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BBJ 2013 10

Business Journal
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DAN RATHER
Lecture at LSC-PA on Oct. 22
Serving Jefferson, Orange
Volume 4 Issue 8 • October 2013
& Hardin Counties, Texas
PAGE 14
KICK CANCER TO CURB
Pink Carts raise awareness
Roadside Retail
Giant Exxpress Mart store anticipates industry trends
by james shannon
business journal
PAGE 6
BEST U.S. WEEKLY
Examiner, staff win awards
PAGE 7
Aggie economist sees price
threat in overseas stockpile
PAGE 33
index
ECONOMIST9
THE LAMARS
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THE ARTS18
FOR THE RECORD
cent increase. Of that number, 123,289
convenience stores sell gasoline. These
retailers sell an estimated 80 percent of
all the fuel purchased in the country.
“Gas is the most popular product sold
in convenience stores, but the margins
are very small,” said Don
Longo, editor of Convenience Store News,
a trade industry publication. “Stores typically
retain only 5 percent of the revenue from gas sales while the margin on everything else they sell is over
26 percent. Gas sales may drive traffic
into their store, but they make their real
money on the other merchandise.”
In an interview with the Business
Journal, Longo said expanded food service is the hottest industry trend with
convenience store operators trying to
figure out how to capture more of the
dollars that Americans spend on food
SEE CONVENIENCE, PAGE 3
Spindletop Award goes to Coburn’s
Presentation at Greater Beaumont Chamber’s Annual Meeting
CHINESE COTTON
OIL & GAS WRAP
The Exxpress Mart nearing completion at the corner of College Street and
Major Drive is a 10,000 square-foot behemoth, equal parts convenience store,
gas station and truck stop with a McDonald’s restaurant thrown in for good
measure. It is also a retail location where
many of the latest industry trends and
innovations will be implemented. One
factor is the new store’s sheer size – it is
four times larger than the average convenience store.
“It is our largest store to date,” said
Megan Watkins, spokesperson for TriCon Inc., which operates under the
ExxpressMart banner. “This will be our
15th store. We are entering the construction phase in Silsbee; that will be
number 16.”
These stores are strategically located around Jefferson, Hardin, Orange
and Tyler counties. Each sells gasoline
branded to a particular manufacturer;
fuels from Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and
Texaco are dispensed at various Exxpress Mart locations. Watkins said another 45 to 50 stores in the region are
also serviced by TriCon fuel trucks with
the company providing signage, design elements and
even uniforms to enable the
small stores to comply with
the image requirements of
the oil and gas companies.
It is appropriate that the industry remains tied to the automobile
since the convenience store is a product
of post-World War II era when Americans increasingly took to the road. While
there had always been small stores that
served a particular block or neighborhood, the convenience store arose to accommodate a more mobile populace.
At the end of 2012, there were 149,220
convenience stores in the U.S., a 0.7 per-
38
Coburn Supply, a company that started
out selling plumbing fixtures in Beaumont in 1934, was named the 2013 winner of the prestigious Spindletop Award
by the Greater Beaumont
Chamber of Commerce.
The award presentation
will be at the Chamber’s
annual meeting Oct. 17
at the Julie Rogers Theatre, a gala event
that also features the passing of the torch
from outgoing Chairman Robert Turner
to incoming Chairman Chuck Kalkenbrenner. The evening will conclude with
a concert by Lost Bayou Ramblers, a
Grammy-nominated Cajun rock band
from Pilette, La., and Austin.
The star of the evening will be Coburn Supply, which grew far beyond the
plumbing fixture business
to service heating and air
conditioning, mechanical, municipal and utility,
and general contractors,
as well as homebuilders and re-modelers
through 51 locations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The business was founded by New
Orleans-born entrepreneur Albert Coburn, a man who saw opportunity and
went after it with nerve, imagination
and persuasiveness. He believed in fair
play, hard work, and reward for a job well
done. Most of all, Coburn had a strong
commitment to his family and his faith.
This would be the biggest influence on
not only his career, but on the lives of
those who have come to work at Coburn
Supply Company.
In 1936, Albert Coburn’s nephew, Arthur J. Maloney, moved from New Orleans to Beaumont to work for Coburn
Supply. The family tradition continues
today in the third generation. Albert’s
SEE COBURN, PAGE 21
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Tyco dedicates 70,000 sq. ft. facility
ness Journal Williams Fire & Hazard Control expands in Port Arthur
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Wednesday, Oct. 2, Tyco
Fire Protection Products (TFPP) held a
grand opening celebration for its new Williams
Fire & Hazard Control
(WF&HC) facility, located in Port Arthur.
Strategically
positioned in the heart of
the oil and gas industry’s
Golden Triangle, the facility includes a testing
area, a training and education center, and dedicated research and development, engineering and
product manufacturing.
“Our Williams Fire
& Hazard Control solution is a critical component of our operations,
and builds on decades of
leadership in fire protection for the oil, gas and
petrochemical industry,”
said Colleen Repplier,
president, Tyco Fire Protection Products. “The
legacy that our WF&HC
team continues to build
here supports our leadership in research, product
development, educational services and emergency response.”
The Port Arthur facility
is home to an elite team
of WF&HC industrial
emergency firefighters.
Core to the site’s operations is the engineering,
production and testing
of WF&HC’s industryleading large volume
supply and delivery fire
protection equipment.
A high-tech classroom
is utilized for year-round
continuing education and
accredited fire protection
curricula that focuses on
response tactics, equipment operations and
command logistics, with
hands-on training and
demonstrations at the
flow manifold and water
monitor located onsite.
Tyco executives and
Port Arthur local officials
are pictured here conducting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate
the day (pictured from
far left): Cathy Swearingen, longest tenured
WF&HC employee at 35
years; John Magura, vice
president, Operations –
Americas, TFPP; George
Oliver, CEO, Tyco; Deloris “Bobbie” Prince, May-
or of Port Arthur; Steve
Grisko, general manager,
Packaged & Industrial
Solutions, TFPP; Colleen
Repplier, president, Tyco
Fire Protection Products,
Robert Adams, plant
manager, WF&HC; and
Cressy McCauley, longest tenured employee
in manufacturing at 25
years. n
CB&I $50 million tank contract
CB&I announced it has been
awarded a contract valued in
excess of $50 million by
Sunoco Partners Marketing and Terminals LP. CB&I
will provide engineering, procurement, construction
and
pre-commissioning
for two large low-temperature
liquefied propane and butane
2 | Business Journal • October 2013
tanks for Sunoco Logistics’
Mariner South project in Nederland, Texas.
“This award builds
on CB&I’s proven
capabilities in the
engineering and
construction of
low-temperature
tanks for major
projects,” said Luke
Scorsone, president of CB&I’s
Fabrication Services operating
group. “Our experience, client
offerings and vast resources
position CB&I to
support current and
future propane and
butane
infrastructure projects
in the liquefied petroleum gas industry.”
CB&I is the most complete
energy infrastructure focused
company in the world and a
major provider of government
services. Drawing upon more
than a century of experience
and the expertise of approximately 50,000 employees, CB&I provides
reliable
solutions while
maintaining a relentless focus on
safety and an uncompromising standard of
quality. For more information,
visit www.cbi.com. n
CONVENIENCE | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
prepared and consumed outside the home.
“They see food service as
key to their future profits,” he
said. The new Exxpress Mart
is a case in point, with a large
central checkout station with
food and beverage stations on
one side and vast coolers on
the other.
One new item is a fresh
milkshake machine from a
manufacturer named F’real
where real ice cream and milk
are combined when you place
your order and mixed on the
spot. This provides the consumer with a fresh milkshake
supposedly preferable to those
sold by fast-food franchises
with their machines dispensing frozen milkshake product.
In this case, that fast-food
franchise is McDonald’s, located under the same roof.
That restaurant is operated
by the franchisee who has the
other McDonald’s in Southeast Texas with TriCon effectively serving as landlord.
Watkins said the restaurant
will employ 70 workers with
the Exxpress Mart hiring 20
workers at that location, making the complex part of the solution in an area where the unemployment rate is still above
the national average.
With more than $680 billion in annual sales, the convenience store industry is quite
large, but it is very diverse.
Overall, more than 58 percent
of the convenience stores selling fuel are single-store operators — more than 70,000
stores across the country.
While the interests of these
Fuel City tacos (above) and the
Exxpress Mart milk shake machine
(right) that promises to rival those
in fast food restaurants everywhere.
small business operators vary
somewhat from those of their
larger competitors, there are
also many common elements.
Concerns about credit and
debit card fees are endemic.
After a 21.6 percent increase in
convenience store industry card
fees in 2010, they jumped 23.3
percent in 2011 to a record $11
billion. Despite claims of good
intentions among lawmakers
who push legislation designed
to be more consumer friendly,
the big banks typically have an
army of lawyers and lobbyists
that render the final outcome
in muddy tones – hence the
rising fees in recent years. Total credit and debit card fees
surpassed overall conveniencestore industry profits for the
sixth consecutive year. Credit
card fees are the second-largest
expense at the store level. Only
labor costs are more.
The industry is also being
restructured in other ways.
Last month, CST Brands Inc.
celebrated its 100th day as a
public company, following its
May 1 spinoff from Valero
Energy Corp. After years of
taking a back seat within the
much larger Valero, it appears
that Corner Store is ready to
step out into the spotlight on
its own.
CST Brands is the parent
company of Corner Store convenience stores, which operates
approximately 1,900 convenience stores and gas stations,
including 1,034 Corner Store
locations in the U.S. They are
currently building new 4,500to 5,500-square-foot stores.
The larger locations give them
more space for more product,
and the layouts are designed
to drive customers to increase
purchases.
None of this is left to chance.
While convenience stores have
offered fresh, prepared foods
for years, it is only over the
last decade that the trend has
accelerated. The result is that
convenience stores have continued to evolve from gas stations that happen to sell food,
to food retailers that happen to
sell gas.
Facts and trends about the
top in-store merchandise categories and services of the
convenience and petroleum retailing industry reinforce this
perception.
Beer sales: Nearly 80 percent
of convenience stores sell beer,
accounting for more than 30
percent of all beer purchased
in the United States.
Candy sales: Candy is a
high-impulse item in convenience stores. In fact, many
shoppers (49 percent) report
that their candy purchases
were unplanned, according to
global research firm Envirosell.
Coffee sales: More than
three out of four adult Americans say that they drink coffee
either daily or regularly, according to the National Coffee
Association, and convenience
stores are one of the preferred
destinations for coffee drinkers. Consumers stop to buy
coffee more than they fill up
their cars, providing convenience stores with a great opportunity to build loyalty and
repeat sales.
Cult of the
Beaver
Then there’s Bucc-ees, a
26-store chain that is the
brainchild of Lake Jackson
SEE CONVENIENCE, PAGE 4
Business Journal • October 2013 | 3
CommunityBank of Texas
presented Girls’ Haven
with a check for $10,000
to support its mission of
providing a safe, nurturing
environment for at-risk
girls. Executive Director
Alice Teeler accepted the
check from CommunityBank of Texas. Pictured
from left are Rose Blount,
John Ceravolo, Kimberly
Stone of CommunityBank,
Margueritte Humphrey,
Teeler, and Leann Ewing.
Photo by Sharon Brooks
CONVENIENCE | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
entrepreneur Arch “Beaver” Aplin.
Over the past decade, his roadside locations utilized ubiquitous billboards
and T-shirts with a distinctive cartoon
beaver to attract interstate travelers in
Texas. Last year he opened a
giant 67,000-square-foot
Bucc-ees on Highway
71 in Bastrop that is
20 times the average
convenience store size
with 60 gas pumps,
80 soda dispensers, 31
cash registers, 23 flavors of fudge and entire
aisles devoted to varieties of popcorn and beef jerky.
But the real conversation piece is the
bathroom, with 84 gleaming toilets,
each with its own dispenser of hand
sanitizer and shined at all hours by a
small army of attendants.
“I wanted to build a facility that was
bigger than need be,” Aplin told the
New York Times. “But I have to admit I’m a little nervous. Did I overdo
it this time?”
Only time will tell. Aplin’s company
is privately held and releases no data on
costs, revenues and profits – but the locations appear well traveled, and those
T-shirts are everywhere.
The Fuel City mega station in Dallas is also legendary. It is a convenience store, taco stand,
car wash, and beachside hangout all rolled
into one. There’s also a
swimming pool and real
live longhorn steers in the
field behind the place, and
the tacos were judged best in
the state by Texas Monthly magazine.
Last December, they opened their
second location in Lufkin at the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway
69. The location is three times the size
of Dallas’ Fuel City and incorporates a
truck stop and a full-size Denny’s restaurant. It also has taco stand, this one
four times bigger than Dallas’ with a
walk-up window and an inside seating
area.
The 12,000 square-foot space has
bathrooms that are three or four times
the size of the bathrooms at the original
Fuel City. There aren’t any live longhorns
at the Lufkin Fuel City, but they have
metal, ornamental longhorns instead.
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Kick cancer to the curb ‘Temptations’
Pink Carts raise funds, spur conversation
in Beaumont
by brandi haskett
business journal
At the break of dawn, bedraggled men
and women can been seen half-awake
dragging their load of last week’s garbage down their driveways before picking up the newspaper and stumbling
back into their homes for
the day’s first round of
coffee.
Those familiar, dingy
green and blue trashcans
line the city streets like noble little soldiers saluting you
during the early commute.
Wait! What was that? Did
you spot a PINK one? Surely
there has been a mistake, a
colorful practical joke perhaps. They don’t actually
make pink trashcans, right?
Indeed, wishful thinkers, they do! Patrons in 10 states
across the nation, as well as British
Columbia, Canada, are able to rejoice
on trash day and proudly tote their
hot pink bins down the drive for the
world to see and admire. Waste Management proudly distributes the Pink
Carts around Beaumont and surrounding areas, and they are readily available
for purchase.
The “Pink Cart” movement was started four years ago by the Cascade Cart
Solutions Company of Grand Rapids,
Mich. After coping with personal struggles from the loss of her own mother to
breast cancer, Vice President Jo-Anne
Perkins created the Pink Cart not only
to raise money for cancer research, but
also to help spread awareness.
One hundred percent of the funds
raised are directed back to the local
American Cancer Society chapters
where Pink Carts are bought and used.
As well as raising money, the Pink
Carts really do get people talking about
breast cancer!
According to their website, Pinkcart.
com, “Awareness can be even more
powerful in the fight against this disease. Healthy lifestyles, regular breasthealth screenings, early detection,
knowledge, and access to treatment
and support services mean the difference between winning the battle and
losing — and you can’t spread that information without a conversation.”
Discussing the unusual color of your
trashcan with passersby doesn’t just
get tongues wagging about the cause;
it also encourages people to do more
research about this disease and speak
with their doctors about any concerns.
Now granted, not every person is extremely eager to request a pink waste
bin. Men, in particular, might be a little
uneasy with having anything considered “girly” spotted in front of their
homes. Perkins recognized this drawback when her own husband was telling her about a conflict involving his
buddies at work and their wives over
the “Pink Cart” ordeal.
“My husband thought it
would upset me, but on
the contrary, it was exactly what I hoped for.”
Perkins said. “Ordinarily, under what circumstances would two male
engineers have a conversation in front of the microwave over lunch about
pink trash cans?” The lady
has got a point. Whether
you are talking about getting one, not getting one,
how the neighbors just got
one, or even about what you read in
an article from the last Business Journal, these little pink cans will get you
spreading the word one way or another!
Waste Management in Beaumont,
right off of Cardinal Drive, distributes the pink bins throughout our area.
There are no worries about whether or
not your trash will be picked up by your
personal provider either. The pink buckets are approved by the city and other
local pick-up services as an appropriate
trash receptacle. Remember, if you are
concerned with using this as a regular
waste bin (or simply don’t want to get
the beautiful color too dirty) you could
always use it as a storage container for
gardening supplies, sports equipment,
tools, pet food, or firewood and charcoal. Although your trash collection fees
would be the same if you replace one
of your bins with this colorful cart, the
price for being pink is a little higher than
the ordinary trash can that you would
buy from a retailer. However, this is no
ordinary trashcan. In fact, at $94 a pop
to own a pink cart, it really buys prestige
among your neighbors (and envy from
the nosy lady three doors down).
A portion of the proceeds from the
Pink Carts is distributed to Southeast Texas’ chapter of Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer for the American Cancer Society. More than 90,000
pink carts are rolling around on trash
day nationwide, and with your help, the
number will continue to grow. You can
make a difference — you can help save
lives.
What are you waiting for? Let’s turn
curbsides pink and start a conversation!
For more information about how you
can help kick cancer to the curb, call
Waste Management at (409) 951-2925. n
The oft-renamed “gentlemen’s club”
at 5900 College St. just north of Interstate 10 is now Temptations/Beaumont. Formerly known as the Tonga
Club and later Jaguars, the club is now
the local outpost of
Rick’s Cabaret International Inc., a
company that operates 41 restaurants
and clubs from New
York to Los Angeles
and reported revenue
of $83.3 million in FY 2011.
“The new club gives us a great presence in the major Golden Triangle industrial area of the Texas Gulf Coast,
and we expect that it will become an
important destination for residents
and visitors who know they’ll always
have a great time at a Rick’s Cabaret
establishment,” said the company’s regional manager, Joshua Brooks.
Rick’s Cabaret International Inc. described itself as “a hospitality company
that is home to restaurants and upscale
adult nightclubs serving primarily
businessmen and professionals,” also
offering live entertainment, dining and bar
operations. Nightclubs
in New York City,
Miami, Philadelphia,
Charlotte,
Dallas/
Ft. Worth, Houston,
Minneapolis, Indianapolis and other cities are named “Rick’s
Cabaret,” “XTC,” “Club Onyx” and
“Tootsie’s Cabaret.” The company’s restaurant division operates “Bombshells”
and “Ricky Bobby Sports Saloon.”
Eric Langan is president and CEO
of Rick’s Cabaret International Inc.
Langan bought his first club with
$40,000 he earned from the sale of his
baseball card collection. n
Remove old
prescription drugs
Market Basket pharmacies are paying the
public to make their homes safer
Market Basket wants everyone to rid
their medicine cabinets of old prescriptions. From Oct. 2 to Nov. 30,
all Market Basket Pharmacy locations will be collecting old prescription bottles and rewarding
customers with a 10-cent
voucher for each bottle collected.
Everyone is encouraged to clean out their
medicine
cabinets,
carefully discard outdated prescription medications in the safe, approved
way, and bring the empty bottles, vials
and containers to their neighborhood
Market Basket Pharmacy.
Market Basket President, Skylar
Thompson, said he hopes the container round-up program will help make
area homes safer.
“With old medicines around the
house, children are at-risk of an accidental poisoning. Taking old medications can also hurt adults, and some
are even a source of drug diversion.
We want to do our part to make the
public aware of how dangerous it can
be to keep unfinished, outdated medicine at home,” he said.
The voucher for each prescription
bottle dropped off at a Market Basket
Pharmacy will be redeemable toward
any Market Basket purchase at any
Market Basket location. Old bottles
can be turned in at any Market Basket Pharmacy location: 6001 39th
St. in Groves; 421
S. Main in Lumberton; 864 Magnolia in
Port Neches; or 655
Lavaca, 3955 Phelan,
or 5960 Highway 105
in Beaumont. To properly dispose of
the drugs, customers are encouraged
to follow the guidelines set forth by
the Food and Drug Administration. n
National recognition for The Examiner
Paper honored as best weekly newspaper in U.S.
The National Newspaper Association’s 127th Annual
Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix in September
was a gathering of newspaper owners, publishers and
senior staff who shared ideas and concerns about the
state of the newspaper business.
More than 2,150 newspapers entered the Better
Newspaper Contest. The Examiner was honored as
the best weekly newspaper in the country with its
first place award for General Excellence. The Examiner walked away with the first place in the Nondaily Division, circulation 10,000 or more. It was a
high honor for the publication that calls itself “the
independent voice of Southeast Texas.”
