Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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Local business men, David Claybar (Old Orange Café and Catering Company) and Shane Johns (Mann Insurance Agency) have saved a Mauriceville restaurant. Tuffy’s Eatery was scheduled to close its doors on Sunday, June 27; instead, the landmark restaurant will continue to serve the people of Southeast Texas for decades to come. Normal operation resumed Thursday, July 1. Updates and additions to the menu were unveiled at the Grand Opening Celebration that was held on Tuesday, Au...
This year’s Orange County Association of Retarded Citizens’ fishing tournament fundraiser is from 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. Prizes range from $25 to $250 – altogether a $2,700 payout with 31 winners – with the big money in divisions such as speckled trout, redfish, flounder, bass, white perch, catfish, croaker, grinnel, rough fish and gar. Only redfish from 20-27 inches are allowed. Weigh-in is at 6 p.m. Saturday at the OCARC, 905 W. Park Ave. Most co...
Master Gardener Sandra Hoke will present the free program “Lasagna Gardening” on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Discovery Theater at Shangri La. Hoke will provide a step-by-step method to produce a successful garden without digging. Lasagna gardens can be successfully placed in any sunny area using readily available materials over the top of existing weeds and grass. This program is designed for adults and should provide all necessary instruction to start your winter gar...
Mother's Day Out Faith United Methodist Church begins a new Mother's Day Out program Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. starting Aug. 24 – designed to provide children between the ages of 14 months to 4 years a quality first learning experience. Weekly activities will consist of art, circle time, stories, music, indoor play and socializing with new friends. Enrollment packets are available at the church from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. For more i...
Current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire Aug. 31, and new licenses for 2010-2011 will go on sale Sunday, Aug. 15. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issues about 2.1 million hunting and fishing licenses annually through the agency's 28 field offices, more than 65 state parks and at over 1,500 retailers across Texas. For a $5 administrative transaction fee, licenses may also be purchased online through the TPWD Web site or by phone (800-895-4248). Call center hours are...
HOT AIR COMES IN TWOS I walked out the door at 5 a.m. and was greeted by 81 degrees of heavy, hot air. I just wanted to go back inside and suck up the cool air. Then I realized I have no right to complain, with area high school players facing two-a-days and afternoon temperatures hanging near 99 degrees. I recall those early days in my life, long before air conditioning, long before youngsters were spoiled and walked from an air-conditioned house to a car with cool air blowing. That wasn’t the only difference in my two d...
Flashers’ anniversary The Red Hot Flashers of Orange County will meet for their eighth anniversary Thursday, Aug. 19, at Tuffy’s in Mauriceville at 11:30 a.m. Birthday ladies are Lady Southern Bell, Mary Mazoch: Sassy Lady, Mary Guillot: Lady Lyda Rose, Marilyn Oldani: and Lady Butterfly, Joyce Poisel. For more information, call (409) 886-1609. Sponsorships available for kids’ golf tourney Sabine Chapter of Credit Unions is seeking sponsors for its upcoming Kids Classic Golf Tournament in October. Various levels are still...
Six Bridge City High School Yearbook students participated in Taylor Publishing Company’s communications workshop, July 23-26 at Texas A&M University. The team won the marketing excellence trophy along with the certificate of excellence for color strategies. Students who attended the workshop were Stephanie Sehon, Logan McNiel, Christina Tallant, Stormy Dupuis, Lauren Porter and Hunter Stevens. Genevieve Garrison is the Yearbook Advisor....
The Historical Museum of Bridge City board proposes to partner with the city to acquire and develop land to be used as a public waterfront park. About five acres east of Texas 87 on Cow Bayou is owned by Orange County Development. The current price is $500,000. It was once the site of a popular fish camp – one of the community’s early establishments – owned by Joe Bailey. “The location of the park, adjoining the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge – a National Register property – provide...
Orange County commissioners tackled money issues this week, namely the new fiscal budget and how to pay for proposed new buildings to replace those damaged by Hurricane Ike. The CHAMPS multipurpose facility proposed for Farm Road 1442 was the center of Tuesday’s workshop. The present design will cost about $19.1 million. County officials have been able to secure promised grant funds, but the county still has to come up with $9 million. Add to the equation the problem of p...
An environmental mystery on Adams Bayou seems to on the way to a good conclusion. Throughout the summer area boaters, anglers and other water recreationists have reported extremely high levels of duckweed and salvinia in the bayou. Don Nation, 66, a member of the Orange Boating Club, has fished the area around the club headquarters off DuPont Drive all his life. He grew up with his grandfather, Roy Delano, who worked for Shell Oil in Black’s Bayou. Nation lives in Little Cypre...
