FREEDOM CELEBRATION
CAR SHOW JULY 3,
2009 at 6pm at the
First Assembly of
God, 201 Roberts Ave
in Bridge City.
(Turn at Subway off
Texas Ave). $100
CASH PRIZES IN 3
CATEGORIES AS WELL
AS 1ST, 2ND & 3RD
PLACE TROPHIES. $10
Entry Fee ($15 day
of show) Mail Entry
Fees to PO Box 277,
Bridge City, Tx
77611. For
Information: First
Assembly of God @
735-4810 or
www.bcfirstag.com
or Evelyn @
735-5671/626-0311.
The Chevron Retirees
Association will
meet Tuesday, July
14, 2009, at 1:00
p.m. at JB’s BarBQ
Restaurant on old
Highway 90 in
Orange. All Chevron,
Texaco and Unocal
retirees, spouses
and guests are
cordially invited to
attend this meeting
for a good “Dutch
treat” meal,
fellowship, and
entertainment by the
barbershop quartet,
“The Driftwood”.
Bring your questions
about retirement
benefits for
discussion by
officers and
members.
Project Praise 2009
is here, and this
year’s bands are
better than ever!
Please join us in an
evening of worship
July 24th
at our host the
United
Methodist Church
in Mauriceville.
Project Praise is
free and open to the
public. For
information on
times, bands, and
much more visit our
website
www.myspace.com/projectpraiseonline
or email Aaron at
youth@macarthurheights.org.
The Orange County
Master Gardeners
will meet on July
9th at 6:30pm for a
covered dish dinner
and meeting at
7:00pm. The program
will be presented by
Gary Outenreath,
horticulturalist
from Shangri La
Gardens and the
topic will be
Gardening with
Tropical Plants. A
raffle will be held
for door prizes
following the
business meeting.
The Orange County
Chapter Of Coastal
Conservation
Association (OCC CCA)
Meeting will be July
13, 2009, at 6:30
PM. We will meet at
Cornbreads. Our
Guest speakers will
be Capt. Chuck Uzzle
and Capt. Aaron
Hommel. We will have
door prizes and a
raffle. Raffle
tickets will be the
same $1.00 each or
six for $5.00. The
raffle will be for a
set of Chester
Moore's books.
Orange County
Diabetes Prevention,
Awareness and Health
Education Program
presents Do Well, Be
Well with Diabetes
class. The classes
are for an
educational program
for people with
pre-diabetes and
type 2 diabetes. The
primary goal is to
help participants
learn how to manage
their blood glucose
in the ranges
recommended by the
American Diabetes
Association. The
class is scheduled
for July 27 - 31 and
August 3 from 6 pm
to 8 pm at the
Holiday Inn Express
Hotel Suites off
IH-10 in Orange. To
receive the full
benefit of the
educational classes
we recommended that
you attend all six
classes. The classes
are free to all who
attend. To
Pre-Register call
the Orange county
AgriLife Extension
Office at
409-882-7010. Grant
funding provided by
Nelda C. & H.J.
Lutcher Stark
Foundation.
The LCM Lady Bear
Softball Team will
be selling fireworks
at the HogWild Fire
work stand on North
87 (just passed the
LCMHS) on June 24th
through July 4th.
Hours are Sun.-Thur.
9am-10pm and Fri.&
Sat. 9am-midnight.
Please come and
support your Lady
Bears!!
Pack up a lawn chair
and join the fun.
The Orange Community
Band will be hosting
a Summer Concert
Series which is free
to the public. The
next concert in the
series will be held
at 7pm in the
Community Pavilion
in Bridge City on
June 23rd. On July
4th the band will
present a patriotic
concert in
celebration of
Independence Day at
7pm in the Shangri
La gardens in
Orange. And, the
final concert of the
series is scheduled
at 7pm in the gazebo
in the city park of
West Orange on July
14th. For more
information on the
performance schedule
of the band please
call (409)658-3195
or (409)866-6299.
The 35 member band
consists of area
band students and
citizens of all ages
and backgrounds who
travel to different
venues to play free
concerts for the
public audiences of
Southeast Texas and
Southwest Louisiana.
