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LETTER Is your food farm-fresh, cage-free, allnatural, organic, Non-GMO and antibioticfree? The struggle to comprehend what is happening to our food is enough to make you want to stop eating altogether. It’s been said many times before that people are more health conscious than ever. Growing up an 80’s kid, in middle America, I’ve seen my share of health fads. But now, when I hear that statement, I really feel it’s true. People have become more health conscious. It is no secret that America is suffering an obesity epidemic and in the wake of this realization, Americans have been forced to take a hard look at what we are putting in our bodies. When I was a kid, diet sodas were a good thing, today … not so much. We are learning terms like “sugar-free” and “reduced fat” are not necessarily good ones. People have finally started looking past the packaging and want to understand what is actually going in their food. And, I’m not simply talking about preservatives or additives, but the very foundation of the food itself. Is your food farm-fresh, cage-free, all-natural, organic, Non-GMO and antibioticfree? The struggle to comprehend what is happening to our food is enough to make you want to stop eating altogether. But, since that notion is utterly ridiculous, I step out, alongside many other Americans, looking to discover how to best feed my family. Over the past few years, I have made a very conscious decision to better watch the types of foods that my family and I eat. I have been on a bit of a juicing kick for over a year now. I have grown quite accustomed to the site of my children rolling their eyes as I set a freshly, squeezed, glass of carrot juice in front of them. I just keep telling myself, “they’ll appreciate it when they're older.” But, how healthy is that glass of juice? Sure, it looks like frothy, orange goodness, but is it?!
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If you are anything like me, the idea of GMO’s is a bit unsettling. I recognize the potential in genetic modification, but until we know exactly what to expect from these super-powered, plants, we must tread lightly. I spend a small fortune to keep my kids eating organic fruits and vegetables. But, truthfully, I am still not 100 percent positive if what I have bought is organic. The frustration continues. However, I have recently discovered the story of Mike Loggins, a man who is challenging convention and is here to show us all how we can get back to our roots (no pun intended). Loggins is the brain-child behind Micro Family Farms, a familyrun business that is helping change the way you see (and taste) fresh food. Loggins and his crew not only build a custom garden in your backyard or small plot of land, they help manage it as well. This cuts out a lot of the guesswork and helps you to better understand the process and maximize your harvest yield. I highly recommend Micro Family Farms, pg.12. All their seeds are Non-GMO and even if you were not blessed with a green thumb, Loggins will make sure your crop flourishes. Gardening truly gives people an option for fresh food like the common family hasn’t experienced in decades. This is the only way to truly know where your food comes from and everything that goes with it. As the world progresses into whole wellness, consider Micro Family Farms for an honest, healthy experience that will benefit your entire family.
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LETTER maybe it is time to put those floor plans I have been storing away in my head, down on some blue prints and FInd the builder that is perfect for the job.
Kitchen remodel, new flooring, paint, furniture, new decor, outdoor kitchenette ... I could go on and on. These are just a few of the things I added to my wish list while working on the March issue. There are so many things I would love to do to up-date my house, but knowing where to start or who to call can be daunting. Being a very independent person, I tend to think I can do or fix anything without asking for help. After wasting a lot of time and money, I have learned the hard way that some things should be left for the experts. Now, after working on our annual Best Places to Live, Real Estate Pros and All Things Home Issue, I can't decide if I need to work on those remodel projects or get the best realtor in town to find my dream home!
check out contributing writer, Kim Lewis', article Leaf Them Be, to find the perfect independent greenery. Now that is a decision that can't go awry! Color me green! While I am envious of all you plant whisperers, that is not what I am talking about! With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner we were feeling a little lucky and decided to bring you a plethora of choices for your spring fashion in all shades of green.
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Whether you are in the market for a new home, contractor, designer or clothes, our March issue if full of valuable information to get you on your way. There is no time like the present to spruce up your home or your wardrobe. With the help of some of the professionals featured in this issue, I will definitely be marking things off my wish list one at a time!
Or, maybe it is time to put those floor plans I have been storing away in my head, down on some blue prints and find the builder that is perfect for the job. Decisions, decisions, decisions. The one thing I can definitely tell you, is that I can kill a plant before I even pay for it. So naturally, I was thrilled to find out that there are plants for the busy person with zero green thumbs! So next time you would like to buy someone a plant and you are not sure if they can take care of it,
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Mom warned me when she said, “Frankie, SUPERHEROes are SUPER brave and SUPER strong. But, don’t ever forget they each have their kryptonite.”
And boy was she right! I got a bad dose of it while training to be the most super, SUPERHERO of all time! Next thing I knew mom and me were at Trinity Mother Frances UrgentCARE to get the antidote.
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
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EDITOR'S LETTER
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STREET SCENE
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COVER STORY
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YOU, BY THE NUM3ER5
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COLLABORATION IS KEY
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MAN ABOUT TOWN
46 DINING GUIDE 54 STYLE FILE 64 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
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68 ACCESSORY IQ: HOME EDITION 92 LEAF THEM BE
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MIKE LOGGINS IS CHANGING THE WAY EAST TEXANS GET THEIR FOOD. TAKE A LOOK INSIDE TO SEE HOW MICRO FAMILY FARMS IS GETTIN' LARGE.
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IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY, FINDING THE PERFECT FIT FOR YOUR FITNESS GOALS IS AN ARMS LENGTH AWAY.
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BSCENE FOLLOWS THE EFFORTS OF THREE EAST TEXAS ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND OUT WHY COLLABORATION IS KEY.
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CIRCLE OF HONOR DONOR LUNCHEON
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H.F.H. 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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WOMEN WITH HEART
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BUSINESS TO BUSINESS EXPO
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DINE WITH THE DOCS HEART DINNER
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TYLER HEART BALL SPONSOR PARTY BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AWARDS
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JUNIOR LEAGUE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
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MISTLETOE & MAGIC LOGO REVEAL HISTORIC HOME TOUR: FIRST REVEAL
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DR. LUKE SOCIETY AWARDS CEREMONY
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ROSELAND OIL & GAS EXPO
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LOCAL LOVE AT MARIO'S ST. JUDE CASINO NIGHT
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LUCKY IS AS LUCKY DOES, THIS MONTH'S STYLE SECTION BRINGS YOU SHADES OF GREEN TO WEAR THIS SPRING.
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BUSY LIFE AND NO GREEN THUMB? WELL, LEAF THEM BE! KIM LEWIS TELLS US ABOUT A FEW INDEPENDENT PLANTS THAT ENJOY THEIR ALONE TIME!
STREET SCENE What is “STREET SCENE”: glimpses of glitter, photos of friends, a few lines of life and laughter. Like a school's yearbook, Street Scene chronicles life in East Texas. You'll find businesses and others commemorating anniversaries. Celebrations and charities gloss these pages, accompanied by faces you know. Music, theater and other cultural events also make the scene.
The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce was on hand to welcome Kilgore National Bank, as a new member, with a ribbon cutting at its location, in Kilgore, on Feb. 5.
The Longview Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its location, in Longview, on Feb. 10, to welcome Heartisans Marketplace, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. They offer a customized, eight-week internship that provides valuable job skills to unemployed/underemployed women living in the community.
Cole and Co. hosted a Kori Green Jewelry Trunk Show, inviting guests to pick up something for their sweetheart for Valentine's Day, at its location in La Piazza, in Tyler, on Feb. 12.
Landmark Title held its annual Valentine Lunch at its location, in Tyler, on Feb 12th. Traditions Restaurant catered the event.
KVNE/KGLY proudly sliced the crimson tape at their new offices, in Tyler, officially becoming a member of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 11.
Representatives from Brookshire Grocery Co. presented $5,000 donations to the Spirit of St. Louis Therapeutic Riding Center and the St. Paul Children’s Foundation at Fresh, in Tyler, on Jan. 26. The donated funds were raised through the company’s 26th annual Benefit Golf Tournament hosted last April.
Smallcakes Cupcakery was welcomed into the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting at its new location on Old Bullard Rd., in Tyler, on Jan. 30.
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The Residence Inn by Marriot became a member of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and was welcomed with a ribbon cutting at its location, in Tyler, on Feb. 5.
