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If you are 65 years of age or older or if you are disabled, you
can vote by mail. Call the Orange County clerk's office from
Orange. 882-7055, or Vidor. 769-9915, 769-5435 or 769-2400,
and you will receive a request. Sign and return it, and you will
receive a ballot by mail. The last day to request a ballot by mail
is Oct. 31.
Bridge City Fire & Rescue Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a
garage sale Saturday. Oct. 7, in the BC Wal;Mart parking lot
beginning at X a.m.
In case of rain, the sale will be held at the BC Fire Station.
and building project has grown
from $3.5 million to more than
$10 million because of extra
work being done on the original
building, Nick said.
The project has a Mardi Gras
theme with the colors of gold,
green and purple replacing the
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ty will have a French Quarter
buffet, accessible by escalators,
that will have 130 feet of
The Golden Triangle Chapter of the Cajun French Music
Association will host a Cajun Day at West Orange Wal-Mart Super
Center Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. until. A live Cajun band will
entertain. There will be a link sale, and fun for all.
For information call Gene Breaux at 8X6-4650.
Residents of Orange County may vote early in the General
Election Monday through Saturday, Oct. 23-28, and Monday
through Friday, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, X a.m.-5 p.m. daily at the follow-
ing locations:
County Clerk's office, Orange County Courthouse, X0I W.
Division, Orange: BC-Orangefield Community Center. 105
Parkside, Bridge City; Mauriceville Market Basket, Hwy. 62 @>
12. Mauriceville; and Raymond Gould Community Center, 3X5
Claiborne, Vidor.
The Southeast Texas Hospice is seeking volunteers to serve ter-
minally ill persons and their families. Training programs will be
available for those interested in joining the hospice family.
SETX Hospice is a non-profit agency utilizing a team approach
to the physical, psychosocial and spiritual careof the patient and
family at the end of life. Hospice provides pain and symptom con-
trol and emotional support to the patient and family toward the
goal of allowing the patient to enjoy all the remaining days of life
in the comfort of home.
To volunteer or for more information call 409-XX6-0622 or I-
800-749-3497, X a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. The Southeast Texas
Hospice office is located at 912 W. Cherry, Orange.
Democratic Party opens county HQ
The Orange County Democratic Party will hold official opening
ceremonies for its Headquarters for the Nov. 7 General Election
on Saturday. Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Refreshments will be served;
music will be provided.
The Headquarters is located at 6521 1H 10 in the Bates Plaza
across from JB's Barbecue. Staff can be reached at X83-4I92 dur-
ing afternoon and evening hours. Monday-Saturday.
The celebration is open to the general public as well as friends
and supporters of the Democratic Party and its candidates for
local, slate and national offices. All Democratic Party candidates
are urged to attend and bring campaign signs, literature, etc. for
distribution.
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color scheme. Even the compa-
ny's logo has been updated with
a Mardi Gras horse with mask
and feathers.
In keeping with the theme,
officials have bought a streetcar
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Members of the group working to turn the USS Orleck into a
museum arc organizing a giant garage sale to raise funds toward
restoration of the 1945 destroyer.
The Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation is
seeking donations of good, resaleable items for the fund-raiser.
The event will be held Oct. 13-15 at the National Guard Armory
on Meeks Drive in Orange.
To have donations picked up, call committe chair Linda Hanks
at 9XX-(X)X9. Or take the times to the Armory Oct. 9-13, 10 a.m.-
3 p.m.
All proceeds from the garage sale will go toward the Orleck
project. Donations of money will also be accepted at the sale.*
Also those attending may sign up for membership to the founda-
tion or to volunteer on the Orleck project.
The USS Orleck was built at Consolidated Steel shipyard in
Orange in 1945. The 390-foot destroyer served in World War II,
Korea. Vietnam and the Gulf War.
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serve steaks but will also have
seafood and other fine dishes,"
Nick said.
The Club House is also being
remodeled and will include a
stage for entertainers.
Delta Downs unveiled its
refurbished area for off-track
betting Sept. 21. The Jockey
Club has desk-type seating for
52 people, with individual
monitors and overhead reading
lamps.
"It's real quiet and a good
place to play the horses." Nick
said.
The room has self-service
wagering terminals, plus clerks
with portable betting terminals
assist on The weekends. A
replay terminal, where patrons
can pull up any of Delta Downs'
live races, is to be installed
within the Jockey Club for the
2001 racing season.
The Jockey Club was open a
few days to the public for view-
ing but it's slated to convert to
private membership.
The race track's number of
employees is down to about
100 during the off-season, for
live racing. Nick said, but it's
expected to reach about 1 .(MX)
once the renovations are com-
plete and the 24-hour slots casi-
no opens.
