Sherlock Breaux in the Creaux's Nest

MILTON CAUSES RECORD EARLY DEADLINE

In early predictions hurricane Milton, a category four storm, barrels towards Florida, due Wednesday evening. Thankfully, that has been delayed. However the fear of evacuation and losing power threw us into an early Tuesday afternoon deadline. Mark Dunn, who produces our publications, is in Florida and feared that if we waited any longer to complete the papers to send to press we would be gambling. The eye of the storm is predicted to go over his home as it passes across the Florida Peninsula later. He says it has been raining since Saturday. Florida and surrounding states have really been hit hard this summer. “God bless them.”*****Come along, I promise it won’t do you no harm.

TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

10 Years Ago-2014

Gone but not forgotten: We were saddened to learn of the death of our friend Rayford Jimerson, 85, who died at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Rayford, who was always very active, had entered the nursing home for therapy for his back when he broke his hip. His condition deteriorated quickly. That’s how it is with elderly people. Here’s a guy who worked out daily, carried no fat and had no vices. A good Christian man who a few weeks ago appeared to be in excellent condition.*****We were sorry to hear about the accidental death of Larry Dean Salsbury, 62, who died in an auto-18 wheeler crash in Bexar County.*****Diane Baxter, 73, the widow of Gordon Baxter, died Sept. 30 after a long illness. She and Bax had one child, daughter Jenny. She and Gordon, who died several years ago, lived a happy life, much of it spent at Village Creek. Bax, a prolific writer, wrote many books and columns about his life after marrying the young stewardess. He had fathered eight children with wife Mary before marrying Diane. ***** Monday morning we were visited by both Sen. Robert Nichols and Quincy Procell. It was like old home week. The two recalled playing football against each other, Nichols at Jacksonville and Procell at Stark High. On his visit to Orange, Sen. Nichols met with the five county school superintendents. He has over 100 school districts in is senatorial district. ***** Cowboy Church’s first annual rodeo to be held in conjunction with the seventh anniversary of the church. *****On Oct. 14 a special guy, the appliance man, Harry Stephens, celebrates his special day. Stop by to wish him a good day, Margie will have cake. *****Last Saturday, a wonderful lady, Mildred Purifoy, turned 97. She is Sharon Segura’s mom and Darrell’s mother-in-law and he loves his mother-in-law.

45 Years Ago-1979

Lamar of Orange celebrates its 10th birthday at Brown Center. Regent Bob Montagne and wife, Celeste, and former longtime regent Cecil Beeson, were just a few of the many attending. Baking cookies were Dr. Joe Ben Welch’s secretary, Gayle Peveto, her mom Anna Mae George and aunt Theta Peveto. Punch servers were Kyle Hood, Cathy Otto, Marilyn Roessler, Margaret Hudson, Resa Dunn, Gayle Knybechtel.*****Margaret and Tony DalSasso were out of town for the grand opening of their new DalSasso office. They said they knew everything was in good hands with Ray DalSasso and sales manager Earl Wright. Katie Stanfield made the huge cake, husband J.D. distributed pink carnations. Pinehurst mayor A.R. Morgan did the ribbon cutting honors. Among those packing the place were Lou Givens, Phyllis Cessiac, Frank Manchac, Jan Dunn, Betty Pitrie, Jim Stelly, Terry Burns, West Orange mayor Glenn Seale and Orange mayor Major Inman.*****Renee Britt will be 14 years old on Oct. 20. (Editor’s note: This will be Renee’s 59th birthday.)*****Judge Sid Calliavet celebrates his 87th birthday. I believe it was Oct. 13. *****Christi Ballard is named homecoming queen at Bridge City. Tina Sigler named football sweetheart and Denise Soileaux band sweetheart. ***** Scotty Wilson and Dick Manuel have opened a used car lot on Simmons Drive. So far, Scotty says he’s doing most of the work.*****The beauty featured in Gunn’s Studio ad is LeAnn Carrol, a LC-M student.*****Corky and Betty Harmon journeyed to Rio de Janeiro for eight days.***** The Bridge City Cards beat West Orange Chiefs 7-0, revenging last year’s 34-14 win by the Chiefs. Randy Feverjean was a defensive standout for the Cardinals. B.C. quarterback Richard Slaydon hit Robbie Truncale on a pass for the games only touchdown. Bridge City coach Andy Griffin runs the Veer offense.*****Harry Stephens celebrated a birthday on Oct. 14. *****Patrice Horn, a lovely young lady, is LC-M’s homecoming queen. *****Ace Amodeo and Harry Stephens both bought their wives new cars. *****A 1974 Luv Chevy pickup can be bought, fully loaded, at Harmon Chevrolet for $2,995.

