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INspiring Design 102 Redesigning the Past, Ensuring the Future
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hen you’re writing a letter from the editor about the history issue, it’s way too tempting to start with, “I was born in Baltimore in the last century…” But that would be boring (even though my children think it’s hilarious I can say that I was born in the last century). You don’t really want to read about my personal history. So I decided to go a totally different, but so much more compelling and captivating route with this letter, and touch on a timely subject very near and dear to my heart. April is National Autism Awareness Month. And to a rapidly growing number of families in East Texas, this skyrocketing medical phenomenon is likely to hit close to home. According to the Centers For Disease Control in Nov. 2011, one in 110 children are diagnosed with autism, a neurological disorder that impairs social function and communication and can also affect learning and all areas of development. Boys are affected 10 times more than girls. My older son, Curt, was officially diagnosed with autism when he was 2 ½ years old, but by that time he’d been in therapy for almost eight months to tackle speech, developmental and sensory issues. Early intervention is key. Let me say that again: Early intervention is key to giving these children all the best tools they need to not only learn to assimilate in a world that is not exactly autismfriendly, but also to develop the unique gifts each of them has. Because each of them has one, just as each ‘neurotypical’ person does. Now erase from your mind the image of Rain Man counting cards. Please, I implore you, erase that from your mind! Yes, Rain Man was autistic, but I challenge you to find one more person with autism whose symptoms present just like that fictional character’s. Every person with autism is different and autism will look special on every diagnosed face. Oh I could write volumes on this topic, but space prohibits it and my soapbox can get mighty large. I’ll leave you with this: there are so many ways in East Texas to get more information on autism spectrum disorders and to raise awareness for the disease. There are two events coming up specifically to raise money for agencies that fund research and help our local kiddos. Please come out and support these great causes. Until next time,
Amy Brocato Pearson Editor 5K FUN RUN AND WALK ASSIST AUTISM FOUNDATION Sat., March 17 • 9 a.m. 5K Run a.m.; 5K Walk 9:15 a.m.; Awards Ceremony 10-10:30 a.m. The 5k Run/Walk will take place at Faulkner Park in Tyler. Registration ends at 4 p.m. on March 9.. Entry Fee is a $25 donation for individuals. For every 3 people registered, you get 1 FREE registration. All donations go to help the Children of East Texas with Autism Spectrum Disorders. http://assistachild.org/5K_run_walk
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THE TYLER RUN FOR AUTISM TREATMENT AND LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM Sat., April 14 • 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.; Rose Rudman Park Funds raised at this event will be used to fund scholarships for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder for Applied Behavior Analysis therapy and to build an adaptive playground specifically designed for children with ASD. Race entry fee (individual) $30; Individual with autism entry fee $7 Kids entry fee $15; Group entry free (6 or more) $20; Student fee: $20 XXL t-shirt fee $2 Online registration: www.tlcaba.org/
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Letters to the Editor Dear Amy: While I certainly appreciated Larry’s heart tugging article about Mr. Walton, I really wanted to tell you how impressive your “Under Construction” Update was. I was amazed at how honest all the participants were about their personal struggles and experiences. I found them very brave and inspirational. I don’t think it is every easy to talk about weight and how hard it is to find the time for keeping healthy in our busy lifestyles. I found myself completely understanding the reasons ( not excuses!) all of your participants had for not being able to accomplish their goals. Especially as a working Mom, we seem to make ourselves the last priority. As for the successful ones, “way to go!”… their stories showed us that we can make our health a priority and like Shannon said “we are worth it”! Another publication well done. Marcia Floyd Consulting
Dear Patricia Canfield, I enjoyed reading the articles and also felt the "passion" you have for your work, it comes through loud and clear. I will continue to look at the designs, colors and styles that are so beautifully depicted in your columns as they are so rich and luscious. Thanks for sending the links. Congratulations on such well written articles! Ann, Boston
Dear Amy, Thank you for the series called ‘Under Construction.” I appreciated reading all of your successes but it was really your brutal honesty that I appreciated most. Here’s to a healthy and happy 2012! Jodi Dean Lewis,Tyler
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emember that old movie, H.G. Wells in The Time Machine? As time traveled, everything around the machine would change with astounding speed. The buildings, the businesses, the fashions, even the décor. Sitting here, in the stylist chair, and gazing out the windows of this downtown salon, Salon Verve, I can almost imagine the changes this old building has seen. Owner and stylist Evette Tritt swings me around in the chair. Suddenly time began flying
around the room. “Well what’s it going to be?” she asked. I told her “the usual” of course, but this time I asked her to give me some awesome spikes. She whipped out a pair of long, skinny scissors and poised them above the top of my head. Then with her other hand, she ran her fingers through my hair saying, “Oh, you want texture? I will texturize your hair!” She was like Edward Scissorhands. Texture is a great element of design. Use it in your décor and in your art. In the last issue of this magazine, we showed you how to make the easy-to-hang, lightweight
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artist canvas, even old, used, ugly ones. Purchase used canvas from thrift stores; $5 will buy you a really big canvas. Gather your objects, and begin arranging on top of your canvas or foam board. Don’t be afraid to go over the edges, as long as the object is halfway or more on the board. You can angle things and layer objects. Move things around until you feel your eyes come to rest on something. If you feel your eyes keep returning to the same spot and are unable to move away then you might consider tweaking the work, at that spot. Move it or remove it. Maybe replace it with something else. Honestly, this is fun and relaxing. It’s like working on a puzzle or solving a mystery. When you get it to a point that is pleasing, it’s like magic. The hard part will be to try and get it back to this point when you start to attach it all together with the glue. Ultimately, you tear it apart and then put it back together. That’s OK; the glue takes awhile to set, so you can reposition things several times. You might even want to take a picture of your composition with your cell phone camera before you dismantle your creation to glue it.Then you’ll have a visual reference of what went where. Don’t worry about excess glue on the
Be careful with the glue on this project. Toni laughs at David after some of his found objects became stuck on his back.
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display panels made from cardboard boxes. Now I’m going to show you how to make the art from found objects. It’s fun and easy. It’s also very attractive. I actually sold some pieces during a recent gallery showing. Technically speaking, this type of art production is called an assemblage. It’s important to keep it light by using materials such as cardboard, foam board, Styrofoam and plastics. Packing materials, empty food containers, kids’ toys and anything that has a unique shape or patterns that is three-dimensional. These are the types of things that will add texture. The glue I like to use comes out of a bottle like maple syrup. It’s amber in color, slow to set and it foams up slowly, over a period of hours. This will give you time for repositioning, or removing objects; but be careful: whatever the glue gets on, it doesn’t easily wipe off, especially your hands and fingers.You might want to wear Latex gloves. Once the glue has foamed and thoroughly set, it is weather proof and virtually indestructible. Gorilla Glue is my choice. Also, you will work with your piece in the horizontal position, so things will stay put while the glue sets. Most often, I use foam board or double or triple wallboard cardboard. You can also use
surface of your project. Yes, the least little glue will foam up, harden and make a pale yellow bump. That’s OK. It’s going to be covered with paint. It adds more texture to the work. After several hours of curing, you can begin painting. I like to use latex wall paint. Mostly I like flat paints, but you can use satin, semi-gloss or gloss, whatever you like. I like white, black or metallic, but you can use any color or any shade of color. Latex paints are quick drying, low odor and best of all, easy to clean up after. Whatever you get wall paint on usually washes off easily. You can use any of your leftover paints, so your art will match your décor, or you can buy mix-mixed paints for very little. Just be sure you have enough paint. Most of my projects have taken anywhere from one-fourth to one-half of a one-gallon can. First, apply a generous amount of paint using a two-to-three inch trim brush. Hit all of the bigger surfaces. Don’t be concerned about paint overflowing the surfaces, this is a good thing. Using a small artist brush, push all excess pain down into all the nooks and crannies. Cover the entire surface; if you can see it, cover it. Now, most of the project will be dry in a fairly short time, but let it set overnight. The project may have some pools of paint that need a lot more time to dry. If you stand the project vertically too soon, you run the risk of paint flowing out to where you don’t want it. Now here’s a very important piece of advice: Don’t be discouraged for your efforts. When you first look at the work, after the arranging and gluing, the piece may still look like a pile of trash. This is what it is, after all. However, after the painting and after it dries, something magical happens. Texture comes to life.You will love it. Try not to be tempted to use another color to highlight the piece. I tried that on my first assemblage and before my very eyes, it turned back into trash again. I ended up painting it solid a third time. Back to good again. Your eye enjoys looking for differences of colors, shades and contrasts. They like different shapes and textures but it doesn’t seem to care for both on the same space. It’s chaos. It’s just too much stimulus. I hope you will try this art form. It will really demonstrate how much we appreciate texture in our lives. I’m really stuck on this art form or it’s really stuck on me. Literally!
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pring is in the air and rainbow brights are in full bloom. Unexpected and complementing shades of canary yellow and Tiffany blue enhance your faux tan and look great with your canvas espadrilles. I like the multicolor wedge espadrilles from Marc by Marc Jacobs. Forecast is sunny and chic with a chance of showers, but these “Aaliyah” style ballet flats in a playful plaid by Jessica Simpson will keep your little toes dry during those rainy days while looking fabulous.
and the mixture subtle. Keep accessories to a minimum. 3: ATHLETIC INSPIRATION- Those football jerseys are no longer just for the annual Super Bowl party. Fashion steers toward a subtle hint of breathable athletic fabrics, mesh and sporty track pants all evoke team spirit. Find your favorite team or color and work it.
TOP 12 FOR 2012 These are 12 of the latest and greatest fashion trends for spring 2012. 1: CLOTHES FOR A CAUSE- All different brands it seems, are coming together to do a greater good with a portion of their proceeds from sales. Check out your favorite designers’ websites and see how you can look fashionable while helping others.
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2: HAWAIIAN PRINTS- With an almost military line and detail sound like an odd mix on paper, but when done right, it actually looks quite feminine.The key is to keep the fabric light
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4: ABSOLUTELY PERFECT- Midriff is back. And no, not in a ’90s pop diva way (sorry
Mariah Carey). The key is a tasteful hint of skin along the waist, such as at the sides of spring dresses, never revealing the belly button area, just skimming the sides for a touch of sensuality for an otherwise innocent outfit. 5: BLAST FROM THE PAST- ’50s couture (think Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffanys) is back with ladylike cinched at the waist dresses and high cut pant suits. 6: FLAPPER FASHION STILL REIGNSDon’t pack away those flapper-esque skirts from early fall just yet: ’20s style is still roaring as spring still screams shimmering fabrics, tassels and satin body skimming numbers. 7: BY THE SEA-Seaside fashion is swimming this way. Whether it’s resort inspired casual pieces or mermaid inspired shimmer, you can’t go wrong with a nautical touch to your wardrobe. 8: ’80s NEON- Think pinks, greens, purples and yellows, all with a dash of electricity. 9: PLAYING WITH BLOCKS- abstract blocks of color that is. Spring fashion is a Rubix Cube of possibilities with almost sci-fi effects. 10: FADED BUT NOT FORGOTTENokay, although I was trying to get you into some of those must-have brighter colors, I just wanted you to know, for those days you are not feeling like standing out in a crowd, PASTELS ARE STILL IN! So bring out those ice cream inspired pieces when you’re feeling like you need a pop of Easter egg color.
go to girl concealer with a rosy red lip stain (I like Just Bitten in Flame) and you are good to GO! The perfect complement to the aforementioned makeup trends is sun splashed cheeks. The pinky peach “I just ran around the block” cheeks can be found on every major runway show. Get yours using a big puffy makeup brush (sometimes even those brushes used for loose powders) with your blush to achieve a youthful glow to just the apples of your cheeks without looking like you are trying too hard. For this look, my go-for-it shade is Golden Apricot by Jane Iredale.
11: COLORFUL CAMO- Camouflage prints are everywhere this spring. Whether it’s a barely-there tan on crisp white pattern or an art deco inspired teal on black combo, you can’t go wrong with either. 12: LADYLIKE PLEATS- pleats pleats PLEATS. From tops to skirts, pleats are here to stay through summer.
SPRING CLEANING WITH A TOUCH OF STYLE We’ve all heard the phrase “spring cleaning.” But besides just getting rid of things, you don’t need in your annual spring garage sale, or cleaning a little deeper than usual, spring cleaning is also a great way to streamline your home to help clear both clutter in your house and in your mind. Helpful organization tools can be not only fabulous, but also functional. I have picked my top four ideas for spring that I think are sure ways to keep your abode fashionably functional. 1. For your garage, use shelves and hooks to keep things up off the floor and tidy. Also, a cheap peg board hung up behind your hubby’s tool table is a great way to keep tools at eye level and organized. 2. For those areas of your home that seem to be a catch all, or a messy bookshelf in the
playroom, a great fashionable trick is to use a miniature tension rod (Also known as a café rod) with a small window panel and voila! You have a messy area cleverly disguised behind a chic curtain. With so many patterns and styles available, you will be sure to find something no matter what your design style is. 3. For your spice cabinet, I am IN LOVE with Swivel Store Spice rack. Yes it’s AS SEEN ON TV- AND IT WORKS. This has changed the way that I cook. Instead of searching for cumin Continued on pg. 22 >
FRESH AND AIRY SPRING MAKEUP TRENDS TO TRY: REINVENTED CAT EYE Here is the way to get a more subtle cat eye look for the spring: Start with a clean angled liner brush (I like Sephora’s brand professional angled liner brush) and dip into a black-brown cream liner.
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Start at the middle of the eyelashes and work your way out flicking up the corners ever so slightly to have a cute cat eye look which is soft enough for day, but that be amped up at night with an extra coat or two of mascara working to angle the lashes outward. A MORE MUTED RED LIP Red lips are still reigning. To achieve a more relaxed, demure pout than winter’s vibrant hue, lightly apply a concealer over your lips. This not only helps to hold the color longer, but also helps keep the shade a more pink tone.Top the
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he literal application of “egg on your face” won’t leave you looking foolish, as the idiom denotes, but rather fantastic. According to certified herbal consultant Wendy Wallace of Longview, there are several vitamins and minerals found in eggs that are important for healthy skin and hair. “Eggs contain a good amount of biotin and Vitamin B-12, which are both important for keeping skin and hair in good condition,” Wallace says. “You can also promote healthy skin and hair by adding eggs to your diet. Eggs contain good protein, which can help you avoid a protein deficiency, which can be identified by dull, flat hair, or hair loss.” “I recommend “free-range” eggs, which are from chickens that are fed a diet of healthy grains versus a diet with animal by-products and exposure to antibiotics.” Eggs also contain a high sulphur content, which can spur hair growth, as well as fight conditions such as dandruff and clogged hair follicles.
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he heart and soul of Smith County is none other than the impressive courthouse in the middle of downtown Tyler, ground zero for county decision making and the stomping ground for important county leaders. Over the years, this vital organ of Smith County has been housed in seven different buildings around the square and has a rich history that continues to change as residents needs evolve. More than 100 years of history has played out through the different buildings that have served as the courthouse since Smith County was established in 1846, in a time when Texas was still a newborn state and settling the new land was a popular providence. Smith County was named after Gen. James Smith, who was an honored war veteran who fought for Texas independence and the Indian Wars. The county stretches north from Lindale to Gladewater, south to Troup and Bullard and covers a total of 939 square miles with borders that have not changed since established. With the county laid out and the ground work settled, there was a clear necessity for a center of government for the newly established county.
