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Captains Nick & Michelle Hutchinson: Faith in Action
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A Healthy Start
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Everest Rehabilitation Hospital: Designed for Recovery
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Longview Train Depot: History on the Move
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20 ON THE COVER Fifth-generation commitment and first-generation enthusiasm. That’s what Capts. Nicholas “Nick” and Michelle Hutchinson embody as leaders of Longview’s Salvation Army. Being a Salvation Army officer is “a calling. … There are days when it’s extremely difficult. But also, seeing lives changed is incredibly rewarding,” Capt. Nick said.
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Left: Newgate Mission Executive Director Hollie Bruce. Middle: Salvation Army Captains Nick and Michelle Hutchinson. Right: Amtrak Texas Eagle Product Line Agent Griff Hubbard looks over a photograph of the station taken in the 1954 as he gives a tour of the Historic Longview Train Depot.
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weater weather. As I’m writing this, the temps are still hitting
with hope as they face daunting situations and not forgotten during
the 90s each day, and the heat continues to sap my desire to
the frenzy of holiday celebrations and gift-gifving. They’re people
step outside.
whose work embodies Christ’s call for us to love our neighbors as
Our Charm fashion feature for this edition, however, tells
ourselves and to especially care “for the least of these.”
me that sweater weather is just around the corner, probably
This edition of the magazine will take you on a tour of a
by the time you’re reading this. I’m holding out hope it’s true
building whose past and future are cemented in the fabric of
because I’m ready for a season change, and with it more than just
Longview’s story: the Historic Longview Train Depot. You’ll also
cooler weather.
read about the many activities Longview has planned for its big
Sweater weather means Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sweater weather means the promise of a new year. Sweater weather means pecan pie and hot chocolate will soon be in season.
sesquicentennial bash and take a look at Marshall’s newest event venue — Memorial City Hall. You’ll also meet Morgan Strong, owner of Morgan Abbigail — a great place to find items for your
It’s also the return of the giving season, and an important time of year for local nonprofit organizations that work to spread holiday cheer to people in our community who are struggling. In this edition of Charm and View magazines, we’re profiling the people who lead two of those organizations — Hollie Bruce at Newgate Mission and Capts. Nick and Michelle Hutchinson at
fall and winter wardrobe. We hope you enjoy the last edition of these magazines for 2019. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, a very merry Christmas, and we’ll see you in 2020.
the Salvation Army. I’ve loved learning more about these three people who are responsible for ensuring hundreds of people are fed daily, filled
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Tuscan Pig
Words by FINN O’CONNOR
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y wife and I and a few friends went to eat at the Tuscan
The Italian Meatballs appetizer was smothered in cheese, which
Pig Italian Kitchen on a Friday night. The place was
takes away from the taste of the meatball. I would have served the
busy, and I noticed the owner making a point to greet
meatballs just like the initial bread and sauce plate were served,
most of the diners as they entered the restaurant. He was vigilant, making sure from the moment the guests were seated they had attentive service. That was impressive.
with just the meatballs, a bowl of sauce for dipping and maybe a piece of garlic bread. For dinner, we ordered the Eggplant Parmesan over Pesto
In one corner, there was a gentleman singing to music. He was
Corkscrew Pasta, Tuscan Style Pork with Ragu sauce, Corkscrew
dressed like one of the Rat Pack from the Las Vegas days of the past,
Pasta, and Country Lasagna, which includes their Tuscan style pork,
with a white tuxedo jacket, black vest and red tie and sunglasses.
classic Bolognese and creamy Be’chamel sauce layered between
His attire went well with the 1940s standards he was singing. We enjoyed him and he made the evening fun. He performs on Fridays and Saturdays. The restaurant has a unique way of introducing food on the menu. Every dish is featured on a tablet device the servers carried around with them, so they can show diners how it is prepared and what it looks like when it is served. I like that a lot. So often in a restaurant you order something based on how a server describes it, and then it’s not what you expected when it arrives at the table. When we first sat down, restaurant staff gave us some bread and a bowl of the house red sauce. I liked that because it gave us a chance to taste their sauce, which would be in so many of their dishes. The menu has quit a few interesting appetizers and main dishes, including create-your-own-pasta dish with four options for pasta — linguine, spaghetti, corkscrew or penne, and five sauce options — ragu, alfredo, creamy pesto, marinara or Tuscan Pig’s signature creamy pink sauce. You can add just about anything to the pasta dish, including sautéed diced chicken, meatballs, fried eggplant, chicken breast cutlets, shrimp and the restaurant’s signature Tuscan Shredded Pork. For appetizers, we ordered the Italian Meatballs, Fried Gnocchi, the sampler of Bruschetta, which included toppings of eggplant parmesan, Margherita and Tuscan Style Pork. We ordered the special that night, which was a rice ball topped with Pesto. The Bruschetta was excellent, as were all the appetizers, except that I feel they used way too much cheese on most of the dishes.
sheets of pasta. We also had the Spaghetti and Meatballs. The eggplant was delicious. It was thin, with a great crunch to it. Their pesto sauce on the eggplant dish was good. The pork was tender and tasted good, and my meatballs were very good, too. The spaghetti sauce, though, had a little too much heat for my liking. In my opinion, heat or hot spices are more common in Mexican food than Italian food. Italian food seasonings are more flavors than heat. For desserts, we had Tiramisù, Limoncello Mascarpone Cake, a chocolate lava-style cake with ice cream and mini cannolis. As you may know by reading my reviews, I like Crème Brulee and judge a restaurant by how well it is made. I do the same with Cannolis at Italian restaurants. They were very good but not great. The Tiramisù, which is made in-house, and Limoncello Mascarpone Cake were both delicious. If there was any disappointment with the desserts it is that they were not all homemade. They did have wine and beer. The wine list was small, but the wines were reasonably priced with a variety of Italian wines. The Tuscan Pig Italian Kitchen had good Italian food and fun entertainment that made the evening enjoyable. Overall, I give it a rating of B+. I don’t normally break up my ratings into different categories, but I must this time because of the owner’s attentiveness, the great service by the staff and the great, fun entertainment. For service and entertainment, I give the Tuscan Pig Italian Kitchen an A+. TUSCAN PIG ITALIAN KITCHEN 401 S. High St., Longview | 903-651-1833 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday
Takes Reservations Yes | Accepts Credit Cards Yes | Good for Groups Yes | Attire Casual | Alcohol Yes | Outdoor Seating No | Has TV No
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ifth-generation commitment and first-generation enthusiasm.
That’s what Capts. Nicholas “Nick” and Michelle Hutchinson embody as leaders of Longview’s Salvation Army.
Being a Salvation Army officer is “a calling. … There are days when it’s
extremely difficult. But also, seeing lives changed is incredibly rewarding,” Capt. Nick said. “When we become Salvation Army officers, we sign a covenant. And that covenant says we are to love the unlovable and to befriend those who have no friends,” he added. Capt. Michelle said, “For me, it’s being faith in action. … When Jesus
Capt. Michelle Hutchinson visits with guests at the Salvation Army’s new Day Center.
says to go and help those who are hurting, those who are lost, those who are marginalized, that’s what the Salvation Army does.” Both Hutchinsons are fifth-generation members of the ministry. Captain Nick, 39, is a native of Bangor, Maine, where he grew up. Capt. Michelle, 38, was born and raised in Southern California. They came to Longview in June 2017, after four years in Paris, Texas, their first appointment as officers. Before that, they spent two years at the Salvation Army training college in Atlanta. The Hutchinsons have three children: daughter Kaia, 12, and sons Jonah, 9, and Lincoln, 6. Kristen Glover served on the Lamar County Homeless Coalition with Capt. Michelle when the Hutchinsons were in Paris. Glover was impressed by “their willingness to work with others and their ability to reach out across boundaries.” They “experiment and take risks, and find what works in their communities, wherever they are planted,” said the youth minister at Paris’ First United Methodist Church. “They were really invested in people’s lives” while in Paris, Glover said. “It’s not about what they want to see done, it’s about what fits the context of the community,” she said. The Salvation Army is a Christian evangelical ministry founded in London in 1865. It now serves in 130 nations around the world and has 1.5 million members, according to its website. It helps about 25 million U.S. residents annually. “Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination,” the website says. Capt. Nick said his family stayed with the Salvation Army through generations, “because it’s such a holistic movement.” “We’re a church, and church involvement is often generational. But there’s also true community, caring for each other. … My family has really found its home in the Salvation Army, even on different continents,” he said. “That’s what I love about it. You can find lots of people who come from a long line of Salvation Army history, but at the same time they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with first generation Salvation Army, Army ” Capt Capt. Nick said said.
Capt. Nick Hutchinson serves lunch to guests at the Salvation Army’s new Day Center.
