Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Claude Alfred Huard, 93, of Hot Springs, died May 3. He was born Feb. 18, 1922 in Winnipeg. Canada to the late Joseph and Sylvia Huard. Claude grew up in Versailles, Mo. and was the oldest of four children. A 1941 graduate of Versailles, Missouri High School, he graduated from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Oh. in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in education with a major in physical education. He was a member of the PKA Fraternity and worked his way through c...
Community Christian School’s Biology classes explore the anatomy of frogs and perch through dissection....
Tom Toal, Rick Keszeg, David Ess and David Carriere won first place at the 23rd Annual Lions Eye Bank Golf Tournament Saturday, May 2, at Sunset Country Club in Orange. Randy Brown, Jared Brown, Chris Nelson and Mark Magnuson of the Orange Noon Lions Club won second place. The third place winners were Bret Johns, Curt Leger, Ed Freiberg and Dan Mohon of the Orange Lions Club. Other winners were Curt Leger for longest drive; closet to the pins on hole #3 Rick Keszeg; hole #6...
Stanley Glen Nunley, 78, passed away after his battle with cancer on April 25, at his residence in Ingram. Stanley was born in Gorman, on March 12, 1937 to Dorothy and Newton Nunley. He graduated from Baird High School in Baird, in 1954. He enlisted in the Air Force shortly after graduation and served as an aircraft mechanic. Stan married Patsy Hughes in 1960 in Monahan, where he worked in the oil fields. They moved to New Mexico where he worked at Holloman AFB. Then later...
St. Mary Catholic School is honored to share the “Good Samaritan” award winners for this week. St. Mary staff nominates students and staff they witness displaying acts of kindness, helping others and showing respect at school and within the community. The principal, Donna Darby announced the winners at morning announcements in front of all students and staff. The winners received a certificate and other prizes for their wonderful behavior. Pictured is the Pre-K 3 class and...
Julie Kahla from Bridge City was in on a lucky drawing to win a truck or $500 at the Golden Nugget Casino recently. She had to be present to win and participate in the drawing. Eleven names were drawn; ten would win $500.00 and one would win the truck. There were 11 envelopes on a display at the casino and as a name was called, each person would pick an envelope and it could not be opened until all 11 people were picked. Thank goodness for the eight "no shows," Julie's name...
The Symphony of Southeast Texas (SOST) invites you to get to know some of your orchestra musicians at “SOST On the Town”, at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7 in the Edison Plaza Lobby. This new concert experience takes the musicians out of the concert hall for an evening of great music, tasty treats from Green Light Kitchen and interesting conversation. The SOST Brass Quintet will perform music from Bach to the Beatles while giving you a behind the scenes look at the life of a musician. “The purpose of this concert is to provide...
St. Mary Catholic School had a replacement Principal for the Day. Miss Aubrey Harris, a Pre-K 4 student, won the “Principal for the Day” at the schools 81st Annual Spring Festival. Miss Harris made the morning announcements, observed teachers classrooms, monitored the hallways and even requested attire to match her assistant, Mrs. Donna Darby, for the day. Miss Harris is also having her assistant take her to lunch of her choice. Mrs. Darby stated “I see leadership in her f...
The handful of Sabine Lake anglers that have doggedly fished their way through six weeks of fresh water runoff managed at least the hint of a smile last week in spite of the fact that the SRA is still running both generators on Toledo Bend 24/7.Five consecutive days without local rain has been just enough to help pattern trout that have been in a survival mode due to the reduced salinity levels. The water clarity is nothing to brag about all the way from East Pass to the jetties, but the trout are starting to show up again...
Registration for BCYRA football and cheer sign-ups will be Saturday, May 9 and May 16, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm., at the BCYRA football field. All Bridge City youth ages 5-12, as of Aug. 1, are eligible to participate. Birth certificates and proof of residency will be required when signing up. Late sign-ups will be held June 16 from 5-6 pm. Additional $25 fee applies. Cost is $135, with a $35 discount for each additional child. Custom uniforms are provided for both football and cheer....
St. Mary Catholic School was honored to have the Service League of Orange Fine Arts present a lesson to all first grade students. Students were taught the various shapes and patterns which they were able to compare to bird shapes. Students enjoyed the lesson and were excited to have our special presenters at St. Mary School. Photo - Service League presenters and first grade students....
Each week The Record Newspapers features a pet, or pets of the week for adoption through local shelters and rescue organizations. This week’s pets are again rescues from Pups in Peril. Batman is the newest charge of Pups in Peril. He weighs in at 7.6 pounds and is a super sweet boy. There is nothing he loves more than snuggling with his person all night long. He likes to play and gets along with other dogs. Batman is approximately two years old, up to date on his shots and h...
