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Vol. XXXVI, No. 8
Celebrating The Life And Spirit Of The People In Southeast Texas «■
The Rotary Club of Bridge City
celebrates 20th anniversary
By Charlotte Toumear
BRIDGE CITY - The Rotary
Club of Bridge City met at the
Sunset Grove Country Club in
Orange on Thursday. June 30. at
7:30 p.m. for its annual
installation banquet.
The evening Included several
notable events.
During the buffet style dinner.
Shae Angelo sang several songs,
providing pleasing
accompaniment to the good food
and fellowship, and the banquet
was off to a great start.
Following dinner, Kirk Roccaforte
was named Rotarian of the Year
and was presented with an award
for dedicated service. As he smiled
and looked out at his fellow
members, he said, "I’m proud to
be in Rotary, and I hope we can all
work together to do good things in
the coming year."
Newly Installed officers for the
1994-95 year were sworn in and
are named as follows: president.
Mark Messer; president elect. Kirk
Roccaforte: vice president, Andy
Meshwert; secretary/treasurer.
Bill Nickum; club service director,
Harold Ramm; vocational service.
John Stimac; community service.
Jerry Davidson; international
service. Fred Zoch; sergeant at
arms. Huel Fontenot; and
membership development and
retention, Marialeice Colletti.
The Rotary Club of Bridge City is
a part of Rotary International, and
as such devotes much time.
money, and effort to community
* and worldwide humanitarian
endeavors. A sampling of the
services its members promote are
community service, foreign and
domestic relationships, exchange
programs, and scholarships: One
major goal of Rotary International
is to help eradicate Polio
throughout the world by the year
2005.
Bridge City Rotarians meet at the
Community Center In Bridge City
each Thursday at noon to discuss,
plan, and prepare to carry out the
various services they provide.
"Service Before Self is the Rotary
International motto.
Thelma Williams, out-going
Bridge City Rotary Club
president, presents Rotarian of
the Tear award to Kirk
Roccaforte.
Phobia support group starts
Bij Michelle Harrison
ORANGE — Imagine going about
daily business as usual, when
suddenly, you feel strange. You feel
dizzy, your heart starts racing, your
palms are getting sweaty, a choking
sensation fills your throat, and you
realize you can't breathe!
Thinking "What is this? What's
going on? Is this a heart attack? Am
I going to die?”, intense fear grips
your mind. After about ten minutes
you begin to calm down, and these
sensations are gone, as quickly as
they came.
Later, reflecting on this episode,
trying to analyze it, you wonder,
"What happened to me? Am I crazy?"
The answer is no, you’ve
experienced a panic attack, and for
30 million Americans, it's an all too
frequent occurrence. Simple tasks,
such as driving to the comer store,
can be a major undertaking for
those with anxiety disorders,
essentially making them prisoners of
their own homes, where even being
alone there can be a terrifying
experience.
Such was the case for local
resident. Bobbi Kuykendall.
Kuykendall's first panic attack
happened one evening about ten
years ago. After a typical day. she
prepared dinner for her family. But,
as they sat down to eat, the above
scenario occurred. Terrified, she was
rushed to the hospital, convinced
something was seriously wrong.
Initially, the diagnosis was possible
poisoning. After five days of
hospitalization, and tests of every
description, Kuykendall was
released. No cause was determined
for what happened. The very next
day, however, she experienced
another attack. Soon after, she
began having night attacks, waking
from a sound sleep with these
mysterious symptoms. Within a
month's time she was having, as she
says, "Full-blown panic attacks."
Kuykendall then visited numerous
specialists, enduring a multitude of
highly sophisticated, and very
expensive, tests. All ended with the
same conclusion, "There is nothing
wrong, yet she continued to produce
very real physical symptoms.
The uncertainty of it all weighed
heavily on Kuykendall's mind. It
began to adversely affect her life.
She started losing weight, dropping
over one hundred pounds In three
short months. As attacks increased,
in frequency and Intensity,
Kuykendall became increasingly
despondent. Fearing public
embarrassment, and anything that
may bring on another attack, she
eventually sank into total seclusion,
refusing to leave her home for
almost a year. Fear had totally
engulfed her, to the point of being
afraid of being in her own home
alone.
"In this, the worst part, there was
not one period of time when I was
ever left alone," Kuykendall recalls.
See Kuykendall, Com On Page 4
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Classified Ads....................................... .........Pgs. 8 & 9
Focus This Week.......;..................................................Pg. 6
Gordon Baxter..............................................................Pg. 4
H.D. Pate "What Thoughts Will Do"...................................Pg. 2
Louis Dugas "Views in the Night".................................Pg. 7
Maw Maw Judice "Cajun Cookin".................................Pg. 3
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^TRere is nojearin love. ‘But perfect love drives out fear...
! John 4.1SW1'
The Layman
Leave it to the ministers and
soon the church will die.
Leave it to the women and the-
young will pass it by.
For the church is all that
lifts us from the coarse
and selfish mob,
And the chusch that is to
prosper needs the laymen on
the job.