One judge said of The Examiner, “I want to read
every issue of this paper!” while another observed,
“Super headline writing … interesting stories. …
Close attention to details. Awesome entertainment
section.”
It was no accident the paper
scored so high among their peers
from around the U.S. as the efforts of three members of The
Examiner staff were individually
honored for their stories.
Staff writer Kevin King won First
Place for Best Business Feature Story, Non-daily Division, for “Business
Sharon Brooks, Kevin King, Jennifer Johnson
is Brewing” about craft beer brewers in
Judges comments included, “This is a multi-dimenFinally, Kevin King was tapped again with an HonSoutheast Texas. The story ran in a lavsional story that digs into the details of the topic.”
orable Mention for Best Environmental Story, Nonish spread in the Entertainment Guide and
These awards were for stories
daily Division for his piece on recyalso appeared in all three editions of the
published in 2012.
cling titled “From Trash to Treasure.”
Business Journal. One of the judges had
Staff writer Sharon Brooks
King, Johnson and Brooks, graduespecially high praise for King’s work,
won Honorable Mention in
ates of Lamar University, are part of
writing “Great article! Such attention
the Best Feature Story, Nona talented group of reporters, editors,
to detail and every aspect of this busidaily Division category for her
copy editors and graphic designers
ness! Readers now know that beer is
story “One veteran’s journey
who labor intensively every week to
big business.”
through the VA.” One judge
produce a quality product.
Metro Editor Jennifer Johnson scored
said, “Thank you for bringing this important
“These are the men and women who make The Exan Honorable Mention in the Best Business Story category, Non-daily Division, with a story information to the public’s attention! This is a very aminer the best weekly newspaper in the country,”
said Publisher and Editor Don Dodd. n
on the area employment scene called “Jobs ... for some.” good story in a really tough category. Nice job!”
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Discovery at Troubadour Prospect
W&T Offshore, Inc. announced a discovery at the
Troubadour exploration prospect in the deep waters
of the Gulf of Mexico. The well is on Mississippi
Canyon Block 699 in 7,273 feet of water and was
drilled to a total depth of 19,510 feet. Reservoir and
fluid measurement logs identified approximately 50
feet of net natural gas pay in a high-quality Miocene
reservoir. W&T Offshore holds a 20 percent working interest in this well, which is operated by Noble
Energy Inc.
The Troubadour discovery is located near the Noble Energy-operated Big Bend well at Mississippi
Canyon 698, a November 2012 discovery. Discovered gross resources in
Noble Energy’s Big Bend/
Troubadour “Rio Grande”
area are now estimated
to be between 50 and
100 million barrels of oil
equivalent, with 75 percent representing oil volumes. Important new information resulting from
this discovery indicates
that oil recovery in the
Rio Grande area could be
more substantial than previously predicted.
Tracy W. Krohn, W&T
Offshore’s chairman and CEO, said, “Troubadour
is another success in a series of offshore exploration
wells in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. This second
discovery in the deep-water Rio Grande area helps
to enhance project economics and has provided additional positive information about the quality of the
reservoir. Initial project sanction is targeted by the
end of this year, and first production is expected toward the end of 2015.”
Oil & Gas
WRAP
Huntsman to acquire
Rockwood businesses
Huntsman Corporation and Rockwood Holdings announced they have entered into a definitive
agreement whereby Huntsman will acquire Rockwood’s Performance Additives and Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) businesses. Under the terms of the
agreement, Huntsman will pay approximately $1.1
billion in cash and assume unfunded pension liabilities estimated at $225 million as of June 30. The deal
also calls for a public offering of the Huntsman and
Rockwood combined Pigments businesses within
two years of close.
“This acquisition provides a unique opportunity
to unlock value within our Pigments business and
builds on the strong improvements we have made to
its competitiveness,” the companies said in a press release. “With this combination, we will be better positioned to serve customers through a broader product
range including color pigments, functional additives
and specialty TiO2 pigments. We will become the
second largest global producer of TiO2 and inorganic color pigments.”
about helping them continue their education so they
can provide the best possible results for our partners
and investors alike,” said Michael B. Wisenbaker Jr.,
president of Peregrine. “We’re making a significant
financial commitment for team members who want
to build on their existing educational achievements.”
Under the new program, Peregrine’s full-time employees who qualify will be reimbursed for tuition,
books and other associated fees for completing
courses at approved, accredited schools, including
correspondence courses, self-study programs, review
courses, and license and certification testing.
Brandon Scott, operations engineer at Peregrine, is
the first employee to participate in the educational
assistance program. A graduate of Louisiana State
University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science
Peregrine debuts educational
in petroleum engineering, Scott now is pursuing his
assistance program
Master of Business Administration at the Tulane
Texas-based Peregrine Petroleum is
University Freeman School of Business.
helping its employees meet their higher
He joined Peregrine in 2011 after previeducation goals through a new program
ously working at Marathon Oil Corp.
that provides reimbursement for com“This advanced degree will not only
pleted course work at accredited schools.
benefit my work, but also will help with
Peregrine, founded by a group of energy
advancement opportunities at Pereindustry veterans from Hunt Petroleum Corp., is one grine,” said Scott. “I’m proud to be the first particiof the nation’s leading private oil and gas companies. pant in this new initiative, and I’m sure many of my
“Some of the top energy professionals in the coun- co-workers soon will be pursuing advanced degrees
try work at Peregrine Petroleum, and we’re excited themselves.” n
Port of Beaumont represents in NOLA
It was a good week for officials from the most improved port in the nation by
the Port of Beaumont as they took their the Railway Industrial Clearance Assomessage to the Breakbulk
ciation (RICA), which was
Americas 2013 gathering at
founded in 1969 and is dediPort of Beaumont
the Ernest N. Morial Concated to serving the heavy and
vention Center in New Ordimensional transportation
leans. Breakbulk Americas
industry.
2013 is the largest exhibition
More than $65 million in
and educational forum in
capital improvements, inthe Americas addressing the
cluding $28 million in rail
needs of traditional breakexpansion, have recently
bulk and project cargo logisbeen completed or are neartics professionals. The theme
ing completion at the Port
was seeking supply chain stability in un- of Beaumont. At the conference, the
certain times, and that is something our port mounted an exhibit and distribport is willing and able to provide. In July, uted copies of their new publication
the Port of Beaumont was recognized as “Your Global Trade Connection.” n
Your Global Trade Connection
2013 – 2014
College enrollment over time
The U.S. Bureau of the Census recently closer look at the underlying changes
released a report indicating that college revealed in the detailed tables.
enrollment dropped by about half a milOne thing of note is that first-year
lion students from 2011 to 2012. In fact, enrollment in college actually went up
the press release from the Census Bureau from 2011 to 2012. The driver was twosaid that enrollment “plunged” from one year college first-year enrollment, which
year earlier. Most people are well aware rose by more than enough to offset the
of the correlation between educational decline in four-year colleges. Moreover,
attainment and earnings:
more students enrolled in
In general, the higher the
the first year at two-year
education level, the higher THE ECONOMIST colleges (2.6 million) than
the income. Future prosin four-year (2.3 million),
perity, both as individuals
reversing the pattern of
and as a society, is tied to
2011, when there were
improving education levmore freshmen at fourels (particularly for states
year schools. Reasons for
that are lagging, such as
change include the
m. ray perryman this
Texas).
high price of college and
So is the drop in colgrowth in jobs suited to
lege enrollment something we should two-year institutions. In addition, the
be worried about? I don’t think so, and widely publicized problem of unemployhere’s why.
ment among recent college graduates
First of all, the drop (which was actu- during the recession was doubtless shapally about 467,000 nationwide) isn’t all ing decisions about whether to pursue
that huge compared to total enrollment. four-year degrees.
With just over 19.9 million people now
Older students accounted for much of
in college, the decline was about 2.3 per- the decrease in enrollment. In fact, more
cent from 2011—not exactly a plunge! than half of the total overall drop fell
Even so, downward is generally consid- within one relatively small group: partered the wrong direction, so we took a time male students over the age of 25,
who numbered fewer than 1.5 million
persons in 2011 (less than 7.3 percent of
total college enrollment of 20.4 million).
Between 2011 and 2012, enrollment
among this group fell by 243,000, which
is a full 52.0 percent of the overall decline. Why would these men stop enrolling in college part time? Mostly because
they found a better option — a job.
The data by race is also informative.
While the overall total fell, Hispanic
enrollment increased by 447,000. The
percentage of Hispanic high school
graduates aged 18-24 who are enrolled
in college surpassed the percentage for
whites for the first time in 2012, which
represents a notable change from historical patterns. In 1972, just 27.2 percent
of Hispanics (which can be of any race)
who had graduated from high school and
were under the age of 24 were enrolled
in college. Forty years later, 49.4 percent
were enrolled. The increase has been particularly significant in recent years; as recently at 2002, the proportion was 32.0
percent, and in 2008 it was 37.7 percent.
Black enrollment was fairly steady
SEE ECONOMIST, PAGE 10
Accomplishing the (seemingly) impossible
A college student arrived a few minutes late for his bertondo, who was 42 years old at the time, swam
final exam in mathematics. The room was quiet, from England to France, where his waiting friends
congratulated him for accomplishing
with everyone working hard, and the
what they thought was impossible for
professor silently handed him the test.
his age.
It consisted of five math problems on
with the sharks a man
Albertondo stopped long enough for
the first page and two on the second.
a hot drink, and told his friends they
The student sat down and began to
hadn’t seen the impossible yet. Then
work. He solved the first five problems
he dove back into the water, swam 22
in half the time, but the two on the secmore hours and made it back to Engond page were tougher. Everyone else
land. Did he accomplish the imposfinished the exam and left, so the stusible? I vote yes.
dent was alone by the end of the time
I do believe that there are limits to
period. He finished the final problem
at the last second.
harvey mackay our physical abilities. But I absolutely
accept that our minds have capabilities
The next day he got a phone call in
that we cannot begin to comprehend.
his dorm room from the professor. “I
don’t believe it! You solved the final two problems?” Albertondo’s physical accomplishment also had a
“Uh, yeah,” the student said. “What’s the big major mental component. He put his mind to accomplishing the seemingly impossible.
deal?”
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible,
“Those were brain teasers,” the prof explained.
“I announced before the exam that they wouldn’t then they seem improbable, and then, when we
count toward your final grade, but you missed that summon the will, they soon become inevitable,” said
because you were late. But hardly anyone solves the late actor Christopher Reeve. Reeve’s dream of
those problems in so short a time! You must be a walking after a catastrophic horseback riding accident was never realized, but because of his acgenius!”
“Genius” is sometimes just not realizing that tivism and fundraising activities, major research
breakthroughs for spinal injuries have given hope
something is impossible.
Truly, some feats are impossible. I don’t expect to to many.
While most of us will be asked to perform diffiever see a person fly without some mechanical help.
I’m not betting on anyone outrunning a high-speed cult assignments, not many will be actually expected
locomotive. But then, I probably wouldn’t have put to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Some days
money on Antonio Albertondo, who swam the we might wonder how we’ll get all our work done,
or catch up, or be successful in the next project.
English Channel in 1961.
The Channel waters are cold and unpredictable. Those days pass, usually leaving us with a sense of
Only a tiny percentage of those who have attempted pride that we have greater capacity for achievement
to swim across have reached the other side. But Al- than we realized.
swimming
What we call progress was once called impossible.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then a positive attitude is the master of the impossible.
A positive attitude leads you to ask, “What’s possible?” and then follows that question with “What
else is possible?”
The Walt Disney Company employs “imagineers”
to explore the possibilities and push the limits of
reality. Even though their businesses are built on
fantasy and illusion, the effects must all look real
and believable. I believe accomplishing the seemingly impossible is a daily event for this creative and
determined company.
We can do this in our businesses too — and we
must if we intend to survive. If you value your customers as much as we value ours at MackayMitchell
Envelope Company, you’ll settle for nothing less. A
positive attitude, creativity and determination combine to create genius.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan recounts a
story about the genius of the Greatest Generation.
“Once, at the University of California, a student
got up to say that it was impossible for people
of Ronald Reagan’s generation to understand the
next generation of young people. ‘You grew up in
a different world,’ the student said. ‘Today we have
television, jet planes, space travel, nuclear energy,
computers …’
“When the student paused for breath, Ronnie
said: ‘You’re right. We didn’t have those things when
we were young. We invented them.’” n
Harvey Mackay is the author of the No. 1 New York
Times bestseller “Swim with the Sharks Without Being
Eaten Alive.” His nationally syndicated newspaper
column appears monthly in the Business Journal.
ECONOMIST | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 White, non-Hispanic male enrollment dropped by However, the pattern is not totally smooth, instead
but did fall slightly. The percent of Asian high school
graduates in the 18-24 age range enrolled in college is
much higher than any other racial/ethnic group, standing at 66.3 percent in 2012 (compared to 47.6 percent
for white, non-Hispanics; 45.0 percent for blacks; and
49.4 percent for Hispanics). Asian enrollment also fell
slightly from 2011 to 2012.
Looking at changes by gender, male students declined
by 530,000, while females rose by 61,000. As noted,
older part-time male student enrollment fell sharply.
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657,000. Enrollment for male part-time students who
were working full time fell 302,000. No matter how
you slice or dice it, male students comprised the bulk
of the overall drop. One particularly bright note for females is the large gain in enrollment among Hispanics, which rose by 375,000 (an increase of almost 25
percent).
A long-term historical view shows a slow increase
in the proportion of high school graduates aged 18-24
who are enrolled in college. This percentage currently
stands at 48.5 percent, up from 34.9 percent in 1967.
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bumping around some in response to economic conditions. College enrollment is driven by an economic decision process, and the opportunity cost (what the potential student could be earning out in the job market)
is a very relevant consideration. When the economy is
weak, job options are more limited and often less financially attractive. The choice to attend college might
make more sense with a dearth of available work. On
the other hand, as the job market improves, college becomes more costly in terms of the lost wages that could
be earned by entering the workforce instead. A drop in
enrollment between 2011 and 2012 fits this criterion,
since hiring was picking up over the timeframe.
All in all, the good news in the enrollment figures
outweighs the bad. A slight overall decline largely
driven by a drop in the number of part-time students
is more a signal that the job market was improving
than anything. The number of Americans entering
college is still on the rise, and key groups such as the
rapidly growing Hispanic population are experiencing
sharp gains in enrollment percentages. There is certainly still work to be done to ensure young people are
prepared for tomorrow’s workforce, but recent college
enrollment figures show important progress. n
Dr. M. Ray Perryman is president and CEO of The Perryman Group (www.perrymangroup.com). He also serves
as Institute Distinguished Professor of Economic Theory
and Method at the International Institute for Advanced
Studies.
THE LAMARS
College of Business Hall of Fame
Terry Kelley and Bart Simmons inducted
Lamar University’s College of Business recently inducted two new members into its Hall of Fame. Texas entrepreneurial banker Terry Kelley and
oil and gas entrepreneur Bart Simmons
joined the ranks of honored LU business graduates.
“The College
of Business is delighted to honor
Terry
Kelley
and Bart Simmons by inducting them into
the College of
Business Hall of
Fame,” said LU business dean Enrique
“Henry” Venta. “The Hall of Fame
honors alumni from the college who
have made significant achievements in their careers and been
an integral part of the college.”
As an entrepreneurial banker, Kelley’s
experience ranged from being an owner of small banks to the CEO of large
banks.
As the Texas banking industry collapsed in the late 1980s, Kelley cofounded Team
Bank. It became
a statewide organization and
the largest bank
headquar tered
in Texas managed by Texans.
In 1993, Team
Bank
merged
with Bank One where Kelley served
as chairman and CEO of a multi-state
region.
In the mid 1970s, Kelley
was recruited to Dallas where
he served as CEO of several
Dallas area banks including Texas Commerce Bank,
Irving, Preston State Bank,
and Dallas Bancshares—all
predecessors to JP Morgan
Chase. As an entrepreneurial
banker, Kelley’s experience
ranged from being an owner
of small banks to the CEO of large
banks.
Throughout his career, Kelley was an
industry leader and provided community leadership for many organizations.
He is former chairman and CEO for
The National Center for Educational
Accountability, as well as past chair-
LAMAR
UNIVERSITY
Terry Kelley
Terry Kelley graduated from
Lamar University in 1965 with
a bachelor’s degree in business
administration. A career banker whose experience in Texas Kelly
banking spans more than 40
years, Kelley began his career at The
American National Bank in Beaumont.
In the mid 1970s, Kelley was recruited to Dallas where he served as CEO
of several Dallas area banks including
Texas Commerce Bank, Irving, Preston
State Bank, and Dallas Bancshares—
all predecessors to JP Morgan Chase.
man of the board of Texas Health Re- been generous to the university, Venta
sources.
said.
“They donated funds to create the
Bart Simmons
Vernon
Glass Field of Champions
The deregulation of natural gas in
Practice
Field and the John Payton
the 1980s created many entrepreAcademic
Success Center,” Venta said.
neurial opportunities in this sector of
the oil and gas industry. Armed with “They created the Patricia and George
a Bachelor in Business Administra- Sculley Scholarship in Business and
tion (1978) and a Masters of Busi- the Martye and Bart Simmons Enness Administration (1979) degree dowment in Business.” In 2008, Lafrom Lamar University, along with mar University honored Bart Simwork experience at Texaco Inc. and
mons with the Distinguished
Delhi Gas Pipeline Co.,
Alumnus Award. The SimSimmons created a natural
mons’ are members of the
gas marketing company in
prestigious Lamar University
1985. This company, owned
Spindletop Society.
by Ross Perot and organized
With their induction into
by Simmons, eventually bethe Hall of Fame, Kelley and
came Bridge Gas Marketing
Simmons join previous honCo.
orees James Crump, retired
Bart Simmons graduated
partner
PriceWaterhouse
Lamar magna cum laude Simmons
Coopers; Bill Childs, entrewhile lettering three years in
preneur and retired founder
football. He served as president of the
and CEO of Texas Industrial MainteStudent Government Association and
nance Inc., the late Robert Swerdlow,
was a member of the highly regarded
College of Business sponsored Stu- longtime business educator and associate dean of business at Lamar Unidents for Free Enterprise.
Today, his privately held company, versity; Jerry Reese, retired founder
Tristar, operates oil and gas production and president of BoMac Contractors
wells, provides well head compression Ltd.; Elvis Mason, retired banking
services, natural gas marketing ser- and financial executive; the late C.W.
vices and electricity service to more Conn Jr., founder and majority owner
than 20,000 residential and commer- of Conn’s Appliances Inc.; and Bette
cial customers. Simmons is a director Stead, longtime community activist,
and co-owner with his wife, Martye, business educator and professor of
who graduated from Lamar in 1978, of marketing at the University of HousBESS Investments LP. The couple has ton. n
LU archives to digitize school newspapers
Lamar University’s Archives and Special Collections, a department of the Mary and John Gray
Library, has been awarded a TexTreasures grant
for more than $11,000 by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for fiscal year
2014.
The department, in collaboration with the University Press, will use the funding to digitalize
the library’s holdings of Lamar newspapers.
Prior to this initiative, the newspapers were not
indexed or available on microfilm, meaning one
would have to read and conduct research with
the original, fragile newspapers. After the implementation of this program, the 16,864 pages
of Lamar newspaper holdings will be accessible
to alumni, scholars, students, the press and the
community, and the documents will be searchable by keyword and presented in full color.
“When the program is administered, these
amazing treasures will be fully accessible to patrons throughout the globe,” said Penny Clark,
university archivist.
Although Lamar is celebrating its 90th anniversary this fall, only 72 years of newspaper
holdings will by digitized. The holdings of the
Archives and Special Collections department
begin in 1933, after the school transitioned from
South Park Junior College to Lamar College.
Lamar’s holdings continue through the present,
but, as the University Press has already made
newspapers available online in PDF format beginning in 2005, newspapers from 2005 onward
will not need to be digitized.