Officers from the Orange Police Department responded to the following calls between May 4 and the morning of May 5: Assist other agency, IH-10 at MM 870 Larceny from 4407 27th St. Missing person, 2403 16th St. Warrant service, 201 8th St. Burglary, 2324 John Baker Cr. Damaged property, 810 W. John Warrant service, 2825 23rd St. Death, 1521 37th St. Traffic accident, 1710 16th St. Burglary, 203 Lakeside Dr. Trespassing, 1600 16th St. Theft, 811 Strickland Dr....
Dale C. Trahan, 58, of Orange, passed away May 4, at his home. Born in Portsmouth, Va, July 26, 1956, he was the son of Benford Maurice Trahan and Merlene Golda Mertina Trahan. Dale was a retired computer operator for WR Grace in Sulphur. He was a Sunday school teacher at Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Silsbee. He was a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan and enjoyed gardening. Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Trahan. He is survived by his mother, Merlene Trahan of Lake Charles; children, Josh Trahan of Orange and...
The Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT) organization at Lamar State College – Orange have selected a scholarship winner for the spring semester. The group includes Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) education majors who are currently or have taken taking Introduction to Teaching or Introduction to Special Populations classes. The sponsor of the group is long time educator Dorraine Babcock. The scholarship winner, Erin Welborn, is the TOT vice president of the TOT organization. She i...
The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation congratulates the winners of the 2015 County Finals of the 111th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation. On Sunday, April 26, students who had previously won first place at the various local level competitions held at each of the five Orange County public high schools competed in the categories of Declamation and Interpretive Reading at the County Finals held at the Lutcher Theater. Vidor High School's Madison...
Mary “Mimi” Henry, 86, of Orange, passed away May 5, in Beaumont. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, May 9, at Harvest Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Sister Ruth Burch. Cremation is under the direction of Claybar Haven of Rest Crematory. Born in Old Gulf, Tx., Sept. 17, 1928, Mimi was the daughter of Herbert Brown Patterson and Ruby Mae Grimes. She loved to cook and sew. Mimi was a very spiritual woman who loved Jesus and was an active member of Har...
The following marriage licenses were issued by the office of Brandy Robertson, Orange County Clerk, for the week of April 27 through May 1: Matthew D. Tompkins and Carla D. Guillory Eric A. Burns and Kelly A. Johnson Kenneth A. Dameron and Simone E. Smith Michael H. Copeland and Dondi M. Racca Robert C. McDonald and Mallory M. Matt Edgar A. Vargas and Harley C. Dupree Christopher L. Rodriguez and Jennifer L. Rodriguez Shawne P. McCreary and Christina N. Hubbard Angelo V. De Vries , Jr. and Sandra R. Wilkerson Procoro P. Luis...
Mrs. Lisa Havens was recognized as the School District Employee of the Month of Bridge City ISD by the Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Havens is always willing to go the extra mile to make sure everything is done perfectly. She is always willing to offer a helping hand to provide everyone in need with some assistance. She is a model of what it means to be a good employee she is diligent and ensures all that everything is done on time and correctly. The Chamber...
The WOS Baseball team will play a best two out of three series starting Friday, May 8, at 7:00 pm at Splendora. Game two will be played at WOS on Saturday, May 9, at noon and a third game if necessary, 30 minutes after game two. Ticket prices are $6 for Adults and $3 for Students....
The Texas Red Flashers will have a special treat for their May meeting. Duchess Mae, Mae Moleski, will be celebrating her 90th birthday, May 16, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Ladies will meet at Kroger at 2:00 p.m. Saturday and carpool to the Arena Event Center in Sulphur, La. Duchess Mae and Lady Lady Bug, Jackie Phelps, both have birthdays this month. No presents please, just hugs and good wishes. For information call 886-1609....
Congratulations to Scarlett Neely and Victor Vuong for their recent outstanding achievement in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Oratory Contest. In the county-wide contest, Neely was named the second place winner, and Vuong was the third place winner. We are very proud of their participation and their success....
Pictured is Mrs. Dawn Fournier from Neches Federal Credit Union reading and sharing wonderful information about money to the Bridge City Public Library's Wednesday Fledgling Storytime Classes. Each child received a coloring book about saving money, and coins to kick start their new piggy banks they made during class....
Kaylin Mitchem of Vidor won first place in the two-dimensional art category in the Cypress Branches Literary/Artistic Journal contest at Lamar State College-Orange. Her watercolor, “Splash of Color”, which appears on the cover of the journal, won the grand prize of $300. Winners received their prizes at an awards ceremony April 30 in the Ron E. Lewis Library on the LSC-O campus. Other two-dimensional art winners were Lillian Organ of Hampshire, second place, “Robin Williams”;...
We're paying less for fuel to make electricity, and that means your monthly electric bill is going down. Customers will see residential bills go down by about 7 percent. Beginning in March and continuing through September, the average 1000 kilowatt-hour residential bill is expected to be $107.52 compared to the previous average bill of $115.49. The savings is tied to a fixed charge for fuel that changes twice a year. Electric utilities in Texas, including Entergy Texas are...
