponthieu and her Kindergarten students celebrate the 100th Day of School! First grade students got into the spirit of Mardi Gras by throwing beads to Kindergarten students! Love was in the air at Orangefield Elementary, as students throughout the school shared Valentine cards with their friends!...

  • The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Orange County is having a class to help you select your plant for your lawn and garden. Spring is right around the corner! Ashlee Krebs, Orange County Ag and Natural Resources Agent, and the Orange County Master Gardeners are presenting this class. It will be held on March 16 at 6:00 pm at the Jewell Cormier Park located at 8235 FM 1442 in Orangefield. The cost to attend is $12. Call 409-882-7010 to register....

  • Major Exhibition Opens with Book Signing by Curator

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    (ORANGE, TX) The Stark Museum of Art is preparing for one of the most significant exhibitions in its history, Branding the American West: Paintings and Films, 1900-1950, opening Saturday, March 11, 2017 and on view through September 9, 2017. Prefacing the exhibition opening was the publication of an award-winning companion catalog with essays by scholars from around the nation, Branding the American West: Paintings and Films, 1900-1950, edited by Marian Wardle and Stark...

  • Downtown Music Festival

    Updated Mar 2, 2017

    The Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau is excited to announce a Downtown Music Festival is coming to the City of Orange. The Downtown Music Festival will be held at the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion on Saturday, March 25, from 12 P.M. – 9 P.M. There will be no charge for spectators to come and enjoy this fun filled event in downtown Orange, TX! The lineup of bands will be as follows:
LN and the Crush, 1:00 – 2:30 P.M.
Geno Delafosse, 3:00 – 4:30 P.M.
Bronco Junior, 5:00 – 6:30 P.M.
Champagne Room, 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Foo...