A FEW HAPPENINGS

Bridge City football under Coach Josh Smalley is flying higher than the Cardinals have since 1972. Their first 4-0 start is led by a versatile senior quarterback Hutch Bearden, a good athlete who has fast wheels, whose throwing arm is getting smoother and more accurate every week. On their last outing the Cards dominated Vidor 49-20. B.C. is marching through district 10-4A-1 undefeated with a district championship on the line. Coach Smalley, a former Bridge City High star, is proud of his team’s work ethic, thankful for a good staff, who have put together the successful offence and defense the fans have been waiting for. The 2024 Cardinals are special and the old hometown is smiling again with fingers crossed.***** Dow Sabine River Operations once again had a smash success with another Together Thursday out at the Riverside Pavilion. The weather was perfect for sitting outside listening and dancing to the Kings of Leon. Together Thursdays also benefit the OC United Way, so you know Maureen McAllister was out there. The crowd was also treated to a magnificent sunset and then got to see the band’s glow-in-the-dark outfits. Once again, retired police Major Steve Jones was out there helping to organize the set-up and make sure everything was running smoothly. His wife, Kay, joins him for the events, but usually stops at spending the night on the grounds in the RV.*****Fall weather has brought the travel bug out. David and Christine Bonneaux have gone to Sicily to take in the sights and taste the cuisine.*****Pam Frederick Williams has been touring the East Coast, including a jaunt to Martha’s Vinyard.*****Rodney and Dr. Amy Townsend took off for Santa Fe, New Mexico, and even took a sunset train trip.*****Las Vegas is always a draw for tourists. Randy and Paula Ragsdale aren’t saying what happened there.*****Julie Patronella, Brandy Bonnin, and Annette Bonnin also traveled to ‘Sin City’.*****David and Melinda James were hitting the cooler climates in Montana and then on to New Mexico. Daughter, Coach Kassie James, went to North Carolina to help hurricane victims.*****Michael and Franchesca Cole kept closer to home and toured the Houston Space Center.*****Boat Captain and fishing guide Eric ‘Captain Cornmeal’ Ellison is spending more time on land as he practices his running. He’s got to keep up with 4-year-old grandson Keagan, who keeps winning local running races.*****Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred will debate Tuesday evening, October 15.*****I visited with Judge Derry Dunn who is still having some leg problems and not riding his tractor much. He’s still the judge at Pinehurst and is on the LCM school board. His wife Jane still enjoys teaching. Derry is headed to Utah in a couple of weeks to watch a grandson play in his last high school game. We recalled our friend Judge Joe Parkhurst, what a great guy he was and how we miss him. I called Joe and Kaz “Lefty and Righty.” Joe was a left handed pitcher for Bridge City and Sam Houston, Kaz for Yonkers, NY and McNeese. They both played on semi-pro teams into their 30’s. Both left us but they were fun to be around.*****October is a special month for some local politicians. County Judge John Gothia, who is doing a great job running commissioners court, celebrated his birthday Oct. 12.***Outgoing Orange County sheriff Lane Moony, celebrates Oct. 13.***A big, lovable guy, Pct. l county commissioner Johnny Trahan celebrates on Oct. 14.***The granddad of them all, Orange County’s longest serving county judge, Carl Thibodeaux, celebrates on Oct. 15. A happy birthday to all you guys and thanks for your service.*****Speaking of special folks, the late Nova Dee Strickland celebrated her birthday on Oct. 13th. I bet if she were still here she would have a Kamala Harris sign in her front yard.*****On Oct. 14tth, our longtime friend, the late Harry Stephens, would have celebrated a birthday. Sadly he left us last month.***** Bertha Garcia Werkheiser, of Bridge City, passed on Oct. 1 at the age of 89. She was a beloved cashier at Kroger and a former Bengal Guard. Our condolences to her family.*****Our own Hollywood star, Dolores Cantu, returns home this coming weekend for an all-class Chiefs reunion. She just had her 75th birthday in August, but she’s been celebrating all year. She received the key to the city of Refugio, where she was born, in July. She was the Grand Marshall of their 4th of July parade. We’re still working on getting her inducted into the Gulf Coast Museum Hall of Notable People, but they have been backlogged with submissions. Lady Whistlebreaux thinks with 15 letters of recommendation it would have happened by now. Hopefully we will hear something soon.*****Sounds like the film community in Orange County has another winner on their hands. “5:01,” a short film by Orange County writer/director Seth Sonnier just picked up 3rd place Saturday at the Lake Charles Film Festival. About half the crew and some of the cast either live in Orange County or are Orange County natives, including Trini Gonzales, Jade Hollier, Travis Myers, Dakota Parker, and Penny LeLeux.*****Attorney Tommy White will be speaking with the Orange County Retired Teachers about wills and probate Monday, Oct. 14 at 10 am at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The public is invited.*****Former President Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled interview with “60 Minutes,” the most-watched newsmagazine in the United States. CBS disclosed Trump’s change of plans a few hours before the network hosts a vice-presidential debate between Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and Kamala Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. For over half a century, 60 Minutes has invited the Democratic and Republican tickets to appear on our broadcast as Americans head to the polls. This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes. Trump had committed to the interview first. After initially accepting 60 Minutes’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign has decided not to participate. CBS would not agree not to fact check.

