Orange Leader, The (Newspaper) - May 30, 2006, Orange, Texas Lady Bears playoff run in photos Page 1B ORANGE LEADER 131 150 May 2006 2 Sections 14 50 Cents Rain floods up Leader photo by Jason Rollinson Hoffpauir Road and Burger Town near in Orangefield is completely under water as heavy rains fell early Monday morning in most of the Southeast Texas Many major overpasses in Orange County had several feet of standing water under and there were numerous reports of street More than 4 inches of rain was reported at Community Christian School in and parts of Vidor received more than 7 Mike Rogers with Entergy reported Orange County customers lost power early Monday morning but hoped to have all restored by 6 Up to 16 inches of rain falls on SE Texas HOUSTON AP It was a soggy Memorial Day in parts of Southeast Texas after thun dumped up to 16 inches of rain early But authorities in the affected areas report ed no major problems associated with the heavy Eastern Chambers County got the most up to 16 inches in a said Patrick a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office for the Eastern Harris County was deluged with up to 12 inches of rain over six Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston had received 4 inches of rain since midnight a new Blood Stalled cars could be seen Monday along various streets and freeways with flooding in In northeastern Harris there were reports of a few homes along Halls Bayou that had taken in up to 3 inches of said Rusty administrative coordinator with the Harris County Office of Homeland Security Emergency One home on the eastern shore of Lake Houston had 3 inches of There were no reports of any he In just east of police reported more than 3 feet of water on Texas 105 beneath the Interstate 10 Beaumont fire officials reported many of that citys underpasses were impassable Monday morning because of A flash flood warning was in effect until midmorning from northern Harris County to Beaumont to The Chambers County Sheriffs Department reported only minor accidents associated with the heavy The Jefferson County Sheriffs Department reported some vehicles going into ditches but no serious problems from the Officials in Liberty another area hit by heavy reported no major problems on Leader photo by Jason Rollinson This sign states the obvious for people liv ing on this street in Law bans protests at military funerals The best way to pay respect is to was Mark Dooley from a letter before he was killed AP President Bush passed a startling sign on his Memorial Day drive into the burial grounds for thousands of military dead Thank God for dead it Bush took why a sacrifice more families see similar senti ments when they bury loved ones who died in the Bush signed the Respect for Americas Fallen Heroes which was by Congress in response to the activities of Kansas church group that has staged protests at military funerals around the The claimed the deaths symbolized Gods anger at tolerance of and their actions sparked outrage among grieving families and The new law bars protests within 300 feet of the entrance of a national cemetery and within 150 feet of a road into the This tion applies an hour before until an hour after a Those violating the act would face up to a fine and up to a year in After signing the Bush headed to Arlington National Cemetery for a ceremony to honor war Since it was not a the protesters were free to speak their minds and did so a small group held signs like God hates fags near the entrance as Bushs motorcade drove Across the a few people from the chapter a grass roots conservative held signs supporting A large sign held by several people God bless our defenders of American Their message fit the theme of the as Bush set a large wreath in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns and then said the nation must con fighting the war on terror in the name of those have already given their life in the The best way to pay respect is to value why a sacrifice was Bush quoting from a letter that Mark Dooley wrote to his parents before being killed last September in the Iraqi city of See Page Leader Online Please visit our website at Weather RAIN Today will have a 60 per c e n t chance of rain with a high near 85 Please see Page 2A for the complete weather Index Local 2A Sports Comics Marines families discuss fallout from incident AP Two Marines were severely traumatized when told to pho the corpses of women and children after members of their unit allegedly killed as many as two dozen unarmed Iraqi their families said Lance Andrew and Lance Roel Ryan both members of the Marine unit based at Camp pho the scene in the western Iraqi city of with personal cameras they happened to be carrying the day of the Briones later had his cam era confiscated by Navy his mother while Wrights parents said their son was cooperating with the Navy but declined to comment fur It was It was a ter rible Briones said in a tearful inter view Monday with The Associated Press at her home in San Joaquin She called the incident a massacre and said the mili tary had done little to help her who goes by his mid dle deal with his post traumatic stress I know Ryan is going through some major trauma right said Susie an academic adviser at a community col It was very traumatic for all of the soldiers involved with this The details of what hap 19 are still What is known is that a bomb rocked a military left one Marine Marines then shot and killed unarmed civilians in a taxi at the scene and went into two homes and shot other according to John a Pennsylvania Democrat and decorated war veteran who has been briefed by military See Page Volunteering is a way of retired life By Debby Schamber The Orange Leader Doris Steele has been volunteering since after her husband told her to get out of the house and go do She signed up with the Golden Triangle Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and has been busy ever volunteering 40 hours a I do almost everything RSVP has to Steele I am somewhere almost every Steele has volunteered at the the Convention and Visitors the Chamber of Commerce and the American Red The schools have been her favorite teering The kids would get so excited when I came to the Steele Just the smiles on their faces meant so I think we really made a difference Steele RSVP promotes and utilizes the skills of peo ple ages 55 and older in a variety of volunteer RSVP goals are to provide benefits to both the volunteer and the community at There are in said Mack program We are actively seeking additional RSVP is a nonprofit organization and spon sored by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning With certain places to a back ground check may be Mitchell During the interview the volunteers likes and dislikes will be We want to make sure we place the person at the right Mitchell Steele has been very happy with her place ments and plans to continue as long as they will let she said with a I think it is a great organization and anyone not volunteering should get with the Steele For more information about call at Reach this reporter at 4098836568 or Leader photo by Debby Schamber Doris an RSVP assists Joyce Wilkinson at the front desk of the Memorial Hermann Baptist
