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from the COVER Janey Phelan holds a picture of her mother, Lucy Veronica Cameron Nosek, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1988. Phelan, family, friends and caregivers took care of “Lucy V” until she died at the age of 90, 21 years after her diagnosis. Read about this family’s fight against the dreadful disease and their pursuit of normalcy and joy despite the sad circumstances, pages 6 & 7. Southeast Texans will honor loved ones affected by Alzheimer’s this monthNational Alzheimer’s Month- at Beaumont’s Cover generously sponsored by: 3rd Annual Family Portrait Luncheon, Nov. 18.

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t no other time is the generation gap between my mother and me, Baby Boomer and X-er, respectively, more obvious, than during the holidays.

Yes, there are differences I’m aware of throughout the year- mother’s thumbs were made for folding fitted sheets; mine for texting. She plays bridge and Mah Jong; I play bunko.

She talks to her best girlfriends every Sunday night for hours on the telephone; I check Facebook to see what my girlfriends are doing.

Day-in and day-out lifestyle distinctions become a chasm come holiday time, starting with the Thanksgiving meal- relish tray to chocolate bourbon pecan pie- epitomizing dichotomy and necessitating compromise.

Historically, in early November the patient, perfectionist elder, who loves tradition, broaches me, the restless, realist daughter, who values time above all else, about the menu, the guests, the china, the seating arrangements and table décor.

She presents a grocery list and timetable planned to logistical precision with an expectation for collaborative implementation.

Living one day at a time, I’m always caught off guard at such forward thinking, usually rolling my eyes and spouting something about recovering from Halloween and then giving my vision- tamales on paper plates, Disney cruises, a shrimp boil, pick up from Luby’s, volunteering at the Salvation Army or accepting an invitation to someone else’s house where I’m charged with contributing a nice Pinot and afterwards going to the movies or napping.

Because we both fear the other’s vision- I fear a fairy tale feast worthy of a photo spread in Martha Stewart Living that requires me to spray paint, stencil and laminate custom-designed Pilgrim and Indian placemats with matchy matchy pinecone and feathered turkey placeholders for every guest; Mother fears beanie weenies over store-bought tamales because I waited too late to shop and all the turkeys were gone- we compromise.

Our first concession is grocery shopping- we do it early, not only in the month but in the morning.

To ensure mother gets the ingredients and turkey size and brand she wants, we shop at least a week before Thanksgiving, but also shop before 8 a.m.

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for me. I’ve learned that if I grocery shop anytime afterr 8 a.m., I spend double the time me just navigating the crowds, and that’ hat’s time wasted.

Cranberry sauce is our second econd conciliation.

Mother makes a lip-smacking, absolutely divine homemade cranberry sauce. I love it and readily eat it. But making it is time consuming, especially when preparing 15 appetizers, a massive bird, 45 side dishes and 25 desserts. Plus, there’s an acceptable alternative that’s consistently deliciouscanned cranberry. Crank the lids off both ends, push out and behold the slurp-sucking, sliding noise this ringed-congealed delicacy makes as it hits the serving dish! In one minute, it’s ready to eat and pretty darn tasty. Now that’s time well-spent cooking, and no one even knows homemade cranberry is possible. I’d eliminate the homemade; mother would never hear of it. We serve both. (See her recipe this page.)

Third, we delegate. In years gone by, mother refused to allow guests to contribute to the meal.

The overachiever insisted that she and I, under her direction, cook it all, from the deviled eggs to the coconut cream pie with mile-high meringue, which she creates even in the most humid of climates.

However, I’ve convinced her to let it go and let others bring food, saving us some time, simplifying the feast and allowing us to taste some new things.

We make the old favorites- turkey and dressing with giblet gravy, sweet potato casserole and my dad’s favorite, chocolate bourbon pecan pie- but if someone coming to lunch wants to add mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn salad or chocolate cream pie with flat meringue, we let them.

Our Thanksgiving is an intergenerational celebration- traditional and lovely but practical, still representing hard work but not so over the top that we can’t enjoy our day with family and friends and a nap.

This EventsBook is intergenerational, too. We discuss our elderly and the battle against Alzheimer’s, pages 6 & 7, providing info on the Family Portrait Luncheon, but we also reveal the Top 40 Under 40 Professionals in Southeast Texas, pages 8-16. These are exemplary young people chosen from more than 70 candidates.

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Here we marry the two. Using an enhanced reality app, called A Aurasma, you can watch my mom com complete a task that is beyond my capabili capability- folding a fitted sheet.

Here’s how: 1. Go to the App Store on your mobile device.

2. Search and download Aurasma. It’s free.

3. Once the app is downloaded, open its search function and find SoutheastTexas.com and “follow” SoutheastTexas.com.

4. Hold the view finder, identifiable on the app by the purple triangle, over the photo above and wait for the video to come on. Leave the finder hovering over the photo to see it to completion.

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know to go to events here in Southeast Texas like the Pour Les Enfant Gala, India Fest and shop at Fashion Night and the Junior League’s Very Merry Main Street Market, plus all performances on stage and a listing of the art exhibits in our local museums.

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By Shelly Vitanza uring the 20 years most Americans were first learning about Alzheimer’s disease, Beaumont native Janey Phelan was dealing with it daily.

In 1988, the same year U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed November as National Alzheimer's Disease Month, Phelan’s mom, Lucy Veronica Cameron Nosek, was diagnosed with the disease. Phelan, like most people at that time, had never really heard of the disease and certainly didn’t know what to expect.

“The doctor said, ‘She has Alzheimer’s,’ and I said, ‘What is that?’” said Phelan, who is the mother of seven children and grandmother of 12.

Although German physician Dr. Alois Alzheimer identified through autopsy a specific collection of brain cell abnormalities that cause a progressive mental deterioration leading to death in 1906, the medical community did not recognize the condition as a disease

Family Portrait Luncheon Committee Members Seated, left to right: Ben Mazzara; 2014 FPL Co-Chairs: Jo Beth Jenkins, Linda Domino and Gerri Christopher; Becky Hunter and Carol Gary.

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until the 1960s. Since that time, awareness has increased, but not significantly until Reagan’s proclamation in the late 1980s. Ironically, the former president would later be diagnosed (1994) with and die (2004) from the disease he brought to the national forefront.

Reagan lived for 10 years after his diagnosis. Phelan was told when her mom, “Lucy V,” was diagnosed that the average life span was six to eight years after diagnosis. Lucy V lived 21 years with the disease until she was 90.

“It was slow progressing, and she was so healthy,” said Phelan. “In fact she was so healthy, she was perfect for studies. We did a lot of studies that helped develop medications for speech and memory.”

Phelan, a registered interior designer, was 36 when her mother was diagnosed. She was married to Mike Phelan, a partner with Phelan Investments, having babies and raising kids, driving carpools, making lunches, planning birthday parties and chairing carnivals.

“I couldn’t totally immerse myself in this, and I remember taking mom to a psychologist to help her find out how to deal with things, and he spoke more with me, not my mother, and said, ‘What percentage of time would you want your child to spend with you? Give her that percentage.’ And that’s what I did

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because I had kids everywhere,� recalls Phelan.

The jovial mom and creative talent who currently works and designs for her daughter, Michelle Phelan, owner of “It’s All ‘N the Presentation,� a party planning and rental business, said that was good advice, and she sought to treat her mom as if nothing was wrong. “I tell caregivers now, ‘Treat them as normal as you can. Don’t talk about them in front of them. Don’t argue with them; they just don’t understand. Patience is huge. Love them and carry on with normal acplaces and events is the cruelty tivity,’� said Phelan. “I also always allowed mom of the disease but not something caregivers to be a visitor at my house, a celebrated visitor.� should allow of themselves, according to Phelan.

Sometimes being “normal� took creativity. When “You almost forget the way they were when you Lucy V wanted to “go home to see Matt,� her debecome the person that takes care of them. You ceased husband, Phelan says instead of arguing and forget they were full of life,� said Phelan. “You must trying to convince her Mom that it wasn’t possible, remember... Mom made sure we had the best birthshe simply put her in the car and drove her for an ice cream. By the time they got the ice cream, Lucy day parties, and she was a fabulous cook. Everyone wanted to eat at her house, even boys I’d quit datV had forgotten her previous request. “Normalcy� meant Lucy V had her own apart- ing wanted to be there. She always had cake, pot ment as long as she could. It was located close to roast, red beans and rice; she was a fantastic cook. the Phelan homestead so she could be checked on She worked at the St. Anthony altar every Saturevery day. For the first seven years, Phelan says Lucy day morning, was in charge of carnivals and had V hid her disease fairly well. She just grew quiet the longest, strongest fingernails that she painted when she was confused. Over time she was unable meticulously. She sewed everything I wore, and my to move her head from side to side or stand and dolls had a dress to match. She shared her car with walk, and, for the last seven years, she was bedrid- me. I wouldn’t share my car with my kids for a milden. The family including Phelan, her brother Matt lion dollars. And although we didn’t have a lot of Nosek, her husband, her children- Keili, Lan, Dade, money, she changed my bedroom colors and bedCammy, Michelle, Mark and Mattie- Lucy V’s sew- ding seasonally. She truly was the first Martha Stewing group, friends and hired caregivers took turns art. I think she influenced me to do interior design.�

In remembrance and honor of her mother, Phelcaring for and feeding her. an has helped with the Alzheimer’s Association “I could not have cared for her without my chilFamily Portrait Luncheon the previous two years, dren, who still listen to my stories, and especially and this year, the Alzheimer’s Association is recogmy husband, who loved her like his own mother, my dear friends, as well as the kindest and sweetest nizing Phelan for her efforts. She’ll be the honorary chair at the Third Annual Family Portrait Luncheon, caregivers,� said Phelan.

Lucy V’s dependence was a surreal dichotomy Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Beaumont Country Club. in Phelan’s life. At the same time her mother was Doors open at 11 a.m. for registration and seating, having to be fed, Phelan’s youngest child, Mattie, and the luncheon and program begin at 11:30 a.m. was learning to feed herself. When Lucy V became Featured guest speaker is Tam Cummings, author of the bestselling book “Untangling Alzheimer’s.� bedridden, Mattie was taking her first steps. “This was not a sad deal; we didn’t allow it to be,� Cummings will engage and enlighten the audience said Phelan. “Lucy V went everywhere and always as she speaks on the process of Alzheimer’s disease looked pretty. She loved my babies, and they loved and the challenges of caregiving.

Complimentary valet parking will be provided. her. Even when she couldn’t get up, we’d have an For seating or sponsorship information, please conambulance bring her over. We put her under the Christmas tree so she could see it. We put her in tact Clarissa Urban at 409.833.1613 or curban@alz. the backyard so she could enjoy the outdoors. I re- org and visit www.alztex.org for more information about the disease and the Alzheimer’s Association. member the kids taking her down the street on her gurney,� Phelan laughs and then she cries. “On my 40th birthday I took her home and was helping her get undressed, and she looked at me and grabbed my face and said, ‘I know I love you, but I don’t know who you are. Are you my mother or are you my child?’� Phelan weeps. “But it 7XHVGD\ 1RY DW D P didn’t matter; she knew she loved %HDXPRQW &RXQW me. If I’m ever asked if I thought she U\ &OXE 7LFNHWV forgot me, I would say, no.�

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out for it. Pay attention to the culture.