“Lamar’s newspapers are a great source of history, documenting not only the administration
and faculty, but also student life, ranging from
sports and holiday celebrations to student culture,” Clark said. “Moreover, the school newspaper is a unique source on the changing roles of
women and African Americans.”
For more information on the digitizing of
newspapers or to donate or loan a newspaper to
the Archives and Special Collections Department, contact Penny Clark at (409) 880-7787. n Penny Clark, Lamar archivist
THE LAMARS
Presidential
Investiture
Welcome Dr. Evans on Nov. 7
The investiture of Kenneth R. Evans as the 15th President of Lamar University, will take place Thursday,
Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. in the Montagne
Center. Join Texas State University System Chancellor Bryan
McCall, members of the TSUS
Board of Regents, state and local dignitaries, LU faculty, staff,
alumni, students and the greater
Southeast Texas community in
celebration of the official transfer
of leadership. The event is open
to the public and a reception
to meet the new president will Evans
be held after the program. For
more information, visit lamar.edu/investiture or call
880-8419. Funding for the event generously provided by Gay and Bill Scott. n
Das to lead Office of
Undergrad Research
Kumer Das, associate professor of
mathematics, has been tapped as the
director of the newly established Office of Undergraduate Research. Reporting directly to the Office of the
Provost, the research office is temporarily located in the Lucas Engineering building.
“I’m deeply honored and humbled
to have been selected for this position,” Das said. “This is a wonderful opportunity, and I’m looking forward to working with our
students and faculty.”
With the objective of promoting an innovation-oriented culture at Lamar, the office will encourage all students and faculty
in all disciplines to participate in
undergraduate research.
Das
“The creation of this initiative is a part of the university’s
strategic plan to offer undergraduates and selected
graduates educational experiences of excellence, both
curricular and co-curricular, which engage students
with faculty and staff to meet their diverse needs,”
Das said.
Das, who will continue to teach mathematics in
addition to directing the Office of Undergraduate
Research, began teaching at Lamar in 2005 as an assistant professor. Since then, Das has conducted research with 30 undergraduates, the results of which
have been the subject of four publications, 36 research talks and eight poster presentations at national and regional conferences. Das recently returned
from a faculty development leave during which he
conducted research at the Statistical and Applied
Mathematical Sciences Institute. n
Naming ceremony
honors Iles family
Lamar University officials formally dedicated the Herman Iles
Building at the John Gray Center complex Sept. 11. The building-naming ceremony honored the many contributions by Herman Iles in the early days of Lamar University as he and others
championed the effort to move Lamar from its junior college
status to a four-year college, a feat never before accomplished
in Texas history.
The ceremony was also held to recognize a recent $1 million
gift by the Iles family to renovate the auditorium inside the
Herman Iles Building and establish the Iles Family Faculty Enhancement Fund.
A committee of the
Young Men’s Business
League led by Herman
Iles, working closely
with the officials of Lamar College and the
school board of South
Park, spearheaded the
task of creating a junior
college district. The
committee purchased
the land on which Lamar University now sits. In 1940, voters
approved the creation of a Lamar Union Junior College District and the election of trustees to govern the college. By the
end of spring 1942, sufficient buildings had been completed for
classes to be held for the first time on the
new campus. Iles was elected to the Lamar
College Board of Trustees.
In December 1946, the board of trustees asked the Texas Legislature to make
Lamar a four-year state college. No junior
college in Texas had ever changed to statesupported senior college status. In 1947,
Iles, then in his second term as a trustee,
was elected to head the board.
The fund will support the programmatic, teaching, research and
professional development activities of the university faculty. n
LAMAR
UNIVERSITY
Small biz center exits
the downtown library
The Lamar University Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) has
relocated from the Beaumont Downtown Library to the campus of Lamar
University. The Lamar SBDC offices
are situated in the Galloway building on the Lamar campus, on the first
floor in Room 106.
The Lamar SBDC is hoping to be
able to expand services to the Southeast Texas community. The mission of
the SBDC is to promote the growth
and development of small and medium sized businesses in Beaumont and
the surrounding areas of Southeast
Texas by providing a wide array of financial advice and technical assistance
to entrepreneurs. Further, the mission
of the SBDC is to contribute to the
economic growth and prosperity of
the area by encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation.
The Lamar SBDC helps entrepreneurs assess their business ideas and
with business planning. SBDC business advisors help established businesses =develop strategies to attract
customers, increase sales, manage cash
flow and improve profitability, all at no
cost to clients. The Lamar SBDC is
part of the larger network of business
consulting and training centers of the
University of Houston that serves all
32 counties of the region.
The Lamar SBDC business hours are
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Call (409) 880-2367 or e-mail sbdc@
lamar.edu. On the Web, visit www.lamarbmt.sbdcnetwork.net or look them
up on Twitter and Facebook. n
Collard named ExxonMobil
Executive in Residence
Lamar University’s College of
Business presented Kelvin Collard, chief financial and administrative officer and board member
of Universal Weather and Aviation Inc., as ExxonMobil Executive in Residence in October.
Collard presented a talk on
“Transformation of finance to
world class at Universal” and also
hosted a faculty colloquium and
met with graduate business students.
Universal Weather and Aviation Inc. is a global business aviation trip management company
with 47 locations in 19 countries.
Collard brings 33 years of ac-
counting, finance and
business
experience
from a wide variety of
industries and businesses and holds a BBA in
accounting from Lamar
University.
His career began with
Coopers & Lybrand,
one of the original Big
8 accounting firms that Collard
are now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers. After nine
years in public accounting, he expanded his career and embarked
on an opportunity with Atlantic
Richfield Company for 12 years
where his assignments went from
financial reporting to
analysis to controller at
several subsidiary companies, including Lyondell Chemical Co.,
where he spent most of
his time. While at Lyondell, he led the implementation of an enterprise resource planning
system and the integration and consolidation
of the controller’s functions.
Collard’s visit is made possible
by a generous grant from ExxonMobil. For information, call (409)
880-8603 or visit info.cob.lamar.
edu. n
THE LAMARS
LIT’s Koenig earns Rogers Award
for outstanding volunteer work
Rusty Koenig, program director for
Utility Line Technology, is the 2013
Julie and Ben Rogers Community Service Award winner
for Lamar Institute of Technology. He has been
with LIT for 13
years, and teaches
at the Frank Robinson Jr. Center in
Silsbee.
Koenig’s volunteer work touches on his many skills
and his dedication to his hometown
area.
In 1984, he joined Jones Prairie Baptist Church in Leggett and was asked
to teach the men’s Sunday School class.
He readily agreed, and in doing so
launched his teaching career.
In the late 1980s, he was called to
serve at Livingston Baptist Church. The
church was new, and Koenig cleared
the property, rewired and refurbished
an old church
building that had
been donated, and
set up lighting for
the outdoor and
parking area. This
work was in addition to his formal
church work as
treasurer, Sunday
school teacher, song leader and interim
lay pastor.
He and his family moved to Woodville in 1991 and became members
of First Baptist Church in Woodville
where Koenig has continued his volunteer work.
Koenig continually gives to the elderly by helping with repairs that they
LAMAR
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
are unable to do. He also provides help
with moving, some transportation and
minor maintenance issues. In the aftermath of Hurricane Rita and Hurricane
Ike, he worked tirelessly on repairs
throughout the area.
He is a certified CPR instructor and
volunteered with the American Red
Cross from 2001-04 teaching community CPR classes. He also worked on
disaster relief in Hemphill following
the Space Shuttle Columbia crash in
February 2003.
In addition to the volunteer work he
does on his own time, Koenig has also
involved his LIT students in helping Rusty Koenig
out the community. In Silsbee, where
the program is located, his students
have helped put up and take down ricane Ike by taking down damaged
Christmas lighting in the downtown stadium lighting and then installing
area, and they helped the Silsbee In- donated lighting. They also helped with
dependent School District after HurSEE KOENIG, PAGE 15
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October 17th, 2013
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Honoring the Past. Embracing the Future.
Recognizing our outgoing Chairman - Robert Turner
Introducing our incoming Chairman - Chuck Kalkbrenner
Spindletop Award Presentation - Coburn’s Supply
October 17, 2013
6:00pm - VIP Reception - Beaumont Civic Center Lobby
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THE LAMARS
Dan Rather keynotes
LSC-PA Lecture Series
Dan Rather famously said, “I can’t
remember a time when I didn’t want
to be a reporter.” Similarly, most
Americans would be hard-pressed to
remember a time when they didn’t
know Rather as the face of television
news.
Rather, a Texas native and a journalist for more than 60 years, will appear
at Lamar State College-Port Arthur
as the Fall 2013 Distinguished Lec- Dan Rather in Vietnam
ture Series keynote speaker Oct. 22.
The event, which is free to the pub- East Coast, and he was soon made
lic, will take place in the Carl Parker chief of CBS’s Southwest bureau in
Multipurpose Center on the LSC-PA Dallas. In 1963, he was appointed
chief of the Southern bureau in New
campus, starting at 7 p.m.
Rather is known worldwide for his Orleans, responsible for coverage of
news events in the
long tenure as anchor
South, Southwest,
of the television proMexico and Central
grams “60 Minutes”
America. Just a few
and the “CBS EveSTATE COLLEGE months later, Rather
ning News.”
An Associated Press PORT ARTHUR was reporting on the
Kennedy assassinareporter in Huntsville,
tion.
Texas, in 1950, and
Rather’s distinct and lucid reporting
later a reporter for United Press, several
Texas radio stations, and the Houston style during the national mourning
Chronicle, Rather began his television period following JFK’s assassination
career in 1959 as a reporter for KTRK- and subsequent events brought him
TV, the ABC affiliate in Houston. In to the attention of CBS News management, which rewarded him in
early September 1961,
1964 with the network’s White
Rather reported live
House correspondent position.
from the Galveston SeaHe later became a corresponwall as Hurricane Carla
dent of the long-running Sunday
threatened the Texas
night news show “60 Minutes.”
coastline. During that
Success there helped Rather pull
coverage, Rather improahead of longtime correspondent
vised a new way of visuRoger Mudd in line to succeed
alizing a hurricane’s size
Walter Cronkite as anchor and
and location on a map
managing editor of CBS Eveso viewers could better
ning News.
understand the vastness Rather
Rather assumed the position
of a storm. This innovation so impressed network executives upon Cronkite’s retirement, making
at CBS, that they offered him a job as his first broadcast on March 9, 1981,
a CBS News correspondent. Rather re- and continuing his anchor position
fused CBS’s first offer but accepted the there until 2006. Since then, Rather
second one when it came three months has worked with Mark Cuban and
HDNet, putting on an hour of “Dan
later.
Feb. 28, 1962, Rather left Houston Rather Reports” each week, which alfor a six-month trial run in New York lows him to return to investigative reCity. Rather didn’t fit in easily on the porting, his first love. n
LAMAR
Lamar State CollegeOrange hosted a
Ribbon Cutting and
Open House for the
newly opened 32,000
square-feet Nursing and Classrooms
Building. Chancellor
Brian McCall of the
Texas State University
System joined LSC-O
President Mike Shahan
for the ceremony.
Speech and Debate team rocks
The LSC-O Speech and Debate Team and 2nd place Overall Sweepstakes.
competed at the Tarrant County Com In debate, the Team of Joshua Scales
munity College and Robert Rezaie was
Northeast
Speech
the top team in Parliaand Debate Tournamentary Debate. The
ment in Ft. Worth
other LSC-O team,
the weekend of Sept. STATE COLLEGE Lillian Organ and
28-29. Four competiTommie Vercher, had
tors did an excellent
a 2 win - 2 loss record
job representing the
in preliminary comBest in Excellence
petition. CongratulaLSC-O has to offer. The Squad took tions to these students for their amaz1st place in Debate Sweepstakes, 2nd ing efforts on the first tournament of
place in Individual Event Sweepstakes, the season! n
LAMAR
ORANGE
Lecture at Lutcher
Stuart Varney of Fox
News speaks Oct. 10
LSC-O’s Distinguished Lecture
Series presents a speaker each year at
the Lutcher Theater adjacent to the
campus. This year will be Stuart Varney, credited with changing the way financial and economic news is reported
worldwide. Varney anchors Fox Business Network’s top rated show Varney
& Company and appears regularly on
the Fox News Channel. He is an econ-
omist educated
at the London
School of Economics.
His
coverage and
analysis of the
stock market crash of 1987 earned
him a Peabody Award for excellence in
journalism.
Varney’s lecture will be presented on
Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Lutcher Theater in Orange. Admission
is free, and the public is invited to attend. n
THE LAMARS
A-OK
Dusting off the dream
ACE Program comes to a close as Brenda Mott retires
While looking for a grant to boost
college enrollment, Dr. Sheila
Joyner, vice president of Academic
Affairs in 2001 for Lamar State
College-Orange, found a grant
that helped dust off the dream
for more than 1,000 local residents who became public school
teachers. The Texas Workforce
Commission and Inland presented LSC-O with a $435,333
skills development grant that paid
the tuition of most of the beginning participants in the Accelerated Certification for Educators
Program. Now after 13 years, the
ACE Program will officially close
next year. The state and students tification areas and three master
have been notified that the last day certifications.
Mott was a former math teacher
for the ACE Program will be Aug.
31, 2014, according to long-time at Orangefield and Little Cypressprogram coordinator and division Mauriceville school districts for
director Brenda Mott. She will 18 years. She began her career
retire from Lamar State College- at LSC-O in 1994 as an adjunct
Orange at the end of August 2013. math instructor and left to teach
The Accelerated Certification for Algebra I at LC-M CISD. In
Educators Program was approved 2000 she returned to LSC-O as an
by the State Board of Education adjunct instructor of developmenCommission on March 2, 2001. tal math and began working for
The ACE Program began imme- the Texas Workforce Commission
to put the curdiately with three
riculum together
math students
for the ACE
who were career
Program. Mott
changers holding
was then hired
a bachelor degree and wanted STATE COLLEGE full time by the
college to overto become certisee the math and
fied Texas public
science division.
school teachers.
By the fall of 2001, there were stu- She later became the director of
dents pursing special education, the Education Division that was
and trades and industrial certifi- later renamed the College Success
cations. In 2004, the first master Division. Mott oversaw the ACE
reading certification class was held, Program, the dual credit program
and more than 30 educators earned for high school juniors and seniors,
their master certificate. That year the Associate of Arts in Teaching
Mott chaired the Texas Communi- program, which began in 2005, the
ty College Consortium for Teacher college success courses, which are
Education Programs. The program new to the Orange campus, and
eventually offered 18 different cer- developmental courses in math,
LAMAR
ORANGE
Members of the
ACE Program
and Continuing
Ed Program bid
a fond farewell
to Brenda Mott,
director of ACE,
Education and
College Success
Programs. From
left are Lisa
Cowart, Joanie
Tandberg, Lorraine Babcock,
Mott and Lisa
Sparks.
writing and reading.
The ACE Program continued to
grow and by 2009 there were more
than 48 Texas school districts that
had an intern or student teacher
who was from the ACE Program.
The program named interns of
the month and began customized
training for area school districts,
which included workshops for
teachers who teach talented students, a mentoring program for
teachers in their second year of
teaching, Teacher Quality Grants
for math teachers, novice teacher
boot camps, the Future Teachers
of America annual conventions,
job fairs for teachers, initiation of
the Teachers of Tomorrow group
for on campus Associate of Arts in
Teaching students, special classes
on how to motivate children to
read and substitute teacher trainings, just to name a few.
Mott plans to continue working
with students through the Communities in Schools organization.
She also plans to play golf at least
once a week and enjoy her family
and granddaughters. Mott said, “I
will miss my friends at LSC-O,
but I am very excited about the
next adventures in my life.” n
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Orange and Beaumont after Hurricane Rita.
Koenig and his wife, Renie, became foster parents to Harley in
2009. Koenig’s wife met newborn
Harley while working as a home
health pediatric nurse. Harley has
DiGeorges syndrome, which affects muscle tone resulting in a
host of problems. The newborn had
problems with feeding and eventually had a feeding tube inserted. She
was later taken from her parents by
CPS because of improper feeding.
The Koenigs became foster parents
so that they could care for Harley,
and have since adopted her. She is
5 now and has progressed so much
further than her doctors originally
imagined.
In addition to Harley, Koenig’s
family includes a daughter, four
stepchildren, 14 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
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Mike Fuljenz brings honors home to Beaumont
Universal Coin & Bullion president is America’s Gold Expert
Many Southeast Texas residents know Mike Fuljenz tection writing and broadcasting about rare coins
as a community-minded businessman active in youth and precious metals. Fuljenz has joined the esteemed
sports and a host of charitable works. They might ranks of distinguished writers who have won the
even know him as the founder and president of Uni- award that is named after its first recipient in 1968,
versal Coin & Bullion, a company with
Clement F. Bailey. The Clemy is “the
customers nationwide and around the
highest honor of the NLG” and is
world. But they might not be aware that
bestowed annually “in recognition of
he is a renowned expert in his chosen
writing skill, dedication to numismatfield, as evidenced by his many awards
ics, sense of humor and dedication to
and recognitions from his peers.
the Numismatic Literary Guild,” acBilled as America’s Gold Expert,
cording to the NLG’s description of
Fuljenz received multiple awards durthe prestigious award.
ing the annual World’s Fair of Money,
During the World’s Fair of Money
including one of the profession’s highconvention, American Numismatic
est accolades, for his educational writing,
Association President Tom Hallenbeck
consumer advocacy and service to the
gave Fuljenz the ANA’s Glenn Smedrare coin and precious metals communiley Memorial Award for his significant
ty. Sponsored annually by the nonprofit
volunteer contributions and support of
American Numismatic Association, the Mike Fuljenz
the association. It is one of the associaWorld’s Fair of Money is the largest intertion’s top annual awards.
national event in the United States for collectors and
“I personally knew Glenn Smedley when I worked
dealers from around the world.
at the ANA headquarters in Colorado as a rare coin
Fuljenz was honored with “The Clemy,” the top authenticator and grader in the 1980s, and I’m proud
award of the Numismatic Literary Guild, a respected to be the recipient of the award named after him,”
nonprofit organization composed of authors, editors said Fuljenz.
and publishers who cover rare coins, paper money
In addition, Fuljenz received the NLG’s James L.
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at the Money Show of the
Southwest in Houston in
December 2012.
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is a national leader in gold,
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THE ARTS
Shangri La hosts fifth annual Orchid Festival
Celebrate the orchid, one of the most
beautiful flowers in the world, during the fifth annual Orchid Festival
at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and
Nature Center in Orange from Oct.
5-12.
At Shangri La, there will be daily
tours of the Exhibition Greenhouses,
a fascinating lecture and orchid-related workshops. A variety of orchids
will be available for purchase at Shangri La’s Garden Store, and members
of Stark Cultural Venues (SCV ) will
be offered exclusive pre-sale opportunities. In addition to the events at
Shangri La, both the Stark Museum
of Art and The W.H. Stark House are
hosting orchid-related exhibitions.
For more information or to download
a printable itinerary, visit www.shangrilagardens.org.
vance payment is required to participate. Pre-payment will serve as the
RSVP for this event and may be made
at the Shangri La Admission Window
during regular operating hours.
Saturday, Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Adventure Series:
Orchid Anatomy
Orchids belong to one of the largest families of flowering plants that’s
comprised of more than 25,000
species worldwide. These gorgeous
flowers have a unique and unusual
anatomical structure. During this
hands-on program, adults will dissect
orchids and learn about their anatomy, reproduction and ecology. Space
is limited. RSVP by calling (409)
670-9799.
Saturday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.