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John Dewberry, William B. Duncan, James C. Hill, John Loller and Elisha Lott, the five commissioners appointed to devise the settlement plan for Smith County, agreed to have the courthouse located within three miles of the center of the county, which would soon become the city of Tyler, named after President John Tyler, our country’s tenth president. On Dec. 21, 1846, the first town land lots were sold and intrigued many young farmers who looked to develop their own small fortune on the rich soil. Tyler was officially declared an established town in 1848 with the appointment of the mayor; however it wasn’t until 1851 when the first session occurred in the new Smith County Courthouse. Left abandoned by an unidentified early settler, a vacant log cabin located at present day 720 W. Erwin St., opened its wooden doors to accommodate the need for a building to be used as Smith County’s first courthouse. However, because of its decaying structure and lack of space, it was only occupied for a short time. At this time, commissioned by the county officials, surveyor Thomas Hays worked diligently lay out the downtown square and intended connecting streets. The 2,200 square foot square, or the “plaza,” as it was called, was bordered by Ferguson Street on the north, Erwin on the south, College on the west and Spring on the east. Broadway extended north and south from the plaza but did not cross it. However, this would be changed later. With the county population rapidly growing with the promised industries and opportunities
that East Texas had to offer, there was an evident need for a new courthouse.The second courthouse was built on the north side of the square of a hand-hewn log cabin structure similar to, but bigger than, the original log building. However, soon after inhabiting the new building, county officials found it inadequate for courthouse use. The second courthouse lasted only until Oct. 23, 1847. Christopher Alexander bid $200 to build the third courthouse and proposed a new location in the center of the square. The low-cost building used logs harvested from the muddy river beds of the Neches River to enclose the 26 by 20 foot building that would be operable for the next three years. However, the county rapidly outgrew the 65-seat building. Forward thinking Tyler and Smith County officials proposed the first two-story courthouse which was also the first brick building within the county. This fourth courthouse building had two courtrooms and six offices. Three years later, some minor improvements were made to improve the comfort of the facility. By 1858, the courthouse was yet again too small to accommodate Smith County’s needs. Two additions housed the county and district clerks. Each building was similar in design to the existing courthouse of the time and was 30 by 20 feet. These buildings were essential in the years to come. A large number of people piled into the courtroom to witness Smith County’s first Continued on pg. 30 >
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capital court case in which an African-American slave named Dave was found guilty of stabbing the son of his owner and was sentenced to death. One of the first of Texas’ long history of capital punishments, the sheriff hung the guilty party in the county jail in July 1861. The additional buildings and established courthouse served well for the next few years until the Civil War knocked on Smith County’s doors and the courthouse functions were suspended so that James Moseley, Confederate States Marshall could house soldiers and prisoners of war for the rental price of $300 per year. At the end of the war and Reconstruction, the courthouse was back in operation but needed improvements. The first of the improvements was to raise the height of the courthouse building to 65 feet
with the addition of a third story clock tower in 1876. This addition is considered the fifth courthouse even though the original structure is the fourth courthouse. Eight years later, another addition joined the courthouse cluster of buildings as the newest two-story brick building to house the Court of Appeals. Also, a one-story building on the northwest corner of the square was added for the District Courthouse. This was the final construction of the fifth courthouse that survived Smith County for more than 30 years. In 1908, the county broke ground for the sixth courthouse by removing all five courthouse buildings W.C. Whitney bid $139,900 and planned 14-months for demolition and construction. Many residents were saddened to see the demolition of the buildings and protested occasionally. On May 1, 1909, during the
workmen’s lunch break, a mob appropriated the hoisting equipment until the police appeared at the scene. During construction, on Oct. 23, 1909, Oille Sorrels and Finis Baker married at the North Tyler Baptist Church but continued festivities in the second floor of the hallway in the unfinished courthouse. In May 1910, a large clock was placed on the top of the courthouse and could be heard from six miles away. The last addition to the courthouse was Goddess of Justice placed on top of the courthouse, which is now in the Tyler Historical Building in downtown. The city celebrated the completion of the sixth courthouse with a three-day celebration on Oct. 6, 1910, including a dedication service followed by a city parade. The beautiful courthouse complex included an acoustical band shell in honor of Favre Baldwin, the first Tylerite killed in action in World War I. Smith County Historical Society member Mary Jane McNamara, 87, remembers spending summer evenings listening to the local band play and walking through town and knowing everyone she saw. “The courthouse was so beautiful and there was always something happening there,” McNamara says.“It was the center of everything and some of my best memories happened at that courthouse.” Like other Tylerites, McNamara developed a special connection to the courthouse and the events that took place there. This is why there was a touch of anger and sadness when the city of Tyler wanted to knock down the courthouse building to connect Broadway through the square.The county and residents fought the city on the issue for four years – and all the way through the Supreme Court. Ultimately, the city prevailed. “I couldn’t believe there were people dumb enough to vote to tear it down,” McNamara says.“They were the dumbbells and blockheads.” However, even the building put up a fight; it was very difficult to tear down and took much longer than expected. The Grecian courthouse was replaced with the seventh building, a $1.5 million, mid-century modern structure that did not reflect the usual grace of Texas courthouses. It was finished on Aug. 1, 1955. Over the last 57 years, the Smith County Courthouse has garnered national attention through high-profile trials and other events. “The courthouse we have now is okay but we need a larger facility,” Smith County Historical Society member Larry Wade says. “Tyler has grown to a point that we need a larger facility or we need more branches of the courthouse. I think we have out grown the space.” However, Smith County residents learned a valuable lesson tearing down the beloved courthouse structure once before. “I think that we should be very careful before we tear down old buildings because we will regret it,” Wade says. “More people need to learn the history of a building, an area, a community before they tear down these old land marks because many times you will regret them the rest of your life. Downtown Tyler has a lot of history that needs to be preserved, and we should be very careful in continuing the life and history of each important building.”
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land, thus allowing for more detainees. In 1864, the camp quadrupled in size after the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. The same year, the prison camp population peaked at around 5,000 prisoners. Prison exchanges predictably dwindled the population until the last exchange in 1865. Yet there was another component to the population of the camp. Confederate guards and African-American slaves lived and worked there.The camp also contained civilian refugees who migrated to Texas as the Union conquered more southern states. Amid these myriad populations, run-of-the-mill law breakers in the Tyler area were often sentenced to Camp Ford. Much of this historical documentation comes from diary accounts, some from prisoners and others from the local community. Smith County Historical Society, the governing body for Camp Ford, maintains the historical documentation. In 1997, more than 100 years since the camp had ceased to operate, Texas A&M University launched an archeological dig that revealed only small fragments of the rich history that prevailed. Thanks to A&M, today, visitors are privy to a cabin reconstruction, a paved trail, interpretive signage, a picnic area and an informational kiosk. The history and discoveries of the camp from the uncovering in 1997 is part of the visitor experience.
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Top: Douglas Battery members Jerry Shamburger of Hawkins, Donnie Shamburger of Hawkins and Dennis Brand of Whitehouse fire a working replica of a 10-pound Parrott Rifle cannon at Camp Ford before a program honoring the 50 year anniversary of Texas' first historical travel information marker at the site.
magine if you will, that the historic property that sits right off Loop 323 on Highway 271 Camp Ford was once a prisoner of war camp during the height of the American Civil War. Some 5,000 prisoners passed through the camp in the Piney Woods from 1862 to 1865 when the last of the prisoners were exchanged. Camp Ford has the distinction of being the largest prisoner of war camp for both sides of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Named after Col. John Salmon Ford, a Texas Ranger and the superintendent of conscripts for the State of Texas, Camp Ford was originally established to train Confederate recruits and draftees.The camp was quickly reallocated as an internment facility for Union prisoners owing to capacity problems at other internment camps in Texas. The size of the property, as well as the proximity to the port in Galveston, made Camp Ford the logical drop spot for their first transport of prisoners that came from the “Queen of the West” and the “Diana.” Both Union ships were overtaken and the personnel taken into custody. The open air camp was sufficient to provide secure measures until a new shipment of prisoners arrived in 1863 and plotted a mass escape.Then a stockade was built to encompass four acres of the surrounding
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Historic Property to House Restaurant, Possible Relics
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great deal of mystery surrounds the area of Lost Pine Lake. Where did the mile long wall of iron ore come from? What happened to the WW II airplane that supposedly went down here? Why is a fine dining restaurant with an internationally acclaimed chef being built on the site?
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THE WALL The property known as Lago Del Pino, and the restaurant/bar/venue of the same name is the dream of Randall and Donna Brooks, for starters. They bought the property from Harry Leatherwood in 2004 because, “Randall and his dad liked fishing here,” Leatherwood says. The Brooks built their home on an iron ore pad, made from the same stones as the Depression-era wall that guards the front of the property. But why did the federal Works Progress Administration employees build on
private property in the first place? According to Leatherwood, who paid a private historian to authenticate the claims, the wall was built for the Boren family with the WPA workers putting in evenings and weekends of their own time to complete the project. “They dug the rocks from a site about a half-mile away and were charged 10 cents a truckload for the rocks,” Leatherwood says. Recognizing the historical significance of such an undertaking, he says he fought to keep Loop 49 from plowing through the area. Today, the highway goes over the wall on the west side. THE LAKE As early as 1870, the Dean Community became well known for its water supply. Maj. John Dean returned from the Civil War to find his wife had bought property with the Confederate pay he had sent home. He was soon using his proximity to both water and the railroad to fuel the steam locomotives that passed through, says Mary Jane McNamara with
historic locations the Smith County Historical Museum. Leatherwood also adds that the Dean Baptist Church went on to baptize 1,000 people in that lake. However, the event that had Tyler talking was the crash landing of a Mitchell 25-D Bomber at the end of World War II. Articles from the Tyler Morning Telegraph from July 27, 1943, give a detailed account of a U.S. Army Air Forces twin-engine plane coming in from Love Field of Dallas to Tyler Pounds Airport. Many witnesses claim they could hear it coming before they saw it, indicating possible engine failure. As the plane went into a tailspin, it headed for Sam R. Hill Lake, rather than hit the trees. The plane shattered on impact, killing the three officers and one enlisted man aboard. It would be 70 hours before all four bodies were pulled from the wreckage. However, it took less than one hour for troops from Camp Fannin to cordon off the area, according to eyewitness Granville Carter in a personal letter to James Wilkins of the Smith County Historical Society. The plane was believed to be carrying a topsecret bomb sight that played a large part in the Allied Forces defenses. It was also made by the Norman-Ford Company, scope-makers in Tyler. “The Norden bomb sight was one of the two best-kept secrets of WW II, with the other one being the Manhattan Project,” Wilkins said
during a 1996 Historical Society meeting. While the plane is reported to have gone down in Hill Lake, now known as Hidden Hill Lake, it is believed that Lost Pine was once part of that waterway just a mile away. Offering evidence to this is Harry Caserta, the stepson of Mr. Prothro who owned the land in the 1960s and ’70s. According to Leatherwood, Caserta said he saw the plane in the lake when it was drained in the 1970s. Although no parts can be found now, the mystery surrounding the sunken warplane’s remains. THE RESTAURANT The sign out front says, “Fajitas and fun for the whole family.” However, Lago Del Pino plans to be much more. With a lakeside music venue, as well as a wedding gazebo and private dining areas for receptions, business meetings and holiday parties, Lago Del Pino is being hailed as a “destination restaurant.” The Brooks have hired Executive Chef Ashley Hotchkiss to draw upon her experiences traveling around the Caribbean as she prepares steak, seafood, lamb and duck with vegetarian options, as well as fresh seasonal salads and vegetables. Hotchkiss was formerly the sous chef at the Mafolie Hotel in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
She later became a personal chef of many private yacht owners and spent five years traveling between Miami and Panama. Upon returning to Texas in 2010, she won the 5thannual Panhandle Restaurant Association area chef competition in March 2011. The real impetus for Lago Del Pino goes back to family. Mrs. Brooks, along with her husband and three sons:Trey, Daren, and Derek, says it didn’t take long for them to realize the uniqueness of their surroundings. “We began to talk about opening a restaurant that would reflect some of our favorite travel destinations, our favorite meals and allow others to take in the beautiful views of our lake and our land,” Mrs. Brooks says. “We enjoy the historic significance of the land, and we’ve had many people stop and take pictures while telling us stories about the wall and the property. “We decided to keep the construction materials natural so they would blend with the natural surroundings of the lake and the land as well as with the historic stone wall that surrounds the property. We are very excited to have the chance to share this beautiful place with the community and to be creating a business that was derived from a family dream.”
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Dragging Broadway And Other Trips Down Tyler’s Favorite Memory Lane
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oung people spent hours “cruising” Broadway back in the days when owning a car was still considered an extravagance. Some called it “dragging Broadway,” but it was really more joy riding, than hot-rodding, say those who experienced that early era. By the 1980s, word of Broadway’s bustling allure had spread beyond the city limits. As a junior in high school,Terry Mebane, now a financial adviser with Mass Mutual Group, who
The lights on South Broadway streak in the night. Photo by Herb Nygren Jr.
usually avoided the teen scene on Broadway, found himself traveling home late one night after a youth event at a downtown church. With his windows up and his doors locked, he focused on the traffic ahead of him, a steady current of teenage drivers. At a red light, he could no longer ignore the pickup next to him with the passenger enthusiastically motioning to Mebane. “I finally rolled down my window,” says Mebane,“’Sir, are you from here?’” yelled one of the cowboys who told him they were from Mount Pleasant. “’We heard there were a bunch of pretty girls here on Broadway.’ ” “Just think, that means they drove 70 miles just to get to Broadway,” laughs Mebane. Running Tyler’s north-south corridor,
Broadway Avenue developed into the city’s main thoroughfare, especially during the era of significant growth in the 1950s and ’60s. For folks who grew up here, Broadway is a special kind of memory lane, a running history of their beloved city. For Andy Bergfeld, president of Bergfeld Reality Company, a trip down Broadway was already like time traveling, even back in the days when Broadway only rambled as far as Rose Hill Cemetery. A fifth generation developer, Bergfeld grew up well versed in the old stories of how Bergfeld Park and Bergfeld Shopping Center developed. His great, great-grandfather Rudolph Bergfeld bought the land and developed much of what is now the Azalea District, including the city’s
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behind a new residence on Amherst. “That barn is still there,” he says, adding how grateful he was when the new owners kept it. By the time Brelsford, Class of ’69, attended Robert E Lee High School, Broadway Square Mall was about to become a bright, shiny new shopping mecca, bringing the fashion faithful still further south in their quest for the perfect purchase. By then, the Vietnam War had changed the way young people were spending their time, according to Brelsford; cruising Broadway “had become less cool.” “We had friends in the classes ahead of us who went to Vietnam and were killed.” Despite serious times and the city’s southern development, Brelsford adds that he and his buddies still found places nearby to hunt. “Home Depot was a great place to dove hunt back then,” he laughs. Broadway Avenue will continue to play a crucial role in the city’s future development, according to civic leaders, like Pct. 4 County Commissioner JoAnn Hampton. “The significance of the North Broadway extension is that it is a gateway from north Tyler to south Tyler for the delivery of economic
development,” explains Hampton, “Before the expansion there was no direct route from north to south. Now with the expansion of utilities infrastructure from north broadway to Interstate 20, we expect additional businesses to locate or develop in the northern part of Smith County.” Discovery Science Place Deputy Executive Director Vel Williamson points out that the revitalization process is happening quickly. “The redevelopment of the Broadway corridor will help to attract more families and visitors to the growing and vibrant downtown area that is Tyler's BAC - Business, Arts & Culture District,” says Williamson, “As an example, for the past four years DSP has been part of the Downtown Museum Alliance Open House event that includes the Goodman/LeGrand Museum, Cotton Belt Train Depot, Main Street Gallery and DSP. Often, there is an art walk, activities at the McClendon House and, this past year, a special event at the Liberty Theater.” With its nostalgic place in Tyler’s history and its important role in Tyler’s future development, Broadway will continue to be to be the sunny side of the street.