This is hugely important, and when new employees don't do it, they come across as tone-deaf. Observe how others act, and you'll pick up a ton of information about cultural expectations. Are people compulsively on time for meetings? Do they take a real lunch or eat at their desks? What hours do most people work? Is there a lot of chitchat during the day, or do people stay focused? Do people primarily use email to communicate or do they talk in person? While you don't need to become someone you’re not, you do want to try to roughly fit into cultural parameters.

HELPFUL Jared Byrd, 30

Director of Corporate Training, Lamar Institute of Technology

Be open to learning. You may have learned lots of theory in the classroom, but it tends to change drastically when human behavior gets involved. College gave you theory; work is going to give something entirely different, so stay humble and realize your first job is going to be

largely about learning. Listen more than you talk. Soak up information about how the organization works, and the reasons why, before you offer "helpful" alternatives.

Do what you say you're going to do and by when you say you're going to do it. Always, always sticking to your word will establish you as someone reliable and trustworthy, someone who is on top of their game- and it's such rare behavior that you'll stand

Get plugged in. Stay involved with your alma mater. Build strong relationships with leaders in your indus-

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EMPOWERING Vickie Barnett, 40 (just recently)

Consumer Lending Manager, DuGood Federal Credit Union

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By all indications brilliance is on the rise here in Southeast Texas. When a call for exceptional professionals under the age of 40 was posted in August of this year, 72 candidates covering a broad array of professions and industries were submitted. Through a vetting process, a selection committee scored each candidate based on his or her academic achievements, civic leadership and volunteerism, letters of recommendation and professional accomplishments.

SoutheastTexas.com, with its partners the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and the Southeast Texas Young Professionals Organization, is proud to present the 2014 40 Under 40 Professionals in Southeast Texas covering Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties.

Find not only each candidate’s picture, name, age, title and company but also a word each chose to best describe him or herself. In addition, we asked the candidates to give advice to young professionals entering the work place.

try and community. Step outside of your comfort zone. Give back to the community you live in.

VIBRANT Marylyn Byrd, 26 Office Manager, Jefferson County WCID No. 10

I would say always be willing to go above and beyond and don't limit yourself to a set job description. Listen more than you talk, and always be ready to take notes. You will make mistakes (we all do), but it's important to learn from those mistakes.

How you handle mistakes will show your true character. Create goals and work towards them. Be sure to try to maintain a work/life balance. It's important for your professional career to have a life outside of work as well.

Be kind, don't stress, and don't waste work time doing personal things like social media. Always remember to give back to your community in the form of volunteer service. Most im-

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portantly, take a deep breath and believe in yourself. We were all in your shoes at one time or another, and we have made it this far.

DRIVEN Dwayne Champagne, 30 Financial Advisor, MobilOil Financial Group

I would tell any young professional entering the workforce to never give in to setbacks. Business, just like life, will throw you a "curve ball" from time to time, and you will even strike out. The key is dusting yourself off and moving on to the next at bat with all of your focus and effort.

HAPPY Heather Champion, M.Ed., LPC, 39 Program Director for Crisis & Intake, Spindletop Center

My best advice is to find a good mentor. I have been fortunate to work with several fantastic leaders over the years, and they have helped

shape my path. Wherever you are in your career path, look around you and find those individuals who embody the leadership traits you admire- then learn from them!

PURPOSEFUL Melissa Chance, 37 Controls Advisor, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Find a career that you truly love and would even do if you had to work for free. That way, as you advance through your career, all promotions will be like icing on the cake!

CHARISMATIC Gregory Clark, 25 Jefferson County Officer CSCD, Jefferson County Probation Office

A young professional can easily develop the mentality that they alone are responsible for their success.

However, I have learned that the difference between success and failure is a great team. Aristotle said it best:

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FOCUSED Malachi Daws, 30 Owner/Attorney, The Daws Firm, PLLC

I would advise young people entering the workforce to obtain an advanced education as soon as possible. It is much easier to make the sacrifices necessary to do earlier in life rather than later.

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learning your profession. I would not be the person I am today, or as successful, without the help of my mentors. Always do what you say you are going to do; it lets people know that you are reliable and trustworthy. You will stand out for it. Last but not least, always listen more than you talk.

I would advise anyone who is entering the workforce to find someone who has already achieved the level of success they desire to achieve, and then ask that person to be their mentor. Successful people want to help others become successful.

ALTRUISTIC Dr. Snehal Doshi, 39 Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas

To persevere and not be discouraged when faced with adversity, and to believe in themselves and in their dreams.

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DEDICATED Traci Gates, 34

BELIEVER Ronda Harkey, 37

Instructor, Management & Marketing, Lamar University

Food Service Manager, Victory Medical Center Beaumont

Partner, Orgain, Bell & Tucker, LLP

My favorite quote, by author Jim Collins, says, "Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline." It is easy to play the victim by blaming everything that happens on other people, other things, or the situation in general.

Success, though, comes to those who own the opportunity to pursue and achieve it. By making the choice to create a new and unique way forward, and following through with the disciplined execution of that choice, we achieve the goals toward which we strive. The opportunity to be successful is available to everyone, but only those who consciously choose the disciplined path toward success actually succeed.

I always tell my interns and young chefs wanting to take this road as a career you have to be dedicated, honest, loyal and always willing to learn because you are not always right. It is important to step out of your comfort zone because that is the only way to challenge yourself and succeed. Don't ever second guess yourself. Go with your gut feeling because it is usually right. Always think before you react; first impressions last a lifetime.

FORTHRIGHT Casey Gates, 38 Executive Chef, Aramark CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth

Give back. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t step on others to get ahead. Lead by empowering others. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been my experience that people are more productive if you play to their strengths and they are able to take ownership of what they do.

ADVOCATE Ryan Gertz, 37 Founder and Partner, The Gertz Law Firm

Learn how to speak well in front of others. Whether you are a doctor, a lawyer, an accountant or a business executive, the ability to take information you have just obtained and relay it to others in a clear, concise manner will set you apart from your peers.

You will interview better, be seen as a leader, and command higher pay and benefits. Some people are blessed with the ability to do this, but for most people it requires practice. Take every opportunity to do so. When you are good at speaking, your life will be better for it.

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nity. Value people and listen to their ideas, particularly if they are different from yours. Dedicate yourself to lifetime learning so that you can pioneer and promote new ideas, causes and goodwill both at work and in the community.

PASSIONATE Ashley Hebert, 35 It's not enough to be educated in your field, you must have a passion for what you're doing. Also, don't forget to pay your taxes.

look for when promotions are available. If you settle into your job, and do what you love to do, it is only a matter of time before someone takes notice and you are given an opportunity for more responsibility. Be patient, work hard and it will come to you.

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DRIVEN Jason Henderson, 35

Owner, Painting with a Twist

Director of Operations, Acadian Ambulance Service

Be patient. Come to work on time, do your job to the best of your ability, be nice to people and good things will come. If you are always chasing the next big opportunity, you will never exhibit the stability most employers

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Learn everything you can.

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VIVACIOUS Vanessa Holmes, 33 Reporter/Anchor, KBMT ABC/KJAC NBC

In life, you will face ups and downs.

Do not expect anything to be handed to you. Work hard for your goals, and never let anyone deter you from becoming successful. Never give up!

VISIONARY Kristyn Eunecia Hunt, 35 Media Communications Specialist, Port Arthur Independent School District

Don't be afraid to take a job that doesn't pay well in order to get to where you want to be. Be realistic. Not every job will pay the big bucks in the beginning, but if you truly enjoy what

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you do, the payoff will come in ways you couldn't imagine. Doors will open if we stay focused, trust in God and follow through with His plan.

TENACIOUS Christopher Kovatch, 34 Business Relationship Manager, Golden Triangle Business Banking, Wells Fargo Bank

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to ask questions.

No one knows everything. Take every chance to learn something new. Realize that every task, no matter how small, is an opportunity to grow. Be open to othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ideas. Set career goals and develop a realistic plan to achieve them. This plan isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t something that is developed in its entirety overnight,

but rather is something that is constantly built upon based on your experiences and adjusted as you are discovering who you are and where you want to go. My plan has evolved as I have grown in my career and that has made all the difference in the world.

DISCERNING René C. Latiolais, 32 Community Relations Coordinator, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas

I read an article once titled “10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Entering the Workforce.” A few of the items really stuck with me. 1. Nothing is more valuable than a mentor. I have always reached out to the leaders of the organization I work for in an effort to gain the most knowledge I can. Ask lots of questions! 2. Fortune favors the bold. Always be prepared to take a shot at something! 3. Always add value. You never want to be the one that they say “oh, she can be replaced.” You’ll go much farther providing as much value to as many people as you can without expecting anything in return. I have consistently tried to follow these guidelines throughout my career.

POSITIVE Kate Leverett, 27 Attorney, Germer, PLLC

Find a mentor, someone who will take the time to teach you, introduce you to people in your profession, answer your questions, and help you reach your full potential in your profession.

I am lucky because my supervising partner is my mentor, and he has taken the time to teach me and introduce me to people in the community. It helps having someone you can talk to and trust in the workplace.

LOYAL Tina Marshall, 39 Vice President Operations, Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce

Be flexible and welcome changes!

Schedules are meant to be broken.

Take it in stride and use it as an opportunity to grow as a leader. Embrace every “change” as a challenge, and find a quote to live by! My favorite quote, “It’s easier to think outside the box if you don’t draw one around yourself.” – Jason Kravitz AMBITIOUS Lauren Martin, 32 Partner/Designer, K&K Designs

The advice I would give to young professionals entering the workforce would be to not be afraid to try new things and to step outside of your comfort zone. Never say no to opportunities. You never know where they can take you personally and in your career.

DEPENDABLE Rebekah Maxwell, 25 Marketing Consultant, ReStep Marketing and Director of In-Pursuit of Ethics, Better Business Bureau serving Southeast Texas

Advice for young people: When someone gives you an opportunity, grab it with both hands!

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2014 40 UNDER 40 SELECTION COMMITTEE Paul Chargois Jeff Dyson Mary Ann Reid Jim Rich Lynae Sanford Paul Stein Shelly Vitanza Russ Waddill John Worthington

President/CEO SoutheastTexas.com Director MBA Program/Graduate Certificates, Lamar University Community Relations Supervisor, Southeast Texas Acadian Ambulance Service President, the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Marketing Manager, Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts Vice President Marketing, TCG Marketing Vice President Marketing, SoutheastTexas.com Partner, Neos Marketing Outside Sales Representative, Classic Forms & Products, Inc.

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Some of the best things in my life and career have been the result of someone suggesting I look into an opportunity. And then I gave it all I could regardless of what happened.

INSPIRING Stephen Morgan, 39 Theater Director, Beaumont Independent School District

Never stop learning. Knowledge is the one thing that no one can ever take from you.