Orchids are for Everyone
Classes and Activities Enjoy an orchid-related talk by Jim
Johnson. Johnson is a Texas A&M
at Shangri La
University, Benz School of Floral DeSaturday, Oct. 5, 9:30 a.m.
sign speaker and a Distinguished LecSaturday Adventure Series:
turer Emeritus. He will give an inforOrchid Safari
Experience the many different or- mative talk about the ease of arranging
chid species on display at Shangri La as orchids as cut flowers. Space is limited.
the whole family searches high and low RSVP by calling (409) 670-9799.
during an orchid safari. Take part in a
scavenger hunt to learn why orchids Tours and Exhibits
are adored as one of the most beauti- Shangri La Exhibition
ful flowers in nature and how orchids Greenhouses Tours
are used by many cultures around the
Join Jennifer Buckner, Horticulture
world. Space is limited. RSVP by call- Specialist, in a guided tour through the
ing (409) 670-9799.
exhibition greenhouses. In celebration
of the annual Orchid Festival, special
Oct. 5, 11 a.m. and Oct. 12, 2 p.m.
orchids will be on display. Daily tours
Orchid Repotting Workshop
of the greenhouses are included with
Enjoy an interactive demonstra- admission and will give visitors the option and learn about repotting orchids. portunity to see a wide variety of orThis one-day workshop will be offered chids in bloom.
on two separate dates during the fesGreenhouse tours for the 2013 Festitival. Fees are $10 for SCV Members val will take place at the following times:
and $20 for all other participants. The Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct.
workshop fee is non-refundable and 8, at 10 a.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 10
includes supplies and an orchid as well a.m.; Thursday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m.; Frias admission to the gardens. Space is day, Oct. 11, at 10 a.m. Space is limited.
limited and an RSVP along with ad- RSVP by calling (409) 670-9799.
SCV Members-Only
Pre-Sale
SCV Members may also take part in
an exclusive members-only orchid presale with light refreshments at 8 a.m.
on both Saturdays of the Festival, Oct.
5 and 12. For more information on becoming a member, visit www.starkculturalvenues.org/membership.
Located at 2111 West Park Avenue
in Orange, Shangri La is open to the
public Tuesday through Saturday, 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information,
visit www.shangrilagardens.org.
Stark Museum of Art
Orchid Mini-Exhibition
The Stark Museum’s mini-exhibit,
Floral Natives: North American Orchids, will be on view Oct. 1, 2013,
through Jan. 4, 2014. This mini-exhibit
will feature orchids of North America
as illustrated in three rare natural history publications from the 18th and
19th centuries. These images represent
the documentation of plants native to
North America, and this mini-exhibit
is offered in conjunction with Shangri
La’s fifth annual Orchid Festival. This
exhibit is included with general museum admission.
Disney Live! in Beaumont
Classic fairy tales at Civic Center Oct. 18
Prepare to step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true
in Disney Live! presents Three Classic
Fairy Tales. An enchanted quest featuring more than 25 Disney characters,
this all-new stage production from Feld
Entertainment, the producers of Disney On Ice, performs at the Beaumont
Civic Center in Beaumont on Oct. 18.
Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald and
Goofy as they take audiences on a
captivating journey and magically
bring to life three timeless fairy tale
adventures. Discover Snow White
as she searches for her one true love;
Cinderella getting ready for her magical night at the ball; and Belle, from
Beauty and the Beast, as she finds
happiness in the most unusual place.
Anchored amidst a transforming set,
captivating choreography, innovative
lighting and breathtaking costumes,
this authentically woven tale of “happily-ever-after” is a heart-warming
Disney experience for the entire family.
Tickets start at $15 and are available
at Ticketmaster or by calling (800)
745-3000. n
Located at 712 Green Avenue in
Orange, the Stark Museum of Art is
open to the public Tuesday through
Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Group
tours are available by appointment.
For more information, call 409.886.
ARTS (2787) or visit www.starkmuseum.org.
The W.H. Stark House
Orchid-Related Exhibit
and Tours
Visit The W.H. Stark House to see
a special mini-exhibit, Orchids for
America, in the Sitting Room. This
exhibit, which is offered as part of a
regular tour of the Stark House, tells
the story of Frances Ann Lutcher’s efforts during World War I, including
her practice of giving orchids from her
gardens to servicemen. See personal
mementos and historic photographs
during the exhibit, which will be on
view through Oct. 26.
Located at 610 Main Avenue in Orange, The W.H. Stark House is open to
the public Tuesday through Saturday
from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. with the last tour
beginning at 4 p.m. For more information, call 409.883.0871 or visit www.
whstarkhouse.org. n
THE ARTS
of Gulf Coast presents railroad
Requiem for Steam Museum
photographs of David Plowden
The photographs in Requiem
for Steam preserve the living
beauty of Plowden’s beloved
locomotives while continuing
to show the railroad’s presence
in the ever-changing American
landscape. The newest traveling
exhibit sponsored by the Center of Railroad Photography
and Art will be on display Oct.
5 – Dec. 29, and is made possible in part by grants from the
Kansas City Southern Charitable Fund and the Southeast
Texas Arts Council, with additional support from Lamar
State College-Port Arthur and
the city of Port Arthur.
The Museum of the Gulf
Coast and the Port Arthur
Historical Society will proudly
host a family fun day titled “All
Aboard” on Oct. 12 from 10
a.m. – 2 p.m. Admission is free.
Everyone loves trains; they are
big, loud, and can carry people
to unimaginable adventures,
from exploring Manhattan by
subway to the ultimate get-
As low as
0% interests available
Complimentary
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Now you and your family can
enjoy a free ticket to ride the
Museum Express. The celebration will combine photography, film, modeling, and lots of
activities to educate and entertain your child.
Activities include:
• Hands on activities on the
the science behind the train,
magnets; arts and crafts; and
much more.
• Be a conductor and hop
aboard a simulated train.
• Dig for actual train artifacts in our archeology dig.
As low as
0% interests available
Complimentary
Maintenance for
• The Southeast Texas Model Train club will be on hand
with a model train setup.
• Free Screening of the movie “ The Great Train Robbery”
at 1 p.m.
The Museum of the Gulf
Coast is at 700 Procter St. in
downtown Port Arthur. The
facility is handicap accessible.
For more information, call
(409) 982-7000. n
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THE ARTS
Valor and glory
Stephen Lang brings warriors to life
Hear the voices of eight veterans from World War II,
Korea and Vietnam rendering first-hand accounts of
valor that resulted in the nation’s highest military award,
the Medal of Honor. Stephen
Lang, award winning playwright, stage and screen star,
brings these men to life in a
one-man show that reaches
into your very soul.
Commended for countless
stage performances, TV appearances, and film portrayals of Babe Ruth to Stonewall Jackson to “Avatar’s”
Col. Quaritch, Stephen Lang
has reached his finest work
through his stage adaptation
of “Beyond Glory.”
“Beyond Glory” enjoyed a
celebrated run on Broadway
and in Chicago’s Goodman
Theater, and Lang is now
taking the show coast to
coast, with a stop in Orange.
As a tribute to fallen soldiers,
Lang has performed the show
on military bases, and given
a command performance on
the floor of Congress with
Medal of Honor recipient
Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel Inouye
attending.
Through Lang’s commanding performance — with a
backdrop of video screens occasionally evoking the turmoil
of combat — these men come
alive. The illusory magic as
Lang moves from hero to hero
suggests the magnitude of this
performer and the brilliance of
his talent as enthralled audiences experience the lives of
true American heroes in the
most dire of circumstances, as
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‘Boeing Boeing’ at BCP
It’s the 1960s, and swinging bachelor
Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in
Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses
all engaged to him without knowing
about each other. But Bernard’s perfect
life gets bumpy when his friend Robert
comes to stay and a new and speedier
Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon, all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid
Robert is forgetting which lies to tell
to whom, and catastrophe looms. A
riotous farce that recently enjoyed hit
revivals in London and New York,
“Boeing Boeing” is now set to arrive
in Beaumont—fasten your seat belts!
It’s directed by Donny Avery and stars
Genevieve Brassard, Chad Petersen,
Rachel Cain, Michael Saar, Andrea
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Rated PG for mild adult themes. Oct. 18 – Nov. 2 at Beaumont Community Players, 4155
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CHAMBER NEWS
THE GREATER
BEAUMONT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Jack Gerard with the American Pe- takes to actually build the pipeline!
troleum Institute shared some views
On another subject, two recent
when marking the fifth year anni- scientific studies confirm that hyversary of the application to build draulic fracturing is safe for the enthe Keystone XL pipeline across the vironment. Between them, the two
Canadian border to the
studies amass reams of
United States. Most of
new data to provide a
you know the southern
comprehensive evaluterminus of Keystone
ation of the hydraulic
from Oklahoma to Nedfracturing process.
erland is almost complete.
A major study by
We have been waiting
the University of Texas
five years for the permit
finds methane emisto cross the border. “The
sions from the developHoover Dam, the Pentament of natural gas are
gon, Space Shuttle Dislower than previously
covery — all significant
estimated. The study,
American achievements
which was sponsored by
— were constructed in Jim Rich, President, Greater
the Environmental DeBeaumont Chamber of Commerce
less time than the Keyfense Fund and a numstone XL permit process,”
ber of natural gas prosaid Gerard. In the space of five years, ducers, is one of the most extensive of
the State Department has conducted its kind — examining 150 production
four separate environmental assess- sites across the U.S. and 489 wells.
ments, every single one of which has
Another one year study conducted
confirmed that the pipeline is envi- by Cardno ENTRIX in the Ingleronmentally safe and a boom for eco- wood Oil Field in the heart of Los
nomic growth and energy security.
Angeles County found before and afHere is Keystone XL by the num- ter monitoring of groundwater qualbers:
ity did not show impacts from high• 42,000 jobs created in the first volume hydraulic fracturing. Seismic
two years, putting $2 billion in work- activity – Three types of monitoring
ers’ pockets
found that from before-and-after
• $3.3 billion in direct spending on measurements of vibration and seisconstruction and materials
micity, hydraulic fracturing had no
• $65 million generated for govern- detectable effect on vibration and did
ment in revenue from sales and use not induce earthquakes. Well integtaxes
rity – tests conducted before, during
• 800,000 barrels of oil per day from and after the use of hydraulic fracturthe U.S. Bakken region and Canada’s ing showed no effects on the integoil sands
rity of the steel and cement casings
• Overall impact after 25-years: that enclose oil wells. Air emissions
$172 billion in U.S. GDP and – Emissions associated with high117,000 new jobs
volume hydraulic fracturing were
• 80 percent of voters support within standards set by the regional
building the Keystone XL pipeline
air quality authority.
The benefits of hydraulic fractur• An estimated 11-years until the
United States can be energy self- ing are at the root of the natural
gas boom impacting billions in new
sufficient
• 90 cents of every dollar the U.S. investments. Many of those investspends on Canadian products is re- ments will be made here in Jefferson
turned to our economy through Ca- County. These two studies are just the
nadian purchases of U.S. goods and latest evidence that the technology is
also compatible with environmental
services.
Despite overwhelming public sup- goals.
So here we are. Despite scientific
port and the highlighted economic
benefits, the Keystone XL pipeline studies, instead of supporting the
has been under review longer than it
SEE RICH, PAGE 23
COBURN | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
“Boys” — company president Don
Maloney and executive vice president
A.J. Maloney — are Albert Coburn’s
great nephews and Arthur Maloney’s
sons. They will be on hand to accept
the award.
The Spindletop Award was created in
1999 to recognize larger area businesses
for outstanding corporate citizenship.
Previous recipients include ExxonMobil
in 1999, Entergy in 2000, Christus St.
Elizabeth Hospital in 2001, Conn’s in
2002, Hibernia National Bank in 2003,
American Valve and Hydrant in 2004,
the Beaumont Enterprise in 2006, Baptist Hospital in 2007, Steinhagen Oil in
2008, Market Basket in 2009, Mason
Construction in 2010, AT&T in 2011,
and Munro’s in 2012.
According to Robert Turner, chairman of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, Coburn’s has made
significant contributions to the economic welfare of our communities. In
addition, the company has set industry
standards for ethical treatment of its
employees.
Today, Coburn’s is one of the largest
independent wholesale distributors in
the South. According to the founder,
Albert Coburn, “The purpose of the
company is to provide opportunity and
Lost Bayou Ramblers
security for its people.” Through tenacity, foresight, creativity and innovation,
the company has fulfilled its founder’s
vision for 79 years.
Attendees will also enjoy a special
musical treat as Lost Bayou Ramblers
continues the Chamber’s record of attracting excellent ensembles to perform at its Annual Meeting, including Christopher Cross and Michael
Grimm in recent years.
Born deep in South Louisiana and
performing old style, predominantly
acoustic Cajun music, Lost Bayou
Ramblers has appeared at clubs and
festivals across the U.S., Europe, and
Canada. The band was formed in 1999
by Louis Michot and his brother Andre, and their 2008 album “Live: A
La Blue Moon” was nominated for a
Grammy Award in the Best Zydeco or
Cajun Music category. n
Ambassador Corner
Ambassador of the Month – Scott Miller, KBMT 12
Ambassador Team of the Month – The Incredibles
• Laura Kressman, Candlewood Suites
• Alison Richard, River City Hospice
• Amy Pumphrey, Lamar University
• Angela Khalil, HT Staffing
• Brandon Spears, AgriLand Farm Credit Services
• Harold Whitfield, Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services
Miller
• Lori York, Stoneleigh on Major Apartments
• Lane Olson, A-OK Moving, Shredding & Storage
• Mary Burch, Copy and Camera Technology
• Michael Sonnier, White Reprographics
• Rhonda Robichau, Buckner Children & Family Services
• Scott Miller, KBMT 12
• Tommy Patrizi, Apex Payroll
RENEWING MEMBERS
Air Comfort Inc.
Albanese Cormier Holdings, LLC
Altus Hospice
Audibel Hearing Aid Center
Balboa Company
Beaumont Board of Realtors
Beaumont Family Eye Care
Beaumont Orthodontic Specialists
Ben Rogers I Have A Dream
Program
Brentwood Country Club
Café Del Rio
Catholic Charities of Southeast
Texas
City of Beaumont
Comfort Suites by Choice Hotels
Cooper Group Staffing, LTD
Courville’s Restaurant, Catering &
Special Events
David Teuscher, MD
Eye Centers of Southeast Texas
F.B. Taylor Insurance
Folsom Medical Group, P.A.
Glen’s Express Collision
Hidden Lake RV Resort
Icon Builders LLC
Idylwild Golf Club
IEA-Inspire, Encourage,Achieve
ISC
(Industrial Specialty Contractors)
Jay C. Proctor, M.D.
Jefferson Electric
John Wayne & Company
Hair Salon
King’s Pharmacy of Beaumont
L.G. Balfour Company
Letchenberg Consulting Inc.
Lumpkin’s
Insurance & Associates
Magnolia Cemetery Company
Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
Mark W. Whiteley
& Associates
Matheson
Maverick Communications Inc.
Mercy Funeral Home
Michael E. Brennan & Associates
Nutrition & Services for Seniors
NEW MEMBERS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Beaumont Health & Wellness
Clinic
229 Dowlen Road, 13B
Beaumont, TX 77706
Susan Lundy
Thursday, Oct. 10
Ribbon Cutting
Nutrition & Services for Seniors – New Addition!
4590 Concord
3 p.m.
Hayes Real Estate
4101 Turtle Creek Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Jeff Hayes
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013
Ribbon Cutting
High Ground Airsoft – New Chamber Member!
5545 Eastex Freeway
10 a.m.
Law Office of Terrence Leon
Holmes
455 Milam
Beaumont, TX 77701
Terrence Holmes
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 Ribbon Cutting Synergy HomeCare – Moving to a New Location!
2390 Eastex Freeway, Suite 100
10 a.m.
Mannix Media, LLC
505 Milam Ste. 800
Beaumont, TX 77630
Monte Morphew
Open Mortgage
1405 Nederland Ave., No. 100
Nederland, TX 77627
Gene Dupuis
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 Ribbon Cutting AT&T Dowlen – New Store!
4460 Dowlen Rd.
10 a.m.
Offerman & King LLP
Pitney Bowes
PODS
Quality Inn & Suites
Radiology Associates
ReMax Beaumont-Mrs.
Hester Bell
Renal Center of Beaumont
Residence Inn by
Marriott-Beaumont
Ritter At Home
South East Texas Regional
Planning Commission
Southeast Texas Arts
Council. Inc
Southeast Texas Biofuels LLC
Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods
Starvin Marvin’s Bar & Grill
State Farm-Wade Billingsley
Texas State Senator Tommy Williams
The Beaumont Club
The Hamlet Townhomes
The Hamlet Townhomes
Travis Brothers Building
Automation
Tri Supply
Trinity Industrial Services, LLC
Trisun Summer Place
TSO of Beaumont
Westgate Memorial Baptist Church
ON THE SCENE
First Financial Bank
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013
Annual Meeting
Julie Rogers Theatre
6-10 p.m.
Super Weave Xpress Beaumont
3871 Stagg Drive, No. 118
Beaumont, TX 77701
Sherry Vital
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013
Chamber Mix & Mingle Parkdale Mall 6155 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
To God Be The Glory Ministries
P.O. Box 20003
Beaumont, TX 77720
Amanda Thompson
Beaumont Business Connection
Every Friday
7:30 am
MCM ELEGANTE’
Hampton Inn
4275 Dowlen Rd., Beaumont
Spaw Glass
RICH | CONTINUED
FROM PAGE 21
pipeline to embrace the
technology that makes
natural gas plentiful and
a product we can produce
and share with the world,
we are fighting the gridlock of energy inertia not
unlike our overall public
policy debate. The facts
don’t seem to matter,
and each side uses their
own scientific evidence
to support their point of
view. Let’s not ever get
confused on which side
we need to be. As the energy gateway to America,
home to the largest concentration of refineries
and chemical plants, we
need to embrace a future
that maximizes natural
gas and oil production in
North America.
Related to the subject
of hydraulic fracturing
is the need for an abundant supply of water. Our
industries in Southeast
Texas use large quantities
of water and will need
new sources of water to
expand. For this reason,
the Board of Directors
approved a resolution to
embrace the constitutional amendment to create a water infrastructure
fund for the next 50-years
of water development
projects. We urge you to
vote yes to Proposition
6 on the Nov. 5 ballot of
Constitutional Amendments. n
Jim Rich, President
Greater Beaumont
Chamber of Commerce
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
MSI: From Beaumont to the world
Manufacturing Solutions Inc. serves international market
by james shannon
business journal
MSI is an industrial manufacturing company located out past Major where College
Street is also known as Highway 90, but
you won’t find their products at your local
Home Depot. They build and sell chamfering and pipe beveling machines, marking
equipment, hydraulic bar shears, nut assembly tables, cylindrical parts feeders, bolt
cross drills and bolt shortening tools, and
services an international customer base in a
variety of industries.
Although the average consumer is probably not aware of them, products manufactured using their machinery are part of our
everyday lives, and the companies that manufacture those products know MSI well.
They market their wares at trade shows and
on the Internet where their customers can
be quite specific about their needs.
The company was founded in 1993 by
Wayne Moncla, who grew up in Beaumont
where his family operated a restaurant for
many years.
“We don’t really need to be in Beaumont.
We ship our products all over the world,
but this is my hometown and I like it here,”
said Moncla. As owner and president of
MSI, Moncla is very hands-on in every
phase of company activities with 20 employees at his 18,000 square-foot facility
that is near the Knights of Columbus Hall,
to cite a local landmark.
MSI is a leading provider of lean manu-
Wayne Moncla with
a 200 ton hydraulic
bar shear
Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
Wayne Moncla, president
9485 College St.
Beaumont, TX 77707
(409) 842-4404
facturing and third-party logistics solutions
in North America. Its message to potential
clients as posted on the Web is basic: “We
offer cost effective solutions that maximize
your performance and elevate your business
to the next level. Our advanced Web-based
technologies and lean manufacturing processes allow you to focus and improve upon
your organization’s strengths by leveraging
our capabilities. MSI is fully committed to
our customers’ success by delivering flexible
and lean manufacturing solutions.”
