Have a Formal you
would like to sell?
Looking to purchase
a Prom Dress? LCM
Honey Bear Formal
and Semi-Formal
Sale. Where: LCM
High School Lobby.
When: Saturday,
February 4th 10am to
2pm Contact Info:
Vickie Yokum
886-2062 or
vickie.yokum@yahoo.com
Bring your gently
worn formal or
semi-formal to the
school lobby between
8am-10am. The fee
for the first dress
$10, each additional
dress, shoes or
accessories will be
$5 per item. You
decide the selling
price and it is all
yours to keep!
Looking for the
perfect dress? Come
check out the great
selection of Prom
Dresses, find the
perfect dress at the
perfect price! *We
are not responsible
for lost or stolen
items*
Neil Simon’s The Odd
Couple Presented by
Orange Community
Players, Inc.
February 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 9th, 10th &
11th at 7:37pm
Sunday Matinee –
February 12th at
2:37pm Tickets are
$12/Adult &
$5/Student Call
882-9137 for
reservations.
B.B.Q. Benefit for
Richard Hall @ VFW,
Hwy 87 Orange on
February 4, 2012
(11:00 - 2:00).
Brisket (with or
without sauce), Pork
Ribs, Chicken
Quarters, Tex Joy
Links, Potato Salad
(mustard or mayo),
Red Beans, corn on
the cob. PLATES
$6.00 each*** we
deliver with orders
of 3 or more. MUST
MAKE RESERVATIONS
409-221-5608 or
409-670-5080
Texas Parks &
Wildlife Hunter
Education Home Study
Safety Class Field
part will be taught
Monday February 6
from 6 PM til 10 PM
in Orange. You must
complete the on line
home study computer
sections, print
completed tests and
bring them to class.
Call Danny Odom to
register at
883-8118. This class
is not for just
hunters but, anyone
who handles firearms
can benefit from it.
The 10th Annual Art
in the Park is being
planned by the
Orange Convention
and Visitors Bureau.
March 24, 2012 from
9:00AM to 9:00PM,
artists, crafters,
bands along with
other activities
will create this
year’s one-day
event. For children,
there will be pony
rides, a petting zoo
and if weather
cooperates a couple
of bounce houses
will be available
for entertainment.
Blues and jazz bands
will play throughout
the day and evening.
Plans will also
include a Barbershop
Quartet and a
Bagpipe Band
strolling thru Stark
Park as additional
entertainment. Of
course, food vendors
will be on site all
day. If you are
interested in
signing up for a
booth space, please
call for a
registration form
and details.
409-883-1011 or
409-883-1010 or
800-528-4906 or stop
by the office at 803
Green Avenue,
Orange, Texas.
Possum Bluff
Prospect Livestock
Show, February 18,
2012 9:00am at the
Deweyville Old High
School Football
field. Auction at
4:00pm at the
Deweyville Old High
School Gym. For more
information call JP
Davis 988-4957.
Orange Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post
2775 will
commemorate the
sinking of the USS
Maine on February
15, 1898. The
program will cover
events that
precipitated the
beginning of the
Spanish American
War, which began in
April of 1898. The
public is invited to
attend the program,
which will take
place at the VFW
Hall on Highway 87 N
(5303 N 16th St).
For further
information, contact
John Clark at
883-0264.
Bridge City Knights
Of Columbus offers
Lenten Fish Dinners
(fried catfish,fries,
coleslaw, hush
puppies). Begins:
Friday / February
17, 2012 through
Friday/ March 30,
2012. Time: 10:30am
til 1:00pm. Cost:
$8.00 per plate
*Dine- in or
take-out. *will
deliver 10 or more.
Please call orders
in Thursday or by
9am Friday. 735-5725
Donkey
Basketball....The
World's Craziest
Sport! Wilder than
Rodeo, Funnier than
a Circus!!!
Orangefield High
School Project
Graduation 2012 will
be entertaining the
community by
organizing and
hosting a hilarious
Donkey Basketball
game on February 8th
@ 7:00 p.m. at OHS
(old Gymnasium).