Hall Buick GMC hosted the Tyler Cattle Barons' committe e for an unveiling of the chance drawing prizes for this years gala at its location, in Tyler, on Feb 9.
Members of the Board of Directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, East Texas Chapter, gathered at Hollytree County Club, in Tyler, on Feb. 3, to prepare for the association's monthly meeting. The meeting featured speaker Debbie Wood of the University of Texas at Tyler.
PineCrest, a healthy living community, became a member of the Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting at its new location, in Lufkin, on Feb. 3.
My MD Select was welcomed into the Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting at its location, in Nacogdoches, on Jan. 28.
La Quinta Inn & Suites celebrated becoming a member of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting at its location, in Tyler, on Jan. 28.
The Longview Chamber Of Commerce welcomed Kinsman Home Health into its ranks with a ribbon cutting at its location, in Longview, on Feb. 16
Fifteen senior athletes from John Tyler High School and three from Robert E. Lee High School signed letters of intent to play their sport at the collegiate level for various schools such as Texas A&M and New Mexico State on Feb. 4.
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Longview Chamber member, Don Esch, teaches a YEA! (Young Entrepreneurs Academy) class the importance of a business plan at Pine Tre e ISD, in Longview, on Feb. 3.
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MICRO FAMILY FARMS IS ABOUT TO GET LARGE Article By: William Knous Photos Courtesy of: Micro Family Farms, Lindsey Todd Morgan, Noel Martin
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he story of Mike Loggins and Micro Family Farms begins in the soil. It was cultivated naturally from the seed of an idea, sown in a perfect climate springing up from the ground. Micro Family Farms grew at nature’s pace, organically. Since the Civil War, Loggins’ family and their name have been found around Tyler and East Texas. They even have a history of feeding people on this land: Mike’s grandfather opened Loggins Restaurant in 1949. If you’ve been, you know that the place is home cooking, and true to its roots. Mike Loggins has been looking to the earth to be sustained for generations, and he continues the calling today. And it is a calling, something he is deeply passionate about. His eyes get wide and the cadence of his speech picks up markedly. When he speaks, you can hear more than just a discussion of the progressiveness of his business plan or the interactivity of his website – both of which happen to be excellent. What comes through is Loggins’ sincere desire to use Micro Family Farms to provide for his community, or more accurately, to allow his community to provide for itself. Loggins moved to Sonoma County, California, when he was an infant. He grew up in the fertile valley, where “organic” was just the way it was out there.
His father was an architect, so it was a natural progression when Mike excelled in a career of landscape design. He always stayed in that line of agriculture and horticulture, growing food passionately. And though he has been successful in his career, by any measure, and it is undoubtedly something he enjoys, one gets the sense he might not have always felt fulfilled. “The e was just this real… I don’t know… I was seeking some higher purpose if you will, something altruistic,” Loggins said.
No sooner was that the garden built than another set of family friends saw it and were enamored. Loggins refined his system further, began thinking of the best use of space available and square footage. He came up with the idea that is now called Micro Family Farms.
“The soil was so rich and grew everything,” Loggins said. “In the third grade, where kids do the little starter cups of seeds for science projects, I asked for a couple of extra and took them home and grew them. It was revolutionary for me, as a third grader harvesting zucchini – seeing these beautiful, big plants grow. It really hooked me.” About 20 years ago, Loggins was already – perhaps still – very serious about growing and producing food. He had his sheep, chicken and vegetables. About 80 percent of everything he ate he either grew or had stored and put away for the future. It was a pursuit that fascinated him. “I needed to know it, to learn it. This Generation, Generation X and onward, they just don’t have a lot of that [interest] left. It’s slipped by. I took it on. It was a wonderfully steep learning curve,” Loggins said, with a knowing smile. “[Learning] how to do all that – from curing meats or making pickles – I taught myself all of it.” And he used books, kids. This was before the Internet.
Loggins came back to Texas at 15, “a huge culture shock ” to him. It was here that he began his landscape design business. As it continued to grow, he composed a little fi e-acre farm where he would pour time and energy. In his working life, projects would typically last six months to a year. Tha ’s a long enough time to build relationships beyond the casual “good morning.” He’d talk to his clients about his gardens and farm. The ’d hear him talk about food, and he would bring them jars of homemade pickles or sauerkraut. Eventually clients began to ask Loggins to incorporate a vegetable garden into his design, and he gladly took on the task. But, it was not a storybook ending. “I would be designing these incredible outdoor spaces, quartermillion dollar pools… and they wanted a vegetable garden too. But I’d come back in a year to check up on the project after it was finished and these beautiful gardens would just be weeds and briars – I couldn’t even stand to look at it,” he said, shaking his head. “Tragic.” Tha ’s not hyperbole. Loggins turned down all future offers to design gardens for years afterward. “After about seven or eight clients, I just stopped doing it,” Loggins said. “People just couldn’t do it, couldn’t keep it up. The e’s a steep learning curve and a lot to it.” Even with direction, clients kept failing, until about four years ago. Loggins was designing a pool for friends when the wife started digging in about whole foods and gardening. “She started asking me to put in a vegetable garden,” Loggins said. “Then when I said ‘no,' she kept asking. And asking. Honestly, thank God for her persistence. She has quite a few kids, and that’s what convinced me.” It was during a large gathering where Loggins noticed his sons seemed healthier, livelier than most of the other kids. They didn’t get sick, and they didn’t have purple around their eyes and they loved to eat their veggies. “I made the connection and told her I would figu e out a way for her to do it, and make it achievable. Tha ’s what started me on this adventure.” Loggins knew how to make things grow in East Texas soil, as he’d been doing it for years. But he’d always put in the time and effo t – a large family with busy parents and full schedules couldn’t necessarily do the same things, especially without the years of study and experience. So, taking into account what didn’t work with his past clients and what did work at his home, Loggins built something new. It was a garden, with trellising systems, state of the art irrigation and more. “I was able to use decades of experience in landscape design and take cutting-edge design and fuse that with the techniques I learned from a Scottish book about horticulture, written in 1920,” Loggins said. “It became really fun.” No sooner was that the garden built and then another set of family friends saw it and were enamored. Loggins refined his system further, began thinking of the best use of space available and square footage. He came up with the idea that is now called Micro Family Farms. “It’s a micro-plot, vegetable garden that takes the things that grow best in this soil and can feed
“When you become a Micro Family Farm member, we have asked that twice a year you log into the site and choose and pick things you want to grow, what kind of peppers, okra or tomatoes.” year round – or family of 3-4 and have enough to freeze and preserve,” Loggins explained. He began to do more. He broke the components down for each family. The setup was the same, but diffe ent – depending on the preferences of the family, the size of the property and their financial wherewithal. People make choices, and then Loggins adds and subtracts, his design and growing backgrounds dovetailing, allowing him to accommodate requests and maximize the space. He then understood why the first gardens he built for clients had failed – and he solved that problem too. “It all started coming together,” he said. “No matter how much I instructed or advised, these families are busy. The ’re homeschooling; they have several kids; they’re working 40 hours a week at minimum. Half my clients are doctors. No one has 25 hours a week to be on his or her hands and knees outside, digging in the dirt. What I developed was basically a service that seven times throughout the year I am able to come out with a team and we do the nasty stuff: all the composting, the fertilization, the mulching. It evolved and really, last year we were able to refine the seven services so well that, now, all the families have to do is harvest their fresh fruits and vegetables and peas and peppers and everything else.” MFF has a service agreement that clients sign each year detailing the services and cost. The micro-plot base investment is $4,500, annually, and more can
be added . It may seem like a high figu e until you do the math. Organic produce sells for an average of $5 per pound. The Micro Family Farm pays for itself with only the summer crop. The e are six more months of harvesting to enjoy, essentially a bonus. “Amazingly it works out to not only be a financial incentive, but now these families are for the first time – twice a week, every night – asking ‘What’s for dinner?’ Then they go out to the garden, harvest it, bring it in,” Loggins said, his grin growing ever wider. “Tha ’s kind of our backbone on the website. Our grower, software developer, we are all partners. When you become a Micro Family Farm member, we have asked that twice a year you log into the site and choose and pick things you want to grow, what kind of peppers, okra or tomatoes.” All the MFF families finish in December picking what they will eat in spring and summer. The e is an MFF app for smartphones that allow you to manage your garden, as well. If there is concern in the garden, you see a plant looking odd – pull up the app, take a photo and a note is sent to the site. It is tagged to farm, goes to Loggins, goes to the grower and goes to the plant file. A history builds, just like the soil. Families give reviews for the vegetables at the end of each season, what they like, what they don’t and why. Over time MFF is refining the very best selections and they are always trying new things. “Right now I’m trailing ten diffe ent Asian greens from Thailand that are doing very well,” Loggins said. “I’ll introduce those next year. You’ve got to stay above that curve.”
