Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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WATCHING 9-11 AS IT UNFOLDED 21 YEARS AGO As I sit here on the 21st anniversary of 9-11, my mind goes back to that moment. I was sitting in the office, my feet propped on the desk, the paper for that week was running late and Dwayne Marsh and I were just waiting on the truck. We were watching on what had been Uncle Jim McKay’s old black and white television when Katie Couric, on the Today Show, made the announcement and showed a picture of a plane hitting the first of the T...
I have no idea why we as anglers are constantly trying to complicate things, always re-inventing the wheel and adding corners. In our never ending quest to catch more and bigger fish we often stray down the path which we think leads to discovery only to find that out that if we had just read the street signs we’d be in much better shape. Over the years it seems like we have become so detailed and specific that the average fisherman suffers from “paralysis by analysis”. Fishi...
While driving home from the grocery store in the rain Sunday after the handicapped and elderly customers like myself had to march back from the store into the parking lot in the rain to fetch an empty basket so we could spend our good money for that incompetent store manager’s paycheck, I heard an interesting conversation on the car radio. This was a national sportscast about the Big Ten Conference expanding to match the numbers that the Southeastern Conference will have in a...
Games This Weekend WEST ORANGE-STARK over PORT NECHES-GROVES—The Mustangs had a real “gut check” last week against the LCM Bears with many of their fans believing they were very lucky to escape with a win. This week’s match-up with the Indians looks even tougher. The ‘Stangs had better remember the “good ole days” when complacency was just a hard word to spell. LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE over BRIDGE CITY—Both teams played very well last week with the Battlin’ Bears...
The Bridge City / Orangefield Rotary Club awarded Orangefield student Mackenzie Haley Orangefield’s September Student of the Month. Accompanying Mackenzie are Grandparents, Dennis O’Quinn, Larry and Kathy Perio, OF Superintendent - Shawn McAlpin, OFHS Principal - Ray Wrinkle, OFHS Counselor - Crissa Bonnin and Rotary President - Dr. Mark Messer....