Tickets just $6 in
advance and $8 at
the door.
Preschoolers get in
Free! All proceeds
benefit our seniors
for a SAFE and SOUND
GRADUATION NIGHT.
For advance tickets
contact any of the
Orangefield Campus
Offices. For more
information please
send inquiries to
ofprojectgrad2012@aol.com.
First Baptist Church
of Orange will be
having a church-wide
Family Valentine
Banquet, Sunday,
February 12.
Beginning at 6pm,
the banquet will
include a meal and
entertainment.
Tickets for the
banquet are
available on Sunday
mornings, Wednesday
evenings, and
weekdays in the
church office. For
more information,
contact the church
office, 886-7461, or
email
brenda@fbco.org.
The City of Orange
Planning & Zoning
Commission will not
have their regularly
scheduled meeting on
February 07, 2012,
because no
applications have
been made.
The Orange Amateur
Radio Club and the
Jefferson County
Amateur Radio club
will host its annual
Hamfest located at
the VFW Hall Post
2775 in Orange,Texas,
February 25th, 2012.
Doors open at 8:am
until 2:pm.
Admission is $5 at
the door. The
Hamfest event will
have 600-700 guests
at one time. The
clubs are non-profit
(501(c)3) and the
event is a
fundraiser for the
two clubs in order
to maintain local
radio
towers,maintenance,
and equipment.
Amateur Radio
Operators have
assisted in many
disasters like
hurricanes Katrina
and Rita, as well as
the space shuttle
disaster in 2003. In
most case it is the
only means of
communications. Ham
operators have
helped not just in
the United States
but around the
world. For more
information email
Rocky Wilson at
rockygwilson@hotmail.com
or 409-9888906. Dee
Heintschel at
kc5neo@gt.rr.com.
Visit our website at
www.qsl.net/w5nd. We
will offer testing
for new FCC license
or upgrades of
existing license.
The Annual Reunion
of Former DuPont
Instrument Personnel
will be held
Tuesday, March 6,
2012 at JB’s BBQ,
Orange. The group
will meet in the
parking lot about
12:00 noon to visit
and will move inside
at 1:00 PM. In the
event of bad
weather, please plan
to arrive at 12:45.
Attendees will pay
for their own lunch
selection through
the serving line. If
you are a retired or
former DuPont or
INVISTA instrument
employee, you are
invited to attend
this reunion.
Visitors are
welcome. For more
information, contact
Dan Ryder at
409-504-5046 or
danryder@ymail.com.
Judy Williams
president of Theta
Psi Chapter of The
Delta Kappa Gamma
Society
International,
recently reported to
the state and
international
organization on the
work of the local
chapter. The
organization is a
professional honor
society for women
educators with more
than 95,000 members.
Established in 17
member countries
around the world,
the Society defines
its mission as
promoting
professional and
personal growth of
women educators and
excellence in
education. During
the past year, Theta
Psi members were
involved in the
following projects:
Collection of shoes
for orphans, Signed
40 Valentine
greeting cards to be
distributed to
hospitalized
children, Christmas
Caroling at Sabine
House, Learning
about being a CASA
Advocate. Members
plan to attend the
state convention on
June 21-23 at Las
Colinas Irving, TX ,
where they will join
other organization
members from
throughout the state
for training and
personal and
professional growth.
Theta Psi will host
their next monthly
meeting on Feb. 20th
at 6:30.
The Women's
Department of
Starlight COGIC
invite women in the
community to join
them for Women's
Retreat 2012. The
retreat will be held
April 13th-15th at
the Omni Houston
Westside Hotel. The
Theme of the retreat
is "Woman at The
Well" , St. John
4:15. Our Guest
Speakers are
Evangelist Yvonne
DeVaughn of Phoenix,
Arizona and
Supervisor Lena
McClain of Houston,
Texas. There will be
dynamic powershops
such as, "Empowered
to Serve", "Will the
Real Men Please
Stand Up", "Soloing
with a Song", "Till
Death Do We
Part...So Help Me",
and more. For double
occupancy, the cost
is $225 per person,
a triple is $195 per
person, a quad is
$180 per person, and
teens $99. Pay your
$75 deposit by March
12 at 2800 Bob Hall
Rd to guarantee your
space or go to
www.starlightcogic.net
and pay by using
paypal. Rev. E.B.
