Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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John Patrick Sarsfield is a student of maritime history with a background in engineering. In 1988 he began construction on one of the most unique floating maritime museums in the world. He contracted to have built the first historically correct replica of a 15th Century Caravel. The ship was to be the replica of Christopher Columbus’ ship Nina. Sarsfield discovered a group of master shipbuilders in Bahia, Brazil who still used design and construction techniques that dated back to the 15th Century. In a shipyard in Valencia, B...
Dolf Dickson, owner of the newly opened Cardinal Quick Lube at 1004 West Roundbunch Road in Bridge City, said showing customers the services they need on their vehicles is like educating them and planting a seed. “We’re very attentive and we make notes on all we do on the vehicle,” Dickson said. “We keep a record of the fluids , we check the tire pressure, we show and tell the customers and let them know what we’ve done and why they need these services. “Preventive maintenance can save you money. It prolongs the life of the e...
BC/OF Ministerial Alliance to host National Day of Prayer The Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance will host the 61st National Day of Prayer from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, on May 3, at the Bridge City courtroom at 260 Rachel. The public and all faiths are invited by the alliance to attend. National Day of Prayer calls on all people of different faiths to pray for the nation and its leaders, our military, city and county leaders and educators of children. In 1775, the Continental Congress set aside a time for prayer...
The North Early Learning Center Pink Ladies, an Orange County Relay for Life team from North Early Learning Center in Orange, will be one of 55 teams at the Orange County Relay for Life this Friday, May 4 at the Bridge City High School Stadium. The Relay is an American Cancer Society event which allows individuals and teams to celebrate cancer survivorship, remember those who have lost their battle with the disease, and fundraise to find a cure. It will be held at Bridge City High School’s Larry Ward Stadium from 6:30 p.m. F...
Farmers Market opens The Orange County Farmers’ Market will open Wednesday, May 2 and will feature items such as Potatoes, squash, snow peas, purple onions, 1015 onions, blueberries, blueberry bushes, homemade jams and jellies, local honey, fresh eggs, homemade cookies, and more. It will be held in the parking lot in front of Big Lots on MacArthur Drive. Hours are 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays and 7-10 a.m., Saturdays. New vendors are welcome. The Market is sponsored by Texas AgriLife; for information call 882-7010. BCHS Alumni A...
Happy birthday, Maison Scott Lundy! Now you’re the big 7!...
For the past two weeks I have been writing about misconceptions about Christians. So far I have discussed the misconception that being a Christian one must read the Bible literally and that being a Christian means you have to go to “church.” Today we will look at another misconception. Misconception #3- TV ministers/evangelists are representative of all of Christianity. One of the most popular and widely known Christian based television channels is the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). TBN was launched in 1973 has been exp...
Have you ever heard of Bob and Nancy Strait? Married over 65 years, the elderly couple lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You haven’t? Are you sure? Their home is in the 3300 block of modest, but neat homes on East Virgin Street. Still say you’ve never heard of them? Well, I’m not surprised. A man broke into their home March 14 and assaulted them. Eighty-five year old Nancy was raped and beaten to death. Her ninety-year-old husband was hospitalized for multiple injuries. The next day, Tyrone Woodfork, 20, was arrested driving the coup...
Clay Dunn flirted with the odds, walked on the edge on a quick rise to the top. By the time he was 27 he had been to hell and back. Lady luck rode with him. Clay Jackson Dunn was the product of a pioneering background. His father, Allen, had come to Texas from Arkansas in a covered wagon with his mother, Sarah Jane, who apparently was a pretty tough cookie for a 26-year-old. She embarked on a 14-month journey in Texas that held many uncertainties and dangers. Her husband, Dr. Stephen James Dunn, had been killed a few months...
The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation congratulates the winners of the County Final Competition of the Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation. On Sunday, April 29, 2012, local level winners in declamation and interpretive reading competed at Lutcher Theater with Orangefield High School students Haley Permenter receiving first place in declamation and Kirsten Wollford taking first place in interpretive reading. Both students received scholarships for $5,000. In declamation, Permenter chose...
TIME AND HISTORY MOVES ON Thank you for the your great response to our 52nd anniversary issue. We heard from many people, from many quarters. Our advertisers report they also got good response and did good business on their advertising. We also thank you for supporting them. ***** BREAKING NEWS: Tuesday on the anniversary of the killing of bin Ladin, President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan where he signed an agreement of support with President Karzai from 2014 to 2024 after major combat troops leave. President...