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beloved park. Bergfeld remembers stories from old timers who were there in the days when Rudolph unloaded truck loads of pecan trees and bricks to create the city’s first growth beyond downtown, designing wide streets near Bergfeld Park with familiar names like Mockingbird and College. His great grandfather, J.A. Bergfeld, took the initiative a step further. “Bergfeld was the second shopping center in Texas built outside of a downtown area,” says Bergfeld, “I knew growing up I had some big shoes to fill.” He credits his family history with compassing his personal journey, including his current focus on redeveloping the historic area. Like Bergfeld, Gates Brelsford, of Brelsford Personnel, remembers the days when “between Amherst to the Loop was not much; there were fields and a few residences.” When Brelsford drives along that route now, he likes to note an old barn, which was once part of an extensive dairy farm that stretched all the way from Broadway to Old Jacksonville Highway. Immediately off Broadway, the barn stands
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im Wallace — also known as Jim Bennett —is keeping better company these days than he did when he lived. He took his last breath in 1894, when he joined the Dalton Gang in robbing Longview’s First National Bank. He was shot and killed by a local resident during the robbery and buried in what today is Greenwood Cemetery in Longview. Only his wife attended his funeral, and since he had no money, he’s buried in the “Potter’s Field” portion of the cemetery without a grave marker, according to Nicole Joseph, assistant director of the Gregg County Historical Museum. The ne’er do well is buried among many people who made better use of their time while living. “This is the cemetery that most of your early pioneers (of Longview) are going to be buried in,” Joseph says. One of those people is Ossamus Hitch Methvin Sr., who came to Longview in 1840. He is recognized as the father of Longview, thanks to his sale of 100 acres of land for $1 to the Greenwood entrance—Greenwood Cemetery in Longview was established in 1877. Photos by Jo Lee Ferguson
Southern Pacific Railroad. “If the historical marker weren’t there, you wouldn’t notice his headstone,” Joseph says of Methvin’s grave. There’s also the likes of F. T. Rembert, Longview’s first millionaire; veterans from the War of 1812, Civil War and World Wars I and II; Viola Cobb Bivins, who opened the first Red Cross in the area; and Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid, a congressman who was known as the “Black Eagle of the Pineywoods.” Some 6,000 people attended his funeral when he died in 1902. Greenwood Cemetery received a state historical marker in 2000, 123 years after J. M. Cornes and county surveyor Andrew S. Taylor established "the Longview Cemetery.” Located today at 705 Magrill St., it originally was just outside the city limits. It started as four acres, Joseph says. The historical marker says more land was added in 1884, and it was renamed Greenwood and annexed into the city in 1905. While the cemetery was established in 1877, some graves in Greenwood pre-date that, with Louisa Stroud’s 1856 headstone being the earliest. As Joseph explains it, that’s because most of the people who had been buried in two other cemeteries - the Pioneer Boring and Leake cemeteries in Longview — were reburied in Greenwood Cemetery because the other cemeteries kept flooding. (Not all the remains
made the move, since it cost money to be reinterred, and those remains could still be at the original locations, Joseph says.) Ida Denny, who died in 1878, was the earliest grave in the original Greenwood Cemetery. A walk through the cemetery provides visitors all sorts of information about the people buried there, Joseph says — the epithets can be entertaining, for instance, and the monuments tell stories about who was wealthy and who wasn’t. “If you see a name on a road (in Longview), if you go through (Greenwood), you’re probably going to find it there,” Joseph says. That might be why the historical museum’s first living history tour of Greenwood Cemetery, around Halloween, was so successful. Volunteers were recruited to play the “ghosts” of people buried in the cemetery during tours. “We ran out of tickets at about 300,” Joseph says. “It was very successful, especially for the first year.” Gordon Northcutt portrayed his great, great grandfather, William George Northcutt, who is buried in the cemetery. William George Northcutt came to Longview in 1869 after the Civil War, and he became a community leader and businessman. “It was neat. It was a lot of fun,” Northcutt says. Continued on pg. 39 >
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buried. Grace Hill Cemetery, on Marshall Avenue, was established in 1904 by W. G. Northcutt from a portion of his land. It was named for Grace Creek, which runs through the cemetery, according to Nicole Joseph, assistant director of the Gregg County Historical Museum. It was originally much smaller than it is today, but it was enlarged in 1926 and the city secretary’s office says it consists of 30 acres. “We don’t have as much information on it as I think we should,” Joseph says. When it was established, black residents were not allowed to be buried among white residents, and a segregated section was fenced off. The fence is gone today. “Obviously, it is an integrated cemetery, but you can still see the past,” Joseph says. The cemetery itself does not have an historical marker, but it does have one inside for Martin Hays, for example. Hays was elected city marshal and district clerk in 1920 and served as sheriff for 10 years starting in 1924. His historical marker says he was among the first Texas sheriff ’s who organized “junior deputies.” Charlie Neal, a Longview native who went on to play professional baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers and other teams, also is buried there. “It’s a very pretty cemetery,” Joseph says. “You can kind of see the evolution of Longview just through the cemetery itself.”
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Northcutt has had a front-row seat to efforts to preserve and improve the cemetery, which at one time had fallen into disrepair. He is president of the Greenwood Cemetery Association, which was organized in 1979 to enhance, beautify and protect the city-owned cemetery. The association was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s but became inactive until around 1998. Gordon Northcutt, a Longview native, had moved back to the city with his family by that time, and he was recruited to join the preservation efforts by his uncle, W.D. Northcutt, and a family friend, Gene McWhorter. “We finally got a critical enough mass of people dedicated enough to do something about (the state of the cemetery),” Northcutt says. The group identified several projects it wanted to tackle, and has made numerous improvements to the cemetery with the help of the county and city governments, other organizations and volunteers. The county repaired the blacktop roads in the cemetery, and the association worked with the city to install a sprinkler system. Donors helped provide a new decorative but practical fence around the cemetery. “There was a lot of vandalism,” because the
cemetery was not fenced properly, Northcutt says,. The city installed a gate with a timer that closes the cemetery at night, and the association built a welcome center that tracks visitors. In 2010, for instance, there were six or eight people who came across the United States to view the cemetery, Northcutt says. Also, the Walter P. Lane Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans made and installed small square concrete markers on the graves of Confederate veterans. Sixty-six such graves have been identified, Northcutt says. Still, there’s more to do. The Longview City Secretary’s Office says all the lots at Greenwood are sold, but Northcutt says the association is working to conduct a survey to determine legal boundaries of all the plots and whether someone has been buried in each one. Also, when the city of Longview redid Tyler Street in downtown, the association secured 15,000 of the bricks from the original street and is keeping them for a future project. “It’s a great project, and we’ve really had great support from the community and people who have relatives buried there, people who appreciate historic preservation,” Northcutt says. Greenwood Cemetery is less than 1 1/2 miles from another city-owned cemetery where many of the “engineers of Longview” are
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SPRING SWEEP “Role” Models Rock the Runway
Junior League’s Biennial Spring Sweep makes Community Service Fashionable
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he word is out that has super models everywhere shivering in their anorexic stilettos; Larry Goddard recently took his first fashion stroll down the runway. Holy Catwalk,
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Batman! TISD Foundation, represented by Goddard, was one of close to 20 agencies that participated in the style show hosted by the Junior League of Tyler in conjunction with its massive, biennial Spring Sweep event. “Thank you Junior League of Tyler for helping me reach my 2012 New Year’s resolution of being the first male supermodel over 50,” says Goddard, “Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?” “We call them ‘role’ models, not models,” laughs Junior League 2012 Clean Sweep Chairwoman Holly Hightower of Coldwell Banker/United, Realtors. Laughter was the latest trend as “role models” strutted their stuff in honor of their favorite community organizations, including staff members from Bethesda Health Clinic,
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Junior League (from left) Jennifer Pierce,Kimberly Siokes,Marlene McDade,Leigh Ann Camp, Kim Farrell, Holly Hightower (chair) Melisa Harper. (Admin),Leigh Ann Bugg, Holly Burke,Rebecca Ballard. Photo by Jaime R. Carrero
Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County, and the East Texas Food Bank, to name just a few of the organizations that benefit from the Junior League’s efforts each year. “It is for a good cause and, yes, I was nervous, but JLT has done so much for us there is truly nothing I would not do for them,” Goddard is quick to add. The style show, a new addition to the event’s line-up, was designed to spotlight not only the agencies, but also Spring Sweep, the huge rummage sale that happened at Harvey Convention Center the next day. “We are getting rid of and recycling great items taking up space; we are doing a favor to the greater Tyler community by offering gently used goods at a fraction of the retail price,” says Junior League President Laurie Ann Frank, “In turn, the money we raise is returned to the community with trained volunteers through our projects.” Spring Sweep evolved out of an endeavor called the Bargain Box, which was a downtown thrift store the Junior League sustained for many years to fund community projects. Some of this year’s Spring Sweep proceeds will be fashioned into a house, via the Habitat of Humanity’s Women’s Build, sponsored by the Junior League. Hightower describes training the League’s new members to help price all the donated items before the event. “When you are pricing the shoes, that can be a light fixture. When we price a sofa, we just bought a roof,” she explained, helping the ladies
get a vision for the lasting effect of their hard work. “We are building a home for a family who would not have had the opportunity to own a home otherwise.” Organizers say that while it is a lot of work to get ready, the sacrifices are well worth the effort. In fact, the communitywide benefits of Spring Sweep have so overtaken Hightower’s heart that her whole family has adopted her enthusiasm. “My husband even took the day off of work to be there,” says Hightower with a happy smile. She describes the first time she participated in the project a few years ago, arriving early, around 6:30 a.m. She was amazed to find a line of people wrapped around the building, yet no one was dismayed. “It was cold. They were standing there grinning in anticipation of the quality items they would walk away with.” Both Franks and Hightower agree that the people reached by the project is almost beyond measure, resulting in what League members refer to as the “ripple effect.” So, the event is serious business for organizers when it comes to supporting the agencies that the Junior League partners with throughout the community. But for those who attended the style show, for the role models, and especially for shoppers who picked up some terrific buys, Spring Sweep is fashionably fun.
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Tyler Community Concert Association presents The Water Coolers comedy troupe, 7:30 p.m., Caldwell Auditorium, 300 S. College Ave., Tyler. Tickets: $30. Lindale Area Business Showcase, First United Methodist Church-Lindale Family Life Center, noon to 7 p.m. Open to the public. Business exhibits, networking, socializing. $500 cash prize drawing at 6 p.m., 903-780-7969 for more information.
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Tyler Civic Theatre stages "Crowns," a Black History Month musical, 7:30 p.m., March1-3, 2:30 p.m., March 4, Braithwaite Theatre, 400 Rose Park Drive. Information and reservations: tylercivictheatre.com.
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Rose City Pod Chili Cookoff, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Gander Mountain, U.S. 69, south of Tyler. CASI sanctioned, Information: Blu Monday-Daniels at 903-372-2818 or blondefilly@wb4me.com.
Mar. 7
“Great Decisions” discussion, noon, Tyler Public Library: 201 S. College Ave. Topic: Indonesia. Speaker: Dr. Amentahru Wahlrub, assistant professor at University of Texas at Tyler. Free.
Mar. 9
“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m. Tyler Civic Theatre, 400 Rose Park Drive. Information: tylercivictheatre.com. Also: 7:30 March 10, 2:30 p.m. March 11.
Mar. 10
The Master Gardeners of Wood County Spring Conference “Today’s Garden – Tomorrow’s Food.” 8 a.m. to noon. Free. Vendor tables will be available for shopping during the conference. Mineola Civic Center, 1150 Newsom. Call 903-473-8703; e-mail: ejswen@verizon.net; click on www.mastergardenersofwoodcounty.org
Mar. 10
East Texas Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., University of Texas at Tyler's Cowan Center. Guest conductor Steven Jarvi and violinist Adele Anthony. Reservations: 903-566-7424. Web: etso.org
Mar. 10
Glass Recreation Center, 501 W. 32nd St., Spring Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Mar. 13
“Cooking – A Way of Life” class, 6 p.m., Harvey Convention Center. Theme: “Simply Italian.” Receive recipes and enjoy meal. Cost. $15. Register: 903-531-1214.
Mar. 16
"Young Frankenstein," the Broadway musical, 7:30 p.m., Cowan Center at The University of Texas at Tyler. Information: cowancenterl.org.
Mar. 17
Digital Photography Made Easy” class, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Harvey Convention Center, ages 16 and up. Cost: $40. Register: tylerparksandrec.com.
Mar. 23
“The Curious Savage,” 7:30 p.m. Tyler Civic Theatre, 400 Rose Park Drive. Information: tylercivictheatre.com. Also: 7:30 p.m. March 28, 29, 31, 31; 2:30 p.m. March 25, April 1.
Mar. 24
George Faber and Friends, free concert, 6 p.m., Bergfeld Park amphitheater.
Mar. 24
Beauty and the Beast Bike Tour, Produced by the Tyler Bicycle Club, sponsored by Kiepersol Estates, and benefitting The Wounded Warriors. Registration 6:30 a.m. Race start 9 a.m.
Mar. 24
Tyler Woman's Building Celebrity Chef event, 911 S. Broadway Ave. Cooking class, 2 p.m., buffet at 6 p.m.
Mar. 24-25
Azalea Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. March 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 25, Bergfeld Park, 1510 S. College Ave. Free.
Mar. 28-31
High Lifter Mud Nationals,Mud Creek Off Road Park, Hwy. 79 N, Jacksonville, www.mudcreekoffroadpark.com 903-586-6972
Mar. 29
Seniors Celebrating Life. Harvey Convention Center. Speakers and vendors showcase services for seniors. Activities include lunch. Free for 55 and older.
Mar. 30
The University of Texas at Tyler 40th anniversary Alumni Gala & Distinguished Alumni Ceremony, 6:30 p.m., Ornelas Activity Center. Tickets: $50. Reservations: alumni@uttyler.edu or 903-566-7316.
Mar. 30-31
Main Street Flower Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., both days, Goodman Museum, 624 N. Broadway Ave. Purchase bedding and flowering plants.
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“Ricky Nelson Remembered” show, 7:30 p.m., Belcher Center, LeTourneau University, Longview. belchercenter.com.
Mar. 30-Apr. 1 East Texas Regional Production of the Passion of Christ, Amphitheatre on the Lake, Lake Palestine UMC, 7:30 p.m. Bring lawn chairs or sit on stone seating, Free admission, Requesting canned goods for East Texas food banks, 903-849-2379. Mar. 31
“Spirits of Oakwood” historical tours, 1-4:30 p.m., Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler. Cost: $6, children free with an adult.
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The Orchestra of the Pines, 7:30 p.m., Stephen F. Austin State University's Cole Concert Hall, Nacogdoches. Information: finearts.sfasu.edu. 30th Taste of Longview, 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door children ages 4 to 10 are $6.00. Maude Cobb Activity Center. Susan Garner, 903 758 8470.
Apr. 12-14
Spring Book Fair, Smith County Medical Alliance, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., 4410 DC Drive.
Apr. 14
Bill Cosby, 7:30 p.m., UT Tyler’s Cowan Center. Information: cowancenter.org.
Apr. 14
“Dolphin Tale,” free showing, 8 p.m., Bergfeld Park amphitheater.
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Art at the Goodman, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Goodman Museum, 624 N. Broadway Ave. Art lectures, displays and demonstrations take place on the museum grounds. Free. Disc golf clinic, 10 a.m.-noon, Lindsey Park, 1255 Spur 364. Free.
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Apr. 20
John Denver tribute concert, Tyler Community Concert Association, 7:30 p.m., Caldwell Auditorium, 300 S. College Ave. Tickets: $30.
Apr. 21
“Kund Fu Panda,” free showing, 8 p.m. Bergfeld Park amphitheater.
Apr. 21
Art in the Garden, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tyler Rose Garden. Artists invited to paint in the blooming garden.
