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from the cover Aria Hinson, 8, proudly showcases her “Strands for Strength,” her ponytail, donated to the Altus Cancer Center Beautiful Lengths Program which will be used to make real-hair wigs for cancer patients. Altus kicks off its Strands for Strength August 17 in preparation for The Mane Event, held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 26. Read about Aria and other donors as well as the two events for this hair raising cause, page 6 & 7. Photo courtesy of Jim Debes.
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ith pride I have touted my willingness to try new things- yoga, sushi, weight lifting, Thai cooking and gardeningjust in the last decade, considering myself quite adventuresome. However, none of these pursuits has been beyond my-femalewife-mother-of-one-with-an-aversionto-heights, all-things-creepy-crawly-snakes-and-anything-that-makes-me-physically-uncomfortable-for-extended-periods-of-time, including-but-not-limitedto-hunger-thirst-heat-exhaustion-dirt-loneliness-or-abandonment- comfort zone. At this writing I am sweating with flies buzzing around me; there is black grit under my fingernails visible through my shellacked nail polish; my curls are nearing dreadlocks and my throat is parched. In the last 24 hours, I’ve been awakened by an infestation of ants in my bed and come head-to-head with two spiders- a black widow and a tarantula. But I’m not alone. Surrounding my green canvas tent, are hundreds of others filled with Boy Scouts, including my 11-year-old and my husband. My hunger issue is on course for remediation. The boys are preparing foil dinners. Well, not all of the boys. One is dangling a lizard he caught by the tail in the face of anyone who shrieks and two others are in deep conversation about maggots. One swears he has encountered maggots the size of small potatoes. (I
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whisper a “Thank you Lord,” for my spider confrontation.) Come to find out I’m not so avant-garde. Until now I have never been totally and completely uncomfortable and I still have two days left in 100 degree heat at Bear Creek Boy Scout camp in Hunt, Texas. Why did I do this? One other time I murmured these remorseful words. I was eight months pregnant standing naked in front of a mirror, when it really hit me that the watermelon in my belly had to come out. I couldn’t fathom why I had thought having a baby was such a good plan. Now I have similar feelings about primitive camping- what was I thinking? The silver lining of this outing, like pregnancy and labor resulting in birth, is the opportunity to enter my son’s world of scouting, camping, adventure, friendships, goals, achievements and conversations. OMG, the conversations. Eavesdropping has been my sole entertainment. I have learned from authoritative preadolescents the nutritional and physical differences between cream and brown gravy; the benefits of transporting versus the disadvantages of time travel; and why and how Texas, as a nation, should take over the Philippines and Mexico. I have heard these merit-badgeseeking fellas compare the size of moles on their teachers’ faces, share the number of underwear each owns (Would a woman ever count her underwear?) and brag about pranks played on previous camp outs including- their favorite- placing skid-marked underwear on poles. While facing my fears of sleeping outside in scorpion country, showering with daddy-long legs and compromising my hygienic standards- head to toe, I have drawn the line at eating camp food, except for the foil dinner packets, which the scouts had to make for us adults and included fresh cabbage and carrots. Instead of partaking in mass-produced chicken nuggets and sloppy joes offered in the mess hall, I cooked salmon, grilled chicken, broccoli and kale salad and couscous with beets and zucchini and fish tacos. Seeking nutrition and avoiding mass production, makes me a “foodie,” according to our infographic on page 14. Read about other Southeast Texas foodies in this section as well as the great fall food events, including Some Other Place’s Tasting, page 21. I’ve stepped out of my comfort zone, so now it’s your turn for some adventure. Consider LaborFest, an all-terrain vehicle performance weekend, page 8. Sacrifice for someone. Cut your hair so someone with cancer who has lost theirs due to treatment can have hair, page 6. Consider yourself a theatre buff? Go to a football game. Lamar Cards start throwing the pigskin, which means tailgating, page 30. The beginning of football season signifies the beginning of school. Find great lunch and food ideas for busy families in our recipes and Pinterest departments, page 16. I’ve hit the wall, met the quota, maxed my fear factor challenge for at least a year, so I’ll see you enjoying the comforts and the events in Southeast Texas.
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Southeast Texans Donate their Hair for
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Tangled tresses, cow-licked coifs and frizzy flips tamed and tied into ponytails are being cut off to provide free, real-hair wigs to people with cancer. Altus Cancer Center is kicking off Strands for Strength August 17 to promote for its Breast Cancer Awareness Month event - The Mane Event on October 26 - a hair donation day to support the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program. Donors, like Cynthia Lee, are already pony-ing up. “When my grandmother passed away with ovarian cancer, I cut 10-inches and I’m donating it,” said Lee, 33, whose own mother is now being treated for lung cancer. “I like getting a haircut for a purpose.” Aria Hinson, 8, isn’t wigged out at all about donating her hair. Hinson, a Taft Elementary School third grader, likes her hair short but doesn’t mind growing it long so she can donate it. Her thick, shiny locks have already been cut 12-inches and donated once before. Hinson is donating another eight this year. “I donate so people who have cancer can have hair,” said Hinson, pragmatically. Hair loss is one of the side effects of chemotherapy and for many cancer patients a devastating consequence. “It makes you feel like you lost your femininity, your womanhood,” said Margaret McRenolds, 41, a Port Neches-Groves mother of three currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. “It’s quite different considering my hair has been a big part of my life. I’ve worn it long, long and it was shoulder length when I lost it.” McReynolds, like many cancer patients, wears scarves or hats to hide her baldness but doesn’t like the message that the head wrap conveys. “You don’t want to look sick because you feel sick,” said McReynolds. “I’m private and if I’m sick, I don’t want people to know it, but with this, everyone knows. People look at you and they know you have cancer because you’re wearing a scarf. You can’t just go on about your business. It’s one of the harder things about my cancer. I’ve tolerated the chemotherapy.” Many patients find synthetic wigs to be hot, itchy and unable to be cut and styled, leaving wearers feeling uncomfortable and self-conscious, which is what McReynolds experienced. So, found a real-hair wig she likes.
“The wig is still hot so I wear it when I go some place nice,” said McReynolds. “My daughter graduated, and I wore my wig instead of going bald, things like that.” Real-hair wigs can be cut, styled and washed and are much lighter weight than synthetic wigs. But, they’re extremely expensive; therefore, the American Cancer Society offers them free through wig banks across the United States. American Cancer Society wigs are donated through the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program, a hair growth and collection effort started in 2006. Pantene, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation, funds the creation and distribution of wigs to the American Cancer Society. “We choose to partner with Pantene for a couple of reasons,” said Gaylynn Jones, a registered nurse in oncology and Regional Director of Cancer Services with Altus. “First, the amount of hair required is 8 inches versus 10 and, second, Beautiful Lengths partners with American Cancer Society and donates to local area offices. Women can go in and be fitted for a wig at no cost.” As of print time, Altus had collected 16 ponytails and had 18 people signed up for free haircuts at Thairapy Salon and Day Spa to donate their ponytails on October 26. Carolyn Ridout, Director of Business Development for Altus Healthcare Management Services, hopes at least 60 people will donate hair but says they’ll accommodate and provide free cuts to an unlimited number of donors. “We’re raising awareness early, getting the date on the calendar and letting people who didn’t know, know to let their hair grow, if they are thinking about cutting it right before school starts,” said Ridout. “On August 17 people can get a free hair cut if they are ready to donate, a t-shirt and goodies, or they can decide to wait until October.” At The Mane Event, participants will be offered mini manicures and massages, facial treatments and makeovers. For women currently undergoing cancer treatment, skin care consultations will be available. Not everyone needs to book a free haircut to chop off their ponytail. Some, like former Mayor Evelyn Lord, have kept a ponytail from their
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youth and are now donating them to the cause. “Mayor Lord has had her ponytail since she was 16 and intended to do something with it,” said Ridout. “Many people keep their ponytails and then one day they’re spring cleaning and they toss it. Another Strands of Strength committee member, Mary Jowers, has a 26-inch ponytail she asked for from a friend who cut her hair and she has been saving it for this purpose. We want those ponies - freshly cut or saved from years ago.” Eight to 15 ponytails are required to make one wig. Donated hair must be free of dyes, chemicals and bleach and less than five percent gray as well as at least 8-inches long. “One of Altus’ modalities is cancer treatment and we’re just recognizing the needs of people going through treatment and meeting their needs; it’s our way of giving back,” said Ridout. Altus is a Pearland-based health care management services business that has been in the Beaumont market for approximately two years. It offers cancer treatment, imaging services, sleep centers, surgery centers and hospice care and has quickly earned a reputation for serving the greater community. Each year, Altus hosts a celebration on the Saturday in June closest to June 1, which is National Survivor Day, and offers free skin cancer screenings while recognizing and honoring those who have fought and won the battle against cancer. This year three people were diagnosed with skin cancer. “We see medical care as a relationship business,” said Ridout. “It’s in the Altus culture to ask the question, ‘how can we make a difference to this patient.’” To connect with their patients about to begin cancer treatment, Altus sends a ‘clinging cross,’ to every patient, a wooden cross that fits perfectly into a patient’s palm. “Patients can hold the cross and we hope relax and have a sense of peace,” said Ridout. “We send the cross along with a card signed by our entire staff to let patients know they’re not alone.” Altus also offers a navigation program. When someone receives news of an abnormal test that could indi-
August 17, 10am-noon October 26, 10am-2pm cate cancer, Altus provides a patient navigator, who serves as a central resource to answer questions and talk about treatment options and expectations, as well as resources available like gas cards, wigs, lodging and insurance. Insurance and the cost of medical treatment are always a primary concern for patients. For those who cannot pay for treatment or who are underinsured, Altus has established a foundation that offers assistance on a case-by-case basis. During the Strands for Strength
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August 17 event and The Mane Event on October 26, Ridout hopes to also increase awareness of the need for financial donations to the Altus Foundation. “We are seeking sponsorship for Strands for Strength and asking for donations,” said Ridout. “No amount is too small. It all makes a difference.” For more information about the Altus Cancer Center’s Strands for Strength and The Mane Event visit www.altushms.com/StrandsOfStrength or call 409.981.5511 to participate.
Above: Margaret McReynolds, breast cancer patient, wears scarves and hats, a wig and goes natural. Below: Cynthia Lee, Mary Jowers and Aria Hinson donate ponies to the Strands for Strength Beautiful Lengths Program in preparation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Altus Mane Event, October 26.
• Use a conditioner after every wash to help keep hair moisturized and protected against damage. • Use a leave-in conditioner for extra protection when using heated hair appliances. • Look for new technology in your drying and styling tools to help minimize damage. • Avoid excessive teasing of hair, as it can uplift cuticles, making them fragile and susceptible to breakage. • Use deep-conditioning treatments once a week, or as often as needed, to help minimize split ends and keep hair in top condition.