What sets MSI apart from their competitors? “Our staff carries out this com-
mitment daily through continuous process
improvement and strict adherence to a Total Quality Plan.” They also offer flexibility,
telling customers “if one of our standard
machines will not work for your application, our engineers will either modify an
existing machine or design a completely
new custom industrial machine to suit
your needs. It’s as simple as sending us your
sample parts or prints for an evaluation by
our staff.”
Moncla said they are happy in Beaumont
but sometimes face challenges in finding
skilled workers despite good wages and
benefits. “The plants provide a lot of competition when it comes to employees,” he said.
“We are looking for welders right now.”
If MSI’s 20-year history is any indication,
they will find some welders and continue to
serve their international customer base. n
Chamber Member Employee of the Month
Steve Grillo of The Grill by Arfeen, Smith & Payne
A bartender with four years with the company, Grillo does far more than provide the
friendly ear that seems to
be a requirement in his chosen profession. According to
The Grill’s general manager,
Steve Berger, “Steve maintains his knowledge of both mixed drinks and
wine and listens to the guests to make sure they
are completely satisfied with their choices.” The
Beaumont native enjoys fishing, dining and
nightlife and “is always in a good mood.”
Grillo was surprised the Chamber staff and
camera crew from KBTV FOX
4 with a gift basket from Pop
Family Popcorn, a $50 gift card
donated by Gulf Credit Union,
a $25 gift certificate to Munro’s
Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services, and dinner
for two at Outback Steakhouse. He appeared
on Southeast Texas Live for an interview with
Jessica Guidry. n
BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause
AMSET hosts Gift of Life exhibit of hope
The Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program
is presenting the fourth year of BRAvo! Applause for the Cause, its Breast
Cancer Survivor Project. Breast cancer
survivors decorate and embellish bras
that become both works of art and expressions of life triumphant. Some bras
are created to honor friends and family
members who succumbed to the disease but left a legacy of hope and love
behind.
As a six-year breast cancer survivor,
Ania Bender can appreciate whimsy.
“I have a goofy side that I like to let
out when working on these bras,” she
said. “This is my fourth bra I have made
with Gift of Life. This year I made a
peacock bra with the slogan ‘Pea cocky
about getting a mammogram’ – kind of
a play on words.”
Bender enjoys being creative and
finds the project therapeutic and hopes
it brings attention to women who are
battling breast cancer.
“When you go through treatment,
the most important thing is to survive,” she said. “I want to help spread
the word about the importance of early
detection and treatment.”
The results are on display the Art
Museum of Southeast Texas in downtown Beaumont throughout October.
The plain bras were donated by Steve
Stoma of S&M Family Outlet in
Beaumont.
“The BRA-vo! project is an uplift-
BRA-vo Committee (from left to right - Anne Breitenstein, Ania Bender, Vicki Bauer, Mary Brieden and Irma Silvernail).
ing and spirited way for breast cancer
survivors to tell their story,” said Katie
Edgar, who coordinates the initiative
for the Gift of Life.
“The bra is their canvas, and
their remarkable survivor story is
the subject. It’s important for these
women and their family members
and friends to express their feelings
about breast cancer and its journey.
This therapeutic project brings levity to a serious topic and serves as
a reminder that women should be
‘breast aware’ and schedule annual
mammograms.” n
Arc of Greater Beaumont schedules fun
The Arc of Greater Beaumont
is dedicated to creating endless possibilities for adults and
children with intellectual and
developmental disabilities and
their families within Southeast Texas. The Arc of Greater
Beaumont is an affiliate of The
Arc of Texas and The Arc of
the United States.
Fall Festival
Oct. 12
The Arc of Greater Beaumont will hold its fourth annual Fall Festival on Saturday,
Oct. 12, for families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The
festival is scheduled from 4-6
p.m. in Sour Lake. Activities
including hayrides, pumpkin
painting, costume contests,
carnival game and much more.
Bring the kids and enjoy some
food and fun with the Arc of
Greater Beaumont.
“This event is something
our family looks forward to
every year. It’s great to see
old friends and meet new
parents and families,” said
Laura Soileau, coordinator
of the Arc of Greater Beaumont Down Syndrome Family Group.
Buddy Walk
Oct. 26
The second annual Beaumont Buddy Walk will take
place at The Beaumont Event
Center Great Lawn on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 9 a.m. More
than 1,000 people are expected
to attend the event, which is
one of over 250 walks across
the country this fall to raise
awareness and funds for programs that benefit people with
Down syndrome and their
families.
The Buddy Walk welcomes participants of all ages
and abilities. The goals of the
event is to promote acceptance and inclusion of people
with Down syndrome and to
positively influence local and
national policy and practice.
Last year alone, the Beaumont
Buddy Walk raised more than
$70,000 to benefit national
advocacy initiatives and The
Arc of Greater Beaumont programs and services for children
and adults with intellectual
and developmental disabilities and their families within
Southeast Texas.
The Beaumont Buddy Walk
will feature a PossAbilities
display, where honored walkers with Down syndrome’s
talents and accomplishments
will be showcased, in addi-
tion to prizes for top fundraising teams, bounce houses,
face painting, and food freshly
prepared by Adaptive Sport’s
for Kids. To learn more, visit
www.arcofbmt.org, or contact
Teri Hawthorne at The Arc of
Greater Beaumont. n
Coal industry
calls EPA rule
‘de facto ban’
on new plants
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new
carbon regulations for U.S. power plants effectively
ban U.S. electricity generators from building new
coal-fired power plants unless they have technology
to reduce their carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions, coal
advocate Robert “Mike” Duncan told Platts Energy.
In what has been billed as a day of reckoning for
the coal industry, the EPA’s proposed rule has stung
the coal industry, which is already reeling from a loss
of market share due to less expensive natural gas, said
Duncan, president and CEO of
the American Coalition for
Clean Coal Electricity.
Part of the Obama
administration’s controversial climate-change
rule, the EPA’s ruling
has soured alreadystrained relations between the White House
and the coal industry.
“They had a great opportunity
to go to the next generation of carbon sequestration,
which will prove as part of a solution, but they went
too far — they over-reached,” he said.
The proposed rule would limit CO2 emissions
from all new coal plants larger than 25 megawatts
(MW) to no more than 1,100 pounds per megawatthour of electricity produced. The rule also contains a
provision that would allow power companies to build
new coal plants if they agree to install carbon-capture
technology within a certain amount of time.
When asked whether the EPA had consulted with
Duncan’s organization, he said, “We met with the
White House, we met with the EPA, and the OMB
[White House Office of Management and Budget].”
But, he said the difference between his organization’s plans and the EPA’s was “night and day.”
The EPA originally wanted a limit of 1,000 pounds
of carbon per MW, said Duncan. “We said we can
get to 1,950 lbs., and over a period of time we can
improve. They came out with 1,100.”
Also, carbon capture sequestration (CCS) technology would add $1 billion to a 600 MW plant, bumping up the price to consumers per kilowatt hour, he
said.
Uncertainty thwarts new coal plants?
SEE COAL, PAGE 33
Building Community Coalition Partnerships (CCP)
It still takes a village to raise a child. We address underage drinking,
drug use and addiction. A problem we can solve together.
Are you part of the solution, join our coalition.
Please call 840-2001
Foster care and adoption
Buckner to host meeting Oct. 14
Buckner Children and Family Services will present
a free foster care and adoption information meeting
at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at Buckner
Children’s Village, 9055 Manion Drive.
A Buckner representative will give an
overview of foster care and adoption options in Texas, including foster-to-adopt,
Waiting Texas Children and domestic
infant adoption programs. International
adoption options, through Buckner’s affiliate Dillon International, will also be discussed.
For information or a reservation to attend the meeting, call Sara Richards at (409) 866-0976 or e-mail
[email protected].
For more than 134 years, Buckner Children and
Family Services has been transforming
lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the end of life. Buckner is one of
the oldest and most unique faith-based
social service organizations of its kind,
serving more than 450,000 people each
year in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. To learn more about foster care and
adoption services through Buckner, visit beafamily.
org. n
Dogtoberfest
Beaumont Main Street fundraiser Oct. 12
TAN paints
the town red
Friends of the Triangle AIDS Network invite supporters to come to the “Cabaret” for TAN’s annual
Paint the Town Red gala Thursday, Nov. 7, at the
Beaumont Country Club. A scintillating soiree at
the famed Kit Kat Club awaits revelers as they delight in a divinely decadent evening of art, auctions,
entertainment and fine dining – the major annual
fundraiser to benefit TAN. Festivities begin with a
champagne-cocktail reception, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. The live auction begins at
7:15 p.m., with a buffet at 8 p.m. and the live auction
to resume as guests continue dining. The Innovators
will provide music for the event. Dress is after-five.
Proceeds support client services and educational efforts of TAN. Reservations are $90 per person, $900
per table of 10 or $1,400 ($175 per person) for Dress
Circle seating at a premium table for eight. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For reservations or to become a Paint the Town Red sponsor,
call (409) 832-8338, ext. 231. n
Editor’s Note: The following release contains numer- & Mrs. Dogtoberfest 2013 will be chosen from the
ous dog-related puns and figures of speech but is pre- crowd. The winner of the ever so popular Facebook
sented here in its entirety.
Favorite will be announced from the canine receiving the most LIKES on the Beaumont Main Street
Attention big barkers and little yappers: Time to Facebook page. Entries send on Oct. 10. The mornmark your social canine calendar for Saturday, Oct. ing promises a style show (adoptable dogs dressed
12, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for DOGTOBERFEST! in Ruff Lauren and Canine Klein) and a parade of
Bring your leash, your family and your favorite little service dog champions.
folks to downtown … no cats please!
Children will enjoy a stroll through Once upon
Beaumont Main
a Canine where they will enjoy games, arts,
Street will host a
crafts and fairy tails with their furry friend.
Fur-Filled day of
Rest and relax at the Bark-O-Lounge near
Paws-it-tively fabuthe Fountain of Woof with a bite from the
lous events for all
Hound Dog Blues Bakery and Café.
ages at Central Bark
Dogs of all ages will enjoy a stroll down
(The green area
Puppy Dog Lane where Dog Rescue groups
between the Julie
and Canine advocates share information and
Rogers Theatre and
awareness. Dogs can have their paw read by
Beaumont Public
Madam Poodle Paw, receive a little pamperLibrary). The event offers free entry and free parking in the Day SPAW, shop at Neiman Barkus, and
ing. A minimal donation is required to compete in receive a special blessing and prayer. All lean lickcontests, participate in games and enjoy food and ers, round hounds and pudgy puppies are invited to
drink. All proceeds and generous sponsorships ben- DOG-ERCISE with JANE FIDO after a treat or
efit the revitalization efforts of Beaumont’s histori- two along the way.
cal downtown.
Everyone and their dog will be there … n
The “Strutt your Mutt” Parade will begin at 9
For more information or tickets to the prelude party
a.m. followed by contests including Master/Dog
Look Alike, Cutest Dog, Most Talented Dog, Best (The one and only “ YAPPY HOUR” Thursday, Oct. 10,
Dressed, Best Tail Wagging and Best Howler (hu- at 6:30 at Edison Plaza), call Beaumont Main Street
man and/or canine). In addition to the contests, Mr. at (409) 838-2202 or Carol Gary (409) 781-4422.
CHAMBER NEWS
THE GREATER
PORT
ARTHUR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
ganizations to partner with our schools.
If you or your organization is interested
in helping the Chamber and PAISD,
Port Arthur was mentioned in Glob- please call Ana at the Chamber.
al Trade Magazine in a report connected to export volume increase. The LEADERSHIP RETREAT
magazine reported that Texas had six
The Chamber has invited its dispots on the list. From last year were rectors, ambassadors and committee
Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. chairpersons to attend a planning reThe three added this year were Corpus treat Oct. 18. There will be a facilitator,
Christi, Brownsville and Beaumont. a short board meeting and team buildAccording to the
ing, but the main purpose will be
report in Global
to determine what direction the
Trade Magazine,
board wishes the Chamber to
“Texas’ success is
take over the next five to seven
no doubt a sum of
years.
its parts. Its excelNEW DIRECTORS
lent infrastructure
— punctuated by
In accordance with the by-laws
ports
belonging
of the Chamber, seven new directo the “Top” cities
tors were elected. Beginning their
and others such as
three-year term on Jan. 1, 2014,
Port Arthur and
will be Robert Bilnoski, Golden
Galveston — its
Pass LNG; Daniel Williams,
McCoy, President, Greater
commitment
to Bill
Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Entergy; Keith Fontenot, MCT
low
regulatory
FCU; William Georgie, Worldburdens and the wealth of global en- wide Sorbent; Randy Sonnier, TOterprises already established among its TAL; Elizabeth Craven, Mid America
many cities all make the state the un- Cont.; and George Newsom, Soutex
disputed frontrunner for global trade.” Surveyors. The board also appointed
The Port of Port Arthur is no secret three directors to serve out the remainto those that live here. After all, it was der of terms for directors who have
the port and railroads that made us. transferred out of the area. Beginning
You can have all the manufacturing and their two-year term immediately will
refining in the world, but it does you no be Doyle Hinds, A-1 American Fence
good unless you can ship the products. Inc.; and C.A. Beau Maida, GT LogisOnce again, the article proves that by tics Inc. Starting his one year term imkeeping regulations and taxes low on mediately will be Mark Hanlon, Trinbusiness, you attract more businesses ity Hearing and Balance. The directors
and jobs. I wonder why more political certified the election at the September
leaders just don’t seem to understand? board meeting. All newly elected board
members are invited to the remaining
EDUCATION
board meetings to observe and to the
I’m glad to see PAISD Superin- annual retreat. Appointed board memtendent Mark Porterie making moves bers shall be entitled to attend all reto make our schools safer. I wish par- maining board meetings with full votents would understand that children ing privileges.
need direction and rules. Despite what
children think, they do not have the JACK BROOKS
same freedoms as adults. It is sad that REGIONAL AIRPORT
parents today want our schools to do
With the changes to the flight schedeverything for their children, including feed, clothe, medicate and educate. ule and a different contractor, it seems
Everything, that is, but discipline them. the air service out of our local airport
To help the schools in this process, is getting better and more dependable.
the Education Committee of the The last report indicated our percentChamber is looking for industries, ages are up to over 60 percent and the
businesses, churches and nonprofit orSEE MCCOY, PAGE 28
PORT ARTHUR
IN THE NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
A.O.K. Park Inc.
2135 61st St.
Friends of Port Arthur Public Library
4615 Ninth Ave.
Advanced Auto Parts
4601 Gulfway Drive
U.S. Security Associates Inc.
4345 Phelan Blvd.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Marco
2145 Stillwater Drive
Beaumont, TX 77705
Bee Solutions LLC
9327 Little Big Horn
Silsbee, TX 77656
Permian Premier Health Services
2501 Jimmy Johnson Blvd., Ste. 501
Access RV Park
2565 95th St.
Previty-Clinic for Surgical Care
740 Hospital Drive, Ste. 280
Beaumont, TX 77701
Bechtel
1705 Center St.
Deerpark, TX 77536
CALENDAR
Oct. 17, 2013
Morning Business Connection
McAllister Deli
7:30 a.m.
8393 Memorial Blvd.
Oct. 29, 2013
Second annual Cosmic Costume
Bowling Tournament
6-9 p.m.
MAXBOWL
3500 Regional Drive
Oct. 22, 2013
Meet Senator Tommy Williams Luncheon
11:30 a.m.
Holiday Inn Park Central
2929 Jimmy Johnson
Nov. 21, 2013
Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce New Member Showcase
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn Park Central
2929 Jimmy Johnson
It’s not just a
Halloween Pa
r ty
!
2nd Annual Cosmic
Costume Bowling
Tournament
Hosted by the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors
10/29/2013 • 6:00 - 9:00pm
Silent Auction • Adult Beverages
Registration Deadline is Friday, October 25th
Businesses, chamber members and the general public are welcome!
Celebrity Judge Dana Melancon will decide the costume contest.
Sponsorship Levels
Lane and Team Sponsor - $250
(5 member team, 2 pitchers beer/soda and 1 pizza)
Team Sponsor - $150
(5 member team, 1 pitcher beer/soda and 2 pizzas, 1 - 1’x4’ colored banner)
Lane Sponsor - $200
(for those who want to get their name out but not bowl, 1 - 1’x4’ colored banner)
3500 Regional Dr. • Port Arthur • 409.722.8300 • www.MaxBowl.com
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amount of money we have to
send the airlines is way down.
With the smaller planes and
removal of the low passenger
flights, I believe we are moving
to a more efficient and dependable air service. The impact on
our area still outweighs the
money spent to ensure service.
DRIVING
THROUGH A
GROWING TEXAS
For the first time in many
years, I recently enjoyed a full
week of vacation. My wife and
I drove to Nacogdoches for a
day with my mother. We were
there to go over legal matters. Mother is 85 and wanted us to know that she had
everything planned should
she come to a sudden end. It
was sad to think about such
things, but the older I get the
more I understand. I had decided to take a back road to
Nacogdoches. On the road
from Jasper to Nacogdoches, I
saw how low Lake Sam Rayburn was due to our drought.
There were trees growing in a
cove where I used to fish. As I
drove into Nacogdoches from
Etoile, I didn’t recognize some
of the roads, and as I was trying to identify where to turn,
I suddenly realized the road
had been built over the spot
of a rent house where I used
to live. The next day we drove
to Nellie’s hometown of Mt.
Pleasant. The purpose of this
leg of the trip was to check
on 60 acres that we own between Mt. Pleasant and Dangerfield. There were new roads
everywhere, shopping centers
in areas that used to be forest. In Mt. Pleasant, we stayed
in a hotel on a new loop that
was not there the last time we
visited.
The new growth in every
town was an indication of
the changes in the shopping
patterns of the public. Shopping centers with nationally
known brands had replaced
the family-owned shops. We
skirted Jefferson, Texas, looking for the broom factory
that Nellie and I had visited
many times. While the syrup
company was still across the
road, the old broom factory
was now filled with old junk.
The current owner said he
didn’t know where we could
buy handmade brooms, but
we could go to the big box
store and get cheaper ones. If
I wanted to do that, I would
have stayed home. Winding
through the woods, we came
to the entrance to the cemetery where Nellie’s mother
and father are buried. While
she visited, I took the time to
enjoy part of a good cigar and
admire the brand new, fancy
fence around the now larger
facility. I sometimes wonder
about spending money on
fancy fences around a cemetery in the middle of a forest.
Are we keeping people in or
out? Our business completed,
family and friends visited, we
headed back to Port Arthur.
I had now spent four nights
in strange beds, and it was
hard to keep my truck under
the speed limit as we headed
home. The last two days of
the vacation were spent in my
back yard watching the golfers,
ducks, hawks, jays, mockingbirds and my two hummingbirds. I realized that I have a
problem. I enjoy home more
than travel.
Bill McCoy, President
Greater Port Arthur
Chamber of Commerce
RENEWING MEMBERS
American Cancer Society
Texas Industries
River City Hospice
Stephen Jackson Academy/
Jack 1 Foundation
Greson
Port Arthur Police Blue Santa
Coastal Industrial Services
Bob Shaw Consulting Engineers
Broussard’s Mortuary
D.P. Consulting Engineers Inc.
Troop Industrial
Julian Salter Co.
Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home
Motta Express Services LLC
Pentair Valve
Joe Deshotel-Representative
Holly Hinds, Realtor - Coldwell
Banker
Drago’s Copy & Print Center
Worldwide Sorbent Products Inc.
Exygon Health and Fitness
Access RV
Edward Jones Steve Fleming
Three Rives Inns and Suites
Port of Port Arthur
Southeast Texas Human
Resource Associates
Holiday Inn - Park Central
Tony’s Barbeque & Steakhouse
GP Industrial Contractors Inc.
Walgreens Drug Stores No. 3958
Valero
Nuavation Tek
Angelle Insurance Agency
Gulf Credit Union
Groves Auto Body Inc.
