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In this issue:
✅ Massive List of Orange County Events
✅ Orange County Is on a Roll — Bridge City Band Is Headed to State Too!
✅ A 34-Acre Gift to LCMCISD — Foundation Donates Land to Benefit Future Students
✅ Facebook Plays Detective — Farm Stand Thieves Identified by the Community
Massive List of Orange County Local Events
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Food Managers 2-Day Certification Training with Test Business 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · 📍 AgriLife Office, 11475 FM 1442, Orange A 2-day certification training covering foodborne illness prevention, sanitation regulations, and HACCP to fulfill state… |
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Early Literacy Storytime ChildrenFamily 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM · 📍 Orange Public Library, 220 N 5th St, Orange A 30-minute session for children aged 3 to 5 featuring books, songs, and finger plays to build early literacy skills. |
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Lap-Sit Storytime ChildrenFamily 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM · 📍 Orange Public Library, 220 N 5th St, Orange A 20-minute program for infants to 2-year-olds and their caregivers featuring books, bounces, songs, and rhymes. |
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Interactive Playtime ChildrenFamily 11:25 AM – 11:55 AM · 📍 Orange Public Library, 220 N 5th St, Orange A social time for caregivers and children to interact, play, and build social skills in a fun library environment. |
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COLTON HORNER MusicNightlife+1 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · 📍 Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, 2900 W Sunset Dr, Orange Get ready Orange! We have COLTON HORNER on stage, belting out the hottest and best country hits around. Come join us and… |
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Open Mic Wednesday at Rikenjaks Vidor MusicNightlife+1 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · 📍 18635 IH 10, unit 1000, Vidor Rikenjaks Vidor invites all area songwriters and musicians to join in on the weekly Open Mic Wednesday, 7-10pm. Acoustic… |
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Kade Fontenot at Brick & Barley (Wednesday, 11/4/26) MusicNightlife+1 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM · 📍 Brick & Barley, 2614 Lutcher Dr, Orange Ladies Night Wednesday at Brick & Barley is the best mid-week party in the Triangle🍻🎱🎶 This week, Lake Charles trouba… |
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Join Claybar Funeral Homes for a Complimentary Lunch & Learn at Old Orange Cafe! ClassEducational 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 Old Orange Cafe & Catering Co, 914 Division Ave, Orange Join Claybar Funeral Homes for a Complimentary Lunch & Learn at Old Orange Cafe! Good food, helpful information, and a… |
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Adult Lunchtime Coloring Club ArtsCommunity 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM · 📍 Orange Public Library, 220 N 5th St, Orange A relaxing lunchtime coloring session designed for adults aged 17 and older. Supplies are provided for participants to u… |
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Orange Public Library Game Night CommunityFamily+1 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM · 📍 Orange Public Library, 220 N 5th St, Orange Join us for a fun-filled evening of various board games and tabletop activities. This weekly event is open to the public… |
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Orange County Is on a Roll — Bridge City Band Is Headed to State Too!
Hot on the heels of Orangefield’s big news, the Bridge City Cardinals Band is also headed to the State Marching Contest! The Cardinals performed last at 9:45 PM Saturday night in Longview — the final band to take the floor — and were announced as the 2nd-place finisher out of 21 competing bands. The top 7 advance to State, and Bridge City made it with room to spare. LCM also earned recognition as a Top 12 Finalist. Orange County had a great night on that stage — congratulations to both programs!
A 34-Acre Gift to LCMCISD — Foundation Donates Land to Benefit Future Students
The Crow Luna Foundation has donated 34 acres of land to Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD, a generous gift that will benefit students for generations. The district celebrated with a ribbon-cutting this week, with Superintendent Stacey Brister expressing gratitude for the investment in the community’s future. The property sits just west of the high school and opens the door to new possibilities for the district. This is the kind of community investment that makes Orange County special.
Facebook Plays Detective — Farm Stand Thieves Identified by the Community
Social media did what it does best this week in Mauriceville. Joann Weible posted a video showing two women pulling up to her roadside farm stand off Texla Road and helping themselves to nearly everything — jarred and baked goods included, one of the women wearing a walking boot. Within hours, the post had been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, and by that same evening, both women — one from Mauriceville and one from Gist — had been identified. Formal charges are expected. Orange County doesn’t miss much.
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