INNOVATIVE Stephanie Molina, 36 Director of Marketing, Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau

Surround yourself with uplifting mentors and intelligent professionals so that you are able to learn by example. Be positive and project confidence, but strive daily to earn respect from each person on your team at all levels. Planning and goal setting are vital to focus and daily productivity. Enjoy your craft, and when challenges arrive, approach them as an opportunity to grow.

Edison Plaza, 350 Pine St. Downtown Beaumont Kerry Moncla

Stephanie Molina

Stephen Morgan

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AUTHENTIC Mitchell Normand, 29

SPIRITED Dade Phelan, 39

Human Resource Generalist, City of Beaumont

Partner, Phelan Investments

My motto is to always remain humble along life's journey. It is imperative to value every person and experience because this is what made you who you are today and will define who you become tomorrow.

My advice would be to learn how to "do something.â&#x20AC;? It is a simple concept, but so many of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth enter the workforce with a fine education, but without a marketable skill-set to succeed in a rapidly changing environment.

CONSISTENT Danielle Pardue, 32 Manager of Marketing and Communications, CHRISTUS Hospital- St. Elizabeth and St. Mary

Be the driving force behind your success, and never settle for less than you know you are capable of. Set goals, but evaluate and change them as needed. Work hard, challenge yourself and above all believe in YOU!

TENACIOUS Jes Prince, 35 Commercial Sales/Leasing Agent

The most valuable advice that I could offer to any person entering the workforce is to be vigilant in RESPECTING the experience and knowledge of others. Everyone has something to offer you on your jour-

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Based on my own experiences, I have learned that when you are mindful of respecting what others have learned, you are more observant in general.

Mastering the art of observation is invaluable. Never allow yourself to become complacent about that.

GRATEFUL Katie Fusilier Rather, 34 Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Lamar State College- Orange

Get involved in a community organization such as the Kiwanis or Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club. Doing so gives you the opportunity to be a part of positive efforts in your area. Also, network with lead-

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Don't get discouraged; you will have as many failures as you will successes. The key is how you handle the failures. And never take anything personally. Remember, it's just business.

Check the emotions at the door.

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RESILIENT Sharae Bassett Reed, 31 Attorney, City of Beaumont

1. Work hard. Hard work goes a long way, and you should never un-

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flection of you and the legacy youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll leave. 3. Expect nothing. With the exception of receiving a paycheck, you should expect nothing in return for doing a good job. 4. Self evaluate. Set professional goals and benchmarks for yourself. Always look for ways to improve yourself and your performance. 5. Love what you do. If you love what you do 1-4 will be accomplished effortlessly.

derestimate the value of working your way up through the ranks. 2.

Strive for perfection. Do everything, even the simple things, as if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CNN newsworthy. Your work is a direct re-

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Passion. It's the difference between average and excellence.

COMPASSIONATE Dr. Amy Townsend, 39 Physician, Amy Townsend, MD

Strive to be better today than you were yesterday. This will ensure two things: 1. You are always making forward progress. We should work each day to improve ourselves and the world around us.

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Improvement does not happen passively. 2. You are working to be the best "YOU" that you can possibly be.

We all have different talents and skills.

Comparing yourself to others will almost always leave you disappointed.

When we use others as our benchmark, we often either set unrealistic goals or underestimate our potential.

Look inside yourself to find inspiration and set small goals each day. A little work each day will one day turn into a monumental achievement.

ENTHUSIASTIC Emily Wheeler, 28 Sales and Marketing Division Manager, City of Beaumont Event Facilities

You can learn something from everyone you meet. Save business cards, keep in contact and remem-

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RESOLUTE Ashley White, 32 Digital Communications Manager, Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau

Don't be afraid to ask questions, and always be eager to learn from those around you. I find I am often pleasantly surprised by the fact that people want to help others achieve their goals, especially young leaders.

Take ownership of what you do, and look for opportunities to advance yourself personally and professionally, despite age or experience. There are plenty of free resources online (and an answer to everything on Google!).

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By Shelly Vitanza Haunted by holiday shopping experiences of Christmases past…traffic, long lines, “Out of Stock” signs and aching feet, back and shoulders? Not this year. Several Southeast Texas organizations are easing buyers’ burdens, making shopping fun, entertaining and spirit (not the spooky kind) filled.

LA SOIREE FASHION NIGHT

Even before you carve your turkey, get a jumpstart on your gift-giving list and join the caravan for Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation- La Soiree Fashion Night, Friday, Nov. 14. Replace inconvenience with a cocktail, irritation with entertainment and frustration with food, friends and a one-of-a-kind fashion fleet to 10 boutiques, driver included.

This vogue voyage begins at Howell Furniture Gallery at 5:30 p.m. for appetizers, cocktails and entertainment. Every shopper gets a commemorative tote bag and discount booklet before loading in limousines for local boutiquing at- Luxe Boutique, Mathews Jewelers, YaYa Club, Talbots, Purple Door, The Flagship Mailroom, Gaudie & Co., Bella Bella, Monica’s Mark and Pink Chandelier, where additional discounts, in-store specials, refreshments and surprises continue this rarest of retail therapy nights.

Tickets for the Fashion Night are $50, and everyone is a VIP with escorts (Lamar University athletes), limo and bag-handling service as well as an end-of-the-evening party back at Howell for desserts, entertainment and door prizes.

Proceeds from Fashion Night benefit Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation and serve as the warm-up event to La Soiree “NY State of Mind,” Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, the ultimate fashion gala in Southeast Texas.

For tickets to Fashion Night or La Soiree gala, call 409.212.6110 or email foundation@bhset.net.

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A VERY MERRY MAIN STREET MARKET

Mistletoe meets merchandise, and the kiss explodes in a three-day holiday shopping extravaganza- the Junior League of Beaumontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Very Merry Main Street Market (MSM), Dec. 4, 5 and 6. The annual event at the Beaumont Civic Center features vendors from around the country. Jingle all the way to find everything from wiggle racers and heirloom clothing for kids, grill mats, muscle stimulators, capes and wraps, Christmas dĂŠcor, fudge and chalk paint, wine frappe and orthopedic flip flops. No other event brings as many vendors- 70representing such a wide array of products.

In addition to checking your Christmas gift list off at every turn, rock around the Christmas tree to the marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big events. On Thursday, Dec. 4 market hours are from 4 to 9 p.m., and the evening features a ladies night out (Guys are welcome. Someone has to carry the shopping bags.) which includes an ugly Christmas sweater contest and a chance to win a diamond necklace from Mathews Jewelers.

Friday, Dec. 5 market hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a holiday luncheon with style show at noon, and that evening at the Jefferson Theatre the League and the City of Beaumont will feature the holiday classic, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Polar Expressâ&#x20AC;? at 6:30 p.m.

On the final day, Saturday, Dec. 6, market hours kick off at 10 a.m. with a Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workshop.

Children get to meet Santa and have their picture taken but also make reindeer food, holiday crafts and write letters to the jolly man. At the close of the market at 5 p.m. the League will give away two fabulous prizes in a Jingle Bell Drawing. Tickets are $25.

The first winner will receive a 48-volt Precedent Golf Cart and the second winner a $500 Visa gift card.

General admission tickets are $8; children under 10 years of age are free. To purchase tickets in advance call the League office at 409.832.0873 or go the website juniorleaguebeaumont.org.

BEAU REVE ARTISAN MARKET

After Black Friday, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Small Business Saturday, so on Saturday, Nov. 29 Beau Reve is making merry offering an Artisan Market on the grounds of this beautiful Victorian home in Port Arthur.

The festive â&#x20AC;&#x153;go-localâ&#x20AC;? market will include a variety of vendors with a focus on local artisans and craftsmen, unique, handcrafted, vintage and new items. Several vendors include Bayou Something Boutique, Jeweled Treasures, Glass Dove, Francheska & Jacqueline, Pieces of Shady Oak, Herbal Insanity, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Young Living Essential Oils and Thirty-One, to name a few.

Shop from 8-11 a.m. kid free. Beginning at 8 a.m. the venue will open its carriage house with a breakfast for the kiddos, which includes pictures with none other than Santa Claus, plus hot chocolate, cookies and crafting. Other characters will provide entertainment including the Grinch and some Whos from Whoville with the Nederland Performing Arts Center â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whimsical Christmas.â&#x20AC;?

The one-day event ends at 4 p.m. with a drawing for a large gift basket, filled with donations from each vendor. Proceeds from the drawing will be donated a local charity. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beneficiary, the

Rock Outreach, used money to buy toys to give to needy families on Christmas Eve. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free to attend the market on 4400 Atlantic Road in Port Arthur. For questions about the market or to become a vendor email beaurevemkt@ gmail.com, or call Carol at 409.719.7511.

ST. STEPHENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Santa shops here, and you should, too. St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holiday Bazaar is Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Broce Hall beside the church at 4090 Delaware.

Local artisans, craftsmen and home-based business operators display a variety of goods for unique giftgiving. Certainly thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas dĂŠcor to deck the halls but also jewelry, wood furniture and wooden carvings, Scentsy fragrances, hand-knitted items, natural soaps and bath products, American Girl Doll clothes and more, like FOOD! This holiday market features an incredible bake sale plus breakfast and lunch. Breakfast from 8-10 a.m. features a scrumptious egg casserole, biscuits and sausage gravy, and orange juice for $6 or a la carte. Lunch is Southern-style chicken and sausage gumbo with salad and bread from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for $9 or a la carte. Add bread pudding for $5. Eat the lunch platter onsite or get a quart of hot or frozen gumbo to go for $12. Also find frozen St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gumbo at the Beaumont Farmers Market the first three Saturdays in November.

Money raised from this day of holiday happiness goes to community outreach through the Episcopal Church Women. Call the church office for more information, 409.892.4227.

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SHOP TIL U DROP EXTRAVAGANZA Ford Park, 5115 IH-10 S., Beaumont, 409.951.5400, shoptiludropextravaganza@gmail.com

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ST. MARKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHILI SUPPER & BAZAAR St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, 680 Calder, Beaumont, 409.833.3405

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Infant Jesus Catholic Church, 243 S. LHS Drive, Lumberton, 409.755.1734

NOV. 15, 10 A.M.-4 P.M.

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH ANNUAL VENDOR FAIR 8105 FM 1442, Orange, 409.553.9291

NOV. 20, 7-9 P.M.

FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA 1315 S. 27th St., Nederland, wendi@fellowshipnederland.com

NOV. 22, 8 A.M.-3 P.M. FALL BAZAAR

Wesley United Methodist Church Praise and Worship Center, 3810 North Major Dr., Beaumont, 409.892.7733

NOV. 29, 11 A.M.-7 P.M.

JASPER'S CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK FESTIVAL Sandy Creek Park, Marvin Hancock Dr. @ W. Houston St., Jasper, 409.489.2592

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DOORBUSTER OR A CYBUYER? Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the busiest shopping day of the year. It's the day when an estimated 100 million turkey-stuffed consumers hit big retailers before dawn to ensure dibs on technology and toys, kicking off the holiday shopping season.

But some consumers forgo brick and mortar for the mall of the Internet. Online sales launch the Monday after Thanksgiving, called Cyber Monday since 2005.