• Use a brush on wet hair when you step out of the shower; once hair is washed and conditioned, use a comb with smooth, wide-set teeth to gently detangle hair, working from tip to root. • Attempt to blow-dry soaking wet hair immediately; to expedite your blow-out process and help prevent thermal damage, towel-wrap your hair for 10-15 minutes and remove excess water before using a blow-dryer. • Overbrush hair; despite the common myth that 100 strokes a day are good for hair, this can lead to breakage. Regular, gentle brushing promotes hair health and natural oil distribution. • Wait more than eight weeks to get hair trimmed; regular salon visits are essential to keeping hair healthy and beautiful. Reprinted from www.pantene.com
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Only the most grounded people could become Southeast Texas’ first couple of mud. The title has been bestowed on Brent and Alaina Ritchey, natives of the area who have been married for 10 years and have three children. In 2007 they founded ATV Performance Parts in Orange and three years ago began co-hosting the biggest off-road riding event in our area- LaborFest- officially solidifying their ‘first couple of mud’ status. Owning an ATV/UTV parts facility and hosting riding events was not originally in the plan for the Ritcheys. Brent is an operator
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udriders, on their Commanders and Rhinos equipped with deep-water snorkel kits, Gorilla Silverbacks and big custom lifts are going deep in the mud at Performance ATV Part’s LaborFest, Southeast Texas’ biggest ATV event of the year held over Labor Day weekend. For the third year, ATV and side-by-side enthusiasts and racers are uniting at Sabine ATV Park in Burkeville, TX, August 30-September 1 for riding, racing, contests, concerts and a lot of dirty fun that couldn’t be more pure. “People ride, plan and stay the whole weekend and ride all day and all night; there is no set time, and trails and dirt everywhere,” said Alaina Ritchey, owner of Performance ATV Parts in Orange, the LaborFest sponsor and organizer. “They take off down the trails and at the end of the night meet on the sandbar where everyone links stereos up and has a big party on the sandbar.” More than 2,500 people, including professional racers from all over the country, attended LaborFest 2012 to experience the muddy affair on the 2,800-acre Sabine ATV Park located on the Sabine River with overnight accommodations including cabins, campsites, full RV hookups and a general store. This year, Ritchey and her business partner, husband Brent, as well as Sabine ATV Park owner Bric Barrow, who originally approached the Ritcheys about co-hosting an ATV weekend event, are expecting at least 3,500 people and are busy making changes to accommodate the crowds. The park already included wash racks for four wheelers and race pits, a natural beach on the Sabine River ideal for cooling off, swimming and down-time, but since last year, Barrow has purchased more property, added more cabins and built a full stage for concerts. “It’s shaping up to be very good for this year,” said Ritchey, who manages Performance ATV Parts’ Internet Sales. “Already we have six new vendors, 21 total, and more sponsors than last year. They are all donating prizes and giveaways and will likely showcase new products.” The “everything” ATV weekend includes more than just trail rides and races but also contests, a concert, food and arts and crafts, helicopter rides and a Crossfit competition, which is new to the event this year. Races will run throughout the weekend divided categorically by type of vehicleATV or UTV/side-by-side- and motor size by cubic centimeters. Jaime Hillin, Performance ATV Parts’ Accounting Manager, likens ATV/UTV racing to Nascar.
at BASF and Alaina is an LVN. However, as a back-up to their professional careers, and to put some extra money in their pockets for their weekend hobby- off road riding, the Ritcheys decided to start a website selling all ATV/UTV brands. “Four wheeling was getting big in 2007. We had just bought a four-wheeler and started riding but found there were only websites for the individual brands. Our thought was to have a website to carry all brands,” said Alaina, who started the website from the couple’s home, while Brent remained employed. In no time at all, the Ritchey’s website was set up with multiple vendors, and Brent, who is mechanically inclined, was installing parts- snorkel kits and lifts- on friends’ bikes out of the couple’s home. Within the year, the Ritcheys had an employee working out of their garage and an incorporated businessATV Performance Parts.
When traffic around their home from the flourishing business made it difficult to raise a family, which was early in 2010, the Ritcheys purchased a facility at 6200 West Round Bunch in Orange. Today they have 12 employees and carry all name brands but also make their own snorkel kits and custom lifts and ship them all over the country. As result of their success in the market, Bric Barrow, owner of Sabine River ATV Park, approached the Ritcheys about hosting an off-road riding and racing event at his park in 2011. The first off-road riding event was held in 2011 on Father’s Day weekend and called SummerFest. With 1,200 people in attendance, Barrow and the Ritcheys deemed it a success and decided to make it a tradition. However they changed the name and the date- LaborFest held on Labor Day weekend. In 2012, 2,500 people attended LaborFest and this year more than 3,500 are expected.
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Riding Terms ATV
All Terrain Vehicle equipped to travel off roads, in mud and water and over rocks, hills and rough land. ATVs are usually designed for one passenger but some hold two people. Engine sizes range from 50 to 1000 ccs and can go as fast as 70 miles per hour on straightaways and/or with street tires.
Side-by-Sid Also known as UTV or Utility Task Vehicle has two seats, either next to each other or features bench seating. Typically a UTV is larger than an ATV because it’s used to perform a job and has room for storage, including a truck-like bed in the back.
Quad A term also used for an ATV or UTV.
Mudrider Someone who rides an ATV or UTV for pleasure or sport.
Ranger, Rhino, Commander, Rzr, Max Some of the more popular model names that mudriders use to refer to their ATV or UTV.
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After-market modifications made to an ATV or UTV to improve its performance in races, water and mud. The most common mod is the installation of off-road tires. Some popular off-road tires are Highlifter Outlaws, Gorilla Silverbacks and Super ATV Terminators. Other modifications include lift and snorkel kits. (See below.)
Lift Kits Because ground clearance is the determining factor of success in mud and water when off-road riding, many ATVs and UTVs are fitted with a lift kit that raises the vehicle further off the ground.
Snorkel Kits Like a snorkel for a human who wants to breathe under water, is the ATV/UTV snorkel that allows an off-road machine to breathe under water and not get flooded and swamped.
Swamped Also called stuck in the mud, sink your bike and means basically you went too deep in the water and mud for your snorkel kit. Usually a swamped ATV/UTV has to be repaired.
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“It’s not just straight pavement; mud racing is exciting because the riders have to have skill to make it through the circle pit of mud and water,” said Hillin. “You must know how to get out of water by popping up the front, doing a water wheelie, which means you float the front end but keep the back down and gain enough traction on the back to move forward. It’s fast-paced and interesting to watch.” Cleaner mudriders, like Hillin, who have more extravagant mud machines will compete in the Show-N-Shine. “That’s for crazy bikes, decked out,” said Jaime Hillin, last year’s Show-N-Shine winner. “I won with my brand new Can Am Outlander that had a candy purple lift that we built all last summer.” The more musical off-roaders will compete in the Crank It Up contest where the ATV with the loudest stereo system, based on a decibel meter, wins. Last year’s winner measured 120 decibels. Area artists and craftsmen exhibit and food vendors line up to serve a variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner selections in addition to the meals served from the general store. The family affair also features helicopter rides and a Border Wars Crossfit Competition. Crossfit is a core strengthening and conditioning exercise program sweeping the nation. The LaborFest competition will rank men and women contestants based on the amount of weight they lift and the amount of time it takes to complete the exercises. Saturday night, all engines- machine and human- shut down for the sounds of Backseat Molly and Jason Cassidy live on stage. “It’s a holiday weekend and that means people go riding; we just provide the best, safest place to do that and the local area benefits,” said Ritchey. “Jasper, Hemphill- they see a huge increase on everything including restaurants and gas stations. Everything picks up for them and they get involved, too. Jasper County judges come out and we employ a fully dressed police force to keep people safe.” The only question remaining is who will get swamped and who will emerge from the mud pit to join the cheering party on the sandbar? Put on your summer riding gear- shorts, shirts or swimsuits and rubber bootsand head to Burkeville to find out. A wrist band to enter Sabine ATV Park for the entire weekend is $40. Kids under 12 are admitted free. For more information, email LaborFest @sabineatv.com or follow the event on Facebook at performanceatv.
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Kid Camps
What’s a parent to do to fill the hot summer months?
Find a day camp for kiddos that enhances their learning, coordination, skills and creativity. Just the right camp for your kids is happening in Southeast Texas. Find it below and check www.southeasttexasevents.com/kid_camps regularly for updates.
Week of August 4
Art - Scrap Attack Summer Kid Camp, Scrap Attack, Lumberton, 409.755.4777 - Art Quest, Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787 - Samaritan Counseling Summer Art Series Kids Camp, Samaritan Counseling Center, 409.727.6400 Day Camp - Basic Skills Summer Camp, Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church, 409.363.4375 - Learn and Grow Day Camp, Sterling Pruitt Center, 409.838.3613 - YMCA Day Camp, (5-12 yrs), YMCA off Southeast Texas Port Arthur Branch, 409.962.6644 Educational - SpaceVentures Summer Camp, Texas Energy Museum, 4Shangri La EcoRangers Summer Camp, 409.833.5100 - Nature Paparazzi: Snap to It! at Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, 409.670.0803 - Basic Skills Summer Camp, Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church, 409.363.4375 Sports - Swim Like a Fish - Learn to Swim Session 4 (5 group lesson times) at Christus Health & Wellness Center, 409-454.0417 - Lamar Women's Basketball Summer Camp: Elite Camp at Montagne Center at Lamar University, 409.880.7384 - Lamar University Swim Camp, Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, 409.880.7586 - Summer Camp with Functional, Interactive, Training (grades 2-5), Rogers Park and Municipal Tennis Courts, 409.504.9315
Don't miss your last chance at summer fun!
Week of August 11
Art - Art Quest, Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787 - Scrap Attack Summer Kid Camp, Scrap Attack, Lumberton, 409.755.4777 Day Camp - ARC Summer Safari Summer Day Camps, (13-21 yrs) Westgate Memorial Baptist Church Gymnasium, 409.838.9012 - Learn and Grow Day Camp, Sterling Pruitt Center, 409.838.3613 - YMCA Day Camp, (5-12 yrs), YMCA off Southeast Texas Port Arthur Branch, 409.962.6644 Educational - Basic Skills Summer Camp, Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church, 409.363.4375 Sports - Swim Like a Fish - Learn to Swim Session 5 (5 group lesson times) at Christus Health & Wellness Center, 409-454.0417 - Lamar University Swim Camp, Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, 409.880.7586 - Summer Camp with Functional, Interactive, Training (grades 2-5), Rogers Park and Municipal Tennis Courts, 409.504.9315
Week of August 18
Day Camp - YMCA Day Camp, (5-12 yrs), YMCA off Southeast Texas Port Arthur Branch, 409.962.6644 Sports -Rayburn Country Summer 2013 Junior Golf Camp, Rayburn Country, 409.698.1010 - Summer Camp with Functional, Interactive, Training (grades 2-5), Rogers Park and Municipal Tennis Courts, 409.504.9315
Check www.southeasttexasevents.com/kid_camps regularly for the latest updates.
