Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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DPS is asking Texans to slow down, wear seatbelts and drive sober during the Memorial Day weekend. All available troopers will be patrolling Texas roadways, looking for drivers who are breaking the law. Drivers who are not sober should expect that they will be pulled over; and if they fail field sobriety tests, they will be arrested. Drivers who are intoxicated and have children under the age of 15 in the vehicle face state jail felony charges. “Slow down, buckle up and drive sober, so you can have a more enjoyable w...
The League of Women Voters is trying to get started in Orange once again. A meeting of at-large members and anyone interested in the league is invited to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Orange Police Department conference room. Men and college students are also invited to attend. The League of Women Voters began nationally in 1920 and is a non-partisan political organization with the goal of improving government and public policies through citizen education and advocacy. Orange County had an active League of Women...
Lions and Lions Clubs International Foundation are already responding to the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck central China on Monday, May 12. Lions in Hong Kong and Macau have raised US$600,000 and LCIF has committed an initial grant of US$500,000 to address immediate needs and provide medicines, clothing, blankets, water purification and temporary housing. Local Lions have already sent 5,000 tents for displaced victims, and more are on the way. Through a vast network of Lions clubs members in Hong Kong and...
The fifth-annual tribute to the veterans of Orange County will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, May 25, at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza on the grounds of Orange First Church of the Nazarene, 3810 M.L. King Drive in Orange. The public is invited to join in the patriotic tribute to all veterans and those currently serving in the military, said Ron Emmert, chair of the committee responsible for the event. Bill Harrison, author of “Six Days on a Raft” his account of survival during World War II, will be the keynote speaker at the...
It had been 40 years since they had walked the aisle in a red cap and gown, but none of them acted like it. An energetic crowd of Cardinals from the Class of 1968 gathered for their reunion. The day started with a picnic held at Johnny Montagne’s home on the bayou. “I got volunteered for this by Moe Litton,” said Montagne. Litton had been coach, trainer and biology teacher for the class. The respect for teacher and student was mutual. Litton still cared enough for this class...
Cajuns have an adage about their music. If you hear a tune, you dance. And the Third Annual Texas Cajun Heritage Festival had a lot of dancing to go with 10 hours of Cajun music. The Texas Cajun Heritage Festival, sponsored by the City of Orange Convention and Visitors Bureau, was held in Orange Saturday off Simmons Drive at the boat ramp area. With five bands scheduled, there was a new band every two hours. Louisiana Scramble kicked off the day of music, feasting and fun at...
THE CAT AND THE MOCKINGBIRD You can’t kill a Mockingbird, it’s against the law, it’s protected, and it’s the Texas state bird. However, I know a mama cat that would eat that sucker if she could ever get her paws on it. For a week, I’ve watched that bird torment the cat. The bird hides out in the Hackberry or up on the high wire and when the cat crosses the yard, here it comes, skydiving onto her head or her back. The only way to get away is the bushes. The bird has lots of patience, it will waste and entire day waiting for th...
County Judge Carl Thibodeaux said Monday Orange County may have to reduce services if departments can’t find ways to cut fuel expenses. The county has some “found” money to pay for the increased costs of gasoline and diesel through the end of September. But the county will have to figure out how to cut fuel expenses for the 2008-09 fiscal year. The county transportation department, which operates small buses for senior citizens and the handicapped, needs another $50,000 through the end of September for fuel. The road and b...
I know that gas for the fishing boat is a tough sale in the average household right now, but I would still encourage local saltwater fishermen to compete in one or two of the tournaments set for the end of May. Within the span of one week, the annual S.T.A.R. tournament will kick off, Texas Marine will host the second event of their big trout series, and the Saltwater Anglers League of Texas will host their 34th Annual Memorial Day Classic. If you prefer taking the spectator...
Baseball and horse racing don’t have anything in common except that both sports offer as its ultimate award a Triple Crown. For racing it is presented to a three-year –old horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes over a period of five weeks. The Triple Crown in baseball takes 162 baseball games and goes to the individual player who leads his league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. And it has been quite a while since either Triple Crown award has been handed out—Boston Red Sox slugg...
Friday, May 16, was the last session of the Ring of Fire Bullriding series at the Texas Longhorn Club. For the past five sessions, riders had been earning points leading up to this night. Josh Durant and Casey Stone were tied for first place with 29 points each and Dawson McKee was in a close second place with 27 points. The championship was not decided because anything can happen in the arena at any time. The bounty bull was from SYJ Productions pen of quality bulls. Shane...