Apr. 21
Cirque Dreams, 7:30 p.m., Belcher Center, LeTourneau University, Longview. Also 3:30 p.m. April 22. Information: belchercenter.com.
Apr. 21-22
Funky Finds, Maude Cobb Convention / Activity Complex, Longview. http://funkyfinds.com/Spring2012
Apr. 24
East Texas Community Chorus Masterworks Concert, 7:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Longview.
Apr. 24
“Cooking – A Way of Life” class, 6 p.m., Harvey Convention Center. Theme: “Healthy and Hearty Salads.” Receive recipes and enjoy meal. Cost. $15. Register: 903-531-1214.
Apr. 28
Orchestra of the Pines, 7:30 p.m., Turner Auditorium, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches. Information: finearts.sfasu.edu.
Apr. 28
East Texas Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., University of Texas at Tyler Cowan Center. Guest conductor Viswa Subbaraman and cellist Sergey Antonov. Information: etso.org.
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Truly A Miracle Network Helps Children, Families
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The Butts family enjoys their vacation. Photos courtesy of the Butts family.
miracle is something that is a pure gift. A pure gift is a child’s unconditional love for their parents. And a parent’s pure gift to a child is to do anything they can to give them happy, healthy lives. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) are the fairy godmothers that turn a donated dollar into special care, equipment or knowledge to help any child in need of medical care. In Tyler, CMN works through Mother Frances Hospital. This year, the Butts family of Tyler, who have been helped by CMN funds, is
“THE BEST THING ABOUT CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK IS HAVING PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE KNOW AND HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR CHILD TO GET THE RIGHT CARE,” KATIE SAYS. serving as the organization’s Miracle Network family. Mother, Katie, and father, Reagan, have given their two children, Will, 4, and Ellie, 17 months, all the love and medical attention they need with the help of CMNH. Continued on pg. 48 >
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“The Butts family represents everything a miracle family is all about with their faith, their children and their medical struggles that they have had and will have,” CMNH Director Robin Rowan says. “A miracle child is overcoming health obstacles that most children don’t have to deal with and is coming out of it happy and doing better.” When she was 30 weeks pregnant, Katie and Reagan were told their unborn son had a rare syndrome that would affect all four of his limbs. Will is a quad congenital amputee and at only four months old he started physical, occupational and speech therapy and received his first prosthetics (or as Will calls it, Zoncos) six months later. Will surprised his parents and therapists with his quick advancements. By 16 months, he was discharged from speech
therapy and according to his mother Katie, “He didn’t need it. He was talking like a 5-year-old.” Eight months later, at age 2, he was discharged from the rest of his therapy. Now at age 4, Will is an energetic, blue-eyed
“THE BLESSING IN ALL OF IT IS THAT WE GET TO SEE CHILDREN LIVE HAPPIER HEALTHIER LIVES BECAUSE OF THE MONEY RAISED AND THE EFFORT OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.” boy who plays soccer, attends pre-school, takes kung fu and loves to swim. He is as lively as any other 4-year-old boy that runs and plays (maybe even more so). He can carry on a conversation
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Will and Ellie don't let much slow them down as they play like other children.
family has endured five surgeries (including hip surgery on Ellie at 5 months old) and dozens of doctor visits to hospitals, pediatricians and specialists. This is where the Children’s Miracle Network is able to help the Butts family and other families like theirs. “The best thing about Children’s Miracle Network is having people that are in the know and have the resources to help your child to get the right care,” Katie says. “Another great thing about Children’s Miracle Network is that they have all of the kids’ information and facts, I don’t have to go through and explain everything every time I call with a question or need help.” Children’s Miracle Network is celebrating its 25th year in Mother Frances Hospital. Although its logo and name have changed this year, their mission helping children has not. According to the CMNH Foundation, the network is committed to helping “provide specialized technology and services designed specifically to care for pediatric patients.” Any child that accesses Trinity Mother Frances Network, at any clinic location, has the opportunity to be helped by Children’s Miracle Network of programs, services, and equipment. “If you access the hospital and you are a child, in some way you are going to be helped by Children’s Miracle Network and the money
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with anyone who is keen to listen and can smile his way into your heart with his giggles and “kids say the darndest things” moments. His contagious joy is proof that God has a plan for this blessed little boy. The contagious joy is an obvious trait in the Butts family as 18-month-old Ellie has the same infectious persuasion on anyone who comes in contact with her. Ellie is diagnosed with arthrogryposis, a condition that limits the range of motion in her joints and can cause dislocated shoulders. Since she was 6 days old, Ellie has been participating in physical and occupational therapy and does a French method of therapy which involves stretching and taping her feet with splints. But that doesn’t slow this wiggle worm. She is still just as capable of scooting across the floor to grab her favorite pink tea pot. Her bright eyed smile and giggle is enough to melt your heart away and know that she is going to accomplish her goals. Her parents and doctors hope to see her walk someday without assistance and Katie plans to throw a celebration party when Ellie reaches that goal. Between these two miracle children, the Butts
that is raised,” Rowan says. All the medical care a child receives from Mother Frances Hospital is made possible by the funds the network raises through local and national fundraisers that uses the proceeds to fund these resources. Through the local fundraisers and partnerships that CMNH hosts, they raise about $600,000, but it is still not enough to provide for every child. “We absolutely always do need more donations,” Rowan says. “We always have way more requests than we do money.” Every year in July, the advisory committee meets to review requests from departments of the hospitals and clinics for equipment and programs. They have been trying to focus on funding the need for new equipment for the NICU, Children’s Center and Special Needs Clinic. “We are just amazed at what they do,” Reagan says. “It is important to get a team put in place that is a true support group and that’s what they are to us.Things get easier when you surround yourself with the right, helpful people.” The Butts family describes the CMNH as a helping hand in giving their children the care they need and in coordinating all the medical appointments. “If I need help I know I can call and get the help that I need and I know they will be there for me,” Katie says. “They are like a quarterback on our team in just the way they help to coordinate our schedule and make decisions and help us find what is out there to help our kids.” The special needs clinics, along with many other services, are made possible by the funds raised at events such as the Tele-a-Thon that CMNH hosts every June and the Radio-thons that KMOO 99.9 and Mix 93.1 hold which allow anyone call in to donate. “To me it is an honor to have the job I have because what is better than to ask for help to make sick and injured children better,” Rowan says. “The blessing in all of it is that we get to see children live happier healthier lives because of the money raised and the effort of everyone involved.” If you would like to donate your time or money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, you can contact Robin Rowan at Mother Frances Hospital, or go online to http://www.tmfhs.org/ MeetOurCMNChildren.
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s you travel the roads of East Texas, you might have passed through a small town or city with a rather unusual moniker and wondered how that particular municipality got its name. Some are self-explanatory. Others need a little more research, or "looking into," as we say in the East Texas vernacular. There is a Mutt and Jeff, an East Texas ghost town located in Wood County at the intersection of Highway 37 and FM 14 just southwest of Winnsboro and northeast of Quitman. Population 0. This town was named after the resemblance of its two main merchants to the comic strip characters. M & J had several businesses during the '20s, but faded away during the Great Depression. The town is not located on any map, as it was abandoned in the early '60s. If you find yourself in Uncertain, and "uncertain" as to how this name came about, we might not be able to help you. There are several historical accounts of how Uncertain came to be. One is that the residents were "uncertain" whether they were citizens of the U.S. or the Great Republic of Texas since one town boundary is formed by a lake. Another account is that riverboat crews were never certain if their boats were firmly anchored. This story is the more credible as the town was once known as "Uncertain Landing." Lastly, the difficulty in mapping the region left surveyors "uncertain." Another oddity that goes along with the unique names of Texas is the confusion of why certain towns were designated county seats. If you find yourself in Tyler, you are in the county seat of Smith County, but Tyler County’s seat is Woodville. If you are traveling through Athens, you would be in Henderson County. If you are in Henderson, you would find yourself in Rusk County. If you happen to be passing through Rusk, you are in Cherokee County. So that we can end this confusing county paradigm, a city of Cherokee does not exist. Beans Place, in Jasper County is located on the west bank of the Angelina River, west of State Highway 63. Ira S. Bean built a store and established a post office called Horger. The town is still shown on county maps in the '80s with no current population figures available. April Springs, located in Trinity County was created around 1900 when the Southern Pine Lumber Company built two logging camps between Diboll going into North Cedar. These camps were self-supporting with their own stores, blacksmith shops and ice houses. One of the camps was located near some natural springs that were surrounded by May Apple Bushes, as some of the "old timers" called Bois
INs and outs D'Arc trees. After a post office was opened in 1884, the name was shortened to Apple Springs. Two other towns piqued my interest while traveling to visit my mother in Lufkin, deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Reklaw and Sacul. Reklaw, located on the Cherokee-Rusk county line, was settled during the period of the Republic of Texas. Miners, prospectors, and settlers were attracted to this area in 1860s and later 1891. Sawmills were built pre-Civil War, but the community didn't grow until 1902 when the Texas and New Orleans railroad was built through the area and a townsite was built on land owned by Margaret Walker. Local citizens wanted to name the town after Ms. Walker, but finding out the name was already in use, they just spelled it backward. Sacul is located in northwestern Nacogdoches County. This town also was created during the construction of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Sacul was a rail stop between Dallas and Beaumont for passenger trains. This location is where a town site was laid out on land owned by the Lucas and Williamson families. The original name was to be "Lucas" but because that Texas town already existed in Collin County, the name was spelled backward and submitted and accepted by postal officials. Sacul is a city that is unincorporated but has a post office zip code of 75788. Maybe one day I, too, will have a town named after me, and since Aubrey, Texas exists in Denton County, I'm sure that we could just maybe spell my name backwards and create "Yerbwa.” Sounds like a great place to live. I know right now you are spelling your name backwards just out of curiosity.
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onjour Y’all! In this edition of IN Season, I am celebrating the food and lore of historical East Texas. From Jacksonville with its famous tomatoes, Tomato Fest and now the “Biggest Salsa Bowl” featured on Food Network, to the past glory of the Black Eyed Pea Festival in Athens (which also claims the inventor of the hamburger as a native son.), East Texas is in full bloom with its sweet potatoes, Noonday onions, sweet peaches, Grand Saline Morton salt, sweet yellow squash, blue berries, black berries and pecan trees growing everywhere… So much food! Make time to prepare some of these celebrated ingredients with a lighter and delicious twist. Kudos to Brookshire’s Grocery and FRESH by Brookshire’s for sourcing and selling local produce and making it available to all with out having to travel the byways, even though as we all know how beautiful those East Texas backroads are all year round. Here’s to our wonderful East Texas flavors. BAKED STUFFED JACKSONVILLE TOMATOES I love fried green tomatoes, but this recipe
for stuffed tomatoes is a healthier and flavorful alternative to the fried tomatoes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. INGREDIENTS 6 large vine ripe Jacksonville tomatoes 3 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil ¾ c. bread crumbs (plain) 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese 4 garlic cloves, minced ½ c. parsley, finely chopped Salt and pepper to taste I like to use fresh bread crumbs whenever possible for this recipe. DIRECTIONS 1 In a large sauté pan over medium high heat, add half of the olive oil. 2 Cut tomatoes in halves, squeeze or scoop out the seeds and place, cut side down, into the hot pan and cook for two minutes over medium heat. 3 Carefully flip tomatoes and cook and additional two minutes. 4 Remove from heat and place on an oiled baking pan.
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5 Sprinkle the tomatoes with salt and pepper and bread crumbs and drizzle remaining olive oil over all. 6 Bake for 10 minutes. 7 Garnish with garlic and parsley and serve. WARM BLACK EYED PEA SALAD WITH GRILLED YELLOW SQUASH AND TOMATOES When I first ate “East Texas Peas,” I called them beans and was severely reprimanded for diminishing the lofty status of the revered East Texas staple. I quickly changed my ways, needless to say. Spurned by the Yankees during the Civil War, black eyed peas, or better known then as “cow peas,” soon became a staple of Southern cooking and no longer a livestock feed. Enjoy this medley of everything East Texas. This recipe is great with the oven fried catfish later featured in this article and well worth the effort. Using fresh or frozen black eyed peas is a must for this recipe. You may also use fresh or frozen crowder, lady cream or purple hull peas. INGREDIENTS 3 c. fresh black eyed peas, purple hull peas, or lady cream peas 4 medium sized yellow squash 2 large ripe Jacksonville tomatoes 2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar ½ tsp. Italian seasoning 4 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil 2 scallions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped coarsely 1 ½ c. chicken stock 1 bay leaf 1 tsp. dry basil ½ c. diced roasted red bell pepper or a small jar of pimento, chopped Salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS 1 Wash and drain peas. 2 Slice yellow squash length wise into strips 1/8 inch thick. 3 Slice tomatoes ¼ inch thick. 4 In a large bowl, mix vinegar, salt and pepper, Italian seasoning and extra virgin olive oil. 5 Add tomatoes and squash and toss. 6 Turn on the grill and grill the squash until nicely scored and reserve. Leave tomatoes in the bowl to marinate. 7 Bring 3 quarts of salted water to a boil, add peas and cook for 10 minutes and drain water. 8 In a large pan, add peas, stock, garlic, bay leaf, green onion, and dry basil. Adjust seasoning. 9 Simmer for 5 minutes. 10 Add pimento and stir. 11 Drain excess liquid. 12 Remove and plate. 13 Place 3 or 4 grilled yellow squash strips on the edge of the plate and place the sliced tomato in the center of the plate. Drizzle remaining tomato marinade over each tomato Continued on pg. 58 >
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SWEET POTATO BOURBON FLAN Although not as extensively cultivated as in years past, the ubiquitous and versatile East Texas tuber still finds its way to our local farmers markets, road side stands, and local super markets. Enjoy this rich tasting dessert with family and friends, and support our local growers.
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INGREDIENTS 3 c. raw, peeled sweet potatoes, cut into 1” cubes ½ c. granulated sugar ½ c. brown sugar 1 oz. bourbon whisky or Southern Comfort liquor 2 tsp. vanilla extract Grated peel of ½ an orange (orange part of peel only) ½ tsp. cinnamon 2 Tbs. corn starch dissolved in the evaporated milk 5 large eggs beaten 1-12oz. can evaporated low fat milk
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DIRECTIONS 1 Cook sweet potatoes in a large pot of boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender, drain and mash with a fork or beat until smooth with a mixer. 2 Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
3 Place granulated sugar into a pan over medium heat and cook until sugar dissolves and turns into caramel. 4 Pour caramel into a cake pan and move pan to coat all the bottom surface of the pan. 5 Mix sweet potato with remaining ingredients and pour into the cake pan. 6 Place the cake pan into a larger baking dish and add one inch of water to the bottom baking dish. 7 Bake on middle shelf at 300 degrees for 45 minutes until set and firm in the center. 8 Remove cake pan from the larger dish and chill for at least four hours to set. 9 Loosen the edges with a plastic knife (if using a nonstick cake pan) all around the edges. 10 Place serving platter over flan and quickly invert the plate with the flan. 11 You may have to tap the back of the cake pan or shake the dish to loosen the flan. 12 Drizzle the remaining caramel over the flan. You may garnish with pecans or chopped pecan praline. OVEN FRIED CATFISH Lake Palestine has provided fresh catfish for generations in East Texas where catfish fries are a tradition for family gatherings and local fundraisers. Here is a version that even ‘Maw-maw’ will enjoy with a taste east of the border, the Louisiana border that is. Continued on pg. 60 >
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hen it comes to fitness classes, too much of the same thing, can become boring. Even a Zumba class needs a little variation here and there, which is why fitness instructors and facilities now offer hybrid classes. A hybrid fitness class is a crossbreed between two or more exercise formats. Continued on pg. 62 >
• 360° BARRE BURN: Combines the disciplines of ballet, core conditioning, Pilates, and weight training into one dynamic non-impact class. • 360° COMBAT: A cardio kickboxing class combines non-stop punching/kicking combos with elements of mixed martial arts. calisthenics and free weights are also utilized for additional strength training. • 360° RIPPED: Combines calorie-burning cardio drills with muscle-leaning sculpting exercises into an intense workout. • 360° POWER CHAIR A total-body workout that utilizes a chair and accessories to perform strengthbuilding exercises with alternating cardio intervals. Flexibility exercises are incorporated to complete the workout.