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“MAN & WOMAN of action.” When (the Hutchinsons) say something, they do it. They are a
-Major Anthony Juliana
He and Capt. Michelle met in 2003 at an urban ministry school – called the “War College” – in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. They were both in their early 20s. “We lived in the slums. We lived among those who society deems unlovable. It was extremely formative for all of us who were there. A large part of our class of 17 has gone on to become Salvation Army officers,” Capt. Nick said. The area was one of the poorest in Canada. Two-thirds of the population had HIV or AIDS, and 97 percent had hepatitis C, Capt. Michelle said. These infectious diseases were rampant because so many residents abused injectable drugs. Yet the couple felt God’s presence in the midst of misery. “God really revealed his heart to us. He really showed us how his heart just breaks when people are hurting,” Capt. Michelle said. “When we’re being Christ-like, we get to experience God’s kingdom now,” she said. In Longview, the Hutchinsons reinstated the ministry’s food pantry. The Salvation Army also provides rent and utility assistance. Its “Pathway to Hope” helps families stuck in poverty become self-sufficient by supplying assistance such as car repair money. The Hutchinsons opened the ministry’s church building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, furnishing a place for people to socialize. It’s also open on days when a weather advisory exists because of extreme heat or cold. 10 VIEW | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R
Lunch is provided, and the computer lab is open so individuals can search for jobs. There are also movies and board games. The ministry is about to open a new thrift store, with proceeds funding social services. Because of his Salvation Army service, Capt. Nick discovered that he has a far greater capacity to love others than he thought. “Being able to look someone in the eye and tell them that you love them – it can bring incredible freedom to people,” he said. “It can heal wounds that people didn’t even know were there.” Capt. Michelle said, “There’s a tremendous amount of joy to empowering people to care for themselves. … There’s just so much joy in that.” Major Anthony Juliana, divisional secretary for program at the Salvation Army of Texas in Dallas, has known the Hutchinsons for five years. “Nick and Michelle … are passionate about helping people. … They listen to what people need, and find ways to meet those needs,” he said. For example, Capt. Michelle helped design a public transportation system for Paris while she was on its homeless coalition. “When (the Hutchinsons) say something, they do it. They are a man and woman of action,” Juliana said. “I think that’s the thing that sets them apart,” he added.
‘tis the season
For Giving Words by ANNTOINETTE MOORE | Photos by MICHAEL CAVAZOS
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t just wouldn’t be the holidays without the Salvation Army’s red kettles and angel trees. In Longview, Salvation Army Capt. Nicholas “Nick” Hutchinson
coordinates the Red Kettle Campaign, while his wife, Capt. Michelle Hutchinson, oversees the Angel Tree Program. The red kettles officially debut the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29. “Our final day of bell ringing is Christmas Eve. We stop ringing
at 5 p.m.,” Capt. Nick said. For the first time, bell-ringing volunteers in Texas can sign up online at registertoring.com. Volunteers enter their zip code on the website, which lists available kettle locations. They select where and when they want to volunteer. The website then emails that information to the Salvation Army responsible for the selected site, allowing it to approve and create volunteer schedules. Volunteers receive an email or text confirming their time and kettle location. They also can receive reminders a few hours before their stint begins. Money donated during the campaign “stays here in Gregg
Lakishia Fountain and her granddaughter Keala Willis, 1, make a donation to the Salvation Army as Larry Roberts rings his bell while taking donations on November 21, 2018, at Hobby Lobby.
“That provides a great Christmas for them, while avoiding the excess that commercial Christmas foists upon us,” Capt. Nick said. The family of each angel tree child also receives a gift card to Super 1 Foods so they can have a good Christmas meal, Capt. Michelle said. Children’s Angel Trees can be found at Longview Mall, area Walmarts, McAlister’s Deli and Slim Chickens. The Salvation Army has also started a Senior Angel Tree Program in partnership with Tower Honda of Longview. That tree is located at the Honda dealership. Senior adults often request items such as slow cookers and
County. It helps provide soup for our soup kitchen and keeps the
hand towels; each also receives a “fun” gift, such as a crossword
lights on in our shelter,” Capt. Nick said. The money also funds
puzzle book or perfume.
Salvation Army social services. Because Thanksgiving is late this year, “kettle season” is shorter, making volunteers crucial, he said. When volunteers are lacking, the ministry has to hire paid workers. This year’s Angel Tree Program hopes to serve 1,200 children, up from almost 1,000 in 2018, Capt. Michelle said. She stressed that, when someone chooses an angel and buys items from its list, those items go to the child associated with that angel. “We really work hard to provide something the kid wants, something the kid needs, something the kid wears and something the kid reads,” Capt. Michelle said. The Hutchinsons follow these guidelines when buying Christmas presents for their own three kids.
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you go SALVATION ARMY OF LONGVIEW EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
Where: 504 E. Cotton Street, Longview, TX 75601 Information: 903-215-8463, www.salvationarmytexas.org/longview/ Services Offered: • Emergency financial assistance • Food & nutrition programs • Seasonal services • Men’s and women’s ministries • Music and arts programs Church Services: Sunday: Breakfast & Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Worship service, 11 a.m. Wednesday: Prayer meeting, 9:30 a.m. Men’s and women’s ministries, 10 a.m. Bible study, 11 a.m. Drop-in center: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Also open days when weather advisory issued because of extremely hot or cold temperatures
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healthy start Words by BECKY BELL | Photos by LES HASSELL
abits children learn about fitness can last a lifetime —
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“This is basically just for moms and dads to come out and have
with several local women leading efforts to provide a
a sense of community that we are all in this together and we have
variety of opportunities for physical activity.
these kids and maybe not feeling great about going to the gym or
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says children
working out or can’t get child care,” she said. “It will be an hour
who are obese are more likely to become obese adults. Obesity
fitness class and we can sing to them while moving our bodies. It
brings with it increased risk of a number of serious health
will be cardio and there is some weight training. It is a good fitness
conditions, such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and cancer.
class to keep that community and keep that bonding experience
Jade Killingsworth, who operates Toddler Tippy Toes in
with caregiver and child.”
Longview, was herself a student at her mother Tena Vogel’s dance
Stroller fitness classes will be $10 each.
studio as a child. Today, she offers 45-minute classes for children
Toni Dussex, owner of Freedom Yoga at 175 Beechwood
ages 12 to 36 months at The Dance Studio at 2309 Gilmer Road
Drive, said her studio has offered children’s classes in the past and
as well as other pop-up classes at Longview preschools. The four-
plans to do so again. She has heard feedback from adult students
week classes are $75.
about how yoga has helped them with anxiety — something she
“It introduces little ones to dance and movement and is a great bonding experience with a little boy and girl with their caregiver,”
said young people are dealing with more than in the past. She believes yoga classes could help them.
Killingsworth said. “There is so much research that backs up that
“If you know anything about anxiety you know it is affecting
physical movement in toddlers will help in cognitive and motor
kids more now these days,” she said. “I wish I could have learned
skill development and social development. And all these things
yoga at a young age. A lot of kids are on blood pressure medicine
are so, so important.”
and anti-anxiety medicines and yoga is a nice alternative or a
She keeps class sizes to about eight students, with her mother
complementary treatment for anxiety.”
handling classes starting at the age of 3. This is Toddler Tippy
Christy Collins, community coordinator for the Healthy
Toes’ third year, with Killingsworth saying she is adding a stroller
Kids Running Series Longview, said she didn’t get into
fitness class at local parks and at Longview World of Wonders.
running herself until she was an adult, but she said it has made a
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remarkable change in how she feels. She wants her kids to have a better chance for a healthy start than she did. “One thing I feel like a challenge of adult life is learning about health and fitness,” she said. “I did not have a very active background in my childhood and was pretty sedentary with a pretty poor diet. Across the board, I think there is so much research that ties exercise to endorphins and sort of anxiety management. I am also a huge fan of yoga. I’m getting yoga teacher training, so I can be a yoga instructor.” The Healthy Kids Running Series in Longview will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sundays through Nov. 3 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church at 2500 McCann Road. “This is something where the younger children can get involved and it’s just really great to cheer everyone else on as they race for the finish,” she said. The length of the run depends on the children’s age. Two year olds run an 8 yard dash. There’s also a 50 yard dash for 2 and 3 year olds. The 4 to 5 year-olds run a 75-yard dash. Kindergarten and first grad students run a quarter-mile, while second and third graders run a half-mile and fourth through eight graders run a full mile. Children can sign up for all races at once for a $40 entry. Call Collins at (713) 689-4603 for information.
Hazel Doom, 2, and other children participate in Jade Killingsworth’s Toddler Tippy Toes dance program.
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designed for recovery Words by ANNTOINETTE MOORE | Photos by MICHAEL CAVAZOS
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f you missed the signs saying “Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Longview,” you could mistake this hospital’s waiting area for the lobby and reception desk of a boutique hotel.
During a recent visit, boxy chairs upholstered in royal blue
fabric clustered around a round, white table in a two-story-high atrium walled with glass. Hanging “O”-shaped light fixtures and recessed LED lighting illuminated a corridor ending in a large counter placed before a wall of blue tiles. The 41,000-square-foot facility at 701 E. Loop 281 in Longview was designed to take advantage of natural light, said Jay Quintana, chief executive officer and co-founder of Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals, based in Dallas. The building is divided into patient-care and administrative sections. Ceilings are high, and spaces are open. Corridors in the $23 million inpatient rehabilitation hospital are lighted by clerestory windows – a row of windows high above eye level – as well as LEDs, Quintana said. “There’s LED lighting throughout the hospital,” he added. Its color scheme of royal blue, white, tan and dark brown unites the interior features and furnishings. The Summit Café provides cafeteria-style meals for patients, families and visitors; they can dine inside or eat outside on the patio atio. continued on pg. 19 !