Lindsey is Pastor of
Starlight and First
Lady Josie Lindsey
is the Director of
the Women's Dept.
For more information
call 409-886-4366
Wesley United
Methodist Church is
selling pecans and
walnuts. This year’s
crop of pecans
halves and pieces
sell for $10 per
pound. Walnuts sell
for $8 per pound. To
place orders call
Billy at 883-3210 or
670-6350, Frankie at
988-4215, or Connie
at 883-4995. We will
deliver 5 lbs or
more to individuals
or businesses.
Just because hunting
season is coming to
a close, doesn't
mean the fun has to
stop. Come join our
new 4-H Club, Top
Shot 4-H. The club
will have their
first meeting,
February 7, 6pm at
the Club Managers
Home. All youth ages
9 to 18 are welcome
to join. Contact
Club Manager, Gary
Beall at
409.670.3417 for
additional
information.
Public Meeting
Notice: City of
Orange Neighborhood
Meetings. Time: 5:30
P.M. to 6:30 P.M.
Monday, February 27,
2012, Orange Navy
Homes Community
Room, 1885 E.
Farragut.
Tuesday, February
28, 2012, Orange
Fire Department
Substation #3, 1717
MLK
Drive.
Wednesday, February
29, 2012, National
Guard Armory, 4103
Meeks Drive.
Thursday, March 1,
2012, Cove Baptist
Church, 1005 Dupont
Drive
The neighborhood
meetings have been
scheduled from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at
the above locations.
City of Orange
citizens are invited
to meet with members
of the Orange City
Council on any
matters which may be
of concern. No
formal action will
be taken unless
otherwise posted.
NOTE: A Regular City
Council Meeting will
be held Tuesday,
February 28th , at
the Orange Fire
Department
Substation #3, along
with the
Neighborhood
Meeting.
Family Personal
Protection Seminar
Instructed by Tiger
Rock Martial Arts of
Bridge City on
Saturday, February
18, 2011 at Bridge
City High School
Competition Gym from
2:30 p.m. until 4:30
p.m. Cost: $15.00
per individual or
$35.00 per family of
4. Minimum
Participation Age 6
years old. T-Shirt
will be included for
participants who
sign up by January
27, 2012. Hosted by
Bridge City High
School Speech and
Debate with proceeds
going to Bridge City
High School. Contact
Elyse Thibodeaux
with Tiger Rock
Martial Arts
920-1462 or contact
Jennifer Clarke with
Bridge City Speech
and Debate 735-1600.
Interested in
becoming a Master
Gardener? You can do
so by attending the
5 Green Thumb Series
training offered by
Texas AgriLife
Extension Orange
County. Once you
complete all 5
series you are
eligible to begin
your Master Gardener
internship. If you
are unable to attend
all sessions, then
next year you will
have the opportunity
to make up the
series missed. The
first series will be
held at the
Mauriceville
Community Center, 6
pm to 8 pm. Classes
are as scheduled
February 21 Sprouts,
Shoots and Roots;
February 28 Planning
and Preparing your
Garden Area; March 6
Structures for
Planting Year
Around; March 20
Thrillers, Spillers,
and
Fillers-Container
Gardening; March 27
Spice Up Your Life
with Herb Gardening.
The cost will be $30
per person per
series and covers
all classes and
materials. Please
call the Texas
AgriLife Extension
Service at
409-882-7010 or
visit our website
orange.agrilife.org.
March 17, 2012 the
Orange County Master
Gardeners will hold
their annual plant
sale at Jewel
Cormier Park on Hwy
1442. More
information will be
provided as the date
gets closer. So mark
you calendars now.
Check our website
http://txmg.org/orange
for updates.