While not as competitive, click-it gifting incites consumers to buy "now."

Are you part of the consumer feeding frenzy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Black Friday Doorbuster or a CyBuyer? We asked a few questions on a Facebook poll to determine Southeast Texansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leanings when it comes to these huge shopping days, and here are the results.

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According to our Facebook Poll, more Southeast Texans will shop Cyber Monday, December 1 than Black Friday, Nov. 28! Of those surveyed the 29- to 38-year-olds were the most likely Black Friday shoppers. The 39 and older group were the more likely Cybuyers, saving their seasonal dollars for Cyber Monday. The youngest respondents, the 18- to 28-year-olds, wanted to wait and see on both days what deals could be had before committing. Another clear distinction in the poll about the two big shopping days is goods. Not one shopper said he/she would buy jewelry on Black Friday and only a few (11 percent) would look for clothing that day, while nearly half of the Cyber Monday shoppers (44 percent) said they would look for clothing and 22 percent said jewelry.

Electronics was ranked high on both shopping lists.

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• Printer • Dell notebooks for $99 • A pair of custom-dyed, never-been-laced Doc Martens for $16

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On a recent trip to Beaumont's first CSA (community supported agriculture) farm, Donna's Farms, I was mesmerized by all of the flowering blooms from the towering 10-foot tall okra trees. The blooms looked like hibiscus flowers.

That's when I learned that okra is in the hibiscus family. I was lucky enough to harvest baskets of red and green okra, a plethora of assorted peppers, baby greens, baby eggplant, black Russian radishes and whatever else they would let me get my hands on.

We were eagerly greeted by Donna's husband, Steve Heironimus. He was excited to give us a tour of his gardens and explain all of his hard work that he puts into the land. Heironimus has based his farm/CSA philosophy and techniques on those of Joe Salatin of Polyface Farms.

"We are in the redemption business- healing the land, healing the food, healing the economy and healing the culture."

Steve and Donna Heironimus have a real love for the land that they work. Every living thing on or around the farm has a job. The roaming chickens in their mobile coops serve as the farm's lawnmower, dirt cultivator and organic fertilizer unit. I was fascinated with their brood of turkeys. They were so curious and anxious to meet us and show off their pretty tail feathers.

We left the farm that day with a sense of fulfillment, honor, respect and appreciation for the farmers who are working their hands alongside their souls and hearts to bring us healthful, natural and amazingly fresh produce and poultry.

As we think about Thanksgiving this year when we gather around the table with our families and loved ones and break bread, take a moment of your time and thank all of the farmers: the men and the women who work from sunup to sundown to bring us fresh food that nourishes our bodies.

This year I put up my tomato and okra ratatouille in the freezer so that I can serve it to all of my out-of-town family during the holidays. It will make for good fodder and a delicious taste of local vegetables. We've a lot to be proud of in this area. I'd personally like to thank all the farmers who I've met at the local Beaumont Farmer's Market that has been successfully headed up

by Becky Stedman. Thank you to all of the volunteers and Sharon Begnaud for making the Giving Field on Liberty such a success by feeding the hungry. Thank you Rebecca Boone for being the driving force behind the Slow Food Movement and bringing awareness to eating locally and fresh. Thank you, Tom Matthews for creating the sustainable Lamar community garden. All vegetables are donated to the food bank and some other place. Thank you to Rachel Wilson for coming home and working the land and bringing us such amazing vegetables!

I look forward to a bright and booming future of Southeast Texas, and I look forward to cooking all of the bounty that comes from the local dirt.

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SHEILA GENTRY MAKES THE GARTH HOUSE HER VOLUNTEER HOME Since 1991 the Garth House has been a safe home-like environment for alleged child victims to tell their stories of physical and/or sexual abuse.

In a safe and secure environment, children’s stories are digitally recorded so investigative agencies can view the DVD’s instead of repeatedly questioning the children. For more than half of that time, Sheila Gentry has been a critical volunteer joining the Garth House on its mission to break the cycle of child abuse one child at a time. Gentry, a 56-yearold wife and mom of three grown sons, talks of her work, the programs she has helped implement and the importance of supporting the Garth House Pour Les Enfants gala Nov. 20.

Q: What’s your background and where are you from?

A: Originally I’m from Worcester, Mass., but I moved to Texas when I was 15. Because my husband, Greg Gentry, works for Valero Corporation, we’ve lived all over but moved to Southeast Texas 15 years ago. In the business world I have a background in commercial banking; very specifically I was an executive secretary in commercial loans at Texas Commerce Bank in Dallas. I haven’t worked out of the home since my three boys were born.

The oldest is 29.

Q: When and why did you start volunteering for the Garth House?

A: Whenever we moved somewhere, I always started volunteering because it’s a great way to meet people and give back to the community. I learned volunteering from my parents. They were European immigrants who always helped others, especially those in need. I learned to serve others by their example. It’s just a great way to get involved. Why I

Sheila Gentry and Jack on the job at the Garth House.

picked the Garth House? ? I have no idea. I just saw a great need and children in general pull at my heart strings, especially victims of abuse. When a family comes with a child, a volunteer sits with the family during the child's interview and then sits with the child while the family is talking with the family support worker, a staff member. I also did and do clerical work. Being a nonprofit organization, they just can’t operate without their volunteers. And, they are so thankful and appreciative of their volunteers, they make it easy. Marion Tanner, the Executive Director, is truly amazing, as well as her caring and giving staff. They all wear many hats and work closely together at whatever task is needed.

Q: What volunteer jobs have you done and what programs have you served?

A: Each Monday morning for the past 10 years, I have visited with new moms about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), Postpartum Depression/Baby Blues, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) at St. Elizabeth Hospital. I've seen moms as young as 14 and 15 years old who just need to be educated about these important things. It is a great program that the Garth House began in 2004 in most of the area hospitals. The Garth House staff researches the child fatalities each month and since there were babies dying from SBS they decided to get out in the public to teach moms how to deal with colicky babies who cry a lot and to always be careful of who they leave their baby with, someone they trust.

Garth House started this program, and volunteers go to every hospital. We try and get a volunteer every day of the week, but oftentimes there are not enough volunteers. On Monday afternoons, I serve as a friend of the child and do secretarial or clerical tasks.

The other work I do is related to the newest program – Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training. There is great need to educate people to prevent sexual abuse from happening and to teach people to avoid and recognize sexual abuse. The Garth House adopted the program that is a video and training manual. We go out in the public now to different organizations who work with children like daycare workers and church workers and teach it. But also the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has made it mandatory in school districts to have this training by the end of the year. All schools in districts, all teachers, must take this two-hour program.

We started this program in 2010 and so far I have taught 20 classes and trained over 300 adults. It’s a great program, and we offer it at the Garth House every third Tuesday of every month. It’s open to the public and serves as continuing education for many daycare and church workers The other service I provide is a home for Jack, the Garth House’s therapy and greeting dog. Jack needed a home, so nine years ago we took him in. He is a great therapy dog during the day at the Garth House, but when he walks in our door he is a dog – runs, plays and swims. He has touched many children's lives who have come to the Garth

House, bringing them much joy as well as our family. Everyone loves Jack!

Q: What’s the importance of the Pour Les Enfants (PLE) Gala?

A: This event is the biggest and largest fundraiser for the year for the Garth House. PLE is pretty much what they operate on aside from some grants. The community as a whole has supported it for years.

This year I’ll do the silent auction, and we have about 40 to 50 items; 20 to 25 are similar to last year’s auction items, but we’ve added about 20 new items this year including an original pet oil painting of the purchaser’s pet by a loca artist; large, handmade dog bed (hand embroidered with purchaser’s dog’s name); a Mah Jong set and travel bag with the monogram of purchaser; fine wine basket and accessories; homemade sugary PLE cookies and hand-embroidered pillow cases for a sweet dreams package; kids’ teepee with camping gear and s‘more package; Legos; rebar Christmas trees; book club basket with books, wine, throw, reading glasses; college baskets for A&M, UT, LSU, Lamar; James Avery jewelry; gifts from McManus Co. and Alyson Jon Interiors, beach furniture piece from Parker Lumber, something special from For Heaven's Sake, and Cowboys, Rockets and Astros tickets as well as a Valero basket with day passes to the Texas Valero Open. All of the money, about $9 million, made during the Open goes to children’s charities in the U.S. Some of the money goes to the Garth House. That’s a great big package because it is a PGA tournament.

The Garth House Pour Les Enfant Gala

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Thursday, Nov. 20, 6-10 p.m.

1895 McFaddin, Beaumont Tickets are $100 per person; sponsorships are available from $500-$7500.

In addition, the Garth House is raffling a

2014 JEEP WRANGLER! Tickets are $100 with the drawing taking place the night of Pour Les Enfants, but you need not be present to win.

Call 409.838.9084 to secure your tickets for Pour Les Enfants and raffle tickets for the chance to win a new Jeep.

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WINING

DRINKING DRY

By Gerald Patrizi Wine Manager at Debbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liquor

I think we all have a handle on what a dry day is in Southeast Texas. Few and far between, right? Same goes for my dry humor! Through my many years in the wine trade, I have found the biggest misconception people have about wine is what exactly a dry wine is. I find myself giving this explanation more often than not.

The short explanation for dry wine is easy: a wine with no more fermentable sugars.

You see, grapes contain sugar, and through the process of fermentation, the sugar is turned into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide we get rid of, and the alcohol, we keep. Stop this process too soon, and you have residual sugar and a sweet wine. Let the process go to the end, and you have no more fermentable sugars and a "dry wine"!

Understanding what this means to the beverage is another story because people confuse dry with bitter, dry with something that makes you pucker, and dry with just plain yuck. Misconceptions abound, and I think the primary reason for this is due to the tannins that are extracted from the grape skins in both red and sometime white wines. Red wines receive more skin contact to extract color whereas white generally receive less or none at all. Tannins can give a dry taste in the mouth like pecan shell pulp and are present in all wines to some degree but can also be masked by the residual sugar present in sweet wines. This often bitter taste is what confuses most people.

Remember, dry means no more fermentable sugars. Every wine should have a good fruit taste regardless of

Gerald Patrizi the degree of dryness, and some degree of tannins must be present to give a wine structure and longevity.

Some young wines may have more structure and therefore more tannins that need bottle age to resolve themselves. A good example of this is red Bordeaux. Eventually the tannins smooth out, and the fruit flavors reveal themselves. Wines made in this style may take anywhere from two to 20 years to reveal their true identity. There are lots of wines, however, that are dry and present a balanced fruit and tannin profile. They are produced to be drunk within the first four to five years of their release and will not last 10 or 20, but that was never the intent.

So, when people tell me they do not like dry wine, my answer is to introduce them to a young wine with the fresh fruit taste of the grape and without the disproportionate presence of tannins. Examples can be found in all varietals of wine; just ask at your local wine shop. You might be surprised by the fact that you really will enjoy drinking dry. Salute!

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BREW REVIEW

BEER GEEK HEAVEN: ON LOCATION AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL

By Brandon East DENVER- Walking in the convention hall of the 33rd Annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is truly a sensory overload. This event represents the largest selection of American beers Other highlights included a couple of rare beer ever served on the planet! The Denver Convention Center swarms with 49,000 beer geeks samtastings around town. Most notably the Pints for pling 3,500 beers from 710 breweries over three days. All tickets sold out in 32 minutes.