Norman Gaspard, assistant principal at Bridge City Elementary was named District 5 TEPSAN of the Year for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). Each TEPSA district recognizes a school leader for outstanding service to our association. The recipient must be a full-time Texas public school administrator/supervisor in grades PreK-8 and a TEPSA member for at least 5 years. Mr. Gaspard is currently serving as TEPSA District 5 President. He will be recognized at the TEPSA Awards Banquet Wednesday,...
The Little Cypress-Mauriceville Battlin’ Bears head into the Region III Class 4A state baseball playoffs in a best-of-three series against the Crosby Cougars. Game One of the bi-district round is scheduled at Don Gibbens Field at LCM on Thursday. The series will resume on Friday at Barber’s Hill High School at 7 p.m. Game three, if needed, will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. same location. The Bears (22-8, 10-4) shut out the Nederland Bulldogs 2-0 on Friday with Alex Blem and Dylan Young on the mound. Scoring fro LCM was Ale...
Bridge City Mayor Kirk Roccaforte gives Shari Lyon, events chairperson for Relay for Life, a proclamation at their regular meeting Tuesday night. This is the 13th year for Relay for Life in Orange County. The organization raised over $1 million in Orange County this year. Relay for Life starts on Friday night at Larry Ward Stadium at Bridge City High School. Lyon said the stadium has been the best facility since the event started....
Some may not know this, but the Cow Bayou Marina on Texas Avenue in Bridge City was the first place to reopen after Hurricane Ike in 2008. Owner Tony Fuselier said workers were fed free barbecue after the storm. Now the business has been remodeling and expanding and to celebrate, Fuselier will host a grand opening and fundraiser on May 4, 5 and 6 at the marina. Proceeds will go to the purchase of fireworks used on the old wooden bridge upriver and for hot dogs for the kids. The cover charge is $5 and attendees must BYOB,...
Jackson Calhoun and Haley Permenter were crowned Orangefield High School Prom King and Queen Saturday night during the prom....
The Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys went into last weekend’s draft with some specific goals and needs and when the final player was taken, both teams seemed satisfied that they accomplished their respective missions. The Texans lost several of their impact players to either free agency or to salary cap problems and wanted to use the 2012 NFL draft to replenish some of the key positions that suffered prior to the draft. The Cowboys, on the other hand, even before the draft, began to rebuild a porous defense that was r...
Plastic boxes bulging with topwater lures, jerk baits, crankbaits, swim baits and spinner baits were scattered all over the front deck of my boat by the time I finally spotted the white Daley’s sack wedged between another box of spoons and Hoginars. The small sack contained the Tony’s clips I was searching far as well as three more jerk baits in some untested color that I couldn’t do without. Jay Melancon, one of my clients for the day, shook his head in disbelief as I struggled to fit all the boxes back into the front locke...
One look at the thermometer says it all; summer is here and will be here for a while. Those cool crisp mornings that were so common during the spring are all but a memory now, sweating like a family of rats in a wool sock before 7 a.m. is something we will get accustomed to for the next several months. All those prayers for the wind to stop blowing will soon be answered and the fishing congregation will be begging for a breath as the summer heats up and Texas Gulf coast fishing gets hot as well. The month of April and the...
Each year Texas AgriLIFE hosts the Senior Citizens’ Rally Day which combines a health fair with a free meal and Bingo. This year’s event is the 43rd annual and is scheduled for May 8 and will be held at the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) hall in Orange. “Hooked on Health” is the theme and participants are encouraged to dress accordingly in the fishing theme. The rally is a project of the extension office’s Committee on Aging overseen by Paula Tacker, the county extension agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. A popular event,...
Small is beautiful when it comes to some handcrafted alcohol producers in the county. Orange County has a burgeoning business with a small scale winery, vodka distillery and beer brewery. And though they’re small at the moment, the sky may be the limit for some. Piney Woods Wine Piney Woods Country Winery and Vineyard is the oldest producer of the three. Owner Alfred Flies, 88, began a second career with the winery 27 years ago after owning a carpet and drapery business for many years. The business lies off of Interstate 1...
