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.
The City of
Orange
Planning &
Zoning
Commission
will meet on
Tuesday,
June 04, 2013
in a joint
session with the
City Council at
5:30 pm
at the Library
Annex Building
(Council
Chambers)
located at 220
Fifth Street to
hear the
following
cases;
Case No. 13:06:
A request by
Frances Rose
Thomas to rezone
from "R-1" Low
Density
Residential
Zoning District
to "IDC"
Interstate
Development
Corridor Zoning
District a .276
acre lot being
tract 47 of
Abstract 22, Uel
Richey, more
commonly known
as 125 Happy
Home Road. Case
No.
13:06:
A request by the
City of Orange
to abandon the
alley
right-of-way in
Block 4 of the
Bunn Addition.
The public is
invited to
attend.
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"
Orange County
Farmers Market
starts May 1. Open
on Wednesdays 3-6 pm
and Saturdays 7-10
am, May through
November. Held in
front of Big Lots,
MacArthur Dr,
Orange. New vendors
always welcome. For
more info contact
Texas AgriLife
882-7010.