ON THE SCENE
LSCPA honors scholar-athletes
Lamar State College-Port Arthur honored its scholar-athletes who carry a 3.0 or better grade point average during a special luncheon. During the ceremony, the students introduced instructors who made a
special impact on their academic successes. Pictured, front
from left, are athletes Evan White, basketball; Ivan Jelencic, bas- THE GREATER
ketball; Kelsey Richardson, softball; Catherine Bihm, softball;
Garth Brown, basketball; and D.J. Blanks, basketball. Pictured,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
back from left, are math instructor Sherry Steele, head basketball coach Lance Madison, history instructor Monteel Copple,
assistant basketball coach Chad Kish, speech professor Dr. Laura Stafford, head softball coach Vance
Edwards, math instructor Kim Jones and math instructor Michelle Askew.
PORT ARTHUR
ExxonMobil jump-starts United Way campaign
Jerry Frey, ExxonMobil Beaumont
Refinery plant manager, and Naomi
Kathnelson, ExxonMobil Beaumont
Polyethylene Plant, joined in presenting a check for $500,000 to The
United Way of Beaumont & North
Jefferson County. The check provided a tremendous jump-start to the
2013 campaign. The presentation
was made at the United Way’s 201314 Campaign Kickoff on Oct. 1 in
the boardroom of its headquarters.
This year’s campaign goal is $2.6
million.
According to Karyn Hawkins, president/CEO of the United Way of
Beaumont and North Jefferson County, “ExxonMobil’s support rallies our
community to join the effort in helping
our neighbors in need. ExxonMobil has
partnered with United Way for many
years to build a stronger community by
reaching out a hand to those in need
and encouraging all to ‘Live United.’” n
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Christus St. Mary opens Sports Medicine Center
by kevin king
staff writer
Words above the entrance of St. Mary –
Christus new Sports Medicine Center
read, “For Weekend Warriors, Friday
Night Heroes and Everyday People.”
Concussion specialist Dr. Kimberly
Pitts elaborated on the meaning behind the motto of the center, which
celebrated its grand opening Thursday, Sept. 5, at the
Christus – St. Mary Outpatient Center in Port Arthur.
“Christus came up with that,
and it’s something that we believe across the board,” Pitts
explained. “When you talk
about the weekend warriors
… you go out on the weekend
and you play and you train in Pitts
whatever sport you like, and
you may get injured. There is a place
for you to go. You can go and have
rehab here locally. Kids who are playing football, volleyball, cheerleading …
kids who have accidents playing some
type of sport — that’s the Friday night
guys. This is a place they can come for
an evaluation if they get dinged on the
head. Everyday people could be Maw
Maw down the road who fell. Now
there is a place to refer that loved one
who had a small head injury.”
“With the clinic here locally, we can
get a (student) athlete in to the clinic,
tested and have them back in class in a
reasonable amount of time,” Serna said.
“We can even do it at the end of the
day where no class time is missed and
the parent does not miss any work.”
Pitts said the clinic uses ImPACT
testing on concussion victims. ImPACT’s test is computerized and takes about
25 minutes to complete, the
ImPACT website states. If a
concussion is suspected, the
baseline report will serve as
a comparison to a repeat ImPACT test, which professionals can use to assess potential
changes or damage caused by
a concussion.
“It’s very important for us to see
these kids immediately,” Pitts said.
“Pull them from play and get the initial evaluation because what people
don’t realize is this test follows them.
You now have a baseline starting in
high school that follows you to the
NCAA.”
But the center treats more than just
concussion victims, reminds Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack Johnston, Christus administrator Wayne Moore, and Dr. Kimberly Pitts
cut the ribbon, signifying the opening of the new Sports Medicine Center at the
Christus – St. Mary Outpatient Center in Port Arthur.
Johnston, the center’s medical director
and orthopedic surgeon. Johnson is also
team physician for the Texas Strikers,
Southeast Texas’ first indoor soccer team.
“The injuries that I typically see are
knees and shoulders and elbows,” he said.
“Whether I operate on them or I don’t,
they all will need some sort of rehab. The
Sports Medicine Center is designed to
do sports specific training before we let
the athlete get back on the field.”
Patients will benefit from state-of-
the-art equipment, including the Korebalance system, a 3D interactive program that provides high tech balance
assessment and training to improve
agility reaction time and motor control,
according to the Christus website.
The Christus Sports Medicine Center is inside the Christus Outpatient
Center – St. Mary at the intersection
of Highway 73 and Ninth Avenue in
Port Arthur. For more information, call
(866) 683-3627. n
Foundation establishes Process Tech endowment
Don Boumans loved the work he did
for two decades at a local refinery.
When he retired, he found a new way
to express that love.
Boumans spent 20 years as plant
manager for Goodrich-Gulf, which
later became B.F. Goodrich, then
Ameripol Synpol. After retirement in
1989, he joined an organization that
led to the creation of
the Donald T. Boumans
Foundation. The resulting foundation infuses
Southeast Texas schools
and colleges with money
to continue educating
students in the ways of
process technology.
“We are proud to be associLamar State Collegeated with Don Boumans and
Port Arthur was the
what he stood for as a supporter
most recent recipient
of education and training for
of a Boumans Endow- Boumans
Southeast Texans in the area of
ment as board members
from the foundation presented a check industry,” Monroe said. “This endowfor $10,000 to LSC-PA President Dr. ment will help many students reach
their career goals, and they will have
Sam Monroe on Thursday, Sept. 12.
Members of the Boumans Foundation
present a check for $10,000 to Lamar
State College-Port Arthur President Dr.
Sam Monroe as the first contribution to an
endowment in the name of Don T. Boumans.
Pictured, from left, are Patty Collins, John
Durkey, Dr. Monroe, Kenny Tims, Bert Black
and Vickey Cornwell. The endowment will
assist students at LSC-PA in the field of
Process Technology.
Mr. Boumans to thank.”
Boumans, who passed away in July
2011 at the age of 86, spent 22 years
growing the Golden Triangle Business
Roundtable, from which the Boumans
Foundation sprang to life. With seed
money from the roundtable, Industrial
Safety Training Council, and a close
friend, Don’s friends incorporated the
Donald T. Boumans Foundation.
Boumans’ primary love was the
growing of young people into careers in
industry, particularly the construction
crafts so important to the roundtable.
The foundation accepts tax deductible
donations at its website, dtbfoundation.org, and in turn arranges for scholarships to be given in Boumans’ name.
Scholarships are awarded to Junior
Achievement of Southeast Texas, the
Associated Builders & Contractors,
Lamar University, Lamar Institute of
Technology, Lamar State CollegeOrange and Lamar State College-Port
Arthur. n
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Beaumont Team
Members (front
row from left ) Tori
Brown, Tennille
Ramsey, Frances
Venable, Ashley
Landry, Jessika
Dees, Amber Bruno,
Charity Callan,
Jehona Vincent,
Rishauna Flood,
Tashi Henry and
Tylisicia Guill; and
(back row from left)
James Leblanc,
store manager RJ
Batuyong, Burke
Trail, Marci Holland,
Mark Lindamood,
Jack Woodruff, Carl
Price and Jarman
St. Julien
‘Store of the future’ opens in Beaumont
by kevin king
business journal
As the lines between the physical and
digital retail worlds blur and consumers turn to their mobile devices and
apps to enhance their mobile lifestyle,
AT&T aims to enhance the shopping
experience for its customers through an
innovative new store design.
“It’s all about finding solutions for
our customers and whatever it is they
are looking for,” said Marci Holland,
director of sales for the AT&T Greater
Houston Area/Beaumont. “In most
retailers you pick up the product off
the shelf … you open up the package
when you get home and you try it out.
It either works or it doesn’t work the
way you thought it would. In this store,
you’re actually able to demonstrate before purchasing a product.”
Many of the new store design and
merchandising elements for the new
store at 4460 Dowlen Road in Beaumont were first seen in AT&T’s awardwinning flagship brand store on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, described on
chicagobusiness.com as “gleaming …
with an Apps Bar staffed by ‘app-tenders’ and plenty of communal space to
grab a seat and play with gadgets.”
“It’s one of three in our entire company that we were able to build in Beaumont. It’s very similar to the Michigan
Avenue store as far as the elements that
we have inside the design itself,” Hol-
land said. “There are obviously some
differences as the Michigan Avenue
store is bigger, but the elements are the
same. Those elements are built around
exceptional customer experience — a
shopping experience for a customer
like no other.”
Holland said the new store design
focuses on “highly personalized service,” as well.
“It’s more of an interaction with the
customer than a transaction,” she said.
“There’s not check-out stations or cash
registers. Everything is done side by
side with the customer. The design of
the store allows us to elevate that interaction by the displays that we have
in the store.”
Customers will find round café-style
“learning tables” that allow for personal
interactions with the AT&T retail consultant to ask questions or learn about a
product or service. All retail consultants
are equipped with a tablet supported by
a new mobile point-of-sale system that
gives ultimate flexibility for helping
customers anywhere in the store.
Community tables, another part of
the new AT&T design, showcase featured items and allow customers to
shop and play with a specific app or
product, Holland said. This space merchandises apps, accessories and devices
to show customers how they can work
together.
“We want customers to come in not
just to shop, but to play with all the solutions that we have to offer them,” she
said.
Other design elements include a
Connected Experience Zone featuring “lifestyle vignettes” that offer customers a glimpse of how solutions
can be used in customers’ everyday
lives through categories such as music,
home security and entertainment and
an Explore Zone with “explore walls”
that showcase AT&T’s diverse device
line-up and accessories complemented
by digital monitors with product information.
Holland said the store, which is five
years in the making, opened for business Sept. 28 and will be holding an official grand opening Oct. 18 with important city dignitaries present.
“Any time you can celebrate the opening of a new store, especially one with
a cutting-edge new retail concept in
Beaumont, it’s a great day,” said Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames. “Bringing
new job opportunities and new goods
and services to Beaumont consumers
is the type of investment that we want
to celebrate as we continue to grow our
local economy.”
The store is the latest example of an
AT&T Texas investment that includes
more than $1.0 billion through the first
half of 2013 in wireless and wireline
networks and more than $7.0 billion
from 2010 through 2012.
The Dowlen Road location will serve
the growing number of consumers relying on their wireless devices to manage their busy lives, an AT&T press
release states.
“As Beaumont businesses and consumers come to rely on more and more
mobile technology to communicate,
announcements like this one become
even more important to our future economic growth,” said Jim Rich, president, Greater Beaumont Chamber of
Commerce.
AT&T has more than 117 retail
locations in South Texas and was recently recognized with two significant
achievements, outperforming competitors for customer service and wireless purchase experience. J.D. Power
awarded AT&T the “Highest Ranked
Customer
Service
Performance
Among Full-Service Wireless Providers“ and “Highest Satisfaction with the
Purchase Experience among Full Service Wireless Providers“ in their 2013,
Volume 2 studies.
Beaumont store hours are Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, noon
to 6 p.m. For more information, visit
www.att.com. n
Threat from Chinese cotton
Texas A&M economist issues warning
There’s more price risk to the downside for cotton
farmers as China sits on a stockpile of roughly 40
million bales of cotton, according to a Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service economist.
Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife Extension cotton
economist in College Station, said China’s stockpile
was purchased at between $1.30 and $1.40 a pound.
That surplus hangs over the market and if they were
to decide to sell, the market would experience price
shock.
“If they were to dump their cotton, the market
might be 30 cents to the downside tomorrow,” Robinson said. “Whenever they decide to sell their cotton, it
would overall weaken the market.”
Hedge funds invested in cotton futures are not
holding positions for the long term, he said. Instead,
any geopolitical unrest could cause a 5- to 10-cent
drop in prices, further pressuring any upside potential
in pricing.
“I think commercial traders have been expecting
lower prices as we go forward,” he said. “It means more
surplus cotton for everybody and price weakness.”
Robinson said China might have hoped to see India’s cotton production fall via inadequate monsoon
rain. However, that has not happened and has prevented China from selling some of its surplus cotton
to India on a price rally.
In the meantime, Robinson advised cotton producers to be aware of price risks and to consider purchasing puts or put spreads. This provides insurance for
producers who are holding cotton that hasn’t already
been contracted in the event the market was to dip 10
cents or more.
For Texas, Robinson said about half to 60 percent of
the crop is in the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association pool.
“They will get their price,” he said. “That’s been the
only forward-pricing option available for many growers, especially in dryland areas.” n
‘If they were to
dump their cotton,
the market might
be 30 cents to
the downside
tomorrow.’
Dr. John Robinson,
AgriLife Extension
COAL | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25
Duncan believes that a dearth
of new coal-fired plants is not because natural gas is cheaper, but
because of the uncertainty that the
looming carbon rules were inserting into the marketplace. The battle between regulators and the coal
industry is not over, but Duncan is
loathe to take the fight to the litigation level. Meanwhile, coal-producing areas are suffering, he said.
During the EPA’s comment
phase, the coalition is encouraging
its members, including consumers, small businesses and manu-
facturers, to let the White House
and the OMB know that the new
regulations will cost jobs.
“We lost 6,000 jobs in Eastern
Kentucky this year, and they are
not coming back anytime soon.
People feel the pain,” said Duncan.
He is convinced, however, that
coal will remain an important part
of the energy mix in the U.S. It is
plentiful, with a 290-year supply,
and is affordable and easily available.
“We are the Saudi Arabia of
coal,” said Duncan. n
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin
A surplus of China cotton has price risk to the downside
for cotton farmers.
CHAMBER NEWS
THE GREATER
ORANGE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Shop local, shop local, shop local! I of Commerce, you will have enddon’t think we can hear this phrase less opportunities to meet with other
too much. Why, you may ask, is it im- members in order to promote your
portant to shop local? Dollars spent business and develop long-term relalocally have three times
tionships. We have many
the impact on your comopportunities for you to
munity as dollars spent
participate such as the
outside of your county.
monthly
Networking
When shopping locally,
Breakfast
Connection.
you’re simultaneously creIt is also a great way to
ating jobs, funding more
showcase your business
city services through
by being a host for a Netsales taxes, investing in
working Breakfast Conyour neighborhood imnection.
provement and promotThe Tunnel Boat Races
ing community develop- Ida Schossow, President,
“Showdown on the Sament. When you shop at Greater Orange Area Chamber bine” might have started
one local merchant, you of Commerce
out wet but the event
are supporting a host of other busi- ended with beautiful weather and
nesses such as banks and restaurants, great crowds on Sunday. The winto name a few. You save money by ner in the Formula Light division
shopping at home. You drive less and was Steve Merleau sponsored by
save time. We all know how expen- Automart. The winner in the Forsive gasoline is. Here is your chance mula One division was Curtis Nunez
to remind a neighbor to save gas and sponsored by Granger Chevrolet. A
shop local. You can tell everyone you great showing for some hometown
know how important it is to shop lo- sponsors! We want to thank our VIP
cal, but it is just like any other com- Tent Sponsors Heather Montagne
mon advice. We know it, but we don’t State Farm Insurance Agency, Dachange our behavior. I challenge each vid Self Ford, Gopher Industrial, and
you to take pride in your community Granger Chevrolet. You helped make
and encourage everyone you know to the event a success.
shop local, shop local, shop local. You
The Chamber wants to thank David
make the difference!
Self Ford for the donation of a new
I have often been asked “Why refrigerator. It is members like you
should I be a Chamber member? that make our community successWhat is in it for me?” My first re- ful. David Self Ford is hosting a Sursponse is always the Chamber is the vivor’s Breakfast honoring all breast
best business networking resource cancer survivors on Thursday, Oct. 17,
you can have. We are all aware that at 8 a.m. The address is 1601 Green
who you know is often as important Ave., Orange. Please RSVP to branas what you know. As a member of [email protected].
the Greater Orange Area Chamber
SEE SCHOSSOW, PAGE 35
Orange Family
Dental now open
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Orange Family Dental at 3109 Edgar Brown
Drive in Orange. As a new business in the community, Orange Family Dental
strives to elevate your sense of wellness and confidence. Owners Dr. Thakkar,
DMD and Dr. Rastogi, DMD are joined by associates Dr. Yukti Gulati, DDS
and Dr. Mahesh Dholariya, DDS. The Orange Family Dental team of professionals looks forward to providing you with an extraordinary dental experience
in an environment that’s both comfortable and technologically advanced.
With well-practiced skills, their dental professionals will provide services
of the highest quality, creating an unforgettable experience and leaving you
with an empowered awareness of your oral health. Their state-of-the-art facility has the latest in dental equipment and technology. The mission at Orange
Family Dental is to provide quality and affordable dental care for the whole
family. They offer sedation dentistry with an oral surgeon, are in-network with
majority of PPO insurances, and accept Medicaid and CHIP (DentaQuest/
MCNA). Evening and weekend hours are available, as well as interest-free
financing (subject to credit approval) and payment plans.
Call Orange Family Dental at (409) 330-4252 for an appointment. n
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS
ELITE MEMBER
Orange Savings Bank
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS
W.H. Stark House
Stark Museum of Art
Shangri La Botanical Gardens
& Nature Center
Frances Ann Lutcher Theater
Heather Montagne State Farm Insurance
Sabine Federal Credit Union
CALENDAR
Oct. 2-5, 2013
Oct. 9-12, 2013
Oct. 18-19, 2013
Lions Club Carnival
Lions Den Park
Entrances on MacArthur Drive and Main
Avenue
6:30-10 p.m. Wed/Thur
6:30 – 11 p.m. Fri/Sat
~~~~~~
Lions Club Carnival
Lions Den Park
Entrances on MacArthur Drive and Main
Avenue
6:30-10 p.m. Wed/Thur
6:30-11 p.m. Fri/Sat
~~~~~~
Orange County Livestock Show
Association
& Go Texan Barbecue Cook Off
Pavillion Barn
Arnel Road & Crawfish Festival Fair Grounds
Mauriceville
~~~~~~
Ribbon Cutting
Lion’s Club Carnival
Lions Den Park
5:30 p.m.
Orange Trade Days
200 East Turrett
Orange
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast
Lutcher Theater
707 Main
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Oct. 2, 2013
Oct. 18-20, 2013
Oct. 22, 2013
Oct. 23, 2013
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast
Lutcher Theater
707 Main
6:30-8:30 p.m.
ON THE SCENE
SCHOSSOW |
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE 34
Granger
Chevrolet
will host the second annual Man-Bra Fashion
Show on Oct. 17 at 4:30
p.m. to benefit “Making
Strides Against Breast
Cancer.” Celebrity runway contestants and
guests include David
Jones, Gopher Industrial; Butch Campbell,
Lamar State CollegeOrange; David Dubose,
Orange County commissioner; Mike LeMoine, Spanky’s Restaurant; and a few mystery
guests. Gary Stelly from
KOGT will be the emcee for the event. Judges
will be Judge Mandy Rogers and Judge
Courtney Arkeen. n
Peggy's on the Bayou 2
Ida Schossow,
President
Greater Orange
Chamber of Commerce
Photo by Ralf Mims
RENEWING MEMBERS
First Financial Bank
Industrial Thermal Services
The Orange Leader
La Quinta Inn and Suites – Bridge City
Canon Solutions America
First United Methodist Church
Jay Ayers Insurance
Sherwin Williams
Infocus Camera & Imaging
A & G Fashions
Orange Youth Baseball/Softball
Cypress Bayou Industrial Painting
City of Pinehurst
Cypress Cove Apartments
NEW MEMBERS
Optimist Village
3650 Optimist Way
Orange, TX 77630
Darlene Wissing
(409) 883-9949
Orange Apartments
3322 Ridgemont Drive
Orange, TX 77630
Kelly Loos
(409) 883-2937
Global Green Insurance Agency
2403 Martin Luther King
Orange, TX 77630
Emily Lowe
(409) 670-5854
GROVES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURIST CENTER
Salon Benoit, 4011 Lincoln Ave., Groves
Up Your Alley Salon, 5549 E. Parkway, Groves
Beau Reve, 4400 Atlantic Road, Port Arthur
Savvy Chic Salon & Spa and Baby Chic/Fleur de Chic, all in one building at 6159 39th St., Groves
Students of the Month Bridge City, Orangefield scholars honored
The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce announced
the Students of the Month for September at its
monthly networking coffee held at Peggy’s on the Bayou No. 2. Paige Ousley
was chosen as the Orangefield Student
of the Month, and Bridge City’s student
was Luke Placette.
