Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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A gorgeous crystal box to hold gloves, intricately cut-glass almond bowls, a glass vinaigrette brooch – these are just some of the rare and interesting items you can see at The W.H. Stark House's First Floor Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 11. The event is open to the public, and admission is free. The Stark family collected many things. Throughout the House, guests can see the art, rare books and treasures from their travels. One of Miriam Lutcher Stark's prized c...
Bridge City Public Library will be hosting a game day August 4 at 10 am to noon for our widower and widowers in the area. Please join us and put your game face on we are playing B-I-N-G-O. Bridge City Public Library is located at 101 Parkside Drive Bridge City. If you have any questions, please call Kelle at 409-735-4242...
The Orange County Historical Society will visit the Heritage House Museum of Orange County for its quarterly meeting on August 8, at 5:30 p.m. Adam Conrad, President of the Board of Directors of the Heritage House, and Charlotte Alford, Museum Director, will speak at the meeting. The meeting is open to the public. The Heritage House Museum is a restored example of a middle-class residence, presenting the lifestyles of the upper middle class in the early twentieth century. It...
The Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts is proud to announce Spotlight Season Ticket Packages are currently on sale to the public for their 2023-2024 season. Spotlight Packages include the purchase of tickets to four or more shows. "The advantages of purchasing a Spotlight Package are the choice of four or more shows, access to the best available seating before single show tickets go on sale, discounted handling fees and first access to additional special events...
The Bridge City / Orangefield Rotary Club is putting on their 3rd annual Guys Night Out August 24th at the Bridge City Community Center, 105 Parkside beginning at 6:30pm. Prizes include hunting and fishing trips, guns, ammo, and fishing gear as well as golf clubs, etc. Dinner and alcohol served. No one under 21 allowed. Lots of door prizes and so much more. For information and tickets call 408-626-1789 or 409-313-0412...
Orangefield ISD Superintendent Dr. Shaun McAlpin honored high school student Garrett Rawls with the 'Bravo' award for his bravery in saving his family during a house fire earlier this month. The presentation was made at the Orangefield School Board meeting Monday evening. Rawls' house on East Greenwood Drive was heavily damaged by a fire in the middle of the night. He awoke in time to get his family out safely as the flames grew....
The Bridge City / Orangefield Rotary Club is putting on their 3rd annual Guys Night Out August 24th at the Bridge City Community Center, 105 Parkside beginning at 6:30pm. Prizes include hunting and fishing trips, guns, ammo, and fishing gear as well as golf clubs, etc. Dinner and alcohol served. No one under 21 allowed. Lots of door prizes and so much more. For information and tickets call 408-626-1789 or 409-313-0412....
Hunter Education Class Field part of the On-Line Course will be held at the Orangefield Fire Station on Thursday August 3, 2023 from 5:30 PM until 9:30 PM with the cost of $15.00. You must sign up on TPWD website to register to attend and must complete On Line Course & bring printed certificate of completion or copy of tests. Do Not Bring Firearms or Ammunition to Class, class size is limited for more information the Instructor is Danny Odom at 409-882-4298. To sign up on...
The Orange Recreation Center has extended its hours for the remainder of the summer. The Center will be open in the mornings from 8:30 am – 10:30 am for seniors to walk in the cool air-conditioned gym, followed by an 11:00 am – 2:00 pm block for other sports activities. Check out the summer schedule for all days and times....
As part of the Summer Reading Program, the Orange Public Library is holding an event for readers of all ages. This Wednesday, July 19th from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Gator Country will be at the Riverside Pavilion in Orange! This program focuses on educating spectators on the importance of the conservation of the American alligator and creating a safe interactive experience. For more information, please contact the Orange Public Library at 409-883-1086. **This event takes place a...
School will be starting very soon and First Saturday wants the kids of Bridge City and Orangefield to be ready. First Saturday will be giving away backpacks August 5th starting 10 a.m. at 200 West Roundbunch Rd until 12 noon. Our setup will be under the carport attached to the church building in the church parking lot. Available to be handed out will be backpacks for all grades. For those who request them, we will give away Bibles and helpful flyers concerning salvation,...
Greater Orange Area Literacy Services (GOALS) is currently accepting new participants in our literacy program. Our program focuses on teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and on tutoring students, age 16 and older, who are working towards their GED. We also teach adults with a reading level below the 6th grade to read and write. Everything we offer is free to the community. If you or someone you know needs our services, please contact Rhonda Powell at (409) 886-4311...