Prostates Denver Rare Beer Tasting, where I samRegardless of which of the 50 states you come from, you can find beer that you can’t get in your pled around 35 of the 60 extremely rare brews. home state. It was great seeing Southeast Texas represented at the festival, so I had to stop by “The Denver Rare Beer Tasting is about the pasCornel’s Brewing Company and give my buddy Corey Nelson a quick fist bump and take a swig of sion and craftsmanship behind some of America’s his “Pecan Pie” before heading off to try some beers not available in Texas. hardest-to-find brews,” said Rick Lyke, beer writer, So many breweries are provincial and choose, even though they have a national reputation, to prostate cancer survivor and founder of Pints sell beer only in their home state. Their volume may not be huge, but their reputation is. Shorts for Prostates. “There is this nexus between beer Brewing Company of Bellaire, Mich., is one of these breweries and boasts several dessert-inspired and guys and guys and prostate cancer. It has allowed [Pints for Prostates] to have a converbeers like Strawberry Shortscake (golden ale with fresh strawberries and milk sugar), Key Lime Pie sation with guys where they are a little more (made with fresh limes, milk sugar, graham cracker and marshmallow fluff) and Bourbon Carrot likely to listen: either a pub or beer festival.”

Cake (made with carrot, marshmallow, vanilla, maple syrup, orange zest, walnuts, pecans and spices, Prostate cancer is a leading killer of guys with aged in bourbon barrels). All very delicious. about 240,000 men diagnosed in the U.S. every Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head said, “In essence 99.99 percent of the breweries in this room can’t year, so 4,600 guys will hear they have prostate afford TV ads or billboards. We’ve grown as an industry because the consumer has chosen to supcancer this week, and 30,000 men will die this port us, and they act as evangelists, and they tell their less beer-savvy friends about us.” year of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is The festival is also about the competition, and five states won half the medals. Two hundred twennearly 100 percent beatable when detected ty-six beer judges from around the world judged 5,689 beers in 90 categories, making this annual comearly and approached with proper and quick petition the largest commercial beer competition in the world. Texas medical treatment. faired very well this year with 16 total medals.

Somewhere 35,000 feet over Northwest Texas, heading back to Houston, I reflected on the opulent four-day bender in the At Avery, a few of us sampled breweryMile-High City with several friends that unfolded with copiexclusive oak-aged wild/sour ales and barous consumption in a tamed (yet sometimes hazy) fashion rel-aged imperial stouts. Founder Adam and focused on a couple of key takeaways: Avery responded to a question on how they keep themselves innovative: “We’re • People love good beer, not trying to be innovative; that’s just no matter where it’s from. who we are. That’s the advantage we • Beer brings people together, which can have at Avery, is that it’s just not me. become a catalyst for spurring friendships, I have a bunch of different guys who ideas, inspiration and change. are as adventurous and crazy as I am wanting to develop different kinds of beer flavors. It just so happens that some of those things are what other brewers are doing, and it’s funny that most of those guys are all my friends.”

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VISUAL ARTS

LEGACY OF POTTERY REVEALED

By Melissa Tilley The Stark Museum of Art is currently hosting an exhibition of Newcomb Pottery, considered one of the most significant collections of American art pottery of the 20th century, which displays not only the striking beauty of the objects, but also emphasizes the legacy of the women who created them.

“Women, Art, & Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise” will be on view through Jan. 3, 2015, at the museum.

“This exhibition is a great regional asset,” said Sarah Boehme, Stark Museum of Art curator. “Our collection generally emphasizes American art of the West and is male dominated, and this exhibition emphasizes the South and focuses on the women.”

The exhibition tells the story of the Newcomb Pottery enterprise, an experiment of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans, Tulane University’s former women’s college, which was an unprecedented opportunity for Southern women to train as artists and support themselves financially.

Running from 1895 through 1940, the enterprise helped these women to make an enduring mark on American art and industry. Life-size photographs of the women in their classrooms make visitors feel like they are watching the artists work to produce the world-renowned pottery, metalwork, textiles, bookbinding, jewelry and other artifacts that are on view.

The exhibition features more than 125 objects by more than 60 artists. Pieces on view show that Newcomb Pottery came out of the Arts and Crafts movement and reflected the designs evocative of the American South, inspired by Louisiana iana flora and fauna and crafted from local and regional clay. They display the emphasis phasis on outlines and the color cobalt blue, which became identified with the he pottery in the early years. Other works show the influence of the flowingg lines of the Art Nouveau period and then the modern, angular designss of the Art Deco movement. Boehme pointed out that the artists kept a very strong emphasis on their regional identity throughout.

In addition to the exhibition, the Stark Museum Education Department has created a gallery of hands-on activities that allows visi-tors to decorate pots themselves and carve their own tiles. A ceramicssfocused scavenger hunt gets younger museum visitors involved as well. ell.

The exhibition is an effort of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling ing Exhibition Service’s partnership with Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane lane University in New Orleans and will tour nationally. e. For The Stark Museum of Art is located at 712 Green Ave. in Orange. more information, visit www.starkmuseum.org.

Art Museum of Southeast Texas

Stark Museum of Art

500 Main, Beaumont, 409.832.3432 Dornith Doherty, through Jan. 4 Celia Eberle: In the Garden of Ozymandias, through Jan. 4

712 Green Ave., Orange, 409.886.2787 Women, Art, & Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise, through Jan. 3 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Glazed, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.

The Art Studio 720 Franklin St., Beaumont, 409.838.5393 Open Studio, Nov. 15, 9 a.m.

BAND NITE: Nov. 15, 7 p.m.

Kirby-Hill House 210 West Main St., Kountze, 409.246.8000 Art Show & Contest, Nov. 1, 1-4 p.m.

Temple of the Brave 1350 Pennsylvania, Beaumont, 409.880.1713 Veterans Day Exhibit, Nov. 11, 2-5 p.m.

Texas Artists Museum

1030 E. Lavaca, Beaumont, 409.880.8959 Faculty Exhibit, through Nov. 21 Senior Thesis Exhibit, Nov. 24-28 OPENING RECEPTION: Nov. 21, 7 p.m.

3501 Cultural Center Dr., Port Arthur, 409.983.4881 Liquefied: Art exhibition featuring selected works by Chrissie Leigh (Mouton), Nov. 1-30 OPENING RECEPTION: Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m.

Nederland Art Guild Meet to Paint Every Saturday 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Museum of the Gulf Coast

Victoria House

700 Procter, Port Arthur, 409.982.7000 Tall Tales: Storytelling through the Mail, through Nov. 16

Watercolor Self-Portraits by Allison Reho, Nov. 7, 7-10 p.m.

Dishman Art Museum

2110 Victoria St., Beaumont, 409.351.4496

W.H. Stark House 610 West Main Ave., Orange, 409.883.0871 Reflecting Times, through Mar. 7, 2015

“Night at the Museum: Glazed” 8-11 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14 In conjunction with the exhibit, the Stark Museum of Art is hosting “Night at the M Museum: Glazed,” an exciting evening from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, designed fo for adults 21 and older to experience art after dark. The evening features live music byy TThe Tontons from Houston, pottery demonstrations by special guest artists from The Art SStudio, Inc., interactive and hands-on art activities, a text message scavenger hunt and ddocent-led tours. The event will also include free food and soft drinks and a cash Admission is $15 per person; Stark Cultural Venues members receive a discount. bar. Ad Vase, 189 1897. Daffodil design. Underglaze painting with glossy glaze. Unknown decorator; Joseph Meyer, M potter. On loan to the Newcomb Art Gallery from Ruth Weinstein Lebovitz.

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PERFORMING ARTS

ACTRESS RETURNS HOME FOR “DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS”

By Beth Gallaspy Bridie Coughlan hit the stage for the first time in preschool as an owl in Snow White and has loved performing ever since. She was a familiar sight in school and community theater productions in Southeast Texas while growing up in Orange, but the bright lights of New York City called her away for college and a career as a makeup artist and actor.

Coughlan returns to the Southeast Texas stage this month for the first time in 13 years for the Texas debut of “My Dirty Little Secret,” a risque comedy by Hollywood playwright and acting coach Chambers Stevens.

Stevens will attend performances Nov. 7 and 8 and will host acting workshops on Nov. 8 and 9. The show, presented by Divergent Theater, features four actors playing multiple characters based on true confessions from online confession sites.

Joining Coughlan on stage will be her husband, New York actor Casey Bartolucci, and Southeast Texas actors Rachel Cain and Tyler Williams.

What was your last Southeast Texas show?

It was one of my most favorite ever“West Side Story” at Orange Community Players in summer 2001. I finished it right before all of my friends and I left for college. I played Anita, a part I’d always wanted to play. It worked out magically. My friends and my little sister were in it. It was the best way to

say goodbye to Southeast Texas and start a new thing.

What has been your favorite role?

That’s hard. Because of my type, I get to play a lot of strong women. My favorite was probably Marlene in “Top Girls” by Caryl Churchill, and I got to do my English accent, which is fun to trot out every once in a while. (Coughlan was born in Brighton, England, hometown of her father, local artist Andy Coughlan. She moved to Texas just before starting kindergarten.)

What other performances have you enjoyed?

I just did a podcast called “24 and Ditmars” that was really fun. We met weekly and recorded the episodes and released them on iTunes. It was sort of like an old-time radio play, but the story was very modern.

I worked with the performance artist Neal Medlyn on a show about Insane Clown Posse. It was wild. Being in the rehearsal process with him and seeing how someone develops a show taught me so much about creating art in general. That was one of the best experiences I’ve had in New York.

I was in a show called Season One written by a friend that was part of a festival. It was a one-act of four characters watching a TV show. It was very repetitious, but it was all in the timing. That was interesting to me to explore different ways of reaching an audience, not just through language.

You also work as a makeup artist

for a photographer who specializes in head shots for actors.

What do you enjoy about that?

I’ve always loved makeup. It’s a very powerful thing to manipulate how you look. When I’m acting, when you get into hair and makeup and costume, it takes you into that character even more. I like to apply that to real life as well. It’s cool to be whoever you want to be and use makeup as a way to express yourself to the world and make a statement about who you are.

I’ve done makeup for a couple of movies, and it’s so much fun. I never thought I would be so satisfied being on the other side of things. I’m lucky that I can make my living doing that and being an artist. I can still do theater, but I don’t have to rely on it to make money, but I still make money

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STUDENT

Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, 707 W. Main, Orange, 409.886.5535

Lamar University, 4400 S MLK Jr. Parkway, Beaumont, 409.880.2250

Sister Act Nov. 8 at 3:00 & 7:30 p.m.

Junie B. Jones In Jingle Bells Batman Smells (Kids Show) Nov. 12 at 9:30 & 11: 30 a.m.