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oodie. Isn’t it the trendiest of buzzwords? But what in the shitttake does it mean? Some say a “foodie” is a modern-day gourmet, an elitist with a sensitive palette. Others say a foodie is just someone who likes to eat, i.e. Travel Channel’s Adam Richman in "Man v. Food", who eats as much as he can possibly put down in one sitting. Perhaps a foodie is a good cook, ranging from your grandmother who cooks to put a smile on your face to a trained chef like Rachael Ray who cooks for a living? Lettuce surprise you… a foodie is a combination of the above and more. Foodies love food. They love everything about it– planting, growing, maintaining, cutting, cooking, creating, combining, studying, sharing, eating and socializing all the while. Foodies want more information about food and not just the calories but where it came from and how it was produced. Unlike the gourmet, the foodie tastes everything from caviar to beans, truffles to chili dogs. Foodies are modern-day hunters and gatherers who are bringing "youare-what-you-eat" back to the forefront of our Big Mac brains. These progressives taste and think in new ways pushing forth not just original recipes but movements contrary to Monsanto and Sysco.
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Southeast Texas Foodies Sharon Begnaud and Mary Mahlie
Founders of The Giving Field on Liberty Street, an organic community garden that donates fresh food to Some Other Place and the Port Arthur Hospitality Center (2400 pounds of fresh vegetables and more than 3500 volunteer hours have been contributed by the community in the first year). Join them every Wednesday evening in August from 5pm- sunset and also on Saturday August 10 from 9am-noon for garden upkeep. Ask about their local honey. Keep up with these foodies at facebook.com/thegivingfield.
Rebecca Boone
Lamar University history professor and founder of Slow Food Beaumont, a local chapter of the international Slow Food movement. The mission of Slow Food Beaumont is to raise awareness about the fresh, local and fair food of Southeast Texas and to promote the enjoyment of shared food. It is dedicated to building community and a sense of place by promoting culinary heritage and regional cuisines. The next Slow Food event is a craft beer exchange. Open to the public, participants bring craft beer to exchange with others and listen to an informative talk provided by a representative of St. Arnold's Brewery, August 1, 6-9, Ana's Bakery Patio on Calder.
Katharine Carmichael
Founder and owner of Katharine & Company, a healthy alternative to “fast food” restaurants located in the Mildred Building. Katharine also takes her fresh, seasonal ingredients, including low-fat and vegetarian items on the road to the Beaumont Farmers Market and Lunch at the Lake at the Event Centre on Mondays. In addition, Katharine caters, allowing you to partake in her healthy delicacies like watermelon gazpacho and pecan crusted chicken as well as her specialty sweet treats like cupcakes and macaroons for special occasions. Find Katharine weekdays in the Mildred Building, 1415 Calder Avenue at MLK; at Lunch at the Lake on Mondays and at the Beaumont Farmers Market on Saturday.
Monica Cobb
Chef and owner of Renegade Productions as well as founder of the first food trailer in Southeast Texas, Báhn Mon Renegade Street Food, to have a regular location and hours of operation, Tuesday through Friday from 11a.m. to 2p.m. at 4585 Calder. On any given
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day order up a Báhn Mon, a salad or sandwich, with the freshest, healthiest ingredients, combined to succulent perfection- baby kale, arugula, spinach, carrots, chia seeds, cucumber, lacquered plantains, jalapeno peppers, a fried egg or a protein like blackstrap pork, lemongrass chicken or Gulf shrimp. Farm-to-trailer salads and sandwiches are topped with sauces so savory you could drink them. Follow Báhn Mon on FaceBook at Bánh-Mon-Renegade-Street-Food.
Leo Danna
Creator of Leo’s Original Salad Dressing and a whole line of dressings and sauces produced locally and sold in grocery stores. Leo gets his foodie credentials for using the freshest and healthiest ingredients to make organic and fat-free products in a facility next door to where Leo’s Original was born – The Quality Café, now called The Café, a Danna family restaurant, at 730 Liberty Street in downtown Beaumont. Find Leo’s products at www.saladsoulmates.com.
Tabetha Franklin
Wife and mom who helps other busy domestics by providing easy recipes with affordable ingredients through her business Main Dish Everyday Meals. Every other Wednesday she is featured on KFDM-TV with Kelli Phillips at 5pm providing tips and recipes. She also contributes to this EventsBook monthly, page 17. Follow her on her blog: www.maindisheverydaymeals.com.
Sarah Parmer and Becki Stedman
These ladies bring Southeast Texans together with locally grown fruits, vegetables, plants and other local products. These two are the founders of Beaumont Farmers Market, which began in the spring of 2010 and is open every Saturday from 8-11 a.m. Located on College between Langham and Dowlen, under the basketball court at the Athletic Complex, the BFM is open through November. Why shop a farmers market? Farmers markets feature what is at the peak of the season in the area. A great way to eat healthy is to put a spectrum of colorful fruits and vegetables on your plate. Many farmers like to share tips for growing and cooking. When you buy from your local farmer you are supporting your local economy. Freshly picked produce just tastes better. So stretch your culinary imagination and stop by the Beaumont Farmers Market this Saturday. Keep up with the Beaumont Farmers Market on Facebook and find Becki and Sarah there every Saturday morning greeting vendors and customers as they enter the market.
Elaine Shellenberger
Follower of The China Study, recommended by Dr. T. Colin Campbell and founder of Southeast Texas First Real Food Feast, debuting September 26 at Nutrition and Services for Seniors, 4590 Concord, and featuring vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan meals. Shellenberger is the Executive Director of Nutrition and Services for Seniors and a strong proponent of personal research about food and healthy eating. For more information about Southeast Texas First Food Feast contact Elaine at 409.892.4455.
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Foodie Type Events in Southeast Texas this Fall Beaumont Farmer’s Market Every Saturday at the Langham Athletic Complex from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. featuring locally grown and produced fruits, vegetables, soaps, cheeses, meats, flowers, honey, jams and eggs. Lunch at the Lake Every Monday at 11 a.m. at the Beaumont Event Centre, a food truck rally of the most delicious kind. The Giving Field Southeast Texas’ first community garden, open 24/7 for planting and pruning. Food grown is donated to Some Other Place and the Port Arthur Hospitality Center. The second Saturday of the month the garden is open for volunteers to help with various tasks to maintain the garden, which is August 10. Some Other Place Tasting August 20 at the Beaumont Civic Center at 5:00 p.m. benefiting Some Other Place and hosting area restaurants and churches who offer their best samplings of homemade delights.
The Real Food Feast A first in Southeast Texas featuring vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free foods at Nutrition and Services for Seniors on September 26. The community is invited to share in this unique eating adventure. Winnie Rice Festival Okay, it’s a festival with rides and live entertainment but rice balls are the real draw for foodies everywhere, so we’re calling it a food event. October 2-6. Chef’s Delight The Golden Triangle Chef’s Association and the Sabine Area Restaurant Association (SARA) team up every year to raise money for Lamar University’s Family and Consumer Science Department Hospitality Culinary Program by preparing a culinary feast like no other. This year’s event will be October 14. Save the date and don’t miss it! St. Mark’s Chili Supper Always the first Thursday in November (November 7 this year), it’s an all-you-can eat affair for lunch, dinner or both. Proceeds benefit local charities.
farm to table Chef Monica Cobb shows off her culinary talents once a quarter with a farm-to-table dinner. An autumn harvest dinner is in the works but date and place have yet to be announced. Watch the website www.bahnmon.com and be prepared to bring your own glass and favorite libation for this five-course palette-pleasing experience.
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1. Curiosity: A persistent internal nagging to know more and more about food contents, recipes, nutrition, sourcing, production and tastes. 2. Creativity: Artistic inclination where food is the medium and the result is original recipes. 3. Bravery: Fearlessness in the face of traditional foodmass production, consumerism and mainstream processed food distribution- in exchange for health, tastes, socializing and sharing on a small scale. 4. Passion: A love, not only for food but its effect on the body, the environment and its communal properties of bringing communities and people together. 5. Acceptance: An open-minded palette that enjoys sweet, sour, bitter and salty and varying combinations of them all no matter how simple or complicated.
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Farm-to-Table: Buying food that does not go through mass processing including 18-wheeler transport, and usually means an effort to prepare food that is grown and harvested by local farmers in order to sidestep large-scale processing and transportation. Local Food Movement: Linked closely with the Farm-to-Table effort, the Local Food Movement is and organized effort to support local food producers by serving their crops in restaurants and using local ingredients when cooking at home. Sustainable Food: Food that is nutritional to humans, kind to animals and the environment and economically viable. Farm-to-Table and Sustainable Food is the goal of Local Food Movement groups. Slow Foods Movement: It’s the opposite of fast food, a global effort to return to a local ecosystem and eat what’s regional thereby supporting local planters, growers and producers. Food Trucks: An entrepreneurial movement sweeping the nation, including Southeast Texas, whereby chefs, vendors and the like sell food from mobile trailers. Also known as “gourmet on the go” and “street food.” Tailgating: Okay, so it’s not a new trend but it’s certainly a big and ongoing one…as big as the sporting event following, tailgating is an American tradition but a new regular event in Southeast Texas, thanks to the return of Lamar Cardinals football.
Foodie Characteristics Head cover– bandana, hat, anything to keep the hair back for cooking, gardening, canning and other food preparation activities Magnifying glass for reading ingredient labels Tasting spoon for trying anything Unkempt nails, due to all food prep activities Latest cookbook for bedtime reading and then shelving with and referencing from hundreds of others Personal grocery bag for picking up regional, fresh and local goods Gardening sheers for snipping fresh herbs Garden basket for gathering fresh veggies from the garden Comfortable shoes for standing over a cooking pot in the kitchen, digging in the dirt or shopping for ingredients
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By Emily Wheeler Back to school and looking for a way to treat the kiddos after carpool? Check out these two unique, locally owned spots to fill tummies before homework gets underway.
Ana’s Mexican Bakery You may have run in to Ana’s for a muffin or breakfast taco, but have you seen the homemade fresh fruit popsicles? They’re only $1.75, huge and delicious! Kiddos love the watermelon, mango, pineapple, guava and vanilla flavors! Parents, if you’re feeling adventurous, try the mango-chile for a savory kick. Ana’s also has fruit waters and homemade ice cream in addition to their traditional Mexican pastries. Check out the patio at the Beaumont location on a breezy afternoon and enjoy one of their icy cold fresh fruit delicacies. Details: Ana’s Mexican Bakery Cuisine: Mexican pastries, bread, breakfast tacos, ice cream, popsicles Address: 2570 Calder | Beaumont Contact: www.anasbakery.com | 409.212.8450 Hours: Daily 7:00 am-9:00 pm Highlight: Popsicles $1.75
Pop Family Popcorn With more than 250 flavors of popcorn, Pop Family is a child’s dream. You’ll probably find owners Nancy and Chris Lamson behind the counter serving up the newest creations. Sample a few pieces before you choose your flavors, which come in seven sizes. From butter to banana, cotton candy to apple pie, Baby Ruth to bacon ranch, the choices are endless and delicious! Need a great gift in a pinch? Pop Family Popcorn has lots of gift options and the recipient is sure to enjoy anything you choose. Details: Pop Family Popcorn Cuisine: Flavored popcorn Address: 2612 Dowlen | Beaumont Contact: www.popfamilypopcorn.com | 409.866.6000 Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00 am-7:00 pm | Closed Sunday
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Celebrate with Chocolate!
