Little Cypress
Junior High will
host an Open House
on Tuesday, March
23. Parents are
invited to visit the
campus and their
child’s teachers
from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. For additional
information, call
883-2317.
The Convention and
Visitors Bureau for
the City of Orange
is currently
planning the 8th
Annual Art in the
Park for March 27,
2010 at Stark Park
in downtown Orange.
The CVB is also
working on the 5th
Annual Texas Cajun
Heritage Festival
with the 2nd Annual
Speckled Trout USA
Fishing Tournament
for May 15 & 16,
2010. This event is
held just off
Simmons Drive near
Sabine River at the
City’s Festival
site. If you have an
interest in
participating in
either event as a
Food Vendor, Artist
or Crafter, please
call for information
to be mailed to you
at 409-883-1011 or
409-883-1010, or you
may stop by the
office at 803 Green
Avenue, the building
behind Orange City
Hall.
In 1857 a small
group of Christians
formed what is today
known as the Old
First Orange Baptist
Church. On Sunday,
March 21, 2010, this
church family will
celebrate the
placement of a
historical Marker on
the church grounds
and the dedication
of their newly
rebuilt worship
center. The worship
center was damaged
by a lightening
strike and fire in
July of 2009. The
church has been
meeting in its gym
for weekly services
while repairs have
been completed.
Neighbors, friends,
and former members
are invited to join
Old First for this
celebration service.
It will begin at
2:00 P. M. outside,
gathered around the
historical marker.
Then following a
brief ceremony, the
group will move into
the worship center
which was originally
built by volunteers
and members of Old
First in 1979.
During this service
there will be
stories of the fire
event that lead to
the rebuild, worship
in song, and a
challenge from Bro.
Bailey Harris who
has served as the
pastor since 1996. A
reception will be
held in the foyer to
allow friends and
guests to visit
after the dedication
service. The church
is located at 7925 I
H 10 E in the
McLewis Community
just off of Old Hwy
90.
Friday, March 19th,
7:00pm there will be
a concert at North
Orange Baptist
Church, Hwy 87.
Andrew Borel and
band (Bass Player
Logan Burns, Drummer
Aaron Alford, Sound
by Donovan Drake)
will be having a
concert to raise
funds for Andrew to
go to Tokyo Japan on
a mission trip this
summer. ALL
donations will go
toward the mission
trip. $3 suggested
donation. If you
cannot attend, but
would like to make a
tax deductible
donation, please
make your check out
to IgoGlobal and
mail to 12742 FM
1130, Orange, TX,
77632. We will
forward all
donations to the
IgoGlobal office.
CITY of ORANGE
EASTER EGG HUNT! is
April 2, 2010 at the
Simmons Drive Boat
Ramp from 9:00 a.m.
‘til for ages 0 to 8
years old. Egg Hunt
time: 10:00 sharp.
There will be three
age categories: 0-3,
4-6, and 7-8.
Activities: Easter
Egg Hunt, Balloons,
Fire Trucks,
Pictures with the
Easter Bunny, Moon
Walk, Super Slide,
Drinks and more.
*ALL ACTIVITIES ARE
FREE*
Hmm, Hmm Good! West
Orange Stark Project
Graduation will have
a brisket and link
dinner sale April 1,
2010. The plates
include brisket,
link, dirty rice,
green beans, cake
and bread for $7.00.
Put your order in
now by contacting
Suzette Haynes at
738-5151, Natasha
Franks at 779-8773
or Margaret Adams at
670-6131. Presales
only.
An endowed
scholarship has been
established in
memory of beloved
Orange County dance
teacher and civic
servant, Mary Alice
(Ingram) Callahan or
“Miss Mary Alice” as
she was known to her
students. Miss Mary
Alice started
dancing at age 10
and at the age of 13
began teaching dance
to neighborhood
children. This
passion for dancing
led her to study in
New York, where she
was accepted into
the Radio City Music
Hall ballet company.
Her love for family
and teaching brought
her back to Orange,
where she
established the
Ingram School of
Dance. In 1986,
after 52 years of
teaching, she sold
the school to a
former student who
still operates the
school under the
same name in the
same location. She
spent countless
hours choreographing
musicals for the
Orange Community
Players and other
organizations, as
well as being active
in her church,
garden club and
professional women’s
clubs. The Miss Mary
Alice Memorial
Scholarship was
established by
donations from her
family, friends and
former students. “We
don’t have many
dance scholarships
in the dance area so
this scholarship is
most helpful. It
will give some very
talented students an
educational
opportunity to study
dance,” said Judith
Sebesta, chair and
professor in the
Department of
Theatre and Dance at
Lamar University.