The band plays a lot
of patriotic and
traditional as well
as contemporary band
music, said band
members. The Orange
Community band is
the only remaining
concert band in
Southeast Texas and
one of a few in the
entire state. Some
of the musicians
have been playing
all their lives.
Originally the band
began in 1959 and is
currently
celebrating its 50th
Anniversary. The
band is constantly
actively seeking new
members. Anyone
interested in
joining the band may
call the numbers
above also for info
on rehearsal time
and location. The
band’s mission is
“Community service
through the
performance of
music”.
Orange County
Diabetes Prevention,
Awareness and Health
Education Program
Presents, July
Diabetes Support
Group Meeting. The
meeting will be held
at the Holiday Inn
Express Hotel
Suites, I-10 East in
Orange 12 noon to
1pm on July 8. The
Speaker will be Dr.
George Silver, DPM
with Greater Orange
Foot Care. Dr.
Silver will speak on
Diabetes and Foot
Care. Call the
Orange County
Extension Office at
409-882-7010 to
pre-register. Grant
funding provided by
the Nelda C & H J
Lutcher Stark
Foundation.
Come hang With Us:
The final session
for the the 2009
Summer Season for
Camp Fire's Camp
Otanya wil be a mini
session June 28 -
July 1. Please call
883-8841 or email
orangecampfire@sbcglobal.net
for more
information.
The Roselawn
Neighborhood Watch
will have their
monthly meeting on
Monday evening, July
6th at 6:30pm. The
meeting will be at
McDonald Memorial
Baptist Church
located on the
corner of Broad and
South Streets in
West Orange. Local
officials have been
invited to attend
and several speakers
will address the
citizens. The NW
Program was
originally for the
Roselawn area but
has now included all
of the City and
County of Orange
that is interested.
We ask all citizens
that are concerned
about our city to
please attend and
bring others with
you. Our attendance
has gone from 50 to
approximately 130
and we urge you to
attend and find out
how to form a watch
program in your
area. For any
information please
call 313-0667.
Meetings are held
monthly.
The West Orange
Stark High School
Class of 2001 would
like to announce a
fundraiser on July
11, 2009 from 9a.m.
to 2p.m. at the 5
Palms Carwash
located on 16th
Street next to HEB.
We will be selling
Pre-Sale tickets for
a full wash on any
car or truck for 10
dollars and will
also have Link
sandwiches for 3
dollars. The class
will also be selling
Turkey Legs &
Boudain on July 18,
2009 in the Kroger's
parking lot starting
at 8a.m. Following
right after, there
will be a class
meeting held at The
Greater St. Paul
Baptist Church in
the Fellowship Hall
located on 14th
Street. The class
members attendance
will be greatly
appreciated to all
events. Note: If
there are any calss
members or other
persons that would
like to give any
monetary donations
please email the
class Treasurer
Rosie Owens-Cameron
@ rosieowens2001@yahoo.com.
Please leave a short
message and contact
information and she
will respond
accordingly or come
by the locations
listed above on the
given dates and we
will except them
there.
The exit-level Texas
Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS) test will be
conducted at the
Little
Cypress-Mauriceville
High School, 7327
North Hwy 87 in
Orange, Texas
beginning at 8:30
a.m. on the
following dates:
July 14 English
Language Arts; July
15 Mathematics; July
16 Science; July 17
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://k12testing.tx.ncspearson.com/.
Completed
registration forms
must be received in
Austin, Texas, no
later than 5:00
p.m., June 13, 2009.
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, ext 1750
for details.
Pistols: Dazzling
Firearms will be on
view at the Stark
Museum of Art from
June 20–October 24,
2009. In this
special exhibition,
fifty exceptional
American firearms
illustrate how art,
historical events,
and popular culture
have influenced the
design and symbolism
of decorative
weaponry. Pistols:
Dazzling Firearms
was organized by the
Museum of the
American West, Autry
National Center, Los
Angeles, California.
The Stark Museum of
Art is located at
712 Green Avenue in
Orange, Texas, and
is open Tuesday
through Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is
free. For more
information, call
409.886.ARTS (2787)
or visit
www.starkmuseum.org.
The Annual Camp Fire
Golf Tournament will
be July 11 at Sunset
CC. For more
info call 883 8841
or
orangecampfire@sbcglobal.net.