BREAUX BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

 A few natives celebrating birthdays in the next few days. Oct. 9: Kristen Perricone and Magan Benoit.*****Oct. 10: Taylor Jagoe, Barbara Fournier, Janell Matthews, Jenny Betz and Jessica Franklin. Britt Favre turns 55 today, Tanya Tucker turns 66.*****Oct. 11: Preston Pittman, Jenny Betz, Anita Ryan, Laura Allen, Sadie Sellers, Shannon Maloney, Alan Johansson, Barbara Nixon, John Cochran, Katherine Jackson and Leslie Anderson.*****Oct. 12: Judge John Gothia, Tara Edgerton, Miltion Briggs III, Sharon Bilbo, Suzanne Barlow, Wade Higgs, Timothy Tremont, Janet Taliaferro, Logan Burns, Sheri Wright and Alexia Willingham.*****Oct. 13: Sheriff Lane Moony, Anita Triggs, Ashley Theriot and Jason Sellers.*****Oct. 14: Commissioner Johnny Trahan, John Heyduck, Martha Kile, Ronny Arnold, Stacy Rhodes, Trey Miller, Dillon Crabtree, Eunice Barrett, Jerry Evans, Olivia Hubbard.*****Oct. 15: Judge Carl Thibodeaux, Becky Lafleur, Jennifer Peveto, Sonny Childs, Sue Freeman, Kory Freeman, Suzanne Miller, Allison Lelanc, Derek Borel, Morgan Lamb, Nancy Newton.***Other birthdays celebrated: Della Gallien had a health scare that sent her to the hospital, but she was out in time for her 85th birthday. Other octogenarians blowing out candles this past week included Margaret Light and Lesylee Prejean Gautreaux.***Birthday greetings also go to Jo Fite, Donald Frasier,  Leia Fontenot, Kathy Mullins-Brown, Larry Monceaus, Melissa Rushing, John Christian, twins Keith Staudt and Kathy Conn, Chester Moore, Dale Parish, Jill Peveto, Skylar Rowley, Jerry Ziller, Renee Fisher, John Howington, Gary Haynes, Justin Rieson, Spencer Day, Mark Cook, Sherry Combs, Ronny Peveto, Jenna Ingram, Willie Drew, Ronnie Peveto, Carl Davis, Bre Norton, Willie Drew, Pamela Becker, Thayer Kovatch,  and Sharon  Brooks.*****Congrats to Patrick and Carol Thibodeaux who celebrated their 50th anniversary with family and friends.*** Wade and Christine Hanchey also had an anniversary.