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HYBRID ORIGINS According to Melinda Prince, co-owner of 360° Fitness in Tyler, the origin of the hybrid fitness concept is unknown. “Although, the exact origin of hybrid fitness classes is unknown, it’s likely that a group fitness instructor somewhere was bit by a creative bug,” Prince says. “He or she probably realized that an instructor could increase the benefits of an exercise class for participants while simultaneously increasing the interest and entertainment factor simply by combining two or more formats into one class.” “These hybrids, or fusion classes, first appeared in main stream fitness facilities between 2004 and 2005.”
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BENEFITS OF BREAKING UP THE MONOTONY In addition to breaking up the monotony of one exercise format during an hour-long class, hybrid classes offer these benefits:
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• Target a multitude of fitness components such as strength, balance, stability, core strength, agility, endurance and more in one session versus only focusing on one or two fitness components per class • Challenges your muscles in different ways • Provides fast, effective workouts for people with busy schedules
WHY HYBRID? “Our core belief at 360° Fitness is that a fitness program should be holistic in design and execution,” Prince says. “Limiting one’s exercise plan to one or two exercise formats leaves the body exposed to inherent weakness, possible injury and does not provide for optimal results. “Examples of unbalanced exercise plans would be weight-lifting without aerobic or flexibility training. Or Pilates or Yoga without a more fervent strength training program combined with aerobic activity. “In addition to the five hybrid classes we offer at 360° Fitness, we also provide ‘Time Efficient Training’ classes, so participants can include a larger variety of exercise formats into their allotted workout time.” “Traditionally, most fitness classes are an hour long, but 90 percent of our classes are 30 minutes in length. This way if members have an hour to spend exercising, he or she can take two classes as opposed to one.” “Coupling Time Efficient Training with hybrid classes provides the perfect recipe for a holistic, realistic and results-driven exercise plan.” A DEEPER LOOK AT HYBRID PiYo According to Prince, the flow of the PiYo class, a combination of Pilates and yoga, seamlessly moves between the two disciplines with the additions of unique strength and flexibility exercises. “The student can expect a positive, customized workout in a group setting that will leave them feeling refreshed, invigorated and more positive.”
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hile we love the beauty and re-birth that comes with spring in East Texas, many are not so fond of the pollen, weeds and grass allergens that come with it. Survive this season of allergies, with our Spring Allergy Survival Guide. ALLERGY EDUCATION: THE CLIFF’S NOTES WHAT IS AN ALLERGY? According to Dr. Jack Harris, of Allergy Clinic in Tyler, an allergy is a hypersensitivity or overreaction of the immune system to something that normally is considered harmless. “Airborne allergies are brought on by ragweed, grass, pollen, animal dander, dust mites, mold, and the like,” Harris says. “When we breathe into our nose, our immune system creates a reaction that causes a nasal system reaction, such as a runny nose or an itchy throat.” WHAT CAUSES ALLERGIES? According to Harris, allergies are generally inherited, or caused by exposure to allergens. “Most patients who have allergies, have parents, grandparents, or other family members who have them,” Harris says. “Allergies are also dependent upon what you’ve been exposed to. In order to start reacting to an allergen, exposure must take place.”
ALLERGY IDENTIFICATION ALLERGY OR COLD? According to Dr. Todd Holman of East Texas Allergy & Asthma Associates in Longview, allergies and a cold differ in their patterns. “Many who have seasonal allergies in the spring or fall, or both, have repeated symptoms over and over each year,” Holman says. “If you normally get sick in the spring, and that happens several years in a row, that is usually an
allergic event versus an infection. The sneezing, drainage, and color of the drainage symptoms are all very similar between allergies and colds. Holman says that contrary to what many may think, all green snot is not an infection. “The color of drainage can be the same with both an infection and allergy, although drainage with an allergy is traditionally clear, and colored drainage is typically seen with an infection.” “Other hallmarks of allergic disease are an itching sensation and the duration. Itchy nose, eyes, and throat, are all attributes of an allergy.” “And while infections typically last a week or two and then you’re fine, allergic reactions are more seasonal and can last for months, or yearContinued on pg. 66 >
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EAST TEXAS ALLERGENS Pollen, grass, weeds and molds are all allergens common in East Texas, Harris says. “Our busiest season is spring, when you see yellow pollen on cars,” he explains. “That pollen comes from a variety of trees including cedar, oak, pecan, and pine, although people typically aren’t allergic to the pine pollen. Grasses are a big allergen in spring and early summer, but they can continue to cause problems all year. Grass varieties around East Texas include Bermuda, Johnson and Bahia.” “Ragweed is one of the big weeds in East Texas. And with quite a bit of humidity, and even without rain, molds, mildew and fungus spores are present throughout the year. Then
indoors, dust is a big allergen, and dust mites are also considered a yearlong allergen. And pet dander from animals, can also cause allergic symptoms.”
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CAN ALLERGIES BE PREVENTED? According to Harris, nasal allergies are hard to prevent. “One would have to prevent exposure to all these things which are part of daily life, in order to prevent allergies,” Harris says. “There are no medications or treatments at this time, that will prevent someone from developing an allergy, but they can certainly be treated and controlled.” Holman says allergy prevention is as possible as our ability to change our genes, but the treatment of children at a very young age, may prevent the degree of symptoms they experience later in life. “It’s very common for people to develop allergies as a teen, in their adult years, or even in their 60s and 70s,” Holman says. “Allergies can onset at any time. It’s just the way our immune system is set up. The genetics are always there.” “No one understands why the system gets turned on. Whoever does discover that gets a prize, as in a Nobel Peace Prize, because once you know how you turn it on, you’ll know how to turn it off.” REGULATE YOUR REACTION
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SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT According to Harris, the way patients manage their symptoms, depends on the symptoms. “If symptoms are nasal, some over-thecounters (OTC) can be helpful,” Harris says. “If a patient has a lot of congestion, a decongestant and antihistamines can help. If a patient has a history of high blood pressure or any heart problems, they should not take decongestants without talking to their doctor first. If OTCs aren’t helpful, there are a variety of medications that can be prescribed by a doctor, such as prescription nasal sprays.” “If those medications don’t help to control a patient’s allergies, then they can be tested by an allergist to find out what they’re allergic to, and try to avoid those things, or consider an allergy shot.” Holman also recommends contacting your physician to ensure you’re doing the right thing. “Most antihistamines are safe, but I recommend those that are safe to take daily, and that won’t cause drowsiness, such as Claritin or Allegra,” Holman says. “We have very good medications available to use for these conditions, so that you do not have to be miserable. Most people can control allergies fairly easily, if they are consistent. We do use allergy shots for some with more aggressive symptoms, or year-round symptoms, but that requires a specialist’s evaluation.”
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BEYOND OTC According to Harris, in general, people experience mild allergies that do not present big problems, but for some, allergies affect their quality of life. “If you’re feeling miserable all the time, if allergies symptoms are interfering with sleep,
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IN good health The truth is that there is no one “diet” or exercise program that works for everyone. To be successful in weight management, women must find what works for them, personally. Each year they are told something different. Give up carbs and their favorite foods, do P90X, walk 30 minutes a day or do the latest dance class craze. It can be confusing and overwhelming. The problem for most busy women is they are attempting new programs that are not conducive to their busy lifestyle or address the issues that lead to their inconsistency. When it does not work, it can quickly lead to feeling like a failure and giving up hope that healthy eating and exercise are even possible.
As a career mom with a desire to be healthy, I understand the challenges of multiple responsibilities, along with long to-do lists for many women. I know without a shadow of a doubt there is hope and they do not have to give up just because it is not working. If you are ready to be in control of your eating and have a consistent exercise program, even with your busy lifestyle, forget the New Year’s resolutions. You know they never work long term anyway. Instead, make a spring renewal and design a personalized food and fitness plan that you know will work with your schedule and lifestyle. Throw out what worked Continued on pg. 70 >
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in the past (temporarily) or for someone else and discover how to be confident in your own program because you know you can do it consistently. With a few simple steps, you can discover what will work for you. ASSESS YOUR SCHEDULE Make a list of your personal priorities. Make another list of how and where you spend your time from the moment you wake up until you go to bed. Do the two lists match? If not, is there time that is wasted that could be utilized for exercise or toward another priority in your life?
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8-feet ceilings, all I really wanted was a place with tall ceilings,” she says. The height also allowed a loft-style bedroom to be placed at the opposite end of the barn. To keep the continuity of the rustic look, Crouse reused everything he could from the original barn. Wood taken from the sides was steam-cleaned and used to build the kitchen cabinets. Bricks from underneath the structure were set into a fireplace. Even old sheds on the property gave up their bones so the home could take on a new life. New wood was added for the home’s support beams for safety, as well as for wiring for electricity, but that was about it, Crouse says. “I was really impressed with how much we were able to salvage,” he says. He was also impressed with his team of builders. “We had the right people working on the job,” he says. “Our carpenter was brilliant in the
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t was not A.P. and Susie Merritt’s original intention to live in a barn when they bought property on the corner of Stone Road and FM 2276 in Kilgore nearly 20 years ago. For one, there was already a pre-Civil War era house on the grounds. But when home designer Harry Crouse focused the Merritt’s attention on the abandoned sweet potato barn, the idea of renovation became so deeply rooted that the 1,500-square-foot barn eventually gave way to the 6,500 square-foot home they live in today. Although “before” pictures show a weathered barn built in the late 1800s, the inside beams were still standing strong, opening up an interior 28-feet tall. It’s this open space that Mrs. Merritt fell in love with. “After living for 20 years in a home with
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events, she’s also grateful for their original hideaway. “It was a potato barn, and it has a character of its own,” she says. “It still makes a great little get-away spot. We use it as part of the whole house. It’s where we sit and visit.”
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Although technically only three families have lived in this stately piece of antebellum East Texas, the marriages and alliances make for spectacular story telling and a compelling glimpse into the real life on a cotton plantation. Current owners, Ken and Victoria Popplewell, have resided at Myrtle-Vale since their 2004 purchase of the property. The well-maintained surrounding land once constituted between 20,000 and 30,000 acres in Smith, Cherokee and Anderson Counties. This cotton plantation was under the ownership of Dewberry, a colonel in the war of 1812, himself. He brought his knowledge of cultivating cotton to East Texas back in 1835. “He had a friend who encouraged him to move to East Texas. Kept telling about how great the land was. By the way, the friend’s name was Sam Houston,” says Popplewell. Today, Ken Popplewell loves to share his knowledge of the buildings and the surrounding area while conducting tours of the “meticulously restored” Myrtle-Vale. Perhaps the best fact to begin a tour is that “Myrtle-Vale is the only original twostory, pre-Civil War house still standing in Smith County.” The historical facts and anecdotes from the time period are a particular specialty of Popplewell. He devotes much of his time to researching and soliciting information that will create an even broader picture of all things related to the Dewberry Plantation. “I could talk on this subject for hours and hours.There is also always more information to find,” says Popplewell. Some information comes in the form of interviews with former slaves, many of whom kept the name Dewberry owing to the colonel’s friendly and fair nature. There is an annual Dewberry reunion each year for the Tyler area. The Popplewell’s other passion is maintaining the integrity of Myrtle-Vale. “Just recently I spent two months looking for windows that had to be replaced. Because they had to be from the 1850s,” says Popplewell. Since they became proprietors in 2004, they have done much painting and added a new roof. The previous owner had painstakingly rehabilitated the house to the standards of the National Register of Historic Places. It has also been declared a Texas State Historical Landmark. Dewberry Plantation is available for tours, wedding receptions and teas. If you are interested in more information on Dewberry Plantation: info@dewberryplantation.com www.dewberryplantion.com (903) 825-9000
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Right top- R.D. Wilson paints a songbird in his workshop west of Mineola. Right bottom- Antique style Curlew. Photos by Herb Nygren Jr.
itting in the sunshine on the porch of the Blue Moose in Ben Wheeler on a temperate winter day, R.D. Wilson’s pocket can’t stop quacking. Of course, it’s fitting that a renowned decoy carver would have a “quack” as his cellular ringtone. Turning the phone to vibrate, Wilson turns back to his story, explaining how he came to carve decoys and decorative birds, fish and fowl and how he earned national renown doing so. In 1989, Wilson, who was living in Little Rock, Ark., became gravely ill.
“I started carving decoys for Christmas presents,” he says. “I honestly didn’t know if I was going to live, so I wanted to give people something they could save and have from me.” Being able to carve decoys was a “bucket list” item for Wilson. He had an art background, but had never carved anything before. So he got a book and some wood and a few rudimentary tools and went to town. “It gave me something to do with my hands and not sit around feeling sorry for myself,” Wilson says. “Plus I like ducks. I like to duck hunt.” Wilson recovered and started teaching high school and coaching baseball and assistant
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coaching football. With degrees in advertising art, journalism and even ornithology, Wilson taught school, but bounced back and forth between Little Rock and lands out west, including Wyoming and Montana. In Montana, Wilson was a trout fishing guide during his summers off from school. In 2001, he moved to Wyoming, where he had his “dream studio.” “I had deer, turkey and even a mountain lion out in my yard, right out my window,” he says. When his father fell ill, Wilson moved to East Texas to help him and opened a shop in Mineola. “That’s when I ran into Brooks (Gremmels),” Wilson explains.“He’s the one who was reviving this town (Ben Wheeler).” Wilson’s shop, The Blue Moose, sits along the main drag in Ben Wheeler, next to Moore’s Store and across the street from The Forge bistro. It used to be a guitar shop and Wilson not only sells his art from the shop, but serves Blue Moose coffee, muffins homemade by Chef Jackson York at Edom Bakery and hot sauces created by his brother.