For information
about establishing
an endowed
scholarship, contact
the Lamar University
Foundation at (409)
880-2117.
The six week series
sponsored by Better
Living For Texans of
Orange County
Extension will
educate adults to
make healthier
choices one day at a
time. Are you ready
to look and feel
better? Do you want
nutrition for the
prevention of
diseases? Then this
is the class for
you. The classes are
free and will be
held on Mondays
starting April 5
through May 10 from
12 noon to 1 in
Orange. Participants
need to attend all
classes to receive
the complete
educational benefit.
For location and to
pre-register call
Fallon Foster at the
Orange County
Extension Office at
409-882-7010.
The First Baptist
Church of Orange and
its
Preschool/Children's
Ministry Team will
be hosting its
annual Easter Egg
Hunt on Saturday,
April 3. This event,
which also includes
numerous children's
activities, will
begin at 2:00pm. It
will be held at the
FBC church property,
which is located
about 3 miles north
of Interstate 10, on
MLK Drive. The event
is being planned for
all children of the
Orange community,
toddler-aged thru
sixth grade.
Activities for
children to
participate in are
the egg hunt, face
painting, bounce
houses, crafts,
snack time, and
entertainment time.
Children might find
special eggs during
the hunt that will
include prizes.
Also, attendance
prizes will be
awarded. Such prizes
include: a DVD
player, a Nintendo
DS Lite, and Toys R
Us gift cards.
Serving as the
event's
co-coordinators are
Chris and Christi
Kovatch. Additional
information may be
obtained by visiting
the church's new
updated website,
www.fbco.org, or
calling the church
office during
daytime office
hours, 886-7461.
Little Cypress
Baptist Church is
having a Spring
Festival on Saturday
March 27. There will
be a garage sale,
offering everything
from funiture,
clothes, jewerly,
knick-nacks, and
small appliances. We
will also have a
"Country Store" with
many home made items
to choose from. Our
youth will be
offering a car wash
service, so bring
your muddy car! We
are located at 3274
Little Cypress
Drive, Orange Texas.
The Annual Meeting
of the Friends of
the Orange Public
Library will be
Tuesday, March 30 in
the Ira Williamson
Meeting Room at
6:30pm. Local
author Nora Holts
Strickland will be
sharing excerpts
from her book
Bugscuffle...Are we
there yet?
West Orange – Stark
Middle School math
teachers invite
parents of WO-S
Middle School
students to attend
“Monday Night Math”
sessions which are
offered monthly
throughout the
school year. The
next session will be
Monday, March 22.
WOSMS math teachers
will meet with
parents to answer
questions relating
to math concepts.
The goal of “Monday
Night Math” sessions
is to assist parents
in helping their
children with math
homework by
reviewing math
skills. The
information will
also be useful to
parents in helping
their student
prepare for the TAKS
test. Monday Night
Math session will be
held from 5 – 6 p.m.
in designated
classrooms located
on the first floor
of the Stark
Building. Parents
will meet in the
cafeteria for a
brief time and then
report to
classrooms. No
children or students
will be allowed to
attend these “Parent
Only” sessions.
Other “Monday Night
Math” sessions are
scheduled for the
following dates:
April 12, and May 3.
The Friends of the
Orange Public
Library Annual Book
Sale will be April
20-23. Apr.
20, 5-7pm; Apr. 21,
10am-4:30pm; Apr.
22, 10am-6pm; Apr.
23, 10am-2pm.
Pinehurst Fire will
host a Blood Drive
with LifeShare's
Blood Center on the
bus in the parking
lot of Pinehurst
City Hall March 22
from 10:00 am until
3:00 PM. Please mark
your schedules!
The Stark Museum of
Art opens the new
special exhibition,
Blooms: Floral Art
in the Stark
Collections will be
on view March 13 –
June 12, 2010.
Blooms focuses on
the flower as an
inspiration for the
visual arts. The
exhibition will
include hand-colored
prints, decorative
arts, and engraved
glass. Still life
paintings and floral
studies by
twentieth-century
artists such as
Georgia O’Keeffe and
Joseph Henry Sharp
are also part of the
exhibition. The
exhibition includes
an educational area
for children and
families with
interactive learning
elements such as a
matching game,
reading area and
flower drawing
station.
If you’re at least
16 years old and a
proficient swimmer,
you can become an
American Red Cross
Water Safety
instructor. Learn to
teach children and
adults to swim, and
give water safety
presentations to
kids and their
parents. It’s a fun
and meaningful job!