By Tabetha Franklin Main Dish Studio Kitchen With summer winding to a close, I always try to make the end of vacation and start of the school year a little special, and nothing says special like chocolate chips! Here are a couple of kid friendly recipes that are sure to bring a chocolaty grin to your child's face.
Great for an end of summer party or after school snack!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes • 1 Devil's Food Cake Mix • 1 package precut chocolate chip cookie dough (24 cookies) • 1 container chocolate frosting Open the package of precut cookie dough and separate cookies onto a sheet pan with parchment paper. Put in the freezer for about 2 hours. Once cookie dough is frozen, proceed to next step: Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon cake mix into prepared paper lined cupcake pans. Fill 2/3 full. Place a frozen cookie dough ball into the center of each cupcake. Baked in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into the cake portion of the cupcake (not the cookie dough center) comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool completely. Once cool, spread frosting on each cupcake and enjoy!
Give in and have a fun alternative to regular pancakes one Saturday morning. Complement them with a drizzle of whipped topping and fresh sliced strawberries and bananas.
Chocolate Chip Pancakes • 2 cups all purpose flour • 2 tablespoons sugar • 4 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 2 eggs • 2 cups chocolate milk • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil, vanilla and chocolate chips. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased griddle. (Stir the batter before pouring each batch because chocolate chips will settle.) Turn when bubbles form. Cook until other side is done. Serve with your favorite toppings! Tabetha Franklin is a blogger, mom and entrepreneur. Get her recipes and tips in your inbox, Facebook or other social media sites by visiting www.maindisheverydaymeals.com.
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Bee Aware…Of Our Water! By Elizabeth Waddill Magnolia Garden Club's BEE AWARE conservation campaign
It’s hot, it’s dry and it’s the month of August. Sipping a cool glass of water, cooling off with a dip in the swimming pool and watering our lawns more abundantly are some of the obvious summer water uses. I know my “water footprint” is very large and it just seems overwhelming to think about. On a recent hot day, I came home from working out excited about my shower. Did I worry about not having any water? Of course not! Well, guess what? No water! “Someone” forgot to pay the bill! So as Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well's dry, we know the worth of water”. I decided this was a sign for my usage awareness on this bee aware journey. I have done my bit of research on this issue and listened to experts talk about water conservation and I am beginning to understand that it is now a necessity for all of us to use our water wisely and respect this valuable resource. Did you know that less than one percent of all the water on Earth can be used by people? The rest is frozen or salty. As we all know, communi-
ties across the country are starting to face challenges in maintaining healthy and affordable water supplies. According to the EPA, a typical household uses about 260 gallons of water every day. We can help reduce this number by detecting leaky faucets, installing high efficiency appliances and toilets and watering our lawn effectively. Here are a few simple ways we can all start to bee aware of our water use: 1. Don’t use the drain as a trash chute. Toxic materials like paint, harsh cleansers and medications can make their way into bodies of water. 2. Scrape your plates and let your dishwasher do the job. 3. Cut back on bottled water. It’s not just about the plastic; the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) says that three liters of regular water go into making just one liter of bottled water. Find a reusable water bottle that you like and make a habit of carrying it everywhere. Refill it with tap water or at the water fountain. 4. Choose native plants... and help them to avoid a drinking problem. 40 percent of our household water
Did you know that The City of Beaumont works to conserve water by repairing leaks and replacing aging water lines? In addition, the City is installing automatic flushing units on timers that help conserve water while improving water quality.
Take their water conservation quiz at cityofbeaumont.com/water.savedrop.htm
goes to our yards. Select species that are indigenous to our area. (Remember, we are in growing zone 9a. For help on selecting these plants, go to aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu). Watering at the peak of the day is a complete waste of water as most of it evaporates before it can get to the roots. So water early in the morning or late in the evening after dark instead. 5. Use organic fertilizers. It’s not only healthier for your plants; the toxic chemicals in conventional fertilizers can end up in our water supply. 6. Go meatless more often. It takes 1857 gallons of water to produce a single pound of beef. 7. Check for toilet leaks. Look on WikiHow.com for instructions on a simple test for toilet water leaks. I can’t wait to try this one: place food coloring in the toilet tank and leave the toilet alone for a half an hour. Come back and check to see if the water in the bowl of the toilet has become tinted with the food-coloring dye from the tank. If it has, you've got a leak between the tank and the bowl. When buying new toilets, look for the Watersense label. 8. Taking one minute off your shower time will shave 2.5 gallons of water. Look into ordering the “Water Pebble,” which records your first shower as a benchmark then takes a few seconds off each one after. Once you've programmed this pebble, it signals a yellow light at your half-shower mark and flashes red when it's time to turn off the faucet. It incrementally shortens its suggested stop time, training you over weeks to use water wisely. ($10 at uncommongoods.com) I did not think about my water
footprint when it came to going to the grocery store, buying blue jeans, using paper and the amount of water required to make all sorts of consumer goods. I associated water conservation with turning off the tap when brushing my teeth and many of the suggestions listed above. In my poking around about water, however, I came across a free app for smart phones called “Waterprint,” which tells you how many gallons of water it takes for household activities (washing a load of laundry uses 41 gallons of water!) as well as water used for various products, food and beverages. For example, using an entire ream of paper brings with it a water footprint of 1,000 gallons!!
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Iris Nathan: The Happiest Foodie in Southeast Texas Behind every successful food event is a culinary guru, someone able to plan menus, envision plate presentation and then whip up seven courses timed to perfection. In Southeast Texas that guru is Iris Nathan, not only an accomplished chef but renowned as The Happy Cooker. Iris is a key volunteer behind one of the biggest and most successful, not to mention yummiest, food events of the year – A Tasting for Some Other Place, August 20 at 5:00 p.m. at the Beaumont Civic Center. This foodie’s foodie and cook’s cook has written and published her own cookbook as well a weekly column in The Beaumont Enterprise, both titled, "The Happy Cooker," which was also the name of her catering business. And although Iris is retired, her love for cooking and eating made her a natural in helping to implement Some Other Place’s Tasting. She’s been a committee member since the Tasting’s inception 11 years ago. The Tasting hosts upwards of 60 food vendors from restaurants, local businesses and churches who offer bite-sized samples of chili, jambalaya, shrimp, breads, chips and dips and sweets too – cookies and strawberry shortcake - to name a few. For the cost of $10, tasters can sample the goodies and go back for more. Each year the Tasting has raised enough money to pay for Some Other Place’s operations for a month, roughly $80,000, which makes The Happy Cooker even happier. On one weekday we found Southeast Texas’ Happy Cooker serving at Some Other Place’s soup kitchen, the Anne Rogers Vaxler Nutrition Center, where else? Q: What do you do at Some Other Place regularly? A: I help to plan the Tasting. Q: What is your favorite thing to cook? A: Savory. I have cooked healthy for so long that it makes me happy to make something that really tastes and looks good and still keeps my family healthy. Q: What do you eat? What is your favorite food? A: Anything that won’t eat me first. Q: With your help, many nonprofits have raised funds through food. What organizations have you worked with and how? A: Menu planning for Christus St. Elizabeth Benefit, Catholic Charities Harvest of Hope, Le Grand Bal for Lamar University, Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” events and helped raise money for Nutrition and Services for Seniors, aka, Meals on Wheels. Q: Why Some Other Place? What makes you committed to working with this organization? A: I like working for the Tasting as our budget is very lean for the event. It is a bare bones type event in that very little is spent to put the event on and most of the monies collected go to the operational fund for Some Other Place.
Some Other Place, Beaumont's faith-based mission, is where people turn for Emergency Services in times of need and for on-going programs like home-delivered meals, Anne Rogers Vaxler Nutrition Center, Henry's Place, Back-toSchool Program, John Terry Moore Thanksgiving Store and the Christmas Giving Tree Program, all of which provide assistance at no charge.. All proceeds for the 2013 Tasting event will benefit the work of Some Other Place. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at: Most Beaumont Churches/temples and their members, Jason’s Deli, Some Other Place and the Beaumont Civic Center. There will be free shuttle service to the Civic Center from First Methodist and St. Mark's Episcopal Churches.
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Sip the Sweetness of Summer, Locally Made Wine By Gerald Patrizi Wine Manager at Debb’s Liquor Located in historic Sour Lake, Bruno & George Winery has consistently produced unique fruit wines since 2001. Under the leadership of Shawn Bruno, who learned how to make wine from his uncles Joe and Nick, the portfolio has blossomed. The business began making only a raisin wine made from an old family recipe,
but Shawn now makes wine from raspberries, cranberries, pears, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, blackberries and plums. Most of the wines range from semi-sweet to dessert sweet and are delightful to sip chilled as an aperitif, after dinner with dessert or on their own while you are relax-
ing on a warm summer evening. We are Texas proud to have such an exciting and unique winery in our own backyard. As an added bonus, Shawn makes his peach and pear wines from 100 percent Texas-grown fruit.
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brew review
Can Go! By Brandon East For the third month we’re going with CANS! Why cans? They're portable and more durable than glass, keep out light that can be detrimental to a beer’s taste and they go where glass is prohibited. Cans are a blast to shotgun (#ShotgunFriday) and provide an awesome canvas for beer label artwork (visit
OhBeautifulBeer.com and CraftCans. com for great examples). Here are a few fantastic canned craft beers available here in Southeast Texas: Imperial Java Stout Santa Fe Brewing Co. Santa Fe, New Mexico American Imperial Stout Simply a bargain for what you get, I love these beers! When poured in a snifter, the aroma immediately reminds me of my favorite coffee in Beaumont, Cafe Sua Da at Pho Four Seasons. This beer has a bitter coffee nose and sweet malts with dark chocolate notes that drinks much, much easier and thinner than you'd think for an imperial stout. For brunch, head to Willy Burger and place an order for a Willy Roll (the best cinnamon roll you'll ever have) along with a bacon breakfast taco to go. Chocolate chip pancakes are another option. They'll prove to
Brandon East be a great match with this coffee stout. They stop taking orders at 10am so be not afraid of a dark beer in the morning. If you like this try: Oskar Blues Ten Fidy, Sixpoint 3Beans
Got beer questions?
Email Brandon at brandoneast@ gmail.com or keep up Texas Brews on a Facebook co-founded by Brandon at facebook.com/TexasBrews.