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“I love this place. I like to visit with people,” he says. “And there was no place to get doughnuts or coffee in town.” The rustic shop with its heart pine floors and original moldings, adorned with antique coffee canisters, is home to Wilson’s decoys. He carves original decoys and restores antique ones that are in disrepair. He also creates faux antique decoys for collectors who appreciate the folk art but cannot always invest in the costly originals. Wilson has won 32 “best of show” awards for contests he’s entered and has been featured in Southern Living magazine. He creates three styles of decoys, which he describes as “fancy,” “old” and “working.” The fancy ones have intricate detail work, each feather delineated in wood. The old ones are his faux antiques and the working variety is a “smooth” decoy that can be used for hunting. “The best duck hunting trip I ever went on, I used my own decoys,” Wilson says. Wilson, who carves his decoys out of water tupelo trees, which grow in swamps, begins each project with a pencil sketch which he transfers to a solid wooden block. As he carves, he details emerge from the lightweight wood. As much as he loves his decoys, “I really, really love doing songbirds,” he says of the exquisitely detailed miniatures. “I like doing birds I don’t know anything about. I enjoy studying or researching unusual birds I’ve never known anything about before.” Whether birds of water or birds of flight, at the end of the day, Wilson subscribes to the plaque hanging in his shop: A man who works with his hands is a laborer; A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; But a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. – John Beechurst
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f I could, I would rescue every dilapidated, neglected building. I can’t help but see the graceful lines and proud elegance of a once beautiful structure that needs a little love. Renovating, repurposing or historically preserving a building will enliven the soul and give it new life. I borrowed this column’s title from my architect husband because I couldn’t have said it more succinctly. Buildings need to change with the times just like people do. We grow individually and collectively as a society. Needs change, building codes change, elements become dated, technology progresses. What was once appropriate needs to be rethought. I respect, admire and appreciate historical architecture. I love how old buildings speak of another time, of a simpler quiet life before we were so busy, before the noise of e-notifications, when eat-in kitchens meant people shared a meal together as a daily ritual. I love the idea of preserving as much oldfashioned craftsmanship and authenticity as possible, adding modern conveniences, all while maintaining the character of the building Continued on pg. 104>
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INspiring design an entire building. By repurposing a building, we are able to take the structure and reuse the skeleton while giving the building new life and new purpose. We can connect a myriad of different buildings into one integrated campus and are able to incorporate new technology, accessibility, circulation patterns, and streetscapes. Creating a sense of place is the ultimate goal.” Registered interior designer Bryan Wetz recently and painstakingly preserved a Texas house built in early 1900s. “The neighborhood had strict guidelines on historical preservation. The process included figuring out which parts were relevant to the original structure. We were able to uncover and reuse original siding, rebuild partial sections
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and its contextual sense of place within the surrounding landscape. Among the 32 listings for Smith County on the National Register of Historic Places are the Azalea, Brick Streets and Charnwood districts. Developer Bert Powell, owner of Powell Properties Real Estate, has been renovating properties in these and other neighborhoods since 1980. Bert’s passion is neighborhood revitalization. He says,“I love creating comfortable homes that retain their historic value.” Of the 75 houses he has restored, most were built between the 1890s and the 1940s. “I want the house to have vintage charm and feel cozy but still have all the modern comforts. I enjoy finding odd facts about the house, researching the history of the era when the property was built, the colorful lives of the people who lived in the homes,” Bert says. Architect Brandy Ziegler, a partner with Fitzpatrick Architects, suggests an alternative to renovation known as adaptive reuse. Brandy says, “Our landscape is scattered with "dying" structures. There is a strong effort to "recycle"
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imagining a loud thud in the near future… OK. To understand the full experience, let’s go back about an hour. Back before my life changed. The day is bright and sunny. One of those pitch-perfect Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce prototype days. But, I was lost. Driving in circles with area traffic takes away from any set prototype day. I had no cell phone; no GPS and much too much testosterone to actually stop and ask for directions. It was a simple address on Bonner Avenue. And like a lunatic, I kept circling Bonner Elementary School—which by the way is NOwhere NEAR Bonner Avenue. It’s kind of like Tyler not being in Tyler County. OK, I digress. I’m kind of known for that and that is one reason I’m seeking out to learn about Brain Gym—if any brain needs a workout, the author yields immediately. So, here’s what a male without technology does for directions: Forget that old, “Stop at the full service gas station—they always give directions, will clean your windshield, give you a free map and the attendant will throw bubble gum in the back seat for the kids.” This is not going to happen. It hasn’t since
2000 and Nothing. I actually parked at a bank and went inside and walked directly to the office of a college friend (Kim Page—Southside Bank—very important person/human GPS expert). I pretended as if I had an extremely important transaction. Instead, I found my friend—and whispered, “I need directions to Bonner street.” She printed the electronic turn by turn directions—it’s about as far away from Bonner Elementary as one can get! And drove as fast as law allows in order to be on time for an appointment with MaryAnn Girard, the executive director of Champions for Children. I parked alongside the neatly-trimmed neighborhood of cottage-like cooler than cool architecturally historic Tyler houses on a brick street—we really live in a beautiful city. So, I’m walking confidently to the assigned address—so glad I had left the office 45 minutes early for what should have been a five minute trip had I known where I was going. But I did know this house. “I have been here before,” I kept saying to myself. The door opened and a high school student came outside with his parents. They were Continued on pg. 118 >
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“BRAIN GYM HAS TAUGHT AVA HOW TO ORGANIZE HER BRAIN AND BODY TO DO WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO TO HELP HER DEVELOP, LEARN AND GROW. IT SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT IT'S SO POWERFUL. AVA MIGHT STILL FACE DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES, BUT SHE HAS TAKEN LEAPS FORWARD THAT I DON'T FEEL WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF MARY ANN AND HER EXPERTISE IN BRAIN GYM.”
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He left and MaryAnn was smiling I walked down a hallway. OK, this is creepy. How do I know this house? I have been here before! I just know it…but knew this has been the office space Champions for Children for years—almost 20, right? Then I remembered. This Is Mrs. Caldwell’s house—she and her husband, D.K. Caldwell, lived here. D.K., a brilliant oil businessman and his wife, who worked at Tyler Junior College, must be the most benevolent folks who ever existed in human form. Think: Caldwell Zoo, Caldwell Elementary Arts Academy, Caldwell Auditorium—D.K. gave out silver dollars randomly after schools let out their students and created an almost perfect attendance record—who would miss out on a chance to get a silver dollar back in the day—it was worth going to school ill. This is the house you have heard the stories of what started with llamas in the backyard, then other animals including alligator in the creek that runs in the back of the lot; and other animals added to create a backyard menagerie. All Tyler children were welcome with no fee charged. This backyard was the creation of a philanthropic pathway for one of the best zoo’s in America—The Caldwell Zoo. The Caldwells lived here, then they moved somewhere near the “old Gary Campus”— into somewhat of a mansion. They gave that place up for a nonprofit preschool and moved back into the little house on Bonner until they surely passed on to Heaven years ago. There is a large sign reading “Champions for Children” in front of their home. How things work out sometimes just fine, just fittingly fine. After the photos are taken in the backyard, MaryAnn settles on firm soil to talk about Champions for Children and in particular, Brain
INteresting folks Gym. The Brain Gym program is based on the concept that learning challenges can be overcome by carrying out certain movements, the use of which will create pathways in the brain. The repetition of the 26 Brain Gym activities (each of which takes about a minute to do), is said to "activate the brain for optimal storage and retrieval of information." The Brain Gym website refers to more than 100 pilot studies and anecdotal reports, done with people of all ages, that explore the effects of the activities in areas such as reading, writing, memory, self-reported anxiety, and computerrelated eye-and-muscle strain, to name a few. MaryAnn quotes statistics and achievements, once tooting her own horn. I have always been taught that if you don’t toot your own horn, you might not get tooted. But, she is quick to point out the learners and the parents are the heroes—she is the sideline coach. But the improvements of before and after testing all over the country, including locally, show gigantic gains for the students. I’ve heard the saying, “Recess, Not Ritalin,” and maybe in some cases this is the truth—although I would never dispute medication from a physician— have not the M.D. to back that up! But, reading is difficult. Scientific research shows reading problems result in deeply rooted societal problems. The prison system, for instance, looks at fourth-grade reading failure rates in strategically planning expansion of prison bed numbers. Research shows that approximately three-fourths of all prisoners are illiterate and one-half are dyslexic. Their frustrations of reading inadequacies weigh heavily on society. MaryAnn hands me a stack of letters from those who have had positive experiences with Brain Gym; one of the first I notice is from Harvey Hohenberger, former principal of my high school in Cooper, Texas, and retired director of Region 8 Education Service Center. (I am always on the look out for ‘God Things’ and this is added to my list.) One mother, Monica Penkilo, wrote, “My oldest daughter, Ava, who is now 5 1/2 years old has developmental challenges that were obvious to us early. We started seeing countless doctors in Tyler, Dallas and Houston and having multiple tests done, we kept hitting brick walls. We struggled until we were introduced to MaryAnn Girard (at Champions for Children). MaryAnn gave our family hope. Brain Gym has taught Ava how to organize her brain and body to do what it's designed to do to help her develop, learn and grow. It sounds simple, but it's so powerful. Ava might still face developmental challenges, but she has taken leaps forward that I don't feel would have been possible without the dedication of MaryAnn and her expertise in Brain Gym. I love that MaryAnn empowers us by teaching me activities I can do with Ava and activities she can do by herself. Even Ava's sister benefits from our daily Brain Gym activities.You might even catch us doing Brain Gym activities in the car ride to school or even at the grocery store.” Amanda Morris, another mother of a child in the program tells me, “MaryAnn Girard's knowledge and understanding of Brain Gym is astounding, and the amount of information she teaches to others is remarkable. I feel very blessed to have MaryAnn in my life. She is my mentor, she has helped my son, Ryan, tremendously through Brain Gym, and she always gives us hope. Her focus on ‘helping the child succeed’ is truly inspirational and should
be shared by all educators. MaryAnn always manages to find the time to help those in need, and I am in awe of her selflessness. My prayer for all those who have children with learning differences is to have a ‘MaryAnn’ in their lives. Thank you, MaryAnn Girard. Tyler is a better place because of you.“ Now, we all know that everyone carries burdens. Everyone. Some people are just better at hiding them than others. Mary Ann Girard and Dave Maland’s son, Joe, died unexpectedly as he began law school studies at Southwest School of Law in Houston. Joe was 22 at the time. “My last phone conversation with him revolved around how tough the classes and professors seemed. Joe’s GPA at UT Austin was 3.75 so he was a good student. “I was surprised that he was already stressed about classes after only one full day of classes. I suggested he exercise everyday to reduce his stress level. He died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while running on a treadmill at his new apartment. He was so new to Houston that the staff who found him collapsed on the floor did not know who he was and identified him by matching his mailbox key to the registry of tenants.” When MaryAnn tells the story of her son, the only dry eyes in the room are hers. The strength of a mother is undefeated. MaryAnn’s younger son, Daniel, Dan, will graduate spring 2012 from medical school. MaryAnn’s husband, Dr. William Gerald, is employed at the University of Texas Health Science Center. “Friends and family just call him, Bill,” she adds. “Bill was taking county western dance lessons and needed a partner. I like to dance although not trained. I was fairly new to Tyler and had no clue how to dance country western; however, I like to learn new things and thought it might be fun to take dance lessons. We eventually danced a couple of times at dance competitions until we decided to do everyone a favor and retire!” Surrounded by high achievers, MaryAnn has worthy credentials with education from The Ohio State University and Xavier University. She finished her studies at The University of Texas at Tyler, earning a master’s of education, but has never stopped learning. Girard’s civic involvement in Tyler includes serving on the steering committee of Compassionate Friends of Tyler and the evangelism committee at First Presbyterian Church. “In the past, I served on Parents Anonymous Board of Directors, volunteered at Andy Woods Elementary School, and was a CASA volunteer,” she says. “I was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Fiji Islands. I taught the equivalent of our grades seven and eight and English and English literature in Tibou, Lakeba Island.” (I need to find a globe…) MaryAnn gives a tour of this familiar house and I think to myself that it is the sacred ground of people who have helped children. MaryAnn Girard must have suffered so much in burying her child. She has used his death—and the health and success of her son, Dan, to help children, their parents—and even taking on some adults as students—to beat the odds. “I am an optimist. I get up every day and make the best of it. I look for the good – I’m sure there is something good in everybody and everything.”
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was never a student of history. For me, associating names, dates and relevance was like identifying individual zebras within a running herd. And so it was that my lack of historical prowess landed me a less than stellar mark on a family history paper I titled, “From Prussia, with Love.” I had envisioned an easy A based on the Bondian title alone. But, I was wrong. The professor, whose name and relevance escapes me, indicated that the text was short on story. He was right. At the time, the method for data collection for such a paper was archaic and uninspiring. Basically, I called each of my parents on my giantantenna, push-button cordless phone (not a cell phone) and asked them questions, to which they provided tidy little answers. Then, being such wonderful benefactors, they followed up the phone calls with physical mailings of written names, dates and relevances. My dad even sent me a booklet of his side’s history - information that had been meticulously processed by a distant relative. How, then, did my own written account of all of these gathered facts receive such a poor judgment? Because all of the legwork had already been done for me, and my writing reflected the lack of personal investment. That was then. Fast-forward 15 years, and you would find me in the historic Smith County Courthouse
having answered the call of (jury) duty. Right away, my iPhone alerted me to the presence of free WiFi courtesy of the courthouse. While the building’s architecture was evidence of days gone by, the smokin’ fast Internet was really quite juris-prudent. It was during a short break that I began to revisit the idea of a family history. Could the internet and modern technology inspire me to personally invest in a chronicling of my family’s past? While potential jurors were being dismissed, I made a quick trip to the App Store and was encouraged by my search results. The “Ancestry” app stood out because it was free (so I thought) and designed to work on the iPad, too. On cross-examination, I discovered an available Android app that even worked on the fledgling Amazon Kindle Fire (Android) tablet. All of these apps were designed to complement - and maybe even in some cases replace - their maker, the website Ancestry.com. Having been selected for a jury panel only to be summarily dismissed 10 minutes later, I swore an oath that the preliminary trial of technologizing my family history would enjoy a continuance. LEGALESE COURTESY OF “A FEW GOOD MEN.” Apps are all the rage, but I wanted to test the backbone of Ancestry.com. So, I signed up for a free 14-day trial on its website. Honestly, I figured I’d be bored to tears by day two. And, after the full two weeks, I could say that I gave it “the old college try” right before canceling my membership prior to being automatically charged for the first month. Don’t even get me started on that business tactic. Over the next few days of pre-Christmas madness, I used the website and iOS apps to chronicle my family’s history like a kid on a scavenger hunt. Once I keyed in my own information, along with my parents’, Ancestry.com went about scouring public records for pertinent information. They call them “hints.” And the more specific the information you supply, the better the quality of these hints. We’re talking about birth and death certificates, marriage and divorce certificates, military service, residency and census records. Excitedly, I toggled between the website and
the iPad app, the former feeling a bit more like rote work. The playful interface of the iPad, on the other hand, put a uniquely touching spin on discovery. This certainly held true for the Kindle Fire tablet, too. I was intrigued. It seemed like every time I rejoined the project, I was getting new hints, which would ostensibly lead to the addition of new family members and more hints. I had fun uploading family pictures to my tree’s leaves and gave consideration to some of the website’s other services, such as a physical print of my lineage. I thought it might make a nice Mother’s or Father’s Day gift for either of my aforementioned benefactors. Then, I stumbled upon the price of continuing my little scavenger hunt. At $22 per month, I decided that the project had come to a close. The site walked me through exporting my family tree for future use and I was done. At trial’s end, I had proven to myself that technology could indeed ignite my interest in personalizing a family history. I was much more invested in the project this go-around. But, still, all my efforts had only sprouted a family tree with heavy branches and weak roots. The history was still short on story. Fifteen years after my first attempt, I had simply enlisted technology as surrogate parents, happily offloading the burden of labor onto the internet. Well, at least I had a lot of fun along the way! Maybe, 15 years from now, I’ll give it another go. Perhaps, then, age will have made me more sentimental and will have supplied me with the essential desire to foster stronger roots. But, alas, it seems like I remember some historical figure warning that “history comes back to bite you in the leg if you can’t remember your mistakes too good.” I think it was Rocky Balboa. Right? If you’d like to dip your toe in tech, please visit my website @www.hightechdownlow.com, where you can read and comment on this and other topics and even start your own discussion. Or dive headfirst and follow me @www.twitter.com/ hightechdownlow.
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to their hearts. Taking care of *Thomas was easier than I could've ever imagined. His father had prepared a vast array of provisions for me, so my principle duty was to show this little boy attention. We played with trains to his heart’s content and as the night drew to its end, Thomas lay his sweet little head in my lap while we watched a movie on the couch. I could see his deep chocolate brown eyes slowly begin to close with heavy drowsiness and when the movie finished, I picked him up (a little difficult since he was almost as tall as I was) and carried him to bed. As I got ready for bed myself, I began to think of how the only significant difference I'd observed between Thomas and any other child I'd ever been around was that he had a hard time communicating and being verbally understood (at this point I was unaware of the full extent of different types of autism). Besides that, he was exactly like all the other kids, even better behaved in most cases. I lay in the (king sized) bed that had been reserved for me and stared up at the ceiling for a while. I felt a little strange (and miniature in such a gigantic bed) sleeping in a home I'd never even been in before. I must've nodded off to sleep because I remember being gently awakened by a warm little body nestled up against me (Thomas' father had forewarned me that his son had the propensity of climbing into the other beds in the house in the middle of the night). I was unalarmed as I reached beside me to feel his outline cuddled up next to my side. I stared back up to the ceiling and started to imagine how frustrating it must be for Thomas not to be able to communicate. I suddenly had an inexplicable yearning to pray for him, for his evident frustration to be understood and for his family's desire to understand him. It was just a simple silent prayer and as I carefully meditated on each thought passing through my mind and into my heart, I suddenly felt Thomas' fragile hand find one of mine and just squeeze.