MFF has been able to find that sweet point where they can make it viable for the family and a financially successful business. “The technology is what makes this possible, and it wouldn’t be feasible without it, without the software. Put simply: the organic food movement is unstoppable, and one of the fastest of all segments of the market.” From choosing the perfect pears to utilizing advanced biologicals, to proactively combatting harmful insects naturally, MFF is a wonderful mixture of old fashioned artisanship and the most contemporary science. “We are learning,” Loggins said. “We’re making a big diffe ence. People aren’t eating as much fast food now. People are eating more whole foods. And don’t get me wrong, I don’t want McDonalds to fail, but I don’t want to give my kids Chicken McNuggets six nights a week, either. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat McNuggets because McNuggets are delicious … but that can’t be your whole diet.” But they are convenient. And that was the problem MFF had to solve. Loggins always wanted the best for his clients and their families. It simply wasn’t sustainable – and that’s quite a buzzword for Loggins. “People’s time is their value,” he said. “We tried to get people to be self-sufficient but it wasn’t taking. They spend the money at the store, anyway. Now, it’s a diffe ent thing. For example, take the head of a broccoli wrapped in plastic sitting on the shelf. It’s thousands of miles away from where it was
grown. Ask your kid sitting in the cart if he wants some broccoli – you know the answer! Now, what if that broccoli is outside in your garden. And the kid sees it and all the other vegetables. He asks over and over if we can pick it yet. Finally, when the time comes, you better believe he’s eating it up!” Children and education still play a large part in the ventures of Micro Family Farms. They recently broke ground at Good Shepherd School in Tyler. “It’s something I’m passionate about,” Loggins said. “Getting the children connected at an early age is important. Right now, they are eating food that’s brought in. But we’re going to change that. Several family members have kids that go there and have MFF gardens. The model we’re doing there is diffe ent – there are more people. But, it allows the kids to take part in the feeding, harvesting and so on. We’re replacing some of their fast food days with fresh minestrone soup. It’s going to be great.” MFF currently has 20 farms in Tyler, and 20 more planned. Check them out online at microfamilyfarms.com. Recently, Loggins sent out a survey with a review for the summer crop, and they added a question about how “fun” was the farm. They weren’t sure what the answers would be. “I was reticent,” Loggins confessed. “The e are some wonderful things about hardcore gardening: it’s nutritional, it’s beneficial, it’s good for you… but ‘fun’ is never really at the top of most people’s lists. But 100 percent of families gave it fi e stars and left a comment about just how fun it was … This is much bigger than me. The e are software developers. We have incredible service teams. The e is the grower aspect of it. It all comes down to this effo t to allow families the opportunity of fresh food. Tha ’s what Micro Family Farms is giving families for the first time, and it seems crazy that gardening could be so innovative.”
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Friends of the Literacy Council of Tyler held a 25th birthday celebration for the Literacy Council with a Circle of Honor Donor Appreciation luncheon at Willow Brook Country Club, in Tyler, on January 27. Guests enjoyed lunch while hearing an inspirational DARLA & RANDY CHILDRESS story from student, Dilia Salvador.
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SHERYL PALMER, ELLEN MUSSELMAN, MICHELLE BROOKSHIRE
RAE CHAMPAGNE, CHRISTINA GODWIN, REBECCA SANDERS
JOHN MUSSELMAN, GARY SWINDLE
ELLEN KRAFVE, NANCY CRAWFORD, KRISTEN SEEBER
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atching my wife do Weight Watchers is hard for me. Over the years, I have observed her check calorie content, count points, calculate protein portions and compute carbs. At restaurants, you can find her asking waiter after waitress dozens of questions about foods that are at best tedious and at worst ridiculous. (The waiter rarely knows.) Now admittedly, I have never struggled with my weight, but I have enough trouble eating the right food, I can’t imagine having to track my food. Equally vexing is my old workout partner who hauled this ugly spiral notebook into the gym every time we worked out, dutifully noting every exercise, number of sets and reps and the amount of weight used. He’d write down his time spent doing cardio, monitor his heart rate and estimate the calories he had burned. He’d even make notes on his mood. Eventually, I’d run thin on patience with all the scribbling, and I’d be like, “Hey Faulkner, can I get a spot?” It’s not that this kind of self-monitoring doesn’t work … it does work. It’s just too much work. Let me rephrase that as, I’m just lazy. Trust me, I see the results. Weight Watchers has worked for my wife. That number of pounds she wanted to lose, that I am not allowed to mention here, vanished, and the portion control skills she learned has kept it off. And that silly spiral notebook helped my buddy focus in on specific weaknesses in
his body and exercise routine to get him into the best shape of his life. As for me, I hate math. So all the counting and tracking can be tedious. For those of you like me, there is good news. It’s called self-quantification. Some call it biohacking, self-surveillance or lifelogging, but whatever you call it; enough people are doing it now to say it’s a movement. The idea of tracking yourself using real data is hardly new. And the insertion of technology to help this kind of tracking goes back a ways too. Scales, heart monitors, pedometers, speedometers and odometers have helped the fitness set check their progress for years. And for almost as long as I can remember, the typical gym treadmills, stationary bikes and the like have had heart monitors built into them, and today most tell the distance covered along with an estimate of amount of calories burned. What else can you find today? Well, all of that and more, but in smaller devices. Driven by ever-increasing miniaturization, interconnectedness and computation power, the "quantified self" movement refers to using technology to acquire all kinds of data, about eating, sleeping, exercising and more, in an attempt to improve one’s health and daily performance. The devices used for such tracking are known as “wearables”, and the market is quickly becoming littered with these products. They are designed to take a rather breathtaking array of measurements.
Jawbone Up When it comes to bracelets, the Up System by Jawbone is probably the most recognizable and offers all the best in a basic fitness tracker. Stylish and comfortable, the Jawbone logs steps, charts them on a graph and monitors your sleep. Jawbone can also send a gentle vibration if you’ve been still too long. Some are even waterproof, so swimming becomes a fitness option. The most interesting feature is the sleep alarm that will wake you up at the most optimal time in your sleep pattern. And its open platform makes it compatible with a number of applications. An important point to remember, however, is that there is no display. You will have to log onto your smartphone or tablet to see your activity and get your stats. At a price point under $100, on sale at many locations, it is the most affo dable and provides all the functions you need.
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Garmin Forerunner Garmin offers similar basic trackers, and if you want to step it up a notch and especially if you are into cycling and running, the Forerunner by Garmin could be right up your trail. At $400 bucks, it might be a bit cost prohibitive, but its sport specific functionality makes it worth it. The Forerunner has a good-looking, round touch screen, can switch between running and cycling modes and track distance, speed and heart rate. It can also estimate your VO2 max or your body’s maximal oxygen consumption. The band utilizes this information to calculate necessary recovery time between workouts, predict your race times at diffe ent distances and help correct your running posture. It’s like having a running coach on your wrist.
Fitbit Charge Fitbit has a wide array of trackers including a hip-clip version that most say is more accurate that the wrist worn devices, however, I know I would lose this one almost immediately. Their basic offerings with no display start at an even lower price point than the Up, but if you want instant gratification like me, I really like the Fitbit Charge. It has a nice display that tells all the vitals, such as steps taken, stairs climbed and calories burned. It has all the sleep features of Jawbone, with the addition of alerting you of incoming calls with its caller-I.D. function. The Charge is only slightly more expensive at $130.