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Both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation rooms have walls of floor-to-ceiling glass. The outpatient rehab has a small car, allowing patients to practice getting into and out of it. A day or two before discharge, patients stay in a small apartment with a regular bed, kitchen – with a stove and microwave – and bathroom, to practice handling daily tasks. It’s critical to know if they can do simple tasks such as turning the knob on the stove or setting the microwave, said Everest Vice President Kimberley Lero. “We get them as independent as we can before they go home. We do a lot of training with families” before patients leave, she said. Inpatient rooms resemble expensive hotel rooms, Quintana Jay Quintana CEO/Co-founder of Everest Rehabilitation Hospital speaks about the interior design of the facility.
said. Each has a 55-inch, flat-screen television mounted on the wall opposite the bed. In-the-wall oxygen supply ports and other medical outlets are not located above the patient’s bed, he continued. Instead, they are set into a wall parallel to the bed, out-of-sight of patients and visitors. A large, round light in the ceiling above the bed can be bright enough for a physician’s examination or dimmed to a yellow glow for a night light. A built-in desk for family members or health-care providers is next to each bed. Lero said they avoided a “hospital sterile-like look. We want patients to feel super comfy” during their stay, which averages from seven to 14 days. From the nurses’ station, staff can see all the way down each hallway with patient rooms, she said. That means nurses have a clear view of call lights outside the 36 private rooms. Offices, staff breakrooms and two large education or conference rooms in Everest’s patient section have glass walls, she added. “There’s no place (for staff) to hide. They are more available to patients and family members,” said Lero, head of quality and compliance. An outside courtyard has long, sloping ramps and short flights of steps for patients to practice on. Patients can also walk on concrete, cut stone, artificial turf and several different types of paving stones.
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historyy on the move Words by JO LEE FERGUSON | Photos by MICHAEL CAVAZOS
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ts location in the area long known as Longview Junction is fitting. The Historic Longview Train Depot is a relic
from the city’s earliest days as a train town, but whose place in the modern world is secured as a functioning Amtrak station and cornerstone of the Longview Transportation Center, where local train
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In the view of one who’s watched the comings and goings at the depot for nearly 50 years, the depot also serves as a junction between the past and the future. “The truth about this building is this is the footprint for the next generation,” said Griff Hubbard, the last of the employees of the old Texas and Pacific Railway in Longview. He now is product line agent for Amtrak’s Texas Eagle. “The airline industry wants out of the short haul market. They want people riding higher
A photograph of the Historic Longview Depot taken in 1954.
speed trains to and from the DFW and Shreveport regions. This is going to be the next generation’s mobility access to the world. What’s old is new again.” Longview’s rail roots can be traced back to 1870 and O.H. Methvin’s award of 150 acres to Southern Pacific Railroad in 1870. Then, in 1872, International Railroad began building a line between Longview and Palestine — to the area that was at that time just east of Longview, known as “the junction.” The Texas and Pacific railway later acquired Southern Pacific, and, in 1939 and 1940, replaced a station built on that site with the current depot.
THE SURVIVOR The building at 905 Pacific Ave. has survived many changes since then, at one time serving as Longview heaquarters for the Union Pacific Railroad and welcoming passengers on Amtrak’s Texas Eagle passenger train route for decades. Longview once was home to three depots. The one at Pacific Avenue is the only one to survive, with its lasting influence secured after the city of Longview acquired the depot from Union Pacific. A two-year, $2.2 million renovation and restoration project completed in 2014 turned the depot’s clock back to 1940. “Designed in the Colonial Revival Style, the train depot, also called the T&P/MO-PAC depot, includes stylized quoins, a brick cornice and grey stone trim used to highlight the coping, keystones and lintels,” the building’s state historical marker says. “The oneand-a-half-story building contained a ticket office, waiting rooms, restrooms, telegraph office, yard office, baggage/express office and mail room. The original dormers were removed sometime after construction but were later restored. Two porches were part of the original structure for a waiting area, baggage and freight.” Hubbard stood outside recently, recalling how the front covered porch, defined by square-shaped brick columns, is part of the building’s original footprint. It had at one point been enclosed g y for Amtrak office, but was opened up again duringg the city’s construction project. 22 VIEW | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R
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Amtrak Texas Eagle Product Line Agent Griff Hubbard gives a tour of the basement of the Historic Longview Depot.
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Amtrak Texas Eagle Revenue Manager Griff Hubbard looks over the area that was once the location of the telegraph machine as he gives a tour of the Historic Longview Depot.
The stairway that was once used for passengers to get to the trains at the Historic Longview Depot.
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Hubbard motioned to what is once again the front door to the depot. “In 2014, one of the last things done, was this door was ground down to put this original paint back on it. This was just covered up with plyboard over the years,” he said of the door and its windows.
SEPARATE WAITING ROOMS He recalled, though, what was revealed as a worker was grinding through layers of paint on the door: “The old paint chips off, and it comes out as if it was 1939 again, and it says ‘white patrons only.’ ... It just came out in big bold black letters on the original white surface.” That also explains why the depot has two waiting rooms, now referred to as the west and east waiting rooms. The west waiting room originally was for white passengers, while black passengers
As he spoke, a fan was blowing to dry out water in the area on a recent day. It’s particularly bad during heavy rains, Hubbard said, but groundwater seeps in at other times. “What’s happened is since 1939, the drainage and the topography around this whole building has changed,” he said. The basement, however, still contains the original coal chute. Coal would be dumped down the chute and used to heat the depot with a steam generator, as well as passenger cars while trains were parked at the depot. Back on the main floor, Hubbard shows where there once was a telegraph office that served the railroad and Western Union. “That’s why this window seal is lower than all the rest, because it was where the telegraph operator sat,” he said. “You could actually come right there and receive or send a Western
were restricted to the east waiting room, with the ticket office in
Union message.”
the middle, Hubbard
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The design wasn’t unique to Longview.
Outside the window is an area where the “telegraph boy”
“Most of the Texas and Pacific railroad stations between
would chain up his bicycle between delivering messages.
Texarkana and El Paso and between Marshall and New Orleans
Hubbard recalled that when old flooring was removed in years
were built this way,” Hubbard said. “This is the last one still left
past, it revealed that the telegraph area had been painted red,
standing with its original footprint.”
with words warning that there was “sensitive equipment.”
Amtrak passengers currently walk out from the depot to board. That process functioned much differently when the depot first was built, which Hubbard explains as he stood at the stairs to the depot’s basement. Passengers then walked through a tunnel under the tracks to board on the other side of the tracks. “You ingressed and egressed the train down through these stairs, through a subway platform and up onto a platform,”
“I can’t tell you the thousands of wires that crisscrossed this,” he said. Past the two waiting rooms, the depot has a passenger lounge area, where the Gregg County Historical Museum has a rotating display and a phone booth that once stood guard outside the depot has been repurposed for modern times — into a charging station. Today, the depot’s original baggage area is once again being
Hubbard said. “You didn’t walk straight out.”
used for its intended purpose. At one point, Union Pacific had
TUNNELS TO THE PAST
chopped portions of the building up for office space. The company
People driving under the Mobberly Avenue train overpass
still occupies an area for a communications room, Hubbard said.
might have noticed a door in the east side of the overpass’ wall, on
The Longview Police Department’s Police Outreach Services
northbound Mobberly Avenue.
Team, which focuses its work on the homeless population, also
“There’s a big silver door that’s welded shut,” Hubbard said. “That was the original cab stand ... “ Passengers could exit the train, follow the subway tunnel down the stairs to catch a cab or to be picked up by a family member under the bridge. The tunnel has since been filled in.
has offices in the building. Hubbard said before Longview stepped in to become the building’s owner, there had been plans to raze it and turn it into parking. “A great, great debt of gratitude is owed to then-Mayor Jay
Hubbard said original restoration plans had called for using the
Dean and then-City Manager David Willard, who had the
basement area for meeting space and maybe a gift shop, but the
vision and the foresight to realize the truth about this building,”
facility has encountered a problem with water in the basement.
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marshall’s
memorial city hall Words by BECKY BELL | Photos SPECIAL TO VIEW
M
arshall’s newly renovated Memorial City Hall will sing
seat auditorium, meeting space and conference center began
a new song this fall and Christmas season, when the
several years ago. The building also houses a military exhibit by
more than 100-year-old building welcomes a Texas
the Harrison County Historical Museum.