It was at that exact moment that I feel in love with nannying. I'm sure it was coincidental timing that he had found my hand to hold in the dark but it nonetheless melted my heart and impacted me in a profound way. My parents were disappointed when years later I decided to nanny full time, they were afraid I’d be "wasting" formative career building years but to me it seemed like an obvious decision. Not only did I enjoy (and was good at) helping with children but it seemed like the best preparation if I ever hoped to have a family one day. As I could best explain it to them: in college we attend classes and receive specialized degrees to educate us in specific fields so we can propel ourselves and society forward and operate harmoniously, yet there is no real "class" for parenting and no one really knows what to do or expect. Most times parents just "wing" it and learn via experience. I wanted to nanny for the raw experience and it was the best education in parenting (and society) I could have ever attained. Despite my critics, I was a nanny for a few years and still babysit/nanny frequently simply because I enjoy it. I can’t explain why I love it so much, but I believe Steve Jobs said it best (paraphrased), "Your time is limited...Don’t waste it by living with the results of other people’s thinking. Most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.They somehow already know what you want... You can not connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking back, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.You have to trust in something, your gut, destiny, life, karma whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life". Thank you Mr. Jobs for eloquently versing what I cannot explain. http://tylertexan.blogspot.com
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hen I was a freshman in college I started working at an orthopedic surgeon's office. As the medical practice grew, so did my responsibilities and I became an office/ personal/research/medical assistant and everything in between. I adored it. I was a jack of all trades (master of none). So when one of the surgeons asked if I would babysit his son overnight, I readily agreed. Growing up, I'd always had a heart for children and found myself (to my surprise) to be good at entertaining and understanding kids (thank you Babysitter's Club book series). I served as a camp counselor for underprivileged children in high school and (heavily) dabbled in being a mentor and volunteering for mission trips (where children were the focus) with a local church my college years. Completely unbeknownst to me, taking care of children was my forte. The orthopedic surgeon had informed me ahead of time that his 8-year-old son was autistic. I'd never known anyone autistic before, but I remained unphased and still very willing to babysit. My reasoning was simple: all children are the same, regardless of circumstance or predisposition and my approach to all children is to love them abundantly. That's all they want: love and attention (and the fact that I'm not afraid to look/act silly or get a little dirty doesn't hurt either). The night came for me to babysit. I was excited (and nervous as to what to expect) because I couldn't recall the last time I’d formally babysat and I always feel incredibly honored and humbled when someone places their trust and faith in me to take care of the one thing in this world that is truly irreplaceable and closest
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he little antebellum town of Palestine was founded in 1846, just one year after Texas became a state. With 1,800 historical sites, Palestine is one of the oldest and most historical cities in Texas, second only to Galveston. I gathered a group of wanderlust Divas for a junket deep in the heart of East Texas, conveniently located between Dallas and Houston. We set out to experience the history, restored homes, unique architecture, wildlife and scenic beauty of the vibrant Historic Main Street District, which earned a GO TEXAN certified retirement community designation in 2008. We planned our itinerary to include the downtown Palestine Historic District and Old
Town Palestine. We started our weekend at The Redlands Historic Inn, where owner MaryJean Mollard, an incredible lady, greeted us and gave us a tour. The Redlands Historic Inn, built in 1914, embraces the romantic era of the steam train, as the hotel was once the headquarters of the IGN Railroad and one of the most prominent hotels west of the Mississippi River. It now offers overnight suites, extended stays, lofts/residences and shops all close to the Texas State Railroad, a large tourist attraction. The suites at the Redlands Inn are really apartments, tastefully furnished and individually unique, with a mix of modern and antique dĂŠcor. Embracing an era gone by and also enjoying a fun frolic, we began to saunter down Main Street, stopping in the Old Magnolia Shop, which houses various vendors and a coffee and sandwich shop. I had a fabulous chicken Continued on pg. 128 >
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sandwich and a broccoli cheese soup. They brew Seattle Select coffee, which is one of my favorites. Heading back to The Redlands to get dressed for our evening, we stopped in the Co-Ed Shop, which is an upscale ladies’ clothing and accessory store. Linda Foster, the owner, helped us with a selection that fit perfectly, as well as some cute purse hangers. She also has a very nice collection of Brighton. Linda has clients from all over East Texas who rely on her for the right look. We crossed the street and went into L&L Shoes. The store has that bygone feeling but it has a huge collection of Sketchers that draws clients from all over. It also has a large inventory of upscale ladies’ shoes. We also browsed through Oak Street Antiques and then Hometown Girls, which has a great collection of re-sale clothing and an impressive inventory of formal dresses and gowns. Back at the Inn, we gathered on the second floor balcony suite under a beautiful awning, overlooking the town with fondness for days gone by. Just a few steps from the Inn is our first destination, the Texas Art Depot, which houses Granny Muffin Wines. Family-owned since 1976, this gallery contains the largest inventory of original and limited edition art anywhere in Texas, as well as an eclectic collection of gifts and custom framing services. Upstairs, Granny Muffin greeted us, dressed in a beautiful historic dress. The building, which dates to 1908, housed the Sandez Hotel on the second floor
in the 1930s, catering to train passengers and employees. It also doubled as a bordello. Now a tasting room for Granny Muffin Wines and an event venue, the space features a working railroad crossing light and a vintage wood telephone booth in full operation. Some of us know what those are. I did slip in to take a cell phone call; wouldn’t private cell phone conversations be valued in today’s world? The rooms upstairs also display art. Granny Muffin Wines imports grape juice from California and around the world. It is fermented, aged and bottled in the historic Palestine building. Rumors of a resident ghost have been substantiated by several. We did not feel “her presence,” most likely because we were having too much fun. Granny is full of entertaining stories, some of which are chronicled on the back of her wine label. They’re not what you would expect from a name like “Granny Muffin.” From Granny Muffins Wines, we went one block to the Texas Theater. This fully restored 1930s Spanish Colonial gem offers a glimpse into Palestine's film and stage history. SEE COVER STORY ON PAGE 144. We dined that evening at Denby's, an American grill, which opened October 2011. This beautifully restored 1935 building surprises you as soon as you open the door. Upscale, sophisticated décor in the dining room offers global flavors. We sat in a small, elegant room off the main dining area.The wait staff was more than superb and Chef Toby Blakley came out
to visit with us. The crab cake appetizers were incredible, as was the fried mozzarella which we passed around. We also oohhh'd and aahh’d over the spinach dip. My entree' selection of mahi-mahi was excellent. The bar area features East Texas foods with deep South cooking, style and culture. We walked back to the Inn to retire as we had a full day ahead. Our morning plans began with a walking tour of historic downtown Palestine, beginning at a famous bakery. Eilenberger's, since 1898, celebrates a century of fine bakery gifts. That is the year F.H. Eilenberger introduced friends in Palestine to the wonderful tastes of cakes from his boyhood in Leipzig, Germany. General manager Sarah Pryor gave us a tour. At this bakery, they still mix and bake all desserts by hand. Some of the expert bakers represent the second or third generation for whom baking these extraordinary confections is a labor of love. During the Christmas season, each of the three ovens bake more than 500 cakes at a time. The No. 1 customer favorite is Texas Pecan Cake, which uses genuine Texas pecans as the star ingredient.Their world famous fruit cake has the Monde Selection medal from Brussels, Belgium. Walking south, we took a left for more shopping. Star of Texas Antiques is another beautifully restored building, offering delightful items as well as a historic book section. O' Sweet Pea is a chic downtown boutique. Dickens Jewelry owner Linda Dickens
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greeted us at her door. She and her husband, Charles E. Dickens, offer the ultimate in custommade jewelry, fine jewelry, home decor and gifts. Linda is also a certified wedding consultant. Rounding the corner, we discovered Stephanie's Boutique and Salon. Next door was Duncan Depot Antiques. We paused to look upward at this restoration, which just received the Texas Downtown Association President’s Award as the No. 1 Best Restoration Category in 2011. The building was restored to its previous glory using salvaged materials, tin, brick and beadboard from the period. Owner Lilly Duncan showcases 10,000 square feet of unique finds from primitive, retro and most everything in between. She enlightened us with her knowledge.
With all this walking and talking, it was time to jaunt down to the “Old Town” section. Petal's Florist and General Store had prepared the lovely roses in each of our suites, so we wanted to stop in this darling shop. Across the street was Oxbow Bakery and Antiques, famous for their pies.They also have homemade soups and sandwiches. I simply could not have lunch and pie so I choose to have a piece of the chocolate meringue. This sumptuous pie, paired with Texas Coffee Traders coffee, was midday diva decadence. There is a quaint little park area in Old Town. Walking back, we stopped in at 3 Peaches Antiques, just across for our inn. Our journey was coming to an end and we put all of our new acquisitions (my husband does not call them that) into our cars. We are planning to return during the 74th Texas Dogwood Festival at the end of March and first week in April and take a ride on the Texas State Railroad steam excursion train to view the dogwoods in full bloom through the scenic Piney Woods right here in East Texas.
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hreveport / Bossier City is sizzling with things to do, experience, taste, and indulge in. This destination blends American and Cajun culture, just a slide over the
border. Most of us Texans have been slipping over the line for the sensational Vegas-style casinos and the Diva will do that too, but first I had to trek off the beaten path. Taking time to smell the roses at the Gardens of the American Rose Center was a delight. Just
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Christmas in Roseland. It is a little-known fact that the film industry does a booming business in Shreveport. StageWorks of Louisiana is the region’s largest and most well-appointed studio center, offering sound stage space totaling 52,000 square feet, in addition to furnished networked production offices, mill and paint areas and make-up and dressing rooms. StageWorks has hosted multiple television and film projects including Kevin Costner's feature film “Mr. Brooks” and Warner Bros.’ “The Year Without Santa.” Millennium Studios also has a studio facility with two sound stages and a full service prop house and production services. The Louisiana Wave Studio is the only feature film facility in the world that can automatically generate a variety of waves at the touch of a button. Originally built for Walt Disney's film “The Guardian,” any wave or water action a director can imagine can be created here. WorldWide FX visual effects facility has opened and has completed work on more than 100 feature films. You never know what movie mogul you may run into while visiting here. I headed over to Robinson Film Center, which is the region’s only venue for independent, international and classic cinema, and a resource for film production and media education. My favorite place in this beautifully restored building was the second floor Abby Singer's Bistro, a full service restaurant/bar for lunch or dinner. I enjoyed one of the best bowls of gumbo there. I loved looking out over the balcony on Texas Street in the heart of downtown. Just a block away is the Artspace, a beautiful three-story art gallery in the West Edge Arts District. Continued on pg. 134 >
Top: Red River Revel at the Festival Plaza. Far Left: From the set of True Blood. Dinner from John's Steak & Salad At Right: Bronze statue of Elvis in front of the Municipal Auditorium in Downtown.
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onjour Y’all! East Texas has been my home away from home for the past 25 years, part time for the first 18 years of marriage and full time in the past seven years. I have grown both physically (in girth) and emotionally fond of the food and lore of the region, which is rich in history and flavor. My father-in-law, the late Freddie Sherwin Cade, a native of Chandler, seldom left home without a plastic zip bag containing a homegrown East Texas tomato, a piece of Noonday onion and a fresh homegrown jalapeno along with one of his “Old Timer” multi blade knives in his pocket. No matter what the occasion or local, the zip bag and knife would find their way to the table be it a Mexican dive or a French bistro and everything in between. So, fittingly before his “home going” to heaven, I made sure he had his favorite condiments in a zip bag with one of his many “old timer” knives in his pocket for his final journey. Freddie was also a master of the crock pot, in which dry beans and fresh field peas of all sorts alternated in preparation and attendance. After dinner one evening (after 15 years of cooking beans and peas) he said, “Christian, I think you just may be getting the hang of cooking beans,” smiling with that ever-present twinkle in his eye. His wife, my mother-in-law, Janice Stuart Cade, prior to any visit would query as to what I would like to eat during our stay. She would always ask, “What would you like to
eat when you get here, baby?” Her repertoire being somewhat limited, I would always request “Papa’s” peas, “Papa’s” greens and her fried chicken (buttermilk soaked and fried in a cast iron skillet. of course) and cornbread, which she had mastered through over half a century of practice. So in this issue, I am celebrating the history of East Texas food and the people who introduced me to it. It is a rich and flavorful heritage that I wholeheartedly embrace and am honored to pass on to our children and generations to come. JACKSONVILLE TOMATO SALSA ITALIAN STYLE If you are tired of the same old Mexican salsa, here is the Italian version. I call it, The Raw Naked Tomato Salsa- “Salsetta Rossa Cruda.” I love it served on bread, fish, pasta, or with grilled chicken breast. INGREDIENTS 1 lb. super red ripe Jacksonville tomatoes 5-10 fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped 3 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. black pepper DIRECTIONS 1 Cut tomatoes in half and remove the seeds. 2 Dice tomatoes and place in a colander to drain for 10 minutes, discard juice.
kitchen counter INtelligence 3 Mix tomatoes with remaining ingredients, cover and let stand at room temperature for one hour before using. (Chilling will kill the flavor.) EXCITING VARIATIONS: • Add 2 tbs. of finely chopped red onion and ¼ tsp. of red pepper flakes • Or ½ c pitted kalamata olives, chopped, 1 anchovy filet, mashed, and 2 Tbs capers. • Or, if you would like to make it more colorful, replace one or two of the tomatoes with yellow tomatoes. BLACK EYED PEA CAKES Here is a way to use those leftover black eyed peas or canned black eyed peas. Dry peas, cooked, are preferred for this recipe when possible. They have higher starch content. They are an easy and tasty treat as a side dish, which also includes Jacksonville Tomato Salsa as a topping. INGREDIENTS 3 c. cooked or canned black eyed peas 1 Tbs. good quality chili powder or Ancho Chili Powder ½ tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. dry oregano leaf 2 Tbs. fresh lime juice 1 small jalapeno, stem removed and chopped ¼ c. extra virgin olive oil ¼ c. cilantro, chopped coarsely Salt and pepper to taste ½ c. low fat Greek yogurt or low fat sour cream, beaten until smooth ½ c. of your favorite prepared salsa DIRECTIONS 1 Drain the peas in a colander for about one
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hour or until all liquid ceases to drip from the colander. 2 Place drained peas in a food processor and process until smooth. 3 Remove to a bowl, add chili powder, jalapenos, lime juice, cilantro, cumin, salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly. 4 Divide mixture into 4 equal portions. Place each on a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper and cover with an additional piece of plastic wrap or wax paper and mold each piece into a ¼ inch thick cake with a small plate or the palm of your hand. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap or wax paper.