The public is invited to view first-hand how history is fascinating at The W.H. Stark House's First Floor Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 21. Guests will visit the first floor of the Queen Anne style home, completed in 1895, which is furnished and decorated with the Stark family's original pieces. An additional feature of First Floor Fridays is the opportunity to view the special exhibition "Brilliant: Cut Glass from The W.H. Stark House," located on the second floor of...
Karen Collier, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Bridge City, is supporting Bridge City schools by using her office as a drop-off location for a school supplies drive. Local residents may help make a positive impact in the community by bringing items to our Edward Jones office in town during regular business hours from July 12, 2023 to August 9, 2023. Monetary gifts, including gift cards, cannot be accepted. The branch address is: 1815 Texas Ave Bridge City TX 77611....
The Friends of the Orange Depot are inviting anyone who would like to volunteer to beat the heat with watermelon and cool drinks at the next board meeting, on Thursday, July 13, 5:00PM, at the Depot on Main and Eleventh Street. The meeting will commence at 5:30PM. Visitors and members will learn about new initiatives and events planned for the fall. The organization plans to hold more tours of the depot, so will be needing tour guides. Also, in 2024, FOOD will be celebrating...
First Saturday will be giving away school supplies for July! We are getting ready early because school will be starting soon. Please see us on the 1st of July from 10:00 am until 12 noon at the blue canopy will be in the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Bridge City, 200 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. The basics of supplies such as pencils, paper, erasers, Crayolas and markers will be in bags ready to hand out. Supplies will be for all grades. Over a hundred bags are...
An historic location in the City of Orange will be the site on the third Saturday in July of a special confrontation featuring one of the oldest games played. The century old First Presbyterian Church in Orange will host a chess tournament on July 15 between the Beaumont Chess Club and the Casa De Ajedrez (Spanish for House of Chess) club from Sulphur, Louisiana. The game of chess dates back over fourteen hundred years. Texts referring to the origins of chess date from the beg...
First Saturday will be giving away school supplies for July! We are getting ready early because school will be starting soon. Please see us on the 1st of July from 10:00 am until 12 noon at the blue canopy will be in the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Bridge City, 200 W Roundbunch Rd. in Bridge City. The basics of supplies such as pencils, paper, erasers, Crayolas and markers will be in bags ready to hand out. Supplies will be for all grades. Over a hundred bags are...
The Bridge City High School Strutter Officers and new Strutters Director, Chassadi Decker-Cude attended Crowd Pleasers Platinum Dance Officer Camp in Galveston recently. The dancers attended leadership workshops, learned numerous routines, and danced a total of 52 hours during their 3 days at camp. The new Strutter Officers are (L-R) Lt. Marleigh Boyd, 1st Lt. Addisyn Watts, Captain, Olivia Romero, Lt. Raely Ply, and Lt. Zoee Buchanan. The Officer line scored High Platinum...
Local residents may help make a positive impact in the community by bringing items to our Edward Jones office in town during regular business hours from July 5, 2023 to August 4, 2023. Monetary gifts, including gift cards, cannot be accepted. The branch address is: 715 Texas Ave, Suite D Bridge City TX 77619. Edward Jones is a leading financial services firm in the U.S. and through its affiliate in Canada. The firm's nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve more than 8 million...
The Bridge City/Orangefield Rotary Club presented a check to the Director of the Ministerial Alliance, Melissa Issac, for the purchase of a new refrigerator. Pictured are Rotarians: Sam Comer, Kirk Roccaforte, Jack Comer, Mike Lund, Melissa Issac, Mark Bunch, Jerry Jones, Courtney Arkeen, Mark Messer, Karen Collier, Lucy Fields, David Olsen and John Dubose....
An art museum might be the only place that it's acceptable to stop and stare. The Stark Museum of Art invites the community to do just that now through July 8 to take a longer look at "A Noble Pastime: Hunting Pictures from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation." Since October, guests to the Museum have been able to view a different perspective on a common theme in Southeast Texas - hunting - in "A Noble Pastime." Now the museum wants visitors to take a...
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day will begin Saturday, June 24, in Orange. The ARRL Field Day is held annually on the fourth weekend of June when thousands of radio amateurs gather worldwide to operate their radios from remote locations. The ARRL is the national association for Amateur Radio in the United States representing over 170,000 FCC-licensed Amateur radio operators. The Orange Amateur Radio Club is such a club that will be operating radios on June 24...
