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The Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a Blood Drive Saturday July 31st at Market Basket in Mauriceville from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. For more information you can call 409-920-8900.

The Orangefield ISD Cormier Museum will be open from 10-2 on the following Saturdays: August 21, September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18. The museum is located on Highway 105 next to Orangefield High School. Special arrangements can be made to tour the facilities by contacting Brian Ousley at bousley@esc5.net or (409) 735-1282. You may also contact Harvey Wilson at hwilson@esc5.net.

The Roselawn Neighborhood Watch monthly meeting will be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday, August 3rd at the Salvation Army Building on MLK and Strickland Drive. Please be in attendance if at all possible. We now have members of the Winnona Park Addition and members of Greenway Park 2 attending. We all need to be there to help support our neighboring communities in the fight against crime and violence in our city and county. Everyone is invited. It does not matter where you live. Come and find out ways to help prevent crime from spreading. Look forward to seeing you there.

Orange PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING will be August 03, 2010 at 5:30 P. M. at the Orange Public Library Annex (Council Chambers)
220 N. Fifth Street.

Have a lawn or weed patch in your backyard and would like to turn it into a vegetable garden without a lot of trouble? Then join Master Gardener Sandra Hoke for a free program entitled “Lasagna Gardening" on Thursday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Discovery Theater at Shangri La. Mrs. Hoke will provide a step by step method to produce a successful garden without digging. Lasagna Gardens can be successfully placed in any sunny area using readily available materials over the top of existing weeds and grass. This program is designed for adults and should provide all necessary instruction to start your winter garden using this method. There is limited seating and RSVP is required, call 409.670.9799 to reserve your seat.

There will be a planning meeting for LCM’s 2011 Project Safe Graduation on Tuesday August 3 at 6:30 pm in the high school cafeteria. All parents of students graduating in 2011 are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The Orange County 4-H Office will be hosting the 1st annual Kick Off Party on August 10th from 5pm-7pm at Claiborne West Park off I-10. We welcome all families to come out and join us to learn more about 4-H and meet our family. There will be food, fun and friends. We look forward to meeting you and kick starting another great year with 4-H in Orange County. Please call 409-882-7010 to RSVP.

The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce had to cancel our golf tournament scheduled for Monday, July 19, 2010 due to inclement weather. After meetings with our Golf Tournament committee, we have rescheduled for the first available date at Sunset Grove, September 20, 2010 with a 8am tee-off time. If you have not signed up for a hole sponsorship or for a team, please contact the Chamber of Commerce for more information at 409-735-5671.

Birthright of Orange, a non profit organization, previously located at 405 9th Street, Orange Texas has moved to a new location at 1537 Ste. B Strickland Drive, in Orange. We continue to welcome young women and girls who are experiencing unplanned pregnancies and are in need of assistance in obtaining referrals for medical assistance, legal adoption agencies or Christian maternity homes. Our hours are Monday thru Thursday, 10:AM until 2:PM.

We want your kids to be apart of Orange County 4-H. 4-H clubs are for boys & girls who are 8yrs old & have entered the 3rd grade to 18yrs old. Boys & girls join 4-H clubs to have fun and to learn new skills. There are more than a 100 projects available to 4-H members here are just a few. Livestock, Shotgun, Horse, Round-up, Leadership, Food & Nutrition, Horticulture(JMG), Dog care, Science & Technology and so much more. Call us today 409-882-7010 and we will show you the way.

The exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test will be conducted at the Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, 7327 North Highway 87 in Orange, Texas beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the following dates: July 13 English Language Arts; July 14 Mathematics; July 15 Science; July 16 Social Studies. Individuals who are no longer enrolled in a Texas Public School and who wish to register to take the exit level TAKS Test may pick up a registration packet at the LCM High School Counselor’s office or call Pearson Educational Measurement at 1-800-252-9186. A student can register for the TAKS test online by accessing TEA's web site at http://www.texasassessment.com. Completed registration forms must be received in Austin, Texas, no later than 5:00 p.m., June 11, 2010. Registration forms received after this deadline may not be processed. The Texas Education Agency and NCS Pearson will not be responsible for registration forms that are delayed or lost in the mail. To ensure that individuals are registered, forms should be sent by either registered mail or certified mail. Questions concerning the exit level test should be directed to the Texas Education Agency, Student Assessment Division at (512) 463-9536. Interested individuals may call Jenna Childress at 886-5821, extension 1750 for details.