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CAJUN STORY OF THE WEEK

Two Cajun farmers, Clovees Bertrand and Otto Fontenot, while sharing a couple of beers at Tee-Boy’s Bar & Grill, were talking bout wat was going on wit farming.

Fontenot say, “It’s going to be a bumper sugar cane crop wit all da rain we had.”

Clovees say, yea, a lot of grass for da cattle too. By da way, me I bought a young registered bull from Sostan Comeaux, gave him $2,700 cash. Dat bull jus ate grass and wouldn’t even look at a cow, not even da young heifers. I was starting to believe I had paid too much for dat bum steer me.”

Fontenot say, “Wat you gonna do, hanh?”

Clovees say, “Well, I had da vet Dr. Leblanc come and look at him. He said dat bull was healthy, jus need a boost. He gave me some medicine to put in his feed once a day.”

“Did dat do any good? Fontenot axe.

“Dat bull started to service da cows in two days him, he even broke through da fence and bred wit all my neighbor Boudreaux’s cows. He’s like a machine him,” said Clovees,

“Keyaw,” said Fontenot, ”Wat was in da medicine da vet gave him hanh?”

“Mais, I don’t know me, but it taste a little like licorice.”

C’EST TOUT

CNN FACT CHECK AND DISTORTIONS

Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. The Republican presidential nominee has been one of the country’s leading deceivers on the subject. Over a span of six days, in public comments and social media posts, Trump has used his powerful megaphone to endorse or invent false or unsubstantiated claims. The chief targets of his hurricane-related dishonesty have been Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the November presidential election, and President Joe Biden. During a visit to Georgia on Monday, Trump said of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: “He’s been calling the president, hasn’t been able to get him.” Trump’s claim was false. Kemp, a Republican, told reporters earlier Monday that he had spoken with Biden the day prior. Kemp added: “He just said, ‘Hey, what do you need? I appreciate that. But we’ve had FEMA embedded with us since a day or two before the storm hit in our state. We’ve got a great relationship with them.”

Monday: Trump cites baseless ‘reports’ about anti-Republican bias in the North Carolina response. Trump said of North Carolina: “I’ll be there shortly, but don’t like the reports that I’m getting about the Federal Government, and the Democrat Governor of the State, going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas. There was no apparent basis for the underlying claim that the Biden administration and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper were maliciously abandoning certain communities.

Thursday: Trump falsely claims the Biden-Harris response had received ‘universally’ negative reviews. Though the Biden administration’s response had certainly received criticism, it had also been praised by various state and local leaders, including the Republican governors of some of the affected states and the Democratic governor of North Carolina, plus local leaders including the Democratic mayor of the hard-hit North Carolina city of Asheville. For example, Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said at a Tuesday press conference that federal assistance had “been superb.” Thursday: Trump falsely claims Harris spent ‘all her FEMA money’ billions of dollars, on housing illegal migrants. He added in an election-related conspiracy theory, saying, “They stole the FEMA money, just like they stole it from a bank, so they could give it to their illegal immigrants that they want to have vote for them this season.” This is false, a total lie. I don’t know why Trump does that. It helps no one to be divisive during a disaster. That’s when all Americans should stick together and uplift each other.*****I’ve used up my time but I sure thank you for yours. I deeply appreciate your loyalty to this column. Please read us cover to cover, shop our family of advertisers, it helps us all. Take care and God bless.