country music legend and an internationally known performing group to the stage. The building at 110 E. Houston St. was built in 1907 as Marshall City Hall. It was renamed Memorial City Hall in 1927 to honor people who lost their lives in World War I. It was an integral part of the community before City Hall was relocated in 1994. Work to turn the facility into an event center with a 550-
“City leaders and members of the community decided they wanted a performing arts center and started renovating the building,” said Memorial City Hall Performance Center Director Glenn Barnhart . Gary P. Nunn will be the second performer to take the Memorial City Hall Stage, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9. Then, Celtic Angels Christmas, an Irish vocal quintet group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19. “They are on a national tour and we are very lucky to have them stop through East Texas. They are going to sing favorite songs and then have Irish dancers to accompany them,” Barnhart said. “There will be a beautiful Irish spectacle on stage with beautiful harmonies and beautiful music. It will be like the Christmas trees lit on the square. It will be a lot of fun.” The renovation revealed some surprises at the building. “Since the building was close to 100 years old, there were a lot of things they were not aware of,” Barnhart said. One of those things was a steel beam that supported the roof and was shimmed up with license plates. This kind of short-term
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fix had maybe worked for the building in the past, but much labor has gone into bringing the building up to modern codes, with
air conditioning and wiring and major construction to turn the
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The state-of-the-art, 550 seat performing arts center was designed in an art deco style of architecture. The building also
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houses the Harrison County Veterans Museum, with 2,900 square feet of military history exhibited at the center. Barnhart said he knows the center is not as large as the Belcher Center in Longview, but he wants to bring that kind of variety of performing artists to Marshall. “We want country and western, rock and roll, dramatic theatre, comedy, world music, international touring artists,” he said. “This
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will be our focus, something for everyone.” Eventually, Barnhart would like to add children’s programming such as shows during the week for school children, a classic film series, and host community and civic events. The building includes 1,400 square feet of meeting space and a conference room with kitchen access. Barnhart said the center is on the Marshall square facing the courthouse and overlooking the red brick streets, making it a great place to host meetings. “This will be available for lunches, business meetings, corporate parties or Christmas parties for law firms, doctor’s
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offices or banks,” he said. “Anyone can use it to do a luncheon. We have a TV monitor in there and internet capabilities.” For more information visit www.memorialcityhall.com or call 903-934-7992.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AT MARSHALL’S MEMORIAL CITY HALL PERFORMANCE CENTER Gary P. Nunn, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Texas country, tickets $30 to $40 Celtic Angels Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19, internationally-known Irish vocal quintet of Ireland, tickets $40 to $50 Farewell Angelina, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24, all female country group, tickets $20 to $30 One Night in Memphis, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15, more than 90 minutes of authentic rockabilly, country, gospel and 1950s rock and roll, tickets $30 to $40 “1984,” 7:30 p.m. March 28, Aquila Theatre brings “1984,” George Orwell’s cautionary novel, to the stage, tickets $20 to $30 “The Wonder Bread Years,” 7:30 p.m., April 17, a fast-paced, hilarious production that gracefully walks the line between standup and theater, tickets $25 to $35 Information: www.memorialcityhall.com
OTHER HOLIDAY MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT IN THE AREA: Longview Symphony: Home for the Holidays, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, www.longviewsymphony.org
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Ken Ludwig’s “Twas the Night Before Christmas;” 6 p.m. Dec. 15, Belcher Center, www.belchercenter.com Sing! An Irish Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, Belcher Center, www.belchercenter.com Radio Theatre: “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever;” 7 p.m. Dec. 14, www.artsviewchildrenstheatre.com
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Words by NELLA KOPP | Photos by MICHAEL CAVAZOS & JIMMY DANIELL ISAAC
L
ongview is celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary
an historically-themed concert by the East Texas Symphonic
in 2020. That’s 150 years of East Texas traditions that
Band. Find information about those and other events at www.
will be celebrated in a series of events collectively titled
longviewtexas.gov under the “Government” tab, then “Special
“Longview 150.” Laura Hill, community services director for the city of Longview, is working with the committee planning the celebration. The committee started working in 2017, and more events and programs are being added weekly. “We started out planning some events that would capture the history of Longview, and from there similar events have been added,” Hill said. She was present for the centennial celebration, and she said she expects the sesquicentennial would match or surpass the events in 1970. “Longview has grown so large that we knew getting everyone together for one day wouldn’t work. With the city being so community oriented, so many organizations have created an event for the celebration,” Hill said.
Events” and “Longview 150.” Tracy Stopani, advertising manager for the Longview NewsJournal, explained that “Longview 150” encompasses the events all the various organizations are planning. “The city put it out there to pull everyone in to work together and explore all the history,” Stopani said. Among these events, Stopani is most looking forward to the “O. H. Methvin Beard Contest,” which the News-Journal will be launching online in November. Methvin was the founder of Longview and was known for his signature classic beard. Hill said a committee member’s relative had saved many newspaper clippings from the Longview Daily News and Longview Morning Journal — the predecessors of the Longview
Those events include: a parade; the Sesquicentennial Ball,
News-Journal — and some memorabilia from the city’s centennial
a “throwback” baseball game between Pine Tree and Longview
celebration. These photos and clippings have been uploaded to
students posing as the “Cannibals,” the semi-professional team
the “Centennial Diary” which can be found on the Longview
that once called Longview home; a transportation show; and
Public Library’s website.
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“Back then, when Longview was much smaller, it was much easier to gather up old photos and memorabilia from founding members of the city. Every organization, church, school and business had an ad in one of the two newspapers for Longview’s birthday,” Hill said. “Today, so many organizations are pulling together and contributing to the 150 celebration, and more events are being added almost daily.” Longview’s “birth-month” is in May, and Stopani said the NewsJournal will be publishing daily and weekly accounts of historical events and upcoming events for Longview 150, in print and online. A Longview native, Hill reflected on the changes she has seen in Longview over the years. “There have been some huge and dramatic changes. I remember when Kilgore College was the Sears and Roebuck, phones were on the walls, when ‘going to town’ was really an affair before the loop was there and when the mall was built,” she said. Stopani said the News-Journal is seeking sponsors for its sesquicentennial articles and features. “The more people that get involved, the more information we get and the more fun stuff we get to do,” she said. For sponsorship opportunities through the News-Journal,
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calendar of events LONGVIEW
The Art of Listening: Portraits from the Memory Bridge Project Through Feb. 22 Longview Museum of Fine Arts
www.lmfa.org
Discovering Abstract Expressionist Victor Thall Through Feb. 22
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
www.lmfa.org
Downtown Live Nov. 1 Heritage Plaza
www.facebook.com/ LongviewMainStreet Longview Arboretum Grand Opening Nov. 2
Longview Arboretum Visitor’s Center
www.longviewarboretum.org
The Magic of Bill Blagg Live! Nov. 2 Belcher Center
www.belchercenter.com Longview Symphony — Community Chamber Concert Nov. 3 Longview Community Center
www.longviewsymphony.org ”Making God Laugh” Nov. 8-10 Grace Crossing Church
www.theatrelongview.com Carmela’s Magical Santa Land Nov. 8-Jan. 5 6085 Hwy 259 N.
Upcycling: Make Your Own Turkey Nov. 8 Longview World of Wonders
Whacky Music Nov. 9
Turkey Trot Nov. 22
www.longviewwow.org
www.longviewwow.org
Longview World of Wonders
Longview World of Wonders
Longview Jaycees Trade Days Nov. 9-10
Light Drawing Nov. 23
www.greggcountyfair.com/ Trade_Days
www.longviewow.org
Longview Exhibit Building
Riverside Trade days Nov. 9-10 3711 Texas 42 North
(903) 295-9800
Black & White Party & Comedy Show Nov. 9
Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Complex
starsonstage.com Santa’s Arrival Nov. 16 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news Painting with a Parent Nov. 16 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news Circuits Nov. 16
Longview World of Wonders
www.longviewwow.org
Classic Arms Production: Gun & Knife Show Nov. 16 Longview Exhibit Building
www.capgunshows.com
”Newsies: The Broadway Musical” Nov. 21-23 ArtsView Children’s Theatre
www.artsviewchildrentheatre.com
www.longviewwow.org
Longview World of Wonders
Upcycling Art: Advent Calendars Nov. 23 Longview World of Wonders
Downtown
Longview Main Street/Facebook Longview Symphony: Home for the Holidays Dec. 6
LeTourneau University’s Belcher Center
www.belchercenter.com
www.longviewow.org
Living History Christmas Dec. 7
Community Christmas Tree Lighting Nov. 24
www.gregghistorical.com
Heritage Plaza
www.facebook.com/ LongviewMainStreet Paws & Clause (pet photo night) Nov. 24 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news Mad Mattr Nov. 30
Longview World of Wonders
www.longviewow.org Scholastic Book Fair Dec. 2
Longview Public Library
Gregg County Historical Museum
Breakfast with Santa Dec. 7
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
www.lmfa.org
Pictures with Santa Claus Dec. 7 Longview Public Library
www.longviewtexas.gov/2163/Library Christmas in the South Dec. 7
Longview Exhibit Building
www.facebook.com/ junkinacrosstexas
(903) 237-1350
Rock Salt & Ice Temperatures Dec. 7
ArtWalk Downtown Dec. 3
www.longviewwow.org
Downtown Longview
www.artwalklongview.com An Evening with President George W. Bush Dec. 3
LeTourneau University’s Belcher Center
www.belchercenter.com
Longview World of Wonders
Upcycling: DIY Ornaments Dec. 7 Longview World of Wonders
www.longviewwow.org
Christmas at the Courthouse Dec. 7 Gregg County Courthouse
(903) 236-8400
Loblolly Holiday Model Train and Village Exhibit Dec. 4-21
Seriously Sweet Structures: Gingerbread Houses Dec. 8 and 15
www.gregghistorical.com
www.longviewwow.org
Gregg County Historical Museum
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Longview AMBUCS Christmas Parade Dec. 5
Longview World of Wonders
Sensitive Santa (for disabled children) Dec. 8 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news Sing! An Irish Christmas Dec. 10
LeTourneau University Belcher Center
www.belchercenter.com
Holiday Tea Room and Market Dec. 10-13 Longview Museum of Fine Arts
www.lmfa.org
Storytime with Santa and Elves Dec. 12 Longview Public Library
(903) 237-1340
Longview Symphony — Holiday Bach’s Lunch Dec. 13 St. Anthony Catholic Church
www.longviewsymphony.org Jingle Bells! Dec. 13
Longview World of Wonders
www.longviewwow.org North Pole Express Dec. 14
Longview World of Wonders
www.longviewwow.org Holiday Sip ‘N Shop Dec. 14 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news Adult Christmas Craft Day Dec. 14 Longview Public Library
(903) 237-1340
Cookies & Clause Dec. 14 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news ”Radio Theatre: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec. 14 ArtsView Children’s Theatre
www.artsviewchildrenstheatre.com Paws & Clause (pet photo night) Dec. 15 Longview Mall
longviewmall.com/events-news ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas Dec. 15 LeTourneau University’s Belcher Center
belchercenter.com
Christmas Movie on the Eastman Plaza Dec. 17
Holidays Around the World Dec. 21
Breakfast with Santa Dec. 21
A Charlie Brown Christmas Dec. 6-8, 13-15
www.longviewwow.org
marshalltexas.com/events
www.hendersoncivictheatre.com
Longview World of Wonders
Box in a Box Dec. 28
Longview World of Wonders
www.longviewwow.org
1500 Lake Forest Parkway
Jefferson Visitor Center
Downtown Kilgore
Various locations
www.visithendersontx.com/ henderson-events
A Very Derrick Christmas Nov. 16
Candlelight Tour of Homes Dec. 5-7 & 12-14
www.facebook.com/ KilgoreMainStreet
JeffersonCandlelight.com
Yulefest Dec. 7
Mingle & Jingle Nov. 30
Jefferson Sportsman’s Expo/ Gun & Knife Show Dec. 14-15
gilmeryulefest.com, (903) 843-2413.