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How times have changed, right? A mere 15 years ago a person would have had a phone, camera, video recorder, computer, portable CD player and an alarm clock. People also bought calendars, carried around day-planners and kept maps in their glove compartments. Now, I carry all of that around in my pocket. Not only that, this technology and ease of information has become so ubiquitous quickly, it is easy for me to forget that I used to have to pull over at gas stations and hope the attendant knew the directions to wherever I was going. Now, I just ask Siri. The same thing is happening with wearables. Because computer chips have become so small yet powerful, these devices are becoming embedded in our lives and literally appearing into our fashion. Now a clip-on, analog pedometer is an attractive bracelet or watch, and it doesn’t just tell you how many steps you’ve taken today. It can tell you the distance traveled, stairs climbed, calories burned and the duration and intensity of activity 24/7, while tracking it over the past weeks or months or more.
Many of these devices can monitor your sleep patterns noting not only when you went to bed and woke up but when you actually fell asleep and how restful your night was. And when married to tracking applications as such, one can view neat, easy to read charts and graphs that map out all of this information. Some applications also allow you to log in your workout routines, moods, or enter meals to calculate their calories and nutritional content. A few even offer guided workouts, help you set goals and then remind you to attain them. Some can even pit you in friendly competitions with other wearable users. As this technology evolves, what wearables can monitor is growing as well and includes temperature, blood pressure, air quality, blood oxygen levels and body fat ratios. They can even track arousal and your state of mind, making my mood ring obsolete.
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APPLE WATCH Probably the most anticipated of all wearables is the Apple Watch. While most of the devices we mention are much sleeker and less bulky, the Apple Watch adds a whole new element to the wearable world. It has all the capabilities of monitoring and tracking as the others, it simply does more. Think about the items that you have to worry about while trying to get fit. Well, the Apple Watch provides you with the ability to leave your phone and wallet at home. With built in features as familiar as your smart phone, this would be a great addition for the hi-tech, multi-tasking fitness gu u.
MICROSOFT BAND Even though it keeps us more in the realm of smart-watches rather than simple fitness trackers, in my opinion, the device that offers the best of all worlds is the Microsoft Band. It has a sleek design and does all the basics and a few more. It monitors activity, sleep, steps, running, calories burned and heart rate. Its built-in GPS tracks speed and distance and has a full, easy to read display. Compatible with any smart device, the band can alert you to incoming calls, texts, emails and social media updates, without having to pull out your phone. It can also record notes and keep you up on the latest sports, traffi and market news just by listening to your voice. It can even, and this one is a bit weird, tell you the UV index. And at just under $200, it won’t break the bank.
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Withings Activité My visceral favorite is the Withings Activité. It is $350, but people would guess that it was an elegant Swiss timepiece before they ever suspected it was a fitness tracker. It has almost all of the same run, step, sleep and alarm functionality as the others, but is also waterproof and has a battery life of up to a month (most of the trackers reviewed here last about a week before they need a recharge.) With the Activité, you can quantify yourself and look good doing it.
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I have heard it said before and truly believe that knowledge is not power. It is the use of knowledge that is power. Just knowing information can be helpful, but it is the effecti e application of that knowledge that ultimately determines if that information is actually useful or just occupying a couple more synapses that could have been better utilized. I can see how all this information could be overwhelming, time-sucking and lead to analysis paralysis. Especially, when there is a new device that tacks on three more things you didn’t know you needed to know, you can’t live without knowing them. Here is the key to self-quantification. You should not gather information for information’s sake. You should ask how much of the information is actionable? What is it that I really need to know will help me focus on my unique health concerns and goals? Knowing how much sleep you get on average each week may be a good thing, but noting the evening you had a particularly fitful sleep was the night before a big presentation or came after a spicy meal is what will give it meaning and usefulness. Some of these devices give you reminders if you’ve been sedentary too long or your workouts were not as intense. But the spreadsheet can’t tell you were sick that week. By providing context for the data, you can truly create a schematic of your life. So, I have ventured into this brave new world and shared my research on the current crop of wearable devices. Giving you the word on the street, hopefully my research helps narrow down the choice that is a perfect fit for our fitness goals.
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Trinity Mother Frances hosted Women With Heart at Green Acres Baptist Church on February 10. The event honored two ladies who have displayed strength, courage and triumph over heart disease. With the help of the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital, Glenda Watson and Dayna Cooper have battled and conquered cardiac disease and exude a spirit that has inspired others. Attendees enjoyed DACIA EDMONSON, MARLO BITTER a special evening of food, fellowship and education about the risk of heart disease.
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he 18th Annual Tyler Breast Cancer Conference will be held on March 27 & 28, 2015 at the Harvey Convention Center, 2000 W. Front Street, Tyler, Texas. The Community Forum & Lecture, which is scheduled Friday March 27, at 6:15 p.m. is an educational conference, which features speakers who present timely insights and information for the nonmedical community. This year, the speakers are Mrs. Henda Salmeron and Dr. Edith Eva Eger. Mrs. Salmeron is the author of Henda's Law. She is a real estate broker with Dave and Perry-Miller and Associates in Dallas, TX. After a delayed diagnosis of breast cancer due to dense breast tissue, Mrs. Salmeron, a South African native, decided to change the awareness and later the law, Henda's Law, for all women so their breast cancer would not be a delayed diagnosis like hers. Dense breasts can mask small lumps or tumors, as the tissue appears the same color on mammogram as lumps; white. As Mrs. Salmeron once said, "It is like a snowball in a blizzard." Now, women are informed that they have dense breasts and once they have that information, they can pursue further evaluation with an ultrasound and/ or MRI in order to increase detection of possible occult cancer. She will share her journey with us. Her courage has changed the lives of so many women. Dr. Edith Eva Eger, is a licensed psychologist and Holocaust survivor. Dr. Eger has been here several times and the community has always requested her return. This year, as we mark 70 years of Auschwitz concentration camp liberation, it makes it even more historic. Dr. Eger was a teenager and an accomplished ballet dancer and gymnast, when she and her family were captured by Hungarian Nazis and sent to Auschwitz. The e, her
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parents were immediately sent to gas chambers but she survived while dancing for the man who killed her parents, Dr. Josef Mengele, also known as the "Angel of Death." She will speak of coping with the unexpected. She says, "I am not bitter, I am better." Now a Christian, she overfl ws with gratitude and says, "The best revenge to Hitler - I am alive and here, four generations." And then, she adds, "Hitler was also a God child." Come and hear her amazing journey. The Educational Conference, which is scheduled Saturday March 28, from 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. is designed for physicians and clinical staff members, will be packed with the latest advances in all aspects of breast cancer therapy. The Conference is approved for 1 Ethics Credit. Dr. Eva Rubin, Diagnostic Radiologist, from Montgomery, AL will be discussing where we are going with breast imaging in the next decade and all the complexities and dilemmas that that brings along. Dr. Joyce O'Shaughnessy has been here for every conference for the last 17 years. She is a leader in the breast cancer community, Co-Director of Breast Cancer Research, and the Associate Medical Director for US Oncology Research at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Texas Oncology in Dallas. The advances that we have made in delivering chemotherapy, prior to surgery, for a subtype of breast cancer in patients with HER2 amplification has been showing impressive results. Patients receiving chemotherapy and then proceeding to surgery and finding no residual tumor at surgery is remarkable. The hormonal therapy duration for premenopausal women and in high-risk women has increased to 10 years. Also, a change in a diffe ent type of hormonal therapy, that
will include ovarian suppression, led to a greater cancer-free survival. The tumor profiling and evaluating various "targets" in breast cancer tissue itself has led to more treatment options with patients with metastatic and recurrent breast cancer. This target therapy is rendering that tumor more treatable. We are having so many more options for patients who had very few options in the past. We are tailoring therapy for their breast tumor, not for breast cancer in general. Dr. Sumeet S. Teotia, the Director of Breast Reconstruction Program, at Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX has already shared some of the expertise with our medical community. We are blessed with great surgical support in the Tyler community; however, certain cases are very challenging, requiring more complex intervention. Surgical intervention continues to be an amazing field and I think, as women have realized not only that they want to survive but also want to look good, patients have continued to have more interest in plastic surgery and reconstruction. A priority, of course, is always decreasing risk of recurrence but in some cases, with genetic predisposition, the risk of developing a second cancer is so high that surgical risk reduction is desirable. The national trends in the preventative type of surgery/ risk reduction have been increasing, even in patients without genetic mutation. The reasons are complex, but the reconstruction results are so amazing that many women have decided to decrease their risk, even without genetic mutation, in order just to have "piece of mind." So, as we look back at our many successes, yet face the future, we will strive for a better tomorrow for all women with breast cancer. B SC EN EM A G.COM
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working together. Over time, the agencies learned that these alliances benefitted everyone, including those they were aiming to serve.