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Amazing Adventures Found in “Tales and Travels” Exhibit By Melissa Tilley If you are looking for a last-minute summer adventure, look no further than the Stark Museum of Art and the W.H. Stark House in Orange. Their current exhibit “Tales and Travels” is an exciting presentation of art and historical documents that display the incredible journeys of travelers, adventurers, writers and explorer-artists who traversed the wild landscapes of America. From island adventures to giant anthills, “Tales and Trav-
els” has a story for everyone. The exhibition at the Stark Museum of Art features first edition books of long-loved tales and of real travels from amazing explorers, along with paintings, prints and drawings. One piece of the exhibit on view in its original form is English author Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and his island exploits featuring the engravings on paper of John Clark and John Pine from 1719. Other pieces include letters and drawings by Charles Marion Russell of the American West in the early 1900s. Across the street at the W.H. Stark House, “Tales and Travels: A Family Scrapbook” includes letters, postcards and souvenirs from the Stark family’s journeys. From the mighty forests of Montana to the exotic desertscapes of Egypt, this exhibit takes visitors across five continents and includes suitcases, travel documents and a variety of well-preserved historic images. “Tales and Travels” at both venues will be on view through Jan. 11, 2014.
featured exhibits Art Museum of Southeast Texas
500 Main, Beaumont, 409.832.3432
Eyes Spy: Folk Art from the Permanent Collection through September 1 Earl Staley “Dreamscapes” through September 1 Artwork by Kirby Crone in Café Arts through October 6 FAMILY ART DAY: August 10 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Beaumont Art League
2675 Gulf, Beaumont, 409.833.4179
Meet to Paint August 17 at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spontaneous Watercolor with Alice Powell: Basic to Advanced Class Tuesdays at 9 a.m. Frank Gerrietts Painting Class Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Oil Painting Class Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Dishman Art Museum
1030 E. Lavaca, Beaumont, 409.880.8959
Above left: John Clark and John Pine; Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe, English (1660-1731), author John Clark (fl. 1710-1720) and John Pine (1690-1756), engravers 1719; engraving on paper; In The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of, Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, vol. I; 7.75 x 4.625 inches Above right: Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926); The Trail is Long [To Will Crawford]; 1909, pen, ink and watercolor on paper; 7 13/16 x 9 3/4 inches
"Family Histories" South African Artist Mary Sibande Museum of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter, Port Arthur, 409.982.7000
Lincoln, The Constitution and the Civil War, through September 30 Stark Museum of Art
712 Green Ave., Orange, 409.886.2787
Practical Plants: Botanical Illustrations in Herbals through September 28 Tales and Travels through January 11, 2014 Texas Artists Museum
3501 Cultural Center Dr., Port Arthur, 409.983.4881
Nederland Art Guild Meet to Paint Every Saturday 3:30-5:30 p.m. The W.H. Stark House
610 West Main Ave., Orange, 409.883.0871
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Reader’s Theater: Stripped but Stimulating By Ramona Young There is something new on the Southeast Texas theater scene- reader’s theater. What is it, you may ask? Simply stated, it is storytelling in the most primal form: a good story, an actor and an audience is all that is required. Reader’s theater takes the essence of a staged play and brings it to life without the formality of blocking, costuming and stage makeup. Whether it is a solo reader or an ensemble reading, a sense of connectedness is achieved through the use of just the spoken word. Actors benefit from the accessibility of reader’s theater, which allows a wide range of talented, expressive people an entry into performing that might otherwise be denied them due to time conflicts with other productions. When an actor signs on to a traditional community production it comes with a nine- to ten-week time commit-
ment, but for a reader’s theater, it can be as short as a week. Audiences benefit also. Reader’s theater can inexpensively bring cutting edge plays fresh from Broadway, or take risks on new plays. In contrast, community theaters tend to make choices on tried and true material. They must manage their resources carefully because a full-scale production is a very costly endeavor. The low ticket prices of $5-$10 for reader’s theater events make it a great choice for people new to theater and wanting to try it out, or for the budget-conscious theater lover who wants to see cutting-edge work. The format of paying at the door is much like paying a cover charge for a band. If you would like to see an example of reader’s theater, there will be a production called "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," by Nora Ephron and Delia Eph-
ron, at The Logon Café on Aug. 23 and 24 at 6:30 pm. Cost is $10 at the door. For more on this production, go to facebook.com/outsidetheboxbeaumont.
featured performances COMMUNITY Broadway Fun for Funds August 8, 9 & 10 at 7 p.m. Orange Community Playhouse 409. 882.9137, www.orangecommunityplayers.com 1st Annual Garry Garrison Playwriting Festival August 17 at 1 p.m. Presented by Studio 33 Theatre, Beaumont Community Players & Theatre on the Edge Betty Greenberg Center for the Performing Arts 4155 Laurel, 409.833.4664 Reader’s Theater: “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron August 23 & 24 at 6:30 p.m. The Logon Café facebook.com/outsidetheboxbeaumont Professional Hit Musical Gospel Play "Den Of Thieves” August 30 at 7:00 p.m. Julie Rogers Theatre 409.838.3435
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Back-To-School Health Fair Gulfside Dental is hosting the 1st Annual Back-To-School Health Fair August 24 from noon to 4 p.m. in the sunken court in Parkdale Mall, easily accessed from the food court entrance. The one-day event will include dental screenings, vision screenings, BMI testing, exercise and nutritional counseling, blood pressure checks and information about children's health insurance. Lifeshare will be taking blood and there will be school supply giveaways. Be sure and bring your Beaumont ISD MET Head Start form!
featured events Weekly Tuesdays 6:00 PM Anger Management For Men, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100 Thursdays 6:00 PM Batterer's Intervention and Prevention Program, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100 2 9:00 AM Grocery Store Tour for Moms, HEB Plus, 409.454.0417 5 6:00 PM Support Group for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100 17 10:00 AM New Century Hospice Volunteer Orientation, New Century Hospice, 409.832.6700 10:00 AM Kick Off Event for Strands of Strength - Ponytail Donation Drive, Thairapy Salon and Day Spa, 409.981.5511 10 10:00 AM Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group - Beaumont, Wesley UMC, 409.892.7012 11 4:00 PM Down Syndrome Family Group Meeting, St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 409.838.9012 12 6:00 PM Support Group for Survivors of Domestic
Violence, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100 15 12:00 PM Pink Power Network Support Group, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas - Cancer Center, 409.833.3663 5:30 PM Transparenting, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100 6:00 PM Pink Power Network Support Group, Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life,” 409.833.3663 19 6:00 PM Support Group for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100 21 11:30 AM Good News About Bad Knees/Hips, Christus Hospital - St. Elizabeth, 866.683.3627 22 11:30 AM Good News About Bad Knees & Hips: Christus Hospital St Mary, 866.683.3627 26 6:00 PM Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group, Port Neches United Methodist, Church, 409.727.6718 6:00 PM Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group, Calder Woods, 409.861.1123 6:00 PM Support Group for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100
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Couples Work It for Cash Sharon and Ozzie Osborne are going up against Laverne and Shirley, McDreamy and Meredith and none other than Ma and Pa Kettle in a dash for cash in this year’s Beaumont Chamber Foundation fundraising culinary event “Spice of the Season” on Friday, August 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtown Event Centre. Chamber members will take on the persona of famous TV couples like Mork and Mindy and Florida and James Evans (Good Times) serving as celebrity waiters- working tables for wages, performing tricks, singing songs and withholding foodwhatever it takes to get the cash for the Foundation. “You just do anything for a tip… shoulder massage, extra wine; I’ve been known to steal wine bottles from other tables to give to my table,” said Jacquetta Walker, Senior Sales Manager, at the MCM Elegante Hotel, who will serve as head waitress after
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raising the most money at last year’s event. “It’s all about raising the money for Leadership Beaumont,” said Walker. “It’s a great program where you meet a lot of people you wouldn’t meet otherwise and learn leadership skills - how to be a self-starter and get out there and be productive in business and in the community.” Carrabba’s is catering this fabfood, fun-tastic, annual dinner. Ticket prices are $75 and all proceeds go to Leadership Beaumont, a ninemonth skills training and leadership development program open to 42 participants a year. The program encourages the development of leadership skills, broad involvement in the community and promotes an understanding of Beaumont's problems along with resources available to solve them. For more information on how to be involved with Leadership Beaumont, contact Amy Denison at 409-838-6581.
Weekly Tuesdays 11:30 AM SETX Referral Group, Rockin A Café, 409.842.0010 Fridays 7:30 AM Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Business Connection, Tradewinds Tavern at the MCM Elegante Hotel, 409.838.6581 1 5:00 PM Greater Port Arthur Chamber of CommercePublic Invitation to Golden Pass LLC Open House Sessions, VFW Post 8246, 877.246.4728 6 12:00 PM Vidor Chamber of Commerce Monthly Luncheon, Lakewood Business Comm. Rm., 409.769.6339 4:30 PM Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Mix & Mingle: Post Oak Bank, 409.838.6581 6:00 PM Orange County Christian Writers Guild, Brown Hearing Center, 409.988.2588 8 11:00 AM Pioneering Women unveiling of the 2013 Shattering the Glass Ceiling Honorees Luncheon Celebration, Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza, 409.842.1577 6:30 PM Monthly Meeting of the Progressive Democrats of Southeast Texas, The Beaumont Club, 409.898.7355 6:30 PM Scottish Society of Southeast Texas, St. Andrew’s Church, 409.898.4986 9 7:00 PM 2nd Fridays Monthly Drumming Circles, Unity Southeast Texas, 409.842.0271 13 8:00 AM Nederland Chamber of Commerce Business
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Before Hours Coffee, MCT Credit Union, 409.729.8280 8:00 AM Texas 2013 Regional Practitioner Meetings, Lamar University Galloway Building, 409.839.2963 14 7:45 AM Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update Breakfast, Compro Event Center, 409.838.6581 15 7:30 AM Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce August Morning Business Connection, Law Financial Service-Eileen H. Law, CPA,PC, 409.963.1107 11:00 AM Better Business Bureau "Lunch and Learn""No Bad Service!," MCM Elegante Hotel, 409.835.5951 18 1:30 PM Golden Triangle Computer Club, Howell Furniture Community Room, 409.866.4398 20 4:30 PM Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Mix & Mingle: Albanese Cormier, Edison Plaza, 409.838.6581 22 6:00 PM St. Anne Booster Meeting, St Anne's Catholic School Gym, 409.832.5939 27 11:30 AM Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Holiday Inn Park Central, 409.963.1107 29 7:30 AM Better Business Bureau "Morning Mix Tour" Stop, Brookshire Brothers, Jasper, 409.835.5951
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Party Like A Cardinal Football is no longer just a sport, it’s an all-day party. Get Your Red On and join Lamar University for game day – tailgating, in-game fun, halftime entertainment and gripping Cardinals’ football. “’The Time is Now, Stand as One’ is our marketing slogan this year. The slogan implies that our fans come together as a community, as one cohesive group,” said Michael Wilkinson, Lamar’s Assistant Director of Marketing. “Lamar feeds off the great people
of Southeast Texas. Our fans and the people of Southeast Texas are what make the Lamar game day experience. You can’t go anywhere else in Southeast Texas on a Saturday and enjoy yourself as much as you can at a Lamar football game. It is affordable, entertaining, and ties everybody together. It truly is a great experience.” The reason for the season is football, and the Cardinals’ anticipate successes on the field as big as the bashes in the parking lots. Lamar has
a more mature team with 17 players who have earned three letters since the university reinstated football for the 2010 season, as well as eight offensive and seven defensive starters and 48 total letterwinners, all returning. Combined with a continuous coaching staff under head coach Ray Woodard, optimism is running high that the anticipatory pre-game parties will turn into victory parties after
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the final whistle. Win or lose, Lamar is gearing up to celebrate new changes intended to accommodate more tailgaters, better integrate the community and students and appeal to fans of all ages. “Tailgating in Southeast Texas is king, especially at Lamar,” said Wilkinson. “Here at Lamar we look at tailgating as not just throwing a bunch of people out there with a barbecue
Jumbo Hotdog with chili and/or cheese Nachos Loaded Fountain Drinks Water Hot Link Peanuts Pretzels Pickle Candy
Big Red is for little red fans and invites all girls in grades K through 8, to perform during one football game halftime show. Each year the Lamar Spirit Team, which includes 29 cheerleaders, 28 Lamar Dance Team members and two mascots, offers a dance clinic. Girls learn a routine to the Lamar University fight song and one other routine to perform on the field at half-time during a game. The morning of the game, the petite performers practice on the field to prepare for their debut. The cost to participate in the clinic and on-field performance is $35 and includes a t-shirt to be worn during the performance, photos with the mascots and Lamar Spirit Team and ticket to the game. Parents of performers get a discounted rate to attend the game, also. The clinic and game-day performance is September 21. For more information contact Dance Team Coordinator Brixey BlankenshipCozad or Cheerleader and Mascot Coordinator Kristyn Henderson at 409.880.7241 for more information.