5 In a large non stick pan over medium to high heat, heat half of the olive oil to almost the smoking point. 6 Transfer the cake to the hot pan by inverting it and quickly remove plastic wrap or wax paper. Add additional olive oil and add the cakes two by two and cook for 2 minutes on each side. 7 Flip with a large, wide spatula to prevent braking as they are fragile at this stage. 8 Place the cakes on a serving plate and top with a circle of plain Greek yogurt or sour Continued on pg. 138 >
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cream and a generous dollop of salsa • The longer the cakes sit and cool, the easier they are to use later. • I have been using the “Greek Gods” brand of plain Greek yogurt. It is just as rich and tasty and sour cream. CAST IRON SKILLET CORN BREAD My wife, Fredna, keeps this handed down family recipe at home and I have come to love the crunchy crusts on the top and bottom of the corn bread. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. INGREDIENTS 1 ½ c. yellow corn meal ¾ c. all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 2 c. low fat buttermilk 4 ½ Tbs. canola oil 2 egg whites, beaten 1 large egg beaten
OVEN FRIED CHICKEN You can still enjoy the crunchy and crispy flavor of the old-time fried chicken. Hold the fat, not the flavor. Preheat oven to 350 degrees INGREDIENTS 1 tsp. poultry seasoning 1 tsp. paprika ½ tsp. granulated garlic 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless ½ c. low fat buttermilk 1 tbs. honey 1 c. coarsely crushed corn flakes ¼ c. plain bread crumbs DIRECTIONS 1 Mix all the spices and season breasts on
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DIRECTIONS 1 Soak sun dried tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes and discard water. 2 In a large pot over medium to high heat, add oil and chopped onion and sauté until golden brown. 3 Add garlic, sun dried tomatoes, smoke flavoring, salt and pepper. 4 Add greens in increments until wilted. 5 Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for six minutes, stirring occasionally until tender. 6 Serve.
both sides. 2 Mix buttermilk and honey. 3 Pour crushed flakes and bread crumbs into a large food storage bag. 4 Dip each piece of chicken into the buttermilk. 5 Drop into the bag and shake. 6 Spray a baking sheet with non stick cooking spray 7 Place chicken pieces on the tray 2 inches apart. 8 Spray chicken with nonstick spray and bake for 30-35 minutes or until crisp. If time allows, soak the chicken in the buttermilk for a few hours.
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or more than 60 years, Dan Harrison has crafted knives. He has created custom pieces for kings, queens and fellow countrymen. From magnates to movie stars to mariners, owning a Harrison knife is a treasure. But at the end of the day, the 76-year-old Ben Wheeler shop owner says his emphasis is on creating a quality product. “It’s more about 100 years from now, that still being a good knife.That’s my ego,” Harrison says. “I’ve built for the Queen of England. I’ve built for the Royal Family of Malaysia. I’ve built for LBJ, all kinds of people. I’m appreciative that I got to do it; but building a knife for you, that you’ll pass down to yours and they’ll pass down
to theirs and 300 years from now my name’s living on, that’s my ego. That’s my all I’m putting into that knife.” Harrison has had the heart of a craftsman since he was a 12-year-old begging his neighbor, a gunsmith, to let him help in the business. After an initial shot at repairing a German gun in 1948, Harrison says he became more fascinated with the grinder he had used to fix the gun piece. “Boys love knives and this gave me my opportunity to build one,” he says. His first creation was for his mother — a butcher knife ground from a hacksaw blade. “The ladies down the road wanted one too, so I was in business. And I’ve been making them ever since.” Crafting knives on the side was a way of life before Harrison entered the Marine Corps, and later an extra means of support for his young family when he became a police officer in Garland. In the early 1960s, Harrison began exhibiting at gun shows and started receiving acclaim as a quality craftsman by having several of his pieces showcased in museums. He also used his workaholic personality to create bronze chess sets and aluminum dominoes for sale at Neiman-Marcus. This is where President Lyndon B. Johnson first saw his work, Harrison says. While he says fame has “filtered in from several sources,” over time, receiving Blade Magazine’s “American Made Knife of the Year” in 1986 certainly helped cement his fate. After creating The Solution, he was named head designer for Browning, Kershaw, Ka-Bar and Columbia River Knife Company. Being these companies’ main American product eventually meant building a plant on his Edom farm. However, with constant toil came trouble. While Harrison was filling Internet orders and keeping up the patents on his knives over the last 20 years, he also suffered two heart attacks. His family and friends convinced Continued on pg. 142 >
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him to cut back. Although Harrison did not know it, business associate Brooks Gremmels, the owner and founder of Ben Wheeler Development Company, had taken Harrison’s original tin shop off his property in Edom and relocated it to downtown Ben Wheeler as part of his revitalization efforts. “Really I got tired of never seeing any (customers),” Harrison says. “Brooks brought me out here and showed me my new shop, and I’ve been smiling ever since.”The new shop, however, is not his old place. He says he’s not allowed in there because grinding metal would make it too dusty. Instead, Harrison and Son Knifesmith sits just to the east of the original building (which was also Harrison’s Justice of the Peace headquarters at one time. But you have to ask him that story yourself.) “I’ve been the most lucky person,” he says. “Someone’s really looking out for me. And I know who that is.” In addition to having a quiet shop, plus a nice workspace at his home, he’s also had his
wife of 56 years, Carol, working alongside him, hand-crafting each individual knife’s sheath. Using heavy hides, she hand-stitches each piece, sometimes using cayman or diamondback skins as accents. Harrison’s son, Adam, an ETMC paramedic for the last 20 years, has also helped the family business along, crafting his first knife at the age of 11. Today, his 16-year-old son works in the shop as well. Harrison’s daughter, Dana Simmons, along with her family, lives on the family farm in Edom, often reminding Harrison how blessed he is to have his grandchildren close by. From visiting with customers about what they need from their knife to guiding aspiring craftsman with private classes, Harrison counts it a blessing to be putting in a full day’s work doing what he loves. “I get up every morning as excited as you might be about going to see a good movie,” Harrison says. “I get over here and see what that wood is going to turn out like, or what kind of blade I’m going to do today. And it’s a lot of fun.”
Opening Night
Texas Theater Unveils Renovations
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hen the luxurious burgundy velvet curtain slowly lifts on opening night of the Texas Theater’s summer production of “Willy Wonka and the
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cover story Chocolate Factory,” the curtain will go up on more than just a children’s production. By the time the show opens in mid-to-late July, the renovations on the theater, in progress since 1997, will be almost complete, says Texas Theater Board Member Amelia Cook, who, along with her husband, Michael, spearheaded the revamping of the 1922 historic building on Crawford Street in Palestine. The building, originally designed in Spanish Colonial style, got a makeover in the 1960s with retro tile and period appointments. But Cook had a different vision for the building and the latest grant, to complete the façade, will restore the building to more of its historic charm. “It’s going to tie the design of the top of the building into the design of the bottom of the building and dress up the street,” she says. The new façade will feature wrought iron dogwoods, a Palestine trademark, two sets of
double doors and a wrought iron crown with dogwood motifs. The plaster will be redone and two antique, lighted marquee displays will hold show posters and signs. A pressed tin ceiling with decorative Amelia & Michael Cook. lights will complement Photos by Donna Wagner/ the current awning. Lani Fitzgerald The Cooks moved to Palestine in 1994 and adopted the theater as their pet project. “We love theater and we love old houses,” says Amelia, who has also put her nose to the grindstone of her 1898 home. So the Cooks started working to improve the old theater, which had burned twice over the course of history. Applying for grants, raising money and making contacts for the theater rehab became forefront on the Cooks’ minds. Amelia and Michael Cook both work for the Walmart Distribution Center in Palestine and Walmart has a program to match employees’ volunteer hours with donations. “We raised so much money through Walmart and other employees began to help us then people in the community saw what we were doing and they began to help,” Amelia explains. Much of the labor was done through inmates from the Gurney Unit at the Texas Department of Corrections. “They laid the carpet, redid the tile and the sheetrock and put in new ceilings.There was a hole the size of a UPS truck in the auditorium ceiling when we started,” Amelia remembers. “They took a lot of pride in their work.” Slowly but surely, new carpets, new light fixtures and a new staircase made the space new from the inside out. Although the theater had closed in 1997 while being worked on, it opened in 2005 for the Dogwood Trails festival. “People started giving money and asking what we needed next,” Amelia says, giving several examples of the generosity in the community. Although sometimes the task seemed daunting, their eyes were never off the prize: the final renovation and full use of the space for live theater. “Sometimes we’d look at the ‘before’ pictures of the theater and wonder how we thought we could fix all that,” she says. “But here we are, about to finish.” The façade improvement, Amelia believes, will have the largest impact on the overall look of the theater. “This will really cement us as a destination for those who enjoy theater from Houston, Galveston and all over Texas.”
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Bob and Doris Bowman’s East Texas,
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t is lunchtime at a Henderson restaurant, and Bob and Doris Bowman are having a friendly disagreement. The couple has been writing books about East Texas history together for close to 30 years. At lunch that day, they couldn’t agree which one was first. It was “The Towns We Left Behind,” Bob says. No, Doris, says, it was “The 35 Best Ghost Towns in East Texas.” It was the kind of quiet, pleasant argument only two people who have been married for more than 50 years can have. (The couple celebrated their 54th anniversary on Valentine’s Day.) “No.You had some others before that,” Doris tells Bob. He’s remembering the first book that they published themselves, with her handling
the editing and design of the book. “We don’t know,” Doris says without apology. A week or so later, they had cleared up the mystery. The first book was “This Was East Texas,” published in 1966. A quick look at the names of books they’ve co-authored makes it easy to understand how they could get confused. It’s a list of some 50 titles, produced in partnership by the Bowmans. She does a lot of the research. He does the writing. She does the editing and designs the books. In the middle of all that, they work together, as owners of Bob Bowman and Associates public relations firm and Best of East Texas Publishing in Lufkin. Bob asks his wife to help him explain how he started writing about East Texas history. “I would answer it started when he was working for the newspaper,” she says. “I don’t know why I like history and folklore,” Bob Bowman says. “I just gravitate toward that.” That and writing. “I didn’t want to do anything else but write,” he says. They’ve always turned toward the stories of East Texas, where they were both born and raised. Bob Bowman, 75, graduated from Diboll High School. Doris Bowman, 71, graduated from Lufkin High School. His profession brought them together. Doris was a member of 4-H in Lufkin. Bob attended one day to write about the meeting for the newspaper. Doris and her twin sister were there, and Bob was smitten. He asked one of the women there if the two girls had boyfriends. They did, but later in the day, the woman called Bob to tell him that one of the girls had broken up with her boyfriend. “I called up Doris for a date,” he says, and looked over at his wife, smiling. “Fortunately, I got the right one.” They had been dating for almost a year when they eloped — getting married instead of attending the Valentine’s Dance at church. Doris was a senior in high school. They spent their honeymoon in Henderson, at The Woodlands Hotel that’s still in operation there. “We got married, got in the car and just started driving,” Bob says. “We didn’t know where we were going.” After spending the night in Henderson, they drove to Corsicana so Bob could interview with the newspaper there. He knew it wasn’t Continued on pg. 146 >
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A DASH OF DEVOTION By GREGORY HALL
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And Jesus spoke also a parable unto them: No man puts a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new makes a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agrees not with the old. And no man puts new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. Luke 5:36-39. Here we see the disciples of John, joining with the Pharisees to challenge the teachings of Jesus, when they pointed this accusation at his disciples they questioned the credentials of Christ. The metaphors in the two parables were drawn from contemporary culture. New cloth had not yet shrunk, so that using new cloth to patch older clothing would result in a tear as it began to shrink. Similarly, old wineskins had been "stretched to the limit" for as wine had fermented inside them they had become brittle; using them again risked bursting them. The two parables relate to the difference between Jesus' teaching and traditional Judaism. Luke 5:29. It is further clear that both John’s disciples had compared themselves to Jesus’ disciples and had come to the inescapable conclusion that Jesus’ disciples were just not measuring up to the high standards of their religion. They had recognized the fact that Jesus and His disciples didn’t do the things they did to put their self-righteousness on public display (see what Jesus had to say about such activity in Matthew 6:1-18). What we have to notice in this is that the disciples of John had apparently come under the influence of the Pharisees’ religious rules in the absence of John’s leadership, as he had, by now, been put in prison by Herod as a result of his public insults regarding Herod’s marriage to his sister-in-law. (Matthew 14:3-4). They had quickly forgotten the substance of John’s message of repentance and his rejection of religious self-righteousness (Matthew 3:1-12). Reading these scriptures and seeing the traditional churches and contemporary churches, we see that nothing that is presented as “traditional church” today even remotely resembles a Biblical church. What we need is a completely new framework, a church not of bricks and mortar, or denominational structure, nor worldly new age teachings; we need the presence of God, the framework of the Bride of Christ, and an unselfish supportive church. We need a foundation stone which is Jesus Christ, then the foundational fivefold ministry, not a lone preeminent man. Humble yourself preacher, you are not God’s gift to the world, humble yourself deacons; you are not the keepers of the standards. All must humble ourselves before the Lord, weep and cry to Him for our arrogance, pride, exclusiveness, to realize when we accuse any one that these are attacks on Jesus Himself. My prayer today is, “Lord please forgive my sinning, give me the grace to humbly support others, nurture your church in the style of your bride, the bride of Christ, and may we see the replica of the New Jerusalem as a Church upon the earth.”
a good fit. “I said, ‘Let’s go home,’ ” he recalls of what happened after he met the editor. “ ‘This isn’t for us.’ ” They returned to Lufkin — Doris had to be at school on Monday after all, where they lived with her parents for a short time before moving into a duplex. Bob had attended Tyler Junior College to study journalism. After they got married, Doris went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in applied arts and sciences. He worked for newspapers around East Texas, starting in high school, and then in public relations at the now-closed paper mill in Lufkin, while Doris worked at newspapers and in public relations. His started his career writing sports stories, he says, but he became known for writing feature stories about people and history. “That’s what he was doing the whole time we dated, going to ballgames,” Doris says. She shakes her head at the memory of all those ballgames as she explains they don’t go to games anymore. They opened their public relations firm in 1985 in Lufkin, and their regional book publisher Best of East Texas Publishers in 1988, after they realized they could make more money by publishing their own books and other people’s books. And the Bowmans have been prolific writers ever since. It helps there’s a seemingly endless supply of material to write about in East Texas. Doris says she doesn’t think the stories will ever run out. “People keep finding information we didn’t know existed,” she says. Her favorite story — about Pete Loggins — is in one of their most recent books, “Bad to the Bone: The Outlaws of East Texas.” Loggins, she says, was an attorney, a physician, a newspaper editor — and a bigamist . “He did everything,” Bob says. In the end, Loggins was shot and killed by a former lawman, after Loggins had an affair with the man’s wife. “This book has got some strange stories in it,” Doris says, pointing to another story in the book about a man who was hanged three times during his life. (It was the last one that killed outlaw Bill Longley.) Bob Bowman’s column, “Bob Bowman’s East Texas,” most often leads to the topics of their books. He started writing the column in 1999, and it publishes in some 90 newspapers in Northeast Texas down to Beaumont — for free. “It’s to our advantage that we don’t charge for (the columns,)” Bob says, because it helps them sell books and because people contact him with ideas that turn into books. He takes notes of the ideas people bring to him and keeps them in files in his office. Doris says she helps with research by looking through newspaper archives, court records and library microfilm collections. “One thing leads to another,” she says. And often they find themselves in the place where their marriage began — driving in the car, heading out to research stories for their next books. Their five-year-old car has logged more than 200,000 miles, most with Doris behind the wheel. (She gets carsick if she’s not driving.) “It’s never a dull moment,” she says.
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Simple as brain surgery. When it comes to surgery of the spine or brain, less is more. The surgeons of Tyler Neurosurgical Associates are trained and skilled in the very latest minimally invasive procedures. What that means to you is faster relief, shorter recovery time and a lower risk of complication. If you’re facing surgery of the spine or brain, learn more about the small incision that can make a big difference at Tyler Neurosurgical Associates.
Tyler’s Comprehensive Neurosurgical Team Jon T. Ledlie, M.D.
TylerNeuro.com
Thomas W. Grahm, M.D.
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903.595.2441
Mark B. Renfro, M.D.
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Paul W. Detwiler, M.D.
700 Olympic Plaza, Tyler