School House of Rock (Kids Show) Nov. 19 at 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Eleemosynary Nov. 6-9 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Studio Theater Wind Ensemble & Concert Band Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. location to be announced, 409.880.8144 Alias Brass with LU Faculty Brass Quintet Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Rothwell Recital Hall, 409.880.8144 Lamar Civic Orchestra Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Setzer Student Center, 409.880.8144 Fall Dance Concert Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. at the University Theatre

COMMUNITY Beaumont Ballet Theatre Guild, Jefferson Theater, 345 Fannin Street, 409.892.0169

Fall Premiere Nov. 2 at 2:30 p.m.

Liberty Opry, 1816 Sam Houston Ave., Liberty, 877.729.9103

Opry Music & Entertainment Saturdays at 7 p.m.

Betty Greenburg Center for the Performing Arts, 4155 Laurel Avenue, Beaumont, 409.833.4664

R-rated comedy. No one under 18 admitted.

8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Nov. 7 and 8

Cocktail reception with cash bar before performances.

Betty Greenburg Center for Performing Arts, 4155 Laurel Ave., Beaumont Tickets: $20 adults, $15 Lamar students, available online at www.divergenttheater.com

through art.

What attracted you to this show and why should people come see it?

It’s cool to see all these little theater groups popping up in Southeast Texas, so people are able to do things more experimental and a little edgier.

When I was asked to come in and do this play, which is going to be fun and edgy, I said, of course, absolutely.

I’m excited to see everyone and experience Southeast Texas theater for what it has become now.

The way it’s developing with the cocktail mixer sounds so fun. We can have a lot of fun with these characters.

I think that’s one of the great things about a reading. The actors are automatically relaxed. I think that spurs creativity and a good performance.

Bat Boy, The Musical Nov. 1 at 2 & 7:30 p.m.

My Dirty Little Secret Nov. 7 & 8 at 8 & 10 p.m.

Oliver!

Nov. 21 & 22, 28 & 29 at 7:30 p.m. and 22 & 29 at 2 p.m.

Port Arthur Little Theatre, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, 409.727.7258

It’s a Wonderful Life Nov. 21-23, Nov. 28-30 at 7

AUDITIONS & WORKSHOPS First United Methodist Church, 701 Calder, 409.832.0295

Triangle Community Children's Choir Auditions Every Wednesday, 4:30 p.m.

All Saints Episcopal School, 4108 Delaware, 409.553.7968

Disney 101 Kid’s Acting Workshops Nov. 8 at 9 a.m. 2-5th grade Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. 6-12th grade Advanced Adult Commercial Workshop Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.

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BEAUMONT GOES BOLLYWOOD

By Courtney Mleczewski For the 24th year, the India Association of Southeast Texas will be hosting a magical night complete with the thrills and glamour of Bollywood at India Fest 2014. On Nov. 15, the Beaumont Civic Center will come alive with Indian culture, cuisine, fashion, music and dance.

Attendees are invited to dine on authentic Indian dishes such as tandoori chicken, paneer, samosas and naan. Local talent and dancers from area colleges will provide ongoing entertainment such as traditional Indian folk dance as well as modern, Bollywood inspired numbers. The evening’s festivities also include a bazaar where Indian fashions, jewelry and home décor will be sold.

And for the full Indian experience… get a henna tattoo!

The India Association of Southeast Texas (IAST) is a non-profit organization established in 1986, to promote cultural awareness in Southeast Texas while extending charitable donations locally, nationally and internationally. It serves as a cultural conduit between the East and the West bringing natives of India living in the Golden Triangle together and promoting cross-cultural programs. The IAST encourages activities that honor educational, social and occupational achievements in the association and across various communities and organizations.

India Fest will be full of sights, sounds and flavors that may be new to some Southeast Texans. Below are a few things common in Indian culture that you will have the opportunity to sample.

FOOD Naan: A leavened, oven-baked flatbread popular in West, Central and Southern Asia.

Samosas: A fried or baked pastry with savory filling such as spiced potatoes, onions and sometimes ground lamb, beef or chicken.

Paneer: A fresh cheese common in Western and Southern Asian cuisine.

DANCE Dandiya Raas: The traditional Indian folk dance that depicts a mock fight between a goddess and a demon-king; often nicknamed “The Sword Dance.”

Bhangra: Traditional Indian dance celebrating the harvest.

CLOTHING Sari: A female garment that consists of a drape that is typically wrapped around the waist with one end draped over the shoulder baring the midriff.

Lehnga: A form of skirt that is long and pleated, often intricately embroidered. It is popular attire for festivals and weddings.

Sherwani: A long, coat-like garment popular in Southern Asia. It was traditionally associated with the aristocracy of the Indian culture.

Nero Jacket: A hip-length coat for men featuring an unfolded stand up collar.

Many of the activities organized by the group, including India Fest, yield proceeds to sustain the organization and promote other causes in the area, such as Boys Haven, the March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society. The group also raises funds for international and national relief for areas devastated by natural disasters, including the Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Rita and Oklahoma tornados. A portion of the proceeds from India Fest will be donated to local charities.

The association strives to bring the community closer, believing that tradition has no geographical, linguistic, social or religious barriers, proven by its collaborative culturally diverse programs.

The India Fest social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., and dinner is at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $30 each at www.iastbmt. org or at Balaji Indian Food, 4325 Calder Ave. in Beaumont.

Don’t hesitate to bring the whole family; babysitting services will be provided at the event for children under 12.

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ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS Weekly Mondays 8:30 AM Clifton Steamboat Museum Mondays, Clifton Steamboat Museum, 409.842.3162 Saturdays 8:00 AM Beaumont Farmer's Market, Beaumont Athletic Complex Basketball Court 1 8:00 AM Fall Rose Show, Beaumont Botanical Center, Tyrrell Park, 409.842.3135 9:00 AM Shop Til U Drop Extravaganza, Ford Park, 409.951.5400 9:00 AM Scarecrow Festival 2014, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409.670.9113 11:00 AM Lamar University Homecoming Parade, Lamar University Campus, 409.880.7942 4:00 PM 2014 Lamar University Alumni Homecoming Tailgate, Montagne Center, 409.880.8921 6:00 PM Lamar Cardinal Football vs. Houston Baptist, Provost Umphrey Stadium, 409.880.1715 6:30 PM County Seat Music at the County Seat Music Hall in Kountze, 409.755.6775 7:30 PM Dam B Haunted Village, Woodville, 409.786.1463 2 8:00 AM Fall Rose Show, Beaumont Botanical Center, Tyrrell Park, 409.842.3135 4-9 10:00 AM Mamie's Birthday Celebration-FREE TOURS, McFaddin-Ward House Museum, 409.832.1906 4 ELECTION DAY 3:30 PM Rotary Chili Dinner Fundraiser, Vidor Elementary School 5:30 PM CHRISTUS LiveWell Women's Network GirlTalk, Event Centre, 866.683.3627

5 10:00 AM Mamie's Birthday Celebration Tea, McFaddinWard House Visitors Center, 409.832.1906 6:00 PM Dirt! The Movie, Jefferson Theatre, 409.838.3435 6:30 PM Real Food Feast, Nutrition and Services for Seniors, 409.892.4455 6 11:00 AM St. Mark's Chili Supper, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 409.832.3405 5:00 PM First Thursday, Mildred Building on Calder Ave. 7&8 9:00 AM Autumn Fest, Infant Jesus Catholic Church, 409.755.3073 5:00 PM 5th Annual SMORE Retreat for Single Moms, Holy Family Retreat Center, 409.721.5953 6:00 PM Orange Family Conference, North Orange Baptist Church, 409.779.4158 8 10:00 AM Saturday Adventure Series: Mushroom Hunt, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409.670.9113 6:05 PM Oxford City FC Texas vs. Hidalgo La Fiera, Ford Arena, 409.951.5400 6:00 PM Farm to Table Dinner, The Giving Field, 409.201.8702 6:30 PM American Cancer Society's Cattle Baron's Ball, Ford Park, 409.835.2139 6:30 PM Symphony League Debutante Ball, Symphony of Southeast Texas, 409.892.2257 7:30 PM Kirbyville Country Music Show, Palace Theater, 409.423.3319 9 4:30 PM Twenty Seventh Annual Beaumont Junior Cotillion, Broce Hall, 409.892.8839

13-15 10:00 AM Mark Low Imagery Winter Wonderland Photo Event & Teddy Best, Mark Low Imagery Photography Studio, 409.838.6599 13 6:30 PM Shangri La Lecture Series: Photographing the Living Waters of Texas, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409.670.9113 14 5:30 PM Fashion Night: NY State of Mind, Howell Furniture, 409.212.6110 7:30 PM Classic Movie Nights: Awaara (Bollywood), Jefferson Theatre, 409.838.3435 8:00 PM Night at the Museum: Glazed, Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787, ext. 3017 15 7:00 AM Beaumont PD Southeast Texas Motorcop Rodeo, Ford Park 9:00 AM Whimsical Christmas Character Breakfast, Pompano Club, 409.626.2815 10:00 AM Trade Days on the Avenue, Port Neches Avenue, 409.722.4023 10:00 AM St. Helen Catholic Church Annual Vendor Fair, St. Helen Church Religious Ed. Building, 409.553.9291 10:00 AM Saturday Adventure Series: Thanksgiving DĂŠcor, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409.670.9113 10:30 AM Shangri La Lecture Series: Introduction to Nature Photography Workshop, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409.670.9113 6:00 PM India Fest, Beaumont Civic Center, 409.861.3005 6:00 PM Lamar Cardinal Football vs. Incarnate Word, Provost Umphrey Stadium, 409.880.1715 6:30 PM County Seat Music, County Seat Music Hall, Kountze, 409.755.6775

6:30 PM Hurricane Pro Wrestling, Beaumont Civic Center, 409.838.3435 7:00 PM Band Nite at The Art Studio, 409.838.5393 20 7:00 PM Poetry Renaissance, The Art Studio, 409.363.3444 7:00 PM Shopping Extravaganza, Fellowship Baptist Church 21 & 22 8:00 AM 22nd Annual Milam Settlers Day Weekend, El Camino Park, 409.625.4876 22 8:00 AM Annual Fall Bazaar, Wesley UMC, 409.892.7733 9:00 AM Beaumont Civic Ballet, Sugar Plum Breakfast, Holiday Inn & Suites, 409.838.4397 10:00 AM Southern Belle Beauties Whimsical Christmas Pageant, Holiday Inn & Suites, 409.951.0182 12:00 AM Women, Art, & Social Change- A GirlTopia Journey for Seniors, Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787 7:05 PM OXFC OF Texas VS. Saltillo Rancho Seco, Ford Arena, 409.951.5400 22, 23 & 24 8:00 AM Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days, Kountze Trade Days Grounds, 409.246.3413 23 4:30 PM Twenty Seventh Annual Beaumont Junior Cotillion, Broce Hall, 409.892.8839 29 8:00 AM Beau Reve Annual Family Christmas, Beau Reve, 409.719.7511 11:00 AM Jasper's Christmas in the Park Festival, Sandy Creek Park- Jasper, TX, 409.489.2592 5:30 PM Festival of Lights, Newton, TX, 409.382.5342 30 4:30 PM Twenty seventh Annual Beaumont Junior Cotillion, Broce Hall, 409.892.8839

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ALL ABOARD TO RENOVATE ORANGE’S HISTORIC GEM INFORMATIVE GATHERING AT THE BROWN ESTATE The Friends of the Orange Depot invite the entire community to get on board to renovate what’s being called “Orange’s Historic Gem” - the Southern Pacific Depot on 11th Street and Green Avenue. All are invited to an informative gathering to learn about the revitalization plans on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Brown Estate, 4205 West Park Ave., Orange, from 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $25.