www.facebook.com/ KilgoreMainStreet
https://www.jefferson-texas.com/ events/#!calendar
Downtown Kilgore
Kilgore Christmas Parade Dec. 3 Downtown Kilgore
www.kilgorechamber.com Miracle on 34th Street: Live Radio Play Dec. 13, 14 and 15 815 Houston St., Kilgore
www.texasshakespeare.com Christmas in Kilgore Dec. 14 Downtown Kilgore
Jefferson Visitor Center
HENDERSON
Heritage Syrup Festival Nov. 9 Downtown Henderson
866-650-5529
Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Dec. 5
Downtown Henderson www.visithendersontx.com/ henderson-events
www.facebook.com/ KilgoreMainStreet
GILMER Courthouse Lawn
LAKE CHEROKEE
Market Arts and Crafts Bazaar Nov. 26 The Church At Lake Cherokee
www.thechurchatlakecherokee Want your event listed in the Calendar of Events? Please send information to jferguson@news-journal.com with the subject line “View Calendar.” The deadline to submit Jan/Feb events is November 30.
MARSHALL
Victorian Fair 2019 Nov. 2
Starr Family Home State Historic Site
www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/ starr-family-home-state-historic-site Marshall Symphony — Escapes and Meditations Nov. 2 Convention Center
Cover Reveal Party
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12th, 2019 • 5-7pm
www.marshallsymphony.com Fall Festival Nov. 2
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
marshalltexas.com/events Gary P. Nunn Nov. 9
Memorial City Hall Performance Center
www.memorialcityhall.com Wonderland of Lights Nov. 27-Dec. 29 Downtown Marshall
www.marshalltexas.net/public/ warrants/wonderland-of-lights
Family Christmas Party Dec. 19
www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/ starr-family-home-state-historic-site
(903) 237-1340
Lighting of the Trees at Lake Forest Park Dec. 7
History, Haunts & Legends Nov. 2 (903) 601-3375
Sparkles and Sprinkles Dec. 7
Longview Public Library
Henderson Civic Theatre
JEFFERSON
KILGORE
(903) 237-1340
Longview Public Library
Bear Creek Smokehouse
Starr Family Home State Historic Site
Celtic Angels Christmas Dec. 19
Memorial City Hall Performance Center
www.memorialcityhall.com
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eat, drink & do in east texas
to eat
CAFÉ BARRON'S
Elegant yet casual, Café Barron’s serves lunch, brunch and dinner, with daily specials throughout the week. Indulge in your favorite wine, beer or cocktail from the bar. 405 W Loop 281 Suite F, Longview (903) 663-4737, www.shopbarrons.com
to shop BARRON'S
Barron’s is your one-stop shop for gifts, clothes, jewelry, accessories, home décor, books and more. Shop Barron’s for all of your holiday and special occasion needs. 405 W Loop 281 Suite F, Longview (903) 663-2060, www.shopbarrons.com
ELLIE BEE’S
Ellie Bee’s is a fun and funky paper & gift shop. Our selections are everevolving and often include a sprinkle of seasonal surprises. 1418 McCann Rd, Longview, TX 75601 (903) 758-0300, www.elliebees.com
HENRY & MOORE JEWELRY
With more than 40 years of combined jewelry experience, Sondra T. Moore & Mamie Henry pair up to provide Longview with exquisite jewelry & gifts. 303 W. Loop 281 Ste. 105, Longview, (903) 663-1515
MERLE NORMAN
Invest in the best cosmetics and skincare at Merle Norman. Take advantage of their free skin analysis, free five minute hydrating facial, free make-up lessons plus much more. 3500 McCann, #L7A, Longview Mall, Longview (903) 753-0041, www.merlenorman.com
to shop
MORGAN ABBIGAIL
Where fashion meets fabulous 1505 Judson Rd, Longview, TX (903) 234-9944
PETERS CHEVROLET
Peters Chevrolet Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat offers the Longview, TX area a full lineup of new and used cars that will match your lifestyle and budget. 4181 US-259, Longview, TX 75605 (877) 615-3187, peterscars.com
to do
BELCHER CENTER
Enjoy a bit of culture in your life. Take in special performances, concerts, community events and more. Go online for a schedule of events. LeTourneau University, Stegall Dr., Longview (903) 233-3080, www.belchercenter.com
services CASA FLORA FLOWER SHOP
Stop and smell the roses … and order some too! Beautiful flowers for all occasions are available for delivery to the East Texas area. 314 Magnolia Ln., Longview, (800) 245-4614, www.casafloraflowers.com
CHRISTUS GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH SYSTEM
CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System sets the standard for health, wellness and state-of-the-art healthcare in East Texas. 700 E. Marshall Ave., Longview, (903) 315-2000, christusgoodshepherd.org
services
EAST TEXAS PROFESSIONAL CREDIT UNION
Take care of all your banking and financial needs with ETPCU. Become a member today and enjoy competitive rates on loans, mortgages, vehicles and more. Multiple locations, www.etpcu.org
EASTMAN CREDIT UNION
Be a part of something extraordinary with ECU. Banking, financing, loans and competitive rates add superior value to your life and help reach your financial goals. 3066 N. Eastman Rd., Longview; 300 Kodak Blvd., Longview (800) 999-2328, www.ecu.org
EVEREST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF LONGVIEW
Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Longview is an all-inclusive inpatient rehabilitation facility that features 36 private rooms creating an environment focused on individualized care. Patients at Everest receive compassionate care from our therapists, nurses, and staff while utilizing the latest in robotic rehabilitation technology. Our goal at Everest Rehabilitation Hospital of Longview is to provide patient centered, patient focused care enabling patients to return home to their loved ones. 701 East Loop 281, Longview, TX 75605 Phone: 430-240-4600, everestrehab.com
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services HEARTIS
At Heartis Longview, we are committed to providing a stimulating and nurturing environment-filled with warmth, comfort and care, that improves quality of life and allows our residents to flourish. As a national leader in assisted living and memory care, you can count on Heartis Longview to deliver the highest quality care for residents.
CHARM
1408 Lago Trail, Longview, TX 75604 903-291-0020, www.heartis.com,
HILTON GARDEN INN AND CONFERENCE CENTER
Hotel includes beautiful rooms, a full service restaurant and bar, fitness center, business center, and an indoor pool. 905 E Hawkins Pkwy, Longview, TX 75605 903-212-3000
LONGVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Healing begins here as Longview’s community healthcare provider with 180 physicians and healthcare professionals, a 230-bed facility and national recognition in chest pain and stroke care. 2901 N. Fourth St., Longview (903) 758-1818, www.longviewregional.com
R & K DISTRIBUTORS
This family owned and operated company offers up to 68 different brands of alcohol from five different breweries, including exclusive rights to the Anheuser-Busch products. 1302 E. Whaley St., Longview, (903) 758-4494, www.rkdistributors.com
REA DENTAL
From cosmetic dentistry to general dentistry, you’ll receive topof-the-line dental services, including sedation dentistry, in a calm, relaxing, family friendly environment for all ages and stages. 907 Walnut Hill Dr., Longview (903) 753-3531, www.readental.com
TEXAS BANK AND TRUST
Texas Bank and Trust has been serving East Texas since 1958. We serve 15 communities from Marshall, TX, to the DFW metroplex. The directors, officers and employees of Texas Bank and Trust are committed to providing exceptional service and quality products to partner with our customers in achieving their financial goals. ATMs worldwide. Main Bank – 300 E. Whaley St.; Mortgage Lending – 304 N. Green St.; Pine Tree – 1800 W. Loop 281; Pine Tree Convenience – 1801 Gilmer Rd.; North Lgvw – 3622 McCann Rd. www.texasbankandtrust.com
To advertise your local business here, call 903-237-7736.