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hree nonprofit agencies with a common goal: the betterment of the community. Bethesda Health Clininc, Arc of Smith County and the East Texas Crisis Center work together to demonstate a community that helps one another, because one agency is not always enough. Th ough collaboration, hard work and the help of several volunteers and man hours, these agencies can be there for each other. What used to be a territorial competition amongst the nonprofits of East Texas has, over time, become an allied institution. As the years went by, with the encouragement and aid of the United Way of Smith County, these agencies became more comfortable with each other. The lines slowly disappeared as the agencies learned more about each other, sharing their information and
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ETCC, Bethesda and Arc are three of the many nonprofit organizations within the East Texas area. They collaborate to help the others and, overall, help those who need their assistance. While each serves a diffe ent cause, they have been known to share resources and touch the same lives. The Arc of Smith County was founded in 1962 by the Kennedys, a family who saw a gap in the community when they realized there were no programs or organizations that could benefit their daughter with developmental disabilities. Working with The Arc of Texas, they helped start The Arc of Smith County, and over the years, the agency has grown tremendously with the addition of programs and camps. Serving over 1,500 families in the county, the Arc has a mission to service people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their families and caregivers.
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Executive director Susan Zorns Hawkins has been with the Arc for nine years, and according to her there is no way she would leave unless asked to. After working with other nonprofits in the past, Hawkins applied for the position with the Arc, excited to work in a diffe ent venue. She knew the position was right for her and seeing the immense happiness and optimistic attitude of the citizens she was going to be helping confirmed that “I just love, love, love our special needs citizens. They bring joy to my life," expressed Hawkins. Over the years, she has seen how collaboration can benefit those she helps, as well as how the Arc can benefit the other agencies. She recalled one case where a married couple with developmental disabilities came to the Arc with serious medical needs. Due to their circumstances, they lived on a fi ed income. Susan found a solution and immediately took them to the Bethesda Health Clinic. “Thestaff and the volunteers were fabulous,” she remarked. “They took them right in. It was so refreshing to know that Bethesda Health Clinic is there for our special needs citizens that don’t have the money to pay for other medical care and that they can get dental treatment there.” And thus, one relationship was formed.
THEIR MISSION IS THREE-FOLD: PRIMARY CARE, WORKING IN A FAMILY PRACTICE OFFICE; DENTAL CARE; AND NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION TO HELP ADDRESS ALL OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES. Established in 1978, the East Texas Crisis Center provides services to victims of family violence and sexual assault. With outreach centers in Smith, Henderson, Van Zandt, Wood and Rains County, ETCC’s programs emphasize both prevention and intervention. When a family comes to the the center, the workers will be there to make sure the family is safe from harm. For example, the center will send someone to escort a victim to the courthouse. They also provide childcare, allowing women a chance to get their affairs in order, find a place to live and even go on job interviews. Th ough programs and activities for kids ages three to 18, the children who come to the shelter can build better social and communications skills, as well as teach them not to resort to physical aggression. Though not all cases of domestic violence get reported, ETCC is there for professional counseling and offers a 24/7 hotline to help both adults and children understand the dynamics of family violences.
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THE ABILITY TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER AND EVEN BE THERE TO LEND A HELPING HAND SHOWS JUST HOW BENEFICIAL A COLLABORATION CAN BE. WHILE THESE THREE AGENCIES MAY HAVE SEPARATE FUNDRAISING EVENTS, THE AGENCIES SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE IT BENEFITS ALL OF THEM.
Lana Peacock started her time with East Texas Crisis Center as a volunteer while she was in graduate school. Upon meeting the counselors at the center and working under them, she felt it was a place she could go and do good. After many years of dedication, she now acts as the executive director. “I just felt very compelled,” Peacock said. “I wanted to go in a direction where I could work as long as I wanted to, and here I am.” During her time with the ETCC, Peacock was introduced to the idea of collaboration amongst the agencies with an experience she had several years ago. An older woman came into the shelter in dire straights because of a family violence situation. With her, she had her three adult children with developmental disabilities.
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“It was beyond the scope of our staff that provide care to the children,” Peacock recollected. “We didn’t know what to do. So I called Susan Hawkins at the Arc of Tyler, and she said it was no problem at all.” While the mother met the counselor to make arrangements for a new place to live and get the social services she would need, her children would head to the Arc. Peacock stated that this event highlighted a tremendous need for assistance amongst the nonprofits of East Texas. The same kind of teamwork is helpful with the Bethesda Health Clinic, as it can provide services to the women and children who live in the ETCC’s emergency shelter. In 2003, the Bethesda Health Clinic opened its doors to provide a medical home for working adults between the ages of 16 and 64 without insurance. Their mission is three-fold: primary care, working in a family practice office dental
care; and nutritional education to help address all other medical issues. Bethesda's facility serves an overlooked segment of East Texas in a Christ-centered ministry. When Dr. John English and his wife came to Tyler, Texas, they were looking to participate in additional missions. They were in the group that helped plan for the Bethesda Clinic, and when opportunities popped up for a paid position, he unintentionally stumbled into one of them. He has been with the clinic around eleven years now, currently holding the title of CEO. “After looking for someone for the position, I thought ‘maybe this is the kind of thing I ought to be doing,” English recalled. “I think, for me, when I was in private practice, these were the kind of patients my heart went out to.”
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Transitioning from private practice to nonprofit turned out to be eye opening to English. By the time he joined the clinic, he had seen the nonprofits as already being collaborative. It was part of the reason he stuck with nonprofit. He has seen several women come into Bethesda, and while he knew they could provide medical services, he knew that when it came to abuse counseling, it wasn’t in their ballpark. Likewise, they can help treat women who need serious medical attention after escaping from a family violence situation. The ability to be supportive of each other and even be there to lend a helping hand shows just how beneficial a collaboration can be. While these three agencies may have separate fundraising events, the agencies support one another because it benefits all of them. And as the community continues to see this support amongst the agencies, the more they will open their arms to the idea of them working together. According to English, these agencies all share diffe ent donors. He noted that part of the revenue for these non-profit agencies are their fun themed fundraisers, such as the Arc’s annual Boo Ball, the East Texas Crisis Center’s East Texas Auto and Cycle Show and Bethesda Health Clinic’s Birthday Bash. Hawkins added that when she goes and visits donors, they will even ask about what collaboration is being done. “They are so grateful and excited that it is going on.” English explained how important the positive relationships between agencies are, and how easy they can make serving the community. “It’s nice to have the ability to pick up the phone and go straight to the source. Sometimes you need to get in there directly, and it’s important to have a relationship, versus having to wait. If I have a person in a crisis right now, it’s important to have those relationships across the board.” Organizations are formed to aide and specialize in specific areas. However, the reality is when a person has a need they have many. One agency may not be equipped to help with everything which can leave the individual feeling uncertain on where to turn. Thankfull , that is not the case. They can go to any organization and if the resources are not available, the agency can refer them to an organization, or several, that can help. “It’s all interconnected,” Peacock mentioned. English, Hawkins and Peacock were all in agreement that Smith County is a unique place in that it is such a giving community. “Thank goodness for this community,” English gratefully commented. Amongst other things, these agencies share their board members. Board members for one agency may also sit on the board for another to learn about their organization and how they fit into the community. It isn’t uncommon for these agencies to unknowingly share volunteers as well. Volunteers may wear one name tag one day, and a diffe ent one the next. English, Hawkins and Peacock simultaneously agreed that their agencies would not be possible without the number of volunteers. All three agencies aim to continue to serve the community. One aspect of collaboration they are looking into for the future is a means of transportation to take those they are serving from one agency to the other, should they need it. They also want to continue educating each other about the programs and services the offe , so their volunteers and staff are aware of the options that are available. BS CENEMAG. COM
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The Business to Business Expo, or B2B as it has been freshly re-dubbed, was held at the Harvey Hall Convention Center, in Tyler, on January 29. The annual exposition gives local and area businesses the chance to show off their services and wares to attendees and STACY BETTS, STEVE HELLMUTH, other businesses. This year featured seminars CATHY HALLMAN for both vendors and attendees as well as an inspirational luncheon and lecture by speaker Stephan Moore.