Now the layman has his
business and a layman has his
joys;
But he also has the rearing of
his little girls and boys.
And I wonder how he’d like it
if there were no churches here,
And he had to rear his children
in a Godless atmosphere.
It's the churches' special
function
to uphold the fairer things,
And to teach the way of living
from which all that's noble
springs;
But the minister can't do it
single handed and alone
For the laymen of the country
are the church's cornerstone.
When you see the church
that's empty though its
doors art open wide
It's not the church that's dying -
it's the laymen who have died.
For it's not by song or sermon
that the church work is done.
It's the laymen of the country
who for God must carry on.
-- Edgar A. Guest
Maultsby recalls radio
and newspaper careers
By Janie B. Peveto
PINE HURST — In 1959 a concerned
father of two and a journalist moved
to Plnehurst with his wife in hopes of
a better life for their children. Bill and
Jeanne Maultsby continued to live
here for the next 35 years, with no
immediate plans of leaving.
Maultsby and his wife moved here
with their two daughters in 1959. The
girls had a special skin condition that
Maultsby believed would be helped by
the salt water. While the water did not
seem to help, Maultsby and his wife
decided to raise their girls in this
area.
"Most of what we’ve done, my wife
and 1. has been for our children.”
Maultsby said.
Shortly after arriving, Maultsby
gained employment at the Orange
Leader, writing for a short time before
leaving the newspaper field,
temporarily. Radio would be
Maultsby's next career step. While
working at KOGT, Maultsby served as
news director and hosted his own
daily commentary. KOGT served as a
stepping stone for his career.
In 1961, the Port Arthur News pulled
Maultsby back to the newspaper
arena. Maultsby continued to write for
the Port Arthur News for the next 12
years. Leaving It brought birth to
Maultsby's next career. After
experiencing a career of both
newspaper and radio, he turned to
freelance journalism In 1973. This
step would give him freedom to grow
and experiment
"I spentvabout half of my time
working for the City of Port Arthur in
public relations.M said Maultsby.
While employed by the city, one of
Maultsby's duties was to write the
annual report. Maultsby is proud to
comment on the annual report that
won the City of Port Arthur the "All
American City” award. He was quick
to point out. The annual report is
Bill Maultsby
what you use to get the award, but all
of the work that goes into it Is
something else." The All American
City Award is given by the Texas
Municipal League.
Maultsby recalls one of the more
interesting and humorous reports he
has covered: While in North Carolina,
Maultsby covered a report of boot-
legging. According to Maultsby. illegal
boot-legging was big back then.
Restrictions included open canisters
not allowed, except on homesteads,
and a limit of eight pints of liquor in
one household.
Many boot-leggers bought the
government liquor and sold it at night
after all other stores had closed.
Selling government-taxed liquor was
Just as illegal as selling non-taxed at
that time. Maultsby reported in the
local paper of a non-taxed boot-legger
being fined. This brought a visitor to
see Maultsby, the boot-legger himself.
See MAULTSBY, Pg. 4
A look at
a "lion"
By Laura Blackwell
ORANGE — “I Joined the Lions Club
because the organization is such a
good organization, and it helps the
community."
Crew currently works at the Texas
Travel Information Center. Besides
her busy work schedule, she is
affiliated with many different
community clubs and organizations.
Crew is currently first vice president
of Orange Lions Club as well as on the
Board of Directors of Orange Rotary
Club, the Business Professional
Women's Club. American Red Cross,
and Crime Stoppers also claim Crew
as an active member.
Rounding out her community
Involvement Is the Chamber of
Commerce, where Crew holds a
position on the board of directors and
is also an Ambassador. Concluding
her community efforts are the two
groups: Go Texan Committee and
Partnership in Tourism.
For six years Crew has belonged to
the Lions Club, and she was the
second woman Inducted into the club.
But she is the first active woman
member.
This year she will be chairperson for
the Lions Club's yearly carnival.
"The older members have given me a
lot of ideas and there will be a few
changes this year." said Crew.
Crew was Introduced into the Lions
Club by Ron Cowling and served on
the board of directors in 1989 as well
as held the position as second and
third vice president.
She enjoys working with Lions Club
because of the help It provides for the
community. The Lions Club Is
Involved in providing eye glasses,
giving out food baskets around
Christmas time, and working with the
eye bank in Port Arthur.
The Lions Club roughly consists of
Pam Crew
over 100 members and Is the largest
and oldest in the country.
"The Lions Club Is a group of
concerned citizens that work hand on
in the community." said Crew.
For nearly 20 years Crew has worked
for the travel center. She enjoys this
because. "I'm a people person, and I
traveled a little" said Crew. Before she
came to work at the travel center, she
worked odd Jobs such as at Carter's
Food Store In Orangefleld and the
former Fair Store.
Crew grew up In the Orangefleld
community and graduated in 1969
from Orangefleld High School.
Some of her favorite hobbies are
raising horses, traveling and cooking.
"I really enjoy cooking, and especially
eating what I have cooked." said Crew
For nearly 18 years she has been
married to Walter Earl Crew.
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