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HOMEBIERFEST LONGVIEW | MAUDE COBB CONVENTION AND ACTIVITY CENTER | 9/21/19 Photos by LES HASSELL
The East Texas Brewers Guild had its fourth annual HomeBierFest on Sept. 21 at Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center. The beer festival and homebrew competition featured 35 brewers who
JUSTIN TAYLOR, NICOLE OERTEL
presented 50 beers for participants to sample. The event, which focused on German inspired beers from ArkLaTex area home brewers, drew more than 300 attendees. While HomeBierFest was held on one side of Maude Cobb, Craftoberfest, a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Pines, was held on the other side. Some people attended both, with Craftoberfest drawing 42 brewers and 109 beers. For information about the East Texas Brewers Guild, visit etbrewersguild.org. MIKE & SAMANTHA DOLESE
LINDA & KRIS COLE
PAT CALDARERA, COURTNEY COVINGTON
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TAMMY CHESHIER, CINDY ELLIOTT
MIKE OPOLSKI, LAUREN COLE
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TACO FEST MARSHALL | DOWNTOWN MARSHALL | 9/14/2019 Photos by LES HASSEL
Crowds of people turned out for tacos, live music, wrestling and chihuahua races. The second annual Taco Fest on Sept. 14 made downtown DANIEL KATHII, PURITY BONARERI
Marshall the place to be. The Marshall News Messenger organized the event with main sponsor Patterson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram.
BRYAN & MELODI KING
IVAR, IVAR, IVETTE, MARIA, IKER, & THERESA GARCIA
ALMA CARRILLO, DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ
LESLIE & RICK MCCALLISTER
TERRELL & BROOKLYN REID
JAMES & ANNETTE ALLEN
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CASSANDRA BURFORD, LEAH SHREVES, JENNI FOGLE
LONGVIEW | LONGVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY | 8/31/2019 Photos by MICHAEL CAVAZOS
The Friends of the Longview Public Library raised about $3,500 to support the library during a Vegas-style fundraiser on Aug. 31. Novel Night included performances by Elvis impersonator Josh Davis and magician Johnny Magic. The Knights of Columbus Council No. 2771 brought card games such as blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em, poker, Roulette and Craps. “This party was truly so much fun because it was a no pressure approach to playing Vegas games,” said Library Director Jennifer Eldridge, who said the Knights are good at teaching people to play. She said 60 people attended the annual fundraiser, with tickets sales and a
MICHELLE NORRIS, JANA CLUBB
silent auction helping raise money, along with sponsors that included Hurwitz, Texas Oncology, Acme Brick and Tile, Olive Garden, Ellie Bee’s and more. Friends of the Longview Public Library help provide funding for library programming and materials, including Haunted Library, Summer Reading Club and adult/story time crafts. The Friends organization also uses a raffle in January and book sales to raise money. “We could not do all the wonderful things we do for our community without their support,” Eldridge said. CHELSEA CACE, RACHEL OLSHIVE, CALLAN SEARCY, HEATHER SANDERS
BROCK WALTON, REBECCA RODRIGUEZ
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GOOD LIFE
EXPO
CARNELL & M.L. HARRIS
LONGVIEW | MAUDE COBB CONVENTION AND ACTIVITY CENTER | 9/19/2019
Photos by MICHAEL CAVAZOS
The Longview News-Journal’s Good Life Expo, presented with Christus Health Plan as sponsor, drew hundreds of people Sept. 19 to the Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Complex. Participants visited booths providing information on services and products for seniors, bingo, entertainment and other activities, including breakfast and a catfish lunch. The Good Life Expo is held each September. DEMETRIA WEBB, LILLIE BLACK
MORGAN STERMER, WONDA JONES
RUTH & ROY THOMPSON
RAY HARRELL, ELAINE HARRELL, JOANN LAUDNER
DONNIE SIBLEY, HOLLY NEAL
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LANDMARKS OF
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The Gregg County Historical Museum’s annual Landmarks of Longview home tour featured five homes this year. Four of the homes are located in Nuggett Hill, an area of town that comprises Longview’s single entry on the National Register of Historic Places. The fifth home, the Teague House, was built by some of this area’s earliest settlers and has been recently renovated by its newest owners. The Gregg County Historical Museum’s website says the annual tour, which highlights homes with different architectural styles each year, is one BRIAN & LORI GREER
of its most well-attended events. “One of the most important elements of the tour is the opportunity to help conserve our city’s architectural legacy through historic preservation,” the website says.
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Longview Ambucs’ Mobility Bash on Sept. 7 raised money to support the projects the local organization takes on to help provide mobility and independence for people with disabilities. The Longview Ambucs chapter is credited with giving birth to the AmTryke, a type of bicycle adapted to the specific needs of children with disabilities. Originally developed and manufactured in Longview starting in
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1989, the program went national in 1994. AmTrykes are now manufactured professionally and distributed nationally. More than 16,000 have been given away over the years to children and adults. The local Ambucs chapter also builds handicap accessible ramps at the homes of people with disabilities, provides scholarships to students in the physical therapy and occupational therapy programs at Kilgore and Panola colleges and assists with the Miracle League of East Texas, a baseball league for children with disabilities. The Mobility Bash featured games, food, music, live and silent auctions and a draw down for a $10,000 trip.
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More than 200 people attended the Zonta Club of Longview’s second annual Ultimate Tailgate Party, Sept. 14 at The Green in Longview. With the help of Scottie’s 2.0 Convenience Store, the event expanded this year into a craft beer fest, with more than 10 different breweries participating. Zonta Club of Longview is a local chapter of Zonta International, a global DAVE & BUFFY DYESS
organization of professionals who work to empower women through service and advocacy. The more than $22,000 raised by the event will be invested back into the community through educational events, as well as through grants and scholarships that Zonta provides for programs that support women and children in Longview.
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Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity’s third annual Bags and Bling Bingo saw big growth compared with previous years, with the August event drawing more attendees and raising more money than previous years. “We are just thrilled with the way the event’s grown,” said LaJuan Gordon, executive director of Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity. The event awarded two prizes — designer handbags or jewelry — each game, with a total of 20 winners.
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She said about 500 people attended the event this year, an increase of about 40 percent from 2018. The fundraiser also topped its $30,000 goal by more than 25 percent, Gordon said. “The folks that came were really generous,” Gordon said. She added that Habitat plans to expand the event next year, and she expressed “deep appreciation” to the community. “They were just exceptionally generous,” she said, and supportive of Habitat’s work assisting people who need help getting into safe and decent housing. “You can’t ask for more than that.”
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reveal party for our September/October editions of Charm and View magazines. Attendees enjoyed hors d’oeuvres provided by The Cace Kitchen. Fountain of Youth Day Spa, and its F.O.Y. Salon Suites, is the “Red Carpet” sponsor for all the cover reveal parties this year. The Charm cover featured Doris Ramaly, a two-time breast cancer survivor and executive director of Family Promise, a nonprofit organization that helps homeless families in Longview. The East Texas marching band
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only assume now that they meant the perfect ages to inflict similar
Truly, we don’t give kids enough credit. We treat them with such gentle hands, talk about how innocent and loving they are. But
wounds on each other. And now they’re old enough to use tools for their nefarious
I’m pretty convinced my kids would slaughter each other if only
purposes. They can turn anything into a weapon against the other.
they could figure out how. Thank god they have awful hand-eye
This one time my son nibbled on a Dorito until it became a neon
coordination and hardly any upper body strength because nothing stops these fights. I’ve tried
orange shiv and then he stabbed his sister with it. She once threw a giant rock at his head, straight up Fezzik from “Princess Bride” style. He pushed her into a pool last summer. Last Thanksgiving, she jumped off the couch and
This one time my son nibbled on a Dorito until it became a
neon orange shiv and then he stabbed
landed directly on his face.
his sister with it.
While wearing skates. As for reasons why they fight? Well, breathing is a popular one.
intervening. I’ve tried bribery. I’ve tried distraction. I’ve tried “let’s sit down and talk about our tiny murderous feelings.” No matter what, 5 minutes later, one is chasing the other with a hammer (where did she get a hammer?) because he called her stuffed kitty cat stupid.
It’s exhausting. Which is why I’m currently trying the benign neglect
Her leg accidentally touched his. He got the purple sippy cup. They
method of our ancestors, just pretending I don’t hear the screams
both got the EXACT same numbers of M&M’s. One day they both
of attempted bloody murder, but making sure I’m in close enough
punched each other in the face because they got into an argument
proximity should I need to rush anyone to the emergency room.
about goats. It was literally kids fighting kids over kids. I’ve seen barroom fights in dive bars that were more civilized than the clashes that break out at the dinner table night after night.
