Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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CHRISTMASTIME HERE AGAIN The real reason for the season is to celebrate the birth of Christ. It’s also an important time for children. Memories made during their childhood will live with them the rest of their days. Make it as meaningful as you can for them. It’s not just how many nice gifts they get, those things will long be gone and forgotten, but the memories of family, the get together, playing with cousins, the big meal at Grandma’s house etc. will last a lifet...
First Baptist Church Orangefield will hold its annual Christmas eve candlelight service at 5:00 P.M. The church is located on Hwy 105 S. in Orangefield. For more information, call 735-3173. St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City will have Christmas eve services at 4:00 and 7:00 P.M. and a service at 8:00 P.M. Christmas day. The church is located at 475 W. Roundbunch Rd. For more information, call 735-2422. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, located at 4300 Meeks drive...
St. Mark Lutheran Church invites area youth for pizza with Santa St. Mark Lutheran Church, 945 W. Roundbunch Road in Bridge City, invites area youth and their families for “Pizza with Santa.” This event will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 22, beginning at 6 p.m. All children attending will be treated to a pizza supper, desserts, gifts and pictures all compliments of Santa. Yes, that jolly ole’ fat man in the red suit, agreed to a visit to Bridge City this year to see the area youth. St. Mark’s Church is the “Little Church wi...
Friday night saw 11 regulars on the books, joined by two newcomers to the Longhorn. Most of the bulls in the pen were young and new to indoor arenas. It looked from the start that anything could happen. It did. New rider Jarred Schuelke drew bull 101. Both were first timers at the Longhorn. It proved to be a good paring to open the second round of the winter session. 101 is a heavy bull with stocky legs. As the gateman eased the chute gate open, 101 eased out and went into a...
Firefighters in north Vidor fought a large brush fire today southwest of the FM 105 and Lakeview Cutoff intersection. The Texas Forestry Service using two bulldozers as well as firefighters from the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Fire Department assisted the Vidor VFD in battling the fire according to a Vidor VFD dispatcher. The fire burned in an area of west of FM 105 near Nagel and Hulett Streets. No structures were threatened at the time of the fire. The fire was reported by...
Winne Claude “C.J.” Sonnier, 81, of Hamshire, died Monday, Dec. 13. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, Dec. 16 at St. Louis Catholic Church, 315 W. Buccaneer Dr., Winnie with burial that followed at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 Buccaneer, in Winnie. He was born Feb. 17, 1929 in Pine Island, La., to Agnes Leger and Zenon Sonnier. C.J. has been a resident of Hamshire for 59 years and worked many years as a rough neck in the oil industry and retired as a truck driver. He enjoy...
Games This Week LAS VEGAS BOWL Wed. 7 p.m. at Las Vegas, NV. (ESPN)—Boise State (11-1) over Utah (10-2). POINSETTIA BOWL Thurs. 7 p.m. at San Diego, Calif. (ESPN)—San Diego State (8-4) over Navy (8-3). HAWAII BOWL Fri. 7 p.m. at Honolulu, Hawaii (ESPN)—Hawaii (10-3) over Tulsa (9-3). LITTLE CAESER’S PIZZA BOWL Sun. 7:30 p.m. at Detroit, Minn. (ESPN)—Toledo (8-4) over Florida International (6-6). INDEPENDENCE BOWL Mon. 4 p.m. at Shreveport, La. (ESPN2)—Air Force (8-4) over Georgia Tech (6-6). CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL Tues. 5:30...
I found out the other day that going Christmas shopping with a bunch of females isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. There’s more lolly-gagging and visiting than there is buying. I took a detour at the mall and opted to watch a long line of little boys and girls tell the department store Santa what they wanted for Christmas. Some were wide-eyed and eager while several had to be coaxed by a parent to climb onto Santa’s knee and tell him what to bring on Saturday. Suddenly, Santa stood up and pointed in my direction and said, “I k...
In every sport there are different levels of accomplishment, different levels of skill. In baseball you have rookie leagues, minor leagues, and then you have the guys in the majors who are at the top of the food chain so to speak. Far too many times in magazines just like this one, writers just like myself take for granted that everyone out there fishes just like we do. Nothing could be farther from the truth if you just get right down to it. No, I am not saying that I’m b...
The wade fishing has been a little slow for me thus far, but I may have discovered a new technique while wading on Calcasieu last week that was surprisingly effective. When nothing you have tried works, simply toss your hat in the air and cast your lure in the general vicinity. That isn’t exactly how it went, but pretty darn close. After an hour of wearing out a small stretch of shell with several different lures and no positive results, I dug out the cell phone to get my n...
Deborah Mitchell, 21st Century Program Coordinator for West Orange Cove Independent School District (WOCCISD), has been working with the staff of all three campuses and volunteers in the community to enrich the lives of the students at WOCCISD. The 21st Century Program is an after school program that is offered year around to help increase school attendance, decrease drop-out and increase the opportunity for academic success. During the school year, students meet Monday...
On Tuesday, Dec. 21 the Salvation Army, Orange Christian Services and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church teamed up to provide a Christmas meal to 480 families in the greater Orange area. The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree and the Women’s Service League Toy Coffee Toy Drive provided the toys that were donated to families with children. Those needing assistance were asked to sign up at the Salvation Army or Orange Christian Service by mid-November. The two combined lists, first makin...
At several fundraising events last spring, President Obama found himself the target of hecklers yelling over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Overturning the military's policy on gays openly serving was an early campaign promise of candidate Obama. And with his left flank pushing for action, Obama made it part of January's State of the Union address. That little bit of time ended up being an additional seven months, with the Senate vote Saturday sending the repeal to President Obama's desk. In a week where Obama was fending off criti...
Lillie Pearl Persons, 79, of Vidor, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at Village Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lumberton. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 23, at Broussard's in Beaumont, 2000 McFaddin, with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard's. A gathering of her family and friends will be on Thursday one hour prior to her service at Broussard's. A lifelong resident of Beaumont, Lillie was born February...
Orange Austin Cheyenne Diaz, 61, of Orange passed away on Dec. 16 at her resident. The family will have a Memorial Service after New Year. Cremation will be held under the direction of Dorman Funeral Home. She was a native and life long residence of Orange; formerly known as Barbara Ann Cormier born to parents Jack Cormier and Josephine Smith. She was a member of the Cowboy Church. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend who will...
Editor’s Note: This article, written by Vicki Parfait, originally ran in the Dec. 23, 1998 edition of the Penny Record. In the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, cranky cashiers, holiday parties, religious observances, plastic money and big bank loans, it is easy to feel overwhelmed with fa-la-la-la-la frustration and tinsel tension. The holiday season boasts the biggest retail frenzy of the year ... and the highest percentage of suicides. But in all its many guises, s...
