Word from Mardi Gras insiders is that the theme for the 18th Majestic Krewe of Aurora Grand Ball will be Games People Play, a theme shared with Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas.

The Grand Ball will be held at the Robert “Bob” Bowers Civic Center on Feb. 6, 2010, featuring games from Chinese Checkers to Candy Land.

To get your game on, call Laura Childress at 721-8717.

Saldana-Moreno gets honor

A proud father wrote to let readers know that Margarite Saldana-Moreno, formerly of Nederland, was recently awarded a Hispanic Business Woman Leader of the Year Award for the greater Philadelphia area. She is a single mother and her two daughters, Maris and Mia, and lives in Downingtown, Pa.

 Saldana-Moreno is the daughter of Louis and the late Juanita Saldana and graduated from Nederland High School. She attended Texas A&M University and graduated from Lamar University.

 She is vice president for global regulatory affairs and is employed with VAN-WATER-ROGERS (VWR), a global wholesale laboratory distributing company in West Chester, Pa.

Hughen plans big show

Here’s a scoop with more to follow: In honor of the children of Hughen School and Bob Hope School, Provost Umphrey Law Firm LLP will present A Hughen Christmas of Hope, starring B.J. Thomas and comedian Dick Hardwick.

The show will be Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Julie Rogers Theatre, Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont.

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