Say what you will about the parenting methods of the ‘70s and ‘80s, but I now know why they always sent us outside. Plausible deniability. C
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F EATURE
LORD & Lady of the flies Words by APRILL BRANDON | Illustrations by MICHELLE LAVERELL
W
hen I was in high school, I read “Lord of the Flies.” Good
(Full disclosure, there was the time at his fifth birthday party
book, I thought, but totally unrealistic. Kids aren’t like that.
when I hit him really hard with a plastic lightsaber and he cried, but
And then...well, then I had a child.
in my defense, he started it. Don’t challenge a Sith Lord when you’re
Worse yet, after having that child, I decided to have another
child. Meaning I now had children. Plural. More than one. Creating, blindly, siblings. Because in my baby fever, I was so obsessed with if I could, I never stopped to think if I should. And now every day of my life is spent pulling apart two feral creatures who are trying to rip each other to shreds. Where literally nothing is off the table. Eye gouging. Throat punching. Collar bone biting. Oh yeah, collar bone biting. I mean, I love my kids but they’re barbarians. Of all the things I was woefully unprepared for as a parent (and there are a lot), the savage sibling fights is the one that perplexes me the most. Part of this might be because I spent most of my early life as an only child. My mom had me when she was young so it was only after
still a mere padawan, kid). So I never really got the traditional sibling upbringing. Oh, sure, I grew up with a lot of cousins. No shortage of fighting there. But it was different. With cousins, there’s more of an involuntary manslaughter vibe. With siblings, it’s premeditated. Were they born mortal enemies? I do remember on the day my daughter was born, my son’s little toddler fingers immediately found the soft spot on her skull and he tried pushing it in. Looking back, that should have been a pretty big red flag of what was to come. On her end, she had a kung fu grip on his curly red hair starting as early as 4 months. By five months, she started in with the head butting.
17 years that I finally got a sibling. By that point, I was more like the
For awhile I comforted myself with the idea that this was all
fun auntie than any kind of sister. My role was to roll out of bed, play
typical sibling rivalry. But it’s not like I favor one over the other. I
with him for a little bit and then run off with my friends to hang out
ignore them both equally. Is it the age difference? Everyone told
in a cornfield somewhere and drink bad, warm beer.
me, oh, two years apart is the perfect space between ages. I can
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WOMEN in business: MORGAN STRONG Morgan Abbigail
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W
hen she was a teenager, Longview
Native
Strong
poured
entrepreneurial
spirit
into
Morgan her
babysitting,
largely, she laughs, so she could buy clothes. “I have always loved fashion, even as
Morgan Abbigail carries clothing and
devouring fashion magazines, live-streaming
accessories for women of all sizes, ages and all
runway shows and researching trends
points in life, Morgan said.
sometimes up to a year before the clothes
“I’ve worked very, very hard to make my lines all inclusive,” she said. She describes her shop as “classic.”
a young girl,” said the mom of two, who
“It’s high fashion, but classic. Different. I
now owns and operates beloved Longview
carry statement pieces, things that will never
boutique Morgan Abbigail. “I always wanted to open a store.” In fact, Morgan wrote the business plan for her future endeavor when she was still a fashion merchandising student at Stephen F. Austin State University. Her original plan for the shop was to open it in downtown Longview, but those plans evolved to become a cottage location on Judson Road. Before she returned to Longview to open Morgan Abbigail, which will celebrate 10 years of business on April 1, 2020, Morgan worked for designer Kay Unger in New York city and also did a stint at the Dallas Market Center, absorbing knowledge and experience she would later apply to her own venture.
go out of style.” Her shop mimics her personal style. “I like a classic look mixed with a funky statement piece,” she said. “Like Lysse denim bottoms with an Ivy Jane top.” Ivy Jane, by the way, is a Texas designer based in Dallas. “I support all the Texas designers I can,” she said. During the past 10 years, Morgan has paid careful attention to what her customers are looking for. “I’ve added a more mature clothing,” she said. “I heard loud and clear that that niche was not being met and there weren’t enough things for women over 50.”
themselves will hit the hangers in her shop. Many of the shoppers at Morgan Abbigail come in weekly to see what’s new. “That’s definitely my favorite part of this business: the daily interaction with my customers,” Morgan said. “Most of them I’ve developed personal relationships with; they ask about my girls, I know about their families. I’ve made friendships here. “I love my new customers. I’m so grateful for my loyal customers.” One of the most important business strategies Morgan employs is one that comes from her heart: giving back to the community. She is the coordinator for the Longview Cotillion; active with the Junior League of Longview and the Wednesday night child services coordinator at First Baptist Church, where she, her husband and daughters are members.
She also carries clothing at all price
“I just believe that it helps people want to
“What I love to do is to make people feel
points, researching her lines thoroughly to
shop with me if I give back to the community,”
good about themselves by helping them
ensure the highest quality for her customers,
she said. “But either way, I just love Longview
choose clothes to accentuate their bodies,
no matter the price.
and all the people here and my customers. I
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Her customers have come to rely on her expertise, which she keeps current by
hope to be able to give back and keep evolving with them for a long, long time.” C
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Lexi Baker wearing a Dex Floral Dress, $68.95, Chinese Laundry Black Boots, $118.95, Keep It Gypsy Choker, $16, and Buddy Love Amiga Pink Earrings, $42, all from Trendy Chicks.
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weather essentials and accessories at River Outfitters and Trendy Chicks. We took some styles from their racks to Calie’s Acre, our favorite East Texas pumpkin patch, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season. Thank you to our models Kylie Hess and Lexi Baker, and to Calie’s Acre for hosting us. With its hay bales, pumpkins and beautiful décor, Calie’s Acre
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FASHION Kylie Hess wearing a Kye Mi Colorblock Sweater, $42, Black Label Bell Bottom Jeans, $36, Beast Black Flats, $36, Olive and Pique Black Hat, $41, and Hoop Earrings, $14, all from River Outfitters.
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“If you drive by Newgate, there may be just single men standing outside, but if you come inside there’s a wide assortment of people. Many of them are not homeless. They’re just very low income or on fixed incomes,” she said. “If we have somebody that’s choosing between paying their rent and feeding themselves, we want to feed them and let them pay their rent. We feel strongly that that’s helping them — individuals who are living paycheck to paycheck or can’t even make it to the next paycheck, the working poor. That that’s a major benefit — assistance — that we can provide.” Board president Kristi Bogle Sherman says Newgate has benefited from Bruce’s leadership. “Hollie’s background makes her a uniquely qualified individual for this role, and we are fortunate to have a person of her caliber serving as our executive director,” she said. “Hollie truly cares about the people at Newgate: her co-
Hollie Bruce with Daisy, Bella, Dollie and Shady.
workers, the folks we feed and assist on a daily basis and our volunteers. In addition to having such a kind heart, Hollie is also a smart woman who demonstrates good financial stewardship and superb management abilities each day,” she said. “As we move forward, Hollie will continue to look for ways to streamline services, to respond to the changing needs of our people, and to grow Newgate in a way that positively impacts our community at large,” she said. Although the challenges of directing a nonprofit may seem endless, Bruce finds inspiration both in the people served and the volunteers and staff who serve them. She said popular local artist and volunteer Anup Bhandari has had significant impact on her. Bhandari has worked with Newgate clients for several years and helped organize Healing Arts, a yearly showcase. “As Anup tells it, it took him a little while to generate trust and interest, but the program (Healing Arts) has grown year after year. Healing Arts provides individuals with an emotional outlet by creating art, and with a way to earn money by selling their pieces,” she said. “Anup brought his talents and gifts to Newgate, and through that he has shown every person he has met attention, compassion and love. Anup sees every person he talks to as special
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HOW TO HELP NEWGATE Donate scarves, hats, gloves, food items and gift cards. Havertys/Newgate Angel Trees with children’s gift lists will go up Nov. 15 at Havertys at 1101 W. Loop 281 in Longview and at Chick-Fil-A on Fourth Street and Gilmer Road.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP DURING THE HOLIDAYS Donations to Longview’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will be accepted from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Complex. Christmas for the Least of These provides gifts for area foster children and their families. Find information on Facebook. Donations of new toys accepted until Dec. 10 at Buckner Family Hope Center, 1014 South High St. in Longview, for Buckner Christmas Market. Call 903-757-9383 or visit Buckner.org/LongviewFamilyChristmas for information. During National Adoption Month in November, local foster and adoptive families attend Camp Buckner in Burnet. Donations of crayons, coloring books, Kleenex, card games, packaged snacks, antibacterial wipes and car activities will help Buckner build “car kits” for the long drive; take donations to the Buckner Family Hope Center at 1014 South High St. in Longview through Nov. 20. Call 833-724-2777 for more info. Donate gifts to the Longview Police Department’s Project Blue Santa through drop boxes inside the Longview Police Department at 302 W. Cotton St. and other locations around Longview. Mail monetary donations to Project Blue Santa at the police department at P.O. Box 1952; Longview, TX; 75606.
and important, and they feel that through his attentiveness and
Toys for Tots collection boxes will go up this month at businesses around town and at Walmarts on Gilmer Road and Fourth Street.
gentle demeanor,” she said.
Gregg County Child Welfare Board collects gifts for Gregg County children in foster care through an angel tree at Texas Bank & Trust in downtown Longview.
“Anup is truly someone I look up to, and who brings the lesson each week to Newgate that we are all brothers and sisters,” she continued. “This is a true gift to myself personally, Newgate Mission and every person who meets Anup. He simply radiates love and compassion. We need so much more of that in this world.” C
Hiway 80 Rescue Mission’s Ornaments of Hope provide new gifts for children living at the mission; available for selection starting Nov. 25 at the Women and Families Shelter at 3004 W. Marshall Ave. Hiway 80 Rescue Mission also accepts toy donations for children 17 and younger for other families in the community. New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off through Dec. 19 at 3123 W. Marshall Ave. or 3004 W. Marshall Ave. . The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign will accept monetary donations Nov. 29 through Christmas Eve. Find children’s Angel Trees at Longview Mall, area Walmarts, McAlister’s Deli and Slim Chickens. A Senior Angel Tree is located inside Tower Honda in Longview.