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hile at a Tyler 4 Tech “MeetMix-Mingle Networking after hours," the “Man” convinced their marketer/fundraiser, Helen Cullen Austin, to pull together a group of techies for a party. Believe me, these Tyler techies know how to party and Helen was an expert at getting ’em there. So, a group of us converged on the newest gourmet burger place in town, Dennis Moreau’s Burger Grind. It’s located at 15902 CR 165, South on Old J’ville Hwy just past Bruno’s in a strip mall. The restaurant is fun, fresh, made from scratch and casual. The atmosphere is perfect for families. The e are fi e TVs, eight video games for the kiddos, a super ice cream bar with eight scrumptious fla ors and antique memorabilia on all the walls. The theme is a retro 50s look with old Schwinn bicycles hanging from
ON THE MENU The restaurant is fun, fresh, made from scratch and casual. The atmosphere is perfect for families. There are fIve TVs, eight video games for the kiddos, a super ice cream bar with eight scrumptious flavors and antique memorabilia on all the walls. the ceiling, along with vintage Coca Cola signs throughout. The e is plenty of seating in wall booths, picnic tables and traditional tables and chairs. It is super for special events and take outs, too. The burger may be the best the “Man” has ever had, from the freshly ground beef (65% chuck and 35% brisket) blend to the loaded fresh toppings and a choice from six diffe ent buns. The burgers come in three sizes: ¼ lb., ½ lb. and 1 lb., with eight side selections of fries, onion rings, fried pickles, mushrooms and more. Four of us chose the Bacon Cheddar ¼ lb with the fries. Talk about stuffed! But, it was worth it! And, whoever said ya can’t have wine with your burger? You may indeed, at the Burger Grind, for it is BYOB and we D-I-D. What a blast! The place was packed on a Tuesday night and we saw many of our friends trying the exciting BS CENEMAG. COM
presentations. Everyone was enjoying the food, the party atmosphere, games and TV. Now listen up, this is not a fast food place. Everything is cooked from scratch. So, study the menu because it has a lot of choices, including a list of other excellent sandwiches and salad options. Then relax. It is worth the short wait for a great treat. Dennis says his goal is to have “the best casual gourmet burger restaurant with great value for his customers.” Let me tell ya, he has done just that. The prices are $3-4 more affo dable than other places and the staff is hospitable and attentive. So that ya know, Dennis is no novice to the burger business. He is a graduate of McDonalds University with a significant career history with them, as well as Juicy’s Hamburgers here in Tyler.
one of a kind specialties to take home. It’s ideal for a birthday party for the kids or just a night out with friends. They are open 10:30 a.m.– 9:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday; to 10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday; closed on Sunday’s. Our group of friends were ready to eat well, drink well and party well. BSCENE and the “Man” provided the wine. Helen brought the wine glasses, cork screw and the folks. The Burger Grind provided the destination, the over the top food and a very special experience. Well, we partied till we closed the place down, finished off the wine and went home happy and full of good food and good memories. So, if you’re out and about, look for us, we’ll be about town.
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Longview Regional Medical Center held the second annual Dine with the Docs, a dinner program and panel discussion, at the Summit Club in Longview, on February 4. Guests were invited to enjoy a heart healthy meal and discuss their most pertinent heart questions JILLIAN GREIFENKAMP, NATALYE COMBS, with doctors from the the hospital, as well and ALLISON HEBERT the Diagnostic Clinic.
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LAGO DEL PINO TEXAS FOOD TEXAS FUN Now open Tuesday through Thursday for dinner only, 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lago del Pino is the perfect place for dinner, Saturday and Sunday brunch, and of course, we have live music every Friday and Saturday night. Call us about hosting your next private event.
Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night March 6 Delano Guervara, Chris Oliver & Mike Mims March 7 The Bigsbys • March 13 The Statesboro Revue March 14 Dustin Becker • March 20 Roxy Roca • March 21 LC ROCKS March 27 South Austin Moonlighters • March 28 Dovetail
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LOLA’S HANDCRAFTED SANDWICHES Scratch-made Soups, Salads and Sandwiches Lola’s offers premium quality sandwiches, soups and salads made from scratch daily with a focus on fresh and locally sourced ingredients.
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CHEZ BAZAN FRENCH BAKERY & CAFÉ This second generation, family-owned/operated bakery is much more than a great place to share a simply delicious pastry and gourmet coffee. Chez Bazan offers stellar catering services, including Party Trays, Breakfast Trays, Box Lunches, Boxed Salads and Drinks by the Gallon, as well as truly innovative cake and pastry design to accompany their unparalleled bakery and café. Let Chez Bazan satisfy your sweet tooth with signature pies, cookies and homemade breads. Don’t forget to stop in for one of our wonderful, healthy lunch options – and let us bring the party (tray) to your next meeting or function! Thank you, East Texas, for 30 amazing years! Café Hours: Mon. - Sat. 11a.m. – 2p.m. Bakery Hours: Mon. - Fri. 7a.m. – 6p.m. Sat. 8a.m. – 4p.m., Closed Sun.
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BRUNO’S PIZZA & PASTA ITALIAN RESTAURANT Bruno’s Pizza And Pasta has been providing East Texans with delicious homemade Italian food, pizza, pasta and more for decades. We have catering and takeout available, and our banquet room seats around 55. We also offer appetizers, salads, specialty pizzas and sandwiches. Whether it’s a quiet evening with the family or sharing a slice after the game, Bruno’s has you covered! Be sure to call us and ask for our daily lunch special! And, don’t forget to bring your favorite wine or ice cold beer for the ultimate Bruno’s experience!
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YAMATO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR Specializing in traditional Japanese cuisine Steak-Seafood-Sushi Boats-Bento Boxes-Udon Soup Two Private rooms available Live DJ every Friday and drink specials from 9p.m. until midnight Live band every Sat. from 9p.m. - 1a.m. Happy Hour: Mon. - Thurs. 5p.m. - 7p.m. Kids eat free on Sun.
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DAKOTAS STEAKS • SEAFOOD • CHOPS New owners, Linda Rudd and Steve Hellmuth, invite you to the sophistication of the Dakotas experience. Dakotas serves the only USDA Prime Beef in East Texas and is ranked one of America’s #1 steakhouses. Dakotas is your spot for business luncheons, an intimate dinner, signature martinis or a private event. We offer only the best off-premise catering. Lunch: Mon. - Fri. 11a.m.- 2p.m. Happy Hour: Mon. - Fri. 4p.m.- 7p.m. Dinner: Mon. - Thurs. 5p.m. - 10p.m. Fri. - Sat. 5p.m. - 11p.m. Ladies Night: Every Wed. 1/2 price Cocktails
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JANIE’S CAKES PREMIUM POUND CAKES FOR POUND CAKE LOVERS Choose any four of our nine flavors of petites to make your own sampler. A Janie’s Cake is the gift you are proud to give and thrilled to receive! Spring dates to keep in mind: Easter - April 5th Mother’s Day - May 10th Memorial Day - May 25th End of School Teacher’s Gifts and Graduation Celebration Mon. – Fri. 10a.m. - 5:30p.m.
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REPUBLIC ICEHOUSE THE BEST LITTLE ICEHOUSE IN TEXAS Republic Icehouse is Tyler’s newest restaurant and bar located across from UT Tyler. Join the Republic for the perfect place to enjoy great food with a friendly and knowledgeable wait staff. Watch games on our 18 large screen HD TV’s and the largest HD big screen in east Texas. Live music every Friday and Saturday night. Republic features 12 beers on tap with a wide selection of Texas crafts and Texas distilled liquors. $6.99 daily lunch menu and $8.99 daily chef’s special Mon. - Fri. 11a.m. - 3p.m. Happy Hour Mon. - Fri. 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Kitchen open until close nightly. Hours: Sun. - Fri. 11a.m. - 12a.m. Sat. 11a.m. - 1a.m.