A faithful group of women are active in the Altar Society of St. Henry’s Catholic Church. The group provides many services to the church and community. Possibly the most visible of their projects is the care and supply of the supplies for the Altar. The group pays for the cloth, candles, bread and wine that are used at each service. A committee of the society is responsible for cleaning and washing the “purificators,” the cloths that are used in the service. The cloths are was...
Some would think I am a strange woman. I love kitchen gadgets. Anytime I am in a department store, such as Bed or Bath & Beyond or Wal-Mart, I find myself drawn to the kitchen section. However, the best and my favorite kitchen accessories are sold at Pampered Chef Parties. They’re a bit more expensive but worth the extra cost. I recently attended a Pampered Chef Party in the home of Lois Ann Sheppard....and yes I did purchase a few “thingamajigs.” One of the best parts of being at one of these parties, a meal is prepared by t...
Like a scene from a bad surf movie the whole “locals only” mystique plays out at the boat ramp every time a new angler from another bay system shows up to sample some new water. “What’s he going to do with that little bitty boat” or “what’s that diving board doing over the motor” are all questions and smart aleck remarks that come from the close minded. Some of the coolest innovations in techniques and approaches often come from folks who are not “locals”, these anglers bring new ideas and methods with them from their own...
I had an apricot Jello-O left from making apricot jelly from jigs last year so I set out looking for a simple recipe for apricot Jell-O. I found I had Margie Calloway’s Jell-O salad. I didn’t have any marshmallows, but made it anyway and it is Gooder’n Syrup, even without marshmallows. • 2 packages Apricot Jell-O • 2 cups boiling water • 1 1/2 cups cool water • 1 #2 can crushed pineapple • 2 sliced bananas • 1 cup miniature marshmallows Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, add cool water and set a...
Courtesy Story Posted on 05.19.2008 at 12:06PM By American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON - The Defense Department today announced force rotations for Iraq and Afghanistan, including upcoming active-duty deployments later this year and alerts to Army National Guard units to deploy in spring 2009 and 2010. About 25,000 active-duty troops assigned to a division headquarters and seven brigade combat teams will begin to deploy to Iraq this fall, and continue through the year’s end, Bryan Whitman, deputy assistant secretary of d...
Eva D. Geer and her mother Joyce L. Geer, have established the Geer Memorial Scholarship in Technology in honor three Vidor natives, Joseph Jesse Geer Sr., a World War II veteran, and his sons Joseph Jesse Geer Jr. and Robert Edward Geer. Joseph Jesse Geer Sr. served twelve years in the U.S. Navy before returning to the Golden Triangle and becoming a journeyman pipefitter with Pipefitters Local #195 in Nederland. During his career, Geer was well regarded by his crews and the management of the companies he worked for. He...
Texans have an unusual opportunity to cash in not once, but twice on energy efficient products this Memorial Day weekend. Thanks to an Energy Star sales tax holiday May 24-26, Texans will not only pay less for items designed to use less energy, they will also enjoy the cost-saving benefits of lower utility bills. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) encourages all Texans to take advantage of the compounded savings and the benefits of lower housing costs. “Energy Star appliances translate into lower h...
First Presbyterian Church of Orange is embarking on a campaign to raise more than $6 million for the restoration of the church built a century ago by Frances Ann Lutcher, the wife of a local timber baron. The church plans to have the work completed by 2012 for the centennial anniversary of the building. The restoration of the Lutcher Memorial Building will include removing all the stained glass windows, including the stained glass dome, and sending them to New Jersey. J&R...
The Civil War re-enactment groups of the 8th Bridge City Red Raiders and the 3rd Texas Light Artillery combined last week to present a living history lesson at Claiborne West Park. The 8th Bridge City is a group of eighth grade students from Bridge City Middle School. The group is under the direction of Leslie Lloyd and Bill Dixon of the history faculty at the school. The 3rd Texas is a re-enactment group of adults with an interest in the history of the American Civil War....
Eunice Kennedy Shriver had a dream more than 40 years ago. She wanted a program that would allow people with intelectual disabilities (mental retardation) participate in sports like everyone else. That vision allows six area athletes to compete in their own Olympic Games. This weekend, May 23-25, Dana Simmons, 32, of Orangefield, Ben Comeaux, 16, of Bridge City and Kara Paskell, 36, of Vidor will compete, playing tennis, in the State Special Olympics Competition for Orange...