As a water safety
instructor you will
become certified to
teach:• Parent &
Child Aquatics,
Preschool Aquatics,
Learn-to-Swim,
Safety Training for
Swim Coaches, Water
safety courses and
presentations. Our
Summer Swim 2010will
kicks off in June
and will run through
July. The Orange
County Chapter of
the American Red
Cross is now
accepting
applications from
anyone who is
currently a water
safety instructor,
or wants to become a
water safety
instructor. Please
contact Ashlee
Leonard @
409-883-2322 for
more information.
The Fraternal Order
of Eagles 2523 on
Saturday, 17 April
2010, starting
at11:00 a.m., will
hold its annual
charity fair. This
year our state
charity is the Texas
Heart Institute @
St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital. Fish,
fries, coleslaw and
hush puppies will be
served--$7.00 per
plate. Also we will
have BBQ sandwiches,
links, chili dogs,
funnel cakes and
homemade sweets.
Live music, raffles
and an auction will
be conducted. Please
come by and join in
the fun and
excitement. F.O.E.
is a non-profit
organization. We are
located at 803 N
28th Street, Orange,
Texas (behind
Sparks’ Payne Motor
Company on MacArthur
Drive.) For further
information please
call Peggy Riley
(409) 883-9904 or
(409) 886-7381.
www.foe2523.com
Little Angels
Pageants presents a
"Hippity Hoppity
Easter Pageant,"
Saturday, March 20,
2010 @ Little
Cypress Jr. High
Cafeteria. Accepting
Boys and Girls of
all ages. Proceeds
will go toward Local
Youth Ministry
Group. $55.00 Entry
fee. All entries
received by March 1,
2010. Girls receive
a crown and boys
receive a nice gift.
No one will go home
empty handed.
Contact: Cindy @
409-779-9691 or
cburkhead@gt.rr.com
or Donna @
409-920-0147 or
donnaschildcare@sbcglobal.net
Pizza Pasta & Wings
in Mauriceville
proudly sponsor our
LCM graduating class
of 2010 by offering
fundraising nights
every Tuesday until
graduation of May
2010. Ten percent of
the total sales of
each Tuesday night
will be donated to
Project Graduation.
Project Graduation
is a "Lock-In All
Night Party" on
graduation night
with activities,
entertainment, food,
and prizes given to
the seniors who
attend. So please
dine-In, carryout,
or have delivery
dinner on Tuesday
nights from 5 PM to
8 PM and help
provide a safe
graduation night for
our seniors.
Mothers of
Preschoolers
affectionately known
as MOPS will meet
the third Thursday
of the month, March
18 from 9:30
a.m.-12:00 p.m. in
the Praise Center of
First United
Methodist Church
Orange, located at
502 N. 6th St. This
month’s meeting will
focus on spring
cleaning and
creating a healthy
home. Special
product giveaways
and door prizes,
provided by Shaklee
Distributor, Carolyn
Hillsten and Seventh
Generation, will be
available and free
childcare will be
offered. For more
information about
MOPS in Orange or in
your area, please
refer to the MOPS
international
website at
www.mops.org or
contact the office
at First United
Methodist Church
Orange at
409-886-7466 or
www.fumcorange.org.
Unity group of
Narcotics Anonymous
is having meetings
on Mon, Wed, and Fri
at 6pm at 1401 Park
St. in Orange, in
the fellowship hall
of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church. If
you think you have a
problem with drugs,
do yourself a favor
and attend a
meeting. This simple
act can be the start
of a new life of
freedom from the
constant pain and
confusion of
addiction. If you
are a relative or
friend of a loved
one you think has a
drug problem please
encourage them to
attend, if you
attend with them
please be aware that
our program is for
addicts and although
you are welcome it
is encouraged you
just listen and
support your loved
one. Our program
best utilized by one
addict helping
another addict and
is best understood
by someone that has
been addicted
themselves. We can
help where others
cannot and we have
found that we cannot
be all things to all
people and can only
help someone with a
drug problem and
seeking recovery.
You will be welcome
here... Anonymity is
the spiritual
foundation of all
our principles.
The Orange branch of
The American
Association of
University Women (AAUW)
will have their
annual book sale on
Saturday, March 27th
in conjunction with
Art In The Park.
Anyone interested in
donating any gently
used books are asked
to drop them off at
Mann Insurance
Agency, 1505 Park at
15th Street in
Orange. If pickup is
needed, call
886-5739. All
proceeds from the
sale go toward the
annual scholarship
fund.
