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Public invited to join in honoring Orange County veterans at 10th annual event Sunday. The public is invited to the 10th annual tribute to Orange County veterans 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Heritage Veterans Memorial Plaza, 3810 M.L. King Drive in Orange. The event is free, and includes special speakers, patriotic music and more. The event will feature greetings from Perry Jefferies, manager of the TexVet Initiative, a network designed to support Texas military, veterans and family members. Jefferies served as a First Sergeant with the Army’s 4th Infantry Division in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The patriotic tribute will honor all veterans and those currently serving in the military. The program will also feature the Southeast Texas Color Guard, Patriot Riders Motorcycle Group, Orange Community Band and other patriotic music. Complimentary refreshments will be served after the program. For more information, call (409) 882-1816.

The 39 Steps, by John Buchan is a 2 time Tony Award winning play, winner of the Best New Comedy award, and the longest running comedy on Broadway with its 500th performance celebrated on May 19th, 2009. Auditions will be held at the Orange Community Playhouse on 05/28 and 05/29 of 2013, from 5-9 PM. The rehearsal schedule will be made available on the nights of auditions. Performance dates are scheduled for 09/19 through 09/29 of 2013. There are four actors in this play who will collectively play a cast of dozens, if not hundreds of characters (depending on talent and Olympian courage) throughout the play.

The monthly meeting of the Orange County Master Gardeners is held the second Thursday of the month at the Salvation Army building on the corner of MLK and Strickland in Orange. At 6PM is a potluck supper and the business meeting and/or program will start at 6:30PM. In July we will have a program on hydroponics. At the end of each meeting door prizes will be drawn. We welcome the public to attend any of our meetings. Please visit our website http://txmg.org/orange for more information or to contact us.

The City of Pinehurst is looking for qualified men and women who would like to be a volunteer fireman. You do not have to live in the city limits to become a member. Contact Pinehurst City Hall for more information.

A massive party watch has been issued for Thursday, May 23 at the Beaumont Civic Center for the American Red Cross 25th Annual Hurricane Party, expected landfall is 6 p.m. The party storming is themed “Cocktails and Camo” for the altruistic, outdoorsy honorees – Sheila and Walter Umphrey. Conditions expected include Walter’s favorite party drink, Manhattans, as well as Hurricanes (of the liquid variety), food served from duck blinds and deer stands, silent and live auction and a tribute to this maximum-impact couple. “Our mission is to help our communities prepare, respond and recover from disasters,” said Sharon Tyler. “We do this by offering community disaster education as well as through our health and safety classes and training like CPR, first aid and lifeguard training.” All off the proceeds from the raging evening of fun support local operations and train staff and volunteers to help with the 70,000 nationwide disasters Red Cross responds to each year. Individual tickets are $125, tables and sponsorships begin at $1,000. For information about the event, call the American Red Cross at 409.832.1644 or email sharon.tyler@redcross.org.

Registration is open through June 3, 2013, for Art Quest, youth art classes offered by the Stark Museum of Art, located at 712 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas. Classes will be available for students entering grades 1 - 12 and will take place on select dates in June, July and August. Applications are currently available for download from the Stark Museum of Art website, www.starkmuseum.org, under the Education tab. Parents may also pick up an application in person at the Museum's Information Desk during open hours. Completed applications are due no later than June 3, 2013, by 5:00 p.m. The fee for each class is $15.00 per participant for STARK Cultural Venues members at the Family level and above, and $30.00 per participant for non-members and for members at the Individual, Dual and Couple SCV membership levels.

Starting May 6, Two Amigo's Mexican restaurant will hold "Mustang Monday". This will be the first Monday of every month from 5pm-9pm, the restaurant will donate 10% of their sales to Mustang Athletics.

Area residents are invited to New Anointing Church, Friday, May 31st, starting at 7 P.M for an old-fashioned gospel singing. Come and get a Blessing and be a Blessing. If you sing with a tape/cd or sing live or play an instrument, bring it with you. This is an open-mic singing, so bring your favorite gospel song and come and feel God's love and God's Spirit move. The church is located at 10681 N. Hwy 87, Orange, Texas. (about 7 miles on the left from the Northway Shopping Center) This will be an evening of worship and praise, lifting up the name of JESUS. Refreshments will be served after the singing. So, come and Bless us with your song or maybe share a testimony to Bless other people. Hope to see you all there. For more information, call 746-9515.

Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes Education Classes are for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Classes will be held 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, once a week for eight weeks. Mark your calendar with the class dates, June 4, 11, 18, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30th. It is important to attend all classes to receive the full educational benefit. Classes will be held at First Baptist Church on Dayton in West Orange. $20 per person with scholarship available. Participants must call Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office 882-7010 to reserve seating.

First Christian Church of Orangefield invites your children ages 4 years thru the 6th grade to their summer Vacation Bible School program, which will be held June 2nd - 6th (Sun. - Thurs. nights) from 6:00 pm. til 8:30 pm. There will be Bible lessons, crafts, games, snacks and of course, FUN! The Church is located at 4234 F.M. 408, Orangefield. Contact # 735-4234 for more info. or for a ride. Come join us for "God's Backyard Bible Camp"