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Juls Restaurant, Lounge & Cafe EAT. DRINK. EVERYDAY.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Outdoor patio, spacious dining room, cafe and private rooms Quality mixed drinks - Wine - Craft beer - Sushi
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CORK. FOOD & DRINK EURO-ASIAN FOOD Enjoy modern Euro-Asian cuisine, from our famous New Zealand Lamb Chops and Local Grass-fed Beef, to the market-fresh Sushi & Seafood. Cork Food & Drink is a unique casual dining restaurant with an extensive wine list, live music, hand-crafted cocktails & fabulous dining! We are located in the Times Square Shopping Center! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Serving Dinner Tues. - Fri. 4p.m. - Midnight Serving Brunch Sat. & Sun. mornings! Sat. & Sun.10a.m. - Midnight We also cater.
corktyler.com 5201 S. Broadway Ave. Ste 162 • Tyler, TX 75702 • 903.363.9197
THE BURGER GRIND BURGER RESTAURANT In the world of “The Burger”, freshness is king! Come visit Tyler’s newest taste-craze sensation and discover for yourself what all the buzz is about!
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BREAKERS A SEAFOOD JOINT It’s the hit of the season. Steaming cajun style crawfish, piled high with corn, sausage and potatoes for $5.95. Mon. – Wed. 11a.m. - 10p.m. Thurs. – Sat. 11a.m. – 12a.m. Sun. 11a.m. – 9p.m.
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Aerial view of Quitman, Texas. Author Nicholas Sparks speaks at UT Tyler Cowan Center, Feb. 5th 2015.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LONGVIEW 75TH ANNIVERSARY, JANUARY 31 PINECREST COUNTRY CLUB, LONGVIEW
The Junior League of Longview celebrated 75 years of volunteerism and service to the community with an Anniversary Ball at Pinecrest Country Club in Longview, on January 31. The Junior League of Longview will continue to give big by contributing monetarily to organizations KENDRAH & BRAD TENNISON in need, as well as through countless volunteer hours. Guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner and dancing to the nights entertainment ZuZu Peddles.
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The staff and Board of Directors of Bethesda Health Clinic inducted Doug Coltman, M.D., Clark Hampe, M.D. and Donal Steph, M.D. into the Bethesda Health Clinic Doctor Luke Society at the annual Doctor Luke Banquet and Awards Ceremony, at Willow Brook Country MARIE & BILL STARLING, BESS & JIM ARNOLD Club, in Tyler, on January 31.
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t’s always time for tennis at The Cascades. The Cascades features the only indoor climate-controlled tennis courts in the area. And with eight world-class new outdoor courts underway, including premium lighting for night play, tennis can be enjoyed any time of year, day or night. The new outdoor facility will also be equipped with a full-service pro shop, carrying clothing, equipment, stringing services, shoes, accessories and a member lounge offering food and beverage. By taking advantage of the indoor courts, you can play in comfort while beating the heat, cold and rainy East Texas days. “Since joining The Cascades in June of last year, I’ve witnessed the tennis membership grow significantl , and I am confident growth will continue, especially with the addition of the new full-service pro shop and eight outdoor courts,” says The Cascades Director of Tennis, Chris Singer. Whether you are just learning the sport or simply want to improve your game, The Cascades provides the amenities you need. The professional teaching staff offers year-round junior tennis programs for all ages and abilities as well as adult programs for beginners and advanced players. “We want to build a new level of excitement about tennis locally, and I couldn’t be more proud to lead this ever-expanding tennis program,” adds Singer. The Cascades will be home to fi e USTA sanctioned tournaments each year, brining players from all over the State of Texas to play right here in Tyler. Members and residents will have the opportunity to engage in social tennis mixers, leagues and team play. Members will enjoy a number of exciting benefits, and resident of The Cascades will have even more to do, right here in their own backyard. With community amenities including championship golf, swimming, lake activities, monthly social events and many dining options in their Texas-sized clubhouse, the addition of the expanded tennis facility gives residents even more to do, living life at The Cascades. The Cascades is growing and will continue to add more features and benefits for all its residents. Learn more about membership opportunities and all the exciting benefits of living right here in Tyler’s premier community, The Cascades. Visit LifeAtTheCascades.com or call 903.525.0000 today. B SC EN EM A G.COM
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Eagles Bluff currently has 98 homes in the community ranging from $325,000 to over $2,000,000 with 115 developed lots available to be sold and built upon, many on the bluffs looking over Lake Palestine. The exciting news is the new owners – Eagle’s Bluff Club LLC begins Phase 1 of a thirteen acre home site development, April, 2015. Phase 1 is a wooded area that is between golf holes number one and nine, less than two minutes from the clubhouse. The average lot size will be ¾ of an acre, full with mature trees and magnificent views of the golf course. (Pictured Above) Phases two and three will be plotted and begin
agles Bluff Country Club and privately gated community is infused with country club charm, unmatched natural surroundings, beautiful homes and home sites with Lake Palestine as the backdrop. Tucked only minutes southwest of Tyler, Texas, the 900 acre community is one of the most amazing and sought after privately gated communities in America with over forty new members joining the club and or purchasing homes or home sites in the last four months.
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Here are a few tips on night lighting your gardens from Jordan Pitts: Use soft perimeter lights along the pathways to create ambiance and provide additional safety lighting.
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Place lights in the tops of trees shining down through leaves and branches, creating dramatic shadows on the garden floor that “dance” when the wind blows. Hang strings of white lights or a weatherproof chandelier from a low bough of a large tree and set an outdoor dining table under it Use a selection of warm accent lights throughout the garden to for entertaining alfresco-style. Surround the area with additional highlight artistic features like sculptures, birdbaths, fountains, and ground and tree lights to create an outdoor dining room in special groupings of foliage. the garden. Install dimmable down lights from inside the roof of an arbor, a gazebo, or a pavilion. The dimmable light feature allows you to set the mood for an event and to add more light if you are using the space as a food service area. Adding a ceiling fan is also recommended making it more entertaining-friendly.
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satisfaction. I’ve had clients come up to me, fi e years from the time I worked with them, in the grocery store to tell me, ‘We love it so much, we haven’t touched anything and people compliment us on our home all the time.’ That is something that is truly incredible to live through.”
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hen clients enter the showroom at Larry Lott Interiors, the first thing you see is … well … everything. And that is just how Larry Lott wants it. Lott founded the store in 2009 to offer everything a homeowner could possibly need to make their house into something truly beautiful and unique. “We do everything for our clients,” Lott said. “From selling them a chair to picking out the flooring, changing the wall color and updating the hardware on the whole house, we can help someone remodel or help them build a house from the ground up.” Lott and his team do this through an exquisitely curated selection of furniture, fabrics, colors, swatches… the list is truly endless. What’s more, they have the experience and expertise not only to decorate, but also to design. The store’s sensibility is based on Lott’s impressive background, and it means that they can do more than match pillows and rugs. Lott was born and raised in Tyler, but earned his degree in design from the Paris Fashion Institute. He was a successful clothing designer for more than a decade, earning plaudits and landing the cover of Women’s Wear Daily for his second collection. During a downsizing in the industry, Lott’s position was eliminated – two weeks before Christmas. Living in Dallas and looking for work, Lott stopped in a Norwalk Furniture store with a sign in front. Bearing a resume that outstripped many of the current sales staff, they asked if he could start
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Lott said that feeling is what he seeks out, and something that was missing for him in the fashion world. “You didn’t get to see that end result in fashion,” Lott explained. “Now, we help all sorts of clients with all sorts of budgets. We find sofas that last a homeowner for two decades, and we can help a client who is a fashion customer and who redoes their home every few years. We can guide both of them – because though people have diffe ent budgets or styles or desires, we want everyone to enjoy the same level of taste. We travel to High Point, North Carolina each year to source the finest and most beautiful samples. We go to Phoenix to source new styles and fine art. We have dealers in the store from across the globe, so that we can put the perfect puzzle piece in place to complete a room or a house or a single piece of furniture for our clients.”