Paige Ousley is ranked 10th out of her
class of 127 students with a 3.79 GPA on
the college 4.00 scale and is the daughter of Brian and Anna Ousley. Teachers
have noted, “Paige is a very responsible
student who is respectful to her teacher
and peers, and a joy to have in class. Her
Paige Ousley
positive attitude is contagious.”
Paige plans to attend Texas A&M
University for a nutrition degree and afterward attend the University of Houston to obtain a pharmacy
degree.
Luke Placette is ranked first out of his class of 186
students with a 4.91 GPA and is the son of Daniel and Laurel Placette. Teachers have stated, “Luke
demonstrates a positive influence on
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
Camargo, Armando
Dba Muffler’s and Tire Shop
El Chijol
4697 Magnolia
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 7/26/2013 Cert. no. 83685
Griffith, Yvette M.
Dba JJ Consulting
208 S. 1st Street
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 7/26/2013 Cert. no. 83686
Trevino, Dustin
Dba Git Er’ Done Construction
513 Landry Drive
Port Neches, TX 77651
Filed 7/26/2013 Cert. no. 83687
AREF LLC
Dba Mike’s Furniture Outlet
1625 College St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 7/26/2013 Cert. no. 83688
Wells, Virginia
Dba Jazzfest Vacation
2110 Wignall Ave.
Filed 7/26/2013 Cert. no. 83689
Rodriguez, Ismael
Dba Legendario
2346 4th Ave.
Filed 7/26/2013 Cert. no. 83690
Burciaga, Rosendo Humberto
Dba Zavala Construction Co.
4020 30th Street
Filed 7/29/2013 Cert. no. 83691
Hopkins, Tyrrell
Dba World Class Cleaning
Solutions
3202 Avenue B
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 7/29/2013 Cert. no. 83692
Magic Wash & Lube LP
Dba Dazzle
3015 Nederland Ave. Ste B
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 7/29/2013 Cert. no. 83693
Keyes, Shenita L.
Dba Tidy Glo Cleaning Service
648 W. 19th Street
Filed 7/29/2013 Cert. no. 83694
Slaughter, Timothy P.
Dba Imperial Enterprises
3544 28th
Filed 7/29/2013 Cert. no. 83695
Borel, Michele
Dba S & M Tree and Garden
Center
3026 Howard Dr.
China, TX 77613
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83696
Walker, Ronald L.
Dba Southeast Texas Insurance Premium
3003 Nederland Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83699
Ipes, John Nelson
Dba Trophy Fish & Ponds
P.O. Box 12954
Beaumont, TX 77726
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83700
Guilbeau, Darlene
Dba Up Your Alley Salon
5549 E. Parkway
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83701
Defender Security Company
Dba True Home Security
211 E. 7th Street Ste. 620
Austin, TX 78701
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83702
Judice, Eileen Law
Dba The Law Insurance
Agency
3016 Nederland Ave
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83703
Fontenette, Timothy L.
Dba Complete Lawn Care
311 48th Street
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83704
Harris, Carolyn
Brown, Stacy R.
Richard, Gloria
Dba Competent Home Health
4690 Roberts Ave.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83705
Happy Motors LLC
Dba Happy Motors LLC
810 S. 11th St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83706
Walker, Denita E.
Dba Golden Gate Monument
9037 College
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83707
McNeil, Daryl
Dba Beyond Expectations Hair
& Nail Studio
85 N. 11th Street
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83708
Lemell, Pamela
Dba Vixxen Boutique
5280 Wildwood Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83709
Pebble Pools, LLC
Dba Pebble Pools
1657 N. Briarwood
Nome, TX 77629
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83710
Dollar Maze LLC
Dba Dollar Max
204 N. 10th Street Apt. 33
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83697
Hampton, III Moral
Dba MH Fashions & Accessories
1107 Threadneedle St.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83711
Doucet, Jennifer
Dba Family Matters
6250 Navajo Trail
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 7/30/2013 Cert. no. 83698
Morris, Jermaine
Dba Jay’s Fashion Designs
2421 Franklin St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83712
Hines, Mysia
Dba P. A. Landscaping Service
2615 Calder #670
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83713
Freeman, Trudi York
Dba B & T Delivery
110 CR 728
Buna, TX 77612
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83714
Wells, Meredith
Dba Wells Services
175 Lakeview Rd.
Vidor, TX 77662
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83715
Benoit-Suire, Brandi
Dba Salon Benoit
4011 Lincoln Ave.
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83716
Cross, Quinton
Dba Youth Transition Company
2825 I-10 East #122
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 7/31/2013 Cert. no. 83717
Manley, Hershel
Dba The Hershel Manley Team
6310 Delaware
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 83718
McCreary, Linda Sue
Dba S & D Takeout
1100 Austin Ave.
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 83719
Williams, Melton
Dba God Is Good, Landscaping
Lawn and Garden
4222 Sullivan St.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 83720
Bernard, Sharon Joy
Dba Joy’s Unlimited Super
Clean
717 Thomas Blvd.
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 83721
Collins, Orion
Hall, Ruperto
Lofton Jr., Joe T.
Dba HCL Developments
5675 Theresa St.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83727
Weber, John Patrick
Dba Driveway Slag
825 Montrose
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83728
Johnson-Oliver, Tiffany
Dba I Am My Sister’s Keeper of
Port Arthur
1800 Duff Drive
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83729
Hill, Milton
Dba Milton Hill Real Estate
8710 Baker Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83730
Scurria, Meghan
Dba Southern Belle Creations
70956 Ellen Lane
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83731
Vega, Liliana
Vega, Garcia Fernando
4801 W. 7th Street Apt. 28
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83732
NYLA Holdings Inc
Dba Fish or Hunt
3001 Hwy 73 West
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83741
Neches River Wheelhouse
Dba Neches River Wheelhouse
3120 Central Mall Dr.
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83755
Wilridge Jr., Houston
Dba H&S Enterprises
4425 Flamingo Lane
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83770
Thillet III, Hamilton
Dba BT3 Golf
6335 Way Side Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83789
Ericmacy LLC
Dba MX Sushi Bar
4040 Crow Rd. Apt. 307
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83742
Neches River Wheelhouse,
LLC
Dba The Wheelhouse
3120 Central Mall Dr.
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83756
Dugas, Darrell
Dba D D Fabrication
900 Helena Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83771
Mok, Donald
Dba Southern Maid Donuts
690 S. Main Street
Lumberton, TX 77657
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83790
Barrutia, Jose M.
Dba Jose Handyman
5610 Emily Ln.
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83757
Johnson, William B.
Dba B Floors
4710 Maddox
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83772
Samaha Jr., James L.
Dba Wapati Chewz & More
P O Box 597
China, TX 77613
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83791
RT Asset Holdings, LLC
Dba RT Mini Storage
4484 Hodgson Rd.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83758
Bishop Enterprises Inc
Dba I 10 Equipment
6642 Industrial Rd.
Beamont, TX 77705
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83773
Hill, Koneka N.
Dba Tovema Afro Braiding
Enterprises
4075 Laurel Street Apt. 72
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83792
Miller, Stacy
Dba Miller Motivation
2540 Louisiana St.
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83743
Cassidy J M
Dba Appliances
1475 I-10 East
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83744
Eakin, Amber
Dba Riot Performance
6151 Coolidge
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83745
Nixon, Mark Anthony
Dba Urban Wear
3350 Kipling
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83759
Babineaux, Michelle A.
Dba Bab’s Carpet
4940 Highland Ave.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83746
Simmons, Micheal Ray
Dba B Wear
560 Dewey Street
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83760
Wilson, Trey
Dba GT Enterprises
4310 Singleton Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83733
A Crandall Appraisal Services
LLC
Dba Crandall Appraisal Service
5210 Kent Ave.
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 83747
Aztec Marine Agencies, Inc.
Dba Acceleron Logistics LLC
1485 Wellington Circle Ste. 101
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83734
Martinez, Carolyn
Dba Maw Maws Shaved Ice
1150 Amelia Ave.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83748
Alfred Jr., Freddie
Dba Alfred’s Lawn Maintenance
1616 Pauline St.
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83735
Leger, Jeffery
Dba Jeff Leger Farm
452 Gallier Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83749
Celaya, Tami Rene
Celaya, Alfonzo
Dba No Ka Oi Shaved Ice
2440 Hwy 365
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 83722
Halford, Michael
Christ Jr., Edward
Dba Reflection Power Cleaners
P O Box 12450
Beaumont, TX 77726
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83736
Stogner, Lana Lynn
Dba Maid to Mop
4144 Bobbie Circle
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83750
Freeman, Trudi York
Freeman, Benjamin Joseph
Dba B & T Delivery
110 CR 728
Buna, TX 77612
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 83723
Batchelor, Paige Alaine
Dba Rising Stars Studio
1108 Port Neches Ave.
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83737
Smith, Melvin
Dba M & S Transportation
1240 Amarillo
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83751
Lee, Medricka Marie
Dba Chaos by M. Marie
705 N. 5th Street Apt. 6
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83738
Anthony, Veta
Dba V J Concession
5495 College
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83752
Tucker, Sr Gary
Dba Tucker Enterprises
1010 Honeybee Ln.
Vidor, TX 77662
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83724
Derouen-Hough, Rev. Vicki
Dba The I. M. Ministry
P O Box 20158
Beaumont, TX 77720
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83725
Luong, Lan Chi
Dba Chi’s Beauty Salon
3632 Gulfway Drive
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 83726
Senegal, Jacob L.
Dba All Around Service – JLS
Enterprise
1407 S. MLK
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83739
Williams, Darvin K.
Williams, Dorcenia R.
Dba The Hour of Power
1337 W. Proctor St.
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 83740
Calidonio, Freddy
Dba Better Way Insurance
Agency
3880 Gulfway Dr.
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83753
J K Sanderson Ministries
Dba Immanuel Church of Christ
170 Charlotte Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/7/2013 Cert. no. 83754
Moore, David
Dba Southeast Consultants
2316 Orange St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83761
Moore, David
Dba Power and Light Services
2316 Orange St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83762
Hudler, Carolyn
Parish, Pam
Dba 5 O’Clock Somewhere
Quartet
13320 Davida Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83763
Comeaux, Cody Allen
Dba Elite Custom Rods
694 County Road 777
Buna, TX 77612
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83764
Morris, Roy Marcelle
Dba Rhim’s Construction
765 Schwarner
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/8/2013 Cert. no. 83765
Cole, Tasha
Dba Prime Fitz
27 N. 11th Street
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83767
Duncan, Starzera
Dba Starzera
P O Box 20075
Beaumont, TX 77720
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83768
Limbrick, Vertie
Alexander, Kimbley
Dba K & V Professional Maid
Services
6550 Lexington Dr. #11
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83769
Bankruptcies
Johnson, Christine
Chapter 13
Filed 8/27/2013
Jefferson County
Newman, Tomeka
Chapter 13
Filed 8/28/2013
Jefferson County
Johnson, Gloria
Chapter 13
Filed 8/28/2013
Jefferson County
Grogan, Gary
Grogan, Brenda
Chapter 13
Filed 8/28/2013
Orange County
Guillory, Shaunte
Chapter 7
Filed 8/29/2013
Jefferson County
Hoover Jr., Virgil
Hoover, Alice
Chapter 7
Filed 8/29/2013
Orange County
King, Alicia
Chapter 7
Filed 8/30/2013
Orange County
Hebert, Michael W.
Chapter 13
Filed 8/30/2013
Jefferson County
Jones, Letisha
Chapter 13
Filed 8/30/2013
Jefferson County
Headley, Ginger
Chapter 13
Filed 8/30/2013
Orange County
Blevins, James
Blevins, Mary
Chapter 7
Filed 8/30/2013
Jefferson County
Hart, John
Chapter 13
Filed 9/2/2013
Jefferson County
Miller, Tracy
Chapter 13
Filed 9/2/2013
Jefferson County
Aaron, Jeffrey
Grogan-Aaron, Sevellia
Chapter 13
Filed 9/2/2013
Jefferson County
Davis, Dennis
Chapter 13
Filed 9/3/2013
Orange County
Pouncy Jr., David
Pouncy, Nancy
Chapter 13
Filed 9/3/2013
Jefferson County
Willett, Shirley
Chapter 7
Filed 9/3/2013
Jefferson County
Lee, Casey
Chapter 13
Filed 9/9/2013
Jefferson County
Garsee, LinMarie
Chapter 13
Filed 9/5/2013
Jefferson County
Townsend, Larry
Townsend, Angela
Chapter 13
Filed 9/10/2013
Orange County
Moore, Sharon
Chapter 7
Filed 9/5/2013
Jefferson County
Holbrook, Ty
Holbrook, Rebecca
Chapter 13
Filed 9/6/2013
Hardin County
Sherwood, Robert
Sherwood, Lisa
Chapter 13
Filed 9/8/2013
Jefferson County
Lee, Luke A.
Corbin, John
Chapter 13
Filed 9/10/2013
Jefferson County
Rodgers Jr., Karry
Chapter 7
Filed 9/12/2013
Jefferson County
Hebert, John G.
Chapter 7
Filed 9/12/2013
Jefferson County
Jones, Shawnetta
Chapter 13
Filed 9/13/2013
Jefferson County
Carrington, Alice D.
Chapter 7
Filed 9/13/2013
Jefferson County
Rice Jr., Jeffrey
Chapter 7
Filed 9/13/2013
Jefferson County
Brown, Veronica
Chapter 13
Filed 9/16/2013
Jefferson County
VanHorne, Kevin
Chapter 7
Filed 9/17/2013
Jefferson County
Brown, Calub
Chapter 13
Filed 9/18/2013
Orange County
Johnson, Robert Earl
Chapter 13
Filed 9/20/2013
Jefferson County
Morgan, Darlanka
Chapter 13
Filed 9/20/2013
Jefferson County
Mitchell, Roxana
Chapter 7
Filed 9/20/2013
Jefferson County
Bass, Shevera
Chapter 13
Filed 9/24/2013
Jefferson County
Knowles, Timothy
Chapter 7
Filed 9/25/2013
Jefferson County
Hernandez & Solis, Inc.
Chapter 7
Filed 9/25/2013
Jefferson County
Miller, Kristy
Strohl, Donna
Dba Extreme Clean Team
2748 Big Buck Dr.
Kountze, Tx 77625
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83774
Beaumont West Math Geek Inc
Dba Beaumont West Math
Geeks Inc
420 Dowlen Rd
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83775
Holmes, Vanessa
Dba Zaza’s
112 Happy Hollow Lane
Taylor Landing, TX 77705
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 83776
Golden Triangle Vapor LLC
Dba GT Vapor
5630 Duff St.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/12/13
Cert. no. 83777
Pollard, Yalanda Y.
Dba Anointed Touch Salon
Beaumont
1269 N. Major Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/12/2013 Cert. no. 83778
Hill, Derrick B.
Enterprises
4075 Laurel Street Apt. 72
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83792
Duran, Edgar A.
Dba Epix Boarding
1415 Calder Apt 12
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/14/2013 Cert. no. 83793
Smith, Carol J.
Dba Carol Bella Monograms
Etc
1380 Audubon Place
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83794
Glen’s Paint & Body Inc
Dba Groves Auto Body
5210 N. Tram Rd.
Vidor, TX 77662
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83795
Carter’s Retail Inc
Dba Carter’s
800 Brazos Ste. 400
Austin, TX 78701
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83796
Cooper, Sheralton
Dba Double Razors Edge
110 South Parkway
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/12/2013 Cert. no. 83779
Baruch, Tuval
Deri, Ran
Dba G. Cosmetics
6230 Sutherland Sq.
Houston, TX 77081
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83797
Swanzy, Colby L.
C & S Industrial
3930 11th Street
Filed 8/12/2013 Cert. no. 83780
BGI Contractors Inc.
Dba United Marine Shipyard
4110 Washington Blvd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83798
Winn, Anna
Dba Anna’s Cleaning Service
595 Pollard Street
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 8/13/2013 Cert. no. 83781
Jones, Marshall D.
Dba Aesthetic Conceptions
875 Neches #5
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83799
Broussard, Marcy
Dba The Cosmedic Firm
2136 Walker Lane
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/13/2013 Cert. no. 83782
SDD Investments LLC
Dba Labelle RV Park
1625 Quail Run
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83800
Lewis, Melissa
Dba Next Breath CPR
P O Box 412
China, TX 77613
Filed 8/13/2013 Cert. no. 83783
Monroe, James
Dba J M Delivery
2149 Orange Acres Drive
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/15/2013 Cert. no. 83801
Johns, Kendall Grady
Dba End Zone Gift Shop &
Antiques
1417 Magnolia Ave. Ste. B
Filed 8/13/2013 Cert. no. 83784
Romero, Bret
Dba A 1 Pop Locks
P O Box 1068
Beaumont, TX 77704
Filed 8/16/2013 Cert. no. 83802
Vera, Roel
Dba Vera’s Lawn Service
1579 Ave. B
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/13/2013 Cert. no. 83785
Linton, Darius
Dba Premier Motors
4270 Corley St.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/13/2013 Cert. no. 83786
Pete and Harold’s Auto
Clinic Inc.
Dba Pete and Harold’s Auto
2134 Bluebonnet Ave.
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83787
Bailey, Linda
Dba Just Friends
2365 61st Street
Filed 8/14/2013 Cert. no. 83788
Martin, Thomas A.
Martin, Brenda F.
Dba DYAD Enterprises
10075 Milky Way Ln.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/16/2013 Cert. no. 83803
Weber, Corey R.
Weber, Andrea L.
Dba Weber’s Wood Works
1475 Stacewood Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/16/2013 Cert. no. 83804
Bellard, Rebecca A.
Dba Beau Reve Bayou Something Boutique
4400 Atlantic Rd.
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83807
Juman, Nizam
Duenas, Leonard
Duenas, Lily
Dba Juman & Duenas Cleaning
Services
5125 5th Street
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83808
Britton, Kristi
Dba Purr Dee’s Cleaning
Service
800 Westbury
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83809
Baker, Janice L.
Dba Uncle Wooley’s Jewels
7244 Terrell St. Apt. A
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83810
Alfred Jr., Freddie
Dba Alfred’s Lawn Maintenance
Enterprises
1616 Pauline
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83811
Rakin LLC
Dba Tri Stop
7105 Tram Road
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83812
Malik and Sons
Dba Pricewise 103
213 East Hwy 90
China, TX 77613
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83813
Pricewise LLC
Dba Pricewise 101
2924 Nederland Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/19/2013 Cert. no. 83814
Beaumont Taxi Inc.
Dba Beaumont Taxi
1255 Amelia
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83815
Williams, Sharon A.
Dba Sharron’s Anointed
Entourage
P O Box 5674
Beaumont, TX 77726
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83816
Utterback, Richard
Dba Integrated Lifting Solutions
9565 Faggard Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83817
Spikes, Labonna
Dba Groceries 2 Go
8255 San Bruno St.
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83818
Lopez, Rocio G.
Dba Lupita’s Auto Paint Supply
3015 Gulfway Dr.
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83819
Diggles, Charles
Dba Diggles Hair Company
1880 Broadway Unit #3
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83820
Villacorta, Oliver
Dba FAA Amusement Game
Room
1360 Calder
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83821
Roadshows USA (Precious
Metals Dealer) LLC
Dba Roadshows USA LLC
5380 Clearwater Ct.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83822
Williams, Gregory B.
Dba Authentik Kreations
1096 Georgia Ave. Apt #2
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/20/2013 Cert. no. 83823
Lewis Jr., Charles
Dba All Season Tree Triming
4515 Alamosa St.
Filed 8/16/2013 Cert. no. 83805
Horst Marketing Inc.