“Everyone who wants to see what we’re going to do with the Depot in a very elegant setting is

invited to come,” said Carrie Woliver, who founded the Friends of the Depot in 2013 and initiated the renovation project. “The purpose is to give the people of Orange the opportunity to learn about why this is a good project for the City of Orange in a beautiful setting and to be entertained.”

Rob Clark, the architect designing the renovation, will reveal the plans and discuss how the Depot will be transformed into a museum celebrating the historical industries of Orange – lumber, ship

building and petrochemical.

Michael Hoke, former executive director of Shangri La Botanical Gardens, and Brown Claybar, former mayor of Orange, will present the importance of raising money for the project and discuss the economic impact.

“We’ve already raised $26,000, but $600,000 is needed to complete the renovation,” said Woliver.

“Until now our efforts have been very grassroots and included an engraved brick project we call ‘Pave the Pathway to the Depot,’ but this fall our fundraising officially begins and ramps up.”

Woliver believes the economic impact of a depot museum will be significant, evidenced by the success of the DeQuincy Railroad Museum. Located in DeQuincy, La., the museum sees visitors from all over the world each year.

Les McMahan, a member of the board of directors and designer of railroad exhibits at the DeQuincy Railroad Museum, is working with the Friends of the Orange Depot and will be on hand Nov. 20 to talk about the economic impact of the DeQuincy museum and to show photos of that

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CHARITY EVENTS 1-22 8:00 AM Put the Brakes on Child Abuse 2014, Garth House, 409.838.9084 1 8:00 AM Cashan Grotto Car Show, The Shorkey Center, 409.673.3686 4 3:30 PM Rotary Chili Dinner Fundraiser, Vidor Elementary School 5 6:30 PM Real Food Feast, Nutrition and Services for Seniors, 409.892.4455 6 11:00 AM St. Mark's Chili Supper & Bazaaar, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 409.832.3405 6:00 PM 12th Annual Harvest of Hope, MCM Elegant Hotel, 409.924.4411

6:30 PM Triangle AIDS Network Paint the Town Red, Beaumont Country Club, 409.832.8338 7&8 9:00 AM Autumn Fest, Infant Jesus Catholic Church, 409.755.3073 8 8:00 AM American Heart Association Heart Walk, Lamar University Montagne Center, 409.550.1753 9:00 AM 5th Annual Bark for Life, Tyrrell Park, 409.835.2138 9:00 AM The Giving Field Work Day, The Giving Field, 409.201.8702 2:00 PM 4th Annual Walk Like MADD 5K~ Glow Walk, Lumberton High School, 409.679.1518 6:00 PM Farm to Table Dinner, The Giving Field, 409.201.8702

museum and others.

The Orange Community Players will perform and entertain; food and wine will be served amid a model train exhibit; and Howard Williams, a physician and Orange historian, will be honored and celebrated for his historic contributions to the project and to the City of Orange. The evening will also include a live auction.

6:30 PM American Cancer Society's Cattle Baron's Ball, Ford Park, 409.835.2139 6:30 PM Symphony League Debutante Ball, Symphony of Southeast Texas, 409.892.2257 13 6:00 PM Gentiva Hospice Celebration of Life, Event Centre, 409.212.0020 14 5:30 PM Fashion Night: NY State of Mind, Howell Furniture, 409.212.6110 6:30 PM 100 Club Annual Dinner, MCM Elegant Hotel, 409.893.5444 15 7:00 AM Beaumont PD Southeast Texas Motorcop Rodeo, Ford Park 9:00 AM Whimsical Christmas Character Breakfast,

Woliver hopes the money to complete the renovation will be raised by the end of 2015, and then within six months the project will be completed, but she says she’s excited to see some action at the Depot this holiday season.

“The City of Orange has a Christmas parade with Santa Claus, so we’re going to light the Depot for that,” said Woliver. “But we’re not going to flip the

Pompano Club, 409.626.2815 9:00 AM Out of Darkness: SETX Suicide Awareness Walk , Tyrrell Park, 409.300.8588 10:00 AM St. Helen Catholic Church Annual Vendor Fair, St. Helen Church Religious Ed Building, 409.553.9291 6:30 PM YWCA Gala, MCM Elegant Hotel, 409.899.1011 18 11:00 AM Third Annual Family Portrait Luncheon Benefiting the Alzheimer's Association, Beaumont Country Club, 409.833.1613 20 6:30 PM The Garth House Pour Les Enfants, The Garth House, 409.838.9084 22 9:00 AM Beaumont Civic Ballet Sugar Plum Breakfast, Holiday Inn & Suites, 409.838.4397

switch on the lights until Santa Claus starts coming. That will tell everyone in Orange that the parade is on its way.”

For more information and to get a ticket for the Nov. 20 “Boarding Pass to the Depot” at the Brown Estate, call 409.883.5421 and to get more information about the Orange Depot and the Friends of the Orange Depot visit friendsoftheorangedepot.org.

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SPORTS & RECREATION

SPORTS & RECREATION EVENTS Weekly Mondays 6:30 PM Golden Triangle Strutters Weekly Run, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Tuesdays 5:30 PM FREE Community Yoga, Miller Library, 409.866.9487 Wednesdays 6:30 PM Golden Triangle Strutters Weekly Run, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt 7:00 PM Conversational Bike Ride, Bicycle Sports Parking Lot, 409.860.5959 Thursdays 6:00 PM JC3 Ropin Practice, Jasper County Cowboy Church Arena, 409.384.5335 Fridays 6:00 PM Legal Street Racing, Royal Purple Raceway, 281.383.2666 Saturdays 8:00 AM Group Bike Ride, Colonnade Shopping Center, Parking Lot 1 4:00 PM 2014 Lamar University Alumni Homecoming Tailgate, Lamar University Montagne Center, 409.880.8921

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6:00 PM Lamar Cardinal Football vs. Houston Baptist, Provost Umphrey Stadium, 409.880.1715 8 7:30 AM Pleasure Island Bridge Half Marathon, 10K & 2 Miler, Logan Park 8:00 AM American Heart Association Heart Walk, Lamar University Montagne Center, 409.550.1753 9:00 AM 1 in 100 Gun Club Gobbler Shoot, 1 in 100 Gun Club, 409.755.6648 6:05 PM Oxford City FC Texas vs. Hidalgo La Fiera, Ford Arena, 409.951.5400 15 6:00 PM Lamar Cardinal Football vs. Incarnate Word, Provost Umphrey Stadium, 409.880.1715 6:30 PM Hurricane Pro Wrestling, Beaumont Civic Center, 409.838.3435 22 7:05 PM OXFC of Texas vs. Saltillo Rancho Seco, Ford Arena, 409.951.5400 27 8:00 AM 24th Annual Triangle Therapeutics Turkey Trot, Event Centre, www.searimstriders.org

REWARDED! Reading is, of course, its own reward, but since November is Reading Club Month in the Beaumont Public Library System, kids will have a chance to get an extra treat for their efforts! Children who read five hours during the month will receive a

FREE BOOK!

Call Robin Smith, the Children's Librarian, at 409.838.6606 for more information.

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BUSINESS & NETWORKING

SISTERS ARE DOIN’ IT FOR THEMSELVES: NETWORKING GROUP HELPS PROFESSIONAL WOMEN MAKE IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS

By Janna Fulbright She is a massage therapist. She sells cosmetics. She helps your business grow through consulting. She is a freelance writer. In her “spare time,” she is a chauffeur, a chef, an accountant, a tutor and a rabid soccer fan. In short, she is today’s working woman.

“She Works Hard for the Money” According to Forbes magazine and the National Federation of Independent Business, women have been starting businesses at a higher rate than men for the last two decades.

They tend to create home-based, micro (fewer than five employees) and small businesses. Women will create over half of the 9.72 million new small business jobs expected to be created by 2018, and more and more are doing this from home offices or are opting for jobs that offer them flex-time to allow them to care for their families.

Kelli Worley, registered dietician and owner of Nutrition Solutions at the Christus St. Elizabeth Health and Wellness Center, saw a need for women to come together and discuss their concerns about their careers and also to gain insights into how to grow their businesses.

“I looked around at networking opportunities,” said Worley, “and while they were good, they just didn’t have exactly what I was looking for. That’s when I decided to start WIN.” WIN is Women in Networking, a monthly support group, networking

session and resource access point for women in the workplace. The group meets once per month at the Christus St. Elizabeth Health and Wellness Center Meeting Room. WIN offers members a variety of speakers who provide help and solutions to the concerns of working women.

“We have all sorts of speakers who make presentations to the group.

Topics range from how to market your business through social media to how to balance work and home.”

Work and home can be of particular interest to women in the workplace.

“We had a speaker come to talk about that topic, and the discussion lasted for a long time!”

Unlike a Rotary Club or other civic organization, WIN is intimate. The group hosts 10 or so attendees per meeting. The women come from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds and a wide range of ages.

“We have about 10 people a month, but it seems like every month, there’s at least one new person in the group,” said Worley.

Some speakers come merely to offer information, while others give advice and promote their services. This mix of speakers and interests allows WIN members to avail themselves of services they might not have known about while learning about strategies to grow their businesses and navigate the current business climate.

The meetings also afford women the opportunity to meet with pro-

WIN

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Meetings: Last Friday of each month Dues: $5 per year Health & Wellness Center Meeting Room Kelli Worley

3030 North St., Beaumont, TX 77702 409.454.0417 kelli.worley.rd@gmail.com

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BUSINESS & NETWORKING EVENTS Weekly Tuesdays 11:30 AM SETX Networkers- BNI, Holiday Inn, 409.651.0340 Fridays 7:30 AM Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Business Connection, MCM Elegante' Hotel, 409.838.6581 4 ELECTION DAY 12:00 PM Toastmasters International Great Speakers Unlimited, Health and Wellness Center, 409.757.6139 5:00 PM Cowboy's Bike Night, Indian Motorcycle of Beaumont, 409.781.4095 5:30 PM CHRISTUS LiveWell Women's Network GirlTalk, Event Centre, 866.683.3627 5 3:00 PM Who is your customer?, Lamar University Galloway Bld. Room 132, 409.880.2367 3:00 PM Bookkeeping 101, Lamar University Galloway Bld. Room 132, 409.880.2367 6 7:30 AM Better Business Bureau "Morning Mix Tour " at Mobil Credit Union, Vidor, 409.835.5951 11:15 AM Business First Membership Lunch, Beaumont Civic Center, 979.260.5200 7 8:00 AM Franklin Covey Leadership: Leading at the Speed of Trust, Lamar University College of Business, 409.880.2375 10 11:30 AM Quickbooks for Beginners, Lamar University Galloway Bld. Room 113, 409.880.2367 6:30 PM Golden Triangle Toastmasters, Lamar University Campus, 3204 Cherry Building, 409.767.3091 11 7:30 AM SETX YPO Breakfast with the Boss, Better Business Bureau, 409.838.6585 3:30 PM Credit Score Management, Lamar University Galloway Bld. Room 132 , 409.880.2367 12 8:00 AM Beaumont CVB Destination Train-

ing, Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau, 409.880.3749 10:00 AM Ribbon Cutting- The Patio, 4620 Dowlen Road, 409.838.6581 3:30 PM How to write a business plan, Lamar University Galloway Bld. Room 132, 409.880.2367 13 9:00 AM 3rd Annual Veteran Job Fair, Beaumont Civic Center Complex, 409.719.4750 11:30 AM Better Business Bureau Growing Your Business Right Now, Better Business Bureau, 409.