the following day. In his first year, Lott was ranked #16 out of more than 800 sales people across the country. The second year, he was #11. He won the company’s “Rising Star” award and was their top producer for several years before moving back home. “My grandmother had a medical problem, so I moved home to care for my grandparents and ended up staying,” said Lott. He ran Gray’s Home Fashion Gallery for fi e years before opening Larry Lott Interiors in 2009. Lott was able to take his eye for fashion and translate it into the design of space within a home. “Fashion and interior design work off of one another,” explained Lott. “You’ll see the newest colors of the season appear in clothing on the runway and in forward-thinking interior design at the same time. The pantone color of the year we see in a dress will seem to energize everyone in the design world – that means new fabrics, pillows and drapery treatments, too.” Despite his success, Lott proclaims to enjoy interior design more than fashion: “This is more satisfying than designing fashion. It doesn’t matter if I was critically acclaimed or written about in fashion publications regularly, you never got to see the end result of your work on someone. You don’t get to see the joy in someone’s face. [In interior design] you walk into a room you designed for someone, and it’s something in which they get to live their lives out. You see their joy and
Larry Lott Interiors has no “signature style.” What they do depends solely on what the customer wants. From traditional to contemporary, from western ranch-style house to a penthouse in New York, they can design them all (and they have). Their clients are in East Texas and southern California, in Belize and Egypt and everywhere in between. “The home is a much broader canvas that fashion design,” said Lott. “And I’m not trying to make a style fit a person or to shoehorn in a design or a certain element. I’m not looking for any one job in particular. I’m only looking for the next person who needs help making their home beautiful.”
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Saturday, February 7, Hollytree Country Club hosted the 2015 Tyler Heart Ball. The black tie affair is an evening that celebrates the work and mission of donors and volunteers of the American Heart Association. This year, the Heart Ball honored Louis and Peaches Owen, primary benefactors of the Trinity SUZI & STEVEN HINES Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital. Attendees were treated to dinner, dancing, casino games, an auction and the smooth sounds of Austin’s own, Dysfunkshun Junkshun.
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he last ten years I’ve traveled so much designing from one place to another, I’ve been coined the “Vagabond Designer”. I suppose it’s quite the fitting name for me
Naturally, I’ve started calling my little 1930s bungalow in South Austin, “The Vagabond Designer Headquarters." Sitting on my front porch this morning, I noticed my lemon tree is starting to bud … just past that, the primrose shrub is doing the same. These are the first two signs that spring is in the air, around the bungalow! It’s been just over a year now since I've moved back to Texas. You see, when I left Venice, CA, the two plants I cared most about bringing back with me were the Dwarf Lemon tree and an Iceberg Rose bush. Transporting them on the U-Haul across half of the country was quite nerve racking. Much like pets, I've found myself becoming a bit emotionally attached to my plants. Do you?
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After all, you have to nurture them and their health depends on your responsibility. As you can imagine, I was super relieved this morning to see the buds of a happy, healthy Dwarf Lemon sprouting. Not only did the little tree survive a turbulent, cross-country move, but it survived through the Texas winter!
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All this talk about budding plants got me thinking about how important it is to surround ourselves with life inside the home as well, despite our busy schedules. Spring is all about new growth, right? Interior plants are a key to completing a well-designed space. Nature is not just for the outdoors … It can be indoors as well. For a vagabond like me, it is possible to keep plants alive. I have to share this funny story. On my 30th birthday, years ago, my sister sent me a plant inside a small terrarium, with a card that said something like this: It does not require any water or sunlight to survive, so you should be able to keep it alive. Ha! Turns out she was right. That little plant also made the move with me and still sits on my desk, healthy and happy. Here’s my point: Interior plants for a busy lifestyle do exist. If you’re a busy bee like me, it’s time to plant some roots like these around your home:
THE ROOTS
JADE (Crassula ovata): Sometimes referred to as the “money tree,” Jade falls under the succulent category. What I love about this plant is the rich green color and versatile shape, but also that it is easy to maintain. This plant can go in just about any room. You don’t have to water a Jade very often. In fact, it’s more common that people overwater them. Succulents thrive on being underwatered, so they are the perfect indoor plant for those of us on the go.
MOTHER-IN-LAWS TONGUE (Sansevieria trifasciata): Also known as the “snake plant,” this variety is super low maintenance. At most, you water it every two weeks. During the winter, it can be watered once a month. Sansevieria can tolerate low light, so it offers a more flexible option for plants inside the home. This plant pairs well with modern and mid-century style spaces. Personally, I love the geometric, linear shape of the leaves. They come in a variety of color and contrast in the leaves.
ALOE VERA:
FERNS (12,000 species exist):
Growing up my grandmother always had aloe on her back porch. If we got sunburned, we knew where to go for relief. Break off a piece, and you have nature’s greatest lotion. Honestly, it’s just one of those plants you should just have around.
I used to think ferns were oldfashioned looking. Now, I find myself in the grocery store grabbing a bundle for $4.99 every 3 to 4 weeks.
Aloe can survive well inside or outside. From my experience in transporting from house to house, it’s certainly a resilient and useful indoor plant solution. Get a small aloe and a 4” terra cotta plant, and you have a great accent plant for a random shelf.
Ferns have incredibly beautiful texture, shape and color. I love scattering them around my house in diffe ent sized recycled glass jars. The greatest part is that even fresh cuts of ferns last for weeks with minimal attention. Stylistically, ferns have this approachable, easy way about them. Just having them in my house makes the space feel easier to breath. Try getting a woven hanging planter and use this plant to bring life to a corner in your home.
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Good soil or bad soil will make or break your plant. Just like people, plants need to be surrounded by a healthy environment, and good soil is the key.
FUN FACT: Ferns first appeared in the fossil record 360 million years ago.
FUN FACT: If left in their natural environment of Western Africa, Fiddle Leaf Figs can grow to 39-49 ft tall.
FUN FACT: We all know some herbs are used for medicinal purposes. When I was traveling this summer through Cambodia, we used lavender oil to relieve bug bites and it totally worked!
FUN FACT: Jades are symbols of good luck.
FIDDLE LEAF FIG TREE (Ficus lyrata): If you are up on the latest design blogs, the interior tree that you will see over and over in beautifully creative indoor spaces is the Fiddle Leaf Fig tree. The large, beautiful leaves are the perfect color and size for an indoor space. Having an interior tree in a space can honestly make it feel complete. Fiddle Leaf Figs are a bit more maintenance than the other plants mentioned, but still a great option for busy homes.
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It’s incredible the diffe ence a few indoor plants can make to a space. Especially when you pull them from your garden! I love taking herbs from the garden and letting them dry out in small bud vases or vintage pharmacy bottles on the kitchen counter top.
Another new trend in indoor plants, air plants are ideal for busy lifestyles. These plants sit in the air with no water. They can be hung in planters or laid on tabletop arrangements. Despite the name, they do need water but all you do is soak them in water for 2-3 hours once every 2 weeks.
Find a fun container to set on the windowsill of your kitchen. Apothecary jars are perfect for displaying herbs while they dry.
FUN FACT: A study by NASA found that Sansevieria was one of the best plants for improving indoor air quality by passively absorbing toxins.
FUN FACT: You can tell the health of a succulent by the way it’s retaining (or not retaining) water. If the leaves are full and cracking, you are overwatering. If the leaves are shriveling up and falling off the branch, it needs more water. The succulent will tell you how healthy it is, if you just pay attention. MARCH 2015
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Interior plants for a busy lifestyle do exist. If you're a busy bee like me, it's time to plant some roots like these around your home.
No matter which indoor plant you chose for your home, there is one common rule to follow: Always let the roots dry out before you water again. Roots need to dry out to stay healthy. If they are overwatered, they will rot. Never skimp on the soil. Good soil or bad soil will make or break your plant. Just like people, plants need to be surrounded by a healthy environment, and good soil is the key. So, despite all this hustle and bustle of life, I don’t want to not have things like houseplants because I’m “busy.” I find myself asking this question all the time these days: Can’t a girl have Roots and Wings? I say YES. Looking back at the healthy and budding Dwarf Lemon tree sitting on the porch of the Vagabond Designer Headquarters is proof enough for me. Busy people can have houseplants too.
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