Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Before I give you the cake recipe, I have a hint should you ever misplace one sock. I was having a hard time matching socks. Charles came up with the idea we could buy all the same color, same design and my problems would be solved. He bought six pair of blue and six pair of brown socks, all the same design. The only problem now is I can’t tell blue from brown. So, Charles has to match the socks. Two weeks ago he lost one blue sock. I told him that it would show up one day in the leg of his pants, but hopefully not while h...
(From the Kitchen of Julia Morris) Each Wednesday evening at 5 p.m., our Church, Bridge City First Baptist, provides a meal for those wanting to attend the evening service. Cost is $3.00 a person but a minimum cost of $10.00 for a family of four or more. Different cook teams take turns cooking and so we have dedicated church members offering hearty meals. Last Wednesday, the cooks served lasagna, green beans, this coleslaw, garlic bread, and a variety of desserts. Everyone was raving about the coleslaw and some (including...
Precinct 3 Commissioner John Dubose wants the county to prohibit boaters from causing large waves from wake in neighborhoods along waterways, plus he wants to stop gunfire in the Waterwood subdivision of Bridge City. Dubose during Monday’s meeting of the Orange County Commissioners Court said he wants to discuss the two subjects at the June 9 meeting. He also wants the county attorney to look into the legalities of making the rules and enforcing them. County Judge Carl Thibodeaux said a previous resolution trying to stop b...
Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing an alert today to warn online car shoppers that scammers are posing as phony escrow services in order to defraud consumers out of thousands of dollars. Internet thieves are now using escrow service fronts with some new twists to steal money and personal identities. The scope and cost of Internet fraud is stunning. For 2007, the Internet Crime Complaint Center processed 219,553 complaints and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported th...
The Bridge City Cardinal 2008 football season will see the addition of Brad Caraway as the new Defensive Coordinator. “There has been a great job done here in the off season and in the spring workouts. The players have a great attitude and have done good in their spring work. The players are in good physical condition, and we are looking forward to the next season,” Caraway said. “I am coming in with a new program that has been successful in the past. Along with teach...
Daniel Fred Ognoskie, Sr., 81, of Orange, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Turner. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 p.m., Monday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. Daniel was born on July 20, 1926, in Beasley, TX and has lived in Orange for 55 years. He was the son of Albert Fred and Minnie (Gindorf)...
To the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” Bridge City Cardinal catcher Casey Jackson picked up his diploma Friday but the season is not over yet for the three year starter and two-time Class 3A All-State catcher. Jackson has one more game to go. He will be representing the Cardinals in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches All-Star Baseball Game in Round Rock, Saturday. Jackson follows in the foot steps of former Cardinals Hunter Hays, Kevin Angelle and Johnny Dishon as...
Bridge City Cardinal All-American senior cheerleader, Brittany James, signed an athletic scholarship agreement for the 2008-2009 academic year in the intercollegiate sport of cheerleading with Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Tx. Brittany had to attend several tryouts to make it to the final cut in April, news of the scholarship came later, There were several requirements and Brittany had all the right stuff. Each candidate for a position on the team is require d to...
Oates Elementary Fifth Grade Honor Roll 6th Six Weeks Superintendent Honor Roll Andrew Jackson, Skylar Kitchens, Kymyatta Gabriel, Gabbi Nation, Felicia Amy, Fred Brunner, Gareld McNeil, Karington Blanchard, Shon Williams, Aaron Blagburn, Callie Choate, Jaelynn Brown, Kaylee Strand, Lexie Windham, Meghan Jorgensen, Romelo Moffett, Joshua Miller. Principal Honor Roll Manny Brooks, Dezaray Cook, Mar’Laysia Davis, Darren Blagburn, Brittany Barclay. Rebekah Moreaux, Deja Guidry, Kaylyn Roberts, Chase Rutledge, Aidan Anderson, G...
Orangefield High School's graduation was held Saturday at F.L. McLain Stadium. The students received over one million dollars in scholarships combined. Other area schools also held graduation ceremonies this weekend. Check out the gallery for more pictures...
June 6, 1944 was the first Tuesday after school was turned out for the summer in Wheeler, Texas. It meant nothing to any of us. We had never heard the term ‘D-Day.’ D-Day was just a common name routinely given to the date of every planned offensive during World War II. It was coined in World War I before the massive U.S. attack at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel in France. And so naturally, it was applied to the Invasion of Normandy. As I mentioned, we kids in that little Texas town far up in the Panhandle knew nothing of D-D...
We were already catching trout both Friday and Saturday morning by the time Bob Sealy systematically dispatched the forty-nine teams fishing the Oberto’s Redfish Cup. In single file, they idled through the opening in the marina bulkhead on Pleasure Island before blasting off to parts unknown. Many years ago, when my wife and I were in the fishing tackle business, she would often flash a knowing smile after customers left with their purchase. “You hear all kind of stories all week long,” she would remind me, “but the truth com...
Texas anglers are encouraged to “think outside the baitcaster.” “Howdy Tex” was a common greeting from other anglers as Bink Grimes and I strode down the sidewalk towards our waiting boat. “I wonder how they know we’re from Texas,” I thought to myself, then I looked down at my rods and it hit me as I gazed at the fist full of baitcasters. We were in Florida and baitcasters are a dead giveaway that you are from the Lone Star State, down in the Sunshine State spinning tack...
Jason Taylor, the defensive end of the Miami Dolphins and more recently the runner-up contestant on the hit TV show “Dancing with the Stars”, called a press conference Sunday to clear the air about some of the unbelievable rumors that have been printed and perhaps even fabricated by the press. The six-time All-Pro and 11-year National Football League veteran, who has played all 172 career games for the Miami Dolphins, was anxious to dispel many of the rumors about his football future that evolved during and after his epi...
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD THE REST OF THE STORY You folks who readthis column religiously each week in its entirety will recall a coupleof weeks ago I told about a Mockingbird tormenting a mama cat. For daysthe bird would slam into the cat’s head and fly off. Saturday, Mama cat out-foxed the bird. She caught it. I’msorry I missed the action but mama brought the bird to the front doorand deposited it as evidence. She has two baby kittens and she wasteaching them how to eat a bird. All that is left is the wings. It tooktwo wee...