835.5348 6:30 PM Progressive Democrats of Southeast TexasMeeting, The Beaumont Club, 409.838.3481 14 8:00 AM Franklin Covey Leadership: Leading at the Speed of Trust, Lamar University College of Business, 409.880.2375 18 12:00 PM Toastmasters International Great Speakers Unlimited, Health and Wellness Center, 409.757.6139 6:00 PM Southeast Texas 40 Under 40 Awards Presentation and Reveal Party, Edison Plaza, 409.838.6581 19 3:30 PM Business Start up Checklist, Lamar University Galloway Bld. Room 132, 409.880.2367 20 11:00 AM Better Business Bureau "Lunch and Learn,” MCM Elegante' Hotel, 409.835.5951 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM Golden Triangle Quilt Guild, Northwood Christian Church 25 6:30 PM Golden Triangle Toastmasters, Lamar University Campus, 3204 Cherry Building, 409.767.3091 28 12:00 PM WIN Monthly Meeting (Women in Networking), Health & Wellness Center Meeting Room, 409.454.0417

fessionals like them in a relaxed atmosphere where they can share concerns, raise issues and discuss solutions to common issues.

“It’s (not) About the Benjamins” Apparently, Worley will not become

the next Steve Jobs through WIN. “Dues are $5 a year,” said Worley.

“Not per month; per YEAR. We want people to be able to access these resources in a way that encourages them to participate without feeling like the dues are a burden. We just want people to come out and enjoy!”

For more information about Women in Networking, call 409.454.0417.

SOMETHING NEW FOR NOVEMBER! SoutheastTexas.com continues to challenge readers to try something new each month this year!

This month’s new event is the Women in Network (WIN). The group meets the last Friday of every month to network, hear guest speakers, share resources and ideas, ask questions and support each other.

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CLASSIFIED PICK OF THE MONTH

TRUE TEXAN TURKEY CUTTING

By Dominique Delgado Cut your Thanksgiving turkey in style with Carlton Greathouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western obsidian knives.

Greathouse is an accomplished silversmith since 1986. He has made belt buckles for world famous bull riders, Miles Hane and Rob Smith but spends most of his time making knives.

Greathouse turned his attention to making knives after learning the art of primitive knife-making from his buddy Keith Hull from Washington. The process takes about three hours and starts with an obsidian rock from volcanoes in Oregon, which Greathouse saws down into thin slices. He then proceeds to shape the knives using an intricate process called knapping dating back to the times of the original American Indian tribes. The handles vary from deer jawbones, white tail deer handles, elk handles, ram horns and even wild hog tusks.

Knives are completely custom made, and sizes and prices vary from $30-$200 according to customer preferences. Usually prices increase $10 per inch on blade; a display can be included for an extra $15-$25.

According to Greathouse, these knives can be used for many activities, including skinning animals, and will stay sharp 10 times longer than steel knives. Since they are made with obsidian, they also produce a very clean cut. Customers can provide their own material for handles, or materials can be provided. Delivery method varies from mail to pickup.

Contact Greathouse at 936.402.2048 or email him at heliopilot1@yahoo.com. Greathouse says the knives can be passed down from generation to generation. Start your Thanksgiving tradition and buy a custom one-of-a-kind Western obsidian knife.

Are you a Southeast Texas artisan who advertises on SoutheastTexas.com?

Contact us to be featured in this section. Call 409-201-9934 or email shelly@southeasttexas.com.

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PRAISE & WORSHIP

SOUTHEASTTEXAS.COM BY THE NUMBERS

Sundays

GO LOCAL FOR THE HOLIDAYS

8:00, 10:15 AM & 6:00 PM Worship Service St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 680 Calder, 409.832.3405 8:15 & 10:30 AM Worship Service Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Port Neches, 409.722.6238 8:15 & 10:30 AM Worship Service Trinity United Methodist Church, 409.892.8121 9:00 AM Worship Service Jasper County Cowboy Church, 409.384.5335 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM Worship Service Golden Triangle Church of Christ, Nederland, 409.722.6121 10:00 AM Worship Service McLewis Church of Christ, Orange, 409.658.3618 10:30 AM Worship Service First Christian Church, Beaumont, 409.892.3212

CARTOON CORNER

In this EventsBook we’ve tried to highlight some of the fun, local shopping opportunities to make your holidays, well, jolly and productive at the same time. We hope you attend some of the shopping events, detailed on pages 18 & 19, but also check out SoutheastTexas.com’s Christmas Market. Each November SoutheastTexas.com adds a new tab to its website header “Christmas Market,” easily identifiable by the string of Christmas lights. This tab is specifically for items related to gift giving, holiday decorating, holiday cooking and baking. We invite local artisans and crafts people, home-based business people, and chefs and decorators to list their wares from handmade jewelry to shabby chic furniture, quilts to duck calls, chicken coops to Christmas If you want to buy and sell local, YOUR best choice is SoutheastTexas.com.

Contact live support at www.southeasttexas.com/help/index2.cfm or call 409.832.9869, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

puppies and holiday wreaths. If you make homemade tamales or rum cake for sale during the season or hang Christmas lights and decorate trees as a service, you should take out a FREE classified ad and list with us in our Christmas Market.

Each ad allows up to five photos, title, description, contact information as well as privacy. Everyone is allowed one free ad per month on SoutheastTexas.com and creating an account is easy. Just go the website, Southeasttexas. com, and create an account from the left tool bar.

You don’t get more local than SoutheastTexas.com; we’re home grown, community supported and encourage everyone to “go local” this holiday season.

Happy Holidays!

The community is invited to place ONE AD A MONTH FOR FREE! Call for information, 409.832.9869

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SNEAK PEEK december 4, 5 & 6 • Oliver! The Musical at the Betty Greenberg for Performing Arts • YMBL South Texas Shootout Basketball Tournament at the Lamar University Montagne Center • Junior League of Beaumont Very Merry Main Street Market at the Beaumont Civic Center 4 • Children's Holiday Party & Tree Lighting at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas 4-26 • Festival of Lights in Newton, TX 4&5 • Southeast Texas Ballet Co. presents: "Babes in Toyland" at the Julie Rogers Theatre 5-7 • It’s a Wonderful Life at Port Arthur Little Theatre 5 • Opening Reception of Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Dishman Art Museum

• Classic Movie Nights: The Polar Express at the Jefferson Theatre 6 • St. Stephen's Holiday Bazaar at St. Stephen's Episcopal ChurchBroce Hall • 2nd Annual Habitat Jingle Bell 5K and Kids' 1K Run at Tyrrell Park • Christmas in the Big Thicket at the Silsbee Public Library • Chambers House Christmas Open House at The Chambers House • Kathy Mattea Christmas at the Lutcher Theater 7 • Christmas Candlelight Tour at the John Jay French Museum • Symphony of Southeast Texas “Home for the Holidays” at the Julie Rogers Theatre 9 • Nederland Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade at Nederland City Hall

11-13, 18-20, 26 & 27 • Evening Christmas Strolls at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center 12-14 • Live Nativity- Journey to Bethlehem at Wesley Methodist Church 12 & 13 Whimsical Christmas at the Nederland Performing Arts Center 12-14 • Beaumont Civic Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Julie Rogers Theatre

• Yuletide lll: Winter Wonderland at the Orange Community Playhouse • Classic Movie Nights: Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Jefferson Theatre 13 • Pancakes with Santa at the Health & Wellness Center • Pattillo Higgins Holiday Open House at Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown • Dreaming of Green Christmas at Shangri La Botanical Gardens • Jingle All the Way Free Family Fun Day at the Museum of the Gulf Coast 17-24 +$18.$+ 20 • Trade Days on the Avenue on Port Neches Avenue • Band Nite at The Art Studio 25

Merry Christmas!

26, 27 & 28 • Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days

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THE LAST WORD

MY VERY OWN BEYONCÉ

By Kate Strickland The first memory I have of visiting Southeast Texas as a future resident involves HEB Plus and giant metal roosters. You know the ones, perched in front of the store, multi-colored and about four feet tall? Sort of pricy but one of those “MUST HAVE” moments? No? Let me explain.

When I lived in Colorado, one of my favorite writers was Houston-based Jenny Lawson, an occasional comedy columnist for the Houston Chronicle who blogs at www.theblogess.com. She has an entry on her blog about an antiquing trip that she took with a girlfriend, whereupon they discovered a delightful, colorful, four-foot-tall, obnoxious metal rooster that she absolutely had to have. Hilarity ensued in their return trip to Houston, where she surprised her husband with the expensive rooster, who she named Beyoncé, and proudly placed her in the front yard.

As an early 20-something urban city dweller with nary a spot of grass to my name, I thought to myself, “If I had a yard and could find a Beyoncé of my own, I would pay any price!”

Let me just tell you, where I come from there are no metal animal lawn ornaments. Having never seen one in person, I had long forgotten Beyoncé by the time we were packing up for Texas.

Low and behold, HEB Plus delivered.

My husband, already living in Beaumont when I arrived from Denver in the moving van full with the contents of our 400-square-foot apartment, had y surprised me with a Beyoncé, and there she was,

perched in our new front yard in all of her glory!

She’s sort of evolved since then. She stands kind of crooked and off to the side after she toppled over during a particularly windy storm. At some point, her right eye fell off, and I couldn’t find it in the grass. She’s rusty, and the edges are sharp. She probably carries tetanus. And I love her.

After we moved into our current home, I felt like I could finally make an honest woman out of Beyoncé. I planted her firmly into the ground beneath a large oak tree in our backyard and lovingly placed a red mandevilla vine under her metal feet.

What’s my obsession with metal roosters, you may ask? Hard to say. Why did the generations before me paper their front lawns with plastic pink flamingos? Why does Lupe Tortilla in Beaumont have an even bigger Beyoncé on their roof?

A quick Google searched revealed the roots of pink flamingos: an emerging plastics industry and booming housing market post-World War II created a perfect storm. Add a splash of Andy Warhol pop art and the iconic John Waters movie, and, well, history is born.

Beyoncé’s history is less clear to me. Maybe it’s just that no one’s gotten around to documenting it.

Perhaps it’s as simple as Southern artists reclaiming scrap metal and putting it to good use. Either way, I encourage you to plant a little whimsy in your garden, even if it’s in the form of a giant metal rooster.

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