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Orange Pintos Headed To State

They have already won their section and region tournaments by going undefeated 7-0, hitting 11 home runs while only allowing 10 runs in two tournaments. The Orange Allstar Pinto team shut out Vidor in both championship games. Coaches are L-R, Brad Jones, Troy Manuel, Greg Freeman and Chris Comalander. Players are L-R, Cooper Palmer, Jackson Jones, Dakota Pinner, Colton Claybar, Luke Scott, Parker Freeman, Maddox Manuel, Kaden Boatman, Cody Comalander and Clay Darby. They'll begin play in Schertz, Tx July 13. … [Read more...] about Orange Pintos Headed To State

Fords and Fishing

Most 12-year-old boys would be excited to get a model of a race car. Orange native Victor Wickersham got more than a replica when he was that age. He got the legendary Wickersham 999 Ford Mustang drag-racing champion. The 1964 1/2 (yes, that's the year model) won 40 out of 42 races across the country. The racer was a special experimental model Mustang. Wickersham said Ford built only 11 of the cars and only five still exist. The Wickersham 999 Mustang is now in a car museum in Ames, Oklahoma. Victor is the son of the late Charles Wickersham, who owned the Orange Ford dealership for … [Read more...] about Fords and Fishing

Hoke Awareness Day

  The Lower Sabine Neches Soil and Water Conservation District held a reception Tuesday to recognize outgoing board members and present conservation awards.  The big announcement was the creation of the first annual Michael Hoke Memorial Outdoor Awareness Day in August. Lester Daigle reminded that Michael Hoke won the Friend of Conservation Award last year before his death.  Daigle said, “It just made sense.  You think of outdoors, you think of youth, you think of Michael Hoke.”  The first annual Michael Hoke Memorial Outdoor Awareness Day will be August 12 at Claiborne West Park and … [Read more...] about Hoke Awareness Day

Students Earn Certificates

Students in Lacey Hale’s Commercial Photography and Digital Interactive Media Classes at West Orange – Stark High School were able to earn their Adobe Certified Associate Certification in Photoshop CS5 during the 2015 - 2016 school year. Congratulations to (see picture) Victoria Luce, Kenan Booker, Damara Jones, Princess Ponce, Deja Harrison, Elecia Barlow, Majesty Papilon, Joshua Funk, Paul Ivory, Guadalupe, Ortiz, and Gemma Ibarra. Congratulations also to Katie Ramirez, Devon Jones, and Kenya Bragg, and Gabriela Rico (not pictured). … [Read more...] about Students Earn Certificates

Dr. Homer Stuntz, MD

Dr. Homer Stuntz, M.D., 93, of Orange, Texas, passed away on July 3, 2016, in College Station, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Born in Lahore, British India, on February 25, 1923, he was the son of Clyde B. Stuntz and Florence (Watters) Stuntz. He was a WWII Veteran with the United States Army- Aircorps. Homer was a member of the Orange Medical Society, along with … [Read more...] about Dr. Homer Stuntz, MD

Barbara Ann Copes

  Another Voice Has Been Added to Heavens Choir. Barbara Ann Copes (nee Peterson, & formerly Craig) left us to enter the Embrace of her Lord Jesus the Christ. It was appropriate that she gained her freedom from her battle with Alzheimer's on Independence Day. She made her passing surrounded by family and loving caregivers.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Barry Bradley, of First Baptist Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery.   Visitation will … [Read more...] about Barbara Ann Copes

Board member Works With TASB

Local school trustee helps shape statewide education policy agenda Ruth Hancock, West Orange – Cove CISD School Board member, met with school board members from across the state to recommend a legislative program to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors. Mrs. Hancock, WOCCISD School Board President, was elected earlier this year during a regional grassroots meeting to the TASB Legislative Advisory Council, which is responsible for taking regionally identified issues and forming one statewide list of priorities for recommendation to the TASB Board. The … [Read more...] about Board member Works With TASB

Jean “Bobbie Jean” Evelyn Weatherford

Bobbie Jean Weatherford, 87, of Nederland died Tuesday, July 5th, 2016 at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont. A native of Beaumont, Texas, she was a longtime resident of Nederland. She was a member of Church of Christ in Nederland, TX.. She enjoyed sewing and attending events for her grandchildren. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon and funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor. Bobbie Jean was preceded in death by her husband James Lee Weatherford, grandsons Christopher Lamb, Kevin Lamb and Cooper … [Read more...] about Jean “Bobbie Jean” Evelyn Weatherford

Cecilia Jane Barnhill Loescher

Cecilia Jane Barnhill Loescher, 89, died July 3, 2016 in Beaumont, TX. She was born in Alexandria, LA, grew up in Lake Charles, LA. and was a resident of Mauriceville, TX for thirty years. She enjoyed sewing and making dolls, crocheting and playing games with her children and grandchildren. She also loved nature, travel and her pets. Cecilia attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church where she served as a eucharistic minister, lector, member of the Altar Society, Legend of Mary and Dominican Laity. Visitation will be Thursday, July 7, 2016 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home of … [Read more...] about Cecilia Jane Barnhill Loescher

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