Nick noted the building proj-
ect is requiring a number of
construction workers.
The track has scheduled two
special events for November
and December. The Breeder's
Cup Fun Fest, set for Nov. 4,
will include a gumbo cook-off.
antique car show, pony rides,
entertainment and more. The
track will host a Cajun festival
Dec. 7-9 now that the Catholic
Church in Vinton no longer
holds its Cajun festival.
Friends are hosting a benefit fundraiser for the Marcus Scuderi
family Saturday, Oct. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at North Orange Baptist
Church on N. Hwy. 87 in Orange.
The menu includes barbecue chicken and links, potato salad,
beans, dessert, bread and tea. Donation for the dinner is $7 per
person (dine-in, plus entertainment). Take-out meals are available
4-6 p.m. for $5 per meal.
The Sanford Group Singers, Little Cypress Jr. High Band and
Choir will perform. Several items will be auctioned during the
fundraiser with bidding completed by 8 p.m.
Marcus Scuderi died recently of cancer. He was 43. He leaves
behind his wife, Gaynell, and two children, Tiffany and Brandon.
The medical bills and other family financial needs have been
greater than the family can afford.
To purchase tickets or donate items call Shane Rice, benefit
coordinator, at 409-883-6223 or e-mail,
RiceShane9email.msn.com no later than Oct. 12. For more infor-
mation call Myra Sanders at 883-8764 after 6 p.m.
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a cashier's cage. Plus the facili- of Jazz sports bar, and the for-
mer Skyline Room is getting a
facelift.
"It will be a little more
Louisiana Cajun and Creole upscale than it was but will still
food selections.
The Jean Lafitte sports bar is
being converted into the House
es.
It's like Vacation Bible
School, Simmons said, but
more. The youngsters will
learn Bible verses, plus how
and why the Bible was written,
as well as incorporating fun
activities for the children. They
will be taught family values,
such as love, sharing and thank-
fulness, and learn about them-
selves and others. Each month
will have a different theme,
from "What Gift Do I Have for
Jesus," during the Christmas
season, to "God Planned Our
World," and through it all they
will be treated to crafting les-
sons, exercise and more.
"I'm a retired educator and
have watched from a time when
children were taught right from
wrong by their teachers at
school, to a point where teach-
ers are hamstrung in what they
are allowed to teach," Simmons
said.
"They aren't allowed to teach
values in the classroom any
more. We are hoping this will
pick up some of the slack for
our children."
The entire program is taught
Leona Simmons is a former
educator who moved to Bridge
City three years ago and to St.
Paul's United Methodist Church
a year ago. Now she's the direc-
tor of the church's new after-
school program for kids.
"Actually the program was in
place before I came," she
explained, 'but it never seemed
to have the impact the church
was hoping for. It just needed
more organization.
"It is not a babysitting thing,"
Simmons smiled. "This is a
program to reinforce Christian
values for children in a whole-
some learning experience.
It's not just for children who
are Methodists or who go to our
church. It's for all children aged
kindergarten through sixth
grade who will come after
school to learn, hear stories,
enjoy songs and activities from
3:15 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays."
The after-school program
starts Wednesday, Oct. 4, in
Sunday School classrooms.
There is no charge for the class-
by volunteers who will also
pick up children who need the
service from school. Parents
will be expected to take their
own children home after the
Wednesday program.
"We're designed to meet the
needs of the community's chil-
dren in a positive way,"
Simmons reported.
"The people of the church
and volunteers pay for every-
thing including providing sim-
ple after-school snacks on the
days we have them here. So far
there are 20 children signed up
and the number is growing."
Simmons, the mother of
grown children, looks forward
to the after-school program and
working with area little ones.
To enroll children, parents
should call 735-5546.
"It doesn't matter where you
go to church, or if you do." she
said.
"This program is open to your
children, doesn't cost a cent and
makes a lot of sense. We feel
that it's part of the church's job
to help out. So many families
now have two working parents,
or single parents trying to hold
down extra jobs that there is no
time for some of the training
they want instilled in their
young ones. We want to help."
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CEDARBURG, Wis. — A bank robbery suspect being held
in leg irons in a hospital allegedly grabbed, a guard's gun,
shot off his chains and fled in the nude, leading police on a
car and foot chase that ended with officers shooting him in
his buttocks. The 24-year-old man was arrested in connec-
tion with the armed robbery of the M&l Bank at Allenton. He
was taken to a hospital for treatment for heroin withdrawal,
but while being returned from a bathroom he used the nee-
dle of his intravenous medication to attack the sheriff's
deputy guarding him, authorities said. The deputy wasn't
injured. The man's gown came off as he fought his way out
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