Dba Horst Marketing Inc.
882 S. Loading Dock Rd.
Silsbee, TX 77656
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83824
Foreman, Stephanie L.
Dba Sassy & Classy
13009 Powers Rd.
Hamshire, TX 77622
Filed 8/16/2013 Cert. no. 83806
Zimmerman, Adriana
Dba Mayberry Construction
7475 Pebble Beach Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83825
FOR THE RECORD
Porter, Tiffany
Dba Passion Entertainment
5925 Meadowview St.
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83826
New Punjab LLC
Dba Fuel Point
6099 Hwy 87
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83845
Plaunty, Christopher
Dba Lush Landscaping
1895 W. Lucas
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83871
Zaza, Nouzad
Dba N-Zaza Property Tax
Consultants
P O Box 7551
Beaumont, TX 77726
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83827
Clayton, Ruby J.
Dba One Way Outreach
Ministry Center
4105 Ferndale Drive
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83846
TEA Industries Inc.
Dba My Community Service
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83872
Tejani Group LLC
Dba Hot Looks Family Salon
& Spa
4171 Dowlen Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83828
Amas Construction Inc.
Dba Raceway Autos
4935 College Street
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83847
Broussard, Rhonda
Dba Renovamen Jewelry
626 Block Street
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83829
First Choice Insurance
Services LLC
Dba First Choice Insurance
Services LLC
2855 Eastex Fwy, Ste. J
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83830
Henderson, Robbie
Dba Pixiclean Professional
Cleaning Service
113 Brazos
Kyle, TX 78640
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83831
Butta, Nawaporn
Dba Butta Lawn Care
6010 Westgate Drive
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/21/2013 Cert. no. 83832
SSZ Enterprises Inc.
Dba Super Stop #16
1165 S. 11th Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/22/2013 Cert. no. 83833
Shama Enterprise Inc.
Dba Johnney Liquor #3
2580 S. 4th Street Ste. B
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/22/2013 Cert. no. 83834
Joubert, Troy
Dba Joubert Rental
5625 Landry Ln.
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 8/22/2013 Cert. no. 83835
CLR Contractor Service LLC
Dba Safe and Sound
Structures
2603 Ave. D
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/22/2013 Cert. no. 83836
Eldredge, Kym
Dba 828 All Things Good Décor
13520 Niagara Street
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/22/2013 Cert. no. 83837
Landry Jr., Willis J.
Dba Landry Services
6159 Garner St.
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/22/2013 Cert. no. 83838
Cai, Tianxing
Dba System Engineering
Publishing
5125 University Drive Apt. 9
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83839
Davis, David
Dba Davis Handyman Service
1930 North 23rd St.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83840
Cassidy, J. M.
Dba We Buy Appliances
1475 Interstate 10 East
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83841
Cassidy, J. M.
Dba Appliance Sales Service
and Repair
1475 Interstate 10 East
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83842
Prosthetic Solution Centers of
America LLC
Dba Prosthetic Solution Center
3185 Calder St.
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83843
Myers III, Hilius John
Dba Myers Automotive Repair
Specialist
2903 Nederland Ave. “Rear”
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83844
Dumesnil, Maria H.
Dba Maria’s Diner
3848 Main Avenue
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83848
Haygood, Mike
Dba Proline Contracting
295 Jena Ln.
Lumberton, TX 77657
Filed 8/23/2013 Cert. no. 83849
Hemmings, Andrew R.
Dba SETMCE
290 Dowlen
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/26/2013 Cert. no. 83850
Games People Play Inc.
Dba Henry Homberg Golf Shop
5940 Babe Zaharis Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83858
Bean, Corretta
Dba Gifted Hands
2650 Hoover Road
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83859
Ellis Academy of Excellence
Inc.
Dba Ellis Academy of Excellence
1048 Woodworth Blvd.
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83860
Vandyke, Richard
O’Neal, Kevin J.
Dba Tickleme Productions
2539 South Ste. 5
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83861
Limbrick, Russhun
Limbrick, Stephanie D.
Johnson, Jessica
Dba On Tyme Trucking Leasing
& Hotshot
3240 East Lucas
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83862
Perryman, Brenda
Dba Energy Technologies
International
1175 Brandywine Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83863
TEA Industries Inc.
Dba TEA Industries Property
Management
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83873
TEA Industries Inc.
Dba Covering All Terrain Hauling Service
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83874
Duran, Edgar
Cuellar Jr., Eduardo
Dba Epix Boarding
Westwood Business Plaza
6574 College St.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83875
SBMorgan, LLC
Dba Wayne’s Transportation
4215 N. Major Dr. #806
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83876
Boudreaux, Elizabeth
Dba Velvet Underground
Studios
1137 Elgin Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83877
Ayala, Daniela
Ortega, Gerardo A.
Dba Dalam G Drywall & Paint
2643 63rd Street
Filed 8/29/2013 Cert. no. 83878
TLT Distributors LLC
Dba TLT Distributors LLC
8006 Tom Dr.
Filed 8/29/2013 Cert. no. 83879
Prosperity Candles by Krisarah
Dba Prosperity Candles by
Krisarah
7370 Hidden Valley
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 8/29/2013 Cert. no. 83880
Beber, Tim
Beber, Melanie
Martel, Kevin
Martel, Victoria
Dba Betel Enterprises
6140 Barrington Ave.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 8/29/2013 Cert. no. 83881
Gamble, Angela
Dba Blessed Hands Massage
Therapy
3920 W. Cardinal Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83889
Wilcox, Kenneth E.
Dba KE Wilcox Builders
2020 Hanover Circle
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83890
IH 10 Ventures LLC
Dba Jimmy Johns Gourmet
Sandwiches #2562
426 Dowlen Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83891
Robinson, Lucretia
Dba Quality Service Cleaners
10450 E. Hamhire Rd.
Hamshire, TX 77622
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83892
Levy, Lakercia
Holmes, Ingrid
Dba K & I Design
1120 Woodworth Blvd.
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83893
Fontenot, Martin
Dba Rock the red
1350 S. Major Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83894
Comeaux, Patricia L.
Dba Wacki Science
3147 Ronshire Ln.
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83895
JD Properties LLC
Dba JD Properties LLC
5685 Paradise Dr.
Lumberton, TX 77657
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83896
Dinh, Khoat Viet
Dba Khoat’s Meat Grocery
738 9th Avenue
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83966
Memorial Motor’s LLC
Dba Memorial Motor’s LLC
148 S. Dowlen Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83910
Global Disaster Services Inc.
Dba Global Energy Services
8050 Evangeline Lane
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83930
Broussard, Veronica
Dba Like Mommas
6890 Durango Circle
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83948
Dupre Jr., Duane Michael
Dba Laces Boutique
1619 Nederland Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83911
Pate, Linda D.
Dba Creative Resources
1570 Longfellow Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83931
Stringer, Austin
Dba 2 4 1 U
3930 Sunbury Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83912
Guevara, Teresa
Dba T&S Cleaning Services
366 Pinchback Apt. #1
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/9/2013 Cert. no. 83932
Martin, Fe M
Dba Martin & Martin Associates
2001 9th Avenue Ste. 102
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83913
Schuldt, Alyssa
Dba A-1 Integra Insurance
Services
2 Acadiana Court
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/9/2013 Cert. no. 83933
Spradley, Deane
Dba Southern Chique
1204 Boston Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83914
Coffey, Kevin
Dba Kinco Remodeling
5890 Hogaboom Rd.
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83915
Matthews, Aranda
Dba Solutions Day Spa LLC
4410 Dowlen Rd. Ste. 102
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83916
OY&C Investment Co LLC
Dba Ice Box #4969
5770 W. Port Arthur Road
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83919
McNabb, Matthew
Dba Cutthroat Interviews and
Promotion
6155 Eastex Fwy
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83900
AC & Sons Inc.
Dba Crown Pizza
5535 Calder
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83920
Hill, Casey Elizabeth
Dba Heart to Heart Healing
5770 Forrest Glade St.
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83901
Dickerson, Toi
Dba Neches Permit Service
P O Box 154
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83866
Hunn, Matthew
Dba Matthew Hunn Consulting
2396 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 8/30/2013 Cert. no. 83884
Interstate 10 East Group Inc
Dba Interstate 10 Group Inc
1390 Broadway St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83903
Thomas, Lionel
Dba LXT Properties
5820 Brett Lane
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83867
Fredeman, Stephen
Defrancis, Carlo
Dba Sea Rim Estates Association
2333 Evergreen
Filed 8/30/2013 Cert. no. 83885
Binagia, Summer
Dba Summer’s General
Services
2729 63rd Street
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83904
Hartje, Jessica
Dba Peace Love & Pallets
6775 Hansen
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83888
Fontenot Jr., Martin C.
Dba Rock the Red
1350 S. Major Drive
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83929
Walker, Patricia
Dba Nutritional Advocacy
2702 Magnolia
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83899
Pete Orelia Guillory
Dba Guillo Girls CountryStyle Deli
2580 South 4th Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83902
Talalis, Carol L.
Dba Addasun Rental Properties
5665 Indian Trail
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83870
Warren, Michael J.
Dba Port Arthur Lounge
8136 9th Ave.
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83909
Haygood, Joshua M.
Dba Proline Contracting
295 Jena Ln.
Lumberton, TX 77657
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83918
Green, Tarnell
Dba Ready 2 Roll
1550 Lyle
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/30/2013 Cert. no. 83883
Prince Micah Collection LLC
Dba Prince Micah Collection
P O Box 3011
Beaumont, TX 77704
Filed 8/30/2013 Cert. no. 83887
Moore, Tanisha
Dba Tanisha & A Sweetie Pies
3680 McHale
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83965
West, William R.
Dba KAT Transport
8675 Braeburn Ln.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83898
Vasseur, Jennifer
Dba Organize This
2510 Highland Blvd.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83865
Tran, Trung
Dba Shogun Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
1513 S. Highway 69
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83869
Castille, Marcus
Dba Pure Potential Properties
1216 Springmeadow Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83947
Sababa LLC
Dba Sababa
2578 I-10 East
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 9/5/2013 Cert. no. 83917
Multilandscape Services LLC
Dba El Irrigation and Landscaping
1875 Forsythe St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/30/2013 Cert. no. 83882
Robinette, Raquel
Dba Raquels Cleaning Service
14369 Craigen Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 8/30/2013 Cert. no. 83886
Sanchez, Armando
Dba The Stone Shop by Mando
495 4th Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83928
Battin, Nellie M.
Dba “Rembrances by Nell”
3905 Bristol Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/3/2013 Cert. no. 83897
Stegall, David
Dba L & D Services
5565 Westchase Loop
Lumberton, TX 77627
Filed 8/27/2013 Cert. no. 83864
Bennett, Anthony
Dba Granny YaYa & PaPa T’s
Catering
895 Doucette
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 8/28/2013 Cert. no. 83868
Rosado, Carlos R.
Dba Carlos Remodeling
748 5th Street Apt. 2
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83908
Fant, Daryl
Dba SETX Seniors.com
P O Box 2131
Village Mills, TX 77663
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83921
Papania, Leonard
Hebert, Richard
Fells, Dan
Dba Rusty Hook Investments
Co
5320 Gorman Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83922
Cullen White Industries, Inc.
Dba Delta Air Conditioning
3195 Dowlen Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83923
The Spirit Store LLC
Dba The Spirit Store LLC
905 Doucette Ste. A
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83924
Johnson, John L.
Dba Two Bays Tractor Service
13560 Chimney Rock
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83905
Dunnam, Thomas W.
Firstoption Payment Solutions
8206 South Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83925
McNeal, Mary L.
Dba Meme’s Krafty Kreations
207 Chicago Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83906
Maxwell, Rebekah
Dba Restep Marketing
2655 N. 9th Street
Beaumont, TX 77703
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83926
Maxey, Julie
Dba Law Office of Julie M.
Maxey
2920 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/4/2013 Cert. no. 83907
Ehardware, Inc.
Dba 4/4 Time
7415 Eastex Plaza Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 9/6/2013 Cert. no. 83927
Schuldt
Dba Harris Integra Insurance
Services
2 Acadiana Court
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/9/2013 Cert. no. 83934
Bell, Lydia
Dba Homestyle Café &
Catering
18746 Fm 365
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/9/2013 Cert. no. 83935
Chao, Saokinh
Dba Donut Hole
7217 9th Avenue
Filed 9/9/2013 Cert. no. 83936
Lemons, Jason
Dba A & J Carwash
3215 S. 11th Street
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/9/2013 Cert. no. 83937
Crews, Marjorie
Dba Fiona’s Dress Shop
640 N. 7th Street
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83938
S&L Grocery, LLC
Dba M&M Grocery
2849 Proctor St.
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83939
Jannise, Lelia
Dba Charisma Hair & Nail
Salon
3635 Calder Ste. 103
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83940
George, Antoinette
Dba Packn, Stackn, Paintn and
Cleaning
1620 Ave. A
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83941
Franks, Mary
Dba Mar-Lo Transmissions
2740 Memorial Blvd.
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83942
Boone Sr., Joseph
Dba Boone’s Towing &
Recovery
4401 Proctor Street
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83943
Monala-Khalil Wafaa
Dba Khalil’s 7-11
190 N. 23rd Street
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83944
Hall, Rachael
Hall, Tracy
Long, Cherie
Dba Southern Strands Salon
5607 E. Parkway St.
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83945
Sullivan, Margaret
Dba Rhodes Sullivan Design
2151 Owens Ave.
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 9/10/2013 Cert. no. 83946
Kearney, Jasmine
Dba Like Mommas
6890 Durango Circle
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83948
Gallegos, Martha Alicia
Dba Las Cabanas Central
America Cuisine
2446 Memorial Blvd.
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83967
Burhani Corporation
Dba Jewel Time
6155 Eastex Frwy, K 5048
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83949
Carrillo, Jeovani
Dba The Jungle Sports Bar
and Grill
2095 Hwy 69 N.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83968
Burhani Corp
Dba Gold Time
6155 Eastex Frwy, K 5000
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83950
Degen, William C.
Degen, Yolanda
Dba Dessert!
7815 Bluebonnet Lane
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83951
Degen, William C.
Degen, Yolanda
Dba Bling
7815 Bluebonnet Lane
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83952
Langley, Ashley
Dba Peculiar Treasure’s
1157 N. 7th Street
Beaumont, TX 77702
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83953
Delarosa, Eric
Dba Eric’s Automotive
1210 Hwy 69
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83954
Brown, Sheena
Dba Sweet Cakes
5755 Clint Ln.
Beaumont, TX 77713
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83955
Nguyen, Andy
Dba Life of Luxury Gift Shop
4948 Griffing Drive
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83956
Boutte Jr., Peter M.
Dba Expidited Logistics
Services
2805 Goliad St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/11/2013 Cert. no. 83957
Harlow, Shane
Dba Slingshot’s Pro Shop
1416 Johnson Ave.
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83958
Cavazos Trucking Inc.
Dba A M F Materials &
Transport
P O Box 1450
Groves, TX 77619
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83959
Whittington, Clifford
Dba Associated Brokers
305 Creekside Loop
Sour Lake, TX 77659
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83960
Mabry Acquisition Company
Ltd.
Dba Mabry Castings Ltd
6531 Industrial Road
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83961
Poole, Sally
Dba Mist Me Mobil Tans
3201 Ave. H #15
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83969
Party City Corporation
Dba Halloween City
350 N. St. Paul Street Ste.
2900
Dallas, TX 75201
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83970
Insane Chassisworks Inc.
Dba Insane Chassisworks Inc
2208 W. Cardinal Dr. Ste. A
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83971
Lorraine Jr., Robert A
Dba Elite Plumbing Co.
5870 Clinton
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83972
Comeaux Jr., John
Dba JCX Global
8600 Shady Cove Lane
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83973
Hill, Koneka N.
Hill, Derrick B.
Enterprises
4075 Laurel Street Apt #30
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83974
Sunrise Ridge Holdings Inc
Dba Style Encore – Beaumont
4414 Dowlen Rd., Ste. 102
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83975
Bernal Oros Patricia I
Dba The Best Granite
1620 E. Cardinal Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83976
Johnson, Brian C.
Dba Squeeky Clean Hand
Car Wash
2089 Canal St.
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83977
Boutte Jr., Peter M.
Dba Expedited Logistics
Services
2805 Goliad
Beaumont, TX 77701
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83978
Baloney, Dewight
Dba Beaumont Central High
School Alumni Association
P O Box 12417
Beaumont, TX 77726
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83979
Chatman, Deandre
Dba Top Shelf Clothing
3598 Westmoreland Ave.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/13/2013 Cert. no. 83980
Karimi, Amin
Dba Bright Auto Parts &
Recycling
7565 College St.
Beaumont, TX 77707
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83984
Castano, Livia
Dba Vangie’s Creations
3607 Jimmy Johnson Blvd.
Apt 1304
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83985
Collins, Orion
Lofton, Joe T.
Hall, Ruperto
Dba Peauxboy’s BBQ
5675 Theresa St.
Beaumont, TX 77705
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83986
Figueroa, Jorge A.
Dba Southeast Custom Auto
and Creative Upholstery
6238 Gulfway Dr.
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83987
ORANGE COUNTY
Latiolais, Glenn
Dba Capt’n Latch’s
2630 W. Roundbunch
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 8/1/2013 Cert. no. 17555
Miller, Joseph
Dba Miller’s Ink
1750 David St.
Vidor, TX 77662
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 17556
Covey, H. Mark
Dba College Builder
8774 Earsel Ln.
Orange, TX 77632
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 17557
Wall, Jeremy
Dba Big J Ranch
2362 Garrison Ln.
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 8/2/2013 Cert. no. 17558
Flores, Jose David
Dba Flores Remodeling
910 Western Ave.
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 17559
Mattox, Kenneth
Dba Mattox Construction
364 W. Lindberg
Vidor, TX 77662
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 17560
Dixson, Steven
Dba Steve’s Excel Automotive
2615 Texas Ave.
Bridge City, TX 77611
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 17561
Osborne, Kenneth
Osborne, Lisa
Dba BaddGoat LLC
8944 S. Terry Road
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 8/5/2013 Cert. no. 17562
Eaves, Aubrey
Dba Four-E Transportation
6015 Hwy 12
Vidor, TX 77662
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 17563
Singh, Ranjit
Dba Star Stop #5
1104 Burton Ave.
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 8/6/2013 Cert. no. 17564
Posey, Dwayne
Dba Dwayne’s Mower Service
5945 Sharlane
Orange, TX 77632
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 17565
Risinger Jr., James
Dba Risinger Plumbing
13637 FM 1130
Orange, TX 77632
Filed 8/9/2013 Cert. no. 17566
May, Jonathan Andre
Dba Specialty Lawn Care
8580 Greenridge Lane
Beaumont, TX 77708
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83981
Wolfford, Eddie
Dba Fast Eddie’s Welding &
Fabricating
7083 Foxtrot Dr.
Orange, TX 77632
Filed 8/12/2013 Cert. no. 17567
Clarence Lyons Sr Realty LLC
Dba Clar-John
1729 5th Avenue
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83963
Greene, Rico
Dba Rico Greene Construction
5021 4th Street
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83982
Morgan, Janna
Dba Heaven Serenity of
Mission Inc.
1207 West Park Ave.
Orange, TX 77632
Filed 8/12/2013 Cert. no. 17568
Clarence Lyons Sr Realty LLC
Dba John-Clar
1729 5th Avenue
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83964
Crossett, Aundria
Dba Hope 4 The Hounds
333 Atlanta Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Filed 9/16/2013 Cert. no. 83983
Sparks, Chris
Dba CrossFit Overtime
2230 MacArthur Dr.
Orange, TX 77630
Filed 8/12/2013 Cert. no. 17569
Nieto, Rogelio
Escobedo, Sergio
Dba RN Auto Sales
95 N. 11th Street
Beaumont, TX 77706
Filed 9/12/2013 Cert. no. 83962
Beaumont Business Journal
795 Willow
Beaumont, TX 77701
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