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In January of 2011, she was living and working in Vail,
“I was already comfortable at Newgate. It was definitely a
Colo., the internationally famous ski resort known for drawing
challenge that I was ready to take on and help move into the next
celebrities. She never planned to move back home. Then, her
chapter,” she said.
father became seriously ill and doctors gave him a poor prognosis. When it became evident he would recover, she knew her plans had to change. “I moved here to help him recover and take care of his business,” she said. The illness left her father, Allen Jones, unable to walk, talk or eat, she said. Then, less than a year after her father was stricken, her mother, Patty Jones, died suddenly. She remains close to her father, and the altered life plan, the strain and grief of her parents’ illnesses and her mother’s death, have aided her understanding of the needs at Newgate. “That was a very dark time in my life,” she said.
That next chapter has included a rebranding and new logo for the mission, a resurfaced parking lot, some new kitchen equipment, upgraded dining tables, an additional bathroom and increased attendance and sponsorships at the mission’s popular fundraiser, Gobble Wobble, held the Saturday before Thanksgiving. The event, in its 15th year, features 5K and 10K runs as well as a fun run. Runners and walkers are not timed. People come for the fun, the camaraderie and the T-shirts, she said. Last year’s attendance hit an all-time high. The event raised $40,000 through sponsorships, said Newgate board member and longtime volunteer Jerry Gardner. He was board president when Bruce was hired and praised her job performance.
Like many of her clients, “I understand what it feels like to be in a dark period,
“You can just show up and spend no
but that doesn’t look the same for every
money at all. We (just) want to tell
person. Circumstances are different. Remembering what it feels like to hurt is one of the most important pieces of helping people who are suffering physically, emotionally. It also helps us heal.” She married Kirk Bruce 3 ½ years ago and has two teenage stepsons. An avid dog lover, she has
“
Just remember that we could be in those shoes, and remember that people are hurting during the holidays.
four, three of them rescues. “They’re just my babies,” she said.
-Hollie Bruce
”
right place is for it to go,” she said. She loves spending time with her family and friends, being outside and reading, and she loves being with people, she said. One of the “perks” of her Newgate job is that it calls her to be out in the wider community networking and looking for chances to collaborate with other community groups. Time working at a corporate entity allowed her to realize that one of the most desirable things about Newgate and similar nonprofits is that everything is “locally dependent and focused.” “It just makes it more of a community effort,” she said.
The lack of entry fees makes Gobble Wobble more inclusive, she said. One of the newest Newgate efforts is a partnership with Longview Community Ministries to deliver meals to those in need. The project, Meals with Love, is only one example of collaboration with other local nonprofits, she said. Newgate families also benefit from
the Newgate Haverty’s Angel Tree project
“If I see a dog on the side of the road, I’m gonna pick it up and try to figure out where the
you about Newgate,” Bruce said.
during the Christmas holidays, but they can also benefit from the presence of the wider community. “The holidays can be a depressing time of year, especially for those who have lost their loved ones or don’t know where their loved ones are. As someone who’s lost a parent, (the holidays) can be very, very challenging,” Bruce said. Newgate creates activities during the holiday time that allow people who want to help “show love to our brothers and sisters at Newgate,” she said. Many groups want to serve meals at the mission during that time of year and the slots fill quickly. “Just remember that we could be in those shoes, and remember that people are hurting during the holidays,” Bruce said.
When she took the Newgate job in August 2017, she was no
Bruce emphasized that the mission does not fit the stereotype
stranger to the mission. She had held a part-time post there and
of a soup kitchen that serves mostly single men, although they are
served on the board of directors.
among its clientele.
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Volunteers Oris Booth and Billy Alexander prepare boxed lunches to be delivered as part of the Meals WITH Love program at Newgate Mission.
A
glance at Hollie Bruce’s personal life reveals its symmetry
respond to things differently. It’s easy to try to plug people into
with her role as executive director of Newgate Mission.
holes but that’s not always effective.”
Newgate’s mission is found in Matthew’s gospel: “Truly,
I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
Being person-centered is crucial in fulfilling Newgate’s mission, she said. Of the above Scripture, she adds, “This is the reason Newgate
The organization provides Longview’s needy with meals daily,
Mission has been designed as a low-barrier day center for
housing assistance, job readiness training, health checks, hygiene
individuals who might otherwise fall through the cracks when
items, transportation and spiritual guidance.
they come across an obstacle,” she said.
Bruce, a 1999 graduate of Longview High School, earned a
“Whether it be through the offering of food, showers, prayer
bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations from Texas
or employment assistance, we work hard to identify the needs of
Christian University. After taking a marketing job, she earned
those we serve and assist them accordingly,” she said.
a master’s degree in social work from the University of Texas at
“Miracles happen at Newgate every day. They can be as major
Arlington. That combination of degrees allows her to understand
as someone obtaining housing or as simple as seeing a struggling
not only the business and marketing side of the nonprofit world
person smile for the first time,” she said. “ So many of the people
but the social and human aspects of it as well, she said.
we serve have experienced significant trauma in their lives in
“We can’t fix people’s problems with cookie cutter solutions,” she said of Newgate. “I learned that working in mental health care. We had to create treatment plans based on every individual, like you do in medical care. It’s the same in human services. People
many different forms. It’s our job to remember that and to inspire hope and healing every day.” Identifying needs and acting accordinglyy has played p y a bigg role in Bruce’s life.
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The experience itself was fantastic. I situated myself in a comfy chair, and my aesthetician placed my feet in the IonSpa foot bath, which was a fairly standard tub with a submerged electronic device that ionized the water molecules. The aesthetician gave me a fizzy drink akin to lemon-lime Alka-Seltzer that she said would expedite the detox process. Then, she offered me a mimosa (win). The aesthetician told me that the water would begin to change color as the toxins seeped from the soles of my feet, and she gave me a chart to help identify exactly which toxins had been wreaking havoc on my body:
COLOR OR PARTICLES AND MATERIAL OR BODY AREA BEING DETOXIFIED • Black: Liver • Black Flecks: Heavy Metal • Brown: Liver, Cellular Debris, Tobacco • Dark Green: Gallbladder • Orange: Joints • Red Flecks: Cellular Debris, Blood Clot Material • Yellow: Kidney, Bladder, Urinary Tract
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• Foam: Lymphatic Drainage, Mucus My foot bath turned all the colors, with the exception of orange and red. Apparently I was extremely toxic. The aesthetician told me that I would begin to feel lighter and refreshed within the next
feet! The color change depends on the mineral content of the water. Further, a small 2012 study of six participants collected water samples before and after the foot bath — as well as urine samples — and found no change in toxin levels in the samples.
24 hours. Although I was very relaxed from soaking my feet in
There are two takeaways .... One is that detoxifying foot baths
warm water for half an hour — and the mimosa probably helped,
such as the one I experienced are relaxing at best. Though not
too — I did not notice any particular difference otherwise.
harmful, they likely do not pull any toxins from your body. The
After my treatment was complete I decided to do a little
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online research and was disappointed to learn that the water in
is an antioxidant, which means it is good for you! In moderation,
the footbath will change color with the ionizing device only — no
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ree radicals. Antioxidants. Environmental toxins. This is the lingo of the detox health craze that has made its way into the world of beauty. There are
some pretty interesting beauty and wellness detox methods on the market today — think facial steam detox, lymphatic massage and ionic foot treatments. The objective? Free the body of toxins and allow your natural beauty to shine. Have you ever wondered how — and if — these detox methods work? Me, too! I stayed at a hotel earlier this year that offered IonSpa detox foot treatments and had to give it a whirl.
aging process. What exactly are unstable atoms, you ask? Let me take you back to high school chemistry class .... You might recall that atoms are surrounded by electrons that make up layers of shells. Each shell layer has a specific number of electrons required to fill that shell. Atoms with complete outer shells are stable; atoms that are missing electrons, or free radicals, are unstable and seek to bond to other atoms or molecules. The problem with free radicals is that in the process of trying to bond to other atoms or molecules to become stable, something called oxidative stress occurs that can damage the body’s cells. Two methods are used to combat the effects of free radicals — neutralizing them or removing them. Which brings us to antioxidants. It is nearly impossible to peruse a grocery aisle without being bombarded by claims of antioxidant powers. Antioxidants, in theory, give electrons to the free radicals to neutralize them, thus preventing further cellular damage. According to Jolene Sim of 10FAQ Health, antioxidant supplements have not proven effective; nutrients work best. She recommends blueberries, red cabbage, beans, raspberries, strawberries, kale, artichokes, dark chocolate (hooray!), pecans and goji berries. Detox can also be achieved, in theory, by physically removing
My thoughts on IonSpa follow below, but first, let’s dive into the
toxins from the body. The IonSpa detox foot treatment I enjoyed
science — and lingo — behind the detox craze:
claimed to do just that — remove toxins and heavy metals
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accumulated in my body through the soles of my feet by soaking them in ionized water.
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A glance at Hollie Bruce’s personal life reveals its symmetry with her role as executive director of Newgate Mission. Newgate’s mission is found in Matthew’s gospel: “Truly, I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
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