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pit but as part of the entertainment –the whole game-day experience – and we want to enhance that.” Lamar is enhancing their “kid zone” in the football practice field adjacent to the adult tailgating lot near the Dauphin Athletic Complex. Parents can drop off their children to enjoy inflatable fun, face painting and games but still keep an eye on them. Student-athletes from Lamar’s 17 sports programs who are not in season will entertain the kids as well as sign autographs, and it’s likely that Big Red and his female counterpart, LU (pronounced Lou) will come around for a
meet and greet with the young fans. “We look at the community and everyone who supports us as part of our team,” said Wilkinson. “We’re bringing everyone together who is part of the team and that provides a better game day experience for all.” Just before kickoff, festivities move inside Provost-Umphrey Stadium for in-game fun including t-shirt tosses, promotional giveaways, competitions and cheer and dance team activity. At timeouts and commercial breaks, Lamar student-athletes are featured on the scoreboard. The Pride of Southeast Texas, La-
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mar’s marching band, takes the field at halftime including Lamar’s awardwinning dance team. “We have a wonderful halftime with dancers and cheerleaders; it’s really top notch,” said Wilkinson. “If you go to a game at another school, you’ll see that they don't compare. We really have a special thing going in that we have amazing coaches and great kids – fantastic performances.” Three of the six home games will feature special events or celebrations. October 19 is homecoming and alumni night; November 2 is Breast Cancer Awareness Night and Mili-
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tary Appreciation Night. The final game is against Lamar’s longest running rival- McNeese State. “Our goal this year is to captivate our fans and keep their attention, we want fans to stay in the stands and have a good time,” said Wilkinson. “From outside the stadium to when they walk in the stadium, we want fans to have a great time and enjoy themselves and still be thinking about all the things they watched and experienced as they go home.” For more information about Lamar Football, go to www.lamarcardinals.com or call 409.880.1715.
featured events Daily 9:00 AM Gravity - A Summer Science Interactive Exhibition, Texas Energy Museum, 409.833.5100 10:00 AM Tried and True: Traditions of a Southeast Texas Family, McFaddin-Ward House, 409.832.2134 10:00 AM Elise's Playhouse, Nutty Jerry’s, 877.643.7508 Weekly Mondays 11:00 AM City of Beaumont Lunch at the Lake, The Event Centre, 409.654.3664 Tuesdays 11:00 AM Coushatta Casino 55+ Day, Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263 4:00 PM Family Day, Colorado Canyon, 409.347.4386 Wednesdays 10:30 AM Willard Library Story Time, Arts & Crafts, The Willard Library, 409.838.6606 4:00 PM Colorado Canyon Winning Wednesdays, Colorado Canyon, 409.347.4386 7:00 PM Mikko Live in Coushatta Casino Karaoke, Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263 Thursdays 7:00 PM Legends in Concert "The World's Greatest Live Tribute Show," at Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263 Fridays 10:30 AM Pre-School Story Time, Miller Library, 409.838.6606 7:00 PM Legends in Concert "The World's Greatest Live Tribute Show," at Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263 Saturdays 8:00 AM Beaumont Farmers Market, Langham Athletic Complex, 409.363.0495 10:00 AM Big Thicket Spring Program Cardinal Cruise, Riverfront Park, 409.651.5326 11:00 AM Coushatta Casino Bingo Red Hot Saturdays, Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263
5:00 & 7:00 PM Legends in Concert "The World's Greatest Live Tribute Show," at Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.72635:00 1 5:00 PM First Thursdays at the Mildred Building, 409.880.3749 6:00 PM Slow Food Beaumont, Ana's Bakery Patio, 409.212.8450 2 5:00 PM Trinity UMC Family Day at Paradise Water Park, 409.892.8121 3 8:30 AM Mud Races: Third Annual Birthday Bash and Barbeque Cook-Off, The Mud Farm in Sour Lake, 409.880.6356 7:00 PM CCOC 3rd Annual Bulls and Barrels, Cowboy Church of Orange County Rodeo Arena, 409.651.9948 7 9:00 AM Wacky Wednesdays, Wesley United Methodist Church, 409.892.7733 8 6:00 PM Women of Virtue, Inc. Sixth Annual Diamond Conference "Living Life by Divine Design," Bob Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, 409.962.9792 6:30 PM Lamar University Jazz Night at Rao's Nederland, 409.088.0079 9 5:30 PM Wesley UMC Parents' Night Out, Wesley United Methodist Church, 409.892.7733 7:00 PM 2nd Fridays Monthly Drumming Circles, Unity Southeast Texas, 409.842.0271 10 7:00 AM Women's Guild Craft and Treasure Fair, St. Charles Borromeo, 409.727.5108 9:00 AM 2nd Saturdays At The Giving Field, The Giving Field, 409.351.2612 10:00 AM Women of Virtue, Inc. Sixth Annual Diamond
Conference "Living Life by Divine Design," Bob Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, 409.962.9792 10:00 AM Summer Family Arts Day, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432 2:00 PM Willard Library Family Movie Matinee, The Willard Library, 409.892.4988 7:00 PM Spindletop Roller Girls, Ford Exhibit Hall, 409.095.1054 7:00 PM Renegade Dinner, TBA, renegadedinner. blogspot.com/ 11 3:00 PM Second Sunday Chopper Shindig Biker Day, Honky Tonk Texas, 409.698.5555 14 9:00 AM Wacky Wednesdays, Wesley United Methodist Church, 409.892.7733 15 6:00 PM D'Vine Wine Presents Rick Danna, D'Vine Wine Winery, 409.861.0400 6:30 PM ARC of Greater Beaumont Adult Social Club, Spindletop MHMR Rec Room,409.784.5556 6:30 PM Free Movie Screening "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer", McFaddin-Ward House, 409.832.1906 7:00 PM Denim Bar Friday's: Party While you Shop!, NV Boutique, 409.201.9539 8:00 PM The Pavilion presents Journey Live in Concert, Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263 16 7:00 PM 3rd Fridays Game Night, Unity Southeast Texas, 409.842.0271 16, 17 & 18 9:00 AM Orange Trade Days, Orange, 409.883.4344 17 10:00 AM LU Summer Commencement Exercises, Montagne Center at Lamar University, 409.880.8203 11:00 AM Lot Party, Cowboy Harley, 409.842.1478
2:00 PM City of Beaumont Neighbors and Concerts in the Park, Magnolia Park, 409.838.3613 6:00 PM Vince Neil, Great White and Slaughter Live in Concert at Nutty Jerry’s, 409.951.5440 7:00 PM Movie "Madagascar 3,"Magnolia Park, 409.838.3613 20 4:00 PM iPlay - Targets Tweens, Miller Memorial Library, 409.866.9487 ext 3250 5:00 PM 11th Annual Tasting for Some Other Place, Beaumont Civic Center Complex, 409.832.7976 23 6:00 PM SMORE Visions of Vintage Style Show for Single Moms, Calder Baptist Church, 409.721.5953 6:30 PM A Readers Production of "Love, Loss and What I Wore," Logon Café,' 409.832.1529 23, 24 & 25 8:00 AM Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days, Kountze Trade Days Grounds, 409.246.3413/409.880.5667 24 8:00 PM Gary Allan, Coushatta Casino Resort, 800.584.7263 30 7:00 AM Performance ATV Parts presents Annual LaborFest, Sabine ATV Park, 409.697.1330 7:00 PM Hit Musical Gospel Play "Den Of Thieves," at the Julie Rogers Theatre, 409.838.3435 31 7:00 AM Performance ATV Parts presents Annual LaborFest, Sabine ATV Park, 409.697.1330 10:00 AM Community Day 2013, The Apostolic Church, 936.552.6341 10:00 AM Free Tours, McFaddin-Ward House, 409.832.1906 11:00 AM H-E-Buddy Story Time, HEB Plus, 409.866.2007 7:00 PM Lamar Cardinal Football vs Oklahoma Panhandle State, Provost Umphrey Stadium, 409.880.1715
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Running for Someone Else By Amie James Race Director, The Gusher Marathon Sports Society for American Health
Cicadas hummed loudly in the summer heat as the sun began to set. Neighborhood kids from mostly single-parent homes raced down the street, kicking up loose gravel as they ran for the guardrail at the end of the cul-de-sac that served as a makeshift finish line. An awkward girl with tangled auburn hair trailed a lithe,
dark-haired girl. It was the last race of the day before kids scattered back to their homes for the night and it usually ended this way. We started high school a few years later and went our separate ways as young friends often do. We said “hi” from a distance when we saw each other. My family moved. Life happened. Life happened to Marsha too. That small, dark haired girl had a
trampoline accident that left her in a wheelchair and she was diagnosed as a quadriplegic at 16 years old. Word of her accident reverberated through the halls and I don’t think I ever fully accepted the truth. She was so physical, how could this happen? Over 20 year later, Marsha and I reconnected through Facebook. I came to see quickly that her life had been far from over. She had a social
life, she had a wonderful man by her side, she was still witty and very competitive. I was hosting running events and logging miles, through much of it Marsha was in my head. She stripped me of the luxury of taking my mobility for granted. We talked about it once, how she was my often my motivation. Unbeknownst to me she was following my every move on Facebook; running, cycling and swimming vicariously through me. At running events I witnessed other people running and pushing race chairs. Somehow, and I can’t even remember how, I connected to a nonprofit named Ainsley’s Angels. Their mission is to help people get started as racing teams. The person pushing the chair is known as the Angel and the person in the race chair is referred to as the Captain. They agreed to let us borrow a race chair from their Southwest Louisiana chapter. It was love at first run for both of us! Marsha tells me stories of people that inadvertently ignore her because she’s in a wheelchair, but how the running community never does. “I never get rude with people when they talk as if I’m not there,” Marsha told me. “I just smile. A smile goes a long way. Kids are almost always cu-
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featured events rious. I enjoy their curiosity. I don’t mind talking about my accident or my daily life.” Marsha says the race chair has deeply impacted her life and that is why she has accepted the responsibility of forming the Southeast Texas Chapter of Ainsley’s Angels. “Runners understand physical limitations and not letting them hinder your life. These runners are becoming an extension of my family. People are writing me and asking me if they can push my chair at the next run. That show of support is intoxicating! When I’m racing in my chair it takes me back to life before the accident. Adrenaline, peace, happiness as well as a huge sense of accomplishment, these are all the things I feel when I am racing. I’m part of a team! I want others in my community to experience this feeling. That’s why I agreed to become president of the newly forming chapter.” Marsha is currently raising enough money to purchase the first borrowable racing chair in Southeast Texas. Ainsley’s Angels donated Marsha’s chair to her. Neither of us expected that and we decided the best thing we could do was roll it forward. Typically these chairs cost a little under $1,000. They hold up to a 150lb adult.
Weekly Sundays 12:00 PM Play Pool FREE!, Big Nasty's Bar, 409.697.3053 Mondays 7:00 AM Beginner TRX Boot Camp, Health and Wellness Center, 409.866.7777 6:15 PM Zumba Fitness, Sterling Pruitt Activity Center, 409.838.3613 Tuesdays 4:00 PM Quickstart Tennis, Health and Wellness Center, 409.899.7777 5:30 PM Trinity UMC FREE Zumba Class, Trinity United Methodist Church, 409.892.8121 Wednesdays 7:00 AM Beginner TRX Boot Camp, Health and Wellness Center, 409.866.7777 7:00 PM Conversational Bike Ride - The Southeast Texas Hike and Bike Coalition, Colonnade Shopping Center Parking, 409.860.5959 Thursdays 4:00 PM Quickstart Tennis, Health and Wellness Center, 409.899.7777 Fridays 7:00 AM Beginner TRX Boot Camp, Health and Wellness Center, 409.866.7777
Saturdays 7:00 AM Pilates - Beginner Class, Riverfront Park, Port Neches, 541.993.1201 10:00 AM Zumba Fitness, Sterling Pruitt Activity Center, 409.838.3613 8:00 AM Group Bike Rides - Texas Hike and Bike Coalition, Colonnade Shopping Center Parking Lot, 409.860.5959 3 9:00 AM 1 in 100 Gun Club On Fire Targets - Shoot, 1 in 100 Gun Club, 409.755.6648 7:00 PM 3rd Annual Bulls and Barrels, Cowboy Church of Orange County Rodeo Arena, 409.651.9948 5 7:00 PM Sea Rim Striders 31st Summer Run Series at Tyrrell Park, 409.651.3024 10 8:00 AM Rag Ball Tournament benefiting Deweyville Project Graduation, Orange Crush Fields, 409.670.6687 9:00 AM 1 in 100 Gun Club Fun Shoot, 1 in 100 Gun Club, 409.755.6648 10:00 AM Krewe De Karoline 5th Annual Poker Run, Wayne's Plus, Sulphur, 337.540.8361 7:00 PM Spindletop Roller Girls, Ford Exhibit Hall,
409.951.5400 12 7:00 PM Sea Rim Striders 31st Summer Run Series, Claiborne Park, Vidor, 409.651.3024 13,14 & 15 8:00 AM Future Stars Over Texas: College Exposure Tournament, Ford Fields, 409.951.5400 17 6:00 AM The Beaumont A & M Club and SouthEast Texas A & M Foundation 16th Annual Sabine Lake Fishing Tournament 2013 "Fishing For Our Future," S.A.L.T. Clubhouse, 409.835.4212 9:00 AM 1 in 100 Gun Club Sertoma Club Shoot, 1 in 100 Gun Club, 409.755.6648 19 7:00 PM Sea Rim Striders 31st Summer Run Series, Hike and Bike, 409.651.3024 23 7:00 PM Lamar Women's Soccer vs Prairie View A & M, Lamar University, 409.880.1715 31 8:00 AM Beaumont Labor Day Tennis Classic. Beaumont Athletic Complex, 409.351.3882 7:00 PM Lamar Cardinal Football vs Oklahoma Panhandle State, Provost Umphrey Stadium, 409.880.1715
Most Captains are children with physical and/or mental disabilities that absolutely love the experience. Marsha and I raced recently with Ainsley’s Angels at a night run in Houston and a morning run in Lake Charles. In only a few short weeks we’ve become close friends again. She pushes me
harder with her joy than any amount of mental tough talk could ever do. I often give her up when someone else wants to run with her so that they may have the moment. It’s unforgettable running for someone else. Expect Ainsley’s Angels at the Exygon & Baptist Hospitals Gusher Mara-
thon, SETMA Half Marathon and Kinsel Ford 5K this March 2014. If you’d like to get involved go to www.ainsleysangels.org. If you’d like to donate to help Marsha and Ainsley’s Angels purchase the first SETX race chair go to www.crowdrise.com/butterfly/fundraiser/AinsleysAngels.
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Hope for Tomorrow- Style Show By Emily Wheeler Kids are always top priority and as summer winds down this month, that couldn’t be further from the truth. A special group dedicated to inspiring youth to realize their full potential, is planning a beautiful luncheon and style show that can’t be missed. The Salvation Army Hope for Tomorrow Luncheon and Style Show will take place on Tuesday, August 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the beautiful new Event Centre in Downtown Beaumont. The event includes a silent auction and fun fashion show with the latest trends from Jackie’s, Fleur de Chic, Bealls and more. This year, there will be a special presentation honoring the late Julie Rogers, whose commitment to the Salvation Army and Boys & Girls Club garnered a number of Lifetime
Achievement Awards that were lost in a house fire several years ago. Julie’s involvement with the Boys Club (currently the Boys & Girls Club) Angel Tree project and other Christmas activities impacted the lives of hundreds of local youth and her lasting legacy continues to influence the program today. Julie’s daughter, also a compassionate philanthropist, Regina Rogers, will be in attendance. Funds raised at the luncheon support the Salvation Army’s youth programs and a capital campaign to expand their local facilities, which will enable them to reach more children. Annually, this outstanding group impacts 300 individual children multiple times, resulting in more than 25,000 encounters. The critical services provided by the Boys and Girls Club include afterschool and sum-
mer care, tutoring and homework assistance, recreational activities, drug and tobacco prevention presentations, career building and hygiene. On average, there are 60 children
enrolled in the afterschool program each day and 95 in the summer. Tickets and sponsorships are available. Call Michael Perez at 350-1268 for more information.
featured events Daily 10:00 AM Garth House "Put the Brakes on Child Abuse" Jeep Raffle, The Garth House, 409.838.9084 1 9:00 AM Cut It Out! Supply Drive, Beau Visage Salon, 409.351.1142 2 10:00 AM 1st Annual BBQ Cook-off and Musical Benefit for Stable-Spirit, Elk's Lodge, 409.365.5277 6:00 PM Beaumont Chamber Foundation: Spice of the Season 2013, The Event Centre, 409.838.6581 3 10:00 AM 1st Annual BBQ Cook-off and Musical Benefit for Stable-Spirit, Elk's Lodge, 409.365.5277 7:00 PM 3rd Annual Bulls and Barrels, Cowboy Church of Orange County Rodeo Arena, 409.651.9948 6-10 8:00 AM Cut It Out! Supply Drive, Innovations Hair Design & Day Spa, 409.351.1142 8 10:00 AM Miracle Treat Day Supports Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, All Local Dairy Queen's 8, 9 & 10 7:00 PM Broadway Fun for Funds IX, Orange Community Playhouse, 409.882.9137
9, 10 & 11 6:00 PM Cowboy and Cowgirl Mafia Event benefiting Child Abuse and Forensic Services, Beaumont Elk’s Lodge, 409.832.0421 10 8:00 AM Rag Ball Tournament benefiting Deweyville Project Graduation, Orange Crush Fields, 409.670.6687 13 11:30 AM Hope For Tomorrow Luncheon and Style Show benefitting the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, The Beaumont Event Centre, 409.892.1519 17 6:00 AM The Beaumont A & M Club and SouthEast Texas A & M Foundation16th Annual Sabine Lake Fishing Tournament 2013 "Fishing For Our Future," S.A.L.T. Clubhouse, 409.835.4212 9:00 AM Sertoma Club Shoot, 1 in 100 Gun Club, 409.755.6648 10:00 AM Kick Off Event for Strands of Strength - Ponytail Donation Drive, Thairapy Salon and Day Spa, 409.981.5511 20 5:00 PM 11th Annual Tasting for Some Other Place, Beaumont Civic Center Complex, 409.832.7976 24 9:00 AM Cut It Out! Supply Drive,The Hair Station, 409.351.1142
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Lamar University’s MBA Program: Convenient & Affordable Career Enhancement Whether you’re interested in changing career paths, enhancing your current professional knowledge or increasing your marketability across professions, an MBA degree could be the quickest and most cost effective pursuit offered right here at Lamar University. Lamar University College of Business offers a fully accredited 36-hour MBA, or Master of Business Administration degree, with concentrations in accounting, enterprise resource planning, experiential business and entrepreneurship, financial management, healthcare administration, service marketing, management thematic, thesis and leadership utilizing the FranklinCovey® methodology obtainable in a year and half for the total cost of approximately $16,750. “One of the distinguishing factors of Lamar’s MBA program is the experience-based teaching and training,” said Jeff Dyson, Director of the MBA program and former owner and president of M&D Supply Company. “Our professors have lived in the business world; they’ve solved problems, managed people, built businesses, analyzed financials
and the economy, led teams and made strategic marketing decisions all based on business principles, ethics and a global perspective. So you’re not just getting ivory-tower talk but practical knowledge and skills invaluable in corporate America.” The MBA program is designed to be flexible for people with full time obligations like jobs and families, meeting Monday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m.8:15 p.m. as well as Friday evening and Saturday morning. “We’re small enough to meet the needs of our students but creditable, competing on a national play field,” said Dyson. Lamar University’s MBA is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), one of 296 top Princeton Review business schools in the nation and ranked by Beyond Grey Pinstripe 81 in its "Global 100" list for 2011-2012. For more information about the MBA program visit the Web site at mba.lamar.edu or call 409.880.8604.
featured events Weekly Tuesdays &Thursdays 6:00 PM LIT Shielded Metal Arc Welding course- August thru October, 409.880.8114 6:00 PM LIT Introduction to Welding FundamentalsAugust thru October, 409.880.8114 Thursdays 2:00 PM Miller Library presents: Adult Beginner Spanish Classes, R.C. Miller Library, 409.866.9487 3 9:00 AM Microsoft Word 2010, LIT, 409.880.8114 9:00 AM Fundamentals of Good Credit Series - 3 Classes, Port Arthur Public Library, 409.924.4425 8 1:00 PM New Student Orientataion - Lamar State College Port Arthur, 409.984.6186 9 9:00 AM Meeting Advantage, Lamar University College of Business, 409.880.8604 10 9:00 AM Microsoft Excel 2010, LIT, 409.880.8114 9:00 AM CPR and First Aid Instructor Training, Red Roof Inn, 409.338.2224 9:30 AM Anger Management- Port Arthur, Samaritan Counseling Center of SETX, 409.727.6400 1:00 PM "Desperate Hidden Lives: Dealing with Sexual Addiction" Workshop, Samaritan Counseling Center, 409.727.6400
11 9:00 AM CPR and First Aid Instructor Training, Red Roof Inn, 409.338.2224 13 4:30 PM Registration Deadline CASA New Volunteer Training, CASA of Southeast Texas, Inc., 409.832.2272 15 7:00 PM Citizen's Police Academy 6 Week Course, Beaumont Police Department, 409.880.3825 17 9:00 AM Basic Computer, E-mail & Internet, LIT, 409.880.8114 9:00 AM Microsoft Access 2010, LIT, 409.880.8114 9:00 AM Forklift Training, LIT, 409.880.8114 20 6:00 PM CASA New Volunteer Orientation, CASA of Southeast Texas, 409.832.2272 24 9:00 AM Arc of Greater Beaumont - Overcoming Obstacles Conference, Edison Plaza, 409.838.9012 9:00 AM Microsoft Outlook 2010, LIT, 409.880.8114 9:00 AM Fundamentals of Good Credit Series - 3 Classes, Port Arthur Public Library, 409.924.4425 27 6:00 PM CASA New Volunteer Training Class, CASA of Southeast Texas,409.832.2272 31 9:00 AM Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, LIT, 409.880.8114
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Time for Team Spirit Get in the game with team spirit yard signs. Lumberton artist Liz Buffington, with the help of husband, Mike, creates custom-made team spirit signs for every sport and team. Whether you’re a little league baseball enthusiast or co l l e g i ate
football fanatic, Liz has hundreds of patterns to choose from. Honor your drill team member or your soccer star with an individualized depiction or “Get Your RED On” with a Lamar University Cardinals yard sign. All of Liz’s signs are made from topquality, exterior plywood that has been coated to extend its life-span when left outdoors. In addition, Liz primes each piece of wood and coats it after completing the customized painting. “Something that is left out in the yard year round will last five years or so, because people bring them back to change the name or
the team colors,” said Liz. “But holiday signage out just once a year will last a long, long time.” From pumpkins to Easter eggs and turkeys to gingerbread men, Liz also creates holiday signs and will customize them upon request. A few year ago she made a life-sized Santa Claus on a Harley motorcycle! “People bring me pictures and I make a new pattern for what they want,” said Liz. Signs range in price from $30 to $200 depending on the size and detail of the order. Delivery in Mid-County and the surrounding area is available. Call Liz Buffington to get ready for game day, 409.755.7989.
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Who’s Clicking What on SoutheastTexas.com? In the month of July nearly 1.1 million users clicked in and around SoutheastTexas.com buying, selling, finding jobs, mates and real estate. The Website hosted: Classifieds 8,119 Autos 4846
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sneak peek september 5 - 2013 LIT Salute to the Real American Heroes at Wesley United Methodist Church
6 - Art Museum of Southeast Texas 26th Anniversary Gala, Bootlegger’s Ball
6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21 - Beaumont Community Players present "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
7 - A Band Called Honalee, A Tribute
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- Symphony of Southeast Texas, Master Series 1 Concert: Roman Journeys at Julie Rogers Theatre
- ExxonMobil March of Dimes Annual Golf Tournament at the Beaumont Country Club
21 - Lamar Cardinal Football vs Bacone College at Provost Umphrey Stadium
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to the Music of Peter, Paul & Mary at Lutcher Theater
11 - Ubi Caritas 5th Annual Charity Date Auction at Madison's
14 - Anthony Lucas Engineering Day at Spindletop Gladys City/Boomtown Museum
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24 - Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Leadership Breakfast, Holiday Inn Park Central
26 - The Real Food Feast at Nutrition and Services for Seniors - Aaron Neville: My True Story at The Lutcher Theater
- Walk to End Alzheimer's at West Brook High School - Lamar Department of Theatre and Dance Presents "A View From the Bridge " at University Theater - Orange Community Players: "The 39 Steps" Tony Award Winning Play at Orange Community Playhouse
30 - Greater Beaumont Chamber Foundation Golf Tournament at Idylwild Golf Club
Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Color Rush Ribbon Run October 5
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membership directory Nonprofit Member Organizations a Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/texas, 409-833-1613 American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org, 877-227-1618 American Heart Association- Golden Triangle, www.heart.org, 409.980.8800 American Red Cross- Beaumont Chapter, www.redcrossbeaumont.org, 409-832-1644 Anayat House, www.anayathouse.org, 409-833-0649 Arc of Greater Beaumont, www.arcofbmt.org, 409-838-9012 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, www.amset.org, 409-832-3432 b Beaumont Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, www.mhbh.org, 409-212-5000 Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation, www.bhset.net, 409-212-6113 Beaumont Children’s Museum, www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org, 409-658-8927 Beaumont Civic Ballet, www.beaumontcivicballet.net, 409-838-4397 Beaumont Civic Center Complex, www.beaumont-tx-complex.com, 409-838-3435 Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.beaumontcvb.com, 409-880-3749, Beautify Beaumont, www.beautifybeaumont.org, 409-656-7400 Beaumont Heritage Society, www.beaumontheritage.org, 409-832-4010 Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center, www.co.jefferson.tx.us/VisitorCenter/brrvc.htm, 409-842-0500 Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas, www.beaumont.bbb.org, 409-835-5348 Big Thicket Association, www.btatx.org, 936-274-1181 c CASA of Southeast Texas, Inc., www.casasetx.org, 409-832-2272 Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, www.catholiccharitiesbmt.org, 409-924-4400 Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth, www.christushospital.org, 409-892-7171 Christus Health Foundation, www.christushealthfoundationsetx.org, 409-899-7555 City of Beaumont, www.cityofbeaumont.com, 409-980-8311 City of Beaumont Parks and Recreation, Recreation Division, www.beaumontrecreation.com, Best Years Senior Center 409-838-1902, Sterling Pruitt Center/Athletic Complex 409-838-3613, Henry Homberg Golf Course 409-842-3220 f Family Services of Southeast Texas, Inc., www.westrengthenfamilies.org, 409-833-2668 First United Methodist Church, www.firstbeaumont.org, 409-832-0295 G Garth House, www.garthhouse.org, 409-838-9084 Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, www.gssjc.org, 409-832-0556, ext. 102 Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, www.goodwillbmt.org, 409-838-9911 Golden Triangle Republican Women, 409-832-6269 Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, www.bmtcoc.org, 409-838-6581 Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce,www.portarthurtexas.com, 409-963-1107 H Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County, www.beaumonthabitat.org, 409-832-5853 Harbor Hospice Foundation, www.harborhospice.com/harborhouse-beaumont.html, 409-840-5640 Heartbeats of Hope, www.setxsocialcenter.com/heartbeatshope, 409-651-8390 Home Instead Senior Care, www.homeinstead.com/216/Pages/HomeInsteadSeniorCare.aspx, 409-892-7494 Hope Women’s Resource Clinic, www.pregnancyhopecenter.com, 409-898-4005
j Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Program, www.giftoflifebmt.org, 409-833-3663 Junior League of Beaumont,www.juniorleaguebeaumont.org, 409-832-0873 k Kirby-Hill House, www.kirbyhillhouse.com, 409-246-8000 l Lamar Cardinals Football, www.lamarcardinals.com, 409-880-1715 Lamar Institute of Technology, www.lit.edu, 409-880-8321 Lamar Institute of Technology Foundation, www.lit.edu/foundation/LITFoundation, 409-880-8321 Lamar State College- Port Arthur, www.lamarpa.edu, 409-983-4921 Lamar University, www.lamar.edu, 409-880-7011 Lamar University Small Business Development Center, www.lamarbmt.sbdcnetwork.net, 409-880-2367 Lutcher Theater, www.lutcher.org, 409-886-5535 m March of Dimes, beaumontmarchofdimes.blogspot.com, 409-835-7606 McFaddin-Ward House, www.mcfaddin-ward.org, 409-832-2134 Monsignor Kelly High School, kelly.beaumont.tx.us, 409-866-2351 n Nutrition and Services for Seniors, www.seniormeals.org, 409-892-4455 o Orange Community Players, Inc., orangecommunityplayers.com, 409-882-9137 p Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, www.portarthurtexas.com, 409-963-1107 Progressive Democrats of Southeast Texas, www.pdsetex.org, 409-898-7355 s The Salvation Army Beaumont Corp., www.uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss_beaumont.nsf, 409-896-2363 Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas, www.sccset.org, 409-727-6400 Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, www.shangrilagardens.org, 409-670-9113 Some Other Place, www.sopbmt.org, 409-832-7976 Southeast Texas Arts Council, www.setxac.org, 409-835-2787 Spindletop Center, www.spindletopcenter.org, 409-839-1000 Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown, www.spindletop.org, 409-835-0823 Stark Museum of Art, www.starkmuseum.org, 409-886-2787 St Anne Catholic School, www.sasbmt.com, 409-832-5939 St. Mark’s Church, www.stmarksbeaumont.org, 409-832-3405 Symphony of Southeast Texas, www.sost.org, 409-892-2257 t Texas Energy Museum, www.texasenergymuseum.org, 409-833-5100 Trinity United Methodist Church, www.trinitybmt.org, 409-892-8121 u Ubi Caritas, www.ubicaritas.org, 409-832-1924 w The W.H. Stark House, www.whstarkhouse.org, 409-883-0871 Wesley United Methodist Church, www.wesleyumc.com, 409-892-7733 Winnie Chamber of Commerce, www.winnietexas.org, 409-296-2231 Wilton P. Hebert Health & Wellness Center, www.christuswellnesscenter.org, 409-899-7777 Y YWCA, www.ywcabeaumont.org, 409-899-1011
For Profit Members Accommodations Coushatta Casino Resort www.coushattacasinoresort.com,1-800-584-7263 MCM Elegante Hotel www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600 Rayburn Country www.lakerayburncountry.com, 409-698-2444 Catering MCM Elegante Catering www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600 Entertainment Venues Ford Park www.fordpark.com, 409-951-5400 Food and Beverage The Main Dish Studio Kitchen www.yourmaindish.com, 409-866-MAIN Sports and Recreation City Dance Center www.beaumontcitydance.com, 409-833-7772 Coushatta Casino Resort www.coushattacasinoresort.com,1-800-584-7263 Rayburn Country www.lakerayburncountry.com, 409-698-2444 Spas MCM Elegante Getaway Spa www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com/getaway